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Guelph strip club story to open Hot DocsManor documentary to open largest documentary festival in North America

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If you’re heading to Toronto this April for the 20th edition of Hot Docs, North America’s largest documentary festival, don’t be surprised to catch a naked por-trayal of Guelph strip club The Manor.

With The Manor, strip club manager-turned filmmaker Shawney Cohen offers viewers an inside glimpse at what goes on at the film’s family-owned and

-operated namesake in a directo-rial debut that focuses a lens on a cast including a “motley crew of patrons, staff, drug-addled tenants, strippers, and extend-ed family members,” according to a press release. The documen-tary will open the festival of over 205 films from 43 countries on April 25.

But it probably won’t be what you expect.

“Very little of the ‘strip club movie’ takes place in a strip club,” Cohen told The Ontarion in an interview following a Hot Docs media release that saw wide-spread media attention given to the idea of the documentary as a film about a strip club. “I think that frankly a film about a strip club would be a little boring.”

Rather, Cohen insists his film is about his family.

“It’s an intimate portrait of my family running a strip club and the consequences of our livelihoods,” said Cohen.

Cohen was six years old when his father bought The Manor, though he spent ten years working as a computer animator follow-ing undergraduate studies before becoming a part of his family’s business five years ago.

“I was way more on the fence about [working at The Manor] at

the beginning,” Cohen admitted. “I think it was eye-opening for me because it was a life I wasn’t used to and now – five years later – I kind of love it.”

“For me it almost feels like liv-ing in a Bukowski novel,” Cohen added. “I kind of appreciated the lifestyle and I think a lot of the sto-ries that come out of there were kind of vulnerable and beautiful, and I found that in many ways just as beautiful as stories you see in literature and film today.”

Cohen says his film is more about

those vulnerabilities – specifically those relating to his family. Upon returning home to Guelph after working in Toronto, he found his father grossly overweight at 400 pounds and about to undergo stomach reduction surgery, while at the same time, his 85-pound mother was refusing to acknowl-edge her relationship with food.

As a result, Cohen says his film has a lot to do with “body image, weight, and addiction.” To him, The Manor is more of an intriguing

water daywat erday see centrewat er dayTold with humour and frankness, Cohen’s documentary The Manor is an intimate portrait of four people struggling to call themselves a family.

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see-Through Pants on recallThe popular black Lululemon pants have been pulled off the shelves and online. The Vancouver-based com-pany found that the pants’ sheer material showed a little too much of their customers’ assets and had to do a recall. This is the second product quality issue for Lululemon in the last year and puts the company in danger of losing some of its loyal fan base to cheaper athletic wear companies. The company insists that nothing has been changed about the yoga pants’ specifications and the problem is with the manufacturer or suppli-ers (who deny any responsibility). Lululemon’s stock price dropped more than five per cent on March 19

and has cut its revenue range of $350 million to $355 million down to $333 million to $343 million. Any costum-ers who bought the recalled pants can return them for a full refund or exchanges. (CBC News)

earth Hour Losing its PowerCanadians struggled to pull through for Earth Hour this year. Although lights were still turned off from coast to coast between 8:30 and 9:30 on Saturday night, there has been a noticeable dwindle of Canadian par-ticipation since the first event in 2008. Thirteen million Canadians joined the global event last year, but Toronto had a 6.8 per cent drop in power use, a dip from the 15.1 per cent reduc-tion in 2009. Although, a high note for Canadians this year was the city of Vancouver being named the capital of the 2013 event, receiving a unani-mous vote from the jury. The event organizer is the World Wildlife Fund, who recognizes that the event is symbolic and won’t actually reverse climate change but instead aims to create “political space and demand for the large-scale change that will.” This event still manages to spark new interest year after year with Rwanda, Palestine and Galapagos, among others joining the global movement this year. (CTV News)

$338 Million Powerball Jackpot Winner The 44-year-old Dominican Republic immigrant, Pedro Quezada has come forward to receive his $338 million Powerball lottery jackpot. The ticket was confirmed as bought at a New Jersey liquor store and the earning will be $152 million after taxes. This makes Quezada the fourth-largest Powerball jackpot winner with the largest ever jackpot being $587.5 mil-lion – split between two tickets back in November of this year. Quezada and his family live in an apartment in the working-class suburbs of New York City where the entire block is reportedly happy for the family. Described as a hardworking family man by his neighbours, Quezada says his first priority will be helping his family. The chance of winning the jackpot is about one in 175 million. (Global News)

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In three minutes or lessGraduate students at Guelph compete in a research communication competition Three Minute Thesis

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Three Minute Thesis (3MT) is a competition developed by the University of Queensland, Aus-tralia. The competition involves masters or doctorate-level stu-dents working on a thesis, and judges who evaluate competitors based on which one of them can best convey their research in an exciting and informative way in three minutes.

From March 19 to March 21 last week, graduate students presented their thesis work. The top three winners of each heat presented again on March 22 in a newly renovated lecture hall in the Richards building.

The talks covered a diversity of subjects, from neurology and mathematics, to cancer research and human rights violations. The only rules were the three-minute time limit, and that each presenter was limited to a single supplementary image.

The winners received cash priz-es (to go towards their tuition), with first place winning $1000, and second and third winning $500 and $250 respectively. The top two will go on to represent Guelph at the provincial finals at Queen’s University in April.

The first place winner was Mary Anne Smith, whose presentation was titled “Bridging the Gap Be-tween Science and Policy.” Smith is a PhD Candidate in the Depart-ment of Food Science, who came to the University of Guelph for her undergrad in the hopes of be-coming a dietician. During her studies she became passionate about the problems in health care research and is an advocate of reformation of current policy.

Smith’s presentation began with the statistic that on average, there is a 17-year gap between breakthroughs in health research, and treatment. She wants to know how this process can be sped up to improve the health-care of everyone. Her research focused on tracking a specific piece of legislation, Bill C3-98, which advocates restaurants in Canada to include dietary infor-mation on menus.

Second place went to Krista Mitchnick, whose research in-volves the neuroscience behind memory formation. Mitchnick’s talk, “Where Did I Leave My Keys,” discussed how different drugs inhibit epigenetic effects on the memory formation of field mice. Epigenetics is the study of

changes in gene expression due to mechanisms other than the DNA sequence.

The best presenters were the ones that excelled at conveying their research to a general audi-ence, without dumbing down the complexities of their work.

Third place went to Christian Dave M. Castroverde, whose talk

“How Do Plants Defend Them-selves?” looked at Castroverde’s research in transferring disease resistance to tomato cultivars. He introduced a specific gene Ve1, from a cultivar resistant to Ver-ticilium wilt, into a non-resistant cultivar.

Castroverde shared his thoughts

on the most difficult aspect of condensing his research down to just a three-minute presentation.

“I think that basically, sum-marizing it in three minutes, but not dumbing down your ideas is important,” said Castroverde.

“It’s such a fine balance, what’s too jargon heavy, or what’s too pedestrian?”

The judges of the competition included several members of the Guelph University library staff and faculty. One of the judg-es, Alan Filewod, a Theatre and English professor, offered to help train the two finalists to improve their presentation skills before the provincial finals.

The finalists for the competition prepared to present their thesis work in a short amount of time, and in an interesting yet understandable way.

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what’s too jargon heavy, or what’s too pedestrian?“

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taking home the silverU of G engineering students win at national competition

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Winning second place in a na-tional engineering competition sounds like quite the success, but not being aware of the compe-tition weeks before taking the prize? That’s exactly what hap-pened to Kyle Montgomery, Steve Davis, Evan Fitzpatrick and Thom-as Shoniker, a group of second year engineering students at the U of G who participated in the Canadi-an Engineering Competition from March 7 to March 10.

The students met with The On-tarion to discuss their experiences at the competition, and how they went from working on design proj-ects for school, to winning in the local, provincial, and finally, na-tional divisions of the competition.

“We kind of just stumbled into this,” said Shoniker. “We didn’t really think much of it, we just

heard there was a design compe-tition and [thought], let’s just go for it, and then we won and we just kept winning.”

The national event was held in Ottawa, and as competitors in the junior division, the students were presented with a design problem that they were given four hours to solve. They then presented their solution before a panel of industry professionals.

“We had to design and create a device that would travel through an artery or blood vessel to remove plaque from the outer walls,” ex-plained Shoniker.

And while the four students had worked on design projects before, the problem was related to biolog-ical engineering, with which they did not have significant experience.

“We had done two competitions, one in Guelph and one at McMas-ter, so we kind of knew what was going to happen, but we had no idea what the problem was going to be,” said Fitzpatrick.

“None of us are in biological engi-neering, so when they gave us this

biological system and device that we had to build, that was definitely a huge challenge because we don’t really know much about arteries and blood vessels,” added Shoniker.

The team had to spend the first part of their allotted time just fig-uring out how a blood vessel works before attempting to figure out a solution.

“That was definitely the big-gest hurdle we had at nationals,” said Shoniker. However, the stu-dents had worked together before, which gave them the advantage of knowing everyone’s strengths and weaknesses as they tackled the unique problem.

While the stress of the competi-tion might not sound like fun, the process of coming up with the an-swer to a complex system helped the students hone soft skills.

“It definitely helps you with your presentation skills,” said Davis. The students also worked on their teamwork and problem-solving abilities.

Besides the academic aspect of the competition, the group got to

meet other engineering students from across Canada, and there were many networking opportu-nities for the participants.

“You get to meet a lot of new people from other schools, a lot of engineers, and kind of what they

go through at their schools,” said Fitzpatrick. And, the experience of being in Ottawa was another benefit of the competition, the students agreed.

The team hopes to participate in more competitions in the future.

Thomas shoniker, steven Davis, Kyle Montgomery and evan Fitzpatrick (left to right) won second place at the Canadian engineering Competition held in ottawa.

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Bodies – accessibility, identity, and communityEvery Body Conference welcomed Loretta Ross and Mia Mingus

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For most, the average weekend does not always include the repertoire of sex work and the law, acupuncture, and herbal methods of transitioning through top-surgery.

The Every Body Conference was held at the University of Guelph from March 22 to 24, and was hosted by the Guelph Resource Centre for Gender Empowerment and Diver-sity (GRCGED). With a diverse set of speakers, the conference sought to address “systemic barriers” that prevent people from having auton-omy over their bodies, “while also exploring grassroots movements that are working to reclaim that power.”

Workshops covered a wide range of topics such as prisoner health, gender performance, migrant and health justice, trauma, childbirth, natural contraception, and activi-ties such as a medicine walk, yoga, meditation, and live theatrical and musical performances.

Keynote speaker Loretta Ross held a workshop on “Reclaiming Our Bodies Through the Human Rights Framework,” during which she dis-cussed the eight global human rights and how to address the difficulties and diversities in making human rights claims.

“Normally, we talk about privacy as the way to claim autonomy over

our bodies,” Ross told The Ontari-on. “The human rights framework is a much more expansive way to not only talk about ownership over one’s body, but in many ways, like-ness of one’s body.”

Ross was one of the first Afri-can American women to direct the first rape crisis center in the United States in the 1970s. Human rights became especially important to her when she was sterilized at age 23, and consequently she was one of the first black women to win a suit against the manufacturer of the Dal-kon Shield that sterilized thousands of women worldwide.

“It’s not just a manner of owning one’s body, but ensuring that you live a life worthy of human dignity,” Ross said. “That’s why the human rights framework is so important. It goes beyond privacy.”

Ross is a founder and the nation-al coordinator of the SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Health Collective, the founder and former executive director of the National Center for Human Rights Education (NCHRE), and co-direc-tor of the 2004 National March for Women’s Lives in Washington D.C., the largest protest in U.S. history.

“I think it’s hard for us to make an inclusive movement, so that people who are trans, people that are female-bodied, people who are women, [and] people who are ra-cial minorities all can work together, so that we are no longer the divid-ed and the conquered,” explained Ross. “It’s really important to view the human rights framework so that

we can… not necessarily work at odds with each other, but work to-gether using a shared framework.”

Mia Mingus, also a keynote speaker, spoke on “The Magnifi-cence of Taking Care of Each Other,” which focused on collective care within the community. Mingus dis-cussed the challenges that come with disability.

“It’s important for us to talk about the complexities of our identities and experiences, especially how we can be both oppressed and privileged by the same identity,” acknowledged Mingus, who identi-fies as a queer, physically-disabled Korean American transracial/transnational adoptee. She cur-rently serves as a core-member of the Bay Area Transformative Justice Collaborative (BATJC), and was co-founder and co-executive director of SPARK Reproductive Justice Now.

Mingus spoke on our misconcep-tions of access for disabled people.

“Access for the sake of access is not necessarily liberatory…access to the burning house is not nec-essarily liberatory. So what, we want disabled people to have ac-cess to the same shitty jobs that we all have? So that they can get sex-ually harassed on the job, or that they can make under minimum wage? That’s not what we want,” Mingus said.

The activist spoke on the “myth of independence” in society, point-ing out how connected everyone is, as it was a stranger who made our clothes, harvested our food, and constructed our cell phones.

Instead of focusing on indepen-dent ideals, Mingus suggests that interdependence can better our communities.

The “magnificence” in each of us was a reoccurring theme of the workshop, and Mingus asked us to analyze what we think is ugly.

“We all run from the ugly, and the farther we run from it, the more we stigmatized it and the more power we give beauty,” asked Mingus.

“What would it mean to acknowl-edge our ugliness for all it has given us, how it has shaped our brilliance and taught us how we don’t want

to make anyone else feel?”Like Ross, Mingus recognized

the urgency for oppressed com-munities to work together and build alliances for liberation. The two speakers, among all the con-ference speakers, were incredibly inspirational, and without a doubt attendees left with more answers about bodies, but perhaps more importantly, were prompted to question how bodies operate within the community.

sunny Drake performs Project X, a multi-genre show on the body and consumption at the every Body Conference on March 23.

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on March 21, the City of guelph held a public funeral for Constable Jennifer

Kovach, who lost her life while in the line of duty. Thousands of police

officers as well as some notable politicians attended the funeral. The

service was held at the sleeman Centre in guelph, and the procession made its

way through parts of the city.

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Giving back to the community

Moksha holds events for employee fighting breast cancer

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Moksha Yoga Guelph (MYG) is a group that works to make a difference in the community of Guelph through the teachings of yoga – open to all levels of experience – that focuses on health in all aspects of life mind, body, spirit, and environment. Furthermore, MYG strives to make meaningful connec-tions and help build compassionate communities, as well as giving back to others and the community in any way that they can, according to Mari-elle Camozzi of MYG.

This time, the MYG is hoping that the community will give back to one of their own. Lorri Medill has been a

teacher at Moksha since the opening of the studio. Moksha has also been an active teacher outside of the stu-dio. Medill is known for her beautiful voice, nurturing nature, compassion, and exuding qualities of peace and compassion, said Camozzi.

The MYG held two events on March 19 and March 23 to raise money for Medill, who has been di-agnosed with breast cancer, and help with her everyday expenses while she fights this battle back to health.

The MYG’s website explains that, “The word ‘Moksha’ means Free-dom. A regular Moksha practice gives us the chance to explore what this means for each of us.” Through the help of the community and their positive energy and donations to Medill, the MYG community hopes that Medill can find freedom from financial stress while battling breast cancer.

According to Camozzi, both events were a great success, and were fun, challenging, and heart-warming. The event on March 19 was led by Debbie Kinlin-Hynes as she painted over 20 people with body paint. The event on March 23 was similar, and focused on positive energy. In fact, a March 23 yoga class involved the use of black lighting and body paint to bring in the spring equinox.

With these two events, MYG raised over $300, on top of the already gen-erous donations made through their Karma Classes, said Camozzi.

MYG says that the generous sup-port from the community has been overwhelming and humbling.

“The Guelph community contin-ues to impress me in their continued warmth and support in helping oth-ers in their community while dealing with the tough times that life has to offer,” said Camozzi.

The Moksha yoga studio in guelph raised money for one of its teachers, lorri Medill, through completing 108 sun salutations in one practice in an effort to send positive energy her way.

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Honouring local women Members of the Guelph community come together for 18th Annual Women of Distinction Fundraiser Gala

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On May 2, the YMCA and YWCA are holding the Women of Distinction Fundraiser. The women who are nominated are fellow citizens of Guelph, mothers, sisters, daugh-ters who have all demonstrated achievements and contributions to help the Guelph community and surrounding area.

“The Women of Distinction fun-draiser is important to have in the Guelph and Wellington County Community because it gives us a chance to recognize the outstand-ing efforts and contributions made by local women,” said Cara Ziegler, supervisor of marketing and com-munications for the annual event.

Ziegler also discussed the history and development of the Women of Distinction awards, which origi-nated in Winnipeg.

“Initially starting as an event to promote gender equality amongst women and men, the event has progressed, as women have pro-gressed in our communities,” said Ziegler. “Ultimate success of the fundraiser would be to raise the profile of women to complete gen-der balance – in board rooms and executive offices, so there would be no need to promote solely the promotion of women, but of all community members.”

The nominees at this year’s awards will be presented awards based on their skill, innovation, involvement and enthusiasm in

helping others in the Guelph com-munity under certain categories. The categories include Public Ser-vice, Arts and Culture, Business, Labour, and Professionals and En-trepreneurs, among others.

Ziegler says that the nomi-nees must have achieved several successes in their designated cat-egories, particularly, that they

“have contributed significantly to the advancement of women and the quality of life in Guelph or Wel-lington County, have represented their category through formal rec-ognition or related activities, have enhanced the lives of women and girls through her work on women’s issues, have been a role model in the community, and have made a positive impact in her community.”

The nominee reception, held at the MacDonald Stewart Art Cen-ter on March 21 by the Women of Distinction Alumnae was a suc-cess, recognizing and announcing the women who would be hon-oured at the upcoming gala. All the proceeds will go towards the YMCA-YWCA of Guelph’s Teen Age Parenting Program (TAPPs). TAPPs offers resources and groups di-rected to anywhere from fathers, toddlers, and new moms. There are also groups under this pro-gram available to help teens with their homework, daycare, as well as groups that provide teens with recreation opportunities with the family.

“TAPPs is a program provid-ed for free to local pregnant and parenting teens ages 14 to 20, to provide information and resourc-es to help young teens and their families reach their full potential,” explained Ziegler.

The YMCA’s Women of Distinc-tion Fundraiser Gala tickets are now on sale for the event.

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newsology: Vlogging the top storiesPopularity of video content use in news reporting

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It’s no secret that the popular-ity of YouTube has only gone up since the domain name was activated in 2005 by three for-mer PayPal employees. And while viral videos are one of the claims-to-fame for the video-sharing website, the consistently high amount of viewers that news vloggers are getting affirms that yes, people are still interested in getting news, but in “quicky” packages

that provide more entertain-ment, and are more accessible, than TV news channels.

Phillip DeFranco is one of these vloggers, uploading vid-eos Monday through Thursday for his self-titled news show, and additional videos on weekends for his book club and movie reviews. He’s also one of the highest paid You-Tube stars, and currently has 2,458,616 subscribers, and over one million views on his news channel alone (other DeFran-co channels are PhillyD, with over 710,000 subscribers and SourceFed, with approximately 795,000 subscribers).

Besides the obvious personal

successes of DeFranco, and other news vloggers like him, the main benefit of YouTube

“reporting” is that it encour-ages younger people to actually get informed about the news. Between DeFranco’s “Sexy-Time News” briefs, which typically feature a “hot” in-dividual who was recently in a revealing photo shoot, and his opinionated humorous rants about political and social is-sues, viewers get a summary of what’s going on in the world without the commercial breaks, dull presenters, lack of access to an operating TV, and gener-al laziness that often impedes young people from otherwise

paying attention to news stories.

More serious media sources are taking note of the popu-larity of news brief videos for reporting stories. In fact, it’s difficult to find a news website that doesn’t include video con-tent for it readers. Almost every well-read magazine, newspaper, and popular news source has a YouTube channel, and updates it regularly, making it clear that there’s a need for the quick and accessible news material that news vloggers produce.

The downfall for this style of reporting is obvious; while young people might be more in-clined to watch a video detailing

the updates to the political situ-ation in Iran or whatever crazy declaration involving nucle-ar arm North Korea decides to make that week, the genera-tion of people who are growing up with “quicky” video news is getting accustomed to just that.

Finding out the news stories for the day is now something that’s fit in between watching the latest stunt-gone-wrong viral video on YouTube and tweeting a photo of what you ate for dinner. News doesn’t, or can’t, hold our interest long enough to make us actually think about what we’re seeing. Oh well, at least now it’s fun to watch, right?

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sikh students promote awarenessStudent group allows others to try on turbans

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As a university community, Guelph is home to students of many di-verse backgrounds. But despite the prevalence of other cultures, opportunities to learn about the customs of others can be rare. The Sikh Student Association on cam-pus decided to host an event to provide such an opportunity. Sikh Awareness Day took place in the UC courtyard on March 21, with mem-bers of the Sikh Student Association on hand to answer the questions of passersby.

“We as the Sikh Student Associ-ation in Guelph, for our first year we wanted to try to do something to educate people. So this is our first time we’re doing this,” said Preetam Singh. “We did Dastaar day. Dastaar means turban, the Sikh turban. And so we’re basi-cally just tying turbans on anyone who wants one.”

Throughout the day, many opted to try on a Dastaar, which is one of five mandatory articles of faith that form the external identity of the Sikhs. The event also featured informative posters and pamphlets about the faith.

Aside from the turban, “There is a small comb that we keep in our hair to take care of our hair, and then there is the iron bracelet, and the kirpan, which is the iron dagger, and then there is the kachera which is the undergarments,” said Singh.

“The basic concept is try to find union with God through medita-tion, prayer, and a strict religious lifestyle. So basically just following every edict of the Guru. So when the Guru gives us an edict, we fol-low that with full devotion,” said Singh.

The Guru is regarded as the em-bodiment of God on Earth.

“There are four things we have to abstain from at all times,” said Singh. “The first is cutting our hair, or disrespecting it in any way. The other is having any relations out-side of marriage. Thirdly, to have any intoxications, alcohol, any type

of drugs. And then to eat meat.”Singh added that being a visible

minority provides opportunities to educate others about the faith.

“If we walk into a room, everyone

is looking at us because we look very different. So right away peo-ple are thinking questions in their heads,” said Singh. “The way we carry ourselves and what we say or

do gives us a way to make people learn about our religion. People ask questions all the time, so [this event is] a really good way to give people information and give education.”

The sikh student association invited fellow students to try on a Dastaar, or sikh turban, in the uC courtyard on March 21.

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Bridging the arts and sciencesASCI course to publish anthology

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From Math and Studio Art, to Po-litical Science and Biology, a unique combination of minors are what set apart the arts and sciences students from the other students here at the University of Guelph, especially the students in ASCI*4020, the Arts and Science Interdisciplinary Research course.

The students of this class are planning to publish an anthology entitled Crossing Hemispheres: Cultivating Connections Between the Sciences and Humanities for Human Welfare in which each stu-dent will interpret a question posed by naturalist, researcher, biologist, theorist, and author E. O. Wilson in his book Consilience: the Unity of Knowledge: “What is the relation between science and the humanities and how is it important for human welfare?”

Wilson believes that every uni-versity student should be able to answer this question by the time they graduate.

Caroline Tarjan is a student in the fourth year Arts and Science Inter-disciplinary Research course.

“For most of us in the Arts and Science (ASCI) program, this is our final semester, and we are each at-tempting to answer this question in our own way, using interdisciplin-ary knowledge we have acquired

throughout our studies,” said Tarjan.The articles that can be found

within the anthology are a mix of various subjects.

One student explores “how the culture of our education system is depriving students from per-ceiving the world around them.” Laurie Manwell, the professor of ASCI*4020, will discuss “how

the humanities and sciences can work together to uphold Articles 25 and 26 of the Universal Decla-ration of Human Rights.” Another student critically assesses the dif-ferences between the sciences and the humanities and considers “the necessity to reform the structure that dictates the focus of scientific progress.”

“I suffered a traumatic brain in-jury a few years ago, and my essay is a personal story about the acci-dent, my time in hospital, and my recovery,” said Tarjan. “I discuss the possibility of how brain plas-ticity may have helped heal me, and I discuss other recovery tac-tics I used that can be applied to people with head injuries where they may not have access to medi-cal care.”

“The importance of interdisci-plinary thought cannot be stressed enough. We live in a society that tends to focus on field-specific details, but often fails to see the

‘bigger picture,’” explained Tarjan. “All relevant issues that society faces need to be examined from more than one discipline, and representatives from each dis-cipline must ‘bridge boundaries’ to communicate effectively with each other. For example, our class has been discussing the biological, chemical, and social factors that contribute to addiction.”

The project’s objective is to raise awareness on the importance of interdisciplinary thought – from education to medicine, to busi-ness, and to research. Proceeds of the book will go to the Roméo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative, which is committed to ending the use and recruitment of child sol-diers worldwide.

Further information can be obtained by emailing [email protected] as well as on Facebook and Twitter.

“We live in a society that

tends to focus on field-specific

details, but often fails to

see the ‘bigger picture.’” –

Caroline Tarjan

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shenkman Lecture: Dave HickeyViews on art and academia unsettling yet thought-provoking

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It’s not like we didn’t have it com-ing. This year’s Shenkman Lecture with Dave Hickey was titled It Takes A Village To Make Bad Art and had been promoted all year as a certain spectacle under the preface of the stir Hickey created by announcing that he was retiring from the art world back in October.

It became apparent after some time that this lecture wasn’t for me, really. Not in that it didn’t seem entertain-ing to my cluster of undergrads in the back rows of War Memorial Hall, but Hickey wasn’t speaking to us. Maybe he was talking to himself. I heard someone afterwards liken Hickey to your crazy, slightly racist and mi-sogynistic uncle who says things that make you slouch a little in your seat, but he’s getting older and there’s no point in talking to him about it because you only see him once at Christmas anyways.

While we’re on the topic of au-dience, many felt that Hickey was speaking from his American back-ground without taking into account the differences between Canada and the U.S. And why should he? Maybe Canadians are outside of his target audience, too. Amusingly, Hickey made reference to universities that are located in the middle of nowhere, populated by farmers, and stated,

“If you see a cow, don’t sign up!” If he had realized the irony of mak-ing this statement to us just a block away from a building called the Dairy Barn, I think he might have played it up even more. As he said in ques-tion period, “If I seem insulting, it’s because I meant to be.”

Hickey’s main problems lie with the hierarchy and bureaucracy of academia. He says that MFA pro-grams exist to train their candidates for teaching jobs in the university, where they will rarely continue their art practice and can’t think or act for themselves under the oppressive university establishment.

Of university faculties, Hickey exclaims, “I deal with these people, they’re idiots! Uh... present company

excepted” (to widespread chuckles).In contrast, very few decide to try

to “make it to the pros” and become a successful full-time artist. The rea-son that anyone makes art, according to Hickey, is to receive the small dose of attention that comes with showing work to someone. But while work-ing as a professor, Hickey says “the university gives you just enough at-tention so you don’t work.”

This may be true, although it is true for anyone who gets any job to sup-port themselves when art itself won’t do. I have been advised on multiple occasions to treat art like it is my full-time job, and only get a part-time job to make ends meet, never enough to buy a flat-screen TV and get com-fortable. I also don’t know where Hickey plans on acquiring profes-sors to teach if they’re all off playing in the pros, unless he is proposing that we do away with the universi-ty art education entirely. But it’s not like art schools are a new invention.

Hickey has ideas of what profes-sors should be doing that I can get on board with. At some point he lists two rules: One, no group critiques. Hickey asserts that these settings only privilege the losers, not the winners. A person doing well gets a thumbs up but those that struggle are talked about at length, meanwhile everyone else is trying to demon-strate how much they can suck up to the professor. Rule Two is “if you’re not sick, don’t call the doctor.” If you’re confident in what you are doing, you don’t need someone to come by and pat you on the head, or conversely talk you down from your convictions. Teachers, like doctors, should aim to do no harm.

Hickey sees himself not as a teach-er but as a coach: “I can’t tell them how to make art. I tell them to make more art. I tell them to get up early and stay up late. I tell them not to quit. I tell them if somebody else is

already making their work. My job is to be current with the discourse and not be an asshole. That’s all I wanted in a professor,” he said in a 2007 in-terview with The Believer.

Like any musician, Hickey played his hits. The lecture was charismat-ic – and abrasive. In the wake of its storm I have come across a number of concerned responses in regards to Hickey’s ideas and language

surrounding them. But being chal-lenged at the points of our strongest convictions can only serve to ei-ther reconstruct them or reinforce them. It’s worth it to be made un-comfortable occasionally if only to be reminded of why and how we oper-ate and act the way that we do.

Plus I’ve never before heard so many people eager to discuss an art lecture so long after it’s finished.

Dave hickey delivered a controversial but thought-provoking talk on art education at the university level for this year’s shenkman lecture on March 20.

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setting than an actual subject in his documentary. “I found that to be an interesting juxtaposition.”

In the midst of all this, his younger brother Sammy was struggling to run the club.

The entire project required between two and three years of filming, a process Cohen says in-volved close to 80 or 90 days of shooting.

“I think films of this nature… you really need to film a lot,” said Cohen. “You also wanna get peo-ple comfortable with the camera, so it’s important to film a lot and eventually have the camera be a fly on the wall so that when you’re in your hundredth hour of footage people aren’t aware of it.”

It’s a film about Guelph, but don’t expect to see much of the Royal City in The Manor, Cohen says.

“[There’s] a sign that says ‘Guelph.’ That’s the only indication that you know you’re in Guelph. For me it was important to stick to two locations: The Manor, and my parents’ house. And maybe the hospital.” said Cohen.

The Manor will not receive a the-atrical release in Canada until May 10, and has only so far been show-cased at film festivals around the world. As a result, the film has yet to receive a rating.

Among many more, other films announced on the Hot Docs docket include Gus Holwerda’s The Un-believers, a film following the studies of evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins and theoretical physicist Lawrence Krauss; Marta Cunningham’s Valentine Road, about an eighth-grader that fa-tally shoots an LGBTQ classmate; Penny Lane’s Our Nixon, toted as a “revealing look at one of the most

controversial presidencies in US history”; and Charles Wilkinson’s Oil Sands Karaoke, a story of oil sands workers that kill time off at their local karaoke bar.

The festival runs April 25 through May 5.

“For me it almost feels like living in a Bukowski

novel.” –Shawney

Cohen

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Yukon Blonde’s West coast cool draws crowd at eBarTour in support of Tiger Talk ending soon

stacey aspinall

Yukon Blonde’s performance at the eBar on March 21 sure seemed con-sistent with the notion that blondes have more fun. Bad jokes aside, the band’s ’70s inspired tunes, signa-ture vocal harmonies, and overall West Coast-cool vibes all added up to an enjoyable night for all who at-tended. Songs like the upbeat track

“Stairway” had the audience mov-ing, and this excitement carried throughout the night. English sing-er-songwriter Lucy Rose opened for Yukon Blonde and warmed up the crowd.

Vancouver-based Yukon Blonde is finishing up a tour of Canada in support of 2012’s Tiger Talk, the fol-low up to 2010’s self-titled release, drawing comparisons to other ’70s inspired acts such as Fleet Foxes and The Sheepdogs.

Jeff Innes, guitarist and vocal-ist, spoke about Tiger Talk and the band’s experience touring. Having never interviewed a band before, I admit to some apprehension – but it’s impossible not to feel at ease with Innes as he recounts being similarly star-struck when meeting Canadi-an indie band Stars, and shares an anecdote about the album’s name.

Tiger Talk is a reference to a tongue-in-cheek “fake band” named Fucking Tigers, a group of demos on the go for “this crazy elec-tronic punk project that I wanted to do, just really abrasive kind of like stuff that you’re having a hard time listening to but you want to listen to [...] and just sort of shrill and weird,” said Innes.

When putting together the album for Yukon Blonde, these demos were mixed together with material for the band and tracks entitled “Fuck-ing Tigers,” “Breathing Tigers,” and

“Six Dead Tigers” surfaced, causing confusion (and hilarity) in the stu-dio. But many of the names ended up sticking, said Innes.

Yukon Blonde are now finishing up touring for Tiger Talk this spring.

“We’re touring across Canada with Grounders, who’s playing to-night, and the amazing Zeus – like Zeus is one of my favourite bands, so that’s really crazy. So this is the last tour for this record, and then we do some summer festivals, and then we start working on a new re-cord,” said Innes.

When asked about the differences between playing shows in British Columbia versus Ontario, Innes said, “I feel like when we start-ed playing there was a lot more of a difference [...] it’s kind of hard to say because it’s kind of a ‘feel’ thing.”

“Not a lot of bands tour from the West Coast. As a result there are these big booming local scenes in the West Coast – that’s kind of how we got started. And in Ontario, ev-erybody’s sort of driven to get out, so there’s just a different sort of vibe.”

Though the band was initially conscious of these different at-titudes, their experience touring has changed since the release of Tiger Talk. They’ve played at major festivals such as SXSW, Osheaga, and Edgefest, and toured with The Sheepdogs. They will be playing Ni-agara-On-The-Lake with City and Colour, Metric, Jimmy Eat World and Serena Ryder in June, a show Innes is looking forward to. It seems that they now find an eager audi-ence in whichever city they play.

“I feel like that’s all changed for us now anyways – like now when we play, people are excited, and they’re there to see us, whereas before [...] they had to sit and watch us, and we were privileged to play for them. And now I feel that still, the priv-ilege to play for everybody, but I feel like there’s more of a mutual understanding between us and the audience.”

The massive turnout and synergy between the band and the audience in Guelph is indicative of a band that has come into their own in the Ca-nadian music scene.

Jeff innes led vancouver’s yukon Blonde to a packed eBar on March 21 as part of the band’s tour promoting their album Tiger Talk.

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Musical avant-garde showcased at MsacRiverrun plays experimental gallery show

adrien potvin

Toronto-based avant-garde group Riverrun performed at the Macdon-ald Stewart Art Centre on March 22 with a wide variety of musical adven-tures and a unique instrumentation that was exciting and intriguing to watch. Ranging from experimental jazz along the lines of Eric Dolphy and Sun Ra to traditional Cambodian and Vietnamese timbres in a context of modern chamber music, the band’s two sets were a showcase of exciting and unpredictable compositions and refined musicianship.

The show was part of Guelph’s Si-lence series, an ongoing showcase of the area’s contemporary composers and groups. This quintet in particular was led by composer Tom Richards on the electric piano and was sup-ported by bassist Jim Sexton, bassist and electronics man Scott Peterson, clarinetist Peter Lutek (who played his clarinet through a whacked-out electronic set-up), and Jake Oelrichs at the drums.

Among the evening’s highlights was an original Richards wrote while

travelling in Cambodia. “Battam-bang” was an experiment in fusing Oriental timbres and musical dia-lect into a modern chamber music setting, and produced a gorgeous, cinematic texture and fascinating musical discourse between the play-ers. It is reductive to consider their music just “jazz” or “contempo-rary chamber” music, but the most jazz-inspired piece was “Confluence”

– featuring Peterson and Sexton in a “duelling basses” scenario while Oel-richs kept the drums steady for Lutek and Richards to improvise.

A rare cover for the band came in the form of a movement from Olivier Messaien’s seminal 1940 composition

“Quatuor pour la fin temps” (“Quartet for the end of time”), a piece famously composed and first performed when the great French composer was in a Polish prisoner-of-war camp dur-ing World War II. The prophetic and apocalyptic piece was translated into a modern chamber setting with elec-tronic atmospheres and electric piano, all culminating to a thunderous and chaotic finale, with Oelrichs taking apart his drum kit while playing and making all sorts of entertaining noise in the process.

While this kind of music can be extremely difficult to compose – let alone rehearse – composer Tom

Richards has unequivocal faith in the musicians he plays with, providing a fun and cohesive creative process for him and the band.

“[The process is] collaborative in the sense that when I bring a tune, I have complete trust in the musicians and what they’re going to do with it. I have a fully formed idea in my head

and on paper as to what the concept of the piece is. There’s a structure on the paper and some tunes are very highly composed (every note written down) and some tunes are just suggestions. But the collaborative process comes in when I bring it in and we play,” Richards said. “The great thing for me about this band is that I’ve played

with these guys for a long time and we have good relationships, so it’s all about the interaction and the knowl-edge that when I bring something in they’re going to do something dif-ferent with it. And they know they have license to interpret anything they want to as long as it’s serving the music.”

riverrun melded together experimental jazz, chamber music, and southeast asian influences to create a cinematic texture at the Macdonald stewart art Centre March 22.

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electronic music scene embraces Guelph actsFree n Losh and Northend find success locally and globally

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The sudden emergence of a glob-al mainstream electronic dance music scene has meant young, de-termined music producers who have spent hours in their bedrooms toiling away on their comput-ers have discovered new-found fame both online and throughout the world. From Toronto’s Zeds Dead to Vancouver’s Excision and Datsik, Canada has no shortage of exports to the electronic dance music (EDM) scene – and Guelph is no exception.

Lee Freedman and Myles Schwartz, both students of the University of Guelph, are seeing tremendous success online releas-ing their jazz-influenced electronic beats under the moniker Free n Losh. Their latest release, a mellow hip-hop take on Led Zeppelin’s

“Babe I’m Gonna Leave You,” has been played over 43,000 times on their Soundcloud page, a play count that even established DJs in the scene could only wish for. The duo are taking a grassroots ap-proach to their promotion which seems to have paid off.

“We’ve been releasing all of our music independently so word of mouth is key,” Freedman said.

“Lyrically, it’s a pretty relatable song so that helped for sure. As we build, more blogs are showing love and we’re grateful to everyone.”

These music blogs are among the largest ones online, includ-ing Earmilk, Dancing Astronaut,

and Pigeons and Planes, all of whom have highly praised the two producers.

The two Guelphites aren’t alone in their sudden rise in the EDM scene. Daniel Wagner Cash, an-other University of Guelph student,

produces music as Northend and has toured extensively across Can-ada. His latest release, a track with Toronto producers Stereotronique entitled “Reverence,” was given its world premiere on the podcast of

David Guetta, arguably one of the most popular mainstream DJs in the world.

Freedman and Schwartz say their time at the University of Guelph played a role in their success.

“I would never have met [Freed-man] if it wasn’t for Guelph,” said Schwartz. “He was already making beats when I met him in first year and I had always wanted to. We talked about music a lot and I was interested in what he was doing so one night he got me to try it out. During the following summer, I got serious with it and we started collaborating early second year.”

They say their time in the class-room influenced the way they crafted their tunes.

“I’ve taken quite a few music classes during my time in Guelph that completely altered my per-spective on music,” Schwartz explained. “The most important of the bunch was History of Jazz and Topics in Jazz and Improvisa-tion, both with Professor Spring. These classes opened up a whole new world of ideas and concepts that really impacted our music in a strong way.”

One of the favourite courses of the duo was the history-centric Electronica: Music in a Digital Age, Freedman said.

“Since electronic music explod-ed a lot of people have this notion that it happened over night. His-tory classes like that give you a

better understanding of the pro-gression of music as a whole, and I think it’s important for musicians to have a sense of their roots,” said Freedman.

Guelph’s EDM exports have no signs of slowing down. Wagner Cash is completing a tour with funky house stalwart TJR while planning a North American tour. Schwartz graduated from the university in December and now works at Epik Productions while continuing to make beats with Freedman. The three haven’t for-gotten their roots; both acts have upcoming shows in Guelph, with Northend performing in town on April 5 and Free n Losh showcas-ing their tunes on April 20.

some university of guelph students-turned-DJs have had considerable success in the electronic dance music scene, including Free n losh and northend, who have shows in town in april.

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from a to ZavitzTo Look is to Labour provides a space of observation

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Aryen Hoekstra’s show in Zavitz gallery March 18 to 22, entitled To Look is to Labour, afforded the op-portunity to view MFA (Master of Fine Art) work. It also provided a much different environment than what is generally expected. The exhibition consisted of only two pieces: “Out of Focus” and “Single Projection Movements.”

Even with minimal piec-es, Hoekstra’s exhibition carried very challenging concepts. “Out of Focus” was placed in the very centre of the gallery, consisting of three slide projectors, each with a lens filter of a primary colour and one blank slide. The projec-tors were positioned next to each

other pointed at one screen, placed with its back to the entrance.

Hoekstra explains that each pro-jector is set to auto-focus, but with no image on which to focus, they are infinitely searching for some-thing they will never find. The projectors adjust themselves con-stantly, creating a reverse prism effect. A white rectangle is created that changes its dimensions and re-veals overlapping colours around the frame.

“Single Projection Movements” is a series of 24 perspective draw-ings on Cinefoil, which is the black aluminum material used to block lights in film and theatre. The number of drawings parallels the number of frames in one second of film, arranged like disassembled pages of a flipbook. The shapes of the drawings are all assorted un-even rectangles, like screens in a dark space.

On the surface, Hoekstra’s work

has its roots in the traditions of film.“I’d say my main influences are

experimental filmmakers like Paul Sharits and Tony Conrad,” said Hoekstra.

Beneath these obvious associa-tions, Hoekstra’s interests seem very much attentive to human re-lationships with the image. Each part of “Out of Focus” is meant to be a sculptural object, some-thing that we understand to walk around and experience spatially while keeping a distance.

“The impulse to pass [between the screen and the projectors] disrupts the image even more. It reveals the multitudes of perspec-tives,” Hoekstra explained.

In a way, each individual part of “Out of Focus” is anthropo-morphic. The projectors are Cyclopean, standing on three legs each, staring forward at a screen. They are three bodies in-volved in the arrangement of the

image. They search internally for stability, just as people stand in front of an artwork searching for its fixed meaning.

Both “Out of Focus” and “Sin-gle Projection Movements” help to study the viewer’s orientation in space and how one interacts with the works.

In preparing for the MFA thesis show at the end of the semes-ter, Hoekstra decided to choose these two pieces because they present work that has been com-pletely resolved, physically and conceptually.

“I wanted to show work here that I was comfortable with… but being uncomfortable is okay. It’s part of showing your art. It encourages the conversations,” said Hoekstra.

Overall, To Look is to Labour investigates the literal labour of the machine to focus unsuccess-fully, but also forces us to perceive the ways in which we “labour” to

interrelate with the art object. It is a show that definitely encourages conversations.

“History classes […] give

you a better understanding

of the progression of music as

a whole, and I think it’s

important for musicians to

have a sense of their roots.”

– Lee Freedman

“The impulse to pass [between the screen and the projectors]

disrupts the image even

more. It reveals the multitudes

of perspectives.”– Aryen Hoekstra

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Improvisation rules at community Music house showGuelph Community Music Collective attracts packed crowd

roByn nicholson

The Guelph Community Music Collective has been an on-again, off-again assembly dedicated to promoting and enabling local mu-sicians to showcase their work for an audience of their peers. The newly reignited effort has seen an increase in activity in the commu-nity as of late, and successfully saw an absolutely packed house show on March 22.

Opening the evening was Toron-to native Callan Furlong. Without a band for the evening, Furlong treated the already crowded liv-ing room to traditional country ballad fares, including a cover of legend Hank Williams’s “Cheating Heart,” as well as infusing aspects of folk, honky-tonk and even a lit-tle blues into a short but sweet set. Furlong’s dreamy and consistently

seamless vocals complimented ef-fortlessly clean guitar work and made for a reserved yet warm start to the evening.

Episteme Ensemble were quick to set up and were soon cap-turing the audience fully with their unique blend of tradition-al jazz, funk, and experimental free improvisation styles. All four members are familiar faces in the music department at the University, and the virtuosity of the quartet was readily apparent. Erin Tusa (also the singer of Tear Away Tusa who regularly appear all around downtown Guelph), despite feeling under the weath-er, was endlessly captivating as a vocalist, easily switching be-tween straightforward melodies and skillful jazz scatting. Drum-mer Josh Kesterberg’s fluidity, when paired with bassist Oren Cantor’s expert precision, made for an equally solid and yet still creative rhythm section, while guitarist Sam Schwartzbein both supported the ensemble and showcased dexterity and artist-ry in solos.

The Ensemble’s set opened with a raucous and unhinged cover of Jimi Hendrix’s “Crosstown Traf-fic,” where their signature was indelibly heard, and the mood of the room was considerably shifted from the quiet appreci-ation of Furlong’s set to a more participatory cheering. A two-part Neil Young medley took the tempo down a notch, but pro-vided one of the most memorable performances of the night as the Ensemble ingeniously re-imag-ined the folk-rock troubadour’s hits “ The Needle and the Dam-age Done” and “Heart of Gold” into jazzy down-tempo ballads

oozing with smouldering emotion. Finishing off the set with a con-siderable helping of improvisation by all four members, the Episteme Ensemble left a lasting impression on the still-growing crowd.

Manatee launched into the final set, after having waded through the near-bursting audience with their equipment. Boasting a nine-plus member ensemble – half of which made up a robust and var-ied horn section – the small living room space was absolutely and ut-terly enveloped in joyous sound. Self-described as an “Afro-beat/free improvising ensemble,” Man-atee’s nearly-entirely improvised material was infectious. Various hand motions from lead guitar-ist Dan Kruger along with the rest of the ensemble saw seamless

collective shifts in tempo and timing, making for a fascinating demonstration of mass impro-visation and musical teamwork.

Like Episteme Ensemble, Man-atee featured many familiar faces from the music department, and their lively performance invoked excited and ecstatic responses from attendees who were now filling every possible pocket of space in the living room and out into the kitchen and entranceway of the small home on Neeve Street. There was an undeniable feeling of harmony not only within Manatee, but within the entire crowd, and there was the distinct impression that something incredibly special was happening, and we were all experiencing it together.

While the crowd size may

have warranted a bigger space, the unique quality of the Guelph Community Music Collective’s latest house show may have owed its charm to being in a living room and not in a bigger, colder venue. The intimacy could not possibly be replicated in such a space, and to experience a nine-piece Afro-beat ensemble where you’re standing mere inches away from that blast-ing horn section is unforgettable. While many may not be aware of these community shows, they are a great opportunity to experience live music like nothing else and also witness the unbridled tal-ent of so many musicians in our own community. To attend one of these shows should be on every-one’s “To Do Before Graduation” lists.

From left to right, oren Cantor, erin Tusa, and sam schwartzbein of episteme ensemble performed a house show March 22 under the banner of the on-again, off-again guelph Community Music Collective.

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Community arts projects were presented at the guelph Civic

Museum as part of Fourth Fridays March 22. ed video’s angus

Mclellan presented the 60 Seconds of Beauty project, for which over

70 participants submitted videos of personal examples of beauty. angela Keeley presented her oCaD Masters

Thesis project Art Con Guelph, an exhibition that celebrates the ability

to be creative without judgment.

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“The event is an excellent opportunity for the university

to work with the city and bring forward an issue that is of vital

importance to so many people.” – Khosrow Farahbakhsh

World Water Day makes a

splash in GuelphSchool of Engineering teams up with the City of Guelph to hold first ever H2O Go Festival

Kelsey Coughlin

While to the naked eye, it appears to simply be a wet, transparent liquid, water is one of the most im-portant and abundant compounds on earth.

This is why World Water Day is held annually as a means of focus-ing attention on the importance of freshwater, and advocating for the sustainable management of fresh-water resources. This year marks the 20th anniversary of World Water Day.

On March 23, as part of the cele-brations, the School of Engineering teamed up with the City of Guelph and the Ontario Centres of Excel-lence to hold the first ever H2O Go Festival. The festival served as an engaging celebration of all things water, and took place at City Hall.

It has become more and more clear in recent years that water is not an infinite resource. Without proper management and main-tenance of those resources, the substance as we know it now will face a new depleting reality.

“The event is an excellent oppor-tunity for the university to work with the city and bring forward an issue that is of vital importance to so many people, but which so many people do not think about,” said U of G engineering professor and organizer of the event, Khos-row Farahbakhsh.

The H2O Go Festival included an array of family-friendly activi-ties, and interactive displays and workshops. Among the highlights

“The event is an excellent opportunity for the university

to work with the city and bring forward an issue that is of vital

importance to so many people.” – Khosrow Farahbakhsh

World Water Day makes a

splash in Guelphincluded a Rainwater Harvesting workshop, a Water Efficient Land-scaping workshop and a Greywater Reuse workshop.

The children’s activities included face painting, puppet storytelling, storm water pinball, and a ‘test your water knowledge’ trivia game.

Each event had the aim of ad-dressing the importance of water conservation.

“It’s important that an event like this become popular. Water is the most precious and valuable resource we have, and if we don’t start showing more compassion towards it now, we never will,” said University of Guelph student Andrew Wood, who attended the event.

A main component of the event was to show that there are many do-it-yourself and cost-effective ways of conserving water. Any-thing from collecting rainwater runoff to being conservative with respects to watering your lawn can make a big difference in the long run.

With the low rainfall and high temperatures Guelph has wit-nessed in the past, it is no surprise that organizers want community members to make water conser-vation a way of life.

Every year, a different aspect of the importance of water is ad-dressed for the United Nations’s World Water Day. This year, in addition to the H2O Go Festival, University of Guelph faculty dis-cussed the importance of drinking water and how not enough of it is actually fit to be drank.

The next time you turn on the tap and drink a cold glass of water, ask yourself what you’re doing to ensure water conservation be-comes a new reality.

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The 20 / 20 Experience -Justin Timberlake

Comeback album deserves all the hype

Alex Howie

The third solo album from Justin Tim-berlake has kept us waiting for almost seven years. The teasing classic black-and-white filtered performance at the Grammy’s with the full 10-piece Tennessee Kids and Jay-Z only added to the hype. On March 18 The 20 /20 Experience delivered, proving it was well worth the wait.

Taking ’90s R&B and moderniz-ing it for 2013, Justin leaves no room for disappointment with a 10-track album running a whopping 70 min-utes and 20 seconds. Not selling out to radio stations stressing about five-minute songs, Justin stays creative with only one song staying under the five-minute mark.

Setting the tone for the entire album, Timberlake opens with the

eight-minute masterpiece that is “Pusher Love Girl.” Pop’s golden boy makes his comeback with this massive in-your-face track, sound-ing straight out of an old Hollywood movie. Known for his signature two-part songs, Justin goes from a soulful falsetto, smooth layers of horns and a string section in part one to shame-less, upbeat rapping in part two. The transition is effortless and cool – re-gardless of the fact that Justin’s rap compares his lover to a drug push-er, he manages to keep it classy and refreshing.

“Mirrors” is the other two-part song on the album and comes near its end. This one is a throwback to vintage JT, and the next clear hit single. Starting with a mid-tempo pop production with layers of synths that will be stuck in your head for days, the track makes an effortless transition into a smooth confession with lush harmonies. This is how you do a love song.

The 20 /20 Experience is differ-ent from any pop album out right now, even staying clear of tradi-tional dance tracks. The main dance number is “Let the Groove Get In” which is a modern Latin funk mash-up. No doubt this is partly due to the

veteran producer Timbaland, who successfully produced JT’s second solo album, Future Sex/Love Sounds. No surprise Timbaland produced this album and even makes an ap-pearance in the solid track “Don’t Hold the Wall.” A mixture of tribal drums, synths, and a classic Timba-land production makes for a unique club track.

Although catchy, “Don’t Hold the Wall” as well as the electronic

“Spaceship Coupe” – a song about having sex with aliens, moans in-cluded – and the sulky “Strawberry Bubblegum” are all too stretched out and unnecessarily repetitive. They would be more deadly if shortened by at least three minutes.

The same can be said about the first single “Suit & Tie,” with its thick opening. But the collaboration of rich symphonic instruments and the slick rap verse from Jay-Z make up for any previous concerns. This power duo has obvious chemistry, and recently announced its Legends of the Summer Tour, which will kick off in Toronto July 17.

The clear centerpiece of The 20 /20 Experience is the ambitious “Tunnel Vision”, which overcomes all length issues in other songs. Sounding like the ancestor of “Cry Me a River,” the song is both sensual and obsessive. Timberlake plays with his lower reg-ister and adds an addictive futuristic sound to create an intriguing story line. Being one of the shorter songs on the album (just under seven min-utes) it still manages to capture and maintain attention for the whole track.

The other standout song “Blue Ocean Floor” interestingly ends the album in a Frank Ocean mixed with Radiohead sound. The opaque lyrics allow the slow ballad-style music to convey the story of loss and mourn-ing. Unlike all the other tracks, this song incorporates imagery and met-aphors with Justin singing lyrics like,

“Under the water you scream so loud but the silence surrounds you.”

Throughout the whole album, Timberlake’s vocals remain soul-ful, sexy, and coy from one line to the next. There is no possibility of sitting still with this album playing

– the smooth beats and suave lyrics will have you out of your seat in sec-onds. Justin is making it clear that he is back and here to stay. Tim-berlake announced at his intimate album release party on March 18 that this is only part one. There are ru-mors about a fall release date this year for The 20 /20 Experience sequel, but the date has not been confirmed by Justin himself. Hey, we waited seven years for part one, a few months for part two is manageable.

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Delta Machine – Depeche modeNew wave band introduces new sound

Tom BeedHAm

That in their 33rd year as a band, De-peche Mode open their 13th album with a song called “Welcome To My World” might seem like an ironic gesture, but it’s anything but insin-cere. With Delta Machine, Depeche Mode put forth an album that serves up some familiar lyrical themes that fit in with the band’s standard fare, but the encompassing sound follows a concept the group’s never pursued before.

Offering up some easily discern-ible blues guitar drones on tracks like “Slow” and “Goodbye,” the group pursues a loose theme that sets delta blues up against some of the modernity-exploitive electron-ic and alterna-dance components that Depeche Mode has relied on throughout their career to arrive at a hybrid sound that explains the Delta Machine heading pretty directly, and the result is an album that is dark and contemplative at once with its musi-cal as well as its lyrical subject matter.

Not short on surprises, the band doesn’t limit itself to the title concept and risk putting out a piece of con-trived art, but instead allows itself to branch off from it as well as the con-textual framework the band chiseled

itself into over the past three decades. With dark and damaged swamp

gospel vocals coupling a throbbing electronic pulse and perforated with an atmospheric chorus, “Angel” is an intelligent inclusion among the melancholy of an album that boasts blues-entwined techno. It’s an ob-vious choice to precede “Heaven,” the album’s only single released so far. The latter is an emotional ru-mination of longing and a call for

spiritual validation that’s the clear flag bearer for the album. Togeth-er these tracks insure fans craving some material that progresses from the group’s traditional lyrical con-centrations on spiritual frustrations will remain satisfied.

While the band appears to make an effort to appease what might be less open-minded fans, this labour doesn’t seem to come without a bit of sarcasm. “My Little Universe” is

a meditation (if not a satire) on ivory tower isolationism that – with a min-imalist glitch accompaniment that at first sits in the background but eventually blossoms to stave off and silence Dave Gahan’s (here notably restrained) vocals – could operate as (perhaps cliché in alternately folk-purist contexts) commentary on the state of an increasingly techno-logically-involved culture that also signals how self-aware the group had to become before exploring some new avenues for artistic direction. Contrastingly, “Soothe My Soul” seems like more of a crowd pleaser with its dark alternative dance and guitar work on the chorus that is not dissimilar to the chords Martin Gore wrote for “Personal Jesus” in 1989.

If anything counts against Delta Machine, the offering does come off a little long, and perhaps some of the material would fit better on a standalone effort. However, how much can we blame the guys? Delta Machine marks the end of a trilogy of records Depeche Mode has been working on with producer Ben Hillier, so maybe some of the inclu-sions arrive more out of respect than necessity.

If a little long, Delta Machine re-mains one of Depeche Mode’s most impressive records – even more so considering how late it comes in the group’s career.

rating: 4.5 /5

Comedown Machine – The strokesComedown Machine avoids the publicity machine

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In 2001, The Strokes’s debut album Is This It cemented their status as leaders of the garage-rock revival in New York City, finding widespread success and critical acclaim while also somehow managing to remain just outside of the mainstream – an enviable position.

The Strokes’s fifth album, Come-down Machine, was released on March 26. This album feels more co-hesive than their previous release, 2011’s somewhat fractured Angles, which is perhaps the result of a more coherent production style. Angles was reportedly pieced together from separately recorded fragments, prompting the press to speculate as to whether the band members’ re-lationships were strained. This time around, the band got back to basics and booked studio time at icon-ic Electric Lady Studios to record Comedown Machine.

The new effort is less garage-rock, more 80’s new wave/synth-pop. The album overall is reminiscent of Cas-ablanca’s solo album, Phrazes for the Young (2009), in its unabashed 80’s influences, with one track ti-tled “80’s Comedown Machine.” The single “All The Time” is catchy and

definitely hooks the listener; “One Way Trigger” is almost cartoonish-ly bouncy and is one of few tracks that includes Casablanca vocally ex-perimenting with a strange falsetto, that recurs in “Chances;” “50/50” is a fast-paced with rough, distorted vocals recalling their debut album;

“Happy Endings” is sleek and slick,

and is followed by “Call It Fate, Call It Karma,” which closes the album on a mellow note.

While Comedown Machine ulti-mately isn’t as sharply focused and inevitably lacks the forward mo-mentum of earlier albums, the album does build upon their previous work, incorporating recognizable stylistic elements and exploring them in the context of ’80s influences.

The current release, while gaining attention, is in some ways remain-ing under the radar; the band is bypassing the press that typically accompanies an album release, and there has been no news of an up-coming tour.

The music video for “All The Time” includes a compilation of video clips from throughout their career; it’s unclear at this point whether Comedown Machine indicates that it’s time for back-cataloging nos-talgia. But given the lack of press interviews thus far, and reported plans to abstain from touring, it’s understandable if some fans are left disoriented while “coming down” from the initial excitement of the new release.

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Tough trip for GryphonsWomen’s curling earn tough 2-5 record at national championship

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After a promising provincial tour-nament the Gryphons travelled to Kamloops, B.C. for the 2013 CIS/CCA University Championships. The tournament ran from March 20-24 and the Gryphons strug-gled against the nation’s premiere curling talent.

Team members Jaimee Gardner,

Katelyn Wasylkiw, Heather Crid-land, Erin Jenkins, and Emilie Metcalfe travelled to Kamloops through fundraising efforts from the Guelph Curling Club and a generous donation from the Egg Farmers of Ontario. Coached by Jason Rice, the team was outscored 53-44 by the opposition, hardly a blowout in any case.

The tournament pitted teams from Thompson Rivers (Kamloops), Saint Mary’s (Halifax), UPEI Pan-thers (Charlottetown), Alberta, Manitoba, Western, and McMas-ter against the Gryphons. Guelph’s

two victories came against Mc-Master and Western, proving that Guelph was the strongest repre-sentative from Ontario.

The tournament boiled down to an intense final between Manitoba and Alberta, with the undefeat-ed Manitoba Bisons getting the last rock. Heading into the ninth end, Alberta led Manitoba 7-5 and it looked as if the Alberta Pandas would avenge the last-end loss to Manitoba the day before in the round-robin. That effort collapsed in the ninth and tenth end, with Manitoba scoring two points in

each, ending the championship in dramatic fashion with a 9-7 comeback victory. It was the sec-ond time in just over 24 hours that Alberta lost to Manitoba in the final end. It was the first time since 2010 that a team from outside Ontario won the final.

On the men’s side, Waterloo held off a late surge by the Alber-ta Golden Bears (Alberta’s athletic programs go by two names, the women’s team dubbed the Pandas and the men’s the Golden Bears) to earn the victory, crowning them the 2013 champs. Guelph did not

participate in the men’s side of the tournament.

The Gryphons return home empty handed, but with cause for optimism at the provincial level. Guelph’s victories over McMaster and Western should help locate Guelph as one of the premiere curling teams in the Ontario uni-versity circuit. All is not lost for the members of Guelph’s team, as several team members also com-pete at the club level outside of the university, and plenty of op-portunity awaits the Gryphons in the coming months.

athlete’s briefProfessional athletes pledge support in challenging bans on gay marriage

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At the 2013 NFL Combine in Febru-ary, news leaked that some players were being, or had been asked in the past, the nature of their sexual orientation. While it wasn’t nec-essarily a formal document that had to be filled out, the concern over whether or not a potential professional liked girls, boys, or otherwise provoked the general public and, fortunately, many pro-fessional football players as well.

As the Supreme Court of the Unit-ed States is debating the legality of same-sex couples, it’s been refresh-ing to read about players pledging their support to the LGBTQ commu-nity. Athlete’s Brief is the collective effort of athletes like NFLers Bren-don Ayanbadejo, Chris Kluwe, Scott Fujita, Hunter Hillenmeyer, Adam Podlesh, and Alex Mack. It’s not just football players that have signed on, but other prominent figures in

professional sport like Sean Avery, Rashad Evans, Cheryl Reeve, Re-bekkah Brunson, and Michelle Marciniak.

The group is firm in their support of equal rights for the LGBTQ com-munity, and the leadership of Chris Kluwe and Brendon Ayanbadejo has produced a short document submitted to the Supreme Court showcasing that support.

“For far too long, professional sports have been a bastion of big-otry, intolerance, and small-minded prejudice toward sexual orienta-tion, just as they had been to racial differences decades earlier,” reads the statement.

The document goes on to describe its interest in correcting the actions of Proposition Eight, including a direct appeal to the court system believing that the proposition acts fundamentally against the consti-tution of the country.

The mobilization of professional athletes on this issue is important as it acts as a sign of progress in Amer-ican popular culture in relation to the LGBTQ community. The world of professional sport may be moving towards a culture where individuals

can feel comfortable with their sex-uality, regardless of orientation.

It’s shameful to suggest that only now is the appropriate time to ad-dress the issue of homophobia in sport, but reasonable, intelligent

athletes like Kluwe and Ayanbadejo are paving a path for further equal-ity on the playing field and in the locker room. Given the cultur-al value attributed to professional football players by fans of the game

in the United States, this could be an important first step in correcting public misperceptions on the right to marriage that all free people enjoy, regardless of age, sex, gender, ori-entation, or otherwise.

Many professional athletes have pledged support in their opposition to homophobia in professional sport, a step forward for equality rights for the LGBTQ community in professional sport.

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You put the lime in the coconutCoconut water vs. brand sports drinks

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In 1966, scientists from the Uni-versity of Florida tested a special formula on the school’s football team – the Gators – and they de-veloped a popular workout drink.

Appropriately named “Gato-rade,” the mixture of sugar, water, and salt became popular among athletes, and afterwards similar sports drinks emerged, such as Powerade.

Jeremy Snider, lacrosse player at the U of G for the last four years, says that he and his teammates generally drink Gatorade or Pow-erade during training or games.

“I’ve been drinking it my whole life after sports,” Snider said of the two brands.

However, the appeal isn’t nec-essarily about replenishing those electrolytes.

“I think it’s more of a flavour thing than anything. I know that water would probably do the trick, but I like to have flavour after [a game],” he said, noting his favou-rite is Green Squall Powerade.

Many health enthusiasts have recently switched to using coco-nut water, claiming that because it is natural, potassium-rich, and

super hydrating, it provides a good alternative to sports drinks.

“I wouldn’t say there are many proven benefits, except for hy-dration,” U of G dietician Lindzie O’Reilly said on the nutritional value of coconut water, respond-ing to the fact that it lacks many trace nutrients.

“Coconut water can be good to hydrate [your body] if you’re engaging in moderate activity,” explained O’Reilly. “But if you’re using it in the heat, or an endur-ance event, you’d actually be

better off with Gatorade or Pow-erade that has more carbohydrates and more sodium, which needs replenishing during intense exercise.”

Consumers should also be aware that coconut water as advertised is not always pure, and some brands only have 10 per cent real coconut water in the can. Additionally, this beverage option is expensive and

“not always realistic” on a student budget, says O’Reilly.

Although certain sports drinks have been known to receive bad raps because of their association with sugar, they can be very ben-eficial for athletes.

“There’s a lot of research put into the products and they actu-ally have a really good amount of carbohydrates and amount of so-dium,” O’Reilly said of Gatorade and Powerade. If you are looking for a better sports drink alter-native, you can also mimic such brands and make your own con-coction of honey or maple syrup, and salt.

However, the dietician cautions on consuming sports drinks out-side of their intended contexts.

“I’ve seen a lot of people who are recreational exercisers that use them that don’t need to, or who drink them during that day just as a beverage,” said O’Reilly. “In that case, water is your best bet.”

coconut water has been presented as a potential substitute for athletic beverages like Gatorade. How do the two measure up against each other?

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survey says….Canadians want the government and the food industry to collaborate in reducing sodium levels

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The Canadian Journal of Cardiol-ogy recently released a study that showcased the public’s consensus that the federal government needs to take action on reducing the amount of sodium in commercially available food products. About 80 per cent of the sodium Canadians consume is found in pre-packaged soups, sauces, canned vegetables, and bread.

The survey of 2,603 Canadi-ans found that about 80 per cent of the sample group wanted the government to work with the food industry to reduce sodi-um levels, and more than 80 per cent supported a sodium cap on meals served in daycares, hospi-tals, schools, and other publicly funded facilities.

The study notes that the aver-age Canadian consumes upwards of 3,400 milligrams of sodium per day, more than double the

recommended daily consump-tion of 1,500 milligrams for people aged nine to 50. The survey also found that about 60 per cent of re-spondents were actively trying to reduce their sodium intake.

The federal government has

released guidelines for the food industry’s use of sodium in food products, but many claim these guidelines are too loose and allow for some wiggle-room in the amount of sodium.

So how can we reduce our

sodium intake? Other than avoid-ing fast food altogether, some choices during your next trip to the grocery store could help re-duce sodium intake.

Since salt is used extensive-ly in canning and preserving,

unprocessed foods are the ideal av-enue for reducing salt intake. Fresh or frozen vegetables instead of the canned variety can be a simple fix for avoiding salt in vegetables, while seasoning food with herbs instead of salt can also alleviate the level of sodium one ingests on a daily basis. High sodium prod-ucts like salami and bologna are often available in reduced sodi-um varieties, as are traditionally salt-heavy products like olives and pickles. Regularly high levels of sodium in the body can contribute to kidney disease and undesirable fluid retention.

While regular excess in sodi-um can cause harm to the body, the onus ought to remain on the individual to select healthy food options. It seems to be a bit of a stretch to suggest that the federal government intervene in the use of a seasoning compound; yet the public seems to be clamoring for it. With the widespread availability of sodium-reduced and sodium-free alternatives to the problem items of canned soups, sauces, and veg-etables, it seems that an informed consumer and not federal legis-lature should be the solution for reduced sodium in the Canadian diet.

eighty per cent of canadians support the federal government intervening in the amount of salt used in food products. should the onus lay in the hands of the government, or in the hands of an informed consumer?

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Coconut water can be good

to hydrate [your body] if

you’re engaging in moderate

activity” – Lindzie O’Reilly,

dietician

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achieving your fitness goals for summer 2013Fitness Program supervisor Lynne Skelton-Hayes provides the facts on pursuing a healthier lifestyle

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As the weather improves, the sun begins to shine more, and the lay-ering of clothes becomes less and less of an occurrence, some come to the realization that summer is around the corner and the time to shed those few pounds of winter weight is imminent.

I interviewed Lynne Skelton-Hayes, Fitness Program Supervisor in the Athletics Department at the University of Guelph, spoke about the ways in which we can incor-porate health and fitness into a lifestyle that promotes healthy weight loss and muscle building.

The Ontarion: is there a benefit in diversifying your workout? For ex-ample, if you are cardio heavy and are looking to lose weight, would

a switch over to weights be a good idea? lynne skelton-Hayes: Absolute-ly. Getting fit is about constantly challenging your body and work-ing slightly beyond what you are currently used to. What you do needs to be specific to what you want to achieve. For example if you only do cardiovascular train-ing, you will only improve your cardiovascular fitness. You will not increase your strength/endurance or flexibility unless you specifi-cally challenge yourself by weight training and stretching. In other words, “do the same thing, get the same result. Do something differ-ent, get a different result.”In reference to decreasing body fat or losing weight, the best approach is a combination of car-diovascular training and weight training. Weight training improves your metabolism by increasing your percentage of lean muscle mass. Muscle mass is metaboli-cally active therefore allowing you to burn more calories at work and rest. Cardiovascular training is how you expend (burn) the calo-ries. Very simply if you have more

muscle, you burn more calories while doing cardio. Both are im-perative to success with respect to this goal. O: what do you recommend as the best way to become more in shape as the spring and summer approaches? lsH: There is no best approach for decreasing body fat or losing weight. A combination of cardio three to six times a week, strength training two to three times a week and proper nutrition is the best approach. What you should do within these ranges (guidelines), should be recommended to you by a personal trainer based on age, fitness level and current health status (part of a personal train-ing assessment). Working within these guidelines, a healthy and safe rate of loss is one to two pounds per week. Keep in mind, every-body is different and every body responds to different equipment and training protocols different-ly. The best exercise is one you will do and stick with. Consistency of workouts is also critically impor-tant to success.

O: How important is diet to the process of getting your body in shape? will all be lost if you go out drinking on the weekend? lsH: Diet is crucial. Certainly you can lose weight/body fat by exer-cising alone but you are limited in how far you will progress if you don’t incorporate healthy nutri-tion into your plan. Additionally, the importance of healthy nutrition and exercise goes far beyond just body fat composition and weight loss. You are predisposing yourself to many health risks by not doing either as well. At the end of the day changing body composition and weight loss is all about calories in versus calories out. So if you are exercising and eating healthy, you are going to reach your goals that much more efficiently than if you don’t incorporate both.

In regards to “is all lost if you go out and drink on the weekend,” not if it is once and while. Modera-tion is key. No one can be perfect 100 per cent of the time. Knowing this will take some pressure off. If you don’t realize this, you are set-ting yourself up to fail. The key is to do the right thing the majority

of the time. To this point, I always tell our members to remember

“it is not what you eat and do be-tween Christmas and New Years but more so what you do and eat between New Years and Christ-mas that matters!”

O: what are your thoughts on High intensity interval Training (HiiT) as a means to getting lean? lsH: HIIT is an amazing way to maximize your time and accelerate your impact on body composition changes and weight loss and car-diovascular fitness. The goal of HIIT training is to increase the meta-bolic effect. In other words, when you do HIIT training you achieve an increase in your metabolism for a longer period of time after your workout. The result is, you burn more calories during the work-out but also for a longer period after the workout is done. Post-exercise burn is the highest with HIIT. Caution: it is high intensi-ty interval training therefore this protocol is NOT recommended for someone new to exercise (less than six months of consistent exercise experience).

Healthy bonesUnderstanding osteoporosis and its potential impact on you

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Along with the United States, Canada has cause for concern when it comes to the increasing rates of osteoporosis. Osteoporo-sis is a disease where loss of bone mass can lead to a higher risk of fractures. It occurs most often in elderly populations, affecting fe-males 10 times more than males. In healthy individuals, bones naturally undergo remodelling in response to growth, injuries or increased need for calcium. Similar to a home renovation, old bones are broken down by cells called osteoclasts, which then recruit cells called osteo-blasts to “finish the job” and build new bone structure. For various reasons, this cycle may become disrupted, causing bone to be bro-ken down faster than it is built. Eventually, levels of bone tissue decrease, causing the structure to become brittle and increas-ing risk for fractures, even upon the slightest impact. The result is osteoporosis, which can be diag-nosed in different forms. Primary type is the most common form found in post-menopausal women and elderly populations whereas secondary osteoporosis can occur

at any age, equally in both sexes. Throughout childhood, bone mass usually increases until mid-20s before remaining constant until 35, when it begins to decrease. Usually, by the time osteoporo-sis is diagnosed, significant bone loss has already occurred. The rea-son it occurs later on in life has to do with the aging process. Nutri-tional requirements are actually higher in elderly populations for nutrients like calcium, Vitamin D and protein. However, decreased smell, taste, saliva production, and dentition contribute to less nutritional intake than is required.

statistics One might wonder why we should bother about a disease that won’t affect many until their later stages in life. Why fix something that is not broken? The answer is that osteoporosis is a pressing issue that has been growing here in Canada. Although similar to rickets dis-ease, osteoporosis differs in that a) it is more common, and b) it can be attributed to a wider variety of causes. It is estimated that one in three women will develop osteo-porosis, as well as one in eight men over the age of 50. Studies have provided findings on preventative measures, which have been found to be most effective in young-er populations. Research shows that vigorous exercise does help to slow rate of bone degradation, but its influence may be due to other

reasons than first thought. It is the hope that these populations, in-cluding university students, will consider lifestyle changes that will minimize the risk of developing diseases like osteoporosis.

NutritionNutrition is important in treat-ing osteoporosis at a molecular level where calcium, a major part of bone structure, is critical to maintaining bone health. The daily recommended intake of calcium is 1000 mg/day for younger adults and 1200 mg/day for women and men over the ages of 50 and 70, respectively. These values would approximately equal just over three cups of milk a day. Calcium supplementation has been found to have positive effects on bone mineral density, thus helping to prevent osteoporosis. Vitamin D is also important in maintaining bone structure. The recommended daily intakes are 600IU/day and 800IU/day for men and women over age of 70, respectively. Un-fortunately there are few sources of Vitamin D, with supplementa-tion and sunlight being the two major ones. Dr. Meckling, a pro-fessor with Human Health and Nutritional Sciences department at the University of Guelph, gave a colourful picture of how even sunbathing naked on a roof during months of October to April would produce insufficient intensity of sunlight to synthesize Vitamin D.

Vitamin D also has positive effects on calcium levels and although in-consistent by itself, Vitamin D in combination with calcium intake has been shown to help reduce risk for hip fractures. Vitamin K has also shown promising ef-fects on osteoporosis resulting in its upgrading to Level B status by the World Health Organiza-tion, meaning enough evidence has allowed clinicians to discuss it with their patients, when ap-plicable. Increased protein, fruit and vegetables are also recom-mended for persons with or at risk of bone loss. Excessive intake of alcohol, caffeine, and sodium are associated with decreased bone health and should be limited to moderate intake levels, with al-cohol being potentially beneficial in moderation.

preventionA review of studies done by re-searchers at the University of Washington found that the effect of exercise on bone structure is found to be highly dependent upon the age at which it occurs. Exercise influences growth of periosteum, a layer outside of every bone, which is seen as having the most impact on strengthening bone. The ma-jority of cases reporting periosteal growth has occurred in younger populations undergoing exercise. Although it is not entirely futile in elderly populations, exercise has a diminished effect due to

reasons including decreased abil-ity for physical activity and effects of bone loss due to aging. Thus, it is a good idea to keep exercising while you still can. The review also indicates how treatments involving supple-mentation in combination with exercise can be beneficial par-ticularly in elderly patients. Parathyroid hormone (PTH) is known to increase numbers of osteoblasts which helps to rebuild bone mass. Human recombinant PTH looks promising and has re-cently been approved for clinical use in the United States.

Further research is vital in as-sessing current and potential treatment methods. The review at University of Washington also showed preclinical trials in mice showing potential benefits of sub-stance Cyclosporin A in helping to maintain bone periosteal remodel-ling. Although further research in humans is needed, it presents a future possible treatment. Along with additional studies that ad-dress treatments for bone loss such as PTH, paths have been laid out in order to continue research. Many will question the effort and cost needed to further pursue these sometimes controversial treat-ments for osteoporosis, however, we must consider that the cost might not even measure up to the price we may pay when it is we who are affected.

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: a bigger pictureThree plans for essentially the same thing

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Most students are familiar with the changes to the bus routes made just over a year ago. Love them or hate them, the changes have been heavily discussed and further tweaks have been made to the routes and schedules since

– most notably a return to 20-min-ute rather than 15-minute peak service. What students may not realize is that the original rework-ing of the routes was part of the city’s Transit Growth Strategy that aims to drastically increase rider-ship and improve transit service in the long term.

The city also has plans to in-crease the share of trips made by bicycle within the city. Last month, city council approved a plan to add 280 km of bike lanes to the city’s streets by 2022, and to pave an-other 30 km of off-road trail for cyclists. To further facilitate bike

use, the plan also calls for more bike racks and shelters as well as locker and shower facilities at public and institutional build-ings. Over this time period, the city hopes to achieve an ambitious threefold increase in the number of bike trips. This so-called Cyc-ling Master Plan means on-street parking will be removed to make room for bike lanes on a number of major roads in Guelph: Dow-ney Road, Eastview Road, Grange Road, Starwood Drive, and Ste-venson Street.

With this in mind, it might strike some as ironic that on the very same day, the city announced that it was initiating a Parking Master Plan study for the downtown area.

“Parking impacts all residents of Guelph and is one of the biggest factors in achieving a successful urban area. Too little parking can affect visitation and business vi-ability; while providing too much parking is expensive and can delay our plans to grow the City more efficiently and sustainably,” Al-lister McIlveen, manager of Traffic and Parking, said in a press release

posted to the City of Guelph website.

Of course, the streets that cur-rently stand to lose on-street parking are not downtown, but this scenario still raises an inter-esting question. Essentially, the city has divided planning for one thing – transportation – into three separate processes for three dif-ferent modes of transportation. It’s potentially problematic be-cause all three are linked. If more people are cycling, there may be less need for parking. If there is less parking availability, people may be less likely to drive provided a substantive infrastructure pro-moting cycling and transit use.

Surely the picture is more com-plex than I paint here, but this complexity only furthers the argu-ment for a more integrated look at these issues. Looking at one thing at a time seems prone to scenarios where, in the process of creating a plan, the realization is made that opportunities are constrained by pre-existing plans for different but related issues. We might be mis-sing the bigger picture.

Planning for one mode of transportation will inevitably have repercussions on other modes of transportation, so it’s a wonder their planning is not more integrated.

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brew review:A Pilgrim’s Progress

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Despite many valiant efforts, many beer drinkers continue to guzzle down discount brews as the de facto option for en-joying the beverage. So when a friend brought over an undis-closed number of beers to an undisclosed location at an un-disclosed time, I was surprised to see a lone 473 ml resting peacefully atop the cardboard box housing the swill. Progress is good.

The can proudly displayed its maker, Granville Island Brewing. If you happen to be planning a trip to British Columbia (and you should), plan on spending some time on Granville Island. The island is a unique cultural hotspot in the greater Vancou-ver area and is accessible by a ferry that takes you from the mainland just offshore to the island. Entertainment facilities, cultural events, and fresh mar-kets dominate the island, and the cobblestoned streets and old-world feel lend a great pres-ence to the locale. Vancouver, much like Southern Ontario, is experiencing a craft beer revo-lution, and Granville Island is as good a place to enjoy west-ern Canada’s brewing culture as any. The brewery is open to the public, and offers all of the brewer’s offerings on tap.

The can was full of Granville Island Brewing’s English Bay Pale Ale, the 2011 gold medal winner of the World Beer Cham-pionship under the category of pale ales. It’s easy to see why it won once it’s poured into a glass, where the toffee and caramel coloured brew rests beneath a smooth off-white head. This pale ale serves as a perfect gateway beer to those who have not yet witnessed the nirvana of good craft beer, producing a stiff malt charac-ter that is balanced by a sweet but mild floral character that

is further improved through a mild hop presence. Notes of car-amel and a subtle bitterness give the brew a robust quality that should pleasantly surprise the discount lager drinker.

If you can find this beer on tap, order it. It’s the best way to enjoy this beer since the can robs some of the head char-acteristics that give the draft version a great texture and fin-ish. A great starter beer for the non-craft drinker, and one I find myself ordering more often than not. Indeed, progress is good.

inside Farming: ospCa strikes againGroup of farmers say Human Group “Out Of Control”

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Preventing animal cruelty is a very simple and universal goal held by many people. Pet owners and farmers alike care for their animals on a daily basis and each must maintain a standard of care.

The Ontario Society for the Prevention of Animal Cruelty (OSPCA) is the governing au-thority for protecting animals in Ontario. The OSPCA investigates cases and charges individuals in court. They also operate animal shelters in Toronto and other areas of the province.

In the past four years, however, some disturbing accusations have been made about the group’s activities in the agriculture in-dustry. The provincial OSPCA Act gives police powers to the private organization with no account-ability, no transparency, and none of the restraints that po-lice officers must observe, says Ottawa agricultural lawyer Kurtis Andrews. Kurtis and many other agriculture stakeholders met in Brussels, Ont. to discuss the re-lationship farmers have with the OSPCA. The event was orga-nized by the Ontario Landowners’ Association.

Attaining evidence during raids without a warrant in a police in-vestigation is illegal, and a judge would dismiss the evidence in a court of law. However, this is common practice in an OSPCA investigation.

Another alarming point is that the OSPCA operates off of the fines it distributes to accused perpetrators of animal cruelty. The group sets the fines and can use their profits in whatever way they see fit, including the salaries of their investigators.

In March 2011, an Ottawa area dairy farm was raided by the OSPCA to investigate accusa-tions of animal cruelty. To this day, the Robinson family has not been proven guilty, but they face $720,000 in charges, plus two years of legal fees.

In meetings held by agricul-tural groups earlier this month, Carleton-Mississippi Mills MPP Jack MacLaren stated, “It’s about the money. They need money to pay their wages and the costs to run the organization. It would be a conflict if our police officers had to issue speeding tickets to pay their wages and that’s what they’re doing here.”

Why does a private organiza-tion have super police powers and why can they operate under a clear case of conflict of interest? The question’s been asked, but the jury is still out on the answer.

vanessa TiGnaneLLi

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Tag teaming your applicationsNew ideas for the cover letter/resume duo

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The trouble with most cover let-ters is that they don’t tell a hiring manager how the writer fits with the advertised position. They speak to the applicant’s passion for doing the job, as well as the general skills they possess.

It is often the reason why clients, who even with a well-planned search, do not receive replies.

Frequently the skills refer-enced are ones that everyone applying for the position would also say they possess, such as communication, leadership, problem solving, and conflict resolution skills. Sometimes they don’t even match the skills listed in the posting.

Some letters also tell the reader all they have learned that relates to the job. However, the employ-er is looking for proof that the writer has the knowledge, ex-perience and skills that match the requirements of the job. With-out such a match, an interview would be a waste of time for both parties.

At this stage, the hiring man-ager is often facing a stack of 100

- 200 applications and there is no interest in such a list of relevant or transferable skills, unless the cover letter and resume show the reader what they achieved or accomplished with these skills, related to the posted qualifica-tions. The manager’s role is to decide who should come for an interview and who should be deselected. The criteria used to make this decision is usually what was carefully prepared for the posting.

This means that the applicant’s job is to write to land the inter-view – not the job!

Out of 100 applications about 10 per cent can usually be de-selected because of errors, such as no customization of the ap-plication as a whole, poor format, no cover letter, or being addressed “to whom it may con-cern.” Another ten per cent can be eliminated because the person applying has almost no obvious experience and/or education that relates to the qualifications.

It still leaves 80 applications for the hiring manager to review and not a lot of time. According to CareerBuilder’s 2011 survey of 2,654 hiring managers, most hiring managers spend less than a minute screening each application.

Using this guideline, the pro-cess will use up nearly 90 minutes of the hiring manager’s day,

when at best there is seldom any time to spare. The manager will not have time to make inferences about the transferability of skill or to conduct an analysis of how the bullets under each job on the resume relates to the posting.

The cover letter has to be craft-ed so that the manager will grasp, in a matter of seconds, the match between applicant’s experience and the required qualifications and then be reassured by cor-responding accomplishments detailed in the resume. A concise and compelling resume reinfor-ces and backs up what is said in the cover letter.

Results from the University of Toronto Career Centre’s Em-ployer Resume and Cover Letter Survey suggest that job seekers should target their application to the job and never send gener-ic resumes. As well, they suggest that the content should be hon-est, concise, clear and proof-read. A clean and simple format with bulleted points is preferred over efforts designed to be flashy. They also found that most employers said descriptions of previous jobs should include results.

One of the most important aspects of the cover letter is that it answers the employer’s question: How do you meet or exceed the requirements in the advertisement?

The bullets under each job in the resume complement the let-ter and answer questions such as: how did you do the job bet-ter than anyone else did or than anyone else could have done?; what did you do to make each job your own?; how did you take the initiative?; how did you go above and beyond what was asked of you in your job de-scription?; what special things did you do to make a difference or to streamline or to improve things?; what were you recog-nized for?; what areas did your boss or colleagues say you did exceptionally well in?; and what

are you most proud of? The key to success is to

highlight under each job, the accomplishments that pertain to the posted qualifications so that it shows the patterns of suc-cess expressed in the cover letter.

The consensus among ca-reer professionals is that cover letters should be concise, com-pelling and not more than a page long. From here, there is less consensus on letter for-

mat. Most career professionals would agree on the importance of including an introduction, followed by an argument that is intended to persuade the hir-ing manager why the applicant is a good fit. The letter finishes with an effective closing. The differences in opinion relate to how the argument is formatted with some authors suggesting several paragraphs while others are equally enthusiastic about how short the letter must be.

We propose an adapted ap-proach to what is outlined by

The Five O’Clock Club, an Amer-ican national career coaching organization with a strong rec-ord of success over 25 years.

Our adaptation makes the let-ter more concise. We suggest a one to two line introduction, followed with a statement that gives five very carefully word-ed and bulleted strengths. The strengths speak to the pattern of the writer’s accomplishments as they pertain to the most im-portant qualifications. The letter is closed with a polite “ask” for a personal interview.

There are three advantages of this approach. It fits with today’s style of business com-munication. The letter will show exactly how the writer matches the qualifications and it takes only seconds for the reader to see the fit.

This kind of letter requires that the writer think through what would be relevant to the hiring manager, instead of fill-ing the letter with long winded arguments. The results are very positive when each bullet shows the pattern of the applicant’s ac-complishments, around a major qualification. It might be that the person has a “history of success” in the requirement; or

“recognized for” performance in another qualification. Another bullet might describe “extensive experience in” a highly relevant area. The bullets catch the read-er’s interest because they fit with their screening criteria. The decision to interview the candi-date is an easy one, if the hiring manager flips to the resume to quickly see that the job bullets provide specific evidence of the patterns described in the letter.

No method is fool proof. If your letter and resume are get-ting you interviews then don’t change the format, but if you are not getting replies to carefully targeted positions, then try this method and see just how well it works!

This week in Historyu.s. radioactive Cloud is Deadly war weaponIf the dropping of the atom bomb wasn’t enough to ward off any further developments in the nuclear weapons category, an airplane manufacturer in the U.S. announced on this day in 1948 that the country newly possessed technology that could release a radioactive cloud over a “much larger area than … the atom bomb.” Other bonus features of the weapon were its ability to stay “radioactive for an indefinite period of time” and the fact that it could be spread by the wind. Glenn L. Martin, the spokesper-son for the manufacturer, also bragged to the newspaper about the navy’s perfecting of a guided missile with a honing device and new bacteria weapons. Gotta love the Cold War. (The Globe and Mail – March 25, 1948)

stock exchange admits womenFor 200 years, since the institu-tion’s founding, women were not permitted to work for theLondon Stock Exchange, until this day only 40 years ago. Ac-cording to the news source, “[10] newly elected lady members en-tered the Stock Exchange today on the first working day since their election took place.” How-ever, the newspaper noted that the next step for activists will be “allowing women dealers on to the floor,” so it doesn’t seem like the initial decision was extreme-ly radical. The BBC echoes that belief, stating that it would take 28 more years before “a woman landed one of the most senior posts at the London Stock Ex-change.” (The BBC – March 26, 1973)

u.s. Forces out of vietnam; Hanoi Frees the last p.o.w.After 46,000 soldiers were killed and 300,000 more were wound-ed, the United States finally decided to pull out of Vietnam, patting itself on the back. One general was quoted in the arti-cle below the headline, stating that, “The Army leaves with its chin out and its chest high. It’s done a commendable job,” while General Weyland remarked, “Our mission has been accomplished.” The article discussed the failures of the Americans as well, recall-ing the My Lai massacre and the effects of the fighting on Viet-namese civilians, of whom more than a million were estimat-ed to be causalities in the war. (The New York Times – March 29, 1973)

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pit bull shitAnti-pit bull law doesn’t make sense

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Here in Guelph, and in Ontario as a whole, we pride ourselves on being an accepting, indiscriminate com-munity. And for the most part, we are. But there is one area where we seem to have gone backwards in a progressive society, and I don’t mean in pay equality or overrep-resentation in prisons. I’m talking about breed-specific legislation. The best way I can express what is wrong with laws like the “anti-pit bull law” is to make a human analogy.

Can you imagine the outrage if citizens demanded the execu-tion or severe limitation of certain

“categories” of people whenev-er a crime was committed? Oh, that bank robber was male? Let’s restrict all men from entering On-tario. That woman was assaulted by a taxi driver, you say? We should euthanize all cabbies....

You see what I mean? It would be absolutely preposterous to pun-ish an entire bracket of citizens for the terrible actions of a few of their peers. Depending on the perpetra-tor of the “ban-inducing” offense, penalizing all members that share that characteristic would swift-ly be labeled sexism, racism, etc. When it comes to the breed-spe-cific legislation, it can easily be called, well… breedism.

There are several problems with a statute like this, the first being

that its targets cannot speak up for or defend themselves. I be-lieve it is extremely important to act on behalf of pit bulls (and an-imals in general), because they are vulnerable, and because that vulnerability can easily extend to other areas of society if we are not careful. It’s the “slippery slope” cliche. A “let’s show them we’re doing something” government can

be mixed with power-hunger to make a dangerous concoction of control. Where does it stop?

Secondly, when dogs do attack, it is easiest to respond by focusing on the perpetrator. And in most human cases, that’s where the majority of the blame lies. But we need to make up our minds: if we are the supposed superior species, who possess the control over pets

to determine what and how many we have, then we must also accept responsibility when our pets do something harmful. In my opin-ion, any owner of ANY animal that attacks a person or other animal should be investigated for abuse, neglect, or the teaching of aggres-sive behaviour. All can be likely factors that contribute to a dan-gerous animal.

The exception to this is when an animal is provoked – a highly under-reported factor in the sto-ries of animal attacks. Usually (but not always), when a dog attacks a child, it is because the dog was threatened by some behaviour that may appear invisible to a parent or unrecognized by the youngster. As a person who spends a lot of time with animals, I see this all too often. And it isn’t just children, either: many people are not aware of the various body language dogs give us as a warning. The animal may be in pain, feel threatened, or simply want to be left alone.

Thirdly, and most importantly, pit bulls are not the only dogs (or animals) that attack. A dog of any breed can and will bite if it feels it is necessary. Labs, Shi Tzus, Rott-weilers, Chihuahuas - I’ve seen markings on skin from them all. But the truth is, if we banned a breed every time one of their own acted aggressively, there would be no dogs left. Because just like not all men, or cab drivers are bad, neither are all the individuals of any particular breed.

This type of enactment is the government’s knee-jerk response

to rare attacks. It makes it look like they’re doing something. And they are. But it’s the wrong thing. A piece of paper that bans an animal based on its DNA is not a proper solution. The complex,

misunderstood factors behind un-common attacks mean that the problem of dog aggression will not go away – not until we change our approach to one that is educated and accountable.

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What drew me to journalism, was not Hunter S. Thompson’s uncan-ny talent for situational reporting, nor was it Tom Wolfe’s knack for finding a story in the depths of even the most vacuous cases. For my money, inspiration can come from anywhere and it’s important to cradle it so one day it may form into a passion that sets fire to a ca-reer that challenges and fulfills you. For me, it came from Spider-Man.

It wasn’t his superpowers, or Mary-Jane or even the universe that facilitates such wonder. It wasn’t even that Peter Parker was a journalist. It was good ol’ J. Jonah Jamison, the cantanker-ous, stogie chomping, old codger that gave Peter Parker such a hard time. As a child of the ’90s, I took him to be a great man, to his peers of other normal, non-spidey-sensing people. He was only lack-luster because we, the audience, compared him to Spi-der-Man. I sympathized with the

old man, simply trying to get his idea of New York (that he thought was terrorized by a web-slinging crime fighter) on paper and to the general public. It was admirable and I appreciated that about him: tough and feared by normal people (if only in the world of his office).

Up until recently, this is the idea I had in my head of editors. They were brash, unedited, and bursting with anecdotes about what truly is news-worthy. They’d call you into their office, whilst drinking scotch, and yell obscenities about your writing. They’d say things like, “I need 1200 words on so-and-so,” whoever that was, and the reporter would scamper off in search of the quote that would save their career.

But this isn’t the case. Editors don’t do that. If they did, no one would write for them and if no one writes for them, there is no paper (or any publication, in that respect). What is an editor’s – a manager, supervisor, any authority, really – job then, if not to smoke and yell?

It’s to cultivate.Recently, I’ve had this hit home

for me as some of the volunteers for The Cannon have noted my terse attitude toward their work. I had been very short with my

replies to them, offering little-to-no constructive feedback. I was hoping for loyalty from a de-meanor of aloof criticism, rather than sensitive care. Which person would you rather write for, a cold, unavailable authority, or a com-passionate, user-driven content coordinator?

This is duality plaguing all peo-ple of responsibility and staffing. On one hand, I could demand re-spect, while screaming at Parker to get another photo of Spider-Man. While on the other, if J.J. simply befriended Parker, he’d have gotten the scoop long ago. The heavy-handed approach is simply not necessary and only breeds animosity. It cultivates contempt and apathy. This is a realization that any supervi-sor, manager, and editor should realize.

As the year comes to a close, I have brought up a lot of problems with the university and cultivated a critique I hope to perpetuate for generations through The Cannon.

What I failed to create was a re-lationship. A relationship of give-and-take with the student body, rather than an idea of a proverbial, and flawed, protec-tor of the common student. This is a falsehood of journalism, as we here at the university are all students, together in the pursuit of education. We are all learning, including those student elected to officiate legislature for and by you. Personally, I look to learn from you, rather than speak for you. This is the new direction of The Cannon. I invite you to help us do that.

Chris Carr is Editor-in-Chief of The Cannon. “Inordinate Ord-nance” publishes every Thursday in The Cannon and in The On-tarion. The opinions posted on thecannon.ca reflect those of their author and do not neces-sarily reflect the opinions of the Central Student Association and the Guelph Campus Co-op, or The Ontarion.

“if we are the supposed

superior species … we must also accept

responsibility when our pets do something

harmful.”

“Which person would you

rather write for, a cold,

unavailable authority, or a

compassionate, user-driven

content coordinator?”

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The blame game doesn’t get us anywhereOn March 18, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission sanctioned Macdonell Street bar Vinyl/Jimmy Jazz with a 35-day sus-pension of its liquor licence. The suspension was issued as a result of events involving the bar that precipitated the tragic death of 22-year-old Guelph resident Tonya Saunders in November 2011.

As reported by Guelph Mer-cury, agreed statement of facts in the case state that Saunders approached and entered the bar premises already drunk.

After entering the prem-ises, Saunders consumed more liquor provided through the bar’s

“bottle service,” which involved paying a fee for a bottle of liquor placed and left at the group’s table.

Saunders later “left the premises in a very drunk state,” the agreed statement of facts maintains.

Upon returning home in the early hours of Nov. 18, Saunders fell down stairs, suffering head and neck injuries that induced a coma. Saunders was rushed to Guelph General Hospital and transferred to Hamilton, but died the next day.

Her organs were donated to five recipients, and a funeral was held in Barrie.

Vinyl/Jimmy Jazz will serve the suspension from Sunday, April 28 to 2 a.m. on June 2. Lisa Murray, a spokesperson for the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of On-tario has stated that the length of the suspension was determined through a consideration of several factors, including a previous Li-quor Licence Act violation.

In the wake of the Mercury’s reports on these events, staff at The Ontarion have been ears to varied reactions, and we have questions of our own: What will the owners learn from having their liquor licence revoked for 35 days? Would a longer penaliza-tion be more just? How culpable was the owner of Vinyl/Jimmy Jazz in this situation? How else could Saunders’s death have been prevented?

These questions are not being presented here because we have determined anyone to be more responsible for these events than another, but rather as a method of bringing the complexity of the issues at hand to the attention of our readers.

Once having reached the age of majority in Canada, we are

considered legal adults, and by extension, culpable for our ac-tions. It becomes the assumption that we will be able to exact our best judgment when participating in activities permitted of adults. Assuming Vinyl/Jimmy Jazz was not guilty of any infractions be-yond the one involving Saunders’s acceptance onto its premises on Nov. 18, this would imply that Saunders – joined by a group of friends – was surrounded by others considered capable of ex-acting their own best judgment (and ones who cared for her) on the same evening that she sus-tained her fatal injuries.

The problematic issue with al-cohol is that it carries with it the capacity to debilitate judgment.

Vinyl/Jimmy Jazz is receiving disciplinary action because the Ontario Liquor Licence Act places legal responsibility on all estab-lishments granted a liquor licence not to serve alcohol to customers who are or appear to be intoxi-cated. Still, bars are not where responsibilities end.

That is to say that what hap-pened in November 2011 was a failure shared by more than a local bar.

It is a sensitive issue, but one worth thinking (and acting) on.

These words are not intend-ed to stir guilt nor bring further grief to the friends and family members who are and have been dealing with the death of Saun-ders. Saunders was a real person, the people affected by Saunders’s passing are real people, and they are dealing with the aftermath of Nov. 18, 2011 in the ways real people have to. The death of their loved one, child, peer, student, and co-worker, is not a hypo-thetical situation. These people have been forced to endure an emotional gauntlet and we can only hope that their scars will heal soon.

The fact stands that on the night of their friend’s death, peo-ple were looking out for Saunders, and it wasn’t enough.

If there is anything we can take away from this story, it is that no amount of care taken can be con-sidered too extreme when going out for a night of fun.

If you’re going out, look out for one another. If you think your friend’s had too much of a sub-stance, speak up. If you’re going out and you don’t trust you’ll be able to access your best judgment,

make sure you’ll have someone around whom you trust that will be able to. Even if your friend’s made it home and they’re a little

worse for wear, help see them in and make sure they’re safe before heading home.

We’re all in this together.

Jimmy Jazz and The vinyl will have their liquor licences revoked from april 28 to June 2 due to their involvement in saunders’ passing.

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nate Blair’s Whiteface cockatiel, roux, has quite the adventurous past. Having freed himself from a previous

home, he lived in the wild for who knows how long, until one day he landed on a recess supervisor’s outstretched finger in collingwood. With no one else willing to adopt the bird, nate gladly took him in. roux has nearly perfect pitch, and when

he’s not whistling at beautiful female passersby, he is singing the andy Griffith theme song.

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Thursday march 28Dancetheatre David Earle Of-fers Easter Sacred Dance. 7pm at Harcourt Church, 87 Dean Ave. Admission by donation with proceeds going to Chalm-ers Community Services Centre. A donation of healthy non-perishable food would also be appreciated. Reservations can be made online or at the studio, 519-837-2746. www.dtde.ca

University of Guelph Jazz Ensem-ble with conductor Ted Warren. 8pm at Manhattans Pizza Bistro and Music Club, 951 Gordon St. $2 cover charge at the door. For more information, visit www. uoguelph.ca/sofam/events

Neuroplasticity and Learn-ing Disabilities with Barbara Arrowsmith-Young. A free, pub-lic presentation. Author of the

international bestseller The Woman Who Changed Her Brain, and founder of Arrowsmith School and the Arrowsmith Program. 7:30-9pm at Guelph Community Christian School, 195 College Ave. W.

Boarding House Gallery Ex-hibition “Stranger Stranger” Opening Reception. 2pm, 6 Dublin St. S. Exhibit runs from March29-April 27, 2013. Board-ing House Gallery Hours are Tues-Fri 12-5pm; Sa t 9am-3pm. www.uoguelph.ca/sofam/boarding-house-gallery

Carousel presents: Poetry Open Mic & Reading Come take part in the literature community. Bring original work to read and share. Wheelchair & scooter Accessible at the Red Brick Cafe 77 West-mount Rd.

Interested in being a veterinar-ian? Animal lover just interested in learning more? OVC Mini Vet School every Thursday in March (March 7-28) offers 2 lectures a night on topics from animal wel-fare to anatomy! Register at www.ovcminivetschool.ca

saturday march 30University of Guelph Contem-porary Music Ensemble with conductor Joe Sorbara. Macdon-ald Stewart Art Centre, 358 Gordon St. $5 cover charge at the door. For more information, visit www. uoguelph.ca/sofam/events.

monday april 1Guelph Hiking Trail Club. Ignatius Jesuit Centre Hike. 1 of 5 2 km, 1 hr. Level 1. Slow. Catherine Don-nelly Walk - Stations of the Cross & of the Cosmos. Meet in park-ing lot by the Labyrinth and Jesuit

Cemetery for a 6:30pm departure. Leader: Vanessa Hyland, 519-821-5335, [email protected]

Tuesday april 2Buddhist Meditation Class- Sim-ple, practical methods to improve the quality of our life and de-velop inner peace. Drop in class 7-8:30pm at St. Matthias Anglican Church, 171 Kortright Rd. W. $10. www.kadampa.ca

the paTio: A confidential, non-judgmental group for trans, genderqueer or questioning people and SOFFAs (Significant Others, Friends, Family and Allies) to meet and share resources, stories, ex-periences and support. At Out On The Shelf at 141 Woolwich Street, Unit 106 E-mail: [email protected]

wednesday april 3To celebrate Archives Aware-ness Week, the McLaughlin library presents the official un-veiling of the Sleeman Collection and dedicated website. 2:30pm at McLaughlin Library, Academ-ic Town Square. RSVP by April 1st to [email protected] . For more information visit www.lib.uoguelph.ca/about.

Kazoo! Fest 2013. Kazoo! returns for 6th annual festival with 5 days of art and music, April 3-7. Fea-turing 26 musical performances, multimedia art installations, a Print Expo, and much more. At venues and locales throughout downtown Guelph. Details: www.kazookazoo.ca

Friday april 5University of Guelph Concert Winds Ensemble ‘Winds of Change’ with Conductor John Goddard at Harcourt United Church, 87 Dean Ave., Guelph 8pm. Tickets $10 general admission; $5 students/seniors. www.uoguelph.ca/sofam/

saturday april 6Action Read’s Poetry and Music Fundraiser ‘For the Love of Words’ takes place 7:30pm at the Boat-house, 116 Gordon St. Tickets $15, available at the Bookshelf, Action Read and at the door. Informa-tion: 519-836-2759 or visit www.ActionRead.com. All proceeds go to Action Read’s literacy/numer-acy programs.

University of Guelph Choirs pres-ent PARADISE FOUND with special guests Guelph Chamber Choir and Guelph Chamber Players. 8pm at Church of Our Lady, 28 Norfolk St. Tickets $15 ($10 students/se-niors). Tickets available in advance by calling 519-824-4120 x52991 or at the door starting at 7pm.

sunday april 7University of Guelph Chamber Ensemble with Conductor Henry Janzen in MacKinnon room 107

(Goldschmidt Room). 3pm. Free

Admission, everyone welcome. www.uoguelph.ca/sofam/

Guelph Symphony Orchestra - Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 - Final Concert of 2012/13 Season. 3pm at the River Run Centre. www.guelphsymphony.com/concerts/

saturday april 13 Dublin St. Church 19th Annual Fine Art Show & Sale. 10am-4pm, cor-ner of Dublin St./Suffolk St. Free Admission. Over 30 artists. Lunch available. www.dublin.on.ca

Habitat for Humanity Wellington Dufferin Guelph Women Build sec-ond annual Girls’ Night Out event. Appetizers, drinks, dancing, live DJ, fashion show, silent auction, zumba class, Pink Vendor Shops, wellness services and much more! Tickets: $40, proceeds go towards our Women Build project. 7pm at Holiday Inn Guelph Hotel and Conference Centre. www.habi-tatwellington.on.ca/

ongoing:The Art of Zhen Shan Ren Interna-tional Exhibition Comes to Guelph Civic Museum, 52 Norfolk St. for two weeks from March 27 to April 11, 2013 (closed March 29 & April 1), open daily from 1-5pm.

The City of Guelph is looking for volunteers to clean-up Guelph roadways during the tenth an-nual Clean & Green Community Clean Up taking place Saturday, April 20. Register by April 12 to participate in this year’s city-wide clean-up. Register at 519-837-5628 x 3305 or register online at http://guelph.ca/event/annual-guelph-clean-green-community-clean-up/

Guelph Food Bank Spring Food Drive. March 20th to April 7th. Goal: 80,000lbs of non-perish-able food itemsNon-perishable donations can be dropped off at Local Grocery Stores, Fire Halls and Guelph Food Bank at 100 Crimea Street.

Macdonald Stewart Art Centre Ex-hibitions by Canadian artists: ‘Phil Bergerson: American Shards’ runs until to April 14. ‘Vessna Perun-ovich: Line Rituals & Radical Knitting’ runs until March 31. MSAC 358 Gordon St. 519-767-2661 www.msac.ca

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