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CONCRETE BEACH STUDENT ACTION
RAINY DAY RALLY. Nearly 100 people congregated on Concrete Beach yesterday afternoon in a rally serving the dual purpose of supporting Western student Irnes Zeljkovic and his fam-
ily as well as protesting police brutality. Zeljkovic was arrested by campus and London police in the Social Science Centre on Oct. 14.
Protest rally condemns police brutality
Western student preparing to file charges against parties involved in SSC takedown
By Mike Hayes and
Lauren Pelley
Gazette Staff
After hundreds of thousands of
views on YouTube brought nation-
al media attention to his case,
Irnes Zeljkovic has expressed an
interest in bringing charges
against the University of Western
Ontario.
The 22-year-old’s controversial
arrest on Oct. 14 –– and subsequent
public outcry –– has resulted in
Western administration defending
the actions of campus police ser-
vices and many students debating
whether the use of force seen in the
video was appropriate.
Zeljkovic’s attorney Phillip Mil-
lar has indicated his client will be
bringing suit against the parties
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involved in the incident. Millar has
also been retained to defend
Zeljkovic against his criminal
charges, which include resisting
arrest, assaulting a peace officer
and escaping custody.
“Right now, the first priority is
for us to take care of the charges
against him,” Millar said. The attor-
ney indicated his client’s lawsuit
has yet to be filed, but will likely
involve both London and campus
police services, along with the Uni-
versity itself.
The probable lawsuit comes on
the heels of an announcement by
Western administration that they
would be seeking an independent
review of the arrest by former
provincial police commissioner
Gwen Boniface.
Yesterday also marked an on-
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campus rally in support of
Zeljkovic. Around 100 individuals
congregated in the cold on Con-
crete Beach, some holding signs
condemning police brutality.
“We were hoping to show we
didn’t forget what happened three
weeks ago,” one of the event’s orga-
nizers, fourth-year engineering stu-
dent Sead Ferhatovic, said.
He expressed support for the
anticipated external police investi-
gation of the incident, adding, “It’s
good that everything is getting on
track.”
Reading a letter from the Con-
gress of North American Bosniaks,
social science student Dzeneta Tro-
kic expressed the organization’s dis-
approval of the manner in which
Zeljkovic was arrested.
“[The incident] has damaged
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the reputation of the […] police in
the eyes of the community and the “We were hoping to
rest of the world,” Trokic read.
Tom Murphy, a Western sociolo- show we didn’t forget
gy professor, spoke at the rally in what happened three
support of his former student. “He’s
one of the most gentle persons I
weeks ago.”
know,” Murphy said. — Sead Ferhatovic,
As for Zeljkovic’s condition, Mil- Event organizer and
lar explained his client is still fourth-year engineering student
under medical care. Millar noted it
was not his client’s physical
injuries which have led to his “[The incident] has
extended medical care, but rather damaged the reputation
an examination for potential men-
tal conditions.
of the […] police in the
“The state of mind [Zeljkovic] eyes of the community
was in at the time of the incident is
undiagnosed as of yet, but he was
and the rest of the
obviously stressed and agitated,” world.”
Millar said. “He was not acting as — Excerpt from a letter written by the
his normal self.” Congress of North American Bosniaks
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NEWSBRIEFS
Driving us crazy
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pared to wait.
The DriveTest strike is continu-
ing into its 11th week, marking just
under three months of no licensing
or testing. Pressure is mounting on
both sides to reach an agreement,
with a Facebook page with 8,000
members leading the way.
During Tuesday’s question peri-
od at Queen’s Park, Andrea Hor-
wath, MPP for Hamilton Centre for
the New Democratic Party, asked
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why Premier Dalton McGuinty was
ignoring new drivers.
Serco DES, owner of DriveTest,
bought the rights to provide driver
testing from the province in 2003.
The employees, represented by
United Steelworkers Union Local
9511, went on strike Aug. 21.
On Nov. 2, DriveTest tabled a
final offer to the Union.
“DriveTest has made significant
concessions in order to end this
strike and end the harm it is caus-
ing the public,” Paul Dalglish, man-
aging director of DriveTest, said.
While the union is recommend-
ing members reject the offer, they
are still putting it up for vote this
week.
Drivers whose G1 licence has
expired or those who required a
written examination or road test
during the strike have been given
an extension until July 1, 2010.
Most other drivers are able to
renew their license through the Dri-
ver and Vehicle Licence Office.
—Justin D’Angelo
Cardiovascular researcher
honoured
Robarts Research Institute at West-
ern announced the 2009 recipient
of the J. Allyn Taylor International
Prize in Medicine.
This year’s prize was awarded to
cardiovascular researcher Garret
FitzGerald, a professor from the
University of Pennsylvania, for his
contributions to the field of cardio-
vascular health.
“[FitzGerald] is a brilliant scien-
tist and his exceptional leadership
in cardiovascular research makes
him a most deserving recipient,”
Murray Huff, a member of the
selection committee for the Taylor
Prize, commented. “[FitzGerald’s
research] has resulted in dramatic
and significant changes to clinical
practice.”
He was the first scientist to dis-
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scribed Vioxx, actually increases the
risk of heart attack and stroke. His
research also contributed to the
everyday use of Aspirin as a method
to prevent heart disease.
FitzGerald presented his latest
research at the Taylor Cardiovascu-
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POST-SECONDARY FUNDING
Brain drain one of
primary fears related
to lack of funding
By Jaela Bernstien and
Jared Lindzon
Gazette Staff
The federal government has
recently come under fire for
what critics are calling a lack of
funding for post-secondary
research.
At the centre of the criticism
is the Knowledge Infrastructure
Program — a federal initiative,
which allocated $2 billion in
funding to support infrastruc-
ture enhancement at post-sec-
ondary institutions as part of
Canada’s 2009 economic stimu-
lus plan.
Most of the funds are being
spent on deferred maintenance
and upgrades such as re-roofing
and repairing air conditioning
systems, according to a press
release from the Canada Associ-
ation of University Teachers.
“The government is giving all
of this money to physical infra-
structure and is providing no
money for human infrastruc-
ture,” James Turk, executive
director of CAUT, said.
He criticized the government
for misrepresenting what the
KIP funding would be used
towards. By the end of October,
only 41 per cent of the funding
had been used for research-
related infrastructure, according
to CAUT.
However, on Industry Cana-
da’s website, an outline of eligi-
ble projects for KIP funding
includes upgrades to building
systems associated with
research laboratories such as
heating, ventilation and air-con-
ditioning systems.
At Western, KIP funding went
towards paying for half of the
new $100 million Richard Ivey
School of Business building — a
choice ultimately made by the
government, not Western.
“All together I think we sub-
mitted six projects to the federal
government, and they chose the
ones they wish to support,” Fred
Longstaffe, vice-president acad-
emic, said.
Although Longstaffe is grate-
ful for the funds the University
received, for some professors at
Western this is not enough.
“The buildings aren’t very
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useful unless you have quali-
fied people working in them,”
noted James Compton, vice-
president of Western’s faculty
association.
Another concern raised by
CAUT is the lack of funding for
research might drive away
Canada’s top scientists.
“At a time when the [United
States] council is spending $13
billion on research […] we’re in
real danger in Canada of losing
our top scientists,” Turk said.
Scott Ernst, professor and
head of the division of medical
oncology at Western affirmed he
has seen colleagues leave Cana-
da for the United States.
“Very worthwhile projects
aren’t getting funded, not
because of a lack of scientific
merit, but because of the lack of
funding,” he said.
In an analysis of the KIP pro-
gram, the office of the Official
Opposition Critic for Infrastruc-
ture, Cities and Communities
voiced concerns that the alloca-
tions of infrastructure funding
were biased.
The analysis of the KIP pro-
gram claimed that, in the avail-
able national picture, colleges
and universities hosted by Con-
servative MPs were given 33 per
cent more on a per student basis
than those in Liberal ridings —
a gap of almost $250 million.
“The Liberal government
would have involved objective
people in making [funding]
decisions; we would have made
them public and transparent
[…] We would not have built in
a partisan bias into knowledge
infrastructure,” Opposition crit-
ic Gerard Kennedy said.
According to Longstaffe,
Western is grateful for any fund-
ing it receives from the govern-
ment.
“It would have been great to
get more money to [complete all
of Western’s top priority pro-
jects], but you can look at it as
the cup half full or half empty;
I’m just grateful we got the fund-
ing that we did,” he said.
Industry Canada, which
oversees the Knowledge Infra-
structure Program, could not be
reached for comment as of
Wednesday evening.
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Timing of strikes troublesome
McMaster, Nippissing, U of T still negotiating
By Stuart A. Thompson and
Meagan Kashty
Gazette Staff
You could call it the season of
strikes.
Western librarians avoided a
strike last week after a tentative deal
was reached with administration.
Now three more universities are
facing strike situations.
Teaching and research assistants
at McMaster University were on the
picket lines this week after rejecting
what administration called its best
offer, which included a pay bump
to $39.40 per hour.
Sessional faculty at the Univer-
sity of Toronto are also ready to hit
the pavement as their Nov. 9 strike
deadline approaches.
At Nipissing University, faculty
voted in favour of a strike on Tues-
day as negotiations fizzled.
While this recent pattern of
strikes falls in line midterm season,
officials explained this is uninten-
tional.
The trend is the result of the
timeline for contract negotiations,
which begins during the summer
and often climaxes several months
into negotiations, causing an
impasse just as midterm season
rolls around.
“It’s not our goal to have them in
the midterm season, it just sort of
happens,” Derek Sahota, bargain-
ing member of CUPE 3906 at
McMaster, said.
Andrea Farquhar, director of
public and government relations
for McMaster, said it’s common for
bargaining to continue after con-
tracts expire. This leaves instructors
working without formal agree-
ments.
She added the negotiation
process happens in sequence, so
each side must follow an outlined
procedure before a strike is an
option.
“[Faculty and administration]
start negotiating well in advance of
the contracts expiring,” Laurie
Stephens, director of media rela-
tions at U of T said. “I know we’ve
been negotiating for about five
months.”
Nipissing faced a similar situa-
tion this week, as more than eight
months of bargaining resulted in a
95.8 per cent vote in the strike’s
favour.
During strike season last year,
tensions at York University were
escalating between union workers
and administration as December
approached. CUPE 3903 — which
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represents contract faculty and
teaching assistants at York — hit the
picket lines for an unprecedented
three-month strike while students
were locked out of class.
Farquhar argued the situation at
York may have set a precedent for
what people expect from university
strikes. However, she was quick to
point out the differences.
“For one thing, York was closed
during the strike while [McMaster
is] still open,” she said. “Their class-
es were discontinued, ours are not.”
The recession has not made the “Most universities are
situation any easier. taking a pretty hard line
“Bargaining has become very
difficult,” James Turk, executive in bargaining, saying
director for the Canadian Associa-
tion of University Teachers, said.
they’re in tough finan-
“Most universities are taking a pret- cial situations whether
ty hard line in bargaining, saying
they’re in tough financial situations
they are or not.”
whether they are or not.” — James Turk,
Robert Ramsay, chair of CUPE Executive director of Canadian Association
3902 at U of T, claimed universities of University Teachers
always cite a lack of funds, regard-
less of the cause.
“We hear this every single time CUPE’s requests, while Farquhar
we go to universities with maintained administration is giv-
demands,” Ramsay said. “This time ing the union ample time to recon-
the iteration is the recession. Last sider their offer.
time it was restructuring the facul- Similarly, while the president of
ty budgets. It’s just a new version of Nipissing noted the importance of
the same story.” averting a strike, the Nipissing Uni-
Despite differences between versity Faculty Association has said
parties, one similarity is apparent any offer from administration has
on both sides — the desire to reach fallen short of the mark.
an amicable agreement without While unions and administra-
conceding too much. tions continue to hash out the
Sahota showed frustration with details, students are left in a wave of
McMaster’s refusal to bend to uncertainty.
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Learning with
Facebook LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Did you know?
Yesterday the BBC reported on a study that claims incor-
porating social networking websites such as Facebook and Sickies should want to be sympathetic to what sick stu-
dents are going through, I have to
Second Life into academics is helping to reduce college restrain myself from telling off extreme- The Gazette looks back this week to
dropout rates in the United Kingdom. Western is slowly
warming to the trend — a media, information and tech-
stay home, not ly sick people I see around campus. They
are not only compromising their own
1990 when a group of Saugeen-Mait-
land Hall residents had their fishy
noculture course is taught completely on Second Life.
The university routine is pretty simple: eat, sleep, worth the risk safety by overexerting themselves, but
they are also putting the rest of us at risk.
United Way fundraiser shut down.
Seven male students from 9-
check Facebook, repeat. So why aren’t universities taking For the good of public mental and phys- Upper were thinking outside the tank
more advantage of everyone’s favourite social network- To the editor: ical health I beg you, ill students, to stay when they offered to swallow live
ing website to connect students with professors? I understand that academic pressures at home. goldfish in an effort to raise money
There’s no doubt Facebook is convenient for students. are at an all time high at this point in the —Alanna Mager for the annual United Way campaign.
Ninety-nine per cent of them have it and use it regularly. year, but paranoia about the H1N1 is English IV Participants paid $1 to try and
If course materials were on the site, it may even do the also growing and students are trying catch the bait with their bare hands
unthinkable and encourage students to get a leg up on their best to stay healthy during cold and in less than 10 seconds and if suc-
their studies.
The biggest advantage of individual classes having
flu season.
Sitting in class this morning, I found
Midterms cessful, one of the event organizers
would swallow the fish whole.
Facebook pages would be the ability for students in a myself about three seats away from an “There were nearly 50 people
common class to interact with each other and share infor-
mation. Study groups could be formed through these
extremely ill student who was coughing
violently and frequently for the duration
cause more around and we had barely begun.
People loved it,” Sanjay Gandhi, a par-
online forums and the minute questions that flood the of a two-hour lecture. Later that after-
inboxes and grey the hair of professors could be answered
student-to-student.
noon, a different student, who looked
closer to green than tan, sat in another
frustration ticipant in the event, told the Gazette.
A total of five fish were consumed
and $20 was raised for the campaign,
Western currently spends a lot of money on WebCT, one of my classes, grumbling about how Re “Midterms prompt policy discussion” but despite the enthusiasm, the
which attempts to fill this role. However, the interface is ill they felt when the professor called on Oct. 29, 2009 fundraiser was short lived.
clunky and difficult to use. them. Time and time again, taking the After less than 10 minutes, resi-
Using Facebook to interact with professors would also Richmond bus packed with students, I To the editor: dence manager Gary Robertson
be convenient for students who live far from university have people cough on me, I see people In light of recent midterm policy discus- threatened the organizers with evic-
grounds and have to go out of their way to get to campus wipe their noses and then hold the bus sions, I would like to express a frustration tion if they did not cease the fish-eat-
for office hours. pole and, worst of all, just sneeze right regarding the scheduling of midterms ing immediately.
This study also calls into question the purpose of in- into the air with no regard about where outside of the regular class schedule. “He took me aside and said ‘You
person office hours. Now that we have instant communi- their snot is flying. This year I have had several midterms may have put yourself in jeopardy,’”
cation technologies we can connect professors with stu- Most of us have been that sick stu- scheduled during hours that conflict Evan Wailoo, another participant,
dents under more comfortable, flexible circumstances. dent, pushing their limits. I know I sure with my other classes. It is expected that explained to the Gazette. “After that
Office hours could be held online, with students able to have. You have a test or exam coming up, I do not attend class to accommodate the we just shut it down. I didn’t want to
run ideas by their professors from their bedrooms. you don’t want to miss class, so you sit midterm scheduling. To further my frus- get evicted.”
On the other hand, getting to know your professors in sniffling and sneezing trying to get down tration, it has not been regular lectures However, when asked about the
face-to-face circumstances often allows for a better devel- a few notes through a cough-syrupy that I have been forced to miss, but lab- legitimacy of the eviction threat, Susan
oped teacher-student relationship. Internet communica- haze. I get it, I really do, but at this point oratories. I do not believe that the Uni- Grindrod, director of housing in 1990,
tion technologies tend to take the genuineness and in time when so many people are on the versity would usually advocate skipping said although she was not familiar
authenticity out of interaction. edge of their seats waiting to find out class, but apparently when it comes to with the incident, it was unlikely
And whatever happened to solving problems on your when the H1N1 vaccine will be available midterms, skipping is mandatory. Robertson would have been able to
own? Having a professor literally at student’s fingertips for the general public, you need to just —Erica Beatty evict residents on such grounds.
can discourage independent thought and encourage stu- stay in bed and get well. As much as I Kinesiology IV Despite the controversy, students
dent apathy. In being constantly connected to their pro- deemed the fundraising effort a suc-
fessors, students run the risk of being coddled. cess.
Posting content online may also prompt more stu- “Everyone was doing the same old
dents to skip class — a trend that is already a problem on thing to raise money,” Brook Gardner,
most university campuses. another participant said. “We wanted
The best thing to do is give professors the option of Letters to the editor… people to at least get entertained for
using Facebook, Second Life, or whatever social technol- their dollar.”
ogy they feel comfortable embracing to help students. It so easy 14 year olds can do it! As for the fish that weren’t con-
couldn’t hurt. But we cannot use new technologies as an sumed during the event, their tale
excuse to completely abandon face-to-face interaction.
Digital forums should complement personal commu-
gazette.opinions@uwo.ca was short lived as well. Organizers
said they were consumed at a Hal-
nication and be used to enhance the university experi- loween party later that evening.
ence — it should not act as the be all and end all.

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Chekhov plays come to life in Conron Hall
English department prepares for annual production with emphasis on characters
By Kate Wilkinson
Gazette Writer

To the dismay of Western’s theatre

enthusiasts, the official academic
drama program was abolished over
a decade ago in an effort to funnel
resources into more populated arts
and humanities programs.
Despite this setback, an ener-
getic and dedicated theatre com-
munity continues to thrive on cam-
pus. This is exemplified by this
year’s English department produc-
tion — a selection of three works by
Russian playwright Anton Chekhov.
Jo Devereux, an English professor,
directs the production.
The production will feature
Chekhov’s tragicomedy Uncle
Vanya in combination with one of
two single act plays. The Bear will
be shown during the first set of per-
formances on Nov. 6, 7 and 11, and
The Proposal during the second set,
on Nov. 12, 13 and 14.
While not sharing any plot con-
nections with one another, all three
plays were written during the
height of Chekhov’s popularity in Charlotte Guerlotté/Gazette
the late 19th century and serve as GRAND GESTURES. Cast members of the English department’s production of three Anton Chekhov plays rehearse in Conron Hall. Opening
prime examples of the playwright’s night is Nov. 6.
ability to combine comic absurdity
with melancholic undertones. try home and chronicles the interac- The emphasis on characters in these particular Chekhov selections tained level of interest Western’s
“We’ve taken the strength of tions amongst a quirky set of charac- all three plays makes the intimate call for an ensemble cast, the pro- theatrical productions despite the
Chekhov’s farces and combined it ters, each dealing with their own per- performance space of University duction has about 14 actors drawn lack of an official drama program.
with the strength of his tragicomic sonal dilemmas and eccentricities. College’s Conron Hall an appropri- from Western’s student and staff The English department’s pro-
writing, so you really get to see the The Bear and The Proposal focus on ate venue for showing Chekhov’s populations and represents several duction of Chekhov’s works opens
best two sides of his art in one the comedy of courtship, each fea- work. The crew decided to adhere to faculties on campus. on Friday in Conron Hall, room 224
night of performance,” Devereux turing a couple who spend the minimal set decoration and simple Those who have attended other of University College. Tickets are still
explained. majority of their time arguing, which 19th century costumes in an effort campus productions in the past will available on the main floor of the
Set in rural Russia in the 1890s, some might say is an indication of to promote interaction between the be able to spot some familiar faces University Community Centre for
Uncle Vanya revolves around a coun- their true affection for one another. audience and the performers. As in the cast, a testament to the sus- $10, or for $15 at the door.

Song Show unites pop music and video art

Western professor co-curated multi-media exhibit in Artlab
By Maddie Leznoff
Gazette Staff
Popular music and art have come
together in the media-oriented
exhibit Song Show in the Artlab at
Western’s Visual Arts Centre.
The display has been open to
the public since last Thursday and
is composed of eight video art-
works created by high-profile inter-
national media artists to accompa-
ny popular songs such as Britney
Spears’ “I’m a Slave 4 U” and Led
Zeppelin’s “Stairway To Heaven”.
The videos play on eight screens
scattered around the Artlab. Visitors
are encouraged to explore the
space and enjoy the works with
headphones attached to each indi-
vidual piece.
The exhibit is co-curated by
Western professor Daniela Sneppo-
va and Ryerson new media profes-
sor Kathleen Pirrie Adams. It is
being held at Western because it
was the Artlab’s architecture that
served as the initial inspiration for
the exhibit.
Corey Stanford/Gazette “It’s the architecture that began
TAKE A LISTEN. Song Show, an exhibit co-curated by Western professor our conversations,” Sneppova says.
Daniela Sneppova, is currently on display at the Artlab in the John Labatt “It’s a beautiful round building on
Visual Arts Centre. the outside into which the very
conservative standard of the white
cube has been placed as a shape for
an exhibition space.”
Sneppova and Adams’ shared
passion for popular music also
motivated this particular exhibit.
“Music is an important element
of culture and society,” Sneppova
says. “It bridges the public and pri-
vate boundary. The same song can
mean many things to different peo-
ple.”
The popularity of the featured
songs wasn’t the sole criteria for
their inclusion in the project — the
artists’ interpretations were a cru-
cial aspect.
“We chose the works not based
on song, but on each artist’s
reworking of their chosen piece of
music,” she explains. “The relation-
ship between art and music is not a
new history. The works in […] Song
Show may offer another layer of
meaning to the songs presented.”
For Sneppova, Song Show
reflects her joint position in the fac-
ulty of information and media
studies and visual arts, and she says
both faculties have offered great
support for the project.
Susan Edelstein, director of the
Artlab, also notes the importance of
the show. “It’s definitely one of the
biggest exhibits we’ve had this
year,” she says. “The subject
appeals to such a wide range of stu-
dents.”
A symposium called “Twisted
Covers” will take place prior to the
opening reception of Song Show on
Friday. The discussion of cover
songs will explore popular music in
even greater detail.
The panel of speakers includes
media, information and technocul-
ture professors Norma Coates, Keir
Keightley and Jonathan Burston, as
well as Michael Paul Britto, a New
York filmmaker and installation
artist. Britto is giving a free talk
tonight and will host a video work-
shop on Saturday.
See Song Show at the Artlab in
the VAC until Nov. 20. The gallery is
open Monday-Friday from 12-6
p.m. and 12-8 p.m. on Thursday.
The opening reception is 5-8 p.m.
Friday, with the “Twisted Covers”
symposium from 1-5 p.m. Both
events are free. Michael Paul Britto’s
talk is in room 100 of VAC tonight at
8 p.m. and his video workshop is
Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with
limited enrolment. See www.song-
show.org for more information.
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Attack in Black appreciate old, embrace new ON DISC

Welland band shows appreciation for Canadian music, Asian pears

By Nicole Welsh
Gazette Writer

Classifying Attack in Black presents

a bit of a challenge. They do not
identify with a particular genre, as
they have drawn inspiration from a
wide range of artists such as Bruce
Springsteen, Ramones and Henry
Miller. The band grew up listening
to punk and hardcore, but found a
lack of inspiring and creative punk
bands.
“Today, I don’t even know what
the punk scene is anymore,” says
Spencer Burton, the band’s gui-
tarist. “Everything is so mish
mashed and jumbled. You have
bands, for example, like Alexison-
fire, who are a punk band in my
opinion — they’re on the top 30 on
MuchMusic. It’s awesome that a
band like that is influencing people,
but on the other hand, I always
thought that punk was about not
letting that kind of thing happen
and really digging to find music.”
Attack in Black appreciate the
old and embrace the new. They
acknowledge their first radio hit,
“Young Leaves,” gave them expo-
sure within the Canadian music
industry. However, Burton
expressed they have developed
musically over the last three years.
“We don’t even really sound like
that anymore. We don’t play a lot of
those old songs at our shows,” he
says. “Bands naturally evolve all the
time into something different, and
if they didn’t, they would not be a
band.”
Since signing with Dine Alone
Records back in 2006, Attack in
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Black have released three full length
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(By One Thousand Fingertips), last
March. When asked about their
albums’ Canadian content, Burton
believes being from this country
definitely has an impact on how
they write music.
“I’m not going to speak for our
whole band, but I think that Cana-
dian music is among some of the
best music in the world. I love
Canadian music,” Burton says. “I do
think that being from Canada does
have [an] influence on your music
— it made me see the world differ-
ently than people from other places
who experience other things.”
The fourth track on Years, “The
Greater Niagara Circle Route,”
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makes reference to their home-
town.
“Welland is between St.
Catharines and Niagara Falls, but
it’s referred to as the Niagara
region,” Burton says. “It’s a nice
area. I really don’t mind it.”
Attack in Black is currently on
tour with Dog Day, a band from
Halifax. “It is a small East Coast
tour,” Burton explains. “We are
thinking about a West Coast one
coming up this winter. I feel like I
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MUSTANGS FIELD HOCKEY
Shoot-out ends in heartbreak for Mustangs
By Arden Zwelling
Gazette Staff
University of Toronto Varsity Blues
field hockey head coach John DeS-
ouza couldn’t have asked for a bet-
ter birthday present.
“Tomorrow’s my birthday, so it
was really nice of the girls to chip in
and get me this,” DeSouza said after
watching his team beat the Western
Mustangs 2-1 in the Ontario Uni-
versity Athletics field hockey semi-
finals.
With the win, the Blues not only
moved onto the OUA finals, but
also booked their tickets to the
national championships in Victo-
ria, B.C.
“Obviously, I’m very happy with
the result. We knew this was going
to be a tough game. Western is a
good team and they have been all
season long,” DeSouza said. “This
field has been nothing but miser-
able for me. I’ve never had any luck
here. So this kind of gets the mon-
key off my back.”
The Blues jumped on the Mus-
tangs early, opening the scoring
before the game was five minutes
old as Natalie Provenzano took a
baseball swing at an airborne ball,
connecting for a line drive that
found the back of the net.
“Those baseball shots are not
flukes. Those seem to happen all
the time for me,” Provenzano said.
“I usually try those shots in practice
for fun. I guess it’s a good thing I’ve
been practicing them.”
Louise Radford replied for the
Mustangs before halftime, banking
MUSTANGS WATER POLO
ITS LIKE HANDBALL — IN WATER. The Mustangs men’s water polo
team had a tumultuous weekend with teams from GTA. They were
crushed 21-5 by Toronto, but edged out a win over York 13-11. Their
record stands at 2-4.
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in a goal from the side of the net
after a frenzy in the Blues’ crease.
The second half played like a
tight boxing match, with both
teams earning scoring opportuni-
ties at either end but unable to
break the deadlock.
Mustangs goalie Gillian Cum-
mings was unbeatable in the sec-
ond stanza, making three clutch
stops with under five minutes of
play to preserve the tie.
“Gillian played the game of her
life — she amazed us all,” Mustangs
captain Sarah Cobourn said of the
rookie goaltender.
The game came down to penal-
Corey Stanford/Gazette
ty strokes, which saw Provenzano,
Kristen Shier and Kaelan Watson
tally for the Blues while Kristen Jew-
ell and Megan Scraper responded
for the Mustangs.
Fourth-year Mustang Louise
Radford had an opportunity to
extend the game to sudden death
strokes with a goal as the fifth and
final Mustang to shoot, but was
turned away by Blues goalkeeper
Samantha Lyzun.
“I’m just numb,” an emotional
Radford said after the game. “It’s a
tough loss. Especially coming down
to the last stroke … It’s disappoint-
ing not to put it away in my last year
Men’s water polo tames Lions
By Alexandra Pozsonyi
Gazette Writer
After a disappointing start to the
day on Sunday with a 21-5 loss to
the University of Toronto, the men’s
water polo team managed to rally
and pull off an impressive win later
in the evening against the York
Lions.
Captain Greg Hoegy noted a dif-
ference in his team from the first to
the second game on Sunday and
attested their success to making a
concerted effort to work together.
“We came in against U of T —
who is an undefeated team — and
the entire game was an uphill bat-
tle. We have zero home court
advantage and the pressure of play-
ing a team like that turns it into a
psychological game as much as a
physical one,” Hoegy said.
“For the York game we went in
knowing what we needed — and
that was a win. We had played them
before so we knew what we had to
improve on and we built off what
did and didn’t work in our first
match up. We were a lot more con-
fident and it transferred to the way
we communicated and ultimately
played,” the captain added.
After falling behind 4-3 in the
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“I’ll probably have to peel the
girls off the locker room floor,”
Mustangs head coach Jeff Pacheco
said of his dejected team. “We
worked hard to get this chance in
the semis, but we came up a little
short. It’s tough. It’s a really hard pill
to swallow.”
For several Mustangs who have
helped build the program over the
last five years, this was their last
chance to get to the elusive nation-
al tournament.
“We had high expectations for
ourselves and we kept fulfilling
them throughout the season,”
first quarter, Western netted five
goals before York was able to
respond on the score sheet. Hold-
ing on to their lead throughout the
next two frames the ‘Stangs found
themselves ahead 12-8 at the end of
the third. York came back with a
strong offence in the final quarter
with two goals right after another
but the men kept their composure,
winning the match 13-11.
The men must now win three of
their next four games against U of
T, McMaster and Carleton if they
hope to keep any playoff hope alive.
One obstacle Mustang player
Brent Pickard acknowledged is the
apparent disadvantage Western has
when it comes to training facilities
compared to other Ontario Univer-
sity Athletics teams.
“Unfortunately when you play
against a team like U of T who eas-
ily has the best university pool to
train in, it’s hard to match a perfor-
mance like that when the pool we
practice in is […] too small and […]
half shallow. The way we train
would be similar to asking the foot-
ball team to train on half a tennis
court,” Pickard said.
Water polo rules do not permit
players to touch the bottom at any
point, and the regulation size for a
Corey Stanford/Gazette
Cobourn, who is graduating this
year, said. “[Getting to nationals]
was always the goal we were work-
ing towards. So not getting there is
definitely disappointing.”
The only thing left to do for the
Mustangs is to focus on the posi-
tives as they begin their long off-
season.
“I think these girls should be
really proud of themselves,” assis-
tant coach Paul Valiulis said. “Peo-
ple on other teams might feel bad
or take the loss on their shoulders,
but these girls are smarter than
that. They know they gave every-
thing they had on that field.”
match is approximately 30 metres
by 30 metres. Western practices at
the Thames Hall pool which is
approximately 23 metres long,
shallow for nearly half that length
and extremely narrow. These con-
ditions make training an obstacle
in itself.
“[A] major issue for us is the size
of the pool; cardio isn’t as much of a
problem as being able to practice
accuracy for long passes and longer
shots on net. When you are only
able to drive 12 metres or so in
practice, it makes a 20 metre drive
in a game a whole different ball
game,” head coach Charlie Smith
said.
Regardless of this obstacle, the
team is looking ahead.
“We know what we need to do
coming up against these stronger
squads and we need to work on not
only watching our own men, but
[also] working together as a team at
all times,” Hoegy said.
“We need to keep up our inten-
sity and rather than play as individ-
uals we need to communicate and
set ourselves and teammates up for
shots at appropriate times.”
The team will next see action on
Nov. 14 -15 when it will face U of T,
Carleton and Queen’s in Ottawa.