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CA • @UWOGAZETTE
Nothing to
be proud of
Hall Pass is not only bad
— it’s downright
unwatchable. This Far-
relly Brothers flick takes
“toilet humour” to a
whole new level.
>> pg.6
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News Briefs
TED pleases 15,000 Arjun Gupta, one of the organiz- Nicole Fassina, communications
simultaneously ers of the event, said it brought the officer for the USC explained.
After months of organization and London community together in a The USC’s website currently
promotion, organizers for TEDxU- positive way. serves as a portal for its various ser-
WO were thrilled with the main “I think there’s a lot of interest vices and operations, boasting 1.5
event this past Saturday. from the London community again,” million page views per month,
The series of speakers drew an in- he said. “It was very much a very according to the Request for Pro-
person audience of 200 and over community event.” posals. Over the past few years, the
15,000 people from 70 different coun- Also keeping online viewers site changed three times, from a cus-
tries tuning into the live stream online. informed was the TEDxUWO Twit- tom-built design to a student design
ter feed and many audience mem- to its current form — a website made
bers participating in live-tweeting by USC-owned Imprint.
the event. Fassina is looking for designs
Teach English “Our Twitter was really helpful,”
Gupta explained. “We were a global-
that can attract new users to the site
and encourage old users to return.
Abroad ly-trending topic.”
Craig Hunter, a co-chair in orga-
She was also hoping to have the site
become more user-friendly than its
nizing the event, was particularly previous incarnations.
impressed with the calibre of the “We have data collected from this
presentations, which included year and past year’s [council], which
speakers such as Western neuro- shows that more and more students
science specialist Adrian Owen and are looking to use the USC’s website
TESOL/TESL Teacher Training global expeditioner Ray Zahab. and for this reason, we should be
Certification Courses
“They were just super passionate,” focusing on improving this resource
• Intensive 60-Hour Program Hunter noted, adding he was pleased to students,” Fassina explained.
• Classroom Management Techniques the event came together without any Fassina noted while the project’s
• Detailed Lesson Planning major problems. “Luckily it all went budget was set at $20,000, she
• ESL Skills Development off without any hitches.” hoped to see Council continuously
• Comprehensive Teaching Materials — Kaleigh Rogers support its website.
• Interactive Teaching Practicum “The website and the USC’s
• Internationally Recognized Certificate USC accepting online presence should not become
• Teacher Placement Service website proposals a stagnant resource – it should con-
• Money-Back Guarantee Included After years of planning, the Universi- stantly be evolving towards meeting
• Thousands of Satisfied Students ty Students’ Council is finally accept- the needs of students and making
ing proposals for a new website. their lives easier.”
OXFORD SEMINARS “We are accepting proposals — Cheryl Stone
1-800-269-6719/416-924-3240 from anyone – professional busi-
www.oxfordseminars.ca nesses or students with a portfolio,” EnviroWestern says
refill to win instead
Roll up the Rim isn’t just bad for a
student’s wallet. It can be bad for the
environment too.
EnviroWestern has launched their
annual Refill to Win campaign. When
a student refills a travel mug at an on-
campus eatery, they will receive a bal-
lot for a contest, which includes prizes
from Lululemon, Moksha Yoga, Yoyo’s
Yogurt Café, the Ceeps and Barney’s,
alongside many other donors.
Nicole Bakker, EnviroWestern
co-ordinator, explained in a press
release that 1.6 billion disposable
coffee cups end up in Canadian
landfills every year.
“It is estimated that nearly 20 per
cent of that waste is generated by
Roll up the Rim — which accounts
for around 300 million cups annual-
ly,” Bakker said.
“As a campus that generally con-
sumes a large amount of coffee and
hot beverages, we have an opportu-
nity to make a big difference in those
numbers both throughout the acad-
emic year and especially with Refill
to Win.”
The contest runs from March 6 to
April 6. Draws will take place every Fri-
day after March 11.
— Cheryl Stone
thegazette • Tuesday, March 15, 2011 •3
>> continued from pg.1 We got to see these athletes per- people think. The handicap is a bad
form. And people got to the point of attitude from someone else or a bad
Zwelling talked to Onley during the realizing that these are amazing ath- design or choosing not the hire
second intermission of the Queen’s letes who just happen to have a dis- somebody only because they have a
Cup about hockey and accessibility ability as opposed to a disabled per- disability.
in sport. son who is also an athlete.
Your championing of accessi-
You’ve been very involved with Do you think it’s really impor- bility is obviously well known.
sport over your tenure as Lieu- tant that people make that dis- Where would you like to see If you’re not LIVING in your apartment in the summer, why
tenant Governor, especially tinction? That these are ath- accessibility in sport go in the
when it comes to things like the letes first and disabled individ- next five to 10 years?
pay rent? Store your furniture, winter stuff with us in low
Special Olympics and the Para- uals second. Where I’d like to see it go is where cost, private rooms and YOU KEEP THE KEY!
lympics. How important is sport The distinction is very important I think it will go, really. I think it is
to what you do? and I think it does help. In terms of simply going to continue to grow. It
I think it’s very important — espe- people in everyday life, all sorts of gives young people, both guys and STUDENT
cially when it comes to the Para-
lympics and the Parapan-Am
people have disabilities. Over 15 per
cent of our population has either a
gals, who have some kind of a dis-
ability the opportunity to say, “Hey, I DISCOUNTS
Games that are coming up in 2015. It physical disability or a so-called can be involved in athletics.”
gives people a chance to see people invisible disability — an internal con- Whether it’s sit-skiing or swimming SARNIA ROAD
with disabilities in a completely dif- dition of some sort. or whatever competition you’re (just east of Hyde Park Rd.)
ferent light. Especially a year ago
with the Paralympics Games in Van-
But the majority of people with
disabilities are able to overcome
interested in doing.
Read the full interview online at
519-471-7760
couver — there was unprecedented them and have very productive lives. westerngazette.ca
TV coverage. The handicap is really what other www.migsonstorage.com
4• thegazette • Tuesday, March 15, 2011
The referenda
In the past, many referendums have, at the very
least, been a topic of conversation in some social
circles. However, this editorial is likely the first time
many students have even heard about this year’s
referendum.
The blame for that falls onto the shoulders of the
University Students’ Council. Their information-
based campaign has consisted of little more than a
Facebook group, a couple of ads and few posters
around the University Community Centre. That just
isn’t enough to reach the majority of students.
But another issue that’s plagued this referendum
is the considerably low stakes. A few years ago, stu-
dents were faced with the possibility of losing their
bus pass altogether. In response, the student body Letters to the editor Dear Life
flocked to Facebook, publicized to their friends and
ensured an extremely high voter turnout and a Teaching: more than going, is the “caring-coddling/lax” Your anonymous letters to life
resounding “yes” for the bus pass. This time around, a back-up plan teacher overtaking an actual good
teacher who gets you interested in the Dear Life,
voting no — or, more likely, not reaching quorum — I would pat myself on the back for
Re: “We need to be taught a lesson” (March subject they’re teaching.
will change nothing for everyday students. being in Ivey, but I don’t want to wrin-
10, 2011) Enough to pay university tuition will-
This comes despite some rather interesting ingly for it, anyway. kle this suit jacket. Life is hard.
questions on the referendum. The late night bus To the Editor: — Karen Ling
service could shuttle students back to campus after I was pleasantly surprised today when I History II
Dear Life,
picked up the Gazette and read the article It shouldn’t take a semester to mark a
a night out at the bar. But for students who don’t midterm.
venture to Richmond Row, the service will do little on teaching. It spoke to me, since I want-
more than give boozy students a lift home from the
ed to be a high school teacher since Teachers should
Dear Life,
Grade 12 —“first choice” I should clarify. be passionate
bar before last call. Why isn’t there a slide that connects
I’ve also heard basically everyone speak
The idea of improving student safety seems the third floor of the UCC with the first
about being a teacher as a “back-up.” Re: “We need to be taught a lesson” (March
floor? Going down it would be so
questionable when the solution involves putting There is certainly a pessimistic side to 10, 2011)
much more fun than taking the stairs.
several drunken students together on a bus after the prospect of teaching. I didn’t quite feel
the quote of “those who can, do. Those To the Editor:
midnight. This will surely cause some sort of illicit Dear Life,
who can’t, teach,” until university and Jesse’s editorial “We need to be taught a
activity, such as fighting or harassment. The bus will Where are all the real men at West-
became exposed to more opinions. But I lesson” was bang on!
also drop students off on campus or at a few bus ern?
think we should also see a growing Teachers college should never be a
stops along the way, leaving them to their own awareness to the obsoleteness of our back-up plan. Becoming a teacher Dear Life,
devices to meander home. education system. requires more than blatant knowledge — Why do people struggle so much to
But, perhaps most importantly to students, it’s Sir Ken Robinson’s “Do Schools Kill you need to be creative, patient and roll up the rim? The use of teeth and
Creativity” has over two million hits and charismatic to be an effective teacher. car keys should not be required.
comparatively cheap to a year of cab rides, costing
is the avatar for the TEDTalks account on Yet year after year, undergrads apply
just over $12 per student. Taking it once instead of YouTube. Many people I have talked to to teachers college with a true sense of Dear Life,
a cab would make it cost effective. realize there is a problem with bad teach- entitlement. Students need to realize, four Why did the Two player Tuesday turn
The interesting thing, however, is how the vari- ers. Of course, if they do become teachers years in a Bachelors program validates into a lovely conversation between
ety of questions on the ballot will affect voting as “back-ups” whether they will turn out knowledge in a subject area rather than Jesse and Amani? It seriously pisses
differently is another story. the ability to educate. me off... not enjoyable.
trends and turnout. Unlike referendums in the past,
I guess it’s also because for me, the So please don’t consider teaching as
there are three questions attached to the ballot person who inspired me to be a teacher in your ”back-up” option, reserve those Dear Life,
rather than one. Grade 12 was a brilliant teacher. And I spaces for people with the passion and I can’t help the fact mentioning how
For instance, it’s unlikely the referendum to add expect this to not fundamentally change. skill to educate the future generation. much time I spend trying to find stuff
52 cents per student to fund the World University Good teachers will continue to inspire. — Sarah Fodemesi on the Gazette website!!
Service of Canada would garner much attention on The only “bad” route I see education Science II
Dear Life,
its own. But pairing it with more selfish plans like
The never ending cycle of exams is
late night busing will have students checking “yes” getting quite old... I know I’m not
to feel a little philanthropic. Especially since it allowed to have a life, but I need a bit
seems like a small price to pay compared to the $30 of a break before finals.
fee for a 12-month bus pass.
Dear Life,
The referendum exists because these are three
I think I saw an intoxicated girl on
services students have demanded for years. So it’s campus, no other reason would
likely the USC will use the results and the voter explain why she was wearing yoga
turnout to defend why it does or doesn’t have these pants with cowboy boots.
services for years to come.
wgaz.ca/dearlife
Considering this will be the last chance for stu-
dents to voice their opinion on these particular issues
– at least for several years – it’s a good idea to vote.
—The Gazette Editorial Board
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Arts&Life saywhat?
“Some of my tweets are ignorant I do it for shock value. Hate it or
love it. I’m cool either way 50cent.”
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thegazette • Tuesday, March 15, 2011 •7
Sports factattack
Possibly the best three weeks of the sports calendar begin
tonight with the play-in games of the NCAA men’s basketball
championship tournament. This is the first year that the
tournament features 68 teams and four play-in games.
rundown >> The Western men’s track and field team tied for fourth at the CIS national championships in Sherbrooke > Scott Leitch defended his title in the 600m event
| The women’s team finished 5th overall.
Huge improvement
needed for nationals
Daniel Da Silva
SPORTS EDITOR
dan@westerngazette.ca
It’s safe to say that’s not how the We wanted to get the
Mustangs were hoping the Queen’s
Cup would go. They were simply first goal to make sure
outplayed by an excellent team. we took the crowd out
Fortunately, while they won’t be of it and three goals in
hanging an Ontario University Ath-
letics banner in Thompson Arena, the first period really
they still have the opportunity to helped us out.
bring the Canadian Interuniversity
—Andrew Wright
Sport gold home in two weeks. McGill Forward
But if they do want to accomplish On the strategy
that goal, they have to play better. coming into the game
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