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thegazette TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2015 WESTERN UNIVERSITY’S STUDENT NEWSPAPER • FOUNDED 1906 VOLUME 109, ISSUE 07

Getting stuck on roofs since 1906

’Stangs keep rollingThe football team had little trouble with Carleton in Saturday’s Homecoming match.>> Pg. 11

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Moses Monterroza • GAZETTE

RUNNIN’ THROUGH BROUGHDALE WITH MY WOES. Broughdale Avenue was full of Western students and out-of-town friends getting ‘turnt,’ as the kids say these days. See more photos on pages 6–7 and online at westerngazette.ca.

Chakma’s payout not in line with other universities

Hamza TariqBREAKING NEWS EDITOR

@HamzaAtGazette

An independent review led by a for-mer judge into the cash payout in lieu of administrative leave taken by President Amit Chakma last year has found that the provision for mon-etizing the leave is not in line with peer institutions.

The review was commissioned by Western’s Board of Governors and Stephen Goudge, a former Ontario Court of Appeals judge, was appointed to conduct it.

“My examination of other presi-dential contracts leads me to con-clude that the president’s right in his original contract to monetize the administrative leave earned for his first term and to do so at the start of his second term is not in line with the practice at most peer insti-tutions,” Goudge said in the report.

Goudge also found an error in the approval process of the amended

renewal of the president’s appoint-ment contract, which led to Chakma being eligible for the double payout — his base salary for the year of administrative leave and his salary for the first year of his second term.

According to Goudge, the amended renewal was not sent to the senior operations committee for deliberation again before Chakma took the cash payout.

A separate statement by the board, released alongside the review, stated that the board will be reviewing its practices with respect to the president’s administrative leave and will also be making other changes to its processes, in line with Goudge’s recommendations.

President Chakma said in April that he will be returning the $440,000 payout he received by working this year but not receiving a salary.

The report revealed that in 2012, the senior operations committee recommended Chakma’s reappoint-ment for a second five-year term,

commencing in July 2014.The Board of Governors then

reappointed the president for a second term; however, terms of his new contract were not finalized. A new chair of the board, Chirag Shah, was appointed during this time.

Shah and Chakma discussed “the possibility of Dr. Chakma taking his administrative leave entitlement in the form of cash payment rather than deferring his entitlement to the end of his second term as president.”

According to the report, the apparent objective of the dis-cussions was to provide Chakma means to enhance his pension contributions.

The senior operations committee was not consulted in these discus-sions and the amendment was made to the president’s new contract.

Students rally on campus and off

Drishti KatariaNEWS EDITOR

@DrishtAtGazette

Western celebrated a successful Homecoming this weekend with its long awaited “Hoco on the Hill” event, featuring two concerts.Homecoming scene on campus

“As a much bigger event than it was last year, it definitely went really well,” said University Students’ Council president Sophie Helpard. “We had a lot of great attendance and a lot of positive feedback.”

“It was a great experience. I’m really into EDM and it’s just really fun when you have a group of people together having a good time,” Robert Celik, a second-year science student, said.

Helpard said they were very well equipped with food, beverage, sec-urity and clean up staff in order to accommodate the students.

“It was just like another O-Week experience essentially, you’re just

with a group of people on UC Hill having a good time,” Celik said.

Director of Campus Police, John Carson, said his staff worked with the University to develop a plan for all the events on Saturday.

“This is the first year that we’ve had the concert on the hill during the day. We’ve never had a concert that’s attracted 6,000 people in one location,” he said. “Almost all of our officers that work at Western were on duty on Saturday along with extra officers from London police to help us to make sure we had enough people on site.”

There were some alcohol related charges on campus, but according to Carson it was not a high num-ber. As of Monday evening, specific numbers were not available.

“We certainly expected alcohol to be a factor and the security meas-ures were all developed with that taken into consideration,” he said.

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Western profs named to College of New

ScholarsFour professors from Western and one King’s professor have been named to the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.

The five professors are: Bipasha Baruah, women’s studies and fem-inist research; Joanna Quinn, polit-ical science; Chantelle Richmond, geography; and Antonio Calcagno, philosophy and religious studies at Kings; and Nadine Wathen, informa-tion and media studies.

Richmond, an indigenous geography professor that focuses on aboriginal issues in Canada, is excited to be a part of the prestigious College.

“[The nomination] signifies a national recognition that the work we are doing is important work,” Richmond said. “It’s not just for the sake of interest, but it’s going to have an impact on a larger scale.”

The college itself brings together scholars from across the spectrum to address current policy issues throughout Canada and the world.

Richmond sees a unique oppor-tunity to tackle those issues at the college.

“The value in bringing scholars from different approaches is that we attack the problems in different ways. That’s where promising solu-tions come from,” Richmond said.

The nominees will be inducted into the college on November 27 in Victoria, B.C.

• Luke Sabourin

Universities look into food policies after death of Queen’s

studentFollowing the tragic allergy related death of a first-year student at Queen’s University, many universi-ties, including Western, are taking a closer look at their own food safety and allergy policies.

According to Global News, Andrea Mariano suffered an anaphylactic allergic reaction to a smoothie she purchased at a cam-pus eatery, which resulted in her death. Mariano’s death has raised several questions about what prac-tices are in place to aid incoming students cope with their allergies.

Anne Zok, Western’s nutrition manager, notes that the safety of all students is a top priority for hospi-tality staff members and that many precautions are taken to ensure safe food consumption. She said Western is currently reviewing their food safety policies.

Students are encouraged to self-identify their allergies with Hospitality Services where they are then partnered with a nutrition manager.

In light of Mariano’s death, Zok emphasized, “We continue to source new and more efficient ways to ensure food-safety and the safety of those guests with special dietary needs.”

• Maailah Blackwood

News Briefs

Elizabeth Zeppa • GAZETTE

WHEN THE ‘STANGS COME MARCHING IN. The Western Marching Band performs at the football game for Western University’s 2015 Homecoming.

Legal aid gets a funding boostDrishti KatariaNEWS EDITOR

@DrishtAtGazette

Each of the seven Student Legal Aid Services Societies (SLASS) in Ontario will receive increased funding of $100,000 annually thanks to Legal Aid Ontario.

Similar to other SLASS, law stu-dents at Western’s clinic provide ser-vices and aid under the supervision of lawyers.

“Community Legal Services is the student legal aid at Western law and our director is planning on allocating additional funding for our core services which include housing cases, small claims court cases and more than anything else, criminal cases,” said Margaret Capes, review

counsel at community legal services at Western.

Western plans to increase lawyering hours so there will be increased presence of lawyers to supervise law students, Capes con-tinued. This will give them more time to work on files and increase efficiency.

She mentioned that among the various types of legal cases, housing cases are dominant among Western students.

“The increase in access to legal aid is not necessarily for students, although they may be clients as well, but for any low-income Ontarian that qualifies, under our expanded eligibility,” Genevieve Oger, spokes-person said.

Not only does Community Legal

Services of Western law provide free legal aid to Western undergrad students, but also to community members of London and Fanshawe students.

According to the London Poverty Research Centre at King’s College, one in 12 London residents experi-ence severe economic hardship. Oger said these services would be crucial to them.

“Access to justice is the legal issue of this generation. If Canadians lose faith in the legal system because they cannot obtain justice, then our democracy is weakened. Legal Aid Ontario’s expansion of eligi-bility is timely and needed,” Doug Ferguson, director of Community Legal Services at Western, said in a press release.

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Ready to vote in the federal election? From October 5 to 8, Elections Canada offices will be open on campus to provide information, registration and voting for students before the October 19 election day.

Bring ID with your home address.

There are other times, places and ways you can vote. Visit elections.ca or call 1-800-463-6868 ( TTY 1-800-361-8935) for this information and the list of accepted ID.

Nearest locations: University Community Centre Community Room and Room 269

Somerville House SH 3366, SH 3366A and SH 3366B

1151 Richmond Street

Hours: 10:00 a.m.– 8:00 p.m.

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Homecoming scene at Broughdale

Along with a DVBBS concert, stu-dents also had the option of going to the infamous Broughdale Ave.

Broughdale is the hotspot for Western students during Homecoming with thousands rally-ing there every year.

“It’s the central location for all of Western to go. You don’t need to get invited and it’ll be a guaranteed good time,” said Justin Di Camillo, third-year Western political science student.

This year students were satisfied with the quality of police presence at Broughdale.

“I found the police to be laxer this year,” said fourth-year BMOS student Michelle Pratt. “I still think they were making some good calls. They weren’t pushing anyone out of Broughdale and I think that’s a good idea because then kids aren’t going to get hit by a car or anything.”

“They were smiling [and] taking pictures of everybody. I remember last year they were dumping people’s bottles in front of everyone to scare them and making people go into backyards or inside houses,” Camillo said. “This year they were just really there to make sure nobody got hurt.”

“People are so friendly on Homecoming. They’re all welcom-ing. It’s kind of one big community and Broughdale is where the com-munity gathers,” Celik said.

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Uber fares go loco for HOCO

Amy O’KrukNEWS EDITOR@AmyAtGazette

$39.29 is no small change, but it’s the price my friend reluctantly paid to an UberX driver during Western’s Homecoming celebrations over the weekend for a six km trip that would regularly cost roughly $15.

I’m an avid rider of UberX. From a consumer’s point of view, Uber fares are often sweet deals compared to traditional taxi prices, especially for someone like me who lives far from campus.

Penny-pinching aside, I failed to note the repercussions of the fact that Uber’s cheap fees rely on the technology company’s ability to skirt municipal commercial driving regu-lations. Uber drivers can keep costs low because they aren’t required to pay for commercial driving insur-ance, a taxi license or in-car cameras, among other local stipulations. But, as I realized this weekend, it’s also because UberX drivers circumvents local by-laws that the app can charge 2-3 times the normal fare price dur-ing periods of high demand.

According to Uber, the app uses an algorithm to hike prices at peak times to encourage more drivers to

hit the road. In the taxi industry, on the other hand, consumers are pro-tected from surge pricing because of London’s taxicab and limousine licensing by-law.

Granted, Uber’s app doesn’t wait until the end of the ride to ding customers with pumped up prices. Riders must formally acknowledge the surge pricing before booking. During chaotic events like HOCO, however, it’s easy to see how users — like my friend — feel like they have little choice to turn down a ride.

I’m all for deregulating an indus-try to encourage competition, but Uber’s surge pricing highlights the reality that completely deregulated industries can exploit consumers. London’s commercial driving busi-ness may be too heavily governed now, but many of its rules, like man-datory in-car cams, are primarily in the interest of riders.

The city should try and cut trad-itional cabbies’ costs by lowering taxi licensing fees, dispatch fees and strip unessential legislature like the decree that taxis hitting the streets for the first time can’t be older than three years. This way, taxis drivers can better compete with UberX’s fares and users can rest easier know-ing they’re protected under local law.

Students often praise UberX as the cheaper, more convenient alternative to standard taxis, but it comes at a cost: cheap fares are the result of deregulated rides and a business model where Uber sets the rules.

Kristin Hoffmann, president of the University of Western Ontario Faculty Association, said the report has revealed troubling irregularities at the university.

“Justice Goudge’s report revealed that the terms of Dr. Chakma’s renewal were agreed to and then they were amended — by President Chakma and Mr. Shah, what looks to be basically a secret deal behind closed doors as they were the only two who knew about it,” she said.

Chirag Shah said in a phone interview he was happy to see that the report was in place now and that it had found the contract was nego-tiated in good faith.

He recognized the issues pointed out by Goudge in his report with regards to the non-involvement of the senior operations commit-tee in the amended renewal of the contract.

“We did have some communica-tion challenges with respect to the monetization leave and I think the recommendations [Goudge] pro-vided are very solid,” Chirag said.

Hoffmann, however, further criti-cized Shah’s statements earlier in the year defending Chakma’s payout being in line with other universities. She added that the report highlights the need for serious governance change at Western.

“These are deeply concerning revelations at a public institution and they need to address the fact that there is an erosion of trust because of these things,” she said.

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USC to hold first meeting Wednesday

Katie LearNEWS EDITOR@KatieAtGazette

The USC will hold its first meeting of the school year on Wednesday evening.

The biggest item on the agenda has the new council voting on changes to the January election period calendar, proposed by chief returning officer Andrew Chorney and secretary-treasurer Jonathan English.

If council approves the changes, the results for who wins the USC presidency could be announced on the Wednesday, Thursday or Friday following the election, according to English.

“The theme of our approach is to allow what we think is a more fair timeline for the candidates

themselves,” English said. “Those three grace days at the end are so pivotal to ensuring that if an issue arises, all the stakeholders who are involved with administering the election still have time to get the results out before reading week to ensure that the rest of our timelines are on track.”

English explained the reason for the additional time is to prevent election issues from interfering with the hiring process for the following council, as was seen earlier this year with former USC president-elect Jack Litchfield’s disqualification on April 6.

“It’s unfair to students to have mass hiring during exam season, which has happened historically, but we want to try to move past that and be more accommodating because school comes first.”

Other items coming to council will be electing Western’s OUSA delegates from the student appli-cants and voting on changing the location of future council meetings.

This year’s council is notable for its smaller size compared to last year’s, as the previous council voted to change the voting members from 74 to 50 for the incoming council.

“I’m hoping that the smaller council will encourage more active participation,” Andrew Lalka, speaker of council, said in an email.

“In a group of 80 it’s easy to fall victim to bystander syndrome and just fade into the crowd; the smaller council sets the stage for a more involved and organic conversation.”

Amy, myself & I

IN A GROUP OF 80 IT’S EASY TO FALL VICTIM

TO BYSTANDER SYNDROME AND JUST FADE INTO THE CROWD; THE SMALLER COUNCIL SETS THE STAGE FOR A MORE INVOLVED AND ORGANIC CONVERSATION.

ANDREW LALKASPEAKER OF COUNCIL


Satellite polls could aid student voter apathy

Rita RahmatiNEWS EDITOR@RitaAtGazette

Youth participation in politics has steadily declined and will be a point of discussion again in the upcoming federal election.

Cameron Anderson, associate professor of political science at Western, said students between 18 and 25 are the main age range in university and voting is fairly low in this age group. Anderson stated this is not merely an issue in Canada and occurs in countries around the world.

Laura Stephenson, also an associate professor in political sci-ence, explained it has been widely thought that higher education enables people to be more in tune with politics and lead to a higher likelihood of voting.

“It’s interesting because edu-cation is a correlate of voting and so the more educated tend to vote more, and yet we have more and more education and less and less voting, which is kind of interest-ing,” Stephenson said.

Both Anderson and Stephenson outlined numerous reasons for youth apathy when it comes to voting.

One view Stephenson finds

compelling is that young people are not at a point in their lives when candidates’ platforms con-cern them. For example, taxes, kids’ education and retirement savings are not issues that impact youth.

“The bigger issues that we’re maybe playing up real well in elections campaigns are just not the ones that young people are concerned about. This can lead to a feeling of ‘it’s not important for me to vote,’ ” Stephenson said.

Anderson echoed the same views as Stephenson and added that youth may not understand the responsibility to participate in a collective democratic enterprise.

When it comes to solving the issue of low voter turnout there is no single all-encompassing answer.

“Elections Canada has been working on this for 15 years. There’s no silver bullet, I think that’s the first answer,” Anderson said. “There’s nothing that’s easily going to fix all the perception and reality of low voter turnout.”

Anderson expressed that devel-oping engaging civic education in earlier years could be an important step in fixing low voter turnout. He suggested having mock elections, participating in student votes and having more sources to understand why to vote and how the process

works.For the 2015 elections, Western

University will be partaking in a new elections project as it will host two satellite polls on campus. Satellite polls will allow students to vote in their home riding right here on campus and has the possibility of increasing student turnout, as Stephenson and Anderson agreed.

Anderson pointed out that stu-dents going off to university may not have the proper documenta-tion to vote in the riding they are studying in, so satellite polls would aid those students.

“I do think in the past it might have been more difficult for people to figure out where they need to go or what riding they’re in,” Stephenson said. “If there were logistical reasons students didn’t vote then it will make a difference and that’s really important.”

Evidently there are no sim-ple answers to low youth voter turnout and student apathy, and as Anderson explained, efforts remain underway to understand why youth are not turning out to vote and find solutions.

Voting at the satellite polls will be open from Oct. 5–8 in Sommerville House room 3366 and in UCC room 269.

USC considers revamping meetings

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Study shows water shrinking in

Athabasca RiverBrian Luckman, a geomorphologist and dendrochronologist at Western, along with his colleagues, found there may be even less water in the Athabasca River than previously projected for future years.

According to Luckman, the current instrumental record only observes the river’s fluctuations for the past previous years. But by studying the patterns in the rings of trees in the area, the record observes the history of over 900 years, creat-ing a more accurate projection of what the future may look like for river levels.

“The other point to bear in mind is that obviously the water in the river has other demands,” Luckman said. “It is used for irrigation, but it is also used to maintain the ecological integrity of the river itself. As the oil sands demands go up it will have an increasing impact on the river as well as an increasing impact on availability of water.”

The Athabasca River currently funds the fresh water for the

extraction of oil for the Alberta oil sands — requiring 187 cubic meters of fresh water in 2012 alone. As the extraction continues to increase, so are the projected levels of the water needed for the process.

In terms of what can be done to remedy the issue, Luckman said there are two practical solutions.

“There are a number of solu-tions — one is that obviously you might be able to develop techniques to use the water more efficiently,” Luckman said. “Or, alternatively, you might decide not to use this much water and not to exploit the tar sands to the same extent.”

The point is to be able to use this information to decide on what the best solution is for the future of the oil sands.

“Obviously the tar sands are a political hot potato,” Luckman said. “Science can be used to come to decisions on the better manage-ment of those resources, and also to provide information on how best to go forward in terms of looking at potential production.”

• Jenny Jay

News Briefs

Courtesy of Elections Canada

IT’S INTERESTING BECAUSE EDUCATION IS A

CORRELATE OF VOTING AND SO THE MORE EDUCATED TEND TO VOTE MORE, AND YET WE HAVE MORE AND MORE EDUCATION AND LESS AND LESS VOTING

LAURA STEPHENSONPOLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

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Hamza TariqBREAKING NEWS EDITOR

@HamzaAtGazette

The USC is proposing moving its current meeting space from coun-cil chambers to a round table style meeting arrangement in the com-munity room of the UCC.

The proposal to move the meet-ing location will be on the agenda for the first University Students’ Council meeting of the academic year on Wednesday.

The new seating plan will lead to more engagement among coun-cillors by providing a more collegial atmosphere and enabling them to look at each other during discus-sions, according to Drew Sussman, a member of USC’s senior operations committee.

The new meeting arrangement comes in light of complaints from USC councillors and the public, and also after the success of a similar format meeting of council earlier in April in the Mustang Lounge.

“The new seating plan should help level the playing field and make

everyone feel more equal, allowing contributing throughout meetings to be a more comfortable experience for all of council,” he said.

The costs of holding the meeting in the new space, however, will be higher than what the general meet-ings cost in the current location.

The installation of tech equip-ment for the USC meetings and expenses from event services in setting up the room will drive up the costs of the meetings.

Jonathan English, USC secre-tary-treasurer, said that while there will be a higher upfront cost in moving the meeting location, the audio-visual equipment that the community room will be equipped with for USC meetings will also be accessible to other students using the room.

“There will be a greater up-front cost in moving this because we are investing some capital to get better audio-visual than we currently have, but the good thing about that is it will be accessible to everyone using the community room,” he said.

Jordan McGavin • GAZETTE

Proposed new layout of the USC’s meetings in the community room


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Wisdom and wisequacks

Richard JosephARTS & LIFE EDITOR

@RJatGazette

It’s a beautiful day on campus; the air is cool, the leaves are starting to fall and suddenly

the peace is shattered by the sort of honking you’d only expect in rush hour traffic.

These are the campus geese, as integral a part of the Western experi-ence as purple clothing and excessive drinking. In fact, they’re so important they even have a spokesman.

Sean Cousins, currently in his fourth year of a dual degree with biology and Ivey, is the owner of the Facebook page “Geese of Western.” In it, he interviews and relays the experiences of the feathered folk

accompanied with their photo, in the style of the popular “Humans of New York” page.

“I was just walking around campus, I saw a lot of geese and I thought, nobody’s taken the time to get to know them,” Cousins explains.

He cites the Humans of New York Facebook page as an inspiration, but other schools’ fan pages for their local fauna also drove him to it.

“Squirrels of U of T” and “Geese of Waterloo” are two prolific exam-ples, and Cousins felt he could up the quality.

“I think geese are an under-repre-sented group on campus … maybe we overlook [them] because they crap everywhere, they’re loud and they’re kind of obnoxious, but everyone deserves to have their voice heard.”

After a recent surge in popularity, the page is now sitting at 1,500 likes on Facebook.

“To be honest, I didn’t think people cared about the page that much,” says Cousins. “I was expecting it to stay at maybe 200 likes, just with my friends. Now I’m sort of burdened by the fact that a thousand people are following it and I have to go take more pictures.”

The quotes, he explains, are straight from the geese — but the pictures are a little more challen-ging. Infamously aggressive and territorial, it takes a dedicated and fearless photographer to get up close and personal with the ferocious predators. Cousins has been dive-bombed and hissed at, but perseveres.

“You go somewhere like Ivey where there’s a lot of shit on the ground and it’s a bit smelly … but it’s what you have to do. You’ve got to get down and dirty,” he explains.

However, Cousins is considering taking applications for a Geese of Western photographer to distrib-ute the workload more effectively. Particularly brave students might be interested in accompanying this goose whisperer into the field.

The geese, though they might be ornery, slow and aggressive, are an important part of the campus eco-system (along with the doe-eyed freshman and the hulking gym-goer) and Cousins, through Geese of Western, has the unique oppor-tunity to share their stories.

A local alternative to StarbsEllis KoifmanCONTRIBUTOR@GazetteCulture

If you’re looking for a more homey alternative to Starbucks for study-ing and snacking, students should consider the newly opened Black Walnut Bakery Café.

The café is an excellent addi-tion to Richmond Row that offers everything freshly made and from scratch, from baked goods to coffee.

This café, popular amongst stu-dents, provides a casual and relaxing environment with wooden tables that seat two and four, and bar seats that curve along the walls seating about 40 people total inside (and an outdoor patio). Great for studying — most patrons were on their laptops — enjoying a light meal or going for coffee. Unfortunately they’re only open until 6:30 p.m. during the week and 4 p.m. on the weekends, making late night studying impossible.

Upon entering, you are met with a large assortment of freshly baked goods on display behind the counter and a large board containing their menu of various light meals, includ-ing salads, sandwiches and soups, and a variety of hot drinks and baked goods, such as tarts, brownies and other pastries.

The staff were all extremely

friendly and helpful. Food was quickly brought to the table despite the café being absolutely packed and only three staff helping out behind the counter, and the tables were cleared faster than you could notice them getting dirty. Staff explained the café, menu and top picks to new guests and enthusias-tically answered any questions. Not only was the food good, the staff were a pleasure.

When I went there for lunch on a Saturday afternoon, the waitress recommended a baked good they make called a “croffin.” It is essen-tially a muffin-shaped croissant with a hazelnut cream filling and choc-olate drizzle on the outside. While definitely worth the $3.99 to try, it is very messy to eat, so be sure to grab a few napkins before heading to your table.

Top Picks

Pumpkin tart for $2.75: Very hot and fresh, albeit crumbly. The fill-ing was soft and mushy with a rich flavour.

12oz Café au lait light roast for $2.25: Definitely light, but you can still taste the coffee. Just the right amount of milk. No added sugar. Would not recommend for people looking for a sweet drink.

Curried chicken sandwich for $6.50: Cold and somewhat sweet. The bread was fresh and tasted great although its thick slices made for the most filling part of the sand-wich. Small pieces of chicken and heavy on the curry sauce which was a little bland, topped with lettuce, nuts, cucumber and scallion.

Overall Rating

Price: GGGGHVery filling and good bang for your buck considering everything is made from scratch. Can easily get a full meal for under $15.

Atmosphere: GGGGHRelaxing and casual environment, great for students who want to study. Feels classy and not too noisy even when full.

Service: GGGGGStaff were super friendly, helpful and efficient.

Food & Drink: GGGGHEasy to tell everything is fresh and homemade. Baked goods and coffees are a better bet than their light meal options, which may disappoint.

Overall: GGGGH

I FELL IN LOVE WITH THE FIRST GIRL I DATED. THEN ONE

DAY SHE TOLD ME, ‘IF YOU WEREN’T A GOOSE, THIS WOULD BE PERFECT.’

GEESE OF WESTERN

Kyle Porter • GAZETTE


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Big brother in the workplace

Moses MonterrozaARTS AND LIFE EDITOR

@MosesAtGazette

Once upon a time, Canadians and Americans feared invasive govern-ments and intelligence agencies. They called for the preservation of our privacy and condemned the cryptic behaviour of the elites. Nowadays, we may see the same contempt directed towards our bosses.

Companies such as Humanyze and Sociometric Solutions are developing technologies that meticulously micromanage workers in a way that is borderline Orwellian.

Wearable sensors in the form of ID badges illustrate how employ-ees will be monitored in the future. Armed with two microphones, a GPS and an accelerometer, these sensors can record vocal tones, posture and body language.

By collecting and analyzing the data of each individual worker, companies can micromanage indi-viduals on seemingly trivial things, like the duration of speech between employees.

It would seem as though we’re entering a new epoch in the way the workplace is run.

Faculty of Information and Media Studies lecturer John Reed says “we’re getting ready to enter the ‘internet of things,’ ” a term allud-ing to the new wave of innovations that track our every movement. “It’s going to be a whole new economy, [similar] to how the Internet was an economy,” says Reed.

“We’re like cyborgs. We’re highly tracked, managed and then they tell us things about ourselves that we didn’t know because we don’t have all that data.”

The idea that “Big Brother” is watching is nothing new to the 21st century; however, for the most part, governments have limited their surveillance to cell phone and purchase history.

The wearable tech, on the other hand, monitors aspects of human activity that was once unheard of.

This new phenomenon has been coined as “reality mining.” In contrast to the traditional social science method of collecting data – surveys, polling, interviews, etc.

– reality mining collects thoughts and opinions in real time, provid-ing researchers with much more accurate information.

While it is easy to detest these wearable sensors, one can imagine the practicality and reliability of them.

Ann Frost, associate professor of organizational behaviour at the Richard Ivey School of Business, says this data could be useful in workplace situations.

“They may see that you’re always walking over to, let’s say, Susan because you guys … do a lot of work together and you collaborate well. You can imagine a world where this data is used for good,” says Frost.

Nevertheless, there’s a loom-ing ethical question that must be answered. What happens to our pri-vacy? Will we be doomed to constant productivity in the work place?

“You’re involving insurance com-panies, psychiatric care providers; you’re mining massive amounts of data,” says John Reed. “The people who win … are the people who col-lect the data. We don’t own our data.”

Additionally, Frost believes that these technologies could amount to extensive legal issues.

“I think once people realize that companies are using it and what they’re using it for, there’s going to be a whole bunch of legal challen-ges,” says Frost. “How [will] they use it? Are they penalizing people for it?”

It shouldn’t come as a surprise that we’ve evolved to create such technologies. In fact, Reed believes it’s only logical that human develop-ment has reached this point.

“There is a history of tracking workers, breaking down what they do, all in the name of efficiency,” says Reed. “This is the way capital-ism works. You’re competing and so you’ve got to find ways to sell products for less to undercut your competitor.”

Samah AliARTS & LIFE EDITOR

@SamahAtGazette

Programme: Bob’s Burgers Stars: H. Jon Benjamin, Dan Mintz, Eugene Mirman, John Roberts, Kristen SchaalNetwork: FoxSeasons: 6Genre: Animated ComedySynopsis: Bob Belcher (Benjamin) owns an unsuccessful burger joint with his wacky, dysfunctional family and tries to find new ways to bring customers back to his business.

My Take: After regrettably finish-ing another brilliant adult cartoon, Archer, I began to search for some-thing with just as much pizzazz and

laughs. Not only was Bob’s Burgers one of the first shows recommended to me as I began watching new car-toon shows but it also shares the star of Archer, H. Jon Benjamin. This man is a legend. One of my favour-ite voice actors who embodies every role he plays, which makes it hard to believe he can voice a narcissistic and crude spy in Archer then turn around and voice a corny, loving father in Bob’s Burgers. I am forever in awe of Benjamin.

Bob’s Burgers looks like one of those shows that went platinum after starting out with an incred-ibly low budget. The animation is weird, men voice all of the charac-ters (minus Louise) and, naturally, the show plays off pop culture ref-erences with ironic theme music

and interruptions. Bob’s Burgers even uses satirical cinematic ploys and camera angles that add charac-ter and originality to the show. It’s witty, cunning and incredibly fresh. And Tina is probably the best-writ-ten cartoon character of all time: a 13-year-old girl drowning in hor-mones has never been played so well.

Bob’s Burgers is an essential on your cartoon roster, the voices and the writing will keep you coming back for more.

Worth the Netflix? : AbsolutelyWorth the Chill? : You can chill to it, but the elaborate voices may be a little distracting. You should prob-ably stick to watching it instead.

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Local band returns to where it all beganOlivia and the Creepy Crawlies ready to play their hometown after a successful summer tour

Samah AliARTS & LIFE EDITOR

@SamahAtGazette

Group:Olivia and the Creepy CrawliesYear & Program: Third year and alumniField: Music

What they do: Olivia and the Creepy Crawlies was an unexpected collision between students studying at Fanshawe and Western. The group is com-prised of six members – Olivia Borkosky, Chris Denise, Aurora Evans, Connor Grieve, Jordan Moore and former Gazette editor Kelly Samuel – all contributing their own sounds to the collect-ive folk sound.

Their musical talents span across several genres like funk, rock and folk but Olivia brings the bones of the music with her ukulele and skeleton lyrics, while the creepy crawlies infuse their sounds to make one collaborative folk band.

Influences:The Velvet Underground, Manchester Orchestra, The Beatles, Radiohead, Jenny Lewis, Hey Rosetta, Fiest, Protest the Hero, Born Ruffians, Radiohead, Led Zeppelin, Connor Oberst.

Past, Present Future: The collective started their journey two years ago per-forming their first show at The Roxbury here in London. Meeting at the music industry arts program at Fanshawe, Olivia brought several members together for one collaborative sound. Currently, the band is moving through a steady show list playing every week-end at different bars and halls across southern Ontario after releasing an extended play.

The future has talks of returning to the recording studio to work and generate new songs, then potentially release a vinyl.

Where people can find them: Olivia and the Creepy Crawlies can be found on their Facebook and Instagram pages, as well as their website.

Olivia and the Creepy Crawlies will be playing on October 2 at Rum Runners.

Where to get itJacketA lovely little piece of culture, you’re probably not going to find something like this anywhere nearby. Deng her-self buys from world.taobao.com, though you’d better have a translator to navigate their website.Crop TopThe fringe is a little different, but the crop top is a staple at any Forever 21.LeggingsDistressed leggings you might get from Garage in Masonville, or you could even make them yourself if you are feeling a little DIY.BagAldo Accessories has a collection of large, stylish leather bags for women — an elegant, but eminently prac-tical look.HeelsThin straps, black, high heels; Aldo seems like the obvious choice.

Fall is here and that means the trees, along with the out-

fits, turn to a warmer and more patterned palette. BMOS student Jamie Deng is on-trend in an ele-gant but colourful ensemble.

Deng’s favourite piece, her jacket, is uniquely artistic; with two halves of two different colours, the bright red and muted blue main-tain a delicate balance. The vibrant, organic patterning along the collar

adds a touch of cultural pizzazz, act-ing as an eye-catching centerpiece. A closer look will reveal that the pattern continues along the hem of the jacket, a sure sign of detailed craftsmanship.

There are few slim dresses to be seen as the weather gets chillier, but you can do interesting things with silhouette when autumn comes around. Here, the loose, billowing way the fabric falls around the upper body contrasts and complements

the form-fitting leggings — slim and elegant, but fall-chic.

The unobtrusive black of the rest of the outfit ensures the whole look isn’t too over-the-top and extrava-gant, but the fringe crop-top and distressed leggings add a dash of tasteful textural detail.

The black, thin-strap heels and dark brown leather bag add some sartorial class to balance out the playful patterning, as do the large earrings and offset necklace on a smaller scale.

“The national style is the inter-national style,” Deng says cryp-tically. Perhaps she’s encouraging others to draw on their cultural heritage for a uniquely international look.

• Richard Joseph

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Nobody does Homecoming like Western and this year saw the bar raised even higher.

After years of complaints from the London com-munity to do something about the Broughdale prob-lem, Western finally heeded their calls.

Western’s heavily hyped “Homecoming on the Hill” generated a mixed response from the student body, with some praising the increased entertainment value, while others found themselves shrugging.

The morning concert, featuring headliner DVBBS, was partly designed to shift attention away from Broughdale Avenue. In reality, it appeared that stu-dents were simply waiting to journey to the unofficial Homecoming hub of Western University with 8–10,000 people, according to police estimates, on Broughdale.

Broughdale will always be Broughdale — Western has a culture of partying that is undeniable, particu-larly on Homecoming. That said, holding an EDM concert on campus, in an event sanctioned by the university, may only strengthen this perception.

The concerts did increase the number of options for students looking to have an enjoyable Homecoming experience — no longer was it Broughdale or bust. Particularly for first-year students, who are not of age to go to the bars later in the night, the concert offered them a solid time.

DVBBS provided an opportunity for students to have more diversified programming available, but that said, it still catered to a very select group of students. Students who don’t appreciate EDM music and stu-dents who just want a relaxed but fun Homecoming experience weren’t offered anything new.

Homecoming is ultimately about alumni returning to Western to revisit their school and revel in old mem-ories. But a problem with trying to attract students onto campus meant drunken — and sometimes bel-ligerent — students were walking around campus with their 2-6 out as alumni walk past with their young children — not the most welcoming environment for those returning.

Moreover, were there other things this time and energy could have been put towards? Could Western concentrate on improving the overall student experi-ence rather than the experience of the students pre-disposed to partying?

In the end, the DVBBS concert was a success and did provide an excellent concert for 6,000 students. While the nighttime concert could be described as a disappointment with only about 1,000 tickets sold, it still represents a shift that Western is serious about Homecoming.

There were some hiccups and “Homecoming on the Hill” wasn’t perfect, but it was the first year. Western is trying new things with Homecoming and that’s something students and alumni can be excited about.

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HOCO concerts proves Western’s willing to change

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Look beyond the cover

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HAVING FUN IS TOTALLY HARD, WHEN YOU’VE GOT A LIBRARY CARD. Despite the ancient proverb from the iconic television series Arthur, one must wonder what people value more — looks or intelligence. After all, are there wet hat contests at bars?

Jenny JayPHOTO EDITOR@JennyAtGazette

I recently overheard someone say that they would rather be beautiful than intelligent. Going to a university that prides itself on having a good looking student population, it took me by sur-prise me that the statement actually shocked me at all. However, it lingered with me. I couldn’t quite place why until I began to realize that we place import-ance not just on coming to class ready to learn, but also the ability to uphold the idea of Western being a good looking student population.

Perhaps it can be seen as a sweep-ing generalization. Taking a look around campus, however, I was starting to real-ize that there was no longer the ques-tion of brains versus beauty but rather the necessity of both. While Western University boasts an incoming student averages of 89.3 per cent in 2014, even the iconic MTV name Jessi Cruickshank claims that there is something in the water.

“Everyone at Western is genuinely good looking and I don’t know what, how, why, if it’s a part of the application pro-cess — I don’t know — whenever I walk across this campus, it’s like, hot damn,” Cruickshank said in an interview earlier this year.

I’m not claiming that this is entirely negative. Do I think the fact that I can take a look around campus and see people that I consider eye candy awful? Of course not. I’m not saying that we shouldn’t

be proud of the fact that both talented and attractive students surround us. However, I am saying that if the majority of us accept this as expected, then that’s problematic.

My friend quoted Joan Rivers by say-ing “no one is going to go up your skirt looking to find a library card.” He argued that looks are definitely important and even sometimes valued more than intel-ligence. I would like to think that’s just his opinion.

In reality, Western students are the embodiment of understanding the value of a great book cover. While we’ve heard time and again to never judge a book by its cover and we recognize the value of the information within it, we further recognize the value of a good cover as a successful marketing strategy.

The real question then becomes, why is this necessary in the first place? Surrounded in a class that seems to be comprised of good-looking students and fashionistas, it can be hard for those who can’t afford the $90 blanket scarves, the $160 Hunters or the $80 Herschel back-packs. The answer ultimately comes down to balance.

It is important to recognize that while we have seemingly created this social construct, whether consciously or unconsciously, it should never be expected. I will not complain about someone sporting a great fashion choice that comes with a $100 price tag, but I will always remind myself that I should never expect it from everyone. Nor should I force myself to try and fit into that niche in an effort to blend in if I realize it’s out of my means.

I was always taught that university was the place where individuals were finally able to express exactly that — their indi-viduality. If I find myself suppressing that in a hopeless aim for perfection, well then, what’s the point?

Jenny from the Block


sports saywhat?“If you think you’re wet now, wait ’til we clinch this thing”

• Blue Jays outfielder Kevin Pillar after celebrating their first playoff berth in 22 years.

Homecoming game a breeze, once againNathan Kanter

DIGITAL MANAGING EDITOR@NathanAtGazette

During last year’s Homecoming, the Western Mustangs football

team beat the lonely Toronto Varsity Blues by 48 points. It was no contest.

This year, the Mustangs were supposed to have a stronger oppon-ent in the 3–1 Carleton Ravens.

It turns out they didn’t.Instead, Western was up 15–0

within minutes and ultimately won

the game by a 56-point margin, 70–14.“We came out in the first quarter

and we were so intimidated that it was just depressing,” said Ravens head coach Steve Sumarah. “Full credit to [Mustang head coach Greg Marshall] and his guys – they are playing at an unbelievable level right now, one of the highest levels I’ve seen, and when they get going and they get their confidence it’s just a runaway train and we just couldn’t slow it down.”

A runaway train is indeed a good metaphor for what transpired on Saturday. But heading into the game, the mentality was different.

“I was nervous coming in – Carleton plays good defence,” coach Marshall said following the win. “They present problems and I thought for the most part what we thought we could lock up on offence we did.”

Yes, Western’s offence did a mag-nificent job, but that’s also nothing new. In each of their five games this year they have generated over 700 yards of offence. No other team has even hit 600 once.

“Any time you put 70 points up things have got to be going okay,” said quarterback Will Finch, who threw for 350 yards and four touch-downs in less than three quarters of action before he was yanked. “I don’t know how many yards of offence we put up [today] but it’s got to be up there.”

On this day it was 765 total yards, the second best output of the season.

What’s clear, however, is that many believe the team has to get better.

“We’re happy with the way things have been going so far but we need to clean up a lot of stuff,” said Mustangs offensive lineman Eddie Meredith. “Every time Will [Finch] gets hit, that’s something that keeps me up at night – I’m not kidding – and I mean that killed last season and I’ll be damned if it does that to this season too.”

Meredith is referring to Finch’s two concussions that kept him off the field and made things extremely difficult for Western in 2014. The star quarterback’s absence last year ultimately led to a disappointing semi-final playoff exit.

On Saturday Finch took a couple big hits, including one in the third quarter that led to rumours of sore ribs and had reporters wondering why coach Marshall started Finch in the second half with a 48–14 lead.

“Our plan was to get him out in the middle of the third quar-ter, exactly when we got him out,” Marshall said. “[At that point] we’re still playing the football game. Are we going to just end it right there and say that 40 points is good enough to win the game? I don’t think so.”

In fact, Finch said he originally got the sore ribs last week against Queen’s.

“It kind of came back today … it kind of flared up again,” he explained. “They’re a little tender but I’m usually sore after a football game.… We’ve got a bye week next week so I can give them a couple weeks off and I’ll be good to go.”

Western may have a week off but Carleton has their biggest game of the season: the annual Panda Game against their cross-town rival, the Ottawa Gee-Gees.

Coach Sumarah said he expects his squad to quickly forget about the lopsided loss.

“We always have a 24-hour rule. So we can sulk for 24-hours or be happy for 24-hours, depending on the game,” he said. “Then it’s just put it to bed and move forward.”

Looking further ahead for Western, their schedule has Toronto up next followed by Ottawa and McMaster.

Meredith believes there is always room for improvement.

“I hate it when people always throw it in our face: ‘Calgary two years ago,’ but this is how we were playing that season too,” Meredith said, referring to 2013 when Western went undefeated before falling to Calgary in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport semifinals. “We’ve got a long way to go, we really do. It’s not one of those meaningless lines, it’s true.”

One thing Western won’t be able to test this season is how they play against their toughest competition – the currently undefeated Guelph Gryphons. The schedule doesn’t have room for everyone to play everyone, so if they do meet, it won’t be until the playoffs.

Coach Marshall doesn’t think this will matter.

“I really believe that we’re going to eventually see them down the road. I certainly hope we do.”Jordan McGavin Gazette

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Poor decision making by Mustangs results in 1–1 draw against York

Hala GhonaimSPORTS EDITOR@HalaAtGazette

Analyzing the problem, exploring the options and making the best choice: decision making is a com-mon skill among us all.

For athletes, the importance of taking control and making things happen instead of letting things happen is crucial.

Martin Painter, coach of the Mustangs women’s soccer team, admits poor decision-making some-times lets his team down.

“If we could relax on the ball, move the ball a bit more quicker, be a little more instinctive in how we play … then I think we can cre-ate more chances to score more,” he said. “One thing we want to become is a little bit more confident [and] a little more relaxed when we’re play-ing a good team.”

And a good team the York Lions were when the ’Stangs tied 1–1 in a tight game on Sunday at Mustang Field. Western is second in their division with a 7–0–3 record, York is third with a 7–0–1 record.

On Sunday, the girls stormed

onto the field with a strong start, but it diminished after the Lions took the lead.

To heighten their chances in the second half, Painter thought it would be a good idea to sub on three girls – two of which were in their first years.

“It was a bit of a gamble.… It was something we tried but I don’t think it was super effective today,” he said. “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again… We wanted to give other people a chance.”

Luckily, it was fifth-year senior Tianna Deluzio who scored her fifth goal of the season to tie up the game at one in the 70th minute.

The mid fielder said there were many things her team could have improved on as a whole.

“Every time you play [York] you get more hindsight of what you could do better against the team,” Deluzio said. “York is always a good team. I always like playing them because it’s a good quality game. It’s two good teams trying to be the best.”

With two good teams, it’s all about working together with team-mates and coaches to push through

Mustangs attack stifled by Lions

Charlie O’Connor ClarkeCONTRIBUTOR

@SportsAtGazette

The Mustangs men’s soccer team faced a tough test on Sunday at home against York University.

They came out hard and played well at times but ultimately didn’t have enough to take down the Lions, currently third place in the Ontario University Athletics west division. Although Western had several chan-ces early on, the momentum of the game swung heavily in York’s favour after Western keeper Ben Cowman mishandled the ball in the box, allowing the visitors to take a 1–0 lead.

Western’s defence held on until halftime when they could regroup. Coach Rock Basacco said later he told the team they played well in the first half. His words of encour-agement spurred the Mustangs to come out red hot in the second frame, equalizing the score on Christian Douglas’s superb finish of Amad El-Houni’s cross. However, that wasn’t enough for Western to be able to take the lead.

The Lions looked altogether more composed and patient with the ball and their back line stifled everyone of Western’s chances before it became dangerous. Western’s defence was also generally strong, but the Lions were quick to capitalize on the few chances they had.

York reclaimed the lead quickly after the Mustangs tied it at one. From the 50th minute onwards the Lions dictated the pace, playing with the ball at their feet and wait-ing for another opportunity to strike. They found it with 15 minutes to go, and put an end to the home team’s comeback attempt.

While Western did not give up until the final whistle and continued to send balls towards the box, they were unable to break through York’s

rock-solid defence.“York’s an elite team,” Douglas

pointed out following the loss. “They’re one of the best, if not the best, so we’re happy with how we played.”

The fact that the Mustangs had just three shots in the game, com-pared to York’s 13, says it all. Western put in a good effort but just couldn’t generate offence in the final third. And against a team like the Lions, mistakes are costly.

“You can’t do that with a good team, because a good team will pun-ish you,” Basacco said after the loss.

The Mustangs are now in sixth place in the west divion, with 11 points and a 3–5–2 record.

Lions coach Carmine Isacco said having the majority of possession and bouncing back after Western tied it were keys for his club.

“We were patient with the ball,” he said. “We found some space in behind and in between and our recovery after we got scored on was good.”

The York Lions are known to be a very strong team and the Mustangs didn’t hesitate to praise them for it.

“Every one of their players can handle the ball extremely well, and they’re creative,” remarked Basacco, noting the aspects of the game he wants his team to improve on.

The Mustangs now look ahead to Saturday’s game when they’ll play the McMaster Marauders in their last home game of the season. They lost to McMaster earlier this month, so they’ll be looking to make up points as well as snap the two-game losing streak they’re now on.

Basacco said he will be looking to give some of the younger play-ers some playing time. He also said maintaining controlling and avoid-ing giveaways will be key.

“It comes down to keeping pos-session of the ball, being creative in attack and being strong defensively,” Basacco said.

Jenny Jay • GAZETTETIE GAME! Mustang Tianna Deluzio is surrounded by teammates as they celebrate their tying goal against York on Sunday, Sep. 27.

an intense game.The entire stadium got to listen

to some bold remarks from coaches from both sides of the spectrum, as the intensity on the sidelines rose. York coach Carmine Isacco had to be cautioned by the referee for commenting on the relationship between coach Painter and the referees.

“We know Painter is taking you out for drinks later,” he shouted.

To that, the referees wittingly reminded him that they don’t drink on the field.

“We don’t really drink here. Try a Coke.”

Isacco anticipated an emo-tionally intense game because he knew that was always the case with Western.

“[The game was] tactically intense ... trying to break them

down, them trying to break us down. It was physically intense and emo-tionally intense,” he said. “Just fight-ing through situations and the goal they got was out of a competitive situation as well.”

Though Isacco is thankful for

his team’s technical skills he admits there were some decisions that needed to be re-evaluated.

“Maybe our goalkeeper could have done better or we could have done better in stopping the ball from getting to those areas,” he said.

Both coaches saw the draw as an opportunity to better plan for their next games.

Although this was the first game York failed to win this season, coach Painter will not let that stop the ‘Stangs this Saturday against McMaster.

“We have to be ready for some of the type of battles we had today. [McMaster] is physical, they’re strong, and they’re dangerous on counter attacks,” he said.

Game time for Saturday is set for 1 p.m. The last time Western faced McMaster, they tied.

ONE THING WE WANT TO BECOME IS

A LITTLE BIT MORE CONFIDENT [AND] A LITTLE MORE RELAXED WHEN WE’RE PLAYING A GOOD TEAM.”

MARTIN PAINTER MUSTANG HEAD COACH

tuesday, september 29, 2015

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