Tag, you’re it 3 The Cult of Epic Meal Time 12 The perks of coffee 14 Volume 44 Issue No. 7 October 10, 2011 www.fsu.ca/interrobang/ 2 NEWS Volume 44 Issue No. 7 October 10, 2011 www.fsu.ca/interrobang/ OCTOBER QUESTION OF THE WEEK EVENTS WHAT TUESDAY 10-11 WOULD FREE Comedy Nooner: Eddie Della Siepe YOU Forwell Hall – 12PM MAKE FOR WEDNESDAY 10-12 EPIC MEAL FSU Poker Night Forwell Hall – 6:30PM TIME? $2 Advance FREE Sex Toy Bingo OBS – 9PM First Run Film: Real Steel Jeremy Groves “I’d probably make something to do with dessert, like a monstrous pie with apple pie, fudge brownies and ice cream.” Rainbow Cinemas (in Citi Plaza) $3.50 STUDENTS | $5 GUESTS 2 Show Times CREDIT: ANTHONY CHANG A student aids the Epic Meal Time gang by pouring Jack Daniels over a roasted pig head. The Forwell Hall show attracted 500 students and guests. THURSDAY 10-13 FREE Music Nooner Featuring: Trish Robb 10 Things I Know About You... Forwell Hall – 12PM NOON Kirstley Dams “An Epic Meal Time OKTOBERFEST PUB milkshake with Big Mac Forwell Hall – 9:30PM sauce, bacon, some No ribbing Callow $3 ADV. | $4 DOOR mayonnaise and ketchup, FRIDAY 10-14 Jack Daniels and maple Ashley Callow is in her first year ago. It really made my life’s goals time. Everyone who has been part syrup.” of SSW. “I am a pretty friendly a lot clearer and directed me of my life at some point has left an FREE New Music Night person and fairly outgoing once I towards going back to school to impact in one way or another. get to know you,” said Callow. finish my education. 6. Where in the world have you Featuring: Michou with “I’m also easygoing and super 3. What music are you currently travelled? Moondog Uproar & laid back. I love country music, listening to? British Columbia, United States Pulp City Inn the beach, summertime, naps, “Beer in Mexico” - Kenny and the Caribbean. OBS – 9:30PM concerts, road trips, ice cream Chesney. 7. What was your first job? and most of all I love to love!” 4. What is the best piece of Selling athletic wear at National 1. Why are you here? advice you’ve ever received? Sports. To win hockey tickets (and to get a My mom always tells me every- 8. What would your last meal Vicky Gallagher good education). thing will work out. be? “I’d make something without 2. What was your life-changing 5. Who is your role model? My Dad’s ribs, my Grandma’s meat in it - I’m a vegetarian. moment? I admire a lot of people around me. stuffing, my Mom’s cookies and I’d make an epic vegetarian My cousin passing away two years I have new role models all the piña coladas. skillet, like from the Oasis.” 9. What makes you uneasy? Roadkill. 10. What is your passion? Fanshawe at the Knights Helping people realize their high- Knights vs. Otters est potential. John Labatt Centre – 7:30PM Do you want Fanshawe to know 10 $17 STUDENTS | $18 GUESTS Things About You? Just head on over to fsu.ca/interrobang and TICKETSTICKETSA AVAVAILABLEVVAAILABLEI INNA ADVANCEDVVAANCEA ATTT THEHEB BIZIZB BOOTHOOTH click on the 10 Things I Know About You link at the top. Andrew Kolacz “I’d make a giant two-pound donut filled with cream and jam, and I’d put a whole bunch of glaze and sprinkles on it.” KIOSK QUIZ WHERE CAN I FIND A TUTOR TO HELP ME WITH A DIFFICULT SUBJECT? Drop by the Welcome Kiosk with your Megan Bundy answer. Five w inners w ill be selected “I wouldn’t. I think it’s from correct ent ries and we’ll notif disgusting and gluttonous y winners by email. - it’s a sin. This is why The W elcome Kiosk is o 8am – 4 pen America’s so fat. People are pm, Monday to F riday. starving, and you’re patting yourselves on the back for eating a hamburger.” PRIZES S CREDIT: SUBMITTED PONSORED BY CHARTWELLS Ashley Callow is put off by roadkill. 3 Volume 44 Issue No. 7 October 10, 2011 www.fsu.ca/interrobang/ NEWS Tag, you’re it KIRSTEN ROSENKRANTZ INTERROBANG There has been a recent trend on Fanshawe College’s main campus CREDIT: KIRSTEN ROSENKRANTZ in the past few weeks that is cost- Fanshawe’s United Way campaign got underway with a chili cookoff, ing students thousands of dollars. judged by a variety of local and college personalities. According to Security Supervisor Bob Earle, a couple of graffiti taggers have created about $2,500 worth of damage by spray Kicking off the United painting their tags — a stylized signature — all over campus. The majority of the vandalism occurred Way Campaign between September 7 and September 22, mainly in male BY STAFF After the chili was devoured, the washrooms in H building, M build- INTERROBANG campaign goal was announced. ing and A building, though they Fanshawe started its annual This year, Fanshawe aims to raise have been spotted in a few other United Way fundraising campaign $105,000 for the United Way cam- locations. with a bang on October 4 by hold- paign. The organization helps to “What the student population ing the first fundraising event and provide services for many people needs to understand is that clean up announcing the campaign goal. in communities across the country. and repair of that sort of thing costs CREDIT: FANSHAWE SECURITY Three competitors stirred up The chili lunch raised $2,116.50 thousands of dollars, and that’s Graffiti taggers have been busy around campus to start the year, causing their best beans for the annual chili for the campaign. money out of their pocket that about $2,500 in damage. cookoff. Students from the School Barahona is confident in could be spent on more beneficial of Tourism and Hospitality, cooks Fanshawe’s ability to raise the things,” said Earle. the person that’s responsible.” serious offence in terms of mis- from the Oasis and chili masters money. “I’m sure that we will be These tags are clearly identifi- Earle suspects that these specific chief creating property damage, from Chartwells had stations set up able to achieve our $105,000 goal able, as the taggers aren’t using tags can be attributed to two peo- which, according to Earle, around the school. For $5, stu- for this year,” she said. pens or markers like most wash- ple, given the style of the tags involves criminal charges. “(The dents, staff and visitors got a chili Last year’s campaign goal of room vandals. “These are quite themselves. “Some of them look charges) can range from fines to lunch. $100,000 was exceeded, with a significant. They’re not typical quite similar, so they’re potentially potential jail time as a conse- The tasty afternoon ended with a total of $106,388 raised. Last year washroom wall scribblings; they using multiple tags, but the overall quence, so it is quite significant.” judging panel to determine which marked the first time Fanshawe involve spray paint, they’re signif- appearance looks to be the same If it turns out that the taggers are group made the best chili. London attempted a six-figure donation. icant in terms of their size and person or the same couple of peo- students, they could face conse- Knights Captain Jarred Tinordi, “Our collective donation assisted dimensions,” said Earle. ple, and they may be working in quences up to and including expul- London Majors GM Roop agencies that provide social servic- According to Earle, Campus tandem with one another.” Though sion from the college. Chanderdat, FSU President es for children, families and indi- Security Services has been work- there may be multiple people “I wanted to make sure the cam- Veronica Barahona and represen- viduals in many impact areas ing closely with the London Police involved in the tagging, Earle said pus was aware of it so they could tatives from the United Way and including poverty, mental health, in order to catch the taggers. they don’t appear to be gang relat- be watchful for this sort of thing Fanshawe College judged the three youth and labour,” Fanshawe “Typically these sorts of things ed. and perhaps help us with this offerings, and declared Chartwells College stated in a press release. don’t happen exclusively on cam- If these taggers are caught, they investigation,” said Earle. to be the winner. This is For more information about the pus – they have tags elsewhere – so could be facing some serious con- If you have any information Chartwells’ third victory in a row. United Way, visit unitedway.ca. certainly the London Police are sequences from the London Police about the taggers, contact Campus “It was a good experience,” said investigating similar occurrences as well as the college. Since the Security Services in D1027, by e- Barahona. “The chili was amazing!” with similar tags and they’re work- damage so far has cost the college mail at [email protected] or ing along with us to try to identify a couple thousand dollars, this is a by phone at 519-452-4400. Strike-related terminations cause controversy KIRSTEN ROSENKRANTZ the strike began, they refused to INTERROBANG cross the picket line to show sup- On Monday, October 3, the port for their long-time colleagues. Ontario Public Service Employees Fanshawe’s Director of Union ran an advertisement in the Marketing and Corporate London Free Press. The advertise- Communications, Emily ment read, “Reinstate fired work- Marcoccia, said because this situa- ers at Fanshawe College,” and was tion involves personnel informa- printed in an effort to gain public tion, the college is limited in what support for their cause.