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Gear up for Career Week
ERIKA FAUST D1060 from 12 to 1 p.m. INTERROBANG February 5 will feature two pre- Career Week is just a few short sentations: “Making Your Mark: weeks away, and there’s so much How Volunteer Work Can to do: write cover letters, update Enhance Your Career” by Murray resumes, put together a profes- Faulkner, London’s former chief sional outfit and work on that ele- of police, and Pillar Nonprofit in vator pitch. If that all sounds a bit D1060 from 12 to 1 p.m., and overwhelming, or even if you just “Careers in the Forces” with Sgt. want to make sure you’re on the Bill Hibbert from 12 to 1 p.m. in right track, Fanshawe’s Career D1016. Services (D1063) can help you February 6 is the highly antici- every step of the way. pated 10th Annual Career and Leading up to Career Week, Summer Job Fair. It runs from 10 which runs from February 4 to 8, a.m. to 2 p.m. in the J building Career Services staff will hold a gyms. “Literally there’s some- series of workshops to help you thing for everybody,” said prepare your resumes and cover Christina Cook, Career Services letters, get ready for the Career representative at Fanshawe. A Fair, polish your interview skills variety of industries will be repre- and start on your online job hunt – sented by local and international check the sidebar for dates and companies, including Desjardins times. Financial Security, Lerners LLP, Another resource to help you PepsiCo Foods Canada and Apple get ready for the Career Fair on Inc. Look for profiles and posi- CREDIT: ERIKA FAUST February 6 is Resumania, which tions posted on the Career Last year’s Career and Summer Job Fair was an opportunity for students to learn more about the companies will be held on February 4 from Services website later this month. they’ll be working for in the future. Check out this year’s Fair on February 6 in the J gyms. 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 2 to 4 “That will help you target your p.m. in the Student Centre build- cover letter and get your resume your friends, but if you’re going to Foundations students might be Resumes and Cover Letters ing across from the Oasis restau- ready for the Career Fair,” said speak to an employer, Cook said interested in an Ontario Provincial January 24, 2 to 3:30 p.m. rant. It’s your chance to have a Cook. For a full list of the it’s best to approach employers on Police presentation called January 30, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Career Services staff member employers who will be attending your own. “Look prepared, inde- “Careers in Policing” from 12 to 1 February 12, 12:30 to 2 p.m. look over your resume and ensure the Fair, check out www.fan- pendent, ready to work and like p.m. in D1060. Preparing for Career and you’re marketing yourself in the shawec.ca/careerservices. you’re taking it seriously.” For more information and for best way possible. Bring your According to Cook, some of the Summer Job Fair On February 7, Kevin Weaver, updates on the Career Fair, check January 25, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. resume and cover letter as a hard companies will be doing pre- chair of Fanshawe’s School of out Career Services on social January 29, 10 to 11:30 a.m. copy or on a USB drive. screenings for interviews at the Information Technology, will talk media:January 31, 12 to 1:30 p.m. There is a lot to look forward to Fair, so “treat it as if you were about “Social Media/E-Portfolio facebook.com/FanshaweCS and during this year’s Career Week. It going to an employment inter- for Your Job Search” from 12 to 1 on Twitter @FanshaweCS. Interview Skills all begins on February 4 with a view.” Before heading to the Fair, p.m. in T1003. February 1, 10 to 11:30 a.m. presentation by FM96 radio host work on a 60-second pitch that If you’re interested in working February 11, 2 to 3:30 p.m. February 15, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and Fanshawe alumnus Sarah sums up who you are, your skills in another country, you’ll want to Get ready for Career Week and the Burke from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. in and why you’d be a great fit for check out the Student Work Career and Summer Job Fair with these Internet Job Search M3001. There will be a presenta- the company. On the day of the Abroad Program (SWAP) presen- workshops by the Career Services February 14, 2 to 3:30 p.m. tion titled “Exploring Fair, dress professionally and skip tation on February 8 from 12 to 1 department: Register in D1063 or by calling 519- Entrepreneurship” by the Small the heavy perfumes and colognes. p.m. in H3013. Police 452-4294 – hurry, because seating is Business Centre and Biz Inc. in It’s fine to attend the Fair with limited! Sustainability Team seeks volunteers
MELANIE ANDERSON and education, because the College INTERROBANG has done a lot for sustainability already,” said sustainability coor- Fanshawe’s environmental coor- dinator Mary-Lee Townsend. dinators are looking for volunteers Team members may spend an from across the College to come hour or two each week helping to together to create a new plan, organize and run college- Sustainability Team. If you find wide educational events, help with yourself wondering why London promotions, and increase student doesn’t have green bins, why stu- participation in recycling and com- dents continue to buy plastic water posting. “You don’t necessarily bottles, or how Fanshawe can have to be a ‘rah-rah’ environmen- become greener, this opportunity talist – it touches on everybody’s may be for you. life,” said Vodicka. “Let’s say you The new Sustainability Team have a skill you would like to con- will work in collaboration with a tribute like media and design we new environmentally friendly need to develop those aspects as group on campus, the Fanshawe well.” Ecos. “We would like to create a Townsend is hoping to provide group called Eco Reps, which students with more hands-on expe- would work in collaboration with rience and community involve- facilities and operations on the ment. “We’re moving towards a projects that they have and the mode of education where we’re whole outreach towards students encouraging students to use this and education towards students,” campus as a living lab – the whole said environmental coordinator experiential learning … students Jana Vodicka. “It’s a good collab- will hopefully learn as they do, orative because you get to have the because when they get out into the expertise from the operations side workforce, we want to be able to and you get to have the outreach give them the tools that they need from the students.” to move forward, particularly with The new team will work on a environmental sustainability initia- variety of projects dealing with tives.” recycling, waste management, If you’re interested in the oppor- waste diversion and student educa- tunity, contact Vodicka at j_vodic- tion. “It’s a lot about awareness [email protected]. 4 NEWS Volume 45 Issue No. 17 January 21, 2013 www.fsu.ca/interrobang/
Ontario’s hidden job market: Skilled trades MELANIE ANDERSON career path they will take.” INTERROBANG Jobs in the skilled trades can be When you were a senior in high very valuable to both the employee school, you were faced with the and society. Most trade jobs offer tough decision of trying to figure competitive wages. According to out what to study, where to study, Statistics Canada, in 2007, and, in short, what to do with your employees in the trades averaged life. Parents often stress the impor- $22.36 in hourly earnings, six per tance of a college or university cent higher than the $21.02 for education and secretly hope that other occupations. So why has the their teens will head off to become number of skilled trade workers in doctors or lawyers. But what about Ontario been low? skilled trades? A study conducted in 2004 by The perception of a skilled trade Skills Canada and the Canadian job may be distorted and seeming- Apprenticeship Forum found that ly undesirable by parents and their 60 per cent of youth reported that high school grads. The government their parents have not encouraged of Ontario is trying to change that. them to consider a career in trades. Ontario’s Jobs and Prosperity It didn’t state why, but skilled Council recently released their trades are sometimes associated “Advantage Ontario” report, which with negative connotations such as stresses a need to place stronger less education, high stress and low emphasis on skilled trades in pay. It seems that Ontario needs a Ontario when it comes to educa- better understanding of what the tion and experiential learning. The skilled trade industry has to offer, CREDIT: CBC NEWS report identifies five key areas for as the report states, “Ontario’s Skilled trades workers are in high demand locally, provincially and across Canada, and Ontario’s Jobs and action: going global; driving pro- youth and their parents are often Prosperity Council is working on promoting the benefits of a career in the skilled trades. ductivity growth; unleashing inno- unaware of job opportunities in the vation and entrepreneurship; capi- skilled trades and the variety of prosperity will require strong talizing on strength in talent; and educational programs that can pre- action from all sectors. Business delivering smart, efficient govern- pare them for these jobs.” will have a strong role to play,” CORRECTIONS ment. The Council is also calling on said Gord Nixon, chair of the In the January 14, 2013 issue of Interrobang (Volume 45 Issue 16), an The Council wrote that it the private sector to create more Council. article titled “Time to apply for bursaries and scholarships” incorrectly believes that “it is the responsibili- experiential learning opportunities The Council will meet again in referred to the Student Awards office as the Awards and Scholarships office. ty of business, government and the for secondary and post-secondary December to review progress by We regret the error. education sector to develop and students with more co-ops, work the government, business sector In the January 14, 2013 issue of Interrobang (Volume 45 Issue 16), an disseminate up-to-date information placements and apprenticeships. and academia and provide infor- article titled “Self-published book nets top Fanshawe honours” incorrectly on labour market opportunities and “Leadership cannot come from mation to Ontarians. stated that Annette Dawm received the award for the highest GPA in her pro- make it available when students government alone. Ensuring gram. That award was given to Callum McNeil. We regret the error. are making decisions about what Ontario’s competitiveness and 5 Volume 45 Issue No. 17 January 21, 2013 www.fsu.ca/interrobang/ NEWS
Business community pitches in to support needy citizens
RYAN SPRINGETT move forward for the next few INTERROBANG months to meet the needs before The London Food Bank us.” received 259,870 pounds of food As the local community contin- CREDIT: FANSHAWE COLLEGE in 2012 from the Business Cares ues to struggle with the tough (From left) Student Taylor Kelly; Catherine Finlayson, executive director of the Fanshawe Advancement Office; Food Drive, up one per cent from economy, and with London’s James Monteith; Cathie Auger, Fanshawe Vice-President of Student Services; Derek Holman, senior manager of their 2010/11 mark. unemployment rate at 7.3 per cent Woodstock Hino Motors Canada Ltd.; Axel Breuer; and students Shawn Barber and Mitchell Townsend stand The goal to collect 256,001 (0.6 per cent above the national proudly beside a new truck donated by Hino Motors Canada. pounds of food was set by the average in December 2012), it is Business Cares Foundation and amazing that the community exceeded by nearly 4,000 pounds pulled together to increase food with more than 440 London busi- donations, according to Chadwick. Truck donation drives nesses taking part. “It works like a full circle: we help Josh Chadwick, special food the community, the community coordinator at the London Food helps us, we are able to help more Transportation students to success Bank, said the generosity of people … It’s a great relationship Londoners continues to impress. that we have with London and MELANIE ANDERSON Transportation Technology. “This equipment manufacturers, oil com- “Ultimately, it would be best if we Londoners, and we look forward to INTERROBANG donation will make it possible for panies and vehicle manufacturers were able to say, ‘Thank you continuing that relationship.” The beginning of January the College to provide the most up- and dealers. London, that need has been met, Business Cares has met or brought excitement to the students to-date training in truck diagnostics Eric Smith, vice president of we figured out the hunger and exceeded their goals over the past in Fanshawe College’s Centre for and repair.” sales, expressed Hino’s excitement poverty issue and we could shut 13 years they have been collecting Applied Transportation The new truck donation will help about their donation. “Fanshawe our doors.’” food. Moving forward, the Technologies (CATT) when Hino inspire students to continue on their students will have an opportunity to Unfortunately the issue has not Business Cares food drive cam- Motors Canada donated a 2012 road to job-ready credentials in the learn on a vehicle that incorporates been solved, and in fact it has got- paign has set their goal for this Hino 155 COE truck to be used as a trades and technologies that support the very latest diesel technology and ten worse in London; the local year: 259,871 pounds of food – new hands-on tool for students in the transportation industry. In the engine emissions systems. It is food bank has seen a 19 per cent one more pound of food than was the Truck and Coach Truck and Coach Apprenticeship encouraging to see that our future is increase in demand in 2011/12. collected last year. Apprenticeship and Motive Power program, students are gearing up to bright with enthusiastic faculty, “We hoped that there would be a For more information on the Technician-Diesel programs. work in fleet maintenance for con- staff and students who recognize support in the community so we London Food Bank, check out lon- “Today’s generous donation will struction companies, public transit the value of strong technical train- can meet the demand, and donfoodbank.ca; for more on provide our students with the latest systems or repair operations. The ing in this province.” Business Cares is a part of that,” Business Cares, head to business- technology on which to hone their Motive Power Technician program The vehicle will be housed in the Chadwick said. “Once again this cares.ca. skills,” said Rob Gorrie, chair of the prepares students for employment new CATT building, which opened year they surpassed their goal that Fanshawe College School of opportunities with motive power in May 2011. they set, and that allows us to
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Something old, something new: The Liberal Party of Canada
VICTOR DE JONG INTERROBANG It’s a field of eight candidates and one big name. It would be negligent not to point out that Justin Trudeau has a lot fewer obstacles to the federal Liberal leadership position, but the nature of politics is that it’s unpre- dictable. Trudeau was already grilled after old speech footage came to light in which he champions the history of Quebec-born prime ministers. He was doubly worked over after making comments in a similar vein at a Quebec rally in his support. With seven competitors, there will be no shortage of candidates watching his every move. Even with a provincial leadership conven- tion in Ontario playing out, the Liberal gov- ernment is preparing for a changing of the federal guard. In case you haven’t heard much from them lately, which you probably haven’t, the Liberal Party of Canada has fall- I heard the owl call my name en on hard times. The party has been unable to put forward a viable candidate since Jean Chrétien was last in office, despite repeated attempts to improve public perception. There were high hopes that Paul Martin would be the leader they needed, but he was NOTES FROM DAY SEVEN MICHAEL VEENEMA quickly ousted following Chrétien’s retire- [email protected] ment. After that, Michael Ignatieff was elected to the top job but was unable to gen- erate any support in large part due to the Just a few dozen kilometers west of Conservative attack ads that painted him as London, between Bothwell and an American academic fishing for a job. Thamesville, you may someday run across The current competition for the federal the Fairfield Museum, a Native Reserve, and leadership consists of seven candidates with the hamlet of Moraviantown. To look at varying skill sets and levels of exposure. For these you might not guess that they mark the a full overview of the candidates provided site of what was once an outstanding by the Liberal party, simply go to Christian mission of Native people in the liberal.ca/leadership-2013 and select from 1800s. Thriving in the first part of that cen- the list. The field is a fairly typical mix of tury, it consisted of a few German-American private sector success stories and politicos missionaries of the Moravian Church (still with the marked exception of Marc Garneau, headquartered in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) the astronaut. Besides the fact that he’s been and around 200 Delaware Natives. in space – and that’s a huge “besides” – Some time ago I wrote a thesis on the mis- Garneau crossed the Atlantic in a yawl. At sion. That project gave me a lot of insight age 20, he sailed from Rhode Island to into the history of relations between Ireland in a little two-masted sailboat. Any Canadian political institutions and Native human with that capacity for leadership and communities. CREDIT: SUNFLOWERSTATE.TUMBLR.COM dedication could be just the challenge for Seeing the news about Idle No More A solitary great horned owl perches on a tree. Trudeau. protests in Ontario and elsewhere for me Thanks to his father being a former prime recalls some of what I learned. In the 1800s, College, which are completely of European gresses, Brian repents of his earlier arro- minister, Trudeau has the benefit of instant White society embraced the sciences, origin, there is no movement of White youth gance and finds that God has given him a name recognition that virtually every other brought with it European political structures, studying under the guidance of traditional strength and a peace through the Native vil- candidate is lacking. Pierre Trudeau had a and was growing in economic and industrial Native elders or educators. And for decades, lagers. profound impact on the direction of Canada power. Almost everyone, including, unfortu- Native band organizations in the country Could such experiences be available to us in the areas of healthcare, the Constitution nately, many missionaries, operated on the have been building casinos, gas stations, cig- who do not live in that fictional world creat- and French-English relations. Whether his assumption that Natives had to either arette stores and hotels – institutions that are, ed by Margaret Craven, the author of the impact was a positive one is a matter of opin- become like Europeans or perish. well, not exactly original to Native cultures. story? I don’t know. If I were able to live, as ion, but in an era of information overload, I wonder if things have really changed that But while the questions about who is Brian did, with a Native community, would simply sharing a surname with such a defin- much. On the one hand, Canadians work “winning” the Native/White “culture war” in I learn greater peace and strength? Do ing Canadian offers Justin a unique advan- hard at giving Native communities every Canada can be raised, I also recall a film, an Native villages that are able to provide a tage. opportunity to celebrate their cultures. And old one, that I continue to enjoy for the hope- sense of community and peace to non- The current man on the job is interim certainly no one is calling for the segregation ful vision it brings forward. Natives exist in Canada? leader Bob Rae. To put that in perspective, I Heard the Owl Call My Name of Natives on reserves, while many efforts In , an The book and movie are a half century the current Liberal Party leader is a man who are made at integration. In support of Native Anglican priest, Mark Brian, is appointed to old. But Craven’s story, with its unique is known for his work as an NDP member. peoples, there are many benefits that our serve a small Native village on the northern vision of a possible relationship between It’s his former party that will prove a huge governments have tried to provide. coast of British Columbia. At first he feels European and Native cultures still intrigues. obstacle for the Liberal Party come election At the same time, one has to notice that he has much to offer the people. But as he It is a vision that, I think, sadly, is increas- time because they target many of the same White society has never opted to live in lives with them he realizes that they have at ingly out of reach. Nevertheless, it is one demographics. While Rae has done an excel- Native style shelters such as longhouses and least as much to offer him. They have an worth looking at again. And who knows? It lent job in the interim, it’s been just that. teepees. Reserves, in the meantime, have appreciation of place, of ancestors and fami- may find some champions who can help Without a clear leader, the federal Liberals only European style housing on them. ly, of the cycles of nature, the habits of chart a more hopeful way for Native/non- will continue to fizzle at a crucial time when Similarly, while Native young people attend wildlife, the behaviours of wind and water, Native relations. federal politicians are starting to build sup- institutions of learning such as Fanshawe and their ancestral stories. As the movie pro- port bases with an eye to Election Day 2015. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR [email protected] 7 Volume 45 Issue No. 17 January 21, 2013 www.fsu.ca/interrobang/ OPINION Way too close and personal on Facebitter
you wanted all of us to know that you’re finally one of the crowd? Perhaps you’re just saying that you’re finally getting laid and TENSION you want everyone to know about it? It’s the FRANK YEW (I.H.N.F’S.) newly out-of-a-relationship status that really makes sense. You are saying that you are now back on the market and it’s time to un- Social networking is a funny thing. Put it friend your ex, but make sure that you post this way: imagine being in a room with 499 lots of photos of you having a great time at a friends, acquaintances, old boy/girlfriends, bar surrounded by party guys. family and complete strangers who crashed Do we post so that others will respond to the party because they knew someone that us? Social networks inherently produce you used to dislike in high school. Now competition. We need to get the most Likes, imagine going around showing them your the most friends, the most followers, the cleavage, puckered-lip-super-model-pose- most comments, and the most retweets. Is at-a-bar-with-a-bunch-of-drunk-friends pic- this how we satisfy our ego? Is our sense of tures, a dozen photos of your cat and several worth measured in replies, Likes and tropical vacation shots of you on the beach retweets? Would you ever stand up in front with a six-pack from five years ago. Then of a crowd and ask everyone how you look you whip out a stack of linear drawing plac- today? Why do we put ourselves out there ards with lines of philosophy, anecdotes and online? Do we have less value if nobody ancient wisdoms written on them, and stare likes our new profile picture? until they reply, “I like that.” How many friends do you have now on “Great,” you reply. “Can I request that Facebook? Imagine your friends’ lists in 10 you become my friend? I only need one years, when every comment that we post more to make 500.” reaches 10,000 people. That is a daunting (if We all seem quite willing to share with the not frightening) thought: people around the growing cyber-verse: we post, pout, bitch, world discovering our daily struggle with laugh, creep, promote, bore, troll, investi- constipation, our albums of blurry, late-night gate, bully, inspire, contemplate and reveal. photos showing a bunch of dudes falling CREDIT: COFFEEANDCRAZY.BLOGSPOT.CA We hold onto names long enough to create a over each other while flashing devil-horn If you put it on Facebook, no matter how private you may think it is, those images of you profile that allows us to pre-know, predeter- hand gestures, and a professed love of doing something you probably regret have a way of finding their way out for everyone to mine and prepare for someone that we may Jägermeister and weed. see. want to actually know. Somehow online net- Then there is the constant bitching about working has become the avenue to measure Facebook’s privacy settings and carrying on for dinner, books that they like (but never the curtains and turn off your damned com- the possibility of a relationship. We all want as though they’re the secret eye of the North read), and an enormous list of bands that puter. to make sure our new employee, boss, col- Korean Supreme Commander of the Korean ‘define who they are’ are somehow worried league, friend or date has the right inspira- People’s Army with Mark Zuckerberg as a about the potential widespread distribution tional quotes posted on their wall. master spy under Kim Jong-un. of their cat’s picture and information about And speaking of relationships, we are all I know I’m biased (and a bit of a their love of cupcakes. Frankly, you’d think so happy that you are now in one. Are you douchebag), but it seems odd to me that peo- they’d like the additional attention. saying that you’re taken, so ‘stop trying’? ple who have no qualms about posting Trust me, most people know way too That’s rather conceited, isn’t it? Or is it that updates about their love of playing much about you already. If you really want you can’t believe you’re in a relationship and Farmville, pictures of what they are eating privacy, go home, shut off the lights, draw
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RACHEL WALLACE more, it can begin to disrupt the body and SPECIAL TO INTERROBANG mind. These disruptions include caffeinism, It’s the night before your exam, you’ve heart and full body defects. All the positive already been up all day but you still aren’t aspects of caffeine encourage most to ignore prepared. At this point, caffeine is your new the severe risks of this “drug.” It would be best friend. Coffee, energy drinks and caf- beneficial to learn and follow through with feine pills provide you with that high that the healthy and unhealthy dosage amount of allows you to stay up a little longer and caffeine. focus. It seems to be doing the trick: restor- There are alternative ways to revive your- ing mental alertness and physical fatigue. self without caffeine. Green tea can provide Caffeine is the quick fix that can increase you with that energetic feeling you usually your energy within an hour and continue to have after an energy drink. keep you stimulated for several hours. Vitamin B12 is another good substitute. It Caffeine can provide the average person plays a significant role in your natural brain with many advantages to aid them in their function, nervous system function and blood daily routines. If you begin to crash again, formation. You will likely find this vitamin what is your next move? Grab another drink? as a prime component of every energy drink Many people make the mistake of consum- on the shelf, because B12 also plays a major ing too much caffeine. role in your energy level and mental alert- When following the recommended intake ness. It helps energize you and affects your of caffeine, it will have little to no harm to body’s production of melatonin, the hor- your body. According to a book called mone that regulates your sleep cycle. Caffeine and Activation Theory: Effects on One of the most important determinants of Health and Behavior, if more than 250 mg of your energy levels is hydration status. Water caffeine is consumed per day, it can lead to is responsible for transporting all nutrients in caffeinism. This is a dependency on caffeine the blood that we use for energy as well as that comes with a whole host of nasty side getting rid of waste build-up that leads to effects: nervousness, irritability, restless- fatigue. Without enough water, we cannot ness, insomnia, headaches and heart palpita- metabolize the food we eat into fuel and ulti- tions. Once someone becomes reliant on caf- mately cease to function properly. feine, withdrawal symptoms can occur once Foodwise, eggs can replace any unhealthy caffeine usage comes to an end. cup of coffee or energy drink. Eggs are high According to nutritional information from in iron and protein to give you sustainable Tim Hortons, one small coffee from energy throughout the day. Choline is a type Timmies contains 100mg of caffeine; a of B-vitamin that is found in eggs that is medium contains 140mg, a large 200mg and required for brain function and energy pro- an extra-large 240mg. Once a regular large duction, so not only are you provided with coffee drinker sips into her second cup, she’s energy, you are improving your body little already stepped outside the boundaries of a by little with each meal. healthy caffeine intake. By substituting caffeine products with Caffeine pills contain 100 to 200mg each, energy-loaded foods and drinks, you can so when using these pills as a substitute for complete your tasks with the same energy coffee in the morning or as a pre-workout and alertness you could get from caffeine, supplement before being physically active, but in a much healthier way. CREDIT: STOCK IMAGES you should make sure you are not exceeding Rachel Wallace is a Fitness and Health Caffeine in moderation can be a good thing, but once you start going over the recommended 250mg. Once your body has consumed Promotion student at Fanshawe College. daily dose, you could face some serious side effects. Keep your germs to yourself!
SOPHIE ISBISTER nerable members of our population: the eld- THE OTHER PRESS erly and infants under one year of age. But NEW WESTMINISTER (CUP) — There that doesn’t mean students can’t or shouldn’t are a lot of things to worry about at the do their part. The use of vaccines in control- beginning of any new semester, but winter ling virus outbreaks, while controversial poses particular challenges for students. among some people, is well-documented Challenges that, according to my cursory and endorsed by public health officials. It’s field research, the average student is grossly not too late to get your vaccine if you incapable of facing head-on. Challenges like haven’t already got the flu! the flu and its less viral cousin, the common While it might be tempting to play cold, both of which are making their evil, through the pain and take your cold or flu to contagious way across the Canadian wilder- school for show-and-tell, we would all pre- ness. Full-blown cold and flu season: com- fer that you didn’t, thanks. Even instructors ing soon to a classroom or bus near you! at the college would rather you stay at home; Why do I claim that students can’t cope? I have yet to see one course outline that Because I see the same gross things every doesn’t excuse absences for a medical rea- day. son. So, fellow students, between now and People on the busses and trains sneeze that dreaded peak flu time, let’s all make a right into my face. People at school cough greater effort to follow some basic winter all over the public computers, their germy disease etiquette. mouth-spray infecting keyboards that count- For starters, just stay home! I know not less other students have to use. Students everyone can afford to take time off work, walking the halls like zombies or plague vic- but if you can, for the sake of my health, tims, their glazed eyes darting back and please do. Secondly, if you must venture forth, their feverish skin glowing like a bea- into the world, know where to cough and con that screams “Infected! Infected!” sneeze: no coughing on other people, books, The CBC reported on January 3 that a new desks, SkyTrain poles, or your hand. The strain of flu, which broke out over the holi- best place to cough is in the crook of your days, is seeing increased cases in metropoli- arm. The best way to wash your hands is tan areas of Canada. Health Canada says with soap and warm water, and for at least there are 15 times the number of cases from 15 seconds, according to Health Canada. last year. Virus rates are up, but the CBC The best place to put a soiled Kleenex is in says the peak is yet to come. They report that the garbage – immediately. in two to three weeks, even more people Where's the best place to put yourself across Canada will be hit by this particular when you come down with the cold or flu? flu. Like most strains of influenza, the one That would be at home, in bed, with a hitting Canada right now (the elegantly healthy dose of chicken soup and Netflix. named H3N2 subtype) affects the most vul- 9 Volume 45 Issue No. 17 January 21, 2013 www.fsu.ca/interrobang/ LIFESTYLES USS hits the Fanshawe stage
midnight for everyone else. “Also we played at the Rapids Theatre, which is actually haunted MY 15 MINUTES because it’s so old. The gentleman WITH... TAYLOR MARSHALL who was running the event took us on a two-hour ghost tour before the show. It was actually suspenseful. USS is a band that is just as orig- “It’s always a pleasure to play inal as their name, which stands for with The Balconies. We share a Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker. USS’s manager with them, so it’s always last album, Approved, came out in cool to play with them. Whiskey 2011, but as I talked to Reverb is a local band that we vocalist/guitarist Ash Boo-Schultz, actually requested to come and he revealed that fans can look for- play with us and they did not dis- ward to a new release from them appoint. The one thing that did sometime in the near future as the happen, though; we were supposed band is hard at work on songs for to have a ton of balloons fall from their new album. Fans can also the ceiling at midnight, but it didn’t check them out live at Fanshawe work. The guy pulled the string College when they hit the stage in and like four balloons fell from the Forwell Hall on January 25 as part things above.” Approved CREDIT: USSMUSIC.COM of New Music Night. Your last album, , USS – also known as vocalist/guitarist Ash Boo-Schultz and hypeman/turntablist extraordinaire Human Kebab – You played at the Rapids was released in 2011 – any plans are bringing their unique sounds (“a campfire after-party with a jungle-rave vibe, progressively two-stepping Theatre in Niagara Falls with for new music this year? their way to a dance folk cuddle,” according to their website) to the Forwell Hall stage on January 25. special guests The Balconies and “Well, it’s funny that you should Whiskey Reverb on New Year’s call me right now. I was actually Eve. How was that show? just working on the lyrics to the happy.” hoping to bring her out with us in my life. The offer from the “We have had such a wonderful second song we’ve started record- You have an upcoming show again when we come back on Mississauga Symphony Orchestra relationship with the Northwestern ing. The new policy we have for at Fanshawe on January 25. January 25. is still on the table so we hope it area due to our radio station in recording this time around is actu- Have you played here before? If “I really love the orchestra. It’s will happen sometime soon.” Toronto broadcasting across Lake ally a baseball analogy that goes, so, what are you most looking kind of like our brains with all Tickets for the January 25 show Ontario. So it’s really great ‘There are no walks, singles, dou- forward to? these different thoughts of differ- at Fanshawe are $12 for students in because who doesn’t want to cele- bles, triples or home runs allowed. “We met a student from ent velocities; timbers and intensi- advance at Biz Booth and $15 for brate New Year’s Eve that close to There are only grand slams.’ Fanshawe College named Kylie ties. Your mind is like this amazing guests and at the door. The show is one of the unofficial wonders of “I believe that happiness is a Greenham, and she was part of the orchestra of thought. We actually all ages with a valid Fanshawe stu- the world? For our show one thing choice. You don’t have a choice music department. She actually had an offer one time from the dent card or 19-plus without. that I loved a lot was that they did when it comes to your thoughts, so contributed to one of our live per- Mississauga Symphony Orchestra For more information on USS, fireworks twice. They had it earlier it’s up to you to train your thoughts formances with her wonderful flute to come and do a full symphonic visit their website ussmusic.com or in the evening for the kids and any like a dog or a computer and playing. At our last performance, performance of our songs. That, to follow them on Twitter adults over the age of 50 so they choose happiness. People have to she joined us onstage during our me, is a dream come true as I have @USSmusic. didn’t miss it, and then again at learn to make that choice to be last song ‘N/A Ok’ and we are actually written that out as a goal Of road trips and Damaged Goods
BOBBYISMS BOBBY FOLEY
I write about random things a lot. I write a lot about random things. There is something about Damaged Goods – the latest full-length album by The Mohawk Lodge – that sparks my imagination towards travel. Released on White Whale Records in October, Damaged Goods possesses an immediate sense of movement; like an album you don’t start listening to in the car until you’ve settled in on the road, this captures the momentum of an adventure already in progress. And perhaps fittingly so – it was born on a highway. CREDIT: MELISSA FISHER Ryder Havdale began The Ryder Havdale, the mind behind The Mohawk Lodge, finds inspiration in his family’s cabin. Mohawk Lodge somewhere around 2000 as an outlet for music that fell his other bands broke up – Havdale got there, and it is such a different cians that inspired them on tour, from it. outside of his other bands at the moved to Toronto to continue to world,” Havdale recalled, describ- these songs shine with careful opti- For more on Havdale and The time. Finding direction in a cabin in evolve The Mohawk Lodge. The ing living above a live venue close mism despite their various themes Mohawk Lodge, visit on Facebook Point Roberts, Washington, he’s move influenced the sound of to where the Wall came down in of love or affliction. As well as or follow on Twitter @themohawk- composed and released the group’s 2010’s sophomore effort Crimes East Berlin. “There was live music documenting the high-paced urban lodge. The band just spent first couple of records on his White and set in motion the events that led every night; I was literally living European touring life, Damaged November in Europe and Whale imprint, performing them here to Damaged Goods, a lean right above the stage. It was rad.” Goods celebrates the human behind December crossing Canada, but with a rotating list of musicians and indie rock album with genuine An album of ironies, Damaged the imperfection. watch for them to appear in friends. rhythm and lo-fi pop appeal. Goods inherits a sense of honesty in The coming year holds a lot of Toronto for Canadian Music Week Pivotal to his writing process, the The album was inspired and its immediacy and exudes confi- promise for Havdale, who is likely in March before embarking on a cabin belongs to family and is a written one December while tour- dence. “Howling At The Moon” in Point Roberts at the time of this tour of the United States in April place at which he sojourns for a ing through Europe with a group of begins with all the fondness of a printing, rewriting music and and May. couple of months every year. musicians in support of Crimes. In conversation between friends and preparing for sessions to record a And for more of the latest music “For inspiration, I need a certain fact, Havdale was so inspired by wastes no time in guiding the pace new album in a few weeks. After news, views and recommendations, amount of chaos around my life,” the life and culture in Europe that of the album, leading into the ener- his return to Berlin following the consider following this column on he explained. “But then, I need to he has relocated to Berlin, where he getic “Wild Dogs” and the soulful next few months of touring, one Twitter @fsu_bobbyisms. Don’t let go somewhere for a month or two based his last few months of tour- single “Light You Up” before can only presume to wonder the the winter drain your spirit, get out and have the exact opposite and ing. you’re even five minutes into the sort of chaos he will have experi- to some great FSU events this process what I’ve been through.” “I was just like, ‘I’ll go to Berlin disc. enced and wait as patiently as pos- month. Exams are closer than you After a couple of releases – and for a couple of weeks,’ and then I Recorded with the same musi- sible to hear the music to come think! I’m out of words. 10 LIFESTYLES Volume 45 Issue No. 17 January 21, 2013 www.fsu.ca/interrobang/
CREDIT: CONFESSIONSOFAWORRYWART.COM If your dinner companion has spinach in his teeth, you should probably tell him about it. Is there anything in my teeth?
me I have no problem telling him my friends. The man started eager- he has spaghetti sauce down his ly waving back at me, and I had no MY SERIES OF chin or laundry fluff in his hair. choice but to pretend like it was UNFORTUNATE However in the case of a casual him I was waving to all along. I EVENTS acquaintance, I think it’s just easi- mean, what else are you supposed JENNA WANT CREDIT: BENEFITCOSMETICS.COM [email protected] er to avoid the situation altogether. to do in that situation? That same Benefit’s eye primer, Stay Don’t Stray, helps eye shadow and concealer It’s almost like when someone night I had to avert my eyes to last all day. Let’s be honest here, there has asks if you like their new Steve avoid watching someone struggle been a time when you’ve failed to Carell-inspired hair cut – obvious- to find their seat in a dark theatre. tell your friend that there was a ly you don’t, but you’re obligated I simply can’t handle when other piece of spinach launched in to say yes. Oh, and you can bet that people are feeling awkward, but I between her two front teeth. Why if someone makes a really awful can’t seem to do anything to help Stay, don’t stray is it that when someone has toilet joke that I will be the first one to them out. Is there some sort of sup- paper stuck to the bottom of their laugh, even though I get more port group for this? an eye primer is key for not only a shoe (yes, this happens, and most- laughter out of writing political The moral of the story is to not long hold but for increased pig- ly to me) it’s too embarrassing to essays. follow in my footprints. If you mentation quality as well. acknowledge? Allow me to paint you a picture: notice something about someone BEAUTY BOY However, you have to make sure Recently I’ve discovered that I last week I happened to be in the that could potentially embarrass JOSHUA R. WALLER am that friend: the one who lies to wrong place at the wrong time. I them or ruin their day, kindly bring [email protected] you are using the right type of primer for your skin type or else make you happy. It has something was in the line to buy tickets at the it to their attention. Now that I you can actually cause increased to do with my fear of making peo- movie theatre, and I spotted my think of it, there seems to be toilet One of the biggest challenges flaking. If you have a drier skin ple uncomfortable, or, as I’m friends across the room. As I paper stuck to my shoe as we women (and some men) face with type, then you will want to avoid learning, my fear of making myself waved to get their attention, I made speak. their makeup is achieving that any heavy eye primers that have a uncomfortable. This isn’t always eye contact with a middle-aged long-wear hold from their eye flesh tone as they can cause a lot of the case; if it’s someone close to man who was a few feet ahead of makeup. The eye shadows and texture on the eyelid, which pre- eyeliners seem to either fade or vents the eye makeup from going flake off as the day progresses. on smoothly and causes it to flake This challenge seems to become off. If you have an oilier skin type, even more difficult in the winter, then you will want to avoid any SAC & Executive since the air is so dry that the eye- primers that have a high glycerin lids can become a bit chapped. or oil content as this will just cause www.fsu.ca Luckily there are products and the eye makeup to smear. Positions Available: techniques that will help you get a Once you have your skin longer wear out of your eye make- prepped and the proper eye primer up. on, it’s now time to apply your eye The first way to get more out of makeup. One tip to applying eye School of Transportation and Motive Power your eye makeup is to make sure shadow is by “packing it on” rather your skin is healthy, moisturized than swiping it across the eyelid. and properly prepped. As we all This will build up greater colour School of Art and Design know, skin often seems to take a intensity and will also reduce any turn for the worse in the winter, so flakiness that can appear on drier you want to make sure you have a eyelids. moisturizing eye cream that isn’t Another key to having your eye Contact: too heavy (or else you will clog up makeup last longer is by using an the area and produce those white eye shadow that is highly pigment- FSU President – Zack Dodge for more information dots called milia). Some decent ed, but this usually means it has a eye creams are Dior Hydra Life, higher price point. Brands such as [email protected] Lancôme’s Génifique and La MAC, Make Up For Ever and Nars Roche-Posay Hydraphase Intense are some of the highest pigmented Eyes. If you find that the skin eye shadows on the market. That around your eye area needs a little being said, if you have properly bit more repair, using a serum as prepped and primed your eyelids, well as an eye cream will help any eye shadow should last you the speed up the results. entire day and will stay, not stray. Once your skin is fully prepped, 11 Volume 45 Issue No. 17 January 21, 2013 www.fsu.ca/interrobang/ LIFESTYLES
CREDIT: ACHICCRITIQUE.COM Cross-body bags are on-trend and practical for the on-the-go girl. The devil’s in the details (think exposed zippers, studs, storm. If you don’t have the cash to fringe or faux fur trim). Add in a splurge on real rose gold, there are CREDIT: HAI HA NGUYEN MAKE THE LOOK pair of ankle-high flat biker boots plenty of affordable options that YOUR OWN and a more practical pair of winter look the part! AMY LEGGE boots like Sorels (or any other Handbags can be divided into brand of water-resistant, rubber- categories for clutches (evening soled boots that will keep your appropriate), cross-body bags and Lusting for leather Whether you’re wandering pedicured toes warm and dry), and purses you sling over your shoul- through Forever 21, Banana you’re good to go. der. Boxy, rectangular envelope Republic, H&M or Gap, the In terms of jewellery, the motto clutches are a must-have for any ed so when looped around your clothes are generally similar. A this season is “more is more.” For night on the town. Cross-body neck, both animal prints mix nice- pair of dark-wash skinny jeans? everyday wear, simple, thin jew- bags are a practical, “look, Mom, ly together while the black bal- THE SHOPPING BAG How inventive. A grey chunky knit ellery is always best. It also makes no-hands” option, which make ances the prints. (Aldo sweater? Let’s not reinvent the it easier to stand up once you pile them perfect for taking to school, HAI HA NGUYEN Accessories, $25) [email protected] 3. Rose Gold Studded Watch: wheel. It is becoming increasingly on the layers of necklaces, shopping, out for a coffee date or difficult to stand out in the crowd bracelets and rings that are all the wherever your day takes you. This BCBG Maxazria rose gold when the crowd all shops at the rage right now. To keep up with These are done best in dark, neutral Winter is harsh, and most of the studded watch is a showstopper! same places. The most fun way to the trends, stack a few thin bangles colours, like a rich chestnut or an time we bundle up in our heavy The face of the watch is square express your individual style and on your wrist, layer on a few neck- inky black. Over-the-shoulder duty winter jackets, but there have with a black interior. This piece is make the most of your wardrobe is laces with trendy pendants like the purses are taking a more profes- been some days this year when lay- a bit pricey, but it is a piece that by choosing fun and funky pieces infinity sign, a wishbone, or your sional turn, with structured, lady- ers and a leather jacket is just per- can be integrated with trendy to accessorize your outfits. initials, and then slide your fingers like options becoming more and fect. Some days, you just want to accessories and outfits every year. Footwear is a good place to start. into rings upon rings. Thin rings more popular. Their size and struc- wear your awesome leather jacket The links are not too big, so the A rotation of practical, dressy, can be layered, for example a trio ture allows you to slip in your wal- that fits your body to a tee, acces- style is suitable for many different warm and sexy shoes never leads a of white gold, yellow gold and rose let, makeup bag and a file folder or sorize and look super chic in the size wrists. (BCBG Max Azria, girl astray. Not only can the right gold, or a couple of simple mono- small tablet to take your work on midst of the gloomy winter season. Shoppers Drug Mart pair of shoes spice up a humdrum grammed rings. Skulls, crosses and the go with you. This amazing medium brown Huron/Highbury, $265) outfit, rotating which shoes you roses are among the most popular My favourite part of getting jacket is nicely structured with a 4. Moss-Green Platform Booties: pair with each ensemble can really motifs for jewellery and other dressed is taking my look to the high asymmetrical collar and can These suede moss-green stretch out your wardrobe and accessories. That is not to say that next level with funky and individ- be paired with a printed leopard platform booties complete the out- make the same outfit work for dif- bold jewellery isn’t current. A ual accessories. I might wear the and zebra print scarf to comple- fit without being too matchy. The ferent occasions. An on-trend shoe statement necklace will not go same old jeans and t-shirt, but my ment the brown colour. To acces- military-inspired buttons give the lineup for the fashion-savvy amiss if you pare down the rest of accessory choices make a bigger sorize, a beautiful rose gold stud- booties structure, mirroring the female this winter includes flat your outfit, makeup and hair. Not statement about my personal style. ded watch and moss-green plat- theme of the leather jacket. knee-high riding boots in a black to be forgotten, watches are having Do what you like, do what makes form booties with a hint of military (Forever 21, $60) or dark brown and a pair of low- a moment that just won’t end! The you feel good, and, most impor- inspiration complete the look. This Whether it’s spring, fall or a nice heeled suede (or faux suede) ankle bigger the better, men’s-inspired tantly, be like Madonna and combination of accessories can be winter day, leather lovers find any booties with eye-catching details styles are taking the masses by “express yourself”! worn with a sweater dress and excuse to complete their outfit tights for a dressy chic look or a with their favourite leather jacket! sweater with jeans for a more casu- If you are an animal lover, faux al ensemble. leather looks just as edgy with the 1. Brown Leather Jacket: This accessories above. The brown gorgeous brown leather jacket is leather and rose gold palette is a 100 per cent genuine leather, twist on the rocker trend that is slightly distressed, soft and form- typically styled with black and sil- fitting. When zipped up, it is a ver. This structured ensemble is high-collared jacket, but sits nicely sure to add some excitement to asymmetric when zipped down. It your winter fashions. is the perfect addition to any outfit Hai Ha Nguyen is a Fashion in the fall, spring or warmer days Design student who loves to dis- of winter. Since the leather jacket cover the new trends in street fash- is a pricier investment piece, make ion. Follow her on Instagram at sure you take care of the jacket instagram.com/haihanguyen7 for using leather conditioner so it will the trendiest pieces this season! If last longer! (Danier Leather you have a suggestion or feedback Masonville, $299) for her column, send her an email 2. Leopard and Zebra Circle at [email protected]. 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SAMANTHA TAYLOR they work in the store, and it goes INTERROBANG towards their final grade. You may have noticed the The main goal of the store is to adorable little shop right next to give the Fashion Merchandising the bookstore on campus. This is students a chance to see what it is Live Chic, the boutique run entire- really like to work in a retail envi- ly by the second year Fashion ronment for the first time. And for Merchandising students! This those who already have a retail boutique sells everything from experience, this is a more behind- jewellery and handbags to flasks the-scenes look at how a boutique and glasses and everything in operates. between. Melissa Weiler, a second-year The store opened in September Fashion Merchandising student, 2011 and is now used as a learning said, “I have really enjoyed my tool for students and faculty. After time working at Live Chic. I have graduating from the program, some had several years of retail experi- of the Fashion Merchandising stu- ence previous to this, but this was a dents reported they were having a very different work environment. hard time finding a job without Working here, I was given the having any kind of retail experi- chance to create my own displays ence, so the faculty opened the and merchandise them in my own store to give the students a chance way. Also, being able to actually to explore what it is really like to purchase merchandise for the store work in a retail environment. made me feel more a part of the Graduates of the program are also school. I had an excellent time encouraged to put their experience working at Live Chic and I think at Live Chic on their resumes, and the entire idea of having a student- all of the staff members have been run store within the school is more than willing to give a refer- extremely beneficial for everyone ence. in the Fashion Merchandising pro- This system has proven very gram.” CREDIT: ERIKA FAUST successful. Students get an oppor- What started out as a way to gain The Live Chic store in F building is run by Fashion Merchandising students and has a variety of nifty goodies on tunity to work in all areas of Live retail experience has developed offer. Chic throughout their shifts: they into an extremely useful tool for hone their customer service skills, the Fanshawe Fashion with one another. have in store would make a perfect walking past Live Chic, stop in for they merchandise the store and Merchandising students. It also has Live Chic is extremely up to gift for any occasion. But don’t a bit – you will be sure to walk out also purchase new products. The become a new and exciting way for date with all the latest trends, forget to do a little shopping for with a great purchase. students are marked on how well the students and faculty to interact brands and styles. Everything they yourself, too! Next time you’re 13 Volume 45 Issue No. 17 January 21, 2013 www.fsu.ca/interrobang/ LIFESTYLES Battle the winter blues
ERIKA FAUST & MELANIE ANDERSON food shop like Sunripe - 1 tbsp fresh apple puree or INTERROBANG Marketplace (744 Adelaide St. N.) apple sauce The third Monday in January is to try something new. - 1/8 tsp cinnamon sometimes called the most depress- Don’t Be Les Misérables Mix all ingredients until well ing day of the year. Even if you Now is the time to catch some of blended. In the shower or bath, don’t believe that claim, you might the greatest films of the past year. apply scrub to skin (but not your still be feeling the winter blues. There are nine movies with Oscar face) in a circular motion using a When you combine that crappy nominations for Best Picture out in washcloth or loofah. Rinse well. weather with the fact that you’re theatres and on DVD/Netflicks – Don’t forget to moisturize after! back in school and likely counting how many of them can you watch (From webmd.com) down the weeks until spring break, before February 24? Frontrunners Smoothing Honey-Almond it seems like winter is never going are looking to be Les Misérables, Mask to end. Lincoln, Argo and Silver Linings Combining the soothing proper- Not to worry! We’ve come up Playbook! ties of honey and the softening with some ways to inject some fun Refresh Yourself properties of almond oil, this mask into a boring winter day: There’s nothing like relaxing will leave your face totally Get Active and de-stressing at a spa day, but refreshed. Go to your kitchen and There’s nothing like an exercise even with a Groupon, a day of grab: high to beat the blues, and pampering can get expensive. A - 1 tbsp honey Fanshawe has a great gym right on quick Internet search results in a - 1 egg yolk campus. Memberships are offered ton of simple at-home spa recipes - 1/2 tsp almond oil at reasonable rates and get you an for things like face masks and body - 1 tbsp yogurt all-access pass to first-rate gym polishes, but here are some of our Mix all ingredients until well facilities and a variety of group favourites: blended. Rub a nice, thick layer on CREDIT: MONTREAL.ABOUT.COM classes. Apple Pie Spa Treatment Skin your face and let sit for 20 minutes. Help beat those winter blues by getting active, going outside and embrac- Eat Right Polish Rinse with warm water and gently ing many of the outdoor activities to do in the winter. Delicious fresh fruit isn’t just for So tasty, so simple and so wipe away residue with a damp summer; winter is the time to healthy: apples are a powerhouse cloth. Head there on a Wednesday with much fun going to a game in munch away on blood oranges, fruit that contains a ton of potassi- (Fromstudent I.D. for discounts: $20 for Toronto or Detroit can be? Even clementines, kiwis, kumquats, um and vitamins A and C. They maddieruud.hubpages.com) a four-hour lift ticket and rentals getting a group of friends together pomegranates and more! These also contain malic acid, an exfoli- Embrace The Cold for $20 as well! on a Saturday night to embrace fruits contain essential vitamins ating enzyme that can help remove We’ve had a pretty mild winter If you just want to get out on the some on-ice action with a few and minerals that will keep you dead skin cells and surface dirt – so far this year, but when those ice, the free outdoor rinks in rounds of beers can prove to be an feeling healthy even if your work- perfect for giving your skin a mid- cold snaps do arrive, there is a ton Victoria Park and at the Covent awesome night. Don’t forget about outs have slowed down (or, in winter boost. For this polish you’ll of outdoor winter fun to be had in Garden Market are the perfect how amazing the London Knights some cases, come to a halt) after need: the Forest City. Visit Boler place to skate on a chilly day. are doing, either – join thousands winter break. Check out your local - 2 tbsp brown sugar Mountain (689 Griffith St.) for ski- The return of the NHL may be of fans at Budweiser Gardens to grocery store or head to a specialty - 2 tbsp granulated sugar ing, snowboarding and tubing. bittersweet, but remember how cheer on the OHL’s top team. 14 LIFESTYLES Volume 45 Issue No. 17 January 21, 2013 www.fsu.ca/interrobang/ Prank call goes too far in thriller
REMINGTON BOCKWINKEL Officer Daniels (as the prankster INTERROBANG refers to himself) convinces Sandra that Becky (Dreama Walker of Compliance (2012) Don’t Trust the B---- in Apartment 23) has stolen from a customer. Becky is sequestered in a storage Most of us at one time or anoth- room and forced to endure an er have been the victim of a prank increasingly humiliating series of phone call. Generally they are events. Under Sandra’s watch, harmless – we usually just have to Becky is subjected to a thorough assure the perpetrator that yes, our strip search. Neither employee refrigerator is running, and we will feels comfortable with this, to say do our best to stop it from running the least. Officer Daniels assures away. them that this is standard protocol, Sometimes these calls can cause and that Becky best cooperate, as a tremendous amount of damage, he claims that she is under investi- however. In the newly released on gation for some other illicit activi- home video film Compliance, a ties. prank phone call leads to some It starts with a strip search, but it absolutely disturbing conse- gets much worse for Becky when quences that no one would believe Sandra leaves the scene to help out could actually occur. That is, until at the front. Sandra’s fiancée is they find out that almost every- eventually called in to watch over thing we see in this film really hap- Becky, and things go down an even pened. darker path. By the time the jig is Ann Dowd portrays Sandra, a up, Becky has had to follow a set by-the-book manager of a fast food of sexually degrading orders that CREDIT: DOGFISH PICTURES A prank goes too far in Compliance, in which Dreama Walker is subjected to a humiliating and degrading investi- restaurant. She runs a tight ship, will likely haunt her for the rest of gation. but that ship sinks after she her life. receives a phone call from a police There is no way this could hap- officer. As you may be able to pen, you may think. Elements of search, spanked and ordered to per- through. It certainly contains really gives you something to think this story seem as outlandish as form oral sex by someone on the scenes that will make some view- about. I for one will be even more gather from the beginning of this Harry Potter article, it is not really an officer of something out of a or line posing as a police officer. This ers uncomfortable. But I found it to paranoid when taking unsolicited the law on the other end of the line, superhero film. However, in 2004, wasn’t an isolated incident, either. be a fascinating film that will stick phone calls in the future. Actually, and the instructions this officer a McDonald’s restaurant in There have been 70 similar situa- with me long after my initial view- I may just disconnect the damn gives to Sandra are shocking to say Kentucky was the site of a very tions in the United States! ing. It has a great script and terrific thing altogether. Compliance the least. similar situation. A female might not be the performances, and although this employee was put through a strip easiest film for some to get may sound cliché, it is a film that 15 Volume 45 Issue No. 17 January 21, 2013 www.fsu.ca/interrobang/ LIFESTYLES
CREDIT: LIONSGATE Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling light up the big screen in Gangster Squad.
CREDIT: NBC Hilarious hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler goofed around during the Golden Globes. Send in the gangsters
whole. Sean Penn takes the crimi- nal lead in this one bringing to life A golden night his character Mickey Cohen on the REEL VIEWS screen with passion and intensity. ALISON MCGEE ALISON MCGEE ter came courtesy of Ben Affleck, Actor, Musical or Comedy: Hugh [email protected] Penn has always been one to give INTERROBANG who thanked the Academy in his Jackman, Les Misérables his characters both a strong sense It’s official – the 2013 entertain- speech, as well as Jennifer Actress, Musical or Comedy: Jennifer of realism as well as rich complex- ment awards season has begun! As Lawrence, who quoted fan Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook ities and his turn as Cohen is no always, this exciting time of year is favourite The First Wives Club in Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, Gangster Squad exception to either of these rules. heralded in by the Golden Globes, her speech, saying, “I beat Meryl.” Django Unchained (2013) Directly opposite Penn are Ryan entertainment awards for achieve- The tears came from Jodi Foster’s Supporting Actress: Anne Hathaway, Gosling and Josh Brolin as ments in both film and television. acceptance speech for her lifetime Les Misérables Wooters and O’Mara, respectively. Notorious for predicting who will achievement award in part for Foreign Language Film: Amour Gosling has grown into such a take home the ultimate prize in a finally, and officially, coming out Animated Film: Brave What do you get when you com- strong actor that it should be no month’s time at the Academy as a lesbian but even more for her Screenplay: Quentin Tarantino, Django bine the classic glamour of the late surprise that his performance as a Awards, the Golden Globes are touching tribute to her mother who Unchained 1940s, the sex appeal of Ryan cop-turned-vigilante is riveting always a thrill a minute and this is suffering from Alzheimer’s. Original Score: Mychael Danna, Life of Gosling and Emma Stone and a each and every second he is year’s ceremony certainly lived up The night was filled with beauti- Pi hazy view on where the law ends onscreen. And what can be said to that. ful dresses, pitch perfect comedy, a Original Song: Adele, Skyfall and vigilantism begins? You get about Josh Brolin that hasn’t The 2013 Golden Globes were thoroughly unimpressed Tommy In Television: the Gangster Squad. already been said? A living legend hosted by arguably two of the fun- Lee Jones and much-deserved Series, Dramatic: Homeland The latest effort from director in Hollywood, Brolin is simply Series, Musical or Comedy: Girls niest women in showbiz today: recognition for those who bring us Ruben Fleischer, whose previous brilliant as always. Actress, Dramatic: Claire Danes, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. the best in entertainment. If you directing jobs include the wildly As one of Hollywood’s brightest Homeland Traditionally a more laidback, missed it on TV, check out the new stars, it should also come as Actor, Dramatic: Damian Lewis, successful indie flick Zombieland comedic-toned ceremony, Fey and highlights on YouTube – they’re as well as the side-splitting 30 no surprise that Emma Stone nails Homeland her role as femme fatale/damsel in Poehler were the perfect choices definitely worth your time! Actors, Musical or Comedy: Don Minutes or Less, takes the audi- for this year’s ceremony. Their ence back in time to 1949 Los distress Grace Faraday. Stone has Cheadle, House of Lies proven time and time again in big perfectly timed riffs off of one Actress, Musical or Comedy: Lena Angeles to watch crime and cor- And now, for a complete list of Hollywood flicks – think The Help another and their expertly crafted Dunham, Girls ruption threaten to take over the winners. and The Incredible Spider-Man – digs at some unsuspecting audi- Miniseries or Movie: Game Change City of Angels. Mickey Cohen is In Film: that she has what it takes to not ence members – such as Fey’s Actress Miniseries or Movie: Julianne the big man in L.A., a mob boss Film: Argo teasing warning to Taylor Swift to Moore, Game Change whose grip on the city is ever tight- only hold her own against the Musical or Comedy: Les Miserables “stay away from Michael J Fox’s Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Kevin ening. When enough is finally heavy-hitters of Hollywood but Actor, Dramatic Role: Daniel Day- son” – filled the ceremony with Costner, Hatfields and McCoys enough, Chief of Police Bill Parker even outshine them once or twice. Lewis, Lincoln near non-stop laughs. Supporting Actress: Maggie Smith, decided to put together a team of With the right aesthetic qualities Actress, Dramatic Role: Jessica A few of the acceptance speech- Downton Abbey his best men and send them com- to make you feel as though you’ve es blew the audience away with Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty Supporting Actor: Ed Harrie, Game pletely off the books and off the actually stepped back in time, the both tears and laughter. The laugh- Director: Ben Affleck, Argo Change grid in order to take down Cohen. right talent to bring the characters Together O’Mara, Wooters, to a stunning life onscreen and a Harris, Keeler, Ramirez and story to keep you glued to the Kennard make up the Gangster screen for each minute of run-time, Squad. In the middle of everything it would seem that Gangster Squad Let’s talk about frame rates has it all. If you’re looking for the is the young Grace Faraday, Cohen’s girl and Wooters’ new next great criminal-versus-cop what’s the problem? It all comes a set is a set on a backlot of an flame, who finds herself torn movie, or if you just want to see down to the frame rate. Auckland studio. You can also tell between the two men on opposing more of Ryan Gosling and Emma Movies are shot and played back that those giant, ancient stone carv- McGee’s Movie sides of the fight. Stone on the big screen, then defi- at a rate of 24 frames per second. ings are actually made of painted Moments The cast of Gangster Squad nitely check out Gangster Squad. That is what our eyes are used to Styrofoam. In this same vein, 48 ALISON MCGEE couldn’t be better suited to their [email protected] processing when watching films on frames per second absolutely kills roles nor more well-rounded as a the big screen. Peter Jackson got a the CGI work, making even I have been waiting for years little too ambitious with this one, Gollum look cheesy and fake. and years for Peter Jackson to though, because he decided to film The other problem that I had make his grand return to Middle The Hobbit in 48 frames per sec- with the frame rate is that since our Earth in the telling of The Hobbit. ond. Sounds great, right? Twice as eyes are only used to seeing 24 As I’m sure you all know, my long much to see. Twice as much to frames per second there is a period wait was finally, partially, over just experience. at the beginning of the film, per- a few short weeks ago with the Here’s the problem with that. haps 10 to 20 minutes, depending release of The Hobbit: An Forty-eight frames per second on your eyes, where everything Unexpected Journey. Honestly, brings the term “high definition” to looks like it’s happening in fast I’m disappointed. a whole new level. Everything motion. Until your eyes can adjust, The story was great, particularly shown on screen looks incredibly the speed looks distorted. the way they used background realistic to the point of feeling like I wanted to love The Hobbit, but information from other works by you are actually standing there in I just couldn’t. The increased Tolkien to round out the story and the Lonely Mountain along with frame rate came at simply too high explain some details. I couldn’t be Smaug himself. That all sounds a cost and I sincerely hope that this Valid at: Argyle Ink - 1815 Dundas St E. happier that Bret McKenzie is back good, right? Not exactly. When new trend fails to catch on in as Figwit. Each moment with the you can see each and every detail Hollywood. dragon was absolute perfection. So as it actually is, you can tell when 16 LIFESTYLES Volume 45 Issue No. 17 January 21, 2013 www.fsu.ca/interrobang/
Clear communication key to success
that without an in-person conversa- tion – no matter how brief – with a local journalist, the chances of that THE REAL WORLD Jeffrey Reed reporter using one of my media [email protected] releases is slim. There is no substi- tute for meeting face-to-face. Yet not every businessperson Recently, while I was en route to embraces an up-close-and-personal a business meeting at a downtown conversation. I once took the time restaurant, a colleague sent me a to hand-deliver a story I had writ- text message to let me know she ten for a magazine (this was before had arrived early and was sitting at email, but there was still the option a back table. I didn’t get the mes- to fax the piece), just so I could say sage – when I told her I don’t text, hello to a new editor. Despite the she stared at me as if I had three fact I had called ahead and warned heads. I know – I am probably the this overworked scribe of my visit, only person within the walls of this she spit out a soliloquy of profani- college who doesn’t text (and I am ties in front of her staff, mumbling sure that habit will someday soon something about how busy she was grab me with its claws and never and that she had no time for me. loosen its grip). Such is the nature of the industry, However, the very fact that I was but it still goes to show you how doing business face-to-face – as the art of face-to-face communica- old-school as it sounds – was a tion is not easily mastered. feather in my cap. Sadly, personal I’m hooked on the hit TV show business relationships – and for Nashville, so on that note, here are that matter, relationships of any some tips from The Nashville CREDIT: STOCK PHOTO sort – suffer today due to electron- Business Journal regarding face- Face-to-face meetings are an important tool in networking. ic communications (Skype chats to-face encounters: with Grandma in Florida are the - Make your moments together Speak in your authentic voice. Hallmark greeting cards. And I’ve Just remember: if I ask for 10 exception). In fact, my telephone – count. - Maintain the power of the lost count of how many times minutes of your time, count on 20 which 10 years ago would ring off - Pay attention by listening for floor. If you see signs you are no someone has asked for 10 minutes minutes. And if your coffee is the hook each day with client the unspoken emotions. longer the centre of attention, of my time and taken 20 minutes. good, I may stay for a half hour. enquiries and return calls – has - Honour the other person’s break the flow. Rule of thumb: take a time request, Just don’t text me if you’re running morphed into nothing more than a space and time. Get to the point - Ask for feedback. Balanced and then multiply it by two. late. A call to my cell phone will desk ornament. I estimate that 60 quickly. Ask for the right action. feedback allows people to be One of my New Year’s resolu- do. per cent of my business communi- Be clear and be specific. Don’t relaxed. However, maintain your tions is to make a concerted effort Award-winning journalist cations stem from email. When the take 20 minutes when you only self-control. Ask for specific feed- to connect with the business com- Jeffrey Reed is a Fanshawe phone does ring, I usually spill my asked for 10. back about the points you raised. munity via face-to-face meetings. College professor with the coffee and never pick up before my - Prepare ahead of time. I have to admit, some of these I’ve joined additional professional Corporate Communication and voicemail grabs the call. - Watch your body language. tips have me laughing out loud (in groups and committees, and have Public Relations post-graduate Even more rare is the face-to- Control your facial expressions. real time, not LOL – sorry, as a already lined up in-person inter- program and an instructor with face meeting, and that is unfortu- Don’t fidget, act nervous, express non-texting human I could not views for gathering quotes for print Fanshawe’s Continuing Education nate since there is no more valu- fear or allow your posture to con- resist). “Make your moments and online magazines which, in the department. Email him at able business tool. Working in the vey uncertainty or overconfidence. together count” and “listening for past, I would have tackled via tele- [email protected]. media relations field, I can tell you - Be sincere and authentic. the unspoken emotions” sound like phone. Wasserman melding acting and academia
ing a well-paying day job. dized. People have to be willing to MAITRAYEE DHAKA THE UBYSSEY “There are a fantastic number of pay for culture, or they’re going to extraordinarily talented people get the culture they deserve. The VANCOUVER (CUP) — “It involved. The problem is that it is arts are as essential to a civilized was the Wild West. It was great.” very difficult to make a living in city and a world-class province as An uncommon description of theatre,” said Wasserman. highways and Skytrains.” Vancouver, but for native New “The support for the arts in B.C. Though his acting career has Yorker Jerry Wasserman, the West is pathetic. It has been so under brought Wasserman face-to-face Coast held the promise of adven- every provincial government, and with the likes of Sidney Poitier, ture. the lowest per-capita in Canada. A Will Smith and Johnny Depp, he Now head of UBC’s theatre and lot of my friends work full time in argues his role as a professor is the film department, Wasserman first theatre, and it’s a struggle,” he best job he could have. ventured to Vancouver in the early said. “The people that you meet on ’70s for an assistant professor Wasserman noted that it was film sets aren’t half as smart as the position in UBC’s English depart- easier when he started off due to people you meet on university ment. lower cost of living. campuses. Acting is more exciting “I was very fortunate. When I “It was the ’70s. Not only was it at times, but also more insecure. arrived, professional theatre was cheaper to live, but the attitude I’ve met a lot of very interesting just getting off the ground in about lifestyle was different; the and creative people on the way in Vancouver. Not only did you not word hadn’t been invented for acting, but I’ve met at least as need an agent, but no one asked everyday use. You didn’t care if many interesting, creative people you for a resume, or where you your jeans had holes. Poverty was while teaching, and they’re way had trained. You just auditioned,” attractive. Now, we’re in the oppo- smarter,” he said. recounted Wasserman. site kind of world.” “This is a great place to feed PHOTO COURTESY JERRY WASSERMAN “By the time Hollywood came Wasserman said he feels that your brain. Acting is a great place Jerry Wasserman is a well-known actor and a professor at the University north to Vancouver in the mid- similar financial challenges stalk to feed your imagination. They of British Columbia. 1980s, I had a quite a bit of profes- other arts communities in Canada. complement one another.” sional stage experience. I had a “It is a matter of priorities. The New York accent, and I was a mid- community has to decide that the dle-aged male character actor,” arts are a priority, which is unfor- said Wasserman. tunately not the North American “I was the perfect candidate. I mindset.” got a lot of work.” Wasserman said he is disap- In the decades that followed, pointed by recent funding cuts in Wasserman collected over 200 Vancouver, but he is confident that professional acting credits in TV, theatre will continue to play a role theatre and film, including in Vancouver. Watchmen, Alive and I, Robot. “If Vancouver is going to be a Though theatre is his livelihood, world-class city, it’s got to have Wasserman recognizes the chal- world-class culture. Think of New lenges B.C. theatre professionals York, Paris, London or Berlin; it’s encounter and his fortune in hav- expensive even when it is subsi- 17 Volume 45 Issue No. 17 January 21, 2013 www.fsu.ca/interrobang/ LIFESTYLES
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Across 1. Foundations 6. Feminine name 10. Worthless dogs 14. Expel from a property by legal process 15. 15th of March on Roman Aries (March 21 - April 19) Libra (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22) calendar You might not even know that A healthy curiosity is more 16. Relating to the end of the you’re in trouble. Someone will be curse than blessing. You wait for alimentary canal displeased no matter what you do. something that has little chance of 17. Artery Maybe you should go to a place happening. Stick with the tried 18. For fear that where there are fewer rules. and true, even if it doesn’t match 19. Calamitous Taurus (April 20 - May 20) your definition of excitement. 20. Not having much experience Publicity is most effective when Scorpio (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21) of the world others spread the word for you. It Inaction is now impossible. 23. Meadowland would pain Taurus to be consid- Even if the weather is forbidding, 24. Affirms Scorpio just has to get out and ered selfish or aggressive. 25. More breezy Gracious deeds are associated with frolic amidst nature. You could 29. Got up your name this weekend. meet the future partner of your 32. ‘The same’ in a bibliography Gemini (May 21 - June 20) dreams when travelling beyond Repeat the question to ensure your usual range. 33. Releases from restrictions that it’s been heard. Gemini is eas- Sagittarius (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21) 38. Sport group ily frustrated, which may not Sagittarius peeks behind the 39. Mothers (informal) endear you to people who are in no mask to find what is hidden. Be 40. S-shaped line hurry at all. If you want to hang silent about your discovery. 41. Partly dry area around here, adjust your clock to Reassure those who might have 43. Forearm bone local time. something to lose. For better or 44. Hereditary units Cancer (June 21 - July 22) worse, you’re now an accomplice 45. Useful qualities or items 9. White wine 36. Loaned Take a long walk with the inten- in this caper. 47. Product of an oyster 10. Corpse-like 37. Bodies of water tion of getting lost. Cancer’s job is Capricorn (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19) 50. Muslim chief 11. Join together 42. Valley to exercise untested choices, if You have no time for repeating 51. World heritage site (3 words) 12. Harder to find 46. Fortified lookout only to see where they lead. the obvious. You are in a progres- 59. Breach of duty 13. Luges 47. Small dish used for the bread Everyone is welcome at the parties sive, productive frame of mind. 60. Decorative edge of cloth 21. Cattle drivers at the Eucharist you attend. Let others follow your trail of bril- 61. Dutch cheese 22. Drama performers 48. Marry secretly Leo (July 23 - August 22) liant creativity and make their 62. Fencing sword (collectively) 49. Units of land Why waste your time on proj- own contributions, if they dare. 63. Water buffalo 25. Small islands in rivers 50. In the lead Aquarius (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18) ects that mean nothing? Friends 64. Prank 26. ___ fixe: obsession 52. Wing-like encourage you to pursue your Instead of just another rerun, 65. Loch ___ monster 27. Pack of paper 53. Citizen of Denmark dream, impossible as it may be. add new variations to a familiar 66. Tear apart violently 28. Relocates to a foreign country 54. MBA’s subject (abbr.) Even if loved ones won’t support theme. Expand your horizons but 67. Takes a break you, their understanding is enough. stay within your budget. A spiritu- 29. Apexes 55. Excellent (2 words) Down Virgo (August 23 - Sept. 22) al approach is valid if it’s com- 30. Lion’s sound 56. Furrows Responsibilities don’t have to pletely free of cynicism. 1. Boyfriend 31. Visible to the audience 57. Alter written material get in the way of fun. Strong rela- Pisces (Feb. 18 - March 20) 2. English river 34. Comfort 58. Bag-like cavities tionships have plenty of room for Unite all of your subsets and take 3. Polite forms of address to men 35. Eye amorously Solution on page 22 play. Temporary satisfaction lets a look at what you have. It’s so easy 4. Outside (comb. form) you get back to work with a clear- to satisfy yourself that you might see 5. Metal fastener er head and a lighter spirit. no need to go beyond that point. 6. Eyelashes Word Search Consider the good that you could do 7. Lyric poems with this tremendous power. 8. Take a break W R I V E R R O T U P A C R Y as public toilets. at approximately 4:10. I O U F R E E R O L L G A O N 4. Daft Punk 8. Coins usually survive in cir- Z P I R D Y D Z F T D U L C B named their band culation for about 30 years. after a negative 9. American car horns beep in E C N A I R A V E N D E L E O reviewer called the tone of F. R E U T A O I G W Y A T T N A their act “a bunch of 10. In Monopoly, the character daft punk.” locked behind the bars is called D T L P O T O D D S G O P T R 5. A typical lead pencil Jake the Jailbird. Officer Edgar can draw a line that is 35 Mallory sent him to jail. E I E D W D K Z H M C U S R D miles long. 11. Play-Doh was first manu- B L T H S I F L C V G R Z A T 1. A million dollars weighs 6. If you had 10 billion $1 factured as a wallpaper cleaner. about a metric ton. Hence the notes and spent one every second 12. Tae Kwon Do is only E L A R D R E S B F H N U L H expression “a ton of money.” of every day, it would require 317 around 60 years old. T E P L O D I Z D L J A W R G 2.. The yin-yang pattern’s ear- years for you to go broke. 13. The 409 escalators in the liest use is in Rome. Not China! 7. The hands of the clock on London subway cover a distance R T D G A C W C L O M M A J I 3. Cash machines are as dirty the back of the $100 bill are set every week which is approxi- P A G R H C G H K P U E R H F mately equivalent to several trips Sudoku Puzzle around the globe. D S Z O A K T E L B G N T Y E 14. It is impossible to hum if U A P A W W F C O S T T B N M your nose is plugged. 15. 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The roar that we hear when PRIZES SP we place a seashell next to our ear ONSORED BY CHARTWE puzzle rating: hard is not the ocean, but rather the LLS Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 grid con- sound of blood surging through tains the digits 1 through 9. That means no number is repeated in any col- the veins in the ear. umn, row or box. Solution can be found on page 22. 20 LIFESTYLES Volume 45 Issue No. 17 January 21, 2013 www.fsu.ca/interrobang/ What your writing reveals about you ALI SCHWABE the patience.” THE FULCRUM What’s the point? OTTAWA (CUP) — What if Poizner has experienced clinical someone took a look at your class success using graphology in her psy- notes and suddenly knew you were chotherapy practice, where she bulimic? What if they saw your sig- works primarily with individuals nature and were able to tell you the dealing with anxiety, obsessive career you’re best suited for? compulsive disorder, depression and Graphology is the science of ana- other struggles with mental health. lyzing handwriting and connecting She said she believes the key is to it to human psychology, and not rely solely on graphology or any although the practice is not sophisti- other tool in her arsenal. cated enough to diagnose eating dis- “Because people are so funda- orders or predict professional suc- mentally expressive of their pat- cess, it’s pretty darn close. terns, we can have them do virtually What have I gotten myself into? anything, and as clinicians we can I wasn’t sure what to expect when become trained observers,” she I agreed to undergo a projective per- explained. “So if it’s handwriting, CREDIT: GRAPHIC BY MATHIAS MACPHEE/THE FULCRUM sonality assessment. Annette we can do that — dream interpreta- of my handwriting and through my Poizner said. “If I want to do a ther- ing the environment. These people Poizner, the Toronto-based regis- tion, analyzing memories, getting signature; I abbreviate the A of my apeutic process, then I’ve just cir- tend to shape letters by being very tered social worker and psychother- people to make a drawing for you — first name, and then carefully spell cumvented the next five getting-to- true to the letter form. They honour apist who analyzed my writing, had there’s a myriad of things you can out my last. She said this was a sign know-you sessions, and I can start how something should look, and sent me an email out of the blue: she do. The most important thing is to of reservation, since the first name very quickly doing an intervention want their writing to look nice. explained that she uses clinical not just rely on one tool. You bring represents the personal self and the … Imagine if you were a Pilates These people often have a sensitivi- graphology in her practice. She all the data together and then you get last name represents the public or instructor; I took a look at you, I ty for dressing well, interior design wrote to me hoping to bring it to some soft ideas. Then you say, professional self. looked at your posture, I watched and the like.” attention in North America, where it ‘Let’s see if these themes are mean- Without knowing my background you use your muscles, I know where Angular writing is used less commonly than in places ingful to the client,’ and then you or family structure, she called out the imbalances are — now let’s go “Angular writing shows someone across Europe and in Israel as a tool have that discussion with them.” that I was an eldest child. to work. Now I can be very targeted who is more detached, analytical in the field of mental health. Naturally, everything she told me “You are a conservative tradition- in what we do.” and objective. It’s usually the writ- I was open-minded but skeptical. at the beginning of our interview alist. Your handwriting is classically Poizner said she believes that she ing of engineers, scientists and peo- How much can a person’s handwrit- was welcomed. It’s not exactly hard seen with teachers, who are often the knows something the skeptics don’t ple who are tough-minded and think ing actually reveal about their per- to believe an assessment is right parental child. The eldest is called — whether you are aware of it or about issues without troubling over sonality and psychology? If when the assessor tells you you’re the parental child, who represents not, your true self comes through in emotions. These writers strip down graphology is a legitimate science, brilliant and well suited to be a doc- the parents’ message and authority,” the way you write. their handwriting and don’t care why hadn’t I ever heard about it tor. Poizner recognized this. She she said. So what does your handwriting about the form of the letters that before? explained that when you give gener- The longer we spoke, the more reveal? Probably more than you much. They abbreviate the letters. Poizner, who holds an MA in al information to an individual and willing she became to delve into think. These are dispassionate people and social work from Columbia they see it as very accurate about deeper themes she found in my What does your handwriting tend to be all-or-nothing types — University and a PhD in education them specifically, it’s called the assessment. Poizner became more say about you? black-or-white thinkers.” specializing in counselling psychol- Barnum effect. frank and less flattering — but Use these graphological interpre- Perfect font ogy from the University of Toronto, “If you give your average univer- always accurate. tation principles provided by “Sometimes we see a handwriting had me complete, scan and email sity student feedback based on a per- She explained how the neatness Annette Poizner to interpret your that is fairly rigid and perfectionist, her a number of different handwrit- sonality test; (if) you give every- of my writing demonstrates my need own handwriting. that looks like it came right out of ten works. I drew a detailed picture body the same results: ‘You are to please and desire to follow direc- Upright slant the typewriter. These people are of a tree, wrote out a page outlining intelligent, responsible, etc.’ and tions. She said I’m motivated by “Some writers write a script that demonstrating through their hand- what I did that day, wrote down my you include an issue, e.g., ‘You tend society’s parameters of success, not is perfectly vertical, which is called writing a repressive nature which 10 earliest childhood memories and to judge yourself too critically’ or my own. Once again, she hit the nail an upright slant. This writing is has them potentially suffering from sent her a few copies of my signa- something, all of the students will on the head. I am embarrassingly objective, formal, and poised; and so compulsive symptoms and pander- ture. agree that there was a high degree of obsessed with my grades, following too will be the writer. The upright ing too much to what others think of A few days later I gave Poizner a accuracy,” she explained. rubrics to a “T.” I keep track of how slant writer is more reserved — he them. These are the perfectionists. call, and with only those four pages Poizner has witnessed her clients many miles I can run and I thrive off or she looks at a situation from the They love to do things right, and to go off of, she presented me with a having “Ah-ha!” moments of self- of strong performance evaluations at sideline, then decides how emotion- tend to also be very control-oriented shockingly accurate assessment. recognition when she performs work. Poizner called me out as a ally involved to become.” and have difficulty being sponta- It began with flattery. analyses and doesn’t believe it’s classic good girl and knew only Left slant neous or just relaxing. They tend to “You’re a rich character; I call simply the Barnum effect. The from the materials I sent to her how “Writing that leans to the left suffer from muscular tension.” you gifted with a range of skills and longer we spoke, the more I had to much I revere hierarchies. reveals a writer even more strongly Printscript interests,” said Poizner. “You have agree with her. She pinpointed a The final aspect that convinced reserved than one who uses the “Printscript occurs when the lots going on. For example, on one number of my traits — traits that just me she was gaining legitimate upright slant. This person is usually writer sometimes prints and some- hand, you’re highly organized. On couldn’t apply to everyone. insights was when she began talking introverted and highly private. This times writes in cursive. This is an another level you have strong con- How’d she know? about my emotional maturity. person also tends to hold their cards expression of intuition and writing centration skills, you’re highly disci- The first thing she said to con- “You have the emotions of a child close to their chest.” ability. When I assess journalists, plined and you have high stan- vince me that this wasn’t some — that’s why you go into all this Teeny little writing most use printscript.” dards.” quack science occurred at the 12th self-control, because you’re kind of “Very small writing is an expres- Crashing As she spoke she described the minute of our discussion. holding back,” she said. “You need sion of introversion. It is the writing “For some writers, the lower zone vocations I would be best suited for, “I will definitely say that you are to grow up.” of somebody with strong concentra- of one line intermingles with the suggesting I could be very effective here to be a mother,” she stated. As insulted as I was, I recognized tion skills, increased intelligence — upper zone of the line below — the in an administrative role or as a Sure, lots of women are interested a grain of truth in what she said. And because concentration always bottom loop of a “Y” would hit the librarian, but that I also had the abil- in having children in the future, but when I spoke with my parents and improves intelligence — and humil- top of a “T” in the line below it. This ity and intelligence to become a doc- it’s something I’ve been looking friends afterward, they were quick ity. If the writing is significantly is called crashing, and is indicative tor. But not just any doctor, Poizner very, very forward to for a long to agree with Poizner and point out flattened out or tight, it might indi- of an individual who daydreams, warned. time. My friends and patient specific examples of the qualities cate some type of repression or inhi- often watching an internal TV.” “One thing I would say is you boyfriend will all tell you I’m baby- she had described in me. bition.” Strong baseline would be not good as the emergency crazy. What’s next for graphology? Large spaces between words “When the baseline — the line of doctor — right?” Poizner went on. All in all, I was convinced. I had “Normally there should be only the text as it moves across the My response was a jaw drop in “You are a sweet, interested per- an hour-long conversation with a one character width between one page—is firm and straight, the per- immediate recognition that she was son and you like to anticipate posi- stranger who, by looking at my writ- word and the next; more than this son writing tends to be very reliable right — I don’t handle crises well tive things. It comes from the hand- ing, reading my 10 earliest memo- implies somebody who has difficul- with a strong work ethic. A wavy and am known to make bad deci- writing; it’s a classic, conservative, ries and examining my drawing of a ty bridging the emotional gap baseline indicates moodiness, poten- sions if I don’t have time to think conventional handwriting,” said tree, knew me almost as well as my between themselves and others. This tial difficulties with discipline and things through. Poizner. “The middle zone of the closest friends. While graphology is person is distant from their own possible medical issues.” Poizner explained how my hand- handwriting is the zone of the heart a cool party trick (one that Poizner emotions as well as those of others.” Speed writing revealed this aspect of my of the real physical world — things did perform at parties, back in the Small spaces between words “How fast is the handwriting writ- personality. like cooking or making a nice home. day), she is quick to point out its “Words that are too close togeth- ten? Carefully formed letters, and “You are very detail-oriented; The middle zone is a letter M or an practical, therapeutic merits. In fact, er, separated by spaces of less than strong attention to dots above letters you’re a slow, thorough type; you O — you are a dominant middle she’s written a whole book on them one character width, can show that and other details indicates a writer are logical, processing one detail zone writer, so you’d be quite happy and the science of graphology, an individual is needy. This is the who prefers to be slow and thor- and fact at a time in a linear way,” to do all those homey things.” called Clinical Graphology: An writing of a person who crowds oth- ough. Messy writing which races she said. “You’re a detail lover who Our conversation went on for Interpretive Manual for Mental ers.” across the page? The individual loves to go slow … Look at your “I” over an hour and she continued to Health Practitioners, which she’s Rounded writing works at a fast tempo. They may not dots, oh my goodness. Some of accurately tell me things about hoping will improve North “Loops are the avenue of emo- be great with detail, but they prefer them are careful little dots. Think of myself. American awareness on the topic. tions — my teacher used to say that. to be busy, dynamic, multitasking what it takes to make a perfect circle She recognized that I’m a people “Let’s say I’m your therapist. I’ve The more loops you see, the more — they like lots going on.” “I” dot, as opposed to somebody person, but knows I’m an introvert just met you, I collected all this stuff emotionality in the personality. who’s in a rush — (their dot) tends at heart. She told me she was able to from you in the first meeting and on Also, rounded writing shows more to be a slash because they don’t have determine this through the small size this basis I know a whole bunch,” visual interest in beauty or beautify- 21 Volume 45 Issue No. 17 January 21, 2013 www.fsu.ca/interrobang/ LIFESTYLES Behind the scenes in East Germany the well-travelled stories of life in of (often vain) attempts of human the high-surveillance dicatorship. smuggling over the wall are cer- READING BETWEEN The stories are told from two tainly not short in numbers. The THE LINES sides; the regime’s detractors; stories of the regime’s survivors ESHAAN GUPTA those who truly suffered under the offer more than enough tales of [email protected] tyranny of the dimmunitive, tragedy, bravery, betrayal and bespectacled Erich Hoenker; and sheer amazement at the unironic Read this if: You’re interested from the perspectives of the for- spoonfeeding of propagandic ter- at a more personal look at the lives mer officers of the Stasi, the minology (with unemployment of a citizen and their oppressors regime’s secret police. Akin to offices in the GDR being called living in a highly-surveyed police Russia’s KGB, but disturbingly “Employment Offices” because no state. numerous in comparison, the Stasi one is ever unemployed, but The fall of the Berlin Wall and had their hands, eyes and ears on rather, is between employment) reuinification of Germany ushered the most private affairs of East and suppression of free expression. in a new era for the country and Germans’ lives, save for the It also serves as a somber reminder ingited hopes for the citizens of the thoughts in their heads. Quite sim- that there exist similar regimes in (ironically Facist) GDR (German ply, they were unrivalled in sur- this day, with people being forced ‘Democratic’ Republic) Soviet veillance and sheer size. It is esti- to live as such (or likely worse). bloc. Finally, the people of the free mated that the Third Reich’s The reader will get a good help- world could hear of the Gestapo had an agent for every ing of the Stasi and East German Eastlanders’ plights, and under- 2,000 citizens, the KGB an agent government’s various methods of stand what life was like, living for every 5,830 citizens, and the suppression, espionage and propa- under the eye of a supposedly Stasi, well, had SOMEONE, ganda, such as ‘The Black benevolent dictatorship. whether an official or civillian Channel’ (a TV channel dedicated Or so they thought. informant (who may or may not to ‘critiquing’ the so-called impe- Stasiland: True Stories from have been blackmailed into rialist Western TV). Dissent is a Behind the Berlin Wall frames the becoming one) per every 63 citi- common theme throughout land of the former Soviet Bloc six zens. Stasiland. Even the political fanat- years after the fall, its disenchant- The Stasi of Funder’s book vary ics displayed disgust at the over- ed citizens living in a world uncar- from the highly loyal (there exist- bearing and exaggerated GDR ing of their personal tragedies, ed a secret network of former offi- propaganda. with the few known stories of the cers who, in a sort of morbid While there are plenty of books crimes against humanity perpetu- brotherhood, sought to suppress detailing the tragedies of living in ated by the regime being used for their misdeeds through buyouts or totalitaria, the book’s offering the nothing more than cheap political blackmail), ideolgical and proud default, 9-to-5 villain’s alternate manipulation. Written by politicos to the more educated, bit- perspective is what makes the Australian journalist Anna Funder, ter and surprisingly self-aware for- experience so refreshing, almost the book is, in a sense, semi-auto- mer employees who are forced to akin to a villain song in a Disney biographical, with the author occa- live in a reuinified Germany that musical. Stasiland is an unforget- sionally attempting to get in touch hates them for what they saw as a table read. with her German roots. For the 9-to-5 job, the same as anyone Reading Between The Lines most part, though, the gonzo else. explores books that you may have approach follows Funder seeking Everyone was a potential Stasi missed out on that are worth your
out the various residents of former informant, but despite this air of while. If you have a book to sug- www.fsu.ca East Germany to satisfy her need mistrust deliberately created to gest, email Eshaan at WIN AN IPAD! for a personal, human element to supress organized dissent, stories [email protected]. www.fsu.ca/contest for details Books you should read
ZAFIRA RAJAN The Harry Potter series by J.K. THE UBYSSEY Rowling VANCOUVER (CUP) — The Despite its hype, it’s shocking end of the world isn’t the only rea- how many people still haven’t son to complete a bucket list. With actually read Harry Potter. It really classes in full swing, it’s hard to needs no further description other find time to seek out a book worth than the fact that Hogwarts is the reading that isn’t on the course list. best place to occupy the imagina- For the literature lover, here are tion. Soon you’ll be spending your some books one really ought to time wistfully wondering what read. butterbeer and chocolate frogs The Classics taste like. Pride and Prejudice by Jane The Chronicles of Narnia by Austen C.S. Lewis A popular story about a This is a timeless series that you douchebag-turned-gentleman by will love whether you’re a teenag- his love for a woman who speaks er or an adult. It’s supposed to be her mind, this book will induce an allegory about Christianity, but laughter, tears and “aww’s” (after just get lost in the magic and the Mr. Darcy stops being a prick). wild animals. If your inner child is Read it and get tangled up in a love buried, this series will bring it back story you wish was yours. to life. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott The Da Vinci Code by Dan Fitzgerald Brown Gatsby is a mysterious million- If you haven’t read it, all we can aire in the 1920s who throws par- do is sigh heavily. This book blew ties and fights with another rich minds, stirred up controversy and guy for a woman who likes throw- was consequently read by people ing his expensive shirts all over the who don’t even like reading. So place. This book stays with most get a worn-out copy from someone everyone who reads it. (because anyone who has it has Lord of the Flies by William probably read it more than once) Golding and jump onto the mind-banging This is a disturbing, allegorical train. book about a group of fancy young Life of Pi by Yann Martel English boys who go whacko You could say this book is about while marooned on an island. You an Indian guy on a boat with a tiger won’t get it unless you’re reading in the Pacific, but Martel’s words deeper into it. It’s a small book, but capture much more than that. it will leave you horrified. Aside from being an engaging Books That People Always story, Life of Pi is all about sur- Talk About That You Still vival tactics, benefiting both body Haven’t Read and mind. 22 SPORTS&LEISURE Volume 45 Issue No. 17 January 21, 2013 www.fsu.ca/interrobang/
Riding out the storm in the XV Crosstrek
MOTORING NAUMAN FAROOQ [email protected]
CREDIT: FANSHAWE ATHLETICS With wintery weather in full Fanshawe’s Aaron L’ecuyer (#6) named OCAA Player of the Week. swing now, this is the right time to talk about all-wheel drive (AWD) vehicles. While the cleanup crew does its Falcon named OCAA best to clear up our roads of snow and ice, one cannot overlook the advantages of AWD vehicles and Player of the Week the added traction benefits they provide. CREDIT: SUBARU MELANIE ANDERSON 20 kills, well above his 2.85 kills A company that is well known A look inside the Subaru XV Crosstrek. INTERROBANG per set average. During the four-set for its AWD vehicles is Subaru. Fanshawe’s Aaron L’ecuyer was victory, the Chatham native added Apart from their new sports coupe the road and wait out the storm. 8.8 litres/100km in my week, it is recognized last week as OCAA 13 digs and two stuff blocks in an (BRZ), their entire lineup either has Not me, because the car I was economical to run. Player of the Week. upset win that could place AWD or has it available as an driving – the XV Crosstrek – drove However, it would be nice to In a close game on January 10, Fanshawe back in the OCAA play- option. through this challenging weather as have some more power. The only Fanshawe’s volleyball team off race. However, today I am not talking if everything was normal. engine offered in the XV is a 2.0- defeated defending national cham- Fanshawe has six games left in about their entire lineup, but just It is as if the XV Crosstrek has litre, horizontally opposed (boxer) pion Humber 3-1. L’ecuyer had a regular season play to try to snatch one member in particular: the XV no respect for Mother Nature. No four-cylinder engine that produces phenomenal game as he struck for a playoff spot. Crosstrek. matter what the weather and road 148 hp and 145 lb/ft of torque. That I have reviewed this vehicle – conditions were, the XV had trac- is not a lot of grunt, so this will not which is based on their Impreza tion to keep me moving. On top of win favour with any enthusiasts. platform – in these pages before, it all, everything in it worked just Power is fed to the wheels via Watch what you eat but it is worth talking about again. fine. The heated seats kept me either a CVT-automatic or a five- warm, and the stereo system kept speed manual gearbox (as in my While my first impression of this 1. Keep hydrated: Drink water me entertained. tester). Both gearboxes are fine, vehicle was based on a drive event, throughout the day – you could be Since the weather forced many though there is room for improve- now I have had it for a week – and overeating because you are thirsty. people to stay home, traffic was ment. HEALTH HABIT OF what a week it was, since it was the 2. Eat slower: Take time to talk week in late October when we got lighter than usual, which allowed What this vehicle exceeds at is THE WEEK Fitness and Health between mouthfuls, wait to see if me to cover the distance faster than going off-road and pulling you out hit with Hurricane Sandy. Promotion students you are full. Often it takes a usual. of conditions most cars cannot. The day I picked it up was the moment for your brain to realize I have always had respect for While most companies build these day this storm was at its worst. The Q. How do I avoid overeating that your body is full. If you are Subaru and their AWD system, but butch-looking vehicles just for wind speed was enough to knock junk food? eating too fast, you will overeat after this drive, I was completely show, Subaru made sure the XV you down, and travel of any sort A. Sometimes people eat before you get this cue. sold on it. Crosstrek can actually do the things seemed impossible. I had no option because they are stressed or sad – 3. Take smaller portions: Take If the weather is misbehaving, its looks suggests. Subaru, it seems, but to travel, since I had to be in if this is the case for you, we sug- small samples of each food and the XV is an ideal vehicle to tackle is a very honest company. Mississauga for work (and chang- gest going for a walk or doing return for more if you are still truly it with. But what about on days If you’re looking for a vehicle ing press cars) and had to drive some jumping jacks before reach- hungry. If you take a portion and when the weather is normal? Is the that lives up to what its looks and back to London the same day. ing for a snack. Exercise, fresh air then shut the bag of chips, or put XV an ideal daily driver? specifications suggest, perhaps you On my route, I encountered high and a good laugh will make you the box of cookies away, you are Well, being a hatchback, it can need to take a closer look at the XV winds, rain, wet snow and dark- feel better and might help you less likely to keep taking more. swallow all the shopping a normal Crosstrek. Prices start at $24,495. ness. The weather conditions had avoid reaching for junk food. 4. Wait: Don’t have dessert right person does, and consuming just forced many travelers to pull off If you really feel down, you away after dinner. Socialize and should book an appointment with a wait a bit. You may realize you counsellor at school; talking to don’t want/need that chocolate someone really helps when you are cake after all. Warm up with winter intramurals feeling stressed or upset. Submitted by Chris Pilla, Here are some other tips: Andrea Lewis and Cassie Weishar. ing to outdo each other for brag- Given that hockey is our nation’s ging rights. Nobody likes losing to pride, it should be no surprise that their “younger brother,” but it this intramural is by far the most FUN AND FITNESS often happens and makes for a popular – expect anywhere RICK MELO [email protected] competitive time and a good laugh. between 60 to 70 teams. Three-on-three co-ed basketball The deadlines for co-ed volley- is another option for the basketball ball and ball hockey have passed, The winter semester may be a enthusiasts out there. Guys will and if you want to sign up for pain for many, but it holds a certain often scout for the tallest girl in three-on-three basketball, hurry up significance for first-year students. their class in order to dominate the – signups are due January 21. First-years no longer feel the inse- opposition. There’s still plenty of time to sign curity of not knowing anyone in Given that Fanshawe College is up for men’s and women’s indoor their classes…. so now we REAL- a very multicultural school, intra- soccer; deadlines close February 8. LY have no possible excuses as to mural men’s and women’s indoor Men’s and women’s ice hockey why first-years cannot put a team soccer is always popular among will be continuing along from last together for winter intramurals! the different ethnic communities. semester, but it never hurts to ask if I am going to outline what the It’s not out of the ordinary to have they could use some exceptional Athletics Department has in store a Portuguese team duking it out additions! for second semester. This should against a group of Italians. Nothing Head over to the Athletic answer the majority of questions beats a World Cup vibe to add to Department in J building for fur- our department has received in already competitive indoor soccer. ther info and be sure to have the weeks past regarding the setup. Then we have the mother of all best AND most fun squad that you The winter semester hosts sever- intramural sports: ball hockey. can assemble! al co-ed intramurals, which have proven to be quite popular. All winter intramurals are held in the J building gymnasiums. Co-ed volleyball tops the list, since most of us have played the sport at one point or another. You will often see programs battling it out for supremacy, such as the Police Foundations program going up against the Paramedic program. It gets even more heated when you have first- and second-year stu- dents from the same program try- 23 Volume 45 Issue No. 17 January 21, 2013 www.fsu.ca/interrobang/ SPORTS&LEISURE
Despite loss, Falcons still going strong
DAKOTA THOMPSON After the game versus Mohawk, INTERROBANG head coach Tony Marcotullio said, The Fanshawe Falcons men’s “These kids need to learn to be basketball team has been fairly competitive.” It was pretty clear in dominant in the OCAA West divi- the latter portion of the second half sion since the beginning of the sea- that they had lost a significant son. They have put up big numbers amount of confidence in their abil- and have rarely come up short. ities as Mohawk dominated the They are ranked in the top 10 of playing field and took away as men’s basketball teams in the many chances as they could. Canadian Colleges Athletic Darcy Young, who plays centre Association. for the Falcons, said, “We need to Over the course of the last year, focus on communication more looking back at games that hap- while playing and make communi- pened before the semester was cation a focus going forward.” over, their last game was a win The challenges that face the over the Lambton Lions by a score Falcons seem minimal: the team of 96-55. Their home record is appears to have a great dynamic on impressive at five wins and two the court and they pass well. When losses; the students of Fanshawe asked what stars to look out for in definitely have something to cheer the coming months, coach about when their boys play on Marcotullio responded, “Look out home ground. On the road, they for Boyd Vassell and Darcy have been very successful with a Young.” tidy 5-1 record as of January 17. The Falcons look to be playoff So far in 2013, the Falcons have contenders already at this stage of one win and one loss, the win com- the game. ing against St. Clair on January 9 Cheer on your fellow Falcons as and the loss coming from their they battle against Humber on game against the Mohawk January 30 at home. Mountaineers on January 16. Strikers changing hands
FANSHAWE FC MARTY THOMPSON sensandsoccerfan@hot- mail.com twitter: @martythompson_
With strikers like Robin van CREDIT: FANSHAWE ATHLETICS Persie scoring for fun in the Fanshawe’s Samantha Highgate takes the ball strong to the hoop for the Fanshawe Falcons. The Falcons are tied Premier League, there is now a for first in the OCAA West division with a 9-2 record. desperate need for strikers for this month’s transfer market. Here are just three of the biggest names in England who have changed hands Lady Falcons soar to victory or are about to. Demba Ba saw his opportunity and never looked back. Ba left Newcastle this January citing ‘problems’ he had with club per- against Mountaineers sonnel. He also saw a chance to Demba Ba leave the now relegation candidate, underperforming for most of his footballing career, Liverpool’s MEGAN MCPHADEN Duffy said that neither coach was zone defence. “I think personally I Newcastle. Ba had an amazing INTERROBANG pleased with the refereeing during could’ve definitely rebounded start to the 2011/12 campaign and signing is being seen as a gamble. The women’s basketball team the game, which led to some con- more and boxed out.” continued to demonstrate his speed But I really think that Sturridge has handily defeated the Ontario fusion. Despite the loss, Duffy said This marks the fifth straight win and strength throughout the sea- the capability to work with Luis Colleges Athletic Association Fanshawe deserved full credit for for the Falcons, whose last loss son. It’s his scoring touch that Suárez up top. And with another fifth-ranked Mohawk the win. “Fanshawe’s a great team, was to Algoma on November 24, makes him so dangerous, not to young striker in the ranks, you now Mountaineers 52-34 at home in J no doubt about it; they play really 69-65. That was their second loss mention he’s slippery to defend. have Luis Suárez, Sturridge and building on January 17. The win hard, they press you hard and they of this season; their first loss was It wouldn’t be a Chelsea article Andy Carroll (who is currently on improved the Falcons’ season don’t give you an opportunity to earlier that month on November 7 without a snide remark about loan to West Ham). That youth record to 9 wins and 2 losses, and breathe. They are a great team to in a surprise upset from the Fernando Torres. I believe Ba could grow together to be a real the win has now tied them with the play against because it only makes Sheridan Bruins in overtime, 70- could easily replace Torres. In fact, force up top. Liverpool’s owners Algoma Thunderbirds for first our team better. When a team pres- 67. However the Falcons will be why not put Torres in behind the and the Kop need to be patient with place in the OCAA West division sures you like that, you have to be seeking redemption in their next Senegalese striker? Just like how this signing. standings. able to deal with it.” A few of meeting with the Bruins on Wayne Rooney has fit under van Those two strikers have new The game started off with Mohawk’s key players were February 2 in Oakville. Persie at Manchester United, the teams, however, Mario Balotelli Fanshawe leading the scoreboard, absent, which may have been a Falcons head coach Matt White same could be done with Torres. I doesn’t. Balotelli is believed to be however a tough defence on reason for the large point differen- was on hand after the game to still believe Torres has the talent, on the way out at Manchester City. Mohawk’s part kept the point dif- tial. The loss left the Mountaineers comment on the team’s perform- and if the two link up, they could There is a reason why he is the last ferential within six points in the still tied for fifth in the OCAA ance. “I was very happy with our break through the defence. Oh, and of the three strikers in this article: first half. Into the second half, West division. defensive effort; we regained focus did I mention that Ba cost the he is the most valuable, though his Fanshawe and Mohawk were Tanisha Bromfield, a second- in the second half, and we’re just Blues £7.5 million? A steal, com- bad temperament and moodiness scrambling for the ball, both teams year Fashion Design student and happy to come out of our gym with pared to the £50 mil they paid out have made him a less desirable struggling to keep a handle on it, power forward for the Falcons, a win.” Despite being tied for wins for, you know, Torres. player (there’s even debate about leading to several scrapping ses- was all smiles after the win, citing in the OCAA, Algoma still leads Daniel Strurridge was the man his mental state). Despite this, his sions. Mohawk, however, was that winning games and team Fanshawe as they have only one that made room for Ba at Chelsea. size and touch make him an unde- unable to keep up with the chemistry were her favourite parts loss. At the end of the day, White They picked a pretty good time to niable asset to any team. But since Falcons’ endurance and faltered, of playing basketball. Reflecting said the team is just looking to get sell, as Sturridge likely had his best Super Mario is fighting with letting them break away to what on the game, she explained the rea- better and finish as strong as they season in England last year. A coaches and making a big to-do would eventually be a Falcon win son behind the chanting on the can in the league to get the best younger player, he is a strong tal- about everything, they can’t keep by an 18-point differential. By the bench. “I liked the fact that when seed in playoffs. ent with a lot of raw skill. I really him there. He needs a stern coach, end of the game, every Fanshawe our energy was down, we were The lady Falcons are back on the think that this fits what Liverpool at the bare minimum, to make him player who stepped on the hard- able to fight through it and get our home court on January 30 when manager Brendan Rodgers preach- worth it. Besides, he will likely go wood had scored. energy back up to win the game.” they take on the Humber Hawks. es in terms of tactics. He is very for well over £20 million. Mohawk head coach Kevin Bromfield was a key in keeping the fast and has a good boot on him. Because Sturridge has been