the The University of Guelph’s Independent Student Newspaper 170.4 ◆ thursday, january 31st, 2013 ◆ www.theontarion.com what's the deal with tuition? FEATURES Sugar coated relationships Not-so-new trend ALCOHOL sparks discussion on HISTORY sexuality alicja grzadkowska 7ALANNA GURR Landing a spot on a top-twenty 9 list often comes with recogni- tion, whether it’s good or bad. GOALIE The University of Guelph recent- ly ranked eighth on such a list, SCORES! though opinions are split about 17 whether the position is consid- ered an accomplishment. According to SeekingArange- CONTENTS ment.com, 84 students at the University of Guelph are “Sugar 9 Arts & Culture Babies,” which places the school 16 Sports & Health as eighth on the website’s list of “Top 20 Fastest Growing Sugar 21 Life Baby Schools” in Canada. The website itself functions as an on- 23 Opinion COURTESY PROJECT SOCIAL ART line dating site that helps “Sugar 25 Editorial Daddies” and “Sugar Mommies” Sugar babies outweigh sugar daddies 12 to one on the site, according to Jennifer Gwynn. 26 Crossword – wealthy, older individuals – to meet “Sugar Babies” and “Male and generous partners, specifi- throughout the history of human well-being, there’s the poten- 27 Community Listings Babies” – young adults who are cally those who have the means relationships,” said Neustifter. tial for power to be abused. It 27 Classifieds often students that rely on their of providing them with comforts Neustifter also advises that doesn’t mean it’s necessarily “sugar parent” to pay for tuition, and luxuries.” people don’t immediately jump going to happen, it doesn’t mean textbooks, and other costs asso- Guelph professor Dr. Ruth to conclusions about the re- that someone is predisposed to ciated with attending university. Neustifter, who works with lationships formed from the be a victim in that situation or The relationship is based on the Couple and Family Therapy website, despite the perhaps predisposed to being an abuser.” financial grounds, wherein program at the university and initial shock-value. Jennifer Gwynn, the public the older person advertises an specializes in sexual well being, “I think that [there’s an] as- relations manager for the site, allowance for prospective “ba- agrees with the claim. sumption that this is doomed responded to similar criticism bies,” which ignites the start “This sort of sugar baby, sugar to fail or [that it’s] something concerning opinions that the site of a “sugar” relationship. Ac- parent relationship is absolute- necessarily negative,” said was aimed at university students. cording to the site, “It’s […] ly nothing new so it’s not as Neustifter. “Anytime there’s “There are a lot of accusations natural for younger men [and] though this website is proposing economic disparity, where one going around that we’re target- women to seek out more expe- something that people haven’t person is depending on the other ing college students, and we’re rienced, sophisticated, wealthy negotiated and done probably for some or all of their economic ...see sugar babies page 4 Sample Craft Beer Selections From 6 Local Breweries & Receive a Custom Sample Glass Starts at 5pm on February 8th NEWS 170.4 ◆ january 31st, 2013 3 Tech savvy Global to Local: Technology showcase “We wanted to bring the big “great, [and] really well done.” He’s career as a consultant, general U of G students gives students companies and contributors to- now a graduate student at Guelph manager and professor. Now he’s and faculty on gether here on campus,” added in subatomic physics, researching a councillor for the county of Wel- opportunities to Klotz. the structure of nuclei. Fairchild lington, and a part time sheep and international and connect with alumni Lalonde addressed the benefits volunteered at the event to answer beef cattle farmer. national news and industry leaders of the showcase for attendees. attendees’ questions. “I think it’s great [and] I think “It’s not just a career fair, it’s they need more of these. Students Monkeys shrieked in disap- more of a career fair plus a cele- need to be able to understand what proval when Iran sent a fellow jordan sloggett bration of technology. Students or is available and how to go about primate into space on Jan. 28. the general public can get infor- looking for jobs. It’s a lot different. The launch was a part of Teh- The Science Complex atrium was mation about tech in Guelph – not “Students When I was looking, the oppor- ran’s aerospace development absolutely buzzing, partly from the just career opportunities for tech tunities were really great; they’re program, which hopes to send many computer screens that made professionals,” said Lalonde, the need to be able still good, but now you have to do an astronaut into the cosmos in up the different exhibits, but most- marketing coordinator for Guelph a lot of work to demonstrate to an the near future. Monkeys were ly from the several hundred alumni, tech and design. to understand organization or company you want not the only mammals shaking industry representatives and pro- Lalonde continued, “It’s nice to work for, what you’re going to their heads in frustration at the spective students. for students that want to stay in what is available bring to that company and how you launch; the United States and its The Guelph Technology Showcase Guelph to know about all these can help them out,” Don McKay allies reportedly believe that the 2.0 was advertised as “a career fair companies exist, and that they’re and how to go commented on the showcase. technology developed by Iran in [and] celebration of technology in interested in, either coop or hiring, Jamie McDade, another attend- the program could also be used Guelph.” Companies had a chance partnering with students.” about looking ee, graduated from the University to launch deadly long-range to show off their career opportuni- Klotz talked about the purpose of Guelph in 2009 with a bache- missiles armed with nuclear war- ties, while students could take the of having the career fair on campus. for jobs.” lor of commuting, and is currently heads. According to the Science opportunity to make connections “It’s a nice opportunity for stu- the release manager for Innosphere World Report, “Iran wants to and chat to alumni of the Computer dents. We’re on their home turf, – Don McKay Systems. put its own satellites into orbit Science department and other re- [and] it’s casual so they can just “I think it’s really important, es- to monitor natural disasters. lated programs at the U of G. drop by for a half-hour in between Don McKay graduated from pecially for the Guelph community This would have huge benefits Organized by Greg Klotz and classes and meet some companies. Guelph in 1970 with a B.Sc. in in general. The IT community is for the earthquake-prone na- Valerie Lalonde, this was the sec- They don’t have to go to Waterloo Physics and Mathematics. He spent really starting to pull up, and so tion.” The media could not help ond annual technology showcase. for a career fair.” some time working with Environ- events like this are crucial,” said but make comparisons between Lalonde explained that the pur- Zac Fairchild graduated from ment Canada, ended up getting his McDade. Iran’s space monkey and the pose of the event was “to highlight the School of Computer Science Masters at University of Toronto, 1950s space race between the U.S. Guelph’s tech community, or tech in 2011 and described his time at and later returned for his PhD at for web-exclusive and the U.S.S.R., when American sector.” Guelph as an undergrad as being, Guelph in 1977. McKay had a long p h o t o R e e l and Soviet aerospace programs likewise launched rockets with a variety of animals on board. The Ontarion: Have you heard about this news topic, and does it interest you? Alex Sutton, student: I hadn’t heard about that, but I heard about all the fallout from it…[I heard] they were saying that they wanted to do a nuke test on the U.S. The Ontarion: Do you think it’s a relevant topic for Canadians to be discussing? AS: I feel like it’s a relevant topic, but not in the sense that every- one should be absolutely terrified about it…I think that [with] all of these hot-button issues, every time something happens, ev- eryone [thinks that] this is going to lead to everyone’s downfall, but I feel like in a sense, you can have that [thought] in the back of your head, but it’s not necessarily what’s happening in reality. Peo- ple can legitimately just be trying to improve something versus al- ways trying to destroy the U.S. Thanks to the participant for this week’s interview. If you have something to say about inter- national or national news, and would like to be contacted for future issues, or if you want to see a particular news story cov- ered here, contact News Editor Alicja Grzadkowska at onnews@ uoguelph.ca. 4 www.theontarion.com NEWS Taking beauty tips from the 1950s “Look Younger, Live changing what they ate, but attention to the supposed hor- Longer” seminar he also asserted that even the rors of menopause, believed plainest woman could be beau- that older women were attrac- analyzes Hauser’s work tiful if she had charm, wit, and tive, and encouraged them to exuberance.” be adventurous.” colleen mcdonell Hauser gave beauty tips in Carstairs also touched on terms of makeup and hair styles, how Hauser successfully dem- For those of us who weren’t but also strongly stressed things onstrated that beauty advice around back then, the 1950s that we often hear today from could come from a man, who seem like a time when women experts, such as the impor- even at the time, many recog- wore lots of red lipstick, long tance of eating whole grains and nized as gay.