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Winter 2008 A dits are Com lete
As at October 15th 2007, the following is published as per S7f3 14 (d) of Dalhousie Student Union Constitution. The Dalhousie Student Union performs audits on all societies that receive monies from the Student Union through student fees or levies. The Vice President (Finance & Operations) conducts these audits for each semester the society operates, including summer, if applicable. Therefore, each society will be audited a minimum of twice a year to ensure society policy is followed. r-E::-a-c"':"h-s--o-c-:-ie_ty_m_u_s_t -su-:-b-m-i:-t-:th_e_fi-:-o"':"ll:-o-w"':"in-g~in-:fi:-orm_a_t-:-io_n_:--. The Vice President (Finance & Operations) goes through all material and grades each component as being Excellent, Satisfactory, or Unsatisfactory. 'i General Ledger 'i Cheque book Excellent requires that there are no problems at all, that everything is in order, and that the society has com 'i Deposit book pleted that component to perfection. I Transaction records 1 Bank reconciliations and bank statements Satisfactory is given when a society has a few minor errors with a component, but the Vice President does not 1 Meeting minutes (signed) feel that these small errors affect the overall outcome of the societyi s money. 'i Approved budget (if first audit of the school year) ...... L------::-:------~ Unsatisfactory IS given to a society that has either not completed a component, or that has one or more maJor problems or several minor problem with a component If a society receives one or more Unsatisfactory grades on any component, that society shall fail its audit and will be given back its books to fix the problems. AUDIT INFORMATION The following societies did not submit their books The follow is a list of societies that have passed both the fall and winter audit for the school year of2007-2008: to the Vice President (Finance & Operations) "i Eliza Ritchie Faculty Level Residence "i Dentistry (DDSS) Architecture (ASA) X S Gerard Hall X Commerce (DCS) X S Mini Rez X These societiesi funds will be held until the soci Computer Science (CSS) X S ShirreffHall X ety passes its audit and bring its books up to date. DAGS (DAGS) X S Risley Hall X Dalhousie Arts Social Science society (DASSS) X 0 Bnen X Dal Engineering Graduate Soc_iety (DEGS)_ X Dalhousie Undergraduate Engmeermg Society X Dental Hygiene (DDHS) _ . X Levied Society Dallnternational Student Association (DISA) X NSPIRG (NSPIRG) X Dal Sexton Engineering Undergraduate Society X Womeni s Center (DWC) X The following society submitted its books and Dal Undergraduate nursing society (DUNS) X World university student center (WUSC) X failed the DSU audit The matter is being dealt Grad Planning (GPS) X Dal Out (DalOUT) X with, and the societyi s money is being held. Dallaw society (LSS) X CKDU (CKDU) X "i Howe Hall MBA(MBASOC) X Gazette (Gazette) X Medicme (DMSS) X MGMT (MGMTSOC) X Occupational Therapy (OT) X Pharmacy (DSPS) X Physio (DPTSS) X SAHHPer (SAHHPer) . X Student Association of Health Sciences (SAHS) X Dal science society (DSS) X Social Work X Society undergraduate Planners (SUP) X _ *S indicates the society will have a summer aud1t as well Matthew J. Golding, Vice President (Finance & Operations) For more information regarding society audits please contact [email protected]. 2008-2009 PAGE 4 >141-10 GAZETTE···NEWS DSU secretary forced to quit campus job ANDREW ROBINSON council member acting as chair, the DSU REPORTER DSU president as vice-chair, two additional council members and a An overlooked section of the stu representative from the DSU board dent union's constitution has forced of operations. Members for the com the Dalhousie Student Union (DSU) mittee are expected to be chosen at secretary to quit her part-time job at the Nov. 5 council meeting. Campus Copy. Along with receiving pay from Alexandra Kelter was hired to the DSU, the council chair and coun work at the DSU -owned copying cil secretary serve in a non-voting business on July 28 and was ap capacity on council. This factor con-· proved to be council secretary at the tributed to Golding's prior belief that Aug. 6 council meeting. This violated council chair and council secretary a bylaw in the DSU constitution, were allowed to be employed by the which states "no member of council DSU. As the non-voting minutes shall be employed by the union other recorder for council meetings, the than as provided for in these By-laws secretary holds no power in the de and Regulations." cision-making processes on council. DSU council has now started a "The council secretary literally constitutional re\iew committee writes down what people say," Gold that may change this vague clause. ing says. The issue was brought to coun Kelter's loss of income from cil's attention by Sarah Amyotte - Campus Copy is something Golding the DSU's chief returning officer and JOHN PACKMAN/DALHOUSIE GAZETTE sees as unfortunate for both her own vice-president of Dalhousie Arts and Alexandra Kelter f1n1shed workmg at Campus Copy before the DSU's Nov. 5 council meeting. situation and the DSU's. Social Sciences Society- during the "It doesn't make sense that we're question and answer period of the taking away someone's part-time job. Oct. 22 council meeting. Kelter- who Giacomantonio and Dal student "I actually didn't know at the time. retary, Alexandra already is an em The student union is having a hard declined an interview request- gave Vikram Rai- interviewed four candi knew councillors couldn't work ployee of the union." time filling positions ... I can see for her two-weeks' notice to Campus dates on July 14. there, but I thought there was (an ex At the Oct. 22 council meeting, (a council member) who's voting why Copy two days later on Oct. 24. Golding says he became aware of emption) for council chair and coun Snow initiated the creation of a con there'd be a problem, but I can't see DSU vice-president (finance and Kelter's job at Campus Copy"just slight cil secretary because those positions stitutional review committee and for council chair or council secretary operations) Matt Golding chaired ly before" the Oct. 22 council meeting are both paid positions," he says. hopes the committee will be able to why this should be an issue," he says. the recruitment committee that rec when he saw her working there. Snow takes issue with how the take a look at this issue. According Golding is pleased Kelter has ommended Kelter's hiring to council. He was aware of the rule pre constitution affects a council mem to a document posted on the DSU's chosen to continue serving as coun Golding and the committee's other venting council members from be ber already on the union's payroll. In website, the committee will look at cil secretary. He says her work com members - senate representative ing employed by the DSU, but did an e-mail, he writes: "the clause in drafting amendments in order to im mitment to Campus Copy will be fin Eric Snow, Dalhousie Association of not realize it applied to the council the constitution is ambiguous and prove the union's constitution. ished by the time council holds their Graduate Students president Chris secretary. contradictory. By being council sec- The committee will include one next meeting on Nov. 5.
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MATT BUBBERS NEWS CONTRIBUTOR
Halifax Student Alliance (HSA) executive director Tara Gault resigned from her post roughly two weeks ago to take on a new job. But her decision has left some money floating around. Gault was on the receiving end of a levy paid by Dalhousie students. The student levy, which passed in March, costs full-time students $1 and part time students 50 cents each per semes ter. Roughly half of that money went toward hiring an executive director. Now the money is stuck in limbo as the HSA looks for a replacement. JOHN PACKMAN/GAZETTE FILE PHOTO The executive director's job at the Tara Gault quit her job at the HSA is the only staff level position and Halifax Student Alliance to work in the only one that receives money di public policy. rectly from students. The rest of the organization is made up of several is working for now, only that she is student union representatives from "working politically" on public policy each of the member schools: Dalhou for education. sie University, Saint Mary's University, "It's a great opportunity for me Mount Saint Vmcent University and and it's exactly what I want to be do Nova Scotia Community College. ing," she says. Mark Coffin, chair of the HSA and Both Gault and Coffin say the HSA Dalhousie Student Union vice-president was running smoothly and they got (education), says the HSA has yet to be along well with each other. gin the hiring process. He wouldn't guess The HSA is one of only three stu as to when a replacement might be hired. dent-run municipal lobby groups in High turnover rates are common among the country and the only one that col student-run lobby groups such as the lects a direct levy from students. It was HSA, Coffin explains, because students founded in November 2007 following find better jobs or graduate. Mayor Peter Kelly's Roundtable on "Obviously we are going to have a Violence that excluded many stu gap there, but really I don't see it nega dents' opinions because it was con tively affecting us overall," says Coffin. ducted during the previous summer. "We're still in a good spot." Since then, the HSA has lobbied for Until the HSA hires a replacement, municipal election reform, late-night Coffin will be taking on some of the bus routes, and affordable housing, executive director's old duties such as among other student issues. maintaining the website, which has Aaron En chin, a fourth-year histo been down since Nov. 1. ry student at Dal, didn't know he was Gault stressed that she was offered paying an extra dollar per semester to her new job. She wasn't actively look support the HSA. ing to quit the HSA. "I'm just curious to know where "I loved it there," she says. everybody's loonies will go now," he She is confident that the issues the says. "But I'm not worried that it will HSA was working on, like a late-night be mishandled." bus service, will continue to be pro Later this month the HSA's monthly moted despite her departure. board meeting will determine how stu Gault wouldn't say whom she dents' money will help them help us. 141-10 PAUL BALITE/DALHOUSIE GAZETTE Local Source owner, Sean Gallagher, says h1s company cannot afford $150 a day rent at the Gradhouse. JOSH BOYTER/DALHOUSIE GAZETTE Community members linked together paperclips, each one representing a Hazy future for Fresh cafe lost life. Paperclips bind ROSIE JACOBS exclusive food service provider con But with the current projects of STAFF CONTRIBUTOR tracts, so Sodexho and Aramark exist Local Source in Halifax expanding, as the only food providers allowed to Gallagher says the core business can Holocaust memories Fresh cafe will not be re-opening operate on campus. no longer support Fresh any longer. in the Grad House this year, as nego Local Source hopes to establish a "Fresh has to be able to stand on JENNIFER CASEY out people would see each of these tiations between Local Source - the longer-term relationship with DAGS its own two feet," he says. NEWS CONTRIBUTOR paperclips is a person." company that runs Fresh - and the and the owners of the Grad House, Up until recent efforts from Ara Fingers worked furiously under Grad House have reached a gridlock. either in the form of a partnership or mark and Sodexho to increase the Just as the sound of the noon the late October sun to detangle and The new Grad House manager, vendor, but Gallagher is finding this amount of local food they provide, cannon blasted through downtown link thousands of paperclips. hired over the summer by the Dalhou goal increasingly difficult to accom Fresh was the only source for local Halifax last Wednesday, a long glint Jennifer Klaus was involved in sie Association of Graduate Students plish. food on campus and was the only on ing trail of paperclips was already the original project at Herring Cove (DAGS), made an offer to Fresh: in Since neither of these possibili campus source for organic options. snaking its way around the base of Junior High. Now a J .L Isley High stead of sharing the space with Chee ties seemed achievable this year, Gal But those aren't the only reasons Citadel Hill. School student, she's happy she lin- a Chinese food supplier that has lagher has tried to negotiate a lower why Fresh is a major loss for Dal stu On this day, the paperclip wasn't could do it again. also operated in the Grad House for rent with increased hours and stor dents, says Ben Langer, a Dal student just a commonplace office supply. It "My best friend is actually Jew the last few years - Fresh could have age space. activist for local food. was to remember those who died in ish and she has family members that the entire basement for almost triple Andrea Green, a chief financial Langer says more than 90 per the Holocaust. died in the Holocaust," she said. "It's the previous rent. officer of DAGS, has confirmed Fresh cent of food currently served on cam Students from Herring Cove Ju overwhelming to see all the paper Fresh used to pay about $50 a day will not be operating at the Grad pus comes from out of province. nior High School, Sacred Heart High clips representing all the spirits." in rent. Now, the rent has increased to House this year and that the rent in Eating local food, to Langer, is School, J.L. Ilsley High School, Mari It was Hanna Nathanson's first almost $150. crease is necessary. more than just supporting the local time Hockey Academy and Prince year participating in the Paperclip Local Source owner, Sean Gal "Last year's rent was split between economy: he says it also connects Andrew High School sat scattered on Project, but she said it means a lot lagher, says his company cannot af two food service providers, Cheelin people closer to the Earth's natural the sidewalk all around the hill. to her. ford it. and Fresh. This year, (DAGS) was in cycle. "Every paperclip is for one per ''I'm one of the few Jewish peo "The fact of the matter is Fresh negotiations with Fresh to take over "If the goal is to have a sustain son that died in the Holocaust. Our ple at my school and just the huge didn't even make a profit for three the lower level of the Grad House as able campus, Fresh really adds to goal is to get around the whole cita amount of Jews that lost their lives years to begin with," says Gallagher. our sole food service provider at an that," he says. "It was a refuge to go del hill," said Jacob Dempsey, a Her - it's part of my history," said the "We were basically there to promote increased rent amount, but eliminat and know that you are supporting ring Cove Junior High student. Grade 12 student at Prince Andrew quality, local food to the youngest, ing Fresh's competition," says Green. our local market." The students collected more High School. "Nobody really knows brightest minds that need to be well "The only way this would have been DAGS has already started nego than 200,000 paperclips for the how many people six million is." nourished." feasible for us was to increase the tiations with another food service project, part of Halifax's Holocaust Students started tying small The Grad House is the only loca- · rent to make-up for the Cheelin's provider this year. It is unclear if this Education Week. Even though they pieces of colourful ribbon to the tion where local businesses like Local portion, which was fair given the fact new provider specializes in local and didn't have the six million to actu chain of paperclips as it began to Source can sell their products. The that Fresh would potentially be get organic foods. DAGS declined to re ally represent each victim of the Ho loop the hill for the second time. The Dalhousie Student Union (DSU) and ting Cheelin's sales as the only food lease information concerning the locaust, Dempsey said the goal is to ribbons represented case studies the the university administration have service provider in the Grad House." new food provider. promote human rights. students had done. "It's important because a lot A group of Sacred Heart stu of people died from Hitler and he dents from various grades had an shouldn't have done that," he said. emotional day. Their case study was "We're all the same." a Holocaust survivor who lives in The vice principal at Herring Halifax. Cove Junior High, Wayne Macintyre, "This is for Philip Riteman," said NEED CONFIDENTIAL started this project two years ago. a student as she tied a ribbon to the Originally it was a classroom muse paperclip chain. "He survived." um that included 100,000 paperclips. Less than 20 minutes later the Since six schools were involved this girls found themselves huddled SEXUAL HEALTH year, Macintyre decided to move the around Riteman as he told them his paperclips to Citadel Hill. story. 7 He was inspired after visiting the "This is made with just a regular SERVICE concentration camps in Germany pen and ink and they'd stab you with • and Poland. Although not Jewish it," he said lifting his sleeve to reveal himself, in 2005 Macintyre went on the permanent tattoo of the num Call Halifax Sexual Health Centre at 455-9656 to make a trip called March of the Living that ber 98706 on his forearm. "I was so takes young Jewish people to Holo scared and so hungry." an appointment for your pap, STI test, anonymous caust sites. Riteman said he was happy to HIV test, pregnancy test, pregnancy options counselling "You can still smell the death in see the students working on this the wood and you can see the fin project. or to buy affordable birth control or emergency contraception. ger prints in the gas chamber where "It's a wonderful thing. It's a re people were trying to claw their way minder. Maybe millions and mil out so that they wouldn't be killed," lions of souls are watching this We're a friendly, non-judgemental said Macintyre. "It just leaves a mark right now," he said. "It's important and inclusive health centre. on you and you ask yourself, 'why for young people to know that this did that person have to die?'" should never happen to them." Macintyre, who said he was de Kathryn Bjornson, a teacher at Love Carefully! pressed for three weeks following his Sacred Heart, hopes the students re trip, decided he needed to teach his member this day. students about the atrocities of the "I don't think our students ex Holocaust. pected to meet someone they've "If I wrote the number six mil been studying," said Bjornson. "I HAliFAK lion on the board, it takes up three think it means more to them than SEKUAL HEALTH or four inches on the board. You can any book could tell them. Or any CENTRE walk away from that number. It's teacher in front of a classroom could .nic • HalifaxSexua/Health.ca Formerly Planned Paren thood Me tro Cl, www· tiny," he said. "If I could stretch this ever tell them." PAGE 6 >141-10 GAZETTE···NEWS NEWS BITES INTERNATIONAL NEWS BY THE NUMBERS: > < 2: number of Austrian hostages released from the Sahara desert that were held by Islamic militants for eight months. CANADIAN CAMPUS SHORTS: $11.8 bill ion USD: how much money Middle Eastern investors will give to the bank Barclays Nursing budget cuts mea n anteed under Ontario's Nursing PLC, which will allow it to resist bailout by the British government. students may be overworked Graduate Guarantee to get full time jobs for a minimum of 12 38 per cent: amount of the Afghan population that agrees with the direction their country is Ontario Finance Minister weeks after they leave university. headed, compared to 44 per cent in 2006. Dwight Duncan announced the But predicted losses by the province will stall thehiringof9,000 Canadian Nursing Association in 1,610 k.m. per hour: the target speed of a new car in the works by a British team, compared new nurses and Ryerson University nurses over the long term, a reduc to the standing record of 1,228 kilometres per hour. nursing students are worried about tion of 78,000 in 2011 to 113,000 in being overworked. Duncan said to 2016, suggest an overburdening expect $108 million in budget cuts of nurses in their efforts to meet $1.5 billion USD:: how much money the Libyan government is putting into a fund that gives to mend a deficit next year of $500 higher demands as a result of few to families of American victims who were affected by Libyan-related terrorist attacks in the 1980s. million due to the economic crisis, er employees. reported The Ryersonian. 20: the number of people onboard a Turkish ship hijacked off the coast of Somalia on Oct. 29. Nursing students are guar- Source: The Ryerson ian > < Sources: BBC, CBC, CTv, BBC, CBC, The Toronto Star Pro-life club given green light at status, which is a standard prac McGill tice. Andrew Thorne, a women's The Students Society of McGill studies student, disagreed with University has voted in favour council's decision. of giving Choose Life, a pro-life "Pro-life is inherently violent group, club status, reported The against women and against human McGill Daily. rights," he told the student paper. Councillors voted 21 to two in Group director Natalie Fohl favour of granting the group club said the group will give pregnant status on council's Oct. 28 meet women a variety of services and ing. The group was granted in options. terim status. After three months, it will be able to apply for full club Source: The McGill Daily NATIONAL HEADLINES: University of Ottawa N.S. may change voting age to 16 Premier Rodney MacDonald said he wasn't sure whether 16- Sixteen-year-aids in Nova and 17-year-olds are ready to car Scotia may soon have the right to ry such a responsibility. vote, reported CBC. NDP Leader Darrell Dexter Master's in public and Leader of the Nova Scotia Lib said teens of this age are mature erals, Stephen McNeil, introduced enough to drive and that age lim a bill last week to lower the voting its are arbitrary. Before he chooses international affairs age. He explained younger people to support the bill, Dexter said should deserve a voice at the polls, he'd like to hear from a legislature as many election issues often re committee examining democracy late to them or will in the future, in the province. such as legislation dealing with post-secondary education. Source: CBC It starts here. > < Liberals short on cash Li beral Party president Do ug Ferguson said he thinks the party The Liberals raised $3.6 mil- will be about $2 to $3 million in l lion from fewer than 35,000 do the red, thanks to campaign debt. The Graduate School of Public and International Affairs nors fro m January to September ''I'm concerned, of course, but of this year, reported The Toronto I sense a desire and a willingness is one of a kind: Star. of the party to make the changes The Conservatives raised we need to make and turn things about $15 million from about around," said Ferguson. • An innovative program where classes are offered in both official 125,000 donors, while the NDP languages -the choice is yours! raised $3.7 million from about Source: The Toronto Star 44,000 donors. ·High-quality teaching by world class scholars and Senior Fellows > < bringing exceptional experience MacKay new Nfld. cabinet rep servatives as a thing of the past. "When I'm on the ice, I'm on ·An ideal place to prepare for a career in public and international affairs Nova Scotia MP Peter MacKay the ice to win. I'm very competi is the new federal cabinet minister tive, that's the way I am. When the • Generous financial support that covers tuition fees for Newfoundland and Labrador. game is over, when the contest is He was informally selected be over, for me I can put it beyond cause none of the Conservatives .. . and I can move on and that's won in any of the province's fed the story of my life, n he said at the eral ridings, reported CBC. provincial government cabinet Newfoundland premier Danny shuffle Oct. 31. For information on programs and admission: Williams acknowledged his rough relationship with the federal Con- Source: CBC www.socialsciences.uOttawa.ca/api > < 613-562-5689 Comedian tricks Sarah Palin didn't catch. He also suggested Palin ac Last Saturday Montreal come company him when he goes hunt dian Marc-Antoine Audette called ing. Sarah Palin from radio station "I think we could have a lot of CKOI by pretending to be French fun together while we're getting President Nicolas Sarkozy, report work done," she responded. "We ed CBC. can kill two birds with one stone 1@1 uOttawa At points during the conver that way." sation, Audette spoke French and After six minutes of the con Faculte des sciences sociales Faculty of Social Sciences used false names for Canadian versation had passed, Audette told politicians, such as referring to Palin the call was a prank. the Canadian prime minister as singer Stef Carse, which Palin Source: CBC 141-10 GREGORY DEBOGORSKI tired of giving time to the political they could leave the voting to the STAFF CONTRIBUTOR process, in the end receiving nothing ones who care enough to click a WE DELIVER! but a time crunch on their academic mouse. DebH & CredH cants accepted at tile door. Two years in a row, I campaigned workload. Downtime and socialis Then the major question would to run in the Dalhousie Student ing are two of the most important be what to do with our constitu Union (DSU) elections. Two years in things for the vast majority of stu tion, executives and council. The a row, I lost horribly. After my first dents. There is no reason students DSU's constitution would have to be loss, I thought: Why is engaging in should keep wasting it by involving amended to provide legal legitimacy this democratic process as painful as themselves in a consistently failing to student votes at cyber meetings. 420-1594 giving yourself a root canal? Maybe democratic process. Student attendance to DSU annual the reason students do not get in In conversation with other stu general meetings barely meets quo volved in the union is because they dents, I have heard an idea to which rum, so the DSU owes it to students 1526 Dresden Row, Halifax do not feel like they will be heard many of us could agree: we should to try something new. through the mountains of red tape. vote online once a month on issues To widen the flow of information I've spent three years trying to con before council in the same fashion. coming to students, we should also vince people to engage in student The first objection to this idea will be try to disallow "in camera" sessions, politics and now I am going to argue about costs and difficulty of setting which allow council members to de for a different democracy. up a web voting system. A developer bate issues they don't want students Teaching Jobs in KOREA How can we claim we have a of student elections software says to know about. democratic student union when, at that we could run a monthly online True democracy is about gov the peak of its student involvement referendum on council issues for as ernment that engages, enlightens, Ill during elections, less than 20 per little as $45 a month. nurtures and empowers its citizens. cent of students participate? It's a How would the online directly If you can tell me how direct democ matter of attrition; students have be democratic system work? Easy. In racy in our union wouldn't embody these principles, I'll eat a whole is come cynical about the democratic terested students would vote "yes," Teach in Korea and take advantage of a life-changing experience! 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Students for sale JANE KIRBY but the anti-democratic governance from the administration's exclusiv OPINIONS CONTRIBUTOR structures that make it possible. ity deal with Aramark, prevents stu Corporate presence is often jus dents from managing their own food Corporate presence at Dalhousie tified to students as the only way services. It is interesting to note that has become so ubiquitous that it's of raising funds for the university. the university has refused to provide Safer drugs, smarter energy students with the details of these impossible to question its existence. Without corporate sponsorship, In the stunning new Chernoff Hall chemistry building, we are told, tuition fees would rise contracts, so students have no way Auditoriums named after banks and Dr. Richard Oleschuk and his students help world ads in the washrooms are common even higher. But the real problem of knowing how much these private place. Banks and car companies are is the declining government bud sector partnerships really cost. healthcare leaders create safer, more effective drugs. often given privileged space while fast get for education, which leaves our In such a corporate dominated Find more efficient ways to extract oil from the tar sands. food chains are students' only food universities vulnerable to corporate environment, dissent interferes with Or discover more accurate tests for prostate cancer. options near campus. Perhaps most infiltration in the de facto privatiza profit, so it's often neither encour significantly, the research being con tion of our schools. Questioning cor aged nor tolerated. DSU rules pre Some of Dr. Oleschuk's biggest breakthroughs have ducted at our universities and taught porate presence at Dal also means vent student societies from disrupt come in lively discussion with his students on the ing activities on campus. Staging a in our classrooms is increasingly sub challenging the governments that patio at the Graduate Club. His approach is simple, make it possible. protest could result in de-ratifica ject to corporate influence. Although and effective: "I don't ever say no to something this situation has become the norm, On most university campuses, tion, so societies keep their mouths a student wants to it doesn't have to be this way. student unions fight administrations shut and comply. try': to prevent corporate takeover while One has to wonder how an in Some students are mobilizing Looking for a place to put yourself and your to take back their universities from they fight for lower tuition fees. Dal's stitution supposedly dedicated to ideas to the test? Come to Queen's. corporate control. An International Student Union Building, however, is promoting critical thought can func Day of Action Against the Commer filled with corporate advertisers and tion without dissent. When com cialization of Education on Nov. 5 vendors, and the Dalhousie Student bined with the corporate funding of presented one opportunity for stu Union (DSU) has its own corporate research, this represents a disturb To learn more about Queen's Graduate Studies, ing trend. Students must step up to dents to make this demand in soli sponsorship agreements. or to apply, visit www.queensu.ca/sgs darity with those across the globe. At These agreements can interfere challenge dependence on corporate money to prevent the further dete least 17 countries participated in the with the ability of the student body day of action. At Dal, Students Mobi to make decisions. Students who rioration of our education system. Education should not be a for-profit lizing for Action on Campus (SMAC). want to ban bottled water on cam a group of which I am a member, pus for environmental reasons are endeavor. demonstrated to teach students unable to do so because of an exclu about the impact of corporatization sivity deal with Pepsi involving the jane Kirby is completing her mas ters in international development on our education system. This is part administration as well as the DSU. of the group's mission to challenge The DSU's own contract with food studies at Dal. not only corporatization on campus, services provider Sodexho, separate CARTOONS CJ Where would you go if you could travel anywhere for free? I W~NTE~ ro TEll ~~V HOW YOO'l~ A W~N~EkfUl PEH~N ~N~ I A.Milt. HV. tOT IN$1'E~~ I MT HAkU ~N~ Ott.W Y~V A HA.~PY ''Timbuktu, because no one knows where it is." Pal Randhawa, third-year microbiology and immunology r HOPE 'f~V lii(E. rr. 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MoJITO MARTINI SHARING APPS TEL: 428-5680 TUESDAYS WWW.ONYXDINING.COM MONDAYS ON WEDNESDAYS PAGE 10 >141-10 GAZETTE ···OPINIONS FREE FOOD+ I Dal funding agreement FREE BOOZE= WRITING FOR THE risks political autonomy DAL GAZETTE DESIREE MACNEIL of the contract's value in Canada. range bombers carry death and de OPINIONS CONTRIBUTOR "This is Canadian taxpayers' struction to people all over the world," money, dispersed in a way that ben said MacEwen. "They are one of the Contributor meetings are held It sounds like a bad joke. Every efits Lockheed Martin," said Angella largest lobbyists in Washington, D.C., every Monday® 5:30 p.m. in room year our university pumps out into MacEwen, a member of Nova Scotia's and last year made $4 billion in profit the world a couple hundred gradu Voice of Women for Peace and the from their weapons." 312 of the SUB ates in the fields of international de Halifax Coalition for Peace. At a time when so much is un velopment, nursing, social work and "In this case, the funding an clear about the legitimacy of the political science so they can work tire nouncement is meant to improve war in Iraq, when human rights in lessly to end war and human conflict. Lockheed Martin's public image. I that country are deteriorating and Meanwhile the university accepts would argue that any improvement in the Bush administration is widely funding from war munitions produc Lockheed Martin's image comes at the mistrusted, why is Dal sacrificing its Gt,::trvtr.' Gtc.tder.t Golut(or. #5\ ers and accelerates the intelligence expense of Dalhousie's credibility." political autonomy for the almighty and sophistication of warfare strate Voice of Women is an organiza dollar? • 9" Pizza toppings gies, elevating war to a terrifying level tion that sends Dal students to the Although the product of funded in a self-perpetuating cycle. United Nations to learn about inter projects at Dal probably won't be • 9" Fingers with dipping sauce This summer, Dalhousie an national conflict resolution and pro applicable to military functions for • Cinnastrips w ith frosting nounced it would be receiving fund motes peace in our community. another 15 to 20 years, accepting this ing from an aerospace company, Under the Bush administration, funding compromises the integrity of • 2 Pepsi 355 ml Lockheed Martin, to go toward re Lockheed Martin has become the this institution. search in the department of physics. U.S. Armed Forces' largest military If Dal wants more funding in the The announcement didn't mention hardware supplier. It produces cruise future, the university could propose Lockheed Martin is a weapons manu missil es, rocket artillery and nuclear research for technology that would facturer, as the company shamelessly tipped intercontinental ballistic mis align with Lockheed Martin interests declares on its website. siles, to name a few. - a dangerous pattern. By accept A federal Industrial and Regional Dal's May funding announce ing this fu nding, the university risks Benefits policy, which pertains to ment describes Lockheed Martin as more than research opportunities; it defense contracts awarded by the an aerospace company, but 90 per risks reducing itself to a corporate re Canadian government, requires cent of Lockheed's profits come from search firm. companies that get contracts, such military and defense contracts. Lockheed Martin, to invest a portion "Their strike fighter jets and long- With files from Catherine Holloway PAY BY ?!Jour Stt Where do ideas that change the world come from? JOSH BOYTER/DALHOUSIE GAZETTE Dal secunty officials can escort smokers off of un iversity pro perty. Dal smokers Getting to the bottom of bullying Why do overweight kids get bullied more than others? It's a question pondered by Atif Kukaswadia, a Master's dishonour system candidate from our Department of Sociology. To answer tivist. You won't catch me running a it, he often finds inspiration over a coffee at a favourite SCOTT MONEY are no formal ticketing procedures OPINIONS CONTRIBUTOR "leave the pack behind" booth, but or specific officers who patrol for coffee shop on the edge of campus. there is a huge gap between univer smoking violations like there are for sity policy and practice. campus parking enforcement. Atif chose Queen's for the "free flow of ideas" that Our campus is completely smoke free and has been since Sept. l, 2003 I have gone through the Dal and Campus officials need to set come from small class sizes and deep interaction -officially. Dai Student Union websites, search a precedent for zero tolerance of between students and faculty. And whatever link exists Dalhousie's website proclaims ing for enforcement rules and I can't smoking on campus. If a couple of between bullying and obesity, Atif and his colleagues that the campus policy "prohibits find any. I have never seen any sort students were warned and ticketed, will be among the first in the world to find it. smoking in all university buildings, of enforcement of this policy. word would spread and we would including university residences, on "The university believes that likely see a drastic decrease in viola Looking for a place to put yourseli and your university property and in university employees and students will respect tors. ideas to the test? Come to Queen's. vehicles." Those who wish to smoke university policy provided that they So, Dal: Don't say you are a are "asked to leave university prop know about the policy and they un smoke-free campus unless you erty." derstand the basis for it," the smoke are willing to butt out the smokers This statement seems strange to free Dal web page says. We can all who infest the entrances of campus To learn more about Queen's Graduate Studies, me, because the last time I checked see how well that is working out. buildings. or to apply, visit www.queensu.ca/sgs the entrances to the Student Union Dal's Environmental Health and To all the smokers out there: Why Building (SUB) and to the Killam Li Safety office considers smoking an not have a little respect for people brary are on university property. Any internal responsibility. Anyone can trying to get places? Stop clogging Dal student knows that to get in or call campus security to report an of up entranceways. It really sucks for out of the SUB or library you have to fense. Security officials are required people who have to walk through pass through dozens of smokers. to take offenders' names. If smok clouds of smoke, puddles of spit and Many of the offenders are uni ers don't identify themselves, they piles of butts to get around. versity employees, either library or risk being escorted off campus or Clearly the honour system has food service workers. banned from campus. Repeat of failed; Dal should either step up or I am not some anti-smoking ac- fenders can even be expelled. There shut up. 141-10 LAURA DAWE The music reviews comprise would rent a room at Dalhousie on ARTS BEAT REPORTER a small corner of the publication. Saturdays, but now it's basically just They are generally not about current a large family that meets at Strang's The line for an overpriced music. Albums earn grades from an house. Strang or someone else will Coburg coffee is long. The girl ahead A to the more common A++. Despite deliver a sermon and then the con is bragging loudly about how flexible Flarm's often shocking content, its gregation has some drinks together. she is at Ashatanga yoga, how no one advertisers, such as Poster Expo and Last week he wrote "the best religion else in her class is as good as her at Julia's Photocopy, are totally vanilla. is the one least religious." downward dog. The guy behind is The creator of this long-running "I love drinking," Strang says. incensed that school requires effort. literary staple is a 46-year-old minis "I don't have a drinking problem. I '41 His friend agrees that teachers who ter with a shaved head, kind smile and ,v v have a drinking solution." do not instantly see past typos and calming disposition. His name is Stu 'V To Strang, booze is like sex or structural flaws to recognize stu Strang. Thinking back on the content of "" ~ anything else: there are healthy and dents' genius are all "assholes." some past Flarmtoons, it is mind-blow --¥ unhealthy ways of indulging. This The coffee is going to be fair trade ing that their creator has a degree from ~(J v adoration of alcohol doesn't appear and organic, sure, but one begins to Saint Mary's University and graduated . " ,..., ·~ ""'JI' to detract from his other passions. wonder: is it worth it? Have no fear. from Bible College in Australia. ., "I love to be busy," says Strang. To the left, right there in that weird Strang believes people are sur And busy he is. Until recently, ~ tall shelf that's mostly empty, lays rounded by insane amounts of nega ~cp he was a nude model for NSCAD. salvation. Pick it up and marvel at tivity so he only reviews albums he \lJ He and his friend recorded 50 al the offbeat hilariousness that Hali loves. You can pick up the monthly Cl ~47" bums in 18 months. He posts daily gonians have been laughing at since Flarm's Music Review at any "non updates on his blog, Flarmology, 2001: Flarm's Music Review. institutionalized" coffee shop down including videos. In the "Tub Time" Flarm's is a sheet of folded paper, town. If you read enough of them you .•. AND OVER HERE IS THE VALLEY OF PEOPLE WITH series, Strang is drinking beer in the printed in classic photocopy colors: might even be able to wait in line with GREAT IDEAS WHO DIDN'T BECOME SELF RIGHTEOUS tub and talking about serious issues. light blues, greens and of course, an open heart to those around you. It's His blog also has thoughtful quotes goldenrod. It is made up of four weird, but those crass as hell comics SUPPLIED that reflect his life views, such as "if parts: photo cartoons, hand-drawn are humbling, somehow. This is one of Stu Strang's creations. you can't learn more in one day than cartoons, music reviews and ads. Strang, who estimates he has most people do in a lifetime, you're The cartoons are scrappily ren spent more than 30,000 hours of his to church. But when he got there he group called Selah. Selah is a biblical doing something wrong." dered and filled with cussing. Mas life praying, had a spiritual awaken realized he didn't believe what they term that, according to Strang, means The goal of Flarm's Music Review turbation is a common theme. In iRg on March 20, 1978, when he was told him. "get the shit out of your ears." His is to be funny, to educate and to be one, "God" (his name is scrawled on 16. Before that he was a violent teen Strang's goals in life are to pursue group's beliefs can be summarized "non-generic in this crazy fucking his chest) is asking "Jesus": "How can ager, filled with anger. Afterward, truth and to love unconditionally. Or thusly: God loves us, let's love one an generic world." I give them world peace if they won't he was filled with love. He figured ganized religion "despised" him, so he other. Fuck the rest of them. Check out Strang's blog at www. sacrifice their house cats?" the best thing to do would be to go eventually formed his own religious Selah used to be a huge group that flarmo/ogy. blogspot. com. When Stars explode Courses to keep you Montreal band Stars plays Sad Robots in Halifax on the r1ght course. JASON COHANIM STAFF CONTRIBUTOR Just after midnight on Sunday Nov. 3, I witnessed a cosmic event while walking through Point Pleasant Park. It was a blinding flash of light that ended in a long fizzle. It may sound unbelievable, and somewhat irrele vant, but that night I also experienced Montreal band Stars sold-out show at St. Matthew's United Church. It's not every day you get to witness two mas sive explosions on the same night. It may have been a shock for some to pile into to a church that's older than Canada to see one of our coun try's biggest bands but the show was like one of the grandest sermons I have ever witnessed. Stars' unique blend of harmoni ous melodies and epic anthems were the perfect fit for the grand acoustics JOSH BOYTER/DALHOUSIE GAZETTE AU student Rick in Calgary, Alberta, Canada of the church hall, which echoed with Emotions ran high during Stars' romantic anthems. eerie intensity throughout the show. The band members, obviously veter AU is the place to pick up the classes an crowd pleasers, ran through a slew with it," he says. "You see shadows of let's them focus on doing it for the you need to get your degree. of their hits from their Polaris Prize stuff that seem to connect with each right reasons." Athabasca University is the perfect plug-in for your academic career. Whether you shortlisted album In Our Bedroom other but .. . until you finish some He likens ~e scene to Halifax need additional credits to graduate from your institution, or prerequisites to After The War, appropriately starting thing really you realize in what way it and the city's ability to produce great complete your degree, we can help. off with their in die smash "The Night links together." bands. Especially with terrible weath Starts Here." This philosophy of linking ideas er that acts as a catalyst, forcing peo AU offers over 700 courses and nearly 90 undergraduate and graduate programs. The night definitely started there has proven successful for the band. ple indoors to seek the warmth ofloud With over 37,000 students across the country and around the world, AU has helped numerous individuals pursue their academic goals. And we'd love to help you. for everyone in attendance at the Stars has released three full-length amps and monitors. band's second sold-out show in Hali studio records on Canadian label Arts Stars fans know the band mem So why not take the next step? Research your options online, view a university fax. The Sunday night all-ages show & Crafts. The band also collaborated bers are si,ncere in their love for music calendar, or contact AU's Information Centre at 1·800·788·9041 for advice on how to get started. was added to the tour after their Sat with other members of the Arts & and to their dedicated fans. This has urday show at the Marquee sold out Crafts family to put out the album Do been clearly highlighted in the past Flexibility. Another reason why AU stands out as a global leader in distance almost instantly. You Trust Your Friends? The concept with their show that they played on learning excellence. Emotions were running high for was for other artists to remake each the Citadel this summer in a torrential many in the crowd as Stars hammered song from Stars' previous album Set downpour to fans that just wouldn't through romantic anthems of life and Yourself On Fire. quit. Campbell still considers that Hailing from Montreal, Stars is show to be one of the best that Stars standout: Jove, ending in such blasting crescen www.athabascau.cajstandout Athabasca University tl dos that left the audience with a pow definitely in line with a plethora of has ever played. erful feeling of reassurance, reminis other huge Canadian indie bands After that summer show, the band 1-800·788•9041 cent of a warm hug for the soul. from their city, but despite what you added the second Halifax show to Stars also dropped a few tracks may think, there isn't anything special their Maritime tour, making sure to from its recently released EP, Sad Ro in the water that makes these normal satisfy East Coast fans on the band's bots. According to Stars frontrnan folks amazing musicians. only night off. The entire evening was Torquil Campbell, the band members "There's a recipe for cities that an unforgettable experience. Every FREE FOOD + FREE BOOZE = don't start with a theme when they're produce a lot of good bands," says one who was packed into that 150- working on music. Campbell. "The weather is bad, rent is year-old church could feel the intense WRITING FOR THE DAL GAZETTE energy and emotions blasting from "A Jot of putting together music cheap, there is a large student popula Contributor meetings are held every Monday @ 5:30 p.m. tion and there isn't as much of a mar the pulpit. literally and figuratively, is stumbling around in the darkness in room 312 of the SUB not really knowing where you're going ket place. This draws in artists ... and Stars were definitely out that night. PAGE12 >141-10 GAZETTE···ARTS & CULTURE Too much cheese in Passchendaele NOAH MITTON ARTS CONTRIBUTOR Passchendaele is directed and written by Paul Gross. It stars Gross and Caroline Dhavernas. Gross was inspired by stories that his grandfather told him about the war. The character he plays, Michael Dunn, is largely in spired by his grandfather as well. Passchendaele is the first big budget Canadian war movie and a depiction of an important Canadian battle. Many people claim Canadi ans really came into our own during the First World War, that we became a country through the sacrifices we made on the battlefields. If Pass chendaele is a success, it could open the door for more movies about Ca nadian war stories. That said, I was very disap pointed by Passchendaele. It suffers from what I call "actoritis", which re sults from actors directing a movie. Typically they like to insert a lot of The music started to swell and I prayed for it to stop. symbolism into the movie. While symbolism isn't a bad thing in itself, Some of the dialogue was well writ prayed for it to stop. Many scenes it's terrible when it detracts from the ten and the cast did a fair job with were ruined simply because of the film. It feels like the director is inter the material they were given. Some cheesy background music. rupting the movie to hit the viewers A red, black and yellow dress debuts at Fashion Week's Halloween Mas of the scenes about the homefront It's frustrating because there's over the head about the message he's querade BaiL were unexpected and refreshing. a great movie hidden within Pass trying to send. The best parts of the movie were chendaele. With some minor editing It's as if director Paul Gross be the battle scenes, by far. They were and a complete rescoring of the en lieves the audience is too dense to filmed well and tended to have no tire movie, Passchendaelewould be a understand what he's trying to say, background music, which was a re completely different movie. Unfor so he tries to make sure there's no lief. That's because Passchendaele's tunately, as is, it's too cheesy. F Week: confusion by pointing everything score is possibly the worst music I've Canadians should go see this out. This really frustrated me be ever heard in my life. Kids make bet movie only to make it a financial A look at local designers cause it made the movie unneces ter music banging on kitchen pots. success. That could lead to other big sarily choppy. Anytime I heard the music start budget Canadian films and maybe a But Passchendaele isn't all bad. to swell, I clenched my teeth and great movie about Vimy Ridge. LAURA WALTON and returned here after studying and STAFF CONTRIBUTOR working in New York, Montreal and Italy. In 2006, she started the Deux From New York City to Paris to FM line. The immaculate tailoring Milan, fashion week has been travel and contemporary design makes the ling the globe for the past couple of label one to keep an eager eye on. months, debuting the latest cloth Local designer Laura Che ing lines from the most prominent noweth also uses the eco-friendly labels to the newest up-and-coming method in her designs, with organic designers. Newspapers, online blogs cotton pieces that are both practical and eager fashion followers have and hip. Her line is geared toward been able to talk of nothing but the mainstream rather than high-end latest designer shows. Now moving audiences. Her ready-to-wear styles on to Canada, fashion week has been include tunics, dresses and skirts, all taking over the month of October in handcrafted and designed with no Montreal, Toronto and now Halifax. ticeable inspiration. The highly anticipated affair ran Another clothing line jumping from Oct. 29 to Nov. 2, and featured on the sustainability bandwagon is the most anticipated and reputable Orphanage Clothing, a line that has fashion designers in Atlantic Cana been in Halifax for quite some time da. and has already developed a solid Halifax International Fashion fan base in the city. The designs use JOSH BOYTER/DALHOUSIE GAZETTE Week was the first official semi-an recycled clothing to create one-of The minimalistic Masked packs drama and tragedy. nual fashion week for the Maritimes a-kind T-shirts, dresses and jackets. as a whole. Starved for a chance to Using the best vintage materials, the reveal their talents, promising de clothing is reconstructed and results signers were selected from Halifax in modern tailored pieces that have and surrounding areas to showcase been sought after since Kim Munson founded the line in 2003. The line Masked drama their latest collections alongside a handful of designers from Montreal, also includes jackets constructed Toronto and New York City. out of worn denim and chic fitted Play delivers emotional height of Israeli Palestinian conflict Tuttle & Leonardo is a Halifax dresses made of re-fashioned trench based label combining chic design coats. BEN PORTA poster image of an imbedded butcher's tage ceases into darkness and the and classic silhouettes. Katie Tuttle Another line focusing on the ARTS CONTRIBUTOR knife with an Israeli flag on the blade. stage lighting reveals two of three and Karen Leonardo started their classic T-shirt comes from Montreal. At first glance, this poster easily might brothers: Na'im, the revolutionary, business in early 2007 and within Split Spine is a line of unique graph Actors in Masked, a play by Ilan confuse or offend. However, while the and Khalid, the younger, passive months put on their first show and ic tees that have been steadily gain Hatsor, performed their debut on plot revolves around the internal con brother. Argumentative dialogue started to sell to stores. The two de ing a following from across Canada Halloween night at Neptune Theatre. flict amongst three anti-Israeli Arab begins and the sense of conspiracy signers combine their love for fash and especially from their home base Masked is a contemporary drama brothers, the goal of the production is tucks itself into the atmosphere. ion and create each garment com of Montreal. written by the Jewish playwright that not to further polarize this already ex There is no intermission in munally. The result? Pieces that are Superstein is a label first devel reveals three Arab brothers and their tremely dichotomous conflict. Masked. The dialogue, tension and both current and timeless. Watch oped in New York by John Walke, who subsequent implosion in the West The heart of Masked is human subject matter are so volatile that an for their daring mini-dresses, which sold the line out of Patricia Field's Bank village they call home. istic, centering in on three Arab hour and a half without rest almost play with symmetry and detailing. legendary East 8th Street boutique. Locked inside a butcher shop in brothers whose love for one another seems too short. Michelle St.-Onge is another With more than decades of experi the middle of the night, the brothers is manipulated by the culture of the Masked is a personal glimpse of local designer, who specializes in ence in the fashion industry, Walke draw the audience along their path West Bank. the ongoing conflict in the Middle silk-screening and textile design. has turned countless heads with of sadness, loyalty, betrayal, love, life The set of this 90-minute drama East. Dalhousie students should not Her vintage-inspired images can his silk-screened T-shirts, accesso and death. Masked leaves the audi is minimalistic. The stage is simply pass up this opportunity. Go see this be found on richly coloured hand ries and custom-ordered separates. ence feeling like it has witnessed a a butcher's shop. Real knives hang play- I implore you. bags and purses that are feminine, The line has been featured in Vogue, common tragedy in the Israeli-Pales over a cutting board. But the tech Tickets range from $15 to $35. dramatic and already being sold in Flare, The Globe and Mail, Craine's tine conflict: brotherly bonds break nical aspects of the show are intri That's as much as a night of drinking, stores around the city. New York Business, on MTV and ing down in a severely controversial cate, contrasting interestingly with but you will walk away enriched with a Deux PM is a clothing line that's MuchMusic, and now the runways of environment. One never knows the the character-based script. The play poignant and potent recipe from a first committed to the global cultural Atlantic Fashion Week. complete truth about these three opens with a stunning video pro rate drama. This grave subject is criti movement, using environmentally While Halifax may not compete young men and it simply hurts to jection of West Bank urban warfare cal to international relations today. friendly fabrics and fair labor prac in size with other fashion-toasting see the fabric of a family tear itself accompanied by a vibrant Arab hip Masked continues until Nov. 16 tices. Founder and designer Anna cities, its talent is something yet to apart. hop soundtrack. with nightly performances and Sat Gilkerson was born in Nova Scotia be measured. Masked is advertised with the After a minute or two the mon- urday and Sunday matinees. 141-10 JOEL TICHINOFF Players fundraising to compete STAFF CONTRIBUTOR at McGill The Tigers have gone undefeated The Dalhousie men's rugby team in regular season play for two sea defeated the University of New sons in a row and show no signs of Brunswick (UNB) on Nov. 1, winning slowing down. Next year promises its first Maritime Championship title to be another strong season with since 1971. Dal rugby fans braved a all but two members of this year's chilly afternoon at the Graves-Oakley championship team back in the line pitch to watch the home team pum up. The squad hopes to continue its mel its Atlantic Canada rivals 29 - 0. streak later this month with games Many Dal alumni joined the crowd scheduled in Montreal against the to cheer on the team, showing that top teams in the Quebec division. support for the school's student-run Expenses for a chance to compete rugby program continues to grow with McGill for the Eastern Canadian rapidly. Championship currently fall on the This year's victory was all the players themselves and it is unlikely more sweet for Dal, since the team that enough players will be able to lost to UNB in last season's Maritime pay the cost of the trip. Despite the Championship by a heartbreak generous contribution made by the ing15-14. The memory of that loss team's sponsors, Dal Rugby won't served as motivation for this year's be able to compete at a higher level matchup. In a dramatic pre-game unless the school commits more speech, team captain Paul Forrest funds to the team. With next year's held up a note he had kept on his national university championship in desk for the last 12 months that read: the works at Rugby Canada, the team Win Maritimes. continues to hope that Dal Athletics "I never want to see this again," will be able to increase funding for Forrest told his teammates as he tore the school's rugby program. Given the note to pieces. the team's success on the field and in The inspired rugby players went drawing fan support from students on to play their best game of the sea and alumni the idea that the rugby son, dominating the pitch and com JENNY FOUGERE/DALHOUSIE GAZETTE team is Dal's football team has begun pletely shutting out UNB. Sporting a Dal pummelled its Atlantic Canada rivals, UNB, 29- 0 last Saturday. to take root among the club's sup pinstripe suit and tie, team president porters. When asked about the idea John Hewitt skillfully commanded stand, in which UNB was held at game-ending injuries. Ewan Wilson, a tackle at the end of a 20-yard run. of more funding from the school, his troops from sidelines. the Dal goal line for more than 10 a Whitehorse, Yukon native who It was the captain's seventh try of the team president Hewitt sighs. "It was a hard hitting game," He minutes. UNB's push was broken on stands at six-foot-three and weighs year. "It would be nice." witt recalled, "Some of the biggest a steal by outside centre Matt Bos 260 pounds, delivered two con Gray followed Forrest's try with For now the club continues to hits I've ever seen. They hit us hard. worth, of Victoria, B.C. He handed secutive hits while carrying the ball his second conversion kick of the work on establishing Dalhousie as We hit them harder." the ball off to Dal fullback Ellis Gray, through the UNB defense. The Reds night. Scott Murphy, who was play Atlantic Canada's premiere Rugby Tigers serum-half Tim Loney who completed a goal-line to goal put up a stiff resistance but they let ing with a broken foot, scored the school. opened scoring 10 minutes into the line run of 100 metres. Gray brought their frustration get the better of final try. Dal rugby's Division II team will first half. Loney, a second-year com the home crowd to its feet before them and took many bad penalties The final whistle began a cham see action this weekend on Wickwire merce student from Enfield, N.S., converting his own try to make the in the final45 minutes. pagne celebration. The victory field in the second annual Barbar also scored Dal a second try by div score to 17- 0 at halftime. "The second half was a total gun marked the end of a 37 -year drought ian Cup Challenge game against the ing across the goal line following a The second half of the game was fight," coach Hewitt said. "But we for Dal's oldest sports team and the University of King's College. Dal beat big run down the wing by Dartmouth marked by gruelling back-and-forth remained disciplined while UNB lost end of the Unive.rsity of New Bruns King's 19-0 in the inaugural Barbar native Rob LeForte. The team's third play. Heavy hitting from both sides their composure." wick's domination of university rug ian Cup last November. try came after a spirited defensive resulted in three UNB players need Dal's fourth try came from team by in Atlantic Canada for the last two ing help off the field after sustaining captain Forrest, who broke through years. FRIDAt NOVEMBER 7 WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL HOME OPENER vs ACADIA, 6PM MEN'S HOCKEY YS STU, 7PM SATURDAt NOVEMBER 8 WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL vs CBU, 6PM MEN'S HOCKEY vs MONCTON, 7PM MEN'S VOLLEYBALL HOME OPENER vs MUN, BPM SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9 MEN'S VOLLEYBALL vs MUN, 3PM BEST OF LUCK TO THE SOCCER TEAMS AS WELL AS THE CROSS COUNTRY TIGERS WHO ARE OFF TO NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS! ~~ • peG aaiaas.. CANADIAN~-· ADMISSION IS FREE FOR DAL STUDENTS WITH I .I IL ICS.DIL. 141-10< PAGE 15 SPORTS ···GAZETTE Used sporting goods Sports in brief St. Thomas Tommies cancel due to death Due the recent murder of John Mckendy, a St. Thomas University professor, The St. Thomas Tommies JOHN PACKMAN/DALHOUSIE GAZETTE cancelled Saturday's game against Dal goal1e Em1lie Ederfors has shown a strong performance this season. the Tigers. The game has not been rescheduled, however Sunday's game proceeded as scheduled. Dal women inconsistent Halifax Curler competing for $100,000 over weekend Shawn Adams of Halifax's May flower Curling Club will begin com SCOTT MONEY roughing penalty which resulted in peting for the $100,000 prize at this STAFF CONTRIBUTOR some fans trading words and the weekend's Masters of Curling event SMU coach yelling at the referee. in Waterloo, Ont. The Halifax team of This year's Dalhousie Tigers The Tigers showed impressive self Adams, Paul Flemming, Craig Bur women's hockey team has plenty of control as they took no retaliatory gess and Kelly Mittelstadt will face off potential. After losing in the Atlantic penalties. against Norway's Thomas Ulsrud and University Sport (AUS) league semi Dal's Leblanc was the best player his team. Also competing in the event final to St. Francis Xavier University on the ice and proved in with a hat is Glenn Howard, Ontario's defending this year, the women are looking to trick. It was an overall good team ef champ of the Grand Slam event. improve and go deeper into the play fort. Dal's sw1m team earned a few spots at the Canad1an lnterun1vers1ty offs. Dal was looking to carry the mo The rollercoaster ride continues Sport nat1onals with winning performances at home last Saturday. Once again led by captain Kim mentum from Friday's victory into for The Halifax Mooseheads After beating the Atlantic Div Snyder threw three touchdowns and Simone Farin continued to lead the Carcary and assistants Laura Shearer, Saturday's tilt against the tough St. completed ll passes for 282 yards. Tigers as he finished the game with Natalie Gervais and Kaitlyn McNutt, F.X. X-Women. But the Tigers' team sion's third place Saint John Seadogs 6-3, a 6-2 loss to Moncton on Sat ln a comeback victory lead by rookie 19 points in the Tiger's Saturday 93- the women are off to a respectable couldn't do it- St. F.X. came out fly urday and a 4-2 win over Gatineau quarterback Jack Creighton, the Hus 75 win over the McGill Redmen. The 4-2 start to the season. Their only two ing and would open the scoring sev on Sunday,the Halifax Mooseheads kies beat St. EX. 32-26 in their last Tigers wrapped up the tournament losses came from matchups against en minutes into the power play. improved their record to 7-12-0. The game against each other. Saturday's on Sunday, beating the Universite du the top two teams: the Universite de The only reason that the score re Mooseheads proved their discipline conference final will start at 1 p.m. at Quebec a Montreal 64-60. Moncton Aigles Bleus and the St. F.X. mained l-0 after the first period was against the Gatineau Olympiques. Husky Stadium. X-Women. because of excellent goaltending by Mark Yetman was back in goal, mak Dal places in the pool Coach Lesley Jordan would like to Dal goalie Ederfors. ing 25 savesin thw wing, while Yuri Women national Rugby Finals The Dal swim team earned a few see her team finish in the top two and Dal showed signs of life in the Cheremetiev, Alexis Piette, Tomas The St. I..X. rugby women had spots at the Canadian Interuniversi receive a bye to the second round of second period but could not convert Knotek and Charles Bety all netted their first non-shutout win of the ty Sport (CIS) nationals with winning the AUS playoffs. Failing to do so on numerous power play chances. goals. The Mooseheads play tonight year last Saturday when they beat performances at home last Saturday. would result in having to play three The score remained l-0 for St. FX af at 7 p.m. against the Cape Breton the Laval Rouge et Or (Red and beating UNB and Mountain Allison games in three days. To accomplish ter two periods. Eagles. Gold) 36-5 in Canadian Interuni at a quad meet. Qualifying for the this, the Tigers will have to play a lit Period three began with even Football final showdown versity Sport rugby semi-finals. The men's backstroke was Dal's Bryan tle better than they did last weekend. more strong goaltending by Ederfors The St. F.X. X-Men will face the X-Women suffered their first defeat Fumerton, winning the 200-metre On Halloween Friday, the Tigers and excellent penalty killing by the Saint Mary's Huskies on Saturday in a of the year in the cr champion frees yle and 200-metre back troke. were up against the fourth-place rest of the Tigers. Sadly, Dal could rematch of last year's Atlantic Univer ships on Sunday. The loss came at Also qualifying for the men's nation not find the mark and gave up anoth Saint Mary's Huskies. Dal came out sity Football finals, when the X-Men the hands of the hosting Lethbridge als was Dmitri Shulga. Qualifying for er goal to the X-Women on a terriblly of the gate strong. Taking advan lost to the Huskies 25-24. The X-Men Pronghorns by a score of 24-15. the women was Kristen Vandenberg, timed line change. tage of some early penalty trouble defeated the Mount Allison Mounties winning the 800-metre freestyle and The X-Women would pocket by SMU, Jocelyn Leblanc scored a 52-12 at Oland Stadium last Saturday. Dal b-ball wraps up preseason Danielle Adam, winning the 50-me an empty net goal and go on to win beautiful power play goal to open the Coming off an injury, X-Men's lead The Dalhousie men's basket tre butterfly for the Tigers. 3-0. The final score was indicative of scoring. ing tailback James Green carried for ball team wrapped up a pre-season the play by both teams. Dal was out SMU didn't let up and ended the 168 yards and had a pair of touch play on Sunday going 5-l at the Stu played, outworked and outscored. first period with a flurry of scoring downs. St. RX. quarterback Steve Aberdeen Challenge at the Dalplex. chances. Dal goalie Emelie Ederfors, The Tigers couldn't deal with the ef known by her team mates as "Swe fective St. F.X. breakout and were den", met the challenges. constantly pinned down in their own The second period began much end. like the first, with Dal constantly After the game, coach Jordan pressuring the SMU defence. The said she was not impressed with her Sport retort Tigers were rewarded for their strong team's effort against St. F.X. She ac play with a goal from Leblanc, her knowledged that St. F.X. has a very ------~·~~~~------second of three in the game. good team, but she said she believes Going into the third period, it her Tigers can compete with any seemed as though Dal was cruising to team in the division. an easy 3-0 victory. But SMU made it "We are looking to finish in the Search is on for next 'pinball wizard' interesting, capitalizing on a parade top two and I think we have the team to do that," Jordan said after the to the penalty box by Dal. Down 3-l, With not much more than a curling with old broomsticks and SMU got an extended five-on-three game. life jacket and some thin spandex tin cans? That could have amount power play and, just as the final pen She also said that since her team covering my body, I realized I was ed to a Brier Cup if I would have alty expired, jammed in a rebound to has three more games against St. F.X., taking a minimalist approach to joined our school's curling team. make it3-2. there is plenty of time to gain ground safety. And what about all the sports that This would not be enough for on the teams the Tigers are chasing. I was taken aboard by a vet I've never played but am probably SMU as Dal held on for a 3-2 victory. This weekend showed that Dal eran sailor who preferred not to be amazing at? Despite the close score, the game was is not yet at the level of the top two named. If only I had more time. I would mainly dominated by the Tigers' of teams. For Dal to compete with the The veteran sailor and I didn't fill my calendar learning new fence and stingy goal tending. top tier teams- the X-Women and exactly break any records that day, sports and activities. Broomball - The Huskies played an extremely the Aigles Bleus- in the AUS, the Ti and I am not much closer to being that sounds interesting. Water polo physical game and took several pen gers must improve their power play NICK KHATTAR a capable sailor than I was before. - that'd be a hoot! Concrete Canoe alties for roughing and body check and offense and continue to build SPORTS EDITOR I still don't think my extremities making- what a riot! But alas, I am ing. At one point during the game, on their already strong defence and have fully regained circulation. But chained down with an already too a SMU player took a very aggressive goal tending. Two weeks ago, I found myself I did realize that I really enjoy sail demanding job, and classes that I sitting in the bow of a tiny sailboat ing and would love to get into it. already neglect far too much. with my bare feet submerged in five Unfortunately, this is my last But for you, there's still hope! inches of the frigid Atlantic Ocean year of school. and the sailing club's Don't make the same mistakes while the sun went down. season is nearing its end. If only I I've made. If you have any sort of Trying my hand at gonzo jour had known sooner and taken an athletic talent, I urge you to track nalism, I had ventured out to interest, I never would have wasted down the appropriate team or club FREE FOOD+ meet the Dalhousie sailing club. It my days away shooting spitballs at and hone that talent. If you've ever was Friday, the sun was out and I King's students. noticed that you have a strangely FREE BOOZE= thought "what better than a Friday It's pretty shitty to think that it sharp eye and a strong wrist, don't afternoon sailing the seas?" has taken me four years to realize wait any longer: track down the ar WRITING FOR THE The original plan was to go out all of the wicked opportunities that chery club. If you're good with a fly and take pictures of the club from are available to me as a university swatter, I'd say take a crack at bad DAL GAZETTE the safety of the coach boat. But student. All those thoughts I had of minton. These are all club teams so before I knew what was happen Olympic ping pong glory after com they can't turn you away. Some of ing, I found myself amid the high pleting a kick ass game of beer pong, them don't even hold try-outs. Contributor meetings are held seas of the Halifax Harbour in a could have materialized, if onlv I At the very least, even if your small two-man racing boat, about had known about the Dal Ping P~ng ambition is minimal. grab a friend, every Monday@ 5:30 p.m. in room as stable as Gary Busey in Lethal club. Or what about those hours on pick something, and go out for a 312 of the SUB Weapon. the frozen lake at the cabin, spent day and give it a go. DALHOUSIE'S EWSPAPER Remembrance Day from personal experience that the Nov. 6- The Living Dandies presence of young people at these ceremonies means the world to the Nov. 7- Science vs. Engineering Trivia For those of you who are unaware veterans and people In the Canadian Nov. 13 - Rich Aucoin every year on November 1l. a small Forces who attend. For those of you group of Dalhousie engineering stu Nov.14- Trivia who have never attended a ceremony dents remaining in the city get to on Remembrance Day it Is a great gether to attend the Remem experience and a wonder- brance Day ceremony at .....~-'Q :JII!'. and work a day, we could do that too. universe. I prefer to think of this as ful way to learn Science vs. Grande Parade. A I'm sure that having the time to Scientists being able to avoid produc ._,...... about the military memorize obscure details of your ing results for their entire academic wreath is laid on be Engineering history and favorite TV show's cast Is consoling. career; they just have to produce half of the two engi Robert Leslie traditions of After ali, Engineers graduate In just enough articles that point out how neering societies four years and go on to earn $50k- stupid their competitors are. this country. It has come to my attention that the to honour those 70k. Scientists (if they're lucky) take Science students of Dalhousie be Please check 9-10 years and start out making $40k If DaVinci was alive today, he would who have served lieve they have a chance at winning local newspa -501<. Not bad for people who could be disgusted at how petty Scientists our country during In the upcoming trivia challenge. I per listings for n't get into med school. are with each other. Newton, who conflict and In am Inclined to agree with them. ceremonies in got credit for other people's ideas by peace times. It is your respective "A scientist can discover a publishing them sooner (an excellent very important to Science students, who prefer crocs communities. For trick in modern Organic Chemistry) is attend a ceremony on and sweats to our slacks and loafers, new star, but he cannot the archetype of Science today. ali students who Remembrance Day out have lots of free time to meFigure 1. make one. He would have would like to join the DSEUS spect for our veterans. Past students The typical Engineer and the typical So come on down to the T-Room, and DUES at Grande Parade please to ask an engineer to do of our very school have given their Scientist. Note the look of smug Science students of Dalhousie. Your meet at Tim Horton's, 5639 Spring that." - Gordon L Glegg, lives to protect the freedom of this satisfaction on the Engineer. Note future victory will ring hollow as the Garden Rd. (The one closer to Sexton American Engineer, 1969 country and it Is important to honour the Medical Doctor accompanying Engineers have more fun drinking Campus) at 9:30 am on November their memory. I encourage all stu the Scientist, as Scientists require and coming up with awesome trivia 1l., 2007. Scientists get it pretty easy. While dents that will not be In the city to constant supervision to produce team names like "Mike Hunt is Engineers go out and get real jobs, take part in a local parade. I know useful work. Scientists get the highest-class wel Itchy", firm in the knowledge of our fare in the world: NSERC. This allows superiority. After all, we're Engi fellow engineers and soldiers that morlze trivial pieces of information. science to exist In a "sandbox" envi neers. We're better then you. Forgotten Heroes day, giving his life for their safety. He If we had less than 12 hours of class ronment, probing the mysteries of the Andrew Lee was posthumously recommended for the Medal of Honour. With fire and bomb shells In the background, armed Insurgents dash In Afghanistan, terrorists were in across the hillsides of war ravaged creasing their recruitment amongst Iraq and take their flrst prisoner: an the dissatisfied and impoverished engineer. Such were the circum citizens by offering cash bounties: stances of a casualty In the long list $100USD for the bombing of a build of engineers who have built, and died Ing, $500 for the killing of a foreign for, the sake of peace. Ali too often soldier. With deployed troops already we hear of stories of soldiers and working at full capacity to control the Infantry, generals and medics, who chaos, engineers were trying to bring courageously march forth into battle about peace In a different way. As a to deliver us from the madness of NATO Defence spokesperson ex war. Though these stories go on to plained, the best way to end the fuel our national pride, they fre brutal attacks would be through quently overlook the personal sacri continued reconstruction as, once fices made by engineers in and off the people saw progress In roads, the battlefield. buildings and electricity, they would have less Incentive to turn towards On April 4th 2003, during Operation terronsts for funding. Despite the risk Iraqi Freedom, Sergeant First Class of violent backlashes, engineers set Paul Smith of the 1l.th Engineer to work to restore the basic necessi Battalion of the 3rd Infantry Division ties of life, such as safe drinking died in an enemy ambush in Bagh water and power generation. dad. After the lead vehicle in his convoy was struck by enemy fire, In an overly competitive modern seriously wounding three soldiers world, where profit drives business dalhousiesex on inside, he helped to evacuate them and where world peace does not a uate soet through heavy gunfire to an aid sta quite seem to make it onto the stock tion. Quickly rearranging the engi ticker, It can become easy for an neers' defences against the attack, engineer to lose sight of his or her he took personal charge of a second social responsibilities. But engineers personnel carrier that had been still put in more outdoor lighting in mutual respect between both stu are making just as many sacrifices Is Sexton Safe? struck by a rocket-propelled grenade, today for the sake of peace as they unsafe areas. dents and security and students and manoeuvred the heavy vehicle Zhlndra Gillis ever have, and deserve our sincere should not be made to feel like crimi Into firing position. He was killed 4th Year Industrial Engineering honour and recognition. There was also a problem ali summer nals on a Friday afternoon while while manning the machine gun. He with Dal security not unlocking labs hanging out in the Common Room. Is credited for saving the lives of his and areas that were supposed to be Security on Sexton is still Lacking. open for use by students on the week Then there is my favourite topic the Top 3 - Things I Hate surviving a gun shot wound to the leg Is Facilities Management and Oat Secu ends. The IE lab was often locked and Female washrooms In the J building. not a miracle; It Is years of developed and rity still need to improve things and It would take minimum a half hour to The change room connected to the About TV perfected modern warfare field medicine. make Sexton Campus a safer place get It unlocked if you were the first washroom is to be closed from llpm JFNowlan It has spun out of control so much so that the phrase "minor miracle" Is a common at night. There have been efforts to person on the scene. A half hour is a to 7 am every night. It almost never Sextant Contributor Extraordlnalre place In media reporting. Reporters and make this happen In the past but how lot of time when you are coming in to is. My main concern is that It would I feel like all those parents out there who anchors alike have a responsibility to much progress has actually been had to tell their children at one point that work on projects and reports. During not take much for a girl who may be accurately portray the events they are 1V Is a bad Influence. Throughout my two made? the robot competition for the 3•d year slightly inebriated from a few drinks covering, offering a grounded explanation decades of mostly enjoyable television It seems in the past year that Dalhou electrical students in the 24hours at the campus bar to wander In there and not to create "miraculous" ratings. watching, I have nailed down 3 things I sie Security has tightened up on prior they were promised by their and for there to be some kind of less hate about lV. Sexton Campus. Sexton Students no profs that they had arranged with Dal than friendly guy waiting. It has a 1) Reality 1V Complex. - It Is often the focus of many people's rants, but here's longer wonder "What do those Oat Security to have the Gym opened all double door straight into the hallway. 3) TMZ.com - This may reflect society yet another one. My reason for disliking Security Guards look like anyway?" It night so they could practice. It was As well as the doors of the women's more than the actual television program. I reality 1V Is that It Is not based on reality. would seem that they are doing too understand that there Is niche audience closed at midnight and they were all washroom stalls still do not lock! Everything Is scripted to a certain extent for anything you find on lV. That being good a job In some areas and yet still kicked out, this is a huge setback Girls of Sexton have gotten used to it since the "challenges" and the rules of the said, a show entirely glorifying paparazzi Is lacking In others. Yes we are happy when trying to find last minute flaws but It is not as much a privacy issue show are Ideas from writers. If you think wrong. They aren't even reporting news that we see the security guards as safety, a girl is quite vulnerable about It, these shows hire unqualified In your design. I don't know If these events, they are simply state where the around especially In the J building. actors, make them sign waivers and then things are due to laziness or a lack of when she's In that position and locks actor/actress (or other form of celebrity) develop a television series. This signifi This is comforting to students espe communication within Dal Security would definitely help. was eating. Next you get to listen to the cantly lowers their production cost. Less cially since you don't need a Dal ID to but I'm sure the Industrial and electri annoying camera man's question while we forget their Impact on society. Survi get in to that part of the campus watching said celeb getting pissed off. cal students would like some an As we all know security and safety Is vor, American Idol, The Amazing Race, Big They then proceed to narrate over the when it Is locked. swers. everyone's responsibility, Sexton Brother have been raking In such high footage and embarrass them, using cheap Students should try not to get them ratings that other channels are trying to editing techniques and puns. This show But what about outside where there selves into situations that are unsafe. create their own (I.e. Golf Channel - Big Dal Security should not just be doing serves no other purpose than being the are many dark allies and unlit areas their job but they should do It right. However I strongly believe that more Break). Heck, even the new Hockey Night National Enquirer on lV. In Canada song was chosen via a reality 1V connecting to Barrington, Morris, It's not fair to make students leave a can be done by Facilities Manage modus operandi. Reality Isn't decided by Queen and Spring Garden. I have yet ment and Dal Security to keep our 2) Sen..Uonai!AI - Ow generation Is project and go home just because it's having the home audience phone-In to to see a Dal Security guard doing tess work for them. It's also not fair Engineering, Architecture. Planning lacking context. Information by reporters vote the show during a 2-hour period after rounds outdoors without being In the for Dal Security guards to suddenly and Food Science students and staff Is often riddled with sensationalistic the event has occurred. events. In our era of frontline war report· Dal Security van. I'm sorry but that take an interest in certain events put safe at night. Next week I'll write about what I do like Jng, nothing Is standard and everything Is van cannot get into the shadows about lV. Throw In your suggestions, what on by the students that are licensed miraculous. Miracles are Infrequent occur where students may wander or cut and well known on campus for some Is your favorite 1V show? Email ux rences that are unexplainable. A soldier tant@dabca through alone. Facilities could also kind of power trip. There should be a