November 27, 2008 Vol. 44 No. 33 The University of Western Ontario’s newspaper of record www.westernnews.ca PM 41195534

Marathon Man Canadian Landscape Vanier Cup

Brian Groot ran five marathons in six Explore a landmark ‘word- The football Mustangs have weeks this fall in part to see if he could painting’ that captures the feel a lot to look forward to after surprise himself. That, and raise money of November in Canada. coming within one game of the for diabetes research. national title. Page 8 Page 6 Page 9

‘Why isn’t Photoshopping for change recycling working?’

Trash audits are uncovering large volumes of recyclables

B y He a t h e r Tr a v i s

he lifecycle of a plastic bottle or fine paper should Tcarry it to a blue recycling bin, however at the University of Western Ontario many of these items are getting tossed in the trash. To keep up with the problem, the Physical Plant department is playing the role of recycling watchdog. A challenge has been issued for students, faculty and staff to think twice before discarding waste – especially if it can be reused or recycled. Since Septem- ber, Physical Plant has conducted two waste audits of non-residence buildings on campus. In October, about 21 per cent of the sampled garbage was recy- clable and about 19 per cent in September. In these surveys of 10 Submitted photo buildings, Middlesex College and What would it take to get young people to vote? On the heels of a poor youth turnout for last month’s federal election, computer science students the Medical Science building had were asked to combine technology and creativity to create a marketing campaign to promote voting. Using a reality show format dubbed Voting the least recyclables in the trash Idol, Rebecca Quach produced the winning poster. See story on Page 10. each month. Jim Galbraith, Manager, Grounds Maintenance and Waste Management, is not satisfied. refuse headed for a landfill was thing to put their beverages in, batteries and wood products are program is a separate contract “Residences are really good recyclable. worst comes to worst, they throw collected and recycled. Several from the City of London, the at recycling because of the peer With more awareness of envi- it in the garbage,” he says, adding Hospitality Services food loca- university is facing similar chal- pressure,” he says. “When you get ronmentalism and sustainability, people are less likely to take the tions have initiated composting lenges in terms of the cost of the up with the flow of main campus, Galbraith wonders, “Why isn’t extra steps to recycle. programs. program and the return on recy- things change. recycling working? We have the A large amount of waste is In spite of the many options, clables. “There is less ownership in stations.” generated from pop and juice Galbraith says faculty, staff and In The London Free Press this communal areas,” he adds. In most buildings, recycling containers. students often bypass recycling week, city director of environ- Western’s goal is to meet the stations for fine paper and bever- Every day, 150 blue bins are all together, leaving it up to the mental programs Jay Stanford Ontario Ministry of the Environ- age containers have been added collected and sorted. As a result, caretakers or Physical Plant staff says the price of recyclable ment’s target of diverting 60 per to areas where garbage is col- 30 yards of beverage contain- to dig through the garbage to sal- material is expected to drop from cent of waste from disposal; how- lected. Office spaces have been ers are shipped out daily to be vage recyclables. the $168 per tonne netted from ever the university is struggling equipped with recycling bins for recycled. “It’s an extra step in the process January to October to $35 or $40 to reach its mark because of a fine paper, but recycling for bev- But the process doesn’t stop they don’t need,” he says. “One a tonne in November. relapse in recycling. erage containers are often kept at there. thing that would make their job EnviroWestern’s 2008 waste a central location. Electronics, cardboard, fluores- easier is to take time and sort.” audit showed roughly half of the “When people don’t have some- cent bulbs, furniture, scrap metal, Although Western’s recycling Continued on page 5

INSIDE: Academe 16 | Careers 16 | Classified 16 | Coming Events 15 | Letter to the Editor 4 2 November 27, 2008 WESTERN NEWS

Private Art Lessons & Mentoring FUNDRAISING with Jennie White Professional Practicing Artist A monthly feature about Western’s campaign giving BFA Honours UWO 82 Limited spaces available Serious students Students rock ‘n’ roll aged 7 to 17 and seniors 519.434.5156 their way to $42,000

B y Ka r m e n Do w l i n g Would you rather be wearing... hen third-year Popular Music Studies student WDaniel Crystal thought of raising money for Western through a student concert of Pink Floyd music, he had no idea how successful it would be. After a sold-out show at The Wave in March 2007 and an Start straightening your teeth today with even more successful encore show in March 2008 at Alumni Hall, Crystal and his 12-mem- ber band raised more than $42,000 for the Popular Music Studies program in the Don Wright Faculty of Music. “I really wanted to support FREE CONSULTATIONS & FREETEETH WHITENING the school and decided that our relatively new program could with Invisalign® treatment. Offer Expires December 18, 2008 really benefit from the money,        so future students could get their money’s worth,” says ʢʞʦʡʠʡʟʠʠʞʖʖsʖʖ[email protected] Crystal, who notes some of the money will help buy new pro- Karmen Dowling, Western News www.SmileDentist.com duction and recording equip- ment. Daniel Crystal (left) and Vice-President (External) Ted Garrard show how “I also wanted to help stu- much Crystal’s Pink Floyd-themed concerts raised for Western. Invisaline AD_4.8x4.8.indd 1 10/8/08 5:39:24 PM dents who are less fortunate, so a portion of our donation have pulled something like that the university,” says Garrard. will go toward scholarships for off, and have it be such a great “Daniel and his band are great Rugs For Popular Music students.” success is such an amazing examples of how enthusiastic Crystal, a guitar player, feeling.” our students are at Western to Decorating & recruited the 11 other band Vice-President External, Ted be engaged beyond academic members, nine of whom were Garrard, says he is impressed studies, and to make a differ- Gift Giving students in the Don Wright with Crystal and the band for ence.” Faculty of Music. He says the being creative in their fund- To offer suggestions for entire group made the whole raising efforts and for working future fundraising features experience worthwhile. so hard to make it a hit. please contact Karmen Dowl- “It was probably the most “This was a great student- ing at [email protected] fun I ever had,” he says. “To led initiative to give back to

Academic Unit DOLLARS PLEDGED TO DATE GOAL 22-32% (2008/09) Arts and Humanities $371,705 14.3% $2,600,000 OFF Richard Ivey School of Business $2,384,954 14.0% $17,000,000 Education $7,930 3.1% $250,000 Engineering $414,047 8.2% $5,000,000 Health Sciences $371,631 30.9% $1,200,000 s0ERSIANS !UBUSSONS 4IBETAN *AIPUR(ERBALS Information & Media Studies $11,985 4.7% $250,000 !GRA#HOBIS !FGHAN.EPALI Law $1,416,212 70.8% $2,000,000 Libraries $61,843 6.1% $1,000,000 s'REEN4AGGEDClearance Rugs up to 50% off Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry $1,286,699 10.7% $12,000,000 s%XPERT2UG#LEANING2ESTORATION Robarts Research Institute $259,658 10.3% $2,500,000 Don Wright Faculty of Music $541,551 21.6% $2,500,000 Science $1,370,086 27.4% $5,000,000 Seasons Greetings! Social Science $240,881 16.0% $1,500,000 Sports & Recreation Services $432,601 43.2% $1,000,000 Your total resource for fine quality hand-knotted rugs. Special Projects Student Awards – University Wide $237,960 9.1% $2,600,000 The Western Fund $924,906 66.0% $1,400,000 McIntosh Gallery $56,580 56.6% $100,000 Campus Wide Programs $224,850 10.7% $2,100,000 665 Fanshawe Park Rd. W., London As of October 31, 2008 TOTAL $10,615,988 17.6% $60,000,000

(at Wonderland) 519 657-2723 The year 2008/09 runs May 1, 2008 - April 30, 2009 WESTERN NEWS november 27, 2008 3 Rental licensing seeks safer student housing

B y He a t h e r Tr a v i s on to renters. Nancy Branscombe, the area in problems occur for tenants.” gives students safer accommoda- As with other businesses, a which Western is located, favours This is not just a student hous- tions. he City of London is con- licensing program would allow city-wide licensing by size of ing issue, she adds, explaining “My view is if the regulations sidering a plan to license the city to inspect rental proper- unit. there are building safety concerns we have now were working, we Trental residential busi- ties on a regular basis to make “I don’t think we need to license in rental units in other areas of wouldn’t need to do more.” nesses, which University of West- sure they meet building standards every unit, but I do think we need London. If city council unanimously ern Ontario Housing Mediation and fire codes and are safe. to license the ones where we are “Obviously it’s more regula- supports one of the options, Officer Glenn Matthews believes Katolyk says the most common having problems,” she says. “I tion, (but) I really see positives. Branscombe expects it could be will ensure safer housing for stu- complaints arise from basement want to find the line (for the size It levels the playing field for land- implemented in early 2009. dents. accommodations – the height of of units) where the bulk of the lords,” she says. “In my ward, it The Municipal Statute Law the ceilings, rooms without win- Amendment Act was amended dows and improper exits pose fire in January 2007 to allow munici- and safety hazards. These issues palities the option of licensing, are often caused by property regulating and governing resi- owners building illegally within dential rental accommodations, their units, he says. Anything for a good cause similar to the licensing of other The city receives few com- businesses. Prior to this, the act plaints from apartment units, he prevented municipalities from adds, which is why the committee having such abilities. is proposing licensing four-plexes Changes to the act, including and below. the possible implementation of “Unfortunately some landown- a residential licensing program, ers take advantage of the oppor- could have implications on rental tunities in high-demand rental units around the university area. areas and those areas around In order to combat unsafe our two educational institutions housing conditions or buildings (Western and Fanshawe College), which do not adhere to property says Katolyk. standards in the London area, a Matthews, of Western’s Hous- planning committee was formed ing & Ancillary Services, sup- to examine the merits of a rental ports a licensing program. residential business licensing “We think it’s a good thing program, lead by bylaw enforce- because it’ll make for safer ment manager Orest Katolyk. housing because they have to be Two public meetings were held inspected,” he says. “We are in earlier this year to allow residents favour of it, [but] if you are going and stakeholders to comment on to put it in, make it citywide.” the proposal. There is some concern hous- Most recently, the planning ing availability will decrease committee met on Nov. 10 to com- after licensing, says Matthews, pile a list of four options, which however he feels London’s high will be presented in a draft to vacancy rates will be minimally London city council. The options affected on the table are: maintaining the Students living in rental units status quo of no licensing; targeted deemed to be illegal or not up area enforcement in geographic to code could be forced out of areas with a high concentration their unit. However, the first step of complaints; licensing of four- would be to make improvements plexes and below; and licensing to the rental property so it is safe of all residential rental units in and students are not displaced, the city. he says. “Our number one goal is to “If you’ve got students living in provide safe housing for London a place that is not up to building residents,” says Katolyk, adding or fire codes, that’s a concern for there are costs associated with all the university,” he says. “Would four options. you put a car on the road that In the case of licensing, Katolyk wouldn’t pass a safety?” has earmarked the cost to resi- Of the four options on the table, dential rental property owners to Matthews prefers that all rental be set at about $150 per property units in the city be inspected. paid over a five year period. “In an ideal world, everyone Paul Mayne, Western News Concerns have been raised would be inspected,” he says, Who said raising money would be easy? Just ask graduate student Melissa Hendrickson, and Geography about the cost of licensing result- adding he can see the merits professors Chris Smart and Jeff Hopkins, who more than willingly donned costumes – all in the name of ing in an additional charge to of licensing four-plexes or less raising money for the Geography department’s United Way campaign. Western’s overall campaign sits at tenants, however Katolyk says it because that is where the bulk of $359,106 or 65 per cent of its $550,000 goal. is unlikely property owners will the complaints arise. pass the minimum monthly fees Similarly, Ward 6 city councilor

Western Cares food drive begins Western News The Dec. 4 issue of Western News will be the last issue of 2008. News B y Pa u l Ma y n e like Canada, there are thousands Western can’t make a statement foods, baby formula and diapers and information will continue to be of people, both young and old, that to stamp out hunger. (even pet food for family pets is posted on Daily News Service on the housands of London fami- literally go to bed hungry,” says “Imagine if everyone on cam- welcome). university’s homepage at www.uwo.ca. lies are assisted by the Lon- May. “But that doesn’t have to be. pus brought in just one can, just Western’s annual food drive If you have a news item please contact Tdon Food Bank each month, Western can do its part to make one each,” says May. “Do you continues to play a big role in [email protected]. and these numbers are expected sure the lives of hundreds of local realize the impact that would the success of the larger city- The first issue for 2009 will -be pub to grow in the face of turbullent residents will be a bit brighter have on our community? When wide Business Cares Food Drive, lished Jan. 8. Please note the display, economic times. over the holidays.” you’re at the store loading up on which last year brought in more classified advertising and editorial However, something as simple The annual Western Cares groceries for your holiday festivi- than 133,000 pounds of food for deadline for features such as Student Services, Careers and Coming Events as canned food can make the dif- Food Drive, which runs Nov. 28 to ties, why not make someone else’s the London Food Bank. The city- for that issue will be Monday, Dec. ference between young children Dec. 12, would love to surpass last holidays that much better – toss in wide campaign kicks-off Dec. 1 at 22 at noon. having a warm meal or going hun- year’s total of more than 17,000 a few extra cans.” Western’s London Hall, beginning Please direct advertising questions to gry, says University of Western pounds of food. More than 30 drop-off spots at 10 a.m. Denise Jones at [email protected]. Ontario Campus Communications May says with the generosity set-up across campus this year Consultant Scott May. of the campus community in past will help Western achieve its “It’s disappointing in a country years, there is no reason to believe goal of collecting non-perishable 4 November 27, 2008 WESTERN NEWS

the way we were: 1970

Contributed by Alan Noon ([email protected]) London Free Press Collection/Western Archives Throughout its history as a leading concert venue in London, Alumni Hall has hosted everything from opera to magicians. Among the more memorable events was the massed children’s choir presenting annual Christmas concerts. Earle Terry, director of music for the London Board of Education, guided participants from 25 area public schools. During these concerts more than 1,000 children were gathered on the stage of the hall with an orchestra immediately in front. These performers alone represented 50 per cent of the hall’s occupation capacity.

Letters to the editor Verbatim Film festival to cover significant intellectual with Danica’s Dreams Domini- of health care professionals, in coverage bombs and cultural events like Emer- can Medical Team. The volunteer hopes of maximizing the amount In Canada, the level of gence when circumstances place medical team worked on two of primary health care provided. international co-author- I am writing to you to express your regular writers elsewhere. main projects -- medical clinics As part of a fourth year nurs- ship is double that of the my disappointment as Chair of If there is not a relationship and building projects. ing political action campaign we world average, with more Film Studies that Emergence, between Western News and the Danica’s Dreams is focused are lobbying local health care than 40 per cent of aca- the queer film festival organized MA in Journalism, it might be on providing free medical care professionals to join this amazing demic publications having by the student group SAQD and worth pursuing one so that this to as many Dominican and Hai- organization. If you are interested co-authors from other sponsored by my department, kind of omission does not occur tian refugees as possible. The in learning more about Danica’s countries. In 2005, the eight other departments, six fac- in the future. 2008 team consisted of merely Dreams or would like to attend U.S. accounted for more ulties, Research Western, SOGS, Christopher E. Gittings four professionals: one doctor, an information session, please than half (52.1 per cent) of the Western GTA Union, and the one registered nurse, and two contact us at danicasdreams@ Canada’s co-authored arti- Canadian Federation of Students Wanted: Health dentists. With help from student gmail.com. cles. Canadian research- was ignored by your publication professionals volunteers they treated hundreds Angel Sanchez ers also frequently publish despite efforts by the organiz- of people in a few short days. Nursing program with research partners in ers and their faculty advisor In August, 40 nursing students The goal for the 2009 team is to the U.K. (13.4 per cent), who contacted you directly to traveled to Dominican Republic drastically increase the number Germany (10 per cent), request coverage. Internationally France (9.5 per cent) and celebrated award-winning film- Japan (5.2 per cent). In makers John Greyson and Tom recent years, Canadian Kalin came to Western to share Looking Back researchers have also sig- their work and ideas in screen- nificantly stepped up their ings and presentations that spoke The Western News archives from November 20, 1986 co-publication rates with directly to the university’s Diver- emerging and developing sity program. The queer nature n The Richard and Jean Ivey Family Scholar- both teams. The Mustangs were to wear a City of countries, nearly doubling of the festival programming, the ship was awarded for the first time to Kevin London shoulder patch on their jerseys to signify this rate from 3.4 per cent festival’s research component, Wright, a first-year student at Western with the the university’s “strong bond” with the London in 1992 to 6.4 per cent in its independent organization and highest Grade 13 average in Ontario. Wright was community. 2003. fundraising by undergraduate to receive $3,000 per year, for four years in total n “1964 as The Beatles” was to be the theme for students and the support from in recognition of his academic excellence. the Third Annual Western Charity Ball. The Ball, Momentum: across campus (excluding your n Delaware Hall’s International House, a cross- to be held at the Progress Building, Western Fair The 2008 report on failure to tell this story) were cultural living wing emphasizing understanding on Jan. 17, 1987, would benefit Hutton House and university research and unprecedented at Western and and acceptance of various cultures, was seen as the Multiple Organ Transplant Unit at University knowledge mobilization worthy of attention. an opportunity to learn about different cultural Hospital. Tickets were available to students for I am told that Western News heritages and aid in the integration of interna- $16, $20 to the community. Association of was unable to cover the festival tional students. As of November 1986, the wing n The classifieds featured a 1973 VW Beetle Universities and Colleges due to a shortage of reporters and was operating successfully, enriching the lives of for $500. The car was described as “runs well, of Canada competing events on campus. As participants. gas heater, engine good, body good, floor needs Western has a journalism pro- n The Mustangs were to compete against the work”. www.aucc.ca/momentum/ gram on campus, I find it surpris- number one ranked UBC Thunderbirds for the index_e.html ing that your organization doesn’t Vanier Cup on Saturday Nov. 22, 1986. Risk of – compiled by Caterina White have a line on capable freelance losing after an undefeated season was a factor for journalists who would be happy WESTERN NEWS november 27, 2008 5 Visit a world of wonder and whimsy

B y Ca r o l y n Do y l e whole village when she takes to derfull is lyrical, metaphorical, the bay in a stolen boat for seven engaging, and, as the title aptly Event Info onderfull by William Neil days and seven nights. suggests, full of wonder. Scott is a delightful novel William Neil Scott was born in Discuss Wonderfull at the next London Reads book Wthat tells the lives, his- Aberdeen, Scotland but has lived event tory and stories of the East coast “…we have to move on most of his life in Calgary. He Celebrity Readers – Adria Iwasutiak, alumna and village of Garfax. This is not an attended the University of Cal- Paul Berton, Editor, London Free Press ordinary place - nor are these from our old stories gary, graduating with an Honours Location: Landon Branch, 167 Wortley Road, London ordinary stories. before we can make BA in English with a concentra- Date/Time: Dec. 3 at 7p.m. Garfax is a village that does tion in Creative Writing. He is RSVP to [email protected] not exist on any map. It is a com- new ones.” currently completing a writing munity that has been erased program at the Vancouver Film - Cadmus Brodie in Wonderfull Wonderfull by William Neil Scott by government historians who School. deemed that it had no historical Wonderfull is Scott’s first novel. significance or contribution to He cites the inspiration for this justify its existence. The people Garfax is populated by won- magical story from Gabriel Gar- of Garfax, however, remained derful and whimsical characters cia Marquez’s One Hundred Years after the historians left. And including Sara, whose hair does of Solitude and the multitude of Adria’s impressions summarize come out for the London Reads although Garfax does not exist to not dry after being abandoned his own family’s stories. Wonder- the appeal of Wonderfull: “This discussion. the outside world, it is brimming in the rain, or Cadmus who vis- full was winner of the 2008 Trade is a short and compulsively read- with magic, inhabited by people its other times and places while Fiction of the Year and shortlisted able book that you do not want The writer is supervisor of the filled with stories and a yearning sleepwalking, and whimsical dead for the 2008 Sunburst Award. to end. It’s like nothing else that Landon Branch of the London for a future. uncles who daily play dominoes in Wonderfull is the selected title I’ve read as it bends the rules of Public Library. She is also a The characters in Wonderfull the kitchen. of celebrity reader and Western every genre and invites you on a London Reads alumna, having are quirky and endearing. Occupying a place where its alumna Adria Iwasutiak, Senior journey that is both bizarre and partnered with Ted Hewitt and Central to the story is Emma inhabitants are caught in the Publicist of Random House of satisfying.” Michael Coleby. Brodie, a woman who sets off a present and continue to search Canada and Paul Berton, Editor-in All book lovers are invited to chain of events that affect the for the future, the writing of Won- Chief of The London Free Press. pick this one up, or better still Cost of recycling Continued from page 1 don so the same materials can be recycled on campus as in the city. Western contracts BFI Canada Composting is another area for Recycling to pick up its recycla- expansion. bles and find buyers and “when To justify growth, more people it (the price) sinks, we sink with have to get on board and the them,” says Galbraith. Recycling Challenge provides a Even with the expected drop monthly reminder of Western’s in revenue from recyclables, he progress. says “it’s not going to stop us.” “We need people to participate The recycling program costs and help out,” he says. “There is Western $160,000 a year, includ- always room for improvement.” ing credits it receives from the Check out the challenge on the sale of materials. Environment and Sustainability Galbraith plans to streamline website at www.uwo.ca/ppd/sus- the recycling program with Lon- tainability.

Jim Galbraith, Manager, Grounds Maintenance and Waste Management for the Physical Plant Department, leans against rows of empty blue bins ready to be shipped across campus. Every day 150 bins of recyclable materials Heather Travis, Western News are collected from across the university and sorted in the Graphic Services Physical Plant’s Don Kervoort sorts through bins of fine paper in the Graphic Services Building. This is only a small Building. percentage of Western’s recycling program.

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The CANADIAN LANDSCAPE

An occasional series on poetry

In November

The hills and leafless forests slowly yield To the thick-driving snow. A little while And the night shall darken down. In shouting file The woodmen’s carts go by me homeward-wheeled, Past the thin fading stubbles, half concealed, Now golden-gray, sowed softly through with snow, Where the last ploughman follows still his row, Turning black furrows through the whitening field. Far off the village lamps begin to gleam, Fast drives the snow, and no man comes this way; The hills grow wintry white, and bleak winds moan About the naked uplands. I alone Am neither sad, nor shelterless, nor gray, Wrapped round with thought, content to watch and dream.

-- by Archibald Lampman

Heather Travis, Western News Word-painting grows ‘much with nature’

B y D.M.R. Be n t l e y creativity. emphasize the solitude of the poet and an Ottawa Valley farmer ploughed in A Petrachan sonnet that quite effec- his sense of his own uniqueness as the “thin fading stubbles” of one of ritten in November tively uses the octave/sestet division a motionless observer and dreamer his fields, Lampman noticed that the 1887, several years of the form to present different por- “Wrapped” in a protective and warm- “stubbles” were “golden-gray” and after Archibald Lamp- tions of the Ottawa Valley landscape, ing layer of happy “thought.” later remembered them as the only man moved from “In November” is written in the pres- Yet the poet has a partial correlative patch of colour in an otherwise entirely Toronto to Ottawa ent tense, as if composed (as is highly in the “last ploughman” whose “black gray, black, and white landscape. Win the early 1880s, “In November” unlikely to have been the case) en plein furrows” across the “whitening field” In the poetic grisaille that resulted, was almost certainly inspired by the air in front of the wintry “hills,” “for- bear a visually striking resemblance the “gold” of the “stubbles” finds a countryside of the Ottawa Valley into ests,” and “fields” that it depicts. (The to writing (or print) on a page. chromatic echo in the “gleam” of the which the poet frequently walked to painterly terminology is appropriate Indeed, Lampman suggests else- “village lamps” – an echo that accords find relief from the urban and work here because in Lampman’s day pieces where that the farmer and the poet well with the sense of the closeness environments that he found oppres- such as “In November” were often are parallel in their creative use of of the human to the natural realm in sive and hostile to his creative spirit. referred to as “word-paintings.”) the earth – the farmer in sowing and rural Canada that lies at the heart of “Let us be much with Nature,” Among the sonnet’s notable fea- harvesting his crops and the poet is “In November.” Lampman urged in another poem, and tures are the unifying repetition of harvesting a “crop of images and curi- “In November” shows him following the long and sombre (almost painful) ous thoughts” that he stores in the The writer teaches in the English his own advice and experiencing the “ow” sound in such words as “slowly,” “granary” of his mind for use in future department and is founding editor of combination of close observation and “snow,” “sowed,” and “grow” and the poems. Canadian Poetry: Studies, Documents, imaginative reverie that he appar- placement of the two words “I alone” It is permissible to imagine that Reviews. ently considered crucial to his own at the end of the third-to-last line to one evening in November 1887, as WESTERN NEWS november 27, 2008 7 Teacher Elite opera academy trains youth

B y He a t h e r Tr a v i s presenters from May 4-23. This is constant supervision and prac- “The balance of acting and the first year of the program. tice.” singing has changed,” she says. war he application deadline is Interested students must com- As opera evolves with the “We have to train them to be sing- nearing for entrance into plete an application and live audi- crossover of film directors into ing actors and acting singers.” TThe Canadian Operatic tion. The application deadline is the opera industry, Roland- Twenty-five students will be Arts Academy, an elite program Friday, Nov. 28. Wieczorek says special attention selected and the age limit is 34 service for the best young opera voices, Music performance studies will be paid to stage technique, years old. Audition dates are: to be held at The University of professor and program director including character development, n London – Dec. 1 Western Ontario in May. Sophie Roland-Wieczorek says stage deportment and character n Toronto – Dec. 15 The Don Wright Faculty of the three-week session will give interaction. n Montreal – Jan. 1 marked Music is opening its doors to students an opportunity to ‘exer- Roland-Wieczorek says the pro- n Winnipeg – Jan. 17 Canadian university students and cise’ their vocal skills during the gram is “about taking risks” and For more information visit emerging operatic professionals off-season after the school year. the ability to adapt into a medium www.music.uwo.ca to study with faculty and guest “Singing is like any sport, it needs that is reinventing itself. B y He a t h e r Tr a v i s

he names of 72 teacher veterans who served in the TFirst World War - some making the ultimate sacrifice - are displayed in the Faculty of Education building. During the Remembrance Day ceremony, the Western Alumni Association presented a plaque with the names of 19 fallen sol- diers from the Great War to be placed in Middlesex Memorial Tower. But across campus, a lesser- known memorial of First World War veterans resides near the auditorium in Althouse. Faculty of Education professor Allen Pearson was reminded of the plaque – The Honour Roll for Those from the London Normal Treats Books School Who Served in the Great Wed. Dec 3 Buy one –get one War and Those Who Died – upon 25 % o hearing of the university’s latest 11-2 acquisition. The plaque originally hung in the London Normal School, later the London Teachers’ College, Ipod Nano on Elmwood Avenue. It lists the Selected 8g , black only 68 men and 4 women who were $139. graduates of the teachers’ col- Hoodies lege and served in the First World War. $29.99 After the teachers’ college was integrated into Western in the early 1970s, the memorial was also moved. “While none of these would be Western grads, their legacy is marked on campus.”

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IN PROFILE: Staff Marathon Man runs for diabetes

B y He a t h e r Tr a v i s on Sept. 14 and ran the London Marathon, for which he raised one who sets the pace for other Overall, the driving force Hospice Half Marathon on Sept. $1,000 for Team Diabetes. He fin- inexperienced runners – in the behind this physical experiment ith a rigorous running 20, placing second overall. ished the race eighth overall and Niagara Falls Marathon. was to raise awareness about schedule that would “If someone were to say to me, won his age group. Groot chose “I wouldn’t say I am very com- diabetes and to help other people Wmake most people ‘I am going to run five marathons to run for Team Diabetes, a fund- petitive with other runners – that’s achieve their athletic goals, he cringe, Brian Groot has earned in just over a month,’ I would say raising program for the Canadian usually when you get injured,” he says. the title Marathon Man. you have to really think about Diabetes Association, in honour says. “I usually have a goal for “I likely couldn’t do it as well The Faculty of Engineering that,” he says. “I wasn’t sure in of his grandmother who had Type the run, sometimes it is to go slow if I wasn’t doing it for Team University Machine Services the beginning if I would be able 2 diabetes before she died. …. Sometimes it’s hard to hold Diabetes,” he says. “It’s fun. You technician recently completed to do all five. “I was mostly surprised with yourself back.” get to see a lot and meet a lot of five marathons in six weeks. The “I wanted to push my body to how well I was able to do it,” he Although he was in the physi- people.” 23-year-old ran the Scotiabank those limits and see what I was says of the total experience. “I cal condition to run multiple What is next for someone who Toronto Waterfront Marathon capable of,” he adds. wanted to show that people can marathons, Groot maintained a ran five marathons in six weeks? on Sept. 28, the Prince Edward Groot started long-distance surprise themselves.” strict regimen of running from “I’d like to try some bigger County Marathon on Oct. 5, running just over four years ago Although he took on a great 50-65 kilometres a week and a adventure races,” he says, adding Toronto Marathon on Oct. 19 as a way to stay active. But after personal challenge, Groot doesn’t disciplined meal and sleep sched- plans are in the works to com- which he ran with Team Diabe- his first year, Groot decided to try have a competitive nature when it ule. He practiced yoga and made plete a marathon in Australia and tes, the Niagara Falls Marathon marathon running. Every year comes to running. regular appointments with a mas- the Great Wall Marathon in China on Oct. 26 and the Road 2 Hope since, he had doubled the amount Rather than burning his mus- sage therapist and chiropractor. next year. “My goal was to run a Marathon on Nov. 2. of marathons, finishing this year cles out in all of the races, he But half the battle is the mental marathon in every continent.” As a warm up for the six-week with eight in total. decided to conserve energy dur- preparation. For now, Groot is happy to give feat, Groot completed his first half But he saved the bulk of his ing some of the runs, including “I know the hoops you have to his feet a break. Ironman Triathlon in Muskoka energy this year for the Toronto running as a pace bunny – some- go through mentally to get there “I’m glad it’s over. I can rest for (to the finish),” he says. a little while,” he says.

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Vanier Cup

‘We’re going to be better next year’

B y Pa u l Ma y n e in the past 20 years - support for a team like that, it tells us where the purple and white was strong we need to be to compete with HAMILTON, Ont. -- Greg Mar- with President Paul Davenport, the best team in the country,” shall is not one to mince words several busloads of students and says Marshall. “When we made following his team’s 44-21 Vanier a strong alumni presence braving a big play, they came back with Cup loss to the Laval Rouge et chilly temperatures and a late- a couple big plays. Our defense Or. game snowstorm. played well, but you can’t give “Give credit to Laval, we bat- Despite a strong Western con- them that many opportunities, it’s tled, but they’re a better football tingent in the stands, it seemed hard to come back from that.” team than we are,” says Marshall. whatever Mustangs threw at While losing the Vanier Cup – “That’s a heck of a football team. Laval on the field they had a the Mustangs first appearance in They beat us soundly today.” response. At times it looked as 13 years – Marshall is well aware While attendance at Saturday’s if the Rouge et Or was always a of the effort it takes to make it to game in Hamilton’s Ivor Wynne step ahead of the Mustangs both the national final. Stadium was just under 14,000 - offensively and defensively. “We’re a very young team and one of the lowest attended finals “There is no shame in losing to this experience does a ton for our program, which I hope trans- lates into some good recruiting,” says Marshall, noting 16 of 22 offensive players are first- or second-year players and veteran quarterback Michael Faulds will return for a fifth year. “We’re going to be a good foot- ball team next year. We’re going to be in good shape.” With a young team and solid coaching staff, second-year line- backer John Surla is already look- ing forward to be part of a strong Mustang team next year. “The whole experience of choosing Western and playing football is the best choice I could have made,” says Surla. “I don’t want to predict anything big, but if we keep going at the level we’re at right now I think you can expect us to be back here in future years.” Marshall agrees. “We get better and better each game, but we’re not there yet,” he says. “We got to where we are now because of our work ethic, Photos by Paul Mayne, Western News our strength program and the Clockwise from top: Mustang running back Ryan Tremblay takes a quiet conditioning that our team is in. moment to prepare himself before Saturday’s Vanier Cup against Laval We need our young players to Rouge et Or. Mustang head coach Greg Marshall fought for his team right develop and that doesn’t happen down to the last minute of the game. Western quarterback Michael Faulds did in a couple weeks, it happens in a a lot of scrambling against a strong Laval defense but still threw for career couple years. We’re going to get highs in passing attempts and completions (37/65 for 403 yards and three better next year.” touchdowns). Despite the chilly temperatures, Western fans were out in full force to support their team. 10 November 27, 2008 WESTERN NEWS Using posters to stuff ballot box with youth votes

B y He a t h e r Tr a v i s

omputer science profes- sors Laura Reid and Vivi CTryphonopoulos are giving University of Western Ontario students one more reason to con- sider the importance of voting. With last month’s federal elec- tion having recorded stagger- ingly low voter turnouts, the pair asked students in the two sections of the first-year Multimedia and Communications computer sci- ence course to create a poster promoting election participation amongst young people. The poster had to be generic, not emphasizing one party or another, and be applicable to When asked how many stu- lem of low voter turnout and the municipal, provincial or federal dents in the lecture hall voted in ability to make a difference,” adds government elections. the October federal election, just Mathyssen. “Art and creativity do “The reason for this is to give over half of the students raised make change.” you a live experience to be in the their hands. If the project had All of the top 10 posters showed role of a designer,” says Trypho- been assigned prior to the elec- an inventive use of Adobe Photo- nopoulos, adding the top posters tion, Reid feels the amount of shop; however it was the image were selected based on whether research the students put into the of a homeless man holding a sign they made an impact. poster might have impacted the asking for change, created by On Nov. 14, a so-called Voting turnout amongst her students. Rebecca Quach, that was the Idol was held to decide the win- “We tried to make it (the assign- judges favourite. The tag line on ning poster. Among the judging ment) related to their age group,” the poster reads, “He is looking panel was London-Fanshawe MP she says. “It’s too bad we didn’t do for change … Are you?” Irene Mathyssen, who was the this earlier.” Mathyssen says youth need Paula Abdul of the group. She Mathyssen says posters like to realize their votes and voices was joined by University Stu- these can attract attention and matter to politicians and to their dents’ Council Vice-President of raise the profile ofE lections Can- country. University Affairs Jacqueline ada and the right to vote amongst “Every single voice matters,” Cole (Randy Jackson) and local young people. she says. “The more people are graphics designer Michelle Bauer “I think this assignment prob- engaged and at an earlier stage, (Simon Cowell). ably pulled people into the prob- the better it will be.”

Heather Travis, Western News Above, Out of 305 submissions to Voting Idol, Computer science professors Laura Reid and Vivi Tryphonopoulos narrowed the selection to the top 10 compelling messages that were submitted to guest judges. Above left, Vot- ing Idol guest judge London-Fanshawe MP Irene Mathyssen (centre) offers a critique of election posters created by first-year students in the Multimedia and Communications computer science course. University Students’ Council Vice-President of University Affairs Jacqueline Cole (left) and local graphics designer Michelle Bauer (right) also sat on the judging panel.

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Parties don’t seem to have a has experienced it all. duty to open up the doors, or an “It was a phenomenal feeling interest in opening up the doors, and such a magical event,” says to allow everyday people a voice the 35-year-old Picher. “There Paul Mayne, Western News in who their candidates will be.” was a tremendous amount of hope Western alumnus Jean-Michel Picher As Obama waits to be sworn in and emotion to be part of that says his time spent on the campaign Jan. 20, the euphoria surrounding Mitch Orr, event.” his ability to change the face of HBA, CMA, CFP, CIMA, RS of President-elect Barack Obama Director, Wealth Management A self-proclaimed political was an amazing ride in what turned America continues. 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There are expectations and was the ‘impactful step’ made by energy was huge wherever you they are high, but I think people President George Bush, he took went. will be patient, given the fact he’s leave from the program in 2003-04 “‘Senator Obama has no execu- fundamentally not responsible to again join Kerry, this time on tive experience’ was always the for the economic conditions he his presidential campaign. knock on him, but the executive inherited, nor the foreign policy Following Kerry’s defeat, he experience and skill I saw during he’s inherited.” returned to Western to complete the campaign was pretty amaz- While there is a chance Picher his LLB/MBA degree, graduating ing.” may be offered a spot on the in 2006. 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B y Pa u l Ma y n e from Ingersoll, I’ve been to the campus many times before and handful of some of West- its really beautiful. I love it so ern’s best and brightest much.” Awere praised by Western As far as regrets for not ‘testing President Paul Davenport Nov. the waters’ at other universities, 18 as winners of the university’s Cassidy says he doesn’t have one. prestigious National Scholar- “I have no plans of leaving ships. anytime soon,” he says, “I’ve defi- From Music and Science to nitely been loving all my courses Engineering and Social Science, and the professors are great.” 20 first-year students were joined He even jokes with his friends by their upper year peers at a cel- at other schools. ebration at Gibbons Lodge where “I always encourage my friends they received a plaque and per- that there’s a chance for them sonal accolades from Davenport if they were to transfer over to as national scholars, a program Western,” says Cassidy. which began at Western in 1988. Other National Scholarship “All of you could have easily winners include: chosen a different school, but you n David Stewart - Dr. D. Carl- didn’t, and I thank you for that,” ton Williams President’s Entrance says Davenport, who expressed Scholarship his satisfaction at Western’s top n Gladys Yeung - Dr. Leola E. ranking once again in the recent Neal President’s Entrance Schol- Globe and Mail Canadian Univer- arship sity Report that gauged student n Emily Kress - F.K. Ashbaugh satisfaction with their university President’s Entrance Scholarship experience. n Maxime Lafortune - F.K. For Ethan Cassidy, who Ashbaugh President’s Entrance Paul Mayne, Western News received the J. Howard Crocker Scholarship Western President Paul Davenport welcomes the university’s newest group of national scholarship winners at Gib- School of Kinesiology Entrance n Alison Curcio - F.K. Ashbaugh bons Lodge. Scholarship, choosing Western President’s Entrance Scholarship was one of the easiest decisions n Peter Kettel - F.K. Ashbaugh he could have made. President’s Entrance Scholarship n Jonathan Silver - Faculty Entrance Scholarship n Julien Lapointe - Richard “I probably could have gotten n Reid McNaughton - Faculty Entrance Scholarship n Lauren Curk - Faculty and Jean Ivey Family President’s an offer anywhere I wanted, but Entrance Scholarship n Melanie Lui - Faculty Entrance Scholarship Entrance Scholarship actually I only applied to West- n Stephanie Kwolek - Faculty Entrance n Kevin Zhou - G. Edward Hall n Alison Savill - W. S. Fyfe Fac- ern,” says Cassidy. “I guess I have Entrance Scholarship n Steven Wellman - Faculty President’s Entrance Scholarship ulty of Science Entrance a little bit of a bias - both of my n Leah Woelfle - Faculty Entrance Scholarship n Shelley Chen - President’s n Kimberly Rodda - Faculty parents are alumni. And being Entrance Scholarship n Alexandra Aliferis - Faculty Entrance Scholarship Entrance Scholarship

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Two high-risk neighbourhoods clinics, along with faculty and in London are having more of their students from the Faculty of health care needs met through an Health Sciences, Schulich School innovative program by The Uni- of Medicine & Dentistry, King’s versity of Western Ontario called and Brescia university colleges the Interprofessional Care Learn- providing nursing, social work, ing Labs Project, which officially speech-language pathology, physi- opened last week. cal therapy, occupational therapy, The Allan Rush Gardens and nutrition and psychology counsel- Southdale Housing Units now fea- ing. The clinics integrate health ture a one-stop “Centre for Family promotion, prevention, treatment Health,” a clinic where primary and rehabilitation. health and social care needs can “These clinics offer valuable be met. The clinics are funded by training for students from inter- the Ontario government. disciplinary health programs, but “It’s a win-win combination - just as important, they provide families will benefit from top- better access to health services notch care and students will to those who often feel powerless benefit from a wide variety of in achieving their own health,” hands-on, practical experience,” says Carole Orchard, Coordinator says David Caplan, Minister of of Western’s Office of Interpro- Health and Long-Term Care. fessional Health Education and Nurse Practitioners staff the Research. Males more likely to drop out The proportion of students For both college and univer- who leave post-secondary studies sity, men were more likely than Problem gambling without graduating varies widely women to leave early, as were depending on the institution they students who did less than three attended. hours per week of homework in can void a friendship. Statistics Canada interviewed high school. Canadian students between the At the university level, students >[ndji]^c`ndjÉgZadh^c\V[g^ZcYid\VbWa^c\! ages of 18 and 20 in 1999 and in in Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan, ]ZbVncZZYndjg]Zae#AZVgcbdgZdca^cZ# 2005 when they were between 24 Alberta and British Columbia and 26. were more likely to leave. Also, Among those who attended students whose parents left post- friends4friends.ca university, about 16 per cent left secondary education without without graduating, compared graduating were more likely to to 25 per cent at college/CEGEP leave. and 22 per cent at other post- At the college/CEGEP level, secondary institutions. early-leavers were often from a Several factors were associ- single-parent family or those with ated with leaving school. a dropout episode in high school. WESTERN NEWS november 27, 2008 15

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