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VOLUME 48 | ISSUE NO. 5 | JUNE 14 | 2007

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News Editor: Katy Anderson 220-4318 Canadian Cancer Society too hasty [email protected] Entertainment: Ryan Pike 220-4376 [email protected] mmediately following the situation was the way the story was Sports: Amanda Hu 220-4376 release of a Nebraskan study handled by both the media and sci- [email protected] focused on post-menopausal entifi c communities. Th ough some I Opinions: Ændrew Rininsland 220-4376 women, vitamin D supplement might say they can’t be faulted for [email protected] sales have seen a hysterical increase, misrepresentation of their content, Features: Jon Roe 220-4376 leaving most retailers backordered the widespread eff ect they caused [email protected] for higher-dosage bottles. shows something bordering on Photography: Geoff MacIntosh 220-4376 With the study’s claim of a irresponsibility. [email protected] notable lack of cancer diagnoses Not to say that journalism and Production: Christian Louden 220-4376 in their ,-person control science should aim to avoid aff ect- [email protected] group among the portion taking ing the world. Au contraire, that is News Assistant: Sara Hanson 220-4318 vitamin D (cholacalciferol) supple- the purpose for which almost every [email protected] ments, it’s easy to understand the journalist or scientist lives. Fueling Business Manager: Evelyn Cone 220-7380 Canadian Cancer Society’s excite- a major change of public habit [email protected] ment: almost immediately after without all the facts, on the other Advertising Manager: John Harbidge 220-7751 the Creighton University study hand, is obviously sensationalist [email protected] was published, the society released and unwise. Th e Cancer Society’s Graphic Artist: Ken Clarke 220-7755 recommendations for an intake of overenthusiastic support for these [email protected] , international units—roughly fi ndings has given them credibility Network Manager: Ben Li  mg—of the vitamin daily aft er and universality that even the origi- announced they would curb their ture announcement, this area of consulting a physician. nators hadn’t intended. enthusiasm until further studies study runs the risk of being deval- Contributors Garth Paulson • Marina Foo • Kristine Gick Though their excitement was Fortunately, the newly recom- could be done. With a media track ued. After all, what is the point Medha Subramani • Cam Cotton-O’Brien • Dan Pagan tempered with caution, the quick mended adult dose of , IUs is record like that of our neighbours to of knowledge if nobody does any- Joyce Wong timing and wide distribution of far from predicted harmful doses the south, this seems like a substan- thing with it? Golden Spatula the news had a marked impact on (children are not advised to take tial role-reversal, to our discredit. Not all the blame can Kristine Gick for writing the best fi rst-time lead ever! Canadians. Evidently, the public has the supplement), at least in acute Even if the discovery leads be put on the shoulders of the Furor Arma Ministrat taken things to extremes, based on cases. The greater issue is not a to breakthrough advances in messengers. Surely, the public’s Room 319, MacEwan Students’ Centre their sudden and overwhelm- potential for overdose—though, cancer prevention, it is cheap- ignorance or disregard of finer 2500 University Drive, NW ing demand for the supplements as history might choose to chime ened by its presentation as points absorb some of the onus. Calgary, AB T2N 1N4 General inquires: 220-7750 despite the inconclusive nature of in, it’s bound to happen at some a supplement rush or fad. Lumping The Canadian Cancer Society http://gauntlet.ucalgary.ca the fi ndings. An interesting observa- point on either the short or long it in the same category as red meat should have exercised a little more The Gauntlet is the offi cial student newspaper of the University of Calgary, published most Thursdays throughout the year by the Gauntlet Publications Society, an autonomous, tion has thus been transformed into term—it’s the Cancer Society’s or Atkins will hardly do it justice, patience because the way this issue incorporated body. Membership in the society is open to undergraduate students at the U of C, but all members of the university community are encouraged to contribute. Opinions contained herein are those of individual writers, and do not necessarily represent the a country-wide problem. lone and overwhelming support creating more skepticism than it was handled was unwarranted. views of the entire Gauntlet staff. Editorials are chosen by a majority of the editorial board. The Gauntlet is a forum open to all U of C students but may refuse any submission Whether vitamin D winds up for universal supplementation. may deserve in the future. If the judged to be racist, sexist, homophobic, libelous, or containing attacks of a strictly personal nature. We reserve the right to edit for brevity. Grievances regarding the Chris Tait Gauntlet follow a three-step process which requires written decisions from the Editor, being a miracle cure for cancer Even the U.S.’s equivalent organisa- public is unwilling to act on the the GPS Board of Directors, and the Ombudsboard. The complete Grievance Policy is online at: http://gauntlet.ucalgary.ca. The Gauntlet is printed on recycled paper and uses or not, the major mishap in this tion, the National Cancer Institute, discovery because of its prema- Editor-in-Chief pocket ninja-based ink. We urge you to recycle the Gauntlet/turn it into a teenage boat. GAUNTLET JUNE 14.07 3 news Editor: Katy Anderson—[email protected] Ultra-science is ultra-cool International physics conference comes to Calgary for the fi rst time

Amanda Hu and molecular physics but oft en times we work Gauntlet News with particle physicists to make new discover- ies,” explained Th ompson. “Th e LCLS project cience experts travelled to Calgary for a and other projects are working to generate meeting of minds, atoms and lasers at more esoteric forms of light and using a com- Sthe th annual meeting of the Division bination of atomic and particle physics. Th ese of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics of are major fi nancial investments that defi nitely the American Physical Society Jun. –. need to be given a lot of thought.” The conference, hosted in conjunction Th ompson added that while Canada already with the University of Calgary and Division has a similar facility to the one being built at of Atomic and Molecular Physics and the SLAC, the LCLS will operate on a longer Photonic Interactions, attracted over  of wavelength and will be a new form of x-ray the world’s foremost experts in various fi elds light source. of physics. Over  talks and several special Preston Manning spoke at the conference’s events took place in the duration of the fi ve- banquet Friday night. Th ough a seemingly day aff air, promoting extensive discussion unlikely choice, Manning delivered a well- and discovery. received speech on the importance of eff ec- Geoff MacIntosh/the Gauntlet “We had  scientifi c sessions for the oral tive communication between scientists and presentations,” said U of C physics professor Dr. Rob Thompson is an ultra-scientist, just like Einstein. politicians for science policy. Rob Th ompson, one of the organizers of the “Th e way scientists talk to other scientists conference and recent recipient of the national outside of Ontario. Th is was a great chance for technique. Th e talks were focused on their often doesn’t translate well when they’re teaching prize. “A number of the sessions the University of Calgary and the physicists current projects. trying to communicate with politicians and were focused on quantum information and here to make an impact.” Th e conference was also a forum for the the general public,” admitted Th ompson. cryptography. Calgary is getting really big for Of the highlights of the meeting was the Linac Coherent Light Source town hall meet- “Politicians oft en want to get to the point that in the scientifi c community.” Nobel Symposium, featuring the  Nobel ing. Th e LCLS, currently under construction of an issue, while scientists wait until the Th e decision to hold the conference —the Prize in Physics recipients Roy Glauber and at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Centre, is very end to make their point because the largest meeting of its kind—in Calgary was John Hall. Glauber, based out of Harvard the fi rst x-ray free electron laser of it’s kind, journey to that point is what they fi nd the very signifi cant to the local scientifi c com- University, was recognized with the presti- predicted to revolutionize many areas of most interesting.” munity. gious award for his contribution to quantum research upon its completion in . Th e Th e Hot Topics Forum closed off the confer- “Th e organization that runs the confer- theory of optical coherence. Hall received the forum was held to inform the physics com- ence and featured several recent discoveries ence is based in the United States,” explained Nobel Prize with fellow physicist Th eodor munity of its progress, and discussed funding and projects. One well-received presenter Th ompson. “Th ey only hold the meeting in W. Hänsch for their work on the develop- and cooperation to share the use of this new Dr. Gerald Gabrielse discussed the fi eld of Canada every six years and this is the fi rst ment of laser-based precision spectroscopy, resource. electron measurement and how it relates to time in its -year history that it’s been held which included the optical frequency comb “Our conference’s main focus was on atomic more detailed physical models. Enviro-friends get honoured with an Emerald

Sara Hanson vendors with environmentally studies Dr. Patrick Hettiaratchi News Assistant friendly products. received the research and innova- Th e Emerald Awards also hon- tion Emerald for his pilot project Th e University of Calgary’s Solar our the environmental initiatives of with the City of Calgary to develop Team was one of the  recipients large corporations. Th is year, the sustainable landfills, which uses recognized for their environmen- EnCana Corporation received biocells to convert the harmful tally friendly achievements at the the award for climate change and methane gas released by landfi lls th annual Emerald Awards on Petro-Canada tied with the City into a source of energy. Wed., Jun. . of Edmonton in the large business Th e U of C is currently The awards—given out by the category. Yez noted the impor- preparing for their next race to take Emerald Foundation — tance of recognizing corporations’ place in Australia Oct. –. honoured individuals and orga- commitments to the environ- nizations that made outstanding ment. For a complete list of award recipients visit www.emeraldfoundation.ca commitments to the preservation, “At the beginning [of the Emerald Sara Hanson/the Gauntlet protection, enhancement or sus- Awards], some people got together tainability of the environment. The Emerald Award sits amid the produce that earned it. and said ‘there’s a lot of negative Alberta Emerald Foundation media surrounding environmental LSAT MCAT communications consultant that, in ten years time, will be the think when they were buying.” stuff , but there’s also a lot of great Leona Yez explained the awards exist decision makers know how impor- Aft er Grassroots’ members saw stuff going on and we need to rec- GMAT GRE not only to showcase environmental tant [sustainable energy] is.” their vision of community recycling ognize that.” she said. “Our intent excellence, but also to set an example Calgary’s Grassroots NW bins implemented across the city, is to encourage [corporations] to Preparation Seminars for others. 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Kristine Gick Utreatment as the fi rst run- coworkers thought a public running “Th e university is a world-class Gauntlet News ning-specifi c clinic in the country clinic would inhibit his research, he facility, meaning [we have] lots of opened up on campus last week. believed helping people run into activities, sport medicine, Olympic Not long aft er King Ralph’s reign Th e Running Injury Clinic moved their nineties should be the goal of Oval, fitness centre, track,” said ended, his throne was reupholstered from its previous location in the city their research. Saruk. “This is where a lot of red. to the U of C on Tue., Jun. . Th e Ferber’s research has indicated people will be coming to keep active. Alberta Liberal candidate Craig clinic, which specializes in pain that weak and infl exible hips may If they are coming here to do that Cheffi n was elected in the former associated with running and walk- be responsible for a signifi cant pro- and are having issues, or if they premier’s riding of Calgary-Elbow as ing, is expected to be a boost for the portion of running injuries. want to make sure their technique a result of the provincial by-election university because of it’s focus on “Anytime there is a clinic that or the activity they are doing is Tue., Jun. . A notoriously conser- running injuries and close proximity specializes in running-related correct, they have the clinic right vative riding—since its creation it’s to athletes. injuries there is going to be a real here where they can book an only been held by a conserva- Running Injury Clinic director benefi t,” said U of C track and fi eld appointment and get an assessment tive—the switch is signifi cant but and creator Dr. Reed Ferber said and cross-country head coach Doug done. The clinic can show them not shocking. he is excited about coming to the Lamont. simple exercises they can do to Dominant issues throughout Daniel Pagan/the Gauntlet university because it will allow him Fitness Centre operations man- prevent injury, strengthening the campaign were healthcare, to accelerate his research agenda. ager Kevin Saruk felt that the new exercises or stretching exercises. Dr. Ferber and PhD student infrastructure, and education. “I was doing some research in clinic would improve the U of C’s Most people aren’t aware of that.” Karen Kendall run the clinic. “I think the Stelmach government sees the Mayor’s outcry on certain issues as aff ecting a limited number Community children cheerily came to campus of Calgarians,” said Cheffi ns. “Th e province needs to realize that these Medha Subrami members for an aft ernoon of fun featured  interactive exhibits, a free ,,” said U of C director of com- are serious issues that I’m hearing Gauntlet News and learning on the University of barbeque for the fi rst , visitors, munity relations, Allison MacKenzie. on the doorstep of Calgarians, and Calgary campus Sat., Jun. . music and child-focused entertain- “It is our biggest community out- I intend to provide a voice for those The th annual Campus Fair Organizers of the university’s ment, including dancing, music and reach event of the year.” people.” attracted between – thousand large-scale open house invited the face painting. U of C student and mother of two Cheffin said Calgarians sent a Calgarian children and family Calgary community to campus and “It does cost the U of C about Debra Popplewell said although there strong message to the Stelmach was room for improvement, the cam- government. pus fair was a great way to spend a “This election was about the day with family. voters and their concerns fi rst and “Th ey loved it,” said Popplewell. foremost,” said Cheffi n. “The kids loved the science and Students’ Union vice-president engineering area.” external Mike Selnes was impressed Th e U of C advertised the event with the amount of attention post- with the Calgary Board of Education secondary education received over and the Calgary Catholic School the course of this election. District, and targeted grades four “Th e more we can get post-sec- through six. ondary issues discussed the more we “It’s not about getting our num- stand to gain,” said Selnes. bers up for September, or getting kids Cheffi n agreed that more discus- with  per cent or any of that,” said sion about PSE issues would be a MacKenzie. “Its truly about reach- positive change. ing out to Calgary and getting people “[Th e Alberta Liberals] believe in onto campus to see what they have advanced education, that it benefi ts supported and created here and to not only the student but society as a encourage school-age children to whole,” said Cheffi n. “We know that think about university as a place innovation and leadership will be a that’s fun and engaging.” direct result of that investment.” GAUNTLET JUNE 14.07 5 sports Editor: Amanda Hu—[email protected] Is the new NHL like new Coke?

season separated by  points and of rising stars from the southeastern the seven top Western teams were Gone is the traditional notion of United States, it was a fi ve-game separated by —excluding Calgary, aff air featuring Ottawa returning  points behind seventh-ranked the higher-seeded playoff teams to the fi nals for the fi rst time since Ryan Pike Minnesota. the s and the Anaheim Ducks Couch Potato Th e elimination of the traditional being unstoppable powerhouses. returning to the fi nals aft er a -year powerhouse/underdog dichotomy hiatus. Both teams were Cup con- ow that the dust has settled, has two results: the renewed impor- In the new NHL, everyone is a tenders last year, and the addition the  Stanley Cup play- tance of home-ice advantage and the powerhouse, with seeding seemingly of Chris Pronger pushed Anaheim Noff s are likely to go down elimination of really long or really over the top, much to the chagrin in history as the most boring and short series. Th e higher-seed team, of Oiler fans. anticlimactic of the past decade. blessed with home-ice advantage, now determined by scheduling and Aft er two seasons of the new NHL, When compared to the two previ- won  of the  playoff match- fans may fi nally be seeing the results ous playoff s, the diff erences easily ups in . Only one series (the divisional rivalries. of the transformation. Only time point out the fl aws emerging in the Rangers’ disposal of Atlanta) fi n- will tell whether this year’s rather new NHL. ished in the minimum four games, Roberto Luongo and Marty Turco. Th e Stanley Cup Final faced the drab playoff year is now the norm, First and foremost, the fi nancial only one series (the Canucks out- Th e Pittsburgh/Ottawa series also same challenge as the rest of the or merely an aberration. Regardless, parity put in place by the / lasting Dallas) went the maximum featured drama and NHL poster- playoff s: it was something familiar the fi rst large-scale upheaval of the lockout has resulted in a remark- seven games and teams facing boy Sidney Crosby, but showcased presented in a way that made it less rules since the s has increased able competitive shift in the NHL. elimination survived three times the fl aw in this year’s season. Every compelling. Instead of a seven-game scoring, but at the cost of turning Gone is the traditional notion of the in  chances (two of which were team that won did so as expected nail-biter between an underdog what used to be the most exciting higher-seeded playoff teams being in the Dallas/Vancouver series). and the most entertaining hockey western Canadian team and a team time of the year into a bore. unstoppable powerhouses. In the Th at being said, the playoff s were was played in the fi rst round. As new NHL, everyone is a powerhouse, not entirely devoid of dramatics. a result, the later rounds featured with seeding seemingly now Th e opening-round series between match-ups fans had already seen determined by scheduling and Dallas and Vancouver featured six before, won without much contest divisional rivalries. The Eastern periods of overtime and a seven- in fi ve or six games by the higher- playoff teams fi nished the regular game goaltending duel between seeded team. 6 JUNE 14.07 GAUNTLET Editor: Ryan Pike—[email protected] entertainment Producer brings us behind the music KenScott a year. Th ere would be a six-month gap between each album. We did musicinterview albums based on if people were still interested in six months when the next one came out, we’d been suc- Garth Paulson cessful. Th at was the lifespan we Gauntlet Convocator were looking at, never, ever,  to  years later. he name Ken Scott might G: How, then, does it feel  to  not mean much to casual years later to have your fi ngerprints Tfans of classic rock, but his on some of the most influential resume is one of the most polished music of the last half-century? in the business. Getting his start in KS: When you put it that way the music industry as a -year-old it’s terrifying. It changes on a daily at the now-legendary Abbey Road basis. I was lucky enough to work studios, Scott worked his way out again with George Harrison before of the tape libraries and into the his passing. We were dealing with realm of rock and roll legend. In the reissue of All Th ings Must Pass addition to working on Beatles clas- and we were sitting in front of the sics Magical Mystery Tour and Th e mixing console playing multi-tracks White Album, Scott has engineered, that we had been working together mixed or produced such seminal on -odd years ago. We just turned albums as Lou Reed’s Transformer, and looked at each other and burst Elton John’s Honkey Chateau, Jeff out laughing. We couldn’t believe Beck’s Truth and Supertramp’s we were still working on exactly the Crisis? What Crisis? Despite this same stuff . Th ere are times when I impressive list, Scott has arguably fi nd it absolutely hysterical; there left the biggest mark on pop cul- are times where I become perturbed Mike Banks/recordproduction.com ture through his work with David about it. I don’t get it. It was never Bowie during the Ziggy Stardust Ken Scott began working at Abbey Road when he was 16. Most kids just get a paper route. meant to be  years down the line period. Scott recently spoke with and it’s scary at times. the Gauntlet in preparation for that you’re there to do a job and together, from the technical side though having a musician’s ear, G: Judging by your last response, his upcoming Calgary appearance, that’s what it becomes. to just lightweight stories of things allowed him that freedom and you probably don’t have much of a where he will be discussing his life G: One of the focuses of your that happened. he could just work on things he problem being a behind-the-scenes in rock and roll. upcoming appearance in Calgary is G: You mentioned that you wanted to work on. He didn’t presence on these albums, instead the work you did with David Bowie. helped make Bowie a superstar, have to worry about technicalities of the superstar… Gauntlet: You started working Why is he such an important part what was your role in shaping his at all, that was left up to me, and KS: I loved music and I knew I at Abbey Road studios when you of your career? move to glam rock and the Ziggy [guitarist] Mick Ronson for musical didn’t have the right personality were . What was it like being a KS: I did four albums with him. I Stardust period? technicalities. to be the act. I preferred the more kid working with the Beatles during helped to make him into a superstar. KS: I think it was probably giving G: Did you ever think at the backroom-boy type thing where the height of Beatlemania? One of the reasons was that we were him the freedom that he needed. time that albums you were work- I’m not in the spotlight, but I’m Ken Scott: You can’t even begin born within four months and  Tony Visconti, the producer he ing on, like Ziggy Stardust or Th e still a part of putting it all together. to imagine. I think it was within miles of each other. Our upbring- had been working with on the White Album, were going to be as Th at’s something I had to overcome a week or so [aft er I started that] ings are very close, it just took two albums prior to [Hunky Dory], important as they became? with giving these talks because sud- they were in recording. So there I -odd years before we actually also played bass on the albums. I KS: No. It would be stupid to say denly my role is reversed. It is me was walking down the corridor and met, but we went through similar think that Tony put a lot of his that I didn’t have some idea about up there. I get tremendous stage walking towards me were George experiences and I go through some stamp musically on what David working with the Beatles because fright every time, but I know a lot Harrison and [producer] George of that [during the talk] leading up was doing. I think David wanted they were so big. But to still be talk- of artists do, so it’s just grin and Martin. I freaked. It was astound- to how I got to fi nally work with more freedom to experiment with ing about them  years later, no bear it and hopefully it will be a ing. Once that had worn off —and it him and then going into a little himself and get his own stamp we didn’t realize that. At the time, success each time. wears off fairly quickly—you realize more detail of the work we did on it. 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