2 NEWS Volume 44 Issue No. 15 December 5, 2011 www.fsu.ca/interrobang/ DECEMBER QUESTION OF THE WEEK EVENTS WEDNESDAY 12-07 WHAT’S First Run Film: YOUR HUGO FAVOURITE HOLIDAY TRADITION? Rainbow Cinemas (in Citi Plaza) $3.50 STUDENTS | $5 GUESTS 7PM THURSDAY 12-09 Mischa Kavin “Our imaginary Christmas tree - it’s not really a tree, just branches in a bucket that we decorate.” CREDIT: KIRSTEN ROSENKRANTZ A drenched but happy Veronica Barahona, FSU President, posed with members of Fanshawe’s cross country Naughty Christmas Pub team when Rick Hansen’s 25th Anniversary Relay Team stopped by the college at the end of November. OBS – 9:30PM Barahona trekked out in the rain with some of Fanshawe’s finest runners, wearing a commemorative medal that $3 ADV | $4 DOOR will make its way across Canada. The relay began on August 24 in Cape Spear, Newfoundland and Labrador and ALL PROCEEDS GO TO THE FSU’S ADOPT A will complete its journey in Vancouver, British Columbia on May 22, 2012. “I’m happy that this is an experience FAMILY CAMPAIGN. that Fanshawe can be a part of,” Barahona said proudly. Josh VanWistinghausen “I love opening a gift on Christmas Eve.” 10 Things I Know About You... It’s the Jess Toso show Jess Toso is in her first year of 3. What music are you currently to travel and see more of the world. Radio Broadcasting. “I am out- listening to? 7. What was your first job? going and fun and will always be “The Lazy Song” by Bruno Mars. Camp Counselor! Woop woop! down for a laugh and a good 4. What is the best piece of 8. What would your last meal time,” said Toso. “I believe in liv- advice you’ve ever received? be? Brooke Surridge ing each day like it was your last Don’t eat that chicken, its gone Sushi! I absolutely love it... kind of “It would definitely be and am thankful every day for bad! ... saved me a few times from obsessed. going out in the snow to the amazing people I have in my a sick stomach. 9. What makes you uneasy? make snow angels, forts life!” 5. Who is your role model? Sharks and spiders! I know it’s and snowmen. Also beer- 1. Why are you here? My mother, she is one of the slightly irrational, but they are bogganing.” Because radio is awesome! strongest, beautiful people I know. freaky! 2. What was your life-changing She has supported my brother and 10. What is your passion? moment? I for our whole lives with a smile I love to perform and entertain Happy When I decided to come to and is always there when we need people. If I can make someone Fanshawe. I was attending another her. I could never tell her enough laugh, it’s a good day. school and about to finish my pro- how much I love and appreciate Do you want Fanshawe to know 10 Holidays gram when I realized I wasn’t her. Things About You? Just head on from the FSU! happy. I decided last minute to 6. Where in the world have you over to fsu.ca/interrobang and attend Fanshawe and since then I travelled? click on the 10 Things I Know TICKETS AVAILABLE IN ADVANCE AT THE BIZ BOOTH haven’t looked back. It’s an amaz- Various places in Canada, Chicago About You link at the top. ing program and everyone rocks! and Florida BABY! I would love Ben Kitchen “For me, it would have to be when my mom makes sticky buns.” Faith Maudsley “Decorating the Christmas tree - it can get pretty silly. For Winter Solstice, we also wassail the tree by spitting apple cider at it, which isn’t quite how they traditionally did it, haha.” CREDIT: SUBMITTED Jess Toso avoids chicken when possible. 3 Volume 44 Issue No. 15 December 5, 2011 www.fsu.ca/interrobang/ NEWS Remembering December 6 with on-campus memorial BEV COULSTON some that women are no longer WOMEN’S CAMPUS SAFETY COMMITTEEE particularly at risk of violence On December 6 at noon in the and that there is no longer a need Alumni Lounge, the Women’s to advocate for social and politi- Campus Safety Committee will cal change, or education and be providing a memorial for the training to prevent violence 14 young women, all engineering against women. Others suggest students at École Polytechnique that the violence that women in Montréal, who were murdered experience is no different from on December 6, 1989 by Marc the violence experienced by men Lepine. Fourteen other students, and that is mostly perpetrated by of which four were male, were strangers or casual acquaintanc- injured and Marc Lepine subse- es. quently killed himself. In Ontario, a Committee was The murder of such talented formed in 2003 by the Chief young women profoundly Coroner’s Office to review CREDIT: ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE CREDIT: BLUE IRIS PHOTOGRAPHY A memorial to the victims on the Josephine Cleo is putting on a holiday show at the Wolf Performance Hall shocked everyone – both women domestic violence related homi- exterior wall of École on December 10 to benefit the Humane Society. and men. For women, it was a cides in Ontario each year. These terrifying reminder of their vul- cases are homicides perpetrated Polytechnique in Montréal remem- nerability to hatred and harm as a by intimate partners – not bers the victims of the Montreal Seasonal snark to put you result of their sex and aspirations. strangers or casual acquaintanc- Massacre that happened on For men, it was a stark realiza- es. In Ontario, there are approxi- December 6, 1989. tion of the fear that women face mately 20 to 30 domestic vio- in the holiday spirit every day of their lives. lence related homicides a year. In these tragedies of a national pro- There was no doubt that Marc 2010, there were 18 cases, portion – continue. What can you do about it? ERIKA FAUST ing a small piece of the star’s his- Lepine had targeted the women. involving 36 deaths reviewed by Acknowledge that this vio- INTERROBANG tory on stage with her on His suicide note talked about the Domestic Violence Review lence is still happening. Learn to Even the holliest jolliest December 10. After finding an other women whom he wished to Committee. Most of the victims recognize the signs of abuse and Christmas elf has something he online auction of one of Midler’s kill. When he first entered the were female. There were two know what actions to take. or she hates about the holidays. microphones from a show Cleo university, he separated the men male victims and both of these Attend the memorial on Whether it’s getting a terrible gift herself had attended at Caesar’s in the building from the women were the children of the perpetra- December 6 at noon in the from your Secret Santa or trying Palace in Las Vegas, “a split-sec- and made statements during the tor. All of the perpetrators were Alumni Lounge to honour the 14 to navigate the bustling malls in ond decision and mouse click shootings about “fighting femi- male. engineering students, to honour search of the last few items on later, and I am now the proud nism.” It is estimated that there are the missing and murdered your list, Josephine Cleo is cele- owner of Bette’s Shure KSM9 December 6 has become the over 600 cases of missing and Aboriginal women and to honour brating the things we love to hate handheld vocal microphone in anniversary of what is known as murdered Aboriginal women in all of the women – our mothers, about the “best” time of the year. champagne finish,” she grinned. the “Montréal Massacres,” but Canada. In spite of repeated our sisters, our neighbours, our In her show, Holiday Snidings, “I said to myself that if I won more importantly, it has been attempts by families of these friends – who have been abused Cleo is taking her snark and the auction, it would be an omen designated as the National Day of women to have these cases fully or lost their lives in our own songs to the Wolf Performance that good things are to come, and Remembrance and Action On investigated, the tragedies that communities through violence. Hall stage on December 10, that I am on the right path toward Violence Against Women. But these families experience – telling stories, performing my dream of being a singer. there is a present perception by Amnesty International calls Christmas songs and three of her Maybe it’s just wishful thinking, own original songs. The show but if Bette started in will be fun for all ages – “nothing Bathhouses, then surely I can saucy, just sassy,” said Cleo. begin my career at the Wolf Zach Havens, of the band To Performance Hall!” Tell, will accompany her songs Cleo is a graduate of the on the piano. Accounting program at “Christmas is just rife with Fanshawe, and is currently work- opportunities to make fun of it – ing as an Accountant in London. and I don’t mean the religious Though she is fairly new to our aspect,” she said. “I’m billing it city’s music scene, this is not her as ‘Celebrating the things we first time on stage. In May this love to hate,’ but it’s not mean- year, she put on a show about her CHECK YOUR spirited in hate, it’s the annoy- journey to becoming a singer.