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Queen’s AMSoffers apologyfor attemptedsumo suit useBy Meagan KashtyGazette Staff

Queen’s Alma Mater Society iswrestling with satisfying its stu-dents.

The AMS cancelled a food bankfundraiser scheduled to take placelast Tuesday, where students wereto don padded suits designed toresemble Japanese sumo wrestlers.

The Facebook event, titled“SUMO Showdown,” was met withstudent criticism, leading AMS tocancel the event. The cancellationwas followed by a two-page apolo-gy written by AMS, outlining howthe event devalues sumo wrestlingand appropriates an aspect ofJapanese culture.

“Regrettably, those of us whowere aware of the event did not crit-ically consider the racist meaningbehind it,” the official apology stat-ed.

“This is wrong because it turns aracial identity into a costume; theprocess of putting on and taking-off a racial identity is problematicbecause it dehumanizes those whoshare the identity and fails to cap-ture the deeply imbedded historiesof violent and subversive oppres-sion the group has faced,” the apol-ogy continued.

AMS assumed full responsibili-ty, noting it was a failure on the partof the students who hold seniorpositions in the AMS to not recog-nize the issues of racism tied-in tothe event.

“While it is important to recog-nize that by planning this event wemarginalized students on-campus,it is also critical to recognize thatsome of us in the organization whoplayed a role in planning and per-petuating the event do not have thelived experience of someone who isoppressed due to their race,” theapology stated.

The apology added AMS plansto work towards creating a campusenvironment where events similarto this one are not repeated.

Less than a month ago theCanadian Federation of Students —Ontario released the final report ofthe Task Force on Campus Racism.The report collected informationfrom students, faculty and staffabout their experiences with racismon campus. It included testimoni-als and highlighted recommenda-tions for campuses that frequentlysee racism.

“The Task Force has shown thatracism is not isolated to one cam-pus and that structures that perpet-uate racism and create barriersmust be removed,” a press releasestated.

By Cheryl StoneGazette Staff

The grass isn’t the only greenappearing on campus this week.

Last Wednesday the provincialgovernment released its annual listof public sector employees whomake over $100,000 a year, withWestern administration making upmany of the names on the list.

One of the listed parties wasWestern president and vice-chan-cellor Amit Chakma, who received$220,000 in salary for his six monthsin office, along with $9,294 in tax-able benefits.

“That’s excessive, especiallywhen that money could be going tothe school,” Victoria Harrison, a

fourth-year social science student,said when she heard the number.While she agreed Chakma’s salaryshould be high, she felt the currentnumber was more representative of

earnings for an entire year.“If you take a look at Dr. Chak-

ma’s salary in relation to other pres-idents […] you’ll find that [his]salary is competitive,” Frank

Angeletti, Chair of the Board ofGovernors, explained. “When […]

Chakma’s salary was determined,the factors were his then current

salary at Waterloo and the compet-itive nature of the process we hadundertaken.”

Chakma’s previous salary was$408,456 with $5,955 in benefits.

“[If I were] a student who hasn’tbeen to the meetings [I have beento] I would be shocked at the num-bers,” Chris Sinal, undergraduaterepresentative on the Board of Gov-ernors, explained.

Angeletti estimated there werejust under 900 staff on the list, and90 per cent of those were faculty.

“I would say that’s pretty sur-prising,” Harrison said. “Even withtenure it seems a bit excessive tomake $100,000 a year.”

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“That’s excessive, especial-ly when that money couldbe going to the school.”

— Victoria Harrison, fourth-year social science student

“[Salary is] reflective of theposition that the individu-als hold, the research andacademic credentials andit also deals with the num-ber of years a member hasserved as a professor.”

— Chris Sinal, undergraduate representative on the

Board of Governors

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Tiger’s out of his cageAt Augusta National Golf Club inAugusta, Georgia yesterday, TigerWoods answered his first set ofquestions from the media since thescandal surrounding infidelitybroke last year.

“A lot has happened in my lifeover the past five months, and I‘mhere at the Masters to play and com-pete,” the golfer said to a room filledwith media members yesterday.

The conference comes monthsafter Woods’ public apology, wherehe spoke about his return to golfand the scandal surrounding himand his family. He took no ques-tions at that press conference.

After an opening address yester-day, Woods apologized to fellowgolfers for undue media attention.He then answered questions abouthis family and his return to golf. Hecalled the “constant harassment” ofhis family one of the more difficultparts of the past months.

Reflecting on the practice roundhe played earlier that day, Woodssaid he received tremendous sup-port from fans.

“I’ve made a conscious decisionto try and tone down my negativeoutbursts. And consequently, I’msure that my positive outbursts willbe calmed down, as well,” he said.

“And that’s just trying to be morerespectful of the game andacknowledge the fans, like I did

today. That was just an incrediblereception all day for all 18 holes.And show, you know, my apprecia-tion for them. I haven’t done that inthe past few years, and that waswrong of me.”

Woods is set to compete in theMasters this week.

— Stuart A. Thompson

Crossing BoardersStudents at Durham Collegereceived an international education— without having to leave theirclassroom.

On April 5, a global classroomwas created by connecting the stu-dents to a college classroom inIndia.

The college linked with the otherclass for a session of an electivecourse called Short History of theWorld, creating a twin classbetween students at both colleges.

“We were looking for a class toteam up with and we thought thatIndia would be a pretty good placebecause it’s rapidly growing andvery much part of the global societyright now,” Lon Appleby, a profes-sor in the School of Communica-tion, Language and General Studiesat Durham College, said.

According to a press release, 55students enrolled in the course, inaddition to 22 students from theCollege’s film culture studiescourse, were joined by 16 studentsfrom the Mahindra United WorldCollege in Maharashtra, India.

“The more opportunities we cangive young people to connect withothers in other cultures, the morewe will be able to address the chal-lenges of globalization,” Applebynoted.

The global classroom willbecome a permanent fixture onAppleby’s website, which is to belaunched in early May. As men-tioned in the press release, the web-site will host, record and post addi-tional global classes to attract othercolleges and universities to twin-class formats.

—Shreya Tekriwal

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Tues, April 6• Western Foot Patrol AnnualUsed Book SaleWhen: 9 a.m. — 4 p.m.Where: University CommunityCentre AtriumWhat: Western Foot Patrol willhost their annual used book salein the Atrium, open to everyone.

• Brescia’s Farmers’ MarketsWhen: 9 a.m. — 5 p.m.Where: Brescia Library FoyerWhat: Faculty, staff and studentsare invited to come to Brescia tobuy locally grown produce, home-made baked goods and preserves.

• Western Green Awards ReceptionWhen: 3 p.m. — 4 p.m.Where: Michael’s Garden,Somerville HouseWhat: All are invited to the West-ern Green Awards reception,sponsored by BFI Canada Ltd.,Dominican Equipment & Chemi-cal and Swish Maintenance Ltd.

Wed, April. 7• Toastmaster’s Campus Commu-nicationsWhen: 12 p.m. — 1 p.m.Where: UCC, Room 147BWhat: Students and staff are wel-come to help practice and improvetheir public speaking ability.

• Sociology Research and DataSeriesWhen: 12:30 p.m. — 1:30 p.m.Where: Social Science Centre,Room 5220What: Sociology professor Audra

Bowlus will give a lecture entitled“An International Comparison ofEqualization Mobility and LifetimeEarnings Inequality: How Conti-nental Europe Resembles NorthAmerica.”

• The Geography of Hope: A Tourof the World we NeedWhen: 4:40 p.m. — 6 p.m.Where: UCC, Room 146What: Chris Turner, author, jour-nalist, environmentalist and sus-tainability expert will lecture onglobal sustainable practices andoffer a map of available solu-tions to the potential threat ofclimate change.

Thurs, April 8• Chocolate Fondue PartyWhen: 5:30 p.m. — 7:30 p.m.Where: UCC Council ChambersWhat: The Abolition Project AgainstHuman Trafficking is hosting anevent that explains the origins ofchocolate and lives that areexploited in the process. Fair tradechocolate fondue will be provided.

• Distinguished University Profes-sorship Public LecturesWhen: 4 p.m.Where: Medical Sciences Build-ing, Room 146What: Public lectures will begiven by this year’s recipients —Davy Chang and Gerald Kidder ofthe Schulich School of Medicineand Dentistry.

• Last Lecture 2010When: 6:45 p.m. — 9:30 p.m.Where: Great Hall, Somerville

HouseWhat: Western’s Alumni Associa-tion hosts the Last Lecture eventfor graduating students acrossall faculties, to celebrate theirsuccess. The event featureskeynote speaker Dev Aujl.

• Department of Psychology Lec-ture SeriesWhen: 7 p.m. — 8:30 p.m.Where: London Central Library,Stevenson and Hunt RoomWhat: Professor Greg Moran willgive a series of lectures titled“Relationships: We Can’t LiveWithout Them.” In the first lectureof the series, Moran will explorehow we interact with our childrenin the first year of their life andthe nature of this relationship.

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Amit Chakma University President $220,000*per 6 mtsAmit Chakma University President $220,000*per 6 mtsAmit Chakma University President $220,000*per 6 mtsCarol Stephenson Ivey Dean $405,000 Carol herbert Schulich Dean $339,100 John Macdonald Robarts Director $304.62 Fred Longstaffe Provost & VP (Academic) $218,499

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By Abid-Aziz LadhaniGazette Staff

According to a recent report, Lon-don is among the Canadian munic-ipalities that have experienced sig-nificant growth in the gap betweenrich and poor.

A report entitled “MendingCanada’s Frayed Social Safety Net:The role of municipal government,”was released March 24 by the Fed-eration of Canadian Municipalitiesand noted London has one of thelargest income inequalities in thecountry. It also stated the wealthi-est 10 per cent of Londoners earnedmore than nine times the poorest10 per cent in 2005.

“One really important [factor] isthe loss of manufacturing andunionized jobs,” Gina Barber, amember of the board of control forthe City of London, said whenexplaining the increased incomeinequality. “They are being replacedpartly by part-time and lower wagejobs.”

According to Barber, the lack ofprovincial and federal funding ispartly to blame.

“A lot of programs have beendownloaded over time, so what wasa provincial responsibility becomesa municipal responsibility, andunfortunately our ability to raisefunds is pretty much limited eitherto government grants or to theproperty tax base,” Barberexplained.

“It’s very hard to ask people, forexample people who may have losttheir jobs as a result of plant clo-sures, to take on additional burdensthrough the property tax base.”

However, the report explainedgrowing inequalities are commonsymptoms many municipalitiesacross the country are currentlyexperiencing.

According to a press release

from the FCM, the “federal andprovincial retreat from traditionalsocial transfers in the 1990s hasfrayed Canada’s social safety net,and cities are now struggling to fillthe growing gaps.”

The report also demonstratedthe number of working poor fami-lies in London has increased fromapproximately six per cent toalmost eight per cent.

“First of all we are working veryhard to attract advanced manufac-turing to the city which we wouldhope would pay better wages than

those jobs pay at present,” Barbersaid regarding efforts made by theCity to address the current situation.

Barber also mentioned theopportunities the city council isproviding to upgrade the skills ofthose who are unemployed, andalso described city hall’s endeavourto establish a living wage in Lon-don.

“People who have full-time jobsand full-time responsibilitiesshould be able to live without beingin poverty, that’s a really a criticalconcept,” she said.

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London’s rich-poor gapamong largest in Canada

Angeletti explained facultysalaries were based on both cre-dentials and time spent at the uni-versity.

“[Salary is] reflective of the posi-tion that the individuals hold, theresearch and academic credentialsand it also deals with the number ofyears a member has served as aprofessor.”

“It’s comparable, I think, to otheruniversities our size,” Sinal said.

According to Sinal, professors

also have a higher pay for an entry-level job, due to their high level ofeducation. He explained having amedical faculty of people who areboth professors and medical pro-fessionals, contributed to the highnumber of faculty earning above$100,000.

Angeletti expressed concernsover the age of the list. “The$100,000 threshold that was creat-ed in 1996 […] would probably bedifferent today if you applied thesame criteria.”

He estimated with inflation it

would be closer to $150,000.“When you take a look at a num-

ber of individuals that are on thatlist, when you use the $100,000threshold, keep in mind that anindividual who makes $25 morethan $100,000 gets on that list.”

Ontario’s Public Sector SalaryDisclosure Act requires organiza-tions which receive funding fromthe province to annually disclosesalaries, benefits, positions andnames of any employees whomakes over $100,000 annually.

Suits “marginalizedstudents on campus”

Dan Moulton, vice-presidentuniversity affairs for the UniversityStudents’ Council at Western, notedthe importance of promoting inclu-sivity on university campuses.

“The USC always needs toimprove its role ensuring we have asafe and inclusive campus,” Moul-ton said. “These are issues thatshould be taken very seriously, andwhen a student feels uncomfort-able or unsafe, that is something wetake very seriously.”

However, Moulton was hesitant

the event at Queen’s would set aprecedent for other events on cam-pus.

“We deal with events and clubson a case-by-case basis,” Moultonnoted

The apology released by AMSacknowledged certain individualswere alienated by the promotion ofthe sumo wrestlers, and offeredtheir condolences.

AMS is planning a replacementevent, and will follow up with othergroups at Queen’s who are using thesuits in the future.

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Nearly 900 Western staffcrack the $100k mark

Amit ChakmaUniversity President$220,000 per 6 mts $Carol Stephenson

Ivey Dean$405,000 $Carol Herbert

Schulich Dean$339, 100 $John MacDonald

Robarts Director$304,619 $Fred Longstaffe

Provost & VP (Academic)$218,499

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Excerpts from the AMS apology

“The event also devalues an ancient and respected Japan-ese sport, which is rich in history and cultural tradition.”

“As an organization and as individuals who allowed this togo on unchallenged, we are deeply sorry for having causedfeelings of hurt and not being safe on-campus by planningthis event.”

“We will be engaging in a series of discussions – both for-mal and informal – with all involved parties to ensure thatthey understand the ways in which the event is both harm-ful and discriminatory.”

“Although we are taking active steps as an organization andas individuals to ensure that we are better able to name andchallenge racism and oppression, it is clear that his does notin any way negate the damage done in the creation andadvertising of this event.”

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Re: “2009-2010 board report cards,”March 30, 2010

To the editor:I’d just like to take the time to voice myopinions about the Gazette’s 2009-2010University Students’ Council board reportcard. It was announced that Emily Rowe,Justin Arcaro and Will Bortolin receivedgrades that are more or less accepted asfail when compared to the grades of DanMoulton and Sacha Kumar.

I would first like to dissect the term“face of the USC” and rebut it does notadhere solely to the president, but to theboard as a whole. What negative impli-cations did Rowe’s “passed on ques-tions” have on the USC? Is it not her roleto ensure all questions have an answer?No one ever even considered the fluentteam dynamic of the board with respectto her leadership ability.

Justin Arcaro; noted as a microman-ager, is much more than that. He isindeed a manager with a portfolio muchlarger than any other, which is thenature of the vice-president studentevents position. Therefore his “dealingwith issues” grade is one relying on hiscommissioners who I personally knowdid all they possibly could regarding the

flatbed issue that arose at this year’sHomecoming.

Furthermore, I have walked intoArcaro’s office for a chat on more thanone occasion this year, so his “approach-ability” grade, as well as Bortolin’s is baf-fling to me. Perhaps it is a reflection ofthe people that didn’t take the time to getto know them.

People forget to look at both sides ofthe coin when judging others and I feelthat it is both unfair to rate the boardmembers individually, and to say that asa whole they did an “adequate” job giventheir circumstances. It has been widelyknown the Gazette and the USC havehad a “buddy-buddy” relationship and Isurely hope that this article was not anattempt to break free of that at theexpense of six human beings.

I challenge each reader to considerthese thoughts before quickly acceptingthe results of the article. I would like toclose by thanking each board memberfor their integrity, their dedication to abetter Western and for a phenomenalyear.

—Brandon De Krieger Outgoing Elgin Hall Council President

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Ed note: Emily Rowe, Will Bortolin andJustin Arcaro received B grades overall —not fails — in comparison to Dan Moultonand Sacha Kumar who received A’s overall.The USC board report cards were largelybased on consultation with and feedbackfrom commissioners, councillors and cur-rent board members, in addition to theinformed opinions of Gazette editors.

Re: “Gazette Spoof Issue” April 1, 2010

To the editor:The redesigned Gazette was a breath offresh air. Journalism is all about balance[and] our society is obsessed with beingpolitically correct. We also constantlyworry if we are going to offend someone.Chances are there will always be a story,picture or whatever that may not caterto your ideals, lifestyle or likings. That’slife. So keep the hard news and continueto publish “infotainment,” because lifeis all about balance too.

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The Alma Mater Society at Queen’s University planned afundraising event where students would dress in sumosuits and compete. The event was intended to raise dona-tions for a food bank, but was cancelled after several stu-dent complaints.

Political correctness is a tool to prevent inappropriatemessages from offending certain groups. It’s often usedto sideline sexist or racist messages from entering publicdiscourse. But it’s possible for political correctness to gotoo far, censoring or sanitizing otherwise innocent mes-sages. While society should be sensitive to all concerns,the AMS has overreacted by calling this event racist.

The sumo wrestling event, which required students towear plastic fat suits and push each other in a fashionvaguely similar to actual sumo wrestling, was less aboutdevaluing culture and more about awkwardly bashing intofellow students wearing funny costumes. Sumo wrestlingis certainly an art form and a sport. This event used noneof its intricate rules and maneuvers, limiting its similaritiesto actual sumo wrestling to the basic rules and body size.

Considering some complaints were posted on Facebook,the group should have verified their legitimacy before mak-ing any decisions. Serious complaints should be madethrough the appropriate channels, like formal letters orface-to-face meetings with relevant personnel.

Society is almost at the point where people cannot evenacknowledge differences between cultures without beingaccused of malicious intent. A few overzealous complain-ers will take every opportunity to protest anything vague-ly controversial. While people should feel free to submitcomplaints, managers are responsible for ignoring orreacting to these complaints in an appropriate fashion.While a public outcry would warrant cancelling the event,the AMS did so after just a handful of complaints.

Sumo wrestling like this has existed in North Americafor years, so the timing of the cancellation may also benoteworthy. Queen’s was criticized as recently as twoweeks ago when a student claimed in a report by theCanadian Federation of Students that “white privilege”permeates throughout the campus. The National Postalso claimed Queen’s has a reputation of taking studentsfrom privileged neighbourhoods in Toronto and Ottawa,which may cause stronger racial tensions than what’sseen at other universities.

This level of scrutiny could have exaggerated AMS’reaction, motivating a swift cancellation rather than a dis-cussion. The reaction might ultimately be less aboutsumo wrestling as a racist activity and more about theuniversity being perceived as racist.

In the end, there is a big difference between poking funat oversized wrestlers and mocking an entire culture.While the sumo wrestling in question uses pieces of theactual sport, calling the event an exercise in oppression isan abuse of political correctness. Cancelling the event anddenying the food bank from benefitting is ultimately astep too far.

— The Gazette editorial board

Sumo stiflinga PC fail

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Twenty-year-old Lindsey* begins her Satur-day night by drinking half a bottle of wine.She then heads to the bar, where she drinksmultiple beers throughout the night. By thetime Lindsey leaves the bar at 2:30 a.m., she’snot only drunk, but craving greasy food too— and she has no shortage of dining options.

“I’ve had Sammy’s Souvlaki, I’ve been toThe Spot, I’ve been to Planet Pizza, ParadisePizza, [Little Caesars], I’ve been to the hot dogvendor, shawarma –– Aladdin and Barakat ––Pita Pita, Mustang Pizza and Prince Albert’s,”she says, counting on her fingers the Londonestablishments she’s dined at.

Lindsey, a third-year kinesiology studentat Western who maintains an active lifestyle,is the reason fast food places offering cheapand quickly-made shawarmas, pizza andfrench fries, prosper on Richmond Row. Aftera night of drinking, people leave the bars andhead straight for greasy food –– perhapsunaware of the toll they are taking on theirbodies.

The real problem of eating after the barcomes from excessive alcohol consumption,or what’s commonly referred to as “binge-drinking.”

“A male would be binge drinking if he con-sumes more than five drinks in a row, awomen who drinks more than four drinks ina row,” Anne Zok, nutrition services managerfor Western’s hospitality services, says.“Essentially it means a heavy consumption ofalcohol over a short period of time.”

A short-term effect of drinking can be anaffinity for making regrettable choices, suchas unhealthily eating afterwards.

“Drinking certainly does increase theappetite, or at least weakens the will toadhere to a healthy diet,” Zok says.

Lesley Macaskill, a professor of food andnutritional sciences at Brescia University Col-lege, agrees that if anything, it’s a psycholog-ical issue.

“It’s the same way that a lot of people havea psychological need to drink – peoplebecome dependant upon it,” Macaskill says.“I think the same thing happens after drink-ing. It could be that people are starting to feelnauseous or the toxic effects of the alcohol,and they want something to comfort theirstomachs. By putting food in your stomachyou’re going to reduce the rate that [the alco-hol] is absorbed.”

However, putting fatty foods in yourstomach when drunk is evenworse for your body thaneating it when sober, andcan lead to the dread-ed beer belly.

“The thing aboutalcohol is that itpromotes fat stor-age,” Macaskillsays. “Yourbody will usethe alcoholto burn calo-ries to sustainyou, and it willchoose tostore the fat calo-ries. It predomi-nantly promotesabdominal fat stor-age.”

Lindsey doesn’t

seem concerned about a beer belly. Her fastfood of choice is a $5 Little Caesar’s Hot-N-Ready pizza. The lineup on weekends is usu-ally out the door and the tiny venue is packedwith hungry students.

“One time my friend re-sold her pizza to aguy at the back of the line for $20, and she’dalready eaten a slice –– that’s how much peo-ple want it,” Lindsey says.

The number of calories and fat in thesefoods is astounding. A Hot-N-Ready pepper-oni pizza has 210 calories and 7.6 grams of fatper slice, and in a small pizza of eight slices,that’s 1,680 calories consumed when eatingthe whole thing.

“It depends how active you are, of course,but for [a female] who is sedentary, that couldbe a full day’s calorie intake, and instead ofgetting it throughout the day, they’re gettingit in one pizza at the end of the night,”Macaskill says.

The time of day when the food is con-sumed is almost as important as the nutri-tional value, because late-night snacking isnever a good idea.

“Most of us consume three meals a day,and we don’t plan on having a fourth meal inthe middle of the night,” Macaskill says. “Youcan easily consume 30 to 40 per cent morecalories than the body needs, and then you’renot going to be burning those efficientlybecause you’re going to go to bed right after.”

For many, a night of drinking and greasyfood go hand-in-hand, whether devoured onthe way home from the bar or for breakfastthe next morning. But despite how much youmay crave greasy food and no matter howsatisfied you feel afterwards, consuming fastfood can ultimately make you feel worse inthe morning.

“Greasy food, coupled with an excess ofalcohol, is going to make recovery that muchmore difficult,” explains Zok. “High fat foodsare going to worsen indigestion and the sodi-um content is going to further dehydrate aperson, resulting in an even worse hangover.It’s a bad combination any way you look at it.”

According to Macaskill, the best way todiminish a hangover is to make sure you eatbefore you drink so there’s something toabsorb the alcohol. She also says that noth-ing will truly get rid of a hangover except fortime, but recommends drinking waterthroughout the night, exercising the next day,

and refraining frome a t i n g

b e f o rebed.

For Lindsey, this doesn’t seemlike a feasible option.

“If I didn’t have the chance toeat on the way home from the bar,I would probably still make somekind of food at home,” she says.“Kraft Dinner or grilled cheese ––I’m definitely not going tomake a salad.”

While fruits and veggiesmight not satisfy a drunk-en hunger craving,Zok has sugges-tions for otherl a t e - n i g h ts n a c k i n goptions, such astrail mix, whole-wheat crackersand cheese, or pitaand hummus. Ofcourse the best andobvious solution is toabstain from drinkingentirely, or to not get sodrunk that you knowyou won’t be able toresist eating unhealthily.

But it doesn’t seem likeLindsey will retire from herbar outings and fast foodventures anytime soon. Onthis night, like so many oth-ers, she meanders downRichmond, pizza box in hand.

“This is the best thing I’ve ever eaten!”she exclaims, holding a slice. Only time willtell if she feels the same in the morning.

*Name has been changed

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Clash of the Titans a great update to a classicBut don’t waste money seeing this action-packed film in 3D

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THIS IS MY WAR FACE. The re-make of 1981’s Clash of the Titans brings Greek gods and their many problems to the screen once again.

By Eliot HongGazette Staff

Clash of the TitansDirected by: Louis LeterrierStarring: Sam Worthington, RalphFiennes, Alexa Davalos, Liam Nee-son

The scorpions are bigger. The titansare more badass. Everything is CGIgenerated.

The 2010 remake of the 1981film of the same name brings in afull-fury, action-packed film thatstrays away from the light-heart-edness and stop-action monstersof the original, creating a film thatpretty much feels like TheMummy with a Greek mythologi-cal twist to it.

The story begins with an expla-nation of how the Greek godsdefeated the titans and how Zeus(Neeson) tricked his brother Hades(Fiennes) to rule the undergroundwhile he stood atop Mount Olym-pus.

Centuries later, as mankindbecomes wary of the gods, and thepeople of Argos declare themselvesthe new gods of the world, Hadesdeclares an ultimatum to the Argospeople — sacrifice their belovedPrincess Andromeda (Davalos) in10 days, or face the wrath of themighty Kraken.

Meanwhile, Perseus (Worthing-ton), the lone survivor of an attackfrom Hades, is brought to Argoswhere he discovers he is a demi-god — the bastard child of a humanand a god — and is asked to takedown the Kraken before it strikesthe state and takes PrincessAndromeda’s life.

You can pretty much guess whatcomes next, but that is what is sogreat about this film — it is a puresummer-action flick that playsgreat from start to finish.

There are some lapses, includingcasting Worthington as the lead.The script is bland at times and thepace is somewhat off-putting, butnonetheless this film is a great wayto kick off the summer movie sea-son.

If anything, this film feels likethe Disney’s Hercules all grown up.The CGI-generated monsters arebigger, scarier and actually look likethey can take a bite out of you.

However, avoid the 3D versionand save yourself some money. Thisis another folly in an attempt tocash in on the 3D wonders thatAvatar set out back in December, asit was originally filmed in 2D andhastily converted into 3D at the lastminute.

This creates a lacklustre 3Dshow where the mythical beastsdon’t even pop up out of the screen,and is Warner Bros.’ attempt atmaking more money to cover thefilm’s $120 million budget.

Clash of the Titans is a greatupdate to the original, andalthough the acting and script isweak at times, this film is a fun wayto forget about the upcoming examseason while seeing a Greek demi-god kick tons of monster butt.

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Jay Leno, watch your back –– there’sa new late-night talk show in town.

OK, so the town isn’t New York orBurbank, California. It’s London,Ontario. But that doesn’t mean thefolks involved inLondon Tonightwith Jeff Leesondon’t have bigambitions fortheir little cableshow.

The show,debuting soonon Rogers TV,will feature avariety of specialguests and musi-cal perfor-mances. It’s alsoa mix of standupand sketch comedy, says one of theshow’s writers and producers, West-ern student Al Valiulis.

Leeson explains “a bunch ofconnections” with the show’s origi-nal creator led to his involvement inthe project.

“We filmed a test show in Feb-ruary, which went really well, andhad some meetings with Rogers —they liked the show,” Leeson says.

Having done standup comedyprofessionally for 10 years, Leeson— born and raised here in London— is taking time off the road to host

London Tonight in his hometown.His goal? To build it into a nationalTV show.

“We’re going to build it up local-ly first, see if people are watchingand responding well to the show,”he says. After that comes a move tothe larger Ontario market. Then,

hopefully, amajor cable net-work like CTV’sThe ComedyNetwork or CBCwill pick up theshow.

It sounds likea daunting taskfor a team of fivewriters and 20crewmembersthat have yet toeven see the showon the air. But theteam behind

London Tonight feels their mix is a“winning formula,” so says Leeson.

“I was thinking of what piece ofshit cliché to use,” he jokes.

“When you look at it now, you’relike, oh man –– we have so far togo,” says Leeson, getting seriousagain. “But if we work hard at this,we can get there.”

“It’s not out of reach. We’ve got aton of potential,” echoes Valiulis.“We’ve got solid talent.”

Viewers have lots to expectwhen London Tonight hits the air-waves. “Look forward a lot of big

ball of clichés … and a lot of slap-stick … and a lot of British humour… and a lot of dick jokes,” Leesonand Valiulis said, talking over eachother excitedly.

Shifting out of his comedic per-sona again, Leeson adds the teamwants the show to be open to theLondon community. “We want Lon-don to feel like it’s their show,” heexplains. “We’ve done a lot of film-ing, hitting the streets […] getting afeel for how people react to us.”

Those hoping to experienceLondon’s only late-night talk showcan get their first glimpse as part ofthe studio audience at 8 p.m. onSunday, April 18 at the Arts Project,located at 203 Dundas St.

The April 18 taping features spe-cial guests Tucker and Taz, comedi-an Rob Bebenek and a musical per-formance by Under the Killing Floor.Visit www.londontonight.ca formore details.

Four TetThere is Love in YouDomino Records

The whirr of intergalactic staticnoise intermingled with thepounding vibration of a superno-va — that’s a good way todescribe the melodies in KieranHebden’s — a.k.a. Four Tet — lat-est full-length album, There isLove in You.

The London-based producerhas returned from an absencefrom the indie music scene witha new set of ethereal tracks inthe experimental electronicagenre.

This album is laden withorganic and alien-like sounds,ranging from hypnotic bell har-monies to thumping drumsequences. Snaps, clicks and faintwhispers are also featured in hissongs.

With its sparse use of lyrics,this album seems more befittingas a collection of backgroundtunes to a video game rather thanfull-scale singles. Almost unbear-ably repetitive, the trance beatsare only for the patient and med-itative.

In songs such as “Love Cry”and “Sing,” a sensually mysticfemale voice adds a sultry,romantic quality to the otherwisecacophonous beats. In otherinstrumental selections, gentlelulling tunes have the listenernodding blissfully to sounds thatare reminiscent of sunny fields,fantasy wonderlands andabstract depictions — which arefeatured on the album coverdesign.

There is Love in You is a scrap-book of sound collages that isaltogether pleasing to the ear. Itseems to immerse the listenerinto another universe, the whim-sical world of Hebden’s imagina-tion. An utterly 21st centuryapproach to techno, this psyche-delic musical medley is lush anddynamic.

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Who’s the craziest person on thetrack team? She is my roommate as well so shemight have something to say aboutthis, but Vicky Siemon, definitely. Ifyou’ve ever seen anyone doing backbridges at the Ceeps, that’s her.She’s a crazy dancer; she has dance-offs all the time with everybody.

What’s the craziest or weirdestthing that has happened in yourfive years at Western? I was at the Ceeps with somefriends in the wooden area — itreminds me of trees so I like thatarea. Miley Cyrus’ “Party in theUSA” came on and there was animmediate stampede for what I

thought was the dance floor, butturned out to be the stage. Myfriend Shellie and I got swept along.Before we knew it, we had gottenseparated and were in the midst ofwhat felt like 100 sweaty toplessfootball players jamming hard in avery confined area. I was a littleintoxicated and began jumping andsinging right alongside them, butwas overcome every so often withbrief but intense waves of horror asmy feet were barely on the floor andmy head was bouncing off soakedbacks and chests and I could bare-ly breathe. I’m pretty sure I actual-ly came across [Mustang’s quarter-back] Mike Faulds in there for abrief moment, though it may havebeen a hallucination. The songended and I was allowed to stum-ble back to my friends, soakingfrom the sweat. Needless to say I

left Ceeps soon afterward and tothis day I cannot hear that songwithout shuddering.

Who are your big rivals? Windsor. They’re always the biggestcompetitors and they always step itup. It’s always our goal to beatthem. Our coaches say: “do the bestyou can, but if it’s a Windsor girlahead of you try a little harder justto beat her.”

How has your experience as a Mus-tang prepared you for the next stepin life? Well, recently I have been able tostart having a voice more in thecommunity. I spoke at the scholar-ship breakfast yesterday, which wasdefinitely a learning experience. Ilook forward to going to schoolsmaybe, or talking to kids about just

being fit and having fun in sports. Ithink definitely I have become moreof a leader since being captain thelast couple of years. I’ve always livedby example, but now I’m starting tolead a little more vocally as well.

Describe your relationship withfellow track and field athleteAndrew Judge. Oh brother, that’s very specific[laughs]. Well, we’re good friends.We dated for a few years, but I thinksince we’ve broken up, we havebeen able to get closer. Really noth-ing is off the table, we can talkabout anything together. It’s a real-ly good relationship that way.

Is it good to have someone whoknows you that well? At meets it was always convenientto have someone to talk to if you

needed to. He gives a lot of encour-agement. You can always hear hisvoice — he has a very distinctivevoice I guess.

Is the London 2012 SummerOlympics your goal? It is yeah. I think I’ve improved a lotthese past few months so I think Ican maintain and keep improvinglike that and achieve my goals.

Would that be a dream come true? Yeah, it would be good. Canada haspretty hard standards to make theOlympics, which makes it kind ofhard for people to go just to getexperience. They are not really intoinvesting in athletes just to get expe-rience. If I do make it, it will be oneof those not really in contention, butat least there to experience it andget set up for the next [Olympics].

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Mustangs moving on: Fifth-year pentathlete Jen CottenBy Gazette SportsGazette Staff

What do Miley Cyrus’ “Party in theUSA,” climbing trees and arts andcrafts have in common?

Apparently, Jen Cotten. At least that’s how the Barrie

native keeps busy when she’s notout tearing up the track. In her fiveyears at Western, Cotten is a four-time national champion in the pen-tathlon and the current CanadianInteruniversity Sport outstandingperformer of the year in fieldevents. She’s also hoping to com-pete in the 2012 Olympic games.

In the third installment of a four-part series, the Gazette sat downwith Cotten to chat about her deco-rated Mustangs career and to onceand for all reveal the truth behindher relationship with fellow Mus-tang Andrew Judge.

Why did you come to Western?I applied to Waterloo, Toronto andWestern. My one coach in highschool is actually really good friendswith [Mustangs head coach] VickieCroley. Whenever I would walk bythe athletic office at my high schoolI would get “Hey Jen! Here’s Vickieon the phone.” I really got pushed togo there by my teachers.

Describe your relationship withVickie. It’s quite mother-daughter actually.My parents […] moved to Englandin my second year. They were over-seas, so Vickie was really like a step-in mom. I’ve lived here during thesummers since first year so she’sreally helped the transition fromhome to university.

What is your favourite memory offthe field?In my first-year, there was anotherJen on the team. She was kind ofknown as “Jen the slut,” eventhough she wasn’t a slut — it wasjust the name. She graciously hand-ed it down to me. I think we were ata Subway in some random townand I walked in and [former Mus-tang] Scott Emberley, who wasalready in the store, said “is it justme or did it just get a whole lot slut-tier in here all of a sudden?” right infront of all these locals.

If you had to do it all over again, isthere anything you would do dif-

ferently? No, I don’t think so. I know there arethings in the moment that I wouldregret, but looking back, I can’t eventhink of what they are now. Maybegiving into those upper-year stu-dents when I was in first year. Therookies this year, we treat them a lotnicer now than the older peopletreated us in years past.

What kind of things do you do tothe rookies? They dress up of course and theykind of get judged on their cos-tumes. Then we ask them questionsthat they may not want to answer.For example, “who is the nicest oneon the team?” or “who would youkick off if you could?”

What’s your favourite thing aboutLondon? I like Gibbons Park a lot. I was actu-ally just down there and the pathsare really nice. I like how it is the“Forest City” because I love climb-ing trees— the best part is the trees.

Where are the best trees to climb inLondon?In the woods by TD Waterhouse,there is a really cool, really thickdeciduous branch that is really hor-izontal. It’s 30 feet up and then thereis a big old dying off pine tree thatgoes near it. You can climb up thatbecause there are so many littlebranches and just sit on the bigdeciduous branch and just hang out.

What are some of your hidden tal-ents? I like making crafts. I started carv-ing a stick, it was going to be like ahand with a bird on it, but the handturned into only three fingers— itskind of like an avatar hand. I likedrawing, painting and some sculp-ture. Actually Babybel cheese, thatwax is really good for makingthings—it’s really moldable.

Do you think your reputation ofbeing eccentric is true? Do you care? I do think it’s true. I don’t really caretoo much. If there is something inthe living room, well like the stickfor instance, my roommates willsay, “whose stick is that? oh wait,nice stick Jen!” Anything weird inthe living room is mine. It is what itis. I feel kind of boring sometimes

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WE TRIED, BUT THERE’S JUST NOTHING FUNNY ABOUT THIS PICTURE. Mustangs fifth-year Jen Cotten com-petes in the high jump event for the pentathlon at the Canadian Interuniversity Championships. Throughouther Mustangs career Cotten dominated on the national stage winning the gold medal in the pentathlon fourout of five years.

Jen Cotten Barrie, ONSciences

2009-10 OUA Results Pentathlon gold medalist Long jump gold medalist

4x400m relay gold medalist 60m hurdles silver medalist

Career CIS Results 4-time pentathlon gold medalist

2006-07 pentathlon bronze medalist 2-time long jump gold medalist

2007-08 long jump bronze medalist 2009-10 60m hurdles silver medalist 2008-09 4x400m relay gold medalist 2-time 4x400m relay bronze medalist

Accomplishments2005-06 OUA Rookie of the Year

2009-10 OUA Most Valuable Female Performer 2009-10 CIS Outstanding Performer of the Year in field events

2-time CIS Women’s Athlete of the Meet

Mustangs Records 4x400m relay (3:48.69)

Long jump (4.98m)

PLEASE SEE COTTEN P8

“She’s been an amazingcontributor to our pro-gram. Her contributionswill be very difficult torepeat. She made historyby being Western’s toptrack and field competitorof all time [with 13 CISmedals]. She is a one of akind athlete.”

—On Jen’s university career

“It was her natural athlet-ic ability plus she has anopenness to learn andimprove. She’s very coach-able.”

—On why Jen was so successful

“This past season, Jentook her athleticism up tothe next level. If she canincrease her score by 300to 400 points within thenext year, she would likelymake some major inter-national competitions.”

—On Jen’s athletic future

“I think that Jen has beengiven the opportunity tolead and she’s run with itand done very well. Shegot the captain’s rolebecause of her personalityand her willingness to getalong with everyone. Jenis special because she canstill be a team leader andperform well.”

—On Jen’s leadership ability

MUSTANGS HEAD COACHVICKIE CROLEY TALKSABOUT JEN COTTEN

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Alex Gonzalez and Travis Sniderwill round out the Jays’ battingorder this season, representing verydifferent roles in the organization.

The Jays agreed to terms withhighly touted Cuban shortstopAdeinis Hechavarria this off-sea-son, who could be ready for nextyear. So when Gonzalez posts a .230average and a .300 OBP this season,don’t get too worked up.

Snider is anything but a seatwarmer. After two years of beingyo-yoed between AAA and themajors, the 21-year-old will get achance to establish himself as aneveryday player this year. He had adecent spring, hitting .250 withthree home runs and eight RBIs.Snider has the potential for a break-out season — whether he’s ready todo it remains to be seen.

The BenchFan favourite John McDonald con-tributes more with his glove thanhis bat, but will see a lot of playingtime behind Gonzalez. Jose Molinais another player more known forhis contributions defensively thanat the plate. Look for him to seeaction twice a week.

Mike McCoy replaces Joe Inglettas the utility man. The 29-year-oldonly has only six major league plateappearances under his belt, buthe’ll get a chance to prove himselfwith the Jays.

Finally, veteran Randy Ruiz willget a chance to prove he deserves ajob in the majors after an 11-yearcareer with 10 different organiza-tions. He’s shown he can hit — Ruizput up a .313 average and .385 OBPin 33 games with the Blue Jays lastAugust.

The RotationShaun Marcum becomes the firstpitcher in seven years not namedRoy Halladay to start on openingday after Halladay was shipped toPhiladelphia. Marcum hasn’tthrown a regular season pitch since2008 and has big shoes to fill as thestaff ace.

His spring was coming alongfine until March 26 when heallowed nine earned runs in fiveinnings against the Tampa BayRays. He’ll rely on his changeup andhis slider to help offset the trio offastballs he throws. He’ll be suc-

cessful if he varies his pitches andspeed effectively.

Left-hander Brian Tallet willpitch second despite the mountainof evidence against the decision.The Jays only have one left-handerin their bullpen going into the sea-son and Tallet’s ERA, walks and hitsper innings pitched were signifi-cantly lower as a reliever last year.

The most likely scenario will seeTallet move to the bullpen whenMarc Rzepczynski and DustinMcGowan return from the disabledlist.

Ricky Romero made a strongcase for rookie-of-the-year in 2009going 7-3 with an impressive 3.00ERA and a 1.26 WHIP in the firsthalf of the season before runningout of gas. The key for Romero thisyear will be to remain consistentthroughout the season.

The Jays acquired 26-year-oldBrandon Morrow from the SeattleMariners in a trade that saw closerBrandon League head to the Emer-ald City. Morrow split time as astarter and a reliever with theMariners, with most of his successcoming out of the bullpen.

The Jays are dead set on usinghim as a starter, where he’ll rely onhis mid-nineties fastball to over-power hitters and his off-speedchange up and curveball to inducestrikeouts.

Rounding out the rotation is left-hander Dana Eveland, who earneda spot on the team with an excep-tionally strong spring, posting a1.80 ERA with 21 strikeouts.

If he carries over his strongspring numbers into the regularseason, Eveland will be a rotationstaple. But if he falters, he’ll findhimself in the minors in favour ofanother of the Jays’ young arms.

The BullpenEasily their biggest strength thisyear, the Jays will rely on thebullpen to bail out their youngstarters who may have troubleescaping the fourth or fifth innings.

Shawn Camp, Jeremy Accardo,Casey Janssen and Merkin Valdezwill be counted on to eat up thosemiddle innings and keep the Jaysalive in close games.

Meanwhile, Accardo and KevinGregg provide a serviceable setuptandem. Both have performed wellas closers in previous seasons andcan easily step into the role if need-ed.

Of course, they will only beneeded to fill the closer role if JasonFrasor falters. Frasor converted on11 of 14 save opportunities last sea-son, posting an ERA of 2.50 and aWHIP of 1.02. It’s hard to argue withthose numbers — the ninth-inningrole will be Frasor’s to lose.

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LineupJose Bautista — RFAaron Hill — 2BAdam Lind — DHVernon Wells — CFLyle Overbay — 1BJohn Buck — CEdwin Encarnacion — 3BAlex Gonzalez — SSTravis Snider — LF

Starting RotationShaun Marcum — RHPBrian Tallet — LHPRicky Romero — LHPBrandon Morrow — RHPDana Eveland — LHP

BenchMike McCoy — OFJose Molina — CRandy Ruiz — 1B/DHJohn Mcdonald — IF

BullpenJeremy Accardo — RHPShawn Camp — RHPScott Downs — LHPJason Frasor — RHPKevin Gregg — RHPCasey Janssen — RHPMerkin Valdez — RHP

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The Gazette’s 2010 MLB season primerYoung Toronto Blue Jays in for a long season asthey rebuild their pitching staff, batting order

By Arden ZwellingGazette Staff

Spring is great. The sun is shining, thebirds are singing, the patios are opening— and the Toronto Blue Jays, with a 0-0record, are .500.

Jays fans will want to relish thismoment as all indications point to a diffi-cult season for this young, rebuilding ballclub. Nevertheless, here’s how the BlueJays stack up as they open their 33rd sea-son.

The LineupRight fielder Jose Bautista will be taskedwith leadoff duties this season, afterMarco Scutaro departed to the BostonRed Sox in the off-season. Despite hisinexperience in the position, he had atremendous spring training that saw himbat .439 with five home runs and 11 RBIs.

Aaron Hill will try to pick up where heleft off last year — 36 home runs, 108 RBIs,an all-star selection and a Silver Sluggeraward — batting second and patrollingsecond base. The 28-year-old showed nosigns of slowing down this spring, leading

the Jays with six home runs and 15 RBIs. Following Hill in the three-hole is des-

ignated hitter Adam Lind, whose .305average, 35 home runs and 114 RBIs lastseason propelled him to a Silver Sluggeraward. Fresh off signing a contract exten-sion with the Jays, Lind will be counted onto replicate, if not improve, on those num-bers.

Cleanup hitters are usually the toppaid players on their team and VernonWells is no exception — he’ll receive a$12.5 million salary in 2010, making himone of the top 10 highest paid players inthe league. Needless to say, the Jays wouldappreciate a bigger return on their invest-ment than the .260 average and 66 RBIsWells contributed in 2009.

The centre fielder has battled injuriesto his wrist and hamstring in previous sea-sons and is only three years removed froman all-star campaign when he hit 32 homeruns and 106 RBIs, so there is reason tobelieve a healthy Wells can find his formonce again.

Following Wells will be a mixture ofLyle Overbay, John Buck and EdwinEncarnacion.

Overbay has been one of the Jays mostconsistent hitters over the past two years.His .372 OBP last season was the secondbest on the team and his other offensivenumbers were better than Wells’. Over-bay’s defensive prowess at first base is alsounderrated — he has committed just 12errors over his past 400 games.

Behind the plate, Buck represents adefinite downgrade from Rod Barajas. He’snever hit higher than the .247 he musteredlast season and his OBP has hoveredaround .300 for his career.

However, Buck is simply a placeholderfor catching prospect J.P. Arencibia, whocould see major league time later this sea-son as a September call up. As far as seatwarmers go, the Jays could do worse.

One of the most interesting players towatch for the Jays this year will be Encar-nacion. The 26-year-old battled through awrist injury all of last season, hitting just.225 with 13 home runs and 39 RBIs. WhenEncarnacion was healthy the season prior,he belted 26 home runs.

The third baseman has raw power at

ZWELLIN’ IT LIKE IT IS 2010 MLB PREDICTIONS

Blue Jays PredictionsFinal record: 70-92 —The pitching staff is far too young and inexperiencedto handle the sluggers in the AL East while the hitting talent drops off consid-erably after Aaron Hill and Adam Lind.

Batting MVP: Aaron Hill — Look for the 28-year-old to follow up hisbreakout 2009 campaign with another big season in 2010.

Pitching MVP: Ricky Romero — Romero made a strong case for rookie-of-the-year in 2009 before running out of gas in the second half. Now, a yearolder and stronger, Romero will have the stamina to pitch well all seasonlong and has paid enough dues in the minors to avoid a sophomore slump.

Breakout Season: Travis Snider —The time is now for Snider to prove hewas worthy of all the ballyhoo about him being one of the best young hittersin baseball.

Surprise contributor: Vernon Wells —A healthy Wells is far too talentedof a hitter to slump for this long — he’ll bounce back in 2010 and creep alittle closer to earning his $21 million pay cheque.

American League Predictions

Division WinnersAL East — New York Yankees

AL Central — Minnesota TwinsAL West — Texas Rangers

AL Wildcard — Boston Red Sox

National League Predictions

Division WinnersNL East — Philadelphia PhilliesNL Central — St Louis Cardinals

NL West — Colorado RockiesNL Wildcard — Los Angeles Dodgers

World SeriesPhiladelphia Phillies defeat New York Yankees

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