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Barahona next FSU president 3Message In The Bottle 11A mini lifestyle show 13

Andrew Bro o ks i s a fi rs t-y ear g eneral Arts and s ci -ences s tudent. He s ai d, “I’ml o ud, l o ts o f fun and a bi gmus i c enthus i as t. I g et v erybo red v ery eas i l y, but I’mamus ed by s i mpl e thi ng s .I’m a cat pers o n, and Ifreaki ng l o v e baco n. ”1. Why are you here?On Earth? To bring on the goodtimes.2. What was your life-changingmoment?In grade 7 I slipped in front of aschool bus. It didn’t see me, butmy friend Ryan jumped out in

front and stopped it. I would havebeen run over that day if heweren’t there. 3. What music are you currentlylistening to?The new The Strokes album. 4. What is the best piece ofadvice you’ve ever received?“Try the churros,” and I’m serious- they were freaking amazing. 5. Who is your role model?My role model is JulianCasablancas. Just gotta party andhave a good time.6. Where in the world have youtraveled?Only England and the U.S.

7. What was your first job?I worked at McDonalds, likeessentially all of my friends.8. What would your last mealbe?Last meal? I don’t really know.Oddly enough I’d probably takesomething simple like pasta. 9. What makes you uneasy?Spiders, broken bones, rotten foodand 2012. 10. What is your passion?Music, 100 per cent. I’ve neverdone anything musical, but I’vetaken vocal lessons for ages andI’ve been playing instruments foryears. I’d make a career out of it ifI could.Do you want Fanshawe to know 10Things About You? Just head onover to fsu.ca and click on the 10Things I Know About You link atthe top.

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Brooks waiting on 2012?

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Question ofthe Week‘‘Question ofthe Week

After months of preparation,weeks of campaigning and onevery nerve-wracking Thursday,the 2011/2012 student councilwas announced.

Forwell Hall was packed witheager students and nominees onThursday, March 17, all cheeringas each name was called. By theend of the announcements, our2011/2012 student council stoodon stage, beaming proudly andlooking forward to the year ahead.

Veronica Barahona faced thestudent body for the first time asthe president-elect.

“No words can explain how I’mfeeling,” she said breathlessly.“I’m really excited and really,really, really happy. This has beena lot of work with a lot of people,and I would not have been able todo any of it without them. I justwant to thank every single personthat has helped me through this.The amount of support that I’vegotten this entire campaign isunbelievable. That warms myheart more than anything in theworld.”

Barahona said she has big plansfor her time as prez. “The SharingShop is my biggest thing,” shesaid, adding that she wants thestudent union to take ownershipof the service. “This is somethingthat students don’t know is avail-able to them. It’s so amazing, sowhy isn’t it being run by the stu-dent association? We’re studentsserving students. That’s some-thing I’m going to be activelyworking on.”

Her goals for 2011/2012include improving relations withthe University of WesternOntario, making Fanshawe stu-dents’ wants and needs known tothe city of London and getting stu-

dents more aware of the issuesconcerning them in provincial andfederal elections, including trans-fer credits and quality education.“We want to put that in studentterms – not politician talk.”

She said she will also work hardto get new students active in theFanshawe campus culture by con-tinuing President Joe Scalia’sweekly video blog, taking part inorientation week and making herpresence known on campus to“get students involved from thebeginning.”

“I want to just create a culture,”she said. “I’m so passionate aboutFanshawe. I want people to feelthe same way I do about it.”

Barahona already has two yearsof experience on student councilunder her belt – she was the VPExternal for 2009/2010 and theVP Internal for 2010/2011 – andfeels her experience will help hertransition into her new position aspresident. She said she is alsopleased to be working with return-ing council members VP ExternalAndrew Payne (the 2010/2011 VPFinance) and VP of FinanceKendra Sauder (the 2010/2011 VPExternal).

“I think the team is amazing. Ithink that every single personbrings something great to thetable,” said Barahona. “Half theboard is back … it’s not going tobe a complete transition period.”

The student council will alsoinclude some new faces:Samantha Slade as VP Internal,Emma Newman as VPEntertainment and Adam Gourlayas VP Athletics.

With the council set in placeand all members thinking up bigplans for the year ahead, the2011/2012 year is looking prom-ising.

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Look out, London – Fanshawe’sexpanding its territory.

With the purchase of the GateWalk townhouses at 900 FanshaweCollege Blvd., just across the streetfrom the college, Fanshawe’s cam-pus just got a little bigger.

“The location is perfect,” saidDr. Howard Rundle, president ofthe college. “In some ways, it’s asgood as being right on our campus.The way I describe it is, ‘We’vejust extended our campus that littlebit across the street.’”

The mid-February purchase ofthe property, renamed KestrelCourt by the college, was “oppor-tunistic,” according to Rundle.Originally, the company thatowned the property, College GateWalk Housing Inc., wanted to sella block of four properties, twolocated in London and two outsideof the city. The college was notinterested in that deal. When theblock of properties did not sell forover a year, representatives fromthe college approached the proper-ty owners to ask if they would beinterested in selling the townhous-es on Fanshawe CollegeBoulevard. After much discussionand due diligence, the college pur-chased the townhouses for$10,900,000 on February 15.

The townhouses have space for400 people, and each unit canhouse up to six people.

Currently, there are 50 residentsliving in Kestrel Court who are notFanshawe students. According toRundle, the hope is to have theentire property populated only byFanshawe students by September.

“We did say that anybody whohas a lease who would like to ter-minate that lease – stop paying rentand leave – we’ll let them,” said

Rundle. “Then we could startworking on those rooms rightaway. It’s not like a residence inthat everybody has to be out beforeyou can do something – becausethey’re all townhouses, if one ofthem emptied, we could be work-ing on that before the summer-time.”

According to Harry Bakker, thedirector of facilities managementfor the college, the units were inreasonably good condition. “Forthe most part, the majority ofrepairs needed are cosmetic innature, including wall repairs to fixblemishes from previous tenantdamage and repair attempts, paint-ing and flooring replacement asrequired.”

“The college will be performingmajor preventive maintenanceservice on each unit's heating sys-tem,” added M. Shawn Harrington,manager of facilities planning anddevelopment for Fanshawe. “Atthe same time, each unit's ventila-tion ductwork will be cleaned.Currently, we have underway thereplacement of existing singlesmoke detectors with three smokeand carbon monoxide detectors ineach unit.”

Harrington said the college willinvest nearly $500,000 into repair-ing the units, averaging $7,300 perunit, to make the necessaryimprovements.

In addition to making repairsand improvements, each unit willbe outfitted with furniture andappliances, in a manner similar toresidences on-campus. “Each willbe outfitted with a refrigerator,stove, microwave, dishwasher,washer and dryer,” explainedBakker. “Each unit will also beoutfitted with common area furni-ture, including dining table andchairs, living room tables, couches,

chairs and a television. Each bed-room suite will be outfitted with acaptain's bed (drawers under thebed), a desk and chair.”

Because the units are outfittedwith kitchen appliances, purchas-ing a meal plan will not be manda-tory for Kestrel Court residents.Rundle posited that this could be adraw for international studentswho want to cook meals fromhome, as well as students lookingto save money by not having topurchase furniture and a meal plan.

According to Cal Littlejohn,general manager of Fanshawe’sresidences, Kestrel Court will beoperated the same way the threeon-campus residences are current-ly.

“There will be residence advi-sors throughout the complex,” hesaid. “We’ll use the same ratio: oneR.A. for every 40 students.”

According to Harrington,Fanshawe will upgrade the site'ssecurity surveillance system as anadditional safety measure for resi-dents.

Historically, these townhouseshave had a bad reputation forrowdy parties. Since College GateWalk Housing Inc. purchased theproperty in 2006, some measureshave been taken to mitigate theseproblems. “They did care about theproblems in the area, more so thanthe previous owners,” said Rundle.

“I’m quite excited about it,” hecontinued. “We would like every-body living in that area living inresidences, and now 400 of themwill be. If we can expand that inthe future, we’re interested.”

Registration is currently openfor September 2011 for all ofFanshawe’s residences. For moreinformation about Kestrel Court,or to apply for residence, visitwww.fanshawec.ca/residence.

Off-campus residence extendsFanshawe’s campus

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CREDIT: FANSHAWEC.CA

The new residences, called Kestrel Court, have space for 400 residents. Dr. Howard Rundle, president ofFanshawe College, said he hopes it will open in September 2011 as a Fanshawe student-only residence.

The votes are in . . . Total ballots: 1604

PresidentBARAHONA, Veronica 855 Spoiled 105KAMPS, Alex 618

VP ExternalPAYNE, Andrew YES 1242 Spoiled 168

NO 168

VP FinanceSAUDER, Kendra YES 1237 Spoiled 173

NO 168

VP InternalFERNANDES, Nancy 468 Spoiled 131SLADE, Samantha 979

VP EntertainmentFOLEY, Bobby 457 Spoiled 166IANNITELLI, Peter 109KLAVER, Jeremy 350NEWMAN, Emma 496

VP AthleticsGOURLAY, Adam 749 Spoiled 155KALIUGAUARATHAN, Rajkumar 674

Board of GovernorsENGEL, Zachery 400 Spoiled 215GRACILE, Paola 361SCRIVER, Vaughan 628

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WATERLOO, Ont. (CUP) —As the market in Ontario changes,so must the colleges that educatethe growing workforce. For institu-tions in the northern parts of theprovince, this means cutting pro-grams and changing direction.

“Program renewal or changing aprogram mix in response to marketis a natural occurrence in the col-lege system,” explained GeorgeBurton, president of CanadoreCollege, which has announced thesuspension of 12 of its programsthis fall.

It’s a move that Burton said has“come as a bit of a shock to thecollege.”

No new student intakes willoccur for programs including lawclerk, crime scene investigationand dental assisting. Students cur-rently enrolled will complete theirdegrees at Canadore.

At the same time, anotherannouncement was made citing theapproval of five new programsbeginning in fall 2011, includingcivil engineering technician, dia-betes education and mobile appli-cation developer.

“Making those suspension deci-sions was not easy,” said Burton,who explained that several factorswere taken into account during thesuspension process including“market demand for graduates,enrolment trends, the strategicdirection of the college, studentneeds, graduate employment,” aswell as sector growth and decline.

The cuts at Canadore, located inNorth Bay, Ont., are indicative ofthe changes that often plaguenorthern colleges earlier and hard-er than those in the greater Torontoarea.

“They’re blessed by being inlarger markets,” said Burton ofToronto area colleges. “We do nothave the advantage of economiesof scale in the outlying areas innorthern Ontario or easternOntario and so we have to be per-haps a little more focused in meet-ing our community needs.”

Burton explained that the focusnorthern colleges must take doesnot necessarily mean more diffi-cult decisions, but ones made with-in a shorter timeframe.

Don Lovisa, president ofDurham College, located inOshawa, Ont., explained that his

college also pulls directly from alocal market of students from thearea, though he described theDurham Region as “the fastest-growing demographic” in theprovince.

“(Our growth is) fuelled by uslooking at our program mix andexpanding and adding to it and alsotaking advantage of our growingdemographic,” Lovisa explained.

Although he is now in charge ofone of the fastest-growing collegesin the provinces, Lovisa also spent20 years in leadership roles atConfederation College in ThunderBay, including dean of the schoolof business.

“I know full well the challengesand the opportunities at the north-ern colleges,” Lovisa said. “Theyhave a higher percentage of localdraw, but they also have a smallereconomy.”

Lovisa also pointed out otherchallenges that come from beinglocated in northern areas of the

province that often house agingpopulations and are home to highyouth migration.

“As industry changes in thesmaller communities, it often has alarger impact than it does in a com-munity such as the DurhamRegion, so I’m fully aware of thechallenges that Canadore is goingthrough and their need to reinventthemselves.”

For Burton, the changes comeearly into his tenure as president ofCanadore, as he took up the posi-tion on July 15 of last year.

“The job of a college presidentis difficult during the best oftimes,” said Burton. “And programsuspensions are not something thatwe relish doing, but again to fulfillour commitment to students andthe communities we serve it goeswith the position to ensure that weare responsible to those emergingneeds.”

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In an article in Volume 43Issue 25 dated March 14, 2011 inInterrobang titled A scholar-ship for a SMART cook ie, thename of the scholarship wasincorrectly identified as “SingleMothers Achieving RemarkableTriumph;” this should have read“Strong Mothers AchievingRemarkable Triumph.” Theevent will be emceed by LianneYoung, not Mindy Williamson.The event was incorrectly identi-fied as being an annual breakfast.The event was held to introducethe scholarship. We regret theerror.

Fanshawe’s second-year culi-nary management students didn’tbite off more than they could chewat the Canadian RestaurantFoodservice Association CulinarySalon in Toronto on March 7 –they cooked up top dishes, andcame home with five gold medals ,including one grand gold, andthree silver.

The competition was a salon,meaning that the participantsserved up cold versions of dishesthat are traditionally served hot.“It’s a tremendous amount ofwork,” explained Chef ScottBaechler, who trained the studentsfor the competition. “It usuallytakes a day of work per plate.”

The students dished out every-thing from hot press lobster andglazed pork belly to a duo of crabterrine and crab salad, served witha watermelon shot, and beyond.

Altogether, seven second-year

culinary management studentscompeted in the challenge, assistedby 12 first-year students. The first-year students acted as “commies” –assistant chefs – while the second-years acted as executive chefs, giv-ing orders and making decisions.

Assisting the second-year stu-dents in preparation for the show isa prerequisite for first-years to par-ticipate the following year, saidBaechler. “The skill set is so high,it’s not something you can pick up.It’s the best way to get themtrained and ready for the wholething.”

The students have been trainingfor over a year for the competition,coached by Chefs Baechler andRoland Hofner, both professors atFanshawe.

“As far as I know, this is themost culinary medals thatFanshawe as a division has evertaken in the history of the school,”said Baechler.

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As post-secondaryneeds in Ontariochange, colleges insmaller economiesare struggling toadapt

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Canadore College in North Bay, Ont. is undergoing program reviews.While the college is suspending 12 programs, Canadore also announcedthe approval of five new programs including mobile application developer.

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NATIONAL NEWSCanada is sending aide to

Japan’s earthquake victims. Therelief effort includes sendingapproximately 25,000 thermalwool blankets from its emergencyrelief stockpile, reported QMIAgency. “The array of capabilitiesthat the Government of Canada hasoffered to the Government ofJapan includes a 17-member disas-ter victim identification team,chemical, biological, radiologicaland nuclear technical expertise andequipment, Canadian Forces mili-tary assets to facilitate humanitari-an relief efforts, relief stocks, andemergency medical and engineer-ing capabilities,” said Minister ofForeign Affairs Lawrence Cannon,reported QMI.

An anti-police brutality rally inMontreal on March 15 turned vio-lent. Over 300 protestors gatheredto commemorate the 14th annualInternational Day Against PoliceBrutality. Members of the blackbloc, an anarchist organization,began to throw rocks and otherprojectiles, reported QMI Agency.A storefront window was smashed,and a police officer was injured bya rock. Police arrested approxi-mately 120 people. Three werearrested for assaulting officers. AToronto rally of fewer than 100protestors on the same dayremained peaceful.

INTERNATIONAL NEWSIn Libya, Moammar Gadhafi’s

loyalist forces attacked andbombed their way into the rebelheld cities of Mistrata andAjdabiya, killing and injuringmany anti-Gadhafi rebels. Airstrikes reportedly began on March16 on the city of Ajdabiya. Thesetwo cities are between the capitalof Libya, Tripoli and the rebel-heldBenghazi. The attacks occurredwhile the United Nations SecurityCouncil considered imposing a no-fly zone over Libya. Rebels fearthat without the implementation ofa no-fly zone, there will be a bloodbath in Benghazi.

American Ray Davis, 36, waspardoned in Pakistan for allegedlyshooting two men on January 27 inself-defense after what he claimedwas an attempted armed robbery.Under Pakistani Sharia law, rela-tives of a murder victim can par-don a killer, which is what the fam-ilies of the two victims did afterreceiving $1.4 million in compen-sation. Davis was reportedlysecretly working for the CIA at thetime, though it is unclear exactlywhat he was doing there. With hispardon comes the end of a longdiplomatic standoff betweenPakistan and the United States.

– compiled by Erika Faust andKirsten Rosenkrantz

360º News: national and international briefs

There are currently 22.5 millionpeople living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa. With this continu-ing epidemic in mind, a group ofUniversity of Western Ontario stu-dents, faculty and staff cametogether to create the groupWestern Heads East.

Researchers at Western devel-oped a probiotic yogurt that hasbeen proven to improve digestivehealth, energy and immunity, alle-viate the symptoms of HIV/AIDS,and may even reduce the transmis-sion of the HIV infection inwomen. This yogurt assists in low-ering mortality and morbidity dueto diarrhea in children and patientswith HIV, overall improving theirhealth and nutrition.

Each year, student interns travelto Africa to help teach women toproduce, package and sell this pro-biotic yogurt, which not only helpswith health, but also creates sus-tainable businesses for women tocontinue after the student internsleave, providing for “their familiesas well as their villages,” saidPublic Relations CoordinatorAmanda Hickey. Since the group’sinception in 2004, 48 studentinterns have travelled to Africa.

Western Heads East is holding afundraising event on Thursday,March 24 at 5 p.m. in The GreatHall (Room 3335D) inSommerville House at UWO. Atthe event, called In The Market,The Great Hall will be turned intoan East African market featuringcrafts by Tanzanian and Kenyancrafters as well as paintings bylocal artists.

There will be food, wine andbeer, multimedia presentations and

a silent auction with packagesdonated by sponsors including ViaRail and Travel Cuts. There willalso be samples of the yogurt, giv-ing guests an idea of what they aresupporting. Musical performersLaura Conning, Alex Hughes andJuno award-winner Donne Robertswill be providing entertainment forthe night.

Hickey is hoping to see a largestudent presence at this year’s InThe Market event. “Because it is arelatively new charity and it’sexpanding, we’re really trying toget the word out there,” saidHickey. Tickets for students to lastyear’s event were $25, and byreducing the price for students to$15 this year, Hickey is hoping stu-dents will come out to support thecause.

Western Heads East is a groupdedicated to raising funds and sup-porting the exchange of learningexperiences, while making a sus-tainable difference to communitiesin Africa. Western Heads Eastbegan in 2004, and started by set-ting up programs in Mwanza,Tanzania and has recently spreadto include Kenya and Rawanda as

well. This year, guest speakers will

include the High Commissioner forthe United Repubic of Tanzania,Richard Tibandebage, andMiamuna Kanyamala, the directorof the Kivulini Women’s RightsOrganization in Mwanza,Tanzania. All 48 of the past internshave also been invited to the eventwhere they will share their experi-ences working with women inAfrica. During their time in Africa,each intern keeps a blog, as one ofthe most important parts of theproject is to teach people inLondon about what’s happening inAfrica.

The funds raised by WesternHeads East go towards sendingstudent interns to Africa, as well asproviding equipment needed toproduce, package and sell theyogurt.

Tickets are $50 general admis-sion and $15 for students, and canbe purchased at the door or onlineat usc-online.ca/event_registra-tion.asp. For more informationabout Western Heads East, visitwesternheadseast.ca.

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CREDIT: WESTERN HEADS EAST

The yogurt given to the citizens of Africa improves their health.

What’s something weird that’s happened to you since you joined the FSU?“One of my staff asked me if they could deep fry a toy car. I said no.”

What’s a service or event the FSU does that isn’t well known?“The eco-takeout containers we have at the Oasis. Its $5.00 for the reusable container. You save money and help make the planet a cleaner place.”

If you could switch places with anyone in the world, who would it be and why?“Selena Gomez (Justin Bieber’s gir lfriend), so I could be Justin Bieber’s gir lfriend for the day and make out with him! <3 Haha.”

What’s your favourite word and why?“What up! Thanks, Scott Haig.”

What was the last CD you listened to?“Hanson, actually. I found it at Talize for $2.00 and HAD to buy it to play for my staff.”

5QuestionsTonya Bednarz — Assistant Manager of Oasis

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Parkinson Society SouthwesternOntario would like to invite you toparticipate in the second annualTulipa: A Hair Couture Event onMarch 30, and the Annual Cut-A-Thon For Parkinson’s on April 17.These events offer the Londoncommunity and surrounding areas,friends, families and coworkers anopportunity to join forces and helpthose living with Parkinson’s.

Experience a night of spectacularentertainment on March 30 at 7p.m. as Tulipa kicks off the begin-ning of Parkinson’s April aware-ness month. Some of the mostexclusive salons in London arecoming together to showcase theirstylists’ creations on the runway atThe London Tap House. If you lovefashion and enjoy seeing new and

unique designs, then this is an eventfor you.

The theme of the night is thetulip, so all stylists are required touse tulips in their designs. Not onlydo they create unique hairstyles,their clothes are tailored to matchthe stylist’s vision of his or her cre-ation.

Grab your friends for a night outand come see that London salonshave more to offer than just acolour and cut. Tickets are $15 atthe door, or $10 with student ID.All proceeds from the event will goto assisting local programs andservices for people living withParkinson’s.

The annual Cut-A-Thon ForParkinson’s takes place on April 17from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This eventallows Londoners and those fromsurrounding areas to participate and

raise awareness for those livingwith Parkinson’s. Since 1994,London’s most exclusive salonshave participated in the Cut-A-Thon by providing a wash, cut andstyle.

Participants will not only receivea wonderful new ’do, they will alsoreceive a gift package of profes-sional hair products from JOICOProfessional, included in the $35participation fee, with all proceedsgoing to Parkinson Society

Southwestern Ontario. Parkinson’s is a chronic, degen-

erative, neurological conditionwithout a known cause or cure thatslowly disables people over time.Once thought to be a disease exclu-sive to the elderly, a growing num-ber of people under the age of 40are now being diagnosed. With theaging population, it is anticipatedthat the incidence of Parkinson’s,and therefore the need forParkinson’s services, will double

by year 2016.Help ease the burden and find a

cure for Parkinson’s by taking partin Tulipa and Cut-A-Thon.

Those interested in attendingTulipa: A Hair Couture Event orparticipating in the Cut-A-ThonFor Parkinson’s should call 519-652-9074 (London) or 1-888-851-7376, or visit www.cutathon.ca tobook an appointment.

Well, there are a few otheroptions ... Fanshawe studentsVanessa Demelo and VeronicaBarahona are gearing up forFanshawe’s fifth Annual HeadShave in Forewell Hall on March23 from noon to 2 p.m. Not toworry, you don’t have to go com-pletely blue or bald, but this isyour opportunity to get creativefor a worthy cause. The benefitsfrom the annual Go Blue! BoBald! campaign go directly to theMake-A-Wish Foundation ofSouthwestern Ontario.

“We have already had somegracious participants and hopethat more students will decide toget involved for a fantasticcause,” said Demelo, a corporatecommunication and public rela-tions student. “The stylists fromFanshawe’s own Fringe Salonhave donated their time andefforts to help create some bold

blue styles.”Sport a blue wig, add some

colourful blue highlights, or spon-sor a student who wants to gocompletely blue or bald! If youare contemplating ditching yourponytail or bidding farewell toyour ’90s ‘Hair Nation’ style,keep in mind that hair that has notbeen chemically treated will beused to make wigs.

It’s never too late to getinvolved or register. ContactVanessa or Veronica at goblue-gobald@gmail.com or go tot i n y u r l . c o m / g o b l u e g o b a l d .Participants receive a kit thatincludes Amplified Bleach Kitand Shocking Blue Hair Dye pro-vided by Manic Panic, an “AskMe About My Blue Hair” buttonand pledge sheets which can bepicked up in the FanshaweStudent Union Office located inSC 2001.

The Make-A-Wish Foundationstrives to grant the wishes of chil-dren with life-threatening medicalconditions to enrich the humanexperience with hope, strengthand joy. So come join the fun,support a great cause, and go blueor bald!

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Tulipa: A Hair Couture Event kicks off the Parkinson’s awareness month of April. These designs were from some of the most exclusive salons in London during last year’s show.

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BURNABY, B.C. (CUP) — There is afantastic scene in the classic 1964 film Dr.Strangelove where General Jack D. Ripperoutlines his belief that the communistsintend to pollute the “precious bodily fluids”of the citizens of the United States.

Ripper’s paranoia was born out of theCold War, but continues today in manyforms.

Earlier this month, a local B.C. politicianhosted a public forum on “the effects of wi-fi and cell phone towers.” Meanwhile, inCalgary, councilors have voted to removefluoride from their water after 20 years.

Fear of the unknown is understandablystrong, and when the health of your immedi-ate family is potentially at risk, emotions canget understandably heated. But after thou-sands of years of progress from our stone-age roots, we no longer have to fear the dark-ness.

Astronomer and skeptic Carl Sagan saidthat science is akin to a candle in the dark,and so it behooves us to approach these dis-cussions rationally and calmly, balancing theevidence and weighing the risks.

The fight over water fluoridation has beengoing on for a long time, and was a part ofthe fear that Ripper had in Dr. Strangelove,believing the chemical was used as a form ofmind control.

The truth is far less exciting, however, asfluoride is a naturally occurring mineral inall municipal water supplies, to varyingstrength.

More is often added to achieve optimumlevels to prevent tooth decay, that as a childwho grew up on un-fluoridated well waterand did not brush enough, I can only wish Ihad access to. The evidence is very strongfor the benefits of fluoridation, with HealthCanada, the World Health Organization andmost dental associations supporting con-trolled fluoridation.

European countries that eschew waterfluoridation are often used as an argumentagainst the additive; however, many of those

countries add fluoride to milk, bread or otherstaples to ensure the strength of theirnation’s teeth.

Meanwhile, as newer technologies beginto permeate our increasingly connectedworld, technophobia or neo-Luddism isspreading. Many people have begun tobelieve they have electro-hyper-sensitivity,and suffer from migraines and other genericill health effects when in the presence ofstrong electromagnetic sources.

Unfortunately for them, no reputablestudy has yet confirmed the existence of thiscondition, and a growing body of well-researched literature continues to support thesafety of current wi-fi and cellular telephonetechnologies. The few studies that show thesmallest of effects mostly suffer from irre-producibility or lack of blinding, whereeither the researcher or, in some cases, thesubjects, know the conditions of the experi-ment.

Many dangerous substances do exist in themodern world, including carcinogenic plas-tics, terminator crops and chlorofluorocar-bons, yet there is little reason to suspect vastconspiracies of government and industry.

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If Japan was not on the radar for you aweek or two ago, it certainly is now.Hopefully, by the time you read this the reac-tor fires in the country will have beenbrought under control and people will bereturning to their homes. Of course, manyhave no homes to return to, and there will be,sadly, many bodies to take up and to begiven funeral rites.

Japan is often seen as a modern countrywhere traditional religious perspectives arebeing overtaken by secular lifestyles. Forexample, until World War II the literal wor-ship of the Japanese Emperor was a commonfeature of national life. State Shinto, as it isknown, was banned following the war. Nodoubt there was a connection between theworship of the emperor and the fanaticaldevotion of Japanese combatants resultingin, among other things, the phenomenon ofKamakazi attacks (such as those where pilotscrashed their bomb-laden planes intoAmerican warships). Not that America didnothing to provoke the Japanese againstthem.

However, the religious landscape of Japanis the result of more forces than those ofShintoism and modern secularism.Christianity is a player, though a minor oneat present, in Japanese society.

The Canadian Presbyterian church, forexample, helped found the Korean Christianchurches in Japan (I realize that sounds odd).For years, Presbyterian missionaries Bethand Jack McIntosh fought to end a law forc-ing all foreigners to be fingerprinted, thusassisting the country to better uphold humanrights for all within its borders.

Most Japanese do not know this, but thedate usually given for Christianity’s first

contact with Japan is 1549. Some historiansbelieve that Christian missionaries arrived asearly as 199 A. D. and that the first churcheswere organized about 200 years later (which,admittedly means very slow development ofthe Christian tradition there).

According to the website of OverseasMissions Fellowship, a Christian missionaryorganization, Francis Xavier, a Jesuit priest,arrived in Japan in 1549. “His stamina, zealand willingness to suffer resulted in thou-sands of conversions in just two short years.”

Not long aftewards, however, Christianleaders began to align themselves with pow-erful rulers called Shoguns. This (un-Christian) strategy backfired when theshoguns were persuaded that Christianitywas a destructive foreign influence on theirpeople. The resulting conflicts, compoundedby other factors, resulted in 280,000Christians being persecuted and killedaccording to OMF.

Christianity was banned from the countryin 1629 and it was not until the middle of the1800s that missionaries were once again per-mitted into the country. In recent times, thepercentage of the population that is Christianhas remained extremely low, around one percent.

Nevertheless, Christians are able todemonstrate a faith of creativity, compassionand justice within the Japanese context.OMF reports that the novels of Christianauthor, Ayako Miura, are read by many. Inthe aftermath of the earthquakes and tsunamithat have killed and injured many, the organ-ization is working with CRASH (crash-japan.com) to assist Christians in Japan whoare providing relief.

Finally, OMF reports the emergence of“VIP Clubs.” Here, Christian businessper-sons meet to address the needs of their high-ly stressed colleagues. They meet to prayand to network in hotels and places of busi-ness. It would seem that there are manyopportunities today for them and others whoshare their view of life to help manythroughout the country.

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The 1950s saw the birth of the door-to-door salesman: bibles, encyclopedias,housewares, insurance, Fuller brushes andthe new promise of plastic - Tupperware. Iwonder how these people were receivedback then? I would hazard that they were awelcome addition to the day. It was a differ-ent time in the ’50s: people were enthralledwith new products, they weren’t yet jadedwith the bombardment of media and ads.They didn’t have the Internet and they werelooking for new ways to suck dirt off of thefloor, to store food, to carpet over their hard-wood floors, to put up bright yellow flower-patterned wallpaper in their kitchens andpink tiles in their washrooms.

Now, in an age where we are continuallybombarded with advertisements, I find these‘visits’ quite irritating. We are literallyexposed to thousands of ads each day. Adstelling us how much we suck, and what weneed to buy to make it better. The big differ-ence between the exposure of advertise-ments and door-to-door salespeople is thatwith ads, we have a choice. I can look, avert,buy-in or sell-out; it is up to me. With thesales peddler, one is confronted, bullied, irri-tated and pushed into situations often out ofour control. Yes, one is free to just close thedoor, but we have been confronted and theemotions involved with confrontation havebeen deployed.

A part of me holds sympathy for peopleforced into thankless jobs like door-to-doorsales and telemarketing. Many people arescrambling to make ends meet. A larger partof me finds this sort of pressure sales irritat-ing, rude and imposing! There is a common-ality to the salesperson that reeks of effort:the ability to take advantage of fear andignorance, well-honed scripts and the abilityto create need where none exists. This seemsto cover most of our modern day peddlers:insurance sales, house repairs, real estateand, the most imposing (to me), the religionpeddler. These people actually come to yourdoor and tell you that your belief system iswrong. That you must follow their beliefsystem, their way of thought, their dogmaand their overbearing way of life. It is badenough that I have to listen to a cannedspeech about salvation and cheap suits, but

these religion peddlers actually think thatthey are doing me a favour!

An odd bit of irony: the only day of theyear that we not only encourage people toknock on our door, but we reward them fordoing so … Halloween.

Door-to-door peddlers are trained to sell;we are not trained to resist. We don’t need aguilt trip to give money to a charity, or tobuy a box of gross cookies. We don’t have toget up from the couch while nursing a hang-over and watching Judge Judy . We don’tneed new windows, or insurance, or our gut-ters cleaned, and maybe we want to burn inHell! Maybe, just maybe, I want my home tobe the only place in the entire world where Ican control my environment!

The imposition of sales goes beyond thehome in our society. Even in the halls ofFanshawe: walking down the sunny hall infront of the school store, there are often peo-ple selling one thing or another. That is fine,but do you have to stop me, confront me andpitch to me as I go about my business?

Some are just doing a job that they don’teven want to do. Some are extremely pas-sionate about a cause or belief. Some areraising money for a school or a club. Whatthey all have in common is that they are set-ting out to confront. Their goal is to talk youinto something on their terms. They initiatethe confrontation and leave little room toescape.

I feel enough pressure with the busker infront of the liquor store, or the homeless guyasking for money on the street corner, orevery time I open my mailbox (both snailand e-mail), or walking the halls ofFanshawe, or downtown or Earth. Is amoment to ourselves too much to ask? Canone not find solace in a capitalist society?

There is an ordinance in the United Statescalled the Green River Ordinance that pro-hibits door-to-door solicitation. It roughlystates that it is illegal to sell products or serv-ices door-to-door without gaining permis-sion beforehand.

This has yet to find footing in Canada todate, but I have a solution: we should take allthe sales peddlers and give them a Dickey-Dee ice cream cart! Have them dingle andjingle up and down the streets to draw outthe lonely, the windowless and the sinners.They get into shape, and only those that areinterested are involved, oh, and it would behilarious.

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A solution for those peskydoor-to-door salesmen

B.A.L.L.S.TIM HANDELMAN

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Knock, knock. Who’s there? More often than not a pesky peddler.

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Is there anything more than just ads in magazines today?

I recently found myself quite bored at myday job. Almost always there’s somethingfor me to do to chip away at the old 9 to 5(either work-related or personal). But thispast Sunday, with no new client inquiriesand prime touring season yet to take hold, Ifound myself in a situation that proves rarein my life: I had too much free time!Anticipating that we wouldn’t get hit with asudden influx of activity (I had worked theday prior and it was much the same), Iplanned in advance. From a stack that’s beenbuilding up since last April (no word of alie), I gathered some 10 magazines in hopesthey would provide me with some amuse-ment as a means to pass the time.

Admittedly, it’s been a long time sinceI’ve even conceived of having a moment tosit back, relax and delve into something non-academic or career-oriented; given this, Iprepared myself for a very different readingexperience prior to cracking open the spines.While I’ve never held delusions thatwomen’s fashion magazines primarily con-tain in-depth thoughtful analyses of the mod-ern world, at one point in between the haircolour, acne cream and jewelry ads, therewas room for cheeky editorials, touchingpersonal stories or at least somewhat inter-esting featurettes … apparently NOT any-more.

Ad after ad after ad followed by thinlyveiled “fluff” pieces for companies no doubtcontributing to the magazines’ payroll, andyet MORE ads is what I encountered. Christ,I couldn’t even read the sections regardinghealth advice without having productspushed in my direction that would no doubt“cure” the very ailments that were being dis-cussed. Coincidental? I think not!

The sections, however, I found most“interesting” (and I use that term loosely)were those of the “readers’ letters” in whichwomen (and I suppose perhaps the occasion-al man) sent in their praises for theirfavourite mags and all they have to offer.Seeing as I’ve previously established that,beyond being pimps for consumerism andmaterialism, the magazines collectivelylacked altogether in the substance depart-ment, I came to the conclusion that these so-called “readers” must too either be on themagazines’ payroll, or at the very least workfor the companies who got sweet deals on

their advertising rates. A recent attempt at watching a little boob

tube proved equally disappointing. Myviewing experience, one that was sub-par atbest (and I’m talking about when the pro-gram was actually ON), ended rather abrupt-ly when I just couldn’t deal with being inun-dated with commercial after commercial anylonger. If there’s anyone out there my age oryounger who still listens to the radio byCHOICE (NOT because it plays in the back-ground at your workplace), you’ll find muchthe same: the sheer volume of campaigns forpublicity completely overpower any sense ofenjoyment and entertainment the media onceoffered. Ironically, ads that I once-upon-a-time looked forward to taking in – like the“coming attractions” and “coming soon toDVD” trailers that previously showed onmovies you rent from the store-have been,for all intents and purposes, eliminated!

I will give marketers that in today’s over-saturated and overstimulated world thatreaching, let alone maintaining the interest,of a given target population is provingincreasingly difficult (hence, why we arenow seeing annoying efforts to have oursocial networking sites fully infiltrated withpromotions for this thing and the next). Withthat said, however, I’d like to point out thereare certain products and services that, at thispoint, really do NOT need to be promoted,even if they’ve undergone “makeovers” orhave had “improvements” made to theirmodel. Perhaps advertisers are aware of thisfact and simply don’t want to lose their jobs?Let’s take something as common as the razorblade:

Frankly, I personally don’t really care ifI’m buying “no name” or store brand so longas I’m getting the specifications I desire ful-filled. Price, too, weighs heavily into theequation. Do I really need to see yet anotherMach Three or Daisy Razor commercialdemonstrating their ever-expanding razorheads? Not really. I know what works for me.I know what doesn’t. I can’t be the only one.

This trend toward OVER-advertising iscertainly not helping any, given our currenteconomic state. People are down and outbecause of money problems, work stress-es,and/or familial discord. Consumerism ischampioned as the cure. Rather than addressthe TRUE issues that underlie their malaise,people are being taught that they can have itall if they continue to spiral into debt bygratifying their needs in an immediate andsuperficial manner through impulse buying.In the immortal (albeit paraphrased) wordsof The Beatles, “You can’t buy me (or any-one else) love.”

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I write about random things alot. I write a lot about randomthings. But even some of the thingsI write about are commonplace incomparison to some of the randomstories that Tokyo Police Clubhave collected over the years.

Formed in Newmarket in 2005,Tokyo Police Club are DaveMonks (vocals, bass), GrahamWright (keys), Josh Hook (guitar)and Greg Alsop (drums).Releasing their A Lesson In CrimeEP in 2006, the band came to real-ize that the budding hardcore scenein the area wasn’t going to be themost nurturing to their sound.

Deciding instead to spend thetime honing their craft, they’veshown remarkable growth and bril-liance over their next few records,leading to 2010’s Champ, whichcritics far and wide have praisedfor its freshness and character.

While they spent their early daysbecoming better and better song-writers, farther cities like Londonoffered audiences more conduciveand interested in what they had tosay. Accordingly, they have a longhistory with our city, and a lot ofgreat stories to tell.

“One of the first shows we everplayed was the Alex P. Keaton,before that closed,” Alsop said.“And that was just bizarre. It wasso small, there were people step-ping on our pedals all the time andpushing us around.”

“And it was one of the first timeswe ever played, um ... pretty ine-briated,” he admitted with a sheep-ish laugh. “They had an incrediblebeer list when we were there, andwe tried them all!”

But as the years wore on, thequirkiness and charisma here inLondon continued to woo theband.

“Every other time we’ve playedLondon, it’s been Call TheOffice,” Alsop reflected. “It’salways been amazing; I rememberat one of those shows there wasthis guy, I guess he just decided tostart crowd-surfing, but no one elsewas interested in having a crowd-surfer, so they weren’t supportinghim.”

“He got up there, and I guess herealized he was about to drop,” hecontinued. “So he grabbed the pip-ing above us, and just sort ofSpidermanned himself up there forour entire last song. It was prettyamazing.”

It’s impossible to know whatadventures await Tokyo PoliceClub when they return and head-line a show at the London MusicHall — performing with guestsHollerado and Dinosaur Bones —on April 2. Tickets are on sale nowfor only $19.

What I can tell you is thatChamp, nominated for AlternativeAlbum of the Year at the 2011Juno Awards in Toronto, is goingto give heavyweights Arcade Firea run for their money. If there isany chance that another band cansteal the award from the Montréalindie-kings, the kind of cool confi-dence and intelligent lyrics onChamp will be the one to do it.

For more on Tokyo Police Cluband their Juno-nominated record,check out TokyoPoliceClub.comor follow them and Alsop onTwitter @TokyoPoliceClub and@OtherGregAlsop, respectively.

And as always, for more musicnews, views and streams, follow@FSU_Bobbyisms or check outthe Music Recommendationsthread in our FSU social network.I’m out of words.

Tokyo Police Club playingLondon Music Hall

When the ache for your bestfriend is more than you can bear,grab his or her hand and turn on acatchy and sweet tune by Canada’sThe Good Lovelies: a three-pieceband that blends a little sass andcountry, heartbreak and resolve,and a contagious personality thatwill lighten your heart.

The all-woman band is playingat London’s Aeolian HallWednesday, March 23, to marktheir early February CD release,Let The Rain Fall . CarolineBrooks, Kerri Ough and SuePassmore make up the vocals andinstruments that weave the har-monies together in The GoodLovelies.

“Lighthearted songwriting andirresistibly buoyant dispositions”(as mentioned on their website,goodlovelies.com) have made thethreesome familiar in the festivalcircuit, including spots at theMariposa and Hillside Festivalsand the Montreal Jazz Festival.They have also toured with StuartMcLean and the Vinyl Cafe, andhave collaborated with BrokenSocial Scene, Kathleen Edwardsand Jill Barber.

In 2010, The Good Lovelieswon a Juno for Roots/TraditionalAlbum of the Year. Earlier, theywon New Emerging Artist at theCanadian Folk Music Awards.This proves that their new album isbound to captivate audiences andwin some new London fans aswell.

“We plan on playing some songsfrom the old record (the 2009album, The Good Lovelies), aswell as the new one, Let the RainFall ,” said Brooks. “Kerri has

some connections from London,from her earlier years at Western,and we have family here as well.”She added enthusiastically, “Welove to come to London!”

Brooks added, commenting ontheir present tour schedule: “Wehad a month off in September, andthen toured in Ontario and Quebecfor March. In April, we are goingto Australia and in May we areheading to the United Kingdom.”

As you can see, a hectic tourschedule leaves plenty of time togather lonely thoughts or to bewithout their families. Fortunately,since all three women are best offriends, those thoughts don’t comeas often, especially as said in theirsong, Made For Rain.

“Let the rain fall, let it soak us tothe bone/Nothing will sink oursmiles

Double-dutch was made forsunny days/when we’ve been driv-ing such long hours

Our legs get restless, so we need

to jump and run and laugh with oneanother

And if there is no sun, whenwe’re far from home/Nothing willsink our smiles

Life can be uncertain at the bestof times ... try to move quickly bythe worst of times

All things are made better withwhen you have some friends/I getby with a little help”

All things certain: this will be awelcoming show with guaranteedfriendliness and banter. Come outand support a Canadian band, bothlovely and entertaining.

Who: The Good LoveliesWhat: CD Release Tour for Let

the Rain Fall.When: 8 p.m. Wednesday,

March 23, doors open at 7 p.m.Where: The Aeolian Performing

Arts Centre, 795 Dundas St. East,London

Visit goodlovelies.com,myspace.com/goodlovelies or theirblog, goodlovelies.blogspot.com.

Sweet, sassy ladies hit Aeolian HallJAYMIN PROULX

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The Good Lovelies are at Aeolian Hall on March 23.

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Tokyo Police Club will in London on April 2 for a show at the LondonMusic Hall.

BOBBYISMSBOBBY FOLEY

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Juno nominee Del Barber isreturning to The London MusicClub with his newest album, LoveSongs For The Last Twenty, onMarch 23 at 8:30 p.m. The incred-ibly talented folk singer fromManitoba has managed to releasetwo full albums independently andtour Canada coast to coast twice,all in just two short years.

Opening for Barber is local tal-ent and Fanshawe grad Alanna

Gurr, whose wonderfully sweetvoice is sure to make anybodyswoon. Gurr is currently a nomineein the Traditional Folk/Roots cate-gory for the 2011 Jack RichardsonMusic Awards, and was declarednumber 11 on CHRW’s top 100Albums for 2010.

Performing alongside Barberand Gurr is newcomer and localtalent Graham Nicholas. Ticketsare $8 in advance or $10 at thedoor. Visit londonmusicclub.comfor more information.

London Music Clubhosts talentedCanadian acts

We were all shown videos in highschool about the dangers that goalong with drinking irresponsibly,and have all seen the commercialson TV telling us how dangerousdrinking and driving is. The serious-ness of this issue is something thathas been drilled into our brains foryears. Why is it then that Mother’sAgainst Drunk Driving still reportsthat 40 per cent of teenagers killed inroad crashes have been drinking?

Billie Mintz, president of ArtistsRaising Consciousness Inc., said hehopes that his ground-breakingsocial media initiative will prove tobe an effective way of reachingyouth about the seriousness of drink-ing responsibly. Mintz will be inForwell Hall at noon on March 22 todiscuss this issue with students and“to talk about how students havebeen left out of the conversationabout how to reach people,” he said.

His latest project, The Message InThe Bottle, is a website created as anopen forum for discussion aboutresponsible drinking and how mes-

sages being presented to the publiccan be more effective.

On the site is a video series show-ing this topic from various vantagepoints including: The Student, TheTragedy, University Life, The Non-Government Organization (NGO),The Brewers and The Comedians. “Ispent two years in the front lines ofthe alcohol industry, and this is mereporting my findings,” said Mintzof the project. People can watchvideos showing each perspective andthen can comment and become a partof the discussion. “The videos arejust to bring everyone on the samepage,” said Mintz.

“The website will be a social tech-nology to put us in the same roomtogether,” he continued. “There is noneed for messaging, there needs tobe a conversation.” That’s exactlywhat this website is doing. TheMessage In The Bottle recognizesthe reality of alcohol consumptionwith students and instead of telling,it’s asking and listening.

For many, with the pressures andfreedoms that come with being a stu-dent, alcohol consumption is a reali-

ty. Students finally have the opportu-

nity to be a part of the messagesbeing presented to them about a veryserious subject. “The solution is notby saying, ‘Let’s make posters,’”said Mintz. Along with creating aplatform for people to talk openlyabout this issue, Mintz is hoping thatthis site will begin to create socialnorms by including surveys, wherestudents can easily and honestly pro-vide more information about alcoholconsumption.

“I’m looking for people to lookdifferently at the issues and give ashit,” said Mintz. “You guys are thesmartest people in the room, youguys have the answers, you guysknow.” For years, messages aboutresponsible drinking have been cre-ated behind closed doors, but by cre-ating a discussion, Mintz is hopingthe public will be able to come upwith more effective solutions to oneof our societies most serious issues.

To join the discussion visitthemessageinthebottle.com.

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A new forum for a serious issue

BY STAFFINTERROBANG

The name says it all – this is anight of casino games with a twist:the chips are condoms!

The event will support a localcharity and raise safe sex aware-ness with the help of the MiddlesexLondon Health Unit.

The Brock University StudentUnion ran the event in 2010 and itwas a success. The idea wasbrought forward by the FanshaweStudent Association to a group ofstudents enrolled in the businessadministration marketing program:Nicole Campbell, ElizabethMontero, Lisa Blakeney, GrantCampbell and Jonathon Roeland.

They joined forces with the FSUand the Fanshawe MarketingStudent Association to put theevent together.

The 19-plus event will includecasino games such as roulette,poker and blackjack. You couldwin big, with door prizes such asmovie passes, Flagswipe Paintballpasses, a Shoppers Drug Mart giftbasket and more. Snacks andbooze will also be part of this funnight.

Tickets are only $3 in advanceand $4 at the door, which covers20 condom chips. Come out toForwell Hall on March 30 from7:30 p.m. to 12 a.m. and have funwhile supporting a good cause.

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The Decemberists’ sixth full-length album is a twist on blue-grass, folk, rock and harmoniousvocals to compliment a very wellcrafted 10-song CD, The King isDead.

There are those who criticisedThe Decemberists’ past efforts(2009’s The Hazards of Love and2006’s The Crane Wife being mostrecent) as being too wordy andfairy-tale-esque, but the imagina-tive songwriting is what makes thisalbum stand out. The lyrics arewhat is going to make this albumpraiseworthy come December2011. When critics compile theiryear-end lists of the top albums of2011, The King is Dead is boundto be included.

With each song, there is a shorttale of morale and consequence.The songwriting hints at frontmanColin Meloy’s talent at prose:Meloy has just finished writing hisfirst adventure novel with the illus-tration and artwork done by hiswife.

Don’t Carry It All is a welcom-ing opener, like a stranger offeringyou a hand with a stubborn door.One of the best songs on thealbum, there is a combination ofaccordion, violin and harmonicawith acoustic guitar, bass guitar,

drums and mandolin.In Rise to Me, the self-deter-

mining words play: “I am going tostand my ground; You stand to meand I’ll blow you down; I’m goingto stand my ground; You rise to meand I’ll blow you down.”

It’s a wise saying for TheDecemberists to forget theirnaysayers and concentrate on whatthey want to accomplish.

Further allegory is demonstratedwith This Is Why We Fight. In thequake of mass destruction, “Cometo me now, lay your arms aroundme; This is why, this is why wefight,” Meloy sings of fighting notbeing a solution, but a detriment.

Peter Buck of R.E.M. con-tributes to Calamity Song andDown by the Water, as well asDon’t Carry It All, which recallsthe familiar sound of Michael Stipesinging, “This one goes out to theone I love.” Gillian Welch sings onseven songs (she has worked withAlison Krauss, Ryan Adams andEmmylou Harris, and both she andher songwriting partner, DaveRawlings, appear every so often onThe Decemberists’ album).

Finally, the album has thePortland, Oregon natives makingBillboard Magazine’s Top 200:their album debuted at number oneand sold 94,000 copies earlyJanuary of this year.

For more information, visitthedecemberists.com ormyspace.com/thedecemberists.

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Long live The Decemberists

Come on out for some funat Condom Casino Night

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Spring is almost upon us (or atleast we all hope that it is) and soonthere will be flowers blooming andgardens growing. It is fair to saythat most people know how impor-tant it is to reduce, reuse and recy-cle, but the impending change inthe weather reminds us of anothertype of waste that can be easilydiverted from the landfill and to ourgardens.

Composting is great way to recy-cle organic waste into usable fertil-izer for plants. It is inexpensive andeasy to do, plus it reduces theamount of organic food wastegoing into the landfill every year,where it breaks down and producesmethane gas which pollutes ouratmosphere. Every single one uscan find our own way to compost athome, in our apartments and atschool.

If you live in a home with a back-yard, then composting is very easy.Your compost bin can be as simpleas a few wooden stakes surroundedwith chicken wire, to more com-plex plastic ones with various fea-tures. You just place it in a shadyarea, away from the house, addsome soil, throw in your kitchenscraps and let nature do her work.

Composting in an apartment is aslightly different matter. Unlessyou live on the ground floor, youlikely don’t have much outdoorspace to utilize for this purpose. Forpeople in this situation, there are afew good options. If you do a littleresearch online you’ll find thatthere are many do-it-yourself ormanufactured bins that aredesigned to be used indoors. Thesecomposters should have a featurethat reduces odour, which willobviously be very important whenyou are living in a smaller space.Generally, indoor composters aresmall and are built to fit underneathyour kitchen sink or in another cup-board.

So what exactly can you throw in

your composter? Essentially, youcan compost all plant material thatyou would otherwise throw away:peels, cores, rinds, stems, seeds,trimmings. You can compost veg-etables that you left in the fridgetoo long and have gone bad, thoseweek-old flowers that your signifi-cant other gave you, eggshells, cof-fee grounds, tea bags, bread, etc. Itis recommended that you do not tryto compost meat or dairy productsas they will just turn rancid. If youare really serious about it, you canalso compost un-dyed paper tow-els, shredded cardboard, newspa-per, napkins and even toilet paper.All of these products can contributeto nutrient-rich compost that youcan use for your potted plants andoutdoor gardens. If you personallydo not have any use for the compostyou produce, you can always give itto someone who does or just spreadit around some nearby greenery.

If you live on campus here atFanshawe and want to keep yourfood waste out of the garbage, thecollege has a number of compost-ing bins in and around the majorfood outlets as well as outside.Keep an eye out for them whenyou’re walking around and remem-ber them next time you have somefood to throw out. As a note ofinterest, the culinary school, as oneof the biggest producers of foodwaste on campus, has a very wellused composting program. All thefood waste produced during labs isplaced in a separate bin from thegarbage and is collected for com-post.

So, as you are peeling and chop-ping vegetables for that new recipeyou are trying, consider keepingthose food scraps out of the garbageand give composting a try.

For more information, visittinyurl.com/londoncompost.

Got questions, comments orsuggestions? Feel free to e-mailus atfoodforthoughtfc@gmail.com

Food for thought

Composting is easyMARK FACCHIN & JESSICA WILKIE

INTERROBANG

Environmental Week is comingup – it takes place April 4 to 8 –and the Environmental Club atFanshawe is celebrating by host-ing a Recycled Arts Contest.

This contest will be judged onthree different categories includ-ing usefulness of recycled materi-als, originality and creativity.Students must use 100 per centrecycled material, so it will notcost anything to create each artpiece.

Students may enter as individu-als or in groups. Sign up at theBiz Booth by 3 p.m. on April 1.There is no entry fee – all weneed is your name and theapproximate size and type of art

you will be displaying.Bring your recycled art piece to

Forwell Hall between 9 and 11a.m. on April 6. Be sure to bringa sign stating the title anddescription of the piece. The artwill be displayed until 4 p.m. Theofficial judging will take placebetween 12 and 1 p.m. that day.

The prize for the winner will be$100! Now, who couldn’t use anextra bill in their pocket?

Come up with something awe-some and show Fanshawe howwe can make useless things intosomething extravagant.

For any questions regarding theRecycled Arts Contest, contactRebecca Croden atrebecca.croden@gmail.com.

Turn your trash into artREBECCA CRODEN

ENVIRONMENTAL CLUB

I remember when I was younger,I would watch romantic movieslike A Walk to Remember andNotting Hill and think to myself,“I want that.” Watching the starson a clear blue night, having din-ners at fancy restaurants, dancingunder the stars; I wanted theromance. Then I got older andwent to university and college andunfortunately I quickly came torealize that kind of romance onlyexists onscreen.

I truly believe this is becausemost guys think they don’t have totry, they don’t need to be romantic,and maybe that’s true. Think aboutit, why are guys romantic? Theywant something from us, and let’sbe honest – most of the time, theywant sex. Maybe it has gotten tothe point where we make it tooeasy for guys. I mean, how manyof you can honestly say that everyguy you have been with was aromantic? I am guessing less thanfive per cent of you.

In our society, sex has less valueassociated with it than it ever hasbefore, so guys don’t have to makethese big gestures to get it any-more. I was talking to one of myfriends and he said, “We don’thave to plan five romantic datesanymore when we can get laidafter two.” So here we are wonder-ing why guys are less romantic,and it’s plain and simple: theydon’t have to be.

There is also the possibility thatromance doesn’t exist for the aver-age student because we can’t fit itinto our hectic schedules. We areso busy with schoolwork and jobsthat we have little time for

romance. Who has time for a can-dlelight dinner when you have amillion assignments and midtermscoming up?

I hate when I hear guys use themoney excuse. Being romantic hasnothing to do with having money.We are not asking for dinners atfancy restaurants that will cost youan arm and leg or roses deliveredto our door once a week. Romancecan be a home-cooked meal or justa little note when we wake up inthe morning saying how much youlove us.

Then again, romance as a dyingart can be a result of the tech age.With text messages and Facebook,a guy doesn’t need to go throughall these romantic gestures any-more to tell you he loves you,when he can just send you a simpleemoticon. Whatever happened tothe guys who throw rocks at yourwindow then sing you a romanticlove song? I understand that itmight be a little extreme, but youknow what I am trying to say. Weare a society that values speed – wewant things done fast. Technologyhas made everything easy and fastfor people; we value our time and

appreciate when things don’t takeup too much of it. Some peoplelook at romance as an inconven-ience that takes up too much oftheir valuable time.

People ultimately don’t reallycare to spend the time on romancewhen it isn’t a necessity. Don’t getme wrong, there are guys who arestill romantics and treat their girl-friends or significant others likeprincesses and there isn’t a dullday in their relationship. This doesnot occur every day and for themost part it hardly happens at all.Maybe everyone should learn tomake an effort to add a littleromance in their life, because ifthings keep going this way,romance might soon be gone for-ever. Perhaps we have convincedourselves that true romance does-n’t exist; that way when we don’tget it, we aren’t let down.Sometimes when we set our hopestoo high we inevitably get hurt,and who wants that? However,there is still that bit of hope insome of us that one day our perfectguy will make us feel as lucky andas loved as the girls in the movies.

Love, Lust & LiesPatricia Cifaniasklovelustlies@gmail.com

Romance: A dying art

CREDIT: STJOHNWEDDINGS.COM

Is romance a dying art?

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Miz A is big, beautiful and lov-ing it.

She is the proprietor of Just 2BMe Network, which connects cur-vaceous women across London.

“Just 2B Me stands for Just Big,Beautiful Me,” she explained.“BBW (Big Beautiful Women) andplus-size have a stigmatismattached to them. People believethat if you’re a plus-sized womanor a BBW, you sit at home and eatbon-bons all day long,” shelaughed.

“I’m trying to build a businessand a network for us girls who arebig, bold, beautiful, sexy.”

Miz A said that in doing surveysof BBWs for her project JiggyJunction, which hosts events forplus-sized women, she learnedlocal women had a common prob-lem.

“A lot of women said, ‘There’snothing here for us, there’s nocommunity for us,’” explained MizA. “‘We’re all scattered all overthe place. Is there something youcan do to bring us all together?’And I thought, ‘Sure, I’m Miz A, Ican do anything.’”

While considering how to giveLondon-area plus-sized women avoice, Miz A found her own as anentertainer. Describing herself as abig girl with a big voice, she beganher foray into the entertainment

industry six years ago.“As a plus-sized entertainer, I

found it very hard to find stageclothes for appearances,” she said.“I ended up starting to travel toToronto to find plus-sized storesthat would cater to me, becauseLondon is very limited in the fash-ion selections, and if you do find agood store, it’s very, very expen-sive.”

The culmination of ideas fromvarious avenues led her to the cre-ation of Just 2B Me at the very endof last year. Miz A uses the net-work to connect curvy ladies withproducts, clothing, lingerie andmore to make them look and feelgorgeous. She travels aroundsouthwestern Ontario in search ofstores that will cater to them, andmentioned that she had found astore in Woodstock, calledImogenes, that carries beautiful 3Xto 8X sized clothes.

“I promote self-acceptance ofwho you are in the size you arenow, in this moment in time,whether you’re a happy fit with thesize you are, or you’re working onattaining a size that is a happy fitfor you,” she said. “I don’t endorseweight loss programs or diets;those are personal choices.”

Just 2B Me is hosting its firstmini-lifestyle show, a clothingswap and consignment sale, onApril 9 at the Church of St. Jude,located at 1537 Adelaide St. N. It

takes place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.Admission is $10. Drop off clothesand accessories throughout the dayand check to see what else is avail-able. The consignment area willhold higher-end pieces, such ascocktail dresses. Leftover clothingwill be donated to a local charity.

“We’re recycling and restyling,”said Miz A. She said that plus-sized women will often purchaseclothes because they fit – not nec-essarily look good. “All of us havethese huge closets of all theseclothes that we bought becausethey fit. It’s time to take a look atthese clothes and say, ‘This mayfit, but it doesn’t look good, but itmight look good on one of my sis-ters.’”

The lifestyle show will also fea-ture products and services, includ-ing gorgeous 3X to 8X fashions byImogenes of Woodstock; Boo-B-Beads, designer bra straps forstrapless bras; bra fittings andsales, including sizes 30DD to46KK by registered holistic practi-tioner C. M. Knight and more tocome.

For more information on theevent, visittinyurl.com/just2bmelifestylesho.For more information on Miz Aand Just 2B Me Network, visittinyurl.com/just2bme. Don’t forgetto check out just2bme.ca for abrand new website coming soon.

ERIKA FAUSTINTERROBANG

A mini lifestyle show for BBW

CREDIT: PLANTOFTHEWEEK.ORG

The Stapelia gigantea has a smell akin to rotting meat.

Fanshawe Botanical gardensalso includes some plants in thegreenhouse. One of the greenhouseplant is Stapelia, an implausibleplant with a remarkable feature.

Stapelia gigantea is an atten-tion-grabbing plant that brings tomind the Christmas cactus, with itsclumps of four-sided spinelessstems. They are low, perennial suc-culents easily recognized by theirstems, branches and surface. Thestems are usually almost erect andtheir colour varies from green toreddish, depending on howexposed they are to sunlight.Occasionally the stems are mottledwith red or purple on green. Thethickness of the stem varies fromfive to 50 mm in diameter, and theplants can grow up to 41 cm tall.

The Stapelia is also referred to

as the African starfish flower or thecarrion flower. This is because themembers of the genus Stapeliahave a highly distinctive odour:they smell like rotting meat. Theseplants also physically resembledecaying animal matter, with theirhairs, surface texture and colour.The odour and appearance foolflies and other insects into believ-ing the flower is a piece of rottingmeat on which to lay eggs. Therelationship is mutually beneficial,as these insects act as pollinatorsfor the plants.

These plants can grow wellunder sunlight, moderate wateringand well-drained soil with smallpebbles. The flowers generallybloom in September and have acircular fleshy disk in center. If theodour of rotting flesh is not aproblem, this might be the plant foryou.

ALISHA BHARDWAJSPECIAL TO INTERROBANG

Grabbed by the nose

The Sunset Limited neverleaves the room

SASKATOON (CUP) — Thosewho feel that all of the 2010 Oscaraward winners were mediocre atbest will have some solace inHBO’s recently released TheSunset Limited.

It may seem strange that a made-for-TV movie could surpass every-thing adorned with the eminentgolden statue, but there are manyfactors that make The SunsetLimited both unique and of top-shelf quality.

For one, it was written byCormac McCarthy, author of thenovels The Road, No Country forOld Men and the highly praisedBlood Meridian. The differencewith The Sunset Limited is that itis not simply another case of some-one else’s film adaptation ofMcCarthy prose — this screenplaywas actually written by McCarthy.Well, technically, he adapted hisown stage play for the screen.

If a screenplay written byAmerica’s best living novelist isnot enough to intrigue, there ismore. Tommy Lee Jones not onlyco-stars alongside Samuel L.Jackson, but he also directs.Having only directed two otherfilms, both of which are unremark-able, he has truly outdone himselfwith this project.

Realistically, The SunsetLimited probably didn’t reallyneed a director in the usual sense.A film that is so extremely dia-logue-driven that it takes placeonly in one room with only twocharacters probably only needs

two talented, experienced actorswho can hammer it out together.

And these two actors do hammerit out quite nicely. It is refreshingto see Jackson performing in a filmthat isn’t a complete waste of histalent. While it is impressive thathe can make even a piece ofgarbage like Snakes on a Planewatchable, it is preferable that heconnect his acting ability with anequally notable script.

The most impressive aspect ofthe film is something I’ve alreadyhinted at: How dialogue-driven itis. As film technology progresses,it becomes more and more difficultto find films that place focus pri-marily on dialogue. Instead, mostcontemporary films focus on visu-al effects, and while this is notinherently bad, the visual effectstoo often lack any symbolic con-nection to the given film’s themeor content, and serve only as a kindof decoration, culminating in afinal product that will be complete-

ly forgotten within a year.While there are many films that

could be deemed “dialogue-driv-en,” those that really challengethemselves in this regard are usual-ly limited in the amount of differ-ent settings, and avoid flashbacks.

The Sunset Limited is outstand-ing in this regard. It is literally justtwo men talking in one room for anhour and a half, and yet it is con-stantly interesting. I think onewould have to go back to the 1957film 12 Angry Men to find some-thing of comparable quality thattakes place in just one room. Onecould make an argument for thefilm versions of Samuel Beckett’splays, but that’s a whole differentdiscussion.

While a unique form is notenough in and of itself to make agood film, it is the thought-pro-voking content, elegant writingand skilled acting that combine tomake The Sunset Limited such abeautiful work.

ANDREW GLUMTHE SHEAF

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TORONTO (CUP) — There area few understood requirements ofhipsterdom, but two in particularare critical to the category: Cheapbeer and pretentious apathy.

So with $8.50 Molson Canadiansand a buzzing all-ages crowd, cred-ibility is what seemed most disin-genuous about Canadian MusicWeek’s 10th annual Indie MusicAwards that were handed outMarch 12 in Toronto.

The venue’s large brass Canadacrests hanging and French door bal-conies were uncharacteristicallyaccompanied by two stages, blink-ing screen backdrops and swingingcameras that glided smoothly over-head. The conference room hadbeen transformed into a set remi-niscent of the Teen Choice Awards.

For a competition that claims torepresent the best of independentartists, the combination of shinyvenue, giddy all-ages audience,high priced-booze and recentGrammy performer Janelle Monáeheadlining, it had to be asked:Where were all the hipsters?

This was certainly no PolarisPrize. However, several Polarisnotables were given the nod ofapproval. The Sadies, Shad andKarkwa were all recognized fortheir indie prowess with wins forFolk/Roots Artist/Group of theYear, Urban Artist of the Year andFrancophone Group of the Year,respectively.

Twenty-four awards were hand-ed out in the form of customizedblack guitars. The first award forSingle of the Year went toMarianas Trench. They later tookhome the guitar for Pop Group ofthe Year.

Six artists each performedCanadian Music Week’s standardhalf-hour sets. The opening bandwas Toronto’s largely unknownDesperate Union, whose anthemictwang echoed of Nickelback.

To hammer in the bizarre setting,acclaimed alternative indie rockersArcade Fire only took home one oftheir three nominations, winningAlbum of the Year for TheSuburbs.

Alexisonfire beat them forGroup or Duo of the Year, whichwas accepted by their flummoxedfrontman George Pettit.

“I feel absolutely ridiculousaccepting this award. What did wedo, release an EP to mixedreviews? Arcade Fire won a fuck-ing Grammy.”

As the night drew on and the airstank with the delirious combina-tion of sweat and a smoke machine,the hipster atmosphere slowlybegan peeking through the night’sinitial sheen. Hannah Georgas took

the stage to perform her Bang,Bang, You’re Dead in front of abackdrop reminiscent of RainbowBright. She beat out Torontonatives Owen Pallett and DiamondRings for the title of Solo Artist ofthe Year.

Bombay Bicycle Club followedup with a set almost identical butequally well executed to the onethey’d performed the night before.The alternative rock style of theBritish band was carried through bythe lead singer’s vocals, which hadthe rough boyish tone of BrightEyes’ Connor Oberst.

Montreal-based group Holleradobecame winners of Video of theYear for Americanarama. Theyperformed a full set bouncing upand down on imaginary pogo sticksto light sounds reminiscent ofVampire Weekend. With the win-ning song and known hits likeJuliette and Happy Birthday , theylaunched an explosion they’d fore-shadowed.

“We really wanted to explodeconfetti at CMW,” professed leadsinger Menno Versteeg two nightsbefore. “They told us it would cost$500 for the cleaning fee, though.”

After the last guitar was givenout, hip-hop rapper Shad hit thestage. Losing Solo Artist of theYear was Shad’s second notableloss this year after he was deniedthe Polaris Prize in September afterbeing named the front-runner upuntil the award was announced.

The snub didn’t seem to affecthis projected happy mood though,even while he sang the bitter lyricsto his passive-aggressive hit Yaa IGet It.

But the best act was saved forlast. For an hour and a half, thewalls of the hotel seemed to rever-berate with Janelle Monáe’s per-formance. It was truly an artisticmajesty and hammered in the dis-tinction between singers and per-formers.

She was not above the gimmicks,with daunting futuristic openingvideos, painting on a fresh canvasthroughout a song, heart-shapedconfetti and crowd surfing duringher encore. But her dance movesstretched from a merengue tomoonwalk and her song selectionenergized the crowd with big bandTightrope and Cold War, butwooed them into silence during acover of Nat King Cole’s 1950sclassic Smile.

It was only the second timeCanadian promoters had managedto convince her to come north ofthe 49th parallel — the first was toopen for Arcade Fire last summer.But Canadian Music Week hasclearly opened the door.

“Thank you so much,” were herfinal words. “We will be back.”

E.D. CAUCHICANADIAN UNIVERSITY PRESS

Hipsters MIA atIndie Awards CREDIT: HBO

Tommy Lee Jones and Samuel L. Jackson star in The Sunset Limited.

CREDIT: MEGAN CHERNIAK

Janelle Monáe closed the Canadian Music Awards show with a bang.

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Red Riding Hood (2011)

Red Riding Hood is kind of likeTwilight, but with werewolves...Oh, that’s right.

This newest release from thedirector of the first Twilight film,Catherine Hardwicke, takes anoth-er look at the classic folk tale LittleRed Riding Hood, only this versionhas more angst than morals.

The flick follows Valerie, LittleRed, and the struggle her villagefaces against the wolf that lurks inthe forest. It does not becomeentirely clear until about halfwaythrough the movie that the beast isin fact a werewolf, as opposed to atraditional wolf. The main storythread actually follows the fablevery little; the girl is not travellingto her grandmother’s house whenshe meets the wolf, the wolf doesnot eat her grandmother andstrangely seduce the girl herself,and there is no hunter to save any-one. What Red Riding Hood doeshave is a love triangle betweenValerie, a humble woodcutternamed Peter and the wealthy sil-

versmith Henry. This film also has betrayal by

close friends, feelings of isolationby the protagonist and so muchteen angst it is difficult to focus onanything else. There are also theobligatory interactions of thefemale lead with the beast, as itseems the wolf wants Valerie andshe understands its language and isable to converse with it.Everything about the plot is pathet-ically predictable.

The cast is decent enough, fea-turing Amanda Seyfried in the leadrole of Valerie. Seyfried is able toconvincingly play an 18 year oldwho is desperately in love withsomeone she simply can’t have.Her character is reminiscent ofevery other teen girl who loves thebad boy, and for some reason hercharacter is fearless when con-fronted by a werewolf twice hersize.

The two male love interests,Peter and Henry, are played byShiloh Fernandez and Max Irons,respectively. Both men givemediocre performances and wereundoubtedly cast based on theirresemblance to tween favouriteRobert Pattinson.

Some surprisingly big namesgive less than notable performanc-es including Virginia Madsen andBilly Burke as Valerie’s parents,and Julie Christie as her grand-mother. The only performance

worth noting is that of GaryOldman as Father Solomon, thepriest who comes to the aid of thevillage. His performance stands outabove the rest, but it’s all relative.

The film looks very much likeHarwicke’s first effort, Twilight,and the soundtrack is similarly

unoriginal. The flow of the story isawkward and choppy, the plot linemoving far too slowly on occasionand then skipping over or rushingthrough action.

If you are a teen girl who is hop-ing to someday fall in love with asupernatural beast, then this flick

was made for you. It also might beyour cup of tea if you are deeplyinterested in the retellings of LittleRed Riding Hood. If you are nei-ther, then don’t waste your time ormoney on this flick because yousimply won’t enjoy it.

Nothing original about Red Riding HoodREEL VIEWSAlison Gazea_gaze@fanshaweonline.ca

CREDIT: WARNER BROS

Amanda Seyfried stars as Valerie in Red Riding Hood.

Project: ALF (1996)

Over the next few months, cine-mas around the world will beinvaded by aliens. From Battle:Los Angeles to Paul, to Super 8 toCowboys & Aliens, we are goingsee an abundance of extra-terrestri-als in films this spring and sum-mer. All of these films will pale incomparison, however, to the film Iwill be taking a look at this week:Project: ALF.

ALF was a very successful sit-com that ran from 1986 to 1990 onNBC. The series focused on wise-cracking alien Gordon Shumway,better known as ALF (Alien LifeForm). ALF caused manyheadaches for the Tanner family hetook up residence with, wreakingall sorts of destruction, and con-stantly attempting to eat their cat (adelicacy on his home planet ofMelmac).

As the series came to an end,ALF was trying to make his wayhome when he was nabbed by gov-ernment agents. Project: ALF takesoff from there, with ALF living ata U.S. Air Force base. He’s livinga mostly charmed life, holdingnightly poker tournaments and eat-ing like a king – although he doeshave to occasionally go throughsome painful tests ordered byColonel Milfoil (Martin Sheen), amilitary man with a vendettaagainst spacemen. Note, this is notthe only time a member of theSheen family has had dealings with

an extra-terrestrial, but this is theonly time that it didn’t involve anevening with cocaine and hookers.

Two officers, 1st Lt. Mullican(William O’Leary) and CaptainHill (Jensen Daggett) aren’tpleased with the situation, and takeALF off the base. Taking the trou-blesome alien out into the publicprovides some big laughs, particu-larly when ALF visits ThePussycat Lounge, where he thinkshe is going to find some felines todine on. ALF and strippers, twobeloved forms of entertainmentbrought together.

While ALF may have escapedthe clutches of the evil ColonelMilfoil, he is placed in more dan-

ger, as a whole new set of villainslook to get their hands on every-one’s favourite alien. Well, noteveryone’s favourite alien, someare in the E.T. camp. Just like thereis Team Jacob versus TeamEdward these days, back in the1980s there was Team ALF versusTeam E.T. And both of those littlealien fellows were shirtless.

Project ALF is an extra-specialfilm about an extra-terrestrial.While it may not contain the spe-cial effects that some of the upcom-ing big budget alien flicks possess,it contains much more heart andhumour. Project: ALF is an alienflick with a lot of humanity.

Cinema ConnoisseurAllen Gaynorwww.cinemaconn.com

CREDIT: ALIEN PRODUCTIONS

Project: ALF stars ALF, the loveable alien from the NBC sitcom ALF.

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Hard to believe we’re adults, Tiger.

Early Graying: The bane of all 20-somethings.

Maybe its time to dress up, look

professional, stop playing with toys and start setting

up RRSPs, getting a budget going,

maybe a mortgage and doing “Adult Activities” What-ever those are . . .

Speak for yourself. I’ll never be an

adult.

(Is this about the gray hairs she found this

morning?)

Grrargh. Stop worrying about

your gray hairs and come have a

pokebattle with me!

. . . Wait, how’d you . . . Oh god, are they really

that notice-able?

Across1. Chide

6. Water pitcher

10. Chief star in a constellation

14. Exclude by social influence

15. Flightless bird

16. Sheltered sides

17. In operation

18. Machines capable of flight

20. Expression of surprise (infor-

mal)

21. Formerly

23. Slow-moving reptile

24. Recipient of a gift

25. Most extreme

26. Breastbones

29. Actress Day

31. Elevated seating area

32. Poplar tree

33. Fixed in one position

36. Adult insect after metamor-

phosis

38. Gamble

39. Latin American musical

instrument

41. Turn hay over and spread out

to dry

42. Makes a shrill feeble sound

44. Den

45. Interest in the fine arts

46. European falcon

48. Salt lake

51. Capital of Tibet

53. Mistreats

54. Basic monetary unit of Ghana

55. Traditional Jewish courtesy

title

58. Process used for problem-

solving

60. Odour

62. Look slyly

63. Feminine name

64. Delicious (informal)

65. Makes a mistake

66. FBI agents (informal)

67. Remains

Down1. Male deer

2. Restaurant serving light meals

3. Band instrument

4. Washroom (informal)

5. Be excessively fond of (2

words)

6. Rub out

7. Hypocrite (2 words)

8. At all times (poetically)

9. Ecstatic delight

10. Warnings of danger

11. Slow (musically)

12. Examines by touch

13. Useful quality or item

19. Making a joint airtight

22. Genetic carrier (abbr.)

24. Sediment

26. Long straight narrow incision

27. Big book

28. Mild oath

30. Chooses

32. Assist

33. City in China

34. One of the Great Lakes

35. Unit of pressure

37. First item in a program

40. Forearm bone

43. Rubbing out

45. Movable parts of helmets cov-

ering the face

46. Boy

47. Koreans, for example

48. River of east central Germany

49. Having greater ability

50. German automatic pistol

52. Particularly strong man

55. Tomato variety

56. An award given for an out-

standing television program or per-

former

57. Bodies of water

59. Male turkey

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1. In Singapore, it is illegal tosell or own chewing gum.

2. David Rice Atchinson wasPresident of the United States forexactly one day. This happeneddue to a glitch in American law atthe time.

3. A 27 year old heir to a sausageempire was handed a ticket for116,000 pounds for driving at 80km/hr in a 40 km/hr zone. This isbecause the speeding tickets in

Finland are based on how muchmoney a person

makes.4. In Quebec,

an old law statesthat margarine must

be a different colourthan butter.5. The first person to die

in the electric chair was WilliamKemmler, an ax murderer fromNew York on August 6, 1890.

6. In Israel, religious law forbidspicking your nose on Sabbath.

7. In France, it is illegal for aperson to kiss another on railways.

8. In the 1985 Boise, Idaho may-oral election, there were fourwrite-in votes for Mr. Potato Head.

9. The triangular shape thatToblerone chocolates are packagedin, is protected by law.

10. A man filed a lawsuit againsthis doctor because he survivedlonger than what the doctor hadpredicted.

11. In 1985, a pregnant womenwas falsely accused of shopliftinga basketball.

12. A surfer once sued anothersurfer for “stealing his wave.” Thecase was thrown out because thecourt was unable to put a price on“pain and suffering” endured bythe surfer watching someone elseride “his” wave.

13. Since the United Nationswas founded in 1945, there havebeen 140 wars.

14. The majority of burglariesoccur during the daytime whenpeople are not home.

15. There are places inSaskatchewan called Elbow,Eyebrow, and Drinkwater.

16. Tomatina is the legendarySpanish tomato-throwing festivalheld in Bunol, Spain.

17. The Mall of America, locat-ed in Bloomington, Minnesota isso big that it can hold 24,336school buses.

18. The North of Scotland’s old-est inhabited castle is DunveganCastle on the Isle of Skye.

19. The largest school in theworld is City Montessori School inIndia and has over 25,000 studentsin grade levels ranging fromkindergarten to college.

20. Hawaii’s Mount Waialeale isthe wettest place in the world - itrains throughout the year and about460 inches per annum.

21. The largest ketchup bottle inthe world is a 170 feet tall and islocated in Collinsville, Illinois,USA. It was built in 1949 by theW.E. Caldwell Company as awater tower.

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Aries (March 21 - April 19)Newcomers and observers are

drawn into participation. Food crit-ics and other epicures sing thepraises of what’s currently beingoffered. Don’t be too ready tochange something that works.

Taurus (April 20 - May 20)Call it Murphy’s Law, fallout

from the Peter Principle, or justbum luck. The universe throws cos-mic banana skins under your feet atevery turn. Even the longest joke inthe world has to end sometime. Bea good sport.

Gemini (May 21 - June 20)Now it’s Gemini’s turn to be rid-

ing high. Your creative and emo-tional expression skills are polishedto perfection. Great ideas come andgo as easily as a breath of clean air.

Cancer (June 21 - July 22)Downhill is the most seductive

direction. Before you descend toofar, save some energy for yourreturn. Open your mind. Anothermethod might actually be betterthan the one that you normally use.

Leo (July 23 - August 22)Bottled genii, magic rocks and

other fabled purveyors of wishesare very precise about language.Leo is likely to get exactly what heor she claims to want. Be wisebefore getting stuck with a foolishmistake.

Virgo (August 23 - Sept. 22)Virgo pays too much attention to

the stars and not enough to theground beneath their feet. Stickwith someone who is committed tolooking out for you. Don’t getinvolved with Air or Fire Signs forthe next few days.

Libra (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22)As far as Libra can see, there’s

no reason to worry. Everyone hereis interested in a smooth ride. Whoknows where a good conversationwill take you? If you speak to aLeo, you may get a glimpse of thefuture.

Scorpio (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21)Flaws and handicaps are a per-

sonal matter. Scorpio excels atabstract thinking to help him or hersurvive the hardships of midweek.You have far too many reasons fornot wanting to go home. This can’tlast forever.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21)Your act is for real. You’re play-

ing for keeps. Sagittarius’s messageis clear and positive. Anyone who’sanyone would give anything towork with you. Cash in on the ben-efits of your popularity.

Capricorn (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19)Are you obsessed? If a smile and

a handshake make you suspicious,maybe you’re standing too far out-side your usual humanity. Weighthe options and ask yourself whichwill matter more in 10 years.

Aquarius (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18)Avoid the usual and go straight

to what makes you happy. Yourundiluted energy burns brightly,luring the curious and the enchant-ed with Aquarian light and heat.Even from this high point, everydirection is up.

Pisces (Feb. 18 - March 20)Pisceans whose job it is to help

others can expect a rewarding time.Those whose patience is slippingaway should avoid people at allcosts. As much as you want it to beso, not everybody has the samedream.

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The day after daylight saving time

is the worst day of the year for car

accidents, because the lower sun in

the sky makes it hard for people to

read their tweets while driving.

Lindsay Lohan asked the judge if

she could be excused from court

because of what she called “the holi-

est day of the year:” St. Patrick’s Day.

You can sit down and eat inside

some grocery stores now. How fat

are we getting? We can’t even wait

until we get home now. We’re just

ripping into the bags in the aisle.

Iranian President Mahmoud

Ahmadinejad has sold his 1977

Peugeot 504 for 2.5 mil-

lion at auction. It even

came with the phone books

he has to sit on to drive it.

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with Jimmy FallonIt’s the beginning of March

Madness. Of course, if you’re CharlieSheen you got a three-week headstart.

A new study found that stress andhard work can actually lead to alonger life. Or as the Kardashians arereporting it, “Please pray for us.”

Al-Qaida recently launched its ownwomen’s magazine. I bought a copy,and I’ll tell you right now that thoseankles are totally airbrushed.

This weekend is the annual WorldClown Convention in New York City.You should see the traffic out there —there’s like, one car.

A recent survey found thatthe world’s most typical per-son is a 28-year-old Chineseman. Which explains thenew way to refer to a typicalguy: “Just your average Cho.”

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I hate daylight saving time. I hate

springing forward a lot more than I

like falling back, which is the story

of my life.

Charlie Sheen is going to do live

stage shows in Detroit and Chicago.

Charlie says a dollar from every

ticket will go to the Red Cross for

the Japanese earthquake. Every

other dollar will go to hookers.

Charlie Sheen says he’s planning

to sue Warner Brothers and CBS.

They’re responding by giving him a

movie deal for Major League 3.

The chief executive of a major

chicken company said an extended

NFL lockout could have

a devastating effect on

the chicken industry.

Chickens may have to

keep their limbs.

THE LATE SHOW with David LettermanI forgot to set my clock forward,

so a lot of these jokes may not be

funny for another hour.

Al-Qaida is now publishing a

magazine for women. They already

have one for men, called “Car Bomb

and Driver.”

There may be no football season

because the players have been

locked out. In a related story, Rex

Ryan was locked out of an Olive

Garden.

Can you imagine a year without

professional football? It’s like living

in Detroit.

March Madness begins on

St. Patrick’s Day. Finally, an

excuse for college kids to

drink.

THE LATE LATE SHOW with Craig FergusonI’ve got a new tie. And by “new,”

I mean I stole it from the soap operas

downstairs.

The critics can be very tough on

actors when they do a bad job on

Shakespeare — like Mel Gibson.

Don’t confuse a pantomime with

a mime. Pantomime is an age-old

British theater tradition. A “mime”

is a French dude you punch at the

mall.

One of the politicians that

attacked Julius Caeser was named

Marcus Junius Brutus. Most people

know him by his shorter name,

JWoww.

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One thing I never thought Iwould see is a legend beingremoved from his post.

When we think of the brandDior, we think of “The NewLook,” Christian Dior and we alsothink of John Galliano.

Inevitably he’s someone thatcomes to mind immediately whenwe think of the iconic brand. Hetransformed the brand into some-thing beautiful and modern. Hehad a way of bringing individuali-ty and old principles together inorder to create beautiful master-pieces.

Creating couture skirts out ofhorse hair fibers or orientalkimonos out of specialty silk, qual-ity has always been an evidentcharacteristic of his work.

However/unfortunately, depend-ing on how you take it, JohnGalliano has been fired. QuelleTragedie!

As soon as the news hit the web,it went viral. Every blogger andfashion website had heard the earthshattering news. The question oneveryone’s mind was: Why?

The question eventually turnedinto: Who’s next? Who will beheld to the same standard asGalliano to take over Dior?

The new suitor in the marriageof Dior and fashion is RiccardoTisci, the ex-designer of Givenchy,another famous fashion house.Givenchy had proven to be a dark-er, and dare I say gloomier, housewhile Tisci designed there.

Many people worry that Tisciwill be unable to keep up the luxu-ry and daring brights Dior hasrecently been known for. Gallianohas helped establish the Dior nameas something more. It’s the uproarin profits from the brand that are so

incredible. Since taking designcontrol over the brand, Gallianohas created something womenwant: excess.

Let’s face it, women alwayswant more; whether it’s in theirclosets, their beds or their garages,women never really feel satisfied –blame it on genetics.

Galliano provided an overloadof luxury and beauty for women.Women felt unique in his designsbecause of their far-fetched nature,their whimsical spirits and interest-ing composition.

With such a high legacy to liveup to, it’s troubling and most cer-tainly intimidating to walk into aposition where, so much is expect-ed of you.

If you are unfamiliar with Tisciand would care for a few facts, letme fill you in on the type of manhe is.

1. He is a strong Italian Catholicwho uses religion as his inspirationin his work. To see a clear depic-tion of this, take a look at his men’sspring/summer 2011 collection.

2. Galliano and Tisci havereplaced each other once before.Between 1995 and 1996, Gallianowas the designer for Givenchy.Tisci later replaced him.

3. Tisci, about to start runningone of the most famous labels inthe world, was never the firstchoice for anything. WhenGivenchy was in search of a newdesigner, they looked to countlessothers before settling on him.Alexander McQueen at this timewas running the men’s departmentof Givenchy and Julian McDonaldwas running the women’s. Whenthey eventually came togetherunder one roof, Tisci was eventual-ly appointed designer of Givenchy.

4. He prefers his style be calledromantic, not dark nor gothic.

5. His name is pronounced “TI-shee,” not “TEE-she” nor “Tisk-ee.”

Can’t wait to see what happens.

While most men think they havegot their look completely figuredout – hairstyle, wardrobe, acces-sories and skin care – they are usu-ally missing one important step,which just so happens to be one ofthe first things a girl notices abouta guy. Not his clothes, not hisshoes and not his hairstyle, but hissmile and his teeth. Your teeth, asodd as it sounds, can make or breakyour entire appearance.

While toned muscles, a goodbuild and a sense of style mayattract a woman at first, if you flashher a smile and your teeth are asyellow as a lemon, she will beturned off instantly. And thosenice, burly biceps? They are nolonger even a thought in her head.

Oral hygiene may seem like avery mundane topic, but the truthis, there are still a lot of peoplewho do not take care of their teeth.This is especially seen in men whoare in their late teens and earlytwenties who like to party, drinkand smoke. Studies published bythe British Dental Journal state thatmen who drink alcoholic bever-ages are more likely to have erod-ed enamel, which can result intooth sensitivity or changes incolour.

So how do you keep your teethpearly white? There are the obvi-ous answers such as brushing yourteeth (three times a day!), flossing,using mouthwash as well as visit-ing the dentist frequently. Thereare also cosmetic approaches to getyour teeth whiter in no time.

Laser whitening done by profes-sionals is the most effective wayand has the greatest results in get-

ting your teeth looking whiter. Thepros of this are that it targets all ofyour teeth (even the molars) andwill make them two to three shadeslighter. This is an extremelyexpensive way to keep your teethwhite, especially when it costsabout $500 (minimum) and onlylasts a few months (particularly ifyou are a heavy coffee, tea or winedrinker).

The cheaper alternative to this iswhitening trays or whiteningstrips. They essentially do theexact same thing as laser treat-ment, except that it takes longer toget your teeth white, and it doesn’tmake them as white. They are afraction of the cost. Whiteningtrays definitely work better thanstrips because they target all teeth,while the strips only work on thefront teeth.

The last and least known way tobrighten the teeth is by wearing alip gloss or lip chap that is tintedeither black or blue. When applied,the gloss goes on clear and fullyunnoticeable, but the black or bluetint accentuates the white in theteeth (similar to how blue eyeshadow brings out the whites of theeyes). This does not make a drasticdifference in the whiteness of theteeth; it mainly helps accentuateteeth being properly taken care of.

Even though your highly sophis-ticated, trendy wardrobe may seemlike the next best thing, if yourteeth are as yellow and as erodedas can be, your whole look isdestroyed. As Lee Mildon oncesaid (and as cheesy as it may be, itis 100 per cent true), “People sel-dom notice old clothes if you weara big smile.”

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The overlooked pearly whites

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A legacy replaced: Dior

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John Galliano, the over the top designer, will no longer be creating forDior.

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Thanks to Apple’s iPhone andRIM’s BlackBerry smartphones,we can experience the wonderfulworld of interactive apps on thefly.

Users have the option of pur-chasing apps for a small fee ordownloading them at no cost. Whatis becoming very popular onsmartphones is the inclusion ofmore fitness apps.

A growing number of fitnessprograms are creating their ownapps to help people track theirworkouts, measure or monitor theirprogress and learn effective tricksand tips to stay on top of theirgame.

Smartphones are titled as suchbecause they do the thinking for us.Users don’t have to travel with acalculator to determine how manycalories they consumed or burned.This makes it more convenient andaccessible for users on the move.

Fitness apps are programmedwith large amounts of data thatstore multiple workouts, diets andhealth information that’s easilyaccessible at our fingertips.

Many college students carrymobile phones on campus, but it’salmost guaranteed that the majori-ty of them do not have a fitness appinstalled on their devices.

Fitness apps can help studentsmake informed decisions abouttheir dietary supplements, espe-cially since most of the cafeteria

outlets serve fast food. Besides,students are always looking forways to save a buck or two, and fit-ness apps are a great way to cutdown costs from expensive person-al trainers or customized meal planprograms. Fitness apps allow stu-dents to create workouts that com-pliment their schedules and gaincontrol of their health and fitnessactivities.

Before downloading an app,users are encouraged to read its fulldescription and check the numberof reviews and ratings received.

Users also have the option ofviewing screenshots of the app topreview the features and its designlayout. Once installed, there is anoption to uninstall the app, if itfalls short of expectations or per-formance.

Everyone has a different view onwhat a good app is. These resultsare based on the more positivereviews shared by users who rec-ommend them to others.

Lose It! is one example of a pop-ular fitness app for the iPhone.This is a weight loss app that isabsolutely free. It provides the userwith the ability to track food con-sumption, find out the true nutri-tional breakdown of all that’s eatenand records the exercise that’seaten. It also assists the user bycreating realistic goals and main-taining consistent eating habits.

Likewise, for the BlackBerryphone, a popular fitness app isGym Technik. This is another freeapp for physical exercise routines.It guides users to set up workoutsbased on body parts such as arms,shoulders, abs, back and legs.There is also a section for setting

up cardio and custom workouts. Itfeatures 45 exercises for arms, 23for the back and eight cardio exer-cises. Each activity featuresinstructions for correct execution.

Fitness apps on smartphones cancost anywhere from $0.99 to$29.99. These are one-time fees,unlike recurring costs with other

workout programs. There isn’tmuch of a difference between freeand paid apps, unless one is look-ing for greater volume of data thatrequires more disk space, interac-tivity or simply prefer appsdesigned by popular brands.

As a new user, free apps are thebest way to go as you’re still in the

experimenting stage. Smartphone technology is open-

ing doors for companies to engagemobile users in more health andfitness activities. Fitness apps areonly the beginning of a “smart-phone fit” generation.

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When I look back to myParalympic experience, it was notabout personal athletic achieve-ment or glory, it was not aboutsport or my passion for the moun-tains. I do not remember all thesacrifices or the setbacks along theway, nor do I recall all the timeswhen I asked myself WHY? Myexperience at the Vancouver 2010Paralympics was all of these andnone of these.

My journey to the games beganseveral years ago, as an aspiringfreestyle mogul skier. I was drawninto the sport of freestyle by thestrong sense of communityamongst the athletes, the passionfor the mountains that we allshared and the endless possibilitiesof how we could express our-selves. My quest as a freestyleskier ended too early, due to theoverwhelming financial con-straints of being a full-time athlete(a sad song sung by far too manytalented Canadian athletes).

I transitioned into coaching thenext generation of freestyle super-stars. I started at Apex Mountainbefore finding my home in Vernoncoaching the highly regardedSilver Star Mountain Freestyleclub. As fate would have it, mytime coaching was also cut short,this time by a catastrophic accidentthat would leave me paralyzed

from the waist down. That was inMarch of 2004.

Some might say that my acci-dent was brutal and burdening,while others would claim that itwas a great spiritual enlightenmentfor me. I will not deny the first butI am certainly drawn into the latter.

Lying in the hospital, writhingin pain and unable to move is cer-tainly not a position I would wishupon my worst enemy. But whenfaced with such adversity, one isleft with the simplest of choices:wallow in misery or move for-ward. Needless to say, I immedi-ately decided to move forward andmake the best of the situation.Rather than focusing on what I hadlost (which to this day stills bog-gles me), I made a consciouschoice to move forward with everyounce of my ability. Somethingmagical started to happen rightaway ... those around me began tofeel the positive energy comingfrom within me and it lit a firewithin them, and by nature itbecame cyclical (from there, thepositive energy began snowballingexponentially).

It was not long after my time inthe hospital that I returned to themountains to satisfy my unquench-able desire to ski. After learningthe basics of the mono ski, I decid-ed to go for gold at theParalympics in 2010. The storiesfrom then now are endless and the

lessons learned are timeless ...Flash forward to the March

2010, the Paralympics Games inWhistler. The hype is insane andhad been for the year leading up tothe games. The crowds are huge,more than any of us athletes hadever seen. The energy was out ofthe world! Finally, my momenthad arrived to compete on the ulti-mate world stage ... and the great-est sense of calm came over me.My objective coming into thegames was not about personalaccomplishment or glory or any ofthat; it was all about creating asense of unity and communityamongst those who matter most tome. I looked down into the crowdand knew that I had already donewhat I had set out to do ... the con-nection I share with my friends andfamily was LOUD and clear! Theonly thing left was to do what Ilove to do ... just ski. The rest isnow history ... a story that I hopewill be shared for years to come.

One year later, the moral of thestory is to find your passions andlive your dreams; embrace theunexpected and see each of life’schallenges as an opportunity wait-ing to be seized.

Josh Dueck is a silver medalistin the men’s sitting slalom at theVancouv er 2010 Paraly mpicWinter Games. Go toParaly mpic.ca to watch thismemorable event.

A Paralympian’s perspective:One year after the Vancouver games

The NHL is holding their gener-al managers meetings in Floridathis week, and the hot topic item isconcussions and head checks.

The National Hockey LeaguePlayers’ Association wants toimplement a new rule that furthercracks down on the way the disci-plinary committee handles theseoccurrences. Gary Bettman, com-missioner of the NHL, has nowproposed a five-step concussionanalysis plan which will be put inplace by the end of the month. Theplan calls for players who thinkthey may have a concussion to seea doctor and go through testsbefore returning to play in thegame.

The GMs and NHLPA are alsotrying to decrease the size ofequipment for player safety rea-sons.

There is also some pretty goodhockey going on at the moment.With playoff races in the East andWest heating up, it’s an excitingtime to be a hockey fan. TheWestern Conference is so tight thatyou can begin the night in fourthplace and by the end of the nightbe in 11th, and you don’t evenhave to play a game. In the EasternConference, it’s coming down to afive-team race for two playoffspots. Currently the Buffalo Sabresand New York Rangers are hold-

ing down seventh and eighth placerespectively, but Carolina, Floridaand Toronto are knocking on thedoor, trying to get in.

The Ottawa Senators are one ofthe hottest teams right now in theNHL. It would appear that GMBryan Murray’s acquisition ofCraig Anderson has been the turn-ing point in the season. TheSenators, who look like they willmiss the playoffs, are playing therole of spoiler and doing a goodjob.

The bottom feeder in the Westthe Edmonton Oilers, who justkeep on losing games and players.Having already lost Taylor Hall forthe season, Sam Gagner is nowalso gone for the year.

It’s time for my three stars of theweek. The third star goes toAnaheim Ducks’ Corey Perry,with five goals and two assists inthree games. The second star isDaniel Sedin from the VancouverCanucks, who had three goals andfive assists in three games. Thefirst star of the week is from theWashington Capitals, and that isgoaltender Braydon Holtby, whohelped lead the Capitals to fourstraight wins.

Usually I would do the three biggames of the week, but at this timeof the season every game is impor-tant. Look for lots of close over-time and shootout games as wehead into crunch time.

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A very controversial incidenthappened at TNA’s Victory RoadPPV, as Jeff Hardy showed up tothe event looking as if he wasunder the influence of drugs. Themain event was supposed to fea-ture the champion Sting defendingthe belt against Hardy. The Anti-christ of professional wrestlingcame out first, seeming to be hav-ing difficulty walking straight.Sting entered the ring next and theref crossed his arms over his head,a signal that usually means aninjury. Bischoff quickly came outand said something individually toboth Hardy and Sting. Bischoffthen announced that the match hadbeen changed to be no disqualifica-tion, which was a puzzlingannouncement as it really addednothing to the match. Hardywalked around inside the ring andcontinuously held his t-shirt up tothe audience, which had even com-mentators Taz and Tenay wonder-ing what the hell he was doing. Theaction then got underway and thetwo combatants locked up beforeSting kicked Hardy in the gut andthen nailed him with a Death Drop.Sting then pinned Hardy, and itlooked like Sting had to fight tokeep Hardy down since he was try-ing to get up.

Sting looked angry as he walkedback up the ramp after the matchamidst fans’ chants of “Bullshit!,”to which Sting yelled “I agree!”

This leads to the question of howHardy even got past everybodybackstage if he was unfit to com-pete, when the ref noticed veryquickly. They should have kepthim as far away from the ring aspossible and sent in either RVD orAnderson as a replacement. Astory could have been made as towhy Hardy wasn’t there, and thefans would have actually gotten thematch they deserved to see, ratherthan the embarrassing spectaclethat they were left with. One thingis for certain: TNA managementhas no more excuses. Jeff Hardyhas to be dealt with, and that meanssuspending him and sending him torehab, instead of constantlyrewarding him with undeservedtitle runs. Being messed up at aPPV-or any other event-just provesthat Hardy must not have much

respect for the business, and that isa sad thing to see from a guy whowas part of one of the best tagteams at one point in time.

In WWE news, Wrestlemania 27is shaping up to be an epic event.Not only is The Rock hosting, butStone Cold Steve Austin will beon- hand as the special guest refer-ee for the Lawler vs Cole match.Ten years ago, Cole suffered abeatdown from Austin that he didnot deserve. This time around,though, the roles are reversed, withCole being the heel, and many fanswould love to see him get a StoneCold Stunner from the TexasRattlesnake. There is just one thingthat would make this match com-plete, and that is the commentaryof Jim Ross, who is the best in thebusiness, in my opinion.

Hardy an embarrassmentTHE HEEL TURNSCOTT STRINGLEstringle78@gmail.com

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Sting retained the TNA beating Jeff Hardy in just over 60 seconds afterHardy showed up to the event in no condition to perform.

The Fanshawe Falcons women’sbasketball team’s season went outwith a bang.

The ladies travelled to GeorgianCollege to play in their first play-off game on February 26. Thewomen didn’t have the successthey were looking for, and droppeda close decision to the hosts.

The team didn’t have the seasonthey were expecting going into thenew year. They struggled, but wereable to sneak into the playoffs insixth place in the OCAA Westdivision, which gave them thefirst-round match with the third-place Georgian team.

If the team had won the gameagainst Georgian, they would haveadvanced to the final eight tourna-ment in Niagara. Since they failedto do that, their season came to an

end, as did the career of guardKaitlind Dutrizac.

The fourth-year leader of theteam’s remarkable career conclud-ed with the loss, and although theseason is over, she said sheenjoyed her time at Fanshawe andhad fun playing basketball. As thementor on the team this year,Dutrizac was able to show theyounger players what is needed tobe done to win games. Accordingto coach Matt White, “Kaitlind is aleader and any coach would belucky to have her.” With all thepraise and leadership she showedthis year, she was unable to go outon top, but said that Fanshawe bas-ketball will be good for years tocome.

The women are done for thisyear, but they will be back againnext year and look to improve onwhat was a learning experience.

Women’s season comesto a dramatic end

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The Fanshawe Falcons women’sbasketball team had a season ofups and downs this year.

The ladies started off the seasonon fire, winning their first twogames. The Falcons’ hot streakcooled down during the stretch runof the season as they headed intothe Christmas break with a recordof three wins and four losses.

The team looked poised to finishoutside the playoffs, but forwardNatasha Amo remained positive.“We are not out of it yet.” Theladies proved that by playing moreof a team game in the second halfof the season.

The team went into their finalgame with a chance to move up inthe standings, and played againstthe undefeated Sheridan Bruins onFebruary 22. The loss the ladiessuffered had them going into theplayoffs losing two straight gamesagainst tough teams. The ladiesplayed Georgian on February 26 inthe play-in games and loss broughtan end to their remarkable season.

With a team of an even split ofrookies and veterans, head coachMatt White had his work cut outfor him. The coach knew goinginto the season that it wasn’t goingto be easy because a couple of theirstarters were playing college bas-ketball for the first time. He did,however, have a great leader inKaitlind Dutrizac.

Dutrizac was in her fourth yearof eligibility, and helped mentorthe younger players. She was avocal force on the floor and duringpractices did not hesitate to helpthe new players. She said she is

very impressed with the basketballteam going forward, and thinksthey will be able to be a real pow-erhouse in the years to come.

Returning players Tina Teng

and Phyna Lim will be dynamicforces on the team in the next cou-ple of years, as well as the rest ofthe returning players.

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Fanshawe’s Phyna Lim will be counted on as one of the leaders on nextyear’s basketball team.

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Fanshawe’s Kaitlind Dutrizac’s basketball career came to a close with aloss to Georgian College.

What you are reading about onthis page is the new 2011Mitsubishi RVR, but depending onyour geographic location, thatname can change.

South of the border, in theU.S.A., it’s called the OutbackSport, while down under inAustralia, it’s called the ASX.Why so many different names forthe same vehicle? I haven’t got aclue. But after spending a weekwith one, I can tell you what it’slike to live with and if it’s anygood to drive.

One thing becomes clear as soonas you approach this vehicle; thisnew RVR is a good-looking SUV.It has the familiar Mitsubishi facecombined with some uniquestyling features of its own, and theend result is attractive. I was sur-prised how many people gave mecompliments about this vehicle. Itis nice to be admired.

If you like the exterior, chancesare you’ll also like its interior. It isnicely styled while not being overthe top, and you also get plenty offeatures. The feature that gets themost attention is its panoramicroof. It’s not a sunroof, since itdoesn’t open, but it is a giant win-dow (four feet in length, 3.2 feetacross) for stargazing. If it’s arather dull night with not manystars in the sky, fret not becausethe RVR can bring its own along.For what must be an industry first,it has LED accent lighting that runsthe length of the roof. It is quite asight to see at night and will cer-tainly wow passengers.

This roof has another plus pointas well. While many vehiclesnowadays are offering some sort ofpanoramic roof, most have manualcovers to block the sunlight or theyhave flimsy, fabric curtains whichdon’t cover you against a blazingsun very effectively. The panoram-ic roof in the RVR has a poweredhardcover, which neatly getstucked away in the rear roof sec-tion of the vehicle at the touch of abutton. You can go from having aproper hard roof to a sun lounge ina matter of seconds. I’m gladMitsubishi had their thinking capson when they designed this feature,because most companies don’t.

Since I have had two RVRs inrecent months, one with this roofand the other without it, I’d sug-gest you spend the extra money onthe panoramic roof; I missed it inthe base model.

The wonderful people atMitsubishi also got the equipmentlist right. So if you want, you canget a built-in navigation system, areversing camera, a 710-wattRockford Fosgate sound systemfeaturing nine speakers, hands-freephone, a Fast Key system (whichmeans the key can stay in yourpocket and you can not only enter

the vehicle, but start and stop itwithout fiddling with keys), andpossibly my favourite feature ofthem all, heated seats that can real-ly toast your backside.

From your backside to the backseat, where you will find decentroom for three passengers, andwhile shoulder room is not thegreatest, there is more legroomthan you might expect. Trunkspace is adequate if not very gener-ous (fold down its rear seats forextra space if needed), and you dohave to lift items quite high to getthem in there, so those of shorterstature will complain. Regardlessof one’s size, I am sure everyonewill appreciate its safety featureslike seatbelt pretensioners andseven standard airbags.

You will also appreciate its ridequality. Most small SUVs feelover-damped, which gives them avery poor, bouncy ride quality, butthe RVR has a very smooth, car-like ride. It handles like a car too,thanks in some part to its 18-inchalloy wheels wearing 225/55 tires,a communicative electric powersteering system and a chassis takenfrom its Lancer sibling, which, asyou know, is also the basis for theirwonderful Evolution X sportssedan.

Its mechanical bits are fine, butcould have been better. The onlyengine on offer at the moment is a2.0-litre, inline four cylinderengine that features a variable-valve timing system (MIVEC). Itproduces 148 hp and a 145 lb/ft oftorque, which is a little on theweak side when compared to itscompetition. When paired with theCVT automatic transmission, itsounds quite noisy under accelera-tion, but does smooth things outwhen cruising. If you want to havea bit of fun on a twisty road, youcan slot the gear lever into manualmode and then play with its steer-ing wheel mounted pedal shifters.Being a CVT gearbox, the gearchanges are very quick andsmooth. Keener drivers can evenchoose to have a five-speed manu-al gearbox, which comes as stan-dard equipment on the base model.

You also get to choose betweenfront-wheel drive and all-wheeldrive models. Both my testers hadall-wheel drive, and I quite likedthe fact you can switch betweentwo-wheel drive and all-wheeldrive on the fly by just twisting aknob on the center console. It evencomes with a differential lock, sothis little SUV can actually dosome off-roading, unlike most thatonly look like they can.

So it seems that this new RVR isa pretty nice little SUV. Withprices starting at $19,998 it’s quiteaffordable, too. It’s affordable torun also, with a combined city andhighway fuel consumption of 10.3litres/100 km.

Over the years, Mitsubishi hashad some less than impressivevehicles in their line-up. I’m gladto report this RVR is genuinelyworth looking into if you’re in themarket for a small SUV.

Last week, we compared thebenefits of full body and split dayworkout routines. Although itseemed to answer an importantquestion, it appears to havebrought up another common one.In the last week, several studentshave asked me what the key is togetting bigger. To keep things sim-ple, we are going to concentrate onthe three main factors: compoundmovements, nutrition and caloricintake/expenditure.

Most people know that in orderto gain muscle mass you need tolift heavy weight, which typicallyconsists of a six to 10 repetitionrange. The important part is thetype of movements you focus yoursets/reps on. Performing com-pound movements ensures that youare using more than one jointmotion. This is crucial becausecompound movements involvemultiple joint movements whichallow your body to lift heavierloads. We’ll use the pec dec andchest press machine as an example.The pec dec machine is an isola-

tion exercise, meaning you areonly using one joint – the shoulderjoints. It’s a great exercise becauseit isolates the chest muscles, but itlimits the amount of weight youcan actually lift. Now imagineyourself in the chest pressmachine. It is a compound exercisebecause you are using two joints tolift the weight – your elbows ANDyour shoulders. This is importantbecause it allows your triceps toassist in the exercise, allowing youto lift much heavier weight. Seehow it all comes full circle?Heavier weight results in heaviermass.

Does this mean you should tossout your isolation exercises?Absolutely not. However, if you’relooking to gain any weight, com-pound exercises had better be thefocus of your routine.

Secondly and most importantly,nutrition accounts for roughly 80per cent of the results you willachieve. Look to the CanadianFood Guide to ensure you’re get-ting the correct amounts of protein,carbohydrates and fats. Hydrationis extremely important, so be sureto have water by your side at alltimes.

Last but not least, you need toconsider your nutritional caloricintake and expenditure.

You need to eat A LOT. This isparticularly challenging for young,scrawny college kids who have anultra high metabolism. It becomesan even greater challenge foractive individuals such as varsityathletes who are practicing twohours a day and shedding away thecalories. If you’re not gainingweight, you need to eat more. Ifthat fails, you need to combine itwith less caloric expenditure (i.e.less running, cardio, etc.). TheFanshawe Falcons basketball teamis a perfect example of this. Manyof them can’t gain a pound duringthe season because they burn waytoo much off in practice. When theseason ends, their workout/eatingroutines don’t particularly changebut they find themselves gettingbigger. That’s because they aren’tburning over 1,000 daily caloriesfrom Coach Johnston’s suicidedrills!

So to recap, lift heavy, and to liftREAL heavy, use multiple jointcompound movements! Eat WELLand eat LOTS. If you find it diffi-cult to eat more, try consumingmore calories through shakes, barsand even junk food from time totime! Best of luck to all of youlooking to become bigger andstronger!

FUN AND FITNESSRICK MELOmelo_rick@hotmail.com

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As you likely know by now, the2011 National Football Leagueseason is in great danger. As ofFriday, March 12, the NFL ownerslocked out the players and haltedwhat would have been an excitingoffseason. The NFL PlayersAssociation rejected the last-ditchoffer from NFL owners, and decer-tified the union. What does this allmean?

Well, according to NFL.com,the players’ union is in fact stillintact, and this is just a clever ployto force the league’s hand in set-tling on a deal. Confusing, right?

It is quite amazing that after 16days of federal mediation, the twosides could not come to an agree-ment. Now, both sides have givena statement, and I will look at thema bit closer, and see if we can’t fig-ure out what exactly is going on.

The Pl ay ersAs of right now, the players look

like the side that isn’t willing towork. Led by NFLPA presidentDeMaurice Smith, the unioncomes across as greedy andunwilling to bargain. The owner’smost recent offer looked prettyfair, but it was rejected by theunion. After this, the union decer-tified and declared that negotia-tions were over. Several anti-trustlawsuits have been filed againstthe NFL, and quite honestly, it justdoesn’t make any sense to me.Will this be seen as an impressivebargaining strategy? Or simply adistraction that leads to the loss ofa full NFL season? Only time willtell.

The Owners (The NFL)Now, it depends on how you

look at things, but I think the own-ers gave up quite a bit in theirrecent offer. Not only did theyoffer to raise the salary cap (again),but they offered compensation toinjured players and retirees as well.The NFL gave up on its idea tomove to an 18-game schedule (forat least two more seasons), which

should be seen as the greatest vic-tory of all for the players. Now,I’m sure we don’t have all thedetails at this time (and more maybe available by the time you readthis), but the NFL and the ownerssure seem like they are at least try-ing to figure out a way to give usfootball next season. As of the timeof the lockout, NFL commissionerRoger Goodell lowered his salaryto exactly $1. Now, if that isn’tdedication, I don’t know what is.

Ho w Thi s Wi l l Shake OutFor starters, I have no idea. All

we really know at this point is thatthe NFL is in lockout mode. I don’tknow if this will result in replace-ment players (Keanu Reeves!), orsimply a loss of a season, a la theNHL. The NFL hasn’t seen a workstoppage since 1987, so we havebeen very fortunate for a long time,but I can’t even begin to imagine ayear without football, or a SuperBowl. Yikes! Anyways, there willbe an NFL draft regardless of whathappens with the deal, so we willstill have something to talk about.

NFL players locked out!

NFL CZARJUSTIN VANDERZWAN

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MitsubishiRVR has some pep

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ON campusstudents enjoyingcampus life

Molson and Budweiser were represented at the Beer Shirts &Short Skirts

Friends enjoy a few refreshments in the Out Back Shack.

And so wereStella and 50.

The crowd got up close this past Friday at New Music Night.

Having a great time at New Music Night.

An enthusiastic bunch at the Beer Shirts & Short Skirts Pub.