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Unoccupied Occupy Windsor moves out voluntarily

The Occupy Windsor camp on it’s final snowy day, Dec. 9, before voluntarily vacating their camp at City Hall Square • photo gord bacon

gord baconASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR______________________________

Most of the occupy movement’s spawned by Occupy Wall Street have been dispersed at the end of a baton,

but after eight weeks of enduring the elements and public scrutiny, Occupy Windsor announced it’s moving forward and leaving the camp behind peacefully on Dec. 9.

Over a dozen OW participants gathered in the lobby of Windsor’s City Hall to declare that the camp has served it’s purpose and protestors will move out of the park over the weekend to concen-trate on expanding the movement’s po-litical message, according to a statement read by occupier Paul Chislett.

“The logistics of maintaining the park

were overtaking our other purpose– to organize and conduct political action with the park as our base,” said Chis-lett. “We are really worried about the moral responsibility for those who were staying overnight without the proper committee structure to make sure there was always heat ... we cannot fi ght injustice and look after people in need at the same time.”

While the majority of occupiers were in favour of moving out of the park, not everybody was on board, according to Chislett. He said some tents may still remain in Senator Croll Park after the weekend.

“The majority of us believe the camp has served it’s purpose. That being said, I can’t speak for everybody else. I can’t tell someone they can’t put a tent up in a public park and we’re trying to recog-nize that,” he said.

Some of those currently at the camp that may stay are the small group of home-less that OW has reached out to over the past months but, according to former city councillor Ken Lewenza Jr., social services and Windsor Police Services have been working with occupiers to ensure these people are taken care of.

“I cannot let this moment go by without thanking the authorities. The fi re depart-ment often came by to check on the safety of people. The police department making sure there’s a healthy transition moving into the future ... I want to rec-ognize that people in our community for the most part, even if they didn’t agree with the protest, respected the protest,” Lewenza said.

Chislett also acknowledged city offi cials for their help in regards to those without homes, but with OW actually only hav-ing a few homeless participants, ques-tioned what the city plans to do about

the homeless on a larger scale.

“Working people are feeling the pres-sure over what’s happening in the economy, but there’s inequality at every level. One of those levels that the oc-cupy movement has put right here in your face is homelessness and mental health issues,” said occupier Terry Weymouth. “They’re not going away because they’re still homeless and if we’re going to fi nd accommodations for these people today, you have to ask how many other people are out there home-less. That should be one of the issue that we’re addressing today, not the fact that we’re in Windsor occupying some tents.”

Occupy Windsor will continue to hold regular general assemblies at the Wind-sor Workers Action Centre, located at 328 Pelissier St., and are planning a march from City Hall on Saturday, Dec. 17 at 1 p.m.

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UWindsor alumni ‘rising stars’ Chamber of Commerce nominate three alumni for new awardstephen hargreavesNEWS EDITOR______________________________

Three University of Windsor alumni are being recognized for their professional and personal

achievements as fi nalists in the Wind-sor-Essex Regional Chamber of Com-merce’s new Rising Star award.

During a press conference Tuesday, the Chamber of Commerce announced the fi nalists for its Business Excellence Awards, to be held on April 25, 2012.

Since 1991, the Chamber of Commerce has recognized local businesses and business people through the annual Business Excellence Awards.

In a change for the 2012 awards, four categories were added, including Start Up of the Year, replacing the New Busi-ness award, the Taste of Windsor Essex award, the Go Green award and the Ris-ing Star of the Year award, to be given to an individual under 30.

“The Rising Star award recognizes a standout young player who is on the rise,” said vice-chair of the Business Excellence Awards, Yvonne Pilon. “The retention of talent is a big issue in Wind-sor-Essex. We are seeing a lot of our

graduates leaving our city. Hopefully by recognising these people we can reduce our brain-drain.”

All of the nominees for the Rising Star award demonstrate what Pilon called, “a proven commitment to our community through outstanding scholarship and achievements and exemplary leadership and community involvement.”

Nominees for the new award include Fabio Costante. Currently work-ing toward an LLB at the university, Costante received an MBA in 2008 and a degree in business administration and economics in 2007 from the University of Windsor. Costante has worked with Workforce Windsor-Essex, as the advi-sor to the president of the campus club Students in Free Enterprise Windsor, which he founded in 2006. He is also the author of Principles of Entrepre-neurship: Building a Resilient Windsor-Essex Economy One Entrepreneur at a Time.

Nominated alongside of Costante is Gary Kalaci, 28, president and CEO of Alexa Translations, which provides interpretation services in more than 100 languages and dialects. Kalaci obtained a combined LLB and MBA degree in 2009 and a BSc degree in chemistry and biochemistry in 2005, both from

UWindsor.

The fi nal nominee, Denny Timm, 24, is a project offi cer at Workforce Windsor-Essex and a 2010 graduate of the university’s political science and labour studies program. He also holds a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Western Ontario.

“It’s always exciting to be recognised for your achievements,” said Timm upon the announcement of him nomina-tion. “If I am selected [for the award], it validates all of the great things I’ve been doing in the community and personally, but just being nominated is a tremendous honour.”

A former member of the board of direc-tors at Transit Windsor, Timm is cur-rently a board member of the Windsor Public Library and was the inaugural chair of the Mayor’s Youth Advisory Committee for the City of Windsor.

“Being from the millennial bracket, I saw many rising stars in our community that I thought needed to be recognised,” said Pilon. “The region is changing, and without the young talent staying in the community Windsor-Essex will not have the full opportunity to prosper. It’s the rising stars that can change the region for the better.”

Remembering violence against womenUWindsor recognizes National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

m.n. malikLANCE WRITER______________________________

Organizations dedicated to ending violence against women marked the 22 year anniversary of the

massacre at Montreal’s École Poly-technique with a ceremony at the CAW Student Centre last Tuesday.

The University of Windsor Womyn’s Centre in partnership with the Engineer-ing Student Society planned the day of events and a ceremony in remembrance of the 14 murdered female students.

“We have been organizing this along with the engineering students. We have been arranging for the show today in the CAW, the displays that are going up,” said Womyn’s Centre co-ordinator

Candace Spencer.

“We contacted different agencies around the city as well as on campus about violence against women and how they can get help, where they can go for help, how to recognize an abused woman and what you could do as a neighbour to help them.”

At 4:30 p.m., a procession left the stu-dent centre and walked to the Memorial of Hope between Essex and Dillon Halls in tribute to female victims of violence. The roughly 70 people in attendance, with candles and roses, formed a hemi-sphere near the monument. The tribute was preceded by a short speech and song by Theresa Sims of Native Women of Windsor.

“Let us send our greetings, thanksgiv-ing and love to all that are here in this circle, that our hearts and minds are together as one. A good heart, a good mind, an open heart, an open mind that work together as one heart, one mind. And then we’d like to open the circle to those who are not here, those we have lost, those who are incarcerated, those who are in the hospital that they may join us in the future in this circle,” said Sims during the ceremony.

A group of students read from victim’s biographies in English and French, and a rose was left by one of the 14 pil-lars after each reading. The group then walked to Vanier Hall where they lis-tened to a program of speakers includ-ing women’s studies professor Renée Bondy, followed by a screening of the 2009 fi lm Polytechnique.

About 70 people participated in the annual Dec. 6 memorial for Violence Against Women • photo m.n. malik

Students want to clear the air UWSA website a student soap-boxgord baconASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR______________________________

For anyone who’s made their way through a haze of second hand smoke to enter a building, the top

two complaints on the University of Windsor Students’ Alliance web page shouldn’t be a huge surprise.

The web page, which allows students to express their opinion on what should be addressed by UWSA council, lists enforcing smoking rules and classroom cleanliness as the two largest issues on campus.

According to the university’s Smoking and Tobacco Policy, “Designated smok-ing areas must be located a minimum of nine metres away from all: building entrances, windows, walkways, air-intake vents, stadium seating, buildings, overhangs, loading docks and any fl am-mable or combustible materials.”

The policy does stipulate that enforce-ment is the responsibility of “the direct supervisor or the individual responsible for a specifi c department or faculty” and violations “may result in disciplin-ary action,” but doesn’t expand on what those consequences may be outside of those that fall under the Smoke-Free Ontario Act of 1994.

Campus Community Police director Mike Mackinnon said, his department has no authority to levy fi nes under the Smoking and Tobacco Policy but will respond to complaints and will ask smokers to move to a DSA.

Currently inspectors for the Windsor Essex-County Health Unit are respon-sible for enforcing violations under the SFOA and the city of Windsor’s by-law number 113-2006.

While the WECHU enforces these laws in public and municipal buildings, they can only enter campus to issue fi nes when a smoking infraction has occurred inside the building or if a workplace

health and safety issue has been raised, said WECHU health promotion special-ist in tobacco Richard Kokovai.

“There are three instances where we are automatically called in for enforcement outside of a building. One is at a health care facility, the second is a long-term care facility and the third is at schools, but not post-secondary schools,” said Kokavai. “If a business or a post-secondary school has a policy in place, it is up to them to enforce it unless they allow the city to pass a site specifi c by-law. Then we can enforce it.”

Second-year human kinetics student Connor Hillman can see the campus benefi ting from a more rigid approach to DSA enforcement.

“I do see it (smoking near doors) a lot next to the CAW [Student Centre] and Leddy [Library]. I think putting in place a fi rmer rule would probably be wise. I don’t think its a huge burden on smokers to clear the door and I’m sure most students would appreciate it,” said Hillman.

The university’s Share the Air campaign states that enforcement is based on the honour system and acknowledges that many people simply aren’t aware of where DSAs are located.

“Smokers have a right to smoke and most will move if asked. If smokers don’t want it to come to a fi ne they need to respect non-smokers,” said Share the Air co-chair Nancy McNevin. “It has a lot to do with the elements, so maybe adding or moving some DSAs to a more sheltered area may help.”

The UWSA is aware of the smoking and classroom cleanliness issues, said UWSA president André Capaldi. He said, they are currently under review and will be addressed in the new year.

The university’s Smoking and Tobacco Policy can be found at uwindsor.ca/vp-planning/policies. To locate a DSA, visit uwindsor.ca/sharetheair.

I’ll be (at your) home for ChristmasInt’l students have a slice of western traditionstephen hargreavesNEWS EDITOR______________________________

The Host for the Holidays cam-paign offers international students at the University of

Windsor, who often cannot make the trip home for the winter break, an opportuni-ty to enjoy a traditional holiday celebra-tion with local community members.

“There is no better way to promote peace than to reach out to citizens of other nations,” said Enrique Chacon, an international student advisor at the uni-versity. “It’s an opportunity for students from around the world to learn about Canadians, and for people here in Wind-sor to gain an understanding of other cultures as well.”

Now in its third year, the program places international students with Windsor families willing to open their homes to guests for a holiday dinner for Christ-mas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or winter solstice. Approximately 50 students participate in the program each year.

“We’ve hosted both at Thanksgiving and Christmas for three years now,” said Patricia Morneau, a UWindsor alum and university area resident who liked

the idea of giving back to international students. “Our oldest daughter was on an exchange program overseas and it was comforting to me that she had a host family who introduced her to local customs and traditions. I like the idea that we can do the same for international students here.”

“It’s pretty awesome,” said Jasmine Cheah, a biology research assistant and biological sciences graduate, from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. “To experience how a Canadian family celebrates Christ-mas and Thanksgiving, which is not a big holiday in Malaysia at all, is just really nice. Being with families getting together and everyone is so great to be with; it’s just awesome.”

Though Cheah is no longer a student, she continues to join Morneau and her family holiday dinners.

“We’ve developed a couple of lasting friendships,” said Morneau. “They were not just guest for the day; we’ve had them back over and over again.”

Host for the Holidays will accept appli-cations until Dec. 16. Application forms for both prospective hosts and guests are available from the International Student Centre at uwindsor.ca/isc/host.

A student smokes outside of Leddy Library in a non-smoking area • photo m.n. malik

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Well-oiled machineThe Unquiet Dead’s work ethic and all-star lineup is fostering ambition and opportunity

josh kolmARTS EDITOR______________________________

A sum of most of the parts of Windsor’s musical history from the last decade, the Unquiet

Dead are stepping up their musical game to back up the ambitions that have developed from the realities of making the band work.

Lead vocalist Jamie Greer has played in bands with Darren Dobsky and been turning to him as a jamming partner for years. While they had loftier goals, the time was never right to put the effort into a project that required so much organization, work and people being on the same page.

In the summer, however, the songs they were creating began to suggest that they should get the ball rolling.

“Sometimes a song would sound more like something Darren would want to do solo or would fi t better for another band,” Greer said about the genesis of the Unquiet Dead. “But we started to get songs together that began to feel like they were part of the same family of music. Then we hand-picked fi ve or six people we really wanted to work with.”

The band expanded to a 10-piece, featuring Greer, Dobsky, Gary Van Lare, Mark Sikich, Louis Cooney, Jason Testawich, Jesse Kustra, Josh Fraser, Loice Mutuma and Holly Brush. The other bands that they’ve been involved with— both in the past and currently—amount to almost two dozen.

“We wanted to create something that was an ensemble that was worth being an ensemble, because sometimes people can go in these big bands and some of these people aren’t really necessary,” Greer said. “We wanted to create some-thing that was visually impressive to look at, but everybody had to be a cog in the machine. They couldn’t just be up there for eye candy.”

The band plays an edgy, almost grungy folk and roots sound. The mechani-cal nature of the band’s performing philosophy seems to have infl uenced the direction their music.

“Some people have said we almost sound industrial, even though we have no electronics on stage, because we

have one person hitting one thing and someone hitting something else, almost like pistons in a machine. Maybe industrial in the sense of the industrial revolution.”

Greer said bringing the band’s music to an audience that expands beyond the people they know in Windsor is a priority. “We wanted to apply to a lot of festivals for next year, because we fi nd the music we have right now is the most accessible music those of us in the band have done in the past, in that it can appeal to a broader spectrum of people, rather than just indie rock fans or roots fans.”

The Unquiet Dead have been tearing through opportunities. Their debut performance was in October, opening for Polaris Prize-listed Yukon Blonde. A month later, they played a critically acclaimed show in Toronto, will be playing with the Unsettlers in the new year, and have already been accepted to perform as part of Canadian Mu-sic Week’s artist showcase. They’ve released a limited edition single, with a full-length album on the way in March.

Much of the band’s ability to access these opportunities has come through the networking that has been done and contacts that have been made through previous projects, specifi cally Greer’s work as a manager and booking agent.

“A lot of them have been blind chanc-es,” Greer said about the clubs and pro-moters who have allowed the band to perform. “That kind of stuff pushes us so that we don’t let them down and have them think we’re riding on coattails. It’s been a very lucky thing as well. They don’t have to keep taking chances on a band they haven’t really heard before. With all these opportunities, we’ve had to put up or shut up.”

Greer described the fi rst few months of the band as hectic, especially in terms of fi nding musicians who were able to fully commit to what the band would become.

“A lot of them might think, ‘Oh, sure you want to jam,’” Greer said about recruiting band members. “The music scene in Windsor is so tight-knit, I think people are always talking about jamming with everyone. So people don’t always take it with the sincerity that sometimes there is. It might just be

drunk talk at the bar or lip service.”

The band has implemented a rigorous work ethic, sticking to rehearsal twice a week. “We need to make sure it’s an iron machine. We’ve been in bands where you practice once a month, but you can’t fl y by the seat of your pants with a ten-piece.”

“With everything we’ve got going, I don’t think anyone can put this on the backburner and call it a side project

anymore. I think we have to look at this as our primary thing to make it work We had to consider which one we put more time, blood, sweat and tears into, and the answer has become pretty obvi-ous.”

The Unquiet Dead will open for Elliott Brood on Dec. 17 at Villains Beastro. Show starts at 9 p.m. and tickets are $15. They will also be headlining a show featuring R.Y.E. and George Ma-nury on Christmas Eve at Phog Lounge.

The Unquiet Dead at their debut performance at the Capitol Theatre in October • photo russ gordon

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1 AL TUCK* – Under Your Shadow (MapleMusic)2 D-SISIVE* – Run With The Creeps (Urbnet)3 VARIOUS* – Tunes for Baboons: Live Sessions From CJSW 90.9 FM (CJSW)4 DEAD TO ME – Moscow Penny Ante (Fat Wreck Chords)5 LITTLE RED – Midnight Remember (True Panther)6 MALAJUBE* – La Caverne (Dare To Care)7 DAVID LYNCH – Crazy Clown Time (Sunday Best)8 HONHEEHONHEE* – Shouts (Self-Released)9 OLIVER JONES* – Live In Baden, Switzerland (Justin Time)10 GREAT AUNT IDA* – Nuclearize Me (Zunior)11 VARIOUS* – Underground Hip Hop Vol. 7 (Urbnet)12 VARIOUS* – Everybody Dance Now: Songs From Hamilton Vol. 6 (C+C Music)13 CASS MCCOMBS – Humor Risk (Domino)14 LES SEXY* – Les Sexy (Self-Released)15 SAID THE WHALE* – New Brighton (Hidden Pony)16 PHONECIA – Demissions (Detroit Underground)17 OWEN – Ghost Town (Polyvinyl)18 MAD ONES* – Behaviour (Self-Released)19 SUPERCHUNK – Foolish (reissue) (Merge)20 DUB VULTURE* – Snarl! (Self-Released)21 CHARLOTTE CORNFIELD* – Two Horses (Self-Released)22 ANVIL* – Monument Of Metal (The End)23 TAUREY BUTLER* – Taurey Butler (Justin Time)24 RAIN OVER ST. AMBROSE* – Overton Window (Acadian Embassy)25 THE MIGHTY POPO* – Gakondo (Borealis)26 CHRISTOPHER O’RILEY & MATT HAIMOVITZ – Shuffle.Play.Listen (Oxingale)27 SUNPARLOUR PLAYERS* – Us Little Devils (Outside)28 WILD FLAG – Wild Flag (Merge)29 DINNER BELLES – West Simcoe County (Self-Released)30 JONI HAASTRUP – Wake Up Your Mind (Soundway)

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ALBUM REVIEWSjoe labineLANCE WRITER______________________________

MARINE DREAMS -Marine Dreams(You’ve Changed Records)

Marine Dreams, a name shared by Attack in Black bassist Ian Kehoe’s new solo songwrit-ing project and the inspiring debut release, suits the band’s dreamy, washed-out sound.

Think of a melancholy jam on a grey day at the beach drenched in reverb, even though this description is lacking. Songs like “Season in Hell” and “Sudden Dark Truths,” while especially dark, have a driving, foot-tapping force behind them. Kehoe also seems to have an ear for edgier Canadian rock reminiscent of 54-40. “New Decade” and “Fold The Sky” are examples of this. Unlike straighter pop, all Marine Dreams tunes maintain the live sound born out of a jam.

The dryer side of Marine Dreams’ swooshy Canadian pop is a departure from tighter and brighter Attack in Black songs and the vocals of Daniel Romano. Kehoe’s vocals are woody, dark and lack dynamics, but are just as inspiring as those of Joy Division’s Ian Curtis. Kehoe’s inability to go vocally bright forces Marine Dreams to use a variety of tones to add texture and timbre to a song. The demonic guitar solo in “I Can Laugh” or the honky guitar medley at the end of “We’ll Get Her Back in Your Arms” make the listener forget about the vocals that seem like they’re sitting down somewhere at the back of the room having a smoke.

Marine Dreams is simple, well thought out and continues the hot streak for Romano’s You’ve Changed Records. The clash between washed out tones, poetic lyrics and drive of-fers something you can listen to in your room at home, or in a car somewhere on the Trans-Canada Highway.

josh kolmARTS EDITOR______________________________

AL TUCK -Under Your Shadow(New Scotland Records)

Typically known for his eccentricities, Prince Edward Island’s Al Tuck reins himself and his band in on his seventh studio album, resulting in beautiful, pur-poseful music that allows the songwriter to fully showcase his lyrical prowess.

Under Your Shadow fi nds Tuck at his least gruff, as he sings softly with only a tiny hint of raspiness. There is a fair bit of twang in the music, but it willingly falls into the background, rightfully thrusting Tuck into the forefront.

Tuck is rarely backed by more than two or three band members, creating thin, fl owing melodies. There are some— comparatively— faster songs, such as “No Need to Wonder” and “Ducktown,” but even those songs take their time, and the rest are still punctuated with a cheer-fulness in Tuck’s voice.

Some of Tuck’s quirks fi nd their place in the album, like the yawning delivery of lines in “Yawnsville” or the inclusion of audience laughter on the live track “Hello, Prince Edward Island.” But instead of being weird or displacing, the songs come off more like unexpected creative fl ourishes.

More popular artists have long regarded Tuck as a legend among Canadian songwriters, and Under Your Shadow shows the unfamiliar why that is. The sparse, soft instruments force the listener to regard Tuck’s voice and brilliant lyrics fi rst and foremost, which has long been the songwriter’s strongest quality.

Sinister SantaRare Exports brings a B-movie approach to holiday classics

h.g. watsonLANCE REPORTER______________________________

R are Exports (2010), a Finnish horror fi lm about murdering San-ta Clauses, is by far the strangest

Christmas fi lm you will ever watch. It’s not good, but in a cult, B-movie kind of way, it certainly is enjoyable.

Pietari (Onni Tommilla) and his young friend live in the outback of the Finnish north. They spend their free time sneak-ing into an excavation site run by a ne-farious American, Mr. Green (Jonathan Hutchings). Pietari, being the world’s smartest child, immediately recognizes that the archaeologists are digging for

Santa Claus, who’s been buried in a giant hill. Like most young kids, Pietari is very into Santa Claus– except his version likes to boil bad little kids alive. Of course, no one believes him when he warns them that it’s not a good idea to dig up Santa.

It’s diffi cult to explain where the plot goes from here because it’s not clear if director Jalmari Helander even knows. The trailer seemed to promise that Santa would cut a trail fi lled with blood and guts, and he does, but mostly off-screen. There’s a total lack of payoff, which is really unsatisfying since the whole draw of the fi lm is the idea of getting to see Santa Claus, the jolly Coca-Cola guz-zler, get up to a little mayhem. None of the main characters have any motivation

either. It’s not clear why they want to dig up Santa or why Pietari even cares about the legend of evil Father Christ-mas. The plot of the fi lm exists in a vacuum in which no one is infl uenced by any outside thought.

Rare Exports deserves comparison to the ultimate bad fi lms amongst bad fi lms, Troll 2. The two movies are destined to be shown on a double bill at a theatre where people can revel in the absolute insanity that is taking place on screen. Like Troll 2, Rare Exports feels like a movie made by someone who has never actually seen a movie. It’s oddly disjointed and fi lled with terrible acting. Tommilla is everything that is bad about child actors; he’s overly precocious and wise beyond his years. The few

Americans in the fi lm speak with heavy Finnish accents. And the fi lm’s set piece involves hundreds of naked elderly men chasing a helicopter across a snowy fi eld.

Rare Exports is a “so bad, it’s good” movie destined for cult status. Even though it lacks in gore, you can’t help by be amused by a group of Finnish hunters holding Santa for ransom, even when they know he’s been trying to kill their kids. It’s these kind of choices that make the characters stupid, completely unrelatable, and hilarious. It’s so ri-diculous that the fi lm veers past awful and left turns into the territory of the sublimely absurd.

Finnish reindeer herders attempt to restrain the horror that is Santa Claus in Rare Exports • photo courtesy FS Film

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Combat RockCJAM to confront local poverty through the work of music luminary Joe Strummer

joey acottLANCE WRITER______________________________

The University of Windsor’s radio station, CJAM, hopes late rock legend Joe Strummer will help

address issues of poverty in Windsor and Detroit from beyond the grave.

Dec. 22 will mark the ninth anniversary of Strummer’s death and at exactly midnight, the campus and community radio station will devote a full 24 hours of programming to the late front man for the Clash.

During the second annual Joe Strum-mer Day, CJAM will celebrate the rock icon’s life and constant fi ght against social injustice by playing hours of Strummer’s music and relating it to local homelessness.

The punk pioneer, who died at age 50, is known for inspiring people around the world with his political lyrics.

“Tim Armstrong, the leader of Rancid, wrote a line in his lyrics, ‘the words of Joe Strummer will last forever,’ and for a lot of us, it does. It’s easy for us to wrap that around an investigation of poverty issues in Windsor-Detroit,” said Vern Smith, program director for CJAM. “He shaped so many different people’s poli-tics. During the 80s he was the cultural, political opposition that somebody like me required. [He wrote] good protest music, protest music with soul.”

Strummer’s politically charged songs will provide a musical backdrop for all programming planned. Among others, listeners will hear the station pick apart Sandinista!, the fourth album by the Clash released as a triple record, rare concerts, investigations of the relation-ship between poverty and disability, a Joe Strummer biographical special, women’s issues relating to poverty, Strummer’s global and Canadian infl u-ence and a look into Strummer’s connec-tion with reggae.

Smith is also encouraging local musi-cians to stop by CJAM spontaneously throughout the day to play their favourite song on air.

Last year, the event brought in listeners from all over the world and received positive reviews from many online blogs. This year, CJAM anticipates double the listeners and hopes that this annual event will continue to grow.

The day will have a lot of similar refer-ence points as last year, but a new crew of programmers will take part, bringing their own spin on Strummer and poverty. Smith plans to have a larger female per-spective involved this year and believes, “it will be a much more different Joe Strummer Day.”

Folk rock artist Chris Crossroads, along with CJAM, is throwing a community fundraiser show later that night at Phog Lounge in Windsor. The show will fea-ture folk from Crossroads, Jeffry David, Allison Brown and Shrimp Yogurt, plus performances from local punks the Row-ley Estate and Your Best Bet.

All the proceeds from the door will go towards the Windsor Youth Centre, an organization aimed specifi cally at assist-ing homeless youth in Windsor.

“We thought about which non-profi t we could help out that was providing sup-port for victims of poverty and realized that there were so many to choose from,” Crossroads said. “It’s just an example of how poverty is still a relevant issue in this city and worldwide.”

Tamara Kowalska, co-coordinator for the Windsor Youth Centre, is grateful for the donation, not only because of the mon-etary support, but also because of the way it forms bonds between like-minded organizations and people.

“It expands the community involvement, not just in the centre but the community in general,” Kowalska said. “Anything that creates links and partnerships be-tween groups of people is something that strengthens the community.”

People who wish to listen in during Joe Strummer Day can fi nd CJAM on 99.1 FM locally or through an online stream available on the station’s website, cjam.ca, starting at 12 a.m. on Dec. 22. The benefi t show begins at 9 p.m. at Phog Lounge, 157 University Ave. West. Cover is $5.

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..............thelanceArtsCalendar............................WEDNESDAY DEC. 14

Jackie Robitaille Collective Party. Phog Lounge, $5, 9:30 p.m.

Dusty.Manchester Pub, Free, 10 p.m.

Chris Barrette.The Dugout, Free, 10 p.m.

THURSDAY DEC. 15

Tony Coates.Taloola Café, 8 p.m.

Vice Aerial.Manchester Pub, Free, 10 p.m.

The Mellow Shelf.The Dugout, Free, 10 p.m.

FRIDAY DEC. 16

Erik Ingalls and Olivia Lori.Taloola Café, 8 p.m.

Goliath, Central Slang, Seven Out and Devilz by Definition.Coach & Horses, $5, 9 p.m.

Tighe Brothers Band wsg. the Blue Stones.Phog Lounge, $5, 10 p.m.

SATURDAY DEC. 17

Elliott Brood wsg. The Unquiet Dead. Villains Beastro, $15, 9 p.m.

Bulletproof Tiger CD Release Show wsg. Ontario Plates and Cellos.The Dugout, Free, 9 p.m.

Run With the Kittens wsg. Speakesies.Phog Lounge, $5, 10 p.m.

Battlesoul and Aeron’s Wake.Coach & Horses, $5, 9 p.m.

SUNDAY DEC. 18

The Shroud of Gaia, Millitant, Autumn’s Autopsy and We Sleep at Dawn.Coach & Horses, $5, 9 p.m.

MONDAY DEC. 19

Open Mic Surgery with James O-L. Phog Lounge, Free, 10 p.m.

Open Mic with Clinton Hammond. Manchester Pub, Free, 9 p.m.

Live Jazz with the Monday Milkmen. Milk Coffee Bar, Free, 9 p.m.

TUESDAY DEC. 20

Jamie Reaume’s Tuesday Music Club. Manchester Pub, Free, 9 p.m.

Open Mic with Eric Welton Band.Villains Bistro, Free, 9:30 p.m.

THURSDAY DEC. 22

Joe Strummer Day Fundraiser w/ Chris Crossroads, The Rowley Estate, Your Best Bet, Jeffry David, Allison Brown and Shrimp Yogurt.Phog Lounge, $5, 9 p.m.

FRIDAY DEC. 23

Silent Movie Type CD Release wsg. Orphan Choir and James O-L & the Villains.The Dugout, Free, 10 p.m.

SATURDAY DEC. 24

The Unquiet Dead wsg. R.Y.E. and George Manury. Phog Lounge, $5, 9 p.m.

ONGOING

Cinderella: The Unauthorized Panto. KordaZone Theatre, until Dec. 18

2011 AGW Biennial.Art Gallery of Windsor, until Dec. 31

“You Don’t Know What You Are See-ing” by Joseph Hubbard.Art Gallery of Windsor, until Jan. 8

sports lsports@uwindsor.ca • 519.253.3000 ext.3923 • uwindsorlance.ca/sports

VolleyballMEN’S LANCERS

date opponent time/result

11/26/2011 vs Waterloo Warriors W 3-1

12/28/2011 at Ryerson Rams 12:00pm

12/29/2011 at Dalhousie Tigers 5:00pm

12/30/2011 at Waterloo Warriors 10:00am

1/3/2011 at Loyola University 7:00pm

1/4/2012 at Lewis University 7:00pm

WOMEN’S LANCERS11/26/2011 vs Waterloo Warriors W 3-0

1/6/2012 vs Toronto Varsity Blues 6:00pm

1/7/2012 vs Ryerson Rams 1:00pm

1/13/2012 at Waterloo Warriors 6:00pm

1/20/2012 at Western Mustangs 6:00pm

1/28/2012 vs York Lions 1:00pm

HockeyMEN’S LANCERS

date opponent time/result

12/3/2011 at Waterloo Warriors L 2-4

1/7/2012 vs Guelph Gryphons 2:00pm

1/13/2012 at Guelph Gryphons 7;30pm

1/14/2012 at Western Mustangs 7:30pm

1/20/2012 at Waterloo Warriors 7:30pm

1/21/2012 at Laurier Golden Hawks 7:30pm

WOMEN’S LANCERSdate opponent time/result

11/27/2011 vs Ryerson Rams W 9-4

12/27-29/2011 Warriors Tournament TBD

1/6/2012 at Laurier Golden Hawks 7:30pm

1/14/2012 at Brock Badgers 3:15pm

1/15/2012 at Guelph Gryphons 2:00pm

1/20/2012 at Laurier Golden Hawks 7:30pm

1/21/2012 at Waterloo Warriors 2:00pm

BasketballMEN’S LANCERS

date opponent time/result

12/2/2011 vs RMC Paladins W 89-51

12/3/2011 vs Queen’s Gaels W 74-56

12/29-30/2011 Chuck Daly Memorial Classic TBD

1/4/2012 vs McMaster Marauders 8:00pm

1/7/2012 vs Guelph Gryphons 8:00pm

1/11/2012 vs Waterloo Warriors 8:00pm

1/14/2012 at McMaster Marauders 2:00pm

1/18/2012 at Western Mustangs 8:00pm

WOMEN’S LANCERSdate opponent time/result

12/2/2011 vs RMC Paladins W 86-38

12/3/2011 vs Queen’s Gaels W 83-53

12/28/2011 vs Bishop’s Gaiters 7:00pm

12/29/2011 vs Ryerson Rams 7:00pm

12/30/2011 vs Fraser Valley Cascades 4:00pm

1/4/2012 vs McMaster Marauders 6:00pm

1/7/2012 vs Guelph Gryphons 6:00pm

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tanya quagliaLANCE WRITER______________________________

The fi rst half of the season may be over, but the Windsor Lanc-ers Women’s Hockey team

is heading into 2012 with an 8-5-2 record and fourth place in OUA stand-ings.

The Lancers have a strong team, but were unfortunately plagued by injuries during the fi rst half of the season.

“We’ve been through a lot together. With the amount of injuries, unlucky breaks on the ice and multiple other things that have gone wrong. I’m happy we’ve made it through,” said defenseman Adalena Tridico.

The Lancers are confi dent they can improve in the new year.

“Our team has performed well so far. We don’t think we have played to our full potential yet, but ... we are close to where we want to be in the standings,” said captain Candace Rapchak.

In the fi rst half of the season, many players have stood out on this young Lancer squad.

“The whole team is playing well but a few girls have really impressed. For

Women’s hockey confi dent the rookies, I think [Alyssa] Baldin and [Annie] Armstrong have really played well. Baldin has an excellent shot and has been a scoring threat all season … Armstrong has been steady for us on defense. Her biggest at-tribute is her work ethic…, she gives her all every practice and game,” said Rapchak.

Other impressive players include Kiely Barnett, Krysten Bortolotti and Jenny Macknight, said Tridico.

A new year brings some new goals, and the Lancers are determined to rank high in the OUA.

“We want to fi nish in the top three of the OUA so we have home ice advantage for the playoffs. A team goal we have is to improve our scoring in the new year,” explained Rapchak. “We have lost a lot of one-goal games where the game could have gone our way had we not buried our chances.”First-year forward Manon Davis

added, “We have to come as ready as we can be. I believe this break will be good for us. We need to try and do more team bonding and come on out and work hard.”

If the Lancers want to have a top seed in the playoffs, they need to get past some tough competition.

“When we come back from the break, we meet Laurier right of the get go. We also play Guelph, Queen’s and U of T, who should give us a good run,” said Davis.

As 2011 comes to a close, the Lancers are confi dent they have the talent and ability to make the playoffs.

“I think our chances of making the playoffs are good as long as we con-tinue to play the way we have been. We have the potential to go really deep into the playoffs. We will surprise a few of the top teams when playoff time comes,” said Rapchak.

alanna kellyLANCE WRITER______________________________

The Lancers Track and Field team kick off the 2011-2012 season with an impressive

start during the annual Blue and Gold Invitational last Monday and Tuesday at the St. Denis Centre.

The Lancers were split half gold team and half blue team to duke it out during a series of events on the track. The events included a series of races, 60-metre hurdles, high jump, pole vault, long jump, triple jump, shot put, weight throw and a relay race.

This year marked the University of Windsor’s 31st inter-squad meet. The Lancers were not shy of talent this year, with two meet records broken and three athletes qualifying for CIS, taking place next March in Winnipeg.

On Monday, fourth-year 2010-2011 OUA champion Celine Gibb exceeded the auto CIS qualifi ed with a shot put of 13.67m.

“My goal for Blue and Gold was to throw around 13.50m ... and I reached that goal. It’s just a relief to get it out of the way this early in the season,” said Gibb. “Now I can strictly focus on getting stronger and more technical with my throws.”

Many new faces are making their marks on the track. “My fi rst Blue and Gold was lots of fun, it made me even more excited for the upcoming seasons,” said freshman Meaghan Marton, who just fi nished off an im-pressive cross country season.

Marton’s fi rst 1km run resulted in a

time of 3:03:33, capturing the meet record set in 1991. “The race felt fast but really strong. Once the gun went, I just ran my race and ended up with a new record.”

“I know it’s tough for a rookie, but I like to set my sights high and CIS is the highest I can go right now,” said Marton.

Men’s high jump was an exciting event as numerous athletes in different specialties tested out the high jump before the main jumpers took over the competition.

“My high jump felt smooth, my ap-proach was on point and my hip height over the bar was really good. I just wasn’t hitting my takeoff the right way but, I am happy with my overall performance,” said fouth-year Andrew Dandie.

Dandie reached a height of 2.01m to secure a CIS spot, while freshman Brandon Wilhelm leaped a height of 2.15m, breaking a 21-year record of 2.14m. Wilhelm was just shy of break-ing the record of 2.21m, but is still in a strong position for CIS.

“I was not expecting to attempt any-thing of that magnitude this early in the season, but I felt very comfortable with [my jumping] and the coaches seemed to agree,” Wilhelm said fol-lowing his high jumps Tuesday night.

“My fi rst Blue and Gold was a huge success ... Long jump was a little rough, but things seem to be moving in the right direction. Overall, I am very pleased with my performances,” remarked Wilhelm.

Tuesday night ended with track and fi eld nd other varsity athletes coming together to run a co-ed 4x200m relay. The Gold team beat the Blue team for a second year in a row, scoring 2,116 points and 2,004 points respectfully.

“The energy in the fi eld house was exceptional. It was a great kick off as we work our way to prepare for CIS,” said track and fi eld head coach Brett Lumley.

The track and fi eld team will travel to Florida this month for training camp to prepare them for the competitive season. They will host the Can Am Classic at the St. Denis Centre on Jan. 13 and 14.

CIS qualifi ers at Blue & Gold

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