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Jenelle Stanley is a second-yearstudent in FanshawesProtection,
Security andInvestigation program. Shedescribes herself as short
andbubbly. I love making newfriends and socializing
wheneverpossible. Im a coffee enthusiast,and I have a passion for
marinewildlife (yay, Shark Week!).1. Why are you here?To graduate
with my PSI diploma.2. What was your life-changingmoment?
The moment I decided to move toLondon!3. What music are you
currentlylistening to?The band City and Colour.4. What is the best
piece ofadvice youve ever received?Always give more than you
take.5. Who is your role model?Cristina Zenatothe.6. Where in the
world have youtravelled?Mexico and Calgary.7. What was your first
job?
McDonalds.8. What would your last mealbe?Steak and coffee.9.
What makes you uneasy?Rude and greedy people.10. What is your
passion?Scuba diving.Do you want Fanshawe to know 10Things About
You? Just head onover to fsu.ca/interrobang andclick on the 10
Things I KnowAbout You link at the top.
10 Things I Know About You...
Stanley is short and bubbly
CREDIT: SUBMITTED
Jenelle Stanley likes her steak and coffee.
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Fanshawe student Tim Lewis attends Project Play on September 22
at Fanshawe while cosplaying as a charac-ter from the anime Attack
on Titan.
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Check your drinking,your body will thank youYou probably have a
pretty good
idea of how much alcohol youdrink in a typical week. But do
youknow how much money thats costyou or how many calories
youveconsumed in alcohol over the past12 months?Fanshawes Check
Your
Drinking campaign, which runsfrom September 30 to October 11,is
meant to inform students aboutdifferent consequences of
theirdrinking habits.Jennifer Gillespie, Fanshawes
campus life facilitator, is organiz-ing the campaign. We want
toeducate as many people as possibleso that they can make
informedchoices, she said.To do so, Fanshawe has signed
up for its own Check YourDrinking survey. Its an anony-mous
survey that students can takearound their drinking habits,Gillespie
said. The survey asksthem some questions around theirdrinking
habits and then at the endit will give them a report on
theirdrinking habits and how they com-pare to people in their age
bracket.The survey results list how many
calories the respondent has con-sumed in alcohol and gives a
foodequivalent to those calories forexample, the total calories in
theamount of drinks consumed in thepast year equals 21 slices of
pizza and how much weight may havebeen gained from those calories.
It
also lists an approximate amountof money a student has spent
onalcohol and gives an example ofwhat could have been purchasedwith
that money instead such asan awesome spring break vacation.The
survey also talks about
where you fit in terms of the rangeof if youre a moderate
drinker orif youre at risk for dependence,Gillespie said. It gives
studentsthat information so that they knowmore about their drinking
habitsand how their drinking impactsthem.The survey can be
completed for
yourself or for someone else, andthe data will be collected to
giveinsight into Fanshawe studentsdrinking habits as a whole.
Well
be able to know specific informa-tion around our Fanshawe
stu-dents. Well be able to tell the stu-dents, as the survey
gathers infor-mation, how they compare to theaverage Fanshawe
student.Gillespie is spreading the word
by setting up an information tablefrom 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., in
theFalcon House residence (R1 build-ing) foyer on October 1 and 9
andin F Hallway on October 2 and 8.Shell have computers set up
sopassersby can complete the CheckYour Drinking survey at her table
those who do will receive avoucher for a free coffee on
cam-pus.Complete the survey online at
fsu.ca/cyd.
ERIKA FAUSTINTERROBANG
CREDIT: KEVIN LAMURE
Kevin Lamure's piece All ways = the same Destination will be on
displayat the B.O.B. in Grand Rapids, Michigan until October 6 as
part of aninternational competition called ArtPrize.
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consume no more than 10 drinks perweek, and men should not consume
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Fanshawe alumnus and currentmanager of the First NationsCentre
Kevin Lamure recentlytook a short trip to Grand Rapids,Michigan.
Since then, hes got thelocals talking.Lamure, a Fine Art
graduate,
submitted a piece hed finished in2005 to ArtPrize, an
internationalart competition held in GrandRapids.Artists dont get
to choose their
venues, so when Lamure got a callfrom the Big Old
Building(B.O.B.), a bar/restaurant, he washesitant to accept.
Eventually hesaid yes to the B.O.B., but con-ducted research on the
building.In April and May 2013, two
separate events, two 21-year-oldguys died in the stairs, he
said.They fell down the stairs drunk.According to Lamure, it was
the
third incident thats happenedsince 2009. He quickly suspectedthe
bar was using him for publici-ty. You see, his piece is an X-shaped
casket.Last Tuesday, Lamure received
a phone call from a reporter inGrand Rapids saying the
localswere upset about his work. Thereporter warned me, the people
aregoing to make opinion comments,he said.Because of the numerous
com-
ments about his piece, Lamurethought it would be best to
explainand express himself in a blog post.Its not any disrespect to
the fam-ilies, I cant choose where my artgoes, he said. If I would
haveknown, I likely would have beenreluctant to show my piece
there.But thats the thing about art.
Good art is provocative it makespeople think, he said.He did
explain what his piece is
about, however.It looks like an X but what it is,
is a circle. No matter who we are,
what colour we are, what nationwe come from, were all the
same.We all start in the centre of some-where. We all travel the
cardinaldirections North, South, East andWest, and essentially
andinevitably at some point we allmeet back in the middle.The
casket he made himself, but
the handles, well... The handlesare actually [from real
caskets],Lamure said.While you can purchase handles
for $150 a pair, Lamure startedthinking outside the box
punintended.I found out theres four crema-
toriums in London, and I phonedaround, saying, Im an
artist[whos] wondering what [you do]with the handles, he
said.Eventually, the fourth call he
made was a success. The fourthguy was like, How many do
youneed?Lamure was given permission to
take as many he needed.I dont know where the handles
came from, and [from] who. Its alljust random, and thats life
ran-domness, he said.Lamure is still in good spirits
about the art competition, despitethe negativity surrounding
hispiece. Its a good opportunity,and Im just happy to have my artin
the U.S. for an internationalshowing.But he hopes to be able to
create
more pieces in the future. Im justglad to get some exposure,
becausewhen you dont get to create yourart and thats what youre
meant todo, its not a good feeling. Yourestagnant.All ways = the
same Destination
will be on display until October 6at the B.O.B. in Grand Rapids.
Tofind out more on Lamure and hispiece, visit
tinyurl.com/klamure13,and visit artprize.org for moreinformation on
ArtPrize.
STEPHANIE LAIINTERROBANG
Caskets andcontroversy
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Victoria University ofWellington, New Zealand hasstruck a deal
with FanshawesArchitectural Technology, allow-ing direct entry into
its Masters ofBuilding Science program.
Dan Douglas, dean of AppliedResearch and Innovation, said
arelationship was formed in 2011,and as a result, Victoria
Universitywanted more.
When they evaluated our pro-gram against their three-year
cre-dential, they said we were actuallyequivalent, he said. They
[wouldbe] going directly into first year ofthe Masters program.
Victoria University originallyapproached Fanshawe about
part-nering on the Solar DecathlonProject back in 2011.
Students from ArchitecturalTechnology at Fanshawe helpedout by
reviewing specificationsand drawings. Some students eventraveled to
New Zealand to buildthe structure for the project.
As a part of this I was invit-ed down to New Zealand,Douglas
said. We started talkingabout articulations and the possi-bility of
our students continuingtheir education at VictoriaUniversity.
Douglas said the university wasimpressed with Fanshawe as wellas
the students who did work onthe project.
In fact, thanks to Fanshawesinvolvement, Victoria
Universityplaced third in the competition.One of the things [the
university]attributed that to was the Fanshawecontribution, said
Douglas. As aresult they realized the qualityof students we had, so
we starteddiscussing the articulation [agree-ment].
And Douglas couldnt have beenmore elated. It made us feel
won-derful because it validates the
quality of education that wereproviding here at FanshaweCollege.
And it also validates on alarger scale, the equivalency of
ouradvanced diplomas to three-yeardegrees.
Direct entry into a Masters pro-gram is unique in its own right,
butDouglas said there are two moreinternational
post-secondaryopportunities available.
We also have a pathway toConstruction Project Management,that
one is into an HonoursBachelor of Science at the Instituteof
Technology Sligo, in Ireland,he said. The other is an
HonourBachelor of Science inArchitectural Technology and thatis at
Cork Institute of Technology,also in Ireland.
Douglas pursued the opportuni-ties himself when
ArchitecturalTechnology was not part of anagreement Colleges
Ontario madewith institutes of Technology inIreland.
Fanshawe already has two stu-dents enrolled in Cork with
threemore scheduled to enroll in 2014,and four students enrolled at
Sligothis year, according to Douglas.
Its still too early to know howmany will enroll in Victoria,
butDouglas hopes to have somebodythere for 2014.
There are no set plans for moreopportunities to roll out,
butDouglas says hes continuing asearch. We will continue to lookat
opportunities, articulations bothdomestic and international.
Thebroader the opportunities for stu-dents to pursue additional
creden-tials, the better for the student.
Im excited for the students tohave these kinds of opportunities.
Ithink its great for them not only tobe able to continue their
education,but also have an internationalexperience and end up with
a cre-dential they can use anywhere.
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One of the toughest things aboutpursuing a post-secondary
educa-tion is also arguably the most fun-damental tuition.
With tuition fees constantly onthe rise, many students turn to
gov-ernment loans and hope scholar-ships come through.
For students who fall in thefinancial need bracket, schools
rec-ognize this burden and createopportunities to help out.
Everyone should have a right tohave education, said Jason
Drury,manager of Fanshawes StudentAwards department. Its
veryimportant to Fanshawe to be ableto find opportunities to assist
stu-dents with financial these financialbarriers so they can pursue
theireducation.
Recently, the Student Awardsdepartment announced it would
beadding certificate and graduate cer-tificate programs onto the
eligibili-ty list of potential bursary benefac-tors. Previously,
only diploma anddegree students were able to apply.
There was a big demographicwho were being left out of
the[bursary] program, so we locatedopportunities [and]
expandedopportunities so it was more inclu-sive to students, said
Drury.
The change came when StudentAwards started receiving
moreopportunities.
[In the past,] we didnt actuallyhave the funds to accommodate
toomany more people, said Drury.There have been donors that wehave
been able to work with, andnow we have bigger pots of cash toassist
more students.
As of March 31, the StudentAwards department alone handedout
$493,000 in bursaries to 620students. It may not sound likemuch,
Drury said, but compare itto the 98 students that were helpedfive
years prior.
[In 2008] we went live with thecurrent online bursary
applicationsystem, he said. Weve seen adrastic spike in
opportunities beinghanded out, and every year theres
exponential growth.When he started his position in
2006, Drury had seen leftover bur-sary money, and before
onlineapplications were available, appli-cations were paper-based.
[It wasdifficult] trying to hand out appli-cations or to get people
to promoteit It was quite difficult to findstudents if we needed
to.
But thanks to added bursaryopportunities and an
expandeddepartment, more students canreceive financial help.
We have more staff who areable to spend time focusing on
this,finding those students [and] gettingapplications reviewed,
Drurysaid. Its the perfect storm; every-things fallen in place for
us, whichis allowing us to help more stu-dents.
Students have no reason to behesitant about applying. Whenyou
sell it as $500 for a half hoursworth of work, I dont know too
many people that do that, so itsvery worth their while to
spendthat half an hour.
Drury reminds students to takea look.
He explained that while a bur-sary may only be available for
astudent in her fifth semester (levelfive) of study, a
third-semester stu-dent (level 3) student can remem-ber it for the
future.
You can use this as a planningtool from day one to find out
whatbursaries are going to be availablethroughout your academic
career,said Drury.
Theres so much money outthere. Theres money in the com-munity
that probably never getspent. People want to help out,
but[students] need to go look for it.
Follow Student Awards Twitterhandle @fanshaweawards andLike them
on Facebook at face-book.com/FanshaweAwards tostay up-to-date on
opportunities.
STEPHANIE LAIINTERROBANG
Beat the bank, apply for bursaries
STEPHANIE LAIINTERROBANG
Arch Tech studentscan continue studieswith the Kiwis
Fanshawe College is looking forstaff, alumni and students input
onone simple but important question:Why Fanshawe?
They will answer that questionthrough a series of
facilitated,informal group discussions calledFutureCast Cafs, which
are beinghosted on each campus.
According to a press release sentout by the College, The goal is
toengage the entire College commu-
nity in the evolving Fanshawestory what we stand for, howwere
different, and why that mat-ters to ensure we remain the
col-lege-of-choice for students, facul-ty, donors, employers, and
thecommunities we serve.
The student session takes placeon September 30 at 3 p.m. and
onOctober 1 at 11 a.m. in roomM2033. Students can register
atfanshawebrandresearchstudents.eventbrite.ca.
The session for faculty, staff,
students and alumni takes place onSeptember 30 at 7 p.m. in
roomM2013. Go to fanshawecommuni-tybrandresearch.eventbrite.ca
toregister.
Space at the sessions is limited,so register early to reserve a
space.Refreshments will be served ateach session, and every
participantwill be entered into a draw for aspecial prize pack (one
prize persession).
ERIKA FAUSTINTERROBANG
Fanshawe needs your input
CREDIT: FANSHAWE COLLEGE STUDENT AWARDS
Fanshawe graduate Rebecca Molly, winner of the Presidents Prize
Award,takes a photo with retired president Dr. Howard Rundle at
graduation.
Ola Akinsara has a lot to beproud of. The VP Internal of
theFanshawe Student Union workedhard throughout August andSeptember
to organize volunteers,host events and collect money forShinerama,
an annual event thatraises money for cystic fibrosisresearch, and
surpassed her cam-paign goal by $200, raising $3,700for the
cause.
It was really great, and I had alot of fun planning the
events,Akinsara beamed. She organizedbarbeques during residence
move-in days, a car wash, change collec-tions and two pub nights in
TheOut Back Shack to raise themoney, which will benefit theCystic
Fibrosis Canada organiza-tion. Im so happy I did it. Ilearned a lot
about cystic fibrosis.
Akinsara noted that one of thehighlights of the campaign was
atthe September 7 car wash. A littlegirl with cystic fibrosis and
herfamily came up to the volunteers tothank them for what they
weredoing. That was amazing.
She wanted to extend her thanksto all the student volunteers
whohelped out with events, 106.9 TheX radio station on campus,
KelseysRestaurant on Oxford Street East,Virgin Radio and Food
Basics fortheir support.
Akinsara works with volunteersthroughout the school year for
allsorts of events on campus. Getinvolved by emailing her at
[email protected]. Check outFSU Volunteer Day on October
3from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in FHallway to get involved
withorganizations in the community.
ERIKA FAUSTINTERROBANG
Fanshawe beams inShinerama afterglow
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Host of Eat St. donates to Sharing Shop
Following his Funny Money talklast on September 10,
JamesCunningham, host of FoodNetworks Eat St., donated $500
toFanshawes Sharing Shop pro-gram.Fanshawes given so much to
Funny Money, I just wanted togive back in some way,
saidCunningham. When I found outabout it, it was really a
no-brainer.Cunningham remembered two
students bringing up programs oncampus, and thats when hebecame
aware of the Sharing Shop.We teach about financial litera-
cy and I think a lot of people dontunderstand how needy
studentsare, he said. Its such a great pro-gram, and many students
actuallyrely on it. That was a bit of a wake-up call for
me.Cunningham liked the idea of
Sharing Shop so much, he said,Every campus should have this,and
I hope every campus [does].Students can donate anything
from dorm furniture to clothing tofood.Cunningham used food as
an
example of how to donate. Ifevery student brought one can
[offood] every week or every secondweek, think about how much of
adifference that would make to the[Sharing Shop] and the
communi-ty.The reason behind Funny
Money is to promote financial lit-eracy for students, he said.
Youreat a point in your life when yourereally putting a lot of
money intoyour [education]; youre not get-ting anything out of it
yet.For students in a financial bind,
Cunningham suggested visiting the
Financial Aid office first.Theyre there for all kinds of
questions like budgeting, creditcards. If youre having any
prob-lems at all ... please talk to thesepeople, he said. I always
callthem financial ninjas. No questionis ever too big or too small
or toofoolish.Cunningham likes to talk to stu-
dents about money because itsalways been a topic close to
hisheart.Youre in a unique stage of
your life where youre taking yourfirst financial steps into
adult-hood, he said. Every single adultsays, I wish I had that when
I wasin school, I wish someone came to
talk to me about money.He approaches the topic with his
comedic touch a tactic that seemsto hold students attention.
ADDlevels are so high now amongststudents, so some kind of
comedy,keeping them attentive that way isvery essential. Its a
boring topic tobegin with, he said.But back to the Sharing Shop,
he
knows his donation is in goodhands.[Its great to know] that
the
money that goes into the SharingShop goes right back to
helpingstudents, he said. Whatever theydecide to do Im sure they
knowwhat theyre doing. It was an hon-our to support them.
For the first time ever, localcommunity members are being putto
the test to make the city ofLondon Canadas healthiest com-munity.
Initiated by Middlesex-London in motion, a community-based
initiative put in place to pro-mote healthy and active living,
thePhysical Activity CommunityChallenge hopes to encourageLondoners
to lead healthylifestyles through casual exercise.Kicking off on
October 1, the in
motion Physical ActivityCommunity Challenge is rapidlygrowing to
over 500 participantsacross the city and expects to sur-pass that
within the first week ofthe challenge. Josh Archer, inmotion
coordinator for the City ofLondon said this specific idea wasthe
result of more than 50 partner-ships coming together to worktowards
one common goal: physi-cal activity and healthy eating. Asa result,
the committee decided tolaunch a community-wide eventthat would
push locals to add fiveminutes of exercise to their rou-tines every
day.Any amount of exercise
works, Archer said. This mightmean parking a little farther
awayfrom where you work, carryingyour groceries rather than
pushingthem around in a cart, or even sim-ply walking around the
mall!Were not asking people to gocrazy, but were just asking
thatpeople do a little more exercisethan they did the day before,
thatsit.The 31-day challenge, happen-
ing throughout the entire month ofOctober, has even introduced
amobile app for participants to tracktheir daily exercise intake.We
decided to make the chal-
lenge very accessible so everyone,even those who arent great
withcomputers, can take part noexcuses! Archer joked. You canuse it
through the Internet, you canuse it on your phone, or you cantrack
everything through a manualtracking sheet at different
locationsacross the city, so that anybody, ofall ages, can
participate.The in motion challenge app can
be found at inmotion4life.ca
Chris Green, project managerfor the in motion challenge
andsupervisor for the West AreaRecreation Services for the City
ofLondon, is hopeful that the chal-lenge will improve the
lacklusterhealth statistics facing Canadianyouth.Only about one in
10 children
in London get their recommendedphysical activity, Green
said.According to the CanadianSociety for Experience andPhysiology,
the recommendedamount of physical activity foryouth under 18 is 60
minutes everyday. Anyone aged 18 to 65 shouldbe trying to exercise
at least 150minutes per week.As far as student involvement
goes, the in motion challengehopes to get campuses such
asFanshawe College and WesternUniversity involved as much
aspossible.I think everyone knows that
physical activity isnt somethingwe can ignore in society
anymore,Green said. We understand thatstudents are a large part of
ourcommunity and thats why weremaking an effort to have part ofour
strategy directed directlytowards [them]. Students should becounted
and not discounted as faras community goes.For those of you needing
moti-
vation to get started, Green sharedthese words of wisdom: I
thinkeveryone understands how physi-cal activity is important to
oursociety, but not everyone has clearmessaging. I think a lot of
peoplethink [being physically active]means joining a gym or
training fora marathon when thats definitelynot true. We want to
show peoplethat you dont need to be a profes-sional athlete to be
physicallyactive.Interested participants can sign
up and find more informationabout the challenge
atinmotion4life.ca, by picking uppaper tracking forms at anyLondon
Public Library location ordropping by the London
recre-ation/community centre before theend of the event on October
31.Come on, London, lets get mov-ing!
NATALIE QUINLANINTERROBANG
Community group isin motion to getLondon in shape
STEPHANIE LAIINTERROBANG
CREDIT: FICPNET.COM
James Cunningham donated $500 to Fanshawes Sharing Shop after
hisFunny Money talk on campus on September 10.
CREDIT: RANDOMACTSOFKINDNESS.ORG
Be a little more in motion throughout the month of October by
makingsmall changes to your daily routine, such as carrying your
groceriesinstead of using a shopping cart. Pump up that effort by
walking insteadof driving to the store.
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Hi, fellow Fanshawe students, my name isJacob Mattinson and Id
like to discuss withyou today two subjects that are very impor-tant
to me: Christianity and social justice.Because this is my first
time writing forInterrobang, I thought it would be appropri-ate to
introduce myself and explain whythese to subjects mean something to
me andwhy I will be writing some articles aboutthem throughout this
academic school yearat Fanshawe.Around the age of 20 I had what I
consid-
er to be my first really authentic and person-al experience with
God and it was somethingthat changed my life forever. When I
firstbecame serious about my Christianity, I wasoverzealous and
probably a little (or perhapsvery) annoying to those around
me!Although, in time I learned there is a wholelot more to being a
Christian than just somegoosebumps and an almost
unquenchablepreoccupation with deepening my spirituali-ty. I wanted
to learn more and understandpractically and cognitively the
undeniableand sometimes overwhelming feelings I wasexperiencing.It
was at this point in my journey that I
decided to go to Emmanuel Bible College(EBC) and earn my
Bachelor of ReligiousEducation. During this period, I was blessedto
meet some of my closest friends and theamazing woman who is now my
wife. Totop off this chapter of my life, my beautifuldaughter was
in attendance at my gradua-tion, making it a day Ill never
forget.Now, to be completely honest, not every
part of this period was easy for me and theroad was very rocky
at times, largelybecause of my own poor decisions, but alsobecause
it was a wakeup call that the com-munities I became a part of were
just as frac-tured and damaged as any other organizedgrouping of
human beings. I was quicklywoken up to the fact that Christianity
and itspeople are far from perfect, and we needguidance and grace
just as much as everyoneelse. The fact is that ministry involves
con-tinuous interaction with other human beings human beings who
just like myself, arebroken, struggling and working hard daily
to
follow what they believe is their calling andpurpose.After
graduating from EBC, the next logi-
cal step was to pursue further study atMcMaster University,
which is where Iworked on my Masters of TheologicalEducation.
During my first year at Mac, mywife and I were once again blessed
withanother child, this time with a son. I havelearned a lot while
being at McMaster, butone of my most memorable experiences wasmy
internship with the schools EcumenicalChaplain, Carol Wood. Carol
has a heart forthe overlooked and she taught me a lot aboutthe
important role that social justice plays inthe life of a Christian
and in society as awhole. Working in this role I had a numberof
opportunities given to me, such as aninterfaith dialogue group and
a Social JusticeFellowship. I was privileged to assist inmaking our
Social Justice Fellowship (agroup of us who met weekly to learn,
growand contribute to the community together),an official funded
campus group. The les-sons I learned while being a part of
thesegroups have stuck with me until today andhelp to inform the
way I interpret Scriptureand culture as well as human rights,
respectand dignity.So how did I end up at Fanshawe? During
my last year at McMaster, my wife and Iwrestled with the idea of
going into church
ministry, and came to the bittersweet deci-sion that we simply
did not feel called tochurch ministry at this point in our lives.
So,we began this new chapter of our lives, withnot much of a plan
or idea of what the futureheld for us, but knowing that our faith
inGod and our love for each other and ourfamily would be constant
despite the some-times blurry view of our future. In hopes ofnot
remaining a student forever, I opted togo into the CTY program here
at Fanshawebecause not only does this program exciteme, but the
careers available to CTY gradsare plentiful and can be lucrative.
Since wehave moved to London, my wife and I havea slightly clearer
picture of our new future,and being at Fanshawe has helped to
shapethis vision.I have used this week to very briefly intro-
duce myself, and to explain a bit of my ownjourney and the
things in my life that I ampassionate about. Although my own
viewsare largely informed by these experiencesand my spiritual
beliefs, I firmly believe thatsocial justice is something that can
unite usall and something we can all get excitedabout. As a new
contributor Interrobang Iam going to be speaking on the
subjectthroughout the semester and hope you willtake the time to
read and ponder upon thisimportant issue.
Social justice and ChristianityJACOB MATTINSON
INTERROBANG
CREDIT: JACOB MATTINSON
Jacob Mattinson and his family.
OPINION LETTERS TO THE [email protected] Volume 46
Issue No. 6 September 30, 2013 www.fsu.ca/interrobang/
London was host to an historic vote nearthe end of September
that cemented TimHudak as the flag-bearer for the
provincialConservative Party for the next couple ofyears, but most
importantly, for the upcom-ing provincial election expected next
spring.It happened just down the road at theLondon Convention
Center on September21.Hudak has been the leader of the provin-
cial Conservatives since 2009, and the votewas a result of inner
party criticism overHudaks failure to win more than one of thefive
by-elections held in August, includingone right here in
London.Public perception is the highest authority
in politics because regardless of the qualityof the governing
party theyre guaranteed areturn ticket to office if they can
convincethe public that theyre making good choices.The provincial
Liberal Party is a case inpoint, as they won support for cancelling
theconstruction of two power generation plantsonly to have their
leader, Dalton McGuinty,resign once the cost of the
cancellationsbecame public. Hudak is poised for the nextprovincial
election and the vote to retain himas party leader could point to
two possiblepaths forward.The Conservative Party in Ontario has
suffered from inner turmoil virtually sinceHudak was elected as
party leader. The fail-ure to capitalize on the by-elections is
beingused by rabble rousers to convince delegateswithin the party
that Hudak lacks the neces-sary qualities to lead them to victory
in aprovince that has a long history of support-ing the Liberals.
The vote on September 21could indicate that the infighting has
reacheda conclusion and the factions within theConservative Party
will pull together tomake a strong bid come election time.
Thealternative, and more likely, scenario is thatthis has been an
indicator of what Hudakwill be up against. The criticism hes
beenunder ranges from accusations that he lacksleadership qualities
and the term cold fishcomes up a lot. His lone victory in the
by-elections gave his detractors exactly whatthey needed to make
the case that Hudakdoesnt resound with voters.The one positive that
Hudak can take
away from the experience, other than retain-ing his title, is
that the party changed theirpolicy too make it more difficult to
call aleadership review going forward.Given the paramount
importance of public
opinion the provincial Conservatives likelytook a hit on their
popularity in the face of anattempt to remove their leader.
Supportersof Hudak should be concerned that theyresupporting a
candidate who doesnt evenseem to have the support of everyone in
hisown party. The timeliness of the vote is sureto factor in given
that virtually no one willremember, or care, about the vote by
thetime an election is called however, if itsindicative of the next
two years for theConservatives, Hudak will be fighting boththe
opposition and his own party for the topjob in Ontario.
For better or forworse: Tim Hudak
VICTOR DE JONGINTERROBANG
CREDIT: TORONTO SUN
Ontario Progressive Conservative leader TimHudak survived a
leadership challenge andwill lead the party in the next provincial
elec-tion
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Fantastic instructors and talented counsel-lors youll find them
at Fanshawe. Thesame goes for friends, new ones and old.These are
all important people in the life of astudent. They can have a
definite impact onstudent success.Other people who make a
difference are
former teachers and possibly, inspirationalfigures, although the
ability of celebrity rolemodels is probably quite modest comparedto
what some, especially celebrities, mightthink.The people who matter
most, though,
when it comes to student success, appear tobe ones a student
cant chose: family mem-
bers. Parents are at the top of that list.However, many have
grown up in familieswhere grandparents, other family members,or
close friends have helped raise children.And no doubt, early
childhood caregiverscan be included as major influences in thelater
learning success of a student.A 1994 study by the National
Committee
for Citizens in Education called A NewGeneration of Evidence:
The Family isCritical to Student Achievement looked atkey issues
regarding the success of studentsafter high school. In spite of its
publicationdate, and although it was produced for anAmerican
context, it makes for reading thatconnects with ongoing issues
regarding edu-cation in this country.According to the study,
students whose
parents were highly involved in their educa-tion are most likely
to enroll in post-second-ary schooling and complete their
programs.It also found that when parents cooperate
with teachers, students are more successful.Another factor is
bonding. Children arehighly inclined to imitate the behaviours
ofthe adults with whom they bond.The study offers a very striking
difference
between public schools and religiousschools such as those in
Ontarios RomanCatholic system. The authors see a key part-ing of
the ways between schools managed byreligious communities and those
that are not.Those who manage public education seethemselves
frequently as making up for thedeficiencies of the family. Those
who man-age schools with religious foundations seethemselves as an
extension of the family andits commitment to, typically, the
church.This is an important difference, one that per-haps students
who have been educated sole-ly in public or (in Ontario) Catholic
schoolsmight find difficult to identify. However,people like
myself, who have been educatedin religious as well as
non-religious
schools can be more aware of this importantdifference between
the respective approach-es to education.So, if you are a successful
student, you
probably have family members to thank,likely parents.But if you
dont have parents or family
members who were involved in your educa-tion, are you doomed to
fail your collegeprogram? Absolutely not.There are always students
who succeed in
college even if their parents are not highlyeducated or were not
much involved in theireducation. Many of us acquire an
innerstrength to overcome the things that couldhold us back if we
let them.We find the determination and resiliency
needed to survive and possibly thrive as stu-dents. Or we
discover that we love what weare studying. These are among the
gifts forwhich we can be grateful gifts that cancarry us over many
hurdles towards gradua-tion.Michael Veenema was a Chaplain at
Fanshawe until 2004. He continues to writefrom his current home
in Nova Scotia.
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Art is a cultural resource. Because it is notalways tangible or
measurable, artists havebeen snuffed and sent to the fringes to
chatamongst themselves while the rest of theworld continues
cranking out digit afterdigit, document after document. We
pourourselves into shaping every piece we cre-ate, while the
office-dwellers pour them-selves into the mould of their desk
chairs andboxy houses. They dip their ringed toes intoour pool of
sweat and tears when they feellike they need a break. A song here,
anexhibit there: little cultural nuggets in theirdaysAnd then came
Napster. Given a negative
connotation with even its name, piracyquickly became the black
hole enticing thosecraving culture in deeper and deeper untiltheir
hard-drives lulled their stressed mindsto sleep. When peer-to-peer
file sharingbecame feasible to the masses, instead ofcelebrating
their radical exposure increase,
artists sulked and mourned their chequingaccounts. Piracy was
and is still paving theway in forcing art out of the confines of
cap-italism and allowing for free distribution. Ifone is creating
art for the right reason thatis, to portray a message to a
susceptibleaudience then they should be thrilled that itis so much
easier now to reach people, notpouting about the pay cut.People
crave truth. WikiLeaks founder
Julian Assange can attest to this. When hegot his hands on some
classified documentsfrom the United States government and
pub-lished them for anyone to see, the wholeWestern media structure
imploded. On shar-ing devices and systems (the Internet,
cell-phones, etc.), governments and large compa-nies like Facebook,
the CIA and Google cansee nearly anything about you they'd likefrom
which websites you frequent to thetexts you send. These major
companies,when incorporated, are considered under lawto be an
individual and are given the samerights as us. Assange and
censorshipactivists like Chelsea (Bradley) Manningand Edward
Snowden demand that we, thecivilians, should have access to
informationabout those companies just as they do of us.Similarly,
file-sharing platforms like Pirate
Bay and IsoHunt allow us to access freemusic, and online
galleries like Behanceallow people to post and view visual art
freeof charge. Since crawling back from thefringes, artists have
shown that there is anaudience eager to listen, and its this new
eraof easily accessible information and viralmedia campaigns that
are proving us right.File-sharing spreading like wildfire is
lighting a flame under our asses to live thelife many artists
preach. It has always been acommon theme in art to oppose the
statusquo and the existing societal structurebecause of the
lifestyle's limitations. Artistsare being given the opportunity to
spreadtheir message and to walk the walk and leadthe way. No longer
do we have to depend ongetting a record deal to be heard, to
beaccepted into an exhibit to be seen, or pub-lished in a book to
be read. These are thedays of growing freedom of hearing andbeing
heard. As it should be.Information should be free, whether it is
a
document or a song. Everybody deserves toview historical and
contemporary artbecause it is a valuable learning resource
andinsight into our potent culture.
The art of piracyARTiculationAMY VAN ES
NOTES FROM DAY SEVENMICHAEL [email protected]
Student success and the peoplewho matter most
We like to think that we as Canadiansstand apart from Americans;
it is somethingwe certainly take pride in. Although there issome
evident truth in our belief, there aresome hidden facts that make
our sense ofindividuality hypocritical. In the sense ofculture, it
is without argument that theirmusic and fashion quickly spreads its
influ-ence into our own. We watch Hollywood;we watch their shows,
their media. Thoughwe have our own culture, their large influ-ence
is undeniable. But I digress.There was an interesting news story
pub-
lished back in April that some may remem-ber. It was about two
men arrested in con-nection to an attempted terrorist plot toderail
a Via Rail train in Toronto. The plotwas apparently under direction
and guid-ance from Al Qaeda. Let me just point outthat Al Qaeda was
created and funded by theUnited States to combat the Soviet
Union,but thats a story for another time. The twosuspects werent
Canadian citizens, thoughone lived in Toronto and the other in
Montreal, and authorities didnt disclosehow they got here or
where they came fromoriginally.But the part of this story that
wasnt sub-
sequently explained was: how did they cometo foil this plot?
Although the RCMP wasthe source of disclosure and
U.S./Canadacooperation was established, there was notransparency of
the process that facilitatedsuch an exposure. The North
AmericanUnion (NAU) is essentially a concept thatunites America,
Canada and Mexico intoone based upon political and economic
inter-ests. One important move that went towardsimplementing this
idea into reality was theSecurity and Prosperity Partnership of
NorthAmerica (SPP), which was founded in 2005through the
cooperation of then-PrimeMinister Paul Martin, American
PresidentGeorge W. Bush, and Mexican PresidentVicente Fox under
North American FreeTrade Agreement, which was created in
themid-1990s. In case the fancy words dontspell the obvious,
America gets to workwithin Canada now. More specifically,agencies
such as the Federal Bureau of
Investigations and the Department ofHomeland Security operate
past theAmerican border.Why is this important? Why should we
care? The National Security Agency revela-tions over the summer
from EdwardSnowden were of large significance in thatthey revealed
to the world how the NSA iswatching everything we do. Some like
tobelieve that this is no big deal, with an arrayof different
justifications, but facts cannot beignored. Several countries such
as Germanyhave expressed serious concern in theactions of the NSA,
and even Americasmost beloved ally Israel has not beenexempted from
the growing surveillancestate. Companies such as Google,
Apple,Facebook, Microsoft and Yahoo! are amongthose that supply
your personal informationto an agency whose purpose, actions,
andobjectives are causing concern among coun-tries around the
world. I now personally askthe reader, to employ logic and reason,
andshow your concern.
The FBI in CanadaJOHAN PADILLAINTERROBANG
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LIFESTYLES8 Volume 46 Issue No. 6 September 30, 2013
www.fsu.ca/interrobang/
Make a lunch datewith Ken Yates
I write about random things alot. I write a lot about
randomthings. You dont have to tell me, Iknow exactly how it is
September is already over, mid-terms are just around the cornerand
staying up to keep up withschool work is far more difficultand less
gratifying than it onceseemed.You dont have to be counting
down the days to Thanksgiving tobe a little stressed at school;
itseasy to become overwhelmed try-ing to keep the momentum you
hadin those first few weeks of class.While I wont pretend to be
anexpert in time management, I canoffer a suggestion for a brief
recessfrom responsibility this Thursday.London singer-songwriter
Ken
Yates is familiar with the pressuresof school, too he travelled
longand far from home to discover hismusical direction among
songwrit-ing courses at Bostons BerkleeCollege of Music, where he
fell inlove with folk music and honed hiscraft.Yates will perform
in Forwell
Hall on October 3 at noon as partof the Fanshawe Student
UnionsThursday Music Nooner series just what the doctor ordered
ifyoure starting to feel the pressureof your school workload.When
we last checked in with
Yates, he was touring in Ontariowith fellow troubadour Peter
Katzand nearing the independentrelease of his debut
full-lengthalbum twenty-three, a crowd-fund-ing album backed by a
successfulKickstarter campaign that wrappedlast year. Since then,
the albumwas picked up and re-released inAugust on American label
Mishara
Music.Yates spent the summer touring
the eastern American coast in sup-port of the album, recently
cappinga five-date stint with Nashville-based singer-songwriter
LizLongley with a performance at TheRivoli in Toronto not two
weeksago.Produced by Joran Van Der
Voort, twenty-three masterfullyblends acoustic folk with pop
sen-sibilities, flirting with country andbluesy tones. Yates
demonstrateshis chops well, guiding listenersthrough infectious
sing-alongs likeIn The Middle of Heaven andHere and The One That
GotAway or delicate, vulnerablesongs like I Dont Wanna Fall inLove
and New York Rain inways that would appeal to fans ofJack Johnson
or Joshua Radin.Its little wonder this album got
signed so soon after its independ-ent release, and Yates has
proventime and time again in London todeliver a performance that
surpass-es the album. Drop by Forwell Hallon October 3 at noon,
give yourselfsome time to hang out and listenbefore you have to be
somewhere.You wont regret it.Yates will also return to London
later in the month, performing atthe SARI fundraiser at
LondonMusic Club on October 25 withDave Bradstreet, Mike Hagartyand
Roseville Fair.For more on Yates and his
album twenty-three, visit online atkenyates.com or follow along
onTwitter @ken_yates. Releasedmost recently on August 20, thealbum
is available on Amazon,iTunes and your preferred stream-ing
services.And for more on the latest music
news, views and coming concerts,consider following this column
onTwitter @fsu_bobbyisms. Onlytwo weeks left until Thanksgiving!Im
out of words.
BOBBYISMSBOBBY FOLEY
CREDIT: DREW REYNOLDS
Ken Yates performs in Forwell Hall on October 3 for a free
noonhourshow.
CREDIT: FSU STREET TEAM
A-Fos rocked The Out Back Shack when they played in January.
Theyre returning to The OBS stage on October 4for a New Music Night
performance.
A talented group of musicianswill be showcasing their
uniqueblend of sound in early October,and theyre students located
rightwithin the halls of FanshaweCollege.A-Fos, a hip-hop quintet
with
flavours of jazz, funk, and rockwill be performing on October 4
inThe Out Back Shack for NewMusic Night.The group, consisting of
mem-
bers Colin Gray on guitar, DaveAntonini on keyboard, AlexBarber
on bass, Paul Arsenault ondrums, and led by emcee AlexFoster, hope
to continue with themomentum gained over a busysummer of composing
music,shooting a music video, and play-ing at different venues
aroundSouthwestern Ontario.Performing live is something
that truly inspires A-Fos as they tryto evoke a double-edged
sword ofemotion to anyone who listens totheir music. The bands
driven tonot only to get people out of theirseats and dance their
way to sore-ness, but to leave with a sense ofintrospection [where
people] sit
and think about themselves andlife, Arsenault said.Overall, I
hope they leave with
a good time feeling, but also onthat note, I really hope they
werelistening and kind of pick up onsome of the lyrics because
Alexhas some pretty real stuff; like veryreal, relatable, specific
instances,Gray said, before admitting thatFosters song Your Spirit,
writ-ten about his grandmother, stillgives him goosebumps every
timethey play it.Its a delicate balance of mak-
ing people dance, and making peo-ple look in the mirror, Foster
said.The five got together last
November, but even as a relativelynew group to the local
musicscene, they realize how importantit is to keep as busy as
possible togrow their fan base. If you dontdo it, someone else will
be ready todo it, Gray said. Nothings goingto happen for you, so
its importantto do what you can.No ones going to notice you
unless you do it yourself, Barberadded.After spending the
summer
playing at different venues includ-ing Hamilton, and the
London
Music Club and APK here in town,Foster sees the group growing
intoa student favourite. I think weredefinitely a college circuit
band,like 100 per cent indie, he said. Ithink we could be pretty
good, ifwe get really tight and we comeout with more projects, we
can def-initely be a big band in Ontario inthe college circuit.The
group will be opening for
The Nicest, who theyve done acouple of shows with before,which
Gray said will make fornothing short of a fun night. Thisshow with
The Nicest is anotherthing to be totally stoked for.Were like the
total feel-good duet,and with forces combined, its justgoing to be
a feel-good night.New Music Night featuring A-
Fos and The Nicest starts at 9:30p.m. on October 4 at The Out
BackShack. The show is all ages forFanshawe students, 19-plus
forguests.To listen to A-Fos No Rules
(In the Sky), visit a-fos.band-camp.com, and for updates on
theband, check out their Facebookgroup, and Twitter handle
at@AfosMusic.
STUART GOODENINTERROBANG
Fostering a sweet sound
New Music Night at The OutBack Shack is like the X Factor
ofFanshawe College. You dont wantto miss it.Headlining on October 4
is The
Nicest, a local rap duo making thefinal round of their
provincial tourby coming back home to performright here at the
school.The group emcees Tim Tansy
(Shanktooth), and Kyle ORourke(KyleKanevil) love nothing
morethan to perform live, and even goas far as including a personal
guar-antee for those interested in attend-ing.Our shows are not
like regular
shows. It doesn't matter if you hateour music, or love it; you
are goingto have a good time at our show,ORourke said. We are
inKingston, Toronto and Hamiltonbefore we hit Fanshawe, becauselive
shows are much better than lis-tening to us on your iPod. We
getpretty weird.And the two will be the first to
tell you how weird they can get.ORourke said he thinks their
per-sonality is what makes their musicso relatable but fun to
listen to. Ithink that is because we are justaverage people. Maybe
even belowaverage people, he joked. Wejust write about what floats
intoour weird little brains. I hope peo-
ple remember us as regular dudeswho like to party and have a
goodtime.The Nicest are all about up-
tempo beats underneath fun butcatchy vocals. Like A-Fos, who
areset to open for the group, Tansysaid he hopes people pick up
onwhat he and his partner have tosay. I love that people dig
listen-ing to us but the shows are wherethe party is.Only then can
you unlock the
true secrets of The Nicest and fullycomprehend our inspiriting
mes-sages.New Music Night at The Out
Back Shack starts at 9:30 p.m. onOctober 4.
STUART GOODENINTERROBANG
Have a nice time
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Far beyond Richmond Row inthe humble Old East end of town,the
underbelly of Londons musicscene once again reared its uglyhead at
the Town and CountrySaloon (765 Dundas St. E.).Upon entry, one
would not think
that this is the type of place whereone would expect a noise
show tohappen. The front of the bar typi-cally hosts a mildly
entertainingkaraoke night where aspiring OldEast community members
take tothe relatively empty stage andshow off their singing
chops.Common folk tune in, enjoy a beeror so, and maybe try their
hand atpool. Nothing out of this ordinaryfor this type of place.
However, inthe past month, The Saloon hasbecome a venue where
Londonssmall but very dedicated noisescene can find an environment
toenjoy themselves in.On September 18, the efforts of
the individuals in this unique scenecame together to host an
interest-ing three band bill that included theharsh noise act
Suangi, hardcoretrio Curb, and the Texas-basedexperimental rock
group Spray
Paint.Suangi opened the event, utiliz-
ing his mixer, cassette tape player,and bass amplifier to flood
theroom in a barrage of microphonefeedback and all around noise
pol-lution. As most acts of this typeare, he remained
extremelyfocused on his next wave ofsound and was constantly
turningknobs and fiddling with the equip-ment on stage to progress
his com-position. His set lasted roughly 10minutes and ended ever
so abrupt-ly as his feedback and warblingbass assault faded out to
silence.After the audience showed their
respect for Suangi, Curb immedi-ately acquired the stage. The
groupis formed out of three members,John and Jacob from
Londonsnotorious hardcore band TheSyndrome and
drummer/Fanshawegraduate Dave Cereghini from thechaotic grindcore
act Disleksick.Such a mix inevitably creates thestrange but
captivating monstrositythat is Curb.After 15 or so minutes of
their
face-busting music andCereghinis witty remarks, Austinnatives
Spray Paint unraveled theirgear and plugged in the strings to a
couple of towering Sunn ampli-fiers. Their drummer sprinted at
anupbeat rock tempo and the disso-nant reverb-drenched
guitararrangements were complementedby two haunting vocals that
sangvery close together in a way that italmost sounded like a
conversationto the people on the floor in atten-dance. They played
incrediblytightly and drew in a good-sizedcrowd by the time they
wrappedup.The Town and Country perform-
ances were like most that happenin the London far
underground:short and to the point. Unlike someother types of shows
that go wellinto the night, these folks prefer toget things over
with quickly. As afrequent performer myself, I findthis method
works incredibly well.When a set is shorter, the audiencetakes in
only a snippet of themusic, which inclines them to gopick up a CD
on their way out orgo home and download theirmusic. With longer
sets, the musicmay be good, but the performancegrows stale and it
makes the audi-ence less inclined to listen any fur-ther.Often,
noise characteristics are
incredibly diverse. Some acts use
the mellow hums of electronics tocreate an unearthly ambient
settingwhile others prefer to use disso-nance and feedback to make
theaudiences ears quiver. Watching anoise set preformed live
asopposed to listening to a cassette, Ifind is usually the most
excitingway to embrace the music as youget to witness the used and
abusedequipment of each set. After eachshow, the artist typically
changesor alters their stage setup, givingthe next performance a
differentexperience.As far as media go, noise is
equally diverse. Youll find artistsreleasing music on tapes,
CDs,records, and various other obscuretypes that you may not
expect.Cassettes are especially a part oftheir releases but also a
part of theircompositions, which I believemakes noise important to
therecent cassette tape revival that hassprung up in the past
decade or so.But noise doesnt stop short in arealm of obscurity.
Its crossoverinto hardcore has become muchmore prominent and is
exemplifiedin some acts from Hamilton suchas Snake Charmer, who had
a noiseperformance open for them. Manyother bands today utilize
feedback
and walls of sound in their sonicoutput, creating a burst of
soundthat catches your breath.Noise is a type of music that
takes a while to figure out. Itexperiments with the sounds
thatnormally are unsettling to us andenthusiastically takes up
chal-lenges that very few artists arewilling to do.
SouthwesternOntarios noise network has per-formed all over the
place, fromempty rooms to forests. They sur-prisingly use minimal
electronicsand instead rely on the small mod-ifications that they
make to theirequipment to create a nerve rack-ing ambience.Noise is
the kind of music that
thrives underneath of what we seein front of us, and it is the
kind ofmusic that expects no more thanthat. So while its ugly head
occa-sionally rears itself in the mostunlikely places, it does so
in amanner of pristine attitude that werarely see in music
today.Check out the noise bands men-
tioned in this article at theirBandcamp pages:
squeek.band-camp.com/track/iii, curb.band-camp.com and
spraypaint.band-camp.com.
PRESTON LOBZUNINTERROBANG
The future is noisy
As he struggled with anxiety andpanic disorder, Paul Federici
hasseen low lows. Now, as a singer,hes soared to new heights.A
social worker, Federici coun-
selled people with mental healthissues as he fought his own
silentbattle. At one point, my dad hadto come and move in with me,
hesaid. My nerves were so bad and Ihad become so depressed that
Icouldnt be left alone for long peri-ods of time.But, like so many
people who
deal with mental health issues,Federici faked a smile and
contin-ued to work, fighting his battle onhis own. At one point, I
remembergoing to work one day, then driv-ing to the Centre for
Addiction andMental Health Emergency Roomthat evening unsure if Id
need tobe admitted, he said.To get through the tough times,
Federici wrote music on hisacoustic guitar. Music got me outof
that rut and gave me hope, hesaid. [Playing guitar] reminded
me to follow my heart and takechances again.Federici released
his first album,
Relative Importance, at the begin-ning of last year, and took
home aNiagara Music Award for AdultContemporary Artist of the
Yearfor his efforts. This past June, hefollowed up that album with
Nowand Then.Making the change from social
worker to musician has madeFederici a much happier person.When
it comes to depression andanxiety we think so much aboutmedication
first, when often timesthe lifestyle choices we make havea profound
impact on our mentalhealth, he said.Federici takes the London
Music
Hall (185 Queens Ave.) stage withlocal musician Chad Price
onOctober 4. Tickets are $10, and theshow starts at 9 p.m.For more
information on
Federici and his story, go topaulfederici.ca. Check out hismusic
at paulfedericimusic.band-camp.com.
ERIKA FAUSTINTERROBANG
Former social workerfaces the music
CREDIT: PAUL FEDERICI
Paul Federici brings his music to the London Music Hall stage on
October 4.
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As almost anyone with an inter-net connection and an
emailaddress can attest, Internet scamsare distressingly common.
Internetthieves, who may be located any-where in the world, take
millionsof dollars a year from computernewcomers and experienced
usersalike. What are the most commontypes of problems facing
Internetusers, and what protections areavailable to you?Common
Internet FraudsOne common problem is enter-
ing into deceptive consumerInternet agreements. Under
theConsumer Protection Act, 2002,vendors must disclose all
chargesand details contained within agree-ments to you. You should
be ableto access all information containedin an agreement, retain
and printthe information, and obtain a writ-ten copy of the
agreement. If thevendor does not comply with theserequirements, you
may cancel the
agreement within seven days afterentering into it.A second
common problem is a
fraudster pretending to be a trustedperson or organization for
the pur-pose of stealing personal informa-tion. This is known as
phishing.The most common form involvesan email that purports to be
from alegitimate retailer, bank or otherorganization that asks you
to clickon a link. Once the link is clicked,you are asked to enter
login infor-mation, which is then sent directlyto an illegitimate
party. You shouldknow that legitimate banks andorganizations will
never requestpersonal information by email.A third common deception
is
known as advanced fee fraud.Typically this will involve anemail
from Nigeria or West Africa,where the sender requests urgentupfront
payment or banking infor-mation in return for a hefty sum ofmoney
to be delivered later. Whenthis type of fraud occurs, thesender of
the email will typicallyclaim to need the use of your bankaccount
on an urgent basis. If youprovide the information, you willsoon
find yourself with an emptybank account.
Legal Protections AvailablePrimarily three pieces of
legisla-
tion protect Canadian consumersonline, and specifically
outlawmany fraudulent activities that takeplace. First, the
Competition Actgoverns most business conduct inCanada, containing
both criminaland civil provisions aimed at pre-venting
anti-competitive practices.It is administered by CompetitionBureau
Canada, which has theauthority to investigate breaches ofthe Act
and to impose hefty finesof up to $200,000, imprisonmentfor a term
of up to one year or bothon the offending party.Second, the
Consumer
Protection Act, 2002 coversInternet agreements for goods
orservices of more than $50, where atleast one of the parties is
located inOntario. The Ministry ofConsumer Services is
responsiblefor administering the Act, and indi-viduals convicted
under it can beliable for a fine of up to $50,000 orimprisoned for
up to two years.Convicted corporations may beliable to a fine of up
to $250,000.Violations of the Act should bereported to the Ministry
so it canhelp mediate a solution or proceed
with a prosecution.Finally, law enforcement agen-
cies protect online commerceunder the Criminal Code. Scamsare
targeted by the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, which handles
com-plaints and educates the public.The Centre is coordinated by
theOPP, the RCMP and the Ministryof Consumer Services, as well
asseveral other law enforcementagencies.While law enforcement
agencies
have successfully shut down hun-dreds of online criminal
organiza-tions, the best approach remainspreventing fraud before it
happens.With a healthy amount of knowl-edge and caution, you can
protectyourself from problems on theInternet.For more information,
we
encourage you to contact theMinistry of Consumer Services
atwww.ontario.ca/mcs or toll-free at1-800-889-9768. To report an
inci-dent of fraud and for more infor-mation on recognizing,
preventingand reporting incidents of fraud oridentity theft, please
visit theCanadian Anti-Fraud Centre web-site at
antifraudcentre-centrean-tifraude.ca, or call toll-free at 1-
888-495-8501. We also encourageyou to visit Competition
BureauCanada atcompetitionbureau.gc.ca. In addi-tion, you can find
more informa-tion about consumer protectiontopics at any time in a
series ofCommunity Law School webinarsarchived online at
yourlegal-rights.on.ca/training-topic/con-sumer-law. Be empowered,
andstay tuned.
This column is brought to you byCommunity Law School
(Sarnia-Lambton) Inc., and CommunityLegal Services and Pro
BonoStudents Canada at WesternUniversity, with financial
supportfrom the Law Foundation ofOntario. It provides legal
informa-tion only. The information is accu-rate as of the date of
publication.Laws change frequently so we cau-tion readers from
relying on thisinformation if some time haspassed since
publication. If youneed specific legal advice pleasecontact a
lawyer, your communitylegal clinic, Justice Net at 1-866-919-3219
or the Law SocietyReferral Service at 1-800-268-8326.
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CREDIT: STEPHANIE LAI
Second-year Horticulture Technician diploma students Jessica
Rowland (left) and Eric Abrams have been tend-ing to these rows of
chrysanthemums since they were planted in June. Fanshawe staff and
students are invitedto bring a splash of colour to their gardens
with one of these beautiful pots of flowers. They are on sale at
theSpriet Family Greenhouse (N building) for $12 each, available
Fridays between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. This is the firsttime the
students have grown this type of flower. We werent sure what to
expect, but we were really pleasedwith how they turned out, said
Abrams. The proceeds from the sale of the flowers as well as the
poinsettias,which are sold in December, and the hydrangeas, which
are sold around Easter goes into maintaining thegreenhouse.
Watch your step on the Internet!LAW TALKCommunity LegalServices
& Pro BonoStudents Canada (UWO)519-661-3352
CREDIT: STEPHEN ECHAVIA
Country singer and London native Genevieve Fisher takes the
stage at ForwellHall during a New Music Night show.
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Gold and studs make a dynamicduo this year to enhance the
over-all styling of outfits and statementpieces. Pairing gold,
studs andblack is a foolproof combination inany season, but
especially this yearbecause of all the beautiful state-ment pieces
on the market.An all-black outfit is generally
easiest to style but at the same timeit can look too bland if
there isnothing that stands out. When itcomes to putting together
an outfitthat is suitable for both a fancydinner and a night out,
it can be alittle tricky since you dont want tooverdo the outfit
with too manydetails. A good way to overcomethis little problem is
picking adirection for what kind of look youwant. In this weeks
outfit, thetheme is an outfit suited for a star-studded event out
with an edge. Itis detailed with gold, twist, chains,studs and
sleek silhouettes.This is a perfect transitional out-
fit from dinner to a night out with aperfect balance of details,
acces-sories and functionality. A blackdeep V-neck romper with an
elas-tic waistband works for most bodyshapes and is a classic but
flirty sil-houette. With the deep V-neck, athick gold necklace with
a varietyof chains makes a statement bestwhile framing the face
nicely. Avintage-inspired earring with goldwiring and clear sparkly
jewelssubtly complement the necklaceand other gold details of the
outfit.A Chanel-inspired cross-bodyclutch with the iconic quilting
withthe addition of studs, combinedwith an oversized twist clasp,
is thekey piece that will hold all yourimportant belongings from
the din-ner to the dance floor. The outfit iscomplete with black
ankle booties
with a sleek heel for a modern andsexy touch to the ensemble.1.
Romper: This easy-fit and
foolproof romper is an awesomeversatile piece that can be
wornday-to-night. Although it is a deepV-neck, styling with
differentpieces and jewellery can make thepiece more conservative
or moresexy. In this case, since werepreparing for a
gold-studdedoccasion, trendy jewellery worksbest. (Forever 21,
$29)2. Multi-Chain Necklace and
Earrings: Unlike other multi-chain necklaces, the three
differentchains on the necklace are fixed tomake a solid shape that
frames theneck perfectly. The combination ofthe different sizes and
types ofchains give the necklace depth.The twisted gold earrings
areslightly sparkly and enhance thedetails of the necklace rather
thancompeting with them (AldoAccessories, Necklace: $20,Earrings:
$10)3. Clutch: This is a twist on the
classic Chanel bag with the squarequilting, detailed with studs
and alarge clasp. (Aldo Accessories,$35)4. Ankle Booties: These
are
always a fall favourite! Everyautumn, expect a new andimproved
version of the anklebootie, fashionable to wear withjeans, tights,
leggings and in thiscase to complete an edgy outfit.(Can be found
in most shoe stores,$30 to $90)For a gold-studded occasion, the
aim is to dress up a classic piecefrom your wardrobe to make
ittrendy and bold for a completenight out with dinner and
dancing!Hai Ha Nguyen loves to discov-
er the new trends in street fashion,accessories and styling.
Followher on Instagram atinstagram.com/misshaihanguyenfor the
trendiest pieces this season!If you have a suggestion or feed-back
for her column, send her anemail at [email protected].
A gold-studdedoccasion
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THE SHOPPING BAGHAI HA [email protected]
Imagine looking for a paperclipminutes before you have to
leaveto hand in your assignment thatsdue right away, and you cant
findone for the life of you. You keeplooking and looking... you
knowyou have a bunch, but you scat-tered them everywhere. That is
themoment you realize the importanceof organization because it
couldhave led you to having yourassignment in on time and
nicelypaperclipped together.One of my most favourite ways
to organize all of my small oddsand ends is to put them in to
deco-
rative jars! You can place almostanything into a jar knowing
that itwill add some character to yourorganization.Like you, I once
found myself
looking through a big drawer thathad all my paperclips,
elastics,pushpins and safety pins. Enoughwas enough!I wanted
everything organized
and easily accessible. I did notwant to have my items stored
intothe square plastic containers theycame in that was just too
boringand average for me. Jars were thesolution to add a little
character tosolve my organization problem!Big or small jars will be
suitable
for all your small items. If youwant to get a little fancier,
you canalways purchase a bigger jar andget a decorative stick-on
label!This will take your customised
organization to the next level!You can put anything you can
into a jar! I also have placed myextra buttons that came on
newlypurchased clothes, so when thetime comes to replace a button,
Iwill always know where they allare! You can also place your
hairelastics and bobby pins in them aswell.You never have to worry
about
not being able to find your smallodds and ends anymore, nor
willyou have to worry about havingaverage organization. With
usingjars and decorative labels yourorganization will help you live
alittle bit of less stressful life whilelooking amazing! Jars, jars
andmore jars can be your solution!Stay tuned for next weeks
arti-
cle about how to organize yourparty with jars!
Jars, jars and more jars!CREDIT: POPPYPINKBLOG.WORDPRESS.COM
One of the most recurring make-up trends has to do with the
eye-brows in some shape or form,whether it be bold brows or
ombre-coloured brows. That being said,makeup for the eyebrows is
proba-bly one of the most skipped oroverlooked cosmetic,
mainlybecause women don't know whatproducts to use or how to
applythem.There are numerous eyebrow
products out there, including pow-ders, pencils, liquids, waxes
andgels. To know which type of prod-uct is best for you, its
beneficial toknow the certain looks each prod-uct achieves.Brow
powders often come in a
variety of shades and usually cre-ate a softer eyebrow (if
appliedproperly). These are perfect forthose who want to add depth
totheir brows or even change theircolour. The best way to apply
thisproduct is by using an angled brushand blending it with a
spooliebrush, which looks like a mascarawand. The downside to this
prod-uct is that it isnt very water- orsweat-resistant, which means
youneed to set it with a gel or wax.Brow pencils usually come
in
two forms; wax-based and kohl-based. A wax-based pencil will
be
more water-resistant and long-wearing, whereas a
kohl-basedpencil will be more chalky. A browpencil in general
usually creates aharder look and is really goodfor filling in
sparse areas or reshap-ing the brow. These tend to be a bitharder
and need body heat to allowa smooth application. Make sureyou blend
really well with a brushto create a natural look.Liquid brow pens
are a newer
cosmetic product and not manybrands produce this type,
probablybecause they can be a bit harder touse. The benefit of this
product is ittends to be waterproof and can cre-ate a very natural
look if applied
properly. When using this product,you need to create little
brushstrokes as if you were drawing inhairs, or else it can look
very solidand unnatural.The last two types of brow prod-
ucts are gels and waxes, which aregenerally used for holding
thebrow hairs in place or settinganother eyebrow makeup. Somegels
have tints in them, which willdarken the brows, giving the
illu-sion that they are thicker. Thatbeing said, some brow gels
dryvery hard and can feel weird on theface, while a wax is more
flexible.
All about brows
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Whether or not youre into thick brows, like model Cara
Delevingne,know your tools!
BEAUTY BOYJOSHUA [email protected]
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LIFESTYLES12 Volume 46 Issue No. 6 September 30, 2013
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With Halloween just around thecorner, theres no better way to
getin the spooky spirit than with ahaunted stroll around the
city.However, without many residentsknowing, Londons had its
fairshare of ghost stories and hauntedlocations, and its London
FringesLost Soul Stroll that will be bring-ing these tales back
from the grave.Set to take place every Friday
and Saturday during the month ofOctober, the Lost Soul Stroll
willfeature local actors dressed as thedead to reenact the stories
fromLondons paranormal past. Duringthis time, participants aged 12
andup will be guided through the citybetween the hours of 6:30
p.m.,7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. to witnessthe haunted happenings
first-hand.Alison Challis, producer at
London Fringe, is excited to behosting the Lost Soul Stroll for
theninth year in a row.Although this is the ninth year
were in operation, weve createdan entirely new script and
desig-nated a completed new route,Challis said. Weve really
liftedthe event on its head this year aswere going with a new
comedicformat, which is really exciting.We hope that for our
audiences andcast that come out every year, thisis going to be
something really funand different.In addition to that, one of
the
newest additions to the stroll thisyear is the introduction of
theBurymore Family, a troupe oflong-dead actors who will be
lead-ing audiences through a comedicbut creepy tour of
downtownLondon.Weve got a cast of six per-
formers this year, five of which arepart of a troupe called
theBurymore Family, who are travel-ing around as a group and
perform-ing these vignettes and stories aspart of the theatre
presentation,Challis said. The sixth performeris a theatre critic
from hell, and[the Burymore Family] are tryingto get a four-star
review to savethemselves from theatre purgato-ry.First-time
director for the Lost
Soul Stroll Jennifer Hale is just as
excited about the new twist addedto the event.Its fun, unique
and a little bit
different every night, Hale said.Historically, the show was
mono-logue based [where] we wouldhave two tour guides take
theaudiences around to different sta-tions downtown to meet some
ofLondons infamous residents. Thisyear the cast of the show
traveltogether as a group [allowing] theactors to interact with
each otherthroughout the entire piece [and]breathe some life into
the conceptfor the audience.Alongside Hale is playwright for
the Stroll Jason Rip.Jason Rip has been writing this
show since it began nine yearsago, Hale explained. He brings
awealth of knowledge and experi-
ence with him, as well as being agreat performer. Its been
wonder-ful having him on board not only asthe playwright, but as
part of thecast too.Returning to perform this year
are local actors Man Muldoon,John McKenzie and five-time
par-ticipant Dave Adler. New additions
to the team include Erica Leightonand Matt Stewart.This years
cast is fantastic,
Hale said. My stomach often hurtsfrom laughing after rehearsals,
andI think the audience is going toreally enjoy this years
produc-tion!For more information on how
you can experience the perfect bal-ance of chills and laughter,
visitlostsoulstroll.com or call 519-434-0606. Tickets are $25 each,
butonly $15 on October 4 and 5.
NATALIE QUINLANINTERROBANG
Londons Lost Soul Stroll sure to be a boo-tiful time
CREDIT: RICHARD GILMORE
Londons Lost Soul Stroll is set to take to the streets of London
starting October 4.
FSU.ca/cyd
Check YourDrinkingyourself
CREDIT: STEPHANIE LAI
Developmental Services Worker student Natalie Homer dropped
byForewell Hall to ask psychic Dan Valkos a question on September
25.
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The campus guide toliving wellLiving well at Fanshawe means
taking care of your mental and physical health. Improving and
maintaining your health will ensure success for your academic
career and virtually all other aspects of your life.Very often well
talk about taking care of the big three: eating, sleeping, and the
amount of physical activity that you get. If youre not eating
healthy, if you dont have good sleep habits, and youre not getting
adequate physical activity, it affects your mood and your mental
health directly, said Anita OKeefe, the counsellor coordinator at
Fanshawes Counselling and Accessibility Services office. She also
said that research shows over and over again that having a balanced
life with enough physical activity, good healthy eating, not too
much caffeine or alcohol or anything that might affect your moods,
and good sleep habits really help you manage any kind of mood
disorder that you might have.
Active & FitPart of maintaining good health is incorporating
physical exercise into your daily routine, and that doesnt have to
be difficult.
Sara Bolt is a customer service representative at Fitness 101,
the campus gym, in J building. Were here to get students involved
to stay fit and healthy. We have lots of equipment available for
the students, including the cardio free weights and machine
weights. Upstairs we also have the aerobics studio, in which we
have multiple classes that change each semester. We also have a
multipurpose room that students can use at any point to do body
weight exercises and whatever theyd like. At the beginning of each
semester, the cost of a Fitness 101 membership is $150.
If you dont want to pay for a gym membership or cant afford it,
there are other alternatives available, such as the squash courts,
which are also located in J building. Students are free to use the
squash courts whenever theyd like They just have to come to the
Fitness 101 front desk and book out a court, said Bolt. Students
cant book the court ahead of time; just show up the day you want a
court and hope ones available. You also have to bring your own
racquet and balls, but Fitness 101 can supply goggles. There are
three courts available, and each play is 45 minutes long, however
if there is no reservation after, they can stay a little bit longer
than that, said Bolt.
If youre into sports, you might want to consider signing up for
varsity sports or intramurals. Intramurals are non-competitive and
you have the option of joining as a team or as an individual
player. They include a variety of sports cricket, indoor soccer and
ice hockey are starting soon! and are played throughout the school
year.
For more information about varsity programs and intramurals,
including sign-up dates, go to www.fanshawec.ca/athletics.
Eating RightMaintaining your mental healthand keeping up with
physicalactivity go hand in hand witheating well, but that can
beespecially tough at school.There are a number of eaterieson our
campus, such as TimHortons, Subway, Pizza Pizza,the Oasis, The Out
Back Shack, and so much more. But with somany options available,
howyou know where to begin?
Gary Deline, operationsmanager for The Out BackShack, said the
important thingto consider when choosingwhat to eat is to do
someresearch to find out what thehealthier options are. And,he
added, Avoid the vendingmachines, because theyre justfull of junk,
he said.
Deline added that it isnt thathard to distinguish between
ahealthy choice and unhealthychoice.
At The Out Back, forexample, it would be easybecause you could
say that our chicken Caesar salad, which is a grilled chicken
breast on a Caesar salad, is a lot healthier than chicken fingers
and fries. Some decisions like that arefar more obvious than
otherthings, because I know thatwith something like Subway, some of
their sandwiches have a lot of salt in them and youwouldnt realize
that until youactually did the research.
At a bar like The Out BackShack, eating healthy can betough
there are so manytasty deep-fried options onthe menu! But its
notimpossible.
Items that might be ahealthier choice would be theclubhouse,
which is madewith grilled turkey, or a grilledsteak sandwich You
wouldhave to choose your sideappropriately with each item,
so you could go with a salad, soup or rice. We also have edamame
pods.
The Oasis cafeteria also has stations that offer a variety
ofoptions to choose from: SevenSeas International Fare offers stir
fry and pasta; Turbos Deli has fresh sandwiches, subs and wraps
made the way you like; you can get your fix offresh fruit cups,
parfaits and veggie cups from Tropical Chiller; and theres also a
salad and soup station.
Making healthy food choices doesnt have to be difficult or
time-consuming. As long as you do the necessary research, you can
make smart health-conscious decisions that can go a long way when
it comes to total body health.
Be smart about your health. Maintain good sleeping and eating
habits, and try to get some physical exercise throughout your day
only then will you achieve your full academic potential.
Mentally HealthyAccording to OKeefe, the twomost common mental
healthissues on campus and in ourcommunity are depressionand
anxiety. If youre feelinghopeless, help is alwaysavailable on
campus. In theCounselling and Accessibility department, OKeefe
providescounselling to students. Thatsa big part of what we dohere.
The counselling part iswhere counsellors are trainedto work with
students whohave personal issues of anykind. They can also
includeacademic and any kind ofcareer exploration that theylike to
do, she said. Theaccessibility counsellors workwith students who
have a
documented disability of any kind, includingmental health.
In order to workto the best of yourability, its essential
to have health and wellness in all parts
of your life: physical,emotional, social and mental, OKeefe
said. Mental health is a big part of that, and itcan affect all the
other parts.If a person is not healthy intheir mental health, it
willaffect them physically and emotionally. Theyll have difficulty
thinking well andperforming on tests, andsocially, theyll have
difficulty with their relationships, she said.
In order to have good mental health and be healthy overall, you
want to feel like this is your community. In otherwords, its really
importantto belong. When we dont belong, then youre goingto find
that your physical health, your ability to think,and your mental
health is allgoing to be affected. She
suggested asking yourself the question, How can I make sure that
I become part of this community? as a startingpoint. To get
involved, help out with the events that arehappening on campus. If
you look at the Interrobang, its always telling you whats going on
on campus. The Fanshawe Student Union has activities and clubs. Or
you can get involved in athletics, she said.
When youre dealing with a problem, even if its little, ask for
help. Dont let it build. Dont think that you have to suck it up,
dont be stubborn. If theres a problem that you think, Im not doing
so well with this on my own, whether its talking to a counsellor, a
family member, or anyone you know is here to help you on campus,
ask for the help that you need. But dont try to do it all on your
own, OKeefe said.
For more informationabout counselling services, visit
www.fanshawec.ca/counselling
NIKKI UFIMZEFF | INTERROBANG
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Fanshawe College is an awe-some place to l