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yorkfest

Big Sean announced to headline YorkFest to mixed response Exclusive hip-hop priority alienates alternative music preferences

RYAN MOOREnews editor

Every year the York Federa-tion of Students announces the headline artist for York-Fest, and every year more

students are disappointed and alienated by the focus on hip-hop and lack of diversity.

There has been a trend over the last 10 years to include more rap acts. However, being inclusive of rap music has seemingly turned into being exclusive to rap music.

Students who look at the his-tory of YorkFest concerts, or even the former CHRY, now Vibe FM’s programming schedule, will fi nd that the musical genres represent-ed are anything but diverse.

B.o.B and A-Trak headlined York-Fest last year to negative reviews.

Meghan DuCille, former vice-president campus life, told Excalibur last year that artists for YorkFest are chosen based on availability and popularity.

The cost of bringing Big Sean to campus has yet to be released by the student union.

However, orientation swag comes in at $165,000. Orienta-tion week costs total $115,000, or $92,356 at the end of August, ac-cording to the YFS budget.

The Festival Village includes 300 diff erent sponsors and student organizations along the campus walk.

Not all students at York listen to hip-hop and feel left out as a result, wondering why their stu-dent levies are being used to fund something they can’t appreciate.

“As a metal head, I am very

disappointed at the rap YorkFest puts out every year. They should change the headline from York-Fest to RapFest,” says James Zhan, second-year English and profes-sional writing student.

“York has a very good music department, so how about bring-ing in local bands and bands from York, which at least involves more instruments? I am really sick of hearing the exact same tunes every year.”

Moreover, the YFS have had di� culty in the past managing art-ists, such was the case in the 2013 fi asco with Brooklyn rapper A$AP Rocky, which led to his immediate replacement, Major Lazer.

The year before that, Chicago rapper Lupe Fiasco performed for York students.

“Personally I don't hate rap

music, but I think it is very subjective to have the rappers performing in YorkFest every single year and not give any spotlight for other talented musicians,” says Kouji Aizaki, fi rst-year Schulich, interna-tional bachelor of business administration.

“I would love to see more bands and artists from other music genres in YorkFest.”

image courtesy of big sean

RYAN MOOREnews editor

Flyers advocating for an all-white student union surfaced around Toronto university campuses this past week.

Students for Western Civilization, a group advocating for an all-white student union, hit at Excalibur for not publishing their article on cul-tural and ethnic policies at York.

Since then, the white suprema-cist group has been postering fl yers around campus.

Arden Maalik, York University Black Students’ Alliance, says there isn't much to say in regards to the group, or their beliefs.

"While I agree that liberal thought is tainted by essentialism and should be less romantic of the systems it analyzes, I think the conservative agenda which Students for Western Civilization espouses is severely anti-intellectual and ignorant of histori-cal events and the neoliberal policies it endorses, which have hurt eff orts to promote diversity," he says.

SWC’s goals, promoted on their page, is to “genuinely explore ethnic and cultural politics in a forum which does not exclude rightist or conservative perspectives, to orga-nize for and advance the interests of Western peoples, and to promote and celebrate Western civilization.”

The group has made numerous allegations regarding York profes-sors, which cannot be verifi ed.

“Throughout our time at York, when it comes to cultural and ethnic politics, we have been exposed to nothing other than leftist perspectives.”

“One would hope that, as stu-dents who have spent years studying the politics of ethnicity and culture, we would be very well informed about the diff erent angles from which to approach these questions. This is not the case because, at York, you don’t get an education, you get an indoctrination.”

The author, known only as Tentanda Via, meaning “the road must be tried,” says the doctrine in which York liberal arts students are programmed is called neo-Marxism or cultural Marxism, which they argue, identifi es white people as “oppressors” and others as “the oppressed.”

“Students are taught that all of Western civilization is inherently ‘racist’ and that Western countries are plagued by a ‘systemic and insti-tutionalized’ racism which reinforc-es a system of white supremacy.”

Jessa McLean, Amnesty Inter-national at York, says for centuries people have been using the purpose-ly misleading and degrading term “Western civilization” to express the ridiculous idea that Europe and it's predominantly “white” inhabitants are superior to all others.

“Cultural appropriation has fur-ther reinforced the idea that 'white' Europe was responsible for all great human achievements,” she adds.

“It is ridiculous to me that, under the guise of scholastic improve-ments, this group would use such an off ensive, oppressive, and inaccurate term to describe their crusade.”

How this group put “white privi-lege” in quotation marks sums up their ignorance, adds McLean.

“It is my hope this group is small, and the space you aff ord them in Excalibur refl ects that. I am horri-fi ed at the notion they are speaking for any phenotype.” Joanne Rider, York media, says eight posters were removed from campus and that this group is not a ratifi ed club, and its members remain unknown.

“This is all the information we have at present,” says Rider.

“This is not a sanctioned student group or club at York, and its mem-bers are unknown to us.”

York is committed to diversity and inclusiveness on our campuses, she adds.

photo by michael zusev

Flyers appearing across several universities in Toronto were quickly taken down by administration.

In recent years, YorkFest headliners have exclusively been rap artists.

STUDENTS FOR WESTERN CIVILIZATION CLAIM THEIR CAUSE IS IN THE INTEREST OF DIVERSITY

WHITE SUPREMACIST FLYERS INFILTRATE YORK,CALLING FOR ALL-WHITE STUDENT UNION

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Activists march north on Jane Street, performing guerilla gardening on their way to the Driftwood Community Recreation Centre.

newsfood

Food justice march occurs in Jane and Finch community

Event highlights food insecurity inside York and abroad

cds

PhD student alleges discriminatory policy in York's

counselling services CDS explains process of service acceptance and denial

Ryan MooRenews editor

A PhD student says when she tried to access counselling services at York she

met a wall of bureaucracy and a policy stating the services might not apply to her situation.

Mandi Gray, who said she was sexually assaulted in January, and who has issued a human rights complaint to the university, tried to access counselling services after her time at the Women's College Hospital.

"Counselling and Disability Services pulled out the policy, stating they don’t necessarily offer services to people in the legal system," says Gray. "Then they didn’t know if they wanted to see me there, or the kind of services they could provide me.”

It was a very internalistic approach to counselling, she adds.

"They told me ‘we just don’t know if you will feel safe here’ and that it wouldn’t be right for me.”

Gray said she was asked to attend one meeting after an-other until the idea of accessing counselling services became not worth the ordeal.

"I was too much trouble and they didn’t want to be subpoe-naed to testify in court because that would be too much work," she says.

Gray, who has advocated for women through the Elizabeth Fry Society, thinks CDS needs to amend their policy because it created too many barriers for her to access support.

"They wanted me to have a meeting with the executive director and a couple of thera-pists, and I felt very intimidated. I was getting called to meet these experts to discuss my case.”

This is a common issue for organizations to discriminate against people who have come into contact with the legal system, she adds.

“When York says they offer counselling services to ‘all’ stu-dents, it is not factually true. As a survivor who reported, I can access a one-time counsel-ling session with an emergency counsellor but am not eligible for ongoing counselling.”

Polly MacFarlane, director of personal counselling and learning skills services for CDS, explains, in light of client confidentiality considerations, they are unable to comment on any specific student or client situation.

“In addition,” says MacFar-lane, “Ms. Gray has started a proceeding against York at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, so we are not in a position to provide a response to Excalibur on specific alle-gations made by Mandi Gray about her experience with Personal Counselling Services within CDS.”

Instead, CDS provided a de-scription of general procedure regarding requests for service.

After potential clients meet with an intake counsellor, the offer of further services through personal counselling services depends on a number of variables.

“We do not provide all types of counselling services,” says MacFarlane.

“If a student’s concerns are beyond the capacity of this off ice to effectively treat, they may be denied service and be referred to another counsel-ling service.”

alex kvaskovassistant news editor

Jane and Finch community members, including York students and alumni, braved a busy intersection marching

for food justice in racialized com-munities over the weekend.

Food Secure Canada defines food security as a transformation of the current food system, with an aim to eliminate disparities and inequities.

Activists gathered at the Jane and Finch intersection before marching north on Jane Street, performing “guerilla gardening” along the way.

Their ultimate destination was the Driftwood Community Recre-ation Centre, where a panel featur-ing speakers from the Toronto Food Policy Council, Jane Finch Action Against Poverty, Workers’ Action Centre, and others dis-cussed concerns facing marginal-ized communities.

The panel stated a number of demands, including making Toronto’s park and hydro corridors accessible for local residents to grow food, removing undercover security from grocery stores, and subsidizing small farmers.

Food security continues to be an important issue within York’s community.

According to the Social Planning Network of Ontario, 32.5 per cent of York West residents live in pov-erty, as opposed to 24.5 per cent for the city of Toronto as a whole.

Moreover, racialized communi-ties and youth are more likely to be impoverished.

Marchers planted vegetables in designated community gardens, as they paraded up Jane Street waving flags and banners.

Delayed drivers honked en-thusiastically as they drove past “honk if you’re hungry” signs toted by demonstrators.

Dwight Gordon, JFAAP member and activist, says food insecurity can be discouraging and stressful.

“I would think that there is a lot of embarrassment buying super-market or cheap brands, or going to outdated food banks. That is not something to be happy about either,” says Gordon.

The event attracted roughly close to 50 people.

photos by michael zusev

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crime

Armed robbers sought after five males swarm

non-community member Community member chased assailants and

recovered stolen phone


A search is underway in the York community for five suspects in an armed robbery near Assiniboine

Road on Monday night. York Security Services is assist-

ing the Toronto Police Service with their investigation of the robbery. The incident occurred at approxi-mately 11:50 p.m. on Monday.

“A non-community member was talking on his cellphone while parked in his car on the north side of Assiniboine Road,” reads the security bulletin.

The victim was approached by five males, one of whom is reported to have been armed with a handgun.

The assailants demanded the victim’s cellphone be turned over.

Once the cellphone had been turned over, the suspects fled.

No injuries were reported. Moreover, an additional com-

munity member who witnessed the robbery chased the assailants and recovered the stolen cellphone from the suspects near Schulich.

Security is enhancing patrols in the south precincts of campus.

Descriptions of the suspects have been released. All suspects are male. The first suspect is described as six feet tall, skinny, wearing a silver hoodie and black pants.

The second suspect is described as 18 to 19 years old, with black hair, wearing a red hoodie. Sus-pects three to five are described as male, 5’6 to 5’7 feet tall, and ap-proximately 19 to 20 years old.

Toronto Police Service is asking for tips at 416-808-2222.

syrian tragedy

Amnesty International at York to fundraise for Syrian refugees

Refugees at York feel connection to tragedy in the Middle East

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alex kvaskovassistant news editor

It takes one boy to wash ashore on European soil and now everyone cares, says Ragda Habbal, vice-president, Am-

nesty International at York.York’s chapter of the global

human rights organization is planning a November event to highlight the plight of Syrian refu-gees and raise funds for the FCJ Refugee Centre.

The group will also present Am-nesty Canada’s petition to pressure the Canadian government to take action.

Habbal drew attention to the dif-ficulties associated with fundraising.

“It’s difficult to fundraise because you don’t know where the money is going. For clothing, I want to take it with me, but I’m going on a commercial airline, so I could take with me only a select amount of baggage.”

Money? Who are you going to give it to? asks Habbal.

She locates the cause of the refu-gee crisis in Western governments’ military interventions, such as the United States and weapons suppli-ers fuelling and profiting from wars.

“Wars create refugees and we supply weapons to these wars,” she says.

Behzad Mohammadi, Kurdish refugee and masters candidate at York says Syrian refugees comprise four out of 19 million refugees worldwide.

According to Mohammadi, there are many refugees at York. These include Kurdish refugees at York and other Canadian universities.

Questions have been raised as to the security ramifications of letting in massive numbers of refugees.

In an interview with Peter Mansbridge, Stephen Harper hit back at calls for Canada to accept more refugees, repeatedly asking “what’s enough?”

Arguing that no matter how many refugees Canada accepts, there will always be more. The Prime Minis-ter emphasizes the importance of “countering the cause (...) a violent movement attempting to conquer an area and kill and displace millions and millions of people.”

“There are millions, millions of displaced persons that we know of in camps. It's not just enough to turn around and say, oh let's admit more refugees. We can admit thousands, tens of thousands, hun-

dreds of thousands more refugees and we are still going to see those kinds of images,” said Harper.

Mohammadi is skeptical of Canadian military action in Syria. He says the intervention is about political influence as opposed to aid and went on to criticize the role played by Gulf states in the conflict.

“Western intervention is less about humanitarian intervention, but more about securing the socio-economic and geopolitical interest

of the United States in the region. Since Western governments are so reliant on resources provided by Saudi Arabia and the Gulf countries (some of which have horrible human rights records), they don’t want to upset some of those governments, so they obviously back Saudi Arabia, which in turn is backing ISIS, which creates a crazy situation.”

“We don’t know if we’re fighting ISIS or supporting the people who are funding ISIS,” he adds.

Mohammadi acknowledges ISIS

Security has been enhanced and York Security Services is working with Toronto police with their investigation.


photos courtesy of ragda habbal

is dangerous, but urges restraint in the way the threat is presented.

“ISIS is a real threat, but our strategy isn’t working. Our domestic policies shouldn’t be appealing to the worst fears of the population.”

In 2014, the Canadian govern-ment reported over 130 individu-als “with Canadian connections” abroad and suspected of terrorism-related activities, some of which included involvement in training, fundraising, promoting radical views, and planning violence.

We should be more positive, says Mohammadi.

“Instead of undermining our rights and values in the face of possible threats, we should uphold and strengthen them."

“If you ask Canadians what they’re proud of about the country, they will say ‘diversity.’ They will say the cultural policy, welcoming every nation,” he adds.

Amnesty International petition gathers over 92,000 signatures and calls for boosted refugee intake, while Amnesty at York seeks to raise funds.

excalibur

One York alumnus suggests community fridges and student union-run kitchens could aid students.

crime

Sexual assault in the Village

prompts police

investigation Campus organizations

fight to implement better sexual assault policies


York released the first security bulletin of the fall semester last week, indi-cating a sexual assault had

occurred in the Village commu-nity, south of the Keele campus.

The survivor met the suspect and, at his invitation, attended a resi-dence in the Village. She indicated to York Security Services this was where she was sexually assaulted.

“The survivor sustained injuries and sought medical attention,” reads the security bulletin.

Toronto Police Service was notified and there is currently no description of the suspect released.

Joanne Rider, York media, con-firmed the survivor is a York student.

Moreover, the Canadian Fed-eration of Students says many on-campus sexual assaults happen during the first eight weeks of classes, and in residential areas.

Accordingly, the Centre for Human Rights launched a “Did You Know” awareness campaign to offer training and information on sexual assault and gender-based violence awareness and prevention for residents and staff in the residences.

The York Federation of Stu-dents is working with community service groups on the issue of sexual violence, and are also working on in-dividual protocols that will support York’s existing sexual assault policy.

President Mamdouh Shoukri issued a statement about campus safety this week, stating, “As recent safety-related threats and incidents on or near university campuses in Toronto underscore, the safety of our campus communities is para-mount, and we must do all that we can to bring an end to violence and discrimination of all forms.”

York has also been coordi-nating with TPS and the UofT campus police regarding online threats being made toward female students.

CUPE 3903, representing York contract faculty, teaching as-sistants, graduate assistants, and research assistants, have since released a statement concerning threats targeting female academics on campus.

With files from Alex Kvaskov

food

CFS report claims rising tuition make affordable food options an uphill battle

Students cite concerns over affordability, quality, religious, cultural, and vegan options

JaMes Zhan Ryan MooRecontributor news editor

This past summer, the York Federation of Students met with Anthony Bar-bisan, director of YU-

Card, Food and Parking Services to discuss recommendations suggested by students.

Since then, the YFS has pro-posed ideas to the structure of the food oversight committee in an attempt to provide clear com-munication between students and food services.

Food company monopolies across Ontario university cam-puses keep students from access-ing affordable and good quality food, according to a report by the Canadian Federation of Students.

Emile Wickham, a York alum-nus who campaigned in the YFS elections last year, had a plan to level the playing field. He suggest-ed installing industrial fridges and establishing student union-run food businesses and community kitchens run by volunteers.

“Too often students are grudg-ingly forced to purchase the unhealthy, limited, and overpriced food options because that's all that is available,” says Wickham.

Industrial fridges, he adds, would allow students to prepare meals at home for different times of the day. When students get to campus, they can use the refriger-ated food storage option to keep their meals fresh.

“A student union-run food busi-ness committed to cheap and healthy food options could stay open late,” says Wickham. “It would be run and operated by students. As a student union, we should be intimately aware of the struggles students face access-ing affordable food.”

The CFS report notes, the expensive tuition fees, increas-ing by three per cent per year in Ontario, has made finding affordable food a major obstacle for many students.

However, even though many students do not find campus food affordable, 81 per cent of students still purchase food on campus, ranging from one to two times a month, to more than once a day.

Food vendors on campus charge more than their off-campus

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counterparts, reads the report, and they do not offer the same discounts or deals as their off-campus counterparts offer.

The mass production of food on campus often overlooks the nutritional needs of vegans, vegetarians, and people who eat gluten-free or lactose-free food, according to the report.

Similar concerns also come from students with particular re-ligious and cultural backgrounds, regarding the lack of halal and kosher food options on campus, which forces them to choose non-meat food or to just not eat.

Barbisan, cites 40 eateries on the Keele and Glendon campuses

operated by some 30 indepen-dent operators. These include franchises, independent eateries, student operated establishments, and traditional cafeterias.

“We have a wide variety of food options on campus, and over the last few years have worked to increase options across a range of price points, with attention being paid to particular dietary needs and affordability.”

“I can't speak for every eatery on campus as many fall under other jurisdictions.”

“We are working with YFS to develop a common standard for this so that it will be clear to students where they can find

halal meals along with other dietary needs.”

“We offer vegetarian and vegan meals, with similar separation of cookware and utensils,” says Barbisan.

“Two years ago we introduced Vegan Mondays, which features vegan entrees and provides people with a 10 per cent discount on vegan meals at participating loca-tions. Similarly, we have been ex-panding our gluten-free offerings and these are clearly indicated with a logo in our cafeterias.”

York has a dedicated kosher eatery in Winters College, which is available to all York students.

A description of the suspect has yet to be released by Toronto police.



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You Lost Me at Product Placement

Michael Zusev

Photo Editor

illustration by christopher lai

If there’s one thing York does well, it’s promoting a product. and that product is the university experience.

last week, York celebrated Orientation Day with the You Had Me at consent seminar by Mike Domitrz.

The event was apparently required for all new students and included an introduction from well-known York administrative faces like President Mamdouh Shoukri and various deans and executives. also in attendance was television personality and comedian Gerry Dee. He spoke about how much partying he did at York and the importance of enjoying the university experience.

This was a prime moment for York administration to sell the university experience and promote a product.

The problem, however, is that after York had their moment in the sun, the students who had packed the aviva centre left just in time to miss what many would consider the most important part of the day, the actual You Had Me at consent seminar.

This event became a metaphor of the overall situation at York. The information and programs are out there, but are they being attended? There are roughly 26 programs available to students at York in regards to prevention and awareness for sexual violence. Whether students utilize these services or not is another story.

The student body themselves need to send the message that this is an important issue. if nobody shows up, it sends the message that nobody cares.

For this event, York took up the opportunity to promote themselves, rather than to send a much more important message. if the event had started with the You Had Me at consent seminar, the heat would have driven out the students just in time to miss York’s self-promotion, which would have been fine.

Excalibur wrote a story this past august on how sexual assaults are most likely to occur during the early weeks of the school year. One would think that the You Had Me at consent seminar would be

a spotlight for Orientation Day. instead, students left.

This wasn’t even an isolated incident. i’ve heard that at certain colleges, their own sexual health seminars were being poorly attended due to other Frosh events.

a 2010 Metropolitan action committee on Violence against Women and children study explored York students’ sentiments towards campus safety and sexual violence. More than a third of students who responded to the survey reported feeling unsafe or very unsafe on campus, while over 14 per cent of staff, and over 33 per cent of faculty members felt the same way as well.

METrac also made an interesting observation, stating that female respondents were compelled to manage their own security by avoiding classes and employment that ends on campus after 6 p.m. This limits the opportunities for female students and changes their university experience.

if every student on campus had the opportunity to attend sexual safety seminars with all their peers, everyone on campus would feel safer. but the reality is that the fear of sexual assault is harming the student experience. York needs to continue to inform students of the programs available to promote sexual safety and possibly hold another event to make up for last week’s disaster.

York shouldn’t just market the university itself, but sexual safety as well. it’s in the interest of the university to put these consent events at the forefront and change the perception of campus safety.

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features6 features · september 16, 2015

business

Time to start storming up a business idea An idea isn’t the most important part but it sure helps to get the ball rolling

mykyta ponomarenkocontributor

If the thought of having your name on a business card beside the title CEO is something that sparks your

interest, look no further.As a fellow university student

and entrepreneur, I’ve come across people who would like to start a business but often feel as though they’ve hit a roadblock

and say they don’t have any good business ideas.

In reality, a business idea is probably one of the least impor-tant components when starting a business venture. Most suc-cessful businesses change and evolve over time. Often, the end result is the complete opposite of your intention.

Some of you may be familiar with Groupon, the go-to spot for deals and coupons across

the globe. According to Grou-pon’s history, “In 2007, Andrew Mason helped found The Point, a tipping-point-based collec-tive action website dedicated to getting people together to accomplish a goal.”

“The following year, The Point gave birth to Groupon, a site dedicated to advertising local businesses by offering deals for a limited time.”

It took a year and a half for

Look out for the next issue where we will discuss how to write your first business plan

the second article of our multi-part series.

stay tuned

Train your brain every day to become a business idea generating machine, so that eventually you can become your own CEO.

illustration by tatiana prisiajny

the company to develop the idea for Groupon as a spin off from The Point. Mason had considered group-buying as a way to make money early during The Point, but early executives dismissed the idea because it didn’t seem core to their mission.

It’s important to be willing to experiment with business ideas so that your mind prepares itself for starting up a business venture.

One of the best exercises to do when trying to think of an innovative business idea, is to brainstorm two to three busi-ness ideas the moment that you wake up. The ideas don’t have to be practical, nor do they have to be ideas that you would necessarily like to work on, you just have to be creative and imaginative.

Keep in mind that as a stu-dent, there’s a good chance you won’t have a lot of capital to invest into your company.

So avoid getting too hooked on ideas with high-fixed costs where equipment is going to cost a few grand over budget.

Overtime, your ideas will no-ticeably improve and you’ll find yourself coming up with more business ideas throughout the day. It’s important to jot them down in a notebook or on your smartphone so that you can come back to them later.

Collect your ideas for a period of three months and afterwards, take all the ideas that you’ve documented during that time and analyze them. Writing down the pros and cons of each idea should help you choose the best idea to implement.

Generally, the best busi-nesses to start while in school are those in the service sector, software, or nondurable goods businesses such as clothing design. This is where business idea generation comes to an end and your ideas start. Happy brainstorming.

“It’s important to be willing to experiment with

business ideas so that your mind prepares itself

for starting up a business venture. ”

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The Toronto International Film Festival is in its 40th year and is considered a staple event in the

Toronto and worldwide film community. There is almost an obligation that as a Torontonian, you must see at least one film at TIFF in your lifetime, much like visiting the CN Tower or eating your own weight in batter at the CNE. TIFF allows audiences to catch a glimpse of upcoming films, give their feedback, and is

essentially a testing ground for studios to see what films will do well at the box office. Once the films are released, it feels nice to brag and say, “I saw it first.” This year, however, many of the highly anticipated films are already such guaranteed success stories that they’re having their wide releases shortly after the festival. Black Mass, The Martian, Sicario, and Legend are just a few films being released in late 2015. With close to 300 films showing, it can be

excalibur reviews our favourites,

our surprises & our underdog films

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The directorial feature debut of Ryerson graduate Adam Garnet Jones, Fire Song is an emotional tale of community, self identity, and the struggle to fit in, set in the northern reserves of Canada.

The film follows Shane, a gay teenage Anishinaabe who is forced with the decision to stay at his reservation, or leave his com-munity to go to post-secondary education. Friends, family, and even his girlfriend cannot help with this decision, as it ultimately means abandoning his identity to fit into society's standards that has a history of actively oppress-ing his community.

With emotional performances from Andrew Martin, Mary Galloway, and Harley Legarde-Beacham, this feature film feels anything but amateur. The

cinematography, framing, and lighting all serve to accent the raw emotions presented. Although some scenes can be over the top with drama, the cringe worthy moments are few and in between, seemingly forgotten with the amazing score and soundtrack.

As you get emotionally invested in all these characters, you realize how universal this story is, and how your deepest doubts, fears, and concerns are within each of these characters.

With an Aboriginal cast, filming at Fort William First Nation and Wabigoon First Nation reserves, it is sufficient to say this is truly a Canadian film, representing a minority group that succeeded today's majority immigrant population.

victoria goldbergarts editor

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The issue of gender is a continuous battle. Even in the 21st century, feminist movements still need to exist to ensure equality between the sexes. As a counter-argument, the meninist movement arose, for what seems to be, just to piss off 51 per cent of the world. No Men Allowed Beyond This Point, simply from the title, may appear to be just that, a meninist film. In an alternative timeline, women have become asexual, giving virgin births to only baby girls without the need of a man or his swimming buddies.

The film follows Andrew as one of the youngest living males in a world where most males are sent off to sanctuaries like zoo animals, waiting to become extinct. When he falls in love with a woman, the couple must keep quiet in a society where dating and heterosexual relations are considered taboo.

At first, I thought I would take offense to such a film. I imagined that director Mark Sawers realized one day in the shower that maybe women can be independent living creators who do not need to depend on men to bring home the bacon, hold open

doors, or open pickle jars. In my mind, Sawers must have been an offended meninist who went on a filmmaking rampage. What I saw was a pleasant surprise.

A hilarious movie masked as a documentary, the film used humour to address the issue of equality and the need for humans, men, women, and somewhere in between to make connections and find love. The documentary style of filming allows for raw, sometimes unfiltered emotions to come through, while still being navigated by a script and storyboard. It might seem like a hot mess, but it’s a hot mess with a purpose.

Extreme binaries in movements, including feminism and meninism, are satirically poked at, serving to remind us that at the root of each movement is true equality. Bringing one group down in order to lift yours up is equal parts liberation and oppression. Rather than attacking each other, we should reach out and ask, how can we help each other be better, equal people?

a bit overwhelming to determine which movie to see, which will be the next big hit, and which will be the next big flop. Excalibur had a chance to view a variety of films, from Canadian-made to highly anticipated Hollywood cinema, and everything in between. Want to read more reviews? Check out excal.on.ca/arts for more reviews as the festival continues until September 20.

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no men allowedbeyond this pointTo celebrate TIFF’s 40th year,

artistic director Cameron Bailey selected Jean-Marc Vallée’s latest film Demolition to put an end to terrible movies opening this exhilarating, world-renowned festival.

The film stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Naomi Watts, Chris Cooper, and newcomer Judah Lewis, all of whom were in attendance for the screening on September 11. As Vallée introduced his cast, he referred to Demolition as his “most rock n’ roll film,” a rather fitting description. It is definitely his most eccentric work, and the numerous rock songs that appear in the soundtrack give some credence to this claim. The film follows Davis Mitchell (Gyllenhaal), an investment banker who loses his wife in a car crash and does not seem to mind very much.

Largely due to an amazing script written by Bryan Sipe, this film is one of the most dark and comedic films I have seen. It goes against the typical conventions of grieving to produce a hilarious effect. While attempting to purchase M&M’s at a hospital vending machine, shortly after learning of his wife’s passing, the bag gets caught. Mitchell proceeds to write multiple complaint letters to the customer service branch of the vending machine company, which turns out to be a woman (Watts) he

finds a deep connection with. The whole film centres on Mitchell, who is incredibly unaffected by his wife’s death. He attempts to regain feeling in his life by hilariously deconstructing and demolishing various inanimate objects.

Gyllenhaal, who has had quite a fantastic run with his films as of late, is the soul of this film. He puts on an incredibly unique performance, one that is slightly off-putting but still manages to be likeable. His character is not a person that anyone would ordinarily root for, yet Gyllenhaal is so charismatic and has such an onscreen presence that you can’t help but want to watch him.

The cast of characters do not always have much to work with. The film, while wildly entertaining, often feels incredibly overpacked. There are too many stories that Sipe wants to tell for the film’s relatively short 100-minute runtime, leading to some unnecessary storylines and underdeveloped characters, particularly Watts’ character, Karen.

A quirky comedy, a dark melodrama, and a tale about finding yourself, Demolition had the audience either roaring with laughter or shedding a few tears. With a wide release in April of 2016, this is a film that will not disappoint.

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Out of the way, world. Michael Moore is coming in with all his boorish beauty. From the creator of Bowling for Columbine and Fahrenheit 9/ 11 comes the newest controversial documentary, Where to Invade Next. The documentary centres around Moore telling politicians to sit down and let him do the future invading.

This film has little, if anything, to do with war, as I falsely assumed by the title. Instead, the premise sees Moore invade various foreign countries in order to steal their best ideas and bring them home with him to the United States. Moore travels the globe to visit countries including Slovenia, where undergraduate education is free, Norway, where criminals, violent and nonviolent alike, are treated ethically in something more like an overnight camp than our idea of a prison, and Italy, where employees indulge in four weeks of paid vacation and 36 holiday leaves. Moore interviews the people making these structures possible, while simultaneously criticizing his own country’s apparent inability to focus on anything other than money and military.

At this stage in his career, Moore seems to be almost a caricature of himself by sweating and smirking his way through interviews with

CEOs, police officers, and even presidents. But this film ultimately takes a position of optimism and vulnerability, as we see Moore is perhaps more concerned with cultural changes than politics. While touring through these different countries, we discover how social programs like free education or legalization of recreational drugs cultivate equality.

The film says that suffering is created through imbalances of power, and inequality is the result of the reinforcement of these power imbalances. Through changing the power imbalance by the same people who reinforce it through public institutions, equality is entirely possible. Through humanity, empathy, and a bit of logic, happiness is possible once we start caring about each other and stop focusing on the dollar bills.

His style of storytelling makes for a whirlwind presentation of desperation, humour, and hope. Perhaps fame or age has softened Moore up, as he’s no longer trying to add fuel to an ignored fire. He may be trying to keep up to his usual antics, but simultaneously start a cultural revolution.

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From left to right: altered book, 2012 10”x6.5”, painting, 2014 9”x11” oil on linen canvas, and papercut 2014, 48”x33”, created by Sonja Poon.

The Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition runs from September 18 to 20 at Nathan Philips Square.

exhibit, Poon admits that she was both nervous and excited for the fi nal outcome. As an artist and curator, she says the decision making process for selecting the pieces was di� cult.

“I’ve always been really inter-ested in arts and crafts as a young child,” says Poon regarding her inspiration and career goals. Also en-rolled in the concurrent education program, she says a part of her also aspires to become an art teacher. “I feel like you just become an artist without realizing it. If you produce art, you are an artist.”

Poon’s interest in art may have started early in her life, but she does not wish to become a full-time

“I feel like you just become an artist without realizing it.

If you produce art, you are an artist.”

Sonja Poon, fi fth-year visual arts and concurrent education student

What’s it all about? You can read more about The Gales Gallery and other events in the arts, media, perfor-mance, and design programs, at ampd.yorku.ca/events.

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Stretch your imagination at The Gales GalleryFifth-year visual arts student premieres her arts pieces in new exhibit called Imagine

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Go beyond the red velvet ropeToronto Outdoor Art Exhibition breaks down the barriers between galleries and audiences

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Artist and fifth-year visual arts student Sonja Poon is set to open her first exhibit

Imagine, on September 21. The exhibit will be held at The Gales Gallery in Accolade West, featuring paintings, sculptures, and papercut pieces throughout Poon’s five years at York.

According to Poon, the ex-hibit’s message is to push people to break out of their view of the world, and imagine something out of the ordinary.

Her inspiration is diverse, rang-ing from animals to space, and refl ects in the subject matter of her pieces. The colour theme of whites and soft pastels is used throughout the gallery, which Poon admits she enjoys mixing diff erent media, allowing her to create unique and unconventional pieces. Poon is also experimenting with digital painting, which she anticipates to submit for future group shows.

While curating her own private

VICTORIA GOLDBERG arts editor

The 54th annual Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition returns to Nathan Phillips Square, showcasing over

300 exhibitors from a variety of mediums. The TOAE is a non-prof-it charitable organization, with a goal to cut down the velvet ropes in traditional galleries or art fairs. By removing the barriers, the TOAE hopes to allow artists to directly interact with their audience, and allow the audience to fully grasp and understand the art pieces.

“We feel there are a lot of people who are either intimidated or un-interested in the traditional formal gallery,” says Rachelle Sabourin, TOAE’s exhibitor relations man-ager and a recent graduate from York’s art history program.

“Our show literally breaks down these barriers by placing the work

artist, claiming that artistry as a profession would be an unstable job. Poon has even considered graphic design and other art-related fi elds before choosing teaching.

Visit The Gales Gallery, located at Accolade West’s lobby, to see Poon’s Imagine. The gallery is open daily from September 21 to October 2 from 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

in a free, public, outdoor space. We have no admission price and we take no percentage of sales from our exhibitors.”

Sabourin has been involved in Toronto’s art scene for several years, and worked with TOAE during her last year at York.

As the relations manager, Sa-bourin helps artists apply for the TOAE, arranges a jury panel to cut down 1,000 applicants to just over 300, and becomes the main contact for all exhibitors once they are selected.

“Artists are a rare breed. Their needs and expectations can’t be lumped into an average. It gets tough trying to accommodate 300 perspectives, but it keeps me personally invested in their experi-ence at the show and as artists,” she adds.

As part of TOAE’s mission, the exhibition is informal and casual. Although the majority of par-

ticipants are professionals who make exhibitions their careers, the exhibition is not separated by category or status. Instead, all rows are intermixed with a variety of mediums and artistry, includ-ing jewellry, sculptures, paintings, photography, and more.

On her experience at York, Sabourin says that she wasn’t wor-ried about making the transition between students to adults, and admits that although it was hard to manage internships, volunteer-ing, and freelancing during her school years, it helped build the connections that would propel her towards a promising career. Her advice for students?

“All I can say is keep going, and be indispensable. Following the rules never advanced a great artist in the past, and it won’t now either.”

The TOAE opens September 18 to 20, at Nathan Phillips Square.

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The Lions’ 2015 CIS Men’s Soccer Championship trophy, presented before the game.

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Lions crush Marauders in Frosh Frenzy soccer game York takes sixth victory in a row in the storied York-McMaster rivalry

hassam munirsports and health editor

The York Lions’ men’s soccer team defeated the McMaster Marauders by a score of 2-0 on the evening

of September 10. The atmosphere was electric at York Stadium as the two top teams in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport clashed in York’s Frosh Frenzy soccer game.

An estimated 3,000 fans filled the stands of York Stadium to show their support for the Lions.

“I think it was almost a historic moment in York athletics,” says Carmine Isacco, commenting on

the outpouring of support for his team. “The student body asked us to perform and they were fantastic supporters and I think that’s one of the best shows of school spirit that we’ve seen in a long time.”

“We’ve always been a very strong side and we haven’t really gotten as much support as we’d like, but today it was great,” says Jarek Whiteman, forward for the Lions. “We really appreciate the student body all coming out and supporting us.”

The Lions and Marauders traded possession early in the game, but neither team made it to the scoreboard until just before halftime. In the 45th minute, Lions’ midfielder Malcolm Loukides took the ball up the field and crossed it to striker Joey Cic-chillo, who headed it into the net to give the Lions a 1-0 lead.

Though the Marauders kept the Lions under pressure through-out the game, they remained scoreless, in part because of the Lions’ strong defence. In the 59th minute, Lions’ midfielder Matt Stinson scored off of a penalty kick to extend the Lions’ lead to 2-0. Jarek Whiteman nearly scored another goal for the Lions with just minutes left in the game.

The Lions were elated by their victory.

“I’m happy we got two points today,” says striker Michael Cox. “It was a big win for us.” However, Whiteman believes that they can still play better, as the older players and new recruits are still getting to know each other. Coach Isacco also believes that there is room for improvement. “It’s always a challenge to get better,” he says. “Regardless of the opponent, regardless of the situation, of the magnitude of the moment, we have to get better.”

The Lions have extended their winning streak, which began in October 2013, to 31 games. They

are also in the top spot of the Ontario University Athletics West standings, with a record of 3-0-1. They have defeated the Maraud-ers for the sixth time in a row, including last season’s OUA and CIS finals, as the storied rivalry between the two teams continues.

“We’ve seen them many times,” says Whiteman, referring to the Marauders, adding that they “always give us a good battle so we’re happy to have a team like that come and test us to see where we really stand.”

For Isacco, the York-McMaster rivalry mimics his personal rela-tionship with Marauders’ coach Dino Perri. “We grew up in the same soccer world,” says Isacco. “We grew up with the same men-tality of competing and prepara-tion, and he’s a fantastic coach. The sole reason McMaster’s where they are right now is his work ethic and his knowledge of the game.”

After sending a strong mes-sage to the Marauders at the beginning of the season, the Lions now have to put on their best performance not just against their top competition, but against every team they will face.

“Every team is going to be coming out strong against us,” says Cox. “I mean, everyone wants to beat the number one ranked team in the country.” The pressure will be building up towards November, when York will host the 2015 CIS Men’s Soccer Championships and the Lions will defend their title on home soil.

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expecting therapyStudents have access to a variety of mental health

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As the school year comes into full swing, you might find yourself eventually falling into the mental

trap that students often find themselves in. The trap includes everything from obsessively stress-ing about your grades, to feeling uncomfortable in oversized lecture halls, and to being triggered by current events that remind you of past traumas. Whatever the case, as you embark on some of the most important years of your life, it's important to know what op-tions are available to you not only on campus, but off campus as well.

Whether you are a first-year or a fifth-year student, York’s Counsel-ling and Disability Services offers a variety of counselling options including group, couples, and per-sonal counselling services.

Personal counselling is a form of counselling that works with the client on a one-on-one basis to help the client achieve change or improvement. The CDS offers short-term personal counselling, which gives you a set amount of sessions, with a session plan to help you achieve your goals.

The first step to receiving coun-selling is booking an intake ap-pointment. In an intake appoint-ment you are required to fill out a number of forms and go through a brief interview process that will determine what type of counsel-ling you need and whether you are eligible for counselling.

For an intake interview, and for counselling in general, be prepared to come with an idea of what you want to get out of counselling. Be honest and open in your sessions. You can’t expect counselling to work if you are not completely open with your counsellor.

Although counselling can be a great step towards improving your health, it's important to note that even with a set amount of counsel-ling sessions scheduled, you can't expect to be cured or magically changed. Such changes take time, so give yourself that time.

If you decide you need more time than the counselling ser-vice can provide, there is also the option of therapy. Although therapy and counselling differ in some ways, they essentially aim towards the same goal, to help you heal. Therapy, also called psychotherapy, offers more long-term treatment than counsel-ling. Whereas counselling tends to focus on specific events and issues, psychotherapy focuses on overall patterns, chronic issues, and recurrent feelings.

If the thought of counselling or therapy puts you at unease, there is also the option of peer support.

Maya Ameyaw, a second-year sociology student at York and a peer support worker with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, says peer support work is a type of therapy that has been extremely effective.

“Sharing difficult life experi-ences with someone who has direct knowledge of the chal-lenges you've faced creates an equal power balance that is key to building trust in a therapy relationship.”

Regardless of your choice of support, the most important step is to set up an appointment. It’s easy to second guess yourself and shy away from getting help, but taking care of your mental health is just as critical as taking care of your physical health. Don’t be afraid to visit the CDS office at the Bennett Centre for an ap-pointment or a referral.

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