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Decision to de-federate
doesn’t end legal battle
A united CSA is de-
federated from CFS but
debate is far from over
ERIKA MARTELEIRA
campaigning.
But this year, as stated by CSA
Executive Demetria Jackson, the
Communications and Corporate
Affairs Commissioner, the
CSA is determined to come
together and move forward.

L
ast year, University of
Guelph students were
asked to determine if the
student body should maintain its
membership with the Canadian
Federation of Students (CFS).
The atmosphere on campus was
tense as students petitioned,
campaigned, held events and
hosted speakers both for and
against the motion. By the end of
the winter semester, a referendum
was held and a majority vote
decided that the students at the
University of Guelph would
“The CSA executives are
unanimous in our position that
the University of Guelph has
de-federated from the CFS. We
have agreed to put our personal
politics aside and represent the
student majority, who voted
over 70 per cent in favour of
de-federating,” said Jackson.
This unification is in response to
the conflicting opinions within Megan Verhey
the CSA last year, which surfaced Alastair Summerlee welcomes new and returning students to the University of Guelph campus by handing
when the CSA motioned to out free ice cream by the cannon.
support the “No CFS” campaign
prior to the referendum.

indeed de-federate from the
CFS.
For those new to campus
politics, the CFS is a nationwide
student union, which is meant
to represent Canadian students’
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Although that decision is still
fraught with debate, it is the
primary strategies employed by Shared Rental Housing By-
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the “No” campaigners that are
now under legal questioning. Law of Concern to Students ALCOHOL
Unlawful tactics were
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needs to the provincial and federal
government. While providing
an organizational framework
to support student movements,
purported to have taken place
on campus during the initial
petitioning by the de-federating
proponents. The CFS is now
by-law may adversely
affect availability of
affordable housing
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only vaguely aware of these new
shared rental housing regulations.
Anastasia Zavarella, Local Affairs
Commissioner of the Central KOALA

13WATERLOO
it also has programs that aim challenging the legitimacy of Students Association (CSA), is
to make university accessible these petitions, which were used working to educate peers about
to marginalized groups, lower to substantiate the claim of the KELSEY RIDEOUT the new zoning by-law, as she TRANSFER

tuition fees, and eliminate sexual
abuse on campuses. Each student
pays $7.31 each year to the CFS
to fund these initiatives, support
CFS in lobbying the government,
“No” campaigners for the student
body’s desire to have a referendum
occur. The CFS has said that it
will appeal the rationale of Justice
O’Connor, who permitted the
In an effort to promote a more
balanced variety of housing types
within the city’s neighbourhoods,
the City Council of Guelph has
approved recommendations to
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is concerned about its impact
on both price and availability of
affordable housing for students.
“The effect that I anticipate [this TO WATCH
will have] on students is that it’s

and access resources like
pamphlets and posters. Students
who initiated the de-federation
movement claimed that the CFS
was not fulfilling its mandate,
and that the amount of money,
which students were contributing
to the campaign, was not being
effectively managed. The heated
debates that ensued made this
the most talked about topic last
year, and it is far from over.
There are still contentious
issues regarding the CFS
petitioning and the previous
CSA’s involvement with
referendum in April of this year.
If successful, this could prevent
U of G from legally being de-
federated. His statement, once
released this coming Sept. 23,
will inform the public of the legal
grounds for which the petitions
had authorized the vote to occur.
CFS is refusing to recognize
the University of Guelph’s de-
federation, and has implied that
it will continue to fight the CSA
in court. As of the numbers
See “CFS,” page 3
change a zoning by-law in order
to place restrictions upon shared
rental housing units. As a result, a
minimum distance of 100 metres
between a new two unit house with
six or more bedrooms from any
other two-unit house,lodging house,
group home or emergency shelter,
will come into effect. Additionally,
the maximum number of rental
units that can be rented within a
lodging house will be reduced from
12 units to 8 units.
It is the beginning of the
school year, so it is no surprise
that most students appear to be
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going to decrease the availability
of housing period because not as
many people are going to build
these houses or want to buy them 8 Arts & Culture
because...you’re not allowed to put 11 Sports & Health
as many tenants in them,” said 18 Life
Zavarella. “[And then] what is left 20 Opinion
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because demand is going to be
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higher and landlord…are going
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to be looking after their bottom
line for the most part and that’s 25 Classified
where the cost is going to go up.” 25 Community Listings
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No Tolerance for Hate Crimes
University responds to
two recent hate crimes
in residence
MATTHEW SAAYMAN
U
niversity of Guelph
President Alastair
Summerlee distributed
a mass email on Sept. 10 asking
students to come together and
“ensure that the University’s core
beliefs and ideals prevail over close-
minded acts of intolerance.” The
email was sent in response to two
separate incidents of hate graffiti
that occurred earlier on that week.
According to the ‘Crime Bulletin’
section on the U of G Campus
Community Police website, one of
the incidents occurred on Sept. 7
and included racist graffiti that was
written in black magic marker at
Lennox Hall residence. Students are
“CFS,” continued
released, over $70,000 has been
spent in legal fees by the CSA
in responding to this issue, and
if taken to court more will be
needed from student fees.
Along with tuition and
service fees, this fall students
once again paid the $7.31
in student fees for the CFS.
“This money will be held in
trust, until decisions can be
made to determine what it
can be used for once the case
is resolved”, said Jackson.
This year, the CSA must
organize programs and events
without the CFS resources.
However, these campaigns will
be taken out of budget lines that
were intended for other uses.
Jackson will be holding a series
being encouraged to come forward
with any information regarding
these acts.
Administrative officials are
working with student leaders in
the residence community and the
Central Student Association (CSA)
to launch an advertising campaign in
response to the recent acts of hatred.
Crime Stoppers and the U of G
Campus Community Police are but
a few of examples of those who can
be approached regarding this matter.
Students should also be aware of the
recently formed ‘Student Help and
Advocacy Centre’ (SHAC), which
provides a variety of support services
related to legal, financial, academic,
and human rights issues.
Speaking about the recent acts of
graffiti on campus, SHAC Human
Rights and Advocacy Coordinator
Brittany Brassard explained that
there have always been students
Megan Verhey
of ReThink campaigns, which
target racism, sexism, and other
forms of oppression on campus.
Compared to the funding
received by the CFS, she now
only has $3,500 from the CSA
Advertising and Promotions
budget to spend on her projects.
She must also design, produce,
and distribute her own posters
and buttons, which were
previously supplied by the CFS
for similar campaigns.
But what worries her is that the
obligations of CSA Executives are
not clearly defined when it comes
to organizing initiatives. Luckily,
members of our current CSA
are passionate about addressing
oppression on campus, and
hope to actually create a positive
impact within the student body.
Sept. 16 - 22, 2010
who oppose such crimes. Such acts
have occurred before on campus but
they by no means reflect the views of
most students.
“From what I know, Guelph
has always had a large group of
students that come together at
times like these to let people know
that the University of Guelph
community will not put up with
actions like these. I believe that as
students at Guelph, what is known
to be one of the most progressive
universities in the nation, that we
want to create a safe space for all
students here,” said Brassard.
The U of G might be known
for its level of tolerance but some
students may wonder if such acts can
be detrimental to how the university
is perceived. Brenda Whiteside,
Associate Vice President for Student
Affairs, was asked how hate crimes
affect the reputation of the university.
Director of Counselling and Disability
Services raises platform for mental health
Bruno Mancini wins
Service Excellence
Award and chats about
the importance of
supporting students
JOANNA SULZYICHKI
T
he signs of fall are
everywhere - the first
few colourful leaves on
Winegard Walk, the fresh and pre-
planned clothing on everyone (yes,
even you, in your sweatpants), and
the lineups at the bookstore. The
campus is a picture of young adults
who have entered their academic
careers, many of whom have come
to this institution having already
created some sort of vision of who
they want to become and what they
want to accomplish.
With a change of season and
a start to another semester, there
is a sense of excitement floating
throughout campus. But for some,
the cool new breeze also brings
with it many different challenges.
Bruno Mancini, Director of
Counseling and Disability Services
(CSD),
first joined the university in 1979,
and just last week received the
Service Excellence Award for his
contributions to the University of
Guelph community. He conducts
individual and group therapy
for the counseling unit of CSD.
Mancini emphasized that students
are a vulnerable demographic when
it comes to mental health issues.
Throughout this past year, 1700
students and about 1000 CSD
“The sad reality is that there
continues to be discrimination in
this world. What is important is
how an institution responds,” said
Whiteside. “I think our visible
stance of tackling it head on, and not
hiding from it or pretending it is not
happening, is a positive.”
A tally of incidents related to hate
crimes and hate graffiti that have
occurred on campus do not seem to
signify a particular trend. According
to the annual police reports from
2003 to 2008, between 2003 and
2004 there were 16 reported hate
crimes, 17 between 2004 and 2005,
11 between 2005 and 2006, 18
between 2006 and 2007, and 14
between 2007 and 2008. In certain
incidents, multiple acts of graffiti are
believed to have been written by the
same group or individual.
The composition of the student
body at Guelph is diverse. In
students registered for counseling,
with a crossover percentage between
both groups of about 20-30%.
Mancini explained why students
may find themselves struggling to
cope in different areas of their lives.
“One of the challenges of this age
“And who you are is dependent
on a number of things, in
terms of your identity. With
that, I mean in terms of what
you want to do with your
life, the kind of person you
are in relationship to other
people, finding your place in
terms of family, finding your
sexual identity, finding all of
those kinds of answers to who
you are.” – Bruno Mancini,
Director of Counselling and
Disability Services
group is finding out who you are,”
said Mancini. “And who you are is
dependent on a number of things,
in terms of your identity. With
that, I mean in terms of what you
want to do with your life, the kind
of person you are in relationship to
other people, finding your place in
terms of family, finding your sexual
identity, finding all of those kinds
of answers to who you are, because
that– finding out who you are, and
then moving in that direction – is
really, really important.”
Mancini further explained that
as students are undergoing many
different changes while in university,
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responding to this issue, perhaps it
is most important that those who
feel targeted from the crimes receive
immediate support and an assurance
that such acts do not reflect the
views of the greater student body.
New students should be made
aware that they have several on-
campus resources available for them
to turn to, and that their residence
assistants are always there to talk
in confidence. And for those who
feel downright frustrated that these
crimes continue to occur, SHAC
encourages you to do something
about it and have your voice heard.
“Students can definitely help
prevent these kinds of acts in the
future,” said Brassard. “Speak
up! If someone around you says
something that you find offensive,
let them know…Don’t stand for
people polluting your environment
with hate.”
they may find themselves struggling
on an emotional level.
“One of the major challenges in
young adults is that between the
ages of around 18 and 25, there
are huge emotional changes taking
place, and that’s where you get
an incredible degree of maturity
starting to happen over time.”
Whether you’re a first year student
or gearing up for graduation, there
are always ways to decrease your
stress levels. One major way is to
cut down on something we’re all
generally guilty of - try and keep
procrastination to a minimum. And
if you have to procrastinate, try to
do something that is beneficial
and productive. Taking a break by
completing a different tangible task
can help you get back on the right
track with that essay or lab you may
be putting off.
“Even cleaning your room
helps,” said Mancini. “It at
least puts together one part of
your life. It gives you control.
It’s manageable. When you’re
managing your anxiety through
that, then you see the visibility
of you getting something done.”
As you go through this year, be
aware of the resources available,
like the exceptional staff at CSD
who are there to help you. And
in dealing with the challenges
that may come your way, always
remember to be patient with
yourself. Don’t forget to accept and
respect who you are, your skills and
imperfections, and your limitations,
and let your work and resilience
- both in and out of academics –
carry you to the finish.
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News
Student protestors spur peaceful debate over Canadian immigration
and migrant worker policies
Visit from Immigration
Minister Jason Kenney
met by friendly group of
protesters
KELSEY RIDEOUT
students, came together to
denounce federal immigration
policies. Huesca explained why
the protesters were motivated to
take the time to mobilize around
Kenney’s visit.
“We felt that if Jason Kenney
and livelihoods of many migrant
workers across the province.
The protest itself was designed
to be a safe event that welcomed
“Obviously we didn’t expect
attendance from conservative
supporters. He also emphasized
that quite a bit of respectful
dialogue occurred between
protesters and Kenney supporters.
“It was actually really friendly.
At the beginning there was some
said Santiago. “If they want to
become a resident they will apply
from Mexico and see if they can
get in. However, if they don’t, just
because they worked here for a
time, [it] can’t give them priority
over someone else, because it’s

J
ust before September began
and school commenced,
Citizenship, Immigration and
Multiculturalism Minister Jason
Kenney visited Guelph at the
Riverside Park for a barbeque that
gathered together conservative
supporters. Students attended the
event, but were divided amongst
two very distinct groups – those
who sided with the conservatives,
and those who set up a picnic
adjacent to the barbeque for the
purpose of protesting Kenney’s
appearance.
Eduardo Huesca, a graduate
student enrolled in sociology
and international development
at the University of Guelph,
played a key role in coordinating
the protests against Jason
Kenney. Approximately 30 or so
protesters, half of them being
was coming to Guelph, we
had to have a visible presence
in opposition to his visit and
in opposition to his politics…
Obviously we didn’t expect to
change [ Jason Kenney’s] mind,
but we wanted to let him know
that there’s a growing group of
people who disagree with his
political stance.”
Huesca currently works
with migrant farm workers in
striving to ensure that they
receive adequate health care and
support while they are employed
in Canada often on large
agribusiness farms that utilize
chemicals. Through both his
academic and work experience,
Huesca has visited numerous
farms and has seen firsthand
how unsafe working conditions
continue to jeopardize the health
to change his mind, but we
wanted to let him know that
there’s a growing group of
people who disagree with his
political stance.”
- Eduardo Huesca
children. While the protesters
gathered to chant over Kenney’s
speech, they also had a friendly
game of soccer, following a fun
political Mexican tradition of
hitting a piñata that in this case,
was made to resemble Kenney.
Victor Santiago, president of the
Guelph Campus Conservatives
promoted the event and attended
the picnic along with other
conservative members. Santiago
described the event as successful
and record breaking in terms of
tension, but I went over and I
talked with them for about an
hour, just trying to hear them out
and also put my points across.
There’s always room for dialogue…
You can’t support your opinion
without hearing the opinions of
others,” said Santiago.
In response to the protesters
advocating on behalf of migrant
worker rights, Santiago explained
why the Guelph Campus
Conservatives remain satisfied
with the government’s point
system and policies towards
migrant workers.
“Migrant workers want to
be residents of Canada, that’s
fine but all we are saying is that
you have to follow the process
just like anyone else so they
should follow the process and
go in through the front door,”
in the country’s best interest to
bring in what it needs right now
so what the country needs right
now is highly skilled workers and
that’s why point system is set up
like that.”
Huesca however, remains
adamant that the point system
and other federal policies are in
need of major changes in order
to prevent ongoing violations
against migrant farm workers
from occurring.
“About a week after the picnic
there was a raid of 11 Mexican
Workers in Meaford Ontario, and
they were handcuffed by gunpoint
and taken to a detention centre,”
explained Huesca. “It’s really
frustrating that a lot of people are
treated in a criminalized manner
when they are hard-working rural
farm workers.”

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News
In case you forgot it - adjusting to first year life is no easy transition
New students face
many adjustments as
they embark upon the
university journey
KELSEY RIDEOUT
C
oming back to September
in Guelph can be a
delightful experience. The
leaves are just beginning to feel
ready to fly away, and while they
spend some time contemplating
the specifics of their departure, a
beautiful display of reds, oranges
and yellows begins to dance across
entire forests. A newfound energy
sweeps through campus that
carries with it a sensation that
is as refreshing as it is relieving.
You can’t help but sigh when you
think to yourself that you made it
through yet another semester. You
find yourself running at full speed
towards friends that you haven’t
seen for months, as it’s now finally
time to catch your breath, sit
down, and exchange stories from
the summer. September feels
great, doesn’t it?
“HOUSING,”
continued
Should an additional licensing
program be approved by Council,
there may be more immediate effects
on the availability of shared rental
housing, which could interfere with
students seeking lease agreements
in the upcoming year.
“Depending on what happens
with the licensing, it could be a
huge mess, it could be a really huge
mess… what may happen is that if
students sign leases in say March,
and if licensing goes through in
May, that means that leases could
be broken,” said Zavarella.
Zaveralla recognizes that many
students are in financially precarious
situations, and encourages those
who are concerned about affordable
housing to voice their opinions and
make it known to City Council
that they oppose certain aspects of
the by-law.
“Write to counselors and say, I’m
a student, I vote,” said Zavarella.
“There’s so much shame in not
having money and not having an
excess of wealth…but know that
there isn’t any shame in not having
a lot of cash. There isn’t any shame
in renting, in not owning property
because it’s virtually impossible.
Especially for our generation, it’s
going to be so much harder.”
Zavarella has been active in
attending Council meetings
throughout the summer and
keeping up to date with the
progress of the by-law at the city
level. Discouraged by what she
perceives as a minimal response
from the City to educate the public
But think back some years
ago, when you were just entering
your first year of university. The
beginning of that year was likely
one that stands out from any
other autumn you’ve spent here
in Guelph. A whole plethora of
feelings from excitement to fear
may have been felt throughout
your transition from high school
to university life. Maybe you
loved it or maybe you loathed it,
but one thing is for sure, you went
through it.
And some things don’t change
– the initial period of adjustment
remains difficult for new students
just finding themselves on
university grounds for the first
time this year. Julianne Ware, a
first year student registered in an
undeclared major, explained how
surprised she was to find herself
feeling stressed throughout her
recent transition into first year
university.
“One of the challenges was
leaving home, and coming here.
I never expected to be homesick,”
said Ware. “Academically, I’m
about the implications of this by-
law, Zavarella has repeatedly posed
questions to Members of Council
but is still waiting for some direction.
“I’ve not found any answers from
them,” she said. “I’ve bugged them
constantly, and I’ve bugged them in
the last few council meetings I went
to about what are they going to do
when housing prices go up and
when housing availability drops,
what are they going to do? Are they
establishing more housing?
Are we working on acquiring
some apartments as a city that
are going to be run at cost, and
are going to be made available to
lower-income, working Guelphites
and students?”
Left with more questions than
answers, Zavarella will continue
to advocate on behalf of students
to ensure that accessible affordable
housing, which she unambiguously
views as a basic human right, is Having access to affordable housing is of great importance
always made available.
Sept. 16 - 22, 2010
totally confused…the first few
classes I’ve enjoyed myself but
everything is unclear and I’m not
familiar with the programming.”
According to Naeem Ordoñez,
Coordinator of Mentoring
Programs for the Centre of New
Students, it is normal for new
students to feel overwhelmed,
as they are all dealing with the
many adjustments that come
with entering the first year of
university.
“Students adjust in a whole
gamut of areas in their lives.
They adjust academically; they
adjust personally and emotionally
through new relationships and
trying to maintain old relationships
as well. They adjust in terms of
their identity in discovering who
they are and what they want, and
also what they don’t want, and
what they don’t value.”
Ordoñez believes that first year
students may find it challenging
to transition into university
because they are faced with so
many ‘firsts’.
“There are a lot of student
to U of G students
firsts, be it the first experience of
independence, the first experience
with alcohol, drugs or sex, the
first time being challenged
academically, the first time sharing
space too, especially in residence,”
said Ordoñez.
Jocelyn Hartle, Residence
Assistant in Watson Hall
residence, has also observed first-
hand some of the challenges first
year students are currently facing.
“I think the number one
challenge, which is actually
heartwarming, is academics, so it’s
nice to see that they are concerned
about what they’re supposed to be
here for,” said Hartle. “They’re
worried about class size and work
load and how to take notes and
just simple things that you forget
as upper year students. There’s
pressure with alcohol and making
friends is a big thing. Fitting
in and finding out who they are
and who they want to be is a big
thing.”
Clearly, there are several
pressures that first year students
continue to face as they begin
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to discover what university life
is all about. While many may
find themselves frustrated by the
return of long line-ups, crammed
busses, and less library space,
Ordoñez encourages students to
try and remember their first year
experience and find compassion
for those who have just arrived.
“Patience. I think it’s really key.
I think we see a lot of impatience
right now in the first couple of
weeks. It’s more crowded and
there’s line ups and that can be
frustrating, but it’s understanding
that we all went through that as
first year students,” said Ordoñez
Hartle, a soon-to-be graduate
from the department of English
also expressed the need to
remind the student body to be
accommodating and kind to first
year students who are just getting
settled in. And it really doesn’t
have to take much to brighten
someone else’s day.
“Just take the time to stop
and remember how different it
was coming from high school.
Just take that time to remember
how overwhelming it could be,
and that even if you transitioned
really well maybe someone’s not
having as easy of a time and just
that one moment out of your day
could really make a difference for
them.”
So if you find yourself quietly
grudging as a student in front of
you holds up the lunch line to dig
through their knapsack in search
of that valuable student card
that they swore they haven’t yet
misplaced, try and remember all
the times that you too felt a little
bit frazzled during those first few
weeks of university, and instead of
rolling your eyes or complaining
to a friend, share a sympathetic
smile instead.
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Frosh week fun turns a little dry
An alcohol ban during
Orientation Week
creates a different
experience for students
coming into their first
year at the U of G
KATELYN DINGMAN
Y
ou’ve finally moved out
of your parents house and
you’re ready to enjoy the
freedom of living on your own.
The freedom of not being woken
up for school by your parents and
not having to abide by a curfew.
First year students look forward
to the beginning of university
which is typically initiated by a
big bang of events and partying
during Orientation Week.
This year’s Orientation Week
however was a little bit different
than in former years. There was
one regular ingredient that was
for the first time forbidden to
enter into the mix of events –
alcohol. With a ban on drinking
put in place throughout the new
students’ first big week, one can’t
help but wonder if students were
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no friends allowed ban on alcohol.
in the residences. “It’s a pretty big buzz-kill
Roy was under because you’re looking for that
the impression university experience the first week
that bags would in O-Week and you’re like ‘oh crap
be searched upon you can’t drink,’” said Roy.
arriving at the While partying still occurred
residences but throughout Orientation Week,
one Resident Roy explained that it was often
Assistant (RA), accompanied with cops showing
who would prefer up along with RA’s who were
to be anonymous, constantly patrolling the halls.
indicated that this To Roy, it all seemed a little too-
did not occur. over-the-top.
“There was no “I understand why they have
searching of bags to do this but kids will party
but the Orientation no matter what and there is
Pam Duynstee Volunteers (OVs) nothing you can really do about
were told that that,” he said.
really able to experience their if they found any alcohol they It is clear that the alcohol ban
frosh week to the fullest. should send it home with the effected students in residence but
After speaking to first year students’ parents.” did it have any impact on campus
students in Mills Hall residence, The e-mail that was sent out businesses? Mike Calvert, the
it appeared that the rules that to students also apparently manager of operations at the on-
were meant to be followed during outlined the consequences that campus bar Brass Taps claims
Orientation Week were enforced would occur should any student that the alcohol ban has not had
only to a certain point. First year be suspected of being intoxicated a big effect on business. Calvert
Commerce student Brian Roy or be found carrying alcohol. claimed that he has had a strong
claimed that an e-mail was sent Like many other students, Roy week in sales because there has
out strictly saying there was no feels that drinking is inevitable been lots of new students coming
alcohol allowed on campus, no amongst new university students in to enjoy a meal and that
partying in the residences and and was frustrated by the strict this year more sales have been
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generated from new students
than in previous years.
“Every single student has us
as a resource regardless of their
age,” said Calvert.
First year students will continue
to be encouraged to come to the
Brass Taps in the coming months.
Starting on Friday September 17,
an event called ‘Frosh Fridays’
will occur in the Brass Taps and
will be open past 9 PM to all
new students who are welcome
to come and enjoy music video
karaoke. Calvert believes that
one of the main reasons there
was a ban put on alcohol was
to encourage drinking in a
responsible manner.
Now that Orientation Week is
over and the ban on alcohol has
been lifted, students no longer
have to worry about being turned
in should they be found with a
beer in their hands. It would
be great if the ban encouraged
students to think about drinking
safely and responsibly, but it’s
hard to tell if the shift in policy
led to frosh week marked by
more responsible behaviour or
more underground partying.





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News
Critical Connections: Beyond the Media’s Misconceptions
of the Muslim Faith
KELSEY RIDEOUT
T hroughout this past
week, it was nearly
impossible to turn
on the television or read the
newspaper without pausing to
make sense of a shocking image
that saturated most global
media coverage. Each news
medium broadcast the same
portrait: a stern looking pastor
standing shamelessly in front of
a sign that read ‘International
Burn a Koran Day’. Stemming
from his opposition to the so-
called ‘Ground-Zero Mosque,’
millions watched as Terry Jones
declared his plan to burn the
Qur’an on the 11th anniversary
of the September 11 attacks.
The event spurred
international condemnation
and added to the controversy
surrounding a proposed 13 story
planned community centre and
mosque that is planned to be
constructed two blocks away
from Ground Zero - the place
where the attacks on the World
Trade Centre were carried out.
Many expect these two widely
broadcasted controversies
to further aid in validating
a current trend in public
western discourse and advance
speculation surrounding the
Islamic religion as a whole.
What did you feel when you
saw the coverage of a man
threatening to burn a sacred
text? What about when Quebec
joined several other western
states in banning a traditional
Muslim dress known as the
Burqa? What do you think of
when you hear that another
terrorist attack led by Islamic
extremists has been foiled by
security forces? This added
portion of the Ontarion news
section aims to provide a space
to break apart contentious global
issues that are likely to stir the
minds, hearts and spirits of the
student community here at the
University of Guelph. With the
insights of Dr. Michael Keefer,
Professor of English, and Dr.
Renée Worringer, Professor
of Islamic History, this first
edition of Critical Connections
examines the growing problem
of Islamophobia and the
impacts of recent news events
that circulate around the
Islamic faith.
Terry Jones is from a very
small church community in the
United States, but his public
threat to burn the Qur’an has
made international headlines.
Sept. 16 - 22, 2010 7
According to Worringer, Jones need to dispute this falsehood so on that are admirable,” said family being out and their kids
can be seen as the orchestrator
of an age-old problem in
which a minority of extreme-
minded individuals manage
to encourage a large group
and more openly assess the
teachings of the Qur’an.
“I think when it comes to a
religious text like the Qur’an or
the Bible or anything, people can
Keefer.
University students spend
staying out late playing. None
of that side of Islamic life ever
seems to be covered, and it’s
such a shame.”
of people to discriminate, interpret texts any way they want, years in this institution
stereotype, and at times, much and so you can make the Qur’an undergoing academic training, What is Islamophobia?
worse. something to justify violence, but also hopefully come to
“Unfortunately, I think in or you can make it something uncover essential moral lessons, “It’s hatred and in
every culture, in every society, to justify peace and negotiation like the importance of tolerance particular institutionalized
radicals tend to be louder. and compromise, just like any and the value of advocating for ill-treatment of Muslims.”
So they draw more attention religious text,” said Worringer. human rights. In a time where Dr. Micheal Keefer,
towards themselves. Like this Similarly, Keefer emphasized global events continue to subject Professor of English
guy down in Florida that wanted that it is important to stop an entire religion to being
to burn Qur’ans, he’s in this tiny isolating Muslims and instead aggressively stereotyped, those “It is a misunderstanding
little congregation that’s not of encourages the public to immersed in critical learning about a faith that is
much importance and yet he acknowledge the similarities environments must be able to actually in many ways very
made a global story and made a that exist between Islam and see past popular headlines and similar and has a lot of
lot of people react to his ideas other faiths. dig a little deeper for more connections to Christianity
because he had a platform for “I think that as a matter of authentic perspectives. and Judaism. It’s based on
it,” explained Worringer. fact, there’s a great deal in And if you take the time a lot of fear and ignorance
A dangerous part of any form the Qur’an that goes against to listen to others, seek and just not really knowing
of discriminatory behavior violence, that goes against alternative sources, and learn what Islam is because of a
is the perpetuation of false oppression of religious from a variety of angles, you lack of information.”
stereotypes and the resulting minorities, that in fact, preaches might just come across a whole Dr. Reneé Worringer,
action taken on behalf of ill- tolerance for people of the different narrative, like the one Professor of Islamic
informed believers. Worringer book – for Christians, for Jews Worringer found while visiting History
explained how those taking – those being the main religions the Middle East during the holy
part in major protests against that that Muslims encountered festival of Ramadan. “Hatred or fear of Islam
the building of a mosque in the early centuries of Islam. “I’ve been in the Middle or Muslims, especially as a
near Ground Zero know very And one of the things you’ll East and I’ve been through the political force”
little about the real plans for find reading the Qur’an is that end of Ramadan and the Eid,” Oxfam English
the Cordoba House – the there are prescriptions as to said Worringer. “It’s a lot of Dictionary
original name for the proposed charity and social solidarity and festivals in the streets and
structure - which is essentially
a community centre.
“You know, what they are
calling a mosque that was going
to be opened in New York that
created the whole controversy
that it’s too close to ground
zero, it was not necessarily just
a mosque, it was going to be
an interfaith cultural centre. It
was going to be a place where
people from different faiths
could come and learn more
about each other. How could
that be bad thing right?”
Keefer compared the
community center model
of the Cordoba House to
other spiritual centers and
emphasized how many places
of worship actually mirror one
another.
“It’s just like Christian
churches that have church
halls that are available for
meetings…I mean, that’s
generally the way mosques and
synagogues and churches and
gurdwaras and other places
of worship operate, they are
kind of the focal point of
community.”
As emphasized by Jones
and various protestors of the
Cordoba House, there is also a
growing belief that violence is a
fundamental component of the
religion of Islam. Both Keefer
and Worringer emphasized the
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Arts & Culture

In it for the Music
Toronto band Junior band are part of a Toronto based
Battles talks about making collective known as Juicebox
Recording Co. For those not in
free music and after bar the know, Juicebox is a record
feasting in Guelph label that offers everything for
free download, with the option to
PATRICK MCEACHNIE donate to the band. So not only
managed to utilize every chance
so far to play in and around
Ontario, as well as the East coast
of the United States. This is a
forced maturation of sorts; the
bands near cynical lyrics can at
times surpass their sing-a-long

O
n September 9, the air was
wet with the collective
anticipation of more
than a few students experiencing
their first Thursday night in town.
The back porch of Jimmy Jazz
was lit by little more than a few
strings of Christmas lights. The
heat lamps kept patrons warm as
Toronto’s Junior Battles awaited
their stage time sharing discount
drinks. Vocalist Sam Sutherland
was especially vocal in wishing all
first years present a fun and safe
Frosh week in between songs.
This marked the second time the
band had played Jimmy Jazz this
summer, and as Sam noted in
passing, playing in Ontario during
the summer is a challenging thing
for a band. This is when the
swelling population of students
tends to be at an all time low.
“Compared to other university
towns in the summer, playing
in Guelph is awesome”, Sam
remarked. “Every time we’ve
played here this summer the place
has been packed.”
was the performance free last
Thursday night, but so is the music.
The idea of making music for free
might seem odd to some, but this
idea is becoming more common
as artists become conscious of
today’s market climate.
“Everyone is just going to
download the record anyways,”
the band explained, citing their
motives for making their music
available for free. “We’re really
not going to see any money from
it, so you might as well put it out
there in a way you know it’s going
to be high quality.”
The band recently released their
second EP via the online label If
You Make It. They mentioned the
importance of being flexible and
accepting possibilities from a
range of sources.
“Releasing music through a
different label isn’t always political,
many times it’s just about being
embraced from a different scene,”
said Sutherland. This aspect
of diversity is pivotal to Junior
Battles, who also act as the proxy-
anthems as the focal point of each
song. This kind of authenticity
is something that can’t just be
thrown together, rather it’s an
aspect earned through earnestness.
The band concluded their set with
bassist Justin’s favourite memory
of the University of Guelph.
“There’s nothing better than
getting crispy noodles (that probably
weren’t originally crispy) from Sun
Suns at three am,” he recalls from
the year he spent on campus.
Junior Battles most recently
released their self titled EP via
Square Up Records, and are
currently writing a full length for
an undisclosed record label, due Lily Richeson
out early 2011. Junior Battles rocks the stage for free at Vinyl
Kenyada’s Still Kickin!
How the band came back to life to Kenyada is definitely back in town and ready for
keep delivering the goods to Guelph more action. In April, the band decided to break
when lead vocalist Steve returned to his home
in Kenya, unsure if he would be moving back to
ERIKA MARTELEIRA Guelph at the end of the summer. That would

It’s no surprise that Junior
Battles have the ability to attract a
turnout of new and old fans alike,
as their anthemic rowdy pop-punk
songs call to all sorts of listeners.
Not to mention members of the
backing band for Houston, Texas
based O Pioneers!!! However, the
bands tour schedule is rather
limited, due to drummer Joel
attending York University as a full
time student. Yet they have still
T
his past Thursday, on the first evening of
class, popular band Kenyada delivered a
fabulously entertaining show Guelph hot
spot e-Bar. Hip-hop artist Miles Jones set the stage
for the headliners. This show went on to the great
surprise of many fans, who were under the impression
that Kenyada’s show this past April
was their last. Turns out it was
anything but, and if this show can
act as a preview to the rest of the
years musical landscape, then we
can expect good things. The band
certainly proved that their brief
hiatus from the Guelph music
scene hadn’t affected their ability
to get the crowd moving. Fans
both new and old were dancing
and grooving to Kenyada’s unique
blend of reggae and rock.
The band accumulated their
loyal following here in Guelph
when they started doing shows
just a few years ago. Having met at
the university, the group realized
that their individual personalities
combined to make a distinct, catchy
sound that audiences loved. Their
music is influenced by the Kenyan
and Canadian backgrounds of the
members- hence their name- and
their passion for feel-good, reggae
inspired tunes. By popular demand
they had to take their informal jam
sessions to the public, and so began
the legacy of Kenyada.
“We just want to give people
a good time,” said guitarist and
vocalist Jake Hildebrand.
So, to dispel any rumours-
depend on whether he could continue his studies
at the University. To the relief of many local fans,
he was accepted for a Master’s program, and
Kenyada can now continue to put on sensational
shows in Guelph. In fact, Hildebrand is “hoping
“We just want to
give people a good
time.”
- Jake
Hildebrand,
guitarist and
vocalist
to have more time now,” as a band to practice
and get creative, since everyone’s schedules have
opened up. And they are indubitably setting their
sights high.
“Our goal is to get into a studio this year” said
Hildebrand. They haven’t put out anything since
their first album, Pambazuka, was released a while
back. Having been recorded from the basement
where they jammed, Jake mentioned a desire to
revamp some of the older Kenyada tracks.
“We want to re-record some stuff from the
first album,” he said, noting that a professional
production would make the tracks sound
cleaner. New songs are slated to be on the
upcoming album as well. You can catch these,
along with much loved Kenyada classics like
Squidfish, In Kenyada, and Happy Song at one
of their upcoming shows. By Wednesday Sept.
15 they’ll have established their presence back
in the city, accompanying What She Said with
their “Comeback Show” at Vinyl.
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Arts & Culture
The Ontarion sits down with Kid Koala
ANDREW SHENKMAN
Kid Koala, the virtuosic and playful turntable out of
Montreal has made a career out of his unpredictable
and wildly fun live performances. His projects have
ranged from a full turntable rock band with the ex-
Wolfmother rhythm section for The Slew, the Short
Attention Span theatre cabaret act that contained a
bingo game during intermission, a five hour “Music
to Draw to” set which involved handing out drawing
supplies and baked goods, and even a stunning remix
of “Moon River” dedicated to his mom. The Ontarion
got to sit down with Kid Koala before his Guelph
Jazz Festival performance at St. George Church last
Saturday to talk about Scott Pilgrim, space pods, and
selling Mountain Dew.
Sept. 16 - 22, 2010 9
I don’t want everyone just standing in a
club, facing one direction. One of the main
characters in the book is actually in a 10x10
space pod for the majority of the book, it
touches on isolation and that whole vibe...
and so we’re doing a show where everyone
has to wear headphones. So we have these
inflatable pods that seat about five people,
and we have about five or six of those, and so
we’re going to transmit to the headphones.
It’ll be like communal experience, but also
very personal.
ON: Your label Ninja Tune turns twenty
this year. Is that kind of a head-trip?

ON: So, you were here not long ago.
KK: Yeah, I think it was two years ago.
ON: Do have any pleasant Guelph memories?
KK: That was fun! The kids are all right here. It was fun.
ON: Real quick, for the uninitiated, if you had to
describe one of your DJ sets?
KK: Short Attention Span Theatre. I don’t know, it’s
kind of like an audio adventure. It’s like half radio play,
half dance floor friendly and half dance floor really
unfriendly, but at some point, the thread that ties it
altogether is the turntable.
ON: How’s it been playing with The Slew?
KK: It’s been wicked.
ON: Did you feel a little more like a rockstar doing it?
KK: Not a star, but definitely like a rock band. Because...
well obviously they’re like a thunderous rock rhythm
section.
ON: How was it working on the Scott Pilgrim Vs. The
World soundtrack?
KK: Yeah man, it makes everybody feel
excited. The label kept growing, not
necessarily astronomically in numbers or
sales, but it grows in terms of roster, in
terms of vision. The staff is now a new wave
of people in the UK office, but they’re all
super cool and they all still have that fire
in them. I think the very central idea to
Ninja Tune, the philosophy is no matter SekondHandProjects
what kind of music you’re making, it has Kid Koala pieces together another turntable symphony
to be driven, it has to be something you’re
passionate about. They’re not worried about how much Bryan O’Malley [Scott Pilgrim series author] told me
radio play you’re going to get, or if it’s going to sell about them. I really like them. Another dude I’ve been
Mountain Dew. If it does sell Mountain Dew though, listening to all summer, was Benji Hughes. He sings
great! (laughs) Nothing I’ve done has managed to sell like... it kind of sounds like he’s drunk or something,
any Mountain Dew. but he has really catchy tunes. Some of them are really
clever and fun. He has a record called “A Loving
ON: Is it possible that you could share some insight Stream,” which is out now. The new Arcade Fire,
into how your “Moon River” routine came together? Trentemøller has a record out that’s dope. The new The
Books record, I love the singing stuff on that, so great.
KK: That was for my parents actually. It was my Mom’s A lot of indie rock it seems.
favourite song from her favourite movie, “Breakfast
at Tiffany’s.” It was at their thirty-fifth wedding ON: Anything else you want to mention while you’ve
anniversary... so I said, “Oh, I’ll book a show in got the chance?
Hawaii,” and I knew they’d want to come. I wanted to
do something special for that. KK: Space Cadet will be out next year and then the
tours hopefully this fall.
ON: What are you
listening to these days?

KK: Yeah! It was great. I’ve known Edgar [White,
Scott Pilgrim director] since Shawn of the Dead. I did
a remix of The Gonk [a song from George A. Romero’s
Dawn of the Dead soundtrack] for him. When
Scott Pilgrim came about, Nigel Godrich
[Radiohead and Beck producer] was actually
doing the score and there was a couple scenes
where they thought it would be cool to have
some turntable stuff, so Edgar was like “Wait, I
know someone who does that!” It was bizarre... I
get a message from Edgar, “Would you be down
to do some scratching on the film?” I was like
“No problem”... and the next thing you know I
have an e-mail from Nigel Godrich and I’m like
“What?” I was just blown away by what Nigel
did, I mean it was a really, really good time.
ON: With all the vastly different shows you’ve
put on over the years, the “Short Attention Span
Theatre” tour, the “Music to Draw to” tour and
now “The Slew,” is there any ideas that have been
gestating that you want to try out in the future?
KK: Well we’re doing “Space Cadet” next, which
is the opposite of “The Slew,” completely quiet
time. That’s [a soundtrack] for a comic book I’m
doing that’s all very quiet and lullaby like. It’s
all written on piano with turntable violins and
turntable woodwinds scratched over it. Kind of
a quiet headphone record. So, to present that
KK: That band JJ, I think
they’re from Sweden.
Scott Pilgrim related,
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Arts & Culture

Overcoming Stage Fright
First timers take the
stage at the years first
on campus Open Mic
poetry reading
JOSH DOYLE
restless feet and paper shuffling
that drifted away from those
expecting to be, “up next.”
Anyone who’s had experience
with open mic events or sharing
work of any kind with an audience
knows that a certain feeling of
read their work. Hunter for example,
considers herself rather a newcomer.
“I’ve only read at high school
events before, so it’s a little nerve
racking,” she explained. It became
clear that she was not alone in
this feeling, as more than half
told the Ontarion after the show.
And since poetry readings are often
held in places much like the Bullring,
there is actually very little to worry
about in terms of environment. In
fact the room seemed accepting
to any and all forms of expression,
movement in Guelph.
“[Sharing their poetry] gives
students an opportunity to just
express anything that comes to
mind, and I think it’s really good
that we have an artistic and creative
space for students rather than just

T
he mood was certainly
relaxed as the CSA’s
Demetria Jackson took
the stage at this years first on-
campus Open Mic Poetry reading,
held in the Bullring last Thursday.
The chairs and couches were all
occupied in that cozy campus
lounge, as audience members
listened intently to the various
styles of spoken word poetry.
Works of all different sorts were
presented by a unique cross section
of students. And although it
seemed an accepting environment,
between the lines of verse one
could not mistake the sound of
anxiety is inevitable. But those
presenting last Thursday night
faced a somewhat different feeling
than those merely talking to a
crowd. After reading about both
love and the change in her pockets,
first year student Kate Hunter
commented on the unique kind of
vulnerability that goes along with
reading poetry aloud.
“It’s like sharing a piece of
yourself with the crowd. So if
someone [disses] my poem then
it’s not just what I’m presenting,
it’s like a part of me,” said Hunter.
It’s not as though it takes a
seasoned veteran to stand up and
of the participants admitted to
having never read aloud before.
These participants admitted to
being nervous and inexperienced,
but still they went on reading and
volunteering. One has to wonder
how some find the courage to go
on with something that creates
such discomfort. It seems amidst
the somewhat terrifying idea of
standing up and sharing yourself,
it is the little things that can really
reassure you.
“The general feeling of the
Bullring is so mellow, with the
couches and the tea. It wasn’t as bad
as I thought it would be,” Hunter
throwing judgment at none, as
Hunter noted.
“One guy sang his poems, then
a girl memorized hers and had
more like a rap. But everyone’s is
different so you don’t have to be
nervous about anything, because
everyone’s open to everything,”
Hunter said.
This is the kind of environment
Jackson strives for, who is actually
much more than just the MC
on Open Mic night. As the
communications and corporate
affairs commissioner for the CSA,
Jackson is also one of the forces
behind the Open Mic poetry
the academic,” she said.
Jackson knows that poetry
attracts less attention than some
other art forms, but she also sees
the awareness growing steadily.
“There’s a small group of us that’s
getting bigger. I feel it’s growing
across the community,” she said.
“Don’t over think it! Just write, get
it out and who cares if it doesn’t
rhyme, just perform it.”
Anyone interested in
submitting their creative work to
the Ontarion to be considered for
publication can e-mail their work
to onarts@uoguelph.ca.

Unsung Hero Get’s a Chance to Sing

Refugee Music Refugee Program (SRP), which attract motivated volunteers to
in the UC offers eligible university students help with the program this year.
in Malawi, Kenya and Thailand The WUSC on Guelph’s campus
ERIKA MARTELEIRA a chance to study in Canada. is hoping to increase the amount

O
n Sept. 9 Ruth Mathiang,
a former student refugee
from Sudan, performed
what she refers to as “social-
activism music” in the UC. Her
performance came about as part
of a bid to draw attention to the
programs that have helped her
through the World University
Service of Canada (WUSC).
Soulful renditions of traditional
songs were sung in several
languages, including an ancient
Arabic dialect, reflecting the
diverse cultural landscape she
grew up with in Northern Africa.
When asked where her talent
came from, she gave credit to the
musical family she was a part of
growing up.
Ruth’s family was forced to
move to Kenya when she was
nine to escape the civil war that at
the time was devastating Sudan.
Her father’s political beliefs had
already had him incarcerated
there. That was where Ruth
learned of WUSC’s Student
Ruth saw this as one of the only
viable ways for her to attend
post secondary school. The high
tuition fees, lack of scholarships
within Africa, and the inability
for women to speak their mind
drove her to apply for SRP,
despite the high competition. In
2001 Ruth was finally enrolled in
Women’s Studies and Politics at
the University of PEI.
This program is often the only
opportunity available for many
refugees to achieve a university
education, yet its limited spaces
makes it highly competitive. The
University of Guelph can only
afford to sponsor two students
each year, which includes
accommodation and meals for the
first year. After that the students
must find jobs to cover all other
costs outside of tuition. As of
today, U of G students contribute
$1.20 from their tuition as part of
their yearly student fees to help
WUSC. This concert was meant
to bring awareness to WUSC and
they receive from each student.
“This year, it is our goal to find
more support and funding so that
we can sponsor a third student next
year, as well a mother [and] child,”
stated Brenna Anstett, an active
WUSC volunteer on campus. “We
are her only chance to gain a better
understanding and a better future.”
Ruth continues to advocate
for WUSC because of the
opportunities it has afforded
her. She is highlighted on the
WUSC website as a success story,
having graduated from UPEI
and now working in Toronto
as a social worker. Her activism
is inspired by her own story, yet
she recognizes the empowering
support of programs like the SRP
offers young men and women to Megan Verhey
achieve their goals. If you missed Ruth Mathiang sings to raise awareness for refugee students
this amazing show, you can hear
some of her work on her album, also finding time to fight for Lewis Foundation awaited her.
My Cry, PEACE, which has songs social justice. Ruth had to leave From what was seen here in the
in Arabic, Spanish, English and Guelph soon after the show to UC, she will no doubt captivate
Kiswahili. Although busy with catch a flight to Halifax, where her audience again with her
her 15-month-old son, she is a performance for the Stephen incredible talent.
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Sports & Health
Football Gryphons showdown with Queens Gaels on National TV
Queens just happens to be the
alma mater of brand new Gryphons
head man Stu Lang. Lang played
four years for the Gaels and captured
the Yates cup in his first season.
No doubt Lang would surely love
to emulate the coaching success
of current Gaels head coach Pat
Sheehan who now has a Vanier cup
on his resume.
Last week the Gaels were raising
their championship banner at
home and securing their first win
of the season a 40-7 domination of
the Windsor Lancers. Meanwhile,
the Gryphons were off resting on
a bye week.
Megan Verhey Both teams are introducing new
quarterbacks to the league. Chris
Lang faces his Alma games calling the shots for the red, Rossetti of the Gryphons and Justin
Mater in key early gold, and black. Albeit against two Chapdelaine of the Gaels are in their
of the teams in the lower tier of the first seasons as starting quarterbacks
season battle OUA, but two wins is two wins. in the OUA.
The Gryphons will face a much On the Gryphons side Chris
JUSTIN DUNK tougher test this Saturday, as the Rossetti has struggled at times, but
“Receivers are getting open we just
need Chris (Rossetti) to take the
high percentage passes and allow
our receivers to make plays after the
catch,” said Lang.
Rossetti has been fortunate to
have OUA All-star and this seasons
current OUA rushing leader Nick
FitzGibbon to hand the ball too.
Although, for the Gryphons to
compete with the top tier of OUA
teams there needs to be a better
passing threat from the offence.
The Gryphon offence will face a
much tougher defense than they have
seen in either of the first two games
this season. The Gaels unit is very
well coached by former Gryphon,
and now Queens defensive co-
coordinator Pat Tracey.
“Queens is a very disciplined team
and they always do lots of film study
and preparation,” said Lang.
You can bet that Tracey will stack
the box against the run and see if the
11
“The game rests on the offences
shoulders. The offence doesn’t have
to score a lot of points just enough
points to give us a chance to win,”
said Lang.
The other side of the football
has played very well for the
Gryphons in this young season.
The Gryphon defense has been a
ball hawking, swarm tackling unit,
which has yet to give up a single
offensive touchdown.
The defensive unit has been
terrorizing opposing pivots,
posting six quarterback sacks in
two games, while picking off three
passes as well. The defense must
continue to play well in order to
give the young QB Rossetti time
to find his rhythm.
Lang believes the Gryphons have
the talent to compete with the top
programs in the OUA.
“We need to get a signature win
and be able to expect to win against

N
ew Gryphon football head defending Vanier cup champions he came up with a big last minute young inexperienced Rossetti can the top teams,” says Lang. “We
coach Stu Lang is off to a Queens Gaels role into Alumni drive in week one against Toronto to make some plays over the top in the need to hang in and compete for 60
running start in his first two stadium at one pm. set up the game winning field goal. passing game. minutes.”

Small in Size, Big in Results

UoG Cycling Club each at Boler Mountain, London (Sept. 26),
looks to defend title Hardwood Ski and Bike, Barrie (Oct. 3),
and Ganaraska Forest, Port Hope (Oct 17).
The U-Cup series has existed for 12
DAN O’KEEFE seasons, and has been dominated by the
from previous years, many of our core riders
are coming off the best Ontario Cup seasons
they have ever had. As usual, we’re expecting
that this season’s rookies will bring with
them the spirit and energy that our club is
due to the high number of graduating riders
and incoming rookies.
The club is open to all riders, regardless of
style or skill. Fruetel states that “this club is
competitive, yes, but it’s all about the good

T
he University of Guelph Cycling
Club has its sights set high again
this year. The U-Cup champions are
coming off two consecutive overall points
victories in the university mountain biking
series, and are looking to make it three.
The club was founded in 2004, and has
competed in the OURMC University Cup
series every year since its inception. After
7th and 12th place finishes in 2004 and
2005, respectively, the Club has not left
the podium. The 2006 season brought a 3rd
place finish, followed by a 2nd place finish in
2007, and back-to-back 1st place finishes for
2008 and 2009.
The U-Cup racing season consists of six
races held at various locations in Ontario.
This year, the schedule includes three races
at Mansfield, (Sept. 18-19), and one race
two varsity clubs, from the University of known for,” said McKay. times and friendships made when we spend
Toronto and Queen’s University. However, Club vice-president Chris “Fruitboy” hours together. The atmosphere remains
varsity status is not required, and racers Fruetel feels that “this season is going to be very friendly and not intimidating, it’s where
from more than 20 post-secondary a bit of a molding season for years to come,” I’ve made my best friends.”
institutions participate.
In reflection of last season, Club president
Simon McKay said, “We couldn’t have asked
for a better season.”
Numerous members were riding in their
last U-Cups before graduation, and the
Club was determined to make it a season to
remember.
“Their [the graduating members] passion
and drive was instilled in everyone, and the
2009 U-Cup victory was truly a team effort,”
said McKay.
The upcoming season is bound to be
exciting for the club.
“Although we lost some of our fast riders

Morgan Edwards
Members of the University of Guelph Cycling club.
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Sports & Health
Gryphons prepared to sacrifice points for CIS success
tarion
On
MIKE TREADGOLD
W
rap your head around
this one: the Guelph
Gryphons women’s
rugby team plans to win more, by
scoring less.
The defending OUA
champions breezed through their
2009 provincial competition,
using a lethal combination of
speed, power, crisp passing and
stifling defence, en route to an
undefeated conference season,
filled with lopsided victories
against their overmatched and
overwhelmed opponents.
Even in the OUA playoffs, the
rest of province’s top teams were
no match for the Gryphons,
who cruised to a 56-3 victory
over the Queen’s Gaels in the
semi-finals, and followed that
up with a 39-7 thrashing of the
Western Mustangs in the league
championship game. A league-
high five Gryphons were named
to the OUA All-Star team and
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Rashaad Bhamjee
The number two nationally ranked Gryphon Womens Rugby team.
“[When we play] against at the CIS championships, taking
teams that we could home their third consecutive
bronze medal—a worthy
otherwise walk over,
achievement, but one that fell
we’re going to slow down below team expectations.
our game, work on specific Despite their success in
details and playing a Ontario, where the Gryphons
averaged more than 45 points-
simplified game.” – third-
per-game in their seven victories,
year lock, Caitlin Beaton. the team has yet to figure out a
way to thrive against their out-
Brittany Benn and Jacey Murphy of-province opponents. In their
were given All-Canadian four CIS championship matches
honours. last season, the Gryphons failed
But, for all their explosiveness to score more than 15 points in
and high-scoring domination at any game.
the provincial level, the Gryphons And with a CIS championship
failed to succeed at the same level banner now being the main
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working together to
support our new
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focus for 2010, the Gryphons
will tweak their approach to
their conference games in order
to better prepare them for the
national championships. And
that approach could mean fewer
lopsided victories.
“[When we play] against
teams that we could otherwise
walk over, we’re going to slow
down our game, work on specific
details and playing a simplified
game,” said third-year lock,
Caitlin Beaton. “We’ll work
on patience and control on the
field, because what we’ve found
is that when we go to nationals,
other teams have beaten us in the
little things that we hadn’t been
challenged with in the OUA.”
Beaton and the Gryphons
are well aware that the greatest
rugby competition in Canadian
women’s rugby comes from
out of province, and while
they are not looking past their
2010 conference opponents, an
improvement on the national
stage is the ultimate goal.
“We’re already planning for
CIs,” said Beaton. “We’ve proven
what we can do, but we’re getting
163.1
unhappy with bronze and it’s
time to move up the scale.”
The Gryphon women’s
rugby team is one of the most
consistently successful varsity
teams on campus – a perennial
championship contender with
remarkable depth and talent.
Forced to compete with the
football team for fan support
– both teams usually play their
home games at the same time
on Saturday afternoons – the
team’s success often goes largely
unnoticed.
If Saturday’s season-opening
25-0 victory over Laurier (a team
they defeated 90-0 in 2009) is
any indication, the Gryphons
are prepared to sacrifice tries and
points for fundamental success
and national preparation. The
Gryphons could have easily run up
the score against the overmatched
Golden Hawks, but instead
elected to focus on finer details
– sure tackling and positioning –
once the game was under control.
The Gryphons next home
game is Saturday, Sept. 18 against
the Trent Excalibur. Kickoff is at
1 p.m.
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Sports & Health
Guelph native returns to play for football Gryphons in the Aftermath
of the Steroid Scandal
Former Warriors catch actions of Zettler, or the steroid wide receiver and Guelph native
on with Gryphons use among other team members Nick Anapolsky.
that drove the University to take Anapolsky admits that the support
the drastic actions that followed for university athletics at Waterloo
SARAH DUNSTAN is debatable. But the same day

L
ast spring, Nathan Zettler
made CIS history by
instigating the first team-
wide testing for performance
enhancing drugs. In addition to
a spree of anti-doping testing
for CIS sports teams across
Ontario. As a result of Zettler’s
enthusiasm in the local drug
trade, Waterloo Regional Police
found thousands of pills and
vials of nandrolone, trenbolone,
stanozolol, testosterone and
tamofixen in Zettler’s possession.
This led his arrest and suspension
from CIS football.
Zettler faced numerous criminal
charges. Matthew Valoriote also
faced team suspension, and was
similarly charged with breaking
and entering, and possession of
stolen property.
Following Zettler’s arrest, all
67 members of the Waterloo
Warriors were tested for steroids.
The $20,000 operation resulted in
a number of doping infractions,
some admitted, some chemically
proven, 9 members of the team
were caught with PED’s. Whether
it was the stigma surrounding the
the results were published, the
University held a press conference
announcing the cancellation
of the 2010 Warriors’ football
season. Names of the players who
committed infractions have not
yet been released.
While Warriors head coach
Dennis McPhee and assistant
Marshall Bingeman were placed
on paid leave. Players who had
negative test results were given the
opportunity to transfer to a different
university to be able to continue
playing football. Normally, the CIS
imposes a one-year suspension for
athletes transferring schools, but
the league made an exception for
the Warriors players in this case.
The Warriors football coaches
encouraged their players to stay at
Waterloo, but were understanding
when approximately 15 players
left Waterloo to pursue football at
another university.
Three former Warriors brought
their football talents to Guelph.
Running back Steve Legace and
defensive back Brett MacDonald
transferred to Guelph, as well
as newfound Gryphon starting
“It was mind-
blowing. He never
seemed like that
sort of guy.” - Nick
Anapolsky
was never great to begin with.
“They didn’t really support the
athletes,” says Anapolsky, “the
majority of support came from
coaches or other people on [sports]
teams.”
According to Anapolsky, low
support for Waterloo athletics
wasn’t merely an administrative
problem either. Morale was low
among students as well, with
many home games yielding subpar
turnouts.
“We had one decent turnout of
about 5000 fans,” says Anapolsky.
“The homecoming game [in
Guelph] has a projected turnout of
over 8000 people.”
Originally a Guelph native,
Anapolsky had just completed his
second year in co-op Recreational
Leisure studies when the steroid
Guelph native Nick Anapolsky returns a punt for the Gryphons in their
win over York.
scandal hit Waterloo. Anapolsky,
who was good friends with Zettler,
was as surprised as anyone else to
here the news about his former
teammate.
“It was mind-blowing,” recalls
Anapolsky. “He never seemed like
that sort of guy.”
Although shaken by the
spring event, the transfer allowed
Anapolsky to do some serious
thinking about his football career
and academic future. In addition
to playing with a new team,
Anapolsky also decided to leave
his Recreational Leisure program
Jamie MacDonald
for a general Bachelor of Arts
program.
“Guelph wasn’t an option at
first,” says Anapolsky, “I was mainly
looking at Concordia and Ottawa
because they offered my program.”
Anapolsky was able to reunite
with many hometown friends, and
made the starting roster for the
Gryphons this season, despite no
promises of playing time prior to
transferring to Guelph.
“I was nervous at the beginning,”
says Anapolsky. “But after the
second day of [training] camp, I
was fine.”

Throwing it Down with Dunk: P.E.D.’s in University Football

JUSTIN DUNK with human growth hormone in are on PEDs do not mind playing talks during training camp. Players to step up the testing side to weed

H
ello to all of our sports
readers out there! My
name is Justin Dunk and
I am the new Ontaion Sports and
Health Editor.
The University of Waterloo has
been raked over the proverbial coals
this past summer for having nine of
it’s players caught with performance
enhancing drugs (PED). With
another announcement on Sept 8,
by the Canadian Centre for Ethics
in Sport, four more players have
been caught for doping. With one
student athlete becoming the first
person ever to have been caught
North America, it is clear that
university football in Canada has
a PED issue.
The doping rule violations need
to be enforced strictly throughout
the nation. Why should Waterloo
be the only team to have all of
its players tested? Many people
will argue that the money is not
available to test as many athletes
as the CCES might like, but how
great would the moral gain be
from cleaning up our Canadian
game. Random testing does not
strike enough fear into today’s
student athletes. The ones that
Russian roulette hoping the ball
doesn’t land on their number to
be tested.
One would be naive to think,
with all due respect to Waterloo,
that a bottom tier OUA team is
the only team in the country that
has players going out on the field
every Saturday which may have
used some type of performance
enhancing drug.
There needs to be more
awareness about PEDs and how
they can negatively affect an
athlete’s body. Yours truly has been
half asleep through many drug
need to be better schooled on all
of the aspects of PEDs and what
their abuse can cause.
At the end of the day the
athlete has to make a choice
to dope or not to dope, but the
more information we can give to
young student athletes the better
chance there is that more choose
to stay clean and do it the old
fashioned way with blood, sweat,
hard work in the gym and on the
practice field.
On a positive note, there are still
many great athletes in the CIS
that are PED free. We just need
out all of the PED users so they
can stop ruining seasons for the
clean athletes.
We need not beat down Waterloo
anymore. All of the athletes and
coaches need to use this as a real
learning experience.
It would be nice to see the
football program at Waterloo
rebound from this negative and
use their own experiences to
teach others so this does not ever
happen again. The clean athletes
on the Waterloo football team
certainly did not deserve to lose
their season.

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 ust cracked off
a man’s palms,
suspending itself
in the air as it
floated through
blue and white
spotlights. The
man rubbed his
hands together
before introducing
Discovering the them to a broad assortment of
beauty behind hand drums, all laid out before
him with enough mic’s to carry
improv music at his sound through a concert hall.
the 2010 Guelph And with a couple of light taps,
Jazz Festival the show had begun. The artist
was Zakir Hussain, and this
was how his performance began
alongside Charles Lloyd, and
fellow percussionist Eric Harland
last Saturday Sept. 11. The three
played an astonishing set at the
River Run Centre as one of the
main stage performances of the
2010 Guelph Jazz Festival. Their
concert was a huge success, as
audience members throughout the
room resounded with gasps and
laughter at the many inventive and
original moments therein. Sangam,
as their trio’s musical collaboration
is commonly known, were the first
of a two-part show that featured
another group of highly acclaimed
musicians and composers who
actually refer to themselves as, The
Trio.
This trio consisted of Muhal
Richard Abrams, Roscoe Mitchell,
and George E. Lewis, all of whom
are celebrated composers and
musicians on the Jazz scene. The
three of them have been featured at
the Guelph festival before, paying
homage to the wealth of musical
talent pouring out of Chicago. As
a city with such a long standing
tradition of producing quality
Jazz and breeding talents at a rate
unequaled by many, it is no wonder
the festival here in Guelph would
honour the legacy. But this concept
of traditional jazz is actually one
the Guelph festival is stepping
away from.
The festival lays its focus less on
the scripted form of music common
to most concerts and styles, and
more on what is known as “improv
jazz.” This is an approach that many
may be unfamiliar with, especially
those who live outside of the
contemporary jazz world.
University of Guelph professor
Ajay Heble does more than just
teach classes and involve himself
in highly sophisticated research
projects. He is also a talented jazz
musician, and as a participant in
this artistic realm he had some
valuable insight into the improv
Article by
Josh Doyle
Photos by
Megan Verhey
scene. Heble was hesitant to hand
over an all purpose description of a
concept as diverse as “improv jazz,”
but in the end he offered a general
idea for those who are only a little
curious.
“I define improvisation as
essentially musical practices that
accent and embody real time
creative decision making, risk
taking and collaboration. That’s
really something you see at most of
the concerts that take place at the
Guelph Jazz festival,” Heble said.
One can imagine from the words
involved just what goes into improv-
jazz, but it is impossible to imagine
what it is like until you’ve seen it
done by musicians well versed in the
craft. And that’s just what thousands
of people did last weekend, from
Sept. 8-12 in Guelph, Ontario.
Audience members both young and
old traveled from all over to catch
a glimpse at something wholly
creative, and entirely authentic.
As not only an artist, but also
the festival’s founder and artistic
director, Heble reported happily on
this year’s achievement.
“I think the festival was
tremendously successful. In many
ways it was our most ambitious
festival to date,” said Heble. “Even
before the festival got off the
ground when we announced our
line up, people were saying that it
was our best festival yet.”
To have such positive reviews as
the festival has gotten is quite a feat,
but to be given such acclaim before
the doors open is an undertaking
all on its own. Anticipation of this
sort can only come from putting
together a line up of musicians that
have the ability to create excitement
all on their own. This is exactly
what the Guelph Jazz festival had
this year, bringing in what Heble
assured are “world class artists.”
One only needed to attend the
festival to confirm his claim, the
musical talent being evident around
every corner of downtown. But
perhaps the attendance of people
from all around the globe is a better
testament to the outstanding artists
our city can attract.
“We have people coming from
California, Missouri, Texas. There
was someone from Iran who came
this year for the third time. He plans
his visits around the festival. We’ve
had people come from Argentina,
from South Africa, Australia, from
Belgium, France, Germany,” and
the list went on, as Heble explained.
“These are just people who come to
the festival!”
Guelph’s reputation as a city
more than capable of producing
quality music is a major pull factor
in attracting audience members and
musicians alike, which Heble says
has been the least of his worries.
“There’s certainly been no
problem in attracting artists.
People really want to come here.
We have a reputation around the
world that is I think unique in
many ways,” he said.
But another reason that the
crowds keep showing up is that the
festival continues to be so innovative
and cutting edge. This year has
seen the addition of a Nuit Blanche
concept, which had everywhere
from the city hall council chambers
to outdoor installments around
town playing host to jazz shows
throughout the entirety of Saturday
night. With shows starting at 2:30
am and even one at dawn, Guelph
is really keeping in line with the
French concept that has come to
mean, “sleepless night.”
Heble recalls hearing pleas over
past years for the festival to go
later. This led him to take a seven
o’clock finish to midnight a couple
years back.
“That was very successful so we
continued it last year. This year the
logical extension of that seemed to
be to go all night. There seemed to
be a hunger for that kind of thing in
our community,” Heble said.
Borrowing from the all night
arts concept that originated in
Paris and went on to became
popular in other metropolises like
Toronto has proven a successful
endeavour for the festival, and
has attracted the attention of the
provincial government. As part
of the Celebrate Ontario grant,
Heble and the Guelph Jazz Festival
were awarded $75,000 this year for
enhancements to the festival and its
growing potential to attract tourism.
This comes as welcome funding to a
festival whose focus on avant-garde
and improv styles of sound have
caused difficulties in attracting the
attention of large corporations. But
despite those setbacks this style of
improvisational music isn’t going
anywhere, and Heble believes it to
be the deciding factor in the festival
being what it is on the world stage.
“Our festival focuses on a more
specialized kind of programming
and innovative improvised jazz
music, and as a result we’re bringing
in artists you don’t get to see at
other festivals,” said Heble.
It certainly caught the attention
of drummer Eric Harland, who
found out about the show through
friend and fellow musician Charles
Lloyd. The two of them, along side
celebrated Indian musician Zakir
Hussain, have been playing together
for five years now, and at this point
Eric says, “With that group, you
don’t even want to rehearse. That’s
what makes it so special.” When I
asked Eric how much of his show
was planned out, he didn’t need
time to think.
“Oh it’s all improvised.
Completely.”
Eric has had quite a career in
music. His efforts with various
artists have earned him several
Grammy nominations, and he has
been part of numerous motion
picture scores. In 2008 and 2009,
Eric won the Critics Poll for Rising
Star Drummers. After stopping in
at the Guelph Jazz Festival, Harland
found some time between recording
sessions to share his very interesting
musical outlook, commenting on
what makes Sangam work the way
it does.
“I think music is not complicated,
but we make it complicated just like
a lot of things in life. We start to
create the complications sometimes.
The beauty in that group is we don’t
apply any kind of complication to
the music. We just kind of let it be.
Where everything starts we just let
it be organic,” said Harland.
“Letting it be” certainly had
a good pay off, as the group
received a standing ovation and
countless praise throughout the
show. Especially popular was the
drum-off segment shared between
Harland and Hussain. These two
are both percussionists, but their
very different styles made for an
interesting meshing on stage.
Complete with strange mouth
noises and a seemingly inherent
ability to know when to take
over, the two held their audience
captivated with talk back.
“It takes on different forms each
time,” Harland explained. “At
some point its always nice [to have]
because you got two percussionists
with different sounds on the same
set. That show was great because we
busted into a little vocal thing where
I had to improvise in a certain way
to try and match Zakir’s sound.”
Harland realizes that these
aspects can really liven up a show,
and take it from a traditional and
sometimes dry performance, to a
fully engaging one.
“The people were really ready for
it. They were really involved and
locked in to what we were doing.
And the fact that we were able to
have fun with it and joke around
with some of the vocal stuff we
were doing keeps it kind of light.”
And although these aspects all
seem crucial to the performance
afterwards, the nature of improv
makes the possibilities endless going
in. Harland, whose album Voyager is
available on iTunes now and up for
hard copy release on Sept. 24, has a
real love for improv. He sees in it the
potential for creativity, likening it to
two people having a conversation.
“If both of you are open, you
can generally have a great form
of communication. You start to
see a chemistry that really comes
together because everybody’s open
and willing to use their musicality
to communicate. That’s what gives
it that feeling of sincerity and
honesty that’s missing in a lot of
music,” said Harland.
Artists like Harland are what
make the Guelph Jazz Festival
what it is. They keep people
coming back in hopes of catching
a glimpse at something new and
interesting. For four days straight,
music lovers the world over wipe
their schedules clean so that they
can witness musicians like Harland
and Sangam, and the many other
countless talents that graced the
festival. With their creativity and
improvised sound, these artists allow
people to hear something they’ve
never heard before. Creativity is
paramount at the Guelph Jazz
Festival, and founder Ajay Heble
saw that it was in full force again
this year. He noted that even despite
some unfortunate weather, creative
spirits were high, and people were
all around.
“A couple shows did get cancelled
because of the rain, but overall we
managed to draw good crowds to
all the events,” Heble said.
However, some acts did suffer
do to the weather. One of those
less fortunate projects that had to
cancel due to the rain were local
artists known as the Polydactyl
Hearts Collective. This group, some
members of which formed the
progressive art project Le Cyc, got
the short end of the stick Saturday
night with some bad timing.
“Our set up time was during
that little period of downpour.
There’s thousands of dollars worth
of equipment there so we didn’t
wanna leave it there unprotected,”
explained Eihab Boraie.
The group was all set to debut a real
time stop animation presentation
that would blend various elements
of sound and imagery in a very
inventive way.
“We were doing a jazz fest
exclusive where we created a
program that was going to recognize
what our artist was doing in real
time,” Eihab said.
Coming from the talent behind
Le Cyc, who’ve earned awards
through Toronto concert series
Wavelength for their recent efforts,
the show would likely have been one
of the highlights of Nuit Blanche.
But the group remains optimistic,
already discussing a show in the
making for November, which is not
to be missed.
Even this group of artists, who
were rained out at the jazz festival
and had to cancel their show, has
maintained a positive view of what
went on last weekend. Artists from
all over the world dropped by the
small city of Guelph to experience
and take note of how far music has
come. This was certainly a festival
to remember, and one that if you
didn’t make it to this year, would
be worth a serious look for next
fall. Most would consider New
Year’s to be the starting point of
the calendar year, but for myself,
the year started and ended with
the Guelph Jazz Festival.
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Sports & Health
Dietician Advises New Students:
Stay Active to Avoid the “Freshman 15”
First year students need That assumption is actually on campus are both free for meal or a snack,”
to manage their meals incorrect. students, and the Gryph Dome says O’Reilly. “If
“Research suggests that weight and the Arboretum are great you go a long time
gain during first year is mostly places to walk or jog. between meals,
GENNA BUCK related to decreased physical Pick up a Gryph Guide and you are likely to

N
othing—except perhaps
the possibility of failing
a class—strikes as
much terror into the hearts of
new university students as the
“freshman 15,” the supposed
fifteen pounds they can expect
to gain during first year.
Unfortunately, the freshman
15 is not entirely a myth, but it
would be more accurate to call it
the “freshman five-to-seven.” A
study at the University of Guelph
several years ago found that first
year females gained an average
of five pounds, while males put
on about six and a half.
“In terms of reasons why first
year students gain weight, food
is often blamed,” said campus
dietician Lindzie O’Reilly. “First
years are exposed to a great
number of food options, and it
is assumed that they tend to eat
more than they did.”
activity and an increase in the
amount of time spent being
sedentary,” explained O’Reilly.
Most new students live in
residence, where just about
everything—from friends to food
to classes—is nearby. Typically,
first year involves a lot of sitting:
sitting in class, sitting in front of
the computer, and sitting around
with friends.
You may not be able to avoid
all that sitting, but you can dodge
the freshman 15.
“Incorporate physical activity
into your daily life,” said O’Reilly.
“It can be something simple.”
Guelph will be your second
home for the next four years
or more. Why not explore it by
taking a walk or bike ride with
friends? If you need to run an
errand off-campus, consider
walking instead of taking the
bus. Swimming and skating
you’ll see that the athletic centre make impulsive
offers a huge variety of classes and food decisions and
fitness programs. From kayaking consume larger
to dance, yoga, and martial arts, portions.”
you are bound to find something Her advice?
that is so much fun you will Eat frequently
forget you are getting exercise. throughout the
If you played on a sports team day, make time
in high school but didn’t opt for to get moving,
varsity life, you don’t have to give and practice
up on sports all together: there moderation when
are dozens of intramural teams. it comes to alcohol.
Some are quite competitive, but “No more than two Duncan Day-Myron
many others are recreational drinks per day for
(always wanted to try water a male, and one for a female,” 900 calories— more than a pasta
polo? Now is your chance!) O’Reilly suggests. dinner at East Side Mario’s.
Inactivity may be the most “Drinks are similar when it Finally, don’t panic if a few
common culprit of weight comes to calories, so it really pounds find you during your first
gain, but good nutrition is still depends on the number,” she said. few months at school.
important. For some, freshman So before you say “just one more,” “First year is a time of transition
pounds do result from poor don’t just consider the hangover and self discovery,” said O’Reilly.
eating habits. you’ll have tomorrow. Calories “Changes to body and appearance
“I frequently see students who and sugar are important, too. For are natural, especially given that
spend hours in class or studying instance, five ounces of vodka some first year students are 17
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18
Life
TV is for Lovers: A Look at the Stand-Outs of the Fall
DUNCAN DAYMYRON
A
round this time last year,
I wrote an opinion piece
about how unoriginal
television was becoming. With
yet another Law & Order, a
Criminal Minds spin-off in the
wings, a remake of Hawaii Five-
0, and a sitcom remake the 2006
film Outsourced, it wouldn’t
be hard for me to rewrite that
article. Instead, I’m going to
try to be a little less cynical
and focus on the new, exciting,
original television programming
that I am going to be taking in
these next few weeks. So I give
you, readers, three New Shows
We Should Watch Together!
First, the closest thing to a dead
cert, HBO’s Boardwalk Empire.
Why? Steve Buscemi stars and
Martin Scorsese directed the
pilot,and Sopranos writer Terence
Winter is writing. Post-Six Feet
Under HBO was inconsistent to
say the least, but with the wild
success of True Blood and the
heaps of praise for Treme, they
seemed to have refound their
audience. Hopefully Boardwalk
Empire can continue that streak.
Early reviews have lavished
praise on Steve Buscemi and
Scorsese’s direction of the pilot
is meant to set the tone and style
for the rest of the series. At its
weakest ( John in Cincinatti)
HBO shows have always started
out a few notches above the
competition even if they can’t
carry it off for long, so regardless
of what happens I’m betting this
show will start out as a definitely
worthwhile investment.
Second up, the opposite of a
dead cert. Fox comedy Raising
Hope. I may live to regret putting
that in print, as Fox hasn’t had
a decent half-hour comedy on
the air in a long, long time. They
currently have none. (Sorry,
Sunday nights.)
TV comedy right now pretty
awesome. There are a lot of
shows worth watching and the
ones that aren’t worth watching
are very successful, so Fox trying
to cash in on that right now is
not too surprising, but with that
much competition it might be
a bit of a gambit. But it’s going
Sept. 16 - 22, 2010 163.1
to be on on Tuesdays, and there
is literally nothing else worth
watching on a Tuesday. Except
maybe the ludicrously popular
Glee. The thing that makes me
feel good about it? The trailer.
Check it out on YouTube to
save yourself watching Fox long
enough to catch it. It is pretty
funny, and while the rest of the
show could be According to Jim,
I don’t get that feeling.
Last up, the underdog.
Despite being a few decades
old, AMC, a channel once
watched only be the elderly,
has come out of nowhere to Courtesy
produce arguably the two most
critically acclaimed shows on the trailer for The Walking Dead also be a bit of a different take
television right now: Mad Men without saying the words ‘epic’ on the whole zombie feature.
and Breaking Bad. So how could or ‘badass’ within the following Like Shaun of the Dead without
a channel riding a wave of five minutes. The makeup and the jokes, maybe.
success produce an underdog? effects look amazing, it doesn’t There are dozens of new shows
By basing it on a graphic novel seem cheesy or terribly action hitting the airwaves this fall.
about zombies. Never mind that packed, but rather it seems Some will succeed, some will
basing things on graphic novels like it will be more character- not; some will be awesome, most
and zombies haven’t been cool based with explosions and won’t. It’s kind of an adventure.
in about six years, neither of brain eating as a bit of an But for every few shows that
them really fit the ‘adapted for afterthought. AMC’s slogan is are almost definitely going to be
television’ mold, but I guarantee ‘Plot Matters,’ after all. A more terrible, there are at least a few
no one has walked away from character-based narrative would that have some promise.
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Life
I really wanna get into... video games
NICOLE ELSASSER
I
know what you are probably
thinking. ‘Get into video
games?! I have always
been into video games! Video
games are my bread and butter!’
Megan Verhey
Well guess what video-game
enthusiasts…this installment
of ‘I really wanna get into…” is
not for you. This is for the folks
that maybe played a little Super
Mario Bros as a kid but never
Sept. 16 - 22, 2010
went semi-pro with the hobby.
Maybe they never owned a single
console. Maybe they missed out
on the super-cool (read: long
and boring) afternoons spent in
residence playing Street Fighter
with their hall mates. And they
definitely don’t understand the
jibber-jabber the enthusiasts
will spout when on the subject
of video games.
This is for those folks. And until
two weeks ago, I was one of them.
But then I started to notice
that in the last 10 years since I
last “tried to catch-em-all” on my
black and white Gameboy, that
video games have gotten pretty
cool. The story lines are well
crafted with poetic narrative arcs
and attention to detail. Obviously
graphics have gotten better. And
there’s just more to choose from
in general.
So I decided to get into video
games and share a few pieces of
advice that will no doubt launch
you into a wonderful world of
heroic plumbers, rogue auto-
thieves, outlaw turned farmer
turned outlaws and more.
Start with the Nintendo DS:
Real gamers will tell you that
this is a bad move. Don’t listen
to them. Listen to me. The
Nintendo DS is delightful. It’s
compact. You can bring it places
with you. And with it you can
play all the classic video games
that agree with even those who
are video game challenged. I
started with Super Mario Bros.
and never looked back.
Play Harvest Moon and then
play Red Dead Redemption:
Start of by playing Harvest
Moon on the Nintendo DS
that you bought because I told
you to. In this game you are
a farmer. You have cows. And
then you get a wife…by giving
really weird hilarious things like
cabbage and attending campy
village festivals. When you’ve
successfully farmed the cute way
then it’s time to try your hand at
taking on the Wild West in Red
Dead Redemption. This is a game
for X-Box or PS3 and is perhaps
19
the most interesting game I’ve
encountered in my nigh 14 days
as a gamer. The story is you were
an outlaw, then you tried to settle
down, then the government takes
your family and makes you kill
your old gangster cohorts. It’s a
beautiful game.
Watch someone whose good
at video games play the video
games that are too hard for you:
There are some games that are
really cinematic like Uncharted 2
or God of War but might be too
hard for video game neophytes
to play well and still enjoy the
sights. My advice would be to get
a friend who can whip through
these games like nothing and
ask them to play through while
you sit with popcorn and enjoy.
They’ll appreciate your attention
and you’ll get to see what your
gaming efforts might one days
yield.
Happy button mashing!
20
Opinion
How I became a commissioner
DENISE MARTINS
M
y father is a principled,
educated, kind man
that from the get-
go brought me up to question
those in power and to fight for
democracy. He was a unionist
and for that, he was captured,
tortured, and ousted from
Argentina by a military regime.
He was nineteen.
Now well into his fifties, he
loved the idea of me attending
university. He saw it as an
opportunity to immerse myself in
the complicated world of politics,
democracy, and social justice
every university campus offers.
I went to a high school in a
virtually unfunded neighborhood
in Mississauga, where few of my
classmates could entertain the
hope to attend university. In a
way I’m grateful that I had the
chance, but I’m outraged that not
everyone is offered this chance.
I would have probably pursued
a degree in Music, instead of
Political Science, but law school
seemed like more of a path to
regular employment than the
fine arts. I made the decision
based on my situation but I think
that students should study what
moves them, as opposed to what
economic circumstances dictate.
I was introduced to the Central
Student Association within the
first couple of weeks of school
and I immediately delved into the
history of the student union in
Guelph. However, after attending
a couple of board meetings, the
student union left something to
be desired. After a very short-
lived involvement in Interhall
Council, I realized that the CSA
has the potential to live up to its
goals of defending student rights
and winning victories to help the
situation of students.
I was involved in organizing
around tuition fees with the CSA,
started my own club to create an
atmosphere of discussion around
Latin American issues, and
got very involved in Students
Against Sweatshops (a working
group of the Ontario Public
Interest Research Group). After
a semester, I approached OPIRG
and requested to be appointed as
an OPIRG rep to the CSA board
and they accepted my request.
Although I was an alternate to
the main OPIRG representative
on the board, this experience
gave me a full dose of how the
CSA truly functioned.
$21 000 in debt later, I am the
External Affairs Commissioner
for the CSA and well on the
way to racking up the 30 000
dollars of debt that the average
undergraduate graduates with.
My family was completely
opposed to me running. They
believed the student union to be
small peanuts compared to the
work they wanted to see me do.
The student union was never in
the horizon for me. The plan was
undergrad degree, law school, and
only then picking up on the fight
Sept. 16 - 22, 2010 163.1
they had lost some thirty years
ago, with a law degree under my
belt.
My parents gave up their
entire lives to fight for what
they believed in. My mother was
unable to finish her university
degree after immigrating to
Canada and I can hear the regret
in her voice every time we talk
about the CSA. Running was a
very difficult decision that I did
not take lightly. I felt students to
have been very misrepresented
in the past and wanted to see
change. In being elected as
External Affairs Commissioner
I saw an opportunity to help
promote change and fight for
provincial and federal policies
that benefit students and society;
increased public funding to our
universities, decreased tuition
fees, and linking with workers and
their unions on campus to hold Rashaad Bhamjee
the university administration
accountable to treating students the lack of transparency electronic its like to be in debt, or to have
and workers with respect. voting provides. However, out of trouble finding a summer job. If
During the summer, at the this action came two opinion you believe in students fighting
Semi Annual General Meeting pieces in the Ontarion which for their own interests and
of the Canadian Federation chose to question my loyalty provoking social change then
of Students, I attended as the to CSA members rather than we’re on the same team. And this
sole delegate of the CSA. This the merits of electronic voting. fall and winter semester I need
was what I was elected to do. I The Ontarion did not have the your help. An External Affairs
voted on over 60 motions at this courtesy of asking me for the Commissioner doesn’t change
meeting and ever since then, my reasons behind my voting. the world, but the Student
voter record on about 10 of those The question “Whose side Movement can. If you want to
motions has been scrutinized, are you on, Denise?” was asked get involved or you have an issue
commented, and scolded. I voted explicitly. This I am happy to that we can fight on together,
in favour of paper ballots because answer. I am on your side. I’ve please visit my office in the CSA
I believe in the democratic told you my condensed life (second floor of the University
scrutiny paper ballots offer and story to show that I know what Centre).
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Opinion
Loose Cannon
We must distinguish friend from foe in Pakistan flooding
GREG BENETEAU this misdirected suspicion. two thirds of the $460 million falls far short of what is needed. The Pakistan government

N
ine years after 9/11, is
the West capable of
distinguishing friend
from foe?
The answer should be yes. After
all, we’ve endured nearly a decade
of conflict stemming from the
War on Terror – we should at
least be able to identify who or
what we’re fighting against.
“It’s Al Qaeda,” we should say,
or the Taliban, or an extremist
dogma exported by a very small
number of violent individuals.
The West was unprepared for
the attacks that brought down
the Twin Towers, or the people
who planned those attacks. Yet
instead of taking to heart the
old adage “know thy enemy,”
some people continue to see
enemies everywhere.
People living in Pakistan, long a
hotbed of Islamic militarism, are
seemingly bearing the brunt of
Over the past four weeks,
unprecedented flooding in
Pakistan’s Swat Valley and
surrounding regions has killed
at least 1600 people and
affected more than 20 million
others, according to United
Nations estimates.
More than 3.5 million children
are a currently at risk of water-
borne diseases, malaria, skin
infections and malnutrition.
Vast swathes of farmland have
been ruined, countless heads
of livestock lost and billions of
dollars of infrastructure wiped
out by the waters. While Pakistan
looks ahead to an uncertain future,
floodwaters in many affected areas
continue to rise.
Yet the response by the
international community to this
catastrophe has been described by
many as tepid. In the immediate
aftermath of the flooding, only
requested by the U.N. for relief was
raised by international donors.
In Canada, the government
gradually increased its flood
relief package from $2 million to
more than $40 million, making it
the fourth largest international
contributor of aid to Pakistan.
This week, Canada also extended
the deadline of a special matching
program for private donations.
Until October 18, individuals
who donate to select charities will
have their contributions matched
by the federal government.
But the program can only work
if Canadians open their hearts and
wallets to the people of Pakistan.
So far, the total amount raised
by private donations isn’t being
reported, which is a bad sign.
Charities including Oxfam,
Save the Children and Care
Canada have also gone on the
record to say that the response
The timing of the disaster has
likely impacted the speed of the
humanitarian response (the warm
summer weather tends to make
people distracted).
However, I fear that the slow
call to action is partly because of
Pakistan’s unflattering reputation.
Many are worried that private
donations will line the pockets
of Pakistan’s corruption-riddled
civilian and military leadership.
Canadian charities like Oxfam
have worked hard to put these
fears to rest, filming and blogging
about their relief work on the
ground so that Canadians can
see first-hand how their money is
being spent.
There is also a nebulous concern
about funding terrorism in regions
like Swat, where the Pakistani
military has struggled to contain
a Taliban insurgency for the past
several years.
has occasionally even brokered
“truces” with the militants,
effectively handing them control
of the region and its people.
But no matter what the
political situation on the ground,
we must remember that ordinary
Pakistanis are not our enemies. If
anything, we should do more to
show the people Pakistan that the
world will not abandon them to
death and despair.
Last week, the Guelph
community raised more than
$55,000 for Pakistan’s flood
victims. It’s a good start, but
remember that this is the same
community that raised more
than $1 million for HIV/AIDS
in Africa.
Over the next three weeks,
Guelphites can set an example for
the rest of the country by helping
our friends in Pakistan in their
hour of need.

Get those thoughts out of your mind!

ADAM BOWERS throughout my university days. I would minds out of their own free will, for both surmounting this obstacle is fulfilling –

M
ost of the schoolwork I did in
university involved memorizing
and regurgitating. Basically,
I was required to store a bunch of facts
in my brain and then, come exam time,
I would be required to demonstrate how
well I had stored these facts. Even when
it came to writing essays this process of
memorizing and regurgitating seemed to
linger because I always thought that it
would be a good idea to demonstrate that
I had been paying attention in class and
taking notes. Save two or three, pretty
much every essay I wrote was boring, so
boring in fact, that even I would not want
to read it before printing. I am sure there
are lots of people who can relate to this.
Even the students who really felt
that they had written interesting papers
probably checked the word count after
every paragraph, not to judge how much
space they could spare for a certain topic,
but to give them an idea of how much
longer they were going to have to sit in
front of a computer screen staring at
the dull interface of a word processor.
My first philosophy professor warned
me that undergraduates live rather
solitary existences and I figure that this
is, in large, due to the number of essays
undergraduates are required to write.
The same professor also provided me
with the unique admonition that it takes
a lot of ‘stamina’ to be able to complete
a degree, and to this I can now attest
because I felt absolutely worn out after
my last exam period. I knew that in order
to get a degree I would have to do some
untoward labour.
I was a self-suppressive individual
prevent myself from reading or writing themselves and others in the world. I believe much more fulfilling. I can honestly say
non-course related material on occasion that it is in the nature of humans to have an that I am prouder of this article than any
because I felt that my mental faculty ambition to create something. It seems that essay I wrote for any class in university;
was a resource, only to be consumed on desiring a legacy is a natural propensity in there were no deadlines, no topics to
a basis of priority. I felt that it would humans; unfortunately ambivalent attitudes choose from, and no worries that it
be prudent to complete my homework are of equal prevalence. There is, evidently, a would receive a poor grade. This was all
before I spent time enjoying myself but as barrier to be overcome, but I can assure that my idea.
every university student quickly comes to
know, homework can never be completed.
Homework is only ever abandoned and
this is because there is always room for
improvement and a way to make a higher
grade. Evidently all students draw the
line somewhere and if we did not draw
these lines, we probably would not have
anybody sidewalk-chalking messages all
over campus or playing sets for open mic
night at The Bullring. The value of leisure
is axiomatic and thus, needs no supporting
argument; however, it is nonetheless an
interesting topic to discuss.
Most of the material that students
memorize and regurgitate is content
that was produced at another human
being’s leisure. Those who take part in
those activities are sometimes content
producers. The priority of leisure seems
to be selfish because it is essentially just
doing something that you want to do, but
it can, and often does, produce something
in which another person can take leisure.
Ipso facto, the product of someone’s leisure
could be, for instance, a course textbook.
My advice, and perhaps even my plea,
then, is for students, both new and
seasoned, to take breaks from putting
information into their minds and only
ever pulling it out at the beck and call of
professors and exams. Instead, I wish for
students to release the contents of their
22
Editorial
Another year, another Ontarion editorial staff.
W
eek after week over the course
of the next eight months, we,
the staff of The Ontarion will
sit down together and discuss the issues
that have arisen be they in our campus
community, the city of Guelph or the
world beyond its borders. Through this
discussion we’ll arrive at our editorial
topic and one of the editors will pen what
is considered the editorial stance of the
whole newspaper. The editorials will never
Sept. 16 - 22, 2010
have an indicated author; Ontarion has taken on a few key issues
a point of irritation over the last few years, the newspaper has
for many of our more been labeled ‘right,’ in a community where
impassioned readers. conservatism is the biggest faux pas a media
This is the way we do outlet can commit. I find it laughable that
things. the Ontarion is considered a right-wing rag
But because it’s the but totally understand where the perception
first week and because stems from. Next to the ‘far-left’the paper has
we have the closest thing occasionally been critical of, we are certainly
to a fresh start with our right-er. This being said, our apparent
readership that we get ‘rightness’ has been used as a symptom
with a student newspaper, to indicate our apparent lack of balance
I’ll introduce myself. My and this is what I take issue with. While
name is Nicole Elsasser the Ontarion may occasionally hold views
and I am the editor in unpopular with the more vocal members of
chief of the Ontarion. the campus community, we always attempt
Having served on the to the best of our ability to remain balanced;
previous year’s Ontarion a concept quite obscure given that each
Courtesy editorial staff, I am proud person has their own definition of what this
of what the Ontarion is
Letter to the Editor
and has been. I believe the paper produces
honest, thorough and balanced journalism.
We are a newspaper with strong principles
and I myself believe in them. I am deeply saddened to report to our
This being said, occasionally the public community that we have experienced two
perception of our newspaper leaves instances of hate graffiti of a racist nature
something to be desired and it is this in our student residences.
feeling that I hope to rectify somewhat The University of Guelph takes all acts of
over the course of my time as editor in hate very seriously and refers all incidents
chief. to the City of Guelph police.
Firstly, because of the stance that the The residence community responded
quickly. In addition to meeting with the
houses impacted, Student Housing Services
will be developing a poster campaign and
Student Life will be rolling out Diversity-
in-Action Poster campaign in September.
The Central Student Association will
also be introducing some educational
campaigns. They will be advertised over the
next few weeks.
I have posted a video on You-Tube that
conveys the University’s values. I encourage
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looks like in print.
The Ontarion is partially funded by
student fees. This means rather than
this being a newspaper that belongs to a
small group of like-minded editors, it is a
paper that belongs to a whole university
community. It is a newspaper responsible
for representing every group, view, and
person who wishes to recognize something
of themselves in our independent student
newspaper. If there were ever a failing in
the Ontarion it is in this area.
Fortunately, the nature of our particular
beast is that at the Ontarion, each year
brings a new editorial staff and some
semblance of a fresh start. So with this in
mind, I encourage those who feel that the
Ontarion is not their student newspaper to
help us change that.
you to view it and share it with others. http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sklgnIIYtY8.
I am asking members of the community
to join me in condemning such acts of
hatred.
The University of Guelph is a community
committed to civility and mutual respect
and, as such, will not tolerate such hurtful
actions.
We ask anyone with information about
this incident to please come forward and
call Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or
our campus police at Ext. 52245.
This is a community that respects the
rights of all its members. I encourage you
to join me in working to ensure that the
University’s core beliefs and ideals prevail
over closed-minded acts of intolerance.
Alastair Summerlee
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Crossword
Across 50. Genuinely 19. Elephant country
52. Fleet 23. Water spout
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1. Degenerates 55. Geographic system: abbr. 24. Sincere
5. Area unit 56. Seashell seller 26. Contest
13 14 15 16
9. Chinese dynasty 59. Island and coastal countries 27. Makes a faux pas
17 18 19 13. Jim Davis’ dog 63. Peck film, with “The” 28. Actress Witherspoon
14. Frank 64. Full house number 30. Joke
20 21 22
16. October’s stone 65. Creatures of 4 Down 31. Mongoose prey
23 24 25 17. Small and large countries 66. Sieves for gold 32. The Ram
20. Meddle 67. TO epidemic 33. Green chalcedony
26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33
21. Eurasian nomad 68. Clamp 38. Multicultural country
34 35 36 22. Ancient (hyph.) 39. Chic
23. Depend Down 40. First or foreign
37 38 39 40 41
25. Melodist Doris 41. Melville character
42 43 44 26. Far and wide 1. Play 47. Obligations
29. Similar 2. Perspiration property 48. Shade trees
45 46 47 48
31. Limit 3. Minute 49. Suburbia features
49 50 51 34. Repents 4. Hemmingway setting 51. Less courteous
35. Skin 5. Plentiful 52. On
52 53 54 55 56 57 58
36. Number 4 6. Metallic sound 53. Clarke novel, Rendezvous
59 60 61 62 37. Old and new countries 7. Down or away with ____
42. Delivery corp. 8. Terminus 54. Demeanour
63 64 65
43. “I cannot tell ____” 9. Saunter 56. Indian dress
66 67 68 44. Inco’s products 10. ____ Facto 57. Cluckers
45. 112.5˚ (abbr.) 11. Carpenter’s tool 58. Otherwise
By Krystian Imgrund 46. Actor Beatty, et al. 12. Bag maker 60. Tongue depressor responses
47. Adulterate 15. Investor’s specialty 61. Heston’s org.
49. Delay 18. Green pet? 62. Intimidate a dragster

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New Horizons Band of Guelph
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room 110 of the Guelph Youth
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A program for adults of learning
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Friday September 17
Eden Mills Writers’ Festival
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Guelph Food Bank Gigantic
Fundraising Garage Sale, B.B.Q.
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Guelph Hiking Trail Club
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km. Carpooling is available by
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Bring water, snack, lunch, sunscreen
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Sunday September 19
Guelph Arts Council Historical
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Walkabout. 2-4pm. Starts at
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Sept. 16 - 22, 2010
Monday Septebmer 20
From Sept. 20-Oct15, all Farm
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Tractors travelling through
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cash donations for local food banks
begins in Guelph Oct 13. Info:
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Tuesday September 21
Guelph Arts Council Arts
Schmoozefest – A networking
event for the Arts Community
and Launch of Culture Days in
Guelph. 5-7pm at Ed video Media
Arts Centre, 40 Baker St – 2nd
floor. Info: 519-836-3280 gac@
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The Guelph Youth Jazz
Ensemble open auditions for
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May. Info: 519-823-8893 or email
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Thursday September 23
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30 visual artist group show with
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Exhibit runs until Sept. 30. 519-
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Fundraising event for the
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