Women’s golfer Karen MacKay sets up her putt during the OUA championship at the Loyalist Golf and Country Club on Tuesday. See page 12 for full story.

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Western won’t play startersIn final regular season game, Western coach Greg Marshall plans to rest many starters against the Gaels tomorrow

Medical school

Program performs

By Benjamin Deans Assistant Sports Editor

The Western Mustangs head coach says he won’t field many of his starters in tomorrow’s game against the Gaels.

The undefeated Mustangs clinched first place in the OUA last week, sealing a first-round playoff bye and home-field advantage for the entire OUA post-season.

Marshall listed over 7 starters struggling with injuries, including quarterback Donnie Marshall, who’s in an ankle cast.

“The most important thing for us is that players are healthy in the playoffs,” Mustangs coach Greg Marshall said. “[Saturday’s game] doesn’t mean anything to us in the standings.

Running back prodigy Tyler Varga was hit while he wasn’t wearing his helmet in the Mustangs

game against the University of Toronto Varsity Blues last weekend. First-year Varga leads the CIS with 15 rushing touchdowns.

Marshall said Varga has a sore neck and is doubtful to play at Richardson Stadium tomorrow.

Fullback Dan Duff, receivers Zach Bull and Brian Marshall, offensive lineman Matt Norman and defensive lineman Brent Wheeler are also all injured and likely to rest on Saturday.

“A lot of guys have been cleared [to play],” Marshall said. “But I think that another week’s rest would be good,” Marshall said.

The Mustangs offence has averaged 311 rushing yards per game while the Gaels’ defence has has held opponents to an average of 55 running yards.

“The number-one run defence against the number-one run offence,” Queen’s coach Pat

Sheahan said.Saturday will be the Mustangs’

first visit to Kingston since the Gaels beat them 43-39 in the 2009 Yates Cup. After seven lead changes, the Gaels scored the go-ahead touchdown with less than three minutes left in the fourth quarter.

“I asked a couple of [players] what their favourite Queen’s-Western memory was,” Sheahan said. “They went right to that game.”

Last season, the Mustangs beat the Gaels 46-10 during Western’s Homecoming game.

“We went down there last year and got our nose bloodied,” Sheahan said. “There’s not too much required for motivation.”

Kickoff is at 1 p.m. on tomorrow at Richardson Stadium. The game will be nationally televised on The Score.

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Rector candidates discuss student issues at the debate on Wednesday.

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Features

Students face obstacles when trying to transfer faculties.

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DialogueA look at the effect of alcohol advertising on Queen’s students.

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artsMatthew Good returns to Kingston after two years.

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postscriptThe risks and benefits of running marathons.

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By Katherine fernanDez-BlanceNews Editor

Premier Dalton McGuinty named John Gerretsen Attorney General yesterday afternoon.

“I feel very honoured and privileged to be placed in this position,” the Member of Provincial Parliament for Kingston and the Islands said.

“It’s all about making sure that the judicial system we have functions in a very efficient and accessible and speedy fashion.”

Gerretsen is the longest serving MPP for Kingston and the Islands, having successfully run five times — most recently in the Oct. 6 provincial election.

This isn’t Gerretsen’s first time in cabinet; he’s served as the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing from 2003 to 2007, the Minister of Environment from 2007 to 2010, and the Minister of the Consumer Services in 2010.

Prior to being chosen for McGuinty’s cabinet, he worked as a practicing lawyer in Kingston and spent time as a deputy small claims court judge. He was also Kingston’s mayor from 1980 to 1988.

“I think that I bring an overall sense of justice that should be there,” he said.

Gerretsen said despite the extra commitment that this new cabinet position entails, his duties as MPP take priority.

“Being an MPP is always paramount,” he said. “That is number one.”

As Attorney General, Gerretsen said his primary duties are to ensure that courts and lawyers cooperate in a fair and consistent fashion and that the public retain trust in the judicial process.

Gerretsen has been in politics for almost 40 years, but he doesn’t see the new appointment as the high point of his career.

“There may be many more highlights to follow,” he said.

local politics

Back in cabinetJohn Gerretsen appointed Attorney General of Ontario

By alison shoulDiceContributor

A program within the School of Medicine has saved itself.

After facing the possibility of losing accreditation, the School of Medicine’s internal medicine residency program was given a two-year timeline to improve.

It received an ‘intent to withdraw’ status from its accrediting bodies in 2005.

If the program had still been found lacking, it would have closed and enrolled residents would have been forced to go.

According to the Associate Dean of Post-graduate Medical Education Dr. Ross Walker, this residency program is now one of 27 that will be recommended for full approval this year — the highest rank given by the accreditation bodies.

The recommendations follow a survey earlier this month by members of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the College of Family Physicians of Canada.

“This shows you the power of accreditation. It can turn things around,” Walker said.

The accreditation and certification bodies determine which Canadian medical programs meet their standards. Their reviews are conducted every six years and published online for prospective residents to look at.

“What [the new review] says is that you’re going to get great training if you come to Kingston,” Walker said. “That’s very helpful for our programs when it comes to filling it with the best possible residents.”

Though the accreditation won’t be finalized until January, Walker said the recommendations are unlikely to change.

Programs are ranked on a three-step basis. Two of Queen’s 29 residency programs were recommended for provisional approval, which calls for the University to bring a program up to standard, before it can recieve full approval.

Walker said one of the programs that didn’t meet all accreditation

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Saturday, Oct. 22

Ride on the Magic School Busk fundraising event Confederation Park and the South Court of City Hall9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Kingston Area Recycling Centre drop-in tours196 Lappan’s Lane10 a.m. to noon

Kingston public market pumpkin decoratingSpringer Market Square

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free refreshments

Monday, Oct. 24

Saving International Refugee LawMacdonald Hall, room 5151 to 2:20 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 27

Immigration in Canada: A Classic “Wicked Problem” Robert Sutherland Building, room 202Noon to 1:15 p.m.

CAMPUS CALENDAR

By catherine oWsiKAssistant News Editor

At Wednesday night’s rector debate, all six candidates agreed that effectively communicating with students is a priority. But each candidate has a different approach in mind.

Candidates Mike Cannon, Asad Chishti, Nick Francis, Robyn Laing, David Myers and Laura Stairs fielded questions from the 65-person audience at Common Ground as well as questions submitted from Twitter.

Mike Cannon

In response to a question on what differentiates the candidates, Cannon said his attitude in dealing with the University makes him unique.

“I’m realistic, I understand that the administration isn’t out to get students,” Cannon, ArtSci ’12, said. “I also acknowledge that we are in a tough financial situation.”

While other candidates didn’t prioritize one issue facing Queen’s students, Cannon pinpointed a focus for his campaign.

“The greatest issue the rector should deal with is mental health. Not because it’s necessarily the biggest issue, but because it’s the biggest issue not being addressed,” Cannon said.

Asad Chishti

Chishti said he’s able to communicate effectively with students though he’s a second-year with little experience.

“I understand the importance of listening,” Chishti, Sci ’14, said, adding that he has an impartial agenda.

He said his campaign focused on reaching out and connecting with students to give them a voice at the administrative level.

“I’m here for the individuals, I’m here for you,” Chishti said. “You don’t have to like me; I’m okay with just me liking you.”

Chishti is currently taking a leave of absence from his position as an assistant photo editor at the Journal until the end of the campaign.

Nick Francis

Francis said his approach to issues is relationship-oriented and very student-involved, which differentiates him from other candidates.

“[A rector] needs to maintain that status as a student but also exist in that professional environment and build relationships with administrators,” Francis, ArtSci ’13, said.

One of the main misconceptions about the position of rector is that the rector is the president of the AMS or SGPS, he said, but in reality the position serves as a transition between elected students and the administration.

“They are not able to man change at a University level, but they are able to motivate change at a University level,” Francis said.

Robyn Laing

It’s a good thing that the rector candidates’ platforms are similar, Laing said.

“It’s demonstrating that we all understand what the rector position is,” she said.

Laing, ArtSci ’11 and MES ’13, said her experience, which includes serving as last year’s Arts and Science Undergraduate Society vice-president, makes her unique.

She said her experience as both an undergraduate and graduate student at Queen’s would allow her to address the needs of all students. She added that she would target disciplines and create issue-specific committees within the rector’s office so that each group was reached.

“You can’t assume that everyone experiences the same things,” Laing said.

David Myers

External experience and professionalism separate Myers from other candidates, he said.

“I’m the only candidate up here in a professional graduate degree program,” Myers, ArtSci ’08 and JD ’13, said. “I’m the only one up here that gets paid to advocate

on behalf of people.”Myers works at a Toronto law firm. He said the culture of alcohol consumption

wasn’t just a Queen’s-specific problem. “What we need to do is educate new

students to the school so they know how to do it responsibly and safely,” Myers said, adding that this year’s Frosh Week alcohol ban in residence was a success.

“Health Services has been doing a great job in this and we need to build on those successes.”

Laura Stairs

Last year Stairs was a student with no official title. She said her attempts to facilitate change within the University at the

student-at-large level makes her stand out.“A lot of the interactions with

administration, even the AMS at times, made me really angry,” Stairs, ArtSci ’12, said. “But I think I was able to be diplomatic.”

Stairs said equity and diversity were main focuses of her platform, and that she was dismayed no other candidate spoke to the issues.

“A lot of my experience within Queen’s has been actually through the Social Issues Commission,” Stairs said, adding that as rector she would work to make campus safer for all students by working on the issues that have been brought up but not adequately addressed.

— With files from Jordan Ray

The rector candidates debate ran for three hours in Common Ground on Wednesday night in front of a crowd of approximately 65 students. From left to right: David Myers, Asad Chishti, Robyn Laing, Mike Cannon, Nick Francis and Laura Stairs.

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Debate differentiates candidatesThe six rector candidates answered questions from the audience and Twitter in Common Ground on Wednesday

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By Janina EnrilEAssistant Features Editor

It sounds easy. Accept an offer from Arts and Science and transfer into the exclusive Queen’s School of Business after first year. But officials at the Registrar’s Office say such a loophole doesn’t exist.

“We do receive calls and emails from students offered admission ... about the possibility to transfer in upper year, particularly if they were not offered admission to their preferred program,” said Stuart Pinchin, associate registrar.

Last year, 200 Queen’s undergraduate students submitted inter-faculty transfer applications, and only 50 per cent were approved for the switch.

“It’s not a simple process of just being able to hop from one to another,” Pinchin said.

Spaces for transfer students are dependent on the number of returning students in that program.

Thirty-four of the 56 Arts and Science programs accepted transfer students this year. Concurrent Education doesn’t ever accept transfers.

The low rate of student drop-outs at Queen’s poses another challenge to students hoping for a faculty transfer.

In 2009, 318 students enrolled in their first year at the School of Business. Only eight students didn’t re-enrol in the following year.

“In some [universities] the retention rate isn’t as high and that does create opportunity, but we have extremely high-achieving students coming in to the university,” Pinchin said. “They’re very successful continuing year to year and that doesn’t open up much space.”

According to Wilfrid Laurier University’s undergraduate business program, about 10 per cent of students leave after first year, opening up nearly 85 spots for prospective transfers.

Pinchin said the Queen’s Registrar looks for transferrable credits as well.

“We’re realistic with students when we talk to them about [how] it will be a competitive process to transfer into the program,” he said, “[but] if that’s what they want to do, we’re not going to discourage them.”

Queen’s Academic Regulation reads, “Departments may set, and publish on their websites, minimum criteria for accepting transfer students at various levels.”

Any prospective students looking for back-door entry into the School of Business won’t find one. There’s evaluation criteria for transfer applications aimed at mimicking the application process for high school students.

Transfer students must apply to the School of Business first through Ontario Universities’ Application Centre, where their grades in

Grade 12 English, calculus and one other math course are handed to the Registrar’s Office for review.

The Registrar confirms that applicants had the mandatory 87 per cent in high school.

If the high school requirements are met, the student’s application goes to the School of Business, where the admissions department reviews the student’s university marks — all applicants need a 3.3 GPA. A Commerce-specific Personal Statement of Experience

needs to be completed as well. “We’re looking at what they’ve

done in university instead of what they’ve done in high school,” School of Business academic advisor Mandy Daniel said. “Typically the PSE addresses the reason why they’re transferring.”

According to Daniel, the faculty sees around 100 to 200 transfer applications each year. She said the faculty accepts an average of 12 transfer applicants annually.

Spots for transfer students depend on the available spots in mandatory first-year Commerce courses. Last year, the School of Business enrolled 20 transfer students, compared to five in 2009. Daniel said additional class sections in the mandatory first-year courses allowed for the increase in acceptance.

“There’s not an easy way in,” Daniel said.

Paul Atkins transferred to

Queen’s Commerce after his first year as an Arts and Science student.

“I’m glad I did it,” Atkins said of the decision.

Each year, the School of Business waits for current students to drop out or switch programs before accepting transfer applications. Atkins didn’t receive his acceptance to the School of Business until August.

“School was only a month away and I’d only just found out,” he said. “It was nerve-wracking [and] a lot of uncertainty came along with it.”

Atkins transferred back to Arts and Science after a year with the School of Business.

“Even though I went a little back and forth, I eventually ended up in what I wanted to do,” he said.

— With files from Terra-Ann Arnone

Students looking to transfer into the Queen’s School of Business will face a similar evaluation process to students who are applying directly from high school. Photo by Justin Chin

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Room for faculty transfers limitedLast year nearly half of all applications to switch faculties were rejected by the Registrar’s Office

“ We’re realistic with students when we talk to them about [how] it will be a competitive process to transfer into the program. ”

— Stuart Pinchin, associate registrar

The Queen’s School of Business, based in Goodes Hall (left), accepted 20 transfer students last year. Arts and Science building BioSciences Complex is pictured right.

Photo illustration by Justin Chin

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‘It just seems to be the right time’standards was the public health and preventive medicine residency program — a program that includes working in public health units.

“It’s not looking after a patient, it’s public safety issues,” he said.

“They were really struggling to understand and meet the accreditation standards, they’re making great strides.”

The physical medicine and rehabilitation program also received provisional approval. Walker said this was because it’s a less popular program that faced some issues with residents in the past, and the program became inactive for a while.

“It was such a disruptive time,” Walker said. He said the program

was run out of St. Mary’s of the Lake hospital and issues with a former Queen’s resident caused staff at the hospital to remove their residence program temporarily.

The program has since been reinstated.

Regardless of the two provisional outcomes, this year’s results are unusually positive, Walker said.

“For our centre to have a 93 per cent recommendation for approval is quite outstanding,” he said.

Most schools, Walker said, would expect to have between 85 and 90 per cent of their programs fully approved.

“The comments from the reviewers would suggest that we have some very innovative programs which really make us stand out,” he said. “With the new

medical school and a new dean [Dr. Richard Reznick,] things seem to be happening. It just seems to be the right time.”

The review process requires each resident and faculty member to be interviewed by a member of the accreditation body. Questions involved include

ones about the curriculum, feedback given by instructors and resident participation.

Similar reviews are also conducted on Queen’s undergraduate medical school. The next review will occur in the spring.

Because of the large amount

of resident involvement in the accreditation process, student opinion factors high into the final outcome of the review, Walker said.

“The residents know that it’s a time to be honest,” he said. “If the residents are not happy, you have a problem.”

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tragically hip Way proposed

A portion of Barrack Street could soon be Tragically Hip Way.

Councillor Brian Reitzel motioned to rename the street between King and Ontario Streets at Tuesday night’s City Council meeting. The initiative is an effort to honour Kingston band The Tragically Hip in a civic manner.

City staff will investigate the feasibility of renaming the street and report back to council on Jan. 17, 2012, at which point Council will make a decision.

During Council, the motion was amended by Councillor Bill Glover to give city staff the options of naming a different public location after the band or using an honourary name.

Adding an honourary name to Barrack Street wouldn’t change the name permanently but would simply place the name above the street sign in the same manner as a district.

Mayor Mark Gerretsen and Councillor Reitzel voted against

this amendment.“With an honourary

name we’re not achieving the most attractive part of this … we need to make them a permanent part of the community,” Gerretsen said to Council on Tuesday.

— Catherine Owsik

six arrested in local marijuana busts

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police spearheaded a nine-month investigation, alongside Ontario Provincial Police, Kingston Police and the Canada Border Services Agency, to shut down a $1.7-million marijuana grow operation last weekend.

Following searches on areas including Collingwood, Mack and Montreal Streets, six people were arrested. Five were from Kingston. Vehicles, weapons, 144 kilograms of dried marijuana and 1,200 marijuana plants were seized.

On Oct. 16, the Kingston Whig Standard reported that

those arrested were involved in an organized crime group, heavily involved in the production and trafficking of marijuana.

— Meaghan Wray

trudeau fellowship awarded to politics

professorJohn McGarry, a Queen’s political studies professor who specializes in conflict resolution, is one of four scholars to receive a Trudeau Fellowship research award on Oct. 17.

The award is valued at $225,000. The three other recipients come from the University of British Columbia, Concordia University and York University.

McGarry worked as the United Nation’s Senior Advisor on Power-Sharing for 15 years before becoming a Queen’s professor. He’s currently involved in UN negotiations in Cyprus.

— Meaghan Wray

News iN brief

27 out of 29 Queen’s residency programs, completed at hospitals like the Kingston General Hospital, pictured above, were recommended for full accredidation approval earlier this month.

Photo by Corey lablans

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2011 QUEENSJOURNAL.CA • 5NEWS

MIKE CANNON

My name is Mike Cannon and I’m currently a fourth year student studying Applied Economics. I believe the next Rector needs to be a visible and actively engaged member of the Queen’s community. More than just showing up to meetings with the administration, the Rector needs to support students’ in their charity causes, sports teams, and extracurricular activities. I believe the next Rector also needs to be accessible. This starts with simply labelling the Rector’s office and re-establishing the Rector’s website. It continues, however, with the Rector reaching out to students not just through email, phone calls, and social media but also by connecting with them in person. I believe next Rector needs to unite the campus. Whether that means providing the appropriate forums to allow for discussions on controversial issues or bridging existing gaps between groups on campus, the Rector needs to take an active role in bringing students together. I believe the next Rector needs to be able to communicate the issues the campus is facing in a manner that is easily understood. Students shouldn’t be expected to read lengthy reports from the administration in order to find out about the issues that affect them. Finally, I believe the next Rector needs to ensure that the mental health resources available to students are increased. Currently it can take weeks or even months before help can be provided. Getting the resources students need when students need them is nothing less than essential.Our next Rector needs to be able to unite and communicate with students, lobby for increased mental health resources, as well as be a visible and accessible resource for students. I believe I can be that next Rector. For more information, please visit my website MikeForRector.com or follow me on twitter @MikeForRector.

ASAD CHISHTI

“The position of Rector is one steeped in tradition. It is unique in North America because at Queen’s University the position is held by a student. There are certain things every Rector does. He or she speaks at the Orientation Rally, they speak at Convocation. They serve on various committees as part of the administrative side of the role. But between welcoming the frosh and saying goodbye to the graduates, the individual who becomes Rector chooses how to mould the position.” As your rector, I will engage, communicate and change. It’s not that the students don’t care, they really do. Every student is involved with the University outside of their academics and/or athletics directly or indirectly. Using a network of contacts encompassing the Queen’s and Kingston communities from different faculties, groups and viewpoints I plan to bridge the growing gap between administration, the faculty societies and students as classroom sizes increase, classes move online and budget cuts are increasingly cited for issues. This can be overcome! Not just by one individual but by cooperation and adaptation to these constraints. Confused, lost, need a friendly nudge or just looking to split a donut? Pick me! Its okay to be lost and I’m glad someone told me that as I left High School. It is not okay to have trouble finding a human compass on campus. The heart and core of my platform, of what I want to do is simple:I want to get to know you. My limited time at Queen’s has taught me to engage and pay attention to individual voices while keeping the Big Picture in mind. These individual voices are often lost in the crowd and clamour of “important issues”. The university is here for the students and the students are here for the university.

NICK FRANCIS A university rector should be informed, approachable, dedicated, and understanding. It is in the purview of the rector’s role to provide a window into the administration for students. He or she should be available to students as a referral point to the complexities of the university and should exemplify a clear vision for our school’s advancement. I strongly believe the academic and extracurricular experience of both undergraduate and graduate students at Queen’s should mirror their passion for and dedication to education. As such my responsibility as your rector will be to become as engaged as possible with students, services and academic resources in order to effectively advocate for students. To be a strong and accountable voice in office, I will endeavour to connect the administration and students through ensuring transparent and accessible information is available and maintained. With this vision guiding me as your rector, and with your help, we can ensure our traditions are revitalized and preserved. We can raise awareness on mental health issues and make it a priority to work with the HCDS

and other groups to improve upon these resources. We can invite international students into domestic experiences at Queen’s, by increasing accessibility and opportunities. We deserve academic excellence at our university but that should not come with a heavy cost to students’ accessibility, I will work with you to steer the administration towards improving the quality of education at Queen’s. We as students hold the power to command change at our university, I am one student willing to work tirelessly on your behalf and in partnership with you to restore and revamp the Queen’s experience for all students. When you vote for your rector on October 25 and 26, I encourage you to vote Nick Francis.

ROBYN LAING

Hello! My name is Robyn Laing and I have just completed my undergraduate degree here as a BScH student, and am now starting my Masters. Throughout my four years here I was actively involved in the Queen’s community, fostering my love for this school and all its potential. This eventually led to my decision to pursue a Masters and prolong my time as part of this exceptional community. Last year I was the Vice-President of ASUS, a position I pursued because of my desire to improve student life and due to my belief that ASUS had untapped potential as a resource to students. One way I contributed to this end was through the creation of a student lounge – check it out in Kingston Hall! While in this position I learned a tremendous amount about Queen’s and its internal structures – I sat on Faculty Board and the Board of Studies as well as both ASUS and AMS Assemblies, bodies that have influence on issues that directly impact students. I also met with the Dean and other important administrators, gaining insight as to how to enact change on this campus, ensuring students and quality academia are always a top priority. I believe the Rector plays a critical role in this regard, serving as the third officer of the university and representing all students. The Rector has the responsibility to facilitate discussion when the university faces key challenges, enabling students to achieve consensus on how to move forward. Overall the position is truly defined by the individual who serves in it. I believe that we are a community which, when working together, is truly remarkable. The Rector should reflect the spirit and community of the students they represent, working towards a shared vision of and for Queen’s. I hope to be this Rector.

DAVID MYERS

My platform is centered around restoring accountability, quality, and community. Accountability. The Rector should be accountable to the student body as a whole, which starts with transparency, accessibility, and student interaction. Whether during office hours or through the Rector’s website, I will always be available for students. Students deserve to engage in University affairs directly. As Rector I will create special committees for issues pertaining to the diverse communities at Queen’s. Finally, it’s time to clarify and solidify the responsibilities of the Rector by entrenching them in an enforceable constitution. Quality. Are you worried about the quality of our education? Amid class and program cuts, the time has come to address this issue. As Rector, I will fight to reclaim the quality long synonymous with the

“Queen’s” name. We must reverse the growing trend toward online-only courses. The Queen’s community needs a Rector who is professional and has a great deal of experience. I received my undergrad at Queen’s and am currently a second-year law student. My time here and experience in the professional world has given me a solid background for advocacy work, central to the role of Rector.Community. If elected, I would serve during the transition to restore homecoming, and would work to ensure this transition best serves students while integrating the event into our relationship with the larger Kingston community. Work needs to be done to preserve the Queen’s spirit while striving to improve both sides of the student/Kingston relationship. Lastly, I’d get serious about mental health. For too long mental health issues at Queen’s University have been neglected. As Rector, I would work to bring the various mental health support groups and systems on campus together into a cohesive and highly accessible resource for students to get the help they need when they need it.

LAURA STAIRS

My platform is built around the principle that the office of rector should be used to support the needs and interests of students, and the rector should be responsive to the changing needs of students on campus. This requires open communication and a clear structure of accountability. Thus a central point

of my platform is to transform the rector website into a tool and resource for students as well as a portal to hold the rector accountable. The Rector has the challenging role of representing all students at Queen’s. There is a large diversity of interests and opinions amongst the student body making it difficult to represent all students with the one vote you have on the Board of Trustees. While I cannot promise that every decision I make will be what every student wants, I can promise to involve many parties in my decision making process and to listen and consider every student willing to voice their opinion. My past experiences advocating for students at Queen’s have taught me how to be diplomatic and clear, how to gather support and how

to navigate the administrative system at Queen’s. I will use this experience to both continue advocating for students and to be an ally to students trying to make Queen’s a better place. Queen’s is one of the only schools in Canada to have a student fill the Rector position. Having a student Rector is a symbol that Queen’s takes the opinions of students seriously and respects the contribution students are able to make. It is important for the Rector to live up to that responsibility. Throughout my time at Queen’s I have proven myself to be trustworthy, thoughtful, engaged and dependable, all traits I will continue to demonstrate if I am granted the opportunity to be your Rector.

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Blackout blues

““Professors“ shouldn’t“ be“ treated“ as“ moral“ role“models“ who“ need“ to“ shield“ their“ personal“ lives““from“students.“““““““““““““ ”

For three days last week, BlackBerry enthusiasts had

to survive without the device’s trademark messenger service. The overreactions on Facebook and Twitter are leading to investigations of possible lawsuits against the company.

During the BlackBerry outage, I was one of millions left staring at my smartphone’s screen with a check-mark beside my “sent” message that I knew was a lie. While inconvenient, it’s not as big a deal as people made it out to be.

For one, the only people that should’ve found this a serious problem are criminals or high-powered executives. BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) is exclusive and entirely secure. You’d want the service available if you’re planning a heist or company takeover.

However, if you’re just a regular citizen with nothing to hide, texting should have been a viable alternative.

The only other people seriously affected by the outage are the ones that have integrated BBM into their social life to an unhealthy extreme

— the true CrackBerry addicts. The outage offers a lesson: take

down a person’s phone number in addition to their BBM Pin. Without a phone number, the possibility of real voice-to-voice communication is completely lost, which is concerning.

This is an opportunity for such an individual who only BBMs to re-examine how they are socializing.

I understand the inconvenience and can even justify a little bit of anger, but during those BBM-free days I saw too many overreactions. People were outraged and many quickly announced their switch of loyalty over to the iPhone.

This rapid switch is one thing I don’t understand. Was the only thing attracting you to BlackBerry the free messenger service? It seems like people are just using this minor inconvenience as a reason to jump onto the iPhone bandwagon.

Personally, I bought a BlackBerry for its professional feel, great design and — I’ll admit it — a full keyboard of buttons. I wanted a functional and attractive device that keeps me connected to everything I need, and this stayed true even through the BBM outage.

If you hear of anyone still complaining about the BlackBerry glitch, consider a criminal background check or encourage them to embrace in-person conversations.

If they still complain, just pat them on the back and tell them it’s okay to admit they want an iPhone.

Social Media

Free to friend profs

Student iSSueS

Respect lecture etiquetteAn Oct. 10 New York Times

article told the story of a student who was asked by his professor to speak less in class.

Philip Garber Jr. was taking classes at County College of Morris in Randolph, N.J. and suffers from a stutter that causes him to have labored speech.

After a few classes in which he repeatedly raised his hand to ask questions, professor Elizabeth Snyder sent Garber an email.

She asked him to pose his questions after class so as not to infringe on other students’ time and to write out discussion points in order to make communication easier.

Snyder told the New York Times on Oct. 13 that these were only ever suggestions, and she never intended to keep Garber from speaking.

In the same article, college administrators stated that Garber

had faced discrimination. While Snyder’s action may seem

harsh, it wasn’t inappropriate given the circumstances.

Asking multiple questions can derail a lesson and take a professor on a tangent that’s related to a particular student’s interest.

Snyder told Garber his speaking was disruptive, which was diplomatic and doesn’t necessarily have anything to do with his stutter.

While class participation is desirable, Garber should have taken into account the effect his questions and comments were having on the rest of the class.

Snyder was right to appraoch Garber outside of class instead of calling him out during lecture but such a delicate situation should have been dealt with in person.

Garber chose not to comply with the professor’s recommendations and continued to frequently raise his hand. He shouldn’t have blatantly ignored his

instructor’s wishes.Constant in-class questions

and comments are the concern. Lectures aren’t meant to be one-on-one interactions and it’s up to the instructor whether or not to diverge from a lesson to take questions.

There’s an etiquette in lectures that is often disrespected at Queen’s as well.

It’s not fair to forbid a student from speaking at all, and the professor could have set a standard limit on how much each student is allowed to speak.

Snyder’s actions shouldn’t be seen as discrimination against a student because of a stutter. She made attempts to remedy a student’s disruptions, and her efforts have been strewn in an unfavourable light.

Every student has the right to learn, but if one person’s learning comes at the expense of an entire class, concessions need to be made.

Given the ubiquity of social media, it’s only a matter of

time before students start to friend, follow or otherwise subscribe to their professors.

An Oct. 18 Maclean’s article outlines prescriptions for student-instructor relationships online. Though there aren’t official rules in place, social media users need to be conscious of online etiquette.

Friending a professor on Facebook isn’t the same as following a Twitter feed. Facebook has a more intimate slant than Twitter and both differ from the professional networking site LinkedIn.

Before a student befriends an instructor online, it needs to be clear just what information is being shared. Privacy settings should be adjusted according to

the expectations associated with a social networking site.

But, it’s exceedingly difficult to build personal relationships with instructors. With class sizes expanding every year, social media could prove effective in linking students with teachers.

Queen’s professors Sidney Eve Matrix and Jonathan Rose have Twitter accounts with thousands of followers and Principal Daniel Woolf tweets frequently about university issues to a following of over 2,700 people.

In these cases, social media is shown to be a useful tool for disseminating information and opinions. Sharing a link or article with an instructor can lead to an enlightening discussion for both student and teacher.

Placing restrictions on how students interact with faculty

members places the relationship into an undue hierarchy.

Most students are legally adults and should be treated as such. Professors shouldn’t be treated as moral role models who need to shield their personal lives.

This is particularly true of teaching fellows who are often just a few years older than their students. Presuming they shouldn’t interact with students on a personal level is disrespectful.

Concerns that knowing details of a student’s personal life will affect an instructor’s grading have little grounding. Instructors should be trusted to withold opinions of someone’s personality when assessing essays or exams.

You have to opt into social media. If the prospect of interacting with someone is troublesome, just click decline.

Catherine Owsik

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DIALOGUEPersPectives from the Queen’s community

What do you expect from the next rector?

“Someone who puts students first.”

Patrick Pannese, comPsci ’14

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“Someone who puts students’ achievements above their own.”

adam silvester, sci ’14

“The previous rector’s actions put Queen’s on the map. We should be more open to that.”

kim dabies, artsci ’11

“Someone who represents students on their behalf.”

angela saunders, bsc ’12

“I want to see someone who respects the boundaries of

the position.”

adam blankenstein, sci ’14

a recent alcohol advertising campaign by Canadian brand James ready that uses lawn signs, posters and giveaways is troubling.

Campaigns like these point to the need for all Queen’s students to think critically about how advertising influences their health and their decisions related to alcohol.

the University’s health promotion department in health, Counselling and disability services (hCds) takes a harm-reduction approach to alcohol use. that means we focus on helping students be smart and safe about drinking alcohol, rather than telling students not to drink.

this approach is demonstrated through our unique programs, including the two-decade-old Campus observation room (Cor) in the basement of Victoria hall, which provides intoxicated students with a safe, confidential and non-judgmental space where they are monitored overnight.

While we fully respect the rights of students to make their own decisions about alcohol consumption, we don’t support the targeting of students by companies selling alcohol.

alcohol is not a pair of shoes or a computer. Longstanding research shows that alcohol advertising can negatively affect a student’s health and well-being.

some of the strongest findings supporting this claim have been in the last 15 years. according to a 2005 paper produced by the ontario Ministry of health and Long-term Care and presented to the association to reduce alcohol Promotion in ontario, alcohol advertising attracts new drinkers and encourages drinkers to drink more. It also makes it more difficult for those who have alcohol-related problems to stop drinking.

this, perhaps, is no surprise. If companies thought advertising didn’t work, they wouldn’t spend millions on it each year. one popular brewery, for example, signed a seven-year, Us$375-million contract with the national hockey League this past February.

While alcohol companies might suggest they are just encouraging students to drink their brand instead of others, this isn’t the case. Benjamin rempel, manager of the alcohol Policy network at the ontario Public health association, stated to me via email this week, “the alcohol industry does a fantastic job of convincing the public that [the notion that brewers advertise solely for competitive purposes] is true.”

rempel notes that research, in fact, points in the opposite direction.

“recent studies have suggested that exposure to alcohol advertising does promote alcohol misuse which commonly leads to associated harms such as crimes, injuries and assaults,” he said.

research supported by the World health organization shows that ads increase consumption and suggests the amount of alcohol marketing someone is exposed to is connected to the likelihood of binge drinking.

rempel agrees, stating, “alcohol advertising — regardless of the brand — encourages drinking attitudes and increases the likelihood of heavier and more frequent drinking episodes, especially among young adults.”

It’s imperative that students understand the tangible implications of alcohol advertising. this isn’t just about one campaign or one type of advertising.

this is about how Queen’s students are being targeted by alcohol companies who glorify alcohol consumption and shape cultural norms.

When beer and alcohol

companies target Queen’s students, they are normalizing alcohol by incorrectly connecting alcohol with fun, free items, positive social interactions and success in life or relationships.

these messages also suggest that alcohol consumption is relatively risk-free. the ads certainly don’t expose the problems that overconsumption of alcohol can cause.

advertising campaigns also send inaccurate messages about how much Queen’s students are actually drinking.

these ads suggest that intoxication dominates the student lifestyle when we know that most students at Queen’s are safe and smart when they drink.

a 2009 student survey by Queen’s hCds showed that 67 per cent of Queen’s students drink five or fewer drinks when they socialize or party, and 22 per cent of first-years choose not to drink alcohol at all.

I’m concerned that some forms of advertising, like lawn signs and posters in student housing windows, incorrectly suggest to the greater Kingston community that all students care about is getting some free beer. again, this is simply not the case — Queen’s students are engaged and involved in a variety of academic, athletic and extracurricular activities.

By the time they graduate, 80 per cent of students have volunteered or worked on campus and throughout Kingston. they are more passionate and dedicated to diverse ways of influencing positive change than advertising campaigns portray.

While we cannot control

off-campus ad campaigns, we do continue to work with community partners to help shape the off-campus environment, in which Queen’s students live, work and play during their time at the University.

We do this because research shows the off-campus environment plays a critical role in shaping the culture of alcohol consumption on post-secondary campuses.

Working alongside our partners, including the safe and sober alliance — a coalition of groups dedicated to reducing alcohol-related injuries and deaths — we will continue to promote safe and smart drinking. We will also advocate against discounts on alcohol, frequent promotions and targeted advertisements.

shifting the culture of alcohol consumption is a complex issue, and advertising is only one piece of the puzzle. When alcohol companies target students with misleading messages, I would expect that most students will recognize the disconnect with their experience.

I would also hope that our students are media-literate enough to realize that both advertising and their surroundings can influence their health and behaviour. I encourage students to continue the critical discussion about what forms, amounts and types of advertising they will accept and to speak out if ads go too far.

Kate Humphrys is the health promotion coordinator at Queen’s Health, Counselling and Disability Services.

Kate HumpHrys Queen’s HealtH, Counselling and disability serviCes

Recent studies suggest alcohol advertising attracts new drinkers and encourages drinkers to drink more.

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Beer ads have tangible effectsQueen’s students should be aware that alcohol advertising campaigns can influence their behaviour and health

“These ads suggest that intoxication dominates the student lifestyle when we know that most students at Queen’s are safe and smart when they drink. ”

By Caitlin ChoiAssistant Arts Editor

A student-run business can’t turn a profit on campus. Ezia Couture is moving away from their trendy and affordable headband collections for mass-produced lines to be sold as uniform accessories in private schools.

Rebecca Schidlowsky launched Ezia last fall, but has since realized selling her own designs won’t be enough to survive on when she graduates at the end of this year.

“If, when I graduate, I try to [sell my headbands] full time, we would get killed,” Schidlowsky, ArtSci ’12, said.

The Ezia CEO said profits vary depending on the month. She declined to disclose the company’s revenue over the past year.

Even if Ezia stuck to affordable prices, her and business partner Chris Ghersinich wouldn’t stand a chance against high-end retailers, she said.

Schidlowsky started the project with her younger sister, Mary

Schidlowsky, who’s no longer working with the company. Schidlowsky said her sister found it difficult to work for the company while living in Calgary and still attending high school.

This fall Schidlowsky and Ghersinich switched their focus to a more concrete financial vision — selling a line of headbands for private school students to wear as part of their uniform.

The fourth-year Queen’s student has so far sold headbands to two Calgary private schools, including her high school alma mater. The headbands require less labour-intensive design work and sell in bulk.

“With a private school you just come up with one design made out of their old uniforms and you can push 300 units,” Schidlowsky said. “You can’t make a lot of money off of [a 20-piece fall collection].”

Schidlowsky and Ghersinich are working towards monopolizing the market in Calgary private schools and hope to expand the operation to Toronto.

The pair has been in talks with two other Queen’s students, who work with marketing group Trillium Bay Consulting. Schidlowsky said they’ve discussed collaborating on an Ezia launch in Toronto, but plans haven’t been finalized.

Her headbands have evolved

over the past year into what she hopes are more sophisticated and timeless designs — compared to her flamboyant debut collection.

Her hand-made collections remain Ezia’s main focus for now, but Schidlowsky said producing her own accessories will become more of a hobby.

“Our vision with it is the fashion will probably phase out, just because it’s really difficult to be a small business and always stay ahead of the trends,” she said. “So the private school angle is more the angle we want to go with.”

By SeBaStian RydeContributor

Toronto-based trio Elliott Brood describe themselves as death country.

“It’s a visual term I think,” guitarist and vocalist Casey Laforet said. “The idea being kind of a Clint Eastwood movie with that dark imagery, with rickety trees, birds and all that.

“It’s a funny thing because we never thought much of the term, but it essentially became our brand,” Laforet said.

Their latest album Days Into Years was released last month, marking a break from their signature sound.

“We took a long time with this album, so we had time to play around with pianos, electric guitars, mandolins and other things

that we wanted to try,” he said. “We weren’t limited at all which was incredible.”

Days Into Years is the band’s third full-length album, a follow-up to 2008’s Mountain Meadows.

Laforet said there was an initial worry that fans would be disappointed with the new musical direction. The band abandons their

On their official website, Elliott Brood describes themsevles as military history enthusiasts. This led to an impromptu stop in a World War One cemetary while on tour in Europe in 2007. They said the names of young Canadian soldiers resonated with them.

ArtsFashion

Financing fascinatorsEzia Couture aims to turn a fashionable business into a more lucrative business

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Releasing Rats

RatTail releases their debut album — product of improvisation in the studio to make the record sound like the band is live.

a new Beat Ottawa-based band Down in Ashes has a new drummer, Steve Brogno, who has helped the band transform their rock sound.

ten tones

The tenth annual Tone Deaf Festival comes to the Baby Grand this year featuring both local and international acts.

Castle Revival

Jennifer Castle returns to Kingston after her debut appearance this summer at Wolfe Island Music Festival.

interview

Deathly broodingElliott Brood’s new album Days Into Years is a sound departure for the band

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Ezia Couture was co-founded by Rebecca Schidlowsky, who hires workers to handcraft each of the headbands.

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See Inspiration on page 11

“ We’ve taken some steps, we’ve learned to play better and so there’s a lot more instrumentation on this one. ”

— Casey Laforet, on Elliott Brood’s

new album

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interview

‘Three-ring circus’Matthew Good’s new album may be less controversial then past albums, but the singer is still politically passionate

Matthew Good remarried in April 2010 and had his second child, Thomas MacDonald Good, in February of this year.

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Canadian musician Matthew Good last came to Kingston in 2009. The guitarist and vocalist said the biggest change in his life has occurred at home, with his second marriage and the birth of his son.

“Kids, family, the rest of it,” Good said. “Just trying to find that balance between music and home time can be tough.

“It’s hard, but I guess you have to do it.”His fifth solo record, Lights of Endangered

Species, was released this summer after two pre-released tracks hit the web in March.

“Some people like it, some people don’t,” Good said. “Can’t win ‘em all … I wouldn’t put a song on the record if I didn’t like it.”

Good said he’s strayed from including politics in his music since his politically-charged 2004 album White Light Rock & Roll Review — it took jabs at former US President George Bush.

“Most of the time I use metaphor and implication,” he said. “Sometimes people confuse something personal with me being political and vice versa.”

But fans shouldn’t fear losing Good to a political career.

“I don’t want to be involved in that three-ring circus,” he said. “It’s a fucking shit show.”

The B.C. native said choosing a candidate

to support in the 2009 provincial election was difficult. The B.C. Liberals won 49 seats under leader Gordon Campbell.

“It’s like trying to pick which dead fish to eat,” Good said, “which dead, rotten fish to eat.”

Good has publicly discussed his anxiety and bipolar disorder since 2006.

He said university students should make happiness a priority.

“A lot of people find themselves in high-pressure situations where they think their entire future is on the line or they’re socially despondent because they’re away from home and they’re exceedingly unhappy in what they’re doing there because it doesn’t provide the joy they thought it would,” he said. “My only advice is to get the fuck out of it, leave.

“Look at me, I got my degree at the library,” he said. “I wouldn’t trade anything I know for an education at that level. Why? For a fucking piece of paper.”

Though, Good is quick to point out that he shouldn’t be seen as an example of financial success.

“I’m still a Canadian musician,” he said. “I still have to worry about my mortgage.”

Matthew Good plays the Grand Theatre at 8 p.m. on Oct. 24.

By Caitlin ChoiAssistant Arts Editor

Set aside any preconceived ideas about I, Claudia — a one-woman show with Michelle Polak using masks to play four characters. You’ll want the full 90 minutes to figure out how she does it.

The one-act play follows the 12-year-old Claudia, who’s struggling with her parents’ divorce. The play exposes frank discussions on puberty and neglect.

Polak transforms seamlessly into each character. In her first role change, she goes from a heavy breathing, Bulgarian man to the awkward and animated 12-year-old Claudia. The shift in body language happens naturally, as she shimmies out of her men’s clothes onstage to reveal Claudia’s clothes beneath. She’s suddenly a preteen girl, pulling at her sleeves and fidgeting with her hair. The variety of mannerisms and gestures are well studied.

Play review

Girl uninterruptedI, Claudia, a one-woman show, manages to bring endless laughter while maintaining depth

See Almost on page 10

“there’s only two certainties in this world. One, you’re going to fucking die. two, between the time you’re born and the time you die, you have the freedom to choose what you want to do. Besides that what is there? Life’s life.”

— Matthew Good

Quoted

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Polak wears masks that cover everything but her mouth, using her jaw to make the masks look like part of her face.

Claudia’s lack of inhibitions is hysterical, pumping her skinny limbs in front of the mirror to Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream.”

But, there’s hurt and confusion.The three other characters

showcase a plurality of relationships between genders and generations. Her father doesn’t pay any attention to her. The school janitor is her closest friend.

Leslie, the dreadful stepmom-to-be, is set up as the villain. She’s a self-obsessed home-wrecker, who’s the root of Claudia’s neglect. But without the droning banter and high heels, Leslie is vulnerable in a way Claudia can relate to.

Subtleties in the script unearth a rawness and Polak delivers on the details to make each

character human. In the minor role of Claudia’s

grandpa, the actress nails the age-specific comedic timing —spending three minutes patiently unwrapping a candy.

The point of I, Claudia is to see Claudia finally release her anger. When Polak delivers this much-anticipated burst, you’re emotionally exhausted.

I, Claudia plays tonight until Saturday at 7:30 p.m., with a matinee on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at the Baby Grand Theatre. Tickets are $39.

Claudia is a 12-year-old who’s angry at her father for neglecting her and for her parents’ divorce.

interview

Photographic songsToronto-based trio Rituals is still finding a solid fan base

Almost teenage dreams

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Rituals frontman Adam Seward said he uses his own photos for song-writing inspiration.

The art school graduate bikes through Toronto trails and shoots photos. He tries to re-create the images in his songs.

“I’m a pretty visual person,” he said. “So a lot of my songs are based on visual elements.”

Seward, a Halifax native, moved to Toronto in 2006, where he met bassist Matt Bourassa and drummer Leon Tahney to form the punk trio Rituals.

“It got to a point where the songs were ready to be played live,” he said. “I sent [the songs]

to them and we started practicing. It seemed like it was gonna work well, so we decided to give it a shot as a band.”

Seward described the band’s sound as “shoegaze-pop and psychedelic infusions.”

Rituals played their first show at the Toronto clothing store Penny Arcade Vintage in July 2010.

“That was pretty awesome because my friend runs that store and it had only been open for a year previous to the show. So it was a cool venue to play a first show,” he said.

As a relative unknown in the Canadian music scene, Seward said the band has a difficult time gaining a solid fan base.

“It’s a struggle for sure because

everybody who hears about you comes out to the show because of the hype, not really understanding what we’re about,” he said.

“So the show gets tense because people aren’t there because they like the music, but they’re there because they heard that they should be.”

According to Seward, the Toronto music scene offers variety, but can be segregating at times.

“It’s usually tight groups of people who follow a certain style or movement, but usually there’s an event where they all come together,” he said.

Rituals plays the Artel on Oct. 25.

Rituals is a punk trio comprised of frontman Adam Seward, former bassist for Sailboats and White Matt Bourassa and drummer Leon Tahney formally of Sebastian Grainger.

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Inspiration abroad

typically amped-up energy for a more solemn sound.

“We’ve taken some steps, we’ve learned to play better and so there’s a lot more instrumentation on this one,” Laforet said. “It wasn’t a conscious thing, but it’s what we needed to do in order to treat the songs and subject matter properly.”

Laforet and Mark Sasso, old high school friends from Windsor, started Elliott Brood as a duo in 2002 when the two reconnected in Toronto. While recording their 2004 debut EP Tin Type, the duo met producer Stephen Pitkin – who joined as the band’s drummer in 2005.

“Each one of us has a pretty loud voice when it comes to our ideas, but for the most part we have

the same vision,” Laforet said.“The common thread between

the three of us is likely Neil Young and Bob Dylan, who we see as the great storytellers.”

The band found inspiration for Days Into Years during their first European tour in 2007.

“We took the back roads through France to avoid highway tolls and ended up along the beaches and cemeteries of the First and Second World War,” he said. “Seeing those places really affected us.”

Although the sights of battlefields and cemeteries sparked the new album, Laforet said that Elliott Brood doesn’t try to tell war stories.

“Days Into Years isn’t literally about war, but it aims to get you in the mood of what it must have been like to experience it.”

Elliott Brood plays The Grad Club tomorrow night. Doors open at 9 p.m. and the show starts at 10 p.m.

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Art

Modern FuelVideo Screening and Artist Talk with Mansoor BehnamOct. 29 at 3 p.m.

Union GalleryMain SpaceRebecca Soudant’s A Tapestry of BirthUntil Oct. 28

Music

The MansionWooden SkyOct. 21 at 9 p.m.

The Mansion Gentlemen HusbandsOct. 22 at 9 p.m.

The Grad ClubElliott Brood with One Hundred Dollars Oct. 22 at 10 p.m.

The MansionDan Curtis BandOct. 23 at 3 p.m.

The Grand TheatreMatthew GoodOct. 24 at 8 p.m.

The MansionSheesham & LotusOct. 24 at 9 p.m.

The MansionThis is a Standoff with =Spar-rowOct. 25 at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m.The MansionDie MannequinOct. 26 at 9 p.m.

The MansionBig John BatesOct. 27 at 9 p.m.

The MansionFree Whiskey with Unseen Strangers and The Woodshed

Oct. 28 at 9 p.m. The Grad ClubPS I Love YouOct. 29 at 10 p.m.

Film

The Screening RoomNow Playing:SennaBeats, Rhymes & Life, The Travels of a Tribe Called QuestThe FutureAnother EarthSarah’s Key

Theatre

The Grand TheatreFootlooseNov. 10 to Nov. 19 at 7:30 p.m. with matinees on Nov. 12 and Nov. 19 at 2:30 p.m.

“ We took the back roads through France to avoid highway tolls and ended up along the beaches and cemetaries of the First and second World War. seeing those places really affected us. ”

— Casey Laforet,on Elliott Brood’s new

album inspiration

Days Into Years is the new album from Elliott Brood, released on Sept. 27 by Paper Bag Records.

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SportS

By Peter MorrowContributor

The Waterloo Warriors dominated the OUA golf championships in Kingston this week. Their women’s team finished with a combined score of 486 strokes to win the gold medal while the men beat the second-place Gaels by six strokes, 594 to 600.

The Gaels’ women’s team finished sixth with a stroke total of 546.

“It was true to form considering the way the season went,” assistant coach Sandy McBride said. “You could have almost picked the winners a week ago.”

Waterloo’s men’s team had two first-place finishes at invitationals earlier this season — their women’s team had three.

McBride spent the tournament with the women’s team at the Loyalist Golf and Country Club while head coach Bert Kea was with the men at the Cataraqui Golf and Country Club.

The provincial championship spanned Monday and Tuesday, with golfers from 24 universities

playing through wet and windy conditions.

“It was a rebuilding year with four new players out of five,” McBride said of the women’s team.

“Because of the improvement this year, I’m quite happy with how things are looking in the future.”

McBride said the women’s team

would have placed in the top three this week if team leaders Justice Durland and Nina Wan hadn’t left the team at the start of the season because of academic pressures.

Team captain Hailey Ingleson was Queen’s top performer. She finished 25 strokes over par in a

By eMily loweContributor

Cross country coach Steve Boyd thought the women’s season would be a rebuilding year. Then the Gaels posted a third-place finish at the Guelph Open last weekend.

Boyd said he expects similar results from the women at the OUA championships on Oct. 29.

“They have a better-than-outside shot of making the podium,” he said.

Captain Steph Hulse was the Gaels’ fastest runner, finishing the five-kilometre run in 18 minutes 24 seconds for 14th overall.

“Everyone is just improving every race,” she said.

Without top runner Maxime LeBoeuf, the men finished fifth in Guelph. Captain Oliver Hatheway

By lauri KytöMaaStaff Writer

Matthew Holmberg won’t tell you who his favourite goalie is.

“It’s difficult to talk about each one individually without talking about the overall role,” the women’s hockey head coach said.

Goaltending depth has been a trademark of Holmberg’s three-year tenure as head coach. His goalies this season are third-year Mel Dodd-Moher, fourth-year Karissa Savage and third-year Engi Lim. He said he won’t name a full-time starter because they’re all good enough to play.

According to Holmberg, more goalies creates more competition and naming a full-time starter wouldn’t give the others incentive to improve. “We take it week to week on who is going to start,” Holmberg said. “I sit down and talk to my assistant coaches and talk about how each goalie is performing and which teams we are playing.”

This season, the team will rely on Dodd-Moher and Savage in their quest to repeat last season’s OUA title. Holmberg said the two goalies will likely have a balanced workload.

Dodd-Moher has made an impact since joining the Gaels in 2009, earning a spot on the CIS all-rookie team in her first year.

Savage started 14 games with the Gaels last season, while Dodd-Moher played 16 games. Savage was sixth in goals against average while Dodd-Moher was in fifth spot.

Savage said she and Dodd-Moher are close friends despite the constant competition for playing time.

“[Dodd-Moher] and I know when to be competitive with each other and we are both very good friends,” she said. “I give her feedback and a pat on the back if she needs it.”

Dodd-Moher started in every game in the Gaels’ playoff campaign last year that saw an OUA title and a national bronze medal.

“We knew that by splitting the season, whoever we chose would be ready for the playoffs,” Holmberg said. “They had both been pushed by each other all season long.”

Dodd-Moher was named a CIS tournament all-star and shared the Queen’s Athletics award for outstanding performance of the year with women’s soccer forward Jackie Tessier.

The Gaels played 28 regular season games, five OUA playoff games and three games at nationals last season. Holmberg said routinely switching goalies kept them fresh.

“It’s a long season,” he said. “Sometimes you have games that are less than 24 hours apart or during exams when the goalies are a little tired.”

Lim, the team’s third-string goalie, made the squad as a walk-on in 2010. Holmberg said having a third capable goalie protects the Gaels from the injury crisis they suffered in 2007-08, when both goalies were hurt at the same time.

“We looked for a goalie on campus and couldn’t find one on short notice,” he said. “Katie Boyd played with a partially-separated shoulder for one game.”

women’s hockey

Group effortWomen’s hockey has three goalies to choose from

Mark Welsh helped the Gaels earn a silver medal at the OUA golf championship on Tuesday.

Head coach Matthew Holmberg said Mel Dodd-Moher (left), Karissa Savage (centre) and Engi Lim could play for any team in the OUA.

photo by corey lablans

InsIde head shots

Journal sports editors debate Bill C-319.

page 12

brock regatta

Women’s rowing win three golds in St. Catharines.

page 14

cross-town win

Men’s hockey beat RMC 4-2 on Wednesday night.

page 14

photo by Jeff peters

“ We knew that by splitting the season, whoever we chose would be ready for the playoffs, ”

— Matthew Holmberg, women’s hockey coach

See eyes on page 14

See Bowie on page 14

golf

Waterloo sweeps tournamentWarriors’ men and women both win gold while Gaels finish second and sixth at OUA Championship in Kingston

cross country

Women get thirdCoach surprised by team’s performance

“ Because of the improvement this year, I’m quite happy with how things are looking in the future. ”

— Sandy McBride, golf assistant coach

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Point/counterPoint

Are coaches to blame?The Journal’s Sports editors debate the merits of recently-tabled legislationThe question: should the criminal code be amended to make it an offence for varsity coaches to knowingly allow concussed athletes to return before being cleared to play?

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By GilBert CoyleSports Editor

The alarming increase in reported concussions to Queen’s athletes last season means university sports authorities need to address a major health concern. Member of Parliament Glenn Thibeault’s proposal to develop a better framework for preventing and managing concussions in amateur sports is a progressive and necessary approach, but his intention to make Canadian coaches legally accountable for playing concussed athletes is misguided.

University sport has to address the concussion issue on a macro level — not a micro one. They need to create an interuniversity network within the OUA to collect concussion data and co-ordinate with participating universities to properly monitor concussed athletes. It shouldn’t be done by including unqualified coaches in the decision-making process.

Queen’s Athletics pays its varsity head coaches to win games. And just like every other university in the OUA, Queen’s pays its medical professionals to make medical decisions.

Queen’s Athletic Therapy Services employs certified therapists who follow guidelines set by the Concussion in Sport Group, an organization made up of the world’s leading neurologists. Therapists supervise and work closely with the student trainers for each varsity team. These student trainers go to every practice, travel with the team and maintain daily contact with coaches.

Concussed athletes meet with certified therapists on a daily basis. Therapists decide if and when a concussed athlete can return to action. Student trainers relay these instructions to head coaches. Head coaches don’t make these decisions so they shouldn’t be held accountable if mistakes are made.

If the OUA wants to get serious about dealing with concussions, it should implement a better system to prevent concussed players from playing. It should hire a chief athletic therapist who co-ordinates with colleagues from participating institutions.

An interuniversity system of certified professionals who monitor concussed athletes would ensure that coaches couldn’t use players who haven’t been cleared to play. Instead, professionals from the OUA and its participating institutions could establish whether or not athletes can return to action. Those who haven’t been cleared by appropriate medical authorities would automatically become ineligible on official OUA game sheets.

Concussions are a big deal and university sport should treat them as such. Coaches aren’t doctors — let’s keep it that way.

University sport has to address the concussion issue on a macro level — not a micro one.

Yes

By BeNJaMiN DeaNSAssistant Sports Editor

The issue of concussions is at a tipping point in varsity sports. Queen’s Athletics Therapy Services reported 28 concussions to varsity athletes in 2009-10. But that number rose to 48 last season.

Concussions are unpredictable and severe. They can lead to short-term nausea and memory loss and long-term neurological diseases.

Holding coaches legally responsible for deciding when varsity athletes should return to play would be an important step forward. At the moment, the decision doesn’t come back to any one person. When no one’s getting the blame, no one’s going to step in and refuse to let an athlete back into the game.

Second-impact syndrome must be considered. The New York Times reported that “once a person suffers a concussion, he is as much as four times more likely to sustain a second one.” The best way for athletes to avoid second-impact syndrome is to wait until concussions symptoms are gone before returning to play.

Varsity athletes shouldn’t be held responsible for deciding when to return. There’s already too much pressure on them to win games. Forcing varsity athletes to balance safety and competition will lower the level of competition.

Coaches are already responsible for several off-field issues like travel plans, preseason living arrangements, off-season training agendas and ensuring academic eligibility. Concussions wouldn’t be anything new.

Varsity coaches know their athletes better than anyone else does. They see them almost every day.

Athletes will follow their coaches’ orders. Coaches have athletes’ trust and respect more than any athletic therapist.

Putting it in law makes the decision more serious and puts something at stake for coaches. They will err on the side of caution when a concussed athlete is about to return to play.

Second-impact syndrome is replacing fun with fear — and things won’t change until the law comes into play. Making varsity coaches legally responsible for deciding when athletes should return to play is the first step in bringing about change.

putting it in law makes the decision more serious and puts something at stake for coaches. they will err on the side of caution when a concussed athlete is about to return to play.

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three-way tie for ninth overall in her final interuniversity tournament. McBride said the fourth-year player has been a top performer since her arrival in 2008. She was an OUA second team all-star last season.

“She’s a real team player and she’s always there in crunch time,” McBride said. “I was thrilled to have her for four years.”

Karen MacKay, Alexandra Rawn and Jennifer Kates also competed for the Gaels.

The men’s team earned an OUA silver medal but Kea said they were hoping to win gold.

“We thought we could come first,” he said. “Our players have played together more than the other teams coming in.”

Captain Taylor Henderson, Matt Courchene, Russell Bowie, Mark Welsh and Echo Chan were five strokes ahead of Waterloo after Monday’s round, but the Warriors combined to shoot nine over par on Tuesday to take the gold.

Bowie earned an individual bronze medal for the Gaels. He finished the tournament at six over par, four strokes behind leader Waterloo’s Garrett Rank.

“[Bowie] was expected to be my best player,” Kea said. “To shoot

a 73 in the second round … he earned that bronze medal.”

Kea said the poor weather affected the tournament’s results.

“If not for the wet and windy conditions, the top players probably would have been under par,” he said.

Kea said both Henderson and Welsh plan to graduate this year and the team will suffer without them.

“Next year will be a rebuilding year.”

— With files from Gilbert Coyle and Benjamin Deans

said LeBoeuf chose not to run for personal reasons.

Boyd said although he thought the men’s team would place higher, he wasn’t disappointed. They finished behind the Gryphons, the Windsor Lancers, the Eastern Michigan Eagles and the Marauders.

Clay Patterson led the team with a time of 25 minutes 27 seconds, good for 26th overall.

The men ran an eight-kilometre course in Guelph. Hatheway said his team’s strengths are better suited to the 10-kilometre format of the provincial and national championships

Both teams must finish in the top five next weekend to qualify for the Nov. 12 nationals in Quebec City.

— With files from Gilbert Coyle

Football hosts Mustangs The 5-2 Gaels take on the 7-0 Western Mustangs in a nationally-televised matchup.

Soccer wraps up regular season

Men’s and women’s soccer host the Laurentian Voyageurs and the Nipissing Lakers this weekend.

Men’s rugby host Laurier on west

The 4-1 Gaels play the 2-4 Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks in their first game at West Campus.

Women’s hockey home opener

The 2-1 Gaels take on the 1-3 Western Mustangs on Friday and 2-1-1 Windsor Lancers on Saturday at the Memorial Centre.

Women’s basketball hosts Tindall Invitational at ARC

The Dalhousie Tigers, Guelph Gryphons and Québec à Montréal Citadins come to Kingston for preseason tournament.

Women’s rugby goes to Guelph

The 5-1 Gaels face the 5-0 Guelph Gryphons in an OUA semifinal. A berth in the national tournament is on the line.

Rowers head to Boston

The rowing team compete in the Head of the Charles regatta on Saturday and Sunday.

Men’s volleyball goes to Calgary Gaels fly to the Dino Cup to close out the preseason action.

women lead the way at Brock

Every women’s rowing boat won a medal at the Brock Invitational last weekend.

The lightweight eight, four and single boats all won gold medals in the team’s last OUA competition before the provincial championship. The heavyweight eight and two-person boats finished second while the heavyweight single and four-person boats finished third.

The men’s side wasn’t as successful, managing only four bronze medals on the day. The lightweight eight, four, single and heavyweight eight notched third-place finishes. The heavyweight single, double, four and lightweight double all finished off the podium.

High winds on Saturday delayed the regatta until Sunday. As a result, crews from Carleton University

and the University of Ottawa didn’t participate.

— Gilbert Coyle

win streak hits four

Men’s hockey came from behind to beat the Royal Military College Paladins 4-2 at the Constantine Arena on Wednesday night. Forward Joey Derochie scored twice and goaltender Riley Whitlock made 28 saves in the Gaels’ fourth-straight win

The Paladins led 2-1 late in the second period until forward Kelly Jackson equalized before the break. Derochie and captain Jonathon Lawrance tallied goals in the third period to seal the win. The Gaels improve to 4-1 while the Paladins drop to a 2-3 record.

— Gilbert Coyle

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Motivators for marathon runnersMarathon runners endure bloody feet and blisters to finish the 42.2 kilometresBy Jessica FishBeinPostscript Editor

Popular Queen’s professor Jonathan Rose has over 1,400 Twitter followers. Most of them probably don’t know he’s an avid marathon runner.

“I’m not an athlete, but I’ve run three marathons and six half-marathons,” Rose said.

“People think you get tired from exercise, but you don’t. You get energized,” he said. “Running is one of the few times I have no extraneous interruptions.”

Albeit a stress-reliever in some ways, a marathon is an extreme physical challenge.

“Nothing in my life compares to last 12 kilometres of a marathon. It’s the most intense mixture of pain, exhilaration, exhaustion and willpower that I’ve ever experienced,” Rose said. “Your body is saying stop

… but the mental preparation is maybe more important than physical preparation.”

Rose survives marathons by breaking the race into stages.

“I imagine the next stage as the end goal. If I’m at 30 K, I’ll just say I have five more to do,” he said. “I pick off people and say, ‘that guy or that girl is not going to beat me.’”

Rose said marathons are democratic because anyone can run.

“You don’t need a sports team and equipment,” he said. “Age is not a barrier. I can run faster than guys my age, but people who are 80 can run faster than me.”

On Oct. 16 at the Toronto Waterfront marathon, 100-year-old Fauja Singh became the oldest person to complete a marathon with a time of eight hours, 25 minutes and 17 seconds.

The winner’s time was two hours, nine minutes and 50 seconds.

Rose also competed in Toronto and said he started training six months prior to the race.

“I do a combination of speed work, medium-paced running and long slow runs,” he said, adding that he did several 30 km runs

leading up to the race and exercised for an average of an hour and a half each day.

“I do core strength training … and I also do aerobics and skip regularly.”

His best running time is three hours and 42 minutes in the Ottawa Marathon in May.

“Can you think of another venue where thousands of people are cheering you on?” he said. “You just feel your brain being flooded with endorphins. It’s a real rush.”

But exhilaration aside, preparing for a marathon presents its fair share of physical risks.

Injury is an evitable part of running, Rose said.

“I’ve had lower back pain and Achilles tendons problems,” he said.

Rose wasn’t on as strict a diet regiment during training.

“A cool benefit of running is that I can eat whatever I want. I can have six meals, and I do,” he said.

A long run can burn 3,000 calories, when the average adult male caloric intake is 2,500 per day.

“You can eat twice as much and not gain weight,” Rose said.

He doesn’t have any plans on slowing down.

“One day I’d like to do an ultramarathon, which is 50 kilometres,” he said.

The average marathon is 42.2 kilometres.

Melody Torcolacci, a professor in Health Studies and Kinesiology, said marathon runners often experience something called

“hitting the wall.”She coached the track team at

Queen’s for 23 years.“That’s when you’ve run out

of energy source. All that’s going to happen is you slow down, and you’re not feeling it,” she said.

“You can’t just take in water. You have to also get sugar back into the system.”

Predictable injuries in marathons include shin splints, bloody feet and blisters, she said.

“Sometimes people have diarrhea on the way and keep running through.”

Marathon runners can experience a temporary loss of height, and can cross the finish line two centimetres shorter than when they started the race. It’s caused by the impact of their feet hitting their ground for an extended period of time.

Despite months of training, marathon competitors can still run into unexpected issues on the course, Torcolacci said.

“The body can be perfectly in tune and ready to run, but then something happens,” Torcolacci said. “With preparation you’re less likely to have issues, but even with best prepared athlete things happen.”

The competitive nature of marathon running can have potentially dangerous affects.

“Athletes who are highly driven aren’t going to listen to their body if they’re close to the finish line,” she said. “The person has to read their body to see what’s happening, but they’re used to running through pain and having their body screaming.

“Experienced runners can have a better idea of good pain versus bad pain,” she said.

Although there are risks involved, Torcolacci said marathons aren’t high-risk events.

“[Deaths] have happened before, and it’s almost always because of electrolyte imbalances,” she said.

“It’s a combination of heat, not enough water … the perfect storm of these factors coming together.”

Ted Lee, ArtSci ’12, has been running marathons for three years and said his initial interest in the sport alarmed those around him, he said.

“My friends thought I was crazy when I told them I wanted to do marathons and started going on long runs,” he said.

But after competing in his first marathon, Lee knew it was the sport for him.

“When I ran the Ottawa marathon in first year, that converted me,” he said. “I fell in love with it. It’s like a drug.”

Without running regularly, Lee said he would feel more upset and stressed.

“Running becomes part of your lifestyle, and when you don’t run you get cranky,” he said. “It became a way to just get away from the stress of schoolwork and extracurriculars and chill out.”

All it took was a simple internet search for Lee to learn how to train for a marathon.

“I literally just punched into Google ‘how to run a marathon’ and found training plans online,” he said, adding that he found 12 to 18 week training regimens.

“I picked a shorter plan that seemed manageable. I would recommend probably doing an hour a day, and doing longer runs on a weekend,” he said. “It depends if you want to just finish [the marathon] or run it well. Your first one you should be running just to compete in it.”

It’s important to do other forms of exercise besides running when training for a marathon, Lee said.

“It’s ideal to do running and some sort of side thing, because running is based on the entire body, not just your legs,” Lee said. “Two to three times a week it’s good to do something that’s not running focused, like cycling or swimming.”

In order to avoid injury, it’s essential to stick to a running plan, Lee said.

“When I first started training, I was stupid about it … I was naïve and just wanted to do long distances, and did a 30 K right away. I was exhausted and couldn’t walk the next day,” he said. “You have to break everything down into smaller steps.”

Lee said getting proper running shoes is essential, and he goes through a pair of running shoes each month. Unlike many runners, Lee said he’s never collapsed.

“Whenever you have something that’s physically exerting and thousands of people do it at once, you will get someone who has some sort of condition,” he said.

“Sure [injuries] gets picked up on by the media, you should just train properly versus letting fear stop you.”

The day before a marathon, Lee does a “carbo-load.”

“My family has a tradition. We eat big pasta dinners the night before a marathon,” he said, adding that he’s vegetarian — an uncommon dietary restriction among marathon runners.

“It’s never been a problem for me because you can find other sources of protein,” he said.

Lee’s best marathon time is three hours and 29 minutes. He attributed much of his success to Gatorade stations positioned on courses, where he frequently takes water breaks.

Because many marathons take place close to exams, it’s hard to balance training with a student lifestyle. Preparing for a marathon requires a promise of commitment and dedication from interested participants, Lee said.

“Your social life declines and I don’t drink for at least a month before,” he said. “I’d usually sleep maybe five hours.”

But Lee said he won’t stop.“I don’t like to sit still and events

like marathons attract people who are pushed to do crazy things,” he said. “It’s cool to say I did that.”

“ It’s the most intense mixture of pain, exhiliration, exhaustion and willpower that I’ve ever experienced. ” —JonathanRose,politicalstudiesprofessor

In order to ensure your body can handle a marathon, it’s important to train with both long distance and short sprint runs, says Kinesiology and Health Studies professor Melody Torcolacci.

photo by jeff peters

“ Sometimes people have diarrhea on the way and keep running though. ”

—MelodyTorcolacci,KinesiologyandHealth

Studiesprofessor

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