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Another University Students Council presidential elec-tion is upon us and with that comes the arduous task ofchoosing a representative to head one of the countryslargest student governments. While past years havebrought a sense of excitement, the most we can sum-mon for the 2010 election is a collective meh. Is thisreally the best group of candidates Westerns studentbody has to offer?

With six candidates to choose from, expectationsshould be high. But instead were faced with a group ofill-prepared individuals, who have put more effort intotheir videos and hype campaigns than their platformresearch.

Last years election saw Emily Rowes campaign riseto the top, alongside her viral campaign style. Her videostood out because it was the only one.

This year candidates lack any such innovation. Weveseen a spate of videos ripping off older and more suc-cessful advertising campaigns. Tithecotts collection ofMike vs. PC is a particularly egregious slap in the faceto students making no attempt to provide a messagebeyond Mike talks to students and thats good.

Or how about previous USC president StephenLecce and his mascot? Some campaigns couldnt resistthe urge of adding a mascot to their teams this year. JeffRutledge even rented the same costume Lecce used

when he was running for the presidency.The viral campaign styles make no effort to convey

facts or information to students. It would be simple toillustrate a few platform points in a video, but insteadcandidates have chosen to film themselves dancingand singing, holding signs and repeating their slogans.

It comes down to one disappointing fact USCpresidential elections are a popularity contest and this

years candidates know it. They are smart enough to seehow gimmicky promotional tools are the key to suc-cess, not well-researched platforms.

Most students arent even aware of the capabilitiesof the USC president, let alone which platform pointsare feasible. This apathy speaks to the fact that outside

of the USC and media bubble, most students donthave the time or desire to research their vote.

But a real problem arises when theres nothing ofsubstance to back up the flash of campaign gimmicks and it is here where any student looking for a legit-imate president will find these candidates sorelylacking.

Despitestudentapathy,itsthejob ofpoliticalleaderstoexcite voters and inform them, rather than play down tothe lowest common denominator. If our student repre-sentatives are truly passionate about Western, they shouldbe doing their best to make students a part of that process.Instead, candidates are taking the easy route to get a jobthat makes a great resum bullet.

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To the editor:This year, as in past years, UniversityStudents Council presidential candi-dates have presented platforms full ofproposals and promises to make theUSC more responsive to students, toguarantee the USC will hear studentvoices and react to our suggestions.

Its one thing to hang a suggestionbox outside your office which is theequivalent of what current and pastpresidential candidates have done, andan entirely different thing to be able tofind things all students care about, or allstudents are affected by.

Most of the university fundamen-tals are beyond USC jurisdiction thetype and number of courses a depart-ment provides, well maintainedlibraries, student aid and large-scalerenovations. In light of this presiden-tial candidates need to recognize theyarent going to revolutionize the schooland focus on reaching out to more stu-dents by building an even better senseof school spirit and communitythrough initiatives that perhaps getmore students out to varsity sportsgames.

On this note of reaching out to morestudents, candidates would also do

well to recognize elections have the

problem of being very insider driven.The majority of people who vote inUSC elections are already on residence,faculty and departmental councils,charity organizations, senators etc.Then theres the by-and-large unin-formed population and the students

who wont vote.This group of people, who go to

class but dont really hang around cam-pus, are the students presidential can-didates should be reaching out to. Theproblem isnt that the USC isnt listen-ing to, or accountable to students. Theproblem is a lot of students dont care

enough to say anything.So candidates, youve got your insid-

ers attention, now go get everyone elses stop promising youll listen and goout and start the conversation. And fel-low students, we cant expect more fromthe USC unless we give them our sup-port.

Imagine a USC president that couldsay, 95 per cent of students voted, andmost voted for me. That sounds like amandate to get things done.

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To the editor:I would like to respond to a web com-ment made towards presidential candi-dateMikeTithecott,criticizinghisoriginsinthefacultyofMusic.Theconcernques-tions how a student from such a smallfaculty could represent students fromlarger faculties such as social science.

First of all music administrative stud-ies is actually a degree that combines thepopular music and bachelor of manage-ment and organizational studies pro-grams, requiring courses in businessadministration, economics, statistics,etc. I learned this by spending approxi-mately two minutes on Google. So Tithe-cott is also, in fact, a part of the faculty ofsocial science.

My second, and much more salientpoint, is that just because a candidatedoes not hail from a large faculty doesnot mean their legitimacy should becalled into question. The challengestates a student with a social sciencebackground is more desirable becausethey represent the majority.

Does that mean that a student fromHuron, Brescia, or Kings university col-leges shouldnt be taken seriouslybecausetheydonotrepresentthemajor-

ity of students? The answer is obvious.If a student has passion, commit-

ment, a solid platform, and reaches outto students, then that defines them as alegitimate candidate. It is the duty of thepresident to make every effort to ensurethat the concerns of students from allconstituencies are represented. Im notsaying Tithecott necessarily fits thismold, but he has every right to run andto attempt to convince the majority ofstudents that he is the right person forthe job.

AdamCheeseman

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To the editor:It is important for the sake of the univer-sity and the student body that the imageof the USC president is not that of adrunken fool. The position of USC presi-dent is a very serious one.

In response to Mr. Rajzmans com-ments about the need for informedvoters I feel the need to also point outan incident that occurred last year

involving one of the candidates. Thecandidate published a magazine anddistributed it on campus without con-sent of the USC. Not only that, butthere were issues regarding the appro-priateness of certain content, and moregenerally, the quality of the magazine

was simply atrocious.I take the USC elections very serious-

ly and it is important that a responsibleand capable president be elected. It is upto the student body to ensure this hap-pens.

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THE GAZETTE TESTS CANDIDATES WESTERN KNOWLEDGE

Marshall Goldfarb Matt Hyland Ray Park Jeff Rutledge Mike Tithecott Matthijs van Gaalen

WHAT POSITION DOES FRED LONGSTAFFE HOLD?

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HOW MUCH DOES THE USC COLLECT FROM EACH STUDENT IN FEES WITHOUT THE BUS PASS OR HEATH PLAN?

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Canadian Alliance of StudentAssociations and OntarioUniversity Students Association(1)

Canadian Alliance of StudentAssociations and Ontario Under-graduate student Alliance (2)

Canadian alliance of Studentassociations and Ontario under-graduate student alliance (2)

Canadian Association of StudentAdvocates and Ontario under-graduate student Association (0)

Canadian Association ofStudent alliances and OntarioUndergraduate student Alliance(2)

Canadian Alliance of StudentsAssociation and Ontario Under-graduate Studentassociation (1.5)

HOW MANY TIM HORTONS ARE THERE ON CAMPUS?

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WHICH WESTERN COACH CELEBRATED HIS/HER 250TH WIN? WHAT SPORT?

Hockey (0.5) Hockey (0.5) (0) Hockey (0.5) Marshall/ football (0) Squash? (0)

HOW MANY USC MEETINGS HAVE BEEN HELD IN THIS SCHOOL YEAR?

10 (0) 10 (0)10 (for this school year)13 (for 09/10 council) (0)

9 (1) 9 (1) 9 (1)

HOW MANY CLTS CAN YOU BUY WITH $486, 000? BONUS: WHY IS THIS NUMBER SIGNIFICANT?

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121,500 (1)75,000 with tax (0)Amit Chakmas salary (0)

147,000 (0)Deficit of the Spoke (0)

1,261 (0)

WHAT ARE THE PUBLICATIONS PRODUCED BY KINGS, BRESCIA AND HURON?

Br esc ia Bu zz (1) I m s ur e t hey re g ood (0)Huron GrapevineKings Regis,Brescia Buzz (3)

Huron Herald,Brescia Buzz (1)

Regis,Buzz and Grapevine (3)

Regis, Buzz (2)

WHAT BUILDING AND ROOM IS THE WOMENS ISSUES NETWORK OFFICE LOCATED IN?

UCC (0.5)UCC, 2nd floor, down the hall fromthe Gazette (0.5)

2nd floor of the UCC(coordinator on 3rd) (0.5)

UCC 256 (0.5)UCC 262? Right down the hallfrom YOU (0.5)

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WHAT IS THE ANNUAL GAME THE MUSTANGS MENS HOCKEY TEAM PLAYS AT THE JLC?

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WHO IS THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE LTC?

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NAME FIVE OF WESTERNS LIBRARIES

Weldon, Taylor, Ivey, Law, Music(4)

D.B Weldon, Law, A&B Taylor, C.BBud Johnston, Kings (5)

Taylor, Weldon, Ivey Library, Law,Music (5)

D.B Weldon, Betty Taylor,Althouse, Kings, Huron (4)

Music, Law, Ivey, Weldon, Taylor(4)

Law, Taylor, Weldon, Kings Cor-dinal Centre, Huron (5)

WHERE IS THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES STUDENT COUNCILS OFFICE LOCATED?

Nat Sci (0) University College (0.5)

1st floor of UC, beside AcademicCounselling (after the glass door)and across from mens andwomens washroom (0.5)

UC(0.5)

UC, 1st floor(right side of building) (0.5)

Talbot College (0)

WHAT CHARITY IS BENEFITING FROM CHARITY BALL THIS YEAR?

(0) The kid sports one (0)George BrayHockey Association Inc. (1)

Ray Cullen, charity to supportchildren with disabilities playinghockey (0)

George BraySports Association (1)

Hockey for Children (0)

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Able to multi-taskGame:Obstacle CourseMarshall Goldfarb 1 min. WINNERJeff Rutledge 1.08 min.Matthijs van Gaalen 1.08 min.Matt Hyland 1.12 min.Ray Park 1.20 min.Mike Tithecott 1.32 min.

FlexibleGame:TwisterMatthijs van Gaalen WINNERJeff Rutledge

Ray ParkMarshall GoldfarbMike TithecottMatt Hyland

Able to think on their feetGame:Dance Dance RevolutionRay Park 6,531,440 WINNERMarshall Goldfarb 2,423,725Mike Tithecott 767,290Matt Hyland 587,285Jeff Rutledge 240,280Matthijs van Gaalen 44,850

FastGame:Bike RaceMatthijs van Gaalen 16 sec. WINNERMatt Hyland 17 sec.

Jeff Rutledge 18 sec.Ray Park 19 sec.Marshall Goldfarb 27 sec.Mike Tithecott incomplete

InnovativeGame: Student Egg Drop Protect your student egg.ALL LOSERSTeam 1:Goldfarb and van Gaalen First egg broken during construction Second egg named Minivan broken upon dropTeam 2:Park and Hyland egg named Safety broken upon dropTeam 3:Tithecott and Rutledge team RutCott broken

KnowledgeableGame:Presidential QuizMike Tithecott 67%

Ray Park 60%Matt Hyland and Matthijs van Gaalen 55%Jeff Rutledge 45%Marshall Goldfarb 36%

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By Shreya TekriwalGazetteStaff

Western students are being put to areferendum vote once again.

A referendum will be held todayand tomorrow, asking undergradu-ate students to implement a $25additional fee for renovations in theUniversity Community Centre.

The ReferendumLast year, [the board of directors]came up [] with a fairly large pro-

ject, upwards of $30 million over a20-year fee of $95, Sacha Kumar,vice-president finance for the Uni-versity Students Council, said. Wedid a survey and heard loud andclear from students that $95 was fartoo much.

If this years referendum passes,the additional $25 student fee willbe collected for the purpose of ren-ovating the UCC gyms and also for

the maintenance of other spaceswithin the building.

We took estimates of howmuch it would cost to renovate thenewly acquired space and we alsotook estimates of how much weshould be collecting each year forfuture maintenance and upkeep,Kumar explained.

He added the fee will be collect-ed in perpetuity and, therefore, theUSC can discontinue it in thefuture years: Its in perpetuity so it

will be around as long as studentswant it to be. [If] at any point, thecouncil feels the fee is unnecessary,they can just take it away by a sim-ple motion.

If the referendum is approved bystudents, renovations in the UCC

will begin in the summer and willbe done before the start of the nextacademic year.

We have a lot of concept ideasabout what can happen with that

space [] It is also up to council todecide what exactly will hap pen,Kumar said.

He mentioned the gym wouldincludea24-hourstudy space,gen-eral multi-purpose rooms, a multi-faith worship space and a stage forany dry-programming events.

According to Kumar, only the gymswill beunder immediaterenovationsifthe referendumendsina Yesvote.

Last year, they had the archi-tectural firm draw up the diagrams[] for the renovations and that

was costly, a cost that could not berecovered because the referendumdidnt go through, Kumarexplained as to why the USC didnot have any concrete plans for cur-rent renovations. This year, we did-nt do that. We got our colleague []to draw us a basic drawing and itdidnt cost anything at all.

On the other hand, if the refer-endum results in a No vote, theUSC will consider giving back thespace to the University.

While we do see some utilityfrom the gyms, there isnt enough to

justify paying [close to $220,000] inoccupancy fees per year [] We willlook into giving back that space tothe University to get the occupan-cy off our books, Kumar said.They have no clue [as to what they

would do with the space] becausethey dont know what were doing

with the space yet.I have had no discussions with

the USC pertaining to the upcom-ing referendum. The University hasmade no plans associated withspace that is designated for the USCin the UCC, Gitta Kulczycki, vice-president operations and humanresources at Western, said.

Presidential Candidatestake on the ReferendumI actually was a little disappointed

with what I was hearing from some

of [the presidential candidates] []Some of their [stances were] thatthey dont feel students should haveto pay the fee for renovations,

which is actually completely illogi-cal, Kumar expressed.

Kumar mentioned students willbe paying for renovations either

way: Either its through a USC ded-icated fee or its through tuition.

He also explained if the USCrather than the University conductsthe renovations, there would bemore transparency as to where the$25 fee will be allocated.

During last weeks Town Halldebate in the UCC atrium, all pres-idential candidates expressed theirsupport for the referendum. How-ever, some were unsure whetherthe USCs renovation plans wereideal for students.

Im not sure the proposed [ren-ovation] plan is the right [thing] to

do, Marshall Goldfarb said.Im for the referendum [] the

current plan, Im not sure how I feelabout that, Matt Hyland said.Hyland felt more research needs tobe conducted in order to determine

what students really want.Im disappointed for the fact

that we dont know what the Uni-versity will do if they take over thespace, Matthijs van Gaalen said.

Kumar added there are no otheroptions left for the USC if the refer-endum results in a No vote and isthe reason as to why the USC wouldconsider giving the space back tothe University.

We will have given [students] afairly high-end project at $95 andanother one at $25. You cant gomuch lower than the $25 [] Wecould propose to them somethingabove $25, but obviously they

would say no to that, he said.

By Nicole Gibillini and MaddieLeznoffGazetteStaff

Its easy to tell its University Stu-dents Council election time even if

you have no interest in student pol-itics the signs crop up on Uni-versity College Hill, you are likelybombarded with Facebook groupinvites and it suddenly seemseveryone has a colourful tagattached to their knapsack.

Third-year kinesiology studentOmid Azami calls himself a casual

observer when it comes to studentelections. I basically vote for thepersons campaign that annoys methe least, he says.

Sometimes its easy to get caughtup in all the media campaign hype.But what effects do these mediastrategies have, other than provid-ing a distraction for a couple of

weeks?Patty Pakvis, a sociology profes-

sor at Kings and Brescia universitycolleges, thinks candidates shouldfocus on being professional insteadof relying on gimmicks to grab stu-dents attention.

She also said Candidates need to work extra hard to get noticedamong a demographic that is noto-riously targeted by consumeradvertisements.

We are exposed to anywherebetween 1,500 and 3,000 advertis-ing messages a day [...] Any adver-tising campaign will need some-thing very special or particularly

attention-grabbing to breakthrough the clutter.

It seems campaign videos havebecome the latest attention-grab-

bing medium but how effectiveare they, really?

According to political scienceprofessor Cameron Anderson,videos are probably less valuable inattracting voters this year.

Given the fact that all the can-didates have a video, the effects ofthat video are minimized becauseall of them have something, hesays. Now, if one of them has avideo thats remarkable and worthyof talking about the must-seevideo then perhaps that mightgenerate interest around that par-

ticular candidate.No candidate has achieved the

same effect Emily Rowe did withher video last year.

Im not sure any one candidatethis year would have that cachearound a video because all of themare doing it, so the uniqueness of itis sort of lost, Anderson adds.

The videos, no matter howentertaining, really only serve onepurpose to grab attention. Stu-dents who care about the election

will probably research candidatesregardless of the videos.

I think the student would haveto be motivated in the first instanceto pursue [a candidates platform],

Anderson says.Despite being catchy, this years

videos say little about candidatesideas or platform promises. How-ever, candidates personal websitesprovide an opportunity to learnmore if students take the time toresearch their votes.

Its hard toimagine student cam-paigns without the websites, videosand colourful paraphernalia. How-ever,thereisa pointwheretoomuch

emphasis on aesthetics can detractfrom the real purpose of the hype tofinda leaderforourstudentbody.

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Perceptions andmisconceptionsCandidates work toovercome stereotypesBy Meagan KashtyGazetteStaff

University Students Council presi-dential candidates can spendmonths prepping and reviewingtheir platforms, but ultimately,image is everything.

Everything from ethnicity, gen-der, the industry you work in, yourfamily voting history its had animpact on the image you creategoing into the campaign period,says Laura Stephenson, a Westernpoliticalscience professor,in regardstofactors affectingvoting behaviour.

Ben Singer, a previous USC pres-idential candidate, refrained fromdrinking the month before his cam-paign began.

Id go to the bars, but I wouldntdrink because I wanted to makesure the image I was presenting was

what I wanted to bring to the USC,Singer said. I wanted to bring avery serious managerial perspec-tive, so I presented myself at everyopportunity possible as a seriousindividual.

However, Singer will be the firstto admit when going into campaignseason, a serious image might not

be the image students want to see.While I think it was a great mes-

sage, it wasnt a popular one,Singer conceded. Thats the prob-lem you have to balance popu-larity with priorities.

For previous USC presidentialcandidate Ashley Bushfield it wasimportant for her that her cam-paign image not interfere with whoshe was.

[My campaign team and I]spoke a lot about running as a

woman [] we spoke a lot aboutrunning as a feminist [] we knewthere were stereotypes that wouldhave to be worked against that,Bushfield said. We talked aboutthese things at length and ways tocombat it, but what it came to wasthat I wasnt going to run as some-body I wasnt.

Bushfield emphasized the diffi-culties she encountered during hercampaign season. From the sexual-ization of the female candidates, todirect questioning of her sexual ori-entation, Bushfields journey toelection night was far from easy.

The perception of how youthink youre being perceived can beskewed, but there was more thanone instance where I felt like I wasbeing judged as a woman, she said.

Singer also faced his share ofobstacles during last years election

season. Throughout the campaign,Singer was questioned about hisviews on the Muslim prayer space,and he was accused of wearing histraditional kippah as a means ofgaining the Jewish vote.

Singer was hesitant to speculate whether race and religion influ-enced the student vote, but he wasconfident a candidates image has asignificant impact on their success.

Voting based on image is prob-ably the most efficient way to gath-er information whether sex, reli-gion and race play a part into that, Idont know we dont have the

data for that. But the image a can-didate puts forward is going to be a

Coles Notes of who they are andwhat theyre going to do with theUSC, Singer said.

To ensure students are gettingan accurate representation of acandidate, their image must beinfused in absolutely everything.

That image should permeateeverything you do. It should be inthe platform, the policies, yourcampaign material everything,says Dan Moulton, who was cam-paign manager for current USCpresident Emily Rowe. Moultonadded this image has to be consis-tent from the beginning of the cam-

paign to the end.It may be image has become

such an influencing factor simplybecause the attention span andtime constraints of students pre-vent them from delving into candi-dates platforms as thoroughly asthey should.

It takes a while to communi-cate complex ideas, and unfortu-nately you dont always have thatmuch time, Singer said.

The question becomes what stu-dents sacrifice by simply trustingthe image presented to them.

How can you be empowered tothink its anything more than a pop-ularity contest if thats what a can-

didate puts out there? Bushfieldwondered.

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1& 2 Personapartmentsand roomson westernroad.walk/busto campus.Perfectforquiet,non-smokingstudentswithnopets. $375-$800monthlyincludesutil-ities,laundryand parking.519-673-1843.

1&3BEDROOMS,795RichmondStreet,2&3 bed-roomsat255 SydenhamStreet,3bedroomsat375WharncliffeNorth.Closetocampus,parking& laun-dryon site.AvailableMay1st. Call519-852-2674.

1,2,3,4,5,6APARTMENTS,HOMES andtownhomesforrent.Thelargenewredbrickbuildingsadjacenttocampusanddowntown.Reallylargebedroomsandclosets,allappliances,high speednetworking,wellmaintained.Manyto choosefrom,All priceranges.CallJon anytime 519-852-7993.

1,2,3,4,5,6BEDROOMLUXURY homesand apart-mentsavailabledowntown.Situatedrightinthe heartoftheaction.Calltoview,thesedontlast.Bestloca-tionsin London,ridesavailable.Refera friend for$100.Call 519-645-7368or Jamie519-860-5777.

2 BEDROOM,PRIME locationsand topcondition,closeto campusand downtown,onLTC busroutes.Hassle-freeliving.Seeus first!Referafriend for$100.Ridesavailabletoview.Call ustodayat 519-495-7903.

2BDRM#1 Redbrickrentals.Thesenewly renovatedunitsarewithinwalkingdistanceof campusandon agreatbusrouteaswell.Amazingpriceincludesutili-ties.Loadsoffreeparking.Theseplacestrulyareasteal!Callformoredetailsanytime(519)859-5563oremailjmiles@londonprop.com.

2 BDRMCONDO,695RichmondUnit708. 2bed-rooms/2washrooms,1400 sq.ft.1parking, furnished.$1700inclusive(orbest offer).Fridge,stove,wash-er/dryer,microwave,dishwasher,sofa/loveseat,diningroom,beds. 416-818-8555,callcollect.

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2BEDROOMAT229Riverside Drive,availableFeb.1st/May 1st,$850 inclus i ve ,2 b e d ro o ms a t 3 3 7WharncliffeNorth,availableMay 1st.Bothlocationscloseto campus,parking, laundryon-site, hardwoodfloors,ceramics,controlledentry.519-852-2674.

2 BEDROOMDUPLEX ,Colborne/Cheapside, woodfloors,wood stove,parking, laundry,microwave,onbusroute,utilitiesincluded, $850.00/month,12 monthlease, mature students, available May 1. Call 519-666-3423orleavemessage

2 BEDROOMS AVAILABLE, $660 plus $80 utilitypackage that includes heat, hydro, water, internet,homephone, longdistance. Freeuncovered parking,newerbuilding,on-sitemanagement,closetoWest-ern and bus routes, steps from Richmond St. Formore information please call 519.858.2525 or go towww.varsitycommons.ca.

2&3 BEDROOM, 375 Wharncliffe North, availableMay1st.Hardwoodfloors,library,parking.Bigbed-rooms. 3 bedroom house, 343 Wharncliffe North,newly renovated. New appliances, electrical andplumbing.Call 519-852-2674.

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2,3,4BEDROOMS availableatVarsityCommonslo-catedat75 AnnSt.just stepsfromRichmondRow.Enjoygreatamenitiessuchasourcardiocentre,24hour laundry facility and game room. On-site man-agement. For more information please call519.858.2525orgoto www.varsitycommons.ca.

3 AND 4 bedroom apartments and townhomes.Thesearetheawesomeredbrickones.Newlybuilt,veryspacious,andsoclosetocampus.Allapplianc-es, very clean and well maintained. For more infor-mation or showing please call Jon anytime519-852-7993

3 BDRM APARTMENt $415/room inclusive, nearCherryhill,Internet,parking, laundry,heat/hydro,bal-cony, spacious rooms, walk to grocery store. 519-659-9646.

3 BDRM TOWNHOUSES and apartments. TheseunitsarejuststepsfromcampusatthecornerofSar-niaandWesternroad,rightnexttoPerthandEssexresidence.Theseunitsallhavespaciousbedroomsandcommonareas.Allcomewithfreeparking,main-tenance and full-time property management. CallZachanytimeat 519-854-0505.

3 BEDROOMAPARTMENTS forrent.LiveonRich-mond,nearthegates,justsouthofMasonvilleorrightdowntown.Witha varietyofoptionsforyou,we canmeetanystudentsneeds.Mostunitsarenewlybuiltandcomewithall5appliances.CallZachat519-854-0505anytimetoview.

3 BEDROOM BROUGHDALE on path betweenMed/Syd. Newly renovated, 32 Sony flat screenmountedon living roomwall,glassbrick,2 showers,massive17 rooms.$385, 416-835-5293,enmars@hotmail.com

3 BEDROOMTOWNHOUSE ,2 baths,5 appliances,parking, on Western bus route, recenty renovated,neat,$400/monthincluding utilities.Call Gerry519-200-6260.

3&4BDRM. APARTMENTS andtownhomes. Thesearetheawesome redbrickones.Newlybuilt, veryspa-cious,and socloseto campus.Allappliances,verycleanandwellmaintained.Formoreinformationorshowingpleasecall Jonanytime519-852-7993.

3 , 4 , 5 bdrmsat217Sarnia.Liveatone ofthemostpopularstudentcornersin London.Within stepsofcampus,youcantgetcloser.Alloftheseunitshavebigcommonroomsandspaciousbedrooms.Liveinstylewith5 appliances,freeparking,freemaintenanceandfulltime propertymanagement.CallZach anytimeat519-854-0505.

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3,4BEDROOM apartmentsavailableat VarsityCom-mons,Londonsbest StudentCommunity.Enjoygreatamenitiessuchasour cardiocentre,movietheatreandfunevents.From$485 inclusiveper room.Formorein fo rma t io n p lea s e c a ll 5 1 9.8 58 .25 2 5 o r g o towww.varsitycommons.ca.

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4BDRMHOMES aroundtheuniversityinvariouslo-cations.Wellmaintained, manynewly renovatedwithnewkitchensandbathrooms.Thesearesomeofthebeststudentrentalsavailable. Calltoview, ridesavail-able.Referafriendfor$100.Call519-495-7903

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4BDRM.#1 Redbrickrentals.Newly builtred bricks,rightacrossfromcampusonSarniaRd.!Almostsoldoutalready.Dishwasher,washer/dryerinclude. Huge,spaciousrooms withmassive closets.NetworkedforInternetandcablewithfreeparkingincluded.Almostgone.CallJohnanytimeat519-859-5563oremail

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5BEDROOM TownHomelivingat VarsityMills.Amen-itiesinclude:on-sitelaundryand airconditioning.From$495per roomplus$85 utilitypackage(includinglongdistanceinCanada). Allstudents.1 BeaufortSt.,easywalkto class andbus routes,roommatematchingservicesavailable.For moreinformation, pleasecall519.858.2525or goto www.varsitymills.ca.

5 BEDROOM,3-FLOOR townhousein all-studentareanearUWO. $385plusutilit iesor$435includesallutilit ies. Largecommonroom,3 bathrooms,laun-dry,fullyrenovated, cleanand comfortable.5 minutebusrideto campus,nearshoppingand downtown.CallJosephat SummitProperties519-671-2671.

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Unlikely pairing of The Sadies and Glen Matlock a successCountry and old school punk-rock collide at the London Music Hall Saturday

By Pat MartiniGazetteStaff

It seems these days everybodywants a piece of The Sadies. Hailedas one of Canadas best live bands,they took the stage at LondonMusic Hall Saturday night, whereGlen Matlock of Sex Pistols fame

became the latest to join the psy-chedelic surf-country band.

This was the third night of thejoint venture cleverly titled Never-mind the Sex Pistols ... Heres GlenMatlock, featuring The Sadies asopeners and closers to Matlocksacoustic set.

The Sadies who have played

with the likes of Greg Keelor, GarthHudson and Gord Downie, to namea few greats started the evening

with their trademark introductionof rattling guitar strings and twangy

resonance as guitarist Dallas Good welcomed the crowd.

The first set consisted of stan-dard Sadies fare. The guitar playingof brothers Travis and Dallas Good

was impeccable. They didnt miss anote, despite the manic pace ofsome of their more upbeat num-bers, while ballads such as StrangeBirds showcased the softer side ofthe otherwise energetic group.

Soon enough, the first set wasover and the stage was set for Mat-lock, one of the original members

of the Sex Pistols who was laterreplaced by Sid Vicious. Since then,Matlock has established himself asa respected musician having

worked with innumerable names in

the punk community and beyond.His acoustic set introduced

members of the crowd to his workwith The Philistines, as songs likeGhosts of Princes in Towersdemonstrated the pop sensibilitiesof his music. You guys mightremember this one, he said beforethe opening chords to God Savethe Queen, the first of two songsfrom Matlocks time with the Pis-tols. Pretty Vacant had the crowd

yelling along, with some fans eventaking the stage to a warm welcome

from the dapper Matlock.The set was a little more relaxed

than The Sadies performance, butas they took the stage once more,they invited Matlock back up for a

rendition of Treat Her Right, orig-inally recorded by Roy Head andthe Traits.

The show finished with a five-song encore by The Sadies, which

was capped off by their song Tiger,Tiger. The finale was a true testa-ment to the showmanship of thegroup.

While the union of The Sadiesand Glen Matlock may seem a bitstrange, the versatility of both actsshowed they could jam on themoon if given the chance.

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IN THEATRES

Despite cast, Extraordinary Measures isnt so specialVaughan brings inspirational story of a fathers love to the big screen

By Alana SilverGazette Staff

Extraordinary MeasuresDirected by: Tom VaughanStarring: Brendan Fraser, HarrisonFord, Keri Russell, MeredithDroeger, Diego Valezquez

The title says it all Extraordinary

Measures is a film about a fatherwho will go to any length to savehis children.

Based on the true events thatinspired Geeta Anands book TheCure, Vaughans film adaptationtells the story of a special familyhoping to overcome the impossi-ble.

The Crowleys have three kids,and two of them Megan(Droeger) and Patrick (Valezquez) have the incurable musculardisease, Pompe.

From beginning to end theactors are somewhat successful atconveying the raw emotions thatgo hand-in-hand with the familys

journey.Fraser does a decent job depict-

ing John Crowley, a father whorisks the future of his family by notaccepting the tragic destiny of hischildren. However, after a closecall with his daughter, John

abruptly quits his job to save hiskids. Although his wife Alieen(Russell) is reluctant at first, in thegood nature of any inspirationalstory she soon gets on board withher husband.

Ford suits the unconventionalDr. Stonehill. He is able to capturethe complexity of the character,but still presents him in an authen-tic, realistic manner.

The child actors are the gluethat holds the movie together.Droeger brings the wit and

determination of her characterto life, and it is almost hard tobelieve that she is not Meganherself.

Valezquez is able to bring thesubtleness of Patrick to the screen,and although he has few lines, heis able to demonstrate the emo-tions and difficulties the youngboy struggles with due to his ill-ness.

Even though ExtraordinaryMeasures is not completely pre-dictable, it is not hard to sense howit will turn out.

Though heartwarming, andinspirational at times, the film isalso quite lengthy and dry. The waythe true events were formed into amovie seem unrealistic and over-constructed.

If you are looking for an outletfor built-up emotions, or simply

want to be inspired, this filmmay be able to satisfy.

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HUGGING A MOMMY SURE BEATS BATTLING A MUMMY.Brendan Fras-er and Keri Russell star as the parents of children battling a devastatingdisease.

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MENS BASKETBALL - WESTERN 84, GUELPH 80

Mustangs narrowly avoid upsetWedemire, Barbeau spark comeback

By Daniel FrankelGazetteWriter

On Saturday afternoon the WesternMustangs mens basketball teamhosted the Guelph Gryphons thelast place team in the Ontario Uni-versity Athletics Wests Division.

What appeared to be a mismatchon paper, turned into a hard foughtbattle with Western squeaking by84-80.

Guelph came out aggressivelyand established an early lead while

Western struggled.I thought we were very listless

in the first half, Westerns headcoach Brad Campbell explained.We were playing a desperate teamthat was trying to get into the play-offs and we just didnt want itenough.

Guelph continued their strongplay throughout the first half,knocking down eight three pointersand making over 50 per cent oftheir shots from three-point range.

Jay Mott paced the Gryphons, hit-ting five of his seven attempts.

Thats been one of ourstrengths this year, Guelphs headcoach Chris ORourke said of histeams three-point shots. We arevery young, inexperienced and hurtright now with our big men. Wedont really have a scoring threatinside, so we have to move the ball

well and shoot it successfully in

order for us to stay in games.

Western shot the ball poorly inthe first half, shooting 31 per centfrom the field and 41 per cent fromthe foul line. The Mustangs weakshooting combined with Guelphshot three-point range resulted in

Western trailing by 12 at the half.The third quarter started the

same way the first half ended with Guelph shooting the lights out.Guelph built up a lead as large as 16points midway through the quarter.

Western needed a spark to get outof their funk, and a Jason Milliquetthree to beat the buzzer turned themomentum in their favour.

The fourth quarter saw a Mus-tang team committed to poundingthe ball inside, using their superiorsizeandstrengthdownlow.Andrew

Wedemire was key to their successin the paint.

We played with some passion[in the fourth], Campbell said.Andy finished with 13 rebounds inthe game and he was just a stalwart

on the defensive board. He justscooped everything off the glassand I think we can credit that withgetting some momentum.

With Westerns best players step-ping up their game in the secondhalf, they managed to fight their

way back for an 84-80 victory.I cant overstate how good and

how much Andy Wedemire andRyan Barbeau took over the game

for us at the start of the fourth quar-ter, Campbell said. During thatstretch when we took the lead ourbest players carried us.

In the fourth quarter we cametogether as a team. It was a game

we couldnt lose after losing onWednesday, Wedemire said, wholed the team with 19 points.

Its all about playoffs right now. Western is now entering the

last few crucial weeks of the regu-lar season, facing the McMasterMarauders tomorrow at 8 p.m. at

Alumni Hall.

By Aaron KorolnekGazetteWriter

Engulfed in a sea of purple as partof Western basketballs annual Jamthe Gym promotion, Westerns

womens team overcame a first-halfscare and defeated the GuelphGryphons 70-47.

The Mustangs, now owners of afour-game winning streak,improved their record to 14-4 in the

Ontario University Athletics WestDivision. The Gryphons fall to 2-16and continue to reside in the OUA

West cellar.Mustangs guard Amanda Ander-

son had an impressive game, fillingthe stat sheet with 22 points, eightrebounds, seven assists and threesteals.

Western head coach StephanBarrie praised Anderson, who is theOUAs second leading scorer.

Amanda did so many thingstoday, but most importantly shesparked us when we needed it,Barrie said. At the beginning of thesecond half she was the catalyst of arun that put us back in control ofthe game. It was her getting a steal,making a few baskets, pushing thetempo and leading. She is ourleader and she showed yet again

why that is the case.On the other side of the court,

Gryphons coach Angela Orton washappy with her teams overall effort.

We gave them a good run in thefirst half, but ultimately they are themore experienced team, and theytook over on their home court,

Orton said. We just need to con-tinue to learn how to play on theroad.

Followingasolidfirstquarterthatsaw the Mustangs nail four three-pointers and lead 22-9, theGryphons fought back andoutscoredtheMustangs21-10in thesecond quarter. The Mustangs tookback the lead on a last-second shotfrom newcomer Jacklyn Selfe, whoexplained how Western recovered

after their sloppy second stanza.We had a terrible second quar-

ter. It came down to our commit-ment to be focused and stick to thegame plan. We just need to puttogether four quarters and [we] willbe a very tough team to beat, shesaid.

In the second half, the Mustangscame out with renewed vigor, thor-oughly dominating their counter-parts in front of the raucous West-ern crowd and scoring 38 points.

Mustang forward Lauren Parkescredited the increase of ball pres-sure along with the support of Mus-tangs fans in their second halfimprovement.

We were refocused after thehalf, Parkes said. We increasedthe ball pressure, which causedtheir guards to turn the ball overmore. There was also the loudcrowd that gave us a boost of ener-gy that we fed off of.

The Mustangs welcome McMas-

ter to Alumni Hall at 6 p.m. tomor-row, seeking to avenge a five-pointdefeat at the hands of the Maraud-ers back on Jan. 23.

Mustangs bury GuelphAnderson answers with 22in rout of lowly Gryphons

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PREPARE YOUR ANKLES TO BE BROKEN. Mustangs point guard RyanBarbeau was a big part of the Mustangs second half comeback againstthe Guelph Gryphons on Saturday afternoon, helping erase a 12-point halftime deficit. Barbeau finished the game with 17 points and 13 assists

after shooting just 2 of 10 in the first half.

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