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Volume 46 Issue No. 22 March 3, 2014 www.fsu.ca/interrobang/

Band togetherto fight cancer

Local bands showtheir support for thecause at Sing YourHeart Out! benefit show

on March 8

DC versus Marvel

Its a battle of the superheroeswhen resident geek writerAndrew Vidler looks atthe comic bookpowerhouses

Fanshawe hits a homer

The College is expandingits varsity sports lineupto include baseballand fastball

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Were finally coming to the end of winter - whatsyour favourite thing about spring? #FalconFinally

This weeks winning response:Ashley @ash__gamble

Warmerweather and no snow! #FalconFinallyJordan @jordanallems19

A warmer walk to the beer store #falconfinally

Ryan Daly

Drinking Beer outside again

Ashley Tyler

The baby animals and flowers blossoming

Rebecca Masters

Not having to bundle up to go outside or shoveling the driveway

Kelsey Sales

Playing in puddles

Shana Lea

Flowers and sunshine !!!

Rachel Deller

Picnics outside!

Claire McLoughlin

Summer clothes

Rachel Balkwill

the fact everything is coming back to life

DesaraeEssexbeingoutsideand actually enjoying it

GinCao

Maple syrup trip to a Canadian farm:)

Ellen Gray

taking my dog out for a nice long walk.. without slipping on ice.

Cory Hamilton

Cant wait to play some ball hockey

Jacey Deanna Gurr

My favourite thing about spring is getting rid of the bulky winter clothes!

National Potato Chip Day is March 14 if you could make up any potato chip flavour,what would it be? Tweet using #falconchips or respond to the Note

on our Facebook page (facebook.com/fanshawesu) before2 pm on Wednesday, March 5, 2014. Youll be entered into a draw for a $10 Out

Back Shack/Oasis gift certificate. Must be a current, full-time Fanshawe student.

MARCH EVENTSTICKETS AVAILABLE IN ADVANCE AT THE BIZ BOOTH

MON. MAR. 3RD

WED. MAR. 5

THUR. MAR. 6

FIRST RUN FILMNON-STOP

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TUE. MAR. 4

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SAT. MAR. 8 MONSTER JAM

BUDWEISER GARDENS | 2 PM$ 25 STUDENTS | $ 28 GUESTS

(PRICE INCLUDES A PIT PASS FOR EACH TICKET)

FANSHAWE ATTHE KNIGHTS

BUDWEISER GARDENS | 7 PM$ 18 STUDENTS | $ 20 GUESTS


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Health Sciences student SabrinaDent was awarded a $1,000 leader-

ship from the College StudentAlliance (CSA) on February 15 forher continual involvement on- andoff-campus.

CSA is a student advocacyorganization in Ontario that bringsstudent organizations from acrossthe province together to talk aboutwhat they want in student govern-ment.

The organizations annualLeadership Award is given to astudent who is well rounded.

CSA Leadership Award is basi-cally [for] a student [who] doeswell grade-wise, is very involvedin the community, has the rightattitude, always helps others, is justa good voice for students, said

Adam Gourlay, president of theFanshawe Student Union. It wasvery cool for Sabrina because shegot to receive the award from[College President] Peter Devlinand myself.

Dent wasnt sure why she waschosen at first, but upon closerexamination, she realized she pos-sessed exactly what CSA waslooking for.

I guess because of my willing-ness to put myself out there with-out knowing what Im going to bedoing, but willing to learn from it,she said. Wanting to help peoplewhile maintaining a good academ-ic record.

Being in a demanding program

doesnt make it easy for her to stayinvolved, however, Dent finds her-self on the Student AdministrativeCouncil (SAC) board and volun-teering wherever she can.

Its hard to get in [to DentalHygiene], and its hard to stay in,

she explained. Being on SAC,Ive been able to balance life afterwith scheduling You cant let

things fall behind or else your lifeturns into turmoil.

Dent has enjoyed being involvedwith CSA and said its been bene-ficial.

Its been a real eye-opener,she said. Being involved can turnthe wheels and make it all gotogether. Ive really grown as a

person from it learning all sortsof aspects as opposed to just sittingin a classroom all day. Gettinginvolved on campus you dontfeel bored.

She encouraged students try toget involved.

Itll make your time more valu-able because youll feel important,and when you help others, you get

a sense of accomplishment, shesaid. You meet lots of new people[you] would never have met before and its an awesome resume

builder.The scholarship will be helpful

in her academic career and beyond.

Its part of an overall excellentcollege career, but its also goodfor my personal life because it

encourages me to keep volunteer-ing for things, she said. I didntdo it expecting to get an award outof it. It will hopefully encourageme and other people to keep doinggood for others.

Both Dent and Gourlay encour-age students to get involved, itcould pay off in the end.

With the co-curricular record,we can now put things we do out-side of the classroom and it willhelp people find jobs better, saidDent. Employers look for peoplewho stand out on things that youdont learn in the classroom.

If youre a SAC rep, a clubpresident If youre involved inthese different things as a student

and you take a leadership perspec-tive you can show a verified[co-curricular record] to anemployer, said Gourlay. Payattention to the posters werealways looking for volunteers. Itsnot hard to get involved.

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Youve got to give a little to receive

Recreation and Leisure profes-sor and former professional soccercoach Linda Whitehead spent herReading Week in India, workingwith a non-profit organizationcalled Yuwa that uses soccer tohelp combat child marriage andhuman trafficking.

The London native and WesternUniversity alumna was recruited

by the Commonwealth GamesAssociation, which sponsored hertrip.

I was recruited because of myexperience in female soccer andcoaching education, she said.They wanted to put in a formal-

ized coaching education system toteach these young women how to

be good coaches, and thats whereI fit in.

I went over there to help themput together a curriculum for theircoaching education.

While Whitehead had no formalexperience working with girls intough situations such as child mar-riage and trafficking, she saw it asa chance to give back.

This was be a brand new expe-rience for me. Id never been toIndia before and Id never workedwith this sort of a social angle,she said. Soccer has given me alot, so to be able to give back a lit-tle is pretty cool.

This trip has been the perfectopportunity for her, as she hasbeen seeking something out forsome time.

Ive been seeking out an oppor-tunity to use sport and socialchange because I think its such a

powerful tool for that, she said.[I wanted to be able to] showthese young girls and womentheres lots of opportunities in theworld for them.

Besides travelling to India forthe first time, Whitehead explainedthere was more to be excited about.

Meeting the players, to meetingthe girls, because it takes so muchcourage on their part to do this,she said.

Having a program like this put inplace by Yuwa, girls are more like-ly to be protected from traffickingand marriage.

It builds their self-esteem. Geta sense of possibilities [and] itallows them to see other things,

said Whitehead. Their parents areencouraged to see the benefits of[the girls] getting an education.

This organization really blowsme away with how much thoughttheyve put into how theyre doingthis, she said. Theyve got onegirl out of the program alreadywho has been selected for the Indianational team.

I come from a pretty uniquebackground as far as my soccerexperience goes. Ive always beenin the womens game and there arevery few women in the countrywith my length of time in the

game, experience and qualifica-tions in the game, she said. Allof that experience and knowledge Ihave, I can pass onto them. I thinkwill be really useful.

Whitehead said she hopesimmersion in a new culture will int ur n he lp h er u nd er st and Fanshawes international students

better.Ive never been [to India], she

explained. So Im hoping itllhelp me understand our interna-tional students when I go into aculture where Im not familiarwith, [because] thats exactly whatthey do when they come into ours.

She hopes to return one day.I certainly could foresee me

going back and touching base. Imhoping this may develop into some-thing more than just the short-termsix-month program that weve gotoutlined now. Id be thrilled if itworked to a longer arrangementthan that.

STEPHANIE LAIINTERROBANG

Where in the worldwas Linda Whitehead?

CREDIT: STEPHEN ECHAVIA

Fanshawe Student Union President Adam Gourlay (left) and FanshaweCollege President Peter Devlin (right) presented Sabrina Dent with aCollege Student Alliance Leadership Scholarship.PHOTO COURTESY LINDA WHITEHEAD

The Recreation and Leisure pro-fessor left for India February 21 towork with a non-profit organiza-tion, which uses soccer as a toolto protect young girls from childmarriages and human trafficking.


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On June 14, Dundas Street willcome alive with artists, performersand vendors, turning downtownLondon into a family-friendlystreet party.

Organizers are currently seekingstreet performers and performanceartists to participate in the festivi-ties, and theyre encouragingFanshawe community members tosign up.

We want [the festival] to beartists with original work thingstheyve created themselves, or col-lectives that are a group of artiststhat are commonly workingtogether, explained AlisonChallis, producer of the LondonFringe Festival. We would love todo a call-out to encourage studentsa t Fa ns hawe o r fa cu lty a tFanshawe to come out. If theyhave things that theyre workingon, wed love to see them as a partof this festival.

The organizers are looking forvibrant, community-focused peo-

ple and groups that will activateDundas Street, engage people, dosomething fun and different andget people stepping out of theirshells, Challis said.

Theyd like to seeexhibition/public art works; instal-lations that activate the space, suchas picnic tables; spoken word,musical and theatrical performanc-es; interactive games; and other

activities that engage people inskill-building and healthy living,such as dance lessons.

This is a family event, so organ-izers are not looking for fundrais-ing events, demonstrations, ralliesor religious ceremonies. Werereally encouraging families tocome out anything that is a partof the street festival does need to

be family-friendly.Dundas Street has been home to

the festival previously called theCar-Free Festival and the OurStreet Festival for the past fouryears. New for this summer, organ-

izers of the Fringe Festival and the

Our Street Festival are teaming upto make the event bigger and betterthan ever.

This years Street Festivalfuses together the goals of bothorganizations Our StreetLondons focus on promotingactive transportation through com-munity building events, andLondon Fringes goal to createaccessible environments whereartists and audiences can connect,said Challis.

Our Street Londons alwayshad a really environmental, greenliving, healthy living focus, andalways had some artisan stuff aswell. With our connections andcontacts in the arts world, we knewthat we could really bump this fes-tival up together and make it some-thing even more exciting than its

been in the past, she added.The Dundas Street Festival runs

from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on June 14.That night, Nuit Blanche willtransform downtown into a workof art from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. Formore information, check out the

Events tab on londonfringe.ca. To

sign up as an artist/performer foreither event, contact Challis [email protected] or 519-434-0606.

ERIKA FAUST

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In June 2013, Our Street Festivaltook over Dundas Street, closing itoff from traffic and invitingLondoners to come out, makefriends, and have fun. This yearsfestival, now called the DundasStreet Festival, is presented by theOur Street Festival and the FringeFestival teams, and will take placeon June 14.

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Fanshawe College is veryfocused on becoming an environ-mental leader with our sustainabil-ity and waste management sys-tems. One of our main focuses iswaste diversion. Here at FanshaweCollege, waste is collected andsorted through our four-bin systemconsisting of organics/compost,

paper, plastic/co ntainers, andgarbage bins (Figures 1 and 2). Weare very proud of the success ofthis system and the amount ofwaste it keeps out of the landfill.

Here at the College, we are veryactive with our waste diversion

program. Our goal is to divert ourrecyclables, reusables, and com-

postables out of the landfill byusing our bin system installedaround the campuses. Last yearsdiversion rate was approximately60 per cent, meaning 60 per cent ofour waste was properly divertedfrom landfill (Figure 3). Our goalthis year is to divert 65 per cent ofour waste from landfill, and wehope to achieve this by displayingvisual labels on our bins.

Fanshawe is mandated to com-plete an annual waste audit by theMinistry of Environment. Thisyears audit will take place duringthe month of March, and through

public education and promotion ofour four-bin system, we anticipate

to continually reach our diversiongoals.Why Is Waste Diversion

Important? (The BIG Picture)Waste diversion is important

because if we continually put ourwaste in the wrong place, it willincreasingly fill our landfills andtake many years to decompose. Forexample: Water bottles take atleast 475 to 1,000 years to decom-

pose in a landfill; however, if thebottle were to get recycled, itwould be melted down and re-cre-ated to something new. TheMinistry of Environment websitestates, Ontario produces morethan 12 million tonnes of wasteevery year, but only 25 per cent ofit is diverted from landfills byrecycling. By implementingwaste diversion programs in insti-tutions like Fanshawe College, weare able to encourage, promote andeducate students and staff withwhy this is an important action toincorporate in our everydaylifestyles.

How To Contribute:- Follow the three Rs: Reduce,

Reuse, and Recycle- Purchase reusable items we

have them on campus (ie. waterbottles, mugs, eco-bags, etc.)

- Buy used: The Student Unionruns a used bookstore for texbooks

at the beginning of each term- Recycle your electronic wasteproperly: We have an electronicwaste disposal site at the CampusBookstore

- Think before you throw: Thereare many things you might catego-rize as waste that could be used forother purpose

Questions? For an answer [email protected].

Not sure where your recyclables/wastegoes? Here are some examples:

Organics/ Compost:- Tim Hortons Cups (not the lids)- Tea bags

- Food waste (fruits, vegetables,unwanted leftovers, meat, bones, etc.)

- Olive Oyles Deli food, soup contain-ers, coffee cups, coffee lids

Paper Recycling:- Paper, magazines, newspaper, old

class notes- Pizza Pizza slice tray

- Tim Hortons paper bagsContainers Recycling:

- Plastics 1 through 7 (look at the bot-tom of your container)- Water bottles, pop bottles and cans

(with no fluids)- Milk cartons

- Juice boxesGarbage:

- Tim Hortons lids- Chip bags

- Subway/Tim Hortons wax paper foodwrapping

- Straws

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The concept of Utopia is the imaginedsolution to our earthly problems the pictureof heaven on earth. Your Happy Place.

Often, in art history, utopic societies arepainted as being free from a societal struc-ture, but most often, it has been portrayed asa unified people acting both as the decisionmakersand asthe workers. Suchis the casein

Pieter BruegelsThe Tower of Babel. A wide-ly regarded utopic painting from the 1500s,Bruegel modeled his painting of his perfectsociety after a quote found in the book ofGenesis: Then they said, Come, let us buildourselves a city, and a tower with its top inthe heavens, and let us make a name for our-selves; otherwisewe shall be scattered abroadupon the face of the whole earth. (Genesis11:4) Its easy to predict my next question,then: what would our Tower of Babel looklike now? If we were to paint our ideal socie-ty, what would it be? But the answer doesntcome as intuitively, likely because we neverdo.

With the shake of Elvis Presleys hips, the

rise of freedom of expression (and subse-quently) the beginnings of a battle for equali-ty began. But rather than planning the futurelike excited pups on the verge of finding a

bone, we became nothin but hound dogs,cryin all the time. All. The damn time. Mostcivilian art morphed from being utopic innature to pointing out what is wrong with theworld war, poverty and inequality. Andhere weve sat.

If you visit any local art galleries, yourenearly guaranteed to see at least one gut-wrenching image of a starving African child,a flag-waving war scene, an obese man eatinga burger. It seems that everyone has some-

thing to say about whats so wrong with ourworld, but where are the solutions?

It is true of nearly any facet of culture thatas time rolls on, things progress and change.But what is so radically different from mod-ern pre-revolutionary sentiment to those samefeelings of past eras? People have felt unhap-

py in their society before, and people haveeven revolted much more drastically thananyone in the West is doing right now, butsomehow theyve kept an eye on the prize,and weve become jaded. Our problems havecertainly detensified from the fear of beingstoned or burned at the stake to second mort-gages and divorce, so what are we whiningabout?

A friend once lamented to me that any timehe speaks to someone about his dissatisfac-tion with society, people always shoot thequestion back at him: Whats your greatsolution, then? He and I had a debate aboutwhether or not a solution must be thought ofif a problem is being considered. He arguedthat just because he doesnt have an answer tothe problem yet, that doesnt mean he should-nt be discussing the issue. And I said theopposite: if there is a problem, we should bethinking of the solution, otherwise its justwallowing. But upon further reflection, Ithink we were both correct.

In order to find a solution, the problem must

be identified.But in order to identifya problem,you must be aware that theres a better option.Daydreaming of heaven on earth filled withendless supplies of mint chip ice cream and nodue dates on your projects isnt going to makeit happen, but dreaming up those ideal condi-tions lets us know that theres something to bedesired: our needs are not being fully satisfied.

I think that the way the artists who havecome before us did what came naturally tothem. Art was a form of escapism. But art, inour time, has decided to do it the other wayaround. Rather than dreaming of solutions torealize theres a problem, the problems have

become obvious, and now its time to startmoulding our future.

Most tenants in Ontario who rent houses orapartments are in leases covered by the

Residential Tenancies Act. The Landlord andTenant Board (LTB) is in charge of enforcingthis law. If you have a maintenance concernthat your landlord is not addressing, if yourlandlord wants to evict you, if you have beencharged an illegal deposit, or for any otherdispute about tenant rights, the LTB will bethe place to settle that dispute.

Who Will Hear And Decide My Case?An LTB case will not be in a courtroom or

heard by a judge. It is a special tribunal thathears only about landlord and tenant matters.Your case will be heard by Members, who

are appointed by the provincial government.Members may be lawyers, community legalworkers, arbitrators, businesspeople, socialworkers and more. Because a Member dealswith only tenancy disputes, they have a largeamount of special knowledge about the

Residential Tenancies Act.The role of the LTB and the Members is to

provide information about the ResidentialTenancies Act and resolve disputes. Often,tenants and landlords can get information

from the LTB and resolve disputes on theirown. For the resources and information avail-able from the Landlord and Tenant Board,

you should visit ltb.gov.on.ca.Scheduling A HearingTenants and landlords are both allowed to

apply to the LTB, requesting that an LTBMember make an Order for the landlord ortenant to do something. The forms to applyare available on the website at ltb.gov.on.ca.Some examples of orders that a Membermight grant include an order to fix a leakytoilet, an order that a tenant be evicted, or anorder that the landlord return an illegaldeposit plus interest.

When you have filled your application andfiled it with the LTB, you will be given a

Notice of Hearing. You then must servethat document on the other party by givingthem a copy, and then file a Certificate ofService with the LTB that says when, whereand how you served the other party with the

proper documents. A failure to serve youradversary properly may mean that you haveto start all over from the beginning.

On your hearing date, you get the chanceto present your case to the Member by bring-ing documents and witnesses. The other partywill bring their own documents and witness-es to present their case. You will be given thechance to ask questions to every witness, andmake a closing statement, before the Memberdecides your case and makes an Order.

The LTB Mediation ServiceOn or before the hearing date, the LTB can

provide a Mediator to help you resolve thedispute. Mediation is voluntary, so both thelandlord and the tenant must agree. A media-tor can help you guide your discussion andfocus or narrow the issues to the specificlegal dispute instead of other personal prob-lems. This can help you craft your own solu-tion. If you reach an agreement, the mediator

can help draft a legally enforceable agree-ment for you. If you do not reach an agree-ment, anything said during mediation is con-fidential and cannot be used at your hearing.

Complaints About The LTBA decision that you disagree with at the

LTB can be appealed through the court sys-tem or through the LTB Review procedure.However, if you have a complaint about theconduct of the Member or the Mediator, thereis a separate complaint process. The informa-

tion about how to file an appeal or complaintis available from your closest LTB office oronline.

For more information on tenant rights andrental housing laws, and to find applicationforms to enforce your rights, visit theLandlord and Tenant Board website atltb.gov.on.ca or call them at 1-888-332-3234.

This column is brought to you byCommunity Law School (Sarnia-Lambton)

Inc., and Community Legal Services and ProBono Students Canada at WesternUniversity. It provides legal informationonly. The information is accurate as of thedate of publication. Laws change frequentlyso we caution readers from relying on thisinformation if some time has passed since

publication. If you need specific legal adviceplease contact a lawyer, your communitylegal clinic, Justice Net at 1-866-919-3219 orthe Law Society Referral Service at 1-800-268-8326.

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You-topia

Remember that good old saying, its bet-

ter safe than sorry? Sometimes you findyourself in an irreversible position stuck.What do you do when your way of life isinterrupted? The stark reality goes to show

just how, as a society, have become sodependent on technology.

I have found myself in a quite sorrypredicament, as my laptop of over four yearshas finally crashed. I should not even saycrashed, because I dont know what iswrong with it, just that I cannot get it towork. After attempting to troubleshoot,Google failed in providing me with theanswer to my technical problems. I supposethis electronic device has served me wellover the duration of a bachelors degree, yetI am still frustrated and anticipating theworst diagnosis. Left without a resolution, I

wanted to throw my laptop out the window.It is one of those things that I know happens,

but it was not supposed to happen to me.

It was really a lucky break that I did notkeep anything of utmost importance on ityet the prospect of losing information per-manently makes me nervous that I am for-getting something vital that I might havestored from years past. Perhaps it is a cruelreminder that technology is not as infallibleand long-lasting as we like to believe.Technology is a wonder and gives our livesso much ease, but has it weakened us morethan we are aware of? It is only when youare forced to stop that you realize how muchit has integrated in your life. The involuntaryseparation from my laptop has made mequestion how much I really use it, especiallyas I come to the end of my educationalcareer. Is it a want or a need? How necessaryis it to be connected to so many different

devices?At the end of the day, I am sans laptop but

more appreciative than ever before for the

lifestyle that I lead. When you think aboutwhat you have to lose, you become a lotmore appreciative of the privileges taken forgranted. Taking a step back and breaking offfrom a lifestyle that encourages tunnelvision will reveal just how dependent wehave become.

What if the technology is the problem?We like to think of ourselves as in control,

but if you stop and observe people aroundyou, that is hardly the case. We have becomeabsorbed in our devices to a point where itseems like the cold contact is preferred overhuman contact. Our solution to our problemsis creating a generation of hand-held adults,which just might just be the end.

Turning off autopilotHOPE AQUINO-CHIEN

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LIFESTYLES8Volume 46 Issue No. 22 March 3, 2014 www.fsu.ca/interrobang/

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NEEDMONEY

HELP WANTED

Monday, March 10th, 2014 from 9:00 a.m. until

Wednesday, March 12th, 2014 @ 4:00 p.m.Thursday, March 13th, 2014 from 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Please bring a class schedule to the FSU Office in room SC2001,by Wednesday, March 5th, 2014.

ELECTION POLLING CLERKS NEEDED

Presented in part by FM96,Hamiltons rock sons MonsterTruck return on March 6, in con-cert at the London Music Hall with10 Years and The Unreal. Theshow is a part of the bandsTouriosity Winter 2014 tour, andone of only a couple of Ontariodates before the band flies overseasto perform throughout the U.K.

The bands impact on the land-scape of rock music is undeniable.Since releasing their debut EP afew short years ago, MonsterTruck has been gaining steam onstages all around the world. Theirlatest rele ase the much-deco rated2013 Furiosity has been nomi-nated for three 2014 Juno Awards,including Rock Album of the Yeara nd n od s f or P ro du ce r a nd Recording Engineer of the Year,and is showing no signs of losingmomentum.

Despite the whirlwind pacetheyve been working at sincereleasing their album, the band

bassist and front man Jon Harvey,guitarist Jeremy Widerman, key-

boardist Brandon Bliss and drum-mer Steve Kiely havent lostsight of their beginnings as agroup; while the band has alwaysmaintained a strict vision for theirmusic, for some that vision wasrooted in frustration.

I think the misconception isthat in doing Monster Truck, we

were sticking with it, when per-s on al ly , I w as g iv in g u p,explained Widerman in a recentinterview. Id had enough of try-ing to fit into any kind of musicindustry standard or the kind ofobligations that come with being ina touring band or doing music full-time.

I wanted to switch to somethingthat was purely based on our per-sonal interests, just based on whatwe wanted to do and what kind ofsongs we wanted to write, he con-tinued. And in the attempts to

break free and do what we wanted,we became successful ofcourse, the irony of it all is thatnow Im busier than I ever have

been, tied tighter and closer to themusic industry than ever, and mylife completely revolves aroundwhat the band is doing and wherewe have to be.

Irony aside, a little success goesa long way to affording a band thefreedom to follow their instinctswhen it comes to their craft. Whilethey gained a lot of momentum and credibility, in both their home-town scene and on the internation-al industry level sticking to theirguns and exploring their sound,Widerman admitted that theycouldnt have made as large animpact without the efforts of the

team theyve been fortunate towork with since forming the band.

While we still have tons ofresponsibility and obligation, allthat stuff is now a lot more fun, hesaid. Were working with a greatmanagement company and recordlabel that are a lot more interestedin what we have to say, and under-stands the fact that the bands suc-cess has come a lot from the direc-tion that we put forth as a blue-

print.And while the band is still in full

swing touring Furiosity, theyrealready casting thoughts forward tonew material and following uptheir explosive debut.

Were still grinding; things aregoing well, but the more successfulyour band gets, the harder youhave to work, he replied. Werekeeping that in mind while wereon the road, still trying to write andwork on new songs while keepingthe old ones tight, continue push-ing our old stuff while working onthe new.

Tickets for Monster Trucksshow at London Music Hall onMarch 6 with 10 Years and TheUnreal are $22.50, on sale at theMusic Hall box office, GroovesRecords and Hideaway Records intown or online via ticketscene.ca. 7

p.m. doors.

BOBBY FOLEY

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A Monster of a show coming to London

CREDIT: BROOKS REYNOLDS

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Sometimes people butt heads on

the daily, and it may seem likesuch clashing personalities werenot meant to get along. In reality,while they might not be the best offriends, all personality types playan equally important role. Eachone is valuable and crucial in a

properly and smoothly functioningsociety.

Introverts and extroverts func-tion differently, yet they comple-ment each other, allowing eachother to excel in areas of strengthand gain support in areas of weak-ness. The two balance each other,for too many extroverts togethercould result in an abundance ofenergy and outgoing personalitiesneeding to be heard, and a group of

introverts could lack a hard drivingforce or the spontaneity of theircounterparts.

It is very much the best of bothworlds and knowing what you arecan reveal a lot about how youthink, act and process information.Things you never really thoughtabout will become apparent andgive you insight on the reasoning

behind how people function andinteract with each other. Extrovertstend to get their energy from beingactively involved and from peoplearound them. Problem-solvinginvolves being vocal and demon-strates their outgoing personality.In opposition, introverts are inter-nally motivated and are comfort-able dealing with ideas and prob-

lems in their head. They spendtime reflecting and thinking aboutthings before speaking. Whentogether, one compensates for theother, each bringing different

strengths to the table.Being an introvert myself, I

understand the frustrationsimposed by being an introvert. Iknow that my energy levels needreplenishing quite frequently afterany social interaction. I may seemmore quiet when in reality, I thinkand process information to myself.It is frustrating being labelled and

judged on such black and whitecategories.

Despite how well you may iden-tify with your given characteris-tics, most people do not lean strict-ly to one end of the spectrum. Eventhough the qualities of an introvertdo depict my personality traits ingeneral, I am not an extreme intro-

vert. The two types are not cardinalrules set in stone for everyone tofollow; it is completely normal tostray outside the lines. Do youknow your type? Try taking the

Myers Briggs personality test(available online attinyurl.com/myersbriggstest14)and see how well your resultsmatch your personality; it may justclarify a lot behind your normaltendencies.

I am proud to be an introvert, butsimultaneously I do not let the pre-determined traits confine or definewho I am. Knowing what you arehelps you understand how youtick. I have learned a lot about how

people behave with each other,observing that opposites really docomplement each other. It is evenmore apparent to me now that weneed our differences to balanceeach other.

Push the boundaries; see how faryou can test your limits. You willnot change and grow if you staywithin your comfort zone.

HOPE AQUINO-CHIENINTERROBANG

Opposites attract

CREDIT: EHARMONY

It takes all kinds to make a world.

What do you think of when youhear the words blues rock? JackWhite? Led Zeppelin? JimiHendrix? Lets add another nameto that list of huge artists with theintroduction of Fanshawes ownThe Hedgerow!

Made up of students fromFanshawes Music Industry Arts

program, The Hedgerow is an upand coming band with a lot tooffer.

Founding members ConnorGrieve, Aurora Evans, Mike Julianand Matt Ohanian started off asclassmates just looking for a few

people to jam with in their sparetime. After a few times playingtogether, something clicked andThe Hedgerow was born.

Their raw, grooving soundcomes from a variety of influencesas all of the members come fromdifferent musical backgrounds.Some of their biggest influencesinclude Led Zeppelin, Black Keys,White Stripes, Pearl Jam andMonster Truck. Unlike some bandswith ever-changing lineups, thesefour have found the best combina-tion of everything they love andturned it in to something brand

new.If they had to describe their live

show in just three words, Grievesaid they would have to chooseEnergetic, fun and drunk!Although they dont encourage

binge drinking, they like theiraudience to have as much fun asthey are having performing onstage.

If all of these things havent gotyour attention yet, heres some-thing that you dont see veryoften a female drummer! Shemay be a pint-sized beauty, but shecan play a mean beat and adds oneof the most unique factors to the

bands image. Perhaps that is whatmakes this band so intriguing toviewers.

If youre interested in hearingmore from The Hedgerow, you canfind them playing shows aroundthe London area from now until thegroup graduates in April. Cantmake it out to one of their shows?You can also find them online onBandcamp, Facebook and Twitter(@thehedgerowband).

Also, keep an eye out for a truerock n roll album as the band ishoping to release their debut EPwithin the next year.

KELSI SMIRLIESINTERROBANG

Fanshawe band jams

out fun blues rock

CREDIT:THE HEDGEROW

The Hedgerow, a band comprised of students in Fanshawes MusicIndustry Arts program, plays energetic blues rock.


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NOTE: Before I begin, pleasenote that this weeks column iscompletely my own opinion, so

please dont take this as truth,although if you agree youre prob-ably pretty cool.

In mid-February, MarvelStudios debuted the first trailer forthe blockbuster Guardians of theGalaxy, coming to theatres thissummer. The film is the latest entryin Marvels all-dominating filmuniverse that has owned cinemasevery summer since Robert

Downey Jr. reminded the world heexisted inIron Man.

For those of you who have noidea who the Guardians of theGalaxy are, dont worry, I didnteither; only my most comic-savvyfriends had any knowledge of whothese characters were.

Guardians seemed an odd entryin a film series made up of house-hold superhero names like CaptainAmerica and the Hulk, but themovie looks like it will be amaz-ing, which is unsurprising consid-ering how impressive the Marvelfilms continue to be. What struckme while watching the trailer is

that this is a studio that is utterly(almost recklessly) confident inwhat it is doing, far more than DCComics.

Flying in the face of Marvelsconsistency, films based on DCComics characters have beenwoefully inconsistent, strugglingto find success with critics or fans,with the exception of the excellent

Dark Knighttrilogy (although I dohave some issues with the thirdone). Last summers Supermanreboot Man of Steel, was slow

paced and self-indulgent attempt toerase 2006s yawn-inducing rebootSuperman Returns; 2009sWatchmen was incredible, bututterly confusing for anyone unfa-miliar with the source; and 2011sGreen Lantern was so bad that

scrolling past it in Netflix makesme nauseous. The studio has evensplit the opinions of the fans it doeshave with the announcement ofBen Affleck as the next Batman,set to appear in the as-yet-unnamed

Man of Steelsequel.Its a strange situation where one

studio can announce a respectedOscar winner as the man to lead itsmarquee franchise into the futureand be met with a tidal wave ofemotion ranging from indifferenceto outrage, and its competitors canc as t A nd y f rom Pa rks &

Recreationas the leader of a teamof interstellar peacekeepers and be

met with nothing but enthusiasm.(Oh, and did I mention that VinDiesel plays a living tree andBradley Cooper plays a gun-totingraccoon? Guardians really doeslook awesome!)

Its this spirit of fun that pulsesthrough every Marvel film that Ithink makes them so much moresuccessful than the consistently

grim world of DC movies, a glum-ness that has even sunk its clawsinto televisionsArrow.

As Marvel continues its plan forcinematic domination now and intothe future, with the Avengerssequel andAnt-Man starring PaulRudd (another bit of casting that isinexplicably perfect), DC needs totake a look at what they are releas-

ing and realize that the endlessparade of brooding, gritty heroescan be a little tiresome. Its rosterconsists of an alien whose onlyweakness is a green rock, a billion-aire bat ninja, a goateed RobinHood impersonator and a Martianwho loves Oreos its not as seri-ous as they like to think it is.

G33K LYFE

ANDREW VIDLER

CREDIT: MARVEL

Marvels Guardians of the Galaxylooks ridiculous and amazing.

Glum DC in the shade of Marvel


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The Garbage Pail Kids(1987)

It is rare that some text in theopening credits alone can sell meon a movie. That was the case,however, with the film I had the

privilege to watch this week. Forwhen I saw the words a ToppsChewing Gum Production, Iknew I was in for a treat even tasti-

er than chewing gum. That treatwas the much-heralded 1987 filmThe Garbage Pail Kids.

Topps was primarily a tradingcard company that was niceenough to throw in a stick of gumwith its products. Back in 1993, I

purchased a Topps ShaquilleONeal rookie card convinced itsvalue would skyrocket and allowme to retire by the age of 40. Sadly,that doesnt look to be in thecards. I should have instead pur-chased some Garbage Pail Kidsmerchandise.

In the 1980s, Cabbage Patch

Kids were all the rage. Mothersbattled each other in department

stores in order to obtain one ofthese dolls for their children.Topps capitalized on this phenom-enon by releasing Garbage PailKids trading cards. Unlike theadorable Cabbage Patch Kids, thechildren pictured on these cardswere grotesque abominations, with

plenty of attitude. Leakin Lacey,Fartin Martin and OverflowinOwen are just some of the wackyassortment of characters that madeGarbage Pail Kids cards into must-have items.

Deciding to turn this cash cowinto a motion picture was a no-

brainer. Unlike films such as E.T.and Jurassic Park, which jerkedthe viewer around for ages before

finally revealing the goods, theGarbage Pail Kids make theirappearance very early on in thefilm. We first meet the kids whenthey are accidentally freed from agarbage can by a teenager namedDodger (Mackenzie Astin). Heworks in an antiquities shop run bythe bizarre Captain Manzini, so heis used to seeing some weird stuff.But nothing could prepare him forthe sight of a bunch of massivelydeformed children bursting out of agarbage can.

There is Messy Tessie, whoalways has a runny nose, and

Valerie Vomit, who can upchuckwhenever needed. And they say

they dont write good roles forwomen. We also meet GreaserGreg, who resembles a three-foot-tall James Dean, and WindyWinston, who farts a lot. Perhapsthe MVP of this outfit is Nat Nerd,a chubby kid with boils all over hisface. And he wets his pants fre-quently! Finally, there is Ali Gator,a half human/half alligator wholikes to eat peoples toes.

Now I would have been perfect-ly happy to watch them simply fart,

burp and piss away for 90 minutes.However, writer/producer/directorRod Amateau saw fit to include a

plot in the film. Bonus!Dodger is in love with

Tangerine, a girl who appears to be

a bo ut 1 0 y ea rs h is s en io r.Tangerine is an aspiring fashiondesigner, who notices a jacketDodger is wearing. Dodger tellsher that he designed it, but truth betold, it was the Garbage Pail Kidswho stitched up his duds. Thatshould come as no surprise, as chil-dren are naturally gifted at that sortof thing. Why do you think allthose big clothing companiesemploy children in foreign coun-tries to assemble their product?Because they want the best peoplefor the job, thats why.

Tangerine, who is somewhat

evil, uses her feminine wiles toconvince Dodger to provide herwith more clothing so that she canstage a fashion show. And what afashion show it turns out to be! TheGarbage Pail Kids storm the stageand commence ripping the clothesright off of the models. If youwerent already aroused at this

point in the film, this surely did thetrick. From there, we get plenty ofwomen running around in theirunderwear being chased around bythree foot tall people who areattempting to urinate and vomit onthem. Sounds just like my bachelor

party.My viewing of The GarbagePail Kidswas 27 years in the mak-ing. Unfortunately the video storethat I frequented as a child decidednot to carry it for some unfath-omable reason. Thankfully themiracle of YouTube allowed me tofinally see what I was missing, andit was indeed worth the wait. Ilaughed. I cried. I belched. I shat.The Garbage Pail Kids is truly a(bowel) moving film, and I am surethat any future movies I watch will

pale or should I say pail incomparison.


Being destructive is ultimatelyeasier and more fun to do than anysort of improvement or creation,its a proven fact and someonewent around and made an entireTV show based on that premise.

Mocking bad movies, or for thatmatter, experiencing anythingbad while armed with a discourseof witty jokes, is a concept as old asthe first cave painting getting two

rocks down, and Mystery ScienceTheater 3000 took the entire con-cept to new highs/lows. Packing acast of boorish yet highly wittyaudience members, MST3K maderiffing on films an art form.

Basing an entire show aroundriffing movies with no semblanceof reason as to why would just besilly, wouldnt it? With that inmind comesMST3Ks excuse plot;a lowly janitor is blasted into space

by his doddering evil bosses, andas part of an experiment, is sub-

jected to some of the worst materi-al printed on celluloid. As JoelRobinson (and in later seasons,Mike Nelson), and his robotfriends begin each show with their

own brand of non-sequitur, trans-mitting in comes ProfessorForrestor, and his assistant, TVsFrank, with the movie selection ofthe episode. Its where people real-ly recognize MST3K; the iconiclook of the three riffers sitting frontrow of the theatre, their silhouettesclearly visible as they mock thefilm onscreen, to cope with theirodd circumstance.

The incredibly dry humour ofCrow and Tom Servo, the two riff-ing robots that accompany theirhuman host into the theatre, reallyis side-splittingly funny. Overall,

the shows jokes are quite sharpand still hold up; even the ridicu-lous ongoing excuse-plot of DoctorForrester versus Joel (and laterPearl, Forresters mother, versusMike Nelson) elicit a chuckle ortwo. Keeping in with the theme ofthe cheaply-made B-grade moviesthat get reviewed on the show,

MST3K itself deliberately dons alow-budget look with rickety sets,fake-as-fake looking models and

puppets made of recycled house-hold appliances and old sportingequipment.

MST3Ks jokes are oddly bril-liant, and a lot of them arewell,obscure. Seriously obscure. Its not

uncommon to hear a reference toThe MetamorphosisGregor Samsa,or dropping the name of a lesbianfeminist and critic when referring toa films rather salacious undertones

between its female characters, butwhen the jokes inevitably fly overyour head, hopping online to theunofficial wiki generally helps keepyour laughter not wholly ignorant.Hey, youre learning and beingentertained, right?

MST3K was the definition of acult show, one that its fans livedand breathed. Starting from thedays of Usenet Bulletin Boards toearly Internet forums, the fandomof bad movie lovers was part ofwhat kept the show on full steamfor a good 10 seasons. After beingcancelled on Comedy Central dueto low ratings, fan petitions andwrite-in campaigns led to MST3K

being picked up by the Sci-Fichannel, where it lasted three moreruns before truly calling it quits.

Its not all doom and gloom forfans, however. The original writersand performers have gone on tocreate Rifftrax, downloadableDVD commentary for moviesvoiced by a lot of the original cast.Its not quite like the show, but itfills that void.

Getting to see the 197-episode

run in its entirety is pretty impossi-ble without dropping some seriouscash on DVD box sets. However ifyou have Netflix and know themethods, a choice selection of

some of the best episodes can befound. YouTube has a smatteringof them floating around as well. Ina party, or alone, Mystery ScienceTheater 3000 is fun to watch if

youre the kind of person whod bethe first to cast the rotten tomato onthe failing vaudeville performer.Its still worth a look despite beingthe age of a highschooler.

REEL LIFEESHAAN [email protected]

A man and two robots make fun of movies for an hour

CREDIT:ATLANTIC ENTERTAINMENT GROUP

Garbagefilm is anything but rubbishCinema ConnoisseurALLEN GAYNORwww.cinemaconn.com


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LATE NIGHTwith Seth Myers

The Arizona legislature passed a

bill that would allow business own-

ers asserting their religious beliefs to

deny service to gay customers. Some

businesses have already put up signs

that read: Nice shirt, nice shoes, no

service.

Washington, D.C., 7-Eleven

stores have begun selling Dorito-

coated cheese sticks. Because when

7-Eleven drops food on the floor,they dont give up.

While celebrating Canadas defeat

over Sweden in mens hockey,

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford walked

into a fire hydrant, injur-

ing his groin. Its really

saying something when

this is the least embar-

rassing thing Rob Ford

has done all year.

BEST IN LATE NIGHTCOMIC RELIEF

CONANwith Conan OBrien

Its been reported that President

Obama asked HBO for copies of the

upcoming season of G am e o f

Thrones. You know things are bad in

this country when even the White

House cant afford HBO.

The Sochi Olympics are over.

Russia ended up with the most gold

medals. They said they played like

their lives were on the line because

their lives WERE on the line.

Alec Baldwin announced he is

stepping out of the media spotlight

and leaving public life. Alec said,

Im doing on purpose what my

brothers did by a ccident.According to a study,

women are attracted to men

who talk less. Which is why

you often hear women say,

Check out that mime.

THE TONIGHT SHOWwith Jimmy Fallon

The president of the Ukraine,

Viktor Yanukovych, was ousted in a

major uprising. This could be bad for

Vladimir Putin because a lot of peo-

ple think he and Yanukovych were

friends. I guess thats why today

Putin said, We werent REAL

friends. Just Facebook friends.

Last night Jason Collins played

his first game with the Brooklyn

Nets, and became the NBAs firstopenly gay player. Now he can move

onto his next goal becoming the

Nets first openly GOO D player.

A new study found that being

lonely is actually worse for

your health than being

obese. You know, because

if youre obese at least it

FEELS like theres two of

you.

THE LATE SHOWwith David LettermanCharlie Sheens getting married to

an adult film star. Her parents are

mortified, but theyre getting mar-

ried anyway. If you want to get

something for the happy couple, theyare registered at J.C. Penicillin.

Anybody see the closing ceremonies

of the Olympics? I thought Tina Fey

and Amy Poehler did a great job.

In a moving moment at the end of

the closing ceremonies, the giant

Olympic flame was extinguished by

a pack of wild dogs from Sochi.

Russia ended up with 33 medals.

Only six of those were stolen by

Putin.

Speaking of medals, the

United States hockey team

had no trouble getting

through the airport metal

detector.

JIMMY KIMMEL LIVEwith Jimmy Kimmel

Making his first visit to our show

tonight is Bill OReilly. Bill is here

to promote his bookKilling Jesus.

Im going to have to tell him some-

one else sold a book on that subjectand it sold quite well.

The Winter Olympics wrapped up

in Sochi last night. So goodbye, men

in leotards. Well see you again in

four years.

The Russians finished up with a

win in their favourite sport, the

biathlon. What a country. They love

biathletes, but they ha te bi-athletes.

Its a landmark night for our show

tonight. Its a milestone. This show

tonight is our 2,000th

show. I have to say, hon-

estly, that I remember

only about eight of them,

maybe.

THE LATE LATE SHOWwith Craig Ferguson

Time magazine has named the

Kit-Kat the most influential candy

bar of all time. Thats the kind of

hard-hitting journalism that Time

magazine is doing now.

Larry King has offered to come

back and replac e Piers Morgan.

Well, technically it wouldnt be

coming back. Hes been living

under the desk for the last three

years.

In Mexico authorities captured the

world's most wanted drug kingpin.

He was hiding in a tiny little apart-

ment. It was very anti-climactic. It

was like Scarface saying, Sayhello to my little . . . kitch-

enette.

Enjoying terrible works for thesake of ironic value isnt just limit-ed to watching bad movies and lis-t en in g t o t he o cc as ion al

brokeNCYDE track. StephanieMeyers trapper-keeper level writ-ing certainly wasnt the first to beenjoyed by snarky smart-alecks forthe sake of ironic value. The virtueof success came to these authorsand works simply because of howgut-wrenchingly (either from painor sheer ridiculousness) awful theyall were.

William McGonagall

Scotland is home to a great num-ber of wordsmiths, and WilliamMcGonagall came into existencealmost as an antithesis to this fact.Easily one of the worst poets to

pick up a pen and get to writing,his works easily put that of

Hitchhikers Guide to the GalaxysNancy Millstone Jennings toshame.

Its one thing to write bad poet-ry on innocuous and stereotypical

poetry topics, but McGonagalltook things a step further, with his

poem on the Tay Bridge disaster,an incident involving the collapseof a train bridge, bringing awretched remembrance upon the75 lives lost on the day. And of

course, he followed it up with anew poem praising the rebuilt

bridge a true master of taste.Even to the poetically ignorant

who have some semblance of whatstructure in writing is,McGonagalls works are cringing-ly awful yet incredibly fun to read.

You can find his body of worksonline, immaculately containedwithin this tongue-in-cheek preser-vation society at mcgonagall-online.org.uk.

Amanda McKittrick RosSome writers tend to rely on

obscurity and overarchingmetaphor to drive home a point, orat least disguise their poor story-telling and then theres Amanda

McKittrick Ros. Id make jokeabout the incomprehensibility ofh er w or k b ei ng o n p ar w it h

Finnegans Wake, but gettingripped apart by a mob of angryJames Joyce scholars isnt the wayId want to go.

But really, McKittrick Roswritings are stereotypically post-Austen romantic dramas aboutwomen who cant choose whichDick they want to settle with, withthe distinction of writing a lotwhile having said very little. No

joke, sentences literally go on forthe lengths of paragraphs in an

effort to squeeze in as much purpleas possible into that prose.

Sure, bad self-published novelshave been a thing since Gutenbergconverted that grape-crushing

press, but McKittrick Ros body ofwork has seen a degree of preser-vation thanks to being enjoyed bysnarky authors, such as the likes ofMark Twain, C.S. Lewis and evenAldous Huxley.

Although her works are nearlyout of print, her debut novel, Irene

Iddlesleigh, can be found on theonline public domain bookarchive, Project Gutenberg. Blessem.

English As She Is SpokeEver use Bad Translator? Its a

web application that runs yourordinary English sentence througha network of language translator.

Essentially, it shows you the resultof ru nn ing Whe re i s t heBathroom between 35 differentlanguage translators before trans-lating back to English (you end upgetting The Work).

Now imagine its 1883, and aman named Pedro Carolinoreleased a Portugese-English dic-tionary created with the use of aPortugese-French dictionary thatwas then adapted to English fromFrench; the appeal of hilarious

incomprehensibility is quite simi-lar in English As She Is Spoke.Describing a Coochman as atype of servant and a BombKetch as a Military Object, thehead-scratching nature of the unin-tentional comedy made the bookquite popular with contemporarysatirists, including our dear MarkTwain again, who described it asperfect.

Our friends at Project Gutenbergsweep in once again to save theday, with the various e-book ver-sions of this dictionary, free todownload.

Reading Between The Linesexplores books that you may havemissed out on that are worth your

while. If you have a book to sug-gest, email Eshaan at [email protected].

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Much more than an author

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One of Scotlands best remembered poets for the wrong reasons.

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LIFESTYLES

After the puzzle has been cor-rectly solved the letters in the cir-cles when read from left to rightacross each row will spell a spe-cial message or word.

Across1. Cookbook abbr.

5. 1960s radical group (abbr.)8. Haunt

14. Jamaican exports

15. The Joy Luck Club author

16. Anonymous

17. Get going

19. Whistle blower

20. Taper

21. Spanish number

22. Managed care groups (abbr.)

23. Organizer of the Sochi games

(abbr.)

24. Airport abbr.

25. Break

28. Son of Jacob

30. Butter holder

31. Like a bug in a rug

32. Roadside restaurants

36. The first T of TNT

37. Headline from last Interrobang

issue: ___ challenge extended

40. Cole Porters ___ Clown (2

words_

41. Send

42. Thomas Hardys___ of the

DUrbervilles

44. 20-20, e.g.

45. Recesses

49. Part of a place setting

51. Former flier

53. After expenses

54. Gangsters gal

55. Baseballs Rose

56. Tre + tre

57. Unsaturated alcohol


issue: ___ Grounds is brewing up

conversations61. Motion picture theatre

62. Urban lane (abbr.)

63. Baseballs Blue Moon

64. Emcees lines

65. Foot digit

66. Actress Sofer

Down


issue: Meow-velous ___ night to

help local feral cats

2. Scams

3. Tarnish

4. Attention-getter


issue: You ___ today

6. No longer in

7. Bygone blade

8. Correct

9. Prosperous periods

10. Sticks ones nose in

11. Erodes (2 words)

12. Enough already!13. To be, in Barcelona

18. Repeating

25. Archaeological site

26. Go bad

27. Auspices

29. A rat!

30. triad

33. Burrito wrappers

34. In-box contents

35. Cheapskate

37. unemployed person

38. Right of passage

39. Am ___ believe . ..? (2

words)

40. A.C. letters

43. Dormitory annoyance

46. Kind of kick

47. Enamored of (2 words)

48. Bad mark

50. It helps you see plays

51. Begin (2 words)

52. Gawk

55. Check this out!57. Biology, e.g. (abbr.)

58. Bolivian export

60. Andersons High ___

Solution on page 18

1. Yu Youzhen, a Chinese mil-lionaire, works as a street sweeperfor the sanitation department to setan example for her children.

2. Ma Yu Chings BucketChicken House in Kaifeng, China

is considered the worlds oldestoperating restaurant,

first opening in1153 AD during

the Jing Dynasty.3. T he re is an

island near Italy that wasthe site of wars, a dumping

ground for plague victims,and an insane asylum. Its consid-ered so dangerously haunted thatthe Italian government does notallow public access.

4. Worker bees must visitaround 4,000 flowers in order tomake one tablespoon of honey.

5. In the 1950s, the US govern-ment placed beer next to an atomic

bomb blast to determine if it wasstill drinkable. The result: in theevent of a nuclear war, beer is safeto drink!

6. A 2012 study in easternGermany was unable to find a sin-gle person under the age of 28 who

believed in God.7. People actually live in the

Mos Eisley set from Star Wars.8. The Beatles wrote into their

contracts for American concertsthat they would not play in front ofsegregated audiences.

9. Facebook is blue becauseMark Zuckerberg is colourblindand best sees the shade of blue.

10. In 2013, Candy Crush made$850,000 per day!

11. It takes a photon 170,000years to travel from the core of theSun to the surface, but only 8 min-utes to travel the rest of the way toEarth.

12. In 1850, only eight per centof the people in California werewomen.

13. The Rain Man (LaurenceKim Peek) was the only savantknown to science who could readtwo pages of a book simultaneous-

ly - one with each eye.14. In 1980, a 62-year-old man

with impaired vision and hearinggot struck by lightning and whenhe woke up the next day, he couldsee and hear!

15. An African Baobab tree inSouth Africa, known as BigBaobab, has a circumference of154 feet and even has a bar insidethe trunk that can fit 60 people.

16. In 2007, a customer kindlygave a $10,000 tip to a Pizza Hutwaitress after hearing she hadfinancial troubles which hadforced her to drop out of college.

Aries (March 21 - April 19)Aries will have a tendency to

take innocent criticism personally.Back off if you find yourselfresponding with hostility. Try tofind the humour in situationsinstead of nursing a grudge.

Taurus (April 20 - May 20)Taurus lives on the edge these

days, poised for either great gain orloss. You traffic in dares, whimsand wild urges. As long as youreready to have fun, anything is pos-sible and everything is bearable.

Gemini (May 21 - June 20)Find your place on the edge so

that you can see both inside andoutside. An act of goodwill goesunnoticed by the people who weresupposed to benefit from it. Youdid the right thing.

Cancer (June 21 - July 22)The Gemini Moon generates

Cancers ideal playland. Thenatives are friendly, and admissionis free. If you cant find any com-mon ground between fun and prof-it, go for the fun and worry aboutthe profit next week.

Leo (July 23 - August 22)Dishonesty hurts. You dont

have to like any of the choicesbefore you, but you do have to pickone. Do the dirty work now, andsave the soul-searching for later.

Virgo (August 23 - Sept. 22)Virgo enters a period of physical

well-being. You are at ease in yourbody and in love with food and fit-

ness. Your communicationsbrighten and intensify. Your homeor office becomes a popular desti-nation.

Libra (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22)People become suspiciouswhen resources are scarce. Setyour colleagues at ease instead of

playing on their fears. Venushelps you see the bright side evenif youre looking through a darkfilter.

Scorpio (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21)The rules have changed: Too

much is exactly enough. Somemight be disturbed by your suddenrise to power, but most are likelyto enjoy it.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21)Patience and ammunition run

out. Simplify or give up. Youvebeen doing a great job, and youdeserve an early weekend. A

book, a movie, a long walk or afew hours of meditation all holdtheir solitary appeal.

Capricorn (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19)The gods of commerce and bar-

gaining smile on you. Thanks tothe Gemini Moon, Capricorn isshrewd and aggressive. Gatheryour favourite people so that theycan benefit as well.

Aquarius (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18)You look through the same win-

dow as Capricorn and see a com-pletely different vista. Passingtrends only make you worry about

permanence. If you dont knowwhere youre going, follow some-one who does.

Pisces (Feb. 18 - March 20)Everyone that matters is swim-

ming in your pond these days. Youdive deeply and come up with anew treasure every time. When the

phone rings, you can be pretty surethat its more good news.

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SPORTS&LEISURE18 Volume 46 Issue No. 22 March 3, 2014 www.fsu.ca/interrobang/

Fourty-four Fanshawe students

will have an opportunity to repre-sent the College in two more varsi-ty sports.

The Ontario Colleges AthleticAssociation (OCAA) opened up aleague for baseball and fastball forthe fall 2013 season, and Fanshaweannounced February 10 the addi-tions of mens baseball andwomens fastball teams to the2014/15 season.

With the growth of our studentpopulation over the last number ofyears, wed been looking toexpand our program. Weve hadsignificant interest on the baseballside to add [the teams], said

Nathan McFadden, manager ofFanshawes Athletics department.

Once the league was announced,we started working on this projectfor the last 10 months or so Were excited to [add] these two[sports] to our athletic program.

McFadden said it was the help ofthe Student Union that pushedeverything along.

Student interest was numberone, [and] following that, weworked really closely with theStudent Union, the executive andPaul Mass in regards to makingthings really happen, he said.Theres a lot of support andencouragement from the studentside and the Student Union execu-tives.

Chris Lethbridge, the FSUsVice-President of Athletics andResidence Life, was involved in the

process and supported the decisionto include baseball and fastball.

We looked [at] the budget andwe looked at if there was interest.It was all there, and it was doable Its certainly good to expand the

varsity program to as big a pro-gram as you can.Lethbridge explained that insur-

ance is a big factor that is consid-ered before adding sports to the

program.We dont have OCAA hockey

because a lot of schools are con-

cerned with insurance, he said.But baseball its a non-contactsport. The combination of studentinterest, the budget and the lack ofliability indicated that baseball wasa good fit for Fanshawes roster.

As a student, Lethbridge isexcited and admittedly a little frus-trated with the additions, as thethird-year Business and Financestudent graduates this spring.

Its funny because out of all thevarsity sports, baseball would bethe one I would have the talent to

play, he laughed. Now Im leav-ing and theyre bringing baseball,so its frustrating for me as an indi-vidual that it didnt happen

before.

Lethbridge said he believesexpanding the varsity program willappease a large range of people.

Its important to expand and tooffer something to everybody, to

every demographic, he said.Theres a large demographic, for

baseball and fastball Its a

growing sport in Canada.Both McFadden and Lethbridge

hope to see hockey added to theOCAA in the near future.

We certainly have a strong[extramural] hockey program cur-rently, and we would love to seethat at the varsity level, saidMcFadden. But at this point intime, theres no league to play inand budgetary factors would haveto be considered as well.

Lethbridge added, This is a greatexample for students bringing insomething they really wanted. They

pushed really hard for it and got it,so the student body should knowthat if they have ideas for change ornew initiatives they should pursue

them with confidence.Tryouts will take place inAugust. For more information,head to the Athletics desk in J

building.

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The Central Division is strongthis year. And for once, theLondon Lightning is not the topteam.

Barring the lowly MississaugaPower causing any issues, there arefour legitimate contenders comingout of the National BasketballLeague of Canadas OntarioDivision: the Ottawa Skyhawks,London, Brampton As andWindsor Express.

Ottawa has come from a lowertier record to pull toward .500 nearthe end of the season. They have an

explosive core of forwards inJustin Tubbs and Ryan Andersonthat allows them to run downteams with a real run-and-gunstyle. They will likely playMississauga a team that is reallylacking a good core of guards inthe first round. Assuming Ottawawins, they will play the numberone seed in the Windsor Express a team that has two of the bestguards (Stephen Bonneau andDarren Duncan) to choose from.

London will be in tough against

Brampton in the first round. Theyhave been lacking that spark formost of the season, but bringing in

big dudes Dwight McCombs andJermaine Johnson will allow someother players some space on thefloor that includes their go-toshooter in Garrett Williamson. Hehas started to get his shooting backon track due to the space on thefloor. The last time London playedBrampton, on February 17, henotched 30 points and 10 assistsfor a double-double. On thatFamily Day game, Brampton wasexhausted after playing back to

back games, losing 114-96.London needs to be wary ahead oftheir first round matchup.

Brampton was built with NBLCvets, and it is really paying off forthem. Lanky, attack-minded player

Kevin Francis has been tearing upthe team that averages in mostthrees completed per game. Theyhave the ability to come back intogames really quickly. With a goodcore of bigs like Cavell Johnson,they really dont have any realweaknesses. However they are notvery active on the ball. They arelast in steals and pretty low in

blocks as well. It will be interestingto see if they get exhausted (likethey were against London) and seeif they lose their edge.

Finally, the best team in theleague. After coming off of aleague-leading 11-game winningstreak, the Windsor Express areready for the playoffs. They willtake on the Mississauga Power orOttawa Skyhawks in the firstround. Although both teams havemanaged to play well againstWindsor, they will be no matchover a seven-game series. Led by

their core of aforementionedguards, they also have a strongcore of low players like ChrisCommons and DeAndre Thomas.Weve seen those guys take controlof games against London and oth-ers. But the one thing that will

bring Windsor to the top is theirdefense. They are first in field goaldefense, and overall scoringdefense. Good luck trying to get

buy a team who have been knownto grind down teams to under 100

points easily. They are thefavourites, but well see who willcome through when the playoffscome around in March.

Marty Thompson is the play-by-play voice of the London Lightningfor their livestrea m,SportsLive24.net.

Tim Bender has been a LondonKnight for just over four monthsnow. He joined the defending OHLchampions just days after news

broke that Olli Mtt wouldremain with the PittsburghPenguins in the NHL.

OHL rules dictate youre onlyallowed two import players, andwith a spot freed up by Mtt,general manager Mark Huntercashed in his insurance policy andsigned Tim Bender.

Drafted by the Knights in the2013 CHL import draft, Bender isfrom Mannheim, roughly twohours from Stuttgart in southwest-

ern Germany, a land dominated bysoccer.He was the 78th and last player

selected in the import draft.But from a young age, Bender

knew he wanted to be a hockeyplayer.

I played both sports, but when Iwas six, or five, I cant remember,I had to decide between hockeyand soccer, said Bender with asmile. I chose hockey. It wasmore fun.

My dad used to play hockeyand he took me with him one dayand asked me if I wanted to try it. Isaid yes. Later when he asked Itold him, I wanted to keep ondoing this.

If not for hockey though, Benderprobably would have taken up soc-cer.

In Munich where I played thisyear [with EHC Mnchen in theGerman League], soccer is pretty

big, he said. We had about 2,000fans at our games, but they were

pretty loud. It was fun playingthere, but at the same time youwerent as popular as the soccer

players in the area.Indeed, when Bender was

signed, he wasnt expecting to playbig minutes in his first season inCanada. The Knights at the time

boasted Alex Basso, Brady Austin,

Miles Liberati and Dakota Mermis,and were waiting on NikitaZadorov to return from Buffalo.

Bender was expected to slot intoa bottom pairing role and get hisfeet wet.

Thats a mens league andthats a pretty big jump, Huntersaid. Thats like the AmericanLeague here.

He didnt play a lot of powerplay, but he has good offensivetools and he knows how to be posi-tionally correct on defence,Hunter added. As much as youneed to play physically, you still

have to be in good position to playdefence.

Its a different style of playbetween the German Elite Leagueand the Ontario Hockey League.For instance, the OHL is a lot more

physical in terms of style.The rink is smaller [in Canada]

so theres a lot more hitting. InGermany, there isnt so much if it.Some of the guys here too are sofast, so skilled. Its a little tougher

playing here.P ri or t o j oi ni ng t he E HC

Mnchen in the German League,Bender hailed from the famed

Mannheim Adler junior program.He was at the centre of his clubsincredible success, winning a sec-ond straight championship. Bendernotched 17 goals, 37 points and awhopping +50 rating in 38 totalgames, playoffs included, and wasthe last cut from Germanys 2013World Junior squad (similar to

Nikita Zadorov from the Russiansquad.)

Bender got the call to representhis country at the 2014 WorldJunior Championships. He talliedan assist in seven outings.

That was a fun time playing for

my country at that level. Ive doneit before at the under-18 but thiswas good. Maybe next yearGermany will do better.

And while Benders game con-tinues to improve while in London,he could take on an expanded rolenext season. The Knights will bewithout Basso, Austin and Belldefinitely with the possibility ofZadorov moving on as well.

Maybe then it will be Benderstime to shine in the OHL. But fornow, the German is biding his timeon route to possible success withthe London Knights.

New Knight proves his worthVICTOR KAISAR

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German defenceman Tim Bender is an impressive new addition to theKnights lineup.

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Central Division playoff preview

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Windsors Darren Duncan fights off Londons Jermaine Johnson in a Central Division regular season tilt.

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Campus rec

Slouchy strain

Q. I am a student and usuallyafter two or three hours of con-tinuous sitting during class Iexperience back pain. Whatshould I do?

A. You may be experiencingback pain because of poor postureand not taking enough stretching

breaks. Continuous sitting putsexcessive strain on your back mus-cles. There are certain things toconsider about posture.

Do:- Always maintain an upright,

erect posture when sitting or stand-ing

- Try to use your leg muscles tolift heavy objects rather than using

back muscles- Get up and stretch at least once

every hourDont:- Slouch your back while sitting- Bend your back while lifting

heavy objects- Sit for prolonged periods with-

out getting up occasionallySubmitted by second-year

Fitness and Health Promotion stu-dents.

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