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    Meet your new FSU president Carlie Forsythe

    Carlie Forsythe refuses to sit inthe president’s office chair. She saidshe’s holding out on it to build theanticipation.

    “Alan [Bushell] has always sug-gested that I save one thing for myfirst day of presidency and that’smy one thing,” Forsythe said. “I’mhoping it feels symbolic, but I thinkthe real symbolic thing will be dec-orating the office how I want andworking with my team.”

    Forsythe spent the last fewmonths as VP finance before de-ciding to run for Fanshawe Stu-dent Union (FSU) president. Sheclaimed the title in an election battle that had an unprecedentednumber of candidates running for

    the top spot.With four other competitors, For-sythe said she was shocked whenshe heard that she won.

    “I was weirdly surprised, I don’tthink I should have been as sur- prised, I was out there working re-ally, really hard,” Forsythe said. “Itcaught me off guard… it was a bigmoment.”

    Forsythe spent her campaignweek meeting students around cam-

     pus and listening to their sugges-tions. She also held the door openfor students at the T building en-

    trance and handed out candies. Shewore a sandwich board while doingthis which she said got a lot of at-tention from students.

    “People like the nice token. I wasthere to make peoples’ day.”

    Forsythe said her hard work defi-nitely paid off.

    “The president who gets in usu-ally gets it because they worked thehardest,” Forsythe said. She addedthat her other competitors workedhard too, and said she is incredi- bly proud of those she faced in thiscompetition, particularly HeatherBailey.

    Bailey took second place, whichForsythe said was impressive due tothe fact that she was the only one

    out of the five competitors who wasnot a previous member of FSU orthe Student Administrative Council(SAC).

    Forsythe already has big plans toshake up the FSU. Though many ofthe changes won’t come into effectduring her time as president, shesaid she thinks her presidency willhave a lasting impact on the college.

    She plans to cut ties with theCanadian Students Association

    (CSA), to increase representationthrough clubs and launch SAC andclubs training, to continue with the

    implementation of the reorganiza-tion of the governance structure ofthe FSU VP system and much more.

    “[I plan to] make good on my promises I made to students whilecampaigning,” she said.

    This year, the 49th year withan FSU president, will be the fi-nal year with vice presidents. Thenew change will be in the style of a board of directors, which Forsythesaid will be more efficient.

    “I’ve been able to see what hasand hasn’t worked this year andnow I’m able to address those defi-ciencies,” she said. “This year will be a bridging year.”

    Forsythe said she wants to beremembered as a president who

     brought the FSU together and madeFanshawe a better place for every-one.

    “I want to be remembered for re-ally bringing a lot of cohesivenessto the team and also bringing to-gether various areas of the college by uniting and collaborating withthem,” she said.

    Forsythe’s term as president be-gins on May 1.

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    Main campus expansionabout a year to completion

    It’s impossible to ignore the con-

    struction project currently occur-ring in J building. Once completed,the $24 million expansion of thefitness centre will be a consider-able improvement on the old gym, bringing in new training facilitiesand more to Fanshawe.

    J building was originally 98,443square feet. About 8,870 square feetof the building was demolished forthe expansion, and the new centrewill add another 55,000 square feetof fitness space to the building. An-other 7,700 square feet of the exist-ing building will be renovated.

    Donna McInnis, manager of proj-ect and construction management,said one of the reasons that madethe expansion necessary was due to

    the rapid influx of students.“As the population grows andservice demands increase, there has been no increase in capacity to meetdemand,” McInnis said. “In otherwords, supply has not kept pacewith demand or need.”

    The original facility was built in1993, and even with the additionof Gym 3 in 2003, it was still notenough to meet the demand comingfrom students. McInnis said therehas been a 65 per cent increase inthe student population from when itwas built to today.

    McInnis said Fanshawe willcontinue to expand in the future.The college has a goal to increase

    enrollment by 15 per cent over thenext five years, making the expan-sion even more necessary.

    The fitness centre is a crucial

     part of programs in the School ofPublic Safety and the Faculty ofHealth Sciences, which includesPolice Foundations, the Paramed-ic program and more. Fitness testsare a course requirement in some programs, and with the continuedexpansion of these programs, thefitness centre was even more in de-mand.

    The building will be the newhome of the Fowler Kennedy Clinicand Fanshawe’s Pharmacy, a Well-ness Centre which will boast multi- purpose spaces, medical and phys-iotherapy care, exam rooms andoffices, and will also have changerooms, the Athletics Control Desk,lounge spaces for students and a

     juice bar.In addition, there will also be athree story climbing wall, aerobicstudios, a weight training area anda cardio room.

    McInnis said the new Wellnessand Fitness Centre will providespace to meet all the needs of Fan-shawe students and staff.

    “There will be a new vibrant andexciting space for students and staff[to] use. The Wellness and FitnessCentre will engage the students andstaff in movement, positive mentalhealth and general well-being.”

    Construction should be complet-ed about a year from now in the latespring of 2017.

    KERRA SEAYINTERROBANG

    CREDIT: KERRA SEAY

    The construction of the J building expansion is ongoing, but the nal project will boastgreat features including workout rooms, a climbing wall and a juice bar.

    CREDIT: KERRA SEAY

    Current FSU president Alan Bushell will be passing on his ofce to the newly elected president Carlie Forsythe on May 1.

     Two incidents of inappropriate

    touching raises concernsThe London Police Service (LPS)

    sent out a press release last week re-garding two cases of women beinginappropriately touched.

    Early in the morning on Sunday,March 6, two women in were inap- propriately touched within about anhour of each other in two differentincidents in the downtown area.

    The women were touched whiletaking a ride in what they were told by the driver was an unmarked cab.

    The first incident occurredaround 1 a.m. The suspect is de-

    scribed in the press release as “malewith a tanned complexion and aslight accent, 50 to 60-years-old,with short white/grey hair, scruffyfacial hair and wearing thin square-framed glasses.” The vehicle isdescribed as a beige or grey SUV, possibly a Toyota.

    The second incident occurred just before 2 a.m. The suspect isdescribed in the press release as“male in his mid 20s, possibly ofmiddle-eastern descent, approxi-mately 5’8 (173 cm) with a slimto medium build, clean shavenwith black hair.” The vehicle is de-

    scribed as a four-door black sedan

    with leather interior.Sandasha Bough, the corporate

    communications and public rela-tions officer with the LPS, could not provide any more details about theincidents because the investigationsare still underway. Based on theevidence, the LPS is investigatingthese cases as sexual assault cases.

    “Any type of touching that is un-wanted or sexual in nature is con-sidered inappropriate and could be construed as a sexual assault,”Bough said. “I can tell you that bothof these females were assaulted.”

    Bough had some advice for those

    travelling at night.

    “With any taxis or any type oftransportation, make sure you knowwho you’re getting a ride from,whether that’s by asking them or bygetting into a vehicle that’s markedso you know exactly what companyit’s with… Don’t ever get into a ve-hicle that’s unfamiliar to you,” shesaid.

    The press release adds that any-one with information in relation tothis incident should called the LPSat 519-661-5670 or Crime Stoppersat 1-800-222-8477. Information canalso be sent in anonymously at lon-doncrimestoppers.com.

    KERRA SEAYINTERROBANG

    CREDIT: CREATAS / THINKSTOCK

    Never get into a vehicle if you do not know the driver or you do not know whatcompany they work for.

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    Fanshawe’s Centre for Academic

    Excellence hands out money to studentsAn ordinary day for Christina

    O’Neill was made extraordinary byFanshawe’s president Peter Devlinwhen he handed her a $500 flexcard.

    “I have an exam and [I wasstressed because] today was so tight-ly packed and when [Devlin] gaveme [the money] I was surprised,”O’Neill said. “I was not expecting itat all, it definitively made my day alittle better; I am really excited.”

    The Centre for Academic Excel-lence brought about the initiative

    after they were awarded the Pres-ident’s Distinguished Team awardduring the President’s Breakfast back in September of 2015.

    With this award, the Centre wasgiven a cash prize.

    “We received some money thatneeds to be used to directly or indi-rectly benefit students in the collegeand we had to determine how wewanted to do that,” said Patti Kaye,the co-ordinator for the Centre ofAcademic Excellence.

    “We work behind the scenes be-cause we do curriculum; we workmainly with faculty and administra-

    tors, we don’t get to see the studentsdirectly,” Kaye said.

    The Centre for Acamedic Excel-lence works with all the facultiesand facilitates program reviews, program developments and e-learn-ing for faculties, all work for thestudents, but not directly with them.According to Kaye, the Centrewanted to take this opportunity todirectly engage with the students.

    And what better way to engagethe students then handing out themoney directly to them?

    “We are literally divvying upthis money, we are going to everysingle campus, eight of them all in,

    to distribute flex cards in varyingamounts from $10 to $500 straightto the students to say thank you forcoming to Fanshawe, thank you foryour energy,” Kaye said.

    March 14 kicked off the initiativewith the help of president Devlin.

    “We told him to look for someonewho embodies the Fanshawe prom-ise: excitement, empowerment, en-gagement and educate, those fourEs, he is looking for someone whois embodying that.”

    And with those instructions,Devlin chose O’Neill, a first-yearPre-Health Level 2 student and a

    varsity volleyball player.“It was my job to pick a student

    who was filled with pride, with ex-citement, with enthusiasm aboutlearning and about being at Fan-shawe,” Devlin said. “Christina,when I asked her how her day was,she said awesome even though shehas a test [today].”

    And with that excitement forlearning and the way O’Neill hasgotten involved with the school,Devlin felt like she perfectly em- bodied the Fanshawe promise.

    “If someone is wanting to cometo Fanshawe [they should] defin-itively get involved in everything

    they can and get the most of theexperience they can,” O’Neill said.“Going here pays off, [it’s] awe-some.”

    Devlin reciprocated O’Neill’sview and applauded the Centre forAcademic Excellence on this ini-tiative.

    “I commend the Centre for se-lecting this type of recognition, itcertainly demonstrates their focus because they are totally centred onstudents and developing programsthat are relevant and allow studentsto fulfill their dreams.”

     JESSICA THOMPSONINTERROBANG

    CREDIT: KERRA SEAY

    The Centre for Academic Excellence awarded Fanshawe student Christina O’Neill with a $500 ex card.

    Affordable housingstrategy update

    In 2010, Ontario launched theLong Term Affordable HousingStrategy, which has now been up-dated with feedback from commu-nities to make sure that local needsare met.

    The province has introduced anumber of new legislative measuresand is investing $178 million overthe next three years to ensure that people have access toaffordable and ade-quate housing, to help

    them secure employ-ment, raise a familyand build strong com-munities.

    One of these mea-sures is proposing themandatory inclusionof affordable housingunits in new develop-ment projects, or “in-clusionary zoning”.

    Habitat for Human-ity is an organizationthat already works to give people adecent place to live, and the CEO oftheir Heartland Ontario office, JeffDuncan, has seen areas of Torontothat have been including more af-fordable areas in new residential ar-

    eas that are build, and is glad to seethe idea moving across the province.“In our community there’s be-

    tween eight to 10 per cent of the population living in some kind ofa housing issue, whether it’s the proper kind of housing, or so on, but they need decent, affordablehousing… It’s pretty much rightacross the province that we have anissue. I think anything we can do ascommunities is a good thing.”

    Duncan said that Habitat for Hu-manity has a good relationship withlocal developers and homebuild-ers, and even though every build isdifferent, people do what they canto help. He added that one of the

    key issues in their work is finding

    land to build on, and this provincialstrategy will ease that burden.

    “I think we have better a commu-nity, a more inclusive communitywhen we have what you would calla continuum of housing, of higherend housing right down to afford-able housing. It gives people in af-fordable housing a chance to moveup as well, and change, and stay inthe community where their kids goto school.”

    Other initiatives included in thestrategy are a proposed frameworkfor a portable housing benefit thatwould allow people who receive

    housing assis-tance to choosewhere they

    want to live,and an invest-ment of morethan $17,000over the nextthree years for a portable hous-ing benefit thatwill eventuallysupport up to3,000 survivorsof domestic vi-olence.

    The province also wants to de-velop a framework for a supportivehousing policy to improve access toservices such as counselling, dis- pensing medication and life skills,as well as support the construction

    of around 1,500 new supportivehousing units with an investmentof $100 million over the next threeyears.

    All of this is to support Ontar-io’s goal of ending the problem ofchronic homelessness in the next 10years, and comes at the same timeas a proposal for a guaranteed min-imum inco me for people living in poverty that will give them incomesecurity, but not discourage themfrom entering the workforce. Ontar-io Finance Minister, Charles Sousa,is still in the process of choosinga community to be the test site forguaranteed income.

    DAN TODDINTERROBANG

    In our community

    there’s betweeneight to 10

    per cent of the

    population living

    in some kind

    of a housing

    issue… they need

    decent, affordable

    housing… ”

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    Fanshawe’s Battle of the Bands

    The Fanshawe Student Union(FSU) and a group of Fanshawestudents are bringing a three-day

    Battle of the Bands competition tothe college.

    Kelsey Schachow, one of the or-ganizers of the event, said she andher team of students were lookingto organize a concert on campus butwere struggling to raise the fundsand coordinate around other cam- pus events.

    When they saw that FSU wasorganizing a Battle of the Bands,Schachow and her team decidedthis would be the perfect opportuni-ty to collaborate.

    They are now partnered withKevin “Beef” Masterson, the FSUevents and activities manager, andTim Fraser, the FSU events and ac-tivities programmer.

    “When we met with Tim andKevin they said they had neverreally done any promotions forthe event in the past so it was the perfect opportunity for us as Busi-ness Administrative Marketing stu-dents,” Schachow said.

    Schachow said this event fulfillsmore than just a course requirementfor their Business and ConsumerEvents group project.

    “We all have friends who areartists or know artists. We wantedto choose an event that any studentcould relate to: music.”

    Schachow said 12 bands are reg-istered for the competition. Every

     band is required to have at least oneFanshawe student in the band.

    The winner of the event will playat the Jack Richardson Awards Hallof Fame Rock Showcase at Call theOffice on April 16.

    On March 22 and 23 each bandwill have about 10 minutes to playa set. The top four bands from thesetwo days will move on to the finalshow on March 30.

    They also hope to raise somemoney for a good cause. Schachowsaid the group aims to raise at least$500 on the night of the final com- petition, with all donations goingtowards the not-for-profit club Fan-shawe Rotaract.

      “Fanshawe Rotaract… focuseson volunteering, professional de-velopment and friendship so wethought what better partnership tohelp young Fanshawe artists gainexperience and potentially starttheir career,” she said. Schachow

    is also the president of the Rota-ract club and said she thinks this isa great opportunity to give back tothe organization.

    She said the Battle of the Bandsevent combines some of the bestthings in the world.

    “Support your fellow studentsand enjoy great music with greatfood and good people,” Schachowsaid.

    The preliminary rounds will beheld at 9 p.m. in Out Back Shackon March 22 and 23, with the finalround being held at the same timeon March 30. The Out Back Shackwill be serving food at the event.

    CREDIT: CANDIS BROSS

    The winner of Battle of the Bands will play at the Jack Richardson Awards Hall of FameRock Showcase at Call the Ofce on April 16.

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    Fanshawe receives $2.4 millionto use for apprenticeship training

    Deputy Premiere and London North Centre MPP Deb Matthewsannounced that up to $2.4 millionwill given to Fanshawe from the provincial government, at a pressconference on Feb. 29.

    This will benefit the pre-ap- prenticeship and apprenticeship programs at the college. The two pre-apprenticeship programs in-clude Truck and Coach Technician(London Campus) and CulinaryManagement (Simcoe/NorfolkCampus). The two apprenticeship programs include Automotive Ser-vice Technician and AgricultureEquipment Technician.

    Truck and Coach Technician and

    Culinary Management are to begiven $457,500 and $1 million ismeant for both Automotive ServiceTechnician and Agriculture Equip-ment Technician.

    “This is a really important in-vestment, the apprenticeship en-hancement fund goes to upgradethe equipment the apprenticesuse so that they have the most up-to-date equipment, so when theymove from apprenticeship intoworkplace, they are using the sameequipment that they will use on the job,” Matthews said.

    Matthews also stressed thatit’s important to invest in skills,so that people will be in a good place to join the labour force. Also,

    with baby boomers retiring and stu-dents graduating, there is a lot of potential work out there.

    As a result, students will havewell-paying jobs that are available

     because of the demand for skilledtrades.

    “We need to invest in our people,so that they will be put in a good place to join the labour force,” Mat-thews said.

    Steve Crema, chair of the Schoolof Transportation, said the moneywas for funding to deliver the ed-ucational curriculum to a pre-ap- prenticeship group of students, withregards to the Truck and CoachTechnician and Culinary Manage-ment.

    However, with the AutomotiveService Technician and the Ag-riculture Equipment Technician programs (or apprenticeship pro-grams), they received the money formaterials and equipment to improvethe experience for the apprentices

    in those programs.The complete funding was deliv-

    ered to the city from the province, benefiting trades in the community.The money is being divided amongeight institutions for training,equipment and facility upgrades.

    “Roughly $2.4 million came toFanshawe and the remainder wentto other educational apprentice-ship deliver agents in and aroundLondon. Deb Matthews did the an-nouncement in London because weare her constituency, but she wasannouncing it for the entire South-West Region,” Crema said.

    LIUNA Local 1059, the LondonLearning Centre, the Stratford ChefSchool and Lambton College all

     benefit from some part of the fund-ing.“For the pre-apprenticeship pro-

    grams, those are really important programs, especially given the state

    of our economy right now; pre-ap- prenticeship means students can

    come and receive apprenticeshiplevel education, without needing tohave an industry partner,” Cremasaid.

    As a result, the students at Fan-shawe become more employable because they already have part ofthe education. Employers are morewilling to take them on becausethey have already done part of thework themselves.

    That’s the advantage for the two pre-apprenticeship programs. These programs are valuable to get peopleinto the workforce.

    “The apprenticeship enhance-ment money makes it possible forus to buy the newest and cuttingedge equipment that our appren-

    tices will need to use to practice onfor when they enter the workforce,”Crema said.

    Another topic that Matthews ad-dressed which is important in theeconomic agenda was the policyfor free post-secondary educationfor those under a $50,000 salary inOntario.

    “A lot of people will be happilysurprised to learn how affordable post-secondary education is goingto be; it’s permanently removingthe financial barrier to post-second-ary education,” Matthews said.

    After all, this comes down to thefact that new equipment and greatteaching are what bring studentsto the Fanshawe. Having a college

    with cutting-edge equipment willcatch a student’s eye and bring more post-secondary students walkingthrough the doors of Fanshawe.

     JAYMIN PROULX

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    Breathing easier in a greener Ontario

    A new provincial report releasedlast week on air quality in Ontariolooks to buck the trend of typicallynegative news surrounding the en-vironment with what they hope will be a well received reason to cele- brate. The air is cleaner.

    The 2014 Air Quality in Ontarioreport indicates a significant de-crease in smog-causing pollutantsand suggests that the policies put in place, such as closing coal plants,higher air standards and creatingemissions caps on airborne toxinsare having a noticeable effect onour ability to breathe cleaner andhealthier.

    The report backs up its claim bystating that in the last year therewere no smog advisories in Ontar-io and the province’s air was ratedon some degree between good andvery good for the vast majority ofthe year.

    Along with those figures, thereport points to the fact that since

    2005 levels of nitrogen-oxide andsulphur-dioxide have decreased by42 and 49 per cent respectively.

    Glen Murray, the Ontario Min-ister for the Environment said ina press release, “Today’s reportshows that Ontario’s air quality hascontinued to improve over the last10 years.”

    But the Ontario government isn’tcontent to stop there. New initia-tives are being enacted to further re-duce the level of industrial air pollu-tion generated within the province.“Cleaner air is critical for humanhealth and the health of every liv-

    ing organism in our environment.”Murray said. “We’re committed todoing more to improve air qualityfor a healthier, cleaner environmentnow and for future generations.”

    These steps include such mea-sures as regulating air contaminantsfor the metal finishers and found-ries sectors, creating provincial airzones that will help the governmentrecognise the needs of individualsections of Ontario with regardsto environmental impact, placing

     better restrictions on the provinc-es petroleum and petro-chemicalindustries and enacting more strin-gent sulphur-dioxide standards thatare due to be in effect by the endof 2016.

    In addition to new regulations,the government is also lookingtowards improving access to ed-ucation and job training so thatOntarians can both create and findemployment in the new “greeneconomy”. This plan involveshigher funding for education and public infrastructure in order tocreate an innovative, high growth

    and export-oriented economy.When asked how this report af-

    fects her life, Fanshawe student Ti-fani Blazevic commented, “I thinkit’s important for the government toencourage our generation to create jobs and industries that will polluteless,” she said. “It’s our generationand the generations to follow thatwill be mostly effected by whatstate the environments in when weget older and I think the govern-ment is recognizing that the best

    way to address that is by having ourgeneration become as involved inthe process as possible. Hopefully,we’re willing to do our part.”

    The provincial government saidthey plan to continue to monitor airquality in the province and that fur-ther reports will be released in thefuture to detail the results of theirefforts and what they hope will be positive effects on our environment.For more information on Ontario’sair quality and the government’sinitiatives, go to ontario.ca/environ-ment-news.

    STEPHEN LEGRESLEY INTERROBANG

    CREDIT: CANDIS BROSS

    New study suggests Londoners are enjoying cleaner air.

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    Changes in subsidies for health services coming soon

    As a result of increasing utiliza-tion of the Fowler Kennedy Clinic,it has been decided to reallocate theway funds are spent and this mayhave implications for some stu-dents.

    As a result of a surplus from pre-vious years from the Student HealthFee, there were resources that wereavailable to assist with subsidiz-ing the out-of-pocket cost for both physicals and TB testing for stu-dents.

    Based on an increased studentdemand for those services, studentshave used up the majority of thatsurplus. As of April 1, students maynow be required to pay more out of pocket for these services similar to

    if they went to a clinic in the com-munity or if they were in their owndoctor’s office.

    This was a joint decision betweenthose managing the Student HealthFee for the college and the Fan-shawe Student Union (FSU).

    Robert Kitchen, senior managerStudent Academic Success stated,“This was not a decision enteredinto lightly as we are very awareof the cost pressures facing all stu-dents. When you look at the big picture of maintaining great healthservices for all Fanshawe studentsthis made the most sense moving

    forward.”In many cases prior to a field

     placement, students are requiredto confirm they have met the sameconditions as paid staff to work andinteract in those environments with both staff and clients.

    Fowler Kennedy has tried tomaintain and create competitiverates compared to other providersof the same services.

    “This is something we will

    continue to monitor to ensure thatstudents are offered fair and com- parable rates for these services,”Kitchen said.

    The cost students are required to pay will depend on the services re-quired. Some of these for full-timestudents’ cost may be covered bythe current student health plan. Fur-ther details on what may be coveredcan be found on the student health plan web at fsu.ca/health.php.

    CREDIT: KERRA SEAY

    The Out Back Shack hosted a live screening of The Bachelor . Guests could buy“Bachelortinis” which included drinks called Pink Passion, Sex in the City and TheBlue Martini.

    Ontario working to protect people from second-hand smoke and vapour

    This year marks the 10th anni-versary of the Smoke-Free OntarioStrategy, which has helped to lowerhealth risks to non-smokers, pro-vide education to those wanting toquit and to encourage young peopleto never start.

     Now in 2016, Ontario is propos-ing stronger laws to better protectcitizens from second-hand smoke,whether it is from tobacco productsor medical marijuana. There arealso proposed amendments towardsthe Electronic Cigarettes Act, 2015in the works to regulate the use,sale, display and promotion of elec-tronic vapor cigarettes.

    Rowena Pinto, vice president of public affairs and strategic initia-tives with Canadian Cancer Soci-ety, Ontario Division, stood strong-ly towards the new amendments.

    “We support the government’s proposed changes to Ontario’ssmoking and vaping legislation.E-cigarettes need to be regulated just like any other tobacco industry product including the restriction ofsales to youth and the restrictionin promoting and marketing the product. E-cigarettes have not beenthoroughly tested and more researchis required regarding the product’slong-term health effects. The pre-ventive measures announced todayare welcome in our fight againstcancer,” Pinto said in a press release.

    Smoking is undeniably the mostaddictive habit among people inthe world, and yet well known for being so dangerous, a great major-

    ity of people will have still triedsmoking by the time they’re 16. It’sa fact that children are more vulner-able to the harmful exposure of sec-ond-hand smoke. Studies show thatareas with strong tobacco controlregulations decrease the likelihoodof young people becoming regularsmokers, compared to areas whereregulations are weaker. The biggestchallenge is that it is not illegalfor children under the age of 19 to

    smoke, only to purchase them.The biggest goal of the Smoke-

    Free Ontario Act is to stop futuregenerations from becoming ad-dicted to cigarettes. Recent amend-ments to the Act include further

     protection for kids by banning thesale of flavoured tobacco products,and increasing the maximum finesfor youth-related sales offences.

    Although the health benefits ofusing e-cigarettes compared to to- bacco has been shown to be safer,the one thing that doesn’t change between the two is the addictive-ness of the nicotine. The withdraw-al symptoms from e-cigarettes caninclude feelings of irritability, fa-tigue, anxiety and depression. Thechemicals, which exist in an e-cig-arette, are perhaps a fraction of thatof a tobacco product, but the chem-icals in them can vary and are stillwidely unknown whether to causelong-term effects.

    Kyra Maynard, a graduate fromFanshawe’s Nursing program un-derlines a lack of information.“E-cigarettes might be less harm-ful than regular tobacco, but I stilldon’t believe they’re a suitablesubstitute since there is not enoughinformation showing any less risksor effects from long-term use andsecondhand exposure.”

    To strengthen its smoking laws,Ontario has proposed amendmentsto the Smoke-Free Ontario Act andits regulation, as well as to the reg-ulation under the Electronic Cig-arettes Act, 2015, that if passed,would prohibit the use of e-ciga-rettes and the smoking and vapingof medical marijuana in all enclosed

     public places, enclosed workplacesand other specified outdoor areas.Other amendments would be to

    widen “no-smoking rules” to applyto medical marijuana, expand thelist of places where e-cigarettes are prohibited for sale, establish rulesfor the display and promotion ofe-cigarettes in places where theyare sold and prohibit the testing ofe-cigarettes where they are sold.

    Dipika Damerla, associate Minis-

    ter of Health and Long-Term Care,released this statement of the reso-lution in the same press release.

    “It is important to ensure thatOntarians are protected from sec-ond-hand smoke and from the potential dangers of e-cigarettes.That is why we are proposing these

    changes and we look forward to theupcoming consultations with ourstakeholders.”

    The government has taken astrong stance to protect the peopleof Ontario from second-hand smokein enclosed public places and work- places. Ontario is funding research

    to better understand the health im- pacts of e-cigarettes, including their potential as a smoking cessationaid. The province will continue to provide information on the dangersand risks of smoking and how it plans to reduce tobacco use.

    CREDIT: MITCH VOLLMER

    Ontario is working on new amendments towards the Electronic Cigarettes Act, 205, and the Smoke Free Ontario Strategy to betterprotect citizens from second-hand smoke.

    MITCHELL VOLLMERINTERROBANG

    STAFFINTERROBANG

    CREDIT: KERRA SEAY

    Services offered at the on-campus clinic, Fowler Kennedy, may cost more than whatthey used to due to a reallocation in the way funds are being spent.

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    HAVE AN OPINION? SUBMIT YOUR STORY!

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: [email protected]

    Venerating logosWith the Lenten season nearing an end and

    Easter, the most important Christian holiday,upon us, there is no better time than now tosee how false idols have come to be vener-ated across the globe. The all-mighty corpo-rate and the multitudes of sports team logoshave become something people worship andrevere.

    The world is full of brand-whores who proudly display corporate logos and insigniasthat line the pockets of the well-to-do blindlyand faithfully. As if wearing a swoosh or thecolours of a new generation or cheer for a last place NHL team give us some type of higher purpose. Should we even care?

    Interestingly Psalm 135:15-18 of theChristian Bible reads, “The idols of the na-tions are silver and gold, the work of humanhands. They have mouths, but do not speak;they have eyes, but do not see; they have ears, but do not hear, nor is there any breath in theirmouths. Those who make them become likethem, so do all who trust in them!”

    Even here at Fanshawe we are not immuneto logo worship. Take a look around and youreyes will most likely land on some corporatelogo, whether it’s Fanshawe’s, the FSU’s orsome multinational company logo. And withany logo there are rules and policies that willgovern its use; a bible of sorts that commandswhen, where and how it can be used.

    I can only imagine what it was like whenthe scribes emerged from the inner sanctumsof whatever back office with their version ofthe King James Bible and out into the cas-cading rays of sunlight through the vestibuleand into the corporate boardrooms. I can hear

    the angels singing, like Charlton Heston de-scending the mountain with the Command-ments in The Ten Commandments. The un-written 11th Commandment being some sortof dictum reading like, thou shall not use ourlogo without the express written permission blah blah blah or something to that effect.What a revelation.

    And with any movement there are disciplesand zealots. Those people who jump up anddown yelling, “Look at me, see what I see.It’s crooked. I am the most devoted. Take mymoney.” As if making the biggest donation orloudest noise entitles someone to some heav-enly reward, a number one fan foam fingeror a pat on the head from a supervisor. Goodsleuthing, Sherlock. Elementary, Watson. Orsome sort of dialogue that equates to mean-ingless patter.

    I wonder what would happen if a Fan-shawe logo miraculously burned into someschmucks toast randomly, but it’s slightly dis-torted or out of proportion, or heaven forbidtilted? Does said use lie outside Fanshawe’sown logo use manifesto? Do we destroy it,or see it for the miracle it is and put it behindglass in H-Gallery for all to see? Kind of likethat potato chip a few years back with what people thought was Jesus’ face. Thankfullythe temptation to eat that sour cream and on-ion chip wasn’t as great as the need to shareit with the world. But if it had been say saltand vinegar, would that chip have survived?

    In all seriousness Logomaniacs, the world

    is full of logos, emblems, flags and identifi-ers. None more important than the next, andeach is just a speck in the universe. Logo rev-erence needs to be put in its place.

    Happy Easter or whatever holiday you may be celebrating in the near future.

     JOHN SAIDWHAT JOHN SAID

    The problem with post-secondary

    Premier Kathleen Wynne recently an-nounced a new program to provide fundingfor those who wish to attend post-secondaryeducation, but may not have the means to doso. Regardless of what her intentions may be,it’s time to pay attention not only to thosewho struggle to enter post-secondary, but alsoto those who are struggling after they’ve left.

    Remember that bartender at Jack’s lastThursday? She probably has a degree. Doyou remember that 30-year-old at the check-out at Shoppers Drug Mart? Chances are that person has one too. Colleges and universitiesare the new high schools, and consideringthat they’re designed to be specialized jobtraining, that’s a problem.

    One of Fanshawe’s most popular programsis Police Foundations. They’re the group ofgrey shirts who are perpetually doing laps of

    campus. Thousands of students have com- pleted the program with flying colours, yetonly a minuscule percentage of those grad-uates are working in law enforcement. TheFAQ page for the Toronto Police literallystates, “There is no requirement by the Toron-to Police Service for a candidate to attend anyPolice Foundations or Law and Security pro-gram.” I would almost feel bad singling outPolice Foundations if not for the plethora of publications and forums devoted to bemoan-ing how useless the program is for preparing

    students to become a police officer, let alonegiving them a leg up.

    There are only a couple of months left un-til tens of thousands of students enter the jobmarket. If you’re one of those students andyou don’t have a job lined up yet, you’re introuble. If you were relying on government

    loans to get you through school, they’reabout to stop. If you were fortunate enoughto have parents who paid for you to drink onweeknights for two years, you’d better hopethey’re willing to pay for you to intern witha company for the next couple of months. Inshort, if you thought projects and exams werestressful, you’d better brace yourself.

    Post-secondary education is a machine thatlures you in, holds your hand and spits youout with a piece of paper and a bunch of debt.Guidance counsellors and post-secondary in-stitutions are perpetuating the myth that be-cause of education inflation, everyone needsa degree to be competitive in the current jobmarket. The reality is that education inflation just makes your degree even less valuable.

    For a sizable sub-section of students,there is a choice between internships and a

     part-time job while in school. You can eithergraduate with connections that could leadto employment or graduate with little to nodebt. It’s becoming increasingly difficult tofind employment without those connectionsand yet the entry-level positions availableto connected graduates don’t pay enough totackle the student debt that has accumulated.Tune in next week to find out which programsare a sure-fire path to under-employment andwhy OSAP is a cash grab in its own right.

    CREDIT: BURLINGHAM / THINKSTOCK

    You can either graduate from post-secondary education with no debt or no connections.

     VICTOR DE JONGINTERROBANG

    CREDIT: CANDIS BROSS

    Your logo is best used to wipe the butts of the annoying brand-worshipers in the world.

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    “Growing up isn’t the problem... forgetting is.”

    Growing up is hard to do. The pressure mounts, for perfect grades, perfect extracurricular activities, perfect essays and perfect timemanagement. Every moment fromkindergarten onwards must bescheduled so no second of learningis wasted. It’s a truth so many todayare used to, as the idea of childhooddisappears into organized activitiesand piles of homework.

    In The Little Prince, life for TheLittle Girl is no different, as hermother guides her to get into the best school there is, Werth Acade-my. Unfortunately, this involves a

    move to a new neighbourhood, witha new neighbour, The Aviator. It ishe who introduces The Little Girl toThe Little Prince, a figure of won-der and imagination who teachesher about love, loss and the wonderof childhood.

    Fans of the original book,  Le Petit Prince, written by Antoinede Saint-Exupéry, won’t be dis-appointed as the film stays true tothe original masterpiece. Showing pages from the original, writtenin French, the movie shows theaudience a love for the story thatinspired it. The French influenceappears in other places in this En-

    glish adaptation, especially in thesoundtrack, which feels perfectlysuited to every scene.

    Along with the excellent music,the many art styles in the film arewoven together to create a uniquelook and feel. There are incrediblemoments of wonder and beauty, andthe characters offer such depth thatone can’t help but take joy in theirhappiness and feel the pain of theirheartaches.

    The only film that could offer

    comparison is the 1985 movie The Adventures of Mark Twain, whichused a similar narrative style andmix of animations. However, The Little Prince offers a far more co-hesive plot and benefits from ev-erything animation studios havelearned in the past 30 years.

    This is a movie with a message.The message is far from new, asthere has always been a battle be-tween those who want to preparechildren for all the pain, fear and

    hard work of adulthood and thosewho want to let children be chil-dren. The film seems to pity thefirst, while praising the second forremembering that which is all-im- portant, that the only things we re-ally need are those that “can only beseen with the heart”.

    It’s impossible to watch The Lit-tle Prince and not feel a connectionto the characters and to the messageof the story. We’ve all felt the pres-sure for perfection, to be the best

    and smartest and prettiest, and inthat pressure it’s easy to forget thelittle things, like the importance offriendship and the need to play anddream.

    With loyalty to the original work, beautiful music and incredible ani-mation, The Little Prince is a mov-ie worth watching, whether or notyou’ve read the story in Frenchclass. For those who loved the storyas children, the film is far from dis-appointing.

    PAM-MARIEGUZZOINTERROBANG

    CREDIT: PARAMOUNT PICTURES (2016)

    “Once upon a time there was little prince who lived on a planet that was scarcely bigger than himself.”

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    Magical schoolgirls,zombies and talking cats

    The ‘90s was the era of the fe-male superhero, when Xena: War-rior Princess, Buffy the VampireSlayer, Sailor Moon, the PowerpuffGirls, Dana Scully, the Pink andYellow Power Rangers and count-less other butt-kicking women punched their way into our hearts.These groundbreaking heroineswere widely embraced, but there isstill one particular girl whose nameremains unsung.

    Published in 1995, is the firstinstalment of Australian authorGarth Nix’s Old Kingdom Trilo-gy. Despite winning the AurealisAward that year for the country’s best young adult and fantasy nov-el, along with finding a place on theAmerican Library Association No-table list, the series has only man-aged to garner a modest fan follow-ing in North America. This needs to be remedied immediately.

    To the south of the mysticalOld Kingdom lies the modernizedland of Ancelstierre. It is here thatthe black-haired teenager Sabri-el boards at the all-girls WyverlyCollege, where she comes first inEnglish and Music, third in Math-

    ematics, seventh in Science, secondin Fighting Arts and fourth in Eti-quette.

    She is also first in Magic, but thesubject is not an official part of theschool’s curriculum and only taughtunderhandedly to students withtheir parents’ express permission.In Sabriel’s family, magic must belearned. Her father is the Abhorsen,Ancelstierre’s appointed necroman-cer. In accordance to family tradi-tion, he is responsible for protectingthe land from the living dead.

    The plot is set into motion whenSabriel receives a message from her

    father, who has been trapped be-yond the gates of Death by the OldKingdom necromancer, Kerrigor.

    Armed with a set of magical bellsand aided by her father’s feisty fe-line servant, Moggot, the time hascome for Sabriel to take her placeas Abhorsen and stop Kerrigor fromunleashing legions of zombies.

    Sabriel aligns itself with a fewknown elements of the literary epic.It places its heroine in a richly de-tailed fantasy setting and surroundsher with supernatural forces thatshe both wields and fights against.But Sabriel herself deviates fromthe typical epic hero who effortless-ly masters everything he does.

    Like many of us, Sabriel is skilledin some things but not all, and con-tends not only with overwhelmingevils but also her own self-doubt.The action-packed story is litteredwith humorous interludes whereshe embarrasses herself by misin-terpreting obvious situations. Otherscenes show her freezing with thefear of letting down her father andfailing to live up to his reputation.

    While I’m doubtful any of ushave been expected to save theworld from the walking dead, wecan probably all relate to the terrorsof taking on our first major career

    roles. At its core, Sabriel is a com-ing-of-age novel, telling the story ofa young woman transitioning fromthe safety of her school to the wil-derness of the working world.

    The book is highly readable andappeals to a wide range of audienc-es. It is sophisticated, playful andincredibly imaginative. Fantasylovers seeking an escape and per-haps some encouragement at theend of this semester need look nofurther than Sabriel , which has been patiently waiting for more than 20years. I couldn’t think of a bettertime to pick it up.

    BELLE MARIEINTERROBANG

    CREDIT: LEO AND DIANE DILLON (COVER), HARPERCOLLINS (PUBLISHER)

    Sabriel is one of the most understated super heroines in literature.

    Spring is time to run Now that spring is rapidly ap-

     proaching and the snow may begone for good, it is time to startthinking about getting in that out-door exercise. The best way to geta good work out and some fresh airis by running.

    Having been a jogger for as longas I can remember, I take the habitand knowledge of running regular-ly for granted. Running regularlymakes people happier, stronger andmore confident. And those benefitsare added to when you run outside.

    So why don’t most people run?Besides the obvious issue of peo-

     ple not wanting to get up off thecouch and start, there are many oth-er reasons that people don’t run.

    A lot of people are afraid that

    they are too slow and are embar-rassed to be seen while running.The funny thing is, almost all run-ners consider themselves slow. Thisactually makes runners one of themost welcoming groups of people.Everyone is self-conscious of their pace and is willing to slow down torun with a friend. There will always be someone faster. No matter whoyou are, you are going to run slowerthat someone you know. But that’sthe beauty of this sport; it’s a nev-er-ending challenge. Setting goalsand achieving them increases feel-ings of power and self-assurance nomatter what those goals are.

    Runners work just as hard nomatter how fast they are. The person

    that just ran five kilometres in 30minutes is working just as hard asthe one who ran the same distancein 16 minutes. Both of these runnerswill be feeling the same way abouttheir progress. Regardless of your pace, you’re still doing better thanmost people just by doing it.

    Some people don’t want to run because they don’t have a place to.This is easily solved in the Londonarea. Being by the Pioneer Villageand Springbank Park, there aremany nice neighborhoods and parksto run in.

    Another big issue is the weath-er. There are certain conditionsthat make it unsafe to run such as

    icy roads or hail. However, don’t be afraid to run if it’s cold, hot orraining; just dress properly and em- brace the challenge.

    Running is one of the easiest ac-tivities to get involved with; howev-er, it takes a lot of patience. You’renot going to see results in a day orsometimes even in a month. Run-ning takes time and commitment, but when you look back you’ll seeyour progress and be proud.

    The most important thing to re-member is to always get a goodnight’s sleep, eat breakfast withlots of potassium and stay hydrated.These tips will put you in the bestcondition to get a good run in.

    CREDIT: KERRA SEAY

    Running in the gym can help you exercise on cold and rainy days but with the warmweather on the way try and get outside and catch some Vitamin D.

    MELANIE RINTJEMAINTERROBANG

    What is hype may never die!

    The return of Bran! ZombieMountain! ‘I choose violence’! Ah-hhhh!

    The long anticipated trailer forseason six of Game of Thrones dropped a few weeks ago and blewthe collective pants off the Internetwith a marvellous bombardment ofimages of what’s to come. This isthe first season where the show hascompletely surpassed the sourcematerial and is venturing in to allnew territory and hard-core fanshave already gone through the vid-eo with a fine toothed comb. The in-depth analysis already available on-line has revealed quite a few hints,especially for book readers, as towhat is coming this April.

    Spoilers for show and bookahead!

    We had some predictable shots toopen the trailer: Jon Snow’s corpse,Jamie Lannister returning with hisdeceased daughter and the Boltonslooking like bastards. Daenerys has been taken captive by what most

    assume are the Dothraki and Jorahand Daario on her tail. The Ironbornare taking prominence again, Sansasurvived her fall and Tyrion is look-ing wary in Mereen.

    Starting with the Ironborn, bigthings will be happening at Pyke,including one of the most glaringinconsistences between screen and page. Balon Greyjoy, sourfaced fa-ther of Theon/Reek has been alivefor way too long.

    In the books, he meets his endcrossing a bridge in a storm, meet-ing his end before the Red Wed-ding, while on screen he has been

    unseen since the end of season twoand has apparently been hangingout quietly in his damp castle. Thecircumstances of his death are high-ly suspicious and many theorizethat his brother Euron, who makes

    his first appearances in this trailer,may have been involved. His deathwill open up a power gap that hisdaughter and brother may both tryto fill.

    Welcome back Bran Stark! AndHodor! After sitting out the eventsof season five, the crippled heir tohouse Stark is making a return, un-der the tutelage of the Three-EyedRaven; he will be developing hiswarg powers to incredible levels. Not just content to walk around ashis wolf Summer, he will soon beable to see into the past, sheddinglight on some of the events in his

    family’s past. It is incredibly likelythat he will be the viewers’ gate tothe confirmed flashback scenes.

    Speaking of the flashbacks, acouple blinks and you miss theshots that confirmed the freaking

    Tower of Joy! It was one of the fin-est passages in the first book andtakes place as Ned Stark recalls thefinal attempt to rescue his sister inthe midst of a fever dream. If the prevailing theory behind the series(R+L=J) is true, it is likely to be oneof the most significant scenes in theshow to date, and is certainly oneof the most significant of the series’ backstory.

    Also, does anyone fear for Lan-cel? Being on the end of Cersei’sincredibly awesome ‘I choose vi-olence’ line while a giant zombieflanks her cannot possibly end well!

    ANDREW VIDLERG33K LYFE

    CREDIT: GENERATOR ENTERTAINMENT/ SUCTION PRODUCTIONS, INC.

    Be excited, season six of Game of Thrones is coming soon!

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    Must. Stay. Awake.

    So you think you’ve got what ittakes to pull an all-nighter at Fan-shawe? You think that it’s all funand coffee? Well it’s not, and you’rein for a rude awakening if you headinto one of these unprepared. If youwant to avoid certain doom thiscoming exam season, I suggest yousit down, buckle up and listen be-cause shit’s about to get real.

    1. FoodI strongly advise keeping some

    of your favourite snacks on hand because 7/11 and Mac’s can addup quickly over time. That beingsaid, the kinds of food you consumeduring your all-nighter will yieldwidely different results. A familysize bag of chips and an extra largecoffee may seem like the perfectcompanion to your unhealthy hab-its, but they can backfire quickly.While caffeine and sugar providesan initial buzz, the ensuing crashwill render you unconscious andyour projects unfinished. It’s betterto munch on high protein snackssuch as trail mix, or small portionsof fruit throughout the night. The proteins and natural sugars will sus-tain your metabolism and keep your brain going all night. Just be sure to pace yourself with the natural sug-ars or you’ll crash all the same.

    2. WaterWhile this may seem like a

    no-brainer, many aspiring studentsseek to conquer their all-night-er without so much as an energydrink. Keeping hydrated will notonly keep you alert but will aidyour recovery the following day.Two to three glasses of water everyhour will not only ensure that youstay hydrated, but will force you totake regular bathroom breaks also.Stepping away from your studies provides the mind a much-needed break, while moving around will get

    the blood flowing and restore yourfading willpower to stay awake. Afringe benefit to staying hydrated isthat most people find it extremelydifficult to fall asleep if they needto use the restroom.

    3. Know your surroundingsDespite warnings, many of us are

    still drawn to the convenience storesacross the street, so it’s importantto know how to get back into theschool. Some of you may thinkI’m an idiot; obviously you use thefront door right? Wrong. Around11:30 p.m. that door is locked, andthe key card reader has been bro-

    ken for the better part of two years.Instead, I advise you to walk threeminutes east to D building and usethe doors beside the bike rack. Asa word of caution, because of theconstruction between Oasis and theStudent Union Building you mustwalk outside to navigate betweenthese buildings. These doors are in-cluded in the 11:30 p.m. lockdownand do not have card readers. Don’tget stuck outside this semester, al-ways bring a student card and leavea friend inside to open the door inworst case scenarios.

    4. Know your surroundings(Part 2)

    We’ve covered the perimeter ofFanshawe but tucked away insideour school is a plethora of secretspots for catching a few hours ofsleep before class. If you haven’t packed a pillow and a blanket, find-ing a couch in a secluded room could be the difference between makingyour morning class and droolingon the floor all afternoon. The mostcommonly known couch-haven isthe lounge in B building, with thesecond floor of Oasis coming in at aclose second place. Although theserooms have couches and chairs ga-lore, they’re also pretty public. Inthe interest of my own all-nighters,alas, I cannot disclose my own se-cret rooms, lest they become publicknowledge. I suggest asking aroundyour program to find out which in-conspicuous rooms nearby are hid-ing a couch, you’ll be surprised athow many there are.

    5. Get a lockerWith most of us carrying around

    our entire curriculum on a laptop,lockers are slowly becoming obso-lete. Lucky for our creative minds,we can fit more than just books intothese safe havens. All-nighter luxuryitems such as blankets and pillowsaren’t something you want to packin your bag everyday, but you’ll beglad you have a few stashed on cam- pus. Although storing these itemsmay sabotage your 24-hour bender,it’s a far step above sleeping on thefloor. For a fully balanced locker,

    round off your collection with othernecessities like water, microwave-able noodles and trail mix.

    While we’ve only scratched thesurface here, most all-nighter faux pas will be discovered through trialand error. I hope that no one endsup stranded at the school overnightwithout a friend’s couch to sleep on, but if you run that risk I hope thesetips will help ease the burden. As a parting gift, I’ll remind everyone toalways keep socks, deodorant and atoothbrush in their backpack. Thesethree items make a world of differ-ence at 7 a.m. the next morning.

    CREDIT: JESSICA THOMPSON

    When it comes down to it, we all need to choose between our health and our grades.These ve tips will help lessen the blow to your psyche.

    NICK REYNOINTERROBANG

    Eat like a cavemanIt seems like every month there

    is a new fad diet that enters the me-dia. Some of them may have actualvalue, where others are a completewaste of time. One of the most im- portant things to remember whenstarting a new diet is how long youcan actually maintain it. Whateverdiet you choose needs to be onethat you can commit to, not just fora week or two to fit into a bikini, but for a lifetime.

    Kelsey Wardrop, a graduate fromthe Fitness and Health Promotion program at Fanshawe, has recent-ly taken on the new lifestyle of thePaleo Diet. “The Paleo Diet goes back to the early years when peo- ple would only eat things that they

    could hunt or find naturally in ourenvironment,” Wardrop said.

    With the Paleo Diet, you can eatthings like grass-fed meats, fish,fresh fruits and vegetables, eggs,nuts and seeds. The big things toavoid in this diet are cereal, grains,dairy, refined sugar, processedfoods, salty foods and junk foods.

    “Originally I just wanted some-thing to help me shape up for thesummer,” Wardrop said. “Aftersome research, I found that the Pa-leo Diet is actually something thatcan be maintained.” Wardrop has been successfully maintaining thediet for about a month now.

    “This diet is more than some-thing to lose weight for the sum-

    mer, but something I know I canmake as a lifestyle commitment,”Wardrop said.

    With the Paleo Diet, there are nofood groups that are completely ne-glected, like some diets tend to do.They do not restrict how much youcan eat either.

    “So many other diets focus oncutting things out completely,whereas this is more about get-ting the nutrients you need in thehealthiest and most natural way possible,” Wardrop said.

    Rather than snacking on foodthat has been highly processed, thisdiet suggests choosing somethingmore natural and more filling to eatinstead.

    “Some other diets limit your portions and cause you to be hun-gry throughout the day. This dietallows you to eat when you’re hun-gry and the foods you get to eat arenutrient-dense and not full of emp-ty calories.”

    So instead of snacking on treatsyou can choose something health-ier and more natural which will inturn be more filling.

    “I like to snack on vegetables.Even though they still have calo-ries, you are getting more nutrientsfrom them. Also because they arehigh in fiber they will keep youfuller for longer.”

    For someone looking to try andstart this diet, Wardrop suggestedeasing into it.

    “For beginners, they should start by just trying to cut out the junkfoods, like chips and chocolate.After that, you can begin to cut outsome of the other things, like grainsand processed foods, but continue

    to have them in moderation.”Wardrop gave advice to anyone

    who may feel discouraged. “It is aneasy diet to maintain, however atfirst, it is difficult to cut out someof the more decadent things in life,like chocolate. You just need to

    keep at it, even if you slip up it’sokay, just get back on track as soonas you can.”

    Wardrop finished by saying,“Before getting started, do yourresearch. You need to figure out ifthis kind of diet is right for you.”

    There are many books and blogsout there about the Paleo Diet andit is important to be well informed before jumping into this,” Wardropsaid. “This isn’t just a diet, it is alifestyle. That means you need toincorporate physical activity intoyour day too, whether that meanswalking to and from school or go-ing to the gym. You need to committo both eating healthy and activeliving.”

    CREDIT: CANDIS BROSS

    When adhering to a Paleo Diet, avoiding foods like popcorn, coffee and snacks withadded sugar is essential.

    KORI FREDERICKINTERROBANG

     The art of bronzing

    It’s that time of year where ourskin is starting to look a little dulland is lacking colour no matterwhat foundation you use. There

    is always the option of going to atanning bed, but it isn’t the mostaffordable or healthy way to bring back some life to your complexion.A simple way to add some colourand dimension to your complex-ion is by adding a bronzer to yourmakeup routine.

    There are many types of bronzerssuch as liquids, creams and pow-ders that all deliver different tex-tures and finishes, but will all addthat glow back to your skin.

    Unlike self-tanners that are semi permanent, bronzers can wash off atthe end of the day so you have the

    option of changing your makeuplook daily.

    One of the newest products tolaunch is Benefit’s Dew the Hoo-la. It is a liquid bronzer that has thesame beautiful pigments that are intheir iconic Hoola powder bronzer(not too orange and not too taupe).

    This product can be worn aloneon top of your skincare or can beworn on top of your foundation so

    you can still have a flawless com- plexion, but with an added glow.This product is lightweight and is perfect for all skin types and tones.

    The most popular form of bron-zers are powder textures. They can be dusted all over your face, can beused in place of a blush or can even be used to give a subtle contour.Powder bronzers are buildable, soyou can achieve either a soft glowor a glamorous, beach-bronzedlook.

    Powder bronzers come in matte,shimmery and sparkly finishes sothere’s definitely a bronzer out there

    for you. Lise Watier’s Havana, Ben-efit’s Hoola and Nars Laguna areexcellent products that are universaland are must-have bronzers for allmakeup lovers.

    Cream bronzers are another ex-cellent way to revive the luminosityin your skin. These types of bron-zers are usually sheer and easy to blend so they are perfect for begin-ners and also add dewiness to your

    complexion. Some of these cream products even come in a stick formso they are perfect for touch upsduring the day and have little mess.

    Brands such as Smashbox, Narsand Elizabeth Arden all have beau-tiful cream bronzers that are niceon their own or can even be layeredwith powder bronzers.

    Don’t let the dreary weather getyou down and definitely don’t jumpto drastic measures just to bringsome colour back to your complex-ion. Simply just add a bronzer toyour makeup routine and you willsee some beautiful results instantly.

     JOSHUA R.WALLERBEAUTY BOY

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    Amber preserves 99 million-year-old lizard

    Lizards in amber are oldest

    foundA team of herpetologists who

    were recently allowed to study private collections of amber atthe American Museum of NaturalHistory have discovered the old-est known preserved lizards everfound.

    By using uranium-lead radiomet-ric dating, one of the most accurateways to find an ancient object’sage, the team measured sedimentstrapped within amber collected atthe same time as the 12 specimens,ranging from complete lizards, upto several centimeters in length,to limbs of geckos that still retaintheir characteristic wall climbingtoe pads.

    The radiometric dating measuredone of the reptiles, a tiny one-centi-meter long ancestor to the chame-leon, back to the late Cretaceous period of the Mesozoic Era at 99million years old. All of the am- ber-enclosed lizards were found ina Myanmar mine.

    Using high-resolution x-ray com- puter tomography (CT) scanningtechnology, the researchers wereable to record accurate depictionsof the reptiles through the amberwithout having to cut or damage thespecimen.

    The team was able to capture im-ages of the skeletons with teeth stillintact, delicate eye bones and eveninternal organs still preserved bythe golden time machine.

    Amber is the fossilized remainsof tree resin, which is then coveredin layers of sediments and subjectedto the same geological forces as theanimals and plants that we todayknow as fossils.

    The semi-translucent materialhas held significance to humans formillennia, with the oldest knownarchaeological find dating to over13,000 years ago.

    Amber is an extremely importantscientific tool for palaeontologistsand evolutionary biologists, as itcaptures tiny snapshots of everydaylife from millions of years ago, pre-

    serving it while allowing the studyof species who would normally belost from the fossil record due totheir fragile biology.

    In fact, the researchers stated thefind was important for establishingcalibration points on the evolution-ary timescale of lizards.

    Previous finds inside amber haveincluded feathers suspected to befrom dinosaurs, spiders and numer-ous plant species.

    While the lizards dated back to99 million years old, it’s certainlynot the oldest creature found in am- ber deposits. That title goes to a pairof mites found in 2012, which dateover 230 million years old.

    Stem cells fixing damaged eyesA duo of studies performed

     by separate research teams fromaround the world are looking toimprove the lives of those sufferingfrom eyesight issues due to oculardamage and cataracts, with one ofthe studies specifically looking tohelp infants and toddlers.

    In a study by Welsh and Japaneseresearchers, different types of oc-ular tissues could be regrown withsome startling results.

    The teams used induced plurip-otent stem cells (iPSC) of humans,reprogramming then to begin grow-ing corneal, or eye tissue in petridishes.

    These cells are created by takingcells of a creature, such as epithe-lial skin cells, and through a seriesof biochemical processes, caus-ing them to revert to an early statecalled stem cells. At this point, thecells can be reprogrammed into thewanted type through another seriesof biochemical processes.

    The petri dish experiments beganto grow in a bulls-eye fashion, with

    cells differentiating into differenttypes of tissues observed in the eye,including the cells relating to theoptic nerve, lens and corneal epi-thelium.

    The team called the ocular cellsgrowing into an eye-like struc-ture for Self-formed EctodermalAutonomous Multizone (SEAM).The corneal epithelium, or outer-most layer of the eye is what theresearchers were originally tryingto grow.

    The researchers were able to re-move the corneal cells from the testdishes and implant them into rabbits

    that were blind due to corneal tissuedamage. The graft of new cornealcells was able to heal fully and al-lowed the rabbits to regain sight.

    While several types of eye tissueswere grown, only the corneal tissuewas transplanted. The team is nowlooking at more accurately grow-

    ing and differentiating these tissueswhile looking at how to replacedamaged regions of the eye with thenewly grown healthy cells.

    The second study, performed byAmerican and Chinese researcherused human stem cells to induce theeye to fix itself.

    The researchers used mouse stud-ies as well as infants who were bornwith cataracts, placing them intotwo test groups.

    In the first group they performedthe usual cataract surgery, wherethe lens of the eye is removed, be-ing replaced with an artificial plas-tic version.

    The second group had the new procedure performed, where thestem cells within the eye were in-duced to begin growing a new or-ganic lens.

    Continued observations showedthat at three months the eyes had begun to regrow a lens by them-selves, while at the six-month markthe lenses were thicker, continuingto repair themselves.

    While the cataract is still re-moved in a similar way to current practices, the new procedure dif-fered in that it tried to preserve thestem cells within the eye, not re-move them, and instead used themto fix the eye.

    A complication from cataract sur-gery, a second surgery is sometimesneeded to remove the stem cells leftin the eye that have attached them-

    selves to the new artificial lens,which can cause vision problems.

    The new procedure allows thosestem cells to instead let the eye be-gin re-growing its own lens.

    The study is important becausethis is a major source of compli-cation in cataract surgery that cansometimes lead the patient to sufferfrom worse vision than before theyhad their cataract removed.

     Next week we’ll take a look at arecent experiment into regulatinggenes that induced some prehistoricfeatures into embryonic chickens.

    CREDIT: ANDERS L. DAMGAARD

    Amber containing mosquitoes is the premise for Jurassic Park, but this piece of Baltic Amber instead holds an ancient ant.

     JERROLD RUNDLESCIENTIFIC

    ADVENTURES

     The NetFlakes PodcastSupporting Netfix addictions in Canada and beyond

    In February of last year, Londonnative Dylan Clark-Moore startedthe podcast NetFlakes after manyyears running a movie review blog.

    Clark-Moore along with guestssuch as Caroline Diezyn, who ap- pears in every third episode, utilizesthe podcast platform to discuss anddissect content appearing on Cana-dian Netflix.

    “The idea of doing a podcastabout Canadian Netflix came about because I knew I wanted to do a podcast about movies but that’s notenough of a hook… Since Netflixis how I watch most of my owncontent, it seemed like a good fit,”Clark-Moore said.

    Clark-Moore described how the

    limited content in the Canadian Netflix used to be the root of the jokes.

    “It was about either watching thegarbage or mining Netflix for thefew truly great movies it had.”

    But according to Clark-Moore,there is much more variety now anda lot of Canadians use the site astheir source for entertainment.

    “A majority of Canadian use Net-flix so I love the idea that somebodycan either a) see that we’re cover-ing a particular movie and then justwatch it right then and there or b)listen to us talk about a movie and become inspired to watch that mov-ie that night.”

    Diezyn, as a PhD literature stu-dent at Western University, sheutilizes the critical theory she hasencountered in her studies as a lenswith which to analyze the Netflixcontent for the podcast and blog.

    “The best part about working onThe NetFlakes Podcast and blog isthat I get to have fun conversationsabout media I enjoy while tappinginto the research I’m doing formy doctoral degree at Western. Iwouldn’t have any occasion to talkabout the uncanny or homo-social

    desire outside of my schoolwork ifit wasn’t for NetFlakes.”

    As much fun as critically dissect-

    ing Netflix content is, it takes a lotof work. From the onset, there werelearning curves that had to be over-come.

    Clark-Moore noted that muchof the struggle was born out of as-sumptions about the ease of creat-ing a podcast.

    “I thought it was as simple as plugging two USB microphonesinto my computer, recording our-selves being insightful and hilariousand then putting it onto the internetand becoming famous. Every stepof the way has been like uncover-ing a new level of ignorance I didn’tknow I had.”

    While NetFlakes is not currentlyClark-Moore’s full-time job, he has

    hopes that it will be in the future.“I absolutely consider it a job. Ul-timately, my goal is to do NetFlakesfull time and dedicate my workinglife to bringing Canadians togetherthrough conversations about cul-ture… I hope that it’s clear from thecontent that we are creating some-thing exactly how we want to.”

    It is important to note that thereis quite a bit of time involved inthis project. Over 10 hours a weekis spent watching movies, takingnotes, recording, editing, bloggingand engaging in social media pro-motion.

    Regardless of the work and com-mitment involved, Clark-Moore believes in the power of this plat-form and topic for sharing ideas andstarting conversations.

    “I believe that movies and cultureare a common language that we allshare and so by using a dialect thatwe [Canadians and beyond] haveaccess to, we can engage in trulymeaningful conversations usingthese films as a launching point.”

    For anyone interested in check-ing out the NetFlakes podcast theycan do so for free on iTunes andSoundCloud.

    CREDIT: COURTESY OF THE NETFLAKES PODCAST

    The NetFlakes podcast and blog was created by a Londoner to celebrate and lamentthe content that Canadian Netix has to offer.

     JESSICA MILTONINTERROBANG

    CREDIT: DHAIRYA SHAH

    The FSU’s events and activities programmer, Tim Fraser, hosts Deal or No Deal inForwell Hall on March 10.

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     Nerds

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    Aries (March 21 - April 19)

    You’re jumpy, itchy and unreadyfor the fight that you’d probablystart. It’s hard to accept a changethat you didn’t request. Laugh atand learn from your mistakes -- thealternative is ignoble defeat.

    Taurus (April 20 - May 20)Beware of discarding value in

     pursuit of novelty. You’re easilydistracted, but satisfaction may beanother matter altogether. A goodfriend reminds you about what’s re-ally important.

    Gemini (May 21 - June 20)Sometimes you can project a

    negative thought without saying aword. Screen your wishes beforesending them out into the universe.The Moon is a superconductor forthe passions of Air and Fire Signs.

    Cancer (June 21 - July 22)What you can’t find, you’ll soon

    invent. With a little help from theMoon, Cancer is no longer shyabout their powers. Armed with artsupplies, your inner child is ready

    to create a masterwork.Leo (July 23 - August 22)Deep issues cough up immediate

    reactions. If you see trouble com-

    ing, help those most in need of pro-tection. Peace officers, emergency personnel and club door personshave an especially rewarding day.

    Virgo (August 23 - Sept. 22)Your mind is the proverbial steel

    trap these days. Raw material andinformation bites come out mergedand greatly improved over theiroriginal form. Somewhere a pro-cess or system is being named inyour honour.

     Libra (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22)Let opportunists and freeloaders

     beware — you’ve had it with theirgreedy ways. Charm and gentle persuasion no longer move you.The Moon helps you draw and en-force clear boundaries.

    Scorpio (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21)Strut your stuff before a crowd

    that appreciates what you have.You’re here to make a statement,

    and you won’t leave until you’veleft your mark. In these days of per-sonal definition, you love peoplefor who they are.

    Sagittarius (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21)Sagittarius would be wise to let

    someone else do the talking. TheMoon brings unpolished material tothe surface and inappropriate words

    to the tip of your tongue. Focus oninner work for now.

    Capricorn (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19)After a long period of putting out,

    it’s time to start taking back. You’veearned respect and the smooth roadalong which it lets you travel. Youragenda is obviously the winningticket.

    Aquarius (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18)Hindsight is blinding in its clar-

    ity. Instead of dwelling on whatyou missed, consider the chancesthat still lie ahead of you. Ignorethe Moon’s lure toward misguideddreaming. Reality has much to offer.

    Pisces (Feb. 18 - March 20)You know by instinct what others

    take forever to reach by education.

    Is it any wonder that you’re restlessor impatient? Example is the bestteacher. Do your community a fa-vour for which it will thank you.

    Sudoku Puzzle

    Word Search: Spring

    Cryptogram

     Puzzle rating: MediumFill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 gridcontains the digits 1 through 9. That means no number is repeated in anycolumn, row or box. Solution on page 14

    Baby Animals

    Bloom

    Chirping

    Flower 

    Fresh

    Grass

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    Melt

    Rain

    Robins

    Sprout

    Sunshine

    Warm

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    Across1. “Hey there!”5. “I’m ___ here!”10. Honoree’s place14. Xanadu’s river 15. Squalled16. Locked (up)17. Wedding shower?18. Home to Deception Island20. Store that merged with Sears in200522. Nephew of Donald Duck 23. Call at home?24. Indignant margarine taster of1970s TV28. 2003 top 5 hit for Fabolous31. Bourgeois, to a Brit32. Rock’s ___ Fighters33. Person in the hole35. Comic-book gunshot sound39. Cautionary feedback given to

     programmers ... or what test solvers

    of this puzzle said about 18, 24, 53,and 63 Across?44. Month before Tishri45. Ubangi tributary46. Country sharing a long borderwith Chile (Abbr.)47. Hops kiln51. Something to try?53. Cubes for oxtail soup, perhaps57. Fanshawe’s locale (Abb.)58. Elevate59. Girlfriend, in Granada63. Predecessor of parade confetti67. Sommelier’s prefix68. Chemistry Nobelist Otto69. Conger catcher 70. Shakespearean actor Edmund71. Nervous as ___ 72. Sliwinska of “Dancing With theStars”73. ___ dixit

    Down

    1. The “P” of PRNDL (Automatictransmission positions)2. Reduce3. Adoption advocacy org.4. Heated beginning?5. South American tuber 6. Big coffeepot7. Church donation8. Samovar, e.g.9. Glandular prefix

    10. Vaccine combo11. Group seen in late-night hours?12. Arouse, as someone’s wrath13. Proclaim19. Blue shade21. End of a “happy birthday” mes-sage25. Word with ghost or boom26. Tinted27. Ernest of the Country MusicHall of Fame28. “___ put our heads together ...”29. “The First_____”30. Vegan staple34. Writer Santha Rama ___ 36. Occasion to use a cooking pit37. Business opening?38. Bilko’s mil. rank on “The PhilSilvers Show”40. Assassinated Swedish primeminister Palme41. Tumbled42. Israeli carrier 43. Victors’ shout48. Up to the task 49. Evening affair 50. Like some titmice52. TV star who wrote the novel “AShore Thing,” informally53. 1980s South African president54. Historic mainframe55. ___ Sketch56. 2006 World Cup champion60. No 261. What much can follow62. Tops64. Chess piece (Abbr.)65. Stroke66. Time on earth

    Solution on page 14

    “___ _____ _____ ____.”

    “KYH SEYTX AZGBL NMAZ.”

    Clue: Z = H

    Question: How do you make people change direction in Minecraft?

    Solution on page 14

     Notes:

    Crossword Puzzle: Insect Inserts

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    Patrick Johnston wins

    CCAA Coach of the YearAfter coaching his team to a Ca-

    nadian Collegiate Athletic Asso-ciation (CCAA) bronze medal forthe first time in Fanshawe’s histo-ry, men’s volleyball’s head coachPatrick Johnston was awarded theCCAA Coach of the Year.

    This is also the first time in Fan-shawe’s history that a head coach ofthe volleyball program has receivedthis award.

    “It’s an honour winning theaward, especially given the compa-ny that was nominated,” Johnstonsaid. “It’s obviously nice to win, but I realize it [would have] beenimpossible without the 14 guys onthe team coming together and exe-cuting.”

    It has also been Johnston’s thirdconsecutive season being namedthe Ontario Collegiate Athletic as-sociation (OCAA) West Coach ofthe Year and his second time win-ning the overall the OCAA Coachof the Year.

    This is only his third year withthe team.

    “His knowledge for the game isridiculous, being able to turn a pro-gram which has not been the bestand making it third in the country inthree years, winning OCAA [titles]each year and CCAA Coach of the

    Year this year, those accolades are just unheard of, he has been able todo it and deserves it wholehearted-ly,” said first-year setter SebastianLethbridge.

    And according to Lethbridge, itwas obvious at the beginning of theseason that Johnston brought an airof professionalism to the team thatwould help take them far.

    “The thing I noticed right off the bat was the professionalism; we dideverything like a professional team;we had film, we had a sports doctor,meal plans, eating nutritiously, weall studied together. It was all set up professionally … it makes you feellike you are more than just a team.”

    And it was obvious that this tac-tic worked as Johnston was ableto not only coach his team to anOCAA Provincial Championshipgold medal, which is only the sec-ond time in the programs’ historyand the first time in 46 years, butalso to a CCAA bronze medal.

    According to assistant coach RobThorpe, it was the extra work andnumerous hours that Johnston put into make the team as good as it was.

    “To do what he did this year, witha team of [mostly rookies] and justto be able to have them play thiskind of game right away showssomething about what he is able todo with what he is given.”

     JESSICA THOMPSONINTERROBANG

     JESSICA THOMPSONINTERROBANG

    CREDIT: FANSHAWE ATHLETICS

    Fanshawe’s men’s volleyball head coach, Patrick Johnston, was awarded the CCAACoach of the Year for the rst time in the programs’ history.

    Men’s volleyball capture programs’frst ever national medal

    In the final game of the Cana-dian Collegiate Athletic Associa-tion (CCAA) Championship, theF