Julia RedmondSenior News Editor

As the � rst week of September rolls in, a new batch of � rst year students are being introduced to life at McMaster. Welcome Week 2013 is in full swing, as upper-year students, campus or-ganizations, and administration gather to welcome incoming Mac students to their new school.

� e current Welcome Week

marks the second year of a man-datory MacPass, a policy requir-ing every incoming � rst year to pay a $110 levy to participate in the week of events. While new to the Welcome Week, the levy was met with success by the MSU last year and a similar model has been followed this year.

“� ere haven’t been too many big changes, mainly small things,” MSU VP Administration Anna D’Angela said of the plan-

ning. � e VP Administration is traditionally one of the main organizers of the week.

� ough the week is about half done, MSU President David Campbell is already pleased with how things are going.

“I want to knock on wood saying this, but I think it’s been going pretty smoothly so far,” he said of the programming.

� e 2013 Welcome Week has also continued the trend of

increasing options for students living o� campus.

“I do think again the focus was on trying to get more o� -campus [students], because they tend to be the most prominent group of people who don’t neces-sarily get involved as much but are now paying to be involved,” Campbell explained.

Such events as the SOCS Sleepover, available a� er the Tuesday night concert so o� -

campus students could stay on campus, were repeated this year, having been � rst implemented in 2012.

� e weeknight concert, a regular part of Welcome Week activities, was headlined this year by Tommy Trash, while Friday’s concert in Faculty Hollow is set to welcome Lights and Arkells back to Hamilton.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2013 VOL. 84 NO. 4

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Stephen ClareFeatures Editor

Mac students can feel safer this year thanks to the development of a new Security Services app.

It’s called the McMaster Univer-sity Safety, Security and Transit app, or MUSST, and it’s available for free on iPhone, Android, and touchscreen Blackberry devices. � e app provides contact numbers for emergency services and campus resources in addition to information about transportation and safety guidelines.

Upon loading the app, users are greeted by a conspicuous red button that lets them call either Campus Security or 911 with one touch. � e front page also links to the McMaster Daily News twitter page and lets one call the Emergency First Response Team and the Student Walk Home Attendant Team, both run by the McMaster Students Union.

EFRT responds to campus medical emergencies and SWHAT will walk you home at night. In another tab, app users can � nd clinic and hospital locations and familiarize themselves with campus safety procedures.

In addition to these safety measures, MUSST seeks to help students out with

transportation. It allows them to call two local taxi services and uses Google Maps to � nd HSR bus schedules. � ere are also links to the websites of other bus ser-vices, such as GO Bus and Greyhound, but those pages are not consistent in their design for mobile users and can be cumbersome to use on smartphones.MUSST was developed by Weever Apps, which operates in McMaster Innova-tion Park, and is a collaborative e� ort between McMaster Security, Student A� airs, the MSU, and Public Relations. It was inspired by Queen’s University’s SeQure App.

First released in May, it was updated in August and was fully operational in time for the start of this school year. Sta� Sergeant Cathy O’Donnell, a security manager at Mac, said that the university will be launching an extensive advertis-ing campaign for the app.

MUSST can be downloaded for free on your touchscreen smartphone. In addition, students living in residence can � nd a QR code on the cover of their key card that downloads the app when scanned.

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The lean, green co� ee machine

An important message to hammer home

Anqi ShenOnline Editor

With the Student Centre bustling once again, the Union Market is starting the year o� with a fresh face. � e student-run store is in the process of adding a third cash register and designing a new layout for easier co� ee service. � e store has already added a large grab ‘n’ go fridge along with gluten-free options. A grand reopening will take place in October, once renovations are complete.

� e Union Market, owned and operated by the MSU, will soon have to compete with a new Starbucks moving into the Student Centre at the end of October.

“When the Starbucks went up on Main Street, we felt a bit of pressure,” said Matthew Bergen, Union Market manager.

Bergen said the Union Market will continue to bank on the student atmosphere that has kept regulars coming in over the years. He also wants to reach out to � rst years who may not know about the store because it doesn’t accept student meal cards.

“When you’re in � rst year, you’re just walking through the Student Centre - you’re in that bubble,” he said.

Bergen started working at the Union Market as a student two and a half years ago.

“I was paying my own way through school, so I needed a job. I really liked the envi-ronment here and how it was student-oriented. Everyone was on the same level,” he said. Bergen liked the student vibe so much that he applied to be manager twice.

When he started his term this past May, Bergen made it his mission to renovate the store. Since the Union Market � rst opened with the Student Centre in 2002, the store hasn’t had much more done than a few paint jobs.

Over ten years, the Union Market has seen its sales and tra� c grow along with the student population. Today, with thousands of people passing through the Student Centre each day, the store is trying to catch up with its increased foot tra� c. � e Union Market currently sells between 2500 and 3000 cups of co� ee a week.

While all full-time un-dergraduate students pay $122 toward operating costs of MSU services, the Union Market is one of the only MSU businesses that makes enough pro� t to help � -nancially support other services.

Bergen said the Market is in the unique position of being both a business and part of a non-pro� t student organization.

“Our goal isn’t to widen our margins as much as we can or to mark up the prices,” Bergen said. “� e Union Market is the only place on campus where you can get a co� ee, yogurt, and fruit for under � ve bucks.”

@anqi_shen

Matt Bergen in front of the renovated store. ANQI SHEN/ ONLINE EDITOR

“When you’re in � rst year, you’re just walking through the Student Centre - you’re in that bubble.”

Matthew Bergen, Union Market Manager

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Tyler WelchAssistant News Editor

Curious McMaster students seeking adventure need look no further than Hamilton itself. � at’s the message from one of the McMaster Student Union’s newest campaigns. Discover Your City is an initiative de-signed to connect students with the city. � e operation will focus on promoting events, businesses, sights and restaurants to McMas-ter students.

Hamilton has earned a repu-tation. People say it is dirty, gross and sketchy; elsewhere in the province, it is called “� e Armpit of Ontario”.

Spencer Graham, MSU vice-president (Education), is con-cerned that students are accept-ing this. “We as students believe that narrative without actually going into the city at all.” He feels that students should author their own judgement of the Hammer; to draw their own conclusions, they’ve got to cross the 403 and actually explore the city.

Hamilton truly has a lot to o� er. � e MSU wants to use

Fair shareJulia RedmondSenior News Editor

Mac is now one of 16 Canadian universities to take part in a student car share program. � e service, part of a growing trend in Canada, is meant to appeal to those who can bene� t from the use of a car but don’t own one.

While car-sharing programs have existed in Hamilton for a few years, Student Car Share, which is run as a subsidiary of Discount Car Rentals, claims to be the � rst to o� er its services to people who are 18 years old. Most major car rental services set 21 as the minimum age for rental.

Student Car Share charges an up-front application fee of $25, as well as an annual mem-bership fee of $50, but once registered, students can reserve cars for an hourly rate of $8. � e service o� ers two cars near the McMaster campus, joining 14 other universities in southern Ontario and one in Québec in the newly launched business.

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Discover as a vehicle to inform and impassion students to leave Westdale and appreciate the city they live in. Graham said that it is really about the message: “Dis-cover essentially aims to spark the ¥ ame”.

� e idea originated with last year’s Vice-President (Educa-tion), Huzaifa Saeed. As a lover of Hamilton, he had worked in local advocacy before � nishing his time at McMaster. He also focussed on surveying percep-tions of Hamilton. His vision is being carried on by Graham and a team consisting of representa-

tives from the Student Com-munity Support Network, the External A� airs Commissioner and the MSU Advocacy o� ce.

Similar promotions have existed. Most recently, the Get Cultured campaign helped to connect students with the arts in Hamilton. Discover di� ers from previous attempts in that it is more wide-ranging. � e hope is that something will appeal to everyone. One week it may be a music festival, and the next could be a Hamilton Bulldogs game; it could be a waterfall, a restaurant or an historic site.

During Welcome Week, Dis-cover will be spreading their mes-sage and trying to build brand recognition, before planning events later in September. Repre-sentatives will be giving away free t-shirts and telling students to look out for Discover Your City promotions. Residence Orienta-tion Advisors will be starting early—hosting events that draw residence students o� campus to introduce them to the city.

Graham wants students to know that it is easy to get con-nected—just watch for promo-tions and attend an event that interests you. � e campaign is open to suggestions , as well. If you know of a great spot or event, contact the Discover team and let them know. Informa-tion can be sent to vped@msu.mcmaster.ca.

Spencer Graham’s � nal words of advice? “Go explore Hamilton! A majority of students will be here for at least four years, so make the most of your experience in the city. Hamilton isn’t a scary place, it’s home.”

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Dundurn Castle, one of Hamilton’s several attractions.RICK CORDEIRO C/O WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

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to the tech mess of the sil, and the anger and frustration i feel about it all.

to taking mac by the horns.

to the pseudo-ramp at phoenix. nice try.

to clubsfest chaos.

to campus construction, everywhere. will it ever end?

to olive green.

to the work to come.

to the death of insideout.

to the guy with the $17k. and then without it.

to chipped polish.

to downton abbey being four months away.

to being behind schedule.

to david friend, susan clairmont and jeff mahoney for the visit and the advice.

to muck faps.

to triv again.

to fi nding meawasiball and baldwell.

to the sass-squatch.

to fi rst-years, and everything they don’t know is ahead of them.

to um’s new bagels, complete with tongs.

to the birth of lifestyle.

to being queen bee, doors shut.

to whistleblowers.

to vegas, baby.

to penthouse D43.

to the grand canyon, until next time.

to going home.

Jemma Wolfe Executive Editor

If you’re feeling annoyed, or exhausted, or overwhelmed by Welcome Week, let me be the � rst to say, okay. � at’s normal. � at’s just � ne.

One of the strongest memories I have of my Welcome Week is waking up on Sunday morning, scrolling through my phone, and realizing that I had no idea who most of my new contacts were.

I had spent the week frenetically meeting people and making fast friends and trying to do it right. In reality, I spent the next few months awkwardly eyeing people in the hallways whom I only vaguely recognized. It’s events like MacConnecter where, thanks to insubstantial 30-second inter-actions, ironically, you don’t connect with anyone at all.

And when I got tired of mindless cheering, or wanted a little bit of time to myself to unpack, or didn’t want to be danced up on by a loud rep for the zillionth time, I felt like I was being per-ceived as a boring, negative person. I felt like I would never make friends.

I get that it’s all fun and games and designed to bring people out of their shells. And to the most part, it accomplishes that goal. But there is very little room for diverse personalities in the Welcome Week approach.

Take Superfrosh, for example. We celebrate a male and female Superfrosh for every faculty, which essentially boils down to � nding the loudest, most obnoxious and hyperactive teenager around, and telling everyone that they epitomize the � rst year ideal. Which is frustrating when one is overwhelmed, feeling alone, and is even mildly introverted.

I’m not pushing for alternative programming. We have plenty of quieter co� ee houses and movie nights that are designed for the calmer person – if you’re not too exhausted by traditional WW activities to go. Rather, I’m calling for a change in attitude about what a good frosh experi-ence means.

Coming to university provides the unique chance to reinvent yourself from who you were in high school. You can be anyone you want to be, can start over, can make totally new friends. And you shouldn’t feel limited by the narrow de� nition of con� dent � rst year that Welcome Week seems to insist upon.

Maybe you’ve attended every event and loved them; maybe you’re a little disillusioned but still having fun; maybe you haven’t attended a single Welcome Week event yet. What I want you to know is that it doesn’t matter – you’ll still make friends, be happy, and have an awesome year. It’ll be the little things that form friendships, like games of cards in the common room, and late night Centro runs, and walking with people to class.

Five years ago, I arrived on campus as a buzzing cocktail of excitement, nervousness and de-termination: McMaster was going to be fun and I would get good grades and make lots of friends and have the best time ever. And, in fact, I did. But that success was despite – not because – of how Welcome Week made me feel.

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OPINIONS� ursday, September 5, 2013

Sam GodfreyOpinions Editor

Seeing as I spent my formative years in the company of two practicing engineers, I developed more than a little cynicism for the impractical. Over the years, I’ve shed some of this snide at-titude and added a little human-ism to my utilitarian outlook, ap-parently possessing some shade of artistic inclinations.

Last week I was invited by a good friend to go to the Detroit Institute of Arts. I was particu-larly drawn to their multiple van Goghs. I was so excited that, not unlike a child with a tooth under their pillow, the promise of a rewarding morning kept me up in my bed at night and roused me well before my alarm had a chance.

� e van Goghs were as won-derful as I thought they would be, but did not turn out to be the most memorable parts of my visit to the DIA. For one, in the same room as Bank of the Oise at Auvres, there hung a painting by Renoir (who I had never heard of). In this piece sat a young woman with crossed arms whose so� features and so� er brush-strokes commanded gently, but assertively, that I fall immedi-ately in love with the subject and painter alike. I obliged.

But the most surprising portion of my visit came when I found myself in the Modern and Contemporary Art sections of the DIA. � e curators, I should note, should be commended for the careful layout of this exhibit. In the � rst room I entered, there were some of Picasso’s works from various stages in his life. Fairly uninitiated to his art, I was surprised to � nd that he had not in fact always been a cubist, as I had known him for. � e � rst Pi-casso you see upon entering this room is an absolutely captivating painting.

� is piece, Portrait of Manuel Pallares, is not a standard portrait for sure, but it is easily recognizable as a moustached man. � e lines are bold, the strokes straight and the angles dramatic. My friend gestured to the rest of the (cubist) Picassos in the room, and commented that it was rather too bad that he had gone a bit o� his rocker. Looking at the strange ensemble of shapes

and curves, in comparison to the bold portrait beside me, I agreed with him entirely. We chatted brie� y about modern art, exchanging quips I had heard many times from my engineering parents along the lines of “Any-one can put geometric shapes on a canvas,” “My little sister could do that,” and of course, “I don’t get it.” � ere is a strange sort of satisfaction that comes with dis-missing famous art that I felt set comfortably into my engineer-ing-wrought psyche.

As I stood frowning in front of a large, slightly confus-ing, painting called Sylvette, my friend pointed out a small placard accompanying the piece. � ese excellent informative placards are scattered through-out the museum beside certain pieces, and this was one that described in brief how the model for Sylvette, Lydia Corbett, had met Picasso. As it turns out, she was just a girl that he happened across in the street but requested she pose for him. Next to this blurb was a black and white pho-tograph of her.

I was shocked: seeing the picture with the painting, it be-came immediately obvious how this was indeed a portrait of Lydia Corbett. In an intangible, bizarre way, it completely cap-tured her.

While I stood staring, mouth unattractively agape, my previous notions towards the piece, and all contemporary art, fell away and I felt my mind rev-ving up. Still reeling, I walked through the entire Contempo-rary section, taking in each and every piece carefully, reading all the placards I could � nd. I ended up spending what I later found out to be two hours in the exhibit, which I had considered skipping entirely when I initially saw it on the map.

I now assumed that each piece held for me a moment of catharsis similar to Sylvette. I just had to look a little longer, think a little harder, empathize a little more. In the African-American area of the exhibit, there was a huge painting by Kehinde Wiley depicting a strong Black man wielding a samurai sword while riding on the back of a (vis-ibly male) horse. � e contrast between the grandiose scene and the vivid colour palate was

enough to capture, at least for a moment, the attention of ev-eryone who walked within view of it. � e placard beside the painting explained that with this piece, Wiley was commenting on the dearth of African-Americans honoured in history classes, me-dia and conversation. � e com-position of the piece was exactly that of any number of paint-ings depicting white men from American armies. � e painting suddenly became so much more than its already impressive dis-play of artistic talent. It was emo-tive, strong and clever.

Not every moment of - at least partial - understanding and appreciation came as easily as reading a placard, but with ef-fort I was able to get more out of the work in the Contemporary exhibit than in the rest of my visits to other sections. � at be-ing said, there were certainly pieces that earned nothing more than a frustrated sco� or slow shake of the head, but only a� er putting in signi� cant time and attention. And even some of these, though I was not able to appreciate emotionally or intel-lectually, I found compelling for

My five year old

Sylvette - Picassotheir creativity, strangeness or, in the case of some sculptures, mas-tery of physics (the engineering in me was not completely gone a� er all).

A� er I had � nally seen and at least attempted to understand everything that the Contem-porary exhibit had displayed, I exited and walked into the his-torical American section. Now I say walked, but it felt oddly like stumbling. I didn’t realize until the third room why, but as I looked around this less colourful, less bizarre space, I realized that it was lacking the same energy I’d just le� . I’d only realized upon exiting the contemporary section how lively it had been for me, how engaging and strange and splendid.

I stood for a few minutes thinking about this, adjusting to it, before I spotted my friend for the � rst time since Sylvette. I didn’t know how to tell him that I’d changed my mind about Con-temporary art, because it would have been untrue to generalize and say “I get it now!”

But damn if I didn’t try.

@samwisegodfrey

Art or not art?

BEN BARRETT-FORREST / MULTIMEDIA EDITOR

F E E D B A C K

No, I don’t see any creativity in that.

Patricia Kitala - Life Sciences I

No. I could probably do that.

Stephen Catapano - Life Sciences II

Not art. What is it they’re trying to get across? I’m not a big fan of abstract art.

Je Thompson - M.A. Sc.

Art. I like being organized, so this makes me happy.

Pari Ludin - Music III

Barnett Newman’s Voice of Fire was bought by the National Gallery of Canada

in 1989 for $1.8 million.

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LifeStyle Editors Amanda Watkinsand Miranda Babbitt

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Raise your hand if you are pre-pared for the onset of fall. I see no hands. Now although there is no literal audience in front of me, and thus that may be the only reason I see no hands, can we really expect to see an audience full of students eagerly � ailing and shouting? Hardly. A few words of comfort for you, though: � e beginning of autumn falls on September 22nd. To help savour the last few days of summer, as though they were the lingering sweet drops of My Dog Joe’s peachy green iced tea, we have prepared for you a couple recipes that are guaranteed to satisfy a sweet tooth. First up, the

BBB’s. Brownies at their absolute � nest because they are, as they say, “guilt-free.” It’s easy to sco� at the concept of guilt-free treats. � ere is no justice system surrounding calories. But all brownies are most de� nitely innocent until proven guilty. Regardless, these bad boys will stand the test of justice, or any test for that matter, as easily as you could eat the whole batch. � eir street name? Bad boy brownies. � eir good girl name? Black bean brownies. � is secret ingredient, hiding in the vegetable aisle, is a small but mighty miracle when it comes to maintaining a danger-ously fudgy quality.

Now this second recipe is a childhood favourite turned “inside out”. Literally. Take a peanut butter cup, wait until the opposite day, and ogle at the magic bringing the peanut butter to the surface and the chocolate to the center. What better use could magic have? And if you fear putting anything into an oven, this is the sweet for you. Because all it requires is multiple episodes of freezing! If you’re afraid of the freezer though, I would suggest checking out the swanky student wellness lounge and talking about it.

Roll down these sleeves, and pair with a knit sweater with the collar peaking over.

Shorts don’t slip away as soon as September starts, especially when the weather still per-mits a cardigan to hide your farmer’s tan.

Safely preppy, dan-gerously comfort-able, and made per-fectly stylin’ when paired with brighter and/or hilarious socks.

� e summer months lead to a sudden in� ux of heat waves, un-welcome � ooding, and most im-portantly, quality television. And if a� er four months of converter cruising you � nd yourself longing for the plains of Westeros, the halls of Sterling-Cooper-Draper-Pryce, or the methamphetamines of Walter White, look no further than primetime television.

Although the AMC’s and HBO’s of the world may provide for high-class entertainment in the warmer months, there’s some-thing to be said for cable TV’s mid-evening programming.

D R A M A C O M E D Y / R E A L I T Y M I S C.

For Breaking Bad (AMC) fans, check out Blacklist (CityTV). Apparently, the show is about a notorious fugitive who turns himself in- but only under the condition that he gets to FBI alongside a babe-alicious agent. Oooh. Drama. For fans of Mad Men (AMC), check out � e Crazy Ones. Al-though theoretically a comedy, this advertising show has the same creds as MM - but sub Jon Hamm for Robin Williams.

If you’re one of the � ve people who watch Wilfred (FX) and need a new comedy for the season, check out Gravity Falls (Disney). Don’t led Disney mislead you, equally obscure, this children’s show is full of quirks and irony.For TLC-addicts, trade in your Breaking Amish habit for the last season of What Not to Wear or Duck Dynasty (A&E). To each their own.

Shark Week (Discovery) came and went, but nature still thrives. And by that, I mean Nature, the documentary series on PBS. If you need a description, you shouldn’t be in university.If loa� ing in front of � e Food Network became a daily habit, but your student house does not cater to specialty networks, tune into Masterchef Junior (CTV) for a guaranteed young-in shit show, with food.

Emerald green is an “it” colour this season. Get in the know.

DIY idea:Add studs to pretty much anything you own. Punk is in - Joan Jett approves, so should you.

Turn your “maxi” into a “midi”. Shorter days lead to shorter hemlines. Interpret that how you will.

Jenna Pozzobon3rd year, Cognitive Science of Language

Corey Osborne4th year, Arts & Science

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Mix the powdered peanut butter, coconut oil, and maple syrup in a bowl, and stir well to form a paste. Smooth a little under 1 tsp into each of ten mini cupcake liners, going up the sides just a bit. Put the cupcake liners into a mini mu� n tin. Freeze 10 min-utes. Divide the chocolate evenly among the liners and freeze again.   en sprinkle the but-terscotch chips over top. Finally, top with remaining peanut butter paste. Freeze again until solid.

Inside Out PB Cups•Level 1/2 cup powdered peanut butter or PB2 (48g)•1/4 cup virgin coconut oil or cacao butter, melted (40g)•4 tsp pure maple syrup (20g)•heaping 2 tbsp melted semi-sweet chocolate of choice (or full-sweet to up the bad boy vibes) (32g)•1 tbsp of butterscotch chips•mini cupcake liners or candy molds

BBB’s•1 1/2 cups black beans (1 15-oz can, drained and rinsed very well) (250g a� er draining)•3 tbsp cocoa powder- dutch or regular (10g) •1/2 cup quick oats (40g) •1/4 tsp salt•1/3 cup honey (75g)•2 nunaturals stevia packs or 2 tbsp sugar (or omit and increase maple syrup to 1/2 cup)•1/4 cup coconut or vegetable oil

(40g) •3 tsp pure vanilla extract•1/2 tsp baking powder•2/3 cup chocolate chips (115-140g) (Not optional. Omit at your own risk.)•optional: more chips, for pre-sentationPreheat oven to 350 F. Combine all ingredients except chips in a good food processor, and blend until completely smooth. Really blend well. (A blender can work if you absolutely must, but the

texture—and even the taste—will be much better in a food proces-sor.) Stir in the chips, then pour into a greased 8×8 pan.

Optional: sprinkle extra choco-late chips over the top. Cook the black bean brownies 15-18 minutes, then let cool at least 10 minutes before trying to cut. Makes 9-12 brownies.

Recipes adapted from chocolatecoveredkatie.com

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Laura Sinclair Senior Sports Editor

� e 2013 Marauder football recruits made a strong statement last Sunday playing with a team fresh o� their second consecutive trip to the Vanier Cup � nals.

A� er a major win in the � rst game of the season over the Gee-Gees that saw the Maraud-ers win with a score of 51-24, the coaches and players alike could not be more excited about the depth and talent of this year’s team.

On o� ense, recruits Danny Vandervoort and Nick Firlit are expected to provide a major im-pact for the Marauders. Vander-voort, a wide receiver from Barrie, was extremely impressive against the Gee-Gees, where he managed to score a touchdown in his � rst game wearing the maroon and grey.

“Danny plays fast and has great hands. He was de� nitely one of the top recruits in the province at the receiver position,” said assistant head coach and o� ensive coordinator, Jon Behie. “He had a great training camp and we are really excited to see him this year.”

Vandervoort’s outstanding � rst game was one that also saw the rookie have six receptions for 89 yards. His debut in the maroon and grey uniform was one that was much anticipated by the Bear Creek Secondary School graduate, who always wanted to become a Marauder.

“� ere really was only one school that I wanted to go to, and it was McMaster” said the 6’2 Vandervoort.

Although the game was indicative of Vandervoort’s ath-leticism and desire, as a rookie, he knows that his spot is up for grabs, and that he wants to keep his position in the line-up for as long as possible, “My goal is

just maintaining my spot… and � ghting week by week to main-tain my spot,” said Vandervoort.

Vandervoort is also joined up front by Nick Firlit, an o� en-sive lineman out of Burlington, Ont. Firlit has a lot of potential that the coaches were looking for as the former captain of his high school team, the M.M Robinson Rams, and his [Ontario Football Conference] team, the Burling-ton Stampeders.

“(Nick) was one of the most sought a� er O� ensive Linemen in Ontario, if not the whole country” said recruiting coor-dinator and linebackers coach Frank Gesztesi. “We were thrilled when he decided to become a Marauder. He will make an impact sooner than later.”

Firlit also brings a lot of experience to the table, as he has represented Team Ontario West

in the Canada Cup two years ago, and has been named a Halton Tier 1 all-star.

Two other recruits on o� ense expected to make a dif-ference this year are Tyler Filson, who will play backup quarter-back to fellow Kingston, Ont. native, and Frontenac graduate Marshall Ferguson.

Filson came in late to the game against the Gee-Gees and completed his � rst pass as a Ma-rauder to teammate Max Cam-

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“Danny plays fast and has great hands. He was de� -nitely one of the top recruits in the province at the receiver position.”

Jon Behie, McMaster Marauders O ensive Coordinator.

“ eron. On defense, recruits Mark Mackie, Fabion Foote and Jerelle Vaughan are expected help the team early on this season.

Mackie, a Defensive Tackle from London, won MVP last year for his high school team, the Saunders Sabres, and is a recipi-ent of the Dr. Jim Allen Award, which is awarded to London’s top high school linemen. He also won the Ontario Varsity Football League Provincial Championship last summer with the London Jr. Mustangs.

“He is lightning-quick o� the ball, he uses his hands well, he should make a splash early” said recruiting coordinator and linebackers coach, Frank Gesztesi.

Mackie is also joined by Fabion Foote, a defensive tackle from Toronto and a graduate of � istletown High School. He was

named one of the top athletes of Etobicoke this year.

Recruiting coordinator and linebackers coach Frank says that “[Foote] has a motor that does not stop, he is quick o� the ball and aggressive, and he should challenge early.”

Other recruits on defense include Jerelle Vaughan, a Kitch-ener, Ont. native and an OFC Championship winner with the undefeated Varsity Predators last year.

When asked about his feel-ings before the game, Vander-voort said, “not too nervous, because we were really prepared, and Coach P. [sic] says if you’re nervous, then you’re not pre-pared.”

Looks like the Marauders are more than prepared.

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WR OL DL200 310 2556’2” 6’5”” 6’2”Vandervoort has started the season o� strong. Against the Gaels, he had seven receptions for 172 yards and a touchdown. He was also named the OUA O� ensive player of the week.

Firlit was a desired recruit by teams across the country, based on his experience. The Burlington, Ont. native was the captain of both his high school and OFC team.

Mackie went to Saunders Secondary School where he was named MVP of his football team, and the top high school linemen in London. He is also a provincial champion.

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Alexandra ReillyAssistant Sports Editor

Despite a revamped coach-ing sta , a fearless o ense and heavy-hitting rookies, this season is proving so far to be no easy battle for the McMaster Maraud-ers.

Although the team opened the season with a crushing 51-24 win against the Ottawa Gee-Gee’s last Sunday, the Marauders were shown that each game will be harder than the last a­ er being handed a 31-24 loss in Kingston on Monday evening.

� is loss now ends the Ma-rauders untarnished 19-game-winning streak against Ontario university opponents.

� e Marauders have been successful on the road in the past but this time learned that win-ning on the road isn’t always an easy battle.

� e no. 2 ranked Gaels took advantage of playing at home and defeated Mac by a mere seven points.

With a scoreless � rst quarter, Queen’s soon picked up speed, taking an 11-7 lead at the half and then a 24-10 lead a­ er three dominating quarters. Sadly, time

was not on the Marauders’ side and Queen’s was able to cling to a win.

Starting quarterback Mar-shall Ferguson had a breakout game for the Marauders last Sunday a­ ernoon, as did new-comer Danny Vandervoort who returned six punts for 65 yards in his � rst start.

A­ er the team’s home opener win, Ferguson looked to the future, understanding that the upcoming games would be no easy win.

“� e Queen’s and Westerns of the world are going to be the teams we need to be ready for,” Ferguson said of the top ranked OUA teams. “Maintaining our focus is going to be a key factor in ensuring we secure a W.”

Every game is a new battle and according to the team’s leader, staying focused will be crucial to the team’s success.

“We need to stay focused no matter what the scoreboard reads” mentioned Ferguson.

� e game against the Gaels proved to be everything the team expected and a loss of focus ended up costing the Marauders a win on the road.

It was the turnovers and

penalties that proved lethal for Mac’s hopes of a win.

� e maroon men have some strategizing to do this season as some well constructed plays might prove to be a key com-ponent in the success of their season.

“We need to limit our turn-overs and maximize our time of possession to keep our defense fresh so they can play at the high level they did in week one,” the QB stated.

“We really need to be having complete four quarter games with a high level of execution,”

he added. With a fresh knowledge of

the game and a unique under-standing of his teammates abili-ties, Ferguson will surely be more than capable to lead his team back into the spotlight.

� e boys face their next tough battle against OUA pow-erhouse Western Mustangs this weekend at Ron Joyce Stadium.

� e much-anticipated con-test kicks o this Saturday, Sept. 7 at 1 p.m.

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“Maintaining our focus is go-ing to be a key factor in ensur-ing we secure a W”

Marshall Ferguson, McMaster Marauders Quarterback.

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merciless in his destruction of this woman. At times it was hard to watch. I regularly felt that odd cowwwmpulsion to laugh, the way you sometimes feel a laugh bubbling in your chest at a funer-al. I felt thoroughly sorry for this woman who clearly had severe psychological problems while likely su� ered from drug abuse and alcoholism. Blanchett gave us a fantastic performance (she blue me away, hah) and Allen gave us a clever, clean, fresh and exciting story – but her character, her neurotic mess of a character – was only the next in a long line of Allen’s crazy ladies.

While I may daydream about a love triangle with Scarlett Johansson and Penelope Cruz – barely any part of me would like that dream realized. Cruz, or Maria Elena, routinely has mental breakdowns and tries to kill herself while Johansson, or Cristina, is so lost and confused that her character e� ectively becomes the laughing stock of the � lm. And Penelope Cruz is basically as far as he will venture o� Western soil – his women are always white, beautiful, and up-per middle-class. While this may

palette is similarly � tting. � e technique imparts a timeless � avour that complements shi� -ing Shakespearean dialogue into the modern era. Shakespeare could never have foreseen an interpretation of his work where plot information is conveyed via smartphone. Yet, this cast delivers the Bard’s lines e� ort-lessly and naturally. Even four centuries later, one cannot resist smirking at Benedick’s inability to stop talking about the same woman he claims to despise.

Although there are no bloody duels in Much Ado About Nothing, Whedon’s adaptation nonetheless represents a gauntlet thrown down to other directors. With a brief shooting sched-ule, one location, and a cast of friends, Whedon has cra� ed a work of uncommon vitality. If the � lm was, in fact, a battery-recharging exercise, it should be thrilling to see what a fully pow-ered Whedon produces next.

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Blue JasmineDirector: Woody Allen

I’ve grown up watching Woody Allen’s � lms, so he will always have a so� spot in my heart. When I was a little girl, the black and white Manhattan had me totally bewitched and lusting a� er an obscenely romanticized New York. When I was in my teens, Penelope Cruz made me question the boundaries of my sexuality as I planned a future honeymoon to Barcelona, with my husband and wife of course.

But now, in my university environment, where I’m sur-rounded by radical opinions, open debate, and am constantly challenged to reconsider, I must take a closer look at my love af-fair with Mr. Allen. Long story short: What’s the deal with his obsession with women? Long story even shorter: Does it ever become…sexist?

He once said that he’s “al-ways felt more sanguine about women than about men.” He � nds them “more mature, less bellicose, most gentle” and he insists, “� ey’re closer to what life’s supposed to be about”. He’s

been called “the ladies man” of cinema because nearly all his � lms feature women in every im-portant lead and o� en in every important supporting character. Allen usually plays the man, or has another actor be his stand-in. And in a male-dominated cinematic realm, he is unique in this sense. He constantly creates passionate, layered, gorgeous, mesmerizing female characters. � e actresses of Allen’s � lms have together won eleven Oscars. And Blue Jasmine is true to form.

Cate Blanchett is sure to steal the Oscar this year with her powerful portrayal of a modern Blanche Dubois. Woody explains that, in many ways, his fascina-tion with women was the result of his relationship with Diane Keaton, who came to be the star of many of his � lms. No one can deny that he o� ers movies that are � lled and focused almost entirely on female characters and female relationships. But is that enough?

I can’t help but identify a key pattern in most of his women: they’re all nuts. And Jasmine is perhaps the nuttiest of them all. Allen is almost unkind, almost

Much Ado About Noth-ing Director: Joss Whedon

In a 1963 interview, Alfred Hitchcock admitted that he occa-sionally adapted stage plays, such as Dial M for Murder, when “the batteries [were] running dry.” Yet, there is no sign that fatigue turned Joss Whedon towards Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing.

On the contrary, the � lm seems to embody a surge of creativity. Whedon completed � lming in only 12 days during a vacation from post-production work on � e Avengers. � e re-sult is a joyous creation, which combines both reverence to Shakespeare’s themes and Whedon’s own unique � air.

� e script presents two couples whose love certainly does not run smooth. Don Pedro (Reed Diamond) plots to unite Beatrice and Benedick (Amy Acker and Alexis Denisof), de-spite their bickering. Meanwhile, Don John (Sean Maher) schemes to drive apart the doe-eyed Hero

and Claudio (Jillian Morgese and Fran Kranz). As these romances unfold, the characters partake in almost as much boozing and hip shaking as Gatsby’s guests from earlier in the summer.

All of the partying was captured at a single location: Whedon’s own home in Santa Monica, California. Whedon shoots these familiar surround-ings cleverly, however, and the � lm never feels claustrophobic. � e sets only become unconvinc-ing when the action shi� s to In-spector Dogberry’s headquarters. Nathan Fillion is delightful as the bumbling lawman, but his pre-cinct is obviously a dining room with � ling cabinets and black curtains.

� e knowledge that Whedon shot the � lm in

his own home also lends each scene a some-what voyeuristic quality. I found my-self peering around corners, for instance,

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be a tired argument against most forms of Western entertainment, I strongly insist that it’s time for this seventy-seven year old to discover what lies beyond the clichéd cities of love and culture. Why can’t he discover “Midnight in Tehran” or go “To Punjab with Love”?

It pains me to discredit Woody, it really does. And don’t get me wrong, Blue Jasmine is a smart, entertaining � lm – you should see it. But as an almost-women from a minority back-ground who sincerely hopes to remain fairly sane for at least the next thirty or so years – Allen’s forty-nine � lms leave something to be desired.

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“I can’t help but identify a key pattern in most of Woody Allen’s women: they’re all nuts.