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Failure to connect
Western begins overhauling its wireless
network as usage increases by 33 per cent
Stuart. A Thompson upgrading old access points with using wireless might assume it was
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF newer, faster versions as part of a a ‘slow wireless’ problem.”
four-year overhaul. In response, ITS is trying to get
Students who have been mashing Since this time last year, capacity students to log onto the alternative
their keyboard in frustration over on the network has increased by secure network called “uwosecure-
wonky internet might soon find over 31.5 per cent. But the overhaul v2” — a network they upgraded late
relief. Western is starting a wireless is time-consuming and not without last month. Wireless traffic on this
internet overhaul in hopes of speed bumps along the way. network is encrypted instead of
improving speed, capacity and relia- “The end user experience is plain text. It’s also safe from the
bility. dependent on a huge number of fac- Facebook threat that was discovered
The upgrade comes at a time tors, and for ITS to help, we need to last December, which allowed users
when usage is mounting. It’s up 33 ask lots of questions to pin point the to log onto other people’s Facebook Anders Kravis GAZETTE
per cent from last year, and com- problem,” Jones said. accounts who are using the same
plaints surrounding wireless inter- The list of factors is long, she said, unsecured network. versity Students’ Council president- making antenna adjustments and
net on campus are becoming fierce. including the computers and soft- But the process to log onto elect Andrew Forgione to include installing more antennas in the area.
“I’m just really fed up with the ware students are using, the strength uwosecure can be complicated, cellphone signal boosters in his plat- “In anticipation of even greater
lack of wireless service across cam- of the signal in the room and the requiring a number of steps and form — a promise he says is coming demand in the near future, Bell has
pus,” Natasha Willis, a second-year numbers of users on a network at a changes to default internet settings. throughout the summer. also filed with University adminis-
political science student at Western, given time. The network’s also not selected by While ITS handles WiFi signals, tration a proposal to install addi-
wrote in a letter to the Gazette. “I pay As it stands, around 15,000 stu- default for WiFi-enabled computers Jones said cellphone companies are tional on-campus equipment that
well over $6,000 a year to come here dents log on to wireless in any given since it’s locked, meaning many stu- responsible for their own reception. will boost capacity further,” he said
and at the very least, I’d like to be day and the network capacity is dents might not know it exists at all. Back in September, Rogers and via email.
able to connect to internet in a 7,500 simultaneous connections. Bell responded to an article in the Rogers didn’t return calls by
library.” “Two days this past week there Cellphone troubles Gazette about poor cell phone ser- press time but previously claimed to
According to Debbie Jones, was a large increase in internet traf- Wireless internet isn’t the only con- vice saying they were making be increasing capacity on the net-
director for Western’s Information fic and Western’s internet connection nectivity problem facing students. improvements. work after smartphone use nearly
Technology Services, Western intro- became filled to capacity,” Jones said. Cellphone reception on campus has Reached yesterday, Bell media doubled since 2009. They expected
duced a new wireless infrastructure “All of Western’s internet traffic was been a year-long struggle for many representative Jason Laszlo said Bell the issue to be resolved by the end
on Dec. 20, 2010. She said ITS is impacted, during this time but those students. The issue prompted Uni- increased capacity and coverage by of September.
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port to the students and can update explained. tional festive Japanese tree called a it’s just something small.”
us on any local situations as well,” One of the finalized initiatives tanabata. Traditionally, in Japan, you Although none of the club’s
Denby said.
She also noted the support ser-
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Opinions There are three kinds of death in this world. There’s heart death,
there’s brain death, and there’s being off the network.
— Guy Almes
WIRELESS ON CAMPUS
More
whining
about Wi-Fi
As many students at Western can attest to, the wire-
less internet on campus is, at times, shaky. It always
seems that at the most inopportune times, the wire-
less internet won’t connect, and if you managed to
gain access, it was probably after hours of contin-
uously refreshing the page.
It seems illogical that the wireless internet is so Voting? Thought not Dear Life
hit and miss at one of the largest university cam- Your anonymous letters to life
puses in Canada. Even in buildings like D.B. Wel- drivers to the new Yellow London Taxi
don Library or the University Community Centre, company. Dear Life,
Hayes'd and The bigger implication however is the WHY HAVEN’T I WON ROLL UP THE
where one would expect connectivity to be a prior-
ity, the wireless is mediocre at best.
Confused potential effects such a service would RIM AFTER 14 COFFEES?!?
have on the chances of a legitimate late–
In this day and age, when there is an increasing night bus service operated by the LTC Dear Life,
amount of course work posted online and assign- actually happening. When it’s cold outside wear a coat. I
ments are expected to be handed in using sites like Mike Hayes I’m a strong proponent of late night know you’re cold you know you’re
Turnitin.com, any downtime at all is an increasing- MANAGING EDITOR public transportation. In addition to cold - being freezing doesn’t make
mike@westerngazette.ca the financial benefits, public transit you cool.
ly serious inconvenience. Western should, at the
also has the potential to lower inci-
very least, express to students what the issues are Seeing as this is Western, where students dents of drunk driving while also giv- Dear Life,
and how they’ll be fixed. either vote on day one or not at all, I real- ing students the flexibility to travel DC++ changed my life.
Of course, Western does have a plan for the ize the words of this column may be so even after studying late. Or yes, getting
future. There is currently a four-year plan in the many farts in the wind. But on the off home from the bar. Dear Life,
chance you haven’t voted in the Univer- But with Aboutown operating the Why do people bother wearing socks
works that will upgrade the existing internet ser- if they aren’t long enough to cover
sity Students’ Council referendum, con- show, we’re never going to see an expan-
vice. Hopefully this will finally be the miracle that sider the following. sion of the service. Though the LTC is not their skin when they sit down? EW
solves the connectivity crisis on campus. But for First, the referendum questions them- interested in pursuing late night transit at
some students, four years seems like an unaccept- selves. Late–night busing, 12–month bus this point in time, having Aboutown to Dear Life,
ably long time to wait, especially because the passes and a levy for a Western’s wing of point to makes it easier to not change in I’m totally supportive of girls on cam-
World University Service of Canada — a the future. pus not wanting to get caught up in
changes won’t come into effect for this generation the “Western Girl” look, but
program which helps bring refugee stu- The other referendum questions have
of graduates. scrunchies are over a decade past
dents to study in Canada. their own pros and cons. Personally, I
With so many students at Western using the Needless to say, the referendum has think a full–year bus pass would encour- their prime now. Stop wearing them,
wireless internet, the stress on the servers can be been greeted with a deafening silence age students to spend more time in Lon- seriously!
overwhelming, and at times this causes the servers from the student body. Yes, the USC has don, perhaps even seek employment in
trotted out their trusty “VOTE” sign the city. But most seem to be of the opin- Dear Life,
to be down for short periods of time. It’s during Why don’t more people smile? Don’t
which at least lets students passing ion they shouldn’t have to pay for the
these times that angry students complain about the people realize how unattractive they
through the atrium know there’s some- privilege.
terrible service. thing going on. But the issues don’t seem And then there’s WUSC. While the are with a permanent frown etched on
But is inconsistent wireless access really the to carry the same sex appeal as the refer- program itself is undeniably valuable,
their face?
most pressing issue facing students? Or have we endum two years ago when the bus pass successfully using a referendum to add a
Dear Life,
just grown too dependant on having to have con- was threatening to vanish. levy to the student fee is going to open
I’m on the right track, baby I was born
stant access to the internet no matter where we are. Well, maybe that’s not entirely true. the door for a whole lot of clubs in the
this way.
Late–night busing seems to be generat- future. I also have been wrong before.
As students, we are confusing the need for internet
ing at a little bit of buzz, at least if the With all that being said, I don’t under-
with a desire for it. Dear Life,
vocal colony of commenters on our web- stand this need to castigate the USC for
It’s obvious there are issues with wireless access Why must all of my MIT tutorials be in
site have anything to say. Seems there are not “involving students” enough. I doubt
the evening? You know I have no
on campus, but we can only hope that in four years some who are opposed to supporting many members of the USC care too much
desire to come home for four hours
all these issues are addressed — or at the very least, Richmond Row’s bar industry by making about any of these issues — at least not
and then bus back to campus for an
it easier for partying students to go more than any other students. Where’s
Western keeps its students in the loop. hour.
downtown and get home. the finger pointing at late–night bus sup-
It should also be noted that while writing both this A fair criticism, but I think there’s a porters? Dear Life,
editorial board and the accompanying story, the edi- better reason to vote “no.” Under the pro- As far as I’m concerned, if the refer- Why is it that it took me four years of
tors both experienced trouble connecting to the internet. posed plan, busing operations would be enda fail to hit quorum it just means the university to finally get the same
—The Gazette Editorial Board handled not by the London Transit Com- student body doesn’t care. And judging by grades I was getting in high school?
mission, but by Aboutown — one of Lon- past turnout for most opportunities to get Oh right, I was drunk for the first
don’s “big three” cab companies. involved, that shouldn’t be a surprise to three.
For Aboutown, such a relationship is anyone.
pure gravy. They get guaranteed revenue wgaz.ca/dearlife
from the USC after losing a bunch of their
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Working out at a gym for the first exercise, positive sayings and
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if you’re uncomfortable with your Noelle Martin, the nutritionist for
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Your Body Campaign — an event “We have an activity called
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The Green Mile The Beatles — LOVE A Shine of Rainbows Battle: Los Angeles Jessie J feat. B.o.B. —
The 1999 classic film The Green This Beatles 2006 compilation Tomás (John Bell), an eight-year- In this sci-fi flick, Aaron Eckhart “Price Tag”
Mile will be on Bravo this Friday at album was created for the Cirque old orphan, is transformed by his plays a Marine sergeant who has British pop star Jessie J gained
9 p.m. Tom Hanks stars as Paul du Soleil show LOVE and features adopted mother Maire (Connie to lead a last stand in L.A. against notoriety for writing Miley Cyrus’
Edgecomb, a corrections officer remastered and remixed Beatles Nielsen) who teaches him to con- enemy alien forces that attack hit song “Party in the U.S.A.”
on death row during the Great hits. The album has 28 tracks and quer his grief and escape from Earth. The movie also stars Since then she’s been on the
Depression. The story follows the includes “Hey Jude,” “Revolution,” his loneliness. But Tomás must Michelle Rodriguez as an Air Force charts herself with “Do It Like A
events leading up to the execu- and “Strawberry Fields Forever,” also win the admiration of Alec, intelligence technical sergeant. Dude” and now “Price Tag,”
tion of John Coffey (Michael Dun- as well as interesting remixes of Maire’s husband, who disap- which is the first U.S. single from
can), a wrongly accused man who “Within Without You/Tomorrow proves of Tomás’ timid nature. her debut album Who You
has the power to heal people. Never Knows” and “Blackbird/Yes- The movie is based on a novel by Are.The pairing of this upcoming
terday.” The album was released Lillian Beckwith. star and the popular B.o.B. is sure
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Sports saywhat?
‘’If you don’t like it, don’t come to the games, I think players real-
ize they could get hurt.”
Bruce Boudreau Outspoken Washington Capitals head coach
on fan reaction to headshots in the NHL.
rundown >> The Mustangs women’s basketball season has finally come to an end > The women lost the CIS Eastern Regional final 67-58 to the University of Toronto,
ending their chance of qualifying for nationals | Mustangs track member Matt Brisson won gold medal in the 60m hurdles event at the CIS national championships in
Sherbrooke.
Jason Sinukoff kinesiology student hasn’t been a How did it feel being a major the OUA rookie of the year, the year, and I’m glad that I was
GAZETTE STAFF problem for him. part in ending the two-decade OUA MVP award and the CIS involved. It was a little disappoint-
Steven brought home the indi- long drought of a male Mus- rookie of the year? ing losing the OUA title by one point,
Steven Takahashi, a rookie for the vidual gold medal for CIS. In addi- tang winning individual gold in It’s always a bonus winning these but overall we wrestled well and I’m
Western varsity wrestling team, tion, he has won the Ontario Uni- CIS? awards and it feels good. I wasn’t happy.
grew up watching his father wrestle. versity Athletics rookie of the year It felt great finally winning the expecting all of them, as my fellow
Ray Takahashi, a Canadian Interuni- award, the OUA MVP award and the title for Western. I used to train with teammte Ilya Abelev also showed Why and how did you get start-
versity Sport gold medalist in his CIS MVP award. Jeff Werden, who came second in that he was well-deserved for these ed in wrestling?
own right, was a big contributing 2008 in the same weight class. He titles. I have always been around
factor to Steven’s involvement in What were your expectations was just short of ending the drought, wrestling due to my father, but I was
wrestling. for yourself as a rookie on the and it’s nice to know that I finally Overall, can you describe your always heavily involved in other
Now following in his father’s Western wrestling team? won it. experience as a Mustang com- sports. Growing up I wanted to try
footsteps, Takahashi has already My expectations and goals have peting in OUA and the CIS? all sports, and when I hit grade 9 I
accomplished a lot in his short time always been high. As a rookie my Describe how it felt having all The OUA and CIS championships knew that wrestling was the one for
on the squad. Juggling both goal was to win both the OUA and your hard work and dedication were both very successful. The men’s
wrestling and being a first–year CIS championships. pay off in the form of winning team made a huge improvement this >> see TAKAHASHI pg.7