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TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 2011
Council’s Key Players
Next year’s USC executive now elected
Andrew Forigione
USC President
Marissa Joffre
USC VP-CI
Monica Blaylock
NEWS EDITOR
This past weekend, executive mem-
bers were elected to the University
Students’ Council. While some stu-
dents might recognize the name
Andrew Forgione following Febru-
ary’s USC presidential election,
there’s a team of lesser-known vice-
presidents who are responsible for
much of the Western student expe-
rience.
The group, collectively known as
the executive, ensure the USC’s day-
to-day operations and long-term
plans are running smoothly. Each of
their portfolios cover unique areas
of university life and together they
attempt to keep the multi-million
dollar student government afloat.
“I couldn’t leave Western without
ensuring that I did everything I
could do to make this campus bet-
ter,” said Pat Searle, a career student
politician who previously served on
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USC VP-UA USC Comm. Officer
Nicole D’Alessandro Jennifer Valadao
USC VP-SE USC VP-Finance
Western’s Senate and as president of
the King’s University College Student
Council.
Searle was elected vice-president
One thing I am excited university affairs at Saturday’s annu-
al general meeting, a daylong meet-
to see get off the ing inside council chambers where
ground will be the both this year’s and next year’s
councillors elect the executive for
implementation of a
the 2011/12 school year.
‘ProfBook’ where stu- “One thing I am excited to see get
dents can research — off the ground will be the imple-
mentation of a ‘ProfBook’ where stu-
or ‘creep’ — their pro- dents can research — or ‘creep’ —
fessors before signing their professors before signing up
up for their classes. for their classes. This will be one way
students can say the USC is really
Pat Searle helping them out with their acade-
Next year’s vice-president
university affairs for the USC mic experience,” Searle said.
He also said he’ll be working to
make accessibility on campus a pri-
ority.
“I [want to] see that all student
leaders receive the proper training
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Police out in force
during St. Paddy’s
Aaron Zaltzman
GAZETTE STAFF
Police watched vigilantly as students
and London residents paid tribute to
St. Patrick on Thursday — not by
snake-banishing, but rather with
rowdy partying and drinking.
Extra police were on patrol in sev-
eral busy areas of London on St.
Patrick’s Day, including Richmond
Row and various student-heavy areas
near Western and Fanshawe College.
Numerous disturbances and
arrests occurred throughout the day,
with police responding to hundreds
of calls for service, eventually break-
ing up a party near Fanshawe.
“It was a large disturbance. There
were about 300 people there. There
was a mattress set on fire,” Dennis
Rivest, media relations officer for the
London Police Service, said.
“[There were] bottles thrown
everywhere. We arrested a bunch of
people, we laid some charges. Over
the course of the night, we laid over
100 tickets.”
The party took place on Thurman
Circle, which is an area heavily pop-
ulated by students. According to
Emily Marcoccia, director of mar-
keting and corporate communica-
tions at Fanshawe College, the area
and the activities of its residents are
well known.
“There certainly was increased
activity in the neighbourhood just
north of [Fanshawe] College, often
referred to as the ‘Fleming’ area,”
Marcoccia said, referring to the
nearby Fleming Drive.
“We know almost all of the land-
lords in that area. We know which
homes contain Fanshawe students
and which homes don’t.”
While St. Patrick’s Day is not con-
fined to the university campus, Lon-
don police still made sure to focus
on student areas.
“I understand it’s not just stu-
dents that are involved in all of these
parties, but predominantly those are
the areas that tend to have a lot of
activity during these big events,”
Rivest said. “St. Patrick’s Day is one
of those big party events. So, we
were prepared.”
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>> By the numbers
Over 300
Calls responded to by police
Around 100
Tickets issues
75
Liquor-related violations
11
Criminal charges laid
Around 900
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Snakes banished
Elgin Austen, director of Campus
Community Police Services, said his
squad investigated 20 incidents on
campus, mostly related to excessive
drinking, including one drunken
student who was taken to Universi-
ty Hospital after falling down some
stairs.
Austen noted police took the
usual measures standard for St.
Patrick’s Day.
“London Police are active in the
neighbourhoods near Western and
Campus Police provide proactive
patrols on campus and in nearby
neighbourhoods and try to deal with
issues before they escalate to prob-
lems,” Austen said.
“Most students have a good time,
except for a few, [for whom] exces-
sive alcohol becomes a problem.”
Some, like Rivest, found this year’s
celebrations to be larger than usual.
However, Marcoccia said it’s
important to look at the day as a
whole, rather than focusing on a few
disturbances.
“We had 30,000 people in the
city Thursday night and the actions
of a few are what caused any media
attention. But we didn’t talk about
the several thousand who celebrated
appropriately,” Marcoccia said.
“The police indicated to us that it
was really — other than that one inci-
dent — not a bad evening.”
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Parking tickets
move online
The City of London has created a
new website where users can pay
parking tickets without leaving their
homes.
When users enter the secured
site, the first things they’ll see are
images of tickets. People can click
the ticket they received and fill in the
required information.
“The security for the page is very
high,” according to Shane Maguire,
division manager of parking and
traffic signals.
The people of London have a
good track record of paying tickets,
Maguire explained, and the ones
who don’t pay right away have their
plates denied when they have to
renew their plate’s licenses. He
noted, however, with the new online
Events Calendar
Thursday March 24
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Where: The Great Hall
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“In the long run, it’ll save people
money,” Maguire said.
— Danielle Veale
Spring thaw reveals
damaged property
While spring may be officially here,
reminders of winter are lingering on
Londoners’ lawns. The spring thaw
revealed some lawns were damaged
by city plows.
“Our first snowfall was Dec. 6, the
grass was nice, bright and green, and
we got 30 cm of snow overnight,”
John Parsons, division manager of
transportation and roadside main-
tainable for the City of London,
explained. “When you do that, and
the ground’s unfrozen and you send
a sidewalk plow out there, you can
Friday March 25
Sociology Student’s Association
Prof and Student Social
When: 5 p.m.
Where: Social Science Centre,
room 3036
Mingle with sociology professors
and students to discuss topical
issues and recent news.
Saturday March 26
Change 4 Change
When: 9 p.m.
Where: The Wave
Change 4 Change will be at The
Wave and will have exciting events
like door prizes, raffles, bands and
maybe even some new surprises.
The event will raise money for The
Canadian Cancer Society and the
fight against cancer.
Sunday March 27
Art for AIDS International Exhib-
it: Showcasing UWO talent
When: 7 p.m.
Where: Art for AIDS International
Head Office and Gallery, 242 Dun-
das Street
Come check out the work of UWO
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Corey Stanford GAZETTE
get some sod damage.”
He noted this happens every year
— sidewalk plows veer slightly off the
sidewalk and damage neighbour-
hood lawns — and there is nothing
plowers can do to prevent it.
He explained this winter was par-
ticularly bad due to the thaw, which
was in January. Thaws mean the
snowbanks normally lining the
banks vanish, leaving plows vulner-
able to wandering.
“We’ve got 200 phone calls so far,
plus we know of some locations,”
Parsons explained. He noted some
homeowners would fix their lawns
themselves due to the fact that city
crews do not start work until May.
“It does occur every year and it’s
sort of a rite of spring,” Parsons
noted.
— Cheryl Stone
student artists and donate to Art
for AIDS. The exhibit will feature
their artwork as well as musicial
performances from local artists
Alanna Gurr, Sam Allen and Gra-
ham Nicholas. Cost is $5.
Wednesday March 30
Classified in Concert
When: 8 p.m.
Where: London Music Hall
Rapper Classified will be playing at
the London Music Hall. Tickets are
$22.50 plus applicable service
charges. Tickets can be purchased
online through TicketMaster.ca or
the London Music Hall website.
This is an all-ages event.
Friday April 1
Get Foolish, in Support of Opera-
tion Smile
When: 10 p.m.
Where: London Tap House
On April Fools’ Day the London
Tap House will be hosting an
event in which proceeds go
towards Operation Smile. Tickets
are $10 at the door, line by-pass
before 10:15. Tickets are available
at InfoSource and in the University
Community Centre on Tuesday
March 22 and Tuesday March 29.
This is a 19+ event.
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thegazette • Tuesday, March 22, 2011
New VPs
focusing on
meaningful
approach
>> continued from pg.1
to ensure that our campus is becom-
ing more accessible, not just accom-
modating.”
Incoming communications offi-
cer Eliot Hong is hoping to improve
the USC’s use of technology.
“My hope is to bring the USC fully
into the 21st century,” Hong joked.
Hong, who was appointed by a
group of USC brass including
incoming and outgoing presidents
last week, said he wanted to create
an “interactive platform” for the USC
and students. He noted his ultimate
goal is to work with USC media to
create a communications-based
approach allowing students to inter-
act more thoroughly with the USC.
Nicole D’Alessandro, incoming
vice-president student events, said
she wants to create a more trans-
parent and inclusive student events
portfolio.
“My platform was centred
around looking critically at what is
currently going on in the [student
events] portfolio,” D’Alessandro
noted. She said her focus was
working with individual councils —
and there are several spread across
faculties and affiliate colleges — to
make student events more “mean-
ingful.”
Marissa Joffre, next year’s vice-
president campus issues, narrowly
edged out competing VP candidate
Emily Jarvis in the second round of
voting at Saturday’s meeting. She
said her position would involve
expanding and promoting support
services at Western.
Jennifer Valadao, vice-president
finance, will follow in the footsteps
of Ely Rygier and Sacha Kumar —
two vice-presidents who successful-
ly passed significant referendums
and made several cuts and adjust-
ments to the USC’s finances.
A crucial step to accomplishing
their goals will be the ability work
together — something that’s plagued
some executive councils in the past.
But Searle said a “sense of family”
already started to develop between
the elected candidates after finding
out they would be working together.
“We are all on the same page
already, and we haven’t even started
working yet.”
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VPs must now seek endorsement
from council for external work
Jesica Hurst
GAZETTE NEWS
In the past few years, the University
Students’ Council vice-presidents
have been free to run for external
positions without any approval from
council. But a new clause passed at
last Wednesday’s council meeting
has changed how they run for those
positions.
Vice-presidents will now have to
get an endorsement from council,
who will decide if the position is worth
their funding. The motion follows
years of concerns over spending by
some vice-presidents, especially the
VP university affairs who often moon-
lights as president of the Ontario
Undergraduate Student Alliance.
“Asking for council’s permission
will allow council to better under-
stand the value of external commit-
ments made by USC vice-presi-
dents,” explained Adam Fearnall,
president of the Huron University
College Student’s Council.
The decision is non-binding and
confidential, meaning vice-presi-
dents can still run for a position
without council’s support.
Andrew Forgione, president of
the Social Science Students’ Council
and USC president-elect, agreed the
change was being made because,
ultimately, council has the power. He
said another motion was made
Western Fair mulls $20-million retrofit
Concerns mount over renovation’s effect on downtown London
Julian Uzielli
GAZETTE STAFF
The Western Fair is looking to
expand its operations. But the plan
has also put them under fire from
those looking to attract business to
the downtown core.
Western Fair — the entertain-
ment, sports and gambling facility
east of the downtown core — is con-
templating a $20-million makeover.
The plans are confidential because
they have not yet been finalized, but
would likely include renovations
and updates to existing buildings at
Western Fair and possibly expan-
sion into the immediate surround-
ing neighbourhood.
The makeover is still in its infan-
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requiring executives to explain trav-
el costs for responsibilities outside
the USC.
Running for a position outside
the USC office takes up many impor-
tant resources, including time spent
on campus.
“Students often wonder where
the executive is when they are out of
the city, and this will give them a
response,” Forgione said. “We can
work with Eliot [Hong], the new
communications officer, to get the
word out when we are travelling and
break down the values so [students]
understand why.”
Money is another resource that
needs to be available for vice-presi-
dents running for external positions.
For four of the past five years, the
VP-UA has gone over the allotted
budget. Last year’s OUSA president
Dan Moulton, who was also the
USC’s VP-UA, went over budget by
around $15,000, causing some
councillors to question the costs of
doubling as an external president.
But Meaghan Coker, this year’s
VP-UA and president of OUSA, said
the VP-UA budget has never been
increased despite rising expenses.
She added that a new process was
put in place this year to differentiate
between USC and OUSA costs.
She said the USC will be paying
around $3,000 this year for travel-
ling costs for the OUSA president.
cy. Hugh Mitchell, CEO of the West-
ern Fair Association, explained a full
proposal document has not even
been drafted yet, so was unable to
disclose any specific details of the
plan.
“Some parts of our facilities are
decades old and will require some
element of a makeover or retrofit to
modernize it and make sure the
association remains relevant.”
Judy Bryant, city councillor for
downtown Ward 13, was concerned
with the effect the makeover could
have on the attempts to revitalize
the downtown core.
“I just want to make sure that it
doesn’t draw away from other plans
that we have in the city, and that it
will complement them, rather than
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dent university affairs for the University Students’ Council.
Although the USC pays to fund too high for them to condone.
these external positions, Coker “If a council collectively decided
explained students should be edu- that they didn’t want to give a vice-
cating themselves about the benefits president the resources to pursue
these positions bring to the council that [external representation], it
before questioning and complaining could come from a number of rea-
about the costs. sons,” Coker explained.
“OUSA is an organization that She said council might not see
benefits students in many ways,” the value, the benefit to the USC, or
Forgione added. “I believe that the could decide the position shouldn’t
expenses are incredibly valuable to be a priority that year.
students. We just need to make peo- “I think that there are a lot of
ple aware of them.” questions that can be raised, and it
Coker is aware council may is a very important decision that
decide the cost of having a vice- council would be tasked with.”
president work externally may be — With files from Stuart A. Thompson
draw energy away from the down- and the mayor’s vision to provide
town where we’ve already spent a lot some stimulus to the local economy
of money,” she said. and grow jobs.”
“I’m pleased that they’re looking Bob Usher, chair of the London
at doing innovative things, but what Downtown Business Association
does that mean to the taxpayers of and general manager of Covent Gar-
London, and the businesses that are den Market, isn’t so sure a bigger
already working to grow the central Western Fair will benefit downtown.
area of the city?” He noted when the annual Western
Mitchell wanted to make sure Fair is on, there’s a noticeable
any changes would be good for all of decrease in business.
London, not just Western Fair. “The fair is a great thing and it
“We’re a community-based orga- should never be stopped, it’s part of
nization, so anything we do, we think history […] But we all know [busi-
should be in concert with other ini- nesses] take a hit,” he said.
tiatives around the city to comple- “The city has put millions into the
ment them and create synergies, not downtown in the last few years, and
conflicts,” he said. now is not necessarily the time to
“I’d like to think that our initiative split the clientele that’s available.”
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Opinions Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count;

everything that counts cannot necessarily be counted.
— Albert Einstein

PROFESSOR EVALUATIONS

Evaluating
our professor
evaluations
It’s that time of year again — the time when power
is put in the hands of the students to grade their
professors. Scantron sheet are submitted in each
class, where students must grade their professors
on a variety of criteria and summarize their feel-
ings about the class as whole. Ultimately, we hope,
these evaluations will provide some kind of feed- Letters to the editor
back that professors can use to improve their class-
es in the future.
Referendum does
Student attitudes towards their professors sway
for a variety of reasons, whether it’s the quality of a
not benefit all
lecture or their mark in the class. But grades fluc-
To the Editor:
tuate and depend as much on the difficulty of a test
Adding an additional 48 or so dollars
as the particular professor’s teaching skills. While it to tuition/student fees does not seem to
might not seem like best method, teacher evalua- I headed to upstairs Jack’s on Saturday I do apologize that a lot of juice–monkeys be a big issue, but for some people like
tions are an appropriate way for the university to evening for what I expected to be a casu- in tight TapOut t-shirts loudly cheering on myself who live off-campus and drive to
gauge student opinions. al live music night with some friends, but men as they fought ruined your Saturday school every day it is a complete and total
to my surprise it was a UFC night. night. But that doesn’t make UFC illegiti- waste of money — I could be using this
When used poorly, students will inevitably use
Watching the UFC fighters on TV mate. money to fill up my car.
teacher evaluations as a cathartic process. Anony- looked more like they were about to have I’m the first to admit I don’t particular- There is absolutely no need for me
mous comments are the perfect way for students sex rather than fight and it made me ly care for mixed martial arts. But I have to posses a bus pass currently, and
to release their pent up anger for a certain profes- think — what’s the appeal? always enjoyed boxing, which has always increasing this charge makes it even
sor. But while this may be an elegant form of ther- There’s nothing ultimate about fight- had the same complaints levied against it. more absurd — it’s ridiculous.
apy, it’s hardly the best medium to express their ing — why would two people want to get First of all, there is an appeal to fight- Why can there not be an opt out
into a ring and beat each other up? It ing — you just have to look beyond the clause in registration, like the one for
frustrations. It begs the question as to whether stu-
really doesn’t make any logical sense. initial appearance of blood and homo- Western’s health insurance? Why
dents are best equipped to judge professors fairly. Physical violence shouldn’t be given eroticism. It really is about athletes should I have to pay even more money
When done well, however, it gives the universi- media attention and sensationalized as matching their individual skill against for something that is totally useless to
ty at least some kind of metric to bring praise or publicly acceptable. Advertising fighting each other. Each wrestling maneuver, me? I don’t think that it is fair to those
criticism to professors or instructors from an out- as entertainment rather than as a dan- takedown, punch and hold requires who do not take the bus to have to help
gerous activity can normalize it and intense training and physical mastery. finance such a program.
side voice. After all, performance evaluations are
encourage the average person to try the And the argument that fighting is Surely, London Transit Commission
used in every profession and while they can’t be holds at home. Glorifying fighting could encouraged and sensationalized is a bit does not need every student at Western
perfect, they’re at least useful combined with peer ultimately lead to accepting events like silly. First, events like the UFC are accept- to pay 48 extra dollars to run this late
review and other forms of evaluation. the UFC and promote the development ed and numerous. But that isn’t causing night bus and to help finance the full-year
Giving students a chance to offer feedback is a of similar fighting events. people to punch each other to death. service that only a minority of students
no-brainer, but how this data is used will depend UFC also promotes hyper–masculin- Most adults who watch it are old enough will actually ever use.
ity by exaggerating stereotypical male to know they aren’t capable of doing the Maybe instead of constructing their
on the professor’s willingness to accept criticism
behaviour. By allowing only males to take same things at home. Anyone stupid new warehouse on Wonderland Road
and look beyond the students who are just venting part in the events, they are blatantly stat- enough not to realize that is bound to be and begging for taxpayer dollars, the LTC
over poor grades. ing that fighting is for males, which a victim of natural selection anyway. should have used their “limited” budget
Given they’re at least marginally useful for profs strengthens the prescription of gender I agree with you on the promotion of to properly allocate buses.
and quite useful for students, it would be sensible to roles as males being aggressive and masculinity. There is the issue of parading They have spent millions on this facil-
females as passive. their ring girls around in next to nothing, ity, and now they agree to run a new bus
add TA evaluations, possibly run through the fac-
UFC has developed a “males only” but the fact is they do have an expanding route, all the while ripping off the City of
ulty, since students often have more contact with persona by advertising to a particular female division so it’s not like they are London and sucking Western students
TAs than professors. gender which is reflected in the copious entirely shutting out women. into financing their increasing debt.
Inevitably, teacher evaluations are most useful number of males who attend the events And I don’t see an issue with them gear- If some would like to support a late-
when the verdict is unanimous. When students or watch from home, in comparison to ing their promotion towards men. Men night service and year-round pass for
voice a collective verdict, they can draw attention to the limited number of females who show have traditionally been the ones who enjoy their convenience, that’s fine, but why
interest. If the UFC is going to exist, it fighting. You market toward your base should people pay who do not benefit
unskilled professors who slip under the radar each
should create equal opportunities for audience. At the risk of sounding stereo- from such a program?
year or give good professors the praise they both males and females. typical, I’ve never seen a single Sex and the An opt-out program is necessary.
deserve. There’s nothing special about two City marketing campaign directed at men. Maybe I could use the $48 to donate to
—The Gazette Editorial Board men beating each other up on TV. Not Simply put, MMA is another sport that charity? Oh, never mind, Western will tell
only is UFC physically dangerous, but it many people can’t get enough of. And if us who to donate it to.
also sensationalizes violence and further you don’t enjoy it, maybe stay away from — Logan Thomas Burnett
promotes the gender divide. the bars during the UFC pay-per-view Social Science I
—Amber Garratt events. That’s what I do.
—Daniel Da Silva

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Arts&Life saywhat?
“It’s much nicer down here; the weather at home is dreadful.”
>> Prince William, considering a honeymoon in Australia

Western grad plays for packed Aeolian Hall

Basia Bulat shows off her powerful voice during extensive set
Laura Trabucco
GAZETTE STAFF

Performance:
Opener:
Crowd:
Setlist:
Worth the Cash:

This past Saturday night, Western

alumni Basia Bulat returned to the
city where she earned her English
degree to perform at Aeolian Hall.
The opening act took the stage
with admirable punctuality. Daniel
Isaiah from Montreal performed
tracks from his debut album High
Twilight, which will be out this
spring. The vocalist showcased a
haunting voice while the band kept
lively tempos and stayed true to
their promised folk-rock vibe.
Aeolian Hall is a classy establish-
ment — one that emits a sort of old-
world grandeur. It’s an old building
that has been lovingly restored and
is run completely by volunteers. The
acoustics for this particular show
were excellent.
Genevieve Moreau GAZETTE
Headliner Basia — pronounced
Basha — took the stage around 9 p.m. After graciously thanking Daniel mastery of her instruments, coaxing group worked seamlessly together through music. Her Polish, if not per-
Alone under the spotlight, she per- Isaiah and his band, Bulat intro- exceptionally beautiful sounds from exchanging familiar, happy smiles fect during conversation, was heart-
formed her first song with nothing but duced her own band comprised of the guitar, piano, ukulele and the throughout the show. Every mem- wrenchingly beautiful in song.
a ukulele and her powerful voice. Bobby Bulat, who she affectionately autoharp. The unusual instrument is ber of the band was clearly doing She played “In the Green Zoo,” a
Then her band joined in to perform called her baby brother, as well as a part of her trademark sound and what they do best — performing traditional Polish song about wan-
the title track from her latest album Holly Rancher, Howard Bilerman her fingers flew over it. beautiful music. dering in an inescapable zoo, while
Heart of My Own. As with all great and Allison Wonderland. The band Bulat was gracious and profes- Bulat and her band played for the humans laugh at animals for
artists, Basia’s voice is best experi- took turns providing backing vocals, sional throughout the entire show. She well over an hour and responded to being caged. By the end of the song,
enced live — it’s rich, with an impres- as well as playing violin, bass, viola, kept personal anecdotes to a mini- the audience’s standing ovation with it’s unclear whether the humans are
sive range and distinctive sound. piano and ukulele. mum, though she thanked the audi- a three-song encore. looking at the animals, or vice-versa.
The audience was clearly filled It’s when the band took a break ence with shy smiles between songs. For the first song of her encore, Bulat explained the song was quite
with the most dedicated of fans. In that the crowd was able to feel the After the power of her singing, her she performed a Polish song. Cur- the hit in Communist Poland.
fact, one man in the crowd proudly full impact of Bulat’s voice. It’s unex- speaking voice seemed strangely soft. rently in the process of learning the Humble and extraordinarily tal-
admitted to having seen her perform pectedly deep and strong for some- Her band, she told the crowd, all language, Basia admitted she believes ented, Bulat carried the mark of one
in London no less than six times. one so tiny. She showcased complete attended Western together. The the best way to get know a culture is destined for solid and lasting fame.

Ellie Goulding —”Hearbeats” the group’s fourth album, Angles,

(The Knife Cover)
British songstress Ellie Goulding
released her successful debut album
Lights last year and her sophomore
album is on the way. The 24-year-old
is also known for her unique covers
of songs such as Rihanna’s “Only
Girl,” Kid Cudi’s “Pursuit of Happi-
ness” and Bon Iver’s “The Wolves.”
She recently recorded a cover of
The Knife’s “Heartbeats” for BBC
radio, which may actually be better
recognized as the cover done by
Jose Gonzalez in 2006. Goulding’s
version features dreamy vocals and
is full of soothing acoustic guitar. It’s
a beautiful take on a song that is
clearly up for interpretation.
— Maddie Leznoff
dropped today. The band hasn’t
released an album since First Impres-
sions of Earth in 2006.
“Under Cover of Darkness” is the
first single off the new album, and it
re-introduces the upbeat indie-pop
sound The Strokes are famous for. It
was released in February to positive
reviews. After a five-year hiatus,
The Strokes are starting to per-
form again. At the beginning of
March, the band was the musical
guest on Saturday Night Live
where they played their new
song.
— Nicole Gibillini

The Strokes —
“Under Cover of Darkness”
Fans of The Strokes have long-antic-
ipated the arrival of the band’s next
album. The wait is finally over, when
6• thegazette • Tuesday, March 22, 2011

CAISA gets creative

This year’s show more diverse than ever

Photographs by Cameron Parkes GAZETTE

MIMING IS SO IN THIS SEASON. CAISA held their annual fashion show this Saturday, donating $20,000 for to the Children’s
Health Foundation.

Lauren Chan
GAZETTE STAFF
After months of anticipation, the
CAISA Allure Fashion Show took
place on Saturday at Centennial Hall.
The 13th production of CAISA’s fash-
ion show was probably the best it’s
ever been.
Once executive director Daisy
Sun and Jacob Won, president of the
Canadian Asian International Stu-
dents’ Association, presented the
Children’s Health Foundation with
an oversized $20,000 cheque, the
show was promptly underway.
This year, the entire show had a
plot line — the search for a missing
red dress. The emcees of the night,
Jon Buccella and Sean Lewis, played
two hilariously stubborn detectives
in search of the missing garment.
Between each of the four acts,
Buccella and Lewis stole the spot-
light with partly improvised come-
dy skits. At one point, they took to
the audience to investigate. Audi-
ence members who were picked on
by the detectives happily participat-
ed, giving the show a successful
interactive skit.
Each act was made up of a run-
way walk by pairs of models and at
least one dance number. This year,
CAISA featured dance teams includ-
ing the CAISA dancers, Hip-Hop
Western and WOOF Dance Crew.
The male models stole the show
when they broke out in a perfectly
choreographed lip-synched number
to music from The Backstreet Boys,
complete with headset microphones.
The most attention-grabbing
scene was definitely the lingerie and
swimsuit act. Female models
emerged from behind screen doors
and fanned themselves down to Bey-
oncé’s “Naughty Girl.” The men then
turned up the heat with a shirtless
routine to Usher’s “Trading Places.”
The musical entertainment
throughout the show was also
impressive. “Express” from the
movie Burlesque was performed
with a team of CAISA dancers
decked out in black lingerie. Then
Brian Barber serenaded the audi-
ence with Michael Bublé’s “Every-
thing.” To wrap up the show, West-
ern student Eric Mercer sang an
original song called “She Knows.”
If models, dancers and musicians
weren’t enough, CAISA also had
Team 2X do a routine. The team of
five men used martial arts, gymnas-
tics and break dancing in their per-
formance. They successfully added
an element of surprise and excite-
ment to the show.
The production came to a close
with all the directors, managers, styl-
ists, choreographers, models,
dancers and other performers on
stage. Flowers were handed out to
the executives. After a couple of
closing remarks, the show ended
aptly with a triumphant “CAISA”
chant from everyone on stage.

Paul is a flick for science fiction geeks

Seth Rogan brings animated character to life
Jennifer Munoz
GAZETTE STAFF
Paul
Director: Greg Mottola
Starring: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost,
Seth Rogen, Kristin Wiig
Have you ever seen Star Wars? Do
you know what a Klingon is? Can
you quote lines from E.T., Predator or
Aliens? If you answered “no” to any
of the above, Paul is not the movie
for you.
The title character is a wise-
cracking, foul-mouthed, fun-loving
guy who loves a good practical joke
and chain-smokes like it’s his day
job. Oh, and he’s also an alien. Vaca-
tioning Brits Graeme (Simon Pegg)
and Clive (Nick Frost) stumble
across Paul in the middle of the lat-
ter’s high-stakes escape from gov-
ernment custody. Hijinks and hilar-
ity ensue as the unlikely trio embark
on a haphazard road trip to save
Paul from the pursuing FBI agents
who want nothing more than to lock
FILE PHOTO
the little green man up for good.
The dynamic duo of Pegg and
Frost are best known for their roles
in genre-mocking films Shaun of the
Dead, which sends up the stereotyp-
ical zombie movie, and Hot Fuzz,
which parodies every cop movie
ever made. Paul is somewhat simi-
lar to Shaun and Hot Fuzz in that it
pokes fun at the classic “close
encounter” alien movies, but it’s
Pegg and Frost’s first foray into this
style of film without writer/director
Edgar Wright to hold their hands.
Though Pegg co-wrote the earli-
er movies with Wright, he instead
teamed up with longtime acting
partner Frost to write Paul. Without
Wright as director, they settled for
Greg Mottola, better known as the
mind behind Superbad and Adven-
tureland.
These changes don’t go unno-
ticed – the duo’s British humour is
watered down and Americanized
and the plot doesn’t flow quite as
seamlessly as it might have under
Wright’s capable hands. Neverthe-
less, Paul is still hilarious, with many
laugh-out-loud moments, countless
obscure references to the sci-fi
canon and a satisfying surprise twist
at the end.
Pegg and Frost have amazing
comedic chemistry and it’s clear per-
forming their own work sits well
with them as they deliver lines natu-
rally and with panache. The list of
supporting cast members reads like
a who’s who of today’s mainstream
comedians, with Kristin Wiig as a
bible-thumping ingénue, Jason
Bateman as the stoic FBI agent hot
on Paul’s trail, and Bill Hader and
Joe Lo Truglio as bumbling rookie
agents.
Every single actor played their
parts to the hilt, but Seth Rogen as
the voice of Paul deserves special
mention for his ability to make an
alien sound like a regular guy — he’s
able to capture the audience’s sym-
pathy and trust.
If you’re not a science fiction
geek, you’ll be left feeling like an out-
sider missing all the inside jokes. But
if you have a working knowledge of
Star Trek, then by all means go see
Paul. You’ll never look at E.T. the
same way again.
thegazette • Tuesday, March 22, 2011
>> Top five performers
5. Nolan Smith Duke
24 points vs Michigan
4. Jacob Pullen Kansas St
38 points vs Wisconsin
3. Shelvin Mack Butler
30 points vs Pitt
2. Kemba Walker UConn
51 points, 17 assists,
14 rebounds
1. Jimmer Fredette BYU
66 points, 9 assists,
7 rebounds
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Sports
rundown >> The Mustangs men’s and women’s badminton teams won the OUA championship this weekend > The Mustangs utilized home court advantage and knocked off
the defending champions from the University of Waterloo | The Mustangs men’s hockey team is seeded fourth in the upcoming University Cup being held in New Brunswick.
Mustangs sweep
team squash titles
Men go undefeated win
28th consecutive OUA title
Daniel Da Silva
SPORTS EDITOR
For most teams, having the weight
of 27 consecutive championships on
your shoulders would be a lot to
bear. Yet for Kimesh Chetty and the
rest of the men’s squash team, it just
fuels the fire.
“Having won 27 previous cham-
pionships in a row doesn’t make me
nervous at all. Obviously you don’t
want to be that team that breaks this
incredible streak,” Chetty said. “I’m
sure it creates great fear in our
opponents too.”
Coming off a Hoehn Cup victory
as the NCAA pool B champions
probably scared the rest of the
Ontario University Athletics compe-
tition too.
“[It] was a big accomplishment
for us. I feel this made us a much
stronger and more cohesive team
which prepared us very well to con-
quer another OUA championship,”
Chetty said about the Hoehn Cup
title.
The Mustangs certainly appeared
prepared as they waltzed into the
Athletics and Recreation Centre at
Queen’s University and took home
title number 28 with ease.
“We all gave it our best effort
even though we clearly had a much
superior team. We did not fool
around and we put 100 per cent into
every game,” Chetty said. “It’s prob-
ably the reason why we came on top
without losing a match.”
Not only did the Mustangs take
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all 24 points available to them by
winning every match, they only
dropped two games over the whole
tournament.
Chetty’s performance in the first
division against every other team’s
number one player was particularly
impressive. After winning each of his
four matches 3-0, he was chosen as
the most valuable player on the
men’s side, earning a spot on the
OUA all-star team in the process.
“This was an amazing award to
win especially being my last year. I
have really worked hard at my game
this year and it definitely paid off,”
Chetty said.
While it’s fair to say the men’s
team title drive was never in doubt,
the women’s team knew they would
have to fight tooth–and–nail for
every point if they wanted to regain
the OUA title. After losing the title to
Queen’s last year, the Mustangs were
looking forward to upsetting the
Gaels on their home turf.
“Last year was a tight race
between us and Queen’s. We would
end up losing the banner by two
points and were pretty disappointed,”
Mustangs fourth seed Erin Grand
said of last year’s OUA tournament.
The Mustangs struggled out of
the gate, gaining only four points
after the first day, putting them in a
tie for third place. But the Mustangs
responded well on day two, winning
eight more points to snatch the title
away from Toronto, McMaster and
Queen’s.
“The first day was tough, but I
Naira Ahmed GAZETTE
AND THEY SAID HIS BALLET TRAINING WOULDN’T PAY OFF. After winning the Hoehn Cup, the NCAA B division title, the
Mustangs men’s team destroyed their OUA competition to win their 28th consecutive title. The women’s team completed
the double, regaining the title from the host Queen’s Gaels.
think that is what motivated us to
fight even harder the second day.
This felt really good, especially [to
win] on [the Gaels’] own courts,”
Mustangs top seed and OUA all-star
Samantha Hennings said.
“I loved the moment when we got
to take that picture with both teams
holding the banners and trophies. It
felt so much better to do it at
Queen’s,” Mustangs third seed
Giselle Delgado added.
Grand and Delgado were partic-
ularly important for Western’s title
hunt as they both ended the week-
end with perfect records, amassing
seven of the Mustangs 12 total
points.
“I knew that if I played my game,
I should have good results. But I def-
initely didn’t think I had it in the bag,”
Grand added.
NCAA Men’s Basketball Chmpionships
How I learned to stop worrying and
love the bracket: The Madness Begins
Daniel Da Silva
SPORTS EDITOR
dan@westerngazette.ca
There just isn’t a better four-day
span in the sports calendar than the
first two rounds of the NCAA men’s
basketball championship tourna-
ment. Although with the new tour-
nament structure, I guess it’s now the
second and third round. It’s going to
take a while to get used to that.
Best Game of the Weekend
I’ve never seen a game like Butler
vs. Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh shot 56
per cent from the field, including 54
per cent from behind the arc. Butler
shot a respectable 46 per cent from
the field. So both teams showed up
and played well.
Yet that isn’t what made this
thegazette • Tuesday, March 22, 2011
factattack
The Michigan Wolverines became the first team in NCAA history
to win a tournament game without hitting a free throw (0-1) as
they defeated the Tennessee Volunteers 75-45.
Photo Courtesy of Rafik Bhaloo
Last year was a tight They are a dominant
race between us and team and they played
Queen’s […] Winning it hard. We have a com-
this year at Queen’s petitive edge on the
was awesome. teams we are playing.
—Erin Grand —Jack Fairs
Women’s fourth seed Mustang’s coach
On defeating the Gaels and On winning every match on the men’s side
reclaiming the OUA title
While the combined victory is with the [players] that we have and
sweet for the Mustangs, it’s back to hopefully get some new players too,”
the gym to get ready to defend their Delgado said. “[We want] to win
titles next year. another banner and keep the trophy
“We need to keep working hard at Western where it belongs.”
game spectacular. The last seven
>> Top five upsets
seconds took this game from great
to legendary. After Andrew Smith put
up a layup to give Butler a one-point 5. Florida St ..............71
lead, Pittsburgh tried a desperate Notre Dame..........57
heave to win the game — a play that
saw player of the game Shelvin Mack
4. Marquette.............66
Syracuse................62
foul Panther star Gilbert Brown.
Brown had two free throws to 3. Butler .....................71
win but missed the second, at which Pittsburgh.............70
point Butler centre Matt Howard
was fouled on the rebound. Howard 2. Morehead State...62
made his first free throw with less Louisville ...............61
than a second left to give his team
the improbable win. 1. VCU ........................94
Apparently Butler has a little Purdue...................76
magic left over from last year’s
incredible run.
>> see OHIO pg.7