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thegazettewww.gazette.uwo.ca Western’s Daily Student Newspaper • Est.1906 VOLUME 101, ISSUE 47 • FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2007
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KAYA FRASEREnglish TA and singer/songwriter... p.7
OPINIONS
PARK & RIDEA solution with potential... p.4
SPORTS
BADMINTONOUA results... p.12
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NOT ONLY DID SHE PARK ILLEGALLY AT MASONVILLE PLACE, BUT SHE ALSO SHOPPED AT ZELLERS. The Park & Ride program hopes to changethat … the illegal parking at Masonville, that is. Sadly, Zellers is still out in the cold.
Park & Ridethe bus atMasonvillePlaceBy Lauren PelleyGazette Staff
Don’t want to fork out the big bucksfor a parking pass? Some Westernstudents have a potential solution.
A group of fourth-year nursingstudents has taken on a Park & Rideinitiative for a political action pro-ject, in hopes that Masonville Placewill allow students to use its parkinglot before taking the bus to campus.
Lee Ann Kelly, Candice Smith,Sara Winsky, Amy Dunne, April Tri-ano and Laura Howe are headingthe pilot project, which they saidwill decrease campus traffic and isenvironmentally friendly.
In addition, the initiative wouldcut down on parking costs and thecommute for students by allowingthem to park for free at MasonvillePlace.
Currently, the cost for a generalundergraduate parking pass oncampus is $314.05.
Kelly said the plan makes sensesince students cannot opt out oftheir bus pass anyway, and would
Council votes students should decideUSC votes for Mustang Alley cigarette plebiscite question
By Mike HayesGazette Staff
The ongoing debate over cigarettesales in Mustang Alley has survivedanother University Students’ Coun-cil meeting.
At a USC meeting Wednesdaynight, a motion proposed by sci-ence councillor Fred Wu was dis-cussed at great length.
The motion stated “MustangAlley shall discontinue the sale ofcigarettes after depleting its currentcigarette inventory.”
Ultimately, council deemed itappropriate to leave the decisionup to students.
The USC voted to send theissue to the Elections Committeeto develop a plebiscite question,which will be returned to thecouncil for approval.
If passed, it would then be givento the general student populationas a non-binding poll.
Wu cited a moral and socialincentive to stop the USC fromprofiting from the tobacco industry,adding no foreseeable backlashcould be seen from his researchbased on the lack of student reac-tion to his initial motion.
Wu explained the two weeks
since his last motion gave him thetime to investigate the financialimplications. He found that justunder 50 per cent of MustangAlley’s gross profit — $44,000 of$90,000 — is derived from tobaccosales.
Wu felt the profits should notfactor heavily into the decision.
Music councillor HeatherAdamo disagreed, arguing the lossof profit would negatively affect themany students employed by Mus-tang Alley.
Wu said these arguments should
be considered, but managementshould worry about any possiblechanges to the operations of thebusiness.
Various council membersbrought up additional financeissues.
David Singh, VP-finance for theUSC, explained Wu’s research didnot include information aboutresidual sales — other products pur-chased in the same sale as tobacco.
“There isn’t a point in running aconvenience store that doesn’tmake money,” Singh said.
Many participants supportedthe motion, such as health sciencecouncillor James East. He said theUSC should be supporting ahealthy lifestyle. Meanwhile, USCVP-university affairs David Sim-monds said, “I don’t believe in pro-hibition.”
Science councillor Geoff Zeniargued for the motion: “The sale ofhandguns in the University Com-munity Centre would lead to a lot ofdeaths, and yet [the USC] is fightingfor the sale of cigarettes, which alsocause a lot of deaths.”
Tom Stevenson, president of theUSC, spoke against the motion.“[The USC] is not the moral com-pass for the student.”
Things’ll be great whenthey fix downtownBy Sarah BermanGazette Staff
London may have a 20-foot holein its core, but city council mem-bers say it is no doughnut.
The City of London wants torejuvenate downtown by offeringnew business incentives to inno-vative entrepreneurs.
These initiatives were inresponse to concerns raised bycitizens about London’s corebecoming stagnant and emptywhile businesses on the outskirtscontinue to flourish. Londonersare increasingly familiar with adoughnut analogy; the city has adelectable perimeter with a holein the centre.
Ward 13 councillor JudyBryant hoped the incentives —which were approved by councilTuesday night — would helpbring a variety of entertainment,residential, and specialty ven-tures into the area.
Bryant listed restaurants,cafés, theatres, niche retailers,boutiques, pharmacies, grocerystores and other “anchor destina-tions” as targets of the incentive
program.“We want to make sure down-
town is vibrant, strong andhealthy,” City of London Con-troller Gord Hume said. “We cer-tainly don’t want closed, dark-ened buildings.”
Hume described three newprograms offered by the city.
“We have a 10-year interest-free loan for businesses whoupgrade buildings to meet build-ing code.”
The program encouragesproperty owners to preserve her-itage buildings and to fix-updilapidated properties.
Bryant said many of down-town’s older buildings do notmeet building standards and theupgrades will attract both cus-tomers and residents.
A second initiative gives grantsto companies that choose tospruce-up their store fronts.Hume said this “facade improve-ment program” was an excellentway to enhance and preserveLondon’s streetscape.
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“The sale of handguns inthe University CommunityCentre would lead to a lotof deaths, and yet [theUSC] is fighting for the saleof cigarettes, which alsocause a lot of deaths”— Geoff Zeni,
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By Clay DasilvaGazette Staff
A recent scientific breakthrough instem cell research holds thepromise of ending a controversialethical debate.
Two research teams — one inJapan, one in the U.S. — discoveredhow to create stem cells withoutusing human embryos.
The scientists, Shinya Yamanaka
of Kyoto University in Japan, andJames A. Thomson of the Universi-ty of Wisconsin, each discoveredthe ability of mature, non-embry-onic and fully-differentiated skincells to act like undifferentiatedembryonic stem cells.
Dr. Greg Kelly, a biologist atWestern, explained: “Stem cells areundifferentiated cells that have theability to become any specific typeof fully differentiated cell in thebody.” This includes skin cells, livercells, lung cells, among others.
The process is called ‘directreprogramming’ and involvesinserting four specific genes into
the mature cells. These genessomehow turn skin cells back intoa ‘blank slate,’ capable of acting likean embryonic stem cell.
No one is sure how the genesaccomplish this.
“We’re holding a candle in thedark,” Dr. Kelly said. “We have agood map, but not a GPS system.”
Stem cells are importantbecause they can become any cellin the body.
If a patient has a disease requir-ing cell replacement, the ability tocreate stem cells from the patient’sown mature skin cells could elimi-nate the risk a patient’s body willreject transplanted tissues andorgans, while avoiding the need foran embryo.
The discovery will also increasethe availability of research materialsto test drugs and research diseases.
Dr. Rennian Wang, associateprofessor of physiology and phar-macology at the Schulich School ofMedicine and Dentistry providedan example with diabetes.
“Diabetes [is the condition]when a person’s pancreatic insulinsecretion cells are failing, creatingthe need for insulin injections, orpotentially transplant.
“Cell therapy (replacing cellsthat have failed with a person’s ownstem cells) could allow a patient toreplace them with little chance ofimmuno-rejection.”
The ethical debate surroundingstem cell research arose becausethe only place to find naturalembryonic stem cells is in humanembryos, which are aborted whenthese cells are removed.
Pro-life advocates have protest-ed stem cell research for this reason.
Mark Perry, associate professorof law and computer science, whohas a keen interest in bioethics,commented that while stem cellresearch is not illegal in Canada,there are restrictions imposed.
“‘No person shall maintain anembryo outside a woman’s bodyafter the 14th day following fertil-ization,’” he quoted.
While Yamanaka and Thomsoncould not be reached for comment,Thomson said in a press release onTuesday, “While these results maynot eliminate the controversy, it isprobably the beginning of the endof that controversy.”
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Making thecore morecorpulent
Students like sharkswhen they need to park
not have to shell out cash for aparking pass.
Smith said the idea for a Park &Ride at Masonville Place came fromher experience living in Ottawa.
With 13 Park& Ridesthroughout thecity and an“amazing tran-sit system,”Smith thoughtstudents couldp o t e n t i a l l ybenefit fromthe same con-cept in London.
S t u d e n t salready use theMasonville Place lot anyway, Kellynoted — but they get ticketed.
Smith received a ticket last yearafter parking at Masonville Placeand taking the bus to campus. Shenoticed security guards patrollingthe lot at the time.
Kelly said “[There is] discrimina-tion against students.”
According to Masonville Place’sgeneral manager Daryl Clemance,the issue is more black-and-white.
“The parking lot is for patrons ofthe shopping centre,” Clemancesaid.
“If someone parks, takes the bus,
and leaves — they’re not a patron.”Although Clemance said “[the
project] presents a complicatedscenario,” Masonville Place is cur-rently investigating the possibilityof Park & Ride.
The London Transit Commis-sion is alsointerested inPark & Ride ini-tiatives — infact. The con-cept is advo-cated in itsl o n g - t e r mgrowth plan.
“I thinkthere’s posi-tives, certainlyfrom a transitand student
ridership perspective,” John Ford,director of transportation and plan-ning at the LTC, said.
“There would be some benefit tothe mall in terms of parking, tran-sit, and in the meantime going intothe mall ... it could be a win-win-win situation.”
According to a survey of over ahundred students, conducted bythe nursing students, 98 per cent ofrespondents thought a Park & Ridewould be beneficial.
“We’re just trying to get the mes-sage out there [and] get support,”Kelly said.
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Salmonella cases up to 72 confirmedHealth Unit suspects the shared prep area is contamination source
By Sarah BermanGazette Staff
The number of lab-confirmedcases of salmonella reached 72 yes-terday, as the Middlesex-LondonHealth Unit continues to investi-gate the contamination at Cen-trespot in the University Commu-nity Centre.
The outbreak, which beganaround Nov. 2, was originally attrib-uted to Pita Pit.
However, new cases of food poi-soning have shown the bacteriawas present in other food preparedat Centrespot, Dr. Bryna War-shawsky, associate medical officerof health at MLHU, confirmed.
“We suspect the source of cont-amination was in the shared UCCfood preparation area and original-ly became apparent through peoplewho purchased food at Pita Pit.
“Contamination subsequentlyspread from the original source toother areas of Centrespot,” Dr. War-shawsky explained.
While some students haveavoided eating at Centrespot in thewake of the contamination, otherscontinue to eat on campus.
Jon Cosby, a second-year biolo-gy and medical science student,said he is forced to eat lunch oncampus every day.
“I don’t have much choice,” hesaid.
“But I would have really liked toknow about it sooner,” Cosbyadded, noting he had only readabout the outbreak one week ago.
Fourth-year psychology studentMoira Killoran said she alreadybrings a lunch to school every day,but would likely eat at Centrespotagain.
Susan Grindrod, vice-presidenthousing and ancillary services atWestern, acknowledged the widerange of student reactions.
“Some are very concerned, butothers are unfazed,” she said. “Thisis the first [salmonella contamina-tion] we’ve had in 25 years.”
Grindrod addressed criticismsleveled against the university’s han-dling of the outbreak.
“We serve 30,000 people perweek, and while it’s nice to havesanitary practices, there’s no 150per cent guarantee.”
Grindrod assured the universityand Health Unit are working hard
to determine the cause of the cont-amination.
The Health Unit has askedeveryone who ate at Centrespot onOct. 31, Nov. 1, Nov. 2, or Nov. 5 tofill out an online questionnaire.
Dr. Warshawsky said feedback isimportant whether or not a studentbecame ill.
The questionnaire is available atwww.uwo.ca/its/doc/mlhu, orlinked from the university’s mainwebsite.
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HMM, INTERESTING KICKS. BUT DO THEY TRUMP MY MOONBOOTS? Dana Franzgrote, a second-year King’s University Collegestudent, admires some footwear on display as part of third-yearsocial justice student Beth Prysnuk’s Barter Market. The event wasin spirit of Buy Nothing Day.
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Finally, Hume said city councilwould help businesses convertupper floors into residences.
Tom Bird, president of AlliedConstruction — a company respon-sible for many downtown buildingprojects, stressed that residentialbuildings are needed to sustaindowntown’s business community.
“We need people downtown24/7, not just eight until five.”
But the incentive programs arejust one part of a 10-year plan toinject some much-needed energyinto the city’s cultural centre.
Other initiatives such as theDowntown Task Force — a group ofbusiness representatives appoint-ed in September — will presentfindings to the City of London inFebruary.
“It’s just a matter of time,” Phim-phrachanh concluded. “Downtownis growing — lots of new business-es are opening.”
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As a political action project for one of their courses, agroup of nursing students at Western proposed a Park &Ride service in between campus and Masonville Place.
The students reason that due to the high expenses andinconvenience involved with parking on campus, the ser-vice would be well utilized in such a high-traffic area.
There are numerous flaws in the plan that would needto be straightened out in order for it to be feasible. It isquestionable whether Western administration would pro-vide enough financial incentive for the owners ofMasonville to justify running the service. Particularly dur-ing a peak shopping season like the Christmas holidays;Western students and faculty would take up mall parkingthat could otherwise be filled with shoppers.
However, Masonville Place possesses a huge parkinglot, and with the exception of a peak time like Christmas,it seems like there would be ample room to accommo-date Western commuters.
Also, it could be good for Masonville Place to get stu-dents in its lot. The proximity to campus and the higherconcentration of Western commuters in the lot could cer-tainly translate into sales — specifically during hoursmid-week in non-peak times of the year. Increased trafficaround the mall would be a good thing for local busi-nesses.
A savvy Board of Governors candidate could parlay theidea into public support for addressing the parking prob-lem internally. Parking at Western is at the least pricey andinconvenient. Students, faculty and members of the gen-eral public would be receptive to solutions such as thePark & Ride idea.
It’s not surprising that university administration wouldbe reticent to negotiating with Masonville. Western likelymakes a considerable sum due to parking passes andparking tickets; the incentive is not there for Westernbrass to haggle with an outside business when it is debat-able how serious the issue truly is.
However, this could perhaps be an adequate tempo-rary solution to Western’s parking problem. The universi-ty is creating more spots in the Springett lot, so morespace will eventually be available.
It seems that enough students at Western perceive park-ing to be a problem. Solutions — or at least discussion andbrainstorming toward further solutions — is the right direc-tion on this issue. As such, the nursing students deservecredit for devising a novel idea like the Park & Ride.
Regardless of whether the Park & Ride conceptbecomes feasible, hopefully it at least improves the dia-logue between students and administrators so the issuebecomes more malleable.
Ultimately, an interim solution is better than nothing.
Parkingsolutionson tap?
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Thanks for the salmonella, Western food servicesTo the editor:I would like to thank and congratulateyou, Western Food Services. No really,thank you. Finally, you have successfullysent us asshole university students to thehospital with your shitty-ass food.
We certainly appreciate the experi-ence. Yep, thoroughly enjoyable.Although some people may have missedthe sign that said: “Today’s Special: Pay$5 for tasteless crap and receive free sal-monella poisoning.”
I can’t believe that deal even includedceaseless vomiting and diarrhea — a reg-ular value of your health — only at thecost of your grades! That’s okay — we
didn’t have to write that midterm any-way.
It’s unfortunate it was only availablefor a limited time while contaminatedquantities lasted. Or at least until theMiddlesex-London health inspectors goton the scene. Oh, by the way, the inspec-tors are sorry for their absence before theoutbreak — they were on vacation in Fiji.
One teensy problem, though — Iguess the “general public” prefers to stayhealthy (I know, what gives?) and peopleview a hospital as a place to go whensomething is “wrong.”
So maybe it’s not a good idea to slackwhen it comes to health and safety. Just a
suggestion. Oh, and apparently peoplehave a problem with expired food. I justthought I’d throw that out there.
But good job on the food variety —now we have healthy food places. I canget Evian water for $3 and a salad for only$6, which is understandable consideringthe two and a half cherry tomatoes arereally expensive.
So, again, thank you so much for real-izing people actually live on campus (keyword: live), and providing them with somedrama over Western’s ass-tastic food. Abusiness with legal issues never bores.
—Erin HaertelAstrophysics II
Weed not as harmful as Aleks, government claimRe: “‘Pusher man’ Ryan must stop ped-dling drugs”Nov. 14, 2007
To the editor:Aleks is someone who jumps to conclu-sions, loves his mommy a little too muchand lovingly sucks in information heardfrom sources that are not unbiased (i.e.the government, whose purpose at themoment regarding this matter is tostamp out marijuana use).
I say this not because I am a fiend forthe “narcotic” (a term which Aleks usesincorrectly, just as the Prohibition gov-ernment of the 1930s did before him),but because I observe the world aroundme objectively and seek to inform myselfas much as possible before making adecision.
I know two engineers in second yeardoing very well in their courses who usecannabis to relax in their down time. Iknow various others who have proven
themselves perfectly competent andfunctional human beings (contrary tothe conclusions jumped to by Aleks)despite the fact that they break the lawonce in a while.
Aleks makes several mean-spirited,uninformed assumptions and ill wish-es against a peaceful man — Ryan “theevil pusher man” — who simply sug-gested that cannabis’ effects are highlysubjective, ranging from beneficial todetrimental, and that it’s up to us asmature scholars to try this relativelyharmless drug and make up our ownminds.
His “under the radar” suggestion,“don’t knock it before you try it,” wasuttered specifically with cannabis inmind, which unlike heroin and PCP —references Aleks pulls out of god-knows-where — is not physically addictive.
The LD50 [toxicology term for “lethaldose”] of cannabis is lower than aspirin,alcohol, and nicotine — all considered
drugs. It is so negligible, in fact,researchers often have trouble reachingthe LD50 point when experimentingwith the toxicity of cannabis.
Who decides if a drug is legal or not? The government, of course, under
pressure from different groups (the tem-perance/Prohibition movement beingvery active in the ’20 and ’30s when mar-ijuana policy was born). Governmentsdon’t make mistakes, do they?
My point is that one merely has tolook at facts and studies, such as a broadnotable study commissioned by [Presi-dent Richard] Nixon in the ’70s, to seemarijuana is not nearly the potent addic-tive substance and killer the governmentwould have you think.
In fact, there were over 6,503 alcohol-related deaths in Canada in 1996. Thenumber of recorded cannabis deathsthroughout history? Under five.
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The Purple Spur puts the ‘fan’ in fanatic
Fanaticism is typically associated with exces-sive political or religious zeal and is usuallystigmatized.
But at last Saturday’s hockey game againstBrock, it was actually a good thing.
On a chilly Nov. 17 evening, a small, yetbrave band of Western students from the Pur-ple Spur Society embarked on a trip to St.Catharines to cheer on the men’s team as itsquared off against the Brock Badgers.
In what was to be a stellar sporting event,Western students showed just how seriousthey are about their university and theirsports teams.
From the start, the tension was palpable,as the arena was filled to near-capacity with asea of red. Almost immediately after enteringthe arena, Western was greeted with a volleyof taunts.
Yet underneath these scoffs, Brock fansstood nervously and rumbled with hostility.This only strengthened Western fans’ resolveas the score at the end of the first period was3-1 for the visitors.
The entire second period looked like asegment of MTV’s Yo Mama with both sidesripping into each other without remorse.
Maybe it was the excitement of being out-side the Western bubble; maybe it was thebooze. But when Western netted its fourthgoal, there was pandemonium from the visit-ing fans.
The look on Brock fans’ faces when theyheard the legendary (albeit now-defunct)Saugeen-Maitland chant, “Who loves thecock? Brock loves the cock!” and “Brock flips
burgers / We get money!” sung to the tune of50 Cent’s “I Get Money” was priceless.
Several brave Badgers fans, undoubtedlydrunk, managed to work their way withinthe lion’s den — Western’s cheering section— and fought back with jeers. Did thesecourageous beings receive the beat-down oftheir lives?
No. In fact, we rejoiced in the heated rival-ry. It is part of the game; what truly makes asporting event a spectacle is this fisticuffs-free competition.
Things were looking good for Western
until midway through the third period. Brockanswered right back with a barrage of offen-sive maneuvers and two goals, bringing thescore to 4-3.
At this point, tensions ran high as theremaining minutes of the third frame wounddown and Western was awarded a penalty.
At this moment, the small band of West-ern students — staring in the face of a poten-tially crushing defeat — unleashed a frenziedbarrage of chants while banging on the glassincessantly.
It paid off.
Western forced a turnover in its end. Top-line forward Kevin Richardson made animpressive dangle and fired the biscuit topcorner.
Imagine the scene in Mighty Ducks whereCharlie Conway scores the winner with thecrowd rushing out in a frenzy to congratu-late the team. It was like that, only EmilioEstevez.
It was an exciting game to watch and wasa true testament of Western’s unrelentingspirit; the great pride we take in our institu-tion. Keep it Purple and Proud.
Hooked onChronicsMichael GregorisA&E Editor
Photo courtesy of the Purple Spur
TIME IS NEVER WASTED WHEN YOU’RE WASTED ALL OF THE TIME. When it comes to school spirit, it’s an all-hands-on deck affair.
Dealing with unwanted party guests| Western and police check up on student party habits |
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I WONDER IF PUTTING “SECRET ILLEGAL PARTY” IN THE EVENT NAME WAS A MISTAKE. A copy of the email Western sends to students hosting an event advertised through Face-book it considers has the potential for trouble.
By Dave WardGazette Staff
The University of Western Ontario not onlyprovides a quality education these days, italso advises students on how to throw aparty.
Western administration and the CampusCommunity Police Service have both saidthey routinely check Facebook for eventswith the potential to create problems.
“I am writing to you at this time regardingyour posting on Facebook about a party forthis Saturday,” an email sent to a group ofWestern students said.
“The University is very concerned aboutevents that get posted on Facebook as thepotential for things to become out-of-control for the hosts is significantly increasedwhen an invitation is placed in such a highlyvisible place,” the email continued.
The email is sent out by Glenn Matthews,housing mediation officer for Western andFanshawe College.
“Part of the mandate of my office is tokeep people aware of potential issues [withparties],” Matthews said. He adds he checksinto Facebook whenever an event is broughtto his attention or during special times ofyear such as Homecoming.
“For Homecoming weekend we look andsee what’s there, we don’t want to see stu-dents charged,” Matthews said.
“We don’t go looking for issues, [a Face-book posting] is no different than if some-one put up a poster in their residence. Wewould know about it,” said Susan Grindrod,associate vice-president of housing andancillary services.
“It’s public information. If you don’t wantsomeone to know what you are doing, don’tput it up on Facebook,” Grindrod advises.
“I’m surprised they are monitoring Face-book for student parties,” said Steve Postma,a fourth-year health sciences student whoattended a party that received an email fromhousing.
“It makes me wonder, is there someonedelegated to Facebook event creeping?” Post-ma added.
Matthews pointed out the majority of his
tips come from the police.“We do pay attention to these things,”
Elgin Austen, director of CCPS, said.“On Facebook the possibility of getting
people at that party that you wouldn’t reallyinvite otherwise is greater,” Austen said.
“One of the problems when a number ofpeople have access to an invite, it ceases tobe a private party and becomes known to thepopulation at large.
“The incidents we’ve had at Fanshaweinvolved non-students at student parties;they found out about the party and showedup and tried to crash it,” Matthews said, refer-
ring to large disturbances involving numer-ous charges near Fanshawe College earlierthis year.
“My office has always tried to get infor-mation into students’ hands, not to say don’tparty, but to say party responsibly,” Matthewsexplained.
“Years ago, things would come to myattention because of a poster in the [Univer-sity Community Centre], and I would call [thehosts] or email or visit them.”
Matthews said responses to his emails arenormally positive.
“Students don’t always know the issues
involved; I think they are sometimes quitefine with the contact,” Grindrod said.
“If you are going to post something onFacebook, which is a very public space, youneed to be careful,’ said Tom Stevenson, pres-ident of the University Students’ Council. Headded the surveillance of Facebook seemsprecautionary.
“If a party has a negative impact on theuniversity, I could see how that is some-thing [Western] is concerned about,”Stevenson said.
“Anytime something happens off-cam-pus that gets in the press, that can be apotential issue,” Matthews explained. “Youlook at the two recent incidents at Fan-shawe: even though the incidents didn’tinvolve Fanshawe students committing theacts, Fanshawe’s name got put in the pressand connected.”
“The funny thing was, our party that theuniversity was so worried about turned outto be four friends drinking beer and watch-ing the hockey game,” Postma said.
Alex Chorley, a third-year science stu-dent, also said he was surprised to receivean email from the university for an event heattended.
“I think it goes beyond the university’sduties to investigate what students are doingon their own time off-campus.”
Austen said there is a slim possibility theCode of Student Conduct could come intoplay if a student advertises a party throughFacebook and the party became massive andthings got out of hand.
The Code has been applied in relation toFacebook already, with regard to harassment.
In one incident, Facebook was used toharass a member of the university staff.
“It all comes down to how deliberate andhow intense the comments were; if it’s delib-erately threatening, we have had offenses,”Austen said.
“In this particular case there was a sys-tematic series of activities, not only includingthe use of Facebook,’ Roma Harris, Western’svice-provost, said.
She added the response to the harassmentwould have been the same had the employeebeen harassed using other methods.
Western students launch Earth-Fashion magBertrand, Franklin and Mills want longevity for eco-trendiness
ArtsEntertainmentP7 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2007
By Emily AmesGazette Writer
Green is the new black.No longer confined to a niche
market of crunchy hippies and rad-ical environmentalists, every fash-ion outlet in sight is promoting thegreen movement.
Vogue recently printed “30 Eco-Chic Tips” on how to save the plan-et while still turning heads, Ameri-can Apparel promoted its 100 percent organic cotton clothing withalmost equal fervor as its Fair Trade
motto, and the latest L’Oréal Toron-to Fashion Week held Fashion TakesAction, a collaborative fashion showdisplaying eco-friendly Canadiandesigns.
It’s unclear whether the indus-try’s recent jump on the greenbandwagon will improve our envi-ronment or just benefit those withdeep pockets. Although promotingplanet-friendly consumer choicesis rarely viewed as detrimental, therisk of making green hip is that thesocial movement becomes a trend.
Once eco-fashion loses its heat,it runs the risk of being relegated tothe racks of last year’s ephemeralblips.
Malorie Bertrand, a fourth-yearmedia in the public interest stu-dent, is striving to prevent this fromhappening by promoting eco-fash-
ion in an innovative way. Bertrand is an active member of
London’s fashion community. Lastyear she was the director of theOHM fashion show.
Spurred by an alternative mediaclass, Bertrand collaborated withtwo other students, Chelsea Millsand Michelle Franklin, to create amagazine devoted to environmen-tally conscious fashion.
“I wanted to marry fashion andenvironmentalism into a maga-zine,” Bertrand says.
The result is Earth-Fashion (EF),a sophisticated student publicationthat is both aesthetically and social-ly pleasing. The magazine isdesigned to function as an environ-mental compass that helps thesavvy consumer navigate the worldof fashion.
“As far as we know, EF is the firstmagazine of its kind,” Mills says.“We devote the entire magazine,including photos, articles andadvertising to being green.”
EF attempts to counter the trendof capitalizing on the cachet ofenvironmental chic by creating amagazine that is solely eco-driven.
“EF will provide comprehensiveinformation on topics related tobuying clothes that weren’t made insweatshops, tips on how to incor-porate earth-friendly habits in yourdaily life, as well as feature thought-provoking opinion pieces that offera variety of views regarding global-ization and the environment,”Bertrand explains.
True to the vision, in the debutissue of EF, one article breaks downthe myths surrounding consumer
packaging with insights from anenvironmental science professor.Another article presents easy alter-natives to the traditional holidayrituals.
Like most fashion magazines, EFis concerned with featuring interest-ing and current items for its readers.
To make the cut, stylish productsmust fit the magazine’s strict code ofsocial ethics. The writing team for-goes visits to trendy fashion storeslike H&M and Zara in favour of sift-ing through the clothing bins atValue Village, the Salvation Army,and Goodwill for recycled labels.
Raising awareness about whatFranklin calls “the benefits of sec-ond hand shopping,” EF’s mainphoto shoot incorporated an array
PLEASE SEE EARTH P8
By Desiree GamotinGazette Staff
Western boasts some of the most tal-ented students in the arts. This week,local singer/songwriter and Canadi-an literature TA, Kaya Fraser, takesthe spotlight.
One question most English stu-dents are asked is: what are yougoing to do with your arts degree?English grad student Kaya Fraserchose to write music.
Currently in her last year of herPhD program in English, the Cana-dian literature TA is carefully bal-ancing her academics and musicalcareer. Between her album releaseshow this Friday and her disserta-tion due date, Fraser admits it’s atricky feat.
After attending McGill Universi-ty for her undergrad, Fraser came toWestern to do her master’s in Eng-lish. Once she came to London, shebegan focusing on music.
“Part of it was that I started con-necting with some of the musicianshere in town and London has a real-ly lovely music scene in that, in myexperience, people are so open andwelcoming and friendly. It’s not a sortof closed shop the way some musicscenes are ... so it was very easy forme to get my foot in the door.”
Recording her EP, Tremor andSlip, however, wasn’t as easy as shethought. As a perfectionist, Fraseradmits it took an incredibleamount of patience before she gotthe right sound.
“It can be very trying no matterhow good you are or the musiciansyou’re working with — there are
always moments when you just feellike tearing your hair out, saying,‘Why does anybody ever botherdoing this!’” Fraser says with alaugh. “But it’s worth it ... and forevery moment where you want totear your hair out, there are 10moments where you just think, ‘Iam so lucky to be doing this.’”
The result is a debut album witha combination of genres, includingeverything from the funky jazz,disco-influenced song, “The OnlyException,” to the folksy, roots rocktitle track, “Tremor and Slip.”
One of the songs she was mostdelighted by is “The Stars.” It start-ed out as a very quiet, finger-pickstyle folk song, but digressed fromits ballad personality with the addi-tion of drums and the cello.
“It’s especially surprising when asong changes quite a bit from howit was when you were sitting onyour living room floor and writingit to how it sounds on the CD,” Fras-er explains.
With a range of influences fromBob Dylan, Leonard Cohen andJoni Mitchell to old ‘70s soul croon-ers like Al Green to more contem-porary singer/songwriters likeAimee Mann, Fraser was indecisiveabout the musical direction shewanted to pursue.
“I loved all these kinds of musicbut I couldn’t figure out how to syn-thesize them into my own style. But Iguess what’s been happening morerecently is that you don’t have to real-ly think about it. At a certain point,all the music that you love will com-bine itself in the work that you’redoing. It’ll find its own combination.”
Fraser’s “burst of songwritingcreativity” over the past 10 monthshas snowballed her musical career.Aside from being broadcast on CBCRadio 3 and being a prizewinner ofWestern’s “Original and Unplugged”singer/songwriter competition lastMarch, Fraser has also performed atshows in Toronto, Ottawa and Mon-
treal and received a Foundation toAssist Canadian Talent on Records(FACTOR) grant to make the CD.
As thrilled as Fraser is with hersuccess, she hasn’t abandoned heracademics. In fact, she feels that hertwo fields, music and literature,aren’t as far apart as they may seem.Canadian literature has enabled hersongwriting and has given her con-fidence to perform publicly.
“Studying literature has almostmade me hyper-aware of languageand that really helps with songwrit-ing. I feel like telling my students,who are aspiring poets or songwrit-ers, that this is really worth itbecause just going through an Eng-lish degree makes you aware of theway language works.
“Part of my philosophy as ateacher is [that] those elements to
my students’ lives can and shouldcome into the classroom. It makesthe classroom a more diverse place... all these elements can enrich theprocess of learning because some-one will always know more thanyou.”
Kaya Fraser is playing at AeolianHall tonight at 8 p.m. as part of herCD release show. Tickets are $10 inadvance and $15 at the door.
Courtesy of Joshua Hakin
ENGLISH TA BY DAY, SINGER/SONGWRITER BY NIGHT. Western grad student Kaya Fraser uses her Canadi-an Literature studies to write folksy acoustic songs.
Fraser balances music & academic life| Western grad student launches EP in midst of dissertation |
of vintage finds that evoke a do-it-yourself approach to style.
As for obtaining samples for themagazine’s beauty spreads,Bertrand says it was a slightly diffi-cult task.
“We had to leave London to finda variety of different products as all-natural cosmetics are not yet wide-ly available. Even in a major city wehad to do a bit of digging.”
In the end, she acquired organi-
cally approved beauty productsfrom Sephora, Lush, and Origins.For EF, it’s a win-win situation:readers get a great deal and eco-friendly freebies end up in some-one’s purse, home or car.
EF won’t be making the samemistake as Vanity Fair’s “GreenIssue,” which faced criticism forbeing printed on eco-unfriendlypaper last year. The magazines willmostly be distributed online. Pend-ing funding from the UniversityStudents’ Council, the team is opento printing the magazine in hardcopy on recycled paper.
But how green is green? Manyenvironmental critics argue thatpromoting eco-friendly fashion is aparadox. Fashion perpetuates con-sumption and waste, while envi-ronmentalism fights for recyclingand conservation.
Bertrand suggests that if youcan’t eliminate consumption, whynot remodel and join it? Shedefends green fashion as beingenvironmentally progressive.
“With eco-fashion we’re pro-moting the consumption of prod-ucts that are somewhat necessary.Clothes are a basic need,” she says.“These products are not harmful tothe environment. We will not be amagazine that simply marketsalternative products to buy. Wewant to encourage readers to thinkcritically about their role in societyas consumers and citizens.”
The debut launch of Earth-Fash-ion is Nov. 30 at 9 p.m. at the Alex P.Keaton.
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By Danielle MasonGazette Writer
Although fashion is continuallyevolving, it often takes cues from pasttrends in order to create the modernlooks for each coming season.
The autumn/winter 2007 seasonrepeats this trend. From rich metal-lic dresses to oversize knits, thisseason’s garments are inspired byfashion history.
Last spring’s runways featuredopulent, glamourous and lavishpieces. Dresses shone in gold andsilver and other metallic tones.Many dresses were inspired by the1970’s disco era, and aimed to makea statement.
With all-over texture, currentdesigns create a flowing lookthrough heavy embellishment.Designers used sequins andembroidery to create this effect,which is also translated into con-temporary accessories. Patentleather boots, shoes and bags adddrama to any outfit this fall.
Plaid and check patterns aremade new again this season. Plaidjackets are done in many ways, froma lumberjack look to a more demuretartan. These 1970s punk-influencedpatterns are reappearing on acces-sories like coats, bags and shoes, buttoday’s plaid is more streamlinedand less distressed, adding an inter-esting texture to any outfit.
Although waistlines have beendipping lower and lower in the pastdecade, they make a dramatic leapupwards this season. High-waistedpants with a masculine cut andwide legs create a long and leanlower half. This unisex style hasbeen seen many times before, espe-cially in the 1930s. However, thewide legs of this season’s versiongive these pants a modern twist.
Oversize knits are also making acomeback this winter. Cozy andchic, chunky knits are a way to lookgreat and stay warm. Neutrals, suchas greys and browns, are especiallytrendy and versatile.
Influenced by the late 1950s’
trend of knitted sweater dressesworn with girdles, today’s oversizeknit sweaters and sweater dressesare being paired with leggings orjeans. Featuring different patternslike fairisle and added textures andhardware, knits have become fash-ion forward once again.
Although neutrals are always in,colour has taken a bright turn this
fall. Pieces in jewel tones such asroyal blue, bright purple andbright orange, deep red, and emer-ald green have appeared on manyrunways. Inspired by Emillio Pucciand Yves St. Laurents’ 1960s psy-chedelic dresses, bright colours arereappearing in modern fabrics likesilk. Luxuriously loud, colours cre-ate a lasting impression.
Trends come and go and thedefinition of what is fashionable isconstantly being updated to fit amodern lifestyle.
In fashion, what goes aroundalways comes around. From high-waisted pants inspired by the 1930sto 1970s punk-influenced plaidcoats, trends today are a blast fromthe past.
EF mag launchesCONTINUED FROM P7
By Carly OstroffGazette Staff
Since it’s impossible to walk inanother woman’s shoes, a girl sim-ply has to have her own pair of thisseason’s hottest boots. This winterthere is a wide selection to choosefrom.
THE RIDING BOOTNo longer just for jockeys, ridingboots add a polished sporty look tojust about any outfit. Riding bootslend even the most inactive of girlsan athletic vibe with a femininetouch. The founder of shoe compa-ny Geox, Mario Moretti Polegato,knew he was on to something whenhe created the rubber sole, adurable feature that still allows thefoot to breathe. Trendy and wellworth their price, a Geox purchaseis a lifetime acquisition. Choosefrom a selection of these boots indistressed and fine leathers, andride away.
THE UGGLIEST OF THEM ALLHaters will call them the “UGGliestboots around,” but they’ve obvi-ously never worn a pair. Worn by at
least half of Western’s female popu-lation, UGGs were originally fash-ioned by the UGG Australia Com-pany, a brand of luxury and com-fort. Made from sheepskin and lushmemory foam, once you put themon, you likely won’t find an excusegood enough to take them off. Aus-tralian native Brian Smith arrived inthe United States in 1978 with just abag of sheepskin boots. After takingrefuge among California’s surfers,Smith launched the premiumbrand. With a little help from talkshow queen Oprah Winfrey, UGGswent from being one of Oprah’sFavourite Things, to the favourite ofmillions of people.
THE KNIT BOOTOnce you put on these slouchy knitboots, you’ll want to “Liv” in themforever. Two years after they madetheir grand fashion debut on thefeet of trendsetter Sienna Miller,Livs boots continue to fly off theshelves. The all-too-cozy knit bootsare fashion appropriate from springto winter, and come with a match-ing pouch for machine washing. Gofor the higher cut styles, like LivsClassic Tall Boots in black, for
greater folding and slouching pos-sibilities.
THE BOOTS FOR HELL’S ANGELSYou don’t have to have to own aHarley to wear motorcycle boots.Heavy, black and buckled, motor-cycle boots are statement boots— they’re not for the faint of fash-ion hearts. Frye boots have a longhistory in fashion. Founded byJohn A. Frye in 1863, the FryeCompany’s boots were once wornby soldiers of the American CivilWar. Today they are worn bythose with an eye for ruggedquality. For a chic Hell’s Angelslook that’s sure to turn heads, tryFrye’s Harness Motorcycle bootsin black. Adored by bikers andVogue fashion editors alike, Fryeboots are destined to be in stylefor at least another century.
THE CLASSIC BLACK BOOTSLike every girl needs a little blackdress, she also needs classic black
boots. Worn day or night, blackboots are always in style. Yet theyshouldn’t be overlooked for theirsimplicity. While her Reva balleri-na flats were the shoes of thesummer, Tory Burch is also themastermind behind this winter’smust-have classic black boots.Her knee-high boots are made ofsmooth, high-quality leather, andboast a rubber strip accent —Burch’s trademark gold emblem.Take a daring approach this win-ter and pair that classic littleblack dress with those classicblack boots.
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With a combined 25 points in threegames this past weekend, men’shockey forwards Kevin Richardson,Ryan Hare and Sal Peralta are deserv-ing of this week’s Purple Pipe award.
The squad has earned its wayinto first place in the Ontario Uni-versity Athletics Far West division,and seventh in the nation, with helpfrom this stellar line in the team’sthree wins this past weekend.
Last Thursday the team took onthe Guelph Gryphons and walkedaway with a 5-1 victory. This wasjust the start of the team’s success.
Saturday’s game at Brock endedin a 5-3 Western win and the Mus-tangs rounded out the weekendwith a 6-0 shutout against theWindsor Lancers back at Thomp-son Arena.
Richardson, who tallied 11points in three games, is the OUAleader in points and holds secondplace in Canadian InteruniversitySport with 25 total points.
Peralta, who had nine points, isthird-place in the OUA and fifth inCIS with 23 total points. Harerounded out the line with fivepoints this past weekend.
The trio sat down with GazetteSports to discuss the John LabattCentre, pasta and nice fingernails.
Discuss your success this weekend.What made your line work so well?
HARE: We’ve been [playing]together a long time now, everygame we have been progressingbetter. It is all about experience andthe more experience this line has
together over the years, the betterwe do, like this weekend.
RICHARDSON: We all know thatif we make a mistake it’s not the endof the world, but we have to backeach other up and we’ve been click-ing lately.
PERALTA: Every shift is a newopportunity to make up and startnew momentum for the team. Wejust took it one shift at a time andtried to build on it. We just keep try-ing to do our best and keep con-tributing every shift.
Do you like playing at ThompsonArena as opposed to the JLC?
RICHARDSON: As far as thefacilities, it is not nearly as good asthe JLC. But it is nice to have yourown dressing room. At the JLC wedidn’t have our own room. It’s allright, but it would be better if wehad more fans out.
PERALTA: I agree with gettingfans out. It would give us the home-ice advantage and the momentum,especially when we are down. Butobviously the JLC speaks for itself,it’s a great rink.
RICHARDSON: [Thompson] is agood place to pre-drink too beforethe bar. There is the beer gardenthere.
HARE: There is so much goingon at Thompson with the construc-tion and everything. But it is nicebeing back on campus. They havedone some things to step it up a bit.
If you could play for any NHLteam, which would you choose?
PERALTA: I think Toronto. Eventhough they aren’t my favouritehockey team, it’s close to home. I
guess it doesn’t really matter. If wemade it to the NHL I don’t think anyof us would care what team weplayed for as long as we were there.
HARE: Probably the Leafs.PERALTA: I’d go Montreal, too;
that’s not too far. That’s myfavourite team.
HARE: Toronto is my favouriteteam, despite the trials and tribula-tions they put me through.
What is your pre-game meal/ritual?RICHARDSON: [Peralta] sleeps
like 19 hours a day. PERALTA: (laughs) Yeah. But, it’s
just pasta for me earlier in the day,not too close to game time.
RICHARDSON: Pasta.HARE: Yeah, a lot of us get pasta.RICHARDSON: I go to the gym
in the morning for a bike ride. Eatpre-game at about two and thennap.
HARE: (laughs) Wow, you’re get-ting very specific.
PERALTA: I sleep until 6:55 and Iam on the ice at 7:00. That’s pretty
accurate.
What is your best pick-up line atthe bar?
PERALTA: I would get in troubleif I did that.
RICHARDSON: No comment.HARE: We just leave our lines to
[Kyle] Piwowarczyk. He once said toa girl, “Wow, you have nice finger-nails.”
PERALTA: Yeah, that was amaz-ing. He also used “I win a lot of face-offs … wanna make out?”
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FORMING A MORE LETHAL TRIO THAN THE KURRI-GRETZKY-SEMENKO LINEUP. Western’s top line con-tributed 25 points last weekend en route to three consecutive Mustangs victories.
By Kevin MelhuishGazette Staff
Alumni Hall will be quiet this week-end as most of the Purple and Sil-ver hit the road for competition.
The men’s volleyball team trav-els to Toronto and will take on theRyerson Rams on Saturday. Ryersonboasts a strong lineup includingGreg McDonald, who is fourth inOntario University Athletics’ scor-ing. The Mustangs will look for arepeat performance from EricSimon, who scored 23 points in lastweekend’s defeat of the LaurierGolden Hawks.
In other action, the LakeheadThunderwolves play host to thewomen’s volleyball team on Satur-day. Western is led by JacquelineRobinson and Leah Towell, whoboth rank in the top 20 in OUA scor-ing. The women are riding a sevengame win streak after beginning theseason with three straight losses.
The men and women’s basket-ball teams head to the nation’s cap-ital to battle the Carleton Ravens onFriday and the Ottawa Gee-Gees onSaturday for some dual double-header action.
The men’s squad hopes toimprove on its .500 record, as wellas hand both Carleton and Ottawatheir first losses of the season. Car-leton is the top-ranked school inCanadian Interuniversity Sport andhosted NCAA powerhouses theUniversity of Illinois, Villanova Uni-versity and Boston College duringthe preseason.
The women’s team has a lessdaunting task ahead of it as the Car-
leton women have a 1-4 record,while Ottawa is winless in fivegames. The ’Stangs look to continuetheir three-game winning streak,having most recently put up tripledigits against Royal Military Collegelast weekend.
The Purple and Silver will lookfor another breakout performancefrom first-year guard Brittany Mac-Donald, who scored 16 points andgrabbed nine boards in last week-end’s victory.
On the ice, the seventh-rankedmen’s hockey team will travel toToronto take on the York Lions onSaturday afternoon. Kevin Richard-son and Sal Peralta look to contin-ue their hot streaks; they have tal-lied 11 and nine points respectivelyin the team’s last three contests. Aswell, Brad Topping looks to contin-ue his dominance between thepipes. Topping’s three shutouts and1.61 GAA lead the CIS.
The women’s hockey team ishosting the Laurier Golden Hawks atThompson Arena on Sunday after-noon. The team looks to avenge itsloss to Laurier earlier this season andsnap its three-game losing streak.
Look for an intense goaltendermatch-up in this one as well, asWestern’s Jessica Ulrich will look toupstage Laurier’s Liz Knox, who hasfour shutouts and a 1.13 GAA so farthis campaign.
The track and field team willhost the Western season opener onSaturday. The Purple and Silver arelooking for a repeat of the 1997-98season when they dethroned theWindsor Lancers, who have won 14of the last 15 overall titles.
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Rigorous training pays offBadminton team captures OUA bannerBy Stephanie RamsayGazette Staff
When most people think of bad-minton, they think of a friendlybackyard game. While the mem-bers of Western’s badminton teamare certainly friendly, their style ofplay could more aptly be describedas fierce.
In fact, their skills on the courtare so solid that the team recentlybeat out the Waterloo Warriors 8-5en route to its third consecutiveOntario University Athletics title.
But the Warriors weren’t the firstschool the badminton squad had toface before clinching OUA gold.
“In our semi-final, we were play-ing Ryerson [University],” Calgarynative Pauline Sceviour said. “Weknew that we’d beaten them prettyeasily before. We just had to makesure we were on top of our game. Weused [the game] to practise ourshots and get used to the gym.”
The team clearly didn’t needmuch practise, as it beat the Ramshandily, by a score of 12-1.
Next up was the championshipmatch against the Warriors, butplaying for the provincial title didlittle to faze the Purple and Silver.
“Going into the final we weren’tquite sure who we were playing atfirst, but later we found out it was
Waterloo, who we’d played before,”Sceviour said. “We knew we had theupper hand.”
Much of Western’s swaggercomes from its intense trainingregime under head coach RobFowler.
“In practice, it is intense,” trans-fer student Laura Vandervet said.“Everybody is pushing each otherto really do well, so there is noslacking off. In terms of intensity,this team is a lot more intense thananything I have ever experienced atMcMaster, [where I previouslyplayed].”
With this rigorous training camea sense the team could do anything,said Thornhill native Han Phang.
“We were very fit because of ourtraining,” he said. “We knew that wecould dominate in all events.
“We focused a lot on the fitnessaspect of the badminton game,because we knew we had the tech-nique and footwork. We just neededto maintain our fitness in order tocompete at the championship level.”
In addition to being in top phys-ical condition, Western’s bad-minton squad also boasts a rosterfull of athletes with plenty of bad-minton experience at an elite level.
“On our starting lineup, prettymuch everyone has played nation-ally or at least provincially,” said
Jenn Lam, who has several OUAachievement awards to her name.
Lam added an experienced ros-ter like Western allows the bad-minton program to easily recruitmore talented individuals.
“I think we just have a lot of veryexperienced players. In a way, itattracts other players to come too,”she said.
“I can’t say that we really recruitplayers, but I think having a strongteam does help people who want toplay throughout university decideto come to Western.”
This year’s OUA MVP HoongPhang said his squad has no trou-ble finding motivation.
“Our intensity is drawn fromwithin the team itself,” he said.“Everyone pushes each other thatextra step. Because we are also veryexperienced, we know that any-thing can happen during gametime. So that’s what keeps usfocused: each other.”
The squad’s strong chemistryalso contributes to its intensity dur-ing both competition and practice.
“I think a lot of people kneweach other from before, from bad-minton outside of school, rookieToshiro Sembro said, but I alsothink the team has really bondedwell throughout the season. I’mreally glad to be a part of it.”
