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Sensors cause controversy
Washroom
sensors
allegedly
targeting sex
Gloria Dickie and
Stuart A. Thompson
GAZETTE STAFF
Two motion sensors were recently
installed in a Thames Hall wash-
room in what some are suspecting
to be part of an effort to stop public
sex on campus.
An article appearing in Xtra!, a
Canadian gay and lesbian news
website, questioned the motiva-
tions behind placing a sensor in a
place where men have allegedly
engaged in sexual encounters.
Joseph Couture, author of the
article, explained a staff member
informed him several months ago
that Campus Community Police
Service were investigating places
where public homosexual activity
occurred on campus.
He said the investigation was
prompted by a listing on a cruising
website, which described places at
Western where men could meet for
sexual encounters. Western’s listing
had around 70,000 hits since it was
posted.
Couture alleged two locations of
primary interest were washrooms
in Thames Hall and D.B. Weldon
Library.
Elgin Austen, director of campus
police, said while there was not
necessarily an investigation hap-
pening right now, campus police
have investigated complaints about
sexual activity on campus before,
including the Thames Hall bath-
room.
“That bathroom is listed in cer-
Real cost of OUSA presidency
USC foots bill for travel, advocacy
Cheryl Stone
NEWS EDITOR
Meaghan Coker lives a costly dou-
ble life. By day, she works for the
University Students’ Council as
vice-president university affairs
with a $75,000 budget. By night,
she’s the president of the Ontario
Undergraduate Students Associa-
tion with no budget at all.
The USC must pay the travel
and advocacy costs for the OUSA
president — an unknown cost
which at one time received a grant
for $15,000.
“[The USC has] been covering
the added costs that come with that
thegazette
WESTERN’S DAILY STUDENT NEWSPAPER SINCE 1906
THAT’S NO SMOKE DETECTOR. Two motion sensors were recently installed in
the men’s washroom in Thames Hall, with one installed above a bathroom still.
Campus police say the device is used to control lights for energy conservation
and is part of a campus-wide greening effort.
tain magazines, from what I under-
stand, as a good place to get togeth-
er. We’ve had faculty and other peo-
ple going into that bathroom that
have complained,” he said. “Over a
period of time we’ve had all kinds of
complaints about varying things,
and sex in some of the washrooms
is one of the things we’ve investi-
gated.”
The motion sensor ensures the
lights are always on while someone
is inside. But Austen said installing
a sensor there had nothing to due
with campus police. He said it was
added to the washroom as part of a
campus-wide green initiative to
reduce electricity waste.
Previously, the washroom had a
manual light switch. Austen specu-
lated someone at Western could
have requested a sensor for the
Thames Hall bathroom so that the
lights would always be on while
someone was inside.
Nonetheless, Couture believed
the Thames Hall washroom was
targeted and that the reason for the
sensors was specifically to stop
homosexual activity.
territory,” Alexi White, executive
director for OUSA explained. “Her
role involves being the chief advo-
cate [and] that requires travel.”
But the USC wants to see OUSA
carry some of the costs.
“I believe that OUSA should
bear the cost of all the work that the
OUSA president does for them,” Ely
Rygier, vice-president finance for
the USC, said.
Last year, OUSA was able to
grant $15,000 to the USC to help
with these costs, according to
White. But this was a one-time
transaction and is currently not in
the organization’s budget.
“There have been discussions
Didn’t vote, not going to shut up since 1906
Corey Stanford GAZETTE
“We know the physical environ-
ment has been altered to discour-
age activity,” Couture said. “Decen-
cy barriers have been added to the
urinals. There used to be double
doors. When you were in the wash-
room, you could hear the first door
open, and it would give you time to
put yourself together. By removing
the second door, it raises the dan-
ger level.”
Austen explained the sensors
were installed over the bathrooms
stalls and urinals because of where
the electrical wiring was located.
“You can string it over and put it
anywhere I suppose — as long as it
picks up motion — but you want to
get it near the wiring. The closer,
the better.”
Austen said Western is retro-
fitting newer buildings on campus
with motion sensors, as well as
some rooms in older buildings. But
while the men’s washroom was fit-
ted with motion sensors, the adja-
cent women’s washroom had no
sensors installed.
>> see SENSORS pg.2
maybe in the past month,” White
said of possible changes to the OUSA
budget. “That has not been a con-
cern in the two years I’ve been here.”
White noted the year’s budget
could still be amended to accom-
modate changes.
Due to unclear record keeping,
a price has never been set on what
it costs to have the USC VP univer-
sity affairs double as the president
of OUSA.
“I don’t think that any year in the
past has really calculated what it
costs for the OUSA president to do
their role,” Coker explained.
>> see COSTS pg.3
London > Election
Joe wins race
for mayor
Monica Blaylock
NEWS EDITOR
Running on hardly any sleep and a
whole lot of adrenaline, Joe
Fontana’s campaign team got some
good news in the early hours of
Tuesday morning — he had been
elected mayor of London.
The good news came after hours
of waiting, because it was taking an
abnormally long time to count the
votes, according to Cheryl Miller,
Fontana’s campaign manager and
outgoing Ward 14 councillor.
“The outcome was a good night.
The whole evening was a disaster,”
Miller said. “It was two and a half
hours after the polls were closed
and we were still counting
advanced polling results. It was
very, very slow going for some rea-
son, which was pretty disappoint-
ing.”
Regardless of slow results,
Fontana’s campaign team expected
to win the night.
“We had a meeting at 10 o’clock
that morning and had pretty well
figured out that we’d be about 3,000
votes ahead [of DeCicco-Best] if
everything went as anticipated,”
she said.
Despite anticipating a win, the
race was a close one with Fontana
pulling in only 2.42 per cent more
votes than incumbent mayor Anne
Marie DeCicco-Best. For a portion
of the evening, DeCicco-Best was
leading the pack with Fontana trail-
ing closely behind.
“When you’re behind you gener-
ally stay behind, but last night was
very peculiar,” Miller said.
“We took small little nibbles all
the way till we won. We were
behind 1.4 per cent, then 1.2 per
cent, then 0.9 per cent, then all of a
sudden we were ahead and we did-
n’t look back. You saw it in Ward 9, it
went back and forth and back and
forth, no one even knew who won
in that ward until this morning,”
she said.
DeCicco-Best’s team could not
be reached for comment, but polit-
ical science professor Andrew Sanc-
ton said they were likely surprised
because predictions marked DeCi-
cco-Best as the victor.
“I expected the current mayor to
win, not with a big majority like last
time. But given that she was ahead
in the polls by 12 per cent last week,
I thought she was going to win. I
was wrong,” Sancton said.
According to Miller, Fontana’s
victory was due partly to his young
and innovative campaign team.
Besides the mayoral race, there
were a few surprises when it came
to the councillor positions.
VOLUME 104, ISSUE 26
>> By the numbers > Results
Top four mayoral candidates
Joe Fontana
48,626 votes (46.5%)
Anne Marie DeCicco-Best
46,089 votes (44.1%)
Cynthia Etheridge
4,402 votes (4.2%)
Eric Southern
644 votes (0.6%)
UWO alumni and current students
Mayoral candidate Eric Southern
placed fourth with 664 votes
(0.6%)
Ward 6 councillor candidate
Greg Munro placed second with
816 votes (12.46%)
Ward 14 councillor candidate
Jared Zaifman placed second
with 1,605 votes (23.2%)
104,593
Ballots cast
39.92%
Voter turnout
“I was a bit surprised that Gina
Barber didn’t win in Ward 9, and I
was surprised Matt Brown won by
as much as he did in Ward 7,” Sanc-
ton said.
Recent Western alumni Greg
Munro and Jared Zaifman lost their
respective races, leaving the
younger voice out of local politics.
“There’s a huge gap between
what Council thinks is best for stu-
dents and what students think is
best for students. It would have
been nice to have a student repre-
sentative on Council,” Munro, a for-
mer candidate for Ward 6, said.
As it stands, the current City
Council is a “lame duck council”
according to Miller, meaning more
than 50 per cent of its current
members will not be returning,
thus important financial decisions
cannot be made until the begin-
ning of the new session.
“Over the next month and a bit,
[Council] will basically be knitting,
sewing, we might fix the drapes,”
Miller joked.
Despite a potential halt in pro-
ductivity at City Council between
now and December, Miller saw
newly elected mayor Fontana as the
type of person to get things done.
“I’ve known Joe since 1976, and
he’s the type of guy that will get this
city moving forward. Joe’s the kind
of guy that I have to say, ‘Keep your
jacket on.’ Because he just wants to
roll up his sleeves and get right into
it,” Miller said.
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Sensors part >> eventscalendar

of green
energy plan:
Austen
>> continued from pg.1
“It seems very, very conspicuous
that this is happening,” Matt Mills,
editorial director of Pink Triangle
Press, said. “If it’s a matter of light-
ing, why that washroom? Why are
there multiple sensors? Why are
they over the bathroom stalls
instead of the door?”
Couture said the bathrooms in
D.B. Weldon are known for being
places for public sex between both
heterosexual and homosexual part-
ners, but no sensors have been
installed there.
Austen noted several areas on
campus were a safety concern, and
said people should raise com-
plaints about illegal activity.
“We’re not looking for something
specific, but if someone makes a
complaint, we’ll be around, and
we’ll be asking questions about
those things,” he said. “If illegal
activities are happening, no matter
what they are [...] then we try to do
the best we can to deter that activi-
ty. Obviously, more than one person
has complained about these things,
so we address those complaints and
people feel safe moving around the
campus.”
Submit your event to our calendar by emailing
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time, date, cost and a brief description. Calendars appear periodically.
Wed. Oct. 27
WHAT: Cathedral to Celtic — Don
Wright Faculty of Music
WHEN: 12:30 p.m.
WHERE: von Kuster Hall, music
building
WHY: Western singers from the
Don Wright Faculty of Music will
be putting on a free show, featur-
ing Pergolesi’s Magnificat in hon-
our of the Italian composer’s
300th birthday.
WHAT: Mapping Medievalism at
the Canadian Frontier
WHEN: 12:30 p.m.
WHERE: McIntosh Gallery
WHY: Western’s McIntosh Gallery
will host a discussion and walking
tour of an exhibition about promi-
nent historical figures and the dif-
fering roles played by European
men and women in Upper Canada.
Simon Bentley and Ahila Moussa,
both graduate art history students
in the department of visual arts,
will lead the festivities.
WHAT: Western Libraries public
lecture — Samuel Troscow
WHEN: 12:30 — 1:45 p.m.
WHERE: Law building, Room 52
WHY: Professor Samuel Troscow
will deliver his lecture “Another
look at Bill C-32 and the Access
Copyright Tariff: Still Double Trou-
ble for Higher Education.” Troscow
will focus on interrelated provi-
sions of Bill C-32 and the Access
Copyright Tariff and examine the
response of the higher education
community.
WHAT: Visiting Chemistry Speaker
— Dan Mindiola
WHEN: 1 p.m.
WHERE: Chemistry building, Room
ChB 115
WHY: Professor Dan Mindiola of
Indiana State Universeity will be
delivering a lecture titled “Metal-
Lign and Multiple Bonds: From
Alkane Activation and Dehydro-
genation to Some Catalytic
Prospects.” Coffee and cookies will
be served 15 minutes prior to Min-
dola’s talk.
Thurs. Oct. 28
WHAT: Engineers Without Borders
Pumpkin Drop
WHEN: 2:30 p.m.
WHERE: UC hill
WHY: Western’s engineers will
drop a pumpkin from 200 feet to
raise awareness and funds for
EWB Canada’s national goals of
creating opportunities for rural
Africans.
WHAT: V-Day Rummage Sale
WHEN: 10 a.m. — 4 p.m.
WHERE: UCC Concrete Beach
WHY: A sale done in order to raise
money for local initiatives opposed
to violence against women.
WHAT: Zombie Pub
WHEN: 9 p.m.
WHERE: The Wave
WHY: Dress up in your best Hal-
loween costume and go to The
Wave to enter and compete in var-
ious costume contests. Admission
is $3. This is a 19+ event.

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Purple Bikes roll into Perth

After a few months of practice, the
training wheels are coming off the
Purple Bikes program.
The bike rental and co-op ser-
vice launched early this year and is
now expanding its reach to Elgin
and Perth Hall.
Students can rent out the pur-
ple-coloured bikes at the two resi-
dences and the University Commu-
nity Centre by paying a $15 mem-
bership fee.
For students who have their own
bikes, $5 gets them membership to
a bike co-op where experienced
bike mechanics can lend a hand for
repairs and upgrades.
“It’s people bringing their bikes
and fixing their bikes,” said Alison
Fine, a second-year medical stu-
dent and administrative officer for
the Purple Bikes program.
With 30 people currently in the
co-op, students can carry their bikes
up to the third floor of the UCC to
the bike co-op. “We have a bunch of
experienced people doing repairs
and helping others do repairs.”
She said the program uses 30 to
40 donated bikes. The program
started with donations from cam-
pus police, but has expanded due
to support from Londoners and
students.
“The community has stepped
up. We’ve been getting bikes left
outside our door with notes,” she
said.
The Purple Bikes co-op will be
hosting bike repair workshops on
Nov. 3 and 10 in partnership with
Two Wheels, a London bicycle com-
pany donating discounted bike
parts to members of the program.
She said the service would be
useful even during colder months.
“If you decide to ride over the
winter, you’re supposed to clean off
your chain and put chain lube on it
so it doesn’t rust and disintegrate,”
Fine advised.
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thegazette • Wednesday, October 27, 2010
London > Transit
Costs unclear
Smile, you’re on camera between OUSA, USC
Security cameras coming to LTC buses
LTC IS WATCHING YOU. Cameras will soon be installed on London Transit busses in London for a cost of $1.1 million.
Kaleigh Rogers
NEWS EDITORS
Big Brother is watching, and soon
he’ll be taking the bus.
Early next year, the London
Transit Commission will begin
installing cameras on their busses.
“We’ve had it on our work plan
for a couple of years now. Just with
other priorities and that kind of
thing we didn’t get around to it until
now,” John Ford, director of trans-
portation and planning for the LTC,
explained.
The cost of the project will be
approximately $1.1 million, though
this is a preliminary figure, and will
be funded by the provincial and fed-
eral government, according to Ford.
Installing cameras on public
transit systems is not a new idea,
Ford noted. Other cities including
Toronto, Guelph, and St.
Catharines already have similar
systems in place.
“They’ve grown in popularity
over the last little while, and it has a
lot to do with safety and security on
the busses for the operators, as well
as the passengers,” Ford said.
“There are more and more [transit]
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systems that have them, and the
experience has been quite good
with them.”
Driver safety was one of the many
issues brought up during last year’s
strike. There was particular concern
with drivers being verbally or physi-
cally harassed by passengers.
“It does happen in London and
it happens right across Canada. It’s
been documented that, as far as our
profession as transit operators,
we’re exposed to a higher rate of vio-
lence in the work place,” John Gillet,
vice-president of the Amalgamated
Transit Union Local 741, noted.
This new initiative will ease
some of these worries, Ford hoped.
“I think any time people know
that there are cameras there, it
should kind of deter some of the
more violent behavior, and the
poor behaviour that sometimes
gets experienced on the busses,”
Ford explained.
The cameras will also make it
easier to catch individuals who
attack drivers or passengers on the
busses after the fact, Ford added.
“The cameras really assist in appre-
hending people after the fact so
that they can be brought to the
Nyssa Kuwahara GAZETTE
court system.”
But bus operators are not the
Commission’s only concern, Gillet
explained.
“Operator safety is always linked
to passenger safety. When an inci-
dent happens when an operator is
driving, obviously the passengers
are at risk too. The other fact is […]
that when you witness an incident
of violence, you’re the collateral
damage. You’re a victim too.”
Kristen Holland, a first-year film
student, thought the cameras
seemed like a good way to deter
dangerous behaviour on busses.
She wasn’t uncomfortable with the
thought of being filmed by security
cameras while on the bus.
“I don’t plan on doing anything
that weird on a bus, so I think I’m
good,” she said.
Second-year kinesiology stu-
dent, Eric Cho, was also in support
of the new initiative, noting it will
make busses safer for both drivers
and students.
“There are many other public
facilities with securities cameras
and that doesn’t seem to bother
anyone, so I don’t think anyone will
mind.”
Clarification
In the article “USC finances fare
better despite sitting in red,”
which appeared on Oct. 26, 2010,
the University Students’ Council
first quarter total was listed at -
$1.58 million. This total was taken
from a version of the first quarter
budget that excluded student
fees from the calculations. With
student fees included, the USC’s
first quarter total is $1.09 million.
Clarification
A portion of the article “Steyn
venue changes,” which appeared
on Oct. 26, 2010, should have
read as follows:
Da Silva also said the London Con-
vention Centre didn’t believe they
had the appropriate space to
accommodate the number of
attendees, which were estimated
at the time of booking to be from
800 to 1,000.
The Gazette regrets any confusion.
•3
>> continued from pg.1
>> Fast facts > OUSA
Rygier explained it was difficult • Students pay $2.68 per stu-
to divide the money allocated to the dent for advocacy
VP university affairs between OUSA
and USC because their advocacy • They projected collecting
work is so similar. $75,943 from Western
Coker said her financial records • Their yearly budget is approxi-
differentiate between OUSA and mately $34,000
the USC in an attempt to track the • Several delegates are sent
costs more effectively. She noted from Western to the General
these calculations would be Assemblies twice a year
brought to OUSA, who would then
take them into consideration for • The average delegate fee is
reimbursement. $100-$125 per delegate and
includes meals and printing
The lack of discrimination
costs for the General Assembly
between lobbying efforts is not the
only budget difficulty the portfolio • $2,500 is the average cost the
faces. For the past several years, the USC spends to send 10 delegates
portfolio has been over-budget, to the General Assembly
and last year’s year-end was about • The Steering Committee meets
$20,000 over budget. monthly and includes one dele-
“I think that over a year we real- gate from each member school
ized the cost of having a vice-presi-
• They represent 140,000 grad-
dent university affairs do the lobby-
uate, professional, and under-
ing that they do costs $90,000 and
graduate students at seven
every year we consistently budget
Ontario Universities
at $75,000,” Rygier said.
Coker noted this has been a • Other member schools include
problem for the past five years or Queen’s University, the University
so, and it was simply a difficulty in of Toronto, and Brock University
the budgeting process. • Formed in 1992, formalized in
“What you really see from the 1995
$75,000 number is that doesn’t take
into account the cost to do this job
properly.”
She noted while there were costs
associated with OUSA included,
she felt the benefits of sending del-
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outweighed the cost.
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Arrived [in] Scranton PA. Surprising lovely town-sort of like
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>> Craig Ferguson, via his twitter account @CraigyFerg

Mike Hayes incumbent Nancy Branscombe still

MANAGING EDITOR
mike@westerngazette.ca
Well it only took until 2:40 in the
morning for all the polls to be count-
ed, but the election is finally over. My
prediction of a Queen Anne Marie
re–election proved to be false, which
must also mean I have the ability to
sway the electorate by saying who’s
going to win. Keep that in mind,
USC presidential hopefuls.
Now, Monday–morning quarter-
backing the civic election is quite
an extensive task and column space
is limited. So I’ll just stick to the
Western–related candidates.
Unfortunately, the three “West-
ern” candidates didn’t make City
Council. From the mayoral side,
Eric Southern came in fourth
(good!) but only garnered 0.6 per
cent of the vote (not so good).
Our local Ward 6 battle saw Greg
Munro pull off an impressive sec-
ond–place victory, even though
Letters to the Editor
walked away with a breezy 60–point
margin.
And then there was the fight for
Ward 14. With no incumbent, the
23–year–old Jared Zaifman had a
better chance than Munro or
Southern from the outset. And with
only 117 votes separating him from
victory, I would say he made a pret-
ty good attempt.
But the best part of all of this was
seeing people so closely tied to the
student community actually
involving themselves instead of just
running for office as a lark.
In the past, “student” candidates
have been predominately there as
a joke, and grabbing 100 votes was
seen as a bar boast after the elec-
Surveillance in the city
tion. Next year, Londoners will notice cameras being concerns would be immediately cancelled out if a cam-
How hard these candidates installed on London Transit busses. The installation is era caught a violent incident on film.
campaigned is hopefully a precur- supposed to be an example of how the LTC is taking Safety should come first, and if installing cameras is
sor to a greater student involve- extra measures to ensure safety and security on their a way to help minimize violence or theft, it’s hard to
ment in city politics. It’s almost busses. turn that down. The reality is, while this might seem
enough to warm the sub–cockles of While security cameras are an easy way to try and like a huge step forward for security, it’s more of a slip-
my heart. promote security, it means we are one step closer to a pery slope justified by a band-aid solution.
society that supports surveillance over privacy. Anyone who wanted to commit some sort of crime
For many people, this isn’t an issue. In a society in the first place probably won’t be deterred by the pos-
where most of our personal information is posted on sibility of being caught, or will find a way to avoid the
Facebook, and cameras are already a normal part of the cameras altogether.
landscape, what’s the problem with having another And safety is only a reasonable justification to an

Practice safe texts
To the editor:
Red means stop, green means go.
All of us may remember when we
were taught about road safety in
elementary school, but lately there
have been many who may need a
gentle reminder.
With the new and now enforced
law of not texting and driving,
pedestrians as well need to show
some care and diligence. It can be
unnerving and unsafe for drivers
who are on campus during rush
hour as swathes of students are
crossing the busy intersections at
Western Road/Philip Aziz and at
the university gates on Richmond.
And, far too many pedestrians
are oblivious to the red light and
cross with apparent impunity.
Some are so consumed with texting
that they may walk right in the path
of an oncoming vehicle. This makes
for unsafe road conditions for both
pedestrians and motorists, and the
last thing we want at Western is to
read about a tragic accident that
could have been avoided.
Another issue for pedestrian
safety is bicycles. If you bike to and
from campus, you are to be com-
mended for reducing your carbon
footprint! But, keep in mind that we
do abide by the Highway Traffic Act
(1996) which stipulates that bicy-
cles are considered road vehicles.
Pedestrians walking on the side-
walk do not want to get clipped by
cyclists, and one wrong move can
make for a tragic accident for every-
one involved. Cyclists, please keep
on the road or use the bike paths if
you do not feel safe and confident
on the road. Not only is it safe, but
it’s the law.
We do need more bike lanes and
paths, but until that happens no
one has the right to contravene the
law — especially if it endangers the
safety of others.
As our student population
grows, so will our traffic issues, and
so will the necessity of road safety
to avoid tragedy.
—Kane Faucher
FIMS/MIT (Assistant Professor)
camera or two in a public space? Moreover, some might
take the stance that if you have nothing to hide, then
you have no reason to worry about being videotaped.
But that’s not the point.
We should be more concerned with the implica-
tions of being videotaped on a day-to-day basis. While
it’s understandable that surveillance is set up in some
places — convenience stores, for example, where theft
is more likely to occur — there needs to be a limit.
Society continues to push back the line of what’s
acceptable surveillance and what we’re comfortable
with. Schools — places that should be considered safe
zones for students — now have cameras for security
purposes.
It only takes one incident for people to start justify-
ing more intrusive security measures. For anyone hes-
itant about installing a camera in a high school, their
extent — someone bashing someone else over the
head with a frying pan isn’t justifiable cause to ban skil-
lets.
Then again, the road to hell is paved with good
intentions. It’s not too hard to imagine a situation
where installing cameras in a bus can be looked back
on as the first step to omnipresent surveillance.
We’ve become so comfortable with watching others
and being watched that it isn’t even an issue anymore.
And while we might be able to say now that we would
never turn into a society resembling something from
1984, history says otherwise. If we’re okay with Face-
book showing our interests, books, friends, relation-
ships and photos to the world, and with security cam-
eras videotaping us at our least suspecting moments,
what’s sacred anymore?
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Arts&Life
Side by Side pays tribute to a
master of the modern musical
Mark Filipowich
GAZETTE STAFF
Musicals on and off the stage have a
unique generic licence. People in
reality don’t normally react to a sit-
uation with song, but as musicals
have shown, music can mirror
human emotion and circumstance
in a unique way. One of the masters
of the modern musical is play-
wright, composer and lyricist
Stephen Sondheim.
Side By Side By Sondheim, now
playing at the Grand Theatre, is a
retrospective tribute to the com-
poser’s career. The show is a recap
of some of Sondheim’s works. While
some of the plays Sondheim has
been associated with are more well
known — Sweeney Todd: The
Demon Barber of Fleet Street and
West Side Story for example — the
show also covers some of his lesser-
known numbers.
The songs are organized well
enough, even if they are drawn
from numerous titles. The first
batch of songs reflected the two
themes Sondheim most regularly
associates with — marriage and
urban loneliness. This is followed
Cardiff’s sound evokes
comfort, connects to fans
Bianca Sparacino
CONTRIBUTOR
Craig Cardiff’s music is the essence
of simplicity.
His mellow voice instantly grabs
you and pulls you into a state of
comfort. This same characteristic
resonates in his music — a mixture
of folk and beautifully penned lyrics
melt together and work to bring the
listener back to a pleasant memo-
ry.
Cardiff talks about his music as if
it’s an extension of his body. He
admits his songwriting approach is
insular, and thought-provoking
lyrics and melodies are the main
things on his mind when getting to
work.
“A song is a song when it can
come off of a page [and] the words
stand up on their own,” Cardiff
says. “That, for me, is exciting — to
distill an idea and to razor it down
to that level of simplicity.”
It’s clear that sharing his music
and inspiring his fans is the driving
force behind Cardiff’s art. He tries
to use his music to break down bar-
riers between himself and his fans.
In fact, many of Cardiff’s songs
were inspired by the people he’s
met. One of Cardiff’s most popular
songs, “Smallest Wingless,” was
inspired by a photographer who
worked closely with Now I Lay Me
Down To Sleep — a foundation that
uses photographs to help parents
who have lost their child.
“A lot of people share their expe-
riences with me in regards to that,”
he says of the song.
Cardiff is grateful for the oppor-
tunity to do something he loves,
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by some of his lesser-known works,
then some notable solos, ending in
a few medleys from the entire com-
pany.
The show adequately demon-
strates Sondheim’s range — some
songs are carefree and whimsical,
others are darkly funny, while some
are cold and dark. At any point the
lyrics can be soft, lamenting, sweet,
bawdy, perverse, witty or abstract.
However, the deepest flaw is that if
taken out of the context of its
intended performance, each song
loses much of its magic and mean-
ing.
The four-person cast performs
adequately, adding a little life while
they sing. All four appear to be
familiar and well-rehearsed with
the material. Charlotte Moore was
especially impressive and had a Courtesy of Claus Andersen
habit of stealing any number she “WELL, THIS IS AWKWARD.” Cast members perform in Side by Side by Sondheim, a production that runs at the Grand The-
was involved in. atre until Nov. 6.
However, beyond a quick anec-
dote before certain songs, there music, there wasn’t much else to ence. Nonetheless, age doesn’t put on by the Grand Theatre. It’s a
was little acting to be spoken of think about. make him any less relevant, nor good performance for someone
and almost nothing for the audi- Side by Side is also written for does it make the songs any less interested in Stephen Sondheim, or
ence to engage with outside the those familiar with Sondheim and enjoyable. musicals in general, but not for
songs themselves. The set was also his work. His career was most active Side by Side is good for what it is. everyone.
fairly bare. It was simple and taste- during the mid ‘60s to early ‘70s and If nothing else, it can spark interest Side by Side will play until Nov. 6
ful and assisted greatly by a few while he has continued to produce in the productions from which the at the Grand Theatre, located at 471
lighting changes, but again, with works since then, much of Side by songs originate. That said, it isn’t Richmond St. Tickets are on sale at
the show’s emphasis being the Side can be lost to a younger audi- the most engaging performance www.grandtheatre.com.
>> Fast Facts
Name: Craig Cardiff
Birthday: July 9, 1976
Hometown: Waterloo, Ontario
Discography:
The Great American White Trash
Novel (1997)
Judy Garland
(You’re Never Home) (1997)
Live From the BBC (2000)
Happy (2001)
Soda (2003)
Gingers On Barrington St.
(with Rose Cousins) (2003)
Fistful of Flowers (2005)
Bombshelter Living Room
(with Les Cooper) (2005)
Auberge Blacksheep (2006)
Goodnight (Go Home) (2007)
saying he is “just lucky to be able to
travel and perform.” He is current-
ly touring Canada and the U.S. and
will be playing a show on Oct. 27 at
one of his favourite venues — the
London Music Club.
Cardiff praises the venue’s co-
ordinator, Pete Denomme.
“He’s such an amazing host,” he
says. “He just makes every artist feel
welcome, and he manages to bring
in such supportive crowds.”
Cardiff’s idea of a good time is
hanging out at the farmer’s market
with his daughter wrapped around
his shoulders. Such a down-to-
earth individual is sure to provide a
unique experience when perform-
ing.
Craig Cardiff plays the London
Music Club tonight at 7:30 p.m. with
special guest Mike Evin. Tickets are
$15 at the door.
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Life on the road is key to Mangan’s success
Testament to talented Canadian musicians
Amber Garratt
ARTS & LIFE EDITOR
Canada has a lot to offer — and
while sometimes its beautiful land-
scape gets the most recognition,
the Canadian music scene is just as
reputable. Dan Mangan is a testa-
ment to the incredible musical tal-
ent that Canada has to offer.
Since August, Mangan has been
performing across the U.S. and
Europe. He has finally returned
home to Canada to play a string of
North American concerts including
Montreal on Monday night, Lon-
don this evening and Toronto on
Thursday.
“I have been constantly on the
move but it has been fantastic,”
Mangan says. “It’s amazing to be
able to do this for a living. It’s amaz-
ing to be able to play shows, meet a
lot of great people and hear other
great music along the way. Your life
becomes a bit of an adventure.”
Mangan is no stranger to tour-
ing. He began his musical career six
years ago hitting the road with just
a guitar, merch-sack and a passion
for music. He released his debut
album Postcards And Daydreaming
in 2005, which was a reflection of
Mangan’s folk music talent.
August 2009 marked the release
of Mangan’s sophomore album
Nice, Nice, Very Nice which landed
him on many people’s musical
radar. The album made its way to
number one on the iTunes Canada
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singer/songwriter album chart and
Mangan then won the XM Radio
Artist of the Year and the CBC radio
prize for vocalist and song of the
year.
His successes prompted him to
join the Arts and Craft Records label
in 2009 alongside other successful
Canadian musicians like Broken
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Mangan says his unique sound
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Morrison, and more recently a made a name for himself to taking
range of Canadian indie rock, jazz home the Independent Album of
and hip-hop. the Year, Roots Solo Recording of
“I’m open to many forms and the Year, and Songwriter of the Year
genres of music,” he explains. “You for Nice, Nice, Very Nice.
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rock music and great rock music. I and his hard work is paying off.
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When: 8 p.m.
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In addition to the ability to play
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the current changes in the real
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that have occurred in the past few
days into their commentary.
However, not all is perfect in the
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thegazette • Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Sports
rundown >> The Mustangs won the silver medal at the 2010 OUA women’s tennis championship this past weekend | The top performer for Western was Chantal Forristal
who finished in fourth place | Mustangs women’s soccer team ended their season with a 1-1 draw against Brock | The men finished their season with a 2-1 victory
Mustangs ready
for season with win
Nationally-ranked men are 2-0
Kaitlyn McGrath
SPORTS EDITOR
The Mustangs men’s volleyball
team had a target on their back
before the season began
“We’ll take it, we’d rather be the
leader than the follower,” Mustangs
head coach Jim Sage said. “To be
ranked sixth in the country is good
for us, but I think [the team] wants
more which is exciting — they’re
not complacent.”
Even with their national ranking
paired with their recent dominating
performance in the preseason, Sage
wasn’t sure how his team would fair
in their first regular season test.
“For an opening game that I was
worried about, just because of our
preseason success and how it
would translate into a tough regu-
lar season match — I was pretty
pleased with the effort,” he said.
It was a strong effort indeed, as
the men took their season opener
three sets to none against the visit-
ing Guelph Gryphons — proving
exactly why they’re being touted as
one of the top in the country.
“Teams want to beat us, and
they always have just because we’re
Western,” Mustangs right side hit-
ter Matt Poulin said. “That sixth
seed puts us right up there, so we
know that we have to come out
every night and play our best
because teams are gunning for us.”
The first set didn’t pose much of
“WINGARDIUM LEVIOSA.” The Mustangs fell to the Guelph Gryphons in their
season opener at Alumni Hall. However, they bounced back the next night by
defeating the McMaster Marauders 3-1.
a challenge for the Mustangs, as
they were in complete control,
leading by as many as five points.
Although the Gryphons had a late
surge, Poulin served out the set to
help his team take it 25–20.
Poulin led the way for the Mus-
tangs with 14 kills and 18 points
on the night, while Mustangs
sophomore middle Phil James was
a close second, earning 10 kills
and three solo blocks in his first
game back.
At risk of going down by two
sets, the Gryphons came out
more aggressive in the second
set, with kills delivered by left side
hitter Andrew McWilliam, who
led his team with nine kills and 18
digs. At one point during the set,
the Mustangs were trailing
Guelph 10-15.
“I was kind of getting worried,”
Sage said. “But we’re playing really
well at the end of games and keep-
ing it consistent and making very
few errors [...]. Once we got even
with them you could really feel the
momentum switch.”
When the Gryphons struggled to
close out the set, the Mustangs
attack capitalized on the opportu-
nity. Led by back-to-back kills from
Poulin, Western gained the edge,
allowing them to win the set 25–22.
“One of the problems last year
was that we would always put two
great sets together and then in the
third set we would let teams back
Corey Stanford GAZETTE
HE’S NOT CRYING BECAUSE THEY LOST, HE’S CRYING BECAUSE HE HAS TO GO BACK TO GUELPH. Mustangs right side
hitter Matt Poulin beats the Guelph block en route to the Mustangs 3–0 victory. The men also asserted their dominance over
the McMaster Marauders in a 3–1 win on Saturday.
in,” Poulin said. “One of our main
focuses this year is to not let teams
back in.”
The team was able to shut down
the Gryphons – ending the match
much like it began, with a kill from
Poulin – giving the Mustangs a 25–
Gryphons soar
Mustangs lose season opener against
Guelph Gryphons, end weekend 1-1
Caroline Cameron
CONTRIBUTOR
After winning the Ontario Univer-
sity Athletics bronze medal last
year, the Mustangs women’s volley-
ball squad was excited for what
promised to be a successful season.
Couple that with a new coach
and a great preseason, the team
was raring to go for their home
opener Friday night against the
Guelph Gryphons.
“I think we had prepared very
well for the match. We knew
Guelph was going to be a very good
opponent tonight,” Mustangs head
coach Dave Edwards said.
Unfortunately, the Mustangs
dug themselves an early hole and
couldn’t bounce back losing to the
Gryphons three sets to one.
“I think tonight was just a game
where we didn’t put everything
together,” Edwards said.
The Mustangs started strong in
the first set with a five-point run,
causing Guelph to burn a time out.
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15 third set win.
“Our team performance was
horrible today, couldn’t pass, could-
n’t block, if you can’t put those two
things together you’re not going to
win,” Guelph head coach Cal
Wigston said after their loss. “West-
However, the Gryphons fought
back to take their first lead of the
game at 7–8, allowing them to ulti-
mately take the set 22–25.
A refreshed Mustangs squad
came on the floor for the second
set. The Mustangs blitzed the
Gryphons early, leading by as many
as seven points. Western easily took
the second set 25–17.
“I was disappointed [the match]
didn’t go longer,” Edwards said.
“We didn’t have the outcome we
were looking for.”
But the Mustangs couldn’t keep
their momentum going in the third
and fourth sets, getting off to slow
starts in both. The Mustangs were
quickly dispatched in the final sets
16–25 and 19–25.
“I think they just played a much
more disciplined game,” Edwards
explained. “I think for many parts
of the game we had some good
runs but we just couldn’t maintain
the momentum. But you know,
good credit to Guelph.”
Despite the loss, the Mustangs
•7
Corey Stanford GAZETTE
ern is a very tough team to play.”
The Mustangs were back on the
court Saturday night to take on the
McMaster Marauders. Despite a
weak third set, the Mustangs man-
aged to pull off the win, taking the
match 3-1 to start their season 2-0.
did have one bright spot in second-
year setter Rebecca Oxland, who
pumped up the Western crowd with
some heated spikes.
“Certainly, Rebecca has played
very, very well. I am very encour-
aged by what she is doing,”
Edwards said.
Oxland had a promising presea-
son, earning an all-star nod at a
tournament hosted by the Univer-
sity of Montreal Carabins. Despite
her success, Oxland’s primary focus
is on leading her team to a success-
ful season.
“I think we played pretty well,”
Oxland explained. “I think we
could have done a few things bet-
ter, I mean it was the first game of
the season. I think we could have
passed a bit better and been better
mentally.”
The Mustangs did rebound from
their opening loss with a 3-1 victory
over the McMaster Marauders. They
now embark on a four game road
trip, starting with a visit to Windsor
to take on the Lancers on Friday.
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Halloween Events
Lost Soul Strolls presented by Lon-
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30 8 pm, $20 www.lostsoulstroll.com
Haunted Forest Oct. 27, 28, 29, 7 to
11 pm (Oct. 28, 7 – 10 pm) Located in
the forest behind Saugeen, $2 Pro-
ceeds will go towards Childreach
FREE Halloween Movies presented
by USC Student Events: All movies
start at 4 pm in the McKellar Room,
UCC. Wed. Oct. 27 – Scary Movie,
Thurs. Oct. 28 – Blair Witch Project,
Fri. Oct. 29 – I Know What You Did
Last Summer
Black Cat Folklore
Black cats have long been associ-
ated with Halloween, and fre-
quently found in myths
and folklore. Some peo-
ple believe that black
cats are witches’ fa-
miliars, or close
companions. Others
think that black cats
are witches reincarnated.
In the Middle Ages, black cats
were regarded as evil. Perhaps be-
cause cats are largely nocturnal, and
beings of the night are often feared.
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Centennial Hall, 550 Wellington St.
Comedy Hypnotist Frazer Frase
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Haunted Village Hay Rides
“The Donnelly Massacre” Oct. 28,
29, 30, $8 to $10 Fanshawe Pioneer
Village
Zombie Pub (19+) Thurs. Oct. 28th,
Doors Open 9 pm, $3 cover The
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Today, Halloween and black cats go
hand-in-hand, primarily because dec-
orating often involves pictures of
witches and their feline com-
panions. Depending on ge-
ography, black cats are
thought to bring bad or
good luck. Here is some
of the common folklore
and beliefs:
• Finding a white hair on
a black cat brings good
luck.
• To dream of a black cat is lucky.
• In Asia, a black cat is considered
lucky.
• It is unlucky to have a black cat
cross your path.
• A funeral procession that comes
across a black cat indicates another
death in the family will be imminent.
• Some believe if a black cat lay on
the bed of a sick person, he or she
would die.
Halloween Traditions and Customs Throughout History
Halloween is often seen as a time to
dress up in costume and fill up on
sweets. However, throughout history,
Halloween has inspired a variety of
customs and traditions across the
globe.
• COSTUMES: The tradition of dress-
ing up in costume is one that can be
traced back to the beginning of the
holiday. The Celts would celebrate
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Samhain by dressing up in elaborate of Ireland.
animal skins and heads in an at-
tempt to disguise themselves as spir-
its and demons. The reason for this
• JACK-O-LANTERNS: The tradition of
Jack-o-lanterns also originated with
the Celts. Legend has it that a miser-
was to protect themselves from real able man named Jack tricked the
spirits and demons, the thought devil and was unable to enter
being the real spirits and demons heaven or hell upon his death. In-
would not recognize them as stead, he was forced to listlessly
humans if they were in dis- roam the Earth for eternity. In
guise. an effort to keep evil spir-
• BONFIRES: Druids its away, Jack placed a
from Northern Ire- piece of coal into a
land would pacify carved-out turnip,
their gods with ritual- using it as a lantern
istic cermonies and on his travels. Jack-o-
sacrifices. One such lanterns are still carved
ceremony included a today, though more for
Samhain bonfire on a nearby hill- decoration than to ward off evil spir-
top. The bones of slaughtered cattle its.
would be thrown into these fires, • TRICK OR TREATING: Trick or treat-
which came to be called “bone ing once had a very different mean-
fires” and later “bonfires.” These ing than it does today. On the night
bonfires and sacrifices were in the before All Hallow’s Eve, the poor of
hopes that the sun would shine Ireland would visit the wealthy and
bright after a long winter. The tradi- request gifts of food and money. The
tion of bonfires on Halloween con- food was then gathered for a large
tinues today throughout many parts celebration.
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