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The secrecy imperative Sometimes
Frats and sororities find a balance between secrecy and stigma
CLOSED DOOR POLICY. Fraternity and sorority houses are scattered around Western’s campus, representing a large segment of the student population. A recent case
in Alberta reignited concerns over secrecy and hazing despite international oversight.
Kaleigh Rogers
NEWS EDITOR
The days of the fraternity paddle are
dead and gone, according to mem-
bers of the Greek scene at Western.
But other schools evidently haven’t
received the memo.
In October, University of Alber-
ta’s student newspaper reported on a
video they received that included
footage of alleged hazing at the Delta
Phi chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon.
After months of thorough investiga-
tion, the issue came to a head last
week when Frank Robinson, U of A’s
dean of students, announced the
group was being suspended from
the university for five years.
The suspension means the fra-
ternity will not be allowed to register
as a student group at the university,
use the university’s name or proper-
ty, or associate themselves with the
university in any way.
“Their international [representa-
tives] didn’t really punish them to
the full extent, they didn’t have the
treatment that they were expecting,”
Matt Chornaby, judiciary chair for
Western’s Interfraternity Council,
explained.
“On our campus, we would prob-
ably get hit a lot harder because we
are a more involved Greek commu-
nity; there are larger chapters and
where there are larger chapters,
there’s more risk involved. Our head-
quarters would come down hard. I
Eating our feelings since 1906
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People speculate, and
sometimes it will lead
people to believe the
worst, even if that isn’t
the case.
Mike Siebert
President of the
Interfraternity Council at U of A
know especially with us, they will
immediately seek criminal persecu-
tion, whereas in Alberta they didn’t.”
At Western, there are two govern-
ing groups for the five sororities and
seven fraternities on campus: the
Panhellenic Council and the Inter-
fraternity Council. These two groups
answer to national and international
levels and are required to act under
their specific regulations and rules,
especially when it comes to hazing.
“The National Panhellenic Council
has an approximately 200-page
manual, and within that there is a
very, very strict — probably page-long
— definition on what constitutes haz-
ing,” Emily Mordhorst, president of
Western’s Panhellenic Council, noted.
“We have to be very careful with
all the activities that we participate
in and organize to make sure that
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they don’t fall under what consti-
tutes hazing.”
Some of the hazing at U of A
allegedly included forcing new mem-
bers to eat their own vomit and lock-
ing them in wooden boxes. Chorna-
by explained while this is an extreme
form of hazing, international bodies
overseeing fraternities and sororities
are just as strict with lighter forms.
“You’d be shocked and surprised
as to what our international head-
quarters and the two governing bod-
ies treat as hazing. Things like doing
a scavenger hunt are constituted as
hazing unless certain protocols are
followed, because we can’t make
anyone do anything against their
will, so to speak,” he explained.
Instances like the one at U of A,
combined with the long history of
secrecy in Greek life, have created a
number of negative stigmas. Mike
Siebert, president of the Interfrater-
nity Council at U of A, admitted this
level of secrecy doesn’t help the
groups avoid negative stereotypes
like hazing.
“It’s true that the secrecy does not
help, because it will lead a lot of peo-
ple to speculate, as is the case with
anything that is secret. People spec-
ulate, and sometimes it will lead
people to believe the worst, even if
that isn’t the case,” Siebert explained.
Chornaby noted the groups try to
remain transparent where they can.
“If hazing were to occur, all of our
websites have the statements about
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Genevieve Moreau GAZETTE
>>Who’s Who in Greek Life
Western’s
Interfraternity Council:
A group comprised of the seven
fraternities at Western that moder-
ates and enforces the rules of the
North American Interfraternity
Conference. The president of this
council holds a seat on the Univer-
sity Students’ Council.
Western’s
Panhellenic Council:
A group comprised of the five soror-
ities at Western that moderates and
enforces the rules of the National
Panhellenic Conference. The presi-
dent of this council holds a seat on
the University Students’ Council.
hazing and retention and that sort of
thing, so we’re pretty transparent in
regards to what transpires. There are
secret initiations, but outside of that,
nothing is really secret.”
Still, Siebert expressed a certain
level of secrecy is an integral part of
the Greek life.
“It’s become part of the tradition
to keep that level of secrecy, but it
also helps build some of the aspects
of having a tighter bond with the
other members of the chapter and
the other members of the group
because you all share this same
secret knowledge.”
One bad
roommate
The best thing about
this movie is you don’t
have to see it every day.
>> pg.6
VOLUME 104, ISSUE 71
Blog the Vote
dreams do
come true
Zwellin’ it
like it is
Arden Zwelling
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
arden@westerngazette.ca
Arden Zwelling is blogging daily from
the campaign trail. Follow his musings
every morning at wgaz.ca/blogthevote.
Just a day after I griped about the
lack of actual debate at the Universi-
ty Students’ Council debates, along
comes the best news this campaign
has yet to see.
All right, that’s a bit much. But my
man Adam Fearnall — president of
the Huron University Students’
Council — did inform me that Huron
will be hosting a debate this Thurs-
day night, moderated by none other
than former USC vice-president uni-
versity affairs Dan Moulton.
I won’t even make a bad joke
here. This is really, really awesome.
While we always back the
Gazette’s own Mike Hayes, who did
a fine job moderating Saturday’s
debate, Moulton is also an excellent
choice of moderator. Moulton
knows the inner-workings of the
USC having served on the executive,
he knows campaigns having run
Emily Rowe’s successful presidential
bid and he knows how to moderate a
good debate having served as the
speaker of Huron’s council.
But the biggest win here is the
fact that the candidates will get to
actually, you know, talk to each other
and challenge one another on issues.
It’s a novel idea, I know. But I think it
could just work. Here’s the format:
• Two open questions from the
moderator
• Pointed questions from the mod-
erator
• Open discussion amongst candi-
dates
• Audience questions
• A debate winner will be declared
Personally, I don’t really need
someone to be declared the winner
of the debate. I’m pretty sure the
audience members can make their
own judgments and this shouldn’t be
about winning or losing. No one’s
opinions or views on issues are right
or wrong — it’s politics. Declaring a
>> see DAY pg.3
2• thegazette • Wednesday, February 9, 2011

DC++ becomes Omid++

Salari secures advertising on popular program
Alex Carmona
GAZETTE STAFF

In an attempt to garner more stu-

dent attention, campaign advertis-
ing for the University Students’
Council presidential election has
come to an unexplored frontier.
Omid Salari, one of the presiden-
tial candidates in the upcoming elec-
tion, has secured exclusive cam-
paign advertising rights to DC++ and
Shakespeer — the DC++ equivalent
for Macs. Both programs let users
share files quickly over a local con-
nection.
“The DC++ admins contacted me
[about securing advertising rights]
and I saw a great opportunity, which
was something I was saving my
budget for,” Salari said.
When asked for the rationale Courtesy of Alex Carmona
behind his decision to advertise on Omid Salari became the first candidate to secure advertising on DC++, the pop-
DC++, Salari cited the program’s per- ular file sharing network, which is popular at Western residences.
vasiveness among an important
voter demographic: first-year stu-
dents who live in residence. done before, at least in my memory,” the advertising to the person who
“The most active number of vot- the source said. [we think] would do the best job,” the
ers are first-years and getting [your “We’re broadcasting to all the source explained.
campaign] into residences, which is users, we have an hourly message Both the DC++ spokesman and
a huge part of campaigning, is typi- that goes out with a big block of text, Salari agreed the advertising would
cally very difficult,” Salari noted. it’s really hard to miss.” prove more effective at piquing the
“DC++, meanwhile, has immediate According to the source, before interest of students than more tradi-
outreach to thousands of students they decided to exclusively support tional forms of advertising.
living in residence, as well as a Face- Salari, the DC++ administration team “I guess we’ll see on election day,
book group and fan page.” canvassed all three USC presidential but I’m thinking it’s probably going
According to a spokesman from candidates to see if there was any to have a fairly significant impact,”
the DC++ administration team who interest in advertising on DC++. That the source speculated.
spoke on the condition of anonymi- decision came about from the DC++ Salari declined to go into detail
ty, this is the first time any DC++ administration team’s desire to when asked about other unconven-
advertising has been run on this engage first-year students. tional advertising he may have
large a scale. It’s also the first time “We were wondering if we could planned.
any USC presidential candidate has make the frosh more informed, that “I’ve got some tricks left up my
advertised on DC++. was the major thing. Then I talked to sleeve, but I guess you just have to
“What we’re doing for Omid is a Omid and felt that he was the best wait and see.”
complete deal, and it hasn’t been candidate, so I figured why not give

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Speakers > Educaton
Premier stops by London
McGuinty calls for growth in education
Cheryl Stone
NEWS EDITOR
The London Convention Centre was
home to Ontario royalty on Tuesday.
The London Chamber of Com-
merce hosted a talk by Premier Dal-
ton McGuinty, who discussed eco-
nomic growth and jobs in the
province.
McGuinty explained that during
his term, his government had creat-
ed 200,000 more spaces in post-
secondary institutions. “That’s
something that’s very important to
this community in particular.”
He explained the province was
hoping to see 70 per cent of the adult
workforce have some sort of post-
secondary credential.
McGuinty also stressed his gov-
ernment had doubled student aid.
Meaghan Coker, president of the
Ontario Undergraduate Student
Alliance, said increased access to all
post-secondary education was good
for students, but was quick to note it
should not come at a cost to the
quality of education.
“That sacrifice is just unaccept-
able,” Coker said.
She noted 200,000 students were
spread across all levels of post-sec-
ondary education, but she still
couldn’t foresee the impact of this
on the student experience.
“The effects that we’ve seen on
the individual experience are
unknown,” she explained. “We also
need to make sure to fund the sup-
portive services.”
Coker had been in talks with sev-
eral provincial leaders and felt they
had understood why quality was
important, going so far as noting
they had made long term quality
investment plans in education.
“There’s still a continuing growth,
we want to encourage that. We don’t
Day 8: Dropping the gloves
>> continued from pg.1
winner or loser is extremely subjec-
tive and not really necessary to the
political process.
But we’re going to get an actual
debate, so we’ll just ignore that part
and enjoy the rest of it, which should
be quite good. It’ll be really fun to
watch the candidates actually take
each other on topics and try to refute
each other’s arguments.
Major, major props to Huron for
making this happen. I cannot wait to
see how this plays out.
Something I could do without
CHRW’s Minute to Win It went down
in the UCC Atrium Monday after-
noon. All three presidential candi-
dates showed up and did their thing.
Notable performances include For-
gione busting out a freestyle rap and
Salari taking his shirt off and touch-
ing his nipples. No I’m not kidding.
Listen, stepping out of your com-
fort zone and showing a little bit of
personality with a rap is one thing.
It’s silly but it doesn’t exactly devalue
MCGUINTY DOING HIS BEST MATT RYAN IMPRESSION. Ontario Premier Dalton
McGuinty rolled into London yesterday and visited the London Convention Cen-
tre for a spirited talk about education, investment and careers.
ever want to say to a student in
Ontario, ‘There’s no room for you,’”
McGuinty explained.
“We will find ways to continue to
work with our post-secondary edu-
cation sector to ensure that they
have the necessary resources,” he
continued. He also explained, how-
ever, his government would have to
keep the deficit in mind.
Another touch point of McGuin-
ty’s speech was tax credits for
Ontario families.
“Sometimes we think that the
only way a government can help
families in terms of reducing their
household costs is to reduce taxes,”
McGuinty said. “But that’s not true —
there are other things that we can do
as well.”
He cited examples such as the
children’s tax credit.
“Our problem with tax credits […]
the electoral process, which is
already pretty high school as it is. But
not even in high school would some-
one do what Salari did in front of a
CHRW camera on Monday. Salari’s
striptease didn’t just border on dis-
tasteful, it crossed a line for me.
I like Salari’s willingness to try
new things. I like that he can turn a
debate on its head with powerful
rhetoric. I like that he’s not afraid to
display his affable uniqueness. But
what exactly does taking off your
shirt and touching your nipples
accomplish other than shock value?
Some of Salari’s ideas are innov-
ative and great. But it seems like
every so often he slips in one that
just doesn’t make any sense. Maybe
if he had a campaign team, someone
could edit his more bizarre ideas.
The CHRW performance was
completely adverse to Salari’s cam-
paign promise to “not ____ around.”
Simply put — it was silly, pointless
and uncalled for.
And another thing
I know CHRW was excited about the
Nyssa Kuwahara GAZETTE
is that this money that is going to
help Ontario families and they could
be doing better,” Coker explained.
“Those dollars can be doing far more
and have a far greater benefit in
other areas.”
One other area McGuinty
touched on was job growth in
Ontario. He noted Ontario had
recovered the majority of jobs it had
lost.
When asked where London jobs
were, however, McGuinty was a bit
evasive.
“Well, there’s more work to be
done,” he explained. “Tens of mil-
lions of dollars that went into this
community for infrastructure.”
He concluded there was still
much work to be done in the
province.
“I think what Ontarians are look-
ing for is progress.”
minute to win it project and the elec-
tions committee advertised it to can-
didates heavily, pitching it at every
all candidates meeting and includ-
ing it on campaign literature. But the
turnout Monday was less than stel-
lar with only a handful of candidates
making use of the opportunity.
Their loss, I suppose. I don’t real-
ly know why the candidates would-
n’t use this medium as a way to get
their names out there.
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Opinions Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are.
— Anthleme Brillat-Savarin

DEALING WITH STRESS

Work OK
and play
good too
Students are stressed by nature. Between midterms,
essays, extracurriculars, finances and a social life,
we have to find ways of coping with the pressure.
While some students try to alleviate stress with
organization techniques and small rewards, others
inevitably let their emotions takeover and shut
Letters to the editor
down. Many students turn to food during stressful
times, but think little of the negative health effects
of consuming so much junk food. Military bashing
One reason students eat poorly when stressed is unnecessary
simply the convenience factor – it’s easier to grab a Re: “Desperate times call for desperate mea-
slice of pizza than it is to make a healthy meal from sures” (Feb. 2, 2011)
scratch, especially when you’re cramming for an
To the Editor:
exam the next day. I was angered and disappointed to see the
It’s also difficult to eat healthy on a student bud- editorial comic accompanying the edito-
get, as the healthiest foods are often the most rial in the Gazette.
expensive. Other people eat for the sake of pro- Gazette, we’ve gotten along great for a
crastinating because eating is a justified excuse for long time, going over three and a half
years without pissing each other off—
not doing work — we all have to eat so why not
more than I can say for most of my
spend some extra time putting a meal together? friends. However, the comic poking fun
Eating when stressed is indicative of a greater at Western accepting the Goldman Sachs
mentality about the student lifestyle. We justify an scholarship, as well as parts of the article
unhealthy lifestyle with a “work hard, play hard” were ignorant.
I don’t have a strong opinion either
attitude. Working hard academically justifies play-
way about Goldman Sachs, my issue
ing hard, meaning indulging in drinking and party- instead lies with the depiction of the
ing is a reward. “Canadian Army Scholarship” under the
There’s also a common attitude towards working editorial cartoon’s headline, “Desperate
out, whereby people don’t necessarily go to the gym Times Call for Desperate Measures.”
with the full intentions of being healthy, but rather I attend Western under subsidization
from the Canadian Forces, nominally a
to make up for the junk food or excessive amounts
“Canadian Army Scholarship.” It was a
of alcohol they have consumed, or plan on con- competitive process for which I worked
suming in the future. hard and of which I am proud, hardly a
Students also have a tendency to equate being desperate measure undertaken during
healthy with looking good — physical results don’t desperate times.
The Canadian Forces pays tuition
necessarily coincide with one’s overall well-being.
expenses to the university for dozens of
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle isn’t a top prior-
soldiers, sailors, and air-men and women
ity for many university students, but this is rea- who are posted here as students, which
sonable. This just isn’t a time in our life to focus on the university gladly accepts and for
our health — we have the rest of our lives to worry which the military requires no advertis-
about it. ing, branding on campus, or any other
If an unhealthy lifestyle makes you feel guilty,
supplementary benefits.
Grouping the Canadian Forces with
though, there are small changes you can make, corporations that the Gazette freely
whether it’s substituting a regular beer for a light attacks as “tarred,” “sinister” and “disrep-
one, making the effort to go to the gym once a week utable” hurts and is just plain wrong. Say
or upping your vegetable intake. what you will about any of the Canadian
Forces current missions or policies—I’ve
With the student lifestyle, it’s all about taking the
heard it all—but to paint the whole orga-
small steps to improve your overall health. nization in the same light as the popular
— Gazette Editorial Board economic whipping-boy is lazy journal-
ism.
You even go so far as to say that
accepting scholarships from organiza-
tions like the Canadian Forces “makes us
sacrifice…our integrity.” Well I’ve been at
Western for about three and a half years
and in the military for about four—and I
daresay that the people I’ve had the plea-
sure of serving with across Canada
demonstrate far more integrity than the
average student here.
I’m graduating this year, and I must
admit this has been a fairly minor blip in
our relationship. Your coverage during
Remembrance Day is usually excellent
and respectful, and I’ve found you to be a
fairly moderate and honest publication,
so I’m willing to let this go. But you owe
an apology to the dozens of men and
women in the military who will come
back for another academic year, and to
the ones who will be entering their first
year here.
Military members posted to Western
should feel just as accepted as I’ve been
made to feel here, and they deserve your
consideration. Sow the seeds of the
accepting culture to which you pay lip
service, and next time, think before you
draw.
—Michael Bennett
Commercial Aviation IV
Editor’s Note: This letter brought to light a
meaning the Gazette didn’t intend with the
editorial cartoon, but is plainly there. We apol-
ogize for any disrespect paid to the Canadian
Forces and its scholarships through the car-
toon. However, the Gazette stands by argu-
ments within the editorial itself.
Issues with oil go
beyond sands
Re: “Suzuki talks oil sands” (Jan. 27, 2011)
To the Editor:
This article and the documentary Tipping
Point: The Age of the Oil Sands brings to
light an important, and often forgotten
issue of life after oil.
The environmental and health effects
of the oil sands will continue to be dis-
cussed until the last drop. What we
should be focusing on is what will hap-
pen once all the oil is gone.
The environmental effects of the oil
sands will be something that our genera-
tions, and our children’s generation will
have to be bare the brunt of. Future gen-
erations will be stuck paying for the mess
that we are making now, and that is not
something they should be burdened with.
Oil producing companies, and the Cana-
dian Association of Petroleum Producers
should be held accountable for the envi-
ronmental and health effects that the
production of oil is causing.
There should also be funding invested
by the government into the development
of environmentally friendly energy
sources. Realistically we will see the end
of oil and be unprepared to deal with the
consequences. Investing legitimate
efforts into alternate solutions is crucial
for the very air in which we breathe. If we
wait until the absolute depletion of oil
before investing these efforts, then we
will be dealing with issues that are even
larger than they are today.
We could sit around all day and
debate about the effects of the oil sands
or we could turn our efforts into finding
alternative energy sources and lessening
the burden for future generations.
—Jordan Bayne
Science IV
Dear Life
Your anonymous letters to life
Dear Life,
If you are going to make me come to
school, please make sure the crosswalks
are plowed enough so it is safe to walk
on them. Getting hit by a car would
make me seriously late for class.
Dear Life,
Sometimes I hear voices. They’re really
disruptive. I’m trying to listen to what
the prof is saying during lecture so I can
learn and do well. People really need to
stop talking in class.
Dear life,
I’m addicted to pizza. And my friends hate
me. I’m not sure if the two are causal.
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Stress eating takes toll on mental health
Study tries to find link between trans fats and depression
Jesica Hurst
GAZETTE STAFF
Next time you reach for that choco-
late bar, you may want to think again.
A recent study by researchers in
Spain found college graduate stu-
dents who consumed an abundance
of trans fats had a 42 per cent
increased risk of developing depres-
sion compared to those who had
barely any trans fats in their diet.
Anne Zok, nutrition manager for
Western’s Hospitality Services, says
we should completely avoid con-
suming foods containing trans fats.
“Trans fats are created when
manufacturers use a process called
partial hydrogenation — turning liq-
uid oil into a semi-solid form such
as shortening or margarine,” she
explains. “Although there is specu-
lation that a diet high in trans fat can
relate to depression, it is important
to note that in general, people who
consume more trans fat found in
junk food might also be more likely
to smoke, drink alcohol and engage
in other behaviour that may increase
their risk of depression.”
According to Zok, evidence sug-
gests processed foods are impacting
mental and cardiovascular health in
ways researchers do not fully under-
stand yet.
So why do so many students
reach for fattening foods
when they’re stressed or upset? San-
dra Fisman, chair of Western’s
department of psychiatry with the
Schulich School of Medicine and
Dentisry, explains it can relate back
to our childhood experiences.
“What we do is often determined
People who are
depressed tend to
either lose their
appetite completely, or
eat a lot more. For
those who eat more,
one possibility is that it
could be a form of self-
medication – they are
feeling deeply unhap-
py and food brings
some temporary and
minor relief.
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by our genetic makeup — by our
early experiences, or how food may
have been used while we
were developing,” she says.
Fisman says there are theories
that suggest if a mother feeds
her infant every time they cry, as the
infant grows up they may deal with
emotions by eating, because that is
how they were programmed to deal
with things.
“A dysfunctional way of coping
would certainly be eating a carbohy-
drate load of a massive amount of
dense, fatty foods,” Fisman says.
“Using food to deal with stress if not
a good strategy — it is much better
to learn other strategies like exercis-
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In Theatres
Just Go With It
Adam Sandler and Jennifer Anis-
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to be his wife while he tries to
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A&L Shorts
Glengarry Glen
Ross hits the stage
A controversial and edgy play is
being brought to Western by Huron
University College’s GetLit society
and London’s own Richmond &
Tower Productions.
The controversial play, Glengarry
Glen Ross, originally written by David
Mamet, follows four salesmen as
they struggle to win a cutthroat com-
petition during the 1982 recession.
The play was put together by a team
of Huron and Western students who
are very passionate about its release.
“I have wanted to do this play for
three years, we’re passionate about
theatre and we want to step it up at
this school,” Andrew Pel, the produc-
tion’s director explains. “This school
does not represent theatre, and where
business is king and theatre has no
place, this play will have a message.”
The main message of the pro-
duction, “always be closing,” is deliv-
ered in an aggressive setting. With
offensive material and troubled
characters, the script can be consid-
ered hard for reproduction for
young and mature audiences.
“You can’t go back and change
the language or values that are
embedded in a historical context in
an attempt to be politically correct,”
Pel says.
But nonetheless, Pel welcomes
anyone from Western to attend.
“It is the best play written about
business and contemporary mas-
culinity,” Pel says.
Glengarry Glen Ross runs Wednes-
day to Sunday at 7:30 p.m., with one
matinee performance Saturday at 2
p.m. Ticket are available at InfoSource
for $10.
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Sports
Over the weekend the Mustangs women’s basketball team held
their fifth-annual Shoot for the Cure event with all proceeds
donated to breast cancer research. To learn more about the event
and the charity OneRun, read associate editor Arden Zwelling’s
story only online.
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rundown >> Third-year Mustang Scott Leitch remains undefeated this season by winning the gold medal in the 500m event with a time of 1:03.59 at the Meyo Invita-
tional at Notre Dame University | The Mustangs rowing team competed at the annual Canadian Indoor Rowing Championships this past weekend > The Mustangs came
home with one gold, one silver and three bronze medals > Sarah Black won the Senior B women’s race, setting a new record in the process.

Men’s Hockey > Western 4, Windsor 3

Shorthanded ‘Stangs
snag the victory
Lamb scores game winner
Brian Fung
CONTRIBUTOR
The Mustangs men’s hockey team
entered the weekend missing six
players who were away at the Winter
Universiade. But in a spirited contest
against the Windsor Lancers, the
Mustangs still managed a 4-3 victo-
ry in what could be described as a
character win.
“We’re shorthanded as it is,” Mus-
tangs assistant coach Pat Powers
said. “The guys battled hard and
persevered through a lot of the
adversity that they faced tonight.”
Timely goals propelled the Mus-
tangs to victory. After the Lancers
scored the opening goal in the first
period, Josh McQuade responded
for Western less than three minutes
later.
Jason Furlong followed up for
the Mustangs with a great individual
effort putting in his own rebound to
give the Mustangs the lead halfway
through the first.
The Lancers evened it up with
five minutes left in the period, but
Steve Reese responded for Western
less than a minute later after a
Lancer turnover, giving the Mus-
tangs the 3-2 lead after the first
frame.
“We made some errors in the
neutral zone that we can’t make,”
Lancers coach Kevin Hamlin said.
“Good players capitalize and that’s
exactly what they did.”
After Windsor tied the game in
the second period, the Lancers com-
mitted a costly neutral zone
turnover leading to an odd man rush
for the Mustangs. Kyle Lamb capi-
talized on a dazzling passing play to
seal the victory for Western.
After the game, Hamlin
expressed frustration over Wind-
sor’s inability to generate quality
chances. He praised Western’s
strong defence that has propelled
the Mustangs to the top of the
Ontario University Athletics west
division standings.
“The bottom line is we couldn’t Piotr Angiel GAZETTE
get after their goalie,” Hamlin said. NNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Mustangs forward Chris Rocca looks on as teammate Josh McQuade puts
“There’s no question that the weak- one by Windsor goalie Frank Dayus. The Mustangs would go on to win it on a third period goal by captain Kyle Lamb.
est part of their team is their net
minder, but it’s tough to get to him
and that’s a credit to their defence.
For them to play that well in front of
him with the guys that they have out
of the lineup, it speaks well to their
depth.”
With the strong season they are
having, players are setting their
sights on winning nationals. Howev-
er, Powers insists that it’s too early to
be thinking that far ahead.
“We’re not really preparing for
nationals right now,” Powers said.
“We have a lot of tough teams in our
division that we have to worry about
first. We have three tough rounds to
get through before we can think
about the nationals. Once we get our
team back together, we’ll see what
happens.”
Anders Kravis GAZETTE

Men’s hockey > Western 0, UOIT 3

Ridgebacks ride to victory

Disallowed goals prove costly for Mustangs
Ryan Stern
GAZETTE STAFF
After winning their game the night
before, the Mustangs were looking
to continue their win streak when
they welcomed the University of
Ontario Institute of Technology
Ridgebacks to Thompson Arena.
Unfortunately, the shorthanded
Mustangs squad could not solve goal-
tender Jason Guy as he backstopped
the Ridgebacks to a 3-0 victory.
“Our expectations were no dif-
ferent simply because we are miss-
ing guys,” Mustangs captain Kyle
Lamb said.
Both teams skated to a hard-
fought yet scoreless draw after two
periods until Kyle Wetering of the
Ridgebacks squeezed one through
the legs of Mustangs goalie Josh
Unice. It was a goaltending clinic for
most of the night as the final two
Ridgeback goals were put into an
Piotr Angiel GAZETTE
empty net.
“Well you could tell that Guy was
playing such a good game that one
goal might have been the difference
tonight,” UOIT head coach Marlin
Muylaert said. “Unice was spectac-
ular as well, so I thought both goalies
were magnificent, but ours might
have been a little more magnificent
tonight.”
Luck was certainly on the Ridge-
backs’ side as the Mustangs looked
to have struck first halfway through
the second period when Chris Rocca
found the back of the net. But the
referees quickly converged to wave
the goal off.
Once again the Mustangs
answered back with a quick goal,
only to be disappointed as the refs
waived that one off too.
“There’s always a little bit of dis-
belief that you can have two goals
waved off in the same game, but the
ref’s decision is the ref’s decision and
we just have to kind of live with it
and move forward,” Mustangs assis-
tant coach Pat Powers said.
Despite out-shooting UOIT for
the first two periods, the Mustangs
came away frustrated with the loss.
But with playoffs fast approaching,
the team remains optimistic about
their future.
“We have our full team moving
forward starting on Tuesday and
hopefully we’ll have good things
from there,” Powers added.
The Mustangs sit in first place in
the Ontario University Athletics west
division with only two games
remaining before playoffs.
“Our team is still playing well. It
was a tough loss, we were pretty
tired, but we have to give them cred-
it because they played a great game
tonight and we just have to get back
to it next week and get ready for
playoffs,” Lamb said.
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Women’s Hockey > Western 2, Laurier 3

Lady luck spits on ‘Stangs

Greg Colgan
GAZETTE STAFF
If they didn’t have bad luck, they’d
have no luck at all.
That’s been the story for the Mus-
tangs women’s hockey team who,
despite outplaying the Laurier Gold-
en Hawks, lost 3-2 Saturday after-
noon at Thompson arena.
“We’ve played extremely well the
last six weeks, we’re just unlucky and
we just never get that break. That’s
the way it’s gone for us this year,”
Mustangs head coach Chris Higgins
said of his team’s misfortunes.
It was one of those bad breaks
that saw Laurier open the scoring.
The Mustangs struck back quick-
ly when forward Katie Dillon fired a
quick wrist shot past Laurier goal-
tender Kristen Kilgallen. The goal
was Dillon’s fifth in three games.
“We’re missing [Ellie Seedhouse],
our best player and captain. Everyone
has been fired up and has realized
we’ve got to step up. I’ve been feeding
off them a lot of late,” Dillon said.
The bad luck continued for the
Mustangs when a scrum in front of
their net saw a Laurier player land
on goalie Jessica Ulrich, resulting in
a knee injury shortly after Laurier
took a 2-1 lead.
Rookie Olivia Ross came in to
relieve Ulrich and made several key
saves until another funny bounce
gave Laurier’s Fiona Lester a wide
open net.
The Mustangs would answer
back with a late power play goal by
Lindsay Gidomski, but despite
chances in the dying minutes, they
were unable to tie it.
“You always need to play tough,
but we just never get any bounces,”
Gidomski said.
Although they’ve had tough loss-
es in several close games this sea-
son, Higgins said his team has never
given up.
“Even though we’ve had a miser-
able season according to our record,
not one of the kids have quit this sea-
son. We had the number one team in
the OUA come in here and they were
lucky to get out with a win.”
Anders Kravis GAZETTE

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2 BEDROOMS available, $679 plus $50 utility pack-
age that includes heat, hydro, and water. Free un-
covered parking, newer building, onsite
management, close to Western and bus routes,
steps from Richmond St. For more information
please call 519.858.2525 or go to www.varsity-
commons.ca.
2 MINUTES TO UWO. Newly renovated 2 bedroom
basement apartment. Large, clean, bright, quiet, pri-
vate home. Rent includes free laundry, TV, Internet,
A/C, parking, and all utilities. Separate entrance.
519-434-8164.
2,3, 4 BEDROOMS available at Varsity Commons,
London’s best student community for fall 2011.
Enjoy great amenities such as our cardio center,
movie theatre, and game room. Free uncovered
parking, on-site management. For more information
please call 519.858.2525 or go to www.varsity-
commons.ca.
2,3,4 BEDROOMS available at Varsity Commons lo-
cated at 75 Ann St.just steps from Richmond Row.
Enjoy great amenities such as our cardio center, 24
hour laundry facility and game room. On-site man-
agement. For more information please call
519.858.2525 or go to www.varsitycommons.ca.
3 BD MODERN townhouses close to Masonville,
Loblaws, and tons of restaurants. Close walk to
campus and steps to major bus route. 3 spacious
bedrooms, with huge closets. Contact Zach to book
a viewing, tours are free, and units will rent very
quickly, zachs@londonproperty.ca 519-854-0505.
3 BDRM TOWN houses and apartments. These
units are just steps from campus at the corner of
Sarnia and Western road, right next to Perth and
Essex residence. These units all have spacious bed-
rooms and common areas. All come with free park-
ing, maintenance and full-time property
management. Call Zach anytime at 519-854-0505.
3 BDRM. #1 student rentals. Newly built red bricks,
right across from campus! Dishwasher, washer/dryer
include. Huge, spacious rooms with massive clos-
ets. Networked for Internet and parking included.
These ones always go fast so call soon. Call John
anytime at 519-859-5563 or email johnm@london-
property.ca.
johnm@londonproperty.ca to book a tour.
3 BEDROOM TOWNHOUSE Oxford/Wharncliffe
area. 5 appliances, parking, on bus route. Currently
remodelling and adding a second bathroom. $410
inclusive. Call Ted 519-697-5746.
3, 4, 5 bdrms at 217 Sarnia. Live at one of the most
popular student corners in London. Within steps of
campus, you can’t get closer. All of these units have
big common rooms and spacious bedrooms. Live in
style with 5 appliances, free parking, free mainte-
nance and full time property management. Call Zach
anytime at 519-854-0505.
3,4 AND 5 Bedroom apartments and houses sec-
onds from front gates on Richmond. Directly on bus
route to campus and downtown. Most include
washer/dryer and dishwasher. Call John at (519)
859-5563 or email johnm@londonproperty.ca to
book a tour.
3,4 BEDROOM apartments available at Varsity Com-
mons, London’s best Student Community. Enjoy
great amenities such as our cardio center, movie the-
atre and fun events. From $479 inclusive per room.
For more information please call 519.858.2525 or go
to www.varsitycommons.ca.
3-4 BEDROOM CONDO Spacious and clean. 10
minutes from UWO. 5 appliances, brand new
kitchen, private parking, $1110/month plus utilities
(water paid for by owner). Phone John at 519-432-
4321.
4 BDRM BRAND new Red Brick townhouses, apart-
ments and single homes for rent. Most feature 5
brand new appliances, huge rooms and closets,
open concept kitchen/ living room, free parking and
networked for high speed internet! Located in great
student areas. Act fast- these won’t last. For more
information call Zach at 519-854-0505. zachs@lon-
donproperty.ca
4 BDRM DOWNTOWN, $500+. Brand new. Stain-
less steel appliances, laundry, dishwasher, parking,
large bedrooms and living room, deck, 640 Talbot St.
Check it out at www.icprop.com, call Bruce 519-
643-6014, bruce_w_thomas@yahoo.com.
4 BDRM TOWNHOUSES near all amenities. These
4 bedroom townhouses are 3 floors and 2 wash-
rooms for 4 people! Bedrooms are spacious, bright
and have huge closets. Free parking and property
management. Call Zach anytime at 519-854-0505.
zachs@londonproperty.ca
4 BDRM. #1 student rentals. Newly built red bricks,
right across from campus! Dishwasher, washer/dryer
include. Huge, spacious rooms with massive clos-
ets. Networked for Internet and parking included.
These ones always go fast so call soon. Call John
anytime at 519-859-5563 or email johnm@london-
property.ca.
4 BEDROOM HOUSES at Oxford & Wharncliffe.
Available May 1, 2010. Clean, spacious and carpeted
with skylights, fireplaces, dishwasher, laundry & park-
ing. Call Jim Lovell at 519-691-5891.
4 BEDROOM HOUSES with skylights, fireplace,
hardwood floors, laundry and parking. Available, May
1 2011. Call Jim at 519-691-5891.
they are gone!
5 BEDROOM HOUSES and apartments right on bus
route to campus and downtown. Great locations.
Huge rooms and closets. Most have all new appli-
ances including washer/dryer and dishwasher. Call
John at (519) 859-5563 or email johnm@london-
property.ca with questions or to book a tour.
5 BEDROOM HOUSES and townhouses for rent on
all sides of campus. All places have free parking, free
maintenance and full time property management.
Units are rented on a first come first serve basis. Call
Zach at 519-854-0505, zachs@londonproperty.ca
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Amenities include: on-site laundry and air condition-
ing. From $499 per room plus $50 dollar utility pack- Frosh, Soph, Senior, Grad Student
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6 BDRM HOUSES on all sides of campus. Most fea-
ture 5 new appliances, spacious rooms and huge
closets, open concept kitchen/ living room, free
parking and networked for high speed internet. Act
fast- these won’t last! For more information call Zach
at 519-854-0505.
6 BDRM. #1 student rentals. Newly built red bricks in
all the best student areas around campus and down-
town! Dishwasher, washer/dryer included. Huge,
spacious rooms with massive closets. Networked for
Internet and parking included. These ones always go
fast so call soon. Call John anytime at 519-859-5563
or email johnm@londonproperty.ca.
6 BEDROOM VICTORIAN house downtown. Newly
renovated with skylights, glassblock, ceramic tile,
laundry & parking. Available May 1, 2011. Call Jim at
519-691-5891.
6, 7 BDRM houses downtown and near campus.
Huge houses with lots of common area and spacious
bedrooms. Places include new appliances, free park-
ing, and full time property management. Great
prices. Call Zach anytime at 519-854-0505.
zachs@londonproperty.ca
7 BDRM. #1 student rentals. Newly built red bricks in
all the best student areas around campus and down-
town! Dishwasher, washer/dryer included. Huge,
spacious rooms with massive closets. Networked for THE
Internet and parking included. These ones always go
fast so call soon. Call John anytime at 519-859-5563
or email johnm@londonproperty.ca.
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