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Global to Local:
U of G students and faculty on international and national news
Mayor Rob Ford was recently discussing the plans for a casino development on his radio show where he stated, How can people say no to this? referring to the proposals that would begin the construction of a major casino in downtown Toronto. Many residents have spoken out about the issue, saying that its a lousy way to bring in revenues and create jobs, which the mayor sees as one of the biggest benefits of the plans. Toronto residents have until Friday to fill out a form on a city-run website to either show their support or disapproval for the project, though many, according to a Toronto Star article on the topic, have resigned themselves into believing it will happen no matter what they do. The Ontarion: Have you heard about this news topic? Brooke campbell-Paterson, student: No, I havent at all. Carly Bobak, student: I heard a little bit about it over the Christmas holidays. The Ontarion: Does it interest you? BcP: Im not really into gambling, so it doesnt really interest me, and its outside of my comfort zone, like I wouldnt [venture to] Toronto at all, especially for a casino. cB: Im sort of neutral on the issue. Ive read a bit about it, I understand both sides of the argument at this point so Im curious to see what ends up [happening] with it, but Im not very strongly opinionated on it either way. The Ontarion: Are news stories like this one relevant to people living in Guelph? BcP: I think itll be somewhat significant to Guelph, if the casino is built and jobs are created, then [it might] up the economy a little bit, but it will also have environmental impacts as well, with building a new entire building. cB: It could have a bit of an impact on Guelph, especially because theres the Mohawk casino close by, it could take away a lot of the tourism there, and that could negatively impact the economy in Guelph as well.
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Scanlon said the organization Without getting into politics, its past, McMaster has used an on- is an open, inclusive environ- really about, who is OPIRG? line opt-out system, which ment. It offers a program that said Reaburn. Its safe to say they they claim is more accessible. trains activists in democratic havent done a very good job of Were just trying to create a forum and decision-making processes, advertising themselves around for discussion, explained Rae. On while maintaining safe spaces. campus as compared to other Jan. 23, one day before the opt- Our main goal is to create a clubs and I didnt know [in the out deadline, 60 people reported healthier, more inclusive Guelph, online as attending the event. explained Scanlon. We will work OPIRG representatives say that with any individual and/or group this campaign is highly misin- that approaches us in exposing and formed about its work and causes challenging existing oppression. it supports. The OPIRG representative added Our mandate states that we that it has always been clear Rafaela , stand in solidarity with people that students have the choice to around the world who are re- opt-out of contributing to the sisting social and economical organization. oppression, said Sarah Scanlon, For the over 30 years that OPIRG Guelphs coordinator of OPIRG has existed, the opt-out organizational and policy de- has always been an option. Its velopment. We do this through never been our responsibility to spreading education regarding educate people [about that]; its a wide array of human rights the universitys funding, and they issues. get to choose. We really support Scanlon noted that the or- the opt-out we think its demoganization is 100 per cent cratic and an important process, accountable, and the office lo- said Scanlon, adding that there cated at 1 Trent Lane behind are many other fees that students Creelman Hall has binders con- cannot opt-out of, such as the taining the minutes of all board athletic facilities fees. and staff meetings, as well as Yet, the Opt-Out OPRIG-Guelph accessible financial records. members retain their manDefending OPIRG against accusa- date that the opt-option needs tions of being radically one-sided, to be more openly advertised.
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past] that we fund them and can opt-out. Thats the difference. I just want to raise awareness of the clubs we can opt-out of, have a discussion about whether this is appropriately funded, and take a look at what they support.
Thanks to the participants for this weeks interview. If you have something to say about international or national news, and would like to be contacted for future issues, contact News Editor Alicja Grzadkowska at onnews@ uoguelph.ca.
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Jo-Anne McArthur works to ensure that the voices of animals are heard.
McArthurs cause. The message in a quote given during the presentation by Bruce Freidrich in particular struck a chord: Animals are someone, not something.
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DNA barcoding library receives $650,000 grant
jordan sloggett
The Canada Foundation for Innovation continued its ongoing support of the Biodiversity Institute of Ontario and the Canadian Centre for DNA Barcoding with a recent $650,000 grant. Professor Paul Hebert, director of the Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, shared his thoughts on the grant. The past decade has been a very good one for science in Canada. Weve raised, in our country, about $80 million to support this project. Thirty million dollars you see in the buildings on campus, but the majority of the money has gone to employ nearly 100 people to support the institute. Its been a great decade. Hebert also explained how the institute plans to spend the grant money. It will be used largely for two purposes. First, to present Canada as a role model to the world as to what you can do if you build a DNA-based identification center for all the life in your country. Second, towards deploying a team of bio-staff to go to these collections and harvest tissue bits, legs assorted and sundry body parts of organisms for identification, said Hebert.
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imagine [existing today] will be what youll be doing 40 years ago, which is one of the truly splendid things about science, said Hebert. Hebert also reflected on the fact that many scientists are not able to change and adapt to new technologies as they emerge. You need to be immensely flexible and its funny how some people fossilize with the technique. Even in academia, people will have the technique that they learned when they were a PhD student, and now theyre the worlds expert in it and theyre going to keep it, said Hebert. The researcher continued, stressing that, One needs to be quite unwedded to any idea or any technique. You should embrace change. Plan on everything you know today being deeply or slightly incorrect those are the only two options. Hebert has a strongly positive view on the future of bioinformatics in Canada. Through the hard work and dedication of researchers at the biodiversity institute, hes convinced that Canada has a leading role in the future of this exciting branch of biology. I like the vision of people around the world coming to Canada digitally to identify every organism they encounter. Fifty or 100 years from now it would be neat if Canada was a provider of that kind of biodiversity information to the planet, said Hebert.
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The event will feature a panel of people who have experienced eating disorders firsthand.
Brock Hotel and Conference Center on Gordon Street. Everyone is welcome and admission is free as the coalition is focused on raising the level of awareness. The coalition hopes that those who are looking for help or to understand this condition can find the courage to attend this event, and listen to individuals who are bravely choosing to share their stories of living with and fighting to overcome this disorder.
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Improvisations insights for 2030
michael bohdanowicz
On Jan. 23, a discussion was held in Kitchener where four professors based out of four different Ontario universities and in different research areas addressed the question, What will 2030 look like from your point of view, and from the lens of your research? This question was asked by Research Matters, a campaign created by the Council of Ontario Universities (COU) to publicly show research being conducted by Ontario researchers, and the impact this research could have on the world. This event was the first in a series of discussions on what life will be like in 2030. COU asked each of its member universities to nominate a project to be promoted through Research Matters. The University of Guelph chose the Improvisation Community and Social Practice research project (ICASP). English professor Ajay Heble, a lead researcher with ICASP was one , of the four professors answering Research Matters question. Heble described this project as being about musical improvisation as a vehicle for social change. Heble further explained that ICASP uses music as a point of departure to talk about broader social, cultural and political issues. Music becomes a way of thinking about and modeling what might happen in the broader public arena. Thirty-five researchers from 20 institutions around the world are involved in ICASP and over 200 graduate students have benefited from the fact that most funding for ICASP has been directed towards them. At the time of interview, Heble was planning on discussing what it means to be part of a sustainable community and how improvisation, particularly musical improvisation, plays a role in forming them. In this context, sustainability refers to social sustainability, which can be achieved through inclusive participatory processes that could involve
Ajay heble and other Ontario university profs came up with their vision for 2030
improvisation among members of a community, according to Heble. Theres improvisation in daily life, said Heble, also commenting that, What happens when musicians improvise is not all that different from what happens when people get together in a setting and start talking to one another. Heble claimed that it is a myth that improvisation comes out of nowhere. He pointed out that improvisers are not making things up in the moment but rather reacting in the moment as they bring their history to the activity featuring improvisation. Heble acknowledged that improvisation might not always lead to sustainable communities. Nonetheless, Heble noted that improvised musical practices have been linked to struggles for social change, a linkage that can provide lessons that we can use to better the future. Heble was still working on a response to Research Matters question surrounding 2030 and stated that, The ability to cultivate resources for hope is, to me, very profound and very vital and thats what I suspect I will be talking about . . . Imagine what might happen if the lessons that Im suggesting can be learned from a improvised musical encounter get applied more broadly.
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yamantaka // sonic titan director Ruby kato Attwood takes a meditative stance at ebar on Jan. 17.
audiences in a critical reading of the music scene the collective operates within. By critiquing us, youre inadvertently critiquing the entire indie scene. Whatever your stance on the political motivations of the collective, for a group that began as a large scale theatrical performance art project perhaps lubricated by a 2012 shortlisting for the Polaris Music Prize that brought them international attention YT//ST has come to offer a concert experience of undeniable allure. While the groups sound is often fragile, sweet, and atmospheric, also present is a brooding energy that builds up to an incendiary fever pitch. At the groups Guelph performance, this was realized when, late in the set, the audience erupted into a bouncy mosh pit that even saw audience members crowd surfing ...se e y t//st pag e 13
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bowjias funky electronic tunes got the dance party started following Adverteyes cassette release at van Goghs ear on Jan. 18.
that they are not just another rock band, but a thought-provoking and original group that takes a speculative approach to reality. The name Adverteyes, Harrington said, plays on the ideas behind manipulation and getting peoples attention. He even points out the problematic political nature of consumerism and the contradictory nature of being in a band that has to sell music as a product. The band played songs from their upcoming album Cultures, including Spectrums, which Harrington announced is about life, and Down in Front, another new tune which resonates as an emotionally and politically driven track. Politics, the world, a lot of our stuff is motivated by humans being short-sighted and politically apathetic and manipulated, said Harrington on what influences their music the most. Despite the darker undertones of some of their newer stuff, Adverteyess stage presence was comfortable, uplifting, and welcoming. They had fun and made you feel at home, even if you were hearing them for the first time. They joked with the crowd about drinking responsibly but drinking a lot, and with each other about Brian wearing Collins long johns. The band kept a dark and somber Van Goghs cheery and light-hearted on a Friday night, while delivering powerful political messages through their music.
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aRts & cuLtuRe 10 w w w.th e on ta r ion . c om Poets compete to represent Guelph on national stage
eBar hosts Guelph Poetry Slam finals
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An eclectic group of young and old turned out for the Guelph Poetry Slam finals on Jan. 19 at downtowns eBar. The show was presented by the non-profit Guelph Spoken Word organization as a fundraiser for the upcoming Guelph Poetry Slam season. The five poets out of 10 who placed after the competitions final round will become the team to represent Guelph at the national Canadian Festival of Spoken Word (CFSW). The competitions highest scorer, David James Hudson, was crowned as 2013s Grand Slam Champion and will represent Guelph at the CanleIGh lIChtenbeRG adian Individual Poetry Slam in Vancouver. After opening with a David James hudson, left, will represent Guelph at the Canadian Individual Poetry slam in vancouver cool preamble of jazzy, metropol- after amassing the highest score at the Guelph Poetry slam finals on Jan. 19. itan tunes, host Livingston Lacroix opened the show with wit and Three rounds were judged by five fascinating and powerful use of conThe art of the poetry slam is a charm. Lacroix introduced two randomly selected judges, and 10 fessional and prosaic structure with unique fusion of bodily and vocal poets not competing, Fannon and poets altogether performed: Rafay, a metonymic sensibility that draws performance. As opposed to simply Tommy Buick, to open with their Mphatic G (Michael Gardner), Lisa B, personal problems into a broader reading textual poetry, one gets a work and set the tone for the rest of Hudson, Sean Warren, Jaded, Meme, idea of queer identity and feminist unique glimpse into the poets true the show. With bombastic rhythms Truth Is, Ted-O and Eitan Gallant. issues. Slater was a finalist at the 2012 intent through the sphere of public and energetic stage presence, it indi- The five who placed, in order, were Vancouver Poetry Slam Indie Champ, performance. The way the poet speaks is a very cated to the amped audience that it Rafay, Lisa B, Meme, Truth Is, and Erotica Slam Champ and Queer Slam would be a good night. Hudson, and will represent Guelph Champ, as well as a five-year board big portion of the poem. Thats someThe first round of poets opened in Montral at the upcoming Can- member for the Vancouver Poetry thing I think of every time I post text with Windsors Rafay, whose adian Festival of Spoken Word. House, and its current president. Her online, its that theyre gonna catch powerful post-9/11 metaphors struck Among the shows many high- work has been published in Carle- a certain perspective of it, but theyre a chord with the audience and illus- lights, Vancouver spoken word ton Universitys sex magazine The gonna catch something exceeding trated a common theme in much of artist Lisa Slater performed in be- Moose and Pussy, as well as the bi- that when they hear it straight from the work performed throughout the tween the first and second rounds. annual queer literature magazine me. Thats why I like to post YouTube night injustice and identity crises. Slaters performance style employs a Poetry is Dead. videos of my poems rather than just notes, you know? said Rafay. Ted-O added, You read some stuff and think Thats good! Thats alright! but then you see someone perform it and itll just blow your mind. Along with the poets words in sprawling and complex metaphors, the art of rhythm is also very important to the overall presentation of the work. The slam champion David James Hudson said, It certainly helps me embody the poem a lot more if Im able to put it in a rhythm that makes me feel it. I hope people arent making the distinction between words and rhythm. I think you heard tonight that the words really matter. Lisa B added to this by saying, Rhythm invites the body in, and went on to speak of the use of humour in poetry, and hers in particular. I actually find a lot of things really funny! And I like including that in my poetry partially because I like writing about funny things, and I like using humour as an invitation for someone to relax in their body as they listen and laugh, like thats the relief, right? It makes people more open than saying something thats not funny at all. It creates some intimacy and repose, and connection, said Lisa B. The subject matter presented by the poets ranged from homelessness, environmental issues, global warfare, heartbreak and sexual identity, but shared one common theme: poetry as a social practice that can inspire and illustrate very real issues in a thoughtful and abstract way.
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Ann Westbere of Threefold standard grooves on the saxophone to the accompaniment of bandmates Guy Johnson on bass and Matt Azevedo on drums.
events, including the installation reception for University of Guelph Chancellor David Mirvish and the Guelph memorial for the passing of Chancellor Emeritus Lincoln Alexander. The performance was part of a weekly event. Every Friday, the Bullring hosts live jazz.
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Artistic duo syn- from Montreal and contemporary arts organization Musagetes held a series of workshops to produce a zine examining how space is conceptualized and used on campus.
kind of duality or dialectic, we would be more in between, [...] in the sense that I think we bring up observations which might have a signal for certain forms of intervention, Prost said. The zine launch, the last phase of the project, brings the research produced during the workshops and studio to the broader community, although zine publication was not in the initial plan. We were in fact even thinking of possibly an intervention on campus, but for us the zine in fact now has become a form of intervention, Prost said. The collaborative DIY approach to organizing the information in zine form ultimately echoes the larger goals of the project: to reconfigure the way space is considered, in a creative way that challenges our perceptions revealing these everyday spaces as anything but mundane.
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nick Goods exhibit Obsoletism at the zavitz gallery offered a behind-the-scenes look at the history and methods of photography.
together, creating a three-dimensional image. When looking into one, you see a lit black and white eye staring back at you, a playful choice of image to merge with this old form of entertainment. Nick Goods show also included 3D Daytona Fla, work that received an honorable mention at the SOFAM Juried Art Show. This transient gallery installation by Nick Good brought an old and simple technology into a contemporary context, beginning with confusion, and resulting in delight when privy to the mysteries of photography.
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The flailing stage presence was not some forced, prerehearsed head-banging. It was a group of musicians in their element.
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sara bortolon-vettor fronts the big sound of The Folk in the small space of Jimmy Jazz on Jan. 19.
drummer when we played Hillside the first time, which was cool, but actually that performance made us go, We want a fucking drummer. We want to be a rock band. Adding drummer Patrick Rody to a lineup that already included Ferrari and bassist Liam Magahay, The Folk filled out their sound and completed the transition to rock and roll. The band subsequently recorded a pair of EPs, You Say, I Say and Say It Again. They are currently working on a full-length album, We All Say, in a studio just outside of Guelph, which is expected to come out in the spring.
...yt/ / s t con tin ued throughout the eBar. Loft indulged the enthusiastic audience by joining them in the pit when the group dove into an encore performance of A Star Over Pureland, returning only at the end of the track to deliver a booming chant. If you feel YT//STs already impressive dossier doesnt leave much room to grow, the group is also currently absorbed in the process of putting together a side-scrolling video game (a play on YT//STs initials, itll be called Your Task // Shoot Things) scored with an original soundtrack from the collective. Its like a full-on little rock opera with a narrative that you play through, said B. The group is hoping to reach out to the public for input at a series of work-in-progress presentations and eventually involve a studio, but B is determined the game will
be YT//STs own. There are bands thatve had video games based on their franchise, where they order them like
By critiquing us, youre inadvertently critiquing the entire indie scene. Alaska B
an advergame like the Skrillex Quest. The difference is, is that as far as I know, none of them actually took the time to sit around and fart out code. So well be
probably the first band to ever make our own video game from start to finish. B imagines the process could take until early next year, but YT// ST fans wont have to wait until then for new material. Were also recording our second record, said Attwood. We start recording in the next couple months, said B. We hope to have a record out by the end of the year. Beyond that, the group just has touring on its minds. We have some performances coming up, but we cant announce them yet, Attwood added. And with summer festival season not too far in the distance (and their lineup announcements approaching even sooner), that could mean augmented exposure for the industrious art collective. for a web exclusive Q&a with alaska B and Ruby Kato attwood, visit theontarion.com.
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Gryphon captain edward Gale (17) fights for a loose puck against a Waterloo forward during the Frosty Mug at the sleeman Centre on Jan. 18.
should be how the team responds to the loss of their starting goaltender to the KHL. Loverocks recent efforts have showcased him as a more than suitable replacement for Maxwell and the game outside the crease hasnt seen any significant changes since the rookies departure. Suffice to say its a show of confidence in the new defender of the pipes. Loverock is no stranger to OUA action, and that should comfort Gryphon fans questioning the stability of the goaltending as the team approaches whats setting up to be an exciting playoff run. In Loverocks rookie season, the goaltender posted a .904 save percentage while accumulating an 8-7-1 overall record. Loverock has also played this season, playing several games in October before Maxwell took over starting responsibilities. Loverock will be aided by the two other goaltenders on the Gryphon roster, those being Kyle Ruhl and Cody St. Jacques. Ruhl has yet to see any playing time for the Gryphons, and St. Jacquess lone outing is one he surely wants to forget. While the depth behind Loverock is untested in the OUA, the play of the other five Gryphons on the ice may help to alleviate some of the pressure on these young goaltenders. Regardless of whos in net, the Gryphons host the York Lions on Jan. 24 in the Gryphon Centre. The Lions enter the game sitting at 13-9 in the OUA West, a mere two points behind the fourth-place Gryphons. The Lions are led by forward Jesse Messier, who leads the team in points with 28 and ranks second in penalty minutes with 51. The Gryphons will look to bring the same physical style that has handcuffed opponents so far this season, and they wont have to worry extensively about taking too many penalties. Yorks 12.6 per cent power play efficiency is third worst in the OUA, and could open up some odd-man rush opportunities for the fast and physical Gryphons.
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Whatever concern was to be had about Maxwells replacement, third-year Andrew Loverock shut down his critics, stopping 32 of 34 shots in the highest profile hockey game of the regular season.
The Gryphons will now look to improve their standing within the OUA in their final six games of the season. Three of those games come against under .500 teams, giving the Gryphons an excellent opportunity to improve their record as they approach the playoffs. The storyline that should dominate the remainder of the season
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erin tilley (7) of the womens basketball team looks to find the basket on Jan. 19. Guelph lost to Windsor 68-53.
despite strong performances from Guelphs leaders on the court, the end result hasnt been ideal. Guelph relies on their two top20 OUA point scorers in Erica McFadden and Kayla Goodhoofd. McFadden ranks 14th in the OUA in scoring with 12.3 points per game, while Goodhoofd sits at 18th, averaging 12.1. Fifth-year centre Jasmine Douglas has consistently provided strong defensive performances, tallying 39 offensive and 64 defensive rebounds through 13 games. Individual efforts aside, the
team has struggled to pair strong defensive outings with strong offensive showings often limiting the teams effectiveness in the later parts of the game. Guelph possesses a negative 80-point differential between points scored and points scored against. That differential through 13 games averages out to a frustrating 6.1point average margin of defeat, a frustration that could come to an end on Jan. 23 in Waterloo. Waterloo has posted a -297 point differential through 13 games, rating worst in the OUA. Waterloo is the only team in the OUA that has yet to win a game, and Guelph will look to get the 2013 portion of their season turned around against the struggling Warriors from Waterloo. Six of Guelphs next eight games are against teams with a winning percentage of less than 50 per cent, and the opportunity exists for Guelph to salvage the remainder of a difficult second half to their season. The next home game for the womens team is on Feb. 1 when the Lakehead Thunderwolves come to town for a weekend doubleheader.
nordic ski team wins nine medals at Ontario cup Race no. 2
Womens six medals and mens three highlight early-season success for Guelph
andrea connell
The Guelph Gryphons Nordic Ski team competed and medaled in the Ontario Cup Race #2 on Jan. 19 and 20, held at the Walden Ski club in Lively, Ont., west of Sudbury. Coach Ian Ritchie said this weekends event was the first major race weekend for many of his team and both the men and women did very well, winning nine medals between them. Six for the womens and three for the mens team. A number of our first year athletes did particularly well. Duncan McTaggart was the second man overall in Saturdays classic race and third in Sundays skate race while Ashley Huet was the second junior woman in Saturdays race and first junior woman in Sundays race, Ritchie said in an e-mail. In the classic, the women raced five-kilometers while the mens race was 10 kilometers long. Sunday saw a mass start for the racers with the distances increasing to 10 and 15 kilometres respectively. Ritchie said that while the course at Walden is forgiving, the weather was a challenge on the weekend. With more than 20 cm of snow falling before the Saturday morning race start, the trail did not have time to set after it was groomed for the course. This made the course on the mushy and soft side, which is hard to ski well on. It didnt end there as the next day saw temperatures fall to -18C, making the snow hard and abrasive. This can affect skiers by making their times a little slower than usual. The team performed very well in spite of the conditions. The Nordic ski season is short. The university season ends at the OUAs in the third week of February this year but the twenty-strong team will continue to compete in other races past that. In total, between December and March, many of the athletes will have started in 12-20 races with distances ranging from five to 50 kilometres long. Ritchie said that developing the Universitys Nordic Ski program is a major focus which can be a challenge competing against universities such as Lakehead and Carlton that are near cities with large cross-country ski communities, making it easier for them to recruit skiers. Nonetheless Ritchie is pleased with how the season is looking so far. Both mens and womens teams are looking very respectable. Our womens team is looking especially good. Weve kept most of our talented racers from last season and added a couple of very strong rookies. Medal Results Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013 Junior women classic 5.5 km 1. Catherine Mallinger 2. Ashley Huet senior women classic 5.5 km 3. Melissa Jones Junior Men classic 10 km 2. Duncan McTaggart Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013 Junior women Mass start free 10 km 1. Ashley Huet 3. Laryssa Kemp senior women Mass start free 10 km 2. Melissa Jones sunday Junior Men Mass start free 15 km 3. Duncan McTaggart sunday senior Men Mass start free 15 km 3. Scott Weersink
but in Guelphs next drive Michel Clark was fouled at the threepoint line and pulled Guelph closer again by sinking all three of his free throws. Michel Clark finished the game with a team-high 17 points, going 5-9 from the field, four of the shots coming from the three point line. The Gryphons then started another 7-0 run, capped off by a crisp hook shot inside the paint by first year forward Adam Kemp, putting the Gryphons just two away from the Lancers, with the score at 76-74. Unfortunately, that was the closest the Gryphons would get, as Enrico Diloreto, who finished with a game high 20 points, scored the next five points with a clutch three ball and an impressive drive to the net, putting the game out of reach for the Gryphons and sealing the victory for the Lancers. The Guelph players still made an attempt to comeback, but the damage had been done, and the game ended 83-77 in Windsors favour. The Gryphons are back in action on Jan. 23 at Waterloo, and travel to Western on Jan. 26.
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stefan Cornelissen (44) of the Gryphons earns some tough space in the paint en route to Guelphs 83-77 loss against the Windsor lancers on Jan. 19.
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A 10-game winning streak dating back to Nov. 11 has the Gryphons readying themselves for the playoffs
Power-outage preparedness
maintain an accessible supply of fuel for the fire. A flashlight with multiple sets of batteries is a must-have for any power outage, but candles and camping lanterns can be particularly useful in providing both light and a small supply of heat. For this reason, its also a good idea to keep a candle and matches in your car during the winter months; should you get trapped in a blizzard in your car, a blanket and a candle can prevent you from freezing. A battery-powered radio is a must-have in these types of situations. Emergency broadcasts and weather updates are always available on AM radio, so an old-school battery powered unit is your best bet for staying informed during a power outage. Maintaining an adequate supply of non-perishable food items will also be beneficial to your survival. Canned fruits and vegetables, emergency drinking water, and other items like granola bars and peanut butter are always good to have on hand. Dressing in many loose and warm layers will help to keep you warm, and maintaining an adequate supply of additional blankets and bedding will also prove useful in staying warm at night. Travelling, for any reason, should be done exclusively during the day. Its generally a little warmer during the day and in the absence of electrical streetlights, finding your way around at night could prove particularly difficult. Despite the initial excitement of simulating life in a nuclear winter, the threat of hypothermia very real when the power goes out during the winter. Remaining indoors, where all windows and doors are kept sealed, will help keep what little warmth you are able to generate indoors. Guelphs public services are more than suitably equipped to handle an environmental disaster such as this, but the responsibility of being able to survive for at least a few days after the initial cessation of power should lie solely on the members of your household. An ice storm causing major power outages may seem like something from a far-fetched dystopian film set, but recent weather patterns have proved a degree of unpredictability in the southern Ontario climate. Predicting the weather may be out of our hands, but being prepared for the unpredictable is something very much within our grasp, and something we ought to consider during this blistering cold spell.
upcoming home games against How university Queens (Jan. 26) and Laurier (Feb. students can better 3). Laurier, Guelph, and Queens combine to produce the 1-2-3 equip themselves punch atop the OUA standings, a for potential power mere four points separating third- outages in winter place Queens from first-place Laurier. We dont want to read too much chris mller chris mller into [the winning streak], but we feel that we have a lot of momen- In case you havent left your The womens hockey team has tum going into this weekend and house in the last few days, theres been automatic as of late, win- next weekend as well, explained been a streak of particularly cold ning each of their last 10 games Flanagan. weather, even by Canadian stanThe Queens game will also play dards. The icy wind that lambasts in the OUA regular season. With only four games remaining before host to an alumni event being your face each morning when you the start of the playoffs, the push held by the Gryphon womens leave the house may not be the is on for the Gryphons to ready team. Members of past Gryphon biggest concern facing university themselves for the teams post- teams will have an opportunity to students during these particuseason aspirations. chat with the players, skate with larly cold months. Coach Rachel Flanagan is not one their kids, and partake in a game Consider for a moment what to rest on the laurels of the teams of shinny with the varsity squad. might happen if the power went recent success, believing the time The event is sure to be an enjoy- out? is now to ready the team physically able one, particularly for Flanagan, Depending on how your home for the rigors of the playoffs. Much who captained the Gryphon squad is heated, a combination of sleet like the rest of the student body, for two years of her five-year career and freezing rain could disrupt members of the team are taking as a student-athlete at the Univer- electrical service and therefore full advantage of the early-semester sity of Guelph. your furnaces ability to warm academic workload. The Jan. 26 matchup with the dwelling. Its nice starting second semes- Queens at the Gryphon Centre is A pamphlet published by Toter because [the players] arent into gearing up to be an excellent show- ronto Fire Services helps to mid-terms yet and assignments down between two of the OUAs identify some useful tips for arent due yet, so we can spend a finest. Queens, Guelph, and Lau- making sure youre prepared little more time in the month of rier each possess two of the top-ten should the power go out be it January pushing [the players] phys- goal scorers in the OUA, so theres for a few hours, or a few days. ically, said Flanagan. certainly no shortage of offensive If your house is heated by That increased training could production amongst the divisions a fireplace (and I doubt most pay dividends in the teams two top three. student housing is), be sure to
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the season (not to mention late- baseball, and sign up for a recnight practices during the week), reational house league at less and their determination that the than the cost of the equipment. majority of family time happens While travel fees and other unat the arena. expected expenses are sure to It would be easy to stand be- crop up, an argument could be hind these observations and made that baseball costs about claim that hockey, from a finan- half of what hockey costs. In the cial perspective, simply doesnt tight economic climate thats make sense to the changing de- even tougher on young families, mographics of the middle class its easy to see why baseball is in Canada. However, the positive growing in popularity. qualities gleaned during team The intent of this article is not sports are essential to a young to be openly anti-hockey. There persons development. Team- is something uniquely Canadian work, fair play, leadership, and about waking up early to pile dedication to a cause are all de- into the minivan and sleepily veloped through young peoples drag everyone to the rink for a involvement in sport not to weekend game. Its that element mention the physical benefits of Canadiana that pervades all of exercise. the Tim Hortons commercials Those skills are not isolated to played in the winter, something hockey, and it would seem the thats as uniquely Canadian as Canadian public is taking notice. maple syrup. So its fitting that Thanks in part to the research as the demographics of Canadas surrounding concussions and middle class change during this head-trauma in youth sports, economic situation, their internon-contact sports such as base- est in hockey might change as ball are seeing improvements in well. registration numbers. Hockeys not going anyFor around $200.00, the where, so fans of the frozen sport youngster (and their parents) neednt fear the loss of this hiscan purchase a glove and a pair toric pastime just be prepared of cleats, all thats necessary for to pay for it.
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that is common to this style. The taste sticks onto the tongue for some time, leaving a residual taste of black coffee, toffee, and malt.
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not for the faint of heart, barley wine provides an interesting link between modern and ancient ales.
can be found at the LCBO for under $10.00, and I encourage advocates of better beer to indulge. Shipyard Brewing Companys Barley Wine comes in a 625 mL bottle adorned with an attractive gold-foil cap cover. The brew measures in at 8.5 per cent alcohol, relatively low in the 8-15 per cent range barley wines generally finish at. Those who prefer quantity over quality in their beers might not enjoy a barley wine, as the most effective method for enjoying one is pouring it into a snifter (which is traditionally used for whiskies and other strong liquors), and maintaining approximately a finger and a half of toffee-coloured head atop the brown-black liquid of the brew. Notes of chocolate, coffee and a mild floral aroma greet the nose after the pour. A taste of plumsweetness and roasted malt envelops the low-carbonation
...barley wine is our closest modern link to ancient strong ales, the character of which developed over the past few hundred years.
Perfect for sharing while reading or conversing, this brew serves as beers alternative to the winter night-cap in front of the fire a perfect cure to warm the belly on winters coldest nights.
People need to know that you exist, and social media keeps you and your content on their minds - Mellissa Sevigny
are starting your own food blog, cross-posting recipes and photos from your blog onto popular recipe sites such as these will help draw in traffic. Sevigny emphasizes how critical social media is to the life of a blog, and credits sites such as Pinterest, Facebook,
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Mellissa sevigny runs a popular gluten-free and low-carb food blog called I Breathe Im Hungry.
- Spend some time thinking about - Do not feel discouraged if noyour blog before you start and body is reading your blog, they have a firm idea of what you want will come eventually. it to be about. As the interview concluded, - Make it attractive and functional Sevigny left us with the finishwith quality content. ing words remember to write - Up your game in terms of pho- about something important to tography. She recommends ... you, dont be afraid to share a never using the camera flash little about yourself, dont take and concentrating on lighting yourself too seriously, and have and white balance. fun!
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wayne greenway
It is complicated and stressful to be in transition and not sure of your future. Everyone has different advice to help you find your career direction. There are those who say follow your passion. Yet others say that a great career where you love your work has to be earned. Nearly everyone agrees that the more you understand about yourself, the more successful you will be in your job search and in your career. Those in the follow your passion school of thought propose that with careful selfexploration you will realize a calling or a sense of direction. To Steve Jobs, passion was everything in finding a career. He is reported to have said People with passion can change the world for the better. Jobs is also quoted as saying, Id get a job as a busboy or something until I figured out what I was really passionate about. Authors such as Cal Newport, a recognized author in the field and an assistant professor of computer science at Georgetown University, argues that your passion will evolve as you work in a field, where you have strengths and interests. Work is hard. Not every day is fun. Building the skills that ultimately lead to a compelling career can take years of effort. If youre seeking a dream job, youll end up disappointed, again and again, said Newberg in a recent CNN Blog. He advises job seekers to not set out to follow their passion. them to follow their passion Instead, set out to develop it. just infuriate them, since they do This path might be longer and not know how to find this elumore complicated than what sive construct. most upbeat career guides might It could be that the word paspreach, but its a path much sion means so many different more likely to lead you some- things to different people that it where worth going, continues creates confusion. The elements Newport. of PERMA Positive Emotion, Newport points out that fol- Engagement, Relationships, lowing your passion for many Meaning, and Accomplishment is an obnoxiously unanswerable from the positive psychology question, and sets us up to feel guilty or anxious about the possibility that we are not in our dream job or that we might never find our dream job. The disadvantage of this school of thought is that it can lead to short-sighted thinking. It can cause one to focus on areas where one is successful and comfortable, rather than areas that would have more meaning and impact for both the individual and the world around them. In a recent TEDx Boston talk, Clay Christensen from the Harvard Business School said that the reason people fail in their career is that they invest in the things that provide the most immediate and tangible evidence of achieve- field, may offer a way to underment, rather than looking at the stand the balance between these bigger picture. two schools of thought. They How does a job seeker make have an agreed upon scientific sense of all this? I find, in my meaning and offer more clarity. practice, that like many things For example, a student may have in life, the answer lies in a bal- an idea of career that would be ance between the two schools meaningful and enjoyable, but of thought. Some clients know they may not have experienced exactly where they want to go enough of it to know if they and they are passionate about would love to do it. By seeking that goal. Others do not know out PERMA rather than passion, where to start. They find that they could still enthusiastically well-meaning friends who tell pursue it to see how it unfolds.
the more you understand about yourself, the more successful you will be in your job search and in your career.
acclaimed author George Orwell dies The mind behind Animal Farm and 1984 had been fighting for three years with tuberculosis before passing away on this day in 1950. In fact, 1984, according to the report, was his last novel and one he wrote in between his stays at the hospital during the final years of his life. It also won him 357 from The Partisan Review as the years most significant contribution to literature. Orwells real name was actually Eric Arthur Blair, and he was born in India, in 1903, to civil servants working on behalf of the British Empire. The author also experienced a period of poverty, where he worked as a dishwasher and lived as a tramp in the East End of London, though these events inspired some of his works, like Down and Out in Paris and London. (The BBCJan. 21, 1950) High court Rules abortions Legal the first 3 Months In a 7-2 vote, the Supreme Court of the United States decided on a womans rights to obtain an abortion, if it took place within the first three months of the pregnancy, 40 years ago. The article that appeared below this headline explains that, For the next six months of pregnancy a state may regulate the abortion procedure in ways that are reasonably related to maternal health, such as licensing and regulating the persons and facilities involved. It also notes that laws in Georgia and Texas will have to be reviewed extensively, as 31 antiabortion laws and 15 liberal statutes will have to be rewritten. The Roe vs. Wade decision has not been without controversy, particularly in recent years during the ongoing debates between pro-life and pro-choice advocates. (The New York TimesJan. 22, 1973) Phone to Pacific from the atlantic Thirty-eight years before this day in history, Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas A. Watson had a phone conversation between Boston and Cambridge, a two-mile distance. On Jan. 25, 1915, the pair extended this distance to 3,400 miles as Bell, in New York, called Watson in San Francisco. According to the article, They heard each other much more distinctly than they did in their first talk thirty-eight years ago. With the completion of the first transcontinental telephone line, several individuals, like Theodore Vail of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, made phone calls ranging as far as 4,750 miles from their location. And, while people between four locations, New York, San Francisco, Washington, and Jekyl Island, could talk to each other on one continuous loop, hundreds in the four places [could listen] to the conversation. (The New York TimesJan. 25, 1915)
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tino is a leopard gecko who made his money running drugs and guns across the Mexico-Us border. When things got too hot, tino decided to lay low in Guelph. Currently living with Cody Prior, tino spends his days enjoying the finer things in life, like sunbathing in his terrarium and indulging in gourmet cuisine (mostly bugs).
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A piggy bank left in tact is a rare image to find gracing university graduates shelves.
high tuition fees strengthen economic dependence of students on their families. Even for students with high-income parents or guardians this can mean that they are forced into maintaining abusive or dangerous relationships with their families. This is also a concern for families that suffer from homophobia. world right here in Ontario. In the shadow of this concentrated wealth stand our hospitals, transit system, universities, and schools, all of which remain underfunded and neglected. Who created the economic crisis? It wasnt the universities or the students it was government policies that pay no serious regard to peoples needs, only corporate greed. Will the University of Guelph lead by example or continue to do the governments dirty work by making students pay?
Myth 5: there is nothing the university of Guelph can do. the provincial and federal government are in debt and students need to tighten their belts just like everyone else. This ignores the fact that gov- Myth 6: education is not a ernmental policy and associated right. Its an individual choice, funding does not benefit every- or a personal investment in ones one equally. Choices are made, future. people suffer, and a few get rich. Rights are determined by social Consider the following funding progress. For example, 100 years choices our federal and provin- ago the majority of Canadians cial governments have made: had no right to vote in elections - Military Budget per year: (women, First Nations, Asian$20+ billion Canadians, and more!). It is true - Cost of F-35 fighter jets: $45 that today in Canada, public polbillion icy does not view education as - Ontario Governments 2010 a right. But growing numbers Corporate Tax Cut: $2.4 of people view post-secondary billion education as a right, including - Annual federal and us! We have already determined provincial subsidies to the that education is a right from fossil fuel industry: $2.84 kindergarten until grade 12 in billion Ontario. Over 25 other coun- What would FREE undergrad tries have eliminated tuition fees education across Canada cost for post-secondary students as per year?: $5.1 billion well. Just because the status quo in Guelph and Ontario violates There is money. Ontario is a the right to education doesnt province with tremendous natu- mean we wont get there! ral wealth with a surplus of the super-rich. Canadian corpoThe views rations are currently sitting on $526 billion of unused money in represented in the their balance sheets. Canadas opinion section do not five largest banks have all raked necessarily reflect the in record profits in 2011. Also, views of The Ontarion corporations still benefit from nor its staff. one of the lowest tax rates in the
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your hard-applied OSAP-givings. We try to separate the Jedi from The Cannon started out as strict- the Sith, but the best way to do ly an online classified for anyone that is to warn you, the students, seeking to exchange books. You about the evils of the dark side. see them, huddled in the cold by We all know that selling old Old Jeremiah, anxiously making mid-terms, course notes and eye contact with everyone at once tests on The Cannon is not perlooking for that special someone mitted (Right? Guys? Wheres to take their old books away. everybody going?), but what may From there we spread into the be largely under the radar to the housing market. The Cannon be- average student is the amount of came a place for students to find people looking to just take a wad affordable housing while being a of your cash for nothing in return. listing location for the commuThese scammers usually ask for nity of Guelph at large. However a deposit to be sent to them. Usuhelpful this service has become ally they are on vacation or out to students, there is a dark side of the country, so meeting them an evil grows here, feeding off in person is out of the question. hate and the naivet of new stu- They sometimes require a deposdents and their trusting parents. it before seeing the apartment. This evil comes in the form of off- THIS IS NEVER OKAY! STRANGER shore scammers and deposituers DANGER! Never, when looking (yeah, I did make that word up), for an apartment will the hopescratching and pawing for a de- ful tenant have to pay anything posit on a house that you have no before the first and last months proof exists. rent, after signing the lease. Only We here at The Cannon work once the place has been seen and diligently to sift through the the landholder has also been seen, posts trying to discern the true can money exchange hands, genland-people, looking to help erally in the form of a cheque or students find affordable accom- protected money order. Anothmodations from the illiterate er big hint that something funny mouth-breathers that aim to own may be going on, is if the landlord
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has a mustache and a black top hat, spins a cane and cant stop talking about his affinity for railroad crossings. If you are perusing The Cannon, we encourage you to report these possibilities. Even if they are unfounded, it is always good to put odd practices on our radar. The more we know about the community we represent, the better we can protect you from getting ripped off. Consider this a PSA for your wallets well-being. Also, as always, please feel free to email me at editor@thecannon. ca with any concerns, criticisms, praise or even if you want to talk Star Wars. Im down with the Fett. We are a service funded by you, and thusly, work for and with you. Use us. Chris Carr is Editor-in-Chief of The Cannon. Inordinate Ordnance publishes every Thursday in The Cannon and in The Ontarion. The opinions posted on thecannon.ca reflect those of their author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Central Student Association and the Guelph Campus Co-op, or The Ontarion.
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Familiarization with the requirements of the Residential tenancies Act can help students recognize potential housing scams.
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election rules to prevent people who did not share its political orientation from joining its board. The university has questioned OPIRGs bookkeeping practices and found that they are not very strong. As there is no public disclosure of its spending on its website, it is very difficult to see precisely what the group is doing with our money. Hopefully OPIRG will put up its budget and meeting minutes, like almost all student government organizations do, so that students can see exactly what it is we are funding.
paul rashotte
What Ive realized through talk- event that happened to someone ing to those around me about their else, you can give your misfortune trauma is that people generally the same significance as another feel as if their traumatic experi- persons pain. You can override ences have happened to someone Western narcissism and transform else. For example, as a kid I once your poison memories into a founfell down a flight of stairs and was dation for human connections. forward thinking enough to proIf you turn your trauma into emtect my body with my face, which pathy you might just notice that resulted in my first black eye (Ive youre standing in a jaded room since learned to use my arms). with a group of people who dont Now whats important about this feel for anything besides themstory is that the next day I almost selves. Maybe theyll be watching completely forgot my black eye an old Western and youll notice existed. Even when Id look in the that everyones smiles look unmirror Id find myself searching natural and impossibly stretched, for my blue eye through a pur- so that it seems as if their faces ple bruise and Id think to myself, have ripped themselves open. thats not my face. What I lacked All of them chortling with their the tools to grasp as a kid was that derisive laughter in perfect synmy ego had separated the injury chronization to John Wayne-style from who I was as a person, so executions. Maybe youll notice that I could continue to play with that youre not smiling and youre my Batman action figures with- feeling something for the people out feelings of self-consciousness youve never felt anything for. or worry. While separating traumatic exThe views periences from who you are as a person enables you to move on represented in the with your life, an added benefit opinion section do not of this perception is that it ennecessarily reflect the ables you to empathize with the views of The Ontarion people around you. In perceiving nor its staff. your traumatic experience as an
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Its a staple in the diet NASA feeds its astronauts. Its also the simple, light brown grain that sprouts little white curls and can be found in your local grocery store. Quinoa was a foreign food for me until this past summer. My roommate, who leads an entirely gluten-free diet, introduced me to the grain. Afterwards, I was found strolling through the aisles of Zehrs, asking the employees, Where is the quin-o-a? Properly pronounced keenwa h , t h e u n i q u e g r a i n reportedly has an unusually high protein content, and contains essential amino acids needed for good health. This super-food, which shares the same fan-base as kale, salmon and berries, is also praised for its fibre and all-around nutritional value. You can almost hear Dr. Oz running through the streets, yelling in excitement. The obscure Peruvian grain used to be something you could only find at Whole Foods or similar stores. Though the Incas referred to it as the mother of all grains, it did not catch on in Western countries until recent years. But catch on, it did. A novel alternative to other typical grain sources, such as bread or pasta, it has become so revered among health fanatics as well as vegetarians, vegans, and those with other dietary needs that the United Nations declared 2013 the Year of Quinoa. A quinoa boom has arrived, but unfortunately, not without controversy. British newspaper The Guardian wrote on Jan. 16 about the potential negative consequences of North Americas obsession with quinoa: it appears our appetite for the grain has raised prices to such an extent that people in Peru and Bolivia, for whom it was
Who knew this tiny grain could lead to such big ethical issues? In our ever-globalizing world, the story behind the things you consume can have far-reaching consequences.
once a nourishing staple food, it also brings upon bigger quescan no longer afford to eat it. tions on the food Canadians Like most people, I do not think consume everyday, and the twice about purchasing a bag of trends that come and go. Did quinoa and making a tasty sum- we all of a sudden forget about mer salad. Yet, because of the coffee beans, bananas, cocoa, overseas demand, imported junk and many other foods that pose food is now cheaper than quinoa persistent, and perhaps more ethical issues? in its main production countries; concerning, We live in a consumerist society in Lima, Peru, according to The Guardian, quinoa now costs that thrives on personal choice. Even within the Centre Six cafmore than chicken. Columnists of several major eteria in the University Centre, newspapers have now entered there are several different meal the blame-game on full throt- options, more than some people tle. Some are accusing vegans in other countries can imagfor this perceived misfortune ine. We can opt for a pork chop to Peru and Bolivia, while at Moms Kitchen, a chickpea others are arguing that this assortment at the salad bar, or economical shift will allow a slice from Pizza Pizza. For citizens of these countries to some, residing in the comfortgain more political power and able womb of university life (see access to more diverse foods. The Ontarions Jan. 17 editorial), Quinoas mass exportation may will allow for these decisions or may not be posing a threat to to be based solely on flavor, or its host countries, but regardless, whether or not you will still have money for a pint after class. Quinoa now represents how great an impact North American consumers have on the production and trade of products in other continents. Its current popularity also shows us how, in a sense, buyers can have a direct effect on the well-being of people far across the globe. My concern lies in how easily students, like myself, can forget these consequences of our purchases. For now, read labels, and use the research resources readily available at your fingertips. Take time to learn where your food comes from. Realize that with great privilege of choice comes great responsibility. You can fit the mold like the rest, and blindly follow trends, or you can stand out, like a single piece of grain in the sizzling pot of the world.
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PeRsOnaLs More than anything I just want to be honest seRVIces NEED ESSAY HELP! All subjects, research, writing and editing specialists, toll free 1 888 345 8295 customessay@bellnet.ca. Join our advertising team and make great commissions by placing posters around campus. Details: 416-280-6113. VOLunteeR OPPORtunItIes Volunteer tutors are needed for a free tutoring program run out of The Bookshelf. The program runs Tuesday - Thursdays from 3:304:45pm (Feb 5th- March 28th). If interested, contact bookshelftutoringprogram@gmail.com. creative, neighbourly, interesting, and welcoming vibe of downtown Guelph, Fourth Friday events take place on the fourth Friday of every month, from 7pm 10pm. www. fourthfridaysguelph.ca Synchronised Skating at Market Square -a demonstration from the Guelph Gryphons Varsity Figure Skating Team. 7 and 8pm. The team will be on hand to offer their advice and knowledge to the public between performances. www. downtownguelph.com Exploring Guelphs connection to the American Civil War. A Free Fourth Fridays event. Featuring a talk at 7 pm by Alexandra HrienkoChilcott. Civil War re-enactors bring the era to life with displays from their own collections. Guelph Civic Museum, 52 Norfolk St. Information: 519-836-1221 or guelph. ca/museum saturday January 26 Dancetheatre David Earle copresent a screening of Heart at Night: David Earle in Guelph, a documentary by Vaughn Barclay. At the Bookshelf Cinema, 41 Quebec St. at 4pm. Tickets: $10 reception to follow in the e-bar. All welcome. Information or reservations: vaughn@dtde.ca /519-836-6573. Shake-n-Skate party at Market Square in downtown Guelph 6-10 pm. An all-ages event featuring electronic music by local DJs and highlighting a diversity of sounds. This is a family-friendly event. The Market Square skating rink is open daily from 10am -10pm, weather permitting. www.guelph.ca/ marketsquare Student Volunteer Connections eighth annual Do So Much Weekend. A leadership conference designed for students to come together for networking, inspiration and capacity building to grow a stronger community dedicated to positive change. Register for free at www.dosomuch.ca. 10 am at Rozanski Hall. sunday January 27 Sharpened Tongues - Spoken Word Workshop/Sharing Circle. No mics, no pressure. Bring writing and writing utensils. The Poetry Palace (339 Suffolk St. W.),1:30pm-3pm . $5 cover Monday January 28 Career Aviators Business Career Club: Students and professionals welcome. Mondays 7pm -9pm, Innovation Guelph (111 Farquhar Street). Strategic advice and support; guest presentations; motivation to stay on track; worldwide Information exchange. PWYC. Info:1 866 873 7633 www.careeraviators.com
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tuesday January 29 ASTRA speaker series: Look Younger, Live Longer: Health and Beauty Advice in the 1950s with Catherine Carstairs, Associate Professor, History, U of G. 12 noon - 1:15pm in MacKinnon 132. All welcome, bring your lunch. www. uoguelph.ca/arts/astra Thursday January 31 Better Sleep Program evening group begins at 7:30 pm. Learn how to decrease insomnia and fall asleep more easily. Details at www.uoguelph.ca/~ksomers. Guelph: Silence. An exciting portal in Guelph for adventurous and innovative sound events covering a wide range of music. 8pm [$10 or pwyc] at Macdonald Stewart Art Centre (358 Gordon St. Guelph). www.silencesounds.ca saturday february 2 19th Environmental Sciences Symposium. From 10am until 5pm we will be exploring Traditional Knowledge and Cultural Perspectives on the Environment through a variety of speaking sessions, workshops, and displays. For more information visit enviroscisymposium2013.com Free tutoring program run out of the Bookshelf downtown for high school students. The program runs Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursdays from 3:30-4:45pm beginning on Feb 5th through to March 28th. If interested, contact bookshelftutoringprogram@gmail.com. Guelph Civic Museums Exhibit: kNOw Skateboarding: 60 Years of Skateboarding Culture, discover the rich underground world of skateboarding. 7-9pm. Exhibit runs until June 2, 2013. 52 Norfolk St. 519-836-1221 ext. 2773 guelph. ca/museum. The Guelph Family Health Team (FHT) offers FREE walking group at the YMCA-YWCA. Tuesday/ Thursday evenings 6-8pm. Participants receive a free pedometer the first time they attend and weekly handouts with recipes, health tips and exercises. Indoor shoes only please. Information: 519-837-0099.
Thursday January 24 Macdonald Stewart Art Centre Winter Art Party. Unveiling two major exhibitions by Canadian artists: Phil Bergerson: American Shards runs until to April 14. Vessna Perunovich: Line Rituals & Radical Knitting runs until March 31. Opening reception 7pm. MSAC 358 Gordon St. 519-767-2661 www. msac.ca Thursday At Noon Concert Series. Concerts start at 12:00p.m. Thursdays in Mackinnon room 107 (Goldschmidt room). Admission free donations gratefully appreciated. Everyone welcome! friday January 25 Fourth Friday: Celebrating the
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