By Lauren Pelley and
Mike Hayes
Gazette Staff
Imagine a world where, when
someone turned 16, they were
handed the keys to a car and told to
start driving without any prior
instruction.
“It would be carnage,” says
Richard Haggins, a manager of
operations at InCharge Debt Solu-
tions, in an interview with the
Financial Consumer Agency of
Canada.
To Haggins, that’s what it’s like to
give uneducated young adults
access to credit cards.
In his time at InCharge, Haggins
has seen it all –– from an 18-year-
old client already burdened by
debt, to someone saddled with pay-
ments on over 20 credit cards.
Haggins says that, for students,
accumulating credit card debt can
be easier than you’d think.
“While people are still going
through school, if they’re getting
themselves into a debt hole it’s
something they ignore,” he
explains.
“[Students] have little or no
income,” adds Pat White, executive
director of Credit Counselling
Canada.
Given these factors, the shock of
debt usually doesn’t hit until stu-
dents are in their early 20s.
“[Then they’re] out of school,
their job’s not that great and they’re
left wondering how they’ll ever get
their debts paid off,” says Haggins.
It’s a dire situation, but one that
can be prevented with some credit
smarts.
Haggins says it’s good to keep in
mind credit cards are just a tool ––
they’re not good or bad. But they’re
definitely not an income source.
“With a credit card, you are get-
ting somebody else’s money and
they are going to charge you for that
[…] What’s the cost of that credit?
What are they going to charge you
for that? It comes down to the inter-
est rate,” Haggins explains.
Certain banks have cards specif-
ically designed for students which
tend to have lower interest rates,
meaning you’ll be charged less for
your borrowing. Other banks pro-
vide incentives for student cards
like reward programs for maintain-
ing a higher interest rate.
However, even if the card has a
lower rate, Haggins recommends
steering clear of paying for big pur-
chases –– like tuition –– on plastic.
“Ball-
park $5,000
[for tuition], and
we’re looking at interest
rates of $1,000 per year,” he says.
“You might as well take a bunch of
hundreds and wad them up and
toss them out the window.”
White says the key to using a
credit card safely is making full pay-
ments, and doing it on time. It’s
easy to do with electronic banking,
she adds.
According to Haggins, the mini-
mum payment equals banks’ max-
imum profitability point. “It’ll keep
the debt out in your hands and gen-
erate the maximum profit to them
[…] they will leave that out in your
hands for the longest possible
amount of time.”
Most importantly, White recom-
mends having just one credit card
with a $500 limit. “One card is a lot
easier to manage […] than a wallet
full of cards,” she explains.
“Some people are a little bit in
love with all forms of plastic,” adds
Haggins. “There’s a propensity to
spend more on plastic than pulling
out your wallet.”
Properly used, however, credit
cards are highly beneficial for
establishing a good credit rating.
When it comes to making big pur-
chases down the road, like a car or a
house, a good credit rating will
come in handy to obtain a loan ––
and maintaining a credit card can
serve as a quick and easy way to
build credit.
“You want to be considered the
best creditor out there,” says Hag-
gins. “If you’re Joe Safe, [banks will]
give you the Joe Safe interest rate.”
Canada’s major banks, such as
CIBC, TD Canada Trust, Scotia-
bank, Bank of Montreal and Royal
Bank, all provide information about
the importance of building credit.
Many banks also point out the
importance of building a good rela-
tionship with your financial institu-
tion, which will make the process of
obtaining additional credit — in the
form of more cards or loans or
mortgages — much easier.
Thankfully, Canada has a very
robust
information
system for banking,
as opposed to other countries like
the United States, according to
Maura Drew-Lytle, director of
media and communication rela-
tions at the Canadian Bankers Asso-
ciation.
That might explain why the
majority of Canadians statistically
do not pay interest on their credit
cards. In a study released in Janu-
ary of 2009, 70 per cent of Canadi-
ans did not carry a monthly bal-
ance, a trend that’s been consistent
throughout this decade.
“I think Canadians are pretty
prudent borrowers,” Drew-Lytle
says. “The banks are the lenders so
What the heck is…
they look very carefully to make
sure you can pay it off.” Interest is a fee paid on borrowed
However, she cautions potential assets. It is the price you pay for the
credit card applicants to be aware use of borrowed money on your
of the implications of signing up for credit card.
a card. Though banks are legally
required to disclose everything An interest rate is the price you pay for the use of money you borrow
about fees and interest rates, the through your credit card from a particular lender (aka, a bank).
language may not always be the
plainest. A credit limit is the maximum amount of credit that you or your bank sets for
“When you sign up for a credit the credit card.
card, you’re signing onto a legally
binding agreement,” Drew-Lytle A credit rating estimates your personal credit worthiness and show banks
says. “It’s important that anyone, how much they should trust you to pay back a loan.
regardless of age, understands
there’s an onus on them to be The minimum payment is the minimum amount you are required to repay
informed.” each billing period on an open balance.
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EVENTS CALENDAR
Fri. Jan, 15
• Western Heads East
When: 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Where: University College, Conron
Hall
What: Western presents a show-
case about the probiotic yogurt
kitchens established throughout
Eastern Africa to help the
HIV/AIDS crisis.
Sat. Jan, 16
• Third annual Shoot for a Cure
women’s basketball game
When: 1 p.m.
Where: Alumni Hall
What: Western Mustangs women’s
basketball team will play host to
the Brock Badgers in the third
annual Shoot for a Cure game,
with proceeds from the event
going to the Canadian Breast Can-
cer Foundation in support of There-
sa Carriere’s One Run campaign.
Sun. Jan, 17
• “International” Welcome Dinner for
new International Graduate Students
When: 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Where: Middlesex College, Grad Club
What: Enjoy a great meal while
meeting with other graduate stu-
dents, developing networks and
making new friends.
Mon. Jan, 18
• Challenge Rallies Students to
Donate Blood
When: 12 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Where: Basement of the University
Community Centre, near Student
Health Services
What: Students can participate in
the Canadian Blood Services
Blood 101 challenge by donating
blood.
• So You Think You Can Dance
Western – Preliminary Auditions
When: 8 p.m.
Where: UCC, Gym A
What: Western showcases the
best student dancers at UWO as
they compete to perform on stage
in front of the entire campus.
• “Land as Story: a road broken
and the tragic undoing of the
Cherokee Nation”
When: 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Where: Middlesex College, Room
110
What: Novelist Melissa Hardy will
read from her latest novel, Broken
Road.
• Palestine-Israel Conflict — What’s
Preventing Peace?
When: 7 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Where: Social Sciences Building,
Room 2050
What: The Palestinian Student
Association, Social Justice and
Peace Club, Muslim Association
and Students United in Represen-
tation of Latin America present
Norman G. Finkelstein’s lecture on
the Palestine-Israel conflict.
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Credit Card
Blues Less social, more science LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Credit cards can be a double-edged sword. On one hand,

they allow for a quick and easy way to build a credit rating position, safe inside my scientific com-
Students
for major purchases later in life. At the same time, they also fort zone. When I finally stepped outside
present the potential to get deep in debt. With university
representing one of the first opportunities for many stu-
to delve into the world of social sciences,
I felt abandoned.
need to dress
Uncle Jesse
dents to receive credit cards, are they being targeted unfair-
ly by banks?
We’ve all seen the booths set up on campus — banks
Jesse Tahirali
Graphics Editor
Like a calculator-wielding tourist, I
wandered aimlessly through the psychol-
ogy, geography and sociology course
up or shut up
and credit card companies hawking their products to stu- descriptions, hoping to find notes similar Re: “It’s Winter, Not Rocket Science,” Wed.
dents. Or the piles of mail offering credit cards with low I am a science student. to those found in the science section. Alas, Jan. 13
interest rates for first-time applicants. Whatever the deliv- I pay my tuition so I can take courses my quest for a science-friendly course was To the editor:
ery mechanism, it’s hard to argue students aren’t targeted that teach me how to do science things. unfruitful, and I was left thinking “well, Thank you for echoing thoughts I’ve had
by financial companies as potential credit card holders. But in order to make me a well-rounded this class only has two lecture hours a all four winters I’ve spent around the
With that being said, such targeting isn’t negative. A student, I’m required to take classes in week — how bad could it be?” The answer Western campus. Being the only person
student who signs up with a specific bank is likely to con- arts and humanities, and social sciences was, of course, “brain-explodingly terri- I know who’ll whip out the long johns
tinue banking with that institution for the rest of their as well. ble,” and it basically became a semester- when it nips below -10 C, I can definite-
lives — as cynical as it sounds, “getting them when they’re Admittedly, I have a soft spot for writ- long class on learning how unbelievably ly appreciate all of your comments.
young” may not be a bad strategy. ing, and I have definitely taken my share bad I am at taking notes. While in both Montreal and Calgary
But having a credit card isn’t a bad thing. It’s when the of arts courses voluntarily. On the other I really would like to enjoy social sci- this winter, I, with disappointment,
owner doesn’t possess the necessary financial literacy hand, I have nothing but a prickly, shell- ences, but they just aren’t my thing. Sim- found myself chastising southern Ontar-
skills that dangers crop up, which will have dire conse- like exterior for classes that require me ilar to classes such as “Chemistry in the ians for being the only inhabitants in this
quences later down the road. Credit ratings take a long to do nothing but memorize the con- News” or “Earth Rocks!”, there needs to country who let fashion dominate over
time to build up, and are easily ruined by careless spend- tents of the text book, and regurgitate be more science-related geography or warmth and common sense.
ing. This can even apply to co-signers of credit cards, my knowledge onto a Scantron sheet. history courses. It shouldn’t be too diffi- Montreal is surely the fashion capital
including parents. I am looking at you, social sciences, cult to incorporate a bit of scientific of this country — sorry Toronto — and
Luckily in Canada, there are strict regulations in place and the expression on my face conveys thinking into these classes. I dare you to find me any true Mon-
that legally require banks to fully disclose all information nothing but unquenchable rage. The double standard that seems to trealers who won’t don three layers,
on credit cards, including interest rates and annual fees. I’m not trying to single out the social exist between course selection in the inch-thick boots, and a knee-length,
But such information is only helpful if consumers choose sciences as being inferior. Reading com- faculties needs to be addressed, and down-filled parka come wintertime. I
to make use of it. Failing to ask questions may create con- prehension and memorization are just there needs to be a larger variety of class- think choosing to remain cold might be
fusion later on. not my strengths much in the same way es catering to students who either want the dumbest act of laziness I witness
Further problems arise when students don’t under- that math is probably not the strong to, or need to take classes outside of the on-campus.
stand the concept of a “credit” card. If a student isn’t work- point of a lot of students. It is, however, science spectrum. Sure it might not be “that bad,” trudg-
ing, then paying off the balance may prove to be difficult. incredibly frustrating to flip past the Just because someone is physically ing through snow in worn-out running
But unfortunately, it’s all too easy to look upon a credit abundance of courses labelled “this capable of reading doesn’t mean they shoes, sporting ripped jeans and a bare
card as a source of income. In an environment where stu- course is intended primarily for students will be able to absorb 30 pages of text a head, but isn’t it always better to be
dents don’t want to be “left behind” when they see their in the social sciences,” when searching week as if they were a regular social sci- warm? If you found yourself justifying a
peers who seemingly have limitless disposable income, through the calendar for social sciences ence student. And maybe I’m more “no” answer to that question because of
credit cards offer an easy out for “keeping up with the prerequisites. interested in calculating the mass of toque-ruined hair or unattractive hiking
Jones’.” This can lead to poor purchasing choices such as On the other hand, Western is quick mountains rather than finding out what boots, then please don’t talk to me.
new clothing instead of food. to cater to people who may not be com- they’re called or what kind of goats live Yes, it is freezing outside. So be a
Another issue can arise if credit cards are associated fortable in a science course. This I have on them. Does that make me a nerd? Canadian and buy some actual snow
with a certain kind of use. Students who get in the habit of no problem with. For three years, Most definitely. But at least I wouldn’t be boots, a toque, and a few layers — layers
putting their bar tab on a Visa or MasterCard run the risk though, I stayed curled up in the fetal a bored nerd. are sexy; it’s like peeling an onion.
of associating credit card use with having a good time and Winter’s fun, or have you forgotten
in doing so risk not seeing the potential problems they how amazing it is to pass out in the mid-
may run into. dle of a snow-drenched forest after frol-
Students are already a vulnerable demographic for icking around for hours, smiling at how
credit card overuse. With food, tuition payments, rent, warm you are in the midst of such cold,
textbooks and other purchases, students often need Letters please… crisp fresh air?
money management skills they may not be prepared for. Be a Canadian, or move to So-Cal, if
While it would be great for parents to teach some finan- gazette.opinions@uwo.ca that’s where you belong. But while you’re
cial literacy skills to their kids, it’s ultimately up to the card still here, either dress up or shut up.
holder to inform themselves of both the benefits and risks —David Basu Roy
of owning a credit card. Music/Engineering IV

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THE USUAL SUSPECTS. Down With Webster use a range of sounds — from pop, to hip-hop, to rock — but don’t call them a ska band. The band plays a free show on Saturday after-
noon at White Oaks Mall, followed by a concert later that night at the London Music Hall.

Down With Webster’s key to success: never give up

The band brings their diverse sound to London Music Hall tonight
By Jessie Mason start playing events like Warped including the release of their next worth of effort. ing a free acoustic show at 4:30 p.m.
Gazette Writer Tour and Virgin Festival, and it was- album, Time To Win Part 2, in the “At the end of the day, it’s worth Saturday Jan. 16 at White Oaks
n’t long before some of the music spring –– and, hopefully, some all the hard work when you have Mall. They’ll also be playing later
“It’s been a long journey from the industry’s biggest producers and international tours in the near someone else to book your shows that evening at London Music Hall
beginning but we never gave up record label owners took notice. future. and do your sound checks,” Armes with We Are the Take and Two
once,” says Down With Webster Timbaland and Gene Simmons On the other hand, the band is says. Crown King. Show starts at 9:30 p.m.
bassist and keyboardist Tyler of KISS both offered to sign the also satisfied with over a decade’s Down With Webster will be play- Tickets are $13 in advance.
Armes. band to their personal labels –– but
The seven-member band the boys decided to take a different
stemmed from Toronto in the late route, signing with Universal

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Hawksley Workman
Meat
Isadora Records
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Meat is the seventh album to be
released by Ontario native Hawksley
Workman — and is the first album
he plans on releasing in 2010.
Workman is a multi-instrumen-
talist and plays and produces the
majority of the music on
Meat. While his versatility is
admirable, he doesn’t do any of
these things all that well.
The album is boring — it is inof-
fensive background music. There is
nothing on the disc that makes one
sit up and take notice.
It almost seems like Workman
refuses to write hooks or make any-
thing about his songs catchy. The
sound is a synthesis of electronica
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and rock instruments, accompa-
nied by Workman’s monotone
vocals. The closest the album gets
to being interesting is the song
“Baby Mosquito,” which features
the use of pedal steel.
The album actually works a bit
better towards the end, especially
on the song “(We Aint No) Vampire
Bats” where Workman drops the
rock and goes full electronica.
As a whole, Meat is barely an
average effort by Workman. While
one can certainly respect his ability
to make the majority of the album
by himself, Meat could have used a
few more helping hands.
—Bobby Fedder
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860-5777
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Jay Linden has been on the music
scene off and on since the 70s when
he was an up-and-coming folk
singer.
If your taste in music follows
that of Jimmie Rodgers, Bob Dylan
and Johnny Cash, then Jay Linden’s
Under the Radar is right up your
alley.
Fans of the veteran musician
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Ultimately, Linden’s old fans will
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have a hard time garnering new
fans with his dated sound.
—Ali Spizarsky
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719-1848 for a tour.
4 BEDROOM ADJACENT to campus. Homes and
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519-852-7993.
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fer a friend for $100. Call now, 519-645-7368 or Jamie
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some red brick ones next year. So close to campus.
Super sized rooms, all appliances, parking, prewired
for internet. Many to choose from. Call Jon 519-852-
7993.
4&5 BEDROOM APARTMENTS and houses, Very
close to campus, large /equal bedrooms, all appli-
ances, networked for hi-speed internet, parking in-
cluded, 2 bathrooms. Call Jon anytime 519-852-7993.
4, 4 BEDROOM red brick apartment styles to choose
from. Our accommodations were recently constructed
to fit the discerning taste of UWO students. These
large, open-concept apartments feature laundry, dish-
washer, free parking, oversized closets, and full time
property management. All of our newly built red brick
buildings are located either right next to campus, or in
other areas that are popular with UWO students.
Safe, new, comfortable, and reasonably priced, these
apartments will give you the finest off campus expe-
rience available. Call Bill anytime 519-670-0327.
billh@londonproperty.ca
4,5 AND 6 Bedroom units, close to Gates and down-
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5 BDRM APARTMENTS for rent. Why not live with
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should be concerned with their studies- not house
problems. Let London Property Corp.’s team look af-
ter all your housing needs. Call Bill anytime 519-670-
0327. billh@londonproperty.ca

Big goals on world stage for Szmiett
CONTINUED FROM P8
A strong technical skater and
“athlete through and through”
according to Purkiss, an added
focus on artistry has been key for
Szmiett’s continuing growth as a
competitor.
Her long program this year is a
direct result of this shift in focus.
Skating to the classical piece
“Reverie” by Modest Mussorgski, it’s
an opportunity for Szmiett to show-
case a new side to the judges.
“It’s a big step up for her to be
able to skate to something that
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doesn’t have an obvious character
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sophisticated, very moving and
[Rachuk and I are] both hoping
she takes that step — that’s the big
jump that she needs,” Purkiss
said.
While there will always be room
for improvement, Szmiett’s coaches
are anticipating a solid showing
from their pupil this week.
“I mean, she’s trained. What she
has to do this weekend she does
everyday, twice a day. It’s just a mat-
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the time,” Purkiss said.
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“I just want her to look like a
top-end senior lady. […] She just
needs to go out there and look like
she’s one of the world’s best,”
Rachuk added.
Szmiett is competing against 17
other women at this week’s compe-
tition, including five-time Canadi-
an national champion and 2009
world silver medalist Joannie
Rochette.
Szmiett competes in the senior
women category of the Canadian
figure skating championships today
at 9:55 a.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday at
the JLC.
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ON DECK:
Men’s hockey... Tuesday

Olympics within reach for Western student

But focus on performance, not Vancouver, at qualifying competition
By Carly Conway
Gazette Staff
The top two women at this week’s
Canadian figure skating champi-
onships will earn a place on the
Canadian Olympic team — last
year Diane Szmiett placed fourth.
The second-year Western stu-
dent returns to the national compe-
tition today — held at the John
Labatt Centre — with her short pro-
gram, confident and ready to deliver.
“I am really well prepared for
this competition, more so than any
other competition I would say, just
because I’ve had a lot of time to pre-
pare […] Mentally I’m feeling good
— really positive — knowing that
I’m training really well right now,”
she said after a morning practice at
Thompson arena Wednesday.
With a year to improve on her
fourth place showing and a top 10
finish on the International Skating
Union’s senior circuit in October, a
spot on the Olympic team doesn’t
seem too far out of Szmiett’s reach.
But for the 19-year-old Watford,
Ontario native, the Games are not a
Gazette File Photo priority this year.
DON’T TRY THIS AT HOME. Watford, Ontario native Diane Szmiett competes at the Canadian national figure skat- “The Olympics do add that little
ing championships today and tomorrow at the John Labatt Centre. She placed fourth at the event last season. extra push in training and that little
extra drive that you can put behind
everything, but as far as [having
added] pressure to do well or skate
well, I would say probably not,
“It’s not my season’s goal
to go to the Olympics
[…] So if it does happen
that’s great, but it’s not
something I’m planning
on doing.”
—Diane Szmiett
Second-year Western student
that’s great, but it’s not something
I’m planning on doing.”
Instead, Szmiett hopes to show
the judges how she has grown as a
skater.
“My goal for this competition is
to show that I have improved over
my performance [at the Cup of
China in October] […] and to skate
two solid programs that I know rep-
resent my qualities as a skater,” she
said. “I’m not necessarily focused
on placement.”
Szmiett’s coaches Scott Rachuk
and Alison Purkiss agreed, noting
there is still progress to be made in
her skating.
“Diane has some big goals of
conquering some stuff on the world
stage and she still has a little ways
to go in terms of program compo-
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4:35 p.m. Arrives at White Oaks Mall Smart Serve Mixology PUBS signing
5:00 p.m. Departs White Oaks Mall

EXCLUSIVE TO LONDON AT WHITE OAKS MALL:

Coach, H&M, Bath & Body Works, Aerie, Club Monaco and
Available to all students living Bath & Body Works Home Fragrance.
in and around the UWO. COMING SOON:
Sephora
west coast swing chinese language
For more information visit InfoSource in the UCC
or visit: www.usc.uwo.ca/infosource 100115

$
5
OFF REGISTRATION OF
EXTRACURRICULAR COURSES
Excluding SERT’s First Aid. Redeem at InfoSource. Not valid for online sales.
Limited to one coupon per person per course. Coupon expires Jan. 29, 2010.