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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2010 WESTERNS DAILY STUDENT NEWSPAPER SINCE 1906 VOLUME 104, ISSUE 22

W W W . W E S T E R N G A Z E T T E . C A

Take that Family Circus since 1906

Arden Zwelling

ASSOCIATE EDITOR

When David Edmondson, a 22-year-old Western science student,passed away early Sunday morn-ing, he left behind more than just apromising medical career.

He left a vibrant, diverse cast offriends and classmates at Westernthat he influenced and affected ona daily basis.

Cory Litwin, social science stu-dent and a friend of Edmondson,was on his way to meet his friendSaturday night when Edmondsonfell to his death from a fifteenthfloor balcony at the 675 RichmondSt. apartment building. The Lon-don Police Service has no suspicionof foul play and will not be pursu-ing a criminal investigation.

Litwin has since set up a memo-rial in the lobby of the apartmentbuilding with flowers, notes andpictures of Edmondson. He saidpeople have been steadily stopping

by to pay their respects.Litwin, who works as a market-

ing director in London, saidEdmondson was a dedicated stu-dent and had a profound effect oneveryone he came across.

Dave was the nicest guy therecould be I dont have a bad thingto say about him, Litwin said.Everyone knows him because hewas just a people person like that.He was a really good guy and a real-ly smart guy too.

A science student, Edmondsonhad aspirations of going to medical

school and eventually becoming adoctor. He was back at Western for afifth year to finish off his under-graduate degree before applying tomedical schools.

Chanelle Ramsubick becamefriends with Edmondson in her first year at Western when they took

many of the same science courses.Like Edmondson, she also aspiresto one day become a doctor.

The way that he cared for peo-ple and his kindness is an examplethat Im going to try to apply to myown life. I really cant stress howamazing he was, Ramsubick said.He always had a smile on his face.The people that he held close tohim he really cared about.

Ramsubick remembered shar-ing notes and studying withEdmondson during exam seasons.She always knew that if she couldntmake it to a class, Edmondsonwould be more than happy to catchher up on what she missed.

He was always looking out for

me. He wanted me to get [to med-ical school] just as badly as hewanted to go. He was so unselfish,Ramsubick said. This was not sup-posed to happen to him. He wassupposed to do amazing things.

Edmondsons close friendMichael Curridor echoed similarsentiments about the 22-year-oldsdreams and aspirations. Curridormet Edmondson in first year butdidnt become close with him untilthird year when the two becamebest friends.

He said everyone believed

Edmondson had a bright futurebecause of how well he got alongwith people.

Everywhere he went, he was justone of those guys who made friendswith everyone, Curridor said. Its just such a tragedy because hebrought so many people together.

Perhaps no one on campus wascloser to Edmondson thanStephanie Ligeti, a social sciencestudent and Edmondsons girlfriend.

Like everyone who knew him,the news of the Thornhill nativesdeath deeply affected Ligeti.

I am so in shock it feels likethe end and I dont know how Imever going to be able to get throughthis loss, Ligeti said. I cant imag-ine what life would be like withoutmeeting him the thought sendsshivers down my spine.

Edmondson and Ligeti kneweach other for less than a year, butas with most people he met,Edmondson had a lasting effect onLigetis life.

Dave was the best friend any-one could ever ask for he wastruly perfect, Ligeti said. Before Iknew him, I never even thoughtthat a person like Dave could exist.I never could have asked for a moreamazing boyfriend.

Edmondsons funeral will be heldFriday, Oct. 22 at 10 a.m. at St. LukesRoman Catholic Church at 39 GreenLane in Thornhill.

As an expression of sympathy,donations may be made to the Lon-don Health Sciences Foundation orthe Canadian Cancer Society.

London > Food

Green means go for

food safety programColour-coded signs for eateries

show inspection ratings

Kaleigh Rogers

NEWS EDITOR

Most of Londons eateries haveearned a green light under the Mid-dlesex-London Health Unitsnewest program.

The second phase of the pro-gram, called DineSafe, rolled out onOct. 1. The phase includes a stan-dardized system of colour-codedsigns to assign health inspectionratings at food service establish-ments in the city. It follows phaseone of the program, which was aninformation website launched ear-lier this year.

The City of London passed aby-law and it has two components:the signage and then food-handlercertification, David White, manag-er of environmental health forMLHU, explained. He noted thefood-handler aspect of the pro-gram, in conjunction with the cityby-law, would not come into effectuntil Oct. 1 of next year.

Westerns food services are sub- ject to the same inspections asother establishments in the city,according to Barry Russell, foodsafety manager for Westerns Hos-pitality Services.

So far we have all green [signs]and certainly that would be our

goal, Russell said. It will help alloperators, as well as the generalpublic, to have a better understand-ing of food safety and what needs tobe done in order to accomplish it.

When public health inspectorsvisit an establishment, they look fora wide range of things, Whiteexplained, from food storage andpreparation to the physical condi-tion of the establishment itself.

Inspectors use criteria like thetype of food served and number ofcustomers to determine the risklevel as low, moderate, or high, White said. Low-risk establish-ments receive one inspection peryear, moderate get two, and high-risk eateries get three.

Western establishments are sub-ject not only to public inspections,but internal inspections as well,Russell said.

Part of my job is doing inspec-tions. Every month our supervisorsdo a food safety inspection and itsrecorded, just to self-monitor, heexplained, adding Western alsohires an external company to doweek-long food audits of all estab-lishments bi-annually.

Green CardThe establishment is substantially

in compliance with the Ontario

Food Premises regulation. There

are no serious infractions or pub-

lic health concerns. For example,

all the food is stored properly at

the right temperature. The restau-

rant remains open.

Yellow CardWhile its safe to remain open, the

inspection found significant non-

compliance with the Ontario Food

Premises regulation. This could

include improper food handling,

pest infestations, improper food

storage or cross-contamination.

Red CardConditions represent and immedi-

ate health hazard to the public and

the premises have been ordered

closed by the public health inspec-

tor. This could include sewage

backup, lack of running water, lack

of electricity, or severely unsani-

tary conditions.

Western student

remembered

Sophia Lemon GAZETTE

A memorial for David Edmondson at the 675 Richmond St. apartment building, where friends left cards, flowers and pic-

tures of the Western student.


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Early bird votingWestern students, staff and facultyhad the opportunity to cast theirvotes for mayoral and council can-didates last week, where an officialtally of 569 people voted.

While this represents a smallportion of the total population atWestern roughly two per cent the numbers surpass similar votesaround London and Ontario.

We were incredibly happy withthis turnout, Meaghan Coker, vice-president university affairs for theUSC, said. Its great to see that stu-dents are willing to turn out andinvest their time.

This was the first time anadvance poll was implemented atWestern. It ran for nearly 10 hoursand prompted many trips to thecity clerk office for more ballotsbecause of the demand, accordingto Cathy Saunders, a city clerkinvolved in the poll.

Similar earlybird voting stationswere run throughout the city in var-ious locations, she added. Amongthese locations was Fanshawe Col-lege, where only 64 votes were cast.

Though London draws tens ofthousands of students to the cityevery year, participation during themunicipal election has been histor-ically low.

Masonville Place was alsoreported as having a fairly low voterturnout, accounting only for 408votes.

Comparable voting campaignshave been held in the past at Cana-dian universities such as McMaster, where only 10 votes were cast in2006, according to Coker.

Nicole Young

Shop! Then voteIn an effort to encourage more peo-ple to vote, the City of London hasre-introduced the Shop and Voteprogram, which brought advancepolling stations to shopping mallsacross the city.

Polling stations operated fromOct. 9-16 in seven different mallsand City Hall.

Cathy Saunders, city clerk, saidconvenience is a major factor in

getting people to vote.Saunders said she was pleasedwith the 11,043 ballots cast so farfor the mayoral election a slightincrease from 2006, the first yearthe Shop and Vote program wasrun.

Saunders is convinced, howev-er, that voter education is the mosteffective solution to poor votingnumbers.

Some people dont realize thatlocal government affects their day-to-day life, more than probably the

other two levels of government,Saunders said. Its getting out andletting people know what we doand why the election is important.

However, Saunders believedunless there is a particularly burn-ing issue in an election, people tendnot to get involved.

An advance poll station at West-ern on Oct. 14 tallied 560 votes, ofwhich Saunders was very proud.

Western did a great job wewere amazed, Saunders stated.

Another poll station will open atWestern on election day.

Elliott Cohen

Pathway to educationAs the need for post-secondary edu-cation in Canada grows, a Toronto-based program helping under-priv-ileged youth grows with it.

The Pathways to Education Pro-gram, a charity originating out ofRegent Park, Toronto, helps highschool students graduate and pur-sue programs in college and uni-versity.

In addition to tutoring fournights each week in core subjects,the program offers mentoring andfree bus tickets to students. It alsooffers youth up to $4,000 towards

post-secondary education. According to Elizabeth Sharp,the charitys director of marketingand communications, high schooldropout rates in the Regent Parkarea have declined from 56 to 12per cent. The rate of studentsenrolling in post-secondary school-ing has also increased from 20 to 80per cent since the introduction ofthe program in 2001.

Harvey Weingarten, presidentand CEO of the Higher EducationQuality Council of Ontario, sup-ported the program for the benefitsto the individual and the commu-nity as a whole.

There is a huge benefit to thepublic at large, even for those who

never go to post-secondary educa-tion, Weingarten said. Companiesgo to places where there are highlyeducated people. It creates the kindof wealth required to support socialinfrastructures like health care.

The Pathways to Education pro-gram has expanded to five commu-nities in Toronto and has a total of11 sites across the country allwith similar results.

We can make a huge amount ofprogress in a short amount of time,Weingarten praised.

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SAVING THE PLANET IS IN THE BAG. Erin Woolnough, far right, and her friend Jamie Sabot display their environmentally-

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Cheryl Stone

NEWS EDITOR

Students aspiring to be the nextMark Zuckerberg will soon have aplace to turn for guidance on cam-pus.

The University Students Coun-cil has started a business incubator a service to mentor students anddevelop their business ideas.

The incubator, also known asBizInc, will give students accessphones, computers, and a space towork. The goal is to encourage stu-dents who have business ideas tostart making them a reality. Therewill also be sessions with expertsfrom various business fields to givestudents contacts in the Londonarea.

[The sessions are] the mostvaluable thing that we can provide.People who are starting up busi-nesses dont often know what theyneed, explained Ely Rygier, vice-president finance for the USC.

The incubator will be availableto students from all programs andproposes to help develop an ideainto a full business plan.

The service has been in theworks for two years, with the West-ern Entrepreneurial Society beinginvited on board last February.

When Mike Hofweller, presidentof the club, was approached lastyear he immediately got involved inthe project.

I kind of thought our two goalswere hand-in-hand, he said.

The incubator will also be hand-ing out small amounts of start-upcapital. According to Rygier, the USCis hoping to get donations from localLondon businesses and associa-tions, using that money to offer stu-dents small grants to start their busi-

ness. Grants will be given based onthe students business plan.

Rygier said students usuallystruggle to get capital for their busi-ness ventures because manyinvestors want to see them put theirown money into the business first.

Unfortunately, students donthave a lot of spare cash sittingaround when they graduate univer-

sity, he noted.Meredith Bacal, a second-year

Ivey student, expressed some con-cern that students could abuse thesystem if students arent heldaccountable.

It needs good feedback andchecking up on students who areinvolved, she said.

She noted the USC could avoidthis problem by instituting a micro-

finance option, so profits fromother student businesses could bere-invested.

Rygier explained some of thestudent businesses would also fail.

That is the nature of how thisgoes, you dont get to see successesif youre not willing to see failure.

He noted there was a highdegree of failure for start-up busi-nesses, but he hoped with the righttools, students would have moresuccess.

Rygier explained for the next twoweeks, students would fill out a sur-vey about what they want to see in abusiness incubator. They are also working on developing the space,room 258 of the University Commu-

nity Centre, into a place were stu-dents can meet and share ideas toget their businesses off the ground.

In the next semester, Rygier alsoplans on looking at which busi-nesses could receive funding, hope-fully getting some off the ground bythe middle of the semester or by thesummer.

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Demonstration helps

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A series of red tents were on display yesterday at the Western gates on RichmondStreet to promote a new bill attempting to help the homeless.

Monica Blaylock

NEWS EDITOR

Halfway to the grave at 20 years old thats the reality for the homelessin Canada, whose average age ofmortality is only 39.

There are between 200,000 and300,000 homeless in Canada, and itis the only G8 country with nonational housing strategy in place,according to members of the RedTent Campaign, a national charityattempting to eliminate homeless-ness in Canada.

Yesterday, Red Tent participantsset up tents at the Western gates onRichmond Street as part of anationwide demonstration abouthomelessness. The group hopes toraise awareness for Canadas Day ofAction, an initiative meant to raisepublic awareness about Bill C-304.The bill, if passed, would ensuresafe, adequate, accessible, andaffordable housing to Canadianhomeless.

The entire initiative is to raiseawareness of Bill C-304 and toforce Parliament to take actionabout this issue, said VictoriaCacioppo, third-year businessadministration student and Red

Tent participant.The Red Tent initiative is takingplace nationwide, everywhere from Vancouver to Ottawa. Everyonespitching these red tents to raiseawareness of the homeless shelterissue in Canada, she continued.

So far, the bill has passed itsparliamentary voting procedures,but final decisions have yet to bemade, according to Red Tent.

It costs about $48,000 a year toleave someone on the street, but itsonly about $28,000 a year per per-son to live in a shelter that seemslike enough reason for [Parliament]to pass the bill, said Bri Newman, asecond-year social justice andpeace student and Red Tent partic-ipant.

While the benefits of creating asolid national housing strategy areclear, Parliament needs public pres-sure to pass the bill quickly, accord-ing to Newman.

The length of time this bill willtake to pass depends on the pres-sure that the government receives.It depends on how much its worthfighting for. I think the more aware-ness thats raised, the quicker thebill will be pushed through Parlia-ment, Newman said.

In smaller rural communities,the issue of homelessness can bemuch more pronounced than peo-ple expect, Carolann Barr, execu-tive director of Raising the RoofCanada, said.

Not all people who face home-

lessness are what you think of. Youcould be couch-surfing, living in ashelter, staying at a friends place,sleeping in cars all of these formsof homelessness are often over-looked, she said.


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Eatery ratings reasonableLondon health inspectors are cracking down on localeateries by implementing a colour rating system to cat-egorize restaurants.

It makes sense. After all, if youre going to go into therestaurant industry, quality and cleanliness should beof the utmost importance.

The system is easy enough to understand inspec-tors assign restaurants a status thats shown using red, yellow and green. Logic states the average personshould avoid any restaurant with a red sign in the win-dow while green is a go-ahead.

Its the inbetween stage where things get a bit com-plicated.

Yellow is assigned to restaurants with some infrac-tions, but not enough to warrant being shut down. Itseems like this is a vague label to assign to a restaurantwhose infractions can range from minor ones, like nothaving enough chlorine in their cleaning liquids, tolarger ones, like a rodent problem.

Yellow might still mean a pass, but people will prob-ably be less inclined to eat at those restaurants giventhe number of green alternatives in the London area.In the end, this could hurt some small businesses. Tohave a slight infraction and be labelled as being onestep away from being shut down seems unfair.

While we might take liberties with the food we pre-pare on our own, restaurants should uphold a certainstandard on the food that theyre preparing and serving

to others. After all, in extreme cases if a meal is ill-pre-pared, it can cause serious harm to a persons health.

Restaurants should strive to provide top quality foodat all times, and if the city of London wants its restau-rants to be taken seriously, they have to be ready andwilling to step up and make big changes. Any restau-rant that understands these standards and doesnt tryto uphold them probably shouldnt have the responsi-bility of owning a restaurant anyway.

But just because we feel like restaurants should main-tain some sort of standard doesnt mean the current rat-ing system is the right way to go about it. Three coloursdoesnt encapsulate the wide range of potential viola-tions in London, and it leaves too much leeway for peo-ple to dismiss a restaurant based on minor problems.

One solution is for the rating system to have fourcolours rather than three to show a pass, a conditionalpass, a warning and a fail. This could help businesseswho face minor infractions from suffering major loss-es to their business.

If nothing else, businesses who have been given aconditional pass can acknowledge their problems, nothide them from the public, and assure their customerstheyre doing their best to fix these problems. At leastthat way, although not all London restaurants might

get a seal of approval, we can be assured that everyoneis working towards a common goal.The Gazette Editorial Board

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The history of government regulation

of food safety is one of government

watchdogs chasing the horse after its

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To the Editor:

I am completely astonished to dis-cover that, during the peak ofmidterms, Weldon is only openuntil 5 p.m. on both Saturdays andSundays. I find this both irrationaland inconvenient, as I am here tostudy and progress academically so

why should my campus library notbe able to accommodate this?

I would really appreciate a log-ical answer to this absurd deci-sion, as I do not understand whyI cannot do my university home-work at my university library on aSunday. Have academics pro-gressed to being a 95 job? I dontthink so.

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Oh, how tempting it was to write acolumn about the impending elec-tion. However I think Ill wait fornext week, when I can more aptlysummarize the morningafter hor-ror associated with seeing London

re-elect Queen Anne Marie.Besides, writing about the munici-pal election around here is startingto feel like beating a dead horse.

So instead I bring to you a rea-son to mark the month of Novem-ber. No, it doesnt involve attempt-ing to grow a pitiful amount offacial hair. Its called NaNoWriMo,or National Novel Writing Month,and its about writing.

Remember that chestnut?Putting one word after another withthe intention of telling a story? Iknow were all jaded here at univer-sity since the majority of our wordswill never see the light of day out-side of the academic community,but we should have some apprecia-tion for the literary arts.

This is where NaNoWriMo comesin. Basically, youre supposed to writea novel in the month.Fifty thousand wordsfrom Nov. 1 to Nov. 30,or about 1,650 words aday. Though itseems impossi-ble, its not avast amount of writing to do,especially withmany of us tryingto cram twicethat amountinto the twohours before a

paper is due.E v e nthough I canhear our reader

base complaining such a task isabsolutely too much for our busystudent population to get into, Idlike to remind them of the merits ofwriting.

After all, theres a reason whymost authors write frequently, evenif their work wont to be published.It keeps the mind sharp, and makesthose times when you actually have

to write much easier to deal with.Furthermore, students have theadvantage of being in a work envi-ronment where you can spend anhour or two daily just typing awayon a laptop without having to worryabout a boss breathing down yourneck.

Now with that being said, Iunderstand this event begs formockery. A quick Google imagesearch for NaNoWriMo brings up aplethora of demotivational posters anyone can be a writer, as long as you set the bar low enough is apersonal favourite but all themockery really overlooks the corepremise of the event.

NaNoWriMo is a purely selfreflective movement. Instead ofcreating something with the inten-

tion of showing it to the world, NaNoWriMotests your own personalabilities and encour-ages people to take on a

more literary out-look.

In the future,do you really

want to have totell your kids youspent the fall of2010 watching re-runs of JerseyShore? Or would you rather tell

them you wrotea bad novel injust a month?

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Local comedian talks TVComedian Jeff Leeson chats about his show and life in London

Narayan Chattergoon

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When watching Jeff Leeson on hissketch comedy talk show, LondonTonight, you might think hes justanother stand-up comedian hired

by a TV network. But that couldntbe further from the truth.

The reality is London Tonightis aproduction not just a one-manshow.

Most people dont know the whole process thats involved inmaking the show, Leeson says.The cast of the show are as muchentrepreneurs as they are comedi-ans. During the day they sell adver-tising, do business with companiesand market the show.

On top of that, the comedianson London Tonightare responsiblefor writing and producing the show.

Its a production company anda business, as much as its aboutcomedy, Leeson says.

But reaching this level of successisnt as easy as it might look to someofLondon Tonights viewers.

Leeson faced difficulties as a 14- year-old teenager deciding on a

future in comedy.One of my biggest issues was

relatability as such a young per-son, with most of the crowd in their20s or 30s, it was hard to decidewho I was going to be on stage andwhat I was going to talk about, hesays. In addition, breaking into thecomedy scene and getting stagetime was difficult.

Leeson is adamant that hecouldnt have done it alone.

My family has given me suchgreat support. When they saw that Iwas really serious about doing thisfor the rest of my life, they support-ed me, accompanying me to come-dy clubs, listening to my material,and so much more, Leeson says.Self-determination and self-moti-vation really helped in persisting toachieve my dreams.

That self-determination is evi-dent. After performing a long line ofstandup routines and releasing hisdebut DVD,Jeff Leeson: Just GettingStarted, Leeson is excited aboutworking with his team on their col-laborative project London Tonight.

Born and raised in London, hesays the city has a strong influenceon the show.

We want to make it Londonsshow we want people to enjoy it,to send us letters about how we canimprove it. What really makes the

show unique is the kind of comfortwe have with audience. Its a Lon-don-based talk show, understand-ing the inside jokes and humour ofLondon, for the people of London.

With so much pride for hishometown, its no wonder that oneof Leesons proudest moments wasgoing back to his high school tospeak and motivate students toaccomplish their goals.

The biggest thing about suc-

cess is just saying to yourself, Gofor it! London Tonight wasntoffered to us by any television net-work it was just four guys with adream, an idea, that worked fromthe ground up to make it happen,he says. I encourage people tostrive for their dreams, to put them-selves out there and make it hap-pen. I wouldnt be where I amtoday, doing what I love to do, if Ididnt strive for it.

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summer.

A dead lift is a major com-pound movement, which is goodbecause your body grows as oneunit, not just individual muscles. It works your quadriceps, ham-strings, glutes, lower back, and abit of the upper back.

The good thing about majorcompound movements is that theyhelp release testosterone, whichhelps to build muscle, saysMichael Lok, a personal trainer at

the Western Student RecreationCentre. Thats why I always tellpeople to work their legs, becauseit will help indirectly build musclein other places.

Lok recommends that when youfirst start a deadlift, the bar should beat a height thats equivalent to threerisers, which is the equivalent to hav-ing a 45-pound plate on each side.

Its best to start with the bar andthen go up gradually. Techniqueand form are the most importantthings, and then you can [move on]from there, Lok says.

1. Always start with your feetdirectly under the bar. Feet should

be shoulder-width apart and toes

should be straight but pointed

slightly outward. You always want

a straight back during a dead lift,

and the bar should be resting

against your shins.

2. Grip one hand under the barand one hand over the bar. Look

upright and straighten out your

entire body at the same time.

3. By the end you should bestanding upright with your arms

fully extended. To bring the bar

down, stick your butt out and the

bar should travel in a straight line

down.

>> What not to do

Make sure you do not bend yourelbows at any time. Your arms are therejust to hold the bar and dont do any ofthe lifting.

Some people start rolling the bar downtheir quads and stick their knees out.This causes a lot of pressure on the kneeand can cause injury. Instead, keep yourknees back, keep a straight back andstick your butt out as far as you can.

Back to basics: Deadlifts

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Alex MacKenzie

CONTRIBUTOR

Sonic the Hedgehog 4

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The announcement of a newSonic should have been exciting.But there was some skepticismgiven SEGAs poor use of the fran-chise since Sonic the Hedgehog 3andSonic & Knuckleswere releasedin 1994. While Sonic has had a diffi-cult decade, Sonic the Hedgehog 4 isthe closest thing to a spiritual suc-cessor to the original we will get. And while the game is over in a

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At an affordable $15, Sonic 4 isavailable on three major consolesfor digital download, which savesyou a trip to the store. The gamecan be completed in an hour ortwo, with achievements and col-lectibles giving an incentive toreplay the game a few more times.

Sonic 4 features four mainzones, each with three acts and aboss battle. Its obvious each zone

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Even the casual gamer will findSonic 4sdifficultly rather low. Whilethe majority of the game is fairlyeasy, the last boss, the special stagesand the achievements offer enoughof a challenge to keep you comingback for a second time maybeeven a third.

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Sportsrundown >> The Mustangs womens lacrosse team extended their win streak to seven after a pair of wins over the weekend | The Mustangs defeated McMaster 20-6and U of T 14-9 | The Womens rugby team lost 78-7 against Brock, while the men defeated RMC 34-3

gamedayThe Mustangs womens hockey team will host team Chinatomorrow. Thompson Arena marks one of the stops for theChinese team on their North American tour. Game starts at 7 p.m.

Gaels give Stangs

second straight loss

Western women still looking

for their first win this season

Brittany OHalloran

CONTRIBUTOR

It was supposed to be a season of

change for the womens hockeyteam a new coach, new recruits,new team. But one thing hasntchanged for the Mustang women their results.

The team lost their second gameof the season, dropping their recordto 02 after losing to the QueensGaels 31 on Saturday afternoon.

Despite their less than perfectstart, Mustangs head coach ChrisHiggins is optimistic that, givenmore time, his team will developthe chemistry needed to wingames.

We have a lot of rookies and ittakes time for them to get up toOntario University Athletics level,he said. The team is still learningto play with each other.

It didnt take long for Queens totake the lead, scoring two quickgoals in the first period, including abeauty from Queens forwardKelsey Thomson. Only 10 secondslater the Gaels added anothermarker to go up by two.

With Queens up 30, Mustangsrookie Marianne Filson answeredback with just over one minute leftin the first to make it 31. The goalmarked the right-wingers first ofthe season.

It was exciting and memorable

because it was on home ice, Filsonsaid after the game. I received asolid pass from my linemate [CarlyRolph] from behind the net and

onetimed it.Looking to even the score, the

Mustangs came out strong in thesecond period, generating numer-ous scoring chances, but to noavail.

We never quit we foughtback and deserved a better out-come, Higgins said. We need tocome out stronger in the first peri-od.

After a shaky first period, Mus-tangs rookie goaltender Olivia Rossstopped all 22 shots she faced in theremaining two periods, ending with42 saves on the night.

I suspect that in between thefirst and second period coachHiggins said the things he need-ed to get his team on track,Queens head coach MatthewHolmber said. [But] with a bit ofa lead our team started taking afew things for granted in the sec-ond period.

The Mustangs offensive strug-gles returned in the third period, asthe women couldnt even manage ashot on net. After the disappointingloss, the women were looking toquickly bounce back on Sundaywhen they would face the visitingUniversity of Ontario Institute ofTechnology Ridgebacks.

Pat Robinson

CONTRIBUTOR

The third game was certainly thecharm for the Mustangs womenshockey team.

The Mustangs earned their firstwin of the season against the Uni-versity of Ontario Institute of Tech-nology Ridgebacks defeating them50.

The Mustangs were the domi-

nant team, outshooting the Ridge-backs 3025 in the game.

The Mustangs wasted no time,scoring the opening goal within thefirst minute of play when third-yearLindsay Gidomski chipped in herfirst of the year.

Despite running into penaltytrouble in the first frame, Mustangsassistant coach Meghan Hunterhad high praise for the teamsresiliency.

We weathered an early stormwith the penalties, she said. Theteam responded really favourably

by being aggressive defensivelywhich lead to the offence we had inthe game.

Less than two minutes later,with the man advantage, the Mus-tangs extended their lead whenrookie defenceman Michelle Saun-ders took the feed from captainEllie Seedhouse to score her first ofthe game.

It feels good to win and I reallylike the system we have for the

power play, Saunders said after thegame. It will really help us this year.

Already up by three goals, Seed-house scored an unassisted goalmidway through the third period toget her first of the season. Thefourth-year ended the night with agoal and an assist. After the gameHunter was very pleased with theteam captains performance.

[Seedhouse] played well todayand everyone on the bench feedsoff her energy, she said.

Mustangs goaltender JessicaUlrich earned her first shutout of the

year, stopping all 25 shots she faced.Our team played really well,

Ulrich said. [We] showed moreconfidence in our play in both theoffensive and defensive zones.

Hunter was impressed with thefourthyear goaltenders perfor-mance, noting a few timelysaves that helped the Mustangs pulloff the win.

Jessica made two big saves inthe second period on breakaways

that gave our team momentum[and kept] the Ridgebacks off thescore sheet.

The Mustangs will host a specialevent this Thursday night whenthey face the Chinese nationalteam. Team China is on a North American tour in anticipation ofthe 2014 Olympic games. The gamewill be at Thompson Arena at 7 p.m.

The Mustangs will return toOntario University Athletics actionnext weekend when they travel totake on the University of TorontoVarsity Blues and the York Lions.

Mustangs finally get winWomen make statement with 5-0 victory

Nyssa Kuwahara GAZETTE

THERES ALWAYS ONE GAEL LURKING IN THE BACKGROUND. After dropping their game against the Queens Gaels 3-1,

the Mustangs got their first win against the University of Ontario Institute of Technology Ridgebacks 5-0 on Sunday.

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