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www.gazette.uwo.ca Western’s Daily Student Newspaper • Est.1906 VOLUME 101, ISSUE 48 • TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2007
thegazetteSPORTS
MEN’S HOCKEYDominating again... p.7
OPINIONS
DENTAL PLANCareful consideration required... p.5
A&E
JOHN TAYLESWestern alum wins singer/songwriter competition... p.5
Dental plan back on theagenda: Brits rejoicePolitical action project aims to addpearly white protection to health planBy Jaela BernstienGazette Staff
Dental care to keep those pearlywhites healthy might be coveredunder the USC health plan.
If you are an undergraduate stu-dent at Western and you actuallycheck your Western email, youwould have recently read a messageabout adding dental coverage toyour health plan.
Fourth-year nursing studentsLaura Jennings, Barb Hamilton,Danielle Murphy and AudreySanusi set up the survey asking stu-dents if they are in favour of a den-tal plan as part of their politicalaction project.
The proposed plan would addan extra $100 to $150 to undergrad-uate student fees and only allowthose with existing dental coverageto opt-out.
Murphy said 91 per cent of 2,300votes have been in favour of havingthe dental plan, but 52 per cent ofthose people would opt out.
“I realize Western’s population isvery large. But I was very impressedwith the results,” Murphy said.
While the University Students’Council was not involved in theproduction of the poll, David Singh,VP-finance for the USC, said it is anissue that has been discussedbefore.
“It’s a question that comes upevery year,” Singh said.
The question has been put toreferendum twice in Western’s his-tory: first in 1997 and next in 2003,but neither was successful. TheUSC’s campus-wide survey in 2004showed 44 per cent of studentswere in favour of a dental plan.
Internet filters will stay despite controversyBy Sarah BermanGazette Staff
The London Public Library willcontinue to filter Internet contentafter the LPL Board voted 5-4 infavour of an extension of its filter-ing pilot project.
“The filtering software will helpmitigate the risk of unintentionalexposure to inappropriate materi-als,” Anne Becker, CEO of the LPL,said.
LPL uses NetSweeper to baninappropriate websites from publicworkstations. Although theserestrictions were always present onyouth workstations, the LPL
extended the filters to adult com-puters on a trial basis in June.
After completing the pilot pro-ject, LPL Board members decided tokeep the filters in a vote on Nov. 21.
Don Butcher, executive directorof the Canadian Library Associa-tion, said the CLA has a longstand-ing opposition to Internet filters.
“Filtering software just doesn’twork,” Butcher said.
Butcher cited both over-block-ing and under-blocking as inherentproblems in the software.
“Aside from censorship, I thinkthe filters give a false sense of secu-rity,” he said. “There are alwaysways to circumvent the software.
“The best filtering is human fil-tering,” he added.
The Faculty of Information andMedia Studies has taken an officialstance against filters in publiclibraries.
Tom Carmichael, dean of FIMS,said faculty members welcomed freeaccess to information and recom-mended other methods of protect-ing library patrons from inadvertent-ly viewing offensive web content.
“An Internet filter is too blunt aninstrument,” Carmichael said. “Weshould be empowering staff to dealwith inappropriate behaviour inthe library, not blocking out mate-rials deemed offensive.”
Gina Barber, a City of Londoncontroller and LPL Board member,voted against the recommendation,noting Netsweeper is not accurateenough.
“You cannot filter graphic con-tent,” she said. “Only when certainwords appear frequently ... does the[software] signal a problem site.”
Ultimately, Barber said censor-ship decisions should be based onhuman judgment, not a computerprogram.
Josh Morgan, an LPL Boardmember and recruitment anddevelopment officer at Western,voted in favour of the software.
“It was a compromise motion,”
he explained. “It protects peoplefrom unintentional exposure andallows for freedom of information.
“The motion also allows for staffto increase the number of unfil-tered computers,” he added.Beckerensured there will be at least oneunfiltered workstation in everylibrary.
“We have six unfiltered comput-ers at the Central Library ... andmore will be added if necessary.”
Butcher said having only a fewunfiltered “research” computersmay have a chilling effect.
Barber agreed. “People lookingfor sensitive information might beembarrassed.”
We’ve all been greenwashed with enviro-guiltBy Lauren PelleyGazette Staff
Listen up, tree-huggers! If you haveever bought an environmentallyfriendly product, chances are youhave been greenwashed.
New research from Ottawa-based marketing firm TerraChoicefound 99 per cent of items itresearched were guilty of green-washing — the act of misleadingconsumers about a product’s envi-ronmental benefits.
TerraChoice looked at over 1,000common products with variousgreen claims, many of which werefound to be irrelevant, misleadingor completely false.
Recently, Vancouver yoga attirechain Lululemon Athletica wascaught greenwashing, as its line of
seaweed-infused clothing made ofVitaSea fabric was found to falselyclaim a variety of health benefits.
The federal government’s Com-petition Bureau investigated Lul-ulemon’s claims of therapeutic ben-efits in its VitaSea clothing, such asmaking a wearer’s skin feel smoothand dry.
Larry Bryenton, acting assistantdeputy commissioner at the Com-petition Bureau, said the yoga chainhad nothing on which to base itsclaims.
“[Lululemon] agreed to with-draw the claims immediately,”Bryenton said, adding Lululemonwas very positive and quick toresolve the issue.
It has removed the tags with theclaims or placed stickers over themuntil it can prove the claim scientif-
ically.According to TerraChoice presi-
dent Scott McDougall, Lululemon’sproblem is the “Sin of No Proof,”one of six “Sins of Greenwashing”identified by TerraChoice.
The six Sins also include hiddentrade-offs, vagueness, irrelevance,the lesser of two evils and fibbing.
While McDougall said the sinswere just a cute way to organize Ter-raChoice’s findings, he added theyare tools for consumers to scruti-nize what they’re being offered.
“We’re not alleging these prod-ucts may not be greener in someway or might not live up to thecommitments made in the market-ing,” McDougall said.
“We’re studying the marketingitself, not the product ... [and many]claims are not wholly transparent
or clear.”However, he noted many prod-
ucts on the market are genuinelygreen, such as those certified by thegovernment’s Eco Logo program.
Bryenton assured, “We’re awareof companies making representa-tions in the marketplace and we’remonitoring them like other con-sumer issues out there,” he added.
First-year social science studentBrodie Townley, a purchaser ofbiodegradable goods, said green-washing manipulates consumers.
“It’s not a good start to how we’retrying to get more green,” Townleyadded.
Rachel Krahn, a second-yearhistory student, said these practiceshappen all of the time.
“I’m wary of advertising to beginwith,” Krahn said.
TerraChoice’s Six Sins of Greenwashing
Hidden Trade-Offs:Claims that emphasize a particu-lar environmental benefit whileovershadowing potential concerns.
No Proof:Claims that do not offer any certi-fication.
Vagueness:Claims with vague statements,such as “eco-friendly” or “all-natur-al,” which may mislead consumers.
Irrelevance:Claims that may be true, but con-tain unnecessary information.
Lesser of Two Evils:Claims that make consumers feelbetter about buying products thatare actually harmful to the envi-ronment.
Fibbing:Claims that have been provenfalse.
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Nov. 27• The Bangladesh Cyclone SidrAwareness and Fundraising Cam-paignWhen: Today and Wednesday,Nov. 28Where: UCC Atrium.The USC Charity Committee haslaunched a campaign to aidthose affected by BangladeshCyclone Sidr. Donate moneyonline through the Facebookgroup “Bangladesh Cyclone SidrAppeal,” or send an email [email protected] to donateclothing. •Cancer Awareness SocietyChristmas Toy DriveWhen: Today-Friday, Nov. 30Where: UCC, Social ScienceBuilding and North CampusBuilding.The CAS is holding a Christmastoy drive for children at VictoriaHospital. The CAS invites allWestern students, faculty mem-bers and affiliated staff to comeand donate a gift.•Faculty of Information andMedia Studies Lecture: ChristieBlatchfordWhen: Tuesday, 4:30 p.m.Where: University College, 224(Conron Hall).Award-winning Globe and Mailreporter Christie Blatchford pre-sents “From Front Line to FrontPage: A journalist finds stories ofbravery, friendship, life and
death.” Presented by the Gradu-ate Program in Journalism.Everyone welcome.•Open Forum: Pakistani PoliticalCrisis and Russo-American Mis-sile DefenseWhen: Tuesday, 5:30 p.m.Where: Thames Hall, 3101.The Association of InternationalRelations hosts an open forum.Brief news clips will be shown inorder to acquaint viewers withthe issues. Anyone interested inthe history and politics of theregions is encouraged to attendand share their views. Partici-pants are encouraged to orientthemselves on the topics beforethe event.
Nov. 28• Campus Communicators — aToastmasters ClubWhen: Wednesday, 12 p.m.Where: Stevenson-Lawson Build-ing, 330. Develop and improve communica-tions skills in a supportive andlearning environment. ContactMark Phipps([email protected]) orMegan Popovic ([email protected])for more information.• Joint Colloquium: Earth Scienceand Physics and AstronomyWhen: Wednesday, 1:30-2:30 p.m.Where: Physics and AstronomyBuilding, 123.Dr. Alan Berinstain, director of
Space Exploration with the Cana-dian Space Agency talks about“Canada’s Planetary ExplorationProgram: Past, Present andFuture.”•The Department of Modern Lan-guages and Literatures: La TertuliaWhen: Wednesday, 3:30 p.m.Where: University College, 117.Spanish Conversation Group.Anyone wishing to speak Span-ish and meet people from otherSpanish-speaking countries iswelcome.
Nov. 29•Adult Influenza ImmunizationClinicWhen: Thursday, 9 a.m.-3:45 p.m.Where: UCC Health ServicesResource Centre.A health card is required toobtain the flu shot. Children maynot receive flu shots at the clinic.•Physics and Astronomy ColloquiumWhen: Thursday, 1:30-2:30 p.m.Where: Physics and AstronomyBuilding, 123.Dr. Michael Balogh of the Universityof Waterloo talks about “PreventingStar and Galaxy Formation.”•Bruce McCaffrey MemorialGraduate SeminarWhen: Thursday, 4:30 p.m.Where: Social Science Centre,4317.Julia Berest presents “NikolaiTurgenev, A Portrait of the EarlyRussian Liberal.”
Murphy said a health plan thatcovered dental costs would encour-age better oral hygiene.
“If it’s available to [students], Ithink they would be inclined to useit,” she added.
“Students don’t have a lot ofextra money. If you have $150,you’re not going to go get your teethcleaned.”
A similar planis in place at Fan-shawe College. Itis the first year ofdental coverage;all full-time stu-dents now payan extra $71 instudent fees,except thosewho can provethey are alreadycovered.
Travis Maz-ereeuw, president of the FanshaweStudent Union, said last year’s ref-erendum results showed a largemajority of students were in favourof a dental plan.
“I haven’t really had any seriouscomplaints about it this year at all,”he said.
Singh warned a dental plan isnot necessarily as financially feasi-ble as it may seem. With a medicalplan a lot of students pay into it,and only those that get sick drawfrom it; on the other hand morestudents would be likely to use thedental plan.
“The assumption with thehealth plan is that the majority ofstudents are healthy. It’s there whenstudents need it ... for a rainy day.
“The cost that we would gener-
ate in revenue theoretically wouldnot cover the cost that we wouldhave expensed.”
Schools like Fanshawe canafford to cover dental bills for stu-dents since it does not advertise theplan as much as the USC would feelnecessary, Singh said.
If fewer students know about theplan, fewer use it, making it easierto cover those that do.
Pam Lupu, afirst-year socialscience student,would opt out ofthe dental plan ifit were offered,since she alreadyhas dental cover-age.
But JasonChan, a third-year science stu-dent who recent-ly paid out ofpocket to have
his wisdom teeth removed, thinks itis a good idea. “I would definitely gofor it.”
Depending on student interest,council could vote on dental cover-age early next semester.
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CONTINUED FROM P1Dental plan at a glance
Cost of dental coverage underUSC health plan: $100 - $150Votes in favour of new plan: 91 per cent of 2,300.Potential opt-outs: 52 per cent.
“Students don’t havea lot of extra money. Ifyou have $150, you’renot going to go getyour teeth cleaned.”
— Danielle Murphy, fourth-year nursing student
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IF YOU WERE LOOKING FOR A RIHANNA JOKE, YOU WON’T FIND IT HERE. Two young lasses bravedthe wet conditions on campus yesterday. Heavy rain gave way to a dumping of snow when the temper-ature dropped. Isn’t that trip to Cancun looking enticing now?
SHARING IS NICE. IT’S A WARM FUZZY.
Letters to the Editor
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A toothyproposition
Following a survey by a group of nursing students, theissue of a sponsored dental plan for Western students hasre-emerged.
A dental plan can be viewed as a luxury, but healthyteeth are important, and with the issue resurfacing fre-quently, it is clearly important to Western students.
An impressive 91 per cent of survey respondents arein favor of a dental plan. However, over 50 per cent ofthose would opt out of it.
According to the University Students’ Council, a den-tal plan would cost each student roughly $150 in its firstyear. While this appears inexpensive for dental coverage,the figure has the potential to expand dramatically.
If large numbers of students opt out of the plan, it willbecome fiscally impossible to manage.
Many students will opt out if they have the option.Most students come to university with an establisheddentist or dental coverage through their parents.
Unlike general health concerns, teeth can often waituntil a student can arrange to see their regular dentist.
However, students could benefit from basic dentalcare in instances when they can’t easily make it back totheir regular dentist.
Low-level care including basics such as checkups andemergency work would be suited to university studentswith busy lives. Additional work with increasing costscould be left to students to cover individually.
Basic care would provide students with help connectingto dental care in London. This would remove a significanthurdle for young, inexperienced students in a new city.
The university doesn’t owe students employer-stylebenefits.
It has a responsibility to help transition students fromliving with parents to a more independent lifestyle; aidingstudents in finding a dentist and providing low-level carewould fulfill this responsibility.
The problem with a dental plan is it appears to be aworthwhile additional bit of health coverage for some, butnot for all.
Many students would see such money better spent oncoverage for eye care, the HPV vaccine or a number ofother health-related issues currently beyond the fundingof the USC Health Plan.
Nursing students have provided an interesting initialsurvey for the university and the USC, indicating dentalcare is on students’ minds.
Low-level dental care could connect students withdentists and fulfill basic health needs.
What is needed now is a comprehensive survey allow-ing students to choose between several health options. Inaddition, the survey needs to ask students if they wouldstill support additional fees if they cannot opt out.
Coverage plans are only workable if large numbers optin, so an opt-out clause would likely render a dental planuseless.
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Re: “Salmonella cases up to 72 confirmed”Nov. 23, 2007
To the editor:I have eaten on campus as well as in res-idence, and I am quite impressed withthe level of sanitation that goes onbehind the scenes. I don’t even have tobe back there to know Food Services’sanitation policies are hard at work (eventhough I’ve seen how clean it is). All youhave to do is take a good look at the hard-working individuals who feed thousandsof students each week.
As with every food operation, there isalways a risk of contamination. Whilemeasures are taken to prevent this — andWestern is pretty strict — it is bound tohappen eventually.
It’s not like someone purposelyspread the salmonella bacteria aroundPita Pit. A mistake was made or some-thing was overlooked, which turned intoa major problem.
Yes, people were made sick and suf-fered discomfort, but before criticizingthe first salmonella outbreak in 25 years,try looking around your own house forsanitation problems.
Try taking this as a call for everyone to
better manage the way they preparefood. Remember that food poisoningand bacteria are issues everyone must beaware of, not just Food Services.
Also, there is absolutely no need toblame our health inspectors. Those indi-viduals regularly visit all Food Serviceoperations to ensure our strict govern-ment guidelines are met to ensure thesafety of the public. Surely, you cannotexpect an inspector to be stationed atevery establishment all of the time.
Western is handling this situation inthe best possible way, and I commend itsefforts. You can’t turn back the clock. Forbeing such a large university, Food Ser-vices is doing a good job satisfying ournutritional needs.
—Mark LeporeMOS III
To the editor:I was shocked and dismayed at SusanGrindrod’s comments regarding foodsafety on campus. To quote Grindrod:“[Food Services serves] 30,000 peopleper week, and while it’s nice to have san-itary practices, there’s no 150 per centguarantee.”
As a former cook, I must ask: is shekidding? First of all, having sanitary prac-tices at a public food service establish-ment isn’t supposed to be “nice” – it’ssupposed to be mandatory. After all, it isthe law to ensure the food you prepareand serve is not contaminated.
If a regular restaurant had such a con-tamination with so many confirmedcases, they would not only face closure,but I’m sure such a restaurant would facea number of lawsuits.
The high level of traffic through FoodServices is no excuse to become lax onsanitary practices; instead, the oppositeshould be true! Perhaps Grindrod did notintend her comment to be as flippant asit appears, but it still shows a disturbinglack of concern for the situation.
The fact that Western’s Food Servicesprovides food for 30,000 people a week isall the more reason for sanitary practicesto be strictly adhered to, highly regulatedand closely monitored.
Furthermore, standards should behigher than minimal code based on thefact it serves more people than a regularchain restaurant.
—Susan VarillsMusic IV
Re: “HYPE critique ignoring its members’work”Nov. 21, 2007
I in no way agree with the approach TheGazette took in criticizing HYPE.
While it’s entirely acceptable for a stu-dent newspaper to criticize UniversityStudents’ Council initiatives, I disagreewith the implications made about ChrisReynolds.
This is at least the second time I haveseen The Gazette attack Reynolds out ofhand for something he volunteered to do.They are in part responsible for his pres-
idential loss, due to their scathing critiqueof his campaign last year, and have nowdecided to make their HYPE critique apersonal attack on his capabilities.
Reynolds has gone above and beyondthe call of involvement, and has madepersonal sacrifices for Western that we asa student body should be thankful for. Heexemplifies what it means to be a tireless,selfless volunteer, and has done morecommunity work than the majority ofWestern students.
That said, HYPE executive LaurenAitchison’s letter on Nov. 21 was the worstpress HYPE has received so far. To state
HYPE is exempt from criticism for beinga volunteer organization and then attackThe Gazette, a mostly unpaid volunteerorganization, is downright hypocritical.
Aitchison’s closing statement “I sug-gest you have a little more faith in thestudents who pay your salary in the firstplace” was snotty, uncalled for and apoor representation of how a studentleader should communicate.
Maybe from now on, Aitchisonshould leave her hype with the streetteam and out of The Gazette.
—Graham BrownB.A. Political Science
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ArtsEntertainmentCuff the Duke fights the cold at Call the OfficeOshawa band treats dancing crowd with old and new songs
By Andrew SullivanGazette Staff
The heater at Call the Officeseemed to be broken Friday night.
Despite some of the audiencemembers swearing they could seetheir breath, the number of bodiesand impromptu dancing thatcropped up seemed to do awaywith the cold.
Apparently cheering loudly alsokeeps you warm. So does dancingin your winter coat.
The show began later than usualwith Toronto’s Rock Plaza Centraltaking the stage. Mainly playingtunes from its 2006 release, Are WeNot Horses?, the band kicked off thenight with “I Am an Excellent SteelHorse.”
Frontman Chris Eaton took timein between songs to mock his guitarplaying skills, and even removed ashoe of his that didn’t fit. Strangerthings have happened at Call theOffice.
With a brass section consistingof two trumpets, the band turnedsongs like “My Children, Be Joyful”into potential anthems for nasally-voiced revolution, but couldn’tquite kick the crowd’s excitementup any higher than the angry letterstage.
Towards the end of a fairly shortset, Eaton explained, “This song isabout having sex in an abandonedbarn when it’s freezing outside.Well, I guess they are all kind ofabout that.”
The crowd grew andpushed its way forward onceCuff the Duke, Oshawa’sstrongest musical
export, appeared. Despite the
band’s new album,the audience stillwanted to hearthe old stuff. Cuffthe Duke had
p r e v i o u s l yreleased two well-received albumsbefore Sidelines ofthe City created amajor boost for theband, and new songslike “If I Live or If IDie” received just asmuch cheering and
spontaneous dancing at the con-cert as “Take My Money and Run”and “The Future Hangs.”
Abandoning some of the slowermaterial in favour of keeping theenergy up, lead singer/guitaristWayne Petti had the audienceunder his sway.
Despite being a touring veteranof the often unforgiving Canadianmusic scene, Cuff the Duke still suf-fered a few minor technical prob-lems that were soon forgotten. AsPetti put it, “If we were Bon Jovi, thiswouldn’t be happening. But thenwe would be Bon Jovi.”
Spared from Bon Jovi’s karaokeclassics, the audience reciprocated
with more spirited boot stomping.With an encore carrying the one-twopunch of “The Ballad of Poor JohnHenry” and “The Ballad of the Lone-ly Construction Worker,” Petti addedmore fuel to an already raging fire.
Any complaints about the coldwere lost and, for a finale, part ofthe crowd took to the stage for arendition of the “Mexican WrestlingTheme.”
When the whole mess wounddown, the crowd seemed fulfilledand sweaty enough to survive thecold walk home. Who needs aheater when you’ve got a band likethis?
CONCERT REVIEWCONCERT REVIEWPerformance: Openers: Crowd:
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By Eliot HongGazette Writer
Western boasts some of the most tal-ented students in the arts. This week,singer/songwriter and Western alum,John Tayles, takes the spotlight.
Despite his efforts not to playmusic, John Tayles has been doingso since age six.
“I wanted to quit all the time …but my dad said I couldn’t make anydecisions on that until I was 16,”Tayles says. “I’ve played piano sinceI was little, ’til I decided to pick upthe guitar when I was 13. By the timeI was 16, I was writing and playingboth guitar and piano pieces.”
Tayles also won the lead role inhis high school’s production of WestSide Story and worked with a vocalcoach to develop his full range andsinging abilities.
Now, Tayles is more than happyhis father kept him involved with
music. Despite a short stint in LosAngeles to hone his songwritingabilities and practice in the studiorecording demos, Tayles lackedexperience entertaining a crowd.Still, he managed to score a few gigsat Western’s bars.
“I played at the Wave severaltimes, but what really got meexposed was playing at Jack’s,”Tayles says. “To have the crowd singevery single word I was singing andbeing totally one with the crowd —it really got me out of my shell.”
With those performances, Tayleslaid the foundation for his career.He met producer Michael Tomp-kins, otherwise known as Mikey T,through a mutual friend.
“The thing about Mikey T is thathe’s really great in the studio ... real-ly passionate and he knows hisstuff,” Tayles explains.
Having worked with other pro-ducers, Tayles felt his previouslyrecorded demos and songs didn’tturn out the way he wanted. WithMikey T co-producing, Tayles feelsthe four songs they’ve completed sofar for his still-untitled debut albumreally showcase “what is [him].”
This is especially important forTayles, who is described as havingan “authentic, heart-on-his-sleeve
writing style.” He finally feels he’smaking music that is honest to him.
It’s Tayles’ heart-on-his-sleevenature that is making it hard forhim to hide his excitement.
On Sunday he was declared thewinner in SliceThePie.com’s show-case competition. SliceThePie.comis a website that showcases over6,000 bands and singers, allowingfans and labels to fund artists theyenjoy.
Tayles will receive $30,000 to pro-mote, record and develop his music,but there’s a catch: he must releasean album within the next six months.
Tayles is more than ready to takeon this challenge, as he’s been inthe studio with Mikey T completinghis album on and off since May.
Tayles says of the prize, “It’s alaunchpad for going forward.[Being chosen by listeners as thewinner] is a great story to tell labels,to tell management, to tell produc-ers … This is what happened inonly a couple of weeks. So rightnow I just want to take this excite-ment and walk into every buildingor every phone call I have and real-ly carry [my career] forward.”
John Tayles played last Friday atJack’s. To hear his music, log ontowww.myspace.com/johntayles.
WOULD YOU STOP FOLLOWING ME? Western alum John Tayles alwayskeeps one step ahead of his competition. Corny jokes aside, the skill hascome in handy as he recently won a competition for cold hard cash to puttoward recording time.
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Riff RandellsDoublecrossDirtnap Records
If creating a traditional 30-minutemix of high-paced punk rock was itsgoal, then Vancouver’s the Riff Ran-dells (not to be confused with now-
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Sporting an image and style akinto the Donnas, it’s not surprisingthe band has already garnered sup-port along with other well-knownfemale-fronted bands like the Cliksand LiveonRelease.
With self-described punkthemes in its songs “about lameboys, hot boys and partying,” get-ting back at an ex-lover and provingits members are badasses, the RiffRandells’ strongest songs include“Traitor of the Heart,” “When HeLooks at Me” and “All I Know.”
The title track “Doublecross” isarguably the band’s weakest song.When it comes to songwriting, theRiff Randells has its method down,but the bridge/solo arrangementscould use improvement.
Also, the band lacks finesse in set-ting up the transition between tracks,eliminating the ability to set the stagefor a climactic ending to songs.
One thing is for sure: the RiffRandells has reaffirmed that punk— at least female punk — is aliveand kicking.
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Alicia KeysAs I AmSony
Alicia Keys returns to the musicscene with her latest album, As IAm.
Keys continues her lyrical stylewith songs that reflect on life andoffer unexpected musical turns,creating an edgier sound.
The intro, “As I Am,” is a purelymusical introduction that statesperfectly what the album is about:she’s still piano-goddess Keys, butwith a hip-hop edge.
Collaborations with John Mayerand Linda Perry enhance Keys’ typ-ical flowing style, while Jack Splashcontributes heavily to one of thebest tracks on the album, “Wreck-less Love,” capturing the desire torekindle the passion of romancewith a jazz/soul overtone.
“Prelude To A Kiss,” the mostpoignant song on the album,reflects the uncertainty everyonefeels sometimes, and it packs apowerful punch; the song shoutsthat she feels lost at times, butnever for long.
“No One,” the debut single fromthe album, as well as “Go Ahead”feature impressive keyboard hooksand upbeat tempos that capturethe full range of her abilities with-out overpowering the listener.
As I Am captures Keys’ growingexperience and confidence in her-self. Music fans will fall in lovewith it.
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The Dillinger Escape PlanIre WorksRelapse Records
Experimental math-metal band,the Dillinger Escape Plan, faced aproblem in the months leading up
to its much-anticipated third LP, IreWorks.
After releasing its brain-bend-ing debut Calculating Infinity in1999, the Dillinger Escape Planacquired vocalist Greg Puciatoand released Miss Machine. WhileMiss Machine contained disso-nant jazz guitar passages andaggressive drumming, the albumwas unacceptable to many puristsas it was littered with differentgenres and styles.
Ire Works attempts to reach outto its purist fans while integratingdifferent genres.
“Fix Your Face,” with vocalaccompaniment by former vocal-ist Dimitri Minikakis, and“Lurch” start the album off witha monstrous orchestra ofscreams, powerful guitar riffs andjazz-infused hardcore rhythms atconstantly changing tempos andtime signatures.
As the album progresses, thesongs vary from catchy poprock/metal fusions like “BlackBubblegum” to experiments inthe absolute limits of ‘heavy’ itselfin “Nong Eye Gong” and “82588.”
Though some songs are similarto those on the rampaging Calcu-lating Infinity, there’s a certaingroove that makes it accessible toDEP’s fans.
“Dead As History” is a strong,shiver-inducing electron-ic/metal/rock/piano-based balladthat boasts the band’s masterfulmusicianship.
“Mouth of Ghosts” seamlesslytransforms an authentic Cubanjazz-styled piece gradually into amath-metal wonder.
With Ire Works, the DillingerEscape Plan has raised the standardfor the integration of genres intometal.
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By Holden SheffieldGazette Writer
After watching the Boston Bruinsdefeat the Toronto Maple Leafs lastTuesday at the hands of ex-Leafsgoaltending prospect Tuukka Rask,
John Ferguson Jr. deserves a trip tothe Sin Bin.
Since becoming the generalmanager of the Leafs in 2003, Fer-guson has made many question-able decisions. One that sticks outis a trade he made to acquire cur-rent Leafs goalie Andrew Raycroft.In 2006, Raycroft was obtained in atrade from the Bruins in exchangefor Rask.
Since the trade, Rask’s value hasrisen, while Raycroft has beenmediocre. You can choose whichev-er words you want to describe his
play in Toronto; in the end theresults have been disappointing.
In his first season as the Leafsstarting goalie, Toronto failed tomake the postseason. “Razor”ended the year with a ho-hum .894save percentage and 2.99 goalsagainst average.
A lot of Leafs fans remember thepainful experience of watchingRaycroft get replaced in his lastgame of the 2006-07 season, wherehe had a dismal performance in amust-win game versus the Montre-al Canadiens.
Fast track to this year, whereRazor lost his starting duties tonewly-acquired Vesa Toskala. Inlimited play, Raycroft remainsinconsistent and has not lived up toToronto fans’ lofty expectations.
The other half of theRaycroft/Rask deal reveals a differentstory. Rask was just recently calledup to the Bruins for the third timethis year, after posting solid numbersin the American Hockey League.
Ironically he was given his firstNHL start on Tuesday night againstthe Leafs. He looked calm, collect-
ed and well positioned leadingBoston to a 3-2 victory.
While it is only one game, there’sno denying Rask shows greatpotential as a future NHL starter.On the other hand, Raycroft’s futurewith the Leafs most likely won’textend past his current contract.
The new NHL has proven youngtalent is critical to producing a win-ning team. Rask was one of theLeafs’ most highly-scoutedprospects, and dealing him awayfor a backup goalie is a move LeafsNation will surely regret.
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By Tara AtharGazette Writer
Celebrations were in order onThursday night at Thompson Arenaafter Western’s men’s hockey teamearned its fifth consecutive winwith a 7-2 victory over the Universi-ty of Ontario Institute of Technolo-gy Ridgebacks.
Winger Kevin Richardson wasraring to go, scoring less than threeminutes into the game, assisted bylinemates Ryan Hare and Sal Peralta.
Five minutes later, UOIT for-ward Nathan Spaling capitalized ona Western penalty to even the scoreat one.
“I think one of the things we’vetalked about is getting real goodstarts to the game,” Western headcoach Clarke Singer said. “We have
a tendency the odd time to not get agreat start and this was an exampleof us not getting it.”
“We always struggle a bit in thefirst. We’re a good second and thirdperiod team. But it’s a good time toplay well to come back,” wingerKyle Lamb said.
Sure enough, once the secondperiod hit, the Mustangs’ top lineset the ice on fire. Hare put histeam back on track, scoring a goala minute into the period assisted byRichardson and Peralta.
“I just try to make sure every-one’s ready for the game, make sureeveryone’s out there [ready] to go,”Hare said. “You can’t take anynights off in this league.”
Rejuvenated by the team’s lead,Peralta scored another goal with thesupport of Richardson and Hare.
The trio registered a whopping 12points in Thursday’s game alone.
Still early in the second frame, aWestern power play created theopportunity for winger Jeff Martensto pot a goal, bringing the score to4-1.
At 8:11 in the second, Lamb sentthe puck flying into the net onceagain, putting the Mustangs fourgoals ahead of the visiting Ridge-backs.
As a rookie, Lamb is proving tobe a useful asset to the squad.
“They were looking for a goalscorer, so they brought me in toscore goals. I’m working on that,”Lamb said.
UOIT forward Shane Nolanmanaged to put one more pastWestern goaltender Kevyn Hunt tomake the score 5-2.
“I thought they played a littleharder in the first and I think wewore them down a little bit the lastcouple of periods,” Singer said. “Wehave a lot of balance in our goal-tending, defence and forwards.”
The Ridgebacks tried to hold onduring the third period, but Lambadded insult to injury with anothermarker to make the score 6-2.
A serious knee injury to West-ern’s Sean Courtney late in the thirdperiod resulted in the centre beingcarried off the ice, earning Ridge-backs forward T.J. Legge five min-utes in the penalty box for tripping.
Not to be deterred by a hurtteammate, Peralta scored anothergoal for Western, allowing the gameto end on a positive note.
The team is now ranked seventhin the Canadian Interuniversity
Sport standings, but these athletescannot rest on their laurels.
“On any given night, anybodycan beat anybody in our league. It’snot like [the NHL],” Singer said.
“There’s a lot of big hockeyteams and you have to play wellevery night. I think for a lot of sportsteams, consistency is difficult toachieve, so we have to try andremain consistent throughout theyear and keep working hard.”
“The West division is packedwith good teams. It’s going to be atough battle,” Hare added.
“We’ve got to really focus on nottaking any nights off and getting asmany points as we can with everygame. Every game this season we’regetting better. We have three moregames until Christmas and we needto win each one.”
Mustangs lay the boom on lowly Ridgebacks| Top line shines again with 12 points in 7-2 blowout victory |
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Jonas HrebeniukGazette
MORE SLAPPERS THAN A GOLDENEYE MULTIPLAYER GAME. The Mustangs men’s hockey team left the UOIT Ridgebacks under a pile of snow and a barrage of pucks this past week-end, prevailing 7-2 at Thompson Arena.
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