By Allie FonarevGazette Staff

London Transit Commissionemployees begin negotiations toreplace their old job contractstomorrow, causing possible delayson routes.

LTC employees will refuse to workvoluntary overtime hours, which aremainly needed for busier routesrequiring extra service beyond theregularly-scheduled busses.

“While we are taking steps toaddress this issue, we may experi-ence sporadic interruptions of ourconventional transit service com-mencing September 10, 2009,” theLTC said in a press release Friday.“Current labor issues could result inapproximately 14 out of 22 morn-ing rush hour busses and 8 out of 22afternoon rush hour busses notbeing available for service.”

As Western students go back toclasses this week, routes alongRichmond, Oxford, Wonderlandand Wharncliffe will get evenbusier. Students will likely feel theeffects of the contract negotiationsin the form of delays or heavycrowding and lines.

“We’re monitoring the situationand speaking with London transitofficials about the negotiations,”Dan Moulton, University Students’Council vice-president universityaffairs, said. “The concern is thatstudents who have paid for buspasses will not be able to get tocampus, so we’re working closelywith London transit officials to pre-vent that.”

“We wanted this to be resolvedbefore school started … but we gotto a stalemate,” said Pat Hunniford,president of Amalgamated TransitUnion Local 741.

Negotiations between LTC andATU Local 741 started in April 2009.

“We had extensive meetingsover June, July and August and wemade very little progress in negoti-ations. Both parties agreed to breakoff and use a conciliator,” Hunni-ford said. “However, [the concilia-tor] may not be available untilOctober 1.”

The union asked for wageincreases which they believe willreflect London’s size and ridership.

“We’re looking for parity withother transit properties [in othercities],” Hunniford said. “We believethat if we have the seventh largestcity and fourth largest ridership inthe province, we should be some-where around seventh place in thepay ratio.”

“We’re just hopeful that negoti-ations come to a conclusion soonto ensure students can get to cam-pus,” Moulton said.

His main concern is what willhappen if these temporary delaysturn to ceased operations of thebusses.

However, Hunniford is certainthat ATU Local 741 will not strike,even if negotiations continue to beunharmonious.

“We have an essential service, sothough we might cram more peo-ple on them, the busses have to bethere,” he said.

“Students are in a unique situa-tion because their bus pass is partof their tuition fee, so I don’t blame[them] for demanding that [they]get the service [they] paid for,” hesaid. He anticipates riders will getupset but hoped it would motivatepeople to put pressure on the cityto resolve negotiations.

“The more understanding stu-dents are the easier it will be,”Moulton proposed. “At this time, bepatient and understanding. Therewill be delays [but] we’re hoping

they will be minimal.”“It’s an inconvenience and it’s

angering, but there’s nothing youcan do,” said Parth Patel, fourthyear social science student at West-ern. He takes the bus an average ofthree times a day and often experi-ences delays.

The LTC suggested studentsarrive at bus stops earlier than they

are accustomed to in order to avoidbeing late. “If you don’t have to ridein the peak times you could waituntil it is less busy,” Hunnifordadded.

While the LTC hoped the servicewould not be interrupted, Patel wasless optimistic: “I guess I will bemissing the first class at school,” hesaid.

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With the rise of student unemploy-ment and the decline in the avail-ability of merit-based scholarships,more students are looking towardsfinancial aid in the form of loansand bursaries.

Reports on Statistics Canadashow a student unemployment rateof 20.9 per cent for July 2009 — a 7.1per cent increase from July 2008.

“A study done by the Royal Bankof Canada found that 43 per cent ofnew college and university studentsand 35 per cent of those already inschool feel they can only stretchtheir money as far as Christmas,”Chris Wilkins, founder of Scholar-ships Canada, said.

The Millennium Scholarshipprogram, which provides studentswith approximately $13 millioneach year in merit-based awards,will also come to an end this fall.

In addition, Wilkins mentionedthere has been a lot of concernamong students about theirfinances, based on an increase intraffic on the Scholarships Canadawebsite.

Karen Pypstra, Western’s studentfinancial services team leader alsonoted an increase in financial aidapplications for the current acade-mic year.

According to Aase Houser, direc-tor of student awards and financialaid at the University of Windsor,student loan applications at theinstitution have increased byapproximately 30 per cent.

Houser added the major reasonsprovided by students requestingfinancial aid included a loss orreduction of parental income andlack of summer employment.

While financial aid in the form ofbursaries or loans has becomescarce, Wilkins noted the numberof scholarships on the website hasnot decreased substantially andrequests from scholarship admin-istrators have increased.

“There’s a lot of interest in help-ing students — organizations wantto provide money so students canafford to go to college and universi-ty,” he added.

Tanya Blazina, a spokespersonfor the Ministry of Training, Col-leges and Universities noted anincrease in applications received bythe Ontario Student Assistant Pro-gram: “While OSAP applicationnumbers are changing daily at thispoint, there has been an increase of15 per cent in the number of OSAPapplications received by the Min-

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Taking sexy backThere has been a push to cut outthe “sex” in Middlesex.

The municipality’s current emailaddress — with the suffix @coun-ty.middlesex.on.ca — is beingshortened to @mdlsx.ca to helpavoid spam filters.

The problem was first noticeda couple of years ago whenprovincial officials noted theywere not receiving emails from themunicipality.

It soon became evident thatrecipients’ email filters wereblocking many Middlesex emails,mistaking them for emailaddresses from adult websitesselling sex aids.

Chief Administrative Officer BillRayburn estimated 15 to 20 percent of outgoing mail was subject toproblems because of the address

suffix.While Middlesex felt the prob-

lem was large enough to be dealtwith, other municipalities with sim-ilar suffixes have not felt the needto take action.

According to Cathy Saunders,CAO of the Middlesex Centre, thetownship of Essex has not had anytrouble. While it has encounteredsome similar difficulties, the prob-lem does not demand a namechange.

“We’ve had problems from timeto time,” Saunders said. “But it’snever been an issue.”

“We generally just advise peopleto check their junk mail. If it were tobecome an issue, we might consid-er changing the email — but so farit hasn’t.”

—Meagan Kashty

Council approves landlords’self-regulation

London City Council has made thedecision to allow landlords or own-ers of residential rental propertiesto regulate their own activities.

Specifically at task was the bylawrequiring owners of property withless than five units to be licensedwith the city.

“Self-regulation of any industryis asinine,” Stephen Orser, Ward 4councillor, said regarding the bylaw.“I am completely against [the deci-sion].”

Orser, one of the few councillorsto oppose the bylaw, believes ten-ants should be given more clout inmatters of safety and security of theresidence just as in any otherindustry or profession. He citied theexample of cab drivers who mustensure their vehicles are safe by tak-ing them to a certified mechanic.

Additionally, the new agreementreduced the cost of licensing a four-unit building for a year from $120to $25.

Despite Orser’s opposition of thedecision, when asked of what wouldsafeguard against the possibility oflandlord dishonesty he gave the fol-lowing response: “The threat of crim-inal prosecution at the act of utteringfalse contractual statements.”

—Abid-Aziz Ladhani

City councillor threatens totake York to court

York University is facing scrutiny forits strict policy regarding unpaidparking tickets.

While the institution main-tained it had the right to issue park-ing tickets on campus, Toronto CityCouncillor Howard Moscoe toldYork students to refuse payment.He insisted that parking tickets canonly be issued by the City of Toron-to and that those issued by the uni-versity are illegal.

“We operate under what iscalled the York University Act thatgives us control over the road,”Keith Marnoch, associate directorof media relations at York Universi-ty said. “The idea behind that is thatour land is private property and wehave the responsibility to managethe traffic flow and roadways.”

Moscoe warned York that he willtake the case to court if they con-tinue to issue fines. York, however,is standing by its policy to withholdthe transcripts of students whorefuse to pay.

“Obviously we disagree with Mr.Moscoe’s concerns,” Marnoch said.“It’s not a new issue.”

While Moscoe said there is noopportunity to appeal the parkingtickets, Marnoch noted there is infact the opportunity for students toappeal and the university will do itsbest to accommodate.

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As students begin to return toLondon, so does the LondonPolice Services’ Liquor Enforce-ment and Reduction of Noise(LEARN) initiative.

Now in its seventh year, ProjectLEARN represents the combinedefforts of the University Students’Council and London Police Ser-vices to monitor unruliness in andaround London during the monthsof September and April. There isincreased enforcement around theWestern and Fanshawe campusesas well as Richmond Row to helpreduce the number of noise com-plaints and drunken debauchery.

“[The USC] is supportive of theproject,” Dan Moulton, vice-presi-dent university affairs, said. “By prin-cipal the USC promotes a safer com-munity in London for students.”

One of the initiatives projectLEARN has taken on this year is anincreased police presence in thedowntown, Western and Fanshaweareas.

“We found that last fall termwhen we increased the presence ofofficers it was effective in keepingcontrol,” said Amy Phillipo, Londonpolice media relations officer. “Lastyear there was an issue regardingfires, but this year there has beennothing out of control.

Over the last week of the project,officers laid 466 Provincial OffenceNotices, 356 of which were stu-dents. There were also 22 CriminalCode charges laid, seven of whichwere handed out to students.

“Overall, there have not beenmany incidents,” reiterated Phillipo.

The organizers of Project LEARNhave also taken a more activeapproach to educate students andresidents about past problems andhow the London police willapproach any future incidents.

“We’re trying to create aware-ness,” Phillipo said. “Last year [offi-cers] went door-to-door welcomingstudents to the area and tellingthem to enjoy themselves, butplease party responsibly. We’retelling students that they will beheld accountable for their actions.”

Although Project LEARN pro-motes a safe community for allLondon residents, controversy hasensued in the past from individualswho insist the program is meant totarget students specifically. Howev-er, the USC and the London policefrequently work together to ensureWestern is able to offer their per-spective on the matter.

“We have ongoing concernsabout the program targeting stu-dents as wrong-doers of the com-munity,” Moulton conceded. “Iliaise with the police officers. Fromyear to year we meet with the police

to discuss plans for the project andhow it is going. There are levels ofdiscussion.”

Along with Project LEARN, West-ern takes on its own measures toensure the safety of its students andcampus community. Off-campushousing has hired the Londonpolice to patrol the neighborhoodssurrounding the university startingtonight up until the end of October.These officers then report to cam-pus police.

“This year’s been pretty good sofar,” Elgin Austen, director of cam-pus police, said. “The students havebeen respectful and there haven’tbeen any major incidents.”

Austen maintains that theamount of enforcement on campuswill not decrease after orientationweek.

“It’s up to all individuals to con-tribute to a safe environment,” con-cluded Austen. “Anyone who isn’tcontributing to that environmentare the people we will take an inter-est in.”

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The new Vice-President will be a dynamic, imaginative individual with exceptional skills in relation ship development and advancement. An expert in institutional fundraising, with a solid understanding of the role of commu nications and public affairs in advancing institutional goals, the successful candidate should have knowledge of effective strate gies for revenue generation, a strong strategic understanding of how new media can be used to advance goals in fundraising and comm unications, and a track record of success as a leader in a large and complex institution. Critically important will be the a bility to mentor and lead a highly effective team of professionals. Some experience in, or familiarity with, the university envi ronment would be an asset.

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graduate Student Alliance, 226,476students needed OSAP for theirpost-secondary education last year.

As part of its funding formula,OSAP requires each student to con-tribute a minimum amount ofsummer income towards his/hereducation — even if the studentwas unemployed. OUSA presidentDan Moulton mentioned OSAPdeducts a minimum of $2,710 fromthe loan a student receives.

“OSAP’s minimum contributionfrom summer employment is

unfair [...] [They assume] that stu-dents have those jobs […] or will beable to make that amount over thesummer,” Moulton said.

OUSA along with the CanadianAlliance of Student Associations isworking towards having therequired summer income contri-bution removed for the upcomingschool year.

Moulton also added that West-ern should consider more ways ofproviding financial aid to students.

“I think that our administrationhas the ability to put pressure onthe government into [removing theminimum summer contribution],”he said.

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With the London Transit Commission worker’s contractcoming under negotiations this week, drivers are refusingto work any voluntary overtime despite the tens of thou-sands of post-secondary students set to resume classes. As aresult, fewer busses will be servicing the overflow of the city’sbusiest stops, forcing many students travelling to and fromcampus to seek other modes of transportation.

Threats of disrupted service are nothing new from theLTC and it’s no coincidence they arise around the timestudents are about to return to class — and for many, rid-ing the bus.

Because full-time Western students all pay the manda-tory $137.18 to have the eight-month bus pass, the LTCcan use the high volume of student riders as leverage toensure the City meets their demands.

Many feel the larger undergraduate population and itssignificant ridership should make students larger stake-holders for the LTC; however, students are still being usedas bargaining chips to ensure the union receives afavourable agreement.

Although the students are the ones who unfairly sufferfrom the over-crowded or delayed busses, disruptions thefirst week of school are hardly cause for concern.

When the OC Transpo decided to strike last year inOttawa, thousands of students were stranded during win-ter exams.

But as most students know, the first week is full ofnothing more than polite introductions and the handingout of the syllabus. Many choose not to attend anywayand a disrupted LTC only gives students a legitimateexcuse to miss class.

Furthermore, many forgo taking the bus the first fewweeks to walk or bike in the nice weather, making theLTC’s threats even less worrisome this time of year.

However, many in the area are still experiencing thetough realities of the recession. London’s unemploymentcurrently sits at around 11 per cent and with the localeconomy not looking up, now is not the time to be askingfor a lot.

Furthermore, it is up to the City to ensure contracts arenegotiated fairly, yet swiftly to avoid any disagreementsturning into a full strike. Though the the demands maybe high, the drivers deserve more than what London hasoffered: a 0.4 per cent increase and a pair of winter boots.

But until a contract that agrees with both sides can bemet, the slight disruptions in the LTC’s service will likelybe brushed off this time of year. However, for thoseinclined to complain no matter how minor the inconve-nience, hope these negotiations are finished before thecold weather comes in and the school work piles up.

For more information on the LTC’s contract negotia-tions see Page 1.

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So you just spent six-grand on tuitionand kissed your parents goodbye; you’vemoved into your new place and you’reeager to start organizing your social cal-endar for the next eight-months.

But before you mentally switch yourbrain back into study mode, there’s onetime-honoured tradition every Westernstudent must endure.

Orientation week.When I was in 12th grade I had the

opportunity to see Western’s O-Weekfirst hand and knew it wasn’t for me. Sowhen I decided to attend Western thefollowing year, the decision to skip onthe frosh festivities was hardly difficult.

I admit there were a few events Iwanted to attend, but I certainly was notabout to purchase a $75 orientation kitjust to watch Sex with Sue.

According to legend, the tradition ofO-Week began eons ago when courseregistration was still done in person andon paper during the first week of Sep-tember. Students were forced to stand inline, waiting for long periods of time togain a spot in the class they wanted. Allof this standing around and waiting washindering new students’ first impressionof university life, so O-Week was createdin an attempt to make first year studentsfeel included and welcomed into theWestern community.

Although O-Week still means a lot ofstanding around and waiting, electronicregistration has drastically increased theamount of free time new students findthemselves with.

So what did they do to keep froshentertained? They made O-Week bigger.

This is how it became the week-longparty marking a student’s transitionfrom the outside world into the infa-mous Western bubble that we knowtoday. Now it’s loud, it’s dirty and it’severywhere you turn.

Even if you decided to pass on O-Week when you were a first year student,it is impossible to make it through yourundergraduate career and completelyavoid it. Chants and cheers can be hearddriving up Western Road and concretebeach is flooded with brightly colouredfaculty, residence and info team shirts.

As a frosh, I opted to take the back-door into events I wanted to see — Istarted volunteering at various campusmedia outlets and managed to convincethe upper-year students into letting metag along as they reported on the O-Week festivities.

As far as I was concerned I was able tohave the best of all worlds. I met newpeople, I saw the shows I was interestedin and at the end of the week I still hadthat $75 in my pocket.

But every year when O-Week kicksoff, a part of me wonders if maybe Imade the wrong decision. I’ve heardmany friends say O-Week was the mostfun they had in university, how they metsuch great people they are still close withtoday and how even if they felt stupid atthe time, they are still glad they went.

But every year around the third dayof the yelling and the crowds and themess, I am reassured skipping my froshfestivities was a good idea. The truth isthat frosh week, as good as its intentionsmay be, is just not for everyone.

There is a common misconceptionthat by forgoing O-Week you areinevitably isolating yourself and doom-ing the rest of your university experi-ence. If isolating yourself is your aim infirst year, then passing on O-Week, Iadmit, is probably a good start. But ifjumping and cheering and being herd-ed like sheep is simply not your idea offun, it doesn’t mean university is goingto be any worse for you than someonewho did attend O-Week.

So if you decided not to participate,or if it wasn’t the experience you hoped itwould be, remember the first week ofuniversity has no real influence over howthe following four years will unravel.There is still plenty of time to make upany missed socializing, drinking or gen-eral involvement.

With frosh week festivities in full swing,the Gazette looks back to O-Week of1989. Of all the bands to play at Western,The Village People proved that disco justwasn’t ready to die yet.

Despite the band having gonethrough multiple lineup changes by thelate 80s, they still donned the infamouscowboy, policeman, aboriginal, soldier,biker and construction worker costumesas they treated the crowd to such classichits as “Macho Man,” “In the Navy,” andof course, “YMCA”.

However, having a rather small reper-toire to select from, the band played onlyfour original songs in total and filled therest of their 45-minute set with dancecovers of classic rock tunes. Althoughmost of the frosh were schoolchildrenwhen the band was topping the charts,3,000 screaming first years gathered onUC Hill to experience one of the greatestdisco acts of all time.

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Dealing with distance dating in first yearStresses of new lifestyle, friendsand work amplified by separationBy Cheryl StoneGazette Staff

It’s 2 a.m. the night before your firstessay is due. You have only six hoursto make a great first impressionwith your professor. Your phonerings and you answer it. “Hey baby,”the voice croons. It’s your partnerwho’s currently living hours away.They‘re wondering why you haven’tcalled.

Your long-distance relationshipis in trouble.

“It’s something we often see herein first year,” Gail Hutchinson, apsychologist and director of Stu-dent Health Services said about stu-dents in a long-distance relation-ship. “It caninterfere withtheir life here atWestern.”

Hutchinsonsaid manythings that willhelp you survivea long-distancerelationship areimportant inany relation-ship. “You haveto decide thatthe relationshipis more impor-tant than whatyou might bemissing out on,but deciding what’s important andcompromise is important in anyrelationship.”

Another important tip she offersis to connect with your partner on aregular basis. “Make time and knowwhen to connect with you partner[…] At home you would have a dateso treat your time to talk like that,”Hutchinson said.

Even five years ago, connectingwas more difficult but changes intechnology have allowed for regu-lar contact using text messages oremails, and stronger connectionsthorough web cams.

Visits are part of this connec-tion and allow partners to bothconnect and enjoy each other’scompany. “There’s a lot of pressureon that time together,” Hutchin-son said.

One problem Hutchinson con-sistently sees is a couple goingfrom knowing all of each other’sfriends to not knowing any of

them. This can lead to feelings ofjealousy as one partner feels as ifthey are being pushed out of theothers life. “However, if both part-ners are busy and happy they canshare in each others lives. Therewill likely be less envy.” Hutchin-son said.

Also, when students becomeimmersed their studies, it canleave their partners feeling isolat-ed and rejected. “It’s not only thedistance, it is the large change”Hutchinson said, citing suchchanges as lifestyle, friends,stresses and immersion in work.These new stresses can make anyrelationship difficult. Hutchinsonsaid these stresses may cause

conflict and ispart of anyrelat ionship;however, dis-tance makes itmore difficult.

“I think rec-ognizing that[conflict] couldhappen is partof dealing withit,” she said.“There could bemore conflictand less time towork it out.” Shepoints out howa couple dealswith conflict is

also a large part of the relationship’ssuccess — whether or not there isdistance involved.

“[My boyfriend and I] talk andtalk until the issue is solved, [but]sometimes all the other personneeds is alone time to sort out feel-ings,” Jenessa Bassindale, a firstyear nursing student who spent thelast two years of high school in along distance relationship, said.“Long distance fights are the hard-est to deal with.”

Making time for a long dis-tance relationship is difficult andmay take the student away fromother aspects of student life. Onefinal piece of advice Hutchinsonoffers is asking: how does this fitin to a long-term plan? It willhelp get through some of thetough times. If four years fromnow you and your better half aresharing your lives, even if it’s justa tiny apartment, it could all beworth it.

“If both partnersare busy and happythey can share ineach others lives.There will likely beless envy.”

— Gail Hutchinson,director of Student Health Services

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Movies and music: A summer in reviewWhat caught our eyes, ears and attention in the world of entertainment

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After four long months, the three ofus sat down and reflected uponwhat was popular in music andmovies this summer. It has been aseason of books made into movies— like Harry Potter and My Sister’sKeeper — to an excess of dance hitson the radio. With Lady Gaga stillaround and the release of the newBlack Eyed Peas album, there is def-initely no shortage of music for thebars this fall.

The list of popular songs that hitthe airwaves this summer is exten-sive. As always, there are thosesongs you can’t get enough of, thoseyou never want to hear again andthe ones you know you won’t beable to avoid at any given bar alongRichmond Row. However “BoomBoom Pow” will probably not bewhat we will remember most aboutthe summer of 2009 — most likely itwill be the passing of music legendMichael Jackson.

Most Annoying ...Along with being overplayed, “FireBurning” by Sean Kingston wasextremely annoying. It is definitelya good tune for the dance floor butit should be limited to that only.“Africa” by Karl Wolf, however, wasthe one song we all agreed shouldbe banned from the airwaves.

Overplayed …Every summer there’s the song youdon’t go 15 minutes without hear-ing on the radio. This year’s song,without a doubt, was “I Got a Feel-ing” by the Black Eyed Peas. Someof the other overplayed hits wecouldn’t forget include “Waking upin Vegas” by Katy Perry, “Paparazzi”by Lady Gaga, and Pitbull’s “I Know

You Want Me.”

Best Overall …As far as dance songs go, we have toadmit “When Love Takes Over” byDavid Guetta featuring Kelly Row-land is very catchy. We also have togive props to Metric’s “Help I’mAlive” off of their new album Fan-tasies.

Biggest Music News … Michael Jackson has always been amedia fascination and this summerwas no different. The music chartssaw MJ albums regain their formerglory and his face once againgraced the cover of magazines inlight of his death.

Like many things Jackson relat-ed, this story also ends in a scandal.With his death now determined ahomicide we will be hearing aboutit for a while — and as is often thecase, it’s for all of the wrong reasons.

Summer is always a great time forcatching a movie and this year wasno exception as many highly antic-ipated films hit theatres. Here are afew that stood out — both as goodand bad.

Most Overrated ...We were on the fence about HarryPotter and the Half-Blood Prince.Many of the hardcore Potter fansout there were disappointed withthe film. Yes, a lot of content fromthe book was left out, but whenlooking at it as a movie alone, itwasn’t so bad.

Best Action …There was a lot of hype for Inglouri-ous Basterds and it didn’t disap-point. The consensus is directorQuentin Tarantino redeemed him-self after Grindhouse with this film.Inglourious Basterds has action,comedy, gore and of course Brad

Pitt — how could it be bad?

Best Comedy ...“I tend to think of myself as a one-man wolf pack.”

You know a movie is a hit whenit’s been quoted all summer, whichis definitely the case for The Hang-over. A lot of alcohol, Mike Tyson, aloose tiger and a baby were the keyingredients in the recipe to createwhat was probably this summer’sbest comedy.

Best Remake ...Trekkies from all over the galaxybeamed their way into movie the-atres for the latest Star Trek offering.

Director J.J. Abrams managed to

please the diehards and still makethe film accessible to casual fans —hardly an easy task when workingwith such a popular television andfilm series that spans decades. Theupdated version remained true tothe characters and the essence ofthe previous films, but gave StarTrek a glossy new look with sharpspecial effects that did justice to thefilm’s action scenes. Getting“beamed up” is no longer cheesy.

Best Animated ...Disney’s latest 3D animated offer-ing, Up, premiered at Cannes to awarm reception and received pos-itive reviews from critics every-where. Up tells the story of a

peppy young lad and a grumpy oldman who escape their daily trou-bles by flying to South America ina house attached to helium bal-loons. The wholesome family-ori-entated plot is to be expected froma Disney film, but the gorgeous 3Danimation and colour palatemade this sky-high adventureunforgettable.

Biggest Let Down ...With Jack Black and Michael Cerastarring in Year One, a lot wasexpected from the film. However,the “funny” parts weren’t really thatfunny and the plot wasn’t that great.Just goes to show a great cast does-n’t always equal a great movie.

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IS THAT VOLDEMORT OVER THERE? Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was one of the most anticipatedsummer movies, but disappointed some fans.

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London is a thriving city for the arts— there is always a concert toattend, a movie to watch or an artexhibit to see. Keeping up to date onLondon’s arts and entertainmentscene can be difficult and over-whelming, but the following web-sites can help keep you in the loop.

Londonfuse.caLondon Fuse is a collaborative andinteractive website that allowsusers to post and promote eventsgoing on around the city. Not limit-ed to London, the site features arti-cles about international arts andculture as well. Blogs, photographs,a live Twitter feed and brightcolours make the website relevant,aesthetically pleasing and literallyup to the minute. Anyone can jointhe Fuse community and con-tribute to the website.

Londonarts.caThe London Arts Hub website isrun by the London Arts Council,and the homepage convenientlyoutlines upcoming events in thecity, listing everything from currentart exhibits and concerts to Fla-menco dancing lessons. The web-site also provides organized lists ofLondon venues, organizations andartists for convenient reference.

Openhouseartscollective.comIf you haven’t heard of the OpenHouse Arts Collective yet, you will.A group of London-based musi-cians and artists who hold concertsand events around the city, theyusually have a new event or projectcoming up. Stay informed and findout where to catch them.

Hylandcinema.comCatching the latest blockbuster atSilverCity is easy, but if you want tobroaden your film horizons visitHyland Cinema’s website to getshow times for the latest foreignand not-so mainstream films. Tick-ets are cheaper at the Hyland, sothe cinema is a good alternative to atypical night out.

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We may be coming out of the reces-sion, but students always have towatch their wallets. Having a bud-get, however, does not mean sacri-

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P is for personalizeAbove all your space should becomfortable. Mementos fromhome like your favourite blanket,piece of art and yes, even that teddybear you swear you don’t sleep withanymore, can help make the roomfamiliar. Pictures of family andfriends are a must-have, so printout a bunch (only 19 cents a printat Walmart), invest in some stickytack and go wild. Posters are alsohandy for covering bare walls, sosave some money for the Imaginusposter sale that takes place in theUniversity Community Centre Sept.28—Oct. 2. From music and movieposters to Andy Warhol reprints, itoffers something for everyone. Ifyou can’t wait that long, reuse yourold magazines and create a few col-lages to stick on the wall you’ll endup with some unique art whilebeing environmentally friendly.

A is for arrangeWhile your room may seem like it’sthe size of a shoebox, it is possibleto cram everything in by stayingorganized and maximizing yourspace. Double the storage spaceunder the bed by placing it on rais-ers and investing in a couple of flatplastic bins, which also happen tobe the perfect place for storing late-night snacks. Take advantage ofevery nook and cranny too — thewindowsill can double as a shelf,and it’s surprisingly roomy underdorm room desks.

C is for colour“Blah” may be the first word thatcomes to mind when staring atyour empty room. Use as muchcolour as possible to spice thingsup — think pillows, rugs and lamp-shades, preferably in the brightestcolours you can find. As a lastresort, buy some neon Bristol boardfrom the dollar store and stick it onthe wall in an interesting pattern.You’re going to need bright coloursduring the cold, grey and snowywinter months. If neon coloursdon’t work, invest in a plant to bringsome life into your space — prefer-ably one that doesn’t require con-stant care, like bamboo.

E is for experimentThis might be your first time livingon your own — embrace it. Go forthe crazy colours and buy the tackyZac Efron pillow, because you’reonly young once. Don’t forget,you’re the one who has to spend thenext eight months or longer in theroom, so you might as well try tomake it comfortable and fun. Youdon’t have to go broke or become aMartha Stewart in order to trans-form your room, and you will prob-ably come up with your own thriftydecorating ideas throughout theyear. Who says an empty vodka bot-tle can’t be a vase?

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Director: Neill BlomkampStarring: Sharlto Copley, JasonCope, Robert Hobbs

Summer blockbusters are usuallyfilled with lots of action and verylittle plot — G.I. Joe and Trans-formers 2 come to mind. Elabo-rate marketing schemes and bigbudget effects tend to carry thesetypes of films. However, there isalways one film released duringthe summer that will come out ofnowhere and wow its audiences.This year, District 9 does exactlythat with plenty of action anddrama.

District 9 opens up with analien ship arriving in Johannes-burg in 1982. The world waits, butthe ship doesn’t move. Afterhumans cut into it, they discover alarge group of arthropod-likespecies, malnourished and seem-ingly leaderless. The aliens,derogatorily named “prawns” arebrought down to a governmentcamp known as District 9, whichquickly becomes a downtroddenslum. Then in the 21st century,MultiNational United (MNU) ishired to relocate the 1.8 millionprawns to District 10 — 280 kilo-meters away.

The film uses a series of mockinterviews and news reports toexplain what happens to Wikusvan de Merwe (Copley), a MNUfield operative in charge of therelocation of the aliens. Upon aroutine eviction notice, Merwebecomes infected with anunknown substance. After fallingill, he discovers his arm has trans-formed into an alien arm, with therest of his body slowly transform-ing with it. Now forced to runaway from the MNU while livingas a fugitive in the alien camp,Merwe tries to figure out a way tocure himself and return his life tonormal.

District 9 isn’t your typical sci-ence fiction film. It is strangelyenthralling, given the political andhistorical themes that native SouthAfrican director Blomkampentwines into the storyline. District9 addresses apartheid, as the titlealludes to “District Six,” a formerwhites-only area. The film alsodeals with themes of genocide, mil-itary abuse and genetic research.

Although never directly men-tioned, South Africa’s political andsocial problems are addressedthrough allusion.

The film was created on only a$30 million budget. Thanks toBlomkamp’s experience in 3Dwork at the Vancouver FilmSchool, he created realistic andstunningly beautiful effects with-out having to hire specialists. Byfilming in South Africa and hiring

Copley in his first major filmdebut, Blomkamp created one ofthe biggest blockbusters this sum-mer on a budget.

Most sci-fi alien films ask:“What will they do to us?” District9 turns that question around andasks: “What do we do with them?”In doing so, it has created a uniquestoryline and a fascinating film forboth the eyes and minds of itsviewers.

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Men’s SoccerAfter two straight trips to thenational championships, includinga bronze medal in 2007, the men’ssoccer team finished the 2008 sea-son with a disappointing OntarioUniversity Athletics quarterfinalloss to Wilfrid Laurier. Last seasonwas mainly about rebuilding andgiving the younger players a year ofexperience. If the team’s success atthis year’s Old Fours pre-seasontournament is any indication, theMustangs should be ready to chal-lenge York, Carleton and Laurier forthe top spot in OUA competition.

Women’s SoccerThe 2008 season was up and downfor the women’s soccer team, endingin a quarterfinal loss to the BrockBadgers. This is still a young squadthat is rebuilding, but they now havea solid core with star striker ChantalBlais leading the way. This teamshould make the playoffs but willhave a tough time beating favourites

Brock, Ottawa and Laurier.

BadmintonThe Mustangs badminton team fin-ished last season with its fourthstraight OUA title and a silver medalat the national championships.Despite the loss of OUA MVP JennLam, Western will still be the teamto beat. Returning all-stars RossGolding, Peter Butler and last year’srookie of the year Alex Bruce shouldlead the team back to the OUAchampionships.

BaseballAfter three straight OUA champi-onships, the Mustangs baseballteam had a disappointing end to its2008 campaign, being eliminatedin the semi-finals by McMaster.This year the Mustangs will counton their pitching to help them backto OUA supremacy, with veteranpitchers Jordan Townshend, AdamPaish and Andrew Bergman leadingthe way. Cleanup hitter RobertWakefield will be counted on todrive in runs in support of the Mus-

tangs deep pitching staff.

Women’s Field HockeyThe Mustangs field hockey teamwill look to continue building itssuccessful program after finishinglast season with an 8-1-5 record —good for third place in the OUA —and defeating Waterloo 2-1 to cap-ture OUA bronze. New head coachJeff Pacheco will lean on returningveterans Louise Radford and SarahCobourn — both fresh off a stint ofplaying club hockey in Australia —to lead the squad.

Men’s RugbyThe men’s rugby team will look toimprove on its 2008 season finishwhen it won OUA bronze overBrock after being closely edged bythe Queen’s Gaels in the semi-finals. Head coach Tony Roes willlook to a strong group of veteranplayers to lead his squad, includ-ing David Jacks and sophomoreConor Trainor, who scored threetries in the bronze medal gameagainst Brock.

Women’s RugbyWestern’s women’s rugby team willfind it tough to uphold its reputationas a perennial OUA powerhouse,with a young team devoid of thestrong core of veterans that capturedfour of the last six OUA champi-onships. The women were undefeat-ed in the regular season andthroughout the playoffs last year,until they were shut out by Guelph inthe OUA final. Along with Guelph,McMaster will also provide stiff com-petition.

RowingThe men’s and women’s rowingteams had a successful season lastyear and should carry that perfor-mance over into the 2009 season.After finishing second at the OUAfinals, both teams redeemedthemselves by winning nationalgold medals at the Canadian Uni-versity and College Champi-onships. The team will need tomake a valiant effort to fill the voidleft by the graduation of OlympianCam Sylvester.

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The Mustangs baseball team is offto a perfect start to the season, win-ning their first three games this pastweekend.

In the season opener againstLaurier on Saturday, the Mustangscame away with a 4-1 victory, led bycleanup hitter Robert Wakefieldwho went 2 for 4 including an RBIdouble in the third inning.

Staff ace Jordan Townshend did-n’t surrender a run while scatteringthree hits over seven innings andstriking out three Laurier batterswhile walking four.

The next day, the Mustangsremained perfect in their afternoondouble header against the Univer-sity of Toronto, winning both games4-2 and 6-1, respectively.

Starting pitcher Adam Paish setthe tone for the Mustangs in thefirst game, allowing two hits andone earned run over six solidinnings, while striking out fivebatters in the process. Kyle Harris,Andrew Thomson, Juheng Kimand Shawn Robinson each regis-tered an RBI.

Third-year right-hander AndrewBergman continued Western’sdominant pitching in the secondhalf of the double header, strikingout eight batters over five and two-thirds innings of one-hit ball andsurrendering just one earned run.

Sophomore catcher Kyle Harrishad a big game at the plate, goingtwo for three with two RBIs.

The Mustangs will be back athome this weekend with a doubleheader against the Guelph Gryphonsat Labatt Park. The games are at 1:00and 3:30 p.m.

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Men triumph, women disappoint at

Old Fours soccer tournamentThe Western Mustangs men’s soc-cer team started the year off with abang, winning the annual OldFours tournament on Aug. 30 at TDWaterhouse Stadium. The presea-son tournament is the first test aftertraining camp for the Mustangs.

In their first game, Western tookon the Queen’s Gaels for the right toplay in the championship match.Western came out strong, openingthe scoring in the third minute on aheader from Nick Agam. DanielBaxa would double the lead later inthe game with a bullet shot fromlong distance, giving the Mustangsa well-earned 2-0 win.

In the final, the boys went head-to-head with the McGill Redmen,this time winning 2-1. Pat Mroczek,last year’s Ontario University Ath-letics rookie of the year, scored theopener within 10 minutes and mid-fielder Niko Mavrikos scored thewinner near the end.

McGill was able to pull withinone in the final minute, but West-ern’s defence managed to hold offthe Redmen long enough to pre-serve the win.

Unfortunately, the women’steam could not match the successof the men, finishing fourth overallin the tournament.

Like the men, the female Mus-tangs also started the tournamentwith a match against the Queen’sGaels. After a hard-fought game,the Gaels came out on top with a 2-0 victory.

The Mustangs would go on toplay the Toronto Varsity Blues in theconsolation final. The game fin-ished scoreless, sending it to ashootout, where Western lost 3-2.

McGill went on to win thewomen’s tournament defeatingQueens in the championship game.

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score 21-13.“It’s easy to key in when just one

guy can hit home runs on the field.But when you have multiple guyswho can do it, it’s hard to defend,”Thomas said. “Having this depth atrunning back makes us so muchbetter.”

The defence managed to shutthe Gee-Gees down for the rest ofthe game, limiting the Ottawaattack to only four points in the sec-ond half. Safety Craig Butler led theway with nine tackles, while line-backer John Surla contributed 4.5tackles and a sack.

“They put up over 500 yards onus and no defence wants that,” But-ler said. “But by the end, we startedreading the game a lot better. Wewere covering a lot better after weadjusted at halftime.”

While the Mustangs defence waslights out, the offence continued tomove the ball and put points up onthe board, with Riva scoring a nine-yard catch and run. From there,Western managed to kill off thegame comfortably.

Despite the win, the Mustangshave plenty of room for improve-

ment. The offence turned the ballover four times, with three picksand a late fumble by Riva. They alsotook nine penalties for 85 yards.

Faulds attributed this to the factthat it was only the first game of the2009 season and the team was stilltrying to hit its stride.

“We made a ton of mistakes,which maybe is expected the firstweek, but we haven’t peaked yet,”Faulds said. “We still have a lot towork on.”

Now the Mustangs return hometo TD Waterhouse Stadium for aSaturday afternoon game againstthe sixth-ranked Wilfrid LaurierGolden Hawks, who are expected tobe Western’s biggest obstacle in thequest to three-peat.

“We have a tough opponentagainst Laurier. Last year they werereally young and now they will begunning for us,” Faulds said.

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“We need to play better against Laurierthan we did againstOttawa. We will cleanup our mistakes. Wewill be better.”

—Greg MarshallMustangs head coach

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ON DECK: Mustangs Fall season previews part 2... Friday

By Daniel Da SilvaGazette Staff

The University of Western OntarioMustangs football team came intothis season as the two-time defend-ing Yates Cup champions, last year’snational runner-up and the secondranked team in the country. Theirreward was a baptism of fire, begin-ning the season in Ottawa againstthe Gee-Gees, the tenth best teamin the country.

In case that wasn’t enough of achallenge, the Gee-Gees came intothe season opener looking forrevenge after losing three straight tothe Mustangs, including last year’sYates Cup.

“You never want your seasonended by anyone,” Ottawa headcoach Denis Piché said. “The play-

ers wanted another shot at West-ern.”

Yet, despite being outplayedearly, the Mustangs managed toclaw their way back to earn a huge32-17 victory.

“It would have been nice to startwith a middle of the pack team, butwe took their best shot and wemanaged to beat them,” Mustangsquarterback Michael Faulds said.

Western was led by the domi-nant running back duo of NathanRiva and Da’shawn Thomas, a rook-ie who spent the last two seasonson the Toronto Argonauts practicesquad. Riva scored two touch-downs while contributing 96 yardson the ground. Thomas amassed 77yards rushing and caught six passesfor 92 yards and a touchdown.

“Da’shawn Thomas is a pretty

special player. He gives us depth attailback,” Western head coach GregMarshall said. “He can run andcatch. We can alternate him withNathan [Riva]. He’s got good feet,he’s strong and he made a lot ofplays against Ottawa.”

In the early going, however, theGee-Gees were taking the game tothe Mustangs, opening the scoringon a six-yard TD run from runningback Jordan Wilson-Ross. Wilson-Ross torched the Western rundefence, gaining 126 yards on 18carries, most of which came in thefirst quarter.

“They got us a few times early.We made a lot of coverage mistakesand people were missing theirassignments. We weren’t ready toplay,” Marshall said. “But our guysstarted to settle down and were

more aware.”Western’s offence certainly did-

n’t help the cause, with multipletwo and outs and an interceptionby Faulds. The fifth-year pivot hadan up and down game, completing19 of 37 passes for 293 yards withthree touchdowns and three inter-ceptions.

“We need to control the ball bet-ter. I have to make better reads, theline has to protect better, receivershave to run better routes,” Fauldssaid. “But it is going to be scarywhen we are firing on all cylinders.”

Despite their dominance,Ottawa was done in by crucialpenalties. The Gee-Gees finishedwith 18 penalties, which cost them151 yards.

“I’ve never had a team get thatmany penalties in my years of

coaching,” Piché said. “In football,the team that makes fewer mistakesusually wins. If we can reduce thosemistakes, we should be able tocompete with anybody.”

Western finally managed to takeadvantage of Ottawa’s mistakes atthe end of the first quarter, withFaulds threading the needle toreceiver Jesse Bellamy for a 33-yardmajor.

Despite giving up two field goalsin the second quarter, the Mustangsfinally settled down, allowingFaulds to lead the offence on a deepdrive. Thomas capped it off with a20-yard TD catch. Just before half-time, Western put more points onthe board, with Riva running it infrom four yards out, making the

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