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MEAGAN MIRON contributorRYAN MOORE news editor

Human rights complaints regarding matters of disability topped the list of concerns last year, ac-cording to the Centre for Human Rights annual report.

Students with disabilities may face di culties when heading to classes and requesting accommo-dations this fall.

Moreover, consultations for mat-ters of disability were only second to general administrative policies, while disability complaints totalled 23 per cent of all complaints.

Students are instructed to deliver accommodation letters to each of their course directors early in the term.

According to Counselling and Disability Services, if course directors receive a letter of ac-commodation from a student (it will name the student, the disability counsellor at CDS, and reference the human rights code), they need to make every eff ort to accommodate the student.

These letters will state the recommended classroom and exam accommodations that are meant to level the playing fi eld for students with disabilities. In other words, it allows students to demonstrate their mastery of the course content without being penalized for their disability.

Kyle Catto, a TA and PhD candi-date in the department of political science, says accessing supports are imperative to success.

It helps to have someone in your corner who really knows and under-stands the challenges you face, he says.

You have to remind yourself that no matter how bad things seem, no matter how downtrodden or exhausted you feel, things can be better, Catto adds.

Never be afraid to ask for help. It took me the better part of 10 years and a series of breakdowns before I fi nally realized I was not alright and needed help, and once I asked for it, I've never looked back.

Symptoms such as increased anxiety, inability to cope, social

Counselling and Disability Services counsellors can advocate on behalf of students who feel they are being discriminated against.

finance

CUPE 3903 claims York withheld $650,000 in summer salaries

York says it has compensated the union regarding summer pay grievances

ALEX KVASKOV asst. news editorRYAN MOORE news editor

CUPE 3903 claimed York did not deliver almost $650,000 worth of salaries over the summer semester.

On August 25, CUPE executive and staff members met with York Faculty Relations representatives.

CUPE says it expected to hear from the employer by August 31.

Joanne Rider, York media relations, says the issue has been resolved and students with CUPE summer contracts have been made whole.

Previously, the union repre-

senting TAs, RAs, and GAs at York had filed a pay discrepancy grievance on July 9.

The union repeated its demands stated in the grievance, asking York to take serious steps towards compensating the hardships union members endured, and the time and energy the executive and staff members devoted to sorting out discrepancies.

CUPEs website states mem-bers may need to go back, check their payment amounts, and calculate the total of their pay-ments to ensure that the Faculty of Graduate Studies delivered what it promised.

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CUPE 3903 requests its members review their payment amounts.

withdrawal, or other behavioural changes could be caused by under-lying mental health issues.

Janet Morrison, vice-provost students, says CDS services are open and available for all students and encourages anyone who is suff ering through their academic studies to utilize the services that are available.

With specifi c regard to services for students, personal counselling is open and off ering individual and

group sessions, says Morrison. I am encouraging every

member of the York learning community to refl ect on the fi ve ways to wellbeing. Be active, take notice, keep learning, give, and connect. Students with specifi c questions or concerns should contact vpstdnts@yorku.ca. We're here to help.

In addition, personal counsel-ling is available to all students who need to talk about their

issues and concerns, not just those with a diagnosed condi-tion. CDS councillors often advocate on students behalf who feel they are being discrim-inated against.

Staff speak to students regu-larly regarding a wide-range of issues including, but not limited to, anxiety, depression, abuse, self-esteem, relationships, body image issues, and sexuality.

HUMAN RIGHTS COMPLAINTS TIED TO GROUNDS OF DISABILITY

Mental health is at the forefront

of community concerns at York

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newsrankings

York drops out of 2015 ARWU Rankings

Rankings based on research and do not reflect teaching quality

csc

Three safety working groups approved to continue into 2016

Effectiveness of programs yet to be evaluated, but focus remains on awareness

JAmes ZhAn contributor

York is nowhere to be found in the Academic Ranking of World Uni-versities, by Shanghai Jiao Tong University, who published its newest ranking of top 500 universities worldwide. The list, released on August 17, included 20 Canadian universities. The University of Toronto, University of British Columbia, and McGill University took the top spots out of Canadian universities.

From 2009 to last year, York had been ranked 401-500, decreas-ing overall since 2011, according to ARWU.

In the discipline-specific cat-egory of ARWU, York was ranked between 101-150 in both social science and economics/business this year.

According to Rhonda Lenton, vice president academic and provost, universities that focus on

math and sciences generally are ranked higher than those that have a broad range of social science programs, such as York.

Lenton notes, ARWU favours older universities that have been doing intensive research for a very long time, and York is still a rather new university.

Many of Yorks programs were not included in the ranking indicators.

She also notes, Ontario universi-ties in ARWU top 500 by and large have medical or veterinary schools and are therefore research inten-sive by nature.

Lenton says the survey is en-tirely based on research and does not reflect teaching quality.

Yorks internal performance metrics for research intensity continue to improve year after year and are more directly relevant to York, says Lenton. This includes increasing quality and impact of research publication, maintaining research productivity, and increas-ing research income of all sources.

RYAn mooRe news editor

The effectiveness of Yorks safety initiatives and research has yet to be com-municated, as thus far the main goal seems to be promotion and awareness.

Three working groups were formed to discuss specific aspects of safety at York in September of last year: Safety Communication, Outreach, and the Active Bystand-er Program. All three working groups have contributed to this years recommendations.

With the procedures being developed for the sexual assault prevention policy, and with the subway coming onto campus, York will have a lot of positive initia-tives on the horizon, says Prakash Amarasooriya, former student committee chair.

The three working groups are a big step forward because they continue the work from the previ-ous year without spending time re-establishing them, he adds, which

is not to say that new groups cannot be formed either.

I encourage students to join the Community Safety Council Student Committee, which is open to everyone. They can learn about the initiatives York already has in place, how they can get involved, and provide feedback on how to improve and move forward.

This is truly important because safety should not only be a focus after an incident, but all the time, says Amarasooriya.

His only recommendations for the CSC would be to have the rec-ommendations sent to the presi-dent at the very least bi-annually. Then they can be implemented in the same year, and further work collaboratively with local commu-nity groups in and around campus.

The working groups were only established about 18 months ago, says Joanne Rider, media relations. So this was their first full year of operation. Their recommenda-tions will be audited in the future but it is premature to evaluate their effectiveness at this point.

Nevertheless, the CSC is gearing up for another year of initiatives. Last year, the CSC had one open session on the Active Bystander Program.

Additionally, several CSC mem-bers attended the February 20, 2015 symposium on sexual assault prevention, led by the Ontario Committee on Student Affairs, which was held at York.

Norma Sue Fisher-Stitt, chair, wrote that the objective of this symposium was to inform the reference group on sexual violence that has been formed by the Coun-cil of Ontario Universities.

Students can be part of the committee and attend meet-ings. To stay updated, visit csc.info.yorku.ca.

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food

Meal plan force-fed to undergrads arriving to campusStudents living in residence required to use non-refundable meal plan, unless under special suite assignment

Ryan MooRenews editor

Undergraduates living in residences are required to participate in a non-re-fundable university meal plan, unless a suite assignment exemption applies.

Additionally, York Univer-sity English Language Institute students are required to pay their residence and meal fees to YUELI prior to moving in, and in ac-cordance with the payment terms and instructions set out by the YUELI office.

York meal plans have been described by many as somewhat of a cash cow.

Michael Waglay, program coordinator at Meal Exchange, a charitable organization working to eradicate hunger on university campuses, says if York is interested in fighting poverty on campus, then it should enact policies to reduce poverty among students.

York could reduce tuition fees, create more well-paying student jobs on campus, or subscribe students to the meal plan at the university's expense, says Waglay. He thinks the meal plan could be a viable alternative for addressing student food insecurity if it is paid for by the campus administration.

Waglay interviewed former New York Times journalist and Pulitzer Prize recipient Chris Hedges, who believes all students should receive a paid meal plan, and that students accessing campus food banks should

be given a meal plan. The full video can be viewed at excal.on.ca.

This could be approached as a universal meal plan that every stu-dent gets, or as a system that gives students who cannot afford food a meal plan as an equity measure, says Waglay.

Moreover, says Waglay, food service corporations such as Ara-mark can help to lower student food insecurity by reducing their prices to a level that more stu-dents can afford.

Last year at York, Aramark of-fered $5.50 specials that in most cases included an entre, side, and drink, at Stong, Winters, TEL, and Central Square cafeterias.

Healthy Kitchen, which is a new concept introduced at the Stong cafeteria last year, offered an entre made from scratch (usually locally grown or sourced ingredients), with one side and a drink for $5.50, adds Janice Walls, media relations.

This year, the Healthy Kitchen concept is spreading to the new engineering building (Bergeron Centre) and Glendon, although it will be using different names at those locations.

In addition, this year York is also providing students who purchase a meal plan with a coupon book that provides over $80 in savings.

Aramarks contract could not be released to Excalibur. Please view this article online for more details on the nature of Aramark's relationship with York. New students in residence have their hands tied to options on campus with a required meal plan.

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student politics

Anonymous coalition creates online petition to implement e-voting systems

The date of the next YFS general meeting has yet to be determined, where reformers plan to make an appearance

Ryan MooRe news editor

The York Federation of Students holds elections every year to choose ex-ecutives to represent Yorks undergraduate students, imple-ment campaigns, and manage the unions finances.

An anonymous group called E-Vote Now has started a peti-tion on change.org to implement e-voting systems for the next stu-dent election, a petition holding 120 signatures to date.

Members of E-Vote Now will be appearing at the YFS meeting in September, as soon as the time and location is revealed.

The YFS has a history of being awful at advertising these meet-ings, says Eduardo Rodriguez, media spokesperson now studying at Ryerson.

Each year the Chief Returning Officer recommends paper ballots for the following year, even with the extremely low voter turnout. So it's obviously up to the students to implement e-vote, which is why we have come together to fight for e-vote now.

Excalibur asked if this coalition is in fact anti-YFS.

The word anti suggests we are against the YFS, he says. When in fact we care about our union and our students. Our goal is to make our union better and more equitable by improving accessibility with a more sustainable system, which is establishing an elec-tronic voting system for future YFS elections.

The YFS has allegedly not re-sponded to their requests.

Daniel Paterson, the newly elected Glendon director, has been the only YFS board of directors member who has acknowledged us, and we would love to get the rest of the board members to listen to our concerns too. We are critical of the YFS, but not against.

Members of E-Vote Now correspond with members of Reform YFS and are supportive of their cause.

But our goal is establishing the electronic voting system, and only that, says Rodriguez.

E-Vote Now is a multi-partisan movement, he says. Our members all have some ties to the major Ca-nadian political parties, federal and provincial, from the NDP, to the Liberals, and the Conservatives.

Some aren't politically involved either, but participate in student politics, or just want to see a more democratic election process for the YFS.

Excalibur asked how members of this coalition will be any better or transparent, if elected into the student union.

We are not a slate, and have no current or future plans to partici-pate in next year's YFS elections.

Even if they did, they would probably be disqualified for run-ning early, says Rodriguez.

The YFS election by-laws are vague, and have been twisted by CROs in the past, who uphold the by-laws strictly.

Moreover, the coalition remains filled with anonymous members because the YFS has allegedly ignored their ques-tions as individuals.

We are a movement and we want students to focus on the movement, not just one in-dividual person or face, says Rodriguez.

Representatives of the YFS were unavailable for comment before the time of publication.

An online petition has been created in order to push Yorks student government towards adopting an electronic voting system for student elections.

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Osgoode, Schulich, Lassonde, and Health a priority for major donations Largest gift came from Pierre Lassonde at $3 million for Lassonde School of Engineering

Ryan MooRe news editor

The presidents impact report for York may give students some idea on how the university is fairing, alongside information pertaining to where Yorks dona-tions are headed.

York received 6,866 donations last year.

The largest donation was $3 mil-lion from Pierre Lassonde to sup-port student awards and faculty positions in the Lassonde School of Engineering.

The largest gift in 2013-14 was $5 million from the Kaneff family to the Lassonde School of Engi-neering.

Janice Fukakusa (MBA 79) helped steward a $2-million gift from RBC in support of the Schulich School of Busi-ness newly launched Centre for Global Enterprise.

The Winkler Institute for Dispute Resolution at Osgoode received 55 major donations. The groundbreaking project was cre-ated with more than $2 million in funding, including donations, and a $1-million matching grant from York.

The Connected Health and Wellness Project received a whop-ping combined total of $38 million from public and private academic partners who collaborated over the last two years.

Questions often circulate regarding donations and lobbying activity.

Jeff OHagan, vice-president advancement, says donors can designate their gift to a particu-lar faculty or project but cannot direct the universitys academic activities in any way.

Only 12 donors were anonymous and do not want public recogni-tion, he adds.

Yorks policy on the procure-ment of goods and services states that York has an open and transparent procurement process and further explicitly states that philanthropic giving to the univer-sity, realized or potential, cannot influence the process.

The gift acceptance policy also clearly prohibits the acceptance of any gift that results in influencing academic freedom or the univer-sity's integrity, says OHagan.

Furthermore, it emphasizes that gifts are received uncondi-tionally and are used at the discre-tion of the university.

The university may accept, or decline to accept any gift or dona-tion, and will make its decision to do so on the basis of what is in the best interest of the university under the circumstances.

In 2012, York cancelled a deal with CIGI for an international law program because of the unprec-edented strings attached. CIGI was a private think tank chaired by Jim Balsillie.

image courtesy of lassonde

Yorks policy on donations remains firm, stating any donations given to the school cannot influence academic process.

elections

Local politician hopes for more student voter turnout for federal election

Liberal MP cites food security as major issue, especially within the Humber River-Black Creek region

alex KvasKovassistant news editor

York students are still waiting for their political representatives to release their platforms in full. Some of the concerns facing students in Humber River-Black Creek (formerly York West) include food security and voter turnout.

According to Elections Canada,

turnout in the 2011 federal elec-tion hovered around 58.5 per cent, while turnout for voters between the ages 18-24 was 38.8 per cent.

Greg McClinchey, campaign manager for Humber River-Black Creek MP Judy Sgro, when discuss-ing voter turnout, recalls meeting a person who was looking to boost turnout among youth.

This was a private citizen, he

was a young guy, and his personal goal was to figure out a plan to en-courage 300 young people to vote in this election who have never voted before, says McClinchey.

McClinchey says the campaign offered to partner up with the person, not necessarily in a par-tisan way.

We offered to partner up with him and to do it in a way that doesnt necessarily push people

in one direction, but to just show the value of voting in a much more general way.

When asked about specific initiatives that would benefit students, McClinchey declined to comment, citing the fact that the Liberal Party has not released its platform in full.

Additionally, the issue of food security is being highlighted by the McClinchey office.

I think certainly food insecuri-ty among students as well as food insecurity among the greater population, particularly in a riding with some of the demo-graphics we have here in Humber River-Black Creek is incredibly important, he said.

Based on data from the York Federation of Students, Yorks food bank is the most used uni-versity food bank in Canada.

Turnout for young voters between the ages 18-24 was 38 8 per cent in the 2011 federal election.

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Dont forget to go beyond the Frosh

Christopher Lai

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F rosh begins this week. it's loud and its colourful. it's big and its boisterous. but, is it fun? is it meaningful? Should you be signing up for this? Well, it depends.

The goal of Frosh Week is to get students to socialize and intermingle. it gives us a spirited way to usher in the new school year and celebrate new beginnings at York. it claims to form relationships between students before classes begin, welcome students to their new academic environment, and foster pride for our university. These are all excellent values and when described in this manner, Frosh Week sounds fantastic.

Frosh might be a fun way for you to get involved in York's community, but to participate in Frosh Week, you will have to pay anywhere between $100 to $140, and sacrifice nearly a week's worth of your time to wander around campus and participate in an assortment of chanting, cheering, and partying. it may not be a bad way to spend your first week, but frosh is not for everyone.

Frosh Week is also something of a younger person's game. a full week of partying is a tall order, and York caters to plenty of mature students. We mature folks (yes, at 24 i have to count myself among them) often have far too much on our plates to dedicate a whole week of our time to festivities.

You can just as easily build meaningful friendships by asking a few classmates to lunch, or hanging out with them before a tutorial without the exhaustion, week-long partying, and money out of the pocket.

i usually feel far more inclined to meet people and build relationships in classrooms, at student clubs, and of course here at Excalibur. That's how you will meet like-minded people who have similar values, not by doing scavenger-hunts or keg stands.

Now, about those keg stands. The colleges at York have stated that they are running a dry Frosh Week. No booze, no drugs. universities all over canada want to move away from the irresponsible, party-crazed image of frosh and it's a

sound decision. in September, York welcomes hundreds of underage students, foreign stu-dents, and others just beginning to find their footing. having a drunken, rowdy party is not the healthiest way to introduce new students to York. Still, we know that the drugs and the alcohol will find their way into frosh one way or another.

To be fair, York has attempted to make Frosh Week an opportunity to educate and support students. The You had Me at consent talk is an admirable addition to the lineup of frosh activities. it addresses a persistent problem on campus that demands attention. however, the people who attend the talk and value its teachings are probably not the people who need to hear it most. York, sadly, may be preaching to the choir.

Still, Frosh Week is supposed to be a big fun celebration to kick off the school year, and hey, maybe we can just be happy with that. Who am i to tell you that you won't have fun being a froshie? You very well could create some lifelong friendships by attending. Frosh Week can serve as a fun introduction to York, but it's just that, an introduction. i urge you to participate in our community beyond Frosh Week. Join a club, explore campus with classmates, volunteer with a student organization, make your time at York memorable. Not just one week of it, but every week of every semester.

but enough of what we think. You tell us. are you going to be part of Frosh Week?

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AISHA NASIMcontributor

You look at the clock on the wall, and there are ex-actly four hours until your final exam. It is dead quiet all around you. You hear your heart pounding against your chest. It feels as though you are out of breath. Your head is throbbing and you cant help but think that this is all your fault.

What if you hadnt partied so late last night?

Even though you knew your final exam was tomorrow, you still took that five-hour nap. You have stacks of assignments waiting to be done. Your performance at work and school has dramati-cally declined. Youve even started ignoring your friends and family.

There came a point where you just gave up. It feels as though youve lost control and youve been feeling this way for a while.

Does this sound familiar? Weve all experienced high levels of stress at some point in our student lives and there are two types of stress. One of them is acute stress, which is needed for us to progress through our daily lives as it moti-vates us to move forward.

Moderate levels of stress actually improve performance and efficiency. However, lack of stress can make you feel bored and too much stress can make you feel overwhelmed. So balance is very important when managing your stress, says Tony Tran, Peer Assisted Study Sessions leader for Bethune College.

Another type of stress is chronic stress, which is unhealthy and can seriously hinder your

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ability to cope with life and its de-mands. Unlike acute stress, it stays with us for long periods of time.

You start viewing the simplest tasks as threats. You start losing control of your thoughts and actions. You even start doubting your capabilities, leading to low levels of self-esteem.

Persistent levels of high stress can also lead to obesity, diabetes, and other chronic health conditions. But no matter how hopeless and daunting everything may seem, there is always a way to step out of this mess.

Remember, you are not alone. According to the 2009 American College Health Association, 38 per cent of York students reported that stress has negatively impacted their academics over the past year. So dont think that youre a failure, stress happens to all of us. We just have to learn how to cope with it.

You should also identify the source of stress. You may think that school is the root of all your problems, however, you have to look and analyze much deeper. What is causing you to stress out? Perhaps, it is the fact that you are not getting your assign-ments done on time. Or maybe, you just cant seem to understand what the heck is going on in your MATH 1014 class.

After you figure out your source of stress, it is important to break down the problem into manage-able blocks and find a solution. For example, if you are stressing out about your calculus final, it is a good idea to see whether you are having problems with the basics or just parts of a chapter.

Next, try to think of external sources of help. For an academic problem, you can always go to your respective college and seek peer tutoring help. For instance, if you need help with a science or math question, you can always visit Bet-hune College and get help through one-on-one peer tutoring and benefit from their PASS sessions. These sessions are small informal study groups, facilitated by an

upper-year student who excels in specific course material.

It's good to try to keep up with the material, even if it just means reading your notes for 15 minutes each day. And then as soon as you get stuck on some-thing, ask for help. Spacing out the workload will make you stay more organized for your test, says Tina Ngo, a peer tutor for Bethune College.

If you need any academic advice regarding your degree requirements, grades, petitions, or anything else related to your academic pathway, you can con-tact the academic advising offices for your faculty.

However, if you feel as though its too late for you to seek aca-demic help and that you cant stop feeling distressed or anxious, you can seek out counselling services.

In terms of stress manage-ment, I definitely recommend using Personal Counselling Ser-vices or Counselling and Disabil-ity Services.

As a post-secondary student, it's very easy to forget about your well-being. I find that scheduling an appointment with PCS helps me commit to putting that time aside for me, says Michelle Hong, a team lead for the mental health and stress team at Health Educa-tion and Promotion at York.

PCS provides short-term indi-vidual, couple, and group coun-selling services to York students. They also provide workshops that aim at personal development.They can be reached by giving them a call or dropping by at their office.

In order to live well and stress- free, you should also practice self -care. You can make small lifestyle changes, which can dramatically improve your mental health and wellbeing. Make sure you get six hours of uninterrupted sleep, which is much better than eight hours of disturbed sleep.

Sleep deprivation can slow down attention, concentration, and problem solving skills, all of which are extremely important in school. Certain foods such as caffeine or foods saturated in fats and carbohydrates can aggravate stress. So, instead of hitting up Popeyes every day, try explor-ing the wide selection of healthy meals at dining halls in colleges.

Grades are like the currency of our university careers, says David Kim, a mental health and stress management team lead. Often-times we can neglect exercise to spend that extra bit of time studying, when a bit of exercise can actually boost your grades and help you de-stress.

When you exercise, you increase blood flow to a region in your brain called the dentate gyrus. Its a vital constituent of the hippocampus which is involved in memory formation and cognition, says Kim. It also stimulates growth factors called brain-derived neurotrophic factor, which is pretty much brain fertil-izer. It helps with neurogenesis and can buffer against the toxic molecular effects of stress.

Next time you have an hour break between classes, try going for a run or do some strength training at Tait McKenzie, he says. Kim also says that many people end up ignoring their leisure time. Take at least 30 minutes out of your day for re-laxing and downtime. However, dont go overboard and end up forgetting all about your assign-ments and work.

According to the 2009 Ameri-can College Health Association, 59.5 per cent of York students reported feeling isolated within

the past 12 months. If you are feeling stressed or

overwhelmed, try to seek sup-port from friends and family.

You can dramatically reduce your stress levels through their emotional support. According to a study done by University of North Carolina in 2005, hug-ging releases oxytocin, also known as the love hormone. This action alone can dramati-cally reduce blood pressure, which cuts the risk of heart disease.

Another thing critical to self-care is learning to say no. If your schedule becomes hectic and overwhelming, see if there is a way to reduce the workload. Finding the balance between work and play is key.

In the end, you should be able

to accept the fact that some-times you need help managing your student life. You also need to acknowledge that stressful situations happen. Dont grow hopeless and start thinking that youre a failure.

Instead, have a positive out-look and confidence in yourself that you can and will improve in life. You should hope for the best and prepare for the worst, you just have to be willing to improve your situation.

time management

Beating the procrastination blues, one step at a timeExperts at York chime in on managing stress during school, and turning your academic career towards the road of success

Student life can be challenging with so many things on your plate, even more so when you have a black belt in procrastination.

Grades are like the currency of our university

careers.David Kim, mental health and stress

management team lead

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For contact links to services for students offered at York, check out excal.on.ca.

59.5 per cent of York students reported

feeling isolated within the past 12 months.

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Moderate levels of stress can actually

improve performance and efficiency.

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excalibur

arts10 arts september 2, 2015

music

We want the funk, gotta have that Turbo Street FunkYork alumni band performs at the annual downtown Toronto BuskerFest to extremely positive response

Victoria GoldberGarts editor

Returning for its 16th year, the Toronto International BuskerFest for Epilepsy is a busker star-studded affair, with over 170 performers from around the world.

The four-day event gathers crowds in the hundreds, closing off Yonge Street, between College and Queen Street West, to allow for a pedestrian-exclusive experience. Entertainment includes magicians, jugglers, clowns, acrobats, puppets, living statues, and musicians.

Walking down Yonge, its easy to notice the huge signs and police traffic escorts as the cue to the festival. Volunteers in bright purple shirts clink their jars, with admission to the festival being a self-determined donation to Epilepsy Toronto. As you enter the festival, you hit a wall of pedestrians and get swept into the crowds admiring the performers.

About halfway through the walk, you hear the infectious tunes of an old-timey horn, guitar, and drums covering What Is Love by Haddaway, and you realize youve stumbled onto Turbo Street Funk.

Formed in 2011, Turbo Street Funk is a self-described street jazz band rooted in New Orleans horn band tradition, with half of its band members recently graduating from Yorks music programs.

What started as a reason to practice their art became a huge

success. After covering jazz-fusion band The Shuffle Demons song Spadina Bus, Turbo Street Funk was approached on the street by the bands saxophonist Richard Underhill. This led to a record deal, an original album, and a chance to open for The Shuffle Demons on tour, a performance which singer and guitarist Casey Van recalls as his favourite performance to date.

After being away from the streets of Toronto for so long, Van says its nice to get back to the streets where they all started. Although not as lucrative of a business plan as playing the Mariposa Folk Festival, the band all agreed that it was nice to return to their first venue, the street corners.

Its nice to see when the audience turns, says Eric Szabo, the French horn player of the band, referring to the moment when pedestrians turn from strangers to listeners, and from listeners to fans.

The moment you start tapping your toes or moving your hips is the moment you turn from a fan, to a family member. The bands stage presence helps you feel like a longtime member. Their choreographed dance sequences to the sounds of Trix Sharmas Sousaphone, the collaborative chanting to Spadina Bus, and even their interview, are a reflection of how much fun and joy these musicians have playing together.

The best part is they invite you along for the ride.

The interviewYou can read our full 30 minute, laughter ridden interview with Turbo Street Funk on our website, excal.on.ca/arts

You can listen to Turbo Street Funks tunes and watch their new music video on their website

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Turbo Street Funk finally returns to the streets of Toronto at their second BuskerFest that ran from August 27 - 30.

Turbo Street Funk brings their brand of street jazz to the people of Toronto.

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background as of 2013. The York Taiwanese Student Association, however, has an active membership, with their president Alvin Ching Lu estimating there are 700 to 900 active student and

alumni members. Lu, who has been a part

of YTSA since September 2014, realizes the under-representation of the Taiwanese culture.

There are fewer and fewer Taiwanese [students] coming each year, says Lu. There might be a decline of the presence of Taiwanese, [but] I believe we are able to overcome this obstacle. YTSA organizes several events throughout the year, including Halloween bento events and a Chinese New Year celebration.

Arts, holidays, and festivals such as the TaiwanFest are all reflections of a culture. One just needs to open their eyes and ears to their expressions, and their mind and hearts will soon follow.

There might be a decline of the presence of Taiwan...[but] I believe we are able to overcome this

obstacle.

- Alvin Ching Lu, York Taiwanese Student Association president

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TaiwanFest represents, while inviting everyone

to celebrateThe best of the best in Taiwanese culture showcased at the Harbourfront Centre

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Canadian Foundation for

Innovation recognizes York

Doug Van Nort among professors to receive funding for his research project

Victoria GoldberGarts editor

Torontos Harbourfront Centre was the stage for the annual TaiwanFest that took place August 28 to 30. Celebrating its 26th year, TaiwanFest holds two weekend events back to back in Toronto and Vancouver, its first hosting city.

The festival showcased Taiwanese culture through musical performances such as indie rockers Echo, plus the TAIWANfest Symphony Orchestra. It also included photo exhibits such as Where We Come From, political chats, animated shorts, film screenings, along with a slew of other representations and expressions of Taiwanese cultures.

Unlike other festivals that can sometimes feel exclusive and confusing, organizers of TaiwanFest made it a part of their goal to remain open to Canadians who are not of Taiwanese background, particularly in their programming organization.

The concept of festival routes was used, where all events were separated into categories, or routes, for attendees to follow. One can focus on music, culinary, or the educational Taiwan 101 route.

The Taiwanese community in Canada is fairly small, with an approximation of 250,000 Canadians of Taiwanese

Victoria GoldberGarts editor

Over the summer, the Canadian Foundation for Innovation recognized five York researchers with funding for their various projects. Of the researchers, is assistant professor Doug Van Nort from the department of theatre. He will receive $68,250 for what he refers to as a Distributed Digital Perfor-mance Laboratory (D2PL), a space to explore and experiment with digitally mediated performances.

The laboratory is intended to enhance the experience of performance-based cultural events through digital media. In an interview with Excalibur, Van Nort refers to team performances that require the collaborative effort to achieve the resulting art piece such as ensemble musical performances, or those that have members collaborating over the internet as opposed to in-person.

While a lot of digitally mediate art is, understandably, focused on screen-based work, the lab is more focused on bodies existing in space, and the works will engage sound, touch (haptics), light, and computational agents in order to create transformative performance experiences, says Van Nort.

The technologies can later be applied to a variety of fields, such as immersive communication technologies for distance learning, performing arts, gaming, and other interactive performances. In two years time, Van Nort hopes to see the project being used by students and affiliates working on interdisciplinary projects, including but not limited to performance theory, perception, digital music, and even artificial intelligence. Later down the road, he envisions a lab that serves as a leading voice in the area of distributed digital performance.

Van Nort has been a professor at York for two years, and

Doug Van Nort, pictured above, in his Hearing Pictures event at the Tang Museum.

teaches digital media, theatre and performance studies, and even a music course starting this fall. Van Nort holds a BA in mathematics, an MFA in electronic art, and a PhD in music technology.

To summarize his specialization would not do justice to his portfolio, as it is diverse as it is out of this world, but Van Nort described it as affective and visceral experiences of the sonic and haptic senses, the complex and embodied nature of listening, and the phenomenology of time consciousness. His work varies from live performances with electronic manipulation of acoustic instruments, to interactive textiles and even expressing data streams from NASAs Kepler mission.

The CFI was created in 1997 by the Government of Canada as a funding source for Canadian research and technology development. CFI funds a variety of projects, ranging from hospitals, non-profit research institutions, and colleges and universities.

York received a total of $566,757 in funding, including funding to professors Carol Bucking and Peter Backx from the department of biology, Heather Edgell from the school of kinesiology and health science, and Graham Wakefield from the department of visual arts and art history, school of arts, media, performance and design.

On the projects, Robert Hach, vice-president of research and innovation at York said they demonstrate the wide range of research York offers.

CFIs investments will support projects that will promote human health, increase our understanding of how organisms adapt, and encourage innovation in arts and culture, he said.

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Music, politics, animation, and film on tap at this one of a kind festival.

Van Nort performing a solo set at Roulette.

photo courtesy of doug van nort

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