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Candidates deliver promises, line dancing>> team mcGuire

ashley mcGuire

Ah, the goofball video. With silly glasses, rap lyrics and the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme song, McGuire’s video has all the hall-marks of past presidential cam-paigns. Unfortunately, even with this successful formula, McGuire’s attempt falls short. It starts with an odd visual filter and barely audi-ble dialogue that gives the viewer the impression it was filmed on a

cellphone from 2005—but maybe that’s what they were going for. It then transitions into an awkward attempt at rap with poorly synced Western-relevant lyrics. Despite its shortcomings, McGuire’s video manages to be the most well-rounded of any of her competitors. It touches on her platform points and effectively introduces her slate while also remaining catchy through the implementation of the nostal-gia-invoking Fresh Prince melody.

There’s a pleasant energy and light-heartedness to it that will appeal to many students. The true short-comings of McGuire’s video centre around her flat rapping and even flatter humour, which left us feeling slightly uncomfortable—like watch-ing a bad talent show performance. The success of McGuire’s video will ride entirely on the catchiness of her music, and whether or not anyone can actually make out what is said at the beginning of it.

>> team whelan

Pat whelan

Pat Whelan’s video was the epitome of a political campaign advertisement. At times we won-dered if this wasn’t a Liberal MP video. Despite this, Whelan’s video had several positive aspects. The production value was high, all slate members received adequate screen time, the main points of his platform were covered and, most importantly, Whelan rocked his

red pants. Where the video fell short was in its aesthetics. Shots of people talking in various loca-tions around campus failed to send tingles down our spines, regardless of the well-done cam-era work and seamless editing. Also, where Pat’s monologue was informative, like a true politician, he managed to say an awful lot without really saying much at all. Overall, the video was a tad rhetorical—too alienating for the

average attention-deprived stu-dents who traditionally respond well to a catchy tune and the rep-etition of the candidate’s name—see: Andrew Forgione. Whelan’s team decided to break the mould of pop music and lettuce-eating gimmicks, instead putting out an old-fashioned campaign adver-tisement. The success of Whelan’s video will rest on whether or not students will respond well to unadulterated professionalism.

>> team Prabhu

Vivek Prabhu

Apparently, Prabhu’s team decided to go with the ‘all flash, no dash’ mentality when filming their video. No substantial plat-form points are really touched on and the entire slate appears for a total of 13 seconds—Prabhu himself for a mere six. At times we were confused if we were watching an advertisement for the Western student experience,

or for a presidential campaign, with Prabhu’s video portraying several university tropes, such as studying, library brows-ing and vigorous line dancing in the University Community Centre. Undoubtedly, Prabhu’s team is relying on the rhythmic and catchy soundtrack and very decent production value to keep the attention of students until the end of the video, where they receive their 13 seconds of

fame. In essence, Prabhu’s video recycles on tropes made famous by Claire McArthur—pop music, university stereotypes and con-trived scenarios. While less polit-ical and droning than Whelan’s, Prabhu’s video lacks any definite stance or platform points—not to mention the lighting on Prabhu at the end casts him as a sinister mob boss.

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Andrei Calinescu GAZETTE

SIGN LANGUAGE. This year’s USC presidential candidates and their vice-presidents hit the ground running yesterday in the University Community Centre, campaigning their little hearts out.

News Briefs

USC website to undergo more changes

The University Students’ Council has moved to improve the effi-ciency of their website, westernusc.ca, by removing horizontal scroll-ing, a component of the website that has been implemented for approximately a year, according to Jeremy Santucci, vice-president communications for the USC.

As a feature, horizontal scrolling

on the website has garnered some complaints.

“Students have constantly expe-rienced difficulty with using the horizontal scrolling versus tradi-tional, vertical scrolling,” Santucci said. “The USC is at a point where we have been able to collect a fair amount of feedback on the naviga-bility of the website from students.”

It was this accumulation of feedback that caused the interest in improving efficiency, with the horizontal banner being a “con-sistent complaint,” according to Santucci.

Santucci said he hoped the removal of the horizontal scrolling will improve efficiency and hinted at some further objectives and ideas for improving the sites design.

“[The USC] will be making some minor additional changes to the site layout in addition to the change in scrolling.”

Frustrated students can expect to see these initial changes in roughly two weeks, with the beta version of these new and improved navigational features already in use by USC staff.

—Aditya Dhaliwal

Urgent Care to extend hours

St. Joseph’s Health Care has announced a change in their Urgent Care Centre’s hours of operation.As of March 1, the hours of opera-tion will be extended to 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. from Monday through Friday as opposed to the current 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. scheduling. Weekend and holi-day hours, however, will remain the same.

Robin Walker, integrated vice-president of medical affairs and medical education for St. Joseph’s Health Care, noted it is through recruitment and physician fund-ing these new hours of operation were made possible. He further elaborated on the expected results of expanding the UCC’s operational hours.

“We hope to continue to serve the people of our community and patients who need immediate but non-emergent care,” he said.

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USC presidential elections 2013

Candidate biographies

ashley mcGuirePresident

Present

Student senator-at-large

Past

Social science president & councillor for the USC

Platform highlight

USC councillor training

Pat whelanPresident

Present

Student senator-at-large

Past

Social science councillor & Provincial Affairs commissioner for the USC

Platform highlight

Email by Google

Vivek PrabhuPresident

Present

President of Huron University College Students’ Council

Past

Student senator & vice-president communications for HUCSC

Platform highlight

Exam review

Blake BarkleyVP Internal

Present

Student senator for faculty of information and media studies

Past

Social science councillor and chair of campus issues standing committee

Platform highlight

“Is It Better?” campaign

Sam KrishnapillaiVP Internal

Present

Health sciences councillor for the USC

Past

Member of campus issues standing committee

Platform highlight

Involvement compass

dan BainVP Internal

Present

Social science councillor for the USC

Past

Department representative on SSSC

Platform highlight

Financial Aid commissioner

Jordan SojnockiVP External

Present

Marketing director for start-up business Ignitek Inc.

Past

Off-campus soph

Platform highlight

Alumni mentorship

amir EftekharpourVP External

Present

Commissioner-at-large for the USC

Past

ChangeCamp coordinator and charity committee executive

Platform highlight

End Project L.E.A.R.N.

amy woodVP External

Present

External Affairs coordinator for the USC

Past

Vice-president student issues for King’s University College Student Council

Platform highlight

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Western research team links autism to gut bacteria

alex CarmonaNEWS EDITOR

A recent collaborative study by researchers from Western and the University of Arkansas has uncov-ered a new link between bacteria levels in the gut and autistic behav-ior in children.

Hailed as a potential break-through in the understanding of the disorder that affects thou-sands of children a year, the new data could prove invaluable in the development of autism screening and treatment techniques.

Autism has been a growing con-cern in the Western world over the past two decades—one child in 88 is now diagnosed with autism as opposed to 1 in 10,000 in the 1980s.

Derrick MacFabe, director of the Kilee Patchell Evans Autism Research Group at Western and co-author of the study, explained propionic acid produced by an imbalance of certain kinds of gut bacteria could potentially influence the brain, and in doing so produce the kinds of behaviours found in people suffering from autism. This, in turn, could show certain kinds of autism—previously thought to be almost entirely a genetic concern—may be environmentally acquired.

According to the data, the stom-ach symptoms often associated

with autism, such as indigestion and constipation, could also be traced back to this imbalance of gut bacteria.

“Because of various early envi-ronmental factors, including long-term antibiotic use, there’s growing evidence of a potential to change the bacterial composition of the gut, and because of this imbalance […], and its tendency to produce high amounts of propionic acid, this can affect metabolism, brain and behaviour,” he said.

MacFabe, however, stressed this data should not make parents wary of exposing their children to anti-biotics necessary for their overall health.

“Families look at this, and there’s been so much misinformation in the field. What I have is people saying ‘I don’t want to have a baby in the hospital,’ or ‘I’ll never take antibiotics,’ even though children with, say, pneumonia, would need them—in many cases they’re life saving.”

Fear of modern medical tech-niques causing autism is nothing new—a now discredited study linking the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine to autism caused a health scare in 1998 in which some parents declined to vaccinate their children, resulting in deaths and severe and permanent injuries.

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Arts&Life word of the dayresplendent Adjective. Attractive and impressive through being richly colourful or sumptuous.

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GAZETTE STAFF

In a school with over 30,000 stu-dents, how do you find the strength to express your true feelings?

In November 2012, Ade Labinjo, a Queen’s University student, founded the UMentioned project in order to give students a place in which they could speak freely. The project quickly spread to other universities and is now expand-ing to Western. The co-founder and leader of the Western page chose to remain anonymous, but the second-year social science student had a lot to say about the expanding project that has become more than just a fun social page.

“Initially, we expected UMentioned to be used mostly for fun, but some students began to deviate to more personal expres-sions about their life. I expected some posts to be quite personal, but definitely not to this degree,” the co-founder said.

With pages like Western Memes bringing humour to the campus, UMentioned is focusing on uncov-ering some more serious issues, such as the prevalence of rape, mental illness and suicide.

According to the co-founder, the feedback on the page has been astounding.

“Personally, I’ve been extremely overwhelmed and humbled at the outpour of love, care and support that fellow students have shown.”

The posts vary immensely, yet the one constant is the positive feedback that is always given by the Western student community. For every post about sadness, there are 10 encouraging comments; for

every declaration of love, there are 20 supportive “likes.”

While the Facebook page is an effective way of reaching students, the founders plan on creating a website in order to allow for a wider range of communication.

“Once the website is up, we’d like to hand over more control to the community,” the co-founder says.

The page currently has almost 5,000 friends and because it’s growing by about 600 friends per day, the website would be a wel-come change in order to allow for greater access—especially with a student body as large as Western’s.

Whether this project becomes a fad or remains popular, the main focus is optimism throughout uni-versity campuses.

“Whether UMentioned Western is here to stay long term, it is its incredible purpose that makes it special and meaningful,” the co-founder says.

Already, the page has changed the lives of many—and has

even saved one Western student from suicide—according to the co-founder.

“The main kind of awareness we are trying to raise with our project is just how fundamentally decent and nice most students are in our community.”

Social networking is one of the easiest ways for students these days to express themselves, and this page allows Western students to do so in a safe, positive environ-ment. The posts on the page reveal so much about the student com-munity that might previously have been unknown, and the awareness raised is allowing students to more fully understand and support each other.

“I hope that students realize how similar we are to each other and how we’re not alone,” the co-founder says. “I hope everyone can be encouraged by the positive energy they feel on UMentioned Western and be motivated to make positive changes in their own life.”

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weighing in on fitness equipment

Brent HolmesARTS & LIFE EDITOR

For students taking on the weight of training at Campus Recreation, the decision between machines and dumbbells is one they will have to make. Weight training machines and free weights offer different muscle workouts.

“I think of the body as a free weight,” Cidnee Vaykovich, a personal trainer at Campus Recreation, says. “So for functional strength—for your body to be able to use it—you’re going to want to use free weights.”

“You can isolate your muscle a lot better with machines, so that is good for structural work,” she adds. “If you wanted to get big, muscles machines are going to be a bit bet-ter for that. But overall, when you are looking for function and day-to-day life, free weights are good.”

However, there are several varieties of machines at Campus

Recreation that provide a very different workout. According to Vaykovich, pulley and cable oper-ated machines provide a differ-ent kind of workout from other machines.

“I would consider [pulley and cable machines] a free weight because you do have to stabilize the machine. They look like a machine, but a lot of the movements that you are doing are similar to a free weight,” Vaykovich comments.

The reason free weights pro-vide a better workout is that they require a person to use more mus-cles in their workout.

“[Free weights] offer a lot more variety and total body stimula-tion. The main muscles are used in any free weight exercise, but then also, stabilizing muscles are used as well,” Vaykovich explains. “But there are no stabilizing muscles activated in a machine because you don’t need anything to stabi-lize, it’s fixed.”

Andrei Calinescu GAZETTE

Editor’s Picks > The essentials for your week

IN THEATRES

Warm Bodies

The Walking Dead is, perhaps, the most popular incarnation of the recent boom of the zombie apocalyptic genre. It seems everyone is fascinated by the half-dead, and their impending attack on civilization. Warm Bodies presents a different story—a love story between human and zombie—a modern twist on the Romeo and Juliet formula. The film stars Nicholas Hoult from Skins—that British show that every teenager loved. Warm Bodies looks to be an authentic and clever take on the zombie genre.

ON DISC

Heartthrob—tegan and Sara

Canadian indie-rock band Tegan and Sara are one of the more interesting groups in the genre—they’re unafraid to mingle with other types of music. That formula, or lack thereof, seems to be working for the band, as their past three albums have gone gold right here in Canada. With Heartthrob, the sisters go even more versatile than before, moving further away from the indie rock and moving more toward dance. Will Tegan and Sara’s change of pace replicate their past success? Heartthrob was released yesterday.

ON DVD

Hotel Transylvania

Cee Lo Green voices an animated mummy! Yeah, that idea probably didn’t excite anyone, but when you have Adam Sandler anchoring your film, who is becoming more and more toxic when it comes to making good movies, you try every angle you can. Hotel Transylvania is a film, largely aimed at children, that tells the story of characters you’d expect to find on Halloween. Hotel Transylvania picked up mixed reviews from the critics, but the good news is this movie probably will entertain the kids while you babysit them.

ON THE CHARTS

“Suit and tie”—Justin timberlake ft. Jay-Z

It seems like so long ago since Justin Timberlake was “bringing sexy back” but that was only six years ago. Timberlake marks his return with his newest single “Suit and Tie.” It’s not a triumphant return by any measure, but Timberlake does deliver a solid song that may hint at a stronger album to come. While not his strongest effort, criticism is not heavy. Indeed, Timberlake can sleep well knowing he won’t be whipped for misbehaving with “Suit and Tie.” Instead, he just failed to meet expectations.

ON TV

RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 5

If you can’t love yourself, how are you going to love the new season of RuPaul’s Drag Race? The show brings together elements of America’s Next Top Model, Project Runway and American Idol— not to mention all contestants are drag queens. Watch the new batch of hopefuls tuck, pluck and lip-sync for their lives, all in hopes of becoming America’s next drag superstar. The new season also marks first time challenges and introduces the new runway and stage. Claws will come out, shade will be thrown and wigs will be pulled off. Better bring your creativity and talent because these ladies will.

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GGGHFBig WaveThe Heavy Heavies

London, Ontario band The Heavy Heavies’ new album, Big Wave, is a nice hodgepodge of styles. The album combines rap, pop and jam into songs that transition seamlessly between its different influences.

Songs like “Big Wave” and “Keys to the City” open with rap and then transition to a jam sound reminiscent of indie-jam bands that provide an interesting mix. Instrumentally, The Heavy Heavies switch between a more jam-sounding musical cooperation to more dance music in “The Party Tune (The More I Think About It).”

“We’re Doing Better” offers the most interesting lyrics of the album, challenging a society of “guns and fake shit” and praising moving towards building a better society.

Unfortunately, “Keys to the City,” “I Hope This is Right” and “The Party Tune” don’t offer as much depth lyri-cally and thematically.

However, The Heavy Heavies’ Big Wave is ultimately an interesting lis-ten, and the changing styles make sure that each song offers a unique atmosphere.

—Brent Holmes

on disca film that borders on social change

devin BarnesCONTRIBUTOR

GGGHFInch’Allah

Director: Anaïs Barbeau-LavaletteStarring: Évelyne Brochu, Sabrina Ouazani, Sivan Levy

Inch’Allah is both disturbing and effective in its presenta-tion of Israeli-Palestine warfare. This story is told from the per-spective of an outsider of strong moral fibre, who does not see this carnage in terms of Israelis and Palestinians, but as an issue of human suffering—feeling emo-tional pains when confronted with injustice at its most flagrant.

Like the greats of anti-war cin-ema, Inch’Allah is not concerned with taking sides in this decade-spanning conflict, but revealing the human stories buried beneath the dehumanizing nature of war. Chloe (Évelyne Brochu), a young Canadian doctor and woman of considerable emotional strength, develops relationships on both sides of the heavily-armed border between the state of Palestine and Israeli-occupied territories.

As a heroine, Chloe is compel-lingly underdeveloped, serving as our anchor to this unfamiliar landscape—she could be any one of us. This story is not about her, although her journey is a tragic one. Brochu plays Chloe with appropriate gradients of dignity in the face of the most monstrous injustices—she is a strong woman whose faith in human decency unravels into a haunted accep-tance of humanity’s potential for evil.

From an artistic point of view, Inch’Allah makes some interest-ing choices. This is not a film that shies away from violence, nor is the violence explicitly shown. Director Anais Barbeau-Lavalette seems to take a cue from the greats of horror and suspense filmmaking, in that the implication is far more potent than actually showing certain

events on screen. When a bomb detonates in a downtown square, we do not see mutilated corpses, but the charred remains of ringing cellphones. When a child gets run over by an army truck, Barbeau-Lavalette substitutes the conve-niences of blood and gore with Chloe’s screams of horror and a mob of angry children throwing rocks.

Where Inch’Allah succeeds most is its juxtaposition of politi-cal thinking with matters of the human heart. This core theme is encapsulated in one heart-breaking sequence, when Chloe attempts to appeal to the human side of an armed guard patrolling the borders.

“Look at me,” she cries. She pushes the guard in frustration and receives nothing for her trou-bles, save a machine gun pointed squarely at her head.

Inch’Allah is not a perfect film. The narrative meanders a bit more than necessary—while this it, at times, appropriate, because we are getting to know these characters through their attempts at living normal lives in a war-torn setting, it can also be confusing for some audiences. What separates this film from other war pictures is its depiction of real people suffering on both sides of the border. Inch’Allah goes beyond the mechanics of a conflict, examining how war and cultural segregation affect people and their relationships with one another.

In total, Inch’Allah is an outcry for change. The film’s tragedy is that it does not know how such change can be achieved, but the relationships Chloe develops on both sides of the border make her an ideal protagonist. She befriends an Israeli soldier, main-tains friendships with Palestinians and is more concerned with general injustice and the plight of people than with choosing a side—as is the film.

Inch’Allah is currently playing at Hyland Cinema.

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dear Life, Why does a bottle of Fanta cost the same as a bottle of Coke? There’s only 473mL of Fanta.

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ryan HurlbutOPINIONS EDITOR

It only takes a moment for a perfectly normal day to take a dire turn.

On Tuesday morning, I found myself relaxing in the shower, and after lather-ing a fair amount of shampoo into my hair, I felt the time was right to turn around and wash it out.

Normally, I would accomplish this without a hitch, but when I took my first step, my foot decided to hydro-plane across the floor of the shower and shoot up into the air.

Any particularly hard fall seems to happen in slow motion. Surveying the area around me, I only saw plains of ceramic. As I pitifully grabbed at the shower curtain around me, my life flashed before my eyes. Could this be how I die? I wondered which one of my roommates would have the chance to find my naked corpse crumpled on the ground—the shower still running.

My reflexes decided the best way to land was to absorb the brunt of the impact with my liver, which smashed against the side of the bathtub. When I regained my bearings, I noticed the curtain was splayed across the room, and the shower was spraying water all over the floor. To add insult to injury, I still had to wash the shampoo out of my hair.

Although I am still alive, this whole ordeal could have been avoided with the purchase of a simple shower mat. Too often, it seems, students still live life with a childlike air of immortality

that causes them to overestimate their abilities. This rarely occurs in an obvi-ous way, but there are many ways stu-dents should attempt to make their lives a little safer.

Aside from the obvious purchase of shower mats, a product that lots of students seem to use without caution is a space heater. The ability of these machines to start fires and belch out carbon monoxide seems to be under-stated in comparison with their heat-making abilities.

I have seen students accustomed to spending the entire night with one of these machines perched precariously on the very sheets on which they sleep. Not only are these machines dangerous near flammable items, but the possibil-ity of one of these machines falling on its side creates an even more disastrous opportunity for fire.

In relation to these space heaters, it’s probably a good idea not to overload the outlet they are plugged into. While those small plugs that turn two outlets into six can be quite useful for the tech-savvy student of today, it’s important to note these are not circuit breakers, and overloading a plug with power-sucking appliances can be quite dangerous.

The most intense awakening of my year occurred when a loud popping sound turned out to be my lava lamp—don’t hate—spitting sparks into the back of my desk. My power bar wasn’t even overloaded at the time, so people should be careful.

While it seems like this column is just a byproduct of anxiety from almost dying a very clean and soapy death, it is important to know it’s not always guns or diseases that kill, but also our own overconfidence. Be careful, because you don’t want to be the one who gets found naked in a flooded room.

Safeguarding your student shelters

Hackers are breaking the systems for profit. Before, it was about intellectual curiosity and pursuit of knowledge and thrill, and now hacking is big business.

—Kevin Mitnick, convicted American hacker

Letters to the Editor

Hacking helpsTo the Editor:Re: Hacking still hurts, no matter intention, January 24, 2013

I’m actually really shocked at how ill informed and judgmental the editorial piece on Al-Khabaz was.

I can’t believe people would actually think an expulsion from school for simply running a penetra-tion test—which, surprise, surprise, is actually a task that computer security experts are paid to do—that he duly informed the administration about. Sure, he made a simple mistake by going back, but does that warrant an expulsion? Definitely not. The title claims “hacking still hurts.” Hurts who? The 250,000 people whose information is now safer because of him? Oops, his bad I suppose.

The notion the intention doesn’t matter is com-pletely baffling and ridiculous to me. Intentions are always important to consider behind any action. Why is Al-Khabaz labelled as a “digital criminal” point-ing out a security flaw, and yet a computer security expert who would be doing the exact same thing is more likely to be labelled as “just doing their job.”

What’s the difference? Payment? Well, by all means, I’m glad Al-Khabaz got that job offer. In a digital era where malicious hackers do actually exist, we should be thanking people like Al-Khabaz for trying to pro-tect us from these attacks instead of burning them at the stake like this editorial piece did.

—Evan WanMedSci IV

Hacking is painlessTo the Editor:Re: Hacking still hurts, no matter intention, January 24, 2013

Really? Hacking hurts, no matter the intention?Isn’t it better to have someone hack to prove it

can be done, rather than have someone else come in with malicious intent? Do we want a repeat of the recently missing hard drive that put thousands of students’ personal information at risk? Newsflash, Al-Khabaz wasn’t offered a job as a reward for bad behaviour—he was hired by a company grateful he was the one to expose their software’s weakness, and not a malicious hacker whose actions could bury them in bad press, and Canada’s students in further data theft.

—Katharine JanzenSocial Science V

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#failWhether this recent spell of confusing weather is caused by a natural shift in the atmosphere, or some sort of global climate change, it doesn’t change the fact London citizens are greeted in the morning by overcast skies and icy roads. These conditions only look to worsen on Thursday, when the temperature drops below zero and freezes all this rain. A big #fail for Mother Nature.

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rundown >> Competing under the London-Western Wrestling Club, the Mustangs men’s and women’s wrestling teams travelled to Hamilton to compete in the Ontario Junior Championships. > The women’s side finished atop the podium with 31 points, while the men finished fourth with 17 points.

Western returns to win column with 4–1 victory over Rams

decisive victory puts ‘Stangs back on track

Kyle myersCONTRIBUTOR

The Mustangs women’s hockey team was able to overcome an early goal and a slow start to defeat the Ryerson Rams 4–1 Saturday at Thompson Arena.

Mustangs goaltender Olivia Ross made her first start since November 25, and was the victim of an unlucky goal early in the first. The Mackenzie Manning shot took an odd bounce off a Mustang defender, and slid slowly past a sprawling Ross to put Ryerson up 1–0 early.

“That goal was frustrating, but it’s all about the next shot,” Ross said. “It doesn’t matter what hap-pens, the only thing that matters is the next shot.”

Ross was tested often in the first period, forced to make several key stops in order to keep the Ryerson lead from growing. The Mustangs looked sluggish early, and didn’t get onto the board until halfway through the first, when a Katelyn Gosling tally evened up the score.

“We’ve had some slow starts and picked up as the game went on, but what we need to do is have that jump from the very beginning,” associate coach Ted Brown said. “We need to come out the very first shift and set the

tone for the game.”Western eventually got into

their groove and took control near the end of the second. Tara Cation scored with just over a minute left in the period, and the Mustangs never looked back. Jessica Ross scored a third for the Mustangs two minutes into the final frame, and Gosling buried her second of the night on the power play to seal a Mustang victory.

Rams head coach Lisa Jordan blamed the loss on her team’s inability to capitalize on some early chances.

“We had a lot of early power play opportunities and we weren’t able to put enough pressure on them,” Jordan said. “They got their opportunities late and they were able to take advantage of them.”

The Rams sit in the bottom of the Ontario University Athletics division with only two victories. With the win Western moved within three points of Queen’s, who lost their game against Guelph earlier Saturday afternoon.

“Sometimes they aren’t pretty, but a win is a win, two points is two points,” Coach Brown said about the Mustang’s win.

With only four games remain-ing in the regular season, the Mustangs will look to advance their position in the standings and try to ensure home ice advantage during the playoffs.

Western next plays in Waterloo on Saturday February 2, before coming back to Thompson Arena to face Queen’s on Sunday.

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We’ve had some slow starts and picked up as the game went on, but what we need to do is have that jump from the very beginning. We need to come out the very first shift and set the tone for the game.

—Ted BrownMustangs associate coach

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