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Gazette: What are your main goals with this lecture? What message are you trying to convey?

Bill Nye: To convince some fraction of the audience that climate change is a very serious issue. Were at a turning point in history, and I want them to change the world. The bigger fraction, the better.

Gazette: You were a childhood hero for so many of usdid you have a Bill Nye? Did you have an inspiration?

Bill Nye: Its crazy. Its crazy! We had Don Herbert, who was Mr. Wizard. Mr. Wizard was a show that started in the 1950s, but really flourished in the 1960s. I grew up with him. I always say, Don Herbert sent humankind to the moon. The engineers and scientists that worked dur-ing the Apollo era watched his show.

Gazette: There is a large dis-crepancy between the number of men and women in the sci-encesmen having the major-ity. Why is that, and how can it be combatted?

Bill Nye: The reason for it is not clear, but womens role in the workforce has changed dra-matically in my lifetime. Sci-ence is a human ideaI claim the best idea humans have ever had, and so, half of the humans in science ought to be women. It wasnt that long ago my mother could not get an American Express card. She was not allowed to have her own credit because she was my fathers wife. I remind women todayit wasnt that long ago. Do not take that for granted [].

Gazette: How did you establish the archetypal Bill Nye ward-robe? The bowtie, the lab coatwhere did that come from?

Bill Nye: I remind everybody about lab coatsthey are very useful! You dont spill stuff on yourself as much, this is not extraordinary. Machinists wear leather aprons, cooks wear aprons, chefs wear chef coats and hats, and theyve got mit-tensthis is not extraordinary. Anyways, the bow tie does not slip into your soup. It does not flip into your flask. Its actually just a more practical form of neckwear.

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Q&a > Bill Nyethe Science Guy receives charged reaction

Cam SmithNEWS EDIToR

At 5:30 p.m. yesterdayover two hours before Bill Nye was sched-uled to start speakingstudents, faculty and London residents filled the sidewalk outside of Alumni Hall. Lab coats, goggles and scien-tific paraphernalia of all kinds were speckled amongst the eager and buzzing crowd.

Before the event began in ear-nest, Nye hosted a meet and greet with the Science Students Council, shaking hands and chatting with members.

The Science Guy himself finally took the stage shortly after 7 p.m., wearing a blue suit and a signature bow tiehis famous theme song blasted in the background. The sci-entist was greeted with raucous ap-plause and a standing ovation from a packed hall as he launched into his speech about furthering scien-tific interest amongst students.

Nye discussed topics rang-ing from sundials to geology, and weather to astronomy. Most im-portantly, Nye talked about our place in the universe, and our role in the preservation of our planet, in light of climate change.

The reason [climate change] is happening is because theres more heat energy in the atmosphere. Its not evaporating into the air like it used to because there are more carbon dioxide and greenhouse gasses in the air, Nye explained. There was a Tornado in Brooklyn, New Yorkthis stuff didnt used to happen, let alone in February.

He noted this greenhouse ef-fect is exactly what has rendered Venus an uninhabitable and hos-tile planet.

We do not want to be Venus. Venus has so much carbon diox-ide that the greenhouse effect, the happy thing that keeps Earth warm enough, has run away, Nye said.

Nye advocated for the existence of climate change, and encouraged skeptics to seek evidence. Nye used his signature humour to engage the audience and prove his point time and time again.

If the guy has got the blood on his shoe, and the carpet fibres, he was in the room with the dead guy. Thats CSI, Nye explained, indicat-ing the evidence was clear for cli-mate change.

For people doubtful of climate change, Nye advised them to seek evidence as he did, by visiting an ice core storage facility that allows scientists to look at ancient bub-bles trapped inside the ice so they can see the composition of the atmosphere at various periods in Earths existence.

Its much easier than reading the rings on a tree, Nye explained.

In conclusion, Bill reminded ev-eryone it is up to this generation to be aware of the dangers of climate change, and do our best to subvert it.

You guys have lived through some extraordinary things, Nye said. I want you all to change the world.

Nye concluded by advocating for science literacy, encouraging

technical innovation and remind-ing everyone how minute they are in the grand scheme of things, as well as the capacity of human imagination.

With your brain, you can imag-ine [anything]. You can know and appreciate nature, your place in space, and, dare I say it, change the world, Nye concluded.

Most importantly, with his clas-sic wit, poignant metaphors and passion for the information he was providing, Nye proved, once again, science still rules.

You guys have lived through some extraor-dinary things. I want you all to change the world.

Bill NyeScience guy

With your brain, you can imagine [anything]. You can know and ap-preciate nature, your place in space, and, dare I say it, change the world.

Bill NyeScience guy

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SCIENCE RULES. Students lined up for hours last night to see Bill Nye, famed for his television show Bill Nye the Science Guy, speak at Alumni Hall.

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water woesUnforeseen complications forced the Wave restaurant to close its doors for a short period last night, due to a lack of hot water through-out the University Community Centre. The Wave had to shut down just after 5 p.m. because of the un-planned shut-off, which was re-lated to the repair project on Con-crete Beach. It reopened at 6 p.m.

At about 1 p.m., we were noti-

fied that the water was off and that some of the operations might have to close, Tony Ayala, vice-presi-dent finance for the University Stu-dents Council, said. We actually started using paper plates in the Wave at around 2 p.m., and when those ran out we had to close.

Other UCC operations re-mained open, but had to work around the hot water shortage. This included extra hand washing with cold water and having to wash dishes by hand for a period of time.

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Blue collar workers have high risk of breast cancerA recent study by LandMark Canada found women who work in the man-ufacturing industry are at a high risk of developing breast cancer.

The various chemicals used in these occupations have been proven to increase the risk of obtaining breast cancer.

Bhagi Singh, acting chair of the department of microbiology and immunology at Western, explained the government should give workers more information about the health risks involved with their occupation.

Some women have suffered the consequences of working with such chemicals, and are hoping to receive some compensation.

There should be consideration for compensation for workplace ex-posure by the industry and the gov-ernment, since it was known that chemicals can cause cancer, Singh said.

The dangers associated with ex-posure to these chemicals have not yet been completely determined, but the government should be working towards a way to restructure regula-tions in order to cover these risks, ac-cording to Singh.

People have to demand a better working environment, Singh stated.

He stressed that with women being increasingly involved in the working class, it is important the issue of chemical exposure be addressed.

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WERE ALL IN THE MOOD FOR A MELODY. A student de-stresses by playing a keyboard, located in the University Community Centre atrium, as part of Mental Health Awareness Week.

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Salvation army reports record-high demand

Lily robinsonGAZETTE STAff

As we approach the season of giv-ing, the Salvation Army, a primary provider for those in need within the community, has projected a re-cord high demand for its services.

We have seen about a 25 per cent increase in the need for our services this year. We anticipate providing Christmas hampers for more than 6,000 households in London, Perron Goodyear, public relations and developmental rep-resentative for the local Salvation Army, said.

The Christmas hamper pro-gram provides essential compo-nents of a Christmas dinner, as well as a bag of toys for children 12 and under. In the face of increased need, Londoners are encouraged to lend a helping hand and answer

the pleas of charitable organiza-tions, like the Salvation Army.

We would ask those that are able, to dig deep this year and as-sist in any way they can. When the need is as great as it is, every do-nation helps. No donation is too small, Goodyear said.

London functions as a commu-nity to support its less fortunate members, and the same can be said for Westerns own community. By way of the University Students Council Food Support Services, students can participate in and benefit from a collective effort to distribute food to peers in need.

When we look at food support, you cant discuss it in isolation of accessibility to education, in gen-eral, and tuition costs. Because this is a very specific segment of the population, we are able to see that students are specifically affected

by [the need for food support], Myuri Komaragiri, vice-president campus issues, said.

USC Food Support Services functions as a food hamper distri-bution system. Students who make a request for assistance can re-trieve the donation anonymously through locker pick-up, or in per-son, which presents them with the opportunity to talk about their circumstances.

Food assistance is usually in-terconnected with a lot of other is-sues that they might be facing, so if they need further resources, vol-unteers can refer them in the right direction, Komaragiri said.

Donations to the Salvation Army can be made at various lo-cations throughout the city, online at salvationarmy.ca or by texting HOPE 4004 to 45678 to make a $5 donation.

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Queens faculty criticize administrations choice

alex CarmonaNEWS EDIToR

When Queens professor Michael Mason was recalled from retire-ment to teach his old course on post-colonial history, no one ex-pected his resurrected teaching post to end with an indefinite sus-pension from the university. But after Queens administration re-ceived a complaint about his use of offensive racial, sexist and eth-nic slurs during his lectures, thats exactly what happened.

Yet the comments, in which groups of people were referred to as towelheads, ragheads and japs, were direct quotes from documents relevant to imperial-ism and neo-colonialism at the time of World War IInamely, the subject of the course.

Mason also offended one of his teaching assistants by wishing that his students become mis-tressesthough, in that case, he was saying his students should be-come masters and mistresses of the material by the end of the term.

After a hasty disciplinary hear-ing, in which a recent report by the Canadian Association of Univer-sity Teachers alleged Mason was denied basic rights outlined in the Queens University Faculty As-sociations Collective Agreement, his class was cancelled and Mason went on indefinite medical leave, ending his 40-year teaching career.

But while the Queens admin-istration has refused to admit to any kind of wrongdoing, over 150 Queens faculty, students and alumni have expressed support for the professor in an open letter ex-pressing their own apology.

Although the [CAUT] Report recommends remedies, including

a public letter of apology, Queens Administration has flatly refused to respond publicly to this report, citing jurisdictional technicalities, the letter stated.

The letters signatories stressed the actions of the administra-tion do not reflect the academic attitude of the university as an institution.

In these actions, Queens Ad-ministration exposes the Univer-sity and the Department of History to public and professional censure. It also clearly demonstrates that it cannot and does not represent Queens []. As Queens University, authorizing ourselves as per article 14.6 of the Collective Agreement, WE apologize to you, Professor Mason, the letter concluded.

Paul Young, president of the Queens University Faculty Associ-ation, agreed with the overall senti-ment of the letter.

I was disappointed when I heard about what happened to professor Mason. This neednt have happened, he said.

Peter Campbell, a history pro-fessor at Queens, was inflamed by the administrations actions.

I have watched, over the course of the last number of years, as Queens University has gradu-ally abandoned its role as an edu-cational institution that fosters debate and dissent, and has be-come increasingly obsessed with protecting its image, Campbell said. There is now little place at Queens for professors who have unorthodox teaching methods, who do not meet the A-standard on student teaching evaluations or who challenge the prevailing or-thodoxy, he said.

The hypocrisy is astonishing.


Arts&Life word of the daydesultory Adjective. Lacking in consistency, constancy or visible order; disconnected.

Sumedha aryaARTS & LIfE EDIToR

Two years ago, Western student Steven Gameiro underwent over 30 hours of cardiovascular sur-gery. Gameiro, a fourth-year stu-dent pursuing a double major in medical sciences and biology, was forced to withdraw from the 2010-11 school year because of an aortic aneurysm.

My whole aorta, from the root of the heart down to the iliac artery by my leg, was all coming apart, Gameiro explains.

Gameiro was born with a ge-netic connective tissue mutation that caused him to develop weak-ness in his aorta. His father died at age 23 from the same conditionGameiro was regularly screened for the mutation and was diag-nosed in May 2010. In October of the same year, Gameiros aneu-rysm manifested itself.

One day, in October, I wasnt feeling well. I knew I had a prob-lem so I went to [University Hospi-tal]. They had me come in and did some tests, and I had to undergo emergency cardioavascular sur-gery, Gameiro recalls of the ex-perience. They fixed the top half, from my heart halfway down to my aorta. They put a synthetic graft in.

The surgery was not without complications. Gameiro suffered from reperfusion injurymost of the muscle in his calf died, and he was in a wheelchair for many months. His second surgery had to be postponed to allow him time to recover.

During this time, Gameiro re-

ceived over 70 bags of blood and blood products.

If it wasnt for that blood, I wouldnt be here today, he states.

Upon returning to Western, Gameiro wanted to encourage students to donate blood regu-larly. Acknowledging he could not donate blood himself, he decided to share his story with othersin-cluding personnel at Canadian Blood Servicesto help recruit blood donors.

Gameiros decision to share his story was influenced by his opin-ion that students may have an im-mortal complex, unable to appre-ciate the need for blood until they are on the receiving end.

I myself didnt appreciate how important giving blood is until I needed it, he admits. A lot of stu-dents think its for the older gen-eration, or people needing cancer therapy.

Kristen Ungar, a community development coordinator with Canadian Blood Services, recruits donors and plans clinics on cam-

pus. Ungar decides how large these clinics will be and when they will take place.

Despite Gameiros thoughts that students may underestimate the need for blood, Ungar says she is pleased with the response blood clinics on campus have received. However, Ungar hopes students will continue donating blood dur-ing the upcoming exam season.

Around exam time, people have other priorities, Ungar says. Our clinics will slow down a little around that time. While students may have other things going on, hospital patients still need blood.

Ungar also remarks blood sup-ply does not meet blood demand around the holiday season, as longer weekends lead to more car accidents and regular donors are away on vacation.

For Gameiro, who will be grad-uating from Western this year, this fragile supply-demand balance re-flects blood is not something to be taken for granted. Gameiro says he now appreciates his own life more.

After going through this, ev-erything else seems like a breeze, Gameiro says. If you have life, ev-erything else is irrelevant.

By surrounding himself with in-dividuals who have gone through similar experiences to him, Gameiro maintains a positive out-look on life. He divulges that his dream job is to become a cardio-thoracic surgeon, conjecturing he could relate to his patients. In the meantime, Gameiro plans on completing his degree while being trained by Canada Blood Services in order to share his story.

western student discusses blood supply and demand

I didnt appreciate how important giving blood is until I needed it. A lot of students think its for the older genera-tion, or people needing cancer therapy.

Steven Gameirofourth-year Western student

Jared macadamCoNTRIBUToR

Angela Lorenzen brings her unique, high-realism, acrylic style to The Art Exchange in London. Lorenzen, a trained biologist, ex-emplifies attention to detail and accurate representation through-out her works. Lorenzens works deal with Canadian landscapes, animals and life drawings.

In her exhibit, Lorenzen at-tempts not only to capture Eldon House, Londons oldest residence, built in 1834, but to also human-ize the experience. Eldon House is an interesting historical expe-rience, filled with interesting an-tiques and architecture. However, Lorenzens perspective on Eldon House changed after stumbling upon The Eldon House Diaries: Five Womens Views of the 19th Century.

After reading the book and re-visiting the estate, my impression of Eldon House and its previous occupants became intensely per-sonal, and I am hoping that this impression will come across in the paintings in this exhibition, Lorenzen says.

She uses many techniques to draw the viewer into the Eldon House. One such technique is her use of windows.

Almost all of the paintings in-clude a window, or part of one, she explains. This motif provides a visual bridge between inside and out, or in this case, between the living and dead. Eldon House has become quite personal for the artist.

Eldon House isnt just famed

for its age, but also for its ghost stories, so much so that tours are themed around them. The piece entitled Mirror contains, as the title suggests, a mirror as its sub-ject matter. The mirror itself is streaked, as if not cleaned prop-erly. The artist herself says she half expects to see someone stand-ing in the mirror, and certain viewers state they indeed did see something.

The ordinary becomes the topic of most of the pieces, as is the case in Yellow, which de-picts simply a yellow kettle on a stove. Lorenzen comments she has always felt an attachment to this simple, seemingly insignifi-cant kettle. Lorenzens eye for de-tail brings to life the simplest of forms and creates a beautiful re-production of them with surgical precision.

Wash Stand is another exam-ple of this, as something as casual as a washing area becomes the centre of artistic expression.

Her paintings are not only re-alistic, but they also tell a story of the past. They invite the viewer not only to observe the beauty of her work, but to understand them. The overall result of Lorenzens work is a rather humanistic ap-proach to art and history, blend-ing the two with the consideration and concentration of a scientist.

Angela Lorenzens exhibition will run until December 1 at The Art Exchange, located at 247 Wort-ley Road.

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Editors Picks > The essentials for your week

oN TV

Sister Wives

Everyones favourite family of polygamists (really how many are there, though?) has returned. The first episode of the season centres on one wife whose bad credit might jeopardize bringing the family back together in a compound-like housing structure. This tension within the family is just the beginning of what is to be a season full of drama that follows children not wanting to be polygamists and Meris baby troubles. Tune in to TLC Sundays to watch all the juicy details unfold.

oN DVD

The Expendables 2

filled with all the action stars you could name if you were in fifth grade and playing concentration with a friend, The Expendables 2 will give you enough action for a long time. This summer blockbuster picks up where the original left off, with the group sent into a seemingly simple mission that later becomes a quest for revenge after one of their own is murdered. This testosterone-filled film is one of the better action films out there and will surely make for an enjoyable viewing.

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Silver Linings Playbook

At the Toronto International film festival, the people spoke and awarded this film its highest honour. Centred on Pat (Bradley Cooper)a man who has seemingly lost everything and moves back in with his parentswho eventually finds someone intriguing, Tiffany (Jennifer Lawrence). The very capable director, David o. Russell, allows his actors deliver solid performances. Expect this film to be excellent and a hot topic around awards time.

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Unapologetic rihanna

Rihanna might not be apologizing on this new album, but surprisingly the one who shouldChris Brownis featured on the track Nobodys Business. Despite this odd choice, the album reportedly takes a sober note as Rihanna thrusts her personal life into the lyrics. She also experiments more with ballads, moving away from the dance hits that made her famous. While the album goes dark, its likely that Unapologetic will shoot to the top of the charts.

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Youngblood 3OH!3

3oH!3 might not be a household name, but if youve ever danced at a club, chances are youve heard some of their songs. Some critics of their previous album, Streets of Gold, noted an unfocused energy and that the majority of the songs were merely full of cheap thrill beats. Youngblood, however, seems to show 3oH!3 has matured quite a bit with crisp synthesized beats along with a catchy chorus. If Youngblood comes on in the club, dont be surprised to find the crowd going crazy.


Breaking Dawn leaves audiences without much to sink teeth into

Final twilight film drives the stake in

Ross HamiltonGAZETTE STAff

GGFFFThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2

Director: Bill CondonStarring: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Mi-chael Sheen, Billy Burke, Dakota Fanning

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 is the best of the Twilight movies, though one suspects this doesnt really matter. After four previous installments based on Stephanie Meyers romantic fan-tasy novels, there cant be many people left on the fence about the series. As expected, theres nothing in this final episode that will con-vert the series naysayershow-ever, the fans that have stuck it out to the bitter end will at least be sat-isfied to see the franchise depart on a relative high.

Picking up briskly from where the first installment left off, Break-ing Dawn - Part 2 finds Bella (Kris-ten Stewart) finally transformed into a vampire after her near-fatal pregnancy, a change that grants her with all manner of supernatu-ral powers, save the ability to look anything other than mildly dis-comfited. Bella quickly finds her half-human, half-vampire daugh-ter, Renesmee, the recipient of some unwanted attention from the Volturia sort of vampire Mafia

that believes the child is a threat to their very existence. This naturally leads to an almighty standoff be-tween the forces of good and evil.

What begins as a relatively straightforward scenario quickly becomes confused. With the cast roughly tripling in size as Bella, her now husband Edward (Robert Pattinson) and their lycanthropic babysitter Jacob (Taylor Lautner) attempt to recruit fellow vampires from around the world to their cause. Allies arrive from far and wide, but none of them prove to be particularly interesting, nor are they given opportunity to develop. New vampires are discarded al-most as soon as theyre introduced, and its impossible to invest in any of them as a result.

These issues are compounded by the recurrence of many of the series pre-existing problems, such as a wooden dialogue, a contrived plot and painful attempts at hu-mouralthough there has at least been a notable improvement in pacing over the leaden Breaking Dawn - Part 1.

Ultimately though, for a film that places such an emphasis on action, Breaking Dawn - Part 2s greatest undoing is its ungainly special effects, which have plagued the series since its inception. De-spite an increasingly immense budget alottments, the Twilight films have never quite managed to shake their aesthetic shoddiness, and Breaking Dawn - Part 2 has more bizarre vampire running and

jumping than ever. Indeed, while it must surely hold the record for most decapitations ever in a PG-13 movie, Bella and Edwards CGI baby ends up being the most dis-turbing aspect of the film.

All of this is not to say Breaking Dawn - Part 2 doesnt have its mo-mentsit does, and they invari-ably occur when Michael Sheen is on screen. Flamboyant and theat-

rical, Sheen is by far the best part of the film, although his delight-fully unhinged turn as vampiric antagonist Aro further highlights the stilted performances of those around him.

Elsewhere, its business as usualBilly Burke resumes his awkward father role capably, Da-kota Fanning looks at people a lot and Lautner takes his shirt off one

last timeall of which contributes to what is a familiar, but admit-tedly refined, conclusion. The last-ing emotion after watching Break-ing Dawn - Part 2 may be relief rather than satisfaction. However, the film deserves some recognition for competently closing the cur-tain on what has been, for better or for worse, one of the most success-ful film series of all time.

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THE PREGNANT GLOW? Kristen Stewart finally shows emotion as she becomes one of the bloodsucking undead.

GGGGFLana Del Rey Paradise Universal Music

After a very busy year, Lana Del Rey releases Paradise, an extension of

her first studio album, Born to Die. This cinematic diva has experi-enced success from her hit Video Games, a track that allowed Del Rey to sprout wings and launch the accompanying album Born to Die.

Del Rey is no stranger to theat-rics, as her 10-minute long music video for Paradises lead single Ride is large to say the least. The track is a good introduction to what listeners will get from this new EPa stylistic and glamorous sound. Paradise is chalk full of the soaring violins, sexy undertones and deliciously naughty lyrics Del Reys known forlike the first line of Cola, for example.

Del Rey is characterized for her tortured vocals and mellow

sound. Her seductive melodies and sensual croons make the per-fect recipe for easy listening. While Paradise is a definite step in the right artistic direction, her lyrics, at times, are weak. However, so long as one is okay with another round of songs discussing the unconven-tional men she falls for in the up-side down country she loves, this EP is a tighter and stronger version of Born to Die. Paradise is marked with a more personal touch and is best served with cherry pie and a splash of Pepsi.

Matthew Walcher

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Cam ParkesMANAGING EDIToR

If youre reading this with your young child, or perhaps someone a little too sheltered, be warnedthis way holds nothing but sorrow for those still shrouded by the deceitful blindfold of joy.

Recently, a man was arrested for running around a Santa Claus Parade, drunkenly shouting for all to hear that jolly old Saint Nick is not, in fact, real. One can imagine swarms of crestfallen children disbelievingly turning to their parents and demanding they say it isnt true, the man was lyingand suddenly, parents face a dilemma. A common one, yes, but still one thatfor me, at leastwould be somewhat uncomfortable.

Is it ever okay to lie to your kids?Now, Im not a parent. And gener-

ally speaking, I dont approve of lying to anyone, not only kids. But when it comes to Santa, the Easter Bunny or any other (allegedly) non-real child-hood icon, lie. Lie through your teeth, lie right to their chubby, nave little faces.

My parents supported the whole Santa faade for three children. And you know what? Im glad they did. When I found out, I was upset, sure, but not at the fact they lied. More so because, in one fell swoop, I learned that not only did Saint Nick not exist, neither did the Easter Bunny or Tooth Fairy.

I didnt even find out in the typi-cal wayhearing noises and muffled curses downstairs around midnight, and tip-toeing your way down, only to see your parents clumsily trying to put out gifts without turning on the

lightsno, mine was different.As my annual tradition, I had

mailed my handwritten letter to the North Pole, HOH OHO, and received a response a few weeks later. While examining the letter, I nonchalantly commented, What if Santa isnt real, and the mailman is just an artist? From what I can recall, this was refer-ring to the picture of Santas Workshop included in the letter.

That night, I was taken aside by my mother and gently informed I had been living a lie. I took it pretty bravelyI certainly didnt cry later when I was alone in my room, using the pillow to muffle my miserable wailsand after the shock and sadness wore off, I was faced with a new emotionpower.

See, I have a younger brother and sister. They still believed, and I wasnt going to spoil the fun for them. So, in a way, I felt more grown up, as I lorded this knowledge over themwithout them being aware, of course.

I remember one occasion in partic-ular. I unwrapped my gift from Santa to find Star Wars: Return of the Jedi for the Super Nintendo. I was ecstatic, and, as the whole family was present, offered up fervent thanks to the jolly man in red.

Later, when the siblings had left the room, I made a big show of sneakily hugging my mom and thanking her for the gamebecause, you see, I knew the truth.

Obviously lying isnt a good thing, but on occasions like this, I think its warranted. I cant speak for everyone, but I know for my siblings and I there was no damage done, no lasting re-sentment towards our parentsonly good memories we could all laugh about later.

I mean, have you ever thought about the whole Santa premise? Its ridiculous.

When I have kids, Im going to lie to them. At least for a while.

theres a time and place for lyingholidays

Professors forced leave a rash decision

I never believed in Santa Claus because I knew no white dude would come into my neighborhood after dark.

Dick Gregory, American comedian

Michael Mason, a professor of 40 years10 of which were spent at Queens Universitywas accused of making sexist and racist remarks while lecturing his history class last year. Mason says he was directly quoting historical documentation. He also said he hoped those taking the class would become masters and mistresses of the material.

Two students complained to Queens administration, claiming Mason created a hostile and uncomfortable classroom environment. Queens administration reacted abruptly, banning the 74-year-old professor from teaching his own classa decision that left his students upset and disappointed.

Earlier this week, faculty at Queens wrote letters in support of Mason to show the actions of administration were not reflective of everyones thoughts. It was courageouseven necessaryfor the faculty to step up over the universitys head and show their support for Mason. It proves administrations decision was not a general reflection of the schools feelings towards Mason, or what he said in class.

The people who complained took the course, presumably, knowing the content of the course, and the professors teaching style. While its tough to judge the situation without having attended the lecture, its clear administration didnt take the proper steps in dealing with the students complaints.

The claim against Mason has been blown out of proportion, especially since only two people expressed concern. The university has coddled these over-sensitive students in attempt to protect their own reputationhowever, this unwarranted attention has backfired.

There was not enough ground for Queens administration to ban Mason from teaching. Their reaction was not only unjustified, it impeded on Masons rights as a professor. Administrations thoughtless response could very well be due to the professors age and inevitable departure from the school. If this was a younger, less experienced professor, administration may have handled the situation differently.

Since the case emerged, former students of Masons have been writing letters in support, proving he was a well-liked and respected professor. Queens administration not only made an uniformed, rash decision, but they ended Masons reputable career on an extremely low note.

the Gazette editorial Board

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#winKelvin Doe, a 15-year-old teenager from Sierra Leone, has managed to capture the interest of the Massachusetts Institute of Technologys Visiting Practitioners Program for international development.

Doe, who does not have any formal training in engineering, has managed to power his familys home with a battery he built out of trash, and DJs using an Rf transmitter he also built on his own.

DJ focus [Doe] is the youngest person ever admitted to the program.

#failPolice arrested a Kingston man after he showed up to the Santa Claus parade and drunkenly told children Santa wasnt real.

The man, who was one for dramatics, had his hair gelled into the shape of horns for full effect.

Rumour has it the man has been officially put on Mr. Claus naughty list, and will be receiving a chunk of coal in his stocking as punishment for spreading his awful lies.


Sports saywhat?Its everything I couldve ever wished for. It feels great just to be out there.>> Quarterback Colin Kaepernick on his start for the 49ers rundown >> Daniel Abraham of the water polo team and Natasha Panahi of the womens hockey team were named Mustang Goodlife fitness Athletes of the Week > Abraham scored four goals in the oUA bronze medal game and Panahi scored two goals for Western in Sundays win over Windsor.

Clarkes late goal elevates Western over Badgers at home

mustangs beat the clock in ot win versus Brock

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The Mustangs mens hockey team showed that seven straight wins dont come easy, as they snuck by with a 54 overtime win against the Brock Badgers at Thompson Arena Saturday night. In the teams first face-off against each other this season, tensions ran high as the Badgers attempted to fight their way out from the bottom of the Ontario University Athletics West Division.

Coming out strong in the first period, the Mustangs dominated with tape-to-tape passes and cal-culated plays, capitalizing on op-portunities to score three unan-swered goals.

With two Brock players in the box, Matt Clarke ripped a point shot that was skillfully tipped in by Zach Harnden for the first Mustang goal of the game. With two min-utes left in the period, a backhand from Kyle DeCoste put a second past Badgers goalie Kody Blois. Be-tween the posts of the home team goal, Josh Unice stood solid with a first period shutout.

After the intermission, the Mus-tangs Matt Paltridge charged back with one more goal before Brock rallied for a recovery.

I think we were just playing our game in the first period, and then got three goals and kind of settled down. After that, we got a little cocky, Matt Marantz, Mustangs forward, admitted.

Brock largely controlled the second and third periods with four unanswered goals to overthrow Westerns initial three-goal lead.

I feel like we took our foot off the gas a little bit when we were up three nothing. We got a lit-tle overconfident and they just picked up their game a little bit,

Mustangs head coach Pat Powers commented.

The home teams strong de-fensive play dwindled in the sec-ond period, allowing a sloppy first goal to Badgers all-star Matt Aber-crombie. Just two minutes later, he scored a second to put the Badgers right back in the game. Despite being a weaker period defensively, Unice showed up to stop two sec-ond period breakaways by Brocks Josh Schram and Thomas Stajan.

They threw so much at us when they started taking the play to us, Powers said. They had four or five guys deep in the zone and we just werent prepared to battle.

Still down 32, the Badgers threw everything they had at the third period, and with their re-newed momentum, scored two more goals to take the lead. Both teams showed strong physical play and left some pucks dangerously close to the goal line to make for an exciting third period. Fans grew anxious as Unice was pulled with 1:30 left in the game, giving the purple and white a man advantage in hopes of a happy ending.

We managed to claw our way back into it, so the last 30 minutes of the game I thought was played even-up between the two teams, and it could have gone either way, Badgers head coach Murray Nys-trom said.

With just 11 seconds left, it went the way of the home team, as De-Costes point shot was put away by Clarke for the tying goal to force overtime. Halfway through the five minutes of extra play, Clarke banged home the game winner for a Mustangs victory.

Good teams find a way to win. We kind of blew it in the third pe-riod, but I guess a good team can get it done in overtime, Marantz said about the win.

Brock has now lost three games straight, while the Mustangs con-tinue their seven-game winning streak that started in late October.

Weve been having a tough stretch in the last few weeks, Nys-trom acknowledged. We knew who we were playing, and the qual-ity of Western, and our hope was to limit them to as few opportunities offensively as we could.

We had our opportunities to close the door and seal it off, but we didnt do that.

It feels good, but I think it brings you back to ground a little bit when you go through a game like that, Powers remarked after the game. Its really good to see the guys bounce back, that shows good character. Can you improve on stuff? Absolutely, you can, you

improve on things right until the last game of the season, whenever that may be.

The Mustangs now sit comfort-ably in third place with a 930 record, matching Lakehead with 18 points in a closely competitive West division. Brock remains at the bottom with just 10 points.

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THE PUCK SHOULD BE HERE ANY MINUTE NOW. The Mustangs mens hockey team narrowly defeated the Brock Badgers in overtime on Saturday night. Matt Clarke scored the OT winnergiving the purple and white their seventh straight win. The Mustangs will try to make it eight in a row when they head over to Guelph on Thursday to challenge the Gryphons.

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the GoodThe Toronto Argonauts will have an opportunity to play for the Grey Cup at home this Saturday. The Argos have not won the Grey Cup in Toronto since 1952.

The showdown, which is the 100th anniversary of the Grey Cup, will take place at Torontos Rogers Centre with the Argos facing off against the Calgary Stampeders. The Argos qualified for the finals with a 2720 come-from-behind victory over the Montreal Alouettes on Sunday, thanks in no small part to the grit and determination of quarterback Ricky Ray.

Calgary, meanwhile, fought its way to the Grey Cup with a gritty 3429 win against the B.C. Lions in Vancouver. Though the Stampeders will be entering hostile territory in Toronto, the win over B.C. shows they can play quality football under pressure on the road.

Despite a halftime show led by Justin Bieber and Marianas Trench, this years Grey Cup has all the makings of a memorable final. Even some high-profile politicians have made their stance publicPrime Minister Stephen Harper has declared his support for the Stampeders, while Toronto mayor Rob ford and Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi have entered a bet in which the losing mayor must donate his weight to charity.

the BadThe perennial bottom-dwellers of the NBA are at it again. The Washington Wizards remain the only winless team in the league.

Injuries have not been kind to this Wizards squad. With star John Wall and Nene Hilario out for the time being, Trevor Ariza and Emeka okafor have been left to carry the teama task that Ariza and okafor are definitely not suited for.

In a division with the defending champions, the Miami Heat, and always exciting Atlanta Hawks, nobody was expecting the Wizards to win their division. But really, the Wizards should at least be contending with the Dwight Howard-less orlando Magic and the Charlotte Bobcats.

I suppose that even with a healthy team, the Wizards could only muster an abysmal record of 2046but even this was better than the 759 Bobcats of 201112.

All that can be said is Kudos to the Washington Wizards faithful. Many know what it feels like cheering for a losing teamand it isnt easy. But once Wall and Nene return, the wins will come. There wont be many, but they will come.

the UglyThings are not looking up for the Cleveland Cavaliers.

After a 10395 loss at home to the Dallas Mavericks, Cleveland is now 28 on the season. Even worse, point guard Kyrie Irving was injured in the contest with a hairline fracture to his finger and is expected to be out for four weeks. With the loss, the Cavaliers have extended their losing streak to six games, and the future is not looking bright.

Irving, the first overall pick of the 2011 draft, leads the Cavaliers in both points per game, with 22.9, and assists per game, with 5.6. His points per game total is good for sixth in the NBA. The Cavaliers are also missing forward Luke Harangody, who will require knee surgery, and guard Daniel Gibson with an elbow injury.

The dismal record suggests Cleveland has nowhere to go but up. Unfortunately, the slew of injuries and some disappointing play suggest the Cavaliers may be only just beginning their descent in the Eastern Conference. They currently sit at 13th, ahead of only the lowly Washington Wizards and Detroit Pistons.

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ryan SternSPoRTS EDIToR

The news of John Gibbons hiring late Monday night definitely had some Jays fans shaking their heads, but havent the Jays had enough flash in the last week?

When John Gibbons left, many Jays fans said good riddance, and, at the time, it seemed like it was for good reason. Near the end of his first tenure, Jays fans felt Gibbons was underperforming, and with the sting of his tussles with Shea Hil-lenbrand and Ted Lilly fresh in the minds of fans and management, the decision was warranted.

Just because he may have worn out his welcome with former gen-eral manager J.P. Riccardi and the Jays of the past, doesnt mean he is the wrong choice to lead the Jays into a new era of optimism.

Plain and simple, Gibbons is ev-erything John Farrell was not.

Anthopoulos went out to hire a manager that can be a good com-municator with himself, and with the players.

Though he may have had his confrontations in his last tenure as Jays skipper, he did end up work-ing through the Ted Lilly incident, and Shea Hillenbrands future after the Jays showed it was him, and not Gibbons, who was at fault. Having

worked with Gibbons previously as assistant general manager, An-thopoulos is a believer in Gibbons ability to control the clubhouse and have a healthy relationship with the playerssomething Farrell was un-able to do last year.

With these factors in mind, the bottom line is Gibbons wants to be here. Over the last year, people around the MLB believed Farrell might be happier in Boston than Toronto. Gibbons squashed any of those rumours when he unequivo-cally said managing in the minors in Texas was his dream job, and he left that for here, so that should tell you something.

With all of these intangibles in mind, lets not forget Gibbons is not a poor in-game tactician. Farrells Achilles heel was always his bull-pen management, and his ability to properly use platoons. In Gibbons three full seasons as Jays managerhe also began and ended in the mid-dle of seasonshe finished two of them over .500 and though he may have soured to Jays fans at the time, he was never known as a poor tacti-cal manager.

In the end, the manager can only affect so much. The players on the field need to both stay healthy and perform for a manager to even have the opportunity to be successful. The old adage goes that you dont go to the ballpark to watch the man-ager manage, and this choice by An-thopoulos displays his belief in that.

Jays fans may be puzzled right now, but Gibbons second crack at Toronto shouldnt stymie any ex-citement that this week has built.

Gibbons is backthe tablesHave Sterned

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