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Sept. 23 - Sept. 29, 2011
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144-04
Dal at Impact! pg 6
Henry’s garden, pg 7
+ Eco-fashion and
Being green living, pg 13
Green
SUSTAINABILITY AT DAL
Cover Illustration by Bethany Riordan-Butterworth
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Buzz if you hate this kind of word
“Sustainability” has become overused
Dylan Matthias good doomsday info for your 2012 hybrid car into the ethanol debate. that's someone painting themselves
Editor-in-Chief survival guide. We have to look beyond community with green body paint and charg-
“Sustainability” is a buzzword, gardens into the food processing sys- ing through the streets of Hali-
Bzzt! I like to imagine my inbox which is why I like to zap it when it tem. fax to raise awareness about
makes a nifty little noise like that as arrives in my inbox. “Green” is almost Green is easy because the cause is rainforest destruction, that's a
it vapourizes the latest useless press worse. Mostly, they're boring because popular. But we aren't finding stories story. If it's just someone send-
release or bad story idea to arrive in the terms are overused and mislead- when we pursue those pesky green ing me another press release about
my overstuffed inbox. There's a rea- ing to begin with. Someone is not people through the streets of media themselves or a bad pitch, there's a
son I hate these things, and it's not green. Show me a green environmen- hell, we're pursuing those aforemen- nice electronic fly swatter coming
always because they're useless story talist and we have a story, and I'll even tioned press releases. Popular stories your way.
ideas in and of themselves. send you a photographer. Show me are not always right but are almost If we're going to use paper to print
It's because they are inevitably someone working on environmental- always easy. news, we may as well do it properly.
loaded with tired, overused, dead ism, and we might talk about a story. Real green people with real green This week, we've tried to bring you
words. Dead words suck the air out a The term “green” has become a way stories are rare. So when we cover green stories that mean something
room, like they did during our issue to link any idea to a perceived good fake green stories, it means we give and that have someone at the heart
planning meeting back in April. “Sus- cause: that of environmentalism. It's control of that cause to organizations of them, not a buzzing word
tainability” came up. Meh. Passion, a way to make one's organization look that want to exploit it, and to organi- that's dead and boring. Sus-
exit stage right. Sure, there were lots good, and attract attention. zations that can make a profit off of it. tainability isn't the cause,
of good, easy story ideas. But they The media is still responsible for We owe ourselves a duty to explore the people are.
were bad, easy story ideas. So we parsing out what's green and what's every depth of an issue—that's always
renamed it our “End of the World” just mouldy meat. Responsible media our goal when we choose a theme
issue. Look for it in January, right have to dig deeper into any story— issue. We don't just want stories on • • • Illustration by
around when they say the world's even “green” ones—and find every an initiative, we want stories of some- Bethany Riordan-
going to end. We plan to find some side. We have to look beyond the one doing something for a reason. If Butterworth
letters STUDENT SPECIAL
Re: Landlord left hanging and a half months last spring when Re: Satire of the
every time it rained the ceiling leaked Dalhousie bookstore
After reading Tom Dobbyne & Torey
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and that, as far back as September
1972, his criticisms of the Dalhousie
only
ants, I had to pause for a moment. I my fellow students have shared with bookstore applied.
was frightened that somehow I had me about their own sketchy, care- Even then it was an embarrass-
slipped into an alternate reality, one less and/or incompetent landlords. I ment when compared to the book-
in which landlords are victimized and also thought of the exorbitant rents stores of so-called comparator uni-
taken advantage of by tenants who I've seen charged for apartments that versities. I could go on.
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ruin of good, honest, hardworking What a relief, I thought! I didn't is a shining metaphor for Dalhou-
property owners. stumble into an alternate reality after sie itself". Dalhousie is better than a
I thought for a moment that I all. Sadly, I can't say the same for good university but it has always had
ought to take up the banner of these Dobbyne and Ellis. But the authors a shitty bookstore, shitty food-service
oppressed landlords and bring light do make a point: tenants (the 99 per and shitty watering holes.
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done by penning their article. more than that, they should stand
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The 6100 block of South St. • • • Photo by Torey Ellis
Another suspect Mike Burns (centre), director of security, and Dalhousie security officers at Wickwire Field. • • • Photo by Asha Katz
bites the dust Tiger Patrol walk-home
Night watcher suspect is released service cancelled
Katrina Pyne
News Editor
That morning Palmeter said of the
man, “Given the location and that
U-Pass and shuttle bus cited as replacements
information, everyone is drawing
After holding a night watcher sus- the same conclusion and we are not Asha Katz While the shuttle bus service con- night who are on their own, especially
pect in custody overnight, Halifax oblivious to that. We are keeping that News Contributor tinues to run, the walk-home service if they’ve been out drinking.”
police were forced to release the man in mind but ultimately right now, we is no longer available to students. Other areas of the security have
around 6 a.m. Sept. 16 saying they are investigating this one particular Tiger Patrol offers Dalhousie students “The service was being under- also been affected by the budget
had insufficient evidence to keep him incident and then we’ll see where that a safe and free journey home. But this utilized,” says Mike Burns, director cuts, including patrol hours in cer-
in custody. takes us.” year, the services it offers have been of security. “Last year we averaged tain campus buildings. But none have
This is the second time police have Students speculated on the arrest reduced due to budget cuts. around 9,000 individual rides on the been as dramatic as the changes to
been forced to release a suspect with- during the day on Saturday: bus service and less than 100 requests Tiger Patrol.
out laying charges who was thought “I’ve always read the bulletins on for the walk-home.” He says it was no
to have a connection to the night
watcher case.
the sleep watcher and thought ‘oh my
god, I can’t believe that is happen-
“The walk- longer cost-effective to continue it.
With the U-Pass now included on “Last year we
Const. Brian Palmeter says this
man was not connected to the previ-
ing here,’” said Hilari Dennis-Bohm,
a third-year Dal student who lives on
home service all DalCards, and the Tiger Patrol
shuttle bus, students are able to safely
averaged around
ous case of a night watcher suspect.
No description of the man has been
Jubilee Road.
She said that lately she had forgot- was unique in return to campus from anywhere in
the city before 1 a.m. Despite this,
9,000 individual
released.
“They spoke to the man throughout
ten about the night watcher in Hali-
fax since he hasn’t been in the news. offering students the walk-home service was unique
in offering students safe transit for
rides on the bus
the day but were unable to connect “It’s good to know that, potentially, short journeys on campus.
him to the incident,” says Palmeter. he’s caught. I always lock the win- safe transit for First-year Olivia Korsiak says she
service and
At 5:19 a.m. last Thursday, police dows and doors to our place.” was looking forward to using the
received a call that a woman on the Her roommate, Michlyn Fournier, short journeys on walk-home service. “Everything’s
less than 100
6100 block of South Street woke up agreed. far apart and if I was walking home
to find a man was in her apartment.
He had entered through an unlocked
“I told my parents about the sleep
watcher and they told me never to be
campus.” late, I probably would feel scared,”
she says. requests for the
door. home alone and to lock my doors. I’m Although Security Services are
Police later confirmed that the
woman found the man standing in
sure they would be relieved.”
Siobhan O’Beirne, a fourth-year In the past, Tiger Patrol has con-
present 24/7 on campus, it was
stressed to all first years the impor-
walk-home.”
the doorway of her bedroom. King’s student, said she has never let sisted of both a walk-home service tance of travelling in big groups
The woman was described as “uni- her guard down. and shuttle bus service from 6 p.m. when out at night during orientation
versity aged.” Other roommates were “We always make sure we lock our to 1 a.m. The shuttle bus was pre- Wweek. RAs emphasized the impor- According to Burns, Security Ser-
in the apartment at the time of the doors at night. Even if we’re drunk, routed and travelled throughout the tance of closing main doors behind vices are looking into possibilities
break and enter. we know to lock our door.” She said city, picking students up and return- you and locking bedroom doors at to replace the walk-home system.
Upon discovery, the man walked Halifax gives the illusion of being a ing them to their residences, as long night. Universities such as McGill run the
out of the residence and was picked safe city, a misconception that can be as they could present their DalCard. Stephanie Kerzner, a fifth-year Dal same types of programs using volun-
up by police at 6 a.m. in the area by dangerous for newcomers. The walk-home service consisted student says she has always felt safe teer students. Proceeding with a simi-
Gorsebrook Junior High on South “I hate walking home alone really of two teams (each with a male and on campus and never felt the need lar plan would probably need involve-
Street. A witness reported him as late at night. If incidences with the female member) of paid students to use the walk-home service. “I do ment from the DSU but stands as
matching the woman’s description. sleep watcher can happen once, they who would escort students back to think it’s important though to have a a possible solution in the near
The man was apprehended without can happen again and you just never residence from anywhere on campus. service offered for people walking at future.
incidence. know.”
wiped her dirty face with what remained of her white t-shirt. She shook her head, unable to steady her racing heart and thoughts. Slowly standing from her crouched position, she slid her hands up the wall. With
• September 23 - September 29, 2011 news 5
Reconstructing a refugee’s reality
Paige Black attachments. “It’s not religious, not is met by local crews to help them get reconstruction may be rather simple thousands of people are displaced, it’s
News Contributor political. It’s a human organization,” set up. Assigned to the job of volun- to hop over, but as Olson explains, not something that can be afforded to
says Olson when asked why she works teer co-ordinator for the Halifax stop it represents how a gate in a refugee anyone, she said, possibly for months
When Doctors Without Borders with Doctors Without Borders. “They was Dalhousie’s own Taq Bhandal, camp is an important feature. In some or even years.
member Leanne Olson stepped onto have the resources and they don’t just who is in her fourth year of her biol- war-torn countries, military person- In a real refugee camp, once shelter
the makeshift model refugee camp on get the job done, they get it done well. ogy honors degree. nel, government, or rebel forces will has been taken care of, people will be
Citadel Hill Sept. 22 to 25, she imme- Beginning in July, she began to try to enter the camps to recruit refu- looking for food, she says. When the
diately recalled her own experiences recruit volunteers who were willing gees to fight for their cause. Guards camp first opens, BP-5 will be distrib-
working in such camps abroad.
On a single workday, she admin-
“There are 42 to help the organizers run the event.
Many Dalhousie students stepped
with guns line the fences around the
camps to help protect those who have
uted. This compact emergency food,
in bar form, contains 255 calories and
istered 1,600 immunizations to chil-
dren, protecting them from debil- million people in up to the plate with the majority
from the international development
fled from violence.
When refugees arrive, shelter is the
the highest possible amount of nutri-
tional value to volume ratio.
itating diseases. The work was
exhausting, but she remembers that camps like this department.
“I think the project is going to help
first priority. The refugees are given
plastic and must find wood to build a
Olson explains to the group that
large bags of rice and beans will even-
one day with clarity.
On this workday though, she was worldwide.” resolve how desensitized society has
become to seeing images like starv-
makeshift structure. The shelter will
not be very large and will house an
tually be delivered to the camp and
handed out to families on a monthly
part of the makeshift refugee camp ing children,” Bhandal says. Through entire family, uncomfortably. Olson basis. If residents are lucky there will
set up on the Garrison Grounds on touring the site, she believes people says once the camp becomes more be some cooking oil or maybe corn,
Citadel Hill by Doctors Without Bor- “I believe that someone in a camp will be able to make a connection stable, refugees would end up moving but items like this run out frequently.
ders, an international, independent, in the Sudan should have access to from what they see in the media to into larger tents. If people get tired of rice and beans
medical humanitarian relief organi- the same care someone walking into what is happening in the field. Bhan- “Do the 15 of you know each other? they will have to become resourceful
zation. The camp gave attendees a a clinic in Halifax does.” dal is involved in the UNICEF Soci- Do you come from the same village? to find anything different. “Trading is
chance to experience the realities of Visitors were invited to take a ety, is the president of the Heart and Do you practice the same religion?” an option if they have anything they
living in a war-torn country. guided tour led by an experienced Stroke Foundation at Dalhousie and she asks a group. are willing to give up.”
There are 42 million people in volunteer, such as Olson, who has has recently started a blog, ‘Dalhousie Olson says the tents would be kept
camps like this worldwide. most recently worked as a part of the Vocaleyes,’ which is designed to pro- for multiple families, who likely do Tents set-up on Citadel Hill showcase the
Doctors Without Borders is a project in Liberia. mote humanitarian issues. not know each other. Privacy is a lux- types of supplies refugees typically have
professional organization without As this event tours the east coast it The gate at the entrance to the ury and in a situation like this where access to. • • • Photos by Paige Black
tears beginning to pool at the corners of her now closed eyes, she leaned back against the wall. She took in thin gulps of stale air, tasting the chalky must of a freshly painted room. She ran her hands up and down
6 news September 23 - September 29, 2011 •
Impact! Conference, Dal attendee
Catherine McIntyre operators expect a lot from event par- like the campus garden and for hav-
News Contributor ticipants, and the work begins well ing student-run enterprises, such as
before the conference. the Loaded Ladle, a levied food co-
As he walks into the room, Lars Bog- “It’s not just a weekend away,” says operative run by Dal students.
gild has a certain air about him—you Boggild. “There’s a lot of homework “It was a good reflection,” says
just know this boy is a leader. The to do before attending the confer- Owen. “It gives you a good sense of
Dalhousie student is among four Hal- ence.” where we are, and we have lots of
ifax attendees at this year’s IMPACT! After the conference, participants plans to improve that in the future.
Youth Conference for Sustainable are encouraged to develop or improve The next time we register, three years
Leadership. sustainability projects at home. from now, we hope to achieve Gold.”
The three-day conference held in In 2009, the Co-operators offered Owen says some city and provin-
Guelph, Ontario aims to provide 165 $50,000 to select participants to cial laws place challenges on improv-
Canadian students with the resources fund their independent sustainability ing sustainability at Dal compared to
and knowledge they need to make projects. other universities.
their universities and communities Although Boggild says the details “Greenhouse gases is a great exam-
more sustainable. of IMPACT! remain a mystery, he has ple,” says Owen. “In B.C. you get your
The conference features lectures some ideas for post-conference proj- electricity from hydro. The emission
and workshops led by mentors and ects. factor relating to hydro is very low. In
experts on social, environmental and He says sustainability groups and Nova Scotia, we get electricity from
economic sustainability. This year’s initiatives are too fragmented at Dal. Nova Scotia Power. It’s a very high
keynote speaker is none other than “There’s no directory to know who emission factor because it’s a coal-
David Suzuki. targets which specific issues. More petrol gas mix. Even though we are
Participants are “people who have work could be done to co-ordinate trying to reduce it against our base-
the capacity to go back to their com- that and develop shared resources.” line, it’s a different starting point.
munities and have an impact; hence Rochelle Owen, director of the So we would get less credits from an
the name of the conference,” says Office of Sustainability, says there
SlutWalk
overall emission factor.”
Boggild. are three levels of involvement at Boggild says Dalhousie’s access to
The third-year political science Dal. Those levels are student societ- resources and information could be
and sustainability major already has ies, the College of Sustainability and an asset to the city and that Halifax
a strong sustainability leadership the Office of Sustainability, and each has potential for a program similar to
track record. Boggild holds a position takes its own approach to sustainabil- the Green Scholars Program in Van-
as an International Climate Cham- ity on campus. couver.
pion with the British Council, and In April, Dal evaluated its overall “The city hires students to look at
was a Canadian Youth delegate to sustainability performance through and analyze sustainability issues for
the United Nations Climate Change STARS, the Sustainable Tracking the city itself,” says Boggild. “Hali-
Negotiations last December. Assessment Rating System. Accord- fax needs to make full use of the
IMPACT! was developed by the ing to the evaluation, sustainability resources and expertise [Dal] has.”
Co-operators Foundation, a non- on Dal campus merits a silver medal.
governmental organization. The Co- Dal scored points for green initiatives
news briefs The visit to the Nova Scotia Reha-
bilitation Centre saw Hansen speak
about living with spinal cord injury
“As a sustainability student, I
find that environmentalists often
use words and talk about concepts
Baring bellies in solidarity. • • • Photo by Omar Bawhab and day-to-day wheelchair naviga- that are totally inaccessible to those
Could measles tion, as well as a tour of the Wheel- less involved,” says King’s student
Julia Manoukian Included in the walk were two police cure cancer? chair Skills Centre where he gave a Dan Brown, who is involved in the
News Contributor officers who “weaved in and out of the The measles virus, long considered demonstration of his own skills. events.
crowd awkwardly,” according to Ray a nuisance if not a danger to chil- Hansen, whose 1986 tour brought The “Down and Dirty” pledge is
“Slutting your stuff ”—the newest Boudreau, an NSCC first-year human dren and adults alike, may be a step him and his wheelchair through 34 another aspect of the week, where
trend to protest victim-blaming in services student. towards a cure for cancer accord- countries in a little over two years, students devote themselves to eat-
sexual assault cases. On Sept. 17 hun- Boudreau says it would have been ing to Dalhousie medical school is commemorating the journey in a ing solely locally and producing no
dreds of Haligonians gathered to “really nice” if the officers who rallied researchers. cross-Canada tour. non-recyclable waste.
reclaim the word ‘slut’ for all of wom- with the group made a statement, Since 1999, the Mayo Clinic has The tour launched from New-
ankind in the first annual Halifax since a comment made by one of been researching the ability of the foundland on Aug. 31 and will make Dal alumnus,
SlutWalk. their own inspired the campaign. The virus to attack cancer cells. Now, its way 12,000 km to the other end board member dies
The campaign stemmed from a Halifax Regional Police could not be Dal’s researchers have narrowed it of the country. Maxine Tynes, the first African-
comment made in January 2011 dur- reached for comment. down to discover a measles receptor Canadian woman to sit on Dalhou-
ing a crime prevention safety forum Others simply attended SlutWalk on certain types of tumour cells. A King’s event that Dal sie’s Board of Governors, died last
in Toronto, where Const. Michael out of curiosity and were indifferent Though the treatment would take kids can crash? Monday at the age of 62.
Sanguinetti was quoted saying about who spoke. “I just got invited to years to put into practice, it would From Sept. 24 to 30 the University Tynes was a poet and teacher as
“[w]omen should avoid dressing like the event on Facebook and thought eventually consist of a certain type of King’s College is hosting Green well as a Dal alumnus and a born
sluts in order not to be victimized.” it sounded really great,” said Brody of measles virus, crippled to kill only Shift Week, a collection of events, Nova Scotian from Dartmouth. She
SlutWalk has gone viral since the Rolston, a third-year IDS major at tumours, used to target colon, lung, lectures and parties designed to pro- also received an honourary degree
first event in April 2011, to become Dal. “You know, just being part of breast and ovarian cancer. mote environmental living amongst from Mount Saint Vincent Univer-
a global campaign reaching every a group working for change makes university students–and it’s all open sity and a Canada Medal from the
continent (except Antarctica). There me feel empowered. I’m not wasting Man in Motion 25th to Dal as well. Governor General.
have been more than 80 SlutWalks another Saturday watching reruns of anniversary visit The week starts off with a lecture —Torey Ellis
worldwide to date. Jersey Shore.” Rick Hansen paid a visit to Halifax on the history of ecological thinking Assistant News Editor
“We are working to end the cultural Not only did the event serve to this Saturday, part of a celebration from Micheal House, and ends with
practice that teaches individuals to empower individuals, it shed some of the 25th anniversary of his famed a “Righteously Re-used” party in the
take responsibility for sexual violence light on the seriousness of the sex- Man in Motion wheelchair relay. Wardroom.
committed against them, as well as ual assault issue in Nova Scotia. The
the belief that the perpetrators are HRP reported that at 40 attacks per
provoked,” says Evette Awalt, head 1000 people (2004), Nova Scotia is
of the SlutWalk Halifax organizing the province with the highest rate of
board. “A person’s attire or activity is
not provocation for sexual violence.”
sexual assaults per capita. There are
about eight sexual assaults per day, JOIN US!
Although attendees were encour- but only one or two are reported.
aged to dress as provocatively as they
like, many simply wore hoodies and
jeans to protect themselves from the
That’s an estimated 88 per cent of
unreported attacks.
The message given by event orga-
CONTRIBUTOR’S MEETINGS
brisk wind. Others sported stilettos, nizers was clear: SlutWalk seeks
ripped stockings and neon signs. One
individual even marched around in
to change these statistics through
awareness and solidarity. MONDAY SEPTEMBER 19TH, 5:30PM
her bra. Despite this success, the event
After an initial pep talk, the group
marched down Sackville Street and
looped back to Cornwallis Park,
could have been more effective in
delivering its message if the walk was
longer, says Boudreau. “I would have
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chanting phrases such as “Yes means liked a bit more publicity. It’s also
yes,” “No means no” and “Our body,
our choice.”
pretty female-centric, which is a good
and a bad thing,” she said. “Hopefully
it builds in the future.”
STORIES. PIZZA. COUCHES.
the wall behind her as if she were a child again, making angels in the snow, and trying to feel for any signs of escape. She struck the wall with her fists; the abrupt motions causing tears to slip down her cheeks. She
• September 23 - September 29, 2011 news 7
Alexander Gopen enjoys the fruits of his labour
in the new Henry Street garden. • • • Photo by Adam Faber
Horticulture on Henry Street
Adam Faber to be signed between the DSUSO and “Facilities management has been The current version of the Cam- go,” says MacNeish.
News Contributor Dalhousie University, the draft ver- really great lending us equipment, pus Master Plan shows construc- MacNeish likes the promise of
sion has a clause in it promising a helping with red tape and even some tion behind the Arts Centre, extend- green space in the future, and the
Rob MacNeish stands proudly beside commitment to garden space in per- money,” MacNeish says. He points ing to the very edge of the Seymour location of the new spot. He says he
a cherry tree in the new community petuity. out that it’s no longer a fight to get Street Garden, which MacNeish says often sees Dal students eating lunch
garden on Henry Street, behind the “What we're excited about is the green initiatives happening on cam- doesn't bode well for the plants. at the new location on Henry Street,
Computer Science building. Mac- connections. We are bringing a lot of pus. “Part of the Campus Master Plan is as opposed to the hidden SeeMore
Neish, the liaison for the Dalhousie people together,” says MacNeish. He Alexander Gopen, an involved to extend the Cohn, and who knows Green garden.
Student Union Sustainability Office explains that the garden will supply campus gardener, has mixed feelings when that is going to take place. This “That was one of the issues that the
(DSUSO), was part of a team that food to the Loaded Ladle, perhaps about the direction in which Dalhou- is essentially a replacement. When university had with [the old] spot.
successfully negotiated a long-term the Gorsebrook Lounge and a nearby sie is taking its green initiatives. "I the time comes with the bulldozers, It was essentially a guerrilla garden.
green space on campus over the sum- food bank, all grown by Haligonians. do think it's important that students and SeeMore is gone, everything is They want this to be really bright and
mer. “I'm coining the term ‘hyper-local,'” realize what is happening and that it going to be transferred here.” shiny.” MacNeish notes that the extra
“We've put down trees, which sug- he says. is not as simple as more green space The Campus Master Plan doesn't requirements asked of the new loca-
gests a commitment—trees are not The DSUSO funded the majority of being added." expressly state that SeeMore Green tion, such as insurance and aesthet-
easy to remove,” he says. The sunny the project independently. However, Gopen adds that the current gar- is being removed, but the 'priority ics, are not unreasonable.
garden spot, essentially unused they also receive funding through a den on Seymour, the "SeeMore intensification site' sits on the very For MacNeish, the focus is now
before, now sports a gardening shed, student levy, and the university sup- Green" garden, is at risk of demoli- edge of the small garden. “Even if it shifting to the new space and the
fruit trees and a communal space for plied 20 per cent of the starting bud- tion in the not-too distant future. “I came up just to the border of See- future of an ongoing green effort.
growing and learning. get and a lot of co-operation to get the was told 2015 could be the end of See- More, with them doing large-scale “This place is going to be SeeMore
While an official document has yet project off the ground. More Green,” he says. construction, that place is going to Green 2.0.”
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wished she were back in that youthful state of mind, the one that believed that mommy and daddy would be able to protect you no matter what. Her head began to shift to possible outcomes and scenarios that
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Preventing, not policing plagiarism
Why students and faculty should support the end of turnitin.com at Dal
the Gazette, active in student societ- I had a lot of people accommodate me. Language (ESL) resources and you're
ies and trying to make it to campus I took some late paper deductions; one of 500 students in a class.
events as much as possible. I got a lot of extensions. In one In any of these situations, turnitin.
com may flag papers for plagiarism.
But does that really solve the issues?
“Plagiarism cannot simply be looked Plagiarism cannot simply be looked
at as something that lazy, entitled
at as something that lazy, entitled and dishonest students do. So many
cases of plagiarism are due to struc-
and dishonest students do.” tural problems caused by underfund-
ing in universities.
If our universities are truly con-
I was also a working student. I extreme case, a professor of a com- cerned with eliminating plagiarism
worked as many as three jobs at once pulsory class I took three times let me on campus then they will forefront
to cover costs. I got by in the same hand in all of my term’s assignments the need for affordable post-second-
way thousands of other students do at in the last few weeks of school so I ary education, robust and diverse stu-
Submit this. • • • Image via Zapf Dingbats Dal, at King’s and at universities and could graduate. dent services, smaller class sizes and
colleges across Canada, where higher I just can’t blame a student who more academic supports. Prevent-
Kaley Kennedy knowingly or deliberately plagiarize tuition fees have meant that more took a shortcut facing academic pres- ing plagiarism should be the priority,
Opinions Contributor work in that time. When Turnitin was students are working more than ever sures, work, family responsibilities instead of policing it.
used in a class, I talked to my profes- before. (And still we graduate with and money woes.
sor about alternative arrangements, tens of thousands of dollars in debt!) I also can’t blame international Kaley Kennnedy graduated with a
Dalhousie’s long overdue decision to such as submitting drafts or notes. Sometimes working through a pile students, many of whom come from degree in contemporary studies and
discontinue its relationship with Tur- I’m not going to say that I didn’t of homework and readings in the schools where ideas about intellec- social anthropology from King’s in
nitin should move the university to sometimes think about cheating. I’m middle of the night, between a long tual property are different. What if 2010. She is a former president of the
consider the structural problems that not lazy. I didn’t drink away my col- work shift and a morning meeting or your schooling had taught you that King’s Students’ Union, and a for-
contribute to plagiarism on our cam- lege nights. I like school, and I enjoy class, cutting and pasting something people do not own ideas, that they mer Nova Scotia Representative of
puses. writing papers. But I was active on someone else did seemed like a good are part of the common understand- the Canadian Federation of Students.
I went to King’s and Dalhousie campus while in school: on the execu- idea. ing of our world? Now, imagine that Read the full text of Kennedy’s article
for five years and never submitted a tive committee of the King’s Students’ I was lucky, though. My professors your grasp of English is poor, you online at dalgazette.com.
paper to turnitin.com. I also didn’t Union, an editor of the Watch and and my departments understood. have inadequate English as a Second
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could have taken place in the gaps of her evening timeline. She could have been drugged, or worse, her mind refused to take her there. She slid her hands over her body; it was in no real pain. Her clothes were
• September 23 - September 29, 2011 opinions 9
English, what for?
Adjudicating articulations
Nick Wright senile sounding logic: The kids are things like the poor writing skills
Humourist texting too much these days, they of many of our peers in science and
don't read books anymore, they've commerce, or the addition of the
picked up atrocious linguistic skills word “jeggings” into the actual dic-
I came to university with the impres- from The Jersey Shore, etc. That's not tionary, but major things like the
sion that I would be writing quite a necessarily the case though. Sure, politically motivated changes of
bit. This is, after all, big kid school things like email and text messaging terms like "global warming" into "cli-
and the supposed goal is to educate have changed the way we communi- mate change" and "drilling for oil"
ourselves in order to enter into some cate, but in no way are they endan- into "energy exploration."
sort of "professional workforce." I gering the fact that we are communi- Without a firm grasp of language,
made what I assumed to be a logical cating. we lack not only the ability to artic-
jump, to the idea that we should have Underlying the self-serving ala- ulate and express ourselves properly,
at least a working knowledge of the rum I want to raise is a matter of edu- but we also run the immense risk of
language we will be using once enter- cation. We've all heard the stories of falling prey to aggressive and/or non-
ing said professional workforce. English programs around the coun- sensical jargon due to our inability to
Dear God, was I wrong. try being the first to suffer whenever see through it.
I used to attend the King's Col- a public education system needs to This is supposed to be an institute
lege tradition of study snacks, where trim the proverbial fat. of higher learning and those of us
upper year students peer edit the We never really hear any stories here are, in theory at least, supposed
papers of first years in exchange for about how that’s affecting students to be of a high standard of intellect. If
free coffee and a chance to scoff at after they graduate high school. I for we lack the ability to understand the
frosh and their misuse of pronouns. one was never taught the different basics of English, what kind of chance
On top of this, I have heard all man- parts of speech in high school, and for does the rest of Canada stand?
ner of horror stories through friends the first few months felt like an idiot If we fail to educate ourselves on
of mine who have worked in univer- every time a prof mentioned adjec- the basics of communication then we
sity writing centres both here and at tives or adverbs. Learning what those are lowering the level of discourse in
other schools around the country. were (kind of ) helped. our country and beginning a fright-
Through these sources I have come Frequently we, and by we I mean ening march towards an American-
to the conclusion that an alarming those of us who study English, are ization of debate in which words
number of students studying at the told that what we are doing is a waste don't actually have to have any mean-
university level have only a passing of time. (Usually by parents who are ing behind them to hold power.
acquaintance with the most funda- well intentioned and would like to see
mental rules of “The Queen’s” Eng- us get something called a job upon
lish. graduation.) Not so.
It's always tempting to point fin- Every day we see perversions of That dude wrote good.
gers when resorting to this kind of the English language. Not just minor • • • Illustration via SchoolFamily.com
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Swarming on the Commons Untitled
There has been an increase in cases of unexplained violence I want to write about big silences between little words
And I’m nervous leaving my home About skin, on the underside of your wrist
I jump at loud noises I want to write about the last leaf falling
And avoid the sound of raised voices. And watching it lay down to die.
I lie in bed I want to write about the effusion of hope in the chest blossoming like ink in water,
Contemplating my choices Like a gulp of spiced rum.
The percent chance of dying, I want to write about food that makes you want seconds before you’re halfway through firsts.
Like they tell you the likelihood of dying when flying I want to write about that moment
Or like rainfall: When he said
There is a forty percent chance of being shot You’ve Got What It Takes.
In a drive by while leaving your own home
And that’s a good day. —Leslie Gallagher
And if you go out
And you make it
And you’re walking in public places
In broad daylight, Harpoons die hard
Someone asks you for a lighter,
But he’s not looking for a lighter.
He’s a bored fighter Neither roaming the tubes or the Sunday News, Read my horoscope
And he hits you we are venomous flash-bulbed harpies, watch C-Span in French
Then his friends do hanging in limbo, brush my teeth before breakfast
And they swarm you, limp with credibility, collect loose change
Hit and kick you. lacking auto-focus, sleep on the left side of the bed
And you wonder what did you do? macro-shooting blanks. read flyers with funny accents
But it doesn’t matter. toast two bagels
They were bored "But how do we know?" tape top model
And you were at the right place they squeal, cropping and filling. keep buttons in a jar
At the right time, buy skim milk
Just bored kids, bad kids, mad kids. "I'll clone stamp it out,"
It’s without explanation, we'll counter. —Clay Everest
And they attack without hesitation.
We cannot quantify or define their action —Nick Laugher
Even against the force’s inaction.
I lack understanding,
And there’s no relief in not knowing.
I’m left senseless without ‘why.’
—Jacob Sandler
torn and her brain was close to being scrambled eggs, but she felt no gashes or blood, or throbs or broken bones. She steadied her breathing and focused on piecing the night together. She remembered getting
10 opinions September 23 - September 29, 2011 •
“Oh, and lube. USE LOTS OF LUBE!”
Playtime just got a lot more fun. • • • Photo by Angela Gzowski
Anal dos and don’ts
Doin’ the booty dance
Ellen Taylor it is the only way to access the pros- it takes a lot of communication, and
Sex Columnist tate (Hello-oo male G-spot), and for you’re probably going to have to go
women it is yet another way to have slow. Oh, and lube. USE LOTS OF
I was going to write this article on deeper, more intense orgasms. LUBE! The anus doesn’t naturally
an introduction to sex toys, but after lubricate like the vagina, so making
having a few funny run-ins with peo- You can’t get STIs or get sure everything is slick is important
ple on the topic, I changed my mind. pregnant from anal sex to avoid tearing and pain. Avoid any
Everyone just kept talking about anal Like any other kind of unprotected numbing creams (like Anal-Ease),
sex! The funny thing about it (or sexual contact, you are at risk of get- as that will mask any issues you may
maybe not so much) is that there is so ting STIs if you have unprotected have.
much misinformation about butt play anal sex. If you are using fingers and Unlike in most porn, it's probably
that people might actually be putting hands, consider investing in some best to begin with fingers to start to
themselves, or their partners, at risk. latex gloves. If you are using toys, relax the sphincter muscles. (Some
So that’s what I’ve written about this cover ‘em up with a condom. people only like the feeling of fingers
week. (Don’t worry, sex toys will be Same goes for pregnancy—use a around the area, and that’s it.) If you
coming soon.) Here are a few myths condom. It's common for semen to are moving up to bigger objects, go
going around about anal play: leak out of the anus into the vaginal slow. It takes a while for the muscles
canal. That creates a risk for preg- to stretch out. Listen to your body
Only gay dudes nancy. Anal sex isn’t a form of birth and your partner. If you or they feel
have anal sex control. any pain, you should stop. There’s no
This is actually totally false. The myth Taking some of these precautions can point in getting an infection just to
comes from a long line of over-repre- allow you to relax (an important part say you did it.
sentation in research on male-male of havin’ things in and around your
sexual relationships, and an under- tush) and have sexy time all the time Anal touching and sex can be a really
representation of opposite-sex rela- without worrying about unexpected amazing experience for both parties
tionships. Recent stats say that the infections or pregnancies. involved, and for most it is a whole
majority of people having anal sex are new and different aspect of giving
straight. One way to put it: anyone Anal sex is easy. Haven’t and receiving pleasure. Just always
with an anus can have anal sex. (And you seen the pornos? make sure it’s safe, sane and consen-
as it turns out, lots of people do!) It seems that anal sex has become all sual. Just relax, and pay attention.
The anus is one of the most sen- the rage in mainstream porn lately, Happy experimenting!
sitive and erotic areas of the body, but the depictions are pretty wham
despite its taboo reputation. For men, and bam. The truth about anal sex is
dressed with her girlfriends and having her hair done before the big night. But as she started drinking her memories got hazy and eventually disappeared. The question of time popped up in her mind; maybe this• September 23 - September 29, 2011 11
AN EASY COMMUTE
A FISH ON THE LINE
AND A SUN THAT NEVER SETS
“Comes with the job”
In less than ten minutes, Larry Jacquard can go from serving
as President of the Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce or
meeting with one of his commercial insurance clients to a
paddle on the Lake in his kayak. With up to twenty hours a
day of sun, he’ll need to wear shades. Larry’s move from Nova
Scotia with his wife Andreanne opened up a world of
opportunity in a community that embraces the diversity of
different characters and cultures. One where work and play
achieve perfect balance and where stress takes a back seat
during the 10 minute walk to the office.
Larry is one of a fast-growing group of Maritimers who are
making their mark in the Northwest Territories.
To meet them, visit
www.comemakeyourmark.ca
Meet us at Career Fairs!
Come Make Your Mark will be visiting Atlantic Canada in September to
connect you with the opportunities awaiting in the Northwest Territories.
Look out for us at the following three career fairs:
Halifax Career Fair – Sept. 27th Cunard Convention Centre Halifax, NS
Moncton Career Fair – Sept. 28th University of Moncton
UNB Fall Career Fair – Sept. 29th University of New Brunswick
www.comemakeyourmark.ca
wasn’t the day after last night?I say GREEN, you say?
by Katrina Pyne and Torey Ellis
”Kermit the Frog” ”Environment” ”Magenta” ”Tree” ”Soylent”
Andrei Mihailiuk Annie Owens Barrett Limoges Ariel Weiner Emily Bozek
4th-year Classics and CSP 3rd-year psychology and CSP 3rd-year journalism 1st-year FYP 1st-year FYP
”My shirt” ”Blue and yellow” ”Go” ”Cheese...I just really want ”It's not easy”
some cheese”
Claire Burnard Ben Blum Jonathan Briggins Alvero Ortiz Thea Fitz-James
1st-year FYP 2nd-year arts One-year journalism (BJ) 1st-year earth sciences One-year journalism (BJ)
902 TEXTS FROM LAST NIGHT:
“This is your monthly public service announcement
that sexual services will temporarily cease from
Wednesday night to Monday. Please plan
accordingly and have a nice day =D”
Text: “Is this a genuine concern or are you just high?”
Response: “JUST BECAUSE I'M HIGH DOESN'T
MEAN ITS NOT GENUINE CONCERN.”
Overheard at King’s:
“His arm is around where her
vagina might be. That’s sex.”
In the Manning Room: “Do you ever get that
childish urge, like when you were two, to
shove something up your nose?”
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In Halifax, green is the new black
Rose Behar minute fashion “performance” fea- ers such as Orphanage (available at
Fashion Columnist turing Greer’s best-selling items from 24 twenty eight and Pro Skates) and
the weekend markets: stocking knit Laura Chenoweth (Bhavana Yoga
Eco-fashion designer Gia Greer has hats, simple hemp fabric tops, knit Boutique, Nurtured, P’lovers Hali-
seen the effects of climate change leg warmers and socks. fax). The show begins at 4:30 p.m.
first-hand. Greer says the night was planned with a trunk sale, leading in to the
“I worked up north for a couple of as a “fun way to celebrate starting the runway show at 7 p.m.
years as a junior high school teacher company,” appealing to both the eco- For shopping, Hali-stylers should
and up there it’s really easy to see the fashion lover and the average pub- head to Love, Me on Birmingham
signs of global warming,” says Greer. goer. Street for handmade wares from
This, along with the fact that she Tavern booking agent Troy Arse- small local businesses, or take a week-
had previously lived in an area of neault tells the Gazette to expect more end trip to the Halifax Seaport Mar-
Japan hit hard by the nuclear disas- eco-fashion-centric nights there in ket or Historic Brewery Market for
ter, prompted the 32-year-old to shift the future. unique wares, such as locally crafted
career paths and launch Tamper Me “We’re planning something with leather belts from Mariner Craft,
This, her line of organic, sustainably [“upcycled” clothing company] Orp- hand-made accessories from Wa-Ou,
grown and recycled knitwear and hanage Clothing in November. Every- and of course, Gia Greer’s sustainable
hemp clothing items this May, join- one’s in that environmental mindset delights.
ing the ranks of many environmen- right now,” he says. “The Tavern is Another option is Put Me On, an
tally friendly indie designers on the thinking about it too.” adorable vintage/indie designer mix
Halifax style scene. The conscientious fashionista can located on Queen Street that I can-
Her newly created line of sustain- find many other ways to support eco- not hype up enough. The store offers
able clothing will see its “grand open- fashion in Halifax as well. the recycled fashion wares of owner
ing” on Sept. 28, in a unique fashion In fact, the very day before “Tamper Pamela McInnis and Lena Kroeker.
and music hybrid performance at the Me This” hits the Tavern, Halifax will And of course there’s always the
Seahorse Tavern. play host to the eClothes Sustainable socially-conscious act of thrifting
With a cover charge of $5 and per- Fashion Show and Trunk Sale at the through charity shops and Frenchy’s.
formances by local acts Julia Feltham, World Trade and Convention Cen- So get out there and go shopping! In
The Sorrys and Hindlegs beginning at tre. At $35 a person, the event will a town like Halifax, it’s the responsi-
Eco-warrior Gia Greer. • • • Photo by Rose Behar 8 p.m., the show will feature a 20- feature local and well loved design- ble thing to do.
Living the green life: Lessen your carbon footprint with a few easy steps
Rachel Eades They’ll put a sticker on your box that chances are, if you didn’t grow up in Create a bulk food co-op carrot ends, the middle bit of pep-
DIY Columnist will stop junk mail delivery. Halifax, the rules here are different pers, celery leaves, etc. ) and store
than where you grew up. Check out: You’ve likely heard that buying in them in a sealed container in the
In honour of the Gazette’s Green Clothing swaps halifax.ca/wrms/documents/What- bulk is better for both the environ- freezer (a large yogurt container is
issue, I thought I’d share a few simple If you’re on an average student bud- GoesWhere11.pdf, print off the chart ment and your wallet, but this can be a good choice). Once you have two
steps students can take to make their get, you can’t afford a new outfit every and put it up by your recycling bin. a challenge if you live alone. An easy large yogurt cartons filled up with
lives a little more green. One of the time you have a special event (or just No excuses. While you’re at it, don’t solution is to set up a once-monthly veggie ends, dump the two contain-
key first steps to green-living is fig- a night out on the town), and it’s not forget about the other two Rs: reduce outing with a group of friends to ers into a large pot on the stove, and
uring out the impact you’re currently particularly good for the environ- and reuse! the bulk foods store. Make up a gro- throw in some garlic, thyme, cori-
having, a.k.a your “carbon footprint.” ment to regularly buy new clothes cery list of items you all need, shop ander, or any other herbs/spices you
You can calculate your carbon foot- either. An easy solution? Get together Go (sort of) veggie together to take advantage of the may like to add. Cover with water,
print at www.nature.org/greenliving/ with similarly-sized friends before a You don’t need to go vegetarian full- bulk prices and then split up your put the lid on the pot, and simmer
carboncalculator/ to get a clearer pic- night out, and have everyone bring a time to cut back on your carbon bulk groceries into smaller Tupper- at a low temperature for a few hours.
ture of how your lifestyle is impacting few favourite tops, dresses, and acces- footprint. Even switching a couple ware containers and divide them up Strain the broth into well sealed con-
the environment. sories. You don’t need to swap perma- of meat meals per week to vegetar- among the group. This significantly tainers and put it in the freezer for
Once you’re aware of your current nently, but everyone can put together ian options will have a significant reduces excess packaging and food later use. This stock gives veggies a
impact, you can try any of these sim- a new-to-them outfit for the night green impact and help your budget. waste. second life, and is perfect as a soup
ple steps to start lowering it: without spending a cent. You don’t need to eat tofu, either. base, or for flavouring rice or sauces.
There’s no shortage of delicious veg- Make cheap stock For more detailed instructions for
Stop junk mail The 3 Rs etarian pasta options out there, for Whenever you’re chopping up veg- this tip, check out: diyorsomething.
If you get your mail at a post office (as Learn the recycling rules in Hali- example. Need some recipe inspira- etables for another recipe, save any wordpress.com/2011/05/05/uber-
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