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Thursday, August 9, 2012Vol. 83, No. 3

EST. 1930

MCMASTER UNIVERSITY’S STUDENT NEWSPAPER

Norovirus-free since Volume 82.

www.thesil.caThe Silhouette

INSIDE THE SIL THIS MONTH

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10 Hard feelings toward AGH on James St. North?

Marauders introduce new basketball recruits

PHOTO: MAC CLEARS THE WAY FOR DOWNTOWN HEALTH CAMPUS

Search continues for Westdale assault suspect

Mac band looking to land on world stage

Changes coming to student health plan

Hamilton Police are searching for a male suspect who they believe is linked to at least two sexual assaults on King Street West and in the Dalewood and Traymore area.

Police have released a composite image of the suspect and are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying him.

� e most recent assault occurred on July 28 near the intersection of Paradise Rd. and

Longwood Rd. A woman was walking alone at 2 a.m. along King Street W. when a male attacked her from behind, then stabbed and sexually assaulted her. � e victim broke free and was taken to hospital, where sh e was treated for non-life threatening injuries and released.

� e suspect is described as a white male in his twenties, about six feet tall, with short, dark hair and a tanned complexion. Police believe the suspect, who was last seen running eastbound on King Street W., sustained a facial injury during the attack.

Investigators have linked the suspect to an earlier assault, which occurred on April 21 at approximately 3 a.m. near Traymore and Dalewood. A woman was grabbed from behind, pushed to the ground and sexually assaulted. To prevent the victim from dialling 911, the suspect took her phone, which was later found nearby.

Anqi ShenOnline News Editor

Hamilton Police Services has released a composite of the suspect.

SEE POLICE, 3

Demolition of the Hamilton board of education’s head-quarters began on Aug. 1, the day that McMaster Univer-sity took possession of the property. The plot of land at 100 Main St. W. will be the location of a Mc-Master family health centre. The project is going ahead de-spite vocal opposi-tion from community members, who felt that the 46-year-old Education Centre building had histori-cal signifi cance and the potential for future use.

YOSEIF HADDAD SENIOR PHOTO EDITOR

A� er switching insurance companies, the McMaster Students Union is o� ering what it says is a better, and less expensive, health plan to students.

In all areas of coverage, the plan has either o� ered the same bene� ts or has improved, said Je� Wyn-gaarden, Vice-President (Finance) of the MSU.

� e MSU le� Trothen and McConkey for ACL Insurance, who also administers the dental plan. ACL has developed relationships with pharmacies, includ-ing Shopper’s Drug Mart, so that Shoppers will of-fer discounted rates on the co-pay component of the plan. ACL is willing to make similar arrangements with local pharmacies.

Shopper’s will also be able to determine if a stu-dent is covered based on their student number.

Although the per-student cost will be less for the MSU, students will not feel those savings right away. � e health plan will cost each user $56.71 – same as last year, plus an increase for CPI. � is is about ten dollars more per student than the cost of the plan.

“We can’t lower the fee right now because it has to go through the Board of Governors � rst,” said Wyn-gaarden. “But it’s a possibility for future years because we’re going to be taking that extra money and putting it in the health plan account. It’s possible that we could decrease the fee, increase coverage at no or less cost … we have a number of options.”

Almost 16,000 students used the health plan last year.

Sam ColbertExecutive Editor

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The victim did not sustain any severe physical injuries. In the April 21 incident, the suspect was seen running toward

Dalewood Ave. along Traymore Ave. He is described as a white male in his twenties, 5 feet 5 inches tall with a medium build, wearing a dark hoodie and dark track pants.

Despite the height differential, Detective Sergeant Maggie Schoen said investigators “were able to link the same suspect to both incidents based on other descriptors provided and his M.O.”

Police are asking anyone with information to contact Detective Scott Moore at (905) 546-4614 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Terry Sullivan, Director of McMaster Security Services, said they will continue to monitor the situation.

“We are in constant contact with the Hamilton Police and will be circulating the bulletin of the suspect,” said Sullivan.

Unrelated to the sexual assaults, four armed robberies took place in Hamilton’s west end last week. The incidents occurred in the Ewen Rd. and Rifle Range Rd. area, at the intersection of Broadway St. and Ward Ave, in the Victoria Park area and in the area of Bowman and Baxter St. In each case the armed bicyclist took out a handgun and demanded valuables from his victims.No one was physically harmed during these robberies.

The suspect is described as a white male in his twenties with a thin build, wearing dark clothes and sometimes a baseball cap.

Police have increased patrol units in the city’s west end in re-sponse to the assaults and robberies.

“Students in the area should be aware of what’s happening in the community,” said Det. Sgt. Schoen.

“The more informed they are, the better witnesses they will be.”McMaster officials say safety alerts and new information in the

sexual assault investigation will continue to be updated on the Mc-Master Security Services website.

Police urge cautionFROM 1

Voting is over, and before the site crashed on Aug. 7 at about 10 minutes to midnight, Of Gentlemen and Cowards appeared to be in first place.

If this was, indeed, the outcome of the three-week audience-choice, online voting period, then the four McMaster students are headed to an appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman.

But as of the night of Aug. 8, official results had not yet been released. And given how back-and-forth the battle for first was on the final voting day between Of Gentle-men and Cowards and Virginia group Aaron Crawford and the Badcards, it could have gone either way.

“I’m a massive mix of overwhelmed, nervous and excited,” said front man Si-mon Edwards. “We know they haven’t announced anything yet and so we’re not about to start celebrating, but I simply can’t believe we finished the voting in first.”

It began in the spring, when Of Gentle-men and Cowards spotted the contest on SonicBids.com, a music social media plat-form that connects bands with promoters, festivals and other opportunities.

The competition was for a chance to get their music into We Made This Movie, which is currently in production. Rob Bur-nett, who is the CEO of the Late Show with David Letterman’s production company Worldwide Pants, is the film’s director. They

submitted their song “Save Me” to be considered for the soundtrack.

Out of over 1200 applications from an international pool of bands, the Mc-Master boys were selected as one of 24 fi-nalists in the We Made This Movie Music Contest. They were then chosen as one of the four winners, which guaranteed their song a spot in the film. A secondary con-test for one of finalists to play on the Let-terman show followed, and Of Gentlemen and Cowards found themselves in a neck-and-neck battle for first.

“We kind of threw everything we had into this campaign,” said Edwards. “We play a lot of charity shows around campus, and we try to do as many free things and favours for people as we can. Here’s where we’re re-ally hoping to cash on those,” he said.

The campaign has gotten support from a number of McMas-ter organizations, as well as coverage in the Hamilton Specta-tor, CBC Hamilton and AM900, to name a few.

“We couldn’t be happier with the re-sponse we’ve gotten,” said Edwards.

Check back at www.thesil.ca for up-dates.

C/O JAMES OVERTON

When the voting site crashed with ten minutes to go in voting, Of Gentlemen and Cowards were in first. They must wait to find out officially if they’ll be appearing on Letterman.

Gentlemen show no cowardice in votingSam ColbertExecutive Editor

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to the filth and the illness.

to kacper. safe travels, bud.

to spiders and sleeping commando. there is no hope when they meet.

to the impromptu saunas in my living room.

to that awful pre-rain fishy smell.

to the unstable voting servers, hope you guys got it.

to underground cellphone non-reception.

to strife in the middle east. that part of campus always has hooligans.

to the not-faint-enough smell of raccoon corpses in our local “paradise”.”

to anyone who wins at jenga other than me.

to the pommel horse handstand.

to the apple imac.

to comfy jammies.

to quiet bathroom contemplation.

to people who studiously respect restroom etiquette.

to shooting down brash ideas. we only do it because we know you can do better, idiot.

to the abbreviation of august, because i am not getting those precious seconds back.

to monkeys who look like people we know, and people who look like monkeys we see on television.

to olympic medalists. heck, even last place is better than y’all.

to the ongoing thought processes that bring us quality t.v dramas.

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I’m not trying to make waves. I’m just saying, is all, that the incoming first years might be entitled to a one hell of a Welcome Week.

Well, maybe ‘entitled’ is the wrong word. Here’s the story. Remember the fee that was passed at least year’s MSU general assembly? The one that was to charge every incoming first year a mandatory $110 fee in place of MacPass sales? If you interpret the relevant documents in a certain way, you might find that the University is required to match that fee. In other words, they’d have to double the Welcome Week budget line to roughly $1.14 million.

It works like this. When the McMaster Students Union and University sat down to figure out how they were going to translate this general assembly vote into an actual fee, the Univer-sity agreed to take on the administration of that fee. An agreement on ancillary fees between the two organizations says that the University must match any of its ancillary fee increases on full-time, undergraduate students, effectively doubling the funding for that particular cost.

There are some points of ambiguity. Is this a fee increase, or just the shifting of a fee from optional to compulsory? And does it count as a fee on full-time undergraduate students if it’s only charged to first-years?

But that doesn’t really matter; it’s not going to happen. There will be no Super Welcome Week this year. And that doesn’t mean that the University is in the wrong, or that the MSU has failed in its ploy to milk McMaster for customized nightgowns for the PJ Parade. Both sides understand that this was a fine solution to a problematic fee – why argue over seman-tics?

In fact, it was the willingness of our student leaders to work cooperatively with the uni-versity that allowed this fee to work out. Had they been sticklers over the agreements and demanded fee matching, McMaster would likely have withdrawn support.

So we’ll let this one go. To argue over it would defy the spirit of the fee cooperation. It would only do harm to the student-University relationship.

But perhaps the more concerning truth, if you’re the kind of person who grows con-cerned over this kind of thing, is that our students union is just not that kind of students union. It offers services, provides jobs and plans fun stuff for its members, all of which is great. We don’t antagonize the University, or the provincial government – even when tuition continues to rise, or when the University doesn’t heed our concerns with a new copyright deal that will see an increase to student fees, as happened earlier this summer. Sometimes cooperation pays off, and sometimes it doesn’t.

But the way we define “union” contrasts with some other schools in a big way. When members of Quebec student protest group CLASSE came to Hamilton on a solidarity tour through Ontario, executive committee member Jérémie Bédard-Wien called out the “shitty executive” of student unions in Quebec that were initially against the student strike. That’s executives like ours that he’s talking about. We stick with the lobbying groups that want to show support for the Ontario tuition grant, not the ones that would rather go on strike be-cause tuition has continued to increase.

But it’s not their fault - if there is any blame to go around at all, that is. They know the in-fluence a supportive and vocal student body has when they sit down for meetings with politi-cians or university administrators. And here, we just don’t have it. There’s no appetite for it.

In other words, we’re not that kind of students union because we’re not those kinds of students.

Please pardon the way I generalize. We do have active students on this campus who have been vocal about problems in the way our education and university experience is funded. They’re the kind of people who might walk into a university administrator’s office with a copy of the ancillary fee agreement, demanding some extra Welcome Week funding. But they’re relatively rare.

I’m not trying to evaluate. This is a debate student politicians have been having with one another across the country recently. I’m just trying to put us on the political map.

I guess what I’m saying is, if you’re okay with who we are, great. If not, then speak up.And hey, maybe I’m also pushing someone to get us a load of Welcome Week dollars. Do

you think Radiohead will come play for half a million?

Welcome Week x2?

I dismantled my radio the other day. � at’s right; I completely took it apart. Forgive me, but I couldn’t help but get sick of the stations. � ey all seemed to be playing the same cup of tea. Besides, I’d begun to develop the irrational fear of Carly Rae Jepsen’s lyrics melting my brain to smithereens. � ank God for hammers.

Don’t get me wrong. I’ve got nothing against music that lacks lyrical depth of any sort. Really, I understand. It’s summer; we all crave music that doesn’t need to be analyzed,

music that we can chant along with like camp songs for simple, easy entertainment. A­ er all, the critical thinking and whatnot ought to be saved for our time in school. No point in think-ing deeply unless we’re being graded for our ef-forts, right?

But as good ol’ Eminem implied, there’s no getting beyond the fact that there’s been a huge decline of good music in today’s society. � is can easily be proven by comparing today’s music with the music developed back in the nineties, eighties, seventies and even the sixties. Back then, we had � e Beatles, Elvis, Michael Jackson and Tupac. Today, we’re stuck with

Justin Bieber, Katy Parry, Carly Rae Jepsen and Ke$ha. Need I say more?

� e mainstream music contains little meaning, and is cunningly designed to incor-porate the catchiest of tunes, with lyrics – spe-ci� cally choruses – that are easy to remember. Nowadays, more musicians are entering the industry with miniscule levels of talent and are forced to resort to the manipulation of machin-ery to help their voices sell.

Have I mentioned that their lyrics are o­ en � lled with taboo and unnecessary sexualisa-tion? Maybe that’s for another time.

Udoka Gabriella OkaforThe Silhouette

I remember the � rst time I ever stepped on McMaster University grounds as a freshman. As I ex-amined the trod of a multitude of footsteps all with a sense of direc-tion, a feeling dawned upon me. I felt invisible.

It felt like déjà vu. I thought to myself, “Is this going to be high school all over again?” As I took a deep breath, ready to accept the reality that my appearance had assigned to me, something un-expected happened. Someone stopped and said hello.

Flabbergasted as I was, I al-most thought that I was not the one being spoken to, but it turned out that someone cared enough to stop and talk. � en another feeling dawned upon me, one opposite to that of feeling invisible.

A­ er talking to this pleasant stranger for a while, she directed me to the building I was look-ing for. � is act of kindness that was shown unto me made me see

things in a new light. Suddenly I noticed the freshly

cut grass and how its greenness showcased the life I was about to start, it radiated out energies unex-plained and perhaps showed me a timeline of how much I was going to grow.

� e blue sky stood out with-out a single shadow of obstruction. It made me see clearly a form of tranquilizing peace that � lled the air, the youthful exuberance that clouded the campus, and, most importantly, it gave me hope.

� ere was the humming of birds, the chattering and grunts of squirrels, the whisper of the leaves in the trees, the screams and laugh-ter of students on campus and the smiles that where thrown my way. All this contributed to the feelings of anticipation and optimism that built up within me.

As I tried to navigate my way around, trying to � nd my way to my � rst class, there were always people willing to give me a helping hand.

As I approached my � rst class,

the hall was so big, and yet I felt seen even when no one was look-ing. As we all settled for our � rst class, I looked around and exam-ined my peers closely, my 2015 class of elites.

� e thrill, the excitement of welcome week made it all in all worth it. � ere were a lot of excit-ing events and a lot of student rep-resentatives willing to advise my peers on our journey through our freshman year.

I do admit that transiting from high school to university was not easy. � e curriculum was far more loaded and much harder than that of high school. But McMaster Uni-versity is a place where teachers are willing to help smoothen our transition and make our academic careers a success.

I believe that we have two families in this life, the family we are born into and the family we choose. McMaster University soon became home to me and we were all family to one another. I met the most amazing people and my experience through my freshman

year cannot be overstated.Many times I fell, and I arose

stronger. A­ er a while I was not afraid of falling anymore because there was always a so­ landing waiting for me, but more impor-tantly a chance to rebound stron-ger.

Now, freshman year is over and I am not afraid of the bumps that I would encounter while tran-siting to my sophomore year be-cause I know that I have a family willing to help me through.

When I look in the mirror, the image of my growth for the past year is personi� ed. I actually see a re� ection looking back at me. I do not feel invisible anymore. My family here on campus helped me discover myself.

As we transit to another year, we all hold our breaths in anticipa-tion and eagerness as we await the next freshman class that is coming to � ll the vacuum we are leaving behind. If only they knew what a journey they are all in for. Well, I guess they will just have to wait to � nd out.

Rob HardyThe Silhouette

I recently read a lengthy article that ponders several philosophi-cal questions as to the emerging state of academia in the new mil-lennium [“When school sends you to rock bottom” – July 5]. To this, and some other brief points mentioned, I attempt to o£ er some consideration.

If I can surmise what I un-covered during my extensive re-search on the state of education in a mere phrase, it would be that people don’t much care what you know but rather what you’ve done. In this way, the university has changed from being a knowledge-centred institution for the average student to a place where we ma-triculate through our programs via task-based instructions until we have completed what has become this new mandated concept of edu-cation.

To illustrate this through ex-ample, in the old days, people la-mented our inability to do long di-vision in our heads. Today, Google has become the new “calculator.”

Grades result in how success-fully you navigate through the system, just as job success today rests highly on one’s ability to work through the social maze of work culture. How detail-oriented you are and how driven to learn and cultivate your own intellectual progress can become liabilities in achieving positive judgement from others with regards to your e£ ec-tiveness to a team and someone else’s bigger picture, depending on the situation.

Students simply don’t have the time to indulge much extra-curricular scholastic curiosity in a subject when their lives are so regimented to the point of su£ er-ing from lack of sleep.

Society tells us the importance of a university education, when in reality legions of graduates may revert to employment that can reasonably be carried out regard-less, though in some cases these degrees are requisite simply be-cause companies prefer employees to have one. � at others may still be even more capable, yet lack that credential, dubious as it may be, puts them at some considerable disadvantage.

Quebecers understand the context of rising tuition fees as they relate to problems in the larg-er national context. We need to be cognisant of how our years in uni-versity are preparing us, and what the costs are weighed against the actual tangible rewards that have been promised.

Flight and plight of the freshman

“If we gotta dumb down our style and ABC it“If we gotta dumb down our style and ABC it Then so be it Cause nowadays these kids, jeeze Cause nowadays these kids, jeeze Don’t give a shit about lyrics All they wanna hear is a beat and that’s it… All they wanna hear is a beat and that’s it…

We don’t know a word to a verse, All we know is the chorus ‘Cause the chorus repeats the same four words for us ‘Cause the chorus repeats the same four words for us And the song’s ginormous, the whole formula’s switched And the song’s ginormous, the whole formula’s switched ‘Cause we don’t know anymore, what are hits ‘Cause we don’t know anymore, what are hits Is it the beat, is it the rap?”

- Syllables, Eminem

Finding the right words An educated question

A contemplation of the decline of music lyrics

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in January, Quiring was a recruit-ing priority for the Marauder’s

and adds more depth on the frontcourt.

With a good post game and perimeter skills above average for

a 6’6” player, Quiring will be making the transition from the centre position to the power for-ward position.

During his recruitment, Coach Connolly likened Quir-ing to the graduated Cam Mi-chaud.

As summer training camps ramp up and the school year nears, the Marauder programs are ready to contend for champi-onship glory.

The rookies are hoping to make the most impact possible

to help their team hoist the trophy.

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“The rookies are hoping to make the most

impact possible to help their team hoist the

trophy.”

Theresa BurnsWomen’s Basketball Coach

The 2012-13 men’s and women’s basketball seasons are looking promising for Marauder fans.With three recruits for both programs, McMaster is looking to build to-wards contention in the OUA Fi-nal Four.

The women’s team is looking to improve on their last season, which ended with 11 wins and 11 losses.

Coach Theresa Burns has her work cut out for her, as she has to integrate her three rookies into the physicality of the OUA level while also fixing the hole left but Taylor Chiarot, who led the team in min-utes played per game (second in OUA) and points scored per game (fifth in OUA).

“I think some teams are going to look at us this year and think we’re down a notch because of los-ing Taylor Chiarot,” said Burns fol-lowing a July 13 event to introduce the basketball recruits.

“When you lose your pro-gram’s all-time leading scorer, those are big shoes to fill, and I don’t think we can fill them.”

“We have to be a different team, and I think these players will fit nicely into that mould.”

During the basketball re-cruit introduction, Burns outlined the importance of adding Clare Kenney, a six-foot forward from Kingston, Ontario.

Kenney is expected to receive a lot of playing time in first year and make an impact immediately in the Marauder’s transition game.

“When she starts feeling com-fortable and gaining some con-fidence at this level, she’s going to beat all the OUA posts up and down the floor,” said Burns.

“No one in the OUA is going to catch her in transition, and our job is to get the ball up there and find her.”

McMaster faces stiff competi-tion in the OUA circuit, playing in the same division as the University of Windsor Lancers, who are de-fending CIS champions.

Coming off a Final Four ap-pearance, the Marauders’ men’s basketball team is looking to make the proverbial leap and reach the CIS Championship tournament for the first time since 2006.

Coach Amos Connolly ad-dressed a number of issues with the team during his recruitment by adding Rohan Boney.

The explosive forward will be bringing a new level of excitement to Burridge Gym this season with incredible speed and a nose for

getting to the rim. Boney is expected to contend

for serious playing time imme-diately and bring the fast-paced style of Connolly’s offense to new heights.

Boney came to McMaster despite opportunities at other schools.

“It’s close to home, and my parents really liked it,” said Boney of his new school. “I can really see myself fitting in.”

Jason Quiring is another re-cruit of the Marauders, becom-ing the second member of the Quiring family to wear the Ma-roon and Grey on the hardwood.

As shown by his commitment

New season, new facesScott HastieAssistant Sports Editor

BASKETBALL OLYMPICS

Maroon and silver mix on podium in London

Marauders coach Theresa Burns introduces Kenney during a press conference in Burridge Gym on July 13.SAM COLBERT EXECUTIVE EDITOR

Brandon MeawasigeSenior Sports Editor

McMaster’s basketball program recently introduced this year’s recruiting class

Compared to the monstrous show-ings at this summer’s London Games by powerhouse teams China and the United States, Can-adian athletes have so far mustered a relatively humble 14 medals, only one of which is gold (the United States has 30 and the team from China has 34). That being said, the goal of the Canadian Olympic team prior to the games was to finish in 12th place, putting them currently on track. Not to be misconstrued as some sort of discouragement, the outlook appears to be truly realis-tic and so far has included some terrific stories. Moments like the eight-man rowing team winning a silver medal or Adam van Koeverden adding yet another Olympic podium appearance to his illustri-ous career on the water are impres-sive Canadian athletic achieve-ments. For the McMaster community, both of these moments in particu-lar hold special resonance. Two members of that eight-man team, Doug Csima and Jerry Brown, are alumni of Mac’s rowing and football teams respect-ively. Four-time medalist van Ko-everden is also a former McMaster student. Last but not least, Olympic veteran Donna Vakalis, who com-petes in the pentathlon, is a Mac grad. In total four athletes at this summer’s competition have ties to the Steel City and that number does not include the numerous Marauders involved in coaching and working support staff for the Red and White. These athletes are inspiring examples of the school’s athletic slogan; “leave no doubt,” adding world-class credentials to an his-toric year for campus sports. Going into the 2012-13 school year, there are titles to defend, young teams with lots to prove and records to be broken. Hopefully recent success on the world stage is indicative of yet another great year for the Maroon and Grey.

SPORTS

Thursday, August 9, 2012 • The Silhouette 9

InsideOut Editors: Sam Godfreyand Amanda Watkins

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MUSC BasementHandicap bathroom between Men’s and Women’s rooms, across from Underground.

Initially this seemed like a haven for those of us that seek extreme privacy. Secluded, underground and in a relatively quiet part of the campus. All qualities that would make for a truly blissful evacuatory experience, if not for the one major catch. � e bathroom is sadly o� en occupied by “underprivileged” individuals who, frankly, take their sweet time in there. Cellphone reception is also a bust, making smartphones a useless acces-sory for those extended trips. Good to use at least once in your academic career, but do not reccomend for repeat use.

• Andrew Terefenko, Production Editor

Gilmour Hall EntranceMen’s washroom o� the room between the

Student Centre and Titles Bookstore

It’s like this facility was initially built in a factory for BMO � eld, deemed surplus, and then disposed of in the basement of Gilmour Hall. It’s got four stalls, seven sinks, a dozen urinals and no tra� c. In short, it’s beautiful. Oh, what luxury it is to walk in and have so wide a selection of receptacles. � at one hasn’t been � ushed. � at one’s close to the door. Ah, but this one’s just right. And then, when you emerge from the room – which is tucked nicely down a hallway – you encoun-ter vending machines. It’s a perfect � nish to a rather pleasant bathroom experience.

• Sam Colbert, Executive Editor

BATHROOMREVIEWS

INSIDE OUT

“Don’t be that guy! Always remember

to wash your hands and leave a clean poop-station for the next person.

Accidents happen, but nobody needs

to know (or see) the grim details.”

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Keeping frosh intimacy fresh

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Welcome week sexual excursions can be exhilarating, but try be cautious of your chosen location.

Brandon MeawasigeSenior Sports Editor

Welcome to Welcome Week. In just under a month, McMaster will kick o� another school year with a week of orientation de-signed to introduce, in part, the experience o� ered here in Hamilton to droves of hor-monal kids who aren’t in high school any-more, but have no idea what university is like - no matter how many times they have been to London with a fake ID.

It traditionally gets messy, and is known lovably around North America as “frosh week,” a term of endearment, truly. Livers have su� ered, virginities have been won and lost, and reputations will last a lifetime.

When making your “mark” here at Mc-Master, try your hardest not to leave that mark too many places, or in second year CMST 20-whatevers. It could get a little awkward when you’re sitting in between them for the midterms – know what I mean?

Be selective. � ere is lots to choose from – we are lucky to go to a school of many cultures, interests and it shows at any school event.

Do not go for anything and everything, try � nd something you like. By the same to-ken, try not to like too many sets of room-mates. Never turns out good for anyone.

Try to be age-conscious, as you don’t want to the gap in generations to come in between what could be a very fruitful physi-cal relationship.

� roughout the year, the school will gladly provide you with guidance for physi-cal and mental health. For now, though, good luck to you.

To some it will be about quantity, to some it will be about quality, but to everyone it will be a life-changing experience.

Always be smart, that’s what got you here. Enjoy.

It goes without saying, but play it safe, as you don’t want one-night stands going sour.

10 • The Silhouette • Thursday, August 9, 2012

ANDY Editors: Nolan Matthewsand Bahar Orang andy@thesil.ca

I had wanted to eat at one of Chuck Hughes’ restaurants ever since watching his Food Network show, Chuck’s Day O� . So when I learned I was heading to Montreal for Os-heaga, I thought that maybe if I was lucky, I could get a table at his restaurant.

To my expected disappointment, I found that his restaurant was totally booked all weekend. I shrugged it o  and ­ gured it just wasn’t meant to be. But sometimes the universe works in strange ways.

It all started in an attempt to ­ nd the washroom. MGMT was playing to a packed crowd, but it had been a busy day and I was losing my stamina. In my absent-minded wandering, I somehow managed to ­ nd my way into a restricted area behind the stage. Any uncertainty I had was overridden by the motivation to relieve my bladder.

A� er many inquiries and misguided directions from several groups of security guards, I found a building with a long line leading out from the washroom. � e only problem was that I was separated from this line by a fence. Confused about this barrier and starting to feel like I was in some place I didn’t belong, I intended on asking a se-curity guard about getting to the washroom, but ended up talking about the band Queen, a� er seeing my shirt.

More people started showing up on the same side of the fence as me and I asked what they were here for. � ey had two wristbands – one red and one gold. � is meant that they had an All-Access Pass and could go any-where they pleased. I started to feel inferior as I abashedly showed them my media pass. � ey were sympathetic and revealed that I

Went for the music, stayed for ChuckContributor Janine Wong tells of how her trip to the Osheaga festival in Montreal led to an encounter with her culinary hero

could get into the VIP area, which ended up being useful for the next two days.

As we talked, a golf cart came to pick up the people with All-Access passes, and they accidentally included me in the head count. As everybody loaded into the cart, I awkwardly stood around not knowing what to do next. To my relief, one of the girls I had talked to took pity on me and asked if I wanted to come along. I jumped at the opportunity and scrambled onto the cart, which was so full at this point that I had to stand in the back, hang onto the roof with one hand and cling onto a passenger for dear life with the other.

� e precarious arrangement of people made us quite the spectacle, and as a ­ nal stroke of pathetic fallacy, ­ reworks were playing behind us as we drove along the waterfront to Artists’ World, where the art-ists get to eat, hang out and drink. While we were driving in, a security guard stopped us to check our wristbands. I got a bit anxious as he hassled one girl for not having a red wristband, but somehow I managed to slip through unnoticed.

Once we got to Artist’s World, it was ap-

parent that most things were already closed up for the night. � en I recalled that Chuck did the catering for the artists at Osheaga. Never in my wildest dreams, thought, did I think that he would be there.

But through some strange luck, I saw Chuck Hughes sitting one table away, having a meeting with his crew. I felt like a 12-year-old girl and just about died right then and there. He was one of the friendliest and nic-est people I have ever met. He told me they were all out of food for the night, but if I came back, he would sneak me some food.

For the next two days, I tried to no avail to repeat the miraculous events from the night before. I started to accept the thought that I would never get to try his food.

But on the Monday night, I managed to get a reservation at Le Bremner, one of Chuck’s restaurants in Old Montreal. It was probably one of the best meals I’ve ever had. And, as serendipity would have it, I got to meet him again. And as simple an ending as it was, I don’t think I’ll forget the experience for a long time.

• Janine Wong

On July 7, the Art Gallery of Hamilton opened the Design Annex on James Street North. Located in the same build-ing as CBC Hamilton, the Design Annex is thoroughly slick, with warm lighting, exposed brick walls and restored ceiling tiles from the 1920s.

� e Design Annex sells art, furniture and other home-related items from Canadian artists and designers.

“We found that we were losing a lot of social, cultural and economic impact of the design industry from people

who were interested in these products having to go out of Hamilton,” said Mark Stewart, the AGH’s Director of Com-mercial Activities.

� e back of the Design Annex can be rented and will also be used for music performances, and the space allows the AGH to be more diverse in its featured artists.

“At the AGH, we’re what’s considered a category ‘A’ gal-lery, which means that we can host and show exhibitions from any gallery in the world. In order to do that, we have

to meet very strict international requirements related to se-curity, humidity and temperature. But we don’t have those quali­ cations in place at the Annex,” said Stewart.

� e diversity of the art at the Design Annex makes it seem like a place that would appeal to many di  erent kinds of people, and this diversity is important for the kind of vi-brant street that Jane Jacobs imagined.

A change for James Street

C/O MIKE LALICH

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The new exhibit opening at the Art Gallery of Hamilton aims to sell designer furniture, but owners of galleries in the neighbourhood are uneasy.

ANDY • 11Thursday, August 9, 2012 • The Silhouette

The Beach BoysThat’s Why God Made the Radio

The first 45 that I ever purchased was Surfing USA by the Beach Boys in the early Sum-mer of 1963, and even though the song was a total rip-off of Chuck Berry’s “Sweet Little Sixteen,” the Beach Boys went on to become the dominant American rock and roll band – basically the only one to stand up to the British Invasion of the mid-sixties.

The Beach Boys have been making records for more than fifty years. To commemo-rate that achievement, they are touring this summer following the release of their 39th studio album, That’s Why God Made the Radio. All of the living members of the group (Brian Wilson, Mike Love and Al Jardine) are participating, plus Bruce Johnston and David Marks, who joined the group in the early years. Brian’s brothers Carl and Dennis Wilson have passed away.

To me, the Beach Boys will always be the sound of summer. Even though the California lifestyle was just a dream for us, we could all imagine surfing and bombing around in hot rods.

What is appealing about this latest album, though, is that instead of pretending they are teenagers again, they reflect on being young – riding in their car, going to the beach, enjoying the summer love, etc. This is most evident in “Summer’s Gone,” when Brian Wilson sings, “It’s finally sinkin’ in … We laugh and cry, we live and die and dream about our yesterdays.”

The CD is in two parts. The first several songs are more upbeat, with the best being the title track, “That’s Why God Made the Radio,” and “Isn’t it Time.” The last four songs – “Strange World,” “From There and Back Again,” “Pacific Coast Highway” and “Sum-mer’s Gone” – are particularly strong. Some might argue that they’re among the best the band has made for many years.

The harmonies are still great (remember: the original members are seventy now) and are reminiscent of the Surf ’s Up sessions or “God Only Knows.” Brian Wilson is back writing, producing and singing, which is great to see, given the problems he’s had in his life.

Old fans of the band will enjoy “That’s Why God Made the Radio,” and perhaps this CD will make the Beach Boys some new fans.

• Phil Wood

Phil Wood is McMaster University’s Associate Vice-President (Student Affairs) and Dean of Students. He is also the host of “Soul in the Hole,” a radio show on 93.3 CFMU that airs every Wednesday at 10 a.m.

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She writes in the seminal Death and Life of Great Ameri-can Cities that city districts must serve multiple purposes so that people are drawn to a street at all times, and ideally the afternoon furniture shoppers at the Design Annex would be replaced by evening restaurant customers, then followed by the late-night bar crowd.

It’s clear that James Street North is changing, but what is less certain is how these changes can benefit everyone.

“Instead of initiating an operation that emphasizes the social and economic disparity that exists in Hamilton, the AGH could have given thought to programs that help people to understand and appreciate the value of art and what artists do,” said Bryce Kanbara, who helped found Hamilton Artists Inc. in 1975 and owns of the You Me gallery on James North.

“The on-the-street location could have created possibili-ties for on-the-street involvement”.

Given that one third of the Art Gallery of Hamilton’s annual budget comes from federal, provincial and munici-pal public funds, it seems reasonable to think that the AGH could reach out to more of the community.

“I have often thought that AGH could designate itself a cooling centre in the summer,” said Kanbara. “It has terrific AC. Folks at Jackson Square need only to cross King Street”.

“For us, there was certainly a conversation of how to best integrate into the street, respect what’s going on here and help do things that are for the benefit of everybody involved,” said Mark Stewart.

While the AGH and the Design Annex have good inten-tions with their involvement in James North, it will be im-portant that the conversation between the James North com-munity and the AGH continues so that by telling one story about the street, another isn’t overlooked.

• Nolan Matthews, Senior ANDY Editor

Design Annex looking to become a part of James community

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