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Second team announces for USC electionsLitchfield slate declares

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Only three days into elections nominations and a second slate has already been announced.

Jack Litchfield, a fourth-year political science stu-dent, is hoping to become the next University Students’ Council president.

Litchfield is accompanied by fourth-year media, information and technoculture and political science student Richard Sookraj for vice-president external, and Dilani Logan, a fourth-year medical science and Spanish student, running for vice-president internal.

As current Social Science Students’ Council presi-dent, Litchfield sees the position of USC president as a way to continue improving student lives – a goal that’s been years in the making.

Attending the orientation event Off To Western in Cambridge, the then-incoming social science student met former USC president Andrew Forgione and several other university officials.

“I knew right then that I wanted to have some kind of involvement with the student government to be able to inspire students to come to this fabulous school,” said Litchfield, who became a member of the USC in his second year.

While working towards this goal, Litchfield collabor-ated with Sookraj through council and political science classes.

For Litchfield, Sookraj was a natural choice for the external candidacy.

“The opportunity to run for vice-president external really solidified when Jack approached me for the pos-ition, but I’ve always had a passion for the portfolio,” Sookraj said.

Sookraj identified his first-year engagement with the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance Blue Chair campaign, which raises awareness around bar-riers to higher education, as a major catalyst for further commitment.

“That hands-on advocacy experience really got me wanting to be more involved with the portfolio,” he said.

Though not directly working with Logan, Litchfield became familiar with her accomplishments through Tri-Sci initiatives and mutual friends.

As a member of both faculty and residence student councils, Logan sees the internal portfolio as an oppor-tunity to continue advocacy efforts.

“I’ve always had a passion for working with students and for students to get them the things they want,” Logan said.

“When I looked more into the internal portfolio and everything it does to help and support students, it’s exactly the things that attracted me to student coun-cils in the past,” she continued.

Litchfield, Sookraj and Logan join Sophie Helpard and her slate in the pool of eligible candidates. Campaigning begins on January 27, where both slates will have the opportunity to share more of their goals, visions and platforms.Jennifer Feldman • GAZETTE

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Profs make mayor’s list of superb Londoners

Olivia ZollinoNEWS EDITOR

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The City of London has released their 2015 Mayor’s New Years Honour List, which recognizes the philanthropic works of various Londoners.

Among the honorees this year are two Western University pro-fessors. Patrick Mahon was recog-nized for his work in the arts, while Michael Lynk was recognized for his humanitarianism.

“I was happy to be recognized but especially because I think it can bring attention to the various activities and causes involved in the arts that I am committed to,” Mahon said. “It’s nice for me but it’s particu-lar nice for various organizations and people that I’m working with.”

Mahon has been recognized for his dedication to Museum London,

which he has served as both a board member and as chair of the board. He also was the investment program champion for London Community Arts and served as chair for the London Arts Council’s public art program.

Lynk has served with the United Nations in the Middle East and organized a conference at Western on Islam and Democracy in 2012.

“It was an utter surprise. I didn’t know I was nominated and I hadn’t realized there was even a humani-tarian section for the mayor’s list. It came as a complete and wonderful surprise,” Lynk said.

Cathy Saunders, city clerk for London said that an advisory com-mittee affiliated with the category must first recommend an individual for consideration for the award.

Mahon is currently working on his next project that will bring Western, Fanshawe College, H.B. Beal Secondary School and Museum London together to exhibit in a space entitled “Satellite” in February.

Lynk is actively involved in Scholars at Risk and is attempt-ing to establish a national chapter in Canada. The program creates a safe haven to academics that have experienced persecution for their political beliefs.

“It’s a personal honour but it’s also an honour to have done this largely as an academic. I think teaching law is a wonderful expres-sion of trying to make law serve other people,” he said.

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Senate and board of governors nominations

open todayWestern’s senate and board of gov-ernors are preparing to welcome some fresh faces as the nomination process for positions on both gov-erning bodies opens today.

The senate is responsible for set-ting the academic policy of the uni-versity. It is composed of a mixture of faculty, staff and students with 14 seats available to undergradu-ate students and four to graduate students.

The board of governors, on the other hand, ensures financial responsibility and oversees manage-ment of the university as a whole. During this election period the board will be seeking positions for one faculty member, one adminis-trative staff and one student.

Erika Hegedues, associate uni-versity secretary, said the secretar-iat is feeling enthusiastic about the upcoming elections.

“[The secretariat] is looking for-ward to this exciting time of elec-tions,” Hegedues said. “It’s always challenging and exciting.”

Hegedues added that although it’s ultimately up to the faculty and students to decide who will represent them, it’s important for students being nominated to be interested in this type of work.

“Our past student members dur-ing the last few years, have been very active,” Hegedues said. “We are looking for more than just a body to sit on senate. We want participation from the students.”

In the past, the Senate usually receives 20 to 30 nominations for the student positions. The board of governors traditionally receives far less and in the past no forthcoming student candidates resulted in the position being filled through a dif-ferent method.

Hegedues explained the most important trait for someone being nominated to have is energy and involvement.

“If [students] would present themselves to their constituency as someone who is active and rep-resents their interests that would be the best,” Hegedues said.

Nominations close on the January 22 and the term for the can-didates elected this cycle will begin July 1, 2015.

Western’s senate and board of governors are preparing to welcome in some fresh faces as the nomina-tion process for positions on both governing bodies open today.

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Western professor named to the Order of Canada

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Katie LearNEWS EDITOR@KatieAtGazette

Western biology professor Dr. Jeremy McNeil was named to the Order of Canada last month for his work in studying the reproductive biology in insects and for his dedi-cation to increasing public appre-ciation of science.

“The citation mentioned my research on the reproductive biol-ogy of insects, which is 40 years worth of work, which has been both basic research – understanding

many basic aspects of insect repro-duction, but also has applied uses because we work on pheromones and parasitoids with the idea of trying to controlling insect pests, but doing it without using insecti-cides or minimizing the amount of insecticides we use in order to protect farmer’s fields,” McNeil explains.

“You realize it’s one of the highest awards you can get in Canada, for a member of the Canadian public – it’s quite humbling to be recognized as such.”

Appointment to the Order is

Canada’s second-highest civilian honour and McNeil’s most recent, but far from his only distinction. The professor is well recognized with a total of 29 awards over his lifetime.

“They all have meaning because they come from different places,” McNeil said.

McNeil is also acclaimed within the university, having taught in the biology department since 2004. Recently, he received his faculty’s Mentoring Award in 2013.

“Dr. McNeil had an outstanding career in research and his leader-ship in science outreach and public

education nationally and globally has been stellar. Dr McNeil is most deserving of this distinction [to the Order],” dean of the faculty of sci-ence, Charmaine Dean, said.

However, McNeil takes care to highlight his students when talking about his success.

“I’ve been very fortunate throughout my career, mainly because I’ve had the opportunity to have a bunch of really wonderful graduate students and undergrads who work with me. … I get some level of credit for having wonder-ful people around me. My grad

students have taught me as much as I’ve ever taught them over the years.”

Despite his success both within his research and in the international community, McNeil remained hum-ble and expressed sincere gratitude in receiving the appointment.

“Obviously the Order of Canada is the sum of many things. I just feel very flattered and honoured that I’ve been able to spend 40 years doing things that I really love doing, and when other people say ‘we like what you’re doing, too’ it’s pretty spectacular.”

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Since the days before chicken soup was a thing, the debate over whether cold temperatures cause the com-mon cold has simmered on. A study published by Yale University stu-dents this Monday suggests that the cold really does cause colds. Time to put on a scarf.

Prior to the study, the contem-porary medical consensus has been that colder temperatures are not a significant contributor to catching a cold. In fact, colder temperatures have been believed to kill viruses and possibly prevent catching a cold.

Some of the viruses that cause the common cold are seasonal, occurring more frequently during the wet and cold weather. People spending more time indoors dur-ing the winter may also be a factor.

Dr. Stephen Wetmore, chair of family medicine at the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, explains different causes of the com-mon cold.

“It depends on your contact with the virus, the viral load that you’re contacted with and your suscept-ibility to infection at that particular time,” Wetmore said.

He adds that the amount of cold going around is also a key factor. If a lot of people have the cold then a person’s exposure to it is going to be

increased by public contact because people are sneezing, coughing and there’s droplets in the air that get into nasal membranes and lodge. If a person’s immune system can’t mount a response strong enough to fight off the rhinovirus, they contract a cold.

Scientists have long suspected that the rhinovirus that causes the common cold thrives in colder tem-peratures. The recent Yale study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences confirms that cold viruses rep-licate more efficiently at lower temperatures.

In cells lining mice’s nasal pas-sages the genes that produce the virus-fighting protein interferon were less effective at 33C than at 37C. Furthermore the molecules that detect viruses inside cells and order the cell to produce interferon were less active in the cold.

Staying warm may in fact be crucial to avoiding the sniffles this winter. Wetmore offers more advice on how to repel colds.

“Wash your hands frequently because hand contact is also another way of the virus getting in,” Wetmore said. “You contact it on a surface and then you touch your face or pick your nose or whatever you might do even unconsciously and expose yourself to the virus so if you are able to wash your hands or use hand sanitizer frequently that should minimize your risk of getting the common cold.”

He adds that it’s important to not cough and sneeze into the open air. Getting sufficient sleep is essential. Students partying late at night might wake up with a cold to complement their hangover.

“In terms of your host defences, if you’re overtired I think that places you at increased risk,” explained Wetmore. “Your body just can’t mount the immune response suffi-ciently quickly enough to counteract that.”

Whether the colder weather determines getting a cold or not, it doesn’t hurt to dress warm. Mom was right.

badwriting“Holy crap! He’s wearing a white shirt, open at the collar, and tray flannel pants that hang from his hips.”

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It’s a hard-knock watch for us

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GHFFFDirector: Will GluckStarring: Quevenzhane Wallis, Jamie Foxx, Cameron Diaz

Modernizing Annie was an awful idea. Removing many of the ori-ginal’s iconic songs was an awful idea. Remixing the remaining songs into autotuned, overproduced pop anthems was an awful idea. Surrounding the film in consumerist ideals while simultaneously trying to reject materialism in the film’s meaning was a … well, you get the idea.

So why is it that this version of Annie isn’t the catastrophe many were expecting? The answer seems to defy the laws of space and time. The film has almost nothing going for it, save for a good performance or two. It’s a film that contains some of the most abysmal individual ele-ments committed to screen this year, yet it’s almost good enough to recommend. The mystery of Annie is one that must be solved.

The film, like the beloved musical and comic strip series it’s based on, is about a young orphan named Annie (Quvenzhane Wallis) living in New York City. After being terrorized by her guardian, she is given the opportunity to live with a business tycoon named Daddy War- WHOOPS! Sorry. The Daddy Warbucks character in this film is named Stacks (Jamie Foxx). That’s his actual name.

Stacks. Like stacks of cash. Stacks.Anyways, the two learn a lot from

each other and begin to grow as friends. Together, they share maybe two songs and learn the value of love and family, amidst the cold unforgiving world of capitalism.

By all accounts, this is an awful movie. As previously mentioned, many of the original’s songs are cut, which gives the musical num-bers a feeling of awkwardness, as if they belonged in another film. It seems as if director Will Gluck was

ashamed of making a true musical and decided to only feature the most popular songs from the hit Broadway show. To add insult to injury, the songs sound terrible. The amount of production laid on each track, combined with the obvious lip-syncing by the actors, totally derails every single music section of the film.

Speaking of the actors, some-thing must be said about the per-formances. Many of the players provide serviceable work, the only highlights being Quvenzhane Wallis and Rose Byrne. Cameron Diaz sticks out like a sore thumb. Diaz, who hasn’t had what many would call a good track record as of late, delivers the single worst per-formance of her entire career. Her enunciation, singing voice, man-nerisms and restraint are so bewil-deringly off target, it makes one wonder if the actress was abducted by aliens and replaced with a repli-cant that doesn’t quite understand how human beings function, a la Invasion of the Body Snatchers. It’s a career-killing performance.

Yet, why is it that the film seems to work? The answer lies within its innocence. If this re-imagining of Annie proves anything, it’s that some things simply cannot be tarnished. At its core, Annie is, as it has always been, a sweet story about a young girl that has the power to connect with audiences who are willing to let her into their heart. While this is, by far, the worst production of Annie that the world has ever seen, it is, at its core, still Annie. Plus, it’s not all bad. Amidst the vast rough that is the film’s screenplay, a few com-edic diamonds do exist. If viewers aren’t too busy cringing, they may manage to get a few moments of laughter and genuine emotion out of this film.

This film may be a disaster, but it’s an enjoyable one. There will cer-tainly be better versions of Annie to come, but for now, this curious little train wreck will have to do. The sun may not come out tomorrow, but the world will be waiting for a great light to grace this production once again.

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Dr. Charmaine Dean and her gradu-ate students Alisha Albert-Green and Erin Lundy are biostatisti-cians. Their job is to make numbers make sense and then use that new information to change the way we approach real life problems.

They do this by finding signifi-cance in “complex data” that they gather from various reports, while making sure they “respect the lim-itations and … uncertainties that you have when you put everything together,” as Dean has put it.

If that is too obtuse, then perhaps it will be easier to picture it this way. You want to find out the best pizza in London, so you ask your friends, who have a variety of preferences. Trying to take this set of complex information make sense requires its own science. While Dean has yet to turn her sights onto the pizza prob-lem, she is certainly helping change the way we approach these types of quandaries.

Dean is the dean (appropriately) of science at Western but has worked in the past to improve the quality of patient care. While the classic way of doing this has always involved look-ing at large populations of patients and finding what works best for the most people, she sees the future revolving around fusing data

“[This data is gathered] from Health Canada, pharmaceutical companies, physicians and pulling it together to understand what a person needs … bringing all these

different data sources together … to give that person what we are calling ‘personalized care,’” Dean said.

Working with computer scien-tists, Dean sees the future of medi-cine depending on biostatisticians bringing relevant data to physicians from several sources. A patient should no longer have to explain past medical history and hospitaliz-ations, but the doctor should already know.

Dean’s students work to give more accurate analysis, but limit their scope to extending already existing tools. Albert-Green is a PhD student and her research hits close to home. Ontario is subdivided into 49 health units, and she currently looks at the instances of cancer in men and women in those areas. Using methods she has been devel-oping in the long-term, her goal is to get better-approved estimates of the rates of cancer.

The research can be applied to many areas of interest. Lundy, also a PhD student, is trying to develop a model to analyze a study that followed a large group of juven-ile criminals and determined why they committed different, repeated crimes.

“You can apply it to everything and it is used to make so many deci-sions … every policy in healthcare, [fighting] forest fires and the court system … is usually based, partially, upon analysis,” Lundy explained.

“It is a very collaborative field, so no matter what your interests are, as a statistician you get to learn about several different fields,” Albert-Green said.

My New Years resolution is to get a girlfriend. Is this sad and pathetic?

Sincerely,This ain’t love, it’s desperation

Dear this ain’t love, it’s desperation,Sad and pathetic is relative. That being said, while you can go and actively seek a girlfriend, good things come to those who wait. Experience shows that good rela-tionships usually just happen by circumstance. While going to bars and using apps like Tinder might help you meet people that you may be interested in, it’s not always a strong foundation for a lasting rela-tionship. That being said however, joining clubs and classes increases the chances of meeting people. The more people you meet, the higher the chances of love, or at least late night company, so don’t give up yet.

My boyfriend has been gaining weight and I think he could use a trip to the gym … but I don’t want to insult him. What do I say?From,Not a fan of Fat Albert

Dear Not a fan of Fat Albert,You’re walking on a slippery slope dear friend. Mentioning subjects that involve weight gain or body

image is usually a sensitive topic. This being said, if you think that it may be an issue, don’t hesitate to motivate him and each other to stay healthier. Make it a thing that you aim for and he won’t take it as such a personal attack. Suggest going to the gym together. Suggest exercise in the bedroom, which could be fun and can stimulate motivation, among other things. At the end of the day, if you really care about them and you’re looking out for their best interests, they will understand. Just make sure your intentions are com-ing from a good place and that you acknowledge that you would like them regardless because of who they are.

Why are there so many good-look-ing boys on campus, but when I go out, they disappear?

From,Looking for the elusive

Dear looking for the elusive,We’re in the same boat. Tell me when you find them.

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Decoding formal and semi-formal menswear

Megan DevlinASSOCIATE EDITOR

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Fashion can be hard to figure out. For example, what is the difference between formal and semi-formal menswear.

Jason Vanmali, a former style con-sultant at Made Clothing Company, says formal wear harkens back to the early 20th-century — when men dressed really well.

“Formal is usually associated with an outfit. When people go to a formal event they’re not trying to stand out, they’re actually all trying to dress pretty similar,” Vanmali says.

The most traditional formalwear is the tuxedo.

Brian Watts, executive clothier at David E. White in London, says that when he thinks formal he thinks black tie — a wedding, for example.

“The next level down [from tux-edo] would be a black suit — even charcoal is accepted now as an alternative,” Watts says.

When it comes to formal foot-wear, Watts and Vanmali both agree that a patent leather dress shoe is a classic.

But Watts says he’s seeing a trend a way from patent leather lately.

“A wing-tip or a cap toe is more than acceptable — as long as it’s well-polished.”

Semi-formal is actually more for-mal than many people think. Watts finds they often mix up semi-formal with business casual.

“Business casual is when you can start introducing a cotton pant, you could possibly introduce jeans in the right setting,” he says. “That’s when I see the sport coat layered with a nice sweater or sport shirt.”

Vanmali says a semi-formal look

needs dress shoes, dress pants, a nice belt and a dress shirt. A jacket and tie are optional, depending on the occasion.

“When you’re getting down to semi-formal it’s more of a sport jacket look. Or any patterned suit — something like a blend-check or a hound’s-tooth. That’s getting more into business attire,” Watts says.

Patent leather is too much for semi-formal; instead, Watts recom-mends a wing-tip, monk-strap or a split toe shoe.

Watts advises that students shop-ping on a budget should look into

cheaper options for accents like ties and pocket squares.

For staple pieces like suits, shirts and dress shoes, however, Watts emphasizes that quality is paramount.

“The structure of the suit is quite important. If you can, look for some-thing with at least a half canvas rather than a fused garment,” he says.

Fused garments are held together with glue, which ripples during dry-cleaning.

“High quality pieces last and pay for themselves over time.”

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WHAT IS SEMI-FORMAL? Jason Vanmali, former style consultant at Made Clothing Company, models a semi-formal look. He’s wearing a navy sharkskin suit, playful accent pieces and a traditional black oxford dress shoe.

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Last year, when taking African American history, I decided to write my final semes-ter essay on The Cosby Show. As I watched episodes for the paper, I was reminded of the hilarious writing and relatable situations. In particular, the chemistry between Bill Cosby and on-screen wife Phylicia Rashãd was fantastic.

Now, that chemistry seems a little odd. At least 28 women have come forward and accused Cosby of sexual assault. The incidents range all the way back to the 1960s and it seems almost insidious that the allegations have only come to light now.

Of course, none of these allegations have been proven in a court of law. Actually, Rashãd defended Cosby on Tuesday at an event for the film Selma.

“Forget these women,” she said, “what you’re seeing is the destruction of a legacy.”

Rashãd is correct; a legacy has been undoubtedly tarnished by these allega-tions and the flurry of controversy. The media storm heads to London today as Cosby is set to perform at Budweiser Gardens tonight. Security is being ramped up in anticipation for disrup-tions and debate has begun questioning the merit of allowing Cosby to perform.

Here’s the thing: we have a principle in our society that is extremely import-ant — and that’s innocent before proven guilty. Cosby is not a criminal. He is free (and contractually obligated) to per-form. Cancelling his show would send the absolute wrong message. It would encourage less freedom of speech and expression.

If you do not agree with Cosby and believe the allegations are true, do not attend the performance. As a matter of fact, London Abused Women’s Centre head Megan Walker has estimated that more than 400 people will gather outside Budweiser Gardens for a peaceful pro-test. Grab a sign, practice your chants and exercise your right to freedom of expression and declare that Cosby should be tried in a court of law for his alleged actions.

Personally, I would not attend his performance, but it’s ridiculous to vilify those who do. Some people can separ-ate unproven allegations and attending a stand up comedy performances. Remember that after Chris Brown was convicted of beating then-girlfriend Rihanna, his career did not end. People looked passed his assault and still lis-tened to his music; a personal value judgement (whether you believe it to be right or wrong) everyone has the right to make privately for themselves.

What this controversy may have done is shine the spotlight on an issue that we’re still too uncomfortable to con-front as a society. The Canadian Centre for Justice report 51 per cent of women have experienced one incident of sexual or physical violence since they were 16. If that number does not give you pause and realize this is an incredibly serious issue, what will?

Cosby should be tried — if there is reasonable evidence — for these alleg-ations. Whenever anyone’s freedom of speech is silenced, however, it is inher-ently dangerous. There seems to have been the muzzling of accusers for dec-ades because Cosby is famous. Women were invalidated for years. Indeed, their freedom of speech was taken away.

Just as it was an unjust and inexcus-able to limit these women’s freedom of speech, it would be unjust to silence Cosby. Some will choose to attend his performance — a sketchy choice, no doubt — but one that should not be stolen away.

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Mustangs return after holiday tournamentBradley MetlinSPORTS EDITOR@BradAtGazette

While most students were on the road heading back to London this past weekend, the Mustangs women’s hockey team was on the road head-ing to Montreal. Participating in the Theresa Humes Tournament hosted by Concordia University, Western put up an admirable effort.

Looking at their record, a loss, an overtime loss and a win, some might label the results as dispiriting; head coach Chris Higgins firmly disagrees.

“Actually, it wasn’t disappoint-ing at all. You have to remember that university hockey shuts down the last week of November,” he said. “Basically, they haven’t been on the ice or had any practice for five weeks.”

Playing against the University of Ottawa, Western loss 3–2 in a shoot-out. Despite the loss, the Mustangs outshot the Gee Gees and had con-trol over the game.

During Western’s second game, they blasted past Queen’s 4–1. This occurred despite an opposing roster that was very motivated to defeat the Mustangs.

The third and final game of the tournament saw Western fall 5–1 against Mount Alison. Coach Higgins notes that the Mustangs played well despite the circumstances.

“We were on the road, kids don’t play at nine in the morning,” he said referring to the early start time. “We had near 50 shots on the net … It’s hard when you’re not motivated. Even though you always say you’re going to play your best, you really do get up for the Queen’s of the world and the teams you’re going to have to beat.”

The games at this tournament were merely exhibition and didn’t affect Western’s position at the top of the Ontario University Athletics’ standings. Looking ahead, there is a firm belief that a solid performance can continue.

“In the OUA, there are no easy games,” Higgins said, describing the teams as very talented. Looking forward to this weekend with games against Laurentian and Nipissing, Higgins predicted both would be exciting matchups.

“Nipissing is probably the most improved team in the OUA; we [last] beat them 2–1 but it could have gone eitherway,” he said.

Four Western Mustangs were chosen to be part of a team of OUA players that will square off against Canada’s Under-18 team. Two play-ers selected, Defencemen Katelyn Gosling and Brianna Iazzolino, rank first and second for points among defencemen in the OUA with 11 and 10 respectively.

While individual success cer-tainly happens on the team, Higgins stressed the modest and collabora-tive nature of the team.

“Our motto is ‘Stangs run together,” he stated.

The goal is ultimately to make the championships for Canada Interuniversity Sport — an accom-plishment that would be significant.

Higgins said that in the history of women’s hockey at Western, they’ve never been to Nationals and “It would be pretty big.”

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Rundown >> Four Mustang teams have been named in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport top 10 • Men’s hockey in 10th, men’s track and field in ninth, women’s swimming in sixth, and women’s track and field in fourth.

THE GOOD MLB Hall of Famers

For the first time since 1955, baseball writers have inducted four players — three of them pitchers — to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, John Smoltz and Craig Biggio were elected Tuesday in one of the strongest classes in recent memory. The Hall of Fame has been marred by controversy in the last decade with the question of steroid users and their place in baseball’s eternal shrine.

Randy Johnson won five Cy Young Awards, which is second behind Clemens’ seven, recorded 4,875 strikeouts, and earned a World Series championship with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2001. Pedro Martinez is regarded as one of the premiere talents ever to come out of the Dominican Republic and his dominance in a hitter-friendly era has cemented him as one of the greatest. John Smoltz played for the Atlanta Braves for 21 years and won a World Series in 1995 while Craig Biggio spent his entire 20-year career with the Houston Astros, mainly as a power-hitting second baseman.

With these inductees, the chances for the likes of Clemens, Bonds and McGuire are shrinking rapidly.

THE BAD Cleveland Cavaliers

The Cleveland Cavaliers have thus far posted a record of 19–16, which is decent by Eastern Conference standards. Considering the hype surrounding the team after the return of LeBron James, however, their record is simply not good enough. The team’s chemistry is underdeveloped at this point in the season, and blame has been pointed at first year NBA coach David Blatt, who has been unable to deal with the egos that come with a talented team. It’s obvious the Cavaliers don’t believe in their current roster as they have reportedly pulled off a three-team trade, sending Dion Waiters to the Oklahoma City Thunder, and in return receiving Iman Shumpert and J.R Smith from the New York Knicks. Injuries have also derailed the team. James has missed a large stretch of the season and is expected to miss more time due to left knee and lower back strains. While Kevin Love, and Kyrie Irving have also missed time, the most important injury may be to starting Centre Anderson Varejao, who will miss the entire season due to an Achilles injury. The team recently lost to Philadelphia, need we say more?

THE UGLY Mike Babcock being the coach

The notion that Mike Babcock will take over the reigns of the Toronto Maple Leafs is a belief that has been lingering for over 5 years and continues to build steam with this week’s firing of Leaf head coach Randy Carlyle. While the Carlyle firing would surely go in the ‘good’ section, the talk of hiring Mike Babcock to replace him is definitely ugly. First off, Mike Babcock has a job — a very good one in fact — as the head coach of the Detroit Red Wings, one of the most successful franchises in NHL history. Why on earth would he leave his hard working team to join the mess that is the Leafs? Secondly, Babcock is not the coach the Leafs deserve. These players need to learn how to play before someone can coach them. You can’t learn if you don’t want to and right now, the Leafs do not want to.

Some of this blame obviously lies on management but in the end, the players are the ones who perform on the ice, not the coach or the GM. Stealing Babcock from Detroit would not fix this and the immense pressure of having to coach in Toronto does not exactly seem like something Babcock would dive into. For now, Babcock is the coach of the Detroit Red Wings and this matter should be put to rest, at least until the offseason.

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