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The lost boys London is fifth most
Gloria Dickie
NEWS EDITOR
Male students are earning lower
grades, experiencing behavioural
problems and dropping out of
school at a greater rate than girls,
according to statistics from a num-
ber of Canadian groups.
A report by the Council of Min-
isters of Education showed men
are more likely to drop out of uni-
versity in Canada, with male grad-
uation rates trailing women by 18
per cent.
Western’s enrollment figures
also show a gender gap, with sub-
stantially more women enrolled in
almost every faculty. Only busi-
ness, law, medicine, and engineer-
ing programs had more men than
women. Overall there were 9,236
male students enrolled in an
undergraduate program com-
pared to 11,288 female students
last year.
At Brescia University College,
the dropout rates are better than
average. The all-girls affiliate col-
lege sees only 9.5 per cent of its stu-
dents leave before graduating.
Sheila Blagrave, director of com-
munications at Brescia, noted the
Candidates compete
Game show at the Wave shows human side
Cheryl Stone
NEWS EDITOR
Tuesday night, mayoral candidates
showed off their game at the Wave.
In collaboration with the Uni-
versity Students’ Council, Hack the
Vote held “So You Think You Can
Council?” — a game show style
event where candidates tested their
knowledge of London.
“We’ve been to all-candidates
meetings […] they’re stuffy,” Shawn
Adamsson, a Hack the Vote orga-
nizer, said. “Let’s break down some
barriers and let their personalities
shine through.”
He noted the idea had been used
in other cities like Toronto. Hack the
Vote is an organization attempting
to improve voter engagement and
turnout in London elections.
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WESTERN’S DAILY STUDENT NEWSPAPER SINCE 1906
college has conducted research into
how women learn in an effort to
include these methods in their cur-
riculum.
“One of the things that we do
know is that women respond more
to connectedness, and even human
touch,” she explained. “Shake their
hand when they come into the
classroom. Females respond very
well when they know that there is
meaningful connection and that
creates optimal learning. Boys don’t
need that as much.”
She added women also respond
well to challenges, whereas boys are
motivated by conflict.
But while boys may be slipping
in academic rankings, men remain
at the top of the pyramid in the
workforce.
“[Boys] are doing less well
because they’re dropping out at
higher rates, but they’re doing
much better in the workplace
because they’re still men and it’s
still a patriarchal society,” Jeffrey
Vacante, associate professor in his-
tory, said. “Men are still running the
country, they’re still running busi-
ness, they’re still running the econ-
omy.”
However, Vacante believed
Meaghan Coker, vice-president
university affairs for the USC, said
the atmosphere was different from
previous meetings with candidates,
allowing attendees to interact with
the candidates. She did note, how-
ever, there were not a lot of students
in attendance.
“Apathy doesn’t go away at the
start of an election,” Adamsson
remarked.
He hoped to continue to lay the
foundations for the next election in
four years.
“Next time, they won’t think the
community doesn’t care.”
“Perhaps the local politics don’t
matter as much [to students],
they’re only here for four years,”
Nancy Branscombe, current ward
six councilor explained.
But she said she spoke with
Where my boys at? since 1906
issues with male achievement have
little to do with problems in the cur-
riculum.
“I’d say that boys have been used
to being in a position of power,” he
said, adding men may have coast-
ed through school and benefited
from a system that catered to them
in the past.
He said boys might only appear
to be struggling since they’re on a
more even playing field than
before. Now that boys are falling
behind, Vacante said people are
blaming a system weighted towards
girls.
“I think that’s the wrong debate.
It’s wrong to scapegoat women, it’s
wrong to say that the pendulum
has swung too much towards
women.”
Phil DiNucci, a third-year geog-
raphy student, recalled throughout
his elementary school career girls
often excelled over boys in acade-
mics. Additionally, he felt the books
in the curriculum were often femi-
nized.
“In Grade 3, we had to read
Sarah, Plain and Tall. That was
awful. And obviously, it didn’t really
interest [the boys] much,” he said.
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some students who lived in London
before university and they seemed
to be more interested in municipal
politics.
The evening consisted of mayoral
and councilor candidates competing
in games which tested their knowl-
edge of London. Games were based
on The Price is Right, Where in the
World is Carmen Sandiego, and Fam-
ily Feud. Topics ranged from ques-
tions about the city’s budget, geogra-
phy and history, to general trivia.
Current mayor Anne Marie
DeCiccio-Best was the winner of
the night, dominating the rounds of
play. She attributed her knowledge
to doing the job for several years.
“There’s a strong learning curve
once you get into council,” she
explained. “I wish this was earlier in
the campaign when people could
London > Rankings
dangerous city
Break-ins a cause for concern
Kaleigh Rogers
NEWS EDITOR
On the list of most dangerous cities
in Ontario, London has claimed the
number five spot, due in large part
to property crime like break-ins.
The ranking was based on crime
rates compared to the national
average. Cities were ranked by how
higher or lower their crime rates
were for breaking and entering,
auto theft, robberies, sexual assault,
and homicide.
Brad Duncan, chief of the Lon-
don Police Service, noted London
was below the national average in
both sexual assault and homicide,
and that property crime most heav-
ily affected the final ranking.
“We must remember, as well,
these are 2009 statistics and since
that time, this year alone, we’ve
brought break-and-enters [...]
down 11 per cent and the auto
thefts we’ve brought down 22 per
cent,” Duncan added.
But the high number of proper-
ty crimes is concerning to Meaghan
Coker, vice-president university
affairs for the University Students’
Council, because break-ins directly
affect the student community.
“I think that we all note that
when you see articles a couple
weeks after Thanksgiving showing
an increase [in break-ins], that’s
really significant,” Coker said.
Increasing surveillance, or at
least awareness, about break-ins
Hack the Vote, a local gassroots voter mobilization group, presented the game
show style event at the Wave on Tuesday.
still drop out [of the race].”
Adamsson noted the questions
came out of long hours of research
on the part of volunteers, and many
of the facts surprised even him. He
noted a 14 km expansion of Fan-
shawe Park Road cost $11 million.
The city also budgeted $300,000 for
bike lanes across the city — a figure
he found surprisingly small.
“The issues that matter to the
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London’s ranking in all of Canada
7.27%
How much London’s crime rate is
above the national average
11%
How much break-ins in London
have decreased in the last year
around student housing areas dur-
ing times when students are absent,
is an important step the USC is pur-
suing with the city, she explained.
“What I am concerned about is
the lack of attention that has come
from London police and the City of
London with regards to property
crimes, especially regarding the
student neighbourhoods.”
Megan Giajnorio, a fourth-year
business student, knows first-hand
the target student homes have for
crime during certain times of the
year. She and her roommates were
the victims of property crime when
their house was robbed in the sum-
mer of 2009.
“It was kind of scary, just the
thought that someone else had
been in there. We were all in [our
hometowns] and I couldn’t go back
to London, so I think the worst part
was not being able to see what
actually happened.”
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people here, they’re covered in a
way that makes them sit up and
think,” Branscombe said. She
explained if voters were not happy
with what was going on, they
should vote to complain.
“It seemed like a really good
event,” Greg Munro, one of the
ward six candidates. He noted the
event was interactive and fun for
both candidates and the audience.
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‘Please God, let Matt be OK’
Judy Shepard shares her son’s story
Monica Blaylock
NEWS EDITOR
People from the London communi-
ty crowded into an auditorium in
the Health Sciences Building last
night to listen to Judy Shepard,
mother of Matthew Shepard and
co-founder of the Matthew Shep-
ard Foundation.
After a few light-hearted jokes,
Judy read her impact statement
from her son’s murder trial. At the
time of Matthew’s death, his par-
ents were residing in Saudi Arabia
— a nine-hour time difference from
Casper, Wyoming, the city in which
Matthew lived.
“Typically Matt called around
midnight to catch up with us — he
didn’t think about the time differ-
ence. It was too much work,” Judy
joked, recalling the events leading
up to her discovery of Matthew’s
murder.
“I began every phone call with a
silent prayer: ‘Please God, let Matt
be OK. But [during] this phone call,
he was not.”
On Oct. 7, 1998, police called
Judy and her husband Dennis to
inform them their son was in criti-
cal condition — brutally beaten
because of his homosexuality.
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Judy Shepard, mother of Matthew Shepard, spoke on campus Tuesday.
Matthew died on Oct. 12.
In memory of her son, Judy and
Dennis founded the Matthew
Shepard Foundation in December
1998.
“I feel I must try to share with
you the importance of Matt’s life
and death. We’ve become a SIC
society — silent, indifferent, and
complacent — and by speaking
about Matt’s tragedy I hope I can
help change that,” Judy said.
“There are days when I think I
can’t go on but I know Matt would
be very disappointed in me if I gave
up,” she added.
After talking about Matthew’s
life and death, Judy moved on to
speaking about equality in the les-
bian, gay, bisexual and transgender
community and the importance of
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Members of local communities
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and encouraging to hear the work
of someone who, out of a tragedy, is
doing goodwill,” Luke Nicholas,
London local and attendee, said. “I
think that Londoners need more
people talking about diversity,
about tolerance, and about hope in
the community.”
According to Mike Tithecott,
University Students’ Council presi-
dent, PrideWestern was very happy
with the overall impact of Judy’s
appearance on campus.
“We were really happy with the
turnout. It was a sold out event and
the fact that people asked questions
— some really heartfelt — and peo-
ple wanted to talk to her at the book
signing showed that people were
really engaged by her.”
Judy’s guest speaking appear-
ance cost $12,000, according to
Tithecott, but most of that was
funded by a grant.
By speaking out about equality
and the LGBT community, Judy
hopes to eliminate hate crimes and
inform the public about issues sur-
rounding the LGBT community.
News Briefs
UWOFA gets
$1 million strike fund
The UWO Faculty Association
received a cheque yesterday for $1
million to help fund strike pay,
rental of strike headquarters and
other related costs.
The money was donated by the
Canadian Association of University
Teachers, a national union that acts
as the voice for unionized academ-
ic staff in Canada. The money was
pulled from a Defence Fund used to
support groups like UWOFA that
may enter a strike. The Defence
Fund currently stands at $22 mil-
lion.
“We greatly appreciate the sup-
port that this cheque demon-
strates,” UWOFA president James
Compton said in a press release.
The donation follows a no-
board report filed by the union last
week, which represents the final
necessary step before calling a
strike. Previously, the union asked
for a conciliator to sit in on negoti-
ations. The union also approved a
strike mandate by 87 per cent.
The union will be in a legal strike
position by early November. Nego-
tiations are set to continue into the
first week of November.
At issue for the union are a num-
ber of new policies governing acad-
emic responsibilities and conflict of 3-day forecast
interest, among others. The salary Thursday Friday Saturday
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NCAA needs to pay
Da Silva
Bullet
Daniel Da Silva
SPORTS EDITOR
dan@westerngazette.ca
Imagine a billion dollar business
beloved by millions of people,
admitting they didn’t pay their pri-
mary employees a single dollar.
Even further, if those employees
managed to find some money and
keep it, they would be severely pun-
ished.
Sounds pretty awful right? Well,
welcome to the world of the
National Collegiate Athletic Associ-
ation, the organization running
intercollegiate sports in the United
States.
Recently, a sports agent came
out and admitted to Sports Illus-
trated that he paid a few athletes
while they were in school, hoping
to ensure they would choose him as
their agent when they eventually
went professional. This sent mas-
sive shockwaves throughout the
NCAA.
I understand where the NCAA is
coming from in certain instances.
They don’t allow schools to provide
athletes with any sort of money or
under–the–table gifts while they are
being recruited — that just sets up
an unfair advantage for the bigger
universities.
Judy Shepard recently spoke out
against discrimination to an audi-
ence in the Health Sciences Build-
ing on campus. Here are some of
her more memorable quotes from
the talk.
I suddenly realize that, after
watching that video for the 13
millionth time — I’m so Ameri-
can.
—after showing a video composed
of clips of her life and struggles
I’m going to apologize ahead of
time for being such an Ameri-
can.
—because, well, she did say “y’all” a
lot
Know that picture at work
you’ve been telling everyone is
your “favourite cousin”? Now it’s
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But what difference does it make
if these players are getting some
money, aside from their scholar-
ship, while they are enrolled and
playing? Those thousands of dollars
aren’t going to unfairly improve
their play on the field.
Yet if any such gifts are detected
by the NCAA, the player and his or
her university face stiff penalties.
Current New Orleans Saints run-
ning back Reggie Bush was forced
to give up his Heisman trophy
when it was revealed that he was
given money during his time at the
University of Southern California.
Luckily for him, he’s already in the
National Football League — but
USC was fined a significant amount
of money solely because it hap-
pened under their watch.
Unlike other large corporations,
the NCAA gets away with it because
they hide under the guise of pro-
tecting the integrity of the “student
athlete.” As if they actually care
about the students. The penalty for
a school failing to graduate less
than 60 per cent of their players is a
Bringing the boys back
few lost scholarships — in other Boys are lost in our education system. They’re drop- go anywhere at all.
words, the school will have fewer ping out of high school more than girls and fewer are Men are also quickly becoming a minority in univer-
scholarships to hand out for athlet- pursuing higher education. Hyperactive boys are sity. In a way, this is something to celebrate. Society has
ic recruiting. Doesn’t seem to be forced into a classroom where they’re rewarded for sit- been pushing women for decades to succeed in a world
that bad, does it? ting still, behaving and learning on a schedule. Girls traditionally dominated by men. But it’s too easy to let
Well done, NCAA. You’ve man- fare better in this environment. Studies have shown that feeling of success distract us from an underlying
aged to come up with a business they concentrate better than boys at a young age and problem. Domination by any single group — be it racial,
plan that would probably be illegal their minds develop faster. gender-based or otherwise — is a problem in need of
in any other industry. Enjoy your It’s easy to point a finger at the education system for correction. If there are more male CEOs than women,
billions of dollars in television deals these problems. With fewer male teachers acting as role the solution isn’t to flip the ratio — it’s to find a balance.
while your unpaid players bring in models and a curriculum often catering to female Changing the situation won’t be easy. Stigmas about
the fans. learning habits, the classroom quickly becomes a boy’s the types of jobs appropriate for men and women take
greatest enemy. generations to change, not years. It’s also hard, if not
But the problem goes much deeper than the class- impossible, to alter social views with a simple invest-
room. Their struggles are just one symptom of a bigger ment or advertising campaign.
problem — one that needs to be fixed before boys get Nevertheless, pouring more money into our educa-
left behind for good. tion system would be a start. With some extra cash,
Take male teachers for example. Historically speak- teachers would have more flexibility to experiment
ing, society has produced female teachers in greater with methods that balance the interests of young boys
numbers than men. The stigma produced by this is and girls. Aggressively recruiting male teachers would
affecting men at a time where hip-hop artists and ath- help curb a gender gap and offer a positive role model
letes are replacing fathers and teachers as male role for young boys. Over several years, we could start to see
models. Boys are left in an education system with few a change.
time to tell everyone who it is. positive mentors they can relate to. But the real solution is something no government
—on coming out of the closet There is also a persistent code among boys that can mandate, no investment can buy and no study can
learning is for wimps and nerds, while girls are cele- solve. If we’re going to save our lost boys, it will take
It could have been influenced brated for being studious and attentive. While girls are nothing short of a social revolution.
by the fact that Matt’s told to break the glass ceiling, boys aren’t really told to — The Gazette Editorial Board
favourite Halloween costume
was Dolly Parton. Three years in
a row. And he didn’t always
wait ‘til Halloween to practice.
—on her intuition, from when her
son was eight years old, that he was
dearlife dailyquote
gay
Tailgaters. WTF?! Back off already; I see the strongest and the smartest
I don’t think that my husband
is going to say, “You mean I even if you don’t value your life or men who have ever lived...
could have married a man?!”
—on the supposed danger some car, could you possibly expand your and these men are pumping gas and
people perceive of gay marriage
understanding to acknowledge that I waiting tables.
It’s not like, “Please pass the
potatoes, I’m gay.” might? –CHUCK PALAHNIUK, FROM FIGHT CLUB
—on the complexity of coming out
to friends and family
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Stars plan to shine bright for London tour stop

Canadian band talks about new album and playing in a university town
Nicole Gibillini
ARTS & LIFE EDITOR

The five members of Stars are child-

hood friends from Toronto, but they
didn’t come together as a band until
the late ‘90s.
The indie-pop group officially
formed in Brooklyn, New York but
eventually moved to Montreal,
which is now their home base.
“It started out of an obsession of
pop music — it was a combination
of destiny and chemistry,” Evan
Cranley, Stars bassist, says.
Stars’ current Canada-US tour to
promote their newest album, The
Five Ghosts, ends in December. The
band plays the London Music Hall
tomorrow following a show in
Kingston last night.
The tour is a shift from the series
of small club shows they played in
the spring.
“Bigger venues are great
because they allow us to be more
theatrical,” Cranley says. Courtesy of Norman Wong
Along with a change in venue, SOMEONE MISSED THE MEMO IT WAS STRIPE DAY. Stars will perform at London Music Hall tomorrow night with Young Galaxy.
Stars also experiences a lot of home-
town love while playing in Canada. about giving people creative free- took the band in a new direction, as “The goal is to write and record “Come and check out our sto-
“We have a lot of love in Canada. dom. it is more constructed compared to — not necessarily for an album. It’s ries. Hopefully you can be trans-
It’s exciting for us to get the sup- “It’s important for other people their last album, which was heavy important to stay as creative you ported to another place when you
port,” Cranley says. in the band to be able to have free- in orchestral rock. can,” he adds. listen to our music — maybe not
Cranley will be taking a break dom. You don’t want to put things “The first three records are a col- Cranley encourages Londoners think about your lives for two
from the band in March to have a in a box — because that’s when lection of songs and moods we to come out and see Stars set the hours. Come escape with us.”
baby with lead singer Amy Millan. people become temperamental,” were going through at the time. tone for their new record. Stars will perform at the London
The band will continue to write and Cranley says. “People need to feel They had no concept or construct “People in university are very in- Music Hall tomorrow night with
craft a new sound until then. freedom in what they’re doing.” really. In the last two records we step with what’s happening in Young Galaxy at 7 p.m., located at
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I’M DIGGING THIS TRACK. Andrew McPherson and Deliveryboy, above, make music together for a unique adaptation of
Fritz Lang’s 1927 silent film Metropolis.
Ashley Perl ment for Lang’s Metropolis. “It’s better — the ideas are more
CONTRIBUTOR On Oct. 22, Metropolis re:Scored refined now,” McPherson explains.
is coming to London’s McManus He also notes that since it’s per-
Fritz Lang’s Metropolis has a new Studio Theatre for one night only. formed live, the audience plays an
Effective Oct. 15th sound — which is strange given it’s When first presented with the important role in the perception of
Mon. - Fri. 9 - 9; a silent film. project idea for Metropolis, McPher- the piece.
Andrew McPherson and Deliv- son says he thought there was no Since its initial viewing, Metrop-
eryboy of the Juno award-winning way it could possibly work. But olis re:Scored has been performed
Across
from band Eccodek have teamed up to when he and Deliveryboy started to at other music festivals as well as at
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concept started to fall into place. here in London. McPherson, a
The soundtrack covers a wide Western film graduate, says he
variety of sounds including synthe- wanted to bring the project to Lon-
sizers, guitars, piano, different per- don to reconnect with the city
cussion instruments, digital remix- because of its extensive art history.
ing and looping. Coupling this mul- McPherson hopes Londoners
titude of sounds with the abstract will appreciate the unique experi-
images from Metropolis makes for ence of electronic and ambient
an interesting final product. music combined with Lang’s origi-
Metropolis re:Scored received nal film images.
positive reviews when it was fea- “It’s as enjoyable for the music
tured at the Fabulous Festival of lovers as it is for the film lovers. Come
Fringe at the Durham art gallery one come all,” McPherson exclaims.
and Guelph’s Festival of Moving Metropolis re:Scored starts at 8
Media in 2008. But even with these p.m. this Friday. Tickets are $20 and
positive responses, McPherson are available at the door of the
explains the project has been McManus Theatre (471 Richmond
tweaked and has evolved since its St.) or online at www.magiclilly.com
debut in 2007. /metropolis
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Sports gameday
Intramurals? In my sports section? You betcha. Nov. 6 will see the
Residence dodgeball tournament. Teams are encouraged to sign
up at westernmustangs.ca. Remember – if you can dodge a
wrench, you can dodge a ball.

rundown >> Johnny Hall finished in second place as the Western Mustangs men’s golf team won the Ontario University Athletics championships hosted at the Angus
Glen Gold Club on Tuesday | The women’s team finished in fifth place overall.

Mustangs fall to
Montreal… again
Women still best in Ontario
Kaitlyn McGrath
SPORTS EDITOR
It was a familiar story for the Mus-
tangs women’s tennis team at the
Ontario University Athletic cham-
pionships hosted at the Western
Tennis Centre this past weekend.
For the second year in a row, the
University of Montreal Carabins
were matched up against the Mus-
tangs to determine who would take
home the championship on Satur-
day afternoon.
“They have been very tough the
last three years, and we’re always
right behind them,” Mustangs head
coach Mike Richards said about the
Montreal team. “I guess in a sense
we are kind of rivals.”
The Mustangs looked comfort-
able early in the two-day tourna-
ment, easily defeating McMaster 7–
0. The semi-final posed more of a
challenge as the Mustang narrowly
defeated the York Lions 4–3, but the
victory was enough to send the
women straight to the final.
“We have a lot of depth in our
team and anyone could play in the
line-up,” Mustangs Kira Draliuk
said. “That’s the advantage of our
team and I think that’s how we got
to the final.”
The men’s team also took to the
court this weekend, but unfortu-
nately their tournament ended ear-
lier than expected with a 4–3 semi-
final loss to the University of Toron-
to Varsity Blues.
Despite their early exit, second-
year Mustang Matthew Jaekel took
the loss in stride.
“I’m disappointed that we lost,
but I’m definitely not disappointed
in the way we played — we played
well,” he said. “We have a really
young team so a lot of the guys are
going to be back next year and we
can just get better from here.”
With the men out, the hope of Corey Stanford GAZETTE
advancing to the nationals rested NOT PICTURED: LOUD GRUNTING NOISE À LA THE WILLIAMS SISTERS. Both Mustangs tennis teams went into action at
on the women’s shoulders, but the Western Tennis Centre this past weekend. Though the men were taken out in the semi–final, the women made it all the
beating the defending national way to the championship round where they fell to the University of Montreal Carabins.
champs wouldn’t be an easy task.
After losing the doubles point,
the women were down 1–0, and how tough I tried to hang in there, ing Western 5–2. n’t win their matches — that’s the
would have to record wins in four but I think she’s hands down one of After their convincing win, the magic with team events: you can
singles matches to keep the cham- the best players in the OUA,” Dral- Carabins will once again vie for the share the overall results.”
pionship in Ontario. iuk said of her opponent. national championship and Uni- The Mustangs weren’t able to
Draliuk, who faced the unde- Mustangs rookie Michelle Stanes- versity of Montreal assistant coach pull off the upset, but Richards
feated Kim Polisois, was easily out- cu and third-year Meaghan Gutelius Alexandre Blaettler wasn’t the only remains proud of the way his young
matched in her game, unable to won their respective matches, but it one celebrating. team performed.
generate any kind of momentum, wasn’t enough to topple the Carabins “The team is more pleased than “If it’s any consolation, we’re the
eventually losing 6–0, 6–0. who won the championships for I am,” he said. “It’s a nice feeling for best team in Ontario, so we’re
“I don’t think the score reflects their third consecutive time, defeat- the team, including those who did- happy about that.”

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Daniel Da Silva
SPORTS EDITOR
Between Brett Favre’s exposed
penis and Ron Artest’s insane ram-
blings, there aren’t a lot of positives
in sports these days. But every now
and then, sports are used to actual-
ly make a positive difference in the
lives of others.
That was the philosophy when
four women from Harvard created
the “sOccket” — a soccer ball that
harnesses the energy of the game
and stores it inside the ball. Plug in
a light, cell phone charger, or any
other small electronic device and
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“It uses an inductive coil mech-
anism. It has a copper coil and a
magnet inside. The magnet moves
back and forth as the ball moves,
which generates a current that the
ball stores,” Hemali Thakkur, one of
the sOccket’s creators, said.
Thakkur, with classmates Jessica
Matthews, Jessica Lin, and Julia Sil-
verman, invented the sOccket after
a brainstorming session in 2008 at
one of their engineering classes.
“Having all been to developing
countries, we knew there was a
need for electricity. And we knew
there was a love of soccer because
the kids were playing it for hours a
day. So it seemed like a natural fit,”
Thakkur explained.
The goal of the project becomes
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ize that, according to the World
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“The current prototype is very
fragile and we’re trying to improve
that. Possibly with a velcro covering
to prevent debris from getting in,”
she said.
“We also want to switch the ball
to a AC current, which will improve
the ball’s efficiency. Getting more
energy from every kick is some-
thing we really want to work on.”
Even though they aren’t com-
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response they have received has
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“The response all over Africa has
been extremely positive. The kids
absolutely loved it. They kept ask-
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give it to them because we were still
testing it,” Thakkur said.
The women were also proud
when they realized their work had
started to inspire the kids they were
working with to come up with their
own innovative ideas.
“Jessica Lin, one of the co-
founders, said that after playing
with the sOccket, a little boy came
up with his own idea of making a
ball that uses solar panels to create
electricity. It’s turned into a social
engineering project,” she said.
Given time and resources, the
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send them all over the world to
people that live without electricity.
“We are hoping to partner with
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around the world to ensure that
these balls go to where they are
needed the most,” Thakkur said.
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electricity source for everyone.”
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