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Parking tickets way to pay tickets, users can pay for get some sod damage.”
move online tickets while checking their email. He noted this happens every year
The City of London has created a “In the long run, it’ll save people — sidewalk plows veer slightly off the
new website where users can pay money,” Maguire said. sidewalk and damage neighbour-
parking tickets without leaving their — Danielle Veale hood lawns — and there is nothing
homes. plowers can do to prevent it.
When users enter the secured Spring thaw reveals He explained this winter was par-
site, the first things they’ll see are damaged property ticularly bad due to the thaw, which
images of tickets. People can click While spring may be officially here, was in January. Thaws mean the
the ticket they received and fill in the reminders of winter are lingering on snowbanks normally lining the
required information. Londoners’ lawns. The spring thaw banks vanish, leaving plows vulner-
“The security for the page is very revealed some lawns were damaged able to wandering.
high,” according to Shane Maguire, by city plows. “We’ve got 200 phone calls so far,
division manager of parking and “Our first snowfall was Dec. 6, the plus we know of some locations,”
traffic signals. grass was nice, bright and green, and Parsons explained. He noted some
The people of London have a we got 30 cm of snow overnight,” homeowners would fix their lawns
good track record of paying tickets, John Parsons, division manager of themselves due to the fact that city
Maguire explained, and the ones transportation and roadside main- crews do not start work until May.
who don’t pay right away have their tainable for the City of London, “It does occur every year and it’s
plates denied when they have to explained. “When you do that, and sort of a rite of spring,” Parsons
renew their plate’s licenses. He the ground’s unfrozen and you send noted.
noted, however, with the new online a sidewalk plow out there, you can — Cheryl Stone
Events Calendar
PROFESSOR EVALUATIONS
Evaluating
our professor
evaluations
It’s that time of year again — the time when power
is put in the hands of the students to grade their
professors. Scantron sheet are submitted in each
class, where students must grade their professors
on a variety of criteria and summarize their feel-
ings about the class as whole. Ultimately, we hope,
these evaluations will provide some kind of feed- Letters to the editor
back that professors can use to improve their class-
es in the future.
Referendum does
Student attitudes towards their professors sway
for a variety of reasons, whether it’s the quality of a
not benefit all
lecture or their mark in the class. But grades fluc-
To the Editor:
tuate and depend as much on the difficulty of a test
Adding an additional 48 or so dollars
as the particular professor’s teaching skills. While it to tuition/student fees does not seem to
might not seem like best method, teacher evalua- I headed to upstairs Jack’s on Saturday I do apologize that a lot of juice–monkeys be a big issue, but for some people like
tions are an appropriate way for the university to evening for what I expected to be a casu- in tight TapOut t-shirts loudly cheering on myself who live off-campus and drive to
gauge student opinions. al live music night with some friends, but men as they fought ruined your Saturday school every day it is a complete and total
to my surprise it was a UFC night. night. But that doesn’t make UFC illegiti- waste of money — I could be using this
When used poorly, students will inevitably use
Watching the UFC fighters on TV mate. money to fill up my car.
teacher evaluations as a cathartic process. Anony- looked more like they were about to have I’m the first to admit I don’t particular- There is absolutely no need for me
mous comments are the perfect way for students sex rather than fight and it made me ly care for mixed martial arts. But I have to posses a bus pass currently, and
to release their pent up anger for a certain profes- think — what’s the appeal? always enjoyed boxing, which has always increasing this charge makes it even
sor. But while this may be an elegant form of ther- There’s nothing ultimate about fight- had the same complaints levied against it. more absurd — it’s ridiculous.
apy, it’s hardly the best medium to express their ing — why would two people want to get First of all, there is an appeal to fight- Why can there not be an opt out
into a ring and beat each other up? It ing — you just have to look beyond the clause in registration, like the one for
frustrations. It begs the question as to whether stu-
really doesn’t make any logical sense. initial appearance of blood and homo- Western’s health insurance? Why
dents are best equipped to judge professors fairly. Physical violence shouldn’t be given eroticism. It really is about athletes should I have to pay even more money
When done well, however, it gives the universi- media attention and sensationalized as matching their individual skill against for something that is totally useless to
ty at least some kind of metric to bring praise or publicly acceptable. Advertising fighting each other. Each wrestling maneuver, me? I don’t think that it is fair to those
criticism to professors or instructors from an out- as entertainment rather than as a dan- takedown, punch and hold requires who do not take the bus to have to help
gerous activity can normalize it and intense training and physical mastery. finance such a program.
side voice. After all, performance evaluations are
encourage the average person to try the And the argument that fighting is Surely, London Transit Commission
used in every profession and while they can’t be holds at home. Glorifying fighting could encouraged and sensationalized is a bit does not need every student at Western
perfect, they’re at least useful combined with peer ultimately lead to accepting events like silly. First, events like the UFC are accept- to pay 48 extra dollars to run this late
review and other forms of evaluation. the UFC and promote the development ed and numerous. But that isn’t causing night bus and to help finance the full-year
Giving students a chance to offer feedback is a of similar fighting events. people to punch each other to death. service that only a minority of students
no-brainer, but how this data is used will depend UFC also promotes hyper–masculin- Most adults who watch it are old enough will actually ever use.
ity by exaggerating stereotypical male to know they aren’t capable of doing the Maybe instead of constructing their
on the professor’s willingness to accept criticism
behaviour. By allowing only males to take same things at home. Anyone stupid new warehouse on Wonderland Road
and look beyond the students who are just venting part in the events, they are blatantly stat- enough not to realize that is bound to be and begging for taxpayer dollars, the LTC
over poor grades. ing that fighting is for males, which a victim of natural selection anyway. should have used their “limited” budget
Given they’re at least marginally useful for profs strengthens the prescription of gender I agree with you on the promotion of to properly allocate buses.
and quite useful for students, it would be sensible to roles as males being aggressive and masculinity. There is the issue of parading They have spent millions on this facil-
females as passive. their ring girls around in next to nothing, ity, and now they agree to run a new bus
add TA evaluations, possibly run through the fac-
UFC has developed a “males only” but the fact is they do have an expanding route, all the while ripping off the City of
ulty, since students often have more contact with persona by advertising to a particular female division so it’s not like they are London and sucking Western students
TAs than professors. gender which is reflected in the copious entirely shutting out women. into financing their increasing debt.
Inevitably, teacher evaluations are most useful number of males who attend the events And I don’t see an issue with them gear- If some would like to support a late-
when the verdict is unanimous. When students or watch from home, in comparison to ing their promotion towards men. Men night service and year-round pass for
voice a collective verdict, they can draw attention to the limited number of females who show have traditionally been the ones who enjoy their convenience, that’s fine, but why
interest. If the UFC is going to exist, it fighting. You market toward your base should people pay who do not benefit
unskilled professors who slip under the radar each
should create equal opportunities for audience. At the risk of sounding stereo- from such a program?
year or give good professors the praise they both males and females. typical, I’ve never seen a single Sex and the An opt-out program is necessary.
deserve. There’s nothing special about two City marketing campaign directed at men. Maybe I could use the $48 to donate to
—The Gazette Editorial Board men beating each other up on TV. Not Simply put, MMA is another sport that charity? Oh, never mind, Western will tell
only is UFC physically dangerous, but it many people can’t get enough of. And if us who to donate it to.
also sensationalizes violence and further you don’t enjoy it, maybe stay away from — Logan Thomas Burnett
promotes the gender divide. the bars during the UFC pay-per-view Social Science I
—Amber Garratt events. That’s what I do.
—Daniel Da Silva
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>> Prince William, considering a honeymoon in Australia
Performance:
Opener:
Crowd:
Setlist:
Worth the Cash:
The Strokes —
“Under Cover of Darkness”
Fans of The Strokes have long-antic-
ipated the arrival of the band’s next
album. The wait is finally over, when
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Lauren Chan the audience to investigate. Audi- impressive. “Express” from the
GAZETTE STAFF ence members who were picked on movie Burlesque was performed
by the detectives happily participat- with a team of CAISA dancers
After months of anticipation, the ed, giving the show a successful decked out in black lingerie. Then
CAISA Allure Fashion Show took interactive skit. Brian Barber serenaded the audi-
place on Saturday at Centennial Hall. Each act was made up of a run- ence with Michael Bublé’s “Every-
The 13th production of CAISA’s fash- way walk by pairs of models and at thing.” To wrap up the show, West-
ion show was probably the best it’s least one dance number. This year, ern student Eric Mercer sang an
ever been. CAISA featured dance teams includ- original song called “She Knows.”
Once executive director Daisy ing the CAISA dancers, Hip-Hop If models, dancers and musicians
Sun and Jacob Won, president of the Western and WOOF Dance Crew. weren’t enough, CAISA also had
Canadian Asian International Stu- The male models stole the show Team 2X do a routine. The team of
dents’ Association, presented the when they broke out in a perfectly five men used martial arts, gymnas-
Children’s Health Foundation with choreographed lip-synched number tics and break dancing in their per-
an oversized $20,000 cheque, the to music from The Backstreet Boys, formance. They successfully added
show was promptly underway. complete with headset microphones. an element of surprise and excite-
This year, the entire show had a The most attention-grabbing ment to the show.
plot line — the search for a missing scene was definitely the lingerie and The production came to a close
red dress. The emcees of the night, swimsuit act. Female models with all the directors, managers, styl-
Jon Buccella and Sean Lewis, played emerged from behind screen doors ists, choreographers, models,
two hilariously stubborn detectives and fanned themselves down to Bey- dancers and other performers on
in search of the missing garment. oncé’s “Naughty Girl.” The men then stage. Flowers were handed out to
Between each of the four acts, turned up the heat with a shirtless the executives. After a couple of
Buccella and Lewis stole the spot- routine to Usher’s “Trading Places.” closing remarks, the show ended
light with partly improvised come- The musical entertainment aptly with a triumphant “CAISA”
dy skits. At one point, they took to throughout the show was also chant from everyone on stage.
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Sports factattack
The Michigan Wolverines became the first team in NCAA history
to win a tournament game without hitting a free throw (0-1) as
they defeated the Tennessee Volunteers 75-45.
rundown >> The Mustangs men’s and women’s badminton teams won the OUA championship this weekend > The Mustangs utilized home court advantage and knocked off
the defending champions from the University of Waterloo | The Mustangs men’s hockey team is seeded fourth in the upcoming University Cup being held in New Brunswick.
Mustangs sweep
team squash titles
Men go undefeated win
28th consecutive OUA title
Daniel Da Silva all 24 points available to them by
SPORTS EDITOR winning every match, they only
dropped two games over the whole
For most teams, having the weight tournament.
of 27 consecutive championships on Chetty’s performance in the first
your shoulders would be a lot to division against every other team’s
bear. Yet for Kimesh Chetty and the number one player was particularly
rest of the men’s squash team, it just impressive. After winning each of his
fuels the fire. four matches 3-0, he was chosen as
“Having won 27 previous cham- the most valuable player on the
pionships in a row doesn’t make me men’s side, earning a spot on the
nervous at all. Obviously you don’t OUA all-star team in the process.
want to be that team that breaks this “This was an amazing award to
incredible streak,” Chetty said. “I’m win especially being my last year. I Photo Courtesy of Rafik Bhaloo
sure it creates great fear in our have really worked hard at my game AND THEY SAID HIS BALLET TRAINING WOULDN’T PAY OFF. After winning the Hoehn Cup, the NCAA B division title, the
opponents too.” this year and it definitely paid off,” Mustangs men’s team destroyed their OUA competition to win their 28th consecutive title. The women’s team completed
Coming off a Hoehn Cup victory Chetty said. the double, regaining the title from the host Queen’s Gaels.
as the NCAA pool B champions While it’s fair to say the men’s
probably scared the rest of the team title drive was never in doubt,
Ontario University Athletics compe- the women’s team knew they would think that is what motivated us to
tition too. have to fight tooth–and–nail for fight even harder the second day.
“[It] was a big accomplishment every point if they wanted to regain This felt really good, especially [to
for us. I feel this made us a much the OUA title. After losing the title to win] on [the Gaels’] own courts,”
stronger and more cohesive team Queen’s last year, the Mustangs were Mustangs top seed and OUA all-star Last year was a tight They are a dominant
which prepared us very well to con- looking forward to upsetting the Samantha Hennings said.
quer another OUA championship,” Gaels on their home turf. “I loved the moment when we got
race between us and team and they played
Chetty said about the Hoehn Cup “Last year was a tight race to take that picture with both teams Queen’s […] Winning it hard. We have a com-
title. between us and Queen’s. We would holding the banners and trophies. It this year at Queen’s petitive edge on the
The Mustangs certainly appeared end up losing the banner by two felt so much better to do it at
prepared as they waltzed into the points and were pretty disappointed,” Queen’s,” Mustangs third seed
was awesome. teams we are playing.
Athletics and Recreation Centre at Mustangs fourth seed Erin Grand Giselle Delgado added. —Erin Grand —Jack Fairs
Queen’s University and took home said of last year’s OUA tournament. Grand and Delgado were partic- Women’s fourth seed Mustang’s coach
On defeating the Gaels and On winning every match on the men’s side
title number 28 with ease. The Mustangs struggled out of ularly important for Western’s title reclaiming the OUA title
“We all gave it our best effort the gate, gaining only four points hunt as they both ended the week-
even though we clearly had a much after the first day, putting them in a end with perfect records, amassing
superior team. We did not fool tie for third place. But the Mustangs seven of the Mustangs 12 total
around and we put 100 per cent into responded well on day two, winning points. While the combined victory is with the [players] that we have and
every game,” Chetty said. “It’s prob- eight more points to snatch the title “I knew that if I played my game, sweet for the Mustangs, it’s back to hopefully get some new players too,”
ably the reason why we came on top away from Toronto, McMaster and I should have good results. But I def- the gym to get ready to defend their Delgado said. “[We want] to win
without losing a match.” Queen’s. initely didn’t think I had it in the bag,” titles next year. another banner and keep the trophy
Not only did the Mustangs take “The first day was tough, but I Grand added. “We need to keep working hard at Western where it belongs.”