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Alumnus Andersen appointed new Social Science dean
BY JASON WINDERS Sociology – and a PhD from McMaster. the recommendation of the Social Science
With teaching and research interests in Decanal Selection Committee, and received
ROBERT (BOB) ANDERSEN has been political sociology, social stratification and the formal endorsement of the president and
appointed to a five-year term as dean of Social applied statistics, Andersen’s current research Western’s Board of Governors through the
Science, beginning July 1. He will join Western explores the consequences of income inequal- Board’s Senior Operations Committee earlier
June 1 and serve in a temporary role as special ity for a wide array of attitudes and behaviours this week.
advisor to the provost. considered important to the health of liberal Social Science is the largest faculty at West-
Andersen, BA’91 (Political Science), Dpl’92 democracy. He is also a social statistician with ern with 244 faculty members, more than 6,600
(Sociology), MA’94 (Sociology), arrives from expertise in survey research methods. His most undergraduates and 550 graduate students and
the University of Toronto where he is currently recent research has appeared in the Ameri- boasts more than 70,000 alumni around the
a Distinguished Professor of Social Science can Sociological Review, American Journal of globe. Recognized for its research, the quality of
and chair of the Department of Sociology (St. Political Science, British Journal of Sociology its undergraduate teaching, and its innovative
George Campus). Prior to joining Toronto in and the Annual Review of Sociology, and he is SPECIAL TO WESTERN NEWS graduate programs, Social Science has consis-
2007, he held various academic and administra- also the author of Modern Methods for Robust Robert (Bob) Andersen has been appointed tently been ranked as one of the Top 100 Social
tive appointments at Brock, Oxford, Western Regression. to a five-year term as dean of Social Science, Science faculties in the world by the Higher
and McMaster. Andersen was an assistant pro- Apart from his scholarly and administrative Education Evaluation and Accreditation Council,
beginning July 1.
fessor at Western from 2002-2003. success as chair of the Department of Sociology the QS Corporation and the Academic Rankings
He holds three degrees from Western – an at St. George Campus, he has also demon- which he oversees 60 faculty members and 100 of World Universities.
undergraduate degree (Political Science), hon- strated his leadership abilities as chair of Toron- graduate students. Andersen will succeed Brian Timney, who has
ours diploma (Sociology) as well as an MA in to’s Tri-campus Graduate Sociology Program in Andersen’s appointment was advanced at served as dean since July 2002.
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Western News | January 15, 2015 3
Entrepreneurship
Indigenous social network
eyes economic opportunity
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This screenshot shows one of numerous business pages on the Okwaho Network, a social-networking site
dedicated to global Indigenous business and economic development. Visit the site at okwahonetwork.com.
BY JASON WINDERS for Indigenous communities and people. That’s where our
heart is on this.”
SHYRA BARBERSTOCK HAS created a social network The couple has committed themselves to building a
that is all business. membership base over the next year. While much of the
Barberstock, a fourth-year First Nations Studies and early work has been passive – press releases, traditional
Health/Environmental Geography student, and her hus- social media pushes and the like – it’s their grassroots work
band, Rye Barberstock, recently launched the Okwaho that has been most rewarding. The Barberstocks have
Network, a social-networking site dedicated to global walked numerous individuals, businesses and economic
Indigenous business and economic development. Sparked leaders through the site.
out of a roadtrip conversation between the just-married “The whole idea behind the
couple, the project now fills a historic gap with a modern site is for people to engage, to
solution. network and share,” Shyra said.
“One thing that is neat to me is the original peoples of “But, of course, the network is
this land always had an entrepreneurial spirit, always found only as good as the people who
a way to trade and do commerce together. It’s in our blood sign up and take the time to get
to be able to go into business,” Rye said. to know each other. The nice thing
Launched late last year, the free site operates like a for a social network is it can take
mainstream social networking site, however it targets both SHYRA on its own life. We might have a
Indigenous and non-Indigenous people who want to work vision for what we want this to be.
with Indigenous communities and businesses. The site But it could turn into something totally different based on
allows people to promote themselves, their communities the people who join.”
and businesses, as well as discover career opportunities, Membership is in its early stages, but growth has already
review businesses, or share best practices about special come from unexpected areas.
projects or initiatives. The site intentionally utilizes the term ‘Indigenous.’ While
At its core, the site is about generating economic terms like First Nations, Métis, and
opportunities and removing barriers, Shyra said. Take, Inuit resonate in Canada, they
for instance, what the Okwaho Network can do for small mean little in the United States,
businesses. where terms like Native American
“A lot of Indigenous small-business owners don’t have a and Alaskan Natives are more
website. They can’t afford it; they don’t know how to create commonly used. Grappling with
them; they don’t have the capacity to do it,” Shyra said. nomenclature was an important
“This is really nice for them. You fill out a form, add a logo early step, as the site has already
and – ‘boom’ – there is your web page. Even people who sparked interest outside Canada.
aren’t very technical can have a web page.” “Originally, we were just
RYE
During the development phase, the couple, working focused on Canada,” Shyra said.
as Okwaho Communications, received support for their “Then we realized that we should
project from Western and Fanshawe College, including extend our reach to North America. After having some
support from TechAlliance and BizInc. conversations with Indigenous people from Australia and
Although currently living in London while Shyra finishes New Zealand, we realized there is an interest for global
her degree, the business is based out of the Tyendinaga Indigenous peoples to connect with one another.”
Mohawk Territory (Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte), between Rye continued, “It’s open to people who want to make
Belleville and Kingston, where they will return when Shyra a difference – no matter where. That is the whole premise.
graduates in a few months. There has to be a sense of togetherness – we are all in this
“We have been working on this for a year,” Shyra said. together.”
“And we did it because we want to see things improve
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I get we live in a hashtag world. So, when reli- then I stopped. don’t use automatic weapons.
An award-winning weekly gious zealots attacked the Paris offices of the What was I doing? And universities are not immune. I hate to agree
newspaper and electronic satirical publication Charlie Hebdo, last week, Social media has brought us together in many with CBC personality and you-kids-get-off-my-lawn
news service, Western News killing 12, I knew what to expect. ways, but it has also made us lazy by distancing us correspondent Rex Murphy, but he made an inter-
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Seemingly moments after the attack, the out- from action. Change no longer requires getting esting point in his column Saturday:
newspaper of record. The
pouring of virtual support, especially from the off your couch. OK, actual change requires you do
publication traces its roots
to The University of Western heavy-hitting literary and artistic communities, was that – and a lot more. But affecting a ‘perception of Our universities bleat about inquiry and free
Ontario Newsletter, a one- massive. Perhaps the most visible of these were the change’ does not. So today, as world events unfold, speech, but they are feeble and craven, caving
page leaflet-style publication wonderful visuals presented by editorial cartoonists many are self-relegated to the sidelines of history. in to protestors and special interests, pleading
which debuted on Sept. 23, the world over in memory of their fallen comrades – We are happy to cheer from the bench. ‘sensitivity’ and the ‘wish not to offend’ any
1965. The first issue of the
many featuring ‘The Pencil,’ the symbol of resistance And that’s a shame. time some topic or speaker threatens to ‘hurt’
Western News, under found-
to this latest (but not last) attack on modernity by Watching Selma, a film chronicling Martin Luther the professionally agitated on campus.
ing editor Alan Johnston, was
published on Nov. 16, 1972 those who dwell in antiquity. King’s historic march from Selma to Montgomery,
replacing the UWO Times Admittedly, the emotion of the moment, infused Alabama, in 1965, I wondered how successful King This university has a proud tradition of standing
and Western Times. Today, with these powerful images, was difficult to resist. would have been if he had to accomplish his task in up for the unpopular, but even we have seen our
Western News continues to Millions – from world leaders in the seats of power to the Age of Social Media. Perhaps instead of march- standing slip in the Campus Freedom Index, along
provide timely news, informa-
teenagers in their parent’s basements – offered vir- ing with thousands at his side, King would have with most universities in Canada.
tion and a forum for discus-
sion of postsecondary issues tual solidarity by proudly posting under the hashtag walked alone – although ‘supported’ by millions The space for freedom of expression on North
in the campus and broader #JeSuisCharlie (‘I am Charlie’). of home-bound slack-tivists tweeting #WeMust- American campuses is narrowing – be it by a com-
community. And I was among them. StandUp, all while sitting down. fortable professoriate, the increasing influence of
I have always loved the power of the editorial In the case of Charlie Hebdo, I read countless corporations and governments or the chilling effect
cartoon. When done skillfully, they have a sharp, commentaries about how these events highlight of political correctness. We have become timid,
WESTERN NEWS quick sting that burns deep. I still remember truly the importance of free speech and expression, as almost risk-averse, to hearing from anyone who may
great cartoons I published more than 20 years ago. well as the right to satire across the world. That’s all rock the boat.
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Commentary
Surgeons working to solve riddle of dealing with Ebola
Editor’s note: The following editorial, advanced stages of Ebola are now modalities of care and the possibility organ failure. showers using diluted bleach are pre-
‘Surgery in patients with Ebola virus less certain. of procedure postponement must Liver failure and necrosis have been ferred by the heroic teams working to
disease,’ originally appeared in the Our faith in conventional barrier be considered, for now, preferable observed with Ebola; failure of sup- contain the outbreak. Sterile surgical
Canadian Journal of Surgery (Issue protocols has been shaken. options. portive measures renders the progno- gowns and gloves may have to be
57, pages 264-5) and is reprinted In this article, I try to address the The well-accepted preference sis hopeless, and neither transplanta- added to Ebola barrier suits, which
here with permission of the author role of surgery in the care of patients for methods of rehydration should tion nor liver assist devices should be are not sterile.
and publisher. It has been edited for with Ebola. rigidly favour oral over enteral tube considered. Surgery for peritonitis, Unlike in the early days of AIDS,
space. To read the full editorial, click Protocols for the initial care of and peripheral over central venous gastrointestinal hemorrhage, intesti- trainees and young surgeons with chil-
on this story at westernnews.ca. patients with suspected or confirmed routes of administration. Blood work nal perforation or intestinal ischemia dren should not be asked to operate
Ebola have been developed and prac- will have to be minimized and possi- is likely to fail. Ebola virus disease on patients with Ebola. This is a task
BY VIVIAN MCALISTER ticed by Canadian hospitals with the bly restricted may result in anasarca with abdominal for experienced surgeons using the
help of the provinces and the Public to point-of- compartment syndrome for which smallest possible team in the room.
THIRTY YEARS AGO, surgical Health Agency of Canada. care test- mechanical ventilation, complete Surgeons asked to consult on patients
trainees like me were asked to under- Surgeons are commonly asked to ing. The use muscle relaxation and dialysis is pref- with Ebola should not hesitate to seek
take diagnostic lymph node excisional consult on other critically ill patients of imaging erable to laparotomy. Cardiopulmo- advice from surgeons in experienced
biopsies in patients with AIDS. Our with similar problems. Therefore, we in patients nary resuscitation is not appropriate centres.
teachers believed the procedures have to face the dilemma of consid- with Ebola for end-stage Ebola. Following the initial fear regarding
to be futile and risky. We thought ering surgery in patients with Ebola. will also be Unfortunately, experience in Africa AIDS, we quickly came to understand
we were invincible. We arranged the Information in this area is rapidly accu- considerably has shown that pregnant women with and treat HIV. Like many surgeons,
set-up so we could operate alone in mulating, and clinical care teams will MCALISTER restricted in Ebola appear to be at an increased I went on to perform the full range
double masks, gowns and gloves. make their own valid decisions on a comparison risk for spontaneous abortion and of operations, including liver trans-
The purpose of the inner layer was case-by-case basis. to patients without the disease. It will pregnancy-associated hemorrhage. plantation, on patients infected with
to permit safer removal of the outer The American College of Surgeons be very difficult to justify the use of Neonates born to mothers with Ebola HIV. There are good reasons to hope
barrier. Similarly, we double-bagged has adapted the Centers for Disease arterial lines. Automated noninvasive have not survived. Ebola will likewise be attenuated so
laundry and waste. Control and Prevention guidelines for blood pressure and oxygen saturation Conventional barrier protocols are that the full range of modern critical
Yet again, we are faced with a fluid- the conduct of surgery in patients with monitoring will reduce direct patient being strengthened to combat the care and surgical procedures become
borne virus whose potential to harm suspected Ebola. Surgeons should contact. transmission of Ebola virus. Elements possible in patients infected with the
is unknown. consult these guidelines frequently The biggest dilemma for surgeons of military protocols for chemical, virus.
A large experience is making clear because new information is to be will be trying to determine futility in a biological, radiological and nuclear
the steps that should be taken to expected. The guidelines are currently disease with which we have almost no defense may be useful. Gowns should Vivian McAlister is co-editor of the
fight Ebola virus disease in West silent on who should receive surgery. direct experience. include a hood and boot covers in Canadian Journal of Surgery. He is
Africa. We have only a tiny experience When considering any invasive pro- The development of organ fail- a one-piece suit. Buddy checks and the Angus D. McLachlin Professor of
upon which to base care of patients cedure or operation in a patient with ure renders the prognosis bleak for assistance will reduce failures during Surgery at Western, and is a regular
with Ebola in developed countries, Ebola, the caregiving team needs to patients in health-care systems with the donning and doffing of personal force member of the Royal Canadian
such as Canada. Initial hopes that undertake a documented utility-risk limited resources, such as those in protective equipment. Decontami- Medical Service, Canadian Armed
life-supporting procedures, such as analysis, which includes not only the areas where the outbreaks have nation with wipes before removal of Forces (rank Lieutenant Colonel).
mechanical ventilation and hemodi- perspective of the patient, but also occurred. In the developed world, the barriers prevents inadvertent spread.
alysis, would permit recovery from the the 360-degree environment. Other prognosis is grave with the onset of In Africa, reusable gowns with final
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Research
Initiative weaves a stronger mental health safety net

BY PAUL MAYNE and Mental Health (Toronto), Hôpital resources to respond to the needs
Montfort (Ottawa), Ontario Shores Cen- of local client populations.
MENTAL HEALTH CLIENTS in the tre for Mental Health Sciences (Whitby),
province are getting a much-needed Providence Care (Kingston), St. Joseph’s “We have consistently found
‘safety net’ upon re-entering their Healthcare Hamilton and Thunder Bay improved outcomes with the Tran-
communities thanks to a novel West- Regional Health Sciences Centre. sitional Discharge Model, and have
ern-led initiative. The Transitional Dis- Forchuk and her team undertook a learned more about strategies for
charge Model bridges the hospital $1.4-million two-year study, funded by implementation in this project,” For-
and community for benefits to both the Council of Academic Hospitals of chuk said. “I would like to see this
individuals and the health system. Ontario’s (CAHO) Adopting Research approach become the standard of
This transition is complex and can to Improve Care Program, to gauge care across the province.”
be challenging for people who have the model’s success. The results were Karen Michell, CAHO executive
been diagnosed with a mental illness, released on Tuesday. director, expects the success stories to
said Nursing professor Cheryl For- They show benefits to all parties grow as the model expands to other
chuk. The first days and weeks follow- – clients, inpatient staff, community hospitals across the province.
ing psychiatric discharge are high-risk peer supporters – as well as the health “We have done what we set out
periods for relapse, with 43 per cent system itself. Among the findings: to do – ensure there was a seamless
of suicides occurring within the first safety net, along with the relation-
month post-discharge. • Clients’ length of stay in hospital ships, for people who are leaving a
As many clients are between care was reduced by an average of 9.8 hospital-based setting and going
providers at this time, they are vulner- days (74.2 to 64.4 days). The aver- back into the community, with peer-
able to emergency room visits and age cost for one day of hospital support in place from consumer
readmission to hospital. stay for a patient is $1,000; survivors themselves,” Michell said.
PAUL MAYNE // WESTERN NEWS
“To have a mental illness is an • Fewer client readmissions; “Ultimately, the Transitional Discharge
extremely painful and extremely Western Nursing professor Cheryl Forchuk said the Transitional • Clients reported feeling less over- Model does provide better quality
lonely experience,” said Forchuk, a Discharge Model provides a much-needed bridge between hospital and whelmed and lonely, and more care and a better client experience.”
scientist and assistant director at Law- community for mental health patients. The model has shown immediate reassured, during the transition; Forchuk added it’s important to
son Health Research Institute. “To benefits to both individuals and the health-care system. • Clients built more personalized remember mental health clients are
have come into hospital, many people care relationships with inpatient at a daunting point in their lives when
talk about this being one of the dark- staff and peer supporters, tai- returning to their communities and
est periods of their life. It is a very vulnerable in this way.” Transitional Discharge Model as a lored to the type, degree, and this project demonstrates when they
difficult experience. The Transitional Discharge Model is best practice, it was deployed in nine frequency of care each individual are most vulnerable the health-care
“Then, to leave hospital and go designed to close that gap. It provides hospitals across Ontario in April 2013, needed; and system needs to step up.
back to the community, where some seamless support as clients make this with more than 580 clients participat- • Inpatient staff and community “We came about because people
of that scary stuff happened before, transition and ensures hospital inpa- ing in the implementation project. peer-support groups reported an are suffering through this process and
and family and friends already feel tient staff members continue to pro- Along with St. Joseph’s Heath Care improved understanding of each we have to help find a better way,”
stretched, is a very frightening experi- vide care until the client is connected and London Health Sciences, other other’s services, resulting in stron- she said. “We have found a better
ence. There has been a gap at this with a community care provider. participating hospitals included Bay- ger working relationships and way and we really feel this should be
very time when so many people are After prior studies established the crest (Toronto), Centre for Addiction more opportunities to leverage widely implemented.”
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Western News | January 15, 2015 7
In the Community
Mayor stresses local connections for university, students
Just a month into his City
Hall office, London Mayor
Matt Brown sees positive
town-and-gown relations as
driving the city’s evolution
from a traditional manu-
facturing centre into its still
undefined future.
Western News reporter
Adela Talbot sat down with
the mayor to discuss how
he sees Western’s role as a
partner in the city’s transi-
tion.
• • •
The city is at a brink of change right
now. You’ve inherited the helm of a
city that’s – admittedly – seen some
turbulent times and you’ve inher-
ited a new council. Where does
Western fit into this shift, into a new
vision of the city’s future?
I think Western fits very clearly in
the vision of London – past, present
and future. Western and all of our aca-
demic institutions are what make Lon-
don the community that it is – from an
economic perspective, from a social ADELA TALBOT // WESTERN NEWS
perspective and everything between.
There are so many economic part-
nerships we can establish between incredible benefit to this community because of tensions that sometimes and borrow a line. I really want to see forward. Part of that strategic plan is
the university and the city. One is a that we have Western as part of Lon- come between the city and the us blur the lines, blur the boundaries going to include specific and impor-
partnership I’m particularly excited don as we transition into what’s next. university. How are issues like these between the city and Western. We tant improvements to public transit.
about and it’s the Medical Innovation working toward resolution? should be seen as synonymous. I know I’ve heard from my conversa-
and Commercialization Network. It’s a How does the town-gown relation- tions with students, student leaders,
partnership between the city, Robarts ship contribute to the quality of life The best antidote for tension is How would you ‘blur’ these lines? staff and faculty at Western, and other
(Research Institute), Lawson (Health for people who live in London? How dialogue. That’s exactly what’s hap- academic institutions, that that is a key
Research Institute), Western and, of does the friction between the two pening; it’s exactly what continues to The Town & Gown (Committee) is priority of theirs as well.
course, St. Joseph’s Health Care and manifest itself in the day-to-day? happen. a great start – placing student lead-
London Health Sciences Centre. It As we work through strategies to ers on our advisory boards to help As Western is looking to interna-
is the kind of program that has all As past chair of the Town & Gown address those tensions, everyone guide decisions as we shape our pol- tionalize the campus community,
partners working together, on projects Committee for many years, I had the has a role to play and it is certainly icy as a community. They also help to the student body and the student
that can be done particularly well in benefit of working with all of the stake- a community-based model that’s not develop roots. For students at West- experience, what does this mean
London, that can drive our economy holders from a town-gown focus – with just specifically based in enforcement. ern who are coming to school from for London, in your view?
forward and provide benefits to all the residents, with our emergency ser- That’s a key message we’ve heard other areas around the country and
partners. vices, with the university, with student from our students and our student around the world, I really want them I see the university as not doing one
leadership and, of course, with the city leaders. We need to have, certainly, to see themselves as having a place in (localizing) or the other (international-
Our community’s economy for a partners. There’s a real benefit to that education. We need to have involve- this community moving forward, after izing), but both. As we reach out and
long time was driven and defined process because there’s a real ben- ment, collaboration and, of course, graduation, and becoming long-term attract students from around the world
by production. How is Western con- efit in working together on solutions, enforcement as part of that picture residents of London. to one of the best academic institu-
tributing to a redefinition of the identifying issues and collaborating as well. tions in this country, it’s a positive thing
city? together to make sure there is good What are you most excited about? for this city. When I meet with students
alignment of expectations. What kind of gains do you want to who come from other areas around
As we pivot – we are in the second see in the relationship between City What I’m most excited about is our the world, I always encourage them to
decade of this century – toward the We’ve had public meetings with Hall and Western? strategic plan we are developing as a get as connected as they possibly can
types of industries that are going to police, city council, students and council. These are ‘big ideas’ we can here with London and with the region.
drive our economy forward, it is cer- residents of neighbourhoods adja- I’ll steal a line from student leader- focus on, that we can rally around, that I let them know that I hope they plan
tainly largely knowledge-based. It’s an cent to Western and Fanshawe ship at Western. (Laughs.) I’ll back up we can leverage to move our agenda to stay over the long term.
8 Western News | January 15, 2015 Western News | January 15, 2015 9
Student Life
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ADELA TALBOT // WESTERN NEWS
Gloria Zhu, a Media and Public
Interest student at Western, has
launched a blog called A Fish
out of Water, as a reflection and
commentary on implicit racism
in modern Canadian culture,
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which makes newcomers feel like
outsiders in society.
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Student website
“Making new friends was an interesting “I am out of the ‘water’, which is my “At first, I was kind of depressed that
opens dialogue on the Zhu will ask you to share your story. If you tell her It’s important to pay attention to them,” Zhu aspect of my new life. I never realized mother language, sometimes it isn’t easy I’m not as same as other Canadians,
you haven’t felt that way, she will challenge you continued. how difficult it would be because I was to deliver some of my thoughts which and I was thinking about try to be the
to speak to someone you think has. “I’m not making these people up – they’re
same as them. But I thought that was a
But the blog is not meant to be a place where real people. Everyone could be a fish out of used to being around the same group of would be very easy if I spoke in Korean.”
outsider experience international students, immigrants or racial water. We have to respect and listen to each wrong thing to do. I think it is a matter
minorities simply lament their experiences of other. We’re not different at all. It doesn’t matter people who had the same interest and A Fish Out of Water
of confidence. As long as you remain a
feeling like an outsider. Its purpose is to explic- which racial group you belong to; that feeling is
values.” Oct. 30, 2014
itly highlight the outsider experience – some- universal.” confidence in yourself, people will take
thing that, on a very base level, is universal, Zhu If we recognize the feeling of ‘not belonging’
explained. as universal, it goes a long way to determining A Fish Out of Water the first step to get to know you.”
BY ADELA TALBOT When she first came to Canada from China “We prize Canada as a diverse place,” Zhu how we treat those who, for whatever reason, Oct. 31, 2014
at age 16, Zhu landed in a predominantly white said, but it isn’t as diverse as we would like to feel like they don’t belong, she explained. A Fish Out of Water
GLORIA ZHU WANTS you to feel uncomfort- high school in Etobicoke. As the only interna- think. But not everyone gets it. Nov. 6, 2014
able, if even for a second. tional student there, she instantly felt out of Some of the conversations her project has The risk of the blog, Zhu said, is seeing the sto-
You might spot Zhu on campus one of these place – like a ‘fish out of water.’ prompted have revealed implicit racism, a cultur- ries as just stories – not recognizing the implicit,
days. The Media and Public Interest student “For the whole first term, no one talked to me ally instilled issue that nurtures the fish-out-of- or in some cases, explicit, racism embedded
might ask you, ‘Have you ever felt like a fish out because they assumed I didn’t speak English. water experience in those perceived as outsiders within them. This has been the case with some
of water?’ She hopes you’ll say yes. She hopes That was the first time I realized there’s some- in our society, she continued. readers, and she’s received provocative and
you’ll relive that feeling as part of an exercise in thing with race and skin colour going on – the “The whole idea is, from the stories on the inappropriate comments as a result.
empathy meant to draw attention to, and break, first time I realized Canada was not as diverse as blog, to promote the idea that everyone could She’s OK with that because at least it’s spark-
racial and cultural barriers. we say,” Zhu noted. be a fish out of water. Most people who were ing conversation.
Inspired by the slice-of-life photo blog A Fish out of Water, afishoutofwaterincanada. born here and who aren’t racialized, never “The problem here is people don’t talk about
Humans of New York (HONY), Zhu launched a wordpress.com, features similar stories from thought they were a fish out of water,” Zhu said. racism – at all. That’s a real issue. If we don’t talk
blog last year titled A Fish out of Water for a students and passersby who’ve spoken with Zhu But that experience is a broad one and could about it, and we pretend everything is fine when
campaign project in her Alternative Media class. on campus. As part of the project, she doesn’t include a vegetarian at a BBQ or being the only everything is not fine, something like Ferguson
Her initial desire was to document experiences approach others. Instead, she can be spotted person to fail an exam, she added. will happen.
of international students and newcomers to around campus with a poster board asking, “I’m trying to encourage them to think they “And it will keep happening if nobody is talk-
Canada as they acclimate to a new culture. ‘Have you ever felt like a fish out of water?’ If you can be a fish out of water someday, at some ing about it.”
“I wanted to do something more in-depth approach her, she is happy to chat and share point. I really respect personal experience. Lis- Zhu hopes to continue the project long after
than HONY – similar, but something more rel- your experience on the blog. tening to people who are feeling like a fish the completion of her class. It will always be a
evant to my own issues,” Zhu said. If you tell her you’ve felt like a fish out of water, out of water, right now, is especially important. work in progress, she said.
ILLUSTRATION BY FRANK NEUFELD
10 Western News | January 15, 2015
Ambassador calls for
Attention
Western
Students... a balanced relationship
ADELA TALBOT // WESTERN NEWS
Werner Wnendt, German ambassador to Canada and Consul-General, visited campus Monday as part of
Germany Day at Western. In advance of a public lecture, Wnendt toured the Advanced Manufacturing Park
and Fraunhofer Project Centre for Composites Research with Amit Chakma, Western president; John Capone,
vice-president (research); Dan Sinai, associate vice-president (research); and Peter White, executive director for
Government Relations & Strategic Partnerships. Following the tour, the ambassador spoke about Canadian-
German relations to a packed room at the Chu International Centre on campus.
BY ERIC GREEN countries, it is largely one-sided, with Canada importing
$21.6 billion in goods from Germany in 2013, while only
WHILE LONDON’S INFAMOUS winter weather tried to exporting $4.9 billion.
hinder international relations, Germany Day celebrations While Wnendt touched on economic issues in his discus-
eventually landed Monday. Sponsored by Western Inter- sion, he said there is much more that binds our nations.
national, the event was an opportunity for the university “It’s not about trade and investment only, but it’s also the
to strengthen the bonds between the university and its common values we share and ideals we have that make our
partner institutions in Germany. relationship important,” Wnendt said.
Werner Wnendt, German ambassador to Canada and One important link, Wndendt said, is scientific coopera-
Consul-General, visited campus as part of the event. tion. Canada and Germany have established a significant
Wnendt toured the Advanced Manufacturing Park and research relationship based on mutual contribution in the
Fraunhofer Project Centre for Composites Research with form of an actual exchange of ideas between our universi-
Amit Chakma, Western president, and other university ties and research institutes.
dignitaries. Following the tour, the ambassador delivered “Outside of Europe, there is hardly any partner in the world
a public lecture about Canadian-German relations to a where these conditions are equally ideal,” he said.
packed room at the Chu International Centre. Wnendt stressed the necessity for the young people, the
Central to his discussion was the pending Comprehen- students, professionals and those interested in experienc-
sive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between ing different cultures to travel from Canada to Germany.
Canada and the European Union (EU). Though the agree- He noted the importance of the Youth Mobility Agree-
ment has yet to come into effect, CETA will eliminate the ment between the two nations. The agreement provides
majority of trade tariffs between Canada and the member the opportunity for up to 5,000 people between the age
states of the EU. of 18-35, from either country, to further their education, to
The federal government has said the economic relation- work, or to experience the culture and society of the other.
ship between Canada and the EU is a high priority. It lists “Though all the visas that go with this program are given
CETA as, by far, Canada’s most ambitious trade initiative to to 5,000 German students and young people, we have a
date, exceeding the long-standing North American Free problem to mobilize enough Canadian students,” Wnendt
Trade Agreement. said. “This is an investment in the future of every individual
Wnendt said both Canada and Germany, as the EU’s person and it’s an investment in German-Canadian rela-
largest individual economy, would benefit from CETA. tions.”
While trade and investment do exist between the two
Western News | January 15, 2015 11
Research
Texting study gets
students up and moving
BY PAUL MAYNE be recommended in the texts. “We’re going to
send texts to prompt students to get up and
YOU DON’T OFTEN speak of exercise and move around a little more often.”
texting in the same breath. But Emma Cotten Students will fill out questionnaires at two-
looks to change that as the second-year Kinesiol- week intervals throughout the study to monitor
ogy masters student prepares to launch a study to their activity and sedentary levels.
get students to hang up on sedentary behavior. Cotten said, if successful, such a method
“We don’t seem to do things any more. We for increasing physical activity can be used by
simply text each other instead of actually getting anyone anywhere, such as local health units, and
up and going to meet people,” said Cotten, be targeted to a specific age group or physical
who is working on the study with Kinesiology ability.
professor Harry Prapavessis, director of West- “Even if you feel you’re exercising enough,
ern’s Exercise and Health Psychology Laboratory. when you’re sitting too much there are so many
“We’re trying to use texting in a better way than health consequences,” she said. “If you are look-
what it’s being used for now. Basically, right now, ing to make a resolution to be healthier in the
you’re just sitting there and, while it’s convenient, New Year, this could help.”
it does make us lazy.
“So, we’re going to try and use texting to
increase movement.”
The study, which launches later this month,
will see approximately 150 student volunteers
PAUL MAYNE // WESTERN NEWS
receiving texts each day over a six-week period,
Kinesiology masters student Emma Cotten
encouraging them to participate in some form
looks at reducing sedentary behaviour
of physical activity.
“There will be multiple texts during the day to using text messages in her upcoming study.
keep you ‘on your toes’ for six weeks –anything Students will receive text messages, over a
that means not sitting,” said Cotten, who did six-week period, prompting them to take
not want to reveal the physical activities that will part in some form of physical activity.
TEXT ME, MAYBE
Kinesiology masters student Emma Cotten’s study looking at reducing sedentary behaviour via text messages is
seeking student volunteers. Email [email protected] for more information. There will be a draw at the end of the
study for three $100 prizes.
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