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EVENTS CALENDAR Fri, Oct. 30 • Midnight Massacre When: Noon – 11 p.m. Where: University Community Centre Gym What: A haunted house organized by the University Students’ Council. Wed, Oct. 31 • Halloween When: All day Where: Everywhere What: Watch a horror movie, grab a costume and see if you can

score candy Sun, Nov. 1 • Rocky Horror Picture Show Auditions When: Sunday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Monday 5 – 9 p.m., Tuesday 4 – 9 p.m. Where: E-mail [email protected] or sign up at UCC booth for details. What: Western Hillel is holding auditions for this Halloween classic.

Mon, Nov. 2 • Holocaust Education Week When: All week Where: All over campus What: Holocaust week features events including a Kristallnacht Ceremony in the UCC atrium on Nov. 10 at 11:30 a.m. Horror-rama When: 7 p.m. Where: Conron Hall, University College Rm. 224 What: Arts and Humanities Students’ Council is hosting a postHalloween extravaganza where several educated speakers will discuss aspects of horror, including its evolution, grindhouse movies and cult TV shows. If you have an event you would like to share please send your information to [email protected]

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COUNCIL MEETING SUMMARY Here’s the Gazette’s keynote summary of what happened in University Students’ Council this week. Presentations to Council The Great Near Campus Neighborhoods Strategy — a city planner from London proposed the strategy, which intends to establish a more diverse mix of tenants in neighbourhoods near campus and also suggests zoning bylaw amendments to the Ontario Municipal Zoning Board. Holocaust Awareness Week — this year Holocaust awareness will be extended in order to include a wider scope of educational events. Council Business The Board of Directors is working with USC management to bring forth options to the council in regards to allocations of the Capital Renewal Fund towards the newly acquired space in the UCC. Motions Passed The Capital Renewal Fund policy was adopted to be the governing policy over the use of funds in the Capital Renewal Fund — Special.

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NEWSBRIEFS Mock coroner’s inquest The Canadian Federation of Students Ontario are taking advantage of the Halloween season to make a point in politics. The federation held a mock coroner’s inquest in Toronto yesterday, playing up what they called the “death” of social services in Ontario. “We wanted to be able to incorporate many causes into our Halloween action,” Shelley Melanson, chairperson for CFS-Ontario, said. The CFS is working with other organizations as part of their campaign for a poverty-free Ontario. Yesterday’s event featured students representing social services such as health care and affordable tuition. These students received red slashes from students dressed as Premier Dalton McGuinty and Finance Minister Dwight Duncan to represent cuts to their budgets. According to Melanson, these slashes “killed” the services. The students’ bodies were draped with sheets and were labelled with toe tags reading phrases like “death by under-funding.” The services were later revived by mock paramedics. —Cheryl Stone

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Vampires: the untold story of the undead Gazette Editors

They are compelling, sensual, mysterious — and capable of killing us. So why can’t we get enough of vampires? Whether it’s their sex appeal or their ability to tempt our inner desires, the bloodthirsty undead — from Dracula to Edward Cullen — have been pop culture staples for centuries.

SOCIETY’S THIRST FOR BLOOD Eventually, legends of bloodthirsty tyrants and walking corpses found their way into literature and film. Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1897) is

FROM PREDATOR TO SEX SYMBOL Modern vampires have changed dramatically from the walking corpses of ancient lore. Logan says the current trend of humanized, sympathetic vampires began with Anne Rice’s 1976 novel, Interview with the Vampire. Selma Purac, a professor in Western’s faculty of information and media studies, says much of the stereotypical vampire’s allure can be attributed to their role as a Byronic hero. “The dark, brooding, mysterious figure — this is the vampire encapsulated,” she explains. “He’s ageold, world-weary, familiar with the ways of human life and looking for something new.” Romance, it seems, provides the greatest allure for modern audiences. “It’s not only a romantic narrative that’s built over the space of a

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couple of years … you have Dracula [in the 1992 film] saying ‘I’ve travelled oceans of time to find you.’ How heart-wrenching is that? He’s travelled centuries to find this one woman.” Deema Elshourfa, a Twilight fan and fourth-year international relations student at Western, attributes vampires’ current popularity to their sex appeal. “All of the vampires are incredibly good-looking and that sells. What little tween isn’t dreaming of Edward Cullen nowadays?” Dani Farrugia, a fourth-year music student, agrees — and describes Twilight’s vampire heartthrobs as “the ultimate bad boys.” According to Melissa Jacques, a professor in the department of English and film studies at the University of Alberta, some modern vampires have strayed from the male-female intimacy of their prior incarnations. “Where Rice really broke the mould is in her portrayal of samesex intimate relationships between human victims and their vampire makers,” Jacques says. There are even examples where sex is avoided, as is the case with Twilight. Jacques explains

Cullen’s decision to avoid sex transforms him into the dream boyfriend for the chastity movement. “Not only does he protect his human girlfriend from the more destructive aspects of his vampire nature, he protects her from her own desire,” Jacques says. Overall, with their ability to both horrify and arouse, vampires have

become a cultural staple. “I think vampires have endured because of their flexibility as figures for forbidden desires [and] unlawful or unconventional behaviour,” Jacques says. Logan agrees: “Vampires are us — mixtures of good and bad, with strong impulses we fear we cannot control, and capable of love.”

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A BRIEF HISTORY OF VAMPIRES Images of bloodsucking creatures date back to antiquity in the artwork of the Persians and Aztecs. But it was the Europeans who really got bitten by vampire frenzy. Benita Blessing, a modern European history professor at Ohio University — and self-declared vampire expert — says medieval Europe was filled with monster mythology as Christian ideals meshed with local traditions. Both Greek and Roman mythology featured bloodthirsty goddesses, and tales of living corpses later emerged thanks to the bubonic plague. Hysteria during the Black Death led to premature burials, forcing those still alive to scratch and claw their way to the surface. If that doesn’t sound like the perfect recipe for a horror movie, consider the life of Vlad Dracula. Legend has it Dracula was the 15th century prince of the now-defunct kingdom of Wallachia. Some say he liked to have his enemies impaled on his front gate and enjoyed drinking their blood, hence the monikor “Vlad Tepes” meaning “Vlad the Impaler.” These vampires of yore, according to Blessing, are a far cry from the brooding sex symbols of modern pop culture. “They were gross, they were stinky, they smelled bad — because they’d been buried,” Blessing explains.

often seen as the quintessential vampire novel, and brought to light a growing culture clash. “[T]he British empire was beginning to crumble and, at the same time, people from the colonies and former colonies were flooding into London,” explains Peter Logan, an English professor at Temple University in Pennsylvania. “Count Dracula represents what, at the time, was considered a threatening other ‘race.’” It seems every wave of vampires in popular culture is underscored by social tensions — be it concerns over sexual norms in the 1920s or American uncertainty during the Vietnam War. In HBO’s popular series True Blood, vampires are engaged in a civil rights movement and much of the rhetoric plays directly on the history of racial tension in American society, Logan says. “It also plays with none-toosubtle allusions to gay rights, as vampires come out of the closet, some go mainstream, etcetera,” he adds. Throughout the history of literature and cinema, Logan says, the vampire has been a shape shifter. “It’s a protean character that reflects the continually changing concerns of different societies.”

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thegazette Volume 103, issue 33 “Edward Cullen is staring at you.” — JESSICA STANLEY, TWILIGHT

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Costume Catastrophes One of the major attractions of Halloween is the awesome costumes people find their way into every single year. Costumes put together with care, thought and an eye to detail. Costumes which provoke thought, laughter, even horror. Unfortunately in this editorial board there will be none of those, as the Gazette is showcasing the worst, most clichéd costumes people find themselves in before venturing out into the night . For our readers’ convenience, we have summarized the main costume offenders into three specific groups: The Clichéd: The people in this category adhere to the mentality: “if one person is doing it, then why shouldn’t I?” The clichéd costume is the easiest to identify. The best example is the “sexy costume.” While we understand people may feel forced by costume manufacturers into the stereotype, it’s a weak excuse for resorting to this all-toocommon offence. A little more thought and effort offers the chance to avoid the sexy costume cliché completely. The Obvious Pop Culture Reference: These offenders seem to think they’re the only ones who saw The Dark Knight and thought the Joker would be an excellent Halloween costume. Similar to the clichéd costume in many respects, the Pop Culture Reference requires little thought. Culprits this year will find an instinctual need to dress up as Michael Jackson or Patrick Swayze — hoping the shock value of dressing up as a recently dead celebrity will cover up the fact their costume was thrown together at the last minute. The Crude Costume: When someone dresses up as a Kleenex box for Halloween simply to open up the opportunity for a “blow me” joke, this should be taken as a sign of obvious immaturity. Dirty puns have never been a sign of rakish wit, and this is unlikely to change no matter how many dick-in-the-box costumes come about. The same goes for the fallopian swim team — while the joke may have been funny at one time, it becomes increasingly pathetic once a bar has multiple groups of spermatozoon wandering around. Solutions: Has your costume fallen into one of these groups? There’s still hope. Remember the best costumes are the ones that require some thought. If the sexy costume is too attractive an option, spice it up by turning the stereotype on its head. Instead of being a sexy cat, get a fake beard and stovepipe hat and be sexy Abraham Lincoln. The same goes for the pop culture references. Broaden your horizons by creating a costume that goes way back. Instead of slathering yourself in blue paint and being Dr. Manhattan, take the same blue paint and become the Tick. Curing the bad costume trend will not be easy — a collection of good Halloween outfits takes hard work and a lot of thought. Since Halloween is about the only day of the year where dressing up in a costume in public won’t get you arrested, why not make the most of it? Editorials appearing under the ‘opinions’ heading are decided upon by a majority of the editorial board and are written by a member of the editorial board but are not necessarily the expressed opinion of each editorial board member. All other opinions are strictly those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the USC, The Gazette, its editors or staff. Letters: Must include the contributor’s name, identification (ie. History II, Dean of Arts) and be submitted to [email protected]. Letters judged by the Editor-In-Chief to be libelous or derogatory will not be published. The Gazette reserves the right to edit letters and submissions and makes no guarantees that a letter will be published. All articles, letters, photographs, graphics, illustrations and cartoons published in The Gazette, both in the newspaper and online versions, are the property of The Gazette. By submitting any such material to The Gazette for publication, you grant to The Gazette a non-exclusive, world-wide, royalty-free, irrevocable license to publish such material in perpetuity in any media, including but not limited to, The Gazette‘s hard copy and online archives. • Please recycle this newspaper •

Bloodsuckers suck Vampire genre overplayed, lacks appeal Nic at Night Nicole Gibillini A&E Editor

Halloween is almost here. But the monsters associated with this day of spooks are no longer are confined to one night of the year. Vampires have gone from a Halloween ghoul to a pop culture phenomenon. And it’s driving me nuts. It is getting to the point where every time I turn on the television there is a new vampire show recycling the same storyline. What is it about vampires that is so captivating? I blame Twilight. Edward Cullen might be good-looking, but what else does he have going for him? A de-pigmented face, the inability to age, and the need to suck blood for survival are not qualities I would call “irresistible.” What especially gets to me is the mindset it encourages — the idea it’s OK to be with a predator, as long as it’s all in the name of true love. With shows like True Blood and Vampire Diaries quickly gaining popularity, the vampire craze is on the rise. After the Twilight book series emerged on the big screen with a roaring success, television production companies have quickly caught on. In buying into these shows — we have fallen into a trap of believing in a sense of false security. Vampires never used to protect people. When did we decide they were good, save-the-young-girl types of creatures? It is essentially sending the message a “dangerous” relationship is OK. Vampires hunt for humans. Putting yourself in danger for love is not a message we should embrace. What’s more is the vampire-human relationship mirrors a predator-prey

one. Would you want to date a sandwich? Probably not. So why assume a vampire would want to date his food? And then there are the people who say they hate all the vampire shows, but can’t get enough Twilight, or viseversa. It is the same storyline. Vampire walks into young girl’s life. They fall in love. Vampire saves girl from other vampires trying to suck her blood. You are watching the same thing, only presented in a different way. But is this really a matter of being drawn toward the “vampire world” or the supernatural world? With books-turnedinto-film series like Harry Potter, which explore other realms unknown to humans, people just can’t seem to get enough. Vampires have been present in film since the silent era — but why the sudden obsession? The idea of being able to be involved in a world or a fantasy you know would never exist is what is getting to people. I sympathize with those die-hard Harry Potter fans. The idea of magic and flying on brooms is cool. Who wouldn’t want to be able to that? Vampires, on the other hand, have no appeal. These bloodsuckers are exploring a realm of fantasy that doesn’t make any sense. Not to mention, they have evolved into something opposite of what they used to be. I’m not saying Twilight is the worst thing you could obsess over, but the whole vampire phenomenon boggles my mind. I don’t mind watching an episode of True Blood, or giving Twilight a try in light of the Halloween season — but seriously, how long is this craze really going to last?

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The Gazette hit the streets and the hallways, asking students what they are planning to dress up as this Halloween. “Danny Zuko from Grease — my girlfriend is going as Sandy.”

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“A no-name superhero.”

— Amanda Barnes Social Science IV

“ A bumble bee.”

— Kori Frederick Kinesiology I

“A nurse.”

—Amanda Martin Heath Science III

“I wanted to be Little Red Riding Hood, but I didn’t realize she wore a black leather corset — so I’m just going as a fairy. I couldn’t find anything that wasn’t slutty.”

—Megan Barr Arts and Humanities III

“A gypsie.”

—Jessie Murdock English & Philosophy

“A crossing guard.”

—Katerina Kardas Kinesiology I

“I went to the Stag Shop and picked up a cop costume — a stripper cop.”

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ArtsEntertainment Success found in sharing hopes, fears and secrets Latest PostSecret book finds itself on New York Times best sellers list By Nicole Gibillini and Maddie Leznoff Gazette Staff

They say “the truth sets you free.” PostSecret embodies this statement. PostSecret, a community art project started by Frank Warren, has evolved into a phenomenon of people pouring out their deepest, darkest and sometimes funny secrets on postcards, which Warren calls “works of art.” Warren began posting the artistic manifestations of secrets on a blog in 2000 and since then he has received more than 400,000 anonymous submissions both online and by mail. “I think what I tried to do was to create a safe non-judgmental place online where people could share the parts of themselves that they usually keep private,” Warren explained. The project has expanded and spawned five books, the most recent being Postsecret: Confessions on Life, Death, and God, released on Oct. 6 — it is currently number three on the New York Times best sellers list. The inspiration for the PostSecret project came from Warren’s own personal experience of having a life he didn’t necessarily share with others. “I think in my own life I had this rich interior life that I didn’t always share or talk about — and I thought other people might too. I thought that if I could create this place where people could share those

feelings and hopes and fears and secrets it could be fascinating,” he said. Warren travels to colleges and high schools to give inspirational talks regarding the PostSecret phenomenon. The project has ignited a huge fascination with the young adult demographic. “I think a part of it is that they are more connected to the web. PostSecret online is really huge. [The website] has gotten over a quarter billion hits,” he said. “I think it’s something that probably gives people closure or peace of mind without the humilation, because, let’s face it, some of those secrets are messed up […] I don’t think people write in because it’s for jokes — I have read some pretty serious ones, so I guess I think it’s a good way for people to vent anonymously,” said first-year social science student Matthew Unsworth. The secrets Warren receives range in emotion. Some depict fear, such as “I am afraid of growing up,” while many display sadness and regret — “If I died today, would there be anything you wish you had said to me?” Others are humorous, like “If my dog were human, he would look like Brad Pitt.” Sentiments of love, religion and growing up are common themes found in the postcards. Often the secrets contain painful experiences. “Many come from really young people. It can be difficult to read through those,” Warren said. A lot of the time the secrets are so shocking and revealing it raises

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SPREADING JOY, ONE SECRET AT A TIME. Creator of PostSecret Frank Warren travels the globe to give inspirational talks. the question of whether some are made up. “I don’t think of the secrets as being true or false. I see them as works of art and self-revelation — and you can have different layers of that,” Warren said. “Sometimes the very act of sharing a secret can make it come true. If someone thinks they are making up a secret and are mailing it in anonymously, those can be the most truthful of all

because that story — that secret — has to come from some germ of truth someplace.” The postcards are in no way edited or altered. Warren is adamant the postcards are as much about the artistic process as they are about freeing oneself of a deep secret. “I think these are beautiful works of art,” he said. “But more than that I think they can be cathar-

tic — not just for the person who shares their secret for the first time with themselves and the world, but for people who might see their secrets articulated on a stranger’s postcard for the first time. Maybe that process is a way for the people to come out for themselves.” For more information on PostSecret, and to view postcards or submit your own, visit www.postsecret.blogspot.com.

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JUST HANGIN’ AROUND. Saw VI takes sequels to a whole new level — how many more gory deaths can they come up with?

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ON DECK: OUA football quarter-finals coverage... Friday

OUA QUARTER-FINAL WESTERN VS. GUELPH

The defence begins Humble Mustangs ready to “beat the best” in post-season By Arden Zwelling and Daniel Da Silva Gazette Staff

This post-season the Western Mustangs football team will be hoping good things come in threes. The 6-2 squad opens the playoffs at home this weekend against the Guelph Gryphons in the Ontario University Athletics quarter-final, hoping to take their first step towards winning their third Yates Cup in as many years. After a nail-biter in their regular season game with the Gryphons — a 41-39 contest that was decided on a last second field goal by Darryl Wheeler — the Mustangs are not coming into this weekends game overconfident. “My feeling is that if we’re going to be the best team we have to beat the best. It doesn’t matter what Guelph’s record is — they’re a great football team,” Mustangs head coach Greg Marshall said. “They lost a close game to us that came down to the last few seconds. There [were] lots of plays that game where it could have gone either way.” If Western is to win this game, the defence will have to contain Guelph QB Justin Dunk. In the first meeting of the season, Dunk ran for 123 yards and three touchdowns. He also completed 22 passes for 335 yards and a touchdown. “Our defence has to play better. They have a great challenge ahead of them,” Marshall said. “They’re a young group and sometimes young players make mistakes and get tentative. ” Western’s defence has had trouble with mobile quarterbacks all season long, struggling against Ottawa’s Brad Sinopoli, McMaster’s Kyle Quinlan and, of course, Dunk, who has scrambled for 430 yards on 60 attempts this season. “[Dunk] is an outstanding athlete [and] he’s going to make plays,” Marshall said. “One important

thing is to not get down when he makes a big play. You have to keep your focus.” One of the biggest stories leading up to this rematch doesn’t involve football at all. During the regular season meeting between the two teams — a nationally televised game — Dunk scored a touchdown, ran towards a camera and yelled “fuck Western.” Dunk’s antics didn’t sit well with some Western players, especially linebacker John Surla who chastised Dunk in the London Free Press this week. Surla promised there would be plenty of trash talk after tackles and even during the coin flip come Saturday. “Justin’s an emotional kid,” Guelph head coach Kyle Walters said of his QB, who was suspended for one game by the Gryphons after the incident. “Surla’s comments in the paper sum it up perfectly. It’s pretty clear the opposition wants to get under our skin and everybody knows that when [Dunk] gets like that he loses focus.” Walters said that while the incident was water under the bridge for the Gryphons, he would be relying on his fifth-year pivot to maintain his composure. “It doesn’t do him any good to get fired up like that and lose his cool. It actually helps the opposition. Hopefully [Surla’s comments] will be motivation to try to keep his cool as best as he can.” In the final game of the regular season against Toronto, Western had to deal with a major blow when they lost defensive lineman Scott Fournier for the season. Running backs Da’shawn Thomas and Nathan Riva were also banged up during the game. “For the most part, we’re pretty healthy. We lost a couple of guys and you have to overcome those things,” Marshall said. Attempting to replace Fournier in the playoffs will be the biggest

Mustangs’ CIBA Championship Results Game 1 Western St. Clair

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Game 2 Western Concordia

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Game 3 Cape Breton Western

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question mark for Western. Having already lost defensive tackles Mike Van Praet to a broken leg and Vaughn Martin to the NFL, the Mustangs were already thin on the defensive line. Fournier was crucial to the run stopping game, one of the biggest problem areas for Western’s defence on the season. “We’re not using any injuries as an excuse. We hope our defence steps up and they have a great challenge ahead of them,” Marshall said. Luckily for Western, the team has a lot of depth. The Mustangs will need backup players like

Alexander Robinson, David Lee and Rob Hennessey to step up. Another solution the Mustangs have toyed with is playing starting offensive lineman on the defence. Western’s coaching staff has already tried playing offensive guard Matt Norman as a defensive tackle against Queen’s late in the season. It paid off then with Norman getting two tackles and a sack. One positive for Western in this game is that it is on the field turf of TD Waterhouse as opposed to the grass field at Guelph. The conditions were less than ideal in the previous game, causing a lot of prob-

lems for the Mustangs. “In hindsight, looking at the Guelph game [...] It was difficult for us to go there and slip around in the mud,” Marshall said. “It’s an advantage when teams that practice on turf all week have to come to our field and play on grass,” Walters added. “We’re excited to get on a turf field where our athletes can have some traction and run around a little bit.” If Western manages to win the quarter-final against Guelph, they move on to Waterloo to take on the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks next weekend.

Mustangs bow out of nationals By Bryn McDonnell Gazette Staff

The men’s baseball team lost at the Canadian Intercollegiate Baseball Association National Championships this weekend in what turned out to be an unexpected outcome in more ways than one. After opening the tournament with a 9-0 victory over St. Clair College, the Mustangs lost for just the second time in their last 15 games, dropping their second round robin game 6-0 at the hands of the Concordia Stingers. “I was shocked more than anything,” team captain Bruce Craine said. “We had a big win Friday and then Saturday we came out flat.” The Mustangs were neutralized by Stingers ace Julian Tucker — a

former minor league AA pitcher. “It’s tough to go up against. It’s unfortunate we had to face him today but great teams make adjustments and we couldn’t do that,” head coach Mike Lumley said after the loss to Concordia. Later in the day, the Mustangs lost their third game of the tournament 7-6 to the Cape Breton Capers. It was the first time since the second weekend of the season that the Mustangs had lost two games in a row. “I know we had the best team out there. I just hadn’t seen us play that badly all season. We beat ourselves, plain and simple. We just didn’t play like the champions we were a weekend ago,” a disappointed Carlos Cabrero said after the two-game sweep on Saturday.

With a 1-2 record, Western went into a sudden death two-game tiebreaker. First up was a familiar foe in St. Clair College. Staff ace Jordan Townshend pitched a complete game on a single day’s rest, sparking a reenergized Western attack and a 5-1 victory. In their second tiebreaker, the Mustangs faced Tucker and the Stingers once again. Despite mustering more offence than they did in their first game again Concordia, Western bowed out of the tournament with a 6-2 loss. “We battled but we didn’t put it all together,” Cabrero said after the Mustangs were eliminated. “A lot of respect goes to these teams; they’re some of the best in the country. Our guys shouldn’t hang their heads — we gave it our all.”