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Dear special snowflakes, Greetings. Is your work piling up? Because mine sure is. To the first years, have you started the epileptic fits when you’re on the 24 as it rolls by Dawson? The only sweetness I’ve had this week is the sugar in my black tea, because I drink coffee like a real man. I would like to apologize on behalf of our production team for not properly crediting our lovely cover artist, Aya Suspiria, in last week’s Halloween issue. It was in no way a reflection of your importance to The Plant. I’d also like to take the time to congratulate our team that has pioneered throughout these 9, yes 9, weeks. To our writers, whether you submit in your free time or for credit in your journalism classes,

you are what keeps this paper alive, submitting stories and articles circulating through different sections every week. I would like to thank and congratulate our editors, who invest their spare time and effort between course loads to their sections, along with our production manager who works hard to keep our papers printing on a weekly basis. Your work never goes unnoticed. I would also like to thank our readers. Thank you for your interest in Dawson life, in its culture. Without you, we’d be talking to the stands. This week we have an interesting article introducing the subject of gender-neutral bathrooms, an issue that has surfaced among the Dawson populace, you can find that on page 3. On page 5 a

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Gender-neutral bathroom project

Efforts being made in establishing accessible gender-neutral bathrooms at Dawson NATASHA MOSCHOVAS CONTRIBUTOR

Many people believe that gender is binary, that you can either be male or female. However, this is very much not the case and there are lots of people that don’t identify as either, or are transitioning from one binary gender to the other. Therefore, it’s a problem that many public places, such as Dawson College, only have male and female bathrooms. This is why the Dawson Student Union (DSU) and The Hive are working together to bring gender-neutral bathrooms to Dawson. Jules Johnson, Director of Internal Affairs at the DSU, said they were in charge of writing a proposal about the plans for the bathrooms that was sent in this past Monday, October 27. “I got student testimonies, like little blurbs about ways they were made uncomfortable because we didn’t have the bathrooms, a lot of photos (I got photos of friends from different CEGEPs and universities to take photos of the signs of gender-neutral bathrooms there), and just a lot of coaching from people in the DSU who have already written proposals,” they said.

Gender-Neutral bathroom sign, bless.

Camelia Melillo, chairperson of The Hive, said that the proposal was well received and that “the school [is] actually really on board with it.” It would seem that Dawson is in fact one of the last schools to have gender-neutral bathrooms. “In Concordia, there are roughly 200 bathrooms on their entire campus and 80 of them are gender-neu-

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tral,” Johnson said. “I had meetings with them and we talked about it and they’ve had their gender-neutral bathrooms for six years.” The organizers of the plan are meeting with people at the gender advocacy center at Concordia so that they might help with the gender-neutral bathrooms here, they continued. The project is not one that would cost

much money or be a huge effort. In fact, Johnson said, it would only involve changing the signs outside two existing bathrooms at Dawson. “There’s one on the second floor, which is awesome, because the second floor is so widely used by students, that’s just a single stall washroom.” “It’s used by the accessibility center so it’s wheelchair accessible, which is really exciting because we were hoping all the bathrooms could be wheelchair accessible. And then there’s also a multi-stall bathroom on the fifth floor (there’s a boy’s bathroom and a girl’s bathroom, and then right down the hallway there’s another boy’s bathroom by itself) so we thought just changing the sign on the outside of the bathroom.” The Hive and the DSU believe that gender-neutral bathrooms would be a very important addition to our school. “The main thing is just so that people who are Trans or who are queer just feel comfortable getting an education, and feel comfortable and welcome in the school,” they said. “Because if there’s one way to make someone not feel welcome, it’s making sure they can’t go to the bathroom. It’s just important that in education systems, in places where there are young people discovering themselves, that they feel comfortable having a space to figure out who they are, and they don’t feel restricted in any ways.”

A big step of the project is simply informing people on the subject of the gender spectrum, which The Hive and the DSU are fully prepared to do, Johnson said. “A lot of the buildup that’s going to happen when the bathrooms come out is the DSU and The Hive are both going to release a poster campaign explaining this in simple terms, and will even have an information table.” “People who don’t understand the need for it obviously question it, but as soon as they understand why there’s a need for it, there’s no reason for them to be opposed to it,” continued Melillo. “In a way it’s sad ‘cause it’s the first step, it’s just acknowledging that there’s a problem. You know, that’s not been done before here. There are other things that we’re doing to push it forward, like so that people have their name choice within the Omnivox and on student ID’s. But this is like the first step, to let people go to the bathroom. We’re acknowledging that they exist and that they have their needs, and so that’s where they start.” “I think it’s like our foot in the door for queer and Trans students, like this is the first change that needs to be had, because no one can be here without going to the bathroom, and after that, all the other things will come hopefully,” Johnson said.

Accident injures two Bill three An accident on Sherbrooke street was not fatal

Firefighters protesting Bill Three VICTORIA PESCE

VIOLET PASK

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Deals aren’t made to be broken. But not everyone lives by that. Firefighters are protesting Bill 3. They are fighting for their pension. The government is taking away money they’ve earned over the years explains Chris Ross, a firefighter. Ross says Bill 3 brings uncertainty. He’s 39 and retirement is far away; however, he has been a firefighter for 20 years. He explains how he spent the last 20 years planning his retirement based of the original plan he was promised. “I can't go back in time and change my financial plan for the last 20 years of my life” “Firefighters are an essential service,” Ross said. “Although it's an extremely emotional issue and things have gotten heated, I think the protests have allowed the issue to be publicly debated. We are largely limited to visibility tactics. The stickers cause no permanent damage and are easily removed. Chris said the firefighters have just finished signing an eight year collective agreement with the City of Montreal. “It was the first long term contract,”. “The costs of the pension plan aren't new. They didn't arrive overnight. They were clearly spelled out in writing and have been freely negotiated between the parties over the last 100 years. What kind of confidence can exist between an employer and its employees if after signing an eight year collective agreement you lobby for a law to rewrite it?” When Bill 3 was filed, “over 80 firefighters decided to retire to limit what they would lose. They decided to retire in a span of a couple seconds but normally that decision is made over several months,” Ross explained.

Two men were injured when a truck lost control and crashed into a gas station at around 5:30 pm on Monday, October 27th. The accident occurred at the Esso station on the corner of Sherbrooke and Grosvenor. The truck was seen speeding down Sherbrooke while honking, and those who saw the driver noted that there must have been something wrong with him. A passing pedestrian said it looked like he was having a stroke or a heart attack. Another seemed to think it was a seizure. One man believed it was another terrorist attack. Dawson student Sam Carmel witnessed the crash. “I was standing on the corner of Sherbrooke and Grosvenor when I heard a loud and constant horn sound,” he said. “I turned to look and saw a tensed up, middle aged man who seemed to be having a seizure behind the wheel.” Police are investigating what could have caused the loss of control over the vehicle, speculating on health conditions that could cause a loss of consciousness. “The person I was with at the time immediately called 911, and fire trucks as well as police cars arrived within minutes,” Carmel said. “A group of people gathered to haul the driver out of the truck and brought him across the street.” The truck veered towards the gas station and pushed over a streetlamp before crashing into several parked vehicles and damaging a gas tank. Black smoke rose from the vehicle, and after recovering from the shock of the situation, people ran towards the car to help the injured man. “I went into a panic,” said Caitlin

From the scene of the accident

Wright, another student who witnessed the accident. “One of my very good friends works at that gas station.” Luckily, her friend was not working that day, but Caitlin didn’t know that. “I started screaming hysterically and running towards the gas station,” she said. After having gotten reassurance that her friend was safe, Caitlin stepped in to help. “When [the driver] got taken out of the truck and was brought onto the grass I ran over to help.” “I was in complete shock and couldn’t wrap my head around what had happened,” she said. Many people were gathered along Sherbrooke, wondering what had happened and calling ambulances and the police. The fire department was called as well because of the possibility of explosion after a crash into a gas tank. When emergency responders arrived, this part of Sherbrooke was blocked off,

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diverting traffic. Two men were brought to the hospital. People were told to evacuate the area in case of explosion. “It was really scary to see the aftermath of a huge accident like this,” said Katrina, a Dawson student who happened to be walking on Sherbrooke after the accident had occurred. “It was so close to my house, […] I realized we all walk past that gas station every day and somebody I know could’ve easily been hurt.” “The cops started to put up caution tape and evacuate the area in case of explosion,” Katrina said. “When I realized what was happening I kind of freaked out and called my mom right away to warn her.” When revisiting the area, firefighters could be seen cleaning up gas that had spilt into the street. “I kept looking outside my front door later that night and the police were there until really late investigating.”

“It begs the question, why bother negotiating in the future if your employer doesn't have to respect anything he signs? It upsets the entire bargaining process, destroys moral and instills a climate where trust will be impossible.” Ross says “Bill 3 threatens to change these rules retroactively and change the benefits that not only I was promised for the future but those that I have already earned over the past 20 years.” He said being a firefighter is both a physical and demanding job. “Firefighters rarely go back to work after retirement. Those that retire often do so for medical reasons; the rate of certain cancers among firefighters is twice that of the general population.” Ross says that the average firefighter retires with around $44,000 a year, “once again a fair wage, but one that if not indexed will be below the poverty line in 20 years,” he said. “It's an emotional issue, and easy to scare people with numbers,” Ross said. “Firefighters take a lot of risks and expose themselves to dangers on a daily basis. Many are questioning ‘why' when they see the lack of respect from the employer.”

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Thousands mourn hero building and exchanged fire with security near the room where the MP’s were debating. Bibeau, prior to the attack, had made a video of himself in which he stated that his motivations stemmed from an opposition to Canadian foreign policy and religious motives, according to the RCMP.

SARA CAPANNA STAFF WRITER Christ's Church Anglican Cathedral, in Hamilton, Ontario was packed with thousands of mourners on October 28th for the funeral of 24-year-old Corporal Nathan Cirillo. The Corporal, it will be remembered, was shot dead while watching over a memorial on Parliament Hill. Cirillo was one of two Canadian soldiers killed in a set of attacks a few weeks ago carried out by Islamists, the other being Quebecois Patrice Vincent. Dressed in ceremonial attire, members of Cirillo's Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders military unit marched alongside his casket through Hamilton and into the cathedral. Outside the church, hundreds came out to pay their respects to the soldier and watched the procession, holding Canadian flags and balloons adorned with the Maple Leaf. Hundreds of these lay bouquets, wreaths, notes including "Reservist Cpl, Nathan Cirillo — we will never forget your sacrifice," and toys and treats for the late Corporal's dogs. Funeral attendee Prime Minister Harper addressed the congregation, saying that Cirillo is an inspiration who has united Canadians. In a rare public display of affection, Harper choked back tears and spoke directly to Cirillo's 5-year-old son, saying, "May time ease the searing pain of today. And may (you) some day find comfort in the fact that our entire country looks up to (your) dad with pride, with gratitude with deep abiding respect. Cirillo was standing unarmed at a ceremonial watch at the national war memorial on the 22nd of October, when he was approached and shot by 32-year-old Michael Zehaf-Bibeau. After shooting Cirillo, the man charged into the Parliament

Cirillo was one of two Canadian soldiers killed in a set of attacks.

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Corporal Nathan Cirillo's funeral procession.

Many attendees described a young, brave, man full of life in their eulogies. Rev. Canon Rob Fead began his homily with, "We gather this day in faith and in hope. His bravery, his sacrifice, is not in vain;" while Jenny Holland, Cirillo's cousin, described him as "a kid at heart." Ron Weiberger, the father of a close friend of Ryan, echoed the P.M.’s words in describing the silver lining to this tragedy as being the “unity, that strength that Nathan (has brought)." Even the Queen sent a personal message, saying, "I send my deepest sympathy to all those affected by this tragedy, in particular to members of Cpl. Cirillo’s own family." Prince Charles for his part donated “a substantial sum” of money to the fund of the families of the two soldiers, which has to date collected over $700, 000. Though the burial is complete and the debris at the memorial is swept up, this attack has left a deep scar to the psyche of Canadians. One of the questions it has sparked is whether the country's openness and low-level security is a threat to the safety of Canadians. Already, Canadian Secret Services has been ratcheting up its monitoring of those it believes are radicalized.

Burkina Faso in a state of crisis NATAN BESSNER STAFF WRITER This past Friday, the president of Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore was forced to resign, ending his 27 year rule. Following his attempt to change the constitution in order to allow him to stay in power longer, the people began to demand his removal from power. For weeks before the resignation, people had packed the Place de la Nation in Burkina’s capital Ouagadougou to protest Compaore’s power grab. At least three people were killed in clashes with the po-

A very tense political climate would thus seem to be reigning over Burkina Faso. lice force, and many more were injured. The rising casualty figure followed by rising international pressure finally compelled the President to resign on Friday. Soon thereafter, an armored convoy, suspected to be carrying the president, was seen heading towards the border with Ghana. Following the president’s resignation, military aide Col. Issac Zida, a com-

Soldiers shot into the air, stole cars and looted shops.

mander in the elite presidential guard, took control of the presidential helm with the support of the military. On Sunday, the opposition began denouncing the

Col.’s seizure of power, and people once again took to the streets to protest. These have the support of the African Union, the U.S., and regional economic bloc

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ECOWAS, all of whom have condemned the takeover. According to Burkina Faso’s Constitution, the head of the National Assembly

should take power if the president resigns, and call elections 90 days later. Unfortunately, however, the army has dissolved the assembly and suspended the Constitution. France, who has a military interest in the region, has not commented publically very much in regards to the situation, saying only that it welcomes the president’s resignation. The U.S. for its part has said that if it deems that the military takeover was a coup it could freeze its defense cooperation with the country. This past Sunday, the leader of the opposition Saran Sereme and an army general were reportedly preparing to announce on state run television that they would lead the transitional government. Saran Sereme later denied these claims, saying that she was forced to come to the military station by the army. A very tense political climate would thus seem to be reigning over Burkina Faso. This developing situation is being closely monitored by Western and African powers. For one, Burkina Faso has been a big Western ally in the fight against Al Qaeda in the region. The other Presidents in the region, including of Benin and the Democratic Republic of Congo, are also taking notes because their terms are nearing their end and they understand that what happened in Burkina Faso could happen in their own country.

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Art showdown at beaux degats #25 Artists compete for best Disney character mural at Foufounes Electriques PAYTON BERNETT STAFF WRITER On the night of October 29th, I had the awesome opportunity to check out the art competition Beaux Dégâts #25 at Foufounes Electriques. The competition consisted of teams creating murals, according to given themes. The art show’s main theme of the night were Disney characters, as well as a different torture method for each team. There were 6 teams of artists, all competing for the title of best mural of the night. The first team, UBALUB, received Pinocchio as their Disney character and “Hanged, Drawn and Quartered” as their torture theme. LSNR and MIRABOLLE, the two team members, had won the previous Beaux Dégâts. The second team was Delirium Tremen and their Disney character was Beauty from Beauty and the Beast. Mos Geez and Ectoplasm, the members, got “1000 cuts” as their torture

method. The third team was Pathoma and their Disney character was Alice in Wonderland. Team members Patricia Klimov and G.a. De Homa received “Impalement” as their torture theme. The forth team was New Eastern Front by Jonathan Colenall Funch Himsworth and Shane Watt. They got The Hunchback as their character and their torture theme was “The Rack.” The fifth team was Chief Squad, which had three members: Chilly Mac, P3zz, and Nada Moharam. They got Cinderella and “Rat Torture.” The last team was Gummy Worm Gang, who got Snow White as their Disney character. Olivier Mitchell, Oram79, and Opoze, another group of three, were given “Water Torture” as their mutilation method. After receiving their themes, each team was given about half an hour to design their main concept, and then about two to three hours to finish their art piece. The winning team was decided according to who scored the most votes. In order for an audience member to vote, they had to drink a Pabst Beer and then put the empty can in their favorite

team’s voting bin. I found this to be a really awesome way to get the audience involved, but alas I am not the fondest of Pabst. Therefore, I did not get to vote. Considering Halloween was right around the corner, many people showed up in unique and artsy costumes. Construct, David Wally Rawalia, and FunkyFalz were the talented DJs for the night, and played some ambient, yet uplifting mixes. The venue was perfect for an art show, as there were ultra-high ceilings that were impeccable for the murals, along with plenty of seats for audience members to check out each team of artists. Unfortunately, I was unable to stay till the end of the show, so I am not quite sure who won this round of Beaux Dégâts. Overall, I found the mood extremely enticing and would love to check out the next round (and hopefully get to stay for the end of the show). Since the show was only 5$, I found Beaux Dégâts to be a very student friendly option for those of us who are interested in exploring Montreal’s art scene. Come check out the next show!

Alt lit ladies night

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Drawn & Quarterly hosts Kill,Fuck,Marry (Cuddle) JULIANA GLABRAITH CONTRIBUTOR Last Thursday night, the 30th of October, Drawn and Quarterly was host to the writers of the Kill, Fuck, Marry (Cuddle?) at the final leg of their southwestern US/ canadian tour. The reading was hosted by Guillaume Morrisette, author of New Tab, a key figure in the Canadian branch of the Alternative Literature (more commonly known as Alt Lit, a current literary movement which draws inspiration from internet culture and the zeitgeist of the millennial generation). Morrisette began his introduction with an invocation of two immense scandals, which have recently rocked not only the Alt Lit community (the “Alt Lit is Dead” debacle, in which several male figureheads of the movement were denounced as sexual offenders) but Canadian media at large- the unfortunate revelation of Jian Ghomeshi’s potential abusive past. In light of these two affairs, he emphasized, it is becoming more important than ever to promote and appreciate strong female voices, not only in literature, but in all public media. The four writers then promptly sub-

verted any gravity that the event had taken on by appearing on stage in fleece onesies purchased earlier that day at Target: Chloe Caldwell (from New York, author of Legs Get Led Astray) in TMNT, Elizabeth Ellen (from Ann Arbor, author of Women) in Batman, Chelsea Martin (from California, author of Even Though I Don’t Miss You and Everything was Fine Until Whatever) in Superman, and Mira Gonzalez (from Los Angeles, author of I Will Never Be Beautiful Enough To Make Us Beautiful Together) in a skeleton. Caldwell, up first, read a series of her poems- revolving around figures and themes such as her daughter, communication anxiety, and alienated lovers, her work explores the nuances of modern relations and their limitations as filtered through modern expressive mediums. Ellen read from her newly-released novella, Women, concerning her notquite-but-almost autobiographical character’s forays into the familiar territories of love, attachment, and internet connections- all, however, reframed in the context of exploratory homosexuality. Martin brought a full force of apathetic delivery. Her flat delivery tones in jarring contrast with the tender vignettes of intimate interactions. Her seeming disconnection to her

semi-comic, semi-bitterly awkward, and always endearing experiences furnishes them with a bizarre emotional weight, and the omnipresent “you” addressed in her work is a template for the projection of nostalgic faces. Finally, Gonzales wrapped with a delivery that departed sharply from her typical gratuitous accounts of apathy, isolation, and sexual and narcotic excess. The lines were a preview of her upcoming work- congruent with the twitter format (a medium through which she is remarkably prolific). Her rapid-fire one-liners brought lightness contrasted with comic self-degradation and off color humor. Though less cohesive and emotive than her usual work, her reading was nevertheless highly entertaining and tirelessly clever. Although the stage is far from these writers’ usual mediums (the creation of online-only personas being a cornerstone of the Alt Lit tradition) all four writers nevertheless adapted well, creating a rapport of sympathy that only true over-sharers can establish. Caldwell, Ellen, Martin and Gonzalez have stood up in a valuable promotion of their positions as important contributors to literature as a whole- not simply its female corner.

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Hauntingly beautiful mixed media Lorraine Simms’ Haunted by You series at Dawson’s Warren G. Flowers Gallery HELENA TSITOURAS CONTRIBUTOR As Dawson students we are fortunate enough to have our own little art gallery in our school. The exhibit, “Haunted by You”, by artist Lorraine Simms is currently being held. The exhibit is filled with colorful eye catching pieces focusing on plush toys. The exhibit includes both sculptures and oil paintings. The toys are twisted and tied together, and at times, the toys are almost unrecognizable.

The pieces are frantic, yet captivating. The sculptures are nearly irresistible to touch and the paintings are aesthetically intriguing. Artist Lorraine Simms explains how she came to use plush toys as her subject. Her journey started during her residency in Nova Scotia in 2010. “I began tying plush toys together to use as my subject. It was an intuitive decision and I just decided to see where it would lead me”. The title of the gallery is just as captivating as the pieces themselves. The artist titled her gallery “Haunted by You” and gave an inside look on her choice. To her “Haunted by You” is a title she’s

had in mind for a while now. She enjoys the ambiguity. It is not made clear who the “You” is referring to, whether it is the plush toys or the viewers. What inspired Simms to use these plush toys, as a subject is what she calls “The spectacle of animal personas,” whether it be “in the media, in manga, in animated films, advertising…” Because we personify animals to such extremes, we no longer are able to relate to the natural world. By putting these plush toys together in a frantic manner, it provokes audiences to come to this realization. “My paintings and assemblages attempt to highlight the absurdity of some

of these depictions by painting plush animals as animated, conflicted, emotional beings. Bound together into implausible relationships, they morph into strange atavistic hybrid beings,” explains Simms. Just like nearly all art, Simms’ work can be viewed in different ways. Another aspect that can be portrayed is the consumerism behind these pieces. These plush toys are bought from dollar stores, where the products are imported from factories with unethical working conditions. This, along with the childhood identity tied together with the toys, it could be a portrayal of child workers under these working conditions. My last question for Lorrain Simms

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was "What was next for her?" She told me that she is going to continue to work with plush toys as her subject. “I plan to do some even larger works and more sculpture. Then I will see where the work takes me! One of the best things about being an artist is the journey.” As the artist grows, so does her work. We are looking forward to the pieces Lorraine Simms will be producing, as they will seemingly be even grander and hauntingly beautiful than her gallery “Haunted by You”. If you are interested in the artist’s work, you could visit her website www.lorrainesimms.com

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Nightcrawler blows audience away

Jake Gyllenhaal’s performance is the reason to see Dan Gilroy’s new film KAMIL ROY CONTRIBUTOR Gyllenhaal’s Lou Bloom shows how far a twisted will to succeed can take you in the new epic thriller Nightcrawler. "If it bleeds, it leads." It is a motto that represents how the system of freelance journalism works in Dan Gilroy’s new crime thriller, Nightcrawler. The film is full of thrills and moments where viewers cannot turn away. The film takes us into the city of Los Angeles, California, where viewers take a look into the life of Lou Bloom (Jake Gyllenhaal), a young driven man who hopes to make a dollar by any means necessary (notably through stealing), and enters the world of nightcrawling, a term used to describe the action of filming crimes as they happen or during their aftermath. After a failed attempt at getting a job at a construction site, Lou heads home, but stumbles upon a fatal car accident. He checks out the scene, but loses interest in the actual accident itself and becomes intrigued by a cameraman who is filming the aftermath of the accident. After discussing with him, Lou then sets out to become a freelance crime journalist. Willing to take this new passion to the next level after giving a piece of footage to a local news station, Bloom hires Rick (Riz Ahmed), a nervous young man desperate to make money, as his assistant. Both eventually are able to film a

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Jake Gyllenhaal creepin in the night

number of other crimes, which is shown in a polished montage sequence, and sell each piece of footage one by one. Bloom’s willingness to become successful eventually motivates him to take drastic courses of action that range from causing a competing journalist’s van to crash to ending his business relationship with Nina (Rene Russo), the president of the local news station, unless she places priority on his work over everyone else’s. In return, he promises her amazing footage. It is through these actions that viewers discover that Bloom is not only determined; but also has an obsession with no

bounds. Eventually, he is able to keep his word to Nina when heading to a crime scene before the police. He immediately begins filming and witnesses from a distance a shooting in a house. He sees two men leaving the house and drive off. He enters the house and gets footage of everything from every angle: the rooms in the house, the items of the crime scene and the victims. He hands the footage to Nina, who is pleased and orders it to be shown on the news, despite warnings from her co-

workers. Bloom, however, takes out parts of the footage he handed showing the men and their car and keeps it to himself. He finds the license plate of the car and eventually tracks it down. Bloom, alongside Rick, follows the car. The car stops in front of a Chinese restaurant. Lou calls in the police and once they arrive, Lou and Rick take out their cameras. It doesn’t take long for sparks to fly. Jake Gyllenhaal delivers a heart pounding and breathless performance: it is the heart and soul of the film. As Gyllenhaal’s character takes us

deeper into the darkness of the film, he also passionately shows us the mindset of his character. This mindset isn’t necessarily complex, but it is one whose only focus is to manipulate others. Throughout the film, Bloom influences Nina with threats and his assistant Rick with warnings of the consequences that may follow if he withdraws from his position. But the trait that is strongest in Lou is his ambition to film something as best he can. He even moves a victim of a crime scene in order for his camera to get a better angle of the body. Gyllenhaal is on point when it comes to revealing the true nature and personality of his bizarre, yet intriguing character. While viewers better understand Bloom’s perspective, director Dan Gilroy simultaneously and/or separately shows shots of Los Angeles at night. For instance, the establishing shots of the film, which capture the breathtaking beauty and essence of various parts in the city, are excellent and essential in establishing the film’s setting. Nightcrawler is the ultimate must see film that will leave viewers on the edge of their seat, not because of suspense, but due to shock at watching the measures that Bloom takes to achieve his goals. It is with Jake Gyllenhaal’s portrayal of Lou Bloom that director Dan Gilroy is able to take viewers into a world hiding underneath the bright lights and nice weather of Los Angeles, and show how manipulation and ambition are necessary means in order to succeed. Rating: 9/10

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Slipknot’s .5: The Grey Chapter album

Newest opus makes Canadian Top 200 Billboard and sells over 132,000 copies ANASTASSIA TARASSOVA STAFF WRITER Recent release has become available in North America on October 21st and slightly earlier on other continents. Highly anticipated, this is the first album released since the tragic death of the founding bassist, Paul Gray, in 2008. Founded in 1995 in Des Moines, Iowa, this nine-member formation has gained a world-wide success throughout their career. Known for their often shockingly provocative lyrics and unique appearance, the band’s genre is hard to describe. Slipknot is considered to be a cornerstone element in the New Wave of Amer-

ican Heavy Metal movement, alongside such bands as Machine Head, Hatebreed and Panthera. The new opus, entitled .5:The Grey Chapter, contains 14 songs, all quite diverse in their sound and emotional depth, as well as notable for the bloodpumping rhythms and unstoppable rage that characterizes the band’s sound. The band members themselves have described this product as ‘’(...) somewhat of a cross between 2001's Iowa and 2004's Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses), two hugely successful previous releases. Overall, the album has received mostly positive reviews. The older sound embraced by the band was warmly welcomed by the fan base worldwide. So far, a total of 132 000 copies of the album have been already sold, just by the

end of this week, occupying first places in a bunch of national music charts, including our Canadian Top 200 Billboard Chart. The album opens up with a series of vaguely discordant and bone-chilling melodies, with the powerful vocals by lead vocalist, Corey Taylor, on ‘’XIX’’ and gradually evolves into the heavy riffs of ‘’Sarcastrophe’’, a track that is a classical example of the band’s uniquely abrasive sound. The progression leads the listener into the pleasantly raging chaos of ’’AOV’’. Other notable tracks from .5: The Grey Chapter include ‘’The Devil In I’’, which has been released as a single earlier this year, and ‘’The Negative One’’, a wonderful blend of powerful rhythms and pleasantly aggressive vocals, a personal favorite on that album.

The nine memebers of Slipknot

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Weekend Wanderings 1. Write for The Plant. No seriously... We love you. 2. Head down to Sweet Lee’s in verdun. Their brownies are to die for. Plus it’s pretty cozy during this crappy weather. 3. There is one month left of school! Try and actually get yo shit done people. We all want to graduate one day soon don’t we. 4. Get some art supplies and get crafty. Who cares if you think you aren’t artistic, stick people need lovin’ too.

The official video for that song is the first one to avoid featuring any band members, but that is compensated by the copious amounts of dead goats, female bodies covered in various colored liquids and a lot of expressive dancing. The result is unusual, but slightly flat and tasteless. The song, however, is pretty damn good. The official video for ‘’The Devil In I’’ portrays the usual array of masked musicians, macabre images of crows, a selfdevouring masked individual, a clown with a baseball bat and disco balls. The music itself is quite catchy and pleasantly abrasive. The opus is concluded by ‘’If Rain Is What You Want’’, a delicious, nerve-tingling melody shaped into a ballad-like composition, with melodic vocals, low-

tunes guitars and all, that ends in melodic mayhem with a concise fade-out. A wonderful conclusion to a decent album, that properly pays all due respects to their deceased colleague. Additionally, frequent listeners would be delighted to know that Slipknot began their ‘’Prepare for Hell’’ tour with Korn and King 810 on October 25th in the Southern US. Known for their extremely chaotic and spectacularly well-coordinated live performances, Slipknot shows are incredible and hardly forgettable experiences. Until next year, the band will be touring across the US, plus two performances in Japan and one in Toronto. Starting from January 2015, the band will commence their worldwide tour, which will include concerts across Europe and Australia.

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The new album cover

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Seeing a Foreign Film

Bonaventure is holding their annual ‘Grande Degustation’ this weekend. Tickets are 15$. That means walking around with your friends pretending to only ‘taste’ the wine they are serving. They also serve hard alcohol from all around the world. Sounds like a grand time.

This weekend is Montreal’s annual French Film Festival CINEMANIA. Tickets are 8$ and they always have orinigal films for viewing.

5. Buy a xylophone. Yes. Have a xylophone jam session. 6. Keep those positive vibes coming. Don’t let this semester kick your ass. Photo Credit: yelp.ca

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The paradox of the Mad-Genius JESSICA MARTIN CONTRIBUTOR

In a world full of paradoxes such as jumbo shrimp, the wise fool has contemplated the bittersweet paradox of the Mad-Genius. While great minds have pondered if the creative ones are more mentally healthy, but the highly creative are crazy, Aristotle said, “No great mind has ever existed without a touch of madness.” More recently, Dean Keith Simonton, from the University of California, took a closer look at this Mad-Genius Paradox (see “The Mad-Genius Paradox: Can Creative People be more Mentally Healthy but Highly Creative People more Mentally Ill?” in the September 2014 issue of Perspectives on Psychological Science, If you’re curious.) We see evidence of this paradox throughout many popular cases: John Nash (portrayed in A Beautiful Mind), Sylvia Plath, Kaufman, Vincent Van Gogh, Virginia Woolf, and the list goes on. However, does this in fact prove that madness goes hand in hand with genius? Simonton argues that the matter is more complicated than what people think, and evaluates it from the standpoint of two different propositions. The first being that, when looking at all creative people, the most creative are more susceptible to high rates of psychopathology. The second proposition is that out of everyone (creative and non-creative alike), creative people have the lowest rates of psychopathology comparatively. How can both of these be true? Well, that’s the paradox! But just like jumbo shrimp makes sense, so does this. The first proposition considers the level of creativity within the creative, so everyone in the sample had to have made at

Van Gogh, a mad-genius of the ages.

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least one creative work, while few have created at the top of the scale. For example, at the bottom of the scale would be your modern “one hit wonders,” your Sir Mix-a-lot and OK Go’s of the music industry. At the top of the scale (giving it a max value of 10), you would have your Frank Zappa, Elvis Presley, and the Rolling Stones types. The sample thus collected would show that it is weighted heavily on the lower end of the scale. It is the “outliers,” the ones at the top of the scale (the 9 or 10 region), that are considered the creative geniuses. Simonton defines this psychopathology that becomes more frequent in creative geniuses as being the symptoms that are severe enough that they either temporarily or permanently inhibit the person’s work. He found that the creative genius (those producing at the maximum number of 10 works) have a 90% probability of experiencing one or more emotional breakdowns. In fact, each new “masterwork”

adds 1% to the potential rate of psychopathological tendencies. This, however, does not disprove proposition 2, being that among all people, noncreative people have higher rates of psychopathology than creative people indicating the highly creative as more psychologically healthy. How so? Well, we have already established that the distribution of creators is heavily weighted at the lower end of the scale (one or two works produced). This means that two thirds of the total sample of creators have no chance whatsoever of experiencing such psychological tendencies, because it’s essentially only the ones at the higher end of the scale that show any signs of psychological tendencies. If we look at scientists for example, Simonton shows us that scientists that work to develop theories instead of challenging them were less likely to show signs of psychopathology. Scientists who add new but only incre-

pletely slam every night that I’ve gone to a club, there were fun times and memories made among the unsuccessful nights. However, it just seems that every time my friends and I try so hard to have a fun and successful night, it backfires on us. And usually, the bad always outweighs the good. For example, the night of my 18th birthday should have been a nice celebration by going out to a downtown club. Yet, it turned out to be one of the most disastrous nights to date. Before even reaching the club, the night was a catastrophe simply because getting to St-Laurent street past 11 o’clock is a mission in itself. Arriving to the club nearing 12 a.m. was also the worst thing to do because the lineups were dense and lengthy; it takes what feels like an eternity to successfully get the whole group in. Oh, and the bouncers don’t care if you have reservations, you still need to wait. Standing outside waiting to get my group of friends and I in the club was more than a struggle. From that point, I was angry and already knew that the night wasn’t heading in the right direction. After finally getting everyone in, the night proceeded, as it should have. My friends and I were dancing, laughing and sipping on drinks. It was the definition of a good time and it seemed like the worst had happen and nothing could go wrong

from then on. Boy, was I ever wrong. As we all know, good things do come to an end. The fun times only lasted about an hour until the whole night drastically took a turn. I remember dancing with my friends, checking on my belongings in my purse, looking down and seeing nothing. Feeling nothing. My first reaction was to scream. Right there, in that moment, my iPhone, my wallet, and my night were robbed from me. The rest of everyone’s night was devoted to helping me figure out what I’m supposed to do and console me in the midst of it, which made me feel even more terrible. Ever since that night, it was confirmed that going to party in clubs just isn’t for me. I realized that there’s too many risks involved, risks that really aren’t worth taking. I would much rather be with my friends in a place where I don’t need to lose my voice to communicate, and dance and sing along to music that doesn’t give me a headache. That to me would be a successful night without any dissapointment. My birthday and many other failed nights of going out to clubs have made me conclude that occasionally celebrating our youth doesn’t mean we need to go out to clubs packed beyond their capacity and spend $70 on drinks and cabs. Being in a drunken stupor doesn’t truly define how

mental knowledge as opposed to those who overturn established theories (Newton and Darwin both had unhealthy psychological characteristics). It is only once they started challenging current paradigms (something that involves some creative, “outside the box” thinking) do they start showing signs of psychopathology. Creativity requires one to “think outside the box,” and in order to do so the creative may not be able to filter out the overwhelming or otherwise suppressed emotions that others would choose not to evaluate, making them more vulnerable and have higher levels of self-consciousness Combine this with high levels of intelligence, and you have your recipe for madness. There were two explanations for this phenomenon, one based on the idea that that creativity may come with two characteristics; high levels of dis inhibition (think-

ing outside the box) and high levels of intelligence. The second explanation considers that creating great numbers of valued works may place high levels of stress on the individual, which might put him/her at high risk for developing psychological problems. It also leaves them open to more judgment, criticism, and rejection, as people evaluate their work (and subsequently the product of their own emotions). This causes them to do a nice little jig on the line between creativity and psychopathologies, causing many to fall to alcoholism, like good ol’ Hemingway. This does not prove one over the other; it in fact proves that both propositions can be either true or false independently of one another. Something we need to pay attention to is that these studies counted psychopathology as symptoms that interfere with your work, but we all know that a good case of the crazies has actually improved (or at least added a little spice) to a lot of creative works. Hemingway did say that we should “write drunk, edit sober.” Another possible fault in all these studies that Simonton looked at is that since the geniuses are few and far between in the world, they are singled out for discussion; researchers may pick and choose whom they study or whose cases are easily available and this completely destroys any chance at random sampling. What are you supposed to do with this information? Well, if you’re the creative type, harness the crazy. Don’t try and get rid of it, since it apparently comes hand in hand with being one of the greats, but maybe Dawson should add “dealing with being a genius 101” to its course list.

Rant of the Week: going out to clubs ALYSSIA RUBERTUCCI VOICES EDITOR

When you’re sixteen, you often find yourself wanting to get dressed up, go out to clubs, and indulge in under aged drinking. Fast forward to being of legal age, you soon realize that the hype of going clubbing isn’t what it’s cut out to be. In fact, I personally think that it isn’t worth the time or money, at all. Coming from personal experience, I can honestly say that 9 times out of 10, the nights where my friends and I have planned to go out to clubs have been classified as failed nights. More often than not, I find myself exclaiming to them at 3 a.m. that going out to clubs is extremely overrated and a waste of our time. There are just so many dangerous things that can go happen when going downtown on a Saturday night. A night can be going so well and in the blink of an eye, it can be ruined and the chances of salvaging it are slim to none. I’ve become such a pessimist with going clubbing because it seems that bad nights happen more often than good nights. Granted, there is always good with the bad and bad with the good. I can’t com-

There is more that meets the eye on a night like this.

awesome a night was. What matters the most is being in the presence of good people, regardless of the location. If clubbing makes you happy, by all means, go for it. I don’t condemn anyone who is a club enthusiast and is actually able to have great nights in that kind of

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setting. I somewhat envy those people. I’ve just personally lost all hope with clubbing, considering all of my bad experiences. I would be very shocked if my next club outing was a success.

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EDITOR: Maryam Elkahlaoui CONTACT: mb.kahlaoui@gmail.com

Frozen food:theGood, theBad andtheUgly Part One : The Good MARYAM ELKAHLAOUI LIFESTYLE EDITOR

I am pointing at you Dawsonites lining up behind microwaves, coloured cardboard boxes in your hands. Back when I still ate in the Cafeteria, I used to take a look at the labels: “Teriyaki Chicken, with steamed rice and vegetables”, “Chicken Pie”, “Mediterraneanstyle steak/chicken/fish/vegetables…”… The brand names always made me laugh: “Lean Cuisine”, “Healthy Choice”, and “Smart Ones” … Who would fall for such an amateurish marketing technique? Frozen Dinner, a “Healthy Choice” But now, sitting in that cupboard of an office and stopping my typing once in a while to take a mouthful of Swanson’s “Seasoned turkey, with gravy, dressing, potatoes and green beans”, I can understand why someone would voluntarily go through the stomach-upsetting process of eating frozen dinner. Firstly, the price: I have yet to see a platter of frozen diner costing more than 5 dollars, which is cheaper than a Big Mac (i.e. the Enemy), and most range between a dollar (Dollarama food) and three bucks. Secondly, it’s not as unhealthy as you think

Seems yummy ?

it is: it usually contains vegetables and grains and actual proteins, and to shut the

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“but it’s full hormones/chemicals/other

of harmful

stuff ”, I say “Find me something edible and sold in a store that isn’t full of crap”.

Because, you might think that getting “Cooked here”, steamed salmon from IGA would be a healthier option, but chances are, this salmon was frozen before being cooked, same with the side salad, and you do not want me to start on the sauce (Ever read “Enriched flour”? Look up “L-Cysteine”). The truth is, nothing is better than Mommy’s dishes (except Grandma’s, but do NEVER tell her that; I am talking from experience.); because you never know what’s in them, and if you do not want to be so grossed out you’ll limit yourself to celery, I recommend you don’t try to find out (Again, experience’s talking.). Finally, it takes at least 40 minutes to cook an appreciable piece of chicken and maximum 6 to cook frozen dinner: you do the math. Also, it does not taste that bad : put gravy in the potatoes, and it does not taste like plastic anymore; mix the beans with the filling=instant improvement; drink at the same time you eat, you’ll only taste your fruit juice (or Coke)... You gotta make compromises and now how to optimise your bought goods. Until next week for Part Two : the Bad. Try to not die from diabetes (or a fat heart), it would kinda make me sad.

The Infinitly Many Commandements for a Better Lifestyle

I am going to tell you Commandment number: Too much math this weeksometing... MARYAM ELKAHLAOUI LIFESTYLE EDITOR

You heard me right. Take a break. Sit down. Stop working/studying/exercising/practicing or whatever you are doing that is stressful for you. Calm down. Slow your pace. Stop for a second. Breathe. Put down that pen. Close your eyes. Think about what you need to do: exam in three days? Essay due in a week? Project to finish? Food to make? Put it in a corner of your brain. Put on your coat and your shoes. Go out for a walk; get a drink or some doughnuts, bike around the neighbourhood… You don’t feel like going out? Grab a blanket, take the comfiest couch, make some tea, turn on the TV, watch a film, take a nap, play some games… In one word, relax. Take some time off. Rest, because you need it. You probably got your midterms grades, and there are four weeks left of school. This is the last lap, my friend, and you shall start preparing for the final sprint, by gathering all your forces and not wasting them on freaking out. Take a night or if you cannot, a couple hours off and put things in perspective. Organise yourself: you can do a lot in a few hours if you optimize your time and learn how to multi-task. But being wellrested is of the utmost importance: it

Stretch and sigh : Ultimate technique of relaxation

means more energy to put in your work, which will necessarily translated into better quality work. You know you need to relax, you know you are too stressed out to do anything; shut that little voice that tells you

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you do not have time, because your productivity is too low for a couple of hours to be very fruitful.

Nevermind.

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Will hard work pay off ? An interview with Dawson’s lacrosse goalie Carlo Blanco JUSTIN SILVER SPORTS EDITOR

Dawson College, home to approximately 10,000 students, has myriad sports available to its large student body. Carlo Blanco, a 3rd year Interactive Media Arts student, was keen on joining one of these sports teams. Of the numerous sports offered, one sport in particular seemed to have piqued his interest. Carlo joined Dawson’s lacrosse team last year. The following interview was conducted with Mr. Blanco earlier this week at Dawson College.

ther. For soccer, I’ve never liked it, I have only played it because I was forced into it since my whole family are soccer players. As for hockey, I have always liked it but I was never a huge fan and it was quite pricey if you wanted to be a part of the

CB: No one really inspired me per se, I just wanted to try something new, different and interesting.

front of the ball, getting big in front of the net etc…

What do you look forward to this year at Dawson in lacrosse?

How do you train?

What made you choose lacrosse over the plethora of sports available, such as hockey, rugby or soccer? CB: I’ve only played two games of rugby so I don’t know much about the sport and I wasn't such a big fan of it ei-

CB: In terms of skills, we are not the best team, but we are the hardest working, we just have to practice and take everything seriously. One motto that I like to go by is that hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard. How often do you practice and how many games do you have per week? CB: We practice twice a week and also have a meeting every week. We play our games every weekend, ranging from Saturday to Sunday. Our practices are Tuesday’s and Thursday’s from 6:30PM to 9:00PM at Kent Park. What we do during the meeting every week is we analyze a video of our game and see where we went wrong and what we can improve on, among other things.

How did you get into the sport of lacrosse? Carlo Blanco: I saw newspapers and flyers around the school saying that the lacrosse team is looking for people. Since I played hockey, I was looking for a ball hockey sort of sport, so I thought why not try it, it’s something different. I have always been a big fan of sports. I’ve played rugby, soccer, hockey, so I wanted to try out this sport.

seed?

Is lacrosse just a hobby or do you plan on making a career out of it? CB: It is just as hobby as I don’t expect to have the skill level or knowledge to play professionally, but if it was a feasible option for me, then I would consider it. Carlo Blanco (bottom first from left) stars for the 2014 Dawson Blues lacrosee squad in goal (Photo courtesy of Carlo Blanco)

team at Dawson ($500). I chose lacrosse because it took certain aspects of each sport that I enjoyed, and put it altogether. Who inspired you to to start playing lacrosse?

CB: We need the endurance to last for four quarters, so we practice sprinting. Since I’m a goalie, I have to practice the steps involved in order to make a successful save. For example, getting your body in

CB: Making it to the finals. We made it last year and lost by only one goal (8-7) so I hope to win it all this year. What is your analysis of the team? Do you think your team is the number one

*The Dawson Blues beat Jean-deBrebeuf by the score of 13-5 this past Sunday at Concordia University in the semi-finals of the men’s collegiate lacrosse league. The Blues will now play for the championship against John Abbott this Sunday at 3:00 PM at John Abbott Cegep.

Blues lose to the best in hockey Special teams battle goes Sorel’s way in 5-1 defeat JORDAN STOOPLER SPORTS EDITOR

On Halloween night, it is customary to go trick-or-treating and getting candy from total strangers, who you've scared with your costumes. On October 31st at Verdun Auditorium, the Dawson Blues men’s hockey team got no candy or rewards from the league’s best team, nor did they scare anybody with their play in a 5-1 loss to the Sorel-Tracy Rebelles. Sorel-Tracy opened the scoring late in the first period, as Pierre-Luc Veillette capitalized on the power play, his first of two that night. His wrist shot from inside the slot stunned starting goaltender, Georgis Rentipoulos, who was frozen on the play. The goal came after Dawson had numerous chances on the power play, but to no avail. Head coach, Carl Benoit, lamented his team’s inability in capitalizing with the man advantage early against such a formidable opponent. “I think we had great opportunities on the power play in the first period,” Benoit said. “We got a 5 on 3 for a minute and we didn’t score, so that was unfortunate. They took the first three penalties so if we could have scored on the 5 on 3 especially then it would have helped us out. Tonight was all about the special teams. They scored

The Blues console goalie Georgis Rentipoulos after an unsuccessful strong outing in net

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four goals on the power play and we didn’t score any.” The Rebelles picked up right where they left off midway through the second frame, as they capitalized on two more Dawson

penalties to take an almost insurmountable 3-0 lead. League leading scorer, Jason Lavallée, scored his 14th goal of the year, as he finished off a 2 on 1 passing play on the right side of the net. His backhand shot struck the top corner of the net. A

short 5 minutes following that goal, Veillette netted his second of the game as he finished off a passing play of his own. Coach Benoit understood that offering the top team in the League a multitude of power play chances was a key to disaster and criticized his penalty-killing unit’s inability in clearing the puck. “They have a strong power play (third in the league),” Benoit admitted. “If you allow a good offensive team to have some chances on the power play, they are going to hurt you at some point. We didn’t do well on the PK. A couple of times, we had a chance to clear it but we just fanned on it or we weren’t strong enough. On the PK, the rule of thumb is that when you have a chance to clear it, the puck has got to be gone.” The Blues did respond with an early tally in the third period as Ryan Duffy scored his first goal of the year, thanks to a nice slot pass by Zachary Hazan. However, this short moment of satisfaction was met with another power play goal for the Rebelles, as Lavallée faked Rentipoulos out of his net before burying his opportunity to make it 4-1. The Rebelles would add an empty-net tally. Benoit knows that his team needs to score more. Nevertheless, he credited his troops on their shot totals and their creation of opportunities. “It’s hard to win with only one goal,” Benoit said. “If you look at the stat sheet,

we took 38 shots, which is positive. It means we entered the slot and got some opportunities. At the end, we had a 5 on 3, I pulled the goalie to make it a 6 on 3 with a minute left. You figure the odds would be in our favor but we could not find a way to score. Our offense has struggled. On 38 shots you figure you would be able to score more than one goal. But we are going to keep working at it.” The loss, coupled with a 4-0 road loss on Saturday to André-Laurendeau drops the Blues record to 2-11-2 through 15 games. The club will look to get back in the win column on Saturday when they visit Thetford for an afternoon contest. Sorel-Tracy 5 Dawson 1 First Period 1.Sorel-Tracy, Veillette 6 (Lavallee, Lamarche) 19:15 (pp) Second Period 2.Sorel-Tracy, Lavallee 14 (Demers) 12:22 (pp) 3.Sorel-Tracy, Veillette 7 (Lavallee, Demers) 17:17 (pp) Third Period 4.Dawson, Duffy 1 (Hazan, Degarie) 2:39 5.Sorel-Tracy, Lavallee 15 (Lamarche) 9:51 (pp) 6.Sorel-Tracy, Nolan 3 (unassisted) 17:53 (en) Shots on Goal Dawson…. 16-10-12-38 St. Laurent…. 7-20-13-40 Goal: Dawson- Georgis Rentipoulos (L, 1-4) Sorel-Tracy- Emilien Boily (W, 9-1) Power Plays- Dawson 0-7 Sorel-Tracy 4-10

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