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Dear Dawsonites and Metro bums (seriously, sometimes I wonder who reads this more); welcome to week 2 of The Plant. This weekend has been a reflective one for me, I’ve learned that A) those 10 second signs that sit above the disinfectant along our school lied, because I think this Word document is giving me a
fever, and C) hospital and airplane food is gross, yet it will always excite me. Something about unwrapping something mysterious and eating it is just
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so thrilling. On another note, I feel it important to give a S/O to the closing of Dad’s bagels, an NDG nest and
late hour samosa dive. During life’s daily cynicism, there was always a warm and fuzzy corner of my heart that belonged to Dad’s. Also, my personal faves of the week are the puppy story in happy newz on pg. 3 and this week’s weekly jamz. Thank you editors, staff and readers!
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Medical Marijuana Applications Health Canada overwhelmed by the number of applications for medical grow-ops
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Regarded as an alternative treatment, medical marijuana has seen a considerable increase in its popularity over the years. On April 1st, Health Canada radically changed the rules for medical marijuana as it created a new licensing system for commercial medical marijuana. With more and more people resorting to medical marijuana as a medical treatment,
Health Canada has become overwhelmed by the sheer number of Canadian firms applying for medical marijuana licenses. This spike of applications has been newly dubbed a “greenrush” by the media. According to Health Canada, it had received 1,009 formal license applications to grow medical weed as of August 25th. From a CBC report, 462 proposals were returned as incomplete, 201 were rejected and 32 withdrawn. Despite the numerous applications, only two new licenses have been issued in the last three months. This has stirred questions amongst the applications about the reason behind the long response. From a report by CTV news, a
spokesman for Health Canada later said that the department will not fast-track approvals at the expense of security. According to Sara Lauer, a spokeswoman for Health Canada, producers must demonstrate how they meet extensive personnel security checks, physical security requirements, record-keeping requirements and quality control requirements before a license is issued. However, later on, another spokesperson, Gary Scott Holub, said in an email that the increased security requirements have not had an impact on the processing of active applicants. Since 2001, Health Canada has granted
access to marijuana for medical purposes to Canadians who have the support of their physicians. An example of the use of medical marijuana is the case of MeShell. Suffering from chronic pain since a teenager, he discovered marijuana as an alternative to conventional medication to alleviate his pain. As of 2011, he started using Sativex, a cannabis-based medicine in a buccal spray (pump-spray) form. Receiving his treatment in a buccal spray form instead of smoking dried marijuana has proved to be more conducive for him to lead an active lifestyle. In collaboration with his doctor and the pharmacist, he obtains his prescription of Sativex once every two months. With Sativex
being an effective treatment for relieving his chronic pain, he has become a fervent believer of the usage of medical marijuana. While Me-shell and many others benefit from this alternative treatment, there is still a stigma that surrounds the use of marijuana for medical purposes. Despite the mixed reaction medical marijuana receives, we can all agree on one thing: marijuana is a lucrative business, and the mountains of medical marijuana license applications prove that.
Studying Death of Loved Ones Man returns to university to study the cancer that killed his wife BRONWYN HANEY NEWS EDITOR
60-year-old Powel Crosley began attending classes at the University of Alberta in the fall of 2010 after a rare form of ovarian cancer took the life of his wife, Sladjana, in 2009 at the age of 58. GCT, short for granulosa cell tumor, is considered to be a rare type of cancer because of its patterns and how it behaves in the body. Not only is it an un-
usual form of cancer in terms of how many people are diagnosed with it, but it is also not viewed as something to be taken too seriously when first discovered, as it is often effectively treated and does not cause much harm to the patient. However, it becomes dangerous if the cancer returns because the methods used to treat the tumor often become ineffective in permanently curing the cancer. There has not been much of an advancement in the research surrounding this particular type of cancer, so not much is known about what causes it in patients or how it can be prevented. Studies have concluded that, however, it is not heredi-
tary or caused by a certain lifestyle. Crosley decided to return to school in hopes of furthering the research efforts being put into studying GCT. His end goal is to find the missing answers behind his wife’s 13 years battling the illness, and to in turn help others suffering from the cancer. Since enrolling in the university, Crosley has been invited to work in the lab of one of his professors to continue his research, and has been awarded $60,000 in grants to aid in pursuing his studies. Despite having no previous background in science, the aged student has a continuous attitude of determination to do
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what Sladjana (who came from a science background) would have wanted to see through herself, therefore completing her mission. “Her motto was: the answer lies in the lab,” Crosley was quoted saying. “I want to show that she was right.” During her battle with GCT, Sladjana read countless books about her form of cancer, and finding that there was not much information about it, she founded the Granulosa Cell Tumor Research Foundation where she posted information about her illness online for others to benefit from. She also attempted to raise funds in support of continued research
on GCT, and after her death, Crosley took over the foundation and is continuing to raise funds by running marathons. The couple had been living in New Zealand at the time of Sladjana’s death, and Crosley had decided to move to Edmonton because of the program being offered at the university, as well as it being a city that both he and Sladjana had liked to visit. On the background of the desktop computer inside the lab where Crosley will spend the next two years conducting his research are pictures of Sladjana.
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Homeware superstore shows support for local animal shelters CONTRIBUTOR
The company recently teamed up with the Animal Lovers League Shelter as well as the Save Our Street Dogs, to create the Home for Hope Project.
You open the door and a blast of air dusts the day off you. You flop onto the centre piece couch of your living room, where your dog jumps to you and tickles you into submission with their affection. Over in Singapore, IKEA has this image in mind for its shoppers.
The purpose of the effort is to encourage shoppers to adopt a pet, which they hope to archive this by placing life-sized cardboard cutouts of dogs available for adoption in their showrooms. These dogs can be identified through the use of the QR codes included alongside the photo of the dog on each cutout that IKEA cus-
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tomers can use to learn more about the individual dog available for adoption.
The head office of IKEA has also shown its support for the project. "IKEA is really happy to kick start this Home for Hope initiative because we find that it's really a very refreshing and unique way to encourage Singaporeans to adopt homeless dogs," Sandra Keasberry, IKEA assistant marketing manager, was quoted in saying.
U.S., where an IKEA location in Tempe, Arizona has recently collaborated with the Arizona Humane Society to bring sheltered dogs to the showrooms, and hopefully into homes. Since teaming up with the Arizona Humane Society as of June of this year, all six dogs that the Arizona store featured in their showrooms have been adopted within the location’s first month with the project, and more cutouts arrived by the end of that month with similar success.
The idea has since been spread to the
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Kidnapped NATO: The Kremlin U.N. Workers Spar Over Ukraine On Thursday August 28th, Al-Qaeda linked al-Nusra Front kidnapped 45 Fijian peacekeepers and two Filipino contingents in the Golan Heights (a buffer zone between Syria and Israel). The 40 abducted Filipino peacekeepers successfully escaped, but 45 Fijian peacekeepers remain captive. In order to secure their release, the rebels are demanding its removal from a U.N. terrorist list and compensation for the deaths of three of their fighters (who died in a shootout with international troops). Meanwhile, Fiji Military Commander Brig. Moses Tikoitoga has urged the immediate release of his soldiers.
“The 40 abducted Filipino peacekeepers successfully escaped, but 45 Fijian peacekeepers remain captive. “ The kidnapping is thought to be an act of retaliation by the Islamic Front, which has accused the U.N. of not stepping in to help oust President Bashar Assad, and of killing three of its members. According to CBS News, the Nusra Front blames the U.N. for “ignoring the daily
U.N. Workers provide aid to those in the Golan Heights
shedding of (Syrian) blood” and of colluding with pro-Assad forces “to facilitate its movement through a buffer zone in the Golan Heights.” The buffer zone in the Golan Heights was established in 1974, following the 1973 Arab-Israeli war. Israel captured the territory from Syria in 1967, which the latter has never recognized as legitimate. Meanwhile, the U.N. has been monitoring and enforcing a truce between both sides of the border for nearly four decades. This, however, has become increasingly dangerous since the 2011 beginning of the Syrian revolution.
This kidnapping is clear evidence of the danger. Not the first incident of its kind, the U.N. has had to resign itself this time to “discussions with captors by various parties at various levels,” to secure the release of its troops. Herve Ladsous, Head of the U.N.’s Department of Peacekeeping Operations, has also spoken in vagaries claiming that his organization is “sparing no effort to secure the release of the detained peacekeepers.” Fijian commander Tikoitoga recently confirmed that negotiations are ongoing and that professional negotiators have relieved the military leaders. While the outcome of this fiasco is yet uncertain, it has led to the vociferous criticism by many peacekeeper/contributor nations about the manner in which peacekeeping missions are conducted. Ireland, for example, which contributes a 130-member response unit to the Golan peacekeeping mission, on Monday warned it would not redeploy its troops next month if the force’s firepower, command and control, and rules of engagement were not strengthened. The U.N. has already lost the support of Croatia and Austria. They pulled their troops out last year due to fears of being targeted. Ireland’s withdrawal could serve a fatal blow to U.N. peacekeeping missions the world over. Reform is thus clearly needed.
An armed man stands guard outside a Ukrainian military base March, 2014.
Ukraine, the West has mobilized to try to prevent further Russian involvement in On September 2nd, near the village of Novokaterynivka, in Eastern Ukraine, the body of a Ukrainian soldier was
“Ukrainian Defense Minister advisor Oleksander Danylyuk has alleged that hundreds of soldiers have lost their lives in the conflict and that hundreds of thousands of civilians have been displaced.”
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“The kidnapping is thought to be an act of retaliation by the Islamic Front, which has accused the U.N. of not stepping in to help oust President Bashar Assad, and of killing three of its members.”
found hanging from a high voltage cable. The man had apparently been the victim of a shell blast to his armored car, which ejected him from the vehicle. Russian separatists carried out the attack. This event is yet another example of the escalating conflict between Russia and the Ukraine. The war has not only taken a human toll on soldiers and civilians, but also significantly harmed the regional economy. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ukraine may need international financial aid amounting to tens of billions of dollars if the conflict persists. “There is no end in sight to the conflict, so it's almost impossible to make growth forecasts," says Timothy Ash, head of marketing research at London's Standard Bank, "but the recession this year will be deeper - maybe minus eight per cent - and there will be no recovery next year.” To prevent the total collapse of
“According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ukraine may need international financial aid amounting to tens of billions of dollars if the conflict persists.” the crisis, which it sees as exacerbating the conflict. One of its key actors, NATO, has to this end expressed a need for upping its presence in Eastern Europe to deter Russia. Naturally, this has been vehemently denounced by Russia, which is reportedly updating its military doctrine in response. The Kremlin council has threatened that any aggression coming from the West aimed towards Crimea would be seen as an attack on Russia and that retaliation is guaranteed in such an instance. In the words of President Vladimir Putin to European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso, "If I want, I can take Kiev in two weeks." This rhetoric is, if we are to believe Putin, to be enshrined in Russia’s new security doctrine. Meanwhile, the death toll from the conflict is continuing to rise. Ukrainian Defense Minister advisor Oleksander Danylyuk has alleged that hundreds of soldiers have lost their lives in the conflict and that hundreds of thousands of civilians have been displaced. This has been partially corroborated by the UN's Vincent Geneva, who has stated that at least 26,000 Ukrainian civilians have been displaced in the last 3 weeks alone, and that
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814,000 people have crossed into Russia just this year. Those entering the Ukraine, for the most part, are troops and mercenaries, who according to Ukrainian spokesman Andriy Lysenko, number around 10 to 15 thousand. Russia's foreign minister Sergey Lavrov has repeatedly denied that his patron is providing Ukrainian rebels with any kind of support, a charge the Ukrainian government continues to peddle, given the mounting physical evidence of direct Russian presence in Eastern Ukraine. The rebels’ direct negotiations with the Kremlin rather than their own government seems to provide evidence for this. As it stands, these have effectively softened their demands for complete independence, instead asking for a sort of special status, which would leave them in charge of security and give them immunity from prosecution. De-facto, this would mean the division of the Ukraine. Despite the Western powers' great desire to come to the aid of the Ukraine, UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon has warned that the crisis cannot be solved using military force. "I know the European Union, the Americans and most of the Western countries are dis-
"If I want, I can take Kiev in two weeks." - Putin to European Commission president Jose Barroso cussing very seriously among themselves how to handle this matter," Ban said. "What is important at this time is that they should know there is no military solution in this. There should be a political dialogue for a political solution, that is the more sustainable way."
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Airstrike Kills al-Shabaab Leader
United Nations compound in Mogadishu, and Nairobi’s upscale Westgate Mall. In response, the U.S. government placed bounties on al-Shabaab’s leaders’ heads, offering a reward of up to $7 mil-
On Monday, September 1st, the U.S. military attacked an al-Shabaab camp in Mogadishu, Somalia, with the aim of killing leader Ahmed Abdi Godane. To achieve this, multiple Hellfire and laserguided missiles were fired throughout the operation. Finally, on Friday, September 5th, Godane was confirmed dead.
“Somalia’s national security minister, General Khalif Ahmed Ereg, welcomed this news as “a delightful victory,” saying that al-Shabaab was a significant threat”
“Uhuru Kenyatta, the Kenyan president, also thanked the U.S. forces for killing Godane, stating it was a small measure of closure for the victims of the Westgate Mall attack.” The U.S. forces issued a statement upon receiving confirmation of Godane’s death, saying that the attack it carried out was evidence of its “commitment to the people and the government of Somalia, to detect, deter, disrupt and defeat violent extremists who threaten progress in the region, as well as threaten to conduct terrorist attacks against innocent people.” Somalia’s national security minister, General Khalif Ahmed Ereg, welcomed this news as “a delightful victory,” saying that al-Shabaab was a significant threat, which could halt the progress of Somalia. Uhuru Kenyatta, the Kenyan presi-
Al-Shabaab recruits make their patrols near Mogadishu
dent, also thanked the U.S. forces for killing Godane, stating it was a small measure of closure for the victims of the Westgate Mall attack, in which al-Shabbab killed 67 innocent civilians. He further warned that Godane’s death is a
“stark reminder that those who live by swords shall perish by the sword.” As of this writing, there have not been any reprisals carried out by al-Shabaab. Still, the Somali government remains vigilant. There is ample reason to fear al-
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Shabaab, Somalia’s Islamist extremist group linked with al-Qaida, given its penchant for carrying out violent attacks against innocents in Somalia and the surrounding areas. Targets have in the past included: city streets, markets, prisons, a
lion for information leading to Godane’s arrest. By late August, U.S. military planners knew Godane’s exact location, where the American military proceeded to attack on September 1st. It was hoped that political infighting in al-Shabaab would ensue, and thus hasten the organization’s demise. Unfortunately, this does not seem to be the case. On Saturday, September 6th, Ahmad Umar was unanimously selected as Al-Shabaab’s new leader. “Avenging the death of our scholars and leader is a binding obligation on our shoulders that we will never relinquish nor forget, no matter how long it takes,” Umar said, signaling that the group is holding up despite a significant setback.
LulzSec Peru: Ethical “hacktivists”? Last week, Peruvian president Ollanta Humala was put in the hot seat as his cabinet barely survived a vote of nonconfidence. This was prompted by the surfacing of over 3,500 e-mails. They revealed government officials’ shady lobbying ties with the country’s private oil and fish industry as well as other sensitive information of national concern. The emails, taken from former Peruvian Prime Minister Rene Cornejo’s account, were leaked online last month by LulzSec Peru, Latin America’s most prominent hacker team. Composed of two members who go by the monikers Desh501 and Cyber-Rat, LulzSec Peru is a subsidiary of the now-dismantled LulzSec hacking international consortium. These are responsible for exposing the private files of major corporations such as Sony Pictures and the security firm HBGary, as well as government-affiliated CIA and the British National Health Service. LulzSec (which derives from the neolo-
gism “lol” (Laugh Out Loud) and “sec,” the abbreviated word for “security”) was indeed what experts considered a “black hat” computer hacking group, which in tech terminology designates a group that “violates computer security for little reason beyond maliciousness or personal gain.” Perhaps substantiating this claim is the fact that in 2011 LulzSec exposed the passwords, e-mails, home addresses and other personal information of over 37,500 Sonypictures.com users. While many considered this to be
a complete violation of the concerned individuals’ privacy, LulzSec later clarified that its intention was to show that Sony Pictures’ entire online networks could be penetrated into by an SQL injection, a simple hacking procedure. "From a single injection, we accessed
EVERYTHING,” they wrote. “Why do you put such faith in a company that allows itself to become open to these simple attacks?” These events have reopened the question of moral hacking. From a legal perspective, hacking is considered a criminal act in many countries. In its 2011 first formal cyber strategy, the Pentagon declared computer hacking between nations an “act of war.” In clear agreement, nearly all of the dozen governments that the
members of LulzSec belong to have prosecuted ‘their’ hackers. For example, Ryan Cleary, who went under the handle “ViraL,” was sentenced to 32 months in federal prison for infiltrating the US Air Force system, among other cyber offenses. Convictions notwithstanding, some argue that LulzSec’s actions have helped point out the flaws and holes in the Image Source: logitech
servers of many high-profile institutions and have thus been in the service of the public good. Those who disagree argue
“LulzSec later clarified that its intention was to show that Sony Pictures’ entire online networks could be penetrated into by an SQL injection, a simple hacking procedure.” that it leads down a very slippery ethical and judicial slope, as demonstrated by ‘whistleblowers’ Edward Snowden and Bradley (Chelsea) Manning who caused significant harm to their home government. On the joint issue of privacy and “hacktivism,” we thus still face multiple conundrums. How much can we trust those who exert power over us? To what extent should one defy one’s government? Is public consciousness and concrete political change best effected by breaching the law? The LulzSec Peru duo (which has, among others, defaced the websites of the Venezuelan ruling party and that of an Antamina-based copper mine responsible for the sickening of dozens of its workers) clearly believes the latter. The outcome of the Peruvian Cabinet’s crucial vote last week seems to have validated its actions. LulzSec Peru, whose members claim to be between the ages of 17 and 23, intends to continue its hacking endeavours despite the high risk of identification and
prosecution. "I don't worry that much, though I don't rule out the option that they will trap me," wrote Desh in an online encrypted chat with the Associated Press. “No one is invincible,” he concluded.
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I’ll Take You to the Candy Shop Awesome Candy Delivery Service
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KAITLIN FITZGIBBON ARTS AND CULTURE EDITOR Just kidding, there’s no need for that anymore. Have you ever been sitting on your couch in your PJ’s feeling ugly as hell and just wishing you had some damn candy? Yeah. Who hasn’t right? No shame there. But now you don’t have to go upstairs and change just to go to the dep, or walk down in your bunny slippers. Instead of all those lousy late night trips to get your fix, why not get a monthly box of candy? A Montreal based company named Project Candy Box (PCB) has got these candy cravings on lock down and is here to support your sweet tooth. Aaron Kerr, Montreal resident, created a delivery service that provides customers with monthly boxes of candy from all around the world. So not only are you getting 10-15 candy items in your box every month but you get to try different candy every month. Each box customers get is different and priced at $20. The best part about this is that your for-
eign candy will be delivered RIGHT TO YOUR DOOR. How heavenly is that? The service will launch sometime in September, there are no exact dates set yet, however, you can sign up at projectcandybox.com to be emailed about updates and promotions. Once the service is up and running requests for themed boxes or specific candy will be available. Customers can also send boxes to friends and family and can even donate boxes to charity. The company will be hosting a crowdfunding campaign to raise money and start their launch. Crowdfunding is a type of campaign that raises funds typically through the internet. The company is hoping to raise at least $5,000 to send out their first monthly box named “The Launch Box” which will contain “all kinds of surprises”. They say it feels like the “candy store experience in a box”. I definitely signed up and I’m excited to see how it all plays out. Plus, the fact that I don’t have to get off my ass to try a bunch of new candies from across the globe is pretty sweet.
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Good Electro Vibes Basement Jaxx’s Seventh Album ANASTASSIA TARASSOVA STAFF WRITER Behold. After a five year wait, the EDM duo Basement Jaxx has just released their seventh opus, entitled Junto. The new album has been out since August 25th. Basement Jaxx are a UK duo, composed of Simon Ratcliffe and Felix Buxton, who have been present on the European EDM and House stage since the mid90s. The new opus contains a total of 13 tracks, including the acclaimed singles ‘’Unicorn’’ (my personal fave!) and ‘’Never Say Never’’. For fans, the deluxe edition proposes a bunch of supplementary material, such as many remixes and a few bonus songs.
Additionally, an official video been released for ‘Never Say Never’’, featuring mechanical butts, foreign scientists and a sensual hi-tech atmosphere. I also have to say, the album cover looks really neat; blue skies, a golden ring and the white of purity behind all of that...awesome. This album is distinguishable by its particularly playful bass line and bouncy rhythms. A trippy intro is followed by a colourful blend of ethnic drumbeats and catchy vocalisations which, in their turn, transform into sweet harp sounds followed by your regular EDM compositions. Frankly, if the beginning of the album announced that some epic tunes were coming up, I was slightly disappointed by the happy, pleasant, regular monotony that followed. However, Junto contains tracks
that simply perspire of good mood and contentment, so it is certainly guaranteed that anyone can find at least one enjoyable composition on the CD. However, at length, the beats become repetitive and dull. I don’t know, maybe that is the true purpose of the EDM genre. Overall, Basement Jaxx has created quite an eclectic compilation of pleasant and engaging songs (ethnic drumbeats and tribal exclamations followed by harp harmonies, soothing vocals and jumpy melodies? YES!) The album is recommended for fellow EDM admirers as well as to virtually anyone who wants to be submerged by a wave of mellow and catchy tunes. Despite some pretty conventional female vocals, Junto is filled with incessant positive vibes. It sounds like a great soundtrack for summer beach parties, even if it’s slightly late for that. Trippy guys
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The Lion King at Place des Arts Your Favourite Disney Performance Roars on Stage
ally think that The Lion King was something special. Its artistic achievement was matched only by its technical prowess. The play’s run is almost over here as it finishes on September the seventh, but next time it comes to town, I advise anyone who can to go see it. Julie Taymor has put together a masterpiece, and I have to agree with the
JULIETTE DANDENEAULT CONTRIBUTOR Operas, ballets and plays; regardless of your taste, Place des Arts has something for everyone. I always enjoy my time at the theatre, but I was especially excited when I heard that Disney’s The Lion King was coming to town. The classic film was translated into a musical by Julie Taymor seventeen years ago, and has since toured around the globe with productions in such places as Germany, Japan, Spain, Australia, and the entirety of North America. Taymor is one of the world’s most cutting-edge directors, and was the first woman to win a Tony award for directing a musical. Using amazingly intricate costuming, prop work, set design, lighting, and choreography, Taymor has created a truly stunning rendition of The Lion King, capturing and enhancing all of the beauty of the original while putting her own fresh spin on the piece. The costumes and props that were designed for this performance really were outstanding. From the antelope to the alligators, all of the animals moved in a way that caught my attention and kept a strong hold on it. The puppets were beautifully stylized, and held on to the play’s artistic origins. Throughout the performance, some of them ventured into the audience and gave
New York Times when they say, ‘There is simply nothing else like it’.
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us an up-close view of their design. The set was minimalistic, but everything that needed to be there most definitely was. The musical’s sound and light design highlighted and flowed with its plot seamlessly. Herds of wildebeest and twinkling stars were created in a way that was impres-
sively realistic. Screens were used to create an illusion of depth, and the orchestra seemed faultless. Elton John and Tim Rice’s original score was enhanced with a few new additions, but it kept its emotional and dramatic flare and was performed by a chorus that sang and danced throughout the
entire play. Their choreography was amazingly intricate and yet no mistakes were made, which just proves how well the whole thing was cast and produced. It was not only a play; it was a dance recital, a choral performance, and a feat of engineering as well. I may be a lover of musicals, but I re-
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Weekend Wanderings 1. Take your cat on a walk. Bring your hamster too. 2. Have a chill session with your grandma. 3. Challenge a stranger to a dance battle. Winner gets your hamster. 4. Catch a Japanese fish at the Botanical Gardens. 5. Pretend to have a British accent the entire weekend.
Throw Poetry Event Divan Orange Breaks Attendance Record MATTHEW LIBERMAN CONTRIBUTOR Last Saturday, over 150 Montrealers came to listen to Montreal’s brightest voices illuminate the night at Divan Orange - a record turnout for the Throw Poetry Collective. Throw Poetry Collective, one of Montreal’s leaders in the slam poetry scene, kicked off its season with a blast. As always, their freeform events are colorful, and the 11 poets attending
spoke vibrantly about everything from deeply emotional family situations and personal crises to overarching remarks on the nature of our society (however used the latter subject may be). This lead to an extremely diverse ambiance, changing completely from speaker to speaker as the audience what plunged turn after turn into each artist’s personal world. More impressive still was Fortner Anderson, who has been a featured reader at numerous poetry festivals in North America and Europe including the Festival Voix D’Ameriques in Montreal, the
Berlin Poesie Festival and the Genoa International Poetry Festival. His stunning interpretation of technical crash reports was unsettling to the very core. Finally, Simon Banderob was crowned victor of the slam with a powerful if somewhat classic message of acceptance by those who have ‘left the system’ towards those still ‘imprisoned’. To quote his blog, Simon is “a poet, a Montreal-west coast-small town Ontario kinda poet”. Deep thoughts Anderson
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The 10 types of teachers you’ll meet ANNABELLE IRAKIZA CONTRIBUTOR
During your time in CEGEP, you'll encounter several teachers. 7 to 9 each semester, and if you don't get the same teacher twice and spend two years in college, that's about 28 to 36 different individuals! Some of them will have things in common and during my first year of college and through discussion with other students, I have illustrated my 10 types of teacher you encounter in college. Leggo! The "Always Late" Teacher This teacher is never on time. It doesn't matter if the class starts at 8 in the morning or at 2 in the afternoon. He just never can make it to class within the first minutes! The worst thing about these ones is that every time, you wish they're actually not showing up. You refresh the cancelled class page on Omnivox every 30 seconds, but they are always there. They are just always late. The "You Learned That Last Year/Semester" Teacher He will not bother going back to what happened before his class. Oh no! No this one. He'll jump right into his subject and won't even use no introduction. His favorite sentence is "I don't need to review this concept since it was part of your last semester material." There's a good and a bad side. The good is that you don't waste any time, but the bad is that if you didn't understand fully the material from your previous semester, you're pretty much screwed. The Extremely Boring Teacher The tone of his voice will make you want to bring a pillow to each one of your classes. No joke. You'll have to drink two shots of espresso and slap yourself throughout the two hours you'll be sitting in front of him to stay awake. As soon as he opens his mouth, you can't focus anymore. It's the sound of "boring". Either he speaks really slow and low or he's just not entertaining. There will inevitably be an
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extremely boring teacher during your college journey - be ready. You'll have to force yourself even harder because trust me, you'll be tempted to ditch (Don't). Just take it class by class. The Teacher Who Always Cancels Classes I never had this teacher. I am waiting on this teacher! (Just kidding. Not kidding). When I was desperately checking through my cancelled class page on Omnivox, I recognized a few names that just kept popping every week or so. I asked a few fellow students about these teachers and there seem to be teachers who cancel their class really often. You don't even bother making friends in this class because you know you won't have to show up and talk to them this often. Where are these teachers? I am serious. Someone contact me and let me know. I could use a couple of days off ! The Teacher Who Doesn't Know His Subject That Much Don't lie. We all have that one teacher teaching this random class that looks like he just learned his material by the book one week before the semester. Most of the time, this teacher will use his time class to
show multiple videos on YouTube or Powerpoints about what you should do but he'll never actually show you or teach you directly what has to be learned. The "I Need A Therapist" Teacher Have you ever met a teacher so dramatic and worrying that you just thought to yourself "Lord, this teacher needs a therapist.” I know I did (and still do). They can be sometimes extremely emotional or just not emotional at all. Some teachers love to talk to us about their lives, some don't. But for the ones who do, they can go really overboard when they're driven by emotions. More than once, you’ll question their emotional stability. The "Broken Dreams" Teacher He didn't want to be a teacher. He just happened to be one because of circumstances of life. He aspired to more in life and he will not miss an occasion to reminisce about the past. Believe that. Sometimes, things might even get awkward when you hear them complain about their job "This was not supposed to be my life," "I never meant to be a teacher." What are you supposed to respond to that? Fix your damn life teacher, and teach me something
while I can still realize MY dreams. The Teacher Who Forgets You Have Other Classes Don't you hate them? I don't but lord they walk on my nerves. They suffer from narcissism about their class and believe that you must put so much effort in their subject that you kind of start thinking they don't realize you have 6 to 8 other courses. I understand that one values the content of his class. But you can't give 30 assignments and a long project that must be in an online journal; with 2 to 5 essays and a critical oral exploring the 10 themes we've learned throughout the course. It's just nuts. And they don't even seem to see it, don't they! They'll expect you to give your whole soul for them and jeopardize your other classes. Sorry Teach, ain't gon happen. Do your best in their class, but don't kill yourself or sacrifice other classes for this ONE single class. Chances are, it is not worth it. The Fashion Police Disaster Teacher He just wears the same clothes to every class (or seems to). You can tell ahead what's going to be his pick: "Its Wednes-
day, he'll show up in his blue jeans with a white plain t-shirt. Like he always does". I am not judging. I am just stating some truth. There's that teacher who'll just wear the same clothes all over and over again or just live like a cartoon and own bunch copies of the same outfit. It's possible! The "Trying To Hard To Be Funny" Teacher All I've got to say is, leave the jokes to the performers. If you can't tell something funny, don't try it. There are always one or multiple teachers (and sometimes they'll teach the more boring class) who'll try to include jokes during their teaching. The real deal is that nobody ever laughs except them, which makes things really awkward. But don't think they'll give up, hell no. They'll try as many time as possible until they get you to laugh. They think that eventually, they will turn out to be funny. It's pretty uncomfortable to witness, believe me. The "Can't Be A Teacher" Teacher That teacher looks too good, too young or too cool to be a teacher (or all of them). Either way, it's fun (Can be fun for the eye or for the class atmosphere, or even both). He might dress up differently, talk differently, and teach differently, he'll just be different. He's unconventional, renewed, unique and outside the culture boundaries of the "Teacher" as we always knew it. He's special and when you introduce him to your other friends, they can't believe he's your teacher and you always get to say, "I know, I know." As I said in the beginning, this is my top 10. There are many other types of teachers you can think for your own. This article could even last 20 pages just covering all the examples. No matter who teaches you, always remember to show respect towards them (as annoying as they can sound sometimes, they're still human). This was Annabelle Irakiza, until next tune America (Yes, I am totally stealing Maury's line. What can you do about that?) !
Rant of the week: Escalator chaos Judging by last year’s first day of school, I knew that the escalators wouldn’t work this year. I actually made a bet with my friend that they wouldn’t work, and I obviously won. What’s the deal with this? Another thing on the same agenda is that recently, I’ve realized that the firstyears (presumably) are still confused with how it works to go up and down floors. I’ve decided that it’s necessary for the confused to read a bold announcement about what is acceptable and what is not. First: LEAVE THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ESCALATOR FREE AND STAND TO THE RIGHT SIDE SO PEOPLE CAN WALK UP. Second: DO NOT USE THE STAIRS TO WALK UP. ALWAYS USE THE ESCALATOR (even if it’s broken). If only students would follow these rules, my mornings at Dawson would be much more bearable. Dawson: get it together with the escalator situation. Students: follow the unwritten rules of the stairs and escalators. Do us all a favor.
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The escalators are what sometimes make the average Dawson student snap. Whether it’s the escalators constantly not escalating and the new students who just don’t know where and how to stand, it creates some potential hair-pulling moments Have you come to realize that the escalators in Dawson are working one minute and the next they aren’t? I can’t seem to tell if they’re just defective and not working, or the technicians deliberately turn them off (which I’ve witnessed). The most important question is: why? When students are rushing in for their 8 a.m. or 10 a.m. classes, there shouldn’t be any traffic. Thankfully, the back-to-school madness is gradually dying down and the escalator situation seems to be improving, we would hope. But on the first day of school (Dawson’s most packed day), you would assume that this day out of all days, would be when the escalators work – of course not.
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Food for Thought Ingredients: For 1 person: -2-4 Brussels sprouts -50 g of broccolis -150g of rice noodles (vermicelli) -2 tbsps. of oyster sauce -2 tbsps. of corn kernels - 2 tbsps. of can mushrooms - 50 g of fried bacon (or any cold cut)
I absolutely hate everything and anything close enough to green leafy vegetables, with the notable exception of those three food items: spinach, broccolis and Brussels sprouts. If you want to enjoy the two latters too, (and get you daily B12 need), here is my easy, tasty and cheap way of doing so.
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Recipe: -Put the noodles in boiling water for 5 minutes until they are cooked -Put oil in a frying pan and heat it at a low temperature -Cut the Brussels sprouts in 2 -Remove the noodles from the hot water and them to the frying pan, and increase the temperature -Add all the vegetables and bacon to the noodles. -Add the oyster sauce slowly while stirring the content of the pan -Continue stirring until the sauce is evenly spread on the noodles and the vegetables. -Remove the frying pan when the broccolis are a bright green.
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seemingly-light box to impress your new neighbour or climbing up the stairs (DO NOT tr y that in this school) and ended up with a mini-stroke due to the oh-so-gargantuesque effort you put into those actions. Well, news flash, a couple of hours per week at the gym will always be more effective in bringing
You heard it countless times before : physical activity is good for your health. But since you, my friend, continue sustaining yourself from McBurgerPizzaB(H)ell despite being fully aware that such action is akin to running towards a cliff, I may only say : ladies, remember when winter was over, and you drastically cut your calories intake by half and swallowed those Mephistophelian gluten-free, lactosefree, sugar-free, sodium-free, fat-free and acceptable tastefree milkshakes and smoothies which were only effective in their nausea-inducing properties for the sole purpose of loosing that baby belly bulging out of your bikini; gentlemen, do not forget that time you tried lifting a A little sweat won’t hurt you
you closer to this supreme fitness level we all want to attain than the lose-5lb-in-3-days or feaston-steroids diets that most seem to worship and that will only bring you closer to the hospital than to anything else. We both know the busyhave-no-time excuse is just, well, an excuse, so to shut the pecuniar y concerns' voice, remember that you can get a YMCA membership for free if you volunteer for the organism (double benefit : you can add that to your CV) and you may get 50%-off the students and faculty price at PARC if you are taking your 103 PhysEd class this semester. Just sayin'. Shape
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Rowing your way to the top was on the rowing team, and he was recruiting people. He saw me and talked to me and got me to join. Dawson College, home to approximately 10,000 students, has an array of sports available to its student populous. Of these numerous sports, one sport in particular seems to have piqued the interest of 2nd year Pure and Applied Sciences student, Mike Kravets. Mike joined Dawson’s Rowing team last year. The following interview was conducted with Kravets earlier this week at Dawson
What made you choose rowing over the myriad sports available, such as basketball? MK: Well, first of all, I’m short and therefore don’t have the skills necessary to be a basketball player. I also have no prior experience with basketball, so it would be difficult. Rowing is basically all about your fitness so, even if you’ve never
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College. How did you get into the sport of rowing? Mike Kravets: I saw a guy who was a year older than me in high school who
participated in this sport before, it doesn't really matter. You can get the hang of it quite fast, if you're in shape.
Who inspired you to start rowing? MK: There’s this guy from France, Jérémie Azou, a powerhouse rower who went to the Olympics once already and is going to the Olympics again. He is an amazing rower. Although, I don’t want to follow in his footsteps because going to the Olympics leads to injuries; so it’s not a good idea. How do you train? MK: There are many different ways. For example, if it is a season where the water is not frozen, (not during the winter), you can train in different boats: singles, doubles, quads, and eights. This summer, I rode a single most of the time, then a double or a quad on the side. You can train indoors on a rowing machine. You should also lift weights and cross-train by playing sports such as: running, skiing, etc. Some people play hockey on the side and that helps a lot, as well as swimming. What do you look forward to this year at Dawson in rowing? MK: I’m looking forward to the competitions in the fall and to hopefully win some medals. At the end of the year, in June, after all the exams, there’s going to be a competition. All the high schools over Canada will be competing. We will be competing there as a high school because, as you know, CEGEPs do not exist outside of Québec and high school is a bit longer elsewhere, so we are considered as a high school. I am hoping to win a medal at this competition, which is quite hard.
Canadian Tennis Only a few months ago, you would have been hard-pressed to find anybody who could identify either Milos Raonic or Eugenie Bouchard. Today, they are the new faces of Canadian tennis. The 20 year old Bouchard has become Quebec’s tennis darling. After a 2013 season spent in relative obscurity. Bouchard started to gain some traction after her semi-final appearance at the Australian Open in January 2014. Bouchard most notably beat 14th seed Ana Ivanovic of Serbia 5-7 7-5 6-2 before ultimately falling to China’s Li Na by a score of 6-2 6-4. The accolades and accomplishments would only rise, as did Bouchard’s WTA ranking. The Westmount native helped Canada qualify for the World Group stage of the Fed Cup by defeating Serbia and Slovakia almost single-handedly. She won her first ever WTA title in Nurnberg, Germany by defeating Karolina Pliskova in
the final. That tournament championship was a perfect set-up for the French Open, held only one week later. Bouchard continued her ascent up the rankings by defeating Angelique Kerber of Germany and Spain’s Carla Suarez Navarro before dropping a tough three setter to Maria Sharapova. The Wimbledon grass court major in London propelled Bouchard to a brand new summit as the Canadian reached the final, defeating Kerber once again along with world number 2 Simona Halep before losing to Petra Kvitova in the final. Despite a strenuous and difficult summer hard court season, including a second round loss at the Rogers Cup in hometown Montreal, Bouchard still managed to reach the Round of 16 at the US Open, ousted by Ekaterina Makarova on a hot day in New York. Bouchard currently finds herself ranked 7th among the women players on tour and among the most marketable. She has appeared in numerous promotional campaigns for the women’s tour and has appeared on multiple magazine covers
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along the way. She has also garnered new advertising sponsors in the form of Nike and Coca-Cola. She is attempting to qualify for the WTA finals held in late October in Singapore. It would cap a remarkable season for the young Quebecer. Raonic, on the other hand, has been around the tour for a tad longer than Bouchard entering the 2014 tennis season and had high expectations for himself, but even Raonic could not have possible envisioned such a meteoric rise. Raonic only reached the third round of the Australian Open, losing a tough match to another up and comer Grigor Dimitrov by the score of 3-6 6-3 4-6 6-7 (10). Raonic, who began the year ranked 11 in the world, reached at least the quarterfinals of all Masters 1000 tennis tournaments he entered this season, including a semi-final appearance in Rome, where he lost to world number 1 Novak Djokovic. Raonic would lose again to Djokovic, this time in the French Open quarterfinals in a tight battle. This was only a precursor for the Wimbledon event, where Raonic would reach the semifi-
What is your analysis of the team? Do you think your team is the best in the league? MK: In Québec, there aren’t many CEGEPSs or universities that offer rowing. There’s Marianopolis, McGill and Université de Montréal, among others. McGill is quite good, but we do not compete against them. We mainly compete against Marianopolis and Brébeuf. During the winter, when we have competitions indoors, Brébeuf destroys us since all of their players are athletes from other sports who, during their offseason, decide to join rowing. How often do you practice every week? MK: Easily 6 days a week, sometimes even 7. It depends on the day, but I usu-
ally practice for about 2 or 3 hours each day. Is rowing just a hobby or do you plan on making a career out of it? MK: I’m probably not going to make a career out of it, but there’s a Québec program where you can get a bursary, which I’m planning on joining. When I go to McGill, whichever program I end up going into, I will join the rowing team. It’s a really fun sport and, even though you’re in CEGEP now and complain that there’s a lot of studying and work, you can easily manage this sport. An extra fifteen hours a week is not that much.
Kravets (far right) leads the Dawson rowing team.
nals, losing to legendary Roger Federer. After his first season title at the Citi Open in Washington, Raonic came home to Toronto and reached the quarterfinals at his hometown tournament, The Thornhill, Ontario native entered the US Open on a high, but ultimately could not beat Japan’s Kei Nishikori in the Round of 16. The match went the maximum five sets and only ended at 2:26 AM, tying a tournament record. Raonic is also aiming to make the final event of the season in London, England. His current world number 6 ranking should give him a good chance of reaching his goals. In the meantime, Raonic will help his native Canada in their quest for re-entry into the World Group Stage of the Davis Cup this weekend in Hali-
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fax. The Canadian team, made up of Raonic, Vasek Pospisil, Frank Dancevic, and doubles star Daniel Nestor will look to defeat the young and pesky Colombian squad. It has been remarkable campaigns for our young Canadian tennis players. The sky is the limit when it comes to their talent and potential.
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