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2001 Issue
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Jeremy M orris If all the gurus of the informa tion age are correct in their hyper bole, then Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings will earn more money than the gross domestic product of Uzbekistan. Sorry to all Uzbeks, but that wee bespectacled lad has more charm than a windswept night in the desert of Qyzylqum. Therefore it is simple conjecture to assume that myth and magic are in “vogue”. So where might this magic lie here in our own confines? Under rock, tree or burning bush? Maybe magic lies in a tiny poorly ventilat ed room far from all sunlight in the upper throes of the Shatner build ing. Yes, the Tribune is reporting directly from the mysterious land known as the office of the Gamers Guild. Amidst a friendly round of Trivial Pursuit, the stakes being the fate o f the tiny island republic of Fiji, the executive is eager and wel coming. Daphne Brunelle, the Guild President, gives a brief club history. “The Guild began in the late 1970s as a simulation and war games club. Today we have 80 members or so, with an office, a yearly convention and a movie night once a m onth,” she says. “The office serves as a liaison spot to find players and start games.” The guilds main event is a convention in the first week of March, with gamers attending from across Québec to play roleplaying games (RPGs). Members of the guild can play old favourites such as Scrabble or Risk, RPGs such as Dungeons and Dragons and Rifts and quick games such as Please see GET, page 10
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Jean Mathews Protesters clash with police in Ottawa at a recent IMF summit. See article on page 5
Robberies plague McDonald-Harrington Recent thefts at fifth floor studio remains unsolved John Sciascia Approximately $1500 worth o f books, Discmans, and other materials were stolen from a work studio in the M cD onaldH arrington Architecture Building last W ednesday according to Students’ Socitey o f M cGill University Architecture represen tative Chryssi Tsouponarias T h e robbery took place between 2:00 am and 4:00 am . This incident was the second reported act o f theft to take place in the complex last week. Building A dm inistrator
Jonathan Rousham com m ented on the opportunistic nature o f the thieves who com m itted the recent acts, beginning from a Discman theft th at was reported last Monday. "They [thieves] come in to the building on the speculation o f finding som ething," revealed Roushman. He spoke o f how the robbers use tools they find in the studio to break into the students' personal desks. "This happens every few years. These acts tend to go in cycles," Roushm an said. H e explained that the thefts seem to
occur when students feel a level of comfort that compromises security measures, such as leaving the stu dio doors unlocked after use. Roushm an encouraged stu dents to become more careful about locking the studio doors and personal desks. H e believed that increased student vigilance will lead to a halt in robberies, and did not expect the trend to continue. "Thieves do move on, because they know that they are more like ly to get recognized in the same area," Roushman mentioned. Tsouponarias expressed her discontent with the situation.
“You could be almost anyone walking into the building; they barely ever check you,” com plained Tsouponarias, who felt that stricter security measures are required for the building. She expressed sincere con cerns over the perceived feeling of insecurity shared by students in general. “If someone’s working there late, the thought is kind o f scary,” related Tsouponarias. Roushman stated that security measures in the building are rea sonably suited to the needs o f the
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