The Queen's Journal, Volume 144, Issue 1

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the Journal

Queen’s university

vol. 144, issue 1

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1873

Professor claims Queen’s owes over $11.5 million for expropriation New Medical Building built on properties taken by University Story on page 4

PHOTO BY JULIA BALAKRISHNAN

Corby quietly says goodbye after promising start Former Gael’s receiver on route to CFL, retires at age 22 was a standout athlete. Last May, in his first showcase for CFL scouts, Corby dominated the East-West bowl Just weeks after training with the — a game used to showcase talented CIS NFL’s New York Giants and getting players eligible for the Canadian Football drafted by the CFL’s Edmonton Eskimos, League Draft. former Gaels wide-receiver Doug Corby Corby set a bowl record with three has officially retired from touchdowns (seven, 50 and 63 yard catches) professional football. and a total 131 yards receiving on the day, At age 22, Corby joins the growing list of claiming the Team East Offensive Player of football players to retire before reaching their the Game. full potential as professionals. In his fourth year, Corby translated his On May 31, the Edmonton Eskimos stardom from the bowl game to an entire released a statement announcing season. As the Gaels’ leading wide-receiver, Corby’s retirement. Since then Corby Corby was a constant thorn in the side of hasn’t spoken defenses, leading publicly about all receivers his decision, province-wide “#Eskimos HC Jason Maas confirms that leaving fans to with 19.3 yards REC Doug Corby has left the team telling speculate on per catch and Maas ‘His heart wasn’t into it.’” his reasoning. finishing second Later that with 118.4 yards — Dave Campbell, per game. day, Eskimo’s @Dave_CHED radio analyst Looking Dave Campbell back at scouting tweeted head coach Jason Mass response to reports, Corby’s main asset was his speed. the news. At the CFL combine this March Looking back at his Queen’s career, Corby he ran the 40-yard dash in 4.5 seconds J oseph C attana Sports Editor

— the fastest time for all players at the combine this year. Because of this, Corby was ranked 20th among all CFL prospects by the Scouting Bureau prior to the draft. The biggest surprise for Corby came this year when he was selected as one of ten Canadians invited to the Giants rookie camp. In an interview with NFL Canada he said his jaw dropped when he saw the text from his agent. Just eight days after being invited by the Giants, the Edmonton Eskimos selected Corby with the 53rd pick in the CFL Draft. In a league where Canadian receivers are often used for short possession routes, Corby had the potential to become an impact player in the CFL.

“When you get a Canadian guy who has the speed that Corby has he can be a big play threat that gives you a lot of further options from a roster standpoint,” CFL Yahoo Sports writer Andrew Bucholtz told The Journal. Instead, after only a few short days with the team, the Eskimos will have to search for a new replacement. Bucholtz pointed out that the timing for Corby’s decision seems odd — he had gone through the entire process already with the CFL combine, Giants rookie camp and getting drafted. “It would be different if Corby said upfront ‘I’m really not that interested in playing professional football, I have other o p t i o n s ’, ” Bucholtz said.

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE NEWS

EDITORIALS

ARTS

FEATURES

LIFESTYLE

New developments in decade long research misconduct case

Should universities ban student-faculty relationships?

Film screened at Isabel inspired by music and dance

Queen’s students who’ve never stepped foot on campus

Down and out in a foreign country; stories from exchange

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