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letter from the editor On behalf of the entire staff at The Plant, we would like to apologize for comments made in our weekly column, Skanks, in Vol. 41, Issue 16.

The Plant does not condone, nor does it endorse, rape culture.

The opinions written in the last week’s column do not reflect the values of The Plant, in any way, shape or form.

We were humbled by the response to the piece we’ve received from certain individuals and apologize to those offended and for any damage the piece may have caused. The Plant issues it’s sincere apologies.

That being said, The Plant would

like to clarify that, created as a entertaining satirical weekly column many years ago, Skanks is written simply as a means to humorously critique the flawed, real and sometimes utterly ridiculous culture of sex columns.

populace of Dawson can communicate their individual points of view and opinions through wellconstructed, articulate argument, satire and humor. This includes the popular weekly column, Skanks.

The Plant is a student-run paper used primarily as a vessel to educate Dawson’s academic population on local and international news.

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With that clarified and over with, I hope everyone had an amazing March Break filled with a boozy St. Patty’s day, a chaotic protest and lots of studying partying.

Check out our coverage of the protest on Page 3, a picture of the mystical Kim Jong-Un auditioning for the newest Old Spice spot/declaring war on Page 5 and an inspired piece on the subtle values Disney snuck in to their family favorites on Page 9.

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Cops cut downtown protests short

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Riot Police charging towards the crowd.

SAM NAZER NEWS EDITOR

& DEVON WALCOTT INTERNATIONAL NEWS EDITOR

Last Friday in Downtown Montreal, a protest organized by the Coalition Against Police Brutality was declared illegal by the Montreal Police and promptly brought to an end by what some consider excessive use of force.

“It’s ironic to see that on the day of International Awareness Against Police Brutality, the police are the most brutal,” Nicholas Di Penna, DSU Executive and protestor, said. “Seeing things like broken noses, broken fingers, broken legs, that’s not a show of a force of media-

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tion, it’s a show of a force of oppression and they managed to show that quite well.”

The protestors started gathering at Place-Des-Arts at 4:00 pm. By 5:00, a crowd of 200 had gathered. At 5:15, a police truck mounted with a speaker circled the block, declared the protest illegal and asked the protestors to go home.

The SPVM, accompanied by officers from the Sûreté du Québec, blocked other exits and led the protestors down Sainte Catherine West.

The crowd was continuously dispersed but managed to regroup every other second. The police were well armed and used teargas and flash bang grenades against the protestors on a number of occasions.

Aside from vans, busses and patrol cars, the police used horses and bicycles as alternative means of transportation and crowd control. At one instance, an

officer used a bike to knock down a protestor that had assaulted another cop by throwing him off his bicycle. Police helicopters monitored the progress of the protestors for the duration of the event.

The police also denied some people entrance into the metro.

Eventually, the protest made its way back to Saint Laurent. By 7:00 pm, the tensions had significantly dialed down.

The police truck made a final appearance and asked the remainder of the protestors to go home.

Di Penna was himself subject of violence by the SPVM. “We witnessed a ‘kettle’ while we were going down Sainte Catherine,” Di Penna said. “Me and my friend saw a middle-aged lady get her nose broken open by the police, so we approached and started asking questions.”

“Since I spoke in English, I guess I was singled out by the police.” Di Penna said. The officers followed Di Penna

while loudly mocking him. “I didn’t even answer them at that point,” he said. “I started running, I slipped on a patch of ice and they started kicking and punching me.”

“They told me to get up and when I did they kept pushing me back down,” Di Penna said.

“A ‘kettle’ is when the police box people in one place and make mass arrests,” Di Penna explained.

The police made frequent arrests throughout the duration of the protest.

Subjects were restrained using plastic handcuffs and thoroughly searched. The contents of their bags was emptied and examined. They were then transported to police vehicles.

According to Di Penna, there are two possible consequences awaiting the apprehended: “If you get arrested individually, it’s much like a normal arrest,” he said. “They put you in a patrol car, they

take you to the police station, take your photo, ask for your papers, and give you a fine which you can later contest.”

“However, if it’s the case of a mass arrest, you are handcuffed and made to dance around for a while,” he said.

“They keep pushing you, calling you names, etc.”

According to Di Penna, the apprehended are then put in an STM bus, which is commandeered by the police, and forced to wait for a few more hours.

“Then you are taken to a temporary police station.” He said, “They have lawyers there, they process your dossier, take pictures of you, give you a ticket and tell you to fuck off.”

The protest is an annual occurrence, organized by the CAPB, for the victims of police brutality and their families.

“It’s a chance for them to raise awareness and express themselves,” Di Penna explained.

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The New Bill 101 MARGARITA BOZHINOVA STAFF WRITER

Bill 14, a document introduced by the Parti Québécois which proposes several amendments to Quebec's Charter of French Language, underwent its first days of hearings last week at the National Assembly.

The bill itself, as any French language protection project, touched a raw nerve.

Its main targets? Bilingual municipalities, small and medium-sized businesses and anglophone schools.

The modifications addressing anglophone institutions will directly affect future Dawson students, a reality that sparked strong reactions among the school's student and teacher population.

While the restrictions imposed on anglophone institutions in Bill 101 will not be extended to CEGEPs, a quite vague subclause suggests that anglophone schools establish a policy addressing a priority given to anglophone students when the available places are limited.

The subclause leaves the door open to several interpretations, “a typical PQ maneuver for laws addressing anglophone rights,” observed Maha Cherid, a student in the Law, Society and Justice program.

Noémie Fortin-Brunet, a second-semester student in C.A.L.L., asserts that Bill 14 creates a language division, and she questions the effectiveness of the an-

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The Bill has stirred much controversy in Quebec

glophone student priority measure.

“Once in college, studying in English is not harmful to francophones' proficiency in their language. I keep my language alive, as I work in French, I read in French, I live in French,” she said.

“With Bill 14, Marois's government confines French Canadians within Quebec's borders by promoting that they live their lives without any English,” remarked David Medcalfe, another LSJ student. “Even locally, not being fluent in

English takes away opportunities from them.”

Students will also have to pass a compulsory French proficiency test so as to obtain their college diploma.

“This measure is of little help to the

One Body, Many Parts MELINDA DI PIETRO CONTRIBUTOR

On Wednesday March 6 and Thursday March 7, 2013, Dawson College held a small audition for the performance art faculty, staff and students in Conrod's to try out for the upcoming performance One Body, Many Parts.

After watching a student perform a spectacular audition which consisted of showing off his insane flexibility and movement skills, the judgment panel was eager to give some details concerning the One Body, Many Parts performance that will be coming up in late April.

SPACE, which is a project at Dawson College that encourages interdisciplinary dialogue and creativity, selects a different theme each academic year that influences students, staff and faculty to produce works such as dialogue, writing for the webzine and participating in events and exhibitions. This year the theme is The Human Body: Then, Now and in the Future, which stimulated multiple events such as One Body, Many Parts.

The judgment panel consisting of Caroline Haddad, the main organizer of the event, as well as Chantal St. Pierre and Jenny Malcom, all faculty of the Physical Education Department shared the main theme of the performance which is the human body and showing off the extents of the changes it can undergo, the flexibility it can pertain and the strength it can endure.

“There's a contrast between calm yoga and martial arts,” says Caroline Haddad in reference to the performance.

The show is intended to present the human body in the performance arts and showing its strength, flexibility, coordination and creative movement to its viewers.

The show will be presented in the 5B16 multipurpose room and will last from 45 minutes to an hour. “Quality vs. quantity. It will be short and intense,” explains Haddad. The show however will only be showcased once, so if you're interested in checking out really cool performances such as a combination of mimes, poppers, juggling, tap dancing, acrobat and martial arts, this show is seriously something you don't want to miss.

The show will premiere at 6:30 p.m.

on Tuesday April 23, 2013 as a prelude for The Human Body exhibition that will premiere two days later. The Human Body exhibition, which is coordinated by Frank Mulvy, will be having a grand opening on March 25, 2013 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the Warren G. Flowers Art Gallery near the Dawson College Maisonneuve entrance. The exhibition will be opened all the way to May 9 for those who cannot make the grand opening.

The judges explained that they did not get many auditions. In fact, they only received five auditions in total, which is surprising for a tryout event to have lasted two days long, but Haddad explains that “they were all quality performances.”

Although there are no more audition dates set up, there are still one-on-one tryouts that are available for students and staff who are still interested. For more information, contact Caroline Haddad at carolinehaddad@dawsoncollege.qc.ca or pass by her office in 1H5.

The last day to contact her for an audition is March 30, 2013, so if you are interested, do not wait a second longer to take up the offer! “There won't be any Simon Cowell judging here,” laughs Malcom at the interview.

preservation of the French language,” said a French teacher who wishes to remain anonymous. “However, a test that recognizes the different levels of French courses and values the learning done in more advanced courses would be a rather interesting option.”

The teacher added that the government should encourage the creation of more incentives for anglophones and allophones to learn French, instead of enforcing coercive measures.

Dawson College's context aside, the bill has been criticized for being insufficient by some, such as the Mouvement Québec français, separatist party Option Nationale, as well as Pierre Curzi, former PQ deputy. “Despite the good intentions, it does not go far enough to be an effective counterweight to the state of French in the Greater Montreal and in Outaouais, where problems arise,” Curzi declared.

The measures have been judged as unacceptable by others, such as Quebec's Liberal Party, which has already announced its decision to vote against the bill earlier this week. Yet the party's new leader, Philippe Couillard, has been more favorable to the document and said that if amendments are presented, the party will at least examine them.

The second opposition, Coalition Avenir Quebec, wishes to impose its set of conditions before approving the document. However, for the time being, none of the conditions submitted by the CAQ regard the proposed measures for anglophone CEGEPs.

This Week: CLAIRE LECKER CONTRIBUTOR

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The Dawson Green Earth Club is calling on all students to get involved with our latest campaign to boycott bottled water at Dawson! Not only is buying water in non-reusable plastic bottles bad for the planet we call home, it also hurts your wallet…The goal is to make our fellow students aware of the impact that just one individual can have when it comes to generating waste, and to help them think twice before buying plastic.

Come check out our table in the atrium next week to hear the facts, meet our lovely members, and participate in fun stuff ! Take a pledge to stop buying bottle, sign the petition to stop Dawson from selling it, or do both!

Also, look out for our plastic installation hanging in the Atrium this week, made entirely from waste retrieved from Dawson garbage and recycling bins.

Scary fact: the installation represents the amount of water bottle waste Dawson generates in one day alone! All the bottles used for this campaign will be used as planters for a wall garden after the event, so keep an eye out for that too.

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North Korea JOSHUA GABERT-DOYON STAFF WRITER The United States has increased its missile defense system by installing fourteen new interceptors in Alaska, Al Jazeera reported.

US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel authorized the new missiles, telling media that he hopes “to stay ahead of the threat and … to make sure we’re not reacting to (North Korea’s) timeline.”

The fourteen new missiles would be active by 2017. The United States already has 30 interceptors stationed in California and Alaska, according to Al Jazeera.

Military Exercises Last Tuesday, North Korea launched a military exercise in which live artillery shells were fired near the sea boarder with South Korea.

The exercise, personally overseen by North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un, was carried out in an area North Korean state media calls “the biggest hotspots in the southwestern sector of the front.”

The United States and South Korea are also conducting what Reuters calls “largescale military drills.” The exercises are set to go on until late April.

Nuclear Test On Feb. 12, North Korea carried out its third nuclear test, violating a United Nations resolution and hailing a barrage of criticism. Ban Ki Moon, the U.N. Secretary-General and former foreign minister of South Korea, called the test “completely unacceptable,” and urged North Korea to engage in a dialogue with its southern neighbor.

At a U.N. conference on disarmament a few days later, a North Korean diplomat

The glorious leader Kim Jong-un displays his military might and stunning good looks

US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel authorized the new missiles, telling media that he hopes “to stay ahead of the threat and … to make sure we’re not reacting to (North Korea’s) timeline.” was quoted as saying that “South Korea's erratic behavior would only herald its final destruction.”

Termination of Non-Aggression Pact North Korea’s artillery exercise comes after Pyongyang officially ended the sixtyyear truce with South Korea on March 10.

The armistice ended the Korean War in 1953. The United States National Secu-

rity advisor Tom Donilon responded to the act by saying that his government “will draw upon the full range of our capabilities” in dealing with the situation.

New Security Council Sanctions The U.N. Security Council imposed new sanctions on North Korea on March 7.

According to The Guardian, a North Korean official has stated that the country

EU cosmetics ban KRISTIANA ALANCIA-SHAW STAFF WRITER This month, the European Union has declared an absolute ban on the marketing and testing of cosmetic ingredients on animals. The commission is keen on enforcing the ban to encourage other leading countries, notably China, to follow suit.

According to the EU, the decision was made in the public’s interest. They recognized European people’s increasing concern that the development of cosmetics does not warrant animal testing.

Pressure from animal rights activists has contributed to the decision. The European Coalition to End Animal Experiments (ECEAE) has congratulated the Union on their decision, after decades of campaigning alongside celebrities such as Sir Paul McCartney and Morrissey. Activist groups such as British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV) optimistically aim to

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take the next step and vie to ban animal testing worldwide.

The law means to show Europe at the forefront of reformed attitudes towards animal testing. The EU believes “this is a great opportunity for Europe to set an example of responsible innovation in cosmetics without any compromise on consumer safety.” They hope developing countries will adopt their innovative mentality to endorse animal welfare across the globe. Israel has effectively mandated a similar ban, and South Korea has addressed their interest to consolidate.

The ban on animal testing has increased in vigor since its inception in 2004. Its delayed development was due to a lack of effective alternative testing. Between 2007 and 2011, the commission had raised €238 million to fund methods to replace animal testing. Researchers have still failed to find an equivalent substitute, and yet the deadline has remained the same.

Many manufacturers are disgruntled over the new testing constraints. They believe this will halt innovation. “Europe’s idea is to put more pressure on other parts

of the world to end animal testing, but the science doesn’t match that political timetable,” Cosmetics Europe representative Colin Mackay said. They predict the new law will curb product innovation, as new ingredients will be unable to reach consumer markets. This halt proves a disadvantage to European companies at an international level.

The ban has achieved steady progress within the past decade. Mandated in 2004, it first abolished the testing of finished cosmetics. The EU progressively forbade the testing of ingredients and marketing products in 2009. Since March 2013, the commission prohibits testing of any sort, even for severe human health effects. All animal-tested products are prohibited from being marketed, no matter where in the world its trials took place.

The entire ban has proved to be a great advance for animal rights. Europe is now the first to make a great leap in the interest of the humane treatment of animals and global innovation. Given the radical change, many wonder: What’s in store for the multibillion-dollar industry?

is prepared to launch “pre-emptive nuclear strikes.” The aggressive rhetoric came some hours before the Security Council was set to vote on the new sanctions.

The sanctions received the backings of China, a major ally of North Korea. They include financial, travel and luxury import restrictions, as well as increased sanctions on North Korea’s military programs.

Yeonpyeong Island Another state-owned media outlet reported the Yeonpyeong Island, among others, as potential sites of a North Korean attack.

The Yeonpyeong Island lies on the western coast of the Korea’s, near the boarder between the two nations. It was bombarded by North Korea in 2010.

New Supreme Leader Kim Jong-Un was acclaimed Supreme Leader of North Korea on Dec. 27, 2012.

The new supreme leader faces significant internal challenges. A recent U.N. report revealed that some 2.8 million people in the country require “regular food assistance” in a society that has “worrying levels of chronic malnutrition and food insecurity.”

Reports have emerged of a cyber attack against North Korea on March 14.

Reuters news agency has said that the large-scale attack shut down Internet servers within the country.

The Korean Central News Agency, a state-run North Korean news outlet associated “the U.S. and the South Korean puppet regime” with the March 14 cyber attack.

In 2009, North Korea eliminated references to communism in its constitution and official documentation. The government of Korea is commonly known to follow a Juche ideology that stresses economic self-sufficiency and military strength.

North Korea also struggled with severe famine in the late 1990s. The famine, The Economist reports, was brought on by “economic decline and the cost of maintaining a vast military machine” along with “severe floods in 1995 and 1996.”

Outrapage DEVON WALCOTT INTERNATIONAL NEWS EDITOR A Swiss woman has been gang-raped by four aggressors in India’s Madhya Pradesh state Friday. The rape comes just three months after the gang-rape of a 23-yearold physiotherapy student that sparked massive protests and outrage from the country’s youth, where the young woman was raped on a moving bus, and tossed into the street. The young woman later died of her wounds in a Singapore hospital.

According to police, the Swiss national and her husband had been touring India by bicycle and decided to set up camp in a forest. Seven men attacked the couple in their tent, while four of them raped the helpless tourist. According to initial reports, her husband was tied up and forced to watch the sexual assault, helpless and unable to stop them.

The victim has reportedly been released from hospital, and Indian police officials

have told The AFP (Agence France Presse) that as many as 20 men have been arrested or held in connection with the case. Police spokeswoman Renu Shukla said those responsible would be arrested and brought to justice. “The accused persons who are being rounded up will be questioned and the locals from around the area where the crime was committed will also be questioned,” she told AFP news agency.

Reuters reports that there is a rape every 20 minutes in India, on average. The recent rash of violent attacks has raised the issue of safety of women, especially tourists, in the “world’s largest democracy.” Police speculate that only four out of every ten rapes in India are reported to authorities, and they blame the social stigma. Many claim that rapes are unreported because of the likeliness that the victim might be shamed in their community, many even shunned. This is a behaviour highly noted in many predominately Muslim countries, and there have a been many highly publicized cases of honour killings of rape victims.

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Drones, drones, drones

But combat is only one aspect of drone application. UAVs have the potential to enrich many areas of human interaction with each other and the environment.

UAVs can non-invasively monitor animal behaviours and migrations or map and record environmental events such as oil

spills, floods, volcanic activity or soil erosion. They have tremendous search and rescue capability, from monitoring fires to searching for lost hikers and skiers.

Drones can also track and record social and political movements. Hacktivists can now go online and build a drone kit. They can capture police brutality or agents provocateurs, reinforcing the empowerment of individuals and small groups. In humanitarian crises, UAVs can also provide communication links to areas with little to no service. The Sentinel Project for Genocide Prevention has already proposed the use of UAVs to track rebel and paramilitary forces’ movements as part of a warning system for at-risk communities prone to ethnic rivalry.

Lastly, UAVs have strong potential for foreign and domestic security applications, from surveillance of narcotrade, warlords and human trafficking to patrolling larger territories to aid in border security. And just as UAVs can protect protestors from police, they can likewise aid police in riot control, allowing them to identify perpetrators for later prosecution.

Moore’s Law states that the number of transistors on a computer chip doubles roughly every two years, increasing the power and efficiency of our computing capabilities. With that in mind, drones’ future is promising. The scope of drone taxonomy is mind-blowing; the stuff of science fiction is now reality. We have gone from Comic-Con to Pentagon, but if we continue to see UAVs as nothing more than killing machines, then perhaps the big picture is outside our peripheral view.

making business and I see the frustrations in that.”

While paintings, custom graphics and jewellery happen to be three of the more in-demand forms of marketable art, all three artists warn that even still, making a living from art alone can be difficult. Retail cost, accessibility and day-to-day usefulness or enjoyment are all major factors toward the appeal of certain items to the public – and some artistic mediums are simply more viable than others, from a business perspective..

“People are actually using [these pieces] and not just buying them on a whim and then never actually wearing them,” says Foxall. “And it’s nice to have the opportunity to create something that hopefully will last a really long time. I know that most of the jewellery that I’ve bought over the course of my life I’ve kept; like I just have a collection of it and I never really get rid of it. It’s nice that … jewellery is easier to keep in that way than clothing or something else that goes out of style quicker. It has a bit more longevity to it.”

Painting, though similar in collectability and longevity, is quite different when it comes to practicality. Tibbetts says she often wishes visual art could be more useful for everyday life.

“I have a little bit of envy for people like

ceramic artists, the potters for example, because they’re making these vessels that you can eat out of and drink out of and they’re very useful. With painting, it goes on the wall. It’s not something that can be used every day.”

One of her current projects serves as a refreshing solution this problem.

“Right now I’m collaborating with a toy maker and we’re making a dinosaur puzzle together. It’s totally out of my normal realm. I know I’m not going to be putting it on a gallery wall and being judged by it.

Kids are actually going to be playing with dinosaurs that I painted and that’s really cool.”

Though their chosen mediums are vastly different from one another, all three artists share a strong vision and say they’ve set limits for themselves on how much they would allow that vision to be compromised for financial gain.

“I took the route of teaching fairly specifically so I can be an artist and not have to be associated with a commercial gallery if I didn’t want to,” says Tibbetts.

“I’m lucky enough to be a painter and if I wanted to go the commercial route I could, but there are sacrifices to be made, just like with everything. I mean, their mandate is to sell work, it’s not necessarily to show interesting work.”

ARIANNA KLUS THE MARTLET Ever so often, a new technology comes along that changes the rules of the game.

This is true of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), or what has become a pejorative term for many people: drones.

In war, technology tends to lose its redeeming qualities. Tools becoming weapons is the message endemic in the media, making it easy for the public to get lost in the well-publicized uses and misuses of drones. But not all UAVs kill, and those that do kill often do so with minimal collateral damage. Winning over hearts and minds begins with a reconceptualization of drone potential and application.

In combat scenarios, drones have advantages over manned aircraft. They are cost-effective, are able to remain airborne longer and dramatically shrink the window between the identification and elimination of a target. Drones can fly over hostile regions without exposing personnel to the risk of injury, capture or death.

Those benefits aside, the controversy that drones kill civilians still looms. But collateral damage caused by drone strikes may be far less than what is played up in conventional media. In his Feb. 19 Slate article, In “Defense of Drones”, William Saletan says drones’ hi-tech payloads are actually saving lives, with Afghan civilian casualties having decreased by 46% in 2012 compared to 2011. Drones favour guided missiles over the bombs typical of manned aircraft.

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Saletan writes, “Drones are like laparoscopic surgery: they minimize the entry wound and the risk of infection,” As drone strikes have increased and manned strikes have decreased, there has been a far greater number of lives saved from the threat of manned strikes than lives taken by drones. The percentage of civilian casualties in drone-related combat actions by the United States is shockingly

low, even when compared to events as recent as Kosovo or the Persian Gulf War. Saletan writes, “Drones are like laparoscopic surgery: they minimize the entry wound and the risk of infection,” since those heat-of-the-moment decisions by pilots are taken out of the equation.

The online job hunt ANDY RICE CAPLIANO COURIER NORTH VANCOUVER (CUP) — Art and business have never been the best of friends. Maintaining an uncompromised sense of creativity can be difficult when financial clouds loom above. The pressure to sell more is soon followed by the accusation of selling out, and while some art forms are more easily commoditized than others, most artists face the dilemma of having to feed not only their soul through their chosen medium, but their family as well. The paths these individuals take in response to this challenge are as varied, expressive and personal as the art they create.

For Nicola Tibbetts, a painter and instructor for Capilano University’s studio arts program, going into education was both an intended career move and a defense mechanism against artistic compromise.

“I teach partially because I think it’s a great way to balance an art practice with life,” she says. “I think that it’s really nice to have those two things going at the same time because one feeds the other. And I also teach so that I don’t have to sell my paintings because I don’t want my art

practice to be dictated by what will sell and what won’t sell.”

Across the campus, interactive design student Oliver Browne is taking educational steps toward a career in the graphic design industry. Digital media has become one of the fastest-growing art forms around, and somewhat of a commodity in today’s technological world. For Browne, entering the field was partly deliberate and partly serendipitous.

“It’s in demand and it’s also a growing industry, so that seemed like the logical choice,” he says. “But I’m also lucky because I really enjoy and gain energy from that, from this industry, whereas some artists would see it almost as selling out possibly.”

Having both a mathematics degree and a masters in business administration helped to make it more of a calculated risk, but still one with financial implications she isn’t yet sure of. Foxall says that while the move has given her considerably more time to develop new products and grow her business, she wouldn’t be opposed to resuming outside employment.

“I’m still open to it because I could manage both before … but it’ll be interesting to see how I’ll manage this for the time being,” she says.

Finding a financially viable career in the

arts can be a challenging and even impossible struggle.

“Very, very few people make it work and have selling work as their sole income,” says Tibbetts. “It’s very, very rare, so in some ways I don’t want to encourage people to have that dream because it can be really frustrating. I think where I hope a lot of my students would go is into something they really enjoy doing, and hopefully it has sort of artistic elements to it.

"Also, what I hope they learn through their art education is that if they possibly can, not to make too many sacrifices in order to please an audience … if they do go the commercial route,” she says.

“Painting is a medium that people tend to buy which is great because you can make a living with painting more so than with sculpture,” explains Tibbetts, but typically when it comes to visual art, “there aren’t all that many options. Art education is wonderful because it teaches you to be very creative about the kinds of jobs you get. You have to know what your skill set is, then try and find work that somehow feeds that, but it won’t necessarily be artistic.

“I’m very thankful for the opportunities I’ve had to be able to work in both of these fields and be able to find the parallels in them, because not many people have passions that can be translated into a money-

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The Clone People SAM SHULMAN CONTRIBUTOR

The Clone People is one of several stage thrillers accredited to Mike Johnson, one of Jack Sharkey’s four pseudonyms.

Sharkey began his career as a freelance writer of science fiction, continuing on to be a joke editor for Playboy Magazine.

His knack for writing both mystery and humour is made apparent in The Clone People. Although a prolific playwright having published about 83 in his lifetime, Sharkey never made it to Broadway, preferring to write theatre tailored for community groups, making The Clone People a perfect fit for Dawson College’s second-year professional theatre students, directed by Winston Sutton.

In the middle of an interview, Hollywood star Jay Paxton is surprised by the unannounced return of his wife, Nessa Paxton, who was supposed to be on set.

An accidental blow to the head has her delirious as she hysterically insists that she is Polly Ackerman, the script girl who vanished during Jay and Nessa’s first film together.

At first unconvinced, a series of strange events raises Jay’s suspicions about what exactly is going on at the studio. The tension, drama and utter confusion that ensued kept the audience on their toes and brought them to their feet in a roaring standing ovation.

The actors delivered a fine performance, successfully conveying their characters’ emotions and intentions, all the while making the most of the modest set.

Unfortunately, no actor went above and beyond the call of duty and semifrequently did somebody stumble on a line, fracturing any investment the audience may have made up to that point.

This lack of consistent investment from the audience made for a show that went from a suspenseful mystery to a dramatic comedy.

At the climax of the performance, when Jay draws a pistol, the majority of the crowd erupted in laughter.

This scene was obviously meant to be the most serious and dramatic of the play, but it almost entirely lost that effect. However, the cause of this cannot be pinned completely on the audience’s lack of investment.

The cast delivered this scene with a very believable outpouring of fear and

conviction that should have received the same unanimous gasp as the twist ending of act one.

It was the many friends of the actors present in the audience that thought Jay’s hysterical action was laughable.

Undeterred, the actors dignifiedly retained their serious demeanor and finished the play with such conviction that the audience was silent until the final flash of the camera (an example of the flawless use of lighting in the play).

The audience was on its feet in applause before Felix had time to respond, “Don’t we all, don’t we all,” to Murray’s tragically ironic declaration that “everyone loves a Hollywood ending.”

I would strongly recommend seeing The Clone People if it were still running, but unfortunately, it’s not.

Worry not, for more theatre is on the way with the third-year professional acting students’ third and final major production: A Chorus of Disapproval, directed

by W. Steven Lecky. Catch a preview on April 15 and 16 at 7:30 p.m. or attend the full performance on April 17-20 and 25-27 at 8:00 p.m., with a matinée on April 27 at 2:00 p.m.. Keep an eye out for ads and posters with more information.

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The Return of JT HAILEY KRYCHMAN STAFF WRITER

It is very easy for one to conclude that Justin Timberlake is a very talented man. He’s got the looks, the class, the charm, the humour, the falsetto…the list can go on and on. Many have grown up with a constant presence of Timberlake, from his time in NSYNC to his solo career.

However, after the success of his 2006 album, FutureSex/LoveSounds, his signature falsetto croon was nowhere to be heard. Instead, fans were watching him act in a series of movies.

Some of those movies, such as Alpha Dog, were misses, and others were very successful, like Friends With Benefits and The Social Network (for which he even received some Oscar buzz). It seemed that the only hope for hearing Timberlake sing was in a small part of some other

artist’s song.

Then, in early 2013, he posted a YouTube video of him going into a recording studio saying that he was “ready”. It suddenly became official: the musical return of Justin Timberlake was finally happening! Three days after the “I’m Ready” video, he released the hit single “Suit & Tie” featuring his future tour buddy, Jay-Z. This month of March, he has been on fire. First he returned to host Saturday Night Live for the fifth time. Then he participated in “Justin Timberweek” where he appeared on Jimmy Fallon’s late night talk show every day for a whole week. And then, on March 19, his first album in seven years, titled the 20/20 Experience, was released.

This album consists of Timberlake seductively crooning, as usual, but Classy dude.

Playlist of the week

now with a mature new twist. After all, he is a newlywed: he married longtime love Jessica Biel last fall. Whereas “Cry Me a River” was his mid-tempo heartbreak ditty, the new song “Mirrors”, which sounds similar to the previous, is his ode to everlasting love, exclaiming that he is “looking right at the other half of me.”

Timberlake gets the crowd moving on upbeat tracks such as the lead single “Suit & Tie”, the tribal-esque “Don’t Hold the Wall” and “Let the Groove Get In”, a modern kind of disco track.

However, he spends most of the album making the ladies swoon, like in the epic first track “Pusher Love Girl”, and “Strawberry Bubblegum”. He embraces his new life of monogamy with tracks like “That Girl” and the previously mentioned “Mir-

rors”.

Then things take a turn for the absurd with the finishing track “Blue Ocean Floor.” This emotional track seems to be what would happen if Radiohead were an R&B group. One might think such an idea would be executed disastrously, but Timberlake somehow makes it work.

The 20/20 Experience is a wonderful comeback album from Timberlake. He has succeeded in giving his fans so much of what they know and love of him, but with a new, mature edge.

One noticeable flaw: Timberlake, a known dance machine, has seemed to tone down on the dance tracks.

Whereas his two previous albums contained a fine balance of dance tracks and slow jams, the 20/20 Experience seems to have more slowed down moments than others. Some fans will look past all the flaws, and will just be thankful to have their rightful Justin back, in his suit and tie shit and full musical glory.

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Osheaga Special Playlist 1. Brandon Marlow - Misteur Valaire 2. Boys Don’t Cry - The Cure 3. Holiday - Vampire Weekend 4. Sign No More - Mumford & Sons 5. Morning Song - The Lumineers 6. 1901 - Phoenix 7. What You Know - Two Door Cinema Clun

8. Country Song - Jake Bugg 9. The Middle - Jimmy Eat World 10. Same Love - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis 11. Old Pine - Ben Howard 12. American Slang - The Gaslight Anthem 13. I Was A Boy From School - Hot Chip

14. ICU - Lou Doillon 15. Breezeblocks - Alt-J 16. Radioactive - Imagine Dragons 17. Hacker - Death Grips 18. Wait And See - Holy Ghost!

19. The Perfect Kiss - New Order 20. Hell - Tegan & Sara Tickets are now on sale!

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Eat, Read, Sing

Les Bleus Sont Cools

Not owned by Ben Affleck

CRISTINA IOANA LAZAR CONTRIBUTOR

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Halleluia!

MJ CROMP ART EDITOR

On March 14, Le Belmont (corner of St-Laurent and Mont-Royal) was grooving to the sound of the sold-out concert with headliner Breakbot, a French DJ that’s bringing back the good old disco.

If you were there, you would’ve known it was sold out, because your personal space was invaded by cool dudes and drunk chicks dancing like there was no tomorrow.

Thibaut Berland, better known by his stage name Breakbot, is mostly wellknown for his remixes of songs by popular groups such as Metronomy, Justice,

Chromeo and many more.

He released his first album, By Your Side, on Sept. 25, and also released 120 chocolate vinyls that could actually be played on a record player, and eaten afterwards.

Who wouldn’t love a guy like this?

Breakbot was preceded by two other DJs, Why Alex Why and Mayday, but many people came toward the end of Mayday, who was suppose to give her place to Breakbot around 1 a.m.

Breakbot, with his Jesus hair and his Daft Punk t-shirt, took the stage around 1:10 a.m. Even though a lot of people couldn’t see if he was on stage, everyone knew it was him, because as soon as he started his first mix, you could feel the groove and the funk he always uses in his songs.

He mixed a lot of songs that weren’t his

such as “Move Your Feet” by Junior Senior, but also mixed his most popular song “Baby I’m Yours”, but with a woman singing instead of Irfane’s voice.

Throughout the concert, I was in trance.

I was busting a move or two “a la Hot Rod” and even though I was squeezed and dragged from left to right by the crowd, I had a good time.

The only bad thing I have to say about this concert is that they chose a bad location to do such an event. The dance floor turned into a mosh pit and it felt more like a heavy metal concert than anything else.

I’m starting to think that French DJs have a talent in DJ-ing: Daft Punk, Justice, SebastiAn and Breakbot… I mean come on! Allez les bleus!

“As the Snakes Start to Sing” and “Hospital for Souls”.

Along with the lighter songs, there is still the aggressive Bring Me The Horizon that their fans know and love. Songs such as “The House of Wolves” and “Antivist” are pumped up, high-energy anthems with heavy guitar riffs, and a blasting snare drum that makes you want to head bang.

Finally there comes the massive electronic influence of Sempiternal, using keyboard and synthesizer sounds in songs such as “Can You Feel My Heart” and “Sleepwalking”. They use abstract electronic soundscapes that can easily flow in with the instrumentals of the songs.

Sometimes, it is difficult to know whether to jump, dance, and raise your hands or head bang when listening to the album. Each song is so packed with so many diverse styles that you just want to do all four things at the same time.

With most hardcore bands where the vocalist is screaming, or using “scratch vocals”, it may sound brutal, but it is hard to understand. Vocalist Oliver Sykes has a very distinct voice that is between a scream, a yell, and a rough singing voice.

Lyrically, Sempiternal is much more positive than the band’s past albums. The lyrics are based mainly on singer Oliver Sykes’ analysis of the consequences his actions have had on the lives of others, apologizing for past

mistakes and transforming regrets into positive experiences. With lyrics like “What an awful mess I've made/ There's nothing left to save” and “I'm sorry brothers/ So sorry lover/ Forgive me father/ I love you mother”, there is an evidently considerate and contemplative demeanor to the lyrics.

Sempiternal really is an album that is worth the praise it has been receiving lately, even before its official release. The band has created an album that is mature, polished, and is able to present various styles of music without having to sacrifice that heavy, aggressive nature of the hardcore metal genre.

Watch out for Bring Me The Horizon’s Sempiternal. Among all the bands that seem to be mirroring each other lately, it is nice to see a band whose songs are actually new, not recycled.

Bring Me The Horizon ALYSSA LAMBERTI CONTRIBUTOR

Breaking free from the overflow of repetitive chug-chug guitar riffs and angry growls that have been taking over the hardcore music style, Sempiternal, Bring Me The Horizon’s fourth studio album released on April 1, offers an experimental metal sound that shines over the rest.

The sound is definitely a more polished and confident evolvement of the band’s previous album, There Is A Hell, Believe Me I’ve Seen It. There Is A Heaven, Let’s Keep It A Secret. Sempiternal blends pieces of the band’s previous metal style with influences from various electronic music styles such as reggae, pop and even blues.

British Metalcore band Bring Me The Horizon have been major players of the hardcore metal genre since the release of their first EP in 2006. Having classified themselves as amateurs at the start of their career, the British boys have been pushing themselves to create a new sound that is unlike anything that would have been expected from them.

The album is definitely more melodic than anything the band has ever written, featuring a nice variety melodic guitar riffs, as heard in “Seen It All Before”. This rhythmic sound is most evident in other songs as well, such as

If you miss the warm feeling of meeting new people, sitting down together while listening to stories read by very talented fresh authors, you should pay a visit to Argo Bookshop. Situated on 1915 Ste Catherine W., this bookstore holds readings monthly, inviting people to join its welcoming atmosphere.

Their readings are open to anyone who would like to sing or play a song, read a poem or story that they have written or cherished. Argo Bookshop is one of Montreal’s oldest bookstores. Despite its petite appearance it holds up to 6000 titles. Since it is quite small it successfully creates a homelike ambiance in which the strangers, customers, readers, authors become friends.

The audience was sitting on the floor, lying on the old wooden library, listening to the people read the words that were meaningful to them. Most stories that were told had a personal feeling attached to them. It has been a while since I saw strangers share such moments and talk together. It got us thinking how much we must miss this in our busy everyday lives.

Readers offered us homemade brownies and chocolate cake on our way out. During the readings, people of all ages come together to share a common interest, their love for literature. The audience was calm and respectful. They closed their eyes often

So here we are, back from March break, and feeling crappy as ever.

Like, you have no idea how much I hate being back because I feel like I didn’t even get a real break.

Everyone seems to be getting ready for the Catholic Easter and Passover, basically bombarding me in every single grocery and shopping store I entered.

BUT HEY. It was St.Patrick’s Day! So, here are a few “green” recipes.

Vitamin C is so Green Smoothie ½ grapefruit 1 orange 1 kiwi 1 cup mango, diced 2 ½ cups baby spinach leaves ½ cup skim milk 1 ½ tbsp hempseed, flaxseed, chia seeds, whatever you want 2 large icecubes Blend all ingredients together, except the ice, on high.

If too thin, add the ie cubes; if too thick, omit the ice cubes and add a bit more milk.

Serves 1-2

What is that?

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Note: Citrus fruit is still going strong in

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and listened to the stories.

It’s interesting to note that the bookshop also publishes young authors who are starting their careers in order to help them.

This is a very good way for them to give us access to new literary works all while encouraging new talents to pursue their passion. James Dunningan, who is a current second year student at Dawson College read his newest short story “Arabesque,” which is published in The Montreal Review. His story spoke of the encounter that a young man has the pleasure of having with a beautiful young lady, who he was been gazing at the whole time in a restaurant. We had the pleasure of hearing JP Karwacki, the owner, play “I Swear I'll Go to Lebanon” on his guitar.

The readers on the night of Feb. 28 were quite inspirational. They really put a lot of effort into writing their works and a lot of feeling in reading them. They reflected exactly what loving literature meant to all of us.

They all showed their personalities, feelings, told a story, sang a song in their own way, and once we heard it we interpreted in ours. The night was as a result, simply beautiful and refreshing. Our minds were calm, our thoughts were clear and we got to run for a little while from all the stress or problems in our lives. Definitely a must visit place. The next event will take place at Casa Del Popolo on Tuesday, April 2 from 7:30-9:30 p.m. for a night commemorating one of Canada’s literary legends: Al Purdy.

grocery stores, so make sure you buy abundantly before their prices rocket!

The Power of Green fills you!

3 cups leafy greens (spinach, lettuce, Kale) ½ a large cucumber 1 kiwi, diced ¼ cup crumbled feta cheese Dressing :) 1 tbsp lime juice 3 tbsp olive oil ½ tsp salt and pepper to taste Chop the salad leaves, cucumber, kiwi and set in a bowl.

Mix dressing ingredients in a smaller bowl and then pour desired amount over salad.

Add feta.

Toss lightly and enjoy!

Serves 2-3 Note: Can’t get any greener than this, sweet hearts. Super charge yourselves with coming back to shool with these recipes!

Even though we are walking zombies due to ‘springing forward’ let’s SPRING FORWARD LIKE THE EASTER BUNNY WITH GREEN GOODNESS.

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Disney taking it deep CHRISTOPHER CAYEN-CYR S.P.A.C.E.

A runaway princess eats an apple poisoned by her evil stepmother and waits for her Prince Charming to come and awaken her with True Love’s Kiss. A cursed beauty pricks her finger and has to go through a century of sleep to see the light of day again. A young girl longs to be reunited with the gallant man she met at the ball the night she left her glass slipper behind. The Snow Whites, Sleeping Beauties, and Cinderellas of this world might seem stereotyped because of their of their damsel-indistress portrayals, but could there be more than simple fairy tale character behind these people?

Original fairy tales, such as those written by the Brothers Grimm or Hans Christian Andersen, are pretty violent. The original Cinderella has the stepsisters forced to dance in heated iron shoes until they die from their injuries. That’s something you would never see in the Disney adaptation of this timeless classic. Does it indicate that Disney movies lack depth and courage by avoiding more mature and grim parts of stories? My answer to that would be: not necessarily. It might look like the values transmitted through those movies are simplistic and conventional. But Disney can dare in some instances. Have you ever looked back at

your favourite childhood animated feature and felt like the message conveyed was much stronger than you remembered it to be? Many vintage Disney movies are designed to appeal to both adults and children, and it’s normal to see different things in them depending on whether you’re 8 or 18.

Take Pocahontas: lyrics from this piece have never been more relevant than today.

While not particularly historically accurate, the Disney character comes off as a strong woman who advocates for the preservation of nature in the 17th century. The movie was released in 1995, before environmental protection d e bates were in the heat of the action, and it also tackles issues related to tolerance and equity.

“The rainstorm and the river are my brothers/The heron and the otter are my friends/And we are all connected to each other/In a circle, in a hoop that never ends.”

It is a beautiful imagery that, combined with the splendid animation, brings a vivid perspective of the way humans behave with nature and with each other. It might not be the first thing that catches the attention of a child, but as you get older and more educated about such problems, the “children songs” suddenly appear to have a lot more meaning. Sleeping Beauty encouraged you to stay away from strangers as much as possible.

But Pocahontas encourages you to walk in their footsteps. Children should probably know that

not all strangers should be followed, especially not bears, but we still get what she means. The same could be said about a much darker Disney movie: The Hunchback of Notre-Dame. There is an underlying theme of religious heresy and pitiless social rejection. While it stays far from the rawness of Victor Hugo’s novel, it still goes much further than your average cartoon normally goes. Few animated features include references to “sin” and “lust”, but this one did in the song “Hellfire”, touching tricky concepts and subjects that can be very difficult to grasp, even for an adult.

It is not necessarily kids-friendly material, but the treatment allows the message to get through in different ways depending on what you focus on. Another song from this movie touches a sensible subject: “God Help the Outcasts” makes a very strong point about social injustice and selfishness.

“God help my people/We look to you still/God help the outcasts/ Or nobody will.”

Seeing a gypsy in pain make a testimonial about her disappointment in face of the way things turned out for her community does reach out to a more emotional side.

Faith, pain, exclusion, loneliness… Treating all of those themes while staying true to the “Disney spirit” is far from being an easy task. There is definitely a statement being made, and the antagonist’s fear of our classical version of Hell is contrasted with the hope Esmeralda has for her own personal vision of religious salvation. Of course, you don’t always have to get that far into it to enjoy the movie as a form of entertainment, but it’s always interesting to notice that someone actually dared to bring those things up in that kind of format.

The stereotype of the damsel in distress still remains present in many Disney productions, as tales of knights in shining armour and heroic rescues always make a good story, but many more recent princesses have been portrayed with a stronger will and a desire to be independent and informed. One of those examples could be Ariel from The Little Mermaid:

“Bright young woman /Sick of swimmin' /Ready to stand/And ready to know what the people know / Ask 'em my questions and get some answers.”

This excerpt from “Part of Your World” denotes a character that is motivated and empowered in some, and while the prince still rescues her in the end, there is a more feminist approach to the princess in question. Her ambitions and her desire to learn and become infor med are re-

of a higher risk of getting diabetes type 2, higher blood pressure, higher risk of depression, higher risk of obesity and a higher risk of heart disease. With that being said, these issues linking to poor sleeping habits should be taken seriously among students and workers who lack of sleep or are sleep-deprived on a regular basis.

Secondly, if are missing your 7-9 hours of sleep each night, there are several things that you can apply to your daily life in order to get back on track to a healthy sleeping schedule. If your reason is to sacrifice sleep in order to complete an assignment or school work, start to find techniques to prevent that procrastination from happening. Personally, what I like to do is doing my homework and assignments

at the library after school, which is a great method to prevent procrastination and prevent sleep deprivation. According to the National Sleep Foundation, there are many sleep tips that can be applied to our daily life: establishing a consistent sleeping and waking schedule including weekends, creating a regular bedtime routine such as listening to soothing music or taking a hot bath, finishing eating at least 2-3 hours before bedtime and avoiding taking caffeine and/or alcoholic beverages close to bedtime. One great way that I have learned to prevent being sleep-deprived is to close all electronic devices such as computers, televisions, and cell phones an hour before bed since they could all stimulate the brain and restrain you from getting a good night sleep, and to get yourself a warm cup of

freshing and provide a stunning model for young girls, if you want your young daughter to disobey rules and look for dangerous adventures by dealing with greedy sea witches. Snow White wouldn’t have said that. Cinderella neither. In this case, happiness is not only related to love, but also to independence and self-fulfillment. Eric could have been turned into a merman to allow him to be with Ariel at sea, but the ultimate purpose was to allow the princess to live her dreams and to experience what land was like. She finally finds a satisfaction to her longing.

Mulan also proves that she could be just as strong as a man in the song “I’ll Make a Man Out of You”. She has a goal, and she reaches it, defying expectations in a context where gender equality was as far as it could be from today’s reality. With time, princesses seem to have become more and more empowered, having personal objec-

tives that transcend the basic idea of finding your prince and getting married. There is a purpose to “their” life, and not just to their life as a wife.

These may be just extrapolations. However, having recently done a Disney film marathon, I can assure you that such an exercise brings up much more than nostalgia.

It teaches you information about the person you are now as op-

posed to the person you were before, and CEGEP is a perfect time to do that. As someone transitions from a kids’ world to an adults’ world, there is nothing better than a good Disney song to realize how far you’ve come and how different your take on things is. You might not even have known what the words “sin” and “lust” meant back then, but you can trace your evolution through the way you see your childhood. Though you are the same person you always were, your mind has changed and reached a different level of understanding. Now, go on a Disney marathon.

Trust me, you’ll love it.

Lack of sleep?

MINA MAZUMDER CONTRIBUTOR

Do you find yourself lacking sleep? If yes, then you are in the right place. Some common causes why most individuals lack sleep are due to being on a hectic schedule, stress, anxiety, having sleeping disorders such as insomnia, and many more. Sleeping is a vital and essential need for human beings in order to maintain good health and well-being. It is the time when your body is resting while your brain is working on generating, recovering and maintaining cells and tissues in your body. According

to American psychologist Abraham Maslow and his Hierarchy of Needs, sleep is part of our primary physiological necessity that we need in order for us to survive.

This clearly shows us that without sleep, we wouldn’t be able to function properly mentally nor physically. In average, adults need about 7 to 9 hours of sleep each and every night, according to the National Sleep Foundation. It is important to sleep and wake up at the same time everyday in order to follow and maintain consistency for our body. It is important to follow these guidelines since inadequate sleep affects our body in various ways: poor concentration, headaches, puffy eyes, irritability, higher stress hormone levels and confusion. Some of the long-term health consequences of sleep deprivation can consist

herbal tea or milk and involve yourself in a task that doesn’t involve electronic devices like reading a book or listening to calming music. Applying these techniques can greatly help you to improve sleeping habits and prevent sleep deprivation.

Briefly, sleep is essential to our overall optimal health and there should not be any excuses to miss sleep since it is one of our priorities as a human being. The quality of our sleep affects mental sharpness, productivity, emotional balance, body weight and physical vitality. Without appropriate amount of sleep, your body won’t be able to function properly or as well as it should.

If you are having chronic insomnia or any other similar illness, please seek a health care professional.

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Wastoid ANONYMOUS RESIDENT DRUG ABUSER

It was June 2012 and it was a hot day.

Sweltering hot. Disgustingly, sticky hot. On this day, my new roommate/best friend and I decided to move into our new loft... which was 6 doors down from her old house. Either way I was in no mood to move and just wanted to lay in the grass by the canal and smoke cigarettes. I was rooting through some of my items trying to find god knows what when I came across an empty Philadelphia cream cheese container. Confused, I opened it. Inside were two beautiful little tabs of acid. My heart skipped a beat. [NOTE: at this point in time a lot of my actions were forgotten due to drinking myself into a complete blackout state.

Usually I would wake up not knowing where I was covered in a plethora of scrapes and bruises. Classy.] I looked up at Gena as she struggled to bring the mattress through the door. I wasn’t really being helpful that day at all so I figured I should be awesome instead.

“Gena. Want to do acid?”

“Sure. When?”

“Today. Like now.”

“Are you fucked? No, not today. Where are you going to get acid anyways?” she said as she finally got the mattress through the door.

“I just found 2 tabs in my shit,” I said smiling at her. The need to trip growing inside my belly.

“No.” She said stubbornly. “”Come on!” I pleaded.

“No. Fuck Velma. You’re insane.” She started walking back to get another load of stuff to bring over. I followed behind, hot on her heels. I was determined to take acid with my best mate.

“It’s my last week in Montreal before I ship myself off to a land of sobriety and boredom. You HAVE to take acid with me.”

I knew I had her then. I had successfully guilted Gena into taking acid with me.

Let’s fast forward a few hours.

We had the tabs on our tongue and were headed up to the Blue Sunshine theatre for its last show ever. Since I had never been there, I thought that it was a good time to go before it got closed down forever. So off me and Gena went. Our mutual friend Nancy came along to watch us trip. The acid was creeping on as we approached the Blue Sunshine but surprise surprise... it was a sold out show. So instead we wandered over to Suicide Park. Suicide Park is a wonderful little park where me and my friends always went to go trip out on ecstasy, mdma, and drink outside. There’s two playgrounds, one for little kids and a bigger one and swings and everything. It’s pretty much heaven for drunken/high teens.

We took over the little kid one which had tubes and everything. We brought along our disposable cam-

era to document the day. Parents were holding their kids away from our jungle gym.

Telling them not to come near. But there was this one sneaky little girl who kept popping up and scaring the crap out of us. All we could hear was the little tapping of her toddler feet racing around us, then she’d pop up out of nowhere and start giggling. Finally her parents saw what she was doing and saved us (or saved her from us). Creepy baby. I don’t even know how she moved that fast in the sand because when I went to go inspect a tree on the other side of the park it took me half an hour of trudging through the sand to make it. It was swallowing my feet and purposefully trying to trip

me.

The sun was starting to set so we decided to move. I lived around the corner on Prince Arthur and Coloniale at the time so we decided to get some refuge inside my house for a bit. As soon as we walked in I realized what an absolutely horrible idea this was. This house was so slanted that the doors literally sat at 70 degree angles. It was a creepy house. Plus we had just moved in so all that was in the living room was my kitten, two couches and m y l i f e sized mannequin.

It was a g o d damned doll house. I was trying to sit comfortably on my rolling chair but it kept sliding to the other side of the room. So I decided to crawl to the ground to try and ground myself. The angles of the house were going crazy in my mind’s eye. The clock on the wall bleeding and kaleidoscoping into itself.

“We need to leave here,” Gena said as the demon cat attacked her feet continuously. By the time we gathered ourselves up enough to leave the Doll House the sun had set. We needed to get the the punk show. Gena was determined. I didn’t care. Nancy was just being annoying, she was wasted as fuck and was trying to get us to find her acid or

shrooms. We could barely even remember what we were doing. No way were we in any state to try and organize a drug deal. The walk to Sherbrooke metro was horribly long.

We were trying to be “normal” and for some reason everyone was looking at us from every terrace on Prince Arthur. Probably because us trying to be “normal” was consisting of us laughing so hard we were crying, clutching onto each other trying not to look directly at anyone. We probably looked like two girls on acid with a third one who was wasted at like....

6:00 p.m. or something. Once we were inside the metro the tunnel started to get really long, and really colorful, and the best thing happened. two girls from Gena’s very preppy, very West Island, all-girl catholic high school walked on the metro and decided to stand RIGHT. INFRONT. OF. US. Gena signaled at me and I understood right away. Jedi Acid Mind Connection. We had to keep composed. We had to. But we couldn’t. Fits of laughter just rolled over us. Uncontrollable fits of laughter. We ran off the metro at St- Henri.

“It’s great because they’re probably thinking ‘Oh man Gena’s life is so fucked up. Poor girl,’ but actually my life is FUCKING AWESOME! I’M ON ACID!” As we got to the punk show we got ourselves some good seats on the mezzanine to watch The Ripcords better. The owner of the venue comes up to us and we start chit chatting. Me and Gena keep bursting out into fits of laughter. It’s way too funny to be here in these circumstances.

“What’s wrong with you girls?” the owner asks us.

We look at each other and manage to say “We’re high on acid” before another fit of giggles takes us over.

“Noooooo WAY! THATS AWESOME! How is a punk show on acid?! You girls are INSANE!” [It was awesome by the way. It was so much fun. To this day I still get acid flashbacks every time I walk into that venue. Which is way radical.]

By this point everyone’s face looks like they’re wearing a mask of their own face on top of their real face. That was definitely a little bit scary, but it made sense because of the acid. The people in the crowd below looked like big dolls, all moshing mannequins. It was so funny I couldn’t stop laughing and I still smile when I think of my friends as big dolls colliding in the mosh pit. **JAPANESE FIGHTING FISH** The Ripcords ended at around 1:00 a.m. or something... So we decided to go on up to Karaoke Box for our friend’s birthday. This is where I almost died.

I hate exercising. For the most part. I also hate the Atwater Hill. You know the massive slope from Lionel-Groulx to St. Catherine?

Yeah. I hate that hill with a passion. So now here we are. Me, Gena, and twi other drunkas-fuck people. Walking up the hill. I do not find this entertaining anymore.

I am not laugh-

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ing. I am not happy.

“This hill isn’t funny!” I proclaimed, tears of laughter still wet on my face also mixed with tears of frustration

from walking upwards for so long. I tried to light a cigarette and a coughing fit just whipped through me. “I FUCKING HATE THIS HILL! WHY ARE WE DOING THIS?!” I screamed. I wanted to go back downhill. I had to take a timeout. I sat on someone’s lawn on the hill. Tracy, one of the drunk girls, sat with me.

“It’s going to be ok, Velma. I hate this hill too.”

We sat on the grass finishing up beers and smokes before

Gena and TJ realized how far behind we were and came back to get us. The acid was still going strong but I just wanted to go home at this point. And not home to the Doll House. Home to Gena and mine’s because I spent more time at her house than my own. Which is probably why we live together now. [NOTE: I only moved into the Doll House for a month before moving in with Gena then leaving Montreal for 3 months.

Now we are happy roommates. And it’s awesome.]

Sitting in

KBox I felt so distracted, I was trying to look like I wasn’t on acid while everyone was drunk and whatnot. So I just pounded back beer after beer after beer until I felt drunk. I thought the acid was wearing off and I was starting to wish that I had more acid. I wanted to be giggly again. The hill really smacked the fun right out of me. That stupid Atwater Hill. Finally the lights at the bar turned on and we started making our way back home. I dragged my tired ass into our neighbour’s house whom I was sleeping with at the time. For a bit the acid felt like it was back and I was laughing again. Then Nancy, drunk as fuck, just turns to me and states: “Think about what you’re doing to your brain.”

This tripped me out beyond belief. “No. Why the fuck would you say that?!”

“I am the best acid guide in the world,” Nancy said smugly, drunkenly smiling to herself.

“No. You’re really not,” I stated. At this point I got up and went to the bathroom.

The bathroom at our neighbour’s house was painted in the wierdest way. I started laughing as the colors swirled around me. I must have spent 30 minutes in there laughing at the colors. Then a wave of exhaustion washed over me. I was tired of being on acid.

The day had been so long.

“I’m going up to bed now,” I said, tiredly dragging my feet up the stairs.

But another wave of acid was about to hit.

As I laid in bed begging for sleep, dark figures kept creeping out of the darkness toward me. I threw the blanket over my head and fought them away with my mind.

I was slipping into a bad trip.

Trying not to focus on a bad trip brought on the creepy shadows even more. There was an evil dragon in the ceiling.

There was my dead cousin’s face looming out of the dresser.

Everything was dark and evil and I wanted it to be over.

I started crying. I wanted to be sober so bad. Why was this all going to horribly?! The beginning was so much fun. “Fuck Atwater Hill!” I thought bitterly.

I must have cried myself to sleep because I woke up hours later with my neighbour’s arms around me all passed out and whatnot. I rubbed my eyes and it was very obvious I had been crying the night before. Both from laughter and from being frightened.

Acid is fun. Just don’t ever, for the love of God, walk up steep hills. You will bad trip.

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11 EDITOR: Justin Giglio CONTACT: theplantnewspaper@gmail.com

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The Ethicist Is file sharing stealing?

I got into an argument with a friend of mine who collects records. He said downloading and file sharing is stealing. I disagree, but I couldn’t think of anything to back up my stance.

Can file sharing be ethical?

- Black Beard There are those who believe file sharing is a form of stealing and therefore an infringement on the person or persons who own the copyright of the material being shared, and there are others who believe that sharing is fundamentally different from stealing all together.

Firstly, we need to understand what “stealing” actually means. If you own a CD and I steal it from you, two things happen: I now have a CD and you do not. File sharing is different, it’s consensual and no one is left with empty

handed. It’s not much different than listening to a record with someone, except that person is listening to it somewhere else and at a different time.

Secondly, we have to define what ownership entails. If you were to look up a picture of a famous piece of artwork, the Mona Lisa for example, on your laptop or your smartphone, other than the cost of your monthly Internet plan, it wouldn’t cost you a cent. Owning that piece of artwork, however, whether it’s the original painting or a print, would cost money because you are purchasing a physical object. Why should music be any different? Streaming a song or sharing a file is no different than looking at Van Gogh’s Starry Night on Google Images in the eyes of file sharers.

sharing. The ability to instantly access an entire album will inevitably deter consumers from buying the physical disc, which in turn means less profit for recording companies and the artists involved in producing the record. While most artists can still maintain a steady income from merchandise and touring, it’s the sound engineers and other important figures involved in the recording and distribution process that will be affected.

This question is extremely interesting particularly because it’s a new problem.

In the end, this generation will decide if it considers file sharing stealing or just sharing on a grander scale. Ethics is just as important culturally as it is to each individual. Culture will have to decide for itself whether or not file sharing will be a part of it in the future.

On the other hand, we have to take into account the economic impact of file

My boyfriend just recently broke up with me. I’m so lonely and can’t stop thinking about him. My friends keep telling me to go out and meet a new guy but I don’t think I’m ready since my emotions are so screwed up now. What should I do?

How can I get him back?

If you’re creaming for your ex-boyfriend so hard that you can’t think of anything else but his dick, jump aboard another guy’s sex train for a while.

First things first, get your first rebound screw.

Doesn’t matter if you like him or if he’s into you or the least bit attractive — think of him as a palette cleanser to get the taste of your last boyfriend’s dick out of your mouth.

Then go on a fucking-spree. Fuck everything.

Copious amounts of single sex is something to be celebrated since you don’t have to give a flying shit about feelings and emotions.

And, on top of that, just like boys can smell your desperation, they’ll also be able to smell all the sex you’re having, and you will therefore become more attractive to your ex-boyfriend. He’ll come back.

The other day, I was with my boyfriend and I was like “Damn, I feel like getting fucked in the ass.”

Dilemma: I had no lube. What can I do for next time?

Sometimes, a girl is caught with her pants down, ass up and no lube in sight (#sadface).

You’ll be glad to know, as long as you don’t care that your butthole will smell like calming vanilla and ginseng for the next week, you’re in luck. You only have to look as far as your shower for some emergency lube: hair conditioner. Works miracles. Your ass-exit will also now have the sheen and vibrancy of a much less damaged ass. Win-win.

Wiki getting nasty LEX HERRINGTON EDITOR-IN-CHIEF/NEVER REALLY WANTED TO KNOW WHAT FELCHING MEANT

I found some shit on Wikipedia while I was at work ( /supposed to be working/ probably going to get fired since I was searching this shit at work/ maybe my boss will be too uncomfortable to talk to me about it?). Point is, Wiki is a dirty little whore with tons of naughty knowledge to share with us. Here are some exerts from some of the articles they feature in case any of you wanted to know more about mammary intercourse or anilingus: Fellatio Wiki describes the etymology of “fellatio:” “[t]he English noun fellatio comes from felltus, which in Latin is the past participle of the verb fellre, meaning to suck.” It dedicates an entire section to “deep throating” as well as a graphic illustration and features a section on ingestion of semen.

It also features a video of a bat giving head to another bat.

Mammary Intercourse Describes that mammary intercourse can “also be combined with fellatio or axillary intercourse (armpit sex).” Indicates that the act is safer than penetrative sex because it reduces the possibility of infection with an STI Lists slang terms for mammary intercourse: “titfuck,” “titwank,” “French fuck” (UK) and “spagnola” (Italy).

It details that mammary intercourse can lead to a “pearl necklace.”

Gokkun Gukkun is so named after the English onomatopoeia, “gulp”. It’s a Japanese term for when a woman consumes semen from one

or more men in a container. Wiki gives several options on which containers semen can be ingested, including but not limited to, cups, beakers, bowls, and wine or cocktail glasses.

“splash” or “heavy splash.” This is funny because “bukkake,” in Japanese, can also refer to food cooked a certain way, “where the broth is poured on top of noodles, as in bukkake-udon and bukkake-soba”

Anilingus The article dedicated to the taboo act, that is, the act of oral stimulation of the anus, also know as the fecal-oral route, includes a hefty list of health risks associated with the act as well as a very graphic image of a woman preforming anilingus on another woman. The article then lists a few techniques that can be used and warns not to immediately apply the mouth to an anus with wounds or open sores.

Cumshot “Typically used by the cinematographer within the narrative framework of a pornographic film,” Wikipedia tells us that

cum shots are also called “money shots” by the pornography industry “because the final ejaculation scene has become an important element in pornographic depictions, in part because it proves to the viewer that they have witnessed an authentic sexual act.

Urolagnia Also know as “watersports”, “golden

shower” or “undinism”, it’s described as sexual excitement associated with the sight or thought of urination. The article cites many of it’s facts from a book titled Urine Love which states facts like that urolagnia is known to be correlated to diaper fetishes.

Wiki bullets notable urophiliacs including a UK punk band called Rockbitch and Ashley MacIsaac, a famour Nova Scotian fiddler.

Felching I didn’t even know this existed until I pressed the “related links/see also” on anilingus. To felch is basically to “orally suck semen out of the vagina or anus.”

The article lists the appearance of the word and act in pop culture, including an entire comic book called “Snatch and Jiz” and a villain who battles Captain Hero, named The Mad Felcher. Dissapointingly, there were no pictures for this article.

Fisting This entry has an entire section dedicated to describing fisting techniques such as the “Silent Duck” and “Double Fist/ Side Prayer.” Wiki lets the readers know that it can cause “death of the bottom by means of air embolism.” It has a picture gallery of fisting hand positions. It references books such as Hand in the bush: the fine art of vaginal fisting.

Bukkake “A person being ejaculated on by several men.” “Bukkake” is, apparently, “a form of the Japanese verb bukkakeru (to dash or splash water), and means “to dash,” mfw

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Too blond to function ALEXIA MARTEL-DESJARDINS STAFF WRITER

1I don’t really know how to describe my March break.

I can’t decide if it was more of an incessant flow of awkward situations, or simply pathetic. What I do know, however, is that it is quite representative of my incapacity to have normal social interactions. On Friday night, I was at the restaurant, and, while waiting for our main dish, my dad and I changed places because I was cold, and he was sitting next to an air vent.

I was shivering a lot, so I approached my chair near the air vent to get as much heat as I could. As we continued to talk, I noticed a faint smell of smoke, but I assumed it came from the kitchen. As the smell got more intense, I mocked the cooks for burning their food. My dad’s eyes widened and he said “Check my coat!” As I lifted his coat from my chair, I gasped and let it fall back where it was. The zipper was steaming hot and it had burnt my skin. Then I saw that the plastic around the bottom of the zipper had started to

melt. I almost ruined my dad’s coat.

On Tuesday, I had an interview for a job as a lifeguard and swimming instructor at a sports center. I was asked what the procedure was in a case where a swimmer injured his spinal column, which is kind of really important to know. Instead of just showing the arm position and go on with the following steps, I kept searching for the term, getting more and more nervous. I was so stressed that the employer finally said the word for me. And just after I had finished my explanations I exclaimed, “Oh, and you also have to check if the victim is breathing!” So professional. The man looked at me for a moment and wrote something on his paper – which I tried to read maybe not subtly enough. I am still waiting for his call, though.

On Thursday, I waited at a bus stop for about twenty minutes, but due to the STM’s reliability, the bus never came. Only after those twenty minutes did I realize that just across the street there was another bus that passed every 7 minutes. I decided to take one, but just as I sat down, I noticed the other bus I had been waiting for was right there. I jumped off my seat, got out of the bus, and ran for my life. Of course, the light turned green, and I did not have the time to get in. So I went back to the second bus, knocked on the door,

and entered it for the second time in forty seconds.

The driver looked at me and asked very loudly “Are you sure you know where you’re going?” Then I had to spend the whole ride with two old ladies staring at me with a little smile. And I had to walk thirty minutes

to get home, because that bus went in a totally different direction than I thought it did. It is called “Reading week”, and I barely read, but my brain is exhausted.

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Are you learning the right way?

PETER LIMEBURNER CONTRIBUTOR

With mid-terms recently over, this is a prime time to look at what you're doing right, or wrong, with your study and learning habits if you didn't do well. Besides the obvious detraction of skipping class and procrastinating, if you aren't doing as well as you would like then there are definitely things you can do to improve. First and foremost, you can make sure you're studying the right way.

Although the “best” study method is different for everyone, and some methods work better for some people than for others, a recent article shows that, in fact, some of the most popular ways to study are some of the least useful. In that article put out this past January in the journal Psychological Science in the Public Interest, they looked at decades of research on ten common studying methods and classed which tended to work best, and which not.

The five methods that were deemed to be of little actual use were five methods that people, interestingly enough, tend to use a lot. The first one of these is summarization, being just re-writing the key points of a text. This was rated as being of little use, as not only did its helpfulness depend on the kind of text you were looking at, but that it also takes a bit of training to know how to properly summarize, so it's more efficient to just use another method altogether.

Another technique, highlighting or underlining information, was also seen to be ineffective; this was again partly due to the fact that you need to know how to do it properly. It also has the issue that people who do it often just highlight bits of information without picking up on how they re-

lated to each other, and they lose out that way.

One method we've all used at one point or another is mnemonic devices: King Henry Died, Mother Didn't Care Much (the metric units). Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge, FACE (the musical notes on a treble staff). Whatever you've used it for, you know how long it can take to make it work in your mind or to recall it when it comes time to use it. Partly because of that and partly because of how it doesn't always stick perfectly in your mind, it's yet another method rated as low-utility.

A fourth method that is of low general use is that of mental imagery (picturing things

nope

in your mind). This is because it only works for certain kinds of material, as well as only working for memorized material and less for material that you need to use practically to infer or conclude things.

Finally, and kind of surprisingly, the last method of low use is rereading. The main reason for this is that, if you don't get the text much at first, briefly rereading it won't do a whole lot of good. The only thing it really helps with is refreshing specific details, which can just as easily be refreshed by other methods.

Now, with all that doesn't work, what DOES work then? Three methods, elaborative interrogation, self-explanation, and

interleaved practice, were rated to be of moderate use.

I'm sure anyone reading this has been up at 2 a.m. the night before some assignment is due, been excited to be on the last question, and then died a little on the inside when they saw the last word of the last question: "Explain." As much as we begrudge it, it's actually a pretty good way to study and assure you retain the information you need to. The main benefit to this is that it helps you associate different bits of information, which can certainly assist in at least getting in the ball park to answer a test essay question. So far though, there hasn't been enough research to confirm

how much it does in terms of helping us retain understanding of the material.

Self-explanation is helpful because it picks up where the lack of research has elaborative explanation drop off. It helps you organize your thoughts and sort out how to get from one point to another. The only downside to this is that it's very time-consuming, meaning it's only moderately useful.

One further method that is only moderately useful, which is less to do with how you study your material and more how you organize your time, is interleaved practice; this means alternating between different tasks, such as studying one set of notes for a time, then studying a different subject, then returning to the first.

Finally, the most effective methods for studying are those of practice testing and distributed practice. Practice testing is one familiar to all of us: you're preparing for a test (more often cramming than is probably a good thing...), and having your friend quiz you on your notes. Although there are different ways one can go about it which can possibly reduce efficiency, practice testing helps retain information, and so is one of the high utility ways to study (so long as it's not only done while sitting outside a classroom, 5 minutes before a test).

Other ways of quizzing include practicing test questions in your textbook, making use of on-line tests, or other such resources.

Lastly, there is distributed practice - a fancy way of saying the opposite of cramming. Everyone has said it a million times and it's seldom listened to, but it's simply the most efficient, sure-fire way to study right. Don't wait until the last minute to study, and end up following the officially termed 'procrastination scallop' of doing all your studying right before an exam.

Spread it out, take it easy, and do well.

Why not?

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EDITOR: Daniel Sailofsky CONTACT: theplantnewspaper@gmail.com

Division 1 RSEQ basketball playoffs DANIEL SAILOFSKY SPORTS EDITOR

Quarterfinals Led by a stifling pressure defense and some timely scoring down the stretch, the Dawson Blues div. 1 men’s basketball advanced to the semi finals of the RSEQ playoffs, beating the Vanier Cheetahs 7267.

The Cheetahs handled Dawson in their three regular season matchups, but the Blues came out with the big win when it counted most.

“We came out aggressive and switched up our gameplan,” point guard Kurt Caro said. “We made them play to our speed, our tempo, and it worked out well for us in the end.”

Caro, who joined the team midway through the year after playing for the Blues the last three seasons, led the charge again for Dawson, racking up 13 points, six assists and five rebounds.

The Blues used their speed and quickness throughout the game to match up with the Cheetah’s size advantage down low.

“For the whole second half of the season we’ve been playing with one big man and four guards,” guard Brandon Robinson said. “Our defensive intensity makes up for our lack of size, and that’s what we have to do to be successful.”

Robinson also had a strong game for Dawson, scoring eight points in the opening five minutes to give the Blues an early 21-15 first quarter lead.

The second quarter was more of the same for the Blues, with Caro’s passing and Robinson’s scoring helping Dawson extend their lead to 41-33 at the half.

Kiari Gerba and Jaleel Webb also played great games for the Blues, anchoring the defensive glass and playing strong, active defense to keep the Cheetah bigs in check.

“Our team effort for rebounding was there today,” Caro said.

Gerba also provided the highlight of the night for Dawson, taking a Caro pass on the fast break and throwing it down over a Vanier big man for an and-1 that nearly brought the house down. Gerba hit his free throw to give Dawson an 8-point lead and then promptly took a charge on the next Vanier possession, swinging the momentum in the Blues’ favour.

Vanier came out strong in the second half though, climbing out of their first half hole to tie the game at 45 just five minutes in to the third quarter. Dawson was able to bounce back though, led by Caro.

“We came out a bit soft, and they took advantage of it,” he said. “I’ve been here for four years, so I know a bit about what it takes.”

“It’s about experience,” echoed Robinson.

Though the Blues settled down after a rough third quarter, the game still went down to the wire in the fourth. Cedric Sanogo, who played a very strong second half on both sides of the ball, hit a huge three to stretch Dawson’s lead to 59-53.

Both teams continued their poor free throw shooting in the fourth, with the Blues finishing 12-26 and the Cheetahs finishing 9-22 from the ironically named charity stripe.

This kept the game close until the end, but the Blues were able to pull it out with some timely play and active team defense.

Gerba, who had battled foul trouble all second half, fouled out with two minutes left, but the Blues were able to hold on for the win.

Brandon Robinson and his Dawson teammates shut down the Vanier attack with their small ball lineup

Semifinals Dawson built a 10-point lead at the half and held on for a 72-57 win in their semifinal against the Champlain St Lambert Cavaliers.

The Blues, who received a bye to the semifinal after their undefeated regular season, played well defensively in this one, forcing the Cavaliers into 42 turnovers.

Keshia Lespoir finished with a rare points/steals double-double, with 10 points and 12 steals.

After a strong bounceback third quarter, the Cavaliers cut Dawson’s lead to two in the first minute of the fourth. However, this is as close as they would come as the Blues outscored their opponents 21-8 the rest of the way to get the win.

Jennifer Silver led the offence for Dawson, scoring 24 points on 10-16 shooting.

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Point guard Kurt Caro (left) sets up the offence

Semifinals Early foul trouble plagued the Blues as the men’s division 1 basketball team bowed out 71-59 to the first place Champlain St Lambert Cavaliers in the semifinals of the RSEQ playoffs.

Playing their usual small ball, the Blues couldn’t contain the Champlain forwards.

“The fouls killed us,” guard Cedric Sanogo said. “If we have our starting five in all game we win this game easily.”

“We just weren’t focused,” Jaleel Corea Webb added.

The Blues started strong like they did the previous day, shooting the lights out from outside in the early going to help build a 17-14 first quarter lead. Some of the warning signs started flashing in the early going though, with star big man Kiari Gerba picking up three fouls in the opening frame.

However, the Blues continued to withstand the Cavalier attack in the second quarter, benefitting from some poor shooting from Champlain in order to maintain a slim 28-25 lead.

The second half was a different story for Dawson though as Champlain came out on fire. The Cavaliers bullied the Blues down low, taking advantage of their size advantage and Dawson’s foul trouble to score buckets in the post and hit open threes when the Blues were forced to dou-

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ble team.

David Belanger came up huge for Champlain in the quarter, scoring eight of his 12 points in the third as Dawson was outscored 25-10 en route to a 50-42 deficit into the fourth.

“We just couldn’t handle number 14 (Belanger),” Sanogo said.

Back to back layups by Sanogo, the second off a steal from Kurt Caro, cut the Champlain lead to 57-50 with 6:03 left, but this was as close as the Blues would come as the Cavaliersturned it on once again to seal the victory.

Webb and Sanogo each scored 14 points to lead the Blues.

Bronze medal game The Blues lost a heartbreaker to the Sainte Foy Dynamiques in their final game of the RSEQ playoffs, falling 6561 to the visitors from Quebec City.

Dawson was once again outrebounded by a wide 45-32 margin, but was able to stay in the game to the end, holding onto a six-point lead with under three minutes to play.

Sainte Foy dominated late though, scoring 11 of the final 12 points in the game to win the bronze. Cedric Sanogo (25) and Jaleel Corea Webb (16) combined for 41 of the Blues’ 60 points.

Finals The Lady Blues lost a heartbreaker in the RSEQ finals, falling to the Montmorency Nomades 50-45 in a low scoring affair.

Dawson struggled offensively in this one, shooting a combined 15-64 (23%) from the field.

The Nomades fared just a little better, shooting 18-59 from the field and getting just enough scoring down the stretch to pull off the upset.

The Blues came in at 19-0 on the season, crushing most of their opponents along the way. Montmorency finished a solid but unspectacular 11-7 in the regular season, but beat Edouard Montpetit and second place Sainte Foy on their way to the finals.

The ladies from the Dawson Blues

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EDITOR: Monika Cefis CONTACT: theplantnewspaper@gmail.com

by Zach Silberberg

H o r o s c o p e s written by Zachariah, Messenger of the Stars and Michelangelo, Seer of Truths

Aquarius

Gem ini

Libra

January 20 to February 19 Don’t look now, but there’s a creepy guy behind you who’s checking out your butt.

Even if you’re sitting down right now. He can see it. He can always see it. I said don’t look! God dammit.

May 21 to June 20 Be wary, your self-esteem might take a hit this month. Keep your spirits up with fatty foods and regular binge drinking. Alternatively, try bullying small children; putting them down will make you feel better about yourself and you’re probably bigger than them anyways so they can’t do anything about it.

September 23 to October 23 Don’t trust people who claim to have all the answers. They are tricking you, perhaps cruelly. Also, if you’re having trouble in school, eat lemons. Just lemons. Pour the juice in your eyes. you’re just being a sodding dicknugget.

Pisces

Cancer

Scorpio

February 20 to March 20 That shirt you’re wearing is a piece of trash. I hope you aren’t anywhere public. Gross.

June 21 to July 22 It takes 27 more muscles to smile than it does to frown but uncontrollable sobbing will definitely burn more calories than a hearty laugh. Take from that what you will.

October 24 to Novermber 22 If your life is too boring and commonplace, then try to spice it up with some good ol’ fashioned robbery. Maybe a bank, or a nuclear facility.

Aries

Leo

Sagittarius

March 21 to April 19 Give your everyday life the emotional impact it’s missing by duct taping portable speakers to your chest and quietly playing The Fray’s discography on loop all day. For added effect pause occasionally, stare pensively into the distance, and shed a single tear

July 23 to August 22 Making decisions is tough, but maybe it’s not. Just follow your dreams and everything will work out for you, although if it doesn’t your life will be ruined forever, or just for a little bit, but maybe not at all…I think.

Novermber 23 to Dec 21 Reach out to the homeless members of your community. Give them your change, your leftovers, your car keys. Let them move in without paying rent. Pay them rent.

Give them your job, your wife, your children. Let them steal your life. You are a philanthropist.

Taurus

Virgo

April 20 to May 20 Fast-forward all that corporate propaganda that they call network television and just watch the commercials. It builds character.

August 23 to September 22 Love is in the air! Try sending a romantic note to your latest love interest and asking them to meet you at a secret location. Make sure it’s composed of letters cut out from various magazines haphazardly pasted to construction paper so that your crush doesn’t know who you are yet. Tempt them with promises of candy and sensual backrubs, and don’t forget to make it mildly threatening so they don’t back out of meeting you!

Capricorn December 22 to January 19 Play the lottery with the numbers 3, 18, 22, 9, 77, and 3 again. Which lottery, you ask? Every lottery. Everywhere. Say these numbers to strangers and they will give you their cash..

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EDITOR: Monika Cefis CONTACT: theplantnewspaper@gmail.com

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