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national news briefs Ryerson unveils new athletic facilities at Maple Leaf Gardens
SHORES OF ERIE INTERNATIONAL WINE FESTIVAL (Sept. 6 – Sept. 9 @ Fort Malden National Park, Amherstburg)
TORONTO (CUP) — It took nearly eight years, $60 million and countless delays, but for the first time since acquiring Maple Leaf Gardens, Ryerson University unveiled it’s new state-of-the-art athletic facility to the press in a lighting ceremony that marked the first time the lights were turned on in the new arena.
There is little that can compare to taking in the last days of summer drinking wine outside and watching great live music. The Shores of Erie International Wine Festival may be out in Amherstburg (30 minutes from Windsor), but it’s worth the
“The project to bring ice back to the Gardens as part of Ryerson’s student home for athletics and recreation was an idea that became a reality through great partnerships, lots of collaborations and a lot of very hard work,” said Ryerson president Sheldon Levy. “Where we are now is the only [arena] of the original six NHL teams that will have hockey and ice in it forever.”
drive or shuttle on Thursday night for a party with Fitz and the Tantrums, Justin Nozuka and The Blue Stones. On Sunday after-
Sean Tepper — The Eyeopener (Ryerson University)
noon, sit in the grass and take in Kathleen Edwards
Retired Concordia professor sends email to students endorsing CAQ
with Alex Cuba, The Walkervilles, Jackie Robitaille and Kenneth MacLeod & The Windsor Salt Band. Rock out with your cork out! ($15-$30, soewinefestival.com)
MONTREAL (CUP) — A retired Concordia University professor drew criticism for sending an e-mail to his former students on Aug. 16 encouraging them to vote in the upcoming provincial election and emphasizing his personal inclination towards the Coalition Avenir Québec party (CAQ).
(DIS)ORIENTATION NIGHT DANCE PARTY (Sept. 7 @ The Loop, Chatham St. W and Ferry St., 10 p.m.) Get out and meet new and interesting people how God intended it; on the dance floor. The Lance is throwing an alternative to orientation week at alternative
In a message sent around 10:30 a.m. from his Concordia University e-mail address, Jack Ornstein stressed his concerns about students voting on Sept. 4. Furthermore, Ornstein wrote that he was “seriously thinking about voting for the CAQ” for several reasons.
dance club The Loop. Managing editor and art director Stephen Hargreaves is trading his office for the DJ booth to play indie dance, electro, retro and pop tracks to keep you dancing and connection with great people from campus and the community.
“I have always held my nose and voted for the Liberals in Quebec provincial elections, as I am sure many other anglophones have done,” wrote Ornstein in the e-mail. “But no longer.”
(free, 19+, uwindsorlance.ca) SANDWICH TOWN TOUR AND BEACH BASH
Ornstein listed his aversion to a sovereign Quebec and the current tuition freeze, his desire for “a strong and prosperous but socially responsible economy,” and his disdain for corruption as his reasons for potentially voting for the CAQ.
(Sept. 7, walking tour begins at Vanier Circle 2 p.m., Beach Bash 4 – 7 p.m.) Join The Lance, the University of Windsor Students’ Alliance and Windsor Eats on a Sandwich crawl for libation and bites from a selection of the best and cheapest spots in the west. The tour will round up at the Dominon House Tavern for a Beach Bash with live music from The Walkervilles and DJs 4Play and Erin Zonta, and beach volleyball. (free, uwsa.ca)
Tens of thousands of Quebec student protesters and supporters turned out for the eighth monthly demonstration in Montreal on Aug. 22. Students have been on strike since February over proposed post-secondary tuition hikes (photo • Ian Clough).
Ornstein maintained that he was not trying to sway students into voting for the CAQ specifically but merely to vote at all. Kalina Laframboise — The Concordian (Concordia University)
? Who woud you have booked to DJ the Coming Home Music Festival?
PAUL SUSZYCKI, 18
JOURY SHERGHIN, 17
student @ UWindsor
student @ UWindsor
I’d totally book Deadmau5. He’s Canadian, he’s from Toronto.
I think for this kind of event I would pick a techno person like Avicii. It’s the best thing to get the crowd kinda hyped.
NATALIE KLINARD, 17
BRAYDEN RITCHIE, 18
Alesso because he is a really great DJ. He really gets the crowd hyped up.
Arma Van Buuren. You had Bennie Benassi, who’s straight-house, and Avicii, he’s electronic-house. You need a trance guy. Arma is the best.
student @ UWindsor
student @ UWindsor