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The Caper TimesFebruary 25th, 2009 Volume 30, Issue 11

In This Issue:

Columbian Activist Speaks in Halifax(Pg. 3)

YouTube Comedian on HBO

(Pg. 2)

CT Celebrates Black History Month

(Pg. 4)

Staying Tuned

(Pg. 6)

Our Destination Counts Part II

(Pg. 9)

Capers Updates

(Pg. 10)

Tartans and Triumphs

(Pg 11)

And Much More!!!

The Caper Times is:

Editor-in-Chief:

Chris Lawrence

Associate Editor:

Griffyn Chezenko

Business Manager:

Marisha Bandaratilaka

Distribution

Manager:

Misty MacPhee

Writers:

Eileen Coole

Brittany Mullins

Suzanne MacNeil

Kenny McClean

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necessarily the opinions of CBUSU or the

Caper Times Editorial Board.

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The Caper TimesPage 2 /// News

By: Suzanne MacNeil

In a high prole ceremonyin Lima, Peru, a Free TradeAgreement (FTA) was signedbetween the governments ofCanada and Colombia. ManyColombians have raised ob- jections to the agreementswith the US and CanadianFTAs. Brother Omar Fernan-dez of Colombia is currentlyon tour in Atlantic Canada to

speak about the concernsColombians have aboutthese agreements.

On Feb 17, Fernandezgave a lecture to a group ofapproximately 70 attendeesat St. Marys University inHalifax. The event was or-ganized by Amnesty Inter-national Canada, AmericasPolicy Group of the Cana-

dian Council for Internation-al Cooperation, RedLEIDHYork University, Atlantic Re-gional Solidarity Network,Nova Scotia Public InterestResearch Group, and vari-ous faith-based social justicegroups, all of whom haveconcerns about the Canada-Colombia FTA.

Fernandez is an active

member of the Coalition ofSocial Movements and Or-ganizations of Colombia(COMOSOC), representingover 2 million actively in-volved Colombians workingfor peace and social justice.

In a statement to the me-dia defending the decisionto pursue this arrangementwith Colombia, Prime Minis-ter Stephen Harper declared,We are not going to say, Fixall your social, political andhuman rights problems andonly then will we engage intrade relations with you.The two main argumentspresented by proponents ofthe FTA are that the humanrights situation in Colombia

is improving, and that theFTA will be a valuable pieceof leverage to put pressureon Colombia to uphold hu-man rights standards.

Fernandez presented anumber of arguments to thecontrary. The human rightsituation in Colombia hasnot improved at all, he said,giving the example of deaththreats against opposition

politicians who questionedthe government on its ties toparamilitary death squads,which carry out many of theviolations. We dont believethe FTA will help with humanrights. It will only help thecurrent government of Al-varo Uribe strengthen its le-gitimacy to carry out its ownagenda. Currently, about

70 politicians, many of themhigh level supporters ofUribe, are in jail over a mas-sive scandal linking them tothe paramilitaries.

Colombia is regarded bythe UN as having one of theworst human rights recordsin the Western Hemisphere.According to the CanadianLabour Congress, 41 union-

ists were murdered betweenJanuary and November of2008, representing an in-crease of 71% from the pre-vious year. In total, 2,685unionized workers havebeen murdered over the past25 years, with many thou-sands more receiving politi-cally-motivated threats andkidnappings. Furthermore,murders of indigenous per-sons are on the rise.The FTA is meant to bolster

the trade links between Can-ada and the South Americancountry. There is over $739million total accumulatedCanadian investment in Co-lombia as of 2007, most ofwhich is in extractive indus-

tries. The agreement wouldgive greater access to Ca-nadian mining, oil and gascompanies for explorationsand operations in Colombia.Canadian exports to Colom-bia include agricultural prod-ucts such as wheat, barley,and lentils. Paper and heavymachinery also factors intothe export total.

Canadian utility compa-

nies such as Nova ScotiaPower Incorporated andNew Brunswick Power haveover the years availed them-selves to Colombian coalfor electricity generation. AnAtlantic Canadian campaigncalled Mining the Connec-tions works to provide thelinks between local coal con-sumption and human rights

problems caused by miningactivity in Colombia. Threatsand murders of unionizedmine workers, and the de-struction of Afro-Colombianand Indigenous communi-ties near the mine are someof the issues that the cam-paign seeks to address.The United States was pur-

suing a similar Free Trade

agreement with Colombia,only to have the efforts sty-mied by various lawmakers,many of them Democratmembers of Congress whofound the human rights cli-mate of Colombia impossi-ble to ignore. Testimonies byvarious UN organizations,Human Rights Watch, Am-nesty International and vari-ous other groups made theUS-Colombia FTA too con-troversial to pass throughcongress easily. Variouscompanies such as Coca-Cola and Chiquita havebeen implicated in murdersof their workers by givingfunding to paramilitary deathsquads.

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News /// Page 3February 25th, 2009

Jon Lajoie transitions fromthe Internet to the stage toTVBy Lindsey RivaitThe Lance (University ofWindsor)WINSOR (CUP) More thanjust a regular everyday nor-mal guy, Montreal comedianJon Lajoie is setting out toprove his live shows are justas amusing and weird as hisonline videos.Famous for his music vid-eos, ranging from a gangsterrap, Everyday Normal Guy,to the sweet love ballad, 2Girls 1 Cup Song, and thehip-hop classic, Show MeYour Genitals, Lajoie hasbeen recognized by Funny-orDie.com owners Will Fer-rell and Adam McKay as one

of their personal favourites.Lajoies stage show consistsof his own version of stand-up, which he says servesto make fun of traditionalstand-up.He also plays videos andskits as well as songs some new and some fromhis online videos.I have this course on cre-

ating successful online vid-eos, although its not reallya coursel; its just me beingretarded, Lajoie said.Lajoie, a graduate of Daw-son Colleges drama pro-gram, began as an actor inMontreal where he playedthe part of Thomas Edisonthe Anglophone bartenderon the Quebec soap opera

LAuberge Chien Noir (TheInn of the Black Dog).Although I was very happyto have the work, it wasnt,you know, creatively fulll-ing, Lajoie said.Lajoie, a self-taught musi-cian, was also the lead sing-er and songwriter in a bandfor four years. The experi-

ence came in handy after hisband broke up, giving himsome free time.Ive always loved MontyPython, and Kids in theHall, and all those guys. Ithought maybe I should trysome stuff, so I started writ-ing sketch comedy, but thenit was sort of hard to writejokes. I wanted to show peo-ple, he said.Thats when he invested insome cheap video equip-ment and began shootinghis videos. At rst I was ter-rible, and then after like 10videos I got the hang of it.And then it sort of got weird,said Lajoie.His low-budget videos havebeen viewed millions oftimes; something that still

surprises Lajoie.I was on vacation and Icame home and checkedmy You Tube account. Oneof my videos, I think it was ata 1,000 or 2,000 views, andI was like: Holy shit, peopleare watching my videos. Re-ally, I did not expect any ofthis to get where it is today.I still go: Really? What the

hell is going on? he said.Making videos for the Inter-net provides Lajoie with thekind of creative control hecraves and would be hard-pressed to nd elsewhere.Theres no one looking overmy shoulder, no one givingme money to make them.Now Im getting into TV andlm and thats a completely

different thing. Ill never giveup this Internet stuff becauseIll think of something, andthe next day or two days, myaudience sees it without alter, without anything, and Iabsolutely love that creativecontrol, he said.Transitioning from online tostage is a work in progress.

Its two very different thingsthat are very similar in someways, said Lajoie, pointingout that both the online con-tent and live performancecontent reaches his audi-ence unltered and uncen-sored.He admits the live show ismore difcult, though.I dont want it to just be mestanding there doing my vid-eos live, because then peo-ple just go home and go: Ah,well, his live show is OK, buthis videos are funnier. I tryto shape the show in termsof some bits no one knows,a song that no one knows,then perform live a songthey know but in a way thatssort of new or just fun. Thisisnt something they can see

online, he said.Lajoie has signed a dealwith HBO to develop a proj-ect that will become The JonLajoie Show, which is in itsearly stages. He is also setto record an album in Feb-ruary. A DVD of his musicvideos will accompany thealbum.But, Lajoie has hit a few

snags along the way.When you look at my vid-eos on a big screen or ahigh-denition television oreven a 30-inch screen, theydont look as good as theydo on a tiny screen becausetheyre made for the Webas cheaply as possible. Assoon as you put them ona big screen, its like: Holy

shit, this looks bad. Im verycritical with that stuff be-cause its always meant tobe on the Web so it wouldbe weird on a big screen. Itd just be like: Wow, this guyreally does have no money,Lajoie said.Lajoie has been concentrat-ing on making music videos

lately, which means therehavent been any of his clas-

sic commercials (see: Rap-ist Glasses) lately.The reason I do songs isreally funny; its because Idont have audio recordingequipment for lm. When-ever I make a commercial,I either pre-record the audioor the sound is pretty bad.If you check out any of thevideos where Im talking, the

sound isnt so good, saidLajoie.Although hes limited by hisequipment and resourcesright now, he hopes that willchange for him soon.The best part of Lajoiescareer happened recentlywhen he was hanging outwith the Kids in the Hall.

I performed a show in Ve-gas, which was not really my

audience. It was old Germancouples celebrating their an-niversaries. But, the Kids inthe Hall were there and theycame to see me backstage.We ended up hanging out allnight. I was having drinks allnight with Kids in the Hall.I could have died after thatand been happy. I love thosedudes, said Lajoie.

Additionally, Lajoie learnedthat British comedian RickyGervais is a fan of his work.That also made me want tofreak out. I didnt believe it. Iwas like: You better not belying to me. But, it was thedirector of his latest moviethat was telling me this,said Lajoie.

YouTube Celebrity Gets Big Break

Comedian Jon Lajoie will be staring in his own HBO show


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The Caper TimesPage 4 /// Features

Spike Lee toutsimportance ofeducation

By Charlene LusikilaThe Link (Concordia Univer-sity)

MONTREAL (CUP) World-renowned director Spike Lee

graced Concordias Hall Au-ditorium to discuss educa-tion and American PresidentBarack Obamas inaugura-tion, as part of the Concor-dia Student Union speakerseries and Black HistoryMonth.Nobody has class today?

asked a rather amused Lee

to the ecstatic crowd llingthe auditorium.Lee has built himself an in-ternational reputation withhis many lms dealing withcontroversial social and po-litical issues taking place inthe African-American com-munity.Some of his notable moviesinclude Do the Right Thing,

Malcolm X, and Inside Man.You guys are very luckyto be alive today becausethere is a man with the mid-dle name Hussein who isthe president of the UnitedStates, he continued, ex-plaining how he still smiledto himself whenever he

would hear the presidents

name on television.Lee spoke warmly of howfortunate he felt to be ableto witness Obama taking hisoath of ofce on the sameBible Lincoln was sworn-inon.Im only four generationsremoved from slavery, saidLee emphasizing the sig-nicance of Obamas recent

election to many African-Americans.He was quick to point outthat, despite the UnitedStates welcoming their rstBlack president, racism stillexists.In this period of economic in-stability and nancial turmoilthe world is facing, Lee told

Concordia students to taketheir studies seriously. And,

according to Lee, this alsomeans following your pas-sion.Parents kill more dreamsthan anybody, said Lee, ad-vising students to trust theirgut instincts rather than fullltheir parents dreams.Lee, who teaches lmmak-ing at New York UniversitysSchool of Film, made it clear

to students that hard work isindispensable to success.Theres no such thing asovernight success, saidLee, attributing this notionof instantaneous successto those goddamn realityshows.In addition, he had his shareof things to say about the

gangsta culture and its di-rect effect on the way edu-

cation is perceived by Blackyouth.If you speak correct English,youre ostracized. Youre anoreo. Youre a sell-out. Yourea white dude, said Lee.Theyre some ignorantmother fuckers, Lee blurtedout in front of a cheering au-dience.He pointed out to how crimi-

nal the diffusion of such be-liefs were to him, which hesaid were reinforced throughlms, rap music, and musicvideos.My ancestors knew that oneday education would be thekey that frees us from bond-age.

Black History Month

A quiet Canadianhero

Not all heroes are made ofpomp and circumstanceBy Marlene JenningsThe Link (Concordia Univer-sity)

MONTREAL (CUP) Re-cently, much has been writ-

ten and spoken about theelection and subsequent in-auguration of Barack Obamaas the rst African-AmericanU.S. president.Many Canadians participat-ed in the worldwide eupho-ria of witnessing this historicevent and have wonderedas to its signicance to Can-ada in general and to visible

minority Canadians, blackCanadians in particular.As the rst black Quebecerto be elected to CanadianParliament in the history ofour Confederation, manymedia-types have contactedme for my own reaction, andIve spouted much of thesame thoughts, as have somany other commentators.

I must admit though, that

with the onset of our annualcelebration of Black HistoryMonth, I began wonderingwhy weve attached so muchsignicance and so muchtime to Obama and have notgiven more attention to ourown heroes.While we Canadians muchlike Americans tend to de-ne heroes as those among

us whove achieved celebritystatus, I have started to be-lieve that we should insteaddene our true heroes asthose who live their lives inobscurity.Who are these heroes? MayI give you readers a brief ac-count of just one? Her nameis Elaine.Elaine is an eightysomething

black Canadian woman ofWest Indian origins. I cameto know her shortly after Iwon the Liberal nominationin 1997 for the federal ridingof Notre-Dame-de-Grace-Lachine.One week later, the writ wasdropped for the general fed-eral election and withoutcatching my breath, I had

to immediately begin cam-

paigning once more with allthat entails.Elaine turned up at my elec-tion ofce, introduced her-self, offered her services asa volunteer, and began tele-phone canvassing. She usedpublic transit and put in longhours, looked up telephonenumbers of electors, calledpeople, stuffed envelopes

you name it, she did it.About halfway through thiselection campaign, Elaine ar-rived with a little boy of abouttwo years in a baby car-riage. Elaine explained thatshe babysat her grandchildwhile his mother worked andasked if it was OK to havehim with her while she didher volunteer work.

My team of volunteers werequite impressed that thiswoman, then in her 70s, wascaring for a young child andeveryone agreed it would begreat to have him with us.This paved the way for othervolunteers to feel comfort-able in bringing their childrenwith them when they wereunable to arrange alternate

care.

Well, I won that election andhave won four more since.Each time, Elaine has active-ly participated as a volunteer,and when she had difcultieswith transportation, weve ar-ranged to have another vol-unteer drive her to and fromher home. And, weve hadthe privilege of watching hergrandson thrive, grow, and

begin school.Shes always attended myTown Hall meetings, my opendoor receptions, the annualmeetings of my riding as-sociation, and throughout itall, shes led a quiet, honest,and giving life. Shes sup-ported her children, grand-children, and many others,asking nothing in return.

Elaine, by the very act ofgetting involved in our politi-cal system, has contributedto preserving our Canadianparliamentary democracy,and yet, she probably hasnever stopped helping oth-ers long enough to realize just how much shes donefor us all.Recently, Elaines health has

deteriorated and shes been

and still is hospitalized. Ihope she improves, but sheprobably wont.Elaine is a true, quiet Cana-dian hero whose acts of her-oism have been to live herlife with dignity, respectingothers, working hard to pro-vide for her family, and givingof herself to the preservationof our democratic system.

Elaine, thank you for yourown acts of heroism.[SIDEBAR] Marlene Jen-nings is a Member of Parlia-ment for the Notre-Dame-de-Grace-Lachine riding, hometo Concordia UniversitysLoyola campus.Jennings was born andraised in the Montreal areaand briey attended Con-

cordia University. She laterearned her law degree fromthe Universit du Qubec Montral.Jennings has been an MPfor over 10 years and is cur-rently Deputy House Leaderin the House of Commons.]


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Features ///Page 5February 25th, 2009

By Gabrielle LefortThe Concordian (Concordia

University)

MONTREAL (CUP) Mon-treal may be the next targetfor a pro-atheist advertisingcampaign, according to oneof Canadas leading seculargroups.Humanist Canada, a non-prot organization that saysyou can be good withoutGod, claimed to have pur-chased ads on Vancouverbuses last week, but thestatement was quickly de-nied by B.C. transit corpora-tions.We are currently organiz-ing campaigns in Calgaryand Halifax, but Halifax isgiving us trouble, said Jus-tin Trottier, president of the

Freethought Association ofCanada. Montreal is de-

nitely on our radar, althoughwe arent planning anythingyet.The Freethought Associa-tion of Canada has alreadyset up fundraising activitiesfor a Toronto campaign, andthe ads have already beensubmitted for approval toCBS Outdoors, the rm thattakes care of advertising forthe Toronto Transit Corpora-tion.Trottier says Montreal wouldbe an ideal next step oncethose campaigns are donewith.I admire Quebec for itsstrong leadership and secu-larism, Trottier said. Mon-treal has led the way sincethe Quiet Revolution in

terms of open-mindednessand intelligent conversation

with minorities, as we couldsee with the reasonable ac-commodations.The association would notbe the rst to place philo-sophical advertisements onpublic transit vehicles. TheCatholic Church of Montrealis well known for its ads whenfundraising season comesaround. Advertisements pro-moting St-Josephs Oratoryare also visible in metro sta-tions.If those advertisementcampaigns ever happened,we might launch a counter-campaign, but we wouldhave to evaluate rst, saidthe Montreal Archdiocesescommunications co-ordina-tor Lucie Martineau. The

Atheist Ad Campaign Sets Sights On Montrealmessage can discouragesome people, but it does not

intervene with the Churchsmessage.The Socit de Transportde Montral has not yet re-ceived submissions fromany of the groups.The STM has to comply toadvertising norms. If eversuch a submission weremade, we would have totreat it like we treat anyother advertisement with areligious connotation. Wewould have to make sure itrespects other communitiesand also respects our cli-ents, said STM media repMarianne Rouette.If they already have setprecedents of religious ad-vertisement, I would hopethe ground would be clear

for our ads to get the mes-sage across and show theother side, said Trottier.The rst campaign origi-nates from Britain. Back inJanuary, London residentAriane Sherine noticed adson buses saying non-believ-ers went straight to hell. As aresponse, she launched theAtheist Bus Campaign andraised enough money to puther own ads on 800 busesacross the United Kingdom.There is probably no God.

Now stop worrying and en-joy your life, read the adver-tisement on double-deckerbuses in London.Similar campaigns havesince rolled into prominentcities like Madrid, Barcelona,and Washington D.C.

Putting black his-tory in Montreal

By Dorothy W. WilliamsThe Link (Concordia Univer-sity)

MONTREAL (CUP) Blackhistory in Montreal is largelyunknown.Sure, many people recog-nize that blacks live in theMontreal region. And yes,many people go to dances,exhibits, concerts, occa-

sional lectures, and specialevents during Black HistoryMonth each February.That is a typical Montrealthing to do: We are quiteadroit at exposing ourselvesto new experiences in BlackMontreal.Still, this does not changeanything, as I contend thatmost Montrealers have little

knowledge about black his-tory, and even less knowl-edge about black history inMontreal.

I will even concede thatmany know about African-Americans in the great behe-moth to the south. They can,if prodded, come up with alist of ve, perhaps 10, sig-nicant African-Americans,be they male or female, withcareers as writers, athletes,politicians, actors, or evenhip-hop stars.Yet, I challenge you to pro-duce a list of similar person-ages in Canada. You can?Great, now narrow that listto Montreal. Go ahead; ask

your friends or family mem-bers to help.Forget the list and just an-swer these quick questions:What is the signicance ofAugust 1, 1834? or Whydid the slave-owners in Mon-treal send Joseph Papineauto Quebec City in 1801?Here is an easy one: Whatwas the most likely employ-

ment in Montreal for blackdoctors, lawyers, or labour-ers up until the 1930s?Maybe a few will know two of

the three, but I suspect thatmost readers are stumpedon all of them. Sadly, I restmy case nigh 20 years be-yond Black History Monthand no further ahead.I am a writer and historian ofMontreal. My singular lensis on the impact of the blackpresence on the islands de-velopment. So when askedwhy black history is impor-tant to Montreal, I could onlythink: Because Montrealsblack history is Montreal his-tory.

Certainly we can acknowl-edge that Italians, Irish, orGreeks, Chinese, Portu-guese, and others, broughtunique elements to thegreatness that is Montreal.Well, take note, becausethe early beginnings of Ville-Marie are thanks to blacks,too alongside the Frenchwho had spiced up the tiny

colony.Then with the inux of theBritish, the Hessians andJews the mix morphed

again, all the while helping tocreate the joie or avourthat permeates our Montrealmega-polis.Historically for blacks, Mon-treal has been a unique spoton the continent at oncea terminus, a stopover, andeven a haven. For others,they called the city home;they shone brightly herewhen few other cities wouldlet them rise.Sometimes it was justenough to be left alone, atpeace to work and raise their

family while other blacks hadto make do as they pushedup against the low glassceiling that limited their pos-sibilities.Fear sometimes doggedblacks, and at other times,despair. Yet the beacon onMontreal seemed always toattract more blacks. Overtime, as their presence

spanned the urban land-scape, some blacks even-tually pushed the ceilinghigher.

So why is black history im-portant to Montreal? Its atale of community survival,success, and failure in acity whose social, cultural,and economic develop-ment helped to shape aprovince and a country.Blacks have always inu-enced and contributed inall these areas.Montreals Golden Mile built by railway wealth took full advantage of thecitys cheap black labour.Montreals world-renowned

jazz has its roots in the ear-ly black speakeasies andclubs where the genius ofblack musicians gener-ated enormous wealth inthe 20s during Montrealsgolden age of jazz.Black history is importantbecause it is an example ofcourage and determinationin this city. It is a narrative

of resilience and a multi-lingual and multi-culturalmix that gives Montreal itssoul.


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Page 6 /// Opinions The Caper Times

From Eileen Coole

If the general attitude aboutchange in Cape Breton wasas good as the pizza, I dontthink id ever leave. Were20-30 years behind society.Its a shame when I reallythink about it. Cape Bretonhas so much beauty and lifewhen you look at it, and peo-ple are generally hospitable.Sadly, what comes along

with the positive things is thatyou realize a lot of things arehushed and swept under therug. You cant speak yourmind here without someonewanting an explanation orgetting needlessly offendedby it.The general attitude herealmost does the beauty no justice. Unlike the scenery,

the attitudes can change.And it will take nobody butus, Cape Breton Universitystudents. The older genera-tions arent about to change,and who honestly can blamethem? They dont have tochange anything if they dont

want to. Sure, they can adapt

to us but what would be theuse? We have longer to liveand they already changedsociety enough in their owntime.Their job is done and nowtheyre living with what theyaccomplished. Now its ourturn.Were the next generationof Cape Bretoners at CBU.

The whole point of comingto university is getting outof university with the knowl-edge and objectivity to makesociety a better place. Werethe only university in CapeBreton and youd think thatwould be especially impor-tant for us.But lets face it: Were up-tight, were too serious, were

whiney, were letting the old-er generation affect the wayan entirely different, andyounger, generation handlesthings, and most importantly,were scared shitless to doanything about it.Why is this? We have infor-

mation about social issues

around us, lots of informa-tion. All the while, CapeBreton chooses to ignore in-formation and live by its ownrules.The Caper Times is pub-lished proof that our gen-eration is afraid of change.The Caper Times is likeGeorge Orwells 1984 allover again: Every issue by

every writer is equally im-portant, but some issuesare more equal than others.The Caper Times studentnewspaper is vital for thecommunity to understandhow Cape Breton Universityis progressing, especiallythrough interactive studentopinions. You get rst-handknowledge of what Cape

Breton University is like evenif you do not attend. Moreimportantly, the newspa-per informs the students ofwhat is going on within theirown university. If I were to judge Cape Breton Univer-sity, as a student, from the

Caper Times, I would cometo the conclusion that CapeBreton University is a prettyuninteresting place, and thatthere is no progression at

all. If there is no progressionof knowledge, how doesone become knowledge-able about lifestyles that arechanging even as this articleis being written? When wedo not step out of the box, itis difcult for our communityto grow and learn from moreprosperous municipalitiesin Atlantic Canada. Im not

going to go into the lawsuitcontroversy too much, butsuing other municipalitiesdoes not make things betterfor us either.Tradition is a cornerstoneof Cape Breton life. Well ifthat is the case, why arentwe able start new traditions?Make our own memories ofthis beautiful island we call

home?When our parents andgrandparents were our age,an idea of success was thehusband (as divorce or com-mon law unions were almostentirely unheard of) beingemployed at coal mines and

steel plants bringing homethe bread and butter, and themother, who is un-employed,taking care of many children.This could never work now

unless the husband makesmore than $60,000 a year,the cost of living is muchhigher. The denition of fam-ily vastly changed as well.In saying this, ultimatelysticking to tradition can-not work in Cape Breton. Ifsticking to tradition is whatthis generation wants to ac-complish, it is sad to say

that Cape Breton will notprosper as we most desire.As a result, well all pack upand leave. The majority ofCape Bretons young gen-eration are already planningto do that. It does not takeStatscan to come to the con-clusion that most studentshave left. As someone whogrew up around the beauty

of this community, this wor-ries me. This place is trulybeautiful and it would bea monstrosity to see CapeBreton become abandoned,and in result, nobody wouldsee the good things thatCape Breton has to offer.

Letter To the Editor

Staying Tuned: Rant-ing and Raving

By Eileen Coole

Editors Note: This article

was submitted for our last is-

sue, but didnt make it due to

technical difculties.

It was a cold and snowy nightwhen I attended the Win-tersleep concert at SmoothHermans last week. Walk-

ing halfway across Sydneytwice, to and from the bar,is an adventure I wouldntnormally take part in. Letsface it, bars are pretty vile,what with so many sweatyprimates gyrating and mak-ing fools of themselves. Butdamnit, I was willing to dealwith that to see Wintersleepand I certainly was not dis-

appointed. First of all, thecover charge was not thatbad when you take a couple

of things into consideration:1. They had an opening band,Dog Day, who are also rela-tively big in the indie scene.Seeing two relatively well-known bands for under $15is a rare thing these days. Asour economy went down thetoilet over the years, concerttickets for rising (as well asrisen) Canadian musicians

skyrocketed to unbeliev-able prices. In the processof good journalism and asan example of my claimson high concert prices, Igoogled the Halifax MetroCentre. I clicked on the of-cial website and checked outthe Events page. It turnsout that The Rankin Familyis performing at the Metro

Centre and theyre charging$60. SIXTY DOLLARS. Forthe Rankin Family! Call me

cheap but if the Rankin Fam-ily performs cozy little showsin Inverness County for $5like Ashley MacIsaac doesin the summer, Id party it upin Mabou!2. Smooth Hermans is notori-ous for being pricey as far asdrinks and cover. The coverfor Smooth Hermans is ap-proximately $5-7 on a Satur-

day night. With the $12, youhave the cover charge paidfor as well as seeing twogood bands.

The six Halifax based in-die rockers put on a greatshow, and the crowd amongme did not seem to disagree.Man, was there a crowd! Abig crowd is a testament tohow well known and liked

the band is. If there is sucha captain as Captain Obvi-ous, hes probably staring in

my window trying to makeridiculous faces at me. Allsilly faces aside, A big crowdlarger than a fairly big crowdis hard to nd in Sydney, acity which is considered ru-ral compared to other citiesin Atlantic Canada. The Win-tersleep concert had a prettybig crowd. To Captain Obvi-ous, this is a good sign of a

local indie-rock band mak-ing it, as far as awarenessof the bands existence isconcerned.

Now, onto the big showitself. This is the rst time Iattended a Wintersleep con-cert even though I really likedthe band for years. I wasexcited about what I wouldexpect from their live show

as opposed to studio tracks.It was a very energetic per-formance. I happily noticed

that Paul Murphys attention-grabbing live vocals soundthe same as when he singson studio tracks.

But, lyke, OHMIGODEILEEN. That means hedoesnt edit ANYTHINGto make him sound morepoppy N better lykedd!!!111Yes, and that is why he isthe man, and why your Katy

Perry album is lame.Overall, I enjoyed the show

and had no complaints aboutWintersleeps performance.Older and newer songsshared a good balance intheir show, and I would de-nitely recommend seeingthem live if you appreciateindie music, or any catchybut un-pretentious band.


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By Maelina de GrasseNexus (Camosun College)VICTORIA (CUP) Embrac-ing many cultures and wel-coming immigrants to share

our country is what it truly

means to be multicultural.But, with so many ethnicgroups coming to Canada,each with their own customsand traditions, there are

bound to be differences in

ways of life.Should Canada be expectedto change its own customsand traditions to further ac-commodate those who

move here? Or should new

immigrants adapt to change,since theyre the ones whohave chosen to live in thiscountry?Bruce Allen of CKNW Ra-

dios Reality Check was in-troduced as a member of thecreative team shaping theceremonies and entertain-ment of the 2010 Olympicsin Vancouver. But, his jobwas threatened when he dis-agreed with the proposal totranslate the Canadian an-them into Hindi. Many newCanadians found his com-

ments offensive and tried toget him red.But theres no reason forpeople to be offended. Loyal-ty to ones country shouldntbe thought of as an act ofracism. Why should the Ca-nadian anthem be sung inanything other than Cana-das ofcial languages?Canada has already openedits arms to people and cul-tures from all over the world.Most importantly, immi-grants are welcome herejust as they are. On the oth-er hand, Canadians offer toshare their home just as it is.Theres no deal including in-dividual renovation plans.These people have a right tothe elements of their cultureand home, and so should

Canada have every right toits cultural elements, suchas the national anthem.Theres a ne line betweenaccepting diversity andmaintaining individuality.Changing the ways and tra-ditions of Canada puts it atrisk of losing its identity.Multiculturalism is a val-ued quality of Canada, but

it cant and shouldnt be itsonly distinctive feature. As-sorted ethnicities in Canadashould add to its identity, notreplace it.Life is a two-way street. NewCanadians should be justas accepting of Canada asCanada is expected to be ofthem.


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Page 8 /// Opinions The Caper Times

By: Kenny McClean

In a time of scaluncertainty and poor jobsecurity, should anyonereally be indulging? Doluxuries have a place inan economy with soaringunemployment rates?

Things are tight, no doubtabout it. The economy ishas taken a beating, andold people are runningthrough the streets shoutingvictoriously, because wewere right and they werewrong. Now we have to takeadvice from them on how tolive through a depression,though theyll probably tellus a story about turnipsinstead.

So lets hypothesize fora minute here. Lets say

you lost a bundle of moneywhen the stock markettook a nose dive. Lets saythe bills are piling up, yourjob security is uncertain,youve got nothing left forretirement, and your favoritedish ran away with thespoon. Should you really

be dropping half a paycheckon dinner at the localFrench restaurant, a dozenroses, a box of chocolates,a teddy bear, prophylactics,and cab fare home? Youcertainly should! There hasnever been a better time toblow all your money on anextravagant evening.

Many holidays are, forthe most part, indulgences.As Christmas is a time offrantic shopping, and Easterhas come to be symbolized

by chocolate eggs and arabbit, the original meaningof most holidays hasgiven way. I say originalmeaning and not true

meaning because traditionis nothing if not malleable,changing with the times asneeded. Holidays meandifferent things to differentpeople, and thats the greatthing about customs: theycan be whatever you wantthem to be, and by Godwhat we want right now isan escape.

So many holidays areluxuries, rather thannecessities or obligations.Of all the holidays, allthe special dates onthe calendar, none hasgrown quite so largeand monstrously out ofcontrol as Valentines Day.Championed by a yingdwarf with a bow and arrow,

symbolized with expensivegifts and awkward dinners,Valentines Day is ashated as it is loved. When

the economy pulled aHindenburg and consumeditself in a ery orgy ofscandals, poor scal advice,and general jackassery,

Valentines Day rose to thetop of the list of HolidaysThatll Make You ForgetYoure Screwed. Go on: goout to dinner, get drunk ongood wine, have inebriatedrelations, and pass out,never once thinking ofyour 401k and how it self-immolated. Youll feel betterfor a while, and thats about

all you can ask for.Times are tough, and

theyre going to get betterbefore they get worse.Youve gotta stand by yourman/woman, and toughit out. Tighten your beltstomorrow, but have somefun today, because itll bethe last for a while. Allwork and no play makes

Jack a dull boy, ladies andgentlemen. You gotta havesome fun, or youll driveyourself mad. Spoil yourself

Luxury, Sheer Luxury

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and another for an evening,because tomorrow youmight be eating cat food.

So that brings us back tothe original question: do

luxuries like ValentinesDay have a place in arecession? Id say anyexcuse to spoil yourselfand someone else for anevening will always have aplace in society, especiallywhen things are tight. Keepyour chins up, and an eyeout for coupons.


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February 25th, 2009 Entertainment /// Page 9

By: Brittany Mullins

Marlee, this is Chris.Chris, this is my ancMarlee.

Its nice to meet you,Chris.

Likewise.Marlee made some snacksfor Jake and Chris andwent into the study to dosome homework. Tonight,however, it was disruptedby raucous laughter andthunderous clapping.Marlee resorted to playingcomputer games until theearly morning and Chris left.

By the time Marlee wokeup the next day, Jake hadalready left. Marlee had noclass today, which she wasthankful for.

Jake called mid-morning.Hello?Hey, Marlee. How was

your sleep?It was good. You guys had

a good time last night.We sure did! Listen,

tonight Chris is coming overwith some friends. Is thatcool?

Yeah, sure. I dont mind.Marlee, youre amazing.

Do you know that?Ive been told a few

times.Cool. I have to get back to

class. Ill talk to you later. Ilove you. Bye.

Bye.

Marlee spent the restof her day tidying up thespotlessly clean house. Sheran to the store to get somechips and beer. She evenpicked up some wine, justbecause she was unsure

what these friends wereinto. She dressed up nicelyand used the best servingdishes she had. She hada feeling Jake would justarrive whenever the guestswould; that seemed likesomething he would do.The knock came at around

8pm. Marlee went to answerit and almost got a door inthe face.

Im sorry, Marlee! I didthat so we wouldnt scareyou!

Its ne, Jake.Everyone piled into the

house. As everyone satdown, Jake cleared histhroat.Hey everyone! I want tointroduce you to my anc,Marlee!

Marlee just gave a littlewave.

Okay, you can mingle andwhat-not.

Marlee ddled with the CDplayer as people lled theirglasses with beer. Marleepoured herself some wineand went out onto the step.Crowds werent really herthing, especially people she

didnt know. She listened

to the laughter and hollerscoming from her humbleabode. She knew Jakewouldnt come to look forher until everyone else wenthome.Hey, are you okay?

Marlee didnt recognizethe voice, so she went withher default answer.Yeah, Im ne.We didnt really get

formally introduced. ImMark.Marlee.Did you choose the

wine?Yes, I did.You have very good

taste.Thanks.How long have you two

been together?Um, over three years,

closer to four.Thats a long time.Marlee just raised an

eyebrow and took a sip ofwine. She let the silencelinger. She wasnt looking

for company. She wasntlooking for anything, really.That was a lie.Marlee wanted everything

she had before, but didntwant to hurt Jake. So,instead of making herselfhappy, she was just goingto swim in the ocean ofunhappiness while Jake andthe rest of the world oated

on by.Did you want to go

inside? Its getting kind ofchilly out here, Mark said.No, Im going to stay out

here for a bit. You can goback in.She heard the door close

as he went back into theparty. Marlee downedthe rest of her drink and

decided she neededanother. She made her wayback to the kitchen andpoured another glass ofwine. She looked over tothe living room and foundJake sitting on the couch,

surrounded by his oldfriends, lively telling a story.She picked up the bottleand took it with her outside.Jake wouldnt be looking forher for a long while.

Half the bottle wasingested. She was sittingin the chair, watching thestars and moon, falling intoa state of depression. Shedidnt know anyone.

Are you okay?She looked up to nd

Mark.Yes. Im just ne.You dont seem ne.I am.The door opened. A crowd

exited.Hey, Marlee, were going

to the bar. You in? askedJake. His arm was around

Chris and another woman.No, no, you go ahead. Ill

be ne.Okay, bye!As the crowd left, Mark

stayed behind.Arent you going too?No. Im not into the bar

scene.Marlee just took a swig

right from the bottle.

I like sitting here alone.Its what Im used to, shesaid.

Thats not good. Youneed to have some socialinteraction sometimes.

Why? So Jake can invadethat too? No thanks.

Mark pulled up a seat nextto Marlee.

You dont see much of

him, do you?Not anymore. I dont

mind.Again, the conversation

dropped. Silence hung inthe air like a lost dog thatends up on the doorstep.

No matter how much youignore it, it remains.Im going back in the

house, Mark said.Me too. Im getting cold.As Marlee tried to stand,

she stumbled and fell. Shewould have hit the deck,but Mark caught her. Hisembrace felt comfortingand...right. Jake had notheld her in a long time.Their eyes met. In thatsecond, an eternity passed.Marlee could see the sun,moon, and stars in his eyes.She felt safe, happy.

She got up abruptly assoon as she realized theirposition. She grabbed thewine bottle and glass andopened the door.

She put the bottle down

forcibly and sat on thecouch. She got lost in themusic that was for onceher own. Jake had alwaysput her CDs in the very lastslots. No one ever got there.

Mark sat down next toher on the couch. Thesnacks were almost alldevoured, save for veor six chips on the oor.

Marlee did not feel dizzy,or sick. She felt content,happy. She felt things shehad never felt before withJake. A tear escaped beforeshe could blink it away.She began to shake withthe reverberations of heremotions. Mark instinctivelyheld her.

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Page 10 /// Sports The Caper Times

The nal stretch begins forthe CapersBy Sean ONeill

As the calendar slowly inchestowards March, it meansthat another season of CapeBreton University athletics iscoming to a close.

The womens basketballteam has two gamesremaining on their schedulebefore the AUS playoffsbegin on February 27 atDalhousie. The men havean extra game to play toconclude this season as thebattle intensies for seedingsbefore all atlantic basketballfans ascend on Halifax forthe event of the year.

However, the womensvolleyball season has cometo an end after CBU lost to thetop team in the conference,

the Moncton Aigles Bleues.Not only did Moncton nishrst in the regular season,they eventually won theplayoff tournament afterdefeating the University ofNew Brunswick Varsity Reds3-1 in the nal.

CBU defeated the St. FXX-Women 3-1 in the latequarternal match on Friday,

and had to be ready for theearly tip-off on Saturday at4:30.

The rst set was close,said Cape Breton UniversityDirector of Athletics,John Ryan, who was inattendance. But they won25-23, and then their abilitytook over and they never

looked back. Moncton wonboth the second and thirdset 25-15.This was the second season

in a row when the Capers gotto the AUS seminals, butgetting back to this stage willbe quite an accomplishmentnext season as it will loseboth Brianne Walsh and

Aprill Costello to graduation.These girls should both becelebrated for their fantasticcontributions to Capersvolleyball during theirtenures at the university -- as well as for being greatstudents and earning theirdiplomas.

*****

The Womens basketballteam played the last-place UPEI Panthers inCharlottetown and walkedaway with a surprising split.

The rst game was assurprising as seeing trick-or-treaters on Halloween.CBU won 90-84, with KelseyHodgson continuing to upher scoring average forthe season as she added

another 32 points for thegame-high. Karmen Brownalmost had a double-doublewith 17 points and ninerebounds, and Nicole Worksadded 16 points of her own.

The second game was adifferent matter. The Pantherswon 81-79 after Hodgsonwas fouled by Panthersforward Cassandra Goodwin

with less than a minute left inthe game.

She hip-checked me,Hodgson said after the fact,it was an intentional fouland it wasnt called by therefs. She was taken to thehospital in PEI, sufferedinternal bruising from theinjury and was questionable

in the build-up to theirnal home-stand againstDalhousie.Hodgson scored another 30

points before being fouled,and Kari Everett added adouble-double with 21 pointsand 13 rebounds.

The Capers nished their2009 home schedule with

a pair against Dalhousie.The Tigers are CBUs closetrivals for the second spot inthe AUS standings, whichgives a rst-round bye in theplayoffs.

Hodgson could not bestopped from behind thethree-point line. Dalhousiecoach Carolyn Savoy usedguard Brianna Orr to face-guard Hodgson for the restof the game and droppingher help-defense duties.This tactic worked until thefourth as Hodgson explodedagain.

This game was incrediblysloppy. The teams combinedfor a whopping 37 turnovers,which is almost a turnoverevery minute.

With 2:39 left in the game

and the Capers up 66-58,Hodgson drained two free-throws which stretchedthe lead to ten. The nextpossession was the gamesdagger as she drainedanother three-pointer andwas fouled, which led to afour-point-play and the gamewas put out of reach.

Cape Breton won 77-60,

fueled by Hodgsons 30points. She shot 50% fromthe oor and a blistering75% from three-point range.She also led the team inrebounds on the day withseven.

Dalhousie shot a paltry14.3% from behind thethree-point line in the rst

game. That changed in ahurry in the second gameas they shot 68.4% fromthree as Dalhousie took thesecond game 88-66. To addinjury to insult, Hodgsonwas elbowed in the face inthe second quarter whichleft head coach FabianMcKenzie incandescent with

rage.The elbow looked deliberatefrom the re-play as 64center Leah Girdwood liftedboth elbows up as high asher chin and swung behindher head. The ball was awayfrom the incident so there isno logical basketball reasonfor her elbows to be up sohigh. Hodgson fell to theoor and the referees eitherdidnt see, or saw nothingwrong with the incident andlet play continue. McKenziewas Td up, and the gamecontinued to get out of reachfor the Capers.

Kelly Donald and Orrpaced the Tigers with 24and 23 points, respectively,and shot a combined 71%from three. Despite her

second knock in as manyweeks, Hodgson was still anunstoppable offensive forceas she registered another 30points for the game-high.

Added pressure fromthis loss has landed atthe Capers feet due toDalhousies massive four-point win over after-ranSaint Marys on Wednesday

night. This win puts bothteams level on points goinginto the nal weekend of theseason. However, the Tigerscurrently have the advantagein plus-minus (+196 to theCapers +182), and they out-scored the Capers in the fourgames against each other(292-289).

This makes the nal twogames of the season vital.Both teams have four pointsleft to claim, but the Capers

play twice, and the Tigersonly once. Cape Bretonwill travel to Newfoundlandfor a set against theMemorial Sea~Hawks, whileDalhousie has a four-pointgame against St. FX. Thesefour teams would be odds-on favorites to be in theAUS seminals in just overa weeks time at Dalhousie,

but the placement of eachteam in the regular seasonstandings is still unknown.

Memorial are in rst place,but could conceivably dropout of rst if the Capers go toNewfoundland and beat theHawks in their own gym. Itmay seem inconceivable asCBU have lost ve of theirlast six on the Rock, and willhave to win both games andbeat Memorial by six pointsor more combined, as CBUsuccumbed to a two- andthree-point loss at home inearly January.

If Dal loses at X, and theCapers take one againstMemorial, then they willwrap-up second place in theconference and earn a rst-round bye in the playoffs. If

they sweep Memorial, theywill earn a bye regardless ofthe outcome of the Dal vs. Xgame.I hope you are not suffering

from vertigo after digesting allof the play-off implications.

*****

The mens basketball teamplayed the same schedule

as the womens did overthis stretch. Starting off inCharlottetown, the Caperslost the rst game in overtime,97-95. The difference was alast-second dunk by ju-cotransfer sensation GamalielRose. He and AndrewBlack scored 32 and 30,respectively. Scott Jaspers-

Capers Face Bad Blows And Buzzer Beaters;

Get Ready For The Play-off Buzz


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February 25th, 2009 Sports /// Page 11

Fayer and Phil Nkrumah bothregistered double-doublesfor CBU as Jaspers-Fayerregistered 24 points and 11

assists, while Nkrumah had22 points and 10 rebounds.

The Capers could notafford to drop all four points,so they did very well to comeout with a split as they wonthe second game 87-66.Ryan Roper continued toimpress in his rookie-yearwith the Capers as he scoreda game-high 23 points;

Nkrumah had 16 points and13 rebounds; and TremaineFraser scored 14 points andcollected seven boards.

The home-schedule cameto an end with a double-header against Dalhousie.Before the rst gametipped-off, coach JimCharters presented fourth-year starting guard MarkMcGarrigle with a gift as hewas about to graduate with adegree in business.

Thankfully for Capers fans,the sharp-shooting combo-guard will be back wearingthe green and orange fora fth and nal season in2010.

This was the most eventfulmoment of the mensgames, because these two

victories were not difcult.They won the rst game 91-53. Nkrumah surprisingly didnot record a double-double,but scored 31 points tooffset the loss of registeringonly -- note sarcasm -- eightrebounds.

The second game wasmuch of the same, as CBUsteamrolled again, 76-61.

Ryan Roper scored a game-high 24, which includedseven threes; Fraser had15 points, four boards, threeassists and three steals;and Jaspers-Fayer wasa rebound away from adouble-double as he had 10points and nine boards.

After these two victories,

it was time to hope that theteam CBU had just beatencould lend them a hand inthe battle for a rst-round

bye in the playoffs. Which isexactly what happened asDalhousie won a massivefour-point game againstSaint Marys, which makesthe Capers run to the rst-round bye much easier.

If the Capers take bothgames against second-lastMemorial this weekend inNewfoundland, they will

clinch a rst-round bye inthe AUS playoffs, and stillhave an outside chance ofgetting rst going into thenal game of the season atSt. FX, depending on howthe X-Men fare away toAcadia and at home againstDalhousie.

If they drop one toMemorial, and Saint Marystake the their nal six pointson offer, then the X gameis a must-win because theHuskies hold the tie-breakby defeating CBU twice intwo games.

Until then, Go Capers!

2008-09 Mens Basketball Standings

GP 4W 2W L Pct. Home Road PF PA +/- Pts

StFX 17 5 10 2 0.882 7-0 8-2 1483 1240 243 40Cape Breton 17 5 8 4 0.765 9-1 4-3 1366 1162 204 36

Saint Marys 18 5 6 7 0.611 7-2 4-5 1382 1334 48 32

Dalhousie 17 4 6 7 0.588 7-2 3-5 1239 1103 136 28

UPEI 18 2 7 9 0.500 7-3 2-6 1406 1465 -59 22

Acadia 17 2 4 11 0.353 1-6 5-5 1420 1422 -2 16

Memorial 18 2 1 15 0.167 2-6 1-9 1225 1498 -273 10

UNB 18 1 2 15 0.167 2-8 1-7 1230 1527 -297 8

2008-09 Womens Basketball Standings

GP 4W 2W L Pct. Home Road PF PA +/- PtsMemorial 18 7 9 2 0.889 7-1 9-1 1319 1146 173 46

Cape Breton 18 8 5 5 0.722 7-3 6-2 1376 1194 182 42

Dalhousie 19 7 7 5 0.737 8-2 6-3 1391 1195 196 42

StFX 18 3 11 4 0.778 7-1 7-3 1317 1130 187 34

Acadia 18 1 5 12 0.333 4-3 2-9 1126 1271 -145 14

UNB 18 1 5 12 0.333 4-6 2-6 1150 1302 -152 14

Saint Marys 19 1 1 17 0.105 1-9 1-8 1089 1317 -228 6

UPEI 18 1 1 16 0.111 1-9 1-7 1144 1357 -213 6

By Kenny McClean

We here at CBU dont haveprestige on our side. Nor dowe have extravagant scalresources, or even numberson our side. Were a smalluniversity, in a small town,this fact is unavoidable.That doesnt seem to stopus from sending any and allchallengers home with theirtails between their legs.

CBU isnt high on the list oftop academic schools, thisis true. Thats not to saywe dont have some veryclever people playing withscary stuff in the B wing,but our focus is a little morenarrow. Dalhousie can have

is: CBU is dominant on theeld and on the hardwood.

This school lives and dieswith its athletes, and thatsupport shows when the Ca-pers start tearing apart chal-lengers.

Its painful to watch some-times: teams from big uni-versities le into the FieldHouse, bringing their egoswith them. If you listenclosely, however, you might

catch the sound of a bal-loon popping. Thatd be therapidly dissipating collectiveego of the visiting team, af-ter Phil Nkrumah runs over apoint guard for the third timein a row.

Come one, come all, bringyour A game and your egos.By all means, give it a shot.We welcome all challengers,but Ill tell you now, youll begoing home disappointed.Defeat stings at the best oftimes, but when a team likethe Dalhousie Tigers loseby 40 points to a basketballteam from a school half thesize, well its gonna hurt,thats all Im saying.

We are the Gidhealtachd,the Capers out of the CapeBreton Highlands. Step up

your game when you seethe tartan, and be warned:we are the best at what wedo, we are Colouring BookUniversity, and we dont take$%!7 from anyone.

their G13 standing, and St.FX can keep whatever it is

theyre good at: sports is thename of the game here, andwe take it to heart.Without a huge endowment,

theres little to be done. Wecant change what we do,and we shouldnt. Weretoo small to afford huge re-search labs and an army ofstaff to run it, so we do thebest with what weve got,

and I daresay we do it quitewell (just ask the womenssoccer team).

As Walt Whitman oncesaid, If you done it, it aintbragging. Im not propos-ing poor sportsmanship orgloating, Im telling it like it

Tartans and TriumphsFile Photo: Chris Lawrence//CT


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