PEOPLE HONOURED TO BESTOW SUPREME LEADER WITH SMALL MONETARY TOKEN

Wendy WowSLAVE LABOURER

Supreme Leader of Northern Harvard University, Amit Chakma, requires the assistance of students, staff and faculty.

Last year, only 161 students paid their tuition directly into Chakma’s pocket. Annual salary earnings of $924,000 plus $43,244 in taxable benefits are a meager testament to Chakma’s contribu-tion to Northern Harvard’s quality of education.

Rest assured, a petition is making its rounds professing the

people will not stand for such unjustifiably low compensation. After all, Chakma’s dedication to the university is reflected in his refusal to take a year of regular salary for not working, and instead choosing to stay and attend more cocktail parties, drum up more alumni funding and rub elbows with more distinguished guests of NHU for just double the money — oh, and a 10 per cent bonus.

Although the same inadequate stipulation has been included in Chakma’s second five-year term extending to June 30, 2019, the people can do better. Students,

staff and faculty are suggesting gift-ing Chakma a vacation residence in addition to the lavish Gibbons Lodge mansion currently bestowed rent-free so he can enjoy his one month of vacation each year.

Another one of our great lead-ers, chair of the board of govern-ors Chirag Shah, said it best in a CBC News article when he stated we must “ensure continuity of leadership at a critical time.” And what a critical time it is. Regardless of growing class sizes, shrink-ing funding for students and an ever-increasing reliance on part-time faculty — doubling Chakma’s

income sends a clear message to the community that Northern Harvard prizes undergraduate quality of education and fiscal responsibility above all else.

Shah reminded us that Chakma “is recognized nationally and inter-nationally as one of the most influ-ential academic leaders in Canada,” — a fact that students will be the first to whole-heartedly acknow-ledge tremendously impacts their daily lives at Northern Harvard. In addition to paying him more than Prime Minister Stephen Harper and President Barack Obama combined, a transformation of the

University Community Centre into a shrine acknowledging Chakma’s immeasurable value to Western is in the works, scheduled to be com-pleted before his second term is completed and his inevitable con-tract extension.

Hopefully the people will see the board of governors compen-sate Chakma more fairly over the course of his next term — heck the administration should gift him the entire 2009–13 university operat-ing budget surplus of $344 million. Students, faculty and staff certainly won’t care.

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Obeying our Supreme Leader since 1906

WESTERN UNIVERSITY REBRANDS.

BORN AGAIN AS “NORTHERN HARVARD

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Police hailed as heroes in fight against dissidents

Gustavo FringDRUG CONNOISSEUR

Peace, order and serenity prevailed on campus as all teaching assist-ants were locked inside University College for the weekend.

The order came from Supreme Leader Amit Chakma after the TAs would not desist from their protest shenanigans.

“This behaviour is completely unacceptable at Northern Harvard University. All ungrateful TAs will stay in UC until they stop their tan-trums,” Chakma said.

Hoards of screaming TAs were dragged from Concrete Beach to UC by Campus Police.

“Campus Police is prepared to deal with any untoward incident. We recovered seven bongs and a large amount of hashish from the TAs,” said Susan Grindrod, vice-president of justice.

After being locked in UC, several TAs ran up the tower, took their tops off and were heard chanting, “TA lives matter, TA lives matter.”

One TA however, managed to escape and ran down UC hill as Grindrod chased after him. He was

caught soon after at Richmond Gates. The hoodlum was identified as 38-year old political science mas-ters student Jesse Pinkman.

Pinkman was found to be high on methamphetamines and was heard saying, “Where’s my money, bitch?” as Grindrod cuffed him.

Most prominent among the screaming delinquents was TA advo-cate Lai Z. Winer.

As students gathered around the building expressing their disgust at the unruly TAs, Winer shouted, “Down with Chakma, stop the vio-lence against TAs, je suis TAs.”

The reprehensible comment was met with boos and jeers from the onlooking undergraduate students.

University Students’ Council president Matt Helfand was seen giggling at the TAs among the crowd as he glided majestically on his brand new roller skates.

“These rebels without a cause really need to get over themselves. I was a TA once and I was happy with what I got,” Helfand said. “They act like spoiled children. They want more money, as if the best student experience in the world isn’t enough for these brats.”

Also seen in the crowd was chair of the long-term plan and budget committee and serial post-cam-paigner Jack Litchfield.

“I have worked hard to set up an ad hoc committee to address the TAs’ concerns. I have worked with the university and I’m a very policy focused guy who loves fencing,” Litchfield said.

With those random comments, Litchfield vanished into thin air, much like in his campaign video earlier in January.

The University has taken vari-ous steps in the past to address the TAs’ concerns. They have gener-ously provided a sleeping bag and a weekly can of soup and beans for every four TAs. The TAs are also com-pensated with free tours of NHU’s campus and goody bags that include peanut butter and Aunt Jemima’s maple syrup.

“We love the TAs like our own children. I just don’t see what the issue is,” said Keith Marnoch, NHU director of propaganda.

“We’re looking into this situation and soon this won’t be a problem anymore. No TA, no problem,” he said.

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Rebrand will attract millions of gullible

students to NHUIan Sest

AFRAID FOR JOB

Effective immediately, Western University will rebrand itself as “Northern Harvard University.” The change, announced in a press release yesterday, is intended to recruit top-tiered talent to best reflect the institution’s academic prowess.

“We originally wanted ‘Harvard,’” said President and Supreme Leader Amit Chakma in an interview, “but since that was already taken, we fig-ured we would include ‘Northern’ and put a Canadian spin on the name.”

The rebranding follows NHU being ranked first in a global assessment of pedagogical quality conducted by researchers at NHU. It was fol-lowed by Harvard University — now referred to as “the other Harvard” — in second place and the University of Oxford in third.

The rebrand-ing idea origin-ated from the p r o p a g a n d a d e p a r t m e n t , after spending approximately four years and $200,000 to create and implement a change from “The University of Western Ontario” to “Western University.” The infam-ous 2012 rebranding to Western University brought with it a new visual identity and was met with such extraordinary success that the team considered branching out even more.

“We worked with Hahn Smith Design, a communication and design firm out of Toronto, to cre-ate Western’s visual identity and brand,” explained vice-president of propaganda Helen Connell. “And it went so well and we got so much money to be able to do it that when

we found out the firm also worked with Harvard to design their brand and make them so well-renowned, we said ‘hey, why not?’ After all, it’s just a design that makes a university important and superior, right? Not actual professors and classes and all that lame stuff.”

While cuts to programs are leav-ing professors jobless, class sizes are increasing and course offerings are dwindling, this was really the best investment for NHU at this time.

Connell emphasized that geo-graphical technicalities aren’t a worry for her in the name change.

“I know we’re hardly that much more north than the other Harvard, but facts aren’t an issue here — we’re not exactly in western Canada and we changed to Western University

so it’s not really something we take seriously.”

E m a i l addresses will be changed to incorporate the new name within the next year or so. And while most students are thrilled to be able to brag about belonging to something that sounds like a

really prestigious university, others have a slight problem.

“We literally just went through a massive email migration — and a name change!” said Judy Gomez, third-year student.

“Not that I’m complaining,” she hurriedly clarified with a forced smile, “it’s an absolute honour to attend Northern Harvard University and I couldn’t be happier.”

More details on the rebranding — such as cost, a specific timeline and whether or not it’s entirely legal — are expected at some point in the future when the administration chooses to bestow the press with the honour of that information.

Healthy beaver tail delicacy enjoyed by everyone

Mckayla MaroneySUGARY FINGERS

Students have been lining up en mass in the past few weeks for the BeaverTail truck, serving campus delicious deep-fried goodness from the comfort of Concrete Beach.

But the calorie count was too damn high, at least according to Northern Harvard nutrition man-ager Ronald McDonald.

“We determined that unhealthy options were not satisfying students who choose to be health conscious — vegans, for example — thus, a change was made to their menu,” McDonald said.

Extensive consultation between the BeaverTail operator and NHU resulted in a deal that would see both entities embrace their brand and incorporate real beaver tail meat into the product. University Students’ Council president Matt Helfand noted this would be a positive step forward to embra-cing the campus-wide rebranding.

“Northern Harvard implies Canada. When you think of Canada, you think of bea-vers — or moose, but this is beaver tails not Moose tracks ice cream, ya know — so this is a con-certed effort for students to embrace our new identity,” Helfand explained.

Beaver tail meat is a positive step forward as it contains few calories, yet many positive health benefits. Four ounces of beaver tail meat will constitute a serving from the truck — enough for 200 per cent of one’s daily iron, 175 per cent daily calcium, and zero per cent daily vitamin C.

Healthy eating is a priority for Northern Harvard, McDonald said.

“Given the nutritional benefits

that beaver tail meat provides, I can’t imagine how you would want to eat anything else!” he exclaimed.

When pressed about the suit-ability of animal meat for those who are vegetarian or vegan, McDonald laughed exuberantly, turned off this reporter’s recorder and walked away still snickering.

In speaking to students on Concrete Beach about the new ingredient, some noted that the taste would likely not be enjoyable. Strangely enough, there were n o n e loi-

tering around the truck eating their beavertail.

Instead, there was much praise for the new composition.

“These are great! I am so happy they decided to incorporate beaver tail meat, it is definitely a sensible choice to have in a confectionary desert!” third-year engineering stu-dent Johnny Hardon said.

Second-year English stu-dent Michael Litoris was quite enthusiastic.

“I usually have to go to the fan-tastic health supplement store in basement of the UCC to be healthy,” Litoris said with a smile, “but now I can just eat a beaver tail and know that I’m getting everything I need for the day.”

Despite the good taste, some have raised concern about the ethics of serving beaver tail meat. Speaking on the guarantee of anonymity, an animal rights activist noted Northern Harvard and BeaverTails should not be condoning the beaver hunt.

“The barbaric practises used to hunt beavers — such as club-

bing them — are a national shame for Canada. Northern Harvard and Beavertails

should be ashamed of themselves. Forty-two per cent of beavers hunted do

not fully lose conscious-ness and are skinned alive,” the animal rights activist said.

In response to these claims, Helfand was quite

blunt about the claims of animal cruelty.

“Unsubstantiated. There is no concrete evidence

that suggest beavers are not treated right. The beaver hunt is

a Canadian tradition and students are proud to be proponents of such a national institutions.”

Since beaver tail meat has been included in the product, BeaverTails has reported business has improved by 63 per cent.

Clearly, Concrete Beach and the BeaverTails truck is the place to be in order to get healthy food on campus. Braving cold temperatures is justi-fied in order to get your hands on this wonderful product.

Glorious and brave soph army repels

rebellious affiliatesZoe Barnes

CATCHING THE SUBWAY

The Northern Harvard People’s Soph Army successfully put down another student rebellion by the HBK rebels yesterday afternoon.

Soph Sergeant Disgusting Sex-Story explained that the army reacted when the rebel groups formerly known as Huron, Brescia and King’s united to recapture the student capital of Saugeen.

“The rebels were attempting to convert students to join the affiliate rebel groups,” he explained.

“First-years were being carried out on shopping carts and lifts fash-ioned from cafeteria trays as rebels threw empty Four Loko cans at the army, but the rebellion fizzled out as soon as the Northern Harvard People’s Daily sent a reporter on scene.”

First-year student Drake tearfully recounted his ordeal.

“It was utter chaos,” Drake said.“Students were running and

screaming, there were army generals

in war paint and bandanas, and someone even carried two coy-ote heads into the building as a warning.”

In light of the rebellion, the NH Housing Department is exploring options for increasing Saugeen’s security, such as building a moat around the historic building.

“We recently renovated Delaware with new security features such as body scanners and cavity searches, iron bars across the windows, snipers on the roof and rocket-re-sistant doors,” said four-star soph general Stupid Drunken-Escapade.

The building also features a panopticon security system where building wardens can supervise stu-dents at all times.

In response to the attempted rebellion, the Northern Harvard People’s Soph Army discussed expanding their Thought Police Department to include brain-washing chants, hypnotizing cheer routines and interpretive dance emulations of Northern Harvard’s Supreme Leader.

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Where to get itOvercoatA classic overcoat with an amusing twist — it’s lined with $100 bills !or extra insulation!TieFrom the limited “metro-sexual lumberjack” collec-tion o! President Chakma’s own clothing brand, this power!ul tie goes well with a strong Windsor knot and an o"shore bank account.ShirtMade o! a cashmere blend !rom the chin hairs o! an albino Bengal tiger. Esti-mated to cost about the same as the combined tu-ition payments o! every Western student.PantsYou can’t go wrong with well-!itted, per!ectly pressed navy slacks. Is that $924,000 in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?Charming smileO#en !ound on the !aces o! those with permanent !i-nancial stability and houses the size o! an aircra# car-rier. Sadly not available at any retail location.

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It’s o#en said o! the extraordinarily well dressed that they

“look like a million bucks.” This adage is especially !it-ting !or our esteemed Pres-ident and Supreme Leader Amit Chakma.The above picture, while it might look like some sort o! “student protest,” is in !act a sultry still !rom one o! our President’s !amous “Amit ‘n Greets,” where the man himsel! showcases the lat-est and greatest in corporate !ashion.Clearly, our venerable leader has a sophisticated under-standing o! power-dressing. The key is in the shoulders — in the sartorial tradition

o! !igures like Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, a strong, broad cut around the shoul-ders conveys a sense o! con!idence, purpose and strength. But Chakma, like Atlas, only has such broad shoulders because o! the enormous burden he bears. Few, i! any, can imagine the oppressive weight o! a mil-lion dollars and thousands o! annoying students.The President’s closet (con-verted !rom a two-bedroom apartment) is said to house a massive collection o! purple ties in various patterns, each one almost as wide as his annual pro!it margin. Here, his patented Chakma Check™ necktie not only catches the

eye but pummels it into sub-mission a#erwards.The boldness o! the tie is beauti!ully counterbalanced by a traditional, sobering black overcoat, businesslike and e$cient to the extreme. The double-collar spread protects him !rom any harsh winds and lends him an air o! mystery. Like Batman but without the crime-!ighting part.It is impressive, given the President’s daily schedule, that he has time to choose his accessories so care-!ully. Held securely under his arm is Chakma’s !amous chequebook — regular-sized ones did not have enough writing space.

Drake latest celebrity to endorse an

NHU educational experience

Samuel JonesDRAKE’S PUBLICIST

Move over spring, it’s Drizzy season at Northern Harvard University.

It is well known that NHU has been surging in popularity and cul-tural relevancy. It was only a matter of time before the university started to attract notable applicants.

Drake, née Aubrey Drake Graham, decided to enrol after he had been struggling to figure out what to do with his life now that he has conquered the rap game.

“I thought that having the most top-40 singles of any rapper ever and wheeling Rihanna would have made me happy, but it felt like something was missing,” Graham said.

The Grammy Award winner decided he needed to get an edu-cation like he had promised his mother.

“I got rich and famous before I could ever get a post-secondary education,” explained Graham in a half-rapped, half-sung baritone. “I never had the chance to drop out like Kanye because I never went in the first place.”

When he was investigating pro-spective universities, he decided he wanted to remain as close to his native Toronto as possible, although staying in The 6 was not an option.

“My mom lives in Toronto and if you’ve heard my music, you know I do stuff that I don’t want my mom to know about. So, like most stu-dents, I wanted to get out of town for school,” Graham said.

NHU’s reputation as a 24/7 kegger appealed to Graham. The deal was sealed once he read an article about how much University President Amit Chakma made last year.

“I thought I was rich, but I want some of that Chakma money,” Graham said.

He will be enrolling this coming fall with a double major in creative writing and macking girls. Campus administration has uniformly expressed its delight about the new pupil. The arts and h u m a n i t i e s faculty in par-ticular is over-joyed to welcome

such an accomplished and creative individual.

“He’s going to be an excellent role model for the kids,” said N. O. Jobs, dean of the faculty of arts and humanities. “Everyone’s raps are going to get way better.”

Graham has been visiting campus and he likes what he sees. Growing up as a half-black, half-Jewish young man, Drake feels right at home surrounded by Western’s proud multicultural community.

“I went to Centre Spot at UCC and they had a Manchu Wok beside a pasta place. It’s beautiful how we can all come together like that — and I got a great lunch,” Graham said.

Besides cracking the books, Drizzy plans on playing on as many intramural teams as possible. Although he isn’t sure if he will have the time, he hopes to volunteer for The People’s Daily. He has been con-sistently impressed by the quality and incredible mass appeal of The People’s Daily this year, especially the arts and crafts section.

“That TA article was dope,” Graham said. “Jenny Jay was on fire too!”

When pressed for how he felt about having an employee more famous than himself, People’s Daily Director of Editoral Services Iain Boekhoff expressed that he was relieved to finally have a staff mem-ber that is competent in English.

Drake plans on using his stud-ies to help his music get to the next level. He will explore his experi-ence as a mature student on his forthcoming LP. It was supposed to be called Views From the 6, but he’s thinking of changing it to Views From Chakma’s Palace. Drake’s commitment to education has helped him to mature and develop a newfound humility to learn as he prepares his next project.

“My album’s so good that I haven’t even started writ-

ing it and your mother and girlfriend already

have the lyrics memorized,” said Graham.

Drake plans to hand in the

album for one of his assignments so he can get

an A+.

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8-ball to determine next USC president

DumbledoreHOMOPHOBIC HOMOSEXUAL

After weeks of uncertainty, the elections committee has finally come to a decision concerning how the University Students’ Council election will be determined.

Typically, By-law 2 is meant to outline the rules of USC elections and campaigning. This year, how-ever, widespread confusion has led the elections committee to aban-don the by-law altogether.

“There were just a lot of head-ings, subheadings and appendices – and don’t even get me started on the commas,” lamented Robin Meeblind, chief returning offi-cer and chair of the elections committee.

Instead, the committee will use a series of “unconventional” means to make important elections decisions.

A magic 8-ball, for instance, will be used to determine the validity of potential campaign violations. Unfortunately, this method is prov-ing to be time-consuming for the committee.

“I just keep getting ‘ask again later,’ ” said USC governance offi-cer Jack Knauf, who continued to fervently shake the black orb.

“We have tight timelines, lim-ited resources and only one magic 8-ball. How can people expect us to come to conclusions in a timely manner?” he asked.

Other methods the committee will employ to make decisions include a pair of dice, the People’s Daily horoscopes, rock-paper-scis-sors and a large, spinning wheel that ranges from one to 30 demerit points.

At a recent appeals hearing, both Team Sophie and Team Litchfield were accused of post-campaigning.

In accordance with the elections committee’s new policies, the first candidate to say “not it” would receive the pardon.

“Not it,” velled presidential can-didate Sophie Helpard, who pro-ceeded to present the committee with 21 pages of evidence proving she had spoken first.

When asked why he hadn’t said spoken up first, opposing candi-date Jack Litchfield explained that, much like his strategy with Team Litchfield’s website, he wanted to “build anticipation and really engage students when the time came.”

In past elections, the commit-tee’s effectiveness has been called into question due to itd lack of resources, time and information. Now, explained Meeblind, the new policies — many of which are based on childhood games — are so sim-ple that even a USC governance

m e m -ber can understand and enforce them.

After witnessing the elec-tions committee’s newfound suc-cess, other USC bodies are quickly adopting similar strategies.

For example, rather than analyz-ing financial performance indica-tors, the USC has simply purchased a large bowl of fortune cookies and intends to let those fortunes guide budget priorities.

“My fortune cookie said, ‘you will travel to exotic places’ – which must mean the USC needs new budget lines for travel and accom-modations,” explained vice-presi-dent finance Andrew Lalka, who then dipped his cookie in a nearby teacup.

High-ranking USC officials are confident that, with these new pro-

c e d -u r e s ,

an out-come to all

elections controver-sies will be found promptly.

“Our goal at the USC is to keep elections as fair as possible, and that means having a commit-tee that’s unbiased, efficient and knowledgeable — we believe these changes accomplish just that,” said current USC president Matt Helfand.

“Besides, I don’t get why people care about these ‘elections’ we have because it’s not like we actually get to decide anything. We just do what the University tells us because they’re always right.”

Behind him, Knauf continued shaking the 8-ball.

Helfand “so over” stolen bike, dons roller skates

Hingle McCringleberryBATHHOUSE PATRON

University Students’ Council presi-dent Matt Helfand has donned a pair of only slightly wussy-looking roller skates following the theft of his beloved bike.

The student government’s top executive will now respond to all your petty complaints scooting along like a burger joint waitress circa 1956.

Helfand had trouble finding adult skates for his size seven feet.

“I actually had to order them from Vietnam to get the right size,” Helfand said.

“I fell down the first few times try-ing to skate to campus, so I haven’t shaved for three weeks to hide the scars,” he explained with regards to the disgusting, wooly blanket of hair on his chin.

Helfand insisted that in spite of all the drawbacks, he genuinely pre-fers the skates to his bike.

“They just make tweeting back at the haters so much easier during my morning commute, so I can get about 80 per cent of my work for the day done before I even show up,” he said.

They’ve also done wonders for his actual-work productivity. Students can now find the USC’s Übermensch gliding efficiently around the office, racing back to his desk to respond to emails from angry advocates, students and insignificant local and

provincial politicians.Still, he misses his bike, which he

rode vigorously for five years.“This is very painful for me to

recount,” he said. “I had locked up my bike very innocently in the spot that I tend to at my apartment and when I came back overnight my bike’s wheels and fork were stolen — taken from me!” he said.

Wow, talk about a rough neighbourhood.

“I miss my bike very, very deeply,” he said as a single tear rolled down his check, soon to be snagged by his chin bush.

It’s easy to understand his despair, as our own USC president does not have a driver’s license. That’s right — while he could out-maneuver his political opponents and convince the elections committee that he was not, in fact, a graduate student despite all evidence to the contrary — he cannot drive.

But his new wheels come with some homophobic jeers.

“It’s true I am occasionally called offensive names while skating back and forth to campus, but I’ve ensured that all those individuals have received Ally training with their eyelids forcibly peeled back,” Helfand said.

If you think that sounds brutal, just wait till you hear what he has in store for the individual who stole his precious trike.

“They’ll be forced to bike up and down UC hill 100 times and then

give me back my bike,” Helfand stated.

Helfand further expressed that if the Western president was entitled to a car with the position, per-haps the student president could be awarded a rusty old bicycle as equivalent compensation.

“We’ve lobbied the administra-tion heavily on this issue,” he said. “It’ll cost them a bit of money, but all those years as their mouthpiece have to count for something, right?”

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Inspiring Deakin hairstyle sweeps across campus

The newest trend on campus is “The Deakin,” a hairstyle honouring our deputy to the Supreme Leader, Janice Deakin.

Seen here are notable campus leaders also sporting the Deakin.

*All students, sta" and !aculty have 10 school days to also change their hairstyle to the Deakin or be expelled.

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NHU tops all rankings, all credit to our Supreme Leader

OctomomON MATERNITY LEAVE

A recent ranking study conducted by researchers at Northern Harvard University has concluded that NHU is the best at everything.

The study, carefully guided and manufactured by the propaganda department, analyzed 60 areas of NHU and compared the results with other post-secondary institu-tions within a 6.2-kilometer radius of the school.

Among these areas include pro-ficiency in asking impoverished students for donations, aptitude for putting up giant posters on build-ings and President Amit Chakma’s overall satisfaction with how well he can schmooze with rich alumni.

Morty Goldstein, deputy propa-ganda minister and senior NH ego-booster, said that he’s not surprised by the findings.

“We are quite frankly better than every other post-secondary insti-tution. Especially Harvard — our

president makes more than her after all,” Goldstein said.

According to Goldstein, NHU teaching assistants are given seven food stamps per week — more than any other post-secondary institution.

“Our generosity is overwhelming. When will we ever stop giving?” he said, before laughing and asking a passerby for a donation.

Allison Pietraferrazzana, a teach-er’s assistant with an extremely unnecessarily long Italian last name, said she’s thrilled to have the oppor-tunity to live below the poverty line at Northern Harvard.

“What sets Northern Harvard apart from other institutions is the fact that they care about their staff and students and offer ser-vices to make their lives easier,” Pietraferrazzana said.

“I can always count on Foot Patrol to walk me home safely to my makeshift tent by the Thames River.”

Of course, NHU would be nothing without support from the

London community. Goldstein credits city hall with their ingenious ideas and selflessness in giving stu-dents all that London has to offer.

Sally Jones, London Transit Commission general manager, boasted about how the transit experience enriches the NHU experience.

“Students have the opportunity to make friends while they wait and wait ... and wait for their bus,” she said.

Goldstein said NHU has a 103 per cent approval rating by undergradu-ate students, more than any other post-second-ary institution.

“If someone says they don’t love this university, they’re wrong and definitely not Northern Harvard students.”

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Beyonce coming for make-up O-week concert

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After an entire year of waiting, first-year students will finally be getting reimbursed for the O-week concert cancelled in September.

In a press release sent out yes-terday, the University Students’ Council announced a 20-band lineup will be playing a concert at the Talbot Bowl on Monday, May 11.

Headlining the concert will be Beyonce, Nicki Minaj and Rihanna in a one-time-only triple performance.

“We know first-year students were disappointed that Down With Webster was not able to play dur-ing O-Week. We hope by bringing Beyonce, Nicki Minaj and Rihanna to Northern Harvard for a free con-cert we can make it up to first-year students,” the press release read.

Beyonce is looking forward to playing at a university as presti-gious as Northern Harvard.

“I am really [excited],” she said via email.

Vice-president student events Sam Kilgour said he was not wor-ried about the concert taking place on a Monday after many first-year students will have gone home for the summer.

“I’m sure students will be totally willing to come back during the summer for this Monday night concert. Thanks to our Supreme Leader Amit Chakma, we will have plenty of parking spaces to accommodate the extra traffic on campus,” Kilgour said.

Our Supreme Leader Amit Chakma has announced that he will be performing “Hey Jude” with Paul McCartney, then going into a 20-minute keytar solo, before a closing fireworks display that will continue for the rest of the night.

During the fireworks, Chakma will dance with Katy Perry and Left Shark.

The concert will also include U2 as an opening-band.

While first-year students are generally excited for the concert — especially for the appearance of our Supreme Leader Amit Chakma — they have not had an entirely positive reception to the prospect of U2 being the openers.

The People’s Daily polled five random students, none of who were able to identify any U2 songs or even who the band was.

“This is bullshit. U2 has already forced their way onto our iPhones in September and now they’re for-cing their way into our concert,” Chris Martin, a first-year student, said on Facebook.

Martin was not available for comment and has not been seen by any of his friends since. The post has since been taken down.

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what they loved about NHU.

Marsha YohansonEngineering I

“Coming to NHU changed my life. I never thought I could have a divine education but then I stepped into the light of this campus and realized what was

possible.”

Xin Zhu “José” Patel-SmithHome Economics III

“I have never come across such an accepting and extraordinary campus until I came to NHU! Walking

from class to class, I realize how wonderful it is to have such a uniform student body.”

Sarah O’MalleyUrban Development III

“Did you know that we have the best student experience? Of course you did! We all feel it

everyday! Whether it’s attending club meetings where everyone is on the same page, cheering on

our winning sports teams or dining in the high-class Saugeen-Maitland Hall dining hall — it’s

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Your anonymous letters to our dear leader

Dear Supreme Leader,Thank you, Supreme Leader. There is nothing to complain about. All is well. You are truly extraordinary.

Dear Supreme Leader,Thank you, Supreme Leader. Ever since the WSN has disappeared, the campus has been wonder!ully quiet and agreeable.

Dear Supreme Leader,Thank you, Supreme Leader. Glory to Northern Harvard University. Long may you reign.

Capsules will increase space in residence so more sardines students can be on campus

Shannon RiellyCAUGHT NAPPING

Northern Harvard University admin-istration were all smiles today as they announced new renovations plans for all the residences, set to be phased in throughout the next decade.

Beginning this summer with Saugeen-Maitland Hall, residences will be renovated to accommodate the influx of students rushing to enroll after the recent rebranding. Modeled after accommodations found in Japan, Northern Harvard will adopt a capsule hotel format.

“This is an exciting opportunity for us!” Vice-president resources and operations Gitta Kulczycki exclaimed. “Many have complained in the past about Saugeen’s reputation so now we’re changing it to make it more lux-urious and practical for our students.”

Rooms are a thing of the past with this new design; instead students will have a six and a half foot wide, seven foot long and two foot high “capsule.” The stunning amenities for this new setup will include a personalized television, dust-reducing blinds and a synthetic fibre pillow.

Accommodation in Saugeen-Maitland Hall will increase ten-fold. Approximately a third of campus will have the space to live in the residence, with approximately 12,000 capsules slated to open for the 2015–2016 aca-demic year.

Director of residences Peggy Wakabayashi said these changes will have several benefits for NHU.

“Firstly, the convenience of living on-campus will be brought to a larger

number of students. Second, research shows that those who live in residence do better than their off-campus peers by approximately 20 per cent — with others literally surrounding them when they sleep, imagine the learn-ing possibilities through osmoses,” Wakabayashi explained.

Not only will the renovations allow for increased on-campus living but there is also hope that the revamped Saugeen will help reduce any rem-nants of a party image. Residence staff seems to be on board with this logic.

“You can literally only fit one per-son in the capsules! How are they sup-posed to party? Or drink? I won’t have to clean up puke again!” residence don Moira Johnson-Hall shrieked excitedly, then collapsed in a nearby by-stander’s arms in a fit of tears.

Some in Japan have critiqued the capsule hotel format, noting the similarities between morgues. These concerns were dismissed with a flippant hand swipe in the air from Wakabayashi.

“They look like a morgue?” she

rhetorically asked, “Hogwash! Students already feel enough stress! Without the wall space, students will not have to go through the excruciating experi-ence of the poster sale — figuring out which ones they like, waiting in line for upward of an hour, subsequently being judged by their peers, etcetera,” Wakabayashi said, seemingly ignoring the original prompt.

While the practical benefits seem to be a benefit for NHU, hotel accom-modation expert Woody Beaver noted the financial incentive.

“Capsule formats in Japan have warranted high profit margins for their proprietors; I can’t imagine Northern Harvard’s announced renovations would not result in a similar cash infusion,” Beaver said.

NHU housing is surely not just about the money and, of course, has their student’s best interests at heart. The renovations to Saugeen-Maitland Hall will surely warrant an increased interest in the residence experience throughout campus.

17 professors win Nobel PrizesMohammad Gupta

ALSO KNOWN AS RAJ

In an unprecedented move, 17 Northern Harvard University professors were awarded Nobel Prizes.

The awards were given to the professors in a glorious ceremony in Alumni Hall by an Albert Einstein impersonator.

Among the recipients was Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry dean, I. M. Strong. Strong won the award in the best dean in a sup-porting role category.

“I have worked really hard to get all the best scientists in the world to come to NHU. Currently, our researchers are working to develop an e-marijuana joint,” Strong said.

According to Strong, NHU leads the way in all research in the world. From weight loss pills to flavoured semen, NHU is way ahead than all other universities.

Queen’s University recently released a state-ment condemning NHU’s role in taking their funding away.

According to Queen’s principal, Dixie Normous, NHU has employed cheap tactics to steal Queen’s funding.

“We have been trying to get our anti-vax pro-gram off the ground and we have no money. At this rate, Queen’s will have to accept more international students and that’s not accept-able,” Normous said.

“They hate us, cause they anus,” said Willie Stroker, vice-provost academics at NHU. “NHU has the full support of the government because we are doing groundbreaking research.”

Supreme Leader Amit Chakma released a statement on the joyous occasion.

“I am proud today,” read the entirety of the press release.

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“I love having a longfrigid commute to class,”

said no Rez student ever.Because they all catch the 10 or 2 bus.

Alice CanrowCAN’T CATCH ME

In an unsurprising turn of events, Northern Harvard varsity sports teams won everything this year.

The news came after the Canadian Interuniversity Sport board of directors wrap-up meet-ing on Monday, March 30. The main topic of this year’s meeting were the findings of CIS president Janice Deakin, who discovered that every championship game, meet and tournament that the Mustangs were a part of this year they actually won, despite the appearance that some-times they did not.

“After our women’s hockey team, who have never even made it to

the OUA championships until this year, won both the OUA and the CIS championships, I knew I had to do some investigating,” Deakin said.

Deakin explained that she found it odd that a team that had no previ-ous accolades could win everything, while other NH teams with highly successful pasts, did not. She care-fully reviewed the results and spent hours re-watching the games and meets, to discover that every game the Mustangs didn’t win was rigged in the other team’s favour.

There is currently much contro-versy over her findings, as several of the board members are claiming her research is biased, as Deakin is also the deputy to the Supreme Leader at NH.

Mindy Gap, OUA representative on the CIS International Committee from Queen’s University, is outraged.

“This is absolutely ridiculous!” Gap said. “There is no way Western could have won everything this year, if it was to be any school it would be Queen’s.”

Though the three vice-presidents on the board will be separately looking into Deakin’s findings, they don’t suspect they will find anything wrong with it.

“As far as we can tell, her meth-ods were sound and the results are not surprising,” said vice-president of sport Shia Labeouf. “Some mem-bers are upset, but our theory it’s because it is not their school in this position.”

The banners and trophies are going to be distributed to each of the teams at this year’s NH Athletic Banquet on April 8.

We caught up with a few of the captains and coaches of Western teams for their reactions on the news.

“The guys are all pretty stoked,” said men’s cross country captain Jonah Hill. “To go from 13th to first and take down Guelph, who has won the last nine CIS titles, is an incredible accomplishment. We are all pretty hyped right now.”

Women’s basketball coach Michael Cera is equally as pleased as he is surprised.

“This year we had a young team who fought hard every game.

We were disappointed after our OUA preliminary match against Lakehead, so to find out we actually won the CIS championship despite not having played in either the OUA or CIS tournaments is quite a shock,” said Cera. “Does it make complete sense to me? No, but hey, you don’t argue with a CIS cham-pionship banner!”

While Queen’s is submitting an official appeal and demanding the CIS take a closer look at Deakin’s study, the Mustang staff, coaches and athletes will be celebrating the victories.

In response to the allegations that she rigged the study, Deakin had only one comment: “Haters gonna hate.”

Mustangs win aaaaaaallllllllll

the trophies

Our next logo destination is London, Ontario to take a look at Northern Harvard’s own Mustangs! It was bound to happen, right? The Northern Harvard People’s Daily finally has the opportunity to take a look at our triumphant logo, one that is symbolic of this epoch in this university’s history.

This mustang triumphantly soldiers on forward, marching toward any opponent with such a fervor that would make any other university quiver. Yep, even you McGill! The horse is a tamed beast, the epitome of our philoso-phy here at Northern Harvard. We can be incredibly powerful but we still remember to stay in line, smile whenever a suspect journalist walks

by and then get on with our work.Crimson is a colour of passion

and the athletes here certainly have bulk qualities of that. Usually when one hopes for large qualities of something, they sacrifice quality along the way but our passion is not off-brand.

Also, the colour doubles to rep-resent the blood of our opponents. Dramatic? Perhaps. But when we’re done with our adversaries, their lacerations and bruises are the least of their worries. Instead, they must use metaphorical bandages to deal with the damage done to their pride and dignity.

A giant “N,” “H” and “U” rep-resent the initials of our glorious institution. These are best letters

in the alphabet. While they mean “Northern Harvard University,” they could also stand for “No Hate, Underlings” our philosophy for dealing with our administration. Seriously, do not hate on our over-seers. That’s just blasphemous.

Overall, this logo stands out incredibly. To think, many thought we could not top the chart in every category. Yet, certainly not to our surprise, Northern Harvard’s logo eclipses the rest. While students at less amazing institutions like Guelph will struggle to look at their logos with pride, Northern Harvard students can look on with patriotic fervour.

• Diane Sawyer