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As part of its routine planning process, the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the Faculty of Graduate Studies conduct periodic reviews of all academic de­ partments. In 2007, a Review Committee is examining the Department of German. Students (undergraduate or graduate, current or former, majoring in this field or studying it as an elective) and other interested mem- bers of the University community who would like to comment on the undergraduate or graduate programs, their experience as students with these programs, or any other aspect of the department, are cordially invited to meet with the Review committee on Tues­ day, January 23rd, 2007 between 1:00-4:30 p.m. in the Marian McCain Building Room 3101. Please contact Ms. Gabriele Wamboldt (494-2161 ). If you prefer, you could write to the Review Committee at the address listed below.

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The purpose of The Gazette news section is to inform Dalhousie students about events and issues that affect campus and academic life. The staff seeks to find those stories that have great resonance with the student body and highlight important needs, problems and achievements in the university community. Here are six of the best, and most important, news stories covered by The Gazette in 2006.

a controversial online plagiarism Murphy told him in December don't police underage drinking," detection service, which the union 2005 that the department wouldn't Dean of Residence Leigh Gillis said. said violates intellectual property renew his contract. Murphy was "I wouldn't want to do that because rights. on sabbatical and unavailable for I think it would go underground and The union presented a slew of comment. that would be worse." concerns to the senate subcommit­ "I wasn't surprised," said Hermi­ Gillis said that if the university tee on academic integrity on the da. "They made it clear it was a 10- disciplined students for breaking heels of Mount Saint Vincent's deci­ month contract and nothing [was! provincial underage drinking laws, sion to ban the use of Turnitin.com guaranteed." students likely wouldn't ask security in March 2006. or residence officials for help if they found themselves in threatening or uncomfortable situations involving alcohol. James Michael, then an under­ age King's student who drank alco­ Both co-chairs of the Senate Discipline hol in his dorm, said the university's Committee resigned in the winter of 2006. approach to underage drinking was effective. He said he wouldn't have a problem with confronting universi­ SDC chiefs step down ty officials about an alcohol-related incident. oth co-chairs of the Senate Dis­ Some 100 Dal students tried to keep former "I don't think they'd do anything professor Julian Hermida at the university. Bcipline Committee resigned af­ Mike Smit said he provedTurnltin.com other than put me to bed or help me ter becoming frustrated with a per­ Is easy to fool. in any way they can," he said. ceived attitude in the senate office But research showed underage they said could have reversed posi­ Andrownos But two of Hermida's students, drinking to be a severe problem in Samantha Sonshine and Carly Jeff Green blew the whistle on exam tive changes made to the disciplin­ Jen Bond, then-DSU vice presi­ Canadian universities. cheating to give the problem a higher profile. ary process. dent (education) and chair of an Fidler, started circulating a petition A study of nearly 60 Canadian to keep the prof at the university. In their letter of resignation, anti-Turnitin.com committee, said university administrators from dif­ · The petition said the professor obtained by The Gazette from a the committee's major concern was ferent institutions conducted by the confidential source, Phil Cox and intellectual property rights. When was "essential" to Dal, and that the Centre for Addiction and Mental Marlene Mercer outlined a series of students submit papers to Turnitin. support he lent to students in aca­ Health (CAMH) found that the ma­ Student blows whistle on incidents, which, they wrote, could com, the database keeps the paper to demic and extracurricular activities jority of participants ranked drink­ campus cheating threaten the more consistent, fair compare against future submissions. far surpassed his responsibilities as ing and heavy drinking as two of the and efficient discipline process Dal­ The committee objected to the a professor. top three problems facing university Dalhousie engineering student housie developed in recent years. ethics of a corporation using stu­ Hermida said the department students on campus. Awho served as a link between The co-chairs wrote they were dents' papers to glean profits, said told him his sessional contract A separate survey of 40 univer­ students and faculty on sensitive concerned about a perceived po­ Bond. And, according to the com­ wouldn't be renewed due to a pro­ sities conducted by CAMH in 2004 academic concerns reported that tentiill for interference from the mittee, students lose partial rights jected decline in student enrolment found that students who live in an alleged incident of cheating oc­ secretary and chair of senate in SDC to their paper once it's stored in the and a budget deficit. residence drink more heavily and curred during the December 2005 processes, referencing a memo from database, which could cause prob­ Sessional contracts at Dal are more often than those who live off exam period. Senate Chair Mo El-Hawary in De­ lems if they wish to seek patents or usually 10-month positions that campus. But Jeff Green, then-vice presi­ cember 2005. copyrights later. can be renewed a maximum of four dent (academic) of the Dal under­ EI-Hawary, however, dismissed The committee was also con­ times. graduate engineering society, said the suggestion, saying any interfer­ cerned the service could allow pro­ The dean of the faculty of arts he was asked by an engineering ence wouldn't be possible under the fessors and teaching assistants to lose and social sciences, Marian Binkley, faculty member to keep quiet about senate's constitution. vigilance in detecting plagiarism. wouldn't comment on Hermida's the details of the alleged incident. It Both Mercer and Cox declined Committee member Mike Smit, case but said students might have was the second reported offence of to comment on these or other con­ then a computer science masters been unaware of the complexities of academic dishonesty in the faculty cerns outlined in their resignations. student and researcher at Dal's pri­ the hiring process for professors. in five months. Then-student senator Jen Bond vacy and security lab, said the sys­ "Individuals are hired for con­ Green then went public with his said the resignations were indicative tem was easy to fool. Smit said he tractually set issues," she said. "Ev­ knowledge of the incident because of a lack of communication between conducted several tests and tricked erybody that we hire on a short-term he wanted to give the problem of the SDC, the senate office, the Sen­ it every time with just a slight re­ basis cannot be ultimately hired full exam cheating a higher profile. ate Academic Appeals Committee wording of the text. time." "Students should know about (SAACJ and the senate body. Phil O'Hara, assistant director Education Minister Karen Casey announced last the cheating that goes on because it Bond, who sat on the SDC, called of academic computing services at Hermida's contract wasn't renewed October the government will slash tuition for some students by S440 this month. is a very big problem in our school," for an open and frank dialogue Dal, said students with concerns as a result of the petition. he said. "And if it's not kept in about disciplinary processes and could talk to their professors, but Provincial education spending check, then it could end up running academic integrity during a senate opting out wasn't a viable option. rampant." meeting Jan. 23. "That is just the most ridiculous leaves many in cold Sam Scully, Dal's vice president "If the highest academic body suggestion I can possibly imag­ (academic and provost) at the time, in the university isn't going to talk ine being brought forward," said The provincial government an­ said the entire university commu­ about it, then I'm not quite sure O'Hara, whose department admin­ nounced Oct. 27 that tuition fees nity had a responsibility to take who's going to," she said. "The fact isters the service at Dal. O'Hara is for Nova Scotian students studying every necessary step to ensure its that two people who were so com­ also a part-time professor who uses in the province would be slashed by academic honesty policies were mitted to achieving senate disci­ 1\lrnitin.com regularly. $440 in January 2007. But the educa­ upheld. pline and academic integrity have tion payout left more than half the "Any institution that allows is­ decided that they've had enough The subcommittee on academic Dalhousie student body in the cold. sues of honesty and integrity to slip should be a red flag to this body that integrity turned down the DSU's rec­ The MacDonald Tories said they by, and doesn't deal with them, is something isn't right." ommendation after this story was will spend $10.3 million of the $28.8 failing to do its job," he said. "This is published. A study conducted In 2004 found that students million they received from the fed­ true for students, faculty and staff. Mercer and Cox discussed their who live in residence drink more heavily than eral government on a January tuition It is a community-wide issue." concerns with university officials after those who live off campus. reduction. Since the feds allocated Mo El-Hawary, associate dean this story was published. Both of them the money on a per capita, not a per (undergraduate studies) of engi­ maintained their decisions to resign. Students lobby to keep prof student, basis, the province ensured neering, said the accused student King's won't pollee underage only native Nova Scotians enrolled was "in good academic standing" in the province's universities would Roughly 100 Dalhousie students and had no prior violations of aca­ drinking receive the tuition cut. called on the sociology department demic dishonesty on his/her re­ The province also announced it DSU takes on Turnltln.com to reconsider its decision to close cord. The University of King's Col­ will spend another $8.8 million on its doors on a popular professor at lege doesn't enforce its underage tuition cuts effective next Septem­ he Dalhousie Student Union the end of the spring term. 11te accused student didn't receive drinking policy for residences, The ber, using the same formula to dis­ pushed university officials to Julian Hermida, who taught any academic discipline following a T Gazette learned in September 2006, tribute the funds. allow students to opt out of sub­ social sciences classes on law and senate hearing. raising concern for the health of stu­ But nearly 52 per cent of Dal stu­ mitting their work to Turnitin.com, society, said sociology chair Chris dents who live in campus dorms."I dents come from outside the province, prompting some students to call the government's move "discriminatory." Dal President Tom Traves dis­ missed the idea of compensating students left out of the deal with one­ time bursaries and scholarships. The announcement also includ­ ed $6.1 million for a needs-based grants program and $3.6 million for apprenticeship assistance. From The Gazette archives DAL BRIEFS American universities reveals that producers of barley in Western Can­ Dal quashes debate, dismisses alleged ada consistently benefit from theCa­ hate monger nadian Wheat Board's monopoly on Dalhousie has called off a debate sales. on racial diversity following reports The study found that producers that a participant is an alleged white would have lost $59 million each year supremacist. between J 995 and 2004 under a mul­ David Divine, chair of Black Ca­ tiple-seller system. Since 2000, the nadian studies at Dal, and Jared 'Jay­ study found, Canada's feed-barley lor of American Renaissance maga­ prices have been consistently higher zine were set to square off on Martin than those in tl1e United States. Luther King Jr.'s birthday on )an. 15. The release of the report last But the plans were quashed when montl1 came just days after Agri­ the university discovered Taylor es­ culture Minister Chuck Strahl fired pouses racist views. wheat board president Adrian Meas­ ''At some point, nature will reas­ ner, a staunch opponent of the Con­ sert itself, and whites will decide not servative government's plan to end to let themselves be pushed aside," the board's monopoly over the sale of Taylor wrote in a book of essays en­ western wheat and barley. The plan titled The Real American Dilemma would allow farmers to sell either to - Race, Immigration and the Future the board or independently. ofAmerica. Critics say the plan would cripple "But in the meantime, the real the wheat board and result in lower question is why are whites letting prices for most farmers, while pro­ this happen to their country? Why ponents claim the opposite. do they still pay lip service to ideals The UofS study was conducted of integration that they, themselves, to provide voters with relevant in­ consistently violate? Why are they formation before tl1ey go to the polls ensuring that their children and this month during a non-binding grandchildren will be racial minori­ plebiscite on barley. ties - perhaps even hated minori­ ties- in their own land?" SOUTH OF THE BORDER Although Taylor denied being a white supremacist in an interview Stanford board approves fourth child­ with 111e Chronicle Herald, he report­ care centre edly socializes with current and for­ Stanford University's board of mer members of the Ku Klux Klan. trustees recently gave the nod for a Divine said the fact that Dal child-care centre to be built in an on­ closed its doors on Taylor is matter of campus community. school policy. The East Campus Child Care "We are a responsible institution Center in Escondido Village would and therefore we have to decide very be able to provide care for up to 96 carefully when we put on presenta­ infants and young children while tions that we do not unnecessar­ parents - faculty members, gradu­ ily cause offence and compound the ate students, post-doctoral scholars difficulties of individuals and com­ and staff- are working. munities who have been systemati­ Although the university commu­ cally discriminated against over cen­ nity already boasts three child-care turies," Divine said in an interview facilities, accommodating a total of with Tlze Herald. 385 full-time children, roughly 600 TEN YEARS AGO TWENTY YEARS AGO THIRTY YEARS AGO "Therefore, we will not provide a families are on waiting lists. The school's board of trustees platform to individuals or organiza­ New Tigers a valuable addition language difference makes more loans · SUB night manager fired unjustly tions who espouse hate against par­ gave the estimated $3.5-million proj­ available ect "concept and site approval" last ticular groups." The Tigers hosted the Brandon A ruling over differences in word­ The Dalhousie Student Union month. If the board approves the Instead of staging a debate, Di­ Bobcats in an 8-l exhibition game ing between English and French was fined for the unfair firing of its project and design in April, approval vine will give a lecture on racial di­ on Jan. 6. The game also saw the student loan regulations could night manager, Ken MacDougall. for construction could come as early versity. Taylor disagreed with the introduction of two former Halifax make financial assistance available In a unanimous decision, a as June. decision. Mooseheads into the home team. to students who were previously three-person grievance committee "They've turned the debate into Goaltender Neil Savary and forward rejected for defaulting on previous decided MacDougall was unjustly a monologue," Taylor told The Her­ ACROSS THE POND David Carson would remain with loans, The Gazette reported. fired and the student union was ald. "I'm astounded. It seems to me the Tigers for the rest of the season. The Department of Justice rul­ ordered to pay $700 in compensa­ we're going to have a debate about Shakespeare boosts brains - Uofl The Tigers jumped to an early ing re-interpreted the wording in tion. The grievance committee was diversity in which a diversity of views Researchers at the University of lead and were up 4-0 at the end of the English version of the student told that MacDougall was fired for is not allowed." Liverpool recently found that read­ the first period. The frame ended 6- loan regulations so students who "attempting to organize a union ing the works ofWilliam Shakespeare 1 following an inside slapshot from made a "reasonable effort" to re­ among the Grawood staff." CANADIAN CAMPUS SHORTS stimulates a sharp increase of brain Carson. The final two goals came pay their loans during the previous Provincial labour laws protect activity. from Mark Alexander and Martin 12 months were eligible for further the right of an employee to organize UW celebrates bicentennial Shakespeare uses a linguistic LaPointe. assistance. a union. It was believed this was the The University of Waterloo is technique called "functional shift.'' The two former Mooseheads Wording in the previous English regulation the student union violat­ celebrating its SOtl1 anniversary this It involves, for example, replacing a made their presence known in the version, which contradicted that ed upon firing MacDougall. year. noun with a verb in a sentence. Uni­ blowout. Carson, who scored 40 in the French verslon, stipulated John Gral1am, the student union The university will launch its cel­ versity researchers said the practice goals for the Moose in 1995/1996, that students must make efforts to business manager, said the compensa­ ebrations on Jan. 11, beginning with allows readers to understand the contributed one goal and three as­ repay their loans over a period of 12 tion money would come from the SUB a robust national marketing cam­ meaning of a word before they learn sists to the team's offence. months, meaning that it would take operations staff salary budget. He said paign focusing on the school's his­ its function within a sentence. This Savary only faced 16 shots, but a year before they could reapply. this seemed a reasonable decision. tory and its plans for the future. forces the brain to work "bacbvard" was sound between the pipes when Under federal law, if there is Additionally, if the grievance The school will also hold a series in an effort to understand the mean­ tested. a dispute over different language committee decided the student of events, culminating with a confer­ ing of the prose, causing a sudden "The whole team played well," versions of the same regulations, union must pay the legal fees, Gra­ ence entitled "20 17: The Workplace." peak in brain activity. said Savary. 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THE ROSIE VS. TRUMP ANGERFEST If Trump married her and took J her last name (for some reason) he'd be Donald O'Donnell. Having this thought is enough to anger anyone, including me.

WHO IN GOD'S NAME WOULD CONFUSE MARIAH CAREY WITH MARY 'I CAREY? That's like mistaking Shaq for that kid who plays Harry Potter.

YES! EMINEM DIVORCED, AGAIN! It's probably shredding his heart ''Going to Dalplex." ''Spend less money on alcohol." S inside but hey, it'll be good inspiration for a much-desired comeback album. Kim Theriault, second year chemistry Martin Boucher, second-ye~~ philosophy

LINDSAY LOHAN LEARNS TO STRIP FOR NEW MOVIE 6 The hardest part was learning how to put on underwear in the first place.

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I JUST TYPED IN CBC.COM TO LOOK FOR CANADIAN STORIES TO MAKE 8 FUN OF It took me to a really weird Astan website not even dealing with "Canadian-born Chinese."

10 WITH SPRING BREAK AND AU THE HOLIDAYS BETWEEN NOW AND APRIL This semester's basically over already. ''Come back from Afghanistan in one piece." ''Study harder."

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ohn Stuart Mill once wrote, "Of all persons who take part in public Jaffairs, the philanthropists are those for whom I feel the greatest amount of respect... They devote their time and labour to objects purely pub­ lic, with less infusion of personal or class selfishness, and they seldom As students, we have the critical role to play in shaping history. err, but by an exaggerated applica­ tion of some just and highly impor­ tant principle." A New Year's resolution This quote was taken from a 19th-century debate on capital punishment, where the "philan­ for Canadian students thropists" were the opponents of BEN FINE AND JOSH SCHEINERT Never again means never again. the death penalty. According to Mill, Opinions Contributors Canada can and must take on a they deserved credit for injecting leadership role in ending this crisis. temperance, restraint and human­ ne of the dominant narratives On the diplomatic front, we can help ity into the justice system, which Oof the 20th century was human­ jumpstart a multilateral mission to had executed people for stealing ity's collective failure to stand up to protect civilians. Our CF-18 aircraft trivial amounts of money. evil. In the face of global indiffer­ could help enforce a no-fly zone Mill felt - and I agree - that ence, however, one group of people to prevent Sudanese aircraft from these philanthropists' political consistently raised its voice to de­ bombing villages as they aid the Jan­ agendas were motivated by hon­ mand justice: students. jaweed militias. Our aid dollars can est, noble intentions. But they often In October 1956, Hungarian provide critical support. It's time we ended up basing their arguments on students marched down the streets come out and commit. We have the naive and misguided applications of of Budapest and triggered a revolt capacity to lead. their ideals. against Soviet rule. In the 1960s in Acting on that capacity is simple. The same movement that the United States, white students The prime minister needs to pick up brought civility to the justice sys­ 1 from the north partook in "Freedom the phone, rally his government and tem was emboldened and sought There comes a point where the crusade must end, where defending the Rides" in an attempt to desegregate world leaders to implement a strong rights of rapists and murderers descends into absurdity. to eradicate the death penalty alto­ buses in the south. multinational force on the ground gether. Throughout that century and Arthur, Texas. Joshua Bush, an ad­ a hospital and surgeon willing to About two decades later, students to protect civilians. He has not been the next, it would continue to shift mitted leader of the "Young Blood perform the procedure and with­ around the world helped lead a boy­ nearly vocal enough and we are see­ cultural and societal norms away Gorillas," allegedly returned to the out this evidence, it's lilcely that at­ cott to protest apartheid in South Af­ ing the results of inaction. But poli­ from the unforgiving paradigm of .ut afterward to threaten owner Alan tempted murder charges will have rica, crippling its economy and help­ ticians do not act without a reason. retributive justice to create a sense Olive into silence. to be dropped. ing to bring down the regime. If the prime minister is going to pick of compassion and value for the ba­ Bush subsequently shot at Olive, It isn't clear why he wants to Fast-forward to Darfur in 2007. up the phone, he needs to see that sic human rights of even the most who returned fire. Olive never saw spend the rest of his life with a bul­ Its endless graveyards are evidence his constituents demand more - hardened criminals. I can't deny it the assailant's face and the bullet let lodged in his head, but his family of crimes against humanity. Burned that Canadians demand leadership. did a lot of good for the world. was never recovered. and attorney say removing it would out villages are becoming perma­ This is where we come in. Our But it did a lot of other things When police questioned Bush, be a violation of the teenager's civil nent reminders of what has thus far government answers to us. We just as well. The ideas that drove this they noticed he had a large knot rights and would set a dangerous transpired under our watch. The fac­ need to be heard. Students know movement eventually became dog­ on his forehead, which he initially precedent. es of refugees tell stories of unspeak­ how to organize and mobilize; we do matic. Somehow the principles that claimed was a basketball injury. But What precedent this would se~ able horror. it on our campuses every day. We're led western judicial systems to pro­ he later went to hospital and said he is unclear. Murder suspects an~ ai­ But, for Darfur, the tides have experts at writing letters, signing tect criminals from society began to was hit in the head with a stray bul­ ready required to surrender a DNA been turning. World leaders and petitions and getting our message materialize as ends in themselves, let while sitting on the couch in his sample if sufficient evidence is pre­ celebrities are speaking out. UN out there. This instance should be procedural-based maxims with val­ apartment. Bush admitted to taking sented to get a warrant. In some Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has no different. From Victoria, B.C., to ue in their own right to the people part in the robbery, which he is now U.S. states such as California, child called the situation "unacceptable." St. John's, Nfld., it's time Canadian that defended them. being charged for, but denies any molesters must undergo chemical The UN Human Rights Council held students speak as one national voice As much as he admired their involvement in the shooting. castration as a condition of parole, a special session on Darfur. Sudan is demanding a real response to the motivations, Mill couldn't bring Prosecutors hoped to charge the a policy that is reported to decrease starting to feel the pressure. Darfur crisis. himself to vote with the philanthro­ gang leader with attempted murder the rate of recidivism from 87 per In short, we are moving closer The narrative of the 21st cen­ pists in 1868. There comes a point and obtained a warrant to remove cent to 2 per cent. Have these laws to putting UN peacekeepers on the tury is being written as Darfur is at where the crusade must end, he the bullet in order to make a bal­ propelled humanity down the slip­ ground to protect civilians. a crossroads. As students, we have argued, where defending the rights listic comparison between the bul­ pery slope toward draconian gov­ We are at a critical junction. It is a critical role to play in shaping his­ of rapists and murderers descends let and Olive's gun. All sides agreed ernment intrusion? time Canadian students join togeth­ tory. Either Darfur will start to live into absurdity. removing the bullet would not be a No. In between Orwellian sce­ er to pressure our government to again or it will continue to perish. In today's justice system, we life-threatening procedure. narios and laws that permit the re­ take concrete steps to end the killing Let us fight for change as hard as have crossed that line. A ballistics comparison would moval of evidence from the bodies in Darfur. After four years of inac­ students before us have fought. For Case in point: last July, a street exonerate Bush, but he has refused. of attempted murder suspects, there tion, over 200,000 dead and millions if we don't, and Darfur dies, a part of gang robbed a used car lot in Port The police have been unable to find is plenty of level ground. displaced, we need to take a stand. our humanity dies with it.

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Almod6var paints his female characters with a loving and honest touch.

Volver brews a decidedly omi­ her first day of work, Raimunda finds of useless or destructive men. nous feeling in comparison to classic that her daughter has killed Paco The film's power lies in its ability Christmas movies such as It's a Won­ after he attempted to rape her. to transcend, without ignoring, harsh derful Life and Miracle on 34th Street. Raimunda's lack of awareness circumstances through humour. But Pedro Almod6var's latest film of the plight of others is central to Almod6var paints his female charac­ ANNAFONG was understandably frightened delivers an uplifting message that the hectic plot line. Her ignorance is ters with a loving and honest touch. Staff Contributor when he told her his favourite snack fits the season and puts to shame the strongly reminiscent of her mother's Despite his focus on serious themes, was raw humans and dip. sugar-coated, slap-happy, force-fed past mistakes but, in the end, Rai­ Almod6var isn't above invoking bath­ "l/\. Jill Ferguson's travel memoir, Another interesting tidbit: the festive movies that squawk the same munda's enlightenment generates a room or slap-stick humour for a V V Hitching Rides with Buddha, is acronym on zippers, YKK, stands message year in and year out. healthy change in her family. cheap laugh. a must-read for anyone considering for the corporation Yoshida Kogyo Penelope Cruz plays Raimun­ Volver's happy message arrives Finally, the closing scene will a trip to Japan. Kabushiki-gaisha, which is situated da, an industrious, temperamental late in the film in a move so per­ swell a happy tear in any grinch's eye Every spring a wave of cherry in the zipper capital of the world, mother who is forced to take on a fectly timed it allows the audience to as Almod6var grants his characters' trees blossom throughout Japan and Kurobe. second job when her husband, Paco, feel relief for world-weary females redemption from their "living purga­ form a pink path from the southern­ Although the book is told as a is fired. When she returns home from who endure abuse at the hands tory." most point, Cape Sata, to the north­ narrative, it also provides informa­ ernmost tip of Cape Soya. Drunk on tive facts about Japanese history sake, Ferguson told his friends he and culture for the curious tourist. would be the first person to follow While this is similar to travel guide­ the cherry blossom front through books, its story format is easier to understand without the lists of bor­ RENTAL FLATS AVAILABLE! Japan by hitching rides with lo­ cals. Ferguson covered the ground, ing statistics. equivalent to the distance between Hitching rides from locals, Fer­ Miami and Montreal, in less than guson was able to visit locations, ·1,2,.3,4, and .6 Be4room Flats · nine months. such as Joroku Rakan in the Tohoku I The book was first published region, that aren't mentioned in under the name Hokkaido High­ popular guidebooks. He compares way Blues in the United States and the stone Buddha carvings there to United Kingdom because American a "gentler Mount Rushmore," since • publishers felt Hitching Rides with the sculpture is smaller and seam­ Buddha was too religious. lessly incorporated with the sur­ The original title is based on the rounding landscape. story of a Japanese traveller who Ferguson also visited the Tagain refused a begging monk. Shortly af­ Shrine, a monument to fertility in ter, the traveller lost his fortune and the city of Uwajima. He labels it spent the rest of his life looking for a sex shrine because of the "mas­ the monk. When he finally found sive, veined, wooden penis" at the the monk, he was granted a second entrance. Visitors reportedly insert chance in life and was reborn as a pieces of paper into the phallus as child with a clenched fist and thumb a prayer for good health and easy sticking out. childbirth. The landmark is at­ "When a child is born, its hands tached to a museum that sells sex­ are curled into tiny fists," Ferguson related novelties. explains. "Slowly, one by one, the Whether this sounds like a good fingers relax, releasing the thumb. It travel companion or just an enter­ is the first action of self-declaration, taining male perspective on travel t Dal ou of saying, I am here. And it is this in Japan, Ferguson makes his mark symbol that signifies the hitchhiker, as an engaging and hilarious travel the traveller." writer. The book is full of hilarious an­ Ferguson is a Canadian author ecdotes from Ferguson's travels. who won the Stephen Leacock Memo­ Contact Dora t [email protected] When speaking with a little girl, he rial Medal for humour and has also made the mistake of confusing the written Beauty Tips from Moose Jaw Japanese word for carrot (ninjin) and How to Be a Canadian. orat 83-1 1 (no all aft r9p plea ) Beer to warm the winter The Epicurious Student takes in hearty brews ANDREW BERNARDO with a meal or after dinner. taste and buttery smooth finish. Culinary Connoisseur A German Christmas specialty Guinness and a local blend, Garri­ is the fest bock. Only select brewer­ son Martello Stout, are particularly Through the colder months, ies can create these robust beers by noteworthy. Martello Stout's defin­ summer beverages such as Corona, extending the aging of traditional ing features are heavily roasted malt A Marca Bavaria and Coors Light bocks. The spices and warm fruit with a controlled bitterness, round usually vanish from a beer drinker's characteristics define a fest bock. notes of coffee and almonds and an hand. But for more distinguished Both Faxe and Holsten Fest Bock unexpectedly sweet finish. Guinness beer drinkers, winter means a shift are available at the NSLC. The Hol­ ($2.79, 500 m1 can) is a classic stout to full-bodied, hearty beers. sten mix ($2.29, 500 ml can) is close and has a heavily toasted malt nose Stouts, bocks and porters offer to the German brewing tradition, with a coffee, nut and licorice finish. an enriched, complex flavour and while Faxe, a Danish brewery, lacks Finally, a locally made porter are strongest when chilled. One a deep flavour. Holsten's finest has a ($3.79, 660 ml bottle) from Propeller doesn't trea~ a porter or st~ut like a vanilla and molasses aroma, tastes finishes this list of winter warmers. summer dnnk and consume mas­ of candied sugar and finishes with a The London-style porter presents a The New Year's Eve bash at the Alpha Flight members per­ sive quantities, which would result banana, apple and licorice taste. nut taste on the nose with hints of Khyber Centre for the Arts gets bet­ formed on all floors throughout in a rotten stomach the next morn­ Stout is also a favourite during chocolate and licorice on the palate ter every year. Droppin' Science the night. DJs Y-Rush (a.k.a. Kevin ing. Try drinking these beverages winter with its warm, toasted malt and a hoppy, sweet finish. Productions and Lounge37 have Bryden) and Jabba tha Cutt (a.k.a. successfully thrown the party, Du­ Ian Baker) spun records in the Ball­ plex 3, for three years running. room Gallery and the Thrret Gallery. -~ People packed the street level Breakdancers migrated into floor of the venue on the eve of the large open space in the Thrret 2007 as DJ Gordski (a.k.a. Gord Room. The most notable break­ Campbell) and DJ Jorun (a.k.a. Joe dancer was b-girl Christy Wade Serra) kept this floor entertained who captivated onlookers with her with funk and 1980s hip hop. unique technique. Boy-Ill (a.k.a. Mark Boyle) and Skratch Bastid's set - the Markit (a.k.a. Mark Cwajna) repre­ headliner of the night - defjnitely sented Fax4 while DJ Jorun was on earned its title. When the clock the turntables. The night's energy struck midnight, he played "Sex rose as these two emcees rocked Machine" in memory of the late the stage. James Brown. The Khyber's Ballroom Gallery As the crowd embraced one an­ o eer Meetings displayed artwork and photogra­ other to welcome in the New Year, phy by local artists. Kelly Clark's Skratch Bastid (a.k.a. Paul Murphy) Every Monday at 5:30, Room 312, Dal SUB photographs of local rap artists continued with his spectacular were the most remarkable. turntable routine. E loyme t Centre the go fo 2007? Dining Etiquette Evett

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ova Scotia's entries in the N Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) will square off Jan. 3 in Cape Breton and Jan. 5 in Hali­ fax. But while the Halifax Mooseh­ eads and the Cape Breton Scream­ ing Eagles are deadlocked at 3-3 Cam Fergus is leading the offensive charge for the Eagles this season. in the season series, the teams are bd ke•ball tell!' retum to the coutl on Ja~ f Photo· "'ick Pearr.e headed in different directions. 39 games and is eligible to return for liners. The Halifax club, which cur­ the 2007/2008 campaign. James Sheppard and Chris Cul­ rently has a record of 18 wins, 17 The younger players on the ligan have been strong offensively Tigers return to action in the new year losses and five overtime/shootout Mooseheads are talented. First-year for Cape Breton and the goaltend­ losses, is undergoing a youth move­ winger Jakub Voracek is among the ing tandem of Ondrej Pavalec and Everything you need to know about Dal sports in 2007 ment. Fifteen of its players are now top rookie scorers in the league. The David Davenport anchors the club younger than 19. Czech Republic native suited up for JOEYRYBA conference, wasn't in action over the in the net. Sports Editor break, but returns to the court on The team recently traded goalie his country at the 2007 World Junior Some hockey analysts argue Saturday, Jan. 6 at 6 p.m. opposite Jeremy Duschene, 20, to the Val­ Hockey Championship and is one of Cape Breton needs a second-line he official second half of the the Memorial Seahawks. d'Or Foreurs for defenceman Guil­ the top prospects for the 2008 NHL forward and a top-four type de­ T varsity sports season begins The men's volleyball team will laume Monast, 18. entry draft. fenceman to really contend for the on Friday, Jan. 5, though some Dal compete in the Excalibur Tourna­ The Moose sent forward Jus­ Defenceman Jiri Suchy also championship. It's possible the Ea­ teams competed in tournaments ment Jan. 5 to 7 at York University. tin Saulnier, 19, to the Foreurs for played for the Czech Republic at gles may try to acquire defenceman over the break. The Tigers will host an Atlantic tour­ forward Peter-James Corsi, 18. De­ the World Juniors and is eligible for Beau Prokopetz from the Drum­ The men's hockey team took nament Feb. 2 to 4, with the playoffs fenceman Luciano Lommano, 20, the entry draft. And forward Logan mondville Voltigeurs or Maxim to the ice at the Charles V. Keat­ being held Feb. 9 to ll and Feb. 16 to went to the P.E.I. Rocket for Stephen MacMillian is ranked as a prospect Noreau of the Victoriaville Tigres. ing Cup Dec. 29 to 31 hosted by St. 18. The national championship will Lunn, 17. As well as those trades, for the upcoming NHL draft. Cape Breton may also try to get for­ Francis Xavier. The Tigers defeated take place Mar. 2 to 4 at McMaster Kirk Forrest and Phillipe Porier, both The Screaming Eagles recorded ward Wesley Welcher from the St. the Brock Badgers 5-1 but lost to University. 19, left for the Quebec Remparts for 26 wins, 12 losses and two overtime John's Fog Devils or Matt Marquart the Waterloo Warriors 6-4 in pre­ The women's volleyball team, draft picks. losses this season, putting the team from the Moncton Wildcats. liminary round, before losing 7-3 which is rebuilding this season, will The moves indicate Halifax in second place overall. The team These players could all help to Brock in the bronze medal game. take to the court at the Ottawa Invi­ hopes to improve in the second half hasn't made any trades and given its the Eagles win the championship The Tigers host the University of tational Tournament Jan. 4 to 6. The of the season and contend for the success, might not. but the price for them may be very P.E.I. Panthers and St. Thomas Tom­ Tigers return to Dalplex on Thursday, league championship in 2007/2008. The Eagles are sound in the scor­ steep. The Eagles would likely have mies Friday, Jan. 5 and Saturday, Jan. 11 to host Saint Mary's at 6 p.m. The future looks promising for ing department. Cam Fergus, Paul to trade talented young players Jan. 6 at the Dal Arena. Both games Dal also hosts an interlock tourna­ the Mooseheads. Veterans Bryce Mcilveen and Dean Ouelet lead the such as Scott Brannon and Mark begin at 7 p.m. ment against Quebec teams Jan. 19 Swan, Ryan Hillier and Andrew Bod­ offensive charge with 35, 27 and 26 Barberio to get the veterans. Trading The women's hockey plays four to 21. The Atlantic University Sport narchuk are NHL prospects who will goals respectively. The Eagles have Brannon and Barberio to get more straight road games against Atlan­ (AUS) women's volleyball Champi­ return next season. Colby Pridham, received some production from rear experienced players might lead to tic conference opponents before onship is Feb. 16 to 18 at UNB and a 19-year-old forward, is having a guards JC Sawyer and Oskars Bartu­ a championship but it would also heading to Ontario and Quebec on the Canadian Interuniversity Sport breakout season with 38 points in lis, both among the top scoring blue bring tough times in future. the weekend of Jan. 26 to battle the (CIS) championship is Mar. 1 to 3 at Ottawa Gee Gees, McGill Martlets the University of Calgary. and Concordia Stingers. The Tigers The swimming teams, which return to the Dal Arena on Friday, are undefeated this season, will Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. to take on the Uni­ host three events at Dalplex in 2007, versity of New Brunswick Varsity starting with the Metro Invitational Reds. Jan. 5 to 7. The AUS Championship The men's basketball team is Feb. 9 to 11 and the CIS National Name: Noel Coultice hosted the Rod Shoveller Memo­ Championship is Feb. 22-24. Sport: Hockey rial Tournament at Dalplex Dec. 29 The track and field season offi­ Hometown: Pickering, Ont. to Dec. 31. The Tigers defeated the cially gets underway Jan. 13 at Uni­ University of Maine Fort Kent 93- versite de Moncton. The Tigers will What Is your pre-game ritual? 68 and Acadia 80-60, but lost to St. compete Feb. 9 to 10 at Boston Uni­ F.X. in the championship game. Dal versity. Dal will host an event Feb. I try to eat pasta the night before hosts Memorial on Saturday, Jan. 6 17 at Dalplex. And the AUS Cham­ and get a good breakfast in the at 8 p.m. at Dalplex. pionship is Feb. 24 to 26 at UdeM, morning. At the rink there are a The women's basketball team, followed by the CIS Championship couple of us who like to hack it up which is in first place in the Atlantic Mar. 8 to 10 at McGill. before the game.

Who is the coolest guy associated with the men's hockey team and why?

Mike Ross by far, he's the trainer/ stand-up comedian for the team, also he does the best air drums in the league.

What Is your favourite movie?

Boondock Saints Discovery Channel. I can't live with 'em .... can't live If you were king of the world for one without 'em.-- day, what would you do with your What do you think of the sports editors? powers? Where can you be found on a Saturday They remind of an old Irish folk night? I would find someone more quali­ song from my childhood. fied than me to be king or queen. Usually starts off with a meeting What kind of music gets you pumped with the pirate at the NSLC and Do you watch Desperate Housewives? for a game? from there it's all down hill .. If so, which woman is your favourite? If THE TIGERS ARE BACK IN ACTION! not, what do you watch? The Jazz Flute. Boxers or briefs? No. (I watch] TSN, TBS and the What are your roommates like? Boxer briefs

BASKETBALL

Basketball player Monte Francois led the Tigers to a berth in the championship game of the Rod Shoveller Memorial Tournament last weekend. On Dec. 29, he had 24 points and five rebounds in a win over the University of Maine. In the semi-final against Acadia University on Dec. 30, he scored 23 points and was all over the court in the Tigers' convincing 20-point win. In the championship game against St. Francis xavier, he had 13 points, five rebounds and four assists. Francois is a fifth-year management student from Scarborough, Ont. WWW.ATHLETICS.DAL.CA • 494-3372