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Sloan's Jay Fergurson reminisces Online petitons are useless, about past performances in tattoos are beautiful and St. John's and spills the details yuppies don't always save on the band's new album the planet - Page 6 - Page 4 Volume 56 Numbet'·. Just dropping in
JUSTIN MADOL Newfoundland-born pro Corey Sheppard pops over a large drop while excited spectators surround the area for a glimpse of the action. See "Pro skateboarders" on page 2 for the details.
Faculty, alumni, and will only see 'Memorial', (and that is] is boldly attempting to distance itself frankly, a mistake," she said. "It will from the province in the name of glo students condemn make us a generic university." balization." MUN alumna and Faculty of Marketing and Communications MUN's new look Medicine member June Harris shares responded to the allegation on its Drake's sentiment. "It really eliminates web site: "Memorial University's BY PHIL HOWELL our geographic identifier," she said. "It p1ace in the world, as the university of eliminates where people can associate Newfoundland and Labrador, will be The beginning of a video presentation us with." referenced in all the materia]s and ad on Memorial's new brand asks the ques "Over halfof all Canadian universi vertisements that are prepared as part tion, "What have we become?" Ifyou ask ties have a name which incorporates a of the marketing initiative. The uni some students, faculty, and alumni, the geographical reference, either a city or versity has no intentions of eschewing answer is "anonymous." a province," added geography professor connections with Newfoundland and Since Marketing and Chris Sharpe. "In fact, probably the ma Labrador. As Newfoundlanders and Communications introduced the jority of universities in the world." Labradorians, we share in the pride of $165,000 marketing initiative in May, The complaints have not been just our location." Memorial University of Newfoundland's new logo. an increasing number of people have individual people, however. Both At MUNSU's meeting on June 28, a spoken out against specific parts, or MUN's Graduate Students' Union motion for the union to officially not blob means nothing to me," said MUN a dictionary, stuck their finger on a the entirety, of the strategy. The main (GSU) and the Memorial University support the initiative passed unani alumna Bonnie Andrews. "There is no random page, and chose the nearest concern that has been expressed is that, of Newfoundland Students' Union mously. way that I can look at that and say 'Oh verb," he said. "1he linguistic contor while the official name ofthe universi (MUNSU) have openly condemned "[Newfoundland] will still be on yes, I see what they're saying there that tions which the Division of Marketing ty is still Memorial University of is a .. .' or 'That represents a .. .' or 'They & Communications have had to resort Newfoundland, the words "of did that because... "' to in order to use this would-be slogan in Newfoundland" are not includ "This burgundy blob means nothing to me." Andrews is also displeased with the their promotional material has bordered ed in the new logo. new slogan, "Become." Marketing and on the farcical. 'Come East, Go Further', "I was shocked to hear - MUN alumna Bonnie Andrews on MUN's new logo Communications' web site about the on the other hand - while hardly per about [it)," said Kirsten Drake, new brand says that the slogan "reflects fect - had a nice ring, and was charac a Memorial alumna cur- a concept that we want to embrace in all teristic ofthe university." rently residing in New Brunswick. the dropping of"Newfoundland" from degrees and official documents," said our activities - the word (like Memorial Sullivan spoke out against MUN's "Newfoundland is integral to MUN's the logo. MUNSU VP External Stella Magalios. itself) opens up a lot ofpossibilities." new brand at a recent Senate meet reputation. [By removing it from the "This university was founded as a me "But the problem with that is in the logo "It's very vague," said Andrews. It's ing. Though he said he spoke to many logo] you're changing the public face of morial for the fallen soldiers who served [and on] sweatshirts, bookbags, and ev very subjective ... it doesn't inspire, people who agreed '4.ith him on the is the university." Drake is one ofthe peo the country of Newfoundland in the erything like that, ifit'sonly referred to whereas [former slogan] 'Come East, sue, he says his complaints were dis ple behind the starting ofan online peti world wars," said GSU President Kelly as 'Memorial University', people will call Go Further', does on a number oflev missed as a single opinion. "It was made tion aimed at getting "ofNewfoundland" Hickey in a press release. "It's an outra it 'Memorial University' and they'll only els." clear that the Division of Marketing & inserted into the logo. Their initial goal geous act of disrespect to propose that call it that. It will no longer be 'Memorial Shannon Patrick Sullivan, a PhD stu Communications and the university was 1,000 signatures, but that has since this memory be cast aside in an attempt University ofNewfoundland', whether dent in the math department and re administration had already cast their been moved to 1,500. As of Tuesday af to modernize the university." it's official or not." cently published author, agrees with lot with the new logo, and there was no ternoon, the total was at 1,201. 'Ihe release continued, "In remov The actual look ofthe logo is causing Andrews. possibility ofchanging it at this stage," "By changing the logo, most people ing 'Newfoundland', the university some unrest as well. "This burgundy "It's as if somebody just opened up he said.
h JUSTIN MADOL Professional Skateboarders signed autographs for young fans at the Grand Opening of West 49 in the Avalon Mall. Pictured from front to back: Pierre Luc Gagnon, Corey Sheppard, Jesse Landen and Josh Evin. Pro skateboarders show their skills at St. John's park West 49 team ready been open for several months, ed three-time X-games gold med Sheppard who stole the show. control by riding the biggest bowls in the riders were forced to wait un al winner Pierre Luc Gagnon, orig Sheppard was born in the skate park. riders bust tricks til Newfoundland's unpredictable inal West 49 pro Jesse Landen, and Newfoundland and moved to Ontario "The park is cool," said Gagnon weather allowed them an opportu Newfoundland-born Corey Sheppard, at age 7 where he spent his youth "but I have a hurt knee and haven't to celebrate grand nity to showcase their skiJls. as well as some local riders with flow learning to skateboard. He recent been skating much street lately, so it . The event started early in the af sponsorship. ly made the bump to full profession wasn't that easy to get used too." opening ternoon with an autograph signing at After the riders had finished greet al status and has been turning heads Despite these circumstances, the \.Yest 49 shop, where skateboard ing their fans at the shop they retired on the international skateboard scene Gagnon was happy with the results ers of all ages lined up to meet some for a few hours of rest before heading with mind-blowing video and maga of the demo. BY JusTIN MADoL of the pros they often see in world over to the Northwest Rotary skate zine coverage. "It was mellow you know, and the class magazines and videos. park where hoards of boarders had At one point Sheppard launched kids are happy we hung out with The scene at the Northwest Rotary "[We,re] basicaJly coming out for gathered in anticipation of their ar himself over the massive eleven-stair them, so it was good," he said. skateboard park on June 27 felt more the kids, to do a big signing and to rival. drop that locals rarely skateboard be The grand opening celebration con like a rock concert than a pro skate let them meet a pro skateboard team" Speakers blasted upbeat tunes from cause of its size. Hoards ofkids imme cluded with a "product toss" - a free board demonstration, as the local said British Colwumbia native and a vVest 49 tent, while the announcer diately ran over and surrounded the giveaway ofgear by the pros with sup venue teemed with youth of all ages professional skater Josh Evin. called everyone off the concrete and area while Sheppard sized up the drop. port from the West 49 store. Kids of eager to catch a glimpse of a group Everything from shoes, boards and introduced the sponsored riders. The After several approaches, he blasted a all ages scrambled to get their hands of skateboarding,s elite. They did not body parts were being tagged with the four team members began warming trick over it, but ended up damaging on stickers, clothing, and even entire disappoint. pros' names. up and it wasn't long until the multi his board. Still, the crowd cheered as skateboards being thrown from the The demo featured sponsored pro "We've signed everything and any tudes of spectators were cheering as he retired to the team's van. \Vest 49 tent. At the end ofthe day no fessionals from the \Vest 49 team and thing," joked Evin. "You name it I've the tricks began to hammer down. Gagnon, easily the most success one went home disappointed. was put off in celebration of the new signed it." The highlights included a huge back ful competitive skater on the team, "School was let out last week," said store's grand opening in the Avalon The other team members to visit side grab from Evin and lofty front rode lightly all day due to an injury one excited local. "\Vhat could be bet Mall. Although the store has al- the Newfoundland location includ- side flips from Landen. But it was but still managed to show his board ter than this?" Liberal leadership hopefuls show what they know about university
All candidates have Dryden have multiple degrees. from students. Bennett, a former professor ofmedi contribution to post-secondary.educa Martha Hall Finlay has even been "I do not think ofstudents as just con cine, also has big plans for post-second tion, while provinces should focus on backgrounds in post - campaigning at universities, something cerned with how much they pay next ary education. She touted lowering tu the operating costs of institutions and other candidates are slated to do later in year for university or how long they pay ition fees to improve accessibility, but defraying tuition. secondary education the leadership contest. for debt. I look at students as people who, also aspires to innovation, instituting a "There is a very positive response "Students across the country are def especially after having schooling in dif "gap year" between high school and uni from students to what I have said; my re BY TESSA VANDERHART initely watching the race with some in ferent ways ofthinking, are prepared to versity for travel, which is popular in the port caused the largest increase in post terest," said Canadian Federation of look at society and say: 'What needs to United Kingdom. secondary funding in the province of ST. CATHERINES (CUP) - The Liberal Students (CFS) national chairperson get fixed?,,, "In almost every aspect of making Ontario," said Rae. "I think that those leadership race is attracting an uncom George Soule. This question, Kennedy said, was not Canada as good as it can be, investments student groups who advocate a reduction mon number of candidates and nearly "The Liberal party, whether in oppo addressed by former prime minister Paul in post-secondary education become a in tuition across the board might have all of them have a background in post sition or in a leadership role, will have a Martin's Liberals. huge priority," Bennett said, citing the an issue, but [the CFS] by no means rep secondary education. large impact on post-secondary educa "The best thing with this leader Canadian economy, human resources, resent the whole ofthe student opinion. Gerard Kennedy and Bob Rae have tion policy so it is important for us to ship campaign is that it has [forced) the and even democratic reform as all con I think there is a much more diverse set served as ministers of education and know where potential leaders all stand," Liberal partywide open," said Kennedy. tingent on accessible education. ofopinions on campus than they would post-secondary education, respective he said. "This is the time to set fthe] terms for Rae, author ofthe 2005 Rae Report on have you believe. ly, for the Ontario government. Michael Though post-secondary education the world that students will live in, and post-secondary education while serving "They should not be allowed to get lgnatieff, Carolyn Bennett and Stephane has not been a major campaign issue so eventually run," in the Ontario government, said that he away with the notion that they some Dion have all been professors. far, the CFS hopes to meet with all the He resigned his education portfolio thinks post-secondary education is an how represent the entire range of stu The federal Human Resources and candidates for input on post-second in the Ontario legislature before declar important topic. dent opinion across the country, because Skill Development portfolio (responsible ary policies. ing his candidacy for the Liberal party "I have made it an issue everywhere they do not," said Rae. for post-secondary education) has been Kennedy, who spoke at the annual and described a plan for post-secondary I go," said Rae. The Liberal Party of Canada's studied by Maurizio Bevilacqua and Joe general meeting of the CFS on May 26, education that begins in early learning He cited federal involvement in living Leadership 2006 Convention will take Volpe, and, like the other candidates, said that his campaign would draw on and culminates in national standards costs, student loans and research as key place November 28 - December 3 in MPs Hedy Fry, Scott Brison, and Ken outside input, including ideas and views for access. to holding up the federal government's Montreal. www.themuse.ca July 6, 2006 3 One hot piece of ACE! Doyle men fight MUN
MARK Clt:ETT ACE's (Advancing Canadian Entrepreneurship) Memorial chapter recently aquired some major bling when they won Frank Stronach Cup for most enter prising campus at the ACE National Exposition in Toronto. Memorial business W ILLIAM STOKES students Heather Comerford and Angela Dyke won project manager of the year The university's decision to change the last all-male residence in Paton College, Doyle House, to a co-ed and the John Dobson ACE Founder's Bursary for leadership, respectively. The residence has ired many former and current residents of the house. The men of Doyle have plastered the team will travel to PAris, France to compete on an international scale this fall. campus with signs voicing their stance, held rallies and launched the website www.savedoyle.com. . www.themuse.ca July 6;,·.4006 Online petitions about as relevant as Carrot Top
So you've got a cause, a good cause, a saving the local duck pond. plaints, but seeing it twice must have message of any validity. 'The petition protesting MUN's re rabblerousing, human-chain-form What's even better is when you look really boiled the piss of the Parents Which takes us back to home. Take branding features a plethora of anon ing, world-changing cause that could at one and there are about 15 names Television Council (PTC). two worthy causes on campus: Doyle ymous signers and even more people affect our lives in the most profound in a row with the same last name. I'm It would seem they got so riled up House going co-ed and the univer talking about how much they agree of ways. sure the Jones's took time out of their that readers of the PTC's website sent sity's recent rebranding. People are with each other. So how would you go about ruin family reunion to make sure Marilyn 4,211 e-mail complaints to the FCC. up in arms and rightfully so. 1hese These are causes that deserve bet ing it? By starting an online petition, Manson never appears on the Tonight This resulted in the FCC fining CBS are serious issues with defenders on ter - online petitions and forms like of course. Show again. $32,500 for every affiliate station that both sides, but using an online pe these create the illusion of solidar 'The day after Al Gore invented the In all seriousness, consider aired the episode. At 103 stations, the tition is like using a Maple Leaf Big ity when it is only those that agree Internet, some other dingbat invent the case of the American Federal total fine was in excess of $3-million Stick in a sword fight. Every signa with the cause who would sign up and ed online petitions and this scourge Communications Commission's dollars. Now, that's chicken feed for ture on savedoyle.com sends a form converse. It ignores what may be the of the Internet has ballooned ever (FCC) fining American broadcast CBS, but that's not the point. The e-mail to Axel Meisen, Christine greater contingent of people that are since. er CBS for indecent programming. point is that not one of the people Burke, Student Housing, Lorilyne happy with the present situation and In case you've been living in a bio No, not about Janet Jackson's boob, that complained had actually seen Rowsell, Lily ·walker, and for some have no need to complain in the lazi dome for 10 years, online petitions are but for the consistently lame program the episode. strange reason, the apparently living est way possible. just like real petitions, but they take Without A Trace. That's right kids, the PTC set it up entity known as "MUN's New Brand." So, next time you feel passionate even less effort to sign. I've seen my On December 31, 2004, a repeat of so all you had to do was stick in your A form letter, lacking anything per about a cause, put down the codes and cat jump on my keyboard and sign on Without A Trace depicting a teenage email address and press send - the sonal about why the signer feels Doyle lay down some words, words you ac line petitions before. Don't believe me? sex scene, with no nudity or coarse online petition and e-mail had a love should stay all male. tually wrote, instead of some asshole Go check some of these out and look language at all, was aired in primetime child, enabling the world's laziest peo And among its many fine signers in pre-written letter. at the names that have signed before (at 10 pm to be exact). Also of note, the ple to complain about a show they had clude the illustrious Hugh Jwang and Then someone might actually take you. ·why it's Test McTester, and Big scene was a t1ashback. In its original never seen. a few hundred people who can't even you seriously. Ballz69 showing their support for the airing, the episode garnered no com- This medium strips the original spell the name of their hometown. Mark Cluett Joining the ranks of the tattooed
Dealing with character she refers to as her baby's self-muti judgments on permanent lation. My uncle refused to believe it was real. My grandmother jabbed at body modification it with emphasis as she voiced dis pleasure. My sister crouched to get BY KATE DEARNESS close and study it and told me it was stunning. My friends beg to touch the I have fresh ink. But I am not a punk, healing skin. nor am I a skank. It is art. I just find In my work at a hotel late one night, tattoos beautiful. ·n1ey're so vibrant, a biker garbed in leather and a ban so eternally present. Mine is not a me dana came in. He had one of the most morial, it's not showing my love for beautiful tattoos I had ever seen, a my baby daddy, or how hardcore I finely detailed Native American art am. I have not killed a man and I am piece on his beefy forearm. As I de not easy. Just perhaps, you now know scribed it to my father, my dear ac that I am man enough to withstand a cepting old pop, he labeled the man great deal of pain. a drug dealer. Yet, did the biker scare I went with some Chinese char me at two in the morning? Not at all, acters. Damn, now there's one of the it was the young doctor trying to call first diches to overcome. Is it my ini around for an in-room massage that tials perhaps, or the symbol for love, freaked me out. The moral of this an angel, music, or... baby? Don't roll ecdote: The tattooed are not the bad your eyes at the mainstream-ness of guys. it all. I speak Chinese. I've backpacked I adore my tattoo. I like how it the continent; I've paid my dues, so curves with me, and I think it looks yes, I am perfectly aware of what it lovely peeking up from a dainty shoe. means. I do dread explaining its meaning for "Treat the four seas as my home" the rest of my life though. Maybe I is what it says. Kind of like, "let the will call it an expression oflove for a whole world be my oyster. And to boy in my past and be done with it. my doubting father, who nit-picked Only if you're a dose acquaintance, my quote, informing me that there or :l gentle reader perusing The Muse are seven seas, and that my ancient this week, will you know otherwise. Chinese wisdom that four seas actual So if you're looking to join the ranks ly represent the entire world is faulty. of the tattooed, stereotypes should be Well, tell that to the emperor's general the least of your worries. Just pick a who said it a thousand years ago. design that isn't: time sensitive and JUSTIN MADOL My mother refused to look at what grit your teeth. It's all worth while. Let's get inked, bitches
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
to believe that as long as we get the I'm also offended by his broad cat of dollars of oil revenue while we pay single person and most environmen Hippies save the corporations on board and funnel egorization of environmentalists. $1.10 at the pumps. I guess condem tal organizations exist in the form of money to environmental organiza Some of the most committed envi nation by Greenpeace, Christian Aid, corporations. environment tions then the earth is saved. ronmentalists take little interest in The World \i\Tildlife Foundation, and So next time you think about Protecting the environment is the animal rights movement, and are the Ogoni People of Nigeria (many blindly supporting some "environ about doing more than dropping a often offended when they get lumped ofwhom died for their opposition) mental" group just because they're - not yuppies dollar in the NCC collection bucket in the same bracket. doesn't mean much if you've got a selling you beer, go protest Aur when they come to your door. Ifyou Also, Ducks Unlimited is a hunt commercial of your company sav Resources attempts to reclassify and I am writing to respond to John consume to the point of excess, refuse ing organization, and Shell has no ing a frog. destroy Duck Pond. A conscious, Rieti's misguided, uninformed, and to recycle or reuse, and ignore the problem giving up s30-million if it Rieti's concept of a corporation is concerted, and co-operative attitude irresponsible editorial in The Muse, perils of environmental degradation, means a nice TV commercial and also the stereotypical one many bud can save the environment - not mon Volume 56, Issue 27 regarding envi your mild support for some conserva better public image. I wouldn't ei ding socialists believe in high school. ey. ronmental conservation. Rieti seems tion group means nothing. ther if it's in comparison to billions A corporation can be as small as a Alex Bill
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www.themuse.ca fuly 6, 2006 ONE ON ONE WITH
Scientist speaks about DAVID SUZUKI childhood, family, and the power of the people
BY vVi1uAM w01.FE-WYLIE
(CUP) - Since the early '90s, the envi ronment has increasingly taken a back seat to the economy. Green initiatives need to be proven economically via ble before they are implemented, be cause the economy, not the environ ment, drives the bottom line. "Well this is nonsense, of course," said David Suzuki. Suzuki, world-renowned environ mentalist and scientist, is crossing Canada to promote his recently released .... autobiography. Along the way, he's tak ing the opportunity to tell Canadians .. -. ·,·, .. -. about the origins of the David Suzuki - ~ . Foundation, promote sustainable liv '\· ing, and condemn the recent actions (or '•... . ., . lack thereof) of Prime Minister Stephen ->/ I ,iJ. Harper. I : I: But Suzuki does not work alone, and this is one of the ultimate goals ofboth his autobiography and speaking tour, he said. People should realize that every thing he has received credit for has been the result of dozens of people working - in the background: Tara, his wife, who organized all the international paper L .. · ~. ~\I ""i..' ..· work and learned Portuguese for their ., .-. <1,·, trips to the Amazon; writers and re ..,\,. ... searchers at The Nature ofThings with David Suzuki; the film and sound edi tors who make him look good; the pub '~ .. licists who organize his speaking tours. It's all a team effort. "It would be a terrible conceit for any one person or organization to believe they are going to turn the ship around," :!.~ : he said. .. ·:t :. . Instead, he says, his greatest contri • bution to Canada has been his children. Indeed, in their young lives they have \\··. "i established themselves at the top oftheir -~ •- . chosen professions. . .- .;, Tamiko, the oldest, graduated from McGill University with a degree in bi ology and is now a ch romosome analyst with a children's hospital in Vancouver. Troy, his only son, studied filmmak ing at the Emily Carr Institute. Laura is a psychology graduate from Queen's University and an accomplished writer. Severn graduated from Yale with a de gree in ecology and evolutionary biolo gy and has been working on a graduate WILLIAM WOLFE·WYLIF. degree in ethnobotany at the University The Nature of 111ings, this isn't always grow1:h forests. report was originally designed to out dren now whose parents yell at them of Victoria. Sarika has a degree from possible. So they phone each other ev But times have changed, he said. Now line concrete steps that would move for tracking mud into the house and Berkeley in marine biology. ery single day they're apart. the economy is what everyone is talk Canada toward sustainability (goals despairs. "They take education very serious 1he tradition began while Tara was ing about. And we have no one to blame which include "eliminating perverse "The lesson is that nature is dirty and ly," said Suzuki. in graduate studies and there were but ourselves. Blaming politicians is subsidies" such as those provided to disgusting or dangerous. And that is the But for a man who has traveled across thousands of miles separating them easy, he said, but politicians take their forestry and fossil-fuel industries), or wrong lesson." every continent filming, interviewing, for months at a time. They vowed to cues from us. ganizations in the United States and After all, the apparent thesis of fighting, touring, promoting and fund make one phone call per day to each "We begin to show leadership and Australia have already drafted their his book is the importance of child raising, he still finds time to spend with other, regardless ofthe expense, to stay they will follow our example," he said. own versions of the document based hood's formative years for the devel his family in British Columbia. Every in touch. Thirty years later that tradi With this in mind, he produced two on Suzuki's model. opment ofthe person. In Suzuki's case, July and August are reserved entire tion holds strong. So strong, in fact, that programs to encourage individual ac Canada's newly elected Prime it is the effects of racism, notably time ly for them. Suzuki has had the expense ofthat dai tion on a simple level and combined it Minister, Stephen Harper, has been Jess spent in B.C.'s internment camps dur "Sacred family time, we call it," he ly phone call written in to all ofhis con with a broad-based program to be tak receptive to the document, however. ing the Second World \Var, that still said in a phone interview. "It's what we tracts with the CBC. en on by governments and environmen "He turned me down flat," said haunt him. really look forward to." And in a sense, this simple tradi tal organizations alike. Suzuki. But this only re-affirmed his "I hated what I looked like and I do Part of the goal in the early educa tion with his wife is an extension ofhis The Nature Challenge is avail notion that change has to come from to this day," he said. tion of the children was to teach them general philosophical approach to life. able through the foundation's website the people. "I don't care who gets in In his autobiography, he writes: all food is seasonal. When cherries were Suzuki believes that people are defined (www.davidsuzuki.org) and lists 10 sim the next election," he said, noting that "Over time, we acquire a veneer of ripening, the family would spend some by their action and has been promoting ple challenges, such as "not eating meat what matters is what people force poli personality that enables us to move time in B.C.'s Okanagan valley and reg a grassroots approach to promoting en one day per week" and "encourage the ticians to pay attention to. "vVe have to among and interact with others, but be ularly ship some ofthe harvest to their vironmentalism. use ofalternative transit." The program put climate and the environment back neath it remain all the unremembered aboriginal extended families. Suzuki He pointed out that in the late 'Sos requests that individuals pledge to com at the top of the agenda." experience with family and the fears, has been adopted by a number of First and early '90s the destruction of the plete three of the 10 challenges. Suzuki's love ofthe environment be hurt, and insecurities of childhood, Nations peoples, including the Haida Amazon was on everybody's mind. 1he Suzuki argues ifhe can show that one gan at a young age and he still believes which others cannot see. For me, the ... inB.C. planned logging ofClayoquot Sound in million Canadians are willing to take that introducing young children to the alienation that began with our evacua And he has always been in near-con B.C. spawned the production of doz challenge, politicians will be forced by complexities of the natural world will tion from the coast ofBritish Columbia stant contact with his wife, Tara. She of ens ofdocumentaries and howls ofout their electorate to sign on as well, forc payoff. and continued through high school has ten travels with him as an integral part rage from the general public. The result ing real policy change. He remembers collecting bugs from a remained a fundamental part of who I of the foundation as well as a number was political action and the creation Sustainability within a Generation is local swamp and how his mother would am, all my life, despite the acquired ve ofother projects. But when out filming of a number of protected areas in old- the other program. While the 62-page swoon over his discoveries. He sees chil- neer of adult maturity." www.themuse.ca 6 July 6, 2006
VUNCAN DEYOUNG Sloan's Jay Ferguson Sloan rocks George Street Ferguson says another memora But fans might be surprised to show and Chris was like 'I don't Guitarist Jay Ferguson talks about playing at ble show was played right here at hear that the band has a lot of home know if I want to do it, but I'll do the Breezeway, the new album, and knitting MUN at the Breezeway in the former work to do before they start playing it if Jay does it'. So he asked and we Thompson Student Center. "One their new tunes live. "We don't know both ended up doing it." The show Since Sloan made their debut on time we had people throwing beer how to play any of the songs, except is currently on hiatus, but will start BY KAYLA WALTERS the Halifax music scene back in i992, cans at us at the university. There one," Ferguson explams. The band again when recording on the new al being on tour and putting togeth were some idiots down front and we records their music a key lower than bum is finished. For most of us, Canada Day was er 10 albums has lead to numerous tried to get them kicked out and then what they use when playing live. "It's In addition to his love of music, spent with family and friends, relax missed national holidays. This year, the crowd got really annoyed. That kinda frustrating because it's hard however, Ferguson wishes he knew ing in our back yards with brewskis Sloan was given the chance to re was terrible. It wasn't a best time in for me to do songs when they are other skills. "I don't know how to and barbecue. Rock stars, on the oth turn to St. John's to help celebrate NL. It was horrible and unbelievable. lower. I need them in the proper key knit but I wish I knew how. It's a er hand, don't seem to have the same the Canada Day weekend. But when But it made for a good story and it that we recorded them in." lovely skill to have" he says. " I can opportunities. For Sloan guitarist, asked if their previous performance was good for a laugh. At the time it Sloan will have their hands full juggle and I did learn how to sew Jay Ferguson, the national holiday in St. John's was one of his most was funny." over the next few months, in prep though, so those are among my more was spent in the air. "We spent half memorable performances while in The band will continue to fight off aration for the album release. On fascinating traits. I don't know how of the dav here in St. John's, but for Newfoundland, Ferguson couldn't any drunken fans that get in their top of learning new songs and play to do anything else, all I do is play . . ,, the rest we were on an airplane." He help but think of the extreme cold way when they go on tour this fall ing the rest of their summer gigs, Jay music. and his bandmates, Chris Murphy weather that hindered their perfor to promote their new album, slated and bandmate Chris .Murphy host an And it seems it is Sloan's music (bass), Patrick Pentland (guitar), and mance at MuchMusic's Snow Job in to be released on September 19. "The Canadian indie rock show on CBC skills that bring out the crowds, es Andrew Scott (drums), didn't even t997." It was so cold we could barely album will have about 25 to 29 songs Radio 3. " fThe radio show] wasn't pecially here in Newfoundland. For get to sec the fireworks. "I just ate play," said Jay, "We had heaters blast on it. It's really long," Jay explains. something we planned on doing, their fifth show in the province, Jay and went to bed. I was looking for ing at us, and our guitars were com 'Tm really excited about [the album]. but when the opportunity came up and his bandmates played to a very ward to doing something but I just pletely out of tune. \Ve were com We're mixing it right now. It sounds we said sure," said Ferguson. "They receptive crowd on George Street, all ended up doing work. " pletely frozen." awesome and I love it." approached Chris about doing the without a single beer can thrown. Who Do You Think Is Think you can do better? Think BECOME is all that 'nle and a bag of chips? Think Next Brandon Routh was a Champ? convincing last son of Krypton? Write us a nasty letter telling us exactly why!
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Superman Returns and isn't affected by kryptonite, and Kate Bosworth, Brandon Routh, Kevin who got it on with who. Spacey Brandon Routh plays a convinc Warner Bros. Productions ing Clark Kent, but seems a little too PG young to be the Man of Steel. He also hardly says a word. Kate Bosworth BY MARK CLUETT is a more hard-nosed Lois Lane, and again seems much too young for the Superman Returns is not a bad film. part. Kevin Spacey acts as the per In fact, it's one of the best movies fect Lex Luthor in some scenes, ma I've seen this summer. However, niacal, psychotic, will do anything like most movies in the superhero to get what he wants, but in other genre, Returns will be compared to scenes he's just hamming it up for its peers, and when taking a look at cheap laughs. Bryan Singer's Superman compared This is not to say the flick is all to the works of Tim Burton, Sam bad. Superman punching peo Raimi, Christopher Nolan, David S. ple, Superman getting punched, Goyer, and even Singer himself, this Superman showing how he chooses film doesn't quite measure up. who to save, and Superman saving Superman Returns takes place ap Metropolis are all exciting sequences, proximately five years after Superman but in the world of Superman, a lot of II, in a James Bond-like universe these new plot elements the film in where the characters are the same troduces just don't make sense. but the actors are different (save for This was a decent movie, but when Marlon Brando posthumously repris compared to the development of Peter ing the role ofJor-El, Superman's fa Parker/Spiderman, Bruce Wayne/ ther). Batman, and all of the other super Without giving anything away, heroes of recent celluloid (except what's missing in Superman is essen for Fantastic Four, that was a major tially everything. There's not enough turd), the development of the char action, not nearly enough dialogue, acter is not there. Despite it being a and nowhere near enough explana great movie, I just don't care as much tion to make half of the movie make about Superman, because I didn't see sense. how he got to where he was. Like extremely fucked up Superman Just because nerds like me know film anomalies before it, (the Super that Kai-El was sent to earth from Kiss? The Super Cellophane S?) his doomed planet Krypton, doesn't Superman Returns might just blow mean you can abandon character de Superman Returns is good, but it could have been so much better. your mind when it comes to who is velopment.
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