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PUBLISHER: T.ALEXIS FORMATTER: W.TANG Now In color!!! Check out our awesome (not yellow) colored issues on the Sutherland website!! In This Issue Volume III, Issue VII Feb. 23 Olympic Perspectives: 1 Olympic perspectives: Student Mass, Sabres, Geeks Geeks, Sabres, Student Ali Noble, James Elliot, Matisse Emanule, Emilee-Ann Batista Mass Cha-Cha Slide” blaring and peo- the torch for only a moment, it Perspective 1: The Mass The True North Strong ple dancing, everyone cheered was a surreal and wonderful 1 and Free, and some Rain On Wednesday, February the with enthusiasm, knowing that moment as we were all united Here and There tenth, all of the students and the torch wasn’t far behind. And as a whole, never prouder to staff of Sutherland be Canadian. What Busts Your 3 Secondary left school Chops early and gathered Perspective II: The along each side of 19th Sabre Opportunity Knocks 4 street and eagerly Why did I agree to My JuJuJanu Adventure waited in the pouring wear a sabre suit? An 4 in Seattle rain to catch a glimpse old, wet, smelly sabre of none other than the suit. I sat there waiting Olympic torch that has A Serious, Totally Not for the Olympic torch traveled across Can- while kids tried to hug Satirical Look at an 5 ada! It was quite a Important Issue me, kick me, and push sight to see, hundreds me over. At that mo- of people all dressed ment, if my sabre head GOOOOOAL! FIFA up in red and showing could’ve had a frown on World Cup 2010 Pre- 6 off their Olympic spirit it, it would have. When dictions while wearing huge the first police car smiles. In the twenty drove by, I thought the Oscar Predictions 2010: 7 or so minutes that Picture courtesy of Nakeyta Schulz torch was going to run by. aka The Golden Naked were spent not so patiently man Guesstimations then, there it was coming Nope. The second police car. waiting, one could feel the an- around the corner. The man Nothing. I then realized that the ticipation and energetic buzz in These Sabres are Hun- who was carrying it was glowing sabre feet (which you can’t the air. Several cars drove past, gry 8 with pride and one could see wear with shoes) were not all honking with excitement, the emotion and happiness in waterproof. It had been a good March Moustache Mad- followed by police cars and his face as everyone cheered half hour; I had been in the ness: To Beard or Not 8 motorcycles. When the promo supportively. Though we saw To Beard, There is No buses drove past with “The Question Cont’d on page 2 9 Love, Lust or Louse? The True North Strong and Free, and some Rain Here and There Justin Pow 11 Life Unexpected Review The Olympics, a topic scarcely New York Times, dubbing the Olympics, and here’s what we gone un-talked about amongst games as, “A series of foibles, came up with: our citizens in recent months. accidents, miscalculations and Everything You Ever 11 Needed to Know About There has been so much time, unseasonably warm weather.” When asked about the outdoor Mr. Mikkers, But Were effort, and money put into Yes, there have been a few mis- cauldron being blocked off, Ka- Afraid to Ask these games that they have the takes, but we have made these tie, in grade ten, stated, whole city buzzing with excite- games more than that, and as for “Considering the protesters' T.J Detweiler To the 12 ment. The world has given this weather, come on, we're response, I can understand why Principal’s Office these prestigious 2010 games, Vancouver! We at the Sabre they’ve prevented the public mixed reviews. They have been Trooth set out to find out what from entering. It’s something Quote of the Issue 16 very publicly criticized by The Sutherland thinks of the Cont’d on page 2 Page 2 The Sabre Trooth Olympic Perspectives cont’d butt . That is when the sabre frown started singing along and cheering on, turned upside down. the band and I were the ones making Perspective III: The Geeks the most noise, we were the ones Sutherland's senior band director, Mi- who made that moment just that chelle Workman, decided it would be a much more special for everyone fantastic idea for the senior and grade nine bands to play "O Canada" and "Hockey Night in Canada" as the Olym- pic Torch passed by our school. For the next few days, we practiced, and prac- ticed, and practiced. As the war paint went on and we dressed up in our red and white, we were all pretty stoked to go and show our pride. However, forty minutes into the pouring rain changed a few of our minds. Our band was clumped together in small groupings trying to ROAR!!! keep warm as our music got soaked to sabre suit all day, taking hundreds of the point of illegibility. Have you ever pictures, and I was tired. Then, I heard tried to play a saxophone with fingers music, then some cheers, then I saw the you can no longer feel? Didn't think so. band, then I saw it, the Olympic torch. I From personal experience I can tell you could see all the smiles of the people that it is very unpleasant and I would not Wet Geeks around the torch bearer and the smile recommend it to anybody. What I would around. Hey, we even supplied the on the torch bearer. It was because of recommend is going out and playing "O soundtrack to that look of joy on that little flame that so many people Canada" as the torch goes by. Here's everyone's faces, we made it just like came out. That’s why there was so why: as the Torchbearer loped past me, I the movies, and that is something to much excitement, so many pictures saw that look on his face, the one that be proud of. It was a great feeling, with little kids, and so many kicks to the says, "this is the proudest day of my life," one that warmed up my frostbitten sabre’s and I was a part of that. As people toes. The True North Strong and Free Cont’d Ms. Workman let her opinion be banded together to support our known about the protestors, “No prob- athletes. I highly recommend taking lem with protestors. The people who a stroll downtown during the re- were arrested on Saturday are just mainder of the Olympics to really criminals.” have this once in a lifetime experi- ence. The atmosphere is just crazy When asked if opinions have changed to see everyone decked out in their about the Olympics, Sutherland-ers Canadian gear just having a good replied: time. This is all for good reason, “I always supported them… and still because Canada has recently won do.” its first gold medals on home soil. Alexandre Bilodeau and Maelle “Well… we’ve paid for them. We might Ricker both received gold and made as well enjoy them!” Canada proud this past week. It's indescribible to witness these great “It's exciting now that we’re involved.” Canadian athletes finally achieve their dream in their home country The main thing that these Olympics with the whole world watching. We have done to our city is that they have wish them and all other Canadian really brought the city closer and given athletes luck in the future and we’ll all us real national pride. Most people have be rooting for them! J-Pow, signing off. Photo courtesy of Mr. Benoy Volume III, Issue VII Page 3 What Busts Your Chops Kim Garma On Monday, February 8, 2010, The My advice: if you’re one of those peo- Sabre Trooth journalists scattered ple listed above, stop. You could help around Sutherland and asked the stu- the world become a better place to dents and staff the question, “What live. annoys you?” For some they might have taken this opportunity to “politely” tell Here’s also a list of scenarios that their friends that they’re annoy- busts people’s chops: ing. Other than the original people who answered, “People who chew “Don’t you hate it when someone loudly or with their mouth open,” there waves and you think they’re waving at were a lot of different and interesting you, and you wave back, but you real- answers. ize you don’t know the person waving and they were waving at the person A common annoyance for people is standing behind you?” Yeah, that’s “when people breathe really loud.” pretty embarrassing. Pat When you’re sitting next to a person in rick N som idjam a quiet environment, and all you can “When the person you want to talk to e s glarin cream g at hear is the huff and puff of their breath- is offline.” Whoever said that might ing st udent ing, you have to restrain yourself from need a little help from the Love Doc- s. saying (something inappropriate for The tor, or I’m wrongly assuming. Sabre Trooth). It’s annoying and some- “Don’t you hate it when someone what unattractive. “NOT HAVING MILK WHEN YOU’VE ALREADY POURED THE waves and you think they’re There seems to be a problem going on CEREAL IN THE BOWL!” Sounds like waving at you, and you wave back, in the hallways.