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THE Thursday, January 30, 2014 Volume 51, Issue 18 NAIT YOUR STUDENT NEWSPAPERNUGGET FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS, EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA LEADINGMen top ACAC hockey THE standings, LEAGUE story page 11 Photo by Jesse Kushneryk NAIT President Dr. Glenn Feltham drops the ceremonial puck on Saturday Jan. 25 at NAIT’s annual hockey alumni night. The Ooks went on to win the game against SAIT 2-0, taking first place in the process. 2 The Nugget Thursday, January 30, 2014 NEWS&FEATURES Fine art of borrowing early and mid 1900s, the Adamson com- ics became so iconic that the Swedish “Nobel Prize of comics” was named after them as the “Adamson Awards.” The author’s Swedish Wikipedia page (alongside only a handful of online articles) mentions that it might be an “inspiration.” This line is missing from the English translation. It is very unlikely that Matt Groening, RICHARD LUKACS Gabor Csupo (creator and animator) or Issues Editor other significant members of the creative @DickTorrance team of The Simpsons never encoun- There is a cartoon franchise that tered Mr. Adamson previous to its cre- made me laugh through precisely 540 ation. Groening is from the USA where episodes for 25 years now. And for that, Jacobsson’s character was well known I’m a diehard fan of The Simpsons. Noth- as Silent Sam. Csupo is from Hungary, ing will ever change that. But I just don’t where the comics were published in The know how to feel now that I’ve figured Budapest Journal and he lived in Sweden something out: it might not be entirely just before he moved to the USA. original. Of course it’s all speculation and A few days ago I found some old suspicion. And most importantly: does it Photo by Richard Lukacs Hungarian newspapers from between matter at all? Is plagiarism or stealing/ Mr. Adamson looking just like Homer Simpson in this comic strip from 1931 and 1935 on my stepdad’s shelves borrowing in arts a bad tendency? You the Budapest Journal in the early 1930s. and discovering a comic strip on their last cut out a tiny piece of yourself and show sumably more than) “influential” work on I don’t think so. But I think we have page starring The Adamsons shocked me. it to the world. It can be substantial on the most profitable and popular cartoon to at least aim for originality because – The illustrations are unmistakable dead its own but as it becomes fuel for other franchise of all time. But I think if he’d and let me build a colossal oxymoron ringers for The Simpsons. Homer Simp- artists and inspires them, it becomes be alive, he would love The Simpsons. here by using a cliché – we are all slaves. son is not simply similar to Mr. Adamson way more important. Artists outlive We live in the age of recycling (it’s We are all part of society, most of us are but a clone, a doppelganger, an absolute themselves this way. Literature, music, enough to take a look at Hollywood working, are in relationships, are students look-alike, he is Homer Simpson himself; films, theatre, fine arts are all sucking where you get 10 remakes and sequels and many of us have different addictions. the same fellow with the same face, same each other dry and feed one another that on each original idea). But if homage All of these states and stages of life have figure, the same amount of hair, in the way. were a crime, Quentin Tarantino would their own regulations, rules that we have same situations. I doubt that many people remember deserve a death sentence. Should Black to keep. We have to behave, except when Discovering this was bugging me the character of Mr. Adamson today. Yet Sabbath be the only band with a per- we are creating something. Then there are so I pinned on my detective badge and everyone is familiar with Homer Simp- mit to play metal, as they were the first? no good or bad, no borders, no rules, no started to investigate. I found out that son. He and his family have had bil- Should all coming-of-age novels be margin, no mercury and finally we can be the creator of Adamson was a fairly lions of us laughing like crazy for about banned from the last 60 years as they all all messed up. So move your asses, kids popular Swedish cartoonist, Oscar 16,200 minutes now. Still, I think Oscar have been impacted by The Catcher In and breed some art! Your fellow artists Jacobsson, born in 1889. During the Jacobsson deserves credit for his (pre- The Rye? are waiting in line to steal it. McCoy gives $500K By CARLY ROBINSON NAIT grads and utilizing the innov- as a blacksmith shop 100 years ago NAIT is essential to Alberta. ative solutions generated through and has since expanded into a global These are the words seen around applied research.” company, supplying the energy sector the city to brand the technical insti- The investment will be split to with drilling equipment, engineering tute, which seem to resound with many include $250,000 towards applied expertise, productivity enhancing soft- local businesses. research, $200,000 to help keep ware and more. Last Thursday, Ernest’s played NAIT’s Machinist Program’s equip- “We are most appreciative of this host to the first big financial gift ment and labs up to date, and $50,000 generous gift from McCoy Global, announcement of the new year. for future scholarships. The schol- which will benefit our students McCoy Global announced they are arships are intended for students in and staff for years to come,” said going to invest $500,000 in NAIT, its the CNC and Machinist apprentice NAIT President and CEO Dr. Glenn students and applied research. programs. Feltham. “McCoy recognizes the value of “As a global company with deep “Our partnerships with industry our relationship with the institute,” Edmonton roots, we are pleased to are essential in ensuring NAIT con- said McCoy President and CEO Jim invest in NAIT and its students,” said tinues to meet the current and emer- Rakievich. Rakievich. ging needs for polytechnic education Photo by Carly Robinson “We’ve benefited from hiring McCoy Global saw its beginnings and applied research in Alberta.” Thursday, January 30, 2014 NEWS & FEATURES The Nugget 3 Balmy January days By DAKOta BARBER ning out of windshield washer fluid on the extra clothes in your car, locker or backpack The Nugget @dakotarbarber Yellowhead. ... just because it seems warm enough in the Room E-128B I’ve been torn between three activ- Remember that there are workers city- a.m. to throw on a dress with a light jacket, 11762–106 Street ities this week: 1) Throwing on a bikini wide out and about constantly sanding, salt- you may be desperate for your long johns Edmonton, Alberta and splashing around in giant puddles, 2) ing, grating, clearing and generally work- and wool sweater by the p.m. T5G 2R1 Permanently gluing skates to my feet, 3) ing their buns off to keep up with faithfully CTV’s trusty weather expert, Josh Clas- Production Office 471-8866 Cancelling all my plans and endlessly circ- indecisive weather. If they haven’t got to sen, tweeted his prediction for these mild www.thenuggetonline.com ling through the car wash with hopes of your neighbourhood yet, trust that they’re temperatures to last until the end of the Editor-in-Chief enjoying a clean vehicle for more than a coming. month and possibly into the beginning of Carly Robinson millisecond. Lastly, do yourself the favour of keeping February. Edmonton weather has been [email protected] unseasonably warm, which typ- Issues Editors ically would draw no complaints Krysta Martell from anyone, however it’s left our Richard Lukacs city with lots of extra water lay- [email protected] ing around, sheer ice sidewalks and Sports Editors a ton of sloppy mud that isn’t shy Bridgette Tsang about turning every part of your Connor Hood vehicle a dull shade of brown. [email protected] Head start Entertainment Editors While our city wasn’t Kyra Muller expecting these spring-like temper- Quinton Berger atures in January, many Edmonton- [email protected] ians will be pleased to know that a Photo Editors few companies are taking advan- Jesse Kushneryk tage by getting a head start on fill- Josie Baerg ing some potholes. [email protected] As hard as it is to keep up with Edmonton’s bizarre weather, Online Editor NAIT’s maintenance staff are Baillie Scheetz doing their best. Grounds Services online [email protected] does daily checks of all walking Production Manager and driving surfaces to look for icy Frank MacKay areas, and they spread road chips [email protected] on the parking lots and roadways where needed. Submissions encouraged: [email protected] Sandboxes The opinions expressed by contribu- Grounds supervisor Cheryl tors to the Nugget are not necessarily Bailey wants staff and students shared by NAIT officials, NAITSA or to know that there are sandboxes elected school representatives. located at several entrances, and anyone is free to use them if they For advertising, call 780-701-1951 see an icy area that hasn’t been or e-mail: taken care of yet. [email protected] “Walk slowly with your hands free!” reminds Bailey. A television student here at NAIT is choosing to stick to the positives. Brett Mortan says the ice on the roads reminds him of being Letters in the mountains. We want your views Is something bugging you ‘Sweater weather’ about NAIT or the world? Do “I love that it’s sweater you have some praise for the weather!” says a smiling Morton.