Loyola's Official Student Newspaper December 18, 2018 Semper veritatem quaerens Volume XVI, Issue I The Loyola News

Inside this issue: Loyola Community Stands Behind Sean Ryan Current News 1-5

Arts and Culture 6-11 By JARRETT tive effect he has had on his KETTERLING students. It is also indicative Puzzles 12-13 In November, Loyola faculty of the strong bonds that link The Tech Pages 14-17 member Sean Ryan was diag- the Loyola community. Sports and Clubs 18-21 nosed with stage-4 brain tu- On Monday, November mour. Soon thereafter, Sean’s 19, a special prayer service The News Staff 24 wife, Nathalie Fauteux, began was held for Mr. Ryan, during a GoFundMe campaign with which Principal Malone read News of interest: the hope of raising money to a note of thanks from Sean in Page 2: Report on Student pay for medical treatment. which he expressed his grati- Council by Noah Miranda The response on social media tude for all the support that he Page 3: Bantam Braves Soccer was immediate and over- and his family has received Most recently, a generous Team Achieves Perfection by whelming. thus far. Loyola family has organized Jarrett Ketterling an online auction with some Sean and Nathalie A free-dress day on No- Page 3: Teacher Feature: A New truly incredible prizes, with (pictured at right, with their vember 23 raised $8,460. The Era in the Music Department by all proceeds going to support son, James) have been deeply Loyola Foundation has of- George Spyropoulos Mr. Sean Ryan and his fami- touched by the outpouring of fered to match Loyola student Page 4: What Happened to ly. The website is https:// support from the Loyola com- donations up to $10,000. As NAFTA? by Paolo Petroni mycause.bid/ and the name of munity-which is a testament well, the proceeds from the the auction is: Ryan. Great Page 8: The Stratford Trip by to the legacy Mr. Ryan has Loyola Talent Night on No- Giovanni Pedicelli work, Loyola. built at Loyola and the posi- vember 30 raised over $1500. Page 9: The History of Animation by Matthew Montoni

Page 10: Is the Humanities in EDITORIAL: You Are More Than Your Grades Need of Reform? by Benedict Farrow

By DYLAN demic success. Many Loyola This can be compared to adults Page 14: Operation Dragonfly Lands Google in Hot Water by BICKNELL students put great emphasis on discussing their wages to start a Rocco Santaguida their grades, and it is not entire- conversation. It can be very

ly their fault. Belief comes awkward and discomforting. Page 15: Game Overload by from constant reaffirmation. Grades and wages are earned Nicolas Banousis As a student, you are often through hard work, but both Many people are insecure by Quote of the Day: asked about your grades by topics can influence one’s per- nature. They constantly worry “Enter through the narrow everyone surrounding you, as it ception of the other person’s gate. For wide is the gate and about their place in society. is an easy way to facilitate con- lifestyle and personality before broad is the road that leads to What role do I play? How do destruction, and many enter versation. This seemingly getting to know them. others see me? These are ques- through it. But small is the gate harmless opening line gives to Students, after accepting and narrow the road that leads tions that resound in everyone’s students the pressure to de- their “grade identity” can be- to life, and only a few find it.” head. For many, these questions scribe themselves as the sum of come competitive and compare Matthew 7: 13-14 are directly related to their aca- their academic achievements. (Continued on page 23) Page 2 The Loyola News Volume XVI, Issue I

Talent Night Rocks the Maclean Center

On Friday, November 30, the Save Mr. Ryan Commit- (secondary 2), Sean Bourque Loyola’s annual Talent Night tee. “Paolo Petroni and I are (secondary 3), Thomas Khairy featured artists from Loyola, the Co-Chairs of the Support (secondary 4) and Paolo Petro- Villa Maria and Sacred Heart. Mr. Ryan Committee,” noted ni, Matthew Montoni and my- Before the event, there was a Kevin, when asked about the self for secondary 5. We also special hockey game that fea- committee. “The group was have a Taskforce comprised of tured Intramural Hockey created quickly after the news the aforementioned representa- League players versus Loyola of Mr. Ryan’s circumstances tives along with Kyle Hogue teachers. This was followed the proceeds from ticket sales were publicized by his Go- and Kaelan Olney.” by a free skate. went to aid Mr. Sean Ryan, FundMe page. As soon as we The committee organ- At 6:00 PM, the who was recently diagnosed had heard of Mr. Ryan’s diag- izes meetings, speak to Princi- doors opened to the auditori- with a serious illness. Before nosis, we wanted to find some pal Malone about different um for the 2018 Loyola Tal- the last act appeared on stage, way to help him. While Mr. fundraising ideas, and report to ent Night. An enthusiastic secondary five students Kevin Petroni and I are the Co- Ms. Adams, Mr. Canella and crowd was treated to an even- Thompson and Paolo Petroni Chairs of the committee, we Mr. Parr. The goal of the com- ing of talented entertainers. (pictured above, left to right) have representatives from mittee is to raise awareness What made the spectacle spoke a few heartfelt words to secondary grades two through about Mr. Ryan's condition and even more special was that all the crowd regarding Mr. five who help our committee. Ryan. Both students began They are Antonio di Vincenzo (Continued on page 6)

Report on the Loyola Student Council

By NOAH with their school retreats. office last year due to its loca- favourite thing about being in MIRANDA tion. Also, this new location Student Council. “My favourite One of the biggest changes allows us to set up games in the part about being on student coun- for this year’s Student Council Bishops’ Atrium and in front of cil is that I get to try my best to is getting secondary one stu- our office.” make our school a better place dents included in various activi- for all students, while still having The new Loyola Student Coun- ties. This year, the student The Student Council is also a good time and actively partici- cil has had a great start to the council has finally given our making use of the large TVs the pating in other aspects in school 2018 school year. The Student secondary one students a voice. atrium. These TVs display up- life like sports and clubs. At the Council has been reaching out coming games, events, birth- I asked Jack Hickman of end of the day, we are making a to the entire school, including days and due dates-everything a class 4E, who is the only sec- change and spending time with new students, despite many student should know through- ondary four member of the our friends-it’s a win-win situa- past councils not involving the out his week at Loyola. The Student Council, what his fa- tion” younger grades. video presentations are created vourite change to the student by the director of Student Ser- The Loyola Student Council is The Student Council has council was. “My favourite vices, Ms. Adams, and our Stu- providing great leaders that strive organized many different activ- change on student council is dent Council, who make new to be young men for others. Let ities already, including helping permitting one Secondary 4 slides each day. us hope they continue their hard students fill out their Opus student (myself) on the council. work and inspire us all to do our cards in school, aiding the Ju- In addition, we have changed The Student Council of best for our high school commu- venile football team with music the location of the student 2018-2019 is very organized nity. Get involved, because be- and announcing, giving out free council office. It is now located and are very dedicated to make fore you know it, “the best years coffee at sports events, ice right next to the Atrium. This Loyola better for all students. I of your life” will be a memory. cream sandwich sales, and was needed because too few asked one of our co-president’s, helping the secondary ones people knew where to find the Anthony Mirarchi, what is his The Loyola News Volume XVI, Issue I Page 3

A New Era in the Music Department

By GEORGE asked about the difficulty of dent and as a teacher. Speaking SPYROPOULOS handling this responsibility, about the former conductor, however, he replied, “In terms Mr. O’Neil remarked, “He was

of the workload, it's not some- always there to answer ques- thing that is new to me. But tions and give feedback. But I Mr. Matt O’Neil has taken over there is always that added pres- think the biggest thing that I as head of the music depart- sure that you are filling in for have taken from him is the pas- ment and band program at Loy- some pretty big shoes.” sion and commitment that he put into it.” ola despite having less than His plan is not to completely three years of teaching experi- revamp the program, but rather Mr. O’Neil is dedicated to ence at the school. He was ap- to make small changes that fit teaching at Loyola. Further- pointed conductor of the Loyo- his style of teaching. Neverthe- more, he sees himself teaching la Concert Band at last year’s less, Mr. O’Neil is content with at the school for the long-term, spring concert. Mr. O’Neil will the main structure of the pro- stating, “As long as we stick to become Loyola’s second ever gram. He stated, “There is a our roots, and we continue to school looks forward to this new band conductor, following Mr. strategy and a process that grow as a school and be proac- chapter and is excited to see what John Pasquini who created the works right now, so I do not tive, then I do not see why I Mr. O’Neil can bring to the table band almost twenty years ago. want to change too much.” would not want to spend a lot in this new role. The former conductor an- of years here.” Mr. Pasquini was known as nounced his retirement at the a great teacher and conductor. The members of the Concert Sources end of last year. In addition, Mr. O’Neil praised Band would like to thank Mr. O’Neil, Matt. Personal Interview. Mr. O’Neil is excited for him for mentoring him through- Pasquini for his hard work and 1 Oct. 2018. this new challenge. When out his time at Loyola as a stu- devotion. At the same time, the

Bantam Braves Soccer Team Achieves Perfection

By JARRETT The win marks the end of a during matches. KETTERLING most memorable season. “As a player, Matteo played Coaches de Verteuil and Panta- The Division 2 Bantam Braves a determined, aggressive style zopoulos were well impressed soccer team had a spectacular of soccer, which resulted in with the team’s commitment, season during which they won strong end-to-end play. His passion, and incredible sports- the GMAA city championship talent and hard work helped manship and class which the and were undefeated. push the Braves to a memora- team displayed throughout eve- ble, undefeated season.” After achieving a 7-0 record ry game. in the regular season, the The Loyola News recently The MVP of the champion- Braves defeated LaSalle Com- met with Matteo Schiavoni to ship final was Matteo munity Comprehensive 5-0 in discuss the championship sea- Schiavoni (pictured at right). In the semi-finals on October 23. son and his relationship with the words of Mr. Pantazopou- On October 27, Loyola faced the beautiful game of soccer. los, “Matteo was an excellent Royal West in the champion- co-captain of the Bantam soc- Congratulations on a per- ship game. Royal West scored cer team, alongside Jonah fect season. Can you explain early in the match but the D’Argenio. As a captain, Braves answered back quickly what made this team so suc- Matteo brought a positive atti- and took control of the game to cessful? tude to each practice and he eventually win it 5-2. (Continued on page 18) helped motivate his teammates Page 4 The Loyola News Volume XVI, Issue I

What Happened to NAFTA?

By PAOLO tion of the old agreement. Ca- PETRONI nadian dairy farmers are upset because the new agreement

makes it possible for American

farmers to inundate the Canadi-

an market with up to 3.76% of Over the past couple of weeks, untaxed dairy products, which Canada and the United States directly compete with Canadian have been going back and forth dairy products. This means we renegotiating the infamous could see a drop in dairy prices NAFTA agreement. On Sep- as soon as this goes into effect. tember 30th, Canadian and Canadian farmers will have to American officials agreed to deal with American products President Donald Trump signed the USMCA trade deal on No- terms that would create the new directly competing with their vember 30, alongside Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau trade agreement called the US- own. and Mexico's President Enrique Peña Nieto in Buenos Aires. MCA or the United States- Canada’s auto indus- Mexico-Canada Agreement. dian lumber crisis, Canada, the creasing others. try will also be impacted. To But what is the change between U.S and Mexico have all agreed At home, there are deem a car to be “North Ameri- the two and how does it impact on creating an independent mixed reviews on the USMCA. can”, 70% of a vehicle’s parts us? board which will solve disputes The majority of people say that will need to be produced and NAFTA, or the North between the three countries and Trudeau did not fight for Canadi- manufactured in North Ameri- American Free Trade Agree- companies that are based in ans in this agreement and gave in ca, and they need to be assem- ment, was the original agree- those countries. It is independ- to Trump’s demands. Many poli- bled in a plant paying workers ment created in 1994, made in ent from all the judicial branch- ticians, which include Doug Ford more than $16 an hour. hopes of eliminating the major- es of the three countries. This (Premier of Ontario), Philippe This in fact does not ity of tariffs between the U.S., will help eliminate potential Couillard (Premier of Quebec) bring any change to Canada, Mexico and Canada. NAFTA bias if it was resolved in a fed- and Conservative Leader Andrew since here we pay our workers was successful in achieving that eral court. It ensures a more fair Scheer, all spoke against Tru- an average of $20.36 an hour. goal until Donald Trump came process between companies and deau, saying he should have tak- But 70% of aluminum and steel into power with a goal to rene- countries. en a stronger stance against needs to originate from either gotiate “America’s worst trade The agricultural sec- Trump. Mexico, the U.S and/or Cana- deal.” tors will also be impacted be- da. This might make cars more Tariffs upon tariffs cause there will be more re- Addendum: Prime Minister expensive to produce, thus were being thrown back and strictions on trade using tariffs. Justin Trudeau joined U.S. Presi- making them more expensive to forth between Canada and our Canada and the U.S signed a dent Donald Trump and outgoing sell. An increase in car prices neighbours to the south. From separate agreement which put Mexican President Enrique Peña may be expected within the airplanes, cars, steel, lumber, it in place heavy restrictions on Nieto in the signing of the US- coming months, but on the oth- seemed that no one would be lumber and agricultural prod- MCA, often referred to as the er hand, this will bring thou- able to agree on anything. ucts. On the other hand the U.S “new NAFTA” trade deal, on sands of new jobs to Canada. When Mexico and the United and Mexico signed a side November 30, 2018. Canadians will also be States reached an agreement agreement which liberalised able to bring back more from without Canada, Canada their trade, effectively remov- the United States without pay- ing all tariffs between them. Sources wished to restart negotiations, ing duties on the products. With which brought us to where we As a whole, the US- Serebin, Jacob. “What Will the New NAFTA, that number was $20, Nafta – the USMCA – Mean for Que- are today with the USMCA. MCA brought some minor and it is now $150 with the new bec?” The Montreal Gazette. October 2, Well, to start off, changes between the three 2018. https://montrealgazette.com/ trade deal. countries, but more specifically business/what-will-the-new-nafta-the- there aren’t really any revolu- usmca-mean-for-quebec With the disputes tionary changes that came from between Canada and the U.S. It between Boeing and Bom- these negotiations. The new will likely increase the cost of bardier and the U.S and Cana- agreement itself is a modernisa- different products, whilst de- The Loyola News Volume XVI, Issue I Page 5

Italexit: What Would Happen if Italy Left the EU?

By PAOLO ic integrity of Italy would also PETRONI be compromised. Italy depends on the open borders with the other European countries. Cre- ating trade barriers would cost Italy a great deal of money, since a lot of essential re- Over the last few months, Italy sources come from outside has been going back and forth Italy. The country’s crumbling with Belgium and Germany infrastructure is a visual repre- over many disagreements, rang- sentation of how underfunded ing from immigration to the the transportation sector has Italian deficit. A wave of popu- been for the last ten years. Most lism is sweeping Europe and of Italy’s roads, bridges and Euroscepticism is on the rise. tunnels were constructed during But, theoretically, what would Italy’s post-war economic happen if the Italian Republic boom. The country hasn’t seen left the Euro? I believe that viable growth within the last there would be a huge econom- twenty years, so it would be ic and diplomatic crisis within difficult to do a large overhaul the Euro, hence destabilizing of its main arteries and main- the economic and political un- tain steady growth at the same common ground. The country populism and anti-immigration ion that has lasted over twenty- time. has become increasingly upset views, that would leave the Un- five years. towards other states who de- ion deeply divided. If an Italian Also, the citizens of nounce the new Italian migra- exit were to happen, we would Firstly, there would Italy could panic due to the tion policy. On the other hand, may see other populist govern- have to be some sort of referen- uncertainty of the future of Italy and Hungary have a close ments, such as Hungary and Aus- dum. Similar to the one in the their country. People may be relationship and share the same tria, follow suit. If Italy goes, it United Kingdom, the European compelled to sell their bonds, views on migration. According could ultimately result in the to new legislation, we should complete breakdown of the Euro- see Italy building border check- pean Union. points at every single road con- nection between the borders with France, Switzerland, Aus- tria, Slovenia and Croatia, which would become a huge expense for the country. The problem within Italy is that each electoral rid- stocks and take money out of ing tends to flip-flop on which Commission Polling Office the banks, which would be the candidate it elects. For exam- shows that 44% of Italians beginning of a massive eco- ple, a riding could vote for the Sources agree that Italy should remain nomic downturn for the coun- Partito Democratico at the first Alessandra Scotto Di Santolo, “Italy in the European Union (E.U.), a try. election and vote 5 Stelle at the MORE Eurosceptic than Britain: Only record low compared to other next. 44% of Italians believe it's worth being Government pensions countries in the E.U. On the in EU.” October 17, 2018. https:// other hand, the United King- is one of the biggest expenses Italy has six major www.express.co.uk/news/ dom has a higher satisfaction for the government. In my political parties and approxi- world/1032639/Brexit-news-EU-news- rate, with 53% of the popula- opinion, the problem lies with mately thirty minor political Italy-European-Commission-poll-EU- tion agreeing with the United the Members of Parliament and parties. The solution to this membership-poll Kingdom staying in the E.U., the Senate that do not want to issue, in my opinion, is to limit according to the same survey change their stance because it the number of political parties, agency. Due to Italy’s newly benefits them. While it may be or to integrate a two-round elected right-wing government, a popular idea to decrease gov- electoral system that limits the an Italian exit or “Italexit” ernment pensions, it is unpopu- election to only two parties in would result in Europe’s fourth lar within the government and the second round, similar to largest economy leaving. In its agencies. France. addition, this results in Italy Italy’s stance on mi- Overall, Italexit giving up the already unstable gration is different from those would cause a lot of changes Euro currency. of Germany and France, despite within Europe and would be a The unstable econom- numerous attempts to establish testament to the rapid growth of Page 6 The Loyola News Volume XVI, Issue I

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Talent Night Rocks the Maclean Center, continued from Page 3

(Continued from page 2) help raise funds for him and his family. Numerous journalists from The Loyola News took the opportunity to get to know many of the participants in Talent Night and asked them a few questions about their chosen field in the world of entertainment. Connor Rooney by Roberto Frascione Connor Rooney was the only stand up comedian on the pro- gram. When I asked Mr. Rooney what his performance would be about, and he gra- ciously replied by saying, “There’s a lot going on. It’s wild and all over the place. One minute I’m talking about last year’s audition, which did- n’t go to well, and the next I’m talking about what it’s going to be like to be a grandfather.” Luka Vincelli by George Rooney is very appreciate of Spyropoulos his opportunity to participate in Luka Vincelli. Luka is a sec- Talent Night. “It means a lot to ondary five student who played be part of Talent Night. Espe- guitar and sang for his perfor- cially after I didn’t make it last mance. He began playing the year, it makes it that much more redeeming. I’ve always guitar when his cousin handed overjoyed that I can help Mr. looked at all the famous stand one over to him about a year Ryan in some way.” and a half ago. When asked up comedians like Jim Jeffries Paolo Petroni by about how he fell in love with and John Pinette and dreamed Justin Djurovic-Thow the instrument, he replied, “I about being like them in front just started playing around with of a crowd of people and trying Paolo Petroni of class 5A is the it, I decided to teach myself a to make them laugh. More than band Castaway’s drummer. couple of chords, and later anything, though, it means a lot Unlike many participants in songs.” Vincelli has also been to be able to help Mr. Ryan in a Talent Night, Paolo has a lot of in the Loyola Choir since sec- time of need. He has done so experience in the musical field. ondary one. much for me and others, I am Paolo is a current member of the Concert Band and Jazz The Loyola News Volume XVI, Issue I Page 7

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Talent Night Rocks the Maclean Center

Band at Loyola High School. When Mr. Hein announced the Evan Hardy by Konrad Charles Robert Hughes of class He has been a part of the high creation of the Talent Night Nawacki 4B is an innovative, skilled and school bands since secondary Student Committee, he immedi- passionate young man. Hughes is one. It is very rare for a second- ately joined and then decided to the trombonist for the band Cast- ary one student to be in the audition as a master of ceremo- away and has begun to make bands. Paolo was the first sec- nies. A week before the audi- waves in the Loyola Brass Quin- ondary one student in seven tions he met Rocco Santaguida, tet, Jazz Band and Concert Band years to achieve this feat. another Talent Night Commit- despite only picking up the trom- “Talent Night is an event where tee member, and together they bone last year. Charles has a long anyone can express their musi- wrote their script and then audi- history of music, having studied cal interests to the Loyola com- tioned. The director of Talent the piano for over a decade. Ac- munity,” Petroni stated, Night, Mr. Chris Hein, stated, cording to Charles, “Talent Night “Music, in general, is a gift as it "As the emcees for the night, has led me to create a lot of new allows us to express our feel- Matthew Montoni and Rocco bonds with my bandmates.” ings and share something we Santaguida were outstanding. Evan Hardy of class 4A plays Andrew Matteo by Gabriel are passionate about.” They were well-prepared, pro- drums for the band Revolution. Pendenza fessional, witty, articulate, and This year marks his third ap- humble." pearance at Talent Night. The band has a lot of experience and have played dozens of shows outside of school. When speaking with Evan, he told me that “Playing live for an audi- ence is a chance to really show off what you got and let others know your true power.” Charles Hughes by Dylan Bicknell When people think of Talent Night, they seem to talk a lot Andrew Boyer by Elijah Michael Bomba by Diego about the people performing, but Morris-Delvaille Handinero there is much that goes on behind Andrew Boyer sang two songs Michael Bomba, who plays the scenes. Andre Matteo is an during Talent Night. He has piano, is a member of class 4E. audio-visual coordinator who has been singing since he was three He performed as a member of worked on numerous produc- years old and ever since then, the band Castaway and also had tions. “AV is a lot more than just it’s been something that he a solo performance during Tal- flicking switches and clicking loves. ent Night. Michael has been buttons, as most people might Matthew Montoni playing piano for years. “I like think. It involves lots of planning playing piano because it is a and preparation depending on the Talent Night was hosted by very versatile instrument. You show, to make sure everyone is Matthew Montoni and Rocco can play many styles of music, satisfied,” Matteo said. “I started Santaguida. Matthew first at- such as classical, rock, blues doing a bit of AV in elementary tended the show last year in and jazz.” It was Michael’s first school, and then really got into it 2017 and since then, he wanted year performing at Talent in secondary one.” to participate in some way. Night. Page 8 The Loyola News Volume XVI, Issue I

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Mr. Parr is the Author of Loyola Drama’s Next Big Production

By MICHAEL He has written about eight full- tion of Shakespeare’s Coriola- DI MARCO length plays over the years, nus," according to Mr. Parr. "It along with several shorter piec- is set in modern day instead of

es. 2500 years ago. The story re- volves around a football player Lucas Orion was written by Mr. instead of a Roman leader, in Loyola Drama’s theatrical pro- Parr himself. “Coriolanus is a order to not only modernize the duction will be directed by Mr. play that I wanted to look at story, but also to make it more Joshua Parr (pictured at right). with my secondary five English interesting and relatable to stu- This is Mr. Parr’s Loyola direc- class for the past few years,” dents.” torial debut and it will be Lucas noted Mr. Parr,” but we never Orion. The title is an anagram had time to do it.” The original The cast for Lucas Orion is of Shakespeare’s Coriolanus, idea was just to have a modern quite large - nineteen, exclud- and it is a modernized version text translation available. Since ing stage hands, some of whom of the bard’s work. I couldn't find one at the time, will have quasi-performance Maria. the idea was to put one together roles. Mr. Parr stated that the Mr. Parr has directed seven The matinee for the junior myself as a resource. Lucas recent auditions for roles went of his own scripts as independ- school will be on April 4, with Orion is quite distinct from quite well and that the cast will ent productions over the years - play nights on Friday, April 5 that, but that's how it started. be made up of students from most recently a play and Saturday, April 6. Loyola, Sacred Heart and Villa called Blood and Fire in 2009. “Lucas Orion is an adapta-

The Stratford Trip

By GIOVANNI for one of the best voyages PEDICELLI offered throughout a student’s five years at Loyola. On our first day in Stratford, we watched a late- night showing of the Rocky The annual Loyola Stratford Horror Picture Show at the trip has come and gone, and it Avon Theatre. The theatre is in was spectacular. With shows the heart of the Downtown like Rocky Horror Picture Stratford area. Show, To Kill A Mockingbird, and Music Man, the trip was Before the show be- full of entertaining moments gan, many adults entered the and amazing experiences. building in flamboyant cos- tumes, fishnets and wigs, to the There were some mo- some may not have been im- The city of Stratford surprise of the Loyola students, ments throughout the show that pressed, the show was surely offers beautiful Gothic Revival myself included. Seeing these made my jaw drop, for exam- entertaining from beginning to architecture, and is a great tour- people only increased my curi- ple, both the vulgarity and sug- end. ist area for theatre, best known gestive humor was surprising, osity on the subject matter of Our second day in for the Stratford Festival. While but hilarious. The participation the show, since I had never Stratford was designed for the there were some moments left and passion from the crowd heard of or watched the Rocky students to venture around to be desired along the trip, the was outstanding, with some Horror Picture Show. The show Downtown Stratford and visit overall experience was excep- was both shocking and incredi- screaming memorized lines tional and is surely a contender ble. from the show. Overall, while (Continued on page 11) The Loyola News Volume XVI, Issue I Page 9

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The History of Animation

By MATTHEW to draw seven hundred different positively by audiences around MONTONI frames or drawings for one the world. Felix the Cat would minute and sixteen seconds of go on to have many more of footage. The film included these shorts and as a result of “crazy images morphing fluidly this, became an icon in the from one to the next” (India world of film, and in the every- With the film industry being as Today) which is a “tribute to day lives of American citizens. the Incoherent Art Movement large as it is today, we receive a People loved Felix the of France which had been al- variety of films every season Cat as a result of his charisma, most forgotten by that that add to the continuously the interesting situations he time” (India Today). While not growing culture. However, with would get himself into and how impressive by today’s stand- a large number of films being he would get out of said inter- ards, this film changed how released, it’s easy to forget esting situations. His personali- people saw film at the time, about different styles of film ty, the narrative of his shorts, that it no longer had to be just that have greatly influenced and his resemblance to Charlie “moving pictures;” it could also filmmaking since its inception. Chaplin (as a result of Mess- with his brother, they both moved be “moving drawings.” to Hollywood, where they would mer’s past experience working While there are a vari- continue in the animation busi- As movies evolved, with the Hollywood star) added ety of these techniques, the ness. focus of today’s article will be slowly did animation. New to his appeal. Felix the Cat was the animated film. While com- techniques were invented, such soon seen everywhere, on ad- After investing in their monly viewed as a method to as cel-shading and stop motion, vertisements, on store shelves, first character, Oswald the Lucky keep children silent for two but many of them were over- baseball mascots, and even Rabbit, with the help of Margaret hours, animation allows for an shadowed by live action films. taking a flight around the world Winkler, they began their anima- immense amount of creativity However, in 1914, that changed with Charles Lindbergh. tion business… until they ran with Gertie the Dinosaur. Cre- into some trouble with the crea- to be put into the project that is It is important to note ated by animator Winsor tors of Felix the Cat over the usually unrivaled by any other that Messmer’s unique style of McCay, this was the first ani- similarity of the two characters. medium of the arts. drawing the cat was revolution- mated character to stick with Disney took Oswald and edited ary as well. Felix had a com- The first ever anima- audiences. his ears in order to avoid further tion was by J. Stuart Blackton, pletely black body, which made The movie, which was the most expressive parts of copyright infringes, and as a re- who produced a film of a varie- sult of this, Mickey Mouse was the first to feature a dinosaur, him, which were his mouth, ty of different funny faces us- born. ing drawings, and would pro- changed how animation was eyes, and later his hands (where duce a variety of those. Black- seen forever with his “superb he wore gloves) stick out. Mickey Mouse ap- ton is often credited as the one draftsmanship, fluid sense of However, the influence of Felix peared in his first short, Steam- who developed the stop-motion movement, and great feeling was soon about to come to an boat Willie, in 1928. Disney technique, in which objects are for character” (Encyclopedia end, as a result of a certain would then go on to create Silly photographed, moved, photo- Britannica) which led to it mouse. Symphonies, in which such iconic sticking with audiences for a graphed again, and so on and so Walter Elias "Walt" characters such as Pluto, Donald long time, and would go on to forth. Disney, the soon to be anima- Duck, Minnie Mouse, and Goofy influence future animators in tion giant, got his start in Kan- were featured. However, the first how they designed their charac- sas City, working at the Kansas Disney would once ever animated film project with ters. a narrative to take light was an City Film Ad Company, where again revolutionize animation idea by Émile Cohl, which was One of the first of he would make commercials. with their feature-length animat- to make a movie out of draw- these characters to appear after At this job, Disney began ex- ed film Snow White and the Sev- ings. Cohl would go on to pro- the inception of Gertie the Di- perimenting with cameras and en Dwarfs, released in 1939, in duce Fantasmagorie, which the nosaur was Felix the Cat, the classic cel drawn animation. As which much of the Disney movie Paris based Gaumont company creation of Otto Messmer. With a result of this, Walter opened framework would go on to be would go on to release. The the help of the studio of Pat up his own animation company, established. The late famous plot was relatively simple: it Sullivan, they produced a large where he would create animat- movie reviewer Roger Ebert talks followed a man causing mis- variety of Felix that Cat shorts ed shorts called Laugh-O- about the movie and describes chief by interacting with a vari- and films. Felix the Cat first Grams for local theatres in the following about the film; “the ety of objects, such as a chest appeared in the almost five- Kansas City. These became most important continuing ele- or a hat. minute animated short, Feline hugely popular with the local ment is the use of satellite and Follies, which was released in population, and after pooling The artist would go on 1919 and was received very the money he had made there (Continued on page 22) Page 10 The Loyola News Volume XVI, Issue I

EDITORIAL: Is the Humanities in Need of Reform?

By BENEDICT ment have come under attack, FARROW the majority of which fall under the humanities. This marks a fundamental shift in the nature and purpose of universities. Education has long been lauded Once regarded as the repository as the pathway to enriching of wisdom and knowledge ac- individuals, and as a result, a quired over history, they have nation. It is no coincidence that been reduced to a stepping Western countries are among stone in the process of obtain- the wealthiest in the world due ing high-quality jobs. to them providing and heavily The modern universi- publicizing primary and sec- ty has essentially become a ondary education. manufacturing company, pro- Gone are the days of chil- ducing new recruits with the dren and teenagers avoiding learning required in today’s school altogether and working workforce. Moreover, increas- ence. ty is also a point of weakness. A 2016 study in Econ Journal with their families on farms or ingly, even this goal is not be- The humanities are Watch showed that the ratio of in stores, but now schooling ing met. The question of the also under attack internally. liberal to conservative professors and education have become a utility of a humanities depart- Pseudo-disciplines have been was nearly twelve to one in standard in modern civilization. ment must be questioned. What popular amongst university American universities. This im- As school systems have use is a major in philosophy or students for decades now, most balance has stifled debate and evolved, so has the course vari- English literature if there are no notably Canada and the US. created an echo chamber in ety, but with this, many courses jobs that require them? Programs such as Women’s which any opinion contradicting have had less and less weight The response to this Studies and Racial Studies, liberal dogma is decried as here- put on them, making their rele- challenge from the departments have become breeding grounds sy. Is there still room for people vance questionable. in question has been rather for harmful ideologies. Tom to challenge their beliefs using unfortunate. Under attack, the Martin, a former Gender Stud- In recent years, there means of conversation. has been an effort to make majority has attempted to emu- ies student, wrote an article in higher education more afforda- late the sciences, using empiri- The Guardian describing the What can be done to ble, giving access to students of cal data and formulating type of misinformation that is rectify this situation? The first all socioeconomic back- “theories”. This has led to dis- perpetrated in these types of step that must be taken is the grounds. In North America, it is ciplines such as neuromusicolo- courses. He asserts that reforming the curriculum of the expected that one should attend gy, which attempt to explain “patriarchy theory – the idea aforementioned courses, which university, and as a result of music by studying the interac- that men typically ‘dominate’ tend to undermine the universi- this, students rack up tens of tion of neurons in the brain. women – is omnipresent when ty’s core mission, the search for thousands of dollars in debt These attempts at research shows women tend to Truth and to discover and im- paying for their tuition. Conse- credibility tend to backfire, boss men interpersonally. prove your passion. quently, there has been an in- with the result of making the Texts highlight mi- This could be accom- creased focus on institutes of arts seem useless. The arts were sogyny but never misandry, its plished in two ways, either by higher learning to return the never meant to be objective, anti-male equivalent – despite direct action from administra- investment byways of provid- their research empirical. You research finding that women tions or limiting government ing pathways to jobs after grad- cannot explain the beauty of verbalize four times more mis- funds for the arts. This would uation. Michelangelo’s The Pieta or andry than men do misogy- have the effect of forcing pro- Beethoven’s 5th symphony with Disciplines and de- ny.” (The Guardian) Further- grams to justify their existence, numbers and statistics. Their partments that do not offer any more, stagnation within depart- and the ill-researched studies, meaning and value far exceed straightforward path to employ- ments due to political unanimi- (Continued on page 23) the mere materialism of sci- The Loyola News Volume XVI, Issue I Page 11

Loyola Model UN

By JOSHUA PARR Special congratula- tions to Rocco Santaguida Congratulations to the Loyola (pictured at right) for taking students who participated in the home a Diplomacy Award as Montreal Model United Na- French Prime Minister Guy tions Conference from Novem- Mollet in a simulation of the ber 16-18 at Dawson College. Suez Crisis of 1956. Leo Boudreau, Kyle While Rocco began Hogue and Paolo Petroni ably the weekend as Guy Mollet, he represented the Philippines, finished the weekend as Belgium and Saudi Arabia in a Charles de Gaulle and succeed- very high-caliber field of stu- ed in having himself pro- dents in the Disarmament and claimed as the Holy Roman International Security Commit- Emperor - an impressive feat. tee, where the topics were the new nuclear arms race and cy- bersecurity. All committees ended successfully,

The Stratford Trip, continued from Page 10

(Continued from page 8) Taverna & Pizzeria. With a The depiction of the ing were great, and showed the large selection of pizzas and novel in the play was passable, precision you must have to per- some of the local boutiques and pastas, their food was delicious but the show felt longer than form in a show like Music Man. restaurants/cafés. In my person- and offered authentic Italian necessary and the narrator de- The beginning of the show was al experience, I visited Bal- cuisine. tailed every moment of the better received than the second zac’s, which has exceptional play, which became quite tedi- half because it felt as if there The adventure had coffee. ous. A scene where the African were multiple endings and made come to an end, but the day was -American man was in court for it seem that the production could Many Loyola students not finished. Our next play was his alleged crime against the have been shortened. visited this café and spent their To Kill A Mockingbird at the white woman was exceptional morning on the terrace, inter- Festival Theatre. The Festival Overall, the Stratford and was the highlight of the acting with one another. Fur- Theatre is surrounded by trees Trip was an incredible experi- play. thermore, I entered multiple and nature and has a different ence, filled with amazing activi- boutiques, ranging from shoe layout of seating that the Avon The passion displayed ties, and it gave the students the stores to a premium chocolate Theatre. by the actor was incredible and opportunity to explore the beauti- factory. The Rocky Mountain truly depicted his anger and ful city of Stratford. While some The interior of the Chocolate Factory was a heav- frustration. Moreover, the child plays may have fell short, the Festival Theatre is a half-circle, en on earth for chocolate lov- actors were the stars of the shows were enjoyable and show- therefore if the audience mem- ers. The store was full of syr- play. Their performance makes cased the amazing talent of the ber is placed at either corner of ups, candy apples, fudge, and Loyola Speech classes seem performers. The Stratford Trip is the theatre, their view would anything else associated with juvenile. one every Loyola student should definitely be obstructed. None- chocolate. experience and is one of the best theless, it did not stop the Loy- Our final play of the trips offered at our school. Throughout this stroll ola students from having a trip was Music Man, a vibrant along the sidewalks of Down- good experience. and enjoyable musical, which town Stratford, we often en- was also held in the Festival To Kill A Mocking- countered girls from Villa Ma- Theatre. Unfortunately, Music bird was very different from the ria and joined them to experi- Man suffered the same problem Rocky Horror Picture Show. ence the area as one large as To Kill A Mockingbird: it The Rocky Horror Picture group. Once lunch had arrived, was an overly long production. Show was loud and fun, while I began scouting the different To Kill A Mockingbird was On the other hand, the restaurants and spotted Pazzo dark and dramatic. choreography, acting, and sing- Page 12 The Loyola News Volume XVI, Issue I

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THE TECH PAGES Operation Dragonfly Lands Google in Hot Water

By ROCCO Search engine, to help them SANTAGUIDA merge. Sogou would be the middle man. They would speak

with the government and pass information and instructions to Google. Silicon Valley - Google engi- This project received neers are currently working on backlash not only from employ- project Dragonfly, a censored ees but also human rights or- search engine that would filter ganizations and activists as well Google is planning on launching a censored version of its search sites and phrases blacklisted by as many news agencies and engine in China in the next six to nine months, recently leaked the government of China. News independent Journalists. Since documents reveal. This marks an about face on the company’s about the project came out in the news about Dragonfly went policy regarding Chinese censorship, which caused Google to shut down its search service in the country in 2010. August. Until that point, all public, many Google engineers, information had been hidden HR representatives, marketers Human Rights of China, Re- Sources: and kept very secret. Google is and even high-ranking employ- porters Without Borders, anoth- Conger, Kate, and Daisuke Waka- tailoring its Services to comply ees questioned the ethics be- er ten groups and individual bayashi. “Google Employees Protest with the demands of the Chi- hind the project. human rights activists. Secret Work on Censored Search En- nese Government, in order to Many pointed towards Google is a private gine for China.” The New York Times, enter the world's largest and the mission statement of the company; therefore, they re- The New York Times, 16 Aug. 2018. most competitive market. company, which says, “To or- serve the right to change, edit On January 12, 2010, ganize the world's information and censor any of their prod- Vigo, Julian. “Project Dragonfly And after several Gmail accounts and make it universally accessi- ucts as long as we agree to their Google's Threat To Anti-Democratic had been breached by the gov- ble and useful." By creating this terms and agreements. Google Processes.” Forbes, ForbesMagazine, ernment of China. Google with- censored search engine, they will do whatever it can to grow, 18 Oct. 2018. drew and ended Google.cn. would be breaking this state- expand and generate a profit United Nations. “Universal Declaration This act was in protest of cen- ment. regardless of the opinions of of Human Rights.” United Nations, sorship put into place by the In addition to the pro- others. United Nations, 2018. Chinese government and since tests from the employees, an Google must try to then Google has not made any open letter was written to please their users along with Eder, Thomas. “China's New Foreign attempts to re-enter the country. Google's Ceo, Sundar Pichai. It maintaining a steady income Policy Setup.” The Diplomat, The In early September, was written by fourteen human and expanding into more terri- Diplomat, 15 Aug. 2018. however, it was reported by rights organizations. The letter tory and transforming into a employees working on the pro- demanded that they end Project better company. ject that Google had begun Dragonfly. creating and testing a censored The authors of the search engine specifically for letter view the project as a vio- China. Google is not alone in lation of Article 19 within the the fight for the world's largest Universal Declaration of Hu- and most competitive market. man Rights, which states that Similarly, LinkedIn and Face- all people are free to hold, ex- book both actively censor cer- press, receive and impart opin- tain content, posts and accounts ion and information without in China. The Corporation has interference through any media. ever received a request from The letter was signed by Am- Sogou, China's second largest nesty International, Article 19, The Loyola News Volume XVI, Issue I Page 15

THE TECH PAGES Game Overload

By NICOLAS alcoholic and are more similar BANOUSIS than one might think. Games are designed to keep you com- ing back. Whether it’s beating that hard level, setting a new high score, or getting a limited time item, games are addictive On June 18, 2018, The World without many players even Health Organization (WHO), knowing. When finally achiev- classified “gaming” as a new ing your goal, you obtain a mental health illness. This great feeling of excitement and came after psychologists con- pleasure. This is your brain ducting research came to the releasing endorphins. Endor- conclusion that playing an ex- phins are little things in your tensive amount of video games brain that get released after can cause major physical and completing a hard task. When mental health problems. Dr. released, they create a sense of Vladimir Poznyak, a member pleasure and excitement that is of the WHO’s department of very addictive. This process is mental health, said that there constantly felt when playing are 3 major characteristics of a video games, which causes you gaming disorder: to return to the game time and time again. First, the gaming be- havior takes priority over other In a Loyola News activities, (homework, sports, survey of 355 Loyola students, talking with friends, etc.). 28% of students claimed that they play four to six hours of

same survey, it was stated that Sources 50% of students have spent no Peterson, Tanya. “How Many Hours of money in the last month on Video Games Is Too Much?” Healthy- video games. This is quite an Place, Healthy Place, 19 July 2018, impressive stat and is some- www.healthy place.com/addictions/ thing Loyola students should be gaming-disorder/how-many-hours-of- proud of. video-games-is-too-much.

Scutti, Susan. “WHO Says 'Gaming Technology is becom- Disorder' Is a Mental Health Condi- ing more advanced every day tion.” CNN, Cable News Network, 18 and this includes video games. June 2018,www.cnn.com/ 2018/06/ 18/ video games a week. Doctors Who knows what the future has health/ video-game-disorder-who/ Second, the gamer say that you should not play to hold for gamers? From com- index.html. loses control of his behaviors more than five hours a day; petitive leagues giving out real and actions, (breaking things and, considering the survey money to winners, to watching when losing, yelling, swearing, results, many kids at Loyola are live people playing video etc.). not addicted to video games. In games on your own television, the same study, it was found the future will be definitely a Finally, the gaming that 7% of Loyola students technological one. leads to significant distress, played over fifteen hours a (dietary problems, sleeping week. These results may be a Hopefully, resources problems, etc.). little more dangerous because to deal with the negative conse- the specific amount of hours quences of game overload will These three characteristics played was not stated. In the also increase. can be compared to those of an The Loyola News Volume XVI, Issue I

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How Does the New iPhone Stack Up?

By KONRAD an empire on its AppStore and be taken into consideration. In NAWACKI ecosystem. In a Loyola News terms of the display and design, survey of 332 students, it was the iPhone XS has a 5.8 inch

determine that 84% percent of OLED display and the iPhone Loyola students have an iPh- XS max has a 6.5 inch display. Although iPhones are the most one. But is the popularity justi- These are the biggest screens popular phones in the world, fied by the performance and from the iPhone, with almost they may not be the best. In the features of this new phone? the whole front side of the past couple of years, Apple has When it comes to the specs of phone being completely screen. had an increasing number of the iPhone XS, it does not dis- It has the most durable glass competitors such as Samsung, appoint. Apple claims that the ever, with new colours and LG, Google, and many others. phone’s processor, the A12 stainless steel bands. The Sam- Bionic, is the smartest, most sung S9 also has a 5.8-inch Some may say phones powerful chip ever to be in a display and also takes up the like the Samsung S9 and smartphone. It has improved whole face of the phone. Huawei P20 Pro are better than Face ID, wireless charging, and Overall, the iPhone the new iPhones that have re- dual 12MP rear cameras that XS and XS max are great cently been released. It is com- are by far the best ever found in phones, just like the Samsung monly thought that Apple puts a phone. out the same phone with only S9. The iPhone has better app minor upgrades and changes The Samsung S9, optimization, but is not drasti- although not as impressive as cally better than the S9. The and increases the price by a few Sources the XS, is still a great phone. iPhone also has a better camera hundred dollars. Despite this, Beavis, Gareth. “Samsung Galaxy S9 The processor is the Snapdrag- and the A12 Bionic processor is Samsung, a phone with suppos- Review.” TechRadar, TechRadar The edly better features, a very sim- on 845, which has dual 14-bit faster than the Snapdragon. Source for Tech Buying Advice, 22 ilar camera, and hundreds of ISP camera, wireless charging, Although the S9 does not beat Aug. 2018, www.techradar.com/ reviews/samsung-galaxy-s9-review. dollars cheaper-is stuck in the and Face ID. the XS in these categories, it is more practical and has many shadow of the iPhone. The iPhone XS is “IPhone XS.” Apple (CA), more features that the iPhone www.apple.com/ca/iphone-xs/ superior in this category. The Apple has dominated does not have. the phone market by building Samsung S9 is also a year older than the iPhone, which should

Is Loyola Monitoring Student iPads?

By ROCCO were implemented in 2011. mobile device manager that SANTAGUIDA They believe these applications allows Loyola to locate the have the ability to monitor their iPads while in the building as screen in real time, view app well as push applications and history and open both main and websites. There is no appeal for front-facing cameras. However, Loyola to actively watch their these concerns are unwarranted. student’s iPads, and Mr. Hou- Some Loyola High School stu- The Director of I.T. at ston claims that it would be too dents have questioned the abili- Loyola High School, Mr. Neil time-consuming as well as an ties and purpose of preinstalled Houston, has clarified the pur- infringement of student software on school- pose of the program. Loyola privacy. administered iPads since they iPads currently use Mosyle - a The Loyola News Volume XVI, Issue I

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EDITORIAL: Micro Transactions Are Ruining Gaming

By ELIJAH ers are paying real money for a MORRIS- digit that costs nothing for the DELVAILLE developers to place in the game. Micro transactions Most online gamers aren’t sur- have been around for a long prised when they hear that they time, but now they are bigger must spend extra money to than ever, with the loot box improve their player’s attrib- system being implemented in utes, appearance or weapons. almost every video game. Mi- This is done by using micro cro transactions come in differ- transactions, which are placed ent forms, but they all require some sort of payment. into video games by the devel- start of something special for box, which has over a 90% opers. Micro transactions is the With your money, you video games. chance of giving you something system used to turn your real are either purchasing gold or Last year’s game you do not want. If you do get money into game currency. For silver coins, gems or virtual which suffered the most was what you want, you have just someone who can’t afford currency, and these all are used Star Wars Battlefront 2. The turned your below average player to either purchase upgrades for them, they are at a disad- Star Wars games are not only to an amazing player that can vantage. your virtual character such as extremely popular, but they now beat anything. With this clothing and shoes, new weap- also have many “die hard fans”. system being implemented, there on and player skins, chest or When Electronic Arts (EA), an is less of a skill gap in video loot boxes, and much more. American video game compa- games and that skill gap has been These loot boxes are a ny, decided to get out of control replaced with who can spend the way that the company can scam with the amount of micro trans- most money to buy the best their consumers because when actions put into the game, they items. you purchase a loot box you suffered major backlash and only get a 10% chance of get- were forced to remove all mi- Sources ting what you want. Moreover, cro transactions and change Packwood, Lewis. “Microtransactions even though you can purchase their entire game. If the game and Loot Boxes in Video Games - Are I am someone who those items in game, the most had been launched in the state usually cannot afford to pur- common and, subjectively, the They Pure Greed or a Modern Necessi- that it is in now, then I think it ty?” Gamesradar, GamesRadar+ The chase micro transactions and worst ones are “loot boxes.” would have been the best game Games, Movies and TV You Love, 20 therefore I know what it’s like There are almost always multi- of the year. Dec. 2017, www.gamesradar.com/ being at a disadvantage. It’s not ple types of loot crates that you microtransactions-and-loot-boxes-in- Micro transactions a good feeling because you are can pick from and they all give video-games-are-they-pure-greed-or-a- will ruin the future of gaming either always losing or you are you an extremely low chance of modern-necessity/. and should be removed. Not unable to unlock certain items. getting something good. only do they make the fans of Yin-Poole, Wesley. “Now Belgium Micro transactions At the beginning of the game mad, but they are also Declares Loot Boxes Gambling and provide the publishers with this year, Belgium declared loot a scam because you are paying Therefore Illegal.” Eurogamer.net, www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-04- more money, and oftentimes boxes as a form of gambling your hard earned money for a the profit made from the micro and they have been banned 25-now-belgium-declares-loot-boxes- digit - a number that literally gambling-and-therefore-illegal. transactions is greater than the from any upcoming video costs nothing to put into games. profit made by how many cop- games that will be sold in the Additionally, a digit ies were sold. I consider this to country. How this will work is can be used to purchase a loot be a scam because the consum- uncertain, but it may be the Page 18 The Loyola News Volume XVI, Issue I

SPORTS AND CLUBS

Bantam Braves Soccer Achieves Perfection, continued from Page 1

(Continued from page 3) “Of course, winning the banner “As I am progressing in my and being nominated MVP of career, I am determined to pur- “From my point of view, the the finals were my best memo- sue this dream of mine. This fact that everyone gave their ries, but I think where the team sport had always meant a lot to 100% and pushed themselves most had fun and where most me since it created a very strong every game helped us very memories were made were at bond with my grandfather, who much to achieve the champion- our practices. During these coached me until he passed ship title. The fact that every- times, we would get to know away recently. one got along and acted as a each other and become closer “I am pursuing my dream not disciplined team also improved together as a “family”, while only for me, but for those who our team spirit.” playing the beautiful sport we have supported me all my life, all love. Eventually, these ele- What are a few of your fa- five years old, I started playing such as my grandfather. I have ments led to our undefeated vourite memories from the soccer on a house league team. always loved this sport and I season.” season? Coached, for the most part, by will continue to do so in the According to Coach Panta- my father and my grandfather years to come.” zopoulos, "your talent and also made me love this sport even Tom Reynolds’ photos of the more. hard work helped push the championship match are availa- Braves to a memorable, unde- “As I grew older, so did my ble at news.loyola.ca feated season." When did you passion for this sport. I would develop your interest in soc- often take a ball and go to the cer and what does the sport park with my brothers to amuse mean to you? myself, as well as get some extra

“I first started loving this sport training. As a young boy, I al- at a young age. When I was ways dreamt about being a pro- fessional soccer player. The Loyola News Volume XVI, Issue I Page 19

SPORTS AND CLUBS

La Furia Win ISL Championship

By JARRETT KETTERLING

October 27 - Congratulations to La Furia (pictured at right) for defeating the Super Eagles 5-1 last Friday to claim the Intra- mural Soccer League Champi- onship. After dominating the first half 3-0, the second half was a much more competitive affair until La Furia team captain and Star of the Match, Michael Tortolano, took matters into his own hands and registered two Leading Scorers goals to complete his hat trick.

Luca Plescia, the league's 7 - Thomas Stewart, Super Eagles best goalkeeper, was the Warri- 7 - Giuliano Valiante, La Furia or of the Match. The Super 6 - Ben Greaves, Super Eagles Eagles' Star of the Match was 6 - Jack Kerklaan, La Furia defender Colin McGregor who 5 - Michael Tortolano blocked an ISL record twelve 4 - Anthony Bonta, Super Eagles shots. The Warrior of the 4 - Luca Barberini, Super Eagles Match was Alex Tsiskakis. 3 - Gabriel Zompa, Spice Boyz 3 - Joseph Bjolverud, La Furia Game reports and pictures 2 - Alessandro Couto, Super Eagles from the season, including the 2 - Michael Lanni, La Furia championship final, are availa- 2 - Matthew Iorio, La Furia ble at news.loyola.ca/isl 2 - Jack Hickman, La Furia ISL Player Awards 2 - Andrew Boyer, Spice Boyz 2 - Francesco Coirazza, Spice Boyz Team MVP Giuliano Valiante, La Furia Thomas Stewart, Super Eagles Kyle McGilton, Spice Boyz

Team Warrior Jack Kerklaan, La Furia Ben Greaves, Super Eagles Cory Della Posta, Spice Boyz

Golden Boot Award Thomas Stewart, Super Eagles Page 20 The Loyola News Volume XVI, Issue I

Robotics Club Chess Club

A big congratulations to the team spirit and determination. By RICHARD MEAGHER With Michael heading into Robotics Club, who compet- They are looking forward to the match with a win, and December 10 - In a well- ed in their first Betabots the regular season competi- Daniel with a draw, the stale- played and extremely tense competition of the year on tions that kick off in January. mate earned Michael the final last Friday, there were Saturday. The team got to championship - and bragging only four chess pieces left on the semi-finals before a me- rights until a new tournament the board - Kings and one chanical failure on the robot begins in the new year. Con- hampered their progress. pawn apiece - resulting in a gratulations Michael. Throughout the competition, stalemate between Michael the team displayed great Tomiuk and Daniel Magee.

Briscola Club

By VINCE FULVIO was victorious and was crowned the Fall Briscola After some exciting round King. Thank you to all partic- play, the finals saw second- ipants and the Student Life ary one student Vittorio Office for sponsoring the Moschella take on one of the tournament and its prize. See reigning doubles champions, you all in the upcoming win- Matthew Miele. In what ter tournaments. could only be described as a history-making finale, the rookie, Vittorio Moschella

Loyola Tournament Darts Club Le Club Vert

By JARRETT top twenty this year has a By CAROLINE VAAST Nous menons des actions KETTERLING chance at winning glory.” concrètes : nettoyage de ri- Il y a un nouveau club cette vières et de parcs, plantation The Loyola Tournament Darts The LTDC is open to année qui a à cœur de sensibili- d’un potager au printemps, Club (LTDC) is in its fifth sea- all students, faculty and staff ser les élèves aux enjeux clima- campagnes de sensibilisation à son and club membership is at and new members are always tiques et de promouvoir la pro- la pollution et aux déchets, etc. an all-time high. The sixty- welcome. The club meets dur- tection de l’environnement. Nous participons à des con- seven strong archers include ing lunch time in the Apollo Nous nous réunissons les Jours cours internationaux sur la pro- students from all grade levels Darts Arena which is located in 5 de 11h40 à 12h30 en salle tection de l’environnement à as well as faculty members. the basement of the gym. Stu- 150 et les Jours 5 après l’école. travers divers supports (art, Commissioner Jarrett Ketter- dents are permitted to eat their Nous faisons des jeux de vidéo, écriture, affiches…). ling is quite happy with the lunch in the arena as long as société : Earthopoly, Terrafor- club’s standing. “I did not think Si tout cela vous intéresse et they do not leave a crumb of ming Mars, Photosynthesis et that the league could be as que vous avez des idées à ap- refuse behind. Secoury & la biodiversité. competitive as it was last year, porter, rejoignez-nous ! Interested archers can Nous y discutons comment which was our best season on go to news.loyola.ca/ltdc for amener Loyola à être plus record in terms of raw talent. more information. Please see verte : tri sélectif à la cafétéria, Alas, we have outdone our- Commissioner Ketterling if you éclairage moins consommateur, selves. Any one player in the would like to join. etc. The Loyola News Volume XVI, Issue I Page 21

Raising the Bar on Fitness

By NICOLAS ty that allows you to accom- to be around and can help you BANOUSIS plish many things in the world with anything.” of sports and exercise. In addi- When passing by the fitness tion to the gym, there is also an center after school, you will amazing underground weight occasionally find many stu- room that is very spacious and Loyola is well recognized for dents chatting, laughing and has all the equipment you need its high level of athletics, and working out with fellow peers, to stay in shape.” sturdy, resilient athletes. The teachers and staff members. The gym is also a great way students and teachers are very This rooms is truly a great to make new friends and con- involved and passionate about place that is very welcoming verse. Daily gym goer Luca staying fit and participating in and friendly. So, do you wish to DeSarno had the following to physical activities, and Loyola improve your fitness, ability to say: “I choose to go to the gym supplies them with the supplies focus, school grades, and men- because I want to be both men- they need to do so. tal health? Then work up a tally and physically healthy. I asked star athlete Giancar- sweat. The Loyola gym is a healthy lo Paloucci what he thought about Loyola’s facilities. environment that includes “Loyola’s gym is a great facili- many good people that are fun

Golf Team Wins GMAA Championship

Congratulations to the Loyola golf team on winning the GMAA championship on Sep- tember 20 at the Caughnawaga Golf Course.. Team members include Benjamin Blanshay, Davide Collette, Connor Hou- ston, Matthew Neiss, Patrick Fournier and Quinn Novosad (pictured at right, left to right and top to bottom).

Name School Score Div. 1. Matthew Francis EMCS 72 Juvenile 2. Nathaniel Even-Hen BIALIK 78 Juvenile 2. Dylan Beauchamp SELWYN 78 Juvenile 4. Jake Winlo-Houston JRHS 80 Bantam 4. Henry MacDonald JRHS 80 Midget 6. Matthew Neiss LOYOLA 81 Midget 7. Christopher Nader ST. THOMAS 83 Juvenile 8. Connor Houston LOYOLA 84 Juvenile 9. Che Chang KELLS 85 Bantam 10. David Collette LOYOLA 85 Juvenile Page 22 The Loyola News Volume XVI, Issue I

The History of Animation, continued from Page 5

(Continued from page 9) later renamed to Popeye as a companies were founded as a freedom they have when they result of the main character, result of the success of Pixar produce a film. sidekick characters, minor and Popeye, who was unbelievably and Toy Story, the most notable When filmmakers start major, serious and comic. A popular at the time. Another being Dreamworks, founded an animated film, the canvas is frame is not allowed for long to group of characters that were after Disney had a fallout with blank. All they need is a will to contain only a single character, popular and still popular today some of its employees and di- create and a good idea if they long speeches are rare, musical is the “Looney Tunes” charac- rectors, and as a result of this, want something that is truly and dance numbers are fre- ters, created by Warner Broth- Dreamworks became a direct unique and something accurate to quent, and the central action is ers in 1930, with their first ani- opponent of Disney. With their vision. Despite never being underlined by the bit charac- mated film “Sinkin’ in the Dreamworks, it created such as popular as live-action films, ter” (RogerEbert.com). Bathtub.” films such as Ants, Shrek, and animation continues to evolve in How to Train Your Dragon. The supporting char- As years went by, a way that other films can not. acters also do much more in the animators continued to master This popularity even story than other side characters the art of 2D animation and resulted in Disney, who had Sources seen in other types of film. The studios were starting to branch previously been known for their “About Walt Disney.” D23, d23.com/ about-walt-disney/. unique and lovable supporting out and try different types of 2D animated films, to shift its characters help bring the movie animation. While some direc- focus entirely towards 3D ani- “Animation History: Felix the Cat.” to life and differentiate it from tors headed out to master the art mated features. The company's Artograph, www.artograph.com/ the source material. There is of stop-motion animation, such chief executive, Bob Iger, an- infocus/felix-the-cat/. also a close attention to detail as Tim Burton’s and Henry nounced after the creation of in terms of how characters are Selick’s The Nightmare before the films The Princess and the Ann, Mary, et al. “The Popeye the Sailor Story.” Neatorama, named, how backgrounds are Christmas, other companies Frog and Winnie the Pooh that www.neatorama.com/2014/03/20/The- portrayed, and how the movie started using computer generat- there was no one working on a Popeye-the-Sailor-Story/. portrays animals. The studio ed animation in their films in 2D animated picture and that was also not afraid to include order to make them more real- they weren’t planning on start- Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopae- mature themes and imagery for istic, such as Steven Spielberg's ing another one for the time dia. “Betty Boop.” Encyclopædia Bri- tannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., older audiences, which proved Jurassic Park and Steven Lis- being. However, 2D animation 14 Aug. 2015, www.britannica. com/ to be a hit with children and berger Tron. still flourishes in foreign ani- topic/Betty-Boop. adults alike. mation houses, such as Cartoon However, not once Saloon in Ireland, and Studio Child, Ben. “Disney Turns Away from With the inception of has a film been attempted using Ghibli in Japan. Hand-Drawn Animation.” The Guardi- Disney in 1928, many new full 3D, but that all changed an, Guardian News and Media, 7 Mar. companies came into the light when a company known as While the majority of 2013, www.theguardian. com/ with their unique and interest- Pixar came into the picture. animated movies received large film/2013/mar/07/disney-hand-drawn- ing characters and stories. Directed and written by John amounts of audience support, animation.

These stories came to be known Lasseter, Luxo Jr. was a fully animation was noticeably lack- Ebert, Roger. “Snow White and the as cartoons. An example of this animated computer animated ing at the Academy Awards in Seven Dwarfs Movie Review (1937) | is the infamous Betty Boop. short that gained the attention all categories. While notable Roger Ebert.” RogerEbert.com, 14 Oct. Originally conceived in 1930 of some audiences. animated directors such as 2001, www.rogerebert.com/reviews/ by brothers Max and Dave Hayao Miyazaki and Walt Dis- great-movie-snow-white-and-the-seven- While there had been dwarfs-1937 Fleischer, Boop is known to be ney have received academy attempts at this before the stu- seductive and human-like, but awards in the past as a result of dio was founded with Lasse- silentfilmhouse. “Fantasmagorie (1908) actually got her start as a hu- their contributions to the film ter’s The Adventures of André First Cartoon Ever.” YouTube, man-dog hybrid. However, she world, individual films have YouTube, 19 Jan. 2012, www.youtube. & Wally B, the first fully com- received her look as we know been lacking. As a result of com/watch?v=swh448fLd1g. puter-animated short only came her now in 1932, and as a result this, the Academy introduced with Luxo Jr. in 1986. This IndiaToday.in. “Fantasmagorie, the of this provocative look, she the Best Feature Length Ani- caught the eye of Disney, and World's First Fully Animated Cartoon, ran into a lot of controversy mated Film category, in order Pixar and Disney partnered to Was Released on Aug 17, 1908: Watch with the MPPDA, the rating to give animation more of a It Here.” India Today, 18 Aug. 2017, make Toy Story in 1995. The and censorship board at the spotlight. However, as a result www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk- movie was very successful and time. However, as a result of of Academy bias, it is very rare current-affairs/story/fantasmagorie-first Pixar announced that it would -animated-film-1030219-2017-08-18. Boop’s popularity, one charac- for a non-Disney owned com- fully commit to making animat- ter who appeared in a Betty pany to win this award. ed movies, Soon thereafter, silentfilmhouse. “Felix The Cat - Feline Boop cartoon got his own run Follies (1919) First Felix Film.” Disney bought the company. Animation is as old as in the cartoon industry, and that YouTube, YouTube, 7 Mar. 2012, the film genre itself. People character was Popeye. With this new style of www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Hsk have been producing animated WL82GeQ. animation being introduced, Popeye was a charac- films since the late nineteenth many companies began to fol- ter conceived in 1929 by Elzie century and animation has been Kehr, Dave. “Animation.” Ency- low suit, and 3D animation Segar in a comic strip called appealing to filmmakers as a clopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia began to grow. Many animation Britannica, Inc., 20 July 2018, “Thimble Theater,” which was result of the large amount of www.britannica.com/art/animation The Loyola News Volume XVI, Issue I Page 23

You Are More Than Your The History of Animation, Grades, continued from Page 1 continued from Page 16

(Continued from page 1) stands for the growth of the (Continued from page 22) Dwarfs" Serve as Framework for Future Disney Animated Features, whole person in preparation for #ref722146. screenprism.com/insights/article/how scores, in attempts to try to university and for leadership in -did-snow-white-and-the-seven- “Luxo Jr. (1986).” IMDb, IMDb.com, dwarfs-serve-as-framework-for- elevate their self-esteem or the community. Loyola chal- www.imdb.com/title/tt0091455/. future-disne. better fit themselves into a cer- lenges its young men to be- tain category of “smartness.” come intellectually competent, Nusair, David. “Timeline of Animat- “Steamboat Willie (1928).” IMDb, ed Film History.” ThoughtCo, www. IMDb.com, www.imdb.com/title/ This is not what Loyola open to growth, religious, lov- thoughtco.com/timeline-of-animated- tt0019422/. aims to teach its students. Loy- ing and committed to doing film-history-2420991. “The Nightmare Before Christmas ola believes that students justice. “Our Story.” Pixar Animation Studi- (1993).” IMDb, IMDb.com, should value themselves as Sometimes, students are os, www.pixar.com/our-story-1/#our- www.imdb.com/title/tt0107688/. story-main. “men for and with others.” missing the goal of the school “Walt Disney.” Biography.com, A&E Loyola is recognized for excel- because of social pressure. Too Ray, Michael. “Looney Tunes.” Networks Television, 7 Aug. 2017, Encyclopædia Britannica, Ency- www.biography.com/people/walt- lence in education and spiritual many students have grinned clopædia Britannica, Inc., 10 Dec. disney-9275533. formation. Excellence in educa- after seeing someone else’s 2014, www.britannica.com/topic/ Looney-Tunes. tion means accomplishing your mark be lower than theirs, or best work and not necessarily have their day ruined by a few ScreenPrism. “ScreenPrism.” How Did "Snow White and the Seven first honours in every term. percentage marks. Students, More importantly, Loyola you are more than your grades,

Is the Humanities in Need of Reform? continued from Page 6

(Continued from page 10) as Classics, Philosophy, Theol- marks to get an education in the Sources: ogy, History, Law and so on arts, it is assured that only the Friedman, Zack. “Student Loan Debt having no justification, would would go a long way in restor- best and brightest students who Statistics In 2018: A $1.5 Trillion Cri- disappear. In his essay in “First ing credibility. actually wish to be there are sis.” Forbes, Forbes Magazine, 26 Oct. Things,” Sir Roger Scruton, admitted. 2018, www.forbes.com/sites/ The next step that zackfriedman/2018/06/13/student-loan- famed author, and lecturer, must be taken is to raise stand- Why should the entry debt-statistics-2018/#3d0396167310. laments that in the modern uni- ards. Popular opinion suggests requirements for STEM stu- Martin, Tom. “Response: You Can't versity, “the whole idea of our that everyone should attend dents be in the mid to high Deny It. Gender Studies Is Full of Male inherited culture as an autono- university. This is not and eighties, while humanities stu- -Blaming Bias | Tom Martin.” The mous sphere of moral should not be the case. People dents need only a grade of 75 Guardian, Guardian News and Media, knowledge, and one that it re- 14 Sept. 2011,www. theguardian.com/ have different preferences on and above? Humanities majors quires learning, scholarship, commentisfree/ 2011/sep/14/gender- how they should go about their should be no less competent and immersion to enhance and studies-male-blaming-bias. careers. than their STEM counterparts. retain, is cast to the winds. The Richardson, Bradford. “Liberal Profes- university, instead of transmit- Not everyone has the The universities find sors Outnumber Conservatives Nearly 12 to 1, Study Finds.” The Washington ting culture, exists to decon- drive to move on to a higher themselves at a crossroads. education, and this should not They can continue as they have Times, The Washington Times, 6 Oct. struct it, to remove its “aura,” 2016, www.washingtontimes.com/news and to leave the student, after be viewed negatively. Trade been, or they can face reality /2016/oct/6/liberal-professors- four years of intellectual dissi- schools and apprenticeships are and introduce the reforms that outnumber-conservatives-12-1/. great alternatives to universi- are desperately needed. The pation, with the view that any- Scruton, Roger. “The End of the Uni- thing goes and nothing mat- ties. Internships straight out of first will lead to extinction, versity | Roger Scruton.” First Things, ters.” A return to the classical high school can often lead to while the second will lead to a Institute on Religion and Public Life, 1 curriculum, with emphasis on more successful careers for renewed credibility and interest Apr.2015,www.firstthings.com/article/ 2015/04/the-end-of-the-university. the traditional disciplines such some. By raising the required in the arts and humanities. The Loyola News: Loyola High School’s Student News Organization

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