LOWER CANADA COLLEGE! ! 26 FEBRUARY, 2013 The Wire From Last Index An Interview with Mr. Student Life Place to First An Interview with Mr Poplar Poplar... p. 2 In the 2011-2012 season Student of the Month... p.2 the Montreal Canadiens Athlete of the Month... p.3 ended up in dead last in A Look Into Student Council... p. 3 the Eastern Conference of Human Interest the NHL. Our Men’s Fashion: Out with the organization knew changes Cold... p.4 had to be made and with a Women’s Fashion: #NYFW... new general manager, new p.5 coach, and new prospects, Habs: From Last to First...p.6 that was made possible Pauline Marois-What has she this season. done?...p.6 Art/Entertainment Continued on p. 6 Photos...p.8-9 Arts Week Preview....p.4 Identity Thief Review...p.5 “It’s the Little Music Picks of the Month.p.7 Things That Horoscopes,etc...p.10-11 Count!” Photo Credit: Suleman Malik Mr. Poplar, LCC’s new Mr. Poplar replaced Ms. When most people think of Assistant Head of Student Life, Gendron after she retired at the Student Council, they has been working at our school end of last year. He has been assume that we’re just a since the beginning of the year. working at LCC since August bunch of students elected by We see him on the platform when he moved here from his our peers to wake up early during assembly, we pass him in previous position at Appleby every Friday morning, drag the hallways, and some of us College, in Ontario. The move Student of the Month p.2 our half asleep selves to have even been unlucky enough away from Ontario had been on 4090 Royal to sit around a to be called to his o"ce. Even Mr. and Mrs. Poplar’s minds for circular table and talk about though he holds an integral a while before they moved. They a whole lot of nothing. Well, position in our school, many of “had made a goal that [they$ I have news for you LCC; us only really know him as the wouldn’t live in Ontario [their$ you’re wrong! “new Ms. Gendron” from entire lives.” Ontario and have yet to find out !!! ! Continued on p.3 Athlete of the Month p.3 anything about him. ! !! Continued on p. 2 Music Picks of the Month #NYFW ! As some of you may already know, musical expression ! Tired of wearing big sweaters? Sick of the hats and is a huge part of our lives. gloves? Too many dark colors? I got you. Paris Men’s Fashion Week was a huge hit, and for those of you boys who didn’t pay ! We are not impressed with today’s pop music and feel ample attention during the pret-à-porter shows, I suggest you that the top 20 is not reflective of the beauty that songs can read on. bring. So grab a cup of tea, cozy up, and give these songs a good listen. You may find some of them weird at first; just give them a chance and you will soon appreciate the art we call real music. !!!!!! Each song will provoke emotion and appreciation that the radio today does not. Continued on P. 7 Continued on p.4 ! !!! !!!!PAGE 1 LOWER CANADA COLLEGE! ! 26 FEBRUARY, 2013 AN INTERVIEW WITH MR. POPLAR : ZACHARY DIONISOPOULOS Continued "om page 1 Mr. Poplar also talked about some major di&erences between LCC and Appleby College. The boarding aspect seems When asked why he chose a position at LCC, he to be the most prominent di&erence between the two. “Appleby explained that this posting seemed really attractive to him and tends to pull kids from all over the worlds, since they have the his wife and because it o&ered them the opportunity to move to ability to live at the school.” He described how “A lot more went Montreal. on during weekends at Appleby”. With the boarding life comes a 24/7 student life as well, meaning his job didn’t start on Mondays He admitted that “It [Montreal$ was a culture shock” at and end on Fridays. first, coming from Oakville, Ontario, where everyone only speaks English. He’s adjusting well and has really gotten into the swing When talking about his role at LCC, Mr. Poplar remarked of the city. “ I started my French lessons a few weeks ago”, he how much Ms. Gendron was able to help him when he first told me proudly. He expressed his desire to dive right into the started. Above all, Ms. G emphasized to him that he just had to culture and history of Montreal and the province of Quebec. be himself because “students will immediately see through fakeness.” Given that this is something he has believed in during Mr. Poplar, a self-proclaimed “foodie”, acknowledged that his entire teaching career, he was happy to continue this his favorite aspect of the city is its culinary scene. “I’m loving philosophy at LCC. “I am supportive of students, but know NDG, and have been able to discover restaurants around the when to say ‘you’re outside the lines, get back in’.” corner from me.” A few notable ones include La Louisiane on Sherbrooke and Taverne on Monkland. To date, his favorite place Mr. Poplar will continue to play an integral role in our to eat is a small “hole-in-the-wall” dumpling restaurant on Guy school for years to come. He brings a fresh new perspective to Street, downtown. But don’t worry, he was happy to report that LCC and can surely stop being called the new Ms. G. he’s also been introduced to some of Montreal’s most notable establishments; “Mr. George even brought me to visit Schwartz’s”. When asked about Quebec politics, he couldn’t help but laugh. “It’s never boring and always a conversation” he admitted. Mr. Poplar made it clear that he is captivated by politics. It’s interesting for him to see everything going on with a Quebecois perspective, rather than the Ontario perspective he’s most familiar with. He didn’t o&er up an opinion on our controversial Premier, Pauline Marois, only saying, “I guess we’ll see how it goes.” Photo Credit: Suleman Malik STUDENT OF THE MONTH - BENOIT BEAULIEU : JACKLYN GREENSPOON Benoit Beaulieu is a commendable young man that has positive attitude to our meetings and is never shy to lend a been chosen by the Wire committee for February’s student of hand with our student initiatives. In addition, he is an anchor the month. He is a student who we feel truly demonstrates for LCC TV and a proud member of Amnesty International. LCC’s motto of “Non Nobis Solum”, not for ourselves alone. A ! student here since grade 7, Benoit has taken full advantage of ! When asked what his favourite part of the school was, opportunities here at our school. he responded, “Its friendly environment.” !Academically, this year, Benoit is taking a class on short film production. He is When it comes to sports, he has proven to be an happy to get the chance to explore the world of media. exceptional athlete. During football season, his favorite sport ! of them all, Benoit was a key player on the team. His ! His peers appreciate his great sense of humor, as well as enthusiasm on the field was always apparent as he supported his compassion. Jack Marshall- grade 11, expresses that “Benoit and encouraged his teammates. These days, you can often find is a great friend and never fails to make me laugh.” Benoit in the fitness room after school. Staying in shape is very ! important to him and working out has become one of his ! “He is really funny and always has great house spirit,” favourite hobbies. Beaulieu is also planning on joining the says fellow Heward member Claire Greenbaum. ! Benoit ha s senior rugby team in the upcoming spring season. demonstrated his school spirit to everyone. At assemblies he can often be heard chanting the notorious “Hew-what? Hew- “My proudest accomplishment is getting more involved ward” cheer. in the school and improving academically,” said Benoit. It’s ! clear that this statement is very true. Indeed, Benoit’s marks ! Congratulations, Benoit Beaulieu! Keep up the fantastic have gotten increasingly higher over the years. His hard work work! and e&ort have certainly prevailed, and have secured him a spot on High Achievement. Do you know somebody that could be the next ! student of the month? If so, please email ! Benny also loves being a member of the Green Team. As [email protected] with your nomination. environment head, I can personally say that he always brings a ! !!! !!!!PAGE 2 LOWER CANADA COLLEGE! ! 26 FEBRUARY, 2013 ATHLETE OF THE MONTH - MARK MICHAELS : SAMANTHA SPECTOR The winter sports season at LCC has been great! One of Mark is very passionate about hockey and the importance the most hyped and celebrated teams at LCC is the Senior Boys of the game. In his three years at LCC, he says the highlight of Hockey Team. The team’s great chemistry and their enjoyment of his career was in grade 10, when they won the Selwyn the game have not only allowed them to win many games, but it Tournament 1-0, in overtime, against their biggest rival, Loyola. also allows them to have a large fan-base. So far, this season has been amazing. The team finished first in their league, winning all “Being on the LCC team is an honor,” Mark said.