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BMO... Continued from page 4

Heaslip... Continued from page 3

This is complementary to the establishment of the NRC Institute for Nutrisciences and Health on the UPEI campus and the university’s Faculty of Science.

Graduate students will be selected for the BMO Financial Group Graduate Scholarships based on the quality of their undergraduate record and research proposals. Awards will be for $5,000 per year for five years and the remaining funds will be invested in an endowment fund that will provide sufficient income to award scholarships of at least $10,000 per year every year thereafter. The recipients of the BMO Financial Group Graduate Scholarships will be representing the advances made in leading-edge research taking place at UPEI. To recognize the growth in research capacity created through the $32 million expansion to the Atlantic Veterinary College, a regional centre of excellence for research and service, the first five years of scholarship awards will be directed to students in Masters or PhD studies at AVC.

The leadership gift from BMO is an important contribution to the UPEI Building a Legacy campaign. With a goal of $50 million, Building a Legacy represents the most ambitious financial campaign ever embarked upon by UPEL. Since it was launched in April 2003, over $30 million has been committed to the University by private and corporate donors. More information on Building a Legacy is available at http://www.upei.ca/legacy/

Since- 1817, BMO Financial Group has supported the principles of community reinvestment and corporate and social responsibility to the communities it serves.

BMO Financial Group contributed more than $29 million in corporate donations, sponsorships and events in 2004, supporting thousands of communities, charities and not-for- profit organizations in Canada.

Canada. Her father, Colonel Ronald Hugh Patrick Macdonald, was born in Summerside, PEI. He attended St. Dunstan’s College, one of UPEI’s two predecessor institutions, from 1901 to 1904.

Nona and Bill Heaslip’s family legacy to the University of Prince Edward Island will be publicly recognized at the Deans’ Honours and Awards ceremony to take place in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre on October 3. Their gift is part of the UPEI Building a Legacy Campaign which aims to raise $50 million in private donations to the University. The campaign has already raised over half that amount. This includes scholarship and bursary support for UPEI students that, since 2002, has increased by 41%. For more details about the Heaslip Renewable Scholarships, or any other awards and scholarships at the University of Prince Edward Island, please visit www.upei.ca/registrar. Information about Building a Legacy is available at www.upei.ca/legacy.

Community Forest... Cont. from page 4

Community Forest Dialogue #4: Restoration of the Acadian Forest, hosted by Macphail Woods Ecological Forestry Project, October 24, 4:00 pm-9:00 pm, Macphail Woods Nature Centre. There will be a tour of the MacPhail Woods forest in the afternoon (4:00 pm), followed by supper at 6:00 pm, and a community dialogue at 7:00 pm.

Community Forest Dialogue #5: Forest policies for sustainable rural communities, hosted by PEI Division of Forests, Fish and Wildlife, October 25, 7:30-9:30 pm, Carrefour Theatre, Charlottetown. There will also be woodlot tours in the afternoon, in various eastern PEI locations (TBA).

For further information on times and locations please contact Gabrielle or Adam at 566-0611 or by email at

admacisaac@upei.ca or riellemajo il.com

Ryan’s Rant Continued from Bae?

around laughing it up with friends, knowing all the while that they should be studying, or, at the very least, researching for that 20 page paper due at 4:00. Fourth year students march across campus with a certain purpose, as if they are very important people and are headed to do something very important, like address the United Nations or assassinate Osama bin Laden or something. But they too meet those they pass with an uneasy half smile and a vacant look on their face that tells you that inside they are shitting their proverbial pants. They are haunted by the notion that this year really matters, that every waking moment should be spent studying, that these upcoming exams will determine whether they will get into med school or law school or in a corner office somewhere or if they will end up a hopeless loser or a bum on the street, or even worse, like Paul Allen or something. Of course when we find ourselves freaking about school this much, we should all remember that the life ofa University student is not all that bad, that soon we will be paying mortgages and sitting in some office or cubicle 8 hours a day and going to parent-teacher interviews and driving mini-vans and drinking Diet Pepsi. Life is full of tests and challenges and all that nonsense, so try not to freak out too much about that next paper or lab or mid-term. It will all be ok. Of course Science students are by now thinking “Ryan, you are the stupidest person I know. If I do not pass my exam I will die.” Well maybe you should stop wasting your time reading the damn Cadre then. Moron.

Have a good one! ®

ryangallant(@hotmail.com

NFL Picks... Continued from

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Legendary coach Joe Gibbs has the historically lacklustre Redskins at 3- 0,

while Dick Vermeil’s Chiefs are proving that last years atrocious showing was an aberration. The Chiefs still have alot of room for improvement though. Washington 21, Kansas City 17

N.Y. Jets at Buffalo

The Jets got off to a poor start and that was before losing QB Chad Pennington for the season. After missing the playoffs by the hair on Tie Domi’s head last year, the Bills have struggled. Vinny Testaverde will give the Jets one rah-rah win before the team unravels. Jets 34, Buffalo 24

San Diego at Oakland

The Chargers, who nearly toppled Peyton Manning’s Colts last winter, have won their past two games after a slow start. Meanwhile, Randy Moss has thus far failed to have a significant impact on the Raiders, who sit at 1-3. That changes now. Oakland 29, San Diego 25

Houston at Seattle

David Carr and the Texans have struggled thus far and remain winless, while Seattle has looked good, but not great. The slide continues for Houston. Seattle 27, Houston 17

Monday night: St. Louis at Indianapolis The Rams, coached by raging lunatic Mike Martz, are one of the NFL’s biggest soap operas. The Colts, an offensive juggernaut, have been winning games with their defense so far, rather than with Peyton’s record- setting arm. This week, the offense wins. Colts 56, Rams 24