NOVEMBER
      30,
      2004
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      EPQRERE
      Hews
      eaves
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      THE
      CADRE
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      ...
      And
      Now
      For
      Something
      Completely
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Different:
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Ryan
      Gallant
     
     
      Managing
      Editor
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -
      Well,
      it’s
      that
      time
      of
      year
     
     
      again.
      When
      the
      sight
      of
      snow
      turns
      the
     
     
      thoughts
      of
      young
      children
      to
      what
     
     
      they’ll
      be
      getting
      for
      Christmas
      (or
     
     
      Hanukkah).
      When
      the
      smell
      of
      an
     
     
      evergreen
      tree
      reminds
      grandparents
      of
     
     
      holidays
      of
      old.
      When
      the
      crisp
      morning
     
     
      air
      is
      broken
      by
      students
      asking
      why
      the
     
     
      hell
      someone
      built
      a
      damn
      fence
      down
     
     
      the
      middle
      of
      campus.
      Ah
      yes,
      final
     
     
      exams
      and
      term
      paper
      time
      at
      UPEl
      a
     
     
      sure
      sign
      of
      the
      holiday
      season,
      when
      a
     
     
      young
      student’s
      fancy
      turns
      from
      booze
     
     
      to
      books,
      and
      from
      partying
      to
     
     
      considering
      calling
      up
      someone
      in
     
     
      Bulgaria
      to
      see
      how
      much
      it
      would
      cost
     
     
      to
      hire
      an
      old
      Soviet
      bomber
      to
      carpet-
     
     
      bomb
      the
      University
      ($964,000).
     
    

    
     
      Who
      needs
      the
      NHL?
      Ron
     
     
      Artest
      showed
      last
      week
      that
      the
      NBA
     
     
      player
      can
      incite
      an
      impromptu
      riot
      just
     
     
      as
      wellas
      any
      Tie
      Domior
      Theo
      Fleury.
     
     
      Hell,
      he
      went
      one
      step
      further
      and
      took
     
     
      the
      fighting
      to
      the
      fans.
      You
      know,
     
     
      someone
      should’ve
      done
      that
      years
     
     
      ago.
      They’
      re
      paying
      big
      bucks
      for
      those
     
     
      games
      and
      Artest
      made
      them
      feel
      like
     
     
      part
      of
      the
      show.
      Bravo
      Ronny.
      A
      full-
     
     
      season
      suspension?
      Phht.
      Amateur.
      If
     
     
      he
      was
      Tie
      Domi
      he’d
      only
      get
      a
      game
     
     
      misconduct
      and
      a
      pay
      raise.
      Ifhe
      was
     
     
      Kobe
      Bryant
      he’d
      get
      off
      scot-free.
     
    

    
     
      Did
      anyone
      hear
      about
      the
     
     
      Halifax
      woman
      that
      flipped
      out
      after
      the
     
     
      snow
      storm
      a
      few
      weeks
      ago?
      She
     
     
      barged
      in
      at
      a
      news
      conference
      at
      the
     
     
      Legislative
      Buildings
      and
      went
      on
      fora
     
     
      good
      five
      minutes
      in
      front
      of
      the
      camera
     
     
      about
      how
      Nova
      Scotia
      power
      has
      no
     
     
      business
      letting
      the
      power
      go
      out
      for
     
    
   
   
    
     
      more
      than
      24
      hours
      and
      should
      make
      -
     
    
   
   
    
     
      sure
      that
      towers
      don’t
      fall
      down
      during
     
    
   
   
    
     
      storms.
      You
      know
      what
      random
      crazy
     
     
      woman?
      You’
      reright.
      After
      all
      it’s
      their
     
     
      fault
      when
      we
      get
      hit
      with
      unseasonal
     
     
      storms
      with
      50-odd
      centimetres
      of
     
     
      snow
      and
      anice
      blast
      of
      wind.
      We
      may
     
     
      as
      well
      start
      firing
      road
      crews
      for
      letting
     
     
      snow
      fall
      on
      the
      road
      and
      arresting
     
     
      those
      stupid
      air
      traffic
      controllers
      for
     
     
      grounding
      flights
      when
      the
      wind
      is
      too
     
     
      strong.
      Assholes.
      Frig,
      while
      we’re
      atit,
     
     
      why
      not
      take
      Peter
      Coade
      and
      Boomer
     
    
   
   
    
     
      out
      back
      and
      shoot
      them.
      It’s
      all
      their
     
    
   
   
    
     
      fault
      anyway.
      It’s
      probably
      also
      their
     
     
      fault
      that
      you
      have
      six
      kids
      under
      the
      age
     
     
      of
      twelve
      and
      have
      to
      deal
      with
      them
      all
     
     
      day
      and
      that
      you
      didn’t
      get
      prepared
     
     
      when
      they
      called
      for
      the
      storm
      right?
     
     
      Listen
      lady,
      you
      live
      in
      Nova
      Scotia,
     
     
      snow
      falls,
      power
      goes
      out.
      Geta
      life.
     
    

    
     
      Well,
      from
      what
      I
      have
      heard
     
     
      and
      seen
      over
      the
      past
      few
      weeks,
     
     
      apparently
      some
      people
      do
      not
     
     
      appreciate
      the
      “anti-Americanism”
      in
     
     
      my
      articles.
      Well
      that’s
      interesting,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      because
      I
      do
      not
      recall
      any
      anti-
     
     
      Americanism
      in
      any
      of
      my
      pastarticles.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Come
      on
      now.
      I
      have
      never
      said
     
     
      anything
      that
      would
      suggest
      that
     
     
      Americans
      are
      bad
      people
      that
      would
     
     
      steal
      candy
      from
      children
      or
      kick
     
     
      adorable
      kittens
      or
      fly
      halfway
      around
     
     
      the
      world
      to
      bomb
      other
      countries...oh
     
     
      wait.
      Seriously
      though,
      I
      have
      never
     
     
      said
      that
      I
      hated
      the
      United
      States
      of
     
     
      America.
      In
      fact,
      my
      sister
      and
      her
     
     
      family
      live
      in
      the
      US
      and
      I
      have
      no
     
     
      reason
      to
      believe
      that
      they
      are
      any
      less
     
     
      human
      than...um...Paul
      Allen.
     
    

    
     
      Now
      what
      you
      may
      have
      read
     
     
      was
      something
      where
      I
      may
      have
     
     
      criticized
      the
      government
      of
      the
      United
     
     
      States,
      or
      took
      exception
      to
      the
      actions
     
     
      that
      the
      US
      administration
      has
      taken
      in
     
     
      the
      past,
      oh,
      let’s
      say,
      four
      years.
     
     
      Although
      many
      of
      you
      may
      be
     
     
      unfamiliar
      with
      differing
      perspectives,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Rants
      of
      a
      University
      Student
     
    
   
   
    
     
      or
      even
      unaware
      that
      they
      exist,
      these,
     
    

    
     
      may
      I
      point
      out,
      are
      not
      “anti-
     
    

    
     
      American”
      comments.
      They
      are
      simply
     
    

    
     
      an
      expression
      of
      my
      views
      dealing
      with
     
    

    
     
      the
      US
      political
      system.
      As
      this
      is
      an
     
    

    
     
      editorial,
      I
      would
      assume,
      perhaps
     
    

    
     
      wrongly
      so,
      that
      the
      average
      reader
     
     
      would
      take
      my
      opinion
      witha
      grain
      of
     
     
      salt,
      and
      realize
      that
      perhaps
      I
      am
      not
     
     
      trying
      to
      be
      an
      objective
      reporter
      when
     
     
      I
      say
      things
      like:
      “[Bush
      is
      a]
      right-wing
     
     
      nutjob
      behind
      a
      hugeass
      nuclear
     
     
      arsenal,”
      or
      when
      [jokingly
      suggest
      that
     
     
      he
      should
      eat
      more
      pretzels.
      It
      may
     
     
      surprise
      you,
      but
      I
      do
      not,
      in
      fact
      hate
     
     
      President
      Bush.
      In
      fact,
      I
      donot
      even
     
     
      know
      the
      man.
      I
      do,
      however,
      think
      he
     
     
      is
      the
      biggest
      moron
      to
      ever
      walk
      the
     
     
      face
      of
      the
      earth,
      let
      alone
      occupy
      the
     
     
      Oval
      Office.
      So
      no,
      I
      do
      not
      hate
     
     
      George
      W.
      Bush,
      and
      no,
      I
      do
      not
      hate
     
     
      the
      American
      people,
      but
      I
      do
      have
     
     
      concern
      for
      the
      political
      system
      in
      the
     
     
      United
      States,
      and
      believe
      it
      or
      not,
     
     
      being
      a
      Political
      Studies
      student,
      lam
     
     
      not
      just
      some
      idiot
      ranting
      my
      opinions
     
     
      by
      any
      means
      necessary.
      Ok,
      maybe
      I
     
     
      am,
      but
      that
      being
      said,
      this
      isa
      student
     
     
      media
      open
      to
      all
      student
      opinions
      and
     
     
      views.
      The
      fact
      that
      I
      choose
      to
      use
      it
     
     
      should
      neither
      make
      me
      the
      target
      of
     
     
      unbridled
      hate
      and
      criticism,
      nor
      should
     
     
      it
      discourage
      others
      from
      expressing
     
     
      themselves
      through
      their
      own
      submis-
     
     
      sions,
      opinionated
      or
      otherwise,
      to
      this
     
     
      paper.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Have
      a
      good
      one!
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
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