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Volume 37, Issue 5 • Wednesday November
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In this Issue...
Climate war change
Darth Cheney
Leia Wesley
Campus Editor
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Darth Vader is a name that Vice
President Dick Cheney’s critics have
called him. Not his boss. Not his wife.
Not he himself. Until now...
Musical tragedy
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I n t h e 1 6 th c e n t u r y W i l l i a m
Shakespeare, a world famous playwright, wrote a classic tragedy; Romeo
and Juliet. The play tells of two young
lovers, whose untimely and tragic
deaths unite their feuding families.
This play has been preformed on the
stage by many famous actors and it
returned to the stage once again, only
this time as an opera
Dude, awesome
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Awesome things are awesome; this
is what science and religion combined
tell us. So, when do we know that
those things that are awesome are in
fact awesome, turning them into awesome things? The most used and best
measurement of awesometacity was
invented by Victor H. Five, a Swedish
physicist who was known for his conclusion that if you drop a bowling ball
and a feather in a vacuum, the owner
of said vacuum will tell you to get
your garbage off his property.
Shreddin’ Video Game
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Yes, that’s right, another Guitar
Hero. Has it gotten old yet? Mashing
your fingers on a plastic guitar trying
to be as cool as people who can play
the songs in real life? Not at all.
Sections
Campus.............................. 1
News................................... 4
Entertainment.................... 6
Opinions ............................ 8
Arts...................................... 9
Games.............................. 10
Sports................................ 11
In the year 2050, global warming will cause
a shortage of crops forcing many countries
into starvation. Gwynne Dyer, a journalist,
academic and specialist in military, was in the
Agora last Monday to speak to the audience
on this matter.
This very prediction derives from Britain;
it’s a scenario that has taken the government
over very slowly. Dyer, said that, “The scenario
assumes, there is to be no food to import from
anywhere because climate change will get all
the major exporter, there will be no food being sold around the planet, what you have is
what you can grow.” So, Britain is preparing
on protecting themselves, when their food
runs out, they plan to fight with their new
nuclear weapons, which is 60 billions dollars
worth to black mail other country to giving
them their food.
The places where the world grows most
of its food are drying up. Grain production
hasn’t grown for over ten years and there will
be an expected two billion more people to
come. In the end, each country will be left to
feed itself. Spain, Italy, Turkey and Southern
France are all turning into desserts. Dyer
said, “The Sahara is coming north, Spain is
half dessert now [and it] wouldn’t take much
to push the other half over the edge.” These
countries aren’t poor nations, but are rich,
industrialized, and technologically advanced
countries that can support themselves. Dyer
continued “[These] large industrialized states
Career Fair 07
Chelsey Lajeunesse
Contributor
Are you unsure of what you want to do
in life? Do you want to know more about
a specific career path? If this sounds a lot
like yourself, you should think about checking out this years Career Fair on November
7th and 8th between 9:30am and 1:30pm in
the Agora. It’s a great opportunity to find
the work you love and explore new career
options, and not to mention how much fun
you’re going to have. This event is organized by the Student Employment Centre
with the help of a number of student
volunteers. We have many things lined up
for you guys during the career fair hours.
Everything from great prizes to exciting
guests who are volunteering their time
to come talk to you about their jobs, so
take advantage of this great opportunity.
Network, meet people, explore your options, and win prizes!
If you are thinking about dropping by
the Agora on November 7th, you will have
a chance to talk to some Real Estate Agents,
a Library technician, Dental Assistant, and
both TV Anchor and TV Senior Producer
are not going to watch their children starve
if they have any alternative what-so-ever and
they do have alternatives because they can
build weapons.”
The European union predicts that the
Earth’s average global temperature will increase by a minimum of two degrees celsius
by the end of this century. IBCC, a government organization, has 2000 scientists in their
leading field working to predicted the expected
minimal warming the Earth can endure, which
is 2 degrees, and an expected maximum of
6.4 degrees by the end of the century. This is
the only radical that the scientist can all agree
upon that is the most accurate. Dyer stated,
“we will be very lucky if we can squeeze in
with only 2 degrees celsius hotter by the end
of the century… And if we could manage
that, we could probably skate through this
crisis [untouched] because that gives us 93
years to make the adjustment, to move people
around and to change the crops.”
The only way we can make it past this crisis
is by decreasing our emissionions. If the rich
countries reduce emissions by 30% then we
will be on our way to less severe outcomes of
global warming. “The first 15% is easy (turning off the light, taking public transportation
and etc) [but] it’s the next 15% that is harder
to get, but it can be done by pricing.” After
that, to make an even bigger impact on the
enviroment, we will need to cut another 40
% off emissions. That cannot be done just
solely on solar and wind power, we will need
to go nuclear to attaint our goals, Dyer said,
“which will split the green movement down
in the middle.”
Not all new emissions in the Earths
atmosphere are from the old industrialized
countries. About 10% of new emission
comes from Asia, Latin America, China,
India, Mexico, and South East Asia. These
countries are poor and they go for the cheap
and dirty solutions. So, they will not be willing to curb their emissions, because it was
the older nations error in the first place that
lead to depletion of the ozone layer. That
is where Dyer proposed a solution that will
allow the emerging industrialized countries
not have to curb their emission right away but
slowly through example introduce them into
cleaner greener technology, while the older
nations are taking deeper cuts in their usage
of emissions.
Dyer believes that if this is done, then we
will be able to keep ourselves from famine,
war, severe drought, and flooding in many
countries.
of Global TV-This Morning Live. We’ll
also have a Radio Announcer from
94.7 Hits FM, and even a professional
Dance Performer. On November 8th,
we are expecting a Computer Image and
Video Technician, Electronics Technician,
Interior Decorator, Photographer, Police
Officer, and so many more guests with
interesting jobs on both days. You will not
want to miss a minute of it!
Don’t forget about the Dream Job
Contest, there are many different prizes
that you can win thanks to our sponsors
from 94.7 Hits FM, JAC Bookstore, JAC
Foundation, Rod Roy Ski& Snowboard
School, Sodexho Food Services (gifts for
JAC Cafeteria or Munch Box), Thérèse
Casgrain Theatre (tickets to upcoming JAC
production). So if you want a chance to win
some exciting prizes make sure to stop by
the Agora for the Career Fair.
So, to sum up everything into a few
simple words, SEARCH, EXPLORE, and
FIND the work you love by participating
in this years Career Fair. It’s a great way to
meet new people in the field of work you’re
interested in. It might even help you realize
that you want to learn about a different
career than the one you are studying right
now, anything can happen! You won’t know
what’s out there until you get up and find
out for yourself. Hope to see you all there,
it’s going to be great and you won’t want
to miss out. For more info, log on to www.
johnabbott.qc.ca/employmentcentre
Wednesday November 7th, 2007 • Campus Life
With Leia Wesley
Flirting with the idea of flirting
Lady S
Staff Writer
So, the topic of the day is flirting.
Before we start, let’s try to define what
flirting really is. To be completely cliché,
the Merriam Webster’s dictionary describes flirting as, “behaving amorously
without serious intent.” Now I have to
say, I don’t completely agree with their
definition.
Anyone who’s watched guys and
girls sitting close and talking at a bar
or even walking ner vously along the
halls at Abbott can probably say that
sometimes, the intent is serious. Maybe
in our parents’ generation, flirting was
confined to coy glances and ‘accidental’
arm brushes, but, today, I think that
definition needs to be altered.
When a guy offers to buy a girl a
drink nowadays, she not only has to
worry about things like date rape drugs,
but it is almost certain that the guy’s
intentions are not pure. Taking a drink
offer implies that you’re interested,
which can in turn imply that you’re will-
The Oval
Ellish Maigue
Contributor
Old Abbott graduates know it simply
as “the Oval”. However, Abbott’s next
generation of students fail to even notice
it in its lonely corner of Herzberg basement H-052. “The Oval? What’s that? I
haven’t heard of it.” replies Aziza Assaad,
a second semester Social Science student.
Exactly, what do students know about
the Oval Coffee House?“That’s the place
where people used to smoke. During my
first year here, it was closed down and was
being renovated” answers Allan Salazar, a
student of three years at Abbott.Indeed,
The Oval Coffee House used to be the
only place at Abbott to permit smoking
indoors. “People didn’t go there for coffee
and snacks. They went there to smoke.”
reminisces Brian Pribabdi, a returning
student in his first year in nursing.Heida
Norberg, the Oval’s manager, recalls its
history as well as recounts its current state
today. After the Tobacco Act prohibiting
smoking in public areas, the Oval had to
shed its indoor smoking identity. Because
of this, Heida acknowledges that the Oval
is in a current need of “a new identity”.
Whatever identity it needs to develop,
the Oval still offers a great hangout place
for students. “It’s medium between library and the Munchbox. It’s small and
big, intimate, not as ‘oppressive’ as a
library. It provides work space for group
work.”In terms of lounging, students at
Abbott can benefit from couches, playing
board games and cards, access to wireless
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ing to have sex. Many people may not
see it that way, but how many guys buy
drinks for girls unless they eventually
want to sleep with them?
Many girls, myself included, have
been naïve enough to talk to guys in
bars, who seem nice enough, not really
considering the fact that my ‘innocent’
flirting may be seen differently by them.
Though I may be having a good time and
chatting, I know that I have no intention
of seeing this guy ever again. So, girls,
is it wrong to lead guys on like that? I
think the best route in a situation like
that is to make it very clear that you’re
just out having a good time with your
friends. Invite someone else to come sit
with you guys to take the pressure off.
Then there’s the question of flirting
when you’re in a relationship. When
does friendly conversation turn into
flirting and when is it taking it too far?
If a waiter turns on the charm for a table
full of pretty girls with the intention of
getting a higher tip, is that wrong? If a
guy asks a girl to dance and she does,
should her boyfriend be mad?
My opinion when it comes to this is
internet or the sounds of CSKY radio.
“Students can also bring in their cds and
I play them”, says Heida.The food at
the Oval fits in the category of “snack
food” or “study food”,as Heida puts it.
Its most popular items are the coffee and
its Fairmont bagels. “I sell quite a lot of
those in the morning,” points out Heida
as she opens her fridge to reveal a big supply of cream cheese.Also on the menu are
quick and easy lunch items such as Pizza
Pockets, Pogos and Gattuso noodles. One
would also be pleased to notice that all
items on the menu are below two dollars.
The Oval will also be serving fair trade
coffee starting from the beginning of
November.With the goal to also promote
environmentally friendly habits, the Oval
offers an alternative to styrofoam cups:
mugs. For just the price of 1,25$, students can bring in their mugs from home
to get them filled up. The Oval even has
a quaint mug rack on its wall just for its
regular customers.“The mug rack used to
surround the walls,” Heida remembers.
She hopes in time that this mug rack
returns when students get wind of this
offer. Among the other things she wishes
to have returned from the original days
of the Oval are its “ambient lighthing”
and poetry readings. “I’m always open
to ideas.” Heida throws this challenge to
all students that wish to help the Oval
revamp its identity.Come in and grab a
snack from your very own coffee house,
Abbotters! Opening hours of the Oval
are from 8:00 to 3:30 pm from Monday
to Thursday, and from 8:00 to 1:30 pm
on Fridays.
BANDERSNATCH
that there is one simple question you can
ask yourself in every situation. Imagine
your boyfriend or girlfriend could see
what you were doing. Would you be embarrassed? Guilty? Would you continue
to act the same way? Personally, I find
this works every time.
As always, if you have any comments
about this issue, or ideas for others,
give me a shout at sexandthecampus@
hotmail.com. All submissions are completely confidential.
Play Safe,
Lady S.
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Will Attar
Assistant Editor-in-Chief
Megan Chan
News Editor
Leia Wesley
Campus Life Editor
Barbara Radziwon
Entertainment Editor
Raluca Iancu
Arts Editor
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Sports Editor
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Lizards are fricken’ cool! Providing a helping hand.
Alex Attar
Webmaster
It has been well known for some time
that certain lizards (notably newts and
salamanders) are able to regrow a lost
leg or tail, but how exactly they are able
to do this is a mystery that has mystified
biologists for quite some time. However, a
recently discovered gene may help solve just
that. Scientists have discovered a protein in
newts that is apparently a major contributor
in the regrowth of lost limbs.
The protein is called nAG. It is secreted
by nerve and skin cells and plays a major
part in producing the immature cells,
known as blastema, which regrow the missing appendages. In effect, newts are able
to convert their cells into undifferentiated
stem cells and then back again. Scientists
demonstrated the importance of the nAG
protein in this process by showing that even
if a nerve is severed below the stump tip,
the point which would normally prevent the
part from regrowing, by artificially making
the cells produce the protein, the scientists
coaxed the nerve into regeneration.
Scientists are hoping that this discovery will eventually lead to the regeneration of limbs in mammals. With a clearer
understanding of the molecular signals
involved in blastema creation and limb
regeneration, along with the new nAG
protein, it is conceivable that mammalian
regeneration could exist in the future. It
is impossible to say when this will exist
in humans. When it does, the hope is that
prosthetics will become, for the most part,
a thing of the past. Instead of a false
arm, a brand new arm could be created.
Unfortunately it is also possible that the
process cannot be duplicated by mammals.
However, scientists are now making leaps
and bounds in the area of regenerative
medicine. Stem cell research has seemed
promising for a while now (despite its
controversy) and some scientist, through
a series of accidents, discovered that they
might be able to grow new eyes in labs.
The nAG protein is now an important
new tool in their repertoire.
This photograph shows the seperation of a lizard’s tail. Their ability to grown back a new tail will help scientific researchers in finding new healthy discoveries.
Alcohol and energy drinks bad mix, study says.
Andy Iancu
Sports Editor
By now we’re all aware that mixing
strong alcohol with light alcohol is a
bad idea. Jack is not Molson’s friend.
However, a recent study shows that
drinks like Vodka Red Bull can be even
more dangerous. The mix of energ y
drinks with alcohol diminishes the feeling
of being drunk. Because of this, people
will be tempted to consume more, but
will be unable to tell if they or if others
are drunk.
Visuals
from the Editor
Zhao Bandi’s fashion show took
place November 4, 2007 during the
China Fashion Week taking place in
Beijing. Zhao’s new creations for BandiPanda show a large variety of clothing
that all follow Zhao’s panda theme.
Many of the styles have the standard
black and white panda theme though
some outfits manage to spark things up
with a little colour. This model struts
down the runway with one of the more
extreme outfits from Bandi-Panda.
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The study, carried out as a web-based
survey of over 4000 students in 10 different US universities, shows that the
risk of damage is about double. Drinking
what has been coined as “Energy Drinks”
will double your risk of being a victim
of abuse, or even abusing. This comes
from the fact that you’ll be feeling sober
but not able to control your actions, since
you’ll be even more drunk then you usually would be. Besides unwanted sexual
activity, you’re also twice as likely to drive
while drunk or drive with someone who’s
drunk. Because of your overconfidence,
you also have double the chance of get-
ting hurt, or ending up in the hospital.
That’s twice the chance compared to
being drunk, not sober.
From these 4000 students, the study
showed that students who mixed will
typically drink more, more often, and
for longer than people who drink regular
alcohol. The fact is, most energy drinks
contain a lot of caffeine, and stimulants
which will send you heart rate flying
while alcohol is a depressant. By mixing, you send mixed signals to your body
which can cause heart problems.
Most people who mix also believe
that because the energy drink will carry
you through the night and keep you
awake, your hangover won’t be as bad.
However, alcohol is known to dehydrate
the body and the stimulants in energy
drinks, especially the caffeine, only aggravate this. This means your hangover
is only going to be worse.
So think about that next time you go
drinking. Most of us have made friends
with the toilet at least once while mixing.
Mixing energy drinks and booze is the
same thing. Think of it this way: If you
start seeing wings, lay off the Red Bull.
This photo shows a man holding up
coloured chicks from his backyard in
Jakarta, Indonesia. Chickens have been
a large issue concerning deaths caused
by the bird flu. A 44 year old woman
recently died in Indonesia and the
cause of death has been tested positive
for the bird flu. The woman was being
treated for a high fever. Finally, after
being admitted to a hospital, she died
the next day. This brings the toll up to
87 people out of 108 confirmed cases
of contracting this H5N1 virus as fatal
cases. This is an animal’s disease found
in sick fowl but scientists fear that it may
mutate and spread to humans.
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News Oddities
Will Attar
Assistant Editor-in-Chief
Cheney is OK with being Darth
Vader
Darth Vader is a name that Vice
President Dick Cheney’s critics have called
him. Not his boss. Not his wife. Not he
himself. Until now…
On Wednesday October 31, President
Bush launched into a health-care speech
by opening with a joke at Cheney’s
expense.
“This morning I was with the vice
president,” Bush told a gathering of grocery manufacturers. “I was asking him
what costume he was planning. He said,
‘Well, I’m already wearing it.’ Then he
mumbled something about the dark side
of the force.”
“Most of you knew me long before
anyone called me Darth Vader,” Cheney
said in a speech at The Washington
Institute last week. “I’ve been asked if
that nickname bothers me, and the answer
is, no. After all, Darth Vader is one of the
nicer things I’ve been called recently.”
The Name refers to Cheney’s terse
manner and sometimes-gloomy view of
world affairs.
Cheney’s wife even went on the Daily
Show with a Darth Vader doll. She gave
it to Jon Stewart and said, “It’s an old
family heirloom.”
Man misses monkeys and hits
neighbor
Monkeys invaded a man’s home, stealing some food, in a Malaysian village
Friday, November 2, 2007. He then was so
angry that the 72-year-old licensed shotgun
holder ran out with his weapon and shot
into the bushes behind his house where
the monkeys had gone. Unfortunately, he
shot his 57-year-old neighbor. The man
only sustained minor injuries.
Gnomes without homes
In Springfield,
Oreg on, 75 gnomes
were taken from
their homes
and placed
on and
around the
lawn of one
house. Since
the strange
vandalism has been
reported, all the lawn
ornaments have taken shelter
in the Springfield police station.
Among the garden gnomes were geese,
deer, and frogs.
“We need to get them out of here,”
Capt. Richard Harrison said. “Every time
I leave my office they’re sitting in my chair,
working on my computer. I can’t seem to
get rid of the darn things.”
Police are asking for people to identify
them and take them home. Eventually, the
gnomes and other ornaments will be sold
at auction.
Clydes
SUJAC UPDATE
And the countdown begins! It’s
the home stretch until the end of the
semester and it seems like with only
five weeks left, the whole school is in a
craze. It may seem like you’ll never pull
through it right now but fear not fellow
Abbotters, we have almost come to the
conclusion of this chapter in the year,
at which time we will be able to enjoy
a luxurious, relaxing and oh-so well deserved holiday break. In the meantime,
however, it is once again time to fill
you in on SUJAC and other happenings
around the school.
Unfortunately, that creepy crawly
time in which there just always seemed
to be candy everywhere, known more
or less as Halloween, has come to an
end. It may seem sad but this year’s
Halloween festivities brought much
good news…. the SUJAC Open House
was a big success! From October 30th to
November 1st, the SUJAC office opened
its doors to the College community for
our Open House. Students who stopped
or walked by the office were able to enjoy
free candy, treats and Fair Trade coffee,
and of course the magnificent decorations. Students who came in to inquire
were immediately greeted by a spooky
atmosphere and of course someone
ready to answer any questions they had.
Also, with this successful Open House,
SUJAC gained two new Congress members whose names are Surbhi Dubey
and Miranda Ross. Welcome to SUJAC!
For all other Congress hopefuls still out
there, keep an eye open for a possible
reopening of Nominations.
A few last little reminders before we
part: the next COAC (Confederation
of Anglophone CEGEPs) meeting is
coming up on Friday, Novemer 9, where
for the second time this year, English
CEGEPs from around Quebec will meet
and discuss intercollegial and external
affairs. Also, don’t forget about the
Parking Complaint list that we have in
the SUJAC office…the more student
feedback we receive, the better! Finally,
if you’re ever feeling like you have a
problem with a teacher and are thinking about grievances and grade reviews,
don’t hesitate to stop by the SUJAC
office in P-101 and talk to our V-P
Academic, Brittni Martin. Defending
the rights of the student body is what
SUJAC is here for.
So there you have it folks…this issue’s SUJAC Update…and remember,
when it seems like you’re completely in
over your head or that you’ll never pull
through, there are only 5 weeks left!
Good luck and happy studying!
Presents…
Friday, November 30:
Mardi Gras Party
Games, Prizes, Southern Music, More…
Saturday, Dec. 1:
Rolling Stones tribute
Every Wednesday:
20 cent wing Night
Every Friday:
$tudent Night!
Every Canadiens game on our Big Screens!
Bandersnatch News
Wednesday November 7th, 2007 • I’ve heard a rumor, have you?
Raluca Iancu
Arts Editor
“Not Wanted on the Voyage” is narrated
by Mottyl, the blind cat belonging to Mrs.
Noah Noyes. The play begins on Noah’s
property, where the blind cat introduces all
the principal characters: Mr. Noah Noyes,
Mrs. Noyes; their three sons: Shem, Ham
and Japeth, as well as Hannah, Shem’s wife,
and Emma, Japeth’s wife. Noah is devout
to God and his laws and follows them to
the letter, while making his family submit to
this lifestyle. At the same time, he conducts
strange and cruel experiments on diverse
animals. Mrs. Noyes is an alcoholic, stashing bottles of gin all over the house. Shem
is a strong but slow-witted laborer while
his wife is devoted to Noah and follows his
instructions devoutly. Ham is a scientist,
incapable of violence, never having killed a
living creature. Japeth, born bright blue, is
obsessed with sex but Emma won’t give in
to his advances.
The problems start once God’s messenger, the peacock, announces that Yaweh
will be paying them a visit. It is a tired
and depressed god that confronts them.
Disappointed with the way humanity is ignoring him, Yaweh decides that he will cleanse
the world in a big flood, after having seen
Noah perform a magic trick consisting of
making a penny disappear under a glass by
pouring water into the glass. Having felt very
welcome by Noah’s family, Yaweh decides to
give them a warning and tells them to build
an ark, in anticipation of the flood.
Yaweh’s decree is that Noah must bring
his spouse, his sons and their wives, and
a specimen of each gender of each species. Lucifer, sensing something is amiss,
disguises himself as an attractive woman,
Lucy, and woos Noah’s second son, Ham.
They get married hurriedly, just in time to
board the ark.
Sarcasm and dark humor permeate the
whole play. Among the many ironies is that
while Noah is portrayed as evil, Lucifer is a
good character. Noah becomes even more
obsessed with God and his laws. He establishes a dictatorship on the ark and segregates
half of his family on the lower decks. The
play emphasizes the fact that Noah isn’t
perfect or holy.
Ultimately, Lucifer leads the rebellion
against Noah, but this time Lucifer is on
the “good guys” side. However, Noah’s
violence and injustices lead to the loss of
innocence and magic in the world, regardless of the “rebels”’ victory. In an attempt to
make Emma sexually submissive to Japeth,
Noah sacrifices the unicorn. Because of this
violence, all the animals lose the power of
speech. As the play ends we realize, as do
the characters, that it’s a vicious circle and it
will all begin again. Noah, with the help of
his “old friend” destroys the world in order
to have a clean slate to test upon. “We don’t
have enough time” cries out Mrs. Noyes as
the play comes to a close.
Emma embodies innocence. Noah rap-
A musical tragedy
Barbara Radziwon
Entertainment Editor
In the 16th century William Shakespeare,
a world famous playwright, wrote a classic
tragedy; Romeo and Juliet. The play tells of
two young lovers, whose untimely and tragic
deaths unite their feuding families. This play
has been preformed on the stage by many
famous actors and it returned to the stage
once again, only this time as an opera.
Opéra de Montreal is presenting Roméo
et Juliette from November 3rd to November
15th, at the Salle Wilfred-Pelletier Theatre,
at Place des Arts. It is directed by Michael
Cavangh and hosts the musical directions of
Jean-Yves Ossonce. This is Ossonce’s North
American debut, as he conducts the orchestra to the music Charles Gounod. The stars
of the opera are extremely talented singers,
who have preformed in past production,
hosted by Opéra de Montreal.
On November 1st, Roméo et Juliette presented a final dress rehearsal before an audience of high school and college students.
Since this was technically a dress rehearsal
and not a performance, the audience had
an opportunity to see first hand the work it
took to present an opera.
Directed Michael Cavanagh’s opera does
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not take place in Shakespearian times, it is a
more modern vision of Roméo et Juliette. It
takes place in the 1940’s, so the costumes
and the social life is different. Therefore,
some imagination is called for, even though
it is hard to imagine Mauren O’Flynn and
Marc Hervieux as the young teenage, Romeo
and Juliette. Marc Hervieux, a fine tenor,
played Romeo. Although talented, he did
not fit the part of the tall, dark, and handsome Romeo. Most of the time, he looked
more like Romeo’s father. And the beautiful
Juliet, played by Maureen O’Flynn, lacked
the innocent and youthful look. O’Flynn’s
soprano voice was too sharp at times, to
the point that it made a few of the audience
members’ twist in their seats. Alexander
Dobson, a baritone who played as Mercutio,
sounded beautiful and would have made a
better Romeo. Sarah Myath, a mezzo-soprano, played the part of a boy, Stephano,
and her voice hit the high notes beautifully.
She did not sound sharp; it was nice to hear
her sing. Sarah Myath would have made a
better Juliette. It is hard to believe that there
is a shortage of young tenors or sopranos
who can fill the roles of young characters.
Younger leading opera singers would have
been a plus in Michael Cavanagh’s Roméo
et Juliette.
The cast of Roméo et Juliette seemed
ing her (through the means of the unicorn)
symbolizes the world’s loss of innocence. At
the same time, Lucifer embodies rebellion
and is basically the author’s voice. He carries
the message of this satiric play. Perhaps one
of his most poignant lines is “I’ve heard a
rumor of another world. Have you?”
Overall, the actors were pretty decent
for the level the play is presented at. Some
stood out more than others. Jeremy Grauer
as Lucifer was particularly memorable. The
same goes for Gavin Schwartz as the unicorn, Alexander Arsic as Noah Noyes and
Dennis Thibodeau as Yaweh. Friday night,
Mrs. Noyes was played by Emilie Matte and,
while she seemed to be a tad over the top,
her performance still stays fresh in one’s
mind. That is not to say that the other actors weren’t good, but they didn’t stand out
as much. What I found really quite hilarious
was that Nadine Susel was wearing glasses
while she played Mottyl, the blind cat, on
Friday night.
Asides from that, it was an overall successful production. The set was quite impressive and looked very professional. It was
quite a feast for the eyes.
Unfortunately, the last performance was
Saturday morning, the 3rd of November.
However, should you wish to catch the theatre troupe in action, there’s always their next
production, entitled “Urine Town” (the story
takes place in a town in which due to water
shortage, all washrooms become privatized
and everyone must pay for the privilege to
flush away).
charmed on stage, as if the stage was too
small. The two feuding families, the Capulets
and the Montaigus, look more like two rival
mafia families. At one point it looked more
like a Broadway musical of The Godfather.
Roméo et Juliette was not what one would
have expected, but it did have two positive
notes. Ossonce did an amazing job as conductor and Denis Sedor, a bass, who played
Friar Laurence. The way he held himself on
stage simply drew you into the character
he portrayed. Sedor had remarkable stage
presence.
Opera is not only a feast for the ears, but
for the eyes as well. Roméo et Juliette, directed
by Michael Cavanagh, featuring the music
of Charles Gounod , was disappointing. It
was not a memorable performance.
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Into a refreshingly intelligent wild
Barbara Radziwon
Entertainment Editor
In 1993, Jon Krakauer wrote a 9,000
word article entitled Death of an Innocent,
which followed the story of a young man
by the name of Christopher McCandless.
Krakauer was so inspired by McCandless’
life that three years later, Krakauer published
his best-selling novel Into the Wild. This
book, which has sold hundreds of copies,
has now been adapted into a film with the
same name.
Christopher McCandless was an
American youth who died in 1992, near
the Denali National Park in Alaska. He
was born into a wealthy family and grew
up in Annandale, Virginia. Since a young
age, McCandless had a strong-will and
intense idealism. He quickly saw the flaws
in society and the corruption caused by
society. Soon after his graduation from
college, Christopher decided to give away
everything he owns, including his savings
of $24,000, burn his identification cards,
and to live off of the land in the wilderness.
For nearly two years, his adventure across
North America took him to wonderful
places where he befriended many people.
However McCandless’ adventure sadly came
to an end when he reached Alaska, where
he managed to survive for several months
before his death in August.
The film, Into the Wild, directed by
academy award winner Sean Penn, does
justice to Christopher’s life journey. The
film opens up with Christopher graduating
from college and joining his family and sister
at a restaurant for a congratulatory dinner.
Right away, the tension between Christopher
and his father is present. Immediately after
the opening scene, Christopher destroys
his cards and sets off on the adventure
that made him world known. Wanting to
discovery himself and connect more with
his soul, Christopher journeys farther and
farther away from society. Eventually, he
ends up in Alaska, where most of the film
takes place.
Divided into several chapters, this film is
no doubt an Oscar contender. Emile Hirsch,
who played Christopher McCandless, was
extraordinary. His acting was what made
the film. His emotions were strong, and
the physical transformation that Hirsch
went through was astonishing. Little make
up was used for this film; therefore Hirsch
literally had to starve himself to resemble
McCandless in his final days. It would be
no surprise if Hirsch receives an honorable
award for his work in this film.
Aside from Hirsch, another surprise was
Vince Vaughn’s performance. Known as one
of the members of “the frat pack”, Vaughn’s
role in this film was a more civil one. He
played a wheat farmer who runs into some
trouble with the FBI. Though his role is
small in the film, it showed that Vaughn
came do more than just vulgar comedy.
Of course, the most notable person
from this film was the director, Sean Penn.
Though he did not star in the movie, his
presence was felt. Penn’s acting skills and
Hirsch’s have an uncanny resemblance.
Watching Hirsch perform was like watching
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a much younger Penn on the screen. Even
though this was Penn’s first time directing a
full-length film, he did a magnificent job. He
did not stray from the novel and made sure
he told McCandless’ story properly.
In a recent conference call, both Emile
Hirsch and Sean Penn explained their experiences from making this movie. Penn
explained that ever since he read Krakauer’s
novel, he wanted to make this film. He also
explained that this little project of his took
himself and Hirsch on a journey of their
own. They traveled to several parts of
North America, and witnessed the beauty
of the natural world. Penn explained that
making this film was like a spiritual journey
for him. Even though the McCandless
family was portrayed as very cold people
towards Christopher, they were apparenty
very helpful and willing to make this movie
with Penn.
Into the Wild was a soulful and intelligent
film. It did not drag out and it told the story
of Christopher McCandless’ liberation from
society beautifully. Emile Hirsch was brilliant and his acting performance will land
him several more films in the near future.
Sean Penn’s Into the Wild is a film for a more
educated audience and will sure to get more
recognition once the award season starts.
Wednesday November 7th, 2007 • A quintet of elevated fingers
David Anderson
Staff writer
Awesome things are awesome; this is what
science and religion combined tell us. So, when
do we know that those things that are awesome
are in fact awesome, turning them into awesome things? The most used and best measurement of awesometacity was invented by Victor
H. Five, a Swedish physicist who was known for
his conclusion that if you drop a bowling ball
and a feather in a vacuum, the owner of said
vacuum will tell you to get your garbage off his
property. Mr. Five created a system based off
a unit of measurement he dubbed the “smalla
‘till om handflatta” or “slap of palm” according to random internet translators. Eventually,
because the Muppets have made it so nobody
can take Swedish seriously as a language, the
unit was named after Dr. Five himself. In case
you aren’t the brightest bulb in the knife drawer
we’re going to be talking about High Fives and
why they’re pretty good, okay? Good.
The High Five spread through Europe
thanks to the dude-based culture, begun by
the German noble family of the Dudemeisters.
Kaiser Thefriggin Dudemeister I of Germany
High Fived every single person present at his
coronation ceremony, from noblemen to commoners in the streets; this resulted in death
through blood loss after the skin on his hand
was destroyed by thousands of High Fives.
The practice was adopted by his son Kaiser
Thefriggin Dudemesiter II but was toned
down to include his close friends. Other nobles
emulated their lord and High Fived each other
during important ceremonies and this trickled
down to the peasantary.
Eventually all conversations in the feudal
era were started in German and ended in
High Fives with social etiquette dictating at
least five more appear during the course of
the conversation. The clergy picked up this
practice eagerly because as Pope John IX once
said (or more accurately cannot be disapproved
to have once said) “sore palms can only help
clerical celibacy”.
Despite its popularity amongst the people,
the High Five endured many attacks from the
scientific community. It’s accuracy as a unit of
measurement of awesomemetacity is often
thrown into question, mainly because nobody
seems to follow Dr. Five’s three hundred-page
guide of the various High Fives. Most people
don’t even carry it around with them at all
times. How irrational! A more concrete system
of measurement almost dethroned the High
Five, the Richteer scale of bitchingly sweet
business. With eight degrees of awesome, ranging from: “driving a motorcycle or helicopter,
jumping off the motorcycle and parachuting
down as it crashes into another helicopter
while the original helicopter you were in flies
upwards out of control and crashes into a third
helicopter” to “cold and burnt toast”. The
main reason Richteer’s scale was not nearly
as popular as the High Five is that there isn’t
really anything as awesome as the helicopter
stuff. I mean it’s all like VRRRROOOOM
PSSSSH PWOOOOAAOAO
W H U H U H U H U H U H U H
PFFFKKKOOOAOAOAOA.
Today the noble High Five is one of the few
vestiges of the Age of Dudes and its scientific
use as a measurement of awesomemecity had
been forgotten completely. Some say we should
bring back its scientific meaning, some say
we should stop stealing their culture but ever
since they had their ass handed to them by the
Soviets and the Americans nobody cares what
they think.
The presidency jokes
Samantha Villeneuve
Opinions Editor
I love the little counters on people’s
Facebook profiles that count down the
remaining time until the fellow Texan
primate, George W. Bush, is removed from
office. It makes me giggle. Really.
Why? Because people honestly believe
it will make an immense difference as to
who occupies the Oval Office. Perhaps
I’m being pessimistic but I believe that the
United States of America could employ
the Dalai Lama as their leader and that
good chap still wouldn’t manage to switch
things around. Forget it, folks. The presidency is an illusion.
A government doesn’t control our
southern neighbours! What are you saying? In the U.S. of A., the only system
is the economic system. Ever heard of
a corporatocracy? Corporatocracy – yes,
that’s English.
Let me put it in modern terms: L33T
CORPOR8S PWN N00B GVMT. Get
it? The Americans are electing puppets
to represent the interests of the corporations, not the people. It’s like handing a
strap-on to a sexual predator.
Doesn’t anyone else think it’s funny
that the Americans just waltzed right into a
country, blew the living snot out of it and
are now assigning contracts to their own
companies in order to rebuild it? “There’s
no more room for shopping malls in Los
Angeles, let’s just raze another nation and
rebuild it for them – in the name of profit!
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Oh, and erm … democracy too!”
Doesn’t anyone else think it’s funny
that the United States of America is
pumping a metric shit ton of money into
the military industry while their poverty
and illiteracy rates are actually “raisin’ da
roof ”? Wait, no – that isn’t actually funny!
It’s all a meticulously weaved strategy!
They don’t want people to read! That
doesn’t earn a goddamn buck at the end
of the day!
And to think that people assume
George Dubbya is capable of orchestrating such brilliant control. Are you stupid?
It’s the other guys that have it figured out,
the guys that own trillion dollar companies
– guys nobody has ever heard of before.
So take off your ir relevant little
counters. The CEO of Bechtel is laughing at you.
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Wednesday November 7th, 2007 • The best Diablo since Diablo, or, Diablo with guns!
Justin Banks
Games Page Editor
It’s hard not to compare games to those
they try to copy, especially when that fact is
so readily available on the back of the box,
“The creators of DIABLO are bringing
HELL to you”. This is Hellgate London, the
latest PC game trying to satisfy the Diablo
cravings that have gone unsatisfied. The
situation is pretty close to that of Diablo:
demons are running around and you have to
kill them. Hey, don’t fix what isn’t broken.
What makes Hellgate different is that it takes
place in a post-apocalyptic 2038 London that
has been overtaken by demons. This means
that it’s future Diablo…with guns! Maybe
that’s being a little too simplistic, Hellgate
is a first-person shooter and a role-playing
game mashed together in a blender. How is
this done? Well, let’s start with the character
classes.
There are six character classes in total,
divided amongst three factions: the Templar,
the Cabalists, and the Hunters. Of all classes,
the Blademaster and the Guardian, both
belonging to the Templar, are the only ones
to use swords and unable to use first-person view while doing so, while any other
class has the choice between first and third.
The Blademaster is a dual-sword wielding
melee fighter focusing on offense, while the
Guardian is your average tank armed with
sword and shield, best when surrounded
by enemies. Of the Cabalists there are the
Evokers (ranged magic casters) and the
Summoners who can create small armies
of minions. Hunters consist
of Marksmen (gun-toting badasses, plain and simple) and
Engineers (like Summoners,
but they build machines instead of minions). Once a
class is selected you then have
slight control over how your
character looks, hair color,
face, size and such, but nothing to stop them from looking
like every other one online.
No matter which class you pick, the
action is always fast-paced as enemies are
everywhere and the large amount of skills,
weapons, and weapon modifications keep
it interesting. The thrill of playing demonslayer dress-up never gets old with new armor dropping all the time from recently slain
monsters, throwing out the old and on with
the new just to get that hardcore “I survived
the Apocalypse” look.
Much like Diablo, Hellgate boasts a random level generator so that every time you
go out in to the field you’ll have a different
experience, but after a while there are only
so many sewers and demolished cities that
you can travel through before the repetition
gets to be too much. That is, if it didn’t look
so damned good.
Hellgate’s graphics are simply amazing,
from the illuminated weapons to dark and
dreary level design, it creates the sense that
you really are in a ruined London. A powerful
machine will get the most out of it with its
DirectX 10 capability, but it’s designed so that
even computers made in the past few years
can run Hellgate.
The biggest and most widely complained
about issue that I have with this game is
the optional subscriber bonus. Hellgate out
of the box is free to play, single player or
online, but those who are willing to pay
the monthly fee of $9.95 will obtain bonus
character classes, levels, difficulties, items,
and even a proper player-versus-player mode.
At the moment there’s not enough value to
rationalize the cost, and who knows just
how frequently they’ll create content anyway,
Flagship Studios would’ve been a lot smarter
by simply delivering small expansion packs
every few months.
It seems like it could’ve benefited from
more time devoted to testing since the
number of reccurring glitches are staggering, ranging from a character disappearing,
being moved while in town, getting stuck in
between obstacles, and random crashes or
refusals to boot. The fact that on launch day
alone the servers were down for a good few
hours brings about bad signs.
Despite any glitches and the obvious repetition that frequents these types of games,
Hellgate is a blast to play. Even if you refrain
from paying the monthly fee, you still get a
lot of bang for your buck, and as far as I’ve
seen there’s no need to
pay anyway.
Verdict:
BUY
You’re only as good as your last gig, which sucked
Will Attar
Assistant Editor-in-Chief
Yes, that’s right, another Guitar Hero.
Has it gotten old yet? Mashing your fingers
on a plastic guitar trying to be as cool as
people who can play the songs in real life?
Not at all.
The first game launched in 2005 and
was a huge hit. With 47 songs, 30 being covers, people rocked out on their PlayStation
2s. The game won several awards, including
the Game Developers Choice Award.
Guitar Hero II was released for the
PlayStation 2 in November of 2006 and
then again for the Xbox 360 in April 2007.
This time, the game
had a slightly different gameplay, with
easier hammer-ons
and pull-offs, and
introduced encores.
The game also featured 64 playable
songs (40 licensed
and 24 bonus) with
10 exclusive songs
for the 360. T he
g ame won even
more awards including several editor’s
choice awards.
In August 2007,
Guitar Hero Rocks
the 80s was released.
It was an expansion to Guitar Hero II with
no major changes, just extra songs and
character styles.
October 28, 2007, the long awaited
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock was released.
Believe me when I say that they went all out
on this one. Available for the PS2, PS3, Wii,
Xbox 360, PC, and Mac, this game throws
71 songs at you (46 part of your “set list”
and 25 are bonus), 51 being actual master
tracks. In career mode, you even get to battle against Slash (Guns n’ Roses and Velvet
Revolver) and Tom Morello (Rage Against
the Machine). They both created tracks just
for the game.
Now, I just said you get to battle
against them. Battle is one of the games
new modes. It’s similar to the Pro Face-off
introduced in Guitar Hero II, but instead of
Star Power, you try to gain attacks. Being
able to hold three at a time, you can gain
such attacks as: broken string, difficulty up,
amp overload, whammy bar, steal power,
double notes, lefty/righty flip and death
drain. Some of these are obvious as to what
they do, but whammy bar? Amp overload?
Broken string? Death drain?
When hit with the whammy bar attack, the guitar bridge on the screen rises,
disabling you from hitting any more notes.
You have to whammy on your controller
to bring it back down and get back in the
game. Amp overload causes all the upcoming notes to flicker giving you a headache
from trying to concentrate on these goddamn blinking notes. Broken string causes
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one of the fret buttons on the screen to
pop up, stopping you from hitting any of
those specific notes. You have to push the
button repeatedly to fix it. Finally, there’s
death drain.
Death drain is Sudden Death of Battle
Mode. All the power ups turn into the unstoppable death drain attack. A grim reaper
appears on the screen and puts a constant
negative influence on the rock meter. Every
mistake the player makes causes the meter
to drop faster and faster. Eventually, the
reaper will block the player’s view of the
frets entirely.
For the consoles, the PS3 and the
Xbox 360 versions will have downloadable content; whereas for the Wii, it is still
unannounced. They haven’t confirmed or
denied the possibility. The main issue for
the Wii would be memory storage for all
the downloadable content.
One thing that the Wii version does
have above its competitors is its rumble
feature, and having all the guitar sounds
come from the guitar itself.
You will no doubt have the time of you
life rocking out with your cock out to such
songs as: “Talk Dirty to Me” by Poison,
“Mississippi Queen” by Mountain, “Bulls
on Parade” by Rage Against the Machine,
“Paint it Black” by the Rollng Stones, “My
Name is Jonas” by Weezer, “La Grange” by
ZZ Top, “Cherub Rock” by The Smashing
Pumpkins, “The Metal” by Tenacious D,
“Before I Forget” by Slipknot, “One” by
Metallica, and “Raining Blood” by Slayer.
Verdict:
BUY
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John Abbott press realease
NOVEMBER 5th, 2007
WOMEN’S RUGBY HAS PERFECT
SEASON
The Lady Islanders finished off the 2007
regular season with a perfect record of 8-0 after an
impressive 67-0 victory over Vanier College Sunday.
Leading the attack were Alison Proudfoot and
Amanda Rochette with 3 tries each. Erika Hamilton
added 2 and scoring singles were Hughanna Gaw,
Katie O’Brien and Liane Bragg. Amanda Rochette
and Milly Yerbury added 3 conversions each.
MEN’S RUGBY WINS DIVISION TITLE
WITH BIG WIN OVER VANIER
On Sunday, the Islanders visited Vanier College
and played a very strong game en route to a 20-14
win. Three different Isles scored a try in this game:
Matthew Cifelli, Kelvin Hooper and Max Conway.
Shawn-Michael McCaffrey scored the remaining
points with converts. The Players of the Game
were Eric Houle and Mike Homsy for their strong
all around performance. With the win, the Islanders
won their division and they will host St-Lambert in a
semi-final playoff game on Wednesday night.
ISLANDER FOOTBALL ELIMINATED
The Islander football team saw their season
come to an end on Saturday after a 45-5 playoff
loss to Notre Dame de Foy. It was a solid season
for the Islanders, one that saw them compete every
week and finish with a 5-5 regular season record,
their best in many years.
Notre Dame, a very physical and athletic team,
was too much for the Islanders to handle and the
Isles were unable to execute when necessary. The
Isles had 120 yards on the ground and 179 yards in
the air. Scott Mironowicz was the leading rushing
with 78 yards on only 6 carries and he had 6 catches
for 35 yards. Ian Edwards had 4 catches for 63 yards
and Jarred McArthur had 3 catches for 23 yards.
Quarterback Terrance Morsink completed 18 of
36 passes for 179 and 2 interceptions.
Defensively Gabriel Charette, playing in his last
game as an Islander, led the team with 7.5 tackles and
had one interception. James Clement and Brendan
Parm had 5 tackles each. Jonathan Lyritsis had an
interception.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Friday night, the Lady Islanders hosted
Montmorency College and had problems matching up with the Nomades from the start of the
game, resulting in a 72-28 lost. Marie-Roberte Jean
was the high scorer for the Lady Islanders with 8
points. It should be noted that the Lady Islanders
are still playing without three strong players due to
injury: Magalie Nlandu, Teresa Semalulu and Nadine
Augustin. With this loss, the Lady Isles regular season
record is 0-3 and their overall record is now 5-5.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Despite a team effort and strong play from
Taylor Garner (8 points and 10 rebounds), Matt
Michaud (21 points) and Anthony Moore (18
points), the Islanders weren’t able to match up with
Montomrency and lost Friday’s night game 96-73.
It was the second time this season that the Islanders
played Montmorency and the Islanders had won the
first contest 88-84 in overtime at the Hagen tournament. With this loss, the Isles regular season record
is 1-1 and their overall record is now 4-8.
TENNIS WINS IN VICTORIAVILLE
Despite missing 5 key players, the JAC tennis
team improved their record to 5-1 with a 5-2 (104) win against Victoriaville. The women’s team
dominated, winning all 3 of their matches. Lir Fry
led the way as the 1st singles with a convincing 6-1,
6-1 victory, while Kayla Pitrelli playing her 1st singles
match for Abbott and controlled the play for a 6-1,
6-3 win. Team captain Caroline Iliescu and German
import Maike Halamoda completed the sweep with
a 6-1, 6-1 win.
On the men’s side, Alcindo Vincenti jr. had a
tough day at the office and ended up on the short
end of a 6-4, 6-3 loss to Victoriaville’s top player.
Meanwhile Dan Popovici led the men’s team by
dominating the men’s 2nd singles match (6-1, 6-1)
and then played 2nd doubles with German import
Florian Wittrock (in a 7-6, 6-2 win). The islander’s no.
1 men’s player Ryan Boutell matched up with Simon
(Doctor) Zhu to win 1st doubles (6-1, 6-4).
LACROSSE LOSES IN SEMI-FINAL
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On Saturday, the underdog Islander lacrosse
team traveled to Brébeuf to play in the league semifinals. Early penalties cost the Isles early as Brébeuf
capitalized on their several power plays. However,
the Isles battled back and scored some terrific goals
to come within one goal at the half. Brébeuf was
leading 4-3 to start the second half, and then the
wheels fell off for John Abbott. Brébeuf scored
some quick goals and the Islanders had to get away
from their successful, thus far, game plan and tried to
force their opponents to turn over the ball. Brébeuf
capitalized on the Islanders over aggressive defense
and started running away with the game. The final
score of 12-3 was not indicative of how close the
vast majority of the game was.
Cher GI,
Je suis étudiante en sciences de la santé. J’ai choisi cette orientation parce que j’aime beaucoup les sciences pures ainsi
que travailler avec les gens. Je suis également organisée et structurée, j’aime le travail logique et la résolution de
problèmes. En fait, je cherche toujours à améliorer les choses. Dis-moi quelle profession choisir!
-Mya-
Chère Mya,
Le GÉNIE INDUSTRIEL semble tout indiqué pour toi. Dans cette vague de compétitivité à laquelle les entreprises doivent
maintenant faire face, la nécessité d’améliorer constamment la qualité, l’efficacité et la productivité de la chaîne
logistique devient essentielle. L’essence même du travail de l’ingénieur INDUSTRIEL réside dans ce défi de taille, de même
qu’en la gestion du changement, des équipes et des projets.
-GI-
Bandersnatch Sports
Wednesday November 7th, 2007 • 11