April 2015 - Loyola News

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The Loyola News
Loyola High School’s Official Student Newspaper
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April 20, 2015
Supreme Court Rules in Favour of Loyola
Volume XII, Issue II
WHAT’S INSIDE
Current News
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Arts & Culture
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March 19 - The Supreme Court
of Canada has ruled that the
Quebec provincial government
infringed on Loyola’s religious
freedom by requiring it to teach
the province's ethics and religious culture program. The
announcement was made in
Ottawa at 9:45 AM on March
19.
Loyola’s legal battle
lasted six years and included
three court cases. In a letter to
the Loyola community, the
president of Loyola, Father
Michael Murray, SJ, and Mr.
William Hlibchuk, the Chairman of the Board of Governors,
had this to say: “You have no
doubt heard that the Supreme
Court of Canada released its
judgment in favour of Loyola
in its case regarding the Ethics
and Religious Culture (ERC)
Program. We are extremely
pleased with the decision, as it
validates Loyola’s approach to
the way it has been teaching
religion for over thirty years.
“All seven judges
agreed that for Loyola’s program to be declared equivalent
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Bantam Hockey Team Completes Perfect Season
BY COACH JOHN
GERAGHTY
The Braves hockey team had a
season to remember, but it did
not necessarily start off this
way. The team was entering the
season as reigning league
champions and knowing that
there would be a huge bulls eye
on their back, for all other
teams to gun for.
This became very
evident in the LCC preseason
tournament. The team had a
disappointing 2-2 draw in the
tournament and the watercooler scuttlebutt, from the
other programs, was that Loyoand proceeded to beat St.
la would not dominate this seaThomas, for the fourth time this
son. These sentiseason, in the semiments only further
final.
motivated our boys
The Braves
to perform at their
saved their best perhighest level.
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son for the league
opened their season
final against Kuper
with a 7-1 win over
Academy on FebruSelwyn and never
ary 24. Loyola totally
looked back. At
dominated the final
Game MVP
season's end, the
and
skated to a 5-1
Julian Zompa
Braves were 14-0
dismantling of
with 94 goals for and 15 goals
Kuper. The players were a
against.
pleasure to watch. They reLoyola received a bye
sponded with enthusiasm, intelin the first round of the playoffs
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Supreme Court Ruling, continued from Page 1
(Continued from page 1)
to the ERC, the school did not have to suppress the promotion of the Catholic faith
and its Jesuit pedagogy. As we all know,
these elements are at the heart of a Loyola
education.
“Some media reports have described the judgment as a split decision.
However, the only area of debate among
the judges was concerned with whether or
not Loyola was required to return to the
Minister of Education to finally obtain the
course equivalence.
“Loyola has
always maintained positive relations with
the Government and we fully expect that
the ensuing discussions with the Minister
will continue in this light.
“We thank all members of the
Loyola community for their prayers and
support in the course of this case. We look
forward to continue forming “Men for Others”, in the Jesuit, Catholic tradition.”
During an interview with CBC
radio during the Montreal morning show on
Friday, March 20, former principal Paul
Donovan and Loyola teacher John Patrick
Mancini responded to questions regarding
the case from the show’s host Michael Finnerty. Donovan defended the school’s position throughout the court proceedings and
explained that the significance of the ruling
was not just a victory for the school. “The
whole reason we did this was a question of
principal more than a practical way of approaching things. As a religious school, I
Above: Mr. J.P. Mancini teaching religion
at Loyola. Photo by John Kenney
think what this judgement says is that its’
possible for religious institutions to cooperate or work with the government when we
are looking at serving the common good,
which is what a school does.”
The History of Loyola Discipline
By MATTHEW O’CONNOR
Loyola High School is known for great
education, teachers and incredible extra
curricular activities and sports. Other
schools have spread many, ridiculous stories and rumours about our detentions. For
example one story that goes around is that
our detention, or “JUG”, consists of the
student sitting in a dark room with a spot-
light on the cross. Another puzzle that
someone has yet to solve is the meaning of
the word JUG. There are many guesses
such as “Justice Under God” and
“Judgement under God”. Yet, as displayed
in the Loyola Student Handbook: “the word
“JUG” comes from the Latin “Jugum”,
which means “yoke”. A yoke keeps one
under control and on the right path (Loyola
Student Handbook, pg 17). This article will
try to figure out the truth about the disciplinary system of Loyola over time, from
1948 until today.
Terry O’Connor started his Loyola
career in 1948, and graduated in 1953.
When he went to school, the JUG as we
know it today did not exist. When it was
something simple, the teacher was responsible for punishing the student on their own
time. Most of the time, it was staying after
school to write lines, or assigned an extra
assignment. Then if said assignment weren’t done for the next day, the boy would
have to see the disciplinarian. Once in the
office, the student would either have a Friday detention, or the worst of all, what Mr.
O’Connor called a “weekend work JUG.”
For the weekend JUGs the student
would do work around the school for an
entire day. The work was painting, cleaning
floors and blackboards and anything that
helped the janitors. Lucky for the students
today the worst you can get, other than an
expulsion or suspension, is an hour after
school. During my interview with Mr. Fulvio, he told me a story he had heard about a
mother from the past president: “The mom
called and said there’s no way my son is
doing your manual labour”. The disciplinarian at the time said that someone would
have to do the work, so the mother came in
and did the work for her son.
Between 1980 and 1985, Joseph
O’Connor went to Loyola High School. At
this point daily JUGs had been implemented. There were still work JUGs on Fridays
and Saturdays, but for Joseph the worst you
could get was something different. “I’d say
the worst you could get was the strap.” The
strap was a piece of leather that would be
struck against your hand. Joseph says that
the disciplinarian would come down to the
classroom of the student and excuse him
from class. Just outside the classroom, he
would be hit with the strap then the student
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Food Fight: Annual SSX Competition Has Students Salivating
April 20 - Loyola’s annual Student Stock
Exchange (SSX) Competition will be held
this Thursday and Friday, offering students
three different sessions to feast on a wide
variety of food and beverage products from
eighteen different companies. Mark the
following down in your agenda so you
don’t miss out on a great opportunity to
satiate your appetite!
Tuesday April 21- All eighteen companies
will be setting up their kiosks in the South
Gym from 3:00-6:00 PM.
Wednesday April 22 –All Students and
Staff will have an opportunity to view the
kiosks in the gym.
Thursday April 23 – Companies will be
selling their products during both tags and
Thursday evening (5:00-7:00 PM) to their
parents, friends, alumni (anyone that will
buy from them).
Friday April 24 – Companies will be selling their products during both tags.
The Northern Knights Return to Montreal
By BENJAMIN LUSTERIO-ADLER
Loyola's and Sacred Heart's Robotics team.
the Northern Knights, are winding down
after an exhausting six-week build season
and two stressful regional competitions.
The group’s out-of-the-box robot,
affectionately (and somewhat controversially) dubbed "Ground Control and Major
Tom" by people in the know, broke free
from traditional confines of what defines a
robot. It did this by essentially being two
robots, connected by a long tether-wire that
relayed power and instructions between the
large robot, Ground Control, and the smaller, more agile mini-bot, Major Tom. The
team had originally planned on making
three robots in total, all connected together
but this idea was scrapped due to the 120pound weight limit on all FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and
Technology) robotics competition robots.
Plus, naming three robots would have been
much harder than naming just two.
Ground Control, weighing in at
eighty-two pounds, was able to reach a
maximum height of over six feet and duck
down to a minimum height of about fourfoot seven inches thanks to a beautiful twostage elevator designed by Julian Guidote
and Anthony Del Vecchio.
Major Tom, certainly a lightweight at thirty-six pounds, was light on his
feet due to the chassis designed and fabricated mainly by Sacred Heart seniors Giuli-
ana Mannarino and Melanie Alfonso.
Ground Control and Major Tom worked in
tandem to manipulate and score game pieces using end-effectors designed and built by
Ryan Renaud, Jordan Drury, Alex Gagliano
and myself.
During the last week of March, in
Long Island, New York, at the SchoolBusiness Partnerships of Long Island, Inc.
FIRST Robotics Competition, which is one
of the regional events that the Knights attended, the team managed to place nineteenth out of fifty-two teams despite being
barraged by pneumatic after mechanical
after electrical malfunctions. The other
teams at the competition were truly men
and women for others when they worked
selflessly to help the team find muchneeded spare parts. Despite not qualifying
for the world championship in Saint-Louis,
Missouri, the Knights look forward to another exciting year next year.
As an off-season event, the team
plans on competing in the upcoming
Sumobot and King of the Hill robotics
competitions, which are taking place later
this year. If you wish to learn more about
our shared robotics team with Sacred Heart,
feel free to contact me at Benjamin.Lusterio
-Adler16@alumni.loyola.ca. If you wish to
learn more about this year's robotics competition, information can be found by
searching "Recycle Rush FIRST Game
2015" on Google.
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Experience Week: The Dominican Republic and Belize
March 23 - When most of the Loyola student body was back at school after spring
break, the grade 10 classes were busy doing
Christian service in the Dominican Republic, Belize or Montreal. The service week
has become a permanent fixture of the
school calendar and is designed to provide
students with the opportunity to heighten
their awareness of the life experiences of
the less fortunate in our community and in
foreign countries. It is hoped that Loyola
can build bridges with these communities
that may lead to sustained charitable efforts
and positive change.
Four videos and hundreds of images pertaining to the Loyola secondary
four Experience Week are now available at
news.loyola.ca, including Loyola News
staff member Philip LeMoyne’s documentary on the Montreal Experience, David
Thomas’ photographs and documentary on
the Belize Experience, Loyola News staff
member Matthew O’Connor’s photographs
and video of the Consuelo group in the
Dominican Republic and Loyola News
staff member Alexander Corej’s photographs and video documenting the Dominican Experience in San Pedro.
What follows are some comments
from students who participated in the Dominican and Belize trips.
“My experience was honestly
filled with more joy than sadness. I was
happy every moment in the Dominican.
This was for the reason that even in the
poorer places on this planet, people are
happy and constantly smile. Life is simple
there: wake up, eat, work, lunch, work,
dinner, mass, and sleep. This simple lifestyle really spoke to me as it made it obvious that everything I had back at home in
Montreal, was useless to my happiness.
This week was most definitely one of the
most incredible weeks of my life.”
- Ryan Chadwick-Chabot
“Visiting the slums gave me a
whole different view on how poor someone
can actually be, and how badly they have to
live every day of their lives. Many of them
don’t work, or don’t go to school, and
simply occupy themselves with what little
they have, something I would never be able
to do. Visiting the mountain showed me
how beautiful the D.R. really is, and it’s
peace let me reflect upon what I had experienced so far on the trip.
Rebuilding and painting the houses around my block gave me the satisfaction of helping my host family’s friendly
community, helping and mingling with the
Haitian sugar cane workers showed me
how rough life can be down there, and preparing gift bags for the poor let other’s
benefit from what those better off than
them have, all of which I am glad to have
partaken in. I had an extremely great time
in the Dominican Republic, and the experience changed my view of the world, perhaps even changed my life.”
- Alexander Corej
“Returning to Montreal I am
still baffelled by how much I own while
people live with nothing. Today I value
hope more than ever. Something I always
took for granted is more limited amongst
the world than I could have ever imagined.
Hope is what motivates us to live and become who we want to be. Without it we are
nothing. The Dominican experience was
something that will remain with my classmates and me until the day we die. The
experience I shared will forever affect my
character and will shape me into the man I
will become.”
- William Walsh
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Experience Week: Montreal
Changing Perspectives
I had a MAB Experience
By SEAN O’NEIL
By ZACKARY GILMORE
Montreal, March 23 –
For the annual secondary four Experience
Week, I decided to stay
in Montreal and have a
very powerful experience while still being at
home. While scrolling
through the options,
helping disabled teens
at Westmount High School grabbed my
attention. It would be something I had never done before. Thankfully, I got it. Many
people didn’t get their first choice for a
placement, but I was lucky enough to get it
and I am very grateful I did.
I got the chance to be with teens
that were disabled and learn more about
them. I never got the chance to interact with
them before this experience week. I wasn’t
sure what to expect before I got to meet the
kids. Modern culture perpetuates degrading
stereotypes about these people since they
are in wheelchairs, but I was happy to realise how incorrect they were. It is actually
quite sad how society sees these people and
how they treat them. This week really
demonstrated that handicapped teens are
just like any other teen, only with some
limitations. They listen to the same music,
watch the same movies, and talk about the
same things as any other teenager.
Many people ignore and distance
themselves from the handicapped because
they see them as different and that hurts
their feelings. One of the most powerful
moments during my week was when I was
talking with a few of the teens and one of
them, Abdullah, turned around to the teacher and told her, “Rose, Sean is my friend!”
This really meant something to me because
I never realised how lonely and abandoned
these kids must feel until I spent a week
with them.
This experience was amazing,
powerful and managed to change me. It
helped me be more open to a group of people I have never had the opportunity to
interact with. I enjoyed it so much that as a
surprise, I plan to visit my new friends
again in the future.
Montreal, March 23 Experience Week, a
week after spring break
where we immerse ourselves into the unknown
territory of poverty and
struggle. For many,
about eighty percent of
the grade, they left the
country and arrived either in the Dominican Republic or Belize.
The other twenty percent volunteered at
different facilities all around Montreal.
Being part of the twenty percent, I volunteered and the MAB-Mackay Rehabilitation
Center.
Every morning at 8:30 I would
arrive at 7000 rue Sherbrooke Ouest. After
entering the warm building, I would say
hello to the staff, hang up my jacket, and
get ready for the day. The Mackay Center is
basically a place where people over sixtyfive years of age come to socialize. Many
of the clients are hearing impaired, several
are visually impaired, and a few had both
hearing and visual problems. They would
arrive between 8:45 and 10:00 am. We
would hang their jackets, give them a number, and they would enter the dining room
where we would bring them coffee or tea
and get them cheese and crackers. Then one
of the employees would talk about the
news, tell some stories, and of course tell
jokes. At 11:00 am the clients would make
there way to the exercise room. At this time
we would help prepare for lunch. At noon
the clients ate lunch then went for a walk
while they talked with long time friends.
We would then play an afternoon activity
like dominoes or cards until 2:00 PM when
people started to leave. The next day we
would do the same things just with a different group.
Throughout the week, I heard
several stories and met a lot of amazing
people. On the first day, I met a man named
Euclid. The only words I heard come out of
the married man's mouth were about cricket, scotch, and women. On the second day, I
met Steve and Carlyle who have known
each other since they were children. Both
served in the marines together and later
were crew members on large cargo ships.
Both men moved to Canada to find better
jobs. "They always say the grass is greener
on the other side"(Steve and Carlyle). Now
they relive past experiences with each other
and fortunately me as well. On the third
day, I met a Scottish man who was blind
and deaf named Charles. He told us about
living in Scotland and now Canada. "Being
blind and deaf isn't as fun as it sounds", he
said jokingly, telling us about the struggles
he experienced in life. Even though he can
see contrast, not many things are black and
white in this world. Last but defiantly not
least was Scottish soccer fanatic Cecil.
Growing up, him and his brother dreamed
about making it to the pros. Cecil was cut
and his brother continued playing and eventually made it. Cecil came to Canada,
played for the Celtic soccer team in Montreal until his body couldn't keep up with
his love. He now watches as many games
as possible to improve his knowledge of the
game.
Truly, this was one of the best
experiences of my life. I learned the importance of cherishing moments with family and friends for many of these people
have lost that. When we were going to
choose where we were going to go for experience week, the Dominican trip was
really pushed onto us. Making the decision
to stay in Montreal is something that I will
never regret. Learning from these people
was a blessing in of itself. "Stay in school"
and "do what you love" are bits of advice I
got but the best piece of advice was from
Euclid and Cecil. The secret to living a long
happy life is drinking scotch and playing
soccer.
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Fueling Ideas and the Future: The Keystone Pipeline
By JORDAN DRURY
Montreal, Febraury 10 - The Keystone
Pipeline is owned by TransCanada and runs
from Hardisty, Alberta and carries crude oil
to Wood River and Patoka, Illinois while
passing through Regina, Saskatchewan and
Steele City, Nebraska. The gargantuan
structure is 3,456 kilometers long and was
constructed in 2008 but only commissioned
in 2010.
The first phase required 373 kilometres of new pipeline, pump stations and
terminal facilities at Hardisty, Alberta. The
United States section is 2,219 kilometres
long and it runs through several in counties
in Missouri and Kansas before entering
Madison County, Illinois. Phase 1 went
online in June 2010.
The second phase is an extension to
the pipeline from Steele City, Nebraska to
Cushing, Oklahoma. This 468 kilometre
addition was constructed in 2010 and went
online in February 2011.
In phase three, American-produced
oil is added to the pipeline in Cushing, Nebraska and travels 700 kilometres south to
delivery points such as terminals in Nederland, Texas. The oil would then be treated
in refineries in Port Arthur, Texas. Another
addition to this phase is a 76 kilometre separation going to Houston, Texas. American
oil producers heavily sought out this phase
of the keystone pipeline so that their oil can
be distributed out of the large oil tank farms
and distribution center in Cushing, Oklahoma.
Today, a bigger and more efficient
pipeline named the Keystone XL is being
proposed. It would connect Alberta to Nebraska directly and the 36-inch diameter
pipeline can carry more oil than 30 inches
of previously used models. It is the fourth
phase and expansion of the keystone series
and is 338 kilometres shorter than the phase
1. It could transport of up to 830,000 barrels per day of crude oil from the Western
Canadian Sedimentary Basin in Alberta,
Canada, primarily to refineries in the Gulf
Coast area.
Many people have shared their concerns for the Keystone XL Pipeline. Different environmental groups, citizens, and
politicians have raised concerns about the
potential negative impacts of the Keystone
XL project. The main issues are the risk of
oil spills along the pipeline, which would
cross highly sensitive areas, and more than
15% higher greenhouse gas emissions from
the extraction of oil sands compared to
extraction of conventional oil. Some distances of the pipeline will also cross a zone
known to be prone to seismic vibrations as
recent as a 4.3 magnitude earthquake in
2002.
Others claim that TransCanada asked
the U.S. government to use thinner steel
and pump at higher pressures than normal.
In October 2011, The New York Times
questioned the exactitude and efficiency of
the environmental analysis of the pipeline
done by an environmental contractor called
Houston Cardno Entrix. The study found
that the pipeline would have limited environmental impacts, but was authored by a
firm that had worked on projects with
TransCanada and which the pipeline company was a major client.
It is obvious to many people that the
government must do more research before
giving the big “Okay” to projects that can
single handily destroy many environmental
resources in both Canada and the United
States.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keystone_Pipe
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The Turkish Denial of the Armenian Genocide is 100 years old
By ALEXANDER D. COREJ
On April 24, 1915, nearly 100 years ago,
Ottoman authorities arrested and/or captured around 250 Armenian leaders from
Constantinople. They then brought them to
Turkey to enslave and execute them. This
was the beginning of an Armenian genocide
that killed over 1.5 million people. And yet
barely anyone recognizes it, and the Turks
even deny that it ever happened, though the
evidence points strongly against them. The
tragedy is headline news again after Pope
Francis called the World War I deaths of
Armenians “the first genocide of the 20th
century.”
The Armenian Genocide began under
the cover of World War 1. People had more
important things to worry about, so the
Turks invaded Constantinople and executed
Armenians, or brought them to work
camps. Women, children and the elderly
were forced to walk through the desert of
Deir ez-Zor without food or water. Those
who were left in Anatolia (which was then
Armenian land) were forced out by the
establishment of the new Republic of Turkey. Before the genocide, over half of modern-day Turkey was part of Armenia.
The end of the genocide is unknown,
as most of the sources had fled the country
before it ended. During this period, over 1.5
million were killed, and many were stolen
from, raped, abused, and put into slavery.
Margaret Der Manuelian is among those
who told their story. She states: “They took
all the women [and children] and put them
in a hall because they had already taken all
the men and killed them. […] Whoever was
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Creature Feature: Tuataras
By JORDAN DRURY
Montreal, February 10 -Tuataras, scientifically known as Sphenodon Punctatus, are
reptiles native to the island of New Zealand. With scales, legs and tails they resemble most other lizards however they are
actually part of their own
distinct order: rhynchocephalia.
The two remaining
species of tuatara are the
last of its kind, which has
been around for more than
200 million years while the
modern form of humans
has only existed for
200,000 years. They are relatives to diapsids (a group that includes dinosaurs),
which is why tuataras are of such great
interest in the study of the Mesozoic era.
Although they have physically
changed since then, this creature usually
measures up to 80 centimetres and has grey,
brown and green scales. They have a number of special features on their skeleton
which they seem to have retained from their
evolutionary ancestors along with a particular mouth in which two rows of teeth in the
upper jaw overlap one row on the lower
jaw; this is unique to tuataras among any
other living species. It was even discovered
that they can have five to six million DNA
sequences. The etymology of tuatara comes
from the Maori word meaning “peaks on
the back.”
These creatures have been protected
by law since 1895 however
the rare subspecies S. Guntheri was not scientifically
recognized until 1989. Tuataras are threatened by habitat loss and invasive species
in New Zealand. They even
became extinct on the main
island until a group was
released in a fenced-in sanctuary in 2005, the remaining creatures were
confined to 32 offshore islands.
In 2008, a nest was discovered at the
sanctuary which would indicate the first
successful non-captive reproduction of
tuataras on the New Zealand mainland in
over 200 years. Polynesian rats became
widespread in New Zealand and spread to
the islands were tuataras thrived which
endangered their survival and ceased the
reproduction of this species.
It was also discovered that islands
which were inhabited by rats had smaller
populations of tuataras. In 1990 and 1991,
tuataras were removed from rat-infested
islands to try and help efforts to relieve
these territories of the invasive species. The
wild caught specimen bred in captivity and
once the islands were found to have completely eradicated the populations of Polynesian rats, the animals were released.
In a particular case on Little Barrier
Island, it was discovered in 1991 and 1992
that only 40 tuataras were indigenous to the
island and they were taken into captivity at
Victoria College where 42 offspring were
bred. The group was kept in a cage on the
island until their complete release in 2006
when the island was determined to be free
of rats.
Tuataras are an important part of the
ecosystem in New Zealand and hold many
secrets on the genetics of past creatures that
once roamed the earth; therefore they are an
important species to protect. The total population of tuataras is estimated to be greater
than 60,000 but less than 100,000, placing
them as vulnerable on the IUCN red list of
threatened species.
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/20612/0
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Tuatara#Conservation
A Fresh Taste in Leadership
By BENJAMIN SERAFIN
Montreal, January 25 - Loyola High School
Co-Presidents Joseph Murphy and John
Renzoni held a press conference this past
January 14 to discuss their platform and
upcoming projects. Additionally, they took
questions from the floor, coming from concerned students and staff.
During this third press conference
of the year, Renzoni declared to the media
that he has taken the baseball team under
his own wing, "Baseball is going to happen
this year... it's not going to be an extramural
sport, it’s going to be more of a club. We'll
play a few games just to test the waters and
if the presidents like it, next year they can
continue it." The MurphZone's attitude and
plan of action has greatly changed since
2014, where Murphy stated in interview on
September 24 that the baseball team being
extramural was "90%." Murphy explained
that it is difficult to get a sport started at
Loyola, but claimed that they were moving
in the right direction.
Murphy and Renzoni were caught
flat-footed when asked about any new projects. Renzoni stated that "The new projects
were supposed to be brought to us by the
students, that's why we had such a small
platform: it was so students could bring us
new ideas." Defensively, Murphy argued
that it is "unheard of" to get as many things
done as they have.
Another question that seemed to
take the co-presidents off guard was when
asked about a student DJ, particularly DJ
Baktis, a secondary 4 student who made a
debut at the most recent junior dance. "I
think we are going to hire a professional
DJ, not that our student DJ wasn't very
good, but I think we're going to hire a professional," said Renzoni.
Murphy continued to insist that
they are open to ideas and suggestions from
students. When asked if they have been
getting suggestions, Renzoni stated, "We
haven't really been getting emails from
students."
"Baseball and cross-fit are the
main objectives [for the end of the year],"
concluded Renzoni. Murphy stated that the
tardiness for projects like the fan clubs
simply came from lack of student participation, and that he hopes more students do get
involved.
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ISIS in Canada
By GIANLUCA RIVERA
Montreal, March 23 - In 2004, Al-Qaeda
and the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant
(ISIS) joined together to achieve a similar
goal. Both groups look to shut down a Shiarun Iraqi government and establish a Sunni
Islamic state. The two largest Muslim
groups, Shias and Sunnis, have been
fighting for years, but a recent spike in conflict only helped ISIS' cause. Their conflict
stems from the disagreement between the
two groups over who took over after the
death of the Prophet Muhammed. Though
this is not the only cause of rebellion, Shias
are the majority and therefore control the
government and Sunnis don't feel adequately represented. All these issues give rise to
ISIS' desire to overthrow the government
and seek an independent state.
In February of 2014, Al-Qaeda
and ISIS officially parted ways with one
another. ISIS militants constantly disobeyed orders from Al-Qaeda leader, Ayman
al-Zawahiri, and ultimately caused a falling
out between the two groups. In a frightening statement, Al-Qaeda deemed ISIS to be
“too brutal” even by their standards. Since
their split, ISIS has obtained an alarming
amount of territory in both Syria and Iraq
and are expected to become even more
powerful than Al-Qaeda in the near future.
This issue has made its way
across the globe and into North America.
Over recent months, ISIS have captured
and beheaded two American journalists in
Iraq and Syria. ISIS recorded and uploaded
the beheadings on the internet and it quickly went viral. This prompted President
Obama and the US Government to launch a
plan to destroy the entire ISIS organization.
This plan entails numerous airstrikes and
the training of the Iraqi army. Still underway, Obama's plan has rattled the cages of
ISIS as they threaten the US and their allies.
As an American ally, this is where
Canada gets involved. Included in the airstrikes, Canada has had their hand in trying
to quell the threat ISIS poses. In a recent
audio recording released by ISIS, leader,
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, stated that the US
and their allies are “terrified, weak and
powerless.” This comes after the national
tragedy that saw Corporal Nathan Cirillo
shot and killed on duty in Ottawa. Still not
a confirmed ISIS attack, it is suspected that
the murderers were radical Islamists.
Canada was utterly distraught
after a rare act of terror took the life of a
young Canadian. Stephen Harper and the
Canadian Government took matters into
their own hands and later passed the new
anti-terrorism bill. Eerily similar to Bush's
Patriot Act, Harper is accused of overstepping boundaries with Canada's spy agencies. In the name of anti-terrorism, this bill
allows arrests to be made solely on suspicion. It also allows an increase of online
spying and the expansion of the no-fly list
for those suspected to be involved in possible terroristic acts.
Though Harper deems the bill to
be for protection purposes, many believe
the bill can be somewhat invasive and extreme. Regardless of skepticism, the bill has
passed and is now in effect. The Canadian
government stated that they are now following 130 Canadians that can possibly be
in alliance with ISIS or other terrorist organizations.
As Stephen Harper stated, jihadism is "not a future possibility", but a
"present reality." There is currently a holy
war raging throughout the Middle East and
it could very well be in North America as
well.
The Rise of the Islamic Terrorist Group Boko Haram
By JACK POGUE
Montreal, February 10 – Boko Haram is an
Islamic extremist terrorist group that has
been on the rise for the past five years.
They have been attacking villages mainly in
Nigeria, Cameroon, Niger and Chad.
Through these barbaric attacks, they seek
the establishment of an Islamic state in
Nigeria. They oppose both the westernization of many African societies and the concentration of wealth towards the political
elite.
Since this Islamic extremist group
started its attacks in 2009, they have killed
more than 5000 people. Since that year
they’ve also kidnapped more than 500 men,
women and children. It is estimated that
1.5 million people have fled this conflict
zone in fear of being killed by this extremist group.
In April 2014, Boko Haram Kidnapped 276 school girls from Chibok, Borno. More than 50 of these girls escaped but
the rest have not yet been released. It has
been rumored that many of them have been
sold as sex slaves.
The United States Department of
State offered a reward of 7 million dollars
for the capture of the leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau.
In 2014, Boko Haram’s presence
in Northern Cameroon began to rapidly
increase. The village of the country’s vice
president was attacked and raided by an
estimated 200 Boko Haram militants. In
this raid, 15 soldiers and police officers
were killed and the vice president’s wife
was abducted along with 10 female workers.
In early January 2015, Boko Haram attacked Baga. They took control of
both the town and the military base, the
town was burned and the people were massacred. The total death toll of this attack
was estimated by local officials to be
around 2000 people. The Ministry of Defence claims that the local officials were
exaggerating in their estimation and that the
death toll was closer to 150 people. However this estimation is also not completely
accurate because the Ministry of Defence
was accused of underestimating the casual(Continued on page 22)
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Welcome Home: Interview with Student Teacher Matthew O’Neil
By SEAN O’NEIL
Montreal, February 11 - Loyola High
School has received a new student teacher,
but an old face. Get to know Matthew
O'Neil (class of 2007) a little better as he
answers some questions for The Loyola
News.
What/who inspired you to pursue a career
as a teacher?
I've wanted to be a teacher for a really long
time, and I think what really made it so
obvious for me was the fact that there were
so many variables that inspired me to become a teacher. My dad is a teacher and
two of my grandparents were teachers. Just
when I thought I had enough of school, I'd
come home to be surrounded by more
teachers, but I enjoyed it. My dad originally
started off as a music teacher, and something that inspires me today is the positivity
when he talks about his time when he
taught music. My grandparents were respected teachers as well. I can’t even recall
the number of times somebody would tell
me about how much they appreciated my
grandparents as teachers. It reminds me of
this quote by Henry Adams, "A teacher
affects eternity; He can never tell where his
influence stops".
Why music?
I have four loves: family, friends, hockey,
and music. Teaching music was a way I can
be surrounded by something I love, while
also attempting to get students to develop a
love for music as well. My mom even tells
me that I was destined for a life of music
because I was almost born at the Montreal
Jazz Fest. But that's another story. Anyways, I grew up with music and around the
age of seven I received my first pair of
drumsticks. That was the beginning of
something that would surround my life.
Playing music at Loyola was also significant because I just remember how it
brought so many of the guys together, even
those who weren’t musically gifted. The
idea that music brought people together
made me want to pursue music even more.
Whether it's playing music, listening to
music, writing music, going to see shows, I
love it all. Choosing music was the easy
part.
How was your time as a student at Loyola? What were some of your best memories
as a student?
My time at Loyola was incredible and will
remain 5 very enjoyable years in my life. I
struggled on occasion, but always approached it as a challenge. In the end I succeeded, and a lot of it had to do with the
encouragement and support from Loyola. I
couldn't list everyone who helped me
through, but Mr. Greczkowski was a big
part of it. I have several great memories,
including Kairos, SSX, graduation and
when we organized the Battle of the Bands
in 2007. That was super cool. I had never
organized a show, so it was neat to put together a committee with my friends and
organize a show with judges and awards.
What is your favourite genre of music?
Favourite bands?
Oh that's tough. Since I have been studying
music, I have been introduced to a variety
of styles and found an appreciation for all
styles of music, but I am a rock guy at
heart. I grew up in the 90s and listened to a
lot of Pearl Jam. They are my favourite and
I think will always be one of my go-to
bands. I'm also a big fan of the Foo Fighters, Dave Matthews Band and Snarky Puppy. I'm usually not a fan of Hip Hop, but
that all changed when I started listening to
The Roots, who you might know from The
Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. They are
the definition of cool.
Would you want to teach at Loyola after
student teaching here? If so, what do you
prefer at Loyola compared to other
schools?
Oh for sure. The moment I left, I couldn't
wait to come back. When I was in CEGEP,
I came back a couple times to teach a percussion class and loved it. It's actually funny, my first week here, I went to say hi to
Mr. Bednarczyk and the first thing he said
to me was "Welcome home". That's why I
want to teach here; because it feels like
home. And once the Ed Meagher Tournament came around, I felt that school spirit
again, and that's something else I love
about this school. I'm also fond of the
school's goal: to create men for others.
Rarely will you find a school who's objective is to create people to serve a life of
good.
Are there any changes or additions you
would want to bring to the music aspect of
Loyola?
Haha, is this a test? I don't want to say anything that gets me in trouble with Mr. Pasquini. But in all honesty, it's a wellestablished music program. I went through
it and it wouldn't be right to make drastic
changes when the program is headed in the
right direction. That being said, improvements are always possible. When I was in
CEGEP, I got to be in a studio and record
some music. It was a neat experience where
I had something tangible to remember the
experience. In sec 4 I remember we recorded the Battle of the Bands and I still have
the CD. So I think it would be a cool experience for students to get to record something. I think it would be motivating but
also encourage students to create music.
You always want to push creativity.
Is there anything else you would like to
say?
Actually, yes. I just want to tell students to
really soak in their time at Loyola. When I
moved to Sherbrooke to attend Bishop's
University, I lived with a former classmate,
John Ruscito. And often we would talk
about our time at Loyola and wished we
could go back to relive the "glory days.” 5
years fly by and the moment it's over, you'll
wish you could do it all over again. Yes, the
life of a Loyola student can be stressful, but
it won't be around forever. Enjoy it to its
fullest.
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ARTS & CULTURE
The Return of Vinyl
By MATTHEW MARTINO
You may have noticed vinyl records appearing more and more lately in your local
music store. That's because vinyl record
sales are the highest they've ever been since
1993, selling an estimated 9.2 million albums in the past year alone.
Jack White's LP "Lazaretto" was
the year's top-selling vinyl, distributing
over 75 000 copies. The Arctic Monkeys
came in second with just over 40 000 copies sold, along with The Black Keys ("Turn
Blue"), Lana Del Ray ("Born to Die") and
Beck ("Morning Phase") selling over 25
000 albums each. Classic vinyl reissues like
The Beatles' "Abbey Road" and "Legend"
by Bob Marley and the Wailers are among
the top selling LPs of 2014 as well.
Record Store Day takes place on
April 18 this year, which is an initiative
that was first conceived in 2007, aiming to
boost vinyl record sales and spread the
word about the culture surround the medium. Although the campaign first started in
the United States, it now takes place all
across the world, with hundreds of venues
throughout Canada.
Local record shops like Aux 33
Tours (1373 Mont-Royal E.), Cheap Thrills
(2044 Metcalfe) and Sound Central (4486
Coloniale) are thriving with this newfound
appreciation for the vinyl, while international chains like Urban Outfitters and
HMV are cashing in on the trend as well.
Yet even so, with all the recent
success the medium has had, vinyl records
only accounted for 6 percent of all music
sales throughout the past year. Further-
more, RIP-V, the only vinyl record pressing
plant in Canada (which happened to be
located in Montreal), was recently sold to a
New Jersey manufacturing group.
Whatever direction the music
industry may be spinning to in the future, it
seems vinyl records won't be that far behind.
Eye Candy: The Montreal International Auto Show
By WILLIAM WALSH
The International Montreal Auto Show has
become home to over 7,000,000 visitors
since 1969. It has run for forty-six consecutive years and is a monster among auto
shows worldwide.
The Montreal Auto Show originally began in the late sixties as a tactic to
boost car sales during the season’s lowest
selling point. Today, the venue brings in
millions of dollars through ticket sales every year and is seen as a major event for
Montrealers and car lovers alike. This
year’s venue held 200,211 car enthusiasts.
The Auto Show has developed into something of a Montreal tradition; it runs from
the 16th to the 25th of January and is hosted at the Palais de Congrès.
This year $636,645 was raised in
the name of the Avant-Première Bénéfice,
which is among the many charities the auto
show supports. In addition to the sharp
convertibles and luxury sedans, Kia provid-
ed their own Childcare Center, HemaQuebec set up a blood clinic and Chevrolet
orchestrated a variety of wild contests. Remy-Pierre Paquin, the event’s spokesperson, mentioned in an interview that the
Auto Show belongs to Montreal and over
the years has become part of this great city.
The event was truly a fine piece
of eye candy. I was wowed by the variety
of automobiles. The vast stock of small
hybrids to ambulances was incredible. The
abundance of magnificent machinery could
put any car lover into bliss. The greatest
section of the venue was the Performance
Zone. It showcased custom-made privately
owned cars. From Austin Powers’ Mini
Cooper to a Sharpie designed Lamborghini,
the individuality of each car was incredible.
Each year the Auto Show grows
in size, and this year’s show was more massive than ever, featuring over 650 vehicles
in a 375,000 square foot showroom. Looking back at the 2015 venue, it would be an
understatement to call it a success. The
show was an incredible event that brought
auto enthusiasts of all sorts together.
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Loyola graduate Ryan Grainger’s star is on the rise
By LUKE GRAINGER
Ryan Grainger, a 2010 Loyola High School
graduate, packed his bags and drove to Los
Angeles on January 1, 2014. At the age of
twenty two, Ryan is pursuing his dream of
dancing, modeling, and acting in Los Angeles. He is currently on the sixth season of
Glee and about to go on tour with a famous
Asian recording artist, A-Mei.
When Ryan was just eighteen years
old, he decided that his dream was to move
to Los Angeles to go on tour with a famous
artist, however, he needed to get a working
visa to enter the United States. So, he put
his mind and work ethic towards this goal.
The visa process was long, detailed and
costed 3,000 dollars. Finally, three years
later he got the approval from the US Government. The three-year process allowed
Ryan save his money while working four
different jobs.
While most twenty-two-year-olds are
in school studying towards a university
degree, this is not the case for Ryan. He did
one year of business at Concordia University, but he left the program in order to focus
on his dream. Now that he is living fulltime in Los Angeles, his job is mainly dancing, as well as some modeling and acting.
To date, Ryan has appeared in many music
videos, a Lexus commercial and danced on
award shows.
Ryan is currently on Glee, as a Dalton Academy Warbler during their sixth
season, and he is about to begin touring
with a famous Asian recording artist, AMei. This tour will allow Ryan to travel all
across Asia for two years.
While everyone thinks Ryan is living
the dream life, he has encountered some
major setbacks. One of these setbacks was
with Taylor Swift. While Ryan was supposed to dance with her at the American
Music Awards, he showed up an hour late
to one of the rehearsals and at the wrong
studio because he had read the email incorrectly. This unfortunately got him fired
from the event. Ryan learned a very valuable lesson about organization, which made
him change many things about his life in
Los Angeles.
Ever since that day, Ryan has become
a new man from this experience, and he
believes it was the best thing that has every
happened to him. We wish Ryan the best of
luck in the future with all the exciting opportunities that have come his way. We
know that he will continue to make Loyola
and Canada proud of his achievements.
A New Beginning for Call of Duty?
By JOHN MERAGIAS
On November 4, 2014, the Call of Duty
franchise released their newest game, Advanced Warfare. It received
some of the highest reviews for
a Call of Duty game in a long
time, getting a 9.1/10 from
IGN and a 4/5 from Metacritic.
Advanced Warfare
has really tried to revive itself
with this new title, adding a lot
more versatility and fast-paced
action to the gameplay. The
maps, as usual, on multiplayer
and on the campaign, are flawless and
beautiful, allowing for strategical thinking.
Actor Kevin Spacey is also featured in the
game, a charismatic speaker, who really
adds a lot to the game’s campaign. The
single large issue is that it fails to go in
depth with their characters. The personalities and relationships between characters
are not as intriguing and
interesting as in Call of Duty:
Ghosts, its predecessor.
The Exo Suit is the
biggest change in this new
game. It allows for more
mobility, as well as power
slots. These power slots allow you to deflect grenades,
health boost, speed and invisibility, which adds a whole
new dimension to gameplay in campaign or
multiplayer. Through constant rewards,
victories have become even more meaningful.
In conclusion, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is a must buy for any Call
of Duty or FPS fan. If you have never
played a Call of Duty title, this is the perfect time to join the hype.
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Are the Rap Judges at the Grammys inept?
By SEAN O’NEIL
Montreal, February 8, 2015 - Once a year,
stars and celebrities from all around the
globe gather in Los Angeles for a night of
partying, music, and most importantly,
awards. The Grammys is the biggest night
in music and the most sought after award
for musicians. Every artist’s dream is to one
day be standing on the Grammy stage, giving an acceptance speech. This year marked
its 57th anniversary, and, as usual, the ratings were astonishing. Entertainment
Weekly reported 25.3 million viewers tuned
in to watch the award ceremony. Though
those statistics are lower than usual, they
are still drastically above average.
Grammys are awarded in many
different categories and genres of music,
from pop to rock, country to dance, even
Latin to gospel. One of the most anticipated
categories is rap. Four awards are given in
this category: Best Rap Performance, Best
Rap/Sung Collaboration, Best Rap Song,
and Best Rap Album. Each award had 5
nominees except for Best Rap Album,
which had 6.
This genre has a history of controversial winners for the award, along with a
large number of rap icons left Grammyless. A prime example of this would be
during last year’s Grammys and the unexpected Best Rap Album award recipient.
Macklemore’s Heist stole the Grammy
from Kendrick Lamar and his masterpiece
of an album: Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City.
Heist was seen as much more of a pop al-
bum than an actual rap album and his bestknown song, Thrift Shop, was widely promoted by the pop culture, not the rap culture. Macklemore even realised the mistake
and apologized to Kendrick Lamar for the
bad choice the judges made. Many speculations of judges being racist have also surfaced after less deserved white rappers won
awards over more justifiable black rappers.
After last year’s disappointing
Grammys, I expected the worst. Seeing that
Iggy Azalea (a white rapper who is most
liked in the pop music field) was a nominee
for Best Rap Album, I expected a re-run of
last year’s fiasco. Other than a few cringeworthy nominations, the rap category had a
very good set of nominees. This made it
difficult to be certain of who would win
each award.
Best Rap Performance was between: “I” by Kendrick Lamar, “3005” by
Childish Gambino, “Rap God” by Eminem,
“0 To 100” by Drake, and “All I Need Is
You” by Lecrae. I saw a close race amongst
“I”, “Rap God” and “0 To 100” as they are
all stellar songs, but it would be especially
close between “I” and “0 To 100”. In the
end, Kendrick Lamar’s hit single “I”, ran
away with the Grammy. The nominees for
Best Rap/Song Collaboration were: “The
Monster” by Eminem featuring Rihanna,
“Blak Majik” by Common featuring Jhene
Aiko, “Tuesday” by ILoveMakonnen featuring Drake, “Studio” by Schoolboy Q and
BJ The Chicago Kid, and “Bound 2” by
Kanye West featuring American soul singer
Charlie Wilson.
I was heavily supporting “Bound
2” on this one. Factors such as it being one
of many hit songs on the album Yeezus and
a bit of my Kanye West bias made it an
easy choice for me. In the end, I was left
displeased as Eminem and Rihanna’s “The
Monster” took the prize. The nominees for
Best Rap Song included: “I”, “Anaconda”
by Nicki Minaj, “Bound 2”, “We Dem
Boyz” by Wiz Khalifa, and “0 To 100”.
Filtering out “Anaconda” and “We Dem
Boyz” left me with three songs. Even
though “Bound 2” is one of my go-to
songs, I knew it didn’t match to “I” or “0
To 100”. Which left me with the same two
tracks as Best Rap Performance. Again, the
same outcome. Kendrick Lamar’s “I” allowed him pick up his second Grammy.
With three down, the best and
most prestigious award remained: Best Rap
Album. The nominees were: “The Marshall
Mathers LP2” by Eminem, “The New Classic” by Iggy Azalea, “Because the Internet”
by Childish Gambino, “Nobody’s Smiling”
by Common, “Oxymoron” by Schoolboy
Q, and “Blacc Hollywood” by Wiz Khalifa.
If by a miracle, Iggy Azalea’s “rap” album
didn’t win; I really wanted Oxymoron to
win. It was an incredible album, pumping
out real rap hits, not to mention his amazing
concert, which showed me first hand his
love for rap. Schoolboy Q deserved it. I
knew it would be difficult outdoing a rap
idol; Eminem’s “The Marshall Mathers LP
2” would without a doubt steal lots of the
judge’s votes. Childish Gambino is a very
talented rapper and his album, “Because the
Internet”, proved that, but he is still not at
his prime. Disappointment was the only
thing in my head as they were about to announce the winner, I expected the worst.
But surprisingly, and thankfully, “The New
Classic” wasn’t victorious. Eminem, for the
6th time, won the Best Rap Album Grammy.
Unlike last year’s Grammys,
thought was put into deciding the winners.
The night was a success and most of the
awards went to their correct owners. Hopefully the Grammys continue having rap
judges vote on the winners in the rap category. After seeing improvement in this
year’s judgements, we can look forward to
future Grammy Awards.
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The Greatest Film Soundtracks of All Time
By MATTHEW MARTINO
The 2015 Academy Awards took place on
Sunday, February 22 and was hosted by
Neil Patrick Harris. While the award show
is perhaps best known for playing off rambling celebrities during their acceptance
speeches, it was the nominations themselves that caused controversy this year.
The Martin Luther King biopic
Selma was nominated for Best Picture yet
was not recognized in any other category
except Best Original Song. Ava DuVernay,
the film's director, could have made history
as the first black woman to ever be nominated for Best Director,
yet was snubbed by the
Academy. After the
nominations were released, the public was
outraged, leading many
to claim that the Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences has a
lack of diversity and
does not represent minorities. According to
British newspaper The Telegraph, of this
year's 127 nominees, only 25 of them were
women.
The other nominees for Best Picture were American Sniper, Birdman (the
eventual winner), The Grand Budapest
Hotel, The Theory of Everything, The Imitation Game, Whiplash and Boyhood. Although Christopher Nolan's science fiction
epic Interstellar garnered five Oscar nominations, it received none for writing, directing or acting; another cause for upset
among moviegoers. Other snubs include:
The Lego Movie for Best Animated Film of
the Year, Jake Gyllenhaal for his performance in Nightcrawler, and Jennifer Aniston who was not recognized by the Academy for her role in Cake, despite critical
acclaim.
And now for the music. Alexandre Desplat won the Oscar for Best Original
Music Score for The Grand Budapest Hotel
and was also nominated for The Imitation
Game. Desplat beat out Hans Zimmer
(known for his work in Pirates of the Caribbean, Inception and The Dark Knight
Rises) and Johann Johannsson for The Theory of Everything. Being both a big movie
and music fan myself, I decided to compile
a list of what I think are the five greatest
movie soundtracks of all time.
would be Martin Scorsese. He used The
Doors' eery eleven-and-a-half-minute epic:
"The End" during a love scene in his very
first film, entitled Who's That Knocking at
My Door? So it's no surprise that Goodfellas, widely regarded as his greatest achievement, would be accompanied by a killer
soundtrack as well. From the use of Donovan's "Atlantis" during Billy Batts' death
scene, to the musical mishmash in Ray
Liotta's paranoid helicopter sequence, the
soundtrack is just one of the many reasons
why Goodfellas has remained timeless.
1. The Big Chill (1983)
Before Lawrence Kasdan wrote and directed The Big Chill, he was responsible for
the screenplays behind cult classics like:
Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Empire Strikes
Back and Return of the Jedi. The Big Chill,
however, is anything but science fiction.
The film centers around seven former college buddies who reunite over a weekend
after the death of one of their close friends.
The result is a nostalgic comedy-drama
about a bunch of thirty-somethings coming
to terms with their own mortality. The
soundtrack is entirely made up of 60's rock
and R&B records, fitting for a group of
baby boomers trying to feel young again.
The Big Chill beautifully incorporates
tracks like: The Rolling Stones' "You Can't
Always Get What You Want", "My Girl"
by The Temptations, "I Heard It Through
the Grapevine" by Marvin Gaye and "(You
Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" by
Aretha Franklin.
2. Almost Famous (2000)
Cameron Crowe's semi-autobiographical
drama Almost Famous, centers on 15-yearold William Miller who gets the chance to
write for Rolling Stone Magazine, and go
on tour with an up-and-coming rock band.
Set in the early 1970's, the film's soundtrack is filled with classic rock hits from
Led Zeppelin, Elton John, The Who, Simon
& Garfunkel and David Bowie. Both the
film and the soundtrack beautifully capture
the essence of the decade.
3. Goodfellas (1990)
If you could attribute the birth of the rock n'
roll movie soundtrack to any one person, it
4. Easy Rider (1969)
Dennis Hopper's directorial debut happened
to feature a little-known actor by the name
of Jack Nicholson. Released in 1969, Easy
Rider has become one of the most iconic
biker movies of all time. A drama centered
around two motorcyclists and their journey
traveling across America, its soundtrack
includes hits from artists like: Steppenwolf,
The Band, Jimi Hendrix and Bob Dylan.
5. Pulp Fiction (1994)
The 90's were a great time for Quentin Tarantino. Throughout the decade he wrote and
directed such films as: Reservoir Dogs,
True Romance, From Dusk Till Dawn and
Jackie Brown. Pulp Fiction, his greatest
work, was released in 1994 and earned
seven Oscar nominations including Best
Picture. Tarantino took home his first
Academy Award that year for Best Writing.
The soundtrack, which has become just as
iconic as the film itself, features 1960's
musical gems from Chuck Berry, Dusty
Springfield, and Neil Diamond.
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Just Like the Movies: An Essay
By MATTHEW MARTINO
When I was eight or nine years old, I asked
my family an unthinkable question. You
see, we had all gathered at my aunt and
uncle's house for our usual Friday night
family dinners. And once we had all finished eating, and the women had finished
cleaning the dishes and the men had temporarily refrained from drinking, we all assembled in the living room to talk (as if we
hadn't done enough of that around the dinner table). The TV was on and although we
all ignored it, it hummed in the background
of our conversations like a warm breeze
from the patio door that someone had left
open.
I sat on the floor rummaging
through my aunt and uncle's old DVD collection that was buried deep within their
television console, along with dusty diet
books, magazines and CDs from the nineties. One DVD cover that caught my eye
depicted a hand and a pair of marionette
strings merging together to spell the words:
“The Godfather”.
“What's The Godfather?” I asked
anybody who was listening. They all
looked at me with such shock and disbelief
that it would have been better if I asked
where babies come from. You see, as I
would come to find out, The Godfather was
a rite of passage in my family; not just
watching it but experiencing it, laughing
with it, crying at it and reciting lines from it
together on nights such as this one.
They proceeded to tell me what
The Godfather was all about. They told me
about Don Corleone, the Corleone mob
family and about all the other little things
that make this film so great.
So of course I asked the obvious
question: “what about drugs?” (as I figured
the words “drugs” and “mob” were synonymous).
"No, no. Never drugs," they all
responded quickly, as if Don Corleone was
a real person.
It was at this moment I realized
that he was in fact, a real person. That he
and Michael and Sonny and Connie and
Fredo and Tom were all real. That these
movies were much more than just some old,
dusty VHS tapes or DVDs from your aunt
and uncle's television console. That these
laughs and cries and lines that we recite
together around the dinner table or sitting
together in the living room are much more
than what we give them credit for. Because
for some reason, that line in that movie
from behind that television console made
you laugh, made you cry or was just so
unforgettable that you just had recite it verbatim whenever somebody brought it up.
It was in that moment I realized
that what makes a great movie is its ability
to create nights such as this: nights that are
real, laughs that are real, cries that are real.
Because although what happens on screen
may just be a fantasy, what happens inside
of us, or while yelling at each other around
the dinner table, or while sitting together in
the living room, is very real.
American Sniper: the Novel and the Movie
By BENJAMIN DESROSIERSLEGAULT
The novel "American Sniper" is the autobiography of the most lethal sniper in U.S.
military history, Chris Kyle. A movie based
on this novel was released in January of
2014 in the U.S., and in December for Canada. Chris Kyle wrote the book with the
help of Jim DeFelice and Scott McEwen.
I found the movie as well as the
novel to be very interesting and full of action. In the movie, the role of Chris Kyle
was played wonderfully by Bradley
Cooper. I would personally rate the film
8.5/10. American Sniper was nominated for
20 awards, including Best Picture and Best
Actor at the 2015 Oscars, and won 9.
When reading the book, even for
someone whom isn't a huge fan of reading I
always left wanting to read more because
there was always so much going on. I enjoyed the movie because it really focused
on all the interesting parts of Chris' story so
that there would not be any dull moments. I
found the book to be a bit different than
most books and there are a lot more details
compared to the movie. I found that the
book had a very slow start, while in the
movie they spent little time talking about
the process that soldiers must go through
before being deployed. However, the book
went into a lot more detail on this topic,
whereas the movie jumped right into the
action, which may or may not be a bad
thing depending on what you like. Although I found the entire novel to be very
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Speech Competitions Return to Loyola
April 8 - After an extended
hiatus, the Loyola Public
Speaking Contest, for many
years a fixture in our school
calendar, was resurrected. Two
competitions were held - a junior and senior contest. The two
winners will represent Loyola
at the Quebec Association of
Independent School’s (QAIS)
English Public Speaking Competition later this month.
The Head of the English Department, Mr. Mark
Diachyshyn, publically thanked
all those who attended, judged
and participated in this year's in
-house competitions.
The runner-up for the
senior competition was William
Greiss from 5C. The winner
was Alexandre Apostolatos
from 4A. Second place in the
junior division went to Alexander Lancry from 2A and the
winner was Dawson Horne of
1E. Good luck Loyola champions!
Above, left to right: senior public speaking champion
Alexandre Apostolatos and junior champion Dawson Horne
The Ruble: Is Russian Sport the Next Victim?
By ANTHONY FARTHING
Montreal, February 7 – Just over six
months ago, in late June, a Russian ruble
was worth $0.030 US dollars (USD). Today
the ruble’s value has been slashed in half to
around $0.014 USD (XE.com), meaning
that wages earned by workers are now
worth less when buying foreign goods as
those prices have spiked up. This drop will
affect important aspects of many peoples’
lives, including sports.
Fans are the heart and soul of
every franchise, especially for soccer and
ice hockey, the two most popular sports in
Russia according to Encyclopaedia Britannica. The Russian Premier League is Russia’s top soccer league, and last season, it
was already struggling to draw a big crowd.
According to StadiumDB, it ranked 11th
among Europe’s top leagues last season,
averaging 11,510 fans each game. This
means that Belgium’s Jupiler Pro League,
and the second-tier of English football, the
SkyBet Championship, were more popular
than the main league of Europe’s most populated country.
This year only one team, FK Ufa,
has average more than 70% capacity at
their home games. The situation was so dire
that former national team head coach Val-
ery Gazzaev went to England in search of
help to boost the league’s popularity (World
Soccer). The Kontinental Hockey League
(KHL) is not without issues either. According to the International Ice Hockey Federation, the league is only fourth in attendance
in Europe, behind Switzerland’s, Germany’s, and Sweden’s top leagues. A fallen
ruble will only make this bad scenario
worse, as clubs will need to raise prices to
be able to offset the higher salaries that will
likely be demanded by their players.
For a team to be successful, in any
sport, a solid core of players is a prerequisite. While the soccer league is 75% Russian according to Championat, a Russian
website, this means a quarter of it is made
up of foreigners. Zenit St. Petersburg, currently at the top of the standings in the Russian Premier League, features a good mix
of Russians and players from out of the
country, but they might be facing a predicament this summer. Salomón Rondón, Hulk,
Axel Witsel, Nicolas Lombaerts, Ezequiel
Garay, Domenico Criscito, Luis Neto, Danny, and Javi García all play for Zenit, are
all in their prime, and could all easily garner interest from a lot of clubs in Europe’s
top leagues.
There is also a great chance many
of the league’s foreign stars will demand a
higher salary if they are paid in rubles. On
the other hand, if these teams pay their foreign players in euros, it will cost them more
because of the conversion rate. Another top
team, CSKA Moscow, has already sold two
of their stars, Seydou Doumbia, to AS Roma in Italy, and Rasmus Elm, to Kalmar in
Sweden. The KHL also possesses a considerable amount of foreigners and former
NHL players. In fact, as of August 4th of
2014, the league had 188 former NHL players, all of whom could be pursued by other
leagues. The KHL’s team owners will be
faced with a similar scenario as those of the
Russian Premier League, such as CSKA
Moscow: pay up or sell.
Russia is in a dark place right
now, with the Ukrainian crisis and the fall
of the ruble occurring simultaneously. And
while sport in Russia can and most likely
will take a hit in the coming months, the
Russian population has to fight through and
continue to use sports as a source of unity,
no matter what its condition.
All information taken from Soccerway unless otherwise noted.
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Arrivederci Roma: the 2015 Italy Trip
By MATHEW MARTINO
On Friday, February 27th, 2015, forty-three
eager secondary four and five students
boarded a Lufthansa international flight at
Montreal's Pierre Elliot Trudeau Airport.
Plane ticket and passport in hand, what
awaited them eight hours later and 6000
miles away was a trip they would never
forget.
The 2015 Loyola Italy Trip began
in Venice, a city unlike any other. After a
brief layover in Munich, the students flew
one hour to Venice, where they landed at
around lunch time. After checking into the
hotel and getting their belongings settled,
the students were given the entire day to
venture out and explore the beautiful city
until dinner time, which was always held
around 7:30 PM. Although slightly jetlagged, it didn't stop many students from
heading to the remarkable St. Mark's
Square (Piazza San Marco), a destination
laden with tourists and renowned for its
historical monuments such as: St. Mark's
Basilica (Basilica di San Marco) and
Doge's Palace (Palazzo Ducale).
The first official day of the trip
began with an early wake up call (as did
most mornings) and after breakfast in the
hotel, the students ventured to the island of
Burano. Situated in the Venetian Lagoon,
Burano is a quaint island village renowned
for its lacework, brightly colored houses
and its world famous glass-blowing. A
return to Venice saw a walking tour of the
city which guided the students through
major landmarks such as: the Church of
Santa Maria Assunta (a Jesuit church constructed in 1715), the Rialto Bridge as well
as the aforementioned St. Mark's Basilica
and Doge's Palace. On the last day in Venice, the students and teachers visited the
historical Jewish Ghetto which was established in 1516 and used during the Second
World War. The students were then given
more free time to explore the city and take
in the beautiful sights and sounds one last
time.
The next morning the students
and chaperones checked out of the hotel
and traveled to Bologna, where they spent
the day on a guided tour exploring the city
and its world renowned university
(Universitá di Bologna). The group was
also given the chance to climb up the Asi-
nelli Tower (one of the two most prominent
towers in Bologna) which consisted of 497
steps.
The students and chaperones then
boarded their coach bus and traveled to
Florence. During their first day in Firenze,
the group went on a guided tour throughout
the city where they visited such cultural
landmarks as: Piazza della Signoria, Basilica di Sante Croce (Basilica of the Holy
Cross), the Uffizi Gallery (where they
viewed works by Michelangelo, Leonardo
Da Vinci and Raphael) and the world famous Ponte Vecchio (quite simply meaning
Old Bridge). The students also visited the
breathtaking Basilica di Santa Maria del
Fiore, or il Duomo, as it is more commonly
referred to. Established in 1436, il Duomo
The next morning, after and early
breakfast and bus ride, the group traveled to
Siena where they enjoyed a guided tour
through some of the town's most famous
cultural landmarks. The students and chaperones visited the Duomo di Siena
(Cathedral of Siena), Piazza del Campo,
and the Basilica of San Domenico which
boasted several relics of St. Catherine of
Siena, most notably, her mummified head.
After lunch, the group made their way to
Rome, where following check-in, enjoyed a
lovely nighttime guided tour of the ancient
city by coach bus.
Their first full day in Rome began
with a trip through the Vatican, where the
students received the chance to visit St.
Peter's Basilica and the breathtaking Sistine
is the main basilica of Florence and was
once the world's largest dome.
During their second day in Florence, the students and chaperones visited
Piazzale Michelangelo (Michelangelo's
Square) which boasted a breathtaking panoramic view of the entire city. They then
traveled to Galleria dell' Accademia di
Firenze (Gallery of the Academy of Florence) to observe Michelangelo's world famous statue of David, as well as some of
his other uncompleted works. The students
also visited the Leonardo Da Vinci Museum where they were able to interact with
machines that were constructed from his
personal notebooks.
Chapel. They were then lead through a
guided tour of the Catacombs of San Callisto (which although haunting and eerie, was
less claustrophobic than many students had
imagined), Piazza di Spagna (Spanish
Steps), the Pantheon, and Piazza Navona.
The students also visited the Chiesa del
Santissimo Nome di Gesù all'Argentina
(Church of the Most Holy Name of Jesus at
the Argentina), or Chiesa del Gesù, as it is
more commonly known, which served as a
model for Jesuit churches across the globe.
On their second day in Rome, the
students visited the Colosseum, San Pietro
in Vincoli (a Catholic church home of Michelangelo's sculpture of Moses and the
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Journey into the Past: Classics Department’s Trip to Greece
antiquity). Other sites included the Olympic
Stadium that hosted the first modern Olympics in 1896, the Plaka district (the oldest
inhabited area of Athens), the ancient Agora and visits to the National Archeological
Museum of Athens and the Acropolis Museum.
Twenty-one Loyola Classics students ventured to Greece (the birthplace of (Western
Civilization) over the spring break and
spent ten days on a cultural and historical
odyssey.
The group took a one-day cruise
of the Saronic Gulf, setting sail from the
ancient port of Piraeus. The sea adventure
included visits to the islands of Poros, Hydra and Aegina.
Ancient Greece was an awesome
era in human history that saw key advancements in politics, art, philosophy, science,
drama, theatre, literature and much more.
The itinerary for the spring break trip included stops at many of the most famous
and significant historical sites as well as
museums that house priceless artifacts.
Next, a three-day road trip featured the following: a visit to Delphi to
explore the archaeological site and museum
centered on the legendary oracle; on to
Ancient Olympia to examine the site of the
first Olympic Games and the Olympic Museum, a tour of an olive oil plant and a
meeting with the mayor at city hall; guided
tours of the ancient kingdom of Mycenae,
the immaculately preserved theatre of Epidauros and the healing center of Asclepius
(the legendary god of medicine). As well,
the group engaged in a pottery workshop in
Mycenae.
In Athens, the group visited the
Acropolis on which stands the Parthenon
(one of the most famous buildings from
On the way back to Athens, there
was a stop at the ancient city-state of Corinth (including time to enjoy the beautiful
views from Acrocorinth, which is the most
impressive of the Greek acropoleis) and
time was spared to walk back and forth
across the Corinth Canal.
The last two days on the itinerary
featured a trip to Cape Sounion which is a
beautiful promontory southeast of Athens
along the Apollo Coast and free time to
explore Athens. According to Classics
teacher Jarrett Ketterling, “It was one of the
most exciting and enjoyable spring break
class trips that I have organized over the
last ten years. Everyone seemed to enjoy
themselves and the participation of colleagues Sean Ryan and Mariam Moussa
was very much appreciated. Dr. Dontigny
was gracious enough to serve as our tour
physician and our guide for the whole trip,
Niki Vlachou, was a consummate professional and very nice person.”
Clockwise, from upper left: arriving at the
island of Hydra; posing in front of the Parthenon; a detail from the north pediment of
the Treasury of the Siphnians; the group at
Delphi (known in antiquity as “the center
of world”).
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SPORTS & CLUBS
Bantam Hockey’s Perfect Season, continued from page 1
ligence and fortitude to everything that was
thrown at them. They made in game adjustments flawlessly and it was a testament to
the character of the players.
Coach Brian Traynor placed his entire leadership group on the same line at the
start of the season. The trio of captain Matthew Brues in the middle of assistants Nico
Chevrier and Owen Lawton quickly became
the most dominant line in the league and
one that no other team could find an answer
for.
The big body of Massimo Greco
centered the second line, and he lead the
team in Patrick Kane highlight reel goals.
Alongside of Greco was veteran James Van
Aelst and Coach John Geraghty's beloved
Alex Cinquino. Cinquino was known as the
"Beast" because of his animalistic intensity
that he played with. The third line saw two
rookies in Henry Molson and Matthew Ve-
ga-Bellini playing alongside Anthony Tortolano. Tortolano was named as the unsung
hero in the finals, as voted on by his teammates. Andreas Tutino rounded out the core
of forwards and was a sparkplug for the
team.
Neos Dionisopoulos and Noah De La
Durantaye were rookies last season who
really strggled at times. This year they were
veterans who solidified the most dominant
defensive grouping in the league. Add
Charles Argento to the mix and you have
the High School hockey version of the Big
3. Carson Laderville added a lot of experience to the rookie core of Jonah Smith, and
Jeremy Iacobacci. Unfortunately, Iacobacci
suffered a season ending injury in January
and had to be replaced by the very steady
play of Willem Dugas.
Averaging 1.1 goals against per game
is no easy feat, but the dynamic dual of
Julian Zompa and Christopher Core did
indeed make it look easy. They were by far
Above: Loyola Braves team captain
Matthew Brues. Photo by Tom Reynolds
the best goalie tandem in the league.
Zompa's dominance prevailed in the league
final where he was named the MVP. Keeping the Dual and the team on their toes was
the spitfire David Lewis, who was the
team's alternate goalie.
Baseball in Montreal: Destiny or Delusion?
By ANTHONY FARTHING
Montreal, February 7 – When the Montreal
Expos left Quebec in 2004 and relocated to
Washington, D.C., a 36-year legacy ended.
The end was a very emotional and bitter
one for the fans of Les Expos, as well as for
the city as a whole. More than 10 years
later, Montrealers have forgotten their
heartaches and have obtained a new goal:
bring baseball back.
So that a new team can succeed in
Montreal, it must be understood why the
last one failed. Firstly, their home, the
Olympic Stadium in the East End, was far
from central. Baseball often played second
fiddle to ice hockey, and location is crucial
in reducing that gap and boosting interest.
Secondly, the Olympic Stadium was notori-
ous for being cavernous and cold. While a
full house made for a great atmosphere,
more than 10,000 fans a game was rarely
averaged after 1997, meaning most of the
sound would come from fans banging the
empty seats beside them.
A feasibility study released over a
year ago states that a stadium located
downtown with an attendance of at least
35,000 is necessary, and I agree. The study
also listed the Montreal Hippodrome, the
Montreal Children’s Hospital, Bonaventure
Expressway, and Wellington Basin as potential sites. In my opinion, the Hippodrome is undesirable because of location,
leaving the three other possibilities. The
Hospital is ideal because of its proximity to
downtown, while the two others offer a
view of the St. Lawrence.
Another reason for the team’s
departure was a lack of ownership commitment. Prior owner Claude Brochu tried to
build a new stadium, but abandoned it be(Continued on page 22)
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Jayhawks win IBA championship
The Intramural Basketball Association
wrapped up their season yesterday as the
Jayhawks, led by their star, Joseph Sciortino, won the league championship. The
game ended up being a tight game from the
start with neither team being able to take a
substantial lead. The Jayhawks were only
up one point at the half with an 18-17 lead.
The second half was no different with both
teams trading baskets. In the end, with
some clutch shooting and timely defense,
the Jayhawks were able to hold off the
Wildcats and take home the title with a 3632 win. Players of the game: Jayhawks Joey Sciortino, Wildcats - Sebastien Christie. Warriors of the Game: Jayhawks - Liam
McGregor, Wildcats - Adriano Della Sala.
The Teacher/Student Game was
similar to the finals as it was a close game
from the start with the students holding a
15-14 lead at the half. With the help of six
Scoring Leaders
Player
PTS
J. Sciortino
122
G. Centorami
92
S. Christie
80
B. Landsberger
68
O. Zivkovic
60
L. Zinno
44
J. D'Onofrio
44
D. Kavanagh
43
A. Bianco
38
R. LaMorgia
35
T. Frankham
33
Above: IBA leading
scorer Joseph Sciortino.
At right: the league
champion Jayhawks.
Photo by Tom Reynolds
three-pointers, the students were able to
keep up with the teachers. With two seconds on the clock, the students had an opportunity to send the game into overtime
but the shot went in and out again. The
teachers won in a squeaker, 35-33. Players
of the Game: Mr.Burns and Adriano Della
Sala. Warriors of the Game: Mr.Geraghty
and Tim Johns. Mr. Santillo Thanks for a
great season.
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Loyola Table Tennis Club Wraps Up Second Season
Congratulations to all 102 players for their participation, sportsmanship and dedication to excellence over the course of our
second official season. As well,
while on vacation, LTTC Commissioner Jarrett Ketterling held
a special press conference in
Delphi, Greece on March 4 to
announce the player award winners. John-Anthony Néemeh
was named the league’s Most
Valuable Player, Jack Drouin
was named the Most Improved
Player and Louis Genest was
named the Rookie of the Year.
Porporino wins St. Michael
Tour Championship
February 24 - Congratulations to
Anthony Porporino, who cast
aside his reputation as the “best
player on tour to never win,”
after achieving victory in the
biggest tournament of the year.
Porporino was perfect for the
whole competition in what was
one of the most dominating performances in club history. He
defeated number one seed JohnAnthony Néemeh twice, including the final.
John-Anthony Néemeh makes
history at St. Zambdas Open
Top Ten
February 19 - John-Anthony
Néemeh returned to the top of
the LTTC player rankings and
became the winningest player in
tour history after winning the St.
Zambdas Open. Néemeh defeated Frédérick-Yvon McAuliffe in
two-straight games to claim his
sixth trophy of the season, giving him one more careeer win
than hall of famer Anthony
Evans.
# Name
PTS
W
L
1 John-Anthony Néemeh
197
33
4
2 Benjamin Gauthier
166
29
8
3 Frédérick-Yvon McAuliffe
151
28
11
4 Anthony Porporino
140
24
10
5 Jack Drouin
96
18
11
6 Adam Pirro
86
14
10
7 Anthony Strina
82
14
11
8 Jean-Paul Berouti
79
16
11
Please visit the LTTC’s official
web page for more information:
9 Nicholas Farrow
78
14
12
10 Dominic Salvo
64
12
9
http://news.loyola.ca/
tabletennisclub.html
Above, left to right: John-Anthony Néemeh (league’s
Most Valuable Player), Jack Drouin (Most Improved
Player) and Louis Genest (Rookie of the Year)
Indoor Track Event
February 12 - For the first time at Loyola,
a few senior athletes made a rather passionate plea to Mr. Lafave, Ms. Moussa
and couple of others about participating
as a secondary five crew for this year’s
indoor track and field event.
They've been asking for a while
but the school never wanted to add an
extra GMAA sport in addition to our already full list of teams.
An exception was made this
year. Ms. Moussa, who knows many of
the athletes from their history with the
Cross Country Running team, agreed to
be the coach. It turned out to be a fantastic event, with almost 400 participants in
total.
Matthew-Philip Driver (a last
minute replacement) won the 60 metre
run and finished second in the 200 metre
run. As well, he had the third highest
aggregate score in the competition. The
relay team came in with a strong second
place finish and despite technical obstacles, Adrian Goin and Michael Lebel led
their heats in the 60 metre hurdles and
Goin finished third in the finals. Overall,
the team finished fifth out of fourteen.
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Loyola Swim Team Repeats Last Year’s Epic Performance
February 17 - Congratulations to
the Loyola swim team who captured three GMAA city championships for the second year in a row.
Loyola’s swimmers brought home
titles in the Bantam, Juvenile and
team aggregate categories.
Special mention goes to
team captain Charles Coffin for
bringing the team together, Adrian
Goin for his five years of awardwinning service and Most Improved
Player Jeremy Allen for his best
year in the lanes. Well done to all
Warriors!
The “Tradition” of our Game
By RYAN CASTELINO
Montreal, February 10th - Hockey, the only
team sport in North America where fighting
is not only permitted but often times encouraged by the coaches, players and fans.
Fighting has been a part of the sport for a
long time and is now considered to be one
of the great “traditions” of our game. As for
my opinion on this heavily debated topic, I
believe that the NHL should ban fighting in
hockey because it is slowly but surely ruining the game that we Canadians love.
Hockey is one of the fastest and
most exciting sports in the world to watch.
When the game is played at top speed, with
people of a high skill level, there is really
nothing better. However, fighting has the
ability to ruin and literally cause damage to
this sport in a multitude of ways. One of the
reasons why I think fighting should be
banned is because it is truly useless.
Fighting in hockey has very few
benefits, if any at all. Fighting will not help
a team on the scoreboard and it most certainly will not offer any advantages to either one of the teams. All fighting does is
put the players and their health in danger
and slow down the game that we all love.
Instead of having young and skilled players
on a NHL team’s 3rd and 4th line they have
“goons.” These young players who have
worked hard to get where they are, are having their well deserved spots on an NHL
team being taken away by “goons” that
most likely cannot skate nearly as good as
them, stick handle as well as them or shoot
the puck as hard as they can, but they do
know how to fight.
Hockey offers fans so much,
whether it be the non-stop action, the big
hits made by skilled players, the playoffs
and everything that comes with it, such as
playoff beards and of course the intensity
and goals! Unfortunately, I feel that
fighting in hockey has the ability to take all
that makes hockey so unique and turn it
into an absolute disaster. An example of
this took place during a game involving the
Hamilton Bulldogs playing against the Utica Comets of the AHL. Hamilton was up 10 in the second period when all of a sudden
a staged fight broke out off a face-off involving defensemen Jared Tinordi (Drafted
by the Montreal Canadians) and defensemen Andrey Pedan. Jared Tinordi took a
hard right punch to the face during the
fight, which knocked him off balance.
While falling he smashed his head against
the ice knocking him unconscious for a few
minutes. Tinordi was later diagnosed with
head and facial injuries and did not return
to the game. This fight took the viewers
attention off what was a very enjoyable
game and instead focused their attention on
Jared Tinordi and what had happened to
him.
As much as I love the game of
hockey, I can’t stand watching 20-30 year
old men fight in the game that I love. It’s
ridiculous if you ask me and sets a terrible
example for the young kids who are influenced by the sport. Unfortunately, I don't
believe that the NHL has any plans on banning fighting in the league. I guess we’ll
have to wait for something terrible to happen to a player during a fight before the
NHL even begins to consider banning what
is now considered one of the many great
“traditions” of the sport.
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The History of Loyola Discipline, continued from page 2
was sent back in. In the work JUGs in Mr.
O’Connor’s time, since they were in the old
Concordia buildings, the punishment was
stripping paint from the windows and banisters.
As for regular JUGs, it was very similar to today: the students were given a paper with an article on honour and respect to
copy for the next day. “The only thing they
cared about was neatness, so if the teacher
was grumpy that day, they could rip it up
and you would have to restart.”
Presently Loyola High School’s disciplinarian is Mr. Vince Fulvio. When
asked what he thinks about the system today he said: “I like the reflective nature of
it […] we try to answer the question why a
little bit more, and hopefully when you
answer the why, you get to the root cause.”
When he got the job as disciplinarian he
decided to have a bit more of a reflective
nature. Even the JUG sheets were changed,
instead of just the question “What did you
to receive this JUG?”, he decided to add:
“Why did you do it, and how can we make
sure it doesn’t happen again?” Instead of
the student just explaining what happened,
they are forced to reflect on what they did.
Loyola’s system has changed an incredible amount, from strapping and scraping paint from banisters, to reflecting and
trying to change the way we go about our
problems. So the next time you get a JUG
on a Friday just remember, at least you
aren’t there all weekend cleaning floors and
scraping paint.
Baseball in Montreal, continued from page 18
cause of a lack of support from fans and
government, according to TVA. Another
former Expos’ owner, Jeffrey Loria, is perhaps the subject of the most abuse for selling the franchise to Major League Baseball
(MLB) and then immediately purchasing
the Florida Marlins.
The final suspect is the MLB itself. The MLB owned the team for two
years, during 2003 and 2004. During the
2003 season, the Expos were in a tight
wildcard race and were denied September
call-ups, meaning its roster would lack
depth for the playoff push. The league set
them up to fail and played a big part in their
demise. If having to play a chunk of ‘home
games’ in Puerto Rico in 2003 and 2004
wasn’t the nail in the coffin, this was.
During this era, there was no
“wild-card” playoff system, which allows
the best non-division winning team to make
the playoffs. This means the Expos only
made the playoffs once, in 1981. Although
they fielded competitive teams for much of
their tenure, including 1994 when they
were statistically the best team in baseball
during that strike-shortened season, they
could not crack the playoffs. Had the wildcard been in place, the team would have
also made the post-season in 1979, and
would likely lead to more competitive
games and higher attendance towards the
end of the season later on in their history.
The Expos were near the top of the National League in terms of attendance during the
late 70s and early 80s, and more children
are playing baseball today, made apparent
by Mayor Denis Coderre’s injection of $11
million into repairing the city’s baseball
fields, as per The Montreal Gazette. We
have the interest and all that’s left is an
owner and a stadium. Philippe Couillard,
Denis Coderre, Canadian billionaires, and
most importantly, Montrealers: make it
happen.
All information taken from Baseball Reference or personal knowledge, unless otherwise noted.
Baseball can work in Montreal.
The Rise of Boko Haram, continued from page 8
ties in order to downplay the threat of Boko
Haram.
On January 12, 2015, Boko Haram attacked a Cameroon military base and
the government forces killed 143 militants.
Six days later Boko Haram attacked a Cameroonian village; they torched the houses,
killed many residents and kidnapped 60 to
80 civilians.
On February 4, the Chad Army
killed around 200 Boko Haram militants.
As a response, the Islamic terrorist group
attacked a town killing 81 civilians and 19
soldiers.
The United States, China, France,
the United Kingdom, Israel and Canada are
currently trying to help these West African
countries with defeating this terrorist group
by sending vehicles and equipment. Many
are uncertain of when the wrath of Boko
Haram will end.
The Loyola News
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Armenian Genocide, continued from page 6
a big girl, they would come and take them
outside, use them, and bring them back.”
Margaret’s entire family was murdered and
she was the sole survivor.
The Turkish government refuses to
acknowledge the genocide, and even passed
a law that prohibits speaking of the genocide. Despite this, many Armenians protest
and demand that the Turks acknowledge
their crime, and more is expected to come
with the 100-year anniversary in April.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Armenian_Genocide
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gE-XI6blXB
American Sniper, continued from Page 14
good I do believe that it only got into the
really interesting parts that we see in the
movie about 140 pages in.
As expected, the film and the novel are quite different. Like most movies
based on books, the movie for American
Sniper misses a few interesting details that
can only be discovered within the novel.
The book and the motion picture may have
their differences however they both follow
the same plot about Chris Kyle on his tours
in Iraq and the effect war has on himself
and his family. I went to go see the movie
before I actually read the novel and it left
me wanting more. The film sparked my
interest in Chris Kyle and that was when I
decided to pick up the book.
I would definitely recommend
both the film the novel. The book is not
only educational but also very entertaining.
"An amazingly detailed account of fighting
in Iraq-a humanizing, brave story that's
extremely readable. It will give you a much
stronger appreciation of our troops, more
awe for Navy SEALs, and also insight into
how wars are really fought today (Patricia
Cornwell, New York Times book review).”
As I said, it's a great read however an interest in military is essential for the enjoyment
of the novel, maybe not so much for the
film.
The novel is a must read and the
movie that was based upon this novel is a
must watch. Critics tend to agree that the
movie was a success. Despite the slow
moving start to the novel, I believe that it
would be very interesting to war fanatics
and military buffs alike. The movie was
very well done and can appeal to most people. I highly recommend both the novel and
the movie.
Sources:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2179136/
Italy Trip, continued from page 16
chains that were worn by Saint Peter), and
Basilica Papale di San Paolo fuori le Mura
(Papal Basilica of St. Paul Outside the
Walls). Each monument was both breathtaking and unforgettable.
The next day, the group departed
Rome and headed to the Anzio War Cemetery in order to honor Bernard MacDonald,
a former Loyola student who died bravely
during World War II. The students and
teachers took part in a ceremony held at his
burial site that commemorated the fallen
soldier who sacrificed his life. Bernard
MacDonald was truly a "Man for Others."
The next day was spent visiting
Monte Cassino, the Commonwealth Cemetery, the Polish Cemetery and the Italian
War Cemetery at Migano, Monte Lungo. In
the afternoon, the students headed to Pompeii for a guided tour throughout the ancient city that is quite literally frozen in
time.
The next morning, after having
arrived in Sorrento the night before, the
students and chaperones took a winding
drive up to the Amalfi Coast. The students
were given the entire day to explore the
beautiful and breathtaking scenery, many of
whom enjoyed a day on the beach instead.
On the last day of the two-weeklong excursion, the group boarded a ferry
and visited the beautiful island of Capri.
Although the picturesque landscape made
walking through the town a breathtaking
experience, the lack of shops open and the
rather chilly weather lead many to deem the
day as wasted. However, it seemed as
though the frosty temperature was simply
preparing the students and chaperones for
the harsh winter awaiting them back home!
The 2015 Loyola Italy Trip was
an unforgettable experience that will surely
remain vivid in the minds of both students
and teachers for years to come.
The Loyola News: Visit us at News.Loyola.ca
The Loyola News student organization is
responsible for the online news site and the
newspaper. We are always looking for new
members to join our staff. Writers, journalists, photographers, artists, cameramen, film
makers, cartoonists, poets and all other
types of creative individuals are welcome!
Be sure to visit our online news
site to keep up with the news and to learn
more about our organization. Staff meetings
are announced online and in the daily bulletin. Also, you may
contact the organization’s moderator, Mr.
Ketterling, for information.
Pictured at
right are members of
the executive department of The Loyola News staff.
Above, left to right: Editor-in-Chief Matthew Martino; Assistant Editor Zackary
Gimore; Assistant Editor Zakary Arsenault; reporter Sean O’Neil
Above, left to right: Head of Videography Philip LeMoyne; photographer and reporter John Meragias; photographer and videographer Alexander Corej; Head of Public
Relations and reporter Jordan Drury

April 2015 - Loyola News

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