Loyola High School’s Official Student Newspaper
The Loyola News
Volume IV, Issue II
April 17, 2007
News of interest:
Student Council: MatsuiPedicelli vs. McRaeTurcotte, page 3.
Spring break trips to
Europe reports, page 6.
Battle of the Bands
report, page 10.
The new “Digital Age
Pages,” page 14-15.
Macbeth interview with
Loyola drama‘s Mathieu
Mancini, page 2.
Above, left to right: Loyola Scouts Luca Ciampini, Nick
Impellizzeri and Michael Mili lead Loyola to city
championship gold.
ALL THE NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW!
The Loyola Scouts’ three-gold season
The News interviews “Macbeth”
Loyola’s new librarian Ms. Diane Landry
Sean Messenger asks,
“Graffiti: vandalism or
art? Page 11 in the Arts
section.
Apparition in Mr. Santillo’s office?
New section:The Digital Pages
28 pages of the latest and biggest news!
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Father Eric Maclean, s.j.
Our Body and Soul
Like an angel,
Fallen from the skies,
Our school is blessed,
Of the utmost importance.
Our body and soul,
Stolen from our grip.
The stepping stone of Loyola
Crumbles but is not forgotten.
Father Eric Maclean, S.J.
Loyola High School continues to mourn the loss of its
president and “body and
soul,” Father Eric
Maclean, s.j.
Good men must die, but
death cannot kill their
names.
The heart of Loyola
Pumps harder and harder,
But in truth it cries
And mourns the loss of itself.
We as the community
Will rise again,
But our body and soul,
Will never be the same.
By Alessandro Pedicelli 4D
VOLUME IV, ISSUE II
Loyola’s acting president:
Father Rob Brennan, s.j.
Father Rob Brennan, S.J.,
has assumed the post of
acting president of Loyola
High School, effective immediately.
Father Brennan is no
stranger to Loyola. He returned to Loyola last September after working for
four years at St. Paul’s Jesuit school in Winnipeg as
chaplain and teacher. Father Brennan has worked in
the past at Loyola, also as
chaplain and teacher and
has been involved in missionary work throughout
the world.
You may read The Loyola
News interview with Father
Brennan from the November, 2006 issue on-line at
www.loyola.ca/news for
more interesting facts about
his life.
Loyola chaplain, teacher
and acting president, Father Rob Brennan, S.J.
An official announcement
regarding the appointment of
Loyola’s next full-time president should come in the near
future.
Loyola Theatre Arts to stage Macbeth starring Mancini
Mancini of class 4B. Here is
the interview.
Now that you’ve landed the
lead in Macbeth, how are
you preparing for your performances?
Mathieu Mancini is to
play Macbeth.
The Loyola News recently
caught up with the star of
Loyola Drama’s spring production of Macbeth, Mathieu
Memorizing is
definitely important. I’m
not very good at learning
lines sitting at a desk, so I
prefer rehearsals, where I
can have a little fun and
act. I also have to learn to
become Macbeth on stage,
which is my favorite part of
the project. Macbeth can go
from being noble to angry to
depressed in a three-minute
time frame, and I enjoy
jumping from one emotion
to another.
Have you acted in any dramatic productions before?
Yes. I first participated in Shakespeare’s Comedy of Errors at Loyola in
spring 2005, and in a light
production that fall, Gorillas
in our Midst. I also performed in the Merchant of
Venice last year as Launcelot
Gobbo.
for the play?
What type of person fancies
himself an actor? Are they a
different breed?
What is the setting for the play?
Is there a modern twist?
Not exactly. Anyone
can act; they just need to
have enough confidence to
stand on a stage and have a
little fun in front of an audience! During a performance,
most actors can switch to
autopilot, not minding the
spectators; however, a powerful voice is key.
How is the supporting cast
Our cast this year is
excellent. Along with a few returning thespians, several new
faces have joined our crew this
time around to spice up this
year’s production, and it’s sure
to be a lot of fun.
The play will take
place in the 21st century, depicting typical street gangs and the
“wars” they wage between each
other. Of course the original
Shakespearean verse will be
maintained throughout the play,
but this modern twist should
make Loyola’s Macbeth much
more interesting.
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STUDENT COUNCIL SHOWDOWN:
Matsui and Pedicelli vs. McRae and Turcotte
Above, left to right: Shintaro Matsui and Al Pedicelli
Above, left to right: Connor mcRae and Justin
Turcotte
Could you provide a
brief description of your
team’s coresidential candidates’
personalities and academic and extracurriclar backgrounds?
We are very involved in
all aspects of the
school. We have been
a part of numerous clubs
including ski club and
briscola. We are also very
active on committees and
this year we have been a
part of three: Battle of the
Bands, Dance and Walk-aThon. Athletically, we
have been a part of 10
different teams ranging
from fall to spring seasons.
We have been a part of 5
championship-winning
teams. As people, we are
extremely dedicated, motivated and responsible. We
believe that
our personalities compliment each other and that
we are good candidates for
co-presidents of the school.
Could you provide a
brief description of your
team’s co-presidential
candidates’ personalities and academic and
extra-curricular backgrounds?
I (Connor) have played
football, hockey and rugby
in every year since secondary one, have been captain of five teams and have
won two city championships. I have been class
president twice and vice
president twice. I have
won a public speaking
contest and am currently
on the Walk-a-thon Committee. I have achieved
second honours every
term. Justin has played
volleyball and hockey, is
an accomplished artist and
has had first honours in
every term. He is currently
a class president. We’re
both natural leaders and
experienced in academics
and athletics.
What motivates your
team in seeking student
council leadership?
Our main motivation is to
enrich the school that has
given us so much. We feel
that the ideas on our platform will improve life
for both students and teachers. We open up all of our
ideas to all grades so that
the Loyola Student Community can grow closer together.
Without revealing details
about your platform,
what is the theme of your
campaign and what
makes your plans better
than the oppositions’?
As mentioned before, the
main theme of our platform
is to incorporate clubs and
ideas that will benefit all
members of the Loyola student body.
Do you believe in the democratic process?
Absolutely. We believe that
to maintain the schools
proper functioning, all
members of this community
must be involved and
give their input. To avoid
tribulations within the
school we feel that every
single student should be
heard and able to voice his
opinion.
What percentage of
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What motivates your
team in seeking student
council leadership?
We feel that we are the
best two for the job and we
have excellent ideas for
next year. We are used to
leading on the field, the
ice, as well as in the
classroom and in the
LSHA. We will use all
our skills and experience
if we are elected.
Without revealing details about your platform, what is the theme
of your campaign and
what makes your plans
better than the oppositions’?
The two main goals of our
presidency will be to continue and improve upon
the many successful undertakings of Loyola, and
to increase Loyola’s already stellar reputation
as a school and family. By
achieving these goals, we
appeal to potential students who wish to come
to our school. We ensure
opportunities for current
students to partake in all
that the Loyola experience has to offer. This
will increase the stock of
our graduating students
as they seek higher education after Loyola. We
will continue our school’s
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Student spotlight: painter, poet
and musician Joey Piccirelli
given gift and choose not to express themselves. Few people decide to use this miraculous gift; one of these people is Joey
Piccirelli.
Art is not hard to achieve; it is
rather a simple task. Everyone was astonished when they heard Mozart had
written several melodies at the age of
four. The truth is, many of us can do the
same, and it is just the matter of being
able to use our emotions for expressing
ourselves.
“Art, what is it?
‘It is life with a twist
An imagery of bliss
It is where you are born
Where we start
We live for art’’
These are the words of
Joey Piccirelli, an amazing
painter, poet, and musician. Art
does not simply mean drawing
picture but, it has to do with emotions which come
from the heart. People do not draw what
they think but
rather, they draw
what they feel. Our
emotions make us
who we are. Every
day, minute and
second, our emotions
change and make us
react the way we do.
Even when we sleep,
our emotions are
present in our dreams. Every
night, we dream because we have
certain feelings which affected us
during the day. Most of the time,
our dreams do not make sense
because we have mixed emotions.
If you do not get it by now, EVERYTHING IS BASED ON OUR
EMOTIONS.
In a way, we are all artists because we all have that special gift, emotion. The problem is,
many people decide to waste that
I first met Joey in Secondary
One, while sitting next to him on the
train. I noticed he had this beautiful picture which was very detailed.The drawing’s eyes looked real, and his body looked
incredibly humanlike. Not only was I
fascinated by the details in the picture, I
was speechless when Joey told me it took
him five minutes to draw it! As you can
see, the age does not matter; the importance is that you use your emotions to
express yourself through music, poetry, or
even drawing.
When Mr. Ketterling wanted
someone to write an article on art, I immediately jumped on the task! Even after
many suggestions, I already
knew that I would be interviewing Joey, because he is
one of the few that truly
understand art in all its
shapes and forms. This
young, talented man is constantly expressing his emotions by continuously doodling in all of his classes! I
have been in Joey’s class for
three years straight and
every single teacher has
yelled at him for drawing
during class. In a way, they are right
because he should be paying attention
but, on the other hand, a man with emotions is a man with ideas.
For all of those who resemble
Joey, continue to live your dream and
define your emotions. For all of you who
have not yet found their inner emotions, I
leave you with this quote. ‘‘You can discover more about a person in an hour of
play than in a year of conversation.’
By Jack Kontopoulos
VOLUME IV, ISSUE II
Second Cup and
Starbucks are
at it again
It seems as though our very
own Canadian coffee company, Second
Cup, has been infested with a new parasite from our dear neighbours to the
south. Coming in from Seattle and
weighing in with quarterly revenue of
835 million American dollars, with over
5,600 stores in 28 countries, I present to
you the heavy weight of coffee shops,
Starbucks. It seems as though Second
Cup and Starbucks are a package, two
siblings who follow each other everywhere they go.
The Canadian coffee corporation known as Second Cup opened its
first outlet in 1975, as a measly kiosk in
a mall; it has now spread across our
vast country. However, Second Cup is a
feather weight compared to Seattle’s
beastly company. Although Second Cup
has spread to foreign countries such as
the U.A.E. and Saudi Arabia, the number of the outlets is a somewhat petite
number; 375. Many of us have already
visited the great Second Cup that has
opened right next to New Moon, where
the former La Brise was. Many of us
were also saddened by the leaving of our
shady store, West Side. To no surprise,
rumours have sprouted that the former
West Side store will be bought by none
other than Starbucks. Although there
have been no official statements to back
these suspicions up, it should come to no
surprise if a Starbucks does paste its
green and white logo where West Side’s
humorous flags would once flap around.
Starbucks outlets have had a
knack for opening right next to Second
Cup stores, and I’m pretty sure that it’s
not a coincidence. Seeing as their menus
are very alike, Starbucks went right for
the jugular, hoping to sweep away their
largest competition. However, this
seems just a little unfair. Imagine Mike
Tyson having a boxing match with Steve
Urkel and now you have a comparison of
Second Cup and Starbucks. So next time
your strolling downtown and you see a
Starbucks, make the effort to support
our economy and buy something from
our very own Second Cup.
By Filippo La Verghetta
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Loyola’s new librarian: Ms. Diane Landry
provements. She hopes the students and
staff will fully appreciate her and the
library. “This building is a beautiful place
and I think the library should reflect the
newly built atrium and auditorium.”
“I’m not going to let the students
do what they want to do. One student
once described the library as a food court
in a shopping mall, which is not how a
library should be.” Mrs. Landry feels
that is a distraction for the students who
are trying to study, and the teacher’s who
are as well trying to get work done. She
hopes that once the students get used to
her, and she gets used to the students,
the students will respect her. She understands that the students do not approve
of her, and that there has been some friction. “Because there has been such a
change, it will be a bit harder to get the
transition going. But I feel I must be
stricter to try and enforce the rules properly.”
Above: Ms. Diane Landry at her post in the library
“Loyola has been warm and
welcoming”! Mrs. Landry began her
career 20 years ago, spending 14
years of it at Centennial Academy.
“The library at Centennial was much
smaller and cozier than Loyola’s large
and spacious library” said Mrs.
Landry. She particularly misses the students at Centennial
and misses being
able to know everybody’s name. Unlike
Loyola, Centennial
has a very small
population of students.
rather then on the internet. She also
plans to get more welcoming shelving
units, a new paint job, and to put up some
of the students artwork to make them feel
at home. Mrs. Landry wants to see the
library glow with imagination.
“My job is to encourage the students to read and
to learn more
about the world
we live in, and
have fun while
doing it” She feels
that she should try to introduce music,
books and cultures to our students and
let there imagination run free. She would
like the library to have a nice environment for the students who need to study
and she truly believes that the students
will benefit from the changes she plans to
make.
“Loyola has been
warm and
welcoming.”
Mrs. Landry has many plans
for the school library, although she
couldn’t mention them all, she did
give me a few insiders. She plans to
get more interesting books and try to
entice the students to read more,
rather then sitting in front of a computer screen. She would prefer to provide more resources through books
There is much room for improvement in the library, and Mrs. Landry is
looking forward to perusing these im-
Mrs. Landry has herd students
speaking vulgar words about herself,
such as the description of being a Nazi. “I
can live with it” began Mrs. Landry, “ it
doesn’t bother me so much, I think it is
more important that I try to give the students books and magazines, and give
them a place to come and work in comfortable environment, and if that makes
me a Nazi, then so be it” were the powerful words of Mrs. Landry.
“I’m happy to be here, it’s been a
great place, and I know I’ve been a pain
in the butt, but I hope things will get
easier. I am lucky to work with such neat,
polite, interesting and funny students,
and I’m looking forward to being here for
many years.”
Many students disapprove of
Mrs. Landry and want there old library
back, but we will just have to wait and
see what the library has in store!
By Lucas Lawton
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VOLUME IV, ISSUE II
LOYOLA SPRING BREAK TRIPS:
From Rome to Athens and everything in between
Mr. Ketterling’s Rome to Athens group at the ancient city of Pompeii
Three days into Spring break, I
was rudely awoken at three o’clock in
the afternoon to begin packing my suitcase for a flight that was scheduled to
leave later that evening. I threw together the traveling essentials; my iPod,
its charger, a few shirts, jeans and
about twenty pairs of socks, because you
can never have too many socks, even if
you only plan to be gone for roughly two
weeks. Once I reached the airport, 52
pound suitcase in hand, and found my
friends in line at the British Airways
ticket counter with Mr. Ketterling handing out our boarding receipts, it finally
struck me; I was going to Europe.
After a relatively smooth six
hour overnight flight, we touched down
in Heathrow Airport, located on the
western outskirts of London. Several
hours later, we were in the heart of
Rome tossing a few Euros into the Trevi
Fountain in order to satisfy the superstition that he who tosses a coin into the
fountain will one day return to Rome.
The ensuing day brought us to Vatican
City, the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s
Basilica where we had the opportunity
to see the only statue the great Michelangelo ever signed: The Pietá. Later
that afternoon, we visited Hadrian’s
arch and the remarkably well preserved
Roman Coliseum.
Our stay in Rome, while memorable, was short. We saw most of what
the city had to offer tourists, but, at least
personally, never really got a sense of
Italian culture as we normally traveled
from metaphorical point A to B by bus.
The however, is completely understandable considering the vast amount we had
to see, in such modest time. After leaving
the city, we had a guided tour of the ancient ruins of Pompeii which was destroyed in 79 AD by the eruption of Mount
Vesuvius resulting in the downpour of
volcanic ash.
Day 5 of our epic journey
through the greatest ancient civilizations
in the history of our world marked our
arrival in Greece, more specifically,
Patras on the Peloponnesus. After a tour
of Olympia, the sight of the ancient Greek
Olympics, a race was held in the actual
stadium that had hosted races thousands
of years prior to ours with the exact same
purpose: to crown an Olympic hero.
Benny Habib won by several yards, as Mr.
Elie, after extensive video review, was
judged to have beaten out David Meffe for
second place by a matter of inches. We
spent that night in Tolo
Day 6 marked our arrival in Athens, however earlier that morning, we had
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Below: the crew spot land whilst sailing from Italy to Greece on the wine dark
Adriatic and Ionian Seas.
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WONDERS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN
Italy trip: cars, style, food and natural beauty
Italy, the country of amazing cars,
amazing style, amazing food and best of
all, beautiful women! The group of 24
students that went was awesome. We
were led by the one and only Father
Boutilier, the tuff guy Mr. Ruscito and
the art master Mr. Bednarczyk.
It all began March 4th, when
we all arrived at the Trudeau Airport at
2 o’clock. We walked to the gates as
moms’ were crying, but we still search
to know if it was because they were already missing us or thanking God that
we were finally leaving. Everyone was
bustling with excitement as we waited
to go into the plane, and once we got
into our beautiful Air Swiss Boeing, we
were set to leave for a trip of a lifetime!
We landed in Zurich and we
were able to the see the magnificent
sight of the Swiss Alps from the Airport.
But then better yet was the sight from
the airplane heading towards Venice. As
we exited the Venetian airport we were
all so happy; after 5 months of waiting,
we were finally in Italy. We then proceeded to a boat that brought us to Venice. Our first day there, we went around
buying food at every single “Dep” we
saw. But I have to explain to you guys
that a “Dep” in Italy sells panninis,
pizza, beer, wine… whatever the chef
made that day. When we got to the hotel
we were acquainted with the most
“Baller” English guy I’ve ever met in my
life…Alan. He was our tour guide for
our trip. That night we went to a nice
little restaurant in which we received a
Below: Owen Paek check outs the beautiful Amalfi coastline in Italy.
Mr. Bednarczyk and Mr. Ruscito leading their troops through Vatican City.
great plate of pasta and then one of many
plates of veal and potatoes which we had
throughout the trip. I’m not knocking on
veal and potatoes but after you’ve had it
ten times in a two day period, you can get
a bit bored. Anyways, back to Venice. We
went to the Piazza San Marco, which had
a population of probably a ten thousand
pigeons…I’m not even joking. From there
we we’re guided through the entire Piazza. At night, while the teachers relaxed
in their rooms with their 7 euro bottles of
wine, the students were out getting gelato
and enjoying the city. But Venice is all
about bridges and alley ways. If you take
a few wrong turns or go over the wrong
bridge, you can be lost for hours and
hours. This what happened to me and
Vince Brataglia, but worry not we still got
back alive and in time for curfew. We then
took a boat ride to see the islands, of Murano; were they make glass figures and
necklaces, Burano; where they make table
cloths and sheets and Torcello; where we
saw a thousand year old church (possibly
even older).
Next stop, Verona! But how were
we going to get there? You see, in Venice,
there were no cars… that’s when we met
“The Big Red!” She was a coach bus
driven by the greatest driver ever
“Giova!”. While we were in Verona we all
got to touch Juliet’s Breast (oh yeaaaaah)
but she was made of bronze…it was still
fun though. We were only there for half a
day.
Now to Florence, the city of the
most beautiful girls I’ve ever seen in my
life (Don’t say anything my girlfriend
please). I think I took more pictures of
them then I did of the David. Florence is
also renowned for its beautiful art. We
went to the Galleria dell’Accademia,
which is pretty much a museum for Michael Angelo’s the David. It was such a
breath taking sight. You always hear
about it but once you’ve see it in real life,
no words can explain it. We also went to
the Uffizi, which is one of the most world
renowned museums. Here we got to see
the works of Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Botticelli and many more. We also
saw Il Duomo cathedral, it was massive,
and so beautiful. We later proceeded to
the markets to put our bargaining skills
to the test. It was crazy in the market. It
was about a half a kilometer in radius and
it was bustling with people trying to sell
you t-shirts, fake purses, fake watches,
fake sunglasses, ties, sweaters, whatever
you can think of, they had it. We had to
bargain with the insane venders who
would always try and jip you, but I always
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Arts & Entertainment
Mathieu Mancini set to play Macbeth
(Continued from page 2)
What is your opinion of Shakespeare
and his work?
Shakespeare had a tremendous influence on our language, and
the themes he examines in his plays
are still relevant today. His verse isn’t
all that easy to understand, but his
plays are still fun to perform and to
listen to. His work is meant to be
heard on stage, and it’s great that
Loyola offers this exposure to students.
What is your favorite play? Why?
I’d have to say Twelfth
Night. Ever since I first saw the play,
in which my older cousin performed,
I’ve always enjoyed the light hearted
story. It also serves to remind us that
class and gender shouldn’t have an
impact on how people are treated in the
world.
The role of Lady Macbeth is quite crucial in the play. How is your co-star?
more confident and at ease with a crucial
part on the stage, and ready to take on any
challenge thrown at me for future performances. It will be an experience which I’ll
never forget!
She is fantastic. Liana portrays a Lady Macbeth who is smooth
and in control, until Macbeth realizes
he can’t reverse his actions and takes
charge of the situation. She does an
amazing job throughout the play. It’s
definitely a privilege to have her on
this year’s cast!
What do you think you will take from
this experience on a personal level?
Macbeth is a really messed up
individual, but I’m having a great time
portraying him. I suppose I’ll grow
David Meffe’s Montreal Indie Rock Report
A few months ago, I received
a phone call from a group of people
calling themselves “Concerts First”.
They asked me whether my band
would be interested in playing a show
at “Club Soda”. I had no idea who
these people were, how they had gotten my phone number, or my name,
but it had always been a dream of
mine to play at Club Soda, so I immediately accepted. They told me to
hang tight, and that they would get
back to me before Christmas. I hung
up the phone feeling very excited… I
had no idea what I had gotten myself
into.
They did get back to me several months later, and told me I’d be
participating in Montreal’s yearly
“Exposure” show. The event was massive, they called forty Montreal high
school bands and the show would run
from 11:00 in the morning to 1:00 the
next morning, over two separate days,
a Saturday and a Sunday. They told
us the show was always very well attended and that they would call us back
with more details regarding the meetings
and ticket sales. I once again hung up the
phone incredibly excited.
A week later, all the bands met with the
representatives from “Concerts First” to
receive information and tickets to sell.
The tickets were 12$ and each band
would have to sell a minimum of thirty
tickets to play the show. The system was
simple, depending on your ticket sales,
you would be assigned a 20 minute time
slot, i.e.: the more tickets you sold the
more likely you were to play Saturday at
8:00 PM as opposed to Sunday at 1:00
AM. They also told us that on average 75
tickets would guarantee you a decent slot
on Saturday night, as well we would get
back 150$ if we sold above the 75 ticket
mark. The prizes would be 30 hours of
studio time and 20 hours of studio time
for second place. There was to be a personalized sound check for every band the
morning of the show to optimize sound
quality, and every band would receive a
recording of their set. Again, I left the
meeting feeling very satisfied.
I had no idea how many times
these crooks had already lied to us. We
ended up breaking our backs to sell 75
tickets, thinking it would ensure us a set
time on Saturday after 6:00 as promised.
Four days before the show, we were set to
meet with them to give our 900$ of ticket
sales. It was at this point that these
criminals started to show their true colors. They had every single band line up
at club soda at the exact same time while
one person at a table surrounded by security counted the money of every individual band one by one. However, the bands
had brought their money in small
change, and like refugees waiting for
bread, bands waited hours upon hours to
give “Concerts Plus” thousands of dollars.
We waited 3 hours in line (only because
we managed to cut), but others told me
stories of waiting more than 6 hours.
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Music Reviews: +44, Metallica, The Killers
+44: When Your Heart Stops Beating
It was about two years ago, if I remember correctly, when one of my favourite
bands of the time broke up: Blink-182.
There was a lot of rumors going around
about this break-up. At first it was titled an “indefinite hiatus” which gave
hope to some of the Blink fans out there,
but we knew there was a slime-to-none
chance of a reunion.
Let’s fast forward to two years
later. Tom Delonge (the guitarist and
Co-Vocalist of Blink-182) started a new
band named Angels and Airwaves, going
around stating that their new album is
“the best album in the past twenty
years.” He advertised this album so
much so that everyone was pumped
when it came out. I went out and bought
the album, listened to it the whole way
through and thought… “That’s it?”
So while Tom was going
around telling everyone that his new
bands album was the greatest music in
the world, the other two members of
Blink-182, drummer Travis Barker and
bassist and vocalist Mark Hoppus, were
hard at work with their new band called
+44. No, they weren’t going around saying they were the best nor comparing
their new band to the likes of The Police
or Pink Floyd, but what they did end up
doing was making an extremely enjoy(Continued on page 27)
Breaking down musical barriers:
The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
and Metallica
There are so many various
forms of music, for every soul and every
personality. No matter where you are
from or what you have been through,
there is music for you. Subsequently,
due to the thousands of forms of music,
many barriers have arisen. There is a
barrier between jazz and emo for example, or hip-hop & country. People who
are passionate about one type will have
trouble listening to or respecting another (generally, don’t come yelling at
me when you read this, telling me you’re
different, I’m speaking in generality). As
a result of these “barriers” there has been
a lot of fighting and arguing over which
style is better (if you don’t believe me,
come to my lunch table there’s at least 4
or 5 of these pointless arguments a day).
What if there was common ground? What
if a group of people were able to break a
barrier, and I’m not talking about funk &
jazz or hip hop & rock who have many
elements in common, I’m talking about
Sam’s Town:The Killers’ new CD
The Killers are back with
their much-anticipated follow up album to their 2004 debut “Hot Fuss”.
Before I go on, if you didn’t like their
first album or their alternative style
of music, stop reading this article and
move on to another fine article that
the Loyola News has to offer. Now
that’s out of the way, we can carry on.
This CD, entitled Sam’s town, delivers everything the first album did
and a little more, with a new and dis-
tinct sound. That is not to say that everyone will like it more than The Killers first
album, because everyone has their own
unique taste and this CD might not appeal
to some people. With the first two singles,
“When you were young” and “Bones” already out, you can get a good idea of what
the new album will sound like. This CD
sticks very closely to the style of music of
the first CD. This CD can get very interesting due to a sound that is entirely new
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the big ones, rap & rock, or the biggest
of them all heavy metal & classical music. That has been the longest running
musical feud. Classical music lovers call
heavy metal senseless noise while metal
fans often dub classical as boring or often simply put “crap”. If that barrier
could be broken, anything could be possible, and that is exactly what metallica
set out to accomplish in 1999. They de(Continued on page 27)
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Annual Battle of the Bands is another success
It was a night of insane drum
solos, shredding guitar skills and huge
base lines. I’m talking about the 2nd
annual Battle of the Bands 2007. It was
held on Friday January 19th, 2007 to a
bunch of rock-educed fans who were
ready to jam out to some good ol’ Rock
and Freggin Roll baby! The night
started off with the “Drum and Crum
Combo” which was Liam Killen and
Andrew Amicarelli who both played on
the drum at the same time and came up
with a great fusion of drum beats. This
was just to get the fans started, then the
MC’s composed of Anthony Gattuso,
Owen Paek, and Angelo Esposito came
on to introduce the rules and the judges.
The rules were simple each band would
play two songs, then the judges would
vote on the top three which then played
one more song and the judges would
vote again on the winning band who
would play their final victory song. Up
for grabs was some hard cash or some
recording time with your band. The
Judges were Loyola’s own Franky P
A.K.A. Godfather of Soul and the Big
man Alvin Powell. Then the battle of
the bands committee hooked up Joseph
Donovan who was a producer for Sam
Robert’s and Graeme Bishop who is a
judge for the Junos.
The first band to start rockin’
the stage was Crazy Bread, with Jonny
B on the Rhythms (Jon Batzios) and
some of his insane Greek friends
(Theophanos, Giancaspro, and Karamanis). They started off the show
really well and got the fans into it right
off the start putting everything they
had on the line and Jonny B laid down
some solid solos on the rhythms.
Next up, was “Clown Fish”
with Loyola’s one and only Locker
Smash Bros. Andrew Novasad and Tim
Robertson. Along with Pasquale Pettinechio and Matt Jewer. They were
considered somewhat of the underdogs
at the Battle but yet they still came
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Graffiti: vandalism or art?
in Germany where it was used as propaganda against Jews.
Today, you can’t walk too far in
Montreal without seeing graffiti. It covers just about every flat surface from
doors, to skyscrapers. As graffiti gains
popularity the fundamental question
behind it is asked more and more frequently: “Graffiti Vandalism or Art?”
Modern Graffiti originated in
New York City along with the hip-hop
movement in the 1970’s. Although graffiti has been around since the prehistoric times of cave writing. It has
popped up again and again through
history including during Hitler’s reign
Graffiti has spread quickly from
its New York roots. It is now popular
across North America and Europe and is
gaining popularity in all regions of the
world. Graffiti has been a serious problem
for years. According the to the National
Crime Prevention Center: “In 2003 alone,
Los Angeles spent 55 million dollars on
graffiti removal.”. Most cities view graffiti
as form of vandalism in which property is
defaced with writing. Montreal has become one of the biggest centers for graffiti
in North American. We have done little to
prevent graffiti compared to other large
cities such as New York and Philadelphia
who have both adopted harsh plans aimed
at eliminating graffiti. Philadelphia for
example guaranties that graffiti will be
removed 24 hour after a report and hand
out stiff 500-dollar fines.
Through all of this it is still hard
to classify all graffiti under vandalism.
Looking at some of the walls it is clear
that many artist
put much
though and
creativity into
their work.
Many well know
graffiti artists
have gone on to
successful art
related careers.
Jean-Michel
Basquiat and
Keith Haring
both emerged
from the New York Graffiti scene to gain
international fame for their art.
In the passing years the conflict
between graffiti artists and government
official has reached a climax. Cities like
Minnesota have gone as far as making it
illegal for minors to buy spray paint and
creating “legal walls” where graffiti is
allowed. As hard as official try graffiti is
here to stay. So as long as its here you
might as well embrace the writing covering your city.
By Shaun Messenger
Ansel Adams: pioneer of photography
Born February
20, 1902, Ansel Adams
revolutionized the world of
photography. His black
and white landscape photographs are unmistakable. They are regarded as
some of the finest photographs ever taken.
Adams was born
and raised in the San
Francisco valley area. In
the great earthquake of
1906 his father’s business was destroyed and
the family never recovered. The earthquake
also gave Adams one of
his most recognizable
features: his broken
nose. Adams had trouble in school and struggled to finish the
eighth grade. From
then on he abandoned
his schooling in hopes
of becoming a concert
pianist. After 12 years
of training Adams gave
up piano, as he realized
photography would
provide an easier living
for him.
He began
photographing the
landscapes of Yosemite
National Park. Adam’s
first achieved fame in
the early 1930’s when
he often visited New
York and shared galleries with other emerging
photographers. To make
ends meet in New York
Adams was forced to do
commercial work which
greatly limited his creativity. After a stay of
only a few years in New
York Adams return to
the West Coast, where
he would spend the majority of his time until
his death in 1984.
Adams’ love for
nature led him to become an environmentalist whose goal was simply to preserve the
beauty of the wilderness. Not only did Adams have a gift for photography but he was
also a technical master.
He served as advisors to
both Polaroid and Has-
selblad, two leaders in
the photography industry. To his credit Adams developed the famous “zone-system”
used to control exposure and wrote 10 volumes of technical
manuals on photography, which are still
studied today. Ansel
Adams’ simplistic black
and white photography is a perfect example of the true
beauty of the wilderness, an important
lesson to remember
in today’s society.
By Shaun
Messenger
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Concert reviews: Billy Talent and Aerosmith
Billy Talent
On February 5t, everyone’s
favorite Torontonian punk-rock band
Billy Talent hit our very own bell
center as part of their latest tour
which began a few months after the
release of their second album “Billy
Talent II” (2006). Along with them
they brought none other than
“Monene”, “Anti-Flag” and “Rise
Against”.
Although I didn’t arrive early enough
to see “Monene” in action, from what I
gathered and heard from others
around me, they more than lived up
to their name. Although they are currently very much underground, opening for Billy Talent at the Bell Center
has no doubt improved their popularity in recent weeks.
Next up was the popular antigovernmental punk band from Pennsylvania “Anti-Flag”. They released
their latest album “For Blood & Empire” in 2006 and have been on tour
ever since. Even as an opening band they
owned the stage for the short period they
played. With pulse quickening stage presence, the band performed such hits as “Die
for you government” and ‘This is the end
(For you my friend)”. They used every
ounce of energy they had on stage and the
end result couldn’t be argued, they had the
entire stadium singing along as the mosh
pit below them roaring furiously. The second opening band had passes and the
show was already shaping up to be much
more than I expected.
Next came the Hardcore Punk band from
Chicago “Rise Against” famously known
for their strong social and political ideals
which are directly implemented into many
of their songs. Their breathtaking performance set the pace for the rest of the
show. The band played most of their classic songs such as “Like the Angel”,
“Injection” and many others as well as
showing off the new music of their last
album ‘The Sufferer and the Witness” (2006). With ear splitting guitar
solos and riffs by guitarist Chris Chase
and deep insightful lyrics delivered in
maximum volume by lead singer Tim
McIlrath, the band did nothing short of
explode the bell center into a frenzy of
adrenaline and pure energy. Simply put, it
was beautiful. They did everything from
jaw dropping stage presence to perfect
song execution, and even put on Montreal
Canadian’s hockey jerseys during their
set, which set the crowd ablaze. They exited the stage with one of their newest
songs “Ready to Fall”, and left every member of the audience incredibly pumped and
itching to see the main event.
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Attention classic rock enthusiasts! Aerosmith live!
thunderous applause of the fans that
were as eager as I, Patrick Yates and
myself only spoke the word: Aerosmith,
nothing more nothing less.
The lights finally shut off and a
cheer erupted from the crowd so loud that
it almost brought down the house. Motley
Crue took the stage and the magic began.
Where: the Bell Center, when:
Tuesday December 5th 2006 7:30 p.m.
what: the most memorable concert ever
to be preformed, what: Aerosmith and
Motley Crue. The only possible word
that could describe this concert is:
amazingly-mind-blowingly-awesome.
The concert was the most amazing and memorable experience of my entire life. However that being said the concert was not perfect. Motley Crue played
to a degree that blew my mind unfortunately the sound was mixed rather
poorly. What seemed to be the main focus
of the Crue’s set was Tommy Lee’s drums
and the vocals and guitar took a back
seat to the beat.
The stage was set at the Bell
Center where two of rocks most legendary bands would be appearing in a
matter of minutes. As I sit in my seat
waiting for the lights to go out and the
Motley Crue played many of
their timeless classics in the span of their
hour set such as: Kickstart My Heart,
Girls, Girls, Girls and Shout at the Devil.
The rest of the set I was rather impartial
to.
Though the main focus of Motley Crue’s set was not so much the music but what went on, on stage. There
were strippers getting “friendly” with
the band members, Tommy Lee passed
around a bottle of Yagger Miester (an
alchoholic beverage) in the crowd and
on the 3 big screens behind the stage
during some songs like Girls, Girls,
Girls there was basically pornography
on the screen. To say the least Motley
Crue was intended for a mature audience. Aerosmith on the other hand was
more appropriate to bring the family
to.
Aerosmith was by far the
highlight of the night. The music was
balanced perfectly and the sheer presence of Steven Tyler and Joe Perry
brought an electricity to the room as if
everyone was saying: “I can’t believe
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Loyola’s debating and public speaking clubs win big
During Loyola’s 110 year
history there have been two debating
clubs. The first was dismantled in
1980, but in 1996, the debating club
was resurrected by Mr. D. Brault for
the centennial celebrations of the
school. Over its ten years of existence, the club has had many members but none more successful than
James Phelan (not the James Phelan
in secondary 3.) He attended the
national championships in secondary
1 and in secondary 3 and he was an
alternate for team Canada for world
debating championship. Ever since
Phelan’s graduation, Loyola debating has been unsuccessful at winning debating tournaments until
very recently.
There have been some exceptions, like at the Stansted Junior
Invitational tournament in October
2005, where the team of Arik Parnass of St. Georges (whose partner
did not show up because of a death
in the family) and Matthew Quadrini of
Loyola (whose partner Roger Huang did
not to show up) teamed up and won the
tournament but could not be declared the
official winners because a team made up
of two different schools can’t win. They
also received the second and third place
speaker awards respectively.
Alas, Loyola’s debating and
public speaking teams were finally honored at three different events in the span
of two months. On Sunday October 22,
2006 at Marianapolis College, the team of
Chris Costis and Marco Scanlan came in
second place, winning 4 out of 5 rounds
and losing to the Royal West team of
David Rudin and Edward Bechard Torres
in a dream debate.
Then, on November 23, 2006
Loyola hosted the QSDA provincial public
speaking competition, where Charles
Hall, a former Loyola student who graduated in 2006, had great success. Mathieu
Mancini had big shoes to fill when he was
selected to represent the school. He com-
peted in 3 events, the prepared speeches
which are 6 to 9 minutes long, dramatic
reading and an impromptu round. He
won the competition (something Charles
had failed to do) and was invited to Winnipeg to represent Quebec in the Canadian public speaking tournament. Due to
complications, however, he had to refuse
the invitation.
On November 29, 2006 the team
of Matthew Quadrini and Jordan Gentile
finished second at the West Island College junior invitational debating tournament. They won 3 out of 3 rounds. They
defeated teams from Stansted, John Rennie and Vincent Massy and won the fifth
and third place speaker awards respectively.
The Loyola debating and public
speaking teams have made great accomplishments over the past months and we
hope that they will continue to improve.
By Matthew Quadrini
Film Review: 300
On March 9, 2007, after
months of anticipation, 300 was released. After the success of Sin City
(2005), moviegoers everywhere were
looking forward to another movie version of a Frank Miller graphic novel.
300, the film, was received by sellout
audiences throughout North America
and broke many box office records. In
the States, the film broke the March
box-office record, grossing close to 70
million dollars in the first weekend
alone.
Filmed here in Montreal with
state-of-the-art blue screen technology
and the latest editing software, the film
set a new bar in movie graphics. After
one year of postproduction, the attention
to detail in the film was obvious as it
resembled the graphic novel to an immaculate level. Nearly all of the movie’s
117 minutes are filled with blood and
violence. The action scene gives the audience a feeling of being present at the
battle, fighting alongside the 300
Spartans. With slow motion sequences
and a variety of camera angles, the bat-
tle scenes are depicted to near perfection.
The movie depicts the ancient
Battle of Thermopylae as King Leonidas
(Gerald Butler), the King of Sparta, leads
300 Spartans into what is surely an unwinnable battle. The 300 Spartans march
into battle against a vast Persian army to
protect their land and freedom.
It is clear what audience the
film was aiming for with this movie, as it
is filled from beginning to end with fighting. The plot is weak and undeveloped
and tends to disappear throughout the
movie only to poke its head out twenty
minutes later. This creates a movie that
is summed up quite well by the trailer
alone.
Overall, whether or not you dish
out ten dollars to see the movies comes
down to whether or not you are willing or
ready to witness 117 minutes of Spartan
fighting. 300 is not a movie for children or
the faint-hearted.
Shaun Messenger
300: Criticized by some as a propaganda film for the U.S. war effort in
Iraq and applauded by others as a
dramatic retelling as one of the greatest battles in Western Civilization’s
history.
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The Digital Age Pages
The Console Wars: Xbox 360 vs. PS3 vs. Nintendo WII
Has the thought of getting a nextgen console come to mind? Do you
feel that all this new technology is
too expensive and complicated?
Well look no further fellow gamers,
I’ll be glad to help! First, check out
Xbox 360
Price: $399 Core or $499 Premium
Pros: Amazing high definition
graphics. With Xbox live (5$ a
month) play online any time compete in tournaments, meet new
friends and enjoy online matchmaking to the fullest. Xbox live Market
place – download games, patches,
updates, music, video and much
more.
Cons: Not very quiet and may overheat.
Playstation 3
Price: $659 or look on ebay cause
they’re hard to find
Pros: Uses Blu-ray discs instead of
DVDs which means high definition graphics, backwards
capability with every Playstation game, browse the Internet using the PS3 browser program.
Cons: May crash when updating
and has quite a few bugs to fix.
Online play is free but “laggy” and
not as exciting as Xbox Live
Nintendo WII
Price: $315
Pros: Play games like never before
with the motion sensitive remote. It
acts as a tennis racket, sword,
steering wheel etc. and gives the
player a feeling that he’s actually in
the game. All games are motion
sensitive. Large line up of family
quality games.
Cons: Graphics aren’t next-gen and
don’t look any better than Game
Cube. Playing the games can get
tiring after swinging the remote for
an hour or two.
the specs below for the three
consoles. Then, just respond to
the
following
questionnaire
which is designed to give you a
pretty good idea regarding which
console fits your needs.
1.
I enjoy playing (a) Shooters, sports
and driving (b) RPGs and Fantasy (c)
Family friendly games of adventure
2.
I enjoy playing (a) Online with friends
(b) Alone (c) With friends at my house
3.
My wallet can handle (a) Some expensive things (b) Anything (c) The cheap
stuff, I’m a penny pincher
4.
What about the controllers? How
would you like to play your games? (a)
If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Controllers are fine the way they are. (b) The
old controllers work well but let’s add
something new to the equation (c)
Scrap the old stuff! New is the way to
go!
5.
How’s your movie library? (a) Lots
and lots of DVDs (b) Blu-ray all the
way! (c) Movies? Uh… yeah…
6. Space? (a) I've got decent space, so size
isn’t a factor in my living room. (b) I need
stuff to fill it up! (c) I’m pretty cluttered, so
something small and portable sounds good
7.
When it comes to customizing my console (a) Faceplates that I can make
myself plus new menu skins I can
download (b) Just keep it the way it is
(c) Colors!
If you chose mostly (A) Get yourself an
Xbox 360! You’ll be blown away with the
capabilities of this machine. Experience
online play like never before with xbox
live!
Mostly (B): Get yourself a PS3! You enjoy
playing RPGs and fantasy games. They
blu-ray technology is a great addition to
the gaming experience.
Mostly (C): Get yourself a Wii. Who needs
graphics and online play when you can go
Wiiiiii! You’ll enjoy countless hours of
swinging and jumping around you living
room.
By Stephan Pleszkewycz
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Computer game reviews
Guitar Hero 2
Rated T
It has been a long time coming,
and finally, the sequel to the cultclassic Guitar Hero has arrived.
Unlike most games, the Guitar Hero
games are played with a custom controller in the form of a guitar that
comes packaged with
the game itself. The controller has a
button for strumming and five fret
buttons of different colours; green,
red, yellow, blue and orange. The object of the game is to press the corresponding fret button (in co-operation
with the strum button) with the coloured fret icons which appear onscreen, mimicking
a real guitar. Guitar Hero takes a
page from Dance Dance Revolution
and marks you depending on how
many notes you hit at the end of your
song.
No matter what your tastes are,
there’s a song here for everyone, from
YYZ by Rush to Beast and the Harlot
by Avenged Sevenfold to Freebird by
Lynyrd
Skynyrd. Featuring more songs than
the first game, Guitar Hero 2 also has
a new and improved practice mode
which allows you to slow down songs
that you’re having trouble with.
Another interesting aspect is the
ability to play multiplayer co-op or
versus modes with one person playing
bass notes and the other playing lead
guitar notes.
Oddly enough, PS3 owners will be
left out in the rain, as the Guitar
Hero controller isn’t compatible with
the new system.
All in all, Guitar Hero 2 is addictive and fun. While it doesn’t
compare to playing real guitar, it’s a
great game for parties and get
togethers, while being very competitive at the same time.
Rating: 9/10
Game Review: The
Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Rated T
Many people consider The Legend
of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for N64 to be
one of the greatest games of all time,
so, naturally, there were very high
expectations for the latest game in the
series; Twilight Princess. Thankfully,
the game completely delivers.
Twilight Princess thrusts you into
the magical world of Hyrule, once again
casting you as the role of Link, a young
boy from a humble farming village who
gets caught up in an epic adventure
which takes even the most seasoned
adventure-game players over 60 hours
to complete.
The game controls perfectly; using
the Numchuk controller to move Link,
and the Wii Remote itself to swing your
sword, fire your bow, and go fishing.
Movement is intuitive and smooth,
while using
the Wii Remote to pull off different
sword moves adds life to the game. In
addition, at certain points in the story,
Link will transform into a wolf, giving
you a new set of actions like digging
and using your claws to attack. However, while it’s interesting to play as a
wolf for the first few times, it tends to
get very repetitive, and you will find
yourself impatient to turn back into a
human.
The vast land of Hyrule is the
largest one of any Zelda game to date.
Spanning four provinces and exploring
the variety of areas really give you a
sense of how big it really is. And let’s
not forget the amazing storyline which
will leave in the hardest-core fantasy
enthusiasts wanting more.
Overall, Twilight Princess is an
unforgettable first-party title that no
Wii owner should be without.
Rating: 9.8/10
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I-PHONE vs. Blackberry
On June 2007, a new wave of
technology will sweep the modern world
once more. It seems the ever ominous
Apple Hardware company has thought of
another unique milestone in technology.
But wait, haven’t I’ve seen this before?
Oh ya! Isn’t the iPhone just another incarnation of the BlackBerry? In this article, I intend to make a distinguishable
difference between the iPhone and the
BlackBerrry; that is if there is!
iPhone Pros: The iPhone is what happens when you cross an iPod, a phone and
an internet connection, slapped all together in a sleek, touch screen box. What
the iPhone brings to the table in a nutshell is Entertainment and a select few
business utilities. You can listen to your
music just like you do an iPod, you can
view photos, chat up a storm with a
friend or negotiate business with a client,
schedule appointments, surf the net and
even snap a picture of your friends and
family. What stands out the most in the
iPhone is the sleek and awesome touch
screen and its ability to change its display
from landscape to portrait by how you
hold it!
BlackBerry Pros: The BlackBerry is one
of the most advanced mobile office utilities there is other than the laptop. The
BlackBerry can serf the net, collect email,
synchronize dates, mobile data system,
and network development. Basically the
BlackBerry is a mean, lean, business machine. You can send, receive, update, create and import data, all through a handheld, wireless device.
iPhone Cons: The iPhone may be fun,
but is it practical? Everything is touch
controlled, and, just like the iPod, this
can make things very complicated. Also,
although the iPhone comes with a calendar and internet access, it hardly compares to the Blackberries pinnacle business sense.
BlackBerry Cons: The BlackBerry
seems to be all work and NO play. Sure,
you can play some games on it, but it
can’t compare to the picturesque sleekness of the iPhone. The BlackBerry is
strictly for suits.
By Joseph Szymborski
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I-POD Killers: Zen, Zune, Samsung YP-K5 and the Gigabeat
The I-Pod, a pop icon which is
3.6 by 2.0 by 0.5 inches in dimension. A
fashion statement, status quo, and personal entertainment in your hand. Just
the dingy white earphones have made
themselves all-so famous.
But, what happens when other
companies want in? I like to call it: “A
Battle of the Tunes”. Oh yes, apple
never saw it coming but here’s a couple
of the next I-Pod Killers.
You’re in a moment of Zen
The Creative Zen V [ca.creative.com] is
an I-Pod Nano and an I-Pod Video
squished together with some added features. The Zen
V resembles an
I-Pod Video
seeing as it has
a bright and
large screen
[1.5 inch] and
it displays
video and pictures. As for
what the I-Pod
Nano contributed, it is about
the size of a tictack box and it
can hold as many songs as it can [1GB,
2GB or 4 GB]. But, The Zen V brings
more to the table than that. One thing
that stops people from dumping their
entire music collection on their I-Pod is
the less than forgiving job of downloading them onto your I-Pod. With the Zen
V’s built in-line jacks, you can get premium sound quality without a PC [or
paying for your friend’s CD]. Did I mention this doohickey is so smart that it
even can automatically tell when the
song has changed? An added FM Player,
storage for files and a Calendar make
up for the rest of this amazing apex of
musical machinery. The Zen V is a great
little MP3 player, although it lacks in
storage and in design. Although these
do come in different colors [White/
Orange, Black/Orange, White/Green,
Black/Green, Black/Blue], they just
don’t contend with the sleek design of
the new colored I-Pod Nanos.
Zune into Microsoft
Ahh, Microsoft, I can already feel the
new Apple ads that are going to come
out with that
young hip guy
and the stuffy
guy in the business suit. But,
yes… Microsoft
has launched a
new MP3 player.
The Zune has the
massive size of
the Video I-Pod
[30 GB], a 3 inch
screen, Video and
photo capabilities. That is the
minimum we
need to call it a I-Pod killer. But Wait,
There’s more! See, the Zune has one
main focal point. That main target is
sharing. The Zune teaches us all too
share with its Wi-Fi capabilities which
allow friends to send songs to each
other. But for all those holier-than-thou
none-pirates, this is not labeled as piracy since you can only listen to the
song three times in three days. And the
world sighs in unison. Included is a FM
radio and the ability to sync with your
computer. Also, Microsoft is coming out
with their version of I-Tunes called ‘The
Marketplace’ [Original, isn’t it?].
Samsung YP-K5
Alright, so I couldn’t find a catchy pun
for this one, can you blame me? But yes,
Samsung has had its swing at the MP3
market with the YP-K5. Don’t let it’s
name or size fool you this baby packs a
punch. Hidden behind it’s small contour
is a stereo speaker witch doubles up. An
amazing little feature if you like to rock
out with friends except alone by yourself. No more sharing earphones [yes,
don’t think we don’t see you in the
atrium]. Another amazing feature is
that it can make slideshows from the
pictures you upload. The YP-K5 comes
in 1GB and 4GB sizes. One thing this
thing can do that leaves my jaw gaping
is this recent test. A couple of students
from Asia decided to test the strength of
the YP. They took a car and ran over.
Afterwards, the YP was fully functional!
It looks like Samsung tried a little too
hard to add extra features and forgot
completely about the essentials. The
screen is a tiny 1.2 inches, It comes only
in a gloomy black and although the stereo is nice, it lacks earphone capability.
It could become noisy on a bus and not
everybody wants to hear what you’re
listening too.
Give me the Gigabeat brother
No way, I can’t believe it! Even Toshiba
is jumping on the bandwagon. The Gigabeat S from Toshiba has to be my
favorite I-Pod killer.
It weighs only 140
grams, has a massive
2.4 inch screen, an
enormous storage
space of 30 to 60 GB,
and it plays video.
This a revolutionary
piece of entertainment machinery. It
squishes the pros of the I-Pod Nano and
that of the Video. But for it to be my
favorite it has to do more than that! Yes,
the Toshiba comes with a fully functional FM radio, a direct link with Windows Media Player so downloading
you’re songs is a breeze. Toshiba didn’t
forget about the look. Oh yes the Gigabeat comes in glossy ebony or piano
white. The biggest problem I have with
is it’s price tag. The 30GB Gigabeat is a
whopping 369$ and the 60GB is an unspeakable 469$!!!!! Were competing
prices with the Wii; now is that a wise
choice?
So we’ve seen all the new gadgets and
gizmo that are [or going to be] on the
MP3 market. I personally just bought a
I-Pod video yesterday and am proud to
say I’m not regretting it [at least so
far..]. Happy shopping!
By Joseph Szymborski
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The Month of April in History
April 1st, 1991: The Warsaw pact, the
communist equivalent of Nato, o0fficially dissolves
April 2nd, 1982: Argentinean armies
invaded the British territories of the
Falkland Islands
April 14th, 1912: The Titanic hits an
iceberg and begins to sink
April 15th, 1961: Yuri Gagarin is
British are coming!”
April 19th, 1995: The Oklahoma city
bombing takes place
April 20th, 1945: Soviet troops enter the
German Capital of Berlin
April 21st, 1972: Apollo 17, the last Apollo
mission is launched
April 3rd, 1948: Harry Truman signs the
Marshall Plan to restore post-war
Europe
April 22nd, 1937: World renowned actor
Jack Nicholson is born
April 4th, 1968: Martin Luther King jr.
is murdered in Memphis, Tennessee
April 23rd, 1564: William Shakespeare is
born
April 24th, 1961: Charles De Gaulle orders
a blockade on Algeria
awarded the order of Lenin for being the
first man in space
April 25th, 1940: Movie star Al Pacino is
born
April 16th, 1889: Charlie Chaplin is born
April 17th, 1975: The Cambodian government is officially overtaken by the
April 5th, 1955: Winston Churchill resigns from position of British Prime
Minister
April 6th, 1896: The first modern Olympics begin in Athens
April 7th, 1939: Fascist Italy invades
Albania
April 8th, 1946: The United Nations assemble for the first time
April 9th, 1865: The American Civil War
ends with the surrender of the Confederates, the south
Khmer Rouge
18th,
1775: Paul Revere rides
April
through Massachusetts warning “the
April 26th, 1986: the Chernobyl nuclear
accident takes place
April 27th, 1989: University students take
over Tiananmen Square in China
April 28th, 1945: Italy celebrates as Benito
Mussolini is caught and executed
April 10th, 1912: The Titanic departs
Southampton for its first and last trip
April 29th, 1975: United States’ forces pull
out of Vietnam
April 11th, 1814: European emperor Napoleon Bonaparte is exiled to Elba
April 30th, 1975: The Vietnam war ends as
the south surrenders to the communist
north
April 12th, 1923: Maria Callas, the
world’s most famous female opera
singer, is born
April 13th, 1849: The republic of Hungary is created
By Filippo La Verghetta
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The Sports Pages
Spring has sprung! That means rugby, track and ultimate!
With only a little more than
two months remaining g in the school
year, the Loyola sports program is not
slowing down. The Loyola rugby teams
have been training
indoors for the past
few weeks, the track
and field team is
getting ready to
burst out of the
starting blocks and
the most popular
and most controversial of all house
league sports—
ultimate—will soon
hit the field turf of the Concordia Stadium.
Faculty members Mr. Marco
Santillo and Ms. Meagan Kearney will
be leading the Bantam rugby program,
Mr. Neil Houston will be coaching the
Midgets, while Juvenile bosses Mr.
Ryan Lynam and
Mr. Phil Lafave will
try and make it two
city championships
in a row for the
Juveniles.
The track
and field program is
open to all students
and is coached by
Mr. Proietti
Mr.
Meagher has the daunting task of organizing and managing the Ultimate
season which features some of the
most ferocious rivalries and inspired
play in house league sports.
So, with all this choice, choose
a sport and get involved. Spring has
sprung! Get out there, get in shape and
support your teams!
Spotlight Athlete: Loyola wrestler Stephen D’Intino
Years of wrestling: 4 years
category.
Awards: Silver medal last year at the
GMAA finals in the heavyweight division
How has wrestling help you physically
and mentally?
Best performance ever: At the wrestling provincials 07. I received a silver
medal and I’m now ranked second in
Quebec.
What do you think of the Loyola
team’s wrestling performance this
past season?
This year was a building block year for
the years to come. The young wrestlers
we received on the team this year will
be able to become the best in the league
someday if they decide to stick with
wrestling.
Full name: Stephen D’Intino
Class: 5C
Was this a good season for you?
Were there any career moments?
This was one of the best seasons I’ve
had because I finished the season undefeated. However, I did not do so well
in the finals, when I lost twice and
came in fourth place in the 189 lbs.
Wrestling has helped me get into physical
shape. But it has helped me more mentally
than anything else. Wrestling helps me
focus on what is important, not only on the
mat but in anything that I do. My academic
performance has steadily increased over the
past few years thanks to wrestling.
(Continued on page 22)
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Triple gold hockey season for the Loyola Scouts!
gade goal to bring most of the sold out
crowd to their feet and give the Tribe
much needed momentum. "The goal was
huge," added Ketterling, "and just as important in the second period was our
strong penalty kill that denied the opposition four times."
It was anyone's game going into the third
with each army throwing their full arsenal at the other as they were locked in
ferocious hand-to-hand combat. Jordan
Piccolino was flawless in net and gave the
Scouts added hope as the time quickly
ticked by. With less than two minutes
remaining, and Loyola about to pull their
goalie for an additional attacker, Nick
Espo Impellizzeri's bodily sacrifice in
front of the Rennie net paid off when he
pounded in the equalizer. The clock read
1:21 remaining. The crowd was flabbergasted. All but demoralized, Rennie continued their attack until the buzzer
sounded and Loyola fought to carry the
game into sudden death.
February 28, 2007: The Loyola Scouts celebrate their thrilling overtime city
championship victory versus arch rivals John Rennie.
February 28 - In what was a most thrilling climax to an excellent season, the
2006-2007 Loyola Scouts won the city
championship versus the John Rennie
Renegades by a score of 3-2 in overtime!
"It was one of the most exciting games
I've had the pleasure of coaching,"
claimed Loyola bench boss Jarrett Ketterling. "We knew it would be a close
match and that that it would take all of
our skill and determination to be victorious." It was the fifth city crown for the
Scouts in eight years and especially
satisfying after losing the last two
championship finals - including a defeat
at the hands of John Rennie in 2005.
From the opening face off, it was nonstop action and the crowd sensed the
beginning of what would be a titanic
struggle for league supremacy.
Loyola's only two losses during the
2006-07 regular season campaign were
both to arch rivals John Rennie in close
hard-fought contests. Today, both teams
arrived at the site of the final game at
the same time and both were focused on
only one thing - winning. The Scouts
had to be prepared for forty-five minutes
of all out effort, leaving everything out on
the ice when the final whistled sounded.
The first period was an intense, defensive
struggle with Loyola narrowly outshooting John Rennie 6-5. The Scouts' disciplined play was rewarded with three
powerplay opportunities but the Tribe
could not capitalize. "I was concerned
that we let important opportunities slip
by in the first," noted Ketterling, "And
sure enough, Rennie scored late in the
period." The Renegades' Andrew Finn,
left uncontested in front of the crease,
beat Loyola goaltender Jordan Piccolino
with 2:49 remaining.
Down 1-0, the Scouts continued to fight
hard. However, Rennie took another shot
at Loyola's confidence by scoring early
when Chris Carriere beat Piccolino just
over three minutes into the period. The
play was more wide open with Rennie
gaining a slim 10-9 shot advantage but
the next goal would be the biggest. Fortunately, Loyola took advantage of their
second power play of the game when
Scouts captain Michael Mili scored less
than two minutes after the second Rene-
A ten-minute overtime period came next.
Running time, 5 on 5, and the first goal
wins. The crowd could not sit down and
the tension and excitement was palpable.
With renewed vigor, the Scouts laid on
the pressure, outshooting their opponents
4-1 in only the first minute and forty seconds at which time Michael Mili would
score his second of the game and the biggest of his career. His shot from the right
wing, deep in the Renegades' zone found
the back of the net and Loyola became the
new city champions!
The Scouts also won the two tournaments
they entered: their fifth-straight LoyolaEd Meagher gold medal in January and
their fifth gold in seven years at the
L.C.C. Invitational Peewee Tournament.
Congratulations players on an excellent
season! Also, as depicted on the cover of
the current issue of The Loyola News,
Luca Ciampini, Nick Impellizzeri and
veteran Michael Mili had career years
with the club, racking up 130 goals and
115 assists. Luca Ciampini broke numerous individual scoring records by recording 67 goals and 49 assists to average
over 5 points a game.
Congratulations Scouts on an excellent
season. You may visit loyola.ca/scouts for
more team information.
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A look back at the Juvenile basketball season
The Warriors came out of the
Christmas break knowing that they
needed to turn things around dramatically if they wanted to make a run for
the playoffs. Their first game was
against Riverdale, and Loyola held off
their opponents and earned their second
win of the season.
The next two games would
make or break Loyola’s season, as they
were playing their last two divisional
games of the year, against LCC and
Howard S. Billings, both of whom had
beaten Loyola in their previous meeting.
First up for the Warriors were LCC,
who beat Loyola 52-50 in their first
meeting, so the Warriors were hungry
for revenge, and for a win. Loyola came
out strong, and, as they always do,
fought hard the whole way through. The
lead went back and forth all game, and
the score remained even after regulation, which meant the game was headed
into overtime. LCC came out firing and
took a quick lead in the five-minute
period, one they would not relinquish,
and the Warriors lost a heart breaker by
three points.
With their playoff hopes on the
line, the Warriors headed to Billings to
play their most important game of the
season. It was a must-win game for
Loyola, and the Warriors played the
whole game in desperation mode. They
battled with Billings and kept the score
close the whole way through. Early in
the fourth quarter, Loyola forward
Daniel Fitzpatrick was elbowed in the
face and had to exit the game with a
bloody nose, but in true Warrior fashion,
managed to stop the bleeding and returned to the game minutes later, a testament to how hard Loyola was playing and
how badly they wanted to win the game.
Unfortunately for the Warriors, Billings
managed to hold off Loyola, and Loyola’s
record fell to 2-6, eliminating them from
the playoffs.
Despite being eliminated from
the playoffs, the Warriors did not stop
fighting in their last three games of the
regular season. After beating up on MacDonald High School, the Warriors
dropped a close contest to John Rennie
and put up a tough fight against unde-
feated Lindsay Place to close out their
season.
Although they didn’t make the
playoffs, Loyola’s season was filled with
some success, as the Warriors won the
bronze medal in their own Ed Meagher
Sports Tournament. After dropping their
opener against Westmount, the Warriors
battled back and beat Kildonan to put
them into the bronze medal game against
Alexander Galt, who the Warriors destroyed thanks to an outstanding team
effort and a well-earned victory.
The team would like to thank
Mr. Burke and Matt Legault as well as
the other coaches for their hard work and
determination this season. Good luck to
the team next year.
By Kevin Stern
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What could have been! The Juvenile hockey report
2-1. The Warriors played well and
Justin Turcotte kept his team for quite
a while. Loyola had more puck possession time and more shots but was unable to finish.
November 10, 2006: Loyola took part
in a mini pre-season tournament at
Centennial Regional High School. This
tournament was meant to finalize the
Warriors' roster. The Warriors played
three games, tying Alexander Galt 1-1,
defeating Heritage 3-1 and shutting out
Centennial Regional 5-0.
November 17, 2006: Loyola 6 - College Bourget 1: Despite beginning slowly
and permitting the other team to score
first, the Warriors came back hard and
gave no mercy.
November 21, 2006: Loyola 5 - Laval
Liberty High School 1: The Warriors
were facing one of the best and undefeated teams in the league. They
had to be prepared. Before the game
began the Warriors got notice that people in their school and in other schools
thought Loyola had no chance in winning the GMAA. This stirred up some
havoc and got the team in the right
state of mind. The score finished at 5-1
with Loyola victorious and Laval frustrated, absolutely warn out and torn
apart and defeated.
November 23, 2006: Loyola 4 - College Regina Assumpta 1: The Warriors,
still undefeated, immediately took control of the game. Matthew Healey and
Matthew Lawton each scored two goals.
November 24-25: Bishop's tournament: The Warriors came into the tournament with four lines and the coach's
decided to roll the bench. Loyola defeated Howard S. Billings 10-3 and then
lost in the semi-finals to Vincent Massey
November 27, 2006: Loyola 4 - College Jean Brebeuf 4: The Warriors began the game extremely slowly and consequentially took stupid penalties. This
resulted in a quick goal for College Jean
Brebeuf. During the first intermission
the head coach made it clear that we
better start working. From then on the
Warriors knew they had to get going
and dominated the game at even
strength (5-5). With less then a minute
left, Loyola pulled their goalie and went
for the tie. This began with missing a
break away and taking 5 shots before
Roberto Mormina scored to tie. The
game ended 4-4 and the Warriors now
know the game is never over and that
they should play every shift at full
throttle and not just their last shifts.
December 1, 2006: Loyola 4 – LCC 1:
Coach Lafave made
it clear that Loyola
has not lost to LCC
in years and he did
not want to break
the streak. The
third period came
along and after two
injuries Loyola
woke up. Michael
Pultrone took a
late hit and suffered a concussion
and then Patrick
McVey-White was
hit from behind and then taken off on a
stretcher. After these two incidents,
Connor McCrae, David Riendeau and
Jonathan McQueen scored within the
last four minutes of the game, insuring
a Loyola victory.
January 9, 2007: Loyola 1- College
Jean Elude 2: Loyola suffered their first
lost of the season. Watching the game,
many were able to tell that the Christmas break took a lot out of the Warriors
and they were dead tired prior to game
time.
January 15, 2007: Loyola 8 HSBHS
1: After their last lost, the Warriors wanted to redeem themselves. This
time they came out flying and domi-
nated on both sides of the puck. There is
not much to say about this one but
shear dominance.
January 18, 2007: Loyola 5 - St Thomas 2: This was a game of a life time
and the rivalry continues between St
Thomas and Loyola. St Thomas always
loves to beat Loyola and they brought
fan buses filled with at least 300 people.
Since The Warriors heard of the news
earlier they brought their fans and the
seats were filled. St Thomas began the
game luckily with Loyola scoring an
own goal. From that point on the Warriors showed much dedication but could
not produce any goals in the first period.
The second period began with Stefano
Egiziano scoring form the blue line. Now
that the Warriors had momentum Vincent Vincelli scored seconds after. The
Warriors were not done this period and
Vincent Vincelli scored another beautiful goal and according the Mr. Lafave,
"That was the nicest goal I have seen in
six years of coaching". The period ended
3-1. St Thomas was
now becoming desperate and their fans yelling at every hit they
made and eventually
scored. The Warriors wanted a more
demanding
lead and thanks to
Dave Riendeau they
did. Now with 5 minutes left St Thomas
gave it their all and
shooting left and right
but could not get the
puck passed Justin
Turcotte who robbed St Thomas. Not
only did Mr. Lafave enjoy watching the
greatest goal but the greatest save.
Time was trickling by and Richard
Humes scored to make it five. Loyola
was very confident that they would win
and had a great laugh when the
crowned chanted "Start the bus!" The
Warriors won the game and showed
tremendous effort.
January 22, 2007: Loyola 2 – LCCHS
0: The Warriors managed to pull off a
win, scoring on the empty net but tomorrow they’re going to play College
Francais, the best team in the league.
They HAVE to play well from the get go.
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Midget basketball loses in the quarterfinals
end and showed great team effort in
their quarter final game against
Lindsey Place. Jared Humphrey displayed outstanding determination as
he scored consecutive three-point shots
in the final few minutes of the game.
Matthew Vokaty was also a key player,
grabbing offensive and defensive rebounds and exhibiting quick put backs.
The game remained close until late in
the second half when Lindsey Place
managed to pull ahead. The Warriors
attempted a come back but had too
little time left. Alas, winning isn’t everything. In the words of the Casey
Stengel, “Most games are lost, not
won.”
After years of devoting his
precious time and loyalty to his Midget
The end came upon the Midget
Basketball team far too rapidly. Their
dreams of winning a GMAA title
crashed into flames when they lost
against Lindsey Place High School in an
extremely intense play off game.
Throughout the season the Warriors
had an outstanding record, loosing only
to Lauren Hill High School. Not only did
the Warriors perform incredibly well in
the season, but they also managed to
place as finalists in all four tournaments
they entered.
Warriors, Mr. Ruscito is retiring as head
coach. Mr. Campanelli will be assuming
the post and has started his tenure differently than his predecessor by starting try
outs in May instead of next fall. Hopefully,
next year’s team will have further success
through out the year.
By Jesse Crete Saravo
The Warriors fought till the
Stephen D’Intino, continued
(Continued from page 18)
Is wrestling your favorite sport?
Wrestling is by far my favorite sport.
Why would you suggest the sport to a
student at Loyola?
Wrestling is one of the best sports for
building self confidence. When a wres-
tling match is going on, the concentration
of the audience is completely on you and
one other person. Therefore, wrestling
makes you more comfortable in front of
people. Also, it is a great sport to participate in to get in shape. Wrestling helps
you strengthen muscles that you didn’t
even know you had.
Do you plan to carry on in the sport
after high school?
I definitely plan on continuing to wrestle after leaving Loyola. Loyola has
given me the skill to move on with my
wrestling and also the confidence. I
have been invited to wrestle for the
Montreal Wrestling club many times
and I am going to pursue wrestling
through that club.
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Juvenile hockey, continued
(Continued from page 21)
January 23, 2007: Loyola 3 – College
Francais 0: The Warriors knew coming
into this game that it wasn’t going to be
easy. This was a must win for Loyola
because to move up to first place they
needed two points. Once the game
started all were ready and came out
hard. The Warriors got on the scoreboard quickly when Jonathan McQueen
scored on the power play. The second
period rolled around as quickly as the
first and Dave Riendeau scored top shelf
also on the power play. The opposition
tried to generate offence in the late
third period by pulling the goalie which
led to Mike Seccareccia scoring the
empty netter. Justin Turcotte had another shut out and it was the first time
in six years that Loyola beat College
Francais.
January 26-27, 2007: Loyola-Ed
Meagher Tournament: Loyola 1 – Centennial 1: The Warriors
came out hard and scored
one. They kept the pressure but were unable to
add another goal. January 26, 2007: Loyola 1 Alexander Galt 2: Once
again Loyola came out
sluggish. There was less
than a minute in the last
period when Alexander
pulled their goalie and
scored, ending Loyola’s
chances for gold. January
27, 2007: Loyola 7 - Billings 1: The sec. 5s knew it
was their last Ed
Meagher tournament game and they
had to win. This time they came out
hard from the get go.
January 30, 2007: Loyola 6 - Selwyn
2: The season resumed and Loyola had
to win to remain in first place. They
once again came out hard and didn't
permit the other team to score until the
third. The most important game in the
regular season will be against second
place team Kuper on February 6.
February 6, 2007: Loyola 4 – Kuper
4: This was the biggest game of Loyola’s
season. The battle for first place began
quickly and the Warriors came out hard.
Even though they were only playing
with four defensemen, they played well.
All was well until a Loyola defenseman
was kicked out of the game in the first,
the result of a questionable hit from
behind which resulted in a Kuper goal.
Loyola responded with Domenico
Michetti scoring. The game continued 11,and 2-2 when Matthew Healey went
end to end to score. The game was tied
up until the third when Roberto
Mormina was also kicked out due to
another questionable call. The Warriors
were now at two defensemen and would
have to have help from the
forwards. From that point
on it was 3-3, then 4-4.
The other goal scorers
were Michael Pultrone
and Connor McCrae. The
Warriors were disappointed with the tie because they dominated the
game 5 on 5 and were only
scored on when they were
short-handed.
February 8, 2007:
Loyola 7 – John Rennie 2:
This came wasn’t only for
standings but for revenge
of previous years. The Warriors came
out hard, scoring 3 in the first. The second rolled around and another 2 goals
were scored in 3 minutes. When the
third began the Warriors came out hard
once again and ended it 7-2.
February 13, 2007: Loyola 2 – Notre
Dame 2: This was the last regular season game for Loyola. They had already
clinched a playoff spot and this game
would determine if they were going to
end in first, second or third place.1, 2, or
3. The Warriors did not play well whatsoever and settled for a tie.
February 20, 2007 Quarterfinals:
Loyola 3 - John Rennie 2: Just like past
years, John Rennie stacked their team
for the playoffs. This team was nothing
like when Loyola beat them 7-2. Not only
were the Warriors going to play a different team but Loyola coach Mr. Lafave was
not there and Mr. Cloutier took over. The
game began hard with Loyola firing the
puck from every angle. Bodies were flying
and eventually in the second Roberto
Mormina scored. Vincent Vincelli scoring
next off an excellent pass from Anthony
Gattuso. The second ended 2-0 but the
battle was not yet won. John Rennie
played hard, scoring two of their own and
sent the game into overtime. Sadly,
Vincelli missed his an early opportunity to
score on a breakaway. The first period of
overtime ended and then 3 on 3 was about
to begin. The second overtime was similar
to the first where Loyola was unable to
score and Justin Turcotte stopping everything in site. The game was to be decided
by a shoot-out. All John Rennie's attempts
were denied by the Warriors’ holy goalie
Justin Turcotte. Loyola was also having
difficulty beating the John Rennie goalie
until Roberto Mormina stepped up to the
occasion once more and won it with a top
corner bullet.
February 22, 2007 Semi-finals:
Kuper 3 – Loyola 2
Loyola was facing Kuper in their semifinal game after a sad ceremony commemorating Father Maclean. Despite this
event, the game went on and Loyola began slowly and got scored on twice
quickly. But the Warriors fought back to
tie it up. The Warriors continued to apply
pressure but were incapable of finishing
the job; hitting everything but the back of
the net. Sadly, Kuper scored near the end
of the third and Loyola was incapable of
tying it up.
The Warriors had a good season despite loosing in the semis. Hopefully next
year they will get a few more bounces.
By Thomas Ricci
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Matsui and Pedicelli, continued
(Continued from page 3)
just throw away their vote.
Loyola students do you think vote
with their heads as opposed to
conceptions regarding image?
We believe that the majority of students will vote based on the candidates platform and the way it is presented. Loyola students are generally
very diligent and are not the type to
From a student’s perspective, what
are some of the strengths of Loyola
High School? Are there any weaknesses that you think can
be improved upon with adequate student input?
We believe that some of the major
strengths of Loyola High School are the
elements of athletics and spirituality on
top of an excellent academic program. Another strength that Loyola has
are its facilities, which is our opinion is in
a category all of its own. We do not believe that there are any weaknesses to
the school but there some areas that can
be improved slightly.
McRae and Turcotte, continued
(Continued from page 3)
money, the LSHA will approve it.
proud tradition and improve upon
whatever we can.
What percentage of Loyola students
do you think vote with their heads as
opposed to conceptions regarding
image?
You do not get accepted into a school as
prestigious as Loyola if you think in a
way as simple as that. After nearly four
years here, we know the intelligence of
Loyolans and that’s why we’re going to
come as we are and give our ideas, plain
and simple. We’re confident that an overwhelming majority will vote with their
heads. If they want to vote based on image, that’s fine, what you see is what you
get with us.
Do you believe in the democratic
process?
Yes, the greater good of the student
body is our reason for running. We
are not suggesting any new ideas for
clubs because we feel that two students should not decide what is good
for everyone. If we are elected, we will
have open LSHA meetings where any
student wishing to create a club will
be able to pitch his idea to the assembly. If he has a willing moderator and
the club does not cost too much
Mysterious apparition continues to
frighten and bewilder Loyola students
As I was leaving school late one night I
came across two secondary three students standing in front of Mr. Santillo’s
office.
“Did you see it yet?”
“What?”
“In [Mr.] Santillo’s office, behind the
jar of batteries”
“I don’t get it…”
“Look stupid, the shadow”
“Where?”
“There”
“Where?”
“THERE!”
“Ohhh…freaky”
My sentiments exactly. If you haven’t
seen it yet, go immediately to Mr. Santillo’s office and look at the shadow
formed behind the jar of batteries. The
image that appears before your very eyes
looks strikingly similar to our modern day
impressions of our savior, Jesus Christ. Is
this shadow another debatable sign from
Christ himself, such as the shroud of Turin or just a mindless coincidence blown
way out of proportion? I went around the
school in search of some answers. “It’s a
miracle!” exclaimed Ms. Polverari without
missing a beat. Student Council CoPresident Roberto Mormina on the other
hand was less generous: “I don’t know… it
could be taken as a sign to some…then
again it could just as easily be a freaky
coincidence…it really depends on what
you believe in”. Friendly and poetic Mr.
Racine had this comment to offer: “There
is no such thing as an accident, every-
From a student’s perspective, what
are some of the strengths of Loyola
High School? Are there any weaknesses that you think can be improved upon with adequate student
input?
We have a very diverse student body; you
cannot categorize a Loyola student because everyone hear does so much. We
are going to capitalize on this image to
increase our reputation as a school and
as a family. Whatever weaknesses we
have, we will work together, alongside
students and staff to improve them. We
love this school and all it represents, if
there is anything we can do to make it a
better place, we will do it.
thing in this world happens for a reason.”
I knew this random questioning wouldn’t get me any concrete answer. I would
have to go directly to the source. After
several days of frantic searching, I finally
tracked him down, Mr. Marco Santillo
himself. Often accused of having fabricated the mysterious shadow himself late
one night (which he fully denies), he began to get very nervous when asked for a
statement regarding the subject. He stood
very long, drowned in thought before he
finally answered my question. “Jesus is
present everywhere, just sometimes his
presence is clearer than other times.”
Whether it is truly an apparition from
our lord, simply a coincidental shadow
formed by a few batteries in a jar that no
one is quite too sure why Mr. Santillo
keeps, or the result of an overworked gym
teacher searching for meaning late one
night in his office, we will never know. So
drop by the office and take a look for yourself, maybe this is just another one of
those mysteries we just aren’t supposed to
solve. By David Meffe
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Battle of the Bands, continued
(Continued from page 10)
performance.
through and put on a heck of a show
and really blasted it out and did a
real good job.
“The Becoming” defiantly a fan
favorite before a cord was even struck,
lead vocals Josh Carey had signs saying
how hot he is…which he is ;), Athan Condox on base, Dan Chammas on lead and
Andrew Amicarelli on the drums. They
had their own fan section I mean these
guys had the pressure on too put on an
awesome show. And that is exactly what
they did! Josh sang his brains out and put
on such a show, it was his first time performing and he made it look as if he’d
been doing it his whole life. And like usual
the double C combo of Chammas and Condax ripped up the stage! Amicarelli
jammed out hard on the drums.
Now for the youngest band
in the Battle “Trombone Section”,
they had Ben Beland on lead, Trevor
Ayre on base, Dan O’Brien on electric,
Marc Beland on drums and Jeremy
Lego on vocals. These guys were
really out to put on a show! Lego was
jumping all over the stage singing his
heart out as if he had something in
his shoes, the Beland bros were both
hittin it so nicely Ben rocked it like a
tank on the guitar and then obviously
Marc Beland, known as one of
Loyola’s greatest drummers obviously
pulled it off like a pro.
Now for one of the bands
that was probably the biggest surprise for me. “Inheritance” with Kameron Lahache, Chris Gagnon, Alex
Mordes and Jordan Morabes. These
guys, no really knew them that well
but by the end of their two songs they
had the fans on their feet really asking themselves “Holy ****! Who are
these guys?!” They rocked out hard
and got rewarded by the fans for it.
“Step Off The Grill”, they included another fan favorite Jordano
Aguzzi with Luke Ciampini, Shawn the
Cole Mine and Matt McAllister. They
played Face Down by “Red Jumpsuit Apparatus” the vocals where a bit weak but
they made up for it with awesome guitar,
base and drums. They still rocked out
hard and still an awesome job. Jordano
and Cole Mine slashed up their guitars so
hard it was killer.
Now for a veteran band
amongst those who came to battle was
“The Comatose Bubble” with Loyola’s
David Meffe and Heavy Weight
Champion Lifter David Cannucci,
along with Alex Shwartz and Steph
Dimitroff. Due to problems with guitars, their vocalist Steph had to use
an electric instead of acoustic so their
first song sounded a bit off but they
picked it up nicely for their second
song. Meffe had a HUUGGEE Mohawk and he drilled the drums insanely, it sounded crazy and Big DC
ripped his guitar up like there was no
tomorrow!
Last band of the ten were “The
Fenians”, they were hooked up with some
huge talent, they had Matt O’Neil on the
drums, Kellin Selig on electric, Robbie
O’Brien Loyola’s greatest basest who
graduated last year and another graduate
Robert Piazza who was the oldest guy
performing in the battle by like a good
three or four years and Darth Vader,
which was one of the cutouts that you see
at like Blockbuster, they always just stuck
in front of a mike. Any who, it was obvious that these guys were going to put on a
show and a half. That’s what they did
with all that talent they combined a fusion of sounds to make such an awesome
set. You could hear how crisp the guitar
was, the drums, the crazy base, they did
very well.
Next was “The BluesBerries” with their clever name. GRant Robertson on the electric, Vinny
Vincelli on base, Big MAC Trio
(Michael Angelo Colasurdo) on vocals
and lead guitar and Matt O’Neil on
the drums. They played some classics
like Dream On and Big Mac pulled it
off beautiful, Vinny V. killed some
killer base lines, and Big G-Rant ate
up the electric. They put on a great
The Final Three were “The Inheritance”, “The Becoming” and “The
Fenians”, they all did great in the final
round. After the judges had a ten-minute
break to discuss who would be crowned
winner, they came to the general consensus that the band that Rocked the hardest, that just totally and utterly ripped it
up to the point that they deserve to be
crowned the Winners of the 2007 Battle of
the Bands were…(Drum roll please)
…”The Fenians”. Ya they pulled off a killer show and they deserve it. Congrats
guys.
2007 Battle of the Bands was a
great success due to a few key people:
Matt O’Neil, Daniel Chammas, the two
Marks, Diachyshyn and Bednarczyk and
the Battle of the Bands Committee.
By Anthony Gattuso
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Indie Rock Report,
continued
(Continued from page 8)
Let’s do some quick rough
math, shall we? The band that sold the
least tickets on Saturday sold 50, and
the ones that sold the most sold 110. So
on average let’s say each band that
played Saturday sold 80 tickets. 80 tickets x 12$ x 20 bands gives us 19 200$,
subtract 150$ returned to every band
(some received more for selling over 100
tickets some received none for selling
less than 75) so subtract 3000 from
19200 and we’re left with 16 200$. For
Sunday, let’s say every band sold an
average of 45 tickets, the same math
gives us a total of 10 800$. If we add the
total of both days we get 27 000$. Let’s
be extremely generous and say that it
cost them 1500$ to book club soda for
two straight days, we still have a net
profit of 25 500$. That amount only ac-
Bill Talent, continued
(Continued from page 12)
Seconds…minutes…maybe
hours I couldn’t tell, I had too much
adrenaline coursing through my veins to
really tell you how long we waited. All I
know, is that we all sat and waited, not
quietly might I add, we all sat and
waited each trying to catch a glimpse of
movement backstage, something to begin going crazy for. We all watched curiously as a giant white sheet was lifted
in front of the stage and we waited some
more. All of a sudden, the lights shut
off, as if the bell center itself had
blinked. Across the curtain appeared
the 40 foot shadowed silhouette of bassist Jonathan Gallant playing a steady
intro line, then the shadow of drummer
Aaron Solowoniuk playing a drum line,
and finally guitarist Ian D’Sa’s shadow
appeared playing the same steady introduction. In front of the giant shadowed
curtain, lead singer Ben Kowalewicz
appeared (normal sized) and with a
thundering “1…2…3…GO!”. The curtain
was pulled and the band exploded into
their first song.
After “Rise Against” and “AntiFlag”’s performances, “Billy Talent” had
a lot to live up to, yet they more than
met the chanllenge. They took complete
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counts for tickets sold prior to the event,
Let’s say another 200 people bought their
tickets at the door that’s another 2 400$
profit for “Concerts First”, in case you’re
not good at math, we’re at a net profit of
27 900$.
Despite selling their recommended 75 tickets, we didn’t play at 8:00
Saturday night, nor 6:00, nor 4:00, we
played at 1:15 in the afternoon. Just in
case you still don’t believe these people
exploit teenage bands, on the way into
the morning sound check, (which never
ended up happening due to “time constraints”), they shook us down for an
extra 30$ if we wanted the set recording
which was supposed to be free. Let’s say
38 out of the 40 bands accepted the recording, and I know for a fact that the
recording cost them absolutely nothing,
let’s add another 1140$ to “Concerts
First”’ total, making it a nice 29 040$ for
one weekend of exploitation.
The show itself was good, if
you’re a fan of Montreal indie rock it was
a good chance to see a lot of young up and
possesion of the bell center and kept
every single audience member’s eyes
chained to their amazing performance.
Playing almost all of the hits from their
first album “Billy Talent I” (2003) such as
“Try Honesty”, “River Below”, “The Ex”,
any fan of their old material was more
than delighted. For the new fans they
delivered exatly what they promised,
impecable songs after another, with every
member of the crowd bellowing D’Sa and
Gallant’s powerful back up vocals. Many
high points of the show included a slow
homage to unity, when singer Kowalewicz asked every single person to take
out a lighter or cell phone as the lights
dimmed. “Look around you…always remember…no matter what, you are never
alone, never”. The amount of light was
almost enough to illuminate the Bell
Center on its own as the band played
“Nothing to Lose” a song about alienated
youth in their hometown.
We all left the concert feeling
like we’d been part of something special,
and more importantly like we’d gotten
out money worth for the tickets. I will
always remember the show as soemthing
special, a concert to be remembered. If
they ever return, I strongly advise you to
buy tickets right away, because I guarantee you, after a concert like that, they
will sell very very quickly.
By David Meffe
VOLUME IV, ISSUE II
coming bands, and if you’re a fan of senseless moshing, the crowd was very rowdy
and very involved. Even at 1:15 there were
150 people in the crowd. In terms of the
show itself, had the organizers not treated
us like dirt, I would have had a lot of fun.
These people are absolute criminals. As soon as you gave them your
money, they did nothing they promised.
They were very impersonal in dealing with
the bands and obviously didn’t care at all,
and treated everyone as a number; all they
wanted was your money. If you get a
chance next year definitely go see the
show, it’s always good fun. However, the
real moral of the story here is if you ever
the words “Concert’s First” on your caller
ID hang up immediately, it’s not worth it.
If you’re a new band looking for a good
way to start playing shows outside of
Loyola, come talk to me in the hallway, I’ll
help you out.
By David Meffe
Aerosmith,
continued
(Continued from page 12)
that’s actually them.”
The legendary band played
amazing classics such as: Living on
the Edge, Dream On, Sweet Emotion,
Walk this Way and Cryin’.
These rock and roll icons in my
opinion sounded better live than they
do on their albums. Joe Perry’s bluesy
rock and roll styling’s on guitar and
Steven Tyler’s glass shattering high
notes made a chill run down my spine.
Never again will a concert so amazing and well performed shall ever be
viewed again. As I sit here in my
Aerosmith concert t-shirt I am debating whether or not to devote the rest
of my life to developing a time machine just so I can go back and experience this once in a life time experience
one more. For all you rockers out
there…KEEP ROCK AND ROLL
ALIVE! Thank you, Patrick Yates for
bringing a fan with no cash.
By Connor Girouard
VOLUME IV, ISSUE II
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Metallica, continued
(Continued from page 9)
(Continued from page 9)
able album.
Their album, titled “When
Your Heart Stops Beating” consists of
mostly punk rock songs like
“Lycanthrope” and the title track, but
also offers electronic elements which are
quite new and refreshing in songs like
“Lillian.” Another thing I noticed is that
the ex-Blink 182 members experiment
with their softer side on songs like
“Little Death” and “Make You Smile,”
and of course you can’t ignore the song
“No It Isn’t” which references the Blink182 break-up with lyrics like “This isn’t
just goodbye, this is I can’t stand you.”
Overall, this album is just a
great accomplishment. Mark and Travis
didn’t have to promote their album for
extra sales and it is still better than the
Angels and Airwaves album. I recommend this album for anybody who likes
Blink 182, and else who’s just in the
mood to listen to some extremely good,
catchy rock songs.
cided to team up with the San Francisco
Symphony Orchestra for a two night
extravaganza that would shake the
foundation of modern music. They titled
the show and double disc album “S&M”.
By
The Killers,
continued
(Continued from page 9)
from most mainstream music today.
The Killers’ “Sam’s Town” is a
CD sure to please all of their old fans
and make some new ones also. This CD
pulls you into it with the first song on
the CD, which is also the name of the
CD itself, Sam’s Town, until the final
breaking note at the end. This is a CD
that you get every single cent worth of
your money back, as you will listen to it
time and time again. I mean when Bono
from U2 says a band is the future of
music, you know they have to be amazing.
By Stephen Galletti
The reason I want to bring up
this album (which is now almost 8 years
old), is because so many metallica fans
have never actually heard it, or never
even heard of it. I believe it is the bridge
between classical music & heavy metal
that music lovers have been searching
for so long. It is easily my favorite live
album of all time. It connects two completely different worlds, but blends
them in a mixture that is so wrong, but
sounds so magnificently right. Michael
Kamen conducted the orchestra and also
wrote the score that accompanied the
music.
“I began by listening to and
absorbing Metallica tunes and really
believing that I was a symphonic orchestra playing along…listening to the orchestra in my head and writing down
what I heard. I reacted to the songs,
inventing melodies & counter-melodies
that wove themselves around the tunes
and adding orchestral color and texture
to the songs that were already complete!” said Kamen in an after concert
interview.
Symphonic arrangements and
breathtaking chords were added to metallica’s already stunning songs, and the
result was pure ecstasy. Imagine “Call
of the Ktulu” with an oboe soloing as
fast as the guitar, or “One” with an array of cellos and violins hitting every
note directly into your soul. Their slower
songs such as “Hero of the day” and
“Nothing else matters” are complemented by soft violin work, and accompanied by various woodwinds that
morph into pure magic. Whereas the
heavy songs such as “Master of Puppets” are taken to new levels of intensity, as the classical instruments vibrate
the stage and add miles of magnitude to
the song.
“S&M” also included two brand
new singles written specifically with
Kamen and the orchestra titled “No
Leaf Clover” and “Human”. In these two
songs, the orchestration not only complements metallica, it is completely
woven into the fabric of the songs. You
could tell the song was writing with
everyone on the same boat, each adding
their own creative element to the mixture.
“We don’t expect easy listening…the band
will match the 100 piece ensemble with
full-on amplification […]” said metallica
during a rolling stone interview a few
months before the concert. The symphony
more than lived up to the challenge, as
neither side overpowered the other, they
only added onto what the other was already doing perfectly.
I strongly urge any heavy metal
fans or classical music fans to pick up this
album. The double disc record is sure to
please both sides of the musical spectrum,
and is more than worth the money you
will spend for it. It was an entirely new
concept that I urge you to give a fighting
chance. I will leave you with another quote
from conductor and composer Michael
Kamen.
“Combining one of America’s
most powerful orchestras, the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra with the
world’s most powerful rock band, Metallica, was really about imagining music on
top and alongside of their songs. Conducting a conversation between two different
worlds that share the language of music.
Creating a dialogue between two worlds
that celebrate the power of music. I live in
both worlds…now so does Metallica.”
By David Meffe
Rome to Athens, continued
(Continued from page 6)
the chance to see Epidaurus, famous for
its open-air theater carved into the side
of a mountain as
well as Mycenae,
its Cyclopean
Walls and Agamemnon’s tomb.
The following
morning, we set
sail on a fantastic
4 day cruise
around the Greek
Isles, stopping at
the picturesque
ports of Mykonos,
Patmos, Rhodes,
Kusadasi (in Turkey), Santorini, and
Heraklion (the Capital city of Crete).
After a tremendous cruise,
over the course of which many new
friendships and inside jokes were forged
as we interacted with several other
groups from Canada, all of whom happened to be from Ontario, we arrived
back in Athens for the final leg of our
journey. A visit to the modern Olympic
Stadium (used in 2004 for the summer
games) and a walking tour of the legendary Athenian Plaka district, as well as a
trip to the historical Acropolis to see the
Parthenon characterized our eleventh day in
Europe.
The following
day, our final in Greece,
we couldn’t have ended
our trip in a better
fashion. As our bus
took narrow roads,
barely big enough for
two automobiles, the
ancient ruins of Delphi
became visible over a
vast valley filled with
over four million olive trees. While traveling up the hill to the ruins of the Oracle, I
had to continually remind myself that the
road on which I was walking was also
used by such legendary historical figures
such as Alexander the Great, a thought
that left me in a state of awe. Standing at
the foot of the Temple of Apollo sent chills
down my spine, especially after remembering having heard Mr. Ketterling refer
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(Continued from page 7)
used my famous line “Ma per che no!!”
translation: But why not! And I’d be
sweating like a pig just to save a euro
or maybe two.
After a few days in Florence,
we got back in the Big Red and went
to the Vatican where Pope Benedict
XVI came out and said the Apposolistic Creed (Flippo I forgot what it’s
called when the pope comes out for
like ten mintues and says some readings). It was quite the experience to
finally see the Pope in real life. We
then proceeded to our hotel rooms
(they were smaller then my room at
home and we had to fit three people,
it led to some possibly inappropriate
man on man contact). While we were
there, our great student Mathew
Alinauskaus fell back on a balcony
and split his head, but worry not! It
was Dr. Naz and Dr. Mark to the rescue! They brought Matt to the hospital and we’re back by 10, kudos to
them, they were able to get Matt to
the Hospital get stitched up without any
problems. Good job Sirs. The next day we
went to the Vatican to see the Vatican
Museum and St. Peters
Basilica. What really
struck me the most
was the beauty of the
Sistine chapel. It was
absolutely astonishing.
The next day we went
to see the Trevi fountain, also very beautiful. We went along a
strip of stores that you
could only dream of
buying anything from
there like Gucci, Fendi,
Dior, Louis Vitton, Bulgari, D & G… you
get the picture.
We then saw Pompeii, a city
covered by a volcanic eruption two thousand years ago, and extremely well preserved. We then drove to Sorrento, which
is the city of lemons. They had lemons
the size of a watermelon, and here they
made Limoncello, which is a very good
liquor made form lemon extracts.
to it in Classics class nearly two years
ago.
After such a long day, our tour
guide took pity on us and let us sleep in…
until 5:45 in the morning, at which point
we had to pack our belongings and somehow heave all the souvenirs we bought
into our already distended suitcases. The
return travel was long, unaided by a four
hour overlay period in Heathrow after a
two and a half hour flight from Greece,
before boarding for our seven hour flight
to Montreal. Unable to sleep on planes, I
found myself in such dire need of divertissement that I watched Night at The
Museum two consecutive times on the
monitor imbedded in the seat in front of
me after viewing Casino Royale, which,
might I add, was surprisingly delightful,
but I digress.
This was, without a shadow of
the slightest doubt, the trip of a (or at
least my) lifetime.
By Robert Mroz
Above, left: the oracle at Delphi
Now for the Amalfi coast! We
went through quite the road to get there.
Our coach bus had to drive through these
thin, twisty roads of the mountains; some
people were about to get sick. But once
we got into our hotel rooms it was all
worth it. We went
on our balcony
and the beautiful
view of the ocean
left us breathless.
It was even more
beautiful then the
girls in Florence.
It was a great
place to just relax
and wind down
from this trip.
After
Amalfi, it was finally time to go home.
We went to stay at the airport hotel in
Rome and got served by absolutely bodacious girls at the restaurant (Everyone on
the trip knows who I’m talking about ). It
was finally over. A trip I will never forget
(along with the beautiful sight of Mr.
Ruscito with his shirt off).
By Anthony Gattuso
Above: the Trevi Fountain in Rome