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Weed Whackers Continued from page 11

amount of athletes would smoke marijuana if they could. Of three athletes I spoke to at random, all of whom chose to remain anonymous, all three supported the removal of the ban on marijuana, and two would actually smoke it if they could. I went three for three on my first try. Coincidence?

In all honesty, I don’t smoke pot. This article isn’t to determine whether it’s right or wrong, it’s not to judge those who smoke it, and least of all is the purpose of this article to incite a dislike for the fine people who organize the sports we all enjoy. The true purpose of this article is to draw attention to the taboo subject of university doping laws and the drugs involved. If you are one of the people who believe there should be changes made, speak out, be heard, and maybe someday you can lean back and smoke a big fatty in celebration of your success. I was, of course, referring to a

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August. The Guardian also defended politician Lawrence MacAulay when the national media attacked him over questionable practices in the awarding of government contracts. This smacks of pure hypocrisy. The Guardian chooses to defend homegrown Islanders, fully grown men, by denouncing questionable media attacks against them. Then the Guardian turns around and partakes in this questionable journalism it condemns by throwing unsubstantiated allegations at a kid from away.

The Guardian closed their shameful editorial by declaring that Crosby owes his fans, team, league and even the great game of hockey an

apology. Au contraire, it is The’

Guardian which owes Crosby an apology.

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left offin the second set. After getting to a four point lead early on, the

Volleyball Panthers Keep Eyes on the Prize

Liam McKenna Sports Editor

In volleyball, the women stayed alive by eking out a win against Acadia, a strong team looking to secure a second place berth with the win. The Panthers had other things in mind, taking the first two sets with nineteen kills and only one error. Acadia, realizing that a hungry Panther team was shooting to kill, found their hustle in the next two sets and won both of them by wide margins, forcing a decisive and

In the fifth, the Panthers came - out looking to finish where they had

Panthers cruised to a 15-5 victory, keeping themselves in the tight playoff hunt.

Basketball Results

Men’s Basketball:

Jan 28" _ UPEI 83 at Acadia 89 Jan 23"4 - UPEI 74 at Dal 62 Jan 224 _ UPEI 61 at SMU 74 Women’s Basketball:

Jan 28h _ UPEI 45 at Acadia 52 Jan 23°¢_ UPEI74 Dal62 _ Jan 2294 _ UPEI 47 SMU 41

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Did U Know?

* There is an average of 178 sesame seeds on a McDonald’s Big Mac bun.

* When Heinz ketchup leaves the bottle, it travels at a rate of 25 miles per year.

* A sneeze zooms out of your mouth at over 600 mph.

* An average person laughs about 15 times a day.

* Every person has a unique tongue print. . * Even if you cut off a cockroach’s

head, it can live for several weeks.

* Most lipstick contains fish scales. (No comment)

* The world population of chickens is about equal to the number of people.

* 27% of US male college students believe life is “a meaningless existential hell.”

* Most American car horns honk in the

| key of F.

* About a third of all Americans flush the toilet while they’re still sitting on it.

* The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.

* “Stewardesses” is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.

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