The
      new
      performance
      enhancing
      drug
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      REGINA
      (CUP)
      --
      A
      new
      drug
      has
     
     
      been
      discovered
      and
      is
      taking
      the
     
     
      sporting
      world
      by
      storm.
      It
      would
     
     
      appear
      that
      the
      drug
      of
      choice
      today
      is
     
     
      tetrahydrogestrinone,
      or
      THG
      for
      short.
     
     
      The
      name
      alone
      suggests
      some
      serious
     
     
      science
      was
      at
      work
      here,
      which
      also
     
     
      suggests
      some
      serious
      money
      was
      at
     
     
      work
      too.
     
    

    
     
      It
      seems
      every
      time
      this
      sort
      of
     
     
      revelation
      is
      made
      in
      the
      sports
      world,
     
     
      everyone
      acts
      really
      shocked
      like
      they
     
     
      had
      no
      idea
      this
      was
      going
      on.
     
     
      Seriously,
      is
      there
      really
      any
      chance
     
     
      that
      a
      drug-free
      competition
      at
      the
     
     
      International
      level
      can
      exist?
      Not
      when
     
     
      money
      is
      involved,
      at
      least
      not
      with
      the
     
     
      amount
      of
      money
      attached
      to
      competi-
     
     
      tions
      like
      the
      Olympics.
     
    

    
     
      This
      is
      a
      multimillion
      dollar,
     
     
      corporate
      sponsored,
      materialistic
     
     
      attempt
      at
      an
      amateur
      sporting
      event.
      A
     
     
      gold
      medal
      performance
      can
      mean
      mil-
     
     
      lions
      in
      sponsorship
      deals
      for
      the
      cash-
     
     
      strapped
      amateur
      athletes.
      When
      faced
     
     
      with
      the
      notion
      of
      a
      top
      ten
      finish
      or
     
     
      the
      accolades
      that
      go
      with
      a
      medaling
     
     
      performance,
      athletes
      will
      look
      for
      that
     
     
      edge
      that
      will
      put
      them
      over
      the
      top.
     
    

    
     
      The
      blame
      certainly
      does
      not
     
     
      fall
      on
      the
      athletes,
      because
      behind
     
     
      every
      successful
      athlete
      is
      a
      successful
     
     
      coach
      whose
      paid
      position
      depends
      on
     
     
      the
      performance
      of
      his
      or
      her
      program.
     
     
      And
      behind
      every
      coach
      is
      a
      board
      or
     
     
      committee
      that
      sees
      the
      success
      of
      the
     
     
      athletes
      as
      a
      great
      bargaining
      tool
      to
     
     
      use
      when
      seeking
      money
      to
      keep
      the
     
     
      program
      going.
     
    

    
     
      When
      a
      sport
      fails
      to
      have
      any
     
     
      notable
      performances
      in
      an
      event,
      it
     
     
      receives
      little
      to
      no
      media
      coverage.
      As
     
     
      great
      as
      a
      top
      ten
      finish
      is,
      it
      just
      will
     
     
      not
      garnish
      the
      attention
      that
      a
      top
     
     
      three
      finish
      or,
      ultimately,
      a
      first
      place
     
     
      finish
      will.
      The
      more
      coverage
      a
      sport
     
     
      receives
      the
      more
      noticeable
      the
      logos
     
     
      on
      the
      athletes'
      clothing
      are.
     
    

    
     
      Just
      look
      at
      the
      coverage
      that
     
     
      speed-skating
      gets
      at
      the
      Olympics.
     
     
      Canadian
      athletes
      have
      had
      a
      lot
      of
     
     
      success
      in
      speed-skating
      and
      this
      has
     
     
      resulted
      in
      a
      great
      deal
      of
      corporate
     
     
      -
      sponsorship
      for
      the
      sport
      and
      the
      ath-
     
     
      letes.
      |
      am
      by
      no
      means
      suggesting
      that
     
     
      any
      of
      the
      Canadian
      speed-skating
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      team
      is
      taking
      steroids,
      but
      I
      am
      sug-
     
     
      gesting
      that
      they
      have
      achieved
      a
      lot
      of
     
     
      exposure
      because
      of
      their
      success.
     
     
      When
      other
      sports
      see
      what
      this
      type
     
     
      of
      exposure
      can
      do
      for
      funding
      it
      is
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
      no-brainer
      that
      a
      great
      deal
      of
      empha-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      sis
      is
      placed
      on
      winning.
     
    

    
     
      The
      athletes
      pay
      the
      biggest
     
     
      price
      for
      this
      desire
      for
      gold.
      It
      is
      well
     
     
      publicized
      about
      the
      dangers
      steroids
     
     
      can
      have
      on
      the
      health
      of
      the
      user,
      and,
     
     
      if
      caught,
      the
      athletes
      are
      the
      ones
      who
     
     
      take
      all
      the
      blame
      and
      heat.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Ben
      Johnson
      is
      a
      prime
      exam-
      ©
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ple
      of
      this
      theory
      in
      action.
      Ben
      carried
     
     
      the
      country
      on
      his
      shoulders
      when
      he
     
     
      crossed
      the
      finish
      line
      in
      world
      record
     
     
      time
      at
      the
      1988
      Seoul
      Olympics.
     
     
      Everyone
      expected
      him
      to
      win,
      and
     
     
      anything
      but
      first
      place
      would
      have
     
     
      been
      seen
      as
      a
      complete
      failure.
     
    

    
     
      When
      the
      scandal
      broke,
      Ben
     
     
      was
      completely
      abandoned,
      not
      only
     
     
      by
      those
      that
      were
      closest
      to
      him
      but
     
     
      by
      the
      entire
      country.
      Instead
      of
      this
     
     
      incident
      causing
      a
      complete
      turnabout
     
     
      on
      the
      use
      of
      drugs
      in
      sport,
      it
      resulted
     
     
      in
      the
      need
      for
      drugs
      that
      are
      harder
      to
     
     
      detect.
     
    

    
     
      The
      only
      solution
      lies
      in
      the
     
     
      hands
      of
      the
      IOC;
      they
      could
      eliminate
     
     
      all
      drug
      use
      in
      the
      Olympics
      by
      simply
     
     
      establishing
      a
      rule
      that
      would
      allow
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ~
      retesting
      of
      all
      Olympic
      medalists'
      tests
     
    
   
   
    
     
      if
      a
      new
      drug
      is
      discovered.
      If
      the
     
     
      recently
      discovered
      drug
      is
      found,
      then
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      medal
      is
      stripped
      and
      given
      to
      the
      -
     
    
   
   
    
     
      first
      clean
      athlete
      after
      them.
      If
      no
     
     
      clean
      athlete
      can
      be
      found,
      then
      let
      the
     
     
      steroid-enhanced
      games
      begin.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      2003
      MacLean's
      University
      Rankings
     
     
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      Undergraduate
      Universities
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      St.
      Francis
      Xavier
     
     
      Mount
      Allison
     
     
      Acadia
     
    

    
     
      Bishop's
     
    

    
     
      Trent
      :
     
     
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      18
     
     
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      Editor's
      note:
      UCCB
      is
      one
      of
      the
      few
      universities
      to
     
     
      offer
      their
      students
      the
      use
      of
      lockers,
      and
      kind
      of
      brings
     
     
      back
      that
      high
      school
      feeling.
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      why
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      they
      21st???
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
          
     
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      10
      2003
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