It
      had
      to
      be
      35
      plus
      on
      the
      humidex
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      been
      along
      time
      since
      I
      had
      been
      here
      but
      only
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
      of
      notice
      was
      good
      because
      I
      had
      no
      expectations.
     
     
      ___
      The
      next
      day
      I
      was
      wondering
      around
      a
      for-
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
       
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ncampus.
      |
      Tow
      many
      concrete
      sidewalks
      littering
     
     
      the
      plateau
      landscape.
      How
      pleasant
      it
      was
      to
      be
      at
     
     
      aschool
      where
      most
      of
      the
      buildings
      were
      brick
     
     
      and
      some
      even
      had
      ivy.
      How
      decrepit
      the
      fields
     
     
      looked.
      And
      I
      wondered
      around
      some
      more.
     
     
      _
      Wasn’t
      this
      the
      school
      that
      carried
      the
     
     
      -province’s
      name?
      I
      thought
      it
      had
      to
      be
      flush
      with
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -
      that
      had/want
      to
      blow
      some
      onalegacy.
     
     
      ‘Shit,
      ithad
      itbe
      the
      pride
      ofthe
      province,
      Butas
      I
     
     
      _got
      more
      data
      about
      the
      school
      I
      wondered
      why.
     
    

    
     
      Being
      one
      to
      enjoy
      both
      watching
      and
      play-
     
     
      i
      sports,
      I
      took
      an
      instant
      interest
      on
      what
      was
     
     
      going
      on.
      I
      wasn’t
      impressed
      and
      the
      more
      I
      talked
     
     
      to
      athletes,
      the
      more
      I
      was
      discouraged.
      But
      that
     
     
      was
      then
      and
      this
      is
      now.
      Most
      teams
      ended
      with
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
     
         
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _
      ceUy
      anda
      few
      players
      away
      from
      real
      possi-
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ”
      "The
      one
      area
      that
      almost
      consumed
      me
      was
     
     
      hes
      ial
      aspect.
      Initially,
      |
      was
      bewildered.
      I
      had
     
     
      never
      been
      to
      a
      college
      bar
      where
      Saturday
      nights
     
     
      were
      so
      quiet.
      But
      a
      closer
      look
      at
      the
      trends
      re-
     
     
      ealed
      some
      interesting
      things.
      Trivia
      seems
      to
      be
     
    

    
     
      unexplainable
      phenomena
      for
      me.
      A
      visit
      to
      the
     
     
      Hct
      ad
      aly
      piven
      Wednemday
      nigh
      wil
      sow
      ta
     
     
      (or
      maybe
      itis
      just
      the
      retiring
      Joe).
      The
      popularity
     
     
      of
      shine
      can
      not
      be
      denied,
      as
      well
      as
      its
      blinding
     
     
      effects.
      Evidence
      of
      that
      can
      be
      seen
      on
      any
      given
     
     
      night
      at
      Myron’s
      when
      the
      lights
      come
      on.
     
     
      And
      then
      there
      was
      the
      Cadre.
      A
      school
      pa-
     
     
      perismade
      of
      two
      diverse
      things.
      The
      collective
     
     
      duc
      ob
      tas
      But
      any
      given
     
     
      >
      CanaVverous
      0
      can
      piece
      it
      together
     
    

    
     
      By
      pieces
      thatlic
      scéttered
      about
      and
     
     
      yrogression
      over
      the
      course
      of
      the
      year.
     
     
      _
      And
      that
      is
      what
      school/education
      is
      all
      about.
     
     
      ‘owing
      from
      experience
      and
      gaining
      hope.
      Be-
     
     
      eee
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      .
      tena
      kon
      ee
      4
     
    
   
   
    
     
      going
      over
      the
      crest
      of
      the
      bridge
      and
     
     
      Island
      spread
      out
      in
      front
      ofme.
      Ithad
      —
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      short
      time
      since
      I
      knew
      I
      was
      coming.
      Only
      3
      days
      ,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      s.
      Some
      things
      struck
      me
      then
      which
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _cash.
      There
      has
      got
      to
      be
      some
      \
      local
      alumni
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      vhat
      ofa
      flourish
      which
      is
      promising
      and
      seem
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ‘Cause
      you
      and
      3
      friends
      are
      going
     
     
      to
      the
      Memorial
      Cup.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Here's
      the
      deal.
      We'd
      get
      you
      &
      3
      friends
     
     
      to
      Halifax,
      put
      you
      up
      in
      a
      swanky
      hotel,
     
     
      then
      give
      you
      great
      seats
      to
      the
      semi-
     
    

    
     
      final
      and
      finals
      of
      the
      Memorial
      Cup.
      Plus
     
    

    
     
      give
      you
      spending
      money
      to
      help
      you
     
     
      celebrate
      afterwards.
      There's
      also
      tons
     
     
      of
      Roots
      fleeces
      and
      Roots
      toques
      to
      be
     
     
      won.
      Just
      look
      in
      special
      new
      16-packs
      of
     
     
      Molson
      Canadian.
      And
      start
      packing.
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      rs
      is
      a
     
     
      ROOTS
      Ht
      CANADIAN
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Available
      at
      participating
      PEILC
      stores.
      MOLSON
      CANADIAN.
      PROUD
      SPONSOR
      OF
      CANADIAN
      HOCKEY.
      Must
      be
      of
      legal
      drinking
      age.
      No
      purchase
      necessary.
      Call
      1
      800
      499
      oy
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
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