"SEPTEMBER
      27,
      2005
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Textbook...
      cont.
      from
      page
      4
     
    
   
   
    
     
      purchase
      less
      expensive
      used
      books,”
     
     
      the
      study
      found.
     
    

    
     
      By
      issuing
      pin
      codes
      for
      access
     
     
      to
      textbook
      affiliated
      websites,
     
     
      resourceful
      textbook
      publishers
      have
     
     
      found
      a
      way
      to
      cash
      in
      on
      the
      used
     
     
      textbook
      market.
      Students,
      including
     
     
      some
      at
      Fanshawe,
      who
      buy
      used
     
     
      textbooks
      are
      at
      times
      required
      to
     
     
      purchase
      pin
      codes
      in
      order
      to
      access
     
     
      information
      and
      even
      assignments
      from
     
     
      the
      course
      websites.
     
    

    
     
      According
      to
      Smith,
      individual
     
     
      teachers
      decide
      whether
      or
      not
      the
      pin
     
     
      codes
      are
      necessary
      for
      courses.
      He
     
     
      also
      said
      that
      supplementary
      material
     
     
      found
      on
      the
      Internet
      and
      course
     
     
      specific
      WebPages
      are
      valuable
      sources
     
     
      of
      information.
     
    

    
     
      The
      GOA
      study
      suggests
     
     
      textbook
      prices
      will
      continue
      to
      climb,
     
     
      due
      to
      publishers
      lack
      of
      consideration
     
     
      for
      students
      when
      developing
      the
      text,
     
     
      who
      will
      be
      ultimately
      forced
      to
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Federal
      money
      to
      help
      Atlantic
     
     
      Universities...
      cont.
      from
      page
      4
     
    
   
   
    
     
      smaller
      universities
      conducting
      more
     
     
      specialized
      research
      earlier
      in
      the
     
     
      developmental
      stages
      of
      those
      projects
     
     
      than
      has
      ever
      been
      seen
      before.
     
    

    
     
      “It’s
      a
      two
      way
      street,”
      said
     
     
      Paskauskas.
      “Both
      parties
      can
      gain
     
     
      knowledge
      on
      the
      research
      and
     
     
      development
      front.”
     
    

    
     
      Representatives
      from
     
     
      Springboard
      Atlantic
      were
      not
      available
     
     
      for
      comment.
     
    

    
     
      The
      members
      of
      Springboard
     
     
      are:
      Acadia
      University,
      Cape
      Breton
     
     
      University,
      Dalhousie
      University,
     
     
      Memorial
      University,
      Mount
      Allison
     
     
      University,
      Mount
      Saint
      Vincent
     
     
      University,
      Nova
      Scotia
      Agricultural
     
     
      College,
      NSCAD
      University,
      St.
     
     
      Francis
      Xavier
      University,
      Saint
      Mary’s
     
     
      University,
      St.
      Thomas
      University,
     
     
      l'Université
      de
      Moncton,
      the
      University
     
     
      of
      New
      Brunswick
      and
      the
      University
     
     
      of
      Prince
      Edward
      Island.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      '|
      .
      Sloan...
      Continued
      from
      page
      1
     
    
   
   
    
     
      album,
      fans
      were
      treated
      to
      classic
     
     
      tunes
      like
      ‘other
      man’
      and
      ‘the
      good
      in
     
     
      everyone’.
     
    

    
     
      “Earlier
      in
      this
      year,
      like
      in
      May,
     
     
      we
      put
      out
      our
      greatest
      hits
      record
      ‘A
     
     
      Sides
      Win’.
      It
      was
      kind
      of
      like
      singles
     
     
      from
      1992-2005,”
      said
      Ferguson.
      “It
     
     
      was
      time
      to
      reflect.
      We
      really
      needed
     
     
      to
      just
      look
      back
      on
      our
      career
      and
     
     
      think
      about
      what
      we’
      re
      supposed
      to
      do
     
     
      next...
      .no
      it
      was
      completely
      a
      cash
      grab
     
     
      (laughs).
      No
      I’m
      just
      kidding.”
     
    

    
     
      The
      real
      reasoning
      is
      actually
     
     
      fairly
      boring,
      says
      Ferguson.
      Their
     
     
      distribution
      company
      (Sony)
      merged
     
     
      with
      another
      company
      (BMG)
      and
      they
     
     
      felt
      it
      would
      be
      a
      safer
      bet
      for
      everyone
     
     
      involved
      to
      release
      a
      greatest
      hits
      album,
     
     
      rather
      than
      have
      a
      newrecord
      possibly
     
     
      fall
      through
      the
      cracks.
     
    

    
     
      “We
      were
      going
      to
      make
      anew
     
     
      studio
      album
      and
      then
      do
      it
      [greatest
     
     
      hits],”
      said
      Ferguson.
      “But
      we
      decided
     
     
      to
      switch
      it.”
     
    

    
     
      During
      their
      show,
      several
      cups
     
     
      filled
      with
      beer
      were
      thrown
      at
      the
     
     
      members
      of
      the
      band,
      mostly
      at
      an
     
     
      increasingly
      frustrated
      Chris
      Murphy.
     
     
      By
      the
      time
      the
      fourth
      cup
      had
      been
     
     
      thrown
      and
      soaked
      frontman
      Patrick
     
     
      Petland,
      Sloan
      was
      fed
      up.
      They
      left
     
     
      the
      stage
      and
      although
      this
      reporter
      has
     
     
      heard
      from
      some
      people
      that
      they
      think
     
     
      the
      whole
      incident
      was
      staged,
      as
     
     
      someone
      who
      was
      backstage
      when
     
     
      they
      came
      off]
      can
      tell
      you
      firmly
      this
     
     
      was
      not
      a
      planned
      event.
      They
      were
     
     
      pissed.
      ‘
     
    

    
     
      “Tt’s
      too
      bad,
      it
      happened
      a
     
     
      couple
      times
      during
      the
      show
      and
      I
     
     
      could
      see
      Chris
      getting
      frustrated,”
      said
     
     
      Ferguson.
      “After
      the
      fourth
      time
      when
     
     
      Patrick
      got
      hit,
      it
      just
      got
      too
      much.”
     
    

    
     
      “Whatever,
      it’s
      happened
     
     
      before,
      it’s
      no
      big
      deal.
      I
      thought
      the
     
     
      crowd
      was
      good,
      there’s
      always
      a
     
     
      couple
      of
      goofs
      who
      try
      to
      ruin
      the
     
     
      show....”
     
    

    
     
      Ferguson
      says
      there
      is
      always
     
     
      a
      chance
      of
      something
      like
      this
     
    
   
   
    
     
      happening
      at
      a
      university
      gig,
      especially
     
    
   
   
    
     
      in
      smaller
      places
      like
      PEI
      and
     
     
      Antigonish.
     
    

    
     
      “Tt’s
      hit
      or
      miss
      with
      universities
     
     
      sometimes,”
      said
      Ferguson.
     
     
      “Sometimes
      I
      feel
      you
      can
      just
      get
      a
      bit
     
     
      ofa
      ‘what’s
      going
      on
      at
      campus
      tonight,
     
     
      I
      guess
      we’ll
      go.’
      And
      you
      get
      a
      casual
     
     
      crowd.
      What
      I
      prefer,
      I
      want
      everyone
     
     
      there
      to
      be
      in
      to
      the
      gig
      instead
      of
      being
     
     
      distracted
      and
      drinking
      or
      whatever.”
     
    

    
     
      “Antigonish
      was
      a
      bit
      ofa
      drag.
     
     
      There
      was
      a
      large
      contingent
      of
      our
      fans
     
     
      there,
      but
      there
      was
      also
      a
      large
     
     
      contingent
      of
      people
      who
      were
      just
     
     
      there
      because
      it’s
      the
      one
      thing
      to
      do
     
     
      this
      month
      in
      Antigonish.
      “So
      we’re
      all
     
     
      going
      to
      go
      and
      get
      plastered
      and
      ‘who’s
     
     
      playing?’
      ‘oh
      I
      don’t
      care’,
      and
      ‘hey
     
     
      ~baby,
      how
      you
      doin’.
      It’s
      a
      very
     
    

    
     
      disassociated
      kind
      of
      crowd.”
     
    

    
     
      “Other
      than
      that,
      it
      was
      fun.
     
     
      Getting
      a
      glass
      of
      beer
      tossed
      on
      you
      is
     
     
      a
      bit
      of
      a
      drag,
      it
      makes
      it
      hard
      to
      do
     
     
      your
      job.
      [fit
      had
      been
      a
      glass
      of
      ginger
     
     
      ale,
      I
      would
      have
      been
      psyched
     
     
      (laughs).”
     
    

    
     
      “T
      wasn’t
      hit
      with
      anything,
      but
     
     
      I
      was
      once
      hit
      with
      a
      full
      un-opened
      can
     
     
      of
      beer,
      that
      was
      fun.
      It
      was
      like:
      ‘I’m
     
     
      going
      to
      buy
      a
      full
      can
      of
      beer
      to
      throw
     
     
      at
      this
      idiot
      on
      the
      stage.’
      It
      was
      in
     
     
      Newfoundland
      actually.
      These
      things
     
     
      happen
      once
      in
      a
      while.”
     
    

    
     
      Despite
      the
      beer
      throwing
     
     
      incident,
      Ferguson
      says
      it
      was
      one
      of
     
     
      the
      best
      shows
      of
      their
      maritime
      tour.
     
    

    
     
      “That
      one
      and
      Halifax
      were
     
     
      definitely
      the
      best
      ones
      of
      the
      tour
      so
     
     
      far,”
      said
      Ferguson.
      “We
      really
      liked
      the
     
     
      location,
      it
      was
      a
      good
      stage.”
     
    

    
     
      “We
      thought
      the
      encore
      was
     
     
      good,
      it
      had
      kind
      of
      cooled
      off
      and
      we
     
     
      played
      just
      for
      fun.”
     
    

    
     
      Sloan
      went
      on
      to
      play
      in
      Halifax
     
     
      on
      Friday
      night
      and
      Fredericton
      on
     
     
      Saturday
      before
      heading
      back
      to
     
     
      Toronto.
      They
      have
      a
      few
      more
      one-
     
     
      off
      shows
      at
      various
      colleges
      before
     
     
      settling
      in
      to
      record
      their
      new
      album.
     
    

    
     
      “We
      gotta
      get
      down
      to
      making
     
     
      a
      new
      record,
      so
      we’ve
      sort
      of
      been
     
     
      preparing
      for
      that,”
      said
      Ferguson.
      “I
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Tur
      CADRE
      ©
      16
     
    
   
   
    
     
      think
      there’s
      probably
      a
      healthy
      amount
     
     
      of
      songs,
      there’s
      gotta
      be
      a
      good
      50
     
     
      songs
      or
      so
      ready
      to
      go.
      A
      lot
      of
      them
     
     
      are
      left-overs
      from
      the
      last
      few
      albums
     
     
      and
      new
      ones
      as
      well.”
     
    

    
     
      “Everybody
      sort
      of
      makes
     
     
      demo
      recordings
      at
      home
      in
      general
      or
     
     
      writes
      on
      their
      own,
      then
      gets
      together.
     
    

    
     
      “We
      have
      to
      start
      recording
     
     
      properly,
      a
      lot
      of
      them
      are
      just
      demo’d.
     
     
      Ideally
      early
      next
      summer,
      May/June
      of
     
     
      next
      year,
      would
      be
      the
      ideal
      time
      to
     
     
      have
      it
      done
      then,
      hopefully
      then.”
     
    

    
     
      Ferguson
      also
      mentioned
      the
     
     
      possible
      creation
      of
      four
      solo
      albums,
     
     
      but
      it’s
      not
      set
      in
      stone.
     
    

    
     
      “T’d
      like
      to
      make
      a
      double
     
     
      album,
      we’ve
      also
      been
      talking
      about
     
     
      the
      idea
      of
      doing
      four
      solo
      albums,
      so
     
     
      that
      might
      be
      in
      the
      future,
      we
      don’t
     
     
      know
      for
      sure,
      it’s
      an
      idea.”
     
    

    
     
      While
      they
      will
      be
      working
      on
     
     
      their
      new
      album
      for
      the
      foreseeable
     
     
      future,
      Ferguson
      says
      the
      beer-throwing
     
     
      incident
      hasn’t
      soured
      them
      to
      the
      idea
     
     
      of
      coming
      back
      to
      PEI
      to
      promote
      it.
     
     
      He
      says
      the
      other
      members
      hadn’t
     
     
      mentioned
      it,
      but
      he
      didn’t
      think
      it
      was
     
     
      weighing
      on
      their
      minds.
     
    

    
     
      “Tt
      don’t
      know
      when
      we’d
      be
     
     
      back,
      we’ve
      got
      a
      record
      to
      make,”
     
     
      said
      Ferguson.
      “But
      I
      don’t
      really
      think
     
     
      it
      will
      sour
      us
      on
      coming
      here.
      But
      that’s
     
     
      just
      me
      speaking
      personally.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      right
      picks...
      cont.
      from
      pg
      12
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Chicago
      Blackhawks:
      An
      historic
      team
     
     
      that
      seems
      to
      be
      perennial
      cellar-dweller
     
     
      may
      finally
      be
      on
      the
      upswing.
      With
      Eric
     
     
      Daze,
      one
      of
      the
      most
      underrated
     
     
      players
      in
      the
      league,
      to
      lead
      youngsters
     
     
      like
      Tuomo
      Ruutu,
      as
      well
      as
      the
     
     
      addition
      of
      defensemen
      Adrian
      Aucoin
     
     
      and
      Jaroslav
      Spacek,
      should
      bring
     
     
      some
      respect
      back
      to
      this
      once-proud
     
     
      team.
      Oh
      yeah,
      they
      now
      have
     
     
      Khabibulin,
      too.
      Prediction:
      3"
      in
      West.
     
     
      They
      should
      win
      their
      division.
     
    

    
     
      So
      there
      are
      my
      picks.
      Please
     
     
      keep
      in
      mind
      that
      come
      April,
      these
      will
     
     
      probably
      all
      be
      wrong,
      with
      the
     
     
      exception
      of
      my
      pick
      on
      the
      Leafs.
      And
     
     
      Nashville.
      Actually,
      they'll
      probably
      all
     
     
      be
      right,
      I’m
      great.