January
      14,
      1997
     
    
   
   
    
     
          
     
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Finley
      Martin
     
    
   
   
    
     
      1996
      proved
      to
      be
      an
     
     
      exciting
      and
      entertaining
     
     
      year
      for
      the
      Five
      Year
      Plan.
     
     
      FYP
      ended
      the
      first
      half
      of
     
     
      the
      intramural
      basketball
     
     
      season
      with
      a
      3
      win/
      2
      loss
     
     
      record.
      The
      team’s
      two
     
     
      losses
      were
      by
      a
      mere
      total
     
     
      of
      three
      points
      and
      clearly
     
     
      illustrate
      the
      teams
      tremen-
     
     
      dous
      potential
      to
      win
      the
     
     
      league
      championship.
     
    

    
     
      Off
      court,
      things
     
     
      heated
      up
      with
      clashing
     
     
      personalities
      between
      play-
     
     
      ers
      and
      management.
      The
     
     
      rumour
      mill
      continuously
     
     
      put
      many
      of
      the
      players
     
     
      under
      close
      scrutiny.
      Po-
     
     
      tential
      trades,
      disagree-
     
     
      ments
      with
      the
      coaching
     
     
      staff,
      and
      constant
      unwar-
     
     
      ranted
      media
      attention
      put
     
     
      added
      pressure
      on
      the
      team
     
     
      to
      succeed.
      All
      things
      said,
     
     
      the
      team
      dealt
      with
      each
     
     
      obstacle
      in
      stride.
      Acting
     
     
      team
      spokesman
      Dave
     
     
      Christian
      commented
      “All
     
     
      I
      can
      say
      is
      that
      it
      is
      a
      shame
     
    
   
   
    
     
      that
      our
      personal
      lives
      have
      ©
     
    
   
   
    
     
      been
      emphasized
      so
      much
     
     
      by
      members
      of
      the
      press.
     
     
      We
      are
      playing
      so
      well
      on
     
     
      the
      court.
      But
      how
      much
     
     
      attention
      does
      that
      get?”
     
     
      On
      a
      lighter
      note,
     
     
      congratulations
      go
      out
      to
     
     
      Chris
      Buote
      who,
      in
      No-
     
     
      vember,
      won
      the
      “Win
      a
     
     
      Day
      With
      The
      FYP”
      con-
     
     
      test.
      Mr.
      Buote’s
      entry
      was
     
     
      randomly
      selected
      from
      the
     
     
      thousands
      of
      entries
      mailed
     
     
      in.
      Mr.
      Buote
      has
      now
      been
     
     
      named
      an
      honorary
      mem-
     
     
      ber
      of
      the
      team.
     
     
      Finally,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      over
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Christmas
      break,
      Pat
      Perry,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Geoff
      Smith,
      Dico
      Reyers
     
     
      and
      Dale
      Tingley
      held
      the
     
     
      first
      annual
      FYP
      Christmas
     
     
      Basketball
      Camp.
      This
     
     
      two
      week
      intensive
      camp
     
     
      taught
      the
      fundamentals
      of
     
     
      FYP
      basketball,
      philoso-
     
     
      phy
      and
      fashion
      sense.
      The
     
     
      importance
      of
      diet
      in
      order
     
     
      to
      maintain
      what
      is
      now
     
     
      knows
      as
      “FYP
      Athletism”
     
     
      was
      also
      discussed.
      All
     
     
      profits
      from
      the
      camp
      will
     
     
      be
      donated
      to
      the
      Panther
     
     
      Lounge
      over
      the
      next
     
     
      semester
      in
      exchange
      for
     
     
      vast
      quantities
      of
      beer
      and
     
     
      Malibu
      rum.
      -
     
    

    
     
      Fanmail
      for
      the
      Five
     
     
      Year
      Plan
      can
      be
      E-mailed
     
     
      to
      fanmail@peionline.com
     
     
      or
      you
      can
      reach
      them
      at
     
     
      their
      website
      at:
     
     
      http:/www.
      peionline.com/
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      e°
      The
      Panther
      Prints
     
    
   
   
    
     
      RIGHT
      OUTTA
      LEFT
      FIELD
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      week:
      Disposable
      martyrs
      of
      the
      holidays
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By_
      J.
      Jones
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Well,
      it
      seems
      that
      the
     
     
      final
      breath
      of
      the
      Christ-
     
     
      mas
      trees
      is
      upon
      us.
      Those
     
     
      poor,
      hardy
      souls
      who
      give
     
     
      their
      life
      for
      our
      own
      selfish
     
     
      purpose
      are
      quickly
      sent
      to
     
     
      the
      curb
      as
      trash
      or
      to
      the
     
     
      crematorium
      for
      kindling
      as
     
     
      soon
      as
      their
      brief
      useful
     
     
      period
      is
      over.
      We
      feel
      a
     
     
      great
      attachment
      to
      a
      tree
     
     
      while
      we
      are
      putting
      it
      up,
     
     
      and
      while
      it
      is
      decorated,
     
     
      yet
      it
      somehow
      loses
      its
     
     
      appeal
      once
      the
      needles
      run
     
     
      dry.
      Of
      course,
      we
      have
      the
     
     
      same
      great
      attachment
      to
      a
     
     
      new
      tree
      next
      Christmas,
     
     
      letting
      it
      replace
      the
      previ-
     
     
      ous
      one
      in
      our
      thoughts,
      and
     
     
      always
      trying
      to
      make
      it
     
     
      prettier
      or
      more
      attractive
     
     
      than
      we
      remember
      it.
      Christ-
     
     
      mas
      trees
      make
      a
      great
      dis-
     
     
      posable
      martyr
      for
      our
      ever-
     
     
      complex
      society.
      We
      don’t
     
     
      have
      time
      to
      worship
      the
     
     
      tree
      tor
      the
      whole
      year,
      so
     
     
      we
      have
      to
      keep
      replacing
      it
     
     
      around
      the
      holidays
      to
      make
     
     
      sure
      we
      don’t
      forget
      about
     
     
      the
      pleasant
      memories
      we
     
    
   
   
    
     
      had
      last
      year.
     
    

    
     
      Imagine
      the
      poor
      life
     
     
      of
      a
      Christmas
      tree—
      to
      be
     
     
      grown
      for
      the
      sole
      purpose
     
     
      of
      being
      covered
      with
      tacky
     
     
      decorations
      in
      an
      unnatural
     
     
      setting
      with
      nothing
      but
     
     
      stale
      force-fed
      water
      for
     
     
      nourishment,
      and
      to
      be
     
     
      gawked
      at
      by
      an
      entire
      fam-
     
     
      ily
      of
      strangers.
      Even
      crimi-
     
     
      nals
      sent
      to
      the
      death
      cham-
     
     
      ber
      get
      a
      last
      meal
      of
      their
     
     
      choice!
      Is
      there
      no
      shame
     
     
      for
      some
      people?
      The
      tree
      is
     
     
      a
      noble
      living
      object,
      grow-
     
     
      ing
      up
      with
      a
      fore-knowl-
     
     
      edge
      of
      its
      fate—
      either
      to
     
     
      be
      drawn,
      quartered
      and
     
     
      used
      for
      kindling
      or
      to
      be
     
     
      put
      on
      a
      shameful
      display
     
     
      for
      the
      public.
     
    

    
     
      People
      with
      artificial
     
     
      trees
      are
      no
      better.
      They
      are
     
     
      simply
      trying
      to
      get
      the
      best
     
     
      of
      both
      worlds—
      a
      pretty
     
     
      tree
      without
      the
      blood
      guilt
     
     
      of
      having
      killed
      a
      living
     
     
      being
      for
      short-term
      pleas-
     
     
      ure.
      Many
      artificial
      trees
     
     
      aren’t
      even
      a
      good
      likeness
     
     
      of
      the
      real
      thing
      anyway.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      An
      imported
      knock-off
      of
     
     
      Canadiana,
      they
      are
      a
      way
     
     
      to
      preserve
      a
      sanitized
      ver-
     
     
      sion
      of
      a
      bloody
      tradition.
     
     
      So,
      instead
      of
      placing
     
     
      gifts
      under
      a
      martyred
      tree
     
     
      next
      Christmas,
      I
      encour-
     
     
      age
      you
      to
      boycott
      the
      use
     
     
      of
      trees
      as
      a
      Christmas
      sym-
     
     
      bol.
      They
      haven’t
      hurt
      any-
     
     
      one,
      they
      don’t
      speak
      ill
      of
     
     
      anyone,
      and
      they
      don’t
      even
     
     
      want
      anything
      from
      us—
     
     
      only
      the
      right
      to
      exist,
      that’s
     
     
      all.
      I
      suggest
      maybe
      placing
     
     
      your
      gifts
      under
      the
      stove
      or
     
     
      a
      fridge,
      both
      of
      which
      are
     
     
      symbols
      that
      more
      people
     
     
      are
      familiar
      with
      anyway.
     
     
      So
      remember,
      when
      you
      see
     
     
      trees
      being
      sold
      in
      order
      to
     
     
      raise
      funds
      for
      good
      causes
     
     
      (or
      profit,
      in
      some
      cases),
     
     
      remember
      that
      eachof
      those
      .
     
     
      trees
      had
      a
      family,
      and
     
     
      would
      no
      doubt
      rather
      be
     
     
      firmly
      planted
      in
      the
      ground
     
     
      than
      to
      be
      placed
      in
      metal
     
     
      cups
      and
      bleeding
      sap
      over
     
     
      your
      living
      room
      floor.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Do
      something
      selfish.
     
     
      avecd
      wha
      c
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Or
      plant
      a
      tree.
      Or
      recycle
      your
      newspaper.
      After
      all,
      whenever
      you
      do
      anything
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -
      big
      or
      small
      -
      to
      help
      restore
      and
      conserve
      our
      wild
      spaces
      and
      species,
      you
      ‘
     
    

    
     
      also
      help
      yourself.
      We
      count
      on
      these
      living
      resources
      for
      everything
      from
      medical
      ee
     
    

    
     
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      to
      industrial
      growth.
      In
      other
      words,
      what
      we
      do
      for
      them,
      we
      do
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      .
     
     
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      ourselves.
      And
      our
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      in
      touch
      with
      us
      at
      www.wwfcanada.org
      or
     
    
   
   
    
     
      1-800-26-PANDA
      and
      we'll
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      you
      a
      few
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      Their
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