Column
     
    
   
   
    
     
      antings
      and
      Ravings
      of
     
     
      a
      Biology
      Student
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ‘athy
      Giesbrecht
      ;
     
     
      column
      is
      in
      response
      to
      the
      article
      entitled
      ‘“‘Ecology
      and
     
     
      ood
      Chain’’.
      I’m
      sure
      the
      author
      was
      well
      intentioned,
      but
     
     
      son
      should
      not
      make
      such
      strong
      statements
      after
      reading
     
     
      one
      source.
     
    

    
     
      Any
      student
      of
      ecology
      knows
      you
      need
      a
      balanced
     
     
      ystem
      that
      has
      plants,
      animals
      and
      inorganic
      materials
     
     
      acting
      together--
      like
      a
      balanced
      diet
      with,
      yes,
      meat
     
     
      ables,
      milk
      and
      grains.
     
    

    
     
      Forests
      are
      destroyed
      for
      the
      trees
      and
      for
      agricultural
     
     
      as
      often
      as
      they
      are
      removed
      for
      cattle
      crops.
      In
      fact
      the
     
     
      nous
      Brazilian
      rainforests
      are,
      for
      the
      most
      part,
      being
      cut
     
    
   
   
    
     
      wis
      2S
      LS
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      to
      grow
      crops
      which
      the
      soil
      cannot
      support.
      After
      crops
     
     
      ‘own
      for
      one
      or
      two
      years
      the
      field
      must
      be
      abandoned
      and
     
     
      nes
      a
      mucky
      silt-laden
      mass
      of
      landslide
      waiting
      to
     
    
   
   
    
     
      N,
     
    

    
     
      Farming
      in
      Canada
      causes
      huge
      amounts
      of
      damage
      to
     
     
      vironment
      if
      crop
      rotation
      is
      not
      used
      (as
      is
      often
      the
     
     
      And
      everyone
      knows
      about
      the
      hundreds
      of
      tonnes
      of
     
     
      pesticides
      sprayed
      on
      fields
      before
      we
      knew
      it
      would
      kill
     
     
      ite
      so
      quickly.
      Raising
      livestock
      does
      no
      more
      damage
     
     
      Agriculture
      when
      both
      are
      managed
      correctly.
     
    

    
     
      As
      for
      water
      pollution,
      which
      do
      you
      think
      is
      more
     
     
      Tous
      in
      the
      water
      table:
      pooh
      (a
      natural
      biological
      proc-
     
     
      ind
      blood
      (again
      natural)
      which
      will
      break
      down
      eventu-
     
     
      herbicides
      made
      from
      who
      knows
      what,
      but
      which
      most
     
     
      tely
      kills
      stuff,
      and
      will
      stay
      in
      the
      ecosystem
      longer
      than
     
     
      ill.
      Think
      about
      it...
      If
      something
      kills
      plants
      and
      bugs,
     
     
      obably
      not
      going
      to
      be
      good
      for
      you
      either.
     
    

    
     
      The
      entire
      reason
      animals
      such
      as
      cows,
      pigs
      and
     
     
      ‘ls
      were
      kept
      by
      North
      Americans
      was
      for
      food.
      Some
     
     
      les”
      of
      cows
      which
      were
      not
      good
      milk
      or
      beef
      producers
     
     
      tteady
      become
      extinct
      because
      no
      one
      cared
      about
      them.
     
     
      ould
      surely
      be
      the
      inevitable
      end
      for
      meat
      producers
      if
     
     
      one
      became
      a
      vegetarian.
     
    

    
     
      Here’s
      something
      else
      for
      all
      of
      you
      ‘‘bleeding
      heart-
     
     
      ©
      world
      people’
      to
      think
      about.
      Your
      vinyl
      coat,
      nylon
     
     
      and
      fun
      fur
      mitts
      are
      made
      from
      nonrenewable
      resources
     
     
      Means
      you’re
      going
      to
      run
      out
      of
      building
      materials,
      but
     
    
   
   
    
     
          
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
         
     
     
         
     
     
         
     
     
          
     
     
          
     
     
         
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
         
     
     
         
     
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Se
      Wearing
      ‘‘cruel’’
      mink
      coats
      and
      leather
      shoes
      are
      not
     
     
      any
      damage
      to
      the
      environment
      as
      long
      as
      we
      keep
      letting
     
     
      Sand
      cows
      reproduce.
      I
      know
      it
      sounds
      heartless,
      but
     
     
      mes
      down
      to
      my
      initial
      statement.
      In
      order
      to
      have
      a
     
     
      ssful
      healthy
      planet
      we
      need
      a
      delicate
      balance--
      fish
      eat
     
     
      ©
      eat
      meat--
      the
      balance
      is
      still
      maintained.
      It’s
      pretty
     
     
      “tlc
      to
      say
      all
      of
      the
      world’s
      problems
      can
      be
      prevented
     
    
   
   
    
     
      til
      you
      have
      polluted
      the
      air
      and
      water
      with
      toxic
      gas
      and—|_
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      0}
      *
     
     
      Ming
      a.
      vegetarian..\s.:»
     
    
   
   
    
     
      —
     
     
      ary
      28,
      1995
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
       
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ing,
     
     
      .
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Playoffs
      Part
      II
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Women's
      Basketball.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Lady
      Panthers
      have
      been
      one
      thing
      lately:
      on
      fire.
      After
     
     
      having
      a
      losing
      streak
      at
      the
      end
      of
      first
      semester,
      which
      carried
     
     
      over
      to
      the
      new
      year,
      it
      looked
      like
      the
      P’s
      might
      fall
      out
      of
      the
     
     
      playoff
      hunt.
      But
      heading
      into
      this
      past
      weekend’s
      series
      at
     
     
      Memorial,
      the
      ladies
      were
      looking
      not
      just
      to
      play
      for
      the
      gold,
     
     
      but
      to
      host
      the
      AUAA’s.
      As
      of
      Friday,
      they
      were
      a
      few
      points
     
     
      back
      of
      Dalhousie
      (The
      P’s
      have
      a
      14-4
      record)
      who
      they
      beat
     
     
      at
      home
      last
      weekend.
      But
      if
      they
      end
      up
      tied
      with
      the
      Dal
     
     
      Tigers,
      the
      playoffs
      will
      be
      played
      at
      the
      friendly
      confines
      of
      the
     
     
      Fieldhouse.
      This
      team
      :s
      one
      of
      the
      deepest
      in
      the
      league,
      with
     
     
      solid
      backups
      at
      every
      position.
      6'0"
      post
      Kara
      Saunders
      should
     
     
      be
      recovered
      from
      her
      knee
      injury
      by
      the
      time
      AUAA’s
      rolls
     
     
      around,
      restoring
      the
      P’s
      original
      starting
      lineup.
      Hillary
     
     
      Watson
      should
      be
      a
      lock
      for
      All-AUAA,
      as
      she
      leads
      the
      team
     
     
      in
      scoring
      and
      rebounding,
      but
      its
      the
      play
      of
      graduating
      senior
     
     
      Kathy
      Quinn
      which
      has
      really
      helped
      out
      the
      team.
      Quinn
      has
     
     
      become
      a
      threat
      to
      hit
      for
      20
      a
      night,
      with
      her
      long
      distance
     
     
      gunning,
      and
      has
      been
      passing
      the
      ball
      well
      as
      of
      late.
      Reserves
     
     
      Jennifer
      Sirois
      and
      Jennifer
      Johnson
      come
      off
      the
      bench
      to
     
     
      change
      the
      tempo
      of
      the
      game,
      as
      both
      can
      hit
      area
      code
     
     
      jumpers.
      The
      Panthers
      arguably
      have
      the
      best
      front
      line
      in
      the
     
     
      conference
      with
      Saunders,
      Watson,
      frosh
      Charlene
      Woolaver,
     
     
      and
      junior
      Angela
      MacIntyre.
      MacIntyre
      and
      Woolaver
      are
      a
     
     
      pair
      of
      6’0"”
      posts
      who
      have
      spent
      time
      in
      the
      AUAA’s
      top
      ten
     
     
      for
      field
      goal
      percentage
      this
      season.
      Angela
      is
      one
      of
      the
      top
     
     
      ten
      rebounders
      in
      the
      league,
      while
      Charlene
      has
      been
      improv-
     
     
      ing
      from
      game
      to
      game
      and
      should
      be
      one
      of
      the
      league’s
     
     
      dominant
      posts
      in
      the
      next
      few
      years.
     
    

    
     
      If
      the
      ladies
      get
      hot,
      the
      AUAA
      crown
      is
      a
      good
     
     
      possibility.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Men's
      Basketball
     
    
   
   
    
     
      While
      this
      was
      a
      poor
      year
      for
      the
      Panthers,
      you
      have
      to
      look
     
     
      at
      what
      this
      team
      should
      have
      right
      now:
      point
      guard
      Jason
     
     
      MacDonald,
      and
      power
      forwards
      Dennis
      Smith
      and
      Brian
     
     
      McLennon.
      With
      those
      three
      back,
      this
      team
      would
      be
     
     
      contneding
      for
      the
      CIAU’s,
      and
      not
      trying
      to
      grasp
      the
      final
     
     
      AUAA
      playoff
      spot.
      '
     
    

    
     
      This
      year’s
      squad
      could
      best
      be
      termed
      inconsistent,
      as
     
     
      they
      have
      shown
      the
      ability
      to
      blow
      a
      team
      out
      one
      night
      and
     
     
      then
      lose
      the
      next
      day.
      They
      have
      let
      sure
      victories
      escape
      their
     
     
      hands,
      and
      have
      come
      out
      on
      the
      losing
      ends
      of
      games
      that
      they
     
     
      should
      have
      easily
      won.
     
    

    
     
      Lately
      though
      their
      fortunes
      have
      been
      reversed,
      as
     
     
      they’re
      riding
      a
      win
      streak
      that
      saw
      them
      come
      up
      with
      a
      road
     
     
      win
      at
      Acadia
      (always
      a
      tough
      venue
      for
      visiting
      teams)
      and
      an
     
     
      emotional
      hom.
      victory
      over
      the
      first
      place
      Dal
      Tigers.
      Dal
     
     
      coach
      Tim
      McGarrigle
      was
      quoted
      as
      saying
      that
      Panthers
      6’8"
     
     
      Greg
      Lucas
      was
      the
      most
      improved
      playerin
      the
      conference
      this
     
     
      year
      in
      a
      recent
      interview.
      Lucas
      made
      the
      most
      of
      his
      spot
      in
     
     
      the
      starting
      lineup
      and
      played
      up
      to
      his
      advance
      billing
      as
      he
     
     
      came
      up
      with
      the
      game
      of
      his
      career.
      Lucas
      scored
      18
      against
     
     
      every
      big
      man
      Dal
      threw
      athim,
      grabbed
      7
      rebounds,
      and
      dished
     
     
      off
      for
      an
      assist.
      Greg
      has
      been
      one
      of
      this
      season’s
      pleasant
     
    
   
   
    
     
      surprises.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Curtis
      Robinson
      has
      been
      getting
      all
      the
      headlines
      for
      his
     
    
   
   
    
     
      scoring
      prowess
      (he
      leads
      the
      league
      with
      a
      25
      ppg
      average),
     
     
      and
      looks
      tobe
      a
      All-AUAA
      lock,
      and
      a
      good
      possibility
      for
      All-
     
     
      Canadian.
      Robinson,
      a
      fourth
      year
      senior,
      is
      potentially
      headed
     
     
      to
      England
      to
      play
      pro
      ball
      next
      year,
      but
      hasn’t
      ruled
      out
     
    
   
   
    
     
      returning
      for
      his
      fifth
      year.
     
    

    
     
      While
      Curtis
      looks
      to
      be
      a
      lock
      for
      All-Conference,
      fifth
     
     
      year
      guard
      Craig
      Walker
      is
      deserving
      of
      a
      place
      on
      that
      team
      as
     
     
      well.
      Craig,
      always
      known
      for
      his
      acrobatic
      dunks,
      is
      one
      of
      the
     
     
      league’s
      top
      three
      point
      gunners
      as
      he
      complements
      his
      excel-
     
     
      lent
      one-on-one
      scoring
      moves
      with
      radar
      like
      range.
      Craig
      is
     
     
      tenth
      in
      the
      league
      in
      scoring
      with
      a
      14.4
      ppg
      average,
      and
      can
     
     
      pass
      the
      rock
      with
      the
      best
      of
      them.
      He
      can
      break
      down
     
     
      opposing
      defences
      by
      slashing
      to
      the
      hoop
      or
      bombing
      away
     
    
   
   
    
     
      from
      the
      outside,
      opening
      up
      the
      middle
      for
      Curt
      and
      Lucas.
      .
     
    
   
   
    
     
      °©
      Tf
      the
      team
      can
      win
      their
      final
      four
      games,
      they
      should
     
     
      make
      it
      into
      the
      playoffs.
      Without
      four
      wins
      (and
      the
      accom-
     
     
      panying
      eight
      points)
      they’ll
      need
      some
      divine
      intervention
      if
     
     
      they
      hope
      to
      play
      for
      the
      prize
      in
      Halifax
      in
      two
      weeks.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      }
     
     
      DS
     
     
      TNTRAMURALS
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      tint
      hi
      i
      88"
     
     
      Player
      of
      the
      Week
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ...
      week
      of
      Feb.
      6
      to
      10
     
    

    
     
      A
      Division
     
    

    
     
      Two
      speedy
      shooting
      guards
      who
      torched
      the
      twine
      this
      past
     
     
      week
      share
      POW
      honors.
      Billy
      Keaveny
      and
      Jason
      Martell
      lit
     
     
      it
      up
      in
      leading
      their
      respective
      teams
      to
      victory.
      Keaveny,
      of
     
     
      the
      Flyin
      Monkeys,
      was
      on
      fire
      as
      he
      scored
      40
      points
      and
     
     
      grabbed
      10
      boards,
      and
      was
      7
      for
      8
      from
      the
      line
      in
      a
      blowout
     
     
      win
      over
      the
      Rapid
      Dogs.
      Martell
      led
      his
      suddenly
      streaking
     
     
      Gigolos
      to
      an
      upset
      over
      a
      short-staffed
      Blue
      Hens
      team
      by
     
    
   
   
    
     
      equalling
      a
      league
      season
      scoring
      high
      with
      52,
      hitting
      shots
     
     
      from
      all
      over
      the
      court.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      B
      Division
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Future
      vet
      Jen
      Steeves
      of
      AVC
      led
      her
      squad
      with
      19
      points
      in’
      ~
     
    
   
   
    
     
      a
      loss
      against
      the
      experienced
      Alumni
      team.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Hey
      Fitz,
      glad
      to
      inspire
      ya.
      That’s
      much
      better
      work
      on
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      boards
      this
      week.
      Keep
      crashing
      big
      guy.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ...
      week
      of
      13
      to
      17
     
     
      A
      Division
     
     
      Kris
      Saunders
      of
      Jessie’s
      Girls
      got
      hot
      from
      the
      outside
      as
      he
     
    
   
   
    
     
      notched
      25
      points
      and
      8
      rebounds
      in
      a
      one-sided
      loss
      to
      the
     
     
      Fighting
      Blue
      Hens.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      B
      Division
     
    

    
     
      Mike
      MacDougall
      of
      Pats
      Ex-Rats
      and
      Robert
      ‘‘don’t
      call
      me
     
     
      Bob’’
      Martin
      of
      the
      No
      Names
      share
      POW
      honors
      for
      the
      B
     
     
      league.
      MacDougall
      banged
      away
      inside
      for
      17
      points
      and
      8
     
     
      caroms
      in
      a
      win
      over
      Wong’s
      Way.
      Martin
      led
      his
      team
      as
      he
     
    
   
   
    
     
      scored
      15
      and
      grabbed
      8
      off
      the
      glass,
      but
      his
      No
      Names
      fell
      to
     
     
      President’s
      Choice.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      sini
      oceans
      sm
      =.»
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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