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After an outstanding pass of the people call it Tar these days), they after John Lennon’s famous Bed-
panel five drug test, I was on the
first plane to Calgary, waiting for
do have significant environmen-
tal programs in place. After all it
in back in 1969. Bringing it back
to Montreal: give peace/environ- ossip Write.
a charter to the Athabasca tar pit.
Who would have thought that
there was occupational drug test-
is Canada and strict environmen-
tal regulations apply. That be-
ing said, there is always room for
ment a chance against the evil
powers that be, I suppose.
Beyond that oddity, individual
eek Get Paid.
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ing in Canada and that cannabis improvement. On a side note, it consumption of oil products like, Sextant Positions
is one of the five drugs tested? I is quite obvious that ceasing tar plastics, synthetic fabrics, and Fall 2011
incorrectly thought that this was sands operations completely, is fuels is the major issue at hand.
the stuff of the American Empire more environmentally friendly Perhaps critically analyzing your Needed: Editor in Chief and
only. However, if you hang about than refining the extraction pro- own lifestyle and how your in- Assistant Editor.Well compen- Halifax's Best Trivia!
the 7-Eleven in downtown Fort cess of bitumen for synthetic dividual impact can be reduced sated. Email sextant@dal.ca Sexton Campus
Mcmurray at three O’clock in the crude. Of course, it would be should be considered. Perhaps
morning you will see why such difficult to halt the extraction of you could criticize all that you
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and despair far beyond the shel- In-situ plant, where bitumen ly on the government or industry. 400 - 600 words -- $30 disciplines? Then check out
tered halls of academia. Those was pumped 30 feet out of the Clearly these past few para- 600+ -- $35 some of these events.
left behind. ground with horizontally drilled graphs have been utter nonsense Picture(s) with article -- +$5, to a
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With the intentions of seeing steam pipes. After numerous cof- and bollocks; the musing of a
firsthand the malpractices and fee breaks with the site process cynical student that doesn’t un- Picture of the Week, Comic, St.Patrick's Day at the T Room
environmental horrors inscribed engineers, from Shanghai and derstand people or the current is- abstract -- $20 Saturday, March 19th
in the mountains of literature Seoul, I had a firm understanding sues facing society. As that great Note: your content must be School of Psychology
dismissing the Alberta oil indus- of the refining process down the Canadian writer once suggested printed on either the print or
Open Mic at the T Room
try, I found myself contemplating line. Both engineers had previ- “cynicism breads in people who web Sextant to qualify for pay-
an unfortunate dilemma: stay in ously worked in refineries at their are terrified and afraid, refuting ment Thursday, March 24th
the oil industry for the invaluable places of birth. Additionally, the alternative understanding when Formula SAE Night
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available, or quit based upon per- ‘Power’, ’Big’, ‘Hemp’, ‘Boy’ and thing” [2]. Or something along Voting days: 8:30 am Monday Saturday, March 26th
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design experience is the most of the Korean alphabet was not lotted. Of course, you can’t bar- Does your society have an
important thing in your life (far obtained. rel through life being cynical all
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all of the students studying and
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living on Sexton Campus.
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Editor: Shani Blankrot
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Loaded Levies
my hard earned money going
ing NSPIRG, Loaded Ladle, etc.
However, while certain societies
what ideas and initiatives they
support. This could be done as
I will be
Martin Crawley
5th year
towards on Dalhousie University
campus? Here are all the levies
tote that you can opt out easily,
sometimes it is not practical to
easily as having the levy opt-out
in conjunction with the online there
that full time students pay into do so. For instance, let’s say I DSU health plan opt-out. Stu-
Mechanical in an academic year: decided to opt out of NSPIRG, I dents can simply be linked to in- Robbie
would have to wait for a certain formation about each individual McCormack
NSPIRG: $4.00/year period in time where they open levy, and decide for themselves (Industrial
Do you have an idea that you think would enhance the academic experience of students at Sexton Campus? Then we want to hear from you!
How to apply: Application guides are available outside the DSEUS office in the design commons, which outline the application requirements. Make sure to follow all instructions
on the application guide.
DEADLINE IS FRIDAY MARCH 25 at 5 P.M.
Please forward any questions you may have to Chris DesRoches, SEEF Chair Winter 2011 at chrisdesroches@dal.ca