Quid Novi Vol. 22 No. 012: January 22, 2002

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In this Issue
Editor's Note
Hi everyone,
3 Call for Fair and
Reasonable Grading
Thanks to those of you
6 Grading Statistics
who submitted this week!
7 Call for Skits
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8 Jeremy in Amsterdam
9 Bridget Jones cover, poor Dennis has suf
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January 22, 2002 Quid Novi 3
A Call for
"Fair and Reasonable" Grading
by Randy Kramer, Nat IV
I
got a bad grade in Employment did not serve me well on this particu was the highest average last semester.
Law. The class average was a lar exam. Other high average classes include
paltry 2.51, and 27 of the 49 There is no question in my mind Advanced Criminal Law (3.18, 36
students in the class (a whopping that the standard applied to me on students), Law of Persons (3 .14, 41 ),
55%) got a C+ or below. this final exam was quite different and Labour Law (3.13, 35). Many
How could this have occurred? than the one that I have come to averages in smaller-type classes or
How could a 41h year student with a expect to be judged by. But I can't classes evaluated by essay were even
strong average have been subjected to totally blame him for my grade. This more outside the guideline-recom
this? The class average was within was his first time grading law school mended range. Some of these classes
the "normal" range, Associate Dean exams. He was told that the recom include Problems In Constitutional
Provost told me. And thus the mended range of grades for his class Law (3.69, 8), Policies, Politics, and
average did not raise any red flags was 2.50-3.00, and he came within The Legislative Process (3.68, 17),
with the Examination Board, a body that range, albeit just by a hair, at Business Organizations (3.59, 8),
that reports to Faculty Council at the 2.51. Theories ofJ ustice (3.58, 8), Com
"marks meeting". The real problem here is the puters and The Law (3.47, 14),
I asked Provost whether Maitre Faculty administration- they should Comparative Legal Institutions (3.44,
Thomas Davis (a first-time sessional have intervened to raise the grades. 23), Law and Psychiatry (3.39, 26),
lecturer) was asked to justify his Provost told me that because the and Remedies (3.39, 63).
Employment Law grade spread. Of average was within the normal range, Were examiners of any of these
course he was, right? Isn't that what nothing could be done for me (save courses asked to justify these higher
the marks meeting is for? I asked via the "review" procedure). He said than "normal" averages? When I
Provost what exactly happens at the that he can't do anything that would asked Professor Foster this question,
marks meeting. Under what situa deviate from the rules. Fine. I like it he said that the marks meeting is a
tions would the administration when people play by the rules. But "closed" meeting, and that all grades
intervene to raise students' grades? what he didn't tell me was that this were approved by Faculty Council.
Since the class average was within Faculty routinely deviates from its So I did not get an answer to that
the normal range, he said, the exam internal grading ranges by allowing question, leaving me to wonder
iner was not asked to justify the examiners to give averages over the whether in fact examiners were asked
average he gave. So nothing was appropriate range, sometimes way to justify averages exceeding that
done to protect over half of my over. And the way I understood range. There were, after all, quite a
classmates from having their hard Professor Foster (eo-chair of the number of averages exceeding the
earned academic records soiled by Examination Board), the recom recommended range. What is the
what in my opinion were excessively mended range is 2.50 to 3.00 for likelihood that these examiners all
harsh marks, marks that were not, classes of 30 or more that are evalu actually justified their higher-than
when taken as a whole, fair and ated by examination. The range is normal averages? The answer to this
reasonable in relation to the marks 2.50 to 3.20 for classes of under 30 or is unfortunately left to one's imagina
students obtained in the vast majority classes that are evaluated by essay. tion.
of the other Fall2001 courses. So even though the Faculty has I invite the Faculty to reveal
I met with Davis last week. I guidelines on the range of averages whether examiners with averages
don't agree with the way he evaluated that would be acceptable for a given outside the recommended range were
me. He seemed to have penalized me class, it does not always follow them. asked to justify them at the marks
for doing things that I am normally But when I took issue with a 2.51 meeting. And if they did justify
rewarded for. For instance, he didn't average, that acceptable range thing them, how did they do so? I should
like the fact that I covered all the was thrown right at me. How unfair. be able to know why the same range
issues reasonably raised by a fact In the realm of larger-type classes that is being used to justify the
pattern he gave. He said I was t~o evaluated by examination, 3.24 in Employment Law average is routinely
"imaginative", and that that quahty Business Associations (57 students) being ignored in relation to other
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classes. believe that the Faculty has an wrong with slight differences- they
What exactly goes on at a marks obligation to keep its averages within are inevitable. But what I cannot
meeting anyway? Shouldn't the a relatively narrow range of each accept is what I perceive to be this
purpose of a marks meeting, already other. This obligation flows from s. Faculty's Jack of control over those
the most mysterious phenomenon in 12 of the McGill University Charter differences.
law school in my view, be to control ofS tudents' Rights, which reads as In my opinion, the Faculty has,
the inherent subjectiveness of an follows: by failing to abide by its own pre
individual examiner by bringing all scribed ranges and by permitting such
class averages within a certain The evaluation of a student's an extreme range of class averages,
acceptable range? Isn't the marks performance in a course shall be fair violated my s. 12 McGill Charter
meeting the place where my right to a and reasonable ... right. I do not think that I am being
fair and reasonable evaluation will be evaluated fairly and reasonably in
protected? I once thought so. Now I "Fair and reasonable". Can you relation to colleagues of mine
have serious doubts about that. fortunate enough to have been in
Moreover, I would guess that classes with averages over the
control over the quality of its What exactly goes on maximum recommended aver
marks was one of the main age. They got lucky. I didn't. I
at the marks meeting
reasons that the Faculty recently guess I should get rid of that ol'
adopted a policy of excluding a rabbit's foot. It doesn't work
anyway?
student's non-law marks from anymore.
the calculation of law-related I have never (until now)
rankings and awards. The chosen courses because of the
assumption that law students gener reconcile the fact that Maitre Davis way an instructor tends to grade
ally achieve higher non-law marks gave 27 of his 49 Employment Law exams. I always thought that that
than law marks would seem to have students a grade of C+ or below with was not a proper reason to take or not
played a role in the adoption of this the fact that none of the 17 students to take a course. But the stark truth is
policy. But yet the Faculty of Law in Policies, Politics and the Legisla that in order to avoid running into
itself regularly allows its own class tive Process got a mark lower than unjustifiably poor grades, one has to
averages to exceed its recommended B+? Why did an extraordinarily high pick one's instructors with the utmost
ranges. With respect, part of the number of people get a mark of A or of care. Students at this Faculty may
justification for the non-law marks A- in Insurance, but yet Professor not be able to take the courses they
policy seems to lose strength in the Gendreau 's Intellectual and Indus really want to take because the harsh
face of this reality. trial Property class average was, as it or unknown marking style of an
I am not saying that the averages has been at least as long as I have instructor may scare them away. This
in these higher-than-normal range been at this Faculty, extremely low leads to "instructor-marking-pattern
classes should be lowered to come (2.54 last semester)?
shopping", a very real phenomenon
within the recommended ranges. Is there something extraordinarily that may force students to forego
That would not be fair to students difficult about Employment Law or I taking a course they really want to
who were in those classes. Here's a and JP? The evidence suggests not. take because of an instructor's
suggestion: Since it permits higher The last time Employment Law was
grading history or lack thereof. This
than-normal averages on a regular taught at the Faculty (Winter 2000),
should not be the case, but it is.
basis, the Faculty should raise the
the average was 2. 77. And Profes
This semester I am taking
lowest average for classes of 30 or
sors Lametti and Gold (both I and JP
Taxation with Maitre Brian Bloom, a
more evaluated by examination to be
instructors) have had averages way
new sessional lecturer at this Faculty.
. 50 less than the highest average for
above those consistently given by
Since I don't know his grading
those types of classes. That would
Professor Gendreau. So am I to
history, I am taking a huge risk. But
mean that Employment Law, the
conclude that Professor Gendreau
this is my last semester and I really
lowest average class in that group,
just happens to get a relatively weak
want to learn about taxation. Will I
would have its average raised to 2.74
bunch of students year after year?
get lucky or will I get hit with
(.50 below Business Associations
Assuming not, why the striking
another Employment Law-type
(3.24)). Similarly, the smaller-type or
difference between the averages
bombshell? Since marking is at the
essay class with the lowest average
given by Gendreau, on the one hand, "discretion of each examiner and
would be raised to 2.99, .70 below
and by Lametti or Gold, on the other? changes will rarely be made in a
Problems In Constitutional Law
In my view, it just boils down to colleague's marks" (Article 19,
(3.69).
subjective differences in an examin Faculty ofL aw Examination Board
I suggest this solution because I
er's marking style. There's nothing Regulations), I had better make the
January 22, 2002 Quid Novi 5
right call. On the other hand, maybe I of 3.20 is .49. What if an average Grievances to decide whether I have
should have taken a class that I have was .49 less than 2.50- 2.02? If you been evaluated in a fair and reason
no interest in because the instructor were in a class that received that kind able manner.
gave a really high, out of the normal of average, would you want to know I have written this article with a
range average last year. You have to whether and how the examiner special group of people in mind
learn to play the percentages, those students who would like
right? to speak up but whose voices
Internal policies. Closed meetings.
In order to avoid this are too timid to be heard. I
Ranges not applied equally to all
unsettling reality, the average know you're out there, and I
for each class should be very classes. With great respect, all of know how hard it is for you to
similar. The University of speak out against the Faculty's
this detracts from the credibility of
Western Ontario Faculty of policies.
Law has a narrow average this Faculty's marking system. I invite comments from
range prescribed for each both students and Faculty
class. Osgoode Hall Law members, whether or not those
School and The University of Ottawa justified it? Would you be satisfied if comments support my position. You
Faculty of Law have similar systems you were told that you could not can reach me by telephone at ( 514)
in place. These policies help control know this information because a 483-1869 or by e-mail at
extreme grading differences between marks meeting is a "closed" meeting [email protected].
examiners. Consistency between of Faculty Council- i.e. not accessible Thanks for taking the time to read
examiners is fostered. And the to students? I sure wouldn't. this.
possibility that poor teaching will So now what? Where do I go
cause poor grades is reduced. from here? As of the time I write
These schools all announce the this, Associate Dean Provost has not
existence of these policies in their been responsive to my arguments.
respective Faculty Regulations- they However, I believe that it is highly
are available on the Internet for improper for the Faculty to apply its
everyone to see. Our Faculty has class average ranges to some, but not
certain ranges in place, but I did not all, of its classes. So I would like to
see them in the Faculty Regulations again invite the Faculty administra
available to students. They are tion to correct the unfairness by
apparently internal and were un raising the averages in Employment
known to me until they were sprung Law and some other classes so that
upon me in order to justify the the difference between the top class
Employment Law class average. average and the bottom class average
Internal policies. Closed meetings. of a given group of classes is sepa
Ranges not applied equally to all rated by the recommended amount
classes. With great respect, all of this (.50 or .70, respectively). Another
detracts from the credibility of this possible way to deal with the prob
Faculty's marking system. lem is to give those students in the
Since Faculty class averages affected classes the opportunity to
consistently exceed its recommended receive a "Pass" on their transcript as
ranges, what is to stop averages from opposed to a letter grade. I think that
falling below the lowest point in a this latter suggestion is particularly
range? For bigger classes evaluated useful because of the difficulties
by examination, the highest average involved in deciding whose grades
was .24 higher than the 3.0 maximum should get raised to bring up the class
recommended average. Maybe this average.
semester we'll see a large class with a If the Faculty is not amenable to
2.26 average, being .24 below the 2.5 this, I am left with no choice but to
minimum recommended average. file a grievance against it. I do not
3.69 was one of the highest want to have to go that route, but
averages for smaller classes or Provost's resistance has so far been
classes evaluated by essay. The so strong that I may be forced to
difference between that average and apply to the McGill University
the maximum recommended average Senate Committee on Student
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Unofficial Grading Statistics
by Marta Juzwiak, Law Ill
Loyal & Dedicated VP Academic, LSA
Dear Fellow Students,
Several of you have approached me regarding grading, particularly the grading disparities between the courses last
semester. .
I am concerned about these disparities, as we ALL should be. If we must be graded, then we should be graded m a
manner that represents our performance, not our ability to "prof shop."
Before looking at these disparities, let's consider the overall faculty average.
Grade 1~ 'li nricltenns All other exruns Essa~ Total
A "JQ 47 51 118
.....
'
A- 83 127 111 321
B+ 181 334 123 638
1
B 0·1 352 69 603
~..:..
B- 160 240 """4 424
..;;.
s
C+ 98 127 233
c
28 60 4 92
D 30 19 0 49
F 12 8 1 21
TOTAL# 794 1314 391 2499
*While I cannot guarantee the absolute accuracy of the above numbers (I had to do the adding manually), I think they
are fairly representative.
Average GPAs for:
151 year mid terms: 2.86
All other exams: 2.96
Essays: 3.37
Average GPA for ALL grades: 2.996
Class averages for senior-level exam courses last semester ranged from 2.51 to 3.28.
For first-year courses, they ranged from 2.50 to 3.18.
For essay courses (I'm not counting individual term essays) the average ranged from 3.18 to 3.69.
What is the big deal, you might ask, if you have ONE course that involves an unusually low average? Well, let's put
this all in perspective.
To graduate with distinction, you need a 3.0
If the average numbers are roughly the same across all semesters, then the average student is just on the cusp of
distinction. Suppose you are about to graduate, and your grades have been pretty close to this average. You had a 3.01
over 102 of your 105 credits. But, unfortunately for you, you took Employment Law instead of something with a
normal average, and you got one of the 13 C+s in that class. You now have 3 credits valued at 2.3 grade-points each in
addition to your 102 credits valued at a 3.0 1.
The math:
102 (credits) x 3.01 (GPA) = 307.02
3(credits) x 2.3 (GPA) = 6.9
Total grade-points: 313.92 over 105 credits.
Cumulative GPA over 105 credits: 2.989 -7 NO distinction.
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Need I ay more? One course CAN make a difference. One way to avoid a one-course disaster is to "prof shop."
People can choose their courses based on their de ire to avoid unusually low grades. If they are smart about it, they can
likely ensure themselves a GPA about 0.2 higher than the GPA they would otherwise have gotten. A difference of 0.2 in
the 2.8-3.2 range makes a significant difference in ranking. lt's the difference between being in the middle, the top third,
or the bottom third. What sounds better on a resume? Top Yd or Top half?
I ha e learned that the faculty tells its new professors that grades at McGill normally fall between 2.5-3.0. As I have
shown above, this statement is demonstrably untrue. Unfortunately, a new professor has no way of knowing that it is
untrue. Smart prof shoppers will therefore stay away from new professors.
I don't like being compelled to prof shop based on grades. I want to choose professors based on their pedagogical
talents, and I want courses that will help me in my future career. Grades shouldn't matter. But they do. And as long as
they do, there is an obligation on the faculty to ensure that they are representative of a student's performance; they
should represent more than a professor's whim.
I support Randy Kramer's efforts to compel the faculty administration to respond to the disproportionately low grades
in Employment Law. I invite any students who also support him to contact him or to contact me about this matter
([email protected]). The inaccurate information provided to new professors regarding faculty grading,
combined with the faculty's failure to adjust a grade spread that featured 55% of students receiving a C+ or less, war
rants a response from students and faculty. I refuse to be silent.
SKIT NITE 2002
So, what does go through the head of an
average law student?
Take a ride on the
M i n d - t r i p
Call for Skits:
let the actor, singer and dancer out
of that cooped up, overloaded head of yours;
deadline: February 15, 2002 Spm
Cno exceptions)
Pick up a 'Skit Submission Form' from the Skit Nite mailbox in the LSA Office
nd put it back in the box or give it to JeffFeiner or Lawna Hurl before the deadline.
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New this Year: the 'best skit' award- this aptly named award will be given to the
3.11 round best skit at this year's show, to be decided on by a panel of celebrity and
1ttractive judges.
Those interested in singing in the choir or playing in the band, email your
~ame to [email protected].
Quid Novi 22 janvier 2002
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Our Man in Amsterdam
by Jeremy Waiser, Law Ill
"One hand washes the other" does
msterdam in Winter is make their bathrooms so damn small.
not come from Amsterdam. This we
not known for sun. Let me describe them for you.
Using the Dutch toilet requires know because there's only enough
Though it shines
brightly out my strategy. Go in guns blazing without a room for one hand in the sink.
Washing your hands thus comes to
window in seat 22A a plan and you 're finished. Sound
half hour from the city, all I can see preparation begins before entering resemble a series of rapid Karate
far below are endless clouds. They the "water closet." There's not chop motions in and out of the tiny
look like a giant bowl of vanilla ice actually enough room to go in, close stream of water.
All public sinks, by the way,
cream, half lumps, half melted. As the door, remove your pants, and
we drop down into the bowl, I kiss continue. You 're best off approaching only feature one tap for water: cold.
the sun goodbye. the toilet, turning around, dropping The sink in my dorm room features
On the ground, I decide I have your pants and then finding some the opposite problem. There are two
too many bags to tram it and head for way to hook the door closed. Once taps, but only the hot water one
the taxi stand. Four men are chatting fixed inside, the door looms omi- works. Once the water runs for
anything longer than 7
and smoking next to a row of
seconds it is too hot to
Mercedez cabs. "Excuse ----------------------
touch. Basically, I just Jet
me", I say to one of them. Using dutch toilets requires
the toothpaste dissolve in
"How much would it be
from here to the Vrije strategy. Go in guns blazing my mouth as I fall asleep.
University?" He looks at me, So far I've been lucky
takes a puff of his cigarette, without a plan and you're enough to wake up to
and says something in Dutch several days of glorious
finished.
to his pals. They all laugh sunshine. On these days,
heartily. Wonderful. "About Amsterdam brightens and
30 Euros", he says. I pretend makes for terrific walking
to ponder the merits of the answer. nously close to your face. You may around. It's really a gorgeous place.
"30 Euros, hmmm ... " I do my best choose to proceed with your chin Countless canals weave through the
brow-furrow, 'I'm a well-travelled, resting on you knees, or else assume downtown core. Each is lined with
not-to-be-taken-lightly man' look. the traditional Sumo stance, legs out thin brown brick houses squished
But these guys know a sucker when wide to the side. together over cobblestone streets.
they see one. For all I know, 5 Euros Then there's the toilet itself. Gingerbread lane, everywhere you
may be the going-rate. I don't even The crack squad of engineers who set look. And there are plenty of cool
know what a Euro is worth. the standard design for Dutch toilets little cafes and restaurants to check
After arriving at what will be felt inclined, for reasons unknown, to out.
my residence for the next 4 months build the bowl with two levels; a I've taken up with a small
and discovering I have been soundly shrunken basin in front and below group of Brits and we pass a Sunday
ripped off by the cabbie, I am shown (where the water is), and a larger afternoon in one such cafe overlook
to my room. The Ritz it ain't. My plateau level in back above. I have no ing the cross of two canals. Georgie
room is 2 metres by 4 metres (every idea what possible mechanical or (female), from London, reads the
thing here is metric). The bed is environmental benefit this "observa Times. Phil, the Welshman, is reading
slightly smaller than a single. The tion deck" provides, but I do know the Independent and makes intermit
mattress is slightly thicker than the the benefits are overwhelmingly tent outraged comments concerning
plywood it rests on. The shared outweighed by the detriment. [Edi the controversial coach of Cardiff's
bathrooms and showers are down the tor's note: I think the observation football club (who wants to burn an
hall. Toiler paper and soap not deck is there to reduce splash, English flag at midfield to rile up the
included, I'm afraid. actually, though poo-inspectors Scottish fans). Lindsay, the Scot, who
At least the bed is long benefit incidentally from the design] had too much Sherry the night before,
enough. Has to be - Dutch people are Once you've managed to get out of is just concentrating on breathing.
ridiculously tall. Ridiculously. My the actual room with the toilet, you Georgie recommends tea for both.
first day at school five girls get in the now have the pleasure of washing Whatever the nature of your calamity,
elevator with me and I'm the second your hands in the equally small area tea is always the English solution.
shortest. This has caused me to that houses the sink. Dealing with Nearby are 6 Dutch twenty
wonder why such tall people would the sink is no picnic. The saying somethings. 3 men, 3 women. All
January 22, 2002 Quid Novi 9
attracti e. That's another thing about daughter the Dutch equivalent of check, wanna-be Burberry's scarf. A
the Dutch. They're hot. They look Gerber's. She delights in her own friend without a beige-tartan check
like th y're the product of a 500-year reflection in a mirror. The 3 or 4 year wanna-be Burberry's scarf is not a
cheekbone breeding experiment. old son sits in his father's lap enjoy friend.
At the table of the ones near us , I ing his chocolate on chocolate cake, We step out of the cafe and
count four cell phones on the table. the part he manages to get in his catch the number 5 tram home.
The others must have theirs in their mouth anyway. Jerrod, my American friend who
pockets. E eryone in Amsterdam has You know those beige-tartan skips out on the cafe to go to one of
a cell phone. It's a must. There's an check, wanna-be Burberry's scarves? the infamous mixed naked Dutch
unwritten motto here - a friend Both parents are wearing them. These saunas, raves about the experience
without a cell phone is not a friend. scarves are everywhere. Half the the next day. He informs me that I
To our right is your standard Dutch people on the street are wearing them have to try it. I just can't leave
couple and kids. Mom and Dad order and the rest, no doubt, have one at Amsterdam without going to one.
sandwiches that contain only toma home in a place of honour. You can't Maybe I'll check it out. Keep you
toes and cheese. They feed their baby be Dutch and not have a beige-tartan posted.
Bridget Jones Goes to Law School
by V. Hanaerson, Esq. & N. Lachance, Nat IV
Thursday 17 January 2002 Personal Life suggests ruminating career plans, her curiosity piqued
over mediocrity-accepting future instead by romantic aspect of winter
133 lbs. (weight gain owing to goals. For example, is not inconceiv holiday.
s
Hermia new bakeware collection), able that could perhaps consider
alcohol units 5 (am miserable abandoning eventual high-powered Lillian: "So Bridget, did you finally
drunken spinster), minutes spent legal career in favor of career as give in to the drawn-out-since
contemplating future career as non Italian homemaker, and could just adolescence passion?"
lawyer 879 (must improve), collect allowance from big strong Self "In a Fiat hatchback? Please. I
case books purchased for new term ostrich-farmer husband, do grocery went to finishing school."
courses 0 (so cases read effectively shopping in town, sunbathe and eat Hermia: "I absolutely forbid you to
0). gelato, and of course spend larger forgo a career with an excellent law
part of every day preparing beautiful firm in order to spend your time
Feeling sudden onset of quarter-life savory meals for big strong earth harvesting olives. By falling into
crisis, as described in The Career working husband. paternalistic 'cocooning' trap, you set
Woman Juggles Work and Personal yourself up for disaster in scenario
Life: Accepting Mediocrity in Both Hermia: "Are you out of your where well-muscled ostrich farmer,
Areas by Your Mid-Twenties. Nearing mind?!? Career Woman Juggles Work heaven forbid, suffers accidental loss
end of eight-year university career, and Personal Life is a characteristic of limb, say, making ostrich sausages.
and paralyzed by prospect of spend example of bonfire-worthy drivel You are then left entirely without
ing next thirty-five years practising churned out by paternalistic publish safety net in remote mountainous
law as well-heeled wage slave in ing companies in authoritarian region trying to navigate the vagaries
stifling (though air-conditioned and attempt to prey on insecurities of of the Italian unemployment assist
fashionably decorated) corporate women and persuade them that ance program."
legal hole. I mean, honestly. Cannot 'cocooning trend' must be followed
fathom hauling exhausted self out of or else despair and failure in work Hermia always offers sensible advice
bed every morning at six o'clock and and personal life are virtually im based on realistic fact scenarios.
spending remaining waking hours of pending. Hmph." Career in law really best way to go.
Must really move lens of focus away
day discussing bills with clients and
drafting cease and desist letters. Bosom friend Hermia has apparently from recent cast of boyfriends and
strengthened feminist resolve after rather consider wealth of possibilities
Recent epiphany occurred sometime having received bundt cake pan as opened up by legal career. Or perhaps
last week in mountainous region of twenty-fifth birthday gift from will borrow Hermia's new bundt pan
southern Italy, where happily found misguided (though well-intentioned) and make sour cream coffee cake
self reunited with big, brawny, firm-buttoxed management-side with chocolate ganache.
gorgeous, well-muscled, sporty-red labour lawyer bf. Lillian, on the other
*
Fiat-driving summer bf of youth. hand, spends so many hours at top With apologies to Helen Fielding.
Boston firm that she completely
Career Woman Juggles Work and missed inanity of my potential non-
10 Quid Novi 22 janvier 2002
&
Pino Matteo's Salad-Bar Line
Powers Chico Resch to Victory
by Stephen Panunto, Law 11
ate (very late in fact) be superstitious, but whatever brings three defensemen who played the
two Friday nights ago, a win is worth a try! entire game - Jason, Adam and Greg
Law's very own Chico The defensive efforts of this -who kept the scoring chances to a
Resch bounced the two-way unit must also be acknowl minimum, cleared the slot with gusto
MBA faculty's Blank edged: even if they were on for the and started the transition game in
Cheques by posting a 3-1 victory opposition's only goal, it should be their own end. The play of these
despite playing with a depleted pointed out that the Captain lead by defensemen made their goaltender
lineup. The short bench, whether due example and threw his body in front look good, so good that he (well, I)
to an 11 :30pm (!) starting time, Bar of the rising point shot that somehow earned the first star selection. (Since
school studies, Law Games hango found its way into the net, thereby I am writing the article, I will men
vers or otherwise, was enough finally breaking the shut-out bid tion that I did make one Hasekian
considering the return of their midway through the last period. like save with an outstretched arm
starting goalie, which seemed to Short so many players, Chico while protecting a one goal lead.)
inspire Chico Resch to victory (the played the entire game with only two Perhaps most impressive of all
team is named after a goaltender, forward lines, but they were well was the way Chico managed to avoid
after all).
balanced - one scoring line, and one the penalty box until the very last
Especially impressive was the "checking" line. The second line minutes of the game. Only one
"Vegan line", made up of Dinesh played its defensive role well, not penalty - and a chincy call at that, as
Melwani, Dave Dixter and "Captain allowing any goals, and not scoring Don Cherry would say. But Chico
Cam", Keith Cameron. These three any goals. It had a couple of golden held on despite ending the game
veggie-lovers must have been opportunities to break the game wide shorthanded, evening their record at
inspired by Pi no & Matteos' post open, though. Greg "Hands Like 4-4, with four games remaining.
Christmas introduction of a salad bar, Odjick" Webber managed to skate While .500 may be a high-water mark
as each member of the line had a unhindered past the opponents
for some sports franchises in this city,
goal and two assists. So impressive defense late in the first period, only
Chico hopes to build on their second
were they, that Dinesh earned an
to have the five-hole slammed shut
half winning ways and make a run for
honourable mention next to
by the MBA goalie. Again, with time
the finals at the Molson Centre later
Dixter's third star selection, while
winding down in the third, Webber this semester.
Cam was named the game's second
again split the defense and went one
Of course, with school now
star. The work of this all-vegetarian
on-one with the goalie. Again,
back in full swing, we expect all out
trio even makes committed carni
however, the backstop made a
players, and hopefully a few fans, to
vores (like your's truly) think twice
sprawling save to deny Webber a
come out for our next game, this
about trying out Pino & Matteo's
goal. (Maybe ifhe had tried Pino's
Friday at 7:45pm at the McConnell
new salad bar experience. Not that salad bar. ... )
Winter Arena.
goaltenders have ever been know to
Special merit must go to the
/Attention Artists!
Calling all painters, photographers, sculptors, designers, metalsmiths,
craftspeople - and anyone else with an arty bent. If there is sufficient interest
I'd like to organize an arts show at the law school before the end of term. Please
contact me either by phone [phone] or by email: [email protected].
(Maya Prabhu, LLB3).