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It’s over for the Alouettes

Football, Montreal Alouettes VS Hamilton Tiger Cats, Sony A55, Minolta 500mm Reflex Lens, Montreal, 13 November 2011 (57)The Montreal Alouettes were eliminated 52 to 44 by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats during the East Division semifinal Sunday afternoon. 

More than 33,000 spectators had gathered in the Olympic Stadium for the playoff game. 

They were hoping to see the Alouettes get closer to a third consecutive Grey Cup.

It didn’t look too promising, as the Als had lost their three final regular season games. They now lost for the first time in six semifinal games at the Olympic Stadium.

It is the first time in three seasons under head coach Marcel Bellefeuille that Hamilton wins a playoff game.

The Alouettes launched a furious comeback most of the game, especially in the forth quarter.

Als starter Kevin Glenn left the game with what appeared to be an injury to the back of his neck.

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats advance to the East Division final next Sunday in Winnipeg.

Super Mario to the rescue

Mario Monti, President of Università Bocconi and Praesidium Member of Friends of EuropeItaly is going from from panache to pedestrian as it hopes to rescue itself from economic oblivion. Respected liberal economist Mario Monti has been given the job of saving Italy's economy. He has replaced his polar opposite Silvio Berlusconi after the prime minister was forced to resign. Monti is described as sober-minded and dull. Burlesconi is known to be charismatic, funny and even bullish.

Monti is the former European Commisioner and has been dubbed Super Mario for his work in international finance. Italian president Giorgio Napolitano asked Monti to form an emergency government on Sunday night. Napolitano wanted a new leader in place by the time markets opened this morning.

Italy is the eurozone’s third biggest economy. Italian bond yields are now at the same level that Greece, Ireland and Portugals were before bailouts were triggered.

Deps worry over online lotto ticket sales

Depanneurs are worried sales will drop if Loto-Quebec starts selling tickets online.

Sports betting tickets may be available online as early as January 2012. A Loto-Quebec spokesperson says there is no specific date set.

The vice-president of the Canadian Convenience Stores Association says this would affect depanneurs’ profits. He says stores depend on alcohol, tobacco, and lottery tickets to stay in business. He says six hundred deps in Quebec closed in the last three years.

He says the association will do a study of what losses might be and send it to the finance minister. 

Viarail Canada Presents Train of Thought Tour

Tune in to a special episode of So Real Radio as the crew from the Train of Thought Tour are making their way through Montreal.

Sunday they'll be at Blue Dog Motel (3958 Boulevard Saint-Laurent, Montréal, QC H2W 1Y3)
and
Monday at Vinyl Lounge (
2109 De Bleury, Montréal, QC H3A 2K2).

Before they do two shows, you can catch Ghettosocks, Muneshine, Timbuktu & Jeff Spec on So Real Radio between Noon - 2pm on Sunday November 13th.
Tune in on CJLO.com | 1690AM in Montreal | iTunes Radio

 

Amos Lee @ Metropolis

Walking down Sainte-Catherine towards Metropolis on a Tuesday evening in unpleasant weather doesn’t do much to psych someone up for a concert. However, I was pleasantly surprised when I got to the venue to see a bustle of people eager to see Amos Lee. Not knowing much about Amos Lee, I was still a little skeptical and hadn't fully made my mind up yet about his music.

First off, Metropolis is quite spectacular. As you first walk in, the interior design makes you step back to take it all in. It’s no wonder Pollstar regularly rates Metropolis one of the 100 best concert venues in the world. It complemented the performance significantly, in terms of simple ambiance.

Throughout the performance, I don’t think there was one person that was not fully encapsulated by Amons Lee's music. He's figured out a concept that has eluded many others in popular music today: simplicity, in its most organic form. As he did his set, there were no extravagant light shows, or any clutter of instrumentation and effects. There was himself backed by a simple, but very solid, rhythm section, which did a great job of framing his main talent as a singer-songwriter. His stage presence could be looked at in two ways. On the one hand, he didn’t seem to exude much effort. On the other hand, he took advantage of the music he was playing. It seemed like he becomes fully taken back by his music, and that’s what ends up moving him. You could say it's more of a spiritual performance than one that is fabricated for the pleasure of an audience. This kind of performance, in my opinion, is harder to reach than one that his fabricated, and in the end it is much more applauded by the audience.

Amos Lee's smooth vocal delivery and organic sounds are something many have come to identify him with. With his good looks and vocal ability, he could have easily been swept up into a mainstream bubble of music. However, I, along with many others, am very happy that he’s chosen the road that may be harder to travel on, but for which he won't be forgotten.

-Rex Elroy Clifford Bell hosts Rex's Barn Sessions on Tuesdays from 2-4pm

News, November 11th, 2011

Read By Shaun Malley

Produced by Erica Bridgeman

Stories written by Joel Balsam, Danny Aubry and Lucianna Gravotta

Remember, remember the 10th of November: 20 000+ protest tuition hikes

Finally, after months of preparation and planning, Quebec students took to the streets to protest against tuition hikes. The number of protesters is estimated to be upwards of 20 000.

These students want a tuition freeze and a stop to the proposed sixteen hundred and twenty-five dollar tuition hike proposed in the Quebec budget.

Approximately two hundred thousand students were technically on strike on November 10th, but many still went to class. 

At UQAM and Dawson College though, students stood in doorways forcing the school to cancel classes.

But it wasn't all students at the protest. Members of the Mcgill non-academic workers union who are already on strike were out in full force. 

The demonstration went peacefully until about one hundred riot police officers forcefully removed students from Mcgill campus.

They used teargas, pepper spray and physical force to disperse students. The incident began when 13 students occupied the principal's office.

Concordia Graduate Student Holly Nazar claims that she was tackled to the ground by a Mcgill security guard and others claimed excessive force was used. 

Four people were arrested following the day's protests.

Children look down at protestersHuge rally at UQAM

 

Blocking the entrance of UQAMUpwards of 20 000 students took to the streetsAnarchists protesting with Mcgill students and MUNACA

 

 

 

Police did not play a large role throughout much of the protest

 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

Melissa "Wall-e" Mulligan

Name: Melissa Mulligan

Show: Currently Concordia

Genre: News

How long have you been at CJLO? : For about a year and a half now I believe.

What is the best thing about working at CJLO? : Definitely the limitless learning opportunities the station provides for students. I go to the station, I’m all, “Hey, I wanna be a news producer.” They’re like, “Let’s teach you how to use the soundboard.” I say, “Wait, I also wanna be a famous DJ.” They say, “Cool, here’s an application, let me show you how the DJ booth works.” Also, they have a super sweet crew of people in the office you get to annoy every time you stop by the station.

Describe your show as a potential life partner. What are its qualities? : Um, I’d have to say that my show is already EXACTLY like my desired life partner. Smart, witty, full of incredibly interesting stories and experiences, sometimes a bit awkward, but overall fun, engaging and totally enjoyable to spend time with. My only qualm is that we only see each other one hour a week (11am-noon on Fridays).

Two reasons why you do your show? :

1)      Because I have an inherent desire to provide interesting and entertaining media content for the people of the world/Concordia University (which I hope my show will succeed in providing) AND

2)      Because I love hearing the sound of my own voice. Sue me.

What do you think makes your show? : What “Makes” my show? Hmmm…Interesting question. Like I guess audio frequencies and lots of wires.....no but seriously. I think that what really “makes” the show is the amazing collaboration between the incredible crew of people we have involved with Currently Concordia. Since we have a beautiful diversity of segments, we also have a group that reflects this diversity. Every person involved brings a fresh and unique element to the show’s content and production, and this is what I think distinguishes us from other programs.

If you weren't doing your show, in what other ways would you express yourself? : I.E. Painter, Soapbox on Ste Catherine etc…

You know, I’ve asked myself, “What obligations could I complete if I just took the time that I invest in Currently Concordia and directed its use elsewhere?” But honestly, the reality is that I would probably just spend those hours dancing in front of my mirror like I do the other 5 hours a day that I don’t have class. Or else I’d be mentally preparing myself for an EPIC rap battle that I have always believed will take place between me and a famous rapper one day at a party. That way, I can school the rapper, win eternal street cred, and then right after I bust my last rhyme, I’ll bust a supa sweet move.

What was the biggest turning point in your musical journey? : When all of my iTunes got erased in the 10th grade. 3000 songs gone in the blink of an eye. I tried to download them all again but realized that I didn’t remember a lot of the artists and songs I had. I started to listen to a bunch of new songs and artists that I had never heard before that were recommended online as being similar to my existing tastes in music. That’s when I really started developing my musical taste buds, and in doing so, I stumbled upon countless new genres and artists that I found to be delicious.

If I could travel back in time and bring back anyone, I would bring back :Shakespeare.
Often in my school essays I try to employ “words” that should be actual words in the English language, but aren’t recognized as such. For example, a Prof took a point off of an essay I wrote because I used the word “Performative.” It was literally the ONLY word that worked in the context of the sentence, and I was appalled to discover that it wasn’t actually a word in the dictionary (although dictionary.com totally has it). I would take Shakespeare to my class, have him explain how he personally “made-up” thousands of now legitimate words out of linguistic necessity, and demand that the Professor restore my deducted point.

Name your 2 favorite albums of all time:  

Off the top of my head, “Absolution” by “Muse”… that was my teen angst album for a while there. And “Word of Mouf” by “Ludacris”…. This was the first rap CD I ever owned, I was ten years old I think, and I had the censored version. But I totally knew and added in all the missing swear words, like a rebel.

What is the one piece of technology you cannot live without? : I guess the best answer would be Electricity. I have bad eyesight as it is and candle wax hurts. But if you want a more “contemporary” example, I’d have to say my computer. Just because it has the capacity of multiple technologies. I can write, read, photograph, paint, message and call people, I can even use it as a giant lightbulb when my electricity goes out. That is until the battery dies….then I revert to my initial answer.

Describe yourself in 3 words:

Hilariously Hyperactive Enthusiast

November 10, 2011

Read by: Sophia Gay

Stories by: Dominique Daoust, Cynthia Othieno, Sabrina Daniel and Shaun Malley

Produced by: Carlo Spiridigliozzi

Montreal says no to Occupy structures

26The city of Montreal says structures built by Occupy Montreal protesters are not allowed. The protesters, who have been camped out in Square Victoria for the past three weeks, have been building shelters to fight the cold.

A city spokesman said it’s a safety issue about fire hazards, and that they are in no way telling protesters to leave. However, some protesters seem to think that this is a non-direct way to make them leave. Tents aren’t an issue, but some are still going forward with their shelters.

The city of Montreal said it’s not looking for a fight. The city spokesman said they are asking for the collaboration of the protesters to remove their structures quickly. No comment has been made in regard to the consequences protesters would face if they resist.   

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