Contributors
- Adrija Sen
- Alaura Ellis Collet
- Alex Leung
- Alex Tran
- Anda Zeng
- Angie Han
- Bill Lu
- Bryan Chu
- Catherine Edwards
- Claudia Hennessey
- David Madras
- Devon Hauth
- Diana Micic
- Diane Qi
- Ellen Wu
- Emily Chui
- Emma Lightstone
- Felix Wong
- francisco kim
- Hanna Lee
- Isabel Lee
- Jackie Houston
- Jocelyn Chen
- Julie Foster
- Justin Chandler
- Justine Christensen
- Katie Martin
- Katie Swyers
- Keisha Morrison
- Kyleen Wong
- Mary Zhu
- Mihir Garikiparithi
- Noelle Kan
- Rach Klein
- Rinel Levititn
- Rishabh Kumar
- Rui Su
- Sam Godfry
- Scott Cooper
- Spencer Cathcart
- Taylor Newlands
- Vicky Lu
- Xizi Luo
- Yassmin Behzadian
- Ye Sun Kim
In This Issue
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Horoscopes: Tactics To Stay Focused
Ellen Wu, Carp's Tail Contributor 08 May 2011 12:41 AM | No CommentsAries (03/21-04/19) As the first House in the year, you are adventurous, passionate, and a perfectionist, always trying to be the fastest and best, so being impatient will cause you...
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Science is an Art: A Look at High School Education
Billy Janitsch, Editor-in-Chief 05 May 2011 11:46 PM | 3 CommentsThroughout my high school career, I have been puzzled by the seemingly clear and concrete line readily drawn by staff and students alike between the arts and the sciences. The...
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Disability is Possibility
Taylor Newlands, Features Editor 05 May 2011 11:41 PM | No CommentsThere are hundreds of great schools in Toronto but the curriculum in very few can compare to the life-changing work that is done at Bloorview Kids Rehab Centre. Every year...
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Issues Archive
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A Letter from Leadership Council
Welcome back to school Haigers! Another exciting year has begun and it is sure to be as great as the last. Earl Haig Secondary School is truly a wonderfully well-rounded…
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Eureka! Mother Mother Reaches New Heights
Looking for some fresh new music to listen to? Consider five-piece indie rock band Mother Mother. The Vancouver-born group has recently had a lot of success, and with the release…
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Upcoming Events
Every year, Earl Haig bustles with activity, events and spirit. This year will be no different. School organized events are a great chance to make the most of your time…
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Horror-scopes
What’s in store for the ghostly month? Find out here! Aries (March 21 - April 19) Who’s afraid of the dark? Not you. Get ready for a month of surprises from things…
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Earl Haig Sports 2011
Walking through Haig’s front hall or fishbowl, you might think that this school lives and breathes the arts. In some ways that is true, but a short walk to the…
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Terrorism Censorship
In early August, late night talk show host David Letterman made a joke that led to an online threat from a contributor to a Jihadist website. Letterman’s joke referenced the…
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Bryan’s Joke Extravaganza
Why don’t dizzy people take up guard positions? Because they can’t handle the rotations! Where do seamstresses go to relax? The sew-fa. What do you call a religious macaroni salad?…
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Music Today: Quantity vs. Quality
Never before have we had such extensive access to music as we do today. We leave our homes carrying hundreds of songs on MP3 players, singing competitions such as Canadian…
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Horoscopes: Tactics To Stay Focused
Aries (03/21-04/19) As the first House in the year, you are adventurous, passionate, and a perfectionist, always trying to be the fastest and best, so being impatient will cause you…
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The Good Woman of Setzuan
The producers of this year’s school show would be delighted to have you attend our production of Bertolt Brecht’s, The Good Woman of Setzuan, which will be running from February…
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Bill C-49 Punishes Refugees Not Smugglers
Canadian parliament is currently engaged in a second reading of a controversial new bill, ironically titled the Preventing Human Smugglers from Abusing Canada’s Immigration System Act. Bill C-49, which seeks…
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Rainy Saturday Movies
It’s Saturday morning and you have a whole day ahead of you—no homework, no classes, and no preoccupations. The day would be perfect, if not for the buckets of rain…
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Editors’ Picks
Searching for the perfect read? Allow our editorial board to suggest some books from a variety of genres that we’ve found fascinating, moving, and well-written. Bryan recommends: Atlas Shrugged…
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Ten Things Every Grade Nine Should Know
As a senior student whose last days of high school are approaching, I have recently found myself thinking about the numerous things that I wish I had known back in…
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Overcoming Apathy
On Wednesday, December 8, Earl Haig hosted its annual Global Affairs Conference. Welcoming speakers from a variety of not-for-profit organizations, the conference served not only to educate the approximately 70…
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A Raptors Fan’s Reasons to Live
In the world of sports, you’re either an optimist or a pessimist. If you’re a Toronto Raptors fan this season, you’re probably a pessimist. After an off-season in which franchise…
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Negotiating Tradition in a Multicultural Context
I am a firm believer that multicultural understanding is a necessary part of one’s individual development. After a mere four months at Earl Haig, I have learned a great deal…
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Crisis Within: A Look Into the Drug War in Mexico
Ciudad Juarez is a city of unsettled debts, never-ending negotiations, and corrupt politics. Once a beautiful tourist destination, it is currently the vacation site of many wealthy drug barons. Nowadays,…
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Questionable Trial Process Finally Hands Toronto-Born Omar Khadr a Sentence
Omar Khadr, detained as a 15-year-old by the U.S. military, was handed a 40-year sentence on October 25th after a lengthy and highly controversial trial. The trial, lasting five years,…
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Pension Problems Strike at Home and Abroad
They have burned cars, stopped flights, and blocked transportation throughout the country. Hundreds of them have been arrested, yet 71% of the population supports them. They have cost their nation’s…
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Haig’s Effort for Flood Relief
During July of 2010, Pakistan was hit by a devastating flood which affected 20 million people and caused approximately $43 billion in damages. At one point, almost one fifth of…
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Less of this Mess Called Stress
Do schools put too much stress on students? Absolutely! The purpose of school is to prepare us for the “real world”, but it could be argued that the real world…
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How Celebrity Culture Affects Our Lives
One of the strongest influences in the lives of many North American teenagers is celebrity culture. Tabloids such as people, and TV shows like e-talk and TMZ fuel our appetite…
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Four Years with Ford
On Monday, October 25th, hundreds of thousands of Torontonians cast their votes in a fiercely contested mayoral race. The support was divided primarily between candidates George Smitherman and Rob Ford….
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Earl Haig Hosts Holland Exchange
On Tuesday October 19th, twenty-four Dutch students and two teachers arrived in Canada after a grueling nine-hour flight from Holland. As a part of their bilingual education, the students were…
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Let There Be No Light
Turn off the light – it’s a hazard. Despite being a relatively recent invention, light bulbs have already had a significant impact on modern society. They have infiltrated cities around…
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Behind The Scenes of Evolution: Earl Haig Fashion Design Awards
Sewing, headshots, fittings and daily rehearsals: all leading up to a single night. We’re not talking about a professional fashion show, but rather Evolution: Earl Haig’s Fashion Design Awards. With…
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A Visit with Principal Gonsalves
Carpanatomy’s Taylor Newlands sat down with our new principal Ms. Gonsalves to ask a few questions. What did you do prior to becoming the Principal at Earl Haig? Prior to…
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Science is an Art: A Look at High School Education
Throughout my high school career, I have been puzzled by the seemingly clear and concrete line readily drawn by staff and students alike between the arts and the sciences. The…
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Disability is Possibility
There are hundreds of great schools in Toronto but the curriculum in very few can compare to the life-changing work that is done at Bloorview Kids Rehab Centre. Every year…
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Turning the Page and Finding a Screen
Books are an essential part of our lives. Even if you’re not a reader, chances are you know someone who is, and even if you claim not to like books,…
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The Voice of the Voiceless
It is better to risk saving a guilty person than to condemn an innocent one. –Voltaire The ongoing case of Mumia Abu-Jamal has attracted media attention for almost three decades…
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The Demonization of Chechnya
On January 24th 2011, a suicide bomber killed 35 people in a blatant act of terrorism at Russia’s busiest international terminal – Moscow’s Domodedovo airport. The attack, which U.S. President…
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A Home of Art: The Collection of Gary Low
For many people today, choosing home décor is as simple as going to the nearest Ikea. For Mr. Gary Low, long time visual-arts teacher at Earl Haig, the process is…
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Jersey Shore: The Epitome of Trash TV
Jersey Shore promotes excessive alcohol consumption, unnecessary violence, and embarrassing stupidity (“A crow comes and it starts quacking at us… or not quacking, what does a crow do?”, “That’s why…
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G20 Summit: A Violation of Civil Rights
One billion dollars, twenty thousand police officers, and over ten thousand unsatisfied protesters left last June’s G20 summit unresolved in Toronto. Those who protested peacefully accuse Toronto police officers of…
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New Culinary Arts Program at Earl Haig
New to Earl Haig this year, Culinary Arts is a technology course in which students learn the skills of cooking and baking. When it was announced that the course would…
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The Truth About Facebook
“On March 15, 2011, Facebook will be shut down forever.” This rumour spread faster than wildfire after it was posted on the Weekly World News, the self-proclaimed “most reliable” Internet…
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The Divide
Does the presence of two separate educational programs in Earl Haig: The Claude Watson Arts Program and the standard Collegiate Program, have the overall effect of separating students from one…
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The Cost of Education
A natural course of action for many high school students is to pursue a higher education. Over the past few decades, the number of prospective post-secondary students has steadily been…
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From Silent Films To 3D: The Movie Goer’s Search For Entertainment
These days, there are so many easy and convenient ways to watch movies. You can go to a movie theatre, watch online, buy a movie on TV, rent a DVD,…
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A How-to Guide to Affordable Theater in Toronto
For a significant percentage of young people, trips to the theater occur only in the context of class excursions. There is a tendency to view plays as being financially inaccessible…
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Is Religion Still A Force For Good?
During a wave of violence against Christians in the Middle East, an explosion on New Year’s Day 2011 outside a Coptic church in Egypt killed at least 21 and injured…
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The Who, What and Where of American Gun Control
Gun control is a sensitive issue in the United States. From the National Rifle Association to the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, many groups have drastically different opinions on who…



































