coach Jay Triano and then, outraged by
this move, Steve Nash, our country’s
greatest player, said that he may never play
for his national team again. Then,
Canadian standouts Todd MacCulloch
and Rick Fox went into retirement.

It was events such as this that com-
prised the “bad” of the 2004
year-in-sports.

The Ugly

2004 contaitied some nasty events in the
world of sports and one of the ugliest
was the basketbrawl between the Indiana
Pacers and Detroit Piston fans. The story
culminated in the NBA’s harshest suspen-
sions ever. This was, of course, not the
only ugly NBA story from 2004, as the
league was also subjected to the Kobe
Bryant rape trial and the complete decon-
struction of the NBA’s most star-studded
team, the LA Lakers.

Hockey also came out of 2004 with a
couple of black eyes as Mike Danton
plotted to kill his agent and Todd Bertuzzi
attacked Steve Moore. The Bertuzzi event

warranted the heaviest suspension ever
dispensed by the NHL and both Bertuzzi
and Danton later pled guilty to the off-ice
charges they were faced with.

2004 was also the year of the steroids
as two-dozen athletes got busted at the
Olympics. The biggest bust came when
Greece’s two biggest stars, sprinters
Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou,
were caught trying to avoid their drug
tests. Even bigger was the BALCO scan-
dal, which suggested that BALCO had
supplied many big-name athletes with
untraceable steroids, athletes such as
Marion Jones and Barry Bonds.

Another event that almost made my
“good” list was the Janet Jackson fiasco as
she gave a little sugar to some 100-million
or so viewers. And this event was in sharp
contrast to the ugly little event as
Saskatchewan showed their pride by
dumping manure on Paul McCallum’s
front lawn after he missed a kick against
the Lions in the CFL Western Division
Finals.

So there you have it: the good, the bad,
and the ugly of an eventful year in sports.

 

 

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TO ALL NEW WESTINISTER CAMPUS
STUDENTS

REGARDING
BY-ELECTION TO EDUCATION COUNCIL

A By-Election to Education Council will be taking place on
February 10, 2005.

This notice is to advise all New Westminster students regarding
the Nomination Process. There is ONE student position for
Education Council for a student attending the New Westminster
campus. The term of office is for 6 months commencing
February 10, 2005 and ending August 31, 2005.

Nominations must be RECEIVED by the Registrar at the New
Westminster campus no later than 4:00 pm January 26, 2005.
Nomination forms are available at the Registrar=s Office and
Student Union office at both campuses.

For more information please contact the Registrar, Trish Angus,
at 604-527-5358.

 

 

 

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