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After last week's National Championships the final nail was hammered into the varsity season and we're left grasping at straws to find noteworthy information to impart on you. Fortunately, as is always the case, we will be saying goodbye to several athletes that did us proud in their final seasons with their respective varsity teams.

The volatile part of your baseball team this year will be your rotation. It doesn't matter how much money you spend on your rotation, there are about a million things that could go wrong with it. Just ask the guy in my NL-only league who last year invested $119 of his $250 budget on Matt Morris, Andy Pettitte, Wade Miller and Woody Williams.

So you skipped last week's installment of Let's get PHYSICAL, where I gave you a heads up on avoiding exercise injuries, and now you're laid up with a nasty sprain or strain. Rather than chastise you for missing a week's worth of pertinent pointers, I'm here to help you heal.

Since March 18, the world has been closely following the case of Terri Schiavo.

Dawson conscious about Concordia Dear editor, (and all Concordia students) For the last two years I have been involved in an ongoing campaign to accredit the Dawson Student Union. Accreditation, which benefits over 80% of CEGEP's and almost all universities (including Concordia) enjoy, provides legal recognition as well as political, operational and financial autonomy to the student union.

This week, it's time to be a little unconventional. With that in mind let's start off with a little word association. The rules are simple: think of the first thing that comes into your head when you read the following word. Here it is: Gamer. If asked to associate a person with this word, chances are the person you envisioned was male.

Humans seem to have an endless drive to create new and astounding technologies.

The group of Concordia fans sitting behind the basket at the other end of the court probably didn't notice when Ben Sormonte practically fell into the arms of assistant coach Ernie Rosa with tears streaming down his face. Neither would they be able to catch a glimpse of Pat Perrotte sitting with his face buried in his hands.

Sometimes it's the small moves during training camp that can have a profound effect on the upcoming season. Case in point, I was literally frothing at the mouth over the prospect of Jason Phillips finally getting a starting catching job. Late last week I finally got my wish, as Phillips packed his bags for LosAngeles, while Kaz "Wild" Ishii took his 1:1 K/BB ratio to Shea Stadium.

You've surely heard the old adage "no pain, no gain", but in the interest of injury prevention, I have to tell you that nothing could be further from the truth. Pushing yourself too hard at the gym can cause serious setbacks in your training schedule, resulting in lost gains, missed workouts and lengthy stints in rehab.

As a JMSB student I'm extremely interested in the Concordia Student Union (CSU) elections that are currently underway. Out of the two main teams running, I only see Evolution as a viable choice. Not only are they continuing with the important Evolution tradition of having a JMSB student serve as VP-Finance of their team, they seem to be the only slate running that's concerned about issues that are pertinent to business students.

"We can rebuild it. We have the technology. Better than it was before. Better...stronger...faster." Okay, maybe we're not talking about something as drastic as building the world's first bionic man. But this list of free software will protect you and your computer from the worst the web has to offer.