Veteran English professor John Blaikie, a widely-known figure on campus whose career at Brandon University spans 25 years, will be going on sabbatical from January to September.  When we asked him the official reason for his sabbatical, he said, “Well, I told them I had to finish two books that I’ve been working on for a long time…and it worked.”  We thought now would be as good a time as any to chat with Blaikie about a number of student issues past, present and future.