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TEAM EFFORT CLINCHES FIRST PLACE: 23-0 Chris Cameron Staff Writer The UNB Varsity Reds men’s hockey team took to the ice last weekend against its two toughest opponents and their big guns stepped up to the occasion. The Reds knocked off Saint Mary’s 3-1 and Acadia 5-2 to improve to 23-0 on the season.

The third place Saint Mary’s Huskies came to town Friday night with the focus on former NHLer Mike Danton.

Although Danton received much attention playing in only his second game with the Huskies, the Reds came out in front of a sell- out crowd at the Aitken Centre ready to go.

The Huskies put up a tough fight, keeping the game scoreless after one period of play. The Reds came out in the second with a quick goal 1:49 into the period from John Scott Dickson to open the scoring.

They capped off the period with a late goal

by Lachlan MacIntosh to take a 2-0 lead into the third.

The third period was opened with UNB sniper Hunter Tremblay scoring a shorthanded goal, followed by SMU’s only goal midway through the third. The score stayed at 3-1 as UNB won its 22nd in a row with Travis Fullerton picking up his 15th win.

After the game Danton commented on UNB’s play and how he believes SMU can still upgrade their game.

“To be honest with you, I thought Acadia played a better game than UNB did against us,” said Danton. “UNB was consistent, they work consistent, but I don’t think their best was as good as Acadia’s best and I don’t think it’s anywhere near our best.”

Although UNB is undefeated, he was certain that SMU or Acadia should easily be able to beat the Reds.

“The last two games we just haven’t worked as a team and it’s resulted in two

This past weekend brought the Varsity Reds to 23-0, and on Friday, Jan. 29, interest was added to the game by the presence of ex-NHLer Mike Danton, who plays for the SMU Huskies. Check out page 15 for an exclusive interview.Andrew Meade / The Brunswickan losses,” said Danton. “Between the top three teams - UNB, Acadia and us - any one of those teams can win a game against each other on any given night. It’s not clear-cut. We’ve got some work ahead of us, but as long as we work hard and battle we can beat any team in this league.”

With Friday’s win the Reds clinched first place in the AUS. Saturday the Reds took on the second place Acadia Axemen for Elementary School night, selling out the Aitken Centre for the second night in a row.

The Reds came out flat early in the first

as Acadia opened the scoring, silencing the crowd. Tremblay answered back with a goal midway through the first to tie it up.

The Axemen had the last goal of the period courtesy of Jonathan Laberge to take the lead into the first intermission.

UNB battled back and shut down Acadia for the remainder of the game. The Reds netted two second period goals, and two more in the third, including an empty net goal by Tremblay, to give them a 5-2 victory.

Derek Yeomans picked up the win for the Reds turning aside 18 of 20 shots.

Yeomans’ play has been phenomenal of

late, something his teammates and coach Gardiner MacDougall have noticed.

“Great goaltender out there,” said defenceman Jonathan Harty. “He really held us in the game, especially in the first period when we weren’t up to our standards. He really stood on his head and deserves that win.”

“Derek has really upgraded his game,” said MacDougall. “We have to have two quality goaltenders and Travis has been outstanding for us all year, but it was good for Derek to get a taste of a real quality opponent and I think he responded very well.”

Yeomans was pleased he got the start against the team who is arguably the best in the conference after UNB. “I just try to get on the ice as much as possible and want to play as much as possible,” said Yeomans. “When I get the opportunity I try to take it and run with it.

I think I played pretty well tonight and am happy with the outcome.”

The Reds’ next home game is tonight against UdeM at the Aitken Centre, 7 p.m. start. They will be without Jonathan Hardy and Matt Fillier after both received one game suspensions in Saturday’s victory.

Graham stresses accomplishments at state of the province Hilary Paige Smith News Reporter The State of the Province address was a high- class affair.

Held on Jan. 28 at the Aitken University Centre, the annual reception and dinner was a lavish display of food and drink. Tickets for the evening were $150 to $180 each and the event was sold out.

The evening got off to a rocky start when, shortly before the opening reception at 5:30 p.m., a crowd of 200-300 protesters swarmed the area, rallying against Premier Shawn Graham’s deci-

sion to sell NB Power to Hydro-Quebec.

The decision has become Graham’s most controversial move to date.

Security was heightened at the event and the protesters eventually dispersed in time for Graham’s keynote address.

The Premier did not appear phased by the onslaught of protesters and mingled with the crowd, stopping to shake hands at each table.

Graham was introduced by Philippe Gauthier, general manager of L’Etoile, Brunswick News’ French weekly newspaper. This was a departure from previous

years when Jamie Irving, vice president of Brunswick News, had introduced the keynote address.

Graham began by mentioning RCMP Sergeant Mark Gallagher, a New Brunswicker who fell victim of the earthquake in Haiti.

The first portion of his keynote address consisted of highlighting New Brunswick’s past failings, including a shrinking population base, poor educational achievement in the school systems and high unemployment rates.

“We were in danger of becoming the poor cousin of Confederation while

other provinces moved away from ‘have not’ status,” Graham said. “We needed to change direction.”

Graham said that his vision for a better New Brunswick is “creating self-sufficiency through knowledge and opportunity,” supported by three combining factors: learning, jobs and health and senior care.

The second portion of his speech highlighted the achievements the province has made in these areas since his government came into office.

As for learning and post-secondary education Graham said, “to compete in

a 21st century economy, you need a 21st century education.

“We’re supporting our universities with a three-year $80-million infrastructure plan so they can create even more, even better learning opportunities. And we’re making sure those opportunities are affordable to students through easier access to student loans, a student-loan debt cap, and a multi-year tuition freeze

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Graham explains decisions FROM STATE PAGE 1 for both public universities and community colleges. And we’re keeping those well trained graduates here by doubling the tuition tax rebate if they stay to work,” he said.

The premier continued by mentioning the five new community college campuses the province has planned, including the one proposed for UNB. “Ladies and gentlemen, the $121 million we’ll invest in college infrastructure this year and next is more than the investments of the past 40 years combined,” he said, excited voice booming out over the audience.

Graham also mentioned his controversial decision to sell NB Power to HydroQuebec, referring to it as the “energy agreement with Quebec.”

He said that even with increases in energy rates, it would be impossible to make a dent in NB Power’s $5 billion debt. He acknowledged, possibly in reference to the grievances of the protesters, that New Brunswickers would like control over their “energy future.”

“The new energy agreement announced last week allows a New Bruns-

In the defence of humanitarian law Sandy Chase Staff Writer

Shawn Graham, premier of New Brunswick, was the keynote speaker at the State of the Province address. Andrew Meade/ The Brunswickan wick government-owned NB Power to meet our energy objectives while retaining ownership and control of our power lines and entire transmission and distribution networks. At the same time, New Brunswick homeowners and businesses will enjoy guaranteed rate relief which will make electricity more affordable, our

economy more competitive and allow for more jobs to be maintained and created across New Brunswick,” he said.

Graham concluded by saying that he hoped his speech, which was broadcast live across the province, could better explain why the government has made the choices it has this year.

The keynote at a recent conference spoke to students of the daunting task of working for the defence in humanitarian law in Canada.

The International Humanitarian Law Conference held this weekend at Ludlow Hall, put on by the International Law Society and sponsored by the Red Cross, was a success with over 100 students and lawyers from across the Maritimes in attendance.

Humanitarian law, often confused with parts of human rights law, deals with the rules of law in armed conflict, for example what kinds of weapons can be used and what can be done with civilians, whereas in times of peace a different section of law applies.

A crowd of about 60 people attended Richard Perras’ keynote speech.

Perras acted as the defence counsel for Munyaneza, the first person prosecuted under Canada’s War Crimes Act. Perras spoke of his experiences and the challenges that lawyers face when working for the defence.

The students in attendance listened intently as he spoke of the difficulties of mounting a defence for a trial in

Canada as opposed to a UN tribunal.

“You know that you can’t simply rely on your client, so you try to get witnesses who will confirm the story,” said Perras, adding that finding and talking to the witnesses can be very difficult.

Using his work in Rwanda as an example, Perras described how, without the family names we are familiar with here, it can be very difficult to track people down when they can be anywhere in the world.

“Take a mental look at your wallets, see what cards you have there. Now add your passport and your Bar card.

I’ve just described the extent of your powers to work abroad.”

In addition to the legal boundaries, Perras also talked about the actual dangers of working for the defence.

“You travel to other countries and you hope nothing will happen,” Perras said, adding that when doing interviews, you stick out as a foreigner and when you’re investigating for a genocide case, “you are rarely somebody’s favorite people.”

Perras described the grim reality of working as a defence lawyer.

“A criminal trial, whether in Canada or abroad, is not based on the truth, it’s based on the evidence. It’s sounds cynical but it is a fact of life.”

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LBR leading in green competition Education students finding a future in the classroom

Residences across the Maritimes are competing to reduce the most energy, and UNB is winning by a landslide. Sandy Chase / The Brunswickan Sarah Ratchford Editor-in-Chief Over 30 residence halls across the Maritimes are participating in a competition to conserve energy, and so far, UNB is dominating.

Lady Beaverbrook Residence is in first place; its residents have dropped their energy consumption by 24.8 per cent, and Aitken House is in second place, the Animals having dropped their consumption by 22.6 per cent.

MacKenzie and Bridges are in fourth and fifth place, having dropped their use by 4.2 and 1.3 per cent, respectively. Neville, Harrison and Neill are also participating.

The residence energy conservation challenge has its roots on PEI. Last year, three UPEI residences challenged each other to conserve energy, and they saved 8800 kWh. This year, they’ve challenged schools from across the Maritimes to do the same.

Over 2000 students are now competing to be the greenest people on the East Coast. The contest, which started on Jan. 10, is pitting the residence halls against each other to see who can reduce the most energy from their normal consumption, through everyday methods like turning off lights and computers off when they’re not being used.

The competition originated last year between residences at the University of Prince Edward Island, but this year they challenged six other schools to join them: St. Francis Xavier University, Dalhousie University, Holland College, Mount Allison University, and both the Fredericton and Saint John campuses of the University of New Brunswick.

David Taylor, manager of sustainability

and energy management at UPEI, was very pleased that last year’s challenge saw the school’s three residences cut energy consumption by 8800 kWh. “We felt that was pretty positive,” he says.

It was that positive result that drove UPEI to get other campuses on board.

Taylor says that where the competition stretches longer than 30 days — enough time to form a new habit or break an old one — it has the potential to instill new habits in students across the region, which could have long-term positive benefits.

“It’s turning off your TV, putting your computer on sleep mode or hibernate.

Those types of small, habit forming things.”

Perry Eldridge, technical services manager at Mount Allison, echoes Taylor’s sentiments, saying that he hopes students will carry energy-efficient habits away from university residences and into their future homes.

“Rather than this just being the six weeks for the challenge, we’re trying to promote a way of life,” he says.

Dave MacNeil, budget analyst for facilities management at St.FX says whether or not people make long-term changes depends on the person.

“A lot of it is awareness,” he says. “It’s about how much energy we all use on a day to day basis. If we make small adjustments in our routines, that makes a big difference from week to week.”

Another goal of the contest is to foster discussion among the participating schools.

Eldridge says Mount Allison has some initiatives that other schools could use and benefit from, including residence “eco-reps” who pay attention to energy use in their residences to “raise energy awareness.”

Discussion may not just grow within

individual schools now that they’ve begun interacting over energy. “We’d like to get some really good discussions going among universities and the different campuses,” says Gladys Lacey-House, energy co-ordinator at UNB Fredericton. “We’d like to discuss what’s being used for heat, lighting.”

The contest, she continues, will provide “information for us to help move forward as to the best way to go. We need to find out why some buildings perform so well, and others do not.”

She also says it’s important to look at the culture within particular residences to determine what kinds of attitudes make the best environmentalists.

“Do the students meet regularly? Maybe they’re very conscious, and keep an active venue of meeting and discussing.”

Lacey-House points out that the contest’s energy-reduction leader — Lady Beaverbrook Residence at UNB Fredericton — is the campus’ oldest house. It was built in 1930.

“It’s great, people are so enthusiastic,” says Verna McLean, a residence assistant at Lady Beaverbrook. While she says some residents are more enthused than others, she expects more to get more involved as the competition goes on.

Residences that are falling behind need not fret, however, as the competition will continue until Feb. 20.

The winning residence will receive a plaque as well as a cash prize to go toward energy reduction initiatives. The eco-friendly habits the students are forming, though, go beyond just tangible prizes.

“There are benefits for all, regardless of who wins,” says Lacey-House.

To track your residence’s progress, or just to check out how UNB is doing, go to http://upei.ca/sustainability.

Currie center deadline extended Hilary Paige Smith News Reporter Though progress has been made on UNB’s latest building project, the Richard J. Currie Center’s completion date has been moved to December 2010.

Occupancy has been delayed until May 2011.

Construction at the site began in July 2008 with completion initially slated for May 2010. A press release, issued January 26, cited reasons such as “unexpected rocky conditions on site and a hard winter last year” for the delay.

Barb Nicholson, associate-vice president of capital planning and property development at UNB, is in charge of the construction of the Currie Center. She acknowledged that the delayed occupancy of the centre is a disappointment to members of the university community.

“We realize that many people are looking forward to the opening of the Currie Center. It’s never easy when the opening of a new building needs to be delayed.

That being said, with projects of this size and complexity, delays do happen. In this case, delays were caused by unforeseeable rocky conditions at the construction site, and a harsh winter last year,” she said.

The glulam beams, large wooden roof

trusses, were installed at the site in December. According to UNB communications, the roof will be finished this winter and the majority of construction will move to the building’s interior.

“We’ve made tremendous progress over the past few months. The project team and the construction crews on the site have been working very hard to make up time and we appreciate the support and patience from everyone on campus,” Nicholson said.

The Currie Center was supposed to house this year’s graduation ceremonies.

The ceremonies will instead be held as usual in the Aitken University Centre.

The building will, however, be ready for the 2011 graduation ceremonies and the 80th Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences in May 2011.

Stephanie Lord, vice president student services for the Student Union and grad class president, said that she doesn’t believe not graduating from the new building will impact the grad class.

“I don’t think that this will impact our graduating class simply because the day’s about the bigger picture, what we’ve accomplished as a class and saying good bye to the UNB we know and love. It would have been great to be the first class to walk across the Currie Center stage;

however, I’d almost rather be the last to walk across the Aitken Centre stage as the building holds so many memories for me and I’m sure so many other graduates from concerts, to orientation to all those hockey games,” she said. Lord herself is not a fan of the building project and said that she has concerns about a potential student fee being added to cover the use of the building.

“Take it as you may I feel this project is not one the university should have even begun with it’s past and present fiscal situation,” she said.

Kate MacDonald, a kinesiology student and member of the 2010 graduating class, felt that the building’s delay was a bit of a disappointment.

“When they first started planning the construction of the building, we were told that it would be ready in time for us to graduate in, which was a nice thought.

And being an athlete that trains out of the LB gym, we have been forced to deal with the lack of parking that has been created down at the gym as a result of the construction. It would have been nice to have a little something to show for it,” she said.

At $50 million, the building is the largest project in Fredericton history and will hold a laboratory, fitness centre and sport medicine centre.

Alex Kress Staff Writer Education students from both UNB and St. Thomas recently had the opportunity to meet prospective employers from near and far.

On Thursday, Jan. 28, education students from UNB and STU had the chance to browse 22 different booths at the 2010 UNB Education Career Fair.

The event was held in the Student Union Building Ballroom and offered information from a number of schools in local districts including Oromocto, Moncton and Rothesay. There were also an impressive number of international booths that appealed to some prospective teachers.

UNB student Mark McCaustlin taught overseas in Korea and is looking into further opportunities to experience another culture.

“I talked to [China’s booth] and they seemed intriguing. I like how they have a lot of international booths around, like from England and Turkey. I taught abroad for a few years in Korea. China is a possibility. They use New Brunswick curriculum so whatever you do over there, it’s like you’ve worked in New Brunswick.

You get the experience as though you were working here,” McCaustlin said.

Paula Stackhouse, also a student at UNB, says despite the fact that all 22 booths have information available online, there is still value for both students and employers to attend career fairs.

“I think there are some specific questions that are not going to be available online that we could ask and [representatives] would be more knowledgeable. It’s hard to find some of the answers online and it’s kind of nice to be able to ask more questions about what the area is like,” Stackhouse said.

Overall people still appreciate human interaction when seeking a job, and it is especially comforting when considering moving across the country or overseas.

McCaustlin added, “you do kind of get an idea of what to expect through the representatives about their school and the area.”

Sharon Cronin, a representative from the Rocky View school district surrounding Calgary, says they have had a lot of success recruiting Maritime teachers, and she can vouch for it personally – she was a young recruit herself almost 20 years ago.

“Rocky View recruited in Fredericton 19 years ago and they nabbed me,” Cronin said. “I went out to Calgary thinking

I was going for three years. I’ve been there the whole time. I started as a grade six French Immersion teacher and now I’m the principal of a French immersion school.”

Cronin believes in the career fair experience because she feels it directly relates to the kind of people Rocky View is looking for.

“We really pride ourselves on being very people-oriented. We know that in order to run a successful school division we have to talk the talk and walk the walk because we want our teachers to be well oriented with our students,” Cronin said.

She said the primary reason Rocky View recruits in the Maritimes is to hire French immersion teachers. They conduct interviews with both English and French candidates but Cronin says, “Ideally if we can walk away with a few French immersion candidates who’d like to move to Alberta then we’ll be pretty happy about that.”

Based on her experience Cronin has found the majority of people who acquire jobs in Calgary don’t want to live in such a large city. This is why jobs in Rocky View, the fastest growing school division in Alberta, are so appealing to Maritimers.

“The school division is a big horseshoe around the city. It’s both rural and urban.

A lot of people don’t want to live in a big city so they live in the smaller areas of about 40,000 people and do the commute. The outlying areas around Calgary are just exploding. Of course it’s often younger people and they’re often bringing families or starting families,” says Cronin, adding that she sees this as a great advantage for a flourishing school district.

While there are many exciting opportunities to broaden horizons out of province, it is also valuable to invest in the future of New Brunswick education.

Stewart Stanger, the director of human resources in School District 6 (including Hampton, Kingston, Quispamsis, Rothesay and Sussex), says it is difficult to consistently keep teachers in the province.

“There are certain areas that are difficult to attract teachers, like to French immersion, high school math and science, and also we have some difficulty finding teachers for various fine arts and music.

One of the things we struggle most with is getting teachers and retaining teachers,” Stanger said.

Stranger said the students seemed well prepared for the fair, given the fact that they had such a short amount of time to make an impression.

Open budget meeting underattended Lee Larrett News Editor The UNB Student Union has finalized its budget for this year, and it seemed that no students took interest.

On Tuesday Jan. 26, the SU held two open budget meetings, and only a small number of council members chose to attend either session.

Lisa Solte, vice president finance, said she wasn’t particularly surprised.

“No one usually shows up so it’s not a big surprise to me, maybe one or two people will come for clarification or that kind of thing.”

“It would be nice to see if students actually cared about the over a million dollars that we spend,” said Stephanie Lord, the vice president student services.

But the consensus among attendees was that if council was doing something wrong, students would be there to challenge them.

Shannon Carmont-McKinley, vice president academic, pointed out that,

“this year the major focus has been increasing social awareness in the budget-taking [money] from the services portfolio and putting it towards social issues.”

McKinley said that this was in response to students who had expressed their concern and wanted the money to go to social issues.

Solte went through the budget and pointed out the small changes that have been made over the past year. There were some changes in revenue because of decreased enrollment, and there were some name changes for budget lines.

The main changes were the increase in the social issues spending – the money coming from the entertainment budget-and a decrease in SU campaigning and promotion.

Lord pointed out that although no general members attended the budget meetings, SU finances “will be a main point that people will campaign on.”

In March another open budget meeting will be held to discuss next year’s proposed budget.

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One-on-one with Secco Lee Larrett News Editor Tony Secco, UNB’s vice president academic, is attempting to become more accessible and get into students’ heads.

Starting at the beginning of this semester, Secco has started weekly instalments of Tuesdays with Tony, giving students a chance to talk to the vice president one-onone. He has set up a table in the SUB and is encouraging students to approach him and give him some feedback. In return, he treats students to muffins and coffee.

“I love teaching, but my job doesn’t allow me to get in the classroom and commit to that type of engagement with the students,” Secco said. As a result, he and his team devised the idea for Tuesdays with Tony.

“They had other ideas, like clown suits, but I wasn’t going to debase myself like that,” Secco laughed.

Instead, he entices students with tickets for free coffee and muffins, and might switch it up with other freebies in the future.

“It’s more or less that it’s a bit of enticement and it’s also a bit of a thank you for coming to talk to me,” he said.

Secco explained that this is about engaging students. He says making an appointment and coming down to his office isn’t something a lot of students will dedicate time to. “ I’m just trying to make it easy for them to access me,” Secco said. In his first Tuesday, Secco said he spoke with 20 students, and on his second Tuesday it was close to 15 more.

Secco is hoping the feedback from students will help him improve the student experience. He pointed out that if students have a positive university experience they are more likely to be successful and graduate, making it important to find out how to

Student Council tackles sensitive issues Lee Larrett News Editor

VP Academic Tony Secco says he wants to hear what students think of their university experience. Andrew Meade / The Brunswickan improve the student experience.

“Students aren’t coming up and telling me, so I figure why don’t I go to them and let them tell me about their experience and where we can add value and add to their experience,” Secco said.

“It feels like it’s ramping up nicely, that students are opening up on a variety of issues. I’m a people person, so I like to hear what their story is.”

When asked about what he has heard so far from students, Secco said he was struck by how every student has a different story, a different reason for coming to UNB. He also said that with all the students, “nobody had any specific complaints. I said ‘Is anything working, not working for you,’ and they say, ‘no, things are great.’”

He said he has heard some complaints about parking and one about grade inflation. Worries about grade inflation, “strike me as Vice President Academic [and] make me think about that and ask some questions, and I have,” Secco said.

He has also looked into parking issues.

“They were concerned about how [when] people get parking tickets they throw them away. So I talked to Bruce Rogerson,

he’s the new director of security, and I said Bruce, here’s what happens,” Secco recounted. Students have also complained about unpaved parking lots, and the fear that NBCC will take up parking spaces.

Secco said that NBCC will create more spaces, and that there are plans to pave some lots, “but [these complaints are] good to hear because it keeps that fire burning.”

Everything students talk about, “gives me information about what’s happening on the ground,” Secco said.

Secco plans to continue doing Tuesdays with Tony for as long as there are students engaging with him, and that means until the end of term and hopefully again in September.

Tuesdays with Tony will continue to be in the SUB so that students will know where to find him, but eventually Tony will change places and times to try to get in contact with different people.

Secco said to students, “you’ve got an in to the vice president. How many of your colleagues at other institutions have an in to the VP like this and end up with a coffee to go to boot? So that’s what I’m trying to do.”

Clubsandsocietiesfundingaswellasancillary fees were up for discussion at what was a busy evening for council.

InoralquestionperiodArtsRepresentative Tom Cheney passed his speaking rights to Shane Martinez.

Martinez posed a question to VP Finance Lisa Solte and the clubs and societies committee. He took over 10 minutes to pose his question, providing layers of context and commentary on how he viewed the politics of council. He represented The Marie Joseph Angelique Society, which promotes the strugglesofpoliticalprisoners.Hequestioned why there was no record of their request for funding in Solte’s report. The society had requested funding to bring controversial figure Shawn Brant to campus for a speaking engagement on native resistance to modern colonialism.

The committee justified denying funding by saying Brant did not reflect the values of the Student Union. The society had received funding from the dean of law, and wondered why their request for funding from the SU was denied.

Renaissance College Representative and memberoftheClubsandSocietiescommittee Sam Perlmutter read to council the information he had provided to Solte to support his suggestion to deny funding.

This information included the fact that Brant is a convicted criminal who openly advocated for civil disobedience and mobilized First Nations people into what he called a “fighting force.”

Martinez advised council to not accept what they find on Google or in the mainstreammedia,andsuggestedthatPerlmutter’s information had in part come from white supremacists. Martinez spoke out of turn,

claiming Perlmutter was about to read hate speech in the meeting. Martinez explained that Brant is fighting for social justice and that many great people, such as Nelson Mandela and Gandhi, have criminal convictions. He pointed out that some people just choose more aggressive tactics.

Arguments were brought to council from multiple members suggesting that UNB is a place to look critically at society, and as long as speakers do not pose an active physical risk to students they should be allowed and funded.

A motion was tabled that council provide funding of a minimum of $200 to bring Brant to campus. Martinez left council once the motion passed and exclaimed excitedly, “Thank you, you’re awesome!”

Jon O’Kane, president of the SU, tabled a motion that the SU advocate at the provincial level for students to gain control over ancillary feesandforincreasedgrantmoneysouniversitiescanbecomelessdependentonstudentsfor funds. Stephanie Lord, VP student services, was a big supporter of this motion. Lord said it’s important that students take a stance so they don’t get bullied around. Council excitedly passed the motion.

Following this, Cheney tabled a motion that he has been working on for some time, but was not on the agenda.

His motion was that council advocate for the unconditional elimination of tuition. Ash Furrow,computersciencesrepresentative,was concerned with the “provocative” language of the motion, and wanted some time to consider and research what he feels is a very important issue.

Council echoed the sentiment that this issue deserved careful time and attention, including the involvement of the policy and research officer. Cheney stressed that council should have no problem voting for his motion as no student would want them to vote against it.

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The Opinionator Nick Howard The amount of information in the world and on the internet is almost infinite.

Tools are being created every day to help us sort through, organize and manage the overwhelming quantities of data available to us through the internet. Until recently these tools have generally been automated and incapable of intelligently seeking out information of interest to the user. Search engines like Google simply search the available data to find matches to your requests.

In recent years however, a new, more intelligent method of sharing data has emerged: social media.

Social media allows us to harness the power of something we have used for eons: communities and societies. Social media allows people with common interests to congregate with the sole intention of sharing their knowledge about the interest in question. In other words, instead of searching for information about your interest and accepting whatever you are able to come up

Take My Word For It Sam Perlmutter A “tweet” is defined as “n. the chirp of a small or young bird.” Stepping outside on a nice summer morning and being greeted by a cardinal or blue jay tweeting gently can be quite pleasant. A pack of crows on a cold winter night, not so much. Birds tweeting, like Uggs, Red Sox fans and cold weather can be nice in moderation.

Twitter, the newest fad in social media, operates on the idea that the more information you can get to the most people in the shortest most inane combination of 140 characters possible, the better. Just to emphasize the brevity necessary to be a successful “tweeter” (tweetist?), my previous sentence would be too long for a single tweet.

Twitter, much like the average “tweet” (twit?), is foolish and asinine. Twitter is able to accomplish a number of very unimpressive things all at once: it encourages and plays upon our collective vanity; it aptly demonstrates the faults of over-

with, you can search and contribute your findings to an online community. This community provides a space for hundreds of thousands of people to contribute their findings. Then, search engines like Google can be used to filter the results within a far narrower category, including only data chosen as relevant by people with similar interests. Social media is the ultimate in intelligent search applications.

Forget artificial intelligence; I doubt we will ever create a machine capable of competing with the creative content-development, data searching, information managing powers of 100,000 people. And that’s not even a large community in the context of social media.

Social media started with geocities, and then moved to MySpace. Its most popular iterations of late are Facebook and Twitter.

While Facebook may have been useful in its humble beginnings, it is quickly becoming a cluttered farce. Thousands of mind-bogglingly useless applications (read: Farmville), the friend “invite system” and advertisements for decreasing your belly fat in 30 minutes all impede our access to the goal: information.

I like to see Twitter as an improvement on the flawed technology of Facebook.

Sometime after Facebook was released Twitter became popular enough to enter the realm of the big players of social media.

Now Twitter is one of, if not the most popular social media outlets; and with good reason. There are no advertisements to distract from the collection of information.

No invite system. No applications. Rather than inviting people to be your “friend” you simply follow the feeds which interest you.

In other words, Twitter is simple. It is 140 characters of text in whichever language you prefer. Of course, this text can be used to form links to more developed information, but it is text nonetheless.

Yet, despite its usefulness as a tool for collecting data, I must constantly endure the Twitter focused complaints of ignorant people. The most common complaint by far is that people post too many inane things on Twitter. True. However, Twitter has no rule that every user must read the stupid content of other users. I have no interest in hearing that JoeBlow had chocolate syrup on his toast this morning – so I didn’t; I don’t follow JoeBlow! Rather, I follow organizations and people who tweet about things that matter: Peter Mansbridge and Canadian MPs for example. One of my favourite Twitter feeds is the CBC; I gain instant access to information I might not otherwise have known about from the CBC Twitter feed. There is also always a link inviting me to read more in-depth information when I have time. While I was writing

this, for example, CBCPolitics tweeted, “CBC’s David Cochrane now confirming on Power&Politics: Premier Danny Williams has left province for U.S., needs heart surgery.” This is interesting and relevant. It makes me question why Danny isn’t using Canada’s medical system. The link they provided proves the statement’s veracity and provides a more developed report.

To demonstrate the silliness of the above Twitter criticism, here is an analogy: When I type “people” in Google, the dating network “beautiful people” is among the top results. This is similar to spam for me; I think Beautiful People is stupid and I have no interest in it taking up my screen space.

I don’t, however, blame its existence on the tool I used to find it. Google is a tool and so is Twitter. Twitter, like the TV, the phone, vocal cords and every other communication device ever created is a tool for people to communicate information and ideas. Some people have ideas you think are stupid. It’s a fact of life. Saying Twitter is stupid because people say stupid things just makes you look even more ignorant for not filtering out the garbage you don’t want to read. Who are you to say what other people should and should not be saying? The best you can do is to choose what you want to listen to. Twitter is a tool, use it that way, or don’t use it at all.

connectivity and excessive information; and further perpetuates and propagates our apparent desire to consistently dumb down information.

The whole idea of Twitter seems rather silly to me. I don’t think I’m important enough that anyone would want to read my hourly 140-character updates on my life. And even if I was, I really don’t think I can contribute anything valuable to anyone else’s life in 140 characters. But Twitter tells us we’re all that important.

Any little tidbit of information about your life you can come up with is worth sharing. And I really cannot think of anybody so interesting or enthralling that I would find hourly updates of their life valuable.

Before I wrote this article, to help me better understand tweet-mania, I created a Twitter account. I began to follow Chad Ochocinco (750,000 followers), one of my favourite football players. It’s a good thing I kept refreshing the page, because he often has multiple posts per hour. Currently he is attempting to find a date for a Louis Vuitton Superbowl charity event (via Twitter of course). That was after he had a Reebok photo shoot (which he was late for), and played some Call of Duty.

Dwayne Wade (175,000 followers) now uses “Twitlonger”, where the most tweet-tastic tweetees can post messages

longer than the 140 character limit on Twitter.

Twitter is the perfect example of what can happen when we are too connected, when there is too much information. It becomes a chore to sort through the good and the bad. Some of my favourite twittering celebrities only have valuable information sandwiched between junk.

And the most valuable things they can provide, links to more understandable and in-depth information, aren’t really a part of Twitter at all. I could find them on my own. Twitter simply has too much information, I would rather spend my time seeking out what is relevant to me than sorting through and discarding the tweets that are not.

I find it particularly surprising that Mr. Howard, after writing about the deterioration of grammar last week, is such a fan of Twitter (the internet’s poster-boy for poor grammar, colloquialisms and a general deterioration of language).

Twitter forces ppl to rite lik dis. That’s because you can barely even get out two full sentences in 140 characters. Never mind trying to say something of value, or make a coherent argument.

All this is not to say I do not like to be able to quickly receive relevant information. As an avid Toronto Maple Leafs fan I crave any and all Leafs news I can get.

For my Leafs fix I go an online message board. The board always has all the Leafs news as soon as it happens. I don’t have to wade through tweeted junk to find what I want. Oh, and it’s in full sentences.

If I want information on a sports team, the news, or Chad Ochocinco’s next end zone celebration, it is never more than a few clicks away. The internet is great that way. With minimal effort on my part, I can easily stay updated and informed on all the major issues that concern me.

Twitter simply collects information on the internet and packages it in extremely large quantities of tiny packets.

It’s almost like the internet’s version of “Costco mini.”

I wish I was vain enough to think that I’m important enough for people to want to be frequently updated on my life. Or that I was lazy enough to want to have tiny little bits of information delivered to me in rapid fire (which is ironic because after deciphering and filtering the information the time saved may have evaporated). Or that I was able to find 140 character tidbits of information enlightening.

Alas, it is not the case, and my Twitter account will have lasted about as long as the Toronto Maple Leafs’ stay in first place this season. (140 characters on the dot…maybe I should reconsider?)

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...And stay out!

It’s probably safe to say that most students gp tp the bars from time to time to party, but what happens when we party too hard and get kicked out? Flickr CC Hilary Paige Smith News Reporter Remember those old Western movies?

Cowboy walks into the saloon, causes a ruckus and is literally thrown from the bar while a tough-looking guy yells “Get out and stay out!”

It was a mildly funny shtick then, and it still is when reprised in popular culture.

It’s not nearly as funny when it happens in real life.

I went out with my roommates and a group of friends last week. We had the night planned for weeks and it was supposed to be amazing. It started out the way all crazy nights in Fredericton do, drinking at home, hopping into a cab and heading downtown.

It was a typical Friday night at one of Fredericton’s more popular dance bars.

The music was pulsing through the walls, every lyric audible before we stepped inside.

The place was packed with people grinding, laughing, talking and drinking. Some of our group headed to the bar, some to the bathroom and others to the dance floor.

Only a few steps in the door and we were already separated.

I know what you’re probably thinking.

A group of girls get too drunk, go out, get lost. It happens all the time, but things

were different that night.

About 45 minutes into our night on the town, I noticed my room mate, who I had separated from earlier, swaying near a table. She didn’t look good and I went to find the others. I rounded up some friends, eager to get her home and away from the bar. When we went back to the table she was gone.

I looked up in time to see another friend being escorted out, roughly, by a bouncer. As she was being thrown out, I could hear her asking for her friends and her jacket. I dashed outside and asked why she was being thrown out.

The bouncer said she was too drunk and causing problems.

This is where the problems begin for me. My friend, in a strapless, knee-length black dress, was thrown from a bar for being too drunk and getting herself in trouble. The temperature was below zero and it was closing in on one o’clock in the morning. I fully believe she was in the wrong for drinking too much and causing a commotion at the bar, but I do not believe she deserved to be thrown out without company and a jacket, into a night that can be dangerous for a drunk, disoriented 20-year old girl.

I saw the repercussions of being

thrown from a bar, drunk and alone, when I found my other roommate. She was passed out, alone, in the hallway before our front door in a puddle of her own vomit. At first glance, I thought she was dead.

I learned the next morning that she too had been thrown from the bar for being too drunk and was not allowed to find her friends. She miraculously made it into a cab and back to our apartment.

I’m surprised to this day that she did not end up dead or severely injured.

I believe that people should be held accountable for their actions. If you drink too much, you deal with the consequences. But to be tossed into the night, alone and disoriented, is unacceptable.

It’s a safety hazard. Anything could have happened to my friends. Downtown at night is a dangerous place, especially if you’re female and alone.

I consider myself lucky that my friends suffered only what they did. Far too many times young women have been raped, injured, robbed or killed by wandering the night alone.

I think we’ve all learned our lesson.

Monitor your drinking. Try to stick together when you’re out, and carry a cell phone in case you get separated.

The death of the dream… the big game looms on the horizon Jonathan W. Salmon Staff Writer I have been troubled lately because of a comment one of my dear friends made.

It has been destroying me, eating away little by little at my soul like a parasitic evil. The demon was disguised as the phrase, “Rock and roll is dead.”

Now I’m not one to pick a fight, normally, but this was a drastic step over the line of decency. I mean, I might have to drop this sucker as a friend for a fiendish blow below the belt like that.

Is this what life has been reduced to?

A place where logical and reasonably intelligent people believe that rock

and roll is dead? Six feet under? Lying stagnant in the gutters of society? Perhaps the music that the general public enjoys is detestable at best, but does that mean that the true spirit of what rock and roll encompasses is deceased?

The light still shines. Rejecting authority and the old ways of our parents is a gift that we all still possess. The key is to tap into this subconscious power and let it flow. We are, as of now, a generation lacking a movement, something to unite us all under one roof, one sky, at one time. What chills me to the bone is the thought that once this movement arises, the call will end unanswered.

But enough of that talk. Superbowl Sunday is this weekend, Feb. 7, and both of my hopeful teams have been wiped from the record. Although, this could be the best possible match up that will end in the bloodiest of battles.

Heads will surely roll. It could also end up as one of the most one-sided game of these playoffs. Whether the Saints recover their dominant game that they possessed from the outset of the season, or whether Peyton Manning’s foolproof intelligence will prevail, is a matter of opinion.

I can foresee Peyton, with his machine-like precision, winning the game with ease. That’s the beauty of the Superbowl - one game, one chance, anything can happen. It has been a grueling road for the players, and similarly it has been no cakewalk for the fans. Showing up on the couch for every game can take its toll on even the most professional of fanatics. The end is near, but surviving this Sunday is looking more and more like a pipe dream of epic proportions. But hey, an early death normally follows a life of rock and roll, right?

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North American scum and Haiti

The Looking Glass Sarah Ratchford Your obnoxious alarm jolts you awake on a Monday morning.

You leap out of bed and run across the room to smash it off. You stumble across the hall and into the shower to wake up, then you get out and ponder what to wear.

Then you wake up, and realize, “Oh wait, none of that could possibly have just happened, because I live in Haiti and I don’t have any clothes.” Great.

In last week’s edition of the Bruns— Volume 143, Issue 17—Sam Perlmutter

essentially said we should all stop tooting our own horns about the $5 we may have donated.

We can all be doing more. Most of us anyway; I know I can. But is this really the point?

I don’t think so. For students, at least, it’s hard to give much when every penny we have is being sucked in by our monstrous tuition fees. But what if we all gave a little bit more?

Again, we’re students, but there are other ways to contribute to the relief effort than cash donations. The people of Haiti need clothes and other supplies as well.

Do your spring cleaning early. That’s what I did. I have to confess, one of my own personal downfalls is that I love clothing—a lot. More than I love some people.

I realized that, like many North Americans, I own a disgusting amount of cloth-

ing. I have a large closet that is completely packed, a dresser, also packed, and floor-toceiling shelving—packed.

Worse than this is the fact that, at the back of my closet, I have two suitcases. You guessed it—they’re packed with clothing.

I listen to the CBC a lot at home, and the station has been riddled with commentary and reports about the earthquake and the plight of Haiti’s people.

I became disgusted with myself. How is it possible for me to be hoarding all of this clothing when some people have nothing?

My excessive material possessions in life started to embarrass me more than ever. I practically began to itch.

People are in need. “How can you hold onto things you’ll likely never wear again when there are people with, literally, nothing to wear?” I asked myself.

So I’m giving away a mountain of cloth-

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ing to Haiti. Granted, I’m not exactly donating things I wear on a regular basis, but I’ve been greedily holding onto probably a lot of items that I kept thinking I might wear again. I’m probably giving away about a quarter of my wardrobe.

Ladies of Haiti, some of you now have a quirky new wardrobe. Consider this the least I could do.

My friend Terri organized an evening get together where everyone will bring a bunch of their clothes and someone will then drive the clothes to St. Thomas, where they’ve been taking clothing donations.

I gave away everything from hoodies to nighttime dresses to jewelry to pajamas and workout clothes (which I sadly never wear.)

I know I said tooting your own horn is stupid, and I’m not trying to do that. I’m

certainly not perfect in any way. I plan to go to Toronto next week to visit my partner, and if I was really decent I’d be donating the money I plan to spend on plane tickets.

I’m not really decent. I’m just a little less than total North American scum.

In the words of LCD Soundsystem, then, in “North American Scum :” “Oh I don’t know, I don’t know oh where to begin/…I hate the feelin’ when you’re looking at me that way/cause we’re north Americans/but if we act all shy, it’ll make it okay/makes it go ‘way/….so where’s the love where’s the love where’s the love where’s the love where’s the love tonight?/ but there’s no love man there’s no love and the kids are uptight.”

I think that sums it up. If you can, give a little bit.

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Viewpoint.

What is your favorite Olympic sport?

Let everyone know whats on your mind.

“Skeleton.”

Chris Cameron

Emily Jewell

“Hockey.”

Jenna MacLeod

Erin Carpenter

“Hockey.”

“Hockey.”

Keith Bowering

Justin Atchison

“Curling.”

Leah Squarey

“Figure skating.”

“Snowboarding.”

“Hockey.”

Nathan Doucette

“Hockey.”

Samantha Stewart

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To drink or not to drink, that is the question Culture Shock Danielle

Cries soar to the heavens falling like stars back unto the earth beneath.

Prayers run from lips like profanities.

Questions and gods come into play like hopscotch on a hot summer day.

Tomorrow meets today’s end and yesterday builds itself from the rubble of bodies forgotten, but for five minutes on the flashing screen of 7.0.

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Bodie

It’s early Sunday morning and you wake up with a pounding headache, lying on an open toilet seat. This image may be all too familiar to many students here, but it wasn’t something I witnessed until I came to this university.

Being from a country where the drinking age is determined by your ability to request the drink you desire at a bar or liquor store, it was interesting to see the different attitudes toward drinking that people have abroad. One of my first shocking experiences was when I went out for the first time in Canada. I watched a group of girls in my dorm drink as they got dressed, competing to see who could get drunk first, and who would be the most “wasted”.

Now to me, that didn’t make any sense. Why would you want to get ready while you are drunk? That’s a major risk, half of the time your clothes won’t match, let alone be on the right side.

Then what about your makeup? I have witnessed girls go out on the town with clown makeup because they first won the competition of being the drunkest, and then put their face on after.

Maybe getting dressed while drunk helps people’s creative juices to flow and that’s how they come up with some of their best outfits and makeup looks.

Mind you, I have nothing against drinking or those who drink, it just makes more sense to me to at least get dressed first. That’s just my personal opinion.

Watching drunk guys here was also very interesting. I find them to be a lot more confident when they are drunk.

The quietest guys from my classes, with their American Eagle v-neck sweaters and matching brand-name jeans, would turn into massive love machines in the bar once they had a few drinks in their systems.

This was one of the first times I saw

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alcohol have such an effect on someone’s personality. People who barely spoke to me in school, were having full conversations with me about life, love, basically whatever came to their mind - once they were drunk.

In my first year, I was known as Bodie, the one who wasted alcohol. I earned this name because if I drank, it would be moderately because my ultimate goal was not to be drunk, but to have fun.

This concept was foreign to most of my friends because they associated being drunk with having fun. But I can never understand how a person can have fun if they are falling all over and possibly injuring themselves the whole night, only to return home to be best friends with a toilet they know all too well. And then finally wake up to a headache that feels like someone danced on their head the night before. I just don’t see the fun in that.

This lifestyle is one of my favourite cultural differences however, because if there is one thing I learned in Canada it is how to put on makeup while drunk, which is truly an art.

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Beer Rules.

In 2005, the Picaroons Traditional Ales won gold medals for their Winter Warmer and their Irish Red, as well as a silver for thier Best Bitter at the Canadian Brewing Awards. See page 12 for more about this Fredericton microbrewery. Andrew Meade / The Brunswickan

Jenn Grant’s voice echoes through the night Andrew Olsvik Arts Reporter A clear and beautiful voice could be heard ringing through the Charlotte Street Arts Centre this past weekend.

The Arts Centre served as the setting for a night of pop perfection on Sunday evening as Halifax’s Jenn Grant treated one of the most demographically diverse audiences I have ever seen to her dynamic arrangements and captivating voice.

Originally from PEI, Grant’s musical career has been steadily rising since the release of her debut EP in 2005, and she has become one of the most prominent figures in Maritime pop

music.

Grant’s stop in Fredericton was the fourth show of her winter tour in support of her sophomore album Echoes and will take her all the way across the country before she returns to Halifax on Feb. 19 to perform with Symphony Nova Scotia.

Echoes has brought Jenn acclaim from critics and fans alike, earning her three ECMA nominations including Pop Recording of the Year, Female Solo Recording of the Year and FACTOR Recording of the Year.

Grant has been joined on tour by several East Coast indie heroes including violinist Kinley Dowling, who has

played on what seems like every single thing released in the past few years, and multi instrumentalist Sean MacGillivray, who also plays with Great Plains and Rebekah Higgs.

Regina, Saskatchewan’s Jason Plumb and the Willing opened the show Sunday evening and their distinctly Canadian mix of pop melodies and adult contemporary rock was well suited as a warm up for Jenn Grant’s vibrant arrangements.

Although I had my initial doubts based on the first few songs, they quickly dissipated as the band demonstrated their talent for song writing and their diversity of skills as a band. The band switched effortlessly between

comical a cappella numbers, beach boys influenced sing-a-longs, morbid relationship songs and more.

Ultimately, the Willing had a fantastic sound and a clear dedication to their music. Although I am not the most knowledgeable when it comes to contemporary Canadian rock radio, if these guys aren’t all over the airwaves, it seems to me they damn well should be.

Having never seen Jenn Grant live before I didn’t know what to expect, but before she even sang a word, her adorable charm and stage presence had the entire audience hooked, myself included.

The songs themselves were, for the

most part, immaculately performed.

The sound in the Arts Centre Auditorium was fantastic thanks to Two Hours Traffic’s Daniel Ledwell’s work on the soundboard, and the technological problems that haunted Kinley’s violin and Grant’s mic stand only added to the intimacy of the show.

The set list featured a variety of songs from Jenn’s debut album Orchestra for the Moon and Echoes, as well as a cover originally by Portland, Oregon songstress and Decemberists collaborator Laura Veirs. Overall it was an enjoyable night for everyone in attendance and personally, a refreshing departure from my regular musical diet.

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TEGAN AND SARA ARE CROWD PLEASERS

Tegan and Sara played to a full house Tuesday, Jan. 26, at the sold out Playhouse. Australian duo An Horse played an impressive opening set before the sisters hit the stage. Andrew Meade / The Brunswickan

Why the iPad isn’t going to kill netbooks From the Tubes Doug Estey

cd reviews by andrew olsvik.

Apple has done it again. They’ve given fanboys (and girls) abroad another reason to spill coffee all over their MacBooks. They’ve refueled bloggers like Galen Gruman and Randall Kennedy in their proclamations against Android and Windows.

To be honest, Apple and their iPad are going to make me have an iPeriod if they continue to be misinterpreted by these megaphone-wielding drones as being the die-all, end-all of technological gadgets.

Those who have read some of my previous rants pertaining to Apple might think I have it in for the company. I really don’t.

I have it in for the millions of people worldwide who would drop everything they’re currently using just to have an iPhone or a MacBook Air - simply because they’re allegedly “better.” Apple products have certain advantages over others, but it’s important to realize the pros and cons about purchasing anything before blindly shelling out thousands of dollars to use your brand new Air for... surfing the internet.

Gruman published an entry on www.infoworld.com on Jan. 27 entitled “Why the iPad will kill the netbook (and

ChromeOS)” in which he continues on to make statements like this: “Apple has also made iPad versions of its iWork suite for word processing, spreadsheet editing, and presentation creation -- for just $10 each, and they work with the Mac OS X versions, which can read and write Microsoft Office formats.”

After which he mentions: “The iPad versions also can read the Microsoft Office formats, but in a boneheaded move cannot save to them. How much do you want to bet that Apple will change that stupidity soon?”

How much do I want to bet? $0, thanks.

I’ll use Google Docs to read and write to those formats from a significantly cheaper computer, tablet, netbook or smartphone.

Also found in Gruman’s article are brilliant strokes of genius like the following: “Now it makes terrific sense why Apple has avoided netbooks and cheap laptops -- not only do they earn little money for manufacturers, Apple was already planning to render them obsolete.”

According to NewsFactor, netbooks account for ten per cent of all computer shipments in 2009 - up from four per cent in 2008. Engadget has reported that netbooks sales are climbing at an alarming rate - rapidly cutting into laptop market share (22 per cent of all mobile computer sales as of August). Never mind those stats though Gruman, you’re right: Apple has been planning this global takeover all along.

Gruman fails to say anything in comparison to Google or ChromeOS except

beach House– Teen Dream [Released January 26, 2010; Sub Pop] From the mystical openings of “Zebra” to the soothing sounds of album closer “Take Care”, Beach House’s Teen Dream is their strongest album to date and has set the bar high for the rest of 2010. Picked up by influential Seattle label Sub Pop for their third album, the dream pop duo of Victoria Legrand (vocals/organ) and Alex Scally (guitar/keyboards) have mastered the eerie pop song and are poised to explode in popularity during 2010. While the digital version of Teen Dream only contains the ten tracks that make up the album, both the CD and double LP editions include a DVD featuring videos for each song directed by ten different directors, including one by Broken Social Scene’s Kevin Drew. While it’s still early in the year, I wouldn’t be surprised to see Teen Dream topping lists come the end of the year.

that the Nexus One is “boring” and “compromised” and that the iPad singlehandedly shows that cloud computing isn’t the way to go (something that makes steam come from my ears, but I will reserve this for another rant).

I have some news for everyone losing their shit over the iPad: touch tablets have been around for twenty years. This isn’t groundbreaking technology, it’s a giant iPod Touch being used as Apple’s next cash cow while they figure out exactly how to regain lost ground on the desktop UI front; hardly an example of a device suited for business users.

The iPad doesn’t (and can’t even be made to) run OS X as it uses a proprietary processor, is also completely saturated in fun-ruining DRM, has a non-removable battery (good luck when it dies!) and doesn’t interface with non-Apple hardware.

The iPad is also fueled by only a single content provider (Apple) and costs anywhere from $500 for a WIFI-enabled, non-3G 8GB model to $1000 for the high end.

If you’re cool with that, then by all means, go ahead and buy one. It looks like a fabulous toy. In the meantime I’ll stick to my $300 Dell Mini 10 - which runs OS X, Linux, Windows and yes, even ChromeOS - whichever I feel like using.

Zero digital rights management, serviceable components, 120GB of space, removable battery and best of all, a completely open philosophy. It’s my computer and I can do what I want with it - instead of limiting myself to what Apple will let me do.

TJawbox – For Your Own Special Sweetheart [Reissue] [Originally Released January 1994; Atlantic] Of all the bands that attempted to fuse melodic hooks with the roughness of hardcore during the 1990s, Jawbox may be one of the most beloved. After leaving influential D.I.Y label Dischord for the suited shores of Atlantic, many anticipated that the band’s first album for the major label would merely be another example of the majors compromising the sound and ethics of the post hardcore scene. To everyone’s surprise and relief, For Your Own Special Sweetheart was untarnished by the executives at Atlantic and to this day serves as one the greatest examples of the evolution of hardcore in the nineties.

Late last year Jawbox partnered up with their old friends at Dischord to re-issue FYOSS, remastered from the original tapes and complete with new artwork and bonus tracks. For fans of Fugazi and other nineties bands from the DC area, this is one album not to miss.

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Old brewing traditions; new twists on style Alison Clack Arts Editor Picaroon has never been a foreign name to the ears of New Brunswickers.

For the past few hundred years, the tool has been used in the province’s historically prosperous logging industry.

However, over the past two decades the name has taken on a different connotation in the minds of New Brunswick natives.

In 1995, Sean Dunbar and Andrew Hachey, two UNB law students, decided to start what we now all know as Picaroons Traditional Ales.

Over the course of its short lifetime the brewery has gone from a tiny, local brewery that labelled all of its bottles by hand to the impressive microbrewery it is now.

The brewery now distributes its product across the province and has won a number of national and international brewing awards.

While the brewery has gained notoriety in the past few years, there are many things that one would still be surprised to find

out about it.

For example, did you know the brewery was full of “serial re-pitchers?”

The term is used by brewer and owner Sean Dunbar to describe the process they use to add yeast to their beer.

Picaroons uses Ringwood yeast; a variety that only one other brewery in the Maritimes uses according to brewer Andrew Estabrooks.

The yeast, unlike other varieties, is reused for an extended period of time. Estabrooks says the yeast used at Picaroons is over 200 years old.

“When you’re fermenting a batch of beer you add live yeast cells to it and those live yeast cells consume the sugar in the beer.

As they do that they divide themselves into billions and billions of brand new live yeast cells,” explains Dunbar.

“So we just chill the beer down and the yeast down, which stops it from consuming the sugar. Then we strip those inert yeast cells off and hold onto them until the next batch.”

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The yeast is used for every one of Picaroons’ ales. As a variety of yeasts are sometimes used to change the flavour of beer, Picaroons plays with different styles more than other breweries.

With all the different styles of beer they have, one might wonder how the brewery comes up with the recipes and ideas for their brews.

The brewery has two brewers (Andrew Estabrooks and Jordan Tretheway) who came up with the recipes for the Yippee IPA and Man’s Best Friend respectively, but Dunbar comes up with most of the recipes himself.

“Sometimes I have a beer style that I want to make so I research the style and see what grains and hops are available, and you put that all together into a recipe,” he explains.

As far as inspiration goes, Dunbar says it can come at any point in the creative process.

“It’s like writing music. Sometimes you come up with a subject and have to write the words; sometimes you have the words and need to write the title.

“There’s times I just have a beer name that I think sounds good and we make a beer to match it. Dark and Stormy Night was just a name that was floating out there, and Man’s Best Friend.”

As far as the seasonal flavours go, Dunbar says they really just go with the obvious.

“You just sort of think what the season is and what kind of beer people would like to drink when the weather is a particular way.

You look at some of the beers that have been traditionally done in Europe that fit that sort of seasonality. You go with your recipe based on those factors.”

This reasoning has resulted in the seasonal flavours of Maple Cream, Winter Warmer, Melon Head and Dooryard Organic Wheat Ale. One aspect of Picaroons that is not seasonal is their support of local groups.

The art that adorns the labels of every pint-sized Picaroons bottle is in large part

done by local artists. Oromocto native Thom Giberson has designed six of the labels, including the Blonde Ale and the Dark and Stormy Night.

The famous bearded man featured on much of the brewery’s merchandise as well as the Best Bitter and Irish Red labels was created by Dale McBride, studio head of the creative graphics department at the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design.

As evidenced by their labels and artwork (think the tops of the Picaroon’s taps at Wilser’s room) Picaroons likes to experiment with their things and have fun.

The guys at Picaroons encourage beer drinkers to have the same sort of fun when they want to have a cold one.

While some people find matching their food to a beer to be stressful, Dunbar says it shouldn’t be that hard.

“It can be a little bit tricky, but there’s one general rule for beginners: treat lager beers like white wine and ale styles like red wine,” says Dunbar.

Dunbar also asks people to keep in mind the flavours in their food.

“If you have lighter flavours in your

food then you want lighter flavours in your beer. A fillet of sole with very little done to it will not hold up to a heavy ale,” Dunbar explains.

For something a little different Dunbar also recommends experimenting with beer and chocolate.

“It depends on the beer and the pairing, but beer and chocolate match-ups are surprisingly good.”

Dunbar says that his favourite is the stout equivalent of a root-beer float.

“You take a heavy, chocolate brownie and put it in the bottom of a glass with a couple scoops of French Vanilla ice cream then fill the glass up with stout. It’s crazy good. It’s interesting and fun to shock your friends with,” says Dunbar.

No matter how you want to drink it, the guys at Picaroons haave built a strong brewing company over the past 20 years.

Picaroons are available in most Alcool NB Liquor stores. It is also offered on tap at a number of restaurants around downtown Fredericton including the Lunar Rogue Pub, The Snooty Fox and The Blue Door.

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UNB student representing NB at the Scotties

Team New Brunswick, out of the Capital Winter Club in Fredericton, is composed of (from left to right) skip Andrea Kelly, third Denise Nowlan, second Jillian Babin, lead Lianne Sobey, alternate Jodie deSolla and coach Daryell Nowlan.The team will be competing all week long and you can keep up with them at www.curling.ca Submitted

Christopher Cameron Staff Writer Third year UNB Science Kinesiology student Jillian Babin is representing the province of New Brunswick at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. The 50th year of the Canadian Women’s Curling Championship is underway in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.

Babin, with one year of junior eligibility (20 and under) remaining, elected to make the move up to women’s play this season. She believed this was the best opportunity to continue the successes she had in junior curling. The NB Canada Games representative, one time

under 18 provincial champion and one time provincial junior championship winner, now knows her decision to join Andrea Kelly’s team was the right one.

“It was hard to decide not to play in my last year of junior eligibility,” said Babin. “The team that asked me to play with them this year are a great bunch of girls, who have had a lot of success in the past. It was hard to refuse their offer because I saw it as a great opportunity to play competitively at a higher level.”

Babin feels winning her fourth provincial title, but first women’s title, says something about her skills as well as the calibre of her team.

“It felt a lot different than win-

ning my other provincial titles,” said Babin. “Women’s curling is a lot different than juniors and many people who have had success in juniors haven’t been as successful when they moved up to women’s. So it was nice to have that success continue immediately in women’s play.”

Babin throws second stones on the New Brunswick team skipped by Andrea Kelly. Her other team members include mate Denise Nowlan, lead Lianne Sobey, and alternate player Jodie deSolla. Babin believes playing with a high level team has helped her play, but attributes most of her improvement to their coach. Daryell Nowlan, a Canadian Curling Association high performance coach, has

helped her fit in on the team in her first year of play and ensure she was playing at the highest level possible.

“My new coach has done a great job in helping me improve my game,” said Babin. “He is a high level coach and having him on our team has been a huge asset to me and the rest of the team.”

Coming from a small province, the team lacks consistent national exposure against teams like Jennifer Jones and Kelly Scott, something they believe they are prepared for.

“We’ve played some of the rinks that are going to be there,” said Babin. “We’ve travelled to a couple of events in Alberta and Ontario this year and we know how well we have

to play against them. We played Kelly Scott at one of the tournaments and beat her. I think we have the ability to surprise some people and beat the ‘big’ teams.”

Babin, not being a varsity athlete, did not have athletics to help her manage school and curling. But with the help of professors she has been able to travel to this event with little academic stress.

“All of my professors have been very supportive of my curling and have done everything to help me out with this venture. I have been very lucky and just want to thank them for all their help.”

Live scoring for the Scotties can be found at www.curling.ca.

Where have all the good Canadian teams gone?

One Man Advantage Colin McPhail I consider myself to be quite patriotic, and even more so when it comes to hockey.

From the grassroots level to producing professionals, Canada is, hands down, the strongest hockey nation on the planet. The country is not only chock-full of hockey fanatics, but houses six NHL franchises as well. One would naturally assume that Canadian hockey fans would enjoy watching the Canadian teams. Yet, why does it pain me to do so? When did it become so tedious to watch the Canadian squads?

This sentiment first struck me during CBC’s Hockey Day in Canada: a tripleheader featuring the six Canadian clubs – a Canadian hockey fan’s dream day, right? Wrong. During the MontrealOttawa matinee, my friends and I were watching the Flyers-Islanders matchup.

Unfortunately, we were faced with the task of finding something to do during the intermission. The possibility of watching the Habs-Sens game was not enticing enough to beat out NHL 95 on Super Nintendo. There was absolutely nothing alluring about watching that game, and there was a Sens fan there. It was a weird feeling.

The feeling continued on into the night. As Toronto was taking on Vancouver, I was checking out Carolina playing Chicago. When the battle of Alberta began, I opted to watch San Jose and Minnesota duke it out on a bad internet stream.

Taking a break from my exhausting social life, I wondered why this was happening. Then it hit me: they’re terrible. And by virtue of being terrible, nobody cares about you. Europeans and Americans sure don’t, and Canadians are heading that way.

Now calling all the teams ‘terrible’ is a rather large generalization and, in some cases, a death wish. Yet, when was the last time anyone considered a Canadian team to be a contender? To be a threat? Even when the Oilers went on the miraculous playoff in 2005-06, it

was seen as a fluke. The Ducks’ victory over Ottawa in 2007, the Hurricanes defeat over the Oilers in 2006, and Tampa Bay’s win over Calgary two years prior was devastating for Canadian fans. It was embarrassing for us to watch Southern hockey markets be victorious and oblivious at the same time. In a way, those defeats could be seen as the shift in the NHL. The Canadian dynasties are extinct. The magic is gone.

The post-lockout era has been quite unfriendly for the Canadian teams.

Disappointment after disappointment has begun to take its toll. The three Stanley Cup Final defeats were nothing short of heartbreaking and, at the same time, each team was rife with inconsistency. Each team, except the Leafs, has seen postseason action in the post-lockout era, but they have nothing to show for it.

Yes, in three straight Stanley Cup finals there was a Canadian team.

However, they can all be seen as lucky runs. The teams have no staying value – in the success column that is. Calgary has lost out in the quarterfinals every year since their run. Ottawa has been the definition of inconsistency since

their run. Edmonton hasn’t even seen the playoffs since their run. In fact, the only Canadian team that has shown signs of consistency is the Maple Leafs.

Unfortunately, they’ve been consistently poor.

The 2009-10 season has been a prime example of their demise. As we inch closer to the two thirds mark, there’s a strong chance that only two Canadian teams will make the playoffs and picks number one and two in the entry draft will go to Canadian squads. That’s only in theory as Toronto has traded their first round pick, which makes it even sadder. Saturday’s battle of Alberta was more a battle to keep what little dignity they had left.

The bright spots? I hate to say it, but there are none. Toronto and Edmonton are just plain awful. Calgary and Montreal have been on a steady decline and are missing stars due to injury, trades or the fact that they have their head in the clouds. Here’s the odd thing: Ottawa and Vancouver have been on a tear lately, but nobody is getting their hopes up this time. Disappointment has finally caught up.

The Canucks should be a prime

candidate to be the sleeper team that can knock off Chicago and San Jose.

However, their past says otherwise.

Nobody truly believes that Ottawa will contend, nor keep that fifth spot by the end of the regular season. Don’t get me wrong – the fans will cheer and the banners will fly, but deep down they know the only thing that will boost one of the Canadian squads to glory will be a miracle.

The days of the feared Canadian teams are long gone. The days of disappointment and inconsistency are here to stay, for a while at least. And therein lies my answer (it’s slightly obvious, isn’t it). Our attitude towards the Canadian six is primarily based around two assumptions, one I’m bringing up right now, that we have been forced to endure for several years now. Firstly, fans of Canadian teams hate the fans of other Canadian teams and obviously the team itself, but that’s a given due to the rivalries. Secondly, the lack of success has taken its toll. It’s hard to get excited when you know they’re going to lose.

How long will this trend continue?

Who knows? Maybe Balsillie should do some rethinking.

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Behind the red: Danielle Losier

Christopher Cameron Staff Writer In her first year at UNB, Varsity Reds swimmer Danielle Losier has had success with the Reds and is the focus in this week’s instalment.

The Science Kinesiology student is from Fredericton. She chose to join the Varsity Reds after training at the same pool while she grew up.

Losier discusses her successes this season, as well as how this season has changed her.

Brunswickan: How are you enjoying being part of the Varsity Reds this season?

Danielle Losier: The team is great this year. Swimming is an individual sport, but the team has really come together this season and everyone gets along great.

We all support each other and it is a really great atmosphere.

B: What is the major difference, if any, between Fredericton’s club team and the Reds?

DL: There is actually not a big difference because FAST (Fredericton Aquanauts Swim Team) trains with UNB sometimes, so I was used to being

around the program before being on the team. I think the major difference would be the team unity. The competition is more intense and there is more of a team atmosphere at the events. During the meets everyone is yelling and cheering, which is something I never saw much when I swam for FAST. There just seems to be a lot more passion.

B: Why did you decide to stay in Fredericton, when the opportunity to go elsewhere was available?

DL: I liked the coaching staff a lot here.

I have been training with the team for a while, so I knew who they were and felt comfortable around them. I love the team and I wanted to stay at home this year, so the decision was easy.

B: How has the workload adjustment been moving into university?

DL: The workload has definitely been a lot more in university than high school, but I think I’m managing it pretty well.

Being at home has made the adjustment easy, not to mention I learned most of my time management skills swimming in high school and have just had to use them more this year.

B: You were the first UNB swimmer to qualify for CIS. What did that mean

UNB Varsity swimmer Danielle Losier is taking what she learned from FAST and is producing great results as she gets set for the AUS and CIS championships. Sandy Chase / The Brunswickan to you?

DL: It felt really good. My goal going into the meet was to qualify for CIS and get it out of the way. I was really happy when I found out I had achieved that goal, but it felt even better having my team being just as happy for me if not happier.

B: What is your fondest memory of your first season at UNB? DL: Christmas training camp is what stands out the most from this season. It was in Puerto Rico this year and the team trained so hard. We all killed ourselves at every practice; people were fainting it was that intense, and I feel that brought us

closer together.

B: Looking toward CIS and going against the nation’s best university swimmers: does it intimidate you?

DL: I feel like I’m really ready to race more than ever before I think, because of all the work we’ve been doing. I’m ready to go.

What makes you sweat? sports

briefs.

Reds suffer worst outing yet It was another poor weekend in Nova Scotia for the Varsity men’s basketball team as they were dropped by St. FX 95-78. They followed that performance with a 6955 loss to Dalhousie, a season low point tally. UNB falls to 1-12 with a 0-7 away record.

Men’s volleyball sweeps Memorial Putting on a good sweat can do wonders for your health.You can literally sweat awayharmful toxins that build up in fat cells. Gross, eh?

Time to hit the gym. Flickr CC Noreen Mae Ritsema Manitoban WINNIPEG (CUP) — There is something so cathartic about sweating.

Whether in a steam room, a sauna or working out, sweating is literally one of the healthiest things we can do for our bodies. Not only is sustained sweating conducive to mental clarity, it is also an integral aspect of our physical well-being.

Our bodies are designed to sweat whenever their internal temperatures exceed 37 degrees Celsius. This automatic regulatory function cools the body, and can be triggered in numerous daily circumstances. It is basically a survival mechanism that prevents us from overheating. This natural thermostat can also be stimulated by exercise or in saunas to detoxify our bodies, improve our cardiovascular systems, increase immunity and deep-clean our skin.

Many harmful toxins are stored in the fat cells of our bodies. In fact, up to 800 different chemical residues have been found to accumulate in fat cells. Detoxification is constantly occurring in our bodies, but when the amount of toxins entering our bodies exceeds the amount that can be naturally processed, the excess is stored in our fat cells. Excessive perspiration is one way to rid our bodies of many of these unwanted chemicals.

Purposely sweating for 10-30 minutes can assist our bodies’ toxin excretion

ability profoundly. Toxins can literally be sweated out of our bodies.

As sweating forces toxins to leave our bodies through our pores, they then end up on the surface of our skin.

This is why it is important to rinse your skin after doing a lot of sweating. The process of pore excretion is cleansing to the skin, as long as the toxins are not left sitting on the skin’s surface. After profuse sweating, skin tends to be healthier and more toned.

The elevated body temperature that produces sweat also puts our cardiovascular systems to work. As blood is pumped through our systems more vigorously to cool our bodies, our hearts are also working harder, and so are our immune systems. Our immune systems are activated by the fever response that basically triggers white blood cell production — our bodies’ number one line of defence against illness.

With an estimated 30 per cent of our bodies’ wastes being removed through perspiration, it makes sense to make time to sweat. This means judging the quality of a workout by how much you can make yourself sweat. This also means checking out the sauna as well.

An important aspect to remember about all of this sweating business is to re-hydrate. Drink copious amounts of water before, during and after workouts and sauna sessions to avoid dehydration and to replenish all the water sweated out.

The Reds picked up two important wins over MUN. They swept the first match 3-0 and took the second 3-1. The wins pushed them over .500 at 8-6 and clinched the second and final playoff spot.

The best of three series with Dalhousie begin Feb. 26.

Women’s basketball in tight playoff race A 73-67 loss to St. FX and being dropped 73-58 by Dalhousie over the weekend has significantly hindered the Reds’ playoff push.

The Reds sit at 6-9 with 14 points in the final playoff spot. Yet, Acadia is now only two points behind with two games in hand.

Women’s volleyball clinch playoff spot It was a good trip to St. John’s for the Reds as they took down Memorial in both of their weekend matches. UNB took the first match 3-2 and swept the second 3-0.

The Reds move to .500 with a 7-7 record and clinched a playoff spot in the process.

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Who is going to win the Super Bowl?

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Colin McPhail

Tony von Richter

Alex Wickwire

It has all the elements for a Cinderella story. With what the Saints have endured to make it where they are today, you would think only an unstoppable force could rain on their parade. Enter Peyton Manning. Colts 31-17.

It’s going to be an offensive showcase and I think that the Colts will come out on top for one main reason: Peyton Manning.

He doesn’t have the career stats yet, but if he stays healthy he’ll go down as the greatest quarterback in history and will be the MVP on Sunday. Colts 34-28.

Colts 34-27. Manning has been ruining the hopes and dreams of NFL teams in the same way that Fredericton Police ruin College Hill parties. Manning will dole out touchdowns like a cop handing out fines at your Albert or Graham Street house party. He’ll walk leaving all the students, or in this Saints fans, sad and intoxicated.

Sports Editor

Sports Reporter

CUP Sports Bureau Chief

Christopher Cameron Sports Writer

Saints will win 28-24. Why? Forced turnovers: 39 in the regular season, versatile ground game with Thomas and Bush, passing game with Colston, Meachem, and Shockey. Also their ability to get to the quarterback. Favre and Warner got beat up in the first two playoff games, Manning better watch out.

10 reasons to cheer for the colts/saints 1. Peyton Manning.

2. A talented receiving core.

3. Their starters are well rested...

4. Peyton Manning. What more could you ask for?

5. Strong defence against the pass.

6. They’ve already won the Super Bowl in Dolphin Stadium.

7. Robert Mathis and Dwight Freeney will be too much to handle.

8. Rookie sensation Pierre Garcon.

9. Peyton Manning. Seriously.

10. To piss off Chris.

1. Who dat?

2. New Orleans rallying around the team after the tradegy.

3. Drew Brees’ success even after arthroscopic surgery.

4. A well-rounded offense full of surprises.

5. The threat of Reggie Bush.

Danton makes AUS debut Christopher Cameron Staff Writer Making his return to hockey after more than five years in prison, Mike Danton is back, but hockey is not his main focus.

Danton joined the Saint Mary’s Huskies in early January, making his AUS debut Jan. 27 versus the Acadia Axemen.

Although he scored in his first game with the Huskies, showing the high level of play he can bring to the hockey program, his main focus is on the books. Danton is keeping himself busy catching up on schoolwork while beginning to learn the balance of hockey and school. He specifically liked what Saint Mary’s had to offer because they were geared towards ensuring the academics fit what he needed.

“They don’t put the focus on hockey and that was one of the things I liked from the start,” said Danton. “It wasn’t ‘Hey let’s get him here because he can help the hockey team.’ It was ‘Let’s get him here so we can give him a second chance at life.’ It’s been school first and hockey second. Like I said a few weeks back, I’m a student athlete, not an athlete student.”

Danton discussed how he is currently trying to get used to having both school and hockey on the go and the adjustments he has had to make.

“It’s just getting the routine down,” he says. “Having to figure out how to study and when to study, when to go to the gym and how to have everything work in my favour.”

He is succeeding on the ice, but was quick to point out his successes in the classroom.

“School is going really well. Everyone has been welcoming and supportive,” he said.

“I’m doing well in school and I’m actually having fun, even though I’m a little older than everybody.”

Mike Danton (right) battles UNB’s Bretton Stamler (left) for the puck in his second AUS game. So far Danton is enjoying the experience and has high hopes for his team. Andrew Meade / The Brunswickan In his second game with the Huskies, they were on the road to take on the number one ranked UNB Varsity Reds.

After the game, Danton commented on his impression of the level of competition.

“The level is surprisingly pretty good, I didn’t expect it to be this good,” said Danton. “There are a lot of skilled guys, but it’s not as quick as higher up levels. That’s the difference between the levels of play as the skill level increases.”

To start his AUS career Danton took on the top two teams in the AUS, putting his skills and his team’s play under the microscope.

“To be honest with you, I thought Acadia played a better game than UNB did against us,” said Danton. “UNB was consistent, they work consistent, but I don’t think their best was as good as Acadia’s best and I don’t think it’s anywhere near our best. The last two games we just haven’t worked as a team and it has resulted in two losses. Between the top three teams - UNB,

Acadia and us - any one of those teams can win a game against each other on any given night. It’s not clear cut.”

SMU head coach Trevor Steinburg has been pleased with Danton’s contributions thus far, but he knows that with time he will improve.

“I’m surprised he’s as conditioned as he is, for him to handle as much time as he has with that long off,” said Steinburg. “He hasn’t played in six years. His legs aren’t allowing him to do what he wants right now, but he’s going to will himself into shape.”

Danton backed up Steinburg’s statement on his play thus far, but said there were no excuses.

“There’s lots of room for improvement obviously, especially with my timing a little bit off,” said Danton. “I’m just getting used to new line mates, getting used to new rules, and making no excuses. The only thing I can do on a consistent basis right now is bring work ethic and everything else should fall into place.”

6. Presidential support. Obama picked the Saints.

7. The Fan support. They’ll have the majority of the crowd.

8. It will be their first ever Super Bowl appearance.

9. Everyone loves the underdog.

10. To piss off Wickwire.

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