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away from home needs. The poll showed that 49 per cent of students rely on student loans. Besides generating extra cash to pay for tuition, rent, or just to have spending money, having a part-time job can be a pro or a con for students. “It forces you to have a stricter schedule,” said Brain Gilliland, a UNB student working part-time. “I mean, you know that X number of hours in the week are going to be set aside for working, so you know you are going to have to maximize the use of your time a little bit better when you are not working, because you still have to get your schoolwork done,“ he said. Jessica Hierlihy, another student working part-time while attending UNB, said working and going to school can be overwhelming. “You can get overwhelmed. I know one of my friends who works at least 30 hours and plus, also has school, and I can’t imagine how she manages.” The Student Employment Services’ online ‘job bank’ saw 691 posts for full-time and 307 posts for part-time in 2011-2012, with 269 posts for summer. Anne Soucy, director of Student Employment Services said the posts can have more than one job on them and some have ten jobs or more available. Clayton said it’s important for students to know working is not the only way they can get money. She said students should be aware of the options available to them. “Don’t assume that working is going to be the only way you’re going to get money,” Clayton said. “Come into the financial aid office and look at your options.”

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It’s a common sight to see students working on assignments on their breaks at work. This should come as no surprise, because according to a recent poll conducted by the Bank of Montreal (BMO), most students have jobs. Shelley Clayton, director of Financial Aid at the University of New Brunswick Fredericton, said though she didn’t have statistics for the campus, it did match what she had experienced with students. “I can certainly tell you anecdotally, that the vast majority of the students who come in seeking financial assistance from us – in the form of bursary or support – would be working,” said Clayton. This matches BMO poll’s results. Noted statistics suggested that about 67 per cent of students have a job. From there, 43 per cent of students have a part-time job while 23 per cent of students have a full-time job. The poll showed that Atlantic Canada has the third highest rate of working students. The poll also showed paying for school is the number one reason why students have a job. “In the government’s mind, they [the government] are one of the supporters of financial avenues providing access to pursue a post-secondary degree, diploma or certificate. In their mind, they don’t fund everything you need to pay – your rent or things like that,”said Clayton. Clayton said, statistically in New Brunswick, a student loan falls about $3000 short of what most single students living

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Alex Walsh / The Brunswickan Cherise Letson News Editor On Oct. 9, New Brunswick will have a new minister of Post-secondary Education, Training and Labour (PETL). In a cabinet shuffle last Wednesday, Premier David Alward promoted four backbench MLAs to minister positions, and moved some current ministers around. The only minister to lose their seat in cabinet was current PETL minister Martine Coulombe, who will be replaced by Grand Falls-DrummondSaint-André MLA, Danny Soucy. University of New Brunswick Student Union president, Andrew Martel, said the change is welcomed. “It’s a good thing for us, because

we realize with the four year funding [agreement] that’s coming up, the years that we’ve worked with her [Martine Coulombe] already, there hasn’t been any budge,” said Martel. “That worries us going into these talks, so in that sense, it’s good that we have change, so we can work with the new minister and the new team.” The Brunswickan was declined an interview with Danny Soucy. According to his bio on the PC Party of New Brunswick website, Soucy has done a lot of work advocating for people with disabilities. He has worked for the New Brunswick Association for Community Living and the Canadian Association for Community Living. He has also been a community representative on the

board of the New Brunswick Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists. There was no information given on the website on his experience with PETL issues. This is something New Brunswick Student Alliance (NBSA) president, Stephen Spence, isn’t surprised by. “I wouldn’t expect a lot of people to [have experience with PETL issues], and that’s something we got to help him with, making sure he knows exactly what’s important about postsecondary education,” said Spence. “But the department is also staffed with a lot of people who will be able to help him with that.” Martel said, though Soucy’s experience advocating for people with dis-

abilities is a great thing, he’s wondering how that experience will translate when it comes to dealing with postsecondary education issues. “My biggest concern is – [though] I realize the change is needed – if he [Alward] put someone in there that can actually speak with students and see progress with these groups,” said Martel. The Brunswickan tried to reach premier Alward, but were told he was not available for comment. Requests to speak with Martine Coulombe were ignored. Alward also appointed a new deputy minister for PETL, Tom Mann, a labour lawyer and former executive director of the New Brunswick Union. Martel said this could be a good thing.

“That could work a lot in our favour, because in that sense, he might understand where we’re coming from, and usually, the deputy minister is a good contact point to get messages across,” said Martel. The NBSA, which includes the UNBSU, will be meeting with the new minister on Oct. 18. “It’s a good starting point. It’ll be interesting to have all the organizations and the unions in there at the same time, and see what we can get with him,” said Martel. “I’m hoping that with Danny only being in the position for a week and a half at that point, that he’s willing to talk and willing to go ahead with discussion… because at this point, time is short.”

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UNBSU to review NBSA membership Cherise Letson News Editor The UNBSU will be reviewing their membership with the New Brunswick Student Alliance (NBSA). On Sunday, council passed a motion to form an ad-hoc committee to review the membership for which the UNBSU pays $7425 a year. The committee will be chaired by UNBSU president Andrew Martel, and will consist of four general councillors and one general member. The ad-hoc committee is being formed because last year’s council mandated that the membership be reviewed. The UNBSU was left out of the recent NBSA policy and strategy talks due to the council retreat. UNBSU vice-president external Adam Melanson, said they gave the NBSA plenty of notice about the timing conflict, but said the NBSA chose to go through with the meeting. Though the NBSA suggested the UNBSU send proxies, Melanson said he and Martel thought they

could better represent UNB at the talks. “We felt, that given the talks that have already happened where Andrew and I were present, we would best be able to continue the conversation. So we made it very clear that we had prior engagements and we could not attend this meeting, ” said Melanson. “And we couldn’t even send proxies if we wanted to, because all of our councillors would be at the councillor retreat.” He said this is something the committee needs to reflect on when reviewing UNBSU’s membership. “We’re the largest school in the NBSA at this time, and for our opinions to not be taken into consideration is pretty bad,” said Melanson. He said this may affect the UNBSU’s upcoming meeting with the new Minister of Post-secondary Education, Training and Labour, on Oct. 18. “Stephen Spence [president of the NBSA], I think, he’s putting forth this idea that the NBSA should be

the dominant role in that meeting,” said Malanson. “But we don’t feel that at this point in time the NBSA speaks on behalf of UNB, because we haven’t been a part of the discussion that concerns policy, and we can’t say the policy adequately reflects our needs.” In the meeting with the minister on Oct. 18, all schools involved will represent themselves. By the time of print, the UNBSU has yet to receive any documents about what was discussed during the NBSA talks that happened almost two weeks ago. The committee will look at whether or not the NBSA acted on any of the UNBSU’s recommendations made last year, and whether what UNB gets from the membership is worth the cost. “You got to wonder if there’d be better external stuff [lobbying] from within, if [the UNBSU] had that money, or if the money could be reallocated somewhere better,” said Martel.

Vice president external, Adam Melanson, said new NBSA policy may not speak on behalf of UNB students. Liz Chiang / The Brunswickan

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The possibility of full accessabilty at UNB Heather Uhl News Reporter When it comes to accessibility, there is always room for improvement. Derek Ness, accessibility representative on the UNB Student Union, has a specific idea. “Personally, I would like to see the creation of an accessibility common space so that students with disabilities have a place they can congregate for socialization and a sharing of resources,” Ness said. The common space was something that Ness was looking into last year, though Ness said he ran out of time. He is planning to continue working towards a common space this year. While other societies and groups have common spaces on campus to meet, Ness said it is something the accessibility community on campus is currently lacking. “There is the Student Accessibility Centre and the Accessibilities Commons at the Harriet Irving Library, but these spaces are reserved for academic and technological purposes,” Ness said. “They are not reserved for socialization.” The Student Accessibility Centre is located on the second floor of Marshall D’Avary, a building that is statistically accessible according to Ness, and there is an entrance right beside the centre. However, Marshall D’Avary is also built near the top of a hill. “I would agree that being in a building at the top of the hill is a bit out of the way for students, but unfortunately not everything can be at the center of campus,” Ness said. “It can be a challenge in winter, for students in wheelchairs – obviously.”

The hill UNB is built on, is one of the challenges faced when it comes to accessibility on campus. “Our campus has a couple of challenges,” said Shirley Cleave, associate vice-president academic and chair of accessibility advisory committee. “One, we’re built on a hill and that was obviously because it makes for a beautiful setting, and it does. And the other problem that we face is based on the fact that we’re an older institution.” Cleave said some of the buildings on campus were built before students with special needs were expected at a university setting. For example, there are buildings on campus that do not have elevators. “If they were being built now, they would have elevators,” Cleave said. “We have lots of retro-fitting to do to enhance the physical accessibility of our campus.” Though there are setbacks with the campus’ location and age, UNB has made some recent improvements. Over the summer, UNB’s campus experienced construction that had asphalt sidewalks replaced with smoother cement sidewalks, wider and less prone to cracking. Cleave said it makes a significant difference for students in wheelchairs. However, Ness, who stayed in Fredericton over the summer and was on campus often, said there was some issues with the construction. “When the various construction sites were operating, they had fences up around the sites and there was not, in my mind, sufficient contrast to the fences,” said Ness. “A student with a visual impairment would not be able to see those fences. There were a few

UNB is in the much needed process of repaving sidewalks on campus. Alex Walsh/ The Brunswickan occasions where I walked into those fences personally.” There was also the upgrade of suites in the Elizabeth Parr-Johnston residence. Ness said these new suites allow for students in wheelchairs to live on campus, since UNB has no control over accessible apartments in Fredericton.

“It’s not always known what challenge a student’s going to have to face,” Ness said. “As I said, students are coming with more complex disabilities at this point in time, which is a great thing to see coming to our campus, because we want to be seen as an inclusive and accessible campus.” Cleave said though the accessibility

advisory committee works to make UNB more accessible, making the campus fully accessible would be a big task. “All our efforts are to increase the level of accessibility,” Cleave said, “Whether we would ever have a full accessible campus – that might be the challenge.”

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Entrepreneurship for everyone

The Student Ambassador program exposes students to the entrepreneurial enviroment. jsawkins / FlickrCC Ambassador program will participate in Sandy Chase three main events. Editor in Cheif “The first is a bus trip down to Boston... UNB’s Pond-Deshpande Centre is of- There are two other Deshpande centres fering students the chance to experience down there, one at MIT and one at the University of Massachusetts, so we have entrepreneurship in a whole new way. The Pond-Deshpande Centre and the an opportunity to go meet with those Wallace McCain Institute are launching two centres and see what they are up to,” two new programs: the Student Ambas- LeBlanc said. The second trip is a 72-hour start-up sador program and the Top Talent Pitch. The two groups have teamed up to find weekend, where the student ambassadors the best and brightest in the university will get to experience the creation of a community who want a taste of what it’s company in a condensed time period, starting with the initial idea, all the way like to be an entrepreneur. Both programs are similar in their to developing a business plan to pitch to goal, to expose students to what it is like financiers. “It’s a very intense 72 hours, but it’s to be an entrepreneur, although the Top Talent program is more about graduating the experience of going through that,” students and retention, and keeping them said LeBlanc. “It’s not about the idea, it’s in New Brunswick, where the Student about the student getting the experience Ambassador program is more focused on of testing and validating ideas and what it exposing students to the entrepreneurial takes to launch a venture.” The final event put on by the Pondenvironment and what it’s like to go from Deshpande Centre will be an East Coast idea to reality. Katrina LeBlanc, executive director start up week, which along with other of the Pond-Deshpande Centre, said the events, will include a showcase of ideas students who are chosen for the Student and pitches which students have conceived

and will be displayed to the university and the public. Although the start up week is the last scheduled event from the Pond-Deshpande Centre, the student ambassadors’ work doesn’t end there. The Student Ambassador competition is open to universities across the province; LeBlanc hopes students will spread what they’ve learned to their home campuses. “What we’re asking of them, is to represent the programs of the Pond-Deshpande Centre in their home campuses and their home faculties… put on events like a pitch competition or an American Idol type thing where the audience votes, but it’s all about pulling out the best ideas from groups of students,” LeBlanc said. “[These events] will be student run, and student delivered, but the PondDeshpande Centre will provide mentorship as well as funding to get these events off the ground,” said LeBlanc. LeBlanc is also hoping to see involvement from outside the faculties typically associated with entrepreneurship. “[We’re hoping to see] arts, law, kinesiology, sciences, you name it, to get students who are not typically the ones who compete in the competitions, to come out and pitch their ideas,” she said. “I like to call them change agents, I don’t like to call them entrepreneurs or aspiring entrepreneurs, because a lot of students outside of the business school don’t identify themselves as entrepreneurs,” said LeBlanc. She said a common link between all of these students is a desire to solve problems. “You talk to these students who are super energized and who’ve got these cool ideas and that’s where you’re like, ‘oh my gosh, this is why we’re here’.”

UNB nurses go international

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UNB nursing is going global. Nursing students at the University of New Brunswick are travelling to Norway and Sweden on exchange opportunities to gain global and cultural experiences. “We started doing exchanges as far back as 1997. Nursing students have been doing exchanges with Umea University in Sweden since [then],” said Gisele Gallibois, nurse clinician in the faculty of nursing and coordinator of the International Nursing Exchange Potential exchange students are required to fill out a six-page application, include reference letters, and have a high GPA and clinical performances to be considered for the exchange. “It’s really competitive. A five-person selection committee processes the applications and decides who gets selected,” Gallibois said. “Up until this year, we had a course [called] Culture Encounters in Nursing, which was a pre-departure and a re-entry course, and it focused on teaching students culture awareness, and that course was mandatory to go abroad.” Nurses travel to Umea University, Sweden and take Nursing 2063, which requires 108 hours of chronic elder care in a hospital, or mental health. Umea students travel to UNB to take five weeks of elder care at Pine Grove, or in more recent years, at the Veterans Unit. This year, two students from Umea will come to UNB to complete four weeks at the York Care Aging Centre, from Nov. 23 until Dec. 23, exchanging with two UNB nurses who will travel to Umea during intersession, to complete 108 hours in mental health. The exchange with Bergen University College, Norway, began after they received a North American grant to enter into a partnership with a faculty of nursing, and invited UNB into the partnership. Four BUC students are currently completing 18 European transfer credits at

UNB nurses are traveling to Norway and Sweden. Sumitted UNB, focusing on clinical work, theory, and courses on the Canadian healthcare system. “In June, we will send three students [to Bergen] to do a course that’s called Global Health and Culture Awareness, and it’s an elective, and they will get three credit hours for that course, and much of that course focuses around a lot of the issues in Africa,” Gallibois said. “They look at HIV, how women are treated, mental health, [and] so a large part of that looks at global issues, but a key focus is on some of the issues in Africa.” Professors and instructors from across Europe travel to Bergen to teach this course. The exchange program between UNB, Norway and Sweden prepares students to take care of future patients, many of which will come from a culture different than their own. “Any level of education today, whether you’re looking at grade school, elementary, high school or university, in order to be cutting edge, and to be current, we need a global perspective,” said Gallibois. “Our world is so small that it’s a global society; all of our education is being asked to have a global, international perspective, so we benefit in many ways – we don’t remain insular, we compare ourselves to other countries.” With UNB unable to financially pro-

vide each student with exchange program opportunities, Gallibois said more opportunities should be available within the city of Fredericton. “Providing more students with opportunities to go abroad would be very important, and if more opportunities were not [available], then we provide them with opportunities in the city of Fredericton,” she said. “[We] have students work with people at the Multicultural Association. You can become a global citizen by staying in Fredericton, and I think our university is heading that way. I think exchanges are the education of the future.” On Oct. 10, UNB will host its first International Awareness Meeting. Students who participated in the exchange will share their experiences. “One of my students who went to Umea was saying, when she goes into hospitals and is taking care of someone from another culture, she really reflects on ‘How can I be doing this better? Because I know what it’s like to be in another culture’,” said Gallibois. “So when she went to Umea she knew what it was like not to be close to home and have that support. It really changed the way she interacts with anyone that comes from another culture.”

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Could UNB see a bus pass similar to that of St.Thomas? Sandy Chase / The Brunswickan

More time needed for Bus Pass Referendum

Cody Jack Opinions Columnist

For those of you who are unaware, this coming week will be the voting period for the Student Union (UNBSU). Just as important, if not more importantly, there will be a referendum question on the ballot about having a mandatory $110-$120 fee for a 12-month bus pass with no opt-out provisions. This is a very important question and one that could see great benefits to both students at UNB and the Fredericton public transit system. The timing, I would argue, is off. Bielections have had an average voter turn out (VTO), of 4.1 per cent since 2003. The highest VTO in a bi-election was in October 2008, and was roughly 9 per cent, in which there was an executive position up for grabs. All of the past bus pass referendum questions appeared on a ballot during the 2012 winter semester. The average VTO was roughly 22 per cent. Having a vote at the end of the year would give the UNBSU more time to advertise, speak with students, engage students on the topic and see a higher VTO. It would also allow the UNBSU to make good use of referenda bylaw 21, that says the CRO must hold a public forum on the referendum questions a week before the vote takes place. I am in no way discounting the ability of those involved with the UNBSU nor am I discrediting their hard work. It is just that the beginning of the year is very difficult for most organizations to have themselves ready for most things. I know that Mr. Martel, UNBSU president, was quoted in the Sept. 19, 2012 issue of the Brunswickan, saying that having the referendum now would allow the UNBSU to work on getting the bus routes and other aspects in place for next fall, and that if the vote does not go through they will not have wasted their time. This is a valid point; no executive wants to work on a portfolio for a whole year only to see it get shut down in a referendum. That being said, having the question asked this early may shut down a bus pass that the majority of students may want. I would also argue that not including a

question, which included the option of an opt-out, is a mistake. In the last bus pass referendum, which took place in March of 2009, the bus pass failed to pass with the difference being a slim 47 votes. If there were two questions on the ballot, one asking about the $110-$120 mandatory bus pass, the other asking if students would rather a bus pass that allowed for an opt-out for students living outside of Fredericton, but at a higher price (currently the Graduate Students’ Association has a $140 bus pass with opt-out for those living outside of Fredericton), that slim of a loss may be averted or push students in favour of the cheaper mandatory option. The 2009 bus pass referendum showed that there was interest in having a bus pass implemented, even if the vote was only 47 votes shy. As well, last year, the UNBSU conducted a survey in which roughly 10 per cent of the student body was asked a series of questions about having a universal bus pass. About 72 per cent of students, who responded, said they would support a bus pass, but the authors of the survey reported that they would support it only if changes were made to the current transit system. Another significant portion of respondents said they would support it if there were an opt-out provision. I do not want to see this bus pass fail, because a slim number of people living outside of Fredericton vote against the buss pass. More time needs to be taken to engage students, to get ideas that would bring these people on board in the event that a mandatory bus pass system is the only route the UNBSU will take. Parking areas at points on the edge of the bus routes so that students can park their cars for free and take the bus into town perhaps? This is just one suggestion out of many, that I am certain students have. But there needs to be more time to engage students on this very important issue. A survey is a great first step, but a large number of those who responded to the survey have since graduated. A bi-election with a low VTO is not in the best interest of students. I hope, however, that I am proved wrong in this upcoming bi-election. So please students get out the vote!

Busses for sustainability

letters to the editor.

Dear Brunswickan Editor, I am writing to you today as not only a student of Fredericton, but also the president of the Students for Sustainability Club at St. Thomas. I want to reach out to the students of UNB and urge them to vote in the upcoming decision, on whether or not UNB will adopt the universal bus pass on their student ID by paying a fee on their tuition. As a STU student, I understand that I do not have the insights of someone who has gone to school without the leisure of using the bus whenever they please. I do use the bus. On average, I use it every other day to get around the city. I work at the Regent Mall and so I consult the bus schedule before and after every shift to save myself a 30-minute walk. I cannot justify spending $7 on a cab ride both ways when being paid minimum wage. I use it when I go downtown to shop, especially on the rainy or cold days that are sure to be coming up. I will even admit that I’ve taken it up Windsor, a mere four stops to avoid the awkward hot and sweaty uphill climb to my classes, although, in this case I did have to endure awkward stares from fellow riders at my pure laziness. Beyond convenience, the bus is a fantastic option for those who do not own vehicles. I’m putting myself through university; I do not have the spare change to purchase a car, pay insurance monthly, gas weekly, and repairs and maintenance far more often than anyone likes or expects. Not to mention the parking pass that I would need… but wait, is there parking at the school? Obviously not enough, judging by all the complaints I hear from students who did choose to buy the pass.

I realize that taking the bus isn’t always the most pleasurable activity. People tend to pop their headphones in upon entry and avoid all eye contact with strangers, until they pull the cord and can get the hell out of there. But it gets you from point A to B at such a minimal cost; I don’t see the reason to complain. Cities need public transit for their citizens, and they can improve the service with more people using it. Having the additional UNB population riding the transit allows for the city to make necessary changes to routes and times. I am urging the student population to vote yes to the universal bus pass this October, not just as a member of the environmental club on campus, but as a student who values the service and thinks that it should be available to everyone at a discounted cost, because I definitely wouldn’t be using it for those dreaded four stops up Windsor’s hill, if I was paying $2 every time. Kyla Tanner

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Are you attending (or did you attend) any Homecoming events this weekends?

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Faisal Alshammary

“I’ll watch Fredericton trash Saint John.”

“Yes, and I will bring my friends (to the football game).”

Think Pink and the football game!

Rayya Nouri

TJ Leighton

Victoria MacDonald

“No, didn’t really know about them.”

“Yes, the football game.”

Kelsay Cail, Abigail Osborne, and Malerie Wilson

“No, I didn’t attend any.”

Nakia Spencer “The football game and Think Pink!”

Xin Ma, Nan Chen, and Zhenken Pun “No.”

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Harassment, or freedom of speech?

“We need to use our words to deal with the problem, the disagreement, or the matters of opinion, without making it personal.” Alex Walsh / The Brunswickan

The human connection By Barbara Roberts Last time in this column, I talked about discrimination – what it is, and what it is not, along with some examples. I promised to talk about harassment this time, so let’s go there. Harassment is tricky territory. While we value and protect freedom of expression, we are also striving for a community where everyone feels safe from hurtful personal attacks, and respected for who they are, among all differences of opinion, ethnicity, identity, and religion. U.S. President Barack Obama, spoke to this balance

when he criticized the recent antiIslam video, but defended freedom of speech. Obama was quoted in the Globe and Mail (Sept. 25, 2012) as saying to the United Nations, “I accept that people will call me all kinds of awful things every day, and I will always defend their right to do so.” So doesn’t that right suggest free reign with our words? No, it doesn’t. While we may have a right to freedom of expression, in terms of expressing opinions, pursuing debate, and challenging assumptions, that freedom can be exercised respectfully. True freedom of expression is not in flinging insults or flourishing profanity for the sake of flaunting power or intimidating others. True freedom of expression is when everyone feels safe

to express differences of opinion, to share and debate without personal insult, to be vehement and strong about our views, without destroying the other person in the process. As Fisher and Ury (1991) said in Getting To YES: “Separate the people from the problem. Be soft on the people, hard on the problem.” In other words, use our words to deal with the problem, the disagreement, or the matters of opinion, without making it personal. So where does that put harassment? Harassment is defined in the UNB policy as “Behaviour that has no legitimate purpose, which the instigator knows or ought reasonably to know, has the effect of creating an intimidating, humiliating, hostile or offensive environment.” There is

plenty of room in there for freedom of expression, which has a legitimate purpose, and is not humiliating or intimidating. Harassment is behaviour that degrades a person for the purpose of exerting power over them. Examples include, constantly pushing one’s views past everyone else’s; excluding the quieter person’s ideas; repeated critical and humiliating comments; unrelenting pursuit, when a clear boundary ought to be known or has been expressed. Harassment includes behaviours of all kinds – inappropriate physical actions, sounds or gestures; offensive signs or cartoons; refusing to communicate with people, where communication is a reasonable expectation.

Harassment erodes a person’s confidence and sense of safety in our community. It degrades both people – the target because of the oppression that results, and the instigator because of the illegitimate abuse of power. What legitimate power and strength derive from disrespectful treatment of others? None. Legitimate power and strength derive from profound respect for others, expressed to empower them, and expanding the synergy that results. Harassment in the extreme is dictatorship; respect in the extreme is democracy. As a community, and as individuals, we are called upon to use our freedom of expression respectfully with one another. Exercise your rights with respect to the rights of others.

regardless of my actual skill level, I’ve come to enjoy writing when I get the time to sit down and put my thoughts on paper. However, what I’m getting at is, whatever your interest… don’t be afraid to try something new. There is a huge variety of clubs and societies on campus, and even more throughout the city. There’s even a volunteer fair today in the SUB where you can check some of them out. Whatever group interests you, it’s almost guaranteed they will be willing to help you learn. New members will always get the special treatment, just because they could eventually be

the future leaders of the group, passing on their newfound passions to others. This is especially true in the university environment, where the turnover happens on a yearly basis. So be open to trying new things, but also remember, if you don’t like it, you hopefully haven’t lost anything other than time; and you can always try something else. Then again, who knows? You could end up loving it.

Why not try something new? The wide apature Sandy Chase

When I started university, my dad sent me off with four pieces of advice. Be cheap, be safe, phone home often, and be open to new experiences. I kind of succeeded with the first one, and I’ve been safe over my time here. I have to apologize to all my family members for completely fail-

ing at number three, because I’m pretty sure they end up phoning me more than I phone home, and that’s usually just to check when they haven’t heard from me for two weeks. But I think the one that stuck with me the most was his last piece of advice – be open to new experiences. I’ve been very fortunate with my university experience. I’ve gotten to live in three different residences, travel for conferences, find a summer job on campus related to my degree, and meet a ton of incredible friends and awesome people. And due in part to the last piece of advice, I started writing for the

Brunswickan in my second year, which most people would think was an odd step for an engineer. I had no real background in writing prior to my first assignment, which was an article on the Freddy Beach Welcome Back BBQ. Thankfully, I had help from Lee, the news editor at the time, who helped and coached me through the steps of how to write. I was also encouraged by the feedback I received on my work at the time. At the time, I still felt that as an engineer, I had some natural writers block that would prevent me from actually learning how to write. Now that I’ve improved, and

Sandy Chase is the Editor-in-Chief of the Brunswickan. He can be reached anytime at editor@thebruns.ca or @alexanderchase

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Into the Art Zone

Elizabeth Creelman Arts Reporter It is a spacious room on the upper floor of Memorial Hall. It smells vaguely of chemicals, but despite its collection of large tables, chairs, and stools, no one would mistake it for a lab. It’s a distinctly artsy environment; the chalkboard is covered in drawings, the walls are lined with artwork, and the shelves are laden with everything from rulers and wooden spoons, to printmaking supplies and a large stereo which is apparently named Ken. This is the studio of ArtZone, a student art collective on campus that has very quietly been around since 1996. “It’s a shared space, so you’re using it but other ArtZone members are using it as well,” said Oliver Flecknell, graphics coordinator of ArtZone. “Any of the supplies in here that aren’t labelled as belonging to somebody, are available for member use as well.” “Most of the supplies that we’ve got here are things you can use over and over again, so they’re not consumable,” he said, gesturing to the spoons as well as art books, art magazines, and small looms. “But we do also keep some consumable supplies.” These consumable supplies turn out to include a wealth of pastels, charcoal, pencil crayons, pens, makers, printmaking inks, and various types of paint, including oils, acrylics, and watercolours. “It’s especially appealing to people who live on campus,” said Flecknell. “If you’re living in a dorm room and you’re sharing it with someone, there is no room in there to think, let alone create something amazing.” That’s one of the reasons Nick Gibeault, a second year student, became an ArtZone member last year. After learning about the collective at a club fair at the

(Left to right) Oliver Flecknell, Nick Gibeault, and Elizabeth Creelman work in the ArtZone space at Memorial Hall. Liz Chiang / The Brunswickan SUB, he signed up for membership and has been using the space ever since. “I started coming over to do some artsy stuff, which was great,” he said. “Especially first year, you’re always stuck doing machine things... and there’s nowhere, where you can just do your own thing, until you come to ArtZone and you can do whatever. You can try drawing, you can try painting, you can do stuff you know or try stuff you don’t know.”

“I used to do jewellery but after coming to school, I couldn’t bring any of my supplies... so I got here and I started with paper sculptures. I started making masks and little pieces and shadow boxes out of cardboard, that kind of thing.” Flecknell and Gibeault both mention, enthusiastically, that they’d like to see the underutilized space get employed more often. “We need to encourage the engineers

and scientists to be more artistic,” said Flecknell. “[They] need to be creative; it’s the nature of the job whether they think it is or not.” Besides the studio space in Memorial Hall, ArtZone offers a series of workshops through the school year. Run by professional artists and creators in the community, the workshops are typically priced at $25 for members and $45 for

non-members. The next one, on Oct. 20, is on woodblock printmaking. Other workshops for this year, all taking place on Saturdays, will include bookbinding, sculpture, weaving, video making, and digital photography. The membership fee for ArtZone is $15, which goes mostly towards purchasing arts supplies. For more information, email create@unb.ca or check out their Facebook page.

Cinema Politica Review: Blood in the Mobile Tamara Gravelle The Brunswickan I use my cell phone for everything: Internet, email, card games or checking the time. Blood in the Mobile starts by bringing us back to the root of cell phone technology – making calls. Director and narrator of the film, Frank Poulsen, is on the phone with Nokia trying to find out if one of the largest phone companies in the world uses blood minerals in their phones. Nokia is not talking to him at this point. In most technologies like cell phones, there is a mineral called cassiterite, which is compressed into tin. It is mined in the Eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the (DR) Congo. Different rebel groups, that force their workers to stay in the mines and work for days at a time for little pay, own these mines. The rebel groups also outrageously tax their workers and have fees for leaving the mine area, which the workers can’t afford to pay. Therefore, most of them are stuck working at the mine until they die. The rebel groups then sell the mined cassiterite to the Western world for technological products. The funds raised pay for weapons to be used in an ongoing civil war. Over five million people have been killed in the mines, not including the people who have been killed in the war, and about 300, 000 women have been raped. All of this is being done so I can have a cell phone. Poulsen takes us into the DR Con-

go to see how the mining business works there. He starts at the top with an associate of the ministry of mining. Not only is the associate working with a main company, but he also owns a private one – something that would be illegal in most countries. When asked if he sees this as a contradictory move, the associate responds with, “I’m a scientist and a businessman, not a politician.” Poulsen goes to the Bisie mine in Kivu to get footage of what it is like working in these conditions. Workers in the mine are cramped together with no light except headband flashlights, and working with pickaxe tools and their own body strength. Bullets are scattered across the ground and a group of teenage boys are telling their friend about a bomb that went off while he was visiting his hometown. Everything is dirty; only a layer of cloth divides rooms, and there’s a young boy repeatedly yelling at the camera, “You can film me for a thousand francs.” A thousand Congolese francs is equal to just over one Canadian dollar. At the conclusion of the film, Poulsen goes back to Nokia, determined to get an answer about whether the company is using cassiterite mined in the DR Congo. Poulsen is told there is no way to trace where the cassiterite came from once it is melted down, and that Nokia is waiting on an international reaction to the minerals. The company has known about the mines since 2001 and hasn’t done anything about them. After the film, there was a discus-

A child worker at a cassiterite mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Screenshot sion hosted by Frederick Mwenengabo of the East and Central Africa Association for Indigenous Rights. Mwenengabo said the Bisie mine is one of the best in the Congo as far as working conditions go.

Blood In The Mobile was played last Friday as a part of the Cinema Politica movie series that goes on throughout both semesters of the school year. For information about upcoming screenings, go to Cinemapolitica.

org/fredericton. Like I said, I use my cell phone for everything: Internet, email, card games; but I’ve recently started wearing a watch.

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bursaries and scholarships available to UNB students for study abroad. Bartlett, for instance, received a $1500 UNB Scotiabank bursary to help finance her trip. “There are certain scholarships that are merit-based, and the selection committee selects students while they are reviewing applications. There are also a number of financial needs bursaries that students can apply for, once they’ve been accepted,” she said. For anyone who might be considering a semester abroad, Klenk encourages them to take the leap and, “just do it”. “This is the perfect time of life to do it. I’ve talked to many students who are interested or like the concept of doing an exchange… The ones who say ‘Oh, I’ll wait until I graduate’… but then after university, will have other commitments. The Student Abroad Program really enhances the UNB degree, and based on the feedback from students, it’s such a positive experience,” she said. “It really opens doors… It develops you on so many levels: personally, academically, and professionally.” For more i n format ion about the Student Abroad Program, contact the International Relations Off ice in the C. C. Jones Students Services Centre or at iro@ unb.ca, or check out Unbf.ca/ international. Applications for 2013-2014 semesters abroad are due on Nov. 30.

You might know “Just do it”, as a familiar phrase from a certain sneaker conglomerate. It’s also the best advice one can give someone who’s considering taking advantage of the Student Abroad Program. The International Relations office has been around for eight years, and during that time, an average of 150 students per year, have gone on international exchanges from UNB around the world. Emily Bartlett, a fifth-year geological engineering student, spent a semester at the University of Tasmania in Hobart, Australia. She says she chose Tasmania for its distinct culture, which she described as “kind of like Newfoundland – you know, really laid back.” Bartlett said that her experience helped further her studies in her field, including how to conduct safe mining practices. “It’s really broadened what I can do with my career.” Silke Klenk, international relations coordinator at UNB, said that many students are nervous about travelling so far from home, but they shouldn’t be. There are lots of resources and support systems in each host country. “Our partner universit ies all have international offices. There’s normally airport pickup, they’d go through orientation, get over jet lag, and then an introduction to the academic system, and support in terms of off-campus holidaying or support with homesickness,” she said. Bartlett said, “As nervous as you are to go, so is everyone else… You will meet people immediately, and everyone’s in the same boat. You expect to be all by yourself, but you’re really not.” Sam Worrall, a fifth-year engineering student, went on exchange last year in the winter term to Hong Kong Polytechnic University. The Oromocto local said he chose the big city for “a change of scene, something new and exciting”. “The whole thing was just a big culture shock experience. I mean, you hear that term, but you don’t really know what it means until all of the sudden you’re in this brand new place and all these people are speaking a different language, and the city’s so big, you don’t even know what’s going on. I lived in a residence that was a 21-storey apartment building,” he said. “I was kind of scared of going there and not being able to fit in, since I’m from the opposite side of the world, but I ended up making a lot of Photos friends when I was there. People Submitted are people wherever you go in the world – they’re friendly and helpful.” During the holiday breaks, Worrall took advantage of his location and traveled to several other countries, including Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and Thailand. “I think it’s a good thing for students from UNB to do. You get to see a different part of the world while you’re young, have a lot of fun, meet a lot of people, and make friends with people from all over the world.” Many students might worry about financing their semester abroad, but Klenk explained that there are many

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Family tradition takes Playhouse stage Kevin Lemieux The Brunswickan On Friday Oct. 5, one of Canada’s greatest hypnotists will be hitting the stage in his first show on the leg of his first Canadian tour. The Fredericton Playhouse’s stage is getting ready for a one of a kind show by the famous Reveen. But it isn’t the renowned 77-year old Peter who’s putting on this show; it’s being put on by his son, Ty. Ty Reveen starts his tour in Fredericton for a special reason. “I’m choosing Fredericton because my father was the very first person to perform in the Playhouse after the opening ceremonies,” he said. He also added that his father rented the theatre more than any other theatrical artist in the 20th century. The “Next Generation” Reveen learned everything from the original. “Practical training is the best training of all”, he said. “Just being around my father and being his advertising manager, his tour manager, and then his personal manager, really helped me see how everything works.” At the age of five, the younger Reveen knew he would be doing this as a career. “My father told me on many occasions when I was young, that one day I would take over his show”. The work that Re and his father have done makes their show known as “The World’s Funniest and Most Amazing Stage Show”. His nickname of “The Impossiblist” comes from a critique his father once got; the elder Reveen liked it and decided to use it. Ty now claims it in honour of his father’s work. He

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Ty Reveen will follow in his father’s footsteps by performing at The Playhouse this Friday. Submitted said it’s an honour to be following in his father’s footsteps. “He has succeeded more in this field of entertainment than anyone. But if I didn’t think that I was worthy of it, I wouldn’t be doing it.” Reveen said for showgoers to expect the same integrity that the show had when his father was at the peak of his

career, and “a fantastic demonstration of how ordinary people can do extraordinary things with the help of superconsiousness.” The show takes place on Friday, Oct. 5 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $39, and are available at The Playhouse box office, or online at theplayhouse.com.

The pill problem should be the same for any similar contraceptive like the ring or the patch. A recent study done by Craig Roberts and colleagues, and published in the Proceeding of the Royal Society: Biological Sciences, compared the relationship and sexual satisfaction of women who were taking the birth control pill when they met their romantic partner – for this study, the person who fathered their first child – to women who were not using hormonal contraceptives when they met their romantic partner. They found that, compared to women who were not using hormonal contraceptives, women who were on the pill when they met their partner reported less attraction to their partner, less sexual satisfaction, and bigger drops in sexual satisfaction over time, and if the couple separated they were

term partner. Unfortunately, they also report lower rates of sexual satisfaction The New and attraction to their partner. This Position might be because women on the pill Sarah tend to be more attracted to people Vannier with similar immune system genes. Having a partner with similar immune system genes also seems to A few weeks ago, I wrote a column increase the chances of infidelity. about how our sense of smell gives us In a 2006 study published in Psychoclues about the people we are geneticlogical Science, Christine Garver and ally and sexually compatible with. her colleagues measured the genetic Basically, it does this by helping us to makeup of 48 couples. In couples identify people whose immune system where both partners had similar imgenes are different from our own. mune system genes, the female partner Biologically, this is a good thing (aka: reported being sexually less responsive healthier babies) so we are designed to her partner, and was more likely to to be attracted (aka: like the smell of) have had sex outside of their relationpeople with different genes than us. ship. These women also reported being However, I also mentioned that for more attracted to other men, especially women who are on the pill, their noses around the time when they were ovumight be leading them astray, and as a lating (aka: most likely to get pregnant). result, they might be picking partners This research suggests that aren’t the best match Compared to women who were not that entering a long-term (aka: have similar immune system genes). using hormonal contraceptives, women relationship with someone who is genetically similar to Cue the panicked texts who were on the pill when they met us can be problematic. Unand Facebook messages. One text simply said “...reads their partner reported less attraction to fortunately, because women on the pill find these geneticbruns article... stops taking birth control pill”. Another read “Just their partner, less sexual satisfaction, and ally similar men more attractive, they might be making read your article. My take-home bigger drops in sexual satisfaction choices they wouldn’t make message was that I should go off they were not on the pill. the pill. Not sure if that’s what you were more likely to be the one who initiated i f the separation. This is pretty consistent So what to do if you are on the intending.” That is not what I was intending. with the theory that being on the can pill and worried about how it might be And there is no need to panic. The pill mess with a woman’s ability to identify affecting your relationship(s)? There is a great choice for easy and effective someone they will be sexually compat- are a few options. First, remember that research like this is always about trends birth control. However, I do think ible with. Eek! But wait! There is some good news. and patterns. Just because some women it is important for women to be able to make informed choices about the Compared to women who were not experience changes in behaviour as a type of birth control they want to use using hormonal contraceptives, women result of being on the pill doesn’t mean (if any), and all of the possible effects who were on the pill when they met all women will. Second, if you are single it may have on their body. Plus, the their partner said that they were hap- and looking for a partner consider goresearch on hormonal contraceptives pier with their partner’s parenting. ing off of hormonal contraceptives for and how they can affect the way women They also tended to have longer lasting a little while. Finally, remember that there are non-hormonal options (e.g., choose romantic partners, is interesting relationships. So what’s the explanation for these IUD, condoms) out there, so explore and deserves a closer look. Side note: Although most of the weird effects? Because the hormones in your options and figure out what works research on the effects of hormonal the pill mimic pregnancy, it might be best for you. contraceptives has been done on oral leading women to pick partners who contraceptives, in theory, the effects have all the qualities of a good long-

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A crowd gathers in Tilley Hall for the Monday Night Film Series. Submitted Elizabeth Creelman Arts Reporter The New Brunswick Film Co-op has been showing its Monday Night Film Series at Tilley Hall for about 20 years. Tony Merzetti, the executive director at the Film Co-op and the programmer for the Monday Night Film Series, is involved in picking the movies. “We work in conjunction with the Toronto Film Festival’s film circuit,” he said. “They come up with the best films from around the world and then we look through [their catalogue] and see which films we think would work well with the audience in Fredericton.” Because of a wide variety within the local audience, the film Series comes up with an extremely diverse list of films. “The types of films that we show are... for people who are looking for stories that might have some basis in literature, or stories that are exploring social or political issues in some way,” said Merzetti. “A lot of times [they’re] ones that might be up for awards, but they’re also films that might not reach the local theatre just because they’re not commercially based. They’re not the blockbusters; they don’t have superheroes and people that are going around shooting people and stuff like that. They tend to be more thoughtful, pensive type stories that appeal to people,” he said. “There’s an emotional level that the films will reach but there’s also an intellectual level that will be stimulated through the content and the ideas that are presented.” The Film Series tries to exhibit Canadian films as well as films from other countries, and independent films from the United States and Britain. Some of the films are in foreign languages and have subtitles. They’re excellent movies, said Merzetti, but they don’t make it to the local Empire Theatres because of the language in which they’re shot. Some of films shown, however, are more widely known. In the past, the Film Series has played such films as The Artist, My Week with Marylyn, The Way, Midnight in Paris, and Moonrise Kingdom. One of the unique aspects of the Film Series is the level of engagement demonstrated by the audience. “After the film’s over, usually people gather out in the lobby and they’re all

chatting away about what they’ve just seen and what they thought of it,” said Merzetti. As with most things in a university town, the Film Series would love to see an increase in participation from students. “We do have students who are members and who come out on a regular basis,” Merzetti said, although adding that he’d like to see more of them. “We hope that people will give films a chance, that they might not have heard of or seen heavily advertised, because a lot of people are quite surprised.” Coming up for the Film Series this month are: Safety Not Guaranteed: A 2012 film from the U.S. about three magazine employees who go to investigate a newspaper advert which mysteriously reads: “Wanted: Someone to go back in time with me. This is not a joke. You’ll get paid after we get back. Must bring your own weapons. I have only done this once before. SAFETY NOT GUAR ANTEED.” Showing Oct. 15. We Have a Pope: Shot in Italian with English subtitles, the 2011 film depicts the election of an unlikely candidate for Pope. The new leader of the Catholic Church is reluctant to take the job and panics. A disinterested and unreligious psychiatrist is brought to try and sooth his nerves and the film unfolds. Showing Oct. 22. Bernie: Starring Jack Black, who is apparently completely different in this film from any of his other portrayals, the 2011 U.S. dark comedy depicts the circumstances surrounding the murder charge of a Texas town’s most well-loved citizen, for killing his elderly companion and placing her at the bottom of a freezer. Showing Oct. 29. The lineup for the rest of the fall semester includes New Zealand film Boy, Woody Allen’s To Rome with Love, French film The Intouchables, Canadian film Take this Waltz, and Norwegian film Headhunters. All films begin in Tilley 102 at 7:30 p.m. Cost is $7 regular admission and $4 with a membership. Memberships are $30 regular and $18 for students and can be bought at the door. Additional information on the Monday Night Film Series can be found at Nbfilmcoop.com/fs.htm/welcome__.html

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Optimism in losses for women

Men start off with a bang

Claire Colborne (#15) was named tournament All-Star for her efforts in the Helen Campbell tournament. Whitney Carolan / The Brunswickan

Aaron O’Brien (#21) shoots over Shane Coupland (#11) during UNB’s dramatic double overtime win against St.FX. Whitney Carolan / The Brunswickan

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Nick Murray The Brunswickan

Head coach Jeff Speedy, may not have wanted a 0-3 start to the preseason, but it sure is what he got. Despite not getting a win in the Helen Campbell tournament, Speedy remains optimistic for the upcoming season. “It’s the first weekend of the season, and we have never played a game in September in my 22 years of coaching, and we have nine new players,” said Speedy. “So there are a lot of great things happening, and I’m very happy with the improvement we showed over the weekend.” The tournament did not get off to the greatest of starts for the Varsity Reds, as their first game of the season saw l’Université de Québec à Montréal jump out to a 52-25 lead at half time. The second half of the game was a different tale, as the Varsity Reds stormed back to win the second half 37-34. Building off of a fantastic season that saw her finish third in the AUS in scoring, Claire Colborne netted 24 points and chipped in with eight rebounds to earn herself Player of the Game honours. “In our first game of the season our effort level was

really high in the second half,” said Speedy. “We kind of got woken up about how bad we were, early on.” The tournament wasn’t about to get any easier for the VReds as their next two games were against teams that were ranked in the top ten last year – University of Alberta (ninth) and Acadia University (seventh). Saturday’s game saw the Varsity Reds fall into an early deficit, as the Golden Bears jumped out to a nine-point lead at half. Much like their game Friday night, the second half effort from the Varsity Reds was much better. UNB had two chances late in the game to tie it up or take the lead, but with the ball in her hands, Colborne wasn’t able to convert on a three pointer, or on a drive. The Varsity Reds eventually fell at the hands of Alberta, 66-61, despite another 24 points from Colborne. Chipping in with 14 points in a Player of the Game effort was third year guard Laura Fowler, who was playing in her second game in over a year due to a knee injury. “I think Laura Fowler stood out for being her first

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It was a somewhat successful weekend for the Varsity Reds men’s basketball team as they played in their annual Accreon Eric Garland basketball tournament. UNB came into Friday night’s game against l’Université de Québec à Montreal without having played a game as a team yet; however, they looked like a team on a mission taking down UQAM 93-86 at the Currie Center. Sophomore Aaron O’Brien, had a great first game back and put up team-high 23 points in the win, while shooting 10 for 14 from the field on route to player of the game honours. Saturday night the V-Reds were up against St. Francis Xavier in a game that fans will be talking about all season long. Trailing by 18 points after the first quarter, the V-Reds cut the deficit to four by the end of the third. They brought the defending AUS regular season champions to overtime, where they stayed deadlocked at 99-99, sending the game into double-OT. And in the final frame, UNB edged the X-Men 110-107 improving to 2-0 in the tournament.

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Can the Red Bombers stay undefeated for the rest of the AFL season?

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I think the Bombers have all the tools to have an undefeated season, but it’s a matter of stringing it all together every game. Historically the Bombers have been shit at home, so that is something they will have to overcome if they want perfection. UNBSJ isn’t the threat they used to be, so in my opinion Holland College is the team standing in the way of perfection and the Moosehead Cup.

Yes. No doubt in my mind. There`s only three more weeks to go. One game against UNBSJ which they’ll win, then two more on home turf against Holland College and Dalhousie. The Bombers won`t have any trouble against Dalhousie, but look for a tight game against Holland College two weekends from now.

I think the Bombers will be able to keep their perfect season intact going into the finals. With three weeks to go, and three games left, I think they will be able to keep their first place standing. Defeating UNBSJ 13-3 this past weekend, they should be able to defeat them again this weekend coming. Two home games against Holland College and Dalhousie will be a nice show for the home crowd at UNB.

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Mackenzie Washburn had a breakout performance in only his second game in a VReds uniform, playing 33 minutes and registering a game-high 11 assists. Washburn is a transfer from up the hill, where he won an ACAA championship with the St. Thomas Tommies last year. Jordan Irvine was UNB’s player of the game after earning a double-double with a team-high 31 points and 16 rebounds. He was also three for four from beyond the three-point line, while O’Brien was nearly perfect from the field, only missing one jumper all night. Finally, against Saint Mary’s on Sunday afternoon, fourth year veteran Dan Quirion was on fire for much of the game posting a game-high 31 points. Quirion was 12 for 20 from the field including six threepointers, while only sitting five minutes of the game. UNB was trailing by as much as 14 in the first half but mounted a comeback trailing by 10 with four minutes to go before halftime. With the shot clock off, UNB trailing by three and time winding down, Quirion launched a Hail Mary

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Justin Marshall Sports Writer

I hope they remain undefeated, but I’m going to be realistic and say they’re going to lose at least one game. Honestly if they go undefeated until the last game they’re going to rest Cornford, Doak, and Durling in that game so they don’t get hurt before playoffs and without them the team won’t be as high calibre as they usually are

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The games: Eagles@Steelers, Chargers@Saints, Bombers@UNBSJ

The SUB People

Josée Michaud Overall 7-2 (Last week 3-0) Steelers: The Steelers are going to be able to get to Vick all day. Saints: Because my boyfriend said so. Bombers: They are 3-0 and focused on winning the championship. And #3 is an absolute stud!

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Overall 5-4 (Last week 2-1) Eagles: Michael Vick is going to have a breakout game. Chargers: New Orleans is 0-4 soon to be 0-5. Bombers: It’s all about the D and the Bombers D is killer this year.

Nick Murray

Overall 5-4 (Last week 2-1) Pittsburgh: The Steelers are coming off a rested bye week. Though it’s hard to count out the Eagles, the 12th man will be a huge factor. Chargers: Defence wins championships, and right now the Saints have the worst D in the NFL. Chargers will take the crowd out early, and the Saint will fall to 0-5 Bombers: Bombers dominated on homecoming weekend. Look for much of the same on the road in this weekend`s rematch.

Liam Guitard

Overall 4-5 (Last week 2-1) Steelers: This is a matter of two teams sucking, and right now, the Steelers suck a little less than the Eagles. Saints: There is no way Philip Rivers will have back-to-back decent games. He’s too terrible. Bombers: The road to perfection travels right through UNBSJ, and nothing is stopping the Bomber bus.

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games in a year and a half,” said Speedy. “I saw a lot of good things from her.” Next up were the Acadia Axewomen, with their number seven national ranking. Just like the other games, this one saw the Varsity Reds fall into a hole that they just couldn’t climb out of. Emily Nkosi of the Axewomen was just too much to handle down low as she scored 24 points on a very efficient 9-15 shooting, and her teammate Kristy Moore dropped a game high 26, leading Acadia to an 86-64 victory. Colborne couldn’t maintain her 24 points a game as she could only muster 13, but was rewarded with a Tournament All-Star nod. Player of the Game went to Tilly Ettinger for her ten points and six rebounds. “Tilly was Player of the Game today. I’m not sure anybody worked as hard as she did this whole tournament, for all three games,” said Speedy about his point guard. “We have 12 preseason games, and we don’t play a league game until the second week of November, so the goal for now is to keep getting better and learn how to play basketball the way we want to with all our new kids,” said Speedy when asked what sort of optimism could be found in an 0-3 tournament. Speedy’s squad will be tested next during the Oct. 12 weekend at the Ryerson Tournament.

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from just over half court and drained it off the backboard to tie the game going into the locker room. Later in the third quarter, UNB trailed by seven points when Quirion once again found the hot hand. He drained a three, then a jump shot from just inside the arc, and followed that up with another threeball scoring eight unanswered points, giving UNB the lead. However, the Huskies pulled away in the fourth quarter taking home the Accreon Eric Garland Tournament title with a 97-90 victory. Despite the loss, head coach Brent Baker still saw this as a successful weekend. “I take a lot of positives away from this weekend,” said Baker. “We only have one senior, and that’s Dan, and I’m very impressed with what our guys did.” As the longest serving V-Red on the team, Baker said, Quirion will have to step into a new leadership role this year. However, Baker doesn’t think the veteran guard will have any trouble filling that role. “Dan’s leadership has always been there,” said Baker. “He’s a guy that you just depend on every day. He’s tough as nails, and he’s a ‘never say die’ kind of guy. That’s why we love him here. He’s a bonafide star in this league and makes plays, but I can’t say enough about his leadership. If I’m not on the guys, he is. And it’s better that it comes from him than me.” Quirion, who was named to the tournament All-Star team and was UNB’s player of the game Sunday afternoon, also said that despite the loss, the team showed what they’re capable of and he’s optimistic for this season. “I think it showed a lot to the community, that we’re back and that we have a solid team this year,” said Quirion. “We have a really good team and hopefully we can make some noise in the league this year.” The team is off this weekend for Thanksgiving, but will travel up the highway to Miramachi the weekend after, for the Miramachi Hoops Showcase tournament where they’ll play the defending AUS champions, the Acadia Axemen. The weekend after that, it’s off to Montreal for Laval’s pre-season tournament. The V-Reds will get a taste of some OUA teams as they’ll play the University of Toronto Varsity Blues, as well as AUS rival UPEI. Finally, they’ll get back on the road the following weekend and travel to Antigonish to square off against StFX one last time, in their pre-season tournament. Conference play starts on Nov. 9 when Acadia visits the Currie Center.

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Red Bombers stay perfect

Josh Fleck Sports Editor There have been some battles between the UNBSJ Seawolves and the UNB Red Bombers since the Atlantic Football League started in 2009, and Saturday afternoon at BMO Centre was just another chapter in that story. Under the heavy rain falling from the sky, the Red Bombers walked away with a 13-3 win in front of a loud and proud homecoming crowd. The win pushed the Red Bombers into sole possession of first place in the league with an undefeated 3-0 record. With the rain coming down, the Bombers had to rely on what had been a less than formidable run game this season. With starting running back Nick McEachern out with a shoulder injury, it has been a running back by committee deal for the Bombers. Shouldering the weight for the Bombers has been rookie Ben Eagan, second year player Derek Broad, and third year Bomber John Morse. That trio had been less than effective through the first two games, combining for just 66 yards. Eagan started the game against the Seawolves for the Bombers, but failed to get anything going on the ground, mustering just one yard on three carries. Insert Broad and Morse; the combo rushed for a combined 121 yards on the day, 59 from Broad and 62 from Morse. On top of the yardage, Morse also punched in a touchdown from nine yards out, with the Bombers down 3-0. “We had a huge play before my run, Derek ran for 10 plus yards, the offensive line lined it up for me, I hit the hole and the end zone was right there,” said Morse, following the victory. As the rain continued to come down, the passing game became less and less

Jeff Madsen (#13) and Brian Gilliland (#3) team up to take down a Seawolf receiver. Ashley Stuart / The Brunswickan effective, which played into the hands of the Seawolves. “If it had of been nice out, the score could have been much higher for them,” said UNBSJ’s defensive back Alex McGarvey, referring to the Bombers high powered aerial attack. “They came out throwing a lot more than I thought they would,” said head coach Mike Dollimore, sounding surprised about the Seawolves tactics. With the offence not being able to string together any prolonged drives, the defense held their own, as they have been doing for several seasons. Holding the Seawolves to 150 yards of total offence and three points, the defense was the glue that held that victory together. “The defense played a fantastic game from the opening whistle all the way to the end,” said Dollimore, post game. “Our defensive line and linebackers were swarming like crazy and our defensive half backs were stepping up and filling gaps.” You could find the halfbacks Dollimore

mentioned, all over the field on Saturday. Former quarterback Jeff Madsen, was all over the field, hounding every Seawolf that came his way. Madsen ended up with one sack, one interception, almost a second interception with the ball slipping through his hands, and numerous tackles. With the score 6-3 for the Bombers, and the team facing a short yardage situation on the goal line, the coaching staff turned to defensive lineman Tyler Doak for a little power up the middle. Doak took the hand off and rumbled up the middle for his second rushing touchdown of the season. “I feel like I contributed on both sides of the ball, and it feels good to score a touchdown,” said Doak. “The win is overwhelming, it’s time to celebrate right now.” Doak currently sits at the top of the league in rushing touchdowns, as well as quarterback sacks with four. It won’t take long for the grudge match between these teams, as the Red Bombers head to Saint John this weekend to write another chapter in this storied rivalry.

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V-Reds in brief

HOCKEY Friday night the Varsity Reds took down McGill 7-2. Colby Pridham , Tyler Carrol, Chris Culligan, Tom Nesbitt, Antoine Houde-Caron, Cam Critchlow and Taylor MacDougall all scored in the win. Though many fans may feel the preseason is meaningless, and the win against McGill is irrelevant, head coach Gardiner MacDougall said the pre-season is vital to building the foundation for the regular season. “The pre-season is the build up for our regular season,” said MacDougall. “That’s one of the reasons why we try and play top opponents. I thought it was a good spark for the team winning two games on the road, and definitely helped out team building aspect.” On Saturday afternoon Stephan Salituro, Tyler Carroll, Ben Shutron and Colby Pridham all scored in the V-Reds’ 4-2 win against Concordia. Men’s soccer The UNB Varsity Reds took home six points in their away games this weekend against St. Francis Xavier and Cape Breton University. Yousuf Mohammad, Jason Bessey netted goals against StFX, while William Allen, Ben Law, and Amir Razak put the ball in the back of the net against CBU allowing UNB to take home the two victories. The UNB Men are now in fifth place in AUS standings with ten points.

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL With a new head coach at the helm in Jilliane Goulet, the women’s volleyball team tried to right the ship after a disappointing season last year that saw them go 1-16. The Varsity Reds took part in the Dalhousie Invitational Tournament to open up their preseason. Facing off against most of their AUS opponents, the ladies lost to StFX and Dalhousie on Saturday, 3-0 and 3-1 respectively. The team didn’t fare much better on Sunday, falling to Memorial and St Mary’s 3-1 each game.

Women’s soccer The women travelled to St. Francis Xavier and Cape Breton University this weekend and were unable to take home a victory. Losing 2-0 to StFX on Friday and drawing 1-1 against CBU on Saturday with their lone goal coming from Samantha Lagacy. The girls are seeded sixth in AUS with seven points. Geoff Chase / The Brunswickan

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SPORTS on the go Results

Sept. 28

Women’s Soccer @ StFX L 0-2 Women’s Basketball vs UQAM L 82-86 Men’s Hockey @McGill W 7-2 Men’s Soccer @StFX W 2-0 Men’s Basketball vs UQAM W 93-86 Men’s Rugby @ MTA W 27-7

Sept. 29

Men’s Hockey @ Concordia W 4-2 Football vs UNBSJ W 13-3 Women’s Volleyball @ STFX L 0-3 Women’s soccer @ CBU T 1-1 Women’s Basketball Alberta L 61-66 Men’s Soccer @CBU W 3-0 Women’s Volleyball @ DAL L 1-3 Men’s Basketball vs StFX W 110-107

Sept. 30

Women’s Volleyball @ MUN L 1-3 Women’s Basketball vs Acadia L 64-86 Women’s Volleyball @ SMU L 1-3 Men’s Basketball vs SMU L 90-97

Upcoming Oct. 4

Men’s Hockey @ Portland Pirates (AHL)

Oct. 5

Men’s Volleyball vs Manitoba 8:00

Oct. 6

Men’s Volleyball vs Manitoba 2:30 Men’s Hockey @ Boston College

Oct. 7

Men’s Hockey @ University of Maine

UNB to take on Russians Nick Murray The Brunswickan UNB have announced that the Varsity Reds men’s hockey team will play two games against Team Russia to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the 1972 Summit Series, and as part of the eighth annual Peterbilt New Brunswick Pete Kelly Challenge. Team Russia will be made up of players of Russia’s MHL - the equivalent of the Canadian Hockey League - who either didn’t make the U20 team, or who were ineligible to play due to age requirements. The first of the two-game series will be on Dec. 30, at Harbour Station in Saint John, while the second will be held on New Year’s Eve at the Aitken Centre. The idea originated after an NCAA team was supposed to come to Fredericton to play in the Pete Kelly Challenge, but due to administration troubles they were unable to fulfill their commitment. This left head coach Gardiner MacDougall, with a two-game hole to fill. “I made a call to Tim Whitehead at the University of Maine to see if he knew of any U.S. teams that may be looking for a game,” said MacDougall. “He had put me on to Scott MacPherson who is a former scout with the Tampa Bay

Lightning and NCAA coach.” MacPherson, is now a consultant for Russian Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). President Alexander Medvedev, met with MacDougall in Portland a week later and informed him that there was already a team coming over from Russia to play numerous NCAA teams. This past August, MacDougall and Roger Shannon, sport tourism manager for the city of Fredericton and long-time general manager for the Varsity Reds, travelled to Russia to meet Medvedev, and Dimitry Efimov, the MHL’s managing director. They also met with KHL head of officiating Paul Stewart, and IIHF president Rene Fasel. “There were very happy to get a Canadian university involved,” said MacDougall. “Part of their goal, because they don’t have organized university hockey in Russia, is to at some point establish a Russian university league. So playing us is a step in that direction and we’ll see where the relationship goes from there.” While in North America, the Russian team will also play the NCAA’s Yale Bulldogs and Brown Bears of the Ivy League. The UNB athletic department also reported that the Russian team will play the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Redhawks, and the Providence College Friars, however the Brunswickan could

not confirm the reports as neither of the schools have the games listed on their respective schedules. MacDougall said he’s extremely excited to host the Russian team, and said it will be a unique opportunity for his squad - many of whom have competed in international junior competition. “You’re not only representing your school, city, or province, you’re representing your country,” said MacDougall. “The exciting thing about it is that it’s that 40th anniversary of the 1972 series, so it’s going to generate a lot of fanfare.” “The fact that it’s on New Year’s Eve makes you think of the Montreal Canadians and the Red Army, which is one of the best hockey games every played. So to put those two together and to have that opportunity to play team Russia is going to be a really special moment.” V-Reds veteran Ben Shutron, who won gold medals in both the World U18 and U17 hockey championships, and who knows what it’s like to face off against Team Russia, said he’s equally excited to have another opportunity to face off against the Russian rivals. “Anytime you get to play against a Russian team, the adrenaline is always flowing,” said Shutron. “It’s always a significant game because you’re repre-

senting your country, but you’re also representing your school. So we want to do UNB and Canada proud.” Though only less than three months away, certain details on the game have yet to be finalized. MacDougall said Paul Stewart is hoping to be over for the game to provide a Canadian-Russian mixed officiating crew. The organizing committee have also yet to decide whether the V-Reds will bear the maple leaf jersey, or stick with their own Varsity Reds uniforms. UNB are no strangers to wanting to compete against the best. This weekend they played a pre-season game against the defending CIS University Cup champions McGill Redmen. MacDougall said the games against Team Russia will be just another opportunity for UNB to continue their standard of excellence. “The philosophy of our program is to try and be the best,” said MacDougall. “Whether it’s the on-ice hockey, in the classroom, or in the community. In this case it’s trying to be better every year with the Pete Kelly Challenge, and the draw of the event has probably gone to another level. Canada versus Russia are really once-in-a-lifetime opportunities, so we want to make the best of moments like these.”