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UNBSU to get new SafeRide vehicle Heather Uhl News Reporter The UNBSU is looking to get another permanent SafeRide vehicle, to replace the one that was in an accident last week.

On Monday Oct. 22, at 9 p.m., the red UNB/STU SafeRide van was in an accident at the intersection of King’s College Road and Mitchell Street.

“I went [to the scene of the accident] after I got the call from my driver, but from what he said, and what the police said, Cody [Hull] was driving back to campus on King’s College road, and had just left the York intersection,” said Chantel Whitman, UNB student union vicepresident student services.

“He was driving back, and there was a car at a stop sign at Mitchell St. going up the hill to Montgomery.

And [the driver of the other vehicle] claims she didn’t see anything coming and went ahead, and as a result, hit the van and caused the damage.

She hit so hard that the van spun around.”

Constable Danielle Carmichael of the Fredericton Police wouldn’t say it was in fact the red SafeRide van involved in the accident.

However, she said on Monday Oct. 22 at 9:02 p.m., there was a call to dispatch for a two-vehicle accident at Mitchell St. and King’s College Rd. “The investigating officer did confirm that both vehicles had insurance and that a prosecution was issued for one stopped at the stop sign, who did fail to yield to on-coming traffic,” said Carmichael.

Whitman said the accident was not the fault of the SafeRide driver.

“It wasn’t our driver’s fault. SafeRide is safe. It was an accident, and

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STRAIGHT “It’s unexplainable really – last year was such a disappointment and this year is such a success that it’s just two ends, and it feels great right now”

Bronté James The Brunswickan It was only last season the men had missed the AUS playoffs for the first time in 13 years. Now they have taken eight wins in a row, all shutouts, and took home first place in the Atlantic University Sport Conference.

They started their weekend with a 2-0 victory against UPEI, the goals scored by Benjamin Law and Yousuf Mohammad. They then took on nationally third-ranked Saint Mary’s Huskies, where they won 1-0. The lone goal was scored by rookie Oliver Jones, his fourth of the season, bumping SMU out of first in AUS, and taking the title for themselves.

“It’s unexplainable really – last year was such a disappointment and this year is such a success that it’s just two ends, and it feels great right now,” said leading goal-scorer, Benjamin Law. “It feels great now that we’ve got that first place, and we’ll end up playing the lowest team in the playoffs, so it’s great for us.”

Playing SMU, who sat one spot ahead of them in AUS standings going into Saturday’s game, Law said they would play their game and not let SMU dictate the play.

“We just focused on playing our game, we knew they were going to have a lot of possession, which they did, but

we knew if we sat back and just contained them that we could get the job done, and just use our counterattack and our speed up front to our advantage, and that’s what we did.”

No credit to one single player, coach Miles Pinsent, attributes the victory to the entire team. The old adage ‘you win as a team, lose as a team’, truly comes into play when it comes to UNB men’s soccer.

“It’s full credit to the boys. At the first of the year, we said we would defend as a team and we will take pride in how we do defensively as a team, because it really is an entire team effort,” he said.

“So the guys have definitely bought into that, and it’s to their credit that we’ve had that many games with the clean-sheets.”

A pre-game discussion set the tone for the game, as Pinsent gave his team an ultimatum. They can take the bye and not worry about the outcome of the game against SMU, or finish the league as cham-

pions. The men had no hesitation with their answer.

“We had a bit of a discussion around that and the feeling around the room was no, they wanted to be league champions,” said Pinsent.

“I said, ‘well boys, you’re 90 minutes a w a y from

it, w e don’t get many opportunities to say that in our life, so let’s just make sure we’re proud of our efforts after 90 minutes.’”

Two fifth year players on the team, Roderick Ramsden and Pablo Urbina, finished off their time at the BMO field with a victory and a first place title.

Their time as Varsity Reds is near its end, but with playoffs around the cor-

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(top)Yousuf Mohammad and (bottom) Aaron McMurray played a vital role in the men’s eight game winning streak Bronté James / The Brunswickan

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Cherise Letson News Editor The UNB Sexuality Centre wants you to check your boobs.

The centre is starting a new campaign to get students thinking about breast cancer.

Conor Falvey, coordinator of the Sexuality Centre, said since October was Breast Cancer Awareness month, the centre wanted to do something different.

“We’re running a campaign here on campus that is slightly different from the usual breast cancer awareness campaign,” said Falvey. “Usually, it’s focused on fundraising for the cure, we think that’s important, but as the Sexuality Centre, we want to encourage students to take a proactive approach to looking after their own health, as well.”

Falvey said the essence of the campaign is for students, particularly females students, to take care of their health and know their bodies so they are aware of any changes.

“That`s really one of the most important and effective ways of preventing breast cancer; finding it early and getting it treated, if it does develop,” said Falvey.

According to the Canadian Cancer Society, one in nine Canadian Women

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Canadian women are diagnosed with breast cancer every day

will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their life time. One of 29 will die from it. In 2012, on average, 62 Canadian women will be diagnosed with breast cancer every day, and on average, 14 Canadian women will die from it every day. Also in 2012, an estimate of 200 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer and 55 will die from it.

According to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, an estimated 20 per cent of new cases are in women under the age of 50.

“If you’re a young person and you believe you’re at a very low risk of getting breast cancer, you’re probably going to be less likely to check and be aware of it,” said Falvey. “Realistically, the possibility of getting breast cancer as a young woman is very real.”

Falvey said the centre will be putting up posters around campus, from a Canadian charity called Rethink Cancer. The slogan on the posters is “TLC”, which stands for Touch, Look, Check. She said the goal is to take the fear and confusion out of self-breast

examination.

“There used to be doctor recommended guidelines for how you were supposed to give yourself an exam, and how often, and what time of month.

And really, all the research now shows that all you really need to do is just be aware of what’s normal for you,” said Falvey.

Besides putting up posters, the Sexuality Centre will be contacting proctors to see if there is interest for its representatives to talk in residences.

They are also going to be sharing stories and information on their Twitter and Facebook pages, as well as have a special display in the centre with information on breast cancer risks and awareness.

Falvey said she encourages students to come to the Sexuality Centre if they have any questions or concerns about breast cancer. She said even if they don’t have the answers, they will help students get them.

“If we don’t know how to get them the information, we will help them find it,” said Falvey.

20 per cent of new cases of breast cancer are in women under the age of 50. Bronté James / The Brunswickan

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NBCCD students mobilize

Cherise Letson News Editor Inspired by the student movement in Québec, students at The New Brunswick Community College of Craft and Design (NBCCD) have changed their model of student government.

Students held their first general assembly last Wednesday, chaired by UNBSU vice president external Adam Melanson and recorded by president Andrew Martel.

At the general assembly, the students adopted a new constitution for their student government, which is more directly democratic and similar to the system adopted by Québec student group CLASSE. The change also changed their student government from a council, into a student association. Students then took to the mic and shared their ideas about changes they would like to see at the college.

Melanson said he and Martel were approached by NBCCD students behind the general assembly because they needed a chair and secretary for the meeting.

“We’re always willing to help out other student associations that are up and coming and are looking for a helping hand,” said Melanson.

Martel said the organizers were basically looking for any student who would know how to run a meeting.

He said he and Melanson got involved because of their previous experience on council.

“We’ve each been on council for two plus years, so we have an idea of how the rules of order are played and how to keep ideas flowing. I was free, and

Adam was free, so we were more than willing to help out,” said Martel.

The chair and secretary in these types of meetings don’t have a voice in them. Melanson said, because of this, having people from other organizations in those positions is a good idea.

“It’s good to have the meeting chaired by someone from another institution, so that everyone from NBCCD can participate and not have to remove themselves from participating,” said Melanson.

He said he thought the first general assembly went well.

“I think it was really great. I think it’s really inspirational what they’re doing with their new form of student association that they adopted. It’ll be interesting to see what comes out of it,” said Melanson.

Secretary of the NBCCDSA executive council, Marion Miller, said the change in student representation was needed.

“We decided it was time to switch the format of student representation at the school, because we felt that there were many problems with the previous format, which was a small executive council, making all of the decisions,” said Miller. “We wanted to have more student participation and involvement, and input from different students to know what issues and activities interested them.”

NBCCD has 255 students, with approximately 45 who attended the first general assembly. Miller said this was a good turn-out.

“Whatever the percentage [of turnout], 45 is still better than five. And 45 voices contributing to a dialogue is

NBCCD student’s first general assembly was chaired by UNBSU vice president external Adam Melanson and recorded by president Andrew Martel. Sandy Chase / The Brunswickan a lot more interesting than just five,” she said.

Though, right now, the new NBCCSA will mainly deal with internal issues at the school, Miller said she hopes their focus will eventually broaden to include bigger issues.

“Today we talked a lot about internal affairs, but I think that it would be good to have a balance between discussing what’s immediate in our college, and also what’s immediate to us as citizens in New Brunswick and Fredericton,” said Miller.

“I would like to see it move towards lobbying the government in different ways, or having dialogue with the government in different ways. We stand so much stronger as a student association than we did as a council.”

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Harrison House’s Great Pumpkin Sacrifice is UNB’s longest running tradition.

Sandy Chase / The Brunswickan Chad Betteridge The Brunswickan It’s not often that a 500 pound vegetable is thrown from the roof of a building at all, let alone celebrated.

Members of Harrison House and the UNB community are preparing for the 40th anniversary of the Great Pumpkin Sacrifice.

Having begun in 1973, the Great Pumpkin Sacrifice is UNB’s longest running tradition. Every Halloween, Harrison House residents “sacrifice” a giant pumpkin, by tossing it from the roof of the building. The pumpkin is sacrificed to please the gods of academia, but the satisfaction of academic deities isn’t the only reason the tradition is so important.

“The most important reason is the amount of house unity that the tradition brings every year,” said Ricky Sawler, official house mentor and former house president.

“After this event, there is a very noticeable difference in how united everyone is.

We become even more of a family.”

The tradition spawned from much less exaggerated origins. One Halloween,

two residents decided to toss pumpkins from the roof of the building. The idea for the event in its current form stuck, and members of Harrison House have remained diligent since, in carrying out the sacrifice each year.

On Wednesday, at 9 p.m., Harrison House residents and spectators from campus and the city will gather for the ceremony. It involves a campus-wide procession leading up until the pumpkin is sacrificed at 10 p.m. Students from both UNB and St. Thomas University, as well as community members, are encouraged to witness the sacrifice.

House residents take on numerous roles for the ceremony, which involve costumes and particular duties. The “loyal guardians” are the directors of the event, and are responsible for pushing the pumpkin from the roof of Harrison House.

This year, Sawler, along with Harrison House proctor, Mitch Muir, are the loyal guardians for the Great Pumpkin Sacrifice.

“The loyal guardian position is the equivalent of a play director,” said Sawler.

“We assign everyone their roles for

the precession and the ceremony. On the night of the ceremony, we are running around making sure everything is going smoothly, making sure everyone is in the right spot, and then we get to push the pumpkin off the roof.”

The pumpkin, which this year is being donated from Hartland, is carved in the appearance of the two-faced Roman god of beginnings and transitions, Janus. One side of the face is happy, and the other sad, a representation of the mixed feelings of students following the first half of the semester.

Regardless of their feelings toward their academic performance, the Great Pumpkin Sacrifice manages to lift the spirits of its participants each year – a quality that is essential for the continuation of the event.

“It’s the oldest known university tradition in Canada,” said Sawler. “The reason for that rests on the returners hyping the event up, and getting the froshers excited for it. Then when the froshers become returners, they do the same.”

“Plus, it’s just a lot of fun to throw a giant pumpkin off of a roof.”

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The challenge of wellness: Becoming a better you Hansika Gunaratne Copy Editor Two UNB students are challenging their peers to improve their health and wellness.

This past summer, fourth year UNB students, Tyler Belyea and Ben Whitney, learned of each other’s attempts and goals regarding losing weight.

“Throughout the summer, Ben and I were in contact; we noticed we both had similar goals,” said Belyea.

After talking to each other about their goals and successes, Belyea said the idea for a wellness support group emerged.

“I thought I could team up with Ben and try to create a program to encompass fitness and fitness related goals.”

The UNB Wellness Challenge will be heavily based upon participants’ interactions via Facebook and the MyFitnessPal app.

The challenge will also include contributions from others in the UNB community.

UNB dietician, Ellen MacIntosh, Campus Wellness, Sodexo and URec will be contributing to the challenge by posting helpful information and tips on the challenge’s Facebook page, for the benefit of all participants in the challenge.

Belyea and Whitney said the chal-

lenge is about setting goals and reaching them, with the support of those who will be interacting with each other, providing encouragement, motivation and advice.

“The main focus of this challenge is on self-improvement, setting goals in the realm of wellness, whether it is for losing weight, training to run a marathon, or eating healthier,” said Whitney.

Belyea said everybody needs some sort of support system to help improve their wellness.

“People do feed off of helpful comments and feedback… When people say you’re looking good, you’re more likely to go to the gym, and continue to eat healthy.”

“It’s tough – it’s tough to stay motivated. When I was first starting out, it was tough to keep going to the gym…

On the days you don’t want to go to the gym, or [when] you might not want to eat as healthy, it gives you that little extra push and motivation to say, ‘Yeah, I can do it’,” Whitney added.

Both men admitted they have not reached their goal weights yet, and once this challenge starts up, they hope to keep working hard and take advantage of its support network and sources of motivation.

“The larger the network of support is going to be, the more motivated you

UNB students Ben Whitney and Tyler Belyea believe a support system is a key to success.

Bronté James / The Brunswickan would be,” said Whitney.

Belyea said students who achieved share, to help motivate others – fitness The UNB Wellness Challenge their wellness goals are also encouraged related goals are tough,” said Belyea. launches on Thursday, Nov. 1 at 7 to attend.

Whitney said improving your wellp.m. in the DKT lounge. If students “We want people to be able to have ness is a major change, where support are unable to attend the launch, they the support and be able to feed off the is important for successes. are still welcome to join the UNB program in a positive way. So, even if “It’s a lifestyle change, not a temporWellness Challenge Facebook group people have met their goals, we’d like ary thing,” he said. to get involved. to have them in the group too, to help

Organic batteries come to life through UNB prof’s research

Dr. Adam Dyker is making batteries that use the base elements of the human body.

Shane Rockland Fowler / The Brunswickan Shane Rockland Fowler The Brunswickan Your life runs on batteries. Where would your life be without them? No laptops; smartphones always plugged into the wall. You’d have to wind up your car as was done a hundred years ago.

As smartphones turn into laptops, and laptops turn into super-computers, the demands on your poor bat-

tery increases, it’s an arms race; you can’t have the newest, most advanced technology without the newest, most advanced battery to power it. Enter Dr. Adam Dyker.

“No battery is perfect, but we’re out to build better ones, said Dyker.

“Better ones with brand new ideas.”

The new idea is building a battery out of the same chemicals as the ones that make up you and I. Dyker, who got into chemistry at

Kennebecasis Valley High School, just an hour and a half away from his office at UNB, has been granted funds to build his prototype battery.

The New Brunswick Innovation Foundation will help Dyker to craft a redox-flow battery out of organic material. It means, replacing typical metals in batteries with organic ones; the materials of carbon, nitrogen and hydrogen are the basic elements that also makes up the human body, as

well as anything that is considered living.

“It turns out, because it’s based in an organic solute, you get a higher operating voltage; you can pack more energy into a smaller area,” said Dyker.

Packing more energy into a smaller battery isn’t the only benefit Dyker’s project is promising. The advantage of using certain organic material over metals like nickel and lithium is that each molecule is contributing twice as much as their traditional counterparts.

“For every molecule of organic material you’re using, you get two electrons instead of one,” said Dyker.

This means redox-f low batteries are able to offer more energy, because on a chemical level, the material used simply has more energy to give. The concept is also promising faster charging.

“There are a lot of different factors that are increasing energy density,” said Dyker. “The greater the energy density of a battery, the more energy it packs in.”

At age 32, colleagues refer to Dyker as a superstar in his field.

He’s shy about the term, explaining it away by stating it’s his work as a teacher that’s led him to the forefront of battery development.

“I actually have no experience in batteries at all,” Dyker admits. “It wasn’t until September of 2010 when my work with students pushed me in this direction.”

“I enjoy working with my students

and doing things that have never been done. It’s my favourite part of the job, even if it results in only a small amount of success,” said Dyker. “I love being pushed into opportunities, and bouncing some same ideas onto new platforms.”

Dyker said using organic material in batteries is not really a new idea, but the application in a redox-flow format is in fact a new approach.

“The plan is to build this prototype and have it running over the next year,” said Dyker. “After that we’d hope to see it applied to the field.”

While organic batteries have been used to power cell-phones and laptops, the plan for this prototype is much grander. The plan is to have these batteries eventually power sections of towns, perhaps cities.

The way our ‘grid’ works now is that power companies generate enough electricity to power people’s homes up to what is known as “peak consumption”. That means hydrodams and power stations always make enough power to keep everyone powered up during the busiest part of the day, where they use the most electricity. The problem is that during non-peak hours, all that energy is wasted.

“These batteries have the power to hold onto that wasted energy and deal it out later,” explains Dyker.

“While it is quite possible to even apply it to cars as well, I really visualize these types of batteries dealing power out to communities.”

THIS WEEK IN BRUNSWICKANNEWS Brian Gallant elected new NB Liberal leader.

Haunted House raises money for Foodbank

Movember kicks off on campus

The 30 year-old Moncton lawyer, Brian Gallant, won the NB Liberal Party leadership at the convention last Saturday. According to the CBC, Gallant won 59.6 per cent of the points awarded in the leadership race. Michael Murphy came in second with 37.9 per cent of the points.

$440 was raised in the Maggie-Jean Chestnut’s haunted house. Over 200 people attended the event, which had the theme of “MJC Studios”.

Where guests were given tours of classic films sets with a haunted twist. All proceeds from the event go to the Fredericton Foodbank.

Registration for Movember takes place in McConnell Hall entrance from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Show up clean shaven to have your photo taken and put your name down to support the cause! Registration for guys is $5. Girls can also register for $2 and submit their best fake mustache photo on the UNB Movember Facebook page. All proceeds go to Prostate Cancer Canada.

BRUNSWICKANNEWS Atwood to school students on sustainability Tamara Gravelle The Brunswickan World famous Canadian author, Margaret Atwood, will be talking to UNB students about sustainability next semester.

Atwood will be giving two lectures to UNB’s new class, The Environment, Society and Business, this winter.

The business faculty sent an email to Atwood’s agent and she agreed to lecture via Skype, twice, to the class, once at the beginning of the semester and again near the end.

Professor of the class, Rebecca Angeles, said bringing Atwood in was one way to make the class more interesting to students who are not studying business.

Dean of the faculty of business association, Rob Austin, said one of the reasons they asked Atwood to come was because of her novel Oryx and Crake. It’s about a dystopian state the world has fallen into.

“It’s about a future where sustainability hasn’t been paid enough attention to,” said Austin. “It’s really kind of a dark vision, but it’s one that you can imagine happening.”

Angeles said Oryx and Crake addresses a variety of different themes that will be discussed in the class.

“We have biology and bioengineering here,” said Angeles. “We have science issues; ethics issues; capitalism issues in the big corporations, monopolizing people’s lives; capitalism dictating the way we live,” she said.

Austin said the second book by Atwood the class will be studying is Payback, which is about different kinds of debt.

“It’s about the debt that can’t necessarily be repaid if we ruin our environment setting,” said Austin. “We’ll also be dealing with financial debt as well.”

Some business schools have now taken the initiative to ask what they can do to prevent these kinds of things from happening. Austin said they are hoping to prevent these things in the training of managers. He hopes having a famous speaker will appeal to students.

“We were trying to come up with a way to make [sustainability] exciting in the

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Atwood will skype with students twice in the new UNB class.

Submitted business curriculum,” he said. “So we came Angeles. “We’re addressing environmental up with this wild idea to get someone high sustainability.”

Austin said people have called the age profile to work with us on it.”

Atwood will be just one of the guest we’re living in, “the age of risk”, and it’s worthy to be aware of it. lecturers that will speak to the class.

“If you look over the events of the past By reading and discussing different novels and films, Austin said the class will few years, in 2008, the financial system discover the science and economics behind almost went off the cliff,” said Austin. “We had the environment disaster of the spill in sustainable business practices.

Angeles said the business faculty has the Gulf with BP. We have a situation in Europe right now that’s related to levels never offered a sustainability class before.

“There is a concept called economic of debt.”

Austin admits one course won’t fix sustainability, which is how financially sustainable you are, which is different everything, but it’s a good place to start. from environmental sustainability,” said

Campus club gives students money smarts

Dealing with debt is one of issues the new club will discuss.

Alex Walsh / The Brunswickan we help you, so you can either reduce Heather Uhl your debt levels, or help you with emNews Reporter ployment?” Cleland said.

A new campus club is looking to help He said the push for financial literacy students prepare to deal with money among students is because he feels it is issues in the “real world”. the centre’s responsibility to educate The Centre for Financial Studies people. at the University of New Brunswick The centre is known for the Student is taking another swing at a financial Investment Fund, a live fund that stuclub on campus. dents work with in real-time, to gain Glenn Cleland, founding director experience in stocks. of the Centre for Financial Studies, Cleland said the club’s goal is to edusaid the new club is aimed to give a cate the students interested in finance. customized approach to help students “You don’t want to get into that deal with the financial issues they may position where you’ve got 160 per cent face in the future. debt. The problem is, in this environOne of the issues the club will talk ment right now, there’s no incentive about is dealing with debt. Accord- to save; you only gain one per cent. So ing to a survey by Investor Education there’s an attitude out there, ‘I might as Fund, the average Canadian student well buy a house now’, and it’s a forward loan debt at graduation is $26,680. savings program,” Cleland said.

Another issue the club will discuss is “The problem is when interest rates unemployment. finally go up, you’re going to have a “With high unemployment, how can higher debt burden. It’s going to be

tough – long story short.”

Kevin Annett, a UNB alumni, who will be speaking at the club’s meetings said, when it comes to financial knowledge, you don’t need to know as much as someone with a finance degree, but you should know something about investing to avoid being scammed.

“You need to know enough so that you can detect scams or be able to choose a financial advisor and be able to understand, at least somewhat, what’s he’s trying to sell you or promote to you,” Annett said.

The current household debt to household income is at a record-high of 160 per cent. This means for every dollar earned there is $1.60 in debt.

Annett said students should care about this ratio because it shows the easy availability of credit. He said, students need to be careful not to fall victim to a predator.

“Today, there seems to be a culture of easy money because credit is so easily available to students in terms of credit card and lines of credit,” said Annett.

“Not to say it’s all bad, because I was able to finish school because I was able to get a line of credit, because my student loans ran out.”

He said some cards offer 0 per cent interest if you pay it off in a year. But if you don’t pay it off it by then, it’s 30 per cent interest, and you’ll never pay it off. He said it’s important for students to be financially literate so they don’t get themselves into those situations.

“Just don’t fall into the trap of easy money,” said Annett.

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accidents happen,” Whitman said.

Whitman said SafeR ide drivers are interviewed, regularly monitored, and are required to have had a driver’s license for three years with a clean driving history.

“There’s nothing really more that we can do to provide what’s safe.

And those vans are on the road more than the typical car. For this to be the first accident in a long time, we’ve done a pretty good job,” Whitman said.

Last year, SafeRide had a minor fender-bender and a driver was removed due to safety concerns.

The Oct. 22 accident was the first major accident in SafeRide’s history.

Though no one was injured, the front of the van sustained heavy damage. The van was fully insured.

“If it is written off... we’re going to look into getting a permanent replacement and we have a reserve fund for that,” Whitman said.

“And then, whatever money we get back if it’s written off… will go towards a new van.”

In the meantime, SafeR ide has temporarily rented a vehicle, a Ford Flex. SafeRide’s insurance covers up to $1000 for rental.

“We have it for a few days at least.

I just wanted to make sure the service was still running. Being down to one van, where it [SafeR ide] serves 40-50 students per van per night, it was just too hectic. So we got the Ford Flex.”

The UNB/STU SafeRide service will remain the same while the rental is being used.

“Safety is our top priority and we do everything we can, I think, to ensure it happens,” said Whitman.

A talk with Jane Goodall Ryan Kohls The Ryersonian (Ryserson University) Toronto (CUP) — Dr. Jane Goodall is an iconic primatologist and environmental activist. Beginning in 1960, she began living with and intensely studying chimpanzees in Tanzania. Her findings were revolutionary: she uncovered multiple human similarities, discovered their use of tools, and witnessed their violent behaviour.

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Today, at age 78, she no longer lives in the wild, but instead spends 300 days a year traveling and talking to audiences around the world. The core of her message is a call to action: we need to protect the animals or else extinction looms.

Goodall took a moment to sit down with the Rysersonian, despite her busy schedule when she was in Toronto last month.

Ryersonian: There is a lot of talk these days about Africa’s economic boom. Do you sense that this development will negatively impact wildlife?

Goodall: Oh, it definitely will and is, and also it’s widening the gap between the successful business people and the people who have nothing. The poverty is increasing.

Have you seen any signs of this or heard any stories?

There are so many stories. For example, the last one I heard was in Malawi where people are moving further and further into lion country and the lions are getting more used to people.

There have been a couple of cases where lions have killed people, so now lions are automatically shot.

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Where people are moving into chimpanzee forests and cutting down the trees, the same thing is happening.

Chimpanzees are moving into the villages and being killed. So, it’s happening everywhere.

You just launched a coffee line exclusively at Loblaws. This is your attempt to bridge that gap between human needs and wildlife needs.

How can a coffee from Jane Goodall do that?

Well, it’s a lovely story actually. It became very obvious to me when I flew over the whole area of the Gombe National Park that the people were struggling to survive. There were more of them than the land could support; all of the trees had gone. It was a desolate scene. How could we even begin to protect the chimps in this little oasis of fertile soil?

So, we started this take care program, very holistic, improving the lives of people with food, reforestation, and water sheds. But, they chose. It was listening to them and what they wanted and we tried to fulfill those needs to start with.

And, then we found t here was really good coffee in the slopes around Gombe but the farmers couldn’t get it to market very well. We persuaded coffee roasters to come over and they said it’s fabulous coffee. Now, the farmers get a higher price, they get assistance with learning how to use one area to produce two or three, or even four, times the yield. They’ve all got management plans for the village. They can’t suddenly take over all the land for coffee. That’s not allowed.

Of course, it’s shade-grown coffee; that’s what everyone wants. This is good for the soil, plus they can’t really afford fertilizers anyway. The trees are coming back and the particular coffee in Canada that you get sends two

We don’t value our food enough, or clothing, and don’t think about how it got there and things like that. At the same time, the store is gradually realizing what people want and they change the way they are marketing things and buy more of what people want. It’s all integrated like everything else on this planet.

Several African economies are dependent on wildlife tourism, such as Rwanda and Kenya. Where do you draw the line between this being a beneficial practice and one that negatively impacts the lives of the animals that inhabit these areas?

It very often hurts the environment.

In the Ngorongoro crater, for example, it’s not as it used to be at all. So, you have to find this balance, and of course for a government that’s always trying to make more money, and for local people who are trying to profit, if eight people going to see the gorillas makes this much money then it leads to “Let’s bring 16.” That’s the danger.

It has to be very strict with awareness and education amongst the Africans, not the white people going in and saying we’re going to stop the local people from making money from tourism. It’s got to start within Africa.

When you went to Tanzania in 1960 Africa was referred to as the “dark continent.” When you travel in 2012 do you sense that people are better educated now?

I think it’s totally changed. When I went it was full of mystery and we didn’t know much about it. When I first went out there, there were animals everywhere. It wasn’t just the national parks.

I landed in Nairobi and driving up to the white highlands there were animals on the road, there were aardvarks. The first night I was there I was told in the morning, “Come see a big leopard.”

There was also still the signs of apartheid and that’s something that has changed that was horrible. It was dark in so many ways: the slave trade and apartheid were linked. So, we now know so much more.

A large part of your success is due to your unwavering determination.

Do you credit that quality as the recipe for your accomplishments?

It was having an amazing mother, so that when everybody laughed at me for wanting to go to Africa and live with animals, my mother always said, “If you really want something and never give up you’ll always find a way.” When I finally got there – and Louis Leakey offered me this incredible opportunity to study chimpanzees – I was a young girl with no degree, straight from England, and they wouldn’t allow me to be alone. So who do you think volunteered to come with me? It was that amazing mother. So, it was in the family. It wasn’t just my mother. The whole family was supportive and helped me to make me who I am.

I think we’ve made so many mistakes and so many young people see that and are completely horrified. dollars to our Africa program that is dealing with children’s education and so forth. This particular program has one aspect of it where the shade grown coffee isn’t habituated or burned so that every place you used to grow coffee, the village puts aside that much land of forest untouched.

Your decision to partner with Loblaws seemed a bit odd at first.

Many believe supermarkets are responsible for our unhealthy food system. Do you see this as your way to work within the system to change it?

Yes, because if you don’t work with people it will never change. After all, the amount of space given to organic food has hugely increased and that’s because people demand it. So, it’s a mixture of educating the public and helping them understand that yes it might cost a bit more but then you’ll waste less and you’ll treat it with more respect.

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You place a lot of faith and hope in future generations to protect the environment. What makes you so hopeful that they will not make the same mistakes?

I think we’ve made so many mistakes and so many young people see that and are completely horrified.

There’s also so much more information available now ... I met so many young people who’d lost hope for the future; thoughtful high school students, people working their first jobs, university students.

One of the reasons is you feel helpless when you learn the big problems and you do nothing. If you take action about a problem you think is important and you see success and then realize young people in 131 countries are doing the same thing that’s much more hopeful.

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The Hurt Locker: The risks of downloading

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David Shipley Submitted Illegally downloading movies, TV shows, and music, might put you in the Hurt Locker.

Downloading movies, TV shows, and music illegally may cause you far more grief than the cost of legally acquiring them.

Let’s talk about why.

First, there’s the risk to your computer and your personal information stored on that computer.

Why is there a risk?

Tainted software and websites: What guarantee do you have the software program you are using, or the website you visited to gain access to copyrighted material, isn’t installing malicious code on your computer to take advantage of it?

International criminal organizations are now distributing tainted copies of filesharing software and creating thousands of malicious websites all with the aim of taking over your computer.

Tainted content: What guarantee do you have that the copy of the latest episode of The Walking Dead, or the new release of Marvel’s The Avengers, is actually a movie and not a malicious program that will install harmful things on your computer?

It really shouldn’t come as a surprise.

If the purveyors of this software or hosts

of these websites are willing to steal from copyright holders, why would they treat you any differently?

It’s not worth it.

Is a movie, TV show, or song, worth thousands dollars in potential legal costs and fines?

That’s the risk you run when you take someone’s copyrighted work off of the Internet.

Let me be clear – I’m not a lawyer and I’m not providing legal advice.

But what advice I can give is, unless you’re a lawyer and you’re prepared to get into a legal fight, it may not be worth it to slice and dice Canada’s current copyright law to make an argument that illegal acquiring copyright material isn’t “illegal”.

What many folks don’t realize is that, even if you accept the concept that downloading content itself isn’t illegal under current Canadian law, it’s clear that uploading content – that is, making it available to others – is illegal.

Where this impacts many users is, when they use most popular peer-to-peer file sharing programs such as BitTorrent Clients, they aren’t just downloading; they’re also simultaneously uploading content to other users.

In other words, they’re potentially breaking the law.

While we haven’t seen major copyright lawsuits against individual users in Canada

David Micalef / The Brunswickan yet, it’s not for lack of effort.

The most recent efforts, surrounding potential lawsuits against users who had downloaded a BitTorrent file of the movie The Hurt Locker, ended in March 2012.

That was after the Hollywood firm had won court battles on forcing Internet Service Providers to give up the Internet Protocol (IP) address information on their customers who the studio said had illegally downloaded the movie.

The case was dropped in March, to the surprise of legal observers.

But many experts expect the big studios are not done attempting to score a few legal victories in Canada against copyright infringers.

You don’t want to be one of those people these studios target.

The alternatives aren’t that expensive – or in some cases, are free.

Netflix costs $8 a month, and while the Canadian selection isn’t as great as the US version, for $8 you can’t really complain too much.

You can also rent most new movies from iTunes in Canada for $5-$6. Some older movies can be rented for as little as 99 cents. There are all kinds of similar competing services also available in Canada for watching content legally.

In terms of free content, many major networks in Canada offer recent episodes of popular shows online for free. Some even have iPad apps that make the experience even more convenient.

There are also great free options on campus. At UNB Fredericton, there’s the Monday Night Film Series (Nbfilmcoop. com/fs.htm/welcome__.html).

The UNB Libraries (Lib.unb.ca) – available through all campuses via inter-

library loan – also has an excellent collection of videos available for you to borrow, including a copy of The Hurt Locker.

David Shipley is the Enterprise Strategy Analyst for Information Technology Services at UNB. He is a member of the UNB IT Security Action Team. David is an IT security point of contact for all UNB campuses and can be reached by email dshipley@ unb.ca.

The opinions expressed in this column are not endorsements by the University of New Brunswick for any third-party products or services. Prices, product and service availability by third-party vendors are their responsibility and are subject to change without notice.

Post-secondary education policy in New Brunswick A Critical Eye Cody Jack

The purpose, future and role of PostSecondary Education (PSE) have been clawing its way into the public eye over the last few years. Students have seen massive increases in tuition, incredible levels of unemployment, and significant debt loads.

The strikes in Québec were largely about students wanting to maintain accessible education, with questions about how universities spend money, and the purpose of PSE. Conversations around PSE have become part of the public discourse, as well in this province.

In last week’s Brunswickan, there was a story outlining the PSE platforms of each

New Brunswick Liberal Leadership candidate. Of those three, Brian Gallant was elected on Saturday to be the leader of the NB Liberals. Due to his victory, I felt it was worthwhile to look at what the implications of his PSE platform would be for students.

Gallant’s platform includes a comprehensive restructuring of the education system from K-12 and the PSE system. He would like to see the K-12 include more trades, entrepreneurial courses and life skills development. This, according to Gallant, would not be at the expense of existing programming. Gallant would like the education system to be more responsive to the needs of the economy and allow students to be flexible in their employment options.

He would also like to see more student input in the policy formation for PSE, something the Alward government has been severally lacking.

During the years Shawn Graham was premier, the amount a student’s parents earned did not come into play when applying for a student loan. The Alward govern-

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ment re-instated the parental contributions back into the student loan program. Gallant would like to see things go back to excluding parental contributions from the student loan application process.

Gallant also would like to see a system in which employers provide a grant system to students, who will then work for that employer upon graduation, or if the student decides not to work for the employer, the grant would turn into a loan. The goal of such a program is to link students directly with jobs.

Now, it is excellent that Mr. Gallant has been considering PSE in his platform and has been attempting to listen to students. However, a lot of what he is saying brings back spectres of the polytechnic dispute, back in 2007. Pushing for a more “practical” learning usually comes at the expense of the liberal arts sections of education or any other area that can be seen as not “profitable”. The education budget in the K-12 system is already stretched quite thin, so I imagine something would

have to give.

How it would play out at the PSE level is you may see less funding going towards certain universities that aren’t providing “job ready” skills to students, and a push to reorganize universities into the proposed polytechnic model. This is a dangerous trend that would negatively impact the academic and democratic integrity of this province, and universities play an integral role in holding governments to account for their actions.

As for the grant system with employers, I believe that this vision may have worked back in the post-war period when the North American economy was booming, and companies were feeling a bit more generous as they were being pushed by labour to provide more money to things like social programs.

The picture is a lot different today.

Companies refuse to pay their fair share of taxes, complain about government social programs, providing a disincentive to work and they aren’t creating any new

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jobs in the province. A Statistics Canada report on New Brunswick’s labour market stated that our job market was “…struggling to generate sustained job growth since early 2010.”

There are over 16,000 students in this province, I doubt businesses in the province are willing to supply grants to us all. Why not make them pay their fair share in taxes and pay for PSE that way?

Or perhaps, scrap Invest NB and Business NB and put the money into PSE. A report from UNB stated that for every dollar invested in UNB, there is a six per cent return on that dollar, in the form of tax revenue to the province. That is a fairly stable investment, unlike the forgivable loans that various companies have received and have then gone out of business or left before loans were paid back.

Education needs to be a real priority in this province, but in a way that benefits the people of New Brunswick, and not just the companies that operate within it.

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BR: What do you wish people knew about your country, religion, culture or traditions?

MM: First of all, we are the African Soccer champions! And, we have Victoria Falls separating us from Zimbabwe, a neighbouring country, and it is one of the natural wonders of the world. Thirdly, the wildlife we have – lions, zebras, elephants, gazelles and some of the world’s most poisonous snakes. Here [in NB], I can take a walk in the dark woods, but not in Zambia. Mosquitos [there] carry malaria – here, I can sleep with

the windows open, with no mosquito nets. [In Zambia], drinking water is not safe and doesn’t taste good; you cannot drink tap water, it must always be bottled. You boil water for use at home.

BR: What kinds of things did others do that was most helpful to you, coming from your country, culture or tradition? Can you give me a few examples?

MM: Firstly other international students were friendlier than I heard they would be. Next people being flexible – I arrived three days late, and missed some deadlines, but people worked to help me. Finally, despite being one of the very few blacks in this environment, I don’t feel left out. People come and sit with me, and learn about my culture.

BR: What are the biggest misconceptions or misunderstandings Canadians have about your country, traditions or culture?

MM: A lot of people say they don’t know where Zambia is, or that it’s a country. [Zambia is a representative democratic republic in southern Africa.] And Zambia is still not well known, even though it has been independent for 60 years. Zambian Independence Day

is October 24. There was a history of political corruption in the last 20 years, but it’s stabilized by the recent party, the Patriotic Front, through fair elections facilitated by UN and EU observers. Despite efforts of the previous party to sway election results in their favour, they lost nonetheless. Some people hid their true voting preference under T-shirts of the former party, fooling them into thinking they were supportive. Then voters showed their true preference, at the polls! And people from many backgrounds – white, tribal, Indian – are welcome to participate in government; the current democratic regime is more inclusive. Oh, and [another misconception is] thinking that Egypt is still the African soccer champion!

I asked Mwila how people who want to learn more about his country, culture, or traditions can ask, so they can learn and get to know him, without asking questions that might somehow be insulting. Mwila said he welcomes questions about his country, his government, and soccer - keep an eye on the Zambian soccer team!

Euthanasia: It literally means “Good death” Olivia Robinson The Cadre (UPEI) I recently sat in on a presentation titled “A Concise History of Euthanasia.”

The presentation, given by UPEI History professor Dr. Ian Dowbiggin, aimed to establish why physician assisted suicide (PAS) should not be made legal in Canada. Though Dr. Dowbiggin’s opinion opposes my own, it was still a highly interesting presentation.

The definition of physician assisted suicide observes it to be “the assisting rather than the causing of death; the prescribing, not the administration of lethal medication,” – in latent terms, it involves a doctor providing his/her patient with medication necessary to kill themselves. So here’s a question: if this practice is in fact legal in many parts of the world, including the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and US state such as Oregon and Washington where the practice of PAS is written in their constitution, why is it such a taboo in Canada?

Fun fact: euthanasia comes from Greek and literally means “good death.” I know my opinion on this issue will likely cause rage in a few readers, but I’m going to state it anyway. I believe that PAS should be legal in Canada. I realize that I am young and have very little experience with the death of people, but I do have experience with the death of animals.

Another fun fact? People are mammals.

W hile we are obviously more evolved than our ancestors, one cannot question that we are, in fact, related. Many people view euthanizing animals as a way to end their suffering. When I was in the twelfth grade, I got into a rather heated debate with my history teacher over this very issue. I explained that if my horse had a terminal illness or injury, I would immediately have him put down to end his suffering — and I would want the same done for me.

If I knew I was dying, I would rather choose the time of my death than suffer for a seemingly endless period of time — a suffering would without doubt put unnecessary stress on my loved ones. Some people are quick to claim that the idea of PAS goes

Sean Wilkin / The Cadre against nature, but then what gives us the right to choose when animals die? It frustrates me that humans have developed such a superiority complex that we believe that it is perfectly fine for us to choose when to end the suffering of animals, but when euthanasia is applied to humans it is deemed as going against nature.

My confusion here is obvious.

On the other side of things, I cannot ignore that several of the points made

by Dr. Dowbiggin on why PAS should not be legal in Canada are quite valid.

Noting blurred distinctions between choice and coercion, Dr. Dowbiggin brought up concerns of population control and how some people believe that if PAS were to be made legal in more places, it would then be used as a means to rid the population of those individuals seen to put a drain on society.

While I understand the angle Dr. Dowbiggin is taking, however, I believe these issues to be a stretch to back up at best. For all intents and purposes, people are kind–hearted. If PAS were made legal, I do not believe that it would suddenly be employed as an excuse to rid the world of the sick, infirm or elderly. Quite simply, I see little likelihood that legalizing PAS would lead to the justification of

killing people for no reason. After all, there is already a word associated with that: murder. Unjustified killings happen daily across the globe. Legalizing or preventing the legalization of PAS would not affect this.

I realize that the issue of PAS is a sensitive one. I also recognize the issue of the slippery slope and how society is wary of making PAS legal because there is always the possibility that it could end up going too far. However, I view PAS as representing a humane option for suffering people to be able to choose to end their lives. It simply is not fair for people to be forced to continue to suffer a terminal illness such as cancer or Lou Gehrig’s disease when there is a solution. I understand that there are occasionally medical miracles, but I think that there are ways to work those cases in to the law as well.

I realize that there will always be exceptions, and the law cannot cover every situation perfectly, but I feel that people should still have a choice.

Personally, I would prefer to be euthanized peacefully than die painfully, and I certainly do not doubt that a lot of other people share this opinion.

After all, if people can’t find a way to die peacefully there are less favourable ways to end a life.

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“Memorial Hall“

“The food at Meal Hall.”

“The abundance of crows on campus”

“Basement of Head Hall”

Hilary Gamblin

Jami Steeves

Jonathan Fairweather

Sarah Horsman

“The Dark Bunny at the SClub”

“Cashin’s hair.”

“When a mouse fell from the ceiling at the SUB.”

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Gordon Mihan Staff Reporter If you head up to the multimedia wing in Marshall D’Avray Hall you may find some students playing video games.

Contrary to what you may think, these students aren’t slacking off or misusing the equipment in the room – they’re doing their homework.

The media arts and cultures (MAAC) program has renovated one of the old computer rooms into an innovative teaching lab and learning environment, for the critical study and creation of new media at UNB. In other words, it’s a room where students can study and create video games.

“The idea was to have a space for media arts and cultures students to have a society,” said Lauren Cruikshank, a media arts and cultures professor.

Cruikshank said the program found itself with a little bit of extra money last year, due to a carryover from the previous year. With the help of the

Teaching and Learning Priority Fund, the faculty decided to upgrade one of the rooms to be able to better fit the program.

“We wanted a f lexible teaching space that had media orientation to it; a room that was a little more creative and flexible. One main component was to have a gaming station with equipment, because we have three new gaming courses this year.”

The specific room that the faculty decided to renovate was in dire need of an update.

“It was an ugly carpeted lab, full of outdated computers,” said Cruikshank.

“There were octagon shaped tables, that each had five old Mac computers on them, and the room was locked; so no one was ever in there, and it was basically a wasted space. And the philosophy of the university is if you’re not going to use it, you’re going to lose it.”

Digital gaming has had a bit of a push in interest over the past year in the MAAC program. Cruikshank and the other staff members of MAAC have identified digital games as a

The newly renovated video game testing lab will be hosting an open house on Nov. 5.

Bronté James/ The Brunswickan medium of special interest.

Cruikshank teaches MAAC3095 – capabilities for teaching, analyzing, “In media arts and cultures, our Digital Game Studies, a new course recording, projecting and developing major streams are film and film pro- where her students can book the room games. duction, and a lot of the students are to play and study a variety of games.

“The interest we’ve gotten so far has also interested in graphic design and Another new course is MM4403 – been about the fact that we’ve been web design,” said Cruikshank.

Creative Mobile App Design, which doing games in an academic way, and “So, the third stream that we’re try- is designed – along with Digital Game we have a space to give students access ing to add in is video games and other Studies – to expand the calendar of- to it,” said Cruikshank. sort of entertainment media, partly be- ferings into digital game theory and The games lab, DH236 is open to cause it’s a field that’s growing in terms critical game design. the university public starting on Nov. 6 of its economic impact in Canada, and While the room only has one station at 5 p.m., for anyone who wants to play because there’s not a lot of east coast so far, there are plans to further up- some games and see what it’s all about. research and industry yet.” grade the games lab to have even more

Saturday, November 3rd, 2012

CONTACT!

UNB Associated Arts Societies Colloquium

The theme for this year’s Associated Arts Colloquium is “Contact”. Submitted Elizabeth Creelman Arts Reporter Students came up with the theme of “contact”, for this year’s Associated Arts Societies Colloquium, after an afternoon at the Cellar; take that as

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you will.

Originally a replacement for the department of history’s weekend getaway, the colloquium has evolved into a series of informal talks by faculty and grad students.

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has done an Honours Weekend in Saint Andrews,” said Dr. Jeffrey Brown. “[It was] really cool for our honours students but, when I became honours director, I thought... instead of making it just honours stu-

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dents – which seemed a little elitist to us – we would make it open to any interested student in the faculty of arts.”

To reduce the expenses and time commitment required by students, the event now takes place in Tilley Hall. It is open, not only to arts students, but to anyone from UNB or STU, as well as to alumni.

“With the alumni there, you can interact with them and see what the future has to offer,” said Grant Peters, co-president of the UNB History Society.

The event is largely a student led initiative. It’s organized and promoted by the arts societies as well as by the associated alumni, the dean of arts’ office, and the UNB student union. The latter three of the aforementioned organizations have supplied money for a lunch and an evening banquet at the Garrison.

Talks at the colloquium will run from a half hour to an hour, with questions. More than just academic talks, there will be discussions and interactive presentations.

This year’s content is still in the process of being assembled.

“Contact” could be taken to mean anything, with posters for the event depicting everything from the obvious scene depicting Europeans and Native Americans meeting for the first time, to a black and white photo of Cary Grant and Roslyn Russell glancing slyly at each other.

There are conf irmed speakers coming from the history and political science departments, and sociology, psychology, and classics are likely to contribute. A grad student from the English department will be speaking about Shakespeare’s The Tempest.

“It varies,” said Brown.

“It could be anything. Contact – I think it’ll be probably an even mix between contemporary issues and historical events and literature... The thing just sort of evolves. It’s pretty fluid but it seems to work.”

The big question is: why, if the offer of free food isn’t enough, would you want to get out of bed on a Saturday to learn?

“I think it’s an opportunity for a kind of informal interaction between students and faculty, that doesn’t happen enough,” said Brown.

“We’re siloed into these departments and then into these classrooms, and it’s left to students to try to put together what’s relevant from the different departments and the different professors they encounter.

This is an opportunity... to learn, in perhaps a more interactive and eclectic way.”

The same goes for faculty members, says Brown. “[The benefits of this event are] getting to know students from different departments, getting to know our colleagues better, getting to see how others from different disciplines approach a similar problem. It’s always seemed to me that, one of the great, often untapped possibilities of arts faculties, is interdisciplinary collaboration and interaction. Ironically, it’s hard to find opportunities to do that when you’re on the faculty.”

“The other thing you might add in there is that this is supposed to be a lot of fun,” said Brown, comically deadpan.

“Last year we had a blast at the Garrison.”

The Associated Arts Societies Colloquium is to take place on Saturday, Nov. 3 between 10 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Interested students are invited to drop in and out as they please.

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Halloween at Maggie Jean UNB: Rated X Benjamin Crouse The Brunswickan

Tony Lee will be performing at the SUB ballroom on Nov. 5.

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Out of all of UNB’s countless events, none are quite as infamous as Tony Lee’s X-rated hypnotist act.

The Dutch-turned-Canadian comic will be performing once again on the UNB campus next week.

“It’s interesting because it still is an Xrated show, because it has adult content.

It’s done very carefully, so it’s edgy; but it’s not really over the top. We’re very cautious when we’re in post-secondary institutions, and you can’t really go too far,” said Lee, who has done over 6000 live performances, with 140 of them being done on campuses across Canada and the United Kingdom.

“For example, we would never degrade women. If there was something that we would do with a woman that would be considered degrading, I’d turn a man into a woman and then make him do it.”

The hypnotist is no stranger when it comes to performing in Fredericton. Lee

has been showing off his talent in the city since 1993, and has lit up UNB with his humour for at least 15 years.

“We love them [UNB students]. I’ve had so many friends come out of there over the years. It gives us a chance to catch up and introduce our show to some new students that haven’t seen it yet. Then afterwards, we head downtown to Nicky Zee’s and get absolutely polluted.”

Having done so many shows, Lee says that he can’t choose which would be his favourite.

“It’s really hard, because it depends on the audience reaction and the people on stage. They react quite differently. For example, when I give them an orgasm, it could be a stellar person that has the absolute most outrageous orgasm,” he said.

“Or let’s say that they mate with their chairs and they do something really obscure that I’ve never seen before; and it’s like, fuck that’s funny. You really don’t know until the actual show.”

Lee has won countless awards for his hilarious performances across the globe,

and has been recognized by many as a very talented hypnotist.

“We’ve sold on more university/ college shows than any other Canadian artist has in history. As an underground type of show, we have one of the biggest successes and followings.”

The comedian isn’t just funny – he’s also modest.

“The awards are great and flattering, but [we] never really went out looking for the awards. It just so happens that we’ve sold more shows than most people. It’s not what we’re looking for, but it’s appreciated.”

Lee has seen quite a few memorable and strange things in his career as a hypnotist. In fact, there are a few he just can’t forget about.

“I remember one time, I made a guy moon the audience and a piece of toilet paper flew out of his ass. Little things like that, you just don’t know.”

Tony Lee will be performing on Nov. 5, in the SUB Ballroom at 8 p.m. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 each and are available at the Welcome Centre.

Music at Memorial Hall Gordon Mihan Staff Rerporter There are chairs completely circled around two music stands, all on the ground level in Memorial Hall. This is a smaller, more intimate setting; everyone is invited to listen to Music on the Hill.

This isn`t going to be your average concert…

A hush falls over the audience as Nadia Francavilla, UNB’s musician in residence, comes out to start the concert. She explains she will begin the concert with a modern piece of music, where the piece is not only about notes she plays with her violin, but also about any other sounds, and the silence of the piece.

The piece she plays – Eight Whiskus

by John Cage – starts off very quietly, but soon becomes very intense, with various expressive bowed violin sounds that almost seem as they weren’t meant to follow one another. It is an odd choice for the beginning of the concert, but that’s part of the charm of the Music on the Hill series.

“Since it’s a university setting, it enables us to bring forth pieces that might be harder to sell in a more conventional series,” said Francavilla, in an interview after the concert.

“We can do it in such a way where we can educate the audience. You can talk about the pieces you’re going to play.

I think people in general are curious; it’s just that, if you don’t explain what they’re going to be listening to, it can be intimidating.”

After the first piece, Francavilla intro-

duces Mahmoud Hussein, the emerging musician in residence. Hussein plays two pieces by himself on viola, and the emotions of both pieces are not only apparent on his face, but on the faces of the audience that encircles him. With the chairs set up in a circle, the focus of the concert becomes more communal.

“It’s fun to be able to experiment with these concerts and do different kinds of things with the set up,” said Hussein.

Francavilla soon joins Hussein as both of them finish the concert off together.

The duelling strings of the violin and viola make for an exciting and satisfying conclusion to the concert.

Once the musicians conclude, everyone in the audience has the chance to talk to and congratulate the string players. The whole vibe is incredibly friendly, and Francavilla and Hussein are more than happy to talk to anyone there who wants to talk with them or take pictures.

Francavilla thinks very highly of the Music on the Hill series, and implores everyone to attend at least one of the concerts.

“I think it’s a series where everybody can find something. The concerts aren’t that long, and there are quite a few free ones. A lot of the times, the concerts that are in the evening have pre-concert talks and give the audience the chance to learn a little bit more about what they’re going to hear,” said Francavilla.

The Music on the Hill series continues on Remembrance Day at Memorial Hall, on Nov. 11 at 3 p.m., with a special concert of remembrance.

Nadia Francavilla (pictured) and Mahmoud Hussein performed at Memorial Hall on Oct. 24.

Alex Walsh / The Brunswickan

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Photo and design by Sandy Chase

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Scorpio (October 23rd to November 21st) Whenyoupickupanewactivity,youtendtoobsessover it. If you’re passionate about something, that’s all fine and dandy; however, don’t let something (or someone) new distract you from everything else in your life.

Pro tip: Silence is golden, duct tape is silver.

Gemini (May 21st to June 20th) Your nervousness may get in the way of a wonderful opportunity. Take advantage of what’s right in front of you. Some things only happen once, after all. Take a chance.

Pro tip: The SUB isn’t exactly a romantic date venue.

Sagittarius (November 22nd to December 21st) TheSagittariusisveryhonest;anhonestsign.Normally, this is a perk, but sometimes can be your downfall. While you’re used to being blunt, don’t let your straightforwardness affect another’s happiness.

Pro tip: There is never an inappropriate time to make a Mean Girls reference.

Cancer (June 21st to July 22nd) You have a protective nature over those whom you love. This will be put to the test when someone you care for makes a decision you fear will hurt him or her.

Explain your concerns, but don’t push them too hard.

Pro tip: You’re never too old for a Disney movie.

Capricorn (December 22nd to January 19th) Your pessimistic tendencies will try to spoil an upcomingeventforyou,Capricorn.Don’tletthisruinyourplans.

Unwind and enjoy yourself.

Pro tip: If you know you’ll be sleeping with the light on for two weeks after a scary movie, you probably shouldn’t be watching them.

Aquarius (January 20th to February 18th) The Aquarius is one of the most sincere signs out there.

However,yourhonestywillbetestedwhensomeoneclose to you, asks you to keep a secret that involves a mutual friend. Weigh your options carefully.

Pro tip: Better late than pregnant.

Pisces (February 19th to March 20th) You keep your emotions to yourself for fear of getting hurt. As cliché as it is, don’t bottle things up. Carrying the world on your shoulders by yourself can lead to explosive consequences. Talk to someone you trust.

Pro tip: “Like this if…” No. That’s annoying. Stop it.

Aries (March 21st to April 19th) Reign in your quick-temper, Aries. Right now isn’t the time to make those around you upset. You’ll be relying on their support and comfort when a future hardship arrives.

Pro tip: If you get a “Happy Two Day Anniversary!” text, break up and lock your doors at night.

Taurus (April 20th to May 20th) Your patience may wear thin when an ignorant person challenges your beliefs. Accept the fact that not everyone feels the same as you do on a particular topic, and move on with your sanity intact.

Pro tip: Dress like you’re going to see your ex today.

Drowning Girls: a chilling tale

Leo (July 23rd to August 22nd) Take advantage of your natural creativity on an upcoming project. You’ve been feeling stressed lately, and doing something unique may improve your mood.

After all, creative outlets often sooth your mighty lion’s roar.

Pro tip: Be a lady’s man, not a ladies’ man.

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HOROSCOPES Virgo (August 23rd to September 22nd) You might feel overwhelmed with everything that’s riding on your shoulders. Don’t begin to think that you can’t handle it. Time management is the answer to this problem. Virgos are intelligent people. Don’t forget that.

Pro tip: Holding the door open for someone is nice. Holding the door open for someone who’s half a kilometre away is creepy.

Libra (September 23rd to October 22nd) Your romantic side will come to life within the next few weeks. If you have a lover, shower them with affection. If not, curl up with a good book and fantasize about fictional characters.

Pro tip: Don’t brag about something you did. If it was truly that awesome, other people will brag for you.

The Drowning Girls open on Oct. 31. at 8 p.m. Submitted Kevin Lemieux The Brunswickan As Halloween creeps closer, Theatre UNB gets ready to put on a chilling tale of murder, with a play entitled The Drowning Girls.

This dark comedy is based on a true story, surrounding the murder of three women by their husband, George Joseph Smith. He drowned his wives in the bathtub for their insurance money.

The three women – Alice, Bessie, and Margaret – are the only characters in this live production.

Tiffany Badour, director of The Drowning Girls, is a third year sociology and women’s studies major, minoring in theatre. She said, when it came to the selection of this play, it took some time until she found the right one.

“When I told my drama advisor what type of play I wanted to do, he gave me a huge stack, but nothing seemed to click. He eventually gave me this one and it automatically clicked. I could visualize everything; so, it was perfect.”

Third year student, Tilly Jackson plays the character of Alice Burnham. She describes her character as smart, pretty, and strong, who questions her choice in this husband.

Jackson said the group is eager to get in front of an audience and show off their work.

“I feel pretty prepared, but there’s always that week before show week where everything goes wrong. But everything is going well. We are now using props and working with the tubs.”

Badour is very excited for the opening night to be on Halloween, and said the cast has been working very hard to accomplish their goal.

“I was super excited when I heard that we were opening on Halloween night, because the play goes well with that. It just adds to the atmosphere.”

Lots of watery visuals take place onstage, including running showers and bathtubs filled with water that will be onstage during the show. The actresses will be soaked the entire performance. If sitting within the first two rows, you have a very good chance of getting splashed.

“People should come, it’s going to be amazing!” added Badour.

The Drowning Girls will be running nightly from Oct. 31 – Nov. 3 starting at 8 p.m., at Memorial Hall. Tickets are $8 for students and $10 for the general public, and are available at the door.

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Houdini captured in new book Elizabeth Creelman Arts Reporter Harry Houdini died on Halloween, 1926.

Eighty-six years later, on Nov. 2, the famous escape artist’s legacy is returning to Fredericton in the form of Bruce MacNab and his new book, The Metamorphosis: The Apprenticeship of Harry Houdini.

MacNab first became interested in Houdini, as a child in elementary school.

“The 70s were a perfect match for Houdini,” he said in an email interview.

“Evel Knievel, Alice Cooper and Kiss were all bigger than life entertainers who used elements of vaudeville, daredevilry, and circus to amp up their acts... Somewhere along the way, I read about Houdini’s Dartmouth stand in John Martin’s book, The Story of Dartmouth.”

Throughout the next few decades, MacNab continued to collect books on Houdini and searched for more information about the entertainer’s Maritime tour.

“I figured that someday, someone would research the tour and write a book about it. I guess you could say I got tired of waiting and decided to do it myself.”

MacNab has done research across the Maritimes and through nine States on the subject, discovering exactly what Houdini was up to, while in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, between May and August of 1896. Houdini and his wife Bessie toured the region first as members of the Marco Magic Company, and then by themselves.

“The Houdini’s f irst ever international performance as headliners was at St. Peter’s Hall in Dartmouth,” said MacNab. “Very few people, if any, including me, realized he spent so much time in the Maritimes.”

MacNab’s visit to speak in Fredericton is part of a larger speaking tour throughout

the Maritimes.

“I want to speak with people in every community where Houdini performed in 1896,” he wrote.

“I’m amazed how many people know a great deal about Houdini. I think a lot of kids have Houdini to thank for introducing them to books and reading. This might be Houdini’s greatest legacy.”

Fredericton was also particularly important to MacNab while writing The Metamorphosis.

“Fredericton was often my home away from home during Houdini research,” he wrote.

“Rob Gilmore at Performing Arts New Brunswick (PANB) and Christine Jack at the Harriet Irving Library were both incredibly supportive, and both went above and beyond to help me.”

The book was released by Fredericton based Goose Lane Editions this past week, and responses so far have been very positive.

“At my presentation in Amherst today, a man bought five copies,” said MacNab. “[He wanted] one for himself and one for each of his four sons!”

MacNab believes that there is still much more to be uncovered on the fascinating subject.

“I’m hoping now that The Metamorphosis is out there, Maritimers will check their old family diaries and scrapbooks for the summer of 1896,” he wrote.

“It would be fantastic if the book flushes out even more of Houdini’s Maritime adventures.”

MacNab will speak at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2, at the Fredericton Region Museum, on 571 Queen Street. The talk is scheduled to be an hour, and the author is keen to speak with attendees afterwards.

MacNab will be be releasing his book, The Metamorphosis, on Nov. 2. Submitted

Nonverbal cues and dating clues

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The New Position Sarah Vannier

Had one too many wings at the cellar?

Take Saferide! unbsu.ca

I love working in coffee shops. I like having a change of scenery from my office and the constant supply of caffeine.

But the very best thing about working in coffee shops, is watching the people who are on first dates.

You can usually tell who they are; they arrive separately, they ask all the usual questions (“So, where did you grow up?”), and you can almost see the nervous energy floating in the air. Of course, the reason I love watching people on first dates is trying to figure out how the date is going.

This isn’t just because I am a nosy sex and relationships researcher. I mean, I am a nosy sex and relationships researcher... but, so are the rest of you! It turns out we are all pretty skilled at figuring out when someone is interested in the person they are dating.

Skyler Place, a researcher at Northeastern University, and his colleagues at the University of Edinburgh and the University of Berlin, conducted a study looking at our ability to judge the romantic interest of people who are on a date.

To do this, the researchers used video footage collected in Germany, as part of a large research project on speed dating. For the original project, people were invited to participate in a speed-dating event for free, in exchange for allowing their dates to be taped and used for research. After each of the speed dates, both people on the date wrote down whether or not they would be interested in seeing their speed date partner again.

Next, the researchers had a group of American university students (28 women and 26 men) watch either 10-second or 30-second clips of the people on the speed dates. The video clips included footage of each person filmed face-on. The footage of each person

on the date was shown on one half of a split screen, which let the viewers see both daters at the same time.

After watching the short clips, the viewers were asked to guess whether or not they thought each person in the video was interested in seeing the other person again. Then the researchers compared the viewers’ guesses to the speed daters’ actual answers.

So how good are we at gauging other people’s interests? The viewers correctly guessed the interest of 61% of men and 58% of women. Both of these rates were statistically higher than chance, and also pretty impressive considering that the clips were so short.

Viewers were even more accurate when watching clips that were taken from either the middle or the end of the speed date. This makes sense, because it probably takes a little while for the people on the date to figure out if they are actually interested in their date partner.

The results are especially interesting because the entire conversation in the videos was in German, and none of the viewers spoke German. This means that they were relying entirely on nonverbal cues, such as tone of voice, body posture, and facial expressions, as clues for whether or not a person was interested in their partner.

The researchers argue that being able to determine if people are interested in the person they are interacting with is an important skill. First, it helps us figure out if the person we are talking to is attracted to us. Second, it also gives us important information about the people around us.

For example, it’s probably a waste of your time to go hit on someone if they have been flirting with someone else all night. Being able to pick up on nonverbal cues of sexual or romantic interest helps us be more efficient daters.

So, next time you are sitting in a coffee shop and see what looks like a first date, feel free to take a closer look. It doesn’t make you creepy.

It reflects your natural interest in understanding important social signals.

At least, that’s what I tell myself...

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Captain Cully

SPORTS

Nick Murray The Brunswickan

sports@thebruns.ca

sota Wild. However, despite having a family filled with X-Rings, Culligan said his parents were supportive in Coming into his fourth and pot- his decision. entially final year as a Varsity Reds “It was a hard decision because hockey player, there’s so much for there were other schools much closer Chris Culligan to look back on. to home, I had family that went to From 30-point seasons in each of St. FX, and some of my friends were his three years (the last two years, he in Halifax,” said Culligan. “In the led the team in assists), to his league- end, this was a program that was best 13 points in last year’s playoffs, getting results and giving guys an en route to a second consecutive opportunity to go pro. For me, I’d Atlantic University Sport title, and like to have a chance to play pro and leaving his Cape Breton Screaming this was the best place for me to come Eagles as the franchise’s all-time and develop as a player.” leading scorer, his on-ice credentials Looking ahead, Culligan still has speak for themselves. Not to mention full intentions of making the jump a 2010 AUS All-rookie team honour, to the pro ranks, and feels he still and an AUS second Team All-Star has a lot of good years of hockey in 2011. left in him.

This year, Culligan added another “I’m not exactly ready to jump highinto the real world, I’m not exactly ready to jump yet,” Culligan said light into the real world, yet,” Culligan chuckling, “I still to his career have the passion said chuckling, “I still have the at U N B, to play at a higher passion to play at a higher level when head level and I’d love coach Gar- and I’d love to do that as a job. to do that as a job. diner MacIf I can make a bit Dougall, named him team captain. of a career of it and see a bit of the “I’m not going to play it down, it’s world, that’d be great, but that’ll an honour to get that privilege,” said come with what type of year I have.

Culligan, on the captaincy. “Most of So we’ll see.” all, it’s just about having the respect Though he still has a year of eliof the guys in the room. There’re so gibility left, Culligan hasn’t decided many guys on this team that could if he’ll return next year. However, wear the ‘C’; you probably could looking back on his time as a V-Red name ten guys who are deserving and all he’s accomplished, one mesof it. So, to be seen by my peers as a sage he’d like to leave the young fans leader is the biggest privilege of all.” is to take advantage of the opportunThis season the V-Reds recruited ities that come their way. three former captains of their re“There’re countless things that spective major-junior teams, plus last are available to kids, and people that year’s Saint Mary’s Huskies captain are willing to help and offer their Colby Pridham. With all the leader- time these days,” said Culligan. ship in the dressing room, Culligan “The game has grown so much from says he doesn’t feel alone in leading when we were kids that there are the team. so many resources available to kids “It’s far from something where I that weren’t to us. If you really love feel that I’m alone in,” he said. “A it – because first and foremost you lot of guys have earned respect in the need to make sure you’re enjoying room, so there’s lots of help. I’m not it and having fun – and if you do, a big ‘rah-rah’ guy, I try to lead by and you love working at it, then take example, and we have a lot of guys advantage of those opportunities.” that factor into the leadership roles.”

“It’s very possible to make it as a Looking back on his decision to pro athlete, but they have to put in come to UNB, Culligan said it was the time and the work, but the chana tough choice. Both his parents are ces are there for them. So if you’re graduates from St. Francis Xavier having fun and enjoying it, then University, and he was fresh off a take advantage of the opportunities development camp with the Minne- presented to you.”

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Chris Culligan is following in the footsteps of many great UNB hockey players by being named team captain by head coach Gardiner MacDougall. Brian Smith / Submitted

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THEY KNOW WHAT’S UP

Do you think men’s volleyball will hold onto a Top 10 CIS ranking after going 1-2 during the first Interlock?

Josh Fleck

Nick Murray

As much as I love seeing the boys in the top ten, I can’t see them holding onto it. After debuting at eight in the first week, they fell to ten last week, and subsequently, I don’t think you will be seeing UNB in the top ten for men’s volleyball. As the season goes on, look for them to jump as high as seventh on that list though.

I don’t think they’ll hold onto their #10 spot. It’s a tricky breakdown though, because they lost in straight sets to fourth ranked Laval, and then had to turn around and play another game just hours later. However, the fact of the matter is, they lost that second game to Montreal. I’m not sure if maybe they had a little too much fun the night before, after beating Sherbrooke, but the results speak for themselves. And you can’t hold a national ranking when you’re below .500.

Sports Editor

Sports Writer

Justin Marshall Sports Writer

No! They were tenth place last week, and losing to Laval and Montreal doesn’t help their case of convincing the voters to keep them at ten. Montreal wasn’t even ranked, and Laval was fourth, but I do expect them to rebound against Memorial this weekend. If Stephane, Julio, and Mathieu start to heat up, they’ll be back up in the top ten in no time.

cellarpub.ca

Bronté James Sports Writer

Although people believe the beginning of the season sets the tone that is not always the case. Starting off with one win and two losses is only the beginning, and they have the chance to take nothing but victories in their upcoming games. As long as they are able to win their future games they shouldn’t have a problem holding their top ten CIS ranking.

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Men stumble during Québec Interlock

Vanja Mitrovic was named Player of the Game in the victory against CBU. Zachary McKillop / Submitted

Women’s Volleyball earn first victory

Josh Fleck Sports Editor

To say last season was a disappointment for the women’s volleyball team might be an understatement. This season has certainly started out better for the ladies.

Being forced to play in the Alberta Alumni Recreation gym of the Currie Center due to the farewell dinner for Greg Kealey, the ladies looked right at home against the Cape Breton University Capers.

The Varsity Reds jumped out to an early 2-0 lead taking the first two sets 25-22 and 25-15.

With the game at their fingertips, the Capers squeaked out a 26-24 victory in the third set.

Coming out for the fourth set, the Varsity Reds failed to close out the match as the Capers took another set 25-22 to even the match at two sets a piece.

The anchor of the team on Saturday night was the strong play in the middle from Rebecca Glancy and Celina Abba.

“I’m really proud of them,” said

first year head coach, Jilliane Goulet, referring to her middles. “We’ve been working on things to try and get more out of the middle for a long time, since day one. It has been going through peaks and valleys of hit and miss between connections of our setters and middles. Tonight, I was amazed as to how well things came together.”

Everything really did come together in the fifth and final set as UNB came f lying out of the gates and cruised to a 15-4 win, taking the match 3-2.

Vanja Mitrovic continued her strong play from last year, as she led the way with 18 kills, five aces, and seven blocks on her way to Player of the Game honours.

After going winless in the Currie Center main gym last year, the ladies will look to get their first win in the main gym of the Currie Center when they take on the Memorial Seahawks on Saturday at 6 p.m.

“It’s nice to get wins in a variety of gyms,” said Goulet. “But we will have to get our first win upstairs next week.”

The men’s volleyball team went 1-2 during their first Interlock tournament against Laval, Montréal and Sherbrooke. Sandy Chase / The Brunswickan Up against the fourth ranked team Coach McMorran feels that the serving Michael Bourgeois in the country, the Varsity Reds faced was a big part in the loss. The V-Reds The Brunswickan some nerves. “I know we had some missed a “staggering” 18 serves in the The UNB Varsity Reds men’s volleyball nerves going around and it wasn’t just four set match.

“A lot of guys, senior guys included, squad was on the road last weekend for the first year players. We had some of the first of three, QSSF-AUS interlock our senior guys take a while to get were very nervous in this match, and never seemed to be able to settle down,” matchups of this season. UNB travelled warmed up,” said McMorran.

The Reds had their best chance said McMorran. “It was a match we to Montreal, Québec to take on three in the third set; however, according were looking forward to win, and there QSSF teams.

Friday evening, they took on the to McMorran, they “didn’t perform is no excuse why we didn’t.”

“It’s a great learning experience for Sherbrooke University Vert et Or. The when we needed to down the stretch”. match was a four set game, of which Though playing a tough team like the the young guys and a reminder to the UNB came out victorious three sets to Rouge et Or, UNB found many bene- senior guys, you know you got to be ready to perform each and every time one (24-26, 25-18, 25-10 and 25,18). fits in playing these games.

“We need to be playing teams that you’re out there. I know for a fact “We started off a little on the shaky side,” said coach Dan McMorran. “We are going to challenge us and teams that they’re ready to get back to practicing didn’t play our best ball in that match, might be a little bit smoother around this week, and they’re definitely ready but made a couple of adjustments, and the edges than we are now,” McMorran to get back and wanting to put a better said. “We knew we were going to have performance on this coming weekend.” we responded after the first set.”

Coach McMorran commended “We’ve got a really deep team this a few hiccups here this weekend, and year and are very talented on the depth playing a team like Laval is definitely rookie middle blocker from Melbourne, Australia, Sam Alves for his chart.” McMorran also went on to say, what we want to be doing.”

The third match of their interlock passionate play, his strong voice, as well “We’ve got a lot of different lineups we tournament came against the Univer- his consistent play through the matches. can throw out there.”

He also commended rookie right side, Saturday morning had the Reds sity of Montreal Carabins.

This game, as McMorran said, was a Eivind Andersen, from Sandnes, Norfacing off against the CIS silver medalists, The Laval Rouge et Or. UNB was very “frustrating” game for the Varsity way, way for his outstanding play in the handed the loss, losing three straight Reds. Having not lost to the Carabins tournament. in five years, this was a game they were The UNB Reds are back in action sets 16-25, 15-25, 23-25.

“Not our best performance at all, looking to take, however failed to do this coming Friday at 8 p.m. to take I don’t feel that we came out and so. The game went to four sets, the on the Memorial University Seahawks competed right off the bat,” said Mc- Carabins taking it three sets to one. at the Richard J. Currie Center.

Morran.

Mens basketball wraps up preseason Josh Fleck Sports Editor The Varsity Reds men’s basketball team took another step backwards in terms of wins, this past weekend in the Nike StFX Invitational.

UNB squared off with AUS opponents, the UPEI Panthers and the hosts, the StFX X-Men. On Friday night, the Varsity Reds faced the X-Men, falling behind early, and never getting into a rhythm, eventually losing 96-78.

Leading the way for the Varsity Reds was Jordan Irvine, who tallied 24 points, while Aaron O’Brien chipped in with 16, and Will McFee added 15 in his first action since being out of the lineup recently.

“Of fensively, we were rea l ly good,” said Irvine. “We usually start games down 10-15 points and

then try and catch up.”

When asked what areas the team can shape up on, before the regular season starts, Irvine said that defence will be the main focus.

“We struggled defensively, its still a learning curve. Our rotations, and help defence could use work too.”

On Saturday against UPEI, the Varsity Reds didn’t allow UPEI to come out of the gate hot, and were up by ten points at one point, only to fall by two, 73-71.

Leading the way for UNB was Daniel Quirion with 27 points, six rebounds and two steals.

For his tournament efforts, Quirion was named to the tournament all-star team.

“I think we rely on individuals a bit too much, like [Quirion],” said McFee. “When he is on the floor, he does a lot of the scoring, or facilitat-

ing. No one else has really stepped up yet when he isn’t on the floor.”

The focus for the Varsity Reds during practices will be on defence, as scoring has not been a problem for the Reds so far in this preseason.

The team has the ability to play at the level of their opponent, which is both a blessing and a curse.

“Our team loves getting ready for the big games, and we hate getting ready for the grinder games,” said McFee. “Like that PEI game and that StFX game. X wasn’t at full strength, and we are better than PEI. Like next week, against Acadia, everyone will come ready to go.”

In order for the Reds to open up their regular season with a win, the whole team will need to be ready to go, as they take on Owen Klassen and the Acadia Axemen next weekend at the Currie Center.

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Ironmen move on to Maritime finals

Jeremy Trevors The Brunswickan The University of New Brunswick Ironmen rugby A and B squads are going to the Maritime Finals.

The Ironmen defeated the University of Prince Edward Island Panthers 56-29 in overtime on Sunday afternoon at Loyalist Field.

The Ironmen scored early and often, jumping out to leads of 19-5 and 24-8, before seeing the Panthers take the lead 29-24.

“The big thing was getting everyone reorganized and making sure that everyone was on the same page,” said Colin Alexander, Ironmen team captain.

“You just got to keep things simple, and we ended up keeping the ball in hand and getting some good runs.”

The Ironmen jumped out to a 5-0 lead, when Chris Caskey blocked an attempt by UPEI to kick the ball down the field, and scored the first try of the day.

Ryan Vokey added the convert for a 7-0 lead.

About ten minutes later, the Ironmen made it 12-0 on a try by Christian Futschik.

Around the 27-minute mark, the Panthers cut the lead to 12-5 on a try by Pat Davis.

But less then ten minutes later, the Ironmen took a 17-5 lead on a try by Ian Lemoine.

Vokey kicked his second convert of the day, making it 19-5 going

into the half. lead the Ironmen would not give up.

Two minutes into the second PJ Carson, Blizzard, Alex Pephalf, the Panthers made it 19-8 on pard and Alexander all added tries a penalty kick by Liam Carter, only in overtime. to have the Ironmen strike again two Vokey kicked a convert. minutes later with Futschik giving Ironmen head coach, Paul Wilson the Ironmen a 24-8 lead. was happy with his team’s effort, The game was chippy, with some despite blowing a lead, which almost pushing and shoving, but cooler cost them the game. heads would prevail and neither team “We showed a lot of character was carded. coming back and taking it to extra The Panthers reduced the lead to time,” Wilson said.

24-22 on back-to-back tries within “I’m very proud of the way our a one-minute span from Cameron guys stuck at it today. We had to play MacLean. a little more than 80 minutes, and Carter kicked a convert on both that’s always tough on the body.” tries.

I’m very proud of the way our guys T h e The I ron men stuck at it today. We had to play a w ill now P a n thers little more than 80 minutes, and f a c e t h e then took a winner 29-24 lead that’s always tough on the body. bet ween on a try by Dalhousie Curtis Gant, and Carter kicked the and Acadia. convert.

“We’ve played Dal in the last In the dying minutes of the first couple of Maritime Championships, half, the Ironmen made one final and they were pretty close games and push to keep their season alive and they are always a strong side. We had they did exactly that. the opportunity to play Acadia this The Ironmen brought the ball season in an exhibition game, and down the field, and after a pile up again, it was a close game. Whichever at the try line, Alex MacQuarrie team we play, it’s going to be tough,” squeezed his way in for the try, ty- Wilson said. ing the game up 29-29 and sending The B squad won its matchup things to overtime.

21-12.

In overtime, it was all Ironmen.

Both the A and B squads will head Wa lker Blizzard scored what to Nova Scotia next Saturday, Nov. 3, proved to be the game-winning try, to play in the Maritime Championonly a few minutes into the first over- ship final. time half for a 34-29 Ironmen lead; a

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Women’s basketball: Don Grant Classic Julie McLaughlin Sports Reporter The UNB Varsity Reds women’s basketball team travelled to Moncton this weekend, to participate in the Don Grant Classic.

As the season draws near, this weekend was a good showcase of talent the Atlantic University Sport conference will hold this season.

UNB was one of six teams participating this weekend. St. Francis Xavier came out on top with a perfect 3-0 record. Also participating in the tournament were Bishop’s University, Cape Breton University, University of Prince Edward Island and Mount Saint Vincent University.

Melissa Foster, Samantha Kaminsky, and Laura Fowler are all Moncton natives, which gave them the opportunity to play in front of their families and friends.

Coach Jeff Speedy reflected on the importance of this tournament to the UNB program.

“We have participated every year they have had it. It is great for our fans and the players’ families to be able to see us play so close to home.

But the main reason is, it is our responsibility to try to grow the game in Moncton and New Brunswick.”

This tournament had a special meaning to this UNB squad. Last season, co-captain Laura Fowler lost her father, Ian Fowler. As an active member of the Moncton basketball scene, and one of the driving forces behind the creation of the Don Grant Classic, the tournament was held this weekend in his honour.

Much credit needs to be given to Fowler for f ighting through her second ACL injury in order to play for her father this weekend.

On Friday night, UNB began their tournament play against CBU. Cape Breton was a tough match-up as CBU was a strong squad last year.

UNB unfortunately fell 72-55. Top scorers for UNB were Claire Colborne with 25, Rachel Cleary with 12, and Fowler with 11.

Saturday evening proved to be better for the V-Reds as they defeated the only non-Atlantic team, Bishop’s, in a tough battle. Defeating the Québec school 67-61, the Reds had great play out of Fowler, who scored 26 points, Tilly Ettinger who had ten points, and Colborne with nine. Having someone other than Colborne put up a large number will be the key to success for this UNB team.

“We played two tough games

where we were really forced to battle” said Fowler, about the weekend’s first two games.

Sunday afternoon was the Reds easiest game of the tournament.

Mount Saint Vincent University is not in the AUS as they are a small college school and play in the Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association (ACAA). The Varsity Reds defeated MSVU 93-50. Colborne led UNB scorers with 20, Fowler had 17 points, and Colleen Daly finished with 15. This game let the team play a more focused game, where they could run their plays and see what the players could do together.

“Our game today, I think we shared the ball really well. Everyone got involved and made the extra pass on offence. We definitely came away with lots more to work on the next couple weeks, before league play starts,” said Fowler, reflecting on Sunday’s game against MSVU. This was the last tournament for the Varsity Red’s preseason schedule. On Nov. 1, the Reds travel to the University of Maine where they will face off against the American school. The team then travels to New Hampshire where they will play Saint Anselm to conclude the Varsity Reds women’s basketball preseason.

Brunswickan Briefs Josh Fleck Sports Editor Cross Country The Cross Country team travelled to Halifax this past weekend to compete in the AUS Championships.

Leading the way was Frida Aspnaes, who took home her fourth victory in as many races. For her efforts this season, she was named to the AUS All-Star team, AUS MVP, and she also brought the team home a third place finish overall.

Along with the honours she has won in the AUS, Aspnaes will travel

to London, Ontario, to participate in the CIS Championships in two weeks.

The UNB coaching staff was quoted in a press release saying, “Frida has been the top runner in AUS all season, finishing first in all four races, in which she has participated and led the UNB team to its best finish in many years. Frida works extremely hard at practices, runs with confidence, and is an inspiration for her teammates. It has been a pleasure to have Frida on the team this year, and we look forward to seeing her run at the CIS Championships.”

Wrestling The Black Bears Wrestling team participated in the Concordia Invitational and brought home the team championship.

Along with the team hardware, winning gold medals were Sam Stewart (W55kg), Eric Feunekes (90kg) and Shawn Daye-Finley (76kg). Collecting a silver medal was Alex Thoms (100kg), and bronze medals went to CJ Thoms (130kg), Morgan St-Laurent (68kg), David Gillis (61kg) and JF Godin (65kg).

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Women’s soccer fails to make playoffs

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UPCOMING

HOME GAMES

November 1 Women’s basketball at University of Maine

November 2 Men’s hockey vs StFX @ AUC 7:00pm

November 3 Men’s soccer at AUS Championships

Women’s volleyball vs MUN @ Currie Center 6:00 pm

Men’s hockey vs SMU @ AUC 7:00 pm

Men’s volleyball vs MUN @ Currie Center 8:00 pm

Swimming at Jack Scholz AUS Invitational Meet

Football vs Holland College @ BMO Field 7:00 pm

November 4

Sam Lagacy netted a team leading four goals in her final season at UNB. Bronté James / The Brunswickan Bronté James The Brunswickan The UNB women’s soccer team was unable to take a victory over the weekend, missing their spot for AUS playoffs.

With a 0-0 tie against UPEI, and a 2-1 loss against Saint Mary’s University, the women were pushed to eighth place and missed the playoffs by two spots.

“People judge us by our record, and they will see that it was 2-5-6 and we will let them make their own conclusions,” said head coach, Jon Crossland.

“It is a part of a process, we said that the whole time, and part of the process is learning how to win, and not just being happy to compete and trying to put together a full 90 minutes’ of effort instead of pieces of efforts, which I think is again what has happened today.”

With their centre-fullback, Emily Sarty, fighting a concussion, she was pulled out early into the second half and SMU’s Michelle Yates, immediately scored a goal. A second goal was scored less than five minutes later.

“Not to make excuses, but we had

to throw one of our central-holding mid-fielders in centre-back where she’s never played before, and as soon we did that that, two minutes, and two goals,” said captain, Samantha Lagacy.

“We’ve always been able to fill it up with someone who can play that position, and so, Alex Black going back there today, none of the goals were her fault, they were all just scrambles and nice plays on their part, but it changes your team when you have to put players on the team into positions they’re not comfortable with,” said Crossland.

A slow start at the beginning of the game is one of the main attributes behind the loss, said Crossland.

“It took us longer to get going today, than it had in the previous few games; we never really got a good foot on the game in the first half,” he said.

“That’s probably one of our weaker first halves of the whole year to be honest with you – I think that was a big difference.”

With the blow of the whistle ending the season for the women’s team, they went back to their locker room, some in tears. Crossland went around the

room telling players he was proud of them, and named something each of them brought to the team.

“All 22 of them have a good story or a good something they brought to the team that helped us this year,” he said.

“They’re all very good people, and I told them that I was proud to share my first year with them as head coach, and I wouldn’t rather do it with anyone else.”

For some, it was their final game on the BMO field as a Varsity Red. Lagacy, a senior player and captain, told the girls to keep their heads up, and she, like coach Crossland, wouldn’t want to play with any other team.

“I told them all they really stepped it up and I really appreciated it, and hopefully, they learn from that, and next year when they’re the leaders they will keep telling the girls [the four P’s – Pride, Purpose, Passion, Persistence] too,” she said.

“I wouldn’t want to be with any other girls – they’re great girls – and basically [I want them to] just keep their heads up. They have lots of time left, so [I want them to] just remember what it feels like and don’t feel like that again.”

Women’s volleyball vs MUN @ Currie Center 11:00 am

Men’s volleyball vs MUN @ Currie Center 1:00 pm

Men’s soccer at AUS Championships

Women’s basketball at Saint Anselm

Men’s Rugby @ Acadia Maritime Finals

Hockey sits third in AUS Nick Murray The Brunswickan After moving back up to the top spot in the country, the Varsity Reds men’s hockey team suffered another hiccup, splitting their Nova Scotia road trip last weekend.

Friday night, they took on nationally seventh-ranked Acadia. However, once again, penalty troubles plagued the V-Reds as they racked up 18 penalty minutes; it cost them, as they gave up three power play goals and fell to the Axemen 4-2. Chris Culligan made his return to the lineup after missing two games with the flu.

Thirty-five seconds into the game, Colby Pridham was called for tripping, and eight seconds later, Dustin Eckelman took advantage of a UNB turnover to net his fourth goal of the season.

Still in the first period with Acadia on a 5-on-3, the reigning CIS player of the year, Andrew Clark, picked up his second point of the night, doubling the Axemen’s lead.

Late in the frame, Bryce Swan was sent off for slashing, and Jonathan Laberge capitalized with his third goal of

the year, and Acadia’s third power play goal in the period. Clark also picked up an assist on the goal, sealing his threepoint night.

However, Acadia weren’t finished, as midway through the second period, Brett Thompson scored his third goal of the season to put Acadia up 4-0. UNB only managed three shots on net in the second period, and 22 in the game. Last season, the V-Reds averaged 36 shots per game, while so far this year they’re averaging 26.5.

UNB got on the board halfway through the third period as Nick MacNeil was on the doorstep of a Pridham rebound for his third of the year.

Pridham then cut the Axemen’s lead in half late in the period, with his third goal of the season. UNB pulled Travis Fullerton in the dying minutes, but were forced to abandon that strategy after a penalty for too many men on the ice.

The loss set UNB back to fourth place, but they picked up a big two points on Saturday night in Halifax, beating the Dalhousie Tigers 4-2.

As was the case the night before, UNB was plagued by 37 penalty minutes, including two ten-minute

misconducts for checking from behind

by MacNeil and Cam Braes.

After Dalhousie’s Pierre-Alexandre Vandall opened the scoring in the first period, UNB’s Geordie Wudrick knotted it up in the second period with assists from Matt Fillier and Braes.

However, Dalhousie took a 2-1 lead midway through the third, when Brad McConnell capitalized on a Ben Wright cross-checking penalty.

The V-Reds didn’t say die, and battled back in the period scoring two goals in under a minute to take the lead. Tom Nesbitt and Fillier both scored within a minute of each other to go ahead 3-2.

Finally, Taylor MacDougall scored in the dying minutes of the game to seal the win.

With the win, the V-Reds pushed up to a tie for second place with Acadia, while Moncton, who beat Saint Mary’s 7-2 and then St. Francis Xavier 4-2, took over the top spot in the AUS standings.

UNB is back at home this weekend, as they’ll play Saint Mary’s and St. FX. The V-Reds last played the Nova Scotia teams two weeks ago on the road, where they beat both the Huskies and the XMen 4-0 and 4-2 respectively.

The UNB V-Reds are currently placed third in the AUS Sandy Chase / The Brunswickan

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Amir Razak suffered his fourth major knee injury since being recruited to UNB. Bronté James / The Brunswickan

think ya know

football?!

The games: Steelers@Giants,Panthers@Redskins,Hurricanes@Bombers

The SUB People

Jack Yerxa Overall 15-6 (Last week 2-1) Steeler: They’re playing more mistake-free football right now.

Redskins: RGIII is arguably the most gifted QB to ever play.

HC: They have the cop school over there, so there must be some good athletes

Liam Guitard

Overall 13-8 (Last week 3-0) Steelers: All the way Redskins: Panthers will collapse in the fourth.

Bombers: Bombers will win in a blowout.

Nick Murray

Overall 10-11 (Last week 2-1) Giants: Hard to go against the better defence, but Steelers are awful on the road thus far.

Redskins: As much as RGIII has let me down, I don’t see Cam Newton rebounding this week.

Bombers: No reason why the Bombers should lose this.

They’ve got the Moosehead cup locked up, all they need to do is execute.

Justin Marshall

Overall 10-11 (Last week 3-0) Giants: They are on a four game winning streak and are putting the third best points per game in the league at 29 Redskins: The Redskins are second in the league for rushing, so look for them to pick apart the Panthers defence.

Bombers: Cornford had a great showing last week against the Seawolves, and if he plays like he did last Saturday, the Bombers will mow over the Hurricanes.

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Amir Razak: Four times unlucky

Bronté James The Brunswickan If three injuries didn’t keep Amir Razak out of the game, his fourth won’t either.

This Varsity Red men’s soccer player has had three reconstructive knee surgeries and took a fourth injury in his last game.

“To be honest, Sunday was a really tough day for me. I missed playing last year, because of a knee injury, and I was looking forward this year to be able to play and help the team win AUS championships, and all this was going through my head when I heard the snap of my knee.”

“All the hard work I put in last year was gone. I was really emotional after the injury.”

Having hurt his ACL three times, with roughly eight months of rehab each time, student athletic trainer, Rob McSwain said it would be tough

to come back from a fourth injury.

“Initially, he was extremely guarded, and we couldn’t really give him a fair assessment at the time,” said McSwain.

“We couldn’t give him the proper range of motion to give him a good ACL and different ligament tests at the time. It was a little tough.”

After visiting with an orthopedic surgeon and getting a more accurate diagnosis, Razak was told he had a tear in his meniscus. He is scheduled for surgery on Oct. 30, and will be adding four to six months of rehab onto his schedule.

Never giving up, even after three injuries, Razak said he enjoys being pushed to see what he is capable of.

“I don’t really like to give up, and I love challenging,” he said.

“This is a big challenge for me, and I feel I’m up for this challenge.

Let me say, I love soccer way too much.”

Although affecting his game mentally, knowing he could hurt his knee again forced Razak to play smarter on the field.

After taking his fourth injury in his game against Memorial, head coach Miles Pinsent, said his heart goes out to Razak but knows this is a challenge he is going to face.

“In my opinion, he is one of the most skilled and most dangerous players, potentially in the league.

Unfortunately, we have only seen glimpses of it over the past few years,” said Pinsent.

Playing at a university level, injuries are part of the risk that comes with the game.

“Unfortunately, it’s part of the business. That’s what athletics is, and a big component of athletics is just physically trying to challenge yourself and putting yourself to the limit, and when you do that, then you risk injury,” said Pinsent.

Hosting CIS Championships next year, Razak said he is hoping to be fully recovered and back on the field he calls home.

“I don’t like to quit easily, and I feel I still have a lot to give for my team next year,” said Razak.

“So let’s hope the surgery goes well, and I will do my best to come back healthy and ready for nationals that we are hosting next year.”

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Bombers punch ticket to finals Julie McLaughlin Sports Reporter In a decisive win over the Saint John Sea Wolves, the Red Bombers have moved on to the league championship in the Atlantic Football League.

In what began as a slow, even game, the Bombers found their pace and took control of the semi-final showdown. The Sea Wolves came into the post season with a 1-5 record and were up tough against the strong 5-1 Red Bombers squad.

The Red Bombers were taken aback in the first quarter by an explosive Sea Wolves team. UNB came out expecting to run the football, but UNBSJ fired the gaps and forced the Bombers to re-evaluate their plan of attack. Offensive coordinator, Jeff Taylor, was forced to change his offence and look to throw the ball more.

“We have a lot of talent and a lot of weapons, and on a beautiful night like tonight with no wind, we were able to go to the different types of things that we are able to do. When they started to take the run away, we started to hit them with some passes and started to open that up,” said head coach Mike Dollimore.

Much of the momentum change in

FROM SOCCER PAGE 1 ner they are focusing on the next game.

“That’s not going to be the same team we face in the playoffs. We have to really step up when they face us in the playoffs, so just forget about this game and we’re going after the next game now,” said Urbina.

“But this is our last year, so we’re riding this one out as long as we can, so hopefully, we work hard, get to AUS finals, win it and we head to nationals.

But we are taking it a game at a time and enjoying every minute.”

Ramsden, team captain, attributes their victory to hard work, and leaving last season in the past.

“The day after the season ended last year, no one was happy with it so we trained throughout the winter hard, and trained throughout the summer hard, and came together as a team this year and the results are there.”

Goalkeeper Aaron McMurray, played a vital role in the victories by keeping the ball out of UNB’s net for eight straight games. With nine shutouts this season, he leads the league totalling roughly 740 minutes of keeping the ball out of his net. McMurray also kept a clean-sheet against SMU’s goalkeeper Adam Miller, who sits second in the AUS in shutouts.

“It makes me feel great. For me, it’s not so much beating him; it’s beating everybody and being a whole team with it. So it feels great to just be a part of this team that’s winning everything – first in AUS, and hopefully winning the AUS championship and then onto CIS.” The turning point for the men, as McMurray said, was their weekend away against St. Francis Xavier University and Cape Breton.

“Winning those two straight games on the road, the morale was so high after that, and we trained really well for two weeks before that, and I think we just knew we were ready to do what needed to get done,” he said.

“The defence are pretty solid. They take care of what needs to get taken care of, and they clear everything that’s around the box, and if they don’t, it’s always a little dribbler into me.”

The men leave for PEI for the AUS playoffs, which begins on Oct. 13, but with their first-round bye, the boys won’t see turf, and don’t play until Saturday. The champion of the AUS finals will travel to Laval University a week later, for the Canadian Interuniversity Sport Championship tournament.

the second quarter for the Bombers can be attributed to some beautiful defensive work by safety Joey Ley. Ley f inished the game with two interceptions, but the first, was possibly the game changer. His interception in the first quarter changed possessions, giving the Bombers excellent field position to begin the second quarter, which led to the first of three touchdowns in the quarter.

“It seemed, as soon as I got a pick, the momentum would change for us, so the plays were definitely important,” said Ley on his interceptions.

The second quarter was a high scoring event that had touchdowns from running back Nick McEachern, slot back Cody Stewart, and wide receiver AJ Durling. The Bombers went into half time with a large 21-0 lead. Despite this lead, the Red Bombers came out to a slow start again to begin the second half.

“We came back in the second half and we were flat again, and they took it to us in the third quarter.

The fourth quarter came, and we started to open it up in the air again, and that led to the victory,” said Dollimore.

Dollimore credits the UNBSJ Sea Wolves with some excellent play tonight. They forced his players to

play a different game then they expected.

The Sea Wolves came out to score a touchdown in the third quarter, and forced the Bombers squad scoreless. The Sea Wolves started the fourth quarter with a touchdown to cut the Bombers’ lead to seven with 12:30 left in the game; the pressure was on the hometown squad.

A b e aut i f u l 52 yard touchdown for Cody Stewart – his second of the game – put the Bombers up 14 points with ten minutes left in the game.

Still knowing the game could be tied, the Bombers defence stepped up once again with an interception by Ley, to stop the Sea Wolves drive. With a touchdown pass to Mitch McCoy, the Bombers went up 21 with five minutes left in the game. The Sea Wolves tried to make a game of it, but the Bombers defensive line never let up. The Bombers got possession back, and took a knee to wind down the clock.

This hard fought match may not

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In a rematch of last years final, the Bombers will have home field advantage and hope to finish the season with the most important victory of them all.

Cody Stewart was a key contributor in the Bombers’ win with two touchdown catches.

Alex Walsh / The Brunswickan