Issue 17, Vol 144, The Brunswickan

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news | city gets haiti update

opinion| finding the g-spot

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Volume 144 · Issue 17 • January 26, 2011

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Underage drinking risk ruins campus wet/drys

Shannon Carmont-McKinley, UNBSU president, said underage drinking is an issue on campus.This is the biggest factor in curbing wet/dry events. Mike Erb / The Brunswickan Alex Kress News Reporter The rumours alleging a lost liquor license in the Student Union Building aren’t true; The Cellar’s Pat Hanson simply won’t risk his license by running wet/dry events anymore.

For Hanson, manager of the student union-owned campus pub, it all started to build last winter term with

house functions and socials that were becoming increasingly out of control.

Drunken fights, physically sick people and generally unruly behaviour isn’t uncommon among university students, but these weren’t the biggest concerns for Hanson.

The Cellar manager withdrew his support for wet/dry events because of the alarming amount of intoxicated underage students.

Hanson said at most of the events he hosts between 90 and 95 per cent of attendees are under 19. He said it has become common to see between 50 and 75 per cent of underage students in the dry section at an extreme level of intoxication. It’s often difficult to assess how intoxicated underage students are as they enter the event because they may not appear that way, and many of them have been able to sneak in their

own booze.

There also haven’t been strict rules on leaving and re-entering the party, making it easy for students to make trips to their cars or residences for example, to have a few drinks.

The wet section for students of legal drinking age is roped off in these events and underage students are generally identified with hand stamps, but even still Hanson said students in the wet

section only make up between 20 and 50 of 300 to 400 total attendees.

It was the second house event of the year that really did it for him; it was just too out of hand.

“That was basically it for me, I just said ‘Enough is enough, we cannot do this anymore because it affects all the

SEE WET/DRY PAGE 3

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UNB’s Strategic Plan designed to bolster enrollment and income Colin McPhail Editor-in-Chief As the implementation process continues, UNB’s Strategic Plan was put through a rigorous Q&A session last week.

Although the plan encompasses many aspects of university life, the main theme was the ever-present concern crippling the university: money.

UNB’s fiscal reality is most definitely an unpleasant one. At the end of this fiscal term in April, the university will tally a $15 million reduction in their budget over the past five years. With New Brunswick’s poor economic climate as a backdrop, UNB President Dr. Eddy Campbell is prepared to suffer another $3 million setback and is fearful that the current fiscal environment could expand that margin over the coming years.

“Our concern is we will somehow reach the end of that particular road and savings of that magnitude beyond that sixth year are unlikely,” said Campbell. “We’re very concerned about that.”

Despite warnings of the bleak financial future, Campbell and the Strategic Planning Committee have devised a number of methods to insulate the university from the imposing economic restraints. The plan of attack is comprised of three areas that can expand UNB’s budget and help stimulate the provincial economy: alternate streams

of revenue, student enrollment and retention; and lobbying the provincial government.

Campbell noted increasing the number of non-traditional students is a venture worth pursuing.

“There is a market out there for adult learners,” he said.

The president also mentioned how the growing trend of online learning is producing substantial revenue in many cases. Campbell asserted that UNB will take a cautious and thorough approach in advancing their online learning program to ensure a profit is made.

Campbell noted that instituting professional training programs, developing the Woodlot and increasing recruitment of international students would also act as effective alternate revenue streams.

Seeing that approximately $60 million of the university’s budget comes directly from tuition, the need to increase enrollment is imperative. With that in mind, the Strategic Planning Committee formulated an aggressive plan to increase enrollment and, more importantly, retention. Enriching the student experience is the number one priority when augmenting UNB’s enrollment figures as the numbers have seen a 15 per cent drop in the past five years.

The last piece of the puzzle is lobbying the provincial government to expand the investment into postsecondary education, an arduous task that is becoming increasingly difficult

Dr. Eddy Campbell, president of UNB, addresses students, faculty and staff at a Q&A session on the recently approved Strategic Plan. Andrew Meade / The Brunswickan with the implementation of the new Progressive Conservative mandate. Yet, Campbell is confident the university administration is doing everything they can.

“I certainly have access to our politicians and I certainly make strong arguments as do my colleagues at the other universities on the value of post-

secondary education to our province.

We make the strongest arguments we can and we speak very actively and our goal is, in fact, to help this government and any government achieve its agenda.

But we’re always being discounted, of course, with our hands out.”

The university will continue its vigorous lobbying campaign as Mar. 22

approaches, the day Finance Minister Blaine Higgs will deliver the 2011-12 provincial budget.

Campbell most certainly did not shy away from the prospect of entering an extremely harsh economic climate, but remains confident that the implementation of the new policies will ensure UNB’s sustainability.

Starving student spending tips and tricks Cherise Letson Staff Writer Money and a lack thereof is one of the biggest problems students face.

What a lot of students may not know is that there are many ways to conserve cash.

“A lot of students expect that to open up an investment, or to save money, that they have to have this big lump sum. So I would say the major issue is that students, and people in general, don’t realize that there are programs that we have that we can put people on that they are saving a small amount at a time to build up to a larger savings,” said Andrea Stillwell, the assistant branch manager of the Bank of Montreal on campus.

Some popular savings programs among students are the Continuous Savings Plan and Mutual Funds, which are good for students that may not have a lot of money.

Another popular option is the Tax Free Savings plan. There is a maximum contribution limit, and there is no penalty for taking money out. It does, however, have limited access so users have to go to their bank branch to withdraw.

For students that simply have a bad habit of dipping into their savings account, there is also the option of removing the link to the account from your debit card. This means that if you wanted to take money out of your sav-

ing account, you would have to go into the branch to do so. There is also the option for students to have their bank place holds on their money.

In the fast-paced, spend-heavy student world, many students have developed their own money saving tricks.

“First of all, make sure you understand your budget, don’t spend all your laundry money on late night pizza. Essentially, try to plan most of your spending ahead of time,” said Ben Whitney, a second-year student at UNB. “Secondly, watch the f lyers for Sobey’s and Superstore for sales. You can get some pretty sick deals on food sometimes… If you’re running low on cash, try and spend the money you have wisely.”

Lindsay Weidhaas is a first-year student at UNB and, though she is only in first year, she learned the importance of budgeting quickly.

“Buy whatever’s essential. That doesn’t mean that you can’t treat yourself once in a while, just do it in moderation,” said Weidhaas.

When students run into issues or problems with their finances or are unsure about what options and services are available to them, Stillwell said talking to someone is the most important thing a student can do.

“Talk to your bank representative... the best thing to do is to go and talk to someone. No matter how much we become a technological society, the best thing to do is always to talk to someone.”

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SU prez: Wet/dry hiatus “jeopardizes” events

James Brown (left), Shannon Carmont-McKinley (right) and Pat Hanson,The Cellar manager, all agree keeping underage drinkers out of the SUB for wet/dry events is a priority.

In-house socials are the current alternative for students while the university develops a plan for future wet/dry events. Mike Erb and Andrew Meade / The Brunswickan

FROM WET/DRY PAGE 1 students,’” Hanson explained as he recalled the point during the third week of September when he called it quits.

“It’s not fair for me to jeopardize this liquor license for the sake of 20 people who are of age at a wet/dry.”

Hanson is completely liable for the safety of any students who attend wet/ dry events. If an underage student were to attend a wet/dry event and sneak their own booze in, become sufficiently drunk, leave the event and become injured or killed, Hanson would be step one in the legal blaming process.

“That’s not to say we’ll never do

them again…we will never do them until we have some means of figuring out how to prevent underage people coming in intoxicated.”

James Brown, executive director of Residential Life and Campus & Conference Services, empathizes with Hanson’s worries, as he oversees the other major liquor license on campus, which belongs to the university.

Specia l Faci l it ies l icense #10659129001 allows most of the rooms in the university to serve alcohol and is the default license available to student groups or anyone wishing to use rooms like the ballroom or atrium for wet or wet/dry events.

Brown shares the same sentiments as Hanson over the freezing of wet/ dry events because he said, “Wet/dry

has become a euphemism for bring your own booze.”

“I would prefer to be able to do wet/ dry events because I’m not so comfortable excluding part of the student population under 19, so we’d like to find a way of doing them,” Brown said.

He explained wet and dry events will continue to be held separately by The Cellar and the university, but wet/dry events will be on hiatus while the current issues are assessed and reworked.

There have been problems with lax security in the past, making it possible for underage students to sneak in their own drinks or for underage students to enter without showing ID. There were even cases where Fredericton High School students attempted to enter.

Brown met with Bruce Rogerson,

director of Security and Traffic, and they have agreed on stricter protocols.

“Security has been very proactive on the wet events,” Brown said. “The Campus Police have been exemplary since then.”

Brown said in-house socials are the current alternative and the university is considering the future of wet/dry events and whether they can handle them with their license.

Shannon Carmont-McKinley, student union president, said the union is in a difficult position when they host events that alienate certain groups.

“When you make a dry event it’s very difficult to entice students to come out, when on a Friday or Saturday night they just need to unwind after a difficult week of classes…if Pat loses his liquor

license, he risks his business and we risk The Cellar.”

The upcoming Yuk Yuk’s comedy event will be for students 19 and over in The Cellar. Last Class Bash will also likely be a wet event, as well as the Winter Carnival Formal hosted by The Social Club.

For the most part, the rest of Winter Carnival is dry, including Ski Night, the Red N’ Black Revue and Bridges Polar Dip. “[Underage drinking] is an issue that needs to be looked at and brought under control to a certain extent, and this is one way we’re moving forward on that,” Carmont-McKinley said.

“But it’s definitely going to jeopardize some of the events put on by residences and the Student Union.”

UNBSU to hold open meeting on proposed $6 fee Alex Kress News Reporter The Student Union is planning to implement a $6 increase in Student Union fees for the upcoming school year and will be holding an open forum today at 11 a.m. in SUB 26 for information and discussion.

The two main factors behind the proposed increase are rising inflation and decreasing enrolment at the university. According to Jordan Thompson, VP Finance and Operations, each year the Finance Committee is mandated by bylaws to take a look at the purchasing power of the fee. They assessed five years of data from the last increase in 2005 to the present and found purchasing power has decreased by 6.8 per cent due to inflation and a decrease in enrolment from 6,000 to 5,500 per year.

“We want to continue to provide our high quality services to support our staff and our students as well as we can and to support our lobbying efforts,” Thompson said.

“We’re looking in the long term to see what’s best for the organization.”

Shannon Carmont-McKinley, student union president, said the union isn’t quite in a state of fiscal emergency, but they’re facing the reality of their situation proactively.

“For a couple of years we’ve carried a surplus and that’s been able to tide us

over and make our budget balance and that’s very, very dangerous,” CarmontMcKinley said.

“As a student union one of our major rules as a lobbyist organization is to fight increases in tuition and to fight for student costs to be at a minimum. In order to be able to continue to demand tuition freezes and be able to demand those savings for students we need to have capacity.”

Both Carmont-McK inley and Thompson stressed the plan is primarily a responsible decision for the future.

Nothing that they change will affect their current executive body and it is only a measure to protect the organization’s sustainability in the future.

They have taken steps to expand services such as the second SafeRide vehicle, and they will soon own the first as of February, but it will need to be bought out. Part of the surplus this year went toward the second vehicle and adding drivers, so a higher fee will help with the maintenance of services like SafeRide, as well as membership and lobbying.

Carmont-McKinley said another factor is the continuing rise in minimum wage. This September it will reach $10/ hour and executive members are currently making that amount.

Carmont-McKinley asked, “Are you going to be able to have quality people with strong leadership skills and decision making ability with fabulous

Andrew Meade / The Brunswickan resumes coming and working full-time for the summer at minimum wage?

Is that a realistic expectation that we can have?”

Part of the higher fee will go toward executive salaries for future members so the union can continue to recruit quality individuals, according to CarmontMcKinley. Ultimately, they want to stop relying on the surplus transfer each year as a major component of the budget.

“It’s $6 here, but how much are we going to be able to save you in the long

run? How much are we going to be able to preserve your student financial aid and ensure tuition is staying at reasonable levels?” Carmont-McKinley asked.

Thompson and Carmont-McKinley agreed it’s very understandable students won’t like the increase, but they maintain the key is ensuring they’re developing a good education strategy.

Thompson said they made several efforts to avoid a fee increase through sponsorship by companies the union has a professional relationship with and some local businesses, including Irving,

Moosehead, Fred FM, The Fox and the National Bank with little success overall. They also claim to have reduced costs in the office, campaign promotion and at conferences through seat sales and shared hotel rooms.

Any questions or concerns can be addressed at the open forum today in SUB 26 beside The Selona Grill between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., to Jordan Thompson at finance@unbsu.ca or on the website at unbsu.ca where the written report and presentation of the Finance Committee can be found.

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Haiti update from high-ranking Red Cross official Hilary Paige Smith News Editor Just over a year after a devastating earthquake, Haiti still has a long way to go.

Susan Johnson, director general of international operations for the Canadian Red Cross, stopped into Fredericton last week to update city residents about the Red Cross’s relief effort in one of the world’s poorest nations.

“You have a situation where more than 200,000 people lost their lives.

You’ve got 300,000 people injured and you’ve got 2.5 million people that are homeless overnight,” she said.

Locally, Haitians have been helped by the Haitian Red Cross and on an international scale the country has been aided by the International Red Cross and by individual countries. “(The Haitian Red Cross) were themselves affected by the disaster, but have been trained in first aid, were trained disaster responders and, despite the fact that they and their families were affected by the disaster, did the best they could to rally their capacity and be part of a response,” Johnson said.

New Brunswickers have also been

doing their part to respond to the ongoing challenges in Haiti. In midDecember, the province was rocked by major storm surges, resulting in flooding, massive damages and displacement. The flooding left hundreds of families homeless and damages total an estimated $50 million.

Despite the challenges New Brunswickers are facing at home, Johnson said it only makes us more conscious of the challenges away.

“Often the people who are in difficult circumstances themselves are the most generous. If you look across Canada and you see it often in the Atlantic provinces that people are more generous per capita than people in some of the richer parts of the country,” she said.

“I think that speaks to people’s innate solidarity. They see people in trouble, they’ve got a little bit to give, they give the little bit they can.”

In New Brunswick alone, Johnson said close to $3 million has been raised as part of the Haiti relief effort.

The Red Cross’s Haiti relief effort targets three major areas: shelter, healthcare and access to clean water.

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“We try to offer a range of what we call ‘integrated response’… I was speaking earlier about the shelter program we’re involved in, so the Canadian Red Cross is focused very much on the shelter, but we know that it’s not a shelter that makes a family whole and it’s not a shelter that makes communities whole,” she said, adding that livelihood, economic activity and a clean water source come together to make communities whole again.

“At the end of the day, that’s what’s going to help them get on their own feet. They’ve got to have their own economic activity to generate an income for themselves.”

Building safe, solid shelters for Haitians is a priority for the Red Cross this year. The International Red Cross has set a goal to provide 30,000 shelters for those displaced by the earthquake, with 15,000 shelters funded by Canadian relief efforts.

Johnson thinks it’s important for Canadians to see the work the Red Cross is doing and see where their donated dollars are going. She played several heart-wrenching videos throughout her presentation, depicting both the devastation in Haiti and the work

Susan Johnson, director general of international operations for the Canadian Red Cross, spoke to Frederictonians about the situation in Haiti. Andrew Meade / The Brunswickan what’s on people’s minds,” she said. being done to overcome it.

“Sometimes it’s good to get out “I like to speak directly to Canadians, because I think that generosity there and say, ‘This is what we’re facing is so vital and I want that to continue. and this is how we’re responding’...

Also, for me, it’s an opportunity to hear That dialogue is important.”

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Notice a change in your online UNB services? You’re not alone.

On Monday, Integrated Technology Services launched their new myUNB portal. The portal is designed to streamline the online academic experience for students, professors and staffers on campus.

Ben Steeves, manager of Application Development and Analysis with ITS at UNB, said myUNB has achieved high scores among test subjects before implementation.

“The myUNB portal is a brand new product that is designed to augment services at UNB. It’s designed to really streamline services for students. Before this… if you wanted to log into Black-

board, or into your email program or log into something, you needed to go into that application and log in separately,” he said.

The new portal has access to all of the major student services online, like Webmail, Blackboard and eServices.

Logging into the portal logs students in to these services and provides quick links for easy access.

“Every time we’ve tested this in the last few months, everybody has always been really, really happy with the way the system works,” he said.

The portal has been tested extensively with students from all faculties, along with faculty and staff. It’s been live since November. myUNB also allows students to register for and drop classes. For fac-

ulty and staff, there are management programs and time sheets and they can even check their leave time online.

“We analyzed usage patterns for a long time before we did this and we found that a lot of people would either go directly to the services, like go to Blackboard or go to Webmail, but the majority of people would use this really convoluted method,” Steeves said.

Steeves’s test subjects were going to the UNB homepage, going to eServices, logging in and using the links there to access each service. On average, it took students a minute to get to each service.

“Now it’s direct. It’s a direct link.

You go, you log in and you’re in. In terms of efficiency it’s way better.”

Steeves couldn’t determine precisely how much time this will save students in a day because it depends on how often students check these services.

The average student logs in a handful of times a day, usually less than 10.

The portal is a product purchased

by ITS, but was funded internally with money set aside with the project in mind.

Because the portal is still young, response from the campus community remains mostly unheard. During testing, approval was overwhelmingly positive.

Steeves said the portal also opens doors for online community building tools. “(Students and faculty members can now) make direct announcements, (have) the ability to set up blogs, Wikis, without ITS intervention... That’s a pretty major win too,” the manager said.

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Don’t let victims be talking points

Should we use the Arizona shootings to attack Sarah Palin’s politics? Roger H. Goun/Flickr

David Dyck The Peak (Simon Fraser University) BURNABY, B.C. (CUP) — On Jan. 8, U.S. Democratic congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was shot in the head at a public gathering in Tucson, Arizona.

Her attacker then turned on the rest of the crowd, shooting haphazardly until he ran out of ammunition. Although Giffords herself survived, a state judge and a nine-year-old girl were among the six others slain.

The logical reaction would be to assume that Sarah Palin was behind this,

right? Not directly, maybe, but through what was described as her “violent political rhetoric.”

Of course the shooter was a rightwing hillbilly; of course Sarah Palin and the far-right Tea Party movement inspired him. Hours after the news broke, before anything was known about the identity of the gunman, it was claimed that Palin’s website had an image of Giffords with cross hairs superimposed.

A Vancouver blogger summed it up on Twitter: “the dangers [of] a large uneducated population of armed red-

necks & a right wing... hate machine urging them on.” Comments like this betray a misguided, reflexive spite that seeks to demonize before it seeks to answer.

The killer, as it turns out, is neither a radical Christian, nor a right-wing ideologue. His politics appear to be those of a paranoid lunatic, more concerned with the government’s secret mind control agenda than partial-birth abortions. He was paradoxically a fan of both Marx’s Communist Manifesto and Hitler’s Mein Kampf. In fact, he was described by peers as “far left.”

The reaction of the press to this tragedy stands in stark contrast to the rational reaction to the Fort Hood shootings in November 2009. In that case, which appeared to be a clear-cut case of Islamic extremism resulting in 13 deaths, CNN repeatedly warned against “jumping to conclusions.” With all of the PR implications around such an event, it’s reasonable to be cautious about such matters. Get the facts right, and make sure to keep the speculation to a minimum.

But there was a very different attitude towards the Giffords shooting, where

CNN’s Wolf Blitzer first pointed out that there was no evidence linking Palin to the shooter, and then continued to engage in discussion that speculated about ways in which there might be a connection, anyway. Ironically, the discussion has since spun into the power of rhetoric and the responsibility that politicians have for what they say and how they say it, the finger being not so subtly pointed at Palin and the GOP. Whether this is true or not is irrelevant; this isn’t a message to be preached using the coffins of the victims as a makeshift soapbox.

New Year’s resolution #2: Give up my search for the G-spot Kay Sex Columnist I can not express to you how many times I’ve had a question about the G-spot. Where is it? How do you find it? How can you use this elusive spot, once found, to produce mind-blowing orgasms? Ejaculation orgasms?

What is that fluid that G-spot orgasms produce? I’ve been trying and trying but I just can’t seem to hit her G-spot right, what am I doing wrong?

You will need to be flexible with yourself (literally if you are seeking this alone), and shift your touch, up, down, left, right, round and round –really find your spot. How do you know you’ve found it? Read this carefully…. I haven’t the slightest clue!

Reality check: the G-Spot (named after the man who supposedly found it first, Grafenbergb) is an area that sits between the urethra and the front wall of the vagina. It has ducts that

empty into the urethra which is how it is responsible for female ejaculate. The size and exact location varies from woman to woman. What else varies from woman to woman is whether it actually feels good to touch it. Some women feel discomfort on touch, some feel like they will urinate (which apparently is one way to know you’ve got the right spot), and some feel anywhere from light to intense pleasure.

On the Internet you will no doubt find people who will tell you that if you just hold out past the feelings of uncomfortableness and desire to pee, you will find that pleasure builds and builds until….

The existence of the G-Spot has long been of controversy in the research and clinical community. Yes – you read right. Researchers and clinicians of many kinds, including gynecologists, do not all believe that this spot exists (super interested? Check out Journal of Sexual

Medicine, January 2010 pp. 25-34).

There are also many ideas of why the G-Spot feels good for some women.

My favorite of these is that the clitoris – which actually includes a shaft that extends into the body and two long stem-like shafts that run under the outer lips – is actually being stimulated from the underside, that being the inside of the body. This possibility points to a widely agree upon part of female sexuality: that the clitoris is the number one most important “spot” for female orgasm (of mind-blowing quality or otherwise). This last point I want you to remember … forever.

And ever.

I know what is happening right now. Right now, many of you are thinking – “gawd, this girl pretends to know things and clearly has never experienced a G-Spot orgasm.” Not entirely accurate. What I want you to think about is how your search for the G-Spot is affecting your sex life. Spe-

cifically, your sexual satisfaction - the pleasure you get from your sex life in general. Think about it. No seriously.

Right now. Think about it.

Imagine: You are naked with your partner. Skin on skin rubbing, thrusting, rolling around. Mouths taste mouths, skin, flesh. Sexual juices are flowing. You are hot. Your breath is heavy. Each touch tingles/shivers/ heats/aches. Women: You feel fingers slide between your legs. Up and across your thighs, trickle over your mound, slide over your lips before slipping inside. You feel the finger begin to move in a “come-hither” motion. Nothing. You squirm a little, pushing the finger in a little further.

Nothing. Now you start thinking, “Why can’t we just get the right spot? It feels good but not as good as it should.” Or maybe, “Ah, that’s not comfortable at all. What is she/ he doing? Oh crap, now I’m getting dry.” Men (with a woman): You

slide your fingers between her lips, up and down, teasing her clit before slipping them inside. With a “comehither” motion, you stroke her on the inside. She doesn’t respond. You slide your finger deeper, press harder, and change the angle of your wrist.

Nothing changes in her response.

“Oh no, she’s going to think I suck at this. WTF, she’s getting dry instead of wetter. This is not working. Maybe something’s wrong with this girl. If I can’t give her a G-Spot orgasm she’s going to look somewhere else.”

Think about it. You spend your time searching, trying different positions, moving fingers, toys, cocks, into different angles. Still nothing.

How great do you feel about your sex life? How about your partner? How about yourself?

If that hasn’t convinced you towards resolution #2, stay tuned for next week’s column on goal-oriented versus process-oriented sex!

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Debate: Finance committee proposes new fee To raise fees or cut services?

Lauren Vail An Opinion You may not have heard, but at the next UNB Student Union (UNBSU) Council Meeting on Jan. 30, the Finance Committee is bringing forth a motion to increase the UNBSU fee from $89 to $95 a year.

Let me explain why. This year the UNBSU has increased services, despite decreased enrollment, higher consumer prices and increase wage rates. The problem is the $1.64 million budget is getting tight. As a service-based, notfor-profit organization the UNBSU relies almost entirely on its student levy (all full-time undergraduate students pay $44.50 in fees per semester), which has remained constant since 2005. If the UNBSU does not generate extra revenue in the next few years, future executives will be forced to consider cutting programs and services offered to students or acquiring loans in order to maintain the status quo.

Since 2005, The UNBSU has bought a second Saferide van, increased the service’s staff from five to nine, and fuels both vehicles. Human Resources costs continue to rise due to minimum wage increases. The UNBSU currently employs 21 students who will all need at least a $1 hourly increase in wages next year.

We’ve also cut costs like entertainment, and eliminating the post office located in the SUB. Why? Because we couldn’t afford them. Our revenues decrease every

year enrollment decreases, our purchasing power decreases because of inflation and our costs are continually rising.

As a member of the UNBSU Finance Committee, I am very proud of our budget. I feel that this year’s union and Jordan Thompson, the VP Finance & Operations has been fiscally responsible, cutting unnecessary costs and overbudgeting. For example: last year’s conference line was budgeted for $11,000, but actually cost $18,537, so this year, we cut the line to $15,000, and decided not to send delegates to another conference. A councillor retreat, budgeted to be $3,000, actually cost $1,745. These are conservative measures taken to use students’ money as effectively as possible and our VP F&O is one of the most conservative accountants I know.

It’s a tough thing to suggest, a fee increase. Tuition, living, books, entertainment, as students our bank accounts are constantly being stretched, but I wholeheartedly believe that this increase is necessary for the long-term financial stability of the UNBSU. If we cut our spending we will become a student union that provides no services. Then why do we exist? To serve ourselves? No. We exist to serve you, the UNB full-time undergraduate student, and it’s a job I love doing.

Lauren Vail is a fourth-year BBA student and a Charted Accountant Candidate. She sits on the UNBSU Council as Business Councillor among various other roles within the university community.

UNBSU proposes fee increase Jordan Thompson An Opinion On Jan. 30, the UNBSU Council will vote whether to raise the Student Union fee from $89 to $95. It is a $6 increase that will bring a budgeted $33,600 to the Student Union. The question you are probably wondering is, why? Is this borne out of financial necessity? The answer is yes.

Two major things have been happening that affects the finances of the Union: inflation and fluctuations in enrollment. Since 2005, which was the last time the fee was raised, prices have increased 6.96 per cent on average. This means to buy goods that would cost $100 in 2005, it would cost $106.96 today.

Another factor that has had an impact of the finances have been fluctuation in enrollment. When the fee was last raised there were roughly 6,000 students that were members of the Student Union. Now, there are about 500 less. The fee comprises the vast majority of the budget, roughly 70 per cent, which means that less enrollment equals less revenue. As costs rise and enrollment falls, the Union is forced to make substantial changes to our budget and cut costs.

This is something this Executive and past Executives have done to balance the budget.

In 2008-2009 the campaign and promo budget was $25,000. In the

2009-2010 and the current year, this has been cut to $9,000. Office expenses, which pay for things such as office supplies, room rentals, cleaning costs, etc, have fallen from a budgeted $30,000 in 2005-2006 to $20,000 in 2010-2011. Executives, both past and present, have cut spending in areas, which do not substantially affect the services this Union offers to its members, however, cutting costs can only go so far. In order to balance the budget, future councils will have to look at cutting services. This is not a situation we want the Union to face, which is why a fee increase is being asked for now. It is easier and fairer to ask for an extra $6 now before services are depleted than $15 or $20 after the Union has suffered from underfunding.

If you want more information, please visit unbsu.ca to view a copy of the Finance Committees report to council, to see previous years budgets and financial statements, current in-year spending and for a pie-chart break-down of the Unions current budget. If you have any questions, fire me an e-mail at finance@unbsu.ca.

Jordan Thompson is VP Finance and Operations on the Student Union.

UNBSU proposes fee increase, but why?

Ryan Brideau An Opinion The UNBSU Finance Committee has released a report they titled “Examining the Purchasing Power of the Student Union Fee”, where they recommend that the Student Union fee increase by 7 per cent, amounting to about a $33,000 increase in revenue for the 2011-2012 year. If you have time, I highly recommend that you read it.

To be honest, a $6 increase isn’t something to get worked up about, but I happen to disagree greatly with the report used to justify this increase, as it attempts to place the need for the increase on outside factors rather than decisions made by this year’s Student Union.

The report itself cites inflation, decreased enrolment, and the level of fees of other student unions to justify the increase. All three of these are improper for this use for different reasons.

Let’s start with inflation. The report states: “The current fee level is not sustainable in the long run. Effects of a decreasing pool of revenue are already being felt.” Given that inflation was minimal over the last year, if the current fee level isn’t sustainable in the long run this year, it shouldn’t have been last year either. But it was. (Well, assuming that “long run” really means the next few years - no static fee would be sustainable over 20 years, for example.) The use of inflation in this case really just serves to distract from the horrible awful truth: that council decided to increase the budget of a few lines to better serve students, and now has to raise the fee to pay for them. There, that didn’t hurt so bad, did it?

With the exception of salaries, CPI (the index they used to measure inflation) isn’t really a good tool in this context. This year saw an increase in the Safe Ride budget of $31,000 (from $25,000 to $56,000), executive conference expenditures of $4000 (from $11,000 to $15,000), councilor honoraria and re-

treat expenses of $6000 (from $11,850 to $17,850 - as a side note, nobody has yet to provide me with a good argument why council gets $3000 for weekend retreat while other clubs and societies on campus are forced to take it out of their own pocket and work with a fraction of that), amongst other increases or decreases of $1000 in other lines that effectively cancel out. These are all quantity based, not price based. They bought an extra SafeRide van, sent more people to more conferences than they had under their old budget, and increased the number of councilors - all things that inflation has no effect on. And to be clear, I am not passing judgement on whether these decisions were necessary or not, but it is these increase that should have been cited in the report. If you want to use inflation as extra padding, by all means do, but it should not have made up the bulk of the argument - it simply doesn’t hold weight.

As for enrolment, the fluctuations are often difficult to predict, but the increases and decreases we have seen have not been extreme, so it simply doesn’t make a convincing argument to base an increase in fees on it. The real outliers here are the few years following 2003 when Ontario got rid of Grade 13 and there were twice as many graduates coming out of the province, but that effect essentially ended in 2006/2007. To say that we have seen a steep decline since 2005 is irrelevant since those numbers were artificially inflated.

Below is a graph of total university enrolment over time in NB. The fact is that you can’t find a trend in this data - and the bubble in the 2000’s throws everything for a loop. Who knows where the equilibrium level of university students actually is?

Lastly, comparing the size of our fee to other student unions of similar size is simply not a good metric of comparison the differences in the organizations are far

too great. If the DAL Student Union (as a random example) were to charge a $120 fee, but could leverage that and provide on average $160 of service to students using alternative streams of revenue, would that not be more justified than if our Student Union charges $95, and we get about $95 in return? We should be talking efficiency of our dollars, not their absolute value.

At any rate, I encourage you to fill out their feedback form available on their website and attend the meeting they are holding to discuss the fee increase - just take their argument with a grain of salt.

If you think the services they are providing are worth it, say so, but know that it is mainly these that resulted in the fee increase - not inflation or enrolment.

Ryan Brideau is a student of Economics and Physics at the University of New Brunswick. He can be contacted at ryan. brideau@unb.ca with any follow-up remarks.

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Behind the bean: How to satisfy your inner coffee connoisseur Moly Milosovic The Gateway (University of Alberta) EDMONTON (CUP) — It’s early morning, though in the depths of winter and the sun hasn’t risen yet. You still feel groggy, with eyes like barely-open slits as you shuffle out of bed. If you’re not only going to make it to your class, but the rest of the day, you know you’re going to need a cup of coffee.

You don’t merely need it you crave it. And not just any cup of joe, but the perfect cup.

You crack the lid off your jar of beans and inhale that freshly roasted Sumatran goodness, then pour a handful into your grinder. Already, your eyes have opened up another fraction of an inch. The sound of the beans being crushed is like music to your ears, and you find yourself humming along to the sweet, unpredictable tune.

Your kettle whistles insistently and you obediently carry it over to your hand-medown French Press. You pour the water in slowly, witnessing chemistry at its best.

A dash of cream, a teaspoon of sugar and you’ve got gold. With your portable mug in hand, you throw open your front door, ready to face the brisk winter wind and whatever challenges the world plans to throw your way.

Most students face a similar situation every day. With our schedules, sometimes our coffee is the only thing that helps us get from dawn to dusk. But whether we make it ourselves or pick it up on campus, it’s clear that running water through coffee grounds doesn’t fully explain how to make a great coffee. Quality can vary considerably, from a pristine cup that’s a pleasure to the senses to flavourless groundwater.

Corporate coffee has come a long way since the days of harsh heaters and burnt coffee. Tim Hortons has given way to Starbucks, which is now ceding ground to the third wave of coffee, a movement focused on producing high-quality java.

“That’s our pursuit. Every cup has to be the best cup that can be produced,” said Geoff Linden, owner of Credo, an independent café that is riding coffee’s third wave. “Buy the best coffee we can buy, keep it as fresh as we can keep it, and train people to do it the way it should be done.”

But how do Linden and others following the pursuit of the perfect cup get closer to their goal? According to those involved, the perfect cup of coffee is all in the details: From the bean, to the grind, to the brew, to the accoutrements.

the bean.

Coffee beans are the seeds of coffee plants, which grow in tropical climates at high altitudes. Brazil, Vietnam, Colombia and Indonesia dominate in the coffeeproducing world, with their hot climates and varied elevations. Once the coffee plant fruits are harvested, the beans are dried and bagged, and sent to roasters all over the world.

Sacks of the beans arrive at businesses like Catfish Coffee Roasters, a local company that does small-batch roasting, in 150-pound sacks in their raw green form.

Owner Tracy Caron inspects each bag after it arrives, assessing the water quantity of the beans to decide if they must be dried longer, a decision that depends on how they will be roasted.

“There’s about a drop of water per bean.

It has a lot of moisture in it still even though they’ve been dried,” explained Caron.

Coffee is a seasonal product, so cafés and roasters that prioritize freshness will have a varying stock throughout the year.

Beans from different countries have different appearances to them, some lighter or darker green than others. Sometimes varieties can occur within the same farm due to altitude and cultivation differences, as well as the timing of the harvest and the drying process. These factors might cause a coffee to taste full-bodied, acidic, floral, spicy or rich. Colombian coffee grown at the highest altitudes is bold with an intense acidity. Alternately, Yemeni coffee is dried underground while the bean is still in the fruit, so coffee from Yemen is characterized by its fruitiness.

Caron is careful about where she orders her beans. She’s been burned by a smallscale co-operative who weren’t as exacting in their standards. Smaller farms had all thrown their beans together, forming what she calls “rainbow coffee,” a very uneven roast since the beans had been dried at different levels and different varieties were mixed into the one sack. She now works closely with her buyer to purchase estate coffee beans, the product of one farm, and specifically from small growers, so that her ethics are not compromised for quality.

“I question [the coffee’s pedigree] — what’s this coffee all about, who’s this guy, what’s this country doing — and I’ll do my own research on it, because I will have those customers that say to me, ‘Why is this so different, why do you have that, why did you choose to bring Balinese coffee in?’ ” said Caron.

She buys only Arabica coffee beans, one of the two major varieties. Arabica are grown at higher altitudes and are general better quality with a smoother flavour than the other major variety of beans, Robust, which are grown at lower altitudes and provide a sharper taste.

A raw bean’s quality must be preserved in the roasting process. If Caron receives a bean she’s never roasted before, she will profile it. This means interrupting the beans at different stages in the roasting process and examining their nuances.

Roasters use a method called cupping to help their profile. The coffee is ground up and hot water is added. Once the coffee rises to the top as a crust, the roaster will slurp it up and then spit it out paying close attention to the subtle differences in flavour.

“Each bean is almost a different personality. I call them my children in a way, because they all respond differently. To a certain point they’re the same, and when it comes to that finishing process some of them will like to stay light, some of them will want to go a bit darker, and some will be great as a dark roast,” Caron explained.

Catfish Coffee Roasters uses a small manual roaster, able to turn six pounds of beans into five pounds of the roasted goods most with which people are familiar in 20 minutes. A manual roaster requires careful

Brad Mullen/The Gateway attention to the process since the temperature must be adjusted at very specific times.

Every roast is different, so Caron hesitates at the idea of using a bigger, electronically controlled roaster, since it would take away from the intimacy of the routine. Commercial roasters can handle up to 250 pounds of coffee for six minutes.

But the smaller batches produce a better brew, according to Caron.

“It just changes the whole profile. You’re forcing a lot of roast onto a coffee bean in a short amount of time, and it’s just for production reasons.”

This is a concern since a bean starts to break down over time, and the oil eventually goes rancid. Whole beans keep their freshness for about four weeks when stored properly in airtight, moisture-free containers.

decent quality, always [invest] your money in a grinder first.”

At Credo, beans are not ground until a customer has ordered a cup of coffee.

Freshness is also a crucial factor — beans roasted on a Monday will arrive at Credo

by Wednesday, and will be used up within a week.

“There’s never an issue with freshness,” Linden said with pride.

Of course, some people, especially students on the go, may not have the time or money to grind beans every morning.

In that case, airtight and moisture-free storage is critical, and Caron notes that ground beans can last up to six days when stored properly. As a student, Caron bought enough ground coffee for a week from a roaster two blocks away from her home since she couldn’t afford a decent grinder.

the grind.

the brew.

Once you have the whole beans, the grind is imperative to enjoying the flavours created by the roast. Caron has had customers complain that something was wrong with their bag of beans, only to reveal that their grind was way too fine, creating an over-extracted sludge in their coffee makers. Simply put, the longer the water touches the grind in your brewer, the coarser it becomes.

Credo’s Linden offered the following grind comparisons: Espresso machines require almost powdered-sugar-like fineness, drip brewers need sand-like granules and a French Press yields optimal results with a coarse grind, much like raw brown sugar. A grind too fine for the brewing method will result in an unpleasantly strong, bitter taste.

Conversely, a grind too coarse will result in a pitifully weak cup of coffee.

“The sooner you brew after grinding, the better. Seconds count,” said Linden.

“If there’s any way to grab a burr grinder of

Fancy machines may seem like the route to go, with their multitude of knobs and settings, and their immense price tags, but they can be more hassle than they’re worth.

Without proper maintenance, training and attention to the bean and grind, it all means nothing. Instead, students can use cheaper alternatives such as a French Press or a cone filter to get a great cup of coffee. Water is simply boiled, and by the time you turn off the burner and carry your kettle to your brewing apparatus, it will be the right temperature to pour over the ground beans.

At Credo, they proudly brew only one regular cup of coffee at a time.

“We’re one of the few cafés probably in Canada doing it this way,” Linden said.

Coffee is portioned per cup in bean form, ground only once a cup is ordered, and then put into a plastic cone filter, which looks very similar to an oil funnel lined with a paper filter. Water at just the right temperature is then poured over the ground beans

and drips through to the cup. The rack of cone filters looks like a charming elementary science experiment, but guarantees that coffee is as fresh as possible, since it has not been pre-brewed and sitting in a pot for any length of time.

“We’re essentially a kettle and a filter holder,” said Linden. He encourages students to pick up a cone filter at a local grocery store for only a few dollars, adding, “This kind of thing fits into a dorm room, no problem.”

la crème et la sucre.

But now that you have all this information, how do you season a perfect cup of coffee? Is it sacrilege to add cream and sugar?

“Lots of cream and sugar equals masking flavours and can become a habit,” said Caron. “But cream and sugar can complement certain coffees.”

It turns out there is no right or wrong way to take your coffee. Though many coffee connoisseurs swear by the art of drinking it black and unspoiled, when you are drinking fast food coffee, maybe a double-double is necessary. Cream can complement some coffees, such as Balinese, which is sweet and subtle on its own.

“Everyone’s palates are so different. Experiment yourself,” Caron advised.

According to Linden, milk and sugar can enhance coffee if that happens to be the way you enjoy taking it, but he encourages people to go easy on the extras.

Coffee is actually fairly healthy when consumed black, as it’s filled with antioxidants, but too much cream and sugar can add calories quickly. What is key is adding cream and sugar in moderation when you have the opportunity to enjoy a well-made cup of coffee.

“We encourage people to drink it black, but what we say is try the first sip, and do what you need to after that. It’s your cup and we’ve given you the best that we can give, and a little bit of sugar — why not?”

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Student

Viewpoint.

Let everyone know whats on your mind.

What are your thoughts on the proposed SU fee increase?

“Inflation happens you, can’t help it.”

Lyle Vicaire

Tilly Jackson “They would get more if they asked instead of raising the fee.”

Shannon Ginnish

Alannah Francis

“If it’s what it costs, do it.”

“A $6 fee is not going to hurt.”

Kathleen Taylor

Daniel Hambrook “It’s not much considering what we pay for tuition.”

“$6 doesn’t seem like that much.”

Chris Mitchell

“They should fundraise or find other ways to get it.”

“Fee increases are not generally a good thing.”

Trevor McShane

“I haven’t heard much about it.”

Mike McCarron

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The Belle Comedians set to release EP

Despite hectic schedules and living in two different cities, the boys of The Belle Comedians have found the time to record and produce a new EP entitled Without a Sound only a year after their first show together. Mike Erb Photo / Submitted Alison Clack Arts Editor It doesn’t feel like it, but Foodclothingshelter Music favourites, The Belle Comedians are just over a year old.

The boys played their first show together in their current form on Dec. 27, 2010. Since then they’ve created a memorable set together, but guitarist Scott Mallory said the band is getting ready to put them to rest.

“We’ve had the same set for awhile.

We began writing for some grants and working on a full length recording done, but we didn’t want to take songs that we’d been playing for a year on that recording. We wanted to have new songs to show people and having a new set to play – it’s kind of more how we write music now,” explained Mallory.

Don’t worry about losing the chance

to hear those songs again though; the band is releasing their first EP with all their old material soon.

“We just wanted to change the songs that we had that people had been coming out and listening to, but without throwing them away. So, we decided to create an EP to do that, to say goodbye and release it because we’d become attached to them for awhile,” said Mallory.

Alongside the old favourites the band will include a couple newer songs and a live recording done at the Seahorse Tavern in Halifax.

“We have these live audio songs that we’re going to put on as a little bonus.

It’s a song that people have definitely only heard a few times, it’s really new to us. It’s called ‘The Way You Hold’,” said Mallory.

The band is probably one of the

busiest around. Nearly every single member has (or had) a side project or solo project going on in addition to The Belles. It’s taken a couple months of effort to record the EP, but somehow they managed to find the time to work on the recording.

“We started in November and did as much of it as we could then because Owen had his own thing and sometimes it’s just hard for everybody to be not working.”

Also, as if organizing their schedules wasn’t hard enough the band has taken on recording and mastering their EP themselves.

“Dan [Tweedie] (keyboards) is in school right now taking Audio Engineering. He’s so good at it and he has access to the recording equipment at his school so we figured while we’re waiting for grants and waiting to do

expensive studio time – which sucks – we would just use this free studio as best we could,” explained Mallory.

The guys finished recording the EP entitled Without A Sound mid-January and copies of it should be available soon.

“We’re going to try and have some copies to give to people at Shivering Songs at the end of January,” said Mallory. But don’t expect there to be too many physical copies of the EP on hand, Mallory says the band is going to put in more effort to release it digitally.

“We’re not going to make a big effort to make physical copies because basically nobody buys CDs anymore so we’d rather give it away for free on the internet. We feel like we’ve done a lot in the past year and it’s because of all the people who come to shows and all the people supporting us so, [the EP] is free for people to have so we can say

thank you.”

The band may have one release coming out soon and another on the horizon but don’t expect their studio time to diminish the touring time.

“We would rather have people come to the show then give us $15 for a CD. I mean, we like recording and it’s fun to put that much thought into a song , but we’d rather people be there and be part of it all. That’s the best feeling that’s why we do what we do,” said Mallory.

The Belle Comedians are made up of Ben Ross (vocals), Dan Tweedie (keyboards), Scott Mallory (guitar and vocals), Adam Guidry (drums) and Owen Steel (bass).

They’re coming to Fredericton next on Jan. 29, at the Capital Complex. The show is the official after-party for the Shivering Songs Festival. Tickets are $5 at the door.

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Banff: Bringing mountain culture to Fredericton Matt Belyea Arts Reporter The Banff Mountain Film Festival is an annual festival offering the best independently produced films on mountain sports and culture.

After its premiere in Banff, Alberta, the festival branches out and explores an international audience. Various communities across the globe are able to witness films that celebrate the wild and inspire creativity. For the past several years, Fredericton has been lucky enough to be one of those communities.

Seana Strain is The Banff Mountain Film Festival’s world tour coordinator and her job is to concentrate on the tour in both Canada and the U.S. “I often joke that my extreme sport is extreme emailing. I create the schedule, hire and train the staff who travel with the films. I also work very closely with the people who host the shows in each city. I did visit Fredericton with the tour many years ago and had a fabulous time!”

Strain explains why she thinks the screenings are so attractive to their legions of fans.

“There always seems to be a film that makes people gasp or get sweaty palms as their adrenaline starts to flow. The other magical thing about the tour films is the great community of like-minded people that come out to watch them. There is always a great vibe in the theatre. Lots of adventures are planned during intermission at our screenings,” said Strain.

Strain grew up in Calgary and has always had a view of the mountains.

Her work as world tour co-ordinator is in part to bring that view to people who don’t have that same backyard.

Christian Hapgood is this year’s VP external for UNB’s Rock & Ice Climbing Club and it has been his job to organize and pick the films being shown at this year’s screening.

“We usually pick most of the award winners. I’ll give [the onsite co-ordinator] a list of all the films I think we should see and she will suggest some changes based on the actual strength of the films.”

Don’t label this as only a rock climbing festival; its cinematography breeds a culture of aestheticism and adventure. The original screenings in Banff include a number of films revolving around mountain culture.

Hapgood hopes to include at least one of these kinds of films, but knows that there is an abundance of people excited about the sports.

“This year were going to see a lot of mountain biking, white water kayaking and there’s going to be some climbing in there as well.

“Each night there is a film that runs about an hour, it’s the anchor film, the other ones are usually fairly short somewhere in between five minute films to 20 minute films. There are about six or seven films each night running about two hours,” said Hapgood.

The Banff Mountain Film Festival has been a historically popular event in the city; Hapgood said that he cannot remember the last time it didn’t

The Banff Mountain Film Festival tours internationally and brings to each of its stops a sense of the impressive and inspiring culture of the mountains. From the film: The Asgard Project sell out. Tickets can be bought in advance for $12 at The Radical Edge or UNB Rock & Ice Climbing Club and the event will be held at the MacLaggan Lecture Hall on February 4-5. Any remaining tickets will be

sold at the door for $15.

The magnitude of the event is outstanding and Strain explains that the 35-year-old event is now working on an international scale.

“Annually, the tour presents about

635 screenings in about 350 locations, about 245,000 people attend.

We visit approximately 32 countries and have shows on seven continents,” said Strain, including two shows in the Antarctic.

Tips on dressing for interview success

A classic white blouse is a must-have for any professional woman’s wardrobe. Adey Farah / The Concordian

Adey Farah The Concordian (Concordia University) MONTREAL (CUP) — You have spent hours researching jobs, filling out applications, sending out your resume and, finally, you get that coveted interview call back. All seems great until you start to wrack your mind for what you will be wearing and how exactly you will ‘dress to impress.’

While most might simply think of age-old rules such as a white shirt

and skirt or trouser combination, it is important to go beyond those classic rules and show your character while still maintaining professionalism.

Etiquette specialist Julie Blais Comeau had many helpful tips for students as they begin the hunt for summer placements and graduate into the workforce.

“You have seven seconds to make a good first impression,” said Blais Comeau, meaning that how you look says a lot about you before you even go

over your credentials.

Know the dress code Blais Comeau’s most important tip was to know the dress code. She explained how you can even call the company’s human relations department and enquire if you are unsure.

Once you have established the dress code, follow it strictly. Your clothing should adapt to the position you are applying for and also to your age. It is important to remember you are dressing for your clients and your clothing should make sense to them.

There are three categories of potential jobs that require different interview outfits: Creative, corporate and fashion.

The creative field includes publishing, design, marketing, music or anything of the sort where you want your creative vision to shine. By incorporating a professional piece, such as a blazer, it anchors the rest of your outfit. Try including simple prints and jewelry that shows your eye for design and creative accessories — be it your shoes or a cute bag.

In the corporate field, professionalism is certainly important. Here the fit of your pieces are crucial, not too baggy or too tight, you want to look polished.

Invest in quality shirts and suit sets, with simple yet understated jewelry and proper shoes in a classic neutral palette.

Lastly, fashion is the field where the boundaries are less strict. Here you want to incorporate trends while still remaining true to your personal fashion sense.

Keep it clean In regards to work attire, Blais Comeau suggested that above all, clothing should always be clean, in good condition, pressed and adjusted.

She advised that your biggest investment should be in a full-length mirror, making sure to look at the complete 360 degrees before you leave. That salt

stain on the cuff on your pants could be speaking much louder than you are.

Show your personality As students, the range of creativity in our clothing runs the gamut, but once in the work field we tend to tame it down a little. Still, that does not mean that you cannot inject flair or creativity into your clothing, perhaps in a white blouse with a bow or even an architecturally-structured bangle or ring.

Blais Comeau advises that the best way to show creativity is in accessories, but to never go beyond 12. While that might seem like a lot, these accessories can include your nail polish, bright makeup, rings, necklaces, cufflinks and hair colour.

“Every element you have on outside of your clothes can distract,” she explained. “What you want is for them to listen to what you have to say.”

Tips for guys It is commonly assumed that only women fuss over what to wear to a job interview, but when Blais Comeau provided a “Dress for Success” workshop at the University of Ottawa for students this past November, it was the men who had more questions.

They wanted to know about fabrics, sizing, styles and even details like how long the cuff of their shirt should be and if it needs to be longer than their suit jacket.

With guys just as concerned about making a positive impression, Blais Comeau suggested men use the KISS rule: Keep it simple and stylish. That means guys should keep their attire simple, while still remaining professional. Items like a well thought-out classic tie, with either diagonals or a small plaid print can balance out what might seem like a bland white shirt, although she advised no funky prints.

Today, most — if not all — mass

market retailers carry a good selection of professional yet stylish clothing, from more high-end stores such as Club Monaco, to H&M and even more budget-friendly ones like Joe Fresh, where all of the classic pieces needed for work can be found. With a winning attitude, clothes that sparkle and, of course, your polished resume, your job hunting will be a cinch.

FIVE KEY PIECES: Whether searching for a temporary job or permanent one, Blais Comeau advises both girls and guys should own the following: Girls 1. A well-fitted suit jacket and pants or well-tailored pencil skirt 2. A long-sleeved blouse 3. A classic white shirt 4. A straight-legged trouser 5. A classic cardigan Guys 1. A well-fitted suit jacket and pants, in navy or a charcoalgrey palette because black is a colour associated with authority, and in an interview, you want to avoid coming off too strong 2. A dress shirt and tie 3. Like girls, a classic white shirt is a necessity 4. Casual pants, like khakis 5. A casual blazer or cardigan

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Knuclehead - Hearts on fire

Since

its beginning punk music has al-

ways been fuelled with energy and hate-

ful lyrics expressing the true feelings of

the band.

Over

the years the punk scene

has taken a turn towards a more ‘pop’

punk sound, but the Calgary band Knucklehead’s new album Hearts on Fire has taken the genre back to its roots of three chord punk rock that is hard and fast and keeps the anger

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coming; the kind of punk that pumps up its audience and keeps the long flashy solos of classic rock bands like the

Rolling Stones

out of the mix.

and

Led Zeppelin

The album comes from a band that has been around for 15 years and has toured North America and into Europe, releasing various works on a variety of labels. Hearts on Fire reflects the band’s long run as it is a tight, well put together album.

The rhythm section of Eric Jablonski (drums), James Gamble (rhythm guitar) and Matt Young (bass) is tight with each respective member supporting the other and keeps the songs moving at a fast past while Clayton MacNeill (lead guitar) keeps the quick pace of three chord progression while occasionally breaking into a short simple punk ‘solo’ reminiscent of the Sex Pistols.

While the instruments are going in the background Kyle Hegel (vocals) shouts out the lyrics in a tradition punk fashion, sounding a bit like Dropkick Murphys’s front man Al Barr.

None of the songs on the album run longer than the standard punk template of three minutes long and none of them are the slow, droning sort of ballads that modern pop punk bands like Green Day and blink-182 sometimes do.

These guys are set on keeping the energy of the Ramones and Sex Pistols alive in their music and have succeeded in doing so in Hearts on Fire. The album offers harder, faster music to a genre dominated by the prevailing style of slow, quirky music that the majority of ‘indie’ kids are creating with their acoustic guitars, writing down their views on a society that has sold out.

Knucklehead is a good Canadian punk band with experience that shows in their music and if you are a fan of punk or hard rock then their new album Hearts on Fire is a good chance to hear some different than what is on the air or MTV these days.

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CHSR celebrates their 50th Anniversary

this week in arts.

William Engelen @ UNB Arts Centre Now – Mar. 4

Dutch artist, William Engelen is showing his exhibition, Can You Tell Me A Joke About Your Profession? is currently showing at the UNB Arts Centre. Admission is free.

Tamara Drewe @ Tilley Hall Jan. 31, 8 p.m.

The NB film co-op will be showing UK film, Tamara Drewe as a part of its weekly Monday Night Film Series. The film is based on a graphic novel by Posy Simmonds, who in turn was inspired by a Thomas Hardy’s Far From the Madding Crowd.

Dana O’Regan @ The Playhouse Feb. 2 – Mar. 14

Self-taught, expressionist painter Dan O’Regan will be showing his art exhibition, The Arcalogs in the Annex Gallery at the Playhouse. Opening Reception is Feb. 2 at 7 p.m.

Winter Blues Series @ The James Joyce Pub Feb. 4 at 8:30 p.m.

Mississippi blues singer, Grady Champion will be playing at the James Joyce Pub next Friday. Champion and his band won the “Best Band” award at the 2010 International Blue Challenge as well as the Jackson Music Award for “Local Blues Artist of the Year.”

Matt Belyea Arts Reporter 50 years ago, Bill Yoell placed an ad in The Brunswickan asking all those interested in radio broadcasting to attend a meeting, that meeting lead to the UNB Radio Society, which would later become CHSR. On Jan. 22, 1961, in the basement of Memorial Hall, they ran their first closed circuit system to Jones House and the Student Centre.

“They grew from directly wired by phone to AM, and in 1981 they switched on the FM transmitter,” said program director Mark Kilfoil.

This past Saturday marked CHSR’s 50th anniversary. Over the past 50 years the station’s undergone a number of changes, Kilfoil spoke about the station’s past and present.

“We’ve been a very progressive radio station. We were very early into having a radio station on campus, very early into having an FM station, very early into the web and were going to continue doing that.”

Kilfoil admitted that CHSR has had its advantages over commercial stations that collapse under pressures that CHSR does not. Since the station is non-profit and volunteered owned they have a flexibility that is unique to their situation.

“Commercial stations are really focused on the bottom line, they can’t take any risks.

They have a very limited number of people who work for them and they all work for them—they’re all kind of pulling that one party line,” said Kilfoil. “We reach out to bands of all levels; we’re very big on promoting small bands.”

CHSR offers an alternative to the mainstream and corporate controlled information and entertainment.

Michelle MacNeil, a fourth-year St. Thomas University student is one of the people benefiting. MacNeil with Jeremy Fowler and Jake Martin air at 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday nights on their brand new spoken word program called “Naked Airwaves.”

“I hadn’t really heard too much about what the process was going be to, but it was really easy, it costs to you 10 bucks to join as a member of the station, and then you have full access to all the member benefits, including pitching a show.”

“I had worked at a radio station before, but because CHSR is very member oriented, an open and relaxed environment, it was definitely different from walking into a commercial station,” said MacNeil.

“There’s a lot of bureaucracy you have to go through at a commercial station.

[CHSR] allows you a lot of creative freedom, there’s a few guidelines of what you can and can’t do, but other than that they don’t interfere with your work.”

Although still in the beginnings of their

show, MacNeil says they have received support “from a few audio panthers who have pitched in and helped along the way.”

Saturday night was host to what CHSR calls the Barry Awards, which is their annual social celebration and award ceremony named after Barry Yoell.

“I voted for us!” joked MacNeil.

Her joke was a modest one because Naked Airwaves went on to win the Barry Award for Favorite Spoken Word Show.

One of her “Naked Airwaves” co-workers, Jeremy Fowler was looking forward to the evening.

“Truly, I expected to have a good time and have some free food at the event.

CHSR events, like the Barry Awards, are great places to network and get involved because it is such a diverse group of people who share a common interest. That being said, I had high hopes for the show and spent the week leading up to the awards praying that we would come away with something. Winning Favorite Spoken Word Show is more of a tribute to our wonderful fans. After all, they took the time to vote.”

CHSR has worked with over 3,000 volunteers since it began and now airs 24 hours a day year round with programming in over six languages. Kilfoil was happy to say that they’re looking forward to the next 50 years.

Do you know a member of the UNB community who deserves special recognition? Let us know.

Let’s celebrate the UNB 15.

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“True Grit” on the men’s hockey team

K. Bryannah James Staff Writer The best hockey players in Canada have a story; Wayne Gretzky’s began when his dad made a rink in the backyard of his house and Sidney Crosby’s started by shooting pucks at the family dryer.

The best and most determined hockey players had to start somewhere and UNB’s Taylor Procyshen is no exception to this rule as he overcame a lot to represent the Varsity Reds.

Procyshen, a UNB Forward for the Varsity Reds men’s hockey team, started his hockey career on the outdoor rinks of rural Saskatchewan.

He started playing hockey when he was five years old, skating behind his older brother and friends on the outdoor rink.

“I guess I’m from a small community, so everyone kind of played on the outdoor rink because we didn’t have a rink yet, so I guess started because everyone was doing it.”

Even as he was playing hockey outside with his friends, when he did come inside, Procyshen would watch hockey on TV and by the time he was in his teens, he knew he wanted to continue his growing love for the sport.

“It probably wasn’t until I was fourteen or fifteen that I realized I could actually go somewhere with it, so it’s always been fun and I’ve always enjoyed it.”

By the time Procyshen was eighteen he was playing for the Tri-City Americans in the WHL and was a promising hockey player.

Unfortunately, this is where Procyshen suffered his first concussion, the least severe of the three that he has suffered in his hockey career.

“I missed about two weeks with that one, and then my second one was when I was nineteen and that was with the same time, and I missed two months, and then this last one was last January and I missed a full year.”

Procyshen first came to UNB after speaking with a Tri-City alumnus, who happened to play for the Varsity Reds in the past.

“He had a lot of good things to say about it and I kind of felt like this was the direction I was pointed to so I came out here.”

As the year finished out, he was unable to play hockey because of the headaches he suffered as a result of his last concussion, but

UNB forward Taylor Procyshen, like all hockey players has had to work hard to succeed, but unlike most has had to deal with multiple concussions through the process. Procyshen tells his story of where his hockey career began to where he is today. Sandy Chase / The Brunswickan a glimmer of hope appeared when he went home for the summer and his headaches seemed to have subsided for a while.

“I think God’s got a plan, and although it may be hard to see now I know it’s for the best, obviously I want to keep playing but if I can’t, I know there’s something else out there that will be more enjoyable and more impactful than hockey can be.”

When Procyshen came back to UNB

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last fall, an unlucky turn of events set him back again, as he was hit during an exhibition game and the headaches returned.

“They didn’t go away until December, that’s when I started practicing again,” said Procyshen.

He continued to practicing and not looking at the negative aspects that hindered his ability to play the first half of the season.

“Like I said in the Gleaner, that if I was supposed to play hockey I’d play hockey.

If I’m not, I’m not. I guess I just trust that God’s got his hand over me and that whatever happens I know it’s for the best, even if that’s hard to see right now.”

Fortunately Procyshen came back to the hockey-scene this past month with a quick start, scoring two goals in the last two weekends and overcoming the obstacles set

What do you think about the new NHL all-star team format selection?

Christopher Cameron

Colin McPhail

Josh Fleck

This does nothing for the actual game, which I believe what is most important. I think that this just adds more attention to the game, but really doesn’t help it. Yes, the new selection process is great, but lets look at implementing some new ideas into the game and how to make that play out as opposed to the actual selection process. Either that or new stuff to game plus this.

I think it’s great. The NHL needs to create major inroads with the American markets. Gimmicks much like this and the Winter Classic have been quite successful in capturing the attention of the American media and fans. I can’t say whether or not this particular go will be a successful venture, but it’s great to see the league thinking outside the box.

I think the All-star selection format is exactly what the NHL needs. The old way was getting boring, this way makes it exciting, gives it new life.

The captains selecting teams takes everyone back to elementary school when you were playing schoolyard sports. My only question is will there be any package deals?

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in his path a year ago.

“As of right now, things are good and I feel good and stuff so hopefully another concussion doesn’t happen, but I’m sure I’ll know what to do.”

Even if hockey does not work out for the Saskatchewan native, his minor in international affairs may help him secure another dream of his, working with and helping those in poorer countries overseas.

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The new all-star format is great. Better than East vs. West, but I think they should do one more thing: the stick pile. Instead of making fun of one player by picking them last (Phil Kessel) make a pile of sticks at center ice, mix em up, and toss em side to side to make teams. Pond hockey at it’s best.

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Men’s volleyball strive for top spot Christopher Cameron Sports Editor With only four games remaining in the regular season and a playoff spot locked up, the men’s volleyball team is showing no signs of letting up until the season is over.

They were in Halifax last weekend for the third and final Interlock tournament of the season, going 2-1 over the weekend.

UNB opened the weekend against Laval, currently ranked number one in the CIS. They lost the match 3-1, a match that was not as close as their last meeting in the first semester.

Varsity Reds head coach Dan McMorran knows his team did not come out with the same fight they did in their last match against Laval.

“It was definitely kind of a whirlwind day,” said McMorran. “We were a lot flatter than when we played them in Quebec first semester. We didn’t stop a couple of their players as we had done previously. We didn’t pass that well and if we aren’t passing that well it’s difficult to run offence, which against a middle of the pack team may be fine, but not against the top team in the country.”

The V-Reds finished off the weekend with two straight 3-1 wins over Montreal and Sherbrooke.

Their next action is Feb. 5-6 at Memorial. McMorran knows both matches are important if they look to take first place.

“We definitely need two wins. We want to make sure first and foremost we get those two wins because Dal will most likely pick up both wins against MUN next weekend.”

Although UNB has their playoff

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spot locked regardless of how they fare against Memorial, McMorran says the team does not believe that is good enough.

“We have Dalhousie in here for a huge weekend,” he said. “A lot of people are saying do you have to get the split…or whatever, but we’re looking to beat Dal both times and have that top spot.”

Earlier this season UNB lost both matches against Dalhousie, but with home court advantage on the line they want to finish off the season in a winning fashion.

“We aren’t trying to do anything different, aside from beating Dalhousie. Those are two big matches and obviously both teams are locked in to those playoff spots so someone may say it doesn’t matter if you get the home court advantage, but we’re not looking that way, we definitely want to have the advantage.”

This may be easier said than done, but McMorran says his team has been steadily improving since losing those matches to Dal last semester and believes they have a good shot at defeating them.

“We’ll have Jacob this time, but then again they’ll have Max Burt back.

Both of those are huge equalizing factors,” he said. “I think defensively we’re better than we were first semester. I think offensively we’re finding a groove, but it’s a work in progress and it is getting better.”

“I would say we’re going to be a team better than we were first semester so I would say that Dalhousie is not sitting back either and that the scales are even between the two teams right now. It’s setting up to be a big battle for the end of the season.”

Their toughest weekend at home in the second half of the regular season was a breeze as the men’s hockey team walked over the Saint Mary’s Huskies 4-1, followed by another 4-1 victory over the StFX X-men. Sandy Chase / The Brunswickan back of the net giving UNB their second on the StFX X-Men. goal. With only a few minutes before the In the first period, Gallant opened the K. Bryannah James end of the period UNB forward Lachlan scoring for UNB. Staff Writer However, like Friday night’s game MacIntosh shot the puck low into the net, against the Huskies, the X-Men were able There was a storm brewing in Fredericton finishing the period with a 3-0 lead.

However, the fiery start of the first period to score in the second period, tying it 1-1. last Friday, and it wasn’t just outside. Inside “I thought we were playing well most of the Aitken Centre, the Varsity Reds took simmered a bit as a lull fell over the second the game, just weren’t capitalizing on our on their rivals, the Saint Mary Huskies, and the Huskies were able to get a goal.

“We just got away from our game plan a chances and we were just able to pull away defeating them 4-1.

“We’re really good when we get a lead little bit, but I think we definitely sorted out in the third and burry a few up top,” said like that, where we play too well defensively the mistakes and fixed those pretty quick,” UNB forward Daine Todd.

By the third period the Reds left the Xto give anything up. Overall it was a great said MacIntosh.

And fix it they did, as the third period Men in their dust as they scored three more first period and it set the foundation for the game and we were able to take it from came to a close V-Reds forward Kyle Bailey goals by UNB forwards Todd, Procyshen assisted MacIntosh in his second goal of the and Ryan Seymour, beating the X-Men 4-1. there,” said goalie Travis Fullerton.

“We take pride in our third periods and The first period saw the most action as night, finishing the game 4-1.

“We changed momentum and a couple they are defiantly important and we’re goUNB dominated SMU, causing a lot of big saves by our goaltender, kept the lead ing to need a big third period at some point traffic around the net.

This is where the three key goals of the for us and I thought we had a pretty in this year,” said Seymour.

Next weekend they take on their homenight happened. A slapshot by defencemen solid third,” said UNB coach Gardiner town rivals the St. Thomas Tommies at the Luke Gallant at 2:37 gave the V-Reds a MacDougall.

Saturday night saw the momentum LBR on Friday night followed by a Saturday one-nothing advantage. Not long after defencemen Spencer Corcoran found the carry over from Friday’s game as UNB took night game at UPEI.

Men’s basketball split; women lose both Rob Williams Staff Writer The Varsity Reds basketball program had a tough weekend on both the men’s and women’s sides.

The men’s team split the weekend with a big loss to St. Francis Xavier and a big four-point win over Saint Mary’s University.

The boys had a rough start losing 98-56 to open the weekend against a strong second place StFX squad. They turned it around beating up on SMU 95-81 for a big win and a boost in the standings.

Dustin Anthony had a big game off the bench Friday night with 12 points and team high 27 minutes. Rookie starter William McFee had the team high with 13 points on the night. Alex DesRoches continued his dominance under the basket with five boards.

The team was handily outplayed on all fronts being outshot, outrebounded, and outrun while StFX dominated all night.

The V-Reds did not let the game get into their heads, and played magnificently against the fourth placed SMU Huskies on Saturday.

Fifth year forward Andrew Wright led the way with 31 points and six rebounds in 39 minutes on the court.

He went 10 for 11 from the free throw line. Dan Quirion went seven for 10 from behind the three-point line fozr 21 points in a great shooting performance. Alex DesRoches had another five rebounds, as did post man Lonzel Lowe.

The men’s team came out of the weekend still holding onto the final playoff spot in the AUS by four points ahead of Memorial and UPEI, both tied at eight points.

The first place ranked Varsity Reds women’s squad did not come out of the weekend with any wins, going 0-2 against StFX and SMU bringing their record to 3-5-3.

Antigonish was not a fun place to be a Varsity Reds basketball player this weekend and, despite another strong performance from Claire Colborne, the Reds lost 91-73 to the fifth place X-Women.

Colborne came away with 22 points including 11 free throws, while Amanda Sharpe chipped in with 19 points and seven rebounds. Melissa Foster led the V-Reds with eight rebounds.

The Corby sisters also had a good

Andrew Meade / The Brunswickan game with Leah netting eight points and four rebounds and Megan putting up 11 points and two assists.

As with the men, the female Reds were outshot and outrebounded by the StFX squad, who showed the Varsity Reds that ranking does not always reflect the team ability.

The women’s side also fell to a strong SMU team currently in third place, only two points behind the Reds.

Amanda Sharpe led the way for UNB with 18 points while Emma Russell grabbed 12 rebounds in the losing effort.

Megan Corby played an aggressive game, garnering four fouls, four rebounds and nine points. Leah Corby also threw in nine points for UNB. Both teams look to get revenge against StFX as both play host to doubleheaders this weekend.

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UNB students to represent NB at curling nationals

UNB will see four of their students go to the M&M Meat Shops Candian Junior Curling Championships beginning this Saturday and running until Feb. 6 in Calgary, Alberta. From left to right: Katie Haley, Jennifer Armstrong, Chris MacRae, and Josh Barry. Christopher Cameron / The Brunswickan

Women’s team inexperienced on the national Experience is key if men’s squad look to make level, but is looking to have success in Calgary playoffs at Canadian Juniors Christopher Cameron Sports Editor Competing at the national level in any sport is tough, especially when a team or individual does not have any experience nationally.

Of the four female athletes going to Calgary, Alberta for the M&M Meat Shops Canadian Junior Curling Championship, UNB has two students competing.

First-year business student Jennifer Armstrong, skip, and third-year nursing student Katie Haley, second, will leave tomorrow to represent the province of New Brunswick.

After a hard fought battle at the NB provincial championship, the team of Armstrong, Abby Burgess (mate), Haley, and Shelby Wilson (lead) this team will attend their first national championship.

Armstrong said the slow start was hard to deal with, but the team was able to adjust and push through the struggles.

“We started off losing our first game. We were 2-2 at one point and can only lose three, so we had to win five straight,” she said. “At that point we just went out and had fun and obviously we were able to pull off five straight.”

Haley echoed Armstrong, but said that their mindset was off and needed to be adjusted.

“I think it was a mindset thing. We were all about winning going into the tournament, but then we started losing,” said Haley. “We just wanted to go out after dropping to 2-2 and have fun. We hoped that things would turn around and they did.”

Armstrong was in her third provincial final in as many years and was in no mood to lose another, but also said it was exciting to see Haley and Burgess win it in their last year at the junior level.

“For me it was really exciting after the disappointments in previous years,” said Armstrong.

“This was my third provincial final and I did not want to lose it again. For Katie and Abby it was great to be there for their last year and that was definitely the back of my mind.”

Haley was ecstatic to win in her last season, especially not being close before.

“It is really awesome. I’ve never really come

close before,” she said. “All the other girls have been in finals. When we put this team together I realized this was my last chance and things worked out. We were working towards it all year and it is nice since it is my last year at the junior level, so if I didn’t go this year I would not have another chance to go.”

Going into their season their goal was to win provincials, but now that they have won, they are going to take it one game at a time.

“I think we’re just excited to be going there (to nationals),” said Armstrong. “Taking it one game at a time will be the best approach. Our goal was to make it there so we just want to play our best and see what happens from there.”

Haley knows that being from a small province will be tough especially against the larger provinces where the competition is tougher.

“We’re kind of nervous because of the teams like Ontario and Alberta, where they have so many teams to compete against and it is harder to win provincials,” said Haley. “They compete more than we do and will be more prepared for ice conditions out west.”

Armstrong continue on the same point, saying that now they need to adjust their weight for the difference in ice conditions they will see in Calgary.

“We have been working on our times and bringing down our weight as the ice is a lot faster out there, so we need to work on bringing our weight down.”

She continued, saying that although there is a lot to take in with this new experience she does not feel any pressure.

“I don’t think there is any pressure at all,” said Armstrong. “I’m just excited to improve my play and hopefully I’ll be able to make it back in the next few years, so it’s all experience for me.”

Haley added that although the competition will be tough, she expects the team will fare well.

“I think we will be underestimated,” said Haley. “I think we will fall into the middle of the pack, but if we continue the level of play we showed at provincials we could be towards the top.”

The Canadian Juniors run from Jan. 29-Feb. 6 with all results and live updates available at curling.ca

Christopher Cameron Sports Editor As the M&M Meat Shops Canadian Junior Curling Championship kicks off this weekend in Calgary, Alberta, the men’s squad representing New Brunswick will look to build on their past experience to succeed nationally this year.

The Fredericton based team, curling out of the Capital Winter Club, has two athletes that are current UNB students in skip Josh Barry (first-year science student) and second Chris MacRae (second-year business student). Jon Rennie (mate) and Andrew O’Dell (lead) round out this year’s team to represent NB. They started out the curling season with a rough start losing to nearly every team, but once they got rolling things were looking good as they qualified first for provincials going 3-0 at the prelims.

After their strong performance at preliminaries, they kept it rolling at provincials in Woodstock, going undefeated in the tournament.

MacRae said that a big part of their mid-season wakeup came at the annual OVCA Cashspiel held in Ottawa in the fall.

“I think the tournament in Ottawa earlier this year as a big wakeup call,” said MacRae. “It was a good tournament for us to give us an idea what the competition was like out west. It was a huge to see the level of play out there and the amount of work they put into competing to get to where they are.”

After obviously having success thus far, Barry feels being able to lean on past experience will be key in being successful in Calgary.

“Two years ago I won the under 18 provincial championships, winning the trip to Atlantics where we finished in first place,” he said. “Last year I went to my first nationals in Quebec, going 5-7. We started off great, but didn’t finish off too great.”

“This year we’re hoping to get off to a good start and go from there. I expect to make playoffs; I think we have a good shot at it. We have some work to get there, but should be able to pull it off.”

MacRae has never been to a junior national

championship, but with past experience in other Atlantic and International tournaments he expects he will be prepared for what Calgary throws at home.

“I was at Atlantics two years ago, where I lost to Josh, so I did not even make it to the finals, but in 2007 I was at an international tournament in Winnipeg, which was a great experience,” he said. “I learned a lot there, especially when you tend to always play the same teams when you compete around the Maritimes.”

When asked what would be their biggest test in Calgary, both Barry and McRae said the mental side of the game would be the most difficult part as pressure can be high and this will be the longest time period the team has had to spend together.

MacRae says with a little bit of preparation for that they should be fine.

“We read a couple parts of John Morris’s book where he talks about between the ears and being mentally prepared,” he said. “We know we’re going to argue when we’re there, but we want to figure out how we’re going to resolve those situations before they arise.”

Although competing at any level for your province can add pressure, Barry feels there is nothing to worry about and it is just a regular day on the ice.

“I don’t think personally it changes anything when I’m playing for the province,” he said. “It’s good to know they’re there and being supportive of us. I want to do the province well, but I also want us to succeed as a team as well.”

MacRae felt similarly as he focuses on the fact this is still the same team he played with in the NB provincials and that this is just another tournament together.

“I just try to pretend I’m not playing for the province because in reality I’m playing with the same three guys I have been all season when we haven’t been representing New Brunswick,” said MacRae. “Not focusing on that is easier than most would think I believe. We’re the same team that started together in September. This is just another tournament.”

The Canadian Juniors run from Jan. 29-Feb. 6 with all results and live updates available at curling.ca

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Swim team successful at AUS Invitational at UPEI

The UNB swim teams were in action over the weekend for the second AUS Invitational of the season, only three weeks before the AUS Championships at Dalhousie Feb. 11-13. Sandy Chase / The Brunswickan Christopher Cameron Sports Editor Just over two months since their last meet, the UNB swim teams were back in action over the weekend at the AUS Invitational Meet at UPEI. Although the team was not in competition they did have a training camp over the holiday break to prepare for the second half, in particular the AUS Championships.

This weekend both teams fared well with the women finishing second behind juggernaut Dalhousie Tigers, while the men’s team finished third behind Dalhousie and Memorial.

Swim team head coach Paula Stewart was pleased with the weekend overall especially after getting back from training camp not long ago.

“Overall I thought it was a good weekend,” said Stewart. “They’re just coming off of training camp so it is the last phase of over training, so they’re exhausted. I thought they got up and raced really well. They were aggressive; they were tough. It was their last time to practice race strategies before AUS and CIS.” “A couple rookies had some personal best times, so once they do their taper it should be extremely good. I was really pleased with that.”

Stewart said one of her rookies had a particularly great weekend in the water.

“Jessica Leblanc one of my rookies had a fantastic weekend with all personal best times, which was great to see,” said Stewart. “She had a phenomenal camp so it’s nice to see that paying off already.”

She was also pleased with the performance of male rookie Dylan McLeod over the weekend, swimming some of his best times she has witnessed yet.

Looking at the more experienced swimmers, Stewart was glad to see them performing where they need to be.

“Danielle Losier only swam one breaststroke event, but she still won the 100m backstroke and made a CIS cut in it, not even her stroke. She’s so talented all around, no matter what the event,” said Stewart.

She was also pleased to see a strong showing by

Danielle Merasty, after a tough first semester for the third-year swimmer.

“Danielle had a rough go before Christmas,” said Stewart. “She was dealing with some health issues and has had some shoulder issues. She had a great 100m freestyle and almost made her CIS cut, but did win it. It was nice for her to come off of this weekend with confidence going into the AUS Championship.”

On the men’s side there have been no CIS qualifiers, but she expects Stefan Mader to qualify at the AUS Championship.

“He has gotten faster than he was first semester, so he should have no trouble getting his times at Dalhousie in three weeks,” said Stewart.

Currently the team only hast two CIS qualifiers, Jennifer Acheson and Losier, but Stewart sees a few athletes just outside of the CIS times needed.

“Jessica Leblanc has been doing outstanding things this year, but is an outside shot for the qualifying times. Jacqueline Murchison is close, Monica MacDonald is close, and there is a handful of girls that are very, very close.”

Looking ahead to the AUS Championships Feb. 11-13, the team has been focusing on their goals set out earlier in the season, but specifically doing them better.

“We have talked about where we are now and what do we have to do to get the best results at the AUS Championships. We’re doing things we do already, but doing them a little bit more and a little bit better,” said Stewart. “One thing we have been stressing is sleeping. You know students. We have 20 hours of practice a week on top of class. Some have part-time jobs, schoolwork, and then they’re getting four-five hours of sleep at night.”

When asked how close the team is to competing with Dalhousie for the AUS title, Stewart does not believe it is going to happen this year, but in the next few seasons for sure.

“To be realistic, no way (AUS title this season). In the next few years I can see it. Keep on the recruitment trail and keep getting people in here that are a high level,” said Stewart. “We just need to get more of them in the door.”

briefs Women’s hockey team have successful weekend The UNB Red Blazers women’s hockey team was in UPEI over the weekend for a tournament at Holland College, which saw the team pick up two wins, a tie, and a loss. UNB is top in the league right now with 26 points with Acadia only one point behind at 25. Their next tournament is at CBU Feb. 12-13.

Women’s volleyball team on the road this weekend After opening up the second half of the season with two wins and a loss, still outside of the top spot in the AUS still, theVarsity Reds women’s volleyball team is on the road against the fifth place Aigles Bleues and the last place Acadia Axewomen.