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Hundreds of first year students gather at Blast Off 2011, representing their houses and celebrating the beginning of their university careers. Sandy Chase / The Brunswickan Alanah Duffy News Reporter On Saturday, University of New Brunswick frosh arrived ready to rumble in the jungle for the next week.

Holding signs that read “Honk If U Love UNB,” student volunteers greeted incoming University of New Brunswick students at all entrances to the campus.

Amid the flurry of honking horns and cheers, frosh found their way to the quad, where student volunteers bustled around in colourful T-shirts, helping new students and their parents.

Red-shirted volunteers adorned with animal-print headbands to match the week’s theme ran around the campus as if they were jungle animals themselves.

Loud, upbeat music flooded from each residence, turning the quad into a mini rock concert.

The Student Union Building was abuzz with activity as new students picked up their Orientation Week packages.

“The Saturday that k icks off

Orientation Week is always my favourite day of the year,” said Sara Rothman, Student Development Coordinator. “I’m so excited to see all the first-years on campus together for the first time.”

One of the most important things about Orientation Week, Rothman said, is to feel comfortable on a new campus. She encouraged all first-years not to be afraid to ask questions.

“Everyone here was new at one point and we’ve all had questions, so don’t hesitate to ask someone,” she said. “The faculty and staff and everyone here at UNB want you to succeed.”

Rothman said more than 700 new students are moving into residences on the UNB campus. Events are planned for each residence to help housemates get to know each other.

Ian Bragdon, a first-year biology major from Woodstock, is excited to get to meet new people in Bridges House.

“I really just want to get to know everyone in my residence and go to lots of events that will be happen-

ing,” he said.

Aside from residence events, the Orientation Week Committee has organized a number of events to introduce new students to the campus and new people.

Events like Blast-Off, Cross Campus Challenge and Casino night are designed to get students in the spirit and have them meet new people.

The week ends this Saturday with Shinerama, an event where students raise money for cystic fibrosis.

“It’s really exciting to get to see all the frosh experience UNB for the first time,” said Brad Gibson, Orientation Week Chair. “During my own Orientation Week, I went to all of the events and met a new person every day. I’m still friends with a lot of them.”

He added that the memories and experiences that students have during Orientation Week will stay with them forever.

“I would really encourage students to participate in everything the can,” Gibson said. “It’s a good opportunity to get out there and meet new, lifelong friends.”

Jordan Doiron, an incoming civil engineering student from Hunter River, PEI, thinks that Orientation Week is an opportunity to meet more people.

“I already know a lot of people who are coming to UNB, but I want to meet as many new people as I can and have a good time,” he said.

Orientation Week also gives new students a taste of independence.

For a lot of first-years, moving into UNB residences are the first time that they’ve been away from home.

Reid MacAulay, a first-year student from Miramichi, is excited to get the events of Orientation Week underway.

“I want to meet new people and go to a few of the events,” she said.

“But I’m mostly excited to be living away from home for the first time.”

Students at Blast Off, getting psyched for the school year.

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Remembering Daniel Roger Murphy: “Loyal and great fun”

Hilary Paige Smith News Editor

felt he was in a great university. Many of his new friends that he met at UNB came to Dan’s funeral and expressed their condolences. The best way to describe Daniel is that he loved life and the people who were in it. He loved having a good time,” she said.

Jordan Matthews has fond memories of his friend and still can’t believe he’s gone. He last saw him at the U2 concert in Moncton, one of his favourite memories of Dan. “We were walking on campus yesterday. I used to go to the library with him all the time and we used to go to the SUB and everything. Just looking at all of those things, it’s going to be so weird not going to those different places with him,” he said.

Wendy’s was one of Dan’s favourite spots in the city. They used to always go as a group and when his friends went there last week, it wasn’t the same.

“He was there for everything we did. Everywhere we went he was always there. It will be weird him not being there for any of it,” Matthews said.

His mother said Dan was a loyal and true friend, who carried close friends from middle school. After the

Dan Murphy loved his life and all of the people who were in it, his mother Donna McRae-Murphy said.

Dan was looking forward to getting back to UNB and living with his friends when his life was tragically cut short in a road accident on Aug. 21 in his hometown, Dartmouth, N.S. Dan, 22, was entering the second year of his arts degree. He spent his first two and a half years of university at St. Mary’s in Halifax studying Commerce. After deciding that wasn’t for him, he spent six months diligently working to save money for UNB. He eventually hoped to get his BEd and spend a year or two teaching English as a second language in Korea before returning home to become a teacher.

“Dan was a goal-oriented person,” McRae-Murphy said. “He would often set goals and then set out to achieve them.”

His mother said Dan loved his time at UNB. She graduated with a BEd from UNB in 1987 and was proud to have him pursue the same degree.

She said he enjoyed campus life, part icularly The best way to describe Daniel is living in Neill House with his that he loved life and the people friends Jordan who were in it.

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Dan that didn’t leave them laughing out loud. He was also very close to his younger brother Michael.

“He was hard working, loyal and great fun. He had a great sense of duty and tried to always do the right thing. When his Dartmouth friends found out what had happened they gathered together and came to our house. They were visibly upset and I told them that Daniel would want them to remember all the good times

they had and not focus on this one final moment when they remembered him,” she said.

Her son loved sports, particularly the Boston Red Sox and Toronto Maple Leafs. He also loved pizza, particularly from Revana Pizza in Dartmouth. After his funeral, the restaurant sent over free pizza and wings.

Everywhere Dan went he had friends around him. Matthews said

there wasn’t a person he met who wasn’t impacted by him.

“Everyone loved him so much, every person he met. No one disliked him. He impacted every single person he ever met I think. Everyone was shook up by what happened.

People still can’t believe it.”

Dan is survived by his mother, father Wallace, brother Michael and extended family members, as well as many friends.

New human rights officer appointed at UNB

Barbara Roberts arrived in July. She once worked as a mediator for disabled students in Ontario.

Andrew Meade / The Brunswickan human rights altercations. process.”

Alanah Duffy “The Office of Human Rights and The duties of the human rights News Reporter Positive Environment exists as a neutral officer include giving consultation After a year with no human rights of- space where people can bring questions on harassment, discrimination and ficer, the University of New Brunswick without feeling like there’s going to be related issues; explaining policies and has found someone to fill the position. an action taken,” she said. “They can procedures; giving guidance through Barbara Roberts, who came to UNB come and get information and learn a complaint process; and, creating in July, will provide support to students, what their rights are in certain situa- awareness and educating the public on staff and faculty who are dealing with tions. It’s a step-by-step, confidential human rights.

“I look forward to doing a lot of education in the community on what harassment is and what the recourse is, so that people know what their rights are and how to go about inquiring about them,” Roberts said.

The university has also drafted a document called the Draft Policy and Procedure on Discrimination, Sexual Harassment and Harassment, which Roberts hopes will be made into policy sometime this academic year.

Though UNB previously had a policy in place, the newly proposed one will have more comprehensive information and a revised process when making a complaint. “[The policy has] been evolving for quite some time,” Roberts explained.

“It was felt that the existing policy needed to be updated and revised.

Every institution needs to articulate its own commitment to a positive work environment and to uphold principles against discrimination and harassment.”

This year, Roberts also hopes to work on revising the website, so that users will have better access to links and online resources for human rights.

“You need to have policies that people can look at and say, ‘Oh, this

isn’t right and it isn’t just my feeling about it, so I should talk to someone about it’,” Roberts said. “There has to be a place or a person where people can go to get that information.”

Roberts is also open to having people stop by her office and set up consultation sessions with her.

“Anyone with a connection to the university who feels they need to get some advice on how to handle a human right[s] issue, or to get some information on another concern is welcome to the office,” she said.

Before coming to UNB, Roberts worked for 19 years at Queens University as a disabilities service advisor. She also ran a mediation service for students with disabilities across Ontario.

Aside from her duties at UNB, Roberts is a doctoral candidate at Queens in education and human rights.

This year, Roberts hopes to be working with an approved policy.

“A lot of work has gone into [the policy], and it would be nice to be working with a document that’s not a draft,” she said. “Let’s do something about building a better place.”

Roberts’ office is located in Room 207 of the Harriet Irving Library and she can be reached at 458-7889.

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UNBSU will be lobbying hard against loan changes

Alanah Duffy News Reporter University of New Brunswick students can expect to see their student union lobbying hard against some recent changes to student loans.

Earlier this year, the Conservative provincial government brought back the parental contribution to New Brunswick student loans – a move that will affect thousands of UNB students.

“This is a major issue,” said Jordan Thompson, president of the University of New Brunswick Student Union (UNBSU). “We’ve been hearing all kinds of stories from students about how they’ve been affected by this. I remember reading an email where one student’s parents had to contribute $10,000 to their student’s education.”

On Aug. 25, Thompson and members of the New Brunswick Student Alliance (NBSA) sat down with Martine Coulombe, minister of Post-Secondary Education, Training, and Labour, to discuss the issue.

Coulombe announced that she was not reconsidering the reinstatement of parental contribution.

“This issue is really hurting accessibility to post-secondary education for

New Brunswick students,” Thompson said. “However, the minister disagreed and said that parents are a major funding source for students, which may not always be the case.”

The UNBSU is committed to working on this issue throughout the 20112012 school year.

“We will continue to lobby for this issue, though the future looks bleak right now,” said Thompson.

Another initiative that Thompson and the UNBSU are working on this year is a Memorandum of Understanding. This document would be signed between the universities in the province and the New Brunswick government to set post-secondary education funding for the next four years, thus setting tuition for the next four years.

In March, the Conservative government ended a five-year tuition freeze that the Liberal government put in place in 2006.

“That’s another major issue that we’re facing right now,” said Thompson. “It will be one of our biggest focuses this year.”

Negotiations with the government about the Memorandum of Understanding will be happening later this fall.

On a lighter note, the UNBSU will

Jordan Thompson, UNBSU president, has heard a lot from students in crisis. Andrew Meade / The Brunswickan also focus on bringing in more entertainment for UNB students this year.

“One of the concerns that we’ve been hearing about for the past couple of years is that the Student Union doesn’t necessarily put enough focus on entertainment,” Thompson said.

“So, we’ll be putting a greater focus on that this year.”

Entertainment already scheduled to come to UNB are Yuk Yuk’s comedy, hypnotist Tony Lee and mentalist

Wayne Hoffman.

Students can also expect more open communication from the UNBSU this year. Thompson and his team have established a listserv: a document that students will receive via email that will inform them of initiatives the Student Union is working on.

“We’re hoping that this will be a more direct form of communication with students so that they will be more aware of what’s going on,” Thompson

said. “We want to bring more people to events and more awareness to what the Student Union is doing.”

Thompson, a bachelor of business administration student entering his final year, added that the Student Union is thinking of the best interests for students.

“We’re going to focus on our initiatives and hopefully have some progress,” he said. “We want to make sure that everyone has a fantastic year.”

Graduate student orientation this week Hilary Paige Smith News Editor Undergrads aren’t the only students at UNB with Orientation Week activities. Orientation for UNB’s incoming graduate students began on Tuesday and continues through Saturday.

Today there will be numerous information sessions, a garden party and a pancake dinner. Information sessions and other entertainment run throughout the week, with orientation wrapping up on Saturday with a family event at Killarney Lake.

Evan Theriault and Priscilla Medeiros are the orientation co-chairs for this year.

Theriault said orientation is a great opportunity for new and returning graduate students to get to know campus better.

“It introduces them to a bunch of people that they can talk with and make friends with. We also show them around the campus too. There’s a campus tour and a scavenger hunt,” he said.

“It helps them settle in with different groups of people and have fun before school starts.”

He expects a few hundred people to attend the biggest events.

Theriault said it’s just as important to put emphasis on graduate student orientation because many of these students aren’t from the province, or even the country.

“If anything, it’s more important for them to come and get acquainted with UNB and the students who go here,” Theriault said.

For a full schedule of events, visit www.orientation.unbgsa.ca.

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More electronic thefts plague UNB campus Cherise Letson The Brunswickan Recent incidents are showing that electronic thefts have not slowed down on campus, despite a free antitheft software introduced on campus last year.

In May, there were two incidents where two R A M modules and a video card were taken from a computer room in Head Hall. Thieves struck campus again in July and took one professor’s laptop and another professor’s iPad. Thefts continued into August when a laptop and later, a portable hard drive and a com-

puter hard drive were taken from the student grad office in Head Hall. A 32GB iPod touch was also reported stolen later in August.

Bruce Rogerson, director of Security and Traffic at UNB said his team has spent time educating faculty, staff and students about the thefts and asking them for assistance. They found out most people weren’t even aware the thefts had occurred.

“They were surprised to learn that a lot did not view the eDaily alert that was posted via UNB’s main page,” Rogerson said.

This is one of the reasons students and professors are not taking advan-

tage of the free anti-theft prevention and tracking program for their computers that UNB offers, he explained.

Rogerson said another reason is that many people feel that something like this simply “won’t happen to them.”

“People don’t believe they will fall victim to such thefts, especially on campus,” Rogerson said.

Rogerson also said students and UNB Security and Traffic need to strongly consider putting a campus watch program in place.

“Naturally, such a program does two things,” he said. “It is a crime prevention tool, and it brings faculty, staff and students together in a prob-

lem solving model.”

Rogerson has been trying to put the program in place for two years and has had no success.

“I have sent a number of messages to the past two student union presidents since I arrived, however, have yet to get any positive response or momentum,” he said.

There are plans to try to get a campus watch program in place again this year.

“I would like to finally get this off the ground. This should actually be part of the Student Union’s platform.

It has to be driven by the community if it is going to be successful,”

Rogerson said.

There are some simple tips Rogerson offers to students when it comes to keeping their laptops and expensive electronics protected: always lock your dormitory doors and never leave expensive items in a parked car or unattended.

“Manage your laptop as you would your wallet or purse,” he said.

The anti-theft software is offered for free until December, this year.

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Bruce Rogerson said campus members feel theft won’t happen to them. Andrew Meade / The Brunswickan

Getting ready to Shine for a cause

Hilary Paige Smith News Editor UNB students, get ready to shine.

The 38th Shine Day at UNB takes place on Saturday. The annual event for Shinerama fundraises for cystic fibrosis research and awareness.

Tawni Trofanenko, shine director for this year, said the day is something for all new and returning students to look forward to.

“It’ definitely a highlight (of Orientation Week). I find it’s a great way to end the week,” she said.

The day kicks off at 8 a.m. with a breakfast provided by Sodexo and a presentation about cystic fibrosis.

Two individuals living with cystic fibrosis will also speak to the group.

Groups will be heading off to different neighbourhoods and parks at 10 a.m. The day wraps up around 3 p.m.

Walking groups head out to neighbourhoods across the city, as well as surrounding municipalities like New Maryland and Oromocto, to canvas for money. Groups will also be set up doing face painting and car washes in various parks.

“A lot of the people that we do meet in Fredericton, they’re quite excited when we show up because if they’ve gone to UNB, they’ve most likely done it. It’s good to see the tradition still continues on,” Trofanenko said.

Groups that bring back their fundraising cartons, regardless of donations inside, will receive a ballot to win one of a handful of Apple iPads.

Trofanenko said UNB hopes to raise $30,000 this year for Shinerama. They’ve already raised $6,000 through various events and plan to hold more events throughout the year to meet their goal.

The shine director said Shinerama isn’t just an event students can put on their resume as volunteer work, it’s also a chance to bond with other students, meet new people and help out for a good cause.

“It gives a chance for them, not only learn about the city of Fredericton, but they can see what opportunities lie in the areas they’re

observing,” she said.

The event is geared toward firstyear students, but Trofanenko said all students are encouraged to participate.

“It’s one you can participate in for the entire four years you’re here, because our main focus is first year, but we want all years to participate if they’ve had that much fun. It will encourage first-years to come out,” she said.

Trofanenko also helps dispel the

idea that university students only come to Fredericton to party. It shows permanent Frederictonians that students want to help out and fundraise for a cause.

“We’re actually out for a national cause and we’re willing to give up the majority of our Saturday to raise money for it,” she said.

Shinerama is Canada’s largest post-secondary fundraiser. For more information, email Trofanenko at shine@unb.ca.

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New resource for mental wellness

Sean O’Neill The Brunswickan UNB’s new psychological wellness centre in Tibbits East has three main purposes, according to Dr. Jean Craven, director of the centre.

The centre provides work placements for students in the clinical psychology program and facilitates research in psychological wellness.

It also offers therapy sessions for children and adolescents in the community at a lower cost than a private clinic would charge.

While the centre doesn’t serve the UNB community right now, Dr. Craven - who has a PhD in clinical psychology and is a licensed practitioner in New Brunswick - has bigger, long-term goals for the centre.

She hopes to have free services available for UNB students who cannot be seen at Student Services when it is too swamped with requests.

“Within two years, I hope to have it improved, but that depends on other factors,” Dr. Craven said.

One of those factors is funding.

The centre is funded by a combination of private donors and five-year contributions from the university.

University contributions pay Dr.

Craven’s salary and an administrative assistants. Both are part-time positions.

“If we were to expand, we [would] need funding to make that possible,” Dr. Craven said.

Dr. Craven is hoping the centre can broaden its horizons and provide more therapy services for not only UNB and St. Thomas University students, but for adults in the community and psycho-educational groups as well. For now, the centre is focusing on helping children and adolescents in the area.

“This is a time in life when they have problems,” Dr. Craven said.

“And speaking with those children either personally or with their parents and give a recommendation to the school board on why they are having problems with learning.”

Dr. Craven said the Fredericton School Board has psychologists but they’re not able to do all the assessments.

“This is what the child needs,” Dr. Craven said. “We’re not doing interventions. We would assess what’s the problem and make a recommendation.”

Sessions for children cost $20.

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Out with the old, in with the new Justin Marshall The Brunswickan The University of New Brunswick Student Union is bringing back Move-In Madness for its third incarnation.

Vice-president external Joey O’Kane said the event is positive for students, the city and the university.

“It’s helped reduce the amount of clutter around the college hill area and Graham Street. The city is completely on board with it too because it cuts down on sofa burnings,” O’Kane said.

Students can call the Student Union

to pick up any furniture they want to donate and volunteers will come right to their doors and move it to the Blue Room on the main floor of the Student Union Building, for sale. Students can also drop off furniture at the SUB. Proceeds go to support Shinerama, the union’s main fundraiser.

The St. Thomas University Student Union has agreed to participate this year as well.

“St. Thomas students join in for most of the things we do so we thought putting their logo and having them on

Joey O’Kane encourages everyone to participate.

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board was a positive thing to make this event bigger,” O’Kane said.

Pick-ups begin today. Trius donated a truck for one day to pick up furniture at students’ houses and apartment buildings.

Sept. 8, students will be able to go to the Blue Room and purchase furniture at a low cost. Anything left over on Sept. 9 will be available for members of the surrounding community to come in and purchase.

“If there is anything left over after the last day of service, we’re going to drop off all the leftover stuff to one of charities in the city,” O’Kane said.

The event is usually well attended, but O’Kane said it’s hard to tell how many people will be coming in on a year-by-year basis.

“It all depends on the quality of the furniture brought in. If people just bring in couches that have been sitting on the curb for a week, it probably won’t be very popular. But if it’s good quality furniture then it has the potential to be very successful,” he said.

This is O’Kane’s first time running the event as he was just elected to his position in April.

“This is kind of the trial run to see how it goes, but more effort will be put into Move-Out Madness in the spring [when] I’ll have a better grasp on how successful the event runs,” O’Kane said.

Cassie MacKinlay is the Move-In Madness coordinator for this semester.

She said she is pretty excited to run the program.

“It helps students. It helps the community and it helps Shinerama with all the donations going to them so I think it’s a great event for the community,” she said.

The union is looking for volunteers for the event to help move furniture and handle cash. O’Kane encouraged people interested to email him at external@unbsu.ca.

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Editor-in-Chief • Chris Cameron Managing • Liam Guitard News • Hilary Paige Smith Arts • Alex Kress Sports • Bryannnah James Photo • Andrew Meade Copy • Kathleen MacDougall Production • Sandy Chase Online • James Waters Staff Advertising Sales Rep • Bill Traer Delivery • Dan Gallagher Contributors Mike Erb, Cherise Letson, Josh Fleck, Haley Ryan, Sean O’Neill, Alanah Duffy, Nick Murray, Tova Payne The Brunswickan relies primarily on a volunteer base to produce its issues every week. Volunteers can drop by room 35 of the SUB at any time to find out how they can get involved.

About Us The Brunswickan, in its 145th year of publication, is Canada’s Oldest Official Student Publication.

We are an autonomous student newspaper owned and operated

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We publish weekly during the academic year with a circulation of 6,000.

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This is your newspaper; take advantage of it To the Point

Christopher Cameron UNB, this is your newspaper.

I think that is something that fails to be recognized at times. I know you could be reading this and not attend UNB. You may be a St. Thomas or NBCC student or just a resident of Fredericton, but this is the University of New Brunswick student newspaper.

Last year we tried to pass a referendum to increase the funding to The Brunswickan, but were shot down by you, the students.

Like any other student I understand that we (students) need that extra dollar or two so we can go to The Cellar on Friday night or so we can buy groceries, but what I took from students saying that you did not want us to receive the increase in funding was that you did not understand what we do or are looking to do for them.

This publication does so many things for students; the biggest benefit, I do believe, is giving you a voice that would otherwise not be there.

As much as the Daily Gleaner reports on Fredericton news, they cannot report on every minor thing that happens on campus such as a residence event, for example: the Bridges Polar Dip, which raises funds for the IWK Children’s Hospital.

As the oldest official student publication in Canada, founded in 1867, The Brunswickan has evolved through the times. Going back to the Polar Dip, when it was first covered 50 years ago we would have simply covered it in print.

A few years ago we had coverage online and in the print edition and last year we had stories online, in our print edition, as well as a video segment on our website.

As the way news has been made avail-

After being shot down in a referendum last year to increase the student fee given to the Bruns, I share why I think students need to realize the value in their student publication. Andrew Meade / The Brunswickan able to the masses has changed, so have we. Implementing a website, which originally mirrored the print edition, was the first phase. Now we are moving toward having this as a continuous news feed for you, the students, and with our new website to be launched in September, we hope to include more video and interactive features.

This is a major reason we looked for the fee increase last year. We are changing our business model, which does add a few more costs. The costs of printing have not dropped either; instead they have increased in recent years.

What I would ask is that you realize that this is your newspaper and that we are here to provide coverage of campus events as well as cover post-secondary education issues that apply directly

to you.

This newspaper has also been a great place for students to learn the art of journalism. Any UNB student can volunteer and can apply for jobs each year.

If you are interested in journalism as a career, student newspapers are the place to learn. Our editor-in-chief from 2008-09, Josh O’Kane, interned at The Globe and Mail this summer, and began his journalism career at The Brunswickan.

We have also had alumni such as Dalton Camp and Bliss Carmen.

Basically what I am asking is that the UNB community realizes that we are not a group of students that like hanging out Monday nights during production thinking we’re better than everyone else.

This newspaper has an open door

policy and would like to have as many students as possible volunteer and learn something new about writing, shooting photos or video as well as about themselves and skills they may not have realized they have.

I am also asking that you understand that as the times have evolved, we do need more funding to improve our coverage of events, whether it is buying a video camera or upgrading hardware in the office.

Finally, I hope that you will drop by our office in the SUB room 35 and say hello. If you’re so inclined, volunteer.

This is your paper so drop by and tell us what you would like to see in it.

Christopher Cameron is the Editorin-Chief of The Brunswickan and can be reached at editor@thebruns.ca

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At Mount Allison, we do not often think about issues regarding the independence or autonomy of campus organizations. The Argosy, though long separate from the Students’ Administrative Council (SAC) and university administration, became fully incorporated in 1977.

Since then, it has been our privy to write about and cover events that we feel are important to the students of Mt. A and the citizens of Sackville. The Argosy has often been critical of the SAC and administration’s policies and actions, but has never truly been fearful that the student levy, collected by the University, would not be distributed.

Nor have we anticipated the cessation of production for our newspaper. Sadly, this is not always the case for some university newspapers.

The Runner, the independent student newspaper of Kwantlen Polytechnic University in British Columbia, relies on its student union to forward the student levy collected by the university.

Recently, The Runner published articles that point to controversy, corruption and coverup by the Kwantlen Student Association. Consequently, The Runner received confirmation that the student association had instructed accounting staff to withhold the student levy from the newspaper. Staff wages, newspaper production and The Runner’s ability to function as a source of information have been undermined.

The Argus, Lakehead University’s student newspaper, does not have full autonomy either. In the Lakehead

University Student Union (LUSU) constitution, it states that “All members of the Argus Editorial Board are subject to ratification by the LUSU Board of Directors,” meaning that The Argus does not have the ability to independently select staff. In a situation similar to The Runner, The Argus became aware of voting irregularities in a LUSU election and dutifully reported on the situation.

When they attempted to run a frontpage story on the issue, the LUSU unilaterally decided to call its printer and forbade them to print the piece. The result was a front page with one article absent, a blank space left in its stead.

These are only two examples that come to mind, though there are many more. Make no mistake: a lack of autonomy to a student newspaper means a future of uncertainty.

You may ask yourself: how can something like this happen? Well, I hate to be a cynic, but when you control the purse strings of an organization like a student newspaper, you control a great deal. Every decision that a non-

Danny Bacsa / The Argus autonomous newspaper makes requires a consideration of the consequences – will we offend the student government or administration; will our articles be censored; will we have funding for next year, next semester, next issue?

Censorship is wrong. Withholding funds is wrong. Pressuring and instructing those who are bound to report fact is wrong. The Argosy stands proudly with its fellow student journalists and newspapers and supports them in their hour of need. We have seen that these student journalists have the courage to take risks to pursue facts and truth in the face of adversity. The Argosy supports the free and unfettered student voice of reason and truth.

For those newspapers struggling to obtain autonomy or functioning under suppressive rules and regulations, I close with the words of our founders in 1875: “Our courage may well sink; but we have passed the Rubicon, and there is no turning back. So our little Argosy has left the harbour, and will brave the threatening billows.” Be courageous.

Be brave. Never turn back.

The fast-food and the furious Bridget Duquette The Fulcrum (University of Ottawa) OTTAWA (CUP) I begin every day in tears. “Six-inch or foot-long?” I ask, my eyes red and watery, my face flushed.

Nobody seems to care or even really notice. I suppose tears seem perfectly appropriate on the face of a fast-food employee. Why shouldn’t I be miserable? It’s fitting - much more so than my grungy, ill-made uniform. This outfit turns even the most attractive fastfood worker into a mound of shapeless flesh. God forbid any customer notice that there is a person buried under my uniform or think of me as a real human being with thoughts and feelings.

So what if my tears are only caused by the bag of onions I have to chop each morning? My customers don’t know this. For all they know, I could have two weeks left to live. I could be on the run from the mob. Maybe my hamster just died.

You know what goes through my mind when I see a fellow human being in tears? “Is this person suicidal? Should I offer some kind words of support, or maybe leave a quarter in their tip jar?” I like to believe I have some kind of basic human compassion. Maybe my customers do too, but they do an amazing job of hiding it. As far as I can tell, the only thing that interests them in the least are their iPhones.

“Hey, check out my new app! It enables me to completely block out the outside world, thereby making lowly fast-food workers feel like the scum of the earth. What fun!”

Maybe I don’t deserve their sympathy. I know I’m not the most charismatic person. I scowl when someone asks me to change my gloves before making their food, and perhaps my eyes do roll back in my head when a customer demands more olives (“No, more than that. More. More. More. Even more!”).

You see, we fast-food workers are apparently being paid $10.25 an hour to put on a performance. It is supposedly my job to act like I am not a real human being - that I don’t have emotions, that I don’t get offended when people loudly gab on the phone instead of asking me how my day is going and that I don’t get angry when someone walks away without saying “thank you” after I serve them.

“You are welcome,” I’ll yell after them - a big mistake on my part.

I should approach every shift the same way Meryl Streep readies herself for a role. Get into character. Pull my baggy uniform on over my head. Tighten my apron. Straighten my visor. Stand up straight. And finally - the pièce de resistance - force a smile onto my face.

Voila: I’m ready for my close-up.

I’m sorry, but no. I refuse. If I were

getting paid twice as much as I am, I would be the perkiest sandwich artist on the planet. I’d tap dance for the customers, shine their shoes, and openmouth kiss everyone who upped their order to a combo. No problem. But I am not getting paid $20 an hour, and I refuse to smile for anybody unless they deserve it. I will prepare your food for you. I will give you your food in exchange for currency. And that’s about all you’re going to get.

Yes, I am bitter. A lot of us fast-food workers are. Just try to remember that we’re not mad at you as a person; we’re mad at you as a customer. We’re mad when you ignore us when we say “hello,” yet still demand special treatment. We’re mad that we’re being paid minimum wage, that our boss is a psycho and that this is our 20th day of work in a row.

The next time you come in to get your six-inch chicken teriyaki, try to pry your eyes away from your phone.

I know it’s trendy, shiny and fabulous, but just try to make eye contact with the person behind the counter (that’s right - person) and note the tired look in their eyes.

Try to be nice, or even just polite.

Don’t yell. Don’t scream. Don’t bark at us. Just treat us like human beings.

In exchange, you can expect a genuine smile, a little light conversation and maybe even extra olives. Deal?

We’re hiring an online and sports reporter for the 2011-12 academic year. Visit UNB Work-Study to apply.

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Student

Viewpoint.

Let everyone know whats on your mind.

What are you looking forward to most this school year?

“Awesome Townhouse events.”

Alex Armstrong

“Inviting new girls into our sorority family.”

Jessica Jewell

“The awesome sorority parties.”

Brittany Cousins

Josh Fleck

“Sporting events.”

“Parties and people.”

Tessa Price

Kyle Ireland “Socializng and sporting events.”

“Getting involved with school.”

Bruce Martin

“Reds Brigade.”

Margot Leterman

“Being around friends”

Tia Beaudoin

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Andrew McPhail brings his unique story, exhibit to Gallery Connexion

Alex Kress Arts Editor When Hamilton-based artist Andrew McPhail began working on little sculptures made of Band-Aids, he wasn’t entirely convinced anything solid would come from it. At least, not until he heard about a young Muslim girl in Mississauga who was strangled to death by her father for refusing to wear her hijab to school.

He started thinking about the idea of the hijab and the burka – their physical forms, and what they represent – and was struck with the poignancy of the young girl’s failed struggle to live as an unmasked individual. He could immediately relate.

McPhail has been living with HIV since 1993 and has often felt his own identity has been defaced by the illness.

The product of this is an exhibit called ‘All My Little Failures,’ being shown at Gallery Connexion until the end of the month. About 60,000 Band-Aids make up a burka draped over a mannequin.

On the surface, there is perhaps a sombre tone about the exhibit because of its origin, but McPhail intended to inspire a lighter tone with his piece.

“I want people to see the humour in it, and the sort of funny desperation in 60,000 Band-Aids,” he said.

“I think everybody has those moments of self-doubt and regret. Part of the humour of the piece is that you can’t do anything about those and that it’s futile to wish to engage them, because the past is the past,” he said in reference to the title ‘All My Little Failures.’

He seems especially aware of his own mortality; he recently turned 50.

“Boy, I never thought I’d be here.”

Advances in medicine have certainly extended the lives of many people living with HIV/AIDS, including McPhail’s, since its outbreak in the early 1980s.

“I think a lot of younger people don’t realize how frightening it was at first,

Alex Kress Arts Editor Since blues man T.J. Wheeler was just 19 years old, he has been crusading for blues education in schools across North America – and it hasn’t always been peachy.

Originally from the Greater Seattle Area, this spirited musician now based in Hampton Falls, N.H. has run into his share of resistance from the school system.

Particularly in the early days when he really began putting a solid effort into his education program, many minds – and therefore, doors – were closed to Wheeler.

“I did my best to try to sell the importance of the message and the program, but even in 1975, as late as that was, I was met with a lot of resistance,” he said. “People really not thinking blues had any place in an institution of education.”

But it meant too much to him to risk losing the art and history attached to the genre to what he calls “the dreaded days of disco”, where blues was being drowned out by a steady stream of commercially pushed radio hits.

So he kept at it.

“Well, I guess the squeaky wheel gets the grease, hey?” he laughed.

“In the early 1980s I was playing a few more schools each year but it was still a long journey.”

Blues musicians were having it tough all over around that time, and Wheeler found that in Northern New England people were more independent and didn’t follow the trends as fanatically. There were enough venues for him to play with minimal compromising of his blues and jazz roots. His own self-preservation paved the way for his future blues education initiatives, and led to a grant from the Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream

Over 60,000 band-aids were used in Andrew McPhail’s latest creation.The exhibit continues at Gallery Connection until the end of September.

Andrew Meade / The Brunswickan where there was this thing that was killing people and there was no idea what it was. It was just this mystery illness,” he said.

“There was no cure, and there was no treatment. If you got it, basically, in a few months you would be dead.”

McPhail has noticed the issue of AIDS has been drifting from the radar in North America, which he attributes partly to the fact that people are managing with the illness; he’s living proof.

At the same time though, ‘All My Little Failures’ is not a crusade to raise

awareness.

“I’m certainly not a spokesman for AIDS, but I think it’s a convenient way for people to enter the work because it’s a huge issue. I’m just there to tell my own story.”

And he’s not passive about telling it.

In fact, McPhail likes to perform his piece in public, pedestrian spaces. He wears the Band-Aid burka and experiments with different ways of interacting with passersby. He tries to give people Band-Aids as they walk past, or tries to stick them on. Many are bewildered at

the ghostly figure approaching, and the tendency is to look away or not engage with him. He said children are always the most curious and the least afraid to interact.

When he was here in Fredericton this July for his artist-in-residence program at Gallery Connexion, he performed his piece at the Regent Mall and witnessed one of the most peculiar reactions yet.

“People tried to give me change. I guess they thought I was panhandling.”

He said people’s reactions often say more about who they are than what

he’s doing.

As for reactions to the work in its gallery form, he said many people have been quite moved to share their own stories about coping with illness in the family.

He’s been working on the piece for about three years, and it’s never quite finished. He’s continually adding to it.

It will be shown at the Textile Museum of Canada in Toronto this October in a slightly different, larger form.

‘All My Little Failures’ will be at Gallery Connexion until Sept. 30.

Blues ain’t cryin’ in your chocolate milk

Foundation in 1989.

“They had been one of the more socially conscious corporations of their era. They gave me my first national ‘Blues in the Schools’ tour.”

As far as he knows, he was the first to do such a national tour, and said there may be a handful at best of other professional musicians and educators doing similar programs.

And these aren’t full-time teachers, but artists that are dedicated to being artists in the schools and presenting the music.

“We have to reach the youth, and the best place to do that is in the schools.”

Wheeler’s intent is to show the holistic power of blues music and its ability to be a conduit for what’s now referred to as integrated arts – being able to take a multidisciplined approach to have the music be a window into areas like history, culture and poetry.

Of course, the material must be ageappropriate. He alters his lessons according to the grades he teaches so that they may enjoy and digest it to the best of their ability.

Wheeler estimates he’s performed for over 500,000 children across five continents.

Starting Sept. 12, he’ll be visiting Fredericton for a one-week residency at George Street Middle School for the Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival. He was here three years ago for a Harvest performance and did some short workshops at a couple of schools, but he prefers a longer stay because it gives him more time to get to know the students.

He’ll work with the students at George Street on some performance pieces for the festival, which will be the first time Harvest has done anything of the sort. He works with a wide range of children ranging from toddlers to twelfth-graders.

T.J. Wheeler is bringing the blues to George Street Middle School. Andrew Meade / The Brunswickan But can a five-year-old or a fifth-grader relate to the proverbial blues? Absolutely, according to Wheeler.

“Young people can relate to loss or being misunderstood. Kids feel that. And for slightly older students, say middle school on up, the rate of suicide at least in our country, has grown at a very disturbing rate,” he said.

“It’s about teaching kids a healthy way to challenge the disappointments and the frustrations…loss and humiliation.

“Maybe they’re the new kid in town, or have a weight problem, or maybe their parents are going through a divorce, or maybe experiencing the loss of a pet.”

But relating to the feeling of the blues

doesn’t mean listening to them prescribes heavy boots. In fact, he said it evokes quite the opposite feeling.

“The blues brings a lot of joy to people.

So, you’re not dwelling on anything... you’re not cryin’ in your chocolate milk. You sing the blues to lose the blues.”

Besides bringing joy and knowledge to young people, Wheeler aims to dispel negative stereotypes around not only the blues, but also the African-American culture that the blues grew out of. Just the term ‘devil’s music’ alone is at least 400 years old.

“You gotta stop me sometimes…everything has a back story,” he warned, laughing.

“I just dispel the misconception that

listening to the music brings you down. It’s not one-dimensional, it’s not self-pity. It’s as much a music of hope and a cathartic release, and a music of regeneration. There’s plenty of history to back that up too.”

It inspires Wheeler deeply to be able to feed off the energy and altruism of the children he interacts with, because it helps restore his.

He’ll be performing some collaborative music with children from George Street Middle School at a free show at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 17 in Officer’s Square, and at 7:30 p.m. Saturday night in the Hoodoo House for $18.

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Gypsies, tramps and casual smokers

Ben Caplan leaves a dirty habit behind and celebrates with the release of a new album. Submitted Haley Ryan Arts Reporter Ben Caplan’s wonderful gravelly voice may be the result of too many cigarettes or pure genetics, but whatever the reason, this Halifax singer has the ability to transport his listeners into a world of smoky bar rooms and rickety pianos. It’s a world you won’t want to leave any time soon, one

where Caplan’s raw, passionate vocals intertwine with the haunting violin and melodic sounds of an old-world gypsy camp.

Caplan is performing downtown this Saturday night at The Capital bar with his drummer, representing a third of the regular Ben Caplan and The Casual Smokers.

The group began about four years ago, when it was just a trio of musicians with an ambitious plan and a bad

habit. Caplan remembers he had written a hugely ambitious piece and was stressing out about getting the notes and melodies perfect, while trying to explain to his band what he meant, without using music theory; Caplan is entirely self-taught.

“As we’re working on this like, 11-minute epic song, we just stopped every 10, 20 minutes and would go out for a cigarette because we were getting so stressed out,” Caplan said.

After a few hours, one of his band mates joked they should call themselves “The Chain-Smokers.”

“I thought well, maybe, but how about ‘The Casual Smokers’? It’s way more laid back, more relaxed,” Caplan laughed. He added his own name to the official title of the group when it became clear that it wasn’t really a band dynamic, but more Caplan’s project with whoever he could enlist.

In the Time of the Great Remembering is the first full-length album for Caplan, and the couple of teaser songs you can listen to on his pre-sale web page are haunting and powerful, with amazing rhythms you can feel in your bones that make you want to sway and dance. That’s likely the Maritimer coming out of him.

Caplan says “the celebration of the dark corners” is what he loves exploring most in music, and was hugely inspired by a band he stumbled upon in Antwerp, Belgium.

“I could hear music wafting through this alleyway and I followed it down, and I found this band playing in front of this big cathedral, all these people were gathered around. It was this eight or nine piece brass band ... I skipped

my train and caught the next one, so I listened to them for two and a half hours while they played their friggin’ hearts out.”

The scales, tones and notes of this band completely “blew this door open in my head,” Caplan says, his voice becoming more urgent as he tries to explain the magic only he completely understands and tries to share through his music. “It’s like a joyful, melancholy exclamation,” he said, and that these old-world Roma sounds helped him get there.

Ben Caplan and The Casual Smokers perform Sept. 10 at The Capital with the Fredericton group, Motherhood. If you want in on the pre-sale of their album (available in digital, CD, or vinyl) check out presale.bencaplan.ca, and you’ll be helping fund the band’s trip to Germany and the Netherlands next month.

“I’ve just spent literally all of my money on plane tickets, and if somebody wants to buy the pre-sale, then that would make it so much easier for me to stay alive and keep eating food.”

At least you know it won’t be spent on cigarettes.

CHSR: The people’s station Haley Ryan Arts Reporter Mark Kilfoil and Tim Rayne lounge on the benches below the Student Union Building, soaking up the only sun they’ll get today. Somewhere in the bowels of that towering building, their usual workplace of CHSR radio is pumping music and discussion into the airwaves around them, rustling leaves above their heads.

But there’ll be no hiding behind microphones this year.

Although both men have been involved with the station for years in different roles, Kilfoil and Rayne have only joined forces within the last eight months as program director and station manager, respectively.

The duo is full of ideas to re-launch, or “reinforce” CHSR’s image in the student community, and Fredericton at large.

“We’re keeping the integrity of the traditional radio component, but we’re also trying to move progressively into the 21st century,” Rayne said. “We’re embracing technology, not running from it.”

Part of this move involves a transition to online radio. Students can either stream CHSR from the web in their dorms, or listen to a podcast of their favourite show on a long bus trip home.

Filming interviews or performances of musicians that stop by for the CHSR Sessions program is another idea that will hopefully come to life this year, as well as new programming. Kilfoil is excited about developing radio drama, and Rayne mentioned a new show focusing on student research.

Most importantly, they want to stress that CHSR is a training ground for anyone interested in radio, or more behind-the-scenes aspects of production, recording or marketing.

“We allow people to try things out, to explore and to make mis-

takes,” Kilfoil said.

Rayne nods, adding that “it’s for people that are interested not only in journalism, but in networking, or interested in business - almost any department on campus at any of the universities could find a very useful tool at CHSR to help them build their skill sets.”

Funding for the planned upgrade and new technology came from alumni, government grants, and both universities - as well as the students directly, who pay a media fee.

One thing Rayne is hoping to see take off this year is the radio’s membership. Any student can pay a $10 annual fee and have immediate access to workshops and technical training with professionals as well as guidance from Rayne and Kilfoil.

You can also hop right on board with music reviews, interviewing bands, or propose your own show idea with a few of your friends.

The CHSR team is kicking off the school year on Oct.13 with free concert called “Shake n’ Bake,” which will be held ivn the SUB cafeteria.

Grand Theft Bus, Scientists of Sound and Tupperware Remix Party are just a few of the bands lined up, while DJs will be spinning music between sets.

“Oh, it’s a killer party,” Rayne says with a grin, while Kilfoil points out it’s a great opportunity to discover some new bands and listen to music you wouldn’t hear on every other radio station.

“You’re not going to hear the same 40 songs you hear on every other station... because there’s so much more beautiful music out there that doesn’t have the commercial push,” Kilfoil said.

If you’d like to get involved with CHSR, look for Rayne and Kilfoil at the booths they’ll have set up during Welcome Week, at “Shake n’ Bake,” or just drop into the station on the second floor of the SUB any afternoon during the week.

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The faces of radio;Tim Rayne and Mark Kilfoil are relaunching CHSR’s image in the upcoming year.

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Freddy for Frosh

Your alternative guide to the Fredericton cultural scene

By: Haley Ryan

The Boyce Farmers Market on a slow morning.

Andrew Meade / The Brunswickan 1) Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival: jewellery sellers, with great stuff you This annual music festival brings the won’t find at the mall. city to life for a week every September. 3) Art galleries: The Beaverbrook Gallery, right on You won’t be able to walk downtown without hearing a swing, reggae or rock the waterfront across from the N.B. band performing in the streets! There Legislature, has permanent exhibits are lots of underage shows and low that will knock your socks off (they student prices. You can stop by the of- have a few Salvador Dali’s, no big ficial Harvest store on Regent for great deal). You can spend hours among the hoodies and t-shirts as well as tickets! collection for $3 with a student ID, or free on Thursday evenings. For more 2) Boyce Farmers Market: The best place in the city. Okay, so art or photography, you can check out I have an addiction to stuffed crois- Gallery Connection downtown. With sants and fresh fruit smoothies, but cool exhibitions and workshops that trust me on this; there’s something promote emerging Canadian artists, it’s for absolutely everyone. Located on the city’s only artist-run centre. the corner of George and Regent, the 4) Downtown arts scene: If you are looking for a great place to market is a Saturday morning tradition, so just follow the crowd downtown, take dance, singing or art lessons, stop but make sure you go before noon. by the Charlotte Street Arts Centre, a Besides local food vendors inside the beautiful heritage building where local main building, there’s a whole row artists and musicians teach and showof samosa, donair and BBQ stands in case their work. If independent film is the outside courtyard. It’s easy to be your thing, check out the Cinema Poloverwhelmed by food, but make sure itica movie nights at Conserver House. not to miss the unique clothing and Here you can watch documentaries

about important issues such as freetrade coffee farming or environmental issues and have interesting discussion after. There is no admission fee, but a small donation is usually expected.

5) Thrift stores: Yes, the Regent Mall seems tempting with its brand-name stores and Wal-Mart shining like a beacon at the top of the city, but ReNeu and Jingler’s are some cheaper and more local alternatives. ReNeu is a boutique full of second-hand ladies and mens wear, but because things are mended and clean (and more trendy), the prices aren’t quite as low. Keep an eye out for their ‘Free Stuff Saturdays,’ and you can always loot the sale trunk at the back of the store. Jingler’s is for those of us who like to spend an hour digging through bins and emerge dusty yet triumphant, holding twenty bucks worth of clothes bulging out of a plastic bag. I promise that you will find something wearable, and they always have ugly Christmas sweaters and Halloween costumes!

6) Cafes: There are more than four independent coffee shops downtown, where you’ll often find students studying, reading or chatting with friends. The atmosphere of Cedar Tree is warm and bustling at its new location on Queen Street (right beside the Picaroons store), so head there if you are craving organic food and love noisy places to study. Paradise Imports has a take-away coffee bar, and Coffee & Friends is a more laid-back spot where you can find a quiet table to read with a hot drink.

Trinitea’s Cup is the only tea room in Freddy, with dozens of loose-leaf or bagged teas to choose from and simple

lunches.

7) Book shops: The Owl’s Nest is a huge, rambling used book store on Queen Street, across from City Hall. You can get lost amongst towering shelves of paperbacks and old magazines, use the awesome sliding ladder on the second floor and attempt to make friends with a very surly cat who naps in the science fiction section (mostly). It’s the perfect place to find cheap classic literature, novels of any genre and even textbooks.

Westminster Books, a couple of streets over, is Fredericton’s only independent book-seller and has all the newest novels, as well as some award-winners and Canadian authors you might not have heard of.

8) Walking trail: When you need a study break, head to the gates at the bottom of campus and keep going straight onto the walking trail. This route is great for jogging and biking. It winds through trees down to Fredericton’s walking bridge,

which is a great spot to take pictures and look at the river. If you want an even longer walk, cross the bridge and continue the trail along the city’s north side where there’s a nice picnic area.

9) Officer’s Square: This open, grassy spot is in the middle of downtown, with a great view of the river as well as cool statues and canons to take pictures with. When it’s still warm, the square is a venue for Harvest Jazz and a perfect place for frisbee and tanning. During the winter, the city turns it into a free outdoor skating rink.

10) Backstreet Records: This little shop is also on Queen Street, a couple of doors down from the Owl’s Nest. Head in to find tonnes of new and old vinyl records, CDs and huge posters that no one else will have.

Besides big name artists, this place has recordings of local and Maritime bands, and knowledgeable staff to answer your most pressing indie music questions.

David Myles performs at the Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival.

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Harvesting volunteers for Jazz and Blues

Alex Kress Arts Editor The streets are speckled with crisscrossing pedestrians, the patios stuffed with seasoned audiophiles and fresh ears. Buskers and street performers make their voices heard on the downtown streets amidst the big, white tents, housing crowd-pleasers from near and far.

Every September for the last 21 years, live music is the blood coursing through the veins of our streets, breathing life into an otherwise reserved city.

This is a week to get lost in. This is the Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival in Fredericton – an event that wouldn’t exist if not for its roughly 900 volunteers who make it happen each year.

Harvest is the largest music festival east of Quebec, and with only three paid staff, relies desperately on the efforts of volunteers. Without this “small army,” as marketing and volunteer manager Kerry Wells calls them, the festival, so characteristic of Fredericton, simply wouldn’t happen.

From May onward, there is a group of about 60 core volunteers on a weekly basis. Once September rolls around, the festival is nearly underway, an additional 700-900 volunteers are needed to make it operational.

At a volunteer training session, Brad Wasson, chair of the Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival, spoke of the some of the special draws the festival has – a major one being the Maritime hospitality that the volunteers play such a vital role in providing. Also, the venues are intimate, something you won’t find at most other major festivals with artists of the caliber that Harvest supplies. Wasson stressed the importance of making people feel even more at home in those cozy venues.

“The more you smile, and the happier you are, the more it rubs off on the patrons,” he said.

This year, there will be a team of

Chair of the Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival, Brad Wasson, briefs new volunteers at a training session. Andrew Meade / The Brunswickan what he calls “SWAT” volunteers floaters who are available to fill any necessary holes in volunteer areas like the bars and taking tickets, among many other roles, to make the festival run more smoothly.

Each volunteer essentially creates his or her own schedule in an online system created to organize the several hundred volunteers conveniently and efficiently. They can choose to work as many days as they want throughout the festival based on what shows they would like to see, but can only work one shift per evening.

As a token of gratitude from the

festival, volunteers are given a pass each shift they work for a late night show or Afterburner show. Pizza, pop and water are provided each shift, as well as apples that are handpicked by some of the core volunteers.

Harvest is close to Meghan Scott’s heart. This year will be her fifth volunteering. She started in 2007 as a promotions assistant. This year, she’s the coordinator for the street performers and the coordinator for the Galaxie Rising Star competition. Her responsibilities include admitting street acts that will perform along Queen Street, which will be completely closed to

traffic for the weekend. Performers this time around will include acrobats and jugglers, as well as the familiar buskers playing varying styles of music.

For the Galaxie Rising Star competition, she took submissions from 22 New Brunswick bands that have never played on a Harvest stage, and a Harvest jury chose six finalists to compete.

When she’s not planning for Harvest events, Scott is busy managing two bands (Slowcoaster and Chris Kirby & The Marquee) for her own company, Tuck and Roll Productions, a project that actually sprung from her involvement with Harvest. She’s

dedicated to the thrill of meeting world-class musicians and being a part of the action.

“To look over in packed blues tents and see everyone having fun and knowing that you had a part in putting that together is a pretty neat feeling,” she said.

Harvest is still looking for a whack of volunteers, and Scott mentioned what a great way it is for Fredericton newcomers to get to know the city and meet new people at such a highpoint in the year. If you’d like to volunteer, give Kerry Wells a call at 460-6304.

New Brunswick musicians join with Charlotte Street Arts Centre

Alex Kress Arts Editor If you’re dreading the turn of the season because it means the end of summer festivals, don’t fret. The Charlotte Street Arts Centre is piloting a new fall event to please your live music cravings.

The inaugural festival, New Brunswick Musicians Emerge (NB-ME), begins Sept. 8 in the Charlotte Street Arts Centre (CSAC) auditorium from 8 to 11 p.m., featuring a show by Owen Dacombe Steel from St. Andrews and Isaac & Blewett from Alma.

The festival will stretch into November, and its line-up also includes performances by Lovestorm, The Olympic Symphonium, Motherhood, Richard Gloade, Esq., Joel Leblanc, Aeron &TiborMcPecze, Penny Blacks, Scotty and the Stars, Lily Claire, and The Great Balancing Act. When the festival comes to a close, a panel will crown a group or performer with the Picaroons Festival Choice Performer Award. The winner will be given a cash prize to put toward future music endeavors.

Admission to NB-ME is a minimum suggested donation of $5 per doubleheader show or $20 for an Open Door pass. Donations will help support the CSAC’s ArtReach programming.

The festival is sponsored by Picaroons Traditional Ales, which means ticket holders must be over the age of 19. However, there is one all-ages show on Oct. 1.

The brains behind the operation include executive director WhiteFeather Hunter, arts development coordinator Erica Sullivan and programming and communications intern Amanda Jardine.

Hunter said the festival was Sullivan’s idea originally, but stemmed from a collective desire to offer more program-

Olympic Symphonium (left) and Owen Dacombe Steel are just two of the artists pairing up with the Charlotte Street Arts Centre for a new music festival. Submitted and Mike Erb / The Brunswickan ming to their ArtReach partners in the community. Also, it’s a fantastic venue to soak in a night of sound.

“It’s ideal for music programming, since we can boast the best acoustics in the city,” Hunter said, because the building is well suited for recording professional, quality sound.

“We’re still a bit of a well-kept secret, so this festival should shine a light on what we have to offer to the province’s musicians.”

She said they have a keen interest in supporting emerging artists, and this is

also evident in their Charlotte Glencross Gallery.

“We see this as an under-serviced niche in the province, and so are happy to lend our space, energy and dollar support to our emerging cultural workers who have so much to contribute to the cultural economy.”

She feels New Brunswick has always had a fabulous selection of musical talent, but that the province has just recently come into its own in terms of being marketed well, largely because of the role the internet plays.

But here at home, the province is small and the communities are tightknit - something tough to find in larger centres.

“You have to work together, and this is something that’s a core value in our culture in New Brunswick. Musicians, in principle, practice working together in harmony. It just fits.”

The hope is that NB-ME will become an annual festival, but its future depends on initial support and funding.

The funds raised during the festival will partly go towards investing in a

future for the event, and partly to continuing partnership organizations in the province. The CSAC wants to maintain its ability to help “provide career options, opportunities for self-expression and skills-building in the arts, to those who might not ever have access to that kind of thing otherwise.”

NB-ME Open Door passes will be on sale at the CSAC at 732 Charlotte St., and you can watch for festival updates and find the schedule on the Facebook page, Charlotte Street Arts Centre.

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There is a dish in New Orleans

A rice dish with a kick. Andrew Meade / The Brunswickan

The Garlic Press with Alex Kress

The recipe: (makes about 8 servings) 4 stalks of celery, chopped 5 to 6 cloves of garlic, minced 1 to 2 medium white onions, chopped 3 cans of stewed tomatoes 1 can of black beans 6 turkey sausages, removed from casings and balled 24 shrimp (I like the pre-cooked, deveined kind), peeled 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce several drops of Louisiana hot sauce, to taste whole grain brown rice (I used 6 cups of Minute Rice, but if you’re using rice that takes longer to cook, just adjust your number of cups to the serving size you desire) 4 cups chicken stock, added slowly 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper 2 teaspoons onion powder, garlic powder, Cajun spice sea salt, pepper to taste 1 big boy of a pot

Who said you can’t eat something spicy as hell when it’s hot as hell?

I planned all week to make a fiery New Orleans jambalaya for the first column because of its uncanny ability to provide a homey sort of comfort. I just moved into

a darling apartment this week at last, but had been a nomad for about ten days prior.

Once I moved in and settled a bit, all I could think about was cooking a big 12-quart pot of jambalaya to warm the new place.

Now, just because it’s still sticky-hot outside (and inside), that shouldn’t deter you from making a dish that makes you sweat. It’s fabulous for all seasons to relieve clogged sinuses because of the wide array of spices, but it’s also wonderful for this time of year because it’s a time of reunion and it’ll serve a small army.

The smells stirred up in the kitchen while pan-frying sausage, onion and fresh garlic next to a simmering pot of savoury stew will be sure to draw a crowd – the perfect ingredients for a classic maritime kitchen party.

You’ll be safe to pair the spicy creation with a lighter beer, like Picaroons Dooryard Summer Wheat Ale from here in Fredericton (but it’ll be gone soon with the season!), or an amber like Innis & Gunn Rum Cask oak-aged beer from Edinburgh, Scotland, available any time.

Instructions: Empty canned tomatoes and one cup of chicken stock into the big pot and simmer to start. In the meantime, make sure the rice is cooking. Once it’s done, add slowly to the pot as you slowly add the chicken stock throughout the process.

In a frying pan, add some olive oil and cook the sausage, onions, garlic and beans.

Cook until sausage is cooked through, then add pan contents to pot. Again, continue slowly adding chicken stock and rice every few minutes. Clean out the pan and add the shrimp and celery with half a teaspoon or so of garlic powder, and a generous helping of Cajun spice. Cook until the shrimp has absorbed some of the celery flavour and spices, then add to the pot.

Add all of the Worcestershire sauce and Louisiana hot sauce as desired until dish is spicy enough, although I would add the cayenne first and then survey whether or not you’d like to add hot sauce. Traditionally though, this dish is meant to have a kick.

As you go, add fresh pepper and sea salt to taste, and let simmer on medium for 20 minutes so all of the flavours can blend nicely.

Recommended Listening: New Orleans blues man Dr. John’s fifth album - a tribute to some the music of his hometown, “Dr. John’s Gumbo.” Released in 1972, the album is a collection of covers of New Orleans tunes that will be a lovely compliment to this dish.

The New Position: a Sex Column Sarah Vannier Sex Columnist Welcome to The New Position! Before we get to all of the fun stuff, I want to tell you a little bit about who I am and how I ended up writing this column. I’m a Ph.D. student researching sex and relationships in the Psychology department at UNB. Often when I tell people what I do, their first response is, “you study what?! ,“ which is usually followed by, “how did you end up doing that?”

During my second year of college I took a class called ‘Psychology of Human Sexuality.’ The professor who taught the class was wonderful; she was the first person I had ever seen who could talk about sex comfortably in front of a big group of people. She was at ease, straightforward and answered every question we asked. I remember sitting in that classroom and wishing she had been around when I was in high school.

About half way through the term I decided to change my major to Psychology so I could study human sexuality. It took me a while to figure out exactly what I wanted to do, but I knew I wanted to be talking to people and sharing the message that sex is a very normal and important part of our lives. Since then, I have been lucky enough to share my passion for human sexuality with many people in various settings. I hope this column will be another great vessel to share that passion.

I love the idea of people thinking of sex and sexuality in ways they never have before, and this is why

I’m so excited to be writing for The Bruns. University is a place where we get to experience new things and learn about ourselves. Most of my research focuses on the sexual behaviour of emerging adults aged 18-24, and I chose this age group for a good reason. Emerging adulthood is the period in our lives when we develop patterns and behaviour that last a lifetime. If you’re anything like me, this is probably the time when you’ll have a chance to really figure out what you think about sex and relationships.

I want this column to be a forum for all those important things they never taught you in sex ed. class.

Watch throughout the school year for topics like: -Definitions of sex: Does everyone agree on what counts as “real” sex?

-Pornography: Good or bad?

-Breakups: What’s the right way to end a relationship?

-Cheating: What counts?

-Living together: When are you ready?

-Social media: How does Facebook affect our relationships?

You should also know that I’m a bit of a research nerd, so these columns will include glimpses into the wonderful world of sex research.

Trust me, sex research is cool (and sex researcher nerds are the coolest of all the research nerds…).

I hope you enjoy the column, and that by the end of the year you are a happier, healthier, sexier you! Join me next week for sexual decisionmaking.

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Grammer patrol

Helo UnB. ny nam is Kathleen MacDougall and i am you’re Brunswikan copi editar this yeer. Scary huh?? Just kidding!! Let’s hope my skills are a bit better than that!

This is my first year with the Brunswickan but my seventh (and last!) on College Hill. I studied journalism up the hill at St. Thomas University for four years and am now entering my third year of law in Ludlow Hall at UNB. Besides correcting spelling and

grammar, I am co-editor-in-chief of the UNB Law Journal and a mother of two lovely children. I guess that stuff involves a lot of spell checking and grammar correcting too!!

While I am excited to finish school and enter the world of work, I am going to dearly miss being a student.

That’s why I decided to work for the Bruns this year. It is something I have thought about doing since my first year on campus but thought I didn’t have the time for it then and I could always

more MONEY Guitard Hello readership of UNB and Fredericton, my name is Liam Guitard and I am The Brunswickan’s managing editor this year. I deal with the finances of this historic newspaper as well as help guide the direction of our student publication. I am a second-year business student with a knack for good marketing and management practices.

I’m not all business though; collecting pennies, counting twenty dollar bills and reading The Economist are some non-business activities that I enjoy.

That being said, I am now going to sell you on why you should get involved with The Brunswickan.

The Brunswickan is Canada’s oldest official student publication; this legacy comes with its fair share of

famous alumni including Bliss Carman, Charles G.D. Roberts (both Canadian poets) and Dalton Camp (politician and journalist). Of coarse you don’t need to be a poet, politician or a writer for that matter to get involved with The Brunswickan. All you need is the willingness to learn and work in a fun, fast-paced environment.

So whether you’re new to UNB or an upperclassmen, if you’re looking to get involved, stop by the SUB room 35 or contact the editor you would like to write for through our website thebruns.ca. If you just want info about upcoming issues or general tomfoolery, follow me on Twitter @liamguitard or the Brunswickan at @Brunswickan.

do it later. Now that I’m eight months away from never being able to work for a student paper again, I’m finally taking advantage of the opportunity! And I’m really glad I did.

Whether you’re a first-year or a seventh-year, I encourage you to take advantage of opportunities you have as a student. Feel free to swing by the office or send us an email any time. And my sincerest apologies if you do see any horrid mistakes like you did in the first line of my bio!

The mystery man behind our ads Bill Traer came to The Brunswickan in 1981. He liked it so much he never left. Way back in the dark ages, things were done differently. Copy had to be typed in on a large Compugraphic machine and output on photographic paper. The copy was then cut, waxed and stuck on the flats manually. Layout took all night back then and many a page was printed crooked because one¹s eyes were far too bleary to see

straight. When The Brunswickan got its first computer in the late 80’s, it revolutionized the way design was done, saving many sleepless nights. Bill often admits to being Capitalist Pig-Scum and Proud of It. Since he sells all the ads for the paper this often comes in handy.

Yes, he wants your money, preferably every week from a large color ad. He’s in every day so call him at 452-6099.

Bill is known for getting more free beer

than anyone on campus, he’s even got a Lifetime Appreciation plaque from Labatt. He prefers Keith’s, Breakfast of Champions. Buy him one. Bill’s pet peeve. Anyone who send him ads done in Powerpoint and expects it to appear in the paper. If you’re walking down The Brunswickan’s hallway and hear someone laughing manically, it’s Bill, probably because someone send him an ad done in Powerpoint.

A year of Bruns immersion...Baptism by Bruns Hello UNB my name is Christopher Cameron and I will be your Editorin-Chief this year.

I was the Sports Editor last year and this year have moved across the office to a slightly less comfortable chair and equal size desk, but have more responsibility and hope to fill Colin McPhail’s (former EIC) shoes well. I hail from Halifax, Nova Scotia (well Lower Sackville technically).

I’m a former UNB Engineering/ Business student.

I decided to get away from the math and physics and head up the hill towards STU. I’m now back in my fifth year and will be finishing up my degree.

I used to play soccer, basketball and curling in high school, but gave them all up in university. That is enough about me though. Basically

Router? I hardly knew her!

Hello out there! My name is James Waters and I’ll be your Online Editor for the year.

I would one day like to climb the corporate ladder and steal the Photo Editor’s job, but for now I’m happy enough.

I’m one of the few UNB students at the Bruns (wait, what?) and I’m currently in my second year of Computer Science, so I guess that makes me the big nerd on the Bruns team.

Oh, and I’m one of those people who didn’t leave town to go to university.

Probably abandonment issues and such.

Some interests of mine include photography, most computer related things, as well as music and beer.

So I guess you could say I’m decently qualified to be an online editor. Oh, and mad props to Liam Guitard for telling me the Bruns had an opening.

Here’s where I would make a comment about how I’d love to run into some of you readers on the job, but I’ll usually be sitting in the office doing… online… things… But feel free to stop past and say hello!

this year I would like to see more students get involved with The Brunswickan. This is where I found my passion for journalism and believe there are more UNB students that have a passion for it that just don’t know it yet.

I’m always around for a chat if you’re interested or have any questions. You also do not need to get involved just by writing. You can try out your skills by shooting video or taking photos, the opportunities are nearly endless.

All that being said If you are interested in writing anything at all or just want to talk about the weather or a piece you saw in the Bruns just drop by the office or send me an email at editor@thebruns.ca.

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A passion for the arts like no other

Well, this is it – my last year with the Bruns. I’m finally in a position of power and have the ability to make volunteers cry in their chocolate milk… like I used to.

Just kidding. It wasn’t chocolate milk, it was gin.

But truthfully, I started as a volunteer for the news section when I moved to Fredericton in the fall of 2009, and loved it dearly. I was just starting my journalism degree at STU and wanted some practical experience. I asked a classmate of mine, our current news editor (reporter, for-

merly) Hilary Smith how to get involved and she was happy to bring me along to a story meeting.

What followed was a series of interesting conversations with strangers, noticeable improvement in my writing (and I thought I was in ship shape), the news reporter position last year, and a place I’ve come to regard as a second home.

I will certainly bid farewell to this place tearfully when my time as arts editor comes to an end.

I’ve been considering where I might’ve

Oh hey UNB, it’s HPS…Again I’m back for another year of news editing.

I’m a fourth-year Journalism and English Literature double-major at St. Thomas University and this is also my fourth year working in the news section.

Writing news has consumed the past few years of my life. I’ve spent three summers as a reporting intern at the Telegraph-Journal in my gorgeous hometown, Saint John. I’m also the Atlantic regional director for Canadian University Press, a national organization for student newspapers.

My passions are writing, reading, watching zombie movies, and cooking. If I didn’t spend excessive amounts of time in newsrooms, I’d be making excessive amounts of cupcakes. I’m not one for

happy mediums.

Writing news at UNB is exciting. This is a beautiful campus, with news just waiting beneath the red brick buildings. The most interesting stories are about students and I want to hear them all. I’m looking forward to a news section that has the best possible mix of hard news and features. I’m always open to suggestions and ideas.

Please, please get in touch with me by emailing news@thebruns.ca. I can often be found in our newsroom, Suite 35, bottom floor of the SUB. Also, please volunteer. As much as I love to write, a girl’s gotta have a life. And I’ll bake for you.

I can’t wait to see what this year has in store!

belonged had I not bashfully wandered into the Bruns office, and how else my university career might’ve been defined.

The Bruns may not be everyone’s niche, but I’m proud to call it mine.

That said, if you have any interest in writing, learning about interesting people around campus, interviewing musicians coming through town, or covering sports, don’t hesitate because you’re shy. This is an office that fosters sarcasm and heart laughs as equally as it does creativity and quality work.

I’ve got you beat Mandre Hey hey UNB! Coming back for his fourth but not yet final year at the Brunswickan, Sandy is this year’s production editor. Armed with a camera, a mac and a sometimes scary imagination, he will be tackling assorted design challenges throughout the year produced by the other editors, all the while attempting to complete the tasks of the day before the clock strikes midnight.

He shall continue to take photos at events all over campus and shall be dueling with the great and evil Mandrake at events for the best photo, their rivalry stemming from the natural divide between Nikon and Canon users.

Sporting the coat of arms of the Lady Beaverbrook Residence proctor, he searches the campus for charity events and is often recruited to do good by ResLife.

In his spare time, he is also a knight of the Varsity Reds swim team battling against the Dal tigers (spit), and goes undercover during the month of Movember behind a well disguised mustache and fake glasses. He also hates writing about himself...

Email production@thebruns.ca for bad jokes or layout tips or say hi if you see him on campus

Chiggity check this out, son

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then over the last four years at The Brunswickan I have written an anthology of lengthy works.

They say that some things never change, and the old adage once again holds true. I am back at the photographic helm of your friendly neighbourhood student publication, The Brunswickan.

I feel this may be an ideal time to introduce myself to you, the reader; I am Andrew Meade, Photo Editor of The Brunswickan for the 2011-12 school year.

So, if you see someone poking around campus with a camera, or are wondering who took the photo that inadvertently ended up in the paper, it is likely yours truly. Now that we’ve all been formally introduced, don’t hesitate to stop by SUB room 35 and volunteer.

All sports; All the time Hey everyone, I’m Bryannah James and I’m going to be your sports editor for the year! Just to give you a rundown about myself - and it’ll be brief so I don’t bore you to tears - I’m a fourth-year journalism and history major. An interesting fact about me: I mix M&M’s with my popcorn and I’ve lived in two territories (yes, I own a husky, but no, I’ve never lived in an igloo) and three provinces.

I was born a Maritimer - yes I say aunt not ant. As soon as the song, The Night Pat Murphy Died, comes on, I’m belting out the lyrics

with anyone else who will embarrass themselves with me. On top of all that, I love sports. I’ve been playing them since I could walk and being your sports editor for the year is one of the highlights of my four years at university. I look forward to covering the Varsity Reds and meeting some great athletes, writers and coaches along the way. Feel free to stop by the office any time to talk sports or even to question why I’d ever mix M& M’s with popcorn. See you around campus!

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sports@thebruns.ca

Justin Marshall The Brunswickan

Men’s soccer gearing up for the season

University of New Brunswick men’s soccer coach Miles Pinsent is happy with the way training camp and the season are shaping up.

Coach Pinsent has 38 men trying to crack the lineup as recruits and walkons took to the field for the first day of training camp.

“Everything is going really well. We had more good players come into camp this year, more than any other years and typically it’s not how many players you have trying out, but it’s the quality of players and all 38 players have good quality of play,” said Pinsent.

With some many players trying out, anyone of them has the chance to make the squad, Pinsent believes it’s going to make his decision difficult.

“Usually, there is some obvious cuts in the previous years but this year has been difficult all the way along and has made the decision that much harder,” he said.

The Reds had an exhibition game last Tuesday and won 2-1 against Acadia University. Pinsent says a game situation helps him make those difficult cuts.

“Exhibition games you never know how they’re going to play out but whenever it’s a competition against another AUS school the standard does improve and whenever a player puts on a UNB jersey the intensity does pick up a bit,” said Pinsent.

Pinsent’s recruiting went well during the year, as the team had specific areas they needed to concentrate on and fill.

“We went out and specifically looked to fill those spots, and we just didn’t

The UNB Varsity Reds open their regular season Sept. 10 at Memorial University.They won their only pre-season game against Acadia University 2-1. Andrew Meade / The Brunswickan bring in 17 and 18-year-olds out of most for me in training camp is Kayne “Obviously our focus is to have the two-year wonders. I much rather bring high school. We were able to bring in Eustache. He’s from the Moncton area best team possible for that event but it’s in players who I know will help us in experienced players and proven players and I have been recruiting him for the also our focus to build the best team nationals for 2013.” that I know will be able to help us right last couple years and we are pleased that possible for each and every game,” The Varsity Reds men’s soccer team’s off the bat,” said Pinsent. he could join us,” said Pinsent. said Pinsent. home opener is Sept. 17 and 18 against Some of those recruits include Sam The Varsity Reds soccer team is host“The only thing nationals changes, Saint Mary’s University and Dalhousie Botaine, Zach Mullins-Bidlake and ing nationals in two years from now and is any recruit I bring in. I bring them University, as well as alumni weekend Kayne Eustache.

Pinsent doesn’t feel pressured to build a in as part of the plan for 2013 and I’m and the opening of the newly branded “The recruit that has stood out the team just for this championship. not interested in one-year wonders or BMO Centre.

Women’s soccer looking to improve

Justin Marshall The Brunswickan

The University of New Brunswick women’s soccer team is young, but hopes to rebound after last season’s 7th place finish.

Coach Andy Cameron says they have 12 first-year players trying out for the squad: six from Nova Scotia, two from Ontario and four from New Brunswick.

“The team is young with a core group of veteran players but things are very positive so far,” Cameron said.

Cameron says that training camp is going well so far but there have been a couple of minor injuries.

“The players have come in fitter than ever which really adds to the quality of training camp so I’m very pleased,” he said.

The Reds had a disappointing 7th place finish last season missing the playoffs and placing a 4-7-2 record.

However, Cameron says they played well against a lot of the top league teams last season.

“We are significantly better than that team this year, so we hope to do very well and we are hosting the AUS championship this year, so we hope to be more than competitive when we get to that point in the season,” he said.

Coach Cameron says that there’s some pressure to perform hosting the AUS championship but they have an automatic spot in the championship so they don’t have to fight for a playoff spot.

“We don’t need to chase points, but there is pressure on us in the sense of pride because we want to perform as hosts and we want to do the best we can do when we get there,” Cameron

said.

The Reds had a successful recruiting year. Cameron says Meggie Spicer scored the only goal in their game Wednesday against the University of Maine Fort Kent, who are NAIA national champions. The Reds tied them 1-1.

“She’s from Nova Scotia and her father is an alumnus of UNB who played for the 1980 national championship men’s soccer team so we are hoping this means good things,” Cameron said.

He says the team is more athletic this year. Although last season they scored 14 goals, which is on par with most teams, they still gave up too many goals.

“We gave up 22 goals last season so we are hoping that the athleticism will add a few more goals on the attacking side of it and obviously eliminate some from the back end,” Cameron said.

The UNB women’s and men’s soccer programs were given one million dollars over 10 years for the naming rights of the former Chapman Field which has changed to the BMO Centre.

“Women’s soccer is starting to get a lot of profile and a lot of other universities are starting to put money into their programs,” Cameron said.

“Certainly the BMO money is significant. It’s spread over 10 years, but still huge for recruitment this year, and the recruitment this year will be huge for developing the program over the next five years.”

The home opener for the Varsity Women’s Reds is Sept. 17 at 1 p.m. when the new BMO Centre will be officially rebranded.

Women’s volleyball looking to fill void K. Bryannah James Sports Editor The UNB women’s volleyball team will be seeing a few changes this year with only half of its starters returning.

After a tremendous season, which ended with an AUS championship banner for both the men’s and women’s teams, three Varsity Reds retired their volleyball jerseys.

Erica Hay and Jill Blanchard graduated from UNB in May, both finishing their fifth season playing for the Varsity Reds.

Tanya Paulin hung up her red jersey to start her new position on the Club de Lyon Saint Fons Volley team in Lyon, France this upcoming year.

With the departure of three outstanding varsity reds from the court, the team needs to fill half of its starting positions.

“The younger girls from last year will have to step up,” head coach John Richards said.

But this is great news for two new recruits to the team who will both take on starting positions in their first year as Vreds.

Vanja Mitrovic of Fredericton is one of these recruits.

“Vanja is easily the best grade 12 (volleyball player) in Atlantic Canada,” said Richards.

With an outstanding resume and competitive edge, Mitrovic will likely play right-side for the Reds this season as she helps the team by bringing her talents to the court.

Mitrovic, 6’2” and a powerhouse, has many banners, MVP and team all-star awards attached to the end of her name and is a reoccurring member of team New Brunswick volleyball.

The women’s volleyball team will be rebuilding this season as Erica Hay, Jill Blanchard and Tanya Paulin are no longer with the team.

Sandy Chase / The Brunswickan Alongside Mitrovic is fellow recruited player Katarina Legutky.

The 5’11” Calgarian has played competitively for the Calgary Dino’s volleyball club and Team Alberta.

Legutky, who played middle for the Dino’s, is the extra fuel needed to fire the V-Reds this upcoming season.

Topping off the roster is Olivia Babcock and Leah White, both natives of Fredericton, who will

contribute to the ever-growing and expanding success of the UNB women’s volleyball team.

“This year will be the youngest team I’ve coached (at UNB),” Richards said.

Although Hay, Paulin and Blanchard won’t be filling out the roster for the first time in four and five years, the incoming talent hopes to balance and contribute to the success of women’s volleyball at UNB.

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Men’s volleyball ready Bob McKenzie to speak in Fredericton for season

K. Bryannah James Sports Editor After sweeping the AUS conference last season and claiming their spot as AUS champions, the UNB men’s volleyball team is preparing for another exciting year of competition.

“Dal’s not satisfied with their dethroning,” coach McMorran said.

“They’re going to come back to battle again this year and we have to be on our game to win a second straight title.”

And they’re not the only ones that will battle this season as the V-Reds are ready to defend their title, some of which will be done by returning players who are stepping up their game.

W it h t he departure of Jacob Kilpatrick, Jean-Pierre DeVink and Tyler Veenhuis, either to graduation or personal reasons, there are now three open spots on the team, two of which are starting positions.

Although McMorran has named two potential recruits, both from the Maritimes, walk-ons to the tryouts are expected to show-up during the upcoming weeks.

This fall the Varsity Reds will see exciting exhibitions games on

a national scale as they serve and spike their way against some strong competition headed their way from Canada’s Pacific Coast.

The first two matches are an East verses West Challenge series against the UBC Thunderbirds.

The fifth-place seeded team in the western division hasn’t stormed the UNB court in more than four years.

That being said, the V-Reds are looking to make a little thunder of their own as they show UBC who’s airspace their serving in.

As the season progresses, the Reds will play in three major interlock tournaments in Newfoundland, Quebec and at the Currie Center as they host third interlock at UNB after Christmas.

The Reds will also be participating again this year in the York Excalibur Classic in December where they went 4-1 last year, losing to the University of Western Ontario in the final 3-1.

“I’m very excited about this season,” said McMorran. “We have the new facility at the Currie Center and have some athletes in new roles. We still have a few months of preparation before the season opener so I expect we will be well prepared.”

Sandy Chase / The Brunswickan

Bob Mckenzie will visit Fredericton on Friday to speak about his book Hockey Dad True Confessions of a (Crazy) Hockey Parent. s.yume / FlickrCC Nick Murray The Brunswickan TSN Hockey Insider Bob McKenzie will be making a much-anticipated return to the provincial capital this Friday.

In an evening hosted by the STU men’s and women’s hockey teams, McKenzie, will be speaking about minor hockey in Canada and his 2009 publication, Hockey Dad: True Confessions of a (Crazy) Hockey Parent.

McKenzie, one of the most respected analysts in the game of hockey and one of The Hockey News’ 9-time top 100 most influential people in the game, looks at the good, the bad and the ugly of minor hockey across the country, as well as his own experiences raising his sons.

His book outlines the stories of his two boys with very separate paths, and distinct outcomes: a 22-year-old

NCAA player on scholarship and a 19-year-old who, at fourteen hung up his jersey due to multiple concussions.

Finally, detailing his experiences as an arguably crazy hockey father, McKenzie’s resumé includes camping in an arena lobby for 48 hours to register his son for house-league hockey, being escorted out of the arena by two cops and calling a stick measurement on an 11-year-old (twice).

The book takes a look at a deeply personal side of McKenzie as a hockey coach and avid father who, like any parent, wants the best from their kids.

The 55-year-old McKenzie has been covering hockey for over three decades and his journey has arguably brought him to the top of the Media Mecca in Canada.

The former editor-in-chief of The Hockey News, and Toronto Star col-

umnist began his lengthy television career at TSN in 1987 and has built his reputation to elite status over the years.

Along with providing some of the most in-depth and trustworthy news in the hockey world, he also has quite an eye for spotting young talent.

His always entertaining NHL mock draft and rankings are among the most accurate ever. In the last eight years of covering the NHL draft, McKenzie is batting a solid .850 when it comes to picking first rounders (204 of 240).

In 2009 McKenzie correctly picked the first six selections of the draft before the Ottawa Senators selected defenseman Jared Cowen, who he had projected at 9th overall (he picked the first 9 of 10 correctly, and 27 of 30 first rounders that year).

As well as extensive draft coverage, McKenzie is also well-known for his coverage of the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships (earning him a Gemini Award for best studio analyst in 2008), his long-standing role on That’s Hockey, his ‘first-toknow’ persona during the NHL trade deadline and his patriotic coverage of five Olympic Games including the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

The event will not only provide a look at the ugly side of minor hockey, but also a look into McKenzie’s “selfhelp book” for prospecting hockey coaches, fathers, players and officials.

Tickets for the event are available at 452-0645, or at hudson@stu.ca, for $60.00 ($35.00 tax receipt) and features a dinner, a question period with McKenzie, door prizes and an auction. The festivities begin at 6:30 down at the STU Conference Centre at 368 Forest Hill Road.

Richard named UNB athletics director Josh Fleck The Brunswickan When Kevin Dickie left his job as athletic director of UNB in April, the job hunt for a new director began. They didn’t have to look very far. John Richard has bled UNB red since playing for the men’s volleyball team from 1992-96, as well as coaching the women’s volleyball team.

He has also served as a youth program coordinator for the past 13 years and the assistant director several times, as well as interim director twice.

For those of you who don’t know who Richard is, all you have to do is attend any of the sporting events at UNB and you will see him in the stands, walking around, shaking hands.

Richard is very passionate about UNB athletics, and he took on the honour of being the first UNB alumnus as well as the first former varsity athlete to hold the title of UNB director of athletics.

With the dual role of coaching, a very successful women’s volleyball team (reigning AUS champions) as well as first-year athletic director, Richard is looking to his long-time assistant coaches to take on a larger role this upcoming season.

“We obviously don’t want to cheat that program (women’s volleyball). I have two great assistant coaches who will be doing some heavy lifting. I also have the experience from 200405 when I did both jobs as well,” said Richard.

Being the athletic director is a daunting task in itself, but when you factor in the role of a coach it can cause a lot of stress.

Last year at St Thomas University, Mike Eagles took on the role of athletics director, as well as remain-

John Richard will be doing double duty this season as athletics director and women’s volleyball coach. Submitted ing head coach of the men’s hockey tough part.” team. Amidst a tumultuous season Being an athletic director is no with the hockey team (in which easy task, especially while being they ended up 3-21-4 and dead last paired with coaching a varsity team. in the AUS standings) Eagles was Richard is very confident in his abilforced to choose between the spot ity (as well as his coaching staffs) to as athletic director, or head coach of do both well because of his previous the hockey team. experiences as interim and assistant The scenario could have been athletic director. different with a winning team. This “I know the administrative side of will not be the case with Richard this being the athletic director, so there upcoming season as he has already was no fear of the unknown, not stated that it will be his final season that that will make it any easier,” coaching the women’s volleyball said Richard. team.

This upcoming year will definitely “One of the reasons I asked to test Richard’s capabilities as Chapkeep coaching was that I thought the man field is being rebranded BMO transition period with finding a new Centre during the kickoff weekend women’s volleyball coach wouldn’t (Sept.17-18), opening the Richard J. be long enough. Essentially, when Currie Centre and CIS men’s hockey I applied for this job, I knew that I nationals, second semester. would be stepping down as coach of Varsity athletics is in the very cathe team, which is something I have pable hands of Richard now. done for a long time, so that was the

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Free yourself from the freshman fifteen

Tova Payne The Brunswickan

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All over university campuses in Canada and the United States, we hear about the tendency for new students to gain unwanted weight. It is such a massive phenomenon it has gained the widespread term ‘freshman 15.’

It’s as if some flu attacks all the freshmen and they’re bound to gain the excess weight in first year.

Well, there is no actual flu, but there may be one common denominator that many new students experience: seeking comfort in a new environment.

There could be a multitude of reasons we seek comfort in food. It could be missing home, family, old friends and rituals. It could be the comfort of being with new friends and socially eating together.

So, the biggest challenge is separating food that nourishes our bodies from food that feeds emotions and social comfort. Food is vital to our well-being and it can be your medicine and your fuel. When misused though, it can lead to a lack of energy, excess weight and accompanying health problems.

There are several obstacles you may face around food in your first year. For example, not definitely, but maybe, before your freshman beginnings here on campus, you lived at home. You didn’t worry about rent, making time to purchase groceries, let alone preparing food.

The change of having to prepare your own meals may be one obstacle.

This requires a little time-management and planning, creating an idea of your personal meal plan for the week so you can get your groceries in one or two trips for the week, and make sure you will have all the ingredients you need for balanced meals. On the other hand, you may be on a school food plan, in which case your biggest obstacle will be making balanced choices.

If you are on a student residence meal plan, recognize it is your responsibility to choose the healthy options.

It is your responsibility to fill up on the whole grains, fruits, vegetables

and lean proteins, and to take minimal amounts of the foods that are full of cream, cheese and heavy red meats.

Remember, it doesn’t mean you can’t take a spoonful of something less healthy on your plate. However, choose to have the healthy products taking up most of your plate and be careful about going back for seconds.

This is probably the harder obstacle.

It’s learning to actually listen to your body and to practice honouring hunger, yet letting go of habits that make us go back for seconds when we are not even hungry.

Another big tendency is snacking both socially and while studying. It is important to practice presence when you eat. This means snacking while studying is probably a bad idea as you are focusing on your work - not your stomach. This can lead to overeating and excess weight.

It’s important to eat a well-balanced meal to enhance your focus and attention for studying. However, don’t mix your food with your school work.

Focus on taking care of your body with food so that you will have the energy to take part in the clubs that interest you, your school work, having fun with new friends, and activities.

Make your activities revolve around something besides food. Remember, food can be your medicine and your fuel. But when you abuse it, it can cause damage to your body.

Decide to care for yourself with food by recognizing it is a choice, and identify that you are making a choice every time you eat.

It is completely in your power to create a high level of health, which will lead to vitality, a stronger immune system, more energy for school, friends and extracurricular activities. Eat for your health and enjoy the foods that nourish you.

Stay tuned for next week’s article as we discuss more in depth about balanced food choices.

Tova Payne is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist and Yoga Instructor and can be contacted at adventureyoga@ gmail.com.

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Great turnout in tryouts may lead to better results on field

The UNB Red Bombers are preparing for another season on the field, but will have one less opponent as the Moncton Raiders have left the Atlantic Football League. Andrew Meade / The Brunswickan K. Bryannah James Sports Editor The UNB Red Bombers are ready to kick off the new year on the right foot as over forty players took to the field before school started to train for the upcoming season.

During tryouts, which started the last week of summer and will continue until after the Bomber’s first game, the team focused on individual talents and skill set of each athlete and then slowly began putting offensive systems into effect.

“After the first couple of practices, I’m pleased to see some good athletes and people who’ve played a lot of football,” said head coach Mike Dollimore.

The Bombers, while still only fledglings compared to their established Atlantic Football League (AFL) rivals, are ready to show they’re not just the new kids on the field; they’re here to play and compete at this level.

There’s something that needs to be said in respect to this team too: they’re competing at an AFL level with a wide array of talent sprinkling their lines.

Many of their players are former CIS athletes from other respective universities, football players who’ve heard about the program, or local New Brunswick crop, picked up by the club.

In the case of the Bombers, it’s word of mouth that has recruited most of the team.

“We don’t do a lot of recruiting, scouting. What you’re seeing here is a result of fellow teammates recruiting students or knowing and seeing the program, wanting to come out,” said Dollimore.

Just to give a quick history of the Bombers, they were a force to be reckoned with in the late 1970s and into the 80s - with such legendary CFL stars like Tony Proudfoot on the roster - before the team was disbanded in 1981 due to financial reasons.

“I spent quite a few, number of years trying to bring the program back. We had bout four or five different movements to bring the program back.

This was the final option for us and it just seemed to be [the] time,” said Dollimore.

However this year, due to financial

reasons and lack of player presence during tryouts, Moncton’s football club will be pulling the plug this year, leaving UNB to play against three instead of four teams this upcoming season.

“With a four-team league, you’ve got a home and away with three teams for six games. It sort of knocks the league out of balance a bit,” said Dollimore.

Without Moncton in the mix both, Dalhousie and Holland College stand to be the Red Bomber’s biggest competition this year. ““I think Dal’s going to be a very strong team. I think they’re all going to have their strengths. Holland College very surprisingly last year put together a very strong and talented team,” said Dollimore.

“And I see no reason why that should be any different. They have some tremendous coaches and offensive coordinators, and Dal has some tremendously seasoned coaches with a large contingency and great history of football in Halifax.”

The Bombers will kick off their season in a few weeks, when they take to the field Saturday, Sept. 17.

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Wrestling dominates summer and prepares for Olympic trials

The UNB Black Bears Wrestling team is preparing for the Olympic trials in Manitoba this winter.

Sandy Chase / The Brunswickan K. Bryannah James Sports Editor While most students decide to take a break during the summer, either to work and save money for the next semester, or by switching a varsity jersey for a summer league uniform, some UNB wrestlers did not.

“We’re one of the few sport clubs or teams that train all year round,” head coach Don Ryan said.

At the end of summer, most athletes prepare for the start of the new season and their new teams. However, the

wrestling team cycles around three seasons, without a break.

“We have our university season which goes from October to roughly February, and then we start our national season which is February, March, April, which is trying to qualify for the national programs through different championships or selection programs and then we have our international season which goes from roughly May until September,” Ryan said.

Samantha Stewart is one of these athletes and her dedication is about to pay off. Last year Stewart, a UNB

kinesiology student, won first place in CIS wrestling as well as an academic achievement as a Dean’s List student.

In July, Stewart placed fourth at the Canada Cup and then placed ninth in Romania. After a successful summer on an international scale, Stewart and the rest of the wrestling team are gearing up for another international competition in Phoenix, Arizona, when they return to UNB. “She’s tough, very technical. I wont say the hardest female wrestler or the toughest female wrestler I’ve ever coached but she’s going to be probably,

by the end of her career,” Ryan said.

“She went to France for the World Cup. She beat Kazakhstan, beat Russia – which anytime you fight a Russian and beat them in any sport is amazing. And she lost to Japan and China, so she was fourth at the World Cup. That was a big victory for her. We’re looking for her to be a leader of our women’s program.”

This tournament is also gearing such wrestlers as Stewart, Eric Feunekes, who holds a third-place seating at the CIS level, Vince Cormier who is ranked first in CIS and Shawn Daye-Finley ranked number one in Greco-Roman, towards the Pan Am Games in October and Olympic trials this upcoming winter.

Besides training for the Olympic trials, Daye-Finley will be representing Canada next month at the Pan Am Games.

“Shawn Daye-Finley is a fourth-year kinesiology student who won the CIs last year and he’s on the Pan Am games team. We’re going down to Guadalajara, Mexico in October, for the competition,” Ryan said.

One of the noteworthy aspects of being a wrestler for UNB is the widespread representation that goes with it.

Not only are these athletes UNB Black Bear wrestlers, they’re provincial representatives for their hometowns as well.

“They’re here training at UNB fulltime, depends on the day and who wants to say their part. Eric’s from Fredericton so obviously Fredericton should be very proud of Eric, but he’s attending UNB so UNB should be very proud of him.

He’s from New Brunswick and he’s on Team Canada,” Ryan said.

“And for Shawn Daye-Finley, he’s a product of Nova Scotia, but he’s been with us for his four years of University and he’s been living here, training here and winning the CIs. We’re looking forward for those two athletes to win medals at the Pan Am Games.”

The success of the UNB wrestling club starts with their top athletes and coaching staff and flourishes because of the abundant facilities easily accessible to them at UNB. With the opening of the Currie Center and the remodeling of Lady Beaverbrook’s West gym, these top athletes are now opening doors to better equipment, facilities and classes than before.

“We have the total package and that’s how we like to recruit the athletes,” Ryan said.

Besides training in the West gym, which has been remodeled and fitted specifically in some areas strictly for wresting, the Black Bears also have yoga classes to attend two days a week. The team has sessions with Sports Psychologist Dr. Ryan Hamilton and strength and conditioning coach Kevin Roy, technical and tactical coach Ryan, and a massage therapist at their disposal.

The UNB wrestling team has a history of success. When it was a part of the AUS league, it held 16 titles in 22 of its 24 years and is still growing now despite being a club team.

“Our motto for our club is to achieve success nationally and internationally. To put athletes on the podium.”

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How the Currie Center fee affects intramural sports K. Bryannah James Sports Editor Last year there was some discrepancy over the $150 gym fee placed on tuition because of the new Currie Center, but maybe the anger will subside when students realize the benefits to this addition.

Every full-time UNB student is now freely able to enjoy the facilities at the Richard J. Currie Center such as the indoor track and the fitness gym, as well as being able to participate in any classes put on by the center.

These classes range from yoga and fitness to dance and spin classes, which will be provided for free to any full-time student wishing to partake in them.

It’s also going to be beneficial to house committee members in residence, specifically sports reps and the treasurer.

With this new fee in place, residents won’t be shelling out a hefty chunk of their treasury to help put intramural teams on the court or the field.

“If you want to put in a team (from a campus residence), normally it would cost them a $100 plus their default cheques. Now there’s no more team fee because you’ve already paid the hundred-fifty dollars and we get a portion of that,” said Intramural Coordinator Tom White.

This applies to all intramural entries throughout the season, including off-campus students or faculty programs that wish to participate in intramurals.

For part-time students or members of the general public who simply want to play intramurals, instead of buying a full gym pass, which is already built into full-time student fees, they can now buy an intramural pass.

“If you’re not a full-time UNB

upcoming games Saturday, September 10 Women’s soccer UNB vs. MUN 1 p.m. (at MUN) Men’s soccer UNB vs. MUN 3:15 p.m. (at MUN)

Sunday, Septemer 11 Women’s soccer UNB vs. MUN 11 a.m. (at MUN) Men’s basketball UNB vs. MUN 1:15 p.m. (at MUN)

Saturday, September 17 Women’s soccer SMU vs. UNB 1 p.m. (BMO Centre) Men’s soccer SMU vs. UNB 3:15 p.m. (BMO Centre) Red Bombers UNB vs. TBA tba p.m. (BMO Centre)

Sunday, September 18 Women’s soccer DAL vs. UNB 1 p.m. (BMO Centre) Men’s soccer DAL vs. UNB 3:15 p.m. (BMO Centre)

student, you’re considered general public, which means you have to buy your pass. In the past it was like a rec pass. It got you access to the gym and you could play hockey with it. It was essentially a gym membership,” said White.

“Now there’s an intramural membership, (which is) 100 dollars or fifty a term and you can play any or all of the intramurals, again with the exception of hockey because hockey fees are still the same.”

Part-time students can include the $150 gym fee in their tuition if they would like to add it.

If they opt out of the fee they will not be able to participate in any classes, workshops or the gym itself because they will fall into the general public category without a membership.

This may be pricy for UNB’s neighbor, St. Thomas University, who has declined - so far - to be a part of the URec program at UNB - thus making them general public members.

Without STU’s f ive residences playing intramurals, it wont be a drastic change or even hinder intramurals for UNB residents.

It may just be slightly repetitive playing only UNB resident teams compared to both UNB and STU resident teams.

“If Harrington (STU residence) wanted to put in a team, there’s no team fee but every single person that’s going to be playing for that team has to buy a hundred dollar membership. Every individual because they’re all considered general public now,” said White.

Without STU’s participation in the URec program, STU students playing for UNB club teams now have to individually pay a membership fee on top of regular club fees to participate on teams such as wrestling or dance.

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