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Cherise Letson News Editor The UNBSU Welcome Centrer may get a new, unwelcomed price tag.

With many of the leases for the commercial spaces in the Student Union Building (SUB) being renewed, UNB Residential Life, Campus and Conference Services (RLCCS) wants to increase the UNBSU’s rent for the Welcome Center, which currently sits at $7,700 per year, by ten per cent over the next five years.

James Brown, executive director of RLCCS, said the reason for the proposed increase is so the UNBSU’s rent will be close to par with those paid by the other commercial spaces

in the SUB. “The Welcome Center rent has been significantly lower than the other rents,” said Brown.

“I’ve presented a proposal to them, whereby over the five years of the lease, they would not make up all the differential, but would make up a substantial part of the differential.”

The UNBSU acquired the Welcome Center space about five years ago, when they gave up the space that is now the U-card Centre. They got the Welcome Centre space at a lower rate because they lost their previous space.

UNBSU president, Andrew Martel said the UNBSU shouldn’t pay the same amount for the commercial space because the Welcome Center is not a

An unwelcomed increase RLCCS wants to charge SU commercial rates

commercial service.

“I argue that it’s not commercial space; it’s student space,” said Martel.

Martel said, many of the student unions at other east coast schools pay as little as a dollar per year to rent out space in their student union building. He said this is because those universities and their student unions have a working relationship.

He said this isn’t the case at UNB. “What we’re seeing now is, ‘Hey, you guys are commercial space just like any other business, you need to start paying full rent,’” said Martel.

The rent money from the commercial spaces goes to the maintenance of the SUB. Martel said though that makes sense, charging the Student Union more money is putting that cost on students.

“Then again, the university is turning to the students – and in this case, the student union – and saying, ‘You need to help us cover the costs,’ which, we already pay enough in tuition,” said Martel.

The UNBSU currently pays $7,700 a year for the Welcome Center. Alex Walsh / The Brunswickan

“The students have put in the time and effort and the money in most cases, but they still keep coming back for more.”

Martel and Marc Gauvin, UNBSU vice president of finance and operations, gave a presentation at the SUB board meeting last Friday, about why the Welcome Center rent should be lower.

The Brunswickan was present, but was asked to leave during the presentation, for the reason that discussion of leases was “confidential” under SUB board policy.

Martel said because the meeting did not reach quorum, nothing was voted on.

Brown told The Brunswickan it’s the UNBSU’s decision to occupy commercial space.

“It was a choice by the student union to occupy a commercial part of the building, and they agreed to the rent required [because of] that choice. Now it’s just the question of how much, and that’s in negotiation,” said Brown.

He said the student union can leave the space if they wanted, although he did

not disclose his suggestions for options for relocation.

“When they made the choice to occupy the commercial area, it’s a choice they are free to take back. If they wanted to vacate and make it available as commercial space to somebody else, I’m open to that as well.”

Brown said the rent will be decided when both parties come to an agreement.

Though the Welcome Center does offer paid services such as faxing and postage, Martel said it shouldn’t be considered a commercial space.

“We’re also here for clubs to come pick up their mail, clubs to come get purchase orders and what not. We also use it as an election office sometimes,” said Martel.

“It’s all for the students that we’re doing this, and we’re a student union run by students, so to speak. But the university seems to push against us in any way, shape or form.”

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Cherise Letson News Editor A controversial tweet was taken out of context, said UNB student senator, Josiah Gado.

Gado sent out a tweet on March 17, regarding the verdict in the high profiled Steubenville Ohio rape case, where two teenage boys, aged 17 and 16, where found guilty of raping a drunken 16-year-old girl.

The tweet read: “Steubenville: Guilty. I feel bad for the two young guys, Mays and Richmond, they did what most people in their situation would have done.”

Gado’s received huge backlash for the tweet on the site. Complaints were also sent in to the UNB student union.

Gado said the tweet was one of two he sent out about the Steubenville case that day. He said the first tweet was taken out of context, and it was in fact a comment regarding the boys’ plea.

Contrary to the interpretation of his tweet by the readers, Gado said he meant that anyone in the boys’ situation would have pled “not guilty”.

“I didn’t mean that people in that situation would rape.” said Gado. “I have two sisters; I have a mom; I would never say something like that.”

Gado claims the second comment he tweeted immediately after, addressed how he was happy with the verdict, which read: “But at the same time I’m happy, as this verdict will go a long way into

changing the way we think as a society.

No really means no.”

Since Gado’s Twitter account is now deleted, this could not be confirmed.

Gado said he did his best to individually apologize to each person who expressed their disgust on Twitter. He also sent an email to the student union, explaining himself.

“I felt like I had to own up to it.

I realized how offensive it was,” said Gado.

Though complaints were sent to the UNB student union, including an email to all the executives and councillors, student senators are under the jurisdiction of the university secretariat, not the UNBSU. “We obviously take this situation very seriously as UNB is committed to providing a safe and welcoming environment for our students,” said Greg Carriere, senior manager of communications at UNB, in a statement. “The university has been taking steps throughout the week to address the situation. This is an unfortunate incident that hopefully can serve as an educational opportunity for our campus community.”

Carriere would not comment on how exactly the university was handling the situation or the repercussions Gado will face, but several offices on campus worked with Gado on the incident.

UNBSU vice president external, Adam Melanson, said he was upset to see someone so involved in the

UNB community make apologetic comments for the Steubenville rapists.

However, because coverage of the case is receiving major criticism for being sympathetic to the perpetrators, he said the incident has started conversation on campus about rape culture.

“I think it’s an important conversation that needs to be happening on campuses in particular. Sexual assault is more prevalent on campuses. And I know it’s an issue that the student union has addressed this year,” said

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Melanson.

Melanson would not comment on his thoughts on Gado’s explanation of the tweet, or what he thinks should be done about it. He said it’s up to students and the university to decide.

“It’s not necessarily in my place to comment,” said Melanson. “Students know everything that’s happened, and it’s up them to think about.”

Though he no longer uses his Twitter account, Gado said the situation taught him an important lesson about

social media when he joins it again.

“I like Twitter; it’s a lot of fun. I think, in the future, I have to think a lot before I tweet something. Thinking about the potential meanings of what my tweet may imply, and just really use my head before I tweet,” he said.

Gado said he wants students to know he doesn’t hold the view his tweet had implied.

“I would never ever expel such views.

And if you were offended by my tweet, then I’m really, really sorry.”

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UNB limits faculty spending in new policy Cherise Letson News Editor UNB is getting a new policy that outlines faculty and staff spending.

The purpose of the new Expenditure Guidelines Policy is to ensure the money spent from any university account is for the purpose related to the university’s “mission”.

“It’s a brand new policy, it doesn’t exist [yet],” said Karen Cunningham, UNB’s comptroller. “That’s really what we’re doing, trying to fill a gap; I would deem it as a best practice to have guidelines across both campuses… It’s putting in writing what we’ve been practicing, anyway.”

The Brunswickan has obtained the sixth draft of the policy. In section 4.0, it outlines prohibited expenses. Many listed expenses are what many would consider understandable. Things such as office equipment or supplies, parking permits, child care costs and decorations for personal office space are not allowed. Also, celebrations to acknowledge personal events such as birthdays and weddings are not allowed.

Furthermore, candy, treats or snacks associated with calendar events – even if placed in public places that are accessible to all faculty, students, staff and visitors – is prohibited. Even candy, treats, snacks, and beverages such as coffee, for general use of faculty students and staff are prohibited.

Facial tissue, hand sanitizer, and medical supplies for the general use of faculty, staff and students on a daily basis are also not allowed; staff and students are ex-

pected to provide their own. However, areas where the primary purpose is for customer service may purchase them.

Cunningham said this is only a draft of the policy, which hasn’t gone to senior administration yet, and a new draft is already being made up with new amendments.

“This is very [preliminary]. [We’re] trying to get some feedback to make sure that we’re not going to impede people from doing their jobs,” said Cunningham.

UNBSU president, Andrew Martel said though some of the restrictions in the sixth draft make sense, he said some of it may be going a little too far and are restricting the student experience.

For example, not being allowed to have candy in a public place for holidays.

“You don’t think [it’d] be a huge expenditure, for one. And two, it is kind of a little ‘above and beyond’ thing, that is nice,” said Martel.

“My worry is that… [it’s] going to fall on the backs of either professors or staff to pay for [things] out of their own pockets, or student groups to take [initiative], which then, is money coming out of their budget to be able to accomplish that.”

Though the proposed limitations

seem small, and don’t hinder the academic process of students, Martel said the current draft is sending a strong message.

“I think it’s to a point now where it’s a statement of principles that the university is coming out with, where they are saying ‘OK, you need to look at what you’re doing, and stop it,’” said Martel. “Because every minimalistic thing such as coffee, or Kleenex or candy for the students is not going to be allowed.”

He said if the university is looking to save money, they should be looking elsewhere. He said the university needs to review administration to look for redundancies and over expenditures.

“Right now, we have struggling departments and struggling faculties.

We’re losing professors and losing funding in general, while the administration seems to continue to blow up.”

Cunningham said though the university is looking at many ways to save money, the new policy shouldn’t be looked at as a money saving measure.

“This really isn’t being introduced as a cost saving measure,” said Cunningham. “It’s really designed to encourage consistency and to make sure everyone is treated the same.

She said after getting feedback from deans and faculty, it’s realized there are many student based event s,

for which there will be guidelines included in the next draft. She said the policy is not meant to hinder student experience, and there is always room for exceptions.

“It’s certainly not intended to be detrimental to students or staff or faculty,” said Cunningham. “It’s really our intent to fill a void where there was no policy in the past; put some guidelines and some boundaries around reasonableness, because everyone’s view of reasonable is different, and try to put some guidelines in place that can then be applied consistently, and something that can be enforced,” she said.

The new policy is hoped to take effect in May

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TotalPave took home the top prize in the NBIF Breakthru Competition. Heather Uhl / The Brunswickan Heather Uhl News Reporter March 20 saw five up and coming businesses walk into the Delta hotel ballroom; three of them came out winning financial backing through the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation (NBIF) Breakthru Competition.

“You are all winners,” said George Cooper, speaker for Breakthru sponsor Cox and Palmer, at the beginning of the evening, “though you will feel less and less attached to that statement as the prizes are announced.”

Among the crowd that evening was the elites of New Brunswick’s business community, and Brian Macdonald, MLA for Fredericton-Silverwood. The keynote speaker was Peter Brown, coauthor of Power Of The Best.

The competition began with 47 submitted business plans, a boot camp, and a drop to 43 contestants, before five companies were chosen as the finalists.

The grand prizewinner was TotalPave, a company that seeks to use Smartphone technology to reduce the cost of gathering data on road networks. TotalPave was created by Coady Cameron, a civil engineering student, and Drew Cameron, a masters student in business administration; both study

at UNB. “We’re quite happy,” said Drew Cameron, after the announcement of awards.

Standing at the finish line of Breakthru, Coady Cameron said that it was nice to have a night to relax, but the competition was just a start to more long nights and heading back to the grind.

As grand prizewinner, TotalPave brought home $192,000 in investments, incentives and services. Coady Cameron said the prize would go towards developing software, patenting and marketing.

“We’re looking to launch straight away,” said Coady Cameron. “Next year, we’re looking to be in the market; business as usual, hopefully.”

First runner-up was Store-It Squirrel, a company that hopes to connect unused space with customers seeking storage, owned by Mikeal Abramoff.

Abramoff took home $137,000 in prizes.

Abramoff said the next level is getting Store-It Squirrel more into the market.

“For example, students moving out of university in spring,” said Abramoff.

“That’s a huge market where people need storage for four months. I want

to tap into that right away.”

Second runner-up, and winner of the CBC Viewer’s Choice award with 58 per cent of the votes, was Black Magic.

Started by UNB chemical engineering students Greg Bailey, Stephen Likely and Garrett Nelson, Black Magic is a cleaning solution that removes oilbased products like the spray paint on Bailey’s hand during his 45-second pitch. “[I’m feeling] on top of the world,” said Bailey. “We got everything we came for. We wanted the Viewer’s Choice award and we wanted to place, and we got it.”

What’s the next step for Black Magic?

“Start the damn business; we got the money,” said Bailey, “We want to get started. We want to get off of the ground.”

Though unsure of the suitability of his answer, Bailey hopes, in one year’s time, to be rich.

“Hopefully, we’ll have a successful business on the go and be ready to start the next one,” said Bailey.

Black Magic walked away with $77,000 in prizes as second runner-up, and with the CBC Viewer’s Choice award, they will have the opportunity to pitch their product in front of the dragons of CBC’s Dragons’ Den.

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Campus food petition gets over 850 signatures Heather Uhl News Reporter ‘Student Voices Are Not Being Heard,’ according to posters around campus.

The posters were part of a petition from the UNB student union’s push to see affordable, healthy, quality food from the incoming food provider.

With Sodexo’s food contract ending in April, UNB is in the process of negotiating a new contract with a food provider.

Marc Gauvin, UNBSU’s vice president of finance and operations, said student opinion isn’t being heard in the negotiations.

“It’s just going to be [a discussion between] the food provider representatives and the representative from the

university, which is going to be James Brown [executive director of residence life, campus and conference services],” said Gauvin.

“In that negotiation process, [Brown] he has informed us, we will not be able to be in negotiations or talk with them about it.”

Due to confidentiality issues, James Brown was unable to comment.

The lack of student engagement led to the creation of the food petition, a petition that seeks to have more affordable, healthy food, with minimum standards of food quality being upheld by the provider.

Gauvin said just through social media sources, the petition gained 850 signatures at the time of print.

The petition will be handed in to

university representatives, Brown, vice president academic, Tony Secco, and UNB president, Eddy Campbell, during the negotiation meeting on March 26.

“When I go in and I say, ‘Hey, why aren’t students involved in the food contract?’ it’s pretty easy for the university to say ‘No’,” said Gauvin. “It’s a lot harder to say ‘no’ to a thousand students backing this voice.”

Gauvin said the representatives will be given a week to respond, and, if no response is given, further action will be taken.

Prior to negotiations, a selection committee was put together to develop a Request for Proposal (RFP); however, Gauvin, a member of the committee, said that the meeting was rushed and

some things were missed.

“The petition is kind of meant to get some student backing,” said Gauvin, “The student union is always asking for more student involvement, and it’s only a few of us pushing for it, so we’re hoping that with a good student backing, they’ll take it a little more serious in the negotiation.”

Margot Lederman, a second year civil engineering student, said she is aware the food contract is up.

“I’ve lived in residence for the past two years, and the main reason I’m moving off campus is because of the food,” said Lederman.

Lederman also finds that the food served in the cafés is significantly better than at the meal halls.

Erika Ermen, a third year recrea-

tion and sports studies student, said the food in the SUB cafeteria and the Tim Hortons wasn’t bad, and had some healthy options. However, she said there is a lack of them.

“As far as general student life, I think that they do a fairly good job,” said Ermen, “But I also lived in residence for two years, and when it comes to residence, I feel there’s a lack of either healthy options or fresh food, and vegetarian options are fairly low.”

Gauvin said action such as the petitions shouldn’t have been needed.

“It shouldn’t have to come to this,” said Gauvin. “It should just be, ‘Hey, let’s have a discussion about healthy eating and how to make that affordable for students.’”

Conservative budget focuses on jobs, balancing budget $795-million measures introduced to ‘connect Canadians with available jobs’

Jane Lytvynenko CUP Ottawa Bureau Chief

OTTAWA (CUP) — Finance Minister, Jim Flaherty tabled Canada’s Economic Action Plan 2013 on March 21. The budget titled “Jobs, Growth and Long-Term Prosperity” introduces new skills training and job creation measures, many of which are targeted at Canada’s youth.

The Conservatives hope to eliminate the budget deficit in the next two years.

“I want our country in a very solid fiscal position,” said Flaherty, during a press conference. “Crises are inevitable from time to time and we have to make sure we are in a strong fiscal position.

We’ll get there in 2015 with fairly moderate choices.”

Canada Job Grant With the new Canada Job Grant program the Harper government is looking to match the unemployed to job seekers’ needs. It looks to provide job seekers $5,000 each from the federal government that would ideally be matched by an additional $10,000 from provincial governments and employers.

The grant will create opportunities for apprentices and provide support to underrepresented groups, such as youth and aboriginal peoples, to help them find employment.

Businesses who can provide skills training – such as community and career colleges – will be eligible to receive up to $5,000 dollars per person of that grant. The businesses’ and provinces’

contributions will have to match the federal government. The program will be finalized after renewal negotiations of the Labour Market Development Agreements in 2014–15 with the provinces and territories.

Flaherty said he can’t guarantee all provinces will sign off on the grant, but remains optimistic about the plan. “[The Conservatives] listen to businesses and persons who are unemployed,” said Flaherty. “We have a problem and we have to fix it. I think the provincial governments will listen to … employers.”

Post-secondary employment With the budget, the government announced promotion of education in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and skilled trades, all of which are considered high-demand.

As a part of the Canada Job Grant, $19 million over two years will be reallocated to informing youth about those fields of study and the career opportunities stemming from them. The budget does not provide details of from where the funding will be reallocated.

A total of $70 million over three years will be invested in 5,000 paid internships for recent post-secondary graduates. They will be added on to the 3,000 internships already created with Economic Action plan 2012.

The Canadian Youth Business foundation will receive $18 million over two years if the foundation can raise $15 million to match the federal funding.

The non-profit organization works with young entrepreneurs develop

Finance Minister, Jim Flaherty, tabled the federal government’s 2013 budget on March 21.

Jane Lytvynenko / Canadian University Press their business by providing mentorship, advice and other resources. The government hopes this will help the foundation become self-sustainable.

Research Research funding will see $37 million per year to support partnerships

with industry though the granting councils, including an additional $12 million annually for the College and Community Innovation program (CCIP). The CCIP supports collaboration between colleges and the industry on research projects.

The granting councils will expand eligibility for their undergraduate and industrial internships and scholarships to students who are enrolled in college bachelor programs.

The finance minister said the budget will be balanced in 2015.

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Gordon Mihan Staff Reporter Get ready to pick your tributes and get your Katniss Everdeen on for the first annual UNB Hunger Games.

Marc Gauvin, the UNBSU vice president of finance and operations, has set up the event, gaining inspiration from when he organized a similar event the year before in his residence.

Gauvin was a proctor in the Lady Beaverbrook Residence and created the program during the exam period, so people in the residence could take their hour’s break and relieve their stress.

“The Hunger Games was a pretty big thing at the time, and I just got people to compete in different kinds of events and they were ranked based similarly on how people were ranked in the movie, and then one evening we had the actual games,” said Gauvin.

“You expect people to be competitive, and they were so into it. People made alliances and probably 75 per cent of them ran straight at the hill with the foam weapons, and about a dozen people got out right away; it was really

intense and exciting.”

Gauvin said that it went over so well that he wanted to continue it after he moved on from being a proctor to his current position of VP, where he would be able to bring it to the whole campus.

“I want to instill a little more of the residence competitiveness; besides orientation week, there aren’t that many opportunities to get the residences and townhouse rallied up against each other.”

This year’s Hunger Games is similar to the game in the movies and books, but of course, without the actual violence. Instead of weapons, there are various things that wouldn’t actually hurt people, like dodgeballs and foam bats. Each residence will choose one male and one female as tributes/contestants to compete in the games.

“The idea is to raise a bit of money for cystic fibrosis, which is the [biggest cause] we raise funds for during the summer with Shinerama,” said Gauvin.

“We’ve asked the tributes to raise money, and basically, the more you raise, the better position you’ll get; the top fundraising team will get the best

spot at the start.”

There are plenty of prizes to go along with the competition. The top winner will get $50 of Sobeys money and a $50 gift card for the Cellar. There will also be runner up prizes for male and female, each of them getting $25 gift cards for the Cellar and a pair of tickets to Empire Theatres.

“The biggest prize is for the most house spirit. The house that comes out and really cheers on their team are going to get $250 shopping spree for Partymart.com which has a wild amount of party supplies that they can use for residence events,” said Gauvin.

Gauvin also said that he hopes this will turn into an annual event.

“It’s fun to watch even if you’re not competing. You’re either cheering someone on, or even if you don’t know anyone, it’s just a fun time to watch people go at it, to the last one standing.”

The UNB Hunger Games will take place on Tuesday, March 26 at 7 p.m. by the flags at the Old Arts Building.

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STU students protest tuition increase Bronté James Photo Editor “In debt? You bet!”

This is just one of the slogans posted on the signs students made in hopes of raising awareness of the rising cost of tuition at St. Thomas University.

The student-organized event was held last Thursday afternoon, outside of Margaret Norrie McCain Hall at STU. It came after the administration announced a possible tuition hike next year.

“I heard about [t he protest] through my class, and I feel like it’s important because I chose STU because of its low tuition rates,” said STU student Cassie Davidson.

“Because the tuition rates are climbing and climbing, it’s making it harder for a lot of people to come.

It’s making it appeal less.”

The protest was organized in a cultural studies class. From there, it branched out to include the rest of the university.

Alex Corbett, a first-year student, said he is doing this because a teacher who wishes to remain anonymous inspired him.

“He had a passion for accessible education and just keeping the goal

of, not profit, but education,” said Corbett.

“It started out in one of our classes, and our professor was really inspirational for us. We just got together as a class and started organizing it. From there it branched out to other students, and we’ve been organizing it as a body.”

The protest involved chants, signs, face painting, and a barbecue.

Preparing for t he event a lso included making pins, flyers, and knocking on doors to inform more students. “ We’ve been planning it for a while, but it’s been pretty last minute,” said Corbett.

The support, however, did not come from whom he expected.

Professors have been supportive in their initiative, but students have had mixed feelings.

“Some are gung-ho for it, and some are, ‘Don’t even talk to me’.

Some friends of mine don’t like to talk to me if I bring flyers around or buttons,” he said.

He said it all depends on differences in political ideologies.

“Political Idealism; some people are free-market capitalists and some are more less fair, and some are socialists.”

The protest was not a one-man

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STU students protested a possible tuition increase on campus last Thursday. Bronté James / The Brunswickan organization, but rather led by the student body itself. Corbett said he helped, but it was a collective effort.

“I am not really a leader, I take a leadership role sometimes, but it’s kind of a headless committee of students; it’s really loose; it’s really

open,” said Corbett.

This year is about raising awareness, but next year, Corbett is hoping for more.

“I’m hoping, for this year, I just want it to raise awareness for the issue. Next year, it might lead to

protests, especially depending on how next year goes,” he said.

“I just hope that [the message reaches] the student body, taking initiative in their own tuition - take an interest”

someone every night. People who live in stone houses also get a lot of radiation passing through them over long periods of time. The further north you live on the planet, the more you are subjected to radiation from the sun. These are all examples of ‘background’ radiation.

Background radiation is what’s left over from the Big Bang. It’s all around us; some of it is harmless, and some of it’s not. It’s so prominent that many people get more radiation from background radiation than from man-made sources.

Because our species and every other one on the planet have always been subjected to it, we’ve adapted to the presence of background radiation.

But it comes in heavier concentrations when we go places where we’re not used to being.

Cosmic rays, the radiation coming from deep space, are an example of background radiation. It has the

tendency to affect us when we fly.

Normally, when we’re down on good ol’ Earth, our planet’s magnetic sphere and atmosphere protect us from them. But the further you go up, the less protection you get. Transatlantic flights have had cruising altitudes of 11 miles. This exposure gives people five times the amount of background radiation in an hour that they would normally receive in a year. Think about pilots and flight staff who do several trips a month, and it really adds up. It’s one of the reasons the Concorde program failed, they literally flew to close to the sun.

While radiation is something to be respected, the fact that we’ve lived with it daily all our lives, should be enough to poke holes in any superhero birthing plans. Being a rich orphan is a much more realistic way to go about it.

Why we’re not superheros already A crash course in radiation Periodical Elements Shane Rockland Fowler In real life, Bruce Banner would be a charred shadow.

The Incredible Hulk, the Amazing Spiderman, and the Fantastic Four, all owe their origins to large doses of that mysterious be-all story filler; radiation.

The average person knows so little about how radiation works, that a movie-goer or comic reader just pans over that fact that large amounts of radiation or “cosmic rays” either kills or induces cancer, and creates all sorts of messes for organic life.

To t hei r cred it, com ic-book heroes, or villains, are often created by the fact that radiation often scrambles DNA. By reordering the sequence that DNA lies in, it is pos-

sible to get mutations. Slight mutations happen in DNA all the time. In most cases, they don’t ever actually affect the way a person, animal or plant operates. Most often, those mutations go unnoticed and DNA replicates as it did before, unaffected.

Still more likely is that a mutation will cause a DNA strand to shorten, or terminate, before it was supposed to do so. When a cell divides, so do strands of DNA; half go into one cell, half go into the other. Often, during this process, a sequence of DNA that indicates “STOP” will be created, meaning that the DNA strand will be shorter than it was supposed to be.

It is only very rarely that random mutations are of great benefit to an organism. And throwing radiation into the mix just makes everything worse.

In massive doses, such as the big dose of gamma radiation that the

Hulk absorbs is deadly. In short, radiation is a bunch or particles that can go through all sorts of matter, like the type your body is made up of. As it does, it acts much like a bull in a china shop. Those particles steal electrons as they go, ripping them away from their natural order; it leaves everything in kind of a big mess.

After a massive dose, the result is radiation sickness and possible death.

Hiroshima and Nagasaki resulted in millions dead, and even more with radiation sickness and cancers; no hulks. Steroid abuse would be a much more accurate origin explanation for the green hero.

So, a heavy amount of radiation is bad news, but what about small amounts? In reality, we are all bombarded by radiation, which has little to no effect on us. There is uranium in the human body. You receive small amounts simply by sleeping next to

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Ceremony A Nursing and Science Katryna Roos Originally from Moncton, I began my time at UNB living in Lady Dunn Hall where I made so many wonderful friends and was able to experience all the amazing things campus life has to offer. UNB has left me with great memories and experiences and I am so excited to be a part of the 2013 graduating class. Throughout my nursing education I got to know many wonderful people who I am very excited to be graduating with in May. During my years at UNB I have been able to participate in clinical rotations in both Moncton and Fredericton and this has allowed me to meet many incredible members of this graduating class from both campuses. I am also very fortunate to have friends

Ceremony B Business Administration, Education and Kinesiology Joey OKane Hey folks! It’s almost time to pack those books away and start the next part of your life! (…or start a new degree!)

My name’s Joey O’Kane. For those of us who joined the UNB Fredericton family in 2009, we were challenged to make UNB a better place by the time we graduate, during our welcoming ceremony. I’ve done my very best to do this.

Working on the Student Union and as President of the New Brunswick Student Alliance, my team was successful in increasing the allowance for in-study earnings for student loans, freezing ancillary fees, and working on the implementation of a new low-income bursary.

After that, I changed roles into the 2012 Orientation Chair, throwing awesome parties for

Ceremony B Business Administration, Education and Kinesiology Billy Gibbs

Ceremony B Business Administration, Education and Kinesiology Jennifer Keleher

Well that went fast…Hello Grads 2013!

My name is William Gibbs and if there is one person on campus more saddened to leave UNB after 4 short years I’d like to meet her/her. The skills and education UNB gave me are ones to last a life time, but memories and friendships are even more valuable. UNB has helped shape who I am. But the “real world” is beckoning all of us and unfortunately it has become oh too apparent that picking a job is not as easy as picking a course, so I figure why not finish with a bang as Valedictorian?

My 4 years at UNB ranged from being actively involved with the BAUS as Vice President of

I started my UNB career as a student who came to campus only for class and wanted to spend all of my time alone. UNB changed me. This school has provided me with every opportunity I needed to become a confident, capable graduating student, who loves every moment she spends on this campus.

In my three years at UNB, I’ve held three positions with the UNB Business Society, eventually becoming President of the most active student society on campus. I strongly believe in student societies and their potential for transforming the student experience. My dream for UNB is that every student sucks this school dry; that

Ceremony B Business Administration, Education and Kinesiology JENNIFER REDBOURNE

Ceremony B Business Administration, Education and Kinesiology Devin OBrien

I am a 4th year Business student and I would like to represent you as valedictorian. My message to the 2013 graduates will be to ensure “No One (is) Left Behind”.

Fredericton has been home for the past six years. During my time at UNB I have been both a part-time and full-time student. Although it was five years ago, I still remember my first day in Professor Maher’s Intro to Business class clearly!

I have been involved in some campus activities including tutoring management Science, financial accounting and finance. Also, two years ago I wrote a proposal to the BAUS to un-

Grads of 2013,The time is approaching where we will walk across the stage to receive a diploma, proving our hard work and dedication has paid off! Whether it is our first time walking the stage, or our last time, one thing is for sure – come the end of May, we will all walk away as graduates and alumni of UNB. My name is Devin O’Brien and I am graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology with Honours in Kinesiology. I hope to continue my education at the Dalhousie New Brunswick Medical School at the UNB campus in Saint John in the near future. I will leave UNB with memories and friends that will last a lifetime,

Ceremony C Arts, Interdisciplinary Studies, Law and Renaissance College JOSH TUTTLE Hey everyone! My name is Josh Tuttle, and I’ll soon be graduating from the law school here at UNB. I have had an outstanding time over the past three years, and tried to take advantage of as many opportunities as I could. I played on a number of the law intramural teams, including hockey, volleyball, basketball, soccer, flagfootball; and the most prestigious of them all, inner-tube waterpolo. I was a participant in the Attorney-General internship, Ludlow Moot Court, Pro Bono Students Canada, and the firstyear Peer Mentorship program, among others.

Last semester I was lucky enough to take part in the UNB exchange program, where I spent four incredible months at a university in Am-

Ceremony C Arts, Interdisciplinary Studies, Law and Renaissance College CHANTEL WHITMAN Originally from Moncton, I began my time at UNB living in Lady Dunn Hall where I made so many wonderful friends and was able to experience all the amazing things campus life has to offer. UNB has left me with great memories and experiences and I am so excited to be a part of the 2013 graduating class. Throughout my nursing education I got to know many wonderful people who I am very excited to be graduating with in May. During my years at UNB I have been able to participate in clinical rotations in both Moncton and Fredericton and this has allowed me to meet many incredible members of this graduating class from both campuses. I am also very fortunate to have friends

due to spacing constraints complete bios could not be published in the paper. check out thebruns.ca for full bios

Selection for your valedictorian is a two part process this year. an election process from March 22nd to March 28th and a panel interview part. Voting can be accessed through your student eservices tab.

Students may only vote for the ceremony in which they are graduating.

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THE BRUNS OPINION

Employment Insurance changes and wonderful wives

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MP Keith Ashfield (right) was in New Brunswick this past week to promote the federal budget. Andrew Meade / The Brunswickan

A Critical Eye Cody Jack

This past week, two prominent Conservative cabinet ministers (Bernard Valcourt and Keith Ashfield) came back to New Brunswick to promote the federal budget. Valcourt ran into trouble in Northern NB, when an 18-year-old man challenged him on the recent changes to EI. Valcourt, flustered by the young man’s comments, called him an “NDP agitator”. He told the CBC that most other Canadians see the reasonableness of the changes.

Next, we head down to Fredericton, where Keith Ashfield invited the media to a staged conversation with the Moreno family about the budget.

During the staged conversation, Ashfield, upon tasting the eldest daughter’s cooking, told her: “Grace, you’re a great cook; you’re going to make a wonderful wife for somebody.”

These events, to me, sum up perfectly how the Conservative government views women, the family, and the gender roles within.

The conservatives still lament the death of the breadwinner model of the family. In this model, you had the male member of the family earning money for the rest of the family, while the female member took care of the household and the family. This is the traditional gendered division of labour.

After being involved in the labour force during WWII, women struggled to be involved and respected members of the work force, and around the 1970s, women in larger numbers began entering the workforce.

So, while everyone else began to recognize women as equals and that division of labour within a household should not be based on gender, Conservatives still held onto to the traditionalist view that women being kept at home as mothers and housekeepers is the best way to organize the family.

Ashfield’s comments are emblematic of this view. This is his ideological background and that of the majority of

the Conservative Party. Women should be wives and mothers, and take care of the household. This arrangement, by the grace of god, should also only be with a man.

Couple this view with the recent changes to Employment Insurance; Diane Findley’s plan of “… helping Canadians connect with available jobs”.

This means we should move to where the work is; connect with the jobs, as Findley would have us do. But what do you do if you have a family and children? It seems your only choice is to have one family member to go out west and another to stay back with the children. But who should do that?

The case has been that men are largely the ones who have gone out west.

While I am not attempting to demean the choice families have made under existing circumstances, this shift has a negative impact on families, and more particularly on women.

The policies reinforce existing gendered understandings within the household. These types of demands place a limit on the choices available to families and women, reinforcing strict

roles for women in the home that had slowly been on the decline.

Women, in heterosexual families, are the ones who have to pick up the slack, having to travel longer distances to and from work, while still taking care of children and the household.

While husbands and partners leave the province to help support the family, women remain at home to maintain the household. This is not because women are incapable of working in the oil and gas industry. Men, however, dominate the work, which creates an unwelcoming atmosphere for women.

The transition to such an environment would be easier for a heterosexual male. Again, this isn’t because of any deficiency of women, but because of the hyper-misogynistic – celebration of manliness as best qualities of humans – environment in the workplace.

But apparently, for Conservative cabinet ministers like Keith Ashfield and Bernard Valcourt, this should be the case anyway. A comment like Ashfield’s promotes exactly this gender dynamic.

This is the natural order of things. The man going off to earn money for the

family while the woman stays home and takes care of everything. They don’t see anything wrong with such an arrangement; they in fact idealize it and prize it.

The changes to EI will cause social dislocation and force many away from their families and social support networks. While this is not surprising that the Conservative government supports such policies, it should be disturbing.

While they espouse themselves the stewards of the economy, doing what is best for the economy and Canada, it’s quite clear that what they think is good for the economy is not what is good for Canadians, especially Maritimers and those involved in precarious work environment; it is what is good for those who make money.

EI changes not only undermine the independence of seasonal workers and families, but also more specifically undermine women’s independence both in the household and workplace.

Government policy and ministers should promote an independent future for women instead of offering them compliments about their ability to cook and their marriageability.

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Let there be light

Chaplain’s Corner

letters to the editor An open letter to Atlantic University Sport

Kevin Bourque Through the east-facing windows of my tiny country kitchen, a brilliant beam of light is showering down across my pale linoleum floor. Its once-white appearance has been faded with the marks of both time and love, but on this day, these temporal imperfections have given way to the more favourable impressions of a more eternal source: Sunlight. As I pause for a moment, I can see that the breadth of the sun’s rays are strewn about the backyard as well; they are lavishing their affections upon neighbouring flowers. No doubt, my petal-laden friends are already beginning to bend their little stems towards that which they have come to know so well over the years. I pause again; I breathe quietly as my footsteps take me closer to the light. When a ray of sunshine is peeking through the tedium of a dull room, it’s hard to stay in a shadowy corner.

Have you ever wondered why we are so drawn to the sun? It’s a simple question, really. I mean, why wouldn’t we be just as apt to stay in the shadows? Another way of asking the question might be, why are we so enamoured by sunsets? I know there’s a biomedical component to the response, which any vitamin D depraved person can recognize.

But beyond the bodily chemistry of vitamins and minerals, there is something in our eyes, something in our souls that loves the sight of the sun, whether it is rising, soaring, or setting. Call it vitamin D, if you like, or vitamin G (“G” as in green space), if you prefer – it makes no difference.

To me, it is vitamin G. “G” as in God. The word itself, “God” or otherwise, is arbitrary. We are all speaking of that same eternal source which animates and inspires all of creation. The word we choose to identify this source, in my opinion, is a moot point. Moreover, too often the word we choose is the first line that is drawn in the sand; thereafter, everyone picks a side – you say “God”, I say “Allah”, she says “ Creator”, etc., etc., etc. After all, we needn’t draw lines in the sand over which word we will use to describe the same feeling. The feeling is only the response to the Source of stimulus.

What I am suggesting is the possibility that the sun, the physical source that sustains our life here on planet earth, is the divine symbol or reminder of all that we hold sacred,

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Directors of Atlantic University Sport,

Sunshine can be theraputic as well as warm, but have you ever wondered why we might be so drawn to it? Doug McGr / FlickrCC and as well, all that is sacred that holds us. The sun is only the symbol; it always was. The light is only a metaphor; it always is. It is a metaphor that has been heard and understood for tens of thousands of years from sun worshippers to sun seekers alike.

It is true that many spiritual traditions speak of people being drawn either to darkness or to light. Is it only a coincidence that so many of these traditions use the same metaphor? I doubt it. Thus far in my life, through trials and victory, deep sadness and joy, I am convinced that there is something greater that lies beyond that great burning orb in the sky; something that calls out to us and at the same time, sustains us; whether you are plant or person, it makes no difference. For us, too, our sinewy little stems bend towards the light.

The difference is that our feet are not so deeply rooted in the soil; we have the option to pull up our roots, so to speak, and run from the light.

A good friend of mine, a Catholic priest, once said to me, “Everything we do in this life either moves us away or towards the direction of light.” I think he’s right. Sure, we could talk about seemingly mundane activities, like taking out the trash and whether or not something like this move us in one direction or another, but the point remains the same; we are creatures of light; formed by it, unmistakably drawn to it, returning to it.

I think on some level, we all know we

are participants in this Game of Light, if you will, but the real question is the attentiveness of our minds and spirits to the way in which we intention to live our lives either in darkness or in light. After all, if it is true that we are so drawn to the light, ought it not to make sense that we would live our lives in ways that are consistent with the path of light?

Perhaps the spirit path is a lot more like sunlight than it is the drudgery of religious ideals. That being said, the bevy of religious traditions, despite their imperfections, have given us the gift of wisdom and spirit words, as each of them have spoken clearly to us on how to walk a path of light: Choose compassion over hatred, peace over violence, love over bitterness, unity over division. Whether or not you adhere to distinct religious principles or not, every person’s spirit knows when they have either tended to or turned away from these principles. The trick is in the listening – the listening to the voice of the spirit as the sunshine rains down upon you. Which path will I take today? Which path will I take in this moment? If there are days when you forget the way, just look up; the path is always well lit.

May joy always fill your hearts and may sunshine guide your steps. As always, you can reach me via email (bourquek@unb.ca), in person (C.C. Jones Student Services building), or by phone (453-5089). Peace.

I’m writing to you as the incoming editor-in-chief of The Brunswickan, UNB’s student newspaper, and as the sports director for CHSR 97.9FM, student radio.

First off, I’d like to congratulate you on another successful Atlantic University Sport season. On the national stage, two men’s hockey teams medalled and a women’s basketball team won bronze, among many other accomplishments. However, as an organization, you have failed in the inaugural year of your 2012-2015 strategic plan.

On Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, Mr. Phil Currie came to Fredericton, with his guns of change blazing, and preached that the AUS was now committed to sharing the stories of their student-athletes.

“We need to be proud of our recruiting efforts and proud of our high graduation rates. We need to do more to share our success stories and tell our student-athletes’ stories. To be honest, I think it gives us an edge up over the rest of the conferences. I don’t think you’ll see another conference in Canada leading with ‘student first’.” said Phil Currie, in Nov. 8 issue of Fredericton’s Daily Gleaner.

But ladies and gentlemen, you certainly have not put students first this year.

During the 2013 men’s hockey championships in Saskatoon, SK, there were three ways fans could tune into the final game: Rogers Sportsnet One, the Cis-sic.tv webcast, and our broadcast on CHSR 97.9FM, which was also available at Chsrfm.ca and across New Brunswick on Rogers Digital channel 946.

Regardless, fans were frantic when they couldn’t find a way to tune in to the game as Rogers Sportsnet One is only available as a specialty channel (i.e., you have to pay extra for it) and the webcast of the game kept relentlessly freezing and skipping over portions of the game – of course, after buffering through four minutes’ of commercials.

CHSR 97.9FM – a student radio station in Fredericton – broadcasted all seven games of the national championships, but not once were we acknowledged by the AUS, or the CIS, as a source for tuning into the games. I asked a mutual friend of ours about this and he said it was because

it would be too much to put in the press releases. To which I say, adding “the game is also available on CHSR 97.9FM in Fredericton, at Chsrfm.ca, and across New Brunswick on Rogers Digital channel 946” to a press release, requires fewer characters than a full tweet.

Now, I understand the AUS’ hesitation to acknowledge a student radio station covering its own team, that there’s this fear of irrational biasness that may come across in favour of UNB. But I urge you to compare our broadcast of the March 14 game of UNB against Saskatchewan, with that of the CIS’ webcast.

Although the commentators on the CIS broadcast did a great job during the tournament, CHSR provided an equally balanced broadcast as our webcast colleagues promoted by the CIS. In which case, I don’t understand the AUS’ or the CIS’ desire not to promote student media.

We were there through generous contributions from our students, our alumni, and senior university officials, including the president of the university, as well as our vice-president of academics.

You had a great opportunity to promote students by leveraging student media, and you missed that opportunity.

However, the focus that I want to emphasize in this letter is not simply the lack of promotion for a student radio station during a four-day hockey tournament, but rather the virtual non-existence of any form of student media promotion by the AUS during the entire season. A season, if I may remind you, which started off with a pledge from the AUS to better share the stories of their athletes.

After looking through the AUS’ entire Facebook page, it’s appalling that there is no student media on the site.

Since Jan. 1, 2013, until today, the AUS has shared over 160 articles on its Facebook page related to AUS studentathletes and teams from outside news organizations, sports information directors across the conference, and internal publications.

Only one story was from a student media organization – a March 8, 2013 article from The Muse, a student paper from Memorial University – recapping the men’s volleyball season from which they finished 1-16.

Prior to March 8, 2013, the last story the AUS shared that was from a student media organization was when The Brunswickan wrote an article on Kyle Bailey, reflecting on his time as a Varsity Reds athlete. The AUS shared that article on March 22, 2012,

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W E I V OINT P

on What’s YOUR week? s i h t d n mi

What do you think of the food on campus?

Nathan Doucette

Pat O’Brian

Dominique LaFontaine

Jenn Armstrong

Jill Miner

“The Cellar is good, does that count?”

“I’m neutral.”

“I don’t eat on campus.”

“There could be more variety, it’s not the best.”

“It’s ok.”

Michelle Buckingham

Mathieu Losier

Josh Saunders

Alex Cook

Frank Barrett

“It’s yummy.”

“It’s below average.”

“I don’t eat anything besides the breakfast, but it’s pretty good.”

“It’s unhealthy, but the Cellar is good.”

“Tolerable.”

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ARTS arts@thebruns.ca

Danielle Hillier is a a chemical engineer, former proctor, musician, and photographer. Danielle Hillier / The Brunswickan

“A few months ago, my mom and I set up a mini studio in our house and did a photo shoot with my sister’s volleyball team”

Danielle Hillier is the spotlight Elizabeth Creelman Arts Reporter Just in case the stereotype that engineers aren’t artistic hasn’t been colourfully blown apart a thousand times, meet Danielle Hillier. Now living in Elizabeth Parr-Johnston residence, she hails from a small town off the west coast of Newfoundland, called Pasadena (like in California, but much colder). Now in her fourth year of chemical engineering, Hillier somehow finds the time to do photography, draw, and play piano, flute, and guitar.

I bet you’re feeling pretty lazy right about now.

Although Hillier participates in all of these art forms, she doesn’t necessarily like to perform publically.

“I’m not really one to be in the spotlight,” she said, noting that she’s rather be the spotlight.

“[With photography] I’m behind the camera; I like that a lot better.”

Hillier got her first point-and-shoot camera in the eighth grade. When her mother bought a DSLR (digital single-lens reflex) about two years ago, her skills improved, and last Christmas, she received her own.

The photographer mainly enjoys casually snapping pictures of flowers, landscapes, and people. While working in Germany last summer, however, she quickly built up quite a body of work.

Hillier has even had a few jobs as a photographer, taking pictures for the Lady Dunn November formal and the Lady Dunn 50th reunion anniversary that took place last month.

She’s also had pictures published in The Brunswickan from the Lady Dunn fashion show. The photographer feels that these opportunities have come to her because of her participation in the

residence community.

“I wouldn’t have done any of this stuff for Lady Dunn if I didn’t live there before,” she said, by way of explanation.

“I was a proctor there last year, so everybody knew that I was doing [photography], and that’s how they ended up asking me to do it.”

Perhaps conveniently for the sake of practice, Hillier doesn’t have any close friends in Fredericton who are into photography.

“We’d always make pictures and videos and stuff, but I was always the photographer,” she said, laughing.

At home, it’s a little different. Hillier and her mother are both photographers, and the two have joined a Facebook group dedicated to locals with similar interests.

“It’s a group of people in the city that get together and do photo shoots and stuff, and you’ll get tips and hints from

other people,” said Hillier.

Sometimes she does projects just with her mother.

“A few months ago, my mom and I set up a mini studio in our house and did a photo shoot with my sister’s volleyball team,” she said.

“It was my first time doing any photography in a studio-type setting, and the pictures turned out better than I expected.”

But how does she do here in Fredericton?

“A lot of what I do is just on my own,” Hillier said.

“Most of it’s like...‘Oh it’s a nice day,’ and I’ll go and take some pictures.”

For more information about Hiller’s photography, visit her page at Facebook.com/DanielleHillierPhotography.

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Life Outside Lee Thomas Arts Editor There is life outside your apartment I know it’s hard to conceive But there’s life outside your apartment And you’re only gonna see it if you leave There is cool shit to do, but it can’t come to you And who knows, dude, you might even score There is life outside your apartment But you’ve got to open the door.

-Life Outside Your Apartment, Avenue Q It’s that time of year again; you can tell by the competitive bitching in the Tim’s line.

“Ugh, I’ve got two essays due this week.”

“I feel you, bro. I’ve got three midterms in the next ten days.”

“That’s nothing; I’ve got four midterms and a lab.”

Etc., etc.

When you’re stressing about all the shit you have to do, it can feel tempting to put on your comfiest pair of sweats and just set up camp in your room. But that shit’s just going to stress you out more, because you’re stewing in your own stressed-ness. (And let’s be serious, here. Has anything academic ever been accomplished while you’re in bed with your laptop? Exactly. Your willpower doesn’t stand a chance against Facebook and Tumblr and porn.)

Fortunately, as spring is upon us (freak snowstorms notwithstanding), there is plenty to do in Fredericton to get you out of your pit of academic despair, for a quick, or a not-so-quick, study break. These are great for doing solo, with a friend, or with a romantic partner, which can end up being extra stress-relieving, if you know what I mean.

1. Rocky Horror Picture Show The UNB Sexuality Centre and Deadly Sting Productions have col-

laborated to bring The Rocky Horror Picture Show to real life, on stage at UNB! Yes, this is a thing. The production, according to the event’s Facebook page, “is also notable for being one of the first in Fredericton, to be partially funded through Indiegogo.com, and is Deadly Sting Production’s very first show as a troupe.” There is only one showing, which will be taking place on March 30, at 8 p.m. in the SUB Ballroom. Tickets are $8 for students, available online at Indiegogo.com/ RHPSNB, or at the door, for $10 for students and $12 for non-students.

2. Alive Inside screening You might recognize this film from Daphne Noonan’s presentation at the TEDx UNB talks last semester. It’s about the effect of music on neurology in long-term care facilities. Organized by the Atlantic Institute on Aging and the Alzheimer Society of New Brunswick in partnership with St. Thomas University, the film will be showing on March 26, in the Kinsella Auditorium on the STU campus. Admission is free, and a panel discussion will follow.

BRUNSWICKANARTS 3. Water is more precious than gold speaking tour On March 28 at 7 p.m., the five-day Maritime speaking tour of Water is More Precious than Gold will be wrapping up at Wilmot United Church. This tour features Sandra Carolina Ascensio, a representative of the El Salvadoran National Roundtable against Metallic Mining, whose presentation challenges “Canada’s international mining practice”, as well as raises awareness about the issues these practices create in Latin American countries.

4. Free Stuff Saturday at reNeu If Morgan Mullin’s fashion column has got you raring to revamp your wardrobe, check out reNeu on March 30, between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m., when they’re hosting their semi-regular Free Stuff Saturday. There is no catch; this shit it 100 per cent free, plus you get the fun adventure of digging through piles of clothes to find something perfectly “you”.

5. Forever in Freddy Fortunately, there’s lots of stuff in Fredericton that’s not even seasonal,

Escape from your apartment this week. Karsten Saunders / The Brunswickan

but if you haven’t checked it out yet, then this is the perfect time. Go for a stroll on the walking trails and take Instagram pictures of the trees (Note: we are in no way responsible for any mocking that may occur as a result of this instagramming); stop by the Clay Café on Student Day (Tuesday), to get 10 per cent off your creation; stop by the Owl’s Nest for some stress-relieving cat love, and non-schoolwork reading; check out the Beaverbrook Art Gallery (it’s free for students!) and see art from before ‘The Age of Instagram’; invest in a UNB ArtZone membership and blow off steam at the Art Centre during exam season; or see a Cinema Politica film and realize that there’s more to life than a 4.0 GPA. (Wait, am I allowed to say that?)

No matter where your interests lie, or how many stress-induced ulcers you plan to accumulate this midterm/essay season, the opportunities to get out of your apartment are endless. Open the door.

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Slamming poems with Weston Renoud Gordon Mihan Staff Reporter Engineer, poet, sailor; Weston Renoud has had his fair share of experiences.

Weston Renoud is a masters student in the geodesy and geomatics engineering department at UNB, studying with a focus in hydrography.

In 2010, Renoud went on an Arctic Mapping Expedition in Alaska, gaining experience in hydrography as well as experiencing life at sea.

“I was on the NOAA Ship Fairweather; it was research vessel for the US government for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,” said Renoud.

“We were doing seafloor mapping up in Alaska to update the nautical charts.

We went all over coastal Alaska and we made it up into the Arctic a couple of times. We would be out at seas for seven to eight months of the year, which was an incredible experience.”

When he’s not hard at work with his studies, Renoud has a passion for poetry.

“I stumbled into poetry just when I turned 21. I’m from the States, and I started going to this local poetry reading in Bellingham, Washington, and very quickly made friends there,”

said Renoud.

“I was interested in participating in poetry because I struggled with writing. I’m a decent writer, but it’s a laborious process, and I thought that by engaging in poetry I could probably have a better relationship with words.”

Bellingham is in between Seattle and Vancouver on the west coast, so Renoud and a couple of his friends would frequently drive up to Vancouver or down to Seattle to attend poetry slam venues. Now living in Fredericton, Renoud still participates in a variety of poetry activities.

“I’ve been trying to run an open mic at the Windsor Castle Bar at the Grad House on campus, and I’m still trying to find people who want to come out, but I’m mostly just trying to make it a reliable thing right now,” said Renoud.

“I’m also in a UNB and STU group called Poetry is Our Bread and Bananas, and the main thing we’ve been doing is going to middle schools around town and working with the kids there, writing poetry and performing poetry.”

Renoud’s open mic at the Windsor Castle Bar in the Grad House is called the Flatter Society of the Mic, and takes place every Tuesday at 7 p.m.

Weston Renoud sports a fierce beard and pipe in addition to his poetic prowess. Submitted

Vicious giant plants at the Playhouse Elizabeth Creelman Arts Reporter Last week, Theatre New Brunswick (TNB) presented a musical at the Playhouse about a man-eating plant from outer space.

Yes, you read that right. The play is called Little Shop of Horrors, and it’s what my grandfather might call “a hoot”.

You might be familiar with the story already; the 1986 musical film featured Steve Martin, Rick Moranis (the guy from Honey I Shrunk the Kids), and Bill Murray. If you’ve never heard of it, you can probably deduce what kind of a show it is based on that cast alone.

TNB’s production of the play was remarkable from the outset. After asking audience members to turn off their cell phones, etc., the theatre representative simply walked over to the corner of the stage and began the opening speech as the lights dimmed. It turns out that he’s also the director and actor in the role of “Voice not unlike God’s”, as it’s described in the program.

It only gets stranger from there.

The curtain opens onto doo-wop women who continue as narrators/ neighbourhood bystanders throughout the rest of the play. One of the best things about them, beside their fantastic singing and dancing, is that their dresses keep getting more and

more ridiculous as the production progresses, until all three are wearing sequined cocktail dresses on the streets of the New York slums for no apparent reason. The trio are a doo-wop group in its most literal sense; there is literally a song called “Da-Doo,” in which they punctuate everything the protagonist says with interjections, like “Shop dadoo,” “Snip da-doo,” and “Good for you.” They’re mildly obnoxious as well.

Then there’s the main plot. The protagonist, Seymour, has bought a plant from outer space and it starts demanding human blood from him as nourishment. This Seymour character is supposed to be small and nerdy, but Ben Ross, who played him in this pro-

duction, is anything but. Although it was initially jarring to see someone so attractive in the role, I didn’t end up hearing any complaints.

The plant, as could have been predicted by anyone but Seymour, gets more and more bloodthirsty until it begins to devour people, including the sadistic dentist boyfriend of Seymour’s love interest, Audrey (this is a good thing because he beat her). The plant still isn’t satisfied, though, and this is where the play differs from the movie.

Spoiler alert: In the play, THE PLANT WINS. It eats Audrey (which is apparently romantic because Seymour, a botanist, can continue to water her and care for her after she’s dead)

and then it eats Seymour too. The plant germinates and takes over the whole world in a very thinly veiled criticism of capitalism (or communism – whichever you prefer).

The play’s finale got an immediate standing ovation, and not just because there was a good deal of beer doled out to audience members from the bar.

Little Shop of Horrors bravely borders on nonsensicality and offensiveness, and TNB didn’t shy away from any of that. What else can you expect from musical theatre?

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Lovely layers Morgan Mullin The Brunswickan Spring is in the air, which means that for those of us living in Canada, it’s time to watch the rest of the world put away their parkas, while we have yet another snowstorm! Dressing this time of year can be tricky. As stores fill with light chiffon fabrics and bright colours, it can suddenly seem dreary to wear our woollen sweaters and winter boots, but it’s still chilly enough outdoors to warrant warmer clothing. With the thermostat bobbing up and down, now is the perfect time to master the art of layering.

Regardless if your style is more classic and preppy, or if you’re a member of the hipster tribe, layering is a great way to look seasonally appropriate and break in some new spring clothes without freezing! Here are a few tips

to try on: If you have a bit of a bohemian, hipster sense of style, take your favourite romper or sundress and use this as a base (bonus points if it’s coloured or printed!). Underneath, add some tights or leggings in a co-ordinating colour to your dress. Add thick woollen socks, scrunched artfully at the ankle, and your favourite pair of moccasins or wing tip shoes. Overtop of the dress or romper, wear your favourite T-shirt and cardigan, or simply a pullover sweater.

Throw on a toque and scarf on those extra chilly days. You could even switch out the T-shirt for a sheer top if you’re itching to wear your new spring finds!

Those with more classic taste should pick a pair of pants or jeans as their base; try floral printed or coloured ones for a jump-start on spring trends.

Add ankle booties in a neutral tone that compliments the print of the pants.

Layer a sheer blouse – float-y, sheer fabrics were huge at spring/summer Fashion Week – over or under a sweater that compliments the colour(s) of your pants. Then, throw on several necklaces and grab a large handbag for a look that’s feminine and tasteful, but with a kick.

Finally, for all those rocker girls out there, take your favourite denim cut-offs, layer them over thick tights and big boots, and top with a breeze-y floral top and cardigan for a 90s look that’s on-trend.

By taking pieces destined for warmer months and mixing them with your winter basics, you’ll not only expand your wardrobe, but also navigate the tricky waters of between-season dressing with ease. And you’ll look fantastic doing it!

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Zippers account for 30 per cent of all penis-related injuries in men over the age of 18. ThePicMan / flickr cc

Zip it, don’t clip it!

Sarah Vannier The Brunswickan Question 1: Do you happen to have a penis?

Question 2: Have you ever gotten this penis stuck in a zipper?

If you answered yes, then you, my whimpering and crotch-grabbing friend, are not alone. In fact, a paper just published in BJUI International (Journal of the British Association of Urological Surgeons) reported that each year in the U.S., roughly 2000 boys and men show up in emergency rooms with a zipper-related injury.

Sarah Campbell Online Editor If you haven’t heard or visited UNB’s CHSR 97.9 FM radio station, you are missing out on a good time.

As you take the first step through CHSR’s doors, something about the floor-to-ceiling poster-covered walls and overflowing CD racks tells you you’re with friends and in for a good time.

For those who might be timid about walking straight into a radio station, but would still really like to get involved, fear not, for this week is CHSR’s FunDrive! What is a FunDrive, you may ask? Well, it is a mash-

Zippers account for 30 per cent of all penis-related injuries in men over the age of 18. In younger boys (0-18 years), zippers are the second most common source of injury, and are responsible for 17 per cent of all penis injuries. Surprisingly, for young boys, the most common source of injury is having the penis hit by a falling toilet seat. Poor things.

The good news is that most people who show up in the emergency room with their penis caught in a bind are quickly treated and sent on their way.

The study found that 98 per cent of patients were treated in the ER. Very

few injuries led to complications (aka: swelling, abscesses, and other thing you don’t want happening to your genitals), and these were all in cases when someone waited days before going to see a doctor.

Not surprisingly, those of us walking around with vulvas and vaginas tend to be luckier in the zipper department.

During the nine-year period of data collection, the researchers only found five cases of women injuring their genitals with a zipper.

The same researchers published a second study in the Journal of Urology, looking at the prevalence of all adult

genitourinary injuries in the U.S. In English, that means they counted the number of times people showed up in ERs with injuries to their genitals (penis/scrotum/female genitalia) or kidneys.

So, how many Americans have genitourinary injuries every year? 15,794.

Most are men (69 per cent), between ages 18 and 45 (74 per cent), injured at home (42 per cent) or at a place of recreation (12 per cent), and treated in the ER then released (86 per cent).

The most common source of an injury depends on your age. If you are young, you are most likely to be hurt

CHSR FunDrive

up of a few different events happening through March 22-30.

There are a wide range of events including, a hot dog BBQ on The Cellar patio, which took place last Friday, and performance by Logan Colter, Brydon Crain and Josh Bravener at the Wilser’s Room last Saturday. Events coming up include, Evil Dead Trilogy Marathon to be held at Tilley Hall on Thursday, March 28, starting at 8 p.m. with movie durations of only about one hour and 15 minutes each.

There will be a minimum $3 donation for this event. Also, there will be a Table Top Board Game Night at the UNB Student Union Building’s blue room on March 30, with a minimum

donation of $2.

With so many different events, you can be sure to find something that suits you!

CHSR is a non-profit radio station, and the annual FunDrive is a great source of new income. All proceeds go back into the station, which help them upgrade to better equipment, expand their music library, fund workshops, employ staff, send volunteers to conferences outside of Fredericton, and much, much more.

“It’s the members’ radio station”, said station manager, Tim Rayne. “It’s run by the campus community”.

The best thing about CSHR and its FunDrive is the fact that it is not

faculty specific. Just because you’re not majoring in media or broadcast journalism, doesn’t mean you can’t join in on the fun. The station is always looking for new volunteers with all types of experience.

“It doesn’t matter if you’re in nursing, business, media, or computer science, It’s open ended to the options that you can do in terms of creating a resume and helping the station, while helping yourself”, said Rayne. “I see CHSR as an opportunity to have training and development programs and workshops that allow students to take their academic experiences and put them into the work place.”

If you still aren’t convinced by the

by sporting goods, which account for 40 per cent of all injuries to people between the ages of 18 and 28. Bikes and sports vehicles are the most common sources of danger. Older people (66+) are more likely to get hurt by slipping or falling on furniture or bathroom fixtures.

The most common source of an injury also depends on your genitals.

Penises are at the biggest risk of being hurt by clothing (the zipper monster strikes again) or sporting goods.

Testicles are most likely to be hurt by sporting goods (if you have a few minutes to kill, Google, “Man getting hit by football”) or furniture.

Female genitalia, such as the vulva and vagina are most likely to get hurt by bathing products (allergic reaction much?), furniture, or sports items.

Interestingly, although overall women were less likely to injure their genitals, they were much more likely than were men to show up in the ER after a razor related accident. Eek! Side note: I wish I had Canadian data to report, but unfortunately, I couldn’t find any. I did wonder about what sort of differences we might see with Canadian data. More hockey sticks to the junk? Probably. More stories of snowball fights gone horribly wrong? Maybe. More beaver puns in this article? Absolutely.

So what should you do to keep your genitals happy and injury-free?

Careful when you zip, consider riding a bike with a padded crossbar and seat, go easy on the ATVs and wheelin’, consider hypoallergenic bath products, and be careful with the razors. And if you do get hurt, don’t hesitate about going to the emergency room; a quick skim through all of these urology journals has me convinced that doctors and nurses really have seen everything!

work experience, cool wall art, or Evil Dead trilogies, then the easy going, friendly nature that is Tim Rayne, will be sure to push you over the edge.

Drop by one of the FunDrive events or pop into the station to meet with great people like Tim and get involved with campus’ very own radio station, CHSR 97.9 FM. They are truly for the people, by the people, and we just happen to be those people.

If you can’t make it to the events but would still like to make a donation to help out our local radio station, CHSR has got you covered there too. You can go to their website (Chsrfm.ca) and donate through PayPal or other forms of online payment.

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Curling Rocks.

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Jenn Armstrong is one of many prominent curlers at UNB who would be interested in getting a team. Submitted Josh Fleck Sports Editor This past week, Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) held their annual curling championships for both men and women.

Right there is where I usually tell you how UNB faired in the tournament, but I can’t give you that information, because neither team exists for UNB. Why, you may ask? Well, there are

several reasons: One being, UNB doesn’t have the necessary facilities to properly accommodate a team, and another being, the AUS does not have a circuit for curling. According to Rob Murray, sports editor of Canadian University Press, there are teams at UPEI, Acadia and Saint Mary’s.

To answer the question of facilities, in April, Fredericton will be hosting both the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championships and the World

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Senior Curling Championships at the Grant-Harvey Centre. Along with the Grant-Harvey Centre being able to hold curling events, there is also the Fredericton Curling Club and the Capitol Winter Club.

“Historically, it was concerning because it is a challenge to control and regulate, and ensure that there is practice times or competition times,” explains James Cress, coordinator of intramural sports and clubs for UNB.

What will be the biggest story leading up to, and on the NHL trade deadline?

Josh Fleck

Nick Murray

It has recently come out that Jarome Iginla might be on the move. It will be weird to see him in a new uniform, but he has given Jay Feaster a list of four teams he would accept a trade into, and ultimately, if he leaves Calgary, it will be for the best for that franchise in the long run.

Not sure if it’s the biggest, but look for Brian Elliott to get shipped off for a few key third liners. Elliot has a huge cap hit, and bottom playoff teams are always looking to solidify their goaltending. Plus, Jake Allen is good, and he’s cheap. Look for an extension for him soon.

Sports Editor

When it comes to talent at UNB, there is no shortage of prime curlers.

Two of those curlers are Jenn Armstrong and Chris MacRae. Armstrong was a provincial champion and went to Nationals as team skip in 2011 and 2012, and finished tied for fifth in 2012, while MacRae was a New Brunswick junior champion in 2011 and 2012, finishing fourth at nationals in 2011, losing the third place game to Newfoundland, the eventual CIS

champions that year.

“Chris’s team last year all went to nationals,” said Armstrong. “They all go to UNB, so you could have them practicing all year, and representing UNB for CIS.” So, with the talent at the school, facilities available, the only problem left is the team’s status of being a club sport and attending CIS championships.

“To attend the CIS curling championships, in the regulations, it requires the sign off of the athletic director.

Here at UNB, athletics and recreation are two different departments,” explained Cress. “The difficulty is they can’t be part of one department and require a sign off and accountability to a different department.”

MacRae also believes CIS championships may not be the main focus if a team were to come to UNB. “For the players that go here, CIS may not be their primary focus. When I was in juniors, my main focus was winning the Canadian junior championships. When juniors is done, your focus will be to win your provincial event and go to the Brier.”

When asked about a possible time frame when curling may make an appearance for UNB, Cress didn’t hesitate with a response.

“I think you could see curling at UNB pretty quickly,” said Cress. When asked if it could be in two years, he responded with, “Possibly even sooner than that.”

Sports Writer

Alex Walsh Sports Guru

I personally believe Sidney Crosby will enter an intense legal battle, which will eventually lead to him breaking his no movement clause. He will then move back to Cole Harbour, NS, where he will start up Atlantic Canada’s first NHL team. They will finish last for six seasons, before being moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico, to become the New Mexico Sauce.

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Bronté James Sports Writer

Trading for Luongo is still a rumour, even though I personally think the trade is never going to happen. I think it would be great to have Luongo as someone to be a mentor for Reimer. But honestly, Reimer is faring well on his own.

Plus, the Leafs shouldn’t take on a contract that big when they could look for younger talent to train.

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FROM AUS PAGE 13 almost a year before the next time the AUS would recognize a student media organization.

When the UNB Varsity Reds won the university hockey championships this past weekend, the AUS immediately shared story recaps from The Chronicle Herald (which the AUS has predominantly pulled stories from, for their Facebook page), and The Globe and Mail.

You say you want to promote the stories of your student-athletes, but you favour commercial media organizations, while alienating the student newspapers, which have covered university hockey for the entire six-month season.

You want great coverage of your student-athletes? Well, we live with your student-athletes and know them better than anyone. They live in our residences, they’re in our classes, they eat at our cafeteria table, and we attend many of the same social gatherings.

While you may have a stereotype that student press isn’t of mainstream media-quality, I can assure you that we’re just as good. You used to share stories from Fredericton’s Daily Gleaner. Well, you have Daily Gleaner-quality work right here in Canadian University Press.

You gave a commitment to share good stories of your student-athletes, but you’ve missed on that promise this year by not leveraging student media.

For an organization that prides itself on student involvement and excellence, whether it be in athletics, academics, advocate groups (like You Can Play and Right To Play), or student press, it’s disappointing that you don’t support or acknowledge the group of students that cover your student-athletes, week in and week out.

I sincerely hope you will re-evaluate your 2012-2015 strategic plan, and begin showing equal professionalism and acknowledgement to student press, as you have to the other 20 media outlets you promoted so far in 2013.

While I’ll acknowledge that Canadian university conferences don’t do a particularly better job in leveraging student media, it was the AUS who promised: “We want to do a lot better job of telling [these stories]. What it all boils down to is AUS member universities’ athletic programs are student-athletes, and we just really haven’t told that before.” - Phil Currie in Nov. 13 issue of The Brunswickan.

Regards, Nick Murray

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Who wears short shorts?

There has been a dress code enforced at the Canada Games Centre in Halifax. Submitted Julie McLaughlin Sports Reporter I recently took a stroll through the Richard J. Currie Center, with the main purpose of checking people out.

No, I was not looking for hot guys, but rather, I was looking at how people were dressed. A recent article on CBC raised attention to an issue I have honestly never given much thought to; how many of you are offended with what “people” (but honestly, we’re talking about females here) wear while working out?

The Canada Games Center in Halifax recently announced they were enforcing a dress code that includes a ban on tight shorts and slinky tops. In addition, shorts have to be longer than

mid-thigh and shirts must cover the upper body. Those of you who agree with these rules, you may want to stop reading, because I am certainly not about to support it.

When I work out, I don’t have a set wardrobe. Occasionally, I will wear spandex simply because it is more comfortable to run in; the gym should be about what you are comfortable in.

For some people, they may be more comfortable in long, baggy clothes than tight ones. Hey, whatever floats your boat, right?

Sure, maybe this is something that is affecting Halifax, but what if this rule hits the RJCC? Judging by the amount of people I saw in there the other day, wearing spandex and short shorts, the rule might not be

embraced without a fight.

The gym should be about working out. Yes, some people make it into a fashion show by wearing the prettiest Lululemon they can find, but why is that affecting your workout? If it’s distracting enough that you can’t focus on what you’re there to do, you need to rethink your workout.

One of the best things about Canada is the freedom that we have. People are entitled to wear whatever they want, whenever they want. Sure, there are places where it is socially unacceptable to wear a certain outfit, but there is no law against it. You wouldn’t wear a dress you’d wear to a club, to church on Sunday morning. Technically you could, but no one would, because it’s socially unaccepted. People at the gym,

regardless of how scandalous the outfit may be, are within the social norms by wearing athletic wear.

I’m just a little bit confused as to why people are so upset about what others wear. As tight as some clothing attire may be, if you head to a beach or pool, the bathing suits you will see are ten times more revealing. Bathing suits are essentially underwear when you think about it. If that’s accepted because it’s the beach, why can’t people wear spandex made for working out, at the gym?

People need to go to the gym, do their thing and get out. Stop making a fuss out of clothing choices and do what you’re paying to do. Leave the drama out of working out.

7 is the magic number Johnny Cullen The Brunswickan A new group of athletes will be hitting the field in the 2016 summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This group is very diverse, and comprises of individuals of many different skill sets and athletic abilities. The sport they play is 7s Rugby.

“7s” is a type of Rugby that involves seven players a side, as opposed to the traditional 15. Sure, so there are fewer players on the field, but how does the shortened roster make such a difference?

Picture this: A field 100 meters long, 70 meters wide and some of the fastest sprinters in the world, with the finesse to pass the ball to teammates on the run with accuracy, and the brute force to pummel their opponents with rib-breaking tackles. Pair all of this with an Olympic-sized crowd cheering these athletes on in the brief fourteen-minute game, and you’ve got yourself a fast-paced, hard-hitting, all around exciting game, both to watch, and to play.

No wonder this sport has exploded

all over the world.

The annual USA 7s tournament began in 2004 in Las Vegas. Ready for the figures? In the first year of the tournament, there were 15,800 spectators. Last year, in 2012, there were over 64,107 spectators. How’s that for exponential growth!

America is not the only place where 7s is booming. Pacific Islands such as Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa are producing very successful teams, displaying impressive showings at the 2012 HSBC Sevens World Series – Fiji took first place, while Samoa took the silver.

Even here in the Maritimes, 7s is leaving its mark. The annual Truro Sevens Tournament in Truro, Nova Scotia, took place a few weeks ago.

The tournament brought in teams from Alberta, Québec, and all over the Maritimes, to fight it out on the makeshift rugby field – an empty horse barn – during winter months.

On the international stage, our very own team Canada is putting up impressive numbers. Just this past February, Canada took the “Plate” at the Las Vegas Sevens Tournament. In other words, they won the consolation

7s rugby is booming, and might be seen at the university level soon.

Samantha Skubic / The Brunswickan championship with a 22-5 win over Perhaps, the growth in popularity will Scotland. This victory shows how lead to a university 7s league, grabbing rapidly the sport is developing within the attention of University ruggers and the country. fans alike.

It is easy to see that 7s is a sport on The fact that 7s is appearing in the the rise, and incorporating it into the 2016 Olympics in Rio says a lot about 2016 summer Olympics is only going the growth of the sport. Teams from to make its popularity grow. When all over the world will soon meet to the FIFA World Cup comes around battle it out on the field for the first every four years, the popularity of ever 7s gold medal in Olympic history. soccer grows. The event is advertised, With big guns like Fiji, Samoa, New merchandise is sold, and soccer as a Zealand, and South Africa, Canada sport is highly promoted. It is safe to is going to have some competition. say that the Olympics will have the In these years leading up to the same effect on 7s.

Olympics, hopefully, the sport will be This growth in popularity is very promoted even more, and popularity good for the sport of Rugby, not just will continue to rise. worldwide, but domestically as well.

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A YEAR IN SPORTS

A collage representing some of the best photos run in the Brunswickan this year.

Photos by Sandy Chase, Alex Walsh, Liam Guitard, Bronté James, Tim Lingley, Whitney Carolan, and Michael Bourgeois.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013 • Volume 24 Issue 2

ENGINEERING T HE NEW S & NE W S ON E NGINEERING

IN THIS ISSUE

Wrath of Dragons

UNB Chemical Engineers Enter the Belly of Dragons

BY Colin MacKenzie

|| The Pillar Newspaper

If you don’t currently watch CBC then it is about time you started: three chemical engineering students from UNB will have a chance to grab a pile of gold when they appear on an episode of Dragons’ Den in the near future.

After placing third in the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation Breakthru Competition, Greg Bailey, Stephen Likely and Garrett Nelson have been invited to pitch their invention to five Canadian business moguls. They hope to gain support for their product BlackMagic, a highly effective soap that washes everything away, even the stink from the Nicky Zees dance floor.

When asked how he will be preparing for the appearance on national television, Garrett Nelson informed us that he would be playing a lot of video games. “Dragon Age, Dragon’s Dogma, and especially The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. I’m trying to learn how to embody the qualities of video game dragon slayers so that I can hope to intimidate and control these dragons as much as possible.”

Stephen Likely says he is already well versed in the taming of dragons: his favourite movie is the 2010 DreamWorks film How to Train Your Dragon.

“My experience and knowledge of dragons is extensive: I’ve read The Hobbit four times and watch Game of Thrones every week. The only dragon I’m really worried about is Kevin O’Leary; I’ve heard if your pitch is terrible he waits until the cameras are off, then just breathes fire on you!”

Greg Bailey, a regular at the Twenty 20, has plans on a different type of dragon slaying. “I’ll only be focusing on one dragon when I’m there: Arlene Dickinson. Hopefully I can slay her with my sword after the show is over, she is more beautiful than Daenerys Targaryen.”

Congratulations on your successes gentlemen, hopefully you come back with sacks full of gold to make your dreams come true. Just don’t forget to pack your fire-resistant underwear!

Benefits of EEF Advisory

Innovative Engineers

EEF Proposals Gone Wromg: A concise History

BY Nick Kennedy

|| The Pillar Newspaper

What’s that? You just received another e-mail for a call to submit an EEF application? Me too! The familiar tingle of hope and potential glory to be had by a successful request for funding struck deep in my heart and even deeper in my loins.

There are few things that make as much sense in the engineering world as giving thousands of dollars of your own money to giant pool of cash, and then going through an application process to request some of it back. The sheer ecstasy wrought from pondering what magical and grandiose projects could be accomplished with such a reservoir of finances is enough to make Software Engineers take a break from Starcraft 2 and has been known draw Civils away from even the most exciting cement mixing competitions.

However, some proposals are better, more ridiculous, or absurd then others. For your reading pleasure, we have a compiled a list of some of the best EEF applications to date (which all, I assure you, are completely legitimate).

botics cave for ECE and CS students. All the sick rigs, external sensors, energy drinks, and solder you can handle.

Reasons we like it: Robots. Robots and video games.

Reason it’s a no go: The stench of involuntary celibacy would never come out of the couches.

Feng Shui relaxation lounge: $0 Proposal: A place for engineers to relax from the day to day stresses of academia, catch a little sleep, and feel like normal, social human beings, if only for a few short minutes.

Reasons we like it: “Sleep? Relax?”

Reason it’s a no go: It’s considerably easier to switch into business.

Year-Long subscription to “Sexy Gears and Flywheels weekly” : $104 Proposal: Purchase of entertainment materials for the Mechanical Engineering department.

Reasons we like it: Look at how sexy those teeth are when they fit together...the ratio is just...beautiful.

Reasons it’s a no go: Seriously, they just mesh so nicely... there’s not even any slip. That’s totally not a real worm on that worm gear though, that’s way above average...

Breaking Nice: $50,000 Proposal: A breaking bad inspired lab for Chemical Engineering students, replacing heat exchangers for the pristine and efficient manufacturing of...”senior design projects”... that end up being insanely profitable. We just need a quick Honourable mentions go to: loan, okay bro!?

“Pillar Pub kegs (1 per Engineer)”, “Investigation into the Reasons we like it: The profit margin is ridiculous. potential health hazard of Head Rest Oat Cakes: Operation Reasons it’s a no go: The insanity of Pillar Pub would be unPepto Bismol”, “Why the Hell is the front step of the Engigodly. neering building always broken and so poorly designed,” and lastly the “Bachelorette: Nursing Program Outreach ECE/CS “Dark room” $10,000 project”.

Proposal: An incredible, fully tripped out gaming and ro-

Great Inventions

BY Timothy Snow

The technological environment of today is so competitive that modern engineers have to be particularly creative when it comes to designing noticeable inventions. Students enrolled in engineering at UNB understand this just as well as anyone. As such, anonymous students from the engineering departments at UNB gave their input on what they think could be “quality inventions”.

Software “A program that programs programs (but still requires a swengineer to run it, obviously).”

“A computer that plays video games for you.”

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Mechanical “A foot-pedal beer dispenser for easy drinking while studying at home.”

“A prosthetic stunt-double that doesn’t mind sitting in class.”

Chemical “The hangover-less beer!”

“A nontoxic chemical that makes teachers think it’s their fault that they failed everyone.”

Electrical/Computer “A switch connected to an alarm clock that starts cooking bacon in the kitchen when you wake up.”

“The REAL matrix.”

Geodesy and Geomatics “A sensor that senses when the boss is coming.”

“A hydrography boat with a bar and swimming pool.”

Geological “A gas powered-rock composite identifier.”

“More inventions made out of rock.”

Civil “Labourers that don’t talk back so much.”

“Fish finders that find booze left alongside the river.”