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gets cut Cherise Letson News Editor The page in the UNB student union (UNBSU) agenda, which has for years been reserved for a message from the premier, has been replaced with another – from the students.

This year, the UNBSU decided to use the page to express their frustration with the provincial government for insufficient funding for the university, thus resulting in $375 increase in the last two years.

The idea to omit the premier’s message was suggested by St. Thomas University’s Student Union’s (STUSU) vice-president administration, Fin Mackay-Boyce. The STUSU then approached the UNBSU with the idea.

“We thought it was a really good opportunity to get our message across, that students are unhappy with the way this government has treated post-secondary education,” said Adam Melanson, vice-president external for the UNBSU. News of the omission of the premier’s message has gotten lots of positive attention from the media. Melanson said the coverage is putting pressure on the government to look more seriously at student issues.

“This agenda submission, has brought to the forefront, the concerns of students and the fact that we are not included in the negotiations for what tuition will look like over the next four years,” said Melanson.

UNBSU president, Andrew Martel, said though the universities themselves are involved in the negotiations of the four year tuition plan, the students are not being represented fairly.

“The universities are in discussion with them about financing, but for one, we know they’re not representing student’s as well as we would, and two, we don’t know if they’ll be pushing for financing as much, because they have a scapegoat, which would be us,” said Martel.

Neither the UNBSU nor the STUSU, have received an official response from the provincial government about the omission. However,

Martel claims he received a phone call from the department of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour (PETL).

Martel claims the department employee said, PETL was frustrated with the UNBSU for not informing them about the omission beforehand, and how using David Alward’s image made it appear as though he wrote the message. Martel was also told that students should focus their lobbying for lower tuition on the university itself.

“That’s when I told him, that it’s because of the funding the government gives the universities, that tuition will either not move, or will go up and down,” said Martel. “I said that’s why we need to lobby the government...”

The Brunswickan tried to contact the premiers’ office and PETL several times, but they failed respond by publication time.

Melanson said it’s time for the student union to

try some different tactics for lobbying.

“We need to start talking about how we can put pressure publicly on the government, to make decisions in our best interest. Because obviously, what we’ve done over the last two years hasn’t been effective,” Melanson said.

He said, this year, the student union will be trying new ways of getting the provincial governments attention. This will include working more

closely with the STUSU. “I think this is a start of a change of tact for the UNBSU, and it’s more in line with what the St. Thomas student’s union has done over the last few years. That’s to be willing to put public pressure, and to put pressure on the government as means to voice student opinions, and the needs of students,” said Melanson.

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Aiken House gets wet

Tamara Gravelle The Brunswickan The men living in Aitken House were welcomed into the new school year by having to haul water out of their basement.

On Sept 2 around 5:30 p.m., the proctors were getting ready for a house meeting in the basement, when they noticed the maintenance hallway was flooded. They notified the dons, and security was immediately called.

Jeff Paradis is a proctor for Aitken House, and is in his third year living in the residence.

“We started out with garbage cans just trying to scoop water out,” said Paradis. “Eventually, the whole house [team] was down there.”

Paradis said the men were able to contain the water to the maintenance hallway, with garbage cans and a wet vac, until the power went out after about an hour.

“Once the electricity blew, we realized that we shouldn’t have been down there,” said Paradis. “We didn’t know that almost everything in the electricity room is on the ground and that it would flood first. So, we got everyone out.”

The power outage was due to the circuit breaker reacting to the water in the area.

“We just watched the water go up four, five, six inches,” said Paradis.

“There was nothing we could do about it.”

Executive Director of Residential Life, Campus and Conference Services, James Brown, said the problem had to do with a block in the drain and the heavy rain Fredericton received that night.

“The drainage system in the area was not allowing the rain to run off in the

way that it should,” said Brown.

“The sewer system in that area does need some upgrading.”

Cleaners were in the basement, pumping the water out with five pumps, which directed the water into different sewers, as a temporary solution at the time of the flooding.

Craig Hickey, acting project manager at UNB, was notified of the flooding on Tuesday, Sept. 4, and put in charge of finding the cause of the problem.

“We discovered through a series of investigations, that one of our storm sewers had been blocked,” said Hickey.

“We have freed the blockage and the system is working properly. We are also going to be replacing that section of pipe.”

Hickey said the construction going on outside of Aitken House didn’t cause the flooding.

Prior to the flooding on Sept. 2, there was another one in July. Brown said it was a small amount of water and was cleaned up. It was not considered a major issue at the time.

Hickey said he had heard there was previous flooding, but he was not asked to get involved.

Vice President of Aitken House, Evan Fougere, said he doesn’t understand why the first flooding wasn’t looked into.

“When you have 80 students about to arrive, why are you not fixing a flash flood in the basement?” said Fougere.

Paradis said, because it happened once before, it shouldn’t have happened again.

Paradis expects UNB to do an assessment of the basement to determine what the damages are.

“I don’t know what was in that water,” said Paradis. “I don’t know what’s in the basement now, or if there is any bacteria in the walls beyond what we can see.”

The men of Aiken House were welcomed with a wet surprise when the basement of the house flooded.

Liz Chiang / The Brunswickan Despite the problems this is causing in the house, the ordeal has brought the house closer together.

Fougere said he felt bad for the new students because they just moved in, and were helping to get water out of the basement, when they were there to have fun. He said the flood helped him realize the students were ready to help with any problem Aitken had.

Michael Gormley is a first year stu-

dent living in Aitken house. He said he didn’t mind the flooding and feels more comfortable in the house because of it.

“It was kind of fun at moments,” said Gromley. “It was almost like an Orientation thing. I got to learn who takes control in situations, and I got to know my don and all my proctors through something more than just names.”

Paradis said the new students were willing to help out with anything.

UNB introduces new hazing policy

The new policy states that even if the person is a willing participant, it is still an act of hazing. Liz Chiang/ The Brunswickan Heather Uhl News Reporter On Aug. 30, the University of New Brunswick dropped a new hazing policy.

“We think that people underestimate what we count as hazing,” said James Brown, executive director of residential life, campus and conference services.

“In other words, there are some activities that everyone would recognize as

activities that constitute hazing. People don’t have much trouble understanding why they should avoid that.”

“But, as the policy says, any activity that subordinates one person to another person for the purposes of gaining membership or maintaining membership, is a form of hazing,” said Brown.

The Policy on Hazing, defines ‘hazing’ as a form of harassment, and includes a ‘no-tolerance’ for any hazing

activity.

The policy also takes it a step further by saying that a willing participant to the degrading or humiliating activity still makes the activity hazing.

For Barbara Roberts, human rights and positive environment officer at UNB, the reason why is simple. “[It’s] because of the power differential between the people with whom the new person wants to affiliate, and

the power they have to allow you to be affiliated,” Roberts said.

“Someone may consent because they are desperately wanting to become part of the group. And in the face of that power differential, someone who may not be willing in their heart, given the consequences, becomes compelled and consent because they want to be part of this group, and that’s the only way in.”

Dr. Ryan Hamilton, who wrote

“The best part of it was that all 30 of our frosh were in the basement shovelling water,” said Paradis. “They all came down and asked what they could do, got the garbage cans from their rooms; we formed a chain up the stairs.”

“It’s that type of brotherhood that I see every year in Aitken. Every year, there seems to be more reasons why the Aitken brotherhood

his dissertation on hazing in athletics, and completed research on the subject in 2008, said some hazing policies at other universities look at consent as a scapegoat for the issue.

“I’ve looked up policies from the US and Canada, and there are some policies where this idea of giving consent suddenly makes the issue go away. ‘Oh the person said they would do it, so it wasn’t hazing. It wasn’t against their free will’,” said Hamilton.

“If you look at the Criminal Code of Canada, I cannot consent to you breaking the law; you can’t give consent.

The point is, in my mind, people cannot freely give consent to behave, because there’s so much at stake.”

An example Dr. Hamilton gave to illustrate this, was a new student whose identity was built on sport, and will do whatever it takes to become part of a team because there are costs if the activity isn’t completed.

The penalties presented in the policy, which are universal across campus, range from dismissal from position of authority in a team, club or society, to suspension of activities of an entire team, club or society for a season or longer.

This policy presents a uniformed wy of dealing with hazing on campus.

“There was a variety of material around the university, but there was no single statement of hazing policy.”

Brown said.

Brown said this is not unusual. He said there are many rules and regulations that are not linked directly to policies.

“The fact that there’s not a single policy about any particular thing is not a surprise. Legislatures pass laws as the situation requires,” said Brown.

“It’s not like someone said ‘map the whole geography of possible legislation’, and said, ‘we have to have a law in every area’.”

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UNB prof to help examine Mars findings Alyson MacIsaac The Brunswickan The Mars Science Laboratory mission has a UNB professor along for the ride.

Dr. John Spray is the director of the Planetary and Space Science Center at UNB. He is involved in one of the world’s largest databases on impact craters.

“There are about 188 impact craters on the earth that have been investigated and reported,” said Spray.

“They are formed when asteroids or comets collide with the surface of the earth.”

His research on impact craters is how he got involved with the Mars Science Laboratory mission, more commonly known as the Curiosity Rover.

“If we’re going to have missions to other planets like Mars, then having expertise in craters is important because we’re going to be dealing with them,” said Spray. “You’ll either be landing in them, avoiding them or analyzing them.”

“We are landing the Rover in a crater called Gale.” said Spray.

Canada has contributed to the Rover, by building the Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer (AXPS). This is a device that is the size of a can of beans, but will be able to help analysts learn the history of Mars.

“It has an arm that can extend,”

said Spray. “On the end of that, is a turret, and on the end of that arm, are a number of tools. One of these tools is the APXS, the tool that Canada made.”

“It tells us what the rocks are made of,” said Spray. “It will tell us the main elements in the periodic table, and their amounts in percentage, and we have to work out what that means.”

Spray hopes to figure out what made Mars change.

“Something happened on Mars that changed it fundamentally,” said Spray. “Before 3.8 billion years, Mars was like Earth. There were rivers, lakes and oceans. Something drastic happened between 3.7 - 3.8 billion years ago.”

One theory is the planet’s core froze, its magnetic field failed and the atmosphere was then destroyed with solar rays.

When the Mars Rover landed on Aug. 5, scientists and engineers waited anxiously, as the Rover went through its complex landing procedure.

After a successful landing, the Rover is now being tested by Engineers.

When the quality check is complete, then Spray and the other scientists can take over.

“I want to understand the geology,” said Spray. “The landing spot of the Rover is the Gale Crater... it’s 155 km in diameter. This crater’s

UNB Professor Dr. John Spray hopes to understand the geology of the “red planet”.

Liz Chiang / The Brunswickan central mound is up 5 - 6 km high. he works in.

Though Spray said he doesn’t beWe’ve already been trying to figure “It is impressive, how so many lieve in aliens, he admitted he does out when this crater was made.” people from different fields work believe there is life on other planets.

The mound is made up of layers together,” said Spray.

“We’re not original” said Spray. of sediments that date back millions “Planetary missions are the op- “There was probably life on Mars of years. posite of war… they unite countries and there is probably life in other Spray said he loves the environment through international collaboration.” solar systems.”

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Close to 450 students came out on Shine Day to raise money and awareness for Cystic Fibrosis Liz Chiang / The Brunswickin Bronté James The Brunswickan UNB students shined all across Fredericton this past weekend, running events to help raise money and awareness for Cystic Fibrosis.

Surpassing last year’s total, UNB raised over $17,000 through numerous fundraisers held over the past three months.

Selling cotton candy in Officers’ Square on Canada day, barbecues, a softball tournament held in August and Shine Day, were all ways that UNB students got involved with Shinerama.

“We brought in more money with the softball tournament, but the Canada day fundraiser is always a fun event, having everyone there,” said orientation chair, Joey O’Kane.

“Shine Day itself brought in $15,000 of the $17,000 raised.”

O’Kane said he became involved with Shinearama because of what it stands for.

“It’s such a good cause and I have been involved with orientation for a few years, and it has always stood out,” he said.

Raising over $3,200 of the grand total, off-campus residence group, Townhouse, raised the most money for Shinerama. Groups at the Farmers Market, knocking on doors and asking pedestrians downtown are some of the ways Townhouse got involved.

According to Townhouse president Jonathan Fairweather, all 400 Shinerama shirts were handed out, and even more students went out to fundraise.

This brought the total close to 450 participants.

“We’re super proud of everyone who came out this year, and I am especially proud of Townhouse, and we did even better this year than last,” said Fairweather.

“It’s for charity, and for a good cause, so everyone wins. Even though we raised the most money this year, there is no real one person you can call

the winner.”

With a higher involvement from Townhouse members than years previous, Fairweather highlighted the importance of attending events and becoming involved with campus activities.

“This year we’ve had a really good turnout of students being involved in activities, and we stressed the point that if you don’t come out, it is no fun being home alone,” he said.

“It’s fun to come out and meet new people, and that is how I stressed it to them and it has worked as far as I can see.”

“Shinerama’s been a big tradition at UNB,” said O’Kane, in a previous interview with Chad Betteridge of The Brunswickan.

“It is a huge part of our culture, but first and foremost, it is a fantastic cause.

A huge portion of the funds go directly to the funding of the research, and there’s a very minimal administration cost that goes along with it, so it’s just phenomenal.”

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College Hill is burning...couches

The Fredericton Fire Department says the number of furniture fires is up from previous years. Andrew Meade / The Brunswickan Cherise Letson News Editor College Hill is burning!

Burning a lot of furniture, that is.

Paul Fleming, assistant deputy chief of prevention and investigation at the Fredericton Fire Department, says the number of furniture fires has started to increase from previous years, where there had actually been a decline.

Fleming said during the last three years, the Fredericton Fire Department has worked with both UNB and STU to educate students on the consequences and dangers of furniture fires. He said, as a result, the number of fires decreased. But this year, the number is rising.

“It’s climbed up again. The last three years we worked hard with the University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas, with local groups, and we had a committee in place... and the problem is [couch fires] became accepted practice,” said Fleming.

Since the beginning of August, there

have been eight fires in the university area, most of which were on Graham Avenue, and surrounding areas. Five of those eight fires happened between the end of August and last week.

Const. Danielle Carmichael of the Fredericton Police Force, said there have been no charges or arrests made in any of the cases, but warns of the severe consequences if caught.

“Regardless of who is responsible, the concern here is the safety. It’s not only for the emergency personnel that are responding, but the community,” said Carmichael.

“It may be intended as a ritual or a frosh week prank, but it can quickly turn into thousands of dollars’ worth of damage and serious injury or loss of human life.”

Depending on the details in each case, people who are arrested and charged for setting furniture fires can face charges under the criminal code, such as mischief and property damage, arson with disregard for human life, and arson with damage to

property. In some instances, these charges can carry a maximum penalty of 14 years in prison.

Don Veysey, by-law enforcement officer with the city of Fredericton, said the city, in partnership with the two universities, fire and police departments, tried to do a pick-up of large furniture four years ago.

Veysey said the program was successful and brought the number of fires down to a minimum. However, it was a costly venture, and the program was stopped last year. He doesn’t know if the city will try a similar initiative again, but said they will continue to try to educate people about the consequences of furniture fires.

“It’s going to really boil down to the individual who takes it upon themselves to do it, and if they get caught, then they’re going to have to suffer the consequences,” said Veysey.

Ciera Taufiq, a third year student at St. Thomas University, lives on Graham Avenue. She said she doesn’t understand why the furniture fires happen.

“I’ve never, after drinking with my friends, thought it would be fun to set stuff on fire. I think people just do it because it’s a tradition and they know someone who did it,” said Taufiq.

Dora Malone, another third year STU student and resident of Graham Avenue, said the fires would be more of a problem if they were more frequent.

“It would be annoying if this happened every weekend, but it happens once a year before school starts,” said Malone.

Carmichael said there is an assumption by the public, that they’re students behind the fires because most of them happen during frosh week or last class bash, as well as the large number of students who live in the areas. She said it’s unfortunate that a few students can damage the reputation of all.

“It’s a shame really, that the actions of a few undermine the hard work that many students up there do for the community and the city,” said Carmichael.

A look at the new UNB ID card Monique Lamontagne The Brunswickan As the university starts over anew, so do the UNB Photo ID Cards.

This year, UNB introduced a new style of ID cards that will serve students and staff for their entire academic or employment career. Along with these news cards are some features students may not know about.

“We are not taking away from the card, we are just adding features.” said Mital Patel, business and marketing analyst for client and information technology services at UNB. Right now, the card allows students to enter the Richard J. Currie Center, which is free for all UNB students. It also serves as a student library card and may be used for photocopying.

A nother function of the card is its usability for the dining and meal plan, where residence dwellers at UNB are able to enter into the dining areas with just a swipe of their card. Students are also able to put money on the cards at Sodexo places around campus, and are able to purchase food, including at Tim Horton’s.

There are plans to have the dining card extended to other merchants on campus, so students will be able to purchase things like clothing and books. Another plan is for students to use their card as a key to enter their residences with centralized door readers.

The university is currently working on creating a web interface in the My UNB portal, in which students will be able to put money directly from your credit card onto the card, as opposed to having to go to Sodexo operating regions. They are also working on a feature that will allow

More features will be added to the new UNB ID cards in the future.

Liz Chiang / The Brunswickan students’ parents to transfer money about the new ID cards and its feaonline onto the card. tures can visit the new UNB Card

With all the current and office located in the SUB in room soon-to-be features the new ID cards 106. The card office is open during have, some students are finding them regular business hours until Sept. 14, difficult to understand. and will be switching to part time “I wish there was some sort of hours afterwards. instructions on the back of the card, The UNB card office will have its because I don‘t know all of the fea- official grand opening on Oct. 1. tures to this card,” said Bowen Xu, This opening will include a contest in a student at UNB. which all students may participate in Students who have questions creating a brand name for the card.

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Erin Hudson CUP Quebec Bureau Chief MONTREAL (CUP) — Despite a Parti Québécois victory in last week’s provincial election, student leaders say the movement is far from over.

This is despite the party’s headlining promise to abolish the university tuition hikes that prompted the protests that dominated Quebec the past year.

“This is not a complete victory,” said Elaine Laberge, president of the Fédération étudiante collégiale du Québec (FECQ), on election night in a downtown Montreal bar as the news of the PQ and Marois’ victory came in.

“It’s going to be a complete victory when the Parti Québécois is going to cancel the tuition fee increases.”

Speaking at the election result party hosted by two of the student federations which represented students over the course of the general strike, president of the Fédération étudiante universitaire du Québec (FEUQ) Martine Desjardins expressed doubt that the election was an end to student mobilization.

“It’s only a baby step,” she said.

“This is not the end of the mobilization. Our goal is not obtained yet; we need a resolution and a real outcome.”

Jérémie Bédard-Wien, an executive of CLASSE, the largest student body representing students throughout the strike, said that, for students, the main course of action in the coming days would be to “keep the pressure on the government” to ensure the PQ follows through on its promises concerning education.

“It’s really important to consider this repeal of the tuition hike not a victory of the electoral process or a particular political party,” he said.

“The Liberal hike has been cancelled however the PQ’s vision is very similar to the Liberals and we expect them to propose an indexation of the fees on the cost of living. This is not something that we consider acceptable,” said Bédard-Wien on the PQ’s proposed education policies.

At the strike’s peak on March 22, over 300,000 Quebec students were on strike with demonstrations numbering in the hundreds of thousands becoming commonplace in downtown Montreal. Costs accrued by police

throughout the seven-month-long strike in Montreal alone amount to $15 million.

The day after her election, Premier Pauline Marois stated in a press conference her intention to order by decree the abolition of the Charest government’s tuition hike, to abolish the controversial Law 12 and convene a summit meeting to discuss higher education. The same day Marois reportedly called Desjardins personally to state the importance of settling the student conflict for the PQ. Whether the PQ will be able to implement its promises remains to be seen according to Concordia political science professor Harold Chorney who specializes in public finance and policy.

“They’re a minority government.

Minority governments cannot behave the way majority governments do,” he explained.

The economic viability of abolishing the tuition hike is realistic to Chorney, but he noted that the details of the “financing formula” could cause problems — particularly if the province’s budget, passed by the National Assembly every March, runs a deficit as a result.

“Governments have to present and get approved in the assembly a budget and if you stand outside of the budget you are in political trouble,” said Chorney.

Marois promised to abolish the tuition hike through an order in council, a process that, theoretically, could be issued by the Minister of Education unilaterally.

“It’s an interesting gambit that Pauline Marois is going to try to play and something I actually agree with — I think there ought to be what she suggests a tuition fee hike freeze until they figure out a better way of financing higher education, that’s a good idea — but that doesn’t mean that’s going to be politically winnable, we’ll see.”

Chorney also noted the potentially powerful position the upstart Coalition Avenir du Québec (CAQ) could hold with its 19 seats. The PQ occupies 54 of the 125 seats in the National Assembly. The Liberals occupy 50.

With the defeat and subsequent resignation of former-premier Jean

Charest, Chorney pointed to the state of internal disorganization within the Liberals as unlikely to try to defeat the PQ government unless a coalition with the CAQ is likely.

In the view of others such as another Concordia political science professor Guy Lachapelle, a coalition between the PQ and the CAQ is the more likely pairing.

Regardless, Corina Kajugiro, a cégep student at Cégep Rosemont, said after the election results were in that she felt the PQ would be unable to handle the problems in bed with the student conflict alone.

Marois’ final promise in her first address as premier was a promise to convene a summit on higher education — a step that university rectors and staff have wanted to take for years, according to Lachapelle.

“We never had the debate about the place of education in our society and I think that’s very important,” he said. “It’s a question of education in our society.”

“I think it will be very interesting to watch – to see who’s nominated to be the chair, to sit on the commission,” Lachapelle added. The details of the summit have yet to be made public.

The upcoming summit will be the next major focus for CLASSE as it will be a key opportunity to communicate the associations’ view for education, said CLASSE executive Bédard-Wien.

“We’ve always fought for a radically different vision of education — education free from tuition and from the corporatization — the influence of corporations, and so we’ll keep fighting against that and so, of course, the summit is a crucial point in that strategy,” he said.

According to Bédard-Wien, the real victory for the student movement is the central role issues and debates around education assumed throughout the general student strike.

“The st rengt h t hat we bu i lt through leverage in numbers allowed us to put these debates on the political map and the fear that such momentous times in Quebec society will replicate itself is the main reason why the PQ is actually following up on these promises now,” he said.

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Postcards from Bhutan Brunswickan writer Heather Uhl was fortunate enough to spend her second year Renaissance College internship in Bhutan.

The following are a collection of just some of the experiences that stood out from her trip.

Check out thebruns.ca for the ones that didn’t make the paper.

There was a moment of terror as the plane began its descent into the Himalayan mountainside.

Not because, if I looked out through either side of the plane I’d see mountain and metal wings that danced precariously close to it, but rather, because of the fact I was about to have a journey.

A type of journey that could change the way I viewed the world and my interactions within it.

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You Only Live Once, so get a degree you care about

Pick a degree that will reflect your passions. raemysakai / flickrCC YOLO was introduced by rappers Drake and Lil Wayne, in their collaboration cleverly named The Motto.

I’ll admit I’m guilty of using the Brittany phrase. It started out as a joke between Hunter friends, and has now become my favourite hashtag on Twitter. YOLO has a bad YOLO! Okay, now that I started my col- reputation for being used as a poor excuse umn with that abbreviation, I can already to make stupid decisions, like staying feel the judgements. YOLO has become out all night drinking, doing drugs or the go to phrase on Facebook and Twit- having unprotected sex. However, if you ter, sparking a wide range of opinions watch the video, it would appear to mean driving around without a seatbelt on… about the motto – you only live once.

but what does YOLO really say about pop culture?

First of all, we should probably thank Drake for stating the obvious. I don’t know about you, but when I woke up this morning I was pretty sure I only had one life to live. Whereas when my cat woke up, he was totally like I have eight more lives to live.

YOLO is often linked to the phrase carpe diem, which means, “seize the day”. Carpe diem comes from a Latin poem, creating a more classy appeal than

a rap song. Both phrases hint at the same thing, to live your life to the fullest.

Is it possible that YOLO could stand for more than a party excuse? As a student body, our main goal at UNB is to obtain a degree (hopefully, in a field we feel passionate about), to get a job, so that we may sustain the life styles we desire.

When I think of older generations who grew up strongly in the work force, the most common regret is not taking advantage of post-secondary education.

Regardless of the high cost of tuition and textbooks, as students, we recognize the importance of higher education.

For most of us in Bachelor’s degrees like science, kinesiology and arts, there is no guarantee of getting a job after the four-year degree.

I think it would be safe to say, as students, we all have an unspoken motto that allows us to accept degrees that build our character, open our minds to the world around us, and teach us to be critical thinkers.

I’m not implying that all of us walk to class every day singing the motto, however, we have more in common with YOLO than we give ourselves credit for.

Bachelor degrees turn into Masters and Doctorate degrees, paving the way for new and valuable research for the world around us. In today’s economy, I salute you for pursuing your passion in the subjects that interests you. I don’t encourage everyone to go out and get matching YOLO tattoos, but I will say YOLO is better represented behind the four walls of any classroom, than it is working a dead end job to fund your alcoholism, just so you can post YOLO on your Facebook page.

You only live once, so make your university degree reflect your passions.

Brittany Hunter is a third year arts student working on a double major in history and anthropology. She may not have any formal qualifications, but email brittany. hunter@thebruns.ca to ask your questions.

Sympathy for the Devil Chaplain’s Korner Kevin Bourque Greetings to you from UNB campus ministry! ...Now, if that first sentence didn’t lose you already, perhaps you will allow me to introduce myself. My name is Kevin Bourque and I am a chaplain here at UNB. I bet you’re wondering what exactly this person, or perhaps this portion of UNB services, could possibly say that could be of relevance to you. Well, if this sentiment resonates for you, I wonder if perhaps you could give me 90 seconds to change your mind.

As I considered a title for this article, my mind wandered in the direction of greetings and then a second or two later, veered sharply in the direction of a passion of mine: music. “Hmm,” I thought, “what songs talk about greetings?”.

Almost as quickly as the question was posed, Charlie Watt’s hand-drummed percussion rhythm stood in unison with the baritone voice of Mick Jagger, the latter of which you have most likely heard has some moves (as in, the Moves like Jagger). As the first line goes, “Please allow me to introduce myself, I’m a man of wealth and taste,” this song, is none other than “Sympathy for the Devil” by a band you may have heard of, called the Rolling Stones. Although this song is fabulous, I am sorry to disappoint you, but I am

not the devil. And no, it isn’t sympathy I am seeking, but rather, an audience.

As you likely already know, readership is strongly influenced by catchy titles and memorable headlines; my UNB business degree taught me this.

So, if the term “chaplain” had you freaked out a little, rest easy, my friend, my intention with this column is not to bore you with out-dated religious ideas or abstract talk of “Good” and “Evil”, but rather, my hope is to be engaged.

To put it another way, perhaps author, Frederick Beuchner, said it best when he said that religion isn’t about religion at all, it’s about life. It’s about a questioning, a wondering, a confusion, a longing, that dwells within each of us. After all, could not all religious paradigms be understood as the expression of that great axiom, where finite, concrete human experience courts the wonders of the unknown, the unexplainable, the unfathomable, and the infinite? At this meeting place, each of us is looking for answers. Our religions, our paradigms or worldviews (whether they are “religious” or not), help us make sense of our existence. The conclusions at which we arrive may differ greatly, but the questions we have often do not.

At times in my life, I have doubted whether your generation shared the same questions as mine does. To be frank, I will confess to you that, at 34, I am nearly twice the age of some first-year undergraduates. With such an age gap between us, I have wondered, if your dreams, fears, goals, and passions have been reshaped so

significantly over the last 20 years, so as to render my own obsolete. I found the answer to this question in the form of a beautiful and memorable conversation I had with students with whom I worked this past summer. This discourse took place in as common a space as could be imagined; an office building. The participants were three students between the ages of 17 and 22, and myself. Though it has escaped my mind how exactly we stumbled upon these topics, the profundity and depth of our conversation will never leave me. At first, one strange story gave way to another. Ghosts and UFOs became an introductory exploration of our own personal views on such matters. After these topics were thoroughly explored, we somehow got onto the rather weighty notions of spirituality, death, life after death, metaphysics, those sorts of things. Perhaps an hour later, as our conversation drew to a close, I felt a sort of hallowed kinship with these three people in the room: fellow travellers on a mystical and curious journey called life. Though our ideas differed on some of the topics, we shared many of the same feelings, hopes, dreams, fears, and desires. I could not name it precisely, nor could I give to it an image on paper, but I knew nonetheless that within the warm confines of this unique conversation I had been a part of a special moment, a sacred one, if you will – one that I will never forget. It is these moments where you feel so deeply caught up in the presence of another person that you wish only to

remain. Wordless. Still. Quiet. No doubt, you have had these moments too.

So why write this column? It is simple: because I have a deep conviction that each of us participates in the same journey: a sacred one... or a special one, if you prefer.

I also believe that it is precisely for this reason that conversations happen like the one mentioned earlier. Life puzzles us, terrifies us, excites us, dares us, and so often we wonder if anyone else experiences it the way that they do; at times, conversations like these remind us that we are indeed not alone on this journey, but instead, are walking alongside one another, step by step. True, our paths may look different and our faces as varied as leaves on trees, but our human essentials, if you will, do not.

Thus, it is my goal, that through this bi-weekly column I may offer you genuine reflections on things that are happening in our world. Perhaps these reflections may only be unique to my own little corner of the world; other times they may be issues that affect us all. n return, I am hoping that some of my reflections may encourage conversations both amongst students, staff and faculty, and also, dialogue both to and from our department, UNB campus ministry. No matter if or how you choose to participate, your words, thoughts, and presence are always welcome. You can reach me via email (bourquek@unb.ca), seek me out in my office (C. C. Jones Building), or by phone (453-5089).

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Balance your life, mind and school work The wide apature Sandy Chase Balance.

Everyone says university is all about balance, but sometimes it feels more like a frantic scrambling juggling act, where you’re struggling to keep from drowning.

There are many different approaches I’ve seen to this balance concept, because everyone is different and there is no magic formula that applies to the masses. Believe me, if there was one, I would have tried it.

The important thing to remember is that, balance applies to every aspect of your life.

Most students are just trying to figure this out when they arrive at university, and are worried that their social lives might interfere with academics, or vice versa. Often, what can end up happening is that, although the first few weeks are relatively easy, assignments and midterms can quickly catch up and temporarily turn someone into a hermit, while they finish that paper due tomorrow.

Balance isn’t just about trying to finish all of your assignments and getting studying done for midterms, because although important, school isn’t just about your classes.

I got into a disagreement once with a professor who believed that his class was the be-all end-all, and completing my education should be my only priority.

Extracurricular activities are as much a part of university life and your education, as your studies! Whether it’s a sport team, a club, or just a couple of friends hanging out every week, it is all an important part of life.

Although I’m not advocating that they should take priority over your schoolwork, finding the time for these different activities allows you to destress and refocus on your priorities.

It’s like when you’re struggling with a puzzle and after you take a short break it seems like the most obvious answer in the world.

Athletics are not only beneficial to your physical health, but to your sanity. Exercise helps keep your mind awake and aware, and helps keep your stress level low. Studies have been done, which correlate people who are involved in extracurricular activities during their academic careers, with having more success later in life.

Extracurriculars are a great way to meet other people. Not only do you meet new friends, but you will also meet people from all over the country, even from all over the world, here at our little university. Networking is not only great for your social life, but you can make invaluable contacts for when you start looking for that job or an apartment after you graduate.

Don’t forget to get involved, but just be careful not to take on too much.

Sandy Chase is a proctor in Maggie Jean Chestnut Residence and the Editor-in-Chief of the Brunswickan.

He can be reached anytime at editor@ thebruns.ca or @alexanderchase

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Student

Viewpoint.

When you think of fall, you think of...

Let everyone know what’s on your mind.

Joana Bruce

Denise Nguyen

Kimberley Bourque

Dulanga Ranasinghe

“Fall happens so quickly, I blink and it’s gone.”

“The time I did indoor climbing with a 25-meter drop. It took me three tries to get to the top, but each “fall” meant that I wasn’t giving up.”

“Seeing the leaves on the trees change different colours.”

“Summer ending and school starting.”

Jessica Williams

Dylan Gallant

Nick Quinn

Jeremy Murray

“Autumn colours and the leaves changing colours.”

“School starting and football season! Woop!”

“Start of school.”

“Sports – the end of some; the start of others.”

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Tamara Gravelle The Brunswickan You won’t have to go far to find some fresh New Brunswick talent this weekend!

Fredericton’s Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival is collaborating with Galaxie satellite radio stations once again, to present the Galaxie Rising Star competition.

Previous winners of the Rising Star competition include Matt Anderson, Ross Neilsen, Keith Hallett and Andy Brown.

Erin Keating, administrative coordinator for marketing and music of Harvest, says the exposure that the finalists get from playing on a Harvest stage is a great opportunity for their careers.

“The audience that’s around, might not have seen a certain band before,” said Keating.

“The winner gets to open for Said The Whale and Wintersleep on September 15, which is even more exposure.”

The winner of the competition will also receive $2000 donated by Harvest and Galaxie, and will have their music played on one of Galaxie’s stations. There is also a $500 prize for best original song.

The finalists for this year’s competition are Oh No, Theodore! and Redwood Field from Fredericton, The Motorleague and Shaun LeBlanc from Moncton, The Penny Blacks from Saint John, and The Kendra Gale Band from St. Andrews.

Keating said supporting upcoming New Brunswick talent is important to Harvest.

“Galaxie is really an important part of that too. It gives bands the ability to play at Harvest, when normally they wouldn’t.”

Keating said in the 11 years that Harvest has been putting on this competition, they’ve opened up to lots of different genres.

“This year has a much more diverse

The Galaxie Rising Star competition will feature Maritime talent such as Redwood Fields, pictured above. Alex Walsh / The Brunswickan. line-up,” said Keating.

“We have a couple of punk bands, there’s a rock band, a couple of indie-rock bands. So it is a really great mix.”

Lukas Bailey, cello player for Oh No, Theodore!, said it’s a great feeling to be a part of the line-up for Harvest.

“Harvest is one of the biggest festivals of the East Coast,” said Bailey.

“It’s amazing just being a part of it, and seeing all the musicians who come to be a part of it.”

Oh No, Theodore! won the runnerup award for the Galaxie Rising Star

Competition in 2010 and are ready for this year’s competition.

“Our set has evolved from what we sounded like two years ago,” said Bailey.

“We were laughing during a band practice we were having the other day, about how different things are in our sound.”

Cedric Noel is a singer/ songwriter for Redwood Fields. He said even though the band is still young, they wanted to play in Harvest and see how far they could get in the competition.

“We didn’t think we had much of a

shot, to be honest,” Noel said.

“But it was something that catered to what we wanted to do, and the judges thought we had a talent worth harbouring.”

Both Bailey and Noel said that opening for Wintersleep is a great a prize.

“Opening up for Wintersleep is just such a huge thing,” said Noel.

“I don’t want to say that it trumps the $2000, but it’s pretty close for us.”

The winner will be chosen through a combination of audience voting, and a decision made by a panel of judges.

There is online voting now available on the Harvest website and there will also be audience voting on site after the show.

The panel of judges consist of Tim Yerxa, executive director of the Playhouse; Adam Bowie, music reporter for the Daily Gleaner; Bob Mersereau from CBC’s East Coast Music Blog; Diane Cole, freelance music reporter; and Gary Pelletier, director of the Galaxie Rising Stars program.

The show starts at 3 p.m. on Sept. 14, in the Galaxie Barracks Tent, and is a free, all-ages event.

Grand Theft – a Bus still running in NB Elizabeth Creelman Arts Reporter Fredericton band, Grand Theft Bus’ name mysteriously predates video game Grand Theft Auto, and that’s all they’ll say about it.

The band, however, doesn’t have time to be secretive about much else.

What with members balancing busy family lives and day jobs, with the release of their new album, Say It With Me, it’s a wonder the group is still excited to be gearing up for Harvest.

But excited, they are.

And students thought their first week at school was busy!

Grand Theft Bus, which has been together for 12 years, consists of Tim Walker on vocals and guitar, brother Graeme Walker on vocals and base, Dennis Goodwin on strings and synths, Bob Deveau on drums, and recently addition Brad Perry on keys and general sound engineering.

When interviewing Tim Walker, even just over email, it is apparent why the band has managed to stay together for so long.

“We are a democracy,” explained

Walker through email.

“All decisions are hashed out and voted on ... We have managed to continue this band by keeping communication open and being honest with one another. Graeme is the businessman, books the shows and is basically the dad of the band... The rest of us just show up and play, really.”

Despite this laid-back attitude, Grand Theft Bus is also very serious about being honest with themselves and their music.

“The way we write has never been affected by what people say or think

about our music,” said Walker.

“You can’t be writing to suit people’s tastes or you are not truly expressing yourself. Anyone who makes music or art to impress somebody else has entirely lost the plot, in my opinion. It should always be created from an honest place, as a form of self expression, period.”

That being said, Walker seemed amused by the “hipster” phenomenon.

“I was just asking the guys the other day what the heck a ‘hipster’ even is,” he wrote.

Grand Theft Bus, a quintet of local talent, will be playing at the upcoming Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival. Submitted

“I think I may be one but I don’t know for sure. Is it about your taste in clothes or music? I may need tighter pants and should probably not listen to the Grateful Dead anymore.”

The band’s fourth album, Say It With Me, was released on Aug. 28.

“This album sort of snuck up on us,” admitted Walker.

“Reception so far has been great ...

With Facebook, response is immediate. It is kind of crazy actually. I am still processing how I feel about this medium, to be honest.”

With their album release keeping them busy, there’s no sign that Grand Theft Bus will be slowing down before Harvest. When asked about the band’s feelings towards the concert, Walker was enthusiastic.

“Playing at Harvest is amazing because we are playing in our hometown to our loyal regular friends and fans. But also, just by the nature of the event, there are all kinds of other local people who have no idea who we are and are maybe getting a chance to hear us for the first time,” wrote Walker.

“There is something awesome about playing to people in your hometown who maybe didn’t even know you existed.”

Grand Theft Bus will be playing alongside the Belle Comedians and Paper Lions at 8 p.m. on Sept. 13, in the Barracks Tent. Tickets are $15 +HST general admission and $10 +HST for students. The concert is open to all ages and the first 500 people through the door will receive a free download card for Say It With Me.

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Asa Fox, RSX Denim manager, co-coordinated and styled the fashion show at Robert Simmonds on Friday. A graduate of the John Casablancas Fashion Institute in Vancouver, Fox’s personal style is all about contrast. “I like G-Star Raw’s grungy look and also the clean lines of Hugo Boss,” he said.

Fox believes that it is necessary to follow trends, take fashion risks and push boundaries. All the models are local volunteers. “We wanted to show that RSX has the urban street vibe that many people don’t think about immediately when they think about the store. We have street fashion to high end couture.”

Photos by Liz Chiang

brunswickanarts Elizabeth Creelman Arts Reporter To present-day Frederictonians, the Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival is a fundamental part of every September. However, to the members of the Downtown Blues Band, the festival has an even moAAre special significance. The group has been playing at Harvest since the festival’s genesis, 22 years ago.

“At the time, roughly the mid 80s, [it was all] canned music, all disco,” said Conrad Mead, a band member of 19 years.

“There was kind of a dearth in live music for a period of time. Paul [Campbell] and R ick [Hutchins] called up a few friends and put a band together for a special event for downtown Fredericton… and the band’s pretty much been together ever since. It kind of blossomed [as a] party band; let’s have fun, dance!”

And so, 25 years ago, the Downtown Blues Band was formed. With about 80 musicians who have sat in over the years, the band now comprises ten members, including a four piece horn section. Paul Campbell, lead singer, is the only band member who has been there since the start.

“We’re a bit of a band for hire,” said Mead, laughing.

“You’ll find that, right now, the

ten people in the Blues Band also play with 14 other bands... We would call this band more of a therapeutic band.

It’s always been about having fun; it’s never been about the money.”

The Downtown Blues Band plays the occasional original song, but that’s not their primary focus.

“As a group... it’s always been about the covers, and [playing] what people want to hear,” said Mead.

Unsurprising, at the band’s ripe old age of 25 years, Mead doesn’t know how much longer the band will stay together in its present form.

“We haven’t had that discussion yet... but I suppose, someday we’ll probably have to have it,” he said.

“Some of them might stay on; the Blues Band could go on another 25 years just with a few younger people...

The next generation will take over and guys like me will ride off into the sunset.”

The Downtown Blues Band will be together for at least this year’s Harvest.

“As a group, we’re thrilled that we were there for the first one, and we’re still thrilled every time they invite us back that we still get a chance to play,” said Mead.

“The Harvest Festival is absolutely the highlight of our year, and we kind of plan everything around it. We put on the best show we know how

The scent of sexy The New Position Sarah Vannier If you ask me, summer is definitely the sexiest of all the seasons, and summer 2012 was no exception. Maybe it was the fact that we had some of the highest temperatures on record. Or maybe it was all of the barelythere clothing. Either way, it was definitely the recipe for some pretty awesome, sweaty, panting for breath, “oh god, where is the fan” summer sex.

Don’t get me wrong. It’s more than possible to work up a healthy sex glow, year round. But there is just something a little extra special about all that steamy summer sex.

Why is that?

It turns out that it might actually have something to do with the way your partner smells while they are getting all hot and sweaty. Now I’m not talking about a lovely sweaty gym sock scent. I’m also not talking about a good cologne or flowery shampoo. I am talking about this pretty cool signature scent that we each have. Your signature scent is the way you smell when you are clean, but aren’t using any scented products like shower gel, perfume, or deodorant. It is you, 100% au naturel!

This signature scent can give us clues for how well matched we are with another person. It also plays a big role in sexual chemistry and attraction. If you have ever taken a big whiff of your boyfriend or girlfriend’s t-shirt, and felt a rush of good feelings, then you know what I am talking about.

So why do some people smell so good to us? And why do we find their scent so sexy?

Claus Wedekind, a Swiss biological researcher, along with his colleagues, has done several studies to figure out the link between scent and attraction. They wanted to test out the theory, that scent is actually a way that we share information about how genetically compatible we are with each other. Apparently, this happens among animals all the time, but it was unclear whether or not it happened among humans.

The researchers had men and women wear plain cotton t-shirts while they slept for

a few nights in a row. The people wearing the t-shirts we asked to not use any scented products or do anything that would affect their body odour such as smoking. Then,

the researchers had a new group of people (appropriately called the “smellers”) smell the t-shirts and rate how pleasant the scent was. They also measured the genetic code for the immune systems of both the t-shirt wearers and smellers.

Why immune systems?

From a “survival of the fittest” point of view, having an immune system with a lot of variability is a good thing, because it makes it less likely that one virus is going to come along and kill you. This means that when you decide to mate (that’s fancy scientist talk for “get your freak on”) you want to pick a partner whose immune system genes are very different from your own. This gives your kids a more diverse immune system and better chance of surviving. So how do you figure out who has genes very different from your own?

You sniff them of course!

The researchers found that people rated the smell of the t-shirts as more pleasant when they came from someone with very different immune system genes that their own. The authors concluded that smell was acting as a signal about who we should, and should not, mate with. Compatible people smell sexier than non-compatible people!

Interestingly, there was one exception.

For women who were taking birth control pills, this effect was reversed. Women on the pill found the t-shirts from people whose genes were similar to their own, the most pleasant. The researchers suggested that this might be happening because the pill tricks a woman’s body into thinking they are pregnant. Pregnant women might be more drawn to people who are genetically similar to them because they are more likely to be family and provide safety and support. Regardless of the reason, it is very interesting that the pill might actually be hurting women’s ability to find partners they are compatible with.

I know that the nights are starting to get cooler, and it’s time to trade in flip-flops for sweaters, but there is still time for a little steamy September action. In the words of everyone’s favourite tropical bird, “Follow your nose!”

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Downtown Blues Band: A Harvest Heritage Moment

The Downtown Blues Band is a perennial Harvest favorite. Submitted to put on... Quite often, the dance floor loads up from the first song and they’re still dancing at the last song.”

When asked about the festival’s evolution from being a literal “Jazz and Blues” fest to something encompassing many more genres, Mead was

enthusiastic.

“To have seen it grow from [the beginning] to what it is today, we’re pretty happy that we were part of that,” he said.

“The expansion – that’s just change. Everything changes. We’re

thrilled to see it moving ahead. Music is a wonderful thing, everybody should be included.”

The Downtown Blues Band will play at midnight on the night of Sept.

14, in the Hoodoo House. Tickets are $10 +HST and the concert is 19+.

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Not in season Lee Thomas Arts Editor Personally, I love Harvest, and if you don’t, I think you’re crazy. But if jazz music gives you the blues (see what I did there?), then maybe you’ll want to check out some of these non-Harvest arts things happening in Freddy.

1. UNB Art Centre The first art exhibition of the year begins on Sept 14. The exhibition is called Water - Photographs by Thaddeus Holownia. The UNB Art Centre is located in Memorial Hall, and the exhibition will be hosted there until Oct. 22. An official opening of the gallery, with the artist in attendance, will be on Sept 21 from 5-7 p.m.

2. Cinema Politica Located at the Conserver House at 180 St. John St, is hosting two screenings of Edible City, a documentar y about the Good Food Movement in the San Francisco area.

The film is brought home through the co-hosting by the Conservation Council, who will highlight the ed-

ible forest initiative in the Fredericton area. Screenings are at 7 p.m. on Sept. 13 and 14. Admission is free, but donations are welcome.

3. Beat Down An “irreverent comedy” by Newfoundland and Labrador filmmaker Deanne Foley, is about a strongwilled teenage girl who aspires to become a professional wrestler. Starring Marthe Bernard (Tinny from Republic of Doyle) and Robb Wells (Ricky from Trailer Park Boys), it’s been nominated for three Canadian Comedy Awards.

Beat Down is currently playing at select theatres in Atlantic Canada, including Empire Theatres in Fredericton.

4. Gallery Connexion The Annex Gallery, located at the Fredericton Playhouse, has recently hosted the opening reception for “re | signed” by Nicole Rayburn, “Arcadia” by John Edward Cushnie, and “The Shack Up Sessions” by Ross Neilsen. The exhibitions will run until Oct. 19.

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La Grosse Band, la belle musique Shawna Cyr-Calder The Brunswickan Fredericton welcomes back an iconic Acadian musician to its annual Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival, for yet another show.

It was a full twenty years ago that Roland Gauvin first played at the Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival.

“I remember the atmosphere, and how fun it was. I really liked taking in all the other performances too,” Gauvin said, reminiscing.

At the time, he was playing with a band called Les Méchant Maquereaux, one of the four bands he’s been a member of, during over 35 years of performing. At this year’s festival, he’ll be performing with his newest group,

Roland Gauvin et La Grosse Band, who describes themselves as more of a jazz band compared to the folk-style bands of his past.

The group consists of seven wellseasoned musicians, with a ton of experience in the music industry; some of them with a formal music background such as schooling, as well as others who gained their musical knowledge more informally.

The band has extensive and diverse experience in performing with other musical ensembles. The appeal of this particular group, explains Gauvin, is rooted in their friendship.

“We simply perform together for the pure pleasure of performing together!”

Gauvin has been an icon for Acadian music since the formation of the French

country/rock band 1755, thirty-five years ago. At the 2008 East Coast Music Association awards hosted here in Fredericton, he was awarded the prestigious Dr. Helen Creighton Lifetime Achievement award. Even after so many years in the industry, Gauvin said he has no intentions to slow down.

“I’m always working on some other music project on the side.”

Gauvin explained that he has always had a passion for music.

“It is my way of expression. Nothing else has had the kind of impact on my life in such a way as music has,” he said.

Rolan Gauvin et La Grosse Band will be playing on Friday, Sept. 14, at 7:30 p.m. on the TD Jazz Central Stage.

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Residence is weird and that’s a good thing H. G. Watson The Lance (University of Windsor) W INDSOR (CUP) — Living in residence is akin to living in an eightmonth social experiment.

You’re paired with someone you barely know – based on indiscernible criteria – to live in a cinder block box.

The rules are arbitrary, the RAs inscrutable, and the food, inedible.

It’s also the best thing ever.

Forget the cliché reasons — “You’ll meet lifelong friends” etc. Truth be told, most of my lifelong friends were made after I’d moved out of residence and was happily ensconced in my messy and crowded student house (another kind of experience all together).

Residence is in fact a boot camp for the rest of your life. For the first time, you’re out on your own making your own schedule, meeting new people from around the country (maybe even the world), and in charge of whole new parts of your life. Figuring that kind of stuff out doesn’t come naturally.

You have to fall flat on your own

face a few times before you realize you actually need to do certain things, like say, have money in your bank account so that when you max out your credit card, you can pay it off. And from personal experience, you really don’t want to have the Bank of Mom bail you out — her interest rates may be reasonable, but her guilt trip is excessive.

But as you’re falling on your face, you’re not as independent as you are when you’re paying rent every month and worrying about your electricity usage. That’s taken care of. You don’t even have to cook, if you don’t want to.

Residence is grown-up kids summer camp; you just have to write an essay or two in between.

Then there’s the stuff you learn to deal with; namely roommates. They’ll get sick at inconvenient times and threaten your health when you’ve got a test that week. They’ll “borrow” your Parks and Recreation DVDs and you’ll never see them again.

When I was in residence, many moons ago, I lived with someone who decided that the best place to leave her

leftover food containers was behind the microwave, despite having a perfectly good fridge at her disposal. I thought this was awful and disgusting.

When I moved out, I thought that was the weirdest thing I would ever have to deal with… until the next year, of course. That was the year my roommate left two kilos of moose meat fermenting on the top of our fridge.

Or the year my male roommates took all the furniture out of our living room so they could practice mixed martial arts.

Or, two days into living in my very first single apartment, I woke up to find a squirrel in my living room, snacking on Triscuits left out the night before.

Suffice to say, residence prepares you for a lifetime of weird behaviour that you are going to have to deal with, from roommates, friends, coworkers and significant others. So enjoy the last vestiges of your security blanket while it lasts — it only gets stranger from here.

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First year player Oliver Jones handles the ball against Mount Allison defenders. Sandy Chase / The Brunswickan

Men’s soccer kicks off season with an undefeated weekend Bronté James The Brunswickan With no goals scored until the final minute of play, Victor K arosan scored the only goal of the game, defeating Mount Allison University, 1-0 in the home opener.

A break in Mount Allison’s defence in the 89th minute, allowed Karosan to take the ball at the 18yard line and put it in the back of their opponent’s net, and gave the Reds their first home win in over a full calendar year.

“I had a slow start to the game and I wasn’t really feeling it, but coach put me in and he really believed in me,” said Karosan.

“When he tells me that he wants me to win the game, I had a smile on as soon as I walked onto the field and I got rejuvenated and it just happened.”

Returning as starting goaltender, Aaron McMurray finished the first game of the season with no goals against him. With many shots on UNB’s net throughout the game, McMurray stepped up to keep UNB in the game.

“He started with us since he was a rookie, and everything he has been through in the last couple of years – I mean the man broke his back in three places – and he came back from that, so I feel he is now back to 100%, physically,” said head coach,

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Miles Pinsent.

“As a result, his play is already significantly better than last year, when he was still recovering from that injury.”

The first game of the season came with first game jitters. Aggressive play and tension between players resulted in several yellow cards given to both teams and a red card handed out to a Mount Allison player.

“That’s the nature of the beast, and in the season opener, everyone is really excited, and they tend to play a little bit too aggressively just to get those first game jitters out of the way,” said Pinsent.

Not making the AUS playoffs for the first time in 13 years last season,

changes had to be made on and off the field.

A lthough not capitalizing on chances early on in the game, Karosan said the ball was moved forward well and space utilized.

“We really showed that there has been improvement since last year, and we have really readied the attack for this year,” he said.

Returning players, and new faces added to the roster, Pinsent is hoping to change the dynamic of the team and improve the program.

“Obviously, we talked about why we didn’t have success, and we didn’t do enough things correctly last year, both on and off the field to be successful,” said Pinsent.

Who will be the biggest AUS competition for the men’s hockey team this season?

Josh Fleck

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Classically, it has been UNB and SMU duking it out for AUS supremacy, but I think that UdeM will be the one fighting for second place this year. UdeM turned a lot of heads last year, mine included, during their CIS run. Not expected to do much last season, they found themselves in the mix for the Cavendish Cup. I am not about to count this team out again.

The Varsity Reds WILL win the AUS title. If I had to pick a runner up, I’d go with the UPEI Panthers.

Last year the line of Matt Carter, Chris Desousa and Jordan Knox were arguably the most dominant line in the AUS. Goaltender Mavric Parks had a rookie of the year type season. Carter finished one point shy of the AUS points title. If you’re going to go to one game all season, go to the Feb. 2 game versus the Panthers. It’s the last weekend of the season, and will probably have

Not expected to even make playoffs last year, the UdeM Aigles Bleus made it to the CIS championships.

With goaltender Pierre-Alexandre Marrion, centre Eric Faille returning, and CIS Coach of the Year, Serge Bourgeois, there will be a strong core. This team plays the part of the underdog well, as they stepped up to prove they deserved to compete against the best the CIS has to offer.

I believe UdeM will be UNB’s biggest competition in this upcoming season.

Sports Editor

“Players that wanted to buy into changing the way we are doing things, and to turn the program back around, are still with us. Those who didn’t want to, are gone and we replaced them with those who did want to do things the right way.”

The men maintained their undefeated ways on Sunday, as they played to a 1-1 draw with Acadia.

George Lawton sent the ball into the box on a free kick and it was headed into Acadia’s own net by one of their defenders.

UNB is on the road this weekend to take on the UdeM Aigles Bleus and the UPEI Panthers.

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Mike Bourgeois Sports Writer

This year in the AUS, I believe the team that UNB will have the most trouble with, is the UPEI Panthers.

After playing the Panthers four times in regular season action last year, the Reds lost three of those four matchups. Also, the Panthers are a scoring team. Though their plus minus isn’t in the top, they were a close second in goals, behind UNB last year. If UPEI can keep pucks out and keep firing them in, then I think we’ll see some pretty entertaining games at the Aitken Centre this year.

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The games: Broncos @ Falcons - Jets @ Steelers - Bombers @ Dal. Tigers

Liam Guitard Broncos: Manning has a good arm on him Steelers: Roethlisberger knows how to play against the Jets Red Bombers: Josh Fleck is one hell of a player... oh wait...

Justin Marshall Broncos: Peyton Manning is one of the top quarterbacks and is going to be able to pick apart the Falcons Steelers: The Steelers lost week one and will come out hot Red Bombers: Former CIS receiver AJ Durling is going to make his mark early

Nick Murray

Broncos: Manning has found his form and will look good in a dome.

Jets: If Roethlisberger’s wife goes into labour the Steelers will be helpless.

Red Bombers: Nuff said

Logan Richard (The SUB people) Broncos: Peyton baby. He is looking good already.

Jets: Tebow and Sanchez are going to be too much to handle Red Bombers: Its all about school spirit

An ESL course for adults is starting soon at Smythe Street Cathedral.

This is a course for anybody at an intermediate English level. These sessions are focused on learning English and are based on key Bible verses, but you do not have to be a Christian to attend. You do not have to go to a church. There will be no pressure to change what you believe, but you will find out what Christians believe.

There is no cost to attend the ESL course and it is presented by trained English teachers. This is an opportunity for you to meet people in our community and learn about local culture.

The next ESL course will begin on Wednesday, September 19th at 6:45 PM at Smythe Street Cathedral, 913 Smythe Street. You are welcome to attend the first night of our ESL to see if it's right for you.

The course will be held each Wednesday night, ending on November 7th.

If you have any questions, or would like to register for the course, you can call the church office at 458-8206 extension 21. You can also register online at smythestreetcathedral.com.

We would love to see you there!

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Ultimate frisbee, or ultimate fun?

Josh Fleck Sports Editor It was one of the best-kept secrets on UNB campus, but it’s a secret no more. The UNB Ultimate Frisbee club is as good as it gets when it comes to having a good time.

Sarah Sutherland and Maggie Yeomans are entering their third year of playing the sport, and highly recommend it to anyone out there looking to get involved.

“I didn’t know what Ultimate Frisbee was about until I came to UNB,” admits Sutherland. “I played a lot of other sports, like basketball and soccer, so my friend asked me to come out and play. It’s one of those things that isn’t that hard to pick up.”

There was a lot of interest in the sport about a decade ago, but it died off for a few years before rising from the ashes in 2009. Last year marked the first year that it was officially recognized as a club on the UNB campus. It has had a lot of success in terms of on the field, and off.

“There used to be an unofficial UNB ultimate team about seven to ten years ago,” said member Darren Clark. “It faded out after most people involved graduated.”

There is no registration fee, as long as you are a student at UNB. If you are not a student, a recreation pass from the Currie Center will be required. The financial aspect the

The Ultimate Frisbee club, Red Ono, practicing at the BMO Centre.

Mike Bourgeois / The Brunswickan players have to worry about, is travel and tournament costs.

There is a growing number of people getting involved with the team, which is exactly what the team likes to see.

“The more the merrier,” said Yeomans. “If we have 40 players registered, then we can submit three teams for a tournament, but if we only have like 16, we would put in one.”

The team practices three times a week and doesn’t run on a try-out basis. Co-ed practices run Sundays from 6 to 9 p.m. at the BMO Centre. Men’s practices go Tuesdays and Wednesdays outside the Currie Center on the front lawn from 4:45-6:30 p.m., and women’s practices are on Mondays and Thursdays at the same time and place.

“We do a bit of conditioning at the start of practice and run through some drills,” said Sutherland, “but for the most part, we scrimmage.”

Athleticism is an asset in the sport, but experience isn’t required.

“We are more than willing to help someone learn the sport, chipped in Yeomans. “There are plenty of people who would take the time to show you how to throw or anything else.”

There a re tou rna ments each month that the team participates in, and Sutherland says there is a lot more to the tournaments than just the sport.

“The social aspect of the tournaments makes it really fun,” she said with an emphasis on social. “Boys usually have their shirts off by the end of the party.”

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Varsity Reds play to a pair of draws

Haley Gates (No. 4) heads the ball in to tie the game against Mount Allison 1-1.

Sandy Chase / The Brunswickan Following the collision, Blank was when we needed it,” said Crossland.

Mike Bourgeois As the game pressed on, chances forced to make a great save on a free The Brunswickan were had by both sides. With just kick to keep the deficit at one.

It was a beautiful sunny evening to “The second half, we asked the three minutes to go, Lucy Parkin play some soccer, as the UNB Var- girls to do more work” said Cross- sent a through ball to Samantha sity Reds played host to the Mount land. “Five yards makes a big differ- Lagacy, but her first touch was placed Allison Mounties on Friday. The ence and not to chase a game.” too far to get the shot off within 10 injury-stricken V-Reds were dealt A nd do more work they did; feet of the goal. That was the last a blow before the opening whistle right at the opening whistle of the chance the Reds got, as the game even sounded, as they were not able second 45, the V-Reds squad came ended in a draw. to dress a full 18. “We only had 17 out red-hot.

“We’ve just preformed very well, it players available,” said head coach, Their explosive pressure was pay- gives us so much confidence for the Jon Crossland. ing off as their chances began to season,” said coach Barry Cooper, Early on in the game, within the increase. It was not until the 56th when asked about the performance eight minute mark, the Reds showed minute mark, when one of the teams of the Mounties. a lot of pressure on offence, pushing new recruits, Haley Gates knotted The ladies stayed undefeated for the Mounties back into their own the game up at one a piece with a the season as they pushed the Acadia end; however, the Reds came away header in tight off across from the Axewomen to a 1-1 draw on Sunday empty handed. UNB’s first good outside. afternoon in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. chance of the game came at the 32nd “It was an even game,” sa id Gates, a defender, found herself minute, as a strike from just inside in prime position to score, and Crossland. “Both teams had some the 18, sailed over the cross bar. Not made out well in her first game as a moments of very good play, but then long after it was the Mounties draw- Varsity Red. both teams had moments of panic, ing first blood, as Amanda Volcko “I think I was just in the right and it wasn’t really pretty soccer. No made no mistake from in tight, and place at the right time,” said Gates. team could establish an offensive placed the ball just over the fingertips “We have been working on set rhythm.” of the UNB goalkeeper Jackie Blank. plays, and that was one of them, and Sam Lagacy was rewarded for her With the score 1-0 in favour of it was executed well. It’s a great way hard work as she netted a penalty Mount Allison nearing the half, to start the season.” kick to give her squad the draw.

Blank took a hard smack from the The ladies head to Moncton and “It was a nice bonus in her first Mount Allison striker, when she game that she was solid defensively, PEI this weekend to continue their went out to challenge the ball. and then chipped in with that goal AUS play.

Recruits in res?

Josh Fleck Sports Editor Where are you going to live during your first year? For an average student living an average university life, it is an easy decision to make.

Being a first year student, you have a lot on your plate to begin with. The transition from high school to university can be a difficult one, add onto that, being out on your own for probably the first time, and it can be slightly overwhelming.

Varsity athletes are different, in the sense, that they not only have to deal with the same struggles as other students, but they also have their practices, training and games on top of all that.

Men’s basketball coach, Brent Baker, says that for the most part, residence is the way to go.

“I lived in res for five years. I was there to go to school and play basketball, so I didn’t want to have to worry about anything. For anyone who can handle it financially, I recommend it. I tell my players it’s a good path to choose for the first couple of years.”

As coach Baker touched on, living in

residence definitely has its perks. Meal hall cooks your food for you, with the added incentive of not having to do dishes, because let’s face it, cleaning sucks.

You have all the other essentials at your disposal as well; laundry, bathrooms, showers, you name it – they’re at your fingertips. Not to mention, the facilities for practices and training are right on campus, so travel is always easier.

Dan McMorran, coach of the men’s volleyball team, feels that residence has its downside, as well as the aforementioned upside.

“Trying to manage the social aspect of living in residence is tough. When you are on campus and you want to shut it down, at, say 9:00 p.m. – as some of our guys do during training camp – I don’t know how much sleep you can get when there are noises coming from everywhere. It may not be a party; it’s just a lot of people under one roof. It’s the nature of the beast.”

Living off campus can be a difficult life to manage. Varsity athletes have found a way to make it a little less difficult. More often than not, you can find volleyball houses, hockey houses, basketball houses, etc. Living together

makes it easier to handle the demanding schedule of being a student athlete.

“It is easier for them, because as opposed to one alarm clock, it’s three or four that will be going off,” said McMorran.

Fifth year volleyball player and Joy Kidd alumni, Megan Dudeck, spent time both in residence and off campus, and doesn’t regret anything about her decision to rock both.

“Lots of athletes live in res. It makes it easier; all you have to worry about is your small room,” said Dudeck. “It’s not like you are living at home, but it’s not like you are out on your own.”

Along with living in residence, Dudeck has lived with teammates, and now resides with a pair of Varsity Reds soccer players. “[Athletes] tend to stick together.

It’s easy to live with athletes because all we have to say is we have a game the next day, or an early morning, so don’t party it up and they understand, which is nice.”

Coach McMorran sums it up nicely by saying, “You can’t determine which will be best for each athlete. It really depends on the person.”

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Leadership in the locker room V-Reds recruit five former captains

Nick Murray The Brunswickan recruited four other former captains Everybody who was on or around this . campus last Cam Critchlow, Cam Braes, and year, remembers the Varsity Reds Adrian men’s hockey Robertson have all committed to playing for team’s third period in last year’s Uni versity Cup, the Varsity Reds. against the Western Mustangs.

Critchlow has already forgone the Well, head coach Gardiner MacDou Edgall, re- monton Oilers’ training cam p, to be with the members it just as well as anyone.

However after Reds. A former V-R eds prospect, Critchlow, a summer of star recruiting, he’s mov ed past it and has returned to the Aitk en Centre every sumis excited to get on the road to Sask atoon. mer to participate in the UNB hock “It’s all in a journey,” said Mac ey camps.

Dougall. He captained the Halifax Mooseheads to the “There’s a certain level of standard and expectation QMJHL playoffs last year, while scoring 19 here, and we’d like to have won two more games points in 16 playoff gam es. last year, but overall, it was a terrific group to work “We have a good nucleus of guys with. It was a mixture of some key coming veteran leaders back,” said MacDou gall, referring to the likes and some young guys who were very exciting to of Chris Culligan and Nick MacNeil, “but we watch.” have some young first and second The Reds lost some of that veteran year guys leadership who are going to take new roles on this year. over the off-season though. Captain Kyle Bailey It’s going to be guys like Chris and Nick, and and defencemen Luke Gallant both completed those who have been with us for a while, who their five years of eligibility, whi le scoring de- need to take another step in their growth and fenceman Jonathan Harty, mad e the jump to their development.” pro hockey after coming off his best season in a Two players from last year’s champion Reds uniform. ship squa d who won’t be returning are Jord However, MacDougall wasted no time an in filling Clendenning and Shayne Weibe. Both have the gaps on defence, and over the off-s eason, went decided to go pro. Clen denning graduated on a recruiting spree bringing in a grou p of former last year, while Weibe moved on after only captains of their respective major juni or teams. completing one year of CIS eligibilit Recruits who are guaranteed to be y. in the lineWhile MacDougall has dealt with up on opening night (health dependa a new nt, of course) squad every year, as is always the case in uniare Colby Pridham, and Bryce Swa n. versity sports, he said the key to a Pridham captained the Saint Mar successful y’s Huskies season is improving each and every day. to an 18-7-3 record last year, into a second place “The goal every year is obviously to finish – four points behind the Vars be the ity Reds – and best,” said MacDou gall, “but to be the best a buy into the AUS semi-finals. is a journey of being the most improve He was tenth in the AUS for goals d team scored, and in the AUS. Being bett er every single day has had a university career best of 30 poin ts last season, always been an obje ctive of the group. We good for eighth in the AUS. have a good standard and a good Meanwhile, Swan, a second roun pedigree d pick in the coming in, but finding a way to improve each 2006 NHL entry draft (38th over all), was an as- day is important. If we can find a way to do sistant captain with the St. Francis Xavier X-Men that, the results will take care of themselves.” last year, and had 25 points in 26 gam es with the The Reds host the Carleton Rav blue and white. At 6’3”, 200lbs, Swa ens and n is a strong the Université de Qué bec à Trois-R ivières force on the wing, but has the abili ty to play on next weekend in exhi bition play, then host the the blue line if necessary.

St. Thomas Tommies at the Aitk MacDougall also went out this sum en Centre mer and on Oct. 12, for the seas on opener.

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