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New Brunswick party leaders battled it out at the televised leaders debate last Wednesday in Fredericton. These five leaders and their respective teams are vying for seats in the Legislature. Election Day is Sept. 27, for further coverage check out our exclusive election section on pages five through seven inside. Andrew Meade / The Brunswickan

Tigers drop Red Bombers in AFL season opener Christopher Cameron Sports Editor The UNB Red Bombers are pleased with the way they played in their season opener, but not with the result.

Taking on Dalhousie Tigers in the first game of the AFL’s second season, the Bombers came up short losing 22-19.

UNB had the victory in their clutches as they went 19-15 after a pretty reverse play that left the Dalhousie defence baffled. A defence, which held the Bombers most of the game, did not see this coming.

Quarterback Brendan Cornford took the snap handing it off to wide receiver Jeff Madsen. After two laterals across the field, Cornford had the ball back in his hands and threw a 35-yard touchdown

pass to Andrew Hubbard.

Hubbard gives credit to his offensive teammates in making such a great play. “(Cornford) made a nice throw,” said Hubbard. “We saw a breakdown in coverage and went for it and it worked out.”

The 1,200 at Chapman Field erupted in approval only to be silenced moments later.

On the kickoff, Tigers star Greg Pelly was ready to upset the fans. Pelly received the ball in the Dalhousie end zone with 6:41 remaining in the fourth quarter taking it 106 yards to the house.

Aside from the roar of the Tigers team, every fan was silent as the Bombers trailed again with minimal time left. Hubbard knows Pelly’s play made a significant difference in the result of the game.

“He was electric,” said Hubbard. “That is a game changing play right there and we need to learn how to respond to that and come back stronger.”

Part of the problem the Bombers had in stopping the Dalhousie offense was the great field position on kickoff returns.

Head Coach Mike Dollimore knows his kickers Zac Cann and Alden Pezerovic are skilled kickers, but this also posses a problem.

“Part of the problem with our kicking game is we have such phenomenal kickers,” said Dollimore. “If you look at it closely, Alden is outkicking his coverage by about 10-15 yards. The same thing is happening with Zach Cann. We have to be a lot more strategic because when you put the ball in the hands number (Pelly) or (James Green) and you don’t have the

coverage down tight on them, they’ll start picking the angles on you. It’s great to have kickers who can boom it, but we have to be more strategic where they put the ball.”

Coming into the game the Tigers were an unknown team in the league as a new team. UNB knew they would be good, but knows they can match any team in the league, that has lots of parody.

“There is a lot of parody in the league.

I mean a three-point game, back and forth, back and forth,” said Dollimore.

“It was very entertaining to watch from a coaching standpoint.”

“We knew DAL would be tough.

They have a tremendous coaching staff and there is a good history of football in Halifax at the high school level. We knew they would have some good solid players

out there.”

Dollimore is not worried about the result. They started off last season similarly, losing their opener and eventually winning the Moosehead Cup. He knows there are a few little things that need to be worked on in order to succeed, but knows the team is ready to work on them.

“The league is very tight and we were in the same position last year,” he said.

“You make a mistake and you pay for it big time. That happened to both teams.

Both teams paid for it. It comes down to a three point ball game and we weren’t able to punch home our field goal in the first quarter and there’s the difference in the game.”

The Red Bombers have a bye week next weekend and will be back in action Oct. 2 against the UNBSJ Seawolves at home.

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Priciest places to study Jamie Ross CUP Atlantic Bureau Chief FREDERICTON (CUP) — The cost of an undergraduate education in Nova Scotia remains among the highest in the country and students are worried about the impending expiration of a number of government support programs.

Despite a decrease over the past three years, average undergraduate tuition in the province is the still third highest in Canada, at $5, 495, according to numbers released by Statistics Canada on Sept. 16.

“It’s a problem,” said Mark Coffin, executive director of the Alliance of Nova Scotia Student Associations.

Coffin said the high cost of postsecondary education in the province has caused students to leave Nova Scotia for cheaper alternatives.

A three-year freeze on tuition in Nova Scotia is set to expire in March 2011.

ANSSA will enter into joint negotiations with the province and the universities to push to keep fees where they are today.

Coffin said a decision would be made

by March.

But a report presented in Halifax on Sept. 17 struck a blow to the chances of an extended freeze.

Consultant Tim O’Neill said in his

report the Nova Scotia government should scrap the tuition freeze because it’s too financially burdensome.

In the report, he recommends the province completely deregulate tuition fees and look at possible institution mergers and restructuring options.

“Mr. O’Neill’s report outlines innovative and strategic ideas that will allow government and universities to ensure that Nova Scotia’s university system keeps improving. Some of the recommendations will be instrumental in helping government make improvements to things like financial aid for students. Others provide options to universities to help them make strategic decisions that are in their best interest,” N.S. Premier Darrel Dexter said in a statement on the government’s website.

O’Neill was hired in January 2010 to investigate options to ensure the long-term viability of the province’s 11 universities.

Also set to expire in March is a tuition reduction bursary program, which provides students who graduate from a Nova Scotia high school with $1, 289 to attend post-secondary in that province.

Coffin worries the cost of a university education could go way up if both programs are scrapped later this year.

“Tuition fees could go up anywhere from $1, 200 plus. It could be $2, 200,” he said.

Tuition rates are also frozen in New Brunswick, where undergraduates are paying $5, 516 this year, the second most in the country, behind Ontario.

Mireille Duguay, chief executive officer of the Maritime Provinces and Higher Education Commission, said tuition freezes are “a good indication of how much governments are investing in postsecondary education, they’re indicative of a strong move, from public policy standpoint, to try to minimize the cost students have to bear in terms of their university education.”

The MPHEC released a survey late last month that found the cost of school for undergraduate arts students at Maritime universities remained nearly unchanged compared to last year.

Elsewhere in Atlantic Canada, PEI undergraduate tuition rose approximately 3.3 per cent over last year, while Newfoundland and Labrador undergraduates pay $2,624 — the second lowest in Canada.

The average undergraduate student at a Canadian university is paying $5, 138.

Graduate students in Nova Scotia continue to pay the highest tuition in Canada, and will fork over $7, 350 for studies this year.

Meanwhile, graduate students in Newfoundland and Labrador pay the least for their schooling at $2, 458.

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Fredericton women take back the night Alex Kress News Reporter For the past 24 years, women and children in Fredericton have reclaimed the night with a march in honour of those affected by violence against women.

These protest marches, dubbed Take Back The Night, have taken place worldwide since the inaugural one in Belgium in 1976. This Friday, Sept.

24 at 8 p.m. marks Fredericton’s 25th Take Back The Night march. Lorraine Whalley, Executive Director of the Fredericton Sexual Assault Crisis Centre (FSACC), says the idea of marching at night is a symbolic gesture.

“We know that sexual assault and other forms of violence against women can happen at any time, but the night itself symbolizes the cloak of silence or the hidden secrets of violence against women,” Whalley says. “Many often suffer in silence, so the night represents that.”

Each community puts its own spin on the march, but Whalley says the march usually has an opening rally where women march from one location to another, shouting chants like “Yes means yes! No means no!”

The march in Fredericton starts at 8 p.m. at City Hall. There will be an opening rally welcoming the participants. This year there will be a few members from the FSACC collectively speaking about the impact that marching has for them and the value of continuing to march.

Generally, there are between 100 and 150 participants. Whalley says it makes a visual statement when there are so many people walking up the street with placards. Cars pass and honk their horns in support of the march.

The march begins at City Hall, moves up Westmorland St. on to George St., then on to Regent St. and to Queen St. and back to City Hall. The circular route makes it more accessible for people to park their car or plan a meeting space to connect with others and get back home when they need to.

Whalley added that once the marchers make it to Queen St. they take over one lane, filling it with cheering and contagious enthusiasm.

Following the march, the guest speaker will be Rina Arseneault, Associate Director of the Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre for Family Violence Research at UNB. Whalley says the atmosphere of the march is energetic and positive.

While the walk itself is restricted to women and children only, both men and women gather at City Hall for the rally and speeches.

“I think people really get their energy level up when they start marching,” Whalley says. “We’ve had participants talk about that feeling of empowerment and strength in numbers, basically claiming their right to be safe in our society.”

Whalley says it is important for the FSACC as an organization working to eliminate violence against women because it needs to be kept in the forefront of the public’s minds.

“Sexual assault, child sexual abuse and intimate partner violence all still exist. We in the field also respond to this issue and see that we still need to work to raise awareness and work together to make sure that there are appropriate responses and services to support victims.”

Any questions can be answered by calling the direct line of the Fredericton Sexual Assault Crisis Centre at 4540460.

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The “It’s Not About Food” workshop group will help female students work through issues with food, eating disorders and healthy eating. Mike Erb / The Brunswickan with food can be difficult. or support.

Nicole Vair “The clinic is open to anybody in the “It’s Not About Food” is designed to The Brunswickan help women not only feel good but, help community who has any kind of eating concern or body image concern,” Pye said.

Students spend most of their time on them feel good about who they are.

Thursday, Sept. 30 is when both Dr. Kate Weaver, who is an expert in campus from September through to April.

Most students are so occupied with eating disorders, began the group a few programs begin.

“It’s Not About Food” and their own lives it’s hard to acknowledge years ago when counselling services and “Everybody is Beautiful” run from 7 to 9 health professionals noticed the amount of pressing health concerns, like eating p.m. and the walk-in clinic is open from 6 women affected by the issue. disorders.

This year Kathleen Pye, a PhD student, to10 p.m.

A group facilitated by UNB nursing Pye, along with Jaimi Vance, one of the students would like to change this by is assisting Dr. Weaver with the program taking a stand and holding an eating along with eight second and third year third year nursing students working with the group, both wish to see success within disorder awareness workshop, “It’s Not nursing students.

“It’s Not About Food” is a closed the program this year.

About Food.”

“There is obviously a need on campus “It’s Not About Food“ is a six-week group for women and takes about six to program that will provide a supportive eight people. At the moment there is still so we would like to address it. It is often a problem that doesn’t show itself, it is environment to discuss both the struggles space for a couple more women to join. not something that people generally talk To complement the group there and successes that come with eating issues will also be a walking group entitled about openly. It is often very secretive. So and the recovery process.

The group will cover topics such as; self “Everybody is Beautiful” which will be it’s really important that word about this care, body image, self-esteem, building a held every Thursday at the same time type of thing gets out so that people can healthy relationship with food and eating the closed group will be meeting. The realize that they can find support and can healthy. People of today may find it strange group will also be hosting a walk-in clinic get information,“ Pye said.

“It’s about peers helping peers.” to think of building a healthy relationship in MacLaggan Hall for anybody on the Women interested in the closed group nights the program runs for those who with food, but for people who suffer from eating disorders, a healthy relationship just wish to stop in for further information can email itsnotaboutfood@gmail.com.

Alumni celebrate UNB Hilary Paige Smith News Editor For 400 UNB alumni, walking through campus this week will be a walk down memory lane.

This school year marks the 225th anniversary of the University of New Brunswick. From Sept. 29 to Oct. 3, the campus will be alive with activity for Homecoming 2010. Alumni from across North America have been invited to celebrate.

Barb MacMullin, reunion and awards co-ordinator with UNB’s associated alumni, said there is “something for everyone” during Homecoming 2010.

The theme of the week is “Paint the Town Red … and Black.”

UNB Graduates from as far back at 1945 and as recent as 2010 will be “painting the town.”

Some alumni will be staying on campus throughout homecoming week and MacMullin said portions of Harrison House will be made available to alumni looking to relive their residence days.

Different organizations on campus will be hosting events for Homecoming 2010 throughout the week and many events are open to current students.

Events include a Student Unionsponsored evening of comedy, a 100th anniversary of the Associated Alumnae celebration.

Friday afternoon community members are urged to wear red and celebrate with alumni at the Parade of Presidents at 1 p.m. Gathering will begin from the lower gates of campus, up Dineen Drive, onto Bailey Drive or on the lawn in front of Sir Howard Douglas Hall.

Saturday night will celebrate the

Sir Howard Douglas Hall, among the oldest buildings on UNB campus, will be just one stop on memory lane for alumni celebrating UNB’s 225th birthday. Andrew Meade / The Brunswickan history of sports on campus with the homecoming football game at 7 p.m. and a soccer game at 1 p.m. followed by an after-party.

MacMullin said Homecoming 2010 is a great opportunity for alumni to interact with current students and recent grads, share experiences and network.

“There seems to be a lot of need for alumni, if not to give advice to students, at least say ‘You picked the best university and I’m really glad that you picked it,’” she said.

MacMullin said “there is no question” about students being able to learn from the alumni they meet.

“If (students) say ‘Here are some people who have done some really neat things in their lives and now they’re coming back to UNB. Yeah, I can learn

all kinds of things. Maybe I can learn something that will help me in the future when I’m looking for a job. Maybe I’ll find a mentor,’” she said.

The event co-ordinator said it means a lot for the university to see alumni coming back to celebrate.

“It’s very, very important to the university. If we can see that alumni are engaged with the university and they want to give of their – we call it time, talent and treasure – and they’re prepared to come from all corners of North America, as well as some from overseas it means that UNB is doing a good job of keeping our graduates interested in the university and it’s future,” she said.

For more information or a full schedule, visit http://www.unb.ca/ initiatives/225/.

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this week in brunswickannews Mackenzie House Wet / Dry raises big Mackenzie House had their first ever Wet / Dry event on Friday evening. The evening supported their house charity Big Brothers and Big Sisters. Funds raised at the event totaled $4,139. Jeff Paradis, a Mackenzie House proctor, said “our house team worked unbelievably hard on the event and I want to give them some recognition because they really do deserve it.”

Election officials wanted The Student Union is looking to hire students for the positions of Chief and Deputy Returning Officers for the Student Union elections that will be taking place this academic year. Student Union experience is considered an asset, but is not required to apply for the position. Students must be registered as a full-time undergraduate student at UNB to be eligible.

To apply, submit a resume and cover letter to president@unbsu.ca.

Campus showcased during “Doors Open” event Several buildings on campus will be highlighted during Doors Open Fredericton on Sunday, Sept. 26, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the afternoon. Doors Open is a free community event that serves to generate interest in Fredericton’s historic and culturally significant buildings.

Register and rock your vote Alex Kress News Reporter Students who plan to vote in the approaching provincial election won’t have to travel far to indulge in a night of great music this Friday.

Register to Rock is a concert event in the SUB cafeteria to entice students to vote. A partnership with Elections NB, who distributed the tickets, allowed for the student union to waive the concert ticket price for students in exchange for casting a ballot.

“I had seen Rock the Vote down in the States in 2004 and that got my wheels turning,” McKinney says.

“Just the idea of a concert to get students interested and aware of the election and the responsibility that they have.”

McKinney has been planning the event all summer to get bands on board and to ensure the event would run smoothly.

Three Maritime acts of different genres have agreed to entertain students Friday night including Matthew Pearson, Sleepless Nights, and the Arka Teks.

McKinney says he wanted to be able to appeal to students’ varying tastes in music.

Matthew Pearson, an acoustic-folk artist from Fredericton, will provide

Sleepless Nights, of Halifax, will be taking the stage at Register to Rock this Friday. Only registered voters can enter the concert free. Doug Estey / The Brunswickan soothing strums and vocals, while always been interested in stuff like this,” Halifax’s Sleepless Nights will raise the McKinney said. heart rate of the crowd with lively indie McKinney says he has heard a lot vibes. Fredericton’s electro-hip-hop of complaints about the government collective, The Arka Teks, will close the surrounding this election, but in his show. McKinney is hoping for a turnout books, if students don’t use their voice to vote, they shouldn’t complain. of between 300 and 500 students.

Students will receive a ticket for free “I hope the event makes people aware that the election is the Monday following admission to the concert when they [the concert] and that they’re interested register to vote at the satellite returning and excited for it. The first time I voted office Student Union Hallway in room was in the 2008 federal election and I 118. Otherwise tickets are $5 at the door.

Doors open at 8 p.m. this Friday and was pretty excited about that, I got people in my residence to go out and vote. I’ve the wet / dry show starts at 9 p.m.

UNBSU holds first council meeting Hilary Paige Smith News Editor The UNB Student Union held their first meeting council meeting of the year on Sunday afternoon.

At the meeting, executive members and councilors discussed business associated with the upcoming provincial election, Student Union events and liaisons between council.

Council spent a portion of the meeting discussing the issue of liaisons.

Council currently has by-laws in place for a residence, women’s, off-campus, aboriginal, LGBTQ and differentlyabled liasons.

UNBSU President Shannon Carmont-McKinley recommended that offcampus liaisons be elected the same way as international and residence; online.

Ash Furrow, computer science councilor, motioned that liaisons be elected online and that liaison elections are coordinated through offices relevant to the respective liaison.

The group discussed meeting with liaison groups, but Carmont-McKinley expressed concern about the tight timeline council is working with.

“We have flexibility regarding deciding on the voting rights of liaisons, but the method of their election should be decided now. Coordination of paper ballots or with ITS for an electronic election are both considerable undertakings,” she said.

The motion was carried after some discussion.

Giving voting rights to liaisons was also discussed, but eventually shot down unanimously. Liasions are given the opportunity to speak to council and present ideas from their constituents, but are not able to vote on council decisions.

Council also discussed the upcoming election debates for candidates in Fredericton ridings, as well as the submission of Letters to the Editor regarding election issues to the local daily, the Daily Gleaner.

The next council meeting will take place on Sunday, Oct. 2 at 7 p.m.

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Where have all the student voters gone?

Alex Kress News Reporter We live in a liberal democracy, yet a huge number of students don’t vote.

Student voter-turnout is consistently lower than older generations, yet in Canada, young people between the ages of 18 and 24 are the largest voting demographic yielding the most potential voting power. Why then, are so many of us so disconnected from the process?

UNB’s Paul Howe, professor of Political Science, believes the deepest roots lie in changes in culture and society.

“We’ve become a bit more of an individualistic society over time, so we tend to not think of voting or other public acts as having an obligatory quality to them,” Howe says.

“Instead there are things that we choose to do out of interest.”

Howe says older generations still adhere to voting as a kind of civic duty.

He feels young voter apathy is a trend that is continuing to get worse.

“I think society has changed in many ways and these ideas are present in many areas of our lives. We no longer follow prescribed routes in terms of what we choose to do with our lives.

So in some ways it’s a positive thing that’s got two sides: one is about liberating and giving people the freedom to pursue their lives as they wish, and the other is that the traditional sense of obligations and ties has been weakened.”

Howe added that levels of political knowledge are generally lower. He also feels lack of student interest in politics has an impact on which issues get discussed.

“Just yesterday at the debate Shawn Graham was talking a lot about senior care and health. Of course they always tend to throw in education quickly, but I was struck by how much Shawn Graham was emphasizing health care and senior care and that reflects the demographics of the province and who votes,” he says.

When asked for his advice for a

Statistics concerning voter apathy in the 18 to 24 years of age demographic are now too big to ignore. UNB Professor Paul Howe believes that the low voter turnout in the nation’s largest demographic is partially due to how society has become “individualistic.” Andrew Meade / The Brunswickan student who felt his or her voice was of appeal. system so our votes do count, so the feeling student voices are unheard. He irrelevant in an election, Howe said he “Politics is stereotyped as old men Green Party who is getting five or ten says if students actually voted as a colfelt sort of sympathetic. sitting in a room wearing suits, making per cent of the vote will be getting seats lective, they would have a lot of power.

“I’m kind of between generations empty promises and the way our elec- instead of having the two-party system “If a real movement was taken to get too so I’m affected by that individual tion system is set up it seems our vote in New Brunswick.” students involved I think it would show mentality, but at the same time I would doesn’t count.”

Allan Debertin, a UNB biology a lot of people that we do care. I think want to say it is important that people “Canadian politics get compared to graduate student from St. Stephen, says we care, but we’re frustrated with not vote and I would also say it’s not just the states a lot. In the US, there’s such he votes every opportunity he can, but having a voice, but the only way to have you voting. If you encourage others to a culture built up around it – Obama’s understands student voter frustration. a voice is to vote.” vote, that has a big impact.” a rockstar, not a president,” Fowler says.

“I like to think that my vote counts He added he feels the voting station Jeremy Fowler, an undergraduate “I think politics in New Brunswick and that I’m contributing to society,” in the Student Union Building will student studying English at St. Thomas and Canada has to become a little Debertin says. make some difference, but that students University, says he thinks the main more sexy, there has to be more appeal.

Debertin feels there is a lack of stu- are still getting organized because it’s issue with young voter apathy is lack Maybe changing to a different electoral dent interest in the system and a general early in the school year.

New Brunswick votes 2010: The Student Voter Hilary Paige Smith News Editor Statistics on student voting are dismal, with the majority of post-secondary students choosing not to exercise their democratic right.

Layton Reynolds will be casting a ballot on Sept. 27.

Reynolds, 20, is in his third and final year of Renaissance College at the University of New Brunswick and plans on taking his Bachelor of Education next year.

He’s a proctor in McLeod House and spent the summer in Vietnam as part of his Renaissance College international internship requirement, teaching English to college students and working with children with cerebral palsy.

Reynolds plans to teach and live in New Brunswick after he graduates and cares about the future of the province.

“As far as this election is concerned, there are a lot of big things in New Brunswick coming up, especially with the state of our healthcare, the state of our aging population. These are big issues and we want to make sure we have the right people in place to deal with them, but the only way to do that is to get informed and make your vote count,” he said of the importance of following the election and voting.

In a candidate, Reynolds said he looks for open communication with the public,

honesty and a concrete platform to follow through on.

“As far as leadership itself, I think, especially in a state where we’re pressed for resources and for money, whatever leadership we have this coming term has to be inclusive and empowering because there’s only so much a government can do,” he said.

Reynolds mentioned the province’s $738 million deficit and said bettering the province would become everyone’s responsibility.

“Sooner or later, we’re going to have to call on everyone (in the province) to, in one way or another, participate in making New Brunswick better and that begins with a political party or a leader that can empower people to want to be part of that process,” he said.

Obtaining and maintaining a skilled labour force is a post-secondary education and workforce issue Reynolds thinks is important for New Brunswick.

Reynolds mentioned the Timely Completion Benefit program, which caps a student’s debt load at $26,000 after graduating if they apply for the debt relief and the tuition freeze as two positive steps for post-secondary education in the province.

However, Reynolds noted that $26,000 is still a lot of debt for a student to carry.

As young people in the province, Reynolds said students could be left with a lot of problems when they inherit New

Layton Reynolds, a Renaissance College student and residence proctor, is just an ordinary student who wants what he deserves out of a candidate and a provincial government. Andrew Meade / The Brunswickan Brunswick from older generations in the coming years.

“We’re gonna be left with a lot of issues to deal with. If you silence your ability to address these issues (by not voting) from a provincial standpoint… We have a say in how our money is spent and how we tackle these issues and (the election) is your only chance in four years. We’re not as democratic as we think. You’ve got one say every four years,” Reynolds said on voting and on issues in the province.

For Reynolds, the biggest issues New Brunswickers are facing concern healthcare, the aging and declining population, lack of skilled labour, population retention and the province’s mounting deficit.

Despite statistics about poor student voter turn out, the third year student has a number of friends who plan to check off a box on Election Day. A satellite returning office has been set up in the Student Union Building for the election period in Room 118. Here,

students are able to find out information about registering, the election in general and are even able to vote from the office.

A debate for local candidates in the Fredericton – Silverwood riding, representing residents living on the far side of Regent Street, will take place tonight in the SUB Cafeteria beginning at 6:30 p.m.

All students are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Election Day in New Brunswick takes place Sept. 27.

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Liberals promise jobs, PCs push for responsible government Colin McPhail Editor-in-Chief Four years ago, Shawn Graham was elected Premier of New Brunswick.

Today, the Liberal Party leader is back campaigning in search of another term in office with post-secondary education issues as a main priority on his platform.

The Liberals new post-secondary platform is built on a foundation of student debt relief, tuition freezes and tax benefits for students who graduate.

“The changes we’ve made today have been the most significant changes over a thirty-year period,” said Graham.

“We’ve created autonomy within our community college structure to bring us more in line with community colleges across the country and we addressed the issue of student debt load pertaining to a university degree.

“We froze tuition for the last three years to bring our tuition in line with the other Canadian provinces”, he continued, “and with that tuition freeze we offset the lost revenue to the universities by providing a provincial contribution that it did not impact the quality of education students would receive.”

As tuition costs rise across the country, Graham insists the Liberals are ready to combat that trend and control ancillary fees with proper university funding.

“We were concerned last year when the universities tried to increase the ancillary fees and that’s why our government stepped up and provided the additional revenue that was needed,” explained Graham.

“Now we’re going to provide stable funding for the universities over a threeyear period. This should address the issue of ancillary fees going forward. The universities should have predictable and stable funding over a three-year period instead of a one-year period.”

The PSE plan also focuses on the government’s Timely Completion Benefit program, which sets a debt cap at $26,000. “(The program) reduces student

Progressive Conservative leader David Alward (left) and Liberal Party leader Shawn Graham (right) recently unveiled their PSE platforms, a conerstone in their party’s platform. Andrew Meade / The Brunswickan debt load to $26,000 a year. So students today, who have a debt load of $45,000 or $50,000, are able to see their student loan payments cut in half through this program. And then for students who choose to remain in the province to work, we doubled the tax credit available to students who graduate from $10,000 to $20,000.“ Graham added that the program acts as a direct link between the student and the employer and the government will “subsidize the initial cost of the first year with that new job.”

However, PSE issues are not the only issues plaguing this province. The Liberal leader is adamant that job creation is integral over the next four years as the working public to retiree ratio has fallen to four to one and could easily slip to three to one in the upcoming decade.

“Today we’re the only party that’s committed to creating 20,000 new jobs over the next four years and growing our population by 12,000 people so we can sustain our health care programs, senior care programs, and education programs.

While other political parties have other priorities, we’re focused on creating those

jobs so our young people can call New Brunswick home. “ Graham also noted that the Liberal Party would create new green jobs in industries such as wind energy. These new positions will account for 25 per cent of 20,000 new jobs.

The Liberal Party is still very aware of the many disgruntled New Brunswickers still contemplating policies concerning the health care system, the French immersion program, and NB Power. Graham said that even though not of all the decisions were popular, staying the course would not have been acceptable.

“To bring about change is never easy and if you wait for perfection, you’re never going to be able to change anything. The status quo was not sustainable. That’s why our government had to tackle some of these difficult issues and we weren’t perfect in the process, but we learned as we tackled these tough issues. There were areas were we could have been better, but this will allow us to be better going forward over the next four years from what we learnt in the last four.”

For more information about the Liberal Party, visit www.nbliberal.ca.

Colin McPhail Editor-in-Chief The Progressive Conservative Party will be entering this Election with a new face. David Alward, who was named party leader halfway through the Liberals term in office, will be looking to be elected Premier on a platform revolving around citizen engagement and responsible government.

“Back in 2006, Shawn Graham ran on a vision of a self-sufficiency,” said Alward.

“New Brunswick is now further from selfsufficiency then ever before. He’s added $3 billion to the debt. That’s a 50 per cent growth to the debt in four years.”

The PC leader noted that the government would have to take the appropriate steps with the best interests of the people in mind.

“We’re going to have to responsibility get the deficits under control. The last two years, the deficit in the province will have been from $750-800 million each year. That’s the fiscal reality we face as a province and we have to balance the needs and ability as government to care for our most vulnerable like our young people,

our students, our seniors, and our families with growing our province.“ Alward added that if the province were to grow, job creation would be essential and that the Liberal government presented the worst job creation policies in thirty years.

“We know as a province that we’re getting older and long-term we have to stop that demographic shift that’s taking place. That’s why education is so fundamental for the future of our province.

That’s why good jobs and job creation is so fundamental, so foundational for the future of our province. So that our young people can make the decision to stay in the province and have to feel the need to move elsewhere to build for our future.”

In order to advocate growth, a strong post-secondary platform is needed and the PC leader is well aware of that.

“One of the important things we’ve committed to is ensuring that universities have four-year rolling budget planning cycles. What that means is that universities are going to be able to plan more effectively what their budgets are going to be. So that when a young person is going to either a four-year or a two-year program, they will know the tuition costs before they go.”

Having one son attending UNBF and another at UNBSJ, Alward is all too aware of the need for an accessible postsecondary education.

Alward added that the party is committed to increasing funding for bursaries by $3.5 million, which in turn will be directed towards middle and lowincome families. He is also dedicated to revise the Timely Completion Benefit program, ensure that tuition does not rise and make post-secondary education much more accessible to international students and young people with special needs.

“You’ll also see an increased focus on research and development. We know that New Brunswick needs to grow an innovative economy. I’m setting a target of doubling the amount of investment in research and development.”

Alward’s aim is to create more jobs through this investment plan.

“We need to invest significantly because education is the future foundation of our province.”

For more information on the Progressive Conservative Party, visit www. pcnb.ca.

Fredericton Candidates Fredericton-Silverwood (other side of Regent) Liberal - Rick Miles (incumbent) PC - Brian MacDonald NDP - Tony Myatt Green - Jim Wolstenholme PANB - None

Fredericton-Lincoln (campus riding) Liberal - Greg Byrne (incumbent) PC - Craig Leonard NDP - Jason Purdy Green - Tracy Waite PANB - None

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NDP : a voice for the middle class Hilary Paige Smith News Editor Roger Duguay is urging all students to cast a ballot on Sept. 27.

The leader of the New Brunswick New Democratic Party and candidate in the Upper New Brunswick riding of TracadieSheila is getting excited for the election.

Duguay said the party has been working to get their message out to the province.

“Our main message is the importance (of electing) New Democratic Party MLAs at the legislature to be able to talk in the name of the middle class families and to be fiscally responsible, to make sure we keep our healthcare services and our education system,” he said.

Regarding post-secondary education issues, Duguay said, if elected, the NDP plan to continue providing funding for post-secondary institutions.

Duguay stressed the importance of being fiscally responsible.

In 2006, the province had a debt of $6 billion and recent projections set New Brunswick’s overall debt at $8.4

billion. Duguay said that, by 2014, debt is expected to sit around $11 billion.

“The NDP, we talked a lot about (being) fiscally responsible. The province is in a financially serious situation and through this campaign, the NDP did not make lots of announcements, cost announcements or create new services, but for university we think it’s important to maintain the financing of universities,” he said.

The NDP also has plans to freeze tuition for the next two years. Duguay also said the party takes issue with the high cost of residence rooms in campuses across the province.

“We think we should have a revision of (residence rooms) because the cost is too high. When we prepared our platform we heard a lot from UNB and St. Thomas University students and other universities across New Brunswick… We should make it more affordable for students,” he said.

The NDP also wants to remove the mandatory summer income contribution for student loan applicants from the loan process.

“We think that will help thousands of post-secondary students across this province,” Duguay said.

For the New Democratic Party, issues associated with the education system and the healthcare system are among the most important in the province.

Duguay said the incoming New Brunswick government has to be financially responsible to help reduce debt.

The party leader is aware of the lack of student engagement when it comes to Election Day. “Maybe we are not a major party yet, but we try to wake up our New Brunswickers to say ‘Look at what’s going on in our province. We cannot continue to spend money in an irresponsible way.

Democracy is important. We live in a province where we can go to vote freely…

I urge the students to go and cast their ballots, whatever the party,” he said.

Duguay urged all New Brunswickers to consider the New Democratic Party when they cast their ballots.

For more information on the New Democratic Party or to check out their full platform, visit www.nbndp.ca.

NDP leader Roger Duguay is advocating for a fiscally responsible government and is committed to freezing tuition for the next two years. Andrew Meade / The Brunswickan

Green Party to eliminate interest on student loans Hilary Paige Smith News Editor

Jack MacDougall, the Green Party leader, is committed to ease the debt load for students through the use of debt capping, the elimination of interest on student loans and funding for bursaries. Andrew Meade / The Brunswickan

Jack MacDougall is delighted with the success of his young political party thus far.

The Green Party of New Brunswick was formed in 2008 and Sept. 27 will be their first ever election day in the province.

MacDougall assumed leadership of the party in Sept. 2009.

Though the party is young, enough candidates have gathered to fill 50 of 55 ridings across the province.

“I’m delighted, really. If you stop and look at the team, it’s an amazing team. We have a former Deputy Minister of Justice, a former Assistant Deputy Minister of Health. We have elected councilors all over the province. We have students on our ballots. We wanted to involve them,” the Green leader said.

This year, the party also set a national record for the most gender balanced political team with women making up 46 per cent of Green candidates.

MacDougall said the Green party doesn’t have the resources that larger parties do to hold large rallies and pepper the city with signs and said this has made it difficult to interact with students.

“But what we have done is by getting those candidates on our ballot, students

aren’t putting up signs for us, students are on our ballot and that’s important.

I hope the student body realizes that (with) the Green party (students) are truly represented on our team,” he said.

Three students from UNB campus will have their names on ballots on Election Day. One student from the Saint John campus is also a Green candidate.

MacDougall shared a number of points from the party’s post-secondary education platform.

If elected, the Green party plans to eliminate interest on student loans. They also have a loan forgiveness plan whereby students could have their loan forgiven if they work for a set period in a community service job in return for a minimum stipend. The Greens have also proposed lowering the student loan debt cap from $26,000 to $20,000 and increasing funding for bursaries.

“Those were what we felt we could promise within a fiscally responsible plan for New Brunswick, but we have also stated in our policy we have ideals as well that we wish to aim for and one ideal that we cannot promise, but what we’d love to work towards is free tuition,” MacDougall said.

The Green leader said post-secondary issues are close to his heart because he was

able to fully pay for his own tuition with a summer job when he was a student at Dalhousie University in 1976.

“I went back to university in 2002 to become a teacher and I was shocked at the level of debt of students. I had students in my graduating class terrified to graduate… Students today are coming out so overburdened with debt that literally it’s causing tremendous stress,” he said.

“We do hear about success stories all the time, but we really don’t hear about the true pain that is taking place… The whole idea of education is to liberate you, but instead we’re ending up with students in debt and having to move away to find jobs.”

MacDougall said this is something that needs to change.

MacDougall said the title of the party’s platform is “For the Next Generation” and students are the next generation.

“That is who we are fighting for. The debt that’s being left behind, what does that mean? It doesn’t mean much to kids when they’re 20 years old,” he said, adding that when the younger generations are in their adulthood, they will be paying extremely high taxes if current debt isn’t dealt with.

For more information about the Green Party, visit www.greenpartynb.ca.

The coming out party for the PANB Hilary Paige Smith News Editor The province’s newest political party is raring to go for the upcoming provincial election, leader Kris Austin says.

Austin is the leader of the People’s Alliance of New Brunswick, a party formed earlier this year out of dissatisfaction with the current government and opposition, as well as a desire to see change.

The party is based out of Minto and Austin, a Baptist minister, is running in the riding of Grand Lake – Gagetown.

Austin said the party’s goal is to win a couple seats and be able to build a foundation for a “better future for all New Brunswickers, get our foot in the door and start on the road to change.”

The party has 14 candidates running in ridings across the province, none in the Fredericton area. The People’s Alliance is built on the tenants of free voting, open government and campaign ethics.

Austin said one of the foremost aspects of their education platform is reintroducing trades into high schools, “Which we hope will stimulate some of the students to further their education

into post-secondary. Of course, as a party, we will work with students. We’ve talked a lot about tuition rates to see what we can do to help adjust those,” he said.

“We’ve also talked about student loans, finding ways to make those easier to swallow for students who are pursuing their education.”

Austin said the party is not making platform promises, but is looking “to see what we can do to accommodate the students as best as possible.”

The People’s Alliance leader said he wants students to know the party is “new and open.”

“I know that a lot of college and university students are very eager to see change. They’re very eager to create that atmosphere of vision… With what we’re offering, we encourage students to get on board and to help us do that through open-mindedness and fresh, new ideas,” he said.

Austin addressed the issue of postsecondary students and youth not voting by saying that students need to realize it’s their future.

“Not voting is detrimental to them,

because in the end, when we fail to vote, we allow for this breakdown of the system to occur because politicians aren’t held accountable if there is a low voter turnout and that’s why we’re pushing very hard to get people who normally don’t vote out to vote this election,” he said.

Austin said the power should rest in the hands of voters, not in the hands of the province’s dominant political parties. The People’s Alliance feels issues associated with jobs, healthcare and the economy are among the biggest plaguing New Brunswickers today.

The party leader also highlighted the importance of the student vote.

“One good thing about student voters is they’re informed voters. Students, generally, from what I understand, don’t vote based on what their parents tell them or what their grandparents always voted. They vote based on the issues and I commend them for that part of it. If only everyone voted that way,” Austin said.

He encouraged all students to check out the party’s platform and website, www.panb.org. The party’s complete platform is available on the site.

The PANB has 14 candidates running in their first provincial election, including party leader Kris Austin. Andrew Meade / The Brunswickan

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Tough decisions ahead for students

Student Beat UNBSU

A report discussing the state of PostSecondary Education in the province of Nova Scotia was released last Friday with some surprisingly bold recommendations.

The author Tim O’Neill, an economist includes several recommendations, including merging several institutions with Dalhousie University, lifting the tuition freeze and restructuring the student loans program to improve accessibility to post-secondary in the province, which is described in the report as one of the weakest student assistance programs in the country.

We in New Brunswick have a lot in common with our Nova Scotian neighbours. From our tuition costs which are some of the highest in the country, we are small provinces with a large number of institutions all attempting to offer comprehensive programming for a declining demographic of students.

The report has sparked a debate in Nova Scotia regarding what changes to the PSE system, no matter how difficult, are actually best for the province in the long term. We, as the province of New Brunswick, need to begin having a similar dialogue. We need to start thinking about what is best for our post-secondary education system, for our students and for our

New Brunswick provincial elections operate on a winner-takes-all basis at the riding level, where even a small margin of victory means that the winner gets all the power, and the loser none.

In the two local ridings mostly populated by students -- FrederictonLincoln and Fredericton-Silverwood, which are divided in the middle by Regent Street -- it has become very apparent that the only two parties that have a chance to get elected here are the Liberals and the PCs. Being a generally left-leaning individual myself, I would love to see the NDP win a few seats in NB, but it is simply impossible for them to win either of the south-side Fredericton elections, given their competition. I have been a student of Tony Myatt’s, the NDP candidate for Fredericton-Silverwood, as many at the university have, and have a great deal of respect for him. I have also had conversations with Jason Purdy, the Fredericton-Lincoln candidate, and think is a fine individual. Both of them,

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We have a post-secondary education system which is built upon a series of patchwork solutions to the problems we have encountered over the last several decades.

We are resistant to change and we have the “Tea-Party Syndrome” in that we seem to be incapable of having a rational discussion when we feel that the status quo could be

threatened. There are a variety of difficult questions that we need to begin asking: Do we have too many predominantly undergraduate institutions in this province?

Should our small, independent institutions be integrated into or merged with our larger institutions?

How are we going to cope with a sig-

nificantly declining number of students?

Without substantially more government funding, or ridiculous tuition increases, our current university system is unsustainable. We need to start thinking and planning for the long term, and we need to be willing to make tough decisions about our PSE system. I only wish that this report had been written for us.

Voting for Your Education Ryan Brideau An Opinion

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however, will not win, and while a vote for the NDP may satisfy your soul, it is both a waste of your time and your vote.

With optimistic expectations for the number of students that will vote, I know that we possess a great enough population to give or take away the victory from the Liberals or the Conservatives.

That is perfectly within our abilities as a demographic, and is what should be our prime objective.

For post-secondary education, the Liberals are building from a foundation laid over the last four years. They froze tuition for 3 years, removed the parental contribution criteria from NB student loans, created the Timely Completion Benefit (TCB) and Repayment Assistance Program (RAP) to help make student loans less burdensome after graduation, and have made big investments in the infrastructure at UNB. They are moving forward by lowering the debt cap for the TCB to $24,000 from $26,000, are creating a Graduate Placement Program to help students that stay in the province find work, and are planning to hand control over additional university fees to student unions - just as

we asked them to last year - to prevent issues like the surprise Health Fee we all started to pay in 2009.

The PCs, on the other hand, are implementing a “tuition fee schedule” to guide how tuition will rise during their term (their logic is that if students know how much their tuition will increase by, it will provide them comfort that they can plan their finances - ignoring that extra fees will take the place of tuition increases). They also plan to look into creating a “NB School of Graduate Studies,” an idea they lifted from the Liberal’s 2008 document “The Action Plan to Transform Post-Secondary Education in New Brunswick,” and combine that with a bursary program for grad students.

As for changes to the TCB, they offer to review it, and to open it up for students studying outside of the province if they choose to move back post-graduation, but little else.

It has become very apparent that the PC party has been taking lessons from the federal Conservatives: identify demographics that will vote for you, and give them an extra reason to;

identify demographics that won’t vote for you, and pay them little attention.

Unfortunately, students fall into the latter category. This fact became even clearer to me during the summer when the PCs were the only party not to respond to my invitation to attend the campus corn boil during Orientation Week, after multiple requests. If they can’t spare a couple of hours to meet with students during an election campaign, we cannot expect them to give us any attention while in power.

The fact is that the winner of the election in our ridings will be decided by only a few votes, and we have the opportunity to single-handedly change the outcome. A Liberal vote is a vote for a party has been proven to listen to what students are saying, while a vote for the PCs is a vote for a party proven to do little more than ignore us. With that in mind, I am throwing my full support behind the Liberal Party in this election, and hope that you do the same.

Ryan Brideau is a student of economics and physics at UNB. You can send any follow-up remarks to him at ryan. brideau@unb.ca.

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Reds top undefeated StFX X-Women

Christopher Cameron Sports Editor The Varsity Reds women’s soccer team is continuing to impress on the field, as they picked up their first victory of the season 3-1 over the X-Women.

Going into the game with a tie and loss under their belts, the women’s soccer team was in for a test against the 2-0-2 StFX team.

It did not take long for them to get on the board as Elise Arseneau opened up the scoring only 58 seconds into play. This early goal was followed by a goal in the fifth minute by Heather Amberry.

The Reds offense remained quiet, holding onto their 2-0 lead until late in the game Samantha Legacy broke through the StFX defense scoring in the 82nd minute making the score 3-0.

After the goal, the X-Women offence woke up. For the remainder of the game they kept the ball in the UNB third of the field, eventually finding the back of the net in the 87th.

Reds Head Coach Andy Cameron is extremely happy after picking up his first victory of season.

“I am very pleased,” he said. “The girls played with a lot of intensity today and we were able to convert on set pieces which is critical. We also gave up very few set pieces which is also critical. All in all a tremendous performance from the girls.”

Although this win was a strong showing by the team, he knows in order for them to continue to be successful this level of play

Varsity Reds midfielder Erica Middleton takes on StFX striker Nicole MacNeil in AUS soccer action over the weekend.The Reds took the game winning 3-1.Their next game goes Friday against the UPEI Panthers on the road. Andrew Meade / The Brunswickan needs to continue.

“We’re a good unit, but the league is tight this season, more than it has ever been.

We have to play like that every single day out to get results,” said Cameron.

After grabbing the lead, Cameron made many substitutions, ensuring as many players as possible saw time on the field.

Although being ahead on the scoreboard

the panel voice your opinion

Christopher Cameron Sports Editor

It is definitely too much. A third round pick and first round within the next four drafts is not right. If the NHL did not want this to happen then well either put it in there or put it in after this contract. The Devils showed them their mistake.

Give them the contract for pointing out the error, then make the correction. Don’t penalize them cause you messed up. Common.

allows for starters to rest, he was quick to point out that without the strong play of the team as a whole you cannot win.

“We need to win as a team,” he said.

“I think ten of our eleven starters were on the field to start the game, but you make changes as you go. Sometimes it’s a physical mismatch you need to make an adjustment for. Having a deep bench allows us to make

those changes in certain situations and we saw how well that works today.”

This win will also give the team a boost, as they are young and building in a positive direction.

“I think the win today will give a huge boost of confidence and although we defended in the last 20 minutes, we defended well and absorbed their pressure,” said

Was the NHL fining and taking away draft picks from the Devils for circumventing the salary cap too harsh?

Colin McPhail EIC

Rescinding the original contract and almost losing the superstar to the KHL was enough. A fine is predictable and well within the bounds of fairness, but attacking the organization’s chance of bettering their squad seems a bit much. Taking away draft picks is a huge blow to a franchise. The punishment, was a little harsh, but you won’t see any more clubs trying to tiptoe around the cap.

Josh Fleck Sports Writer

Yes it was too harsh. The Devils didn’t do anything wrong. They found a loop hole and they tried to exploit it. The Philadelphia Flyers got away scott free when they signed Pronger to a 7 year extension that was also front loaded.

Had this contract been the first of its kind it would have been fine, but the league is cracking down on these front loaded contracts now.

Cameron. “They moved another player up front so we defended well and looked to counter and did score on the counter.

These are all things we work on in practice and things are starting to fall into place in league action.”

The Reds will make the trip to UPEI Friday for their only match of the weekend, taking on the 2-0-2 Panthers.

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The Devils don’t deserve to be punished because what they were doing was actually legal. The NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement has holes in it and the Devils were not the first or only team to exploit these holes to avoid salary cap restrictions yet were the only team punished by the league. Multiple teams have similar contracts, so why are only the Devils being punished?

High expectations for women’s basketball

Josh Fleck The Brunswickan After a season that saw them miss the playoffs by just two points, the women’s basketball team is looking to some returning players to lift them into the playoffs.

Head Coach Jeff Speedy is looking to a core of four players to take over the leadership roles.

“Amanda Sharpe was a first team All-AUS last year as well as a captain, so a lot is expected from her,” said Speedy.

“Leah Corby is also back after taking two years off and she is a fifth year player, so the leadership starts with our two fifth year players.”

He continued saying that although the expectations are high for those players, the responsibility will not fall solely on their shoulders.

“Emma Russell is a fourth year player who played a year at Cape Breton, so she is like a fifth year player,” said Speedy. “Megan Corby is older, it’s her second year with our program. She’s very mature and a natural leader.”

With all of the leaderships it will be an easy transition to the AUS level for three recruits. There will be young talent at each guard, forward and wing positions in Tamara Tompkins of Centreville, NB, Virginia Peters of Ottawa and Claire Colborne of Calgary.

The team has nine returning players, including four starters from last season, so the expectations are high.

“If we are not competitive and not one of the teams who have a legitimate shot at winning the AUS title, then we probably wouldn’t be happy with our season,” said Coach Speedy. “We don’t want wins and losses to dictate how

we do. Team chemistry is important for us. The best years we have had we had awesome chemistry. We want to be playing in the AUS finals and we want it to be our best game of the season.”

It is not just team expectations that are high. Coming off a season which saw Sharpe rank in the top five of the AUS in two major statistical categories, points (16.5 per game) and rebounds (7.4 per game), the expectations for her are very high.

“I think Amanda is one of the best post players in the country, so I expect her to continue to play like that and to keep pushing herself to maybe be the best post player in the country,” said Speedy. “Leah was a first team AllAUS in her third and fourth years, so when she shakes the rust off and gets comfortable with her new teammates then hopefully she will regain that form.”

There is also a huge advantage for the Reds in that four of the ladies played summer basketball out west on an elite club team, playing against professional and national teams.

“Emma, Amanda, Megan and Claire all played on an elite club team, so there should be good chemistry between them right away,” said Speedy.

There are some strong teams in the AUS, but Coach Speedy is very confident with his group of ladies.

“Memorial will be a tough team as they have some big players and most of their team is back. Cape Breton is always solid, even though they lost two or three of their best players; they have reloaded in some way shape or form.

Saint Mary’s has a dynamic back court.”

The Varsity Reds will kick off their preseason schedule at home with the Helen Campbell Tournament the weekend of Oct. 8.

this week in brunswickansports Men’s hockey team undefeated on preseason trip to Alberta The UNB men’s hockey team returned from Alberta after a five day trip where they took on the University of Calgary Dinos and the University of Alberta Golden Bears. In the first game they defeated the Dinos 10-2, followed by a 6-2 victory over the Golden Bears, scoring four goals in under six minutes. In the final game out west they walked over the Dinos 6-1. The Fall Classic goes this weekend.

UNB Cougars go 1-2 on the road The UNB Cougars baseball team continued to struggle on the road this weekend.After opening up the up the season 2-2 the Cougars bounced back opening with a 3-2 win over DAL.They followed up that performance with another one run game, but came out on the losing end of a 6-5 score. In the first game of a doubleheader against the Crandall Cubs the Cougars took a beating getting lit up for nine runs in a 9-3 loss.

The second game got postponed until tomorrow in Moncton.The Cougars are currently fourth in the Atlantic Conference with a 3-4 record going into tomorrows matchup.

Women’s volleyball wins pre-season matchup The Varsity Reds team travelled to Maine to take on Bowdoin College. They won the match 3-1 (25-21, 15-25, 25-23, 25-15). Coach John Richard was pleased with his team’s play in their first match of the year as a team. “I thought we were a little nervous at the start. The different ball and the fact they have been training and playing matches for a month or so had an impact, as they seemed much more polished. I thought it was a neat experience though and it gave us tons to work on, so we enjoyed the opportunity and were thankful Coach Karen Corey agreed to play us. We’ll need to pass and execute way better to have any type of success in the coming weeks though, however I’m confident it will come.”

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UNB hooked on rock climbing K. Bryannah James The Brunswickan Chris Norfolk, a Forestry graduate and current part-time student, isn’t just hanging around campus; he’s the president of the Rock and Ice Climbing Club.

Norfolk, who has been involved with the club for the past seven years, started climbing with friends who were already involved with the Club, and was hooked.

“It’s a really great thing to get you out, you know in the mountains, it’s good exercise, it’s exciting a lot of the time,” said Norfolk. “A lot of people have really different reasons why I guess, but for me those are some of them.”

The UNB Rock and Ice Climbing Club had over 150 members in the 20092010 academic school year with over 2000 participants dropping into the Lady Beaverbrook to try the rock wall.

The first session is free, giving students the chance to get a feel for the wall. For a year long membership it is only $50, but the club offers more than just climbing the rock wall.

“You can get a membership directly from us, that’s the best way to do it,” said Norfolk. “But you can do a dropin fee, but your first time is free. Our memberships are good for the whole year and we try and make it affordable for students and everything.”

The club also provides schools for inexperienced climbers who would like to get a better feel for the sport. One of these events is coming up on Oct. 2 to 3. Thirty participants with the help of experienced instructors, will take a trip to Welsford, NB. This will give climbers the chance to climb outdoors and experience climbing outside the rock wall, with the club providing all the instructors and equipment for the event.

“It’s two full days of climbing in Welsford where we camp overnight in a big farmers field,” he said. “It is usually

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one of our most popular events as it fills up pretty quickly.”

Registration for the event ended on September 21 for club members and UNB students, but if there are any spots left anyone else can register for the weekend excursion.

Many club members gather together on a regular basis and do individual trips around New Brunswick to climb.

“We do lots of events. We’ve done trips in the past, but it is hard with so many club members, with a 155 people you can’t organize a trip to California or anything, but just locally within New Brunswick a lot of people meet up through the club and organize their own climbing trips,” said Norfolk.

In February, the climbing school will put on an ice climbing school for students

and members to participate in, as well as a rock climbing school in the spring.

Norfolk, an avid climber who has propelled in places such as Quebec, Kentucky, Maine, Nova Scotia and New Hampshire, will be taking a trip in the coming year to climb in California’s Yosemite Park. He encourages everyone to try climbing at least once.

“The things you need that are important are balance and flexibility more than anything else. If you are the type of person who likes yoga or Pilates, or something like that most of those types people tend to be a natural at climbing,” said Norfolk.

If you want to know more about the club you can find information at www. unbrockandice.ca, or the Facebook page “UNB Rock & Ice Climbing Club”.

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Reds’ rebuild looks promising Nancy Ward The Brunswickan After 24 straight seasons of Dalhousie winning the AUS title, the UNB men’s volleyball team will be starting off this season with more playing time prior to the regular season. They hope this will help prepare them for what challenges this season may pose.

Their preseason schedule not only has them playing at home twice, but is filled with court time that will have them ready for the regular season.

They will start their preseason by bringing the CIS silver medalist Trinity Western from British Columbia in for two matches Oct. 19 and 20.

Trinity is expected to be one of the best teams in the nation again this year, so the team is going to get a taste of the level of play that will be expected in order to succeed this season.

“It’s kind of like jumping with both feet into the fire right away, but it’s what we want to do,” said Head Coach Dan McMorran.

The team had to be restructured this year after suffering a few major losses on the court. Ryley Boldon will not be back, after using all five years of eligibility, and neither will team captain Brett Watson. Although Watson will not be on the court this season, he will join the team as an assistant coach.

After a disappointing end to last season, the Reds were busy in the offseason adding a handful of new recruits.

Players joining this year’s roster include two Fredericton athletes, Marc White and Robert Young. Also joining the roster is Clarenville, Newfoundland native Brett Ledrew.

A familiar face to the UNB team will be joining the team this season. Matt Sweet, UNB rookie of the year two

years ago, was injured in his second season but will be back this year. Sweet is looking to be stronger than ever before to help the team both in the back row and offensively.

“He is returning to our program this year after basically a year of training,” said McMorran. “Matt was going to be an exciting player two years ago. He is showing up at training camp and he is a very exciting player right now, so we’re really lucky it is a good catch or pick up for this year.”

There will also be three new players joining the team as Redshirts. Jordan Brooks is one of these new faces, a left side player with good athleticism.

Logan MacNeil, another left side player from Nova Scotia, will bring his provincial team experience to the program. Rounding out the group of Red Shirts is Josh Crouse, who has a lot of potential as a libero for the team in the future.

With the new roster set, it looks to be a promising year for the men’s team.

Their rival has always been Dalhousie and this year UNB looks better than ever for defeating DAL. UNB’s team from three years ago was the closest to defeating DAL in the AUS Championships. Since then the last two years have been spent rebuilding, the coaching staff believes this year’s team is ready to take on the challenge.

“I’m probably more excited about this team and the potential this team has then I was three years ago with the squad that was ranked seventh in the country,” said McMorran. “We want to be the best team; we know we’re better this season.”

This season looks promising for the Reds, so long as they do not encounter any player injuries.

Men’s soccer drop to 1-2 Christopher Cameron Sports Editor After opening the season with a win, the men’s soccer team has dropped their second straight game against StFX 1-0.

A goal late in the 73rd minute by StFX midfielder Jamar Dixon was the difference. Although there was only one goal against UNB, the result could have been worse as the X-Men controlled the ball the majority of the game.

As the game progressed so did the frustration. The Reds could not pull together any chances against an unbreakable StFX defense. Head Coach Miles Pinsent knows it’s hard to not become frustrated when you cannot convert.

“If you’re spending the whole time chasing the ball then it becomes pretty tiresome both physically and mentally,” he said. “The frustration was partly because StFX was doing a good job keeping the ball and partly because our boys could not get in and make a push offensively.”

The Reds did not give the X-Men much of a scare at all throughout the game. Coach Pinsent believes some credit is due to the now 3-0 StFX team.

“We didn’t create too many chances either did we,” said Pinsent. “I think some of the credit has to go to our opponents. Our last two games have been against SMU and StFX and those are two of the best teams in the league for a good reason. They both defend very well so you have to give them credit. At the same time we’re really not satisfied with our offensive output.”

This season’s team is young, but the coaching staff does not believe that is an excuse as to the results. If anything

The Varsity Reds soccer team will be looking to get back on track this Friday after suffering two straight losses. Andrew Meade / The Brunswickan they believe these losses are showing the new players what it takes to win in this conference.

“I think with us playing StFX and SMU in back to back games, the team is starting to get a feel for what it takes to be successful in the league,” said Pinsent. “I didn’t think we were going to be perfect right out of the gate.”

He knows the team has a few minor things to work on in order to get back on the scoreboard. If they intend on maintaining their playoff push, they will need to figure out the spark needed to get the offense back.

“We’ve been in every game and we’re competing hard in every game,” said Pinsent. “We plan on progressing

through the season with all the new players we do have so if we can learn lessons from playing these teams, then hopefully it will help us in October and November.”

V-Reds’ back Ben Law made his return to the lineup as well as Pablo Urbina after being sidelined in the opening weekend due to injuries. They did not see as much time as usual, but Coach Pinsent said that is just precautionary.

“We knew they only had so much time in them so we took them off without pushing them too hard.”

The Reds will be on the road this weekend as they take on the UPEI Panthers on Friday.

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International flavour spices up the downtown

Australian singer/song writer, Xavier Rudd wowed audiences early Thursday evening. Despite the 5:30 p.m. show start the crowd that congregated in the Budweiser Blues Tent was more than sizeable. Christian Hapgood (top) and Mike Erb (bottom) / The Brunswickan Matt Belyea Arts Reporter Downtown Fredericton was treated to a little international flavour this Harvest.

Australian performer, Xavier Rudd packed the Blues Tent last Thursday afternoon with an interesting group of people.

The long line outside was entertained by excited dread heads spinning hula hoops and throwing devil sticks.

Inside young and old watched as Rudd accompanied by South African band, Izintaba took the stage for their much anticipated Maritime appearance.

Rudd was wearing what looked like a red bandanna, but on closer inspection was a wicker like wrap.

When he blew into his didgeridoo the ground seemed to shake and vibrate the hollow parts of the chest. The sound was almost a call to arms for his fans, as most of the crowd was singing along within the first ten minutes of the show.

What language they were singing is still unknown.

Everyone got excited when he began his song “Messages” and that momentum seemed to carry on the rest of the performance.

“How ya feelin’?” yelled Rudd as a certain herbal-smelling smoke started to circulate around the crowd.

Red and yellow lights highlighted Rudd as he kneeled down in front of his South African brothers.

In the middle of the crowd was UNB graduate student Tim Brothers.

Brothers has been a fan of Rudd for over a year now. He found out Rudd was coming to Harvest around the middle of August, but slacked off on getting tickets.

“I’m a student and I’m usually hard up for money. I needed to wait for my student loan to come in,” he explained.

Brothers and his friends went down to the Blues Tent around 4:00 p.m. in hopes that they would be selling tickets at the door. After an hour of waiting, they got their tickets.

Overall, Brothers enjoyed the show but thought Rudd was under appreciated by the festival.

“I thought he put on a really good

show overall, but the venue and the sound didn’t really give him justice. He worked with what he had but I think they could have done more for him. He definitely should have been a headliner because he’s one of the [festival’s] bigger names. I wish he would have had more time to show his ability.”

Brothers wasn’t the only crowd member disappointed with Harvest’s treatment of Rudd. Rudd, due to Harvest scheduling conflicts wasn’t able to perform an encore for the extremely eager audience. Large portions of the crowd could be heard grumbling as they were herded out of the tent after Rudd’s final song.

Rudd finished his set just after supper and everyone leaving the tent was blinded by the sun. It was bitter sweet to see Rudd under the conditions that were at hand. He didn’t let down anyone though and the experience was rustic and fulfilling.

At the end of the show Rudd and his band mates all hugged before heading away for good.

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Country folk artists visit the Capital city Alison Clack Arts Editor

Share A show that was billed as a “Folkin’ Good Time” started off with a little politics.

At the beginning of their set local band, Share decided to do a little throw back to classic 60s folk artists and mixed a little politics into their set. The band’s front man, Andrew Sisk gave a speech to the gathering crowd about the upcoming New Brunswick elections and the importance of making informed decisions.

Sisk went on about how the decisions we make now can affect the future on a large scale, retaining citizens rather than having New Brunswickers moving out West for example.

After the interlude the band proceeded to perform with three of the band’s five members.

Their performance itself was impressive. Dennis Goodwin, who usually plays synths and guitar for the band, performed on a steel-stringed guitar last Thursday, adding a nice touch

to the bands songs.

Nick Cobham (guitar and harmonies) played very well and seemed unconcerned, a bit surprising considering Sisk told the audience at the beginning of the show that Cobham’s partner was pregnant and expected to be due any minute.

The Acorn From national capital to provincial capital The Acorn brought the country with them, literally.

The Ottawa, Ontario natives brought their own country-style set with them to the Galaxie Barracks Tent last Thursday. The set included wood panelled walls, paintings and white Christmas lights.

Not to be over shadowed by their set The Acorn put on an entertaining show. The band interacted well with the audience, even joking around with one audience member who was trying to cajole the band into playing Lynard Syknard’s classic, “Freebird.”

During another, slower song the band seemed pleasantly surprised to see a young couple slow dancing in

Between Share (pictured left),The Acorn, and Elliott Brood (above) it was an impressive line up last Thursday, September 16 in the Galaxie Barracks Tent. Christian Hapgood / The Brunswickan the middle of the audience and invited others to join them.

Another surprise to see at the show was the band’s use of two different drums. In addition to a full drum set another band member played a smaller, slimmed down set.

Overall, the anticipation for the band was high after their performance last year at Halifax Pop Explosion. As far as diversity goes The Acorn let down a little bit with the variance of their songs; however, their showmanship and interaction with the crowd more than made up for it.

As a final flourish to their show the band did something that they promised they’d never done before. Poking fun at another band they’d seen do it The Acorn replayed the first song in their set as their final song.

Elliott Brood Something seemed a little off with headliners Elliott Brood at their show in the Galaxie Barracks Tent.

While the band is known around Fredericton for putting on a great show in the past they seemed less than excited to be playing this Harvest show.

Rumour has it the band showed up only a bit before their show causing The Acorn to prolong their set. However, all seemed forgiven when front man, Mark Sasso sauntered onto the stage in his shirt and tie to do his sound check.

The audience was buzzing with anticipation for the band’s self-described ‘death country’ sound. To be fair, the band still put on a good show; however, something about the venue and the

band just didn’t seem to jive.

At past shows the band has played at the Capital Complex they handed out wooden spoons, pots and pans for the audience to play along, but at this venue nothing like that could have been done.

Maybe the band was missing their usual Fredericton haunt too as they dedicated one of the songs in their set to the bar.

Rain started during their set but it didn’t seem to deter some audience members. During some of the band’s catchiest like “Chuck Wagon” some audience members danced just outside of the tent skipping between poles and swinging hula hoops.

This feeling seemed to typify the night. A couple of minor bumps, but the show had more ups than its downs and everyone seemed to leave satisfied.

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Smooth Elegance (and a bit o’ ruckus) Alison Clack Arts Editor There were a surprising number of contrasts at the Playhouse last week.

For a night entitled “Smooth Elegance” and a show that started at 7:30 p.m., there were quite a few people getting ready to party at the Playhouse Saturday, Sept. 18.

Although the night was billed as a jazz event, some people must have started sipping on their wine a little early with one party of people leaning into the bar and asking for their “fish and chips.”

The crowd quieted quickly and sat tight when singer, Meaghan Smith took the stage just a little after the expected time.

The Polaris prize nominee originally took the stage as a duo accompanied only by her guitarist and husband, Jason Mingo. After only a couple songs, she was joined by the Harvest 20th Anniversary Jazz Orchestra.

The two acts together were impeccable.

The only thing that would have been better was if Smith and the orchestra could perform together for more than just that night’s set.

Throughout the show Meaghan kept the crowd entertained with little stories about her songs. A number of them detailed failed love stories, but the series of stories turned out well in the end when Smith sang a song she said was about her and her husband, clueing the audience into the fact that she and her guitarist were in fact married.

Meaghan was greeted to a standing ovation at the end of her set and was asked to come back on stage to do an encore.

Her one final song was a beautiful duet with Mingo, the classic “Moon River.”

After Smith exited there was a short intermission and Grammy-award winner Kurt Elling took to the stage.

Elling’s style of jazz sharply contrasted Meaghan’s singer songwriter style. Where Meaghan was smooth and soothing, Elling’s style seemed a little jerky and at

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times the improvisations seemed out of key.

Elling was accompanied by a number of talented musicians.

His drummer seemed to float around while keeping some of the more complicated drums beats that I’ve heard in awhile. He seemed to be the epitome of cool as he smiled widely at his fellow musicians and nodded along to their beat – without losing sight of his own.

The bassist also impressed with his talent. He seemed to groove to the song in a dance-like way with his stand-up bass.

Unfortunately, it was Elling and his pianist who impressed the least. While they are in no way lacking talent – they are both clearly some of the best musician in their field – their improvisational style failed to impress after Smith’s clean performance.

However, this didn’t diminish the overall enjoyment of the show and the night’s performances still went over as a smashing success.

Big Sugar came with a big bang Proud New Brunswicker, David Myles performed an acoustic set in Officer’s Square on Friday afternoon. Andrew Meade / The Brunswickan

Rumour has it Big Sugar was so loud it could be heard outside city limits, awesome. Big Sugar consisted of three original members and was accompanied by the drummer of The Trews.The band played for over two hours while being accompanied by a variety of guests including Chris Colepaugh, Chris Kirby, and The Trews to name a few. Along with being one of the loudest bands ever, there were points of the set where they scaled down a bit and let some reggae influence take charge.

Did I mention how loud it was?

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Nocturnals rocked the night Matt Belyea Arts Reporter Wednesday was the first full day of the Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival shows and it definitely didn’t disappoint.

There was a lot going on last Wednesday night in downtown Fredericton, and to top it all off was Grace Potter and the Nocturnals. The band followed Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi to start off Harvest on a strong note.

Grace Potter and the Nocturnals is a band based out of Vermont. They were at Harvest two years ago in 2008 and were vocal about their second appearance.

“It’s so much fun to cross the border when you know you’re coming to a place like this!” said Potter, yelling from her microphone.

UNB student Mackenzie Graham has been a fan of Grace Potter and the Nocturnals for three years now. He saw the band perform at Harvest in 2008 and made a point to see them again this year. “[Grace] has a stage presence beyond her years.”

Graham brought along his roommate, Jonathan Busse who said that this year’s Harvest is good for Fredericton.

“Overall, it was a great show. All the headlines are bands from previous years and their coming back to play again. To do more than one show shows a lot.”

Graham and Busse appreciate Grace Potter and the Nocturnals for returning to Fredericton.

And who wouldn’t, Grace Potter left

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Shock and awe were the emotions felt by many wowed audience members after hearing Grace Potter’s stunning vocals on Wednesday. Jared Morrison / The Brunswickan every last man in the audience drooling for more. She was dressed like Stevie Nicks, wearing a white dress and floating like a dove on stage. Her band members, The Nocturnals, were dressed like night and crowding in on their angelic front woman as she screamed heavenly blues.

All the microphones were decorated with red roses for a rather gothic stage.

Potter switched between piano, guitar and tambourine, but her seductive voice never stopped. She sings that “it’s only love” but I beg to differ.

Out of nowhere, she picked up a drum stick and proceeded to help the drummer.

Soon enough, every last Nocturnal was

playing the drums. The crowd couldn’t contain themselves and began clapping to join in on the beat.

An unfazed Benny Yurco broke a string and had to get his guitar replaced before the last song.

The ovation was enough to see Grace Potter and the Nocturnals return for an encore, starting with a rendition of Jefferson Airplane’s “White Rabbit”. About half way through, without pause, they made the transition into their hit single, “Paris (Ooh La La)”.

Grace Potter and the Nocturnals have a PhD in blues and they “have the medicine that everybody wants”.

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One of the most sought after tickets for the 20th Anniversary of the Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival was the Friday night Afterburner showcasing The Trews, and they did not disappoint.

Hailing from Antigonish, Nova Scotia, The Trews took to the sold-out Budwesier Blues Tent ready to awe the anticipating crowd. After jamming out with Big Sugar prior to the afterburner the crowd was positively salivating for the moment those Maritime rockers, with a reputation of having a notoriously good stage presence, would emerge from the shadows.

As they took to the stage, the fans erupted with a deafening cheer while lead guitarist John-Angus MacDonald started into a new fan favourite “I Can’t Stop Laughing”. The atmosphere was electric and the catchy East Coast rock made everyone sing along.

Ben d’Eon is not a regular listener of The Trews, but loved how the crowd was involved in the show.

“I don’t listen to The Trews aside from what they play on the radio and I basically knew most of their songs. There were definitely three or four songs where he gave the crowd the microphone and we carried the songs,” he said.

Being the band to play an afterburner show at Harvest brings high expectations for a strong performance and The Trews were more than up for the task.

After the strong opening number, the

crowd was treated to a steady stream of good ol’ Canadian rock that Trews fans have come to love.

They kept the casual listener and diehard fan involved playing their classic “Not Ready to Go” early, as Big Sugar frontman, Gordie Johnson joined the band on stage for the remainder of the show. Harvest shows are well known for the collaborations among performers and this one was not to be missed.

If adding him to the stage was not enough, they kept the energy coming with a mix of new and older songs, leading into their crowd favourite “East Coast Drinking Song”, and “Ishmael and Maggie”. The band’s stage presence engaged the entire tent and even had the voices of the sell-out crowd fill the night air as they were given the reins to sing “We’re All Broken Hearted Here” over and over as the band clapped along.

There was not one point in the show where the intensity was lost.

From the chilling acoustic ballad “Highway of Heroes” to John-Angus MacDonald’s five-minute guitar solo, The Trews had everyone wanting more.

Although the show started at 12:30 a.m. and went until 2 a.m., the long set seemed to fly by.

“When the lights came up I could barely believe the show was over,” said d’Eon. “I really loved the instrumental parts of the show as well and would love to see them again after seeing them for the first time this year at Harvest. I feel I got to see one of the best shows offered this year.”

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Downtown Fredericton came A.L.I.V.E

Alison Clack Arts Editor There might have been a little mix up in the lineup, but Rich Aucoin’s show was definitely no mistake.

Some audience members might have been confused at show’s line up in the Galaxie Barracks Tent last Friday night.

The original bill had Rich Aucoin slated in the opening position with Beast and Two Hours Traffic to follow. However, a scheduling conflict kept artists Beast from performing the second set of the “Beat the Traffic!” show. Sleepy Driver thankfully stepped in and joined the bill in the opening role. The original opener ended up filling Beast’s position and any surprised crowd who wandered in late, still managing to make the Rich Aucoin set, were treated to an amazing show.

Even if Rich Aucoin played the most boring songs in the world, his sets would still be a sight to see. The musician is clearly a natural performer.

From silly string to YouTube videos, this show was a fun-filled dance party until the very end.

The band’s set started innocently enough. While the audience could probably tell that there would be something different about this set from the bands matching, all white v-neck t-shirts and jeans, it’s doubtful that anyone could have imagined what the show really had in store.

The show began as Aucoin came out to the front of the stage sporting glow sticks around his head and wrists.

Soon the beats were going and the

band’s electro-pop sound had the crowd moving in a mass in the middle of the tent. Nothing, included puddles of mud being kicked up by everyone, seemed to deter the crowd from enjoying the music and the moment.

Aucoin played a hand in building the frenzy. Before every song he had the lyrics projected onto a screen above the crowd. Motioning to the screen he would then lead the crowd in a chant of the lyrics and then move into the song.

At other points he used classic YouTube videos, like the “grape lady” video to lead into songs.

One song started with a clip of “double rainbow” then looped the end of it into the beat of the song. To go along with the “double rainbow” video, Aucoin threw out a giant rainbow parachute (a la elementary school gym class) into the crowd.

As the excitement built, Aucoin capitalized on the mood and jumped into the crowd and climbed up one of the tent’s supports.

Not one to miss out on a grand finale after all this excitement Rich Aucoin finished their set by throwing hundreds of white balloons into the crowd followed by several humansized pink and orange balloons.

The show was one of the best of Harvest, and Rich Aucoin clearly outplayed and out performed more popular headliners, Two Hours Traffic.

R ich Aucoin will be playing in Fredericton soon. The band will open for Hot Hot Heat and Hey Rosetta! in Oct.13 at the UNB SUB cafeteria.

Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 at the door. Doors open at 8:00 p.m.

Rich Aucoin put on an unforgettable show at the Galaxie Barracks tent. From spraying silly string, to throwing balloons, to crowd surfing this show had it all. Christian Hapgood / The Brunswickan

Galaxie picks their rising star for Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival Andy Brown picked as this year’s Rising Star Alison Clack Arts Editor Andy Brown shouldn’t be an unfamiliar name to most Frederictonians and with his new award, he should be known to a few more people.

The musician won the Galaxie Rising Star Award this past Friday, Sept. 17.

The competition was a close one between Fredericton-based Andy Brown and Oh No, Theodore!, Saint

John’s Clinton Charton, Miramichi’s Terry Whalen Band and Sackville’s Corey Isenor.

All five of the nominated bands played downtown last Friday in front of a panel of industry judges who accounted for 50 per cent of the voting power. The other half of the decision was made by the audience in attendance.

Andy Brown received $2000 from Harvest and Galaxie as well as having their music on galaxie.ca and Galaxie TV channels.

The money should go a long way to help Brown who’s band recently released their second album, False Alarm. From the album came the single, “Crazy” which ended up at number one on the East Coast Countdown radio show.

Andy brown received the Galaxie Rising Star award this year. The award is handed out across Canada at several different, prominent music festivals. Mike Erb / The Brunswickan

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Buskers were abound throughout the Harvest nights. From risky acts playing with fire, to Puerto Rican drums and dance, to musicians and graffiti artists, the buskers kept Harvest’s crowds entertained. Andrew Meade (bottom right), Mike Erb (above) and Christian Hapgood (bottom left and centered) / The Brunswickan

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New Denmark native, Jens Jeppesen played an intimate, acoustic set to a dining audience at the Garrison District Ale House Thursday night for Harvest. Andrew Meade / The Brunswickan

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Performers Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi Band showed that they make not only an impressive pair as a married couple but also as musicians to Harvest’s Wednesday audience. Jared Morrison / The Brunswickan

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A new, twin festival joins the Harvest family Mike Erb The Brunswickan This past weekend marked Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival’s 20th anniversary, but there’s a new festival in town.

The Celestial City Art and Culture Festival just completed its first ever festival at Gallery Connexion on York Street.

The festival was presented as an alternative to Harvest. The organizers tried to create an event that would cater to the do it yourself or DIY culture of punk, hardcore, rock and independent film. All shows were under $8 to attend.

The four-day festival kicked off

Wednesday night with a screening of No Fun City, a documentary about the struggles Vancouver’s music promoters face due to city bylaws and development in such neighborhoods as East Hastings.

Thursday marked the first release from Fredericton based cassette label, Hamburger Tapes. Adam Mowery and the Giants of Industry, Duke Haiku and Physics for Poets played to a crowd of 50 some people.

Friday night was punk night and Moncton took over. The Strawmen and The Kamalas performed while Eric Neurotic of Fear of Lipstick acted as DJ for the night and spun vinyl.

Saturday got loud. Bad Vibrations, Hospital Grade and Union of the Snake cranked it up to 10 and laid out some killer riffage on the modest sized crowd.

Gallery Connexion is an all ages, wet / dry venue. So anyone can attend a show while those of age could treat themselves to Picaroon’s beer, since Picaroon’s sponsored the event. The main gallery also featured art from Halifax based Yo Rodeo Poster Co., who makes 3-D realm posters that pop out at you.

The festival was a success and looks as if it will be an annual event. Be on the lookout next year if you are looking for something else to do during Harvest.

Gallery Connexion presented Frederictonians with an alternative festival to the traditional Harvest Jazz and Blues line up this year.The gallery’s new festival is geared toward a more punk/hardcore audience than Harvest generally caters to. Mike Erb / The Brunswickan