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Tory majority, Liberals ousted

Flood of red and black rushes home

Hilary Paige Smith News Editor New Brunswick has officially gone blue.

The PCs, under David Alward’s leadership, won 42 of 55 seats in the legislature in the provincial election on Sept. 27. The election was an historic one.

It is both the first time a premier has been ousted after serving just one term, as well as the first time an older candidate has defeated a younger one.

Shawn Graham and the Liberals took just 13 seats. The New Democratic Party, despite a strong fight by leader Roger Duguay in his home riding, and young parties, the People’s Alliance of New Brunswick and the Green Party, were shut out.

Paul Howe, a professor of political science at UNB, said the election went as most people expected.

“It kind of went as people expected, at least as people probably would have expected given the Liberals had a lot of trouble over the course of their mandate.

Although, in the campaign itself, it seemed as though things may be a little closer. At the end of the day, it did turn out that the Conservatives won pretty handily,” Howe said.

Howe also noted the increase in support for the smaller parties, the NDP, Green Party and People’s Alliance, as a sign of dissatisfaction in some people for the two major parties.

The three smaller parties garnered 17 per cent of the overall vote.

There has been much speculation as to what the downfall of the Graham government was, with many political pundits mentioning the failed NB Power deal and proposed changes to French immersion.

“The general problem was that (the Liberals) tried to put through some fairly big changes. I think, without exception, they weren’t really changes they’d talked about before being elected and they did try to move ahead in, as I say, quite a big way, and at the same time, on each of those issues, including French immersion and NB Power, changes to post-secondary education, they didn’t really lay the groundwork very well in terms of giving people a heads up of what was coming and building support for it among key groups,” Howe said, adding

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University of New Brunswick alumni from across North America gathered in Fredericton last week for a historic celebration. On Friday, the Parade of Presidents splashed lower campus with red and black. Sandy Chase/ The Brunswickan Hilary Paige Smith News Editor Lower campus was flooded by red and black on Friday afternoon.

Hundreds of people filled Dineen Drive and the green space surrounding the Old Arts Building, cheering, whooping and singing to wish the university a happy birthday.

Alumni from graduating classes as far back as 1945 flocked to Fredericton last week to commemorate the university’s 225th anniversary.

Friday’s event, dubbed the Parade of Presidents, brought the university’s past and current presidents, faculty and staff, alumni and students together. Opening with a kazoo-boosted parade and closing with celebratory cake and an historic overhead picture, the event was a big hit.

The parade led by the Fredericton Pipe Band included a number of vintage cars from different eras, as well as golf carts carrying UNB presidents from years past.

Jim Downey, Tom Condon and John McLaughlin were among presidents who participated in the event.

Dr. Eddy Campbell, president of UNB, said the event was a rousing success.

“I think it’s really important that we

take time to celebrate. It is a really great institution. It’s one of the oldest universities in Canada, the oldest English language university in the country and it’s a great, great place. We need to take time to celebrate that,” he said, amidst red and black clad supporters, on Friday afternoon.

Jo-Ann Walker and her husband Rick Walker were among alumni who came back from afar to celebrate the anniversary. The pair left UNB in 1979.

Rick, a former Red Bomber, and Jo-Ann were dubbed a “very UNB” couple by the latter. The pair married in the chapel in the Old Arts Building and held their reception in Memorial Hall.

They traveled from Kingston, Ontario to participate in homecoming week.

“We’re having a good time. It’s very nice (to be back),” Jo-Ann said shortly after the parade ended.

Jean Anne Green, who graduated with Bachelor of Education in 1991, returned for the Homecoming 2010 celebrations from her home in Florenceville, New Brunswick.

She praised the work put into the event, as well as it’s careful organization.

“I wanted to come back and see friends and see what’s changed on the campus…

It seems very well organized, lots of dif-

ferent things for different people in lots of faculties, a nice variety. The weather has been co-operating ,” Green said.

“The more of us that come (to celebrate) the more special it becomes.”

More than 400 alumni from across North America, some as far as the southern United States, visited the campus last week to reminisce with friends, walk the halls of their alma mater and connect with current students.

Chris Gilliss, an original Frederictonian, graduated from UNB in 1975 with a Bachelor in Business Administration.

He returned for the Homecoming 2010 festivities from Toronto where lives and works.

His visit last week was his third reunion at UNB. “The university has played a big part in our lives, particularly in my life and what I ended up doing, so I have to come back to support the university, plus there’s a lot of good ol’ friends from our time here that have shown up here as well, so it’s a heck of a party,” he said.

Gilliss and his wife attended most of the events hosted by the university throughout Homecoming week. As of Friday, they had big plans to attend the lobster boil, dance and pub evening.

“It’s just great. This is particularly great

this year because it’s the 255th anniversary of the university,” he said.

Pam and Rod Campbell, both UNB alumni, each have three degrees from the university. The couple said they were proud to visit the campus and honour UNB during it’s 225th year.

“It’s great to see this, people remembering their university, but also honouring the institution that provided our basic education. For me, it was where I came to build the foundation of what I used in my jobs and in later life,” Pam said.

Rod said the university holds a lot of meaning for him.

“I started at UNB in Saint John before there was a UNB in Saint John, just the first year in 1964, so I’ve spent a large part of my life here attending this university or working at it or seeing students who’ve worked at it. It means a lot to me and it’s just a great time to celebrate 255 years.

You look back and see all of your friends that have come through as well,” he said.

After the photographer snapped their final cheerful group shot in front of the Old Arts Building and the final piece of red, white and black cake was cut, the crowd of hundreds didn’t truly disperse.

Alumni after alumni clustered in groups, laughing and remembering their days at UNB.

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Another laptop computer disappears from campus Alex Kress News Reporter Another laptop went missing from campus Wednesday, bringing the total to seven stolen over the last few weeks.

In addition to the seven laptops and two desktops, a $1,800 camera went missing out of the Biology building, and a bike and a book bag were swiped.

A string of parking pass thefts has also occurred recently because people have been leaving their vehicles unlocked.

Bruce Rogerson, Director of Security and Traffic at UNB, said information about a culprit has to surface somewhere because someone must be selling the stolen items. This is especially the case with stolen parking passes because they can only be used on campus. An eightmonth parking pass for students costs $81, and if a pass is lost or stolen students have to pay full replacement value.

“Don’t underestimate value of an article to a thief,” Rogerson said.

“Students paid good money for [the passes] and now someone else is using them. If you bought it off someone you better be cognizant of why they’re selling it for $40. They should always be validated by this office.”

Rogerson said if security finds stolen passes hung on the mirror of a vehicle they will tow it and investigate pressing charges for possession of stolen

property.

Apart from a rash of theft several years ago, this is the highest number of computer thefts UNB has seen.

Rogerson was optimistic about the chances of a successful investigation.

He said if a person continues their unlawful behaviour, the balance of probability is they will be caught because so many people are aware now.

He feels the higher the alert for safety within the community, the more likely it will be to catch the thief before they move on to a smaller, less detectable area.

Again, Rogerson encouraged all on campus to keep an eye out for suspicious people. He suggested using cell phones to capture criminal activity and let Campus Security view the footage.

Pawn shops in the city are aware of the recent thefts and have a policy of taking down the names of sellers.

They have a good relationship with city police, and UNB Campus Security is in contact regarding this issue.

Fredericton Police media spokesperson Constable Rick Mooney said police are continuing the investigation and want to urge anyone with information to contact them or Crime Stoppers. He reminded both students and the public to make sure valuables are secured at all times, and particularly in times of high theft.

CHSR alumni pull into the station Sean O’Neill Staff Writer The room was filled with men whose hair had grayed and skin had wrinkled, but once one syllable came out of their mouths it was clear Father Time hadn’t claimed their radio voices too.

What was once Radio UNB became CHSR-FM, and the campus and community radio station celebrated their 50th anniversary in the Student Union Building on Friday.

The alumni who visited could fill a library with books of anecdotes from their time at the station.

Prior to the event they reintroduced themselves and reminisced about the times they spent together. Some talked about an interview done with Ted Kennedy; others laughed about the Happy Hooker. The sports team discussed when the original Red Bombers football team folded; the music programmers discussed how Anne Murray’s career started when the station played her first song Little Bit of Soap.

They discussed what they did after their respective tenures at the station ended and not all stayed in the broadcasting business.

In the crowd of alumni sat reverends, pediatricians and public relations professionals.

They all don’t live in the city or province any more. They came from as far as Georgia, Oregon, and British Columbia.

One alumnus who did stay in the business is Peter Downie. Downie, who is a journalism professor at Concordia University in Montreal, worked with CBC Radio in Fredericton, Calgary and Montreal

CHSR, the campus and community radio station, celebrated it’s 50th anniversary last week. Mike Erb / The Brunswickan before “going through the wrong door and ending up in television.”

In television, Downie was the host of national programs Midday and Man Alive. Man Alive was according to CBC archives “spiritual programming that didn’t preach.”

“At the time [Man Alive] was the longest running documentary show in North America in prime time,” said Downie, “so it was a big deal.”

When asked to share his fondest memory of his time at CHSR, Downie knew right away.

“It sounds sort of lame,” said Downie.

“But it was the people that I remember. All I remember was laughing and having fun.”

Downie learned many things about the business while at CHSR, but the one thing that sticks with him is to do his job with enthusiasm.

“I meet students now that haven’t got a clue what they want to do with their lives.

And at first when I started at Concordia in Montreal I was really taken aback by that, and then I realized what a pain in the ass I was because I was hit by this bolt of lightning when I was 17 and I just knew,” Downie said.

“I didn’t know in detail, it’s a hard thing to explain, but I just knew when I walked into CHSR that my life would be involved in broadcasting.”

Downie’s advice to his students is a universal tip that can be stressed in any walk of life.

“Do what you love and have a passion for it, because if not it’s just a paycheck and that’s hollow. That’ll pay your bills but it’s not going to make you happy... I don’t know what I would have done if I hadn’t had walked into that radio station.”

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Five rules of reporting

Stephanie Nolen, South Asia correspondent for the Globe and Mail, visited Fredericton this week and shared her thoughts with budding journalists. Andrew Meade / The Brunswickan Hilary Paige Smith News Editor Stephanie Nolen has five rules for aspiring journalists, maybe six.

1. Show up. 2. Go where the story is and get in deep. 3. Be a woman, or, do everything you can do listen hear the stories of women. 4. Manage your rage. 5.

Be prepared to live with the consequences of your work.

Nolen’s sixth rule, added after an anecdote she recalled during her lecture, is always bring waterproof matches.

Fredericton played host to the 10-time National Newspaper Award nominee last week while Nolen spoke at the eighth annual Dalton Camp Lecture in Journalism at St. Thomas.

Nolen is the South Asia correspondent for The Globe and Mail and has worked in foreign correspondence all over the world.

Of her second rule, Nolen said, “The more questions that you ask,

the longer that you spend listening to the answers, the better the story that you will write, that you will record, that you will shoot. There is a direct proportional relationship between the amount that you know about something and how good of a story that you tell about it.”

Nolen has told the stories of disadvantaged persons, battered women and displaced families across the world.

From exposing brutal rape in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, to stories of poverty and malnutrition in India, Nolen has seen it all.

“You want to tell the true story… Tell the story of what actually happened,” Nolen said after recalling a time she heard two different stories from two different groups surrounding the murder of a young woman in India several years ago.

“This rule is the underlying principle of all the best journalism that I have ever done.”

Nolen introduced her sixth rule of always carry waterproof matches after

telling of an experience overseas in an area known for its population of dangerous snakes. She encountered a man with a large bandage covering his foot and he told her it was from a snake bite.

When she inquired further, he told her he’d set his foot ablaze to prevent the spread of snake venom throughout his body.

Nolen also spoke about the importance of journalism overseas and the role of traditional print journalism in a changing world of new media.

“We all want to know these days where our carrots come from and who grew them, you should also want to know where your news come from and whose telling it to you. That kind of journalism produces stories that you need as much or more than you need of the newsfeed on Facebook,” she said.

The Dalton Camp Lecture is held in memory of New Brunswick-born Dalton Camp, a famous political columnist and prominent Canadian journalist.

Student Health starts smoking cessation Alex Kress News Reporter UNB will be unveiling a program for students who want to stop smoking later this month.

The Wellness Committee is spearheading the smoking cessation program, with the objective to isolate and reduce the barriers preventing students from quitting.

Patricia Eagan, Health Clinic manager, said she thinks it’s important people know the program is about education, not pressure.

“If their choice is to quit smoking, this program is in place to support them,” Eagan said.

The clinic just completed a pre-survey and the campus smoking prevalence rate is 25 per cent.

“That’s a little bit higher than the national average for the university age group, according to Health Canada’s Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey (CTUMS),” Eagan said.

“That justifies that we really need to focus on this issue.”

Planning for this program has been a priority for UNB for a while, but they wanted to ensure they had the proper resources to carry it out as effectively as possible. They are the first Canadian university to put such a program into action.

It will focus on the health benefits of quitting smoking, and is based on an Ottawa model, officially called the Centre of Excellence for Clinical Smoking Cessation.

Eagan said the clinic staff discusses smoking with students regularly to make sure they are aware and educated. The difference in implementing a specific program is it formalizes the resources and provides a way of keeping statistics.

Program participants will receive a smart card valued at $110 toward the purchase of smoking cessation products.

UNB Student Health is attempting to help students quit smoking through a cessation effort. Andrew Meade / The Brunswickan Financial barriers are one of the biggest deterrents preventing people from quitting smoking. The staff has been undergoing training to support or answer any questions.

They will be using an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) automated telephone system that sends automated phone calls to monitor the progress of program participants. As part of agreeing to the program, participants also agree to the automated system so it can gather information about how people in the program are doing and if they are having any problems.

If all is going well, participants receive one call per month for six months which is recorded in the database. If someone is having trouble, the database will flag them and the clinic will have a staff member call to assist them or assess if they would like to come in to discuss their challenges.

The voice system will track whether they have quit or not and how long they have gone without product. The clinic will also track smart cards monthly to find out their success rate which will provide a wealth of statistics and valuable information.

“We’re really excited,” Eagan said.

“I think it’s going to be a hugely suc-

cessful program. Hopefully we’ll see a great decline in smoking on campus.”

Eagan said anyone can be trained to do smoking counselling. Staff members have been in training, as well as four third-year nursing students. They are participating in a third-year clinical group called Community and Population Health, and will train the rest of their group once they have finished their own smoking cessation program education.

Nursing students will also aid in the promotion of the program. They are working on a video to be highlighted in the smoking cessation section of the Student Health 101 Magazine, an online publication sponsored by the Wellness Committee. November is targeting smoking cessation programs and Eagan hopes students will check out the website for more information.

Counselling Services is also participating and receiving training to assist with the program. They have been brought up to date on preventative products that are available, such as Nicotine replacement therapy. The entire implementation of the program is educating a broad group of health professionals, nursing students and smokers looking to curb a bad habit.

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UNBSU budget gets another look after council urges review Colin McPhail Editor-in-Chief After a series of open budget meetings last week, the 2010-11 UNB Student Union budget was defeated during Sunday’s council session by a vote of 10-9.

Jordan Thompson, vice president finance, understood the reasons behind the concerns voiced during council and is prepared to revise the budget, which projects a surplus of over $14,000.

“The feeling I got from council [Sunday] night was that they wanted to take a look at our current expenditures and compare it to what we had budgeted and that’s what the Finance Committee is going to do.”

A specific concern that was voiced was the SU’s financial stability in the future.

The Finance Committee, in conjunction with the Advancement Committee, will review the recommendations and of-

fer a revised statement at a later date.

Thompson remained content with his proposal and spoke on some of the changes he planned on implementing for the 2010-11 fiscal year, like purchasing an additional SafeRide van and providing extra funding for the Women’s Centre.

In the process of building the budget, Thompson was forced to take the cautious route in order ensure sustainability.

“I took a look at some numbers and got some account reports made in August and compared to what we made last year and projected revenue this year. A couple lines are down, but that’s more of a precautionary measure because we haven’t actually reached that last year. I want to be more cautious and not overestimate revenues.”

The funding for the Drink Smart program and the Red and Black Revue was cut in half due to the lack of revenue created in previous years. Thompson said

that even though cuts were made, they are all subject to change upon revising the budget in January.

During the preparation of the budget, the VP finance made it a point that the recommendations submitted by council and would be heeded and an open and transparent budget would be available for their constituents.

Thompson will be forced to revise the budget and propose it to council once again. However, he still remains positive that it expresses what he wanted to and could accomplish.

“Being on Finance Committee last year, I had an understanding of the finances. So, I kind of knew the limitations of the budget coming in. I think this budget reflects everything I’d like to get done.”

For more information on the budget and council, visit thebruns.ca.

Jordan Thompson,VP Finance and Operations for the UNBSU, takes a look at the budget for the 2010-11 school year. Andrew Meade / The Brunswickan

Young PCs and Libs react to provincial results FROM ELECTION PAGE 1 that changes often came as a surprise to New Brunswick residents and many acted in opposition.

“I might attribute that to some inexperience perhaps, or trying to be bold and thinking people would grab onto these ideas and see the value in them, but not anticipating the resistance they got from people.”

Both major parties were represented on campus this election by Young Liberals and Young Conservatives from UNB and St. Thomas.

Ben Hicks, acting president of the UNB/STU Conservatives said he was happy and pleasantly surprised by the overwhelming Conservative majority elected by New Brunswickers.

“I was very happy to see them (PC candidates) elected and that the David Alward government got in. I think that it will be a very refreshing change over the last four years. I think we’ll see a lot more careful, prudent leadership in the

provincial government,” he said.

Mark Livingstone, co-director of the UNB/STU Young Liberals was disappointed by the results of the election, but said the organization plans to mobilize and have more presence on campus.

“We were certainly hoping for better results, especially in Fredericton, being in Greg Byrne, a cabinet ministers riding, but we did our best. I guess the people of New Brunswick thought differently than our agenda, so they elected another government,” he said.

Both Hicks and Livingstone mentioned the changes made to post-secondary education throughout Graham’s government’s reign as positive changes made by Liberals in the province.

The Fredericton region has gone entirely Progressive Conservative with Craig Leonard ousting former Finance Minister Greg Byrne in FrederictonLincoln, Brian MacDonald ousting former Environment Minister Rick Miles in Fredericton-Silverwood and Pam Lynch defeating former Social Development Minister Kelly Lamrock in FrederictonFort Nashwaak.

by-election Candidates for the upcoming UNB Student Union by-election were announced at the Union’s first ever State of the Union Address on Monday night.

The event was held in the Student Union Building Cafeteria in the style of a wine and cheese reception. The short event was well-attended by students coming in and out for a bite to eat and interact with the Student Union.

The by-election voting begins on Monday and closes on Oct. 16.

Students are voting to elect a differently-abled liason, an education councillor and an off-campus liason. Positions were available for two business representatives, an LGBTQ liason, an aboriginal liason and a women’s liason, but no nominations were submitted.

Derek Ness, the only candidate for differently-abled liason, was on hand at Monday’s event. Ness himself is visually impaired and said it’s important for students to have differently-abled representation on campus, as well as the other new representative positions this year.

“I definitely think these new positions that are being implemented, not only this one but the other liason positions that have been implemented, are definitely good ideas,” he said.

Ness encouraged his potential constituents to vote in the upcoming byelection.

“They already have numerous ways of voicing their concerns to the Student Union, but this is a more direct way for them to voice their concerns, their wishes and I feel that I would be a great candidate for the position by the fact that I am a visually impaired individual and I understand a lot of the challenges that people face on this issue,” he said.

Other candidates for the upcoming by-election are Andrew Martel, for the position of off-campus liason and Christina Roger for the position of education representative.

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As the world of technology expands and the hardware contracts to fit in the palm of your hand, people are becoming consumed by the many applications available at their fingertips. However, your gadgets may be distracting the people around you as well. Andrew Meade / The Brunswickan Laura Patterson The Xaverian Weekly (StFX) A NTIGONISH, N.S. (CUP) — Technology is negatively altering social interaction.

“People create a little world for themselves where they don’t have to interact at all,” said Richard Nemesvari, dean of arts at St. Francis Xavier University. “I think what we need in a contemporary world is more interaction not less.”

Technology such as cellphones, MP3 players and computers are a main part of our everyday lives. University students are addicted to these tools for both communication and entertainment. However, what most people don’t realize is that these technologies have actually negatively impacted our behaviour, including in academic settings.

Technology in the classroom is a common problem these days. Although Nemesvari says there are some benefits, such as using search engines in the classroom, the effects are mostly negative.

“I think it’s foolish to pay tuition to come sit in a classroom and update your Facebook,” he said. “But for me the real problem is the distraction it creates around you.”

Students have to remember that although they may not feel like paying attention in class, others around them do.

Cellphones are the cause of poor etiquette in many social situations.

Because cellphones are so convenient, many people have them on hand wherever they go.

Most people would agree that there is a time and a place to answer the phone or make a call. People should not

be answering their phones in a library, movie theatre, classroom, in the middle of a conversation with someone else, doctor’s office or during a meeting.

Leaving cellphones on during a friendly visit or private meeting creates rifts between the people participating in the conversation. A phone ringing during a conversation is distracting, interrupting the conversation regardless of whether or not the call is answered.

Proper etiquette would call for phones to be turned off or silenced during meetings or social visits. That way your mom calling to say, “Hi” never interrupts the conversation.

People have to be aware of their surroundings when they are using their cellphones or iPods. Often, staring at a gadget in one’s hand is a sign of disrespect, implying the person doesn’t care what others are saying or doing at that moment.

Have you ever been talking to someone while they have their headphones in their ears? You sit there wondering if they are even listening to you. This sends the signal that what you are saying is unimportant — not a signal you want to send to friends and family.

Nemesvari says that technology “makes things less intimate and it makes things more alienated. On some level barriers are broken down, so we interact in ways that are less formal, which can be a problem in certain contexts.”

Creating awareness is necessary in order for people to identify when the use of technology is negatively impacting social and professional relationships.

The next time you pull out your cell phone in a group of people, consider the effects it may have on the people around you. You might be sending the wrong signals.

Calling all entrepreneurs: the SU needs you Ryan Brideau An Opinion The Univeristy of Calgary Students’ Union likes to boast that they have one of the lowest Student Union fees in the country. They’re right.

At $32.50, not only do they have one of the lowest fees in the country, of their $17 million dollar budget, only 33 per cent of it depends on this fee.

How does this stack up to the UNB Student Union? Well, when Health and Dental and Orientation are compensated for, our union depends on its $89 student fee for about 88 per cent of our budget.

I don’t say this to criticize the union. I say this because I think this offers an incredible opportunity for entrepreneurs to redefine what the Student Union is, and to get experience running a business while they

are at it.

Take a moment to look at the services offered by other student unions across the country and you’ll be blown away by what they are doing: running their own catering and conference services, pubs and winter lodges; renting space within their building to a variety of restaurants including ones created by students; overseeing profitable photocopying and binding services and merchandise outlets. The list goes on.

By comparison, the UNB Student Union has two streams of income through businesses: the off-campus housing website, which makes a minor profit each year of about $3500, and the Paper Trail (yes, it still exists), which is currently losing nearly $9000 per year. We do not own the Cellar or the Social Club. Nor do we own our own Student Union Building, which results in us paying $26,500

annually to UNB Residence Life and Conference Services, who also get the revenues from all of the shops and businesses located in the SUB. While every other Student Union in the country makes tens of thousands from their building, we pay five per cent of our budget just to have office space.

Adding to this, as I mentioned in a report I submitted to council last week, if the above-average amount of leftover money from the SU budget last year ($113,140, representing 17.7 per cent of our current total revenue) was closer to a normal amount of $20,000 - $40,000, we would be currently running a deficit between $50,000 and $70,000. Don’t take my word for it, look at the numbers yourself.

In short, this needs to change, and we need entrepreneurs to do it.

We need people who are willing to take on the challenge to find ways to

provide services to students at a profit, while simultaneously lowering our dependence on student fees. We need to work towards securing a location on or off campus for the Student Union that will give us the control necessary to provide services for students, by students, with all the money going to students.

The Student Union offers an incredible opportunity for budding entrepreneurs, with examples from all across the country that have been proven to work. What we’re missing are the people with the ambition and audacity to take advantage of that fact.

If you are one of those people, now is the time to act.

Ryan Brideau is a current student of economics and physics at UNB, and a past Vice-president External for the UNB Student Union. You can contact him at ryan.brideau@unb.ca with any follow-up remarks.

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The Google-God in the making

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Oussama D. Hamza An Opinion How long would it take a monkey slamming on a typewriter to produce the complete works of Shakespeare? Presumably long enough for any of his progeny to evolve into Shakespeare, which might take a while—and a lot of luck.

But what if the monkey were replaced with the legendary Google code and a lot of monkeys—sorry, humans—on the internet? Hmm. Here’s another one: in a library of libraries does the Book of books exist?

While classical thinkers used this as proof that God or the universe is necessary (I won’t bore you with the details when you can just Google ‘ontological argument’), some modern computer scientists would like to argue that it is proof that computational methods can, in theory, solve every possible problem provided we could muster the processing power. Now there’s a thought for a Travelling Salesman! But what does it mean for science? — For humanity?

Has the ‘Information Age’ exhausted or infinitely extended possibility? Let us take, O, God, as an example. God is omnipotent, omnipresent, and omniscient.

He can answer any question, solve any problem. As Augustine put it: “With God, all things are possible.” To me, this is starting to sound a lot like Google.

Could it be that Google is the onset of a great ‘God-project’ we’ve undertaken by utilizing the collective consciousness of humankind? Think about it: ‘Google’ in

principle, as a symbol, represents omniinformation. Not only can it answer any question, but if you play 20 questions with it (or one of its brethren matrices), it seems it can even read our minds!

Could it be that Google is the evolving mind of God? I’d love to ask God to confirm on Facebook, but it’s hard to tell him apart from the idiots online who pretend to be him. I’m guessing for now that heaven and hell aren’t connected, or that they aren’t allowed to share information with the lower world, which is a shame, because I always thought Zuckerman was the devil.

I mean, just picture standing in front of a God-computer—a postmodern Tiberias—that told you you’d wave in the next ten minutes. Oedipus would be furious: “I so won’t!”

The Matrix — or as I like to call it, Warner Bros’ Allegory of the Cave — projects a vision of a world where a theory of consciousness and corresponding technology can produce any kind of experience—where souls can live on forever by preserving themselves in the ‘Downloads’ folder of self-sustaining cognitive engines to escape — or even prevent! — the Cold Death of the universe.

Still; I always thought a theory of consciousness was question begging: “Am I a butterfly in a dream or a butterfly dreaming?” If we could simulate anything — i.e., have such a theory and eat it—then the facing mirrors would be infinite: the brains in vats would be endless, if you catch my flow. After watching

Inception, I’m thinking perhaps the brothers Nolan have the answer.

In my boredom, I have compiled a list of some of the stupid questions I would ask a God-computer, among them: Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Can a strongman able to lift twice his weight lift himself? Is there such a thing as a point in space? Am I wasting my time asking these questions? (Yes.) More interesting to me is the question of the scientific and human consequences of technology as we struggle to define ourselves as not machines or computers, which, I think, is becoming more and more difficult, since we’re so helpless without them. The problem with modernity is precisely the ‘moronism’ our ignorance of technology combined with our initial selfignorance entails. It seems to me as if the more we depend on machines, the more we become machines, and the more machines come to replace us in our various life-functions.

Is ‘Man’ irreducible or a process of mechanical functions? Will the very empirical science that produces simulation devices be replaced by simulations?

Will even art and genius be replaced by the art and genius of Google? Just remember that for every question Google — the ever-expanding library of libraries — has an answer, unless nothing will satisfy you. But I guess for now the speed of light is the limit, which I think is a swell way to end a delirious piece of speculative writing.

Didn’t vote? You can still complain UNBSU Student Beat This year, Elections NB made it easier than ever for students to vote. Satellite returning offices were set up at the universities around New Brunswick, which gave students the opportunity to vote at any point during the campaign.

Furthermore, students were able to vote in their home riding while attending university.

There were also many, many opportunities to make an informed decision.

Local debates were held at UNB in the SUB and STU even organized a leaders debate. Post-Secondary Education report cards were publicized which gave a critique of each party’s policies regarding PSE policies.

Newspapers. Twitter. Facebook. Local sources were saturated with election news for weeks leading up to the final polling date of the 27th.

Voting is a democratic right and we applaud everyone who voted, especially given that some of you had to stand in long line-ups to do so.

But what about those of you who didn’t vote? What about those who didn’t know the party leaders’ names, let alone their platforms on dozens of different issues? And what about those of you who honestly didn’t see the difference between red and blue?

We say that’s OK; you still have the right to complain, and loudly.

In the Y Vote NB YouTube video, which was meant to encourage youth to vote, one of the speakers says “It’s our only chance for the next four years to have our say.” That’s more depressing than the NDP’s chances at a seat in the Legislature. This kind of message is not encouraging the youth of New Brunswick to vote.

It’s scary that people are suggesting that we can only have a say at election time. Say there’s an issue that comes up between elections like the sale of a publicly owned utility or the closure

of a hospital. Do you really believe we shouldn’t let the government know we disagree with their decisions? At a protest, does the organizer turn away participants who didn’t vote on Election Day? The phrase “if you don’t vote, you can’t complain” doesn’t encourage people to vote. It discourages them from caring at all and getting involved later. The unengaged will remain unengaged come election day, and it may take an issue close to their heart partway through a government’s term and not an election to inspire them to participate in our democracy.

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Student

Viewpoint.

Let everyone know whats on your mind.

“Jumping in piles of leaves.”

Dylan Lenton

What is your favourite fall activity?

“Unbelievadrunk until midterms”

Mike Johnson

“Studying.”

Hesham Elnahass

Alyson Clow

“Playing Soccer.”

“Billiards.”

Amr Mohamed

Mishel Saad “Playing Softball.”

Sarah Kennedy

“Recovering.”

“Watching football.”

Samantha Campbell

“Analyzing budgets.”

Ryan Brideau

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Getting the party started: Rich Aucoin

Rich Aucoin has always been a fantastic showman. From creating music to accompany muted films to dance parties with silly string and crowd surfing, Aucoin has been a consummate showman and party machine. Look out for some new ideas when he performs next week. Christian Hapgood/The Brunswickan Alison Clack Arts Editor He must have been watched a lot of Popeye as a kid because Rich Aucoin’s gleaned some inspiration from the burly sailor.

“Vegetables,” explains Aucoin with a laugh when asked where he finds the stamina for his incredible high energy shows.

Aucoin (singularly) plays with a number of other musicians (who vary depending on shows) make up the stage phenomenon, Rich Aucoin. He recently played a show at Harvest Jazz and Blues festival that had the audience singing and dancing along for the duration of the set.

“I find when you give out a lot the

audience gives it right back so there’s a lot of mutual giving and taking. When the audience is really energetic it’s really easy to have a lot of energy for the shows,” explains Aucoin about the real secret behind his vivacious sets.

A little known fact that you may not know about Aucoin if you’ve only heard of him recently, is that his shows used to be formatted a lot differently from what they are today.

“The shows used to be a sort of sit down watch a movie sort of thing. I would sit to the side of the screen, like a silent film pianist or organist would do.”

Aucoin tries to write his songs to the soundtrack of different movies and would play them live together. Some of these movies include How the Grinch

Stole Christmas, It’s a Wonderful Life and Gulliver’s Travels.

“I wrote my first record to How the Grinch Stole Christmas so if you play the movie and soundtrack together start to finish they will perfectly match up,” explains Aucoin. “For the second record rather than just one film I watched about 100. Then I took 40 of the films that I watched and cut them together and make a new story line.”

Even now with his more energetic show style, Aucoin says that he plays the videos for a frequently ignored part of the audience.

“It’s maybe not so noticeable when you’re in the front of the show dancing, but I try and make the show enjoyable for the people in the back spectating by

making all the visuals correspond with what I’m saying and the theme of the song. There’s a lot of percussive things too, like a cymbal crash when something explodes.”

Being up front at an Aucoin show comes with its advantages too. At past shows he’s tossed out balloons, sprayed the crowd with silly string and jumped into the crowd to join everyone dancing.

“I just think about what I’d like to see at a show,” explains Aucoin.

After something sparks his imagination for a show, Aucoin says he works on the logistics for making it happen.

For the parachute that was a part of the Harvest set, Aucoin says the idea came fairly simply.

“I just remembered how fun that was

in elementary school and I was like, ‘I’m going to order one of those on eBay.’” Don’t think that you’ve seen all of Aucoin’s tricks if you were at the Harvest show in September. Aucoin says that he’s been trying to think of new ideas and surprises for the audience this fall.

It’s not just about Aucoin’s gimmicks, as he’s said all along the audience are a huge part of what makes his show special.

“I really like when everyone gets involved I think something really fun and unique happens when everyone’s working together.”

Rich Aucoin will be opening for Hey Rosetta! and Hot Hot Heat Oct. 13. Tickets are $30 at the door, doors open at 8 p.m.

Head-banging and loud music are good for your health Four, creative ways to beat the stress during mid-term season.

Alison Clack Arts Editor School’s a month in, is stress starting to get you down?

Stress is a fact of life as mid-terms and essays are becoming a weekly part of a student’s class schedule. Traditional advice is to gets lots of rest, eat well and exercise. While this goes a long way not everyone is satisfied with such oversimplified advice. If you’re looking for a few extra ideas for your de-stressing regime, try any one of these: 1) Metal Mondays @ The Capital Do you find that stress makes you

angry? Do you get aggravated at the world when the work is loaded on? Try heading down to The Capital Complex on Monday nights for some heavy metal therapy. Work out the stress with a little sweat and head-banging in front of The Capital’s cozy little stage. The show is a weekly event bringing in metal acts from around the country. Next Monday is The Great Sabatini with The Mammoth and The Nymphets. Cover are $6 at the doors, doors open at 9 p.m. If you’re looking for a more chill event to head out to try Reggae night at Wilser’s Room.

Dub Antenna plays every Wednesday

night, cover is $5.

2) Painting pottery @ The Clay Cafe If doing something a little more mellow is your thing try taking up some painting. A good place to start if you don’t want to try the traditional easel thing could be painting your own pottery at the Clay Cafe on Queen Street.

You get the relaxation and focus from making something your own while also creating something useful. Bonus: if you paint a mug your, creativity gains extra functionality as a vessel for late night coffee during mid-term cram sessions.

3) Tea and biscuits @ Trinitea’s Cup

If a nice, warm cup of tea or coffee is all you need to make you feel relaxed and you have the hallmark empty cupboards of a university student, then try heading downtown to Trinitea’s Cup. The locally, family owned business has a number of loose-leaf teas for sale if you’d prefer to have a cup in the comfort of your own home; however, if you want a place to get away and relax Trinitea’s has a lovely homey atmosphere where you can spend some time and cool down from studying.

4) Take an art tour Fredericton houses an impressive number of art galleries considering its

size. Across the downtown are a smattering of galleries with a revolving door of exhibitions that change over monthly and seasonally. Most well-known is the Beaverbrook Art Gallery on Queen street, but also take some time to check out smaller galleries like Ingrid Mueller Art + Concepts on York Street, Gallery Connexion in the Chestnut Complex (with a Annex Gallery in the Playhouse) and Gallery 78 on the corner of Church and Queen. A number of the galleries’ exhibitions have changed over for the month so take some time now to see what new art Fredericton has to offer.

check out story meetings wed. @ 12:30 SUB RM. 35

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Downpour of praise came with rain young girl with her parents, an elderly grounded for throwing a party when his Haley Ryan man with a grey ponytail, and a cluster parents weren’t home. He was confined Staff Writer of teens in the balcony. to the basement, where he sat listening A simple wooden kitchen chair waits Throughout the evening, the tapping to records, including one of Alpine on a platform of red cloth, as two black of his foot would indicate the pace and yodeling. patch cords lie at its feet. intensity of the song he was about to “I tried to learn yodeling, but I failed.

People file in the church as fans spin play. When hard stompin’, jangly banjo I failed in a good way,” he said. sluggishly way up in the vaulted ceiling, noises began, you could probably expect At the chorus when he sang “yodelayin a fruitless attempt to stir the humid lyrics about sex, cooking, unemploy- hee” he shouted “that’s your part!” and air. The chatter builds as little pews with ment or bad promoters. When the loafer much of the audience joined in with doors on one end fill with more and slowed to a rocking tap and his fingers smiles and valiant attempts to follow more bodies, but that polite noise level coasted across the strings, a love song, Luedecke’s high, clear note. of a congregation murmuring before the serious topic or lullaby was on its way.

Drawing the crowd in to sing along church bell rings is still there. Rain can Luedecke chatted between songs, was also a nice feature in the show. be heard pattering the stained glass win- tuning his banjo and making little With the communal yodeling and other dows, droplets running down the faces rhythms as he told stories about what lyrics Luedecke asked everyone to repeat of saints staring in at the wooden chair. lay behind his lyrics, and little anecdotes back to him, it had the feeling of sitting At 8 p.m. on the dot, a smiling young from his travels. around a Maritime kitchen, admiring a man in a tweed cap strolls out from the “I’ve never been much of a hobby- talented family member who was playing back door, banjo in hand. ist, unless my life can be considered a songs we all knew by heart.

Old Ma n Luedecke’s perAt the end of formance at what Luedecke Luedecke brings to a show complete openness. the Wilmot thought was his His lyrics can be so personal and delicate that final song, the United Church last Friday night drew a crowd-pleasing you feel privileged listening to him. crowd of over 100.

“Joy of CookThe sound of rain and the warm, hobby,” he chuckled before one song ing,” everyone in the audience cheered golden light of lanterns created a cozy, about a model train enthusiast. and whooped and gave a standing ovapersonal atmosphere for concert-goers.

That is one thing Old Man Luedecke tion. They didn’t return to their seats With a little tip of his cap and a strum brings to a show - complete openness. until he waved his hand and nodded on his banjo, Luedecke launched into His lyrics can be so personal and delicate in thanks, taking up the white banjo his first song. that you feel privileged listening to him, once more.

The left foot began to tap then stomp like when he sang about his and his Just outside the huge wooden doors, and it quickly became apparent why a wife’s desire for a child. rain was still pouring down as people mike had been placed right next to his “The hell inside of emptiness and leave. They hurry away with newspapers light-brown loafer. The pounding sound vanished pride... we ain’t got no baby.” over their heads and words of praise of foot to floor was infectious, his knee One of my favourites was “Yodelady,” on their lips. I watch the crowd mill rising up a good few inches before com- a fast, catchy tune with a pun-tastic title around Luedecke sitting casually on a ing back down on the first lively tune. that becomes apparent with the chorus. step. He gives a genuine smile and his “It ain’t goin my way, ain’t goin my “Yo-de-lady, yo-de-lady of my full attention to whoever is talking to way,” Luedecke sang, but I would heart- dreams, yo-de-lady, yeah you make him. Words from his encore played in ily have to disagree. Mine was certainly my blood run clean,” he sang, drawing my head as I raise my umbrella and step not the only foot tapping in rhythm, laughs from the audience. into the cool night: or head bobbing in time. People from Luedecke had a brief fascination with “Don’t kill yourself about making it. every age group were in attendance - a yodeling in high school, when he was Just be taking it easy, but be taking it.”

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this month in arts.

Paper Lions @ The Capital October 7, 10 p.m.

The Prince Edward Island natives are coming back to the Capital again this Thursday night. The band will be joined by openers Library Voices and Bend Sinister. Tickets are $12 at the door, doors open at 9 p.m.

Halifax Pop Explosion October 19 – 24

Dozens of amazing artists from The New Pornographers to Basia Bulat to Radio Radio will be descending on Halifax for a week of music. Wristbands for the five days of shows are $50 and can be purchased at any Ticketpro outlet.

Watercolours @ Charlotte Street Arts Centre Now – October 31

Heasun Kim is showing her collection of watercolour paintings at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre this month. The subject of her paintings predominately feature flowers and landscape and is a reflection of her feelings toward nature.

Monday Night Film Series presents Micmacs October 18, 8 p.m.

French director, Jean-Pierre Jeunet gained fame after the release of critically acclaimed film, Amelie. His newest film, Micmacs was a fan favourite when it was shown at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival. The film will be shown by the co-op in Tilley Hall room 102.

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The Brunswickan will be hosting an open workshop for all unb and stu students who are interested in developing their writing and reporting skills.

Learn from our experienced staff about all aspects of interviewing, research, writing, libel, and the journalism profession.

THURSDAY, Oct. 7th from 4-6 PM in the SUB, Suite 35 (the brunswickan newsroom) pizza and beverages will be served

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beer snobs.

light beer is for pussys

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Hilary: “Sweeter than I thought it would be. Not as intimidating as the can suggests.”

Alison: “Not as bitter as your typical dark . I t doesn’t feel as heavy either.”

Colin: “All the flavour with none of the bite.”

Christian: “ Smooth, creamy, but I’m not getting the maple syrup.”

Dark & Stormy Night

Alison: “It smells like molasses, but tastes like burnt coffee.”

Hilary: “Tastes like it was brewed in an ashtray.”

Colin: “No flavour, all the bite. Tastes like bitter chocolate.”

Christian: “It’s lacking flavour. It’s bitter and doesn’t come close to Keith’s IPA

Fuller’s London Porter

(4.8%) (hints unlisted)

Alison: “Smells exactly how a dark should – sweet but a hint of hops or bitterness.”

(5.4%) (hints of chocolate)

Hilary: “It tastes like a cold cafe mocha.

I’m sticking to light beer or gin.”

Colin: “Heavy and rich – nothing matches it. I’d marry this beer.”

Alison: “It smells like the best parts of the others. Tastes great with a full-bodied aftertaste.”

Christian: “I’m biased going into this, Dark & Stormy is my favourite beer.”

Colin: “Smooth,

Hilary: “It’s good and has an almost fruity taste.”

the transition as you drink it is really smooth. I wouldn’t marry it, but I’d see it on the side.”

Christian: “Not as good as Dark & Stormy. It’s really smooth and bold, but I’m not digging the aftertaste.

Changing leaves signal a change in wardrobe Alison Clack Arts Editor The temperature is dropping and as much as we would all love an eternal summer we have to face some facts as the seasons change.

Maybe the most apparent, at least to our comfort level, is the change in our dress.

However, if you’re a function over form kind of person don’t think that you have to sacrifice fashion in the name of comfort.

Added layers and fall colours can make autumn one of the more creative times of the year for fashion.

First off let’s address the fundamental rule of dressing for autumn, whether you prefer form or function you should start thinking about cutting out summer fashions from your regular wardrobe.

For girls, avoid gauzy, flowing skirts which provide no protection against fall’s gusty days. Instead, try a skirt in a thicker material that lays closer to the body, like a well tailored pencil skirt. Also, if you’re going to wear a skirt or dress make sure to cover up those bare legs with tights. Well tights may seem arbitrary, but the thin ma-

terial does give a little bit of added comfort while transitioning to colder weather and also grants the wearer the ability to play with some colour or pattern if they’d like.

A neutral outfit can be spiced up with a delicate pattern like herringbone, or some brightly coloured tights.

Colour is another big part of the transition into fall. Summer’s beachy colours are replaced this season with saturated and dramatic jewel tones. Think of adding colours like gold, emerald, crimson and eggplant to your colour palate and trade out your beige and white neutrals for richer brown tones like chocolate, mahogany and cognac.

A little extra creativity is required when accessorizing your fall wardrobe. Higher necklines and longer sleeves make showing off necklaces and bangles a little bit more difficult. Scarves provide a great deal of functionality during the autumn seasons while also giving you the chance to add some extra flair around your face. Hats also give you the chance to keep a little warmer while playing up your natural hair colour. Grab an oversized beanie and try peacock green for redheads, sapphires for blondes and deep reds for brunettes.

Finally, if you’re looking for something more traditional as an accessory, try adding a brooch to the lapel of your jacket or a vest. Despite the association with older women, brooches can add a great pop to an otherwise simple outfit. Avoid anything too gaudy and instead find a simple piece with metal and colour tones that blend with your outfit; the idea is to compliment the outfit rather than overpower it.

Finally, take some time to play with weight and texture when picking out layers. A nice, thick sweater looks good paired with a slimmer, body-hugging t-shirt and jeans. Keep in mind that some of your layers need to be thinner or you risk looking bulkier, but otherwise have fun playing with weight. Another way to spice up a look this fall is to play with patterns. Dramatic plaids and argyles may have looked odd during the summer months but the take a new lease on life this time of year.

The final thing to keep in mind during the falls season is simply keep warm. Have fun adding layers, colours and patterns, but ultimately clothes’ purpose are to keep us warm. So, bid summer adieu and say hello to autumn because whether we like it or not, things are going to change.

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TWO, NEW EXHIBITIONS SHOWING AT THE PLAYHOUSE

Gallery Connexion held a double opening in its annex gallery at the Playhouse this past Friday, Oct. 1. Kim Vose Jones and Andrea Crabbe are showing their collection, Earthly Beauties and Marsha Clark is showing her Possible Selves collection.The exhibition will run in the Playhouse’s East and West wings until Nov. 15. Ashley Theriault / The Brunswickan

Online options changing the face of television Flynn Daunt Excalibur (York University) TORONTO (CUP) — For the first time ever, Canadians are spending more time online than watching television, and online entertainment options are part of the reason.

After all, consumers can watch what they want, when they want to. Television watching can coincide with chatting with friends, and the number of commercials is significantly reduced, if not eliminated all together.

An Ipsos-Reid study, released in March 2010, found that people between the ages of 18 and 34 spend an average of 20 hours per week online compared to only 13 hours spent watching television.

“The data indicates that not only are people of all ages spending more and more time online, but it also points to a shift in how online Canadians are consuming media and where they are spending their free time,” study author Mark Laver said in a press release.

Companies are beginning to take notice of this trend. Google, who just announced plans to launch Google TV in 2011, is trying to combine the best of both worlds by including a web browser for online viewing with the channel-surfing flexibility of a television, making it a completely customizable experience.

But, John McCullough, a film studies professor at Toronto’s York University, doesn’t think cable TV is done just yet.

“There’s still an audience for television,” he said.

He explained that although the statistics confirm the number of people watching and downloading television videos on the Internet has increased, so, too, have the statistics for the television audience.

McCullough believes that this trend won’t completely overtake the old technology.

“New technologies, rather than replacing old ones, tend to be incorporated into old technologies,” said McCullough. “Computers nowadays tend to look a lot like … television programming.

The Internet has channels, but just an unlimited number of them.”

While these technologies are growing and improving in the United States, however, Canada is a different story.

The Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission and their strict rules on how Canadians view outside media are largely blocking these advancements.

McCullough said the CRTC has policies designed to prevent American networks from overtaking the Canadian television industry. These policies also allow Canadian programming to flourish.

Sites like ComedyCentral.com or MTV.com will either redirect viewers to the Canadian website or block them from watching a video because the IP address is not located in the United States.

Hulu, a popular U.S. website that streams shows previously broadcast on American networks, is also blocked in Canada.

McCullough said that cable and satellite companies, like Rogers and Bell, also do whatever they can to ensure these new companies have a hard time getting into Canada. He explained that cable and satellite companies in Canada are so powerful that they can lobby Canadian regulators by saying how much American television will flood the market. “[Canadian cable and satellite companies] own so much that if they go under, then a lot of folks would be screwed,” said McCullough.

McCullough adds that these cable and satellite companies also own Canada’s connection to the Internet.

“Rogers charges me for my cable, but they also tell me how much I can download now.”

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Bombers drop the ball against Seawolves

Christopher Cameron Sports Editor After a week one loss, the Red Bombers were back in action after a bye hoping to get in the win column. The only thing in their way was the UNBSJ Seawolves.

The Bombers knew they were in for a tough test, but did not expect what happened. UNBSJ brought their best as they rolled over the Bombers 30-0 in front of a crowd of 2000, including many Bombers alumni in attendance.

The trouble started early as the Bombers offence struggled to complete any passes.

The Seawolves had no trouble stringing together successful plays, as late in the first quarter Justin Blizzard pushed into the end zone for a five-yard touchdown.

UNBSJ kept the pressure coming as they used their strong offensive presence to put together multiple first down plays and with 7:21 remaining in the first half they ended their drive with a seven-yard TD run to go up 14-0.

Going into the half the score stayed at 14-0, but the halftime break was the only break the Red Bombers had from a relentless UNBSJ offence. The Bombers did not help themselves out at all either.

They may as well have handed over the third touchdown as after their possession the Seawolves started their drive on the Bombers 46. A 30-yard run followed by three more runs put the Seawolves in a first down situation on the five yard line.

After the next snap they walked it in for a touchdown, missing the point after leaving the score at 20-0.

The Seawolves finished off their scoring with an early field goal in the fourth quarter and a late touchdown pass with 1:32 remaining in the game.

It was as if the Bombers were not present for the game as they lacked consistency and the ability to adapt when Saint John changed their defensive coverage.

Coach Mike Dollimore says he is not sure why they struggled to put together any offensive plays.

“We sure had trouble getting unraveled,” said Dollimore. “I don’t know what the problem is there, but we have to work on it and sort it out next week. It seems like our passing game cannot connect.”

In the first homecoming football game UNB has seen in years, the Red Bombers were unable to put on a show for their alumni in attendance as they fell to the Seawolves 30-0.This was the first meeting of these teams since last season’s final.The Bombers are now 0-2 on the season. Sandy Chase / The Brunswickan He did recognize that early on they the third quarter receiver Andrew Hubbard their offence if Hubbard is unable to play. alters and changes your offence.” succeeded on the run plays, but could not had to be helped off the field. Hubbard was “We were trying to get Andrew the Looking to next weekend’s matchup in keep it going when the Seawolves changed hit by two UNBSJ players and remained ball more in the second half to make him Moncton, Coach Dollimore knows they their coverage. down for five minutes in pain. more of an impact player,” said Dollimore. have to regroup and get back on track.

“We came out We h ave “We have to regroup mentally too. I We sure had trouble getting unraveled. I don’t “him with a couple nice out as a mean, when you suffer a loss like this people runs at the start,” know what the problem is there, but we have to wide receiver get down on themselves,” he said. “We he said. “Then they put a and can’t get have to come back and look at some of the work on it and sort it out next week. lot of pressure on the play. him the ball positive things in the game and just keep We couldn’t get our runas much. We their spirits up and work on their technique - Coach Mike Dollimore ning game unraveled in the second half, Coach Dolliwould like to get him back in more than anything.” so we have some work to do.” more was unsure of the severity of the as slot-back into the running game, but In other AFL action on the weekend Aside from the Bombers now sitting tied injury, but felt that he should be fine. He that just did not happen after his injury. You Holland College dropped the Dalhousie for last place with Moncton at 0-2, last in continued to say it would be a major hit to can’t lose an impact player like Andrew. It Tigers 23-21.

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What will it take for the V-Reds men’s basketball team to make it to the postseason?

Christopher Cameron

Colin McPhail

Josh Fleck

It will take some rebounding and scoring. I know that sounds like the general answer, but that’s where they’ are missing the boat. They need to have more points coming off rebounds, not to mention shutting down opponents with defensive boards. They had more points for than the fourth place DAL Tigers, but their defence needs work.

A miracle. Ok, that’s a little rough, but history doesn’t lie. Missing the playoffs for the last four years don’t give much hope to the UNB faithful. Baker is going to have to do a complete 180 or some serious questions concerning this program will be asked and they won’t like the answers.

It will take the rookies stepping up in a major way, as well as the returning players to up their game.

Lonzel Lowe is going to have to be a force in the paint, and Alex Desroches will have to continue to haul in the rebounds. Everybody will have to step up their games.

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This year the team can compete at the depth positions, and will be improved from last season. With a healthy squad and better rebounding from the forwards, they will be just under .500. If they cover the rebounding and add some additional scoring, they can definitely be a playoff team.

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14 • Oct. 6, 2010 • Issue 5 • Volume 144

Men’s soccer struggle to find consistency McMurray shines in weekend action

Sean O’Neill Staff Writer The Varsity Reds, who have struggled to find the scoreboard in recent action, were home in weekend action looking to get back on track.

In Saturday’s action the Reds were victorious over the Memorial Sea-Hawks 2-0 with Galen Smith and Shea Nordheim scoring for the Reds in a fairly convincing performance.

The next day was not so straightforward.

The Reds lost 2-0 to the defending AUS champion Cape Breton University Capers.

Reds midfielder Jean-Claude Campeau was red-carded in the ninetieth minute for an incident that happened in front of the UNB bench. Official Peter Hilder saw a tackle on Caper Yianni Harbis and reached into his pocket immediately and brought out the red card.

All of the UNB players around the referee were screaming that he ejected the wrong player.

Head Coach Miles Pinsent refused to comment on the situation but talked about the team being the flattest all year.

“I think the better team on the day won,” said Pinsent. “I was a little disappointed with the energy level the boys came out [with], but being the third game in five days it kind of took its toll on us and that’s a team that we got to be first to the ball with and we got to shut them down very quickly or they’re dangerous and they showed that.”

“I think we gave up too much possession, too much territory to Cape Breton and when the ball’s in your end a lot of the time, it’s just a matter of time before a deflected shot finds the back of the net.”

That red card added a talking point to a game that didn’t offer much. The match

Bradley Cowperthwaite of the UNB men’s soccer team loses his footing in Sunday action against CBU.The Reds found themselves being shutout for the second time in the past five games. Earlier in the weekend they shutout MUN 2-0. Andrew Meade / The Brunswickan was bogged in the midfield for the entire first half with few opportunities at either side.

The game came to life in the second half, but all the traffic was headed towards UNB keeper Aaron McMurray. The first-year keeper from London, Ontario was up the task, making a mind-boggling 11 saves and was the Reds’ man of the match.

“It was a fantastic performance,” said Pinsent of McMurray, “he played an inspired game. It was a little unfortunate that his inspired play didn’t push some of his teammates on to better performances.”

CBU’s breakthrough came in the sixtyfifth minute, when defending AUS Player of the Year and CIS All Canadian Andrew Rigby scored in a scramble in front of the UNB net.

“He cut inside and had just enough room

to take a shot off,” said Pinsent. “I think it took a bit of a deflection off one of the backs and it was enough to get by Aaron. He (Rigby) is a dangerous player.”

CBU won a penalty late in the match, but McMurray dove to his right and saved the shot by Shayne Hollis. From the resulting corner Ian Greedy headed the in-swinger over the hands of the outstretched McMurray and the points were in the bag.

The Reds are in a three-way tie for fifth with UPEI and Memorial with 10 points and are one point behind Dalhousie and Cape Breton for third with 11 points. The Reds hit the road for its next two games after Thanksgiving, starting with a huge game against CBU and second-last place Mount Allison. As they are in near the bottom of the playoff spots, both games will need to be wins if they want to keep in the mix.

Are you dehydrated?

Amy Page Staff Writer Water is one of the most important and overlooked substances in the human body.

It takes up nearly 60 per cent of the human total body mass. So why is it so overlooked in our day to day lives?

There is plenty of focus on how not eating well can do to the body, but what many individuals fail to remember is that not drinking enough water can cause more problems. The recommended daily intake of water for an adult is eight 8-ounce glasses per day. Because the body looses water in a number of different ways, via sweat, tears, urine and even breathing, it is necessary for you to replenish those losses.

Dehydration is one of the most serious complications of not drinking enough water.

It occurs when the body is losing more fluid that it is taking in. Most individuals might find it hard to tell the difference between being dehydrated or not. This happens because a majority of individuals just brush off signs of dehydration as insignificant or as symptoms to other causes.

So how do you know if you are dehydrated?

There are the more obvious signs of dehydration being that of thirst, dry mouth and

fatigue, all of which tend to be followed by a headache. Some symptoms that individuals may not attribute to dehydration right away may be acne, darker urine, nausea, a decrease in sweat production, muscle cramping and sometimes even tingling in their limbs (unless notified by a professional that there would be other reasons for these symptoms).

There are a number of benefits to drinking enough water daily. First water can be great for the skin. It cleanses out the impurities and hydrates your skin to aid in the reduction of acne and wrinkles.

Water can also help you lose weight. By drinking water you are flushing away the by-products of fat breakdown plus water has no calories yet can make you feel full so you may not eat as much.

Instead of Tylenol, why not try drinking water as a natural remedy for headaches, as many are caused by dehydration.

Tired of getting the flu? Water can reduce your chance of being sick during seasonal allergies or illnesses. It can improve our immune system as well as help in digestion and cleansing the body of toxins and waste products.

Water can also help decrease muscle cramping and increase your mood. Your brain holds a large amount of water and by

drinking water you are “fuelling” your brain.

It helps you think better and makes your body feel good, therefore making you happy.

So what are some easy and helpful tips to getting the proper amount of water you need every day?

Most people do not drink enough water, especially at school because they do not want to carry a water bottle around with them all day. This is a very important tip to maintaining a healthy water schedule. Try finding a water bottle with a carabiner that can clip onto your backpack so you don’t have to hold it all day.

Every time you walk by a water fountain make it a priority to stop and take a drink.

If you are drinking any sort of alcoholic beverages or coffee, make sure you drink just as much water if not more as these both act as a diuretic.

When you are exercising make sure to have intervals where you stop and drink some water. You can become easily dehydrated when sweating with intense workouts.

Lastly, listen to your body. When you feel any symptoms arising you know it is time to find some water. Change that coke at lunch to a bottle of water and start noticing all the changes that can occur when you are drinking water and feeling healthy.

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NHL Preview: Eastern Conference Colin McPhail An Opinion It’s the most wonderful time of the year.

The NHL is back and The Brunswickan wouldn’t be complete without my two cents on how the season will play out.

Here’s part one: the Eastern Conference.

15. New York Islanders: Injured and inexperienced. The Isles are in for a rough year and will likely finish in the cellar.

14. Toronto Maple Leafs: You cannot be successful in the NHL when you ice an AHL team. The Marlies – I mean Leafs – are slowly moving in a more positive direction under GM Brian Burke, but are still reeling from the consequences of poor management.

13. Florida Panthers: It’s going to be another frustrating year for the Panthers. As the rest of the Southeast Division improves, Florida is still stuck with limited talent in a poor hockey climate. The loss of Nathan Horton does not improve their chances.

12. Atlanta Thrashers: No Kovalchuk means no playoffs. This team is still floundering from the loss of their franchise player.

11. Carolina Hurricanes: This team will improve on last year’s performance, but it will be hard to crack the top eight. They will scare a few teams, but will end up short.

10. Boston Bruins: The B’s have been notorious for injuries. If they can stay healthy, they can make a push into the postseason.

9. Montreal Canadiens: They’ll be battling for a playoff spot until the very end.

Goaltending will be their downfall. Carey Price will not be able to guide this team into the postseason.

8. New York Rangers: If Gaborik stays healthy, Frolov decides to play and Callahan and Dubinsky finally become they players they were supposed to be, you’ll see the Blueshirts in the playoffs. That’s a giant ‘if’, though. Everything will inevitably fall on Henrik Lundqvist’s shoulders.

7. Ottawa Senators: The scrappy team

This year the NHL will be another tight race for the Stanley Cup. Colin breaks down the Eastern Conference and where the teams will finish. Next week he will break down the Western Conference. Rhys’s Piece is/Flickr CC from the nation’s capital will squeeze into goaltending should win you the Northeast the playoffs based on sheer heart and will, Division. Granted, this won’t be an overly competitive division. The Sabres are by no not overwhelming talent.

6. Tampa Bay Lighting: I know this means the third best team in the East, but ranking comes out of left field, but new will enjoy a comfy playoff spot due to poor coaching, management and players have division rivals.

2. Washington Capitals: Once again rejuvenated this dying franchise. Stamkos is still entering his prime and the addition the Caps will find success in scoring the of Simon Gagne will only improve what is most goals for, while still allowing the most turning out to be a pretty impressive top against. 8-7 victories FTW! Honestly, the league’s most potent offence will be at it six. This club is my sleeper pick.

5. Pittsburgh Penguins: The Pens will again. The Capitals will be a serious Cup not pose as serious Cup contenders, but contender.

1. Philadelphia Flyers: Look out, have too much talent to not pick up wins.

This year they’ll live and die in the middle NHL. The Broad Street Bullies are back.

Still fuming after last season’s heartbreakof the pack.

4. New Jersey Devils: There’s a good ing defeat in the Stanley Cup Final, Philly chance that this could be Marty Brodeur’s will be icing one of the deepest squads in final shot at another Cup so you know the NHL. Their experienced players are they’re going to bring it. With some big still in their prime and their young talent names still in their prime, the Devils could is progressing along nicely. Goaltending finally explode offensively and will be will be the issue, but teams won’t be able to score if they’re pinned in their own end. special-team masters.

Part two: the Western Conference will 3. Buffalo Sabres: An alright offence with an okay defence coupled with stellar appear in next week’s issue.

Reds’ future faces: Erika Erman The Scores.

Wednesday, September 29 Women’s soccer UNB 0 @ UdeM 2 Men’s soccer UNB 1 @ UdeM 1

Friday, October 1 Women’s basketball UNB 114 @ Holland College 31

Saturday, October 2 Women’s soccer UNB 3 vs. MUN 0 Men’s Soccer UNB 2 vs. MUN 0 Men’s hockey UNB 4 @ UMASS Amherst 3

Sunday, October 3 Women’s soccer UNB 1 vs. CBU 5 Men’s soccer UNB 0 vs. CBU 2 Women’s Basketball UNB 92 @ UPEI 52 Men’s Hockey UNB 3 @ Vermont 2

Christopher Cameron Sports Editor A rookie rarely is privileged enough to receive a starting position when joining a varsity team in university, but this year Erika Erman is an exception to this.

The Moncton native is the starting keeper for the Varsity Reds women’s soccer team this season, bringing her exceptional skill to a rebuilding program.

A first-year science kinesiology student, Erman sits down with the Brunswickan for the second edition of Red’s Future Faces.

Brunswickan: What brought you to UNB? Erika Erman: English. I attended a French high school and I found that I don’t like taking too many French classes. I thought that the transition would probably be a bit easier. Also, Andy approached me to come play with the team and I liked what the Varsity Reds program had to offer.

B: What assets do you bring to the Varsity Reds on and off the field?

EE: On the field I find that being a goalkeeper is a demanding spot because you can see the whole field. You have to direct your defense and see what is going on over the entire field.

B: What was the adjustment like going from high school to AUS soccer?

EE: Going from high school to AUS wasn’t that difficult for me because I played in higher-level soccer like provincial. If you just look at high school to the AUS though it is very different, especially with the organization and how the training goes. In high school there are always a few players on the team that want to play just for fun.

B: Playing a keeper involves a lot of pressure, aside from the pressure of being a first year athlete. How do you handle it?

EE: It is definitely hard to deal with all the stress and anxiety that comes with it. I find you just need to find a way to deal with it especially during a game. If you allow two or three goals, but you know they were good shots that you did your best to stop, you just need to see the difference between when it was your mistake and it wasn’t.

B: How did you find yourself becoming an AUS keeper?

EE: I started when I was seven playing defense. Then it was about five years ago that I was playing forward and our goalie got hurt. I was like ‘Hey, I’ll go in net’. It just started from there and it stuck. I like it more. It’s a lot more pressure, but way more exciting.

B: Do you find as a rookie do you find it intimidating no longer being the oldest player on the team?

EE: I feel the fact that I am the keeper kind of gives you a bit of an advantage fitting in because they (returning players) really have no choice to but to trust me to a certain extent. Our backline has three fifth year players so we had to find a trust, but it was still an adjustment to make.

B: Being away in your first year have you found it tough to make that adjustment?

EE: The adjustment is going well. I’m only from Moncton so it’s not too far from home. It’s easy to go home for the weekend and my parents come for every home game. They bring friends along which is exciting too.

16 • Oct. 6, 2010 • Issue 5 • Volume 144

The V-Reds get it right To the Point

Christopher Cameron

Last week the Varsity Reds released their new website design, incorporating more up to date online tools.

At first I was not happy with the change. This stems from the fact I used the old one so much I believe that I knew the coding behind everything you saw on the site (yes, I visited it that much).

After giving the new vreds.ca a chance, I began to see how vastly improved it was. The site it now incorporates their Facebook, Twitter, text message updates and the iPhone application (coming soon) into the Fan Zone. This is I noticed is where they are really getting it right.

Why not use the sites or tools their fans (university students) use daily.

Although I dislike Twitter due to the lack of a full news story, I use it, as does this newspaper. The V-Reds are using this tool to give score updates after the quarter, half or period allows fans that cannot attend to keep up to date on their favourite team. The men’s hockey team even has their own account that gives a near play by play of the game.

This is a little much maybe.

The downside to tweeting too much is that if one of your followers does not want an obscene amount of posts coming from one source and you may lose followers. This is where I am on the fence about the whole Twitter in sports.

Is too much of a good thing a bad thing?

The V-Reds have updates coming to us, but are too many updates going to drive the average follower away? I do not think so. This tool is overused in many respects, by a larger number of users. I could be wrong, but I do not believe this is the case here. They do not have the

funds to have someone updating a live box score on the site or live streaming every single game. Therefore this is the low budget solution.

There is also the Facebook page, which is essentially a news feed. This is where articles are linked and photos can be shared with the followers, much like a profile. Facebook is one of the most popular social media tools being used currently, so what better way to spread the news then to get your foot in the door. The user-friendly page has everything available without having to go to the site has me won over.

The feature I am most excited about is the new text updates. I need to know what is going on with sports. TSN has been doing this for a few years now. Let me tell you, when a trade is made in the NHL I know as soon as TSN does.

Lastly is the iPhone application. It is still not being released what to expect, but if the V-Reds continue on this trend of knowing what fans want, you should expect it to be great. I unfortunately do not have an iPhone and most students are probably not using one.

Most students tend to have something like my LG phone, nowhere near an iPhone. They may have missed the boat being so focused. Hopefully I am wrong, but I believe I am right on this one.

Overall I give the Reds an A- on the new site. The look is great, user-friendly, but it is a little busy and their tools are focused. A few little tweaks to it and it will be near perfect.

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Women’s soccer split weekend Reds beat Memorial; crushed by Cape Breton

Sean O’Neill Staff Writer The day after what Head Coach Andy Cameron termed “a great result”, the Varsity Reds women’s soccer team could not keep the momentum going.

The Reds beat the Memorial SeaHawks 3-0 to open the weekend.

Heather Amberry scored twice and Leandra Upton rounded out the result.

Rookie keeper Erika Erman was on her game Saturday, but Sunday was a different story for the Reds.

The dream of a weekend sweep was dashed by the Cape Breton University Capers as they beat UNB 5-1.

The Reds started the game perfectly as Elise Arseneau took advantage of miscommunication by Capers keeper Emily Gillet and defender Katherine Mills to give UNB a lead in only the second minute.

It was all Capers from then on.

Heather Marsh scored in the eleventh minute for the Capers and Nicholle Morrison gave the visitor’s the lead just before halftime as she intercepted a clearance from Reds keeper Ermen.

Any chance for the Reds to make it a game in the second half was shattered early when Kaelyn Burke scored five minutes into the half.

Alyssa Kavanaugh scored with a powerful header from a corner in the fifty-first minute and Burke added her second to make the final 5-1.

“We just got down early,” said Cameron on the team’s loss to CBU, “and lost the physical battles and in this league the team that gets confidence in the early stages of the game start tends to win and for

Third year Varsity Reds’ midfielder Elise Arseneau passes the ball past CBU defender Kyla Cunningham in Sunday AUS soccer action.

The Reds fell 5-1 to CBU after their 3-0 win versus MUN earlier in the weekend. Andrew Meade / The Brunswickan whatever reason we went from bad to worse.”

Scoring two minutes into a match should be a huge positive for the team, but it wasn’t the case for the Reds against CBU. “Normally it really gives you a positive start,” said Cameron, “I thought the start was good but we got down early and lost confidence and just started whacking the ball up the field instead of playing and it went from bad to worse.”

Coach Cameron is still optimistic

about his team’s chances.

“We’re only at about mid-season,” said Cameron, “I think we have six games after Thanksgiving so there’s still lots of points, but we can’t afford performances like today.”

The Varsity Reds currently sit in seventh, one point behind the Acadia Axewomen for the sixth and final playoff spot. The team resumes its schedule after the Thanksgiving break with road games against Cape Breton on Oct.16, and Mount Allison Oct. 17.