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STUDENTS UNHAPPY WITH GLUTEN-FREE OPTIONS

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Emma McPhee News Reporter Meal hall can be a dangerous place and that’s not referring to the raisins lurking in the apple pie.

For students with celiac disease, an allergy that makes people intolerant to gluten, eating anything that isn’t gluten-free can cause illness.

In the UNB/Sodexo Agreement, it is outlined that Sodexo must provide any required special diets to its patrons.

Sodexo has written up a gluten-free program that includes specific food items that they must have for each meal.

According to gluten-intolerant students, Sodexo is falling short of the mark.

“Some days they forget to deliver the gluten-free food. At the [start] of the year, the first two weeks or so it was pretty good but then they started to forget to deliver it and then some of it would be left in there for like five days at a time. It would even get blue mold and stuff on it,” said Brooke Day, a student with gluten intolerance.

When there is gluten-free food, it’s not varied.

“It’s kind of like there’s not really

many options,” Day said.

Day said she has eaten at both McConnell Hall and DKT and has had the same experience in each.

For students who fork over $3,900 for their meal plans, some students with celiac disease say they aren’t getting their money’s worth.

“I have the 200 meal plan and so far I’ve only eaten about 25 meals and that’s not even one a day,” Day said.

“I usually just eat in my room or go out and I have to spend more money on it when I’m already paying for [meals].”

Day said she isn’t the only student facing these problems.

“I have two other friends [with celiac disease] and one time one found blue mold in the container,” she said.

Stacie Cougle, the senior residence manager at McConnell Hall, said that she is conscious of the issue and is working to fix it.

“I have been working for a week and a half trying to get the gluten-free issues under control. [The food items] are now dated which is a help to both the staff and students. The management team is watching and making sure they are changed, or so I’ve been told,” she said.

Some students with celiac disease are finding it hard to find quality gluten-free food in meal hall. Adam Travis / The Brunswickan However, the general manager of Sodexo at UNB, Tim Thorton, said he is not aware of any problems with the gluten-free program.

“We have not received any negative feedback on the gluten-free program that is offered in residence dining services. The product is made daily in a central location by one of our chefs and

then distributed to each of the dining halls,” he said.

“We have not experienced any production issues and we have adjusted our production for this program to ensure that we do not have any shortfalls for customers with gluten-free allergies.”

Day said that the problem isn’t solely caused by Sodexo.

“People use the regular bread in the gluten-free toasters so if a student with gluten intolerance put their bread in there, they’d be sick for like three days,” she said.

“Even the [gluten free] microwaves – some people use them, and even if it’s just a crumb, that could make you very sick.”

Three positions still vacant after by-election Cherise Letson News Editor Though some positions still remained vacant, the UNB Student Union by-election was a success, says UNBSU president Ben Whitney.

Last year’s by-election turnout was high due to the bus pass referendum question. On average, a UNBSU by-election gets around 400 votes. This year’s by-election brought out 553 votes.

“All things considered I thought it went pretty well. We got a good number of positions and the voter turnout I would have liked to be higher,” Whiney said. “But historically speaking it was about the average we would normally get in a by-election.”

Positions filled were Renaissance College, LBGTQ, accessibility, international and residence representatives. The student at large, SUB and Brunswickan board positions were also filled.

The nursing, science and education representative positions remain vacant because no one ran from the respective faculties. They will remain vacant until the UNBSU election next year.

Whitney said the UNBSU did their best to promote the election to fill all positions, including talking with specific facilities, however no

Renaissance College Representative: Emilie Chiasson Student at Large: Bobby Cole SUB Board Representatives: Liam Guitard and Gordon Mihan Accessibility Representative: Jeremy Murray LBGTQ Representative: Lee Thomas Residence Student Representative: Arielle Rechnitzer International Student Representative: Ajayi Oluwaronke Brunswickan Undergraduate Representative: Bobby Cole Brunswickan Graduate Representative: Maria Davis Nursing Representative: Vacant Science Representative: Vacant Education Representative: Vacant one pulled through.

“We did have some interest in the position,” Whitney said. “We have people coming in to talk to us and the biggest with the people who were initially interested, was just around the time. They were too busy, they didn’t feel they had the time to dedicate to that.”

The new councillors will join the council table on Nov. 3 and Whitney is looking forward to it.

“I’m just really excited to get to work with the new councillors right away,” he said.

553

Ballots Cast

9,279 Total Registered Voters

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RLCCS FIXES TIM HORTONS UCARD PROBLEM

Emma McPhee News Reporter Students have been dishing out more money to get their coffee fix, but now they can take it out of their meal cards.

As of Friday afternoon the new full-service Tim Hortons in the SUB, which opened a month ago, wasn’t accepting U NB student UCards as a method of payment.

But as of Monday morning, they were up and running.

“It was always the plan for the new SUB Tim Hortons to accept funds from the UCard as payment,” said James Brown, former executive director of Residential Life, Campus and Conference Services (RLCCS).

“We’ve just run into some unforeseen complications between the card readers and cash registers, and it’s taking some time to resolve.”

The compatibility issue wasn’t discovered until the retail outlet opened on Sept. 17 and Brown said he has been working with all parties to resolve the issue.

“The readers and registers which were ordered from the transaction provider at the time of Tims construction were intended to take the UCard, and the incompatibility was discovered only at the point that Tims actually opened,” he said.

“The transaction provider [was] working with the UCard Office, Tims and Sodexo to create a longterm solution, and in the interim,

we are installing readers which will accept the UCard.”

In past years, the Tim Hortons outlet at the SUB has accepted student cards.

The SUB Tim Hortons is a popular spot for students and its inability to accept UCards caused inconvenience to many.

“It was just more convenient when they had the UCard because it’s my ID. I have it with me all the time,” said student Jessica Doucette.

“You’re so used to using it.”

All students in the residence system pay for a $3,900 meal plan with the option of having either $100 or $300 dollars in dining cash to spend at the various retail outlets around the UNB campus. Not being able to use this cash at the SUB Tim Hortons means some students were spending money for something they had already paid for.

“Instead of just using money that’s on your UCard you’re using the extra cash that you have on you.

I go to Tim Hortons more than I go to any other place in the SUB so [I’ve] probably used more than half of what I have on my UCard,” Doucette said. “[Students] are already pouring cash out of their pockets instead of the things they could be using out of their UCards.”

Brown said that it was in Sodexo’s best interests to fix the problem as quickly as possible “Sodexo [is] delighted to be tak-

The new full-service Tims opened in the SUB a month ago and only began accepting UCards Monday.

Karsten Saunders / The Brunswickan ing the UCard at Tims as an additional form of payment; providing students with the convenience of using it will increase their revenues

there,” he said.

Ultimately, the issue was the responsibility of the executive director of RLCCS and not Sodexo.

“I’m very sorry that students [were] being inconvenienced in this way,” Brown said.

Harrison House getting ready to murder pumpkin Connor Jay The Brunswickan Got nothing to do Halloween night?

Like watching things explode on impact? Enjoy cult-like ceremonies? Fancy yourself a fan of organized pumpkin destruction? Then the Great Pumpkin Sacrifice is the event for you.

The Great Pumpkin Sacrifice is back once again for its 41st year. What started with a Harrison House resident throwing a small pumpkin out of a window many moons ago has become the longest-standing university tradition in all of Canada.

Nicole Deyarmond and Allan MacLean are the loyal guardians for the Great Pumpkin Sacrifice this year and are in charge of directing the entire ceremony. They’ve have been involved with the ceremony in some capacity for the past two years, so they’re experienced pumpkin sacrificers, ensuring that this will be a spectacle for the ages.

What in the world is the Great Pumpkin Sacrifice? This long-standing tradition put on by Harrison House features a large pumpkin being dropped from the roof of Harrison House. This year’s pumpkin will weigh in at around 450 pounds after carving, so you know it’s going to be an event not to miss.

Deyarmond said like many traditions, the ceremony has evolved and changed over the years.

“All traditions go through small

changes, but as long as well-established customs are maintained, the tradition can maintain its significance,” she said.

The tradition represents the academic harvest for the school year. The ceremony aims to unify the residence, give thanks for the opportunities that are to be had at UNB and to hope for academic success for everyone in Harrison House as well as across campus.

The event is taken very seriously, with actors dressed according to tradition.

The pumpkin is even carved in a specific way. The pumpkin features the face of the Roman god Janus. This Roman god was two-faced, with a happy face, and a sad face. This represents that some students are happy with the “crop reaped from the harvest,” while others are not.

Why should you go to the Great Pumpkin Sacrifice? Well, if seeing a 450 lb pumpkin obliterated doesn’t get your juices flowing, it’s also a fantastic way to support Harrison House and be involved with the residence community.

Deyarmond said she is thankful for the support the event has.

“Our residence community is very closely-knit and the continued support from other houses is very much appreciated.”

You must be a Harrison House resident or alumni to be involved in the ceremony, but all are invited to watch.

The pumpkin will drop at 10 p.m.

Oct. 31.

The Great Pumpkin Sacrafice is the longest-standing university tradition in Canada.

Sandy Chase / The Brunswickan

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12 Hours for the Homeless happening this weekend

Brandon Ramey The Brunswickan Some Frederictonians will become homeless this weekend – but only for 12 hours and a cause.

The Chrysalis House in Fredericton is holding their annual “12 Hours for the Homeless” event this Saturday, where teams set up cardboard shelters and spend the night in Officer’s Square from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.

Julie Daigle, executive director of Chrysalis House, is excited for the event and hopes students will be too.

“It’s nice to see students giving back to the community and volunteering,” Daigle said.

Homelessness is a serious concern throughout the province of New Brunswick and in the city of Fredericton, even for youth.

“Youth are often the underdog, as they are looked upon as not as

vulnerable as a child,” Daigle said.

Chrysalis House, located in Fredericton, receives approximately 3040 referrals per year. They will assist anywhere from 20-25 youth every year, a number that has been steady throughout the years.

Daigle said it’s hard to understand the scope of youth homelessness.

“Homelessness in youth is more prevalent to even capture,” she said.

Dealing with so many homeless youth every year will add up to a costly bill for the Chrysalis House.

12 Hours for the Homeless is one way that the Chrysalis House will fundraise money to go towards their cause.

“Our goal is usually $50,000 but annually we usually fundraise between $20,000 to $30,000 during 12 Hours for the Homeless,” Daigle said.

12 Hours for the Homeless is

Teams will be setting up cardboard shelters in Officers Square this weekend to raise money for Chrysalis House. Hansika Gunaratne / The Brunswickan volved in their community and be packed full of different events to not there are people without homes. only show the effects of homelessness “Sometimes we tend to external- exposed to the reality of homelessize the issue and act as if it is not ness,” Daigle said. but also to have a good time.

12 Hours for the Homeless takes Bobby Gaudet, a social work stu- happening in our town or country,” place Saturday in Officer’s Square dent at St. Thomas University who said Gaudet.

The lack of knowledge of home- from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. To sign up plans to attend the event, said it’s a great cause for the city. lessness in the city is just one reason a team, call 451-4767, or email “It’s a really important program,” for someone to attend 12 Hours for Yit4767@rogers.com. Those who said Gaudet. “It allows people to see the Homeless. Daigle said student don’t wish to participate are encourthat there is an issue of homeless- participation has always been strong aged to stop by the event. ness.” in the past and the organizers hope He said for some it’s hard to for the same result this year. fathom that in a city like Fredericton “It’s nice to see students get in-

This week in council: Oct. 20 Cherise Letson News Editor The UNBSU is creating a committee to address student concerns about mental health on campus.

The motion to form the committee came out of the discussion about campus mental health services during council Sunday night. The discussion was started by UNBSU vice-president internal Jenn Connolly.

“Mental health is a big issue that us as a union we are pursuing this year because it impacts pretty much every portion of your life,” Connolly said. “It affects your academics, it affects social, so we’re looking to see how you guys feel about how the university is handling student mental health and ways we should go about approaching it.”

Connolly cited statistics from a recently released caucus report which interviewed students from 44 universities, including UNB. According to the report 20.4 per cent of the respondents said that

anxiety affected their grades and 17.3 per cent said depression affected their grades. 38.6 per cent attributed sleep difficulty to a decrease in grades and 38.6 per cent cited stress.

“Obviously those are very high numbers, and I think it’s really important try to do everything that we can break that stigma of mental health and to promote better living and just helping other students out,” Connolly said.

Council discussed issues that they and other students had with counselling service on campus, including wait lists.

“Through experience as a proctor I definitely had students in residence who were on waiting lists for months and months and really needed to get in,” said student at large Andrew Steeves. “It was really frustrating from my point of view just to see all that. From a proctor’s point of view you’re there to help them but you’re not a counsellor and it definitely adds to your stress.”

The quality of counselling received

on campus was also brought up.

“I thought that the counselling here was lacking, at best,” said one councillor. “I was dealing with some stressful situations and they said ‘Oh, you should learn how to breathe’ and I was like ‘O.K., I need something beyond that. I saw two different ones and they were both garbage.”

The councillor went on to say he felt like counsellor was not really listening to his concerns.

“It was kind of like they were coming out of a textbook and telling you what you should do and not actually listening to you. Which I thought really wasted my time.”

The motion to create a committee was brought forward by UNBSU president Ben Whitney. The committee will consist of Whitney, Connolly, three general councillors and two ordinary students. The committee will report back to council in two meetings.

UNBSU starting Language Portal

Stress Buster Week in the works

The UNBSU is once again creating a Language Portal program where students who wish to learn a different language can meet up with another student who speaks it.

“We’re in the early stages of organizing it and we’re looking for volunteers,” said UNBSU vice-president internal Jenn Connolly.

Students sign up if they’re interested in volunteering to help another person speak a language. They can also list the languages they’d like to learn.

The service was created two years ago, but fell to the wayside last year.

Connolly said she’s excited for the service and has already has 10 students signed up.

UNBSU vice-president internal Jenn Connolly will be organizing Stress Buster Week taking place from Dec. 9 to Dec. 13. Connolly said there are plans to have a dog room, piñata smash, free yoga and arts and crafts. Other suggestions include Student Union flash mob, a nap room, decorating cupcakes and cookies, Cellar trivia and kindergarten day.

Internal committee further exploring academic anonymity The UNBSU internal committee said they will be surveying students about their experiences with bias, both positive and negative, to see if academic anonymity on midterms and exams should be implemented.

If it’s found that 15 or more per cent of students have experienced bias during their years at UNB, they will actively pursue academic anonymity.

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Spotted at UNB creators say group is

Nick Murray Editor-in-Chief Forget clubs, societies and sports teams: a new Facebook group at UNB has suddenly hooked students into a fun yet arguably addictive – in a good way – sense of community on campus.

The group is called “Spotted at UNB,” and it’s arguably the hottest topic among student social media users this semester.

The group is a forum – for lack of a better term – where students can relay anonymous messages through the group’s administrators, who then post the message on the group and on Twitter for others to see, “like” and comment on.

Me s s age s r a nge f rom compl iments from secret admirers to criticisms, and from public announcements to simple shout-outs.

But it’s the anonymity of the group that has made it so intriguing, not only from those who post on it and those who get “spotted,” but from the group’s administrators who also remain anonymous.

In an exclusive interview with The Brunswickan, the administrators – there are multiple people managing the group – explained that it started as a new “start-up venture” for a group of business enthusiasts.

“During a brief period when one of the admins was attending a different Canadian university, he noticed a trend that was catching on called Spotted. The concept was still very early at that point in time,” the group said over Facebook’s private messaging system. “He then transferred to UNB. The idea stuck in his head and during one or our meetings when we were brainstorming he brought it up and we pursued it.

We are very interested in business and are always looking for new opportunities and love to start up new ventures. It’s a collective passion of ours.”

They launched the group on April 9th, 2013 and three days later they posted a picture from inside the cafeteria of the Student Union Building wishing everybody good luck on their final exams.

They went on to post 11 more updates before going silent for summer vacation, only to resurface on Sept.

13 with a post saying: “To the girl I overheard that suggested skipping stats class to go to buckets . . . you’re doing Friday right.”

The post got 58 “likes” and from there, the group’s popularity skyrocketed. They gained 39 new “likes” on the page in the first week after the post, 187 over the next two weeks and more than 2,000 since the start of October.

The rapid growth in popularity was something they weren’t expecting.

“We had high hopes and expectations for the page and we definitely expected it to grow. However, we

didn’t realize how quickly it would take off at such a rapid pace,” the Spotted at UNB administrators said.

“The main thing we have learned is that you have to be very proactive with social media and also have to be prepared for anything and everything that may arise. Also we didn’t know when exactly it would ‘take off,’ we only had a rough idea.”

According to the page’s Facebook analytics, “Spotted” users created 2,597 stories about the page during the week of Oct. 6 – “stories” are created whenever somebody likes, comments, shares, or mentions the page, among other actions.

But along with the group’s popularity, it has also generated some criticism and concern. While many posts commend good deeds and accomplishments, along with a few funny chirps and random posts, other users have used the group to check out coeds on campus by referencing their looks and physique.

The group’s popularity has also attracted the attention of UNB officials who have been monitoring the group for inappropriate posts.

Director of Student Affairs & Services, R ice Fuller, issued this statement on behalf of the university: “We are aware of the page and we have some concerns about it. A few insensitive and inappropriate posts have been brought to our attention; therefore we do our best to keep an eye on what’s being posted. These are open spaces and people are free to express themselves,” the statement read.

Fuller said the university encour-

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meant for sense of community ages those who feel their safety or well being has been effected by a post on the page, to bring their concerns to them. He said if the university sees a post that is threatening or harassing, they would intervene.

“Everyone should remember that what they post today can haunt them tomorrow. I encourage everyone, not just students, to think prior to posting,” he added.

“Having said all this I wouldn’t want to leave the impression that we think that all (or even most) of the postings are bad or negative. Some postings are downright hilarious and others are very positive and heartfelt and promote the sense of community that we want to have here at UNB.” The Spotted at UNB administrators were made aware of the statement through the interview with The Brunswickan, and assured users that they have their best interests in mind.

“We are constantly learning how to improve our standards everyday in hope to create a page that shares the same sense of community that UNB embraces. We are also willing to work with student affairs to further ensure we are not offending any students,” they said. “If a post offends a student, we will remove it immediately and will take measure to ensure to offence doesn’t happen again. We also encourage that students review the community standards and the ‘about’ section of our page before posting.”

The group even posted a notice, which they pinned to the top of the page, reminding students of the

Facebook Community Standards and of the expectations of the page.

“All messages that we have received from students that were in conf lict with our standards were asked to reconsider their post, although with the recent overf low of messages, a few may have been missed unintentionally,” the administrators said. “We are always trying to be consistent.”

They’ve only had to hold back a few posts from making it on the page, but their entire purpose of making the group wasn’t for anyone to be offended or objectified.

“We are not trying to create a page where people are being objectified; unfortunately, it is a symptom of the concept. Our members range in the ways they communicate. Most students have good intentions with their posts,” they said. “However, their communication style may still be offensive to some. Not accepting a message based on their style of communication would be offensive to that student. This is a challenge we face when trying to cater to all students. We do our best to read between the lines.”

Emily Carpenter is a fourth year business student who believes she was “spotted” through the group’s Twitter page. The tweet, sent from an anonymous user of course, said: “To the chick carrying the white box in the tight black jeans; I love your ass.”

Carpenter said she’s 97 per cent sure the post was about her because it matches her description and what she was doing on the day it was

posted. But despite the reference to her behind, which some may find offensive, Carpenter said she was flattered and didn’t see it as a derogatory comment.

“I guess it was nice to see that someone noticed, or like, someone paid attention. I don’t know. You’re also like ‘Who is it?’ and you want to know who was creeping on you,” Carpenter said. “It’s def initely a compliment but it’s not like a bad feeling. It’s a confidence boost.”

Carpenter said part of the intrigue is not knowing who took the time to write about her. While it would be nice to know, knowing would ruin the “secret admirer” aspect of the group. She said if she found out who it was, and it was somebody she didn’t know, she would be curious about them and look them up. “[The group] is kind of creepy [in a good way]. It’s kind of weird to know people are watching people.

You know it’s happening but now they’re documenting it,” she said.

“It’s not creepy in like disturbing creepy, it’s just like Facebook and Twitter [creeping] where everyone is watching everyone and commenting on what they’re doing and everyone gets to see it.”

With all the anonymous crushes now documented in an inbox somewhere, it’s safe to say the administrators have a ton of dirt on people’s lives. But they say there’s no risk in posting to the group, and people shouldn’t be worried that their posts will see the public light.

“We have ZERO intentions of compromising a student’s privacy

because we have their best intentions in mind,” the administrators said. “It is always our priority to ensure that students’ identities are safe when they contribute to our page.”

W h i le U N B’s s p ot ted page launched last April, it’s still one of the newest in Canada.

After a simple Facebook search, The Brunswickan found more than 30 “Spotted at” pages at various universities across Canada – including one for St. Thomas University that was launched earlier this month.

Acadia, St. Francis Xavier, Dalhousie and the University of Prince Edward Island are among those also in the Maritimes, with the most popular of the 30 pages coming from the University of Ottawa which has more than 13,000 “likes” on the page – as of Oct. 20, UNB’s had 2,708.

But after looking into these pages, nine of them showed interesting similarities.

Pages linked to Brock, Dalhousie, Guelph, Ryerson, Simon Fraser, Trent, Windsor and the Universities of Toronto and Victoria were all launched on the exact same day – March 24, 2013.

Along with the date launch, all pages also had similar posts – one was a meme relating to exams which was also posted on the exact same day, Oct. 18, 2013 on each of the nine pages except for Windsor’s. The descriptions in each of the nine pages are also identical.

A request has been placed to Facebook to verify if the nine pages were

launched, a nd a re b ei ng maintained, by the same user.

UNB’s page did not match any of the similarities shown in the nine groups aside from the first line of the description, and as the administrators said earlier, the idea came from one of them who transferred to UNB. “The group description is shared among all the Spotted pages,” the Spotted at UNB administrators said. “We have no affiliation with the other pages.”

But like every student at UNB, the administrators too will have to someday graduate like the rest of us.

The fate of the page after the admins graduate remains to be seen, but they’re having a lot of fun creating something everybody can enjoy.

“The future of Spotted depends on its success and demand for the page. However, students can be assured that we want the best for them and we will remove all content when the time comes,” they said.

“It’s more work than fun but it’s rewarding. Staying anonymous is just an essential aspect to the Spotted concept, however that’s not why we enjoy it. Our fulfilment comes from seeing others enjoy it, as well as experiencing the growth of something we created, similar to a parent raising their child.”

For the full Q&A with the Spotted at UNB administrators, visit Thebruns.ca

THE BRUNS OPINION editor@thebruns.ca

Richard Kemick Opinions Columnist Hello, My name is Richard.

First off, thank you for not doing this during tourist season. It’s hard enough getting people to visit me out here.

Second off, thank you again – this time for making my job so much easier. In all honesty, thinking of things to write about each week is proving a bit more difficult than I had originally thought. One can only make so many jokes about how each night University President Eddy Campbell may or may not strip down and roll around in his mountain of cash while listening to the Atlas Shrugged book-on-tape.

But last week when I saw all of your toothless grins (toothless because most of you were born during the Spanish Inquisition) I knew exactly what I was going to write about, as I watched all of you doing . . . well . . . not a hell of a lot.

Because in reality, I’m fairly certain my eel-inspired dance moves do more to reduce unwanted pregnancies than all of you standing there like an exhibit in an wax museum. If you ever become actually interested in reducing the rate of unwanted pregnancies in this province and city, instead of just rubbing yourselves up against vague religious principles like sheep in heat, there are plenty of options to choose from.

Instead of standing on the sidewalk for forty days, looking like the lost escapees of a seniors home, you could instead stand guard along the various Rapist’s Paradise trails that lead to and from the university, that both the city and the university have no interest in improving.

I know you people aren’t one for

“facts” or “statistical proof,” but did you know that Fredericton has the third-highest sexual assault rate in the country?

Or if nighttime hours aren’t your thing, you could spend forty days volunteering at libraries across the province in order to help improve our deplorable literacy rate, because a well-educated population has a significantly lower rate of unwanted pregnancies than a poorly educated one. You could volunteer at Fredericton’s sexual assault hotline.

You could even, God forbid, hand out condoms at the various clubs downtown that reek of bathroom stall impregnation.

When you actually begin to think about it, the list of the other things that you could be doing to actively decrease the amount of New Brunswick’s unwanted pregnancies is nearly infinite. That’s because your form of “activism” does absolutely nothing. In fact, as far as deterring unwanted pregnancies goes, I’m pretty sure that standing on a street corner holding up cartoon pictures of a fetus only ranks above tying your shoelaces and taking a poop.

Though perhaps the best rebuttal to you is simply consulting your own argument. This morning, when I walked past the section of sidewalk you’ve commandeered like a street gang, I saw one of you holding a sign that declared, “Choose Life!”

At first I thought a socially conscious and intellectually apt mind had finally infiltrated your ranks.

Upon talking with the gentleman, however, I was sadly disappointed.

Choosing life IS pro-choice! Even half of the words in your sign are against you. Pro-choice is not the equivalent of anti-child, though the longer I talked with the gentleman, the more I was leaning in that

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An open letter to the “40 Days for Life” protestors

The Morgentaler Clinic in Fredericton is often the sight of pro-life protests.

Karsten Saunders / The Brunswickan direction.

Do you realize that you are harmful to your own argument because you make the people who think abortions should not be utilized as much as they are in this country (people with whom I identify) look like the sandwich-board fanatics that you are? You are traitorous to your own cause, confusing a moral dilemma with a legal issue.

The one thing I remember my high school debate coach teaching me (before he kicked me off the team for swearing too often) was that an issue is “something that there are at least two valid points with which there is some form of opposition to

each other; it isn’t necessary for you to agree with either point but it is necessary to see the validity of each point.” Whether or not we should invade Syria – that’s an issue. How to reduce deforestation while still ensuring loggers can feed themselves and their families – another issue.

Whether dogs are better than cats – even that’s an issue! Abortion is not an issue. It is not an issue because there is no longer a valid legal side opposing it. There is the side based in rational understanding of civil rights and scientific fact, and then there’s the side who can’t tell the difference between the church and the legislature. A woman’s right to

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choose is as much of an issue as a woman’s right to vote.

If you are interested in coming down from your ideological ivory tower any time soon, the city would thank you for it. Because you, the protestors outside the Morgentaler clinic, are to free speech what alchemy is to science: an embarrassing footnote of the stupid shit we used to believe five hundred years ago.

Thanks again and feel free to write me back.

Sincerely, Richard Kemick richard.kemick@thebruns.ca

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October 23, 2013 • Issue 08 • Volume 147 • 9

Rexton protests bring environmental and social risks to light

Protesters in Rexton clashed with RCMP officers who were serving a court injunction. Submitted / Creative Commons Cody Jack The Brunswickan If you haven’t heard of shale gas at this point, you probably have at least heard its name in the media recently following the events in Rexton.

What took place this past week has stirred up a variety of questions not only about shale gas but larger societal issues as well. Such topics range from shale gas itself, civil disobedience, the role of the police, the role of government, aboriginal treaty rights and land claims, just to name a few.

For me, this story further illustrates what the roles of the police and government are in maintaining the fundamental nature of society: the generation of profits. Although some argue that governments are for the people by the people, this province has seen time and time again how consecutive governments have sold this province out from underneath us in the “hope” of job creation and the generation of wealth.

Well, the jobs have been short-

lived and the wealth has long since left the province. This province has never really seen the benefits of the past get-rich-quick schemes. People only have to walk by the huge and mostly vacant buildings that once housed the call centres that dotted New Brunswick. “Wealth creation” does not mean wealth creation for the people of this province.

Knowing this history, it comes as no surprise that citizens, left with little other recourse, turned to extrajudicial action in an attempt to bring about change, or rather, stop it. They are aware that shale gas is a bell that cannot be un-rung. And instead of making them out to be “haters of development” or “welfare bums” or “privileged Indians,” we should instead understand that their fight is our fight and goes beyond shale gas.

The people who are struggling in Rexton are struggling, yes for themselves, but for everyone else as well. Sure there will be jobs created by shale gas exploration, but the environmental and social risks associated shale gas will most likely

not outweigh the associated shortterm gain.

There has been much research done by neut ral part ies (Chief Medical Officer of New Brunswick and professors at UNB) that cast light on, or even illustrate how little we know about, the environmental and societal impact of shale gas. But instead of heeding the warnings of such reports, the government has said “we will take this into consideration” while thinking up the regulations needed to “protect” the environment while maintaining profitability for the gas companies.

This process neglects the fact that the possible harm caused by shale gas exploration cannot be undone.

A moratorium wou ld be t he right course of action. But there are hurdles to this, as Quebec is finding out now. Quebec has placed a moratorium on shale gas exploration and extraction while research into its environmental and societal impact is taking place. All companies had to cease their operations. One company, Lone Pine Resources Inc., is

suing the Quebec Government for damages of $250 million through the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). This could and most likely would be the case in New Brunswick.

The laws in this province and in this country and international agreements such as NAFTA protect private property and the generation of wealth from said property. Because the moratorium halted exploration, the company and its investors have lost significant amounts of money.

NAFTA gives companies the ability to seek recourse for lost profits even if a sovereign government is protecting the environment and its population. Any government that forgets its role has to pay the price.

Aboriginal people and non-aboriginals in Rexton threatened the very foundation of society and that is why they had to be shut down.

The government and the police must protect and enforce those laws.

Again, far too often we have confused the role of the government and the police from what their es-

sential role is: the maintenance of private property and profitability. It has been argued by most politicians that a compromise needs to be made between public good and corporate profits. Sadly, most compromises leave both parties unhappy, and one of those parties is much more influential than the other.

With all the mounting inadequacy of the traditional political system, we wonder why some people have turned to ourselves for answers and not the paternalistic voices of politicians. The political system has tied its own hands on this issue. It is time we worked together in solidarity with First Nations to bring about progressive change in this province.

I am certain that we can find much more creative solutions, to use a jazzing business term, that does not compromise our integrity, our environment or ourselves without bowing to the will of corporations.

W T VIEO N I P

on What’s YOUR s week? i h t d n i m

Who is a celebrity in your guilt-free three?

Shawn G. Rivoire

Zach Fitch

Brianna Morehouse

Niki Brown

Butch Mallory

“Miley Cyrus.”

“Zooey Deschanel.”

“Robert Downey Jr.”

“Joseph Gordon-Levitt.“

“Aishwarya Rai.”

Rory Keys

Taylor Johnston

Katie Bull

Chris Barclay

Courtney Williams

“Mila Kunis.”

“Jake Johnson.”

“Andrew Garfield.”

“Selena Gomez.”

“Max Greenfield.”

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THE BRUNS

ARTS

48 Hour Film Competition “Having fun and making films”

arts@thebruns.ca

Tess Allen Arts Reporter Seb Salazar always wanted to make a movie.

But despite taking some f ilm courses at New York’s Bard College in the late 1990s, life had other plans for the Peru native, who eventually wound up working as a city planner for the City of Fredericton.

Last weekend, however, when Salazar was finally presented with the opportunity to realize his lifelong dream – or at least a sevenminute version of it – he didn’t hesitate.

“I’ve always wanted to do the 48 Hour Film Competition but for one reason or another I always had commitments or I was never here.

So I finally said, ‘this is the year,’ ” said Salazar.

“It’s on my bucket list.”

Salazar was just one of the many Fredericton film lovers who came out in droves last Friday for the launch

of the sixth annual 48 Hour Film Competition, an event co-producer Robert Gray said has only grown exponentially since its Fredericton debut.

“I started here about five years ago and I had done a similar kind of competition in Vancouver. In that [competition], the entry fee was like 250 bucks, and it was crews of people off TV shows, which is great in a place like Vancouver – but here the point is just people having fun and making films,” said the University of New Brunswick associate professor, adding that Fredericton’s entry fee is just $35.

“We started with nine teams the first year and now we’re up to 21 the last two years, which is quite astonishing. We’re not a very big city, but when we decide to do something, we do it.”

Gray said participants range from students to local professionals.

“I just think that in Fredericton, [people] get excited to try new

things and do things together. I think that there are a lot of people here that considered, or thought of, or wanted to make films but just hadn’t made the leap,” he said.

“It’s basically like having a weeklong slumber party with your friends and making a film and yelling at them a bit. Yeah, we’re all incredibly busy and we don’t really have time for these things, but it’s a weekend you’ll remember for the rest of the year.”

The concept of the ever-expanding event, organized by Film Studies UNB and the New Brunswick Film Co-op, is simple: teams write, shoot and edit a film of seven minutes [or less] in 48 hours. This year’s event began on Friday at 5 p.m., when teams picked up their “inspiration packages” containing one photograph, one location and one object.

The contents of the packages, which are assembled by each team prior to the event and then entered into a random draw, must somehow

be incorporated into each team’s final product.

In its first five years, the 48 Hour Film Competition has prompted the creation of 69 short films from a wide range of genres, including comedy, thriller and even a few musicals.

Several of the films have even gone on to be featured in North American film festivals.

Benjamin Dugdale and his teammates opted for something a little out of the ordinary last year. They created a black and white silent German horror film, and ended up snagging third place. This year, they hope to wow judges once again.

“I’m worried because last year I just didn’t even sleep, but I feel good too because [this year] we have a little bit more of an idea of what we’re doing. I also met people last year that I’m excited about competing with again,” said the University of New Brunswick undergrad, adding that his team would like their product to be somewhat surreal once

UNB students were among the many competitors in this year’s 48 Hour Film Competition. Twitter / @Wroughterly and @b_thoro

again, depending on the contents of their inspiration package.

Jessica Allison, a local esthetician, was feeling similarly excited – and concerned about her sleep schedule – at Friday evening’s launch.

“I do makeup and special effects for my team, so I’m here to make everybody look good or bad depending on what the theme is,” said Allison, whose team is competing for the third time this year.

“We have a lot of fun. We’re really tired usually by the end of it, but it’s a really great learning experience, and it’s amazing to see everything that goes into it in 48 hours.”

All submissions for this year’s event were judged Tuesday and will be screened on Thursday, Oct. 24 at 6:30 p.m. in Tilley Hall room 102.

Awards will also be announced at that time.

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Getting real with Frontiers in Real Estate

Frontiers in Real Estate is on display at the Connexion Artist-Run Centre until Friday. Karsten Saunders / The Brunswickan Tess Allen Arts Reporter A 2011 stint as a heritage carpenter in Halifax, N.S. proved to be much more than just a paycheque for visual artist Chris Foster.

“I was learning about how old buildings fit together and why they last the test of time . . . and what I found is that a lot of contemporary architecture is not built to last,” said Foster.

“It made me start to think about . . . what has happened in Canada in the last 10 years around environmental policy, how the current status quo is not sustainable and we are on the precipice of crisis.”

These themes of sustainability and conservation are what inspired the creation of Foster’s Frontiers in Real Estate, an artwork of prints, collages and sculptures now on display at Fredericton’s Connexion Artist-Run Centre on 440 York St.

“The motivation for this work was living in Halifax, this very old city, and trying to develop an understanding of history, and using the aesthetics of that history to discuss contemporary issues and concerns. [These themes] correlate on an abstract level,” said the multidisciplinary artist, who now lives in Toronto.

The exhibit – launched on Sept. 26 and slated to run until Oct. 25 – implements custom-built model wooden homes mounted on the backs of pickup trucks, as well as a series of vivid screenprints and intricate illustrations in a collection that Foster calls “accessible, detailed and nostalgic.”

“The exhibit [demonstrates] an interest in traditional forms and . . . regional vernacular architecture,” said Foster, who graduated from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in 2008.

“The screen prints reference colonialera historical landscapes, the collage

works are from National Geographics from the 1950s and the sculptures use historical architecture from Nova Scotia.”

It’s an exhibit John Edward Cushnie, executive director of Connexion ArtistRun Centre, was thrilled to showcase.

“What he’s talking about in this exhibition is a playful relationship with the idea of the end of the world [with] global warming, and these sorts of concerns about the urban landscape and property values, which is super interesting at this point in time,” said Cushnie, who calls Foster’s work “vibrant and fresh.”

So much so, in fact, that it was the gallery’s highest-attended opening since its foundation.

Foster believes this is due to the “fun” nature of the work.

“I think some of the work has a dark sense of humour to it,” he said, adding that he hopes to see interest in the exhibit stay strong until its conclusion on Friday, Oct. 25.

“Connexion Artist-Run Centre is a pretty amazing institution and I hope their community support continues to build.”

Connexion Artist-Run Centre is located on 440 York St. and is open regularly Tuesday – Friday from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.

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October 23, 2013 • Issue 08 • Volume 147 • 13

Songs of the week.

TDE- BET Cypher Every year, Black Entertainment Television holds the BET Hip Hop Awards, where trophies are presented, artists perform and pre-taped freestyles from different groups of rappers are aired. This year, the California record label TDE had a few of their artists represent them in a cypher, and though it is not a song, the six minutes of rhyming are some of the most important and talked-about in hip hop this year. Most of this is thanks to Kendrick Lamar, who at first directs a message toward all rappers: “I hate y’all, I’d do anything to replace y’all,” before getting more specific, and firing shots at Drake, saying “nothing’s been the same since they dropped control/and tucked a sensitive rapper back in his pyjama clothes.” To many, Drake and Kendrick are the two most promising young artists in the genre, and Kendrick is making it clear that he does not want to share the #1 position. He ends his verse by stating “King Kendrick,” and with his universally acclaimed album, good kid, m.A.A.d city, almost a year old, it is hard to argue that 2013 has not been Kendrick’s year. Drake, the ball is in your court.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 23 You picked up a Bruns! Groovy.

The Darcys and Still Life Still 10 p.m. at the Capital, $12 at door

THURSDAY, OCT. 24 SUUNS, We Are Wolves, and Royal Canoe 10 p.m. at the Capital, $14 at door

Shad- He Say She Say As a socially-conscious indie rapper from Canada, Shad has a lot going against him, but he knows his role and plays it well. On his fourth album, Flying Colours, the London, O.N. rapper pushes his limits by exploring new topics and sounds, while staying true to what has made him so popular in his homeland. On the track “He Say She Say,” the laid-back jazz beat allows Shad to tell the story of a struggling rapper and his girlfriend trying to stay together. “And you would always say wait ‘til I’m the unsigned hype/the best 10 freshmen/the new star,” he says, and though the song is from the perspective of fictional characters, it is one that could certainly be inspired by the rapper’s life. Although he has been compared to introspective rappers like Talib Kweli and Common, Shad has never found the mainstream success that they have, and when he says “I wanted to do a verse about how they work it out,” you hope that it does – for both the relationship, and Shad’s career.

Jeunesses Musicales Canada: Stephane Tetreault (cello) 7:30 p.m. at le Centre communautaire Sainte-Anne, $13 student tickets

FRIDAY, OCT. 25 Cinema Politica: The People of the Kattawapiskak River 7 p.m. at Conserver House, 180 St John St., admission by donation KENmode, Full of Hell, Hard Charger and Cavern 10:30 p.m. at The Capital, $10 at door Live at the Blue Lounge open mic night, 7 p.m. in the blue room, FREE

Lucius- Turn It Around Since the release of their self-titled EP last year, Lucius have signed a record deal, been called a “band to watch” by Rolling Stone, had songs appear on various television shows, and now put out their debut album, titled Wildewoman. With two female singers and a group of musicians, the Brooklyn band blends harmony with folk, indie and pop. “Turn It Around” is a catchy track that is sure to have audiences at shows clapping along to the drums and singing along during the chorus. It is not just a simple pop song, though; there is an edge to it that is found in tracks throughout the album. There is a slight reverb to the vocals, and upbeat synths fade into a punk-inspired guitar. They are obviously influenced by a lot of the sounds that have come out of New York over the years, and it is not often that you hear a band combine their inspirations so well.

Sanitary Stacy.

Dear Sanitary, I would suggest asking your proctor to make signs or a board about bathroom hygiene and

Christmas @theplayhouse auditions 1 p.m. in the Ted Daigle Auditorium, STU

You know how some guys just really shouldn’t grow a beard?

Yeah, that’s my boyfriend. How do I tell him that his facial hair is awful without hurting his feelings?

Sincerely, Tactful Taylor

If you have a question for Dear Ari, email Arts@thebruns.ca with the subject line “Dear Ari”, or tweet her @AskDearAri

Love,

Boyce Farmer’s Market, 6 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Dear Ari –

Ari.

The boys are leaving the toilet seats up and are pissing all over the floor in the coed bathrooms.

How can I get them to be sanitary?

SATURDAY, OCT. 26

Hannah Georgas, Leif Vollebekk and Dusted 10:30 p.m. at the Capital, $14 at door

Dear Dear Ari –

Haunted House at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., $10 at door

Haunted House at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., $10 at door La Sagouine 8 p.m. at le Centre communautaire Sainte-Anne, $35 regular Maggie Jean Chestnut Haunted House 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., 811 Charlotte St., $2 admission

SUNDAY, OCT. 27 Flea market 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at King’s Place, $2 at door

Dear Tactful—

community living.

I think it’s safe to wager that the majority of people who sprinkle when they tinkle aren’t doing so maliciously, so don’t take it to heart. Often, calling the action out, and reminding people that custodians shouldn’t have to clean up after preventable messes is enough to create a more conscious “stream” of thought.

Here’s to a peaceful pee.

Make sure you don’t criticize his beard, and be mindful of his pride. Regardless of your tastes, it’s still his face and his hair.

Don’t stifle his self-expression. If he’s happy with the way he looks, you need to respect that.

Try to instead compliment him on the things you do like. If you like him clean-shaven, tell him how polished he looks and how nice his skin feels. He’ll be more likely to remember that and try to cater to your tastes if you’re being positive.

Affectionately,

Affectionately,

Ari

Ari

MONDAY, OCT. 28 Monday Night Film Series: Austenland 7:30 p.m. at Tilley Hall 102, UNB

TUESDAY, OCT. 29 The Famines, Motherhood, Wild Domestic and Goofetroope 10 p.m. at Reneu Boutique, by donation GODSPELL, 7:30 p.m. at the Playhouse, Student Rush tickets available

THE BRUNS

SPORTS sports@thebruns.ca

The men play two more regular season games this coming weekend, before travelling to SMU for AUS playoffs. Bronté James / The Brunswickan

Men’s soccer slides into first place with weekend wins

Jason Rouse battles a UPEI forward in Sunday’s 3-0 victory. Bronté James / The Brunswickan Bronté James Sports Editor The men were able to take two victories this weekend, and goalkeeper Brandon Eagle added two clean sheets to his resume.

“I feel really good, it was nice to finally start at home,” said Eagle.

“The guys helped me adjust pretty well . . . they didn’t let too many shots through.”

The Reds started their weekend against the Cape Breton University (CBU) Capers, and defeated them 1-0.

“I think the guys worked hard for it, and did what we needed to do considering what it looked like the tactics of the day were going to be,” said head

coach Miles Pinsent. “I thought our boys stuck to our tactics and maybe it wasn’t the most attractive game to watch, but it was good to come out with the three points.”

The three points pushed the Reds to first place in the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) standings. Going into their second game of the weekend they sat one spot ahead of Saint Mary’s University (SMU).

Rookie Robbie Park scored the lone goal of the game at 6:37.

“I think they just had a bad touch . . . and Kenneth [Van Aarle] just ran down the wing,” said Park. “And I was screaming at him, even though I’ve lost my voice I had to square it, and thankfully he squared it and I got the

PANEL

THEY KNOW WHAT’S UP

Bronté James Sports Editor

Without a doubt. Why should the soccer team have a newer field, volleyball and basketball have a new court, but the swim team not have a new pool? The Sir Max Aitken Pool is not regulation size, and if we want the best competition we need the best facilities. For $62.5 million, you should get everything.

goal scored.”

The men were able to take a 3-0 victory over the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) Panthers in their second game, with all three goals scored in the first half.

Victor Karosan scored the first goal for the Reds at 6:50. Benjamin Law scored a header at 18:50 – his eleventh goal of his UNB career – and got the goal off an assist from teammate Marcus Lees.

Lees scored a goal of his own – the third and final goal of the game – at 26:20 with an assist by Yousuf Mohammad.

After UNB’s third goal – all within the first half hour – Panthers head coach Lewis Page took out goalkeeper

Brett MacDonald and substituted in Trevor White.

“It was a great start, and when we’re playing that way we’re so dangerous going forward – you can see the opportunities that we create,” said Pinsent. “To come out on the second day with that kind of energy and that kind of jump, and really put it to the other team in the early minutes is something we haven’t done at all points of the season, so it was good to see that we did it today.”

Starting goalkeeper Aaron McMurray rested this weekend and Eagle stepped into the net for the Reds. He was able to save all seven shots on net this weekend, taking two clean sheets.

Pinsent says the switch in keepers was to see if Eagle could fill in some of the gaps McMurray may have been missing.

“We’d been giving up goals in certain ways, and we felt that teams were maybe kinda keying in on that

fact, so we felt that Brandon might handle those particular game situations slightly better than Aaron does.”

He also says the switch shouldn’t be seen as a major reflection on McMurray’s capabilities in net, but treat it like any other rearrange on the roster.

“All along we’ve talked about team depth, and having so many good players on this team that can come in in different situations and help us be successful,” said Pinsent. “It’s no different than switching our centre-backs or rotating our wingers. We felt that Brandon might handle those particular game situations slightly better than Aaron does, so we thought we’d take a look at it.”

With the first win the men pushed to first place in the AUS standing, and the second win kept them there. They take on the Saint Mary’s Huskies and Dalhousie Tigers next weekend.

Do you think they should have built a pool in the Currie Center? Why or why not?

Nick Murray Editor-in-Chief

I think so. It would have made the Currie Center that much better, not to mention the Sir Max Aitken pool is old, and it shows. I don’t know how much the maintenance on the pool is, but considering how old the building is I can’t see it having much more life in it. But I’m speculating.

Andrew Martel Business Manager

Yes ­ – plain and simple. How much longer till the LB Gym pool becomes a depth of loss memories or filled with high school skateboarding dropouts? Improper planning has led to this conundrum and an uncertain future for swimming at UNB.

cellarpub.ca

Robbie Roos Sports Writer

I’d say our swimming facilities do need an upgrade, but there’s always the issue of cost. I don’t want it to be another thing where the excess amount is dropped on students unknowingly.

A lot of us can’t afford an extra $200 tacked on to our fees. We be poor.

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October 23, 2013 • Issue 08 • Volume 147 • 15

One word can save you headaches: prioritize Lindsay Weidhaas Keeping Checked In This is the time of year when you have three different assignments due on the same day and a midterm the next.

So what do you do? You prioritize.

Many first year students may not have had to prioritize because in high school everything is based on a schedule, or you have your parents making sure everything gets done. It is hard to get in the habit of knowing what needs to be done first and what can wait.

Rachel Lowe, a third year arts student at the University of New Brunswick, says sometimes there are reasons why sometimes it’s hard to complete assignments.

“Time and health: nothing like an awful stomach ache when you only left yourself the one evening to complete a big project,” she said. “And between classes, work, homework, extra-curricular activities, household work, meals and seeing friends – there’s

never enough time.”

Not having enough time seems to be the main factor in completing school work. Prioritizing can help you with this. Below are a few things to keep in mind!

It is never too early to start: In September you see three assignments due on the same day in October. It does not hurt to start them early. It will give you more time to think about the assignment, ask questions, and edit your work. It will also free up more time for you in the long run to hang out with friends, volunteer or do extracurricular activities.

Plan ahead: If you know you have multiple midterms and assignments due in the same week, plan your activities accordingly. For example, if you have a part-time job, be sure to take off a day or two to put aside for studying.

Another way to plan ahead is to know which assignments will take up most of your time and are worth more marks. You want to do those assign-

ments first. The assignments taking up the least amount of time you can do closer to the due date.

Be organized: Having due dates and events written down somewhere ensures there will be no surprises. You can write them down in an agenda, a calendar or your cell phone.

“I have an app that keeps a running list of what’s due next, and I enter tasks/assignments into it as soon as I get them” said Lowe.

Take advantage of wasted time: That half-hour that you’re waiting for class to start, or the hour you wait in between classes can be perfect times to complete small parts of school work. If you are a fast reader you could even read an article! It gives you the extra time later in the day to get to bed earlier, or hang out with a friend longer.

These are only a few ways to prioritize school work. As important as school is, it is just as important to have fun and take time for yourself!

UNB students hoping to hit the courts Bronté James Sports Editor

in Canada – go to the States and play National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), or stop playing competitively and play recreationally.

Like so many of her friends, she stayed in Canada and stopped competing.

“During their 20s, when people are in school, unless they do the NCAA athletics thing, people [don’t] get back into it [until] later in life,” she said. “I have tons of friends that were really good that just don’t [play anymore].”

A Newfoundland native, Kinderbater competed since she was six years old – competing at Atlantics, Nationals and Canada Games – and stopped around the time she got to university.

Although she is finishing up her time at UNB law school and won’t see much of the court after this year, first year Dempsey will be seeing the benefits of their work in the upcoming years.

The recent opening of tennis courts in Fredericton has sparked the interest of students at the University of New Brunswick (UNB) to start a team of their own.

Law school student and former tennis competitor Alex Kinderbater is working with first year student Nick Dempsey, another competitive tennis player, to get a team going at UNB. “Tennis is just one of those sports where you can start as a child, and you can play up until, well, there are 8oyear-olds playing tennis, so it’s a lifelong sport,” said Dempsey. “I guess we’re just trying to bring awareness in case there are people around campus who are interested. They don’t necessarily have to be competitive – if they just want to come out and play, that’s what we want to do too.”

Tennis players in Canada Kinderbater says she wants to only have two real options for raise awareness for those who might not know this is an option. tennis when they are done high “We also [want to] give people the school go to the States and play opportunity that don’t want to go down to the U.S., or they don’t want to National Collegiate Athletic pursue that, just to let them know that Association (NCAA) they can pursue something like this.”

The tennis courts, located at Scotia“I’m just basically here to try and bank Park South, opened as a packaged start the team,” he said. “I have been deal with the Grant Harvey Centre. playing competitive for eight years. I Housing six courts, it was built on started off just around New Brunswick UNB-owned land. Because of this, the and then it went to Atlantic Canada, and new facility director hoped to give back then the last two or three years I have to the university, and so he gave the been playing around Canada.” students a cheaper rate.

It was when he came to UNB he was They will also be practicing twice a approached by James Cress, coordinator week – Sundays and Wednesdays – at of intramural sports and clubs, that he the facility. and Kinderbater started to get the pro“Everybody wants to get it off the gram off the ground. ground, but at this point it’s hard to Cress explained if they can organize figure out who’s out there and what a team, raise funds for expenses such as they would want to do with it,” said travelling, and remain established as a Kinderbater. “[And] whether people group for at least a year, they can begin would be more attracted to coming to to get funding from the university’s maritime schools if they knew that this athletic department and become a fullwould be available.” fledged team.

Kinderbater said tennis players in They are also working with coach Canada only have two real options for Rufus Nel, who recently moved to tennis when they are done high school – Fredericton from Saskatchewan and with the exception of major universities wanted to get a team going at UNB.

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Nel also coached Dempsey in his time at the Canada Games.

“He was just interested in starting tennis here, starting university tennis, [and] Tennis Canada is starting a university program now too,” said Dempsey.

The university program Tennis Canada is starting will involve all universities across Canada in the hopes of creating more competition in tennis among universities.

“The program . . . provides information to Canadian players on how to succeed as a ‘student-athlete.’ The Tennis Canada College Program serves three stakeholders: high performance players, their parents and college coaches . . . the opportunity for these student athletes to receive an NCAA athletic scholarship is available as well,” according to the Tennis Canada website.

Major universities such as University of Alberta, University of British Columbia, University of Montreal and Western University, and a few others, have already started tennis programs and compete.

The Eastern University Campus Challenge hosted in Halifax, N.S., in November is the stepping-stone. Atlantic university teams compete against one another – including Dalhousie University, University of Prince Edward Island and Memorial University – and how well they compete decides whether or not they move on to play teams from central Canada at the University and College National Championship, held in conjunction with the Rogers Cup, a professional tennis tournament in Canada.

“I think, because they have a lot of tennis schools in the States, it’s not as big in Canada as in the States,” said Dempsey. “So it would be sweet if we could get it here in Canada so all of us Canadians don’t have to go to the States to play.”

Dempsey and Kinderbater hope to make it to the Rogers Cup, but for now are just focusing on getting the team up and running.

“It’s just a working progress for now, we’re just starting out, so we’re gonna see how this year goes,” said Dempsey.

“Hopefully it’ll be a success and then we can keep improving as the years go.”

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ALL SWIMMERS

16 • October 23, 2013 • Issue 08 • Volume 147

The Reds open their season with the Amby Legere swim meet. It is their only home meet of the season. Bronté James / The Brunswickan Bronté James Sports Editor The Richard J. Currie Center looks great on paper – it houses two gyms, a weight room, a cardio room and a plethora of other athletic facilities for the Varsity Reds and University of New Brunswick students.

One major problem; they forgot a new regulation-sized pool for the swim teams.

“We were more disappointed than anything,” said men’s swim team cocaptain Brandon Warren.

“Not quite so shocked, we kind of knew that was coming, but really disappointed. It just kinda hurts.”

The Sir Max Aitken Pool only has six lanes, two lanes short of the regulation sized eight-lane pools. This means UNB can’t host the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) playoffs, or the Canadian University Sport Championships (CIS).

Head coach Robin Ferdinand said she believes it was just a lack of funding rather than an intentional oversight.

“I think it was supposed to be the next phase,” she said.

Although she does not know the ex-

act details, she believes there is “something in the works for a new pool.”

Warren says he believes a new facility can help with recruiting strong swimmers – compared to the Lady Beaverbook building, which is over 50 years old. “It’s not the most extravagant building in the entire world,” he adds.

But it’s not a regulation size pool that contributes to success, according to Ferdinand.

“I guess one thing that I just always tell my athletes is it’s not about what you’re training in, it’s about what you’re doing in the facility you have.”

UNB hosted AUS championships until Prince Edward Island built their eight-lane pool in 2009 for the Canada Summer Games.

Until the new facility was built, only UNB, Dalhousie University (DAL), Mount Allison University (Mount A) and Memorial University (MUN) were able to host AUS finals – Acadia University wasn’t a member of AUS at the time. They would have six-lane finals and eight-lane AUS finals opposite years.

“Obviously we would prefer to host more high-level meets, and I know it’s

Eyad Albassiouny is used to swimming 50m lanes, but is adjusting the Sir Max Aitken 25m lanes. Bronté James / The Brunswickan

been inquired into looking into Saint John, just because we have a good relationship,” said Ferdinand. “But it’s quite expensive to get the eight lane swimming pool in saint John, so that’s why – we did used to host AUS until the PEI pool opened.”

Although they can’t host AUS playoffs, the first meet of the year is always hosted by the Varsity Reds. It’s the Amby Legere meet.

“That first meet of the year is always really exciting because you don’t know who’s on the other teams,” said Ferdinand. “Or how we see the athlete in practice – some people practice well and don’t race that well, and some people race well and don’t compete that well, so it’s always exacting to get the first meet underway.”

DAL, Acadia, University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI), Mount A and UNB all attend the meet. MUN is the only AUS team not attending due to the distance required to travel, and only goes to two meets a season.

Warren enjoys hosting the meet, and says he’s happy they can’t host AUS, because they are able to do more travelling.

“I’d rather go somewhere else than have it at home anyway – kind of the experience of getting out and someplace else,” he said. “But I definitely like that the first meet of the year is always ours, and it’s our home meet, and we like to give a good show.”

The Reds will be doing a lot of travelling this season; they travel to Acadia in the beginning of November, followed by a meet in Dalhousie, a fourth meet at UPEI, with AUS hosted at MUN and CIS at the University of Toronto.

Ferdinand said she is looking forward to working with the men’s club team and the women’s varsity team.

Only losing one male swimmer – but having lost four female swimmers – she still anticipates a strong season from both teams.

Part of this strong anticipation is six of their swimmers having competed at the Canada Games this past summer.

“They’ve trained year-round, and some of them are emerging as leaders, just from their experiences this summer,” she said. “We have great athletes, and they’re all really positive, and we’re looking forward to the team this year.”

“One thing that I just always tell my athletes is it’s not about what you’re training in, it’s about what you’re doing in the facility you have.”

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ON DECK

Juliane Vantellingen is captain of the Varsity Reds women’s swim team for the 20132014 season. Bronté James / The Brunswickan

“We get to show them that we mean business, that we’re a really strong team this year, and I think that we’ve done that. We raced our hearts out this weekend.”

Bronté James Sports Editor The Varsity Reds women’s swim team placed second overall in the Amby Legere swim meet – the first meet of the season – and the men finished with a third place rank.

“I think this is the first time in a long time that we’ve had more than just one person consistently in the top three,” said head coach Robin Ferdinand.

“Even [Saturday] we had three out of the five separate girls win events.”

Amanda Green contributed to the overall ranking, finishing first in the 100 backstroke with a time of 1:08.10.

She also took second place in the 50 backstroke with 0:31.96, and two third place finishes in her 50 fly and 200 back.

Lauren Adam contributed just as much as fellow teammate Green, with a first, second and two third-place rankings. Adam’s best swim was her 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:43.22, finishing first.

First year swimmer Eyad Albassiouny earned his spot on the men’s team, showing the qualities of a sea-

The V-Reds finished off their weekend with second and third place rankings.

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soned swimmer. He put points on the board in each of his events.

Albassiouny placed first in the 100m and 200m butterfly, and earned three second place finishes in the 50m freestyle and the 100m and 400m individual medley.

“For me, as for my personal standards, I wasn’t so near,” said Albassiouny. ”But it was a good practice for me as a technique of swimming itself, so I think I made really good progress this time. It was really a good experience.”

“It was a pleasant surprise he won two events, so that was a big deal because we haven’t had top three in the men’s definitely for a long time,” said Ferdinand.

C apt a i n a nd sen ior Ju l ia na Vantellingen finished fourth in the 400 SC Meter Freestyle, fifth in the Women 50 SC Meter Freestyle, and placed in several other events.

She said the meet is used to work out some of the kinks, prepare for the other upcoming meets, and get a good look at the competition.

“This is the first time that we see the other team, so every year we change, we get stronger, we are different, and this is

the first time we get to see each other,” she said. “We get to show them that we mean business, that we’re a really strong team this year, and I think that we’ve done that. We raced our hearts out this weekend.”

Although she doesn’t think her times reflect what she is capable of, she says it is good groundwork for the rest of the season.

“I’m pretty positive about it,” said Vantellingen. “Obviously the first meet you’re still working out the kinks, and how you swim and how you race, and getting back into your fitness.”

The Amby Legere meet was also part of the Varsity Reds’ Think Pink weekend, involving the men and women’s swim team and men and women’s soccer teams.

Everyone knows someone affected by breast cancer, and the swim team has a personal attachment to this cause.

“One of our consistent volunteers Ruth Hawkes, she just went through breast cancer and is a survivor,” she said. “So it’s very important for us that we can do something for her . . . so it was very important to our hearts, and it’s great the whole school is involved.”

The swim team will be training hard for their upcoming meet at Acadia – the Jack Scholz Invitational – followed by the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) Invitational at Dalhousie University (Dal) on Nov. 16 and 17.

“This one we’re training through, that one we’re really training through – we don’t take any time off,” she said.

“Even morning practice the day before, so that’s really part of the training process to rest up for the Dal Invitational.”

Swimmers have a stronger train-torace ratio, so if they rest each meet they will only progress in small intervals.

Training hard and resting gives their body a sense of being well-rested.

“We train, train, train and then drop it way down for the last meet, then they feel more rested and they can swim faster,” she said. “So we usually do the Dal Invitational in the fall, and then AUS in the winter.”

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18 • October 23, 2013 • Issue 08 • Volume 147

THE BOYS ARE BACK

The men’s hockey team open its regular season with two wins over StFX and Saint Mary’s University. Alex Walsh / The Brunswickan Nick Murray Editor-in-Chief Antoine Houde-Caron and Chris Culligan got the UNB Varsity Reds off to a great start in their University Cup title defense season, picking up five points apiece in back-to-back wins over the weekend against the St. Francis Xavier X-Men and the Saint Mary’s Huskies.

Saturday night before 2,816 fans, the V-Reds raised their fifth Canadian Interuniversity Sport national championship and their 13th Atlantic University Sports conference championship banners to the Aitken Centre rafters.

Both StFX and UNB started off slow, totaling only one shot in the opening 10 minutes, but on the power play Marc-Antoine Desnoyers teed up a slap shot from the top of the circle to

open the scoring. Later in period tied 1-1 Taylor MacDougall crashed the net on a pass from Houde-Caron and beat X-men goalie Drew Owsley with 23 seconds to go in the period.

Nick MacNeil put UNB up 3-1 in the second off a beauty dangle and feed from Tim Priamo, and later in the third up 3-2 MacDougall scored his second of the game again on a feed from Houde-Caron.

Houde-Caron picked up his third assist of the game late in the frame, feeding Tom Nesbitt on a 2-on-1 as UNB won its 25th consecutive home opener.

“Obviously it’s pretty special anytime you get to accomplish something like that,” said V-Reds head coach Gardiner MacDougall. “But at the same time it’s good to turn the page and focus on a new year and a new goal that we were able to accomplish last year.”

But as much as they wanted to move on from the past, a familiar foe came into their barn Saturday night as UNB and SMU squared off in a rematch of last year’s University Cup final.

SMU jumped ahead 2-0 with goals from Kyle Pereira and reigning CIS men’s hockey player of the year Lucas Bloodoff, but UNB woke up over the intermission and shortly after the draw to start the second, Houde-Caron and Culligan broke out on a 2-on-1 with Culligan feeding his teammate crossice, who buried his first of the season.

After going 1-for-3 on the power play the night before, UNB kept it up against SMU going 3-for-8, including a game-tying goal on a sharp angle midway through the second, set up after Jordan Murray threaded the needle with a pass through traffic in the slot.

Culligan later completed the come-

back late in the second drawing a late power play after getting tripped up in the slow by SMU goalie Curtis Black – which probably saved a goal. But Culligan got his revenge, beating Black only 14 seconds into the power play, putting UNB up 3-2 after 20 minutes.

Captain Cully iced the game with a second to go, forcing a turnover in the SMU zone and sliding it into the empty net to complete the hat trick.

With Tyler Carroll out of the lineup indefinitely with an upper-body injury, and Tom Nesbitt forced to leave the game early on, Culligan had to adjust to new linemates – which he’s done before.

“It just shows the depth that we have.

To have guys who are willing to rise to the occasion like Cam [Critchlow] and [Houde-Caron], who both played really strong games, you have to give credit to the guys,” Culligan said. “If

we have guys who can pick up the slack, then we’re going to win some games.”

With five points in the opening weekend, Houde-Caron has already halved his totals from last season, and he said it’s great to start off with such momentum. MacDougall has him playing the penalty kill and the power play – at times – and said he’s a guy who can shuffle up and down lines. HoudeCaron is enjoying the extra ice time.

“When you can start a season with a certain momentum, it gives you a certain confidence. So I’m really happy with how I’m playing right now,” Houde-Caron said. “For sure every guy likes to have more responsibility, and I’m just trying to get better every day. My goal when I jump on the ice is to work hard, and it pays off.”

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Women’s soccer sit seventh in AUS standings

Emma Quigley, third year fullback, keeps UNB in the game by assisting goalkeeper Kelsie Hope. Bronté James / The Brunswickan Bronté James Sports Editor The Varsity Reds women’s soccer team lost 3-1 to the Cape Breton University (CBU) Capers on Saturday, but came back to defeat the University of Prince Edward (UPEI) Panthers 4-2.

“They are a really good team,” said mid-fielder Meggie Spicer. “They battle 100 per cent all over the field.

Honestly, the game could have gone either way. Luck just wasn’t on our side today.”

The Capers took an early lead when Kara MacKinnon put a header into the back of UNB’s net at 14:31. Less than two minutes later Karolyn Blain scored again for CBU. UNB answered with a goal of their

own, 57 seconds after the Caper’s second goal when Meggie Spicer pushed it past the Capers goalie – her second of the weekend.

CBU’s Karolyn Blain scored again at 53:07 – her second and final goal of the game.

“I think it was a good start, for the most part,” said head coach Jon Crossland. “We gave up those couple quick goals right off the bat, but we responded right away which I thought was really good.”

In most cases a goal works in favour of the team, but Crossland said it worked against them.

“We never really recovered from that,” he said. “We had some good chances and didn’t find a way to score,

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The Lady Reds wore their pink jerseys in support of their Think Pink weekend.

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and that’s as it goes, but the effort was good.”

Despite the loss, the team had a season high of ten shots on goal. They kept up the momentum of shots on net in their game against the Panthers, only this time the outcome was in their favour.

The Reds were able to take four goals, only letting in two against them, and took away three points towards their Atlantic University Sport (AUS) standings.

“It was a good performance today and we needed to get a result, and the girls played well,” said Crossland. “The girls played well right from the get-go.”

Rookie Paige Vincent scored the first goal for the Reds at the five-minute

mark, giving them an early lead.

Brianna Ford scored at 9:54, giving the team hope for at least one victory out of the weekend.

Only two goals were scored in the first half of the game. At 68:50 the Panthers were right back in the game with a goal by Tessa Fudge after she pushed it past goalkeeper Kelsie Hope.

Ford answered the Panthers goal with her second of the game only four minutes after Fudge. Emilie Pelletier tried to get UPEI back in the game finishing the ball off a free-kick from teammate Kelsie Collier, but Meggie Spicer scored for UNB at 86:15, giving UNB the win.

“We talked about some things we wanted to do well – possess the ball,

play quickly, get in gaps – and that’s what we did in the first 15 minutes or so and that resulted in those goals,” he said. “It was good – three points out of six keeps us in it . . . mathematically it keeps us in there.”

The women are in seventh place in the AUS, two spots away from a playoff position – with Mount Allison University hosting AUS, the Mounties have an automatic bye to playoffs, taking away one spot.

The Lady Reds take on the Saint Mary’s Huskies (SMU) and Dalhousie (DAL) Tigers next weekend. They have to tie DAL and beat SMU – while hoping Memorial University doesn’t win any more games – to ensure fifth in AUS, and go to playoffs.

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