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Volume 141 Issue 7 • Canada’s Oldest Official Student Publication • UNB Fredericton’s Student Paper • Oct. 17, 2007

Irving tries to silence competition

Nothing to Hide

Becoming green: Campus Sustainability Day

by Naomi Osborne

by Lauren Kennedy

A Woodstock man is accused of using confidential documents from a newspaper he used to work for to allegedly steal the competition from Brunswick News, which is owned by J. D. Irving Limited.

William Kenneth Langdon worked as the general manager for the Woodstock paper The Bugle-Observer for ten years. He recently resigned on September 19 and according to his court affidavit, his statement of facts for the case, he had a goal of starting his own independent newspaper around August 23. Once the Irving-owned Brunswick News officials got hold of this information, their lawyers immediately took Langdon to court. The request was eventually withdrawn, whereas now, Irving wants to issue a case against Langdon, preventing him from approaching Bugle-Observer customers in the area.

‘The Bugle’ was sold to Brunswick News in 2003, and Brunswick News shortly after bought the paper in Hartland, close to Woodstock, ‘The Observer’. The two papers’ staff was eventually combined into one office located in Woodstock.

According to Brunswick News, there is a contract one must sign when working for their papers, agreeing not to disclose any secrets or information relating to the company.

Irving claims Langdon signed this document.

Irving officials, not the police, in hopes of finding documents that could prove his intention to start a paper that contained information regarding this purpose, searched Langdon’s own home, office, and vehicle. This rarely used order is issued to allow private searches.

Numerous Bugle-related documents were seized, including advertising analysis sheets, flyer routes, résumés, etc. Langdon claims the papers that were seized were of no value to starting his own paper, it was simply work that he had brought home as a key senior official working for the Bugle-Observer. In his resignation letter, he claims he mentioned his personal intentions of starting an independent paper.

“They went through piles of documents, they went through my desk drawers, they went through everything that was on and in the filing cabinet,” Langdon told CBC News in an interview.

In a letter to the court, Langdon mentioned he was growing uncomfortable with the management practices of the company and particularly those that were designed to drive the competitors out of business.

In an interview with CBC Langdon stated, “I had no idea that this would result in this type of, well, I feel it’s been a smear campaign against me personally and the paper by extension.”

Brunswick News’ statement of claim says that due to the results of Langdon actions, the company “will suffer extensive loss and damage.”

Brunswick News is the owner of all the English daily newspapers in the province as well as all the French and English weekly papers, except for the Sackville Tribune and the St. Croix Courier.

Langdon was contacted several times by The Brunswickan, but would not comment.

A court date is set for October 19.

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Matthew Good performed at the Playhouse on Saturday night to a packed house. Good held the audience with reworked classics from his back catalogue and his latest creative endeavour, ‘Hospital Music’. He commented on his website, matthewgood.org, that Fredericton was “...easily one of the top-five shows of the tour. To be honest, I didn’t want to get off stage“. The ‘Nothing to Hide’ tour continues Wednesday in Ottawa.

Bed Push: Don’t stop believin’

by Josh O’Kane

Two days from now, 100 residents from Neville/Jones House will set forth from Saint John to push a bed 106 kilometers to Fredericton.

For 15 years, the Bed Push has been a fundraising tradition for the Neville Norsemen, who continued it after the amalgamation with the Gentlemen of Jones in 2006.

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he was Educational Proctor. Now the Assistant Don, he continues to assist in the organization of the event. Door-todoor canvassing is the primary source of income for Bed Push, he says. The peak of the canvassing action happened on Saturday in the house’s second annual ‘Drive for Five’ event.

“I was conceived last year when we didn’t think we were going to make our goal,” says Ouellette. “On the Saturday before Bed Push we would raise $5,000. We ended up pulling out more than $5,000.”

The event was such a success last year because it combines the effort of the entire house, he says.

“A lot of students who want to fundraise don’t have time to do it during the week. While they really want to go out

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year is $20,000, says Assistant Don Nick Ouellette. Last year the goal was $17,000, which the house far surpassed.

This year, though, the house had only reached $12,000 by last Sunday. Will the Norse Gentlemen be able to pull through?

Ouellette believes so.

Nick Ouellette is in his seventh year in the house, and was the coordinator of Bed Push for three of those years while

and fundraise, they’re not able to find the time. This one day is where pretty much everyone in the house goes out.

The only people who aren’t are out of town or playing on sports teams.

Everybody else in the house is going fundraising.”

This year’s Drive for Five raised just over the intended $5,000, though exact numbers are not yet available.

Though canvassing with a goal of

$20,000 can be a bit intimidating, Ouellette says that the groups of four are organized to make sure each team knows the ropes. Team leaders are selected from returning students, primarily in their second year, to head up each group that goes out.

“That way we don’t have groups of four first year students doing this on their own,” explains Ouellette.

“It’s working out really well. We have phenomenal group leaders. We’ve got a pretty well established system for what we do.”

A great deal of work is going on behind the scenes. Evan Scott, Educational Proctor for the House, is the coordinator of door-to-door efforts.

Chris Bursey and Chad Robertson, two senior residents of the Neville/Jones, are coordinating the back-end details, says Ouellette. Robertson, a Hall Proctor, was the highest fundraiser last year, pulling close to $2,000.

The combined House set out in full force last year, raising $25,500 – more than any previous year. It has become a tradition of the combined House this year, after the official conversion of Jones House into a Student Services building. All proceeds go to the Fredericton Women in Transition House to assist with programs that help women and families get back on their feet.

For the second year in a row, Aitken House’s team won the flag football competition and donated the prize proceeds back to Bed Push. Aitken House and Lady Dunn Hall have also been donating their recyclables to the Neville/Jones Bed Push since the beginning of the year.

“I probably can’t say enough good things about Aitken and how they work for other charities on campus,” says Ouellette.

Bed Push is only two days away.

Though the goal of $20,000 has not yet been reached, Ouellette has complete faith that Neville/Jones will attain their goal.

“People inevitably embrace it for the end… It’s time to commit ourselves.”

Although everyone these days are aware of global warming and climate change, but how many people actually take the initiative to improve the environment?

Many would rather shrug the warning signs off for fear that if heed is taken, it might mean sacrificing personal luxuries.

UNB will be hosting a Campus Sustainability Day on October 24. This is part of a national event of which other Canadian universities are taking part to help educate and engage students in sustainability efforts. This is a perfect opportunity for students to become aware of the changes that need to be made.

Climate Change Research Assistant for UNB’s Environment & Sustainable Development Research Centre (ESDRC) Greg LeBlanc has been working to create environmental awareness amongst the public. UNB has recently made immense efforts to reduce energy emissions such as reducing their water use, allowing only green cleaning products, and not using any herbicides or pesticides on grass. LeBlanc hopes everyone will try these steps.

“I’ve met with administrators of the university and other people around the city and they have no idea,” says LeBlanc, “so that shows me that there’s a need for awareness.”

By devoting a day to sustainability, people will hopefully be provided with awareness of the matter. He also wishes to show the community what they are

your wallet a bit heavier during the Christmas months.

“The first step is to reduce our energy consumption, which saves money on power bills, and ultimately reduces greenhouse gases,” says LeBlanc. “The other step is to really engage people in the process of saying ‘Hey, if they’ve done that, what’s the next step?’”

UNB has taken great measures to reduce their energy consumption and become a role model for other universities. According to University Statistics, from the period of 2000-04, UNB had reduced their greenhouse gas emissions by 22%.

“If things continue, then we are on our way to beating Kyoto, which is an even more positive message,” said LeBlanc.

In the Student Union Building alone, energy consumption has been reduced by 50% over the last few years. Water consumption has also been reduced by 50%. This displays how much energy can be saved in average, everyday buildings.

Most people, says LeBlanc, just walk through these buildings and never really notice any energy saving efforts being made.

Locally, universities are not the only ones getting involved in the green effort.

The City of Fredericton is also making an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The challenge being taken on by the city is called ‘Green Matters’; where the idea is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions today so that we can lessen our impact on climate change tomorrow.

Many steps that people can take are small and do not require strenuous effort. Simply flicking off a light switch when you leave a room, not idling your vehicle, and shutting off your computer are little things but they all add up to something big, says LeBlanc.

Green Matters has set a community goal for Fredericton residents to reduce their emissions by 6% before 2010.

Though that may be a few years off, LeBlanc is positive that the public will

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doing to get people involved in the process, says LeBlanc.

“The idea is that the day will hopefully be a catalyst for more activity on campus,” explains LeBlanc.

The day will see events set up where people can come and go as they please.

Peter Corbin will present relevant issues with the ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ slideshow. Corbin worked with Al Gore to prepare the material for this presentation.

There will also be workshops set up to educate students on how to save energy and what cleaning products are best to use for the environment. Tours will be set up so students can take half an hour and walk around campus and see some of the efforts that have already been taking place, says LeBlanc.

For those students living in apartments, the winter months are coming up and so are the power bills. One aim of Sustainability Day is to give students tips on how to save energy and make

be able to make that goal happen.

UNB is already becoming a leader in the efforts to help eliminate climate change. Major organizations such as Efficiency New Brunswick have been invited to attend Campus Sustainability Day and to share the efforts they are making and how those tie in with what UNB is doing.

The expectation is that this one day will become an annual event. If it is successful, students will be able to build on the achievements of the previous year to keep the university in a positive direction.

“Although it is one day, hopefully the impact will be much longer,” says LeBlanc, “so that in the future, the community will be able to prosper from that engagement.”

For more information regarding Campus Sustainability Day, or to see what UNB is doing to become more sustainable, check out www.unbcampussustainability.ca.

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“Are we going to have Apple Inc. reinvents the iPod with touch to drink this?”

by Emily Brown, VP Communications of EWB

This question came from a young New Maryland elementary student whose class took part in the University of New Brunswick’s Engineers Without Borders presentation recently.

A large group of university students came to the elementary school prepared to teach kids about water issues, using the Engineers Without Borders (EWB) ‘Water for the World’ presentation, a workshop which promotes both global awareness and conservation in our own community. The young fourth and fifth graders helped kick-start the UNB chapter’s single biggest presentation to date with lots of enthusiasm, eagerly guessing the multiple choice quiz with UNB’s Co-Vice President of High School Outreach, Chelsea Ferris of Saint John.

“How many people die from drinking unsafe water every day around the world?” Chelsea asked the group. The children who had answered the question right – 100,000 people daily die due to a lack of access to water – cheered at their intelligence. Chelsea, noting that the point needed to be driven home, asked the energetic students to think about it for a moment. 100,000 people, she reminded them, was like everyone from Fredericton and New Maryland and the surrounding areas dying every day.

After the short presentation, the kids began work on making their very own water filters. Each group of children was given a country, ‘Monopoly’ money according to their nation’s GDP, and instructions, which were understandable according to a nation’s literacy rate. Because some people have to walk so far to get any water at all, let alone safe water, many school-aged children do not have a chance to go to school, and therefore

many cannot read or write as they are retrieving water.

With their Monopoly money, countries had to figure out what materials they most needed for their water filter, and then buy those materials from the World Bank. The rich countries of Canada and the USA had more money than needed to buy all of the materials recommended for their filter, whereas those countries from the ‘majority world’ had to pick only those components that they could afford or deemed most important. Quickly, students realized they simply could not afford to make a filter that would clean their water properly and began asking frantically for help. As they continued to realize their state, they would ask other countries to trade materials or for the leftover money that the other countries might have. Eventually, the students began to see the point of the activity.

The UNB chapter of Engineers Without Borders has somewhat mastered the art of these presentations, having reached more than 2,500 students in New Brunswick last year. The strong leadership and engaging charisma of Chelsea Ferris and Brian Magee, UNB’s VP High School Outreach, has led the UNB chapter to the top of the country in terms of outreach, with the help of their many volunteers.

Roland Cyr’s fifth grade science class took part in the EWB presentation. He said that while curriculum does not allow much room to teach his students about global issues, he sees that it is very important. The benefits of such a presentation not only teaches kids about how lucky they are to live in Canada, but it gives them an increased understanding about world politics and engages them to participate in their own local community, all the while maintaining relevance for courses like science, math, and history.

You can meet members of EWB-UNB on select Saturdays at the Boyce Market.

If you would like to get involved, please email hso@unb.ewb.ca or find about EWB-UNB at unb.ewb.ca.

The Brunswickan Annual General Meeting

Tuesday, October 30, 2007 4:30 PM SUB Room 103

Questions? eic@unb.ca

by Alison Clack with files from Ed Cullinan

Remember the time when mp3 players only held a CD’s worth of music for about fifteen times the cost? Seems like a long time ago, and then something changed: the ‘iPod revolution’ came along. When Apple Computer Inc. introduced its original model, it only had a menial capacity of 5GB, which pales in comparison to the latest iPod’s maximum capacity of 160GB, but those five gigabytes changed the way the modern world listens to music. Then came the various generations of the iPod mini (going from 4GB to 6GB, and now discontinued), the iPod nano (going from the first generation 2GB to the new third generation 8GB), and the iPod shuffle (up to 1GB and half the size).

In a world crowded with the Blackberries of the corporate workforce and the sidekicks of the celebrity elite, Apple needed to do more.

In June 2007, the newly dubbed Apple Inc. released the iPhone, an innovative new gadget that can play music, take still digital photographs, browse the Internet using WiFi and EDGE networking, make telephone calls, and send SMS text messages, all through a groundbreaking multi-touch user interface. The iPhone is also able to interact natively with Google maps, a result of

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a partnership with Apple and Google Inc., and is thus able to access real-time traffic information and obtain maps and satellite imagery.

Now there’s a new brand of iPod that the masses can add to their collection.

Apple’s website states, “Apple introduced the revolutionary new multitouch user interface with iPhone and now we’re bringing it to iPod. With the new iPod touch you can play music and watch videos with little more than a touch of a finger,” states Apple’s website.

The iPod touch hails from the same multi-touch technology that spawned the iPhone, but should not be perceived as an iPhone without the phone. At 60% thinner than the iPhone and a few mil-

limeters shorter, the iPod touch makes use of a different body shape and chassis that sheds all the extra space and parts of its ‘predecessor’ – like the camera, external speaker, mic, extra controls, and obviously the GSM card slot. In addition, the iPod touch does not ship with many of the native iPhone applications installed like Notes, Maps, Stocks, Weather, or most notably, Mail. A readonly Calendar application (as opposed to the iPhone’s read & write Calendar app, pending a software update) and no internal support for Bluetooth also set the two devices apart.

The iPod touch is a still an iPod, and not an extension into the realm of PDAs and mobile communications. However, jailbreak hacks of iPod Touch and

iPhone software v.1.1.1 are emerging, making it possible for the devices to install 3rd party applications.

One might ask, why bother getting the iPod touch as opposed to the cheaper iPod classic or iPod nano? The iPod touch is a whole different animal inside and out, combining classic iPod features with WiFi Internet capabilities and the amazing ability to interact through a multi-touch interface. Flick through your music in stunning Cover Flow or pinch your photos to zoom in and out, the iPod touch can be seen as a blending of beauty and sophistication. The iPod touch also allows you to buy music on the spot through their new iTunes WiFi Music Store, as long as you are connected to the internet over WiFi. “iPod touch has WiFi built in so when you’re on a WiFi network you can search, preview, purchase and download millions of songs from the iTunes WiFi Music Store. The music downloads directly to your iPod touch so you can enjoy it immediately,” says the Apple website.

Also, the music you buy on the iTunes WiFi Music Store will sync to your computer the next time you connect your iPod touch with iTunes.

The iPod touch is a state-of-the-art addition to Apple Inc.’s iPod line. While it does not deliver the astonishing capacity of a hard-drive based iPod, basing it on Flash RAM allows for its thinner form factor. If you are disappointed in the lack of the iPhone’s availability in Canada (for now), the best you can do is get a ‘touch’, but don’t expect it to remedy your yearnings. It is what it is: an iPod.

Feeling frisky, don’t be risky: wrap it up!

by Melissa Fulton, UNB Sexuality Centre

Condoms are great. They are effective, easy to use, and cheap. Unfortunately, many of us do not know the first thing about condoms, but there isn’t a need to worry. Here are some of the most important pieces of information you need to know about condoms.

Next to abstinence, condoms are the best way to protect yourself and your partner from getting a sexually transmitted infection (STI). Condoms are the only method of birth control that will also protect you from STIs. When used properly, condoms are 97% effective at preventing STIs and pregnancy.

However, many people do not use condoms the right way! Using a condom incorrectly will make it far less effective, and may actually cause it to break. And since there is no mood-killer quite like a busted condom, here are the steps you need to use them effectively.

And ladies, you need to pay attention, too! Don’t fall into the trap of assuming your partner is putting the condom on the right way. Know the right way so you can provide assistance in putting the condom on correctly, if he needs it.

The first step in putting on a condom happens even before you open the pack-

age. Step one is checking the expiry date. That date is there for a reason!

If the condom is expired, do not use it.

The next step is opening the package, but don’t be too rushed! If you rip into the package too fast, you may also rip the condom. Not good. To open the package, gently squeeze the condom to one side of the package so it does not get torn. And don’t try to be fancy and use your teeth to open it because that usually results in a ripped condom.

Now that you are holding the condom, take a look at it. If the condom is ripped, sticky, brittle, or stiff, throw it out and use a different one. Assuming the condom is in good shape, make sure it is facing the right way before slipping it on. If you start to put a condom on and then realize that it is inside out, you cannot simply flip it over because the outside portion will have already touched the penis. The condom’s tip should be pointing up.

Now that you are sure the condom is in fact facing the right way, you can actually put it on. If the penis is not circumcised, gently pull back the foreskin. Place the condom on the erect penis (don’t try to put on a condom if the penis is still soft or only semi-erect).

Next, pinch the tip of the condom with one hand as you roll it down the penis with your other hand. This is a very important step. Pinching the tip squeezes any air out of the tip, which leaves room for the semen. If you do not pinch the tip, the air will take up all the space and the semen will have no place to go, causing the condom to burst or fall off during ejaculation.

Make sure that you roll the condom

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down as far as you can, right to the base of the penis. If the condom is not lubricated, you can add lubricant.

Lubricants will ease friction, making sex more pleasurable, and also decreasing the risk of the condom breaking. Make sure to use water-based lubricants, such as KY Jelly, with latex condoms. Never use oil-based lubricants such as baby oil, Vaseline, or massage oils. Oil-based lubricants will degrade the latex and may cause the condom to break.

Now that you have successfully put on the condom, you can have fun! After ejaculation, make sure to pull out the penis while it is still erect. Do not wait until it begins to go soft, or the condom may slip off. When pulling out the penis, hold the base of the condom to make sure it does not come off. Throw the condom in the garbage (condoms do not flush well) and remember that it is a one-time deal. Never reuse a condom.

Besides from vaginal and anal intercourse, condoms should also be used during oral sex. Remember that STIs can be passed orally. There are flavoured condoms out there, so try some out!

On a final note, make sure to talk about safer sex practices with your partner. Sex is such an important and serious part of relationships, and all too often we become too embarrassed to even talk about it with our partners.

Make sure you communicate with your partner and tell them your boundaries.

If you are having sex, let your partner know that you use a condom every time.

Free (yes, free!) condoms are available at the Sexuality Centre. The Sexuality Centre is located at the SUB, room 203, on the third floor by the elevator.

Questions or concerns? Visit us, call us at 452-6272, or e-mail us at sexuality@unb.ca.

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Broadening your UNB Student Union votes again horizons

by Lauren Kennedy

Silke Klenk has worked for the International Relations Office for the past two years, where her key responsibility is to manage the Student Abroad program.

She says that if it were not for her own positive experiences, she would not be able to do what she does now.

“I was born in Germany and while I was in university, I participated in an exchange to France and did an internship in Germany,” she said. “I don’t think I could do my job promoting now if I didn’t enjoy the experience.”

Klenk explains that in order to participate in the Student Abroad program at the University of New Brunswick Fredericton campus, there are a few regulations that need to be met to be accepted in the program.

First, you need a GPA of 2.5 or higher and going into at least your second year of your degree program, with at least 30 credit hours taken in courses at UNB. In addition, you would need to write an essay explaining the reasons why you wish to participate and go overseas. A committee examines all of these credentials, where the eligible candidates are selected. Students are contacted after the fall term if they are selected for the opportunity.

As Klenk explains, while the application process may take some time, the reward to end up going overseas is a great one.

“I always tell students it’s a great time to go. Most think to travel after finishing their degree program, but at that point in most people’s lives there are a lot of other commitments,” she said. “If you are selected, you still pay UNB tuition and you earn credits toward your degree program, so if you have the opportunity to do that, the reward is great.”

Klenk explains that the main point of this program is graduate global citizens and going abroad can help that objective greatly. Experiences like this one can help open a student’s eyes and make them see the world from a different point of view and can a change a person in many ways.

“I always find it interesting to speak to the students before they leave and when they come back and see the differences in them. I find it really matures them and gives them more independence.”

Prior to her two years coming into this position, there was no centralized office to deal with overseas relations.

Each faculty dealt with their own exchange opportunities. Now, with the program set up the way it is, there are many benefits for the students. The program offers pre-departure sessions to make sure students are ready for their trip, offering advice, helping with residence and visas and other permits.

Klenk offers resources and advice for people if they get stuck or have any questions.

There are many universities, in various countries to choose from, making it overwhelming to narrow choices down to the three required on the application.

“The first year the response was very overwhelming to go to Australia or England. I mean who wouldn’t want to go to warm Australia to study?” Klenk jokes. “There were obvious reasons to pick those countries as they are Englishspeaking, but I make it a point to tell students not to discourage [sic] universities in other countries just because they may speak another language there.”

In all, Klenk notes that exchanges are a great experience and while she wants students to have fun, it is also an academic experience that will help students further down the road.

If students would like to get more information or talk to other students that have participated in the program before, Klenk urges them to attend the Student Abroad Fair happening October 24 from 11-2 in the SUB Atrium.

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by Ed Bowes

Just six weeks into the fall ’07 term, the Student Union executives are busy preparing for another important chapter in the story of the UNB university government. The SU by-elections to round out this year’s council are now underway with campaigning set to last until Saturday, October 27.

The UNBSU by-election is a second election called by the Chief Returning Officer, who is in charge of conducting and monitoring all SU elections on campus. This election can occur at any point of the academic year, but is generally called during the first few weeks of the first term to ensure yearlong representation. As some seats were either never filled or reopened during the summer months, a by-election is needed to fill the remaining positions. Currently, there are a large number of empty seats

on the council, which is becoming a perpetual problem for the SU. Without this by-election, many campus groups would not have a chance for their voices to be heard.

VP Academic Bethany Vail comments on the problem of empty seats, saying that council is only half filled.

“Currently the positions are only half filled, which means that half of the university isn’t being represented. The reason the by-election is so important is so that we can get full representation from all parts of the university and so that the Student Union can fully fulfill their job of representing the student body to their best capacity.”

Last year’s by-election had numerous problems and was eventually called off after a lack of communication between the Chief Returning Officer (CRO) and the other facets of the election, such as the Secretariat and the ITS. In the past, the CRO has been under a great deal of pressure during election time, having the enormous burden of organizing the entire endeavour. This year, the SU has made an important change to the UNBSU By-Laws, which are the guidelines that govern the council. A Deputy Chief Returning Officer has now been appointed to help take some

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of the load off of the CRO’s shoulders and to help ensure a much smoother electoral process.

This year students will be competing against their peers for nine available positions on council: Student Representative for The Brunswickan Board, Residence Liaison, and representatives

from the Arts, Computer Science, Kinesiology, Law, Nursing, Renaissance College, and Education faculties.

Student participation in SU elections has been minimal in recent years. Last year’s general election garnered a voter turnout of an unimpressive 16.2%.

Chief Returning Officer, Jason Tait, urges students to get involved in the electoral process.

“Everyone should vote, because if you want any say in who is representing you and who’s your voice, you have to vote.

Democracy only works if you’re a part of it. If you don’t vote, you don’t have any right to complain.”

At this time, students should be logging in to their e-services to confirm their eligibility as voters. If you are a member of multiple faculties, it is important to know you can only vote for one representative from one of your faculties. Students can review the candidates and make an informed decision regarding whom they will choose.

All voting will be done online through e-services and will adhere to the standard UNB policies.

The poles will open at 12:01 on Sunday, October 28 and will close the following Saturday, November 3 at 11:59 pm.

New drug helps prevent HPV virus

by Alison Clack

The human papillomavirus (or HPV, a rather unassuming acronym) is the name for a potentially deadly infection that by the CDC’s (Center for Disease Control) estimations affects 80% of women by the time they turn fifty years of age. Why then, if this virus is so common, is so little known about it? What exactly can it do, and what methods can be taken to prevent it?

As described on the CDC’s website, human papillomavirus is “a group of viruses that includes more than one hundred different strains or types. More than thirty of these viruses are sexually transmitted, and they can infect the

genital area of men and women.” This is still a pretty vague description, though.

What exactly can these thirty-odd strains of the virus do? Well, the infectious strains can be divided into two groups, ‘high-risk’ and ‘low-risk’. The low-risk strains of the virus can cause slightly abnormal Pap tests in women and cause bumps and growths to appear in the genital area (in both sexes), also known as genital warts. The high-risk strains of this virus, however, can cause a little more than embarrassingly placed warts.

The more dangerous strains of the virus can cause cancer in places including the cervix, anus, vulva, and penis.

With those unwanted consequences floating around in mind, one might want to know how all of those nasty infections and diseases can be prevented.

Don’t think that by slipping on a condom in the heat of the moment you will be completely protected from any of these risks.

“Condoms offer great protection from STIs (sexually transmitted infec-

tions), but abstinence is the only form of protection that is 100% effective. If you are sexually active, you should definitely be using a condom each and every time, but you shouldn’t believe that you are 100% protected. With perfect condom use, condoms are only about 97-98% effective at protecting against pregnancy and STIs,” explains Melissa Fulton, UNB Sexuality Center’s Coordinator.

“However, the average person does not use the condom properly every time.

The typical condom user is about 82% protected. Furthermore, it is important to note that penetration is not required to contract HPV, so even when using a condom there is some chance of exposure,” she said.

Another method of prevention for young women is the new vaccination, Gardasil. Gardasil is a vaccination for women aged nine to twenty-six and works by boosting the immune system in order to fight off the four strains of HPV it protects from.

“This vaccine can reduce a woman’s

chance of contracting HPV, but will not cure an existing HPV infection,” notes Fulton.

The worst part of the infection is that most HPV cases do not present any signs or symptoms, and there is no screening for possible infection like HIV and other STIs. Information for on the aforementioned methods of prevention can be found on campus.

“Students can practice safe sex by always using a condom (free condoms are available at the Sexuality Centre).

Female students can also talk to their doctor about the HPV vaccine. To get the vaccination you need to get a prescription from a doctor. You drop off that prescription to a pharmacist, who will give you the container of vaccine which you bring back to your doctor’s office where they will administer the shot. The vaccine is actually a series of [three] shots, so you will need more than one. The best bet for students looking to get vaccinated would be to go to the Student Health Clinic,” says Fulton.

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Issue number… Um… 4?

Alright, so this week I promised to write an incredibly interesting and thoughtprovoking article that continued where I left off last week. ‘The Ladies’ Guide to the One-Night Stand’ was set to inform the UNB female population of the proper protocols and procedures that should be observed when entering into the tumultuous world of anonymous sexual relationships. Of course this was all going to be from a man’s perspective. Hilarity was bound to ensue. But then it hit me, gradually at first, then in more rapid successions: Dudes don’t really care.

Honestly though, every time I talked to a guy looking for more insight, I learned beyond a shadow of a doubt that men actually have little to no expectations of a woman once she actually agrees to have sex with him. This startling realization left me wondering: What kind of advice could I possibly give to the women of this campus that informs, educates, entertains, and meets a specific word count quota to which my editor holds me? Yeah, welcome to my world. So I thought about it for a bit, spun around in the office chair a little while, then creeped on Facebook… nothing was helping. Then, all of a sudden, out of nowhere, I had a great idea.

Double feature!

Is there a place for small media entities in today’s environment?

Mugwump by Tony von Richter

With this being Small Business Week, and with the story of William Kenneth Langdon trying to take on the media conglomerate known as Brunswick News, I’ve been thinking about small businesses and their place in the media industry.

I’ve stated before in this column that unlike a lot of people in this province, I don’t really have a problem with Irving, aside from the fact that they control a large amount of the province’s employment and virtually the entire print media industry in New Brunswick.

Is this a bad thing, though?

If the vast majority of the province’s newspapers are under one banner, won’t that enhance things? Shouldn’t they be able to share resources and get to the heart of the issue? Sure they could, and maybe they do. I don’t work there so I can’t comment on their procedures and processes, but the problem with one entity controlling all of the province’s publications is that the possibility exists for there to be only one focus, in other words, for the controlling entity to set an agenda and force their publications to follow it, ignoring things that fall outside their schedule.

Again, I can’t say for sure whether this is happening or not, and I don’t believe that it is, but the possibility for such a thing exists and that’s not a good situation for us to be in.

Unfortunately, it’s not only our province where this type of consolidation is happening, as more and more large media companies are getting bigger and adding more and more outlets to their holdings and thus restricting

the ability to reach the masses to a few corporations.

What does it matter, though? As long as these large media entities are reporting the correct facts, who cares if they’re one of the only outlets around? They’re still presenting the truth.

That’s true, but if these larger entities focus what they determine to be the most important stories, there will inevitably be stories that fall through the cracks or that don’t get covered because they aren’t considered to be important enough.

That’s why we need smaller entities like Mr. Langdon’s proposed publication and the student press to cover the issues that the mainstream media either doesn’t want to or that don’t have the time or space to report on.

These smaller publications can fill a niche and represent a portion of the population whose interests may not be served by the larger, more mainstream media outlets. With a variety of organizations reporting on current events, a larger amount of different viewpoints can be represented and there will be more chances to inform the public of significant events.

More small media entities could also keep their larger counterparts from getting lazy or complacent, as they’d know that there would be someone there who could take their readership and subsequently their advertising dollars.

So even though large media conglomerates have become the norm, there is certainly still a place for smaller organizations like Langdon’s and hopefully, if he is successful at launching his publication, more people will be inspired to do the same.

eic@unb.ca • October 17, 2007

So tonight, allow me to weave you a tale with two endings. It is a tale of mystery, lies and passion. Not only that, but it is also a tale of romance, excessive drinking, and ultimately a visit to your local after-hours clinic. So come children, gather around my feet and let me tell you the story of Cinderella, her gentleman suitor and her not-so-happy ever after.

Chapter 1 It was a stormy Friday night in downtown Fredericton. The mighty elms bent and buckled under the tremendous force of the easterly winds that had been whipping through the streets and alleyways since earlier that afternoon. Cindy, a sophomore at the local educational institute, was stepping out of a taxi, desperately trying to keep her footing despite being visibly intoxicated.

Her hair was long, her skirt was short and her eyes… Oh her eyes… Well to be honest, I never really looked at her eyes.

Did I mention how low cut her shirt was? Anyway… Cindy and her friends, a giggling flock of girls, were set to enjoy themselves despite the atrocious autumn weather. You see, it was Cindy’s friend Anna’s nineteenth birthday and they had all been partying since 5 pm.

After a short wait in line at Sweet-

water’s, the girls scurried on the dance floor to show off their best grinds, spins and ass shakes. The club was hot and the liquor poured freely from what appeared to be endless bottles of rum, vodka, and tequila. It was not long before, at the urging of one of her friends, Cindy made her way up to one of the stages overlooking the dance floor and proceeded to dance with a shiny aluminum pole.

Of course, these types of activities are bound to draw the attention of the average male onlooker. It was not long before Cindy and her friend were being approached by several interesting bachelors who offered the girls a variety of gifts, ranging from free drinks to embarrassing dance moves. One by one the sad, drunk men faded off into the crowd, leaving the girls room to do their thing. Cindy was happy that the ugly, sweaty bar dudes had left. They were gross. It was at that moment however that Cindy saw him. His shirt was blue, his hair was perfect, his smile… Flawless.

He was a god among barflies. He came closer. She became nervous and danced closer to her aluminum friend. She didn’t want to turn and look to see if he was still there, but she knew he was. Just then she felt a tap on her shoulder.

“Hey, you want to come and dance with me down here?” he asked, seductively. Sweat glistened off of his perfect forehead.

“Yes, I do want to come…. with you… I mean…” Cindy replied, drunkenly.

Chapter 2 The Ladies’ Guide to the OneNight Stand So as I previously mentioned, there are a few things that a woman needs to know about one-night stands…Not many, granted, but a few. So let’s start with some basics.

1) He doesn’t love you. I’m sorry to bring that up so quickly and so bluntly.

It is just a fact, though. I guess I can’t really elaborate on that too much.

2) Do that thing with your toes. You know what I’m talking about. That thing… Oh yeah.

3) Be loud. And when I say loud, I mean be so loud he thinks you’re having an orgasm before he even touches you.

This is especially effective if your doing this whole thing back in residence.

Nothing is more erotic than a girl screaming out your name at the top of her lungs so that even your don knows how great you are in bed. Who cares if she’s calling you Josh, even when your name is John… people will still know.

And they’ll love it.

4) Here’s a sad but true fact: If he is anywhere near as drunk as you are, there is a 67.3% chance he won’t be able to get his little pocket McLovin’ to rise up to the occasion. Biologically speaking, it is technically not his fault. His brain wants to pass out and it is telling him that by shutting off vital peripheral organs.

5) You might as well fake it. Even if he does get it up, he probably won’t be very good. Sure, you don’t have to pad his ego, but if you ever want to turn this one-night stand into a two-night sexual extravaganza...

So there it is, a basic introduction to the one-night stand for all you ladies out there. It’s pretty depressing, eh?

Moving on. OK, so where was I in our little story. Oh, I remember now. Now Cindy and her new best friend have just

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finished their four and a half minute romp in the hay, followed by boy passing out directly afterwards. She’s lying there thinking, “Oh my God, what the hell was that?” and that is where the fun starts.

Chapter 3 Now this is where the story gets interesting. As I promised, this is a double feature, so we are not only going to examine one lesson today, but two! As we know, Cindy was not exactly thrilled with her choices that fateful night, but soon enough, as most of us do, she suppressed the memory and moved on with her life. Days passed, days turned into weeks, weeks to months and months… well we all know what months turn into.

Yes, that’s right: Babies.

So before she knew it, Cindy went from careless schoolgirl to barefoot single mother in the blink of an eye (just a note: the average gestation time for an adult fetus is 40 weeks…which is technically is a little longer than ‘a blink of an eye’). Moving on. So now we have Cindy, who has a baby. Now what? Well I’m glad you asked.

Issue 4 ½ A baby, eh? Well that was unexpected.

Here are five fun things to do with babies: 1) Dress them up as characters from your favourite Disney movie. Really though, is there anything cuter than a baby dressed up as Simba from the Lion King or as that really old Swedish guy from the Mighty Ducks movie? I think not.

2) Lend them to your male friends to help them meet girls. Seriously though, my mother gave me to my uncle for like four years, and look at him now!

Happily married with a baby of his own… On that note… I should look into borrowing it for the weekend. I was planning on hitting up Nicky Zee’s and I could use a wingman.

3) Take pictures of them sitting in oversized teacups or as sleeping flowers or something. I don’t know. I guess it made someone a lot of money somewhere along the line. You should cash in on that. Is that exploitation of minors?

Oh well. Probably not.

4) Wearing matching sailor outfits.

Nothing says, “I’m available” to potential guys than showing up to your first date with a baby… That’s dressed in the same ridiculous outfit as you are. Note: this does not apply if you live on a yacht in the 1960s. Then it’s cool.

5) Dress them up like a small, domesticated pet, name them appropriately, and let nature take its course. It would be an interesting psychological experiment, don’t you think? You might face a few ethical/legal issues down the road, but wouldn’t it be cool to have a baby girl and a kitten? Too far? Oh well, moving on.

OK so really, it’s getting pretty late and I feel as if I have put my imaginary friend Cindy through a lot of hardships tonight, so maybe it is time I let her rest. So drop the kitten off at the babysitter, put away your Jagermeifter flavored condoms for the night, and get some well-deserved sleep. Tomorrow is a new day.

See you next week, when I explore a new topic altogether. Take your pick, because its either going to be Love or Porn… Or both…?

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You didn’t learn this in SexEd Besides french fries, what’s your favorite thing to put ketchup on?

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Let me start by congratulating the Social Club on handing out condoms.

Really, it’s a good idea. A high-quality S-Club night is capped off with the need of one.

Thursday was Jagermeifter night at The Club, complete with Jagger-flavoured condoms.

I’m not sure how I feel having an alcohol-flavoured dick inserted into me.

I’m also not really sure how I would feel about having anything alcoholic inserted into me, unless it’s consumed from a bar glass.

I enjoy novelty condoms as much as the next girl in red heels, on a Friday.

Glow in the dark varieties, for example, make drunken, sloppy nights a little easier. I’ve heard tingling ones can make things a little more exciting, and a smiling face at the end of a PENIS Before making a final decision on how I felt about the Jager-condoms, I clearly had to smell them. Maybe taste them a little. For the purpose of journalist integrity, of course.

Yes, I licked it. And it wasn’t so much the taste that bothered me (as the flavour of latex, not the alcohol, was the most prevalent) as the moral pollution that invaded my soul.

Because after a night of heavy drinking and sloppily ‘choosing’ a partner to mate with, the last thing one needs is to be the recipient of a disgusting promotional condom. As much as

advertising can be funny, you probably don’t want me laughing at your Jagerflavoured dick.

It doesn’t take much to get your average drunk, sloppy girl to give you a hummer. Really, are you that desperately unattractive that you need to offer your ‘last chance’ hookup another shot (be that from your neither regions) of liquor to get fellated?

And if you’re not desperately unattractive, what kind of girl are you bringing home, that she’s willing to give you a BJ, if only for the chance of getting just

a little more drunk? Classy.

You know what does turn me on?

Knowing that the guy I’m sleeping with doesn’t have an obsession either with being so in love with liquor that there may be a problem, or being oddly turned on by the scent of potent German herbal liquor. The entire endeavour just seems reprehensible in every way.

Of course, I can’t speak highly enough regarding the use of condoms; I was just always told that Jagermeifter was to be served cold, right out of the freezer.

Rice Amy Landry

Kraft Dinner Dan Houghton

Jill Danine Ellis & Jill McCormick

Who needs something to put it on?

Gary Rafuse

As chase after Goldschlager Gavin Cosgrove

Celery Sharilyn Doyle

A little more from CHSR Ms. McKenzie: I read an editorial in the Arts Section of the October 3rd issue of The Brunswickan entitled “Turn the volume down… way down,” written by Sean M.H..

Initially I was pleased to read that I wasn’t the only person in Fredericton who thought mainstream radio stations were just going through the motions and playing the same tired music over and over again.

As I read further, however, I was dismayed to find that Sean M.H. is obviously unaware of the alternative radio scene here in Fredericton… otherwise he would have mentioned it, right?

Sean M.H., the next time you are in the Brunswickan offices, look up, look waaaaaaaay up. CHSR FM is two floors above you in the SUB, and here’s the kicker - it’s your radio station!

One of the many advantages of CHSR FM is that if you don’t particularly like what you’re hearing, you just go to the station, fill out a membership form, pay an annual membership fee, get trained and you can have your own radio show and play the music you want to hear. By extension, you become part of the alternative radio scene here in Fredericton.

Who can do this you ask? Pretty well anyone you can think of… a UNB or STU student, or someone who is still in high school. You can be a 62-year old grandmother, or a father of two from New Maryland. You can be a person who loves sports. That’s right; you can

do spoken word programming too including sports, issue-oriented features, comedy or op-ed pieces.

In short, CHSR is the alternative radio scene here in Fredericton. Sean

M.H., listen to 97.9 on your FM dial and turn the volume up… way up.

K Brookland

Editors Note: Rip by Sean M.H., is an opinions column and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Brunswickan. Last week’s article, however does not imply that there are only two radio stations in Fredericton- Though it only mentions three stations, Sean in no way rules out the existence or the possibility that there may be other radio stations on the airwaves.

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October 17 • 2007

Arts & Entertainment Free speech funk

much munsch

bruns.arts@gmail.com • October 17, 2007

A record-breaking Canadian Bath

by Naomi Osborne

Rip by Sean M.H.

Last week, in a class about communications, my professor said something that had an impact.

“You people are too young to be cynics. I’m old, so I can be cynical, but you guys don’t have the experience yet.”

This is true. Most people in the class are journalism majors, and most journalism majors complain about the media constantly.

Whether it’s the Irvings that own most newspapers in the province, Bill O’Reilly being a blowhard, or that CNN spends more time on Britney than MTV does, these students never miss a chance to voice their negative opinions.

Journalism students are molding their cynicism before even becoming journalists.

But an event that would stir up such a view is taking place at this very moment and I think it is quite relevant to this topic.

In Woodstock, a man named William Kenneth Langdon is trying to start his own newspaper.

But he can’t because J.D. Irving LTD. is trying to stop him.

For now, anyway.

It seems that Langdon worked as the publisher for the Bugle-Observer, an Irving-owned newspaper in Woodstock, N.B. He quit his job in order to start his own paper, which would be in direct competition with the BugleObserver.

According to local media, Langdon claims that Irving is making efforts to stop his paper from getting off the ground and that some executives at Irving-owned Brunswick News, which owns the Bugle-Observer and most other papers in the province, stoop to bullying business tactics to eliminate competition.

In Irving’s defense, Langdon was under contract not to share trade secrets or any information relating to the company and was entrusted not to use confidential information to his benefit.

But stopping a new newspaper altogether? What gives them the right? How are these trade secrets so vast that knowing them binds you to their source?

So it’s easy to be cynical.

And we just complain about it, and sometimes we talk.

Even in this paper, The Brunswickan, there is little more than tepid interest.

But with this paper, and other widely-read school papers, we have two things that most journalists don’t have the luxury of having, although we hardly take advantage.

One, Irving doesn’t own us, and two, we’re students. We’re young, full of ideals and piss and vinegar, and we all sing our anthems on truth and justice. And we still believe in them.

We haven’t let the world get us down.

We shouldn’t be cynical just yet. We dream of fighting the good fight and exposing evil corporation empires and we still believe it can happen.

So then why aren’t we trying? Why don’t we use these two things, which are rare assets in New Brunswick, and do something about it?

Who knows? I’m not doing anything, either. I’m just talking and complaining.

But it all leads back to what my professor said, “We’re too young to be cynical.”

Because what we think is wrong with the media is really what’s wrong with us. We’re cynical because we expect change without being involved in it.

We have a medium for some kind of change right now. William Kenneth Langdon might not be able to start his own paper, but he can certainly write for this one. He might not make as much money (or any), but the freedom he’s looking for is on the same page as this column.

The worst part is, I’m not taking advantage of it and he’s fighting tooth and nail for it.

My professor was right. I have no right to be negative, and maybe I am too young to be cynical, but I’m the right age to be lazy.

We all are.

Andrew Meade / The Brunswickan

Robert Munsch reads from his popular childrens’ book “Stephanie’s Ponytail” at the Playhouse on Oct 11.

Munsch has authored many favorites, including “Paper Bag Princess”, “Love You Forever”, and “Mud Puddle.”

Radio Free and camera-ready Director of Photography George Hosek turns the lights, camera, and action on Freddy Beach

by Ashley Bursey When someone’s got a resume that declares he’s worked on ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ and ‘Tremors II’, most folks automatically perk up, if only to hear the guy’s bio.

But when that same man is standing in front of you telling you to wipe your forehead because “you’re sweaty, greasy – but so am I!” it becomes a little less daunting.

Marginally.

George Hosek is that man. Fresh from the set of YTV’s hit show ‘Radio Free Roscoe’, Hosek is a DOP – director of photography – who visited Fredericton this past weekend to host a film workshop in conjunction with the New Brunswick Film Co-op.

Sunday. Noon. Hosek is standing behind a monstrous HD camera in the James Joyce Pub in downtown Freddy, barking orders for lights – a huge part of any production, he insists – and paper napkins to sop up some of the “grease” on his actors.

It’s a busy hour; the crew is filming two angles for the same scene, and every light in the place seems to have a mind of its own – a dimmer switch broken on one, another light petering out altogether.

But Hosek’s cool and cracking jokes or giving tips and tricks along the way.

His students are rapt, jumping quickly

to help move a table or light, shouting commands across the room.

A few minutes late, the scene has been filmed, and the crowd breaks for lunch.

Hosek, a Czech native who studied film in Prague, sits down at one of the pub’s tables for a chat.

On workshops: “It’s always an experience when you have to teach somebody, it’s quite interesting because it’s more time-consuming… My approach is to tell people what is good and what’s wrong. If you don’t tell them, people think they’re great and they get out of the school and they come to real life and everybody’s polite but nobody gives them assignments or work. This is the problem because of people maybe doing something wrong, but nobody has the courage to tell them something is wrong, because they are politically correct. And this doesn’t help.”

On Radio Free Roscoe: “When you do 52 episodes, you don’t know which your favorite is! Sometimes I’ll watch them on TV, months after… Sometimes I’ll watch myself in the distance, and I like this one, or I’ll see another and, oh, I like this one as well! Because you

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Psykosonik swordplay The Final Score by Dan Hagerman

This game and the movie Mortal Kombat have a lot in common. For one thing, they share what is essentially the exact same theme song, minus the “MORTAL KOMBAAAT!” scream, and they’re both kinda neat at first, but wear thin after successive viewings.

X-Kaliber 2097 (the game’s spelling, not mine) is a cyberpunk action game, or so it claims to be. It does have a futuristic setting and some sort of plot involving the future, but I could not for the life of me seem to be able to pay attention to it. All I wanted to do was slice barrels in half.

Graphics: While the main character looks cool enough, he certainly doesn’t have a lot going on in the animation department. He can block, slice horizontally, slice vertically, and send out a wave of energy or something from his sword.

Enemies come as your typical gardenvariety futuristic soldier, and what’s cool about this game is that you can choose whether you want to slice them in half

have a distance [from the work at the point].”

On favorite films: “I like ‘Chicago’, ‘Amadeus’, and ‘Passion of the Christ’. I don’t buy many DVDs. I watch a movie once, maybe twice…and what I do is, probably after like ten years maybe, I’ll watch the movie again. I like a movie to have a story, not all these special effects.

You get so many stupid movies…”

On his favorite cinematographer: “I like Vittorio Storaro. You ask anyone, they would say him. In Hollywood, I would have to say Tony Richardson, Oliver Stone’s cinematographer, he used to be, and he’s very talented…he uses a diversity of lighting.”

On wannabe ‘biz’ junkies: “If [someone] would like to be a director, they should be watching so many movies and analyzing movies and the acting especially…As a cinematographer, I would say take so many pictures, stills, photography, it’s a basic essential. The eye, composition, taking pictures, stills.

So many stills! Photography is the basic.

And for writers, what can I tell you. It’s a different story! Read a lot, be intelligent, and write.”

horizontally or vertically.

Gameplay: This is what a side-scrolling beat-’em-up would be if you used a sword instead of your fists. It’s not really bad gameplay so much as it’s terribly repetitive. You walk, have a lame jump, and slash. That’s pretty much it. Maybe they’ll throw a flying enemy around or have some pits to jump over, but mostly this game isn’t very fun to play. It also doesn’t help that every time you get hit with something, you get knocked back about five feet, making it difficult to continue attacking, assuming one of the troopers actually gets the drop on you.

Sound: In the opening credits, it seems like a big deal that the music is by a band called Psykosonik. The reason why I said the game’s music sounds exactly like the Mortal Kombat movie’s music is because Psykosonik contributed to both. And it loops. Over. And over. And over again. Aside from that, the sound effects are pretty sub-par as well, not really sounding like much of anything.

The Final Score: The novelty of slicing robotic guards in half wears off in the first 30 seconds. The novelty of slicing barrels in half wears off about 15 seconds after that. Falling into pits all the time because enemy bullets knock you back too far? Also not fun. Despite the fact that I usually enjoy cyber-punkstyled stuff, I couldn’t find myself getting into this game at all. 5/10

Monday Night Movie Series Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman, a film about Britain’s most famous hangman. Plays at Tilley Hall, room 102 this Monday, October 22.

Timothy Spall (Professor Pettigrew from the Harry Potter movies) gives a magnificently multilayered performance as the protagonist in ‘Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman’. Spall plays Albert Pierrepoint, a grocery deliveryman who decides to apply for his father’s old job: a hangman for the British courts. Soon he is perfecting the execution procedure, fulfilling his duties in record time and with no problems whatsoever. Though proud of his success, Pierrepoint prefers to keep it to himself, not even telling his wife, Anne (Juliet Stevenson), what he does when he leaves the house for days at a time. It is when General Montgomery (Clive Francis) asks Pierrepoint to execute dozens of Nazis who have been sentenced to death that, for the first time, Pierrepoint starts questioning what he does, and soon his relatively calm, quiet world is turned upside down.

Based on a true story. 90 minutes, UK, 2007, English

For most artists, writing and recording 52 CDs is a lifetime goal, and practically an unreachable one.

But for Burlington-based artist Kevin Bath, it was more like a New Year’s resolution – and only took the artist a year to complete.

It started last October when Bath, a multi-instrumentalist, began writing and recording music in his own home studio. A year later and Bath has broken the Guinness World Record for writing and recording 52 CDs in a year, or one CD a week.

That’s eight songs per album, and a total of 416 songs in one year.

“It all started off as a joke, and then the more I thought about it, I realized… that’s a good idea! What better way to be more creative?” said Bath.

The whole process was demanding.

Bath would start creating new songs every Sunday or Monday, then record all the instruments and do all the computer work and the vocals. By mid-week, Bath would start doing the mixes for the weekend and repeat the whole process again the next Sunday.

“Life was a huge obstacle. I have to make a living, I have a family,” said Bath, “and it was hard to take care of all my other responsibilities.”

A multi-instrumentalist for a variety of bands, Bath found it easy to switch between different genres of music. He played around – literally – with country, children’s music, reggae, rock, dance folk, pop, punk, and instrumental.

“It gave me an appreciation for music in general. You really have to understand how it all works and fits together like a puzzle,” said Bath.

All 416 songs are available on this website, kevinbath.com, where people all around the world can listen to them without charge.

“I just wanted to be acknowledged for what I did. I will release the ‘Best of Bath’ probably in the new year,” he said. “It will be a compilation of those songs plus ones that weren’t a part of the world record.”

And a favourite song?

“A perfect analogy would be to say, if you have three kids you can’t really say which one you love the best. They are all my babies. It’s hard, it really is,” said Bath.

But he says some of his favourite albums would likely be ‘Sponge Bath Square Pants’, ‘Mid-Day Sun’, ‘Grapes of Bath’, ‘Prague’, ‘Unplugged’, ‘Punk Bath’, ‘200’7 and ‘Lady Pinstripe’.

But what’s next?

“I’d like to go to different areas, like film work or publishing. Right now I still play live at nights,” said Bath. “But I would love to hear other artists do my songs!”

He adds: “I wanted to finish something and do something of this magnitude,” he said. “Personally, I surpassed my own expectations for myself. It’s a great feeling just to say this is what I did.

‘Hey kids, look at me!’”

Seether and spice

by Ashley Bursey

The first thing I notice is the album artwork. It’s morbid: a young girl, blunt black bangs, pulling open her shirt to reveal the bare bones of a rib cage. Creepy as hell, reminiscent of Mark Ryden’s bizarrely fascinating death-themed pieces.

The second thing I notice is just how damn catchy their new single is.

‘Fake It’ is the first single off the South African native band Seether’s newest album, ‘Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces’, to be released Oct 23. and I’ve been listening to it on repeat right before I pick up the phone to chat with bassist Dale Stewart.

The guys are in Michigan, playing some shows with Breaking Benjamin and Three Days Grace.

I ask him about the new song, which, much like Finger Eleven and other heavy-rock bands, seems to be a lot more fun, more melodic, and has cooler riffs than previous tunes.

He tells me that bands today take themselves too seriously.

But Seether has already been getting some critical feedback for the pop-iness of the song, although Stewart is quick to assure me that while it’s a change of

pace, it’s more experimentation than a complete 180.

“We didn’t want to completely change the sound, but we wanted to go in a different direction. It’s one of our songs that goes in a new direction,” he says. “It’s not an indication of what the album sounds like...

“You try to find a happy medium.”

The guys took some time off between recording albums, breaking for about a year. It was a hard year; the group faced the death of singer Shaun Morgan’s brother in August.

That’s where the album title came from, Stewart says.

“I think it ties into the music and just the images surrounding the album,” he says. “Our last year was a rough one for everyone, and in these kinds of situations, I think [you need to be] positive and look for the silver lining in the cloud and find beauty in negative spaces, if you will. It definitely just ties into the whole last year.”

And the artwork? He laughs when I tell him how kickass I think it is.

“We were looking online and we eventually found this guy and just loved the images,” he says. “It’s basically, there’s a whole series of this little girl, a really cool kind of tragic love story that goes along with her... Her name is… I think Candice, I believe. “ “Any last words?” I ask.

“Just thanks for the support and all that, and buy the new album,” he says, then laughs again. “Does that sound like begging?”

Arts & Entertainment

8 • October 17, 2007 • Issue 7

Underdog Kittens run with a positive attitude Run With The Kittens play The Cellar Pub on Thursday, October 18, and at Vixens on Friday October 19

Sheet Music by Run With the Kittens

Remember when you and your friends would put your favorite hits of the day on the hi-fi and rock out on badminton rackets and brooms, with your ‘singer’ letting loose into a turkey baster? Now imagine you’re in the middle of that, and you’ve magically been transported to the world of grown-ups, arriving with a cement truck’s worth of great songs and the tightest performance to be found anywhere. Got it? That’s Run With The Kittens, and you’ve never heard of us.

Our most recent accomplishment is being rejected from the biggest festival out East, The Halifax Pop Explosion. Why? Like most festivals, it’s put together like some kind of tight-knit high school popularity contest where it’s who you know that gets you in, not your music. But we’re not dwelling on that, though, because it could very well anger us and put us in dark places, and we’re sensitive lads. So in an attempt to move forward in a positive manner, we have decided to pretend that we got in anyways and drive to Halifax and play the festival. It’s going to be great! With our huge imaginations, we will play out on the street and make-believe that we’re in an actual live music venue. We will imagine that the people just walking by us are actual fans that came to the venue just to see us! We’ve all been listening to a lot of Tony Robbins and John Tesh on the tour bus for positive visualization techniques. Anything is possible if you

make-believe, and you never know what can come out of it.

For example, pretending we got into the festival gave us the idea to book shows at other clubs and create what’s known in the biz as a ‘tour’. So now Run With The Kittens is playing a couple dates in Fredericton.

We first played in Fredericton last year.

In classic Kittens style, we didn’t have a gig booked; we were just looking for a beer store. We pulled off the highway in some residential neighborhood, and asked a dude mowing his lawn for directions. He had two first names. It was John Earl, or Jeff Dave, or something.

He gave us the wrong directions, but maybe he felt bad, because he hopped in his car, drove after us, and led us to our destination. We pulled into the parking lot of what was about to be opened up as Vixens.

The owners were on the patio, a little confused as to why an intimidating, chalkboard-black school bus had just pulled up. The bus is a great icebreaker though, and it wasn’t long before we were invited to throw down a wicked little country set in the bar. We’re not sure, but think we were the first ones to play a few tunes in the place. The owners even bought us dinner across the street.

We knew we had to return for more of the famous East Coast hospitality.

Armed with a P.A. system, a tour bus, and our undying thirst to play goodtime music for good-time people, Run With The Kittens is going to rock some guerilla-style shows in Fredericton, as well. You might catch us outside of Leo Hayes High School rockin’ at lunchtime, or in some random parking lot in the evening, or even on an afternoon drive down Queen Street with our bus horn blaring farm animal sounds at you.

We’re out in the Maritimes until the end of October, and we’re going to do this in every town we hit. It’ll be like an oldfashioned ’60s-style freak-out!

So what the hell kind of music do we play? Our music is considered by some to be a wild, mixed bag of rock’n’roll, or to others who need an increasingly-vague sub, sub, sub genre, ‘Indie-BossaNovaDisco-Stadium-Lounge………Core’ might be an adequate description. But you can’t call us anything if you haven’t seen us play live. So why not come on out to our Fredericton shows and judge for yourself? We can’t get enough of people not being able to figure out what to make of us.

This ain’t no lipstick conference

witnessed him make use of school glue, Vaseline, Kleenex tissue, and a hair dryer. The results were most impressive.

We all watched in horror as the glue on Doug’s face dried and Paul began peeling back some of the “dead skin” in small patches.

by Christian Hapgood and Doug Estey

D: When the editors at the Brunswickan suggested we attend a special effects workshop by the NB Film Co-operative, I was thrilled, quite frankly. I’d always been involved in my high school theatre productions, and while I may not have had any talent whatsoever, it was always a lot of fun (we had one of those high schools that let us make use of pyrotechnics and the like). Needless to say, I was pretty stoked to show off what I knew and pick up a few things on the way. My little pedestal quickly burned to the ground, though, when I learned that this was a makeup workshop. Blowing stuff up seems so much more exciting than applying lipstick…

C: You would know, wouldn’t you Doug? It wasn’t half bad. I’m sure we would have been treated much cooler if we hadn’t showed up late though, or if you hadn’t screwed up the directions.

D: Easy for you to say! All you had to do was take pictures while I was having school glue poured all over my face in front of the entire class.

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C: Entire class? You mean all eight people in attendance? Give me a break, man. I used to do that kind of thing all the time in elementary school. Why don’t you just do your job and explain exactly what this workshop was?

D: Right on. So once we found the Charlotte Street Arts Centre, at 732 Charlotte St. (I determined later that we had told our cabbie the right address, but he took us to a completely different one and we were too confused to realize it) it took us about 25 minutes just to track down the exact room where the workshop was taking place. Once we arrived though, we quickly discovered that this was no lipstick conference.

C: The dude made Doug into a zombie. It was badass.

D: That was so unnecessary. I’m pretty sure our readers could discern that from the pictures. Anyway, our instructor, Paul Angers, was off the hook: spending most of his career working for the St. John Ambulance, he’s been with the Film Co-op for several years now, and this guy knows his stuff. The small, but keen handful of people in the room looked on as he demonstrated the awesome effects using simple, everyday items to get the job done.

C: Some of the things he used for effects on the skin included things you would find around your house. We

D: It was a weird feeling, that’s for sure. I couldn’t believe the simplicity of what he was doing; it almost makes a guy feel mildly ashamed for not being able to come up with some if the ideas he showed us. One of the main points that Paul was trying to make was that while money and a massive budget can be of great help, the only real limit is the human imagination.

C: Yeah well, judging by these shots, I can honestly say I never imagined you ever looking this attractive. I’m going to send these to GQ. D: Next time, you’re volunteering to be the guinea pig, and I’m going to sit back, laugh, and poke you with a stick. Cool?

C: You’re losing focus!

D: Whatever. My point is that this workshop was a blast; Paul Angers is very passionate about his work and it shows in the results that he achieved within the short amount of time allotted. The whole experience was very hands-on and informative.

C: Join us next time to see Doug showing off his innate zombie impersonating skills!

Kitschy comedy: “I’ve got bingo tonight!”

‘The Backup Man’ is subtle Canadian humour, but leaves this viewer hanging

by Jordan Gill

Last Friday, the Regent Mall rolled out the figurative red carpet for a premiere of comedic proportions.

Many of the film’s stars attended their premier, ‘The Backup Man’, a major motion picture filmed partly in New Brunswick, including Shawn Fitch, Sebastion Melean, Gary Hat, Marge Hays, and Lisa Large.

The movie is about the exploits of

two police officers, Murphy and Renfrew; Murphy’s friend Sal, who owns a strip club; and Sal’s niece Maria. They live in small-town Canada, where an increase in drug trafficking and a failed drug bust (Renfrew misjudged an eight for a nine on a house number) sends the Police Chief of Hooterville (the movie’s locale – don’t ask why) into a rage. He blames Murphy’s friend Sal for being the problem, and sends the dimwitted Renfrew to do surveillance without Murphy’s knowledge.

At the same time, Maria has stolen an important computer disc from the company where she works and is on the run from her boss. She decides to come and visit Sal in his ‘restaurant’ (and strip joint), while at the same time, Maria’s boss has hired a hitman to recover the disc.

The movie is actually fairly funny, with subtle and intelligent humour

(think Monty Python instead of Will Ferrell). All will laugh as the three unnamed men at the beginning of the film hide their identities using George W. Bush masks, causing one of the men to say, “There, now we all look stupid.” No one can help but giggle at the dimwitted Renfrew as he practices his karate while doing surveillance or during a particularly unforgettable moment when Murphy and Renfrew steal a dress to cover their bare derrières, only to be chased though the woods by an old woman with a rifle screaming, “I need that dress! I’ve got bingo tonight!”

As infectiously funny as it may be, the movie’s storyline suffers from a lack of resolution. Many plot points suffer beginnings without ends. Viewers will leave with questions like, “What was on the disc Maria stole?” or “What happened to Murphy’s wife?” or even the

big question: “Why didn’t the screenwriter address these ambiguities?”

I’m not sure if it was for kitsch or humour, but some of the props seem silly, at best. For example, the sign for the Hooterville police station is simply a photocopied logo taped in a window. The station itself looks more like a house than a station, and I’m sure few airports have their business hours emblazoned on the door.

Even with its faults, this movie hits it big where it counts. It’s funny, and what more can you ask for in a comedy?

Sure, it won’t replace ‘Life of Brian’ or ‘Borat’, and it isn’t up to par with other Canuck comedies like ‘Strange Brew’ or Canada’s greatest comedic threesome, ‘The Trailer Park Boys’, but it is still better than 80% of what the major American companies release. Watching this movie will make you proud to be a New Brunswicker and a Canadian.

Dave and Sean talk about CDs

by Dave Briggs and Sean Horsely

Shotgun Jimmie – The Onlys Dave- When I found out these guys are from the Maritimes, I figured out why no one wants to live here.

Sean- I’m sending this to the Guinness Book of World Records. I honestly think it has a chance at being the worst album ever.

Dave- I bet these guys are going to want to fight us.

Sean- With an album like this, I want to fight them.

Toys and Kings – The Heights Sean- I guess it’s kind of okay.

Dave- It certainly doesn’t rock, but it doesn’t make me puke.

Sean- Well, if I listened to it long enough, it’d drive me to drinking enough to puke.

Dave- You know what did make me puke? Shotgun Jimmie.

Arrested Development – Since the Last Time Sean- I’d buy this album just for the name.

San Serac – Professional Sean- This takes all the bad elements of the eighties, and makes them worse.

Dave- Every song sounds like a montage song from Footloose if people on OxyContin made Footloose.

Sean- I can’t believe he called this album “professional.” This guy is a professional dweeb.

Dave- You’re taking lessons from him, aren’t you?

Sean- For a guy whose favorite band is Ween, you’re awful sure of yourself.

Dave- What...and Bad Religion is the better choice?

Sean- You’re on thin ice, my friend.

Dave- Watch it, or I’ll get the guys from Shotgun Jimmie after you.

Slowcoaster – Future Radio Sean- If Sublime grew up in Saskatchewan and listened to Avril Lavigne, they’d sound like these guys.

Dave- These guys play here all the time. They’re okay.

Sean- Yeah, I thought it was okay,

too. A little poppy at times, but okay.

Dave- I’m only saying it’s okay compared to the pile of CDs we got this week.

Sean- Well, they can’t all be Shotgun Jimmies.

J. Holiday – Back of my ‘Lac Dave- I knew what this was going to sound like before I even opened it.

Sean- It’s like rap lyrics to R&B music. My whiteness prevents me from knowing exactly what to call it.

Dave- I can think of a few things.

Sean- This guy has his eyes half-shut in every picture.

Dave- You don’t put albums like this out without smokin’ bliz-unts.

Damn.

Hurt – Vol II Dave- This band does just what they promise. They hurt Sean- And this is the second volume?

God, I’d hate to hear the first one.

Dave- Let’s hope to God they can only count to two and don’t put out any more of these ‘albums’.

Sean- I don’t think they can. They only use two chords in every song.

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On Wednesday, October 17th, Dr. Helen Caldicott, world renowned author and environmentalist will be in Fredericton to speak on the campus of St. Thomas University at 7:00 p.m. about nuclear power and the impacts of this source of energy on our environment and public health. The Smithsonian Institute has named Dr Caldicott as one of the most influential women of the 20th Century and was

personally nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Tickets for the Dr. Caldicott lecture are on sale at the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, 180 St. John Street, and at the door.

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brunswickansports@gmail.com • October 17, 2007

UNB opens state of the art turf facility

by Brian Munn

Already boasting national-class soccer teams, the University of New Brunswick now has a top-notch facility for them to call home.

The newly renovated Chapman Field officially re-opened on Saturday in front of a huge crowd of Varsity Reds supporters and members of the Fredericton soccer community, marking a major addition to the community.

The opening ceremonies included a large contingent of Fredericton dignitaries, including UNB Project Manager Craig Hickey, incoming Fredericton District Soccer Association President Ron Burton, Mayor Brad Woodside, Dean of Kinesiology Dr. Terry Haggerty, UNB Athletic Director Kevin Dickie, and UNB President Dr. John McLaughlin.

They were joined both the Men’s and Women’s soccer teams, along with the FDSA’s Under-6 Lions, who served as flag bearers.

President John McLaughlin, who cut the ribbon to officially open the field, said that he was “unbelievably proud” by the new addition to campus, and was just as enthusiastic about the new facility as the Athletic Director.

“It’s special to see how far we’ve come

Chapman Field v.2.0

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in support of our soccer program,” added McLaughlin. “It’s really special to be a part of this.”

The FieldTurf surface, installed by Springhill Construction, is just the first phase of a much larger project. With a total budget of $3M, the Chapman Field project will eventually include a full lighting system to allow for night games, a clubhouse, and an electronic score clock. The entire facility will be enclosed

in a dome, providing the Capital region soccer community with an indoor facility for play during the winter.

Dr. Terry Haggerty, UNB’s Dean of Kinesiology, noted that one of the greatest promises of the new facility will be the smiles on the faces of the players come January, when they’re playing inside and there is a foot of snow outside the dome.

The ceremonies were held during the

break between the women’s and men’s games against Cape Breton University, which saw the Varsity Reds clubs playing their first games on the new turf.

The women began the day with a 3-0 loss to the Capers in chilly, windy conditions. CBU, which is ranked third in the country and will host the CIS Women’s Soccer Championships in November, dominated the play for most of the game, with UNB showing only flashes

of offensive pressure against a solid Cape Breton defense.

CBU took a 1-0 lead into the half on the power of a goal by Cheryl Wall.

Kristina Weatherbie and Kim Burt added goals in the second half.

The player of the game for UNB was Ellen Gaudet, while Kerri Mills was named as player of the game for CBU. After the opening ceremonies wrapped up, the men’s team recorded a hardfought 1-1 draw with the Capers, who are ranked fifth overall in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport rankings.

UNB’s lone goal of the match was recorded by Ken Morrison, who was recognized as the player of the game for the Varsity Reds. The goal was Morrison’s third of the season, pulling him within one of midfielder Ali Devereaux for the team lead.

Cape Breton’s tally came on a miscue by the UNB defense, when Graham Ashworth played the ball into the VReds’ net for an own-goal.

The draw places UNB fourth in the AUS standings, seven points back of the first-place St. Mary’s Huskies.

Despite the efforts by the UNB clubs, the games were a footnote on a day when the university and the city saw a major addition to the soccer community.

“This puts us one step closer to having facilities as fine as any you will find in Canadian Interuniversity Sport,” said Kevin Dickie.

“It’s a huge step in developing our athletic assets. It’s a big deal for UNB and also for the Fredericton community,” noted Dr. McLaughlin.

V-Reds Results Friday, October 12th Women’s Volleyball UNB - 3 RMC - 0 Men’s Hockey UNB - 4 UNH - 3 Men’s Basketball UNB - 82 RMC - 55 Women’s Hockey UNB - 3 STU - 2 Saturday, October 13th Men’s Basketball Queen’s - 73 UNB - 42 Men’s Soccer CBU - 1 UNB - 1 Women’s Volleyball CBU - 0 UNB - 3 Women’s Soccer UNB - 0 CBU - 3 Cross Country UNB Women’s 5K - 5th UNB Men’s 8K - 5th Men’s Hockey UNB - 3 UMass-Lowell - 5 Sunday, October 14th

The University of New Brunswick officially opened a revised Chapman Field, the new home for its varsity men’s and women’s soccer teams, hosting Cape Breton University and St. Francis Xavier over the weekend.

The women’s team went 0-2 on the new turf, falling 3-0 to CBU and 1-0 to St. FX. The men’s side tied CBU 1-1, and fell 2-0 to St. FX. Dignitaries from the Fredericton soccer community applauded the new facility, saying it is a huge step for developing soccer players in the region and for recruiting players to the university.

Women’s Soccer UNB - 0 StFX - 1 Men’s Soccer UNB - 0 StFX - 2 Men’s Basketball UNB - 106 Paul Smith College - 64 Women’s Volleyball UNB - 3 UdeM - 1

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Andrew Meade / The Brunswickan

UNB hosts cross-country exhibition race Bryden

to speak

by Bruns Sports Department

by Derek Hartnell, Jr.

Upcominig V-Reds Events Weekend Tournaments Men’s Basketball Eric Garland Tournament @ Aitken Centre Swimming Amby Legere AUS Invitational @ Sir Max Aitken Pool Men’s Volleyball Team Canada Master’s Series Thursday, October 18th

On Saturday, with the morning dew still thick in the air at Odell Park, UNB’s cross-country team hosted men’s and women’s teams from across the Atlantic provinces for an exhibition race.

After a long season of intense training, both of UNB’s clubs were eager to show the fruits of their labour on home turf for the third AUS exhibition race of the season.

Odell Park was familiar ground for UNB’s cross-country team and they knew it well – the winding trail that cut through the woods, the grassy hill

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that tested their strength and the gravel road that would bring them home, each lap bringing them closer to the finish.

The women completed two laps of five kilometers, while the men finished three laps of eight kilometers.

But victory in the women’s race

would go to St. FX, with an average race time of 18:15, while Dalhousie would claim first for the men with an average race time of 25:36.

The UNB women’s team was led

by Jessica Steed with a time of 20:23 followed by Co-Captain Fonya Irvine (20:52), Heather Bray (21:13), CoCaptain Erin Cochrane (21:38), Jill Griffith (22:13), Gillian Reid (22:16), Keri Pettinger (23:42), Rachel Savage (25:20), and Johanna Toffanello (26:03). These times were strong enough to place the UNB women at fifth place overall.

Leading the way for the UNB men’s team was Co-Captain Shawn Miller

with a time of 27:46, followed closely

by Cliff Worden-Rogers (27:57), CoCaptain Derek Ferguson (29:09), Dave Brown (29:10), Mike Bone (29:37), Peter Gaudet (29:48), Andrew Mulherin (30:49), Simon Pearn (31:20), and John Bird (33:03).

Like their female counterparts, the UNB men’s team placed fifth overall as well.

Both UNB teams put in a strong effort, as the teams continue to improve with each race.

The UNB team will now focus on the AUS Championships, which will take place in Halifax. Dalhousie University will host the event in two weeks.

Andrew Meade / The Brunswickan

Born in Port Elgin, New Brunswick, and raised on his father’s 100-acre farm, Roderick Bryden – better known as Rod – would later become majority owner of the National Hockey League’s Ottawa Senators. His path to the pinnacle of the hockey world was far from ordinary.

After graduating from the University of New Brunswick’s Faculty of Law in 1965, Bryden earned a master’s of Law degree from the University of Michigan.

He was then recruited to the Faculty of Law at the University of Saskatchewan, where he was an assistant law professor for three years.

After his short stint as a professor, Bryden headed to Ottawa where he worked for the federal government.

After leaving his government post in 1992, Mr. Bryden became the CEO of the Terrace Corporation, the principal owner of the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club.

In 1993, he became the chairman and governor of the Club. In 1994, construction on Scotiabank Place, formerly known as the Palladium and the Corel Centre and home to the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club, began by the Palladium Corporation, of which Bryden was the owner and chairman.

The arena opened in 1996.

Bryden remained with the Ottawa Senators until 2003, when billionaire Eugene Melnyk purchased the team.

Since his departure, Bryden has been busy working in the private sector in areas ranging from healthcare (as the World Heart Corporation founder, president, and CEO to alternative energy production, as president and CEO of Plasco Energy Group).

Bryden has come a long way from his early years as a farm boy, but his diverse interests and talents have established this UNB graduate as a successful and inspirational alumnus.

Bryden will be returning to New Brunswick to speak to the Law faculty on Thursday, October 18 at 4:30 pm, where he will be discussing his experiences in the business world and the joys and challenges of owning a professional hockey team.

The lecture and reception are open to the public.

Women’s Basketball UNB @ Trinity Western Saturday, October 20th Women’s Soccer UNB @ Acadia Men’s Soccer UNB @ Acadia Women’s Basketball UNB @ Simon Fraser @ 12:00pm, @ UBC @ 7:00pm Women’s Hockey UNB @ SMU Sunday, October 21th Men’s Hockey UNB @ SMU Women’s Soccer UNB @ Dalhousie Men’s Soccer UNB @ Dalhousie Women’s Hockey UNB @ MtA

V-Reds Athletes of the week

Heidi Mouris Volleyball

Rob Hennigar Hockey

Sports

Issue 7 • October 17, 2007 • 11

V-Reds take top spot at tourney Are sports becoming too violent?

View From the Sidelines by Tony von Richter

Andrew Meade / The Brunswickan

The UNB Varsity Reds women’s volleyball team finished first out of eight teams at the UNB Invitational Tournament over the weekend. The team went 5-0, defeating U de M 3-1 in the finals on Sunday afternoon. Over the past five years, UNB has an impressive record of 25-0 at the annual tournament.

Woodsmen: Not your average athletes

by Ed Bowes

It’s 6:30 am, and for most students, this means you are still fast asleep with no intention of waking up until minutes before class. But, for 21 highly dedicated UNB men and women, 6:30 marks the beginning of their day as they head to morning practice.

These individuals, aptly known as Team Rugged, are members of the UNB Woodsmen Team, which is an entirely student-run organization comprised exclusively of men and women from the faculty of Forestry and the Environmental Management Program.

The events in which the Lumberjacks and Lumberjills partake simulate the traditions of the forestry industry as it was known in the early part of the twentieth century.

The team, which dates all the way back to the mid 1960s, prides themselves on both the education and practices of traditional timber sports not only for fitness and fun, but to ensure that this time-honored way of life will never be forgotten.

Katherine Spencer, a five-year veteran of the sport, describes the traditional

importance saying, “It’s respectful; 150 years ago our ancestors actually did this.

This was how all of our homes were built; this was how all of our land was cleared.”

Rod Cumberland, CILA head judge, sees the sport as a way for young people to educate themselves on, and put into practice, the history of New Brunswick and our greatest natural resource.

“Our province was built on the lumberjacking industry…at one time everybody who worked in the woods ran a saw or an axe, now a days it’s very seldom to find someone who uses these old traditions and techniques,” said Cumberland.

As a part of CILA, the UNB Woodsmen participate in a series of annual Lumberjacking competitions throughout Canada and the US. These competitions test the participants’ skills in a wide range of disciplines, with each team member partaking in four separate events.

Cumberland sees the Woodsmen as a unique sport in the way it challenges its participants to not simply focus on one specific event or talent, but on a wide range of disciplines.

“Lumberjack sports are basically something like a decathlon: athletes have to be well versed in multiple events…There are four necessary ingredients that make a superior quality lumberjack; good tools, strength, power, and speed.”

UNB boasts a ‘Jack and Jill’ style of team, which includes both men and women competing side by side. Each year, team members are elected to executive positions, a fall try-out is then held to pick the new lineup for the upcoming season.

This year’s team consists of two men’s squads, an ‘A’ and ‘B’, as well as a woman’s ‘A’ squad, all of which have seven members.

This past weekend marked the kickoff of the ’07-’08 season as UNB hosted the 42nd annual CILA lumberjacking competition here in Fredericton. The event saw 26 teams hailing from eight different schools from all over eastern and central Canada, as well as the north eastern United States competing in a series of Lumberjacking competitions.

Saturday’s event, which was organized entirely by students, was an all day affair running from 8 am until 5 pm at the Hugh John Flemming Forestry Centre.

The day kicked off with a morning full of singles competition consisting of chain-sawing, singles buck sawing, and the pole climb, a timed event which forces competitors to race up a hydro-pole and ring a bell 28 feet off the ground.

The final events of the morning were the team pulp throw and team log decking, a traditional method of moving large timber up over steep inclines.

The afternoon was also full of action

as teams showcased their skills on the chopping block. Both the men and women participated in the standing block chop and underhand chop, two speed events that emphasize a clean and complete axe cut. Time starts on ‘go’ and ends as soon as the competitor has chopped the block in half.

For the first time in years, UNB took the competition as the men’s ‘A’ squad placed first in overall scoring, winning all four team events as well as four singles events.

Dave Patriquin, a member of the men’s ‘A’ squad, commented on the win saying, “It was obviously a big win for us; we hadn’t won an overall show in about five years so we are all pretty happy about it.

We are not a team of veterans; we even have a rookie on the ‘A’ team this year.

It was our first show as a team, our first chance to compete together.”

Hopefully UNB’s success this past Saturday will be a sign of things to come for the Woodsmen.

In the next few weeks, UNB will be traveling across Canada to compete in CILA sanctioned competition at rival schools.

If you wish to get more information on the UNB Woodsmen, their upcoming competitions, or the sports of Lumberjacking itself, you can visit the Canadian Intercollegiate Lumberjacking Association at www.lumberjacking. ca/index.htm.

Last week, Philadelphia Flyers forward Jesse Boulerice delivered a vicious crosscheck to the head of Vancouver Canucks forward Ryan Kesler and was subsequently suspended for 25 games, the longest suspension ever given for an on-ice incident. It was the second case of excessive violence in recent memory, as Boulerice’s Flyers teammate Steve Downie was suspended for 20 games for a brutal hit on Ottawa Senators forward Dean McAmmond just a couple of weeks ago.

The two incidents have caused me to wonder if sports have become too violent.

Now I will be the first to admit that I enjoy highly physical sports. I like watching a good fight whether inside the octagon of the Ultimate Fighting Championship or on a blue-line at the Air Canada Centre, and there’s nothing better than a fast-paced hockey game filled with lots of scoring chances and big hits.

Where’s the line, though? When does a crushing hit from a linebacker turn into a cheap shot? When does good, tough play turn into an unjustifiable outburst of violence?

It’s not easy to discern when the line has been crossed, but I think it all comes down to the intent of the player. It’s whether or not the hit was within the normal course of play during a game or whether the player went above and beyond the normal contact of a game.

Take Miami Dolphins quarterback Trent Green for example. Last weekend, he suffered a Grade III concussion, his second in 13 months, after taking a knee to the head when attempting to block Houston Texans defensive tackle Travis Johnson. His future is now uncertain, and he may have to retire.

The outcome of the hit on Green was worse than Boulerice’s and Downie’s, however it was an unfortunate accident that occurred during the normal course of play with no intent to injure (unless you ask Johnson, who called the block “malicious”), which makes it different than the Boulerice and Downie situations.

While Green’s injury occurred during a routine part of the game, Downie and Boulerice went out of their way to hurt someone (especially Boulerice, who has had problems with this type of thing during his junior career; he has even being charged with assault for an on-ice stick-swinging incident) and that’s what makes it unacceptable.

What about legal hits to the head, though? Even though they are technically within the rules, with all the new research being done about concussions their long-term effects, should these types of plays be acceptable?

I’m not too sure, but I don’t think they should be. Some hits to the head are unavoidable. Accidents, while unfortunate, are bound to happen when playing high-contact sports like football and hockey. However, if leagues change their rules to discourage hits to the head and punish those that inevitably end up happening, then it could go a long way towards improving the long-term health of professional athletes.

Those that oppose such a move, however, claim that the physicality would be taken out of these sports, which would in turn drastically change the nature of the games.

This is, of course, a valid argument.

However, I don’t think that removing these dangerous hits would affect the integrity of the game, as players would still be able to take an opponent out of the play with a vicious hit. The change is simply a reduction of serious injury to the player receiving the hit.

Therefore, the question remains.

Are sports becoming too violent? No, I do not think so; I think Boulerice and Downie’s actions were aberrations, that even if hits to the head were outlawed, these incidents would have still happened, as they were outside the normal conduct of the game.

Even though banning hits to the head would not have stopped Downie and Boulerice, it may lessen the number of concussions suffered by athletes and could improve the long-term quality of life for some of them.

Sports

12 • October 17, 2007 • Issue 7

Red Sticks finish season in third place OT win for Reds

in Friday nighter

by The Red Sticks

The Red Sticks field hockey team traveled to UPEI this week to play in the Atlantic University Field Hockey Championships.

The team has been working hard all season and was determined to break into the top standings. This showed as they came out strong and hard on Saturday against first-place, undefeated varsity team, UPEI. It was an exciting game of field hockey as the teams battled it out. UPEI put in the first goal, but that did not stop UNB from fighting back. Kathryn Caiger put in an amazing goal off a short corner with three minutes left in the game to knot up the score at 1-1.

The Red Sticks played hard defense for the last few minutes of the game to ensure the tie stood up. This was the first time a club team has ever scored against UPEI. Riding high off their draw with the Panthers, UNB was pumped for the next game against Acadia, which led them to win the game 2-0. Kathryn Caiger and Kathryn Turner each put

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in a goal, while Emma Toner recorded the shutout.

On Sunday, the team faced a tough schedule with games against both Dalhousie and SMU, but the Red Sticks were prepared after attending a clinic run by the Team Canada head coach.

The first game against Dalhousie was rough and intense, but neither team was able to put in a goal so the game ended in a tie of 0-0.

UNB entered their final game with no

losses in the tournament and was anxious to remain undefeated as they faced the second-place SMU Huskies.

Despite excellent defense by Lori Burgess and Morgan Levesque, SMU put in a single goal to win the game 1-0.

UNB exited the tournament with only two goals scored against them.

Their 1-1-2 record in the championship tournament was good enough to solidify third place in the league to end the season for UNB.

Congratulations to Kathryn Caiger, who was named to the All-Star Team and thanks to coaches Kelly Anderson and Dawn MacIsaac for a great season, and good luck to all the graduating players.

While the team is off the turf for the winter, the Red Sticks will begin their co-ed indoor league in January. The league is open to all, and no experience is required. Anyone interested in playing is encouraged to email rsticks@unb.ca.

When women’s hockey beats the Sox...

The Fifty Mission Cap by Brian Munn

I was at the STU vs. UNB women’s hockey game on Friday night, enjoying a solid effort by the V-Reds as they wrapped up their exhibition season against the Tommies.

I was, however, quite distracted. As I watched UNB cling to a 2-1 lead with the minutes winding down in the third period, I couldn’t seem to keep my mind on hockey.

STU had two goals called off by the

referee, adding even more intrigue. Still, I was not in the mindset for hockey.

I knew that at my house, on channel 22, there was something infinitely more important than exhibition hockey. The Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Indians were playing in Game 1 of the ALCS, a game that featured the premier pitching match-up of Sox ace Josh Beckett against C.C. Sabbathia, arguably the best lefty in the game.

But then, something happened that made me totally forget about baseball.

With just 11.6 seconds left in the third, STU tied the game.

My friend, equally enamored with the Sox game, offered an option. “We can jet now, and we can get the final score of the Internet tomorrow for the article.”

“Not a chance,” I replied. “It’s overtime.”

Yes, overtime. OT. Sudden death.

After spending three full periods investing in the ups and downs of this seemingly meaningless exhibition hockey game, I couldn’t leave. I had to stick around to see what was going

to happen.

It’s like finding a seventh chicken nugget in your six pack. There is nothing to cap off an amazing effort by two teams like an extra five minutes of excitement.

Or, in the case of the NHL playoffs, an extra two or three full periods.

I’ve heard complaints about the extra frame, of course. People saying the games are already too long. Others saying if you can’t win in nine innings, you don’t deserve to win.

I don’t agree. Overtime, I think, is proof that the sports gods are looking down on us fans and smiling.

Take, for example, the one-game playoff between the San Diego Padres and the Colorado Rockies to decide the National League wildcard this season.

As if nine innings of amazing baseball weren’t enough, we got four extra innings. For free.

I remember a few years back when there was an uproar about overtime, mainly in hockey, being referred to as “sudden death.” Instead, some people wanted it to be called “sudden life,”

which is really just another attempt to make hockey more family friendly and Americanized.

I don’t think so. Sudden life is a pleasant though, I guess, but you’re not dead to start with.

And anyone who has played in overtime knows that to lose is sudden death.

Winning is awesome, but losing – especially in overtime – is unbearable.

Fortunately on Friday night, we didn’t have to wait long. V-Reds’ forward Christine Hartnoll, who just transferred to UNB from McGill, wired a wrist shot from the left side past STU goalie Liette Arsenault for the winner just nine seconds into overtime, locking up a 3-2 victory. I got home by the fourth inning, just in time to see the Red Sox light up Cleveland for four runs on their way to a 10-3 win.

So what is the one thing that can make exhibition women’s hockey more intriguing, more exciting than the Major League Baseball playoffs?

Overtime.

Thank you, sports gods.

Friday night may have been a pre-season game between the UNB Varsity Reds and STU Tommies women’s hockey teams, but it was played with as much intensity as any playoff game.

STU came out in the first, dominating the play for much of the period.

However, UNB goalie Amy Howard was able to hold off the Tommies’ attack until midway through the first.

STU kept pressing until 13:40 of the first when Rebekah Thompson received her first penalty of the game. The Varsity Reds’ Heather Gallant would not let the opportunity go to waste, scoring a minute and a half into the power play.

STU did not back down, however, and Tommies captain Ashley Duguay tied the game 1-1 before the end of the first.

The second period stared off with the Tommies coming on strong, but Howard stood up to the pressing offence, giving her team some momentum.

UNB then netted their second goal, when Heather Gallant scored her second goal of the game to give the edge back to the Varsity Reds.

Despite STU pressing hard and out shooting the V-Reds badly, UNB played solid defense to protect their lead. The rest of the second period ended up to be a penalty-ridden affair, but no more pucks were put past either of the net

minders.

Although the Varsity Reds began the third period on the power play, they were unable to convert and put the final nail in STU’s coffin. Even after a couple lengthy five-on-three opportunities for both teams, the score had been untouched until the very last minute of the period.

With goalie Liette Arsenault on the bench, the Lady Tommies were able to bear down and beat UNB goaltender Teri Ryerson, who had relieved Amy Howard in the second, with only 11.8 second left in regulation.

The goal was a blow to the V-Reds, but the team did not let it get the best of them as they prepared to overtime.

When the extra frame opened, UNB got to work and finished the job quickly.

Just nine second into overtime, Christine Hartnoll, playing her first season with the Varsity Reds after transferring from McGill, fired a wrist shot from the left wing and roofed it past Arsenault to finish the game off.

After being out shot badly for much of the game, UNB was able to show some resiliency to regroup and win the game. This was recognized by Co-Coach Angie Roulston.

“I thought the girls battled hard, however in the first two periods we gave up way too many shots,” commented Roulston.

The Varsity Reds open the AUS season next Saturday in Halifax, where they will play against the SMU Huskies.

The team will open their home schedule on the October 27 at the Aitken Centre against St. Francis Xavier.

Brian Munn / The Brunswickan