Issue 8, Vol 142, The Brunswickan

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Bullet Time

Max Payne hits the big screen, unfortunately

ARTS / PAGE 8

Cougars Champs

Asking Ashfield Fredericton’s MPelect talks about student issues

NEWS / PAGE 3

Winning Ways

Women’s volleyball claim invitational championship

SPORTS / PAGE 12

ONE HILL TO ANOTHER

Alex Wickwire The Brunswickan

Second baseman Jason Snow fielded a routine ground ball, flipped it to shortstop Norris Philpotts who then stepped on second base for the out. Trudeau Field erupted with noise and excitement. This was the final out of the seventh inning of the Canadian Intercollegiate national championship baseball gam,e where the UNB Baseball Cougars retained their national championship crown.

On Sunday, the finals began the same way that the tournament had originally started for the Cougars. McGill University had just pulled off an improbable victory over heavily favoured St. Clair and was awarded a birth in the final game against UNB at Trudeau Field. The first game UNB played in the tournament this year was against McGill at Trudeau.

Peter Shaw took the ball for UNB to pick up where he left off in last season’s nationals.

Shaw pitched the 2007 final and threw a no-hitter. Although he was not perfect this time around, M.V.Pete was still on his game mowing down McGill hitters.

Two questionable calls in the middle infield led to McGill jumping out to an early two run lead. Taking advantage of UNB mistakes along with smart base running and heads up hitting, McGill scored early and let UNB know that they were not afraid of the team that had scored nine against them in the tournament opener.

This fired up the UNB dugout enough for their shouting drown out the McGill home crowd, and it motivated their batters enough to load the bases twice. With runners on, the Cougars could not cash in and they were held scoreless until the fourth inning.

UNB came alive and tied the game when the McGill catcher and shortstop failed to connect on an attempt to throw out a Cougar base runner. The error led to UNB scoring their second run and tying the game.

A sacrifice fly by Kyle Keeping in the fifth inning added to the lead, and Jason Snow sealed it with a solo home run.

In the bottom of the seventh and last inning McGill got one run back, but Pete Shaw finished the game and held the tournament

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Incumbents take SU byelection

The results are in for the recent UNB Student Union byelection.

Jon O’Kane retained his position as VP External by 405 votes over Jacques Landry.

Greg Melanson, VP Academic and former acting senate rep, landed a one-year term on senate by only 39 votes over John O’Neill.

Others voted onto to council include Kristina O’Brien as Kinesiology Representative, Elizabeth Stirling as Nursing Rep, Jeremy Hogan as Education Rep, John O’Neill for Engineering Rep, Shawn Downey as Computer Science Rep, Chris Gunter for Business Rep, and Ammar Nawaz for International student rep.

Out of UNB’s 9045 registered voters, 733 cast ballots. Those 733 ballots constitute 8.1% of the student population

Andrew Meade / The Brunswickan

After representing Fredericton on Parliament Hill for 15 years, Andy Scott is now hitting the College Hill as UNB’s Andrews Senior Felow in Social Policy for a two-year term.

Josh O’Kane

The Brunswickan

Andy Scott is moving from one hill to another next week.

The former MP represented Fredericton on Parliament Hill for 15 years and was succeeded by Keith Ashfield in the Oct. 14 federal election. Starting next week, he’ll be moving to the College Hill as a research fellow in UNB’s sociology department.

In March of 2007, Scott announced he would not be re-offering as the Liberal candidate for Fredericton MP in the next election. Soon after, he began talks with UNB President John McLaughlin about his next career path.

“We had talked about the need for a more strategic approach to social policy research, both in the context of the research opportunities that existed and also looking in the context of the best interest of New Brunswick,” Scott told the Brunswickan on Monday.

“As a believer in evidence-based public policy, it would be my desire to see a more strategic approach to this. That’s where this all came from.”

Discussions eventually turned into a job offer, said Scott. Starting Monday, the former MP will sit as the Andrews Senior Fellow in Social Policy at UNB’s sociology department. He’s no stranger to the department either – he received his Bachelor of Arts in honours sociology from UNB in 1979. He even began a Master’s degree in the department, though he was lured away before its completion.

“I was attracted away from the sociology department by Joseph Daigle, who was the opposition leader to Mr. Hatfield at the time. I intended to give this a year just to see what it was like. That was 29 years ago.

“I told them I’d be back, and I am.”

Scott is no stranger to public policy.

During his time in federal politics, he spent time as Minister of State for Infrastructure, as Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, and as Solicitor General of Canada. His political career has seen him tackle such issues as same-sex marriage, anti-terrorism legislation and the nowdefunct Kelowna Accord, which was to address First Nations’ education and living conditions.

He hopes to use his research fellow position to establish a New Brunswick social policy research network.

“I want to establish this network and facilitate its success around research activity, greater collaboration, better relationships with federal funding agencies and the federal government, and the province with its social policy research agenda,” said Scott.

“I also want to promote advanced thinking, so it’s not in response to what others might think is important for research, but actually also in support of those novel ideas that will come from within the research community that perhaps other agencies would not have even considered. It has to be open to all of the creative impulses that are available around social policy research.”

Larry Wisniewski, chair of the Sociology Department at UNB Fredericton, is

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Students share thoughts on election Cameron Mitchell The Brunswickan

The results of the recent federal election have left UNB students asking a lot of questions. Why did Fredericton suddenly go Conservative after 15 years of Liberal rule? What is the new MP-elect, Keith Ashfield, going to do to help students?

Why was there even an election in the first place? Did enough students get out and vote?

Some students are satisfied with the results, and others are not. Many have been left wondering why a student town, especially one that has been traditionally

Liberal, suddenly went Conservative.

Students are questioning whether or not things will improve under Conservative governance.

Third year Arts student Rodney Mann doesn’t think they will. “It amazes me that people don’t do their homework when they vote. Guaranteed, most people who voted Conservative, don’t know that Harper’s job before entering politics was to get rid of public health care,” Mann said, shaking his head.

“And the fact that Ashfield didn’t even show up for the UNB debate speaks volumes about his character,” Mann continued. “He doesn’t want to listen to what the students have to say.”

“He’s not going to be paying attention to what we want, and it’s really only our

fault because we didn’t’ get out there and vote,” Mann said.

The city is overflowing with students, many of whom share strong liberal beliefs.

So did UNB students just not bother to vote?

Fourth year History and English major Hayley Johnson thinks that a lack of student voting was part of the problem.

“I think that if more students had voted the Conservatives probably wouldn’t have gotten Fredericton,” Johnson said. “I know a lot of my friends didn’t vote, and I know they would have voted Liberal if they had voted.”

“It kind of makes me angry because I have friends in Political Science that didn’t vote,” Johnson said with annoyance.

However, not all students share Johnson’s

views on student voting. Education student Matt Farrah doesn’t think there’s a problem with the number of students who vote. “They talk a lot about young people needing to get out there and vote, but all the young people I talked to did get out there and vote,” Farrah said.

Farrah also had an issue with the fact that an election was called in the first place.

“I think it’s kind of silly that they had to go through all the trouble and expense of having another election,” Farrah continued. “I just wonder what the point was when nothing really changed and Harper’s still in charge?”

There are several students that are still

SEE ELECTION PAGE 2

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Women helping women

Pumpkin smashing at its finest

Andrew Meade / The Brunswickan

Nora Kelly, pictured above, is putting her executive experience to use at UNB as an executive-in-residence for a two-year term. Her main goal is to examine women in leadership roles.

Sarah Ratchford The Brunswickan

Former Deputy Minister of PostSecondary Education, Training and Labour Nora Kelly has been appointed to UNB as an executive-in-residence. Already on the job, Kelly will be here at UNB for a two-year term.

Kelly’s role will largely focus on the issue of women in leadership positions.

Kelly obtained the job through several discussions with University President John McLaughlin. It was determined that Kelly is an ideal candidate for the job due to her extensive executive experience.

“The President has always been interested in women in leadership roles, especially in the university sector,” Kelly says. “60% of the university population is made up of women, so it’s an important issue.”

She will be working with both students and faculty in order to determine issues of importance to women, mainly in order to strengthen the position of women at the university and in the province as a whole.

Specifically, Kelly’s plan of the action is still in its early stages. In order to determine what exactly she will be doing throughout her two years at UNB, she will be speaking with businesswomen in the community, as well as young women who will become future leaders.

Kelly says she is also willing to take advice from anyone who may be concerned with the issue of women in leadership roles, and who may have ideas to help these women along in their quest for excellence.

“It’s time to take stock and see how women are faring in governance,” Kelly says.

The executive-in-residence says that Atlantic Canada is not the best when it comes to women in leadership, but it’s not the worst either.

“We have to look at how we can advance women in overall terms of our province,” Kelly says. “As a province, as a region, with some good thinking we can lead the country in terms of this issue.”

“We really do have to have a hard look at what’s happening to our women graduates,” Kelly says. She is concerned with the proportion of women moving to leadership positions from higher education.

“We need more women in executive positions,” she says.

Kelly stresses the importance of having an equal number of men and women in positions of power.

Kelly plans to speak with female graduates to see what their main issues were in terms of finding a career and their expectations of university.

“You know, are there enough female leadership role models, enough mentors?”

Kelly wonders. This is one of the areas she plans to examine. It is important that young women have access to these role models, Kelly says.

She wants to look at what kinds of support these women needed that they could have benefited from, and find ways to implement this kind of support in order to be sensitive to women’s issues.

Since over 60% of UNB’s students are women, it is important to figure out what those women need.

Kelly, however, advocates for a balance between women and men in terms of leadership.

While Kelly will be working with women, “somebody else has to figure out what’s important to men,” Kelly says.

“It’s important to figure out the perceptions of men on some

of these things,” she says.

Kelly’s main goal for her term here at UNB is to “give the tools to women when they move out of the university system such that they can have opportunities to move into management positions, and then up to leadership positions,” she says.

“I want to be able to equip them, when they leave here, to take the next steps.”

Kelly’s job is also about bringing balance to the economy so that we’re using all intelligence available to us, she says.

If there are educated, capable young women who should be in leadership positions but are simply not making it to that level, Kelly plans to figure out why and fix the problem.

“We can’t waste anybody in New Brunswick,” Kelly says.

“If there’s interest in conferences and forums for young women to come together, these are things that will come into the mix,” she says.

Of her new position, Kelly says “This is a tremendous place to be. It’s a great university, and a nice environment in which to be able to think and work. I feel very privileged to be here.”

Kelly can be reached in her new capacity at nora@unb.ca.

File / The Brunswickan

Harrison House’s Pumpkin Sacrifice is Canada’s oldest residence tradition. It occurs every year on Hallow’s Eve. has evolved since then, though it has existed in approximately its present form for the last 10 years. The ceremony and ritual Steve Smith surrounding the event is not drawn The Brunswickan from any particular mythology, though Pearson acknowledges that there are elements of it that might seem pagan.

Things get started at 9 p.m. when It’s October at UNB Fredericton.

All of the signs are there: students the pumpkin, carved with the faces studying for mid-terms, toques of Janus, the two-visaged Roman on the heads of students walking god of beginnings and endings, to early morning classes, and 500 will be borne across the quad by 10 pound gourds plummeting from Harrison students. Joining them the roof of Harrison House. The on this procession will be first annual Pumpkin Sacrifice, in which year Harrison residents dressed an enormous pumpkin is dropped in black and 10 Harrison alumni, from the residence’s roof, will take “the militia,” reputedly added after a previous year’s incident place the evening of October 31.

“The pumpkin is sacrificed when the pumpkin was threatened in order to harvest a fruitful with harm on its journey. Upon academic year,” explains Matt reaching its destination, it will be Pearson. Pearson is the 2008 Loyal lit with three flares before retracing Guardian – the person responsible its steps back to Harrison and for overseeing all elements of the hoisted two and a half storeys onto event – and self-described “keeper the roof of the residence’s lounge.

There, three wise people will say of the great pumpkin.”

Now in its 36th year, the an invocation before the pumpkin Pumpkin Sacrifice is the oldest meets its doom.

And just how does one throw residence tradition in Canada.

According to legend, it got started a 500 pound pumpkin off a in 1973 when some Harrison building?

“I’m really strong,” laughs residents decided that it would be a good idea to throw pumpkins off Pearson, “I’ve been working out the building’s roof. The tradition all fall.”

Tories converge on capital thebruns.ca Hilary Paige Smith The Brunswickan

A new blue leader has been chosen.

This past Saturday, the Aitken University Centre was flooded as Progressive Conservative supporters formed a sea of yellow, orange and blue.

The Progressive Conservative Convention commenced with over 6000 people in attendance to vote for the next PC candidate to run in the 2010 provincial election. Supporters of Sussex native Robert MacLeod, former President of the PC party of New Brunswick, donned vibrant yellow t-shirts and made their choice known by hitting inflatable spirit sticks together at every break in MacLeod’s speech.

David Alward of Woodstock, a former cabinet minister from the days of Bernard Lord’s PC leadership and current Minister of Agriculture, rallied his orange and blue clad supporters by opening his speech with the exclamation “I am excited!”

Alward’s supporters far outnumbered MacLeod’s and the results of the vote mirrored the crowd’s preference. Alward was voted the Progressive Conservative candidate with 2269 votes topping Macleod’s 1760.

Robert Macleod’s supporters consisted largely of younger voters and following his speech, a group of students and 20-somethings flocked to him and paraded behind him as he cleared the stage for Alward.

Alward’s enthusiasts were predominately elderly and a vast number of baby boomers also took seats on his side of the arena. It also seemed to spectators that the population of Woodstock, Alward’s constituency, was in attendance.

MacLeod and Alward come from completely different backgrounds.

MacLeod’s history revolves around business and he is currently the Vice President of Sales and Marketing at G. E. Barbour Inc. Alward has a history in Human Resources Development and currently operates a farm in Riceville, NB, raising cattle.

Though Macleod and Alward appear opposite, they are united on one thing; their distaste for Shawn Graham’s Liberal government and their intent to make history. If Alward is to win the 2010 provincial election, it will be the first time in New Brunswick history that a party only lasted one term in office.

A large part of the candidate’s speeches involved verbally battering the current Liberal government on issues such as Shawn Graham’s attempt to eliminate the early French immersion

program from elementary schools.

Alward even went so far as to infer his provincial rival Shawn Graham was too similar to his oft-challenged federal counterpart Stéphane Dion.

“It’s time for Shawn-Dion to be gone,” said Alward.

Alward also took time out of his speech to thank his family, as well as his rival candidate, noting that no matter what the outcome “there is only one shade of blue.”

Alward’s speech was well-received by his supporters and he reiterated to all that his aim for the potential government is not a traditional one and that he values inclusion and the opinions of New Brunswickers.

Alward outlined the core values of his platform, “There are six values that I think are critical as we articulate a vision for our province: Education and training as cornerstones of our lives, family at the heart of government, health and wellness as key components to improving our lives and our communities, fair taxation and economic sustainability for all regions.”

With six Conservative Members of Parliament elected in New Brunswick in last week’s federal election and an increase of more than 2000 registered Progressive Conservative voters at Saturday’s convention, David Alward and the PC Party are confident about the 2010 election.

Scott talks

FROM SCOTT PAGE 1 excited to have Scott on board in his department.

“Andy’s interest in working to the creation of a possible network of researchers in the area of social policy is a natural fit for us,” said Wisniewski.

“He’s always worked in areas and expressed points of view that we were interested in and comfortable with. I think this is really a great opportunity to find a ne wand innovative blend for the department, for the faculty, for graduate students, for all students.”

Scott says he’s ready for the move.

“This position allows me to do what I really like to do,” he said.

“It’s a continuation of many of the things I’ve been doing anyway, without having to do many of those things that are less attractive, like the travel and the politics.

“I’m not a very confrontational kind of person, which is problematic in active politics. I understand it, I put up with it, and I do my best at it – which isn’t very good, usually.

But it’s not something that appeals to me very much. So this is a great final career for me.”

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Good times in the Maritimes Two tuition reports differ Sarah Ratchford The Brunswickan

Andrew Meade / The Brunswickan

Business New Brunswick and Population Growth Secretariat Minister Greg Byrne spoke at STU on Monday. He urged students and other young people to stay in New Brunwsick and help foster growth in our province.

Hilary Paige Smith The Brunswickan

The government of New Brunswick is taking a stand on the province’s decreasing population by encouraging students to “Be in this place.”

On Monday, Oct. 20, Business New Brunswick and Population Growth Secretariat minister Greg Byrne released the government’s plan to the media in a news conference at St. Thomas University.

The “Be…in this place” campaign is targeted at students and the younger population.

The government chose to launch the campaign at St. Thomas University because of its large base of Maritime-native students, as well as international ones.

The slogan in its entirety is “Be in this place and visit NBjobs.ca.”

The program attempts to prevent students and the younger working population from leaving the Maritimes and moving to places like Alberta following graduation.

The program also promotes immigration to New Brunswick and highlights the breadth of careers and wealth available in this province.

Byrne revealed the reasons behind the initiative; “People are always a driving force behind economic success, so to create and sustain the level of economic growth that we want for people in our province we need many more people to choose to be here and we need our province to continue to be home to people who already live here, particularly young New Brunswickers.”

He said the government

recognizes that young New Brunswickers are willing to start lives here, but may not be as apt to continue them here. This is why they have established $200,000 fund for organizations that help to keep young New Brunswickers close to home.

“The aim of the Youth Engagement Funding program is to help New Brunswick youth and communities address their engagement challenges and to curb migration. Funding will go toward the development of youth based community capacity building initiatives in support of youth engagement activities.”

The campaign not only involves the promotion of the newly revamped NBjobs.ca, but also showcases the beauty, security and familial atmosphere New Brunswick provides through a series of commercials that will be

shown until March 2009.

There are seven different commercials in total, each featuring a real resident of New Brunswick as they discuss their reasons for living in and loving this province. They show everyone from an Acadian family of four to a small business owner from Trinidad who has chosen to make a life here. Each commercial closes with Premier Shawn Graham telling the resident why he is glad they’ve chosen to live in New Brunswick. One even includes him holding a woman’s child while she asks if he baby sits.

The ads try to stay true to New Brunswick, not only in the success stories revealed, but in the campaign’s choice to include an instrumental version of Grand Theft Bus’s “Private Wars.”

Young New Brunswickers are encouraged to stick to their roots and continue to make this province grow.

Ashfield talks education Fredericton MP-elect Keith Ashfield outlines his party’s plans for students and his plans for Fredericton Cameron Mitchell The Brunswickan

Not a lot is known about Keith Ashfield around UNB. The MPelect missed out on the student-led debate at UNB, and even though he has a strong background in provincial politics, he is practically a rookie in the federal game.

To find out more about this mystery man, the Brunswickan recently sat down for a conversation with Mr. Ashfield at a local coffee shop. During the conversation, he outlined how he plans to help the city of Fredericton from Ottawa, what the plans are for the Conservative party, and what he will do to make the lives of students better.

The first issue questioned of Ashfield was his absence from the student led debate.

“Obviously someone didn’t pass along my response to the request (to attend the debate),” he responded.

“We advised them that we were doing three debates and we had a full schedule of events planned. I had a series of events every night that week that were all preplanned and I just couldn’t make it.”

Ashfield discussed issues pertinent to students with the Brunswickan, including outlining the Conservative’s plan to assist students.

One of the things he noted is a Conservative program that eliminates taxes on scholarships and bursaries.

“That was a fairly significant program that was introduced,” Ashfield continued, “and it starts to take effect at the first of the year.” By eliminating some studentbased taxes, he said the hope is that more people will have access to post secondary education.

The party is also introducing new measures to help students deal with the burden of federal student loans.

“It’s pretty significant when you come out of school with a $40,000 debt” Ashfield said. “I think we need to look at the whole issue of student debt and how we address

that.”

A new system will see payment plans that are structured based on how much a student earns when they are done school, said Ashfield.

“It’s a percentage of your earnings for the year, and that’s what the payment would have to be. But if you don’t repay your loan within 15 years it’s forgiven,” Ashfield explained.

With the elimination of taxes on scholarships and bursaries, and a more generous loan payment plan, life should be a bit easier for students. But the Conservatives are trying to do more, said Ashfield.

“It’s not only the student loan portion and the payment schedule, but it’s also the grant program,” Ashfield continued. “The grant program is going to give 250 dollars every month to low income students, and 100 dollars a month to middle income students.”

Ashfield also talked about the declining enrollment at UNB, and what he plans to do about it.

“We face some challenges at the University level,” he said. “There has been declining enrollment and there are a few things that have to be done. One of those things is attracting more foreign students.”

With a looming labour shortage

Election feedback FROM ELECTION PAGE 1

in shock over what happened.

“It was kind of surprising we switched from a Liberal to a Conservative MP. I’m not really happy because I’m not a fan of the

Conservatives,” said fourth year Arts student Mike McDermott.

“But I guess it’s not totally surprising when I think about it because we are a Conservative province government wise,” McDermott surmised after some reflection.

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in Canada, Ashfield said that the new loan and grant programs are geared towards getting more people into post secondary schools to ensure that a labor shortage will not be a problem. “But the new programs don’t only apply to universities, they also apply to trade schools and any other post secondary education,” Ashfield said.

The MP-elect also spoke about something that is close to a lot of student’s hearts – the environment.

“Our environmental program is to reduce emissions by 20 percent by 2020, and we’ve also put into play a new program that would penalize people who pollute,” Ashfield said. “Corporations could be fined up to $6 million dollars, and individuals up to a million dollars.”

Ashfield’s ultimate goal is to make life in Fredericton better.

“I want to take Fredericton’s issues to Ottawa, and not take Ottawa’s issues to Fredericton,” he said. Ashfield said that he also understands that the city has a large student population, and that by making life better for students he is also helping out the city of Fredericton.

Annual General Meeting November 6th, 2008 at 4:30 p.m.

Two reports have recently been released in regards to New Brunswick’s tuition costs. The findings, however, are in direct opposition of one another.

The Educational Policy Institute (EPI) has released a report entitled “Beyond the Sticker Shock: A Closer Look at Canadian Tuition Fees.”

The report has uncovered that New Brunswick students are fortunate enough to be paying the second lowest tuition in the country.

This, the report states, is due to the fact that “every postsecondary student in Canada receives tax credits which offset tuition to some degree, though the amount varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.”

In New Brunswick, the report goes on to say, tuition has undergone a significant growth in recent years. Tax credits, however, “have almost and effectively doubled.”

The Province of New Brunswick has a system in place called the tuition “tax cash back credit.”

This system provides graduates from legitimate post secondary institutions with the opportunity for a non-taxable rebate of 50 percent of their tuition costs “to a maximum of $2000 per annum,” says the report, and with a “maximum lifetime rebate of $10,000.”

Other data which has recently been released from Statistics Canada is in direct opposition to the views expressed in the EPI report. Although New Brunswick’s average cost of tuition for an undergraduate degree has remained at $5590 from 2007-08 to 2008-09 due to the provincial Liberals’ tuition freeze, it still holds third place in the ranking of highest Canadian tuition averages.

The province comes third to Nova Scotia at $5932 and Ontario at $5643.

The tax cash back credit the EPI report boasts only applies to graduates who decide to live, work, and pay provincial personal income tax in the

province of New Brunswick.

If they decide to live and work elsewhere, the credit is not available.

It would simply not be possible for every graduate of a post secondary institution to obtain a job within their desired field here in the province; some graduates have no choice but to move if they wish to support themselves and a family.

The report goes on to admit that over the past decade or so New Brunswick has seen an increase of 34% in net costs for post-secondary education.

The authors, Alex Usher and Duncan Patrick, then argue that essentially this doesn’t matter, stating that “more importantly, however, everybody’s net tuition has dropped in five out of the ten provinces.”

UNB Student Union’s VP External Jon O’Kane strongly disagrees with this mindset.

“Right now it doesn’t matter about rank if there is one student who is qualified and cannot get an education,” he says.

“New Brunswick has the second highest average student debt in Canada,” says O’Kane.

That number is $34,000 dollars, he says.

O’Kane goes on to refer to a program in Nova Scotia in which no person will be left paying off provincial student loan debts for more than 15 years, as long as they have attempted to pay it as best they can up until that point.

“We could model something like that here,” says O’Kane, “so that no one is devoting more than 20% of their income to paying off debt. Some married couples spend more than 80% of their combined income on paying off loans.”

O’Kane also makes reference to the cycle of debt: if graduates are still paying off their student loan debts when they become parents, how will they be able to pay for their children to go to post-secondary schools?

Taking a leaf out of Nova Scotia’s book could be a possible solution. O’Kane says that this idea is not far-fetched.

“This could happen this year,” he says.

“Every qualified student has the right to an accessible, quality education.”

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Oct. 22, 2008 • Issue 8 • Volume 142 • 4

editor@thebruns.ca

Good for some, but not for all Mugwump Tony von Richter With a population somewhere around 750,000 people it’s rare that New Brunswick places highly in any national competition, but it’s time to break out the party hats and streamers as we just grabbed a second-place spot.

And what do we get for our runner-up status? A silver medal?

Perhaps a shiny ribbon? Nope, none of those. Give up?

We’ve got the second-highest average undergraduate tuition in the country according to Statistics Canada.

Now since we’ve got a limited amount of space I’ll forgo thanking the numerous officials and politicians that won us this distinguished honour and head straight into an important matter that’s being overlooked amongst the celebration.

As high as our tuition is, could UNB’s payment structure actually be making things worse?

For those of you that don’t know full-time undergraduate students are currently billed for their fees and courses on a per-team basis, meaning that all compulsory fees are split in two and divided over the Fall and Winter terms.

While this might seem like an effective system it fails to take into account that not all full-time undergrads take the same number of courses, despite paying the same amount in fees.

That doesn’t make any sense to me.

Some might argue that it’s a student’s choice to take fewer than the maximum allotted amount of courses, and that’s very true.

However it does call to question who is getting the proper value for their payment; the student taking four courses or the student taking

Greg Melanson

Last February there was an election, where you, the student body decided who the president and four Student Union VP’s would be for the 08-09 school year.

I was fortunate enough to be elected as VP Academic and thus far the position has taught me countless beneficial skills and leadership qualities. What this position has also done is open me up to the world of politics.

I’ll be honest, before I decided to get involved in the SU, I just didn’t care about politics. Whether it was

Nick Howard More and more students are choosing to mix some international volunteering with their summer vacation. There are many new organizations which will arrange for a student to experience volunteering in a different country. Case in point is Saint John-based Aquila Tours’ new program, “Voluntouring,” which offers travel packages to Zambia, El Salvador, Thailand and India. While there, according to voluntouring.ca, a voluntourer will “spend some time helping people in need in the regions

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UNB’s fee structure doesn’t take extra money out of students’ pockets, but some students receive more value than others. six. It also raises the question of why UNB would choose such an ambiguously-valued payment structure.

Either the student taking four courses is being overcharged and is helping to subsidize some of the costs of the university or the student taking six courses is receiving two courses, and the extra services that go along with them, for free.

If it’s the latter part of me is happy that UNB is providing free educationtosomestudents,however another part of me is bothered that some get free education and others don’t. It also bothers me that with multiple buildings needing repairs the university is allowing a significant portion of revenue slip away, but would rather install more compulsory fees to fund some of the maintenance projects.

According to Larry Guitard, Assistant Vice-President (Finance & Corporate Services) and the university’s Comptroller, UNB’s current structure is based in part on the provincial government’s rule that four classes designates fulltime enrolment and also because a pay-by-term structure is easier to understand.

“Essentially it’s to allow students to pay for the time that they’re actually here. Students make a decision to attend on a termby-term basis. That avoids any situation where we have to refund any money for students that decide not to attend for a second term.”

“It’s a bit easier for students, easier for them to understand, and for them to plan their finances,” said Guitard.

Making a somewhat complex

financialsystemeasiertounderstand is admirable; however, charging all students the same amount for differing levels of service seems unfair. Guitard acknowledged the apparent inequity of the current system.

“That’s inherent in that approach to setting fees. You have to draw a line in the sand [between full-time and part-time]. Some institutions could ‘cap’ the number of courses that a student is able to take for their basic tuition. UNB has never taken that approach. It’s only limited by the number of courses that [a student] is able to carry.”

“It’s a long-standing policy that I suspect will be replaced by a percourse approach to charging fees.”

Although I applaud UNB for not capping the number of courses that students can take without charging

extra fees, this policy also creates inequalities between students, so a pay-by-course structure will help resolve this situation.

Yes, it will result in some students paying more for their education, however UNB will could then adjust tuition fees so that the average full-time student will be paying no more than they are now, with however many courses that average might correspond to.

There are positives to UNB’s current fee payment structure, and it certainly benefits some students.

Unfortunately it benefits some students more than others, and doesn’t give everyone the same value for their tuition.

Tony von Richter is Managing Editor of The Brunswickan. He can be reached at managing@thebruns. ca.

government or student politics, it just wasn’t my thing.

I figured this would be my opportunity to learn, and I think I’ve learned quite a bit. I’ve learned of plenty of dishonesty, rhetoric and unfulfilled promises involved in government politics – but more importantly I’ve learned about student politics, and there are a few things that just don’t make sense.

Now that the SU’s fall byelection is over I feel like I can address it without hurting anybody’s chances of election.

One of the most important things to the Student Union is that we remain democratic, so that the student body, not just the elected members, has a say in important issues that need to be dealt with.

This makes perfect sense in situations such as the proposed $25 student levy from Residential Life, Campus & Conference Services.

Although I feel in cases such as the levy students must educate themselves on the issue before outright saying “no,” the decision should still ultimately be with them.

However, when the issue doesn’t directly affect students, more often than not they just don’t care. To be clear: I think it’s very beneficial for students to be involved, ask questions and challenge their SU, but the reality is the majority of students don’t. Until that changes, we have to accept it.

In the 2007 Fall byelection, 91 out of a possible 8801 total registered voters voted, which is approximately 1.03%. I was left confused when the ratification of our VP External, Jon O’Kane, at the beginning of the semester was even questioned, let alone decided against. Jon had been appointed to the position since May 1st, and had done an exceptional job up to that point.

Since he was chosen by a selection committee and not elected, however, the SU council determined that it wouldn’t be democratic to let him continue without putting the position up in the byelection – thereby putting the fate of the position into the hands of the slim number of byelection voters.

I tried to accept that this was the right thing to do, but logic kept telling me it wasn’t.

This time, 733 ballots were cast out of 9045 registered voters. Mr. O’Kane was elected to the VP External position, but is this not a typical case of trying to fix what isn’t broken?

Would there have really been an uproar of students (or even a couple) rallying against the Student Union for taking away their opportunity to choose whether the VP External can keep his or her job or not? Likely not.

The reality is that students are here get an education, enjoy themselves and get involved in whatever they like. They shouldn’t have to worry about educating themselves about the Student Union unless they truly want to. There are decisions that we can make as an SU where the students won’t be upset if they weren’t involved; allowing our VP External to remain VP External would have been one of them.

It might sound like I’m arguing against democracy, but I’m really not – I just believe it’s safe to use a little bit of educated judgment every once in a while. Asking students to make decisions that they don’t want or need to make to begin with isn’t being democratic, it’s being irrational.

Greg Melanson is VP Academic of the UNB Student Union. Student Beat is a weekly column by UNB student leaders examining issues that are pertinent to students.

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in which you travel.”

What are some common reasons to choose voluntouring? Is it curing HIV in Africa? Or maybe it’s ending poverty in Ecuador. Whatever the issue, opportunity for voluntourism abounds around the world. As its popularity builds so too do ethical questions surrounding this method of do-goodery.

It seems all too common for students to take flight with nary a thought to the well being of their hosts. Cultural relativity is a wellknown philosophy in our age of post-post-modernism. With this in mind, should the voluntourer not exercise a little caution when “helping” those “less-privileged?”

These loaded terms of “helping” and “privilege” represent the challenge in international volunteering.

While the impact of different

situations and cultures on a North American worldview is important, the person under that worldview eventually returns to the comfort of middle-class life. On the other hand, the voluntourer’s host is the one who must live with their impact.

So what is the ideal? To start, a healthy amount of reflection on cultural assumptions is necessary.

Those ideas and methods which we take for granted in the West may not just be inefficient in a different cultural context, but could be destructive. Different ways of perceiving and understanding the world require different ideas and methods. In essence, a voluntourer must leave with an open mind, not to help, but primarily to learn.

An open attitude is not necessarily easily acquired. It takes time and energy to examine one’s own

worldview and work past the inherent assumptions. Loaded terms have a tendency to unload in unfamiliar and stressful situations.

The only way to avoid this is to examine these loaded terms before departing. “Poor” or “poverty” are terms which need to be examined.

While these terms in an economic context are relatively straightforward, it can be dangerous when they cross into cultural understanding.

Using “poor” to describe anything more than an economic context can result in dangerous and destructive attitudes.

Now for the caveat. Voluntouring can certainly offer a more meaningful experience than a cruise, resort or other distinctly bourgeois vacation.

But it must be seen what for what it is: a vacation. Though the focus may be work, it is still a trip over a short

period of time. The voluntourer knows that a comfortable home waits on the other side of the world, just a plane ride away.

Voluntourism, on an individual basis, simply can’t create sustainable growth.

In the big picture, if approached correctly, the voluntour trend could transform the world. It must be approached with more awareness and caution than a cruise or resort, but can be much more rewarding.

Voluntourism must be an exercise in understanding, and what could be more important in our globalizing world?

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letters to the editor.

Dear Editor, In the photo collage on p. 2 of the Oct 16 election-coverage issue, there is a photo entitled “Ashfield conveys a strong message to those in attendance at the SUB debate”, indicating Keith Ashfield’s empty seat. This was in extremely poor taste. It has been made clear, both

by Ashfield himself and other media, that his absence was not in any part due to apathy or disrespect to the students, but illness. This illness resulted from Ashfield’s tireless campaigning; he and his team of dedicated volunteers went to almost every door in this region, which is far more than what can be said for some of the other candidates. To represent Ashfield’s absence as something other than what it was shows a lack of journalistic integrity.

Sincerely, Karen Hann MA English, UNB

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don’t understand why or how kids today dress the way they do. The boys all look like two-bit thugs, and the girls look like prosti-tots and microwhores. Don’t know what I’m talking about? I’ll break it down for you. Your average young male hoodlum wears a baseball cap with the peak completely flat. It’s meant to be bent for a reason: IT PROTECTS YOUR EYES FROM THE SUN, JACKASS! Not to mention he’ll wear about 15 pounds of the most ridiculous looking chains around his neck and have his pants down around his knees. Personally, I’d like to know where all these belts are disappearing to; they’re obviously not in these kids’ parents’ hands, otherwise they’d be beating the kids for looking worse than Robert Downey Jr., fresh from his latest stint at the Betty Ford Clinic. Enough about the boys though, how about the girls; I’m thinking about giving up on dating completely, because I can’t tell how old they are anymore. The next time I go out on a date, I think I’m going to have to ask for the young lady’s ID; I certainly don’t need the Mounties knocking on my door any time soon. These girls wear shirts that are cut too low, skirts that are cut too high and underwear that’s more revealing than that OJ Simpson book, “If I Did It”. Please, he should have just titled the book, “If I wrote a book that pretty much proves I’m an asshole.” In any case, the lack of modesty is just ridiculous. Back in my day, if a girl showed more than an ankle, her father would bend her over his knee and beat her with a hickory switch. That’s right, a hickory switch. Unfortunately for society, some left wing, nut job senator says you can’t beat your kids anymore. I don’t mean going so far as to beat them with phonebooks (they’re great, they don’t leave marks), but just enough to scare the living piss out of them. Maybe, some day, common sense will prevail and parents will get back their hard-earned respect and morality will come back. Until that day, may god have mercy on us all, and Officer, I swear she said she was 18.

Woodlot defines Fredericton Kerri Krawec

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The UNB Woodlot is one of a few key entities that define what Fredericton is to me. The Woodlot, the Harvest Jazz & Blues, the Saint John River, and the Boyce Farmer’s Market all represent what I like best about living in Fredericton and are part of why I chose to study at UNB. In my mind, these places, events, and activities are what differentiate Fredericton from a dozen other cities. This four-week series of articles will explain to you why I do not support the University’s decision to develop the Woodlot.

What I want to share with you this week are the reasons why I like this University and why those reasons conflict with the actions taken by this administration in developing the forest area at the top of Regent Street, affectionately known as the Woodlot. My primary objection to the development of the Woodlot is on the grounds that its non-monetary value is not being recognized, while my concern about the precise form of the current and proposed development is peripheral.

What’s so special about this Woodlot? For me, it’s riding my mountain bike on dirt trails through the woods. Things look different at 5 mph than at 35 mph.

I admit my bias: I support the continued existence of the Woodlot because I use it. Now there’s no doubt that a great deal of my interest in the Woodlot comes from my not having grown up here, and not being able to access “wilderness” (even a tame one) within the city limits in my hometown in Southern Ontario.

But do I really have to convince you of the benefit of nature to the psyche of Canadians? How many families have owned, rented, or been invited to a cabin, cottage, or camping excursion? If you’ve been, you can appreciate the aesthetic beauty and richness of experience when you can directly access nature.

The reason that I love the Woodlot is because it is incredible to have access to a green space, upwards of 3800 acres, inside the city limits. Are there any other universities that can boast such significant landholdings? Why doesn’t UNB recognize those things that make this university unique? To say that I have a vested interest in the future of the Woodlot is true, but I am not the only user of the Woodlot, and while I certainly can’t speak to the special interests of others, I can tell you a little about who they are.

Forestry profs and students have used the Woodlot to conduct experiments; Biology students have learned about flora and fauna in the forests of the Woodlot; Ducks Unlimited monitor the sensitive wetlands that the Woodlot harbours; warm weather bring walkers, runners, mountain bikers, and animal companions to the Woodlot’s trails; winter weather draws cross-country skiers and snow-shoers.

The problem of development however, goes beyond recreational usage. I value nature simply for what it is, not for what it could be. How much does the Woodlot contribute to the overall health of Fredericton? What affect will the reduced woodlands have on flash flooding, on aquifer contamination, on carbon dioxide conversion? In their haste to develop, it seems UNB not adequately addressed these and other questions. I thought surely in a time of increased environmental consciousness, and by a university that claims to have innovative faculty, that a better alternative to the big box stores could have been found.

The proposed development of half the Woodlot has been presented as a fait accompli, but is it too late to change the long-term outcome? And if there is to be a change, what will that change look like?

If you have your own Woodlot story that you want to share, then write to me at c06g1@unb.ca. Future columns will discuss the legality of the proposed development and competing claims to ownership.

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Question: What are your thoughts on the federal election results?

“He [Harper] won’t last long anyways.”

Chris Jorgensen

“Not as bad as they could be.”

Danielle M.

“What a waste of money.”

Evan Scott

“More people should be made to vote.”

Gloria Gaudet

“I don’t know what I am.”

Kent Allen

“I was pullin’ hard for the Green Party.”

Mike Clark

“I was disappointed to see the PC’s take power. But at least it is a minority.”

Ryan MacDonald

“I was disappointed with the results. The outcome could have been better” Vanessa Anderson

“The amount of people that voted was disapointing.”

Ryan Jeffrey

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Girlicious delivers nostalgia, apple bottom jeans Sarah Farquhar The Brunswickan

Those unwilling to shell out $34 for Girlicious this past Wednesday night were few and far between - if they were over the age of twelve.

When 9:00 p.m. rolled around and the girls were supposed to take the stage, the Student Union Building was full of middle-school aged girls (and their parents) who couldn’t wait to see the fab four perform.

Unfortunately, the warm up act, DJ Nasty Naz, was forced to kill time for 47 minutes as the girls and their special guest Danny Fernandes failed to be seen. This did not affect the attitude of the crowd however, as

a group managed to hoist a comrade onto their shoulders in a short-lived crowd surfing effort. Unfortunately, the aforementioned comrade tumbled to the floor as he punched the air much like a Powerpuff Girl.

Danny Fernandes, a Torontonian, performed after this incident, and was a refreshingly good act; he and two male back-up dancers impressed the ladies to a feverous extent. At one point, the dancers mopped their sweaty brows with towels and tossed them to the crowd. In a wedding bouquet fever, the preteen demographic of Fredericton dove for these towels as their irritated boyfriends stood by. Surely, they must have regretted buying Tiffany or Jessica those tickets she begged for for their three and a half week anniversary.

Fernandes took time after

Unfortunate stereotypes Pop Tart Ashley Bursey

Well, thank you, MSN.ca, for making my life just a little bit easier.

I logged on today with the intent of trying to avoid Madonna’s divorce (over it) or anything Miley Cyrus (is she still only 15, or what?).

Usually, I check out the site for its surprisingly-addictive dose of witty satire and, of course, to read the ridiculousness of Melissa Rivers’ fashion critiquing (she’s miles less obnoxious than her

us gals for letting the romance ooze out of our relationships.

But, I decided to give MSN.ca the benefit of the doubt - it hasn’t often steered me wrong before. I checked out the article.

It turns out it was a thinlyveiled advertisement for a self-help book, “The SexuallyConfident Wife,” just ONE of MILLIONS of books sold from this ridiculous series flying under the flag “Every Woman’s Battle.”

Apparently, according to the author (and you may be shocked to learn that, allegedly, she has a vagina herself), we women feel “mystified” with what men want with sex. We are fighting feelings of neglect or abuse from our childhoods. And, straight up, we think we’re “alone in our struggle to discover sexual fulfillment.”

Um. I don’t want to speak for Everywoman out there, but I’ve never felt mystified. I feel like a good, healthy conversation (or

“Meanwhile, us poor women have to read some high-faultin’ article that lays the blame squarely on us gals for letting the romance ooze out of our relationships.”

mama, although that doesn’t say much).

And today, my friends, I was in luck. Today, MSN.ca was on my side. Always one to offer tips on fall fashion or exclusives about the world’s largest pumpkin, today, MSN.ca was looking out for me.

Blaring across the top of the page, under the headline of “Romancing the Home,” was a handy little article. “Becoming a Sexier Wife,” MSN.ca told me, was only a click away.

Although I’m not married and don’t plan to be anytime soon (and also don’t think I’m particularly frumpy, either), I gave in to curiosity and clicked on over.

At that point, I wasn’t quite sure if I was just being sensitive, but I wasn’t merely curious - I was pretty pissed off.

Apparently, bringing romance back into the home is entirely the woman’s job. Men can just kick back in their sweaty tank tops, the condensation from their newly-popped Bud dripping down onto the sofa, the remote control within reach - and that, allegedly, is the sort of sex appeal you don’t need to improve on.

Meanwhile, us poor women have to tweak and twist and pinch and primp and – AND – read some high-faultin’ article that lays the blame squarely on

some very specific instructions) can often solve any of those niggling problems mates might have.

And then there’s this list of statistics:only eight perc ent of women consider their sex lives “very hot.”

(Well, obviously - with the mainstream acceptance of porn these days, we’re not going to think anything’s ‘very hot’ unless it’s a foursome with some very elaborate toys, platinum-blonde hair, and a film crew.)

Another stat: 21 per cent of respondents to this survey answered, “What sex life?”

And then we find out the survey is from Family Circle magazine.

Oh, come on, folks. You’re asking the demographic who reads Family Circle? Honestly, what did you expect?

This book is a waste of time, but I’m sure the author paid good money to get her ad on MSN.ca.

It’s just too bad she didn’t pen a tome for the other side of the equation - maybe matching blue and pink editions, since we seem to be playing on unfortunate stereotypes.

MSN.ca, you’ve failed me. I guess I’ll just have to stick with the Onion from now on. At least their articles are somewhat believable.

Ashley Bursey is a former Arts Editor of The Brunswickan.

performingtoinvitetheBrunswickan to the green room for an interview.

Fernandes told the Bruns that he was discovered on the internet by a German DJ. He chuckled, explaining that it was weird since Curious was out in 2003, being played in Germany.

Fernandes said that his crowd pleaser is Curious, as well as Private Dancer.

When asked, Fernandes stated that his hit, Private Dancer has nothing to do with Tina Turner. Those who grew up in the 1980s may get this reference.

Now rehearsing seven hours a day, Danny has come a long way since touring with Aaron Carter and being a back up dancer for his brother Shawn Desman. He stated that although he liked Girlicious, he doesn’t exactly listen to them in his

spare time.

Speaking of them, Girlicious did not grace the SUB with their presence until 10:15, long after the median age in the room should have been asleep on a school night, dazzling the crowd with Let’s Do Some Stupid Shh! and Like Me. Though the Gwen Stefani-esque finger-to-lips “SHH!” (Girlicious used this lyric to replace a word some of my friends might use to categorize their music) certainly pleased the parents present Wednesday night, some grim looks on mothers’ faces told the story of a different reaction to the booty shorts that danced before them.

You could almost hear the eyes of anyone who had seen way too much Pimp My Ride roll simultaneously when one of the Girlicious girls announced “That song was so tight it was like a car on hydraulics!”

All sarcasm aside, the concert was an entertaining experience. Drink Smart was at the event, and even their staff joined the younger crowd for a few songs. While DJ Nasty Naz stalled with crowd pleaser go-to’s such as AC/DC, Justin Timberlake and more Rihanna than a girl can stand, smiles were on everyone’s faces. The catchy though repetitive (Oh yeah! I’m vicious! I’m delicious!

Hey! Oh yeah!) music from the main act aimed to please even the cynics of the crowd. Between songs, as the girls had the audience excited as a junior high pep rally (“When I say girl, you say licious! Girl! Licious!”) no one hesitated to scream shamelessly like the UNB generation once did at Nsync. A mic failure during Baby Doll even proved the girls were not lip-synching.

As the concert came to an end,

and the fluorescent lights flickered back on, it became very obvious how out of place the girls were that had previously been grinding and taking promiscuous pictures for Facebook in front of the stage.

Whatever happened to our values at our age? The boys who wore jeans that fit, and didn’t have to worry about what colour their boxers were that day, because they were tucked securely behind a layer of denim? The girls, the ones who thought wearing a miniskirt made you a skank, and waited until high school before they even thought about cleavage? Are those times never to be seen again?

Girlicious reminds us of the state of popular culture, and makes us think of the good old days, when the Spice Girls promoted girl power and “Just Do It”, the Nike slogan, contained no sexual innuendos at all.

Cadence Weapon brings the afterparty

Jens Ourom / The Brunswickan

Edmonton’s Cadence Weapon made frequent forays into the crowd during his Saturday night show at the Capital, clearly elated to be continuing his cross-Canada tour in Fredericton in support of his sophomore album, After Party Babies.

Fit for the radio Alison Clack

The Brunswickan

I had never heard of Joseph Arthur and the Lonely Astronauts until I saw his newest CD. My first thought was that the name somehow reminded me of Sergeant Pepper and the Lonely Hearts Club Band.

Joseph Arthur was discovered

by Genesis alumnus Peter Gabriel and has been producing albums from Gabriel’s label, Real World Records, since 1997.

Arthur has produced an album every year or two since his signing to the label. His newest album, Temporary People, was released in late September of this year.

Temporary People is the second album Arthur has released with the Lonely Astronauts (which includes: Kraig Jarret Johnson, Jennifer Turner, Sybil Buck, and Greg “G. Wiz” Wieczorek).

This particular album also features Garth Hudson (of the legendary Canadian group, The Band) on organ and piano.

The music has a background of late-90s rock music (think Wallflowers or Fastball) without the shiny, pop finish.

Layered over this at times is a mixture of playful piano or organ, and chorus making the music seem a little more updated and fresh.

A Dream is Longer Than the Night is a grungier sounding song with Arthur singing in an eerie falsetto voice. The song makes the listener think the dream is a bit of a bad trip. The song could fit well into a soundtrack like Donnie Darko or Virgin Suicides.

The next song on the album, Heart’s A Solider, seems much more upbeat in contrast with A Dream is Longer Than the Night.

Despite the HIM-like singing the song remains funky sounding with the layering of organ, choral singing, and fun Santana-style guitar riff in the background.

The title track, Temporary People, has that lingering quality again but without the eeriness.

There’s the 90s pop-rock guitar sound to it again but this time with piano and organ mingled in.

The bridge and part of the outro to the song brings back a little bit of the eerie, if only because the falsetto singing in the chorus resembles the voice of Tickle Me Elmo.

The second song on the album, Faith, has a bit of a trippy-feel to it.

The main guitar riff has a strange effect in it that is similar the sounds quality of a sitar. On top of that Arthur’s singing is a little reminiscent of Mick Jagger.

On all of the songs I was impressed with Arthur’s vocal ability. He’s able to change the quality of his voice several times over the course of several tracks. On one song he might have a deeper ‘I-just-shotwhiskey’ kind of voice, then a HIMlike, James Earl Jones kind of voice, and then the next he’s singing in a pre-pubescent falsetto. In the song Winter Blades, Arthur changes in quality of his singing to a screamygrungy style of singing which reminded me of a less-pissed-off version of Eddie Vedder’s singing in Do The Evolution or Animal.

Overall the album was pretty good – even if it reminded me a great deal of the Wallflowers at times. At the same time it’s the kind of album that I would only want to hear on the radio it’s the kind of album that I’m not sure I would want to pay full price for.

Temporary People was released September 30 and is available in stores now.

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Payne-fully disappointing The Final Score

Hagerman’s chillin’ horoscopes

Dan Hagerman When you take away certain things in the process of adapting a story to a different medium, you’d better make damn sure that they weren’t the things that made that story so special to begin with.

I had been looking forward to the weekend of October 17 with a great deal of anticipation. I’d been waiting for a film adaptation of the game Max Payne almost as soon as it was released back in 2001. When Max Payne the game came out, it was special for its time due to its impressive graphics, neo-noir style, and intentionally funny, hammy dialogue.

Max Payne the film, while showing off some fairly nice visual effects and art direction, fails to measure up not only to the game it’s based on, but also as a film in general.

Max Payne lacks the quirky dialogue that its sire held so dearly.

The original game was a little bit like Juno (except that Juno had substantially less killing and drug abuse); both sometimes came off as trying to be more quirky and clever than they actually were.

The film was more like a very boring version of The Punisher; both of the characters have their families murdered, and they both set out to right the wrongs forced upon them.

The big difference is that for the most part, the Punisher deals with his problems by wanton violence, whereas Mark Wahlberg’s Max Payne usually

Taurus

You may be under a lot of pressure with exams just around the corner, dear Taurus, but remember to stay cool under pressure. As chemistry teaches us, if you get really hot under pressure, you’ll explode. Stay cool as a cucumber, or you’ll be as hot as a pickle. Your lucky, awful John Travolta movie is Be Cool.

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Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis star in Max Payne, the highly anticipated third-person shooter turned film, debuted in theatres on October 17. deals with his problems by awkwardly glaring at them in slow motion.

Another thing that Max Payne lacks compared to its computer game predecessor is the sense of style. The narrative of the game was set up as a graphic novel, which not only lent itself to some interesting presentation effects, but was also highly unique for the time. The film, on the other, lacks any real sense of stylization except for some gratuitous slow motion, drug hallucinations, and one sequence where the screen flashes red a whole lot of times to indicate physical strikes.

However, just because a film differs from its original source material does not mean that the film itself will be bad. Jurassic Park, for instance, differed greatly from the original novel yet still won many over.

Max Payne, sadly, is not Jurassic Park. Max Payne is more in line with Jurassic Park: The Lost World. Both were loosely based on original source material, and both, aside from special effects are really unremarkable.

People enjoyed the character of Max Payne more in the original computer game because even though he was a stereotypical brooding underdog, he had just enough of a sarcastic sense of humour that he was likeable. The Max Payne in the film is decidedly dull.

So was there really anything good going for this movie?

In addition to the special effects, the implementation of the valkyries in the film is a unique choice that could have been expanded on, but were a good addition nonetheless.

Also, having Chris O’Donnell get

punched in the face repeatedly in any movie is worthy of a few points.

Ultimately, Max Payne fails to really deliver anything other than mediocrity. And it’s not really the actors’ faults. Mark Wahlberg is more than capable of playing Payne, and even though Mila Kunis seems an odd choice for a deadly assassin, she gives the best job that she can with such a limited script.

Even Nelly Furtado’s 30-second role is surprisingly well-done, so it’s difficult to complain about any one performance.

Overall, if you’re feeling like you really need to see an action movie, it’d be better to rent one than go see Max Payne. Or, even better, buy Max Payne and Max Payne 2 for the PC. Dan Hagerman is Copy Editor of The Brunswickan.

Peer-to-peer nightmares Doug Estey

It all started with a dorm-room project by Northeastern University student Shawn Fanning. In 1998, he programmed a piece of software that would change the Internet world forever. Napster was born, and the music industry as we know it evolved overnight.

Peer-to-peer file sharing has been subject to controversy from day one. It’s pretty obvious as to why executives from major record labels get a feeling of uneasiness when they’re made aware of the millions of people downloading music across the globe. On the other side of things, the human nature of sharing is equally plausible.

As the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) sits idly by, perhaps the most alarming series of unfortunate events resulting from the creation of the first peer-to-peer network is what’s been happening directly next door with our neighbours in the United

States.

If you’re familiar with the Internet (the World Wide Web, the tubes, or what have you) then you know about its tendency to spread news very quickly.

Just as nine and ten-year-old versions of ourselves were learning how to download music, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) was discovering that people were sharing it among themselves. This caused them to panic, because, you know, people never used to share music with each other before that.

So in light of their most upsetting situation, the RIAA (primarily comprised of EMI, Sony BMG and Universal) turned to Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and the newly-instated Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) and began suing music-sharing individuals one by one in the United States.

Imagine receiving a letter from the RIAA offering some kind of settlement. In exchange for deleting all of your shared music, promising to never upload it again, and paying them a small fee of up to several thousand dollars (depending on how much they’ve caught you sharing), they offer to stay out of your hair.

It’s convenient and it’s something that works for everybody, right?

Okay, not so much. But if playing

with the suits sounds like a fun alternative, then you can engage in a not-so-friendly game of cat and mouse with the RIAA and end up in court like the 20,000 other individuals they’ve brought to the table for sharing MP3s. How does that sound?

These are real-life situations that everyday music enthusiasts like you and I are experiencing in the United States.

In its defence, the recording industry claims that it has sustained losses of up to $4.2 billion worldwide purely because of peer-to-peer file sharing distribution. The RIAA has had a difficult struggle with public relations as the “bad guy” in this war, however: its standard rate in court for statutory damages is around $750 per MP3 (roughly 1071 times the actual cost of a song).

It doesn’t get much better from there. The RIAA has a known history for actively pursuing their cause without any regard to how silly or incompetent it renders their appearance. In part due to misinformation regarding IP addresses, the association has attempted to sue a computerincumbent sculptor, a deceased grandmother who was allegedly sharing rap and rock music, a woman who had never purchased or even used a computer, and a

handful of 12 and 13-year-old children.

In a recent campaign against music-hungry university students, the Massuchusetts Institute of Technology’s campus newspaper reported that the RIAA has been known to suggest that students drop out of school or attend community college in order to afford the lawsuits.

Let’s just say that this organization doesn’t discriminate – much.

All of this is going on while several studies, including one by Industry Canada, have suggested that the downloading and peerto-peer sharing of MP3s have an unmeasurably small impact on record sales. In the meantime, the RIAA continue to ramp up their alleged costs and, subsequently, prices on copyrighted music.

It’s a vicious war between an industry and the very customers that keep it alive. Is the RIAA justified by their cause? Have they gone too far, or have they accomplished anything at all?

The majority of cases to date are still pending and no major progress has been made for either side. For now, we’ll have to wait and find out.

Doug Estey is Arts Editor of The Brunswickan.

Gemini

When you are scraping your car this morning, dear Gemini, you will notice that the ice has formed into the shape of your own head. Not only will it look like you, but it will also talk to passersby and give them advice. Take this advice with a grain of salt, though, as it’s only an ice formation. Your lucky family movie is Ice Age.

Cancer

Be prepared for increasingly chilly weather over the next few weeks, dear Cancer. Make sure to wrap yourself in multiple layers, such as bubble wrap and aluminum foil. This will not only help to protect you against the upcoming cold, but also will make you shiny and poppy. Your lucky Vanilla Ice song is Ice, Ice Baby.

Leo

A hot, steaming cup of hot chocolate will hit the spot this week, dear Leo. The spot, unfortunately, will be a spot on the floor after you drop the hot chocolate for it just being too darn hot. You have two options: go buy a new one or try to lap up the remains. You know what to do. Your lucky alternative rock band is Coldplay.

Virgo

Be sure to wear a thicker coat when going outside, dear Virgo. Not only will this keep you warmer, but it will also mask your body type from casual onlookers. People will constantly be guessing as to just who that person is under the coat. Don’t answer, it just adds to your mystique. Your lucky Batman villain is Mr. Freeze.

Libra

Your shivering will have an unexpected side effect this week, dear Libra. You will shiver at just the right frequency so as to phase through any walls or other barriers that you come across. You can use this power for good, evil, or to just to save time running through the mall. Your lucky Tim Hortons drink is the Iced Capp.

Scorpio

Bringing a blanket to school with bring unexpected benefits to you this week, dear Scorpio. Not only will it keep you warm, but with a little creature tailoring, it can be made into a poncho. You will be mistaken for Clint Eastwood in A Fistful of Dollars.

Happiness and scowls will ensue. Your lucky ice cream flavour is all of them.

Sagittarius

Turning on the heat in your apartment will have an unexpected side effect this week, dear Sagittarius.

Instead of smelling like burned dust, your apartment will instead smell like grape Kool-Aid and marshmallows. It’s probably best not to ask why this is so. Your lucky Canadian animated series is Chilly Beach.

Capricorn

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Aries

Temperatures may be dropping this week, dear Aries, so be sure to keep yourself active. Do jumping jacks in class while your professor is explaining a complicated topic. When asked to do a problem in front of the class, do pushups. When asked to hand in an assignment, run away! Your lucky rapper is Coolio.

You will see penguins sliding down the street this week, dear Capricorn. You should slide down after them, all the while being mindful of the dangers of Fredericton polar bears. If you haven’t seen the polar bears yet, you’re just not looking hard enough. Your lucky Gwen Stefani song is Cool.

Pisces

Aquarius

Your impression of the Fonz will be taken too far this week, dear Aquarius. While many may think that you’re hip and cool, others will begin to distrust you and try to assassinate you. Be sure to hide in a safe location so as not to be put “on ice.” Your lucky temperatures are below zero degrees celsius.

Be careful when storing meat in a meat locker this week, dear Pisces. You may be overwhelmed with the desire to eat all of the frozen meat, but do not succumb.

Make sure that you properly thaw your meat before eating it. It’s the smart thing to do. Your lucky frozen meat is tuna.

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River Valley Health, Extra Mural Program is looking for someone to do snow removal for its fleet vehicles at the Fredericton Unit (Located at the Pavillion on the Chalmers Regional Hospital Grounds). We are offering $75 a storm plus $10 travel expense. For more information please contact angela. hachey@rvh.nb.ca between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday to Friday. The program will be delivered by various partners in the area, such as VON: Health Baby & Me, the Gagetown Military Family Resource Centre, and Early Childhood Intervention. The launch date is Wednesday October 22nd at the Dr. Everett Chalmers Hospital from 1:30 to 3:30 in the Auxiliary Theatre. For more information, please contact Nicole Letourneau at 458-7647 ext. 7079 or by e-mail: nicolel@unb.ca.

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Five minute walk to UNB. Two rooms available on Kitchen Street. Phone 4551979 or 451-2979.

PSAs It’s that time of year again! Have you made arrangements for your flu shot?

Phone VON Fredericton at 458-8365 for dates and locations of public clinics.

UNB/STU Rover Crew. Looking for fun in the great outdoors? Interested in getting involved in your community and being a positive influence? If so, why not check out the UNB/STU Rover Crew, aka 1st Rivorton Rovers. Rovers is a coed division of Scouts Canada, open to anyone between the ages of 18 to 26. Rovers develop and manage their own program under the mentorship of a respected advisor. If you have background in Scouts, Guides, Cadets, or no experience at all, we would love to meet you. If interested, please contact Don Bark at v5z1b@unb.ca or 4726785.

The Fredericton SPCA is holding Texas Hold ‘Em Poker tournaments throughout October and November to raise funds for the cats and dogs in its care. The Tuesday night tournaments started on September 30 and run through to November 18 at the Social Club on UNB campus. The single night tournaments start at 7:00 p.m. and you must be 19 to participate. There is a $15 entry fee for each participant and you must be registered before the doors close to begin play. There will be as much as $675 in prize money available to win nightly.

Yard Sale Store: You can outfit your entire apartment for the best prices in town on second hand furniture, from couches and chairs, to tables and desks, from antiques to funky retro style. We also have every kind of knick knack imaginable, seasonal decorations for Halloween, Christmas, Easter, fall, summer and winter, paintings, decorations, candles, books, bedding, lamps, everything - including the kitchen sink! All are Welcome! Help us help our constituency in the capital region by shopping at our year round Yard Sale Store at 242 Gibson Street, at our Yard Sale Warehouse at 140 Canada Street or our Furniture Center at 207 Canada Street. How to get there: From the

South side, by bus, take 16 N to Gibson Street, get out at Jackie’s Store and take a right to 242 Gibson. Taxi from the south side approximately $7, or walk the Trans Canada Trail Train Bridge to the North Side. Open Monday to Saturday.

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Julien Le Blanc in Solo Piano Recital October 8. From the warm fiery sounds of the Mediterranean to the languid sorrows of Poland, pianist Julien Le Blanc invites you to take a musical tour of Southern Europe. The UNB Resident Musician performs Scarlatti, Granados, Poulenc, and Chopin on Wednesday, October 8, at 8:00 p.m. in Memorial Hall, UNB Fredericton. This concert is part of Music on the Hill’s 2008-09 concert series. Tickets, $23 for adults, $21 for seniors, and $7 for students, are available at Westminster Books, The Paper Trail and at the door.

Or save money by purchasing a series subscription. For more information visit our website at musichill.unb.ca or call 457-2233.

TWIG (Tuff writing-interesting group) is a friendly writing circle created to encourage the art of writing. We will meet on the third Thursday of every month, and both new and mature writers are welcome. Participation in this writing circle includes submitting our own texts, and evaluating other participants’ work.

There will be no ‘mother’ to make tea or coffee for us at our monthly meeting, though the kitchen will be available for individual forays in that direction.

Every once in a while, TWIG will invite established writers to read us their work, and to share with us their thoughts on the process of writing. Every year, the poetry-reading series, odd sundays at molly’s, will invite TWIG members, as a group, to read their work to the public.

TWIG is open to all who are interested in writing, in whatever form they practice their art. Bring pencils, paper, ears attuned to listening, and your love of writing. Info: acalvern@nbnet.nb.

Miss Maggie’s House of Horrors presets a haunted career day Friday Oct. 31. At 8:30 p.m. – midnight at 811 Charlotte Street. Cost is a non-perishible food item or a $2-3 donation to support the Fredericton Food Bank.

Clean out your closet and make some cash! ReNeu Boutique accepts new and used clothing on consignment...guys and gals, vintage and modern...with no appointment necessary. Bring in your like-new items and we’ll take care of the rest. Located at 349 King Street in the Tannery. Call 450-3222 or e-mail: reneuboutique@gmail.com for more info.

The Fredericton Chamber Orchestra under the direction of David Adams, together with the St. Thomas University Fine Arts Program, will present a concert with guest pianist from England, Danny Driver. He will perform Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op.15. The FCO will also perform Mendelssohn’s Fingal’s Cave Overture, Op. 26, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 36. The concert venue is McCain Hall, STU, on Tuesday, November 4, 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for seniors, and $5 for students. They are available at Westminster Books, from orchestra members, and at the door.

Fredericton, New Brunswick – The New Brunswick Division of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award program is pleased to announce that November 15th is Bond Night at the Armoury on Carleton Street. This event will raise funds for The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award program.

The evening will feature complimentary samplings by our local food and drink sponsors, as well as a charity casino, auction and dancing. Dress up in your best Bond costume, or come along as an evil villain! The fundraiser will run from 8:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m. November 15th at a cost of $50 regular, $40 for military, and $90 for couples. The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, is an International Award in over 120 countries, founded in the United Kingdom by His Royal Highness, The Duke of Edinburgh (Prince Phillip) in 1956 to help young people develop a sense of responsibility to themselves and their communities. It gives young people ages 14 – 25, whether able-bodied or with special abilities, an opportunity to experience challenge and adventure, to acquire new skills and to make new friends. Tickets available online on our website, via our office, on sale at the market or by contacting the office at 453-3662. For more information please contact the office of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Awards at 453-3662 or online at http://www.duekofed.org/ nb/ Buzz Hargrove, the outspoken former national president of the Canadian Auto Workers, will speak at a public lecture in Fredericton on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at the Wu Conference Centre, University of New Brunswick at 4:00 p.m.

In “Looking Back, Looking Ahead”, the New Brunswick-born Hargrove will talk about his life as a trade unionist and why Canadian democracy needs a strong labour movement to survive. Mr. Hargrove’s speech is sponsored by the New Brunswick Labour History Project at the University of New Brunswick, Fredericton. A public reception hosted by the Office of the Vice-President of Research Services, UNB, will follow.

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For further information contact Carol Ferguson, Project Officer, New Brunswick Labour History Project at 506-453-4599 or cferguso@unb.ca.

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COUGARS: IT’S A REPEAT

FROM CHAMPS PAGE 1 hosts to three runs. The final out was recorded and UNB won 5-3.

The final game was a true nailbiter, and once it was all over, the team’s character was summed up in one gesture. With tears rolling down his face, Mark MacNevin hobbled over to Sparky with his shin guards still on and the two hugged. Both of them knew that this was a once in a lifetime experience and their embrace looked like it was straight out of an emotional sports movie. What was said will likely remain between the two, but seeing that kind of emotion from the team leaders really shows how much this group of guys love this game.

With five starting players fighting injuries and ingesting enough ibuprofen to kill a small child, the team battled through pain and adversity to claim their second straight national championship. Playing in his last university baseball game ever, left fielder Mark Stromme severely injured his hamstring chasing a fly ball. Stromme was the only injured player physically unable to finish the game. Catcher Mark MacNevin had a similar injury, but was able to play out all seven innings because he simply refrained from running.

After the champagne shower and group celebrations, Mark “Sparky” Clark was all smiles for the first time all weekend. “It feels good every time,” said Clark. “Some new guys have rings now and the veterans have two.” This was Clark’s third national title as a coach, and his style of managing is what has helped his teams succeed.

Clark’s stoic and casual approach to coaching baseball has made him a beloved figure by all the UNB players. “He’s the best coach I’ve ever had,” said Norris Philpotts. Clark rarely raises his voice to any of his players, leads by example, and has a knowledge of the game of baseball that could easily land him a job managing in a professional setting.

Clark keeps his players in the right state of mind to win, never lets them

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Saturday, october 18th Men’s Volleyball UNB - 3 Ryerson - 2 UNB - 0 Western - 3 File / The Brunswickan

UNB’s Pete Shaw pitched another gem in Sunday’s final as UNB Baseball claimed their second CIBA national championship in a row. The Cougars defeated McGill 5-3 in Montreal en route to the gold. beat themselves, and manages to base once.

ABU second baseman Serge UNB took a 3-2 lead and they get players to reach their potential “Most of my life I don’t get Vautour hitting a solo home run to stayed ahead until the seventh through respect and positive words. much in run support, but after give ABU a one-run lead. inning. With two outs in the While the players praised their the past few times I’ve pitched, Next inning, Jason Snow bottom half of the seventh, ABU coach, the coach had only good I might as well be named Petey slapped a line drive directly at the tied the game and sent it into extra things to say about his team.

Run Support,” said Shaw. He was ABU starting pitcher, hitting him innings.

“These guys are student athletes giddy the entire game knowing he directly on the hand which took Phil Brown scored the final and who are playing for the love of the had such a big lead and translated him out of the game. This led to winning run on an infield hit by sport,” said Clark. it into an efficient victory. a lengthy stoppage of play as an Jacob Smith. Brown also took The character displayed by this Game two went with Jake ambulance was called to the field. home player of the game honors. team during this tournament Waugh taking the ball against the By the third inning Violette settled “We’re a team with heart, we didn’t reflected exactly that. Players like All- St. Clair College Saints. The Saints down and the UNB bats woke up. give up and we earned out trip to Canadian outfielder Phil Brown, who came out yelling loud and grinding In the fifth inning, catcher the semis,” said Brown. were obviously physically exhausted, out at bats. Waugh gave up two Travis Gaudet reached second base Ryan Macdonald came in and dug deep within themselves to win runs, and the Cougars could gave and on a base hit by Jacob Smith sat down the ABU hitters in a row, and call themselves champions. none in support. UNB lost 2-0, got the wave around third base to ending the game. UNB won 4-3.

“They’re not varsity, they have make their third game a must-win home plate. The infield dirt had The semi-final game was against to pay fees just to play. They get no scenario. been bothering base runners from Durham College saw Ryan benefits or scholarships, and this “UNB baseball – we love to do both teams all day, and Gaudet MacDonald pitching once again baseball program has a very high rate things the hard way,” said shortstop lost his footing rounding third for UNB, this time as the starter. of graduation,” said Clark. “They Norris Philpotts sarcastically. Next base. Staying on his feet, he was MacDonald was on a mission, truly are deserving champions.” up, they were scheduled to face unable to slide properly into home averaging a strikeout an inning and ABU. A win and UNB would plate and collided with the ABU lending verbal support to all his Journey to the championship clinch a berth in the semi-finals. catcher. Gaudet immediately fell teammates when they were at bat.

In round robin play, UNB took Joel Violette arrived late to to the ground clutching his left The team received an enthusiastic the first game, routing McGill on the tournament due to academic knee and was carried off the field speech from their manager Randy Trudeau field. Jake Waugh took restrictions and started the game and eventually into an ambulance. Corey that echoed loudly through player of the game honors after for UNB. The players were very Mark MacNevin immediately the clubhouse closed door. In the hitting a first inning grand slam. confident with their ace on the took Travis’ place behind home fourth inning, UNB scored four Pete Shaw pitched a gem that only mound. plate, despite a nagging hamstring runs and did not look back, taking saw a McGill player reach third The first inning began with injury. the game 6-2.

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What is your desired profession?

To play pro hockey, work in sports management, or in marketing.

Why did you choose UNB? I chose UNB because it’s in my hometown and I wanted to play volleyball.

What is the best piece of advice you’ve received from a coach?

Don’t sell yourself short. Do what you do well and do it better than anyone else.

What’s the one thing you can’t go on the road without?

Gatorade.

UNB - 3 York - 1

Men’s Hockey UNB - 3 UPEI - 4

Sport: Women’s Volleyball Yr: 1

Do you have any nicknames?

Hendo.

Men’s Volleyball UNB - 2 Laurier - 3

Women’s Basketball UNB - 59 U Winnipeg - 70

Sport: Hockey Yr: 2

What is your favourite sport other than the one you currently play?

Football.

Friday, october 17th

Men’s Basketball UNB - 44 CBU - 79

One-on-one with...

Kevin Henderson

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What’s the one thing you can’t go on the road without?

My sweat pants, MP3 player, and cell phone.

What is your pet peeve?

People who leave shopping carts in parking places at the malls.

The place I’ve always wanted to visit is...

Australia because it’s south of the equator and I’ve always wanted to go there since I was a little girl.

Soccer Briefs

Undefeated season snapped: Men’s soccer squad lose first games of the season The Varsity Reds Men’s Soccer team suffered their first loss of the season over the weekend. UNB traveled to UPEI on Saturday to take on the Panthers. Despite a strong effort, the Reds were unable to finish their scoring chances against the fifth place Panthers.

The Reds eventually fell 2-0 to UPEI to record their first loss of the season.

UNB surrendered its second loss in as many games on Sunday, when they were narrowly defeated 1-0

by University de Moncton. Going into the weekend with a record of 6-0-4, the V-Reds were only games away from an undefeated season.

UNB still sits in top spot in the Atlantic division, one point up on Saint Mary’s.

A first round bye in the playoffs will be on the line when the Reds conclude regular season play this weekend. Mt. Allison will be in town on Sunday when two crucial points are up for grabs. Although they can still manage a bye with a loss or tie, a win would seal it.

The playoff tournament takes place in Sackville from Oct. 31

Athletes of the Week

Men’s basketball UNB - 69 UPEI - 83 Sunday, October 19th Men’s Volleyball UNB - 3 Laurier - 1 Women’s Soccer UNB - 0 UdeM - 1 Men’s Soccer UNB - 0 UdeM - 1

Upcoming V-Reds Events Friday, october 24th Women’s Basketball York @ UNB 4:00 p.m. @ Don Grant Classic

Men’s Hockey UNB @ Dal 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, october 25th Women’s Volleyball UNB @ CBU 1:00 p.m.

Women’s Basketball UNB @ UQAM 4:00 p.m. @ Don Grant Classic UNB Media Services

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Men’s basketball Lee Academy @ CBU 6:00 p.m. @ Eric Garland St. FX @ UNB 8:00 p.m. @ Eric Garland Men’s Hockey UNB @ ACA 7:00 p.m.

Sunday, October 26th Women’s Basketball McMaster @ UNB 12:00 p.m. @ Don Grant Classic Men’s Basketball Lee Academy @ St. FX 1:00 p.m. @ Eric Garland CBU @ UNB 3:00 p.m. @ Eric Garland Women’s Volleyball UNB @ UPEI 1:00 p.m.

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Women’s Basketball UNB - 60 U Winnipeg - 64

Lee Academy @ UNB 8:00 p.m. @ Eric Garland

We’re looking for feedback. give us your thoughts on how we’re doing. the good, the bad, and the ugly.

Men’s Soccer UNB - 0 UPEI - 2

Men’s Basketball St.FX @ CBU 6:00 p.m. @ Eric Garland

through Nov. 2. The first round quarterfinals are scheduled for next Friday, followed by the semifinals on Saturday. The Atlantic division champion will be crowned on Sunday, before heading to Nationals the following weekend.

Women’s soccer lose and tie in weekend play The V-Reds had yet another difficult weekend as they continue to build and grow their program.

The women’s soccer team tied UPEI on Saturday afternoon before falling to UdeM 1-0 on Sunday. The weekend loses puts the Reds out of playoff contention with a 1-5-6 record, as they head into the final weekend of play.

The Reds will take on a winless squad from Mt. Alison next Sunday to conclude the season. UNB will be looking to end the year on a good note to carry them through the off season. Last year, the Reds finished with 12 points. A win against Mt. A would give UNB 13 points on the season, giving coach Andy Cameron a good sign that his team is continuing to build.

Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. at Chapman Field.

Women’s Soccer UNB - 0 UPEI - 0

Arts Swimming 1st Year Halifax, Nova Scotia

Women’s Soccer MTA @ UNB 1:00 p.m. @ Chapman Field Men’s Soccer MTA @ UNB 3:15 p.m. @ Chapman Field

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A new beginning: the Eric Garland tournament

A new look line up for the Varsity Reds to take court for the first time at home this weekend Brandon MacNeil The Brunswickan

Hard-court action is set to return to UNB this weekend with the annual Eric Garland men’s basketball tournament taking place. The three day showdown will take place at the Lady Beaverbrook Gym beginning Friday. In prior seasons, the tournament was held at the Aitken Centre, but event organizers felt the need to scale down the tournament in order to rejuvenate its success.

Joining the Reds in the annual exhibition tournament are teams from St. FX, Cape Breton University, and Lee Academy.

After last year’s lackluster performance, the Varsity Reds basketball program underwent a face lift in the off season. Along with the coaching staff overhaul, the Reds went to great lengths to recruit some new talent. Nine of the club’s 13 players are rookies, all looking to rejuvenate the

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The men’s basketball squad will have a chance to show off their new line up as they host the Eric Garland basketball tournament this weekend. program.

Brent Baker stepped in to the head coach role last spring after former V-Reds coach Thom Gillespie stepped down. Baker received a position he couldn’t pass up. Joining Baker on the bench

will be Donnie MacNeil, back for his 16th season, and former Varsity Red Kirt Mombourquette.

The first step they took toward revitalizing the team was proper recruiting. They went out and picked up some key players, most

which stand over six-foot-five.

Baker wanted to make sure he added height when reformatting the team, and he succeeded. The added size gives a new look to the team, one which pleases Baker.

Among the new recruits is Dustin

Anthony of North Bay, Ontario.

He was very sought after by several schools before settling on UNB. Anthony is said to be a tough competitor with the flexibility to play both guard positions.

Joining Anthony for his first year in the AUS is Pat Riley, of Kentville, Nova Scotia. Riley is touted as one of the purest shooters in the Maritimes.

Dave Dolan and Jason Rouse are both Fredericton natives, and have agreed to tie up the laces for the Varsity Reds. With heights of six-foot-six and six-foot-three, respectively, these two will both have potential to be a force for the club.

Bringing more much needed size and inside strength to UNB is Lonzel Lowe. Towering in at sixfoot-seven, the Brampton, Ontario native should dominate up and down the court.

Brent Kingston, six-foot-four, and Matt Durdin, six-foot-six, round out the rookie troops brought in over the off season.

Kingston, of Rothesay, N.B., is

regarded as a workout fanatic and is looking to be a key asset for the V-Reds.

Alex DesRoches, of Dieppe, N.B., and Adam Creaghan, of Quispamsis, N.B., are both back for their second year with the UNB. Veterans Colton Wilson (Grand Manan, N.B.), and Michael Anderson (Grand Bay, N.B.) round out this years roster.

Friday night, UNB faces Lee Academy, followed by a match against St. FX on Saturday night.

Tip off is scheduled for 8 p.m. both nights. UNB’s third and final game of the tournament goes Sunday when they face off against Cape Breton University at 3 p.m.

This tournament is just a stepping stone for the men’s basketball program. It is more than a year process to rebuild a team to a championship contender, a position the Reds are aiming for in the future.

Regular season action for the Reds begins on Nov. 8, when Acadia comes to UNB for a weekend double-header.

Nagging problems force loss

Could the Reds injury woes been avoided?

Balls to the wall Mitchell Bernard

This past weekend was jam-packed with sports at UNB. Every varsity sport was in action, whether it was an exhibition match or tournament play. Also hitting the sports news big this week was the UNB baseball team winning their second Canadian Intercollegiate baseball championship in a row.

But with all this action happening, one event seemed to slip through the cracks.

The UNB hockey team was in action against UPEI on Friday evening to kick off the 2008-2009 AUS season. Despite a strong effort by a shortened UNB roster, the Reds couldn’t fend off the Panthers, as they fell 4-3 to the islanders.

Wait a second. Ouch!

The Reds lost their opening game of the season to a team that didn’t even make the playoffs last season? Hmmm.

The loss reminded me of something that happened a few years back. In my second year at

UNB, I had a part-time job on campus. My boss at this job loved UNB hockey. He and his wife were crazy fanatics and I’m sure both are attending every game still. One day, they found out I was from PEI, and decided to poke fun at me because UPEI was having such a terrible hockey season.

One evening, I walked into work before a UNB vs. UPEI match up at the Aitken Centre. With a grin on my face I said, “Look out, UPEI is in town. UNB better have their A-game on.” With the most serious look on his face, my boss turned, looked at me, and said, “Mitchell, if UPEI beats UNB tonight, I’ll give you tomorrow off with pay.”

UPEI didn’t win. In fact, it was a blow out if I remember correctly.

Obviously, when I first heard about the UNB lost this past Friday, I had to think something was seriously wrong.

Let’s just take a quick look at the Reds roster; Daine Todd, Dion Campbell, John-Scott Dickson, Kyle Bailey, and Rob Pearce are all currently sidelined with injuries, and some are out indefinitely.

Obviously, a short bench is going to hurt a team entering the season.

What is good to note is that the Reds had a very aggressive pre-season approach, taking on talented teams from the NCAA, as well as the New York Islanders rookie squad. Ten exhibition games before they actually get into the swing of the season is a lot to swallow.

Sure, it gives the coaching staff a good look at what his team in choosing the starters for the upcoming season, but now it seems as though the starting line-up choice just got a little bit easier. And surely the healthy players probably aren’t complaining about the extra ice time, as well as a chance to shine early in the season.

But were playing all the exhibition games actually useful for the Reds this season? On surface, it’s hard to tell. On one hand, UNB had the chance to face some “equal competition”; after near perfection last season, UNB could justify wanting to face difficult competitors to make the AUS seem like a pushover.

But on the other hand, the Reds were beaten up pretty badly and could face some long-term injuries that will no doubt switch up their depth charts.

UNB has continually improved their record for years now. Losing fewer games each season, the Reds are known for stepping up their game each season and forcing other AUS teams to match their level.

But beating themselves up before the season begins doesn’t seem to be the reasonable answer.

I’m sure the Reds will be rethinking their plans next season, and even perhaps how they will take to the ice when they face Boston College in early January.

Mitchell Bernard is the Sports Editor of The Brunswickan.

UNB’s Amanda Sharpe (12) makes a shot against Winnipeg’s Jessica Stomberg during an exhibtion match at the L.B. Gym last Thursday. The Reds went 0-3 in the exhibition series against Winnipeg.

The women will be back in action this weekend at the Don Grant Classic, held in Moncton.

UNB’s first game is set to tip-off at 4 p.m. against York.

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While most students were still in class, our women’s volleyball team was playing their first home game of the season against St FX, in their invitational tournament.

Joining St. FX and UNB were Cape Breton University Capers, Université de Moncton Aigles Bleus, St. Thomas Tommies, and the UPEI Panthers.

Being the only AUS team in the CIS top 10, there are high expectations for this team in the upcoming season, and they showcased some of that talent all weekend long. Starting it off with a hard fought battle against St. FX. In the opening set of the match, it was back and forth as both teams tried to solidify their game plans, with St. FX coming out on top 25-22. After the opening set UNB seemed to settle down and started off on fire in the second set rolling to a 25-16 win. UNB stayed flat for the remaining sets, but played well enough behind CIS All-Canadian Melanie Doucette to take away a 3-1 victory (22-25, 25-16, 25-20, 25-22). Following the game, UNB coach John Richard said that the game was not the way he wanted to start the tournament. He wanted to see more energy from his team.

Prior to game two, coach Richard must have said something motivational to his team as they came out flying. With the lead half

way through the first set, first-year setter Jenna Wamsley stepped onto the court and was very impressive as she gave Melanie Doucette a break for the game. As the game grew on with UNB building their lead, more rookies stepped onto the court and played with a great deal of energy. UNB walked away with a straight set victory (25-18, 25-5, 25-15).

On day two of the invitational, UNB opened the day against the CBU Capers. The team came out they way coach Richard had hoped they wouldn’t. Back on their heels, waiting for the play to come to them, and not going after it. However, it didn’t take long for UNB to get into the swing of things (pardon the pun). Behind great hustle and Doucette setting up all the hitters on a silver platter, they came back to take the first set 25-17. In set two, things were the same as the start of set one. The first pass wasn’t very crisp, making it easy for the blockers of CBU to get set and in position. UNB ended of dropping that set 25-20.

With a tough battle ahead of them, Doucette knew the recipe for success. That involved getting the ball to third-year left-side Jill Blanchard, who was a menace all tournament long. Doucette, in fine All-Canadian form, found a good mix of Blanchard, as well as Erica Hay, Barb Vriends, and whoever else had the opportunity to touch the floor. Following this path UNB took sets three and four, 2517 and 25-21 respectively.

Later that night, the only thing to cool down was the temperature, as UNB came out on fire against the UdeM Aigles Bleus. UNB showed everyone in attendance why they are in the CIS Top 10, as they took the match in straight sets (25-19, 29-27, 28-26) to secure their place in the finals against the CBU Capers.

On a beautiful Sunday afternoon there was never any doubt as to who was going to win the tournament.

UNB was relentless against the Capers, never giving them a chance to breathe as they kept firing on all cylinders. As the Varsity Reds took the first set 25-20, they never gave CBU a chance to get back in it, cruising to a second set victory of 25-15. The third set saw the rookies take the floor in a real test of their abilities. They did not disappoint.

They turned in a performance worthy of clinching the gold medal with a decisive win, 25-17.

When asked about the rookies’ play, John Richard said, “They have all played at a high level, whether it be at club level or high school. So it really wasn’t that much of an adjustment to play here.”

As well as winning gold medals, getting the nod for tournament All-Stars were Barb Vriends, and Melanie Doucette. Jill Blanchard was named tournament MVP for her stellar play throughout the invitational.

Next up for the ladies will be this Saturday as they travel to Cape Breton to take on the Capers in the opener of AUS league play.

UNB swimmers pick up medals

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Members of the UNB swim team took home numerous medals at the Amby Legere Swimming Invitational held at the Sir Max Aitken pool in the L.B. Gym last weekend.

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The annual all-Canadian academic luncheon was recently held at the Aitken Centre to celebrate UNB’s top student athletes.

In total, 54 athletes were awarded with the honours. Pictured above are numerous award winners along with Kevin Dickie, UNB Athletic Director, and Dr. John McLaughlin, President of UNB.

The UNB swim team saw their first action this weekend as they hosted the Amby Legere Swimming Invitational at the Sir Max Aitken pool last weekend.

On Friday, UNB’s Shannon Donnelly of Halifax, Nova Scotia won two gold medals in the women’s 200 and 400 SC metre freestyle. Fredericton’s Danielle Merasty claimed two silver medals in the women’s 50 and 200 SC metre freestyle. The UNB Varsity Reds women’s team also picked up silver medal in the women’s 200 SC metre freestyle relay. In men’s action, the Reds claimed the bronze medal in the men’s 200 SC metre freestyle relay.

Danielle Merasty continued her winning ways on Saturday morning as she won her first gold medal for UNB in the women’s 100 SC metre freestyle race. UNB scored a silver medal in the men’s 100 SC metre breaststroke via Patrick Adam. The men and women’s teams in the 200 SC metre medley relays each added bronze medals.

On Saturday night, the Reds added another two gold medals, a silver medal, and three bronze medals. Danielle Merasty won another gold in the women’s 200 SC metre freestyle, while Shannon Donnelly claimed gold in the women’s 400 SC metre IM. Donnelly added a silver medal to her winnings when she came second in the woman’s 200 SC metre freestyle after UNB’s Danielle Merasty. The three bronze medals were added by Patrick Adam in the men’s 200 SC metre breaststroke, and by the men and women’s relay

teams in the men’s 400 SC metre medley relay and women’s 400 SC metre medley relay.

The last session took place Sunday morning where Shannon Donnelly was able to add her fourth gold medal. Donnelly won the women’s 800 SC metre freestyle race. With the victory, Donnelly qualified for the CIS championships in the 800 metre freestyle. Danielle Merasty added a silver medal in the women’s 100 SC metre IM. The UNB mixed team finished second in the mixed 400 SC metre freestyle relay. Patrick Adam won bronze medal in men’s 50 SC metre breaststroke, while Jennifer Acheson won her first individual medal for UNB when she took the bronze in the women’s 800 SC metre freestyle.

Next action for UNB swimming will be at the Quad meet at Dalhousie University. The meet will take place Nov. 1.