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Volume 141 Issue 8 • Canada’s Oldest Official Student Publication • UNB Fredericton’s Student Paper • Oct. 24, 2007

How sweet it is!

Thirty Thousand Five Hundred

by Jennifer McKenzie Evan Scott, BedPush Coordinator, described how he spent his Friday night “… it was wet. This year we started out well, and then the rain came, and it came, and came, and came. All night.”

And yet the members of Neville Jones pushed on, literally. They pushed a bed on wheels, 106 kilometers, overnight, from Saint John to Fredericton.

This event is an exclamation mark on a seven week fundraising blitz by the Residence House that resulted in a $30,500 charitable donation to Women in Transition House.

Neville-Jones finished their 12 hour trip running into the Boyce’s Farmer’s Market on Saturday, October 20, just

after 10 am, to a crowd of cheering supporters.

Most important to the members of Neville-Jones, however, is the message that the all-male residence, is pushing: Domestic violence is unacceptable in every form. “It’s not just the money were raising, we’re also raising awareness about the issue of violence against women and domestic abuse,” expressed Scott.

Women in Transition House, Inc. (WITH) operates a safe home for abused women and their children. It provides shelter, food, and other life necessities for 30 days, while battered women (and their children) transition out of abusive environments, and it offers much needed emotional support and counseling.

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The UNB Cougars clinched the Canadian Intercollegiate Baseball Association Championship on Sunday with a 2-0 victory over the Concordia Stingers. It is the team’s second ever National Title, and its first since 2003. For more on the Cougars run through the finals, see Sports, page 14.

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Gregg Centre holds fall conference Profs release ‘humbling’ book

by Lauren Kennedy

New book studying sex workers in the Maritimes is being hailed as a breakthrough

by Ashley Bursey In the midst of the Pickton trial in British Columbia, where a local farmer is on trial for the murder of six sex workers, a new book on sex workers in the Maritimes is “politically significant,” says co-author Leslie Ann Jeffrey.

Jeffrey, Associate Professor of History and Politics at UNBSJ, along with Gayle MacDonald, Professor of Sociology at St. Thomas University, interviewed more than 50 sex workers in Halifax, Moncton, and Saint John to compile the book, spending more than two hours with some of them to create “Sex Workers in the Maritimes Talk Back.”

“We had come up with the project several years ago when I was at STU, at the Human Rights Centre, and so was Gayle, and we had said what was missing from the literature on the sex trade in Canada was the Maritimes,” says Jeffrey. “The second thing was, we both agreed that what really needed to happen in the literature was a view from sex workers’ own perspective, because mostly we assume we know what’s important to know about the sex trade, we can define the problems, but we’re often wrong.

“This project was designed to reverse that knowledge power nexus; to reverse the trend, and learn what sex

workers thought was important for us to know.

A release about the book explains that it discusses “violence and safety, health and risk, politics and policy, media influence, and public perception of the trade, portraying every facet of their working lives and expressing sentiments at odds with commonly held opinions.”

“Humbling. I’d say it was humbling,” says MacDonald. “It made me appreciate everything I have in my own life and appreciate the resilience they have in theirs. I did a lot of soul-searching about ‘What right does an academic have to ask anybody about anything?’ especially sex workers, but...it was fascinating work to do. You learn a lot about the human spirit, the ability to survive a lot.”

The book is being hailed as a breakthrough, tearing down barriers and stereotypes that have been founded around sex work in the Maritimes. Too often, sex workers are seen as incapable, or are being objectified.

“Many sex workers feel that the violence they’re facing today – it’s an inordinate amount of violence – is based on this image in the media...that treats these women as voiceless victims, and trash,” says Jeffrey.

“We’re hoping that it...ultimately shows people how human they are, how insightful they are, to treat them with respect; social respect and political empowerment instead of treating them as trash or as people we should feel sorry for or we should speak for. Even people who are sympathetic...can often speak for them, and this is disempowering.”

The book will likely help create policies around sex work, with real input from the workers themselves.

“One of my favorite [stories] is in the

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This past weekend, the Gregg Centre for the Study of War and Society, partnering with Base Gagetown, held host to its annual fall conference titled ‘From Sarajevo to Kandahar: Rescuing Failed States in Historical Perspective’.

The Gregg Centre was renamed last

year, although it has been around for the past 35 years under the name of the old Centre for Conflict Studies and Strategic Studies Program. Last year it all rolled together into one, where new elements were added to its mandate. Dr. Lee Windsor is the Deputy Director of the Gregg Centre and this year’s conference organizer.

“We have always studied war from a broad perspective but we have never clearly articulated that, so now we are called the Centre for the Study of War and Society to more accurately reflect the

scope of what we study,” he said. “Over the next few years, we plan to have a more interdisciplinary approach and to encourage research, which includes having a new chair for the study of climate change and conflict.”

The Canadian mission in Afghanistan is the latest in stability missions undertaken by the Canadian government within countries that have been ravaged by war or seen their civil society collapse. These countries are generally understood as being ‘failed states’ that have, stereotypically, seen their downfall

amplified as a result of the Cold War. Windsor explained that the whole idea behind this conference is to get students, soldiers, and academics to exchange ideas between uniforms and non-uniforms to help take down the walls that exist between the two worlds and help both to understand each other.

“The idea for the name of this conference comes out of seeing that Canadians have a hard time understanding the mission in Afghanistan, largely

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And the batteries go in the buckets…

Andrew Meade / The Brunswickan

by Melanie Bell

The UNB chapter of Engineers Without Borders is known for its energy, but of all the associations the name conjures, batteries would seldom be the most immediate. This may soon change.

The chapter is collaborating with the campus Green Team to implement a recycling program for alkaline batteries. Ice cream buckets sporting bright orange signs have been in place at Head Hall and in campus libraries for about a month to collect used batteries. The filled buckets are brought to a central location and picked up by a waste management company. Damaged batteries will be removed to a landfill for hazard-

ous waste, while the others will be recycled.

EWB-UNB chapter has found municipal and corporate sponsors willing to share in the program’s cost. This past Friday has seen the placement of more buckets in prominent locations such as meal halls and residences, but why batteries?

“Despite its lack of outright environmentalism,” explains project participant Tim Jardine, “EWBUNB believes that part of the fight against global poverty is some deep reflection on the sustainability of our current consumer-oriented lifestyle.

That is to say, if we expect developing countries to develop in a sustainable manner, perhaps it would help if we had our own house in order.”

In Canada, approximately 450 million household batteries are sold annually. In 2004 alone, 350 million of these were sent to landfills along with household waste. Alkaline batteries, particularly those manufactured in previous decades before more strict environmental standards were put in place, contain varying quantities of heavy metals. These include mercury, cadmium and lead, which can harm ground water and air quality if improperly disposed of

or incinerated.

A battery-recycling program implemented at Dalhousie University in 1998 has had a significant effect on battery waste diversion. The campus’s annual total of recycled batteries has risen from 0.2 tonnes at the beginning of the program to 2.5 tonnes in 2005. The coordinators of UNB’s battery recycling program hope that their efforts will garner similar results. Compared to the 11,600 tonnes of batteries that were thrown out in 2004, this amount is a drop in the bucket, but as the program suggests, every drop counts.

Project coordinators have spoken to MP Andy Scott about getting funding to take the program citywide. Buckets would be placed in public locations like grocery stores, as they are on campus, making it easy for Fredericton residents to dispose of their batteries in a safe and constructive way.

“Hopefully this is something that can be done from here on out,” says Mark Mosher, an EWB member and ambassador for the new program.

“And we can make it as much of a natural reaction as recycling paper or cans.”

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Nuturing Ourselves Weekend

Students rally against proposed closure of UNBSJ

by Jordan Gill

by Bruns News Department

The theme for the 18th Annual ‘Nurturing Ourselves’ Conference is “Happiness: Looking for It, Finding It, Keeping It”.

Friday, October 26th and 27th, will be dedicated to Women’s Health and Well Being at the Fredericton Inn. Wendy Mesley, award-winning CBC TV news host, is this year’s keynote speaker. A breast cancer survivor, she hosts the popular investigative consumer show, Marketplace; as well, recently, she produced a feature documentary on carcinogenic pollutants in our environment, and the harmful chemicals & pesticides we’re exposed to everyday.

As well as Friday night’s keynote speaker, participants can partake in workshops covering personal growth, relationships, parenting, creative fun, practical skills, health & fitness.

Registration for the entire weekend is available online, or at the Wu Center.

Single tickets for the Keynote Address may be purchased for $20.00. Tickets are available in advance or at the door.

For further information contact Sylvia Priestley-Brown at 455-2630, or visit their website at www.nurturingourselves.ca.

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Students from across the province marched last Tuesday, the 16th of October, from Officer’s Square to the New Brunswick Provincial legislature, against several recommendations in the Post-Secondary Education Commission Report, including the proposed closure of the UNB Saint John campus. The next day, the province’s University Presidents met with Premier Shawn Graham. They were informed that there would continue to be a strong university presence in Saint John.

Spray-on condom being developed

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German spray-on condom inventor and project coordinator, Jan Vinzenz Krause, tests his product in a erectile dummy. Although the product is not yet available on the market, it is designed to fit men who have a hard time finding condoms that fit.

But its application differs from what not a problem.”

The condoms are aimed at about 20 we’re used to.

“The condom is very easy to put on per cent of the male population.

by Margaret Sheridan The Institute’s market research and fits like a second skin,” Krause said.

Interrobang (Fanshawe College) “The man puts his erect penis into a found that about 10 per cent of men tube-like device, then you have to push had a smaller penis size, while another a button and within a few seconds the 10 per cent tipped the scales on the penis will be sprayed with latex and the other side.

LONDON (CUP) -- A German com- condom is ready for use.”

Those 20 per cent told the Institute pany is in the testing phase of a new Removal is just as simple as a conven- that they had a harder time finding conspray-on condom. tional condom. It rolls off the penis and ventional condoms that fit comfortably, The Institute for Condom Guid- it can then be tossed into the garbage. and were excited to hear that a spray-on ance, located in Baden-Württemberg in Aside from the spray-on application, version was being tested. southern Germany, has been working users won’t find a tip, or reservoir, on One of the perks to using the sprayon the condom since 2006. the condom. on condom according to Krause is the “We had first a very big interest in Krause said that it doesn’t pose a smell.

Germany,” said Jan Vinzenz Krause, the problem when the man ejaculates. The “Can you remember when you used condom’s inventor and project coordi- reservoir tips are actually a fairly recent the condom for the first time?” asked nator. “And the public reaction from addition in the lengthy history of the Krause. “When you [hold it], it smelled men to the spray-on condom was quite condom. like latex, and it was awful. But with positive. We got around 9,000 guys “The tip is a very new invention for this spray on condom you don’t have from all over the world who registered a condom, developed in the last 20 or to touch the condom, only when you as a tester.”

25 years,” Krause said. throw it away, but when you put it on The condom itself works in much “Using the spray-on condom it’s not you don’t have that problem. Your finthe same way as a regular condom. By necessary that we have this reservoir or gers, it’s really great, they don’t smell.” creating a thin latex barrier between two tip. The sperm goes into the bottom of Krause said that the spray-on variety bodies, it lowers the risk or pregnancy the condom and the sperm will [stay] could actually prove to be safer, too. and the transfer of infections. in the bottom of the condom. So it is Usually it’s dark when the condom

gets put on, he said, and sometimes it becomes difficult to see which side of the condom is the inside versus the outside.

Putting the condom on inside out means that it has to be thrown out and a fresh one opened, which isn’t exactly conducive to keeping the mood.

“At the moment we are using prototypes,” Krause explained. “So the prototype I have here at my lab, you can imagine [it’s] like [a half litre] bottle of water. If you measure the thickness of the tube it’s about 10 cm. The prototype is quite a bit bigger then we plan to develop the real product.”

The condoms are expected to retail for quite a bit more than normal condoms do, but compare favorably to specialty condoms.

“You buy the tube [for] around 15-25 Euros [$20-35 CAD] and you can use the tube many times, so it’s one investment,” continued Krause.

“Then you buy the latex, and one box is seven-10 Euros ($10-14 CAD) and you can make around 10-20 condoms with the latex material depending on how thick the condom is. So the condom price will be around one Euro for one condom, and compared to other condoms it is a little bit more expensive than the regular condoms.”

The last, and hardest, hurdle the company has to leap is approval from the European Union, which has strict condom regulations, before sales start in Europe.

Sales in North America are at least another year away.

Coloured latex has proven popular during testing. Popular colours so far include red, blue and yellow.

“With the spray on condom it’s like going to a tailor if you want to make a perfect suit, shoes or something,” Krause concluded. “The tube is like your tailor, you get a tailor-made condom that fits perfectly.”

Your mom goes to e-college

by Alison Clack

In a world full of rapidly increasing technological advances and the quick pace of life, certain things have had to evolve in order to keep up with the drastic changes. Classic paper resource materials like books, scholarly journals, government documents, and articles are quickly becoming obsolete in a world of less reliable, but easily attained information from websites like Google.ca.

To keep up with the changing methods of research, many libraries, including the various libraries on UNB’s campus, have put a great deal of their content on the Internet attempting to upload as much of their scholarly journals and reference books as possible to their sites.

With the addition of ‘eBooks’ for UNB students, it attempts to make life easier for all learners.

There are many positive aspects to the inclusion of eBooks into libraries as research tools. As many students want conduct their research as easily as pos-

New project aims at dealing with violence

sible, they would prefer to find all their information quickly, rather than work endlessly looking through books. Unfortunately, easy research usually means a quick trip to everybody’s favorite: Wikipedia.org, which is generally unreliable on the scholarly research front.

Research tools like eBooks allow for the same easy access of information without the dubious level of authenticity surrounding the information.

Any student who wishes to use them can simply go onto the UNB libraries’ website, http://www.lib.unb.ca/, go to the e-resources drop-down menu, and access the eBooks page, or do quick search in ‘Quest’ in order to find reliable and scholarly information available at the libraries on campus.

Although eBooks and electronic references have many positive aspects, there are also a few negative points to think about.

As many people who are looking through electronic information do so to access easy information, they might not be paying the closest attention to the in-depth research that they might do when getting their information is coming from a print resource. People using eBooks may only be skimming for information on the Internet rather

than getting the thorough and comprehensive information better suited to research work. Generally, to fully comprehend a text, one must read all of it. Whereas print resources seem to naturally slow one down and make one read with care, with eBooks, many students will develop a habit of quickly skimming the readings in order to pick out the important parts.

There are positive and negative aspects to everything though, and on October 8, 2007, UNB libraries finished an informal survey to have the faculty weigh in on what they thought of eBooks and their experience with them versus print resources. The online survey was designed by the electronic content provider, ebrary, and was cre-

ated in order to learn more about how the faculty used the libraries’ eBooks for research, their attitudes and perceptions of eBooks, their preferences, how they use the eBooks for instruction in classes, and what they saw as the eBooks strengths and weaknesses.

The online survey was developed by ebrary with the help of 200 librarians from around the world who came up with questions and subjects they believed the survey should cover. These questions were than drafted into an actual survey, were reviewed by more librarians, and finally put into the 15-20 minute long survey that is available for faculty to take today. The final results of the survey are projected to come out in early November.

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A new project aimed at helping educate religious leaders to deal with cases of domestic abuse within their community is taking hold.

The Rave Project, in its short time of operation, has had over 300,000 hits in countries as close as the United States of America to nations across the globe such as Croatia and Korea.

This project has by no means been a quickly planed one, explains Professor Nancy Nason-Clark, Director of the Rave Project.

“For about 20 years we have been doing research, looking at what happens when an abused religious woman looks to her faith community for help.

And one of the things we have learned is that often, faith leaders in communities are ill-prepared to respond to this issue. In fact our research has shown that only 8% of religious leaders feel well equipped,” she explained. “So the development of the website is one way to bridge the knowledge gap in the information religious leaders have at their disposal. What we’re attempting to do is those various faith traditions to respond adequately with the best practices when women, men, and children come to their churches looking for help.”

Nason-Clark went on to describe their vast amount of resources available.

“We have a whole range of resources related to practical information, and related to emotional support, and

spiritual support, we would also like to help religious leader see [so they can help those who are suffering] that it’s not in line with the tradition, and that the traditions do teach peace and safety in the home.”

It may surprise some to know that this website at the moment is aimed toward Christianity, but Nason-Clark said that there is a lot of domestic violence within Christian relationships.

“When you look at the rates of domestic violence around the world in families, the data shows around one in four women have been victimized by a partner. And that’s true of all religions, and all cultures. Sometimes the rates are higher, but generally speaking [they are the same],” she said. “If you were to look at, for example, Catholic families, or you were to look at Anglican families or Baptist families, the rates are pretty much the same.”

Nason-Clark is very happy with the response the website has had so far.

“We have had great interest in the website so far. We’ve had over three hundred thousand hits, and we have only been live for less than two weeks.”

Nason-Clark also pointed out that many of the Rave Project’s resources are targeted towards Christianity but there are many materials on the Project’s website that are broad in scope and can be used by any community leader, regardless of their religious affiliation.

The rave project is a source of information for religious leaders, as well as individuals. It also has a listing of transition houses in many cities in the United States and Canada, including a listing for Fredericton. If you are interested in any of the above topics, or a victim of abuse yourself, we encourage to visit the Rave Project website at www.theraveproject.org.

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Neville / Jones Bed Push pulls in $30,500 from Push page 1 Tim Richardson, WITH President, was at the Market on Saturday morning to accept the cheque from NevilleJones.

“Without this money we couldn’t operate, to offer a safe haven for nearly 1,000 women and children every year.

That says something about this community. The need for someplace for these women and children to find safe refuge from violence, and you are helping to do that… You guys have shown incredible commitment, dedication and courage.”

Richardson presented the presidents of both Jones and Neville houses with plaques commemorating their efforts.

Members of the House do the majority of Neville-Jones’ BedPush fundraising door-to-door, starting at the beginning of September when almost all house members started knocking on doors in Fredericton and its surrounding areas, asking for donations.

“They [house members] each get areas in Fredericton that they’d go to and ask people for whatever donations of any amount they’d like to give,” explained Scott.

Nick Ouellette, Neville-Jones Assistant Don, is a seven-year veteran of the fundraiser, was the Coordinator for three years, and acted as an advisor to the committee. Mid-week, he saw the numbers counting up and was shocked at the possibility of the size of the cheque.

“I’m speechless when I think of the generosity of Fredericton. I don’t know how to explain the way we increase our donations each year. We haven’t really changed the way we cover Fredericton, Oromocto, and New Maryland that much, but we continue to set fundraising records. I like to think that it’s people who have decided they’re committed to the message.”

This year’s top fundraiser, Leslie Eccleston, who raised over $1,900, won a Ninetendo Wii for his efforts. Ouellette credits the amazing amount on the hard work by the House members. “Every year I am just astounded at the effort the guys from the House are willing to put in. It’s been stepped up every year I’ve been in the House, from my first to my seventh year.”

Neville-Jones BedPush is now the biggest fundraiser on the UNB campus.

“We have raised almost $200,000 in the past 15 years. This is the fifteenth year and I think for a fundraiser like this to grow from the first year to raise $2,000 back in 1993 to the over $30,000 that we raised this year is a testament to the coordination that we put into it and the effort of the guys in the house,” explained Ouellette.

From the Road

by Josh O’Kane

Last year I had an incredible opportunity offered to me to take part in the Neville/Jones Bed Push. I had been on the House Orientation Committee, and was thrilled to be given the chance.

I ran it, and to date I still haven’t had any experience equal to it.

I remember that Orientation Week when Chad Robertson, a senior proctor in the house, told the freshmen students that he gets goosebumps just thinking about Bed Push. He was dead on – I have them now just writing about it.

A hundred young men pushing a bed from Saint John to Fredericton for a cause like Women in Transition House is something to get goosebumps over.

This year, the Assistant Don, Nick Ouellette, and Bed Push Coordinator, Evan Scott, gave me the chance to push the bed again. I was enthralled, but a little overwhelmed. I didn’t know nearly as many people in the house this year, and rain was forecast again.

The Bed Push itself got off to a better start than last year – the bus taking us to Saint John actually started. We arrived before 11:00 at our starting point in the foggy city, and the bed was assembled.

There was, however, one small problem:

the van to go ahead of the bed was on the wrong side of the province.

The House Don, Kiersten Amos, and former Neville President, Sean Perry, were in the van, and apparently missed the exit to Saint John. When Ouellette called them, they were somewhere near Alma. The two of them gunned it to Saint John, though, and made it there in less than an hour.

The night was pretty calm for Saint John, weather-wise. The air was warm and humid, and the ever-present fog hung in the air. It was going to be a long night, so some guys made due by urinating in the parking lot ahead of time. Others went to McDonald’s to relieve themselves. There was plenty of time to pass before the van came.

When the time came, eight guys donned reflective vests and got ready to push. A police cruiser headed the convoy, followed by the lead van to play pump-up music and cheer on the pushers. This was followed by the bed itself, the bus full of pushers, and another van and cruiser in back to pick up stragglers and alert traffic. The Bed Push began by 11:30.

The system Bed Push runs through makes sure that everyone is always pushing at full speed. At the start, guys were running for three or four minutes at a time, but within an hour, it goes down to shifts between 30 seconds and two minutes long – however long it takes before they would get tired. The really difficult part is getting off and on the

bus. Four men are pushing at any given time, and the bus always follows.

But the bus never stops.

Jumping on and off a moving bus is a little more than a challenge. You have to make sure you land running and on your right foot, or you’ll face plant at the speed of the bus. More than a few guys did that. Luckily, I managed to go without wiping out at all this year, although I can’t say the same for a few others. Proctor Corey Chisholm, for

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example, wiped out his first try, somersaulted out of the wipeout, and ran right back to push the bed.

Getting back onto the bus is a challenge as well. If you didn’t run and jump going the same speed as the bus, you could just hit the doors and fall right back out. This almost happened to a few of the guys, but not nearly as much as the wipeouts getting onto the bus.

There were relatively few problems during the actual push. After an hour

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on the road, the pushers managed to get into a groove that worked. This time last year, guys were wearing rain suits and garbage bags to protect them from the rain. On the bus this year, guys were taking off their shirts within the first couple hours because it was so warm.

Spirit was pretty high.

Getting out and pushing the bed was an experience. After making it off the bus, I had to charge ahead to catch up with the bed, sub off whoever I was replacing, and give it my all. The adrenaline rush I got just from getting from the bus to the bed was unreal. Music was blasting at us, guys were cheering on the pushers, and we were slowly but surely pushing a bed from Saint John to Fredericton. Unreal.

Three people pushed the bed each time, but one person was in charge of steering the bed. I managed to steer it a few times without problem, but at one point I did admittedly nearly jackknife the bed, and three runners including Ouellette, directly into traffic. Sorry about that... I was trying my best.

One kink in the process involved the second bus almost bailing on the group it was supposed to bring. Apparently, the bus had shown up and left before anyone had even gotten up to go. It took a few phone calls to solve the problem, but things were up and running soon enough – just a half hour or so behind.

The last hour or so, I found myself going more and more often. I had only signed up for one shift this year instead of two so that I could get some minor amount of sleep – so I wanted to get as much in as possible. It was a good run.

The second bus arrived, and we made the switch. Some guys cheered for their chance for sleep, some cheered for their chance to get McDonald’s, and others booed those who headed home for keeping fewer runners on the second bus. We headed for home.

I got back to Fredericton at 4 am, headed for bed, got a couple hours of sleep, and then heard a strange noise. It was the bass line for “I Would Walk 500 Miles,” by The Proclaimers. At 7:45, the guys had pushed the bed back to campus, and in record time.

The Neville/Jones men grabbed quick showers or naps before they met back outside to head down to the city market. The city’s support was there: even on the way back to the market, one man stood cheering in a Bed Push shirt from years ago.

At 10 am, the bed rolled into the Boyce Farmer’s Market and I got goosebumps again. These guys had just pushed a bed from Saint John to Fredericton in a matter of hours, and had raised $30,500. Not a whole lot of people can say they’ve been a part of something like that.

Court decides Beaverbrook Art Gallery wins legal fees

by Jordan Gill

The Beaverbrook Art Gallery won another battle in the landmark case against the family of the man who built the Gallery, Lord Beaverbrook, whose real name is Max Aitken. Former Supreme Court Justice Peter Cory has ordered the UK-based Beaverbrook Foundation to pay $4.8M to cover the Gallery’s legal fees.

Dr. Daniel O’Brien, Chairman of the Gallery’s Board of Governors, was happy with the ruling, commenting

in a press release that it’s not just the money that’s important, it’s a great victory and vindication of what they have fought for.

“This is more than a financial victory for the Gallery, it is a vindication of the Gallery’s resolve in opposing the Foundation’s claims. The Board of Governors is interested now in continuing to do the important work of the Gallery,” he said.

One of the deciding factors for Justice Cory was the apparent greed of the Beaverbrook Foundation in not accepting the gallery’s efforts to come to a settlement out of court. He wrote in his ruling that, “if the foundation had accepted it, a significant amount of time and money would have been saved.”

The dispute started in 2003 when the

Afghan mission from Gregg page 1 don’t understand what the Canadian forces are doing,” he said.

“This conference is about trying to assemble, through a series of case studies, a history of the last 15 years of Canadian peacekeeping, peacemaking, and all of the other operations leading up to the situation where Canada finds itself now.”

There have been a lot of diverse judgments regarding Canada’s mission in Afghanistan, where some people express unforgiving opinions about the troops being ‘over there’.

Windsor explains that this negative outcry stems from the fact that few people are aware of the chaos that reigns in a stability operation like this one, how there are many threats to the mission.

“It’s not like peacekeeping where there are different armies, now we find ourselves dealing with drug gangs and other criminal elements as well as insurgencies in the case of Afghanistan,” he explained.

He said that what a lot of Cana-

dians don’t know is that the way Afghanistan currently is was the way it was in Haiti and Bosnia.

The soldiers faced the same threats, although there was less media attention about their struggles. After the Somalian mission, the Canadian government zipped its lips, as it was unprepared to talk about the kinds of things soldiers faced on the missions abroad and as a result, peacekeeping changed dramatically.

“As we’re now intervening to protect human security, sometimes it requires soldiers to instill policelike powers and force, and at the same time this is happening, we’re not communicating to the public, so they’re left in the dark about why sometimes it is necessary to use deadly force to protect human lives.”

The key therefore, concludes Windsor, is to continue to talk about the situation and exchange ideas. There is no doubt that there are still lessons to be learned in the way that the international community handles crises over seas.

Foundation claimed the paintings that Aitken placed in the Gallery were loans, not donations. The Gallery stated that they were in fact gifts.

Jacques Poitras, author of the book ‘Beaverbrook: A Shattered Legacy’, shed some light on the feelings of the Beaverbrook UK Foundation.

“They were upset. They pointed out, correctly, that for 40 years the Gallery owned documents stating that the Foundation owned the paintings. Then all of a sudden, the Gallery changed their view, and that upset them a great deal.”

In May of 2007 Justice Cory awarded 85 of the 133 paintings in dispute to the Gallery, including the two most expensive paintings; J.M.W. Turner’s ‘The Fountain of Indolence’, worth $25M

and Lucien Freud’s ‘Hotel Bedroom’, worth $5M. These are two paintings that the Foundation wanted to sell but were only willing to give the Gallery $5M of the profits.

Justice Cory also awarded the gallery $2.6M in compensation for two paintings that the Foundation took from the gallery in 1976 and sold a year later.

Aitken was born in Maple, Ontario in 1879, and the next year his family moved to Newcastle, New Brunswick (now Mirimichi). He briefly attended UNB, and then became an office boy in the law office of Richard Bedford Bennett, who would later become Prime Minister. He became a lord in 1917. He would go on to finance many New Brunswick landmarks including additions to the University Of New

Brunswick, the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, the Beaverbrook Skating Rink, the Lord Beaverbrook Hotel, and The Playhouse.

Poitras explained that when Aitken would come to New Brunswick, he would be treated more like royalty than a lord, but the family isn’t still held in the same regard.

“New Brunswick has changed since Beaverbrook’s time. When Beaverbrook came he was treated like royalty, whatever he asked for, it was done. The family was not expecting to be treated the same way, but 40, 30, or even 20

years ago, if they went in and asked for a painting, the Gallery would say take it. But galleries have changed since then, and the Gallery has become more professional.”

‘Beaverbrook: A Shattered Legacy’ was released October 19, and is having its launch November 8 at 7 pm at the Centre communautaire Sainte-Anne in Fredericton, the city’s French community centre. There will also be a book reading in Saint John on October 28 at the Opera Bistro, where tickets are $67.50 and include diner and a copy of the book.

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UNB Student Union By-Election Candidates Vote in your E-Services between oct. 28 - nov. 3 Arts

Robert Hambrook

Hello, My name is Robert Hambrook, I’m a 5th Year Arts/Education student, double major in English and History and I am running for position of Arts Rep. I am experienced with the faculty, I have given a lot back to UNB through the ResLife community, and understand how things happen around here. I fight for what I believe in and will fight on your behalf for your needs. I give 110 %, nothing less...ever. Please get out and vote!

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Nate Tremblay

Stacey Clouston

Tom Walsh

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Robert Hambrook BA Hist/English, BEd IV y8mr7@unb.ca

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Stephanie Lord

• 3rd year enrolled in Concurrent Education • Has attended all previous Student Union meetings as her current role as Senator for UNB • Has a great deal of knowledge and power already sitting on the Universities Senate • Current member of the Education Society I hope you guys check yes to Stephanie and allow me to represent your voice along side the rest of the Councillors currently sitting on the Student Union.

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Stephanie Lord

• Joy Kidd Alumni 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 • Lives in the New residence • Sits on the UNB SU as a Senator for the University • 2006 was a HOC and HC as Charity Rep bringing in more money for Joy Kidd Charity than ever before • Began campus wide event Kiddmas • Believes recently Reslife’s rules have become absolutely ridiculous and is the cause for the lack of students returning to residences I hope if elected with this title and the chance to represent all you within the residence community the much needed change in Residence Life will occur.

Taylor Elson

Questions or concerns?

Contact cro@unb.ca

Feature

eic@unb.ca • October 24, 2007

Just how sustainable is UNB Fredericton?

What Physical Plant has done Submitted by Gladys Lacey-House, PTech

The University of New Brunswick in Fredericton has been investing in energy conservation measures for over three decades. These investments have improved operational efficiencies, produced savings in utility costs and created a better work and learning environment for staff and students. UNB has put into place such measures as a Building Automation System to control the use of ventilation and heating on campus, which has saved over a million dollars in energy costs since it was installed. The university has invested in energy conservancy over the past decade, including lighting, water, and heating upgrades, and new energy improvement projects as developments in technology open new opportunities. The campus also runs a recycling program and uses only green products for cleaning.

In fact, through these energy management efforts, energy consumption has gone down as a percentage of overall university activity, especially steam usage (which heats much of UNB, St. Thomas University, and other buildings in the area). Greenhouse gas emissions have been reduced some 5,000 tonnes over the past 15 years, a 12% drop.

The most effective way to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is to properly manage the use of energy. UNB Fredericton has witnessed a reduction to our GHG emissions and is committed to being a part of Canada’s solution to climate change.

The 21st century is facing three key challenges, namely: energy, environment, and water resources.

In 1996, UNB’s Board of Governors approved an energy management program for the Fredericton campus.

The program called for an investment in energy conservation projects of up to $1,900,000. Today, The Department of Physical Plant has moved forward with many energy initiatives supported by this program.

UNBF has excellent resources and active research in the energy field.

The UNBF Department of Physical Plant balances energy efficiency with the never-ending daily needs of a growing campus, yet without losing sight of UNBF’s vision within the ‘Campus Master Plan’.

The Energy Management Program of the UNB Department of Physical Plant has established a ‘whole building energy audit’ approach. This offers a close look at all systems within a building; such as heating, lighting, water usage, air conditioning, mechanical systems, and all controls associated with them.

Excellent savings and fine-tuning of the systems are being achieved through this process.

For more information from the Physical Plant, visit http://www.unb. ca/pplant/

Campus Sustainability Day happening… now!

by Naomi Osborne

Near and abroad, lots of universities are becoming more involved in doing their best to protect the environment and become sustainable institutions.

Harvard, Dalhousie, McGill, Memorial, Mount Allison, and even UNB, among many others, are all committed to the sustainment of energy and the environment.

There are 100 vending machines throughout campus that already have this energy saving program on them, though this doesn’t include vending machines with dairy products for fear of spoilage.

Peter Corbyn will be giving a presentation on climate change and the role of universities. He has over 15 years experience in energy efficiency and climate change issues, has given over 100 presentations across North America on environment and energy issues since 1993. He was trained by Al Gore to present the ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ slideshow.

“If any institution should be leading the front, it is universities,” says Greg

present too many complications.

“We are working on fine tuning the buildings so we can get the most bang for our buck,” says Lacey-House. “The system has excellent potential.”

The newest feature that they hope to be able to implement is the dual flush toilet. This toilet has two buttons on the back top. One button is for when the tank is half full and the other is for when the tank is full. You simply push the button you feel appropriate, and it cuts down on the water bill dramatically, says Lacey-House.

“We know when we put it out to the students it will take lots of use and abuse,” laughs Lacey-House.

There are also water saving items that

Schedule Exhibits start at 9:30 ‘til 5 Opening Speech at 10:00 Workshops from 10:30-12, 1-2:30 - energy & waste management, Sodexho sustainability, student engagement, social ecology & more Sustainability Tours at 10:30 & 1:30 Peter Corbyn on Climate Change & UNB at 3-5

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This storm drain painting is one of the initiatives of Environment and Sustainable Development Research Centre Wednesday, October 24, UNB will be having a Campus Sustainability Day (or CSD) to bring together interesting groups to show what contributions they are making to reduce green house gas emissions.

The day will begin at 9:30 am with booths set up to direct students to events both on and off campus. There will be many teams and workshops throughout the day to help increase awareness. CSD is also a chance to make the campus car-free. Students will be encouraged to walk, take public transit, or carpool to campus.

Green Matters is a new campaign for Fredericton that is taking initiative in reducing their carbon emissions and becoming more environmentally responsible. They will be there to show students how UNB’s efforts contribute to the city’s goals to be the first to reach Kyoto.

The residence’s Green Team will be on campus as well to show how their houses will be getting involved.

The Physical Plant will be highlighting their latest energy saving projects.

The showcase will be done by student Melanie Lambert, who created what is called the ‘Vending Miser Program’.

This is a technique that was developed to cut back on the amount of electricity that vending machines consume when not in use.

LeBlanc, who works for the UNB Environmental and Sustainable Development Research Centre as the Climate Change Research Assistant.

The ESDRC will be there to demonstrate their activities in the community.

The Centre has been working on a whole array of different projects within the community and the province for 15 years. They will be on campus to demonstrate their activities in the community. LeBlanc is hoping the day will be a chance for all groups who have made efforts to be recognized for their contributions.

“This day is an opportunity to bring together so many interesting groups coming from a variety of perspectives under one roof,” says LeBlanc. “Talking about sustainability, the role of the university in the community, and the province as a leader to really bring together some of the best ideas and practices and carry them forward.”

Other universities throughout the United States and Canada have been taking steps to ensure a better future for generations to come. Harvard University started taking steps toward a greener campus in 2000. Since then they have made major investments in energy conservation, introduced a green cleaning service, and have brought in organic and local produce into its cafeterias.

UNB has already been a major

Residence Green Team Bringing sustainability to residences

Submitted by Carl Bradley with files from Greg LeBlanc Submitted

The residence Green Team Committee consists of house proctors and presidents who are interested in sustainability and protecting the environment. The Committee organizes campaigns to educate students about recycling, energy use, water use, and other environmental issues. In the past, the Green Team has organized paper recycling competitions, and clothing drives to reduce waste produced by residences.

This year, the Green Team plans to expand its activities to include more residence-wide competitions involving reducing energy and water use. These competitions award the House that recycles or reduces the most with a prize, but the main idea is to educate and engage students about environmental issues, and show them how easy and rewarding it is to be green.

For more info about UNB’s Green Team, or how to get involved, contact Carl Bradley at g8ig5@unb.ca.

contributor in the effort to reduce emissions. Gladys Lacey-House is the Mechanical Coordinator for the Energy Management Department of the Physical Plant on campus. She plays a major role in maintaining buildings on campus and making sure they are energy efficient.

“We have smart metering on the newer buildings- it is electrical metering that has the ability to show us where the peak usage is in buildings. It works in 15 minute intervals, so we can find when the electricity spikes to the highest point and we can fix the problem from there,” says Lacey-House.

These meters are extremely important for reducing both the cost of electric-

Peter has over 15 years of experience in energy efficiency and climate change issues, including four years as Environment Director of the Canadian Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association (1996-2000). Peter has given over 100 presentations around North America regarding environment and energy issues since 1993. He was trained by Al Gore in January 2007 to present the ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ slideshow live; over 10,000 people have seen his presentation since January. Peter received the 2007 National Clean Air Day Award for Excellence in Energy Efficiency Outreach.

ity and allowing those working at the Physical Plant to detect any problems there may be, such as boiler spikes.

The Physical Plant has also upgraded the chiller systems in Bailey Hall and replaced some of the boilers in other buildings.

Their main focus now is to go through every building from top to bottom, paying special attention to everything from lighting to water use.

“This gives us our best opportunity to make every building as energy efficient as possible,” explains Lacey-House.

There are currently two systems in place. There is a new system that has recently been installed in the past few years. This allows for a heat and ventilation section where Lacey-House and others in her department can look at a building and see what the systems are doing. If a building is too hot or too cold then she is able to adjust the temperature from her computer.

The other is a much older system which is in all the older buildings on campus. It is known as the ‘Honeywell’ system and isn’t as efficient as the new one. This system does not allow the Physical Plant to change the temperature of the buildings from their computers.

The hope is to be able to put the new system into all of the buildings, but some of the buildings are too old and

are being integrated, such as water-reducing heads on showers and lower flow ones. They are also looking closely at the insulation of all heated water lines.

Organizers of the event have already received a positive response from the student public, with e-mails from students mentioning their projects and groups activities. So far, people have showed strong interest towards it, says LeBlanc.

“I think there is something that can appeal to everyone, whether it’s somebody who comes in and checks out the booths for five minutes or stays all day,” says LeBlanc. “Since it is going to be an all-day event, there will be an opportunity for everyone to take a break from their classes or their studies for a few minutes just to see what their campus is doing and how they can get involved.”

The goal of the day is to increase awareness and the level of engagement, which will hopefully set the agenda of expecting more from universities and more from the community here to do their part. The public needs to think of their everyday actions and what they can do to encourage themselves, their friends, and the community, says LeBlanc.

“This is not the first step and is definitely not the last step, but it connects them,” says LeBlanc.

Green Matters Program Submitted by Alycia Morehouse

Fredericton has proven to be a leader in successfully carrying out greenhouse gases (GHG) reduction programs at the municipal and corporate levels since joining Partners for Climate Protection in 2000. Currently, Fredericton is embarking on a journey that will ideally see our entire community commit to taking action and achieving success in reducing GHG from all sources in our community. The City is leading and encouraging an environmental shift in how our citizens live, work, and play and by doing so, reduce our carbon footprint for the long term.

The goal, consistent with Kyoto targets, is to reduce community GHG emissions by 6% and corporate emissions by 20% over 2000 levels, by the year 2010. Corporately, the municipality is already well on their way to reaching that goal, as the City of Fredericton’s greenhouse gas emissions increased by less than 2%, between 2000 and 2004, despite strong growth and development. It is expected that the number will be reduced significantly at next measurement.

The City believes this goal is achievable as a result of several aggressive new initiatives and the continuation of programs already in place. These include anti-idling and gas reduction, continuation of municipal building retrofits, and and testing LED streetlights.

In June 2007, the City’s Green Matters campaign was launched. This campaign is aimed at building awareness and motivating and supporting the required changes in behaviours and practices across our community.

Fredericton’s individual and corporate citizens must act and change behaviours and practices if we are to achieve our goal. Green Matters is a public engagement and social marketing campaign to be implemented over the next two years with a goal of ensuring that each and every citizen reduces his or her own GHGs – at home, at work, in the class, and on the road.

The City of Fredericton maintains a strong relationship with the University of New Brunswick through the Environment and Sustainable Development Research Centre (ESDRC). We continue to work with Dr. Shawn Dalton to inventory and measure corporate and community GHG emissions, from 2000 through to 2010. We are currently poised to measure emissions for the 2004-06 period. Based on our results, GHG reduction initiatives and programs can be adjusted to sustain and even accelerate our momentum.

UNB is a large contributor to the economic success and sustainability of our community. By working with the ESDRC to compile research and build complimentary programs and projects in the university and the community, we will be able to achieve our GHG emission reduction targets and continue to create a city that puts high priority on the sustainability of our natural and built environment.

Comments & Letters

eic@unb.ca • October 24, 2007

Get off of your soapbox (Please) Don’t dread my locks:

Dispelling common myths

by Jennifer McKenzie

eic@unb.ca

Tell me students are apathetic. Tell me students are lazy. They drink too much and they’re irresponsible. Hell, tell me they light couches on fire – I even have pictures of it. Stand on your soapbox and scream to the skies that students are ruining your city.

I’ll show you 100 guys who have spent the last eight weeks running around the city of Fredericton, raising almost $31,000 for women and children they’ve never met.

I’ll show you another 20 who won a national championship, for a school that shows them very little support.

The guys who live in Neville-Jones went on their Annual BedPush this past weekend. They push a bed on wheels, overnight, from Saint John to Fredericton, into the Market, to present a cheque to the Women in Transition House, Inc. (WITH).

WITH operates havens for abused women and their children, offering shelter, food, and other life necessities.

As well, the women who seek refuge in WITH are offered emotional support and counseling.

This year, the all-male residence raised a record-breaking $30,500; money the transition houses could not operate

by Ashleigh Mattern The Sheaf (University of Saskatchewan)

Andrew Meade / The Brunswickan

without.

One hundred students spent their free time, for two months, going door-todoor raising money so they could help support victims of domestic violence.

Students.

UNB’s baseball team, this past weekend, won the CIBA National Championship.

They’ve spent their season, their free time and hard work, striving towards that goal, and are now the best university baseball team in Canada.

I say ‘UNB’s baseball team’ lightly, because though they wear a UNB logo, they get little in return from the University and its community. Regardless of the lack of support – and funding

– these guys spent their time preparing and working to represent us.

And they did us proud. Students did us proud.

We, UNB, are now (once again) national champions. Those who wish to call students out for being detrimental to the city should take notice: Fredericton is housing the best university baseball players in the country and young men dedicated to eradicating domestic violence.

What did you do this past weekend, Councilor MacLaggan?

You can stand on your soapbox all day, but as you’re screaming, you’ll miss all the incredible things students are doing.

Andrew Meade / The Brunswickan

SASKATOON (CUP) --There are a lot of misconceptions about dreadlocks floating around. Even people with dreadlocks have them.

While dreadlocks are more common in North America today then 10 or 15 years ago, they’re still misunderstood.

Along with friends and family members reactions of delight, excitement and genuine curiosity when I first began locking my hair, I also received reactions of shock, distaste and disgust.

My dreads are not dirty. They might even be cleaner than your hair, since I don’t have any build-up from styling products or chemical-laden shampoos and conditioners. I only wash them twice a week because that’s as often as they need it. Since I stopped incorporating that army of hair products into my everyday routine, my hair is much less greasy.

Unfortunately, the question of hairwashing is one misconceptions the ignorant often have. Many hairstylists insist newly-dreaded locks shouldn’t be washed from anywhere to a few week or months. Not sure how this myth started, but it’s probably the most detrimental to the popularity of dreadlocks.

Not only will your dreadlocks feel and smell better if you wash regularly, they lock faster. Build-up is the biggest enemy of tight dreadlocks, and washing with a natural shampoo will keep it away.

I’m not a Rastafarian nor am I trying to be black or a hippie. Well, the last one might be debatable, but I didn’t get dreads because I’m a hippie. For the

Mugwump by Tony von Richter

As some of you may have realized, the headline to this column is a play off the phrase “my Canada includes Quebec,” which has often been spouted by various politicians who supported federalism and the continued inclusion of Quebec as part of Canada.

While it’s great that Quebec remains part of our country, I sometimes wonder if New Brunswick, and the rest of the Atlantic Provinces, are still considered to be part of Canada as well.

Is that paragraph a little absurd? Of course it is, we still receive funding from the federal government, use the Canadian dollar, and utilize many services offered on a national level, so obviously we’re still part of the country.

the country and flew the winners to Toronto to compete.

My brother earned his way to Toronto by winning an event in Oromocto, which was the only one east of Quebec.

Skip ahead to this year and EA Sports is going with a similar setup, a bunch of smaller events around the country with the winners being flown to Toronto to represent the rest of Canada. Except this year, the event’s spread from British Columbia to Quebec, leaving out the Atlantic Provinces as the events are being held by Best Buy, which doesn’t have any locations on the east coast (besides Future Shop which is a subsidiary of Best Buy Canada).

So if four of the ten provinces and all three territories are left out how is this a ‘national’ competition? It isn’t, obviously, and it’s unfortunate that this type of thing happens fairly often.

In the grand scheme of things there are obviously more important things to worry about than a video game tournament, but it illustrates a problem we have in this country in that part of it feels cut off from the rest, and it could be that people don’t feel like their region is part of Canada at all.

So my Canada includes New Brunswick and all the Atlantic Provinces, I just wish more people’s did as well.

first time in my life, I’m not fighting my hair. I’ve finally accepted that my hair will never be as straight and shiny as the models on TV. I’m also not lazy. This is by far the most time-consuming hairstyle I’ve had.

If you want nice, manageable dreads that will last you a long time, you’re looking at a lot of time fixing roots, threading loose hairs, palm rolling and tightening tips. While it’s completely possible to do all that management on your own, you’ll probably end up spending a nice wad of cash at the salon from time to time.

Dreadlocks can be seen as part of a stripping away of concern with surface appearance. For some, it’s simply a matter of style. People of an African descent have a hard time growing their hair long naturally and dreadlocks look wicked awesome in African hair.

As for me, I’ve always admired people

with dreadlocks. They’re so different and striking and make the knotty kid stand out in a crowd, unless you’re at a folk festival, that is. I’ve shaved my head, dyed my hair pink and sported a crown of three-inch spikes so I knew trying dreadlocks would come eventually. At the time in my life when I decided to get them, I wanted to grow my hair longer than it had ever been before, but I couldn’t stand how boring it looked.

Maybe the most interesting thing about having dreadlocks, aside from the crazy variety of reactions people have toward them, is the way they take on a life of their own. Suddenly, I have dreadlocks instead of hair. Each lock has a personality. I have favourite dreads and dreads that I’m mad at.

Dreadlocks are less of a style, and more of adventure. Watching them change is a long, intimate process. I can’t wait to see what happens next.

Who Runs This Place Anyway?

My Canada includes New Brunswick Except it seems that the only reason we’re part of Canada is through the federal government with corporations and the national media thinking that the only thing east of Montreal is Halifax.

On the one hand I can understand how most of our country’s attention is focused on the central areas of the nation, as the majority of our nation’s population lives in those areas. From a financial perspective it makes sense for companies and media outlets to concentrate their efforts there, but it doesn’t make sense to almost completely ignore an entire region of the country, either.

Obviously this isn’t a new concern as people on both coasts have complained about a central Canadian bias for years, particularly in the media, but what perfectly illustrated this bias for me was this year’s Canadian Madden Challenge.

Some of you may remember that last year I wrote about my brother and me attending the finals of the Canadian Madden Challenge in Toronto to compete for a chance at $1,000 and a trip to Hawaii to play for $100,000 at the NFL Pro Bowl. Unlike in the United States, where EA Sports puts on numerous events around the country, Toronto was the only Canadian event, so in order to make it a national competition, Rogers Video held 20 smaller events around

Internet

Rousing the Rabbles by Nick Ouellette

It amazes me when I hear students musing aloud that they have no idea how UNB operates. I can accept that some students simply do not care — they are here for an education and want to focus solely on that.

What really annoys me is that special subset of students who are unaware of how UNB operates but who have concocted the mystical ‘they’ who is out to get the students of UNB. Yes, tuition is high, and the cost of housing, both on and off campus, is not cheap. Food is expensive and many students struggle to make ends meet. These are all real concerns that affect all of us at UNB. However, they are not problems only for our university and its students. For better or for worse, they are the reality of our university system and it is as prevalent in Fredericton as it is in every campus town across the country.

So when a student complains, “they are screwing me out of my money,” I get irritated. What is that supposed to mean? You can’t really think that there is a conspiracy on campus to line the pockets of university administrators with cash. That is as ridiculous as the notion that UNB is increasing tuition without a real need for it. Tuition goes up when there is inadequate and inefficient government funding to sustain universities, which is precisely what is happening.

I particularly enjoy the frequent claim that Sodexho is out to take all the money it can from this campus because students are unable to recover the cost of meals they miss at the various meal times. The allegation has a certain charm to it because it highlights a clear lack of knowledge—Sodexho receives dollars only for those meals that are actually eaten, and meal plan pricing includes in it the consideration that students will miss a few meals now and again. No diabolical scheme there, either.

The reality of the situation is this:

Just as students plan their finances so that they will have enough money to pay for a year of school, UNB budgets to pay faculty and support staff and fund programs throughout the year. The university is not out to make a profit. It aims to provide a solid education and to function as a nexus of research in the province in order to help generate a prosperous economy. And, it aims to do so in the context of an ailing post secondary education system. You have to give it credit for trying.

UNB is also not out to oppress students, but this seems to be a popular point of contention as well, particularly in residence. “They have too many rules and are taking away our freedom,” I have heard. If anything, the residence system has worked hard over the last two years to eliminate rules that many considered overly harsh. Only a year ago, students were not allowed to bring beer bottles into residence, but that is no longer the case. A residence appeals board of three individuals was established to review fines issued, meaning that a panel of three individuals now does what one person was doing alone. A rational person could not consider this unjust.

Importantly, the residence system offers a wide range of programs that, far from subverting freedom, allow students to explore their options on campus and in Fredericton.

I know of very few students, if any, who avoid campus because of an overbearing security presence. Yet still I hear complaints that campus police and UNB Security officers treat students unfairly. “They are out to get us,” it has been said, but security and campus police officers have as much a role in keeping our campus safe as they do in enforcing rules. The unfortunate reality is that UNB has had to reduce security coverage over the past several years because of funding shortfalls. The Safe Walk program is consistently the subject of financial scrutiny. Our campus is far from unsafe, but it is not as safe as it could be.

You might disagree with what I am saying and think that UNB is genuinely unfair to students, either financially or otherwise. If that’s the case, then say so — but don’t rely on the mystical ‘they’ to make your case because you won’t convince me or anybody else. In fact, if you don’t inform yourself first, you’re only less likely to make a cohesive argument. UNB’s governance processes are not simple, but they are not out of reach to any student who has an issue with a policy or regulation on our campus.

If you have no idea where to start, you have at least three options. The first and most obvious is to ask somebody who knows. The Student Union has a group of people working for it who either have the answers or can get them for you. They are at your disposal, so take advantage of them. If you are too oblivious to know where the Student Union is, go to room 126 of the SUB. Take the hallway next to the hairdressers and go down the stairs.

I know it might seem a little bit onerous, but it’s not out of the realm of possibility to do some research before you start criticizing the way things are run at UNB. Focus on substantive facts. Rumours always make for nice, juicy complaints that have people saying, “They do that???” but they rarely produce anything of real value. The university’s governance website is a good place to start (www.unb.ca/governance).

It can tell you all about the Board of Governors, the Senate, their committees, and UNB’s different departments. UNB’s news site is also useful, and it is easy to find using the ‘News & Events’ link from the UNB homepage.

Still can’t find what you’re looking for? Let Google.ca do the work for you by searching ‘+site:unb.ca topic’ for whatever topic you desire. It will find all the pages on UNB’s websites that mention that topic.

Finally, you can start talking to other students about your concerns in a way that isn’t simply complaining. Recognizing a problem is only the first step. Actually thinking about it rationally, coming up with what you find to be the best solution, and telling others your thoughts is what we should all hope for. Venting monologues can be fun, but they are far less valuable than constructive dialogues that discuss something reasonably.

UNB is far from perfect. However, the resources are all around you to make a compelling argument about real concerns. Why not make use them? ‘They’ aren’t out to get you. To the contrary, when you start making sound arguments based on fact, infused with reason, and presented respectfully, the mystical ‘they’ will turn into somebody real, will listen to you, and might actually do something about your concerns.

Nick Ouellette has served on the UNB Student Union Council and the UNB Board of Governors, and now serves on the UNB Fredericton Senate and as an Assistant Don in UNB’s Residence Community.

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8 • October 24, 2007 • Issue 8

Oh shit, they’ve got buttons. We can’t build a ‘Linen n’ Things’ now

What’s so great about UNB?

by Jennifer McKenzie

Because Joy Kidd House is here Burns Anderson

The leaky roof in the science library Jeremy McLaughlin

One of the best varsity athletics and academic programs Craig Prime

Because it’s the first three letters of UNBelievable Rachel Cazabon & Jil Cormier

Oldest university in North America Faith Flanagan

The Social Club Kristy Steele

Take a drive down Regent Street. It’s pretty difficult to miss the giant ‘Save the Woodlot’ fundraising sign. The funds tracker has been sitting stagnant for as long as I’ve noticed the sign.

Let’s not get off on the wrong foot.

I’m not opposed to woodlots. I have nothing against trees, no moral qualms with nature, and I’ve never had a beef with a squirrel. I’m not a fan of bugs, but as a friend of mine says, “who is?”

So, let’s understand each other: It’s not that I’m against the woodlot. It’s simply that I’m a strong believer in East Side Mario’s.

Put down your pen, don’t start writing your hateful letter just yet, and hear me out. Yes, I may sound absurd. I mean, I am arguing against people who are mounting a media campaign with buttons. Yes, ‘Save the Woodlot’ buttons… If that isn’t a convincing media blitz, I don’t know what is.

The ‘Save the Woodlot’ crew is asking its supporters to sign an online petition and pledge $5 towards the eventual goal

It acts as a gateway into the world Rose McDonough

of $100, 000. So far, they’ve raised a little over $9,500, which is an impressive number. However, $5,500 of that has come from the director of the campaign and his wife. Therefore, a little less than $4,000 has been raised, which is a little less impressive. A lot less impressive.

I commend their efforts, however. It takes a lot of passion to make buttons.

Now, if the ‘Save the Woodlot’ crew

would just get over it, we could all make buttons. Michaels craft stores sell the supplies. Everyone could have a cause – Fredericton could be a button-wearing passionate town.

So again, I’m not against trees. I’m all for them, as long as they’re in paper form, or somewhere in between, say, in a pulp and a paper mill.

Sexual Questions & Answers

by Melissa Fulton UNB Sexuality Centre

The Cellar Nathan Levesque

Andrew Meade / The Brunswickan

Beacuse I’m here Toni Duersch

Q: I always thought that pulling out was a way I could avoid getting pregnant, but my friend told me it’s not. Is my friend right? I’m confused.

A: Your friend is absolutely right.

‘Pulling out’ is when a man pulls his penis out of a woman’s vagina before he ejaculates. The thought behind this is that no sperm will get into her vagina, so

she can’t get pregnant. The problem is that sperm is not just found in ejaculate.

When a man gets aroused, his penis becomes erect and he also produces a fluid known as ‘pre-ejaculate’, which acts to lubricate the tip of the penis. This fluid also contains some sperm. So even if a man doesn’t ejaculate, you may still have come into contact with sperm if you had unprotected intercourse. Pulling out is not a form of birth control. Your best bet is to always use a condom, no exceptions.

Q: Is it true that a girl can’t get pregnant during her period?

A: This is absolutely false. Some people think that women cannot become pregnant during their periods because this is the time when the egg disintegrates, so there is nothing to be fertilized by the sperm. The problem is that you can’t tell exactly when the egg is gone. Even when a woman is menstruating, she may still be holding onto that egg, so it is still important

to practice safer sex (not only to avoid pregnancy, but STIs as well).

Q: Someone told me that using lube will make the condom break. Is this true?

A: This is true if you are using an oilbased lubricant (like baby oil, Vaseline, or massage oils) with a latex condom, since oil degrades latex. As long as you use a water-based lubricant, your latex condom will not be compromised. Lubricant may actually make sex a bit safer, since it reduces friction. Plus, many find sex more pleasurable with lube.

Do you have a question relating to sex, sexuality, or relationships? E-mail your questions to sexuality@unb.ca for inclusion in our ‘Q & A’.

The Sexuality Centre is located at the SUB room 203, on the third floor by the elevator.

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

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on Wednesday, 24 October, at 4:00 p.m. in Tilley Hall, Room 5. The lecture, based on Professor Kirk’s most recent book, is entitled “Custom and Conflict in the Land of the Gael” and focuses on a bitter labour conflict in the Scottish Highland community of Ballachulish that raged between 1902 and 1905. Neville Kirk is Professor of Social and Labour History, Department of History, Manchester Metropolitan University. His publications include The Growth of Working-Class Reformism in Mid-Victorian England (1985), Labour and Society in Britain and the USA 1780-1939, 2 vols. (1994), Comrades and Cousins: Globalization, Workers and Labour Movements in Britain, the USA and Australia from the 1880s to 1914 (2003); Custom and Conflict in the ‘Land of the Gael’: Ballachulish, 1900-1910 (2007). His current interests include comparative and transnational history and labour and globalization. The lecture is sponsored by the New Brunswick Labour History Project and the Office of the Vice-President Research. Refreshments will be served.

The New Brunswick Association for Community Living.

Community Conversation. Do you want to see a better future for yourself or a family member or friend with an intellectual disability? Join us for an evening of conversation as we share our current experiences and hopes for a better future on Wednesday October 24th 2007 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Odell Park Lodge in Fredericton. For more information, contact Danny Soucy or Joy Bacon toll free at 1-866-622-2548, or visit www.nbacl.nb.ca.

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hibition; Sarah Petite, Stephen May, Stephanie Weirathmueller, Carol Taylor, and Janice Wright Cheney. Their exhibition at aceartinc. is opening Friday, the 26th of October. Janice Wright Cheney will be travelling to Winnipeg for the opening and giving an artist talk on Saturday, the 27th of October.

Gallery Connexion chose a group show of ten artists from Winnipeg, including; Cyrus Smith, Michael Benjamin Brown, Sylvia Matas, Veronica Preweda, maclean, Collin Zipp, Mélanie Rocan, Martin Finkenzeller, Doug Melnyk, and Rob Fordyce. The exhibition includes a video by Zipp, a sound piece by Melnyk, paintings, drawings, photography and installation. Eight of the ten Winnipeg artists will be present for the opening on Friday, October 26th from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. On Saturday, the 27th of October, Gallery Connexion is hosting a panel discussion with the visiting Winnipeg artists and with local participating artists. The topic is on making art in Canada, regional differences, and challenges an artist may face at different points in his/her career. Robin Peck, a sculptor and teacher in the Fine Arts department at the University of New Brunswick will moderate the panel discussion. Everyone is welcome to attend both events.

Thanks to the generous support of The New Brunswick Arts Board and The Manitoba Arts Council we were able to produce a catalogue, in which East truly meets West. This documentation serves to bring together the simultaneous exhibition of Winnipeg artists at Gallery Connexion, and Fredericton artists at aceartinc. in Winnipeg. Ray Cronin has contributed greatly to the catalogue with an insightful text on artist-run culture and on the work involved in the exchange.

“The two exhibitions in this exchange program have been prompted by a desire on the parts of two communities of artists to reach out, to break down some of the regional barriers that mar our ongoing conversations.

But what happens, in terms of

art making, with exchange? Perhaps the most important thing is that communities of artists expose themselves to different approaches, to different notions about what art making is or can be.” - Ray Cronin, excerpt from the catalogue essay East Meets West; Artist-Run Centers, Exchanges, and Other Strategies for Survival. For more information, contact Meredith Snider, Director of Gallery Connexion, at 506.454.1433 or connex@ nbnet.nb.ca.

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bruns.arts@gmail.com • October 27, 2007

Candy apples and razorblades: c’est l’Halloween!

The Bruns Arts Editor tries to find the best bang for her buck, costume-wise

by Ashley Bursey

There’s a reason this article was almost late. I’m going to blame it on Snow White, Rainbow Brite, and maybe even Stewie from Family guy – just because I spent a good ten minutes giggling over an outrageous eBay costume for the toddling tyke.

It’s Halloween: The most wonderful time of the year.

And for me? Well, I’ve spent years trying to find the perfect costume.

I’ve had failed attempts at being a scarecrow, Courtney Love (actually, that costume was pretty sweet) and, for several years running, a witch.

But the pinnacle of my Halloween existence came last year, when I spent weeks searching for the perfect costume (and wearing down my credit card) on my newly-acquired eBay account. Finally, the costume came: a (perhaps risqué) Alice in Wonderland costume, complete with cute socks and a little apron and bustling petticoat.

It was a kick-ass costume. As many She-Ras and Dorothys and, oh God, Daisy Dukes as I saw, I couldn’t spot another Alice. I capped the whole thing off with a giant 60 of Canadian Club, label removed, huge “Drink Me!” sign plastered over the side, and three-inch Mary Janes that I found in my closet from several years before.

So this year, I’m trying to top that.

I think it’s going be tough, but I’m giving it a chance. Unfortunately, late in the year as it is, I’m having some difficulty scoring the ultimate costume.

But I’ve got some ideas.

For one party, I’m going to be showing up as (and don’t laugh, because I realize this is just painfully dorky – but

Andrew Meade / The Brunswickan

Liz Duplaine checks out costume ideas at the uptown Fredericton Value Village. think of the killer costume!) Sailor Venus, with a bunch of friends who’ll round out the Sailor troop.

But you can’t just leave it at that.

Unless you have the costume to end all costumes, why not scout around and try to pick out several? It’s not like you get to dress up in kooky and outrageous costumes every day of the year. I plan to take advantage of Halloween as much as I can.

Which means, of course, checking out the ol’ wallet and making sure I don’t blow the budget.

I’ve been on eBay for several hours already, trying to track down the

ultimate costume. I’m thinking it would be fun to wear a wig, so that’s my priority right now – someone with black hair. Snow White? I begin searching.

But it’s late, and I realize I’ve waited far too long to eBay the perfect costume. Shipping costs in time for Halloween would be outrageous, on top of the already-inflated costume prices.

I email one seller about a favorite costume and he responds, brusquely, “too late.”

So I begin calling around to local thrift stores. I’ve seen the new Value

Village – bought part of a costume there already, actually – and I couldn’t help but be impressed with the miles of costumes and cool accessories.

But first, I try the smaller venues, expecting Value Village to be crazybusy this Saturday afternoon.

Verena Folkins, the owner of Jingler’s on Prospect, tells me her staff is “dressed like devils” when I call, and have already been sporting costumes for a week. “Next week, probably witches,” she adds, her love of Halloween creeping into her voice. “I like the witch costume – the old standby is always good.”

So what’s hot this year? I ask her, trying to feel out a costume for myself.

“You know, there’s nothing in particular hot this year…nothing in particular sticks out. Last year it was the pirate, because of the movie [Pirates of the Caribbean].”

“But is anything flying off the shelves this year?” I ask.

“We sell a lot of wedding gowns to guys, and army clothes. A lot of people still buy the spandex outfit out of the ’70s and the ’80s, and whatever goes, goes. [People] are really into the spandex, the guys buy the girls’ clothes. We have the funky blazers and leather pants for guys that are very popular.”

The leather makes me think of pleather, and I wonder about dressing up like a biker chick, but then realize that would just be awkward.

“Lots of wigs are going. Hats, wigs… We can never have enough of those, and suspenders, bowties,” she continues. “With our budget here, even with three or five dollars you’d be dressed from head to toe.”

And I seem to remember buying my very own Courtney Love costume, in my first year of university, from Jingler’s. Something lacy and lingerieesque that I discarded in favor of jeans halfway through the night, mainly because my four-inch heels were not mixing well with my Goldschlager shots.

I ring up Green Turtle Clothing, where Ryan Totten answers.

“We’ve got a lot of vintage clothing that’s bright, colorful, and flashy.

There are muumuu styles, one-piece, just whatever catches the eye,” he tells me. “We get our product from a variety of places – customers will bring it in, suppliers in Moncton, Halifax, Montreal, and Toronto. A lot of our Halloween stuff has come from companies in the states: capes, and belt buckles, skull and crossbones type things.”

For students on a budget, he advises buying things that will be worn more than just once a year, especially if it’s a great piece that you plan on dropping a few dollars on.

“Hats can be broken out a couple of times during the year,” he says, “or [buy] a couple of pieces that are dirt

cheap, if you don’t mind throwing away four or five dollars…floral-patterns, older-style suits, things that we wouldn’t sell everyday.”

Ron Arsenault, at the Salvation Army Thrift Store on Aberdeen Street, says that Halloween is the busiest time of year.

“We sell, proportionately, the same amount during Halloween as most stores do around Christmas,” he says.

“Halloween is our Christmas.”

His recommendation for bargain ghouls? Check back often.

“Like most thrift stores, we put out new stock every day,” he explains.

“You might find nothing one day, and then come back and find exactly what you’re looking for. You can easily outfit yourself here for $15. Easily.”

Value Village is perhaps the higherend of the Halloween thrift stores.

Store Manager Cynthia Dunphy tells me they put out over 5,000 new items every day. And carrying elaborate new costumes alongside older pieces (I’ve already spotted two gorgeous evening gowns), this is the accessory capital – along with anything else you might need.

I’ve found evening gloves for three bucks, fake lashes for two, and a skirt for five.

“We’re quite big into Halloween.

Costumes are only limited to people’s imaginations when it comes to a thrift store, since there are a multitude of ideas,” Dunphy tells me. “For kids, it’s the timeless treats – the witches and princesses and superheroes. Spiderman is really big this year.

“For adults, we’ve got a lot of rally fun costumes. You can go as a onenight-stand: literally, a nightstand with a lampshade for a hat. Or our ‘hotel heiress’ costumes and wigs are popular.”

Dunphy has been dressing up like a Christmas tree for these past few weeks, and says mixing old and new clothing can make for a great costume.

“It’s a time you can let your imagination run wild,” she says. “To become a kid again, to go back and enjoy that fantasy.”

Sounds good to me. Now I’ve just got to start looking – and I’ve got a hell of a Halloween costume to put together!

Sean and Dave “They were red-hot with drinking...” talk about CDs

by Dave Briggs and Sean Horsley

Burnthe8track Fear of Falling Skies Dave- First off, a name like Burnthe8track with no spaces is horrible.

Sean- This album sounds like any punk band that was formed in the last ten years.

Dave- Except with worse vocals.

Sean- I know man, there is just no originality in this.

Dave- ‘Prototype’ sounds like a rehashed Pearl Jam song from ‘Ten’.

Sean- Burnthe8track? Burn the CD! Not as in copy it, but as in light this sucka up!

Machinehead The Blackening & Beyond Sean- I like it, it’s nothing new, but it does what it does pretty good.

Sounds good for some live tracks.

Dave- I remember ‘Burn My Eyes’ from back in the mid-nineties, and they sound just like they did back then.

Sean- I like it in ‘Imoperium’ when he says, “Now it’s time to head bang until you break your f&%*ing neck.”

Dave- Editing metal is kind of lame; this isn’t going to be on the radio, so why bother? But following that comment with a guitar break and saying “That was some awesome head banging,” is hilarious.

Sean- There’s just something about the old metal formula that I like.

Nothing revolutionary, but it floats my boat.

Dave- The talk between songs reminds me of that old Pantera live album, like when Machinehead say, “If you smoke weed, now’s the time to join us” at the beginning of ‘Halo’.

Thousand Foot Krutch The Flame in All of Us Dave- Before even listening to this I can assume I hate it. Bands who mispel words like ‘crutch’ are shmucks.

Sean- OK, so after listening to it, I think I know some people who like this stuff.

Dave- Oh yeah? Who? Sean- The wads who like Finger 11.

Dave- That’s a shame.

Sean- Isn’t it, though.

Dave- The insert of the singer looks like Pepe Le Pew. Sean- I can back someone like Pepe Le Pew; he doesn’t have a BroHawk.

Dave- This is awful on so many levels.

Valle Venia I’m The Queen Sean- The title of this record is pretty arrogant, considering what the songs sound like.

Dave- I know man, you can smell the pomposity of this record through the case.

Sean- This ain’t my bag and I doubt anyone with a bag likes this, either.

Raul Midon A World within a World Dave- There are enough Jack Johnsons already.

Sean- Yeah, this guy sounds like he would do some back-alley type things to get on the radio.

Dave- He probably did to get this record out somehow.

Sean- Probably gave a few pretty deesh HJs (this is my favorite one, btw, Sean).

Joel Kroeker Closer to the Flame With special guest speaker Matthew Payne Payne- Welcome back to the wonder world of expletive ’90s pop.

Sean- This isn’t even pop! This is what pop listens to when going to sleep.

Dave- It’s good to see that this is what the Canada Music Fund is paying for. Shouldn’t that money be going to Geddy Lee and his gorgeous mane of hair? That kind of conditioner ain’t cheap.

Payne- Geddy Lee’s hair funds itself.

Sean- At least Rush doesn’t have their albums financed through welfare cheques.

Payne- I wonder if Stevie Harper celebrates this guy’s catalogue...

Dave- I bet he at least owns ‘Fly by Night’. I mean, who doesn’t?

Want to make a night of it? These scenes will help you on your way…

…and she just might, if she has a glass or two of Picaroons ale

King Henry IV, part I > Act III, scene III Falstaff, Bardolph, Hostess, and Prince Henry and Peto Shakespearean Snippet: FALSTAFF: There’s no more faith in thee than in a stewed prune; nor no more truth in thee than in a drawn fox; and for womanhood, Maid Marian may be the deputy’s wife of the ward to thee. Go, you thing, go.

Hostess: Say, what thing? what thing?

FALSTAFF: What thing! why, a thing to thank God on.

Hostess: I am no thing to thank God on…

by Ed Bowes

Calling all thespians, beer drinkers, and arts lovers! The Picaroons brewery is giving you a chance to release your inner thespian by enjoying Shakespeare and some great, locally brewed beer. The event, aptly known as Shakesbeer, will give Frederictonians a chance to choose their favorite scenes from Shakespeare’s vast library of works and present their interpretation of the piece to an enthusiastic audience at the Picaroons brewery.

The event will be quite informal: music stands will be provided but performers will have to bring their own scripts.

Jordan Trethewey, Picaroons brewer and organizer of Shakesbeer, says “it will be a simple setup - I’ll introduce you and then you get on stage and have some fun reading some great literature. If there is a scene you have always wanted to perform, this is the perfect opportunity to do so in a relaxed environment.”

Performances already lined up will include excerpts from such Shakespearean classics as ‘Romeo and Juliet’, ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor’, ‘The Tempest’, ‘Twelfth Knight’, ‘Henry the Fourth’, and ‘Macbeth’. Not only will these pieces be bound together by their famous Elizabethan writer but also by their focus on thematic characteristics such as revelry, rascals, frolic and fools, taverns, tankards, and good old-fashioned insanity.

This unique event promises to be a night full of live entertainment and delicious traditional ales, while at the same time raising money for an important local cause.

The event supports Performing Arts New Brunswick (PANB), the provincial arts organization aiding performing artists and audiences throughout the province. PANB, a registered non-profit organization, was founded in 1979 and now has a membership of 30 organizations, as well as numerous New Brunswick schools and their districts. PANB

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works not only with their members, but also with provincial and municipal governments. Their mandate is to bridge the gap between local performance artists and the greater community.

Their services include booking assistance, venue coordination, a professional development speaker series, and a young audience program which facilitates block-booking at venues throughout the province for performers whose acts specifically target a younger crowd.

One of their most important undertakings, which dates back to their beginnings, is the Performing Arts Connection for Schools (PACS) program, which caters specifically to the N.B. school system. The program allows educators to gain access to an enormous roster of high-caliber artists willing to perform for students at reduced performance fees, ensuring that all students and all school have equal access to cultural activities across the province.

Trethewey, who is also a PANB board member, feels that programs like PACS are essential for early childhood development.

“It’s extremely important for young

people to get a chance to see theatre, dance, and music performances; it can really open their minds to what is out there,” Trethewey says. “We want all students to be able to attend performances at their schools, as well as at local arts venues.”

PANB acts as an umbrella organization for its members bringing to the attention of municipal, provincial, and federal agencies the cultural needs of the province. Their goal is to ensure that New Brunswickers have access to a diversity of live events in their own municipalities while creating a supportive arts community and access to the resources necessary to establish a career in the arts in New Brunswick and beyond.

Shakesbeer will be taking place at the Picaroons Traditional Ale Brewery at 55 Melissa Street, Saturday, October 27, starting at 7 pm. All are welcome, but you must be of legal drinking age to purchase beverages. If you would like to perform, you can e-mail Jordan Trethewey at jordantrethewey@hotmail. com and if you would like more information on PANB you can visit them online at www.performingartsnb.ca.

Taming of the Shrew, Act II, Scene I Petruchio and Katherine Shakespearean Snippet: Petruchio: Come, come, you wasp. I’faith, you are too angry.

Katherine: If I be waspish, best beware my sting.

Petruchio: My remedy is then to pluck it out.

Katherine: Ay, if the fool could find it where it lies.

Petruchio: Who knows not wear a wasp does wear his sting? In his tail.

Katherine: In his tongue.

Midsummer Night’s Dream Act IV, Scene II Quince, Flute, Snout, Starveling, and Bottom Shakespearean Snippet: Bottom: …In any case, let Thisbe have clean linen. And let not him that plays the lion pair his nails, for they shall hang out for the lion’s claws. And most dear actors, eat no onions nor garlic, for we are to utter sweet breath. And I do not doubt but to hear them say, “It is a sweet comedy.” No more words.

Away, go away!

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“Sex workers see their work as more honest...” Educational... Or from Book page 1 money chapter, where she lays it out so nicely; how we like to think that we all have unlimited choices in this world and sex workers are the only ones bound by poverty,” says Jeffrey. “She said, the reality of this world is, anything can change, your marriage can change, life can change, and sex work, for her, provided the kind of financial flexibility that she couldn’t find in any other jobs.

That kind of realism stood out in the stories...

“Or fighting back against the system, taking clients to court for violent acts... even when they lost the court cases there was a moral victory.”

Although Jeffrey has been researching sex work issues for two decades, she says some of the little things stood out, too. “[Like] how sex workers spoke about resistance to capitalist workplace disci-

pline, many had worked in service sector jobs,” she says. “[They’re] controlled, with the boss breathing down [their] neck, you can’t call children. [It was interesting to hear] how they articulated what we all hate about those kinds of jobs. Not that they were without choices, but these were the choices they did make.”

For MacDonald, a lot of the attitudes of the workers they interviewed really stuck with her.

“I was struck by their ability to negotiate the hypocrisy that they’re constantly faced with. They look around themselves and see sex for sale in lots of ways, in popular press; sex is used to sell everything from toothpaste to cars,” she says. “The interaction between people, how it’s sexualized. Sex workers see their work as more honest: it’s over in a half hour or an hour, and she pockets the money and they don’t have to speak the rest of the night.

“[Sex workers] would see the relationships that most of us have as hypocritical... [They] see people as playing around the edges of sex. For them it’s a performance, it’s an art form, it’s a way to make money, and it’s a lot of other things. For them, they don’t call it sex.

They call sex what they have with an intimate partner. What is work is for them is what they sell....

“I think that clear division, between work and sexual behavior, makes sense to me, because so many things are sexualized in our culture.”

For Jeffrey, it was important to note the similarities between sex workers in smaller cities, like Darmouth, as compared to those in Toronto or European cities.

“It was very encouraging to see how sex workers in the Maritimes, who are assumed to be less self-empowered than those in Toronto, spoke in exactly the same voices that I’ve heard in Amster-

dam, Toronto, or Bangkok,” she says, “that the Maritimes aren’t any different in that regard, so that’s wonderful.”

Christine Bruckert, author of ‘Taking It Off, Putting It On: Women Working in the Strip Trade’, says, “this sensitive and perceptive book provides a much needed antidote to the many myths and misconceptions around the sex industry and its workers. The workers emerge as neither victims nor heroes, but as engaged and insightful social actors.”

Jeffrey is the author of ‘Sex and Borders: Gender, National Identity, and Prostitution Policy in Thailand’. MacDonald is the editor of ‘Social Control and Social Context in the Sociology of Law’ and co-editor of ‘Feminism, Law, Inclusion: Intersectionality in Action’.

The book, which has already begun making top-ten lists around the province, will be launched on Thursday, October 25 at 7 pm at Westminster Books at 445 King Street, Fredericton

Seafood that everyone will enjoy the shows and it becomes a family thing.

B: What are your influences in terms of your drum corps style?

R: Mostly rock and roll, but we also incorporate some African/Cuban percussion and hip hop.

by Christian Hapgood

Fredericton will be taken by storm when Halifax’s popular precison drummers SQUID assault The Playhouse on Monday, October 29.

“We like to make it as exciting and energetic as possible,” says Ryan Fraser, a producer and SQUID performer.

The band, derived from the Dartmouth Pipe Band Association, has an unusual combination of bass guitar, bagpipes, pipe drums, drum kits, and many other percussion toys. These Halifax natives really know how to entertain.

With their outlandish choreography and unbelievable drumming skills, they will have the crowd on their feet giving ovations all night. The Brunswickan had the chance to ask Ryan Fraser a few questions, and here’s what he had to say.

B: How long have you been playing together?

R: We’ve been playing together for about 20 years. Precision Drummers SQUID was founded in the fall of 2000 by a group of snare drummers from

B: Besides the Maritimes, where do you plan on touring?

R: We are currently working on a cross-Canada tour for 2009-10 and are also looking at a few different options to tour the States, such as a college tour.

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the Dartmouth Pipe Band Association.

The seven of us noticed there was big demand for more drum corps style performances, which led us to form SQUID. B: How did SQUID evolve from something very regimented and traditional to...this?

R: We found that there is a lack of creative control in pipe and drum bands. Pipe bands are very traditional and regimental like you said, and being with SQUID makes [drumming] more fun and exciting. When performing with SQUID, we draw out a wide range of people to our show and not

one particular age group, unlike most pipe bands.

B: How would you describe SQUID? R: Well, that’s a pretty tough question. We’re definitely unique. Fans like to describe us as a cross between Stomp and the Blue Man Group. We like to make our shows as entertaining and exciting as possible. You can check out testimonials from fans on our website (www.tastysquid.com).

B: What age groups are drawn to your shows?

R: We seem to attract younger groups, so we usually get whole families out to

B: Do you plan on recording a full length album?

R: Yes, definitely. Right now we have one DVD out in music stores. We find that the visual aspect to our show is very crucial, so we are releasing a new DVD very soon, and will eventually record a full-length album once our fan base knows that the visual part of our performance is just as important as the music.

After five years of performing, SQUID produced and released ‘SQUID: The Evolution.’ This captivating production is what really catapulted SQUID from a local wonder to a national phenomenon.

They currently play all across North America, and will be playing in Fredericton on Oct 29.

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The Final Score by Dan Haggerman

Captain Novolin (SNES) When I couldn’t narrow down a decent game for this week, a diabetic friend of mine decided to tell me about this game.

The game claims to be an “action adventure that lets you learn about diabetes.”

It is fairly safe to say that the game’s packaging is only a third truthful. I may have learned, however superficially, a little bit about diabetes.

However, there is little action or adventure to be had playing this game, only extreme amounts of frustration.

You play as the titular Captain Novolin, a blond, ripped superhero. The alien Blubberman has come to earth with his sugar-coated minions and the earth only has 48 hours worth of insulin remaining, and it’s up to Captain Novolin to do something about it.

Gameplay The characteristic symptoms of diabetes are increased fluid intake, blurred vision, and excessive urine production.

Therefore, I can safely say that this game is so awful that it gives me diabetes, in a sense, whenever I play it. I think I have blurred vision because every two levels are identical to the level before it, the gameplay is hard enough to drive me to drink, and after all that drinking, it has to go somewhere.

At the start of every level, you measure your blood sugar and inject yourself with insulin. After some helpful tips on managing one’s diabetes, we’re off to the game proper. You travel from left to right on a screen, dodging sugar-themed enemies like chocolate bars, donuts, and sugary cereals.

Now, given that you’re an overly buff

superhero, who in the opening scene is shown power-walking on a treadmill, you could be led to believe that you are somehow capable of tackling these glucose-filled globs. You would be wrong, though. You might be able to dodge a donut or two, but overall it’s really hard to avoid getting hit in the game.

Also, you need to eat healthy food in the levels by running into them. Milk, crackers, and much more are all okay to eat. But here’s the kicker: if you eat too much of it, you’ll have too much sugar in your blood and die or something. If one knows a bit about diabetes, this sort of makes sense, but from a gameplay point of view, it’s awful because it’s so hard to avoid the healthy food with your uncoordinated jumps.

Graphics Bright and colourful, this game was clearly designed for kids, and rightly so. Captain Novolin is fit to a scary degree, and the ‘monsters’ all look like their appropriate food counterparts, so there’s not too much to complain about there. The doctors that appear to give you medical advice, however, are too cartoon-y to be human, yet too human to be cartoon-y. In other words: They frighten me.

Sound This is somewhere between sub-par to par. The game plays some relatively pleasant tunes, even if quite a few notes sound off-key. What continues to amaze me about some of these old-school games is just how consistently bad the music is. And perhaps instrument usage (that doesn’t insult the eardrums) would help as well.

The Final Score This game had its heart in the right place (being funded by a company that produces insulin and all), but somewhere along the way, they forgot that they were making a game and not an interactive infomercial. Plus, it’s difficult to suspend my believe that my overly-muscled avatar can’t just punch those donuts in the face instead of falling down and dying every time he gets hit by one. I would only recommend this game to those prone to masochism, or those who wish to learn more about diabetes from scary-looking cartoon doctors. I think there may be some overlap in those two groups, actually.

Three out of ten insulin needles.

The rhetorical controversy of pre-post-pseudo-nerdcore The dichotomy of music classification gets a swift kick in the genre

by Doug Estey, An Opinion “Dude! Have you heard the new Muse album? It’s like pop/stadium rock/ grind/pre-Madonnacore.”

Sound a bit ridiculous to you? You may be surprised to discover that it doesn’t to most people.

In this world of (confused) organization, we attempt to label everything we can. Of course, many of us tend to take it too far, and the feverish attempts to classify the thousands of musical styles in existence by further expanding the massive dictionary of ‘genres’ is perhaps an example of doing so.

This whole issue is not something

unique to music. It happens with anything in popular culture, from human behaviour and politics to books and television. Music is simply one of the more extreme examples of exactly how absurd this labeling business can become.

The hunger for categorization is something that most of us express without even thinking. We all know how foolish it is to judge a book by its cover, but we do it anyway just because we’re used to it; even from an early age, most of us know if we prefer rock or country.

Recently, though, the whole thing has become much more complex: electronic music can’t just be described as techno, it has to be drilled down as trance, house, rave, or industrial. What’s worse is that people get really pissed off when you classify a band improperly or leave out new and important subgenres that they might have invented in their parents’ basement the night before.

(And subsequently, I have already offended the electronica-loving kids who might have the notion that I just inscribed in stone the only possible

Monday Night Movie Series Once ‘Once’, an exciting new musical love story from Ireland plays at Tilley Hall, room 102, this Monday, October 29.

A modern-day musical about a busker, an immigrant, and their eventful week, a guy (Glen Hansard, of the Irish band Frames) sings his heart out daily on the streets of Dublin for tip money.

One day, a Czech Girl (Marketa Irglova) stops to listen to him play. She is very impressed by his songs and she asks if he writes his own music. He says that he writes and loves to play his own songs, even if the street crowd wants to hear other music. The guy lives at home and helps his father repair vacuum cleaners, despite his dream of becoming a recording star. His girlfriend of many years has just left him and is now living in Lon-

don. You can tell what this has done to his emotions, because it is being reflected in his new songs. The girl, who happens to have a broken vacuum cleaner, also has a musical background of playing the piano and writing songs. Their music brings them together and the girl begins to help the guy realize his dream. They begin to write, rehearse and record songs that tell their love story.

85 minutes, Ireland, 2007, English General Information The NB Film Co-op presents the Fredericton Monday Night Film Series.

The series partners are the Film Circuit, a division of the Toronto International Film Festival and the UNB Faculty of Arts. The series presents limited release, independent foreign and Canadian film for one night screenings, with the goal of diversifying local access to cinema.

These films are new or recent releases, which would not otherwise be available to Fredericton audiences on the big screen.

God Speed! You Black Emperor offshoots of techno. Hurray!)

The entire concept of labeling has been subject to what I like to call ‘rhetorical controversy’. You have musical elitists bitching about how bad it is for people to judge something before they take the time to listen to it, and you have others who immediately fall apart when iTunes doesn’t know if the new ‘Boys Night Out’ album is emocore or post-pop/pre-hardcore. But regardless

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of all of the above, people will go on doing it.

The truth is that the concept of musical genres is a double-edged sword; it can be useful when identifying bands and individuals that a person might be interested in, but it can be detrimental to new artists trying to promote a new sound and dangerous for people who (undoubtedly) take it too seriously.

In this context, how a band is clas-

sified can have adverse effects on how well they are received among different groups of people. Classification should not be a form of advertising, but in this case, well... it already is.

“But Doug,” you may ask, “how can simple categorization have a negative effect on a musician?”

Allow me to make use of Kill Hannah, a quartet from Chicago, Illinois.

The very first word I ever heard associated with that band was ‘fashioncore’, which UrbanDictionary.com defines as a “derogatory term used to pigeonhole bands where the obligatory dress code is not camo pants, a hoodie, and baseball cap that obscures vision.” If you take one look at the MySpace for this band, you’ll know exactly what I’m talking about (and you’ll probably judge it in the first glance you take, too). This is a rather extreme example of how out of hand the categorization process can get, but it’s still very real and incredibly ridiculous.

Genres are tools that we can use to

identify music; extremely short words and phrases that can grasp what a band might sound like. They are nothing more, nothing less. Regardless, the explosion of recognized subgenres in the last decade has been astronomical, rendering the entire concept of labeling (for simplicity and organization) redundant.

How so? Because if you have to go on Wikipedia to look up the meaning of nerdcore or progressive indie, it eliminates the purpose of labeling in the first place. So really, we’re creating all this big buzz and chit-chat over a concept that is, frankly, a massive waste of time. Check your clock; how many minutes have passed since you began reading this ramble?

Genres, labels, and categorization are all great, but they have destructive power when people just toss them around for the sake of pretentiousness and ‘innovation’. Let’s calm down a bit with the (insert multiple words here)core, shall we?

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Share’s guide to nutrition on tour A Marriage of Sheet Music by Share

Finding the perfect pickled egg is no easy task. When we started this article, we thought our opening line would go something along the lines of ‘Never eat pickled eggs in Waterloo, they will tear at your insides and make you whine like a child’. For some reason we thought that in every bar lurked a jar of chickenbabies and somewhere we were going to eat some 3-year-old eggs in black water that smelled of sulphur. Not all of us are really into this whole pickled egg adventure; Andrew actually squirms and gags at the thought of hard-boiled eggs, let alone ones that have been sitting in a jar for God knows how long.

However, he has been as supportive as a loving mother and waited in the car many a time.

Our goal was to eat any and every pickled egg we found and deal with the consequences later.

Egg #1 – Sackville, NB: Ducky’s There they were on the bar, a yellow jar with large chunks of onion at the bottom and random pieces of mystery floating around. They looked delicious, and dangerous. We order two and down them like shots; smooth and satisfying.

So good, in fact, that we order another and try to make Andrew eat it (as mentioned above, he hates hard-boiled eggs)

but end up sharing it between us. If all pickled eggs were like these, this was going to be a tasty trip. 8/10 Egg #2 – Ottawa, ON: Chez Lucien Probably the cleanest jar we’ve ever seen. It looked like they had just put some eggs in vinegar and left them to stew. We were assuming that the cleaner the water in the jar, the better the pickled egg. This experience led us to believe otherwise. We’re now getting excited for the jars that have the murkiest, cloudy water in them. Cloudy = delicious. We also have reason to believe that due to the name of the place, this may be the French style of pickling eggs.

Lame. 5/10 Egg #3 – Peterborough, ON: The Pig’s Ear As soon as we walked in to what looked like a legion hall, we were I.D.ed and asked if we wanted green novelty antlers. We told the door-man that we were just purchasing pickled eggs and he assured us that he would still need to check our I.D. Looks like you need to be 19 to eat eggs in Peterborough.

The man behind the bar, we found out later, was the engineer behind albums from Nazareth, Procol Harem and Rainbow Butt Monkeys. As soon as he opened the jar the whole place filled with the smell of vinegar and spice. The eggs weren’t that good but they sounded great. 7/10 Non-Egg #4 – Toronto, ON: nowhere to be found.

You’d think a city the size of Toronto would have some decent pickled egg locations. We went to at least eight bars and no one had any. Even the bars that were recommended didn’t have any. We figured that eight was enough and came to the conclusion that Toronto somehow exists without pickled eggs.

Egg #5 – Cobourg, ON: Kelly’s With promises of eggs from patrons

at the Oasis Bar & Grill, a spark ignited inside us. It had been days since our last egg feast and this good news created some excitement for us. After our gig, we packed up our gear and followed some kind folks down the street to a very bright, blue-collar bar called Kelly’s.

People immediately took notice to us once the bartendress [sic] brought the jar out of the fridge. This was our first experience with chilled pickled eggs.

They suck. You know how beer tastes better when it’s at room temperature?

Well, so do pickled eggs. They tasted like a handful of cold soggy salt and vinegar chips stored in your cheeks. 3/10 Egg #6 – Saint John, NB: Callahan’s Pub A fresh batch of pickled eggs was awaiting us in the dirty dungeon that is Callahan’s. The show in Saint John was to be our last one of the tour, so it was fitting that we find one final egg. The Besnard Lakes, the show’s headliner, had cancelled so spirits were

low and eggs brought us hope. The jar was smaller than most and the brine was quite cloudy with chunks of garlic swimming in it. We were told it was a fresh batch and that they had just sold out of them last week. This seemed to be a good omen. The taste was a refreshing change from the vinegar overload of our last egg. The subtle combination of garlic and vinegar was nice, but it lacked flavour. On a side note…the patrons of Callahan’s looked as though they live off off pickled eggs. We like the idea of a society that thrives off the egg. 6/10 These past weeks have broadened our pickled egg knowledge and brought us delight, hunger, and pain. While not being aware of its prominence in the past, the pickled egg movement seems to be in a slump. You might have to keep searching and roaming to find them, but remember…somewhere, on a counter of a seedy bar, lies a jar waiting to silence the screams coming from your egg-less stomach.

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DJ STV performs at a hip-hop show at Nicky Zee’s on Oct 18. Also performing were DJ Loc Dog., Monark, One Mind, Napz Meka, Mick D & Mr. Kno, all from the Maritimes, and Edgar Allen Poetry from North Carolina.

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Attack in Black launch a folky, “wholesome” blitzkrieg

by Andrew Meade Looking for a way to beat the midterm blues, or perhaps just need an excuse to avoid studying for the evening? This seemed to be the case last Tuesday evening as Welland, Ontario locals, Attack in Black, graced the stage at the Capital with the Flatliners and the Saint Alvia Cartel.

Although the Capital is a far cry from the hardcore shows of their early days, Attack in Black managed to pack the house, as packed as one could expect on a Tuesday night, and play a solid show.

For those of you who are unfamiliar with these small-town rockers, close your eyes and imagine this: start with a handful of old-fashioned rock, sprinkle in a helping of ’70s folk (think Crosby, Stills, Nash, Neil Young, etc.), and throw it in a blender with a cup of punk.

Mix thoroughly and serve garnished with a pinch of small hardcore bands that you’ve probably never heard of, and you have a reasonable idea of what Attack in Black has to offer.

But it’s worth noting that this recipe, of course, still doesn’t do justice to the genre- bending genius that poured from their guitars over the course of the set.

The Ontario quartet, consisting of Ian Romano, Dan Romano, Spencer Burton, and Ian Kehoe, has been steadily gaining fans recently since sign-

ing with Dine Alone Records in 2006, and the July 2007 release of their first full-length album, ‘Marriage’. Their most recent endeavour shows the everconstant evolution of Attack in Black’s music from the heavier, distortion-laden guitars of tracks like ‘Cave In’ and others from the band’s self-titled debut EP, to the folky roots tracks of Northern Towns EP, complete with pedal steel and mandolins.

Attack in Black seems to have found their groove in the folk-infused rock sound of Marriage, which is similar to the Weakerthans, only rougher around the edges. This mellow, ear-pleasing sound has landed Attack in Black on bills with the likes of bands ranging from indie-rock legend Doug Martsch and Built to Spill, to Cancer Bats, to Canadian screamo headliners, Alexisonfire. Surprisingly, this is the band’s second tour through New Brunswick in recent months.

Attack in Black’s unconventional sound, catchy lyrics and upbeat tempos, coupled with twangy, almost countrysounding guitar riffs, kept the crowd on their feet. Sing-along choruses and chants of “na na na” echoed through the crowd as the set neared the end with their new to radio single, ‘Young Leaves’.

With such a misleading name like Attack in Black, you would expect something much different to come off the stage; there is nothing malicious or dark to be heard from these guys. Pure, heartfelt, straightforward, and wholesome rock is what they have in store. I highly recommend keeping an eye out for these guys in the near future. Check them out at www.myspace.com/attackinblack or www.attackinblack.com.

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Eight out of 10 Canadians will be infected with HPV in their lifetimes – will you be one of them?

Not if the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada has anything to do with it. The SOGC is urging young adults to expose what lurks between the sheets in order to protect themselves against this highly contagious – and potentially dangerous – virus.

HPV, or the human papillomavirus, is a common sexually transmitted infection. So common, in fact, that there are over 100 different types of HPV. Most will clear on their own within two years, without you even knowing you had it, however some are more persistent and may lead to long-term consequences. Also, certain sexually transmitted strains can cause genital warts, and others can even cause cancer.

The warts can vary in size and appearance, ranging from growths that look flat, raised, or even cauliflowershaped. The swellings can sometimes be itchy, and if they’re allowed to grow they can cause sores, bleeding, and can even block vaginal openings.

You’re probably thinking that someone would have to be pretty clueless to hook up with a partner who’s covered in genital warts. But there’s just one problem - not everyone infected will have symptoms.

So, whether you’re all about staying exclusive or playing the field, a partner can still pass HPV on to you without even knowing they have it.

And as if the thought of genital warts isn’t enough to kill the mood, other types of HPV are the number one cause of cervical cancer. It’s a serious disease - this year, about 1,350 women will be diagnosed with it, and another 400 will die from it.

Condoms do provide a safety net against HPV, but they can’t promise to be 100% effective. This is because HPV spreads so easily that all it takes is skin-toskin sexual contact for it to make the jump from one person to the next, and a condom might not completely cover an infected area.

There’s too much of a risk involved to stay powerless against HPV. Up to 80% of Canadians will be exposed to it, many before they turn 26 years old, so why not make today the day you take charge of your sexual health? Since HPV infections can go undetected, getting regular Pap smears should be at the top of every young woman’s to-do list. It’s the best way of identifying HPV and catching early signs of cervical cancer before it’s too late.

Of course, prevention is just as important as awareness. In case you’re not convinced, let’s get into some more heavy

numbers: The one and only option that provides close to 100% protection against HPV types 16 and 18, which cause about 70% of cervical cancers, as well as types 6 and 11, which cause 90% of genital warts, is the HPV vaccination. Medical experts, such as the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada, recommend vaccination of all women aged nine to 26.

But don’t think that once you’re vaccinated it means no more Pap tests. It’s not a question of choosing one or the other – they’re both important components in the fight against HPV. This year, more than 400,000 women will have an abnormal Pap smear, many indicating pre-cancerous conditions.

Getting informed is another major component in keeping your body and your sex life healthy. This doesn’t just go for young women, but young men as well. A recent study found out that less than a third of both men and women have ever heard of HPV. Rise above the statistics. Get all the facts at www.hpvinfo.ca and talk to a doctor about protecting yourself, and your partners.

Sports Cougars claim CIBA baseball crown

bruns.sports@gmail.com • October 24, 2007

UNB stings Concordia in finals; Shaw caps off tournament with repeat no-hitter performance

by Brian Munn

No matter how you slice it, this was an effort for the ages.

The UNB Cougars tied for first in the Atlantic Division, but drew second place based on mathematics. Then they were defeated by Dalhousie in the division semi-finals and had to watch and wait before clinching a wildcard spot for the National Championships.

The Cougars did not let that second opportunity go to waste, going 4-1 in the championship tournament in Moncton over the weekend en route to their second ever National title, and their first since 2003.

In the opening game of the tournament, UNB faced off against the Atlantic Division champion ABU Mets. Cougars’ starter Peter Shaw was astounding, using his solid fastball and pin-point control to blow the ball past the Mets’ bats all game while putting together a no-hit, 3-0 victory. UNB’s Sky Perley, Andrew MacLaggan, and Ryan Corey all knocked in runs with RBI singles.

UNB was beaten all over Kiwanis Park in the second game of the Round Robin, as the Northern Division champion Concordia Stingers hit their way to an 8-1 victory. Shane Guptill took the loss for UNB, while Andrew MacNeill, who mustered one of just six UNB hits against Stingers’ starter Julien Tucker and scored the Cougars’ lone run, was named as the team’s MVP. Torrential rains on Friday night forced the revamping of Saturday’s schedule, as the field at the Université de Moncton was totally washed out. That pushed UNB’s start against the Durham Lords, the Ontario Division champions, back to 8:00 pm.

The delay did not slow down the Cougars, however, as UNB rebounded from their loss to defeat

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Durham 3-0. UNB’s Ryan Mac- scored Mark Stromme from third UNB was facing the Concordia Donald recorded the win, pitching base. Reliever Ryan Corey picked Stingers once again, the only team to a complete game shutout while sur- up the win for UNB, while Lawson, defeat them in the tournament. To rendering just four hits. MacDonald who went 4-for-5, was named as the make things more difficult, Julien Tucker was back on the mound, after also struck out five, earning him game MVP. MVP honours for the game.

The Championship game started beating UNB 8-1 on Friday.

UNB, however, countered with With their record set at 2-1, UNB off at 2:00 pm on Sunday, on a sunwas through to the semi-finals ny, cool afternoon at Kiwanis Park. its own ace. Peter Shaw, fresh off a on Sunday morning no-hitter against ABU, where they faced off, was back on the mound CIBA All-Canadian Team once again, with the with less than two days ABU Mets. Riding a 5of rest.

Pitcher – Peter Shaw (UNB) 4 lead into the seventh This game was an abCatcher – Mike Ivey (ABU) inning, the Cougars solute pitching gem. The First Base – Andrew Prata (Concordia) surrendered a run to game remained scoreSecond Base – Ryan Sisson (Ottawa) knot the score at 5less until the bottom of Shortstop – Norris Philpotts (UNB) 5 and push the game the fifth inning, when, Third Base – Teddy Comeau (Dalhousie) into extra innings. ABU after walks to DH JaRight Field – Chris Legere (ABU) failed to score in the top cob Smith and catcher Centre Field – Shawn Hopewell (Ottawa) of the eighth, setting Travis Gaudet, Cougars’ Left Field – Rob McNab (Durham) the stage for a walk-off centerfielder Andrew RBI single by UNB’s MacLaggan drove a ball Tournament MVP Brad Lawson, which through the infield, platPeter Shaw (UNB)

ing the only two runs of the game.

Peter Shaw tossed his second consecutive no-hitter, earning him Tournament MVP honours. Shaw was also recognized as the pitcher for the league’s All-Canadian Team.

After the game, Shaw could not process his masterful performance.

“I’m totally speechless,” he responded to questions.

Andrew MacLaggan, UNB’s hero at the plate, said a large part of UNB’s resurgence against Concordia had to do with getting more comfortable with their pitching. “[Tucker] was getting ahead in the count early, but we were able to pick up on his pitching early,” commented MacLaggan.

“That let us jump on his pitches and put the ball in play.”

After seeing his team face more than a couple of obstacles in getting

from the best record in their division to the National Championship, MacLaggan said the cougars did not let the lead change their game plan after the fifth inning.

“All I could think after the guys crossed the plate was, ‘OK, we need six more outs’,” said MacLaggan.

MacLaggan was responsible for the last of those six outs, pulling in a fly ball in centre field to clinch the win for UNB. As the dugout emptied, the team mobbed Shaw and hoisted him on their shoulders while chanting “MVP, MVP!” After the game, two members of the 2007 National Champion UNB Cougars were named to the CIBA’s All-Canadian Team. Playoff hero Peter Shaw was recognized as the pitcher for the team, while Norris Philpotts was named as the shortstop.

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The many faces of Mr. October Brian Munn / The Brunswickan

The Fifty Mission Cap by Brian Munn

When the game is on the line, a workhorse on the mound can be the difference between winning and losing.

Whether it’s the first game of the season or during a pennant race, big game pitchers can drive their teams like few other players in professional sports.

But when the leaves start to turn, the men on the mound transform themselves. When the air is cooler, big arms take control.

Dominant performances in October are the things of which playoff lore is made.

In the past decade alone, three of the most memorable pitching performances in baseball history have been turned in by three of the game’s biggest players.

In 1999, the Boston Red Sox were battling the Cleveland Indians when Sox ace Pedro Martinez went down with a strained back after just four shutout innings in the series opener.

Boston fell back 2-0 in the series, and then pulled out wins in games three and four. In game five, after Boston’s starter proved ineffective, Martinez returned in an emergency relief appearance. Pedro threw six no-hit innings to win the game, and sent Boston into the ALCS. Josh Beckett achieved fame in the 2003 postseason, twice pitching on just three days rest to propel his Florida Marlins to a World Series title. In the NLCS against the Chicago Cubs, Beckett recorded the win in game five, and then came out of the bullpen in game seven to ensure the win for Florida.

In the World Series against the Yankees, Beckett turned in a phenomenal, complete game effort in the deciding game six on three days, earning him World Series MVP honours.

And no one can forget the legend of the bloody sock, when Curt Schilling returned to the mound for game six of the ALCS at Yankee Stadium on an ankle that looked like it was crafted by Dr. Frankenstein.

Schilling was masterful in that game, and again in the World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals. The rest, of course, is history.

Without taking away from these phenomenal efforts, I think we have a new October pitching performance for the ages.

Pete Shaw, a righty with the Nationals Champion UNB Cougars, just blew the bloody sock out of the water.

On Friday, Shaw threw a no-hitter against the Atlantic Baptist University Mets in the opening game of the Canadian Intercollegiate Baseball Association Championships.

The line read as follows: seven innings against the Atlantic Division champs in a 3-0 victory for UNB. Shaw was the obvious choice for Player of the Game honours, and got UNB off on the right foot as they fought for the CIBA title.

Tossing a no-no in the playoffs (or in this case, the championship tournament) is an amazing feat, no doubt.

But Shaw’s encore performance was even better.

In Sunday’s championship game against the Northern Division champion Concordia Stingers, Shaw took the mound on just two days of rest.

The Cougars coaching staff had Shaw on a short leash, ready to pull their starter for a reliever at the first sign of trouble. That trouble, however, never came.

Shaw tossed his second no-hitter of the weekend, backing the Cougars to a

2-0 victory while solidifying his undisputed spot as the Tournament MVP. Even the man himself was shocked by his performance. “I’ve never thrown a no-hitter before,” confessed Shaw after the game.

Trying to remain modest, Shaw lauded his teammates, saying “it was all defense today. The guys were totally clutch.”

Shaw pounded the strike zone all game, using pin-point control and a blazing fastball to keep the Stingers at bay.

Shaw’s performance was amazing, no doubt. But what’s maybe more amazing is that it very nearly didn’t happen.

“I wasn’t sure if I could even go [for the championship game],” Shaw said after game. “My shoulder was still sore from Friday, so I wasn’t sure right up until game time.”

Unfortunately, this masterful performance by Pete Shaw won’t be remembered in the same way as those of Martinez and Beckett.

Canadian university baseball doesn’t even get the coverage of NCAA ball in the States.

But no matter how quickly it’s forgotten, Shaw can take this one with him: Curt Schilling has never thrown a no-no, let alone two.

This year, Mr. October wears Cougars red.

Sports V-Reds Results Thursday, October 18th Women’s Basketball Trinity Western – 72 UNB – 68

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Eric Garland tourney celebrates 12th year

Friday, October 19th Women’s Basketball SFU – 106 UNB – 67

Varsity Reds host Canada’s finest to kick off the ‘07-’08 hoops season

Men’s Basketball Manitoba – 72 UNB – 62 Saturday, October 20th

by Ed Bowes

Women’s Soccer Acadia – 0 UNB – 1 Men’s Soccer Acadia – 1 UNB – 4 Women’s Hockey SMU – 6 UNB – 5 Men’s Hockey St. FX – 1 UNB – 2 Women’s Basketball UBC – 71 UNB – 52 Men’s Basketball UNB – 72 Western – 101 Men’s Volleyball UNB – 3 Team Canada Series – 1 Sunday, October 21st Men’s Basketball UNB – 67 RMC – 57 Women’s Hockey Mt. A – 5 UNB – 0 Women’s Soccer Dal – 3 UNB – 1 Men’s Soccer Dal – 1 UNB – 2 Men’s Hockey SMU – 2 UNB – 4

The UNB Men’s basketball team was hard at work this past weekend as they hosted the 12th annual Eric Garland National men’s basketball tournament.

The Aitken Center housed all the action as it was transformed into the hardwood home of the Varsity Reds, who welcomed a roster of university teams from across Canada.

This year’s competition included the Saint Mary’s Huskies, Western Ontario Mustangs, Bishop’s Gaiters, and the Acadia Axemen, among others.

The Eric Garland Tournament has become a UNB tradition, with its inauguration dating back to 1995.

From November 10-15, UNB, the city of Fredericton, and the province of New Brunswick were given the opportunity to bring together some of the premier university basketball teams in the nation for a highly competitive tournament here in the capital city.

Christened the ‘UNB National Men’s Basketball Tournament’, the event was rivaled solely by the CIS Championship Tournament for its pure excitement and diversity of high caliber Canadian teams.

The inaugural event included such prominent teams as the University of Toronto Varsity Blues, Laurentian Voyageurs, McGill Redmen, Bishop’s Gaiters, and of course, UNB’s own Varsity Reds.

In 1998 the UNB National Men’s Basketball Tournament was

Women’s Soccer U de M @ UNB, 3:00pm @ Chapman Field Men’s Soccer U de M @ UNB 5:00pm @ Chapman Field Friday, October 25th Men’s Hockey SMU @ UNB, 7:00 @ AUC Saturday, October 26th Cross Country AUS Championships Women’s 5k @ 12:00 Men’s 10k @ 12:45 Women’s Soccer UNB @ SMU Men’s Soccer UNB @ SMU Women’s Volleyball UNB @ SMU Women’s Hockey St. FX @ UNB 3:00pm @ AUC Men’s Hockey St. FX @ UNB 7:00pm @ AUC

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renamed in honor of Eric Garland after his death in February of 1997.

Garland, a former UNB basketball player and devoted supporter of both the men’s and women’s basketball programs, served as Professor of Civil Engineering and was the Associate Vice President of UNB. His contributions to education, university governance, and the athletics program were immeasurable.

The Varsity Reds kicked off this year’s edition of the tournament Friday night against the University of Manitoba Bisons. The Reds came out strong from the tip-off but

What’s the big deal?

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View From the Sidelines by Tony von Richter

A few weeks ago Chicago Blackhawks owner Bill Wirtz passed away, leaving behind a team that he had run for 41 years and a reputation as one of the most despised owners in professional sports.

This reputation was well-earned by making decisions like not allowing home games to be broadcast on local TV (unless it was shown by a national entity like ESPN or ABC) and trading away players the caliber of Dominik Hasek and Ed Belfour, which didn’t make the best impression on Blackhawks fans.

Although Wirtz wasn’t well liked, that’s no reason for the actions of Chicago fans when Wirtz was being honoured before a game last week. As General Manager Dale Talon asked for a moment of silence, rather than getting a quiet arena, it was filled with boos for the deceased owner.

Wow. I’ve never been a fan of Wirtz and basically thought he was the worst NHL owner since Harold Ballard, but come on...to actually boo the moment of silence to commiserate his passing?

That’s a little extreme.

What did Wirtz really do to those people in attendance to deserve such treatment? Did he hurt these people or cause them to lose their jobs? No, he just did a horrible job running his hockey team and ticked off nearly the entire Blackhawks fan base, that’s it.

In the grand scheme of things, Wirtz probably did more good than bad as he formed Chicago Blackhawk Charities,

whose mission is to “address the health and well-being of Chicagoland youth” and has donated more than $5M since it was founded in 1993.

Unfortunately this isn’t the first time something like this has happened as sometimes fans have been known to boo injured players (a famous example of this is Michael Irvin being booed by New York Jets fans as he was carried off the field in a stretcher) and to hurl things at players (too many examples to mention), all of which make me think that maybe we’re beginning to take our sports a little too seriously.

Think about it: when you get upset at work, do you throw things at your boss or co-workers? When you see someone hurt themselves, do you jeer and mock them? No, of course not (well, unless you really want to be unemployed and friendless), so then what makes it OK to do it to athletes?

I’m not saying that fans shouldn’t voice their opinions or that we should just attend games and sit there and clap politely for good play. Half the fun of sports are the debates and lively crowds that they inspire, but we need to keep things in perspective.

Don’t worry, this isn’t going to be one of those “it’s only sports, lighten up” arguments since, while maybe not as important as other things, sports are still important. They’re just not as important as we sometimes make them out to be.

Like I mentioned above, I don’t think fans should stop voicing their opinions because I want to hear who else thinks that John Ferguson Jr. should be fired and to hear fans taunting opposing goalies who are having a rough night.

I just don’t want to hear it if Ferguson’s father has just died or the goalie that everyone is taunting is being wheeled off the ice on a stretcher.

Even though sports can be a very important part of our lives, there are things that are more important. It would do us all well to remember that, and put things in perspective from time to time.

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were out scored in three out of four quarters. They managed to keep the game within a basket going into the final quarter but lost steam as they missed numerous three pointers allowing the Bison to take the first game with a final score of 72-67.

Third year guard Mike Anderson lead the way for UNB scoring 20 points, 15 of which came from three territory, and grabbing nine rebounds. Fourth year veteran Thor Jensen scored 11 points and had a team high seven rebounds in the losing effort. The story of the game however was Manitoba’s

Isaac Ansah, who was a force to be reckoned with on the floor. He scored 27 points, had three steals, got five rebounds, and was 14 of 15 from the foul line, leading his team to victory.

Saturday night’s action saw the V-Reds matched up against the University of Western Ontario Mustangs. Early on in the game UNB suffered a huge blow as Mike Anderson left the game with an ankle injury. The loss of game one’s leading scorer forced veteran players Colton Wilson and Danya Bubar to step up and lead the team. Bubar,

a 5’10” guard, went 4 for 4 from beyond the arc scoring 12 points for the Reds, while Wilson, a 6’5” forward, contributed 16 points and five rebounds to the Reds effort.

In the end, however, the powerhouse Western team proved to be too much for the Reds, winning the game 101-72.

UNB’s third and final contest on Sunday afternoon saw the Varsity Reds taking on the Royal Military College. For the second time in as many days, Colton Wilson led the Reds in scoring with 17 points and 14 rebounds, while fourth year guard, Colin Swift racked up nine points and seized six rebounds.

The Reds came out firing, outscoring their opponents in the first three quarters creating a deficit that was nearly impossible for RMC to overcome. UNB took the game with a final of 67-57.

In the end, the tournament belonged to the Saint Mary’s Huskies, who defeated the Acadia Axemen in Sunday’s championship, 70-67. The game was a back and forth struggle with the Axemen leading by one at the half.

In the second half the Huskies battled back and outscored the Axemen 22 to 18 in the final quarter to get the victory. Huskies 6’3” guard Mark McLaughlin scored 21 points in the victory and grabbed seven rebounds to pick up the title of Tournament MVP. Although UNB walked away with only a single victory in the tournament, it was a great chance for Coach Tom Gillespie to take the edge off his rookie players and allow them to get a feel for playing in front of a hometown crowd.

The tournament was also a beneficial way for the Reds to work on team chemistry, something that will be important for this new-look squad.

If this preseason action is any sign of things to come for the Reds, then fans should be looking forward to a year of high intensity basketball against some greatly competitive teams.

UNB’s home opener will be at the LB gym on November 24 against Dalhousie.

Sports

16 • October 24, 2007 • Issue 8

Varsity Reds make waves at Amby Legere Tournament

Disc golf: a new sensation

by Colin B. Filliter

Andrew Meade / The Brunswickan

The UNB Varsity Reds Swim Team took to the Sir Max Aitken Pool over the weekend, hosting teams from Dalhousie, Mount Allison, and Memorial during the two-day Amby Legere Tournament. The team from Dalhousie stole the show in the competition, taking the men’s event with 370 total points and the women’s event with 398 total points. UNB finished second in both, finishing with 74 points in the men’s competition, while the women recorded 54 points. In individual competition, UNB’s Nicholas Cameron put forth the strongest performance for the Varsity Reds. Cameron took gold in the 100-meter butterfly in a time of 1.01.72 and silver in the 50-meter butterfly in a time of 27.28. On the women’s side, Natasha Hai was UNB’s strongest performer. Hai finished second in both the 50-meter backstroke and the 100-meter backstroke.

Straight up, disc golf is the sweetest sport ever invented.

I have become addicted to the game over the last five years. When I first started playing, it was because it was an excuse to drink a few beers and catch a buzz with my buddies.

Now, I am addicted to the sport.

When I heard a new course was in Freddy, I swear I had an orgasm. Maybe even two.

Most people in New Brunswick have some idea of what disc golf is, but I will try to summarize it for you. Basically, it is identical to golf except you are using a Frisbee, properly called a disc, instead of a golf ball. Instead of holes there are disc golf baskets.

The object of the game is to put the disc in the basket in the fewest number of shots. Players throw the discs from a designated tree pad, generally a concrete surface. Three different types of shots are most commonly seen from the tee pad. They are the backhand, the flick, and the tomahawk.

After shooting from the tee pad, the player walks to their disc and proceeds to shoot from the area behind where the disc landed. This proceeds until the disc ends up in the basket. Holes range from 175 feet up to 1100 feet.

These discs are smaller and heavier

than regular sized ultimate Frisbees and there are a wide variety of them. Much like in golf, there are different discs for different shots. Similar to golf clubs, there are discs meant for distance drives, midrange distances, and for putting.

The discs have different rankings determined by the way they take flight when thrown. An overly stable disc tends to fly to the right while an under stable disc tends to hook more to the left. When just starting to venture into disc golf, only one disc is needed.

In August 2007, Sunset U-Pick Raspberry and Strawberry field employee Steve Seabrook was struck with an epiphany. For years he had thought about where a possible disc golf course could go in Fredericton. Then it struck him – right in the very spot he was working!

A few days later, he began the installation of a nine-hole course. A devoted disc golfer, he used his own money to make the course with the land owner’s permission. A Facebook.com group has been started by Seabrook, appropriately titled ‘Fredericton Disc Golf’.

The course is free to play and is located at 55 Ferris Drive, off Sunset Drive on the north side of Fredericton.

The course can be played with ultimate Frisbees, but players will find better scores using the proper discs. The course is the first in New Brunswick and a step in the right direction for seeing more courses installed in the area.

I would recommend buying discs from Seabrook. He has Innova discs available for sale, $15 for one or $40 for three discs. He is a great guy, really approachable and also very knowledge-

able about finding everyone the right disc. He can be contacted through the Facebook.com group.

I really love disc golf because of the many special qualities that make it great.

The first reason is how quick and easy the sport is to learn. The rules are simple and everyone knows how to throw a Frisbee. While I am nowhere near being a pro, I am quite happy with my skill progress since I began playing. New players begin to develop better shots and start to lower their score even after playing one round. Seeing positive progress in a sport is always a good feeling.

Another reason the game is great is because of the laid-back atmosphere.

The game can be as competitive as the players want, but it is generally very mellow. It is not uncommon to see a bag filled with half discs and half brews.

The low cost of the sport is also a perk as a poor university student. The course at the strawberry patch is free, so the only thing required is a disc. Discs are only $15, pretty cheap in comparison to other sports.

I have brought over 25 different people to play disc golf and I have not received a complaint yet. I really urge everyone to try the course on the north side, or even just play disc golf around campus, using fire hydrants or light posts as holes.

I think you will have a positive experience with the game. I would be happy to play with anyone for the first time as well. Send me an email at Colin.Filliter@unb.ca and I would love to meet up for a round.

Straight up, disc golf is the sweetest sport ever invented.

This Just In: Not all pro athletes are a drain on society

by Brad Conley, An Opinion A few weeks ago, I talked about how pro athletes are nothing but spoiled-rotten trouble makers. I’d like to take this opportunity to reassure you that in fact they are – but only some of them.

Professional sports today do have many troublemakers, but it’s important to keep in mind that there are many athletes that are good people.

Case in point, Steve Nash.

I think that just about everyone in this country, or at least reading this article would know who Steve Nash is. The NBA superstar, hailing from Victoria, British Columbia, has won two of the last three NBA MVP awards, and it can be debated that he should have gone three for three. The guy can shoot, pass, and even defend, and the best thing is, he does it with humility.

Steve Nash also has his own personal charity, ‘The Steve Nash Foundation’.

The mission of his charity is to assist “underserved children in their health, personal development, education and enjoyment of life.”

Steve puts an awful lot of time and

effort into this charity, donating money, and leading fundraisers to help children develop all around the world. He personally runs basketball camps for youth and every year he has his own charity basketball game, where the proceeds go to help his foundation.

It is clear that a person like Steve Nash is just as committed to helping others as he is to helping the Suns win a championship.

Another charity that is supported by many pro athletes is ‘Right to Play’. This charity helps disadvantaged children improve their health while fostering life skills in countries like Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia, and Sierra Leone.

There are a couple hundred athletes that help this charity succeed, ranging from NHL enforcers to Olympic kayakers like Adam van Koeverden. Some of the other big names include Joe Thornton, Wayne Gretzky, Lance Armstrong, and the immortal Gregg Zaun.

Some of these athletes are so into helping the Right to Play that they have gone to Africa to help promote the charity. Last summer, Steve Montador of the Florida Panthers and Andrew Ference of the Boston Bruins traveled to Tanzania to help further the Right to Play agenda.

Both players spent some time in the war-torn region, and felt that they had helped make a difference.

Another organization that does not have as much to do with professional athletes but still helps many through sport is ‘Peace Players International’.

This charity was started by two men living in Northern Ireland. Although they share a love for sports, one is Catholic and one is Protestant.

The idea of this charity is to bring together people of different religions, ethnicities, or whatever else, and try and get them to be peaceful with one another.

This year, the two founders of Peace Players International, Trevor Ringland and David Cullen, were given the Arthur Ashe Award at the ESPY Awards.

This award is meant to recognize someone who has demonstrated courage through sport.

Peace Players International has exemplified courage by not only trying to find some peace in Northern Ireland, but by expanding to other countries such as South Africa and the Middle East. This charity is just one of the great ways sport can bring us all together.

So there you have it, folks. Yeah, a few weeks ago I did slam the professional sports community for being bad role models. But in the end, there are some good individuals in the sports world and hopefully, this will rub off on all the bad apples.