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CHANGE IS IN THE AIR AT UNB

UNIVERSITY ADMIN AND UNBSU TAKE A LOOK AT THEIR BUDGETS

BY EMMA MCPHEE | PAGES 3 & 4

OUT WITH DATED CHEMICALS, IN WITH NEW LAB SAFETY TRAINING AFTER CAMPUS EXPLOSIONS

BY EMMA MCPHEE | PAGE 5

THEATRE UNB’S NEWEST PRODUCTION TO HIT THE STAGE THIS WEEK

BY MARC GAGNON | PAGE 10

VARSITY REDS MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM REMAINS UNDEFEATED

BY JAMIE TOZER | PAGE 14

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Campus group urges university to divest from fossil fuels Mélanie Michaud The Brunswickan R ichelle Martin and Julia Hansen, the president and vice-president of Fossil Free UNB, are pressuring the university to divest in fossilfuel companies.

“Fossil Free UNB is part of an international campaign with a goal to get the university to remove its investments in t he top 200 fossil-fuel extracting companies,” Martin said.

“We’ve also set one of our personal club goals as to just raise awareness among students and faculty at UNB about the risks of continuing fossil fuel developments,” said Martin.

UNB is currently invested in 40 of the world’s top 200 publicly traded fossil-fuel extracting companies.

“Putting the economy before ou r env ironment is u nsusta in-

able,” Martin.

Their goal is not only to have the university divest, however.

“Our goal is to divest from the top 200 fuel extracting companies, but we also want to come up with some real viable solutions and alternatives to shift away from fossil-fuels towards green energy,” said Hansen.

Martin and Hansen believe that if UNB would divest from these oi l ext ract i ng compa n ies, t h is would provide other universities incentive to join the movement.

“People ... aren’t realizing that [focusing on fossil fuel] isn’t a reality anymore,” Hansen said.

She hopes that politicians will feel pressured in making innovation of natural, renewable resources a priority.

UNB students and faculty are encouraged to sign their petition and to follow Fossil Free UNB on Facebook for news.

“Confessions and Compliments” no more

Benjamin Crouse News Reporter

U N B not ta k ing a ny lega l or disciplinary action against student Matt Kelly or his infamous Facebook page, ‘UNBF & STU Confessions and Compliments.’

Kelly is in the process of removing the page, which allowed users to a nony mously subm it of ten-na st y com ment s ab out their fellow students, from Facebook.

“I don’t mind taking it down,” he said.

“It’s a big weight off my shoulders. I do not recommend making another page similar to one of these.”

Natasha Ashf ield, a communications off icer at UNB, said that Kelly intended for the page to be a positive space.

“He didn’t realize the impact t hat it was goi ng to have on people,” she said.

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The UNBSU is looking to raise their fees to account for a drop in student enrolment.

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Drop in enrolment may mean a rise in student fees

Benjamin Crouse News Reporter

The U N B Student Union may i nc re a s e s t udent f e e s for t he 2015-2016 school year because of inf lation and a drop in enrolment .

T he c u r rent fee of $95 per student covers several different programs and facilities offered

by U N B, i nclud i ng st udent advocacy, student council, elections and entertainment such as concerts and clubs and societies .

Each year the U NB’s f inance committee is supposed to look at the current fee and make adjust ment s a s needed, however this hasn’t happened since the

2010-2011 academic year. “ C o s t s h ave go ne u p s i nc e then. Last year I strongly advocated taking a look at our fee but nobody wanted to do it because nobody wants to be the one to t hink about ra ising fees,” sa id G reg Ba i ley, pre sident of t he

lowest st udent fee i n At la nt ic Canada. Bailey said that even if the fee does increase, it would still not be as much as Atlantic

U NBSU. T he mot ion to i ncrea se t he fee will be discussed at the next

be increased .

“The enrolment numbers that we base our budget on have been the same for probably three or four [years] now. They haven’t actually taken into account the f luct uat ion i n en rol ment,” he said.

But just how big is the Student Union’s budget? For 2014-2015, the budget was $1.7 million for the year.

council meeting on the Nov. 30.

“We’re going to go to council and talk about what k ind of money we need to r u n t he se vices we have . It’s either pay for the ser vices we have now or start cutting things,” Bailey said .

The UNBSU currently has the

Canada’s average of $140 .

Bailey said that a lack of enrolment at U NB is part of the reason why the fee may need to

“Close to a million of that is health and dental. People pay the money for insu ra nce a nd t hen that money goes out as people get treatment. It’s an in-and-out k ind of thing,” Bailey said.

The majorit y of what remains after insurance is paid goes towards paid positions on campus.

“A lot of it [the budget] goes towards ... our off ice staff, the executives, part-time employees who run things like Safe R ide, the Welcome Centre and things like that. That’s where most of our money goes,” he said.

Simon Greenough, a biochemistr y major at U NB, said that he would rather be spending $100 on a good night than school fees.

“I don’t think it’s fair to be

a sk i ng st udent s for a ny more money than we’re already paying. I mean, I appreciate all that the Student Union provides for t he st udent body, but I don’t wa nt to see a l l of what l it t le d i sposable i ncome I have lef t a f ter tu it ion going to a not her universit y-related expense,” he said.

Greenough said that he thinks t he cu rrent fee shou ld be less than what it is, but that it is still rather fair.

“I think the programs that the money goes towa rds a re great a nd completely necessa r y, but I think it’d be too much to ask for the students to pay any more than maybe $100,” he said.

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Students going digital for their textbooks

Marc Gagnon Staff Reporter I n a n age w here e-b o ok s a re f lou r ish i ng l i ke never before, some are questioning the usefulness of bookstores. Such is the case with the UNB Bookstore — where students are increasingly turning to alternate methods of acquiring their textbooks.

W h i le t he U N B B o o k s to r e ca rries U N B’s name, its operat ion is actua lly cont racted to t he Fol let t H ig her E ducat ion G roup, a for-prof it cor porate subsidiar y.

A n i n f o r m a l s u r ve y b y t he Br u ns w icka n, however, fou nd a d i f ference of opi n ion when it came to buying books, with some students foregoing it ent i rely — t u r n i ng to pi rac y to save costs. W hile most students sur veyed acqu ired t heir books through legal means, they differed on where the books came from, with A mazon.com proving to be the top choice.

“It’s a lot cheaper, honestly. I f igured I’d rather wait a few days for s omet h i ng t h at ’s c he a p er t h a n h av i ng s omet h i ng more expensive right away,” said arts

student Bethany Langmaid.

T h e a lt e r n a t e w a y s o f g e tting textbooks are affecting the U NB Bookstore. W hile Nowlan wou ld not specif ica l ly add ress the bookstore’s f inances, she did speak to how they are addressing the growing demand for digital alternatives.

“I can say that [these factors] are ref lected in our campus store operation,” she said. “ S p e c i f i c a l l y, w e c o n t i n u e to see more st udents order ing course materials, supplies, genera l mercha nd ise a nd more through our online storefront.

However, the majority of today’s dem a nd i s s t i l l at t r ibute d to printed materials.”

Nowla n a l so sa id t hat tex tbook rental and in-store pickup were the most popular options among students.

S t u d e nt s w ho s t i l l s u p p o r t t he b o o k s to r e , howe ve r, c ite its convenience and the ease of exchanging or ref unding texts.

“It’s more convenient to use t he U N B Bookstore simply because if a professor cha nges their mind regarding what text they want to use, then you have easy access to switch it out or get

Fewer students are buying their textbooks through the traditional means of the UNB Bookstore in favour of cheaper options online.

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a new book,” sa id St. Thomas Universit y student Ben L ord.

Nowla n believes t hat people will always f ind a reason to come

to the bookstore.

“The demand is still for printed mater ia ls. St udent s l i ke to have that physical text,” she said.

“Our digital sales will increase as more become ava ilable, but I don’t see it w ipi ng out t he printed book.”

UNB’s $4.2 million surplus raises questions Emma McPhee News Editor According to an email sent by UNB president Eddy Campbell to faculty and staff last Thursday evening, the university has accrued a $4.2 million surplus for the 2013-2014 fiscal year.

“We have, in recent years, put ourselves on a sound financial footing.

It has not been easy. Moving from deficits to surpluses in our operating budgets has clearly come with pain and with sacrifice,” said Campbell in his email.

The $4.2 million makes up about two per cent of the university’s total operating budget of last year.

The surplus was achieved through “better-than-anticipated revenues from both international student enrolment and short-term investment returns.”

Other savings included $1.3 million in contingency money that wasn’t needed and $1.1 million in unbudgeted salary savings.

This is not the first time in recent years that UNB has accrued a surplus.

“We have had surpluses in the last few years, but that wasn’t always the case. We have been in the position

of running deficits in the past,” said Campbell.

The email also divulged some information regarding UNB’s risk funds and other one-time money which adds up to $8.2 million. Some of this is the result of improved investment returns and a conversion to a shared-risk pension plan for faculty pensions.

“UNB, like other universities, carries a number of accounts or funds earmarked for certain expenses or risks.

It’s common practice,” Campbell said.

This extra money places UNB on stable ground financially, especially in consideration of the 12.5 per cent faculty salary increase, which is being spread over three years. Last year, $600,000 of the surplus was put towards the salary increase, meaning that the surplus was originally $4.8 million.

Campbell said in his letter that the salary increase over the next two years could add up to an additional cost of between $4.5 million and $5.7 million.

“The good news is that UNB’s finances are strong enough at the moment to cover the immediate costs,” Campbell said. But he added that “while we can employ these funds as needed, their ‘one-time’ status does

not help us cover additional, ongoing costs.”

Not everyone sees the surplus as a positive step forward. Miriam Jones, president of the Association of University of New Brunswick Teachers (AUNBT) is concerned that the faculty and students won’t see surplus reflected in the university’s academic programs.

“We were disheartened to discover that despite the revelations of the last year, those who determine UNB’s finances have apparently continued with the policy of stockpiling a surplus on the backs of the students and the academic programs,” she said.

The AUNBT is also concerned about where the unbudgeted salary savings came from.

In the meantime, the Board of Governors has set aside the surplus and reserve funds until a better plan for covering the extra costs is developed.

Consultation for this will be done on both the Saint John and Fredericton campuses.

“The funds we are discussing are all one-time monies — once they are depleted, that’s it. We will need to find millions of dollars more every year to cover the increases into the future,” Campbell said.

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Changes made after campus explosions Emma McPhee News Editor Two explosions on the UNB campus this term have resulted in the disposal of dated chemicals and the implementation of new lab safety training.

The explosions have been investigated by the Fredericton Fire Department, WorkSafeNB and the UNB Health and Safety Office.

“Steps and policies to prevent recurrence of these or similar events are being put in place with input from the Fredericton Fire Department and WorkSafeNB,” said Natasha Ashfield, communications officer at UNB. Fredericton fire inspector Cameron Dunn said that UNB has taken all the right precautions following the incidents.

“Working with UNB, they are very proactive … I know they feel bad when stuff like this happens so they are very capable of reacting to this and making things better,” he said.

UNB’s Environment, Health and Safety Office is still conducting investigations and did not comment.

Both explosions occurred in October.

The first one, on Oct. 6, was an accidental chemical explosion in a research lab of the Enterprise One building located at 15 Garland Ct. Two people were injured, one of whom is still recovering.

The second one took place in Toole Hall on Oct. 30. According to Dunn, it began as a small fire that resulted

There were two unrelated explosions on the UNB Fredericton campus this October.

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Minimum wage increase means more pay, fewer jobs Benjamin Crouse News Reporter An increase in minimum wage would usually sound like a good thing for students, but in the case of the recently announced increase in New Brunswick, it may make elusive jobs even scarcer.

The new Liberal government recently announced that New Brunswick’s minimum wage will be increased to $10.30 an hour. The increase will take place on Dec. 31.

Weiqiu Yu, chair of the economics department at UNB, believes that the increase will be most helpful to youth, particularly students.

“For students in particular with the high tuition costs, every little bit helps. For students I would say it’s a good thing because the student population is always on the look for job opportunities. This kind of higher pay would help students,” Yu said.

“It’s going to help those who work on minimum wage and low income, including students. There’s still a significant percentage of people below poverty that require this kind of help.”

Students won’t be the only ones affected by the increase.

“The amount of pay based off of minimum wage is not sufficient for the people who work full-time.

Raising minimum wage would actually help those people who are

going to be able to improve their condition.”

While raising the minimum wage is a step towards poverty reduction, it is not an end solution.

“Poverty rate is a long battle.

We’re in a have-not province and the province economy hasn’t been doing that well.”

However, Yu sees both the good and the bad in terms of the wage increase.

“There are always pros and cons with this kind of thing. Often there are unanticipated consequences. In this case that could also raise some prices should labour cost be a significant cost of running business, smaller businesses in particular.”

Yu also said that the increase of wage will likely increase the unemployment rate for younger age groups. New Brunswick is currently tied for the lowest minimum wage rate in Canada according to the Retail Council of Canada. By increasing the wage, Yu believes that certain labour markets may get more competitive. “[Businesses] may not be able to hire as many workers or have their employees work as many hours as they were able to before the raise.

It’s going to cost businesses more,” he said.

“This is only helping a small group of people, not everybody.”

in a vapor explosion. One person was injured.

“It was all done under a hood and any of the damage was all kept to the lower arms of the person and inside the hood system so they were doing the right things. They just had a failure,” Dunn said.

Although it is uncommon for such incidents to occur, Dunn said they were not in any way related, despite the fact that they happened within weeks of each other. “[Two explosions] looks bad in three weeks but … they’re unrelated; they just happened to both be called explosions,” he said.

“While it is not common for these types of incidents to take place during any term, two this close together appears to be an aberration and does not appear to be indicative of a trend,” said Ashfield.

Dunn also said that the nature of lab work means that incidents like explosions are to be expected.

“There’s inherent danger in a lab.

There’s always the chance that something could go wrong and the university recognizes that so they put a lot of little safety things in all the way through everything you’re doing,” he said.

The new safety training will add to the training the lab workers have already received.

“They did everything right. They just needed a little more direction on what to do next time if it happens,” Dunn said.

UNBSU plans own recommendations for UNB Act draft Emma McPhee News Editor T he U N B S U w i l l b e m a k i ng some recommendations of their own for the draft revisions of the UNB Act. The consultation process for the UNB Act revision has been marked with controversy, mainly with issues over its length, but a motion passed by UNB senates at the end of October extended the consultation period and has provided the UNBSU with more time to submit their recommendations.

“Now t hat we’ve had an extension we’re goi ng to t r y to make the most of it,” said Greg Bailey, president of the UNBSU. “I think we’re going to do a far more det a i led a na ly si s of t he UNB Act.” The extension gives the UNB commun it y unt il Ma rch 15 of next yea r to prov ide feedback about their concerns. Bailey said they will use the extra time to their advantage.

“We’ll most likely be talking to our colleagues in the faculty of law and we’ll be def initely putting together some other committees to have a broader group of eyes to look it over than just the people within council and the executive who have been working on it,” he said.

Bailey said they will mostly be looking into the wording of the document to ensure t hey f ully understand its intentions.

“A lot of t he word ing rea lly needs to be looked at more in dept h. I get t hat it’s draf t revisions but this is kind of where the phrase ‘the letter of the law’ comes into play,” he said.

“Ever yone shou ld be on t he same page when you’re talking about somet hing as big as t he legislation that governs the whole university.”

The UNBSU will be working w it h U N BSJ’s St udent R epresentative’s Council to coordinate t hei r ef for t s. Ba i ley sa id t hey want as much student involvement as possible.

“ We’r e d e f i n it e l y g o i ng to do ever y t h i ng we ca n to have students involved in the recommend at ion s proces s. We wa nt feedback f rom ever ybody,” he said.

W hen their recommendations are drafted, they will go to the U N B SU cou nci l before bei ng sent to t he U N B Ac t R ev iew Steering Committee.

T he U N B Ac t i s a piece of legislation that provides an outl i ne for how t he u n iversit y is structured and operated. The revision process for the most recent changes began last February and has been criticized for its lack of transparency.

C u r rent ly it i s i n t he commu n it y feedback stage, wh ich comprises t wo parts: a written submission period that will last unt il Ma rch followed by town hall meetings at a date yet to be determined.

The last major changes to the UNB Act were made in 1984.

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POLITICAL CHATTER

Mark Mancini Should crimina ls pay for t heir crimes? This is the issue dominating Canada’s justice system as of late.

Last year, the federal governme nt c h a nge d t he r u le s s u r rounding the victim surcharge.

T h i s su rcha rge wa s lev ied on those convicted of crimes, with the money going to fund various v ict im’s ser v ices. Pr ior to t hese cha nges, judges had t he abilit y to waive the surcharge if it would cause undue hardship to the convicted individual. Instead of staying with this status quo, t he govern ment doubled down on a different agenda: it double d t he s u rc h a r ge w h i le mak ing it mandator y for all offences. The effect of this was to make the surcharge amount to $100 for a summar y conviction offence, $200 for an indictable offence, or 30 per cent of any f ine imposed in an offence.

The cha nges have a l ready con f ronted cont roversy i n t he courts. In July, David Paciocco, a n O t t awa judge , fou nd t h at the mandator y victim surcharge

const it uted cr uel a nd u nusua l punishment towards those who do not have the means to pay, cont ra r y to t he Cha r ter of R ights and Freedoms. Further, he stated that the changes impacted the discretion of judges.

Paciocco joins a chorus of other judges who have out r ig ht ref used to comply w it h t he law, and make the provision mandator y.

The problem has come to a head as of late. Tim McCooeye, a n O t t awa ma n, wa s recent ly fou nd g u i lt y of d r ug pos se ssion. He wa s lev ied $10 0 for the victim surcharge. However, McCooeye argues that he is too destitute to pay the charge. He r e c e i ve s $ 61 2 a m o nt h f r o m t he gover n ment i n d i s abi l it y pension. A s a drug addict, McCooeye spends $14,400 a year to sustain his crack habit. McCooeye has said himself that the d isabilit y pension money goes towards buying “crack and food and coffee and cigarettes.”

The difference bet ween P a c i o c c o ’s a n a l y s i s a n d M c C o o eye’s sit u at ion i l lu st r ate s a d isconnect in t he law itself.

Perhaps it is a function of the polarization in our politics when it comes to criminal law. Either way, must the victim surcharge w hol ly f a i l on con s t it ut ion a l grounds?

C om i ng to t he core of t he problem, t he vict im surcharge isn’t a bad idea. A f ter a ll, for years, the preoccupation of the criminal law has been the expan-

Should criminals pay for their crimes? sion of protections for accused in the system. The Charter has b e e n i nte r pr e te d b r o ad l y f o r these purposes when it comes to search and seizure protections, t he r ig ht to i nst r uct cou nsel, and detention and arrest. Only as of late has t he govern ment turned its eye towards ensuring that victims are not forgotten in the justice system. This is a matter of balance. Most reasonable people would accept a fee paid by offenders to fund services for the ver y victims that they wronged as being a fair punishment.

If we accept that victims are i mpor t a nt i n t he ad m i n i st r ation of justice, the fee is not the problem. W hat is the problem is its applicat ion. There is somet h ing to be sa id for reser v ing the rights of judges to waive the fee in circumscribed situations.

Such a waiver would be decided upon by balancing certain factors: is t he accused genu i nely unable to pay the fee? Is it their f i r s t o f f e n c e ? I s it a s e r i o u s cr i me? By a sk i ng t he se que s tions, courts can decide whether the fee should be waived in particular circumstances.

However, one t h i ng shou ld be made perfectly clear: people like McCooeye who spend tens of thousands of dollars in illicit d r ugs in a yea r shou ld not be eligible for a waiver. They have the means to provide restitution to victims for crimes, but they expressly choose ot her w ise. It is simply not cruel and unusual pu n ish ment to ma ke a person

who wants to buy crack and coffee instead compensate victims.

On the other hand, the mandator y provision recently introduced is unnecessarily harsh on those who genuinely cannot pay; it is unfair to make a person who is a victim of circumstance pay a fee that they are unable to pay.

T h i s i l lu st r ate s t he d i sconnect in political debate on law nowadays. On one ha nd, we have activist jurists who refuse to implement t he law as it is, and instead const ruct complex rationales for entering the polit ica l debate: somet h i ng t hey should not do. By becoming pol-

iticians instead of judges, they strike down good ideas (like the surcharge). On the f lip side, we have laws that are not well-suited to t he circumstances to which they apply. W hat are we to do?

The answer is to take a more rational and balanced approach.

By t a i lor i ng t he v ict i m’s su rcha rge, t he law ca n ta ke i nto account victims while not penali zi ng t hose who have a l ready been penalized by circumstance.

The sideshow that has been the ma ndator y su rcha rge debate has forgotten its ver y purpose: actually standing up for victims.

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Prioritization hurting UNB AN OPINION

Micah O’Donnell-Gillies UNB recently posted a 4.2 mill ion dol la r su r plus. E ddy wa s quoted as saying that “Moving from def icits to surpluses in our operat i ng budget s ha s clea rly come with pain and with sacrif ice.” Lauded as f irm evidence that UNB is f inancially sound, the reality is that Eddy’s glorious surplus was was at the cost of students’ diminishing wallet.

In the 2013-14 academic year, tuition costs rose $150. For the 2014 -15 yea r, a f re sh t u it ion i ncrea se wa s i mposed on st udents of 3%. That’s going to be about $180. For undergraduate students, that’s approximately a smooth million in tuition increases. The increase, in an attempt to

shift away blame, was instituted on the recommendation of the previous PC government.

The wording of the executive report for the budget attributes the surplus to three things. The most annoying of the three is that the report lists the 3% increase as on of the “Key Contributing Factors to the balanced budget.”

A s for t he su r plus, t he repor t comments that the “Budget contains $4.2 million in one-time operat ional resources t hat w ill be allocated to campus priorities through prioritization processes.”

There it is. Prioritization. It’s a scorn that is hitting universit ies across t he Western world.

Of course, priorit izing is vita l to both one’s life and the proper running of the university. Howe ver, t he r u le s by w h ic h one priorit izes can be manipulated in such a way that prioritization quickly becomes corporatization.

What happens when we decide our arts faculty is no longer a priority? A rts have fallen out in public conversations. Perhaps the faculty shouldn’t be a priority any longer.

I don’t actually think that will happen. But one thing that has

a ll ready happened is t hat t he university has decided that students are not a priority. If there was no t u it ion i ncrease, Eddy still could have posted a surplus.

But instead, that surplus will be “a llocated” t hrough a “prioritization procress.” However that process goes, I very much doubt that students will be mentioned.

Instead, the university, by posting a su r plus am idst a tu it ion increase, has taken money from t he pockets of st udents. Eddy and his administration are sitting with over a million dollars of our money. Some ba n k accou nt is holding money that belongs to us.

Sure, funding increases were given to counselling services in the budget and I think that’s awesome. In the latest budget, faculty positions won’t be touched.

That’s great too. W hile I laud t hese decisions, it ca n not be overlooked that the university has shown how they feel about their students. While we make up the university, we are not important to the administration. We can be called upon to give our university a prof it.

I completely understand that

a tuition increase is insituted to consider the future f inances of a university. I know that just because we had a surplus this year does not mean we will have one next year. I also grasp that UNB has some of the highest tuition in the country and Eddy doesn’t seem to t h i n k t hat m it igat i ng tuition costs is an important part of r u n n i ng a u n iversit y. Su re, t u it ion co st s w i l l go up. But should a prof it be on the backs of students?

We already prof it the university. We give UNB its name and reputation. We do the work of the University’s marketers. When we succeed, UNB succeeds. For doi ng t hat , we’re get t i ng t he equivalent of a pay cut. The boss is rolling in the dough, the underlings are getting pay cuts. Why do we matter so little? Do presidents and V Ps laugh at us behind their c lo s e d do o r s ? “ C he e r s E dd y, we got ‘em again,” as a glass of scotch is swirled and toasts are made.

A nd t hat’s one of t he worst parts. As Eddy and the administration celebrates the surplus, they are celebrating how useless-

­ outside of our wallets — we are — to them. Eddy said that “We have, in recent years, put ourselves on a sound f inancial footing. It has not been easy.” W hen students a re bent over on t he g rou nd, wobbling from the debt already weighing on their backs, it is not easy to get good footing.

The surplus doesn’t only beg t he quest ion of why we saw a tuition increase. It also forces us to ask why we had a strike. Eddy perpetually implied the precariou s ne s s of U N B f i n a nce s to legitimize the stale offer given to AUNBT over and over again. The strike abruptly interrupted students’ lives and work. It created a disdainful and often poisonous culture on campus. A nd did we even have to go through that? It doesn’t seem like it.

The surplus is not a point of pride. The university has a responsibility towards its faculty and its students. Academia does not have a responsibility towards prof it.

While Eddy holds this surplus as a success, it is in fact a glowing sign of his incompetence as this university’s leader.

Freedom of expression has its limits THE RIGHT NOTE

dent s ag ree when accept i ng a u n iver sit y ema i l accou nt , a nd t he St udent Discipl i na r y C ode w h i c h g o ve r n s s t u d e nt- t o st udent con f l ic t . Site s set up by a nd for members of t he u n iver sit y com mu n it y f a l l u nder t he se pol ic ie s , a nd post s made usi ng a ny u n iversit y ha rdwa re, s of t w a r e , i nte r ne t ac c e s s , o r ot her u n iversit y-ow ned a nd prov ided acce s s to c yber space

Barbara Roberts L e t ’s t a l k ab out t he C on f e s sion s a nd C ompl i ment s page s on Facebo ok . People a sk a lot of que st ion s about page s l i ke t h i s , wh ich pop up a l l acro s s t he cou nt r y. It ’s t i me to get

some i n for mat ion out t here .

I sn’t it po st i ng to Facebo ok ju st f reedom of ex pre s sion ? I f you don’t wa nt to r i sk seei ng somet h i ng you don’t l i ke, ju st don’t go t here, r ig ht ? It ’s not bu l l y i ng i f it do e sn’t n a me a nyone, i s it ?

Ha rassment on l i ne is st i l l ha r a s sment , a nd when it hap pen s on a page t hat i s pa r t of t he u n iver sit y com mu n it y, it ’s gover ned by u n iver sit y ha ra s sment p ol ic ie s , I T A cce pt able Us e Po l ic y to w h ic h a l l s t u-

do a s wel l .

Freedom of expression is i mpor t a nt , of cou r se . A l l ou r

f reedom s a re i mp or t a nt . But what i s more i mpor t a nt i s how

we use t hem . We m ig ht be f ree to pr ac t ic e m a r t i a l a r t s , but we a ren’t f ree to a s s au lt one a not her . We m ig ht be f ree to pr ac t ice sho ot i ng on a sho oti ng ra nge, but we a ren’t f ree to sho ot at one a not her . Neit her a re we f ree to a i m ou r word s at one a not her i n p er s on a l l y de st r uc t ive a s s au lt s f rom beh i nd t he vei l of a nony m it y or on l i ne ident it ie s .

We h a ve a r e s p o n s ib i l it y to one a not her to create a nd ma i nt a i n a n env i ron ment t hat fo ster s lea r n i ng, com mu n ic at i o n a n d p a r t i c i p a t i o n . We wo u ld w a nt it f o r ou r s e l ve s ,

a nd we owe it to one a not her to b e m i nd f u l of t he i m p ac t ou r word s c a n have . T he abi lit y to post a nony mou sly ma kes it a l l to o ea s y to say t h i ng s we m ight not ot her w ise say — why i s it ok ay i f you a re a nony mou s? It ’s ju st a s hu r t f u l . T he f u n d a m e n t a l a c t i o n o f t a ki ng pot shot s at people f rom beh i nd a screen of a nony m it y i s n o t e t h i c a l . I t a l s o hu r t s a nyone who read s it , not a s t he t a rget , but a s a by st a nder .

Bysta nders a nd w it nesses to abu sive behav iou r a re a f fec ted to o .

A st udent noted t hat U N B a nd S T U a re sma l l c a mpu se s , a nd p e o ple c a n e a s i l y f ig u r e out who is being ta rgeted, w it h o r w it hout n a me s . T he f e el i ng c re ate d w he re p e o ple a re not sa fe in commu n it y space i s tox ic a nd u nder m i ni ng o f t h a t c o m mu n it y . T he bysta nder or w it ness i mpact rema i ns a major considerat ion, not just for i nd iv idua ls, but for t he over a l l at mo sphere .

W h i le you exercise you r f reedom of ex pre s sion , remember to create a place you a nd ot hers wou ld wa nt to be i n .

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The latest Music on the Hill performance featured a silent film accompanied by a string quintet.

Brad Parker / The Brunswickan

A blending of art forms

While most of a student’s time on campus is involved with classes and studying, UNB has tons of different shows and cultural events happening every semester. Plays, movies and live music are just a few of the common events happening on the hill. This past week though, a combination of two happened under one roof.

The Music on the Hill Concert Series hosted an event last Wednesday that brought together

music and f ilm. Along with a projection of the silent f ilm, Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, a live string quintet performed accompanying music.

Sarah Beth Shiplett is one of the organizers behind the event at the Centre for Musical Arts. She said that an event like this is reminiscent of how f ilms were shown in the past.

“This event is historically authentic to what it was like in the 1920s. There are suggestions from the director about what type of music should be played for each

scene, whether it be happy or suspenseful or sad. The musicians or conductor pick and choose music to f it the f ilm.”

Nadia Francavilla was a violinist in the show as well as an Artist-inResidence on campus. She thinks this event is a great opportunity to learn.

“With this performance, audiences get to watch a great movie they haven’t seen, and have an exper ience t hey probably have never had before, of having a live soundtrack performed to a f ilm.”

Shiplett agrees that it’s a great

learning opportunity.

“This event can interest a lot of different people. Before the show, we have a short educational talk so it ties in something educational, especially for those who want to know the history around this type of event.”

As an Artist-in-Residence, Francavilla teaches a course on music a nd f ilm. Because of t h is, she knows how important the connection between the two art forms can be.

“We are used to going to theatres and not thinking about it.

How many people wa lk out of theatres as the credits are rolling at the end of the movie? They don’t know or maybe don’t care. In many instances the soundtrack makes the movie — it is a pretty important part of what is out there.”

The next scheduled Music on the Hill performance is on Jan. 21, where Fr a nc av i l la w i l l be joined by a selection of musicians.

Given the positive reception that the latest performance got from the crowd, Souvenir de Voyage is def initely something to mark on your calendars.

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on What’s YOUR s week? i h t d n i m

How do you feel about the minimum wage increase?

Morgan Litchfield

Simon Love

Brett Sutherland

Alex Mackinnon

Natasha Gouchie

“It’s good but doesn’t impact me.”

“I like it.”

“I am ecstatic.”

“Extremely excited.”

“I don’t live here, but it’s good.”

Chad Gautreau “Sounds great, but I didn’t know about it.”

Brittany Tufford “Never gave it much thought.”

Sean Healy

Brandon Robinson

“Happy to move away from being one of the lowest.”

“The minimum wage makes it illegal to employ people below that level, and so creates more unemployment. It hurts the very people it’s trying to help.”

Courtney Busson

“I think it’s great as a student working a part-time job.”

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Politics the focus of latest Theatre UNB production Marc Gagnon Staff Reporter With the most recent provincial elect ion st ill in t he process of wrapping up, politics are on everybody’s mind. If they aren’t, they will be at the conclusion of Live Broadcast, the newest production from Theatre UNB. Written in 2009 by acclaimed playwright John William Schiffbauer, Live Broadcast is a play that takes a searing look at our modern culture, inspired by celebrities like Mel Gibson and Michael R ichards whose personal actions have derailed their careers.

When an up-and-coming conservative actor goes on a Crossf ire-esque political talk show, he engages in a war of words with a Democratic congresswoman, exchanging blows on wedge issues from abortion to gay marriage.

Clueless celebs, self-impor ta nt polit icians and sensat iona list ic journalists alike are all satirized mercilessly.

The play’s director, Kayla-Renée Ossachuk, said that the script was chosen because its politics seemed timelier than ever.

“Especially with the election we just had, it’s still on everyone’s mind,” she said. “I kind of wish this had come out before, because

I think it might have made people a little more interested in going to the live debates,” she explained.

While the play touches on many hot-button issues, Ossachuk said that it avoids taking a partisan stance.

“It’s prett y balanced for t he most part, but you do get to hear both sides of the argument on the issues it touches,” she said. “It’s funny, it’s fast-paced, and it deals a lot with gender issues, which is something that we all agreed was a great thing to present — especially to a student audience.”

Derek Sm it h, who plays T V pundit Jack Tatum, said his role has been more challenging than he originally thought it was going to be.

“It’s a signif icantly larger part than any other role I’ve had prior experience with,” he said.

“Kayla and [stage manager] Andrew Martel have both provided great feedback during rehearsals which has def initely helped me f igure out my character. It has been a little daunting at times but I feel like everything is coming together.”

For Smith, the contemporary tone of the play sets it apart.

“W hen you have a show that talks about real social issues, it’s going to get the audience’s atten-

Live Broadcast will be running from Nov. 26-29.

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tion. These are issues that people have strong opinions about and are still being highly debated. People are going to care about how the characters in the show feel about those issues.”

O s sachu k hope s t he topica l themes of Live Broadcast will res-

onate with audiences.

“I think that students should take away the importance of the political process – the importance of getting out and voting,” she said. “One of the big themes is that the decisions that you make in life are so key, one decision

can throw your whole career off course. I think that this show demonstrates that.”

Live Broadcast will play at Memorial Hall nightly at 8 p.m. from Nov. 26 to 29.

Tickets: General: $15, Students: $8, Senior/Underwaged: $10

Ingrid Mueller Art + Concepts has a new home Kevin Lemieux Arts Reporter One of the best things to do in downtown Fredericton is check out the variety of large and small art galleries. The art scene is expanding outside of the downtown core though, as Ingrid Mueller Art + Concepts moved this summer from their downtown location to the Delta Fredericton.

Maggie Estey is the manager of the gallery, and explained that the move was necessary.

“Basically, we were forced out by structural problems,” she said.

“Our Regent St reet locat ion f looded, so we were closed from January to May. We didn’t lose any of our work, but some of it was damaged. Any paintings that were da maged were repa rable.

Galler y staff not iced what was happening before any real damage could occur.”

The second f loor of the Delta Fredericton is now the gallery’s home. A long w it h t he ga l ler y itself, the walls in the lobby and leading to the ballrooms of the hotel are covered with some of the larger pieces.

Though it has all come together, it took a little work before they could call the Delta home.

“Before we moved in, the room was used for sports teams and a hangout spot. Peter Mueller, Ingrid’s husband, came in and

revamped the entire space,” said Estey.

“A lt houg h sma l l, it’s br ig ht and white which goes great with the art.”

While the downtown location was convenient for local residents, t he move to t he Delt a a l lows the gallery to showcase work to people who are from out of town or who may not normally go to a gallery.

“Having this storefront locat ion is a great oppor t u n it y to stand up for Atlantic Canadian art in a place where people from away can easily see it, and where locals can easily access it as well.”

On top of their gallery at the Delta, they also operate a satellite gallery at the Fredericton Convention Centre. Just last week, the f irst series of works was launched at the FCC. This project came around at the same time as their move to the Delta.

“Just as the FCC was getting ready to open, the city approached us to f ill their ground level foyer with art. It’s a great thing that they’ve allowed that new beautif ul facilit y to ser ve as a venue for Atlantic Canadian art,” said Estey.

“It’s great for us and the artists we represent, especially now that our headquarters are no longer downtown, that we have this satellite location in such a prominent and high-traff ic space.”

Ingrid Mueller Art + Concepts has moved from downtown to the Delta Fredericton.

Adam Travis / The Brunswickan

Now that the gallery is open and showing new exhibits, the next task is to let people know about the change in location.

“Its really hard to get the word out there that we’ve moved. A lmost ever y week someone says to me ‘we didn’t know you were

here.’ Maybe it’s because there’s a lack of arts coverage in New Brunswick, but it’s just hard for us to get the word out.”

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Sebastian Maynard Arts Editor

Vinyl is your friend

I’ve had a record player for about a year and half, and my collection has grown to a point that I am proud of. I like to think that I have the right record for every person that might come over, but there is always that one question in the back of my mind: Are vinyl records really worth the time and money?

The common arguments that record enthusiasts resort to when

justifying their collection is the sound that comes out of a record player. The imperfect crackles and the crispness of a needle on wax.

Along with the sound is the look.

In a digital age, being able to physically hold a record makes it a piece of art in more than just one form.

All these things are true, but they aren’t what make records special.

W he n f r ie nd s a r e ove r a nd you put on your iPod, the music becomes the background of the event. You can put on a specially selected playlist and forget about it

altogether. A record player, on the other hand, demands attention. It isn’t just background noise, but becomes part of your conversation, or your meal, or your study session.

Records are imperfect, there may be a piece of dust on t he needle or a scratch from that time you dropped the vinyl, but the imperfections make a record human, and allow them to be a part of the moment as opposed to passively being left in the corner.

Then the record will end, and

you have to f lip sides. Physically getting up and having your train of thought interrupted can be annoying at times, but once again, the record forces you to pay attention to it.

You form a relationship with your records, and from the moment you leave the record store there is already a specif ic story to go along with each vinyl. You aren’t just click ing a couple of buttons on your computer, but are actually interacting with it.

The d i f ference bet ween M P3s and records is like the difference between texting and actually talking to someone. A text message

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Don’t call it a comeback; vinyl records have been here for years.

Adam Travis / The Brunswickan

can be perfect, but a conversation is human, and records are the most human way to listen to music aside from seeing a live performance.

While I am writing this, I am listening to a record that was once my Dad’s. I’m not sure what the future holds, but I can’t see giving someone a USB stick with MP3s on it as having the same meaning.

Records have made it t hrough 8-tracks, cassettes, CDs and will make it through whatever Apple and Bono come up with next. It may not be for everyone, but if you are a music fan, vinyl is your friend.

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The Brunswickan’s Food & Liquor: Best poutine

Sebastian Maynard

Devin Patterson

The Cellar $5.50 (Traditional)

Smoke’s Poutinerie $6.99 (Traditional)

This was better than I expected. The gravy wasn’t too salty and there were plenty of big cheese curds on top of thick-cut fries. Unfortunately, every few bites the warm snack was interrupted by something cold. Probably the cheese, maybe the fries, maybe the gravy, but whatever it was, it’s always an uncomfortable feeling when your food isn’t hot enough. For the price and location, there is nothing wrong with getting a poutine at the Cellar, but it is definitely not my first choice. I’m jealous of Colin and the awesome poutine he had.

France has caviar, Japan has sushi, and Canada has poutine. This week I was given the privilege of reviewing Smoke’s Poutinerie, and what a privilege it was. I have a belief that whatever restaurant you go to, you should stick to what they are good at. If you go to Boston Pizza, probably get their pizza. If you go to a pub, you can’t go wrong with a burger. The same can be said about Smoke’s: when it comes to poutine, they aren’t fucking around. With 28 variations of the classic dish, these guys are the real deal. Although you feel your arteries clogging with every bite, the only true downside to being the real deal is you’ve gotta pay the price. These french fry masterpieces don’t come cheap. Go dig around in your couch for some spare change though, ‘cause they are definitely worth the few extra bucks.

Colin McLean

Chef’s Table at the SUB $5.20 (Traditional)

Dolan’s Pub $8 (Traditional)

Another good choice from our friends at Sodexo.

For their poutine, it seems to me that they went for quantity over quality. The cheese is pretty good, fries aren’t too bad, but man is that gravy ever bland.

Poutine is a Canadian classic that’s hard to ruin, but the gravy just kills it for me.

If you are looking for an excuse to get a good poutine, just know that Monday nights are half-price apps at Dolan’s. The poutine is a really large portion for an appetizer, so much so that I ended up bringing half back home to eat while watching a hockey game. The fries were really good and it was mixed with what I found to be a sweet beef gravy. It’s difficult to mess up one of the greasiest and fattiest dishes to ever grace the planet, and I certainly give it two thumbs up.

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Songs of the week Sebastian Maynard Arts Editor

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WEDNESDAY, NOV. 26 Pusha T - “Lunch Money” Back in the spring of 2013, Pusha T and Kanye West teamed up on “Numbers on the Boards,” a stripped-down, menacing track that was either loved or hated by music fans. Rolling Stone, on one hand, gave the song 4/5 stars and described it as “near perfect no bull-shit hip-hop,” but that doesn’t necessarily translate to being a universally liked song.

The duo is back though, with “Lunch Money,” another track that is far from relaxing or comfortable. Overtop of laser synths, chopped up horns and what sounds like the background noise of an arcade, Pusha asks “if the crown ain’t mine tell me who am I behind?” Well, that’s all a matter of opinion, but his upcoming album, King Push, should make it pretty clear, one way or another.

Theatre UNB: “Live Broadcast” Memorial Hall, Nov. 26 – 29, 8 p.m., $8 (Student)

THURSDAY, NOV. 27 Nuages, Elephants Gerald & Shorty Tubbs The Capital, 9:30 p.m., $5

FRIDAY, NOV. 28 SZA - “Sobriety” Next month, SZA will be embarking on a tour with Jhené Aiko and Odd Future’s The Internet. While the majority of her set list will probably be comprised of songs off her recently released Z, she has a selection of great songs that aren’t found on her major label debut, including her newest track, “Sobriety.” On the track, SZA goes from love (it will stunt your growth) to hate (which is all she knows) and everything in between. Though she admits her life isn’t together or how her mother would want it, the song has a positive feeling to it, with SZA concluding that she will be just fine.

Fredericton Society of Artists Fall Exhibition Provincial Archives Building, Nov. 28 – Dec. 7 Josh Bravener, Jamie Guitar & Daniel Amedee The Roxstone Café, 6 p.m., $5 Christmas Tree Lighting Legislative Assembly & City Hall, 7 p.m.

SATURDAY, NOV. 29 Santa Claus Parade Downtown, 5 p.m.

TV on the Radio - “Test Pilot” After a couple of singles were released in lead up to their fifth album, TV on the Radio’s Seeds is finally available, and one of the standout tracks on the new record is the catchy “Test Pilot.” The song is a little more pop-y than most of their tracks, but it is a distinctive TV on the Radio song, with overlapping harmonies and an electronic beat that restrains itself from going over the top. Lead singer Tunde Adebimpe croons “I was such a fool, thinking you were the only one.” The fact that the song is placed in between “Happy Idiot” and “Love Stained” shows a common theme that can be found throughout the album, which isn’t their best work, but does have some songs worth checking out.

Wu-Tang Clan - “Necklace” On Dec. 2, Wu-Tang Clan will be releasing their first album in seven years, A Better Tomorrow. Though there was some question for a while as to whether all the living members of the legendary group would be involved, everything has been sorted out and the group are clearly ready to show that they are not just some artists that your favourite rapper grew up listening to. Case in point is the newest single off the upcoming album, “Necklace.” The track is built around a classic Wu Tang vocal sample (“brother, I think that necklace is causing you too much trouble”), and from there, Cappadonna, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah and GZA get their inspiration. This song drips with coolness.

The Nutcracker Fredericton Playhouse, Nov. 29 – 30, 7:30 p.m., $13.27 (Student)

SUNDAY, DEC. 1 Dog Therapy Room SUB Ballroom, Dec. 1 – 2, 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.

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Javon Masters goes hard to the basket on Saturday at the Currie Center.

Adam Travis/ The Brunswickan

V- Reds remain undefeated UNB beats StFX in back-to-back games

Jamie Tozer Sports Editor They’re still perfect — but just barely.

The UNB Varsity Reds men’s basketball team improved to 6-0 on the season with back-to-back wins over the St. Francis Xavier X-Men this past weekend at the Currie Center.

On Friday, the Varsity Reds posted a dominating 98-74 win over the X-Men. On Saturday, UNB battled hard and erased a 13-point third quarter deficit to beat StFX 85-84.

The big storyline from Saturday’s game was UNB’s use of the three-point shot. The Varsity Reds had 36 three-point attempts and hit 11 of them — with most coming in the second half. By comparison, StFX only attempted 10 all game.

“The big thing is, when you live and die on the three-point ball, it can keep you

in games and it can get you out of games in a hurry,” said Varsity Reds head coach Brent Baker.

UNB leads Atlantic University Sport in three-point shots made (71) and attempts (185). The team features some solid three-point shooters in Will McFee, Jordan Irvine, Dylan Baker and Javon Masters. Despite the team’s heavy use of the shot, Baker said it isn’t something the team focuses on.

“If you ask my team how much I talk about three-point shooting, it would probably be the smallest thing on our practice plan. It’s like free throws — I don’t talk about it and I don’t want them thinking about it. I just want them to be ready to shoot the ball when it comes from that spot.”

The first quarter of Saturday’s game was tightly contested. UNB led by just a few points throughout and ended the

opening 10 minutes up 22-17.

The game remained close in the second quarter. A Jordan Tyrrell slam at 8:19 gave the X-Men a 24-22 lead but a three ball from Irvine shortly after put UNB back in front. Midway through the quarter, the Varsity Reds were struggling to make shots and allowed the X-Men to tie things at 29-29. In the final few minutes of the half, StFX took advantage of UNB’s struggling offence and grabbed a 46-40 lead at the buzzer.

The X-Men were up by as much as 13 in the third quarter before the Reds started to climb back. A shot clock buzzer beating three ball from Irvine got the Reds within 10 — and it was a sign of things to come. A couple big threes from McFee and Baker had UNB within one at 4:25. At 3:38, Masters drove hard to the net for a layup and tied things at 55-55. The teams went back and forth

for the remainder of the quarter with StFX clinging to a 61-60 lead heading into the fourth.

A big dunk from Masters at 3:23 of the fourth ignited the Reds and the Currie Center crowd, putting UNB up 80-78.

Masters would end up scoring UNB’s final seven points of the game and the team would hang for an 85-84 victory.

“Down the stretch, a lot of guys made big shots and big plays,” said Baker. “The biggest thing we had trouble with was defending them inside. That was our biggest problem for sure.”

Masters led the way for the Reds with 23 points while McFee had 21. Ryan Smith had 15 rebounds.

In Friday’s game, Masters had 25 points and McFee 23 in UNB’s 98-74 win over StFX. The Varsity Reds led by as much as 30 in the game.

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throughout the match, scoring 22 or more points in each quarter.

The Varsity Reds end the first half of their season with a trip to Nova Scotia.

They will face the Capers in Cape Breton on Friday night at 8 p.m. and the X-Men at StFX on Saturday at 6 p.m. Friday’s contest will be UNB’s first four-point game of the season.

“I think we’ll be a whole bunch more ready the next we play them,” Baker said about the X-Men. “But we’ve got a tough four-point game with Cape Breton first.

That’s the hardest road trip in the AUS. I don’t care if you’re the San Antonio Spurs; you’re going to have trouble winning two. A lot of times you’re just going down there for the split if you can get it.

“It’s a tough road trip.”

UNB’s next home game is against Holland College on Jan. 2 as part of the UNB Alumni Tournament.

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Home sweet home Jamie Tozer Sports Editor

The UNB Varsity Reds women’s basketball team is enjoying life at the Currie Center.

After losing two games at Saint Mary’s the previous weekend, the Varsity Reds returned home and defeated the St. Francis Xavier X-Women 82-61 on Friday and 70-58 on Saturday. The victories improved UNB’s record to 4-2 overall and a perfect 4-0 at home.

Varsity Reds head coach Jeff Speedy said he was pleased with how his team played on their home hardwood.

“One of the things you want to do is defend your home court and try and win at home. If you’re not a very good basketball team it’s hard to defend your home court,” said Speedy. “I think we’re starting to become a good basketball team so it becomes a reasonable goal to try and win most if not all of our games at home.”

Post Katelyn Mangold said after Friday’s game that the team was rebounding better against StFX than they had against Saint Mary’s. UNB outrebounded StFX 37-30 on Friday and 33-31 on Saturday.

“It was just okay, to be honest,” Speedy said about his team’s rebounding on Saturday. “When we outrebound our opponent we usually win and that was one of our big Achilles’ heels last weekend. We got outrebounded by Saint Mary’s. I think we won the rebounding battle today but they got too many offensive boards and it’s definitely something we have to fix.”

The Reds used a balanced offensive attack to defeat the X-Women on Saturday. Nicole LaFleur led the way with 18 points while Mangold, Grace Wade and Kiley DeLong each reached doubledigit figures.

Both teams were struggling to score early on in Saturday’s game with StFX netting the first field goal of the match over two minutes into the contest.

UNB’s offence continued to struggle throughout the opening quarter and they trailed 17-11 at the buzzer.

“I thought we were just a little too

The women’s basketball team posted two big home wins over StFX. Adam Travis / The Brunswickan

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passive,” said Speedy. “[We let] their physical defence affect us instead of keeping our feet moving and making it hard to guard us. I thought in the last three or four minutes of the first half we really got our feet moving and they had a hard time guarding us when we did.”

The Varsity Reds started to turn things around in the second quarter and pulled ahead a little over three minutes in. The Reds did a much better job at capitalizing on their opportunities and took a 32-27 lead at the half.

UNB started to pull away in the third and led by 13 heading into the fourth.

UNB was outscored 16-15 in the fourth but still defeated StFX by 12 points.

On Friday, the Varsity Reds led by as much as eight in the first quarter and were up 18-15 at the buzzer.

In the second, the X-Women came strong out of the gate and took a 19-18 lead less than a minute in. The two teams would go back and forth in the second quarter but a couple of jump shots from Laura Fox late in the frame gave the V-Reds a 36-31 lead at halftime.

UNB started to pull away a bit in the third quarter, leading by nine points less than 90 seconds in. A 6-0 run to end the quarter put UNB up 58-46 at the end of three.

The V-Reds continued to charge in the fourth quarter, leading them to an 82-61 victory.

Mangold was named UNB’s player of the game with 21 points and nine rebounds. Laura Kaye also had a strong game, registering 19 points.

UNB plays their final games of the first half on Friday at Cape Breton and on Saturday at StFX. The Friday match against the Capers will be the Varsity Reds’ first four-point game of the season.

“It’s very difficult to win in that gym,” Speedy said about the CBU game. “It’s our longest road trip. We’re battling with those guys right now [in the standings]. Then we have X again — three times in eight days, which is insane. We’ll hate each other pretty good by next Saturday night.”

Should fighting be banned from junior hockey?

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Easy answer: No. Fighting has always been a part of the game and always should be. Teams are made up of different styles of players and tough guys are just as much of an asset. Does the game need guys like Patrick Kaleta?

Probably not. What hockey does need though is someone like Dale Hunter who knows his way around the game but isn’t afraid to scrape the knuckles.

I like the idea of assessing a game misconduct for any fight in junior hockey. This gives the ability to fight if it’s absolutely necessary — such as standing up for a teammate after a devastating hit, for example — but is a deterrent to fight in any case. Fighting should be cut down as we see the negative health effects on pure fighters, but there are still cases where it’s necessary.

I am of two minds about this one. I think the game of hockey is evolving into something different than it has been for a long time. The powers that be have finally decided that shots to the head and brutal injuries to players have to stop. With this I agree. I do not think that should come at a cost of the toughness of the game.

The CHL is grooming players for the NHL, for the most part, and therefore should be preparing them for every eventuality that may arise.

So long as fighting still happens in the NHL, it should continue to be allowed in the CHL.

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I support fighting in hockey, but I understand the debate. These are 15-20 year olds with developing brains and are prone to the pressure of hockey’s culture. There is pressure to fight, so the simplest way to protect against potential injury and unfair pressure is to remove that component from the game.

Conversely, what happens when a 21-year-old is playing his first pro season and is forced into dropping the gloves by a 26-year-old with 100 pro fights under his belt? They’ve never fought before and are now in a position where a seasoned pugilist is ready to trade fists. I don’t have a definitive answer.

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The Buccaneers lacrosse team struggled this season but is looking forward to next year.

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Bucs look ahead Lacrosse team preparing for next year

Sarah Rouse Sports Reporter Building a sports program from the ground up — especially at the university level — can be gruelling, with hundreds of hours dedicated to handling logist ics, securing funding and recruiting interested players.

For Evan Richtsfeld, founder and president of the UNB Buccaneers lacrosse team, he wouldn’t have it any other way.

T he Bucc a neer s made t hei r premiere in the Maritime University Field Lacrosse League this fall, where they battled against teams from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.

While the team was winless in league action, they defied expectations with their grit and determination during their inaugural season.

R ichtsfeld was particularly impressed by the skill level and heart demonstrated by the players who represented UNB on the field.

“We def initely surpassed my expectations of the team this year.

I was expecting to get a lot of players who had never played the game of lacrosse before,” he said.

“However, out of our entire team of 24 only one player had never played lacrosse before.

“We were a lot more competitive than I thought we would be and I believe that in no time we will be winning games in this league.

“I was really happy with how the season turned out for us. Obviously we didn’t have the success we wanted in terms of a winning record, but we showed that we could compete with the teams in our league,” he added.

“As I have told players this year, the success of our team was not going to be judged on wins and losses. We can’t expect to come into a well-established league with great teams as a first-year team and expect to win every game. But I feel that we showed our heart and resilience this year and that caught teams by surprise.”

R ichtsfeld received many comments from other teams about the support the Buccaneers received from the community in their inaugural season.

“To me, that was the coolest part of all this year — getting to play in front of tons of supportive fans at our home games, and in a lot of cases having more fans at road games than the home teams.”

While R ichtsfeld was impressed by the quality of play from the Buccaneers, there were also a number of challenges for the team to over-

come when it came to adapting to the university level of play.

“I think our biggest struggle as a team this year was adapting to the field game. A lot of our players came from a box lacrosse background and the transition to the field game was a big struggle for us.

I think as we continue to educate players on the field game, we will be better come 2015.”

R ichtsfeld said that he, along with two other founding members, had to overcome cynicism from the wider community when it came to establishing a lacrosse team at UNB. “When I came here two years ago many people told me that lacrosse would never return to UNB because there wasn’t enough interest in the game. To be able to form this team was a huge achievement for myself and all those involved along the way and I look forward to the future.”

The team’s regular season came to an end on Sunday, Nov. 2 when t hei r schedu led ga me aga i n st Mount Allison was cancelled due to weather conditions.

“I think everyone on our team was d isappointed in hav ing to cancel our game against Mount Allison”, said R ichtsfeld. “We’ve developed a rivalry between the

two of us over the past couple of years playing annual exhibition games. We would’ve loved to have gotten our first win against them in front of our home crowd.

“Unfortunately, with the way the weather conditions were that day we couldn’t expect anyone to be able to travel and risk their safety.”

Several Buccaneers were recognized for their strong play throughout the season, including Matt McConnell, who was named the league’s top goalie and named to the first all-star team, where he was joined by defenceman Ben Sweet.

Mea nwh i le, R icht sf ield wa s awarded the prestigious Commissioner’s Award for his dedication and perseverance in bringing the game of lacrosse to UNB. “It was a great feeling to win an award of that importance. Putting together this team has been a dream of mine since I arrived here in the fall of 2012,” he said. “I finally got to live out that dream this year and it has been an amazing experience.

“To be recognized for my effort was a pretty cool feeling and I thank the MUFLL and commissioner Donna Goguen for choosing me.”

That being said, R ichtsfeld was quick to acknowledge those who

have supported him since the beginning — most notably, Matt Jay and Mackenzie McCoy. “We’ve worked really hard to put this program together so although my name came up for that award, I couldn’t have done any of this without Matt and Mackenzie.”

L ook i ng towa rd t he f ut u re, the Buccaneers will be under new leadership as they strive to improve upon this year’s record.

“We are happy to announce that Ben Teasdale will be taking over as our head coach for the 2015 season,” said R ichtsfeld. “Ben was a huge help this year, and having him take over the coaching duties for this program will be huge for our development.”

The Buccaneers intend to begin prepa ring for t he 2015 season early, with practices and potentially exhibition games being held during the winter semester. The team hopes to see many new faces joining the team in January.

“Experience level does not matter,” stressed R ichtsfeld. “We just want athletes that are interested in trying the sport.”

For those interested in joining the team, the Buccaneers can be contacted at unblacrosse@gmail. com or via Twitter or Facebook.

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Reds rebound with road wins

Cam Critchlow and Stephen Johnston battle for the puck on Friday at the Halifax Forum.

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Jamie Tozer Sports Editor Perhaps a road trip was just what t he U N B Va r sit y R ed s men’s hockey team needed.

Coming off back-to-back losses on home ice, the Varsit y Reds travelled to Nova Scotia this past week and came away with two wins, defeating the Saint Mary’s Huskies 5-2 on Friday and St. Francis Xavier X-Men 3-2 in overtime on Saturday.

The wins improved UNB’s record to 10-2-2 for 22 points, good for third in the Atlantic University Sport standings. The Husk ies, 11-2-1 for 23 points, sit first while the Acadia Axemen, 11-3-0 for 22 points, sit second.

Friday’s victory was big for many reasons. Not only did it keep the Huskies close to the Varsity Reds in the standings, but it no doubt boosted UNB’s confidence a bit.

Heading into the match, the Reds had lost both of their previous games against the Huskies this season.

UNB came storming out of the gate and led 3-0 just over 12 minutes into the game. Dylan Willick

opened the scoring just 1:10 into the contest. Phil Maillet scored at 10:30 and then Phil Halley connected less than two minutes later to make it 3-0.

The Huskies got on the board at 12:18 of the first thanks to a goal from Mitchell Maynard. But UNB quickly responded with a goal at 13:44 from Cam Braes to make it a 4-1 game after one. Shots were 9-8 in favour of the Huskies in the opening frame.

In the second, Tyler Carroll scored at 9:02 to make it 5-1 VReds. Shots in the second were 12-5 in favour of UNB. Steven Trojanovic, while on a power play, netted the only goal of the third, making it a 5-2 final.

Shots in the game were 29-28 in favour of Saint Mary’s.

David Shantz made 27 saves in the win. Anthony Peters, who has been causing UNB troubles for a couple of seasons now, allowed five goals on 28 shots in the loss.

On Saturday, Maillet opened the scoring on a power play at 13:13 of the first period to give UNB a 1-0 advantage. Five minutes later, the X-Men tied things at 1-1 thanks

to an Eric Locke goal. Shots were 7-5 in favour of the Reds in the first period.

In the second, a power play goal from Francis Beauvillier put UNB back in front. But once again, StFX would tie things up. With 30 seconds remaining in the period, Blake Gal scored to make it a 2-2 game after 40 minutes. Shots were 7-7 in the second.

After a scoreless third period, Ad ria n Rober tson scored on a man advantage 1:46 into overtime to make it a 3-2 f inal. Shots in the game were 28-15 in favour of UNB. The V-Reds went 3/5 on the power play.

Shantz made 13 saves in the win — his league leading ninth of the year. Drew Owsley made 25 stops in the loss.

The Varsity Reds play their final games of the first half this week.

UNB travels up the hill to the Grant-Harvey Centre on Wednesday to battle the St. Thomas Tommies at 7 p.m. On Friday night at the Aitken Centre, the Université de Moncton A igles Bleus are in town for the final game before the break.

Rob Mignardi screens Anthony Peters on Friday at the Halifax Forum.

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MMA classes offered at RJCC Sarah Rouse Sports Reporter Since September, many UNB students and community members alike have been practicing their m i xed ma r t ia l a r t s sk i l ls each Wednesday evening at the Currie Center.

For those who aren’t familiar with the practice, mixed martial arts — otherwise known as MM A — is a full-contact sport that utilizes both striking and grappling techniques from a variety of combat sports and martial arts.

Cl i nt K i ngsbu r y, t he cou rse instructor, has a long and varied history in combat sports such as these.

“I have wrested for almost 20 years on an elite level, and was a member of the national team multiple times,” he explained. “Currently, I coach New Brunswick’s high performance wrestlers as the provincial coach.”

As for MM A, he has served as the wrestling coach for several U FC f ighters, includ ing Ma rk Hominick and Sam Stout. K ingsbury also fought in 10 professional MM A f ights, f inishing with an 8-2 record.

K ingsbury was initially drawn to Fredericton in large part because of the opportunity to coach high-performance athletes within t he prov i nce. H i s f a m i l y h a s quickly adopted the city as their home, with he and his wife both

working at the University of New Brunswick.

Given his wealth of experience within the sport, K ingsbur y is eager to share his knowledge with the Currie Center patrons.

“I’m offering a high-intensit y, fast-paced class t hat brings together kickboxing, Muay Thai, wrestling and strength and conditioning,” K ingsbury said. “We focus on the fundamentals that lead to a good workout, as well as learning forms of self-defence and furthering the understanding of what controlled MM A is all about.”

While MMA is often viewed as a male-specif ic activity, the current MM A session offered at the Currie Center is comprised of signif icantly more women than men. The course is open and accessible to all ages, with participants as young as 15 to those above 40 years old enjoying the unique workout.

“It has been a blast to see who comes out and how they enjoy the d if ferent t ra ining techniques,” said K ingsbury.

W hile the second session of M M A per forma nce t ra in ing is cu rrent ly u nder way, a nyone is welcome to attend a drop-in class.

Rates are $9.50 for URec members and $11.50 for non-members. The instructor plans on offering the class again after Christmas for the winter term, with the hopes of expanding to more weekly classes for students.

Clint Kingsbury teaches MMA performance training at the Currie Center.

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W h i le c u r rent ly h i s go a l i s simply to offer a new and exciting form of workout, K ingsbury is willing to assist individuals in pursuing the sport further.

“If individuals in my class want to d isc u s s ot her avenues, I’m happy to help. For now, however,

it’s all about excitement, enjoyment, and a good workout.”

K i ngsbu r y encou rages t hose who are interested in trying out MM A to come check out a class.

“We go through an hour in no time as we learn the fundamentals of striking and combative sport.

You’re constant ly learning and it’s a blast.”

If that doesn’t have you conv i nced , K i ng sbu r y note s t hat there’s no greater stress relief than hitting a punching bag or two — essentially, the perfect way to beat those exam time blues.

Rough interlocks for Reds Jamie Tozer Sports Editor

UNB’s volleyball teams enter the break on losing streak.

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The holiday brea k couldn’t be coming at a better time for the U N B Va r s it y R e d s vol le y b a l l teams.

The men’s team enters the break on a three-game losing streak after dropping all three games they played at the second AUS-RSEQ Interlock of the season in Montreal. The losses dropped UNB’s record to 4-6 on the season and they now sit 10 points back of first place Dalhousie.

The Va rsit y R eds bega n t he interlock on Friday night with a 3-1 loss to Montreal. UNB won the f irst set 25-19 but lost the next three 25-16, 25-20 and 25-17.

Ryan Colpitts and Craig Toonders led the way for the Reds with 10.5 points each. Tristen Burridge had eight digs.

On Saturday morning, UNB fell 3-1 to Sherbrooke. The Reds lost a close first set 25-22 and then won the second set 25-13. Sherbrooke proved to be just a bit stronger the rest of the way, edging UNB 25-21

and 26-24 in the f inal two sets.

Toonders had 13.5 points to lead the V-Reds offensively.

On Saturday night, UNB gave Laval a good run in the first two sets but ultimately fell 3-0. The Rouge et Or slipped past the Varsity Reds 25-20 in the opening set and 27-25 in the second. Laval earned the sweep with a 25-14 victory in the third and final set. Brett LeDrew and Toonders each had a UNB high nine points.

Up next for the V-Reds men’s team is a pair of home games on Jan. 10 and 11 against the MUN Sea-Hawks.

Meanwhile, things didn’t go much smoother for the Varsit y Reds women’s volleyball team this past weekend.

Play i ng i n t he second AUS RSEQ Interlock of the season at Laval, UNB lost all four games they played. After winning their first four games of the season, they enter the break with a 4-4 record.

On Friday, the Varsity Reds lost a close 3-2 match to McGill. The Martlets won the f irst set 25-18

before U NB won the next two 25-23 and 25-21. McGill won the fourth set 25-20 and the fifth and deciding set 15-10. Rookie Victoria Eadle led the way for the Varsity Reds with 16.5 points and 15 digs.

On Saturday morning, nationally-ranked Montreal swept UNB 3-0 with 25-16, 33-31 and 25-19 set wins. Eadle had 10.5 points in that game.

Saturday night didn’t go any better for the Varsity Reds as they lost in straight sets — 25-16, 25-12 and 25-15 — to another nationally ranked opponent in Laval. Eadle had 13 points in that game while Claire R ichard had 14 digs.

The V-Reds played their f inal game of the interlock on Sunday morning against Sherbrooke and lost in straight sets — 25-18, 2517 and 25-9. Eadle led the way offensively once again for the Reds with 9.5 points. Janie-Eve Doucet had 15 digs.

Like the men’s team, the women’s team returns to action on Jan. 10 and 11 as well when they host the Sea-Hawks.

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Reds Notebook: Robertson honoured for academic achievements; Witteveen commits to Varsity Reds Jamie Tozer Sports Editor Adrian Robertson was one of eight Canadian Interuniversity Sport athletes honoured in Ottawa last week as the top Academic All-Canadians from the 2013-14 season.

Two players from each conference were honoured in a ceremony at R ideau Hall. Robertson and Acad ia women’s soccer player Michelle Pryde were the Atlantic University Sport recipients.

Governor General David Johnston presented the awards. UNB president Eddy Campbell, athletics director John R ichard, Varsity Reds communications manager Hannah Classen and men’s hockey head coach Gardiner MacDougall were also in attendance.

Witteveen is currently a senior at École Secondaire Publique GisèleLalonde and has experience with the Mavericks U14-U18 Volleyball Club.

“I f irst saw Olivia competing in Grade 11 and ended up following her Mavericks club team all tournament; I enjoyed watching her play so much,” UNB head coach Jilliane Goulet said in a press release. “Olivia’s an athletic setter and a conf ident leader. She’s an excellent f it for our program and we’re all really looking forward to Olivia joining us next year.”

Family visit Will McFee, a native of Northbridge, Australia, doesn’t get too many family visits during the Varsity Reds men’s basketball season.

That changed this past weekend when his sister, Rosemar y, saw McFee star in UNB’s two wins over StFX. “That’s my f irst family member to see me play,” said McFee. “I’m pretty happy about it.”

The veteran guard was named the player of the game in UNB’s 98-74 win on Friday, registering 23 points in 28 minutes of action.

He added 21 points in 27 minutes of action in the Reds’ 85-84 win on Saturday.

Injury updates T h e Va r s it y R e d s w o m e n’s basketball team has had its fair share of injuries this season. But things are starting to look a bit more positive.

Fol low i ng Sat u rday ’s ga me, U N B head coach Jef f S peedy said that Caroline Healey should return next week from a concussion. Speedy also said that Annika McConaghy is about a week away f rom ret u rn i ng f rom a n a n k le injury and Colleen Daly is weekto-week with an ankle injury.

“She’s making progress – which is great because we t hought it would be January (when she would return),” Speedy said of Daly. “I doubt she’ll be ready this weekend but when we go play our exhibition games in December she should be ready for that.

“She’s our starting point guard and it’ll be great to have her back.”

New volleyball recruit The Varsity Reds women’s volleyball team announced this week that setter Olivia Witteveen has signed on to join the team for the 2015-16 season.

X marks the spot Within a matter of hours on Saturday, UNB defeated StFX in three different sports. At the Currie Center, the V-Reds women’s b a s ke t b a l l te a m de f e ate d t he

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Adrian Robertson was presented with an academic award last week in Ottawa.

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X-Women 70-58 and the men’s te a m b e at t he X-Men 85 - 5 4.

Meanwhile in Antigonish, UNB’s men’s hockey team posted a 3-2 overtime victory.

Around the conference There won’t be an AUS team in the Vanier Cup this year follow-

ing the Mount Allison Mounties’ loss in Saturday’s Mitchell Bowl in Hamilton. McMaster will play Montreal for the national title this Saturday… the St. Thomas Tommies men’s hockey team picked up their f irst win of the season on

Friday night, defeating the Dalhousie Tigers 4-0. The Tommies lost 9-5 to the Acadia Axemen the next day… after going 20-0 last season, the Saint Mary’s Huskies women’s basketball team is off to a 5-0 start.

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V-REDS DOMINATE WEEKEND BASKETBALL

Player names: Laura Kaye, Javon Masters and Jane Boyle Photo credits: Adam Travis / The Brunswickan