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HISTORIC SEASONS FOR UNB SOCCER

MEN’S AND WOMEN’S TEAMS FINISH FIRST IN REGULAR SEASON

BY JAMIE TOZER | PAGE 13 & 14

PETITION TARGETS NO-GOOD VIBRATIONS AT CURRIE CENTER

BY TESS ALLEN | PAGE 4

GERRY DEE GEARING UP FOR FREDERICTON PERFORMANCE

BY KEVIN LEMIEUX | PAGE 12

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Annual zombie run set to thrill for another year Melanie Michaud The Brunswickan On Nov. 1, the Fredericton Sexual Assault Crisis Centre will be hosting its annual “The Running Dead Fredericton” fundraiser.

T he r u n , o cc u r r i ng on t he weekend of Halloween, will have an interesting concept.

Or at least as interesting as running away from zombies can get.

“Runners are given a shoulder harness with three f lags attached.

The runners then try to run the 5.6km course without losing their f lags to the zombies in the woods.

The zombies are race participants dressed as zombies who tr y to steal f lags,” said Kendra Cahill, a volunteer at the centre.

T he pa r t icipa nt s of t he r u n raise pledges and all the proceeds go to Fredericton Sexual Assault Crisis Centre, a registered charity which provides an 24/7 crisis

line for anyone affected by sexual violence.

A lthough it may seem a macabre theme, the success of past events shows that zombies bring a crowd. “[We thought] why not? This would be a fun event for people of all ages and abilities to participate, have fun and raise money,” Cahill said.

The Cr isis Cent re holds t he event annually on the f irst Saturday after Halloween, creating great opportunities for all kinds of good deals on fake blood and Halloween costumes.

This year, the event will be a little different than it has been in the past.

“The course has been updated to be two full loops at K illarney Lake. This allows the zombies to double the chance of catching f lags,” said Cahill.

A nother change to the run this year is that they will be releas-

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ing the participants in waves to reduce congestion on the trail.

This will also make it harder for the runners to avoid the zombies, add ing more suspense to the course.

This run is sure to be adrenaline-packed, and will also reward everyone with some items to take home. A long with this there will also be prizes awarded to the top ind ividua l and top team f undraiser, the best-dressed zombie and the best-dressed runner.

Since space is qu ite l im ited, people are encouraged to register i n adva nce on l i ne at T her u nningdead.eventbrite.ca. A nyone can participate, however an adult must accompany children under the age of 12. Cost of registration is $45 for runners and $10 for zombies.

The UNB senates from both campuses passed identical motions last week to extend the first phase of the public consultation process for the UNB Act revisions.

This was on top of both the Engineering Faculty Council and the Arts Faculty Council separately passing similar motions over the past two weeks.

“All faculties have expressed concerns and those concerns were represented at Senate by faculty representatives. Some faculties had passed specific motions and I think that other faculties probably will,” said Norman Betts, a professor and member of the UNB Fredericton senate.

“I guess that’s just an indication about the concern throughout the university community for the short period of time in which to react to what equates to substantive changes.”

The motion requests that the preliminary consultation period be extended from Nov. 15, 2014 to March 15, 2015. The request from the motion is now currently in the hands of the UNB Act Review Steering Committee.

“The results of the motion were communicated to the Board and the committee of the Board who are looking at this will be considering the request. Ultimately it’s their decision but it’s a pretty strong message from the faculty,” Betts said.

The UNB Act is a piece of legislation that outlines the university’s structure and how it operates. A complete revision of the Act was started in February 2013 under the UNB Act Review Steering Committee and drafts of the revisions were published for public feedback on Sept. 30 of this year.

But faculty members are discontent with the timeframe allotted to the public consultation period, so much so that the Engineering Faculty Council passed a motion to extend the time period on Oct. 15 and the Arts Faculty Council passing a similar one last Tuesday.

“We decided that we needed more time so that was the idea of the motion that we basically agreed as a faculty that we needed more time,

so we suggested six months instead of six weeks,” said Marcelo Santos, a geodesy and geomatics engineering professor who brought forward the motion at the engineering faculty council.

“It’s a very long document; it’s also a very legal document. It’s written in legalese and it’s really difficult for faculty members in the middle of term who don’t have legal expertise to be able to [understand it],” said Jennifer Andrews, who helped to draft the arts faculty motion.

Other faculties may still pass their own motions.

“I have been talking to people and there is widespread discontent with the process under which the UNB Act has been revised and also discontent with the six weeks deadline,” Santos said.

“When one faculty does something that we think is a good idea to voice our support or dissent,” said Andrews.

The six-week feedback period is only a part of the public consultation process, comprised of a six-week period of email response, followed by a revision stage by the Steering committee. Further consultations via town hall sessions are scheduled to be open to the public in January 2015.

Roxanne Fairweather, chair of the steering committee, said in a written statement that all feedback, including the requests for more time, will be taken into consideration.

“There has been feedback from a few corners that more time is needed to review the draft Act and supporting documents before submitting comments,” she said.

“I am pleased that members of the university community are engaged in this process. I am planning to take this advice to the UNB Act Review Steering Committee. As soon as the committee has had a chance to discuss the timelines, we will provide an update to the Senates, the Board and the university community.”

The dissatisfaction with the consultation timeframe is not the first issue to arise out of the UNB Act revisions. Faculty have raised concerns in the past about the how long it took the committee to draft the revisions, which up until they were released to the public were largely kept from the public.

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An altercation with a gang member left one student injured earlier this month.

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Downtown incident raises questions about gang regulations Benjamin Crouse News Reporter A recent assault at The Capital Complex sent a UNB student to the hospital with minor injuries.

“I was just outside with my friends and there was a guy getting kicked out because he was wearing his gang colors inside the bar, which apparently they don’t like. I said to my friend ‘What an idiot,’ ‘cause like, he was getting kicked out and I had had a few drinks,” said Thomas Wilson.

Wilson said it was at this point that he went back inside the bar.

“So I walk in and another guy says, ‘What did you say about my brother?’

I’m like, ‘Oh shit’ because I was talking to my friend and I didn’t really

understand. Then, bam, headbutt, like blood everywhere.”

Wilson said the incident happened at The Capital on a Wednesday night approximately two weeks ago. He also said that the gang members at the bar appeared to be affiliated with a biker gang.

“I don’t know what happened to the guy that headbutted me — I think they would’ve kicked them out. But one of the guys that works there was in nursing so I knew he’d be able to help me. There was a bunch of people who came up to me and helped,” said Wilson.

Because staff of The Capital knew about the incident as soon as it happened, Wilson did not have to file a report. Wilson even said “They have

a picture of me with my thumbs up.”

Zach Atkinson, manager of The Capital, said the incident didn’t happen inside the bar.

“That didn’t happen at The Capital. It was in the parking lot. Not to say both parties weren’t at the bar at one point, but the incident didn’t happen on our property,” said Atkinson.

Capital staff were not aware that there was a gang member in the bar until near the end of the night when the man took his jacket off.

“At that point, between our security and our bar manager, we spoke to them and we asked them to leave,” he said.

Atkinson said that the gang member was not physical towards the

staff asking him to leave but he was “verbally aggressive.” The member eventually left without any issues.

Atkinson said that it was then, in the parking lot, that the incident with Wilson occurred.

“Tom had come back after he had been injured looking for some aid.

We brought him in and got him bandaged up, then helped him make his way to the hospital,” said Atkinson.

Atkinson said that the only reason the gang member made it into the bar in the first place was because his jacket was covering his colours.

“Our regulation is we don’t allow gangs. We’re very adamant,” he said.

If a gang member does somehow make it onto the property, Capital staff are instructed to call the police

immediately. However, Atkinson sees this as an isolated incident.

“I don’t know if it’s an increased problem but there’s always going to be an element of violence downtown in a bar district. Very rarely do we ever have anyone at The Capital even get in a fight, let alone have their nose broken. We might have three instances a year that would be that severe,” Atkinson said.

Wilson agrees that events like this are rare for the Fredericton area.

“It’s the first time I’ve seen bikers in Fredericton. I just think it was a weird situation — it’s not typical of Fredericton, downtown in the Tannery. I’ve never seen a fight before in The Capital,” he said.

Councils introduce new inter-provincial transfer credit agreement

Emma McPhee News Editor It will soon become easier for postsecondary students to transfer their hard-earned credits between institutions across Canada.

Last Monday, articulations and transfer councils from Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario and New Brunswick signed an agreement to pledge to facilitate and expand credit transfers between their post-secondary institutions.

“The whole intent [of the agreement] is to make it easier. [Credit transfer between provinces and institutions] could be done, but not in a common practice. It was just a

one-on-one, if it happened good for you type thing,” said Phil Belanger, executive director of the New Brunswick Council on Articulations and Transfer.

“But what we want to see is more common practice and use it as much as possible, find ways to facilitate it for the institutions that have to do the work.”

The New Brunswick Council of Articulations and Transfer was created in 2008 to develop a method to improve credit transfer between post-secondary institutions within the province. The new agreement will build off this by opening it up to the inter-provincial level.

“You can transfer credits from here in the province to that province without having to start from scratch again. Then if you decide to come back, the same thing applies because we’ve had agreements with other provinces that whatever’s recognized from one province will be recognized in the other,” Belanger said.

At the moment the agreement exists only between Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario and New Brunswick but Belanger said he predicts that other provinces will join on in the future, even moving to an international scale.

“It’s all part of creating a model for a more pan-Canadian mobility in the

long run … we’ll create a model and then as other provinces want to join we’ll be more than happy to welcome them,” said Belanger.

The New Brunswick Student Alliance (NBSA) was also involved in the process. Ultimately, the agreement will be cost-effective for students, who won’t have to repeat courses when attending a new post-secondary institution.

“We see it as a positive movement for student mobility or accessibility to post-secondary education whether it be in university or college,” said Pat Joyce, executive director of the NBSA. “One of the challenges to students

when it comes to any desire to transfer credits is that the process is often long, arduous and quite complicated and there are also financial penalties.

Students who apply to have credits recognized at another institution have to pay a fee to go through that and they ultimately find that those credits aren’t recognized.”

The new agreement will change this.

“It’s going to make it so much easier for the students so that they won’t have to repeat courses,” Belanger said.

Joyce said that, in the future, the NBSA hope the agreement will encourage more collaboration between the Maritime provinces.

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Hallowed tradition continues at UNB

Benjamin Crouse News Reporter The longest-running tradition at UNB returns to Harrison House this year. Get ready for the Great Pumpkin Sacrifice.

Every year since 1973, Harrison House has dropped a massive pumpkin weighing upwards of 600 pounds off the roof of their residence building.

“There were two students in Harrison.

They decided to go on the rooftop of our lounge and throw a pumpkin off. From there we started doing it every year and then it got bigger and bigger and it’s turned into what it is today,” said Brett Pineau, president of Harrison House.

The pumpkin is modelled after the Roman god Janus, god of beginnings and transitions. One half of the carving features a sad face and the other a happy face.

“Pretty much what it symbolizes to us is that so far in the year there have been people that are happy with their academic success and there are people who are sad for their academic success. The whole event is based on the reflection of their academic success and how it’ll change,” Pineau said.

All Harrison House residents are invited to the sacrifice, however, students in different years will have different roles in the event.

“For first years the big thing is they at no point can actually touch the pumpkin.

And then when you come back in second year you can and it’s a big thing. It doesn’t seem that special but when you wait that whole extra year it’s pretty special.”

Upper-year students have more responsibility during the house’s biggest event of the year.

“There are two loyal guardians who are in charge of everything that goes on.

They organize everything. It’s usually like a seniority thing. Last year they were selected by the other loyal guardians and it’s one of the biggest honours you can get in Harrison,” said Pineau.

The people of Fredericton will hear the Huskies (Harrison House residents) roar, or howl, for the entire week leading up to the sacrifice on Oct. 31.

“One of my favourite parts is starting Friday night right before quiet hours.

We go out on the Harrison front porch area as a group and just howl for two minutes straight signalling the coming of the Great Pumpkin Sacrifice. The great thing is that people say they can hear us all over Fredericton and it freaks out the other people in residence who haven’t heard it before,” said Pineau.

But the sacrifice is more than showing off Harrison pride.

“You have that time, you have that memory together. It does bring the whole

The Great Pumpkin Sacrifice is UNB’s oldest residence tradition.

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house closer together,” Pineau said.

“I love it more than Christmas. This is my favourite time of year. For a lot of us the midterm season is just getting over and all your marks, whether good are bad, it doesn’t matter — [the Great

Pumpkin Sacrifice] is coming up,” he said.

There’s one more smashing twist to this legendary house event — but that won’t be revealed until the night of.

“For a lot of the first years it is pretty

hush-hush. The more they don’t know about it the more special it is and the more people come out and watch it. It’s pretty explosive,” said Pineau.

Structural issues at Currie Center prompt petition Tess Allen Editor-in-Chief A UNB PhD candidate is bringing his concerns about functional issues at the Currie Center to the university administration.

Travis Gerwing has launched an online petition imploring UNB administration to address ongoing issues between the third floor fitness centre and the Human Performance Laboratory (HPL) located directly below it.

“The fitness centre offers a convenient avenue for staff and students to exercise and stay fit, while the HPL engages in cutting-edge research, teaching and crucial clinical assessments,” reads Gerwing’s petition.

“Unfortunately, the normal [activities] of a gym create vibrations which not only interfere with the equipment of the HPL, but fundamentally degrade the HPL’s ability to function.”

Gerwing goes on to state that past efforts to address the issue have included severely restricting the activities that can be conducted in the third floor fitness centre, along with stuffing patrons into a progressively smaller area.

He said this has essentially led to a lose-lose situation for all involved, one

that must be addressed by administration in an effective and permanent way.

“It is unacceptable for the HPL to have their ability to conduct research, teach and perform clinical work compromised in this manner,” he said.

“Similarly, the gym is essential for the health and well-being of the entire university community. It is also unacceptable to restrict how patrons use this space, especially if they cannot seek a refund.”

In an emailed statement, UNB communications officer Natasha Ashfield said that, to date, “a lot of measures have been taken to accommodate everyone” at the Currie Center.

“There were a few recommendations provided to us before the building was open to make this space work for everyone. One of those recommendations was to work with a vibration expert who designed the gym floor and added pucks to dampen the vibrations. We also moved the weight room to a different location,” said Ashfield.

“Even after these measures, the sensitive research in the HPL was still slightly impacted in a small area of the fitness centre. As a result a ‘testing in progress’ light has been installed and members are asked to refrain from using that area

when the light is on.”

But Gerwing is seeking a more sustainable solution from the administration.

“We’re only allowed to use a thin strip of that fitness centre for anything involving free weights [when the light is on]. When it’s very busy, if you get three or four people in this area, it represents 10 per cent of the floor space and it’s incredibly dangerous,” he said.

“As much as I appreciate finding a compromise, it seems to me this is one of those situations where a full-time solution needs to be [found].”

While Gerwing has already brought his concerns to the administration through Tuesdays with Tony, a weekly meet-and-greet program with UNB vice-president academic Tony Secco, he is hoping a petition filled with signatures will help further his cause. “[The administration] stressed to me was that while my opinion is welcome, it’s more welcome if more people share my opinion,” he said “I don’t want to champion a cause where only I’m interested but I do think this lab and this fitness centre [are] in such a world-class facility … [if] they’re both functioning at their full ability, both would be incredible assets.”

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Shooting reminds Canadians who they are POLITICAL CHATTER

Mark Mancini The world changed for Canadians on Oct. 22.

Some say it is our 9/11. Others have shied away from that comparison. Regardless, the shooti n g s a t Pa r l i a m e nt H i l l t h a t temporarily ripped Ottawa apart have made us ponder our own safety within our country. It has also begged of us larger questions about who we are as a people.

Perhaps t he most t roubl i ng observation is one that strikes at Canada’s character: do the events i n Ot tawa mea n t hat we have lost our innocence as a nation? It would be incorrect to make that assertion. R ather, the events in Ottawa have demonstrated, once and for all, who we are as Can-

adians. It has also demonstrated the sort of political courage that we need in the upcoming days and months.

Much has been written about t he ind ividua l acts of courage on that fatef ul day. From Sgt. V ickers’ courageous ta kedown of the suspect to the valiant f irst responders, Canada showed that its resolve is very much f itting of the sacrif ice made by the fallen soldier, Cpl. Nathan Cirillo.

Beyond this, Canadians should take pride in the behaviour of our politicians — an unfamiliar feeling, perhaps. On the day after the attacks, Prime Minister Harper hugged Opposition Leader Tom Mulcair and Liberal Leader Just i n Tr udeau. Bot h opposit ion leaders pledged support to the Prime Minister as he navigates us through the diff icult days ahead.

We often hear all of the negative stories out of Ottawa — the scandals, the lack of faith in our leaders, the incompetence. But in the aftermath of these brutal attacks, Canadians should only take pride in the fact that our leaders set aside their differences and did what needed to be done

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Editor-in-Chief • Tess Allen Business Manager • Andrew Martel News • Emma McPhee Arts • Sebastian Maynard Sports • Jamie Tozer Photo • Adam Travis Art Director • Andrew Spindler Copy • Sarah Dominie Multimedia • Devin Patterson Web Developer • David Ackerson Staff Advertising Sales Rep • Bill Traer Delivery • Dan Gallagher Arts Reporter • Kevin Lemieux News Reporter • Benjamin Crouse Videographer • Avi Diggle Sports Reporter • Sarah Rouse

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Lee Thomas, Mark Mancini, Grace Gallow, Seb Arseneault, Brad Parker, Melanie Michaud, Emily McPhee, David Milley, Siddharth Raval, Stephanie Sirois, Barbara Roberts, Stacey Taylor, Armin Afrough, Marc Gagnon.

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Get unplugged — for your own good Imagine a world where you are always fully experiencing and absorbing everything around you; where the sounds of nature and people and everything in between make up your life’s soundtrack; where you are fully connected, not to a tiny device blasting the latest Iggy Azalea, but to your real-life surroundings.

You probably can’t. None of us can. We are entirely too plugged in — and not to the things that really matter.

UNB media arts and culture student Kayla-Renee Ossachuk has made it her mission to combat this technology-inspired social aliena-

tion that has become synonymous with our generation by getting unplugged.

In a story in this week’s issue, Ossachuk explains her decision to ditch her headphones in favour of authentic, real-life interactions — an increasingly elusive phenomenon these days.

She states that: “When people are at home, they’re now always connected with texting, Facebook and Skype. In public spaces, people no longer want to talk to others.

Instead, we put our headphones in and avoid people.”

I could not agree more with Ossachuk and her brave endeavour.

A lt houg h leav i ng t he headphones at home may not immediately seem like anyt hing enormously courageous, I would in fact argue the opposite.

The ever-expanding world of technology has provided a vehicle with which to easily recluse ourselves, and it takes a strong person to break that habit and, in turn, attempt to break through the social barriers that technology erects.

I applaud Ossachuk’s efforts, and I believe we could all stand to learn from them.

in the heat of the moment. We should all do well to remember this when we feel that our politicians betray our interests. On the contrary, they care deeply for our nation and its people. To this end, it is perfectly clear that our stable system of government, a key feature of Canada’s culture, worked for Canadians.

This is not to say that, going forward, there will be easy days and political agreement. Canada now has a fundamental choice to make about how it will honour the memory of Cpl. Cirillo and the other victims of terrorism on our soil. Make no mistake—these attacks were deliberate, intentional, and malicious. They struck at the heart of our democracy.

We should not shy away from the diff icult decisions that need to be made.

Prime Minister Harper, in the immediate days after the attack, p l e d g e d t o i n c r e a s e s e c u r it y measures and to bolster Canada’s ef for ts to combat terrorism at home and abroad. While we do not know the scope of the changes planned, these measures will not be without controversy. Indeed,

some commentators have already imported that time-tested American political point: are we to give up our freedoms, our democracy, our very way of living, to feel a little bit more secure? Isn’t this what the terrorists want?

The case is not so dramat ic.

W hat t he terrorists wa nt is to weaken our resolve. They want to strike fear in the hearts of Canadians, so that when we are going to work, or in our homes at night, we will worry about whether or not we are safe.

So, what does Canada do when faced by a bully? We hit back, twice as hard.

This should not be taken to be a callous and base determination of our way forward. There will need to be a complex ba la nce bet ween our freedoms and the new security measures, whatever they will be. One need not come at the expense of the other, as our American friends state the case.

However, we shou ld be a mply skeptical of those who claim that any addit ional ef forts to make Canadians feel safer in their communities is a grant of our freedom to the government. This is not a

zero-sum game. If it is so easy for armed men to storm our house of government, clearly, we need to take a step back and look at the concrete, practical securit y measures that need to be taken to ensure that such a heinous act will never happen again. If it is the case that a young man can die by standing in the middle of Ottawa, on guard for our country, our citizens are simply not secure.

So, we need to step up to the challenge, as we always have.

And so, we come to the problem. Those who say that this attack is a chance for us to def ine who we a re a s C a nad ia n s a re incorrect. We know who we are.

Canada stood up at Vimy R idge for our values. We stood up at Normandy against a bully of another sort. We fought a nebulous and brutal enemy in Afghanistan.

Now, we must do the same again.

In the near future, we will be called to make some tough political choices. In making those choices, we shou ld remember t hat C a nada ha s never before backed down from a bully. Why start now?

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UNB Act changes will impact students AN OPINION

Micah O’Donnell-Gillies At 147 pages long, it’s an intimidating document. A year and a half in the mak ing, you might think that the whole thing was transcribed by hand by monks sitting in the Old Arts Building.

If it was monks transcribing it, we might’ve, at the very least, known about it. Instead, the UNB Act revisions were better hidden from the university community than President Eddy Campbell.

I hear your f irst thought: what a r e you t a l k i ng ab out ? L e t ’s start with what the UNB Act is.

Installed as the governing document of UNB on July 1, 1968, it a public act which grew from a

previous act. Being a public act means that it has the oversight of the NB Legislature (for now).

Sy mbol ica l ly, t he Act belongs to the public and not the UNB Board of Governors, Senates, or administration.

The UNB Act outlines not only the governing structures of UNB, but specif ic pieces that pertain to academic freedom, f inancial responsibilities, and the representational makeup and limitations of the university’s governing bodies. Before 1968, our university was run by a senate that had no faculty or student representation.

This Senate was instilled with farreaching powers. The UNB Act came in and laid out what university authorities could and could not do to members of the school.

The Act put in place a series of safety nets and divested authority away from a single board and into multiple, overlapping bodies. The Act set out what the goals of the university are: a public and collegial institution with research and teaching at its core.

If the Eddy administration has

its way, this will all be changing.

But who cares. I know for myself, I only came to this university to pay $50 000+ to get a couple pieces of paper and then walk away. If I learned how to be critical, responsible and socially aware, well, that’s a risk I had to take. I’m a lowly student and the Act revisions aren’t going to impact me at all.

Wrong. Without the Act, I am pretty sure I’d have been expelled by now. The Act rev isions a re looking to, basically, open up how important decisions are made at UNB. The revisions are removing sections which guarantee a student’s right to compla in to the president about any grievance they have at the University. The changes are opening the door to allowing certain power f igures at the university to make decisions about a student’s future at the school.

Take a look, if you’d like, at section 74(8) of the current Act. This section outlines a student’s right to complain to the president. Had enough with the one-ply toilet paper? Write a letter. Too much

lead in your water? Send Eddy a note. 74(8) mandated that any complaint sent to the president would be passed onto the appropriate governing body. Not anymore. The Act revision document states “remove from legislation.”

Maybe nothing will ever come of this. I mean, as of right now, I doubt anyone writes letters to Eddy to complain about anything.

Now t hat you k now you ca n, though, and the fact that that right may soon be gone, why don’t we all start writing complaints to Eddy to pass on to the appropriate bodies?

You have nothing to complain about? Well, here’s some ideas: tuition and fee increases, the fact that the university is apparently on the province’s steepest hill, the lingering scent of body odor in the Engineering building, the cost of a Twix in a vending machine. Write a letter about anything, because soon you might not be able to.

I am being petty and I’ll stop.

Despite my reducing the issue, there are some serious changes being made that we, the student

body, should be a part of. The Student Union should be taking this opportunity to not only send a letter about their concerns, but to campaign to insert new pieces into the Act which would outline the rights of students.

The SU is correct in expressing their worry over much of the Act being moved to bylaw, which I will be discussing next week. However, t he SU Execut ive shou ld a lso be pushing to have new student rights inserted. These suggestions could range from student fee and tuition increases being subject to a student referendum to making it a responsibility of the administration that every student has access to a counsellor and mental health ser v ices i n a sw i f t a nd t i mely manner.

The Act is going Or wellian: trust Eddy and the admin, they know best. W hat I’ve outlined here is the tip of the iceberg. The very foundation of the university is going to be shaken. Next week, I’ll be going a bit deeper. Hang in there with me.

Don’t let the flu get the best of you A STUDENT’S DIGEST

Stacey Taylor Inf luenza virus or “the f lu” is a c o m m o n u p p e r r e s p i r a to r y infection. It often starts with a headache, body aches, chills and a cough or sore t hroat. These symptoms are quickly followed by fever, loss of appetite, fatigue, runny nose, and sneezing. Nausea, vomiting and diarrhea may also occur.

The f lu is easily spread from person to person through contact with droplets that have been coughed or sneezed into the air by someone who is already sick.

It can also be spread by shaking hands with an infected person, or touch i ng a conta m i nated surface (e.g. a doork nob), and t hen touching your eyes, nose or mouth.

Most people who get the f lu w i l l r e c o ve r w it h i n s e ve n to

10 days. However, people with chronic illness such as asthma are at increased risk of developing more severe complications from the f lu (e.g. pneumonia).

T he f lu ca n lead to m i s sed t ime f rom work or school. At university, students who get sick may have to miss classes, quizzes or m idterms, ha nd papers in late and even delay exams. If this happens, you should contact your professor A SA P. Students requ iring med ica l documentat ion shou ld contact t he U N B Student Health Centre to book an appointment right away. The UNB Student Advocate on campus is available to assist students with more complicated requests for academic deferrals.

A lthough the f lu is very contagious, it is also very preventable.

There are many things that you shou ld do in order to prevent illness caused by the f lu virus.

Getting a f lu shot every year is one of the most effective ways to prevent catching the f lu and spreading it to others. Flu shots are now available at the Student Health Centre and are being offered at various locations across campus for all students, faculty

and staff.

A full schedule can be found on t he Student Hea lt h Cent re webpage.

The f lu shot costs $15 for students & $25 for staff and faculty — a ver y cheap i nvest ment i n your health. You may even qualif y for a free f lu shot — ask how when you come to get yours. We can only accept cash or cheque at the time of the injection. Be prepared to wait 20 minutes after your injection.

You can also do your best to avoid t he f lu by washing your hands frequently with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, or using hand sanitizer if soap and water is not available; not touching your face — most of the time the f lu virus enters the body through the eyes, nose or mouth; and coughing and sneezing into your elbow or sleeve, not your hand please. If you use a tissue, throw it out right away and again, wash your hands. Cleaning and disinfecting common areas like doorknobs, light switches, and keyboards is also important.

Some viruses can live on hard surfaces for as long as two days.

If you get sick, stay home and

rest until you feel better. Water, fruit juices and soups can help to prevent dehydration. If you are very sick, and you are not sure what to do, call Telehealth at 811 to speak with a registered nurse.

No one wa nts to let t he f lu

get them down. Following these simple strategies can help you to prevent f lu, minimize interruptions to your studies, and help you reach your goal of academic success at UNB.

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Yamina Parto “Princess Jasmine.”

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Starting off as a spoof, Humans of Alberta has become a popular Facebook page in both Alberta and on the East Coast.

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“Can I swear and shit?”

Matt MacLean was leaning back on a couch with a couple friends sitting around him like it was story time. He wasn’t exactly sure how to begin.

“Just [put] ‘frig it’ or something,” he tells me.

“Well, being a poor kid from the Maritimes I said frig it, I’m going to Alberta. I’m going to make a bunch of dirty Albertan money.”

MacLean went to Peace R iver in May, where he was helping build a bridge. Like any hard worker, he sweated during the day, and at night enjoyed a Mike’s Hard Lemonade while browsing Facebook.

“I saw Humans of New York and

sites like that, and I said ‘man, it would be funny as frig to just make some stupid post with one of my buddies.’ ” That night, he created the Humans of Alberta Facebook page, and posted its f irst photo. “We took about seven or eight different pictures. Finally we got the money shot.”

The picture was of MacLean’s friend, Wise, on top of a dirty old minivan. Along with it came a caption, telling the story of an East Coast kid living the dream in Alberta, and it quickly began getting attention on Facebook.

“We were having some beers and I noticed that it started getting a lot of likes, but half of them were from people that I didn’t know.”

By the next morning the pic-

ture had 500 likes, and since then the page has grown to have over 11,000 people following it.

W hile most people that read Humans of Alberta understand it as satire, there are those that are angry at the dirty picture MacLean is painting of Alberta.

“Some people w ill write ‘oh my God, this is such a disgrace to Alberta,’ ” he said. “But the funny thing is that I have a little cult that will all come in and defend it.”

“R ight when there is something negative said about the site, there will be 10 people replying. I’ve got backup.”

After the first photo was posted in July, MacLean continued from A lberta with photos of his coworkers, as well as some friends from back home and some that

h ave b een s ubm it ted to h i m.

Though he has been back in New Brunswick since September, the page is still generating new material, including branching out to thoughts on politics, rants, and the occasional poem penned by MacLean himself.

Though he makes jokes about how much “action” he has gotten because of the site (“none,” he asserts), and how he wants to look cool in this article, MacLean has become serious about the page.

“Social media is science, boys,” he explains.

MacLean is thinking of putting some money into boosting his profile on Facebook. Along with this, he and a friend have now developed a website, called Albertabahd.com, which will also be selling t-shirts

a nd potent ia lly ot her clot h ing products in the future.

The first batch of t-shirts, which say “stay dirty, bahd” on them, have already sold out, and MacLean is hopeful to get more out before it is to cold to show them off.

Throughout the night, MacLean talks about finishing his engineering degree or maybe trying standup comedy. He talks about living in St. John’s or Fredericton or about travelling. Even if he isn’t totally sure what he is going to do in the future, that isn’t a huge concern at the moment.

R ight now, he says, his only goal is to see a total stranger wearing one of his t-shirts. With a growing number of fans in the USA as well as throughout Canada, that dream doesn’t seem that far off, bahd.

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Tuning in: A month without headphones Kevin Lemieux Arts Reporter For most people, being plugged in is a daily occurrence. Whether it’s small earphones or big Beats by Dre, people love being connected with their music everywhere they go.

For one student, the challenge is to put down the headphones and pick up on what’s going on around her.

Kayla-Renée Ossachuk is a media arts and culture student who basically lives with her headphones. On Oct. 4, she gave her earphones away and started blogging.

“I was lonely the f irst week.

People would walk by and glance at me.”

T he idea ca me f rom one of her classes. They were discussing people using their phones as a music device and how we always seem to be listening to music.

Walking around campus, with or without friends, people always have

headphones in.

“Just after we had that conversation, I decided to walk home without my headphones and I made eye contact with someone walking by. We exchanged a few words and kept going. If I would have had my headphones in, I would have missed that interaction.”

She explained that people have lost touch with what is public and what is private space. Ossachuk also feels that we don’t try to make connections. “ W hen people a re at home, they’re now always connected with texting, Facebook and Skype. In public spaces, people no longer want to talk to others. Instead, we put our headphones in and avoid people.”

She said that it’s uncomfortable being around people who all have headphones in and might be laughing at something, yet she doesn’t know what’s going on. She adds that she’s now a people-watcher.

Instead of repeating her story

Kayla-Renée Ossachuk has set up a blog about her life without headphones.

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every time she meets someone, Ossachuk launched Kaylarenee.blog. com. She says it’s the best way to get her message out there.

Although she doesn’t miss listening to her music all the time, there’s one time in her day that she really wishes she could use earphones.

“The gym is the worst. I really wish I had them then. I never knew how much people made sounds while working out. Grunting and heavy breathing, I need to block it out!”

A fter her one month without headphones ends, she doesn’t know what will happen.

“I gave my headphones to a friend and he probably won’t give them back to me until I ask. But who knows what might happen.

Maybe I won’t want t hem. Or maybe I’ll take them back but only use them when necessary.”

She invites anyone to give it a shot and see what happens.

“Give it a try. You’ll definitely meet new people and make connections you wouldn’t have if you had your headphones in.”

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Kim Churchill performed at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre on Oct. 22 Brad Parker / The Brunswickan

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The Brunswickan’s Food & Liquor: Budget beers Mathieu: As this is what defined many high school party social lives, I have only one question to ask myself then: what were we thinking…?

Sebastian: Definitely the beer with the most taste here; it is strong all the way through. In this case, that is not a good thing.

Colin: The staple of bad beer. If all you’ve got is six bucks then this the beer for you. You will definitely want to have gum on hand after drinking this one though.

Devin: Just plain nasty. What is that shitty caramel aftertaste?

Mathieu: It’s okay. Yeah it’s good for a budget but I’d never get super excited talking about it.

Sebastian: This beer sneaks up on you. You first take a drink and it doesn’t seem that bad, then the beer hits the back of your throat.

Colin: Tastes like a mellowed out version of the Colt 45 for considerably more money.

Devin: This is a Bush league beer, just brutal on the aftertaste.

Busch Ice

Colt 45

Mathieu: Don’t let the tall, slim can fool you. The strong flavor is not pleasant by any stretch of the imagination.

Sebastian: For me, this is the backbone of any high school party. Picture yourself saying: “Just get me Cold Shots.” Ah, the memories.

Colin: If you like small cans, mildly strong beer and an aftertaste that lingers long after the beer is gone, this is the beer for you.

Devin: Hits you right off the bat, smooth going down. Not bad overall, but not much flavour.

Cold Shots

Mathieu: Goes down easy, kind of like carbonated water, which makes it not bad, but at the same time not good. It’s so neutral I get suspicious.

Sebastian: The beer with the least amount of flavour, therefore the winner.

Colin: Definitely the best beer of the four. But that isn’t saying much. At all.

Devin: Not bad overall, just not great either. Flavour probably gets better after a few.

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Songs of the week Sebastian Maynard Arts Editor

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 29 Freddie Gibbs and Madlib – “Knicks Remix (feat. Action Bronson, Joey Bada$$, Ransom)” Following the release of their collaborative album, Piñata, Freddie Gibbs and Madlib will be releasing an EP containing a couple of remixes and unheard songs, one being a remix of “Knicks,” featuring Action Bronson, Joey Bada$$ and Ransom. The track is smooth, like the ride of an old box Chevy, which is exactly the kind of car this song was made to be heard in. Take your pick of who you like, Gibbs pays homage to Michael Brown, Bronson raps about putting rosemary on a striploin, Ransom talks street corners and Bada$$ addresses fake MCs. This is old school hip-hop. No excessive emotions, just bragging and trying to one-up each other. And it’s great.

Les Belles-Soeurs Memorial Hall, 8 p.m., Oct. 29 – Nov. 1, $8 (Students) Public Consultation The Fredericton Playhouse, 7:30 p.m.

THURSDAY, OCT. 30 Beer ‘n’ Stein Gallery 78, 7 p.m., $40

FRIDAY, OCT. 31 Drake – “How About Now” Now, if Freddie Gibbs and Madlib aren’t your style, we have a Drake song that was leaked. The track is either a leftover from Drake’s latest release, Nothing Was The Same, or it is a new song set to be on Views From The 6. “How About Now” is vintage Drake; over a moody beat filled with synths, he sings, raps, and tells the story of a girl who didn’t believe in him. Drake asks if the feeling has changed now that he has made it, showing that even if it is in a different package, some things (like stunting on everyone) will never leave hip-hop.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show The Fredericton Playhouse, 11:59 p.m., $15

SATURDAY, NOV. 1 Running Dead Zombie 5K Fun Run Killarney Lake, 10 p.m.

SUNDAY, NOV. 2 Daylight Saving Time Ends BADBADNOTGOOD and Ghostface Killah – “Gunshowers (feat.

Elzhi)” Along with the announcement that Toronto jazz trio BADBADNOTGOOD and Wu Tang Clan’s Ghostface Killah will be releasing an album together in February, the team has also shared a sample of what is to come.

On “Gunshowers,” BADBADNOTGOOD set up an unlikely indie surf rock instrumental for Ghostface, who at first seems out of place, but by the time he raps “I’m a goddamn vocalist” at the end of his first verse, you’ll be sold.

Run The Jewels – “Angel Duster” “Got hope for the living. Got prayers for the dead,” raps Killer Mike on the Run The Jewels 2 closing song, “Angel Duster.” Though the song seems to end the album on a hopeful note, with El-P toasting to the no ones and to everyone, there is an underlying issue that Killer Mike quietly brings up at the end of the chorus. “Cause the world is dangerous/driven great men insane/anchor themselves with angel dust,” he raps. The feeling that Mike puts across is one of resignation, that things are the way they are, and that is fact. “From the womb to the tomb, why do we fight to live?” he asks, making the laid-back-sounding song one of the heavier and darker ones on the album.

TUESDAY, NOV. 3 Bolero & Other Works The Fredericton Playhouse, 7 p.m., $34

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Art and food focus of New Brunswick Craft Council fundraiser

Mathieu Wong The Brunswickan

What do crafts have to do with food and beer?

Wel l, accord i ng to t he New Brunswick Crafts Council (NBCC), everything. On Thursday, Oct. 30 at Gallery 78, the Craft Council w i l l be host i ng a Ha l loweenthemed f undraiser to celebrate crafts and arts in Fredericton and the province, as well as their 50th anniversary.

This event, named “Beer ‘n’ Stein,” has just that: beers and steins (a traditional beer goblet.)

Partnered with Picaroons, there will be a variety of fun activities and stations showcasing music, spooky photographs, silent films and crafts made from local artists and groups.

Tickets offer Picaroons beer, finger food from the Lunar Rogue Pub, and the chance to walk away with a choice of fine items.

Alison Murphy, executive director, and Claire Shiplett, project manager, the only two employees of the NBCC, had plenty to say about the event and the arts scene in downtown Fredericton.

“We’re really looking forward to the Beer ‘n’ Stein. It’s new and fun and we’re hoping to connect with a broad demographic of people

who see the value in locally made crafts,” they said.

Over the years, they say, a number of good gallery spaces have been lost and there has been a bit of a shift in the direction the arts have been going. This shift is in more hybrid or crossover art forms, meaning that artists are optimizing the qualities of a variety of mediums and creating exhibitions that demonstrate how well some of these can come together.

The Beer ‘n’ Stein event will showcase examples of this, and is directed towards a younger audience. For the N BCC, this is a chance to revamp the organization and develop a youthful core that will work towards helping develop the art and craft scene downtown.

“The New Br unsw ick Craf ts Council is in the process of revitalizing itself with new staff, new and extended programming, and some exciting new partnerships,” they explained.

“Working with Picaroons, Gallery 78 and our amazing membership for this event has been a pleasure. We hope to see lots of creative costumes for this fun and beer-filled event.”

Tickets are $40 and available at the Picaroons Brewtique and Gallery 78.

On Oct 30, the New Brunswick Craft Council will be hosting “Beer ‘n’ Stein” at Gallery 78.

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“The Real Mr. D” is coming to Fredericton on Nov. 8 Kevin Lemieux Arts Reporter As cold and flu season flares up in Fredericton, a good laugh could be just the right medicine.

Good thing Canadian stand-up comedian Gerry Dee is coming to Fredericton on Nov. 8 and can’t wait to be back on the East Coast.

“I went to school in Nova Scotia [St. FX] and my wife is from there, so any of that Maritime for me feels good. I spent months in Fredericton shooting one of my first television jobs and know people from Miramichi and Shediac.”

After getting his education degree, Dee was expecting to be a teacher for the rest of his life. But he stumbled on comedy and is glad that he’s turned it into something successful.

“I didn’t see myself in this industry at all. Going to school, I was happy to be a teacher and take that path, but then I got sidetracked, took a chance with stand-up comedy and it led to this. I’m thankful I did.”

Dee is known for a lot of things.

He has starred in a number of shows and movies including Trailer Park Boys: The Movie, Canada Russia ‘72 and Last Comic Standing. He also has his own show, Mr. D, on CBC, which will see its fourth season premier on Jan. 20.

For Dee, this tour is an evolution of the material he’s been doing since the day he started comedy.

“It’s what goes on in my world and that’s the world I live in. Being a dad

Gerry Dee will be performing at the Playhouse on Nov. 8.

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and a husband, [and] being a teacher was part of my life for so long, so I tell stories of my life,” he said.

“It could be something that happened at the mall this weekend ... It’s a lot about parenting and teaching

[or] marriage, just a lot of things people can relate to.”

Dee will take the Fredericton Playhouse stage at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 8.

Tickets are $59 and can be purchased online or at the Playhouse box office.

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The Varsity Reds women’s soccer team played their final regular season game at BMO Centre on Friday.

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Onward and upward Women’s soccer team enters playoffs as top seeded team

Jamie Tozer Sports Editor Before the season started, UNB Varsity Reds women’s soccer head coach Jon Crossland said he wanted his team to contend for an Atlantic University Sport championship.

Two months later, his team will be doing just that.

Not only have the Varsity Reds clinched a spot in this year’s playoffs, but they’ll be the No. 1 seed after winning the AUS regular season for the first time in history.

“To get rewarded you have to put a lot of work in and the girls have done that over the last two or three years,” said Crossland after his team’s final regular season game on Friday.

“We’ve had the same core group together for the last three years and there are eight of them who are going to graduate and potentially move on here, so it’s awesome for them to have the opportunity to finish first and be one of the best women’s teams in UNB’s soccer history.”

The coach said the biggest difference between this year’s team and ones in the past is age and experience.

“We weren’t far away from being a playoff team the last two years.

They were really committed. They worked hard in the summer and from day one when they came back they were really motivated and we made it clear that we wanted to compete for an AUS championship,” he said.

“That was our goal — to be in the AUS playoffs and to be an AUS champion. That’s charted the course for this season and they have not let up since then.”

To say it’s been a remarkable season for the team would be an understatement. They finished the regular season with a 10-1-2 record, matching their win total of the previous three seasons combined.

And the team’s journey isn’t over.

“We’re not done,” said Crossla nd. “ We’ve got a not her big weekend so we’re going to keep this going as long as we can.”

After clinching first place last

Wednesday with a 3-2 victory over the Mount Allison Mounties, UNB will have a bye through the first round of the AUS Championship, which takes place Oct. 31 – Nov. 1 at Dalhousie University. The Varsity Reds will play the lowest seeded team remaining in Saturday’s semifinal. The championship game will take place on Sunday.

“It’s nice,” Crossland said about having a bye. “We’ve got a couple girls who are banged up right now and it gives them an extra day to rest, recover and get treatment. It’ll be good.”

The winner of the AUS Champion sh ips w i l l adva nce to t he Canadian Interuniversity Sport women’s soccer nationals in Quebec City from Nov. 6 – 9.

The Varsity Reds wrapped up their regular season schedule with a 4-2 victory over the Saint Mary’s Huskies on a chilly and rainy night at BMO Centre on Friday.

Sam Lagacy scored t wice for U N B wh i le K ayla Pa i nter a nd Cour t ney St rba added singles.

L i ndsay M i l let t a nd Soph ie

Langille responded with goals for Saint Mary’s.

Meggie Spicer had UNB’s first good chance of the game as the ball was put ahead to her by Lagacy in the 22nd minute. Huskies goalkeeper Jackie Blank — a former Varsity Red — was sharp in net and stopped the hard shot with her hands.

The Reds took a 1-0 lead in the 29th minute as Lagacy fought off two Saint Mary’s defenders and chipped the ball over Blank.

Lagacy then netted her second of the match in the 42nd minute. Erin Bethune took the corner kick and got the ball into the box, allowing Lagacy to head it in.

Late in the half, Lagacy created another good chance as she came down the wing, went around Blank and sent the ball to the top of the box. Lauren Cubbon got there but had her shot blocked.

Shots in the first half were 3-0 in favour of the Varsity Reds.

In the 54th minute, Painter put in a rebound to give UNB a 3-0 lead.

Saint Mar y’s f inally recorded their first shot of the contest about 15 minutes into the half and forced Reds goalkeeper Rebecca Duda to make a nice save.

The Varsity Reds took a 4-0 lead in the 62nd minute. Painter had a free kick and fired into the box, allowing Strba to put the ball in and extend UNB’s lead.

Soon after Strba’s goal, Brittany Carroll replaced Duda in the UNB net. Carroll was put to the test quickly as Saint Mary’s got on the board in the 74th minute when Millett scored.

Just over five minutes later, the Huskies got within two as Sophie Langille put a header in. But that goal would the last the Huskies would score thanks to some nice saves from Carroll.

Shots were 7-2 in favour of the Huskies in the second half.

The loss didn’t mean much for Saint Mary’s as they had already been eliminated from the playoff race. They f inished the regular season with a 1-10-2 record.

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Reds complete historic campaign [results] as last year or do better — and that’s what we want to do. We want to go all the way.”

Jones scored twice in Friday’s win over the Huskies while singles came from Kenneth Van Aarle and Robbie Park. Goalkeeper Brandon Eagle started the game in net but was replaced

by Aaron McMurray in the second half.

Even though the Varsity Reds had locked up first place last Wednesday with a 5-0 victory over Mount Alison, the team was ready to play and came flying out of the gate on Friday.

Jones opened the scoring less than five minutes in and Van Aarle scored three minutes later to make it 2-0.

Jones added his second of the match in stoppage time. Shots were 7-0 in favour of UNB in the opening half.

“I think I played well,” said Jones of his performance. “I had a couple loose balls which I couldn’t get a hold of but I thought I did my best to get my teammates involved in the game.”

Park scored in the 67th minute to make it a 4-0 final. Shots were 5-0 UNB in the second half.

Captain Alex Haiart played in his final game at BMO Centre and left the match in the 80th minute to a loud

ovation from his teammates.

“It was great,” said the Winnipeg native. “These guys know how much I love UNB. I live for these guys and I’d do anything for them. They appreciate that and they’d do the same for me.

They can see how much work I put into this side and they do the exact same every day. So it was really nice to get the appreciation from them.”

The fifth-year midfielder said the team has changed for the better during his time at UNB. “We were a blue-collar team when I first came. The skill wasn’t really there, but we worked our hardest. And just to see us evolve from great recruiting from [head coach] Miles [Pinsent] and great coaching from him, we’ve been able to evolve into one of the best technical teams in the country.

“The boys, we just all get along and we’re best friends. It’s not coming here to do work anymore. We’re really enjoying coming here everyday. Every event we do we take it as a positive thing and we always grow from everything we can.”

Thanks to their first-place finish, the Varsity Reds will have a bye for the first round of the AUS Championship,

which take place Oct. 31 – Nov. 2 at the Memorial University of Newfoundland. UNB’s first game will be a semifinal matchup against the lowest remaining seed on Saturday afternoon.

Jones, having been part of the Varsity Reds men’s squad for the past two playoff runs, said having a bye is big but the team must still come prepared for some tough competition.

“Having a bye and being able to watch four other teams play 90 minutes

… it’s a good position to be in. But at the end of the day anything can happen in playoffs so we’ve got to be on the top of our game.”

The winner of the AUS Championship will take part in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport men’s soccer nationals from Nov. 6 – 9, held this year at the University of Prince Edward Island.

If UPEI makes the AUS Championship final then the opposing team, win or lose, will automatically earn a birth.

Coming off one of their best seasons in years, the UNB Varsity Reds men’s and women’s swim teams are ready to make more waves this year.

“We were really pleased with last season,” said head coach Robin Ferdinand. “In the past we had always been under half of the total score of Dalhousie and this time we were about 60 per cent of their score. We’re coming along.”

UNB took home 19 medals at last year’s Atlantic University Sport Championship, the most in over 10 years. The women’s team finished second overall while the men finished fifth.

“We were aiming at quality performances instead of quantity and every single person made the finals of at least one of their events. We were really pleased.”

The Dalhousie Tigers have dominated AUS pools for over a decade. The men’s team has won every champiUNB hosts their only swim meet of the season this weekend. onship since 1999 while the File Photo women’s team has won every

year since 2002.

“Success breeds success and they just started getting more and more strong swimmers,” Ferdinand said about the Tigers’ string of titles.

“The other teams are evening up a lot more this year. At the first meet of the season, Acadia showed they have strong swimmers, Mount Allison has strong swimmers and we do as well. It’s starting to even out a bit.”

UNB had a fairly strong showing in the season’s first meet Oct. 17 – 18 at Acadia University.

The women finished third — half a point behind second-place Mount Allison — and the men finished fourth.

“It went quite well. On the first day, they outperformed what I was expecting them to do because we were right in the middle of hard training, we got on the bus for five-and-a-half hours, we were there for 20 minutes and then they had to race. I was really pleased with their performances.”

The weekend was highlighted by rookie swimmer Charli LeBlanc winning the women’s 50m backstroke with a time of 30.03, making her the first AUS swimmer to qualify for nationals. LeBlanc also won the 100m backstroke and helped her team win the 400m medley relay.

Ferdinand expects the team to excel in backstroke and butterfly, but noted they also have strong breaststrokers as well.

The women’s team features quite a few highly touted new recruits. Along with LeBlanc, the team has also added Caroline Mercier, Allison Somers, Andrea Greene, Victoria Gardiner and Kelsey Taylor.

“We’re really pleased with our first-year athletes,” said Ferdinand.

There will also be a few sibling swimming for the Varsity Reds this season — Jessica and Charli LeBlanc; Andrea and Amanda Greene; Cassey and Keelan Mooney; and Eric and Chris Garcelon.

Ferdinand said it says a lot about the team and school when older siblings want their younger siblings to join them at UNB. “It’s a really fun dynamic. It’s definitely positive to have all the brothers and sisters around.”

Both the men’s and women’s team have modest goals for the 2014-15 season.

“The men’s team is a little smaller and our top recruit coming in, Connor Adams, broke his femur during orientation week. Their goals are mostly to come top eight and hopefully crack the medals in a couple of events. Our team is small but mighty.

“The women’s team … we’re just looking for top eight and top three performances. We want to claw our way closer and closer to the AUS Championship.”

The Varsity Reds host the Amby Legere AUS Invitational from Nov. 1 – 2 at the Sir Max Aitken Pool. It is the team’s only home meet of the season.

Jamie Tozer Sports Editor For the first time since 1979, the UNB Varsity Reds men’s soccer team has completed the Atlantic University Sport regular season with an undefeated record.

UNB’s regular season came to an end on Friday with a 4-0 victory over the Saint Mary’s Huskies at BMO Centre, giving them an AUS best record of 11-0-2.

“It’s a really good feeling,” said third-year striker Oliver Jones. “To go undefeated just shows that hard work has paid off and now we can look forward to playoffs.”

It’s the third straight year that UNB has finished first in the regular season standings. Last year, the team won the AUS Championship and came in third at nationals. Jones said there are some key differences between this year’s Varsity Reds squad and last year’s.

“It’s hard to compare [the two teams] because we lost a lot of players. We’ve adapted the way we play to the players we have this year. I think we’re equally as strong as last year and hopefully we can at least get the same

UNB took on Saint Mary’s on Friday night at BMO Centre.

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Swimming teams dive into new season

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Is it acceptable for the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada to be played on artificial turf?

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If they have an option to, I don’t think it would be a major problem. Many teams already train primarily on it, and the ones that don’t wouldn’t be affected by it that immensely. Though I realize it would take away for some teams that don’t have access, it would be much easier to maintain in Canada, where the weather is harsh on natural fields.

The World Cup always comes with its set of challenges but this one seems rather minor in my opinion. If we look at the 2022 men’s World Cup in Qatar, where it’s so hot that people are saying players could die playing in games during the day, that’s a much bigger logistical issue.

Games might even end up being played in the middle of the night. At least we know with Canada’s unpredictable weather that all the fields will hold up if it’s on turf. So bring your best turf cleats and get down to business.

No. If the men play on natural grass, then the women should be playing on it as well. Reasons for using turf carry no clout with me. Use natural grass. It’s the way the game is played and no substitute should be acceptable for such a prestigious event. Plus, I really don’t want to hear Abby Wambach complain about it.

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Yes. It’s unfortunate that Canada doesn’t have many large stadiums with natural grass, but that’s just the way it goes with this kind of climate. Even with this lawsuit thing, I’m guessing it’s too late in the game to even consider trying to install real grass of some sort at these stadiums. People may be complaining about turf now, but I’m willing to bet temporary grass inside BC Place would draw a few complaints as well.

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LeBlanc qualifies for nationals Marc Gagnon Staff Reporter

Charli LeBlanc has gotten her university swimming career off to a good start.

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Charli LeBlanc’s biggest competitor is herself.

A fter turning heads with her blazing victory at the Jack Scholtz Invitational swim meet on Oct. 17, the UNB Varsity Reds women’s swim team rookie is looking forward to a strong season.

LeBlanc had three f irst-place finishes on the opening day of the Atlantic University Sport swimming season — the 50m backstroke, 100m backstroke and 400m medley relay. Her time of 30.03 seconds in the 50m backstroke made her the first AUS swimmer to qualify for nationals.

For LeBlanc, the win was bittersweet.

“I wanted to break 30 seconds,” she said. “I’m grateful I qualified this time, but it’s a little frustrating — everybody’s happy you made nationals, but what you wanted in your head was to break 30. It’s right

there — it’s the difference between your fingernail touching and the fingertip touching. It’s so close.”

While this is LeBlanc’s first year at UNB, she said that both her family and especially Varsity Reds women’s swimming head coach Robin Ferdinand have long encouraged her to come to Fredericton. “[Ferdinand] has always been interested in how and where I’m swimming,” she explained. “She’s the only coach that really paid attention to where I was at. For her to have an interest before I was even here, it meant the world to me.”

LeBlanc has dabbled in every organized sport she could — basketball, soccer, hockey, baseball and tennis. But for her, swimming has a singular appeal that no other sport has.

“Everything I love about it, I hate about it,” she said. “With other sports you could depend on team members, but swimming is completely about you, what you do and

what you push against yourself.”

LeBlanc said it’s the emphasis on the individual performance, not the competition, that keeps her in the pool.

“I never liked beat ing ot her people; I liked beating myself. And it’s easier to push yourself when you’re not pushing against others.”

Despite her big win, LeBlanc has no plans to rest on her laurels — she’s already eyeing her next breakthrough in the pool, which is breaking the 30 second mark in the 50m backstroke.

“Not to step on anybody’s toes, but I really want to break the pool record for 50m backstroke, and hopef ully eventually the 100m backstroke too,” she said. “My goal is really just to get the distance in — the pool I used to swim at was 18.5m long and you couldn’t even do competitions there, so to be able to actually do a 200m backstroke would definitely be one of my bigger goals.”

Rough weekend for Reds hockey Jamie Tozer Sports Editor

The UNB Varsity Reds men’s hockey team suffered their first losses of the season this past weekend in Nova Scotia.

The Reds fell 4-3 in overtime to the Acadia Axemen on Friday in Wolfville and 2-0 to the Saint Mary’s Huskies on Saturday in Halifax.

The losses dropped UNB’s record to 4-1-1 and into a tie for third in the Atlantic University Sport standings, one point back of first place Acadia and Moncton.

Peter Trainor had two goals for the Varsity Reds on Friday while Matt Petgrave

also scored. Cameron Brace and Jordan Murray each had two assists. Goaltender David Shantz got the start in net and made 28 saves in the loss.

Trainor opened the scoring on a power play at 16:44 of the first period but Acadia’s Liam Heelis tied it less than two minutes later on a man advantage. Shots in the opening frame were 8-7 in favour of the Axemen.

Michael Clarke gave the Axemen their first lead at 2:54 of the second and then took a 3-1 lead at 15:18 when Sam Fioretti scored. Trainor’s power play goal at 18:39 got the V-Reds within one heading into intermission. Shots were 15-12 Acadia in the second.

With 1:03 remaining in the game, Petgrave tied it up. But just 1:43 into overtime, Matthew Pufahl scored to give the Axemen the win and the extra point.

Shots in the game ended at 32-32.

On Saturday, Saint Mary’s goaltender Anthony Peters once again stole the show with a 39-save shutout performance to give the Huskies a 2-0 victory.

Bradley Greene opened the scoring at 13:58 of the first period. It would be the only goal of the frame despite the Varsity Reds throwing 18 shots on the Saint Mary’s net.

In the third, Greene scored again at 17:15 to make it 2-0 and give the Huskies

some insurance.

Shots in the game ended at 39-20 in favour of UNB. Shantz made 18 stops in the loss.

Saint Mary’s has now won three straight against UNB going back to last year’s semifinal playoff series. Peters was dynamite in those games as well and has allowed just one goal in his last three starts against the

Varsity Reds.

UNB will look to get back on track this weekend. The team travels to StFX to battle the X-Men on Halloween night and then move on to Dalhousie to battle the Tigers on Saturday.

The Varsity Reds return to the Aitken Centre on Saturday, Nov. 8 to battle the UPEI Panthers at 7 p.m.

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New look for volleyball team

Young guns open season with victory

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Now in his 11th season as head coach of the UNB Varsity Reds men’s volleyball team, Dan McMorran has experienced both highs and lows over the course of his career. The 20132014 season, however, was certainly one for the books.

The men’s volleyball team went 11-6 in regular season play last year, before suffering a heartbreaking defeat at the hands of the Dalhousie Tigers in the Atlantic University Sport final.

McMorran isn’t looking back, though. With a team full of young talent, UNB looks poised to compete once again in the regular season.

“Our team goal is qualify for the AUS championships again first and foremost, and try to win an AUS Championship.

Then we’ll have to try to make some noise at the CIS level,” said McMorran.

It won’t be easy.

The team faces a tough interlocking schedule, as well as strong competition within the Atlantic conference from the Dalhousie Tigers who are perennial contenders.

“If you take a look at the last four years, we’ve won two season series and Dal has won

two, so they’re definitely a tough opponent for us,” said McMorran. “The Quebec conference is much stronger this year than they have ever been before, so we’ve got a lot of work to do.”

In order to repeat last season’s success, the coaching staff is relying on both veterans and several key new recruits to fill in the gaps left by departing players.

“Ryan Colpitts is one of our returning players who is stepping into a different role this year. He was a first-year player last year who didn’t get much court time at all. He started to really develop at the end of the season — so much so that he was selected for Canada’s junior national team this summer. That experience definitely helped with his development.

“Ryan is eager to play a huge role for us this year, where he didn’t step on the floor that much last year.”

UNB can also count on the immediate impact of several first-year players — most notably Markiel Simpson, who comes to UNB following a successful two-year career with Capilano College, a strong volleyball program in British Columbia.

“Markiel is a great athlete

who has loads of potential. He’s constantly trying to improve so he can become a regular in our starting lineup.”

McMorran was pleased with his team’s performance during the pre-season but admitted there remains room for improvement.

“I was very happy with our results from our pre-season games in Alberta,” he said.

“Western Canadian teams have been known as the strongest teams in the country for the last 30 years, so I’m happy with how we competed and kept up with those teams, especially on the defensive end.”

McMorran cites consistency as an area upon which the VReds could improve, particularly when it comes to players assuming new roles with the team.

“At this stage of the game, our players are just beginning to feel comfortable with the new roles that we are expecting of them this year. The sooner we can adapt to these changes, the sooner we will improve on both the offensive and defensive side.”

All in all, the team looks to be in good shape to take another run at the AUS title this year.

“I’m excited to see how this season unfolds and how we can cope with the challenges that come our way,” said McMorran.

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It wasn’t an easy 3-0 victory for the UNB Varsity Reds women’s volleyball team on Saturday night.

The young Varsity Reds, which featured four rookies in their starting lineup, fought through nerves and edged the Université de Moncton Aigles Bleues in straight sets (25-23, 2624, 25-23) in their regular season opener at the Richard J. Currie Center.

“I think there were a lot of nerves in the beginning,” said head coach Jilliane Goulet after the game. “We hadn’t actually played a match for a couple of weeks so we had to get back into that match frame of mind. Plus, with UdeM, there’s always a bit of a rivalry.

“There were definitely some nerves showing that stopped us from really pulling ahead at any point.”

The final score may have been 3-0, but it certainly could have gone to more sets. The two

teams went back and forth all evening with neither managing to pull away. The two stayed within a couple points of each for most of the match.

Goulet said momentum was something the team was missing on Saturday.

“It didn’t feel like it was straight sets. It really felt like a five setter with the way that we had to fight tooth and nail to get the win. Every time we pulled ahead, they clawed back.

Full kudos to UdeM for fighting as hard as they did and making us really work our hardest to come out of there with the win.”

Rookies Victoria Eadle, with 21 points and player of the game honours, and Janie-Eve Doucet, with 12 points, led the way for the Varsity Reds.

Goulet was happy with Eadle’s performance.

“I thought she was really leading the charge in terms of staying aggressive, finding ways to score and finding ways to serve hard over and over again.

She was solid on serve receive,” she said.

“It was just really a solid game from her and that’s what we expect from her. We know that she’s a standout player. She’s a pretty incredible athlete and that’s why she’s her and why we wanted her here. It’s nice to see that she’s coming out and having a game like that in her first game.”

UNB, now 1-0 on the season, host the Dalhousie Tigers on Saturday at 6 p.m. and the Acadie Axewomen on Sunday at 3 p.m.

Meanwhile, the Varsity Reds men’s volleyball team had a fairly successful visit to Newfoundland this past weekend. Participating in the first AUS-RSEQ Interlock Event of the season, UNB defeated Laval 3-0 and Sherbrooke 3-0 but fell to Montreal 3-2.

The victory over Laval was especially impressive with the Rouge et Or being ranked sixth in the country the week prior.

UNB’s men’s team, 2-1 in regular season play, host Dalhousie this Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m.

AUS CHAMPIONSHIP

PREVIEW2 0 1 4 RECORD vs. AUS:10-1-2 LEADING SCORER: Sam Lagacy (9 goals & 3 assists) LAST AUS CHAMPIONSHIP: None RECORD vs. AUS: 9-3-1 RECORD vs. UNB: 0-2-0 LEADING SCORER: Emily Bailey (10 goals) LAST AUS CHAMPIONSHIP: None RECORD vs. AUS: 7-4-2 RECORD vs. UNB: 0-1-0 LEADING SCORER: Karolyne Blain (16 goals) LAST AUS CHAMPIONSHIP: 2013

RECORD vs. AUS:11-0-2 LEADING SCORER: Oliver Jones (10 goals & 2 assists) LAST AUS CHAMPIONSHIP: 2013 RECORD vs. AUS: 8-4-1 RECORD vs. UNB: 0-1-0 LEADING SCORER: Justin Maheu (15 goals) LAST AUS CHAMPIONSHIP: 2012 RECORD vs. AUS: 7-3-3 RECORD vs. UNB: 0-1-0 LEADING SCORER: Randy Ribeiro (3 goals & 5 assists) LAST AUS CHAMPIONSHIP: 1994

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RECORD vs. AUS: 5-1-7 RECORD vs. UNB: 0-0-1 LEADING SCORER: Meghan Earle (5 goals) LAST AUS CHAMPIONSHIP: 1996 RECORD vs. AUS: 6-4-3 RECORD vs. UNB: 1-0-0 LEADING SCORER: Michelle Yates (7 goals) LAST AUS CHAMPIONSHIP: 2012 RECORD vs. AUS: 5-6-2 RECORD vs. UNB: 0-2-0 LEADING SCORER: Maria Scichilone (6 goals & 4 assists) LAST AUS CHAMPIONSHIP: 2004

SCHEDULE

WICKWIRE FIELD – HALIFAX, NS FRIDAY, OCT.31: QUARTERFINAL 1: @ 11AM QUARTERFINAL 2: @ 2PM SATURDAY, NOV.1: SEMIFINAL 1: LOWEST REMAINING SEED VS. UNB@ 11AM SEMIFINAL 2: HIGHEST REMAINING SEED VS. MEMORIAL@ 2PM SUNAY, NOV.2: FINAL: SEMIFINAL 1 WINNER VS. SEMIFINAL 2 WINNER @ 2PM

RECORD vs. AUS: 5-2-6 RECORD vs. UNB: 0-0-2 LEADING SCORER: Jared Murphy (6 goals & 5 assists) LAST AUS CHAMPIONSHIP: 2002 RECORD vs. AUS: 6-5-2 RECORD vs. UNB: 0-1-0 LEADING SCORER: Cooper Coats (6 goals) LAST AUS CHAMPIONSHIP: 1996 RECORD vs. AUS: 4-8-1 RECORD vs. UNB: 0-2-0 LEADING SCORER: Tyler Forset (2 goals) LAST AUS CHAMPIONSHIP: 1973

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KING GEORGE V PARK – ST. JOHN’S, N.L. FRIDAY, OCT.31: QUARTERFINAL 1: @ 3PM QUARTERFINAL 2: @ 6PM SATURDAY, NOV.1: SEMIFINAL 1: LOWEST REMAINING SEED VS. UNB@ 2PM SEMIFINAL 2: HIGHEST REMAINING SEED VS. CBU@ 5PM SUNAY, NOV.2: FINAL: SEMIFINAL 1 WINNER VS. SEMIFINAL 2 WINNER @ 2PM