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DO YOU KNOW YOUR PROF?

THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME COMPENSATION

BY EMMA MCPHEE | PAGE 3

VARSITY REDS FINISH FIFTH AT MEN’S SOCCER NATIONALS

BY JAMIE TOZER | PAGE 12

SHIVERING SONGS FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES INITIAL LINEUP

BY SEBASTIAN MAYNARD| PAGE 7

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Degrees and travel fees: International Education Week returns to UNB Benjamin Crouse News Reporter

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Ever wanted to study abroad or learn a new language in a unique way? International Education Week at UNB is the perfect opportunity to find out how to make that dream a reality.

TheweekwillrunfromNov.17to21with events happening each day for students who arecuriousaboutinternships,co-opprograms or exchanges across the globe.

Events will kick off with a lecture from Willy Oppenheim, the founder and chief executive officer of Omprakash on Monday.

Omprakash is one of the leading organizations that provide students with affordable opportunities abroad. The lecture will take place at Tilley Hall in room 124 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

“On Tuesday we’re having our International Opportunities Fair. That’s a chance for us to showcase all of the international opportunities that are available to our students, whetherit’sexchangesorinternshipsortravelstudy programs,” said Pascale Schicks, director of partnerships and exchanges at UNB. The fair will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.intheSUBAtrium.Presentationswillbe

held after the fair by various parties including Travel Study, Medlife and students who are studying at UNB as a part of their exchange program. These will take place from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in SUB room 103.

On Wednesday students can sit in on a Skype presentation about learning Spanish in Antigua, Guatemala.

“Theideaisthatyouwouldtoanintroductory Spanish class here, go to Guatemala and buildonthatSpanishclassandthenyoucome back and they test you. You’re paying for the school there, then transferring the credit back to UNB,” said the director of international exchanges and experiential activities at UNB, Veronica McGinn.

Thursday’s activities will include a presentation about paid co-op opportunities in Germany from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in MacLaggan Hall room 53.

“It’s the 10-year anniversary of the program. You don’t need to be fluent in German todoit—thecompaniesfunctioninEnglish.

It’s a hands-on opportunity to do research, but also to work in industries we don’t have here,” McGinn said.

To conclude the week, everyone is invited to the International Social on Friday. Snacks

will be provided at the meet and greet than runsfrom3:30p.m.to5:30p.m.intheSenior Commons Room of McConnell Hall.

“Anybody that’s thinking about doing an exchange or an internship, or anybody that’s here on one can come meet people and get more information or share ideas,” said McGinn.

Students now have more opportunities than ever and can travel to several different countries around the world, including South Korea, Singapore, Malawi, Zambia, Ghana, Jamaica and Barbados.

“If you really want to learn a language, that’s how you do it — being immersed in a different country and a different language.

That’s probably one of the top skills that employers are looking for,” said Schicks.

But the experience of an international education is more than just learning a new language.

“When you experience being a minority, you understand what it’s like to be a minority in our circumstances. What you can’t get from staying at home is that push outside of your comfort zone, self-confidence and an understanding of how the world functions,” McGinn said.

Sitting down to business: Business faculty to finally get new lounge Marc Gagnon Staff Reporter Business students, your long wait without a suitable lounge may soon be over. After years of deliberation, construction starts next summeronaloungeforthefacultyofbusiness administration.

Lizabeth Lemon-Mitchell, director of communications and operations for the faculty of business administration, said that the delay was not caused by financial issues but by a debate over the space required for the lounge.

“Itactuallytookquiteawhiletodetermine, on the university’s side, what [the students] wanted to use the space for, then to try and carve space out,” she said.

Funding for the lounge is coming in part from a $100 fee levied on business students, which had been in place since 2011. According to Lemon-Mitchell, the funds are in place and continue to accumulate. But administra-

tive snags and differing agendas slowed down the process.

“It entails a lot of renovations — taking down walls, relocating offices — so it’s a complex and costly job,” she said.

“And it also involved both the Business Administration Undergrad Society (BAUS) and the Master of Business Administration Society — it would entail changes to their space. So we went back and forth between the two and of course it takes time.”

Alysha-Rae Weekes, president of the BAUS, reiterated the need for a new student space for business students.

“It’d definitely be nice to get a lounge like every other faculty,” she said.

“If business students want to meet with each other, they have to go to the SUB or the library. We’ve been inviting them here to the BAUS office, but there’s not a lot of space.

The administration has been co-operative, but they’ve told us it’s in the hands of the higher-ups.”

After a proposal in 2012 from students to reclassify a classroom to lounge space was rejected, the administration began to look at space across existing rooms. The new lounge will tentatively occupy parts of the Ross Darling Computer Lab, the MBA lounge and office space belonging to both the faculties of arts and business administration respectively.

“We’ll be repurposing a portion of that area, not the entire space,” Lemon-Mitchell explained. “If you look at a floor plan, there’s a big space there, but it’s all allocated to different labs and study spaces.”

WhileLemon-Mitchellsaidshecanunderstandbusinessstudents’frustrationatthelong wait, especially those who paid the fee and have since graduated, she said that structural limitations were the biggest causes of delay.

“Unfortunately, we don’t have a new building,” she said. “We’re in this complex and it’s a question of looking for adequate space and a compromise. When you give spaceawayyouhavetodealwithotherissues.”

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NEWS news@thebruns.ca

Part-time professors teach about 16 per cent of courses at UNB but only receive $5,478 per course and no benefits.

Adam Travis / The Brunswickan

Part-time profs beyond the classroom Emma McPhee News Editor Students know all too well the pinch of not having enough money, but for many of their professors this is also an all too familiar reality.

Contract Academic Employees (CAEs), or part-time professors, make up about 28 per cent of professors at UNB, but they make significantly less money and receive no benefits for a workload that is anything but part-time.

As of May 2014, UNB CAEs are paid a base stipend of $5,478 per course, with a course limit of three courses per fall and winter term and four in the summer. But it is not always possible to teach the allowed number of courses. This term, out of 217 CAEs at UNB, only 19 are teaching three or more courses.

Under these circumstances, part-time professors aren’t doing it for the money.

“I guess I [teach] in those terms because I like to teach, I like the students, I like to be in contact with the students.

I like the university atmosphere, I don’t do it because I’m ever going to get rich or have benefits,” said Wendy Bourque, vice-president of the CAE bargaining unit of the Association University of New Brunswick Teachers.

The situation of CAEs is not unique to UNB. It’s part of a growing trend in universities across Canada where postsecondary institutions are increasingly relying on their part-time professor base to offer the courses necessary to keep programs going.

In fact, when a full-time professor

retires or leaves to work elsewhere, a part-time professor will often replace the vacant position. A lot of this is decided based on where the university believes funds should be allocated.

“When you’re making a faculty hiring decision, that can be a 30-year career span or longer. You have to take the time at the front end to decide where do you need your resources for the next 30 years, not just where do you need it for next term,” said Peter McDougall, associate vice-president of human resources at UNB. “And then we are in a situation where our enrolment is declining for a number of years now so it’s not surprising that then the overall full-time faculty compliment would need to mirror that change.

So if there are reallocations of resources going on, while there still remains students in programs, you have to figure out ways to deal with the students who are still in the program.”

This is where the CAEs come in. Out of a total of 1902 courses being taught at UNB, CAE teaching represents roughly 16 per cent.

“It saves the university money but mostly it gives them incredible flexibility.

Because that means the full-time faculty, they’re tenured, you can’t get rid of them,” said Arthur James, a part-time professor and member of the CAE executive of the AUNBT. “If you want to end a program or something it’s no problem because people work on contracts and when their contract runs out you don’t have a big obligation to fill. They have no obliga-

tion really,” said Bourque.

This insecurity is what defines the CAE positions, whereby part-time professors do not receive any benefits along with their low income. “[Being a CAE] means insecurity and it means a lack of collegiality and respect,” said Bourque.

“It means so many things but I suppose if you were to ask more people it would mean living hand-to-mouth, not having a health plan, not having a pension plan, not having any benefits other than what you earn contract to contract.”

“I think insecurity is the right word and you don’t know for sure whether you are going to be teaching, You don’t know in the spring whether you’re going to be teaching in the fall or not. Or how much you’re going to be teaching,” James said.

Compensation isn’t an issue for all CAEs. There are many reasons a person might choose to become a part-time professor.

“We’re a really diverse group. Some people do this as a way to keep in the university community. For instance, some people may have retired and they’re picking up a class because they really enjoy teaching,” Bourque said.

“Some people do it as their major source of income and that’s their job — they have no other job. And some people do it as a side to their job, so they’re an engineer maybe and they’re teaching engineering.”

For many, however, the stipend they receive per course is their primary source

of income. To put it in perspective, according to Statistics Canada, the low income cut-off before taxes in 2012 for one person was $20,240 in a community the size of Fredericton. A part-time professor has to teach four courses in order to attain this.

For professors hoping to move up to a full-time position, this creates a problem.

“In order to make a living, you end up teaching as many courses as you possibly can and that means you don’t really have time to do research and it’s research that’s going to get you the fulltime position,” said James.

“So if you don’t have publications by the time you get your PhD done or in short order, it’s unlikely that you’re going to get them. And then once you get into that mill, it’s impossible to get out.”

This cycle largely happens behind the scenes, and many students are unaware that the issue exists.

“Students don’t really understand the full concept of part-time and full-time teaching, they just come to your class and they see you as they see anyone else.

They have the same expectations of you as they have of everybody else and so they should,” Bourque said.

“I’d like students to understand that just because people are part-time and are making less money and compensation that they’re not necessarily getting a lesser learning experience. In fact I often argue that part-time academics are actually experts in teaching because that’s what they do most.”

Although the state of CAEs is embedded in UNB culture, the issue is larger

than a single post-secondary institution — around 30 per cent of STU professors are on part-time contracts and about 20 per cent of Mount Allison University professors are in the same position, for instance – and it only seems to be growing.

“Contract academics aren’t going away. In fact, if anything I think we’re going to become larger in the future,” said James.

KNOW YOUR PROF Contract Academic Employee What they are hired for: Teaching Compensation: $5, 478 per course Additional 3 per cent per course for teaching nine courses or more in the past three years

VS. Full-time professors What they are hired for: Teaching, research and service work Compensation: An additional 3 per cent per course for teaching 18 courses or more in the past five years M o s t m a ke between $100,000 and $175,000 per year

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myUNB portal to be replaced next spring Emma McPhee News Editor The myUNB portal will be receiving major upgrades in the near future.

Next April, UNB ITS will replace the current myUNB portal with a new portal that will allow for the enhancement of current features and the addition of some new ones as well.

“Because the current technology that we have just doesn’t allow us to do what we want to do with it, we need to move to a new technology so that we can basically do more for the students, faculty and staff,” said Melissa Hannah, director of UNB ITS communications.

The portal, called the myUNB portal, is the central point of access to a number of services offered by

UNB. It allows students to access all services through a single login.

The existing portal was introduced in January 2011 and is in need of a replacement.

“There is a growth in visits and people are using it more frequently, and with the current portal technology that we have we’ve really reached the limit of the features that we can offer students, faculty and staff,” Hannah said.

The portal upgrade is being done in phases, the first of which will be complete next April.

“We are doing a multi-phased approach to the portal launch. The first phase is basically just building the backbone technology of the portal and it’s going to be launched in April 2015,” Hannah said.

From there, enhancements and new features will be added.

“It’s a very important piece that is basically the base for everything that we built and all the enhancements that we add and all the features that we add so it’s going to take us a little bit of time,” said Hannah.

Students won’t need to worry about the transition affecting the familiar features of the current myUNB portal.

“It’ll be just basically the same web address that they’ll go to and it will just change with the new look and feel and everything will be there for them,” Hannah said.

Although the myUNB portal has experienced many technical issues of late, Hannah said that this is not the reason for the replacement.

Sometimes there are issues with one of the services available through the portal and UNB ITS regularly schedules service outage windows

for maintenance — all of which are normal, said Hannah.

“If one service isn’t available, it doesn’t mean that the portal is down if you can’t access it from there, it just means that that particular service is down … And other times you may not be able to log into the portal because there might be an issue with just logging in in general to the secure services. So this would impact every service that you need to log into,” Hannah said.

“Even though it may seem like it’s the portal having an issue, it’s not always the portal but [the new portal] will be reliable and will provide good service.”

Students can provide feedback about the current portal and changes they would like to see in a survey available on the myUNB portal until Nov. 17.

UNBSU accessibilty representative, Jeremy Murray, in front of one of the least accessible areas of the SUB. Adam Travis / The Brunswickan

Making UNB more accessible Benjamin Crouse News Reporter Accessibility on campus has been a topic of concern for New Brunswick universities.

Both the UNB Student Union and the Mount Allison University Student Union chose accessibility on campus as a topic they would like to see addressed at upcoming consultations with the New Brunswick Student Alliance (NBSA).

“At each of our member campuses we’ll do consultations on a particular topic. We invited our members, each of the student unions, to choose which topic they wanted to talk about. The UNBSU wanted to talk about accessibility — that was an area that their council expressed a lot of interest in,” said Pat Joyce, executive director of the NBSA. Nicole Saulnier, VP external of the UNBSU, said that accessibility was the chosen topic in part because of this year’s provincial election.

“We believe [accessibility] is a

timely issue in the province. The new government is really focusing on infrastructure and the workforce in their new plans. It was also a topic that we passed through council,” said Saulnier.

“We’re starting to draft our prebudget submission and one of the areas that we’d like to talk about is campus accessibility and infrastructure. We wanted to get feedback from students directly as we put together that submission,” said Joyce. “[We want to] start getting student feedback so that we can know what student priorities are.”

Jeremy Murray, the UNBSU accessibility representative, wants to raise awareness at the impending consultation about one of the biggest struggles for those with physical accessibility needs on campus: snow.

“My big push this year has been the winter because when it snows it can be a bit of a challenge to get around. There are things that can be done to lessen the amount of stress

that winter creates,” said Murray.

One of Murray’s suggestions is that budgeting out a little more money for more extensive snow plowing can go a long way for those with accessibility needs.

Murray has attended several meetings about the needs of students and is pleased with the progress that’s being made on campus.

“The executive has been really open to try and make things more accessible. I’m starting to see more public awareness about things — that’s good because the more people who notice it, the bigger the voice we have,” he said.

Murray also said that the addition of gender-neutral washrooms to campus is a accommodating to not only gender minorities, but also to those with accessibility needs. “[The] big thing is trying to create as inclusive a campus as possible, whether that’s through accessibility or through just accepting people for who they are,” Murray said.

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Harper, income splitting isn’t the answer AN OPINION

Micah O’Donnell-Gillies When rich countries get richer they, apparently, spend all that extra cash flow on fine-tuning their hegemony. Canada has taken the old saying to heart and made it an imperative: money begets money. A visiting American might be fooled into thinking that the new Republican Congress and Senate now has ruling power over Canada.

It’s income splitting; a somewhat outdated and bereft tax trick employed by a government to give the illusion of benevolence. Meanwhile, the real benefit of income splitting is its ability to quietly create families that square nicely into a baby-boomer notion of nuclear family.

Fundamentally, income splitting makes it so one partner, who makes a lot of money,

pays tax on a smaller income, while the other partner, who makes very little money, takes on that vanished income from their rich significant other.

Wait a minute. There are jobs out there that can subsidize an entire family? A single person can work and pay for everything? I wish someone had have told my parents.

And my grandparents. And myself. Where are these elusive careers where a person can make more than $10 an hour without benefits?

Well, definitely not here in New Brunswick. And they definitely don’t exist for young people. I would love income splitting if “income” meant my student loan and “splitting” meant a disappearing act.

But it doesn’t.

What Canada’s tax agenda says is that if you are wealthy and settled, then you deserve a reward. However, if you were born after 1980 and can’t find work despite your education and most valiant efforts, then you deserve nothing. Wait, you deserve one thing: the persistent anxiety of a massive debt load.

As a side note, when I say “rich people” or “the wealthy,” I am referring to what our country’s political parties call “the middle class.” Sure, they’re not making millions.

Letter to the

EDITOR

SHHH... I’m learning If I set a camera at the back of the class, what would I see if I watched it at the end of the day? I would probably see students talking, texting, reading BuzzFeed, browsing Facebook, Tweeting and even Skyping, ALL DURING CLASS. Now, I’m not going to go and ask someone to close their computer. It’s up to you what you do with your time. However, if I asked you what you learned today, what could you tell me? Right, you can’t answer that question, because you were too focused on your computer to actually pay any attention.

Now let me ask you how much you spend on tuition. Do you have student loans? Do your parents pay for you to attend university?

Have you ever considered that computer time during class is like flushing your money

away? Most students have the “I’m paying for this class, and for you to teach me, so I don’t have to pay attention if I don’t want to” mentality. Last time I checked, the point of university is to learn and pay attention.

How many of you actually go to class, pay attention and retain what the professor put on the board?

Students who genuinely want to better themselves, students who want to understand so badly that they are willing to deprive themselves of a social life or even mental stability, are the students you will find in class who need little distractions to understand.

More and more, you find students who can somehow not pay attention and receive great grades. Clearly, they have amazing reading skills and have different learning techniques, which is fantastic for them.

The serious issue here is going to class just to say you went. Do we see how this is disrespectful to others who need this time?

It’s even more disrespectful to be whispering to the person next to you, being a constant Internet user or even playing video games.

Now this isn’t to say that you can’t check the Internet and all those social media websites, but spending the entirety of the class on the computer is wasteful to you and your time.

Class time is sacred for students who need that extra support. If you go to class and dick around, you distract the students who actually need this time to grasp facts that were not obvious in the text.

So please be mindful of your actions in class. It could harshly affect the student sitting next to you.

-Samantha Michaud

However, they can afford a car, a mortgage, children, vacations, food, daycare, another car, yoga classes, insurance, dental work, glasses and medication. And, now I am on the brink of a financial existential crisis.

Income splitting discriminates against young people. How many of you can afford to get married? Hell, I only got married because my grandmother-in-law gifted me one of her rings to propose with and my parents and in-laws covered the vast majority of expenses And who of us can afford to have kids? I mean, I did and check me out.

Once Canada balances its budget, why was there no thought given to the idea that just maybe we should be dealing with the huge student loan catastrophe that is plaguing this country? Was there not even the briefest notion of perhaps putting that money towards finding young people careers? I doubt it. Because we don’t matter. First, we don’t vote. Second, we don’t often vote Conservative. And third, we’re entitled and need to learn a lesson. I mean, we spend most of our time whining about

how we deserve to get money just because of who we are.

Wait a minute.

Anyway, you get the point.

None of this is to say that we shouldn’t support families. As I said, I have a family.

I would really love more money. And it’s true, the government is also increasing the Universal Child Care Benefit and introducing a new benefit for children under 17.

It’s a miniscule amount of money. When you factor in the cost of daycare, childcare, and parentcare, the additional funds mean nothing to those of us who already have no money.

Stephen Harper said, in announcing income splitting, that “Canada’s moms and dads deserve all of the help that we can give them.” All the help that Canada had to give was to families that didn’t need any help.

Meanwhile, according to the Conference Board of Canada, one in seven children are living in poverty, that rate is increasing, and we place 15th out of 17 countries (with the US being last).

Stephen Harper had the audacity to publicly state that families deserve help and completely ignore the fact that he is giving help to people who don’t need it. Canada is handing honey to bees, oil to Alberta, weed to B.C. It’s projected to cost 26.3 billion dollars over the next six years. Here’s my proposal instead of the government’s tax cuts.

Rather, let’s take the 26.3 billion dollars and find out what’s happening to Aboriginal women. Let’s take that massive sum of money and give our young people and their children an actual future. How about we put that money towards ending child poverty. Because it doesn’t need to happen.

If we can afford to hand money over to the rich, then why can’t we give money to making sure that children aren’t going hungry? Is it more important that those with massive incomes are now able to put a few hundred more into savings while children continue to live on the streets in Vancouver? This isn’t the kind of country I want to be living in.

Canada’s justice system took a leap last week POLITICAL CHATTER

Mark Mancini In the first sentence of its kind, Justin Bourque, the Moncton shooter, was given 75 years in prison before being eligible for parole. This sentence is notable for its length — typically, a life sentence in Canada is 25 years before parole eligibility.

However, under a new law passed by the federal government in 2011, individuals who are convicted of committing multiple murders serve their parole ineligibility period consecutively. Furthermore, judges can now impose 25-year periods of ineligibility, in a consecutive fashion. Bourque is one of the first to be sentenced under these

provisions.

In the aftermath of this sentence, there has been a great deal of commentary surrounding the wisdom behind Bourque’s punishment. Some have stated that Bourque deserved the death penalty.

Others have said that the sentence is too much, moving the balance of the justice system towards the American style of punishment over rehabilitation. Both conceptions are, of course, erroneous. Bourque’s sentence is a balanced step in the right direction for the justice system, though the work in this regard is not finished.

The 2011 sentencing initiative underlies a broader goal of the federal government to restore public confidence in the justice system. This goal also supports a subsidiary principle of standing up for the victims of heinous criminal offences. Together, these principles are ones that should form the backbone of our justice system.

However, the public perception of action on these principles has not always been positive. Indeed, a report released by the Department of Justice earlier this year, which summarizes a decade of opinion

polls and research, indicates three things relevant to the law in question: first, there is a belief that judges hand out lenient sentences. Second, there is a conviction that the justice system ignores victims. Finally, there is a lack of faith in the prison system in rehabilitating offenders.

On the first two points of this report, Parliament (ostensibly relying on a mandate from the Canadian people) intended to restore faith in the justice system. Anecdotal evidence supports data in the report that demonstrates the low level of confidence that Canadians have in the justice system.

This is a nation that saw Karla Homolka walk away almost scot-free from her despicable assistance to Paul Bernardo. This is a nation that routinely sees drunk drivers who kill people walk away with only a few years in prison. We should not disregard the effect that these high-profile cases have on the Canadian psyche. In light of this, the government’s view to stand up for victims and reinforce faith in the justice system is something that all people should applaud, because it does not fundamentally upset the symbiosis at the centre of the

criminal justice system.

Some have said this law is, on the contrary, imbalanced — it preys on the base fears of the public and it isn’t supported by data or facts. It simply transports American justice into the Canadian system.

These allegations themselves seem to be driven more by emotion than cold, hard facts. The criminal law is at its core a balancing act. It is a balance between the rights of the accused, the integrity of the justice system itself, and the right of the public to be safe. In sentencing, there is also a balance between other values such as rehabilitation, prevention, deterrence and retribution.

An imbalance in the system, where Canadians have a great deal of skepticism about the justice system, should be corrected. If there is no faith in the system, by connection, members of the public will not feel safe in public. This means more than mob justice — this is an abiding faith that sentences will be doled out that reflect the nature of the crime. In other words, the principle of public safety and confidence in the system need to be bolstered, and this

law does that. This is not to say that the law has made our system perfect. There are still problems in rehabilitation, and there is a need to explore creative ways of sentencing to move away from a great reliance on the prison system. But, this is a start.

Further, the law still leaves a great deal of discretion in judges to impose consecutive sentences when the multiple murders of an accused warrant it. This law is supposed to pertain to those heinous crimes that offend the public sentiment in a flagrant way: the Paul Bernardos and the Justin Bourques of the world. This does not apply to small-time drug users and dealers, or anything of the sort. Our charter rights are still intact, and we are still Canadians.

The balance that is central to the core of our system remains.

The only difference now is that the criminal law has taken a small step forward towards a greater aura of legitimacy.

Our system of criminal justice now better reflects the concerns of the public in dealing with the offenders who so offensively disregard the values that bind our country together.

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ARTS arts@thebruns.ca

Connor Morand and Kyra-Brynne Lake are in the process of recording their first EP together.

Adam Travis / The Brunswickan

Student artists collaborate on musical project What started out as a simple introduction from a mutual friend has now led to an exciting musical collaboration between two students at UNB. Connor Morand met his music collaborator, Kyra-Brynne Lake, at the beginning of this year. A few days after attending Kiddstock together, they started working on their music.

“We sat down for the first time

and pulled out our f irst song,” Morand said. He explains that with “Dollars,” “I had the verse written for a while and couldn’t finish it.

When we sat down, I told Kyra about this song and we started working. We did a bit of brainstorming and got it done that day.”

Th is nameless duo describes their sound as Americana-Folk.

“It’s very Civil War-like, with the guy and girl voices meshing together,” said Lake.

Morand, who is a t hird-year business student, has been per-

forming for four or f ive years, while Lake, who is a first-year arts student, has been performing since the age of six.

A long with providing vocals, Morand is also the guitar player of the duo, and the two feel that their project will be best kept a duo.

Though the pair is just in the beg i n n i ng stages of t hei r collaborat ion toget her, pla ns a re already in the works for their future. They are currently working on their second song and hope to record shortly. Until then, they

are recording their music on their phones.

“We’re currently just in a preproduction stage of things, but we’d love to put an album together, more than likely an EP with five or six songs. Maybe after we finish writing songs, we can work on a name for ourselves as well,” said Morand.

Morand added that while their music might be acoustic, they want to play around with finding their sound.

“We want to create different

moods, both lyrically and sonically. We want to play around and see what feels right. We don’t just want to have one basic sound.”

Along with recording music, the two are also hoping to find some local gigs in town to get their music out there.

“That’s ultimately our goal. To play a few shows around town, maybe on campus,” said Morand.

“I’ve had the chance to play a few times at the Cellar, so that would be cool.”

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Kevin Lemieux Arts Reporter

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Picaroons and Shivering Songs show the positives of winter

Sebastian Maynard Arts Editor In front of me were two little girls dancing along to the music. Beside me was David Coon, recording a video of the musical performance. At the back of the room there was a lineup for free samples of beer and food, and all throughout the York Street NB Liquor there were people talking and listening.

The night was centred on two things: the launch of Picaroons seasonal beer Winter Warmer, and the announcement of a few of the performers that will be coming to Fredericton between Jan. 22 and 25 for the Shivering Songs Festival.

“Almost every other music festival in Atlantic Canada occurs between May and October,” explained Shivering Songs coorganizer Brendan MaGee. “This creates a lull in the months where people need a boost more than ever.”

For the 2015 festival, the initial line up includes Owen Pallett, a musician from Mississauga who has worked with everyone from Arcade Fire to Taylor Swift. Pallett has won a Polaris Music Prize and a couple of Junos and has been nominated for an Academy Award for his work on the Her soundtrack.

Joining Pallett this year will be Buck 65, Amelia Curran, Bry Webb, Alan Jeffries & 50 Shades of Blue, Greg MacPherson, and Peter Broderick.

“We’re an intimate folk festival at heart, but we push the boundaries of that, both with more challenging programming like Owen Pallett and with higher-energy late night shows like Buck 65,” said MaGee.

Along with musical performances, each year the festival also features an author.

This year, the author will be Sean Michaels, whose novel Us Conductors is shortlisted for the Giller Prize.

Between the line-up announcement and samples of Picaroons, Josh Bravener and his musical guests Kelly Waterhouse and Nicci Blewett showed that not all good performers have to come from out of town.

“I love performing, and when I get to do it for my favourite local business, it makes it that much better,” said Bravener.

MaGee agreed that the music scene in Fredericton is oftentimes underrated.

“Fredericton is a fantastic place to make music, as well as take it in,” he said. “There is a small but mighty local scene here, home to a handful of the country’s finest bands and venues.”

Whether people were there for Bravener’s musical performance, for the free beer and food or for the lineup announcement for Shivering Songs, the night highlighted some of the best that Fredericton has to offer.

It was intimate and not pretentious, and though most people are probably a little disappointed that winter is practically here, the event was a reminder of the good things that come during the colder months.

For McGee and the organizers of Shivering Songs, there is still a lot to be done before the January festival though, as they plan on having another line up announcement before Christmas, but McGee promises, “we’re well on our way to the best Shivering Songs yet.”

On Nov. 5, an event was held to launch Picaroons Winter Warmer and announce the initial lineup for the Shivering Songs Festival.

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Looking good and staying warm: what to Kevin Lemieux Arts Reporter

wear this winter

With the cold weather settling in, it’s time to get dressed for the coming winter season. There are a lot of easy looks that are “in” right now, lots of which you might already have in your closet.

Leather is big right now. Not only is a leather jacket a great piece to keep you warm during these cold days, but it also looks great.

And you don’t have to just wear black leather (or pleather). Brown, red or any colour works just as well. If a jacket isn’t your style, you can also use leather as an accent on your shirts, pants or boots.

Speaking of boots, you’ve got to keep those feet warm while walking between classes. For ladies, k nee high boots are t he t rend right now.

If you’re not in the mood for a jacket or leather, vests can be a perfect alternative. Great over a

long-sleeved shirt or sweater, the right vest for this season is fur.

Different colours and textures of fur are great to play around with.

And of course, fake is always best for the animals, and your wallet.

Even when you’re not walking outside, it is important to stay warm, which is where sweaters come in. Colour isn’t of importa nce but appa rent ly oversized f its are in. Who needs a sweater that actually f its you, right? But act ua l ly, sweater-d resses a re a perfect way of staying warm and looking great. Pair it with boots and leggings, and you’re set. This is an easy outf it to pull together before class.

For ladies, or anyone who might wear makeup, the colour scheme this season is all over the place, which means there is something for ever yone. From dark berr y shades of blues and purples, to soft neutral beiges and pinks, any

colour works right now.

The two top colours to wear this season are khaki green and gold.

They both look great on their own or paired with almost anything.

If you don’t feel like wearing a complete gold outf it, having a few gold accessories, like a good watch or a necklace, can really dress up any outf it.

A not her t rend t hat is in a re capes and ponchos. I won’t comment on those. It’s your decision to wear one or not.

With all these different styles, it’s up to you to decide what you want to wear. I heard a girl in one of my classes recently say that fashion is the “dumbest thing ever,” a nd t hat she chooses to d ress herself however she feels.

Wel l, t hat is fa sh ion: Bei ng yourself and wearing what feels right to you. Du ring t he next few months, do so and try to stay warm.

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on What’s YOUR s week? i h t d n i m

What is your favorite study strategy?

Holly Wetmore

Kathryn Whelan

Shaimaa Ghanem

Connor Morand

Jessica Baker & friends

“Copying notes over again.”

“I teach my roommate... over and over and over again.”

“Napping.”

“Pacing around.”

“Studying with friends.”

Bobby Kilpatrick

Seung Hoo Lee

Chris Rideout

Alex Tracy-Gould

Sarah Wheeler

“Practice.”

“Taking notes.”

“ Last-minute cramming.”

“Looking at everything the night before.”

“Study groups.”

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The Brunswickan’s Food & Liquor: Best wings The Cellar $9 per pound

Sebastian Maynard

Wednesday’s Wing Night at The Cellar is an essential component of being a student here in Fredericton. While the wings themselves won’t top the quality of some of the finer restaurants in town, the fact that you can get a pound along with a pitcher of beer for around the same price as Colin paid for his Ale House wings makes this the smartest buy for a money -conscious student. The service is friendly, and they even let you play your own music from time to time. Well, they did, but the speakers were blown a couple of weeks ago. Which sucks.

The King Street Ale House $14 per pound The Ale House in downtown Fredericton isn’t exactly known for their wings. Having said that, the Ale House wings tasted great, and even came with celery so you can feel better about your not-so-healthy choice of chicken wings. The only downfall of these wings was the price, which fell around $15, which is absurd for a pound of wings, even if they do come with a couple of pieces of celery.

Colin McLean

Snooty Fox $11 per pound I love the atmosphere here as there are always lots of happy faces on wing night. The wings have a nice light breading on them, they aren’t overdone, great nub. I got the dill pickle flavour, but there are 25 different flavours if that isn’t your thing. The spice wasn’t too pickle-y, as there was almost a little sweetness to the dry rub. Along with the great wings, the service was excellent. It took only five or six minutes for two orders on a busy wing night. You can tell this isn’t the Fox’s first wing rodeo.

Devin Patterson Lunar Rogue $12 per pound

Mathieu Wong

The Lunar Rogue is tied for first in having my favorite wings in town. These wings come in your typical flavors such as honey garlic, BBQ, and hot, just to name a few. The wings are baked so they are not covered in oil or leftover grease, and come in a generous portion relative to their size. While not the biggest wings in town, the number you get more than makes up for it. Normally ordering wings means just wings and maybe a carrot or celery stick, however at the Rogue you get the pile of wings with some veggie sticks and corn chips, all to be dipped in complementary ranch sauce. This makes Rogue wing night the opportunity to have a wing meal for half the price and not just a pound of wings. Along with everything else the Rogue has to offer, there aren’t many places better in town to grab cheap wings and beer.

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For UNB Media Artist-In-Residence, anything is possible Marc Gagnon Staff Reporter Few academics would be willing to examine the link between economics and Fudgee-Os, or artif icial intelligence and Bob Dylan. But for Dr. Henry Adam Svec, UNB’s current Media Artist-in-Residence, the missing links in popular culture are his speciality.

Originally hailing from southwestern Ontario, Svec’s work has been feat u red i n publ icat ion s ranging from The Globe and Mail to VICE’s music imprint, Noisey.

While as an academic his work primarily focuses on folk music, utopianism and digital culture, his performance projects are studies in the juxtaposition between analog and digital. His most recent project, Artificially Intelligent Folk Songs of Canada, is a performance of an imaginary AI database capable of synthesizing Canadian folk music on the fly. Svec claims that he is not against technology, however, and sees digital media as not a problem of ubiquity but of trust.

With a digital recording, “you

could just sit down and type zeroes and ones, and if you had enough monkeys writing at their computers you could conceivably come up with the actual recording of Pink Floyd’s The Wall, for instance,” he said. “So, trying to rethink authenticity in a digital moment has been really interesting for me.”

While his performance projects hinge on deception of the audience, Svec sees it as a light-hearted way to deepen their suspension of disbelief.

“By the end of a performance, I want everyone to be vaguely on the same page and know what’s true and what’s not, but also to think a bit about how the impossible might also be true in some ways,” he said.

“With A rtif icially Intelligent Folk Songs, the fact that people are believing that story, I think, tells us something about the faith we put in technology. But it’s a fun and playful gesture, and I hope the journalists whose feelings I’ve hurt in the past aren’t still angry,” he said with a laugh.

Erin Morton, an associate professor in the history department, has

been a colleague of Svec for several years and sees him as someone thinking far outside the box of traditional academia.

“Everything to him is a performance – no, really, everything,” she explained. “Svec has always rejected the notion that performance art was dead by bringing it into the realm of the everyday.” Extending his folklorist view beyond music a nd tech nolog y, Mor ton s a id that Svec has taken to the study of cuisine, including a Maritime favourite, the donair.

“He also has an interest in developing Candy Studies as a legitimate academic field, and has promised to expand our current ideas about political economy by using FudgeeOs as an innovative teaching tool in his classes,” she said. “I left Svec’s studio in 2011 feeling really excited about his work, and I am still excited about it.”

W h ile he may have w rapped up h is latest per forma nce last Thursday, Svec has big plans for the remainder of his residency at UNB. His next project will be a touring workshop entitled The

Dr. Henry Adam Svec is this year’s UNB Media Artist-In-Residence.

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New Br u nsw ick L aborator y of Imaginary Media Design.

“I like the idea that anything is possible,” he said. “Sci-fi is full of impossible and imaginary technologies. The Terminator for instance, or the holodeck from Star Trek. I’m going to do these workshops where

the group will collectively try to come up with technologies that are actually impossible to build, and maybe will always be impossible. I really don’t know what to expect, but I’m looking forward to the process.”

“Band On The Run” tour kicks off in Fredericton on Nov. 17

Alex Warman The Brunswickan

On Nov. 17, Blackjack Billy will kick off the “Bands on the Run” tour here in Fredericton, along with The Road Hammers and Doc Walker.

The tour is the first big one for Blackjack Billy, who is a self-described “redneck rock” band, comprised of Rob Blackledge (vocals, guitar), Noll Billings (vocals), Jeff Coplan (electric guitar), and Brad Cummings (drums).

The band’s debut single, “The Booze Cruise,” was a huge hit among their fans, selling more than 250k digital downloads and even reaching Platinum status in Canada.

“We were heading to play a show for spring break in Panama City, Florida when we realized we needed a party song,” explained Blackledge.

“You know, something to get people going. We actually wrote the song on the bus on our way to the show.”

Aside from their very successful debut single, Blackjack Billy has been listed by several country music websites as a band to watch out for.

While the tour is an exciting opportunity for the band, Blackledge has other things on his mind as well, as his wife is expecting a baby shortly after the tour is finished.

“This is my last 30 days of performing before I become a dad, which is kind of scary yet exciting at the same time,” said Blackledge.

Even if Blackledge may have different writing inspiration in the future, Blackjack Billy has become known as an exciting band to see perform live, and the genuine excitement they have for this upcoming tour was clear throughout our phone conversation.

Though they may not be the headlining band on the tour, Blackjack Billy are just as good a reason to go to the Capital Exhibition Centre this Monday.

Blackjack Billy are set to embark on a cross-Canada tour with The Road Hammers and Doc Walker.

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Songs of the week Sebastian Maynard Arts Editor

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WEDNESDAY, NOV. 12 Bryan Ferry — “Soldier of Fortune (featuring Johnny Marr)” Though it has been over 30 years since their last release, Roxy Music announced this week that they have in fact broken up. Don’t let this get you down though, as lead singer Bryan Ferry is planning on releasing a solo album on Nov. 17, which will feature the song, “Soldier of Fortune.”

The new track sees Ferry almost whispering lyrics like “I had the world on a string and I threw it all away.” The song gives off the same feeling as some of Johnny Cash’s late work, as there is a pain in Ferry’s voice that can only be achieved after a lifetime of experiences. Where this differs from Cash is with the backing guitar, which is provided by Johnny Marr.

Instead of a solemn acoustic guitar, Marr creates a playful melody that changes the whole mood of the song.

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THURSDAY, NOV. 13 Christmas at the Market Craft Show Boyce Farmers Market, Nov. 13-14 UNB Introduction to Acting: Unfolded Memorial Hall, Nov. 13-14, 7:30 p.m., $5

FRIDAY, NOV. 14 Dan Mangan + Blacksmith — ­ “Mouthpiece” Dan Mangan + Blacksmith will be coming to Fredericton on Feb. 19 in support of their upcoming album, Club Meds, which is due out at the beginning of January. One song that should be fun to here live is the fast paced “Mouthpiece.” Centred around a strumming acoustic guitar, the band constructs a song that uses both vocals and instruments as harmony, with Mangan showing off his vocal range and power. “All she wants to do is dance,” he sings, and we’ll see in February if this song succeeds in making that happen.

N.B. Emerge Festival Charlotte Street Arts Centre, Nov. 14-16, $10 Student Pass Ten Thousand Villages Fair Trade Craft Fair Wilmont United Church Adam Baldwin & This Ship The Capital, 10:30 p.m., $8

SATURDAY, NOV. 15 SPCA Pet Expo Capital Exhibit Centre, Nov. 15-16 Father John Misty — “Bored in the USA” After performing the song live on The Late Show with David Letterman, Father John Misty officially released the first sample of his upcoming album, I Love You, Honeybear, with the track “Bored in the USA.” In the new song, Father John takes on American culture, with lines like “keep my prescription filled,” “save me white Jesus,” and “by this afternoon, I’ll live in debt.” With an added laugh track at the end of the song, “Bored in the USA,” continues the theme of Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the USA” but does it in its own way.

Major Lazer — “Vegan Vampire (featuring Ezra Koenig)” Major Lazer and Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig have teamed up again with “Vegan Empire,” which goes along with a teaser video of Major Lazer’s upcoming cartoon show on FXX. The catchy song has a dance hall beat that features vocal samples of Koenig’s character from the show.

This is a track that will remind you of warmer weather and hopefully get you through the cold and dismal month of November.

MONDAY, NOV. 17 Monday Night Film Series: Fading Gigolo Tilley Hall, 7:30 p.m., $7

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UNB’s George Lawton runs the ball up field on Thursday at the CIS men’s soccer championship quarterfinal at UPEI. UPEI Sports Information

Reds finish fifth UNB finishes season with 15-1-2 record

Jamie Tozer Sports Editor When the 2014 UNB Varsity Reds men’s soccer team’s season is looked back upon, their record will show just one loss.

Unfortunately for the Varsity Reds, that one loss came in the most pivotal game of the year and eliminated them from medal contention at the CIS men’s soccer championship in Charlottetown last weekend.

After posting an undefeated regular season record of 11-0-2 and going 2-0 in the playoffs en route to their second consecutive Atlantic University Sport championship, the Varsity Reds hit a roadblock in their first game of nationals last Thursday against the McMaster Marauders.

McMaster’s Paterson Farrell opened the scoring in the seventh minute to put UNB in an early deficit. It took some time for the Varsity Reds to find their legs in the tournament opener, but eventually they did and managed to outshoot the Marauders 8-7 in the first 45 minutes.

“I wasn’t really pleased with the first

half. I thought we played a little bit timid and I guess that’s to be expected in the first game of a national tournament,” said Varsity Reds head coach Miles Pinsent. “I thought with our experience that maybe the boys would have handled that first half a little bit better.”

The coach added that he felt his team had no flow in the early goings.

“Defensively I thought we were kind of frozen a little bit. We weren’t reading and reacting quickly enough and as a result [the Marauders] were getting a lot of the second balls. Offensively I just felt that the guys were in too much of a rush to make a play as opposed to just relaxing and waiting for the play to unfold.”

In the second half, UNB pressed hard to get the tying goal, but McMaster goalkeeper Angelo Cavalluzzo stood tall and made some big saves.

UNB would eventually tie things at 1-1 in dramatic fashion. Near the end of stoppage time, a long shot from Diego Padilha sailed in to tie things at 1-1. The goal was especially rewarding for the Reds after Steve Miller had to be helped

off the field moments earlier with a head injury.

“To their credit — a much better second half,” said Pinsent. “I thought we really dominated. We had numerous chances and we left it to the last minute to get the tying one but I thought we definitely deserved at least that one goal in that second half.”

After a scoreless 30 minute overtime session, the game headed to penalty kicks.

Both goalkeepers made some quality saves but ultimately it would be Cavalluzzo and the Marauders edging Aaron McMurray and the Varsity Reds 3-2.

It’s the second straight season that UNB’s hopes of a gold medal ended in penalty kicks. Last year, the Varsity Reds lost to the Laval Rouge et Or in a shootout in the semifinals.

The loss forced the Reds to play in Friday morning’s consolation game against the Alberta Golden Bears. Despite knowing they couldn’t finish higher than fifth at the tournament, UNB showed why they were one of the pre-tournament favourites and defeated Alberta 3-0.

“I’m proud of the boys,” said Pinsent after Friday’s game. “In those situations you aren’t sure how the guys are going to respond the next day. I let them lick their wounds for a bit last night and then we had a team meeting. There was a clear message from that meeting that the boys wanted to go for it and however many more games we have at nationals they wanted to make sure they were putting in their best performances and doing everything they could to get a [good] result.”

It was quite a physical first half, causing both sides to get frustrated with the officiating. Late in the half, the two sides got in a scrum at midfield but the officials were able to break things up.

The Varsity Reds exploded for three goals in a rainy second half. In the 69th minute, Marcus Lees beat Alberta goalkeeper Myles Grunling in close to make it 1-0. In the 81st minute, Patrick Cormier scored to make it 2-0 and then Kenneth Van Aarle connected less than two minutes later to make it 3-0.

UNB outshot Alberta 8-7 in the match. Brandon Eagle got the start in

net for the Varsity Reds and made two saves in the shutout victory.

The win put the Varsity Reds into Saturday morning’s fifth place game against the Montreal Carabins. UNB put in a solid effort, outshooting Montreal 11-6 and defeating them 2-1 to clinch fifth.

Van Aarle opened the scoring in the 14th minute and then scored again in the 42nd to make it 2-0 Reds after the first quarter.

In the second, Montreal’s Vincent Perret scored in the 77th minute to make it a 2-1 game. But the Reds would hang for the victory.

McMurray and Eagle split goalkeeping duties and each made one save apiece.

This was the third straight nationals appearance for the Varsity Reds. Although they didn’t medal like last year when they won bronze, fifth place is a better finish than UNB’s 2012 tournament appearance when they didn’t win a game.

UNB’s last and only national championship in men’s soccer came in 1980.

They are 6-11-1 all-time at the event.

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New tennis team looking for players Sarah Rouse Sports Reporter Fast-paced, action packed and high intensity – these are just a few ways to describe the game of tennis, a sport that has been gaining momentum in Canada thanks in part to the emergence of stars like Milos Raonic and Eugenie Bouchard.

Dan Godwin has been playing tennis for years and has watched the sport grow along with him.

“I have seen tennis in New Brunswick growing since I first began playing in Riverview. The growth has been a direct result of being able to use modified equipment to makethegameeasierforbothkidsandadults– smaller nets, slower balls and smaller racquets.”

Godwin cites the creation of the indoor Abony Family Tennis Center as a reason for the growing interest in the sport throughout the Greater Fredericton area.

“Kidsandadultscannowplaytennisallyear and make it their primary sport, rather than simply a hobby.”

With the recent creation of a team at the University of New Brunswick, the future of tennis in the province looks bright.

“I first received the news from Tennis Canada that they wanted to establish an Atlantic University league,” said Godwin.

Godwin cited the success of university leaguesinTorontoandMontrealasinspiration fortheAtlanticdivision,andhasbeenworking closely with James Cress, UNB’s sport club coordinator, to get the team up and running.

“This will be our first year working with this league, but we look forward to having this grow into something bigger,” said Godwin.

UNB’s squad will compete against Acadia, Dalhousie and Memorial University during their inaugural season, with the hopes of adding more teams in coming years.

The regular season will consist of two

tournaments, thereby granting each team the opportunity to compete against other universities. The year will culminate with a championship tournament.

Each school participating in the Atlantic university league recently received funding to help kick-start their team. This funding was provided by Tennis Canada to help with travel and other expenses.

“Tennis Canada wants to expand our sport throughout the Atlantic region, and to create competition throughout the country at the university tennis championships,” said Godwin. “This donation will be incredibly beneficial for our team at UNB.” Godwin has high hopes for UNB’s tennis team and the opportunities it will create for younger players.

“We would like to see students come to

UNB in the future with the intention of playing tennis at a competitive university level. We have a beautiful six court facility, so hopefully wewillhaveastrongteamtocompeteagainst.”

Godwin stated that several high school students have already expressed interest in joining UNB’s squad in coming seasons.

Although he’s happy with the progress thus far, Godwin is always on the lookout for moreplayers.Interestedindividualscancontact him at dgodwin@abonytennis.ca for more information.

“Anyone can come try out for the team, as we are still looking for a few more players, both boys and girls,” he explained. “Even if they do not want to participate in the tournaments, it wouldbegreattohavemoreplayerstocompete in practices.”

UNB will have a team in a new Atlantic university tennis league.

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Reds beat UdeM, UPEI Jamie Tozer Sports Editor It’s only November, but one of the biggest weekends of the UNB Varsity Reds men’s hockey season is here.

The Varsity Reds, 8-1-1, host the Saint Mary’s Huskies, 8-1-1, on Friday and the Acadia Axemen, 7-3-0, on Saturday. Both games start at 7 p.m. at the Aitken Centre.

UNB and Saint Mary’s sit in a tie for first in the AUS standings with 17 points each. Acadia, after losing back-to-back games, now sits in third with 14 points.

Although it’s still early in the season, the points gained or lost from these head-to-head matchups could prove to be pivotal come playoff time.

The Reds improved to 8-1-1 with a 7-2 win over the Aigles Bleus in Moncton this past Friday and a 4-2 victory over the UPEI Panthers on Saturday at the Aitken Centre.

On Friday in Moncton, UNB scored two power play goals, two shorthanded goals and three even strength goals in a 7-2 win.

Tyler Carroll opened the scoring just 2:57 in on a power play to make it 1-0 Varsity Reds. UNB took a 2-0 lead at 15:18 of the first when Rob Mignardi connected. Shots were 19-10 in favour of UNB in the opening frame.

2:06 into the second period, Cam Critchlow scored to give UNB a 3-0

advantage. Moncton then started to make a game of it as Allain Saulnier and Jean-Francois Plante scored less than four minutes apart to make it a 3-2 game. But a Cam Brace goal at 14:10 gave UNB some insurance heading into intermission. Shots were eight apiece in the second.

Jordan Murray scored a shorthanded marker at 3:08 of the third and a power play goal a little over three minutes later to make it 6-2 V-Reds. Taylor MacDougall rounded out the scoring with UNB’s second shorthanded goal of the game at 12:45 to make it a 7-2 final. Shots were 11-4 in favour of the Reds in third for a game total of 38-22.

Goaltender David Shantz made 20 saves for the win while defenseman Randy Gazzola had three assists.

On Saturday, after a scoreless first period, Critchlow tipped the puck past UPEI goaltender Matt Mahalak on a power play at 1:35 of the second period to make it 1-0 UNB. A little over four minutes later, Carroll ripped a shot past the Panthers net-minder to make it 2-0.

The Panthers got on the board at 13:59 when Reginaldo Traccitto scored from the high slot on a five-on-three power play.

There was a scary moment with 4.1 seconds left in the second stanza when UPEI’s Tyler Brown was injured behind the UNB net. Lying on the ice

and clutching his leg, he immediately yelled for medical assistance. After being looked at by both team’s training staffs, paramedics came onto the ice and carried Brown off.

The final 4.1 seconds of the second period were played at the start of the third. At 4:18 of the final frame, UPEI’s Mason Wilgosh tied the game with a power play goal.

UNB retook the lead at 6:37 when Phil Halley scored to make it 3-2. It was Halley’s first goal of the season.

“You try not to think about it but in the back of your mind it’s always there.

But finally its done, its over,” said Halley about getting his first of the year.

“The chemistry is going very well with me, Phil [Maillet] and [Tyler Carroll].”

Halley scored an empty net goal with 29 seconds remaining to make it a 4-2 final. Shots were 35-30 in favour of UNB in the game.

“We knew it was going to be a battle,” said Varsity Reds head coach Gardiner MacDougall. “We have a great rivalry with PEI and we knew both teams were coming off big Friday nights. You need these tests along the way. You don’t always paint a Picasso every night.

“In this league, if you can hold your opponent to two goals you should give yourself an opportunity to have success on a nightly basis.”

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Soccer team begins to look ahead Jamie Tozer Sports Editor Looking back now, the UNB Varsity Reds women’s soccer team’s 3-2 victory over the Cape Breton Capers on Sept. 13 was a sign of things to come.

After winning their first two games of the season on the road in Newfoundland, the Varsity Reds hit the field at BMO Centre and ended the Capers’ 30 game undefeated streak. Not only was the win a confidence booster, but it also provided evidence that the team was going to contend during the 2014 season – and contend they did.

The women’s soccer program had one of their best seasons ever, finishing the regular season with a 10-1-2 record.

They finished first in the Atlantic University Sport standings for the first time in history and finished the year ranked eighth in the country.

The team made it all the way to the AUS final this year but lost 3-1 to the Memorial University of Newfoundland Sea-Hawks. Although they fell short of their goal of winning an AUS championship, all the things the team accomplished this year can’t be overlooked.

The win against Cape Breton, eras-

ing a 2-0 deficit against Mount Alison to clinch first place on Oct. 22 and the team’s hard fought semifinal victory over Acadia were some of the season’s highlights for head coach Jon Crossland. The coach was also especially pleased with the play of certain individuals, including striker Sam Lagacy along with midfielders Kayla Painter and Lucy Parkin.

“Lucy Parkin is really an unsung hero for us in terms of the role she plays in that midfield, always being marked up against the other team’s best players,” said Crossland. “Sometimes she doesn’t necessarily get the spotlight but she allowed us to be as good as we were this year.”

Crossland also said one of the year’s highlights was goalkeeper Sami-Jo Bell making a surprise return from injury to play in the AUS playoffs. Bell, who hadn’t played since suffering a leg injury on Oct. 3 in Moncton, was believed to be out for the season with ACL and MCL damage.

Crossland said that after some after hard work rehabbing and consulting with doctors, Bell was given the green light to play in the AUS semifinal on Nov. 1.

Bell made seven saves in UNB’s 2-1 semifinal victory over Acadia and five saves in the team’s 3-1 loss to MUN in

the final.

“Sami-Jo can take the time now to recover over the winter,” said Crossland. “[Backup goalkeeper Rebecca] Duda stepped in and did a very good job – especially for a first year goalkeeper.

We felt she would have been fine in the playoffs too but Sami-Jo has a little bit more experience in that setting.”

Duda, in her first season with the Varsity Reds, started every game while Bell was out and performed quite well.

Both keepers are expected to return to the team next season, giving UNB a solid tandem in net.

Looking ahead to next year, the team could be losing some key players. Before the final home game of the regular season, the Varsity Reds honoured Lagacy, Lacey Purdy, Hannah Vesterbeak, Erin Bethune, Meggie Spicer, Eden Vanderlaan, Laura McNicholas and Emma Quigley as graduating players.

“There’s potential to graduate eight for sure. We know pretty well that four or five of those girls will not be back.

The other three are sorting out their academics; they have some school that they would like to continue on with, so we’ll see. But we know we’re probably not going to get four or five of them back.”

Hayley Gates runs the ball up field at the AUS championship in Halifax.

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The Varsity Reds now begin offseason training, which includes playing in a league once or twice a week and taking part in a fitness program three times a week.

As for the team’s coaching staff, the next few months will be about signing new players up for next year’s team.

“Recruiting is the big piece right now,” said Crossland.

“It never stops, really. We’ve already got two girls signed on for next year already – a girl from Ontario and a girl from the States. It’s just an ongoing process.”

Kendall hoping to make an impact with V-Reds Sarah Rouse Sports Reporter

Varsity Reds rookie Jesse Kendall.

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From his first visit to the University of New Brunswick, star freshman Jesse Kendall knew his future lay with the Varsity Reds.

“Not only did they have a very good team last year, I knew they were also extremely well coached,” said Kendall. “I developed a strong relationship with coach Baker and the rest of the coaching staff, and by the end of my visit, I felt like I was already a part of the team.”

He also appreciated the feeling of community among the varsity teams at UNB, as well as the support from fellow students and faculty members on campus.

In terms of what he can bring to the V-Reds squad, Kendall believes that his determination and work ethic rank among

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his top personal attributes.

“I feel confident in my shooting ability and I just want to execute my role and help our team win each game.”

While Kendall excelled in his role as point guard for the majority of his playing career, he has successfully made the transition to shooting guard.

He hopes to improve within both positions over the course of his university career in order to create an impact as a combination guard for the Varsity Reds.

Kendall’s passion for the sport began at a young age.

“Growing up, I played a wide variety of sports but I always seems to have a basketball in my hands, so when I was nine I started to focus more on the game.”

The Guelph, Ontario native comes to UNB following an illustrious career, both

at the high school and provincial level.

During his time at Bishop Macdonell Catholic Secondary School, he accumulated four league championships, four league all-star nominations and two D10 league MVP honours.

In 2013, he played AAU basketball with UNB’s standout guard Javon Masters as a member of the Ontario provincial championship bronze medal team, the Waterloo Wildhawks.

For Kendall, the opportunity to play with his former teammate at the university level was a dream come true.

“Javon and I have a very close relationship,” he said. “Playing in Waterloo we built a lot of chemistry together and I look forward to further developing that this year and throughout our university careers.”

“On the court and in practice he’s not so fun to play against, but Javon’s definitely a guy you love to have on your team. His hard work, intensity, and natural ability to score is a lot of fun to watch and he’s someone I can really learn from.”

Ranked eighth in the country to begin the season, the Varsity Reds are off to 2-0 start. However, Kendall understands that the team cannot become complacent in their victory.

“Even though we’re happy with our preseason play, it doesn’t mean anything right now. We’re focusing on the season one game at a time – thankful but never satisfied.”

In Friday night’s season opener against the Acadia Axemen, Kendall came off the bench for an impressive 11 points in 18 minutes of play.

Which team has the most annoying fan base in sports?

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Jamie Tozer

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Sports Editor

Sports Fan

V-Reds Fan

I grew up in a community where every Red Sox game is aired on the radio, a guy has a replica Green Monster on his front lawn and half the population owns David Ortiz jersey t-shirts.

Before winning the World Series in 2004, Red Sox fans were great. They were always the lovable losers. But after 2004, 2007 and 2013, things have gone off the rails. Sox fans just need to realize they are no longer the scrappy underdogs of baseball – and they have a lot more in common with the Yankees than they would like to admit.

Habs. Next question...

Let me just be clear: I love all fans. That said, the most obnoxious fans around has to be those of the New York Yankees. The abuse hurled at the park towards opposing players alone puts them in a class by themselves. As a Bruins fan, it would be easy for me to say Habs fans should get the prize.

And though they rest on their laurels and the 24 Cups the team once won – a long time ago – they are generally personable if always wrong about hockey.

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I admit I despise the NHL, but I must say Habs fans are the most annoying in sports.

I haven’t watched a game in three years but still get harassed by them, and see them clogging up my Facebook wall over every play, and then give ridiculous excuses when they get knocked out. If they won, it wouldn’t kill me, but I’d move to Samoa just to avoid their irritating fan base. However, the Yankees, Patriots and Lakers all seem to have aggressive fans that don’t always take losing well.

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V-Reds women’s basketball team starts season off with two wins Jamie Tozer Sports Editor The UNB Varsity Red’s women’s basketball team got their Atlantic University Sport regular season off to a good start this past weekend.

UNB defeated the Acadia Axewomen 60-54 on Friday and 72-53 on Saturday to give them a 2-0 record to start the season.

“I don’t think we played eight good quarters of basketball but we played enough good basketball to get two wins.

We’ll definitely take it,” said Varsity Reds head coach Jeff Speedy following Saturday’s game.

UNB and Acadia finished last season with identical 5-15 records and each missed the playoffs. The teams are on similar tracks but Speedy believed UNB had an advantage going into the weekend.

“I think they’re a team that didn’t make the playoffs last year – like us. They lost their best player and we lost our starting point guard and both teams have pretty much everybody else back. I guess you could say both of us are kind of working our way back up the ladder.

“They were missing their starting point guard this weekend, which clearly hurts them. Without her they’re a much different team. With the fact that she wasn’t there we should have won both games for sure.”

In Friday’s opener at the Richard J Currie Center, Acadia opened the game on a 7-0 run and led 14-5 after the first quarter. But UNB rebounded in a big way in the second, putting up 24 points to lead 29-22 at halftime.

The two sides battled things out for the

remainder of the game. The Axewomen tied the game up at 48-48 with 6:35 to go but a Kiley DeLong jump shot a minute later put the Varsity Reds in front. From there, UNB went on to a 60-54 victory.

UNB’s Laura Kaye was named the player of the game, posting a team high 17 points in 26 minutes of action.

On Saturday afternoon, the Varsity Reds took advantage of some unorganized and sloppy play by the Axewomen in the first quarter. UNB led 20-3 after the first with Acadia hitting their first field goal of the game with just 11 seconds remaining.

In the second, the Axewomen started to heat up a bit, managing to get within 10 points with a few minutes remaining

Masters leads Reds men to wins Jamie Tozer Sports Editor Javon Masters is picking things up where he left off.

Last year’s CIS men’s basketball rookie of the year guided the UNB Varsity Reds to two wins over the Acadia Axemen this past weekend. In Friday night’s season opener at the Richard J. Currie Center, Masters got off to a slow start but would end the night with 19 points in UNB’s 83-76 win.

“Everybody was a little worried last night. He had an uncharacteristically bad kind of game for him,” said Varsity Reds head coach Brent Baker following Saturday’s game. “But I just know there’s a motor in that guy.”

Masters rebounded in a big way on Saturday, putting up 34 points in UNB’s 88-72 win and getting the Reds’ Atlantic University Sport regular season off to a 2-0 start.

“In this league you’re going to take all the wins you can get. You have to take them – I don’t care if they’re ugly or whatever,” said Baker.

In Friday’s game, Will McFee got the Reds off to a great start, draining two straight three-point shots, followed by another three-pointer from Dylan Baker to make it 9-0. UNB continued to make shots throughout the first quarter and led 25-13.

In the second quarter, Acadia tried to inch closer to UNB but trailed by 10, 42-32, at halftime.

In the third, the Axemen got within three at one point but then Masters began to heat up. He, McFee and Jordan Irvine went on to guide the Reds to an 8376 victory.

McFee was named the player of the game with 21 points in 35 minutes of play.

On Saturday, the teams went back and forth in the first quarter with UNB leading 24-21 at the buzzer.The Axemen started to pull away a bit in the second though, led by Shaquille Smith and Rhys Larry. Acadia was up 47-42 at halftime.

The Reds climbed back in the second half and led by nine heading into the fourth.The Axemen kept it close in the final quarter, getting within one with 4:39 left. But a big run by UNB down the stretch gave the

home side an 88-72 victory.

“We tried to make a few adjustments on offense and things like that and to be quite honest I think the big wake up call was Will taking a really bad foul in the second half,” said Baker about Saturday’s game. “I think Javon kind of looked around and said ‘well, I better make a few plays.’ And that’s probably what really happened. I’m not going to take any credit as coach for any of that.”

Baker was also pleased with how his team was able to maintain their lead in the second half once they got in front.

“I thought our defense in the second half was the real key.”

The Varsity Reds travel to Saint Mary’s University this weekend to take on the Huskies on Friday and Saturday.The Huskies finished second in last year’s AUS regular season with a 14-6 record and went on to win the conference championship.

UNB returns to the Currie Center floor on Friday, Nov. 21 and Saturday, Nov. 22 when they host the StFX X-Men.

The Reds opened the season with wins over Acadia.

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in the half. UNB was able to stay in control though and led 31-18 at halftime.

UNB continued to roll through the second half, putting up 22 points in the third quarter. The Reds led by 20 midway through the fourth and remained in control of the game throughout, winning 72-53.

DeLong was named the player of the game with 14 points and 12 rebounds in 24 minutes of action.

“Everyone played well,” said DeLong.

“We got everyone into the game. It’s always nice to get a sweep at home for our

first games of the season.”

“We thought we could win today by double digits if we played better than yesterday,” said Speedy on Saturday. “It kind of became about just trying to play better and doing some of the things we’ve been trying to do for two months down the stretch.”

UNB is on the road this weekend, travelling to Halifax to take on the Saint Mary’s Huskies on Friday and Saturday.

They return home to host the StFX XWomen on Friday, Nov. 21 and Saturday, Nov. 22.

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Reds notebook: women’s volleyball team off to 4-0 start Jamie Tozer Sports Editor

The Varsity Reds women’s volleyball team is off to a 4-0 start.

UNB’s latest win came last Friday at Cape Breton University when the Varsity Reds defeated the Capers 3-2.

The Reds won the opening set 25-17 but then dropped the next two 25-14 and 25-18.

UNB evened things up in the fourth set with a big 25-9 win and then took the fifth and final set 15-10.

Allison Quiring had a UNB high 10 points while Maggie McLenahan had 21 digs.

Up next for the squad is the second AUSRSEQ Interlock Event of the season which takes place Nov. 21-23 at Laval University.

UNB will play four games at the event with matches against McGill, Montreal, Laval and

Sherbrooke.

Men’s volleyball defeats Sea-Hawks UNB’s men’s volleyball team moved over the .500 mark with two wins in St. John’s last weekend.

The Varsity Reds edged the Memorial University of Newfoundland Sea-Hawks 3-1 on Saturday and 3-0 on Sunday.

Ryan Colpitts led the way for UNB on Saturday, recording 21.5 points and 18 digs. On Sunday, Colpitts had 15 points and 12 digs.

Up next for the Reds is the second AUSR SEQ Interlock Event of the season at Montreal. UNB will play three games at the event with matches against Montreal, Sherbrooke and Laval.

Athletes of the month announced Men’s soccer midfielder Shea Nordheim

was named the Varsity Reds male athlete of the month for October. The fifth year player registered five goals and an assist in six games, helping UNB clinch first place in the AUS regular season standings.

Women’s soccer striker Sam Lagacy was named October’s Varsity Reds female athlete of the month. Lagacy registered six goals and three assists in six October games, helping the Reds finish first in the AUS regular season standings for the first time.

Two Reds named to all-Canadian teams U N B men’s soccer m id f ielder Diego Padilha was named a f irst team CIS allCanadian last week. He joins Cape Breton’s Sandro Rajkovic and Justin Maheu as the only AUS players to be named to the team.

Meanwhile, Varsity Reds striker Marcus Lees was named a second team CIS all-

Canadian. Cape Breton’s Ian Greedy was the only other AUS player on the second team.

Robinson runs at nationals Battling 110 km per hour winds at the CIS cross country championship in St. John’s last weekend, UNB’s Katie Robinson finished 67th overall in the women’s race with a time of 25:14. She was the only Varsity Red taking part in the event.

McMurray’s stunning saves One of the highlights from UNB’s AUS championship victory was the performance of goalkeeper Aaron McMurray. The veteran made some incredible saves throughout the match, particularly in the second half when CBU had 10 shots.

“He’s amazing,” midfielder Shea Nordheim said of McMurray. “He made some unbelievable, game saving saves at point blank. He’s done that countless times for us over his career and I think none bigger than those few saves that he made.”

McMurray made six saves in the win. He also made five stops in UNB’s 5-0 semifinal victory over MUN. Season ends for Buccaneers The UNB Buccaneers lacrosse team had their season come to an end last Friday.

Playing in the Maritime University Field Lacrosse League quarterfinal, the Buccaneers fell 8-5 to the Acadia Axemen. Alex Miller had two goals for the Bucs while Ben Sweet, Mackenzie McCoy and Nic Thompson added singles.

The Buccaneers finished the regular season in last place with a 0-9 record.

Meanwhile, UNB’s Matt McConnell was named the MUFLL’s top goalie for the 2014 season and captain Evan R ichtsfeld won the Commissioner Award. McConnell and Sweet were also named first team all-stars.

The men’s volleyball team in action earlier this year.

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