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EDDY’S OUTLOOK: OUR SIT-DOWN WITH THE PRESIDENT CAMPBELL TALKS CONTRACTS, THE UNB ACT AND MENDING FENCES

BY EMMA MCPHEE | PAGE 3

UNB GEARS UP FOR HOMECOMING 2014

BY BENJAMIN CROUSE| PAGE 4

FIGHT FOR VARSITY WOMEN’S HOCKEY CONTINUES

BY JAMIE TOZER | PAGE 16

DIGITAL DIALOGUE: IS TECHNOLOGY TAKING OVER OUR LIVES?

BY SEB ARSENEAULT | PAGE 14

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Emma McPhee News Editor Last year was not an easy one for the University of New Brunswick’s president, Eddy Campbell.

With a winter term marked by a labour dispute and numerous votes of non-confidence against the administration, it’s no surprise that the already tenuous relationship between the administration and faculty was put under further strain.

It’s possible no one has felt this strain more than the president himself.

Going into the 2014-2015 academic year, Campbell said he plans

institutions and … their opinions matter so I’ve got to talk to them and for some of us, these things feel private. Not all of us grew up with this idea that everything should be out there,” said Campbell.

“So when we got asked for McLaughlin’s, my predecessor’s, contract I actually felt obliged to talk to him. And between the jigs and the reels it took a while to get a hold of him.”

As of this month, McLaughlin’s 2002 and 2007 contracts have been released and the FNBFA will no longer take their case to court.

Both Jean Sauvageau, president of the FNBFA, and Miriam Jones,

UNB STRIKE 101:

The Association of University of New BrunswickTeachers [AUNBT] went on strike in Jan.2014 after negotiations over the professors’collective agreement did not yield a settlement.

The university responded by locking out its entire faculty.The strike lasted three weeks with classes resuming at the beginning of February.An agreement was finally reached between the AUNBT and the university administration by means of a new contract that proposed a 2.5 per cent salary increase for faculty for the next two years. to focus on rebuilding these relationships and developing a better system of communication to convey the actions of the university’s administration.

“The things that are occupying my attention are trying to repair our relationships with the faculty over the next little bit. They were damaged in the strike,” he said.

“For some there are some bitter feelings left behind and I think we can do a better job of involving the faculty in the allocation of resources at the university and telling them more often what we’re up to.”

But the strike and the labour disputes weren’t the only thing facing Eddy Campbell and the rest of the university administration. This past summer saw a few issues emerge that will be cropping up again over the next few weeks.

The sweeping theme through all of these issues is that of a lack of communication on the part of the administration.

I n Aug ust, U N B was u nder threat of a court case for not releasing all of its presidential contracts since 2004.

This came about because of a Right to Information request by the Federation of New Brunswick Faculty Associations [FNBFA], which asked that the contracts of all New Brunswick university presidents since 2004 be released.

Although UNB released Campbell’s 2009 and 2014 contracts, the contracts of Campbell’s predecessor, John McLaughlin, were not released.

“It’s just complicated … I’m not the only person implicated in all of this. I have colleagues at other

president of the AUNBT, have said they are content with the information that was published.

“Well we’re very pleased that they’re finally released. Transparency in all matters, but particularly in budget matters, is very important.

So it’s too bad that it took legal action to get those materials but I think it would be to everyone’s benef it going forward that we have more transparency,” Jones said.

Transparency has been a key word at UNB over the past few months, especially surrounding the revisions of the UNB Act that are currently underway.

The revisions to the Act began in February 2013 by the UNB Act Review Steeri ng C om m ittee but there have been concerns raised b y the

A response from the office of the president

AUNBT,that the process has not able to tell your story well to the to do it here and the senate in Saint been transparent enough. world at large and there are always John to do the same there. And I Campbell said the process has these things that arise, particularly will want to have an overarching been slow because of the amount in organizations our size. It’s the committee that looks at both camof items in need of revision but that puses together as a whole.” the Act will be published But rebuildand opened to input from Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act: ing after the tuthe university communIn 2012, New Brunswick universities were made accountable to multuous 2013ity soon.

2014 academic the Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act meaning year is not the “One of the ways of that anyone could request access to their records. cha racter izi ng what responsibilthey’re up to is like renoity of one man vating an old house: once alone, and the they started getting in AU N B T w i l l there behind the walls be holding the they found a whole lot of stuff. And human organizat ion. We make president accountable to his promtheir examination of the revisions to mistakes ... There’s the firefight- ises of transparency and better comthe Act has taken quite a bit longer ing aspect of communications but munication. than we had expected,” he said.

“It’s an interesting time to be at there’s also the fact that we have “They’re making a whole bunch these wonderful stories to tell,” said UNB. I think this is an opportunof suggestions. And we’ll see what Campbell. ity for all of us to think about what people think of them.”

“So that will be Dave’s role — a university really is and what it It is this type of communica- trying to make sure that our com- should be doing. What it’s here for tion that Campbell hopes to foster munications and things like the and what its priorities need to be,” throughout this year and beyond. said Jones.

UNB Act are understood.”

“The university, the communica“I think we can still step back, we Another method by which Camption, we’ve not been good can deal with at it. We could probably the problems Non-Confidence Votes: do a better job of telling and move forAt the end of the 2014 winter term, the faculties of arts, business, science and people what our board ward together, engineering passed motions of non-confidence in the UNB administration. actually does, we could but I mean, I The faculty of education passed a similar motion, stating that their confidence in probably do a better job think it’s gothe administration was “shaken.”These motions are not legally binding but were of telling people what our ing to involve meant to send a message to the administration. senates actually do,” he an honest assaid. s e s s m e nt o f One way of add ressthe president’s ing this was through the bell hopes to improve communica- role and then we can move forward creation of a new tions is through an in-depth look at after that.” position in the the allocation of resources within For Campbell, it’s all about enOf f ice of t he the university. The process will for suring the UNB story gets heard, President. The a large part be driven by the uni- both the moments to be proud of position, given versity senates and will involve local and those that aren’t. But it’s also t h e t i t l e campus committees. about creating more moments to of “sen“Our Board has said that we shine. io r c o m - should seek more ways to have “When we were writing the unimunications faculty input into the allocation of versity’s strategic plan, I liked to ask manager,” has resources. They would like to see my colleagues the question “What been filled by that. That is coupled in the minds would we look like if we were the David Stone- of the Board to determining which University for New Brunswick?” h o u s e , w h o parts of the university are more And that was a really interesting w o r k e d p r e - deserving of allocating of resources way to challenge people and goodv iously as a wel l- than others,” Campbell said. ness we got a lot of really interesting k now n prov i nc ia l “So the idea is I want advice on answers at the far end of that. And and national jour- the allocation of resources in our some of them you see resonating nalist. budget process and I’m asking the now,” Campbell said.

“Communica- s e n “The administ rat ion, we are tions is both re- ate in people of good intentions. We are active and pro- Fredtrying to make this university betactive. In an e r i c ter. We don’t have anything to hide. ideal world ton to What I think we really do need to y o u ’ r e tell us do is tell our story better.” how

Mending relationships after the strike, revisions to the UNB Act and the response to the release of his employment contract are only some of the topics UNB president Eddy Campbell has to focus on this year.

Adam Travis / The Brunswickan

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Homecoming 2014: Not just for alumni

UNB alumni will descend upon the university campus this weekend for a weekend full of activities.

Adam Travis/The Brunswickan

Benjamin Crouse News Reporter UNB Homecoming is not only for those returning to their old stomping grounds.

UNB’s annual Homecoming Weekend kicks off Thursday, Sept. 25, and the Alumni Association has worked to include current students in some of the events.

“Homecoming started off as a chance to bring alumni back to the campus, but two years ago we made a decision that we wanted Homecoming to be about UNB campus,” said alumni advancement coordinator Annette Wetmore.

“We’ve turned Homecoming into a chance for everybody who’s part of the UNB community to come back to

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campus to enjoy a variety of events and to reconnect with classmates. I really hope students take a chance and come out to any of the events that are available.”

Homecoming begins on Thursday with a meet-and-greet and registration. At 9 p.m. that night in the SUB, Rich Aucoin will perform at the annual Homecoming Concert.

Friday is Red and Black Day. Students are encouraged to wear their school colours with pride.

“This weekend is about celebrating UNB. It’s about finding an opportunity to get out with classmates and friends and wear your red and black. It’s a celebration of everything that is UNB,” Wetmore said.

At 11:30 a.m. on Friday, a kick-off

UNB Homecoming runs from Sept. 25 to 27.

Here’s a list of the activities that will be featured this year. Students are encouraged to participate in all the events.

For more information look to the next issue of The Brunswickan.

barbecue takes place in the quad in front of Toole Hall. Students can enjoy a hamburger, a drink, and a piece of cake for only $2.

Students can also fulfill their intellectual appetite by checking out two other events: Explore UNB: Doors Open UNB and UNBelievable Research at UNB. “We have a Doors Open event where if you’d like to go in and see the Earth Sciences Centre or see the Observatory, just a few places where you can drop in that you normally might not visit,” Wetmore said.

The UNBelievable Research at UNB event will take place in the Wu Centre at 1:30 p.m. and will focus on five different researchers working with UNB.

The showcase will demonstrate how this research impacts our daily lives whether we know it or not.

The day will finish off with a Lobster Boil and Maritime Kitchen Party, beginning at 5:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. respectively.

“The biggest event of our weekend is our Lobster Boil Maritime Kitchen Party which we’re doing in the Currie Centre for the first time. We have a great maritime band called Bottoms Up. We had them last year and they’re awesome at getting people up and stomping their feet,” said Wetmore.

The next day is the annual football game: UNB Fredericton vs. UNB Saint John.

“We have a football rally which is really aimed at the student population. That’s

a chance to get together, listen to some good music and get everyone revved up in their red and black,” Wetmore said.

“Then at about 12:30 we head up to the field for the football game which is the only Homecoming football game in Canada where the home school can’t lose because it’s UNB against UNB.” Later that night at 7 p.m., the Homecoming Tasting will take place in the SUB’s atrium.

“We’ve gathered seven different companies from around New Brunswick and they have wine, beer, mead and cider,” said Wetmore.

The weekend ends on Sunday morning with a Farewell Breakfast to the alumni in Long Hall.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 25

FRIDAY, SEPT. 26

SATURDAY, SEPT. 27

8 p.m: Rich Aucoin concert at the SUB 8 p.m. doors

Red ‘n’ Black Day — show your UNB pride by wearing red and black 11:30 a.m: Homecoming barbecue at below the HIL Join students and alumni at the homecoming barbecue, $2 for food 1:30 p.m: UNBelievable Research Showcase at the Wu Conference Centre Register at Unb.ca/homecoming, FREE 5:30p.m: Lobster Boil at the Richard J. Currie Center Register at Unb.ca/homecoming, $50 9 p.m: Maritime Kitchen Party at at the Richard J. Currie Center Enjoy an east coast style party with “Bottom’s Up!” FREE

Noon: UNB Football Rally at the SUB Quad Football is back! Wear your red and black and join us for the rally and parade 1 p.m: Homecoming Football Game at BMO Field Come cheer on your UNB Red Bombers and the UNBSJ Seawolves at the homecoming football game, FREE 7 p.m: Homecoming Tasting at the SUB Atrium Try an assortment of beer, wine and cider, $35

8:30 p.m: Come kick off Homecoming at the greatest dance party of the year!

For more information check out: Unb.ca/homecoming and Facebook.com/ unbalumni

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Wellness isn’t just about food: UNB nursing students Benjamin Crouse News Reporter UNB nursing students are once again hosting a program to help students achieve a new state of wellness by taking the focus away from food.

The “It’s Not About Food” initiative, which began in 2008, was organized this year by Melissa Foster and Joel Currie, both third-year nursing students at UNB. The initiative promotes awareness and openness about food and body issues within our culture.

The initiative is comprised of two parts: a drop-in clinic and focus groups.

Both will provide students with a list of resources in the community regarding eating issues and body image.

“For select Fridays next month we’re having a drop-in clinic where the focus will be self-care. It’s completely dropin – some people might stop in for five minutes, some may [come] say for a couple hours,” said Currie.

The clinic will be set up in room 103 of the Student Union Building between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Various stations will be set up at the clinic, each one focusing on a specific topic including how to make a better smoothie, yoga, meditation, breathing and massage therapy, which will be done by a licensed masseuse.

“Even if somebody comes to our drop-in clinics and finds one thing that would be a positive addition into their lives, that would be a huge success to us,” Foster said.

The second element of the program comes in the form of a six-week-long peer-led group. Participants will be given the chance to discuss eating issues in a safe and welcoming location one evening per week.

“An eating disorder doesn’t discriminate on gender or age — it can affect anybody. There are a lot of pressures today to be a certain size and have a certain image because of the media, stereotypes and our culture,” said Foster.

“The pressure gets to people and creates unhealthy habits and we want to get to them before they spiral out of control by providing a safe place.

People are going to come away with new information on how to take care of themselves, on healthy eating habits

and a new relationship with food — to see food as a medicine,” Currie said.

Commitment is key when it comes to this initiative. Those who wish to participate in a focus group must commit to the full six weeks. Furthermore, the group will become closed after members have made the commitment.

“We want them to commit because it will be a closed group throughout the six weeks. We want people to have an opportunity to grow as a group and to get to know one another and to feel comfortable sharing,” said Currie.

The focus groups are not only for women. New this year is a co-ed group that will be led by Currie every Monday evening from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. in room 103 of the SUB. “I think the conservative percentage is [five to] 10 per cent of people with eating issues are male and it’s rising,” Currie said.

The other focus groups, open only to women, will take place on Wednesdays in the Women’s Centre and on Thursdays in room 103 of the SUB, both from 7:30 to 9 p.m.

“Each week will have a different focus. We really want to promote a safe space where university students can come talk about issues related to food, their relationship with food and the successes that they’ve had,” Foster said.

Topics of discussion that may be brought up within the focus groups are body image, self -esteem, self-care, assertiveness, addiction, relationships with food, nutrition and eating issues.

“The closed peer-led group discussion is to create that safe place to people to tell their stories, open up, get support and meet new people,” Foster said.

The “It’s Not About Food” initiative has been running since 2008 and has received positive feedback from both students and faculty.

“I hope [they take away] a little bit of comfort and being able to find the strength to share their story. To know how much that means to everybody else and taking the time to do something positive for themselves and to realize they’re not alone,” said Foster.

For more information or to sign up for one of the focus groups, visit the It’s Not About Food 2014 Facebook page or email unbinaf@gmail.ca.

Self-care is a topic that will be covered at the drop-in clincs offered by UNB nursing students.

Adam Travis / The Brunswickan

New UNB employment program connects students, employers with local job opportunities Tess Allen Editor-in-Chief A new pilot program through the University of New Brunswick’s Career Development and Employment Centre [formerly the Student Employment Service and Career Counselling] aims to help stem serious student outmigration from the province.

In partnership with the Department of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour, the Centre has launched the Job Development Program for students in the arts and

science faculties.

The program will select a group of fourth-year students and unemployed or underemployed recent graduates of undergraduate or masters programs. Officials will work with local employers to strategically match students in either program with job opportunities.

“We are seeing so many of our grads leaving the province and we’re just hoping to stop that loss of students,” said Anne Soucy, director of the Centre.

“We came up with a series of workshops where students will enhance

their being able to describe what their skills are to employers … Then [program job developer] Nichola Anderson will meet with local employers … letting them know what students are available and trying to match them that way.”

Students successfully accepted into the program must obtain a Career Development Certif icate by completing seven free one-hour workshops on topics including career information and planning, job search strategies and interview skills.

For Soucy, the program is all about pulling back the curtains on

what she believes to be damaging local lore.

“We’re hoping to dispel the myth that there are no local jobs because quite often there are,” said Soucy, adding that “80 per cent of jobs aren’t advertised.”

“This is our opportunity to make employers aware of the students but also students aware of the local opportunities … We’re trying to make it a win-win situation, both for the students and employers.”

Students interested in applying for the program are encouraged to submit their resume and a 500-word

cover letter discussing future career goals, how the program would impact their life, reasons they want to live in the Fredericton area and an overview of their experiences and attempts at gaining sustainable employment (if applicable). Each candidate must also submit a copy of their UNB student ID and proof of residency and must also expect to attend an interview.

Applications must be submitted to Nichola.anderson@unb.ca.

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What’s “app,” UNB? UNBSU gets new app

The new app will allow students to vote, check deadlines and transit schedules and keep up to date with the UNBSU. Adam Travis / The Brunswickan

Emma McPhee News Editor The UNB Student Union has gone virtual. A new app, developed for the UNBSU, will allow students to access the union’s services on the go.

The free app was developed by ACL Student Benefits through the UNBSU health care provider We Speak Student.

“The app is basically the new centre of the Student Union. [Its] home page ... is where we’ll be getting most of our new information out to the students. It’s just an easy way for people to see things,” said Bess Teague, UNBSU vice-president student services.

The app, called UNB Fredericton, will not only keep students up to date with UNBSU news and announcements. Some of its services

include bus schedules and transit maps, bios of the UNBU executive, a list of important deadlines and a map of campus. It will also allow students to reserve tickets for concerts put on by the UNBSU. “The big thing that we are really excited about is that we can do

voters] that we get,” Teague said.

Voting can still be done the traditional way through e-services for those who don’t have the app.

Because the app was developed by the UNBSU health provider, students can also access their personal health plan through the app.

The app is available now for both Apple and Android products and is available for download on Google Play and the App Store.

“I’m really excited about it. I think it’s a great tool for students to get to k now the student union because there’s a lack of knowledge about the student union on campus and this is just another way to get the information out to them,” Teague said.

“The app is basically the new centre of the Student Union. [Its] home page ... is where we’ll be getting most of our new information out to the students.

It’s just an easy way for people to see things.” our elections through the app. So previously it was very difficult to find where to vote but now it’s just two clicks away and you’re voting.

It’s super easy and I think it’s really going to increase the number [of

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This council meeting has 22 minutes Emma McPhee News Editor UNBSU councillors and executive met on Sunday at what some councillors are calling “one of the shortest council meetings in UNBSU history.”

Key topics discussed were how UNBSU election programming went as well as the results of some Right to Information requests sent out by the union earlier this term.

Greg Bailey, president of the UNBSU, said that student turnout at the advanced polls in the SUB started out slowly but picked up at the end of the week.

“I think the first couple days averaged around 120 people per day; [that’s] what I was told anecdotally by the guys who were working the polling station. When I went down to see them on Friday, though, they asked me if we were offering free tuition for people to vote because apparently they had 100 people by 11 a.m.,” Bailey said.

“From what I heard, by the time 4:30 rolled around, because the polls closed at 5, apparently the place was just lined up. Everyone left it to the deadline.”

The advanced polls were set up through a partnership between the UNBSU and Elections NB. The “Rock the Vote” incentive, where students who voted at the advanced polls received a discounted price to this Thursday’s Rich Aucoin concert, did not go as smoothly.

“The Rock the Vote booth didn’t quite go as I had hoped,” said Nicole Saulnier, UNBSU vice-president external. “People were just like ‘Oh, I get a half-price voucher to a concert, that’s nice …’ and most people didn’t come and get their voucher most of the time. “ “It wasn’t a very effective campaign anyway so I wouldn’t recommend it to the person who’s going to be doing it next year for the federal election.”

Another subject brought up at the meeting was about some Right to Information requests sent out by the UNBSU to the university.

“I got a bunch of Right to Information requests from the university and I’ll have more details on that later. A lot of it has to do with international students and upkeep of [the SUB],” said Bailey.

Bailey said he had wanted more information about the Internation-

al Student Adv isor’s Of f ice budget as it has b e e n a to p i c of interest recently.

B a i le y a l s o sa id t hat t he university’s response to h is request about t he SU B wa s 139 page s of purchase orders.

“One t h ing t hat we were rea l ly i nterested in is just t he st at u s of t he SU B. It’s an old building, they’ve done a lot of work on it lately and I just wanted to know what sort of stuff was going on,” Bailey said.

A look back on how the election season went and some RTIs were topics discussed at the last council meeting.

Adam Travis / The Brunswickan

UNB takes on One Million Acts of Green

Emma McPhee News Editor

UNB is shedding the red and black in favour of green.

This year UNB’s sustainability program and local business GreenNexxus are partnering up to bring the One Million Acts of Green challenge to the UNB campus.

One Million Acts of Green is based off a program of sustainability engagement systems created

by GreenNexxus. By registering at Greenunb.ca, students can start recording their “acts of green” online.

“Basically One Million Acts of Green is … a software that people can use to keep track of what they can do to be green and it feeds back to them the metrics associated with that,” said Peter Corbyn, chief of green at GreenNexxus.

Acts of green include actions like changing to energy-efficient light bulbs, walking instead of driving and purchasing locally-grown produce.

“They can see what the environmental impact is of those actions in terms of production of greenhouse gases, water saved a nd energ y saved,” said Corbyn.

The goal is that by the end of winter term students will have performed one million environmentally responsible actions.

The challenge launches on Oct.

1 with a promotional fair, featuring local environmental non-profit groups, at lunchtime in the SUB quad.

The program will go beyond simply recording sustainable actions, however. The UNB Sustainability Program has planned a year of engaging students, faculty and staff in becoming more aware of promoting sustainable lifestyles.

Each month will have a specific t heme such as t ra nspor tat ion, energy, water and environmental wellness.

October is food and waste month.

Among the many activities planned are a waste-less meal provided by Sodexo and a virtual classroom with David Suzuki and friends on Oct. 6.

“We’re just doing different things around campus to try to get individuals engaged,” said Danielle Smith, sustainability coordinator for UNB Facilities Management.

The challenge will also provide the platform for a study by the sustainability program.

“One of the neat things about One Million Acts of Green that we’re also trying on the back end of this is a study,” Smith said.

“So the idea is to f igure out through a big engagement campaign like [One] Million Acts of Green whether or not engagement of the faculty and students will translate into any sort of cost sav-

ings and energy savings that the university might have.”

The One Million Acts of Green challenge began at the national level in 2008. It was hosted by CBC’s George Stroumboulopoulous on his show The Hour and raised nearly two million acts of green. GreenNexxus now runs their programs on the smaller scale of universities and corporate clients.

“Basically what One Million Acts of Green is now is the same thing with CBC except it can be branded with partners like what we’re doing with UNB,” Corbyn said.

Despite t he fact t hat GreenNexxus is based in Fredericton, this year marks the first time that UNB has participated in the challenge.

Although the ultimate goal is to raise one million acts of green, raising awareness and promoting an environmentally-sustainable lifestyle is really what the program is all about.

“Before a lot of the focus was on environmental and being green but sustainability is an all-encompassing idea of being more sustainable economically, environmentally and socially,” Smith said.

“It’s a great idea and I think in order for us to move forward as a country, as a province, as a city, we need to do this in order for there to be a good place to be for future generations.”

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On the road to transparency?

In this week’s Brunswickan, you will notice a lengthy feature detailing President Eddy Campbell’s annual outlook coming out of a year marked by an ugly labour dispute, numerous faculty non-confidence votes and a range of other serious issues that have spilled through the summer months into the new school year.

If there was ever a time to sit down for a chat, it was now.

The opportunity to present this piece to our readers was in fact initially prompted by Campbell and his new senior manager of communications, former Telegraph-Journal managing editor David Stonehouse.

The Brunswickan was invited by Stonehouse to sit down with he and Campbell for an hour-long interview, during which we were permitted to ask any questions we felt needed to be answered for our readers.

We were not asked to provide said questions beforehand, but simply a general idea of which topics we would like to address. We complied with this request.

Myself, news editor Emma McPhee and photo editor Adam Travis met with Campbell and Stonehouse at the president’s office on Friday, Sept. 12. As our Sept. 17 issue was chiefly Harvest Jazz and Blues-centric, we

chose to publish the piece on Stonehouse’s appointment in last week’s edition and hold the full interview with Campbell until the Sept. 24 edition. It was our wish to provide our readers with the most accessible and comprehensive piece that we could.

The interview, we concluded, generally went well. While we felt that some questions could have been met with some more straightforwardness, we were impressed with the opportunity to sit down with the president to discuss some of the serious issues plaguing this institution and felt he was generally open to addressing them.

While there is no doubt the University of New Brunswick and Campbell himself continue to face considerable challenges — as we hope will be made clear in this week’s edition — the Brunswickan feels that efforts to reach out and be accessible to the student press demonstrate transparency on behalf of the university.

We hope this will become a trend throughout the school year and in years to come.

Tess Allen is the Editor-in-Chief of the Brunswickan.

Stacey Taylor University can be one of the best experiences of your life, but it can be challenging and stressful at times. As a student, it is critical to find that seemingly elusive balance between working hard to achieve academic success and making time to exercise, energize with good nutrition, revitalize with enough sleep, and socialize for fun and enjoyment.

While living a balanced lifestyle can support personal wellness, it’s not a foolproof plan.

So what happens if you do get sick?

What if you simply want to be proactive and take charge of your own health (great move by the way)? Maybe you are due to have a PAP test, need a prescription for a new medication or need a prescription refill for a medication you’re already using for an illness like depression or thyroid disease?

What if you have a bad cough, a rash, feel really tired or feel generally crappy but cannot figure out why? Where would you go for help?

Did you know that UNB has a Student Health Centre (SHC) located very conveniently right here on campus? On site are two full-time and three part-time physicians, a nurse practitioner (that’s me!), a team of registered nurses, a registered dietitian and medical administrative staff, all

committed to providing quality Primary Health Care services to full-time students of UNB and STU. We even have a dedicated psychiatrist and orthopedic surgeon who will see our students at the SHC by referral — that means you need to see one of us first for assessment in order to determine if specialist care is required in your situation.

You also need to know that if you see me or one of our physicians and we decide you need to have non-urgent bloodwork collected, you can book an appointment at the SHC and one of our experienced registered nurses can draw your blood sample! Appointments for bloodwork are booked each morning (Monday through Friday) to make life easier for you, our students.

No student wants something as basic as food to interfere with their academic success here at UNB. Our registered dietitian, Ellen MacIntosh, helps students assess their nutrition intake and find simple, practical strategies to fill gaps while meeting their health and nutrition goals. If you want to maintain a healthy weight, increase your energy, feel healthier and boost your immune system, or begin to practice healthy eating for long-term health, consider booking an appointment with Ellen to learn how. They’re free and don’t require a referral.

A few other things about the SHC that may surprise you include the fact that the clinic is open year round — even in the summer. If you decide to opt out of the university student health insurance plan, you can still access medical care at the SHC. It’s important to bring a valid student ID and a valid Canadian or International Health Card with you every time you come to the SHC for an appointment (e.g. Medicare, MSI, OHIP, Cowen,

Great West Life, etc.).

In addition to clinic appointments, the SHC offers educational outreach programs. Ellen and I do guest lectures and conduct more informal talks with student groups in residence, on sports teams and with various clubs and organizations on campus. Program topics include personal health and wellness, sexual health, nutrition, mental health and many more. We can even design a presentation to meet your specific needs.

Are you still not sure why you would choose to go to the Student Health Centre? Think of it this way: If you would call your family doctor’s office to book an appointment for a specific health-related concern, you can come to us. Our services are completely confidential and nonjudgmental. We want you to feel comfortable to come and see us about any concerns you have that could impact your health and well-being.

To book a same day or next day appointment, just phone the SHC or drop in. Calling or coming in earlier in the day increases your chances of getting an appointment with one of us before our appointments fill up for that day. When we are full, we do book into the next workday or refer students to an appropriate community resource if needed.

At the SHC, we truly understand the importance of wellness to academic success. Our goal is to help you students minimize interruptions to your studies by preventing and treating illness in a timely manner.

For more information and medical resources check out our web site at Go.unb.ca/studenthealth, or contact us at shc@unb.ca or (506) 453-4837.

Contract disparity warrants answers, action AN OPINION

Micah O’Donnell-Gillies The contracts of both President Eddy Campbell and President John McLaughlin were recently released. Much has been said about Eddy’s compensation, his supposedly competitive salary and long list of benefits. However, while it’s easy to see the massive salary and endless benefits as outlandish when compared to a student’s, they deserve a context in which to be read.

So, let’s start with what President McLaughlin signed on for in both 2002 and 2007.

President McLaughlin was given an annual gross salary of $180, 000 for five years in 2002. Outside of this, he was offered a residence, a vehicle and various other benefits. In 2007, when he was reappointed, his salary increased to $251,191. Reviews of his salary were made annually and funds were allocated (15 per cent of the base salary for an assistant professor) for relocating to a residence provided by the university.

Talking to those who remember the McLaughlin era, they speak of a time where the President would visit the HIL and make stops around campus.

I work at the Fiddlehead and on the door is a letter from McLaughlin describing how the English journal is an integral part of the English department’s reputation in the Canadian literary community. I’ve seen no such recognition from Eddy.

Eddy, on the other hand, was offered, in Apple terms, the Contract Plus: A residence, a vehicle, and a

whole slew of additional treasures to flaunt. Let’s begin with the annual research grant which is currently at $12,000 annually. For relocation costs from St. John’s, he was offered $35,000 and the university paid the fees for the sale of his Newfoundland residence. And then there’s the section that outlines his access to support staff and, in the 2014 contract, a section describing the opportunity to have the university fund a post-doctoral fellow to assist in his research.

As one should, I’ve saved the best for last. Eddy’s salary started at $320,000 and increased to $376,471 in 2014. Additionally, the 2014 contract also included annual reviews alongside a two per cent annual increase. By 2019, Eddy can literally pay my student loan off 40 times. Think back to last year’s labour dispute for a moment. The core of the salary debate amongst professors was the request to be competitive; that is, raises that will allow UNB faculty hiring to be

equitable to that of other universities.

One senior administrator made mention of the same criteria for hiring a university president. And, if that’s true, Eddy must have been beyond top-notch. If his salary in comparison to President McLaughlin’s says something about competitiveness, well, we got the equivalent of a Harvard President. But we didn’t. We got a president who worked under the guise of austerity to cut our faculty while ballooning his administration.

So what am I saying? I am asking a vital question: why did our administration, our Board of Governors opt for the luxury president in 2009?

The jump in salary and benefits from McLaughlin to Eddy is telling. It is a display of the shifting values of our university. Ever relinquishing the real substance of the university for the image of it.

While I began this column advocating for the fact that the student body and faculty make up this university

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and not the president and his administration, I will also advocate for a swift exit by Eddy as well as an explanation by the Board of Governors for this excessive contract.

It is my opinion that Campbell has negatively impacted our university’s community, and to do it, we paid him nearly twice as much as our past president. What did we pay for? A strike? A multitude of faculty association motions against our president? A disconnected and isolated leader?

Eddy’s own resignation would not only begin a recovery of our university, but cause our Board of Governors to question their own decision-making.

Resigning won’t immediately solve UNB’s troubles, but it will provoke that much-needed cultural shift at UNB. If Eddy is curious on how to resign, it’s in the contract.

Letters must be submitted by e-mail to editor@thebruns.ca including your name, as letters with pseudonymns will not be printed. Letters must be 500 words at maximum. Deadline for letters is Friday at 5 p.m. before each issue.

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Do you plan on using NB Liquor’s Growler Program?

Cody Timmons

Chase McFarlen

Jon Munn

Hilary MacLean

Rachelle Voisine

“Hell yes!”

“Si!”

“Yeah! Tess Allen will be sooo happy!”

“Now that I know about it, yes!”

“Yes!”

Austin Hethengton

Dragan Vojnovic

Garet O’Connell

Melanie Michaud

Hannah Steeves

“Yes!”

“YES!”

“ No idea what it is but it involves Growlers so I’m down.”

“I don’t do beer.”

“No, because I’d rather support Picaroons themselves.”

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From photography to painting, Craig Smith Dow has found his passion

Emily McPhee The Brunswickan Five words: Art, heart, fact, fraction and fracture. They would appear to have different definitions, unless you’re artist Craig Smith Dow, who fused the terms to form Artifracture, the exhibition that went on display at the Charlotte Glencross Gallery on Friday night.

The theme of Dow’s series isn’t necessarily congruent, but that’s okay with him — it’s part of the exhibition. A background in commercial photography left Dow skilled in contrast, perspective and the compositional aspects of a professional photographer. Each painting incorporates these aspects, but remains abstract in its own right.

“I’m past the stage of having to figure out what goes with what — that’s all natural now.”

Each painting has its own story to tell. Dow attributes this to his past use of real film over the now digital and photoshopped realm of photography. It’s why so much is encompassed in each piece of work in Artifracture — one painting can both stand on its own or in a group.

“With photography, the final photo is the final photo so you have to put everything into that.

Every painting is like a series in itself. When I was putting this together, I was really trying to get across and trying to show the different styles that I have while keeping it uniform.”

The Artifracture installation is Dow’s first official solo show made up of about 15 years worth of work and is a depiction of his separation from the more regimented and recognizable elements inherent in professional photography.

“Everything is a fractured display in terms of a series ... It’s all emotional. There’s truthfulness in this, in the paintings. Everything up there ... that’s where the heart and the art combine.”

The exhibit also marked Kate Rogers’ first week as the executive director of the Charlotte Glencross Gallery. She was part of the group that launched the Charlotte Street Arts Centre and has been in and around the scene from the beginning.

“I have always loved the potential of a community arts centre. It plays a very valuable role in the city, especially a city of our size where there’s a great demand for arts programming — so then you get people from the community [like Craig Smith Dow] doing it, and it happens right here,” explained Rogers.

“It’s interesting for us as ‘back room’ people to see what you do to generate and promote movement throughout the building.”

As for Dow, he hopes to continue his artwork and make it a full-time gig. He’s grateful that photography taught him as much as it did, giving him an angle to his artwork that allows for a conceptual approach to subjects like emotion that are usually hard to depict.

“I’m seriously looking at pursuing this as a career, in other words throwing the life vest away and really making a go of it,” he said. “I’m putting myself out there emotionally.”

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Sebastian Maynard Arts Editor

Run The Jewels — “Oh My Darling Don’t Cry” Musiciansaroundtheworldaretryingtocopewiththeinternetageandthefactthattheymay not sell as many CDs as they once did. Everyone has their own thoughts on how to make money, like U2 and their iTunes deal or Jay-Z and Samsung, but Run The Jewels might be the one who’s had the best idea so far. In October, Killer Mike and El-P will be releasing their second album together, and once again it will be available for free download. For fans who would like more than just the mp3, though, they can spend $40,000 on a remixed album made entirely of cat sounds (there is now a Kickstarter campaign trying to make this happen), or even a “Retirement Plan Package,” in which Run The Jewels retire from music and only make one song a year. For you. The price of that package is $10,000,000.

Each package also comes with a disclaimer that “Run The Jewels reserves the right to take your money and not fulfill any of its obligations as outlined in any package priced at 35k or more.” While you think about all the possibilities of what could happen if you bought the “Super Duper Collectors Deluxe” or the “We Are Gordon Ramsey Package,” check out their new single “Oh My Darling Don’t Cry.” It’s good.

Leonard Cohen — “Slow” To celebrate his 80th birthday, Leonard Cohen decided to release a 13th studio album, titled Popular Problems. Reviews of the album have said things like “vintage Cohen” and “nothing feels laboured,” and while both these things are true, this isn’t just another album by one of Canada’s greatest artists. Cohen, like Canada itself, has had his ups and downs. There are times when he has been the best, recognized the world over, and then there have been times in his career where he was all but forgotten about.

For all the classics he has made, he has put out an equal amount of songs you would probably want to skip over. It is all this that has brought him through 80 years of life with enough interest and questions to release an album that should be celebrated and not absentmindedly given a number rating. When he dies, and it will happen some day, radios and magazines and websites are going to honour him, but I think we should recognize the influence while we still can. “It’s not because I’m old, it’s not the life I’ve led. I’ve always liked it slow, that’s what my momma said,” he sings on the albums opening track, “Slow.” Take your time, Mr. Cohen. Take your time.

alt-J — “Nara” Just like with alt-J’s debut album, which apparently took five years to make, their second album has a lot of back-story. How would the band follow up the success of the Mercury Prize-winning An Awesome Wave and how would they sound after the departure of their bass player, Gwil Sainsbury? While alt-J for the most part will always sound the same, This Is All Yours is a different album than their debut. One of the standout tracks on the record is “Nara,” which slowly builds from the previous song, “Arrival in Nara.” Starting off soft and slow, “Nara” features the harmonies, musical arrangements and song structures that define the band, but there is a level of unfamiliarity in it. The pianos pluck instead of hum and foreboding horns make the track feel darker than anything on An Awesome Wave, even if it isn’t. alt-J have built upon the music of their first album and seem more confident in what they present.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 17 The Brunswickan Issue #4 Comes Out!

THURSDAY, SEPT. 18 Rich Aucoin Homecoming Concert UNB Student Union, 8:00PM, $15 The Fourth Well Release Show Dolans Pub, 10:00PM

FRIDAY, SEPT. 19 The World of Watercolour Gallery 78, Sept 26-28 Lucy Jarvis: Sketches & Letters UNB Art Centre, Sept 26-27 Duncan Campbell Scott: The Poet and the Indians Conserver House, 7:00PM, $7 Coyote, The Meds & Guests The Capital, 10:30pm, $5

SATURDAY, SEPT. 20 Pat Boone Fredericton Playhouse, 7:30 p.m., $50

TUESDAY, SEPT. 23 Daniel Lanois Fredericton Playhouse, 8 p.m., $45.81

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Cinema Politica brings the world to Fredericton on a weekly basis Kevin Lemieux Arts Reporter Friday night is the best night to kick back at home, relax, and watch a movie.

You probably choose a comedy; an action movie; heck, maybe even a horror movie. Whatever it is, social issue/human interest documentaries probably aren’t the first thing on your mind.

Cinema Politica is your chance to see these types of films, while engaging in discussions with those who are concerned about these issues.

For over eight years, the city of Fredericton has had the opportunity to see documentaries presented by Cinema Politica.

Tracy Glynn is the organizer of Cinema Politica Fredericton and one of the founders. After living in St. John’s and Halifax, she decided that Fredericton was missing out on the radical documentaries available in those areas.

“A few of us in Fredericton thought it would be a good way of attracting people to our various social environmental justice movements; also, to learn more about social and political issues and what’s happening in the community.”

Movies from the 1970s to present day are shown. With issues ranging from aboriginal rights to the war in Gaza, the film series has managed to always have something worth going to.

“Movies are selected from the Cinema Politica network, so they have a database of films. But in Fredericton, we keep track of what people want to see — what issues or documentaries are of interest.”

On Sept. 19, they presented My Brooklyn. The documentary looked at the gentrification taking place in Brooklyn and how the area has changed on the racial and economic side of things. With only nine people in the audience, it made for great discussion following the film.

Glynn noted that most documentaries, including this one, could be looked at from a local angle.

“The city’s planning doesn’t meet everybody’s needs. The recent transit cuts that the city of Fredericton made while increasing the fares is an example … Also a lot of people have been to New York so that’s another reason why they might want to see this documentary.”

On Friday, Sept. 26, they will be presenting a film on bureaucrat and writer Duncan Campbell Scott. Following the movie, they will have a book launch for Dying to Please You: Indigenous Suicide in Contemporary Canada. A St. Thomas Native Studies professor, Dr. Roland Chrisjohn, and student, Shaunessy McKay, wrote the book.

Glynn believes that more people should take advantage of Cinema Politica, especially students.

“Students, as well as anybody in the community, should use this to meet other members of the community that are like-minded or may want to organize around an issue they care about.

We’re facilitating discussion. Also for students, it may be relevant to things they’re covering in class. I also encourage people to stay for the discussion, because it’s often much better than the film itself.”

Brooklyn and Fredericton have more in common than you might think.

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We try to be everywhere, so we cannot be anywhere DIGITAL DIALOGUE

Seb Arseneault A new generation, another piece of the puzzle; life itself always progressing, expanding and improving.

One good example of this is technology. Technology has not only helped us progress, but has become a part of our daily lives. Cell phones, television, laptops, etc.; all of these forms of technology exist for the means of human communication.

However, the ability to communicate with everyone so immediately

and constantly has affected human behavior. We try to be everywhere so we cannot be anywhere.

For me, technology is not of the same importance that it seems to be for others. It’s not that I dislike it, but it just doesn’t click with me.

I don’t understand why someone would send pictures of themselves to others or even videos that have no importance whatsoever. It’s almost as if having a cell phone or being on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter is like being in another world. I say this because a conversation, person to person, is not the same when these factors of technology come into play. Once someone glances at their phone or whatever it may be, they drift off and have a hard time coming back into their physical presence.

I first noticed this conversation confusion when I was at a gettogether with a group of friends, a total of five of us. We were just sitting around having a couple drinks before going out. The conversation went smoothly at first and everyone seemed to be fully focused on the topic at hand. Then it happened: Someone looked at their damn phone, ruining everything.

As he put down his phone and came back to reality, a very confused facial expression immediately struck his face. It’s funny to watch someone answer a question or join a conversation when they have no idea what’s going on; they either make something up or sit there in silence, trying to figure out what was being talked about before they drifted of into cell phone land.

All this being said, it didn’t just happen to one person that evening but all five of us. This is where the story gets interesting. How does anyone know what the heck is going on anymore when you are bouncing back and forth between a conversation and your cell phone?

The reason why I am writing this column is to be able to find out how technology is affecting us as individuals. I want to be able to answer questions like “Why do some feel obligated to constantly be available?” or “Why do conversations become awkward and silent when someone checks their phone?”

To answer all these questions, I will be doing a mini-series on technology that will look into these very issues.

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Local micro-breweries the focus of new Growler project

NB Liquor recently began selling Growlers at locations across the province.

Adam Travis / The Brunswickan

Kevin Lemieux Arts Reporter The reviews are in for NB Liquor’s new Growler pilot project, and so far, they are mixed among small brewers and consumers.

On Sept. 11, The New Brunswick Liquor Corp. launched a new program to bring small microbreweries into their stores in Fredericton, Dieppe and Kennebecasis Valley.

At Fredericton’s Prospect Street location, the program has a tap to fill Growler jugs with Picaroons, Anheuser-Busch InBev, and another for any other beer chosen by the store.

Sean Dunbar, owner of Picaroons, said

that this is a great opportunity for his business and others alike.

“It’s potentially good for all small brewers. Our mission is to make the world a better place, one beer at a time, and the more avenues we have to do that, the better.”

The locations with the Growler program are only available to fill your jug between 4 p.m. and 8:30 p.m on Thursdays and Fridays, and all day Saturday. Dunbar thinks that this could be a disadvantage for his product and customers.

“A lot of people want our product, so the more access the better. When you restrict that access, you’re not focusing on the customers’ needs and their wants. So the more hours of availability, the better.”

Kris Rogers is an avid Picaroons drinker.

He admits that the Picaroons Brewtique downtown is much more convenient for people, especially since NB Liquor has restricted hours.

“Of course the extended hours of the Brewtique make it more attractive. The hours of NB Liquor won’t matter all too much, as this program is essentially a glorified sample station – at least until it is expanded to have a dedicated area and larger selection.”

He does, however, concede that NB Liquor carrying Picaroons could spark new customers into visiting the Brewtique.

“I think, if anything, the NB Liquor station for Growlers will benefit the Picaroons brand; it opens it up to a larger demographic of people who would regularly not visit the

Brewtique — and having a smaller selection would ultimately send these new customers and Growler-lovers down to the Brewtique for a larger, fresher selection.”

Dunbar said the Picaroons tap at the Prospect Street location is on a weekly rotation. He also mentioned that when he was approached to be a part of this program, Fredericton wasn’t going to have a Picaroons tap.

“Initially, the program was explained to me that Picaroons wouldn’t be available at NB Liquor stores in Fredericton in Growlers; we would cross cities with the other small breweries. So Picaroons would go to Saint John, for example, Pumphouse would go to Fredericton and say Big Tide Brewery in Saint John would go to Monc-

ton,” he said.

“So that we could give consumers a variety of beers that they don’t usually have access to. That hasn’t happened yet, but it may come later.”

Microbreweries are on the rise and an opportunity like this with NB Liquor can really help any small business. Dunbar just wants his brand to keep growing so people from every corner of the province can taste his great ales.

“Craft beer consumers want variety, they want change. They demand it constantly.

We have a lot of demand for our bottled products across the province, but on the Growler experience, it would be nice for people to experience something that’s not usually available in their own towns.”

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UNB hasn’t had a varsity women’s hockey team playing at the Aitken Centre since 2008.

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The battle for varsity women’s hockey at UNB

Six years after team’s downgrade, legal battle continues Jamie Tozer Sports Editor It’s been over six years since the UNB Varsity Reds women’s hockey team played their final game.

The Reds ended the 2007-08 Atlantic University Sport (AUS) season with a 7-13-1 record, grabbing the league’s final playoff spot.

They were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Université de Moncton.

Less than a month later, they were eliminated from UNB’s varsity sports program.

“We were blindsided,” said Sylvia Bryson, a former member of the team, about the day UNB informed the women’s squad that they had been downgraded to club status.

The women’s hockey team was one of six teams — men’s and women’s w rest l i ng, men’s a nd women’s cross country, and men’s swimming were the others — demoted to “competitive club” status

by UNB in March of 2008. For the women’s hockey team, it meant a dramatic loss in funding along with being unable to play in the AUS, the Atlantic Conference of Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS).

The news came as a shock to athletes and coaches, but the university had been evaluating its athletics program for some time.

“There was no indication whatsoever that there was even an evaluation going on,” said Bryson. “To find out that this program, which was such a huge part of my university experience, was taken away… I was devastated.”

The other five teams that were demoted in 2008 are self-funded today but use the Varsity Reds name in order to compete in AUS and CIS competitions. UNB’s current women’s hockey club team, the Red Blazers, play in the Eastern Canadian Women’s Hockey League with three other schools.

One year after the announcement, Bryson filed a complaint to the New Brunswick Human Rights Commission, alleging that UNB’s decision constitutes discrimination on the basis of sex.

Since then, Bryson said the legal process has been a lesson in patience. UNB has been unsuccessful in their attempts to have the case thrown out and, nearly six years after submitting the complaint,

hearings are scheduled to resume again this December.

Over the past year, UNB argued that Bryson didn’t have a personal stake in the matter because she is no longer a student and working in Newfoundland. But the case will be proceeding because Bryson still has a year of CIS eligibility remaining and, if UNB had a varsity women’s hockey team, could try out for the squad.

“I have not discounted continuing my education and it’s absolutely something I’d consider,” said Bryson about possibly returning to UNB if varsity women’s hockey came back.

Originally from Nova Scotia, Bryson moved to Newfoundland last January after accepting a job at a research and development firm. She was in her fourth year of geological engineering when the team was cut and had planned on returning for another full year. With no team, she completed her courses by December of 2008. She never considered playing for the club team, saying that, at the time, it would have been putting forth that it was an acceptable alternative.

Bryson believes she has a strong case because of the lack of transparency the university showed in its evaluation process.

“I would never say that universities shouldn’t be evaluating programs. There is no question that UNB and every other university has a limited number of assets.

“However, to make decisions that impact half of your public, have no transparency, no disclosure about the evaluation processes that are used or even who was making those decisions … you’re a public university and you need to do things with transparency.

“It’s one thing to do an evaluation but you also need to ensure that evaluation is fair or equitable.

“Whether or not it was intentionally discriminatory against us is not the case. Discrimination is discrimination — whether you mean it or not. The treatment is what we’re looking at. What was the university doing and how were they treating us differently or inequitably that led to the 2008 decision where they decided that we would be removed from the varsity program?”

Bryson also pointed out that,

other than the travel costs of flying from St. John’s to Fredericton a few times, she is not looking for financial compensation in this case.

“A financial reward is not what I’m going after,” she said.

“I see t he resolut ion to t his problem being that they reinstate women’s hockey as a varsity sport.

That’s what I’m asking for. My understanding is that after this is all finished the board will make a decision on whether or not I was discriminated against and then they will make recommendations on how this can be resolved.

“My goal is that [women’s hockey] be reinstated as a varsity sport.

That’s what I’m looking for.”

UNB administration would not offer much comment on the legal case. In a statement, UNB communications officer Natasha Ashfield said that “the matter is before the Human Rights Commissioner and we are cooperating fully in the process; however, we’re not able to comment any further at this time.”

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Panthers, Reds battle to draw

UNB and UPEI battled to a 2-2 draw at BMO Centre on Friday Hannah ClassenV-Reds Flickr

Jamie Tozer Sports Editor The UPEI Panthers came ready to play on Friday night at BMO Centre.

The Panthers battled back from a 1-0 first half deficit and tied the UNB Varsity Reds 2-2. For the Reds, who entered the game with a perfect 4-0-0 record, it was their first blemish of the 2014 Atlantic University Sport (AUS) season.

“It was a typical AUS soccer game,” said UNB coach Miles Pinsent after the match. “I think UPEI showed up wellorganized, willing to work hard and do what they felt they needed to do to get a good result today.”

Pinsent added that the Reds didn’t play at the standard he expects from them for

parts of the game.

“I’m a little bit disappointed in the way in which my team showed up today.

I thought we were sloppy, had uncharacteristic turnovers, defensive lapses, and just weren’t really in sync and playing with each other like we’re capable of.”

UNB got off to a bit of a slow start but still managed to score the opening goal of the match. In the 20th minute, Marcus Lees took a pass from Oliver Jones and fired a low shot that beat UPEI goalkeeper Trevor White. Shots in the opening half were 4-3 in favour of the Reds.

The V-Reds have given equal playing time to keepers Aaron McMurray and Brandon Eagle this season. With this being UNB’s only game of the weekend, the team replaced McMurray with Eagle

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Jamie Tozer Sports Editor

I love me some baseball. Unfortunately, games have become way too slow and long.

Want to PVR Yankees-Red Sox on a Sunday night? It’d be a good idea to record the five editions of SportsCentre that follow the game just to be safe. I think it’s time for baseball to do something drastic and put in some kind of clock — either to limit the length of time between pitches or to put an overall time limit on the game.

to start the second half.

Eagle was tested early. In the 52nd minute, a long strike from Dylan MacKenzie went off Eagle’s hands and in to tie the match at 1-1. Then in the 57th minute, Jared Murphy chipped the ball over the Reds keeper to give the Panthers a 2-1 advantage.

Twenty minutes later, UNB countered as Lees centered the ball for Jones who kicked the ball in and tied things at 2-2.

The Reds had a few quality chances late in the game to earn the victory but it wasn’t meant to be on this day. Lees fired a nice-looking shot high in the 80th minute while Jones’ header in the 84th was stopped by the Panthers’ goalkeeper.

Pinsent said he has been pleased with how UNB has handled trailing in games

so far this season.

“I think we definitely had the initiative over the final 15 minutes to try and get another one. The boys stay calm in those moments and stick to the game plan.”

Despite picking up just one point this past weekend, UNB remains atop the AUS standings with a 4-0-1 record for 13 points.

Up next for the team is a pair of road games this weekend. They’ll take on the StFX X-Men on Friday night and the Mount Alison Mounties on Saturday afternoon. Pinsent said the two games could prove to be crucial moving forward.

“It’s a big road trip for us. StFX will be difficult and playing at Mount Alison is never an easy game.

“Based upon what we’ve already done

this season, this could be a critical weekend for us where it really separates us from some of the other teams in the race or it could bring us back to the middle of the pack.”

The Reds won’t see the Panthers again until Oct. 17 in Charlottetown. UPEI is hosting this year’s Canadian Interuniversity Sport men’s soccer nationals, so it’s certainly possible the two could meet an additional time come playoff season.

“They’re a well-organized unit — that’s really what they are,” said Pinsent.

“They’ve got a couple individuals that can make things happen and they’re a difficult team to break down and get a flow going against.”

The men’s team’s next home game is on Sunday, Oct. 5 against Dalhousie.

Should baseball implement new rules to speed up games?

Sarah Rouse

Jonathan Copeland

John Robb

Sports Reporter

Sports Fan

V-Reds Fan

Yes. In today’s fast-paced world, viewers are more interested in the “highlight reel” than the play-by-play.

I believe viewership would increase if games were contained to a specific time period. Ain’t nobody got time for 19 innings!

Absolutely not. You can be that person at the ballpark counting the minutes until the home team takes the field, or you can be the person at home watching and following every inning of the peaks and valleys that comprise the story of the grueling 162 game schedule year in and year out. Whether you’re the former or the latter, if you love the game, you watch, you cheer (and sometimes cry). If you don’t love it, shaving 20 minutes off the duration of a game won’t sway your opinion into watching a baseball game. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

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Twenty years ago I would have said no way. The grand old game shouldn’t be changed. Now, however, after the implementation of video review and with games pushing four hours or more — something has to give. I have heard of rules being discussed such as batters must remain in the batters box during the whole time at bat. I think this rule alone could save many minutes in the course of a game.

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18 • September 24, 2014 • Issue 04 • Volume 148

Reds women keep on rolling in win over Panthers Jamie Tozer Sports Editor The good times keep on rolling for the UNB Varsity Reds women’s soccer team.

The team finished the 2013 Atlantic University Sport (AUS) campaign with just four wins. On Friday night at BMO Centre, UNB collected their fourth victory of the 2014 season in just their fifth game, dispatching the UPEI Panthers 4-1.

UNB’s offence was the star of the show as the team registered a season high four goals and 12 shots.

“We probably could have even taken advantage of a few more opportunities,” said coach Jon Crossland after the match. “There were more there for us if we had had a little bit more composure at times. But we’ll take four goals and a win.”

Laura McNicholas led the way on offence, scoring her second and third goals of the season. Lauren Cubbon and Sam Lagacy also scored for the Reds.

“She’s been good,” said Crossland

of McNicholas. “You get the good, the bad, and the ugly with Laura. She can score on set pieces and contribute that way and she’s also fast and likes to step up in the play.

“With her, it’s just a matter of making sure she makes the right plays at the right times.”

The Reds opened the scoring in the 17th minute as Cubbon kicked in a rebound. Less than four minutes later, UPEI’s Jenna McDonald scored to tie things at 1-1.

In the 28th minute, UNB’s Eden Vanderlaan let a long shot go that just dribbled wide of the far post.

The V-Reds retook the lead in the 32nd minute as McNicholas beat Panthers goalkeeper Ashley McKenna.

Paige Vincent then had a great chance to put UNB in front by two near the end of regulation time but her header was denied by a diving McKenna.

UNB made it 3-1 in the 59th minute as McNicholas scored her second of the match. A few minutes after the goal, the Reds had a couple of good scoring chances but just missed the net on each.

Lagacy rounded out the scoring in stoppage time, making it a 4-1 final.

UNB outshot UPEI 12-6 overall with shots 6-3 in each half. Reds goalkeeper Sami-Jo Bell continues to be solid in net and has played every minute for the team so far this season.

“The thing about her is that she doesn’t get rattled too often,” said Crossland. “In the first three plays of the game she got hard challenges on her but she just popped back up and kept going. I think that drives her a little bit more to be successful.”

The V-Reds remain atop the AUS standings with a 4-0-1 record for 13 points. Including exhibition games, the team has lost just one game all year and that was a month ago against Southern New Hampshire University.

Up next for the squad is a pair of road games this weekend. On Friday night the Reds travel to Antigonish to battle the StFX X-Women for the first time this season. On Saturday they return to New Brunswick to take on the Mount Alison Mounties in Sackville.

UNB’s next home game is Sunday, Oct. 5 against Dalhousie.

Courtney Strba maintains ball possession on Friday at BMO Centre against UPEI. Sarah Badibanga/ The Brunswickan

Cross country teams host sole home meet of 2014 Jamie Tozer Sports Editor Odell Park played host to the 2014 edition of the UNB-STU Invitational on Saturday.

The cross country meet featured some of the best runners from Atlantic

University Sport (AUS) and saw a solid outing from UNB’s teams.

The Varsity Reds took home first place in the women’s six-kilometer race, edging Dalhousie by 10 points. UNB cross country coach Jason Reindl was pleased with the team’s showing.

“The women performed great,” said Reindl. “They got the win and that’s what they came out here to do. They showed that they are a strong team in the conference and that they can contend this year in the AUS.” Women’s team captain Sarah Myatt agreed.

“I think as a

team we did awesome,” she said.

“Last week was our opening meet and we decided we were going to run together as a team just to see where we’re at. But this weekend we wanted to really push and see how we could do amongst the AUS ranks — and we killed it.”

After finishing ninth overall in the Acadia Invitational, Myatt finished third amongst AUS competitors on Saturday with a time of 23:14.

“I wish I had more of her,” said Reindl about Myatt. “Her performance was great and she knew what she needed to do.”

StFX’s Liz MacDonald finished first with a time of 22:48.

In the men’s eight-kilometer race, UNB finished second behind a dominant StFX team. The

V-Reds finished third at the Acadia Invitational.

It was a respectable showing for the men’s team, especially considering highly-touted first-year runner Josh Shanks was unable to run due to sickness. Reindl noted that many of the team’s members are still learning their craft.

“It’s a different ball game. It’s an 8k and it’s a hard 8k.”

James Murphy was the top finishing male V-Red, finishing ninth amongst AUS competition with a time of 26:56. John Kuto of Saint Mary’s finished first with a time of 25:50.

It was the only home meet of the season for UNB. All agreed that having home course advantage has its perks.

“It’s big. You rise to the occasion and you run better,” said Reindl.

“Everyone has a bit more bounce in their step. It’s always nice to be at home.”

“It’s awesome because you know the course so well, you train on it all the time, and you also have so many people here cheering you on the whole way,” said Myatt. “All that support makes it so much more fun to race.”

“We’re able to work with the course week in and week out. You know where all the twists and turns are and you know when you should be in front of somebody so you don’t get pushed out,” added men’s team captain Taylor Lamarche.

Up next for the team is the Moncton Invitational on Oct. 4.

Meet the man behind Wheeling Problems Sarah Rouse Sports Reporter If you’re a hockey fan (or follow any on Twitter), there’s a good chance that you’ve encountered the account Wheeling Problems.

The sometimes controversial, always hilarious account has garnered a reputation for offering up-to-theminute commentary on all matters hockey-related.

What you probably didn’t know, however, was that this world-renowned Twitter account was created

by Stefan Beyer, who happens to be a former UNB student.

A former A A A hockey player, Beyer didn’t start the account with the intentions of becoming an international Twitter celebrity — in fact, he was impressed when the account

reached 500 followers. When asked how this colossal success got started, the Saint John native admitted that it actually all started as a joke one night.

“I started the account in February of 2012 and really didn’t put much effort into it. It was literally just a random anonymous account on my iPhone that I didn’t think would get much attention. I just said whatever came to mind and I’ll be honest, I was saying things that I wouldn’t have necessarily said on my personal account.”

Clearly Beyer’s words were hitting a chord with hockey fans across the world as he racked up over 2000 followers in one week. By the end of its first month, more than 40,000 Twitter users were following, favouriting and re-Tweeting Wheeling Problems.

Although gaining a quarter of a

million followers on Twitter is no small feat, Beyer decided to expand upon the Wheeling Problems brand even further.

In the spring of 2012, Beyer returned home from studying engineering at the University of New Brunswick with the goal of finding a summer job. It was during his tedious job search that inspiration struck, and he decided to use his hugely popular Twitter account to market his own brand of clothing.

“I told my parents I had this Twitter account going and that I could probably use it to market my own clothing,” said Beyer. “They looked at me like I had two heads at the time, but with a little convincing they encouraged me to go for it. I had to borrow $2,000 from my mom to start the company and used it to buy 400

tank tops.”

The shirts were fairly simple, emblazoned with “Sun’s Out, Guns Out” — the perfect mantra for a summertime tank top. The shirts were an instant success, selling out within the first couple hours.

“I cleared almost $10,000 the first night so needless to say my parents and I were completely blown away,” said Beyer.

Two-and-a-half-years later, Beyer now offers 12 different articles of clothing for sale, including tank tops, t-shirts, sweaters, shorts, hats and even skate towels. It’s not just local hockey players snagging up the material, however. Several big name NHL stars like Taylor Hall, Carey Price, Gabriel Landeskog, Sheldon Souray and Jonathan Huberdeau have been spotted sporting items from the

Wheeling Problems inventory.

“I noticed that pro hockey players had started to follow the account, which to me was amazing because I’ve been a massive hockey fan my whole life,” said Beyer. “Once the clothing line started I decided to ask some of them if they would mind wearing a shirt, and they were all super receptive to the idea.”

Despite all of his success in the Twittersphere and beyond, Beyer is still a UNB boy at heart, and is offering a discount on Wheeling Problems apparel to any UNB student. To access the discounted prices, simply message him on Twitter (@ stefanbeyer8). For more information, and to order one of his products, visit Wheeling-problems.myshopify.com.

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19 • September 24, 2014 • Issue 04 • Volume 148

Reds Notebook: Buccaneers lose again Jamie Tozer Sports Editor The UNB Buccaneers fell to 0-4 in Maritime University Field Lacrosse League action on Sunday afternoon at BMO Centre, losing 16-4 to the Dalhousie Tigers.

The Tigers, who arrived 40 minutes late for the game, got off to a good start and scored four goals in the first seven minutes of the game.

They led 6-0 at the end of the first quarter.

In the second, the Buccaneers started to turn things around and began to create some scoring chances.

Conrad Palmer and Alex Miller had goals for UNB in the frame. Dalhousie led 9-2 at half time.

The third quarter saw some tentative play from both teams. Dalhousie controlled most of the action and scored four goals to go up 13-3. Miller had UNB’s only goal.

In the fourth, the Tigers scored three straight to go 16-3. Miller scored the only goal for the Reds near the midway mark of the quarter.

With the win, the Tigers improved to 4-0 and have now outscored opposition 75-22.

The Buccaneers travel to StFX this weekend to battle the 3-0 X-Men on Sunday. Their next home game is on Oct. 5 against Acadia at College Field.

Bombers lose; Homecoming Game up next The UNB Red Bombers are 0-2 to start the 2014 Atlantic Football League season.

The Bombers suffered a 37-20 loss to the Holland College Hurricanes on Sunday afternoon in Charlottetown. UNB opened the season with a 31-25 loss at Dalhousie on Sept. 13.

The Bombers play their first home

game of the season this Saturday at 1 p.m. at BMO Centre against the UNBSJ Seawolves. The game, known as the Tony Proudfoot Memorial Game, will be part of UNB Homecoming festivities.

Rugby Results The UNB Ironmen rugby team defeated the UNBSJ Seawolves in the first ever meeting between the two clubs on Saturday. The Seawolves were up 5-0 at half time but a strong second half showing by the Ironmen resulted in a 20-5 victory for UNB. In the NB/PEI A Division, the Ironmen hosted Mount Alison and cruised to an 84-8 win over the Mounties. Kyle Patterson led the scoring for the Ironmen with three tries and seven conversions.

UNB bids on CIS championship Canadian Interuniversity Sport announced last week the schools that have placed bids to host upcoming soccer and volleyball national championships.

UNB has placed a bid to host the 2016 and/or 2017 men’s volleyball championship. Alberta, McMaster, and Winnipeg are also bidding on both. Queen’s and Ryerson bid on the 2016 tournament while Laval is attempting to host in 2017.

UNB is not hosting any national championships this season but will host the CIS women’s basketball tournament in 2016.

Shantz joins Reds The Varsity Reds men’s hockey team officially announced last week that 28-year-old goaltender David Shantz has joined the team for the 2014-15 campaign.

From 2003 to 2006, Shantz was a standout in the Ontario Hockey League where he played with the Mis-

sissauga IceDogs and Peterborough Petes. The Burlington, Ont. native was a second round draft pick of the Florida Panthers in 2004. From 2006 to 2011 he played professionally in the American Hockey League and East Coast Hockey League.

Shantz joins the V-Reds after a few years off from hockey. He and Chris Carrozzi will partner to form UNB’s

goaltending tandem this season.

Shantz made his UNB debut last Monday against St. Thomas, stopping all 15 shots he faced for a shutout.

Brace vs. Braes UNB hockey broadcasters will have a difficult task the season with Cam Brace joining Cam Braes and the VReds this season. The two even wear

similar numbers — Brace No. 19 and Braes No. 10 — and have already spent some time on the same line.

“That’s the nightmare line for broadcasters,” joked Rogers T V colour analyst David Kilfoil during Friday night’s broadcast.

Ironmaidens rugby team vying for league upgrade Sarah Rouse Sports Reporter When it comes to women’s sports at UNB, few teams are as perennially successful as the Ironmaidens rugby team. Coming off a good 2013-2014 season, in which the team fell in heartbreaking fashion to Dalhousie University in the Maritime finals, the team is set to kick off another run at a championship.

The Maritime title isn’t the only thing the Ironmaidens have their eyes on, however. The team has announced that it is vying for a position in the more competitive Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association (ACAA) for the 2015 season.

In May 2014, the ACAA passed a motion permitting associate members into their ranks. An associate member is comprised of an institution that participates in one or two of the following sports — volleyball, badminton, cross country, golf and rugby. After discussions with the two teams from UNB, it was

decided that golf and women’s rugby will be applying to join the ACAA league.

If the application process goes as planned, the two teams will be eligible to participate in the ACAA beginning in the fall of 2015.

“We are currently working on the application process, which we will formally submit in October. From there, the request will need to be voted on by the full members of the ACAA in their fall general meeting,” said James Cress, the coordinator of intramural sports and sports clubs at UNB. If the request for UNB to join as an associate member is approved “in spirit,” the teams will be tentatively included in the scheduling process for the 2015-2016 season. Formal admittance into the ACAA will need to occur at the ACAA annual general meeting in May 2015.

“Both UNB teams are very excited about the prospect of

playing in the ACAA league,” said Cress.

While the move to the ACAA has yet to be approved, Frances MacWilliam — a third-year physics major who leads the Ironmaidens both on and off the field as captain and club president — believes that the team is prepared to make the jump.

“We’re excited for the new level of competition that this league will bring,” she said. “It will also give us more teams to play throughout the season, which will give us many more opportunities to develop and improve as a team.

“Last year there were only three teams in our league — us, Acadia and Dalhousie. This year we have five, as they have added two more teams to our division.”

Although MacWilliam appreciates the addition of teams from the University of New Brunswick Saint John and a Nova Scotia club team, she believes that the level of competition is much fiercer in the ACAA. “We’re looking forward to playing strong teams such as Dalhousie Agricultural College, Mount Allison University and St. Thomas University,” she said.

When asked what challenges playing in this new league will present, MacWilliam said that when it comes time to join the ACAA next season, the team will be permitted to draw solely from the UNB student population to fill their roster. Currently there are several members from the outside community playing for the Ironmaidens.

While the future of women’s rugby at UNB is still up in the air, there is no questioning the success of the Ironmaidens in their opening game of the season.

The Ironmaidens defeated Acadia University’s club team at home on Sept. 13, with a score of 40-17.

“Overall, the game went really well for us,” said MacWilliam.

“We have lots of new players on the field, with only eightto-10 returnees on the team. The rookies really stepped up and showed us what they can do, and definitely contributed.”

One star rookie to look out for is Brianna Ford, who is joining the Ironmaidens after a stellar career with the Varsity Reds soccer team.

The Ironmaidens’ next home game will be taking place Saturday, Oct. 4 against the defending champions, Dalhousie.

The Ironmaidens hope to join the ACAA next season File Photo