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BY EMMA MCPHEE | PAGE 4

MEN’S HOCKEY: REVAMPED REDS RETURN TO THE ICE

BY JAMIE TOZER| PAGE 13

LIGHTS READY TO SHINE IN FREDERICTON

BY KEVIN LEMIEUX | PAGE 10

FIRE EXTINGUISHER THEFTS PROMPT WARNINGS

BY MARC GAGNON | PAGE 3

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UNBSU website hacked

by ISIS supporters Tess Allen & Emma McPhee The Brunswickan The UNBSU website received an unusual amount of traffic Monday night after it fell victim to hackers from an organization appearing to support the terrorist group ISIS, and then righted itself apparently on its own.

The website purported to have been hacked by “Team System DZ” and included the words “i love you ISIS.” On a black background, rolling text included such passages as “This time is a time of Islam and victory and lift the injustice for Muslims and the elimination of America and the allies of the infidels ... Today retrace the pride of Islam and Muslims.”

Around two hours after the hack was first noticed, the UNBSU website went back up with no apparent outside help.

“It went back up on its own. That is why we will be following up with the website provider ... to find out what exactly happened,” Saulnier said.

The UNBSU contacted authorities as soon as they noticed the hack. Bess Teague, vice-president of student services for the UNBSU filed a statement with the Fredericton police department.

The Fredericton police department were not able to comment on Monday.

The organization, Team System DZ, appears to be affiliated with ISIS. Their Facebook page has 3,271 likes and has posts about websites they have hacked.

The UNBSU website hack is not an isolated incident. A Google search revealed that many websites have been targeted by the hackers. Each one reveals the result of “Hacked by Team System DZ.” More on this story at Thebruns.ca.

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Bienvenue FranÇAY What?

Alec Boudreau Bonjour!

Welcome to the Brunswickan’s newest column, FranÇAY What?, wherein I discuss news, ideas and politics from the French perspective.

Through this column, I hope to provide some insight into Francophone society in Canada and promote cross-cultural appreciation on our campus. As the f irst of many columns, consider this our awkward hello.

So who am I? Raised in Englishspeaking small-town New Brunswick, I attended the only Francophone school in Saint John. After graduating, I became the president of the Fédération des jeunes

francophones, and am currently president of the Fédération de la jeunesse Canadienne-française, as well as being a second-year student in Renaissance College.

I’m also wealthy in facts.

For instance, did you know that Canada boasts over one million francophones living outside of Quebec?

Did you know that despite New Brunswick being the only officially bilingual province, Manitoba is unofficially bilingual and all of the territories have French as an official language?

In keeping with the introductory nature of this first column, allow me to introduce you to French people in New Brunswick. Currently, about 30 per cent of the population speaks French as their first language.

Most of those people are concentrated in the north of the province, though due to an increasing rural exodus, Francophones are flooding towards urban centres like Saint John, Fredericton and Moncton.

The majority of francophones in New Brunswick identify as Acadians, which traditionally means

that their ancestors were deported in the mid-18th century.

In the 1960s as more Acadians moved into cities, they started pushing for official recognition, which led to Moncton becoming a bilingual city and eventually to New Brunswick’s bilingual status being firmly enchâssé in the 1982 Charter of R ights and Freedoms.

Today, New Brunswick has 22 Francophone high schools across t he prov i nce, one of t he on ly Francophone universities outside of Quebec (Université de Moncton), a high profile international Francophone film festival (FICFA) and an awesome francophone community full of awesome people.

If you’re looking to maybe become one of those awesome people, but need to improve your French, try the French for the Future 30day challenge at French-future.org, tune into Radio-Canada at 102.3 FM or take an Intro to French class next semester.

There it is: a first column and an awkward hello. À la prochaine.

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Fire extinguisher thefts spark concern on campus Marc Gagnon Staff Reporter The recent spate of fire extinguisher thefts on campus have UNB Security issuing a sober warning to thieves: you could cost someone their life.

In two separate incidents last month, fire extinguishers were taken late at night from Bridges House and Joy W. Kidd House, in one case left to discharge in the road. According to Bruce Rogerson, director of UNB Security and Traffic, one suspect was caught on Graham Avenue trying to put out a couch fire with the stolen extinguisher. The other extinguishers were eventually found discarded nearby.

The thefts come on the heels of the Sept. 4 arson incident that damaged the main doors of the Forestry & Geology building, causing approximately $35,000 – $40,000 worth of damage.

“That’s [money] that could have gone into the student experience — for new desks, new technology,” said Rogerson.

He believes the recent incidents are interrelated in their lack of respect for fire safety.

“It’s serious business if you start

fooling around [with fire],” he said. “I thought I’d better send people a wakeup call.”

Rogerson is referring to the bulletin posted on the UNB Portal last week, which referenced the Jan. 19, 2000 Boland Hall residence fire at Seton Hall University, where three students died and 58 students were injured — most due to students ignoring the fire alarm.

“They got so used to the false fire alarms going off all the time, so they just stayed in bed until a proctor knocked on their door and told them to get out,” said Rogerson.

“In that case there was no one around to knock on doors so they had to get out themselves.”

Kyle Merritt, a proctor at Bridges House, said that his team was quick to replace the stolen extinguishers and reemphasize the importance of respecting firefighting equipment.

Still, concerns linger regarding the thieves’ motivation.

“We really aren’t sure who, or why someone would risk tampering with any sort of fire equipment,” he said.

“At this point, we haven’t had anyone come forward but have made it explicitly

Two fire extinguishers were stolen from UNB residences last month.

Adam Travis / The Brunswickan

clear just how dangerous it is to utilize or tamper with this equipment,” he said. “[The Fredericton Fire Department] and UNB Security demonstrated [through the Burn the Dorm event] just how quickly fire can spread in the residence environment, which really puts things into perspective. Reality check, people — this is a lifesaving piece of equipment, not a play toy.”

UNBSU residence representative Arielle Rechnitzer chalks the thefts up to youthful immaturity moreso than

harmful intent.

“I think it’s extremely pointless and immature. It’s clear everywhere you go that there are consequences to pulling fire alarms and tampering with fire safety equipment,” she said.

“Certain people just have mischievous personalities and aren’t thinking of the consequences — if they are thinking of the consequences, they’re enjoying the thrills of trying not to get caught.”

Still, Rogerson has plans in mind to help prevent issues like this in the future.

“We do plan on installing more security cameras, but we’re trying to move forward with our campus watch program so people feel comfortable reporting [incidents] — they can remain anonymous, either through us or Crime Stoppers,” he said.

“It’s their community, and that involves partnerships, sharing of information and working for problem-solving solutions.”

Ebola: UNB’s game plan Emma McPhee News Editor With the recent death of a man with Ebola in Dallas, Texas, the disease that has killed over 4,000 people in West Africa has been on the minds of Canadians everywhere. UNB, too, has precautions in place should an outbreak occur in this region.

The UNB Student Health Centre has been working closely with the New Brunswick Department of Health in case of an outbreak of the virus. Doctors at UNB have been provided with the proper training and information on how to handle a potential case of Ebola. “[We] provide information to the doctors about how to potentially identify someone who might have risks so that they can be isolated. So the doctors have information about the disease and how to manage the initial steps,” said Dr. Na-Koshie Lamptey,

a regional medical officer of health.

“We also gave information to the university about what to tell students and staff who’ve travelled to the region, what they should do when they come back.”

In the event of a suspected outbreak, which in Canada would mean even a single Ebola case, the provincewide protocol is to identify the risk and contact the Department of Health.

From there the department will come up with a plan to safely transport the patient to a designated medical centre that could handle a potential Ebola case.

But just because the university has a plan in place doesn’t mean they are anticipating any actual cases.

“It is natural to have fears of such a deadly virus. However the risk of contracting Ebola remains extremely

low in Canada,” said Dr. Alban Martin, clinical chief at the Student Health Centre.

Ebola is a virus that can be transmitted between ani-

mals a n d hu ma ns. It spreads by coming into contact with the bodily fluids of an infected indi-

vidual. It is this nature of the virus that makes it more difficult for it to spread quickly.

“It’s not easy to catch in the sense that you have to have close, direct contact with someone to get it — it’s not spread through the air,” Lamptey said.

Symptoms of the disease include: fever, a sore throat, muscle pain, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea and bleeding. But students should only be concerned if they have travelled to regions in the world where there have been outbreaks of the virus.

And if New Brunswick residents are worried, they should call Tele-Care at 811. But Martin said that there is little reason to be concerned at this point.

“Unlike some of the countries who are suffering significant Ebola outbreaks in Western Africa, we in North America are fortunate to have an excellent public health care system,” he said.

“We have the finances and resources

to identify, track and monitor exposed individuals. Sick individuals would also have access to an advanced health care system. As a result of this, it is expected that more individuals would survive the illness.”

Currently it’s worry and fear of contracting the illness, not Ebola itself, that is spreading quickly through the province.

“I can understand the concern because it’s quite compelling on a human level to see the level of suffering that’s going on in West Africa, but I would say that there are many things that make me confident that the situation in Africa is different from the one we have here,” Lamptey said.

“That doesn’t change the nature of the organism. It’s still a serious disease, it can still spread between people, but I think the risk to the general population of New Brunswick is low and if we do have a potential case we could manage it and contain it.”

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New PETL minister Francine Landry to focus on youth employment and affordable education Emma McPhee News Editor

Francine Landry was appointed Minister of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour last Tuesday.

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JobswillbethemainthemeinNewBrunswick’s Department of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour (PETL) for the new term anditisanareawell-travelledbythedepartment’s newly appointed minister, Francine Landry.

Landry, who is also Minister responsible for LaFrancophonieinGallant’s13-personcabinet last Tuesday, has a background in economic development.Herexperienceincludespresident of the New Brunswick Business Network and co-owner of three businesses.

“I know that my background as an entrepreneur and a lifelong learner will help me understand the realities, hardships and barriers experienced by New Brunswickers,” said Landry.

UNBSUvice-presidentexternalNicoleSaul-

nier said that this will be useful for the minister’s new portfolio.

“AsMinisterLandryhasabackgroundineconomicdevelopment,sheknowshowimportant accesstopost-secondaryeducationistothefuture ofourprovince,especiallyforstudentsfromrural areas and low-income families,” said Saulnier.

“I’m sure she’s going to be a good resource for us and a good contact between us and the Department of Post-Secondary Education.”

Pat Joyce, executive director of the New Brunswick Student Alliance (NBSA), said that theNBSAwillkeepherbackgroundexperience in mind as they lobby for student concerns.

“We’recertainlylookingforwardtoworking with the minister Landry. We were aware that a lot of her background is in economic development, and so we’ll certainly look forward to introducinghertosomeoftherecommendations that we’ve made with regard to post-secondary

and helping her learn more about her portfolio as she takes it on,” Joyce said.

Already the Liberals have made commitments on the post-secondary education front and the NBSA plans to hold the government accountable to them through working with Landry.

“They committed to removing parental and spousal contribution to student loans, they committedtonewfinancialaidforthosewiththe greatest financial need, they’ve also got previous policyonconvertingtaxcreditstoofferinggrants and on removing interest for student loans,” Joyce said.

ButtheNBSAwon’tbeignoringthetraining and labour side to Landry’s portfolio.

“We’llbeworkingwith[thegovernment]on that training side of things to make that we can find ways for students to not only be able to do wellinschoolbutalsotobeabletofindmeaning-

ful employment after graduation, be able to stay in the province and be able to earn a respectable income after they graduate,” Joyce said.

These are all things that Landry is prepared to address during her term as PETL minister.

“Our government has many initiatives lined up for the department, and they all follow one main theme: jobs,” Landry said.

“Whether it be through the development of a skilled workforce, the creation of a Youth EmploymentFund,initiativestoclosetheworkforce gap or making post-secondary education more affordable, accessible and predicable, it all comes down to allowing New Brunswickers to find work right here at home.”

Landry’s appointment last Tuesday means there are now two women in the cabinet, the other of whom is Cathy Rogers, Minister of Social Development.

From campus walls to Facebook walls: UNBSU using fewer posters in favour of social media Benjamin Crouse News Reporter As the semester gets into full swing, you might notice something missing from campus walls.

This year, the UNBSU has been using fewer posters to advertise their events.

“This summer we started working on our communications strategy, which is something that the union hasn’t really had in the past,” Greg Bailey, president of the UNBSU. “One of the things we decided on was that we wanted to try to move away from posters.”

Bailey added that: “Posters in terms of communication are lazy. You’re not really interacting with anyone; you’re just putting information out there and hoping that people get it.”

Bailey hopes to move away from the poster state of mind and improve the union’s social media and digital communication.

He also plans to make the union’s street team more active.

“It hasn’t been easy. Our website switched servers so we’ve been trying to clean everything up there and we had troubles with our mass email,” he said.

A new UNB app is currently in the workings, but Bailey says that maintaining it is not the union’s main priority.

“It’s available and we’re putting up content but we’re still trying to patch up some stuff on the website front, let alone get an app functional and keep it up to date,” he said.

So far, the decline in posters has not affected event turnout according to Bailey, even though the number of people in attendance at a recent Rich Aucoin concert put on by the UNBSU was lower than anticipated.

“There’s a lot of stuff that goes on that no one knows about. There was a concert here a couple weekends ago

and there was like no turnout. I didn’t know about it until the night it was happening and I already had plans,” said Tasha Dickinson, a third-year kinesiology student at UNB. “I don’t know if I would go for a ‘one for one’ connection between the number of posters and the number of people in attendance,” said Bailey.

“Some years are better than others.”

Bailey said poor timing was likely a key contributing factor in the low attendance.

“September is the busiest month of the year. We tried to keep up the

energy, but if we didn’t keep up the attendance then that’s what happens.

And that’s something that we take into account when we plan concerts,” he said.

Bailey urged students to come forward and tell the union how to they would like to receive information.

“Really we would like to hear from students — what’s the best way to get in touch with them?” said Bailey.

“A lot of what we’re going to be doing is asking students what they want to hear and how they want to hear it.”

The UNBSU aren’t the only ones

who think posters have become outdated.

Dickinson said that Facebook is most likely the best way to inform students about upcoming events.

“Posters are only effective if they’re in places that I can stop and see them,” said Dickinson.

“Usually, just passing through, no one stops and looks at a poster if it’s at a fountain or on the back of the bathroom door.

You’ll take a glance at it, but otherwise you just don’t see it.”

Annual coaster derby rolls for 40 years Benjamin Crouse News Reporter Get ready to rev your nonexistent engines, UNB:Thisyearmarksthe40thanniversaryof the annual Coaster Derby on campus.

A coaster derby is a race between handbuilt, gravity-powered vehicles that have no engines or motors. The Student Society for MechanicalEngineers,whichhoststheevent, doesn’t intend to let the 40th anniversary pass by unnoticed.

“This year, because it will be the first year for NBCC [to participate] and because it’s the 40th anniversary, we’re hoping to make the derby bigger and better,” said Mitchell Small, vice-president of the society.

“We’re also trying to encourage some alumni to come and [we’re] hopeful they’ll bring some pictures and videos as well to compile into a 40th anniversary year book.”

Small is also working on setting up a live video feed from the starting line to the finish line. “[Ourcars]arebiggerthantypicalsoapbox derby cars, but they’re not quite full-sized cars.

They’re kind of between a soap box car and a Smart car,” said Small.

Three cars will be participating in the race this year. Mechanical engineers from UNB as well as a team from NBCC will be driving the cars.

“Inthepastwe’vehadmore[carscompete] because students have had more time on their hands. But now it’s a very compact schedule with the academic workload and everything else that’s going on in life,” said Small.

“We just keep passing cars down from student to student to upgrade them over the summer. Hopefully in the next few years we’ll

be able to have more cars come and compete as well.”

Small contacted alumni and the Student Union in an effort to spread the word about the derby as much as possible. He also hopes to attract more people with a free barbecue.

“We’rehopingtogetawholelotofpublicity for this and get a lot of people out. Hopefully with free food there will be more people coming out, and if worse comes to worst we go get more hot dogs and hamburgers and just keep cooking,” said Small.

Small urges students to refrain from parking in front of residences during the time of the race. At a past event, a car was damaged through a collision with one of the racing cars.

“TherewerecarsparkedoutsidetheMacKenzieresidence.Wedidn’ttowthem,wedidn’t think it was that big of a deal. Until one of thecoasterderbycarsranintoanactual car and ripped a piece of the back end off of it,” Small said.

Despite some past mishaps, Small still believes the derby is a worthwhile event to have on campus.

“The point is to

show UNB spirit. It’s great to show off our talent, our spirit. We don’t have a whole lot of money,butwe’vegottheknowledgetobeable to build these great cars.”

The races will begin at the South Gym and continuedownthehillpasttheAitkenCentre, the SUB, the majority of residences and finish just past the Currie Center. A viewing section will be set up near the Neville Homestead for spectators.

The races will take place this Saturday, Oct. 18 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a free barbecue offered to all spectators just outside the Neville Homestead.

The coaster derby is hosted by UNB’s Student Society for Mechanical Engineers.

Adam Travis /The Brunswickan

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Axing of posters by Student Union misguided We can all remember a time back in elementary or middle school when having an envelope dropped on your desk emblazoned with your name written in loopy cursive was the most exciting part of the day.

Someone had taken the time to personally invite you to something, to tangibly write it out on some card with Spongebob Squarepants on it.

They cared enough to reach out to you with an invitation, and in turn, you would care enough to show up.

It may not be the exact same thing as the concept of the poster, which the UNB Student Union has decided to strip from campus walls this year, but it’s the same idea.

President Greg Bailey has defended the decision to move away from posters by stating: “Posters in terms of communication are lazy.

You’re not really interacting with anyone; you’re just putting information out there and hoping that people get it.”

Bailey goes on to indicate that the union would like to instead focus their efforts on an increased social media presence.

I would argue that this is lazier than anything.

In this world of ever-evolving technology and ever-dwindling real life social interaction, it’s more of a challenge than ever to reach out and get people to show up to things.

Pinning all of these efforts on social media, where students are receiving about a million invitations to a million different events they won’t show up to every nanosecond, not to mention being distracted by

a constant tidal wave of BuzzFeed articles featuring such gold nuggets as the Top 12 Alpacas in Birthday Hats and the like, is increasingly lazy and ineffective all the time.

According to numbers projected by several Brunswickan employees at the recent Rich Aucoin concert hosted by the union, a measly 30 or 40 people showed up. Bailey indicated this had nothing to do with the lack of posters.

Maybe he’s right. Maybe a big part of the problem isn’t the plunge in real-life reach-out alone, but the lack of general interest among people — more specifically, twentysomethings — to get out and do stuff.

But this isn’t an excuse to simply lie down in defeat by essentially, “just putting information out there and hoping that people get it,” which is exactly what social media is increasingly becoming.

Facebook may allow for specific individual invites in a way that posters don’t, but when you’re one of anonymous hundreds to be invited to something with the least possible amount of effort, are you really likely to show up?

Third-year kinesiology student Tasha Dickinson said it best in this article: “There’s a lot of stuff that goes on that no one knows about.”

Maybe it’s time we actually address this in a real-life reach-out way instead of just posting about it.

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

EDITOR

NBers spoke to fracking on Sept. 22: Enough is enough The pro-fracking position presented in the opinion piece written

by Mark Mancini in the Oct. 1 edition of the Brunswickan made me think that the article was simply written by another industry hack whose job it is to continue the same failed discourse that cost Alward and his followers the election.

Phrases such as “responsible resource development via fracking may be the best way to reach this promised land”; “For 50 years, fracking has been performed in Canada”; “New Brunswick routinely ships its young people away”; “It could lead to billions of dollars in private sector investment, and dynamic and cutting-edge jobs” are just continuing the myth that industry will be the saviour for ever ything that they believe is wrong with this province.

The studies quoted in the article claim the water wells were poorly constructed and are the problem.

Blaming the victims by examining one aspect of the industry

after fracking took place in Texas and other places is an old, tired strategy.

It is important to also write about many of the problems caused by fracking that are already appearing in New Brunswick as a result of the fracking work taking place here.

Surface pollution, degradation of water resources through extraction, air pollution and generalized industrial pollutants along with heavy policing costs in response to local and regional protests with people going to jail to protect their lands and resources are just a few examples of what the good people of New Brunswick are saying loud and clear.

My hope is that Gallant and his team will listen to them instead of industry hacks.

There are many groups across Ca nada a nd t he United States dealing with the fracking industry.

Many have years of experience and are working hard in an effort to

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protect their lands and resources.

I believe that it is industry and their colonial governments that have raped and pillaged this land for the past 200 years without any concern for the people or the resources.

So many people were wiped out and removed from their homes and communities. And this story continues today.

The people of New Brunswick clearly spoke to this issue on Sept.

22. Enough is enough; it is time for change!

My hope is that the government and the good people of New Brunswick will work together, listen to each other, and develop innovative options for moving forward in building a strong and healthy environment for future generations of people who want to live here.

Work ing together is our way forward instead of simply believing that industry will take care of us.

-Brian Beaton, UNB graduate student

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When it comes to the power that be, we are their limiting power AN OPINION

Micah O’Donnell-Gillies At the direction of the UNB administration, Eddy Campbell’s senior administrators recently underwent a quality assurance review.

Performing the review was the Senior Administration Responsibility Review Committee (SAR R). The committee was chaired by Dr. Peter MacK innon who, notably, is one of the architects of University of Saskatchewan’s ultimately perilous neo-liberal agenda, TransformUS. SA R R was restricted to three questions as their terms of reference. Basically, those questions were: 1) Do the titles of senior ad m in ist rators a r t icu late t heir responsibilities? 2) Is the administration structured to best balance resources and teaching and

research? And 3) Would changes in administrative responsibilities and titles benef it the U NBSJ/ UNBF relationship? The report quickly and blatantly states that in their review they “were not asked to eva luate job per forma nce.”

So, all said, the report’s terms of reference, which would have been handed down by the Eddy Administration, isn’t so concerned with how administrators are doing at their job, but if their job needs changing.

The report goes on to offer 16 recommendations. These range from renaming the VP Saint John to the Principal of UNBSJ, better processes and consultation in creating annual budgets, and various other title and responsibility changes which might hopefully mend what is viewed to be a ruptured relationship between UNBSJ and UNBF. While much could be said about the formal recommendations, more worrying is the suggestions made which extended beyond SAR R’s terms of reference. Basically, at some points, the committee steps outside the borders given to them to make substantial and honest suggestions on problems at our

university. The report at one point maintains that “Academic priorities must, of course, drive the budget process.” The committee wouldn’t be making such a remark if they had seen a budget process that in fact is driven by academic priorities.

I can’t surmise about what the committee had in mind with this line. However, I can question how much of our budget is driven by academic priorities instead of profit priorities in comparison to preEddy UNB budgets. There are the ever-decreasing faculty positions, the increase in adjunct positions to save money, and the bloating administrative hiring. In my own depart ment, English, graduate students were once able to take a class at UNBSJ and transportation was provided by the University.

While such cross campus efforts as this have the potential to working towards a better bi-campus relat ionsh ip, t he prog ra m was cut.

Most strik ing is the report’s insistence that the University Management Committee is not in fact a management committee. “The University Management Committee is not, in fact, a management committee,” states t he repor t,

“but there exists perception that it is, and that its membership may not be optimally constituted to exercise managerial duties.” What’s the UMC? Well, it’s sort of like the Illuminati of UNB. UNB’s site swiftly defines the UMC as “compromised [sic] of the President, the Vice-Presidents, the University Secretary, and the Executive Assistant to the President. This Committee exists to advise the President on the issues of today and tomorrow, and meets weekly, as time permits.”

Fun fact: one definition of “compromise” is to “accept standards that are lower than is desirable.”

Another fun fact: I am an English student available to do proofreading only if I can have the title of President of Words. I also insist on a car, a house and a corner office.

So, basically, the UMC is the most exclusive club on campus and the tiny body on campus that advises our president. I can see it now: no, no Eddy, go for the silk shirt, peasants wear cotton. It’s also the worst named committee on campus. It’s a management committee that is in fact not a management committee. Take a moment to let that sink in. It’s worse than Republicans naming bills. The one name

for the committee they couldn’t use, they used.

And this is the crew often running our university. The Board of Governors and Senates are literally less exclusive than the UMC. That’s a high calling, to be more elite than the Board of Governors.

As far as I can tell, unless you’re a student representative, you have to have donated the equivalent of NB’s debt to the university and have the last name Irving, Campbell, Currie, McCain or Ganong to get a seat at that table.

All said, our president is run by a committee who aren’t able to aptly name their own committee, a review committee came in and made a review and saw severe enough problems that they left their terms of reference to comment on their problems, and we all still have no clue who Eddy really is. I mean, at the very least Eddy, what’s your favourite colour?

While I lament the severe difficulties at UNB, we are also on the brink of again realizing our full potential. I’ve said it before, when it comes to the power that be, we are their limiting power.

So student body, faculty, let’s start limiting.

Trudeau turns back on Canada’s goodwill POLITICAL CHATTER

Mark Mancini What is happening to the Liberal Party of Canada?

T he behemot h of C a nad ia n politics, Canada’s so-called natural governing party, the virtually undefeatable. What has become of this once-great institution?

Reasonable minds could agree or disagree about the wisdom of past Liberal Party policies. The wisdom, however, of one of their endorsed policies is beyond reproach. It has become standard operating procedure in foreign policy, and a key Canadian value. That policy is the responsibility to protect (R 2P) doctrine.

R 2P essentially says that countries that fail to protect their own citizens (or proactively endanger t heir ow n cit izens) from mass atrocities give up their sovereignty.

R 2P also calls for the international community to intervene with coercive measures when states fail to protect their own citizens. R2P imputes a responsibility on countries that have the capability to protect those who are vulnerable. This makes sense: shouldn’t democratic countries with the means to save the

lives of innocent people do just that?

Isn’t there a moral responsibility?

Justin Trudeau doesn’t think so.

This past week, his Liberal Party voted against the government’s plan to send six fighter jets to Iraq to contribute to an international effort to stop the terrorist organization ISIS. The gravity of this mission could be no greater. A recent UN report highlighted the atrocities that ISIS has committed in Iraq. In the first eight months of 2014, 24 000 Iraqi civilians have been killed or injured by ISIS. 1.8 million Iraqis have been displaced.

Using death tolls always masks the inhumanity of what is actually happening. These are innocent men, women, and children whose lives have been lost and destroyed in the pursuit of radical, insane religious goals.

This isn’t to mention the methods ISIS uses to incite terror. They routinely sell women and girls into the sex trade. They radicalize and convert 12 and 13 year olds to their cause, putting AK47s into their hands and telling them to patrol the streets.

If all of this, the deaths, the destruction, the inhumanity, if all of this does not justify our action, what does?

It’s unclear for Justin Trudeau.

He crudely said that Canada simply can’t “whip out our CF-18s,” and solve the problem. His analysis seems to be based on the fact that voters can’t distinguish between the unpopular 2003 campaign in Iraq and today’s challenges in the region.

He has made a base, populist deci-

sion governed by politics and not based on any broader humanitarian goals. Meanwhile, innocents are killed.

The Liberal Party of the past has spoken out against Trudeau’s folly. Lloyd Axworthy, a former Foreign Affairs Minister in a past Liberal administration, and a key proponent and developer of the R 2P doctrine, said the following: “I was surprised at the Liberal decision, to be honest, because traditions and the history and the principles of the party were very much centred on this idea that part of our mandate, nationally, is to help innocent people.” He went on to say “You’ve got to realize that diplomatic niceties are not going to work, humanitarian aid is not going to work if people are going to be shot in their beds … At times you have to toughen up.”

Axworthy is onto something.

Trudeau, in the first place, turned his back on not only a Liberal tradition, but a Canadian tradition. His rejection of any role for Canada in stopping the madness in Iraq is nothing less than a rejection of Canada’s rightful place on the world stage. His populist decision reveals a fundamental lack of understanding (or a wilful blindness) to the realities in the region. The government’s approach is balanced — it will contribute to a meaningful, multilateral effort without overextending ourselves, or putting boots on the ground.

Most importantly, we will do our part to save innocents.

So, it comes to this. Trudeau’s

betrayal of the R 2P doctrine not only amounts to turning his back on his party. It amounts to turning

his back on the good that Canada can do in the world to help those who need it most.

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John Hill

“I Want It That Way—The Backstreet Boys.”

“Love Story—Taylor Swift.”

“Wedding—Mac Miller.”

“Bohemian Rhapsody— Queen.”

“Ordinary Day—Great Big Sea.”

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Taylor Johnston

Courtney Williams

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“Bring Me To Life—Evanesence.”

“Shake It Off—Taylor Swift.”

“ All The Small Things—Blink 182.”

“Hello—Lionel Richie.”

“Lonely As the Night—Billy Squire.”

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Twenty years later, Gob ready to embrace the past

Sebastian Maynard

Arts Editor

This past August, British Columbia’s Gob released their first album in seven years.

Apt. 13 was the poppunk band’s ninth release, coming 20 years after their selftitled debut.

“We tried to get [Apt. 13] out as quickly as possible,” said Gob’s lead singer, Tom Thacker. “It sounds crazy, cause that’s seven years later, but all kinds of shit got in the way.”

Over the time gap between albums, Thacker was busy working with Sum 41, and even once Gob had finished Apt. 13, they needed to find a label to release it.

The band has gone through different members, record companies and eras of the music industry. Now, they are embracing their past as well as the present, which has not always been the case.

“I think it has always been a struggle until now,” said Thacker. “Every record that we make is made in reaction to the previous record … and I think we mainly just did it to keep ourselves sane making music and keep ourselves interested.”

To go along with the new album, Gob is embarking on a cross-Canada tour that will see them stop in Fredericton this Thursday, the 16th, at The Capital.

Though the shows are mainly in promotion of the new album, they are playing songs that span their entire career, and the reaction so far has been great.

“People were fucking getting into it. Getting into all the songs equally. For the first time, it sort of seems like the future has met the past.”

For a lot of the fans that will be checking out shows during the tour, it will be for songs like “I Hear You Calling,” or “Give Up The Grudge,” and just as they have special meaning for fans, they also do for the band members.

“You kind of remember feeling the way you did when you wrote it. If it’s personal you still feel it, but you might laugh about it because it might have been something that seemed so tragic at the time.”

“If it’s five years later, it seems dumb to kind of sing that song you’re over. But 20 years later, you can kind of embrace it in a tongue-in-cheek way … I’m as stoked to play the old songs as I am to play the new ones.”

The tour kicked off in Kamloops, B.C. and will see the band travelling across the country over the next month.

“The past five years or so we’ve been doing fly-in shows,” explained Thacker. “So it’s good to get back out, like we used to do it. Get in the van and head out for a month.”

“The band tightens up, it just feels good. Everyone is suffering together, not sleeping, hungover, and feeling like shit.”

For the majority of the tour, Seaway will be opening for Gob, but the Fredericton show will feature The Flatliners as the opening act.

From Thacker’s perspective, bands like The Flatliners and Seaway “share the same spirit” as Gob. “It’s funny because of the way music has changed. When we first came out, after that there was a ton of pop-punk bands, then there were screamo bands, new metal, indie folk bands, and now there’s punk rock bands again, so it’s awesome.”

Even if genres come in and out of favour, Thacker believes that punk will always stick around. Simply because “it’s the funnest music.”

After the tour is finished in November, the band plans on taking a bit of break, though they have ideas for the future. Thacker mentions a possible international tour, as well as re-recording Gob’s first album for its 20th anniversary.

“I don’t know,” laughed Thacker. “Just fucking keep the train rolling.”

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MNB Festival puts local music in the spotlight Kevin Lemieux Arts Reporter Fredericton is about to be bombarded with musical styles of all kinds.

The Music New Brunswick (MNB) Festival is coming to Fredericton for the very first time from Oct. 16 to 19. The festival is a way for New Brunswick musicians and industry professionals to come together and celebrate the work that comes out of this province.

“It’s a lot of work when you’re organizing something as big as this. It’s never been [in Fredericton], so a lot of these ideas are new and we’re sort of flying by the seat of our pants a bit,” said event organizer Graeme Walker.

With this being the f irst time the festival is hosted in Fredericton, Walker knows it will be a great addition to the city.

“Fredericton has all sorts of wonderful music festivals that happen, but this focuses on developing artists. So it’s exciting. This isn’t just an industry conference, but it’s open to the public.

And there’s things happening everywhere downtown.”

During the weekend, a gala will

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be held celebrating the best in the province. This year, it will happen over brunch. Jean-Étienne Sheehy is nominated for the Music Industry Professional of the Year Award. He is a blogger, journalist and St. Thomas University student. He also agrees that Fredericton is the right city to host the festival.

“Fredericton has one of the best music scenes in the East Coast, but it’s not only because of the bands or the crowds. There’s many people working behind the scenes at creating a strong local music scene, like the organizers of Shivering Songs, the staff at CHSR or the members of the Shifty Bits collective,” he said.

“It’s really neat to be able to celebrate this and New Brunswick music in your own backyard, because it’s easy to feel secluded from the rest of the musical world sometimes in Fredericton.”

The gala, taking place at the Boyce Farmers Market on Oct. 19 at noon, will recognize everything from artists and bands to industry professionals and musical venues. Sheehy is still in shock, but is excited to be nominated.

“I’m definitely excited, but mostly

honoured and grateful. My work involves writing about bands and criticizing their work, sometimes in a harsh way, so it’s an honour to have my work recognized by my peers,” he said.

“It’s mostly great to see some hard work recognized, even if at the end of the day no one would read or listen to my work if there wasn’t any great bands around.”

Some of the events to check out are the MNB and ECMA collaboration at the Market, taking place on Oct. 18 at 8 p.m. Artists from New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, P.E.I. and Maine will all come together on stage.

Jenn Grant and Tim Chaisson are just a few scheduled to perform. The Capital, Crowne Plaza and Charlotte Street Arts Centre will also be hosting shows during the four-day festival. Sheehy recommends you check out Force Fields, Joey Robin Haché, The Trick, Jon McKiel and Little You, Little Me. Walker believes that events like this are important for the music industry, especially in our small province.

“It gives developing artists a chance to perform for people, especially bands who are just getting started.

It gives them a chance to learn skills and meet delegates from Canada and the states,” he said.

“It also brings a sense of community for these musicians. They’re always out touring so its gets them together to share knowledge, ideas and experience and celebrate this community.”

Sheehy says it is more than just promoting the music produced here, it’s about breaking barriers for all musicians.

“The provincial scene is divided between regional and linguistic scenes so MNB Week gives everyone a chance to gather together and sort of catch up on what other bands have been up to,” he said.

“It’s also great because this type of professional event gives more legitimacy to New Brunswick music, since it recognizes it beyond the local and linguistic barriers.”

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Lights returns to Fredericton with new music, state of mind has changed, so has the way she does things.

“My outlook on life is 100 per cent new and reborn, and that’s not to say that it won’t be different in five years from now, but it’s a pretty cool journey. Every record is documentation of those past couple of years and it’s a pretty cool way to look back on it.”

New York-based band Rush Midnight is opening this leg of her tour. Russ Manning is a member of the band and is excited to share their dark dance music with new fans.

“We’ve been to major cities like Toronto and Montreal but this is our first time ever touring Canada so it’s exciting.”

Since releasing their debut album in May, they have been working on their next album as

well as doing shows. Their similar management resulted in this tour collaboration between Lights and Rush Midnight.

Besides touring, Lights will be working on some collaborations and videos that will be out shortly.

She’s also busy his month with Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

“This month is Pinktober and I’m HardRock’s Ambassador. It’s amazing because we’re spreading awareness and I’m receiving tweets from people in Japan and Belgium who are seeing this campaign.

A lot of fans come to the show who are dealing with cancer and it’s now super close to my heart. It’s great to spread the word and I’m very lucky to be a part of that this year.”

When asked about a fun pre-show ritual, Lights admits a shot with the band is the way they start their show. With this tour, she’ll be playing new stuff off her album as well as old favourites.

Her favourite song to play live of the new album is “Running with the Boys,” as she says it’s all about nostalgia and feeling like a kid again.

Tickets for this show are available online or downtown at Isaac’s Way.

Lights will perfom in Fredericton Oct. 20.

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really. check it out.

The weather might be cooling down as fall is finally here, but the Capital Exhibit Centre stage is about to heat up.

Canadian songstress Lights will be hitting the stage on Oct. 20 and just as fans are looking forward to seeing her perform, she is happy to be coming back.

“I’m really excited to head back out to the East Coast. It’s beautiful scenery out [here] and the people are amazing. I’ve only been a couple times, which is unfortunate, but I’m pumped to go back.”

With the release of her new album, Little

Machines, she is touring Canada and parts of America. At the beginning of next year, she’s off to the UK and Europe, then Australia before returning home. For Lights, this album is more than just a couple of songs thrown together.

“I feel like it’s the best I’ve done so far. I worked really hard to make sure these songs were really feel-good. It’s just a fun record and I think that’s my favourite thing about the record. And I think that’s what I discovered: that’s the point of life. Enjoying the moment you’re in and loving the people who are around you.”

With her recent marriage and birth of a baby girl, she is ready to travel with her band and play all her new music. Althugh, since her life

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The Brunswickan’s Food & Liquor: Your guide to Freddy eats and drinks Mathieu Wong The Brunswickan Fredericton has an amazing food and drink scene happening day in and day out. Every day of the week one restaurant or pub has a food deal, and even if many businesses shut down for half of Sunday, there’s still the good old Diplomat, open 24/7.

That being said, there is no good reason to run out of ideas for where to grab some grub when hanging with your friends or planning a cute date.

I absolutely adore good food and good beer, and it is my hope of my fellow Brunsies and I to share this passion with all of you. From checking out the deals of student and local favorites, to trying a variety of domestic and craft brews, prepare to benefit from our analyses dedicated to finding the best place for you to eat. By exploring the multitudes of wing nights across town, to a spin-dip tour or debating which half-price app night is the best, the food culture of Fredericton will never be the same.

That gives a sneak peek of our food section, but what about the beer?

Our unique panel composed of esteemed “experts” plans on making the ultimate sacrifice: testing beers from around town to give you, the reader, an idea of what each bottle, can or pint has to offer. As students,

we as a group can relate to the expectations people have when they spend money on a dish or drink, so hopefully by reading the ratings and panel discussions you find the best beer and food deal for you.

The timing for all this is perfect, with the first annual Eat New Brunswick going on right now in Fredericton.

This little-known festival celebrates food in the province by having participating restaurants offer a unique dish from Oct. 2 to 26.

These dishes are prepared from locally sourced ingredients, and are promised to satisfy anyone’s appetite in a unique way. If new menu items weren’t enough, there is also a promotion that has fans uploading EatNB photos to Twitter and Instagram for the chance of winning a $25 gift certificate at participating locations.

This is a pretty sweet opportunity for those of you trying to catch a deal or cook up an excuse to say “bye” to meal hall for a few hours. All you have to do is replace that pumpkin spice Instagram selfie with that of a locally prepared meal and instead of #nofilter use #EatNB and you’re all set (both have their benefits, but, like, free food!?).

Hopefully your appetite for food in Fredericton and for this column has already grown a little, and that we as students can all learn to eat well, drink smart, and have a good time doing it.

The Snooty Fox is a popular dining spot for students.

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UNBSU Coffee House raises awareness during Mental Health Week Emily McPhee The Brunswickan A coffee house held on Tuesday, Oct. 7 saw some 45 students gather in UNB’s Blue Lounge to raise awareness about mental illness. The event was organized by the Student Union’s mental health committee and featured musical performances, free coffee and a chance to keep the conversation going around mental illness.

Alyssa Whelan was one of the directors of the event and is also a member of the mental health committee. The event was the first of several that took place during Mental Health Awareness Week. Whelan said it was a good opportunity for students to come out of their shell and enjoy themselves in an open, friendly environment.

“Forsomeonewho’ssufferingfrom any kind of mental health issue, they aren’t inclined to come out and say it to just anybody they meet. There’s definitely a stigma around it.”

AccordingtotheCanadianMental Health Association, this stigma is what keeps49percentoftheCanadianpopulation from seeing a doctor about their mental health issues. It’s also what sparked the #mydefinition campaign at UNB, which featurespostersofstudentsandprofessorsalikewho are experiencing some form of mental illness.

The posters’ layout is akin to a dictionary definition: there’s a phoneticbreakdownoftheirname,threeorfourpositivecharacteristicsandfinally,adescriptionoftheirmentalhealthissue. Thisfinal characteristic is crossed out — symbolizing that although mental illness might be a part of who they are, it does not define them.

“It’s putting out there any kind of illness they’re suffering from saying ‘this is not labelling me,’ ” explained Whelan.

Robyn Young performed at the coffee house on Tuesday night

and is one of the featured students in #mydefinition. For her, singing is a way todealwiththestressofbeingafourth-yearpsychologystudent. Hailingfrom a small town in Newfoundland, Young is all too familiar with the stigma surrounding mental illness — she wasn’t really open about her problems until she came to university in Fredericton.

“It’s been really great getting involved. I have my [#mydefinition] poster up on Facebook and a lot of people from back home are seeing it and liking it and becoming aware, not knowing I had all these struggles when I lived there.”

Young is also part of the Student Union mental healthcommittee,volunteeringandhelpingout whenevershecan. Despiteherhecticschedule, YoungpouredherheartintoMentalHealth Awareness Week. When she heard about the coffeehouse, the psych major says it was something she jumped right on board with.

“People know that I’ve struggled — that’s great because now I don’t feel like I’ve got to cover up or hide if I’m having a crappy day. It’s [no longer] a sense of having to hide until I go home and completely exhaust myself because I’ve been smiling all day.”

OthereventsduringMentalHealthAwarenessweek included a “stigma slam” and a discussion panel on mental health issues, to name a few. The events were geared toward making mental illness a topic of discussion, and to let students know they shouldn’t be afraid to reach out and discuss their problems with fellow students, proctors or a don.

SaysYoung,“Therearesomepeoplewhodon’thavethatreallygoodfriend they can sit down with and talk to, and in those cases they should really think about reaching out. The key is putting it all out there.”

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WEDNESDAY, OCT. 15 BADBADNOTGOOD – “Velvet” Toronto jazz trio BADBADNOTGOOD are probably best known for their interpretations of hip-hop songs. The band has covered Gucci Mane, Tyler, The Creator, A Tribe Called Quest, Kanye West and everyone in between, giving them a reputation throughout the music industry and making them loved by music-lovers and professionals alike. Their new track, “Velvet,” has the smooth feel of, you guessed it, velvet. Like any good jazz song, “Velvet” lets each member show their skills, with different instruments and overall feelings coming in and out of play. The song could easily be the backdrop for an artist to rap or sing along to, but that doesn’t mean it is needed. The instruments tell enough of a story.

CHSR Open House Student Union Building, 2 p.m. -5 p.m., Oct. 15 and 18

THURSDAY, OCT. 16 Gob & The Flatliners The Capital, 8 p.m., $16.99 MNB Festival Various Locations, Oct. 16 -19

FRIDAY, OCT. 17 Sun Kil Moon – “War on Drugs: Suck My Cock” The beef between Mark Kozelek, a.k.a. Sun Kil Moon, and The War On Drugs all started in our capital. Both bands were performing at the Ottawa Folk Festival in early September. During Sun Kil Moon’s set, the sound of The War on Drugs performance on another stage was so loud that Sun Kil Moon’s drummer would have had an easier time “to play along to [their] set than ours.” For anyone who has ever been to a festival, this isn’t a huge surprise, and Kozelek admits that “it could have been any band’s music blaring from over the hill, and I still would have made jokes.” Since then, there has been a back and forth between the bands, in a sort of tongue-in-cheek feud that has now escalated in a song released by Sun Kil Moon, titled “War on Drugs: Suck My Cock.” The seven-minute song tells the detailed story of the infamous performance, along with another concert where he told the crowd to “shut up.” Kozalek takes on hillbillies, bloggers and even himself. “Sun Kil Moon, go fuck yourself,” he sings at one point before going back to The War on Drugs and saying that they are the whitest band he has ever heard. I wonder what rappers think about this feud.

Cinema Politica: Bone Wind Fire Conserver House, 7 p.m., Donations appreciated

SATURDAY, OCT. 18 NB Country Music Hall of Fame Gala Fredericton Inn and Tom Morrison Theatre, 3:30 p.m., $50

SUNDAY, OCT. 19 Fredericton Antique Show Fredericton Inn, noon-5 p.m.

TV On The Radio – “Careful You” The release of TV On The Radio’s sixth studio album is just a month away, and in anticipation for the new record, the Brooklyn band has released their second single, “Careful You.” The new song is centred around electronic synths and a steady drum machine that are like the heart of the song, keeping everything moving at a fast pace, so that even though the track comes in at over five minutes, it feels more like a sprint than a leisurely stroll. Tunde Adebimpe, lead singer of the band, has said that the new album is “1,000 percent, without a doubt, the best thing we’ve ever done.” That statement, along with “Happy Idiot” and “Careful You” should certainly get fans excited for the Nov. 18 release of Seeds.

MONDAY, OCT. 20 Pre-Pop Fest The Capital, Oct. 20-25 Monday Night Film Series: Immigrant Tilley Hall, 7:30 p.m., $7 Lights Capital Exhibition Centre, 8 p.m., $30

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The Varsity Reds men’s hockey team play their first home games of the regular season this weekend.

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Revamped Reds hit the ice Jamie Tozer Sports Editor Recent history says the UNB Varsity Reds men’s hockey team is due.

The V-Reds have won a national championship ever y other year since 2007. The team won it all that year, as they did in 2009, 2011, and 2013. After having their season end in the Atlantic University Sport semi-finals last March, the pattern could keep carrying on if UNB wins the University Cup this season.

But it will be anything but easy in the parity-packed AUS. If UNB is able to bring the University Cup back to campus this season, they’ll be doing so with plenty of new faces. The biggest storyline heading into the 2014-15 campaign is the amount of roster turnover the team has had.

“It’s a n excit i ng oppor t u nity ahead for the group here this year,” said head coach Gardiner

MacDougall.

UNB will return just 10 players from last year’s team, a small amount even by university hockey standards where roster turnover is inevitable. But, like most seasons, the Varsity Reds have added some quality new players.

“It’s a very good group,” said MacDougall of the new recruits.

Some of the notables added to the team include defenseman Randy Gazzola who helped Val-d’Or win a QMJHL title last season, Peter Trainor who had 100 points with R imousk i du r i ng t he 2012-13 season, and Colin Suellentrop who was a fourth-round pick of the Philadelphia Flyers in 2011.

Not all of the new faces will be AUS freshman. Defencemen Alex Wall and RD Chisholm transferred to UNB from UPEI and StFX, respectively. Wall was a member of Canada’s university games team — which was coached by MacDougall — that won gold in Italy last season.

“He’s first-year player at UNB but he’s a proven veteran,” MacDougall said of Wall. “I think he’s one of the top players in the league, not just defenseman. He’s a valuable acquisition for our program. He’ll bring a lot.”

MacDougall added that Chisholm is a valuable pickup not just because of his experience but because he can play both forward and defence.

“Those are veteran guys that will add something to our team.”

The Reds will also have a veteran presence in net this season with David Shantz and Chris Carrozzi.

“They both have outstanding pedigrees,” said MacDougall, noting the amount of major junior and professional playing experience each have. “Obviously the one factor is that they both didn’t play last year.

So it’s a matter of getting enough mileage on and accelerating that process where they’re back and feeling in top physical and mental condition to be No. 1 goalies.”

Although their 2013-14 season

ended earlier than they would have liked, the V-Reds had another impressive year. With a 24-3-1 record, the Reds finished first in the AUS regular season standings for a seventh straight year.

After a first round playoff bye, the Reds took on the rival Saint Mary’s Huskies in the semis. The Huskies won the best-of-five series 3-1 with all three of their wins being decided by one goal — including two in double overtime.

UNB may have fallen short of winning their fourth consecutive AUS championship, but MacDougall said there are positives to take away from last season, especially when looking ahead to the upcoming campaign.

“We had some outstanding performances from some of our young guys,” said MacDougall, pointing out the play of Phil Maillet, Phil Halley and Jordan Murray.

“It was a pretty strong year for our group,” the coach added. “With

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that being said, it sets up a pretty strong foundation for the coming year.”

There are always high expectations placed upon the men’s hockey team by its followers, but MacDougall wants his team take things day-by-day.

“The goal of the group is to find ways to get better each day at practice and take those lessons that we learned and put them into games on the weekends.

“Our goal is to be the most improved team in our league. I think we play in the top league in the country and if we can execute that goal everything else will take care of itself.”

UNB’s home opener takes place on Friday night at 7 p.m. against the Dalhousie Tigers. The Reds also host the StFX X-Men on Saturday night and the St. Thomas Tommies on Wednesday.

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Team Ward ready to rock this winter Sarah Rouse Sports Reporter Contrary to popular belief, hockey isn’t the only sport hitting the ice in Fredericton this fall. This season, the campus Booster Juice outlet is teaming up with Team Ward, a fourwoman team of students who are taking the local curling circuit by storm.

“Our team is made up of four University of New Brunswick students,” said team skip Cathlia Ward, a third-year Renaissance College student. “Our lead is Katie Forward, a third-year biochemistry student; our second is my sister Jamie Ward, a first-year kinesiology student; and Marie-Elaine Little plays third, and is in her first year studying in the faculty of business.”

Although the team is making their collective debut this season, Katie and Cathlia have played together for 10 years and competed in the same league last year.

“Our team came together as we had two former teammates who had aged out of the junior category, and we were searching for new members,” said Cathlia. “My sister was an easy choice for me, as I had always wanted the opportunity to play alongside her in a competitive setting.”

The women were actively seeking a fourth member to round out the team when they were contacted by Little, an avid curler who planned to attend UNB this fall.

“Mel came to visit the school and we had the chance to practice together. Everything really jelled immediately and we had instant chemistry on the ice. We knew right away that we had found the fourth member of our team.”

Because of their geographical location on the east coast of Canada, there are less tournament opportunities for Team Ward. While this could prove as a disadvantage when faced with teams on a national level, the four women are self-motivated and maintain a heavy practice schedule to ensure they are game-ready.

“Our overall goal would absolutely be to represent the province at the Junior Nationals Competition, which is being held in Corner Brook, Newfoundland at the end of January,” said Cathlia. “We’re definitely looking to peak early next year in order to win provincials, but there’s a lot of stepping stones leading up to that.”

The team will be competing in a large spiel at the end of this month in Ottawa, followed by the provincial qualifiers in late November.

For Cathlia, curling is a family affair. It’s no small coincidence, then, that she has become

involved in this challenging winter sport.

“One of my favourite parts of curling is that it’s a family-oriented sport, and my family’s history with the sport has definitely contributed to my love of the

Team Ward is hoping for a successful season Submitted

game,” she said.

The Ward sisters are the third generation in their family to succeed on the ice. Their

grandfather was a provincial champion in 1973 and represented Newfoundland and Labrador at the Brier Cup — the sport’s most prestigious event. Exactly 30 years later, his son Mark, a three-time provincial champion in his own right, competed at the same high-level tournament.

As if that wasn’t enough, even their parents’ first meeting was fuelled by their shared love of the game. Ward’s father was a Learn To Curl instructor when he met his future wife, who was interested in picking up the sport. The rest, as Cathlia says, is history.

Although the pressure to compete can sometimes be overwhelming when growing up in a sporting dynasty, Cathlia says her family has been nothing but supportive of her ambitions.

“My whole family curls, so when Jamie and I were very young they put us on the ice to see if we’d enjoy the sport. The decision to compete was never pushed upon us; we just both happened to fall in love with the game of curling.”

Cathlia said that the team’s partnership with Booster Juice began over social media — specifically, when the company tweeted out to students asking how they were spending time over the strike.

“Last year when we were at the Canadian

national championship, Katie tweeted a picture of the arena back at Booster Juice,” she said. “We weren’t expecting any response at all, but then Booster Juice began following our progress at the competition, and tweeting our results. They definitely went above and beyond anything that we had expected.”

For Michael Coleman, co-owner of UNB’s Booster Juice outlet, the decision to support Team Ward was very simple.

“My business partner Rick Allen and I are both very proud UNB grads,” explained Coleman. “We feel it’s important to support the university community however we can.”

As the only food service provider on campus not operated by Sodexo, the business partners have more flexibility to do creative and fun activities to support teams, residences, charities and students.

“When I had the chance to meet Team Ward I was so impressed with how they represented themselves,” said Coleman.

“They are elite athletes, dedicated students and great people. I knew they would be great ambassadors for the Booster Juice brand on campus.”

Booster Juice is also a proud sponsor of the Varsity Reds and has worked with a number of residences to support their charitable partnerships. Coleman said they are always looking for ways to associate their brand with great people and great causes.

Reds Notebook: Farah departs from women’s basketball team Jamie Tozer Sports Editor VeteranpointguardAwoFarahhaslefttheVarsityRedswomen’sbasketballsquadforwhatthe teamcalls“personalreasons.”It’sabigblowtoa V-Redsteamthatisintheprocessofrebuilding.

“It’s pretty huge,” said head coach Jeff Speedy about the loss of Farah. “She was a starter and a leader and one of our best players.

Anybody who loses somebody that fits those three categories would have to be considered a significant loss for sure.”

Although the news may have come as a surprise to fans and supporters of the team, Speedy said it’s been something the team has been following for the past eight months.

“We always knew it was a possibility but we kept working hard and had optimism that it would all work out.”

The women’s team takes part in the Don

Grant Classic in Moncton from Oct. 24-26.

TheyopentheregularseasonupagainstAcadia on Nov. 7 at the Richard J. Currie Center.

Bombers down Tigers The UNB Red Bombers picked up a big win over the Dalhousie Tigers on Saturday at BMO Centre.

The Bombers defeated the Tigers 20-8, improving their record to 2-3 on the Atlantic Football League (AFL) season. The Tigers and Bombers are tied for second place in the league standingswithidenticalrecordsheadingintothe final weekend of the regular season.

UNB will travel to Saint John on Saturday to take on the rival UNBSJ Seawolves, who sit in last place with a 1-4 record. Dalhousie will host the 5-0 Holland College Hurricanes on Saturday.

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son took place this past weekend in Antigonish.

Running against the best from Atlantic Canada and Quebec, the Varsity Reds women finished sixth overall while the men finished eighth.

KatieRobinsonwasthefastestUNBrunner in the women’s 6k, finishing 19th overall with a timeof23:00.Inthemen’s8k,TaylorLamarche finished 41st with a time of 27:41.

The AUS Championship takes places on Oct. 25 in Halifax.

Soccer returns The Varsity Reds soccer teams return to the pitch this weekend following a break for Thanksgiving.

The men and women take on the UPEI Panthers on Friday in Charlottetown. It’s the final road contest of the regular season for both squads.

The two teams play their final three games

allatBMOCentre.TheV-RedshostMoncton onOct.19,MountAlisononOct.22,andSaint Mary’s on Oct. 24.

At the break DespiteenteringtheThanksgivingbreakon a losing note, the Varsity Reds women’s soccer team is having their best season in years. UNB sits first in the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) standings with a 6-1-2 record for 20 points.

Acadia also has 20 points but has one fewer win and has played one additional game.

Kayla Painter leads the Reds in scoring with six goals. Sam Lagacy is a close second with five.

Meanwhile, the men are still undefeated and sit first in the AUS standings with an 8-0-1 record for 25 points. With four games to play, the Reds have a six-point lead on second-place Cape Breton.

Oliver Jones leads UNB in scoring with six goals and an assist for 13 points.

Perhaps the most impressive aspect of the men’s squad has been their goaltending and defensive play. In nine games, the team has allowed just three goals.

Buccaneers remain winless The UNB Buccaneers are still looking for their first win in Maritime University Field Lacrosse League action.

The Buccaneers are 0-7 heading into action this action. They’ll take on the Mount Alison Mounties, who are also 0-7 on the year, on Saturday at 1 p.m. in Sackville. UNB’s next home game is on Oct. 26 against the Saint Mary’s Huskies at College Field.

Alex Miller leads the Buccaneers in scoring with 19 goals and three assists for 22 points in seven games.

Have the Olympics become too big and expensive for a country/city to host?

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Many countries are starting to realize that the Olympics cost more than they are worth in the long run. The 2014 Winter Games, for example, cost Sochi more than $50 billion! Although tourism can help to offset the costs, it’s not always guaranteed; for example, Beijing saw a drop in hotel bookings during the 2008 Games. That being said, many voting populations are all for hosting the Olympics — among teams who have recently hosted, 80 per cent of citizens believe it was worth the extraordinary costs to host the world’s best athletes. Yes, they have grown in size and cost, but the general consensus is to keep them coming!

I think the Olympics have become out of control.

The event has gotten so big that it’s unfeasible for any good suitor cities to want to host it, which was not helped by Sochi’s final tab. There’s simply too many venues to build, and not enough revenue generated to justify the money spent on construction, security, etc. Maybe the IOC should consider dropping some little played/viewed sports, like ski jumping and equestrian, which are not cost effective. Sponsorship has also gotten out of hand. Too big and too commercialized, the Olympics need a makeover.

Yes, the opening and closing ceremonies are becoming a bigger deal than the events themselves. Athletes work their entire lives to have a moment in the spotlight so we should focus more on that than materialistic price tags.

My favorite moments from Sochi were the women’s gold medal in hockey and the Canadian ski coach giving a ski to another athlete so he could finish with pride — but not the giant creepy mascots.

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Simplest answer is “hell yes.” The IOC seems to think that banks must be broken for the Olympics to come off properly. Looking back at the Sochi Olympics, the Russians spent over $50 billion! Now, Salzburg, Austria also bid on the 2014 Winter Olympics and had a “sustainable” model planned for the games by refurbishing existing facilities and spreading the games out to other closeby cities. This could have changed the mould of how the games are planned. Instead, Vladdy Putin swooped in and “bought” the Olympics right out from under the Austrians. I love the Olympics but the costs and alleged corruption surrounding them is giving them a black eye.

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Former V-Reds hockey stars back for more Sarah Rouse Sports Reporter Dan LaCosta and Rob Hennigar have returned to the UNB Varsity Reds men’s hockey team — but in much different roles than the ones they previously held.

Thetwoeachwonnationalchampionships with the team during their playing days and now, as members of the team’s coaching staff, they hope to do it again.

ForLaCosta—whoplayedforUNBfrom 2011-2013andboasteda.917savepercentage in his final season — the road back to Fredericton started on a less-than-positive note.

“I wound up suffering a couple concussions while playing overseas last season, and ended up retiring as a result. I was lucky enough to finish out the season as the assistant coach of the team, which gave me my first look at a coaching role,” he said. “My wife became pregnant while overseas as well, and we decided we wanted to move back to Fredericton once the season was over.”

As for Hennigar, it was family that led him back to the East Coast. Hennigar had played in the East Coast Hockey League, American Hockey League, and Italian and German leagues following an illustrious four-year career with the V-Reds, where he notched

177 points in 108 games.

“It was a fortunate situation. I was heading back to Europe to play another season when my wife became pregnant. We fully intended to go back but when my daughter was born in March we decided it would be best for our family to stay here,” explained Hennigar.

“I started coming around the team when I had time and helping out. When the [associatecoach/hockeyschoolcoordinator]job becameavailableitwastheperfectsituationfor myself and my transition from being a player to the real world.”

Putting their past experiences to work, LaCosta and Hennigar draw on both their time spent at UNB and overseas when relating to the team.

LaCosta will be working primarily with this season’s goalies, Chris Carrozzi and David Shantz.

“They are both coming to UNB from professional hockey backgrounds and sat out some time before playing here, and spent some time away from academics,” said LaCosta. “It’s basically an identical situation to what I went through before I started playing here.”

AlthoughLaCostahadtheopportunityto play with many of the current team members only two seasons ago, he isn’t letting his new-

found position go to his head. He thinks of himselfmoreasarolemodelthananauthority figure, and doesn’t treat anyone differently now that he is on the other side of the boards.

“I believe we all earned a mutual respect for each other during my time here. I’d like to think I was a good teammate and person while I played here.”

Hennigar believes that his time spent as a Varsity Red gives him credibility with the team, while helping the players see him as a peer who succeeded rather than simply as a coach.

“My goal is to help sell the program to the guys. Obviously they see me as someone who came through here, was successful, had a successful pro career and continued on to find another career within hockey,” he said.

“Hopefully I’m young enough that they still remember me playing and respect my game, so they may be more apt to consider my advice.”

Sincetakingonhisnewposition,Hennigar has also found himself empathizing with his past coaches.

“I now understand why coaches get mad, which I could never really understand before.

It’s basically because you want them to do so well and it’s ironic because I couldn’t understand their perspective before.”

Critchlow scores in OT to give Reds opening night win Jamie Tozer Sports Editor Cam Critchlow’s goal at 8:24 of overtime gave the UNB Varsity Reds men’s hockey team a 3-2 victory in their 2014-15 Atlantic University Sport season opener.

Critchlow, entering his third year with the team, also had an impressive seven shots in UNB’s win over the UPEI Panthers on Saturday night at Eastlink Centre in Charlottetown.

Jordan Murray and Phil Maillet also scored for UNB in the win. David Shantz made his regular season debut and stopped 26 shots in the win.

Cole MacMillan and Marcus Power had goals for the Panthers. Mavric Parks made 39 saves in the loss.

UNB opened the scoring at 12:35

of the first period as Murray scored on a shot from the point. Rookie Colin Suellentrop and returnee Cam Braes picked up assists.

UNB outshot UPEI 10-5 in the opening frame.

The tides began to turn in UPEI’s favour in the later stages of the second period. MacMillan scored at 14:02 and that was followed by a Power goal just over two minutes later to give the Panthers a 2-1 advantage after 40 minutes.

Despite being outscored, UNB outshot UPEI 12-10 in the second stanza.

4:32 into the third, Maillet scored to tie things up. Freshman Peter Trainor picked up the lone assist. Both teams had opportunities to win the game in regulation time but neither

could, sending the match to overtime and allowing Critchlow to end things.

Shots were 16-7 in UNB’s favour in the third and 6-4 Panthers in extra time.

The Panthers have proven to be a tough opponent over the past few seasons for the V-Reds. All four of their meetings last season were decided by two goals or less with one going to overtime and another to a shootout.

UNB and UPEI won’t meet again until Nov. 8 at the Aitken Centre.

The V-Reds begin a stretch of three straight home games on Friday when they host the Dalhousie Tigers at 7 p.m. at the Aitken Centre. UNB will then host the StFX X-Men on Saturday and the St. Thomas Tommies on Wednesday.

The two hope to use their new positions to help better the team both on and off the ice.

Hennigarlookstoinstilsomeofthelifelessons that he gained while playing for UNB in the current team members.

“At UNB, every year is a big year for us — we try to win every season. Ultimately we want another CIS championship. On a personal level, I want to see the guys grow as individuals and as players. I want them to come to the rink every day to have fun, be enthusiastic and learn something everyday — that’s my goal.”

Lookingtothefuture,LaCostahas high hopes for the two goaltenders.

“My personal goal is to do my part to help the goaltenders improve each day and reach their individual goals.

Bothofthemwouldliketoplayprofessionally again after their time here, and I want to help them get back there.”

TheVarsityRedsopenupthehome portionoftheirregularseasonschedule onFridayagainsttheDalhousieTigers.

The puck drops at 7 p.m. at the Aitken Centre.

Coaches Dan LaCosta and Rob Hennigar.

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Volleyball returns to the RJCC Jamie Tozer Sports Editor It was a disappointing weekend for the UNB Varsity Reds men’s volleyball team.

After winning two of four pre-season games in Manitoba a couple weekends ago, the Varsity Reds played their first home matches of the exhibition season this past weekend at the Richard J. Currie Center and lost both to the Queen’s Gaels.

“We were a Jekyll and Hyde team from the team that was out west,” said UNB head coach Dan McMorran following Saturday’s game. “I’m very disappointed in the performance this weekend. We tried a few different lineups to try and see if we could get something going. A couple guys had opportunities to step up but we just didn’t think, as a team, we had enough of that.

“There wasn’t a lot of leadership out there this weekend and we really lacked any kind of a consistent performance by anybody. There were times when some of us played well and we weren’t able to keep the consistency with that.”

While disappointed in his team’s performance, McMorran hopes his team can learn from the pre-season contests.

“I know our guys are probably incredibly disappointed as well. It’s early. This is kind of what the pre-season is a little bit about. It’s not about coming out and having your worst performance but it’s about trying to iron some of the kinks out.”

Queen’s head coach Brenda Willis thinks the Varsity Reds are capable of better play as well.

“The talent UNB has … I’m quite confident they can challenge for their [conference] title,” said Willis. “They had an off weekend I think.

I watched some tape and saw them play quite a bit better with the same people.”

The Varsity Reds began the weekend with a 3-1 loss to the Gaels. Queen’s won the first two sets 25-18 and 25-20 before UNB grabbed a 25-21 win in the third set to stay alive. But the Gaels were too much for the Reds as the visitors won the fourth and final set by a large margin of 25-13.

On Saturday afternoon, Queen’s swept

UNB by scores of 25-21, 25-14, and 25-18.

There was a notable name on the floor for Queen’s on Saturday. Freshman Ben Harper, the son of Prime

Minister Stephen Harper, saw some action in the later stages of the match.

“He is a regular player,” said Willis. “He’s just an 18-year-old guy who’s trying to find

his legs at the university level. He’s a really good kid. The life that he’s lived probably hasn’t been the easiest — it’s certainly been unusual — but I think he’s handled it really well.

“He’s very grounded, very modest, and really methodical in managing himself. I’m really proud of him so far. The guys have been nothing but supportive.”

When Harper came into the game on Saturday, a group of fans in the front row began to yell his name to try and throw him off his rhythm. It probably won’t be the only time this season fans try to get under his skin, but Willis believes the rookie will be able to handle it.

“Ben has played for Team Ontario and in national championships so I think he’s probably accustomed to it — probably more so than the average person because of who he is.”

Up next for the men’s team is the first AUS-RSEQ Interlock of the season at Memorial University on Oct. 24-25. UNB will play Laval, Montreal and Sherbrooke at the event.

The Reds begin AUS conference play on Nov. 1 at the Currie Center against the Dalhousie Tigers.

Meanwhile, UNB’s women’s volleyball team won two of three games over the weekend. The successful home stand comes after dropping all three of their previous pre-season games in Laval and four of five in Ottawa.

On Friday, all five sets were needed for UNB to defeat the Acadia Axewomen 3-2.

The Reds lost the first two sets 27-25 and 25-21 before coming back and winning the final three sets 25-21, 25-23, and 15-13.

On Saturday, UNB took on the Western Mustangs and lost 3-1. Western won the first set 25-22 but UNB responded with a hard fought 27-25 win in the second set. But the Mustangs were too much for the Reds to handle as they went on to win the third set 25-19 and the fourth 25-14.

On Sunday morning at the Currie Center, the Reds and Mustangs met for a rematch and this time UNB came out on top, picking up a 3-1 victory. Western won the first set 25-21 but UNB went on to win the next three 25-20, 25-23, and 25-23.

Up next for the women’s squad is an Oct. 25 match against the Université de Moncton at the Currie Center.

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