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FROM 4TH TO 6TH UNB DROPS IN MACLEAN’S RANKINGS AFTER THREE YEARS

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1ST IN AUS: V-REDS’ MEN’S TEAM TAKES SOCCER TITLE FOR 3RD TIME

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15TH ANNUAL SILVER WAVE FILM FESTIVAL IN REVIEW

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CORRECTIONS: 1. In our “Student Union criticized for poor advertising, low student engagement” story on page 4 of our Nov. 4 issue, it was reported that the UNBSU did not send any emails about the by-election voting to students. This is incorrect. The Student Union included the dates of the by-election in an “Upcoming Events” email sent to students, where the by-election voting period was mentioned at the very end. It was sent four days before the voting period and did not provide any information about how to vote. No other emails were sent about it during the course of the voting period.

2. In our “UNBSU considers restructuring, cutting representative positions” story on page 4 of our Nov. 4 issue, it was reported that UNBSU vice-president internal Jesse Reid was proposing to cut 11 positions on the UNBSU council. This is incorrect. His original proposal was to cut nine positions.

Onlookers pause to acknowledge the tomb of the unknown soldier in Ottawa. Last Friday, UNB held its own Remembrance Day ceremony at Memorial Hall.

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Bhavish Ramlochun Staff Reporter The third annual UNB Remembers ceremony was held at Memorial Hall building on Friday, Oct. 6. The ceremony started at 12:30 p.m. with a Flute Ensemble conducted by Björn R u nefors, the director of the UNB conservatory. Katherine Ireland, a fourth year Ph.D. candidate in education made the opening welcome speech.

Dr. G eorge M acL ea n, dea n of arts, ref lected on the service of Royden Morehouse Smith, a UNB alumnus and graduate in civil engineering. Smith served as a Second Lieutenant for the Royal Air Force in the First World War. Sarah K ing, also a fourth-year

Ph.D. ca nd idate i n educat ion, made a speech on UNB and the world wars. “Over 300 UNB student alumni are listed in the f irst world war,” she said in her speech.

Wilfred Langmaid, the U NB s t ude nt ad vo c ate f o r s t ude nt services, also made a speech to remember Canadian soldiers. He also talked about the memories of his past relatives who served in World War 2.

After the speeches, Matt Daley preformed the Last Post on the trumpet. The song was followed by a moment of silence.

The ceremony ended with the laying of wreaths by Mario Warren from UNB Campus Security on behalf of UNB faculty and staff.

Matt DeCourcey, the new elect-

ed Liberal representative for the c it y of Fre der ic ton , w a s a l s o present for the ceremony. “It is important that we recognize and pay tribute to the women and men who have served and defended the country and also recognize the role that UNB has played in the wartime effort of Fredericton,” he said.

The UNB Remembers ceremony was created to share UNB’s wartime stories in a respectful way, while being truthful about the consequences of war.

The event was led by U NB’s Gregg Centre for the Study of War & Society, a nationally recognised research centre. Its goal is to increase understanding of the cause, course, and consequence of armed conf lict.

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Jesse Reid is proposing the UNBSU restructuring he promised in his campaign.

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UNBSU passes first step to restructuring Sean McCullum and Alex Corbett The Brunswickan she received feedback from students opposing to the proposed changes that would have condensed seven voting positions into two.

“The general idea from my constituents was that grouping [underrepresented demographics] together was a step in the wrong direction.

Although we are giving more say to these five minority groups I do think that these are groups that do need more of a voice,”” said Whelan.

She said the inclusion reps are a step in the right direction.

As a woman I’m facing sexism, catcalling, rape culture on campus and though that isn’t just to women, it’s something that is a big issue right now, same with LGBTQ inclusion,” Whelan said.

Whelan believes that if another group that need representation, the council will adapt to include those voices.

“As for right now, the inclusion reps are a step in the right direction. If there is another group that does need representation there is someone there for them to go to,” said Whelan.

Jesse Reid is happy to see changes to the system.

“I’m def i n itely g lad st udent inclusion reps are getting carried through because there are currently student’s voices that we are not

bringing to our table,” said Reid.

“I’m glad that we are changing the non-faculty reps because the changes that we have proposed are better than the current council structure. I think we can do better but there is a lot of time to improve.”

Renaissance college councillor Kurtis Layden said he is happy with the result of the vote.

“I think having the inclusion reps is important and having them as voting reps is also important.

They all provide valuable voices for marginalized groups,” said Layden.

The councillor cont inued by saying that many of his constituents were “extremely opposed to reducing the number of minority reps in any way shape or form but liked the idea of inclusion reps to cover groups that aren’t currently represented.”

Layden said that students he spoke with weren’t 100 per cent one way or the other however the general consensus was that students aren’t comfortable cutting council positions that represent marginalized demographics.

Kevin Collins, one of the three arts faculty reps, thought the any restructuring should be put to a referendum.

A referendum would mean putt i ng t he quest ion of U N B SU

restructuring up to a vote by the student body. The council would not be absolutely bound by the results of the vote but would have strong reason to follow the student population’s decision.

“We have a clear precedent for a referendum for a matter of changing the fundamental nature of the organizations.” Collins said.

For practical reasons the referendum would have to had to have taken place in two weeks time to coincide with the upcoming byelection. The UNBSU will hold another by-election on Nov. 23 to fill the position of an education rep that resigned.

The referendum motion did not pass.

Several councillors expressed concern about whether two weeks was enough time to properly educate students on the restructuring issue, especially to those who might be averse to change.

None of the councilors who had mentioned time constraints were interested when Collins suggested a motion for a referendum to happen later on in the year.

The motion will go before UNBSU council three more t imes before any changes can be made.

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UNBSU passes f irst steps to restructuring The U N BSU passed its prereading motion to restructure its faculty positions, meaning each faculty department would only have one student council representative.

Jesse Reid, who had outlined several options for reducing the number of council members, put the motion forward. He believes these changes will lead to a more efficient and accountable student council.

Reid had also originally proposed changing t he nine non-facult y positions to two inclusion reps, an off campus rep and a residence rep.

“This [current] structure says that these five [minorities] are more important than all other groups,” said Reid during the meeting.

UNBSU council voted to keep several minorit y representat ive positions after students had voiced concerns to their councilors. The positions that will be kept next year will include the aboriginal, accessibility, international, LGBTQ, off-campus, residence and woman’s representatives.

That same motion does however cut the two current student-at-large position, replacing them with the newly titled “inclusion reps.”

A lyssa Whelan is a councillor representing the students of the kinesiology faculty. She said that

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Propsed UNBSU changes to address poor accountability Accountability was highlighted by vice-president internal Jesse Reid as one of the benefits of a proposed council restructure. Reid argued in a town-hall-style meeting early November that a smaller number of faculty councillors leads to more accountability. “[Current councillors] are very accountable,” said Reid. “Historically there has been things seen that we can improve on. Parts of the proposal fix some of the troubles I’ve seen in the past.”

Reid has been a voting member of council since the fall semester of last year.

The proposed council restructures look to reduce the number of faculty representatives as well as several minority and special interest positions.

UNBSU president Katie Davey also believes that the proposed faculty representative restructure could lead to more accountable councillors.

She said that the ideal councillor holds open off ice hours, sits on faculty councils, sits on faculty associations and then reports all their findings to the council once a month.

“In the areas where there is more than one faculty rep, one person could be doing faculty councils, one could be doing their faculty society or things like that. It’s not an issue of accountability if there is

very good communication between those councillors,” said Davey.

“It is possible that things may get missed, not that that has been seen this year but it is a possibility.”

Paragraph 44 of the UNBSU by-laws states that councillors must “submit monthly reports to the Council on the activities of their faculty or other constituency group.”

Davey said all councillors have reported thus far, the Brunswickan couldn’t confirm this with the few minutes available on the UNBSU website.

“Council holds council accountable,” said Davey. “Council has not brought to issue any of their fellow councillors.”

Business councillor Samantha Michaud said that she believes that every councillor has reported orally to council so far, she isn’t sure about written reports. Michaud said she doesn’t know if restructuring the council would increase accountability but she does believe it would make meetings easier.

Michaud has submitted her reports to council but said she has failed to establish permanent office hours yet.

“I have a co-op job so I’ve had a hectic two months so I haven’t started my office hours yet,” said Michaud. The business councillor finds other times and ways to communicate with her constituents.

Many councillors hold their office hours in public spaces including faculty lounges and various locations in the Student Union Building. Some

UNBriefs: Power outage brings eServices down Alex Corbett News Eidtor UNBSU re-introduces sustainability coordinator The UNBSU will be re-introducing a sustainability coordinator position for the upcoming 2015-2016 academic year. The position was f irst established last year to test its effectiveness.

The posit ion is a imed at reduc i ng U N B’s env i ron ment a l impact.

“This position allows the UNBSU to expand its reach while ma i nta i n i ng a com m it ment to it s m i s s io n a nd v i s io n ,” s a id UNBSU president K atie Davey.

“By being an environmentally conscious organization, we are making our community a better place both in the short term and the long term.”

The current sustainability coordinator Courtney Le Roux is in charge of sustainabilit y and awareness campaigns.

T he U N B S U w i l l b e opening an online platform as a part of “Eart h Day Ever yday.” The campaign is aimed at helping the UNB community track and share green-friendly acts.

UNB BOG to appoint new members The UNB Board of Governors

will appoint seven new members.

This includes three student representatives, Kevin Collins, Julian Renaud and Jordan Tracey.

Other new members are Joel A t t i s , Ja net M . Hoy t , R oby n Tingley and Marc Bedard.

T he B o a rd of G over nor s i s composed of 4 4 members t hat meet f ive times a year.

The new members are coming in to f ill the places left by Shelley Pelkey, Kurt Goddard, Emilie Chiasson, A shley Macosky and A nthony Secco, who have completed their terms.

U N B I T ser v ices exper ienced outage UNB information and technology services experienced a power outage Thursday last week that d isabled w if i, ema i l, desire to lea rn a nd U N B eSer v ices. External U NB websites were also down.

The power outage was caused by a construction accident. No one was hurt and no information was lost in the power outage.

A l l s e r v ice s were dow n for half an hour after the incident, others came back online shortly after that.

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of those people also neglected to attach photos of them to the council directory on the UNBSU website, making it difficult for them to be found in a possibly crowded public space.

All councillors have featured their email contact in the directory.

“I think students have to hold councillors accountable,” said Michaud. “If I don’t know what’s going on how I can report to council?”

UNB drops to 6th on Maclean’s rankings Camila The Brunswickan U N B fel l to sixt h place in Macl e a n’s U n i v e r s i t y R a n k i n g s , a f ter hold i ng onto it s fou r t h place posit ion for si x yea rs.

C a r l e t o n Un i ve r s it y a n d t h e Un iversit y of Guelph cl i mbed pa st U N B to fou r t h a nd f i f t h, respect ively.

The u n iversit y fel l t wo places i n t he comprehensive categor y, w h ic h r ate s t he to p 15 C a nad ia n u n iversit ies t hat conduct re s e a rch , have b ot h g r adu ate a nd u ndergraduate opt ions a nd professiona l deg rees.

D yla n R enou f, a second yea r s t ud e nt , t h i n k s t h at t he f a l l i n t he ra n k i ng does not at tack U N B as an inst itut ion, but t hat t he u n iversit y ha s ma i nta i ned t he stat us quo i n t he last yea rs.

“It m ig ht be t hat t he ot her schools a re keepi ng it up a nd br i ng i ng ne w a nd i n novat i ve id e a s , we a r e no t i n nov a t i ve enoug h,” R enou f sa id.

U N B d id see a si lver l i n i ng in its nat iona l reputat ion score, r isi ng to nu mber 28 of a tota l 49 Ca nad ia n u n iversit ies a f ter bei ng placed 3 4 i n la st yea r’s

ra n k i ng. T h is is st i l l dow n f ive posit ions f rom t he U N B’s 23rd place ra n k i ng i n 2013.

One possible rea son for t he cha nges is t hat Maclea n’s have beg u n su r vey i ng st udent s d i rec t ly, i n ste ad of on ly rely i ng on su r vey resu lt s publ ished by t he u n iversit ies. Di rect su r veys a l low for up to date i n for mat ion a nd a l low Maclea n’s more cont rol over t he process.

T hey su r veyed 10, 856 Ca nad ia n st udent s about “t hei r c o u r s e i n s t r u c t o r s , s t u d e n tl i f e a nd ad m i n i s t r at i ve s t a f f , re sidence l i fe, a s wel l a s t wo i nc re a s i ng l y i mp or t a nt a re a s: menta l hea lt h ser v ices a nd t he u n iversit y’s act ions to prevent sex ua l a ssau lt on ca mpus.”

Maclea n’s w i l l a lso be ta k i ng i nto ac cou nt gene r a l s t udent sat isfact ion i nto it s scores for t he f i rst t i me i n a decade. T he s t udent s u r ve y accou nted for 28 per cent of t he f i na l score for t he met ho dolog y u s ed to rank nat iona l reputat ion scores.

Freder ic ton a nd S a i nt Joh n ca mpuses a re ra n ked as a si ng le u n iversit y.

If council decides that a councillor is not doing their job properly, the by-laws outline how to fire a councillor.

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UNBSU needs a referendum for council restructuring FranÇAY What?

UNBSU council should care about apathy At the UNBSU town hall council meeting on Nov. 1, many UNBSU councillors expressed that students just don’t care when it comes to the actions of the Student Union. Because of this, they didn’t want to make a referendum about t he Union’s proposa l to cut, or “restructure”, councillor positions.

There are two issues here, as I see it. One is that UNBSU councillors don’t think that students care and are just accepting it as a fact w it hout doing a ny t h ing to address it. The other is that students might not actually care.

First to students: W hen your Student Union proposes to cut several positions on the council, it shou ld mat ter to you. T he U N B SU i s t here to represent you and if they are planning to cut this representation, such as International and Women’s, it’s an issue. You should care; if only because you fork over $115 to the

U NBSU ever y year. Heck, you only fork over $7.50 to us and you’re reading this paper.

A s for t he cou nc i l lor s w ho don’t think a referendum about t he proposed rest r uct u r i ng is necessary because students “just don’t care,” maybe you should do somet h i ng about it. I f t he response to t he Br unsw ickan’s art icle about the restructuring says anything about students’ interest in this matter, your perception of their apathy might ref lect a lack of outreach on your part.

Students voted you in. Maybe not many, as the most recent byelection proved, but those who actually voted put their trust in you. Even if many students don’t seem to care about what you do, you still owe it to the few who do to let them know what you’re up to. They deserve that much.

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Alec Boudreau If you read the Brunswickan last week, you may have noticed a number of articles about the Student Union. Now more than two months into the academic year, the new executive’s policies and agenda are beginning to take form while students are also able to look back and evaluate what has been done so far.

While the critique that the SU is failing to advertise and communicate effective is not a new one, the restructuring of council is an interesting addition to the conversation surrounding the Union.

There are currently 34 positions on the Student Union council: one president, four vice-presidents, nine non-faculty councillors, and 20 faculty councillors.

Council has the following options: (1) reducing faculty councillors to one per faculty while replacing the LGBTQ, Women’s, Aboriginal, International Students and Accessibility representatives, as well as the two Students-at-Large with two “Inclusion Representatives;” (2) making the same changes to faculty reps while exchanging Students-at-Large with Inclusion reps; or (3) making no changes

to faculty reps while exchanging the five minority reps and two Students-at-Large with two Inclusion reps.

Council will have three opportunities to vote on the particular configuration which they find the most desirable. They also held a poorly-advertised town hall session on November 1 to discuss these changes, but Brunswickan reporters were the only non-councillors to show up.

If the first configuration is adopted, the number of councillors would shrink to 20, cutting council by more than a third, and increasing the vote share of the executive from 15 per cent to 25 per cent. This is a significant change for many reasons. Council serves to authorize, check and balance the work of the executive. In theory, the executive could move ahead with a motion with only 6/15 councillors voting in favour. They could additionally halt a motion requiring 2/3 support with only two councillors, plus the executive, voting against.

I find this proposal to be problematic for more than just the voting dynamic.

For one, the 80 students in my faculty of Renaissance College could end up having the same relative voice as more than 1100 students in Arts.

Additionally, the cutting of Minority reps and rebranding of Students-at-Large as Inclusion reps is problematic. While a man sitting as women’s rep would look pretty bad, a cisgender, straight, able-bodied, anglophone, white, settler, Canadian male could feasibly represent the principle of inclusion while remaining far from the experience of the people whose representatives have been axed. The two Students-at-Large are currently white men.

Vice-president internal Jesse Reid ran on a platform which involved looking at new ways to structure council. By any

measure, being elected provided him with the mandate to consider some serious structural changes. This being said, his mandate extends as far as coming up with a new structure proposal, and no further.

If he and the rest of the executive want that structure to be implemented, they need to go back to the electorate.

What they are proposing is a core shift in how students are represented. Students should have a voice in determining whether that shift is reasonable and responds to their needs.

When last year’s council wanted to introduce a new service (the student emergency bursary), they held a referendum.

This should be no different. A referendum will slow things down for the executive, but it will also give them an opportunity to engage with students, hone their proposal and pitch it directly to the people it will affect.

I personally think that Council should be growing its circle of power, and looking at synergy, rather than efficiency.

Allow the International Students Association to elect an International Representative, Spectrum to elect an LGBTTQIA+ Representative, etc. Work towards fitting council positions into faculty councils and societies. Instead of building new systems (such as inclusion reps) which create bureaucracy and distance, choose to engage students through their own associations, and empower those associations to better engage with students.

Most importantly, the executive should forego their voting rights at council. They already have enough power to determine agendas, to develop policies, and to enact decisions as it is. When they go to council, they should be there to present and defend their ideas, not vote on them. #UNBSUReferendumNow

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Think before you drink

A STUDENT’S DIGEST

Stacey Taylor Do you think you know how much alcohol is too much? I teamed up with Erin Crossland from Counseling Services to bring you some important facts on alcohol that university students need to know.

“Binge drinking” is defined as five or more drinks in a two hour period for men and four or more drinks in a two hour period for women. Yes, alcohol does have more of an effect on women than men, even if they weigh the same amount.

There are a few reasons for this.

Men’s total body weight is composed of more water than women’s; the more water you have in your body, the more diluted alcohol gets – and no, you can’t change this by drinking lots of water before you go out. Men also have higher levels of a stomach enzyme called alcohol dehydrogenase, an enzyme that aids in the breakdown of alcohol before it enters the bloodstream.

Finally, hormonal changes through the menstrual cycle make it more likely for women to stay intoxicated longer one week before and one week after their period. So, for the average size man or woman, having that many drinks in a two hour period produces a blood alcohol content (BAC) of 0.08, which is considered legal intoxication.

Did you know that binge drinking on Saturday night will have a negative impact

on your school performance on Monday (or maybe even Tuesday or Wednesday)?

This is because alcohol intoxication interferes with sleep not only on the night that you drink, but on the next night or two as well, depending on how much you drink and how late you stay up. Research shows that lack of sleep decreases your response time and your ability to concentrate. As a result, exam performance is significantly worse after a night of heavy drinking and subsequent poor sleep.

Ever consider the risks of binge drinking? It is important to know that binge drinking significantly increases the chance that a female (or male) will be the victim of a sexual assault. Likewise, the use of alcohol significantly increases the chance that someone will commit a sexual assault. Binge drinking also leads to decreased inhibitions, so both men and women are more likely to engage in risky activities like having unprotected sex and sex with new or multiple partners.

This can lead to unplanned pregnancies, sexually transmitted infections and a lot of stress.

Something else to think about – alcohol is a depressant. With excessive consumption, the depressive effects will be magnified and can lead to sadness, guilt and anxiety, especially for someone with a history of depression or anxiety.

Alcohol can even interfere with certain types of medications like anti-depressants and antibiotics. Finally, the risk of injury and even death due to alcohol-related accidents is completely preventable by safer alcohol consumption.

Canada’s Low Risk Drinking Guidelines advise knowing your limits.

Guideline #1: To reduce short and long term alcohol-related health risks, women should have no more than 10 drinks per week, with no more than two drinks per

day most days. Men should have no more than 15 drinks per week, with no more than three drinks per day most days.

To avoid developing a dependence on alcohol, make sure you don’t drink every day. (And take note – you can’t save up your drinks for the week and have them all on one day.)

Guideline #2: Reduce your risk of injury and harm by drinking no more than three drinks for women and four drinks for men on any single occasion.

Plan to drink in a safe environment.

Alcohol can harm the way the brain and body develop, so people in their late teens to age 24 years, should never exceed the daily and weekly limits outlined in Guideline #1.

When you have plans to drink, try some simple strategies so that you don’t end up drinking too much. For example, set a limit on the number of drinks you plan to have and then keep track. Take a limited amount of money with you to the bar and leave your Debit/Credit cards at home – if you don’t have it, you can’t spend it.

Eat before you drink – alcohol is absorbed more slowly when there is food in your stomach. Switch to drinks that are lower in alcohol, or alternate drinks between beverages that contain alcohol and ones that don’t. Finally, slow down the pace of your drinking, and avoid drinking games so that you can enjoy your evening without risking alcohol intoxication.

We know that there are lots of events in university that involve alcohol, but there are lots that don’t too. Find a balance so that you can enjoy your university experience and be successful in achieving your goals. If you do choose to drink, stay safe and remember –support is here on campus at your Student Health Centre and Counselling Services.

Veterans deserve more respect Brett Anningson Campus Ministries One of my favourite movies is Starship Troopers. I know, I know, it is really campy and silly … but science fiction, alien insects, a 1950s newscaster narration and Neil Patrick Harris all combine to make it a thing of beauty.

Like most good movies though, there is a kernel of truth hidden within that makes us consider the world in a different way. In this case, it is a civics lesson. Here is how the future unfolds for troopers, they get to vote – they are citizens – and they are the only ones.

In this imagined future the only ones who can hold civic office or vote are veterans. It is an interesting idea, that if you want to have a say in how the world is run, you have to be willing to risk your life to defend it.

A s Remembrance Day comes to the fore each year I am thrown back to thinking about this idea and wondering about how different it is for us.

Certainly soldiers are not thought of as being the best we have in the human race. We do not treat them

with respect in the same way that anyone with a professional degree is treated. We do not think that soldiers could run the country better than lawyers, clearly. It is often thought of as a minimum wage job and a last resort. Even when professionals are in the military we probably assume they are doing it for the free tuition.

To fight for Queen and Country is an interesting concept that means many things … but I think for many people who do choose there really is a sense of civic duty. Like most of us they want to make the world a better place and they see the possibility of this within the army, or the navy or the air force.

From t he World Wa r s when people fought for a way of life against an aggressive foreign power through United Nations Peacekeeping right on to trying to maintain stability in today’s war torn countries, the Canadians who step up want to make a difference.

Once a year we gather for about an hour, and we ask those not gathered to take a moment and be silent – a time to remember and to honour those that died trying to keep us safe and change the world. There

is a significance to the date as well.

November 11 at 11 a.m. marked the official end of World War 1.

We have t rouble doing t h is.

There are four provinces where it is not even a statutory day off.

Can you imagine that – not even a couple of minutes, or an hour of our time, to respect and remember people who sacrificed everything for what they believed? Let alone making them the only ones who get a say in how we live and lead our country like it is in Robert Heinlein’s imaginary future where the Troopers decide.

Should we be doing more? Probably. Vetera n s a re on ly about 500,000 out of 35 odd million – it might be a little unfair to make them the only ones who vote – but I hope you can see what I am saying.

I am not sure that even if we kept Remembrance Day as fully as possible that it would be really enough.

I have no suggestions as to what to do instead, or what more to do.

I guess this is an impassioned plea to take it seriously. No matter who or what we are remembering, these people really put their all into making our world a better one.

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Letter to the editor

UNBSU wants student feedback As you may have heard, the UNB Student Union is looking at the possibility of restructuring council.

As an executive, one of our key priorities this year is to ensure the sustainability of the organization and to make sure each part is operating as best as possible. We chose to take a hard look at council structure as well as executive positions.

The executive, led by the vicepresident internal, spent the last six months researching and developing a potential proposal that might make sense for our Student Union.

Through one-on-one councilor consultation, a town hall forum, and much social media feedback, the UNBSU executive developed three potential council structures.

We have opened these models up for discussion and encouraged our councilors to reach out to their constituents for feedback.

Some students have expressed concern about one of our initially

presented models that looks at reforming the non-facult y representation. After we received that feedback, we moved to develop other models that more closely represent that feedback.

We are YOUR Student Union (#U N BS You). We a re gratef u l and humbled by the engagement, feedback, and involvement that you have shown over the past few weeks. We strongly encourage you to send any additional feedback to questions@unbsu.ca . You can find the three proposed restructures on our Facebook page (UNB Student Union), or by contact ing your representatives.

A s a lways, we have a n open door policy, so feel free to stop by and chat about your thoughts on council.

Sincerely, K at ie, Jesse, Trav is, W i l l & Mikayla – Your UNBSU executive team

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on What’s YOUR eek? w s i h t mind

Describe meal hall in three words.

Jessica Wilson

Brittany Fracker

Mackenzie Toner

Kyle Brubacher

Alex Gray

“What is that?”

“Usually no variety.”

“Eat lots of pizza.”

“Usually pretty good.”

“Ice cream is good sometimes.”

Jacob Hambrook & Noah Clark

Sean Gray

Nick Walker

Mary McLennan

Tanner Thompson

“Trying their best.”

“Please be good.”

“Ice cream for every meal.”

“Usually a disappointment. ”

“I love Joan. ”

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C N U S celebrated the release of their debut EP on Thursday, Nov. 5 at The Charlotte Street Arts Centre.

Brad Parker / The Brunswickan

Fredericton duo, C N U S, explore ‘ambient improvisation’ Sebastian Maynard Arts Editor Around the time that Cedric Noel and Tate LeJeune were debating what key their recently released “Deduction” was in, a group of little girls walked by in ballerina out f its, head ing towa rds t heir evening class down the hall. In another room of The Charlotte Street Arts Centre there was the Monster Mayhem! art exhibition going on.

Cedric and Tate were preparing for their performance in the Connexion ARC gallery of the building, where the duo was celebrat ing the release of their EP empathy, please.

“Cedric and I have a very similar melodic and textural sensibility,” explained LeJeune. The two local musicians have known and worked together for some time, but their newest collaboration was somewhat of a departure from their usual work.

C N U S was formed this past su mmer when Noel was asked to perform as part of the New Brunswick Summer Music Festival’s FUZE series. As the festival foc u ses pr i ma r i ly on cla s sica l music, Noel and LeJeune created “Deduction,” an eleven-minute interpretation of classical pieces.

“It was actually way easier than I thought it would be,” said Noel.

As neither of them have a background in classical music their attempt was to “modu late t he sounds and try to make them as non-classical as possible.”

Fol low i ng t hei r debut show and subsequent sessions, the duo found a sense of comfort and that improvisation was easy with each other.

“That level of comfort that we did have made us want to explore this collaboration further,” said LeJeune.

The end result was what LeJeune describes as “ambient improvisation,” and along with recording “Deduction” in Noel’s basement, the two also completed two songs from half formed ideas, “10 hours” and “near, bye.”

Though empat hy, please was only about a three-day process, both artists agree that the recording was exhausting.

“I found this project emotionally taxing,” said LeJeune. Faced with the question, “why are we compelled to do this?” the band wrestled with the idea of recording improvisational music when they argue that, “it sucks the life being out of what improvisation is.”

Despite this, the three song EP was released on Nov. 3, and in support Noel and LeJeune embarked on a three-show tour, playing in Sackville, Fredericton and Halifax.

The Fredericton show, which

took place on Nov. 5, started off with a solo set from Jane Blanchard. She began the night with a cover of Courtney Barnett and went through original songs, one of which had been written the same day.

After Blanchard came Keighley Nunes, a poet who yelled, smashed a wine glass, and opened up to a room full of strangers in a way that was commendable and captivating.

Bet ween solo per forma nces, LeJeune and Noel sat together and beside a couple of dimly lit la mps t hey played t hei r latest work, though of course with a little improvisation.

“We do feel most comfortable working off each other in a live setting without any forethought,” said LeJeune.

“It’s nice to have a project in little spurts,” he said. While they do not have any plans to record anything else as C N U S, they hope to go on tour again in the winter and will always be open to continue the project if the logistics are right. Currently they are already putting their sights on a new project with Heather Ogilvie and Scott Cuzner.

The EP is available for download for $5 but if you can get in touch with the boys you might be able to snag a cassette version of the release, as there was a limited amount of copies made.

Between solo sets, Cedric Noel and Tate LeJeune performed together as C N U S. Brad Parker / The Brunswickan

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Canadian talent on display at Silver Wave Josh Steeves The Brunswickan The 15th annual Silverwave Film Festival kicked off last Thursday and ran through Sunday. Over the course of four days and five venues filmmakers from across Canada screened their latest full and short length features in the fiction and documentary fields. Covering every film is impossible but I did my best to capture it all.

My weekend started with the Coast To Coast Shorts program on Friday night. Eric Iverson’s film Collision toed the line of tragedy as a chance encounter leads to heartbreak. I was choked up and a number of others were wiping their eyes by the end. Culvert Affairs is a hallucinatory Lynchian nightmare that throws back to the surrealism of Luis Buenuel.

Kelly Hill creates a fascinating journey down the sewer to an underground society. Housing the festival’s best performance, Shoreline is a touching story of a recent widow who struggles to find her footing in a world she doesn’t know. Sara Campbell’s performance nearly brought me to tears as she laments the loss of her husband. Death looms large in the personal The Last Take. In the second production by Eric Iverson, a young man copes with the loss of his brother by incorporating his brother’s daily activities into his life when he is interrupted by a visit from his sister.

Later that night the Midnight Madness program proved we have some beautiful yet twisted minds. All Doors Locked turned the home invasion con-

cept upside down with a darkly comedic ending. Gnaw shows the irrational mind in peril with crowd pleasing deadpan.

The ending was one of my favorite moments of the festival as the crowd erupted in laughter easing their built up tension.

Director Jared Carney was able to secure the rights to an old Stephen King short story with his film The Man Who Loves Flowers. The film tackles love and the delusion that can lead to a breakdown in mental consistency and possibly more.

The night ended with the slick looking time travel related The Future Perfect about a man who has to return to 1968 to make sure a red balloon remains static in order to re-construct history.

I kicked off Saturday with the Canadian & International Shorts II program.

Top to bottom, this was my favorite screening of the weekend. All of the films featured were particularly effective.

Islands is a tragic film about loss and the psychological effects on a young PEI woman. Living inside the bottle at her deceased parent’s home, she has a chance encounter with an old classmate that offers her first chance of hope, but will it last. In 4 Quarters, an overworked student constantly gives in to a drug addicted ex-girlfriend who he can’t refuse to help. The film asks how much you can allow someone to exploit you before you push them away. Bound is a gritty tale about the extent you will cross morals for family. When a man receives money from his brother under illegal conditions that exploits others, the question of if you should do anything is difficult to answer.

Opening up with a hilarious short

Happening between Nov. 5-8, The Silver Wave Film Festival featured local films shown at venues such as Tilley Hall.

Brad Parker / The Brunswickan

about the absurdity of lens flares, Saturday night’s New Brunswick Shorts Gala screened 18 shorts from around the province. Aidos captures a lifetime of love in striking dreamy imagery of profiles of friends and lovers mouthing the words “I love you.” In Search of Laura Fern foreshadows what is to come with an opening shot of the novel Gone Girl on a bookcase. A man wakes out of drunken stupor to discover his wife is missing and traces her whereabouts ultimately having to face the truth of the situation.

There is a new market in town Nathan DeLong Staff Reporter The Cultural Market in downtown Fredericton is three months old and it’s already a happening spot every Saturday at the Cultural Centre.

The market opened Aug. 1 with 18 vendors. It now has 32 vendors with 15 on a waiting list for space.

“It’s been ver y successf u l – more so than we had anticipated,” said Dan Taylor, one of the market’s fou nders. “It’s clea r t he com mu n it y has embraced t h is market. It was long overdue and it f ills a void.”

Taylor, along with Charit K hatri and Ishaque Noory – two other founders of the market – recently sat down with the Brunswickan at the market’s Saunders Street location (the former YMCA) to discuss the market, and its growth in recent months.

A mong the items sold at the market are international crafts, local delicacies and international foods.

“T he idea wa s to prov ide a u n ique ex p e r ienc e w he r e t he com mu n it y ca n exper ience a l l

d i f f e r e nt c u lt u r e s u nd e r o ne roof,” said K hatri. “We’ve had food from more than 20 different countries and we have a wait list of vendors.”

Not only has the market seen more vendors since its inception, but K hatri said there has been an increase in foot traff ic. “ T here i s def i n itely a need for it, and the local community embraces it,” he said. “It’s a community integration, as well, not just for immigrants. [Visitors] get to learn about different cultures and try different food, and immigrants get to meet the residents, ask questions and make this area their home.”

K hatri said another aspect of the market is that it helps encourage young entrepreneurs to start their own businesses.

“Before opening a restaurant, which could cost thousands of dollars in rent and inventory, here it’s a low-risk option where they can test the waters and see how their product is received,” he said.

“Our hope is that, in a year or two, some vendors will open restaurants or set up food trucks to open doors for other immigrants

to come try it out.”

O f t h e m a r ke t ’s f o u r to t a l founders, K hatri said, three of them are relatively new to Canada. He said the food was what t hey m issed most about t hei r respective home countries. “ C on s ide r c ent r e s l i ke To ronto, Mont rea l and Ha lifax,” said K hatri. “They have all these different cuisines, and it’s f lourishing. We wanted to keep it cultural, so it’s not a f lea market or a farmer’s market. It’s a cultural market.”

Taylor said there is also a fundraising table available for local service groups to set up free of cha rge a nd col lect donat ions.

The vendors then come together and provide the groups with a free meal.

“We want to provide the commu n it y w it h t he best possible experience,” K hatri said. “We’ve got some of the best folks in the city when it comes to the food and products, and it has been an amazing journey.”

The Cultural Market runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. every Saturday at the Cultural Centre.

Two of the best performances of the festival appear in Stonewalled, an intimate look at a relationship plagued with an unfortunate decision. The night ended with my favorite film of the weekend, Jillian Acreman’s Marigolds, a film about the inability to produce coital requirements. Marigolds featured the best cinematography of the weekend,

matched with Ryan O’Toole’s magnetic performance; the film received a deservingly rousing reception when the lights went up.

As of this writing there are a few final screenings on Sunday that deadlines are restricting me from covering. Don’t let that stop you from attending Silverwave next year. See you there.

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Films from the stacks

After a month of horror films I’m back into blindly grabbing four movies. Speaking of horror though, if you like music, and I know you do, check out the Moncton band The Glendas. They make music about horror films and released two new albums last week.

It is a pay-what-you-want release and can be found on the band’s bandcamp website.

Now on with the show!

Goin’ Down The Road (1970) Dir: Donald Shebib My Canadian pride swelled up watching

this tale of two Maritime good ol’ boys leave Cape Breton for the prosperous land of Toronto. Upon their arrival they discover that just like back at home jobs are scarce.

Shuffling from one job to the next Peter (Doug McGrath) and Joey (Paul Bradley) struggle to make it in Toronto and not head home. This is not just a great Canadian film; it is a great film in general. The film resembles a documentary with authentic acting rarely captured in film. Bradley especially captures the human condition and Joey is the underdog that you can’t help but root for. As relevant today as it was in 1970.

Suture (1993) Dir: Scott McGehee &

David Siegel “No one knows we’re brothers.” This is the defining phrase in Suture, a moody pseudo-noir film where perception is an inconsistentconcept.Clay(DennisHaysbert) returns home to attend his father’s funeral and for the first time in years see his twin brother Vincent (Michael Harris). Vincent plants a car bomb on Clay in hopes to have Clay assume his identity while he flees off with the inheritance. Clay survives the bomb but in the process loses his memory.

Everyone believes Clay is Vincent and Clay has no reason to think otherwise. The issue is that Clay is black and Vincent is white; this

is never mentioned by anyone at any point.

Shot beautifully in black and white, Suture challenges the idea of identity and perception masked in an intelligent noir.

Thunderheart (1992) Dir: Michael Apted Val Kilmer plays an FBI agent who is assigned a murder case on a Sioux reservation.

The catch is he has Native ancestry but refuses to acknowledge it despite urging from the elders during his investigation. The film is an entertaining procedural that resembles a lot of crime films of the early 90s. What stands apart from the usual fare is the attention to

Songs of the week

Sebastian Maynard Arts Editor

detailinrepresentingSiouxtraditions.Ididn’t know what to make from the hackneyed box cover but as they say, looks can be deceiving.

The Devils (1971) Dir: Ken Russell Tread lightly on this brilliantly vivid and graphic portrayal of the corrupt establishment of Carinal Richelieu in 17th century France. When Father Grandier is accused of witchcraft by a sexually repressed nun he is put on trial by Richelieu. Director Russell creates a visually stunning hell on earth and it is not shocking to discover the film had a hard time seeking distribution. Well, it’s available now – watch it.

THURSDAY, NOV. 12 Watching Glory Die TNB Studio Theatre, Nov. 12-15, $15 (Student)

FRIDAY, NOV. 13 Ten Thousand Villages Craft Fair Wilmot United Church, Nov. 13-14

Julien Baker – “Sprained Ankle” 19-year-old Julien Baker just released her debut album, Sprained Ankle, but it didn’t take long for the praise of the Tennessee artist to start coming in. Stereogum decided that “you need an album like this in your life, even if you don’t know it yet,” while Pitchfork warned that the debut could “bring you to your knees.” Reviews like that can almost certainly set the artist up for failure, but on songs like the title track, “Sprained Ankle,” it is easier to see where the critics are coming from. Overtop a plucking guitar, Baker creates a delicate song that’s simplicity is also wherein lies its beauty. The album is worth checking out if you’ve got a midterm or paper to write, or just to see if you agree with the hype.

Fest Forward Charlotte Street Arts Centre, Nov. 1314, $15 (Pass) Christiana Martin/Taylor Knox The Capital, 8 p.m., $16 (Door)

SATURDAY, NOV. 14 NB Craft Heroes Winner’s Lounge, 6:30 p.m.

Coyote/David in the Dark/Heat and Lights The Capital, 10 p.m., $8

SUNDAY, NOV. 15 Christmas Arts & Crafts Show Capital Exhibit Centre, Nov. 13-15

Santigold – “Can’t Get Enough of Myself” Santigold recently announced that her third album, 99¢, will be out on Jan. 22 and with the news came the albums first single “Can’t Get Enough of Myself.” The feel-good song contains whistling, upbeat trumpets and the Philadelphia singer declaring “I don’t know what I will do but I can’t get enough of myself.” The album is set to feature production from Vampire Weekend’s Rostam Batmanglij, TV on the Radio’s Dave Sitek and GOOD Music affiliate Hit-Boy. Of the album and its title, she says “everything is a product at this point, including people and relationships, and everything’s about marketing products. So, I’m a product. And also, everything is undervalued, so I thought 99 cents is a good price for me and my life and all my hard work.” We’ll see if people agree once the record is released.

TUESDAY, NOV. 17 New Brunswick Spirits Festival Delta Fredericton, Nov. 17-21, $85

The Brunswickan’s Food & Liquor: Spin dip Mama’s Pub

Move over Cellar spin dip; there’s a new app in town! Mama’s Pub might not be within walking distance but it is absolutely worth the drive to the north side. With burgers the size of your head and mountains of French fries, their crowning glory has to be the spinach dip. A creamy dip topped with golden melted cheese comes with your choice of chip or, my favourite, warm pita. It’ll have you reaching for the car keys whenever hunger strikes, but when you see the waitress delivering your spin dip, try and keep the drool under control, please.

Jadrien Hong

Homemade

Restaurants are lovely things, but they can get expensive, they close at some point and you have to wear pants to get in. Skip the crowded pubs, marked-up drinks and search for a recipe for spin dip online. If you have an oven, a baking dish and basic kitchen tools, there’s nothing holding you back from tearing into a dish of spin dip the size of your head at 4 a.m. in your underwear. Finish reading this, then go straight to the grocery store and learn what you’ve been missing all your life.

Adam Travis

Snooty Fox

Mélanie Michaud

Ah, there’s nothing like Snooty’s spin dip. It’s gooey, greasy, cheesy deliciousness that has the perfect consistency. It’s an appetizer, usually meant to be shared with friends, but who would ever want to do that? Snooty Fox doesn’t serve the dip in any special way, it comes in a simple glass bowl with chips and pita on the side. It’s kind of just laid back and let’s you experience the dip for what it is. The dip itself is great, it doesn’t need any special extras for people to order it. After having this pub staple, you will realize that Snooty’s stands out from the rest.

The Cellar

Sebastian Maynard

Remember that time UNB had a strike when the Cellar got rid of their beloved spin dip? Well, maybe that wasn’t the cause, or even the same semester, but when students came back to school last year and found out that spin dip was gone I’m sure a lot of people went on their own personal strike. It’s a classic, like the Harrison House Pumpkin Sacrifice or the Battle of the Hill. I know that it is not the highest quality dip out there, and that the dip to chip and pita ratio is never right, but the Cellar’s version of spin dip is like the university equivalent of a home cooked meal. It’s warm, comforting and something that never gets old.

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Toronto Maple Leaf legend and former Fredericton Canadien Darcy Tucker was in town with the the Rogers Hometown Hockey crew.

Brad Parker / The Brunswickan

Tucker scrums with the Bruns Rob Trites Sports Editor Darcy Tucker, retired Toronto Maple Leaf Legend, was in town with the Rogers Hometown Hockey [see page 13 for more details about the full event] crew signing autographs and meeting fans. Tucker gave the Brunswickan a few minutes of his time to answer some questions.

The Brunswickan: How did you get involved with Rogers Hometown Hockey?

Tucker: I was looking for a team after playing hockey. Scotiabank has been a great venue for me to get out and meet new people and experience Canada in a different manner. They are just great people to work with and work for.

The Brunswickan: Are you going right across the country with the tour?

Tucker: The last three years, we’ve been right across the country basically. I’ve been to Alberta, I’m going to Kamloops, B.C. this year for Hockey Day in Canada. It’s been a good experience and I’m looking forward to getting back out to Kamloops.

The Brunswickan: You played a season in Fredericton with the AHL

Canadiens [Montreal Canadiens affiliate]…

Tucker: I did yeah, the memory is a little cloudy now but I remember a few things about playing here in Fredericton.

The Brunswickan: Is it bringing back some fond memories?

Tucker: It is yeah, I’m seeing some people I haven’t seen in years already.

It’s been interesting [I had] an outstanding year out here playing for the Fredericton Canadiens, I was able to win rookie of the year so it was a good stepping stone for me to get to the National Hockey League.

The Brunswickan: Did the Canadiens have big crowds back in the day?

Tucker: They were pretty good crowds, in the playoffs we had some pretty good crowds that first year.

Overall from my standpoint it was an enjoyable experience, people in Fredericton were always good to the players here so it was a lot of fun.

The Brunswickan: You guys shared the ice with the V-Reds at the Aitken Centre.

Tucker: Yeah, UNB had the boys there as well, it was an interesting dynamic with the American Hockey league team and campus being so close-

by, I think a lot of the boys enjoyed the campus life as well.

The Brunswickan: Did you guys have much interaction with the university team?

Tucker: A little bit, not a lot. Obviously playing on the UNB team I think a few of those younger guys would have looked up to some of the guys who came through here that played in Montreal. Maybe there was a little bit of a mentorship there behind the scenes.

The Brunswickan: Did you have a go to bar or restaurant when you were playing in Fredericton?

Tucker: I did, but I’d be lying if I told you exactly where I was at all the time, I didn’t know the names too much.

The Brunswickan: Did you take part much in the night life?

Tucker: Not too much, I was pretty focused on getting to Montreal, but once I got to Montreal it was a little bit different story [laughs].

The Brunswickan: CIS is one of the highest levels of hockey in Canada, do you have any thoughts as to why it doesn’t get the viewership it probably deserves?

Tucker: I don’t know, I think there’s viewership obviously from the school standpoint but you would think it would get a little more from the ordinary fan. Hockey is hockey to me, it doesn’t matter what level or calibre you’re playing at. I enjoy watching a good hockey game.

The Brunswickan: What’s your opinion on the way the Leafs are trending and the direction the organization is heading right now?

Tucker: It’s not an easy thing to do, to turn your team around and try to get back in the playoffs after you’ve had a number of years outside the playoffs. I think they’re going to have to build it through the draft and obviously they’ve got good management people in there now that are going to work towards building in the right direction. From a win-loss standpoint, they’re at where they’re at and they just have to build it.

The Brunswickan: Do you feel like the rebuild is a few years too late?

Tucker: Well, different management people come and go, they’re going to have different views on things. It’s a strong management team [now] that they’re going to keep in place for an extended period of time. You look at a guy like Mark Hunter coming in there he knows the young players throughout

the CHL very well so hopefully their draft is going to go well the next couple of years.

The Brunswickan: You’ve turned into more of a role model than you were early in your pro-career, what’s the best piece of advice you have for young athletes and hockey players in particular?

Tucker: Experience everything, enjoy every part of it. I think as a player, sometimes as a younger guy you don’t enjoy a lot of circumstances you’re put in, you put a lot of pressure on yourself to be successful. I think just enjoy your time on the ice because having some fun out there is just as important as putting that much pressure on yourself.

The Brunswickan: What was your best or worst nickname in your procareer?

Tucker: I didn’t have a lot of nicknames, a lot of the younger guys were scared of me as I got older so Tucks was my only nickname.

The Brunswickan: A hotdog, is it a sandwich?

Tucker: A hotdog is not a sandwich, who makes this stuff up, if it’s a sandwich you call it a sandwich you don’t call it a hotdog. A hotdog’s a hotdog.

I don’t know who makes this stuff up, but they’re crazy.

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UNB hockey wins three of three Josh Daniels The Brunswickan The top team in the nation showed no signs of slowing down on Wednesday as they pummelled the St. Thomas Tommies at the A itken Centre. The Varsity Reds dominated the Tommies from start to finish in the Battle of the Hill winning by a lopsided 11-2 score.

The V-Reds never gave the Tommies a chance to get in the game as STU found themselves trailing by five goals after the first period.

Tyler Carroll opened the scoring 4:06 into the game with a shorthanded goal.

The offensive barrage was highlighted by UNB scoring three goals in 39 seconds late in the opening frame.

Rookie net minder Etienne Marcoux got his fifth start of the season.

He stopped 19 of the 21 shots he faced in the victory. Marcoux’s record improves to 5-0-0.

St. Thomas’ second year goaltender Tyson Teichmann was in net for all eleven goals UNB scored.

He made eighteen saves in the loss.

The Tommies managed to cut UNB’s lead to 5-2 in the second period as Bryce Milson and Matt MacLeod scored two unanswered goals which forced UNB to call a timeout. The V-Reds responded quickly as they scored three goals late in the second period and tacked on three more in the third.

Six players on U NB notched three points in the win; Philippe Halley, Philippe Maillet, Rob Mignardi, Matt Boudens, Matt Petgrave and Cameron Brace.

Rob Mignardi was named the first star of the game. He scored his second goal of the game off an excellent feed from Randy Gazzola to extend the V-Reds lead to eight.

Matt Boudens and Matt Petgrave were named the second and third stars of the game respectively.

UNB’s depth, especially at forward, is exceptional this season.

Boudens took note of that. “Lines

one through four, we can all score and we pride ourselves in that.”

That depth will only improve once vetera ns Ca m Braes a nd M i ke Thomas join the V-Reds lineup after Christmas.

Despite their offense, the V-Reds struggled to stay out of the penalty box. They received nine minor penalties in the game. UNB was lucky to get away with it against STU but will have to tighten up when they play against much tougher competition.

With the win the Varsity Reds moved to 6-0-1 on the season On Friday night, UNB hosted Moncton and treated them to a 5-1 drumming.

The Reds took it to Moncton early as they got off to another blistering start, scoring three goals in the first period.

Goals in the period were scored

by Halley, Mignardi and Carroll, who would go on to score a natural hat trick and be named first star of the game.

“I’ve been pressing lately and it’s nice to finally see something on the score sheet,” said Carroll on finally breaking loose.

It looked like the crowd might be in for another double digit goal outburst from the hometown boys but Moncton goaltender Adrien Lemay limited the damage as he stopped 38 of UNB’s 43 shots.

Alex Dubeau started the game for UNB and had a phenomenal performance as he allowed only one goal on 28 shots.

“I really like having a lot of shots,” said Dubeau. “With our team this year I think it’s going to be really important to stay focused all game because were a good team, good defensive team and we like to score goals so we don’t get a lot of shots against.”

Dubeau was crucial in a five-onthree UNB penalty kill in the third period when it looked like Moncton had a guaranteed goal after a series of nice passes Dubeau dove across the crease to absolutely rob Alex

PANEL

THEY KNOW WHAT’S UP

UNB pokes home one of their 11 goals against STU last Wednesday night.

Travis Piercy / The Brunswickan

Sauliner with his glove.

“I think that was one of the key moments of the game,” said Dubeau. “If they had scored there the game might have changed.”

Phillipe Maillet left the game in the second period and did not return with an apparent foot injury.

The win gave UNB a 7-0-1 record and Dubeau a 2-0-1 record. Both UNB goalies are looking solid so

it looks like it will be goalie by committee for head coach Gardiner MacDougall and the V-Reds this year.

UNB then travelled to Charlottetown on Saturday night to take on the UPEI Panthers who they dispatched 4-2.

Marcoux got the start for the Reds in a game that was much more competitive than UNB has

“What is your favourite UNB sports team to watch and why?”

Nathan DeLong

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John Robb

Staff Reporter

Columnist

V-Reds Fan

I enjoy the men’s hockey team because of the success they’ve had in recent years. They’re among the most complete and well-built teams I’ve ever seen. I’ve also had the privilege of covering the V-Reds soccer teams’ seasons for the Daily Gleaner, and they’re two highly skilled teams, as well.

gotten used to over the past couple of weeks.

He stopped 20 of 22 Panther shots in the win and improves to 6-0-0 on the season as the V-Reds are now 8-0-1 heading into an extended road trip.

UNB will travel to Nova Scotia this week to play games at Acadia and Saint Mary’s on Friday and Saturday night respectively.

It has to be the UNB Woodsmen team because the sport is so original and unique.

They use chainsaws and throw axes for goodness sakes; it’s the definition of entertainment. If you think beards are cool and you dig flannel shirts this is the sport for you!

For me it has to be men’s basketball.

Coach Baker recruits hard every year.

Javon Masters is a perennial All-Canadian and back to back scoring champ with a chance to rewrite the CIS record book starting in this his third year.

Win or lose they put their best effort into every game.

Iain MacMillan Columnist

My favourite UNB sport is football, mainly because the Atlantic Football League is so young (six years) and being able to watch a club sport grow from the bottom up is exciting and intriguing. The team and league has a ton of talent, and they have taken large strides in the direction of eventually merging with the AUS.

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Hometown Hockey hits Fredericton

Nathan DeLong Staff Reporter Fredericton played host to nationally televised hockey coverage, among other events last Saturday and Sunday as the Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour stopped in the city.

The Rogers Hometown Hockey website describes the tour as Canada’s ultimate hockey festival. The website states that the tour, which is in its second year, highlights the hockey heritage of every community it features.

There are 24 stops on this year’s tour, which began Oct. 9 in Kitchener, O.N. It ends on April 3 in Winnipeg.

The festivities in Fredericton got underway Friday with Tara Slone – who co-hosts Hometown Hockey with renowned personality Ron MacLean – providing a circus show at Devon Elementary School with circus performer Paz and mascot Hometown Hank.

“It’s amazing for Fredericton to have the opportunity to participate and be one of the stops for this event,” said said Scott Allen, district vice-president for Scotiabank – the presenting sponsor of Rogers Hometown Hockey.

“It’s neat to see a lot of people showing up with families and a lot of interaction.”

Slone then dropped the puck in the UNB Varsity Reds game against the Universite de Moncton Aigles Bleues Friday night at the Aitken Centre after attending a ceremonial puck drop at the Peewee AAA Buster Harvey Memorial Tournament.

“When we’re able to participate in things like ceremonial puck drops, it gets everyone engaged, and that’s what hockey is all about,” said Allen.

On Saturday, the Ross Neilsen Band took the stage at Officer’s Square.

Former NHL player Darcy Tucker also signed autographs and met with fans for three sessions over the two days.

“It speaks volumes to their commitment to hockey,” said Allen. “Darcy is a great ambassador for hockey and Scotiabank.”

Tucker spent the 1995-96 season with the former Fredericton Canadiens of the A merican Hockey League before playing 14 seasons with the NHL’s Montreal Canadiens, Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs and Colorado Avalanche.

Another former Fredericton Canadien, Brad Brown, also signed autographs on the weekend. Brown would go on to play seven full NHL seasons, along with a few years in the AHL and East Coast Hockey League.

As for the Hometown Hockey festivities, the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame provided free admission for the weekend, and the city’s police and fire departments played their annual “Guns and Hoses” charity game Saturday night at Willie O’Ree Place.

Other live entertainers who played on the weekend included Sleepy Driver, the Matt Landry Band, the Backyard Devils and Big Bad Party Band.

The highlight of the weekend was the pre-game coverage of Sunday’s game between the Edmonton Oilers and Chicago Blackhawks from Officer’s Square with the St. John River as the backdrop.

Former Major League Baseball player Matt Stairs was on hand for the pregame report, and one of the show’s feature stories highlighted Fredericton native Jake Allen, who looks to have recently gained the starting goaltending role for the NHL’s St. Louis Blues.

The Hockey Circus Show puts on a demonstration of their twist on juggling.

Brad Parker / The Brunswickan

There were plenty of games and actvities going on downtown at Officer’s Square over the weekend.

Brad Parker / The Brunswickan

Women’s soccer team loses heartbreaker Rob Trites Sports Editor

The women’s soccer team was eliminated from playoff contention after an excellent season.

Sarah Badibanga / The Brunswickan

The women were eliminated from playof f content ion on t he f irst evening of AUS action last Thursday in a 1-0 loss to StFX. UNB showcased their defense that tied them for the best goals against record in the CIS in loss as they held StFX to only a few chances on net.

The Reds had several excellent chances to take the lead in the game but were unable to convert, hitting the woodwork multiple times.

The game looked liked it was heading for extra time and probably penalties until StFX broke the draw in the 88th minute.

UNB was pressing hard in the St FX zone but fell vict im to a cou nter attack t hat gave Ma r y MacDonald a partial break.

Reds goalie, Sami-Jo Bell, who

has been excellent all year long was and named AUS f irst team all-star, came out to challenge the streaking MacDonald but was unable to get a hand on a chip that found it’s way over the UNB goal line.

The Reds, left with hardly any time, were unable to bring the game even and were eliminated by the X-women.

“I ’m st i l l k i nd of i n den ia l about it all,” said f ifth year player Meggie Spicer. “It will probably hit me in August when training camp goes on.”

Spicer was a mong t he t h ree players that played their last game for the V-Reds. Kayla Painter and Emily Sart y were also in t heir f ifth and f inal year of eligibility.

Fourth year Centre back Hayley Gates and Midf ielder Lucy Parkin were also named f irst team AUS all-stars.

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Basketball teams open season Anne Ugabi The Brunswickan Bot h U N B basketba l l tea ms sta r ted t hei r sea son t h is weekend away at Da l housie.

T he women’s ga me on Fr iday wa s a c lo s el y conte s te d u nt i l t he e nd a s it w a s t ie d go i ng i nto t he fou r t h qu a r ter. T he Va r sit y R ed s ended up losi ng i n over t i me w it h Da l housie ta k i ng t he ga me 63-59, Nicole L a Fleu r led t he tea m in scor ing a nd R ac hel C le a r y p ace d t he tea m i n rebou nd s.

Sat u rday wa s a si m i la r stor y for t he lady R ed s a s t hey were close w it h Da l t he whole f i rst ha l f. T he resu lt however, wa s bet ter for U N B a s t hey picked up t he scor i ng i n t he second ha l f a nd toppled t he Tigers 7345. L au ra K aye led t he tea m i n poi nt s w it h 17.

T h e wo m e n n o w s it a t 1-1 a f ter t he spl it over t he weekend a he ad of t he i r nex t g a me on November 21st when t hey play host to Cape Breton Universit y.

T he men’s s ide h ad a n u p set t i ng weekend a nd sta r ted t hei r reg u la r sea son 0 -2 a f ter losi ng bot h ga mes to t he def end i ng AU S c h a mpion s , t he Da l housie Tigers. Bot h ga mes were incred ibly close w it h Javon M a sters a nd Jesse K enda l l bot h put t i ng i n not iceable per for ma nces.

T he Da l housie Tigers t ied

t h i ngs up by t he t h i rd qua r ter, wh ich ended 51-51. T he f i na l qua r ter saw t he Tigers lock dow n defensively a nd t hey held on for a 6 8 - 63 w i n over t he V-R ed s. T he ga me leaders for U N B were Javon Ma sters w it h 17 poi nt s a nd Ma rk Mat heson w it h 11.

On Sat u rday, t he men held a ten-poi nt lead goi ng i nto t he f i n a l q u a r t e r. I n t h e f o u r t h qua r ter however U N B lost t heir momentum and t he Tigers took t he ga me 84 -82. U N B on ly ma naged 16 poi nt s i n t he fou r t h qua r ter compa red to Da l housie’s 28.

T he V R ed s a ssista nt capta i n Javon Ma sters had t h is to say about t he ga me s. “It wa s a d i f f ic u lt we e ke nd k now i ng we were in bot h ga mes a nd cou ld n’t close it. We just need to ca l m dow n du r i ng t he la st st retch of t he game a nd execute on bot h of fence a nd defence.

It wa sn’t a lack of ef for t ju st du mb m ista kes t hat cost us t hose ga mes.”

T he ga me leaders for Sat u rday’s ga me were Jesse K enda l l w it h 22 p o i nt s a nd K a le e f a h Hen r y w it h 11 rebou nd s.

T he next ga me for t he Va rsit y R ed s is Sat u rday November 21st wh ich w i l l see U N B defend t hei r home cou r t for t he f i r s t t i m e t h i s s e a s o n a s t hey ta ke on t he Cape Breton Capers.

UNB women go 1-1 over the weekend while men go 0-2.

File / The Brunswickan

Reds Notebook: Volleyball home openers Rob Trites Sports Editor Both men’s and women’s volleyball teams defended their home courts for the first time this season over the weekend as they each played two matches.

The women took on the Saint Mary’s Huskies in their first match of the weekend and first conference match and won three sets to one.

They took on the Acadia Axe-women on Saturday and won in a five set thriller and will next see action on Saturday as they travel to Saint Mary’s.

The men’s team swept their two match series versus Memorial by a total of six sets to zero.

“We’re still not executing like we need to and we’re still making far too many errors,” said head coach Dan McMorran.

They will get a chance to tune things up when they play in their second Interlock event of the season in Sherbrooke, Quebec on the weekend of November 20th.

The Currrie Center was the host venue of four UNB volleyball matches last weekend.

Bradley Parker / The Brunswickan

Bucs’ taken out in MUFLL championships: Dalhousie eliminated the UNB Buccaneers Lacrosse team in the Mari-

time University Field Lacrosse League (MUFLL) championship semi final on Saturday by a score of 7-16.

“It was a close game,” said Goalie Evan Richtsfeld. “We just lost because of a lack of depth due to injuries.”

The Bucs’ won their quarterfinal matchup versus the SMU Huskies but lost one of their main offensive weapons, Zach Dunseith, to a knee injury in the contest.

“We were very close to beating a team that hasn’t lost since 2012,” Richtsfeld went on.

The UNB Lacrosse program is still very young and has made significant strides in its two-year tenure, going .500 the year after their winless inaugural season.

“We will be returning next season with one of the top goalies in the league, Matt McConnell, 2015 defensive player of the year Nic Thompson as well as many key players on our roster,” said Richtsfeld.

“I’m very optimistic for 2016.”

Track and Field team has annual Red and Black day: The UNB track team held their annual Red and Black day last weekend in

Saint John.

The purpose of the annual event is to accomplish administrative tasks required to coordinate a track team that is spread between the two Fredericton and Saint John campuses, which are over 100 kilometers away.

UNB will compete in its first track meet of the year on Nov. 26.

Holland College wins AFL Championship: Dalhousie, the team who eliminated the Red Bombers last week, was defeated in the AFL final 32-24 by a Holland College team that has won the title the last three years.

The Red Bombers, who are rebuilding are optimistic they will compete for a championship next season.

“Obviously not the way we wanted the season to end, but we had a great year.

Coach Dan McCullough put together a great staff and our team improved greatly over the season,” said Red Bombers President and Chairman Brian Gilliland.

“We are looking forward to a full off season with Dan at the helm. We’ve got a young team and we are looking forward to coming back even stronger in 2016.”

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Men’s soccer: AUS champs Rob Trites Sports Editor

UNB captured their third straight AUS title on Sunday as they defeated CBU in the final by a 2-1 score.

“That was the most fun I ever had,” said fifth year UNB Winger Marcus Lees.

“I love playing against them.”Both teams had already qualified for the CIS championships so the game was essentially played for bragging rights, however, the win should give UNB a momentum boost heading into Nationals at York University this weekend.

“That’s four years in a row that us and CBU have met in the playoffs,” Said UNB Head Coach Miles Pinsent.

“We know each other well and we know what to expect but it’s been a really good battle between these two teams.”

All three goals came in the second half as UNB took a one goal lead with a goal from Oliver Jones and extended it to two with a corner kick attempt that Kalen Park kicked directly in the net.

CBU countered quickly after the Reds second goal to cut the lead back to one when AUS MVP Justin Maheu found the back of the net for the Capers.

“They are a quality side, every one of their players can play, said Pinsent. “:They’ve got some quality players, some perennial All-Canadians.”

The game came down to the wire as CBU pressed for an equalizer UNB however, was able to hang on to the 2-1 lead despite having Diego Padilha sent off after his second yellow card offence of the game.

Padilha will be unavailable in the Reds first CIS matchup unless the suspension

is successfully appealed by UNB. “It was a good battle and it came right down to the end,” said Pinsent. “It was exciting and you always want that in a championship game. I’m pleased with the boys, I thought they battled through and persevered, it looks good on them.”

Reds Keeper Brandon Eagle stopped four of the Capers five shots in the win and looked very confident, aggressively attacking the ball on multiple occasions.

The men bested Acadia 1-0 in the semi-final on route to their AUS championship victory.

Jones scored the lone goal for the men in the 42nd minute of the first half. Jones goal came from a costly mishandled kick

by Acadia Goalie Nigel Goodwin that fell to the foot of the UNB striker. Jones made no mistake and he gave UNB the goal that would go on to be the winner.

AUS awards were announced before the tournament got underway and four UNB players were named to the two All-Star teams.

First team All-stars for UNB were Marcus Lees, Diego Padilha and fifth year Defender Steven Miller. Third year Midfielder Kenneth Van Aarle was named a Second Team All-star.

The men will have little time to celebrate as it’s a quick turnaround for the Reds as they travel to York University to play their quarter-final matchup on Thursday November 12th.

“That game’s so critical because you need to win [it] if you want to advance to the medal round,” said Pinsent on the importance of the quarter-final.

UNB will look to improve over last year’s CIS performance where they lost their first match, taken down in penalties by the McMaster Marauders.

UNB’s men’s soccer team celebrates their 3rd consecutive AUS championship.

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V-REDS EVENTS THURSDAY, NOV. 12 Men’s Soccer CIS Championship Quarterfinal UNB’s matchup yet to be determined, check http://en.cis-sic.ca/ championships/msoc/2015/championship for more details.

FRIDAY, NOV. 13 Men’s Hockey UNB @ Acadia 7 p.m., Wolfville, N.S.

SATURDAY, NOV. 14 Women’s Volleyball UNB @ SMU 3 p.m., Halifax, N.S. Women’s Basketball CBU @ UNB 6 p.m., Currie Center Men’s Hockey UNB @ SMU 7 p.m., Halifax, N.S. Men’s Basketball CBU @ UNB 8 p.m., Currie Center

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