Origami February 2015 Issue
Student Employment Opportunity T-Shirt Contest Design SU Elections Info
T-Shirt Design Contest Hey Mount Saint Vincent University!
tion Desk in the Rosaria SUB
We’re looking for cool and fresh design for a limited edition Vinnie’s Pub t-shirt.
• Entries will be reviewed and the winning entry chosen by a panel of MSVUSU members
Submit your design to us and if your design is chosen we’ll put it into production • The winning will be announced no latand make it available in the Crow ‘N er than March 2nd, 2015 Go. Plus you’ll receive the added bonus of $100! DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES: Monday, February 23, 2015 at 5PM CONTEST RULES • Each student can submit up to 2 designs • Violence may not be depicted in the design in any form, in imagery or language • Designs must not contain profanity. Entries must not contain material that promotes intolerance, racism, hatred or harm against any group, individual or organization or promote discrimination based on race, gender, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age • Digital artwork is preferred. Graphics should be created at a minimum 300 resolution and if possible be submitted as an adobe illustrator vector image. If you are not able to submit a digital file hand drawn artwork will be accepted • The MSVUSU reserves the right to disqualify any entry it deems to be offensive, inappropriate, derogatory and libellous • Entries should be submitted via email to kenney@mountstudents.ca or for hand drawn entries to the HUB Informa-
Orientation Leaders 2015 Hey Mount students!
We’re looking for the next group of amazing student leaders to help make the September 2015 Orientation the best yet! Sign up now to be a Senior, Junior leader or General leader (runner). Senior Leaders - take on more responsibility, lead orientation teams, receive extensive training, help in the planning of Orientation Week activities, aid in the training of Junior and General Leaders Junior Leaders - take an active role in orientation teams, receive standard leader training, assist in the execution of Orientation Week activities General Leaders - receive standard leader training, assist in the execution of Orientation Week activities, assist in the organization of Orientation Week activities Sign-up at the HUB in Rosaria. Training and planning will begin in February and throughout the remainder of the term.
Student Employment Opportunity The Students’ Union will be looking for some new management for the
2015/2016 academic year. All positions will be hired this term but will not officially start until mid-late August 2015. Currently we are accepting resumes WITH cover letters for: - Manager, The HUB, Assistant Manager, Food & Beverage , Programming Manager, Fountain Playcentre, Operations Manager, Fountain Playcentre Postings and full descriptions are available online at: www.mountstudents.ca/jobs Applicants must be Mount students returning to studies in September 2015 and be registered in at least one course per academic term during the 2015/2016 year. Deadline for all postings is Friday, February 13th, 2015 at 4pm
You are champions of Mystic pride, experts on our hidden gems and owners of unique perspectives. Each student experiences the Mount differently but we are all united by one idea: No one knows the Mount like you do. Using #get2knowthemount gives you the opportunity to share your thoughts with the Mount community and the world! Maybe you took an awesome picture of Evaristus today, or you had a nice chat with Rosalind in the Rosaria CafÊ. Perhaps, you cozied up to one of the hidden fireplaces in the Library. Whatever it is - if you love it, chances are other students do too. If you want to join in the conversation use #get2knowthemount on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Let’s show the world what it means to be a student at the Mount. Follow @MSVU_Halifax for all your Mount news.
Volunteer Opportunity Join our Buddy Program to help a new international student settle into their new life in Canada and the Mount. Our incoming international students are already engaged in the conversation and would like to hear about your perspective on what it’s like to be a student here at the Mount. As their Canadian Buddy, you will be communicating with the incoming student before they arrive in Canada, they may ask you anything from what the weather is like in Halifax to how to get a cellphone to how to adjust to campus life here at the Mount. And in return, you will receive. This volunteer opportunity is counted towards the Co-Curricular Recognition Program (CCRP).
The 2015 #LoveIsLove campaign is a celebration of love and acceptance, is ready to take off! Over the course of the next few months we will be holding various photo shoots as well as taking candid shots around the Mount community, engaging students and asking what love is to you. We hope you’ll take a moment to join in this special campaign and help us build a more compassionate campus! Come help us spread the love! To get involved with the 2015 #LoveIsLove campaign contact Ryan Nearing, campaign coordinator at loveislove@mountstudents.ca
MSVU Art Gallery
Beautiful Illusions Melanie Colosimo & Charley Young 10 Jan 2015 – 8 Mar 2015 Beautiful Illusions presents works in graphic media by two young Nova Scotian artists. Colosimo’s principal practice is drawing; Young favours drawing and indexical techniques, such as casting and monoprinting. For both, materials and process are key determinants of the meaning of their works. Themes of memory, transitory states and trace imagery pervade their art. The title of the exhibition evokes the realism with which each artist renders subjects such as the façade of a wooden shack, a range of mountain peaks, or the intricate patterning of twisted wires in a chain-link fence. Virtuosic mimicry is not the only point of such images, however; “failures” such as smudges and anomalies of scale disrupt the illusions and remind viewers of the usually compliant but sometimes faltering hands and memories upon which the illusions depend. OPENING RECEPTION Saturday, 17 January, 2 to 4pm Opens jointly with Prospect 17: Joanna Close ARTIST’S TALK & PUBLIC DRAWING EVENT Saturday, 7 February, 2 to 4pm. Visitors are invited to take part in a collaborative drawing project during Colosimo’s artist’s talk ARTIST’S TALK & WORKSHOP Saturday, 28 February, 2 to 4pm Following a discussion of her work, Young will lead a workshop exploring textures through the art of frottage
Prospect 17: Joanna Close 13 Dec 2014 – 15 Feb 2015 This is the 17th of the Prospect exhibitions, which showcase the works of selected Nova Scotian artists during the early stages of their careers. Joanna Close presents a series of hooked rugs depicting buildings from a former family farm in New Brunswick, now given over to an industrial gravel quarry. These hand-dyed wool rugs commemorate maritime farming heritage. The imprecision of the hooking technique used to create the rugs mimics the dynamism of memory. Joanna Close is a textile artist and illustrator based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. She holds a BFA from NSCAD University, 2004 and an MA in Textile and Fibre Art from the Winchester School of Art, United Kingdom, 2006. She is a regular part-time instruction at NSCAD University in the Textiles Department. RECEPTION Saturday, 17 January 2015, from 2pm to 4pm. Meet the artist and enjoy light refreshments as you view these beautifully crafted works.
Celebrate Freedom of Expression! Freedom to Read Week: February 22-28, 2015 In Canada, the Book and Periodical Council (BPC) celebrates Freedom to Read Week, February 22-28, 2015. The Mount Library supports and promotes Freedom to Read Week. What is Freedom to Read Week? Freedom to Read Week is an annual event when “libraries, schools, organizations, community hubs and passionate individuals from all across Canada… join together to celebrate and defend their freedom to read” (Book and Periodical Council, 2015). Why is it important? Freedom to Read Week highlights the importance of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which states that everyone has fundamental freedoms, including “2(b) freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication” (Constitution Act, 1982). More specifically, Freedom to Read Week affirms the rights of individuals to read what they want, free from censorship by others. It also opposes efforts to suppress writing and silence writers. Globally, limits to free expression threaten freedom and democracy, and Freedom to Read Week shines a light not only on efforts to censor, but also on efforts to defend free speech. What are publication challenges? Publication challenges are attempts to limit or prevent public access to publications which are deemed – by individuals or groups - inappropriate. Common grounds include: obscenity, violence, offensive language, or sexual content. Have you read these challenged Canadian books? • The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwook (violence, sexual content) • The Wars by Timothy Findley (sexual content, violence) • The Diviners by Margaret Laurence (offensive language, sexual content) • Barometer Rising by Hugh MacLennan (vulgarity, offensive language) • Lives of Girls and Women by Alice Munroe (sexual content) • The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz by Mordecai Richler (vulgarity, sexual innuendo) • The Young in One Another’s Arms by Jane Rule (seized and investigated for obscenity) View a detailed list of more books and magazines that have been challenged in Canada. For more information: freedomtoread.ca “I love my freedom to read whatever I want!”
SU General Elections are HERE! Nominations are now being accepted for students interested in running for the following positions: Executive Positions * President * Vice-President Communications * Vice-President Student Life * Vice-President Advocacy (SRC) Student Representative Council Positions: * Science Representative * Arts Representative * Professional Studies Representative * Grad Representative * Education Representative * Transfer Representative * Mature Representative * International Representative * Residence Representative * Off-Campus Representative * Councilor At Large * Board of Governors Representative Nomination Period: February 2 - 23 Nomination packages can be picked up at the Hub (Rosaria SUB) or the display at the SU Information Desk in the Seton Foyer (First Floor). Campaign Period: February 23 - March 8 Voting Days: March 9 - 16
Attention Graduate Students This year, the Mount is hosting a 3-Minute Thesis (3MT) competition, and we would like to encourage all of our students in thesis-based graduate programs to register to compete in this event. If you win our local competition, you’ll get an expenses-paid trip to participate in the regional event in Montreal! 3MT is a national event that challenges graduate students to present their research in an accessible and engaging way. These grad student participants first compete locally for a chance to win an expenses-paid trip attend a regional competition; this year’s regional competition will be held in Montreal in June 2015. The Mount’s local event will be held Tuesday, March 31st at 5:00 p.m. in the MacNeil Room (401 Rosaria). For more information or to download the registration form, visit http://www.msvu.ca/en/home/programsdepartments/graduatestudiesatthemount/3mt.aspx.
The Mount Community Garden 2015 Season
The Mount Community Garden is behind Westwood and beside The Meadows.
How to Get Involved: Attend a Workshop
Over the year we offer free workshops and events open to the Mount Community. Visit the website for the updated schedule.
Apply for a Plot
Email to apply for a plot for 2015 Season to get your hands dirty and grow sustainability. Application deadline: February 27th 5PM.
Volunteer and Build your Resume
The Mount Community Garden is always looking for volunteers. We are busy year ‘round with workshops and events, construction projects, composting, research and of course gardening. You can join the MSVU Garden Society for volunteer opportunities. If you are a Mount student you can receive co-curricular recognition (CCRP) for getting involved, or Volunteering 10 hours in the fall & winter term with the garden will count as one activity in the Business & Tourism Learning Passport Program.
What’s New?
Get involved with our ‘Nibbling Plot for All’ project. Want to grow food from your own countries? Find it difficult to get fresh produce that you want? Come and grow it yourself and share it with the Mount Community.
Please visit: http://www.msvu.ca/comm unitygarden
Or RSVP: garden@msvu.ca or (902) 457-6179 to find out more info!
SU Crossword Puzzle Competition Down 2. Pertaining to warships (5) 3. Solid (4) 4. Apportion (5) 5. Concerning (5) 6. Friendly (5) 7. Boast (4) Hey Students, solve this crossword 11. Enemy (3) 13. Doze (3) puzzle and bring it to the Student Union’s Office in Rosaria by Friday 14. Water vapour (5) 13th February, for a chance to win 15. Consumed (5) 16. Loud, resonant sound (5) a student union prize package. 18. Yellowish citrus fruit (5) 19. Mongrel dog (4) 20. Shut with force (4)
Across 1. Eager involvement (10) 8. Stream of water (5) 9. Take as one’s own (5) 10. Ball game (4) 12. Guard (6) 14. Language communication (6) 17. Fruit (4) 21. In addition (5) 22. Boundary (5) 23. Executives (10)