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Badminton champs
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Mounties qualify four players for CCAA nationals Robert Murray Sports Editor
With a streak of four straight Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association (ACAA) championships and large representation at nationals, the Mount Allison Badminton team were looking to put the finishing touches on another perfect season. They accomplished their goal to a certain degree this past weekend, winning their fifth straight ACAA banner and qualifying four players for Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) national championships at the end of February. On Saturday, the Mounties squashed their competition in a fashion unparalleled to their three regular season tournament victories. With five categories in play, the maximum amount of points a team could earn was fifty. The Mounties brushed off some close games to sweep five categories and bring home the banner. In men’s singles play, Feng Li lost only a single set during his three matches, defeating his three opponents from the Dalhousie Agricultural College (DAL AC) Rams, Université SainteAnne (USA) Dragons and University of Kings College (UKC) Blue Devils. Li’s only set loss came in the opening match against USA’s Lucien Bernard, but Li quickly recovered, winning the last two sets with identical 21-9 scores. Rookie Gillian Tetlow of Port Williams, NS also lost a single set, but got past the rest of her competition in order to claim the women’s singles crown. “It’s great to have people who are older to help step you up and make you want to play better, make you want to win for them,” she commented. The doubles sections were the strongest component of Mt. A’s team going into the tournament and it showed. The men’s doubles team of fourth-year Eric Freeman and firstyear Nathan Dix captured the men’s doubles section with three straight victories. In women’s doubles another veteran and rookie combination paid off as Carrie Drake and Kristyn Visser steamrolled their opponents. They didn’t relinquish a single set all day and limited their opponents to fifteen points or fewer in each set. The mixed doubles team of Greg McGuire and Margaret Arsenault came together for the first time in tournament play all year and cruised to victory in three straight sets. “It all came together
Kirsten LeBlanc of the Mount Allison Opera Ensemble wowed the audience on Monday evening. (Kory d’Entremont/Argosy)
Opera performance delights Mt.A
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The Mount Allison Opera Ensemble was proud to present “From Baroque to Britten,” exploring opera from the sixteenth and seventeenth century periods as well as the critically-acclaimed work of Benjamin Britten. It was a performance that explored the art of opera. The group of students, made up of dancers, singers, and musicians, delivered a powerful performance that was clearly framed by extensive practice and measured effort. The Mount Allison Opera Ensemble is organized by Helen Pridmore, who coordinates the group and selects pieces for them to work on. For this year, a few different pieces were performed. “I would describe them as interesting,
but a little more obscure pieces,” says Pridmore. A scene from the Italian play L’Ormindo, as well as one from the French play Les fêtes d’Hébé were performed. To honour the mood of the plays, a harpsichord was used for the music in each scene. What followed in the scenes was a beautiful display of opera balanced with singing and acting. In particular, Les fêtes d’Hébé featured an intricate and beautiful ballet segment. The combination of clear, powerful, and acousticallybalanced singing with the dancing, harpsichord, and costume design by the students really brought life to the Baroque period in each scene. “The students didn’t have a large budget for this project, so they had to design their own sets and costumes,” says Pridmore. “I think it was useful for them to learn how to budget a production like this, and they did a really good job.” In addition to the scenes from the Baroque time period, the ensemble performed scenes from the works of Benjamin Britten. This year marks the one-hundredth anniversary of Britten’s birth. Britten was an English composer, conductor, and pianist. He managed to make it to the international scene as an English opera
writer and established himself as one of the leading twentieth century composers of his genre. Scenes from Britten’s Shakespearean opera A Midsummer Night’s Dream and his play Albert Herring, were performed. Garnet and Gold aided in the production of Albert Herring, which pokes fun at British aristocracy in the 1800s. Like the first half of the performance, the scenes from Britten’s work were delivered with clarity and precision. Albert Herring was particularly playful and excited laughter from the audience. There was a sense of interested nostalgia to see a Shakespearean play represented so well to an audience familiar with its content. The performance was brought to a higher level by the ensemble singing; the many layers of opera happening at once created a fantastic experience. The opera ensemble did an amazing job with their performance of “From Baroque to Britten.” The acting, dancing, singing, and organization were wonderful and really brought these original operas to life. Overall, the experience was testimony of the amazing talent here at Mt. A and the impressive dedication of our faculty.
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MASU lobbies for refits to create more gender-neutral washrooms Richard Kent
Political Beat Writer The Mount Allison Students’ Union (MASU) will lobby Mount Allison University administration to supply genderneutral washrooms on campus. The MASU Students’ Administrative Council (SAC) voted February 13 to request that Mt. A pay the costs associated with refitting all singlestall washrooms on campus in the Student Union’s budget submission to the university for the next fiscal year. In the meantime, MASU Vice-President, Campus Life, Nikki Bhatia is conducting meetings with Mt. A administration in an effort to assess the costs associated with such a project and convince the university that gender-neutral washrooms would improve students’ quality of life. According to Bhatia, converting single-stall washrooms to gender-neutral washrooms means putting locks on the doors and changing the signage to reflect availability for use by all individuals, regardless of their gender identity. At the January 23 SAC meeting, Bhatia reported that she and the Campus Life Committee were drafting a report to present
to the Mt. A administration on genderneutral washrooms. The report would include the findings of a recent MASU survey on the subject, where students indicated that they would use single stall, gender-neutral washrooms, should they become available, with 265 students responding in favour and fifty-six against. The report would also include data on the costs of the materials and labour required to refit between ten to fifteen washrooms for use by people, regardless of gender. The Campus Life Committee has identified only one publiclyaccessible gender-neutral washroom on campus. At the February 13 meeting, the SAC voted unanimously in favour of a motion put forward by MASU President Pat Joyce that included asking the university to include the costs of refitting the washrooms in its budget for the 2013-2014 fiscal year. Bhatia hoped that Mt. A would commit to funding the washroom refits by mid-March. Administrator responses to the possibility of renovations varied: in an email, Student Life Director Gayle Churchill said that “as far as Student Life is concerned, gender-neutral washrooms work for a variety of reasons, and if existing washrooms can be easily converted, it is a good move,” while Facilities Management Director Rob McCormack told The Argosy that he had not previously been aware of the issue. In an interview, Bhatia said that the lack of gender-neutral washrooms on the Mt. A campus is principally a branding issue: the major change that MASU seeks is the replacement of the signage on washroom doors that state who can and cannot use specific facilities. However, she also said that it is a matter of accessibility
and safety for non-cisgender students at the university (cisgender is a term denoting a person whose biological sex and gender identity match). “It is a branding thing: yes, genderneutral is great, because we do have transgender students on campus, and everybody deserves to feel safe while they are doing their bodily functions that they have no control over, but at the same time, it is an accessibility issue at this point,” Bhatia said in an interview. President of Catalyst, Mt. A’s LGBTTQ-straight alliance, Kate Phillips agreed, stating, “the [genderneutral washrooms] here are few and far between, and rarely accessible. It is enough to make a lot of people feel very marginalized.” MASU’s drive to get gender-neutral washrooms this year originated with SAC Councillor Katie Clarke. In an email to The Argosy, Clarke wrote that the idea to push for the changes came from a conversation with a constituent, who told her that Mt. A’s genderneutral washroom in the Library was often locked, and therefore, unavailable. “This was a problem, because it was making students who didn’t feel comfortable identifying with a gender choose publicly,” Clarke said. The lack of gender-neutral bathrooms has been an issue at Mt. A for several years. Bhatia explained that the Campus Life portfolio has been working to get gender-neutral bathrooms on campus for at least four years; however, in her report to Council January 23, Bhatia wrote that the issue had “plagued the portfolio for a decade.” Catalyst has also campaigned for gender-neutral washrooms in the past.
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Societies partner up for a cause ‘Drop and shop’ aimed at causes abroad and locally John Fraser
Arts & Literature Writer Because I’m a Girl (BIAG) and the Inter Varsity Christian Fellowship (IVCF) have partnered up for a charitable cause; the organizations are planning to collect used clothes from the campus by donation in a charitable event to both fund the sponsorship of a twelveto-fourteen-year-old girl from Indonesia and clothe homeless people in the local Tantramar area. For those unfamiliar with the organizations, BIAG Mt. A was started by third-year student Syd Logan last year. The organization works to empower young girls and women in their communities in order to inspire social change. In connection with their cause, the IVCF draws upon the teachings of Jesus Christ to inspire change in the world by helping those in need. Heading the event are Logan,
president of BIAG, and Taylor girl between the ages of twelve Payne, vice president of the Christian and fourteen. “This will be done Fellowship. Each organization had through Plan Canada’s Because I am planned for a clothing drive of some a Girl,” said Logan. This not only kind when they returned for the presents the opportunity to donate second semester. While planning to a good cause, but also to buy some for their respective events, both cheap clothes. “We will be selling organizations became aware of the the donated clothes for extreme other’s efforts. “Rather than compete discounted prices,” said Payne. with them [IVCF] for donations, we Any clothes that are not sold decided to join forces!” said Logan. on March 11 will be donated to BIAG will local homeless accept donations individuals by of any clothing the IVCF. “This Rather than compete with and the call for is awesome, them [IVCF] for donations, because submissions none from the campus we decided to join forces! of the clothing community is that the campus now open. The Syd Logan donates will go clothing will President, BIAG to waste,” said be collected Payne, “Either from February your money is 18, 2013, until going towards March 8, 2013. sponsoring a girl If the community wishes to donate or towards the homeless in this area.” to the cause, there are boxes for The donated clothing is intended for collection in every residence and in underprivileged individuals in the the MASU office. The community Sackville community, but the reach also has the option to contact the may extend beyond that, depending IVCF or BIAG to come pick up on need and available clothing the clothing. Once all the clothes after the sale. The IVCF and BIAG are collected, the organizations will urge students to think about all sell them on March 11, 2013, from the clothes they no longer wear 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in the WMSC. and to bring as much as they can All the proceeds raised from the back with them after reading week. sale will support an Indonesian
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Bangladesh amends war crimes law Bangladesh’s parliament meets the demands of protestors by amending a law that allows the state to appeal any verdict in war crimes trials that it deems inadequate and unaligned with public opinion. Tens of thousands of people gathered in Shahbag Square in the capital, Dhaka, on Sunday for the thirteenth day of demonstrations burst into cheers as the assembly approved the changes. The protestors have been demanding the death penalty for war crimes after a tribunal this month sentenced a prominent Jamaate-Islami leader, Abdul Quader Mollah, to life in prison for murder, rape, and torture during Bangladesh’s 1971 war of independence from Pakistan. Demonstrators are demanding capital punishment for Mollah. The amendment sets a timetable for the government to appeal against Mollah’s sentence and secure a retrial. However, supporters of Jamaat have held rallies questioning the war tribunal’s neutrality and political motivations, demanding the Jamaat leaders be tried under the auspices of the United Nations.
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In more than 200 cities around the world last Thursday, people gathered in the streets to dance as part of the global One Billion Rising campaign to end violence against women and girls. Global actions included marches, rallies, flash mobs, workshops, dancing, and the performance of The Vagina Monologues, as demonstrated right here in Sackville. One country at the forefront of the global movement was India, where mass protests had previously erupted across the country over the gang-rape and murder of a young women on a bus in New Delhi. Hundreds joined the movement in South Africa where, on the same day, the girlfriend of Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius was killed. Pistorius is facing a single charge of murder and will appear on trial this week.
Meteorite in Russia In Russia, hundreds of people were reportedly injured when a meteorite shot across the sky and exploded. Most injures were minor and resulted from shattered glass from the shock wave. The unforeseen event came just as the world was preparing to witness the close pass of a fifty-metre asteroid known as 2012 DA14. Although unrelated, the near miss and surprise of last week’s event focused global attention on the ever-present threat of asteroid impacts.
Foreigners abducted in northern Nigeria Over the weekend, seven foreigners were kidnapped and one security guard killed by gunmen in northern Bauchi, a province of Nigeria, from the compound of the Lebanese construction company Setraco. Foreigners, frequently abducted by armed groups for ransom in Nigeria’s oil-rich southern delta, have become increasingly targeted in the country’s north as the violence has grown.
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The European Union and the United States have begun formal talks on a free-trade agreement, paving the way for the biggest trade deal in history. A deal would eliminate trade barriers between the two biggest economies in the world. US President Obama claimed that a comprehensive trade deal would boost American exports and support American jobs. It would bring down remaining tariffs and other barriers to trade and standardize technical regulations and certifications. Free trade between the US and the EU has been under discussion for several years, and the negotiations are assumed to be very complex and timeconsuming. The economic crisis in Europe, along with the emergence of China as an economic power, have been suggested as major factors encouraging the US and EU to unify in order to remain economic leaders.
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February 21, 2013
Fall reading break proposed Faculty Council strikes ad-hoc committee to investigate possibility Richard Kent
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Last week, Mount Allison University became the most recent in a line of Canadian post-secondary institutions to consider the implementation of a fall reading break. Following a presentation to Faculty Council on fall reading breaks by student Stephanie Davis, Mt. A President Robert Campbell asked that an ad-hoc committee be struck to investigate the costs, benefits, and feasibility of implementing a break in the Fall semester. Depending on the Committee’s findings, Faculty Council will make a recommendation for or against implementing a fall reading break to the University Senate, which controls academic policy at the university. Davis declined The Argosy’s requests for comment. Her motivations and the full contents of her report are not clear at this time. Mount Allison Students’ Union Vice-President, Academic Affairs Kylie de Chastelain, who has seen the report, told The Argosy in an email that Davis’ report did mention possible mental health benefits. Student media coverage of fall reading break implementation at other Canadian universities has highlighted such purported mental health benefits for students. The breaks are typically scheduled in late October or November, at a time when many university counselling services report the highest demand for their services. This period is frequently associated with tragedy on campuses, and are sometimes colloquially referred to as ‘suicide weeks’. This parallels the winter semester reading week which occurs in February; Suicide Prevention Awareness Month in New Brunswick. Some members of the Mount Allison Students’ Union (MASU) and Students’ Administrative Council (SAC) have declared some support for Davis. De Chastelain told the SAC that MASU’s resources were available to Davis. She later told The Argosy that she felt fall reading breaks would be a positive change, and indicated that MASU was in the process of drafting an official policy on fall reading breaks. “I am confident that we will be able to make a strong case for the implementation of a fall reading break in terms of better mental health outcomes on campus,” de Chastelain wrote, further acknowledging that such a change in Mt. A’s schedule would require accommodation
by nearly every department of the University. Vice-President, Academic Affairs,-elect Ryan Harley told The Argosy that “the Students’ Union is definitely looking to take this push and leverage in any way we can, so we’re definitely going to be looking to help Stephanie with her advocacy efforts.” While coordination between Davis and MASU has so far been limited, Harley hopes that Davis will eventually be open to working together, but said MASU would advocate for a fall reading break with or without Davis on their side. “The students’ union will not ignore issues that it feels will ultimately benefit our members just because one of our members is championing it in a certain way. We are still going to look at the issue of fall reading weeks as an issue that pertains to our members, and that we will comment and act on that as we see fit, with or without that collaboration, but obviously, I’m hoping that this will be a wonderful joint effort,” Harley said. The current push for fall reading breaks may sit favourably with some faculty members. “There are a number of faculty who are very much in favour of it, and over the past few years, it’s my understanding that they’ve been doing a lot of surveying and some research on their own about some of the pros and cons and the things that other comparable institutions do,” Harley said. Several other Canadian universities boast fall reading breaks. Some have offered fall reading breaks for years—Trent University has included one in its academic calendar since the University started operating in 1964. Others have begun to adopt fall reading breaks more recently, with Brock University, Carleton University, University of Ottawa, Ryerson University, and the University of Western Ontario all adopting new breaks in the past five years. The form of such breaks varies considerably between institutions, with typical durations ranging from two days to a week off. In some cases, the decision about whether or not students will get a fall reading break rests with specific faculties: at the University of Victoria, law students remain in classes, while at Western, the Gazette reported that “the faculty of engineering, architecture, and science (FEAS) opted out of the week off, citing issues with keeping their professional accreditation if their class times were cut.” Student lobbying efforts to get fall reading breaks have taken anywhere from one or two years up to a decade before being successfully implemented. The Faculty Council ad-hoc committee consists of seven members drawn from the faculty, administration, and student body. Mt. A Vice-President Academic and Research Karen Grant will chair the committee. In an email, Grant told The Argosy that “we hope that we will be able to make a recommendation on this matter later this spring.”
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Alarm went off in Barclay due to low water pressure. (Kory d’Entremont/Argosy)
Classes cancelled due to fire alarms in the science building for second time Gavin Rea
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Over the past couple of weeks, the Barclay Chemistry Building on Mount Allison’s campus has experienced two separate fire alarms, each resulting in an evacuation. The fire department was called to the scene to inspect the cause of the alarms, both of which turned out to be issues pertaining to the sprinkler system. According to Rob MacCormack, the director of Mt. A’s facilities management, the first alarm in Barclay, triggered at the beginning of January, was a result of routine inspections
being done on the sprinkler systems by a contractor. The alarm monitoring was taken down for the specific buildings that were being tested. A valve was mistakenly turned that caused the water pressure to bump in Barclay. It was this drop in water pressure which unintentionally set off the alarm. The automatic sprinklers that would normally douse every room would not work if there wasn’t enough pressure in the line, which is extremely dangerous in the event of an actual fire. In this case, the alarm only signalled a pressure malfunction, though it was indistinguishable from a regular fire alarm. The second alarm, which took place February 8 between 11:00 am and 12:00 pm was more genuine. It was caused by an electric motor in the basement ventilation-AC unit in Barclay. This motor did not catch on fire, but did fail, and the windings got hot enough to emit some fumes that set off the fire alarm. There was no life-threatening danger in either alarm event. “In both cases,” said MacCormack, “the alarm system did not malfunction, but did what it was designed to do.”
Mt. A and Byrne look to improve study abroad programs Ron Byrne on administrative leave for the semester Gavin Rea News Writer
International experiences push people out of their comfort zone and let them see how people live in other parts of the world. Currently, Mount Allison offers study abroad programs in India, Japan, New Zealand, Australia, United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Germany, Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Turkey, Spain, The United States, Belize, and China. However, if that is not enough for you, more
programs are likely on their way. Vice President the needs of our students and partners.” of Student and International Affairs Ron Byrne hopes to evaluate Mt. A’s programs Byrne is presently spending this semester on by addressing some simple questions meant administrative leave. The VP, who was recently to assess ways that the university’s exchange renewed for another program can five-year term last improve. Byrne March, will be traveling My visit will allow us to further hopes to find out through Europe to how the university the relationships between our examine opportunities can improve for further international institutions while listening to the partnerships with partnerships, including needs of our students. international the possibility of universities and increasing available Ron Byrne how the university’s student exchanges and Vice-President, Student and exchange program study abroad programs. can expand to International Affairs include According to new Byrne, the goal of areas of focus. his upcoming travel Th is last point plans is to “review our current study abroad is particularly important to students working [and] exchange programs to ensure we on specialized degrees, as their major is often are meeting, and hopefully exceeding, not supported at the exchange school. In a
worst-case scenario, it can keep someone from finishing a degree within a four-year period. One Mt. A student has been able to avoid this. “Thankfully, I hadn’t done my distribution credits”, said a biology major planning on studying abroad in Strasbourg next year. “I’m also taking a correspondence course, but it is kind of worrying not to take any science that semester. It’s kind of by chance that it worked out” “Many of our programs [and] partnerships have not been reviewed from an administrative perspective,” said Byrne. “My visit will allow us to further the relationships between our institutions while listening to the needs of our students.” Trips like this, said Byrne, help deliver “ the experience our students require and deserve.”
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Saturday
AUS Women’s Hockey Championships February 21, 3:00 pm and 6:00 pm Tantramar Civic Center
AUS Women’s Hockey Championships February 23, 3:00 pm and 6:00 pm Tantramar Civic Center
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Mount Allison Symphonic Band February 21, 8:00 pm Convocation Hall
AUS Women’s Hockey Finals February 24, 4:00 pm Tantramar Civic Center
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Basketball Mounties (women) host Kings Februart 24, 2:00 pm McCormack Gym
AUS Women’s Hockey Championships February 22, UdeM vs. St. FX 3:00 pm Mt. A vs. STU 6:00 pm Tantramar Veterans Memorial Civic Center
Basketball Mounties (men) host Kings Februart 24, 4:00 pm McCormack Gym
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February 21, 2013
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A house divided against itself cannot stand Why we should all care about the NBSA John Trafford
Opinions Editor It goes without saying that New Brunswick is a small province that usually doesn’t carry a lot of influence in Ottawa. And I think it also goes without saying that universities in New Brunswick are smaller than the national average and don’t necessarily have the same lobbying power as post-secondary institutions such as McGill University or the University of Toronto. It should
follow then that if New Brunswick post-secondary institutions worked together to safe- guard their collective interests, then they would likely have a much better chance of protecting those interests. Unfortunately for every post-secondary student in New Brunswick, it would seem that the New Brunswick Student Alliance (NBSA) will have a severely reduced capacity to lobby for student interests; that is, if it even exists at all. As it stands currently, the University of New Brunswick at Fredericton (UNB Fredericton) and the Edmundston campus of the Université de Moncton have both voted in favour of dropping down to associate member status with the NBSA. This does not bode well for the NBSA’s future. With these schools making what seems like
preparations to leave the NBSA, I fear for its future. It is much more preferable for New Brunswick universities to work toward goals as a group rather than to be a small voice overshadowed by much larger campuses west of the Maritimes. The student council of the UNB Fredericton has reported to its student newspaper The Brunswickan that it plans on representing itself in the future. This may seem like a very pessimistic view to take, but I don’t see how UNB Fredericton can be as successful working alone in an environment where those in positions of power have to be forced into caring about student issues. As the example of the Quebec student protests has shown us, sometimes, it can be very difficult to bring attention to the difficulties that post-secondary
On The Vagina Monologues: Part II To be broken out of your shell, to have your perspective deepened, and to understand that you can be–have been–complicit, consciously or not, in a totalizing, oppressive system is an invaluable insight. To be then told, implicitly, that the only positive role you can have in the struggle for equity, safety, and security of women and men is either to back off or to fall in worship of the vagina–that, I would argue, is precisely the kind of alienating message that this discourse needs to avoid. The Vagina Monologues is a good play. It shocks; it delights; it urges you to ask questions, to get angry, to act. But like all plays, it must be read – and, I would argue, produced and viewed – with a full knowledge of its historical context. Which, in many instances, it is not. The Vagina Monologues gives us insight into a side of the human story that has gone repressed for far too long. But it also does that from only one angle of the discussion. And because we can only show so much in an evening, it lets fall to the side so many other voices that could be heard. And if you come to this show for the first time and consider it your introduction to something it does not claim to be–feminism, for example, or a complete and comprehensive overview of the discourse on women and men, gender and sexuality–I wonder if it remains truly useful to the goals of the feminist enterprise as a text. I think that we’ve underestimated the power and reach of the play. And I think that, in doing so, we’ve conflated the voices it brings to the discussion with our own discussion. We’ve let it take the place of the vibrant, curious, incredibly important debate about the questions it raises– the relations between women and men, sex and identity, atrocity and human responsibility. We have let the tradition of the play overtake the struggle for self-created meaning and community. But I would also argue that what we celebrate when we sit together in that auditorium and listen to the story of ‘The Flood’, or hear the different slang words for female genitalia, from ‘shediac’ to ‘great neck’, is not The Vagina Monologues as a play. It’s that community– the women and men and boys and girls and everyone who comes together to celebrate and question sex, sexuality, gender, and the messiness and mystery that lie therein. We celebrate the incredible people onstage who embody and enact the things we never thought other people thought about. We break down barriers and open minds. But, what I hope we realize when
we celebrate that community through such a text is that what’s said on stage isn’t everything people think about; isn’t the only way people identify, or have identified, with their bodies, their selves, and their sexuality; and isn’t the only discussion going on. I deeply, deeply hope that we do not mistake The Vagina Monologues for the collectivity of voices that have risen on the subject. So The Vagina Monologues bothers me. But the reasons behind it, and the community we’ve formed here at this university around its themes don’t. And I’m bothered and terrified that those things that bother me are the things that alienate others from our impassioned community when they first see the play–that the inevitable blinders of the text remove us from just how far feminist discourse has come since the play began. And so I ask: if we have this community, and if we know that our voices are there–how are we using The Vagina Monologues? Are we using it to open up the discussion in a way in which everyone can feel included, safe, and accepted? Or are we using it because it’s the text we’ve relied on for years to start that dialogue, regardless of the problems it may have? I think that these are questions worth asking now. I think that, as a university and as a community, we need as open, funny, serious, and electric a discussion as the Monologues brought out when they were first performed. But to place the weight of those discussions on a sixteenyear-old text is impossible. Something that reflects just how complex and how important this discussion is to everyone must act here. I am directing two monologues this year. When they leave the stage each night after performing, I will clap harder than anyone. And when I stand to bow with the women and men who made the show possible, I will be proud of what we have done, and grateful–grateful to those who organized the Monologues, and helped raised so much funding for the Autumn House; to the actresses and directors who embody them; to the audience who cheered them all on. But I’ll also look forward to the day when we understand just how much the monologue has turned into a dialogue, and when we realize that we may not need to repeat the words that someone else has written to speak forth who we are. We will, hopefully, write our own–and let the breadth of all we understand, of all that we are in sex and art, masculinity, femininity, and everything between and beyond, grow and be revealed. Bernard Soubry
students face (that is, until mass civil disobedience comes into play). I suspect that UNB Fredericton will come to find that its lobbying efforts will fall short without the help and support of other post-secondary institutions around the province. At this point you’re probably asking the question: if the NBSA is so great, why do these universities desire to leave? The NBSA is certainly not without its problems. In fact, many would say that the problems are so great that the organization has ceased to function to any meaningful degree. Among other problems, the Edmundston campus of the Université de Moncton has told The Argosy that the NBSA is “internally divided, disorganized, and insufficiently committed to bilingualism.” Indeed,
the NBSA may have many internal problems, but let’s not throw the baby out with the bathwater. Internal problems like the ones listed above can be fixed much more easily than a student council trying to affectively lobby by itself or trying to form a completely new cooperative alliance between New Brunswick universities. Instead of allowing the NBSA to die, and much of New Brunswick universities’ collective negotiation ability die with it, why not try to fix the organization’s problems. It may be an uphill battle, but I think trying to fix the NBSA is much preferable than this school year being the organization’s last. By working together, New Brunswick universities can accomplish so much more, so the NBSA should be made to function more effectively.
Continuing discourse on Monologues There has been much discussion about The Vagina Monologues recently. In last week’s paper, Bernard Soubry brought up some important points about the monologues to which we would like to respond. Bernard says he is bothered by metonyms for the penis, such as “spiky sharpness.” However, it is likely that this doesn’t refer to the penis, but rather to his pubic hair, which the woman can now feel against her shaved skin. If it does refer to a penis, it is by no means the only word used to describe a penis in the monologues. Most often, ‘penis’ is used. At any rate, we give the vagina too many names to be counted, so offering a penis metaphor isn’t out of line. Also, because the monologues are based on interviews, it is possible that the woman used those words to describe a penis, in which case it would be inappropriate to replace their words in the interest of politeness. As for seeing a woman’s vagina as “who she really is,” a couple of points: first off, you don’t need to tell a woman that. Women know they are more than their vaginas. This idea of a vagina being a ‘locus’ is not in every monologue, and isn’t intended to be the definitive word on vaginas. For some women, their vagina may be where they find their centre, just as some men act predominantly with their penises in mind. In our opinion, the goal of the monologues is to elevate the vagina from what many women consider it: distant, dirty, and other. We usually don’t give it credit, and we don’t see its importance as something other than a tool of pleasure and birth (although it’s pretty damn good at those things, don’t get us wrong). By calling it a ‘reason’, the goal is not to reduce the woman to something sexual and physical, but to elevate the vagina as an intricate part of an intelligent, emotional, and multifaceted human being. Bernard makes an interesting point about revision. We, also, find it challenging that the monologues have not been revised for some time, and are almost twenty years old. One could argue that feminism is at a very different place, in theory, than it was twenty years ago. However, the fact that we’re still talking about this proves their pertinence. One of the reasons that the monologues are such a success year after year is that women relate to many, if not all, of these stories. We still live in a rape culture. Societally, women feel distanced from their vaginas and female sexuality is secondary to men’s. As for the lack of positive male and heterosexual experiences in the monologues, we agree. There should be better representation of
men who respect women and their vaginas. We should see heterosexual relationships that don’t revolve around a vagina-obsessed, ‘boring’ guy. In the defense of the monologues, however, they are there both to incite and to tell the untold stories. We will never know what it feels like to be a male in the audience, but would hope that men leave feeling like they share a responsibility to respect the women in their lives. Of course, there are men that are already doing this, just as some women are already totally comfortable with their vaginas and confident with themselves. The monologues may lack a good heterosexual love story, but heterosexual love stories have dominated media for centuries. Could it not, then, be valid to exclude them in place of stories that don’t get stage-time? We will admit, it was very disappointing that “They beat the girl out of my boy,” a monologue about a transgender experience with vaginas, was not included this year. As well, as a friend mentioned, there are no monologues about menstruation! The reality is that this show is working within a ninety-minute interval, as much for simplicity as for marketability. In the end, you can’t tell every story. Furthermore, it is, ultimately, vaginas seen through one woman’s lens. Ensler has a context with vaginas and men that inevitably coloured how she wrote the monologues. Perhaps if we called them “A collection of vagina monologues, based on interviews with a sample of women,” the title would be more correct. It is not the final word on the experience of having a vagina. The Vagina Monologues share the specific purpose of talking about vaginas and getting people to talk about vaginas. They don’t claim to be the definitive feminist work, nor to define ‘womanhood’. This is a complicated issue. It’s important that people share their concerns about the monologues. The monologues spark discussion. Bernard identifies as a feminist and has been deeply committed to The Vagina Monologues for three years. Everyone has a place in feminist discourse, and it’s great that this conversation is happening. Perhaps it is time to open it up and discuss these issues as a community. We know there is more to Bernard’s article. We look forward to more discussion, Kelley Humphries, Rachel Singleton-Polster, and Rosalind Crump
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Please tweet me, Westboro! Or maybe they don’t even deserve attention Andy Schweiz
Opinions Correspondent In late 2012, a theatre class half a time-zone to the east at Memorial University put on a production of a controversial play titled The Laramie Project. The play is notably controversial because of its bleak subject matter: it tells the story of a twenty-oneyear-old male named Matthew Shepard who was beaten to death in 1998 because of his homosexuality. There are some truly sick people in this world. I have made my views on that matter fairly clear in the past. Get this: after he was beaten to death, the Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) ‘picketed’ Shepard’s funeral, holding up signs claiming that “God hates fags” while additionally shouting other insanities. I am always up to debate my seemingly cynical views regarding humanity, but there is no way anybody could convince me of anybody having the right to show up uninvited to a funeral and spew a type of evil babble so foul. Maybe you have heard of them before, and maybe you have not. Now that you have, rest assured that the Westboro Baptist Church is notorious for a reason. To put it simply, they promote homophobia and the deaths of American soldiers overseas. I recently saw an interview between a couple of members of the WBC and comedian/actor Russell Brand, in which they claimed Mahatma Gandhi is in hell for some of the messages that he (is perceived to have) taught. Yes, that Gandhi. And no, they did not mean he is in the Norwegian town. While it may be somewhat humourous to research some of the
Bigots shouldn’t be acknowledged.(Paul Walsh/wikimedia.org) platforms and angles of the Westboro Baptist Church, the line becomes pretty thin when you consider just how serious that these people are. Boasting a membership of less than ninety people, most of whom are family members, they travel all over North America ‘picketing’ funerals, human rights protests, pride parades, and other events which deserve as much respect as one would imagine. Perhaps the worst part is that since the WBC is almost entirely one family, the kids that are unfortunate enough to be brought up by this extremely hateful bunch end up buying into it as well, and are consequently subject to as much flack as the group in general gets. Not long after that MUN theatre class put on the production of The Laramie Project, the WBC miraculously took notice. The son of the church’s pastor, Fred Phelps, sent the group rather spiteful messages over Twitter. He wrote that “LSPU Hall are a bunch of fag enablers” and “You will burn in Hell for all of eternity.” Oh hell, grow up.
In actuality, the cast and crew of the production didn’t seem to react to the messages as Phelps Jr. had hoped for. As the lighting designer put it, they “turned a blind eye to the whole thing.” Westboro’s reaction seemingly raised the overall publicity of the production. I began this article with a plan, but as it flowed from my mind and onto the screen of my laptop, I have realized I don’t really have much to say about the Westboro Baptist Church. I’ve taken notice with that theatre class and how they reacted to the hateful tweets. Obviously, the WBC flat-out sucks and the world could do without their hate. But, perhaps their message is too obviously hateful and they don’t even deserve to be scrutinized. After all, that’s what they want: attention. With that being said, I’d gladly welcome them to send me some thoughts of their own @therealandog. The WBC reminds me of an awful joke a friend of mine told me over the winter break. It’s twenty-five minutes long and has no punch line. In other words, it’s mildly upsetting.
Creating orginal work isn’t hard Proper use of citations is something we should all learn Graham Muise
Opinions Corespondent It’s that time of year again when assignments pile up, and deadlines draw due and past due. And sometimes, it seems as if there really isn’t anything for a student to do other than a little bit of ‘peer to peer sharing’. Unlike the Internet, however, we tend to call that plagiarism at Mount Allison. Since starting at Mt. A, I’ve had the pleasure of sitting on the Academic Judicial Committee. Without giving any specifics, let’s just say that most cases that come through the committee deal in some part with plagiarism. Heck, in my frosh days, I myself almost got a zero and a red mark for a political science paper I wrote. As much as it is frequently talked about, it clearly isn’t getting through all the way. As I’ve seen it,
plagiarism falls under two categories: the accidental errors and the heists. Odds are, everyone at some point during their undergraduate career has had to deal with citations, references, or sources. Truth be told, it’s hard to get them right, every time. While some profs do tend to be reasonable about minor mistakes, that isn’t to say that incorrect citing and the like has become fair game. After all, we are preparing to head into the ‘real world’, or at least farther into the world of academia, once our time in Sackville has ended. The number-one piece of good advice that not enough people listen to is probably that you can ask the library help desk for assistance. Seriously, these lovely people have two Masters degrees and are paid to help students with these types of issues. And do you know what happens if (and by ‘if ’, I really mean ‘when’) our professors finally notice we’re doing things incorrectly? Quite often, the end result is a zero on the assignment, or worse, then a mandatory ‘how to’ session with the library staff. Essentially, exactly what we should have done to start with, plus a failing grade. Not a great trade-off, really. The other side of plagiarism is when it is just a little more intentional.
Other than “don’t be evil” and “timemanage better,” there really isn’t much that I want to say. Mt. A professors are intelligent people. Most of them are probably more intelligent than us students. At the very least, they’ve done this long enough to know how to compare papers and reports, and like to err on the side of caution. Now, I’m not saying that the student is always wrong. However, the prof is usually right, which is almost the same thing. Personally, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with a free share of ideas. After all, that’s how many discoveries and innovations happen. And it shouldn’t really matter if you accidentally switch the order of the year and the publication. But, seeing as I am not in charge of every single class at Mt. A, as well as the world beyond, my opinion is really quite irrelevant on the matter. Really, it boils down to this: if you’ve got a week before it’s due, and you need help, ask someone who knows what they’re doing. And if you’ve got less than a day before it’s due, ask for an extension, or pass it in without the addition of ‘unnamed help’. The reason being, a D is still better than a zero and/or academic probation.
Revolutionary backsliding: The murder of Chokri Belaid Kevin Levangie
Opinion Columnist The recent assassination of Tunisian secular leftist politician Chokri Belaid reignited protests on a scale unseen since the popular revolt against former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. Chokri Belaid was the leader of the left-wing Democratic Patriots’ Movement party, and had long been a vocal opponent of the Ben Ali government, and later, the Islamist-aligned government. Many supporters of Belaid claim that the assassination is a part of a campaign for the destabilization of the country and an attempt to plunge the country into violence. The DPM and other opposition parties have called for general strikes, protests, and another election immediately, some citing government involvement or deliberate inaction in relation to Belaid’s death. The moderate Islamist governing party, Ennahda, has been underactive in monitoring and stopping radical conservative Salafists in their violent behaviour and persecution of those throwing concerts and staging art shows. Days before his murder, Belaid had warned about the growing emboldening of the Salafists. Their actions threaten the many gains of the Tunisian revolution, and such backsliding is far from unheard of. It is important to note that the revolutions of the ‘Arab Spring’ movements were cobbled together from people of wildly divergent ideologies. Unfortunately, in such circumstances, those most willing and able to turn to force and violence tend to prevail. This is apparent in many revolutions. For example, the Bolshevik seizing of power in Russia in late 1917 followed a period of general leftwing insurrection and revolution. The anti-democratic Bolsheviks wrested control from the provisional government, which was a broad coalition of forces working towards democracy. A necessary revolution that saw the overthrow of a corrupt and incompetent tsar was hijacked by force and by undemocratic means.
What began as an opportunity for a more equitable and free Russia ended in the establishment of a oneparty state that murdered millions. The campaign of civil disobedience and protest that prefaced the Iranian Revolution of 1979 consisted of a coalition of leftists, Islamists, and those generally opposed to a monarchy propped up by the United States, which had overthrown a democratically elected government years prior. As the revolution turned violent, hardcore right-wing Islamists led by Ayatollah Khomeini seized the revolution, exiling or killing those considered too ‘westernized’, which amounted to mainly secularists and leftists. The popular support of extremists comes when no other options remain apparent. With the option for a democratic outlet of frustration, or in the face of good economic prospects, people tend to be moderate and reluctant to turn to violence or authoritarianism. The Islamist governments of Tunisia and Egypt lack the secular impulses of modern western governments or nations such as Turkey. A tolerant, peaceful, and secular government leads to an openness that benefits all the citizens of a country. An Islamist government, or one that adheres to any other ideology that dictates belief to the people, stifles the creativity, harmony, and beauty that can spring from a pluralistic society. By enshrining monotheism and a series of religious laws into the ruling of a country, even moderate Islamism excludes those who disagree with such valuations. It also seems rare that such religious parties take a nuanced or academic view of their own holy texts, or of the conduct of those with whom they disagree. It is in this way that the election of religious parties in Tunisia and Egypt are undermining the revolution. The moderate members of the government are reluctant to crack down on the violence of their fellow Islamist, albeit more conservative, allies. In the words of Germany’s first democratic president, Friedrich Ebert, “violence, no matter who is using it, is always reactionary.” He also said, “freedom can only flourish when protected by strong governmental order.” His rule during the tumultuous days of the Weimar Republic made it obvious that those who turn to violence, or turn a blind eye to violence, undermine the freedom of the citizens, and the very nature of democracy.
FEATURES When tipping for service is required February 21, 2013
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It may be appropriate to give more Jessie Byrne
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Anyone who works in the service industry knows that you don’t survive on your salary; you survive on your tips. Most industry workers are paid minimum wage, regardless of their rank, and so their tips become their main source of income. In Canada, there are several service jobs where tipping is considered an obvious obligation. Servers, bartenders, and room service workers are all in this category. Generally, consumers know that by accepting these services they are going to be expected to tip at least fifteen per cent. In fact, many restaurants simply add a gratuity to the bill to ensure that the servers are paid. Other jobs have less obvious tipping standards, like cab drivers, salon staff, concierges, and doormen. Many consumers get confused about which of these people to tip and what the appropriate percentage is. GoCanada.com states that, in general, fifteen per cent should be the norm for all service employees. However, there is some variation. For example, cab drivers should be tipped ten to twenty per cent, depending on the timeliness of arrival and their level of friendliness. Servers should expect fifteen to twenty per cent, although many people believe that eighteen per cent is a more appropriate minimum. Bartenders usually go by the ‘keep the change’ rule, as long as the change is an adequate amount. Tossing the
Working in the service industry can be stressful for many already overworked students. Tips can really help. (Kory d’Entremont/Argosy) bartender a quarter after having purchased a five-dollar drink is not considered appropriate. Coat check employees generally get a dollar to two dollars and salon employees expect the same as servers (fifteen to twenty per cent), unless it is a particularly long appointment, in which case twenty to twenty-five per cent is the norm. In Sackville, there are many businesses where service employees make their living. Bridge Street Café, Joey’s, Sackville Cab, and Mane Attraction are just a few. The employees at these businesses offer considerable insight into what they generally receive in terms of tipping. “I don’t really expect tips,” says Josh Carr, who works at Bridge Street Café. “I consider them a bonus.” Carr says that he personally will tip someone at least fifteen per cent. He says that even if the person didn’t perform to his expectations, he will still tip them this amount out of respect for the work that they do. “There’s sometimes the excuse
that someone shouldn’t get a tip because they’re just doing their job,” Carr says. “People say ‘why would you tip someone for something they’re supposed to do?’” This might be a valid question. Does someone working an office job get tipped? No, of course not. But they call it the service industry for a reason. You’re paying someone to do a job for you that is time-consuming and usually consumer-interactive. In this way, the bill represents the payment of the object received (the meal or the haircut), whereas the tip is the payment for the employee’s friendliness and helpfulness. Carr says that at Bridge Street Café, they pool their tips and split them equally amongst who was working. He noted that they usually only receive five per cent each. “I’m not usually bothered by that amount,” he says. “But there are situations where a customer was particularly needy and I felt that I should’ve received a tip and I didn’t.”
Maria Wilson is a third-year student who spent much of her high school years working at Subway. She says the experience has taught her a lot about tipping. “I think that people should really tip fast food employees,” she says. “They usually don’t make a lot in tips, but they’re the ones who put up with the most ridiculous customers and situations.” Wilson says that her tipping philosophy varies not by the service, but by the quality of the service. “I usually tip at least fifteen per cent or more if the person did a good job,” she says. “If it wasn’t a great experience, I’ll tip ten per cent. It would take a lot for me to tip nothing.” Jake Vecia is a server at Joey’s. He says that when tipping, consumers should also consider that many workers tip-out some of their earnings to the house. “Tip-outs generally range from two to five per cent,” says Vecia. “To quantify that, if your dinner cost 100
dollars before tax and the tip-out is four per cent, the server must take four dollars of their earnings and give it to the restaurant, regardless of whether you tipped them or not.” Vecia says that as long as your server worked hard and was friendly, you should tip them. “I’ve read that on an average shift, a server can travel anywhere from eight to twenty kilometres,” says Vecia. “I don’t know many other jobs where you complete almost a half-marathon while on shift.” It’s interesting to note that there are service employees who have found a way to combat bad tippers. Upon receiving a bad tip, some servers will ask the customer if there was anything wrong with their experience. Bartenders have been known to split bills into coins when giving back change in order to encourage customers to give them a better tip. Non-confrontational methods like this are usually considered acceptable.
Kubota in the Kitchen: Delicious & creamy potato salad A classic favourite, easy to make! Haruho Kubota Argosy Culinarian
In Canada, potatoes are a main source of carbohydrates, whereas in many Asian cultures, we mainly eat rice. While I lived in residence during my first year, I remember getting both rice and potatoes, and, most often, the potatoes were either baked or fried. After moving off campus, my potato and rice eating habits declined, eating much more of the latter than the former. Then, I saw that potatoes were on sale at SaveEasy this week and decided to make potato salad. Perhaps many of you also have some potatoes waiting to be used: instead of baking or frying them, try boiling them to
(Haruho Kubota/Argosy) make a tasty potato salad! This recipe will make you a good amount for you to eat for dinner and spread on bread for the next two days’ worth of lunch. Hope you give it a shot!
3 tbs mayonnaise 1/2 tsp chili powder 1/2 tsp paprika Some salt or garlic salt & pepper
Ingredients: 3 potatoes 1carrot 1 onion 1/2 green pepper
Method: 1. Boil a pot of water. While waiting for it to boil, peel potato and cut into medium sized chunks, about the size of
strawberries. Dice carrot, onion, and green pepper while you are at it! 2. Put potatoes in boiling pot of water.Boil until soft,about ten minutes. 3. Drain potatoes and put into big mixing bowl. Add in diced carrot, onion, and green pepper. Add in mayonnaise, chili powder, paprika, and some salt and pepper too! 4. Mix well and enjoy!
Other suggestions: **If you want your onions to be sweeter and your carrots softer, add them into pot of potatoes for the last one to two minutes to boil. **Instead of chili powder and paprika, you can add your own spices of choice, or even bits of bacon for a different touch!
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Experiences of Black Canadians Teaching and appreciating Black struggles Mariyamu Namakanda Features Contributor
What comes to mind when one thinks of Black History in our sleepy little community? Sackville and Mount Allison University have interesting stories to tell about Black History, made even more intriguing when put into a wider historical context. Unfortunately, Black History in Sackville can often seem like an uninteresting and unimportant subject. It would appear that nothing eventful happened in Sackville, or at Mt. A, to warrant any attention at all. However, for students and residents alike, digging into the town’s Black History can be a helpful exercise in understanding Sackville and the history of the Maritimes. Much maligned in recent years, Black History Month has a rough time in places with an already small Black population. This can be problematic, as it can marginalize the history of a people often finding their cultural impact on the country marginalized. Especially in the Maritimes, where the impact of African-Canadians is certainly present, but not well-taught. Even in small towns like Sackville, there is little education given regarding the contributions of African-Canadians, and a seemingly half-hearted effort to change this. But before we dive into how great the history of human rights and achievements was here, we must consider the other side of our history. The part we are less eager to talk about, so much so that it is almost as if it never happened. Slavery. Even in dear old Sackville,
the history of slavery has been described as “too sadly humiliating to be given extended treatment” by former History professor Frederick William Wallet DesBarres. Jenifer Harrison, an Associate Professor here at Mt. A, has written extensively about the black presence in our local area. In her article titled “Black Life in a Nineteenth-Century New Brunswick Town,” she examines the difficulties Black people would have faced living in the Maritimes, even after the abolition of slavery. Black people were presented as caricatures in newspapers and plays for comedic value. When they were not being targeted for ridicule, they were suspected of loose morality and of being a dangerous presence. Sexual coercion was regularly directed towards black women, and although this was regarded as taboo and was hardly acknowledged publicly, many ‘mulatto’ children were born. Black people in many places, including the Maritimes, have had to face the “assumption of intellectual inferiority… social exclusion and the possibility of sexual coercion” said Harrison. The free Black that migrated to Canada, either from the US, Carribean, or Africa proper, suffered many degrees more of the social exclusion and hard times than other immigrant groups did, simply due to the colour of their skin. This meant segregation from society, and a long lasting place at the very bottom of the social order. Presently, Canadians will often boast of our multicultural tradition, unique in the world. Sure, the country has a diverse population, but have we reached the point where we can truly claim to have achieved racial equality? Canada is Asian, with citizens whose roots can be traced to China, Japan, and India. Canada is European, but Middle Eastern, as well, with migrants from the IAE
and Syria. People in the African Diaspora are, as such, also Canadian makers and actors, deserving as much attention and recognition as their Scottish, German, or Chinese counterparts. Let’s consider the lives of African-Canadians: their accomplishments, cultural heritage, and history, to be analogous to that which we consider be Canadian. At the Black Cultural Center in Nova Scotia, Leslie H. Oliver, a former President and Professor at Acadia University, described the hallmark of Black History in the Maritimes as starting with the creation of a community of those who were ostracized. Oliver remembers growing up in a time when there was no mention in Canadian history of African-Canadians. It was as if Canada had always been a White creation. Donna Bailey Nurse shared this sentiment in a talk she presented at Mt. A this past January. She recalled feeling like she was participating in a big lie when she first started going to school. She felt that it was a hoax, because although she looked different, and had been treated differently, it wasn’t talked about. Now, the Black Cultural Center offers us an understanding of Black History on a factual basis, and, most importantly, a space to talk about these difficult, but very important issues when considering Black History and the Canadian identity. How was Angela Davis welcomed by a full house at Convocation Hall when a community member woke up to find racial vandalism on his home just weeks before. Leslie Oliver has the answer: knowledge and information can make hateful attitudes go away. So, take an opportunity this Black History Month to reflect on the many struggles that have been overcome, and the many hurdles that lie ahead.
Timeline of Black Canadian history 1605 The first person of African descent to set foot on what would become Canadian soil was translator Mathieu Da Costa, a free man in the employ of Samuel de Champlain.
1619
British North America’s first shipload of African slaves arrives at port at Jamestown.
1775-91 African
Americans flee to the Maritimes during the American Revolution. Facing discrimination, poor wages, and harsh living conditions, about half leave for Sierra Leone.
1812-1945 African-Canadians fight bravely for the British Empire and later for Canada. Despite this, they are placed in regiments segregated from their White counterparts.
1820-21 The last known postings of slave advertisements in British North America, located in Halifax, and later Quebec.
1884 British Parliament abolishes the institution of slavery. Though it frees 800,000 Black slaves, it’s estimated that fewer than fifty Black slaves had been in British North America at this time.
1964-70 2005
Halifax dismantles “Africaville,” a community with a largely Black population. It had been disregarded to the point of squalour. Michelle Jean becomes the first African-Canadian to serve as Governor General of Canada. source: blackhistorycanada.ca
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On the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI Rev. John Perkin
University Chaplain Lightning does strike twice in the same place, if one counts both the metaphorical and literal meanings of the phrase. On Monday, February 11, Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation from the Papal Office; at the end of February, he will leave behind the shoes of the fisherman and effectively abdicate from his role as Pope. Just hours after making this announcement, lightning struck the dome atop St Peter’s Basilica, the place from which the Pope made his announcement. The news of the papal resignation caught the Catholic Church, and the larger world, by surprise. Few popes have resigned; the most recent was Gregory XII in 1406, in order to bring about an end to the papal schism. Other resignations in the medieval period were also connected to larger shifts in balance of power at a time when the Vatican held more than just spiritual authority in the affairs of Europe, and were politically motivated. While there has been much speculation around Benedict’s announcement, it should be noted that at age seventy-eight, he was one of the oldest popes elected by the Papal Conclave; now, at almost eighty-six years of age, he is among the oldest to hold the position of Pope (only three were older at their deaths), and the oldest Pope in 300 years. With human longevity increasing, and the demands of the Papal Office also increasing, it is hardly surprising that the demands of the Holy See are overwhelming for someone physically unable to meet them. Greater speculation abounds with regard to Benedict’s successor. Normally, a fifteen day period follows the death of a Pope before the Conclave of Cardinals meets to select a new Pope; this allows the Cardinals to gather from around the world and to complete the funeral rituals of the deceased. In this case, the effective termination date of Benedict’s Papacy is known, and Cardinals are already gathering in Rome, and, perhaps to forestall lobbying and campaigning, we may see a move for the Conclave to be held in early March so that a new Pope is established in the office before Holy Week at the end of March. Speculation around the next Pope is also speculation around what he will represent, and, more broadly, whether any significant changes will come to the Catholic Church. The tension is between those who want centuries of tradition in liturgy (the form of worship), canon law, structure and priesthood to come under scrutiny and change, and those who insist
that the Church must safeguard its heritage in the face of the pressures present in an increasingly complex world. Simply put, should the church change to meet the changing times, or must it stand firm against what is understood to be growing secularism. There is no doubt that this is a crucial time for the Catholic Church, and for the next Pope, who must exercise strong and careful leadership in whatever direction he seeks to take the Church. The issues facing the Church are many, and differ by region. The hot issues for North American and European churches include declining membership, clergy sexual abuse scandals, and the challenge of attracting young men to serve in the priesthood. Calls for increased roles for women, including ordination as priests, are a part of the Church in the northern hemisphere, but unlikely to be counted as significant in the next Pope’s agenda. Catholics in the northern hemisphere– including Europe, Canada and the United States–constitute a little more than a third of the world’s Catholics. Another third of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics are found in Latin American countries, where Christianity and particularly Catholicism continue to flourish. Likewise, in Africa and Asia, Christianity continues to grow; a dominant charismatic or pentecostal form of evangelical Christianity continues to influence Catholicism in these continents to take on increasingly charismatic forms, while holding to traditional values. Numbers of Catholics in the nations of the south–the so-called developing nations–are growing. The reality is that the College of Cardinals is still dominantly European. Cardinals eighty and over are ineligible to join the Papal Conclave which elects the next Pope; of the approximately 120 Cardinals who will make the selection, fewer than a third represent nations beyond the first world of Europe and North America. With growing pressure for a Latin American Pope, it will be interesting to see what direction is taken. One thing is certain – while the last four Popes were all present at the Second Vatican Council of the 1960s (known as Vatican II), the next Pope will have grown up with the changes it introduced. Time will tell whether another Vatican Council will be convened, and whether the next Pope will be ready to institute change in the Church, to meet the changing times of our world. Will lightning strike a third time? CELEBRATING FAITH Thursday, February 21 Fast of Esther - Jewish Sunday, February 24 Purim - Jewish
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Evening of One Acts contrasts different styles of drama Mt. A students display writing, directing, and acting abilities Graham Muise Arts & Literature Contributor This past weekend, Windsor Theatre outdid itself with Evening of OneActs. The two pieces, entitled The Browning Version and Baby Love, were of such a contrast that if the theme of The Browning Version could be described as disappointment, then Baby Love would be sheer silliness. The first play, The Browning Version, is a tale based around the life of Andrew Crocker-Harris, played by Scott Lloyd, who is a professor at a private school. While the story itself was an unfortunate tale, the performance was anything but. Lloyd did a splendid job embodying the weariness and sorrow that years of disappointment would bring about, along with the occasional bout of heartfelt gratitude, allowing the negative to seem that much more stark. The play encompassed adultery,
Left: James Patterson and Lloyd perform The Browning Version. Right: Gould performs Baby Love. (Bernard Soubry/Windsor Theatre) career failure, and betrayal, as well as reminiscences about what could have been. Essentially, it wasn’t the most upbeat piece ever written. That said, the entire cast was fantastic at portraying the more subtle elements of dissatisfaction and frustration, despite what could be called a slightly dry script. According to actress Rebecca Lawrence, her experience in The Browning Version was a positive one.
“The Browning Version really moved me. Even when I was onstage, my heart went out to Andrew,” said Lawrence. “It was an honour to work with such talented actors and director.” The second one-act play, Baby Love, was written by Mount Allison drama student Justin Smidt and directed by Jake Planinc. Husband and wife Stanley and Mildred, played by Xavier Gould and Piper Riley Thompson,
respectively, are so desperate to have a child than they find a doll on the street and think that God dropped a baby on their doorstep. The play revolved around their less-than-educated childcare efforts, which results in the doll being mutilated, and ends with the discovery that the reason the couple have been unable to have their own child is because they think condoms are a necessary component of conception.
Gould and Thompson’s conviction during the performance was such that it was possible to forget how terrible their actual quality of parenting was. On the whole, the performance was quite entertaining; because of the actors’ abilities, though, it became a bit distressing to realize that there are parents out there who are just about as misguided as Stanley and Mildred.
Musicians show their talent Single Reed Recital is a success Bhreagh MacDonald Arts & Literature Editor Some of Mount Allison’s most talented musicians showed off their abilities in Saturday evening’s Single Reed Recital, featuring the Mount Allison Clarinet Quartet and the Saxtastic Four. Both groups seemed to progress as the show went on, playing a wide range of pieces. Taking the audience on an exciting musical experience, they worked up to a fantastic finish that left the audience wowed with their performance. It was apparent that both groups put a great deal of work into the details of their recital in order to make it the best that it could be. The Clarinet Quartet added pizazz to their ensemble by wearing black outfits with snazzy red accents, while the Saxtastic Four featured constant wardrobe changes with brightly coloured shoes. These details tied the ensembles together as a group and added to the fine execution of the performance. In “Gold Rush Suite,” by Jack Marshall, members of the Saxtastic Four, including Jennifer Perdue, Jessie Arsenault, Sarah Dykeman, and Phil Chevarie, brought out true emotion with their music. In the second movement, entitled “Days of ’49,” the sweet tune emoted a sort of reflective sadness which matched the nostalgia suggested in the title. This was contrasted with the familiarity and joyfulness of the third movement entitled “California Stagecoach.” Next to impress the audience were Janet O’Brien, Janelle Butt, Amanda Sanford, and Jacob Roberts as the Clarinet Quartet, playing “Suite in Folk Style,” by Roger Goeb. The group impressed with their ability to create a soothing and whimsical sound in the “Lullaby” section of the piece. It was as though you could feel yourself drifting off to dreamland. In “Folk Dance,” the tempo picked up. Roberts was
featured strongly on the bass clarinet and had the audience bopping their heads to the dancing tune with the repetition of three augmenting notes. In the second half of the recital, the program became more and more interesting, as the groups had seemingly saved the best for last. In “Celtic Suite,” by Gavin Whitlock, the Saxtastic Four got rid of their chairs and really grooved to the music along with the audience. This elevated the energy level and created a more relaxed vibe in the auditorium. The performance of this piece was notable because of its melding of styles. When you think of Celtic music, you do not necessarily think of saxophones. This unique approach to Celtic music was very unique and ultimately satisfying. During the second movement, entitled “Love Song,” Perdue was highlighted on soprano saxophone with a challenging solo. The gorgeous melody captivated the audience as the others blended their sound to create an understated accompaniment.The group’s ability to control their volume was displayed in this piece as crescendos created a wave of passion over the audience, which was then restrained by dramatic decrescendos. In “Danza Hungaria No. 5,” the Clarinet Quartet musicians displayed their strong sense of togetherness. With quick changes of pace and dramatic pauses in the score, it was impressive that the musicians could sense each other enough to stay on track, especially without a director. To close the show, the Saxtastic Four was joined by percussionist Scott Cuzner and brought down the house with the ‘Hip Hop’ movement of “Diffusion,” by Gordon Goodwin. Always full of energy, Cuzner contributed to a party vibe with his performance. Through his body language and facial expressions, you could tell that he truly enjoyed grooving with the quartet. Along with a catchy saxophone riff that repeated throughout the piece, each player had a chance to showcase their personal style through solos, complete with cheers and hollers from the excited audience. With each saxophonist having their moment to shine, this high-energy piece was a perfect way to finish the show.
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It’s nothing like you’ve been told. There are no fluttering hearts or floating feelings, No inner warmth or eternal flames. It’s better. Eyes well, but no tears fall. The mind forces out all other thoughts to make room for something new. It pulls you together despite the miles in between. It begs for your connection. Thought, feeling, and breath are joined, And a rush drops from your head to toe. But what do I know? It’s really nothing like you’ve been told.
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Guests of The Sweetest Little Thing enjoy an art auction, a cake walk, and an evening of dancing. The annual fundraiser was a great success, yet again. (Lea Foy/Argosy)
The Sweetest Little Thing, not so little anymore Local galleries see great success at fourteenth annual fundraiser John Fraser Arts & Literature writer Last Valentine’s day marked the fourteenth annual Sweetest Little Thing fundraiser held by the Owens Art gallery with Struts art gallery and Faucet Media Arts Centre. For those who were not too busy with Valentine’s dates and single drinking games, The
Sweetest Little Thing presented the campus with one amazing night of art appreciation, cake walking, and dancing. Fuelled by a supportive community of artists, locals, students, and faculty, The Sweetest Little Thing was an event to remember. Organized by intern Rebecca Blankert, The Sweetest Little Thing is the most important fundraiser for the local galleries. The fundraiser has gradually grown over the years, accumulating supporters and contributors and adding to the event. All pieces of art were small pieces, something one could easily mount on a shelf. Bidding was done online weeks before the event, but anyone looking to bid on the art that evening could do so by writing their name next to a bid
of intent beside the art. Gemey Kelly, the director of Owens Art Gallery, said, “We had around 120 paintings donated to the gallery for the event. It’s a huge, coordinated invitation to artists all over the community, country, and even on an international level.” The event was designed so that each of the four walls containing art for auction closed at a specific time, which helped to generate the flow of bidders. In addition to the donated art, the cakewalk was a big attraction, allowing for crowd participation in a fun and tasty chance to win a delicious cake donated to the event. Couple that with a raffle and a Valentine’s dance, and the event managed to see fourhundred-plus attendees, with lines out the door of people just waiting
to get in. “I would have to say that the only thing that really changes year to year is the popularity,” said Kelly. “It really seems to get bigger every year.” This was in no small part due to the excellent organization and advertising done by Blankert. The fundraiser is very important for the local galleries in continuing their fiscal support and their international reputation. The Owens Art Gallery uses the opportunity to strengthen relationships with artists from the local and international community while simultaneously providing opportunities for art education to the younger network in Sackville. “A chunk of the funds go towards community outreach and art education for younger students,” said Kelly.
“This is really important for us at Owens.” Struts Gallery coordinator John Murchi shares her enthusiasm. “I believe Struts is all about giving the community opportunities in the arts like our media program.” The funds are very important to Struts, as they too have a large repertoire of international relationships that are strengthened by the fundraiser. “Most of the money raised tonight goes towards our residency program, which brings in artists from all over to work for a five-week period on an approved project,” says Murchi. Struts gallery actually recruits a large amount of the artists involved in The Sweetest Little Thing, as they often collaborate with many local and international artists on projects
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ount Allison is proud of its #1 ranking. Our community of independent-minded students, professors, staff, and alumni have helped build a reputation of excellence. Over the past three years the University has had no greater champion than our Chancellor, Peter Mansbridge. His impact on our campus has been significant. We are delighted to announce that he has been reappointed for another term and will continue to represent Mount Allison.
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AUS Hockey C Mount Allison Mounties Prev Make no bones about it, it’s been a tough year for the Mounties. After the graduation of top scorer Katelyn Morton, captain Lauren Oickle went down with a longterm shoulder injury early in the season, leaving the Mounties with a very young lineup for the better part of the season. It took some time for the youngsters to get accustomed to the AUS game, but they have since adapted well and have improved lightyears since their debuts. Of note has been the play of forward Kara Anthony, who led Mountie rookies in points (6) and goals (3), and now plays on a line with Oickle and fellow rookie Marissa Simard. Kenzie Lalonde and Shelby Colton have gotten stronger as the season went on, and Sam Bujold has made her presence felt in many games this season. Oickle, since her return, has started finding the net, as has Lindsay James; the two tied for the team lead in goals with five each. The veteran ‘grind line’ of Chelsea and Courtney King along with Megan Entwistle has played well all season, with King being an important part of a good penalty killing unit. The strength of the Mounties this season has been their defence. Megan Cameron and Emily van Diepen are the best tandem in the AUS, and both have good offensive upside to boot, while the pairing of Kristen Cooze and Beth Deveaux are right up there, as well. Cooze tied with Courtney for the team lead in points with nine, and has played very well in her first full season on defence. Carmanah Hunter has emerged as a solid defender.
Saint Mary’s Huskies The third-place Huskies won’t open their tournament until Friday, but the team has already surpassed expectations this year. After the nightmare of last season, where they went 1-22-1, the Huskies are looking for redemption and revenge against all the teams that took them lightly last year. They owe a big portion of their turn around to first-year netminder Sienna Cooke. The Surrey, BC, native made a name for herself throughout the AUS for her good positioning and ability to handle a high workload. The goaltender stopped twenty-five or more shots thirteen times this year, including a season-high forty-six against UPEI back on November 30. The Huskies have also enjoyed success up front with Brianna Soper, Billee Canning, and Caitlyn Schell leading a youth movement that includes eleven first-year players. The Huskies will face the Moncton Aigles Bleues and STU Tommies in an order to be determined after those two play on Thursday evening. The Huskies split the season series with Moncton; although they lost the season series with the Tommies, all of the games were decided by two goals or less.
Universite de Moncton Aigles Bleues The fifth-place Moncton Aigles Bleues have had a disappointing season by their standards, dropping below their normal second or third place standing. Inconsistency has been the tale of Moncton’s season, winning games 7-0 but then turning around and losing games 4-0. Consistent offence has been a struggle for the Aigles, who have the second leading assist-getter in Marie-Pier Arsenault (14 A). Goaltending has been a bit of a question mark for Moncton dating back to last season’s playoffs, where a couple of soft goals knocked them out of contention. It’s still unclear who is the established starter in the Aigles Bleues’ crease, as Jenna Van Belois and Emilie Bouchard have split the playing time almost 50/50 throughout the season. A perennially strong contender, it might surprise some where Moncton stands in the final standings, as well as the fact that Moncton hasn’t won the AUS since 2008-09. A few hiccups in the stretch run can attest to their inconsistency, and Moncton coach Denis Ross hopes they can come together this weekend and put together three solid games.
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Championship view Saint Thomas Tommies The Tommies finished in second place in the AUS standings on the strength of the league’s second leading scorer, senior captain Kayla Blackmore (12 G, 9 A). They have also gotten strong goaltending from the tandem of Julia Sharun and Kristin Wolfe, but it will likely be the more experienced Sharun getting the start in the playoff games. The Tommies will have to stay out of the penalty box in the postseason, as they have the second-worst penalty killing unit in the conference. Their powerplay has been abysmal all season as well, capitalizing only 6.8 per cent of the time. Needless to say, special teams will play a crucial role in the Tommies’ postseason fate. The Tommies are hosting the CIS championships in 2013-14, and would love nothing more than to go into it as defending AUS champions. On a five-game winning streak, the Tommies have a good mojo going into the postseason, as well.
University of Prince Edward Island Panthers The UPEI Panthers suffered through the usual post-championship hangover that teams normally experience. The Panthers only won one of their first five games. That lone victory was a result of a goal in the final minute of play followed by a goal just over four minutes into the overtime period. They turned their season around in December and January thanks to a seven game winning streak including a 1-0 shutout over the St. Thomas Tommies. Besides a 7-0 humiliation on opening night against the Aigles Bleues, the Panthers kept their games close, only losing by two or more goals five times throughout the season. Scoring on the team has been done by committee, with only one player reaching double digits in points all season. The Panthers have experienced a rollercoaster season in net. After guiding the Panthers to an AUS banner last season, Kristy Dobson faltered early on. This gave first-year goaltender Marie Soleil Deschenes the chance to step into the spotlight and while she hasn’t stood on her head, she has been consistent for the Panthers. Grouped with the Mounties and X-Women, the Panthers might be able to sneak their way into Sunday’s final with the right bounces.
St. Francis Xavier X-Women Quite simply, the X-Women have dominated this year. They had first place in the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) standings secured shortly into 2013. They kept on rolling to the tune of an eighteen-game winning streak that featured five games where the team scored five or more goals, and only one time where a team scored more than two goals against them. The AUS scoring race features six X-Women, including 2010-2011 Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) Rookie of the Year Alex Normore. The forward from Halifax, NS led the league in goals, assists and plus/minus. In net, Kristy Garrow has been lights-out. She’s the only goaltender in the AUS to have a goals-against average lower than her save percentage. The cornerstone of the X-Women’s season has been their defence. The X-Women’s goals-per-game average throughout the whole season was below one. When the AUS tournament kicks off, teams will be extra aware on defence and because of this, goals should come at a premium. That won’t be a problem for the X-Women, who went 11-1 in games decided by a single goal.
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Lax regulations for genetically modified crops Research limited in effects of genetically modified crops Madison Downe Science Editor Walking down the grocery store aisle, it is impossible to tell if the foods you are purchasing have been genetically modified. In Canada, there is currently no legislation requiring the labeling of genetically modified foods. According to the World Health Organization, genetically modified organisms (GMO’s) are organisms with genetic material that has been altered in a manner that does not occur in nature. Genetically modified crops have overtaken Canadian agriculture during the past twenty years with limited regulation or monitoring of this new technology. Corn, canola, and soya are the most common modified crops in the country, and many other modified products are imported. On Wednesday, February 13, Cinema Politica at Mount Allison University screened the documentary Seeds of Change, by Ian Mauro. The
Vandana Shiva(right) is a vocal opponent of genetically modified crops. (Rosanna Hempel/Argosy) film examines the effect of Genetically Modified Crops (GMCs) through the eyes of farmers and members of rural Canadian communities. While the film was completed more than a decade ago, the topic is still pertinent, as major biotechnology companies
continue to exert enormous control over agriculture in North America. Major biotechnology companies like Monsanto Inc. hold patents on GMOs and control their use, particularly in North America. With limited legislation on the subject, most
King Richard III Found Canadian’s DNA helps identify remains found under parking lot Allison O’Reilly Science Correspondent Remains unearthed last year from a parking lot in the city of Leicester have been confirmed to be those of England’s King Richard III. A Canadian carpenter who is a descendant of the king helped solve this 500-year-old mystery. Researchers at the University of Leicester were able to confirm that the remains belonged to the king thanks to a DNA sample from Canadian Michael Ibsen, who is a seventeeth great-grand-nephew of Richard’s older sister, Anne of York. Ibsen claimed to be “stunned” to discover that he was related to the king. Ibsen shares a rare strain of mitochondrial DNA with the skeleton. This, combined with the archaeological evidence, helped confirm the identification of the remains. A team led by University of Leicester archaeologist Richard Buckley narrowed down the possible location of Richard III’s grave using a process called map regression analysis. The team used ground-penetrating radar to find the best place to start digging. Excavation of the parking lot began last August. Within a week, the team
found remains of tiled floors, and soon after, they found human remains of an adult male who seemed to have died in battle. The body was found buried unceremoniously, without a coffin or shroud. The grave was also found to be clumsily cut, with sloping sides. It was also too short for the body, forcing the head forward. Researchers did many scientific tests on the remains, including radiocarbon dating to determine age. It was found that the remains belonged to a man between his late twenties and late thirties who had died between 1455 and 1540. King Richard III reigned between 1483 and 1485, during the Wars of the Roses. During his reign, he saw many liberal reforms, including lifting restrictions on printing presses and books, as well as introducing the right to bail. His rule was often challenged, and the army of Henry Tudor eventually defeated him, who then took the throne as King Henry VII. After his death, historians writing under the victorious Tudors trashed his reputation. He was accused of many crimes, including the murder of the two sons of his elder brother, King Edward IV. Shakespeare also depicted him in an unfavorable
light in his tragedy Richard III. Records have shown that Richard was buried in a church in Leicester, but the church was dismantled under the rule of King Henry VII, and its location was eventually forgotten. Examination by an osteologist claimed that the body shows ten injuries that were inflicted by weapons such as daggers, halberds, and swords. This is consistent with accounts of Richard being struck down in battle, which claim that his helmet was knocked from his head. The osteologist also claimed that the remains had scars, including knife wounds to the buttocks, which are most likely ‘humiliation injuries’ that occurred after death. The remains also displayed a form of spinal curvature consistent with the signs of scoliosis. This is also consistent with accounts of Richard’s appearance. The skull of the remains have been used to reconstruct the monarch’s face using a technique that helps identify the victims of cold cases. The reconstruction is consistent with portraits done of the king. Peter Soulsby, the mayor of Leicester, has also announced that the discovered monarch would be interred in the city’s cathedral and that a memorial service will be held.
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of the legal issues arising from their use have been resolved in the legal system. The film Seeds of Change highlights many anti-GMO activists including David Suzuki, Vanadana Shiva, and farmers in the prairies whose livelihoods are directly affected by
these companies. Percy Schmeiser became the face of GMO patent issues in Canada after he took Monsanto to the Supreme Court over the use of genetically modified plants. Schmeiser was a Manitoban farmer whose land was contaminated with patented modified canola seed without his knowledge. The case raised important issues that have yet to be fully resolved regarding the rights of companies to patent organisms in Canada. In Canada, unlike the United States and Europe, the Supreme Court had previously ruled that a ‘higher lifeform’ cannot be patented. After the Schmeiser case, the court ruled in favor of Monsanto, allowing the company to patent the processes involved in genetic modification and the cells of the founder plant but not the entire plant itself. Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency are responsible for the labeling policies, and currently the only mandatory labels are for established health or safety issues with the product. The method of food production or engineering is not labeled because it does not pose health or safety risks despite consumer interest in biotechnology labels. Scientific studies on the subject have been limited due to the relatively recent emergence of the technology and the limited major research on the topic.
Asteroid passes Earth DA14 the closest asteroid to the surface of planet on record Madison Downe Science Editor
If you weren’t glued to binoculars or a telescope last Friday, you missed the closest recorded asteroid to Earth in recent history, the 2012 DA14. Just 27,600 kilometres above the surface of the Earth, the asteroid was closer to the planet than many artificial satellites. The asteroid is fifty metres wide, equivalent in size to an Olympic swimming pool, and with an estimated weight of 143,000 tons, it would have caused major damage if it had made impact with Earth. Scientists predicted that if impact had occurred, it would have affected an area of approximately 2000 square kilometres. Telescopes around the world focused in as the fast-moving space rock travelled by at a rapid pace of 7.82 kilometres per second relative to the Earth. Moving from the southern to northern hemisphere throughout the day, the DA14 was visible in some areas of Australia, Asia, and Europe with the aid of telescopes or binoculars. Astronomers around the world recorded this historical event with a wide array of astronomical photography. A variety of webcasts are available online of the close brush with the asteroid.
The next astronomical event with a similar proximity to Earth is not predicted to occur until 2029, but even that event will not come quite as close to the planet. Since the records of systematic surveys of the sky began in the mid-1990s, this is the largest event that astronomers have known about in advance. This event could be the last close pass for this asteroid because the force of the Earth’s gravitational field will alter the orbit of DA14 further away from the planet. A Spanish observatory discovered the asteroid a year ago, and its path has been closely monitored since that time. DA14 avoided impact with Earth by a mere fifteen minutes. The use of radar-enabled scientists to learn more precise data about the composition and structure of the asteroid during its flight. The resources on similar asteroids are the motivation behind space mining companies like Deep Space Industries and Planetary Resources. Deep Space estimated the economic value of DA14 to be close to 195 billion dollars, including water and metals. Critics, including a spokesperson from the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, say that Deep Space had greatly exaggerated the accessibility of the nearby resources. Plans for commercial mining of asteroids include harvesting the metals found in the rock as well as using the water in asteroids to refuel spacecraft efficiently. The DA14 asteroid is not accessible and the company has no plans to harvest it. Rather, they are using the near miss as an example of the relative abundance of similar asteroids passing near Earth.
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New duo brings hip-hop flavour to Sackville scene RED and BMP talk trash with The Argosy Kent Blenkhorn Entertainment Writer The group formerly known as SACKCITY has been getting a lot of buzz in our quaint little town. Sackville has notoriously been folko-centric until the recent resurgence of heavier sounds. But this up-and coming rap duo, BMP and Red, are shifting the focus to rap and hip-hop from the traditional music one would find on a typical Sackville Saturday night. The Argosy got the chance to sit down with the duo at Downtown Diner to talk about what it’s like being the black sheep. The two were very candid in their discussion, which was punctuated with laughter and snarky remarks on both sides of the table The duo had their first performance at Stereophonic 10 and just recently performed at Pickles Deli. However, they have been writing, recording, and producing their music since the beginning of this academic year. The two stated that it was entirely by chance that they meet up with one another–BMP said that he heard that there was “some redhead rapper” that was lingering around campus and set out on a mission to find him. “Every redhead I saw I was like, ‘is that him?’ but I got really judgmental because I would say, ‘no, that can’t be him, he doesn’t look like a rapper.’” It was not until, by chance, the two had
BMP & Red get to business in the studio (Kory d’Entremont/Argosy) studio time in the production room at CHMA one after the other that they finally met. “Yeah, it was kind of an awkward meeting but in the end it was pretty sweet,” said BMP as the two exchanged laughs as they reminisced. Soon after that, the two began to hit the studio and discover that the two shared some common interests.
“We are both dirty so it worked really good,” stated BMP, “we just went into the studio on day last summer and we laid down this beat and both had some dirty verses, which eventually became ‘Sex Rap.’ After that we kept going to the studio more and more,” added Red. As of today, the duo has one song up on their Bandcamp
site, redthemaniacrapper.bandcamp. com, titled “Red Light District,” but is currently working on an EP for the Sackville RPM Challenge that is due out sometime in March. The two were cordial with The Argosy when they explained about their humble upbringings, which led them to becoming rappers. “For me, I started in high school but it wasn’t until when I got to university. One of my friends, his father is a musician, and he used to make beats for me so I started to think about it more seriously,” stated BMP. “I started because no one wanted to start a band with me,” claimed Red, “I was trying to start a metal band but no one wanted anything to do with that. So, just like last year, I started going to the studio and would make beats and rap over top of them.” The two said that it has been a fun process working with one another, and that in the past in their solo attempts write and produce this style of music has been hard. “It was good to have someone to rap with and have them to bounce stuff off of, versus going in by yourself,” said Red. The duo also spoke about their writing process. As a rap artist, there is a different process in writing a song than there would be for a folk artist or four-piece band. “Once I got going it came really easy because you’d always be thinking about it. I would be walking down the street and stuff would come to me. Then, we’d go to the studio and get it down,” says Red. He continued by saying that “a lot of it is getting something recorded in the studio and working off of that. Right now we are working on an EP, so we make a beat, write some lyrics and get those down, then go back and tweak
everything until we get something that works and that we’re proud of.” The whole production side of the creation of a song is something that is not typical in other forms of music, but for BMP and Red it is an essential component. BMP also said that this process, which is preformed in stages, makes it easier to work the stylistic and dynamic aspects of the songs. BMP and Red are a part of the up-and-coming rap scene here in the Maritimes. Of course, there are the well-known acts such as Classified and Buck 65, and there are hiphop DJs such has Getthosocks and The Wordburglar, but there is an emergence of young hip-hop and rap artists coming into the scene. BMP and Red named Justin Rant, Abstract Dot, and Wills from Saint John as being some of the Maritime acts that they are influenced by. Lobstar was another act that they raved about during the interview. One thing that makes the rap duo unique is that when BMP and Red preform live (in case you have not seen them, in which case, you should), they play with a live drum. Percussion phenomenon Evan Mathew accompanies the band during their live sets, which, as the two claim, “adds a whole other level to our music.” Also, during these live shows, the two are know for giving shoutout to people or things in attendance. They wanted to make sure that Evan and Kory D’Entremont got a shoutout in this article. Be sure to keep an eye for future appearances of RED and BMP (formally SACKCITY) and check out their EP to be released on an undetermined date in March.
Sundance film festival shows home-grown talent abroad Canadian starpower on display at Sundance 2013 Elizabeth MacLeod Entertainment Correspondant Each year, the film industry revitalizes itself and starts hunting for new talent and potential hits with the Sundance Film Festival, held annually in Park City, Utah, in January. Sundance was founded in 1978, and has become the largest independent film festival in the United States, and arguably the most important film festival in the US film circuit. Many success stories and careers have been made at Sundance, such as Stephen Soderbergh’s Sex, Lies and Videotape, Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs, and Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris’ Little
Miss Sunshine, just to name a few. The current Sundance hit is Behn Zeitlin’s Beasts of the Southern Wild, with four Oscar nominations to its name, along with countless other accolades. The films and selections at Sundance have largely been American, but Canadian films, filmmakers, and talent have slowly been gaining prominence in Sundance. In 2011, there were six Canadian feature films and eight Canadian shorts featured, and in 2012 the Canadian directors Lisanne Pajot and James Swirsky’s film Indie Game: The Movie won the award for Best Editing in the World Cinema Documentary Competition, marking it as the first Canadian film to take home a prize from Sundance. This year, there were many highprofile Canadian projects, film makers, and talent that will only help Canada’s visibility and presence Canadian influence at Sundance. An important Canadian film headlining Sundance was Sarah Polley’s documentary film The Stories We Tell. Polley, best known for her
films Away From Her and Take This Waltz and her role as Sara Stanley from Road to Avonlea, chronicles her family history, in particular her parents’ relationship, and uncovers that she was the product of an extramarital affair. The film is an engrossing examination of family history with all of its triumphs and tribulations, and was filmed to look like a home movie, while incorporating interviews with Polley’s siblings and relatives and Michael Polley’s narration of his memoir. Sundance also had a double dose of Maritime influence, as Haligonian and Oscar-nominated Ellen Page (Hard Candy, Juno, Inception) had two projects featured. Page’s first film was Zal Batmanglij and Brit Marling’s thriller To The East, where a female operative for a private intelligence firm is hired to infiltrate an anarchist collective known as The East that has executed attacks on corporations, and while she lives among them, she finds herself falling for the group’s charismatic leader. Page plays Izzy, one of the anarchist members, and acts alongside
Alexander Skarsgård (True Blood). Page’s second film was Lynn Shelton’s quirky TouchyFeely, starring Rosemarrie DeWitt (Your Sister’s Sister, Promised Land) as a massage therapist who is unable to do her job after developing a mysterious aversion to bodily contact. Other important Canadian films shown during Sundance 2013 were Jason DaSilva’s feature debut When I Walk, documenting his diagnosis of and living with multiple sclerosis, and Francois Delisle’s The Meteor, an avantgarde look at prison-life. Magali Simard, a short film programmer at the Toronto International Film Festival, who has hosted film discussions for Ryerson University, the National Screen Institute, the Canadian Film Center and the National Film Board, was also a jurist for the Sundance Short Film Jury. The broad spectrum of Canadian films, directors, and actors ensure that Canada’s presence in the film industry is widely felt, and that their influence will only grow stronger.
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The Argosy’s albums at a glance Gabriel Minnikin, formerly of The Guthries, released a new solo album titled Parakeets With Parasols. This album is an alt-country journey through this Haligonian’s unique psyche. Each and every song is an anthemic gem. The whirlwind of country twang mixed with the high-brow strings sections make this album a magical blend of low and high art. The songs seem to be extremely personal, which allows Minnikin to express a wide range of emotion in his songs. Songs like “Land of Language,” “New Orleans,” and “Halifax Blues” all have a high energy feel to them. If that is your kind of music, this is definitely an album that you should check out. -Kent Blenkhorn
Ryan Cook ≈ Wrestling with Demons
Ryan Cook’s Wrestling with Demons provides an impressive mix of upbeat sounding songs and mellow ballads. “Will You Take Me Back to Tulsa?”,the opening track,has a traditional country feel.The short intermission mid-way through the album changes up the pace from the sad “Silver Medal Blues” to “Lulu Lemon,” Cook’s own personal ode to yoga pants. Ryan Cook switches up his sound from the twangy nature of the previous tracks to a more mellow sound on “Like Old Guitars,” which really showcases his musical talent. This more somber track sticks out on the album and serves to prove that Cook can do more than sing about drinking and women. Overall, Cook sticks to his country roots, serving up most of his songs with a heavy dose of steel guitar. – Cassie Fralic
Another case where the name says it all. Rather than never-ending rare grooves from disco 45s, however, sexagenerian frontman John Major’s long-running crew has been pumping out reliably repetitive, nod-worthy stoner grooves since the Dead stopped touring. Long Island, then, is the result of a band who have long since identified and pigeonholed a formula, and have earned the right to stick with it. Standout track “The Savagist” is a grindhouse gear-clunker, an endless groove that could soundtrack the Legion’s seediest night, and it only goes uphill from here. The later “Occult Banker” has a name that hardly bears explaining. While Long Island is one for the die-hards, it’ll pair nicely a good ol’ fashioned evening of heavy substance abuse. – Ian Malcolm
Christ vs. Krishna ≈ Move and Scale
Gabriel Minnikin ≈ Parakeets With Parasols
Endless Boogie ≈ Long Island
This latest offering from Christ vs. Krishna was definitely music to my ears. Pank Bagga’s easy-listening lyrics make for an enjoyable experience, from “Teezer” right through “The Sorrows”. Each part of the band contributes the perfect amount to make each song enjoyable. Shawn Salik’s work on the drums adds in the right rhythm through several of the songs. If I had to pick a favourite song from the album, I’d pick “We Stand Alone.” The song starts out very upbeat and the chorus dips down a bit, but still provides a catchy and listenable rhythm that any listener can get into. I’d definitely recommend this album overall. If you don’t buy this album for the music, buy it for the cats on the cover. – Robert Murray
Like a cassette player with an Apple logo slapped on the front, Lead Mule’s self-titled EP seems chronologically out of place, and yet curious enough to be worth further investigation. Hailing from Yarmouth Nova Scotia, Lead Mule produces a nineties rocking sound with hints of a grittier past decade. It initially smacks of Jimmy Eat World, but the vocals are rougher (a bonus, really), and overall, the production is absent of some of the pop-y elements you might expect inseparable with that analogy. If part of your heart will forever rest in the nineties rock scene, consider checking them out on Bandcamp. The contemporary approach might rekindle some sentimentalism, or invoke fury. You be the judge. -Ryan Burnham
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Sackville RPM record-making month nears deadline Organizer Scott Royle gives some record- making tips Scott Royle Entertainment Contributor As everyone hopefully knows by now, we are a little over the half-way point of the RPM Challenge taking place here in Sackville this month. The
gist: you get the month of February to write and record an album (ten songs or thirty-five minutes) of original music. This can be done alone or with a group, requires no previous experience, and is a way to showcase the talents of the town’s musicians, known or unknown, beginners or pros. Here are a few tips on the art of home recording. For one, don’t be too concerned with the quality. Whether you want to record straight on to a computer using its internal microphone or through more professional equipment, the end goal is the output: the songs. Whatever way in which your creations are recorded isn’t as important as simply
GETTING them recorded. Some of the most interesting recordings have been done in a variety of lo-fi set-ups. Answering machines, analog 4-track recorders, hand-held voice recorders, all of which are viable, cheap, and accessible forms of recording hardware. Moreover, recording in this way can lend your music an extra element of character and personality. Also, don’t let not having certain equipment stop you from putting your music down on tape. There are many cheap ways to track down that bass guitar you need or a microphone. The cheapest option would be to borrow from friends, and in return
perhaps lend them, or others, things in your possession they could use on their own RPM. Get acquainted with people who could help you out and let it be known that you’re around to help too. Also, Long and McQuade in Moncton, as well as Ernie’s Music right here in Sackville, rent a variety of instruments and recording gear weekly/monthly at very little cost. Perhaps the most important thing to keep in mind when recording music at home is that it’s going to be hard to make things sound like you want them to right away, but it’s within these limitations that really brilliant moments of inspiration and artistry
can come about. This is your chance to experiment and be crafty. This isn’t a contest; it’s a challenge, and part of that challenge is dealing with these restrictions and understanding that we are all in the same boat here and that we are all rooting for one another. Remember, you can always ask for help, whether it’s a friend, a professional, someone on a home recording message board, or us! Scottroyle86@gmail.com h t t p s : / / w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m / g ro u p s / s a c k v i l l e r p m c h a l l e n g e /
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Mounties volleyball team is playoff-bound Mounties finish third, will face St. Thomas in playoff semi-finals Alex Bates Sports Correspondent This year, the Mount Allison Volleyball Mounties started the season with a losing record of two wins and three losses going into the Christmas break. The team would need to come together if they wanted to compete for this years Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association (ACAA) title. What we saw from the team after the break was entirely different. The team won four of the six games they played in January and looked to threaten the University of New Brunswick Saint John Seawolves (UNBSJ) and the Dalhousie Agricultural Campus Rams (DAL AC) for a playoff spot. After beating the Université Sainte-Anne Dragons (USA), they faced a pivotal match-up against Holland College Thursday in McCormack Gymnasium. With a win, the Mounties would clinch third place and play a meaningless game against
UNBSJ on Saturday in Saint John. On the other hand, with a loss, the team would have to play the Seawolves to decide the third seed. Mt. A was not to be denied though. The women took care of business in three sets. The game was Brittany Cain’s final in a Mounties uniform, as she is graduating this May. There was a ceremony for her before the game in front of her friends and family and she was able to play most of the game for the team. The team will now go to Sainte-Anne to play the St. Thomas Univeristy Tommies in a re-match of last year’s ACAA semi-final this weekend. After the game, The Argosy spoke with Erica Cronkhite, the libero who has been an integral part of the Mounties success this year. She led the ACAA in digs this year with 206 and played nearly every point for the team this season. Discussing an upcoming battle against STU Cronkhite said, “It’s going to be hard because it’s my sister’s [Emily’s] team and my parents are going to be there.” In case there was to be any debate, Cronkhite said that her parents will be cheering for the Mounties this weekend. She compared the season to her second year (2010-2011) when they won the ACAA championship. “We didn’t do as well in first semester, and then we started playing a lot better in the second semester. I think
The Mounties are 0-3 against the Tommies this year. (Sue Seaborn/Mount Allison) we will come together. It [could be] the last game for a really long time, so you want to play well.” Coach Andrew Kennedy echoed the same positivity in regards to locking up third place. “We have secured third place, and it’s a good pairing for us because we have played really well against them. Last year, we played the best game of volleyball
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I have coached in years, and that’s carrying through this year. The girls that were here last year know what they have to do to beat this team.” The positivity is flowing through the locker room for this team right now. The team will have momentum on their side heading into the ACAA Championships.
Five straight for Mt. A
Basketball teams stung by Tommies Owen Beamish Sports Correspondent It was a basketball-filled weekend in Sackville as the Mounties took on the Crandall University Chargers (CU) on Friday night and the St. Thomas University Tommies (STU) on Sunday. The Mountie women looked to bounce back from their last game against Crandall, which they lost 7359. It’s always an intense affair when these two teams meet, as former Mounties Marlon Smith and Megan Plummer now play for Crandall. CU trailed only by seven after the first quarter and then outscored the Mounties 15-12 in the second. The second half was a different story for the Mounties, as they were able to pull ahead and cruise to a double digit win of 82-57. Mackenzie McHatten led the charge for the Mounties, putting in sixteen points to go along with nine rebounds. Katie Lund also contributed for the Mounties with fifteen points, three rebounds and two steals. It was a solid effort for Mt. A against the lower seeded Crandall side. It was a different story on Sunday as the girls took on the top seeded, undefeated Tommies. Mt. A always seems to play the Tommies tough, taking them to the wire last time in a 67-60 loss. STU came out firing, outscoring the Mounties 23-15 in the quarter, but Mt. A got their act together in the second, drawing even at 16-16 to keep the deficit at eight. Unfortunately, the Mounties fell behind in the third, giving up a staggering thirty-one points to STU. They were not able to come back from this turn of events, eventually falling 84-57. Mackenzie Gray led the
Both teams sat in fifth as of Tuesday. (Sue Seaborn/Mount Allison) Mounties with fourteen points and seven rebounds. Maddyson McDonald helped out on defence with five steals, while scoring twelve points as well. Mt. A remains in sixth place in the Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association (ACAA) standings, with a 7-10 record.The team is on the road next Saturday against the Holland College Hurricanes before returning home to host the King’s College Blue Devils on Sunday before the playoffs, which take place at the beginning of March. For the men, they looked to make a statement against the third-place Chargers and the surging Tommies, who hold down the first spot in the ACAA. Friday night the men took on Crandall, a team they had previously lost to by only one point. The intensity was high from the tip-off, and Mt. A was able to build a nice twenty-point first-half lead, 49-29. Ben Chisholm was huge for the Mounties, scoring twentynine points, the most exciting being an alley-oop dunk in the first half. Chisholm also had twelve rebounds to complete his double double. Akil Smith also had a key game for the Mounties, making several big threepoint plays en route to sixteen points.
Despite a great third quarter where Crandall was able to get back into the game, the Mounties held on to a 84-77 win, one of their biggest of the season. Mt. A showed the rest of the league that they can play with anyone. On Sunday, the Mounties took on the first place Tommies, who have been surging as of late. Like the Crandall game, it was incredibly close and tense right from the get go. Chisholm led the team again, scoring twenty points to go along with sixteen rebounds. The teams were all tied at thirty-five at the half, and remained tied after regulation thanks to a three from Brandon Malally, who had a big game himself with sixteen points and eight rebounds. In overtime, the Mounties weren’t able to push past the Tommies and fell 76-71. It was a good loss for Mt. A, who showed once again they can compete with any team in the league. The men’s ACAA really is a competition between the top five teams, and Mt. A is right in the thick of it. Next week, the Mounties are also on the road against Holland College and at home to Kings College, two huge games for them as they try to improve in the standings.
Eric Freeman is headed to nationals. (Sue Seaborn/Mount Allison)
Continued from Cover pretty well for us,” noted McGuire after the victory. On Sunday, the Mounties experienced their first serious losses of the year, qualifying only four players for nationals in Ontario at the end of February. The mixed doubles team of rookies Michael Miller and Tetlow qualified for nationals while McGuire and Freeman punched their tickets in the men’s double section. A repeat of the success on Saturday, the Mounties made it to the finals in all five categories but lost in three of them. In men’s singles, ACAA Men’s Player of the Year Chris Ross from the Rams booked his flight, while ACAA Female Rookie of the Year Maddie Alvarez of
UKC in women’s singles also qualified for nationals. In the women’s doubles section, King’s qualified two more players as the team of Rachel Nelems and Louanne Comeau defeated Mt. A’s pairing of Drake and Arsenault. Speaking about the team’s play, head coach Brent Barkhouse mentioned that “I can put anybody in any position and they’ve seemed to be able to find success.” At the awards ceremony, Mt. A was recognized for two awards as Tetlow received the Female Player of the Year Award and her teammate Michael Miller took home the Male Rookie of the Year Award. The team will now head to nationals at Georgian College in Barrie, Ont. from February 28 to March. 2.
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Mounties win to end season Weekly wellness Cameron scores shootout winner in season finale
The loss of life and the grieving process
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Bring on the playoffs. The Mount Allison Womens’ Hockey Mounties closed out the regular season portion of their schedule this past weekend with three consecutive home games to gear up for the playoff tournament in Sackville this weekend. Wednesday night, Kate O’Brien made her debut in net for Mt. A and played a spectacular game, stopping twenty-one of twentytwo shots in a tough 1-0 loss to the Saint Thomas Tommies (STU). The Tommies finally solved O’Brien with only 1:17 left to play in the third on a scramble play in front of the net, with Kenya Marcelline potting the game’s only goal. Kristin Wolfe stopped twenty-one shots for the shutout for STU, while Kara Anthony led the Mounties with four shots on goal. Saturday was a different story, as the fifth-ranked St. Francis Xavier X-Women asserted their dominance with a convincing 6-1 win in Sackville. The Mounties hung with the X-Women for the first two periods, but St. Francis Xavier blew things open in the third with a trio of goals. With St.FX up 1-0 late in the first, rookie forward Shelby Colton took a pass from Randi Sullivan and found the back of the net on a shot from the slot, tying the game at 1-1. Unfortunately, that was all of the offence the Mounties were able to muster, only getting sixteen shots to the net over the course of the game. Jenelle Hulan was busy in the Mounties’ crease on the other hand,
At some point, we will all have to deal with grief over the loss of a loved one. This immensely difficult time can be made worse by the fear of death that our society perpetuates. Most of us have grown up in a world where the mention of death is uncomfortable, anti-aging products are everywhere, and hospice-palliative care is far less common than it should be. The grieving process and how to cope with someone’s death are not often talked about, but should be. Most people have briefly come into contact with Kübler-Ross’s five stages of grief. This theory outlines emotional stages that people generally progress through while grieving. The stages are: denial (this can’t be happening), anger (why is this happening?), bargaining (praying, wishing), depression (too sad to do anything), and acceptance (at peace with what happened). However, Kübler-Ross said herself that people do not necessarily go through the stages in order, or even go through all of them to be able to heal. These five emotions are common during the grief process, but it’s also normal to feel shock, sadness, guilt, fear, as well as physical symptoms such as aches, pains, fatigue, and nausea. Everyone will grieve differently depending on the circumstances of the loss, religiosity, personality, coping style, and experience. There is no norm when it comes to grieving. Also it is important to know that denying or ignoring these feelings will only make
Mt. A face St. FX today at 6:00 pm. (Sue Seaborn/Mount Allison) facing forty shots and making some incredible saves in the second period. Sunday’s game was a much better performance by the Mounties, who took a thrilling game 2-1 in a shootout over the Saint Mary’s Huskies. Meghan Corley-Byrne finished her regular season career the way it started five years ago with a dominant performance in the shootout, stopping all five of the Huskies’ shooters after making twenty-five saves through regulation and overtime. The penalty-filled game saw its first goal come on the powerplay when Megan Cameron’s shot from a tough angle bounced off of Courtney King and in for King’s fourth goal of the season. The Mounties would maintain their 1-0 lead until 7:21 remained in the third, when a loose puck was snuck past Corley-Byrne by Brianna Soper to tie things up. The Mounties controlled much
of the overtime period, getting lots of good chances in the four-on-four action, but Sienna Cooke was sharp in the Huskie net, stopping twentynine shots through seventy minutes. In the shootout, neither team was able to score after nine total shooters, but Cameron stepped up and delivered a highlight-reel goal to give the Mounties the win in their final regular season game. The Mounties will now host the Subway AUS Womens’ Hockey Championships, starting today (Thursday) and running through Sunday. For more information, check out the centrefold of this issue, or go to the championship website at http://athletics.mta.ca/department/ aushockey.html. All games will be broadcast on Mount Allison’s CHMA 106.9 FM Radio and webcast through AUSTV on the AUS website.
the grieving process more difficult and prolonged. Unresolved grief can lead to depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and general health problems. Many people unfortunately believe that grieving is weak when it is actually a normal and necessary process. One of the most essential parts of the grieving process is seeking social support from family, friends, and even a counsellor or therapist. Having the support of others has been shown to help people heal faster and feel better in a variety of situations, including the grieving process. The presence of others during this time can make the process far easier than dealing with it alone. When dealing with grief, emotional and physical energy is easily depleted and having emotional and practical support available from others can go a long way. Don’t be afraid to accept help from others. For anyone that has a friend dealing with the death of a loved one, it can be difficult to know what should be said or done. If there is anything that should not be said, it is, “I know how you feel.” This belittles the gravity of what the person is experiencing and will not make them feel better. There are different types of support you can offer, such as emotional support which involves providing comfort, reassurance, and love. As well, there is instrumental or tangible support which consists of direct assistance in terms of money, chores, or food. Finally, informational support involves providing advice, suggestions, and feedback. This last type of support can be difficult to provide and may be best coming from a therapist or counsellor. If you are grieving or know someone who is, resources are available at the Wellness Centre on the ground floor of the Wallace McCain Student Centre. The grieving process is difficult, but you don’t have to go through it alone.
Lauren Oickle Hockey captain looking to end career as a champion Wray Perkin Sports Writer The Mount Allison Hockey Mounties lucked out when captain Lauren Oickle opted to come back for her fifth year of eligibility, but getting her to stay for the whole season took a bit of unplanned and negative help. Having made the decision to return for her fifth year of eligibility, Oickle had planned to only play the first semester of the season before graduating at Christmas. Along with the feeling of leaving her team hanging, a shoulder injury, which occurred in the fourth game of the regular season, helped to derail those plans. “I decided to come back for the second semester simply because it was too hard to leave the team half way through,” says Oickle. “I also didn’t want to leave on a bad note, considering I missed nine games before Christmas.”
The Moncton native has been an Atlantic University Sport (AUS) second-team all-star the past two seasons, and has been the team captain during that time as well, becoming only the second hockey Mountie to be a three-year captain. “Three years of being captain is definitely an honour and I am so glad to have been a part of an excellent program,” Oickle says. Majoring in Commerce (Marketing/Management) with a minor in Geography in progress, Oickle has scored thirty-three points including twenty-four goals in her Mountie career. Oickle says the key to balancing her academics with her sport comes down to time management. “I was fairly used to it (when I got here) because ever since I could remember I had one or two sports going on at a time,” Oickle recalls. “We rarely get weekends off during the season, so, for us, Friday nights are about how much work we can get done instead of a night to relax. That comes with selfdiscipline and all athletes need to have it to be successful in their academics.” A fan of the Montreal Canadiens, Oickle says the small atmosphere at Mt. A and in Sackville is beneficial
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athletes competing here. “The school is small, so it’s awesome that a lot of the athletes know each other and support each other in their respective sports,” comments the team’s leading goal scorer this season. “Overall, Mt. A has a solid group of people all working together to accomplish the goal of being successful in academics and in athletics and that has been the most apparent thing in my five years here.” Oickle also paid tribute to the large number of Sackville supporters who constantly show up in good numbers for Mountie sporting events. The two-time team Most Valuable Player will end at least the home portion of her hockey career this weekend when the Mounties play host to the Subway AUS Womens’ Hockey Championships from Thursday to Sunday. While she recognizes it is bittersweet, she is excited about the opportunity to host the championships in her final season. “It’s amazing for me as a graduating player to have the playoffs here on home ice. I think being comfortable and having everything right here at our convenience is what I will value most about playing in our home rink.” Oickle and the Mounties take to the
Oickle is a leader on and off the ice. (Sue Seaborn/Mount Allison) ice Thursday night at 6:00 pm against the St FX X-Women. A win would give the Mounties a day off before playing the UPEI Panthers on Saturday, while a loss would have the MountiesPanthers matchup on Friday.
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Robert Murray Sports Editor I wasn’t quite sure what to expect when I volunteered to come to a meeting of the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) club at Mount Allison. I was relaxed, as I had some sort of experience in grappling with one of my former roommates. He knew mixed martial arts inside-out, and subsequently knew how to turn me inside-out. My roommate introduced me to a new world of pain. With kimuras, arm bars, chokeholds, and my favourite, the crucifix, I learned how painful it could be to serve as the opponent for a mixed martial artist in training. So, there I stood, setting up the mats that would soon cushion my fall to the ground. It was like I was digging my own grave. Instead of starting the evening off by beating each other into a pulp, the seven of us sat around and stretched. I knew how important stretching had been before, but after the hour I would be eternally thankful I had taken the stretching seriously. We moved from the stretching into trying out kimuras on each other. This involved me having a guy lean on top of me and me wrap my arms around one of his to form a lock with my wrist. With a simple readjustment of my
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Grappling during a meeting of the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu club at Mount Allison. (Kory d’Entremont/Argosy) weight, I had his arm bent behind his back and was making him submit. We learned a few other submission moves and some defensive maneuvers for how to break free from our opponents when we were in a moment of weakness. The final event of the night was confusingly named ‘shark bait’. Everyone else understood, but being the newcomer, I decided to volunteer without even knowing what it was. Shark bait involves one wrestler grappling with another for one minute and then doing the same with each participant in the room. Since I went first, I had to face everyone at least once. I faced off against one of the instructors and was provided with a
flashback to the pain I endured with my former roommate. I was submitted three times within the minute long stretch. Even though I became more fatigued as I passed through each wrestler, I improved with time. Being a goaltender, I take pride in the strength in my legs. This turned out to be extremely beneficial for me. I was able to firmly wrap my legs around my opponents to the point that they would not be able to break free. They would have to resort to trying to submit me through an arm bar. I was able to fight with my opponents for long enough that they were not able to get any good chances to submit me during the minute-long battle. This
was my victory: to see how much I could resist my opponent’s submissions and defend myself properly. I learned a great deal at this BJJ meeting. I realized that it was more of a cardio workout than I was expecting it to be. I knew going into this experience that it would not involve me beating someone up for an hour straight. What I learned was that proper stretching techniques were equally important for newcomers and veterans alike. I also earned several attacking and defensive maneuvers that will give me a solid foundation for the future when I forget about the pain and decide to put myself through something like this again.
Musings from Mounties Who will win the AUS Women’s Hockey Championship?
Wray Perkin
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I’m taking the host Mounties. They have been getting better with each week, and their best players are beginning to play like best players should. Captain Lauren Oickle is healthy, and the defensive core, which, in my opinion, easily has the best two pairings in the AUS, is playing lights out lately. The bounces have been going against them all season, but I think the bounces start going the Mounties’ way in the next week. The Mounties will be a Cinderella story, but I think they can pull it off on home ice this weekend.
The UPEI Panthers are my pick to win the Championship this year. Yes, they are only ranked fourth in the standings at 13-10, but I love an underdog. They’re the defending champs, which always gives you an edge in my book, and they have arguably the second best goaltender in the league. All it takes is a few key saves and some stolen games, and they’re right there in the championship game again. Beating St. FX is going to be hard for anyone with the way they’re playing, but if you’re looking for a sleeper pick, go with the Panthers.
As DMX once sang, “X gonna give it to ya!” The X-Women have steamrolled their opponents this year, going 23-1-0 in the regular season. The X-Women have it all. Depth scoring, rock solid defence, and two goaltenders that could easily carry the team regardless of who starts are the perfect recipe for any championship team. The team gave up only twenty-three goals all season and only lost once, albeit in overtime. With an eighteen game winning streak, I’ll borrow another set of music lyrics, this time from Limp Bizkit. The X-Women will keep rollin’ rollin’ rollin’ rollin’.
Courtney Dickie My pick is St. Thomas. The Lady Tommies certainly have the offensive firepower and goaltending required to challenge for the championship this year. They are led by graduating forward Kayla Blackmore (second in league scoring) and graduating goaltender Julia Sharun. STU finished second in the league standings and heads strongly into playoffs on a five-game winning streak, where they will face Moncton and SMU in the round-robin. Although STU has struggled against St. Francis Xavier this season, I’m not counting them out, and I think they’ll be the team to give the X-Women the best competition for this year’s championship.
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The Mount Allison University badminton team has been honoured as Athletes of the Week for their dominance and outstanding performances at the Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association (ACAA) badminton conference championships held on the university campus this past weekend. Earning the maximum amount of points possible, the Mounties won every category of play, capturing their fifth-straight ACAA Badminton banner. Feng Li (Zhumadian, China) and Gillian Tetlow (Port Williams, NS) won men’s and women’s singles; Greg McGuire (Summerside, PE) and Margaret Arsenault (Riverview, NB) won mixed doubles; Carrie Drake (Stratford, PE) and Kristyn Visser (Charlottetown, PE) were victorious in the women’s doubles; and Eric Freeman (Kingston, ON) partnered up with Nathan Dix (Coldwater, ON) to win an exciting men’s doubles match in three sets. The Mounties only lost four sets over the day’s competition. As well, at the ACAA Awards Night banquet, Mountie Gillian Tetlow was honoured with the female Player of the Year award, while teammate Michael Miller from Memramcook, NB was selected as the league’s male Rookie of the Year. At the following day’s competition for Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Canadian championships qualification, Mounties Gillian Tetlow and Michael Miller won the mixed doubles category, while Eric Freeman and Greg McGuire dominated the men’s doubles division. Both teams and Mounties coach Brent Barkhouse will now represent Mount Allison on the Atlantic team, which will travel to the national championships at Georgian College in Barrie, ON, from February 28 to March 2. Other Athlete of the Week nominees were: Kate O’Brien (hockey), Akil Smith (basketball), Erica Cronkhite (volleyball), and Kate Lund (basketball).
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