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Purdy Crawford Centre officially opens

Garnet and gold baloons drop at the Friday, Oct. 3 opening of Mount Allison’s new arts centre, named for the alumus and businessman Purdy Crawford, who died earlier this year. (Chris Donovan/Argosy)

State of the art facilities now open and busy Jean-Sébastien Comeau News Reporter

Mount Allison’s faculties of fine arts and drama officially opened the doors of their new home to the Mount Allison community.

For the Oct. 3 event, many notable members of the community, including alumni, current executives, faculty and members of the Crawford family, gathered in the lobby of the building.

Alumni art decorated the walls throughout the building.

Suzanne Crawford, eldest daughter of the late Purdy Crawford, emphasized how much the event

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would have meant to her father, who passed away Aug. 12 of this year. “My father had a love for Mount Allison, that is hard to describe. In a way, it was like his second family. We were hoping he’d be here; it’s bittersweet […] we had been keeping him updated. It was sweet, because this was such a beautiful celebration […] it’s been an overwhelming day,” said Crawford. A Mount Allison alumna, Crawford was an early member of the committee responsible for the construction of the centre, sitting on the board for a total of 10 years.

The Centre provides the Fine Arts and Drama departments with state of the art, defined work spaces. The new spaces have been key in centralizing the Fine Arts department’s facilities.

“For sculpture, our welding facilities used to be off-site on King Street. That was a hassle, because if you wanted to weld, you had to book a time with a

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technician, you had to go over there, and the facilities had water problems.

Now, it’s all in one place, it’s ventilated […] the spaces are a lot more inviting, a lot more open,” said Krista Gunn, a fourth-year fine arts student.

With the Purdy Crawford’s darkroom still under construction, students have continued to use existing facilities in Hart Hall’s basement .

“All the profs have been amazingly accommodating […] it would be an inconvenience if we didn’t have such wonderful professors. It’s a bit more of a problem for the first and second years who are currently learning the basics, but that’s why they set up the dark room in [Hart Hall]”, said Gunn.

“The fine arts department was at a point where the facilities really didn’t serve faculty or students in a way that they should be,” said Thaddeus Holownia, head of the fine arts department. “In time, I

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think [the Purdy Crawford Centre for the Arts] will become a creative hub […] a building like this has an impact far beyond the borders of New Brunswick,” said Holownia. Faculty members have been deeply involved in the conception of the building, from its inception to its finishing touches.

The Windsor theatre, along with Mount Allison’s drama program, which for the past three years have both found a temporary home in Convocation Hall, will see the totality of their facilities moved to the new Motyer-Fancy theatre.

The theatre is named Dr. Arthur Motyer and and Prof. Alex Fancy, two Mount Allison alumni who have been instrumental in developing the drama program at Mount Allison.

“The black box design give our students maximum flexibility in staging […] it allows for intimate performances with a small audience

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or bigger shows with up to 140 spectators. We are honoured to work in a theatre that bears the names of these two extraordinary trailblazers,” said Glen Nichols, the drama program’s director. Overall, the project’s cost was 30 million dollars. The university raised 23.6 million dollars in private donations, while the university will absorb the remainder. Mount Allison surpassed its initial fundraising goal of twenty million dollars, reducing the cost Mt. A has to absorb. No public funding was directly provided for the centre.

“Donations for the Purdy Crawford Centre were to support the construction of the centre; [donations] have been or will be spent by the time we finish paying the bills,” said Robert Inglis, Mount Allison’s vice-president finance and administration.

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Panel talks Israel-Palestine

CIS gathers local Middle East experts Jean-Sébastien Comeau News Reporter

Mount Allison’s Centre for International Studies brought together students and scholars to discuss this summer’s conflict in the Gaza Strip.

The panel was composed of four scholars from a number of Maritime universities, along with a Mt. A student who attended university in Tel Aviv in the winter semester of 2014. The panel was mediated

by James Devine, assistant professor in the department of politics and international relations at Mt. A. Organizers began preparations in mid-July, at the height of conflict in Gaza.

“We wanted to create a platform for everyone to openly discuss [the conflict] while trying to keep the conversation as academic

and productive as possible,” said Zoe Luba, one of CIS’s student coordinators. “We wanted to question what they can do about it, whether it’s our place to intervene,” said Luba.

“We also wanted to distinguish academic from opinion […] it’s such an emotionally charged issue, we wanted [the panel] to be more fact based,” said Gabrielle Steeves, CIS’s other student coordinator.

Some felt the Israeli perspective was underrepresented.

“It’s pretty obvious to anybody who’s watching that the panellists were largely looking at things from the Palestinian perspective,” said Devine. “I think it would’ve been better if we could’ve had somebody giving the Israeli perspective […] there is an Israeli narrative to the conflict that is very different,” said Devine.

Maritime universities are scarce in scholars specializing or even offering courses focused on the Middle East.

Devine is one of Mt. A’s only

scholars currently studying the Middle East.

Helen Walsh, a fourth-year honours student in political science, brought a first-hand account of her tenure in Tel Aviv.

“You meet people and you see how complex the situation is. [Palestinians and Israelis] don’t understand each other’s situations in the way that you can assume they do from here,” said Walsh. “I didn’t get to know Palestinians in the same way that I got to know Israelis […] [Israeli] feelings about the conflict varies. Over here, people tend to assume that if you’re Israeli, you’re pro-Israel and vice versa when in fact, it’s a less black and white.”

The narratives both sides use to justify their actions are quite similar.

“Both sides see themselves as victims in this. Both sides see themselves as acting primarily defensively […] there are extremists on both ends who are wiling to say ‘yes, we’re being aggressive’, but they are few and far between,” said Devine.

Continued from cover “The difference – and this was always a part of the plan – is coming out a preexisting budget in Facilities Management […] Facilities Management already has an alterations and renovations budget, and a portion of that budget is being used to account for the difference,” Inglis said.

The Purdy Crawford Centre for the Arts was one component of “Jump,” the largest fundraising campaign in the university’s history.

Launched in 2004, the campaign aimed to raise a total of $86 million over 10 years. The campaign ended on October 12, 2012, with a total of $96 million amassed.

“Right from the start, the lead donors were very clear that they did not want their own name on the building.

They thought it appropriate that it honour and recognize the contribution of Purdy Crawford to Mount Allison, to his profession and to the country […] in fact, [Purdy Crawford] was not in favour but the other donors and his

Pride flags raised at town hall, chapel Community celebrates Pride Week

Thaddeus Holownia addresses the crowd. (Chris Donovan/Argosy) family convinced him [of naming the building after him],” said Gloria Jollymore, vice-president university advancement.

The building’s costs weren’t just monetary. The university demolished the Memorial Library to make room, angering some alumni and community members, but provoking only a muted response from students. The library was built in 1927 to commemorate Mt. A students who died in the First World War. “The master plan that we have divides the campus in three sections, with the middle section being a primarily academic area. That

drove much of the decision in making sure that we kept consistent with that master plan,” said Inglis. While the drama department called the Memorial Library home, its functions weren’t primarily academic.

Prior to demolition, the Memorial Library housed Windsor Theatre. It served as the student centre until Trueman House was converted into the Wallace McCain Student Centre.

Purdy Crawford, a Mount Allison graduate and Chancellor emeritus, was a lawyer, businessman and philanthropist.

Questionable methodology may be cause

free speech, there is no need for one.

“I think the feeling is that people should feel free to speak their minds on campus, and I think they do,” said Hiscock.

Hiscock also raised concerns with the research and methodology behind the JCCF study.

While the JCCF website acknowledges the value in positive campus environments, it maintains “there is an important difference between restricting speech in the workplace, and restricting the debate of controversial ideas on campus.”

According to the study, “Mount Allison’s Gender Neutral Language Policy encourages students to replace phrases such as ‘man the desk’ or ‘the common man’ with ‘staff the desk ’ or ‘the average person’ respectively.”

The policies it identifies as restricting free speech on campus, however, don’t target students. Rather, they are guidelines to create a positive work environment at Mt. A. “It’s not directed at students.

It’s only if you’re working here at the university,” Hiscock said.

Hiscock said that the policy should be seen as a guideline rather than enforced speech codes. The policy itself uses the word guidelines.

“The policies are more aimed at communicating and being clear and respectful with different groups,” Hiscock said. “There is nothing in the policies that says you can’t talk about a certain subject.”

‘F’ in free speech

Tyler Stuart

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“University in Latin means ‘all of us together’,” said Rev. John Perkin at the raising of the Pride Flag marking the first-ever joint town and university Pride Week in Sackville. The flag raised in front of the university chapel was the second raised on Oct. 6, following the raising of another flag at town hall and a Pride March.

The event was the town’s third annual Rainbow-Flag Raising while it was the second annual raising at the university.

More events are scheduled for the following week. A bake sale and a film screening of the pilot episode took place Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively. On Oct. 9, there will be speed-friending in Gracie’s that will attempt to create friendships in the same way that speed-dating creates relationships. The following day the community will hold Pink Day and Holding Hands Day. Combatting bullying and homophobia, the event asks people to wear pink and hold hands in solidarity against them.

The events included speeches, a poem, and

The lawn in front of the campus chapel is host to campus’s Pride flag that for the first time was raised in collaboration with the town. (Chris Donovan/Argosy) performances of the pride song, “We Found Our Place,” written by former Mt. A Alumnus Alasdair MacLean, by members of the community at both the town hall and the chapel.

“In 20 years, Sackville and the Mount Allison community have come a very long way,” said Catalyst’s Emily Crozier of the university’s progress on LGTBQ issues. Crozier cited the twentieth anniversary of Catalyst, the Argosy’s first queer-focused issue 19 years ago, same-sex family status being included for university employee benefits, and Mt.

A’s first rainbow flag raising and pride week last year as examples of this progress.

Perkin spoke about his own involvement in a Mt. A LGTBQ first. “I was very pleased to perform the first gay marriage in the university chapel in October, three years ago,” said Perkin.

Students stopped on their way to class to watch the flag raising, which was followed by prayer given by Perkin.

Catalyst President Katie Clarke asked students what the flag raising meant to them.

“Some said it felt like pride,” she said. “It means that they

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don’t have to hide anymore. It means that they can walk hand in hand with the person they love, and not feel like it is a spectacle.”

Clarke went on to comment on the value of the publicity.

She said, “This flag raising means acknowledgment, something that hasn’t always been accessible for the LGBTQ community.”

Clarke hopes that one day events and organizations such as these won’t be necessary because sexuality and gender identity won’t be the reason that someone is treated differently.

A recent study conducted by the Justice Council for Constitutional Freedoms gave Mount Allison an ‘F’ for its policies concerning freedom of speech. The rating was the lowest of any governmentfunded university in Canada included in the study.

According to the study, called the Campus Freedom Index, Mt. A is the only university in Canada that earned an ‘F’ on its policies because no policies “expressly, or even by implication, commit the University to defend free speech on campus.”

Michael Kennedy, the communications and development coordinator for the JCCF, said that because they use taxpayer money, government funded university must uphold free speech.

“The Campus Freedom Index looks at publicly funded universities because those institutions have unique requirements to uphold free speech rights that private universities don’t,” Kennedy said.

Robert Hiscock, Mt. A’s director of marketing and communications said that while the university has no explicit policy in place defending student’s right to

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Tensions flare at faculty council meeting Disagreement emerges over enrolment numbers Tyler Stuart News Reporter

What started out as a dull Faculty Council meeting took a sharp turn as faculty members questioned new enrolment numbers put out by the administration, and the motives behind them.

On Oct. 1, the date of the meeting, the Mount Allison administration submitted its enrolment figures to the Atlantic Association of Universities. In President Robert Campbell’s opening remarks, he said that the figure, 2343, represents a decline in enrollment for the second consecutive year.

Faculty members disputed his statement, saying that this year’s figure was compared to one of “anachronistically high” enrollment.

Before the meeting, Andrew Irwin, a mathematics professor, passed out a table consisting of previous enrolment figures. Some of the figures showed discrepancies of dozens of students based on various factors, including the definition of enrolled student, which changes based on the intent of the figure.

“Every year we are told that there are lots of ways to counting students, and that is absolutely true, but we are rarely told what those numbers actually represent,” said Irwin, who is also the chief negotiator for the Mount Allison Faculty Association.

Mt. A’s vice-president administration Robert Inglis said that each definition is appropriate for the required figure.

“Your count of students will depend on the question that you’re asking,” Inglis said. “The figures that we use for our budget are for students paying full-time tuition over the entire year.”

The Oct. 1 numbers do not use the full-time only definition of student.

Faculty members were not informed at the meeting of the definition used.

Another issue raised in the meeting was the relation between declining enrolment and Maritime demographics.

“The administration often points out that the number of 18-21 year-olds in New Brunswick is declining, and that’s correct,” Irwin said. “Then they simply say, ‘therefore, it’s harder to recruit students to Mount Allison.’

And I guess I’d like to have some more detail about what the reason is for that.”

Inglis, who did not attend the meeting, said enrolment is driven by what Mt. A does academically and financially and what other universities

do.

“We are recruiting the same students,” Inglis said.

“If there are more less of them, then over time, it is reasonable enough to assume that that will have an impact.”

Irwin disputed this point as well, pointing to the number and type of students in Mt. A attracts.

“Mount Allison has 13 per cent of the university students in New Brunswick,” Irwin said, “so even if there is a change in the population, it wouldn’t necessarily have a big effect on us.”

Another factor Irwin raised was the participation rate of youths in the Maritimes, or the percentage of youths attending universities.

“Why does all that matter?

Well, if we are going to try to solve a problem, we should be sure we understand the problem correctly,” Irwin said. Inglis acknowledged the importance of participation rate, and mentioned that different social groups have different rates.

Others faculty members were more concerned with perceived ideological motives. Loralea Michaelis, a political science professor and MAFA’s president, said she was concerned the use and comparison of figures had an ideological agenda.

“Those of us in the social sciences and the humanities who study ideologies and who have been trained in ideology critique can recognize

the standard features of a neoliberal ideological narrative,” said Michaelis, who is also the president of MAFA Michaelis said this narrative aims to manufacture “an environment of crises in order to justify austerity measures for some, but not for all.” She pointed to different policies on sabbatical replacement, full-time faculty replacement, and tenure-track faculty positions as examples of selective austerity.

“Not everybody is suffering, not everybody is sacrificing, not everybody is being asked to work harder and to make due with less,” she said.

Michaelis said that the administration has claimed there is a crisis involving Maritime demographics, putative shortfall in enrolment, and provincial budget that forecast catastrophe.

“The catastrophe that is forecasted on the provincial grant never materializes,” Michaelis said. “It’s a narrative of crisis that is spun every year. It sometimes changes focus from the demographics to the recruiting to the provincial budget.”

Inglis said that his goal was to focus on the long-term sustainability of Mt. A. “Is Mount Allison in crisis?

We will do what we always do; we will plan to build a budget for next year,” Inglis said.

UNB faculty strike concludes arbitration Faculty to get 5 per cent pay hike by 2017 Emma McPhee The Brunswickan

Fredericton (CUP) — The final stray strings from last year’s strike were tied off Monday night with the release of the ruling from the Arbitration Board.

This arbitration settlement brought closure to the outstanding issues of the contract negotiations between the UNB administration and the Association of University of New Brunswick Teachers.

“Essentially it was just some money issues, all of the other stuff was signed off beforehand,” said Miriam Jones, president of the AUNBT. “It was a three-year contract and we had partial [salary] increases for two of those years already signed off, and this was about the third year and any additional increases for the first two years.”

Prior to arbitration,

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This Week in the World Compiled by Joanna Perkin

Canada-made Ebola vaccine in Winnipeg

A made-in-Canada experimental Ebola vaccine has not been dispensed in West Africa, and a scientific journal suggests that an intellectual property dispute may be why it has not left its Winnipeg laboratory. Over six weeks ago, the Canadian government promised to donate the vaccine to the international community in order to help fight the Ebola outbreak affecting West Africa in particular. The federal government reported that the delay is with the World Health Organization in determining who should receive that vaccine and how to ship it properly. A story published last week on popular journal Science’s news site, however, suggests that a US-based company that purchased a license to the vaccine’s commercialization is dragging its feet and is worried about losing control over the development of the vaccine. It remains unclear who controls further development of the experimental vaccine.

Sweden to recognize Palestinian state

Sweden plans to be the first country to recognize the state of Palestine while still being a member of the EU. A new centre-left government, being led by Prime Minister Stefan Lofven, has said that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict can only be solved with a twostate solution. Sweden will join more than 130 other countries that recognize the Palestinian state. BBC correspondents suggest that Sweden’s move will be strongly criticized by Israel and the United States, who say that an independent Palestinian state should emerge only through negotiations. In 2012, the UN General Assembly voted to upgrade the status of Palestinians to that of a non-member observer state.

UN Peacekeepers killed in Mali

Nine UN peacekeepers from Niger were killed in an ambush while on patrol in Mali, an attack that the UN describes at the deadliest attack during its Malian mission. French troops intervened in Mali under UN auspices in January 2013 to stop the advance of Islamist militants; UN forces took over the operation in July 2013. The UN has not said who was responsible for the attack, but BBC reports suggest that it was carried out by the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa, an Islamist militia that is linked to al-Qaeda.

India stampede leaves 32 dead

At least 32 people are dead after a stampede at a Hindu religious festival in northern India, most of them women and children.

24 others were taken to hospitals with injuries. The stampede occurred on a narrow road in an outdoor venue with only a single exit. BBC reports that it is not clear what caused the stampede, but it is suggested that it occurred after word spread through the festival’s crowd that an electrical wire had snapped and fallen down in the venue. Crowd control in India is sometimes poor, and the country is notorious for deadly stampedes.

Missing Texas girl found 12 years later

Sabrina Allen, reported kidnapped in 2002, was found on Sept. 30 near Mexico City. The FBI and Mexico authorities have reported that Allen, now 17-years-old, was with her non-custodial mother.

Authorities located them after receiving a tip; both Allen and her mother have since been flown back to Texas. Her mother, Dara Llorens, is being held in jail in Austin, TX. Gregory Allen, the teen’s father, says that he understands that his daughter is in bad shape, as she had not been going to school, and has been imprisoned by her mother in a small two bedroom apartment.

The UNB faculty strike lasted for two weeks last January (Karsten Saunders/Brunswickan) which took place July 6-7 this year, the union and the administration had agreed to a 2.5 per cent salary increase for the first two years with the third year’s increase to be determined by arbitration.

Based on the document released last night, the arbitrator ruled that, instead, faculty will see a 3.5 per cent increase in year one and a four per cent increase in year two.

Year three will see a five per cent increase.

“We’re pleased with the results. We’re pleased that it’s settled. Obviously arbitration

is a compromise and we didn’t achieve our goal yet of being at the average of our comparative group, but we’re certainly a lot closer than we were before so that is a very positive thing,” Jones said.

“We’re well on the way to having competitive salaries here at UNB and so we’ve got a strong base for future negotiation.”

Last January, the AUNBT went on strike, and were locked out, after they were unable to reach an agreement with the university administration over contract

negotiations. Though the sides reached an agreement at the end of January, tensions have persisted.

Jones said she sees the arbitration settlement as a means to finally move on.

“We’ve got the events of the last year, the contract results, negotiations are now settled and we can all move forward and work on our shared goals of building a strong and vibrant and democratic university,” she said. “It means they weren’t standing out in the cold for nothing.”

British hostage killed by Islamic State

Islamic State has released a video showing the beheading of Alan Henning, a 47-year-old British taxi driver. Henning was delivering aid to Syria last December when he was kidnapped and held hostage by the militant group. The video’s authenticity has yet to be determined. Henning’s wife, Barbara, appealed for his release saying that he was innocent, and explaining that his visit was purely for humanitarian motives. BBC reports that Islamic State has released several other videos showing the apparent beheadings of US and British journalists.

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Earth’s magnetic shield weakening, may soon flip Harmless to life, but may threaten technology Clay Steell

Science Reporter Earth’s magnetic shield is weakening ten times faster than previously expected. The European Space Agency released data last week showing that the magnetosphere is weakening at a rate of five percent a decade, rather than the predicted rate of five percent a century. This finding suggests that Earth’s magnetic field is poised to flip, a periodic phenomena that occurs on average every 450,000 years. While such an event wouldn’t be harmful to human life, it may threaten technology and electric infrastructure.

A magnetic field, known as the magnetosphere, shields the Earth from harmful solar radiation and is critical to the existence of the planet’s liquid water, atmosphere, and life, as well as human electric grids.

The magnetosphere has a north and south pole where it contours into the Earth’s core; the magnetic north pole is what makes compasses point north.

The magnetosphere has a record of its poles flipping periodically, known as a geomagnetic reversal. The last geomagnetic reversal occurred 41,000

When the Earth’s poles flip, compasses like the one above will point to what we now consider to South. (Shyamal/Wikimedia) years ago, and the next was predicted to occur 2,000 years from now. A weakening of the magnetosphere, like the one that appears to be going on now, precedes these reversals.

The weakening of the magnetosphere is imbalanced globally.

A large weakened area spreads over much of North and South America, while the magnetosphere has strengthened over the Indian Ocean.

The scientists who announced the findings emphasized that this

weakening is not a certain indication of a geomagnetic reversal, but might be an early sign. Past geomagnetic reversals occurred over a timeframe of hundreds, sometimes thousands of years, so determining exactly when the next one begins may be challenging.

A geomagnetic reversal would not be dangerous to human life. No mass extinction events in the history of life have been correlated with a geomagnetic reversal. During such

Two new satellites safely arrive at Mars, including historic Indian mission Satellites look for signs of ancient life, habitability

UNB lab explosion leaves two injured Oct. 1 chemical explosion closes building for day

Clay Steell

Science Reporter

The traffic around Mars nearly doubled last week with the arrival of two independent satellite missions.

NASA’s MAVEN satellite entered orbit around the red planet on Sept. 22, followed by the India Space Research Organization’s Mangalyaan mission two days later. The arrivals mark NASA’s tenth successful mission to Mars, and India’s first. Both satellites will study Mars’ atmosphere to see if it used to be suitable for life.

NASA’s MAVEN, or the Mars Atmospheric and Volatile Evolution Mission, will be the first satellite in history to study Mars’ upper atmosphere. NASA hopes to learn how Mars lost its ancient wet and carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere, which in its time probably resembled that of the Earth’s. NASA’s Spirit, Opportunity and Curiosity rovers have discovered mineral and fluvial evidence of this wet, ancient atmosphere.

The Mars Orbiter Mission, popularly known as the Sanskrit word for “Marscraft,” Mangalyaan, made India the fourth country or political entity to successfully reach

an event, the north and south poles would migrate across the equator, exposing some areas to higher than usual radiation levels for a short amount of time, but not higher than usually seen in polar regions.

Aurorae, or Northern and Southern Lights, would also be visible wherever the poles migrate, including from latitudes where this phenomenon is not normally observed.

A weakened magnetosphere could potentially damage a wide-range of

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Mangalyaan is India’s first interplanetary mission. (NASA) Mars in history. India launched Mangalyaan to study the atmosphere of Mars, hoping to discover whether it contains methane, a gas thought to be highly indicative of life. The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Mars Express satellite found evidence of atmospheric methane, but NASA’s Curiosity rover has not detected any so far. Mangalyaan will hopefully reveal whether this methane exists, and its implications to the possibility of Martian life.

NASA and ISRO signed a charter for future collaboration in space exploration. This includes an annual collaborative effort to study Mars’ atmosphere with the two newlyarrived satellites, as well as plans for a joint radar satellite to study climate change and geology on Earth by 2020. The charter was signed at the sixty-fifth International Astronautical Congress in Toronto on Sept. 30.

Including the new arrivals, five satellites now orbit Mars: three from

NASA, one from the ESA, and one from the IRSO. Half of all attempted missions to Mars have failed to reach the planet successfully. MAVEN is NASA’s tenth successful mission out of 21 attempts.

Mangalyaan was launched on Nov. 5 last year, and MAVEN on Nov. 18.

The satellites traversed 222 million kilometres from Earth to Mars.

Because of the distance, the satellites’ mission controls couldn’t directly control their orbital insertions, so they had to do this autonomously.

Mangalyaan stands out in space exploration by being the least expensive interplanetary mission to date at $72 million. The MAVEN mission cost $671 million.

Upon Mangalyaan’s arrival, NASA tweeted from the Curiosity Rover’s account, “Namaste @MarsOrbiter!

Congratulations to @ISRO and India’s first interplanetary mission upon achieving Mars orbit.”

technology, such as electrical grids, cell phone and radio communication, and GPS, similar to what’s seen in solar flare events. Earth-orbiting satellites would be especially vulnerable as they receive less protection from the magnetosphere as technology on the ground.

Geomagnetic reversals would also have the more benign effect of making compasses point south.

The exact cause of geomagnetic reversals is uncertain. The swirling of Earth’s molten iron outer-core creates the magnetosphere, and some scientists hypothesize that changes in the movement of this swirling results in magnetospheric changes.

Evidence of past reversals is seen in magnetic minerals laid down by ancient lava flows over hundreds of millions of years. The reversals seem to occur at random intervals.

Reversals have occurred on average every 450,000 years, but most have occurred between every 1,000 to 10,000 years. Some others have occurred after up to one million years.

The ESA’s Swarm Satellite Constellation was used to collect data since last November. Swarm consists of three satellites equipped with magnetometers pointed at the Earth.

Recent ground-based observations in have shown that the magnetosphere is very dynamic. In 2001 the magnetic north pole resided over Ellesmere Island in Nunavut. The new data shows that it is moving out of Canadian territory toward Siberia.

Fredericton (CUP) — A chemical explosion that sent two research centre staff members to hospital with minor injuries resulted in a daylong closure of the UNB Enterprise Building No. 1.

A small glass vessel exploded in a lab at the Limerick Pulp and Paper Research Centre on the second floor

of the building just after 9:30 a.m.

Monday.

The building was evacuated as a result of the incident, though no fire appears broke out. The Fredericton Fire Department promptly confirmed that there was no further danger following the explosion.

The remainder of the day was spent cleaning the area surrounding the explosion.

As of press time, it remains unclear what caused the glass vessel to explode.

The Limerick Pulp and Paper Centre is a part of the chemical engineering department, and is the only pulp and paper research centre in Atlantic Canada.

Emergency services cordoned off the area outside of the Enterprise building #1 following the explosion on Monday morning. (Brunswickan)

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Men’s woes continue, lose 3-0 Mounties fall to U de M and UPEI, drop to ninth in AUS

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Women’s team fall to UPEI, beat U de M

Alex Bates

Sports Editor During a downpour of rain on MacAulay Field, the Men’s soccer team was dispersed by a strong University of Prince Edward Island Panthers team three-nil in AUS action. Adam Lowther, Brett Hogan and Harminder Singh scored for the visiting Panthers in the first half, and the Panthers cruised to their third win of the season.

The Mounties had to play both their games against the Université de Moncton Aigles Bleus Wednesday, October 1, and their game against the UPEI Panthers Sunday, October 5 without goalkeeper Makenzie Hill.

Hill sat out the game against the Aigles Bleus, and the match against the Panthers after suffering a hand injury. This meant fourth-year keeper Greg McGuire was in the net for the match against U de M. The Mounties lost 2-1 against the Aigles Bleus, but McGuire, a native of Summerside, P.E.I., would have an attempt to get a win against the Panthers.

UPEI, who now sit fourth in the

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The Men have scored only five goals in 2014. (Chris Donovan/Argosy) AUS standings, had to battle strong rain and wind for the entirety of the match to take the three points. The weather didn’t seem to affect the Panthers, as they were able to score three times in the first twenty-five minutes of the match. The Mounties side was deflated after going down by three, and scored no goals.

In search of an effective striker, the Mounties tried playing Mitsutoshi Matsuda forward this week. So far, nothing has seemed to work. The Mounties have scored five goals this

season, the fewest of any team in the AUS. The team is only three points out of sixth place, but without a strong offence, it will be hard for Mt. A to break their post-season drought.

The Mounties have Thanksgiving off, but fly to St. John’s, N.L. to face Memorial University October 18 and 19 to try to move up in the rankings.. The Sea-Hawks currently hold the sixth spot in the AUS, but are guaranteed a spot in the playoffs because they are hosting the event.

Maria Scichilone has been dominant in her time with the UPEI Panthers in the AUS Women’s Soccer since her entry in 2011. Her two goals against the Mount Allison Mounties on Sunday were her fifteenth and sixteenth AUS goals of her career, and her fifth and sixth of the year. Those two goals helped the Panthers to a 3-0 win Sunday, Oct. 5, and pushed UPEI to their fifth win of the year.

The Mounties outplayed the Panthers for the majority of the match, and Coach Gene Ouellette’s squad continues to prove that they can play with the best in the AUS. Unfortunately, the Panthers’ ability to take advantage of their opportunities allowed them to prevail in the wind and rain of MacAulay.

Mt. A outshot UPEI 13-8 in the match, but UPEI only tallied three shots on target, but scored on all of those shots. Their defensive ability to bend but not break allowed them to take the three points.

Mt. A was able to get their second win of the season earlier that week when they beat the Université de Moncton Aigles Bleus 1-0. After last weekend’s action, the Mounties sit in eighth place in the AUS, and have a good chance of returning to the playoffs. The Mounties will have two games against the Memorial Sea-Hawks after the Thanksgiving break, and Mt. A could steal a playoff spot away from their opponents if things go their way two weeks from now.

Women in top spot despite loss to STU Despite losing 15-5 to St. Thomas University this past weekend, the Mount Allison Women’s Rugby team will retain it’s spot as number one in the ACAA. An additional bonus point awarded to the Mounties is now all that separates the two teams, who both have records of three wins and a loss in 2014.

The October 3 game was the first game for winger Britt van Steekelenburg.

Steekelenburg, one of two players from Netherlands, was able to start in one of the bigger regular season games of the year for the Mounties. “I was very pumped up, and very nervous at the same time. I knew it was a big game” said Steekelenburg.

The Mounties will have the upcoming weekend off, but will go through the rotation of University of Kings College, Dalhousie Agricultural College, and St. Thomas again before the ACAA playoffs begin.

Better Know a Mountie: Chris Reid Benjamin Foster

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The Mt. A Mounties football program has had some great running backs through the years, from all-time CIS great Éric Lapointe in the late 1990s to last year’s AUS Most Valuable player Jordan Botel. Freshman Chris Reid is trying to add his name to that prestigious list. His rookie season as running back, specifically the last three games, has wiped away any question of the Mounties finding a replacement to match Botel.

Reid, who was born in Jamaica and moved to Ontario in sixth grade, came into training camp as just another running back competing for the starting job. The first two starts of the season went to veteran running back Emmanuel Musanga and second-year Quinn Leblanc.

“I knew the running back position was up for grabs because Botel left, but still [Musanga] was there. He is really good as a veteran. People call him our ‘running back guru.’ When coach isn’t there, Congo gives us tips to get better. We just had a lot of good guys in the backfield. So really, I just tried to learn the plays,” Reid said.

Reid learned fast, and after dressing the first game and only getting one carry, he got his chance in the second half of a comeback victory against St. Francis Xavier University. He rushed the ball only nine times, but had

Reid has run 588 yards in three games. (Mount Allison University/Submitted) sixty-three yards to lead the team.

“I had a good game against the X-Men and the week after, coach told me I was starting, and I was really excited for the big opportunity to start. First start in the CIS and it was homecoming,” said Reid, “I wasn’t nervous, because at the end of the day it’s football so I was just going to have fun with it.”

If Reid’s performance against St. FX didn’t put him in the spotlight, the Mounties’ Homecoming game against the Saint Mary’s University Huskies certainly did. Mt. A dominated the game on the strength of Reid’s running. He carried the ball twenty-eight times for 167 yards and scored twice during Saint Mary’s blowout in front of a loud crowd.

“It’s been my best memory so far.

The huge crowd, first time seeing that many people at the game, first start and it was against a big rival. It was a fun game,” Reid said.

He showed that his game against the Huskies was not a fluke as he helped the Mounties win their first ever road interlock game against Bishop’s. Jeffrey again trusted Reid with thirty carries and he contributed with 175 yards and another touchdown.

Reid then helped the Mounties stay undefeated at Saint Mary’s on Saturday in a nervous win for the team. Reid had his most yards and carries yet, with thirty-eight carries for 246 yards on the ground.

Over the last four games, Reid has created buzz and has helped moved the Mounties into the conversation of who is the best team in the CIS. For the first time in the school’s history, the Mounties could go undefeated.

“It’s possible but we are going to take it one game at a time. Lots of people have mentioned it because we are halfway through the season without a loss. I don’t want to be undefeated and lose in the playoffs. If we think about it too much we’ll lose focus,” said Reid.

Reid is currently leading the AUS in rushing yards, attempts and touchdowns. He has carried the ball 106 times for 653 yards and four touchdowns. He could be the second straight Mountie running back to win AUS MVP and the fourth Mountie

to win the award in the last seven years.

Reid attended St. Edmund Campion Secondary School in Brampton, Ont. and lost in two straight regional semi-finals to end his high school football days.

Reid was spotted by Mt. A coach Scott Brady at a football camp in Toronto. “They had to pull up a map to show me where New Brunswick is.

It was kind of a culture shock for me, being from Toronto.”

Mt. A was not the only school to recruit Reid. He almost chose to attend a division two school in California but was short on time to write his SATs and he would have had to make an early decision.

Guelph, Western and McMaster also approached the 5-6, 180-pound running back.

Reid thinks he made the right choice. “I love the academics and I love business,” said Reid, commenting on his decision to pursue his undergraduate degree at Mt. A. “My first goal is to get my degree and number two is to do the best in each game for the rest of my time here.”

He is doing a pretty good job already, and he has the possibility to run right to the CIS record books if he continues playing like he has lately, and just maybe even helping the Mounties to a Vanier Cup. Better Know a Mountie is presented by the Connors Group and ScotiaMcLeod

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Alien Hand syndrome Not a myth, a damaged corpus callosum could cause this disease Madalon Burnett We all know our brains are important, but it’s hard to imagine how tragic it would be to lose control over decisions we make. Meet Alien Hand Syndrome: when one of your hands is making movements without your conscious permission. Humans affected by the disease feel dissociated from their “alien hand” and have described the sensation as being possessed by another being. There have been about fifty recorded cases of Alien Hand Syndrome in the last 100 years, and they usually originate from some sort of brain damage.

When we decide to do something, the impulse originates from our frontal lobes. These can be considered as our decision-making centers. Let’s say you decides to pick up your pen.

The impulse from your frontal lobe gets passed to a bundle of nerves called the corpus callosum. This sorts the information, recognizes it as a decision to make some sort of movement, and passes it along to the motor strip. The motor strip is

the section of your brain that sends the information to your hand, which picks up the pen.

If the corpus callosum is damaged, it can’t send the right impulse to the motor strip, and your hand doesn’t end up picking up the pen, or, in the case of Alien Hand Syndrome, could end up doing something else altogether.

The corpus callosum also functions to connect the two hemispheres of your brain.

Often in Alien Hand Syndrome, one hand receives the impulse to do something, but the other hand isn’t informed properly and starts doing the opposite action. In one case, a lady was recorded to have buttoned her shirt up with the right hand while the left hand unbuttoned it. Another lady lit her cigarette with her right hand, only to discover shortly afterward that the left hand had snuffed it out.

Types of brain damage that lead to Alien Hand Syndrome include a stroke that affects one half of your brain, and certain types of degenerative cerebral palsy. It can also happen as a result of a mistake made during a surgery used to treat epilepsy. In this surgery, part of the frontal lobe is removed to prevent seizures. If the wrong part of the brain is taken out, it can cause unfortunate side effects like

Alien Hand Syndrome.

The problem with Alien Hand Syndrome is it can be extremely debilitating. It makes it difficult and embarrassing for victims to go out in public because their uncontrollable hand might do something that is socially unacceptable. The scarcity of the disorder has made it difficult for researchers to learn a lot about the disease, but some progress has been made in understanding it and treating it. For example, in 2007, researchers determined that unplanned actions done by the ‘alien hand’ is generally initiated directly from the motor strip, and didn’t come from the decisionmaking center located in the frontal lobe. Some patients have been able to control the disease by holding onto an object constantly, putting an oven mitt over the hand, or tying their hand behind their back.

As midterm stress hits for another week, it might be worth taking a moment to appreciate they way you can control your own actions. You might be writing down the wrong answer, but at least you were the one that decided to write it down in the first place!

Madalon Burnett is Health Intern for Mount Allison University.

“There have been about fifty recorded cases in the last hundred years.”

Sports in Brief Benjamin Foster

Drake scores first goal for Mounties The Mt. A field hockey team has been in existence for almost a month now, and it has been their ability to band together as a team that has kept them competing in the AUS. The team, surviving off of a $400 grant from the MASU, and borrowed equipment from UPEI, scored their first goal against Acadia this past weekend. traveled to UPEI Oct. 4 and5 to play in their second AUS tournament in their brief existence. The team was formed by students last October and is now a MASU-affiliated society.

“A couple of us who had played in the same high school league began working towards forming a team. We contacted old coaches and we started having practices,” said Allison Wornell, the club’s vice-president and team co-captain.

“We played a couple exhibition games last season and ended up playing in an indoor tournament last February.”

Mt. A’s athletics department has also purchased balls and cones for the team.

“We have had several meetings with them about the future of the team. We are hopeful that we could become a club team in the future,” said Wornell.

The club has been playing in tournaments against varsity and club teams.

Hilary Drake scored their first goal against Acadia during their first tournament in Halifax last month. During the tournament, the team had to stay at one of their player’s family homes Saturday night. “Honestly, it was super fun and brought the team closer together,” said Wornell.

This weekend at UPEI they once again lost every game, but that’s not stopping them.

“The AUS has been very welcoming and glad we are playing in the league now.

It’s great to have the support of the other teams. The other coaches commented on how much we have improved so far and that’s all we are asking for right now,” said Wornell.

They have one AUS tournament left on Oct. 18 and 19, when they will try to win their first game in the AUS playoffs.

SHIP’S LOG LUNCH TIME SKATE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9 12- 1:30PM VETERANS MEMORIAL CIVIC CENTRE Every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, from 12:00 noon - 1:30 pm at the Tantramar Veterans Memorial Civic Centre, 182 Main Street.

SENATE MEETING TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14 4- 5:30 PM TWEEDIE HALL, WMSC J.E.A. CRAKE FOUNDATION ARTS INTERNSHIPS APPLICATIONS OPEN Three internships are available to full-time students in good standing for collaborative projects in fine arts, music, creative writing, and drama. Each internship carries a $1000 stipend. Applications are due Friday, October 24 at noon. For more information, email Dr. Terence Craig at tcraig@mta.ca.

“FEED YOUR BRAIN” LECTURE SERIES WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15 2:30 – 4PM PURDY CRAWFORD CENTRE FOR THE ARTS, ROOM 302 Thaddeus Holownia Department of Fine Arts “From Paris to Eastport”

Join Thaddeus Holownia as he explores the intersections of nature and humanity that form a particular presence in the landscape. Drawn to the markings and symbols that arise from these encounters, he returns to specific places over time to photograph, thus creating records of transformation and disappearance.

All members of the Mount Allison and Sackville communities are welcome!

Refreshments will be served.

DISCOURSE & DYNAMICS CONFERENCE “CANADIAN WOMEN AS PUBLIC INTELLECTUALS” THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16 TO SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18 MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY Visit discoursedynamics.ca for more details.

“I DON’T EVEN KNOW// WHERE TO BEGIN” BY KYLE FORBES THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7 7PM START GALLERY, 7 LORNE STREET Visit “I don’t even know// where to begin” on Facebook for more information.

“THE ZODIAC TRIO” TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14 8 – 10PM CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC, BRUNTON AUDITORIUM Mount Allison Performing Arts presents The Zodiac Trio innovative chamber music for piano, violin and clarinet. Lauded across Europe and around the world in recent years, the Zodiac Trio is known for both its technical brilliance and nuanced, expressive musicianship. Called “one of the best chamber ensembles of its generation” by La Marseillaise (France), the ensemble returns to Sackville with an eclectic program of both contemporary and traditional music. Kliment Krylovskiy (clarinet), Vanessa Mollard (violin), Riko Higuma (piano). Tickets available at the MtA Bookstore or at the door.

For more information call 364-2662 or e-mail performarts@mta.ca PLAYWRITING WORKSHOP WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15 6 – 9PM PURDY CRAWFORD CENTRE FOR THE ARTS, ROOM 103 Scene One, a Playwriting Workshop for Beginners With Don Hannah We will look at the basic components of a scene: who are the characters, where are they situated in terms of time and place, what is the dramatic action.

Each participant should come prepared to talk for no more than one minute about a significant moment in a play they have seen (or read) that has mattered to them, has moved them, or changed them somehow.

This is Free to Mount Allison Students.

Thanks to the Crake Foundation In collaboration with Playwrights’ Atlantic Resource Centre PAT LEPOIDEVIN LIVE AT SACKVILLE MUSIC HALL WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15 8PM THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8 “QUEST 10 WITH RIGHT TO PLAY” ULTIMATE FRISBEE 6-8pm Macaulay Field SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11 MEN’S BASKETBALL Mount Allison at Holland College (Exhibition) SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Mount Allison at Holland College (Exhibition) SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11 FOOTBALL 2:00 PM

Macaulay Field Saint Mary’s vs. Mount Allison FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17 SWIMMING 10:00am Jack Scholz AUS Invitational Meet @ Acadia FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17 MEN’S BASKETBALL Mount Allison at STU Tournament (Exhibition) FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Mount Allison at STU Tournament (Exhibition) FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17 WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY 7:00 pm Dalhousie vs. Mount Allison Veterans Memorial Civic Centre, 182 Main Street This is the Mounties season-opener game.

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Brady’s defence leads Mt. A to 5-0

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Mt. A’s defence has allowed forty-eight points in 2014. (Nick Pearce/Saint Mary’s)

Mt. A’s defence allowing tied-best 9.6 PPG Benjamin Foster Sports Reporter

The Mounties fifth regular season game against the Saint Mary’s Huskies nearly followed the exact same script as Mt. A’s 39-8 win over SMU two weeks prior. Mt. A won on the strength of Chris Reid’s third straight huge game on the ground, and the defense smothered the Huskies offense recording their first shutout of the season.

The 38-0 drubbing of SMU on Saturday, Oct. 4, kept the Mounties perfect on the season, winning their first five regular season games for the first time in the team’s history. This is the first time the AUS has seen a team open the season 5-0 since St. FX started 5-0 in 2009.The last team to win their first six games in the AUS, was SMU, and they lost in the Vanier Cup to Laval in 2003.

Chris Reid was a nightmare for the Huskies defense in their homecoming.

He carried the ball more than thirty times for the third straight week and ran for 246 yards and a touchdown. Reid now leads the AUS in rushing yards with 653 and rushing touchdowns with four. Even more impressively, he has done most of his damage in just the past three games, making him a serious contender for AUS Most Valuable Player.

“Chris is something special really, his ability to find open field and make guys miss is fun to watch. He has that will to never go down and fight for every inch, which is exactly what you look for in a running back” said Mounties wide receiver Josh Blanchard. “He has been a very important asset to our success and I think he is only going to get better.”

Reid was only half the story in the win. The Mounties defense has been considered the best in the AUS all season, but now there is talk that they could be one of the best in the country.

Bishop’s and SMU have scored just three points in the last two games. On the season, the experienced Mounties defense has let up an average of 9.6 points per game, tied with the Laval Rouge-et-Or for number one in the

nation.

“There are a lot of great defenses in the country and I think Mt. A is amongst them. But if we want to achieve what we want we have to be the best defence in Canada,” said Te Nguyen.

The score of the game did not tell the whole story. Mt. A scored thirtyseven of their thirty-eight points in the final 16:35 of the game.

After a safety to make it 3-0, quarterback Brandon Leyh hit the Blanchard in the end zone on the final play of the third quarter. The fourth quarter saw the Mounties drop twenty-eight points, showing no mercy to the winless Huskies in front of their homecoming crowd.

“We played much more focused and executed better in the fourth quarter.

Coach [Kelly] Jeffrey told us at half time that the bucket was going to tip, and when it did the water was going to flow. He was right” said Blanchard.

Leyh started the scoring with his second touchdown pass of the game to receiver Rodreke Joseph. Reid then scored a nine yard touchdown to make the score 24-0.

The final two touchdowns marked firsts for two Mounties. Long snapper Jesse Myers blocked a punt

by SMU kicker Chase Kodejs and then proceeded to score his first AUS touchdown. Then to the delight of the entire team, fourth year back up quarterback Alex Field ran in his first touchdown as a Mountie on a bootleg play to put the final touches on the 38-0 victory.

The win, which clinches a playoff spot for Mt. A, was the Mounties fifth straight against SMU and their ninth straight against AUS opponents.

Veteran receiver Blanchard is also making his own case to be AUS Most Valuable Player, catching ten more passes for 139 yards. He is leading the AUS with 446 yards receiving.

“I think that it is pretty cool to be leading the AUS in receiving at this point” said Blanchard. “I try to make the most of my opportunities and help the team in any way asked of me, and if that results in me leading in those categories, that is out of my control.”

Mt. A will return home to try to finish off a three game sweep of SMU next Saturday at 2 pm. With a win against the Huskies and a St. FX loss next weekend, the Mounties would clinch the top spot in the AUS and gain the right to host this years Loney Bowl on MacAulay Field.

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THANKSGIVING 2014

Notes from a fairly successful ‘Friends-giving’ Kevin Levangie

News Editor

Are you staying in Sackville for Thanksgiving? Headed home but feel like you should help out with dinner preparations? The Argosy put on an early Thanksgiving dinner, and we have some tips for you.

1. If you’re the type of person to worry about poisoning your dinner guests, pay close attention to food safety. If you leave the turkey to thaw in the sink (30 minutes per pound, change the water regularly) and then go to Ducky’s, you may spend the next day worrying a little bit about botulism.

Try buying a turkey a few days in advance and thaw it in the fridge (one day of thawing per 4 pounds of turkey).

2. Carefully plan, and buy what you need in advance. Realizing you don’t have a turkey pan and improvising accordingly is only a good story if the turkey ends up cooked at the end of the day. Some things you might have forgotten: a turkey tray, the right kind of spices, sufficient butter, sufficient seating, and enough liquor to keep the guests happy while you bumble about, trying to keep the food warm.

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3. Clear your counters and clean your kitchen. You’ll thank yourself when you don’t want to throw your roommates’ week-old oatmeal bowls onto the street as you try to find a place to set down a turkey that has reached an internal temperature of 200 F while wearing threadbare oven mitts that appear to have been made in the early 1950s.

4. Be considerate of the dietary concerns of your guests. Friends, neighbours, and that guy from your philosophy class who someone invited to dinner alike all need to be taken into consideration. The allergy afflicted and the principled vegetarian and vegan all deserve some variation on comfort food when alone in a half-empty Sackville. While your grandfather may never have approved of the fact that your sibling gave up eating meat, it’s less charmingly crotchety coming from a 20-something.

5. Drink strategically. For family dinners, aim for the “happy-enoughto -let-t he -p a s siv e -a g g re s siv it yslide” kind of drunk. For friends thanksgiving (friends-giving) drink enough to ignore that the turkey is slightly charred and that the potatoes were visibly decaying prior to mashing.

If you’ve been tasked with preparing one or more crucial elements of the meal, you probably should court sobriety, but you’re going to want, and deserve, a few stiff drinks.

Garlic Log: Here for the first time I spill the secrets of the garlic log. Famed in song and story, the garlic log as an appetizer will force your guests to forgive your late start to the turkey.

First, take a block of cream cheese and mash 3-4 cloves of garlic into it, then put it into some sort of log/balllike configuration by wrapping it in plastic wrap and moulding it. Chill it.

Melt ½ cup of butter on the stove, and mix in ½ cup of brown sugar. Add 5-6 drops of Worcestershire sauce and two tablespoons of grainy dijon mustard.

It’s ready to be poured over the cream cheese log when it has become opaque.

Serve it on a large plate surrounded by triscuits, or the cracker of your choice.”

– Kevin Levangie, News Editor Sweet Potato Pie: “Preheat oven to 350 F. Wash a large yam or sweet potato (or two small-ish ones), cut into large chunks, and boil about 20 minutes until soft, then blanch in cold water. Remove and discard the skin, then mash in a medium casserole dish or large pie pan; you’ll need two cups of the mash. Mix in 2 cups sugar, 3 beaten eggs, ¾ cup milk, ⅔ cup melted butter, and one tsp vanilla.

Bake for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, mix together 1 cup chopped pecans,

¾ cup flour, 2 tsp baking powder, ½ cup melted butter, and one cup brown sugar for the topping. Sprinkle a small handful of the topping onto the yam mixture; if the topping sinks into the yams, return the mixture to the oven for a few minutes to firm it up a bit more. Otherwise, distribute the topping evenly across the top of the yam mixture and bake for another 15 to 20 minutes, or until the topping reaches a deep brown and the butter is bubbling up through the topping.

The pie should be not too jiggly at this point. Serve with dinner. Be careful to let the pie cool before eating.”

– Richard Kent, Editor-in-Chief

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Potatoes-en-Puree with Braised Leeks in a Balsamic Reduction: “Gently boil four large, Red Pascal potatoes for 45 minutes, then drain and let dry for 10 minutes. Mash with 1 cup milk, half a stick of butter, and ¼ cup of olive oil. Add at least 3 tbsps of garlic salt, more to taste.

Then, bring an aged cast iron skillet to medium heat with 3 tbsps of coldpressed extra virgin olive oil. Dice one (two if you’re feeling rebellious) fresh leek and sautee for 10 minutes, or until crisp at edge. Turn off heat and douse in ⅛ cup of the finest balsamic vinegar until cooled. Mix leeks and mashed potatoes. Serve to friends to show that you’re a pompous ass about food.”

– Clay Steell, Science Reporter Mulled Wine: “In a large stockpot, combine ¼ cup sugar, a couple orange slices, and 1 tbsp mulling spices per bottle of wine.

I recommend at least two bottles per batch; prefer a whole box. Simmer over medium heat for 20 minutes, but don’t allow it to boil. Top up with a cup of rum or brandy for extra ‘punch.’

Under no circumstances consume on an empty stomach.”

– Richard Kent, Editor-in-Chief J.P.’s Big Daddy Biscuits: “Preheat your oven to 425. In a large bowl, whisk together 2 cups of flour, 1 tablespoon baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 tablespoon sugar. Use a pastry knife (the wolverine-claw thing) to mix in ⅓ cup of shortening until crumbly. Gradually stir in 1 cup of milk milk until it reaches a dough-like consistency. Knead 15-20 times on a floured surface, then use a rolling pin to flatten to slightly less than an inch thick. Cut biscuits into circles with a cup dipped in flour. Bake for 13 to 15 minutes on an ungreased baking sheet.

Serve warm, with copious amounts of butter.”

– Taylor Losier, Humour Editor

Accidentally Vegan Stuffing: “Although stuffing is traditionally cooked inside the turkey, it also comes with the added risk of doling out a bit of food poisoning. Considering our already questionable preparation of the turkey, we decided to bake the stuffing separately. Preheat oven to 325 F. Cut up about 10 cups of bread, about two loaves. Spread out on large cookie sheet and toast for 15 minutes, flipping them half way through. After they are toasted, remove them from the oven and preheat the oven to 400 F. Sauté a large white onion, half a head of celery, and 3 cloves of garlic in 2 tbsps of olive oil until soft. Now with the bread crispy and the vegetables soft, combine both in a large ovenfriendly dish. Pour in about 3 cups of vegetable broth. Adding dried cranberries and almond slices at this point is great way to show your friends that you are willing to sacrifice your personal food security come April to establish a clear hierarchy of who spent the most on their dish. If not starving is a long-term goal, a small package of frozen peas thrown in will add a bit of diversity as well without the “look how much I spent; don’t you feel guilty for not spending as much?” effect. We opted for the peas. Mix well, and then bake the stuffing for 30 minutes or until golden brown. Your surprisingly vegan dish is now ready to ensure that the vegans present don’t spend the meal in the corner, staring at the ground. Instead, they can spend the meal literally stuffing their faces.

– Cameron McIntyre, Senior News Editor Mashed Potatoes: “Take some potatoes. Wash, peel them and boil them until soft. Put them in a bowl and use a mashing device, such as a potato masher, to mash to perfection. For the best results, put your heart and soul into it (add butter, milk, salt and pepper to taste).”

– Tessa Dixon, Opinions Editor

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Garlic Roasted Potatoes: “This takes about 45 minutes, and makes enough for eight people, if you have 3 pounds of small red or white potatoes. If so, use these ratios, if not… guess-timate. Start by turning your oven on to 400 F. Wash the potatoes.

(This is important because no one wants to eat dirt.) Cut the potatoes in half or quarters depending on how big you want the pieces. Throw them into a bowl and add your ¼ cup olive oil, 1 ½ salt, 1 teaspoon pepper, and 6 cloves of garlic. Stir them around until they are fully coated.

Put the potatoes on a sheet pan (aka, a cookie sheet) and spread them out, so they cook evenly. Then place in the oven for 30 – 45 minutes, depending on the size of your potatoes. Basically they are done when they’re browned and you can easily stick a fork in them.

Don’t forget to flip them over and move them around every 15 minutes or so to prevent them from sticking to the sheet. Remove them for the oven, and toss some parsley or basil on them to make them look professional.”

– Sarah Richardson, Photo Editor Sam’s Specialty Green Bean Casserole: “Remove the stems from the beans and snap them in half, brutally and with much gusto. That way it will seem like there is more food than there is and you’ll feel powerful while doing it. Cut the mushrooms but don’t cut them too small or they’ll get lost in the mixture.

After the vegetables are prepped, boil the beans in a big pot of water. Also put some salt in the water. While the beans are boiling you should have put a large pan on a burner and heated it up.

The pan needs to be big because most of the casserole will end up in it. Put a bunch of butter in the pan and melt it.

The recipe said to use 2 tbsps of butter, but I just used an ice cream scoop.

When the butter is melted throw the mushrooms in the pan. Once the mushrooms are cooked, put a little bit of flour in the pan. Once that’s done and the pan looks fairly dry, add a cup of chicken broth. You can of course use a measuring cup, but mine was dirty so I used a regular cup. Add a cup of half-and-half and after everything has heated up again, following the influx of cold liquids, add the beans and mix it all up. If it tastes okay then it’ll be okay. Pour the mixture into a casserole dish, cover it with sliced onions and breadcrumbs and bake for 30 minutes, or until bubbly.”

– Sam Moore, Online Editor

Images clockwise from top left: Argosy staff pose with their dishes; as we found out, carving your turkey requires a sharp knife and also internet instructions; Accidently Vegan Stuffing; dark meat, which is easily the best part of the turkey; Garlic Log. (All photos Chris Donovan/Argosy)

Pumpkin Pie: Pumpkin pie is the essential centrepiece to any Thanksgiving dinner. Let’s be honest, it’s far easier to just buy a pumpkin pie. The trick lies in convincing others you spent hours slaving away to bring them a delicious product of your labours.

First, remove the packaging and destroy the evidence. Even the pie tin must go. Buy another one, because at this point you are committed to this whole fake, don’t bake approach. For added effect, mess up the transfer from tin to tin a bit. It will give your pie that homemade and ‘nobody-is-as-perfecta s-t he -pu mpk i n-pie -i ndu s t r i a lcomplex’ look. Go further by broiling it for a non-specific amount of time to give it a ‘yeah, I sort of fucked up’ look.

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Drama workshop gives students new insight Mt. A alumna shares career experience Amanda Cormier

Arts & Culture Reporter In order to share her knowledge and experiences with a new generation of drama students, Mount Allison alumna Valmai Goggin visited her alma mater to give a talk on the trials and tribulations of a career in dramatic performance.

Goggin gave the annual Graduatein-Residence talk, entitled “How I got there from here,” on Wednesday, Oct. 1. The talk was attended by drama students, faculty, and members of the Sackville community. Goggin discussed the beginnings of her career in theatre, from her life at Mt. A to her current work in Calgary.

After her talk, Goggin answered questions from the audience, addressing topics like audition tips, choosing a grad school, and how to make theatre a part of your life without working directly in the theatre.

Goggin discussed the value of the

interdisciplinary drama education that Mt. A provides. “This type of training can lead you to an artistic career, as an actor, director, designer,” said Goggin.

“But it could also lead you into a career as a lawyer, or a journalist, or a theatre reviewer.”

Sabrina Stace, a first-year drama student, was impressed by the Graduate-in-Residence talk and found it reassuring. “I’ve always thought I’ll get my degree and maybe go to a big city, but really, there’s a lot more opportunities than one would think,” Stace said after the talk.

To follow-up the talk, Goggin led a workshop for drama students on Oct. 2. It was a partly active, partly discussion-based workshop which covered physical and vocal warm-ups, awareness and observation exercises, as well as discussions about postgraduation theatre opportunities.

Goggin now works at Evergreen Theatre in Calgary as artistic producer, and is the artistic director at Theatre Transit.

Goggin remained in Sackville to celebrate the grand opening of the Purdy Crawford Centre for the Arts.

She served as Mistress of Ceremonies for the Windsor Theatre Revue, in which students and alumni presented scenes from past productions.

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Community members observe the exhibition at the PCCA. (Chris Donovan/Argosy)

PCCA hosts inaugural art exhibition Allison Grogan & Daniel Marcotte To celebrate the grand opening of the Purdy Crawford Centre for the Arts, the walls of the new building were lined with art from a wide collection

of Mount Allison graduates. Featuring an enormous variety of paintings, prints, sculptures and photography, all three floors of the new building were transformed into a gallery and decorated with the works of alumni that span the course of 64 years.

After nearly two years of construction, the new Arts Centre finally felt complete with artwork on its walls. Running from Oct. 2 to Oct. 9, the inaugural opening attracted both current and former students with works from Alex Colville, who graduated in 1942, to graduates from

as recently as 2012.

In addition to the wide variety of alumni work, the arts centre-turnedgallery also featured work from current instructors who are Mt. A grads themselves. Jon Claytor, Dan Steeves, and Karen Stentaford all contributed their own pieces to the show.

One notable item consisted of a sketched diagram addressed to Thaddeus Holownia, the current head of the Department of Fine Arts. Written by Alex Colville on the back of an envelope, the piece is endearingly titled Gift to Thaddeus Holownia explaining why 43.2 cm x 17.8 cm is such a great film format and serves to illustrate the ongoing familial relationship between Mt. A faculty and alumni.

An intriguing piece by Courtney Chetwynd drew attention from onlookers. Entitled Phantom Limb, the sculpture consisted of caribou bones and antlers dangling from the ceiling that invoked a natural and spiritual aura.

The exhibition’s strength resided in its diversity. From the picturesque landscapes of Mary Pratt to abstract or experimental works by recent graduates, the gallery showcased an all-encompassing representation of Mt. A art from past and present.

Ray Fenwick experiments with sound Owens’ artist in residence enriches Sackville Michael Dover

Arts & Culture Reporter Ray Fenwick has a passion for sound.

By experimenting with the tonal qualities of speech and the incredible versatility of voice, Fenwick is currently working toward the creation of a “speech choir” that does not sing, but instead performs spoken word.

“To me what a crowd of people can be is a room of speakers,” explained Fenwick. He added that if there are twenty-five people in the crowd, even if all the speakers say the same thing, there will still be twenty-five unique voices, all imbued with their own timbre, volume, tone and expression.

It is these differences and peculiarities of voice that Fenwick hopes to expose and manipulate.

Fenwick is a media artist from Winnipeg and the current artist in residence at the Owens Art Gallery.

Over the next month, Fenwick will be doing research and preliminary work on a new project that will explore the aesthetic qualities of speech in a nonmusical context.

To this end, Fenwick emphasized that his “choir” would be composed entirely of volunteers. Nor would the choir rehearse, but instead perform spontaneously from a “score” of sounds and actions that would be distributed

Fenwick performs his experiments with sound and vocality at Thunder & Lightning’s cozy venue. (Chris Donovan/Argosy) to the crowd or projected onto a screen at the beginning of the performance.

The inspiration for this project came from a chance encounter at a Chad VanGaalen concert in Dawson City, Yukon. Fenwick recounted how in the middle of the concert the band asked the audience to whistle the same note so that they could tune their guitars. He was struck by the resulting cacophony of whistles, and the fact

that the audience was given the same set of instructions, but that they had each interpreted these instructions in their own way. “I realized that there were a lot of different things I could do with a crowd,” Fenwick said.

Fenwick has already begun his experiments with sound within the Sackville community. On Sept.

18, Thunder & Lightning hosted Fenwick’s Le Moat Juice, an eight-part

live performance piece by the visiting artist. Le Moat Juice combined equal parts self-effacing wit and sincere reflection as it good naturedly toyed with the audience’s expectations.

The performance began with deadpanned baroque, often incomprehensible descriptions of “fractal patterns of animals and plants” or “towering pillars of zigzagging emerald patterns” over drawn-out

synth chords. Fenwick was drawn to these descriptions of hallucinogen use because they were the attempts of people struggling to explain experiences that were beyond their understanding.

The first of Fenwick’s original performances, “Potential Name Changer,” began with an introduction to the audience, followed by an immediate announcement of his intention to change his name. This led to an absurd telephone call with the “renaming bureau” in which the operator and performer both deconstructed Fenwick’s name by shifting vowels and consonants. The entire scene was like watching the development of language on rewind.

In the second scene, “Sustainability/ Viability Of Echo Locations,” Fenwick again transformed the struggle to be heard into a message unto itself.

Fenwick interrupted himself with an audio loop of the same line he had just delivered, adding more audio loops until Fenwick was no longer able to be heard over the cacophony of his own voice. Instead of the monologue they had anticipated, the audience was treated to a wall of competing sounds of varying pitches and tones that were held together by a single rhythm.

Fenwick’s final scene began with a catchy three-word riff of the phrase “to the limit” chanted over a generic pop beat that was suddenly interrupted with a chorus of high-pitched squealing: a delightfully unexpected conclusion to a performance that delighted in subverting expectations.

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Annual pops concert impresses Con Hall Amanda Cormier

Arts & Culture Reporter Lovers of TV and Hollywood films would have been pleased to hear some familiar tunes from the Symphonic Band last week.

On Oct. 4, Mount Allison’s Symphonic Band joined up with the Jazz Ensemble to present a ‘pops’ concert in Convocation Hall. Among the attendees were students, faculty, Sackville community members, and high school students visiting for the annual Honor Band Weekend.

The Symphonic Band took the stage for the first half of the show, featuring arrangements from popular movies and TV shows. The event’s catered to Disney fanatics with a focus from the movie Frozen.

“And now, the one you’ve all been waiting for... and that I haven’t seen,” joked director James Kalyn in reference to the Disney film. The arrangement, performed beautifully by the Symphonic Band, featured hit songs like “For The First Time in Forever,” and “Let It Go.” I shamelessly admit to being a big fan of Frozen, and especially of the soundtrack, so I particularly enjoyed this performance. This sentiment, I

Caribou – Our Love (Merge Records, Oct. 7)

The Mt. A Jazz Ensemble dazzles Con Hall with high-energy renditions of film and TV themes. (Chris Donovan/Argosy) sensed, was shared by other audience members, who sung along under their breath. The arrangement played by the Symphonic Band did not feel like a medley of different songs; the transitions were smooth and seemingly effortless, turning several songs into one coherent piece.

The Symphonic Band also played the theme for The Simpsons, which Kalyn described as needing no introduction. They also performed highlights from the Chicken Run soundtrack, which featured kazoos. To hear a live performance of these songs provided a unique, organic experience and presented them in a fresh way

that was thoroughly pleasing to the audience.

After intermission, the Jazz Ensemble took the stage. While the Symphonic Band was dressed in black and white for their performance, the Jazz Ensemble donned more colourful attire, including baby blue shirts and purple tights. It was immediately evident that this group was going to be just as fun as the last.

The Jazz Ensemble performed six songs, each one featuring solo bits from student musicians like Harris McSheffery (piano), Stephen Gillett (guitar), and Sarah Dykeman (baritone saxophone). The concert also featured

vocals by Janet Crawford, owner and curator of Sackville’s Fog Forest Gallery, as well as Mt. A student Daniel Murphy.

Overall, the Jazz Ensemble performed songs that were light and fun. The audience went wild for the ensemble’s performance of the theme from The Late Late Show, featuring the lovely voice of Janet Crawford and the smooth saxophone of Phil Chevarie.

Finally, Daniel Murphy’s performance of “Feeling Good,” with a smooth singing voice and theatrical stage presence ended the evening with a bang, resulting in a standing ovation.

New Caribou records always seem to have been composed using a dialectic method: each album is as much a departure from, as a throwback to, its predecessor.

Dan Snaith’s latest heads straight for the dance floor, picking up from where Swim, his most menacing album to date, and the near-danceable Jiaolong, from his solo side-project Daphni, left off. Or maybe Our Love takes Junior Boys’ Last Exit and Chromatics’ Night Drive and gets, well, Caribou-y. While the down-tempo Our Love will not supply any of this year’s party anthems, its slow-burning sexual pulsation would make Marvin Gaye blush.

Our Love is as much a meditation on what Caribou is as a lament for what it has been. Of course, whether this album is any good or not can easily be determined by a single question: Will Our Love’s songs blossom when played live by a band with two synchronized drummers? The answer, I think, is yes.

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Tracks shows restraint and respect Curran adapts memoir in a refreshing way Allison Grogan Although the white-people-innature genre normally provides ample material to criticize (looking at you, Into the Wild), Tracks was a pleasant surprise that dealt with similar material in a refreshing and respectable way.

Last week’s Sackville Film Society screening was a much needed change of pace for a film that could have fallen into overdone tales of ‘leaving it all behind.’ Ultimately, the film was more of a story of self-discovery than one about conquering the great outdoors.

In a familiar tale of journeying into the unfeeling wilderness, Mia Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland, Jane Eyre) portrays Robyn Davidson in the film adaptation of her memoir. Tracks documents Davidson’s trek across the Australian desert from Alice Springs to the Indian Ocean with four camels and her dog, Diggity.

After no fewer than five attempts by several different directors to turn Davidson’s memoir into a film, John Curran successfully put it together for its release at TIFF last year. Though it is impossible to know what the attempted adaptations might have looked like, the casting and directorial choices that came to fruition took on the subject matter in a way that didn’t glorify the idea of “roughing it.” Instead, the story explores Robyn’s

personal change and her evolving motivations for venturing across the desert.

One of the most notable achievements of the film was the attention paid to the indigenous peoples of Australia. Stories of this nature have tended to ignore the groups who might live on the land being journeyed through, but Tracks both acknowledges the presence of Aboriginal Australians and respects their customs and sacred land. When Robyn’s route has her passing through sacred territory, she respects that it requires the guidance of an elder. Mr. Eddy, the elder who leads her through, also tells her that it is forbidden for her to skin the kangaroo, a lesson that she remembers and upholds later in her journey.

In addition to acknowledging and respecting aboriginal presence the film, the director doesn’t write Mr. Eddy or any of the other indigenous characters into an overdone trope.

Though Mr. Eddy does guide Robyn through part of her journey he is not portrayed as a stereotype of a wise old man, but rather as an individual who is willing to share some of his knowledge that he has acquired over a life time of living in the Australian desert. Though the filmmakers hardly deserve a pat on the back for such a seemingly simple task, it is refreshing to see a respectful representation of indigenous cultures in film. The film also makes it clear that Robyn’s journey isn’t through an unpopulated wilderness, and that many people before her have survived and thrived in the landscape through which she suffers.

Another notable aspect of the film

U2 – Songs of Innocence (Island Records, Sept. 9)

Robyn Davidson famously used camels as transport. (John Curran/See-Saw Films) was its lack of reliance upon romance.

Though the trailer would have viewers believe that Tracks is a love story, the film was not really concerned with that storyline. Despite some unfortunate advertising, the film doesn’t bother too much with the romantic relationship between Robyn and Rick, the National Geographic photographer who documented her journey. This let the focus remain on Robyn’s own personal transformation without the validation of a male character.

Overall, Tracks was a noteworthy

watch that thankfully did not live up to what the trailer suggested. It acknowledged and did away with a lot of typical tropes of this genre, and told Robyn Davidson’s story in a way that didn’t glorify her idealist goals but rather her development as a person as the journey progressed.

Sackville Film Society screenings are Thursdays at 7:30 at the Vogue Cinema.

Last month, U2’s new album, Songs of Innocence, was released and automatically downloaded to every iTunes account with or without consent. If this is the first you’ve heard of this, go check your iPhone; it’s there.

Although Bono claims this is their “most personal record,” the songs in this album are not mind-blowing in lyrical content or originality. It sounds exactly as you would expect a U2 album to sound like. This isn’t necessarily negative; after nearly 40 years, they probably don’t see the need to mix up their sound. Why mess with what works, right? Combined with the predictable beat in each song, Bono’s unique but classic voice gives an easy listening vibe, perfect for studying.

Security issues aside, can we take a moment to recognize the brilliance of this marketing move? This is a new and never-before-seen tactic in the music industry that has probably left many artists wishing they were in cahoots with Apple, too. People don’t like to pay for music these days and illegal downloading is on the rise. This move shows both U2 and Apple’s commitment to keeping up with changing customs, which is really the only thing they could do if they wanted to stay relevant as long as they have.

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Last week, the Centre for International Studies hosted an informative panel to discuss the most recent violence in the Gaza strip. It must be said that the CIS did an excellent job. They brought in scholars from around the Maritimes to talk about what is clearly a very controversial topic in contemporary world politics. The panel included scholars from a number of universities, including Dalhousie, St. Mary’s and St. Thomas. Dr. James Devine represented Mount Allison as well as Helen Walsh, a political science honours student who spent last semester studying in Tel Aviv.

This panel discussion, while obviously not able to definitively answer how to end the conflict in Gaza, should not have its importance as a forum diminished. It does not matter so much that we could not collectively decide on a solution, but that we had this kind of discussion in the first place.

Today, far too much of the news we care about is dropped into our laps by social media and as all the event panelists seem to agree, often by overtly biased political commentators. I would argue that this discussion was critical as it was just that – a discussion. It seems to me

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that our generation, myself included, has an unstoppable urge to plaster our opinions all over social media; I simply believe we should discuss and critically evaluate our beliefs before succumbing to this urge. This critical evaluation was a highlight of Thursday’s panel.

For two solid hours the people of the community came together and frankly discussed their differing opinions and various thoughts on a situation of international importance.

No one in that room could scroll down a page or change a channel.

For a time, everyone listened to what other people had to say and not just the people they agreed with. Listening to your opposition is fundamental as no one ever really has an objectively correct answer, as shown by the mixed conclusions of the panel. To be direct, if you only watch CNN and the person you are arguing with only watches FOX; I hate to tell you,

but you are both biased and you are probably both wrong.

I think that everyone who was in attendance last Thursday can agree that the discussion process lead to a more meaningful understanding of the conflict, rather than the one a person normally gets from the commonly recycled buzz words and sound bites of modern news media.

In acknowledging this, I applaud the CIS for their choice to host a panel discussion and I would urge other groups and societies to follow the their lead and create more forums for honest political discussion.

I recommend this because I, along with all other students at Mt. A, know far too well that honest discussion is far more productive at reaching a solution than two sides of a discussion standing at opposite ends of a room and yelling at one another. The issue of good discussion can only become more relevant as mainstream news

media is finding more invasive ways of peddling what, at times, can barely pass as news at all (please now refer to the “Trending” section of Facebook to the right of your newsfeed). In the end, discussion of international events is now more important than ever and should be brought closer to the forefront of how we commonly perceive our understanding of issues.

There are many reasons why this is important but perhaps the most meaningful is that no matter what side of a debate you may be on, we can all agree that coming together and discussing the issue at hand as informed and caring individuals is a step in the right direction.

Samuel Clements is a fourth-year student, majoring in Political Science with a double minor in History and Philosophy.

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F-18 Fighter Jets are currently running missions over Iraq and Syria, dropping guided munitions on positions that are “lightened” up by lasers from drones. These positions are those occupied by Islamic State.

How did we get here and why are we basically in the same position we were in nearly 11 years ago? Here, I’ll present my case as to why Western Governments (or certain people) wanted this to occur.

In late 2013, the tide of the war was turning against Western-backed moderate rebels. Groups like the Free Syrian Army simply couldn’t hack it against the government forces like they could in 2012. Syrian President,

Bashar Al Assad enlisted his Shia supporters from Hezbollah to assist in his counter offensive against the rebels.

At this point, a fledgling new faction began entering the war, stunning observers of the conflict with their tenacity and skill in combat.

This group was the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, now more commonly known as ISIS. In 2012, they started taking back lost strongholds as well as beginning to rise against the United Statessupported Iraqi Government. As they staked their claim in Western and Northern Iraq, they saw an opportunity for expansion in Syria and sent experienced fighters into Syria.

They used equipment thrown away by the Iraqi Army that had been paid for by United States taxpayers.

This period of moderate disengagement happened at the same time of Islamist engagement.

Saudi weapons and equipment were funneled to support the rebels and

ISIS, an effort supported by the United States state department. ISIS used these weapons to great effect, at the battle for the Tabqa air base; they punched through government lines, captured the airbase and killed all of the loyalist prisoners.

This is a war crime, which the United States did not condemn and failed to mention.

What is the point of constant warfare and who are the beneficiaries? The military industrial complex – the multibillion-dollar cartels that manufacture the precision guided ordnance used in these conflicts.

Lockheed Martin – an American aerospace, defence and security corporation – was doing quite well towards the end of September as news of ISIS increased. American political leaders exploit the moral ambiguity of ISIS to appear as the moral guardians and policemen of the world. It benefits the United States, and provides them with reasons to deploy their soldiers to even more

“Thousands of people have died for a chance at regime change”

countries.

Why would the West support ISIS and then suddenly turn on them? The answer lies in the major attacks against the Iraqi Government, launched by ISIS, taking control of the cities of Mosul, Fallujah and edging towards Baghdad. This made the United States look extremely incompetent because they supported a group that ended up attacking states and basically undoing the ‘progress’ made during the american occupation. The cliché of Western hypocrisy is going to be well in the minds of the people of the Middle East and the world for years and years to come. Thousands of people have died for a chance at regime change.

The constant support and withdrawing of support for factions by interventions and military air strikes must have some end goal. I ask, because at this point, over 191,369 people have died in this conflict, an amount that is clearly not acceptable to anyone that values human life.

Dustin Arseneault is a first-year student studying Political Science and History.

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Get REAL is realistic on garnering support There’s nothing wrong with an event at the pub Chad Morash Get REAL is one of the newer and certainly one of the most proactive campaigns on campus.

The Get REAL movement was started at the University of Western Ontario in February 2011, and has since spread to other Canadian universities including Guelph, Queens, and Acadia. Get REAL is unique in its approach in fighting homophobia and discrimination by promoting ways to as they say, “unteach” discriminatory behaviours and ideals, particularly at schools.

Recently, Get REAL hosted an event at the campus pub in celebration of Pink Day. One of the purposes of the event was to “celebrate equality, diversity, and love.” Other than being a very fun and lively way to celebrate a successful launch week, this event was a great opening statement leading up to the ever-anticipated pride week.

However, some would say that perhaps this movement should focus on working with schools rather than throwing awareness events

The Get REAL campaign fundraises by selling neon pink hats that are prevelant around campus. (Chris Donavan/Argosy) at the campus pub. This is argued consistently as new clubs come on the scene, or when established societies try to mix things up. People grumble about the inconsistency between the clubs’ missions and alcohol-laden pub events. It is quite tiring to have this mode of thinking being rebirthed every few months.

Get REAL should continue with business as usual and every

organization on campus should fundraise, celebrate, kick-off and kick-start to raise awareness in whatever manner they deem appropriate. All too often we hear anonymous rumblings about “suchand-such a club threw a party at the Pond, what are they thinking? Don’t they work with kids? What kind of message does that send out?” I think the kind of message that the

organization sending out is that they know how to market themselves to the vast majority of the university student body.

When organizing the fundraising, or awareness-raising events for a club or society on campus, one has to think of the target market and how you can get as many people to the event as possible. If we rely on stereotypes of university students alone, it is

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obvious that if students are going to go out and drink, why shouldn’t it be at your organization’s event? While I’m well aware that many students do choose not to drink, I think leaders have to try for the biggest crowd that they can reach with their message, which usually means throwing an off-campus party, or an event at the pub. Realistically, a meeting will not attract the hundreds of students that the organization would like to reach.

Every organization wants to pass their message on to as many people as possible, for some organizations a quiet meeting will work perfectly while others lend themselves to a more wild and unrestrained atmosphere.

One of the most important ideas that should be passed on, however, is that if you have a problem with an event organized by a club or society, ask yourself about the actual purpose of the event and the message they it is trying to get across. Alternatively, ask the organizers why they chose to host the event they did and voice any concerns in a constructive way.

It is more useful to create a dialogue rather than complaining about the latest party to the guy or girl (or anyone in between) in the line next to them at the local coffee shop.

Chad Morash is a third-year student.

He is interested in women and gender studies, particularily on feminist research, law and policy.

Pride week and inclusivity on campus Through Stained Glass

Rev. John Perkin Mount Allison is observing pride week and with pride, the rainbow flag flies from the flagpole outside the University Chapel. I was pleased to be asked to preside over the flag raising ceremony and be part of the declaration of pride week. It is a week of celebrating what has been accomplished in terms of understanding and acceptance of the LGBTQ community, while contemplating what is yet to be done.

It is appropriate that this flag flies outside the Chapel, as it is appropriate that the LGBTQ group Catalyst holds its weekly meetings in the Chapel. The Chapel stands as a welcoming, inclusive, accepting place.

For some, it is a refuge away from the world and for others, a place to seek inspiration to go back into the world.

For me, the chapel represents, among other things, a place of community.

Community was at the heart of the early church, and the Protestant tradition in which I was raised sought in its inception to step back to the early church as a model of what church and community should be. One of the central tenets of the primitive church was the concept of hospitality, but over the centuries we have lost sight of its life-giving character. In our modern industrial and post–industrial culture, we have somehow reduced our understanding of hospitality to

Robert Campbell spoke at the flag raising ceremony on Monday, marking the begining of Pride week. (Chris Donavan/Argosy) entertainment at home, a meal and a bed for a night, and further pushed it off to the professional hospitality industry and its provision of service through hotels and restaurants. As Catholic theologian Henri Nouwen writes, “When we speak of hospitality it tends to conjure up images of tea parties, bland conversation, and a general atmosphere of coziness.” But there is nothing bland or cozy about what Jesus suggested in his vision of hospitality. It involves risk. It involves giving. It involves, perhaps, some willingness to be shamed in polite society in order to honour those whom society does not honour.

Scripture suggests that people of faith are open to knowing about what it is to take someone in, as the people of God are themselves aliens and strangers whom God has welcomed into the “household of faith.” In turn, God’s people are to

“make room” for the stranger, not only in the community of faith but also in their households, communities and nations. This is the biblical meaning of hospitality–making room for the stranger, especially those in most acute need. Such care must not be reduced to mere social entertaining or else it is in danger of becoming simply self-interested and based on reciprocal undertakings. Instead, the principle of biblical hospitality enjoins us to reach out to the abject, the lowly, the oppressed, and in return expects and demands nothing. In the faith tradition, hospitality is not optional, nor should it be understood as a rare or occasional spiritual gift; it is to be viewed as a normative biblical practice that is learned by doing it.

Hospitality has the potential to be transformative, and this is what makes is risky in the Christian understanding. It is not about

changing the one who comes in to the community, but rather about the community being transformed by those who come in.

God’s disregard for the way things are, and interest in how they can be, was modelled by those early Christians – who recognized that Jews and Gentiles, women and men, wealthy landowners and slaves, could eat together as co-partners, friends, brothers and sisters.

As one theologian has suggested, hospitality is implicitly subversive in the way it shatters social boundaries, especially those boundaries enforced by table fellowship. When we eat with the lowly and welcome strangers and outsiders to our table, we break down social expectations and barriers and remove the divisions between peoples.

We open ourselves to relating at deeper levels and share conversation about hopes, hurts, dreams and joys.

In doing so, we bear witness to the kind of love God has for all his people.

One of the biggest scandals of Jesus’ ministry was his willingness to sit at table with those normally excluded from proper fellowship. This was the radical model of Christian hospitality for the early church and in its own way helped to break down the social barriers that initially confronted the church as it met the stratified Roman world.

An inclusive, welcoming church is one that is open to all and open to being transformed. Paul wrote to the Galatian church, “There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus.” Perhaps if he were writing today he might say there is no straight and gay, for all are one.

The chapel is proud to share in the celebrations of pride week and to stand with its affirmations; the doors of the chapel reflect the seventeenthcentury words of Bishop Jeremy Ken: O God make the door of this house wide enough to receive all who need human love and fellowship, and God’s care, and narrow enough to shut out all envy, pride and hate. Make its threshold smooth enough to be no stumbling-block to children, nor to straying feet, but rugged enough to turn back the tempter’s power: make it a gateway to thine eternal kingdom.

The doors are open to all, illumined by the light that shines through stained glass.

John Perkin is chaplain of Mount Allison University.

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October 9, 2014

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Last week’s answers:

62- Overact; 63- Active one; 64- Without; 65- Rustic;

(CUP) — Puzzles provided by BestCrosswords.com. Used with permission.

Across 1- Biblical spy; 6- Rowing implements; 10- ___ extra cost; 14- Buddy; 15- “A Death in the Family” author; 16- Slay; 17- Fenny; 18- Visionary; 19- Romain de Tirtoff, familiarly;

20- Rage; 21- Salon stylist; 24- Apprehensive; 26- Thespians; 27- Hunky-dory; 28- Shop shaper; 30- Rise to one’s feet; 33- Cowboy display; 34- Narrow inlet; 37- Juniors, perhaps; 38- Ventured; 39- Bath powder; 40- Health haven;

41- Broadway actress Uta; 42- Actress Taylor; 43- What girls will be; 44- Not ‘neath; 45- Relax; 48- Having a notched edge; 52- Repeated rotation; 55- Doo-wop syllable; 56- Propagative part of a plant; 57- Part of Q.E.D.; 58- French beans?; 60- Author ___ Stanley Gardner; 61- Regal address;

Down 1- Small house; 2- Dean Martin’s “That’s ___”; 3- Hybrid beast; 4- Cackleberry; 5- Period of being a boy; 6- Watering hole; 7- Antiquing agent; 8- Hollow grass; 9- Having a notched edge; 10- ___ Fideles; 11- Trunk; 12- Gunpowder ingredient; 13- Lulus; 22- Penguin’s septentrional counterpart; 23- Reflected sound; 25- Moving vehicles; 28- Actress Sophia;

29- Arabian Sea gulf; 30- Conscription org.; 31- Outdo; 32- Santa ___; 33- Fury; 34- Hurried; 35- Land in la mer; 36- Whiz; 38- Humidity; 39- Sea swallow; 41- It may be happy; 42- Go in again; 43- Garden device; 44- Acapulco gold; 45- Alleviated; 46- Olds model; 47- Stone marker; 48- Quotes; 49- Mary of “The Maltese Falcon”; 50- 8th letter of the Greek alphabet; 51- Art supporter; 53- Horne solo; 54- Mountain lake; 59- Large flightless bird.

It’s a Losier family Thanksgiving Shared with you, the finest dishes to grace my family’s table Taylor Losier

Step 2. Once your goose is plucked and clean, grab the butter. You’ll want to coat that bird until it shines. For good measure, butter the pan, too.

Step 3. Season the bird with salt, pepper, onion powder and more butter. If you want to get fancy, add some chicken seasoning. And butter.

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Step 4. Apply another coat of butter and strips of bacon.

Grampy’s Old-Fashioned Goose

Step 5. Chop up an onion and an apple and stuff the goose. While you’re at it, throw some butter in there as well.

An old family recipe that has never been approved for the Canada Food Guide. This recipe can be improved by either increasing butter amount, or by dropping the goose a few times as it goes from sink to pan. But it’s also good as is, so try it out!

Step 1. Get a goose. Either go to the store, or do it the old fashioned way: grab a few friends and a few cases of beer, sit out in the woods for few days until you’ve got a nice string of them to bring home. (Pros: You get to feel tough and keep the innards for the gravy. Con: this will drastically increase the preparation time.)

Step 6. Sew up the opening with some thread and the biggest needle you can find. You’ll need to reapply the butter that gets wiped away.

Step 7. Cook the goose in preheated oven at 400°F, 20 minutes per pound.

At regular 30 minute intervals, base bird in sauce of melted butter and onion powder.

Step 8. Once done, carve and enjoy!

Your arteries will thank you.

Pat’s Creamy Potatoes This is one recipe that everyone will ask for seconds, so make sure to make plenty extra, and have the written instructions on hand to give out.

Step 1. Peel potatoes (one for each person). Chop and put in a pot on the stove. Cover with water and boil well until soft.

Step 2. Mash vigorously and freeze for two days.

Step 3. After frozen, leave them out to thaw. They probably won’t, so be prepared to put them in the microwave, breaking them into small pieces with a knife and hammer, remicrowaving often.

Step 4. Put in large pot (with water!) and heat on high, until they start to burn on the bottom of the pan.

Step 5. Once softened, drain off as much water as you can and add butter, milk, cheese, pepper, salt and beat with electric mixer, making sure to get the burnt bits off the bottom.

Once good and sloppy, serve and enjoy!

Mama’s Fancy Cranberries This one is a doozy, so you might want to grab a pen and write it down.

Ready? Okay.

Step 1. Go to the store and buy a can of whole berry cranberry sauce.

Step 2. Once home (make sure to bring the can home with you!) grab the nicest, fanciest bowl you have: silver, china, ceramic, floral pattern… whichever matches the gravy bowl.

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Daddy’s Homemade Pumpkin Pie My dad has a very clear definition of homemade. The following is included.

Step 1. Compare pumpkin pie prices in weekly supermarket flyers.

Step 2. Go to the store with the cheapest pumpkin pie.

Step 3. Buy a pumpkin pie (or three).

Step 4. Cook the pumpkin pie as per the package instructions.

Step 3. Use a can opener to open both ends of the can and, with a fork, press the contents out into the fancy bowl.

Step 5. Top the pumpkin pie with liberal amounts of whipped cream, and serve.

Step 4. Now, here is the delicate part: using the fork tines, press out all of the can lines. Make sure to turn the bowl and the cranberries to get all of the lines. There can’t be any lines left, so be careful to get everything out.

So, what time are you coming for dinner?

Step 5. Once that’s done, put the dish on the table and voila! Fancy

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