The Argosy, November 16, Vol.147, Iss. 9 by The Argosy

NEWS Owner’s belongings stolen from T&L (Pg. 2) This just in: just Justin since 1872

ARTS & CULTURE New bookstore hosts Halloween readings (Pg. 7)

SPORTS Movember is more than a fashion statement (Pg. 11)

OPINIONS A reflection on racism in Sackville & beyond (Pg. 6)

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EDITORS: EMMA BUSH & MAIA HERRIOT | NOVEMBER 16. 2017 | ARGOSY@MTA.CA

CRIME

Local bar struck by trend of thefts Mob mentality and youthful binge drinking possible causes of the crimes

CULLEN JOHNSON Contributor

THURSDAY, NOV. 16 Study Abroad & Exchange Fair 2.0 Dunn, Wu Centre, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Interdisciplinary Conversations Owens Art Gallery, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Wine Down at Cranewood Cranewood Bakery, 5-7 p.m. CIS Presents Dr. Catherine CluneTaylor: Objectivity in Science Owens Art Gallery Foyer, 7-8:30 p.m. Diwali Celebration Convocation Hall, 7-10 p.m. Garbageface & Cold Eye & Liken Thunder & Lightning, $7, 8-11 p.m.

FRIDAY, NOV. 17

Moonlight Madness Cattail Ridge Family Market, 8:30 a.m.–9 p.m. Women’s Leadership Series 2.0 Jennings Hall Banquet Room, 3-5 p.m.

Local bar Thunder and Lightning has recently been hit with several petty thefts. Owner Glenn Barrington, who purchased the bar in August 2016, decorates the bar with his own personal effects. Recently, some small prints were stolen from the bathrooms. Barrington finds that small thefts occur every few months, though items are also often taken and moved to different locations within the bar. “It’s just dumb things that drunk people do,” he said. “If it is deliberate, I don’t know why,” Barrington continued. “I don’t like to think that people would dislike this bar to the point of wanting to take things from it.” Thunder and Lightning is currently using their second sidewalk sign, as the first was taken from its place just outside of the bar. The two signs were both made for the bar by a friend of the owner. A robbery from the cash register occurred earlier this year in March. Barrington connects the thefts to “mob mentality,” and blames the thefts on the drunken escapades of non-regulars to the bar, as he doesn’t believe a regular patron would be a

likely culprit. Shannon Power, a fourth-year Mount Allison student, said, “It is certainly not the first time things have been stolen from the bar. It is sad considering they make an effort to show off artwork and other interesting things, only to be stolen.” A former UNB student and regular to the bar, who wished only to be identified as Justin said, “I don’t live here, but I’m always here. Sackville is such a small community, and you’re affecting a lot of people when you give yourself free range as a ‘drunken joke’ to steal things.” Barrington added that this past October, a group of young, intoxicated women ran down Bridge Street ripping flowers from the town’s planters. He stated that without a doubt, the drinking culture at Mount Allison has had a great effect on the Town of Sackville, and that extends beyond the petty thefts that have occurred within his bar. Barrington emphasized that students are responsible for “learning to respect the town, and appreciating how cool and unique Sackville is.” He expressed how disheartening it is to come in and see that things have been taken.

Don Giovanni Brunton Auditorium, 7:30-10 p.m.

SATURDAY, NOV. 18

Basketball vs. Holland Athletic Centre Main Gym, women 2-4, men 4-6 p.m.. Flip Dat with Habitat 116 York Street., 9-11 p.m.

SUNDAY, NOV. 19

Women’s Volleyball vs. Dal AC Athletic Centre Main Gym, 2-4 p.m. Faculty Recital: Paradoxes Brunton Auditorium, 3-5 p.m. Julie Doiron Sunday Sessions T&L, PWYC, 5:30 p.m.

MONDAY, NOV. 20

Lettuce Eat Commons on Main St., 12-1 p.m. Brass Master Class Brunton Auditorium, p.m.

12:30-2:30

PSS – Ian Campeau Con Hall, 7-8:30 p.m. Karen Donnelly, trumpet Brunton Auditorium, 8-10 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 22 PSS - National Chief Bellegarde Con Hall, 7-8:30 p.m.

Evening of One Acts Purdy Crawford Centre, 8-11 p.m. J.S. Bach: The Circle of Creation Brunton Auditorium, 8-10 p.m. A FEW SMALL BUT IRREPLACEABLE PRINTS WERE STOLEN FROM THUNDER AND LIGHTENING’S BATHROOM THIS YEAR. GILLIAN HILL/ARGOSY

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EDUCATION

Community fights for educational reform Local organization lobbying for updated facilities and programs in Sackville’s public schools

SACKVILLE 2020 AIMS TO EXTEND SACKVILLE’S REPUTATION AS AN ADVANCED EDUCATIONAL CENTRE TO LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS. SYLVAN HAMBURGER/ARGOSY

AMELIA MACDOUGALL FLEMING New Reporter Outdated public schools in Sackville may be a threat to the community’s reputation as a learning community. Sackville Schools 2020 is a group of community members who are working to prevent this by bringing 21st-century education to Salem

Elementary, Marshview Middle School and Tantramar Regional High School. Sackville Schools 2020 was organized in response to the provincial government threatening to close down the nearby Dorchester Consolidated School in 2015, due to a declining number of students. There was rising concern that the same might happen in Sackville

due to the small student population and deteriorating conditions of the buildings. Citizens learned through individual research that when the provincial government decides to order a new school, the Department of Transportation is in charge of building the facility. This means that the people in town have no input on what or where the school is. “They have a formula. We’re talking cinderblock hallway, egg-carton schools… That is not 21st-century learning,” said Michael Fox, Mount Allison professor and member of Sackville Schools 2020. “We want to take the future of education in Sackville into our own hands.” The concept of 21st-century learning involves a change in curriculum and infrastructure. The group has looked at many ideas for building an innovative school in the town. One option that the group promotes is building a kindergarten to grade 12 school closer to the centre of town, where students could benefit from shared facilities and Mt. A resources. “We’ve got a gym at Salem, a gym at Marshview, a gym

at Tantramar, a gym at Mt. A, we’ve got a library at each place, and they’re all weak and separated and they don’t even have any full-time staff,” said Fox. Students are also keen for a change in local schools. Grace Ferella, a 10thgrade student at Tantramar, said, “The schools feel very outdated, so it could be nice if they used all the resources Sackville has in one space.” The proposed changes are based in the concept of “neighbourhoods of learning,” where ideas like experiential learning take precedence over concepts such as academic years and marks. Local teachers fall on both sides of the debate to add experiential learning to the curriculum. Tanya Bostick, a music teacher at Tantramar Regional High School who supports Sackville Schools 2020, said, “We can share ideas and accommodate the needs of our community through experiential learning.” The committee also promotes bringing environmental stewardship programs into schools and outdoor learning into the curriculum. Sackville Schools 2020 has already

brought learning outdoors through initiatives like building an outdoor classroom at the elementary school and restoring a library courtyard at the middle school. The goal of these programs is to put emphasis on teaching attributes such as creativity, critical thinking and leadership. The committee hopes that in the longer term, these approaches to education will be built into the curriculum. Looking forward, Sackville Schools 2020 aims to meet with the premier of New Brunswick to discuss the plans for the town. The committee also wants to receive a community development fund through the federal government. However, the group wants to emphasize that they will not wait for policy-makers to pay attention to Sackville, and that the group will continue to fight for modern education by creating new programs, with or without government support. “Very little [of the district’s] time or attention has ever been paid to Sackville, so we’re not waiting,” said Fox. “This is the moment.”

CAREER

A career in the Canadian Foreign Services Mount Allison hosts a lecture from Canada’s former Ambassador to Japan on his life’s work EMMA BUSH News Editor What does a life in the foreign services look like? On Nov. 1, Mackenzie Clugston, Canada’s former ambassador to Japan, asked James Devine’s introductory political science class to answer this question, as well as addressed topics of both the current state and the stability of international relations. Clugston explained that he had always wanted to get into the Foreign Service, but that he ”was never one of those stellar students . . . not of that calibre [to get into the program].” He opened his presentation on a personal note, telling the story of his life after graduating with a bachelor of arts degree. Finally, on his third application, Clugston was accepted and the second part of his life truly began. He encouragingly added that, “[I] thought it was what I really wanted to do.” He said of his career choice, “it took me ‘til I was about 31 to figure that out.” He urged students to not panic right away if they don’t have a plan for their lives after graduation. Clugston was initially interested in policy. but the Foreign Service assigned him to trade due to his relevant background experiences. “You can do virtually anything for the foreign ministry,” he explained. “I supposed I did more trade than policy,” he added as he explained that the Foreign Service could take you in a lot of different directions.

Clugston moved on to discuss foreign service relations between Canada and Asia. He explained that in his time as ambassador there had been an effort to develop a strong relationship with Japan. In terms of policy, this was difficult as trade was where Canadian interests were more strongly rooted and, consequently, this was where conversations between the two countries kept being drawn back to. “In vague terms, I got tied into the Japan relationship, which was primarily a trade relationship,” said Clugston. “We couldn’t break out of the trade relationship with Japan; there were no foreign policy issues that we could grapple with.” Because of this, his role consisted less of making policy improvements and tended to be more educational. On a more positive note, he added that Canada is one of the most respected countries in Japan. More generally, he said, “We represent our country well, our country is well liked,” then laughed and said, “I’m not trying to give PR.” After briefly describing his career, Clugston opened up the floor for questions of which there were many. Topics ranged from Donald Trump’s “great walls,” what the first year in the foreign services is like, to unrest in North Korea. Third-year student Ava Berry said that, though she is in Devine’s introduction to political science course for a distribution, she found the talk interesting and encouraging. “He mentioned it . . . took [him]

a while to figure out where he was going career-wise, which is something everyone in university is thinking about and worried about,” she said. “It was a great opportunity to hear from someone outside of the University and [especially] on that specific career path.” Julia Bland, another third-year student in the class, expressed similar sentiments to Berry. “I thought it was a really good opportunity to hear about international relations from someone who worked in the field,” said Bland. “We’re starting to talk about international relations in class after reading break, so having a real life example when learning can help [in] understanding the topic.” Clugston is currently the rector, or head, of Kwansei Gakuin University’s (KGU) Cross-Culture College in Japan, with whom Mt. A is a participating partner. Though this job in education is a different role from his life in the Foreign Service and his work in trade and policy, he was able to transfer many of his previously learned skills. Those are things, he said, that only “come with time,” and those practical skills “should work well wherever you go afterwards.” Fourth-year student Diane OrtizMacLeod had attended KGU this past summer and had been taught by Clugston in her time there, so she was “very excited to learn that he was travelling to Mt. A to speak of his experience in the Foreign Service.” Ortiz-MacLeod said, “His presentation was organic as he catered his speech based on feedback

from the audience. It was interesting to learn of the Japanese-Canadian political and socioeconomic relations from such a firsthand experience.” The insights that she gained from Clugston were informative on international and governmental affairs and “may be beneficial to my future career ventures.”

Whether students were interested in pursuing similar careers to Clugston’s, learning more about international relations as a whole or even just needed some affirmation as to how to go about life after graduation, Clugston’s presentation shared, to reference Devine’s sentiments, a “wealth of experience.”

COMPLETING AN UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE QUALIFIES YOU TO APPLY FOR A POSITION IN THE CANADIAN FOREIGN SERVICES. SARAH NOONAN/ARGOSY

CORRECTION: In the Nov. 2 issue, the article “No quorum, no problem” incorrectly attributed a quote to Laura Snyder. The quote was said by Loralea Michaelis. The Argosy apologizes for this and any other errors.

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STUDENT RESEARCH

ARCHIVES

Honours student research profiles PETER HUTTEN-CZAPSKI Former Reporter From the archives brings you old news today. As time passes, the news we report on changes, as does the way we report on it. Conversely, we’ve been covering some of the same issues since 1872. Theft in the community has always been an issue, both on- and offcampus. However, a very new kind of theft became of concern to Mt. A staff in 1980. Thurs. Nov. 20, 1980: vol. 109, issue 9. THOMAS SNOOKS IS A FOURTH-YEAR HONOURS STUDENT STUDYING IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY

“My honours project is an examination of scheduling effects using fixed and variable ratio reinforcement schedules with operant wheel running and lever pressing behavior in rats. I’ve been working under the supervision of Dr. Terry Belke for the last year and a half and I am incredibly excited to see where this project takes me! There is very little research on scheduling effects using variable ratios with wheel running as the operant behavior, and significant results could provide the structural integrity for further investigations on the topic in the future (a publication would be pretty cool as well!).”

While stealing a computer is an unusual and blatant crime, stealing information from a computer

LEADERSHIP

commonly occurs and often goes undetected. Mt. Allison has had a computer installed in the Crabtree Building this last spring. Because the system is new and the programming staff is unfamiliar with it only now are many of the potential loopholes in various aspects of the system being closed. During the summer many confidential lists had been run on a generally accessible disk memory whose contents were not erased. This leads to the possibility of somebody with a bit of computer knowledge retrieving this information from the disk. Luckily, a lot of the information in the system consists of material which can be just as easily accessed, if not easier by looking it up in

the student directory. Other more sensitive information is stored as a set of numbers and one would have to know which correspond to what to make sense of it. According to Kevin Tory, at the Computer Centre, no information that would be of any use to anyone has gotten out. By the beginning of this month all sensitive work had been transferred and is now done on a disk whose access is restricted to privileged programmers and whose content is routinely erased. This will ensure that no more information will get out.

SHAD Program coming to Mt. A July 2018

The University will host the prestigious youth program for a month this upcoming summer LILY FALK News Reporter

KAETIY DUNNING IS A FOURTH-YEAR HONOURS STUDENT STUDYING IN THE DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY

“Have you ever wondered why salt water smells different than fresh water? It is largely due to a small sulfur-containing molecule called DMSP. DMSP is produced by some marine algae and helps protect the plants against environmental stresses. It also has important roles in global climate regulation. DMSP is produced in a four-step enzymemediated pathway starting from the amino acid methionine. My honours research with Dr. Jeffrey Waller focuses around cloning and characterizing one of the enzymes in this pathway. If you peek into the greenhouse on the side of Barclay, you can see some of our algae growing (and producing DMSP)!” SAVANNAH MILEEN HARRIS/ARGOSY

On Oct. 24 Mount Allison announced that it will host the youth summer program, SHAD, in July 2018. The program brings together high-achieving high school students from around the world to Canadian university campuses for a monthlong program of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) and entrepreneurship. The two co-directors for Mt. A’s SHAD program are Robert Sorba, math and physics technician, and Erin Penney, a biology lab instructor. The pair have been working on planning since May 2017, when the University committed to host the program. Both Penney and Sorba spent part of this past summer at different SHAD campuses to see how they are run. This is New Brunswick’s second SHAD campus, with the first program already running at UNB. Additionally, UBC, University of Saskatchewan, Queen’s University and Memorial University are home to more established SHAD programs. “Very broadly, SHAD aims to foster innovation and creative problem solving, giving participants the confidence and skills to effect positive change in their communities,” said Sorba. “This investment in Canada’s youth should have benefits that propagate outward, enriching the

lives of others. For example, nearly 20 per cent of SHAD alumni have launched their own startup.” Janet Gourley is a third-year sociology and women’s and gender studies student. She attended SHAD after her grade 11 year at the Queen’s University campus. “I met some of the most incredible people at SHAD,” said Gourley. “That month really helped me as a person. The

“THE THING THAT CAME OUT OF SHAD WAS THE CONFIDENCE THAT I HADN’T HAD BEFORE” thing that came out of SHAD was the confidence that I hadn’t had before.” Most SHAD students come from urban areas so the program tries to place them in communities different from their own. “We’re wanting to focus on the community aspect of Mount Allison,” said Penney. While the details of the program are kept under wraps, Penney hopes to show the students the diversity of the Maritime provinces while they are here. Since the first SHAD program

in 1980, the program has become a household name, boasting 16,300 alumni and 32 Rhodes Scholars. “The caliber of students it attracts is interesting,” said Penney. “Not just academically strong [individuals], but community leaders.” According to the SHAD website, the program was started “as an incubator to help high-achieving high school students reach their full potential and make global impacts.” Applications for this summer are currently open until the end of November. The process is competitive. SHAD looks for well-rounded students with both strong academics and community engagement. The program’s cost can be a barrier at $5,500 per student. However, SHAD does offer a large number of bursaries to students. Students also receive the benefits after the program with a large network of alumni, SHADspecific university scholarships and internship opportunities. The N.B. government has recently committed $750,000 to making SHAD more accessible for students. With the popularity and prestige of the program, SHAD is trying to expand. “There’s been a gigantic waitlist of qualified people,” said Penney. SHAD’s current goal is to have 20 Canadian campuses hosting the program by 2020.

EDITOR: ALLISON MACNEILL| NOVEMBER 16, 2017 | ARGOSY@MTA.CA

COLUMN

OPINIONS 05

Americans need a leader capable of inspiring hope and optimism

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THE REV. JOHN C. PERKIN Columnist As I begin to prepare course material for next semester, I am reading the biblical Book of Revelation once again, complete with its condemnation of megalomaniacal and narcissistic Roman emperors. I can’t help thinking about the contemporary application of this ancient text. The Book of Revelation prompts reflections on leadership, and it seems to me that there is a dearth of true leadership in the U.S.A. In American presidency, leadership evokes images of John F. Kennedy or Abraham Lincoln, standing with resolve in the midst of crisis and inspiring calm and hope. It is now a year since Trump was elected to the presidency of the

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United States. In almost a year as president, he has failed to offer any significant leadership. Trump is not a leader, and America, currently, is experiencing a lack of moral leadership. His inability to comment effectively, to communicate in a hope‑filled and confident way to the whole nation, epitomized his election campaign; this ineptitude continues through crises of natural disasters and global political issues in what will undoubtedly be viewed in history as a failed presidency. He does not have his finger on the pulse of the nation. He cannot speak to the nation. He does not provide assurance when it is needed; instead, he has antagonized those he should have consoled. He has failed to address concerns in the wake of mass shootings in the U.S., and does not provide direction

for U.S. foreign policy. He does not offer values worth standing up for. He does not inspire the nation to higher goals. His comments seem, at best, only self‑serving; like the worst of the Roman emperors, he is more concerned with propping up a public perception of himself as somehow superlative in a world of mediocrity rather than addressing grave and significant issues in his nation. It is time for someone to speak boldly to America as a leader. The nation needs someone who can unite people in their anxieties and hopes, and be a voice heard above the senseless and narcissistic tweets sent out by a man who is clearly unfit and unsuited to hold the presidential office. It may be a senator, a governor, or someone else in the large political system. It may be a Republican, or a

Democrat, or other. The leader might be a man or a woman, of any race. In a world of social media and twenty second sound bites, the leader must be one who can be heard not simply because they marshal the forces of media best, but because they have something of substance to say. And that substance needs to communicate hope, respect for all people and to declare in prophetic tones not just what is wrong, but how things might be set right. Will a new Kennedy, Lincoln, Obama, Martin Luther King or Jesse Jackson emerge in 2018? The stage is open, and someone needs to step onto it. It is time for reasoned, reassuring, competent leadership to step forward and shine a light of hope on a nation struggling in the darkness of uncertainty, despair and fear.

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CONTRIBUTORS Maria Dime (Pen name), Andreas Fobes, Cullen Johnson, Maureen Lavangie, Kathleen Morrison, Chihiro Muranaka, Tina Oh, the Rev. Perkin, Maggie Pitman, Derek Sharp, Will Traves

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RACISM

Encounters with racism and acceptance at Mt. A

Mt. A and Sackville community are friendly and welcoming, but work still remains to be done

CHIHIRO MURANAKA Contributor Whether it is a black man being beaten by the police or a Muslim woman being subjected to Islamophobic defamation on a train, acts of racism occur in every corner of the world. We are getting used to seeing videos displaying it on social media and maybe we are all – including those of us of colour – numbed at this point. As a person of colour, I don’t know whether I should be grateful or ashamed that I have also become numbed after having spent only four years at Mount Allison. Over the years, I have gradually lost the sense that racial supremacy exists in society. I discovered that in Sackville I would no longer be put into situations where I would despair of being Asian, look around and distinguish people by the colour of their skin rather than their personalities. This is something I used to experience from time to time in New Zealand, where I completed my secondary education.

I think the Mt. A community has been more successful than other universities at accepting non-white students and not discriminating against them because of their nationality or the colour of their skin. The establishment of the AntiRacism Education & Response Team as a part of the new Racism and Racial Harassment Prevention and Response Policy demonstrates the University’s commitment not only to the eradication of racism, but also to using education as a long-term action to tackle the essence of racism, which is ignorance. The Canadian stereotype of being polite and friendly probably contributes to the feeling of acceptance in Sackville, because the community and the students from across Canada have shown me that it’s not just a stereotype. So, this is why the column Another Feminist Killjoy Writing About Race and Justice, written by a fellow student of colour at Mt. A, got me questioning what the necessity of purposely identifying people like us as the “visible minority” is, what she means by “space for people of color” and whether the “discomfort” is simply a product of Mt. A’s smaller ethnocultural diversity compared to larger universities, rather than a lack of effort made by the community. I have experienced racism on multiple occasions in the past. Just a few weeks ago, I was surprisingly called a “whaler” on Bridge Street. Whether I reluctantly laughed it off or retorted in anger, I knew neither response would’ve been productive,

TAKING THE TIME TO TALK AND LEARN ABOUT OTHERS’ EXPERIENCES AND PERSPECTIVES IS AN IMPORTANT ASPECT OF UNLEARNING RACIST BEHAVIOURS. SARAH NOONAN/ARGOSY as it would not be helping to make a fundamental change. Being a target of racism sucks, and explaining it to the people who haven’t had to worry about experiencing racism can be an uneasy task. My advice to those who wish to advocate for the eradication of racism is to recognize that your frustration could discourage those who are racist from having a productive conversation. We must keep in mind that they are

the ones who could use your help to acknowledge that racism comes from their own ignorance. This is not to say we cannot be frustrated about it, but the eradication of racism cannot be achieved without our encouragement to help racists acknowledge their prejudiced attitudes. A community like Mt. A’s could be a great place to start the conversation. If we want to make an impact in fighting racism, we should all work together to create

a space where those who experience racism can initiate the dialogue. Opportunity to make a change is at every corner of campus if you want to see it. I was in a washroom stall sitting on the toilet in the library when I saw a poster stuck on the door that said, “The Argosy is student-run, mostly white, mostly female. The Argosy wants to be more diverse.” I was delighted by this kind of approach.

DISCUSSION CORNER

“Is reading week an effective mental health break?” Members of the Mount Allison community share their thoughts on this week’s topic

CLARE MAGUIRE

It’s definitely a good mental health break, but there’s a ridiculous amount of stuff that I have due immediately after the break that the whole week’s going to be work. It’s nice to have the time to get the work done, but I wish I had a little more time to relax.

JOHN DALE

Anything that gets me away from this dumpy little town for more than a day is more than enough to please me.

LAUREN DOANE

I wish I had more time to relax and spend time with my family and friends rather than spending my week on large amounts of work that were assigned assuming we would have more time to do it.

SABRINA DAIGLE

Yes, it gives me time to catch up on my readings that I haven’t had time to read and time to get some sleep that I haven’t had. It gives me some time to recharge before the end of the term and exams.

MEGUMI GATES

I’m so happy that we get this break from school, but there’s so much work given for the week that it’s almost more stressful.

NARISSA GALLANT

Yes. It comes just as things start feeling particularly hectic and there is time to recharge.

ELLA PORTER

Yes. It allows enough time to get some sleep at the beginning of the week, then get organized and be productive at the end of the week.

SHIMING HUANG

I spent 50 of the first 72 hours of reading week asleep. So yes, it is great.

Call for the discussion corner: How do you feel about the residence points system? Tweet us your opinions @The_Argosy, or contact Allison MacNeill to appear in next week’s paper.

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SERIAL FICTION

ARTS & CULTURE 07

Small Town, Big Mystery

Chapter 5: Detention MARIA DIME Columnist “Sacks.” “Here.” “Morgan.” “Here.” “Lehman.” “Here.” “Flitemeist…Flitemeist… FLITEMEIST!” Ralph’s head jolted up from its desk. “Here!” he blurted out with an impolite amount of volume and exasperation. “Excuse me, Ralph?” Ms. Tallrustle countered with uncharacteristic indignance. “That tone of voice is unacceptable!” “Sorry, miss,” Ralph said, instantly regretting his slip. Embarrassed, he could only look at the floor as he said, “I didn’t mean anything.… I was just thinking.” “Well you can think some more after school – in detention!” And with that she continued with the morning attendance (done from zed to A on Thursdays). Blundering goatbeards, what has gotten into her? Ralph looked across the room to Jemima, his closest friend, who offered a sympathetic shrug and followed up with a text: “wamps dude. stubbed her toe this morning?” Similar incidents occurred as Ralph’s day wore on. He tripped over a ninth-grader crouched to tie her shoe, walked into the wrong classroom twice, and, in history, stared blankly through Mr. Seaforth as he asked Ralph the date of the Kristallnacht. Ralph had been lost in

SYLVAN HAMBURGER/THE ARGOSY thought the entire week. His mind was full of questions about Herr Hansel, and spent hours concocting elaborate scenarios of the events leading up to the man’s death. At the 3 p.m. bell, he wove his way against a sea of bodies pouring out of the school, and arrived at Ms. Tallrustle’s door for detention. It was slightly ajar, and he was about to knock when he became aware of some

sobbing, by no means unrestrained, coming from within the classroom. Ole Bill’s at it again. Typical. But as he listened closer, Ralph recognized that the tears didn’t belong to Bill, the boy who, since kindergarten, seemed to cry to a teacher at every opportunity. In fact, the sobs – and the pitiful muttering between them – clearly belonged to Ms. Tallrustle. Feeling awkward, Ralph turned to walk away

but, almost by their own volition, his feet kept him glued to the spot. Hardly aware of what he was doing, Ralph spun back around and quietly slipped into the room. “Ralph! I forgot you were coming,” Ms. Tallrustle said, quickly trying to compose herself as she swept the pile of tissue on her desk into a trash bin. As if possessed by some divine presence, Ralph coolly paced across

the room and sat down opposite his teacher, facing her directly. Pallas Athena, what am I doing!? “What is the matter, miss?” he whispered gently. “Tell me.” She stared at him a few seconds, and broke back into tears under the soft intensity of his gaze. “Herr Hansel,” she said. “I loved him. I loved him… and… and… it’s my fault he’s dead!”

LITERATURE

Blind Forest Books hosts spooky reading

In honour of Halloween, Dr. Robert Lapp read gothic poetry for store’s exciting event MAX CHAPMAN Arts & Culture Reporter Blind Forest Books held a poetry reading on Oct. 30, the first of many events for the new establishment. Dr. Robert Lapp, a professor from the English department, performed an animated reading of what he

considers to be some of the world’s most “spine-chilling tales.” The store was packed 10 minutes before the scheduled start, and people continued filtering into the store. Dr. Lapp and his daughter, store owner Miriam Lapp, moved shelves back and brought more and more chairs and stools as people came in. Miriam

Lapp was left permanently grinning as the crowd amassed. “We’re so impressed. We only have eights chairs in the store, and were hoping that that was enough but last I’ve heard there are over twenty [people] with more coming,” she said. As the audience seated themselves, it became increasingly dark and the wind

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outside picked up; nature seemed to set the tone. Dr. Lapp’s reading included some new and some old stories and poems. He opened with a selection of tales from renowned horror authors and ended with Edgar Allen Poe’s The Raven, while the audience sat enthralled. Dr. Lapp described the selection as gothic, and performed for every beat and every stanza. This made for a fun, animated session. “He was very into it, he was spirited, he put himself into the reading. We all appreciated that,” said Piper Langille, a first-year Mount Allison student. “It really gave you a better understanding of what he was reading.… You understood the emotions of what was being spoken.” Dr. Lapp kept the audience riveted, drawing them in with his performance. It reflected perfectly the mood of the evening. Jessica Grant, a third-year student, said, “It was loads of fun. I’ve never heard a better, more animated reader.” The audience was diverse, bringing in both students and Sackville residents. “It definitely

brought together the Sackville local community. There were lots of different ages represented at the reading,” said Langille. Lapp said that she would like to continue doing events like these. “This is our first event, but we plan on having them quite regularly. We plan on doing some acoustic music shows, and even have local authors in to read new books.… I also plan on running a tarot course in the store.… I’ve got all kinds of ideas,” she said. She is committed to advertising these readings more heavily, as this one was only promoted on Facebook. Even still, she certainly filled her store to capacity “Business has been great. It’s been nice and steady. Students have been coming in to check out the new owners.… It’s hard to believe that it’s only been a few weeks. It seems like it’s been forever in a really great way,” said Lapp. Keep an eye on Blind Forest Books & Novelties’ Facebook page for more information on events to come.

FEATURE

A great place to START START Gallery provides a jumping off point for student artists

The doorway to Struts Gallery, Faucet Media Arts Centre and START Gallery, under bright yellow mouldings, stands out against the semi-industrial landscape of Lorne Street. Although it may seem out of the ordinary to find a gallery here, this place is just that: extraordinary. START’s fall exhibition showed the works of student artists Marissa Cruz, Breana Darlison, Madeleine Hansen, Meagan Chaput and Evan Furness. The works were shown between Oct. 29 and Nov. 11. A sense of catharsis was an undertone common to several of the exhibits, especially those done by Hansen and Chaput. The artists found ways of expressing their emotions non-verbally. Hansen’s exhibit, titled I am Not Me, This Body is Not Mine, consisted of a series of drawings of what she described as “very strange, amorphous human figures that are made up of human parts, but not quite recognizably human forms.” Going further into detail about the meaning of her work, she explained that it “centres around the idea of body dysmorphia and this idea of viewing your body in a contorted sort of way.” The work, epitomizing some of the struggles Hansen has faced, holds a great deal of meaning to her, as does the medium itself. “I’m not very good at verbally expressing myself,” said Hansen. “But I feel much better at visually expressing how I’m feeling and I feel like these drawings are like a very visual representation of a specific time in my life and the mental illness that I’ve struggled with for many years … [which] came together for these drawings.” Reverie, Meagan Chaput’s exhibit, consisted of a series of small objects made as a reaction to “two different and opposing relationships I’ve had and kind of idealizing them and trying to make these things that hold a lot of meaning.” To her, it is very important that the audience understands that “there is some sort of narrative” behind her work. Chaput also prioritizes being selective

about what she includes in her work. “Not telling the whole story, I think, [is] really important,” she explained, “because sometimes you can say too much and then the work doesn’t mean what you want it to mean.” Breana Darlison created Hicks, an exhibit based on the curation and arrangement of found objects. She says that she “started to recognize things in certain areas that I was picking stuff up in … rural, Canadian areas.... I started recognizing patterns with addiction and poverty and xenophobia and stuff like that.” Her exhibit centred around bringing these ideas to light. “I’m from a rural area but I lived in a big city, Montreal, for [about] ten years,” Darlison said. “I kind of have that separation from that xenophobic ideology [more present in rural areas] now. When I go back home and I see those things, it’s really obvious to me, and concerning too. So that’s mostly what the piece is about.” She went on to apply these themes, which have become such salient issues in the political climate of North America today, to her work. “Mostly, I’m interested in bringing light to what I see as the real world.” Marissa Cruz’s work also connects to a representation of the “real world,” as she addresses the representation of gender, race and sexuality. The work shown by Cruz during this exhibition, Clean Passes, epitomizes these themes using a variety of media. She explained that her work overall, which is primarily videography but also engages in sculpture and performance, functions mostly “as a way to reconcile the complexities that [are] being femme and also a mixed-race Filipino woman. So it kind of bounces around in there, and talks about the absurdity of games and rituals too.” Cruz said that her favourite topics to address in her work implicate humour, sex, race and gender – topics which often intentionally create tension in her audience as she works towards sparking conversations around acceptance. Cruz uses her art as a way to address taboo topics, given that the “stuff that I talk about [through art] isn’t the kind of stuff you can talk about in real conversations. I don’t know if I’m really trying to say anything, but at the same time I’m making it really explicit.” Tucked away at the back of the exhibition space, Evan Furness’s Old Wood & Steel Songs created a “shed vibe,” as he put it, bringing the natural world indoors. Now in his fourth

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year, Furness has been working on presenting a plot of land owned by his family and creating this sense of place for the exhibit over the course of two years. He has created many iterations of this exhibit, from drawings and prints to “the pared down video/ sculpture/zine relationship,” present at the gallery, which he decided worked best. The exhibit is meant to address his “interest in how place kind of holds memory but only reveals it to people who know about it.… If you just drive by or walk by that lot when there’s nothing on it, it’s just like this empty space that has no meaning to anyone except for the people who know that there used to be something there.” START itself is an idea fairly unique to both Sackville and the Mount Allison community. The initiative allows students to gain experience hosting their own shows, something that those in larger communities may not have the opportunity to do. “In the fine arts department, we work towards having things completed for submission dates and things like that just like anyone in non-fine arts does,” explained Darlison. “A lot of people, as they are working on these projects in class, they’re also working on work outside of that, and this is a really special place where, you know, you can actually show what you’ve been doing. Being able to show [your work] and have feedback and be able to watch people’s reactions to your work can really make you grow to appreciate your own work.” Darlison expressed a sense of gratification that came with the final product of the show and all the work that she had put into it: “I’m not happy that it’s out there, I’m happy because I put it out there.” Furness emphasized the importance of having a place where it’s safe to experiment with exhibitions and potentially be unsuccessful: “Having a place where students can actually experiment with exhibiting and showing work is really important.… It’s kind of an interesting challenge to put work together in a space and make it actually function the way that you want it to.” Places like START “really provide an opportunity to mess up and have it be totally okay.” It’s safe to say, however, that no one messed up this time around.

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DRAMA

Making No Misstakes

Erik Garf on creating a collaborative space for improv in the Motyer-Fancy theatre

JENA MCLEAN Arts & Culture Reporter Erik Garf wants “to do something new with improv.” Through the direction of No Misstakes, an improvised take on university life, the fourth-year drama student is doing just that. I sat down with Garf to learn more about the show and what led him to it. Given his early introduction to theatre through improv, No Misstakes is a no-brainer for his directorial debut. After attending improv club because his friend needed a drive home, Garf fell in love with the genre. Improv, plays and musicals have taught him “how to open my mind and observe the world a lot better. Comedy, specifically improv, is observational and if you’re not paying attention to what’s happening around you, you don’t have enough material to improvise off of.” At Mount Allison, Garf has been a prominent member of MotyerFancy, appearing onstage in She Stoops to Conquer, The White Snake, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, The Dumb Waiter and Unity (1918). “I’ve learned something different with every show I’ve been a part of,” said Garf. These lessons include memorization, articulation, playing

the moment, dancing, singing and “how to walk offstage and shake it off.” Garf has also been an active performer with Presents: the Improv. After joining Close Enough, one of Present’s three teams, in his second year and performing with the main stage cast in third year, he became the artistic director. He also currently

“IF YOU’RE NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO WHAT’S HAPPENING AROUND YOU, YOU DON’T HAVE ENOUGH MATERIAL TO IMPROVISE OFF OF.” performs with Critically Ashamed, another of the teams. These passions for theatre and improv combine in No Misstakes. The idea for the show came from a Presents rehearsal at the end of his third year. He and three other performers jumped into a scene that mirrored real life. “The issues that we were personally dealing with came out, which made

us connect with it, connect with the moments, and we were grounded. Humour came out of it, and it was still funny, but we never tried to be funny. We just tried to make a story,” he explained. This is his goal with No Misstakes: story, not comedy. Garf believes there is a place for Whose Line is it Anyway–style improv – based around earning the laugh – but he’s noticed “when an improviser tries to make a funny show, it breaks the reality of it.” Above all else, his goal is to “prove that improv can be more than it is in a pub.” Playing off of the Harold structure – three independent plots that eventually come together to be resolved – the cast, as versions of themselves, improvises about problems they encounter in real life. They journal, take note of stageworthy moments and events, and explore topics from the mundane to the heavy, like pregnancy, sexual assault and overdosing. “There’s funny moments, but it can also be sad,” said actor Lily Falk when I sat in on a rehearsal. The focus on realistic narrative over comedy has pushed her “so much,” she says. “It feels way more vulnerable for a lot of reasons, because you’re playing yourself, a version of yourself.”

ERIK GARF CAN BE FOUND PERFORMING WITH PRESENTS: THE IMPROV AT THE POND ON WEDNESDAY NIGHTS. ERIK GARF/SUBMITTED Max Farella, a Presents member and an actor in No Misstakes, added that “it’s tough switching between the two, from Presents to this and back to Presents. It’s like writing for a different discipline.” The actors are not the only ones who are pushing their comfort zones. The design team will also improvise. Kylie Fox will provide musical commentary throughout the show, and Garf says that “the designers are going to have to be on their toes and helping them create whatever the

actors are creating.” Lighting will be improvised and there will be “a huge rack of costumes” and “copious amounts of props.” Garf hopes that this experiment with improv will “directly speak to the audience” above all else. “It’s about everything you could possibly experience at university,” he explained. Catch ‘No Misstakes’ during MotyerFancy Theatre’s Evening of One-Acts, Nov. 22 to 25.

SPEAKERS

Creating a Zero Waste life: reducing consumption for a happier life

Bea Johnson discusses her methods for creating a sustainable life in a world of consumerism MYFY JENSEN-FELLOWS Contributor Refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle, rot: These are the five Rs that Bea Johnson presented to an audience of Mount Allison students and Sackville community members on Oct. 24. Johnson is the author of the book Zero Waste Home: The Ultimate Guide to Simplifying Your Life by Reducing Your Waste, which details her journey toward creating nearly zero trash. Johnson and her family only produce one small jar’s worth of trash each year! Johnson’s witty, conversational presentation of her story highlighted a possibility to be stylish, practical and economical while living a Zero Waste lifestyle. Johnson chose to adopt this lifestyle because she was motivated to create a better future for her children. The state of the environment as well as the atmosphere of consumerism informed her decision. Her family moved into a much smaller home, underwent a massive decluttering process and committed themselves to creating as little waste as possible. Throughout her talk, Johnson

shared stories of her successes as well as the pitfalls she encountered. A laugh rumbled through the audience as she talked about her trials and errors in creating her own mascara that smudged down her face while out to dinner. Because of this new lifestyle, Johnson found that she and her family were happier and healthier. With fewer items, her family was able to realize what was truly important to have and be able to experience. Her advice for people who are hoping to live this type of lifestyle is to identify your values and start living accordingly. In addition to reducing their waste, Johnson’s family saved both money and time. As a result, Johnson noted the experiences her family has been able to have, including travelling all over the world. Interest in sustainable living is found across the Mt. A community. Religious studies professor, Dr. Barbara Clayton, observed similarities between a Zero Waste mindset and a Buddhist worldview. “It’s the idea of meeting your needs, not your wants,” Clayton said, “and as [this is] actually

an important aspect of a Buddhist approach to environmentalism, it certainly resonated with me.” Surprisingly, environmentalism was not the center focus of Johnson’s discussion. Fourth-year environmental studies student, Taylor Crosby said, “[Zero Waste] is an environmental movement and it

can draw people in by its stylishness … but it is so much more than that.” Crosby continued, “[Zero Waste] is being able to link an environment movement to health.” To Crosby, environmentalism isn’t just a concern for environmentalists, it is a concern for everyone. Both Clayton and Crosby noted

how inspiring Johnson’s talk had been. Johnson expressed hope that the takeaway message of the event would be to refuse what we do not need, reduce our consumption, reuse what we do consume, recycle and rot (compost) what is left.

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MUSIC

Collegium Musicum: A Wednesday afternoon treat

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Weekly concerts provide Mt. A’s music students with helpful and encouraging performance opportunities MAGGIE PITMAN Contributor Every Wednesday at 4 p.m., music lovers gather in Brunton Auditorium to hear students from the bachelor of music program present their hard work onstage. Admission is free and all are welcome for this weekly display of Mount Allison talent. Since the beginning of the bachelor of music over 100 years ago, the University faculty has prioritized providing performance opportunities for students. All music students are encouraged, if not required, to participate in these performances at least once a year. Depending on the studio and what the particular student is pursuing career-wise, a professor might make participating in Collegium mandatory. There are some instances where students can choose whether or not to make an appearance on the stage. Collegium Musicum is a form of smaller concert that dates back to the early- to mid-17th century. The idea behind these concerts at Mt. A is for student musicians to perform the music they have been working on throughout the semester in an environment that is less formal than a recital or audition. Many students use it as a sort of practice run. Students are often graded on these performances in

their applied music classes, however a lot of students use Collegium as a way to gain performance experience or to get rid of nerves before important performances or auditions. “Collegium is a wonderful opportunity for music students to perform in front of their colleagues and professors,” said Madeleine Gaudet, a third-year pianist. “It allows them to learn more about themselves as performers. The department is incredibly supportive and it is a great weekly event.” Music students are typically required to sign up for one collegium per semester and must perform a selection from the repertoire they are given at the beginning of the school year. Each collegium has approximately five to eight students performing and lasts about an hour. This allows for a diverse performance, usually including a wide range of instrumental and vocal works. Throughout the school year, the department hosts a series of special edition Collegium performances. These include a Christmasthemed performance, a chapel performance and one which shows off compositions written by students of the department. A low-stress environment is often helpful to students who have performance anxiety. The audience

also has the opportunity after each collegium to chat with the musicians and offer their feedback in the lobby of the conservatory. This feedback is an important aspect of the collegium. “People will often approach performers to congratulate them on their work,” explained thirdyear voice student Emily Steers. “Collegiums are an essential part of the music community here at Mt. A. It’s a part of being a supportive and collegial group. We support and cheer each other on and we try to make performance a safe environment, because performance is always a little terrifying!” These performances are important for the education and musical development of these students. It not only provides them with a goal toward which to strive, it also provides a record of their progress as musicians. Each collegium is recorded by student technicians so performers can listen to their performance and critique themselves, as learning from one’s mistakes is a large part of any degree. These opportunities are vital to the education of music students at Mt. A. There is nothing that could prepare them to be professional musicians more practically than the chance to take the stage as many times as needed.

REVIEWS

Sharp Reviews: Hannibal

NBC once had the most elegantly macabre show on TV

DEREK SHARP Columnist Hannibal is a brilliant show that was condemned to die; it had a bad time slot on an unlikely, fairly midtier network. That’s not a criticism of NBC – the network makes good shows, but it’s just not HBO, AMC or FX. It’s not known for Emmywinning dramatic content. That’s why Bryan Fuller’s Hannibal, a deeply weird, eccentric and visceral show, is such an odd choice for NBC. Lo and behold, the show struggled to find the ratings it needed and was cancelled after its third season. However, the three seasons that were made are truly special. The plot of Hannibal is loosely this: FBI investigator Will Graham, played by the amazing Hugh Dancy, is awkward, reclusive and very good at his job. He is great at catching killers because he can put himself in their shoes like no other. Yet doing this has adverse effects on his mental health. Given that Will is essential to the FBI, they hire Dr. Hannibal Lecter, played by the magnetic Mads Mikkelsen, to ensure Will is getting the help he needs. Hannibal is a great therapist, but he’s also a murderous cannibal.

That’s not a spoiler, by the way. The show makes no secret of Hannibal’s often antagonistic nature. What I’ve already outlined is all explained in the first half of episode one, which should give you a sense of how layered this show is. Hannibal is deeply influenced by 17th- and 18th-century art; it contrasts the often gruesome subject matter with baroque paintings, sculptures and music. This results in a show that is both beautiful and horrifying. The cinematography is evocative and inventive, frequently using slow-motion and deep-focus shots. It all comes together to make a beautiful, distinct and appealing world, despite its macabre subject. As the show progresses, the symbolism and theatrical elements become more pronounced, to the point that it becomes truly weird and unreal. I enjoyed this development, but if weird isn’t your thing then Hannibal may not be for you. However, the show does ease you into the weird, so perhaps by the end even the most apprehensive of TV watchers could be won over. It is worth noting that Hannibal can seem gruesome. It is a show about a cannibal and an FBI investigator, after

all. The crime scenes are practically made, dramatic and breathtaking, in keeping with the show’s rigorously brilliant visual style. They can be brutal, and often hard to look at, but the show is never sadistic and it never takes pleasure in the gore. It just comes with the territory. That being said, if you cannot handle blood, you cannot handle Hannibal. The acting and plot are brilliant, and over the three seasons these characters truly become fundamentally different people. Even Hannibal grows in his own way. Moreover, the show itself changes too. It begins as an especially great police procedural, but by the end its momentum comes entirely from the drama between the characters and the choices they make. As the cherry on top, it has a satisfying ending, despite being cancelled. The creators were hyper-aware of their show’s tenuous position, so they engineered the ending of season three to function as a series ender. Hannibal is a special TV show and, in my mind, has yet to be topped. All three seasons are on Netflix. Check them out if you can!

TINA OH Columnist This article is dedicated to Koreti Tiumalu. I am writing this article in Bonn, Germany, as a delegate with the Canadian Youth Delegation (CYD) for the United Nations’ Conference of Parties (COP). The 23rd session is held this year in Germany and is referred to as COP23. I am returning in my role as a youth delegate after a tumultuous time at COP22, which was held in Marrakech, Morocco. This year, I am the only delegate from Atlantic Canada. I will be devoting the next few articles of this column to the experiences that I have witnessed at this conference as a party delegate. With my party badge, I have the privilege of having the highest level of access in negotiation spaces. Although COP23 is being held in Germany, the Republic of Fiji is presiding. It is the first time that a Small Island Developing State is hosting a United Nations Framework for Climate Change Convention (UNFCCC) conference. In light of one of the world’s largest emitters of greenhouse gases – the United States – dropping out of the Paris Agreement, the Fiji presidency at COP23 is a political act of defiance to continue to move even more boldly on climate action. Pacific Island nations like Fiji are on the frontlines of climate change as they adapt to rising sea levels. These vulnerable nations have already started to relocate their people – mainly Indigenous peoples who have lived in these flooded areas for millennia – to inland areas. As we talk about climate change in negotiations

at COP23, Fiji reminds us that we are not talking about abstract concepts. Climate change is now. It is affecting people now – especially in the Global South. Koreti Tiumalu was a Samoan climate activist who worked with the Pacific Climate Warriors. She passed away due to sudden illness in July 2017, soon after spending time in Canada for the Raise a Paddle campaign with 350.org. The Pacific Climate Warriors travelled to the Alberta tar sands to witness the extent of Canada’s complicity in climate disaster. During a tour for the campaign, Tiumalu shared a story of how families on low-lying Pacific Island nations would take lengths of rope and tie themselves to one another to ensure that families would, at least, find each others’ bodies if blown away during cyclones and hurricanes. “While there is a small window of opportunity that exists, we are not drowning – we are fighting,” Tiumalu said during the campaign. In discussing climate change and science within the safety of our academic walls, we have an inherent responsibility and privilege to act in solidarity in the depths of climate disaster. There is a time and place for theoretical conversations, and there is a time and place to fiercely resist the incessant inaction of our institutions. I must ask, how is it immoral to wreck the planet, yet defensible to profit off that wreckage? How is it morally compatible with the teachings of academia to remain complicit in the exploitation of labour, dangerous extraction and futile inaction? Being at COP23 strengthens my resolve that Mount Allison must divest from this complicity. If we do not act, who will?

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Cross-country team sprints to victory Mount Allison cross-country takes home 2017-2018 ACAA championship banners

LEFT: TEAM CHEERS ON JONAH ROLLINS. RIGHT: MEGUMI GATES, OLIVIA MEDSGER, SHAE SCULLY, MEGAN GALLANT, TAYLOR CROSBY AND MAGGIE MACNEIL MAKE TEAM GOLD AT CHAMPIONSHIPS. MTA CROSS COUNTRY/SUBMITTED

KEIFER BELL Sports and Health Reporter Hard work paid off this year for the Mount Allison cross-country team. They came up on top in the ACAA championships. Cross-country is a sport that hasn’t been well known on campus, but has become more and more popular due to its manageable schedule. The team practices together twice a week all semester. In addition to this, most of the athletes do additional workouts on their own time, which helped the team earn this year’s banners.

“I think that the flexibility and convenience of running makes it an easy commitment during the school year,” fourth-year student Matt Fyfe said on Facebook messenger. “Since we only meet twice a week, it’s easy to fit running into my own schedule.” Training on your own time isn’t common when it comes to most sports on campus. Other clubs and varsity teams often have their athletes commit hours of their time to a specific schedule on a weekly basis, which isn’t the case for cross-country. Fourth-year student Taylor Crosby commented on how she made crosscountry a commitment this semester:

“I would not say committing to cross-country is difficult. However, personally, I made cross-country a commitment for myself as way to make sure that I am making time to balance my life with physical activity.” Crosby added that the team is accepting of everyone’s training schedules and that practices are not mandatory. “There are people on the team who come to practices and don’t race. There are also people who practice on their own and race with us,” Crosby said. The ACAA championships was a close race, with Mt. A winning by one point on the men’s side and the

women also topping their side of the competition with a banner of their own. “It’s a real treat to bring home two banners this year,” said Fyfe. “Everyone’s been working really hard and it’s great to see that pay off.” Along with the championship banners, the cross-country teams’ coach, Claire Pabody, won the coach’s award this year, despite never coaching a cross-country team in the past. “Claire pushed us hard and maintained an infectious positive attitude through the season,” Crosby said. “Our success can definitely be attributed to all of the hours Claire has put into coaching our team.”

In response to the victory, Pabody “was thrilled when we pulled off the victory at the ACAA Conference Championships! The scores were very close and our wins were the result of extremely determined racing by every individual on the team.” Pabody continued, “It was an amazing way to cap off an incredibly fun season and I was so proud to have the opportunity to coach such a great group of student runners.” As the season has officially come to an end, the team will no longer practice regularly, but will still meet to go on group runs to maintain their stamina for future races..

MEN’S HEALTH

Support the stash! Why Movember matters Awareness and fundraising campaign focuses on key issues of men’s mental and physical health KEIFER BELL Sports and Health Reporter “You look disgusting.” I’ve adapted to hearing this phrase on a daily basis during the month of November. I am fully aware that I look ridiculous with a moustache, and that – like 90 per cent of men on campus – it doesn’t suit me whatsoever. However, this campaign has always been important to me and it’s something that I’ve fully supported since I could grow my first bit of peach fuzz at the age of 16. A l t h o u g h the Movember campaign looks like a bunch of guys trying to play off their new look in a joking fashion, the campaign is about promoting the message that reaching out for help is crucial. The stigma behind men being “embarrassed” or “afraid” to ask a friend, family member or professional for help is what Movember is trying to change and replace with the message that “it’s okay to not be okay.”

Movember is a fundraiser and awareness campaign focused on men’s health that continues to increase in popularity worldwide year after year. The reality is, men are dying younger than they have to because of cancer, suicide and other largely preventable causes. An unfortunate statistic is that 70 per cent of men say their friends can rely on them for support, but only 48 per cent say that they rely on their friends. We’re here for our friends, but we’re hesitant to ask for help ourselves. This stigma associated with seeking help for mental and physical wellness is important to address. Three out of four successful suicides are committed by men, a sad statistic that many people are unaware of. The Movember campaign has grown significantly in its message, participation and outreach since 2003, when it originated in Australia. It now has official campaigns in 21 countries and has raised over $730 million to help fund over 1,000 men’s

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health programs. Health issues such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer, poor mental health and physical inactivity have all been focused on. Not only has Movember encouraged the growth of millions of moustaches, the campaign has also led to significant breakthroughs in scientific research and an overall positive shift in conversation regarding men’s health. As you walk around campus for the rest of November, disregard your thoughts about how “gross” some people look with a moustache and

remember that the awareness and fundraising backed by the Movember campaign impacts the lives of thousands of men annually, along with their families and loved ones. In no way is the Movember moustache an attempt to change men’s fashion – it’s an attempt to change men’s health. Support your friends and their moustaches, because, like the common saying goes, you never know what somebody else is going through. In recent years, the Movember Foundation started the Move for Movember campaign. Anyone can

work together in this campaign by setting a distance goal for the month of November to walk, run, cycle, etc., and raise as many funds for Movember as they want while doing so. If you’re willing and able to donate to the Movember campaign you can do so online at ca.movember.com. The New Brunswick Crisis Centre (Chimo Helpline) can be contacted 24/7 at their provincial toll-free crisis line: 1-800667-5005. Contact wellness@mta.ca to book an appointment with a Mt. A health professional.

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1. _____ mein (Chinese stir-fried noodles) 5. Birds sit on these 8. A fear of heights 15. Not left 17. Anger or frustration 18. One more than a pair 19. Gwyneth Paltrow lifestyle brand 20. The end of a shoelace 21. 007 film with Pierce Brosnan 23. Obama’s favourite kind of warfare 24. A colloquial term for a follower 25. If tripled, Santa’s saying 26. “If you ask me” in text-terms 27. Like Walt Whitman, or William Wordsworth

28. To vomit 29. Complete and total 31. Above the ankle and below the knee 33. Shorthand for “socioeconomic status” 35. Rocks with crystals inside 38. A fearful exclamation, milder than a scream 39. A unit of corn 42. A sixth sense 44. A pirate’s favourite refreshment 45. A pirate’s favorite exclamation 46. Musical release with less tracks than an album 48. McCartney wants you to let it 49. Commonly needed type of battery

ADVICE

TRILL WAVES Columnist Welcome back from reading week, nerds. It’s ya boy Trill, back in the Sack and ready to fuck shit up. Now, as you might have guessed, my reading week was rad: hearts were broken, babes were smokin’ and ol’ Trill was back in his home in Dirty Dartmouth, at the heart of it all. As you may have also guessed, I did absolutely no work or reading during reading week – case in point, I am late for my deadline to finish these tips. Luckily I gave you lots of great tips for extending deadlines in the last Trill’s Tips. Anyway, I got a question from one of you goons asking me how to promote communist values on campus. Well, buckle up, comrades, because I’m about to go full Trotsky on ur asses. Tip 1: Learn, and exclusively speak, Russian. As you should know, Rus-

sia is the home of communism and therefore Russian is the language of communism. If you start speaking Russian all the time, people are bound to ask why, and that is when you explain (in Russian, of course) how righteous it is to be red. Tip 2: Establish a commune. This is a pretty great way to let people know what communism is all about. You can do this pretty much anywhere you want, such as your residence, your house, the woods, the basement of the library, etc. Your commune will likely grow substantially, which is exactly what you’ll need for the next tip. Tip 3: Overthrow the Mount Allison administration. Once you have accumulated a substantial following, it will be time for you to act. Throw off the chains of capitalist oppression the University administration has put onto you. Rise up, take control

50. To overcome 52. Like a cake, an onion or an ogre 55. How John Wayne might be described in one of his western movies 60. Picnic pilferers 61. A tim-____ is a popular Australian brand of cookie 62. Has a vegas wedding 63. Play us out! 65. First name of Dr. Karev in Grey’s Anatomy 67. It’s time to D-D-D-Duel! 69. With mortis, stiffening of joints after death 72. City of Angels 74. When sediment has been frozen for 2+ years, it becomes this type of

of the community and rule with an iron fist. Communist values will now be able to spread beyond the Mt. A community. With an ever-growing population, you will be able to take over other Maritime universities and then push westward to the heartland of Canadian universities, Ontario. From there, you can continue west across the prairies and into the west coast, removing the white from the Canadian flag, leaving only red. After Canada has been taken over, the time will come to expand into the south and spread the red into the United States of America. Alright good luck, hope you found the tips helpful. Sorry to get political but it’s what the people wanted and that’s how democracy works. This question was sent to me via my Facebook, Trilliam Waves. If you need tips on anything, just send me a message. L8r sk8rs – Trill.

frost 76. Tallest building in Canada 79. Possible answer to “what brand of sneakers are those” 80. Antagonist in Othello 81. Pass this and collect $200 82. Collect these and get 10 per cent off at Foodland on Tuesday 83. Dissent 84. John Mellencamp sang a “Little ditty, ‘bout Jack and ____” 85. A sound a baby might make 86. Chemical ingredient used in soap making 87. If you stop too quickly your car does this DOWN 1. To run into 2. The executives 3. Someone who stares 4. A big transport truck has 18 of these 5. Octo 6. Lovable sentient tree character 7. Clear, viscous product 8. Like a Palmer or a Schwarzenegger 9. Fib 10. What a kid might want for their birthday 11. A man-eating giant from fairytales 12. Stylish, above the ankle footwear 13. A charged atom 14. Chimpanzees, for example 16. Rare blood clotting disease (shorthand) 18. Your second favourite type of electron microscopy, after SEM 22. Desperate or urgent 23. The American Democratic Party mascot 27. Easy as this dessert 29. Ordinarily 30. One of Freud’s three subdivisions of personality 32. Yell this to halt dogs

34. To rub out of existence 36. ____ Sesame 37. It is recommended you do this at least three times a day 40. To help someone commit a crime 41. Cincinnati baseball team 43. Tropical tree with pink, yellow and white flowers 47. Sleeping princess problem 50. Like a buffalo, or what dad might say when he leaves 51. “Four score and seven years ___” 53. Curiously excited to see or hear something 54. Registered Nurses 55. Heavy winds 56. In lieu of money, people may give these 57. A Smithsonian art gallery Twitter handle 58. Company whose policy states that 15 minutes could save you 15 per cent or more on car insurance. 59. How certain skateboarders or couponers may identify 61. Recorded, like the TV show you missed 64. The second half of Rihanna’s Instagram handle 66. Wolverine or Cyclops, e.g. 68. Acronym for what a team on their own turf may have 70. In Place Value math, the value column to the right of “tens” 71. Dangerous strategy game to play with your family 72. To allow someone to borrow 73. Online store for clothing and fashion 75. How many years you have been alive 77. Olive, grapeseed and canola are all varieties 78. A dry, sarcastic kind of humor Find the answers for last issue on the Argosy Twitter feed!

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