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Vol. 144 Iss. 9

Activists focus on Energy East pipeline

Maude Barlow’s visit preceeded an anti-pipeline demonstration put on by Mount Allison students. (Chris Donovan/Argosy)

Dinner featured talks by big-name activists Tyler Stuart News Writer

Sackville activists received a morale boost last week when Maude Barlow, a leading figure in the environmental movement, stopped in Sackville for a dinner at Joey’s.

Barlow has served as the Senior Advisor on Water to Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann, the sixty-third President of the United Nations General Assembly. Now the chairperson of the Council of Canadians, Barlow is touring the Eastern Canada to raise awareness of the dangers of the Energy East pipeline.

If built, the pipeline, made by TransCanada would transport 1.1 million barrels of bitumen per day

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from the tar sands of Alberta to the refinery in Saint John, N.B. While one major concern of activists was the further development of the Alberta tar sands, they also discussed the risk of an oil spill.

With the highest tides in the world, the Bay of Fundy is highly susceptible to oil spills. Walters said they could carry an oil slick up the tide and into Sackville in a matter of days, and that the region’s soil would make clean-up almost impossible.

“This is potentially the worst kind of place to have an oil disaster,” he said.

Cherri Foytlin, a Louisianian environmental activist in Barlow’s entourage, spoke at the dinner about her experiences with the 2010 British Petroleum oil spill. An ex-journalist, Foytlin has been arrested four times and received death for her activism.

“There is so much oppression because the oil companies own that state. They own the newspapers, so my writing career is dead. I can’t get a job anywhere,” she said.

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Proponents of the pipeline, including Stephen Harper and Irving Oil, say it will create jobs and help boost the province’s struggling economy. But the people in the room disagreed, saying that long-term job creation would be minimal and that most of the oil would be exported to the U.S. and Europe.

With the potential of damage to New Brunswick’s environment and economy in the advent of a spill, Barlow said that citizens must make a choice about the future of the province.

“So the question for Atlantic Canada is going to be,” Barlow said, “Are you going to accept this risk to tourism, to your health, to the fisheries, to the beauty of this area, to everything we hold dear … or are we going to transition to something?”

About 25 people, including professors, students, and community members came to see Barlow and her entourage of activists.

“Tonight, I’m reminded of the Rolling Stones,” said Walters, an

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environmental studies professor at the beginning of the meal. “Every time they do a massive tour, they always surprise some small town. This is like that.”

“It’s nice to see a wide spectrum of ages,” said Lauren Latour, an environmental studies student at Mount Allison. “We don’t feel like the lonely young people that are there fighting the fight, and they don’t feel abandoned too.”

Two days later in the academic quad, Latour and Emma Jackson were handing out red squares next to a mock pipeline, leading a protest for Mount Allison’s divestment from fossil fuels.

“I think if anything it was really energizing,” Jackson said. “When you’re involved with environmental campaigns and social justice campaigns, meeting with people like Maude Barlow is really inspiring because she just keeps going. She’s unstoppable.”

Also at the meal was Megan Mitton,

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a Sackville citizen who recently ran MLA of the Green Party, and garnered substantial support among Mt. A students.

“It was a warning for us that something like that can and probably will happen if we allow Energy East Pipeline to be built here,” Mitton said.

Many of the activists at the meal vocally opposed the Canadian government’s environmental undertakings, or lack thereof.

“We need different leadership,” Mitton said. “We need politicians and we need government that works for the people and not for the oil companies, not for big business.”

With more communities in Atlantic Canada opposing the East Energy Pipeline, Barlow said she was optimistic about their chances of stopping it.

“I’ve lost campaigns in my life, and I’ve won campaigns in my life,” Barlow said. “I know what it feels like to be at the beginning of a winning campaign, and this one is a winner.”

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‘SU Review’ calls for student feedback on MASU

MASU is open to change. (Willa McCaffrey-Noviss/Argosy)

SU Review seeks to align MASU with student body Willa McCaffrey-Noviss

Politics Reporter

Student council has proclaimed the 2014-2015 school year as the year of Student’s Union Review. The Mount Allison’s Students’ Union is ”seeking opinions and feedback from members on its work thus far,” according to their website. MASU VP Communications Ryan Harley said council is seeking feedback on “anything and everything.”

What is the ‘SU Review’?

“I ran my campaign on saying that I wanted to fix student council,” said MASU President Heather Webster.

Webster identified minor difficulties as the source of many of the problems with the students’ union.

“We would implement new things which would be stalled or stopped by issues within our governance,” said Webster. She points to issues like mismatches between what was written in the by-laws and what was written in the constitution.

Webster said that her end goal for the student union review would be having “the upcoming executive come in and do cool things for students instead of spending time fixing things.”

“I’m not expecting every student to want to know about student government,” Webster said, “but students should care because they are paying to be a part of this organization.”

MASU will be holding consultation sessions with students throughout the year, two of which were held on Oct. 24 and Oct. 26. The two student consultations were only attended by members of council and Argosy journalists. This year’s consultations are set to review anything of student concern, but also have specific aspects that have been laid out by executive to be reviewed.

“There’s a lot of students who don’t care or feel like they know enough to comment on anything,” said Webster on the low turnout. “I’m not expecting every student to want to know about student government.”

MASU has six off-campus and six on-campus councillors who are intended to maintain “regular

communication of MASU policies and decisions to her/his constituents,” per their job description.

“The only problem [with the review] right now is that constituents aren’t participating,” said off-campus councillor Ryan LeBreton.

What is MASU doing?

Although NBSA and CASA membership, compensation, services, and executive restructures are among the issues already outlined by the review committee, MASU VP Communications Ryan Harley says they are seeking feedback concerning “anything and everything.”

“Currently there is no way for us to take a strong poll on where students as a whole stand in regards to particular issues,” said MASU VP Academic Affairs Kyle Nimmrichter, listing such issues as campus safety, mental health, and academia.

“The academic experience survey will hold as the solution to this problem,” Nimmrichter said. “It will be a way for us to gage where students stand.” MASU plans to release the academic experience survey to students in the winter term.

Nimmrichter provided examples of topics of the questions on the survey.

“We want to know whether students think there is sufficient variety in the courses available in their area of study,” said Nimmrichter. He also said other questions will include whether students feel their grades reflect their learning, and if students feel they are recieving meaningful feedback from their professors.

Other topics to be included on the survey include campus belonging and sense of community, level of discrimination in regards to sexual orientation, religious beliefs, race, or gender, feedback on whether the university is giving students the mental health services they need, and thoughts on whether degree requirements make sense.

MASU executive members encouraged student participation in the review. “I don’t know when a review like this is going to happen again,” Sherry said.

The Argosy www.argosy.ca Re-evaluation of Services (light purple) “If students don’t want something, I think we should cut it,” said Webster.

MASU’s president already identified some of the problems with the current services being offered.

“The bike co-op has been running for three years, students hardly use it, and the bikes are falling apart,” said Webster. “The whole system doesn’t work very well.” Students each pay $1 of student fees for this service every year, amounting to $2,370 of the total budget.

The online used bookstore is budgeted at $1000 every year.

Webster said problems with this service include a lack of use, as well as website dysfunctions.

“There are some services we do that might just need to be reconsidered based on use,” said Webster, referring particularly to the online housing directory. “There is so much off campus housing that it really isn’t that difficult to find a place.”.

A budget breakdown, including all the services currently offered by MASU, is available on their website.

Re-evaluations of CASA, NBSA memberships (blue)

Re-evaluation of Council Structure (dark purple)

Every Mt. A student is also a part of the New Brunswick Students’ Alliance and the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations. CASA takes up $7,200 of MASU and $9,952.61 goes to NBSA. “Money is being given to these organizations so that we can lobby provincially and federally,” said Annie Sherry, MASU’s vice president of External Affairs.

As for federal advocacy, CASA successfully advocated for students to no longer have to include information about the vehicle they own when applying for their loan.

“Students don’t have to worry anymore about owning a car and having that be deducted off their application for a student loan,” said Sherry.

“Are we members of CASA because it benefits students, or because the president from two years ago was chair of CASA?” said Webster. “I’m not really sure that it benefits students.”

Sherry asserted student money going toward advocacy organizations like CASA or NBSA is “legitimate and worthwhile.”

The review is to include an internal evaluation. “Council is huge for the amount of students Mount Allison has,” said Webster. “It’s not efficient.”

Josh Outerbridge proposed two draft council restructures on Nov. 3.

Option 1 6 Executive (4 voting, 2 non-voting) 6 Faculty Representatives (Senators) 6 Members-at-large (1 of which is the board of regents representative) Office of the Chair Office of the Ombudsperson Option 2 6 Executive 6 Faculty Representatives (Senators) 2 on campus councillors 2 off campus councillors 1 Member-at-large (Board of Regents Representative) 1 First Year Councillor Office of the Chair Office of the ombudsperson “Students need to have a say in how they are represented,” said Webster.

ATLIS previews undergraduate centred conference and journal ATLIS looking for papers for publication Cameron McIntyre

Senior News Editor

The Atlantic International Studies Organization has always put undergraduates first. The organization is undergraduate-run.

They fill their annual journal’s pages exclusively with undergraduate work. And on Nov. 2, four undergraduate students studying at Mount Allison University presented three internationally-focused summer research projects, taking up the majority of ATLIS’s miniconference.

The mini-conference previewed the organization’s plans for the winter semester. These include the release of an undergraduate-written and curated journal, which is now an annual tradition for ATLIS, and a series of undergraduate presentations.

“Our mandate is to promote informed undergraduate participation in international issues through scholarship, and social and political involvement,” said Sharoni Mitra, ATLIS president and fourthyear international relations student.

The undergraduate centred approach extends beyond the research that will be featured in ATLIS’s conference and journal.

The entire executive consists of Mount Allison students.

“It’s in its twelfth year,” said Mitra. “It has been student run since its conception.”

ATLIS has already put out eight journals of undergraduate work. The focus of this year’s journal and its surrounding conference is “Rights, Institutions and Truth: Pursuing

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This Week in the World Compiled by Joanna Perkin

Justin Bourque: no parole for 75 years Justin Christien Bourque, 24, has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 75 years after killing three RCMP officers and wounding two others in Moncton in June. The sentence is the harshest in Canada since the abolition of the death penalty in 1976, and it is the longest sentence in Canadian history. Bourque will be 99-years-old when he is eligible for parole. Chief Justice David Smith of the New Brunswick Court of Queen’s Bench, who handed down Bourque’s sentence, described the shooting of RCMP officers in Moncton as “One of the most horrific crimes in the history of Canada,” according to a CBC report.

Army takes over in Burkina Faso Protesters set fire to parliament and government buildings in Burkina Faso Oct. 30 after President Blaise Compaore attempted to amend the constitution to allow him to extend his 27-year rule. Soon after the protests, Compaore resigned and urged that elections be held within 90 days to fill the presidency. Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Yacouba Zida has said he has taken over as the transitional head of state, after initial confusion surrounding the position. Crowds cheered in the capital after Compaore’s resignation was announced, but some are unhappy that Gen. Traore has been appointed as transitional head of the country.

Eight Egyptians jailed for gay marriage Eight Egyptian men were sentenced last Saturday to three years in jail after appearing in an online video claiming to show the country’s first gay marriage ceremony. They were charged with spreading indecent images and inciting debauchery. After their prison sentences are complete, they will be subject to police supervision. Gay marriage is not legal in Egypt, and the video, which was posted on YouTube, went viral in August, caused a stir throughout the country.

Homosexuality is not specifically outlawed, but discrimination is common and gay men are occasionally arrested. This draws wide criticism from human rights groups.

Yousafzai gives $50,000 for school Malala Yousafzai has donated $50,000 of her Nobel Peace Prize to rebuild a UN school in Gaza which was damaged during this summer’s Israel-Hamas war. This announcement by the UN agency that assists Palestinian refugees came soon after the 17-year-old Yousafzai won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. She won the award for promoting girls’ rights in Pakistan, where she is originally from, two years after she survived being shot in the head by a Taliban gunman.

Mitra addresses the crowd at ATLIS’s debut event. (Sarah McNeil/ATLIS) International Justice.”

“It is one of the few opportunities for undergraduates to get published,” said Mitra. “Most journals tend to be post-doctoral.”

Joanna Quinn, associate professor at the University of Western Ontario, is the keynote speaker for the larger conference in the winter semester.

Quinn’s research focuses on transitional justice both abroad and in Canada, which is a major theme of the conference. Transitional justice broadly defined is the judicial and non-judicial processes associated with human rights abuses.

“It’s different than a lot of our past themes,” said Mitra. “Rather than being extremely timely, like Revolutions in the Arab Spring in 2011, this is something that continually does need to be addressed. Transitional Justice is always going to be a question since there is always going to be conflict.”

Revolution was the theme of the 2011 conference.

The call for submissions will come in either November or December.

Any ‘high quality’ paper that has been written can be submitted.

The Nov. 2 mini-conference was a taste of ATLIS’s plans for spring.

The three presentations were all given by current undergraduate students. Brynne Langford’s research considered how the inclusion of organizations representing people with disabilities had affected disability policies. She concluded that their involvement was crucial for positive change. Madeleine Kruth’s research investigated the implications of the label “terrorist” and the dehumanizing effects it can have. Kevin Levangie and Dan Marcotte focused on their summer research on Canadian ties to the Spanish Civil War. Starting with a brief history of the civil war itself, the pair’s presentation also concentrated on their research about the literature of the time. (Editor’s note: Levangie and Marcotte are Argosy staff members.)

The conference drew in a crowd of approximately 35 students and professors from a wide variety of disciplines. They filled more than half of the seats in Avard-Dixon 118, despite horrific weather that continued through the day.

Boko Haram leader denies ceasefire The leader of Nigeria’s Islamic extremist group Boko Haram has announced that more than 200 girls kidnapped in April have all converted to Islam and are married off. Abubakar Shekau, Boko Haram’s leader, denied that a ceasefire with the Nigerian government existed after the military announced one last week. He also threatened to kill an unidentified German hostage. Germany’s Foreign Minister told reporters that he had no new information about a German abductee. Unconfirmed reports have indicated that the abducted girls have been divided into groups and that some have been carried across borders into Cameroon and Chad, and that they were forced to marry fighters.

Pakistan blast kills 45 At least 45 people were killed and 60 were injured the morning of Nov. 2 in a suspected suicide bombing at a Pakistan-India border town. The dead include three members of the border force, BBC reported after speaking with a senior security official. The explosion happened on the Pakistan side of the border, where crowds gather everyday to watch soldiers conduct a lowering of the flags ceremony.

The explosion reportedly came at the end of Sunday’s ceremony.

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Environmental audit reveals Mt. A’s improvement The university is getting better at emission, waste Jean-Sébastien Comeau

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In May 2014, Lauren Latour, a fourthyear environmental studies major, conducted a campus-wide audit to assess the status of Mount Allison’s environmental initiatives. The audit found a consistent reduction in the amount of food waste generated, as well as a general reduction in carbon dioxide emissions, largely due to changes in heating methods. On Oct. 30, Latour presented her findings to a handful of students gathered at The Pond, Mt. A’s campus pub. This year’s audit, “conducted through a series of interviews with Mt.A employees and service professionals, analysis of collated data provided by the University, research of external resources and the practices of outside institutions,” focused on emissions and waste. The findings were analysed and compiled over the course of about four weeks.

According to Latour’s findings, the amount of waste produced at Mt. A has been reduced over the past three years. Initiatives such as Dump and Donate, Big Hanna – the Jennings Hall’s composter – and a soon-tobe installed cardboard shredder were instrumental in the reduction of waste. By almost entirely eliminating food waste coming from Jennings, Big Hanna accounts for an annual reduction of 55 tonnes of waste considered “wet” under the system employed by the WestmorlandAlbert Solid Waste Commission.

To put these numbers into perspective, the report, using waste data provided by Facilities Management, states that between 2012 and 2013, approximately 140 tonnes of wet waste and 95 tonnes

Waste disposal improvements at meal hall are a big part of Mt. A’s waste reduction strategy. (Chris Donovan/Argosy) of dry waste were generated, with another 35 tonnes of ineligible waste being dumped into a landfill.

The amount of “ineligible waste” headed to landfill was partly because of poor waste sorting across campus.

It appears Mt. A’s community is either confused by or apathetic about the wet-dry sorting system. Waste that isn’t properly sorted – called a “contaminated” bag – is automatically diverted to landfill. The report calls for a number of initiatives to avoid this problem in the future, such as education on proper sorting and equipping outdoor garbage cans with separate compartments for wet and dry.

“In terms of the audit, a lot of clauses are looking at affecting behavioural and cultural change. One of the best ways to do that is through the [residence] eco-reps, because they have a finger on the pulse of everything in terms of the university,” said Latour.

Robert Inglis, the university’s vicepresident finance and administration, pointed to the Environmental Issues Committee’s efforts to incite behavioural change.

“[Behavioural change] is hard to accomplish simply with students, because students graduate, and with them leave their initiatives. It would be great to see something come from the administration, faculty and staff level; something that shows that [environmental sustainability] is something the institution really cares about, not just the individuals that make up that institution,” said Latour.

The report also pointed to the ambiguity of the language present in the policy. A recommendation was made to clearly define ‘viable’ means in the case of implementing more environmentally sustainable initiatives. Inglis pointed to U4 League members – universities of similar size and nature as Mount Allison – as potential external benchmarks with which results could be compared to reduce ambiguity.

“Though, we have always tried to then ask ourselves: regardless of what other people are doing, are we doing the best we can?” said Inglis.

Latour noted that most of the changes Mount Allison has implemented in the past have been cost-effective, and not “true acts of

altruism.”

“We try to look at activities with a number of factors. We will look at issues around physical sustainability, environmental sustainability, financial sustainability – we try to look at a challenge from all those different perspectives,” said Inglis. “With many of our projects, the environmental and financial aspects go together.”

With large-scale construction projects on campus, in particular the newly opened Purdy Crawford Centre for the Arts, waste numbers for 2013-2014 are “expected to be unusually high,” according to the report.

Emissions looked at several sub-categories including heating, electricity and transportation. Since 2010, carbon dioxide emissions from heating have been reduced by 2000 metric tonnes, falling from 7000 to 5000 metric tonnes. This reduction can largely be attributed to a conversion from using “Bunker A” fuel oil to burning natural gas in the heating plant in 2010.

Electricity used on campus continues to be purchased from the grid run by NB Power. Accordingly,

it is difficult to determine how environmentally friendly the electricity is. For Mt. A to produce its own green energy remains a costly, time consuming proposal that the institution has not yet been willing to undertake.

The report also considered travel. Employee travel accounted for 72 per cent of the emissions, field trips for 21 per cent, Facilities Management’s fleet for 5 per cent and sports teams travel for 2 per cent. Yet, the bulk of these emissions were produced during travel within North America. Behavioural change, such as encouraging individuals to use lower carbon-emitting forms of transportation, was recommended in the report.

In 2013, the auditing process was modified in favour of a long-term process, through which two to three out of the eight sub-policies are reviewed each year. In practice, this means that a full audit is completed every four years.

“There are pros and cons to both,” Latour said of the two methods of auditing. “The good thing about [the current process] is I was able to focus and give all my attention to those two policies. I was really able to narrow it down and not worry about different aspects of the environmental policy,” said Latour. For the auditor to be able to focus on a smaller number of topics could help reduce the overlap in findings between sub-policies.

To replace the current process, Latour proposed to hire four students every other year, with each student being assigned to two policies. This would provide the university with a completed report every two years.

“Overall, there is a lot of passion, but at the same time there is a stagnation in sustainability culture in general on campus. It seems to be a fringe thing – something that people care about when they have the time to care about it. It’s not something that’s intrinsic; it’s not something that is central to Mount Allison’s culture,” said Latour.

New agreement paves way for more transfer credits N.B. universities connect to out-ofprovince schools Emma McPhee The Brunswickan

FREDERICTON (CUP) — It will soon become easier for postsecondary students to transfer their hard-earned credits between institutions across Canada.

On Oct. 27, articulations and transfer councils from Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario and New Brunswick signed an agreement to pledge to facilitate and expand credit transfers between their postsecondary institutions.

“The whole intent [of the agreement] is to make it easier.

[Credit transfer between provinces and institutions] could be done, but not in a common practice. It was just a one-on-one, if it happened good for you type thing,” said Phil Belanger,

executive director of the New Brunswick Council on Articulations and Transfer.

“But what we want to see is more common practice and use it as much as possible, find ways to facilitate it for the institutions that have to do the work.”

The New Brunswick Council of Articulations and Transfer was created in 2008 to develop a method to improve credit transfer between post-secondary institutions within the province. The new agreement will build off this by opening it up to the inter-provincial level.

“You can transfer credits from here in the province to that province without having to start from scratch again. Then if you decide to come back, the same thing applies because we’ve had agreements with other provinces that whatever’s recognized from one province will be recognized in the other,” Belanger said.

At the moment the agreement exists only between Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario and New Brunswick but Belanger said he predicts that other provinces will

Alberta, Ontario and British Columbian universities are now more easily transferred to. (Yohey/Wikimedia Commons) join on in the future, even moving to an international scale.

“It’s all part of creating a model for a more pan-Canadian mobility in the long run … we’ll create a model and then as other provinces want to join we’ll be more than happy to welcome them,” said Belanger.

The New Brunswick Student Alliance (NBSA) was also involved in the process. Ultimately, the agreement will be cost-effective for students, who won’t have to repeat courses when attending a new post-

secondary institution.

“We see it as a positive movement for student mobility or accessibility to post-secondary education whether it be in university or college,” said Pat Joyce, executive director of the NBSA. “One of the challenges to students when it comes to any desire to transfer credits is that the process is often long, arduous and quite complicated and there are also financial penalties.

Students who apply to have credits recognized at another institution

have to pay a fee to go through that and they ultimately find that those credits aren’t recognized.”

The new agreement will change this.

“It’s going to make it so much easier for the students so that they won’t have to repeat courses,” Belanger said.

Joyce said that, in the future, the NBSA hope the agreement will encourage more collaboration between the Maritime provinces.

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Mount Allison has ranked first in Maclean’s primarily undergraduate category. (Chris Donovan/Argosy)

Mt. A still top in Maclean’s Rankings factor into Mt. A brand Kevin Levangie News Editor

Mount Allison University has found itself atop Maclean’s primarily undergraduate category for the 18th time. Robert Campbell, Mt. A’s university president and vicechancellor, announced the firstplace finish to members of the university community in an Oct. 29 email, saying, “I am delighted to inform you that Mount Allison has once again been ranked the No. 1 undergraduate university in Canada

by Maclean’s magazine.”

Campbell said the university’s dominance of the primarily undergraduate category, finishing first 18 of 24 years, is “a record of sustained excellence unsurpassed by any other university.”

Campbell spoke to The Argosy about the significance of the rankings to the university. “Every year since I’ve been here it’s been No. 1, and its become part of the brand, part of the identity,” said Campbell.

Campbell said the magazine usually releases the results to ranked schools in advance of the public announcement. “Maclean’s understands what impact this can have, whether its good news or bad news, and they try to give people a day or so heads up so they can get their press releases ready and that sort of thing,” he said.

“This year I happened to know a week earlier, because they interviewed me because they wanted some text from the schools that ranked number one, so the only way they could do that and get it to press is to interview us a week or so before,” said Campbell. “I was sworn to secrecy for obvious reasons, since they wanted it to be a big splash.”

Maclean’s outlines its ranking criteria in a 2013 article written by senior editor Mary Dwyer entitled “Measuring excellence.”

The 49 universities ranked in the magazine are separated into three categories based on the number of programs offered. “Primarily Undergraduate universities tend to be smaller in size, and have fewer graduate programs and graduate students,” compared to the larger, more research and graduate student

intensive universities considered “Comprehensive” or “Medical Doctoral.”

Mt. A’s marketing strategies, and the strategies of a number of universities across the country, have focused heavily on the Maclean’s rankings. Campbell said maintaining a national presence has been a very deliberate project for a school as small and relatively isolated as Mt. A. “We’ve been self conscious about [national reach]. I think we do events better than we’ve ever done before.

For example, the opening of the Purdy Crawford Centre got national attention.” Campbell also pointed to Mt. A’s strong record of winning student and teaching awards, such as the university’s 52 Rhodes scholars, as being important for a national presence. “There’s a kind of grand identity, justified or not, that we’re a Rhodes Scholar school.”

National reputation is a crucial component of the ranking process.

One-fifth of the final rankings is determined by the results of surveys sent to “university officials at each ranked institution, high school guidance counsellors from every province and territory, the heads of a wide variety of national and regional organizations, and CEOs and recruiters.”

Campbell said those who take the survey across the country, particularly business people and university officials, believe Mt. A is well administered. “Everybody in the country knows that Mount Allison’s got a great endowment, no debt, opens its buildings – like the Purdy Crawford – pretty much paid for.”

Another 20 per cent of the ranking is dependent on “students and classes.” Ten percentage points of this ranking is concerned with how many national academic awards students have won in the last five years. They divide this number by the number of full-time students enrolled in the university. The other ten per cent is simply a reflection of the number of full-time students per full-time faculty members.

Campbell said the student-teacher ratio at a university is important for a number of reasons. “The student teacher ratio is a kind of a metric for a whole bunch of other things. We’re not very well funded, our tuition is capped, so there’s not much flexibility in how much money we’re getting.”

Campbell said Mt. A’s approximately $150 million endowment and lack of debt means the university can invest

its operating budget a larger fulltime faculty. “Your student teacher ratio tells you a lot about how we’re allocating our money internally.”

A further 20 per cent is dedicated to judging the quality of faculty at institutions. Eight percentage points of this is decided by how many teaching awards are given to full time faculty, while the other twelve percentage points are distributed between research grants between the Arts and Science faculties.

“Resources” compose a further 12 per cent, with six percentage points dedicated to “the amount of money available for current expenses per full-time-equivalent student,” and another six to total research spending.

“Student support” comprises 13 per cent of the final make up and distributed evenly between “the percentage of the budget spent on student services” and scholarships and bursaries.

15 per cent of the results are determined by the size and level of funding of the library. Five percentage points each are dedicated to rating “the number of volumes and volume equivalents per number of full-time-equivalent students,” “the percentage of a university’s operating budget allocated to library services,” and “the percentage of the library budget spent on updating the collection.”

Town Hall may have to increase taxes for 2015. (Chris Donovan/Argosy)

N.B. expected to announce grant size mid-month Tyler Stuart

News Reporter

Sackville town councillors face raising taxes or cutting services if provincial funding continues to plummet. The province cut the town’s unconditional grant in half between the early nineties and two years ago; the province has halved it again since 2012.

Because another decline in government funding is likely, council treasurer Michael Beal said he expects council will have to make changes to its current budget. The annual grant is intended to fund community needs and endeavours.

“If we can’t become more efficient, we will have to cut out services,” Beal said.

Council has managed to balance its budget with the steady decline of the grant for over two decades. Last year, Sackville’s general operating budget was around $10.1 million.

Next year’s projected expenses are around $10.5 million.

After proposing the first draft of the budget last week, Beal and councillor Bruce Phinney said much of the final budget depends on the province.

“Over the years the unconditional grant has definitely been the biggest challenge [to budgeting],” Beal said.

Beal offered a preliminary figure, pending information from the province. “The first draft shows that we would need a six per cent increase in our tax base in order to balance the budget,” Beal said.

A two-page document containing the changes in Sackville’s unconditional grant and its property taxes by classification over the last 20 years was also distributed to councillors.

In the last 21 years, the grant has dropped to nearly 21 per cent of its original value, a change of $803,084.

From 1992 to 2012, the grant was nearly cut in half, dropping from $1,020,269 to $527,734. In the last two years, that figure has dropped to $217,185, and is expected to drop even further next year.

Beal expects a cut of $156,133 in next year’s grant, reducing the grant to just $59,335.

According to the provincial government’s website, “the unconditional grant was established to provide core funding to communities and to equalize their ability to raise revenues.”

The province had not responded to The Argosy’s requests for comment at press time.

With a decline in provincial funding, council may have to increase tax rates, something it has not done since it built the water tower in 2010.

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EVENTS 14-18: Allisonians at Wa r : T h u r s d a y, O c t o b e r 6 : 8-10 PM Moy ter-Fanc y T heatre: A staged reading directed by Alex Fanc y with a volunteer cast.

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A collage of 1914-1918 Mount Allison Argosy articles, editorials, and letters and news from the Front, f eatur ing the contributions of students a n d s t a f f t o Wo r l d Wa r I . A t e s t i m o n y t o sacrifice, leadership and commitment to journalism that also reflects a country coming of age, as well as the impact of war on a small Maritime community

S ubway AUS Coupe Loney Bowl:

Sunday November 8: MacAulay F ield: The undefeated Mount A l l i s on Fo o t b a l l M o u n t i e s will host the Subway AUS Coupe Loney Bowl on Saturday November 8. Game time is 2 p.m. against the S t. Fr ancis Xavier X-Men. Full list of weekend e vents and ticket information a v a i l a b l e a t w w w. m t a . c a / loneybowl

11:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. # M o u n t i e P r i d e Wa r m - U p | Jennings Hall Tickets: $9 at the door cash only (includes allyou-can-eat brunch and tailgate food) The place to be for Mounties fans pre-game!

Come park your car early and come in from the cold for some food, drinks (+cash bar - cash only accepted), plus a Mounties Fan Zone with priz es, MtA swag, merch table, photobooth, face-painting, and much more! Students with meal plans will be admitted free of charge.

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AUS 2014 Subway L oney Bowl Gates open at 12:30 p.m.

Kick-off 2 p.m. MacAulay Field MtA Mounties vs. StFX X-Men Loney Bowl grounds: There will be three main entrance gates, one located between the Wa l l a c e M c C a i n S t u d e n t Centre and Bigelow House, one located off of Lansdowne Street (behind the Athletic Centre), a n d o n e t h r o u g h G r a c i e ’s

i n t h e Wa l l a c e M c C a i n Student Centre. Security will be checking all bags.

Tickets will only be available at the Athletic C e n t r e o n g a m e d a y.

Please pick up your ticket before proceeding to one of the entrance gates. The box office accepts cash o n l y.

Black Umfolosi:

S a t u r d a y, N o v e m b e r 8 : 8-10 PM Conser vatory of Music Brunton Auditorium: Zimbabwean group Black Umfolosi brings an electrifying program of African song and dance to the stage. Their trademark harmonies and intricate rhythms, clicking, and clapping bring unparalleled energy to their performances.

The famous gumboot dances showcase traditional rituals of the South African mining regions and are sure to delight and captivate audiences of all ages.

Pe r f o r m i n g A r t s S e r i e s subscriptions and single tickets available at the Mount Allison Bookstore ( 6 2 Yo r k S t r e e t , l o w e r level) and at the door: To o r d e r , c a l l ( 5 0 6 ) 3 6 4 2662 (voice mail only) or e-mail performarts@

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Collegium Musicum:

We d n e s d a y, N o v e m b e r 1 2 : 4-5 PM Chapel Sanctuary: Pe r f o r m a n c e s by the students of the Department of Music.

This week Collegium will be held in the University Chapel for organ, voice, guitar and others. Admission is free, a l l a re we l c om e. Fo r m o re information please call the Department of Music at 364-2374 or email music@mta.ca

“ F e e d Yo u r B r a i n ” Lecture Series:

T h u r s d a y, N o v e m b e r 1 3 : 11:30-1 PM Ralph Pickard Bell Librar y Theatre: F e e d Yo u r B r a i n S e r i e s w i t h R o b b i e M o s e r, Department of Philosophy presentation on Ludwig Wittgenstein November 13, 2014 11:30 am - 1:00pm in the Belll Library Theatre.

Join Robbie Moser as h e p l a y s d e v i l ’s a d v o c a t e with a story about a fierce ethical commitment that underlies (if not justifies) W i t t g e n s t e i n’s v i s i o n o f

philosophical practice.

Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) taught that philosophical problems were the result of linguistic confusions. He also had almost nothing to say about ethics. His unflattering conception of philosophy and his silence on moral questions are largely responsible for his exile from professional p h i l o s o p h y.

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

Wo m e n ’ s B a s k e t b a l l : S a t u r d a y, N o v e m b e r 8 2:00 PM Mount Allison at Crandall

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S a t u r d a y, N o v e m b e r 8 4:00 PM Mount Allison at Crandall

Wo m e n ’ s I c e H o c k e y : S u n d a y, N o v e m b e r 9 2:00 PM StFX vs. Mount Allison Ta m t r a m a r Ve t e r a n s Memorial Civic Centre

Argosy Fall Funders’ Meeting Are you a student? Then you’re an Argosy funder!

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4:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 26 in the Argosy office – Student Centre, rm 386 Agenda: Financial Update Editor-in-Chief ’s Report

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The shame of redneck reality TV Reality television misrepresents minority groups Chad Morash Fans of Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson will no longer see one of TLC’s biggest reality television stars traipsing around in the mud, competing in beauty pageants and eating road kill in the rural South. The series was cancelled amid speculation that June Shannon, Thompson’s mother, is dating an alleged sex offender while cutting coupons and serving her family butter-laden spaghetti.

It is easy to laugh at the antics of the characters portrayed on reality TV series like Here Comes Honey Boo Boo but what does the series really show us, and what are the producers really selling?

American television has a long history of using hicks as a way to generate comedy in its programming.

Rural families living near the poverty line are often at the focus of these shows, embodying their stereotypes for the benefit of the audience. These supposed daily occurrences are meant to be comedic, but little is funny about

Alana Thompson and her mother, June Shannon. (Lwp Kommunikacio/Flickr) the stereotypes that these shows are perpetuating, especially when they make light of poverty and the issues it encompasses and propagates.

Alaskan Women Looking For Love, another TLC program, is also representative of this skewed version of reality. Women leave their hometowns to go to Miami seeking potential significant others. While this may seem like light-hearted fun, these women have become representations of what women in Alaska are like. This show also features the women shopping for different styles of clothes and getting makeovers in order to view themselves as more attractive. This is potentially challenging for women in Alaska who might watch this show from home and feel entirely misrepresented. One

of the slogans for the series is “taming the girls of the Alaskan wild” and if that doesn’t signal that something is wrong with the portrayal of these characters, I don’t know what would.

While television is designed for ratings and shouldn’t be taken too seriously, this phenomenon misrepresents the less fortunate and further stereotypes women and many other marginalized groups as well.

There are stereotypes reproduced on television for many different groups spanning from racial or ethnic minorities to gender and sexuality.

We can see this phenomenon clearly through the inclusion of the trendy gay best friend or the token black character.

It is deplorable that this type of television propagates not only the

image of Alana Thompson’s family, but others like them. In the realm of reality television, the characters portrayed on the series are real people, no matter the personas they adopt on television. A vast number of people in the audience seem to forget this fact, which is why I think programming of this nature is extremely dangerous for the whole marginalized group that is represented by Here Comes Honey Boo Boo. What happens when the episodes end and the cameras are turned off ?

When the episode ends, June Shannon uses those coupons to make ends meet, gender nonconforming children go to school and might be made fun of for being different, and the women from Alaska alter their appearances to attract potential suitors. Even if June Shannon has made money being featured on a television show, there are so many that have not and have to live the reality that is being portrayed on Here Comes Honey Boo Boo. Often, it is the day-today norm for many people who don’t fit into the white, heteronormative and middle-class norm. So, what are the producers really selling? They are selling a glimpse into the life of the marginalized “other,” which, through the magic of television has somehow been reinvented as our newest laughing stock.

I would challenge viewers to read into the lives of the characters on these shows and to find anything funny about their daily struggles.

Racialization of shootings has consequences Media coverage skews meaning of terror

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disclaimers and copyright The term “terrorist” is used too liberally, often to the detriment of muslim minorities. In the wake of the Moncton shootings in June that affected many Mount Allison students – including myself – when Justin Bourque shot and killed three RCMP officers were shot and killed, inciting a manhunt in an otherwise peaceful city. Even though it was clear who the targets were in this attack, there was a widespread sense of fear and insecurity among the public.

These defining characteristics held true in Ottawa, which is frightening given the little time between these two events. There is one subtle, yet important difference which has crept into the discussion recently.

If the situations were so similar, why is the Ottawa shooter being described as a terrorist, but the Moncton shooter just a mere criminal?

To give some perspective, terrorism is defined by the Oxford dictionary of Canadian English as “the unofficial or unauthorized use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims.” The usage of the word should

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A protest against the construction of a Muslim community center, Park51, after 9/11. (David Shankbone/Wikimedia) really be limited to the intent of the perpetrator in question.

I was concerned to see immediate use of the term to describe the shooting in Ottawa, even though we knew next to little about why the shooter did it. This came handin-hand with enormous media coverage on the fact that he was a recently converted Muslim. Bourque’s religious views were never covered by the media.

It seems that the concept of terrorism has lost its meaning. It has become a scare tactic of sorts, using a term about fear to instill fear and trepidation about certain minorities.

There is an immediate gravitation to connect a Muslim criminal with terrorism, without taking the facts into consideration first.

Stephen Harper seems to be taking

advantage of this sentiment since the Ottawa shooting. By reinforcing the link between Muslims and extremism, it becomes much easier to convince people of heavy decisions, like leading our military participation in the fight against ISIS. While this is a contentious issue, the government avoided conventional debate in the house. Now that “the terrorists are on our soil,” it doesn’t seem to be something to get worked up over any longer.

Is it actually appropriate to call the Ottawa and Moncton shootings acts of terrorism? I don’t think I’m qualified to determine that.

That would involve analysing the perpetrators’ motives in depth, to see if their intentions were to frighten the public to achieve an ideological goal. That analysis is still ongoing, in

both cases. I don’t think the media is doing its due diligence when it rushes to use the word “terrorism”, nor is the government when it yells it at the top of its lungs.

They are reinforcing the idea that Muslims are dangerous people and contributing to islamophobic sentiments that led to the vandalization of a mosque in Cold Lake, Alta. following the Ottawa shooting. It’s time we stop condemning fellow Canadian Muslims by showing more restraint in using this word so rapidly and irresponsibly.

Eric Leblanc is a third-year student, pursuing a computer science and math degree.

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A chaplain’s reflections on the social gospel Through stained glass Rev. John Perkin We are all very conscious as we approach Nov. 11 that one hundred years ago the world was plunged into a world war, the consequences of which are still affecting us. I note also that, in November 1914, the Baptist theologian Walter Rauschenbusch published a small but significant book, Dare we be Christians. Not many people are familiar with Walter Rauschenbusch and perhaps even fewer have read his works, but in their own way they sowed the seeds of a different vision of Christianity, which was influential in the worlds of both church and politics and have significantly influenced me.

Rauschenbusch worked as a minister for several years in New York City in the last decades of the nineteenth century, in the area known as Hell’s Kitchen. There he saw poverty, crime, alcoholism, despair, and corruption, which he described as the challenges of the industrial

era. After leaving parish ministry to teach theology at Rochester College, a small seminary in upstate New York, he carried the memories of his pastoral experiences with him. These experiences shaped his understanding of both the gospel and the church. His works, widely read at their publication but now largely unknown, challenged both the existing economic order and the church’s mission. Instead of a gospel that called for the conversion of individuals, he called for nothing less than the conversion of the socioeconomic order. The later words of German pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer capture the essence of what Rauschenbusch tried “to see the great events of world history from below, from the perspective of the outcasts, the suspects, the maltreated, the powerless, the oppressed, the reviled – in short, from the perspective of those who suffer.”

The early twentieth century was a time of great conflict within the Protestant churches of North America. The ideas of fundamentalism were enunciated in the first decade and the split between fundamentalists and modernists quickly became apparent. Challenging the evangelical revivalists who called only for

personal salvation, Rauschenbusch wrote of the sins of society and the need for a systemic re-ordering of the world. For Rauschenbusch, the crisis of the emerging modern world needed a new way of doing theology and a way of ordering the socioeconomic systems in which people lived. Jesus’ teaching of the Kingdom of the God was a call to reorder the world in such as way as to give dignity to all people. He wrote, “Because the Kingdom of God has been dropped as the primary and comprehensive aim of Christianity and personal salvation has been substituted for it, therefore people seek to save their own souls and are selfishly indifferent to the evangelization of the world.” Out of his thinking and writing, the social gospel movement emerged, influencing, among others, such people as Martin Luther King, Desmond Tutu and Tommy Douglas.

It was the work of Walter Rauschenbusch, in enunciating the need for structural and systemic change that led other progressive Christians to attempt change in a radical way. In the year that Dare we be Christians was published, Atlantic Baptists met and in a bid to move the social agenda forward, proposed that

“the resources of the earth being the heritage of the people, should not be monopolized by the few to the disadvantage of the many; women who toil with men should have equal pay for equal work with men; employers and employees are partners in industry and should be partners in the enterprise; there should be a living wage as a minimum in every industry.”

While what he wrote was theology, Rauschenbusch wrote in the late Victorian rhetorical style that left no doubt about his meaning. He wrote, “There was nothing mush, nothing sweetly effeminate about Jesus. He was the one that turned again and again on the snarling pack of His pious enemies and made them slink away. He plucked the beard of death and He went into the city and their temple to utter those withering woes against the dominant class.”

Truly a prophet of the social gospel movement, ultimately his name and his works fell into obscurity largely because of the First World War. Rauschenbusch could not personally support the decision made by the American government to go to war against Germany. In the time of heightened patriotism and

nationalism of the World War One period, his vocal opposition to war, his unwillingness to demonize Germany and his refusal to lend support to the war effort, meant his work slipped into disrepute. Despite being deeply affected by America’s entry into the war and slipping into depression, he completed his last work, A Theology for the Social Gospel, which was published in 1917, shortly before his death. He did not live to see the end of the war.

His standard phrase, indicating the need to live a gospel that brought real, material change to the world and all its peoples, was that “the Kingdom is always but coming.” One hundred years after Dare we be Christians, the words that were intended to be an assurance of the coming of a new realm seems less a promise now than a complaint and the love that he wanted instituted in all levels of society sometimes seems to be diminished in the world that I see, through stained glass.

John Perkin is Chaplain of Mount Allison University.

Respect victim’s chosen anonymity Ghomeshi case follows victimblaming trend Naomi Goldberg When we automatically doubt women who allege they are victims of sexual assault, we are sending out the wrong message to victims of sexual abuse.

With the high rates of unreported sexual assaults, it is necessary that we take all allegations seriously, even when a high-profile public figure is the accused. Jian Ghomeshi was fired from his position at CBC at the host of Q after CBC obtained information that “precludes’’ them from continuing a relationship with Ghomeshi.

Following this, Ghomeshi released a Facebook statement detailing his version of the events. He claims that an ex-girlfriend is pursuing him on false allegations and that while he has engaged in violent sex, it has always been consensual.

Lucy DeCoutere, a Canadian actress, Reva Smith, a Toronto lawyer and author and Jim Hounslow, a former York student, have revealed their identities, while the other six victims prefer to remain anonymous.

There are critics of the women’s chosen anonymity. This is completely ludicrous. We should not be blaming the victims. On a closer look, Ghomeshi’s status contains obvious traces of misogyny. Ghomeshi says, “She found some sympathetic ears by painting herself as a victim and turned this into a campaign.” When women or men, go public on alleged sexual violence, we should always show

Jian Ghomeshi, the former host of Q, was fired on Oct. 24 for alleged sexual misconduct. (Lea Foy/Argosy archival photo) support for them unless evidence proves otherwise.

An article written by Nathalie Petrowski in La Presse makes reference to a blog written by Carla Ciccone in 2013 about her experience with Ghomeshi. Using fake names, she describes her date-gone-wrong with Ghomeshi. He allegedly tried to touch her the whole night. She felt uncomfortable and continuously pushed him away. On multiple occasions in the post, Ciccone says how despite how uncomfortable she was, she found it difficult toexcusing herself without embarrassing him, jeopardizing her chances in Canadian media and generally feeling that she had to lie to get out of a comfortable and predatory situation instead of voicing her discomfort.

The high rates of unreported sexual assaults have no chance of improving if women blame themselves for what has happened. These women should never have had to think that what Ghomeshi did to them was in any

way their fault. They should never have been taught to feel that it was better to not discuss the matter and to move on. Instead of being so black and white, going from adoring Ghomeshi to hating him, we as a society need to examine the gender stereotypes that are deep at the root of this problems. By reinforcing these stereotypes, we are allowing violence.

We need to stop teaching girls and boys and that there is an inherent difference in character between them, because there isn’t.

The way we as a society choose to deal with the situation could heavily impact reports on sexual abuse in Canada. The question of why many of these women have chosen to remain anonymous is problematic. Some seem to feel that it undermines their credibility. However, by bringing attention to their anonymity, we are blaming the victims. Their decision to remain anonymous is personal and the validity of their statements should not be questioned because of

it. We should send out the message that it is safe for them to speak out against Ghomeshi if they feel they were assaulted. They should not fear backlash.

As this situation has shown, women will be criticized no matter when or how they come forward about sexual assault and their reluctance to do so is a clear indication of how wrongly sexual assault is handled. It would be wise to ask the women why they were hesitant to come forward about Ghomeshi instead of making assumptions about their decision to do so. It seems that no one has taken into consideration the way that women have been taught and socialised to be polite and passive, whereas men are taught to be aggressive and strong.

Ghomeshi was allegedly violent towards at least nine women. Carol Off interviewed one woman for CBC’s As It Happens who states that Ghomeshi brought her home, pushed her to the floor and fistpounded her in the head multiple

times. According to the Toronto Star, most of these women completed the sexual act Ghomeshi wanted of them, even though they felt uncomfortable.

Some told him they felt this way; others did not. However, until this week, none of them went public.

Many of them believed that there was no point because Ghomeshi was too big of a star. Some of them, such as the anonymous source interviewed by the CBC, saw Ghomeshi again.

This woman says she blamed herself, thinking that she had been out of the dating world for too long.

When Ghomeshi was fired, none of these women had come out with their stories yet. Ghomeshi’s Facebook status was initially quite successful in bringing Canadians on his side. I myself remember thinking that it was unfair for the CBC to fire him when no one had even reported him to the police (the Toronto Police Service is now investigating the case).

Ghomeshi’s Sunday Facebook post received more than 105,000 likes and was shared more than 38,000 times.

In the following days, allegations of sexual abuse began to pour in. Very quickly, social media has shifted in regards to Ghomeshi. While incoming information will inevitably have an effect on public opinion, the importance of respecting a potential victim’s statement should always be kept in mind.

It might be difficult to accept that a figure you once respected or enjoyed listening to is now facing an increasing number of sexual assault allegations. It is even more difficult for the women who allegedly went through it and were able to come forward about it.

Regardless of whether the allegations turn out to be true or not, we should support these women.

Noami Goldberg is a first-year student, studying International Relations.

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Women open early lead in ACAA standings Mt. A knocks off STU and UNBSJ to start 2014-15 Alex Bates

Sports Editor After being upset in the first round of the 2013-14 ACAA Women’s Volleyball playoffs on their own court, the Mounties return in 201415 seeking vengeance. Mt. A would have a chance to take revenge against the St. Thomas University Tommies, and the University of New Brunswick, Saint John Seawolves – the team that eliminated the 2013-14 Mounties – in

Mt. A has won its first two matches in 2014. (Chris Donovan/Argosy) the first weekend of play.

The Mounties beat both opponents, and now sit at the

Nomophobia is now a real thing How to deal with the fear of no phone Madalon Burnett You’re waiting in between classes, reach into your pocket, and find your cell phone battery is dead. You’re anxious.

All day long you feel an added stress. You can’t wait to get home and reconnect. You’re suffering from what may soon be considered a medical condition: nomophobia.

Researchers Gragazzi and Del Puente have recently submitted a proposal for it to be included in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, thus including nomophobia in a standard manual used to diagnose a large range of psychiatric diseases.

Nomophobia is the fear of being out of mobile phone contact. It is anxiety that results from forgetting one’s cell phone, losing connection, having a poor network, running out of battery, or one of the many unfortunate fates that could befall a communications device.

Society is reliant on constant communications today, and most of us can relate to the symptoms of nomophobia; anxiety due to an inability to use a cell phone is common.

Nomophobia isn’t always a small twinge of uncertainty.

In some victims, it can cause shortness of breath, nausea, an increased heart rate, and chest pain.

A recent study amongst medical students in India showed that 18.5 per cent of students were nomophobic, but a more widespread study in Britain showed that over 65 per cent of people were anxious when separated from their phone. The figure rises to about 77 per cent for young adults aged 18 to 24.

It’s important for students to be able to disconnect periodically. Though it may be tempting to multitask by using a smartphone in class, studies show that multitasking directly correlate to a drop in grades. Students are aware that their cell phones are a distraction, and yet still find it difficult to disconnect for even a small period of time.

If you think you are suffering from nomophobia, don’t worry.

Ironically, there’s an app for that! “Nomophobia for phone addiction” is an Android app that tracks phone addictions by tracking how many times you shut your screen off and on again. This can help you understand when you are using your phone the most, and start dealing with the effects of the condition.

Psychologist Dr. Mario Lehenbauer advises individuals who suffer from nomophobia to try turning your phone off while driving, when with friends, and before getting into bed. This can help you realize that you aren’t going to miss out on things when disconnected for short periods of time, and can release the anxiety you feel when something happens to your phone.

Madalon Burnett is the Health Intern for Mount Allison University.

top of the ACAA standings after one week of play.

Against the Tommies,

the first set had Mounties supporters nervous that the loss of veterans Erica Cronkhite, Georgia Sibold and Caitlin MacDonald would be detrimental to the team’s success in the upcoming season. The team held a tight 22-21 lead in the opening set, but the Tommies were able to win the final four points, taking the initial set 25-22.

After that, head coach Paul Settle’s squad found their footing and didn’t look back. Mt. A started the second set with a massive lead of 8-1, before Katia McKercher finished off the Tommies with a kill to win the second set 25-19.

In the third set, the leadership of Caroline Tremaine, with her key play at the net allowed the Mounties to overcome an early deficit

to

win the set 25-22.

The fourth and final set was similar to the second.

Mt. A opened a gaping 11-4 lead before taking the set 25-14. The Mounties won the second, third and fourth set to take their homeopener three sets to one.

“The [women] started out a little nervous in the first set,” said Settle. “But once we got rolling, and cut back on our mistakes a little bit, we handled them decently. They’re still a good team, but we got a little better as the game went along.”

The Mounties then travelled to UNBSJ, taking the match in five sets, with a key fifth set victory of 15-8. This was a very impressive performance from the Mounties, as the Seawolves are early season favourites to take this year’s ACAA title. The Mounties have

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always been a playoff team, but have failed to capitalize in the playoffs against STU and Mount Saint Vincent.

“It really depends on how each one of these individuals continues to improve,” said Settle on his team’s chances this year. “One of things that the team is working on is jumpserving. Last year we only had one member of our team who could jump-serve. That can be a really good attack for us, and the more we practice that, the better we will get.”

Mt. A will now move on to play the Université SainteAnne Dragons Sunday, Nov 9. USA has lost both of their opening matches, and this will be another opportunity for the Mounties to open up a strong lead in the ACAA standings.

Hockey Mounties’ poor season continues against U de M Mt. A now winless in first six games of 2014 Benjamin Foster Sports Reporter

This year’s women’s hockey Mounties are off to a rough start this season, despite making it all the way to last year’s conference final. After two games this weekend, the Mounties are dead last in the standings with no wins, and

the only team under .500.

Despite great goaltending by Keri Martin this weekend, their record has dropped to 0-5-1.

The Mounties hosted the team that beat them in the Subway AUS Championship on Friday night, the Université de Moncton Aigles Bleus.

Like last year’s final, it was low scoring and saw lots of great saves by both sides.

The Aigles Bleus took an early 2-0 lead at the Tantramar Veterans Memorial Civic Centre and didn’t look back.

Samantha Bujold was the only Mountie who scored on Aigles Bleus goalie Emilie Bouchard, and the Aigles Bleus held on

to a tight 2-1 victory.

On Saturday, Mt. A traveled to Charlottetown to take on the UPEI Panthers.

Panthers forward Emma Martin gave UPEI a 1-0 lead just 4:17 into the game, in what was the eventual gamewinner. UPEI would put one more past Martin and the Mounties could not score despite putting thirty shots on UPEI goaltender Marie-Soleil Deschenes.

“I think that we played well in both games. We keep improving and getting better,” said Mounties captain Kristen Cooze. “We have been struggling with putting pucks in the net but other then that

we have been improving on the areas that we have needed to improve on the most.

Eventually pucks will start going in for us.”

The Mounties have been getting strong goaltending early this season from the second year Martin and Kate O’Brien. Martin stopped thirty-four of thirty-six shots against UPEI Sunday in the loss.

“Keri has been playing really well. She played two amazing games this weekend only letting in two goals in each game” said Cooze. “She has been making the saves at the right times and keeping the games close for us.”

Varsity Swimmers collect 17 medals Mt. A focuses on upcoming swim meet at Dalhousie Alex Bates

Sports Editor The Mt. A Varsity Swim Team travelled to UNB’s Fredericton campus for the the Amby Legere meet Saturday and Sunday. Still recovering from their last competition, the Mounties earned fourteen individual medals and three relay medals at their second meet of the season.

“This wasn’t our strongest meet, but we pulled through,” third-year swimmer Eric Lane said of the Nov. 1 and 2 competition. “In-season meets

don’t usually go well, but we can taper for the next one, and pull some great swims out of the water.”

“This was a meet we just had to swim through, so now we can concentrate on our taper for Dal,” said women’s captain Marya Peters. Peters finished first in both the 50-metre and 100-metre free and second in the 200-metre free.

Rookie Olivia Feschuk finished first in the 100-metre and 200-metre intermediate medley, and second in the 200-metre backstroke, while the veteran swimmers also had some success: Zoee Leblanc came second in the 200-metre breast, Alison Loewen came third in the 50-metre free, and Laurel White also finished third in the 50-metre breaststroke.

Men’s team rookie Martin Peters finished first in both the 100-metre and 200-metre

fly, while fellow first year Geraint Berger came first in the 100-metre free. Berger also finished second in the 200-metre intermediate medley, and third in the 200-metre free.

“Despite being very tired and sore, there was some strong individual swims,” Coach John Peters said of his team’s performance.

According to him, the best swims of the weekend were by [Leblanc] in the 200-metre breast, and Martin [Peters] in the 200-metre fly.

The Mountie swimmers made the podium in each of their relay events, with the women’s 400-metre medley relay coming in second with the team of Peters, Leblanc, Feschuk and Loewen. The

men’s 400-metre medley relay, consisting of Andrew Reeder, Jeff Loewen, Martin Peters and Berger, came third. The men and women’s teams combined for the 8 by 50-metre freestyle relay, in which the team of Berger, Loewen, Loewen, Feschuk, Martin Peters, White, Reeder and Peters came third.

“Once we rest and taper, I look forward to some even better performances,” said John Peters, who is now preparing his team for the next meet at in Halifax at Dalhousie University. “Everyone is going to start focusing on their individual strokes; they have to know what to expect.”

“Once we rest and taper, I look forward to some even better performances.”

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Mt. A to face toughest test to date Mt. A will not have a free pass against potent X-Men offence Benjamin Foster Sports Reporter After the top two teams in the country lost their final regular season games of the year, the CIS sixth-ranked Mounties finished as the only team in the league with an unbeaten regular season record. But if you ask the team, their unbeaten season is not what they want people to remember when people talk about the 2014 Mt. A Mounties.

“Winning the Loney Bowl is everything. Going 8-0 will be all for nothing if we don’t win,” said Chris Reid, the 2014 AUS rushing leader.

“This is the playoffs. Our record doesn’t really matter anymore.”

The Mounties will host the Loney Bowl at MacAulay Field for the first time since 1998, and only the third time in the team’s history. Kelly Jeffrey’s squad will be in the playoffs for three straight seasons after almost fifteen years of disappointment.

The Mounties will face the same team they did when they finished the regular season: the St. FX X-Men. The X-Men will be coming into the game on a major high after winning the AUS semi-final over Acadia in miracle fashion. Down 17-8 with just minutes

left in the game, the X-Men scored a touchdown with fifty-nine seconds remaining to pull within two points and then recovered an onside kick.

X-Men kicker Jeremy Ford sealed the win with a thirty-seven yard field goal.

Despite the teams’ very different records, the X-Men gave the Mounties their toughest games this season. “I told the team we are all 0-0 at this point. If you lose, you go home,” said Jeffrey.

In the teams’ first meeting, the X-Men held a 25-13 lead over the Mounties with under a minute remaining. The Mounties scored two touchdowns in the final minute to win 27-25.

The Mounties finished off their regular season at home with an 1810 victory over St. FX. The X-Men had the ball in the final minute, but Devante Sampson intercepted quarterback Tivon Cook to seal the game for the Mounties.

On paper, the Mounties are by far the better team. Led by a defence surrendering a CIS-best 8.0 points per game, the X-Men will have a hard time scoring any points on the grass at MacAulay.

Running backs Reid and Emmanuel Musangu will lead the offensive attack. The two combined for 1118 rushing yards and nine touchdowns this year.

Leyh has a receiving core that will include Blanchard, Matt Rose, Rodreke Joseph and could even see the return of Troy Trentham, who will be a gametime decision for the Mounties, after breaking his collarbone in the

Mt. A will put their season on the line Saturday against the St. FX X-Men in the 2014 Loney Bowl. (Chris Donovan/Argosy) season opener against Acadia.

“The whole team has performed all season, I haven’t needed to put the team on my back,” Leyh said. “We have an amazing defence, running back, receivers, special teams and offensive line.”

St. FX is led by quarterback Tivon Cook, who passed for 1821 yards and twelve touchdowns, leading the AUS. He threw for 467 yards in the last game of the season against the Mounties.

Jordan Catterall, Randy Roseway and Donald Tabor all finished top five in the AUS in receiving yards, and could challenge Mt. A’s secondary.

The success of the Mounties

football team in recent years, can largely be attributed to the coaching staff currently in place. Both athletic director Pierre Arsenault and wide receiver Josh Blanchard agree.

“I think everything we’ve accomplished starts with the leadership at the top,” said athletic director Pierre Arsenault. “Long before there was something tangible to believe in, you had a coaching staff led by Coach Jeffrey that had a vision and a belief on how we could get here.”

“Coach Jeffrey is definitely the best coach I have had in my football career, and I believe he is the best coach in the CIS,” said Blanchard.

The Mounties will also have the advantage of a weeks rest between games while the X-Men played a tight winner go home semi-final.

“I think the week off is an advantage because it gives us a chance to get healthy for the Loney Bowl. Although the other teams are getting action, we plan on improving by fine-tuning our plays,” said Reid.

The Mounties will look to take down the X-Men on MacAulay Field on Saturday to advance to the Mitchell Bowl against the winner of the OUA. “As of now, we have one job to do,” said Blanchard. “Defend the Loney Bowl, Nov. 8.”

Better Know a Mountie: Brandon Leyh Benjamin Foster Sports Reporter

Brandon Leyh’s resume continues to grow as starting quarterback for the Mounties football team, and last week, he became the first Mounties quarterback with a perfect regular season. But Leyh will not be satisfied with just another AUS title this season.

“Personally, I won’t feel like the season’s a success if we don’t do anything in the next month,” said Leyh. “We said that from the beginning. We won the Loney Bowl last year. We need to take care of business next week.”

The third-year from New Westminister, B.C. did not take a conventional path to Mt. A. Leyh started playing football at age nine as a defensive end, but switched to quarterback at St. Thomas More Collegiate. Even at his high school, Leyh was not a star. “In grade 10 I threw interceptions like it was my job, I was a pick machine. In grade 11, I got benched, and I finally made a conscious effort to hang onto the ball more and throw less interceptions. In my last year, I was okay but nothing special.”

Leyh decided to quit football after going to training camp with Simon

Fraser University, the only CIS team that would give him a chance at playing time. “I had the worst time of my life, so I decided football wasn’t for me.”

After a successful stint in a junior league, Leyh was discovered by Mounties head coach Kelly Jeffrey.

“I went on BC Junior Football website stats page and saw a quarterback with a ten-to-one touchdown-to-interception ratio.

I messaged him to get film,” said Jeffrey. “I saw some exciting things on that film. He had a gift for extending plays, had a big time arm, and you could tell he had the courage to play quarterback. If you have those things, you can work with the rest.”

Leyh had to choose if he wanted to leave home or play another year of junior football. “I didn’t want to move across the country, but it ended up being the best decision of my life,” he said.

In the Commerce student’s first season at Mt. A in 2012, he got the opportunity to play in just the second game of the season, against the team’s hardest opponent of the regular season, the McGill Redmen.

“It was horrible. I got sacked nine times,” said Leyh. “The whole first season was a grind. We only went 3-5 and made the playoffs because our defence was good and Botel carried the offence,” Leyh said.

Leyh has led the Mounties to back-to-back Loney Bowls, a feat only accomplished by very few Mounties Quarterbacks in the team After a poor 1-4 start, and being benched in the Mounties home opener in 2013, Leyh would play some of his best football as he led the Mounties to three straight wins to get into the playoffs. “Once we beat SMU in Halifax, we came home with all the confidence.”

Leyh and his teammates would go

on to face the Laval Rouge-et-Or in the Uteck Bowl after leading the team to their first Jewett Trophy in sixteen years.

“I knew we had to play perfect.

Losing 21-0 the first six minutes was very discouraging. We started too slow and it was too tough to come back against a team like Laval,” said Leyh,

who threw for 260 yards and three touchdowns in the loss.

The unbeaten season was all but squashed in the second game of the 2014 season, when the Mounties trailed by two scores with less than a minute remaining against St. FX. “We hadn’t played well the whole game. When Dakota [Brush] went

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Historical underdogs will battle for the Loney Alex Bates

Sports Editor The last time the Mt. A Mounties met the St. FX X-Men in AUS Football title game, the year was 1996. A lot has changed since that game. Mt. A nearly lost it’s football team after a 105-0 loss to SMU, and X has lost all sevcn appearances in the Loney Bowl since that game. But, in 2014, these two teams were the cream of the AUS, and will duke it out Nov. 8 for a chance to play in the Nov. 22 Mitchell Bowl.

The bowl, which is named after the “Father of Maritime Football,” Don Loney, is surrounded with over forty years of history. Loney headed the St. FX football program from 1957 to 1973, holding a remarkable coaching record of 133 wins, 31 losses and 2 ties across his seventeen seasons, including a win streak that spanned eight years. The conference championship was renamed in Loney’s honour in 2006; he had passed away in 2004.

The Mounties will look to defend the Jewett Trophy, awarded to the winner of the Loney Bowl, after beating Saint Mary’s University 20-17 in 2013, while the X-Men will try to win their first title since 1996.

It goes without saying that this year’s team is superior to any team that the Mounties have fielded in the past fifteen years. Mt. A has a record of five wins and six losses at the bowl, though with the exception of last year, the team hadn’t been to the AUS championship since 1998. Mt. A last hosted the game that same year, when the team lost to Acadia 35-28.

In the AUS semi-final last Saturday, St. FX benefited from a lastsecond field-goal against Acadia, scoring ten points in the final forty-five seconds to push the X-Men into the Loney. The X-Men boast a pair of potential AUS MVP’s in Tivon Cook and Randy Roseway, and it will be up to Devante Sampson and Kwame Adjei to shut them down.

The X-Men have participated in 21 Loney Bowls and have won 10.

But, this number is inflated heavily by the aforementioned Loney, as St. FX has not won a Loney Bowl since 1996, and have lost their last seven Loney Bowl appearances.

Both Mt. A and St. FX are one win short of a .500 win percentage in the bowl.

The conference champions will travel to Ontario on Nov. 22 to play the Yates Cup winner in the Mitchell Bowl. The two OUA semi-finals between the Western Mustangs and the Guelph Gryphons, and the McMaster Marauders and Ottawa Gee-Gees will determine who the AUS conference winners will play against. The Mitchell Bowl’s winner will proceed to the Vanier Cup, the CIS national final.

m’s history. (Chris Donovan/Argosy) down I felt horrible. When we got the ball with under four minutes left at the twenty we had not done anything all day. We went down the field easily and got the touchdown. After that onside kick recovery it felt crazy. I had no idea what I was doing on that crazy play. It was like a schoolyard play, I saw [Josh] Blanchard wide open in the endzone

but I knew I needed to toss it up pretty good. Any 50-50 ball with the game on the line I trust Josh.”

“Leyh is a great guy; we have a lot of fun on the field, both in practice and in games” said Blanchard, a recipient of many of Leyh’s touchdown passes.

“His determination and perseverance is something I have grown to admire in him, and we are truly grateful to have him as the leader of our offence.”

Chris Reid agrees. “He is a great team leader. He is everything you want in your quarterback,” the running back said of his teammate.

Leyh has a lot of praise for the quarterback who replaced him in the 2013 home-opener. “[Alex] Field is my best friend here. If I wasn’t here, I am 100 per cent confident that he would do a fantastic job leading this team. He’s my eyes on the sideline and he’s the only person I talk to on the sideline besides coaches. He’s the only person I can handle on the sideline.”

The AUS Champion quarterback has one year of eligibility left after the playoffs this season. He threw an AUS low four interceptions this season and never fumbled the ball. He also threw a personal best ten touchdowns.

Regardless of what happens in Saturday’s Loney Bowl, Leyh has made a strong case as one of the best quarterbacks to ever play for Mt. A. Better Know a Mountie is sponsored by ScotiaMcleod and the Connors Group.

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Zettel Magazine releases second publication Issue 2 features diverse selection of art, literature Amanda Cormier

Arts & Culture Reporter Literature, photography and art enthusiasts may now enjoy the second issue of Zettel Magazine, which was recently released by Sackville’s Underbridge Press.

Elijah Teitelbaum, Founder and President of the Press, described Zettel as “an interdisciplinary arts and culture magazine which is grounded at Mount Allison, but has an international scope.” Each issue focuses on a different theme, which is explored in different forms throughout the magazine, including poetry, prose, essays, photography, paintings, and drawings, among others. Zettel’s recent release is united by the theme of space.

“You can see, especially in the latest issue, what you have is a broad range of content, but content that’s in-depth and engaged,” said Teitelbaum.

Executive editor Alexi Katsanis also spoke to Zettel’s diverse yet thematic content. “It’s always important to impose a limit, but at the same time we’re trying to capture as much as we can in terms of culture,” said Katsanis.

Left to right: Jesse Francis, Emma Bass, Alexi Katsanis, and Elijah Teitelbaum pose with Zettel Issue 2. (Chris Donovan/Argosy) “If something is good and it fits into with what we’re doing, and we deem it to be what we’re looking for, then there’s no reason not to take that into account.”

Zettel was originally inspired by the lack of exposure for art and writing created for a class. Once a work is submitted to a professor, the professor is often the only one to see that work.

Although the magazine originally

focused on unexposed student work, Zettel now invites all artists and writers to have a vision, create that vision, and feel comfortable enough to show it to the world.

“Part of what Zettel was trying to do in its original days was to be able to take that feeling and channel it into something that everyone could see,” said Katsanis. “As time progressed, we changed what we wanted to do, and

Sackville Film Society screens acclaimed Swedish comedy

there was just a natural, fluid evolution into what we do now.”

Any artists who want to share their work can submit to Zettel through an online submission process. This is not limited to Mount Allison or to Sackville by any means: Zettel publishes work from other parts of Canada, the United States, and around the world. For example, the cover image for their second issue was

submitted by a photographer from Denmark.

Zettel managing editor Emma Bass explained that they are not extremely picky when it comes to considering works for the magazine, and that artists of all skill levels are encouraged to submit their work if they feel comfortable.

“With Zettel, it’s not super exclusive or the cream of the crop,” said Bass. “In the second issue, there was a Danish photographer who has won several awards next to student work from Mt. A. It’s more of an equalizer than a way of comparing.”

Outside of the regular publications, Zettel actively tries to have a large presence on campus and in the Sackville community. Starting in November, Zettel will host a monthly art workshop series. Rather than signing up and paying for more exclusive workshops, these sessions will be free and accessible to anyone who wants to learn a new art skill.

According to Teitelbaum, Zettel started less than a year ago, and hopes to eventually become a triannual project. The magazine recently concluded their submission process for Issue 3, which will have the theme of Senses and Sensing. Issue 2 is available for purchase at Tidewater Books, Black Duck Café, and on the Zettel website.

Mixed Tape Sad Songs for Autumn – Daniel Marcotte

Novel adaptation depicts old-age adventure

Here are some songs to enjoy as you cry into a bowl of pumpkin soup and watch the last lonely leaves fall from Sackville trees.

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“The Wolves (Act I and II)” – Bon Iver (Bon Iver)

WATERLOO, Ont. (CUP) — At first it was just me and old people at the Princess Cinema and I suppose that’s understandable – films are a great place to find your youth.

Except if you are a 100-year-old man – then you’d probably want to jump out your ground floor window and disappear into the Swedish countryside and accidentally get mixed up with a biker gang, the police, an elephant and $50 million. And why not reminisce about your explosivefilled past in the midst of all the chaos?

The movie’s protagonist, Allan Karlsson – played by the Swedish actor Carl Robert Olof Gustafsson – gets thrown into some of history’s most terrible events such as the Spanish Civil War and Russian concentration camps.

In some respects, it can be classified as a dark comedy, giving the audience a chance to laugh at history’s mistakes rather than sit in silence and ponder them.

There was a bit of a barrier between the audience and the film as most of it was in Swedish with English subtitles.

Aside from the English-dubbed

No fall playlist would be complete without Justin Vernon’s ethereal, heart-wrenching vocals.

“Me and My Friend” – Julie Doiron (I Woke Myself Up) Weep into a pumpkin spice latte as Sackville’s musical superheroine reminds you of your lost loves.

Robert Gustafsson portrays Allan Karlsson. (Felix Herngren/NICE FLX Pictures) voiceovers helping narrate, whenever Karlsson was in America he would speak English instead of his native Swedish. One thing is for sure – after watching this film I was no stranger to Swedish curse words.

Where The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared truly shines is the script.

The writing is fantastic, providing information in a roundabout way that makes it impossible for anyone but the audience to understand.

The actors expertly further the nonsensical narrative by being completely serious about their

characters’ goals and opinions.

At two hours, the movie provides a good story in fairly good length of time. It did get a bit old around threequarters of the way through, but the action picked up again quite quickly to resolve the plot for the credits.

For a film about the elderly, The 100-Year-Old-Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared does an excellent job of making the younger generation have a good time too.

“Old Pine” – Ben Howard (Every Kingdom) While not exactly a sad song in itself, its idyllic images of summer will make you deeply nostalgic for campfires and sunlight.

“Insomnia” (Wintersleep)

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Wintersleep

For when those torrential Sackville rains keep you up pondering the futility of life.

“Harvest” – Neil Young (Harvest) If I have to explain why this song is here, then I’m afraid you’re the one that has some explaining to do.

“Ragged Sea” – Alexi Murdoch (Away We Go) Put on this song, wander out into the fog, and stare wistfully out over the Fundy.

“Dirge for November” – Opeth (Blackwater Park) If anyone can capture the frigid desolation of late autumn, its a Swedish folk metal band.

“Wild Shores” – Corey Isenor (The Hunting Party)

“Shepherd” – Anaïs Mitchell (Young Man in America)

So simple, so sad, so perfect.

Images of harvest and loss combine with soft acousic melodies to make this the perfect sad song for fall.

“Caught a Long Wind” – Feist (Metals) Few places produce bone-chilling winds quite like Sackville, so let Feist warm up your frozen soul this fall.

Daniel Marcotte is the Arts & Culture Editor at the Argosy.

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Fine Arts department featured at Owens Gallery highlights faculty talent Amanda Cormier

Arts & Culture Reporter “13 Artists: The Fine Arts Department Exhibition,” currently on display in the Owens Gallery, shows a wide variety of moods and techniques, appealing to viewers with many different tastes. The exhibition features the artistic talents of Mount Allison faculty in a diverse array of media.

Untitled (last year’s storm),

by Chris Down, is one of the first works that visitors will see in the main floor portion of the Owens Art Gallery. The piece, made with acrylic and latex, shows a partially covered missing person sign. The facial features on the sign aren’t particularly distinguishable; it appears to be posted on a tree or telephone pole, and the bottom half of the sign is concealed by what looks like

Students observe John Murchie’s unique wooden sculpture piece, which illuminates the centre of the upstairs gallery. (Chris Donovan/Argosy) foliage. The piece is made up of greys and blues, giving it a dreary appearance.

The piece seems to represent the passage of time and, perhaps, the neglect of this missing person case by the general public. There is a significant mass of leaves surrounding the sign, indicating that it may have built up over time and

with nobody cleaning up the area. The “last year’s storm” portion of the title also seems to indicate this passage of time.

Right next to Down’s piece lies Leah Garnett’s We walked through windows and basements into the trees, a three-dimensional, mixedmedia piece. Florescent pink tape wrapping around wooden

posts, strings hanging from ceilings and walls, stacks of plywood hung up on one wall, and a drawing of what seems to be different rooms in a building all come together in a single piece.

In a way, Garnett’s piece is physically interactive; the strings and the tape guide viewers through the space.

Starting near one wooden post, the viewer is encouraged to walk over to the second post, then through an open space to see the drawing on the wall, and finally to the adjacent wall where the plywood is stacked.

The piece does what the title suggests: it walks the viewer through objects that represent the windows, basements, and

trees.

Upstairs in the main exhibition area, Dan Steeves’ work is on display, which includes a large overarching story, a piece made of etching on paper. As the title suggests, there are different story elements happening in the piece: a performing orchestra, a lone observer watching from the side, and the unclear silhouettes of a few people far in the background.

There are three clear story elements, and yet they are not equally defined. The stories range in clarity and emphasis; the viewer’s eye is instantly drawn to the orchestra, but may not notice the silhouettes in the background until a few minutes later. In some way, these are meant to come together and interact, and perhaps their relevance in the piece is relative to their relevance in the overarching story. Either way, the piece is interesting in that it invites viewers to look closely and find the meaning of these elements.

The exhibition will be on display on the main floor and second floor of the Owens Art Gallery until Nov. 16.

Argosy’s Media Reviews

Carmilla (Smokebomb Entertainment) The Staves – The Blood I Bled (Atlantic Opeth – Pale Communion (Roadrunner Hey Rosetta! – Second Sight (Sonic Records, Oct. 28) Records, Aug. 25) Records, Oct. 17) Since the creation of The Lizzie Bennet Diaries in 2012, there has been quite an increase in vlog-style web series. Based out of Toronto’s Smokebomb Studios, Carmilla is the latest modern adaption of a novel that brings Sheridan Le Fanu’s 1872 novel to 2014.

Loosely based on the plot of the original novella, the story follows Laura Hollis, a sheltered, over-achieving, first-year university student who starts a video blog out of her dorm for her journalism class. After a night out with her roommate, she wakes to find Betty has disappeared with only a letter notifying her of an impending replacement roommate.

Because the webcam is always on, Laura’s journalism project not only documents her findings, but also records the developing relationships with her brooding vampire roommate as well her friends, floor dons, and even some frat bros. The video-blog format functions well both in terms of a framing device as well as a way into exploring a complex cast of characters and it suits Laura’s character so well that it manages to avoid feeling gimmicky.

One of Carmilla’s greatest successes is that it passes the Bechdel Test by a long shot. With a largely female cast and excellent LGBTQ representation, the creators have used YouTube as a platform to tell a story that you won’t find on primetime television.

- Allison Grogan

With their first release since their 2012 debut album Dead and Born and Grown, Watford England’s The Staves have teamed up with Justin Vernon of Bon Iver to produce their new EP, The Blood I Bled. Comprised of three sisters, Jessica, Emily, and Camilla Stavely-Taylor, the folk trio takes after singer-songwriters of the 1960s and 1970s and have been compared to contemporaries such as First Aid Kit and Laura Marling.

The new EP is comprised of four original tracks marked by the sisters’ signature harmonies.

The Blood I Bled moves away from the more stripped-down feel of their debut album to a collection of songs that makes use of a variety of instruments and new sounds (the addition of trumpets was likely Vernon’s doing). The Staves gracefully transition to a more produced record without losing their authenticity and folk roots that sit at the heart of all their work. The title track of the EP showcases the band’s shift towards a bigger sound while maintaining the eloquent and understated songwriting skill set.

The final track on the EP is a remix by Vernon himself that expertly blends the two unique styles without overshadowing the original song. The Blood I Bled makes a perfect addition to any folky autumn playlist.

- Allison Grogan

After being out of touch with Opeth and the metal genre for a few years, Pale Communion’s critical acclaim and mystic allure has sucked me in once again. Opeth’s newest record has foregone death growls entirely, focusing instead on Mikael Åkerfeldt’s vocals and the talent of their new keyboardist, Joakim Svalberg.

While I can’t help but indulge the band’s new take on complex chords and countermelodies, I remain nostalgic for Opeth’s unique balance of harsh Nordic metal and folky acoustic sections.

Despite some interesting changes to their style, their mediocre execution only leaves me yearning for a more traditionally Opeth-esque sound.

One of the great challenges of progressive metal is making music that is at once deliberate and technical, yet natural and spontaneous. Pale Communion fails at the latter; tracks like “Voice of Treason” are so proggy that they sound forced.

It often seems as if the album is trying to imitate Rush or Dream Theater, abandoning the group’s distinctly Swedish sound in the process.

In general, Opeth’s recent work boasts all the ethereal melodies of Damnation and the technical experimentation of Ghost Reveries, but lacks the emotional impact and thematic unity that both earlier albums perfected. Pale Communion certainly deserves a passing glance, but ultimately pales in comparison to the group’s previous masterpieces.

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While Hey Rosetta!’s 2011 album Seeds and its extensive touring managed to cement a national fan base for the group, the Newfoundland group’s latest record Second Sight explores soundscapes and sonic palettes previously unheard.

If the album’s poppy and bright first single “Kintsukuroi” was any indicator as to how the album would take shape, then Hey Rosetta! has opted for a more visceral and upbeat sound than previous records. What makes these tracks such a memorable experience is their ability to incorporate their musical predecessors into the song’s frame, while still building choruses and verses that are distinctly Hey Rosetta! in form.

While the band does attempt to diversify their craft, they have not entirely abandoned the musicality that won them so much adoration on previous albums. “Cathedral Bells” instantly hits home with a sense of nostalgia as it warmly entices with their signature charm. Meanwhile, “What Arrows” cascades over the listener both lyrically and musically as each member of the seven-piece group exhibits their talents over the course of its seven-minute length.

Hey Rosetta!’s latest album is a true testament to their recognition as one of Atlantic Canada’s most beloved groups. The band’s new efforts may not be as instantly recognizable as previous works, but Second Sight should still find a place in the hearts of old and new fans alike.

- Mike Roy

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Possible worlds may solve quantum anomalies New research may be key to quantum weirdness Tyler Pitre

Science Editor Is the cat dead or alive? Physicist Howard J. Wisemen may have an answer to this question by modeling a finite number of possible worlds.

Quantum mechanics is not an easy dinner table conversation, so it’s difficult to imagine that there are many alternative theories. Quantum mechanics provides us with the most detailed description of nature.

However, there are many different variations on quantum mechanics.

The debate involves which picture fits nature the most realistically. In other words, which theory gives us the closest picture of what nature really is like?

This is the question physicist

Howard J. Wiseman is asking in his new article “Quantum phenomena modeled by interactions between many classical worlds” published in the journal Physics Review X. In the introduction of the article, Wisemen summarizes the substance of the paper.

“The world we experience is just one of an enormous number of essentially classical worlds, and all quantum phenomena arise from a universal force of repulsion that prevents worlds from having identical physical configurations,” said Wiseman.

Essentially, what he proposes is imagining there exists many universes, to which we have no direct access. There could be universes where there are completely different laws of nature, a universe where you don’t exist, etc. Older models proposed an infinite number of universes where all possible worlds that could exist, do exist. This is difficult because scientists usually go for theories that explain the data the simplest and an infinite number of possible worlds is certainly not simple. Wiseman

believes that his theory doesn’t run into this problem because he can point to a finite number of possible worlds, thus avoiding the infinite.

Wisemen and his colleagues believe that the problems in quantum mechanics are solved by their model.

“This picture is all that is needed to explain bizarre quantum effects such as particles that tunnel through solid barriers and wave behavior in doubleslit experiments,” said Wiseman. In other words, one can imagine that there are interacting parallel worlds in which two things are happening at once and our inability to distinguish which state is actual is only due to our ignorance of the states going on in the other world. For example, the double slit experiment shows that particles act like waves when not observed and like matter when they are observed. This is a very bizarre feature of quantum mechanics: how can light be both matter and a wave?

Wisemen believes his theory answers this by imagining a world where light is a wave and another world where light is matter.

The “mainstream” theory is known

as the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics. This interpretation is the version widely considered as the most accurate in experimental and theoretical settings. However, the problem is that this interpretation leads to all sorts of bizarre consequences such as superpositioning. This is a difficult concept to understand but it is simply laid out in Erwin Schrödinger’s thought experiment, Schrödinger’s cat.

Essentially, the thought experiment asks you to imagine that there is some quantum process that experiences superpositioning, which means two states of affairs can exist at the same time. This occurs until the moment of observation when the observer will see only one of the two states, in which “the wave function collapses” and one of the two states is actualized to the observer. Schrödinger wanted you to imagine that some physical system which contained a quantum process was hooked to a vial of poison and a cat was placed into a box with this apparatus. When the quantum process occurred, the vial of poison

would break open and the cat would die. However, since we cannot know if the quantum process occurred until observation, we must say the state is in a superposition. Thus, the cat must also be in a superposition of being both dead and alive until we observe it.

Einstein famously spoke about the absurdity of this consequence by saying that the moon’s existence is not dependent on his observation of it.

This is clearly a bizarre consequence, but at the same time, we find ourselves using this model as the most reliable quantum model.

We see the appeal of finding simpler explanations.

Clearly, Wisemen’s proposal is an interesting one. The challenge will be to see whether or not other physicists will buy into the idea that a multi-world theory is more like the real world than a world where these kind of bizarre physical occurrences exist. Wiseman admits that his quantum theory has a long way to go until it is properly worked out.

Hornidge lab conducts Strong Nuclear Force research Research conducted with particle accelerator Clay Steell

Science Reporter Every summer, a select number of Mount Allison students get to travel to Mainz, Germany to work in the world’s largest electron accelerator.

The Physics Department’s David Hornidge takes his honours students to the Mainz Microtron (MaMi) at Johannes Gutenberg University to study how the basal forces of nature affect subatomic particles.

“We’re trying to understand what’s going on in the universe at a very small scale,” Hornidge told The Argosy, “we’re trying to understand nature.”

The focus of the lab’s research this year is the Strong Nuclear Force and a particle property known as spin polarizability. The Strong Nuclear Force binds together protons and neutrons, the particles that make up atoms, as well as the quark particles that make up these protons and neutrons.

“We’re trying to discover what’s going on at the heart of matter,” said Hornidge.

Spin polarizability is a property inherent to subatomic particles, analogous to charge. Understanding the fundamental properties of particles will help us understand their interactions. The study of spin polarizability will help us understand the Strong Nuclear Force. The lab hopes to learn more about how the Strong Nuclear Force works through this research.

David Hornidge (centre) and honours students at the Mainz Microtron in Germany this summer. (Evangeline Downie/George Washington University) “We’ve got electrons essentially going at the speed of light,” said Ryan Baker, one of the lab’s honours students. “We turn the electrons into photons, or little bits of light, and shoot that at a stationary target, something with a lot of protons.

What we’re aiming to do is have an interaction between this light and a proton. We take all this with the goal of measuring spin polarizability.”

Four honours students work with professor Hornidge this year. Two of them, Ryan Baker and Hannah Stegen, spent their summer in Mainz working on software the facility uses to detect particle interactions. Baker’s project was on calibrating a new

version of this software to the facility’s hardware, and Stegen’s project was on making it able to detect problems during an experiment.

“In the past, data weren’t analyzed until after experiments were run,” Stegen said, “so if there were any detector problems, you wouldn’t realize until too late.”

“We run our experiments 24/7, two or three weeks in a row,” said Hornidge. “If you have a problem and let it run for a week and the data’s useless, you’ve wasted hundreds of thousands of dollars.”

Meg Morris also did her honours research this summer, preparing a sample for an upcoming experiment

on how photons interact with neutrons.

“At Mainz, they’ve been running experiments on the proton. [...] The proton is fairly easy to work with,” said Morris, “but the neutron is fairly unstable, and that presents a lot of challenges. Experiments have been run for the neutron, but the results sucked.”

Morris spent the summer preparing a target made of Helium 3 and Helium 4 isotopes, which are rich in neutrons, for an experiment to be run at MaMi next year, in which she said she hopes to be involved.

Hornidge said that his research doesn’t have specific technological

applications, but is important to our understanding of nature.

“It’s pure fundamental research,” he said. “We’re not trying to build a better toaster. Everything we do, there’s always spinoffs.”

“Pure research is amazing in that you inevitably end up finding things you didn’t expect … no one said ‘go find quantum mechanics, or come up with general relativity.’ It was pure research, and pure research is really important,” said Hornidge.

He also said that a better understanding of the Strong Nuclear Force could aid in developing nuclear fusion, a highly sought-after sustainable energy goal.

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New Brunswick bats at risk of extinction

White Nose Syndrome rapidly killing bat populations Clay Steell

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A new study suggests that New Brunswick’s overwintering bat populations are falling victim to a deadly fungus, and may soon disappear from the province altogether. Bats are well-known icons of Halloween, vampires, and other nightly terrors, but they are also important both to local ecosystems and human pest control. Therefore, this study is alarming to the future of New Brunswick ecosystems.

Bats across North America have been falling victim to fungal White Nose Syndrome (WNS) when the disease was discovered in New York State in 2006. The fungus infects bats’ skin and soft tissue, particularly on their nose. The disease’s origins are a mystery, but it may have been carried by humans from Europe, where we see the bats in Europe have become genetically resistant.

WNS disturbs bats during their overwinter hibernation, causing them to fly out of their roosts and expend the energy they need to survive the winter. WNS has a

White Nose Syndrome fungus visible on the wings and ears of a bat. (Karen Vanderwolf/New Brunswick Museum) 90 to 100 per cent mortality rate, and the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative estimates that the fungus has killed more than 5 million bats across temperate North America.

The most recent survey of bat populations in New Brunswick showed disturbing results. Ninetynine per cent of the province’s formerly most common bat, the Little Brown Bat, have been dying off since 2011; only 22 remained alive in New Brunswick as of this spring. The other

two most common species in the province, the Northern Long-eared Bat and the Tri-colored Bat, have seen similar declines in the wake of WNS. The disease’s first documented occurrence in New Brunswick was in 2011 at a cave in Albert County.

It has since spread across southern New Brunswick in caves near St. John, Sussex, and Moncton.

Since its discovery, WNS has spread to 17 U.S. states, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward

Island, and Nova Scotia. It has been spreading westward in Ontario since its arrival in 2010, and researchers at the University of Winnipeg are monitoring for its anticipated arrival in Manitoba. The Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative says the disease might infect all bats in the country in twelve to eighteen years.

The three bat species affected by WNS in New Brunswick are currently listed as species-at-risk by the federal government, and the Committee on

the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada recommends that they be listed as an endangered species.

Bats play a key role in their ecosystems by controlling insect populations, including human pests. The United States Forest Service estimates that 2.4 million pounds of insects will go uneaten across North America this year as a result of WNS. As it is a recent phenomenon, the full effect of WNS on human activity is unknown.

The most recent survey of bat populations in the province conducted this spring cited a lack of knowledge on bat populations and distributions in New Brunswick before the arrival of WNS. The only previous survey of bat populations was conducted in 1983, and no study had ever examined environmental conditions in the province’s caves.

While the bat species affected

by WNS are the most abundant in New Brunswick, some migratory species like the Hoary Bat and Red Bat do not overwinter in the province, making them unsusceptible.

Seeing bats flying or stranded outside during the winter is a sign that they are infected with White Nose Syndrome. The Government of New Brunswick advises residents of the province to call the Department of Natural Resources if they see bats flying or on the ground this winter, as this information can aid researchers in understanding the disease.

Cellular imaging goes 3D Genetic study may rewrite history New technology give us 3D insight Tyler Pitre

Science Editor

What is going on in your cells?

This is a question that now gets its debut on the big screen, in a way. A team of scientists have developed a microscope that allows researchers to look inside cells in real time and track subcellular processes. The team was led by Erik Betzig, this year’s joint Nobel Prize winner in chemistry.

The breakthrough made by Betzig and his team comes from modifying light beams such that they perform more efficiently and more clearly, while maintaining the integrity of the images gathered. Before this, scientists had to make significant trade-offs that led to varying quality in the data. The major breakthrough of this method comes from the fact that it significantly reduces the photo toxicity seen in the previous methods, as well as increasing the speed of recording.

Cellular imaging is not new, and there are many methods of staining cells and peeking inside. But, many of these staining techniques inhibit cellular activity. For example, proteins are integral components to cellular activity and their reactions can only take place in small ranges such as specific pH and temperature ranges; any disruption will cause the process to stop by breaking those proteins

down into their constituent parts.

While some newer methods allow scientists to look at cellular processes without too much cell damage, these can only provide high-definition, three-dimensional images – and scientists need to be able to see what’s going on in real time.

Scientist seek to understand the real time processes of subcellular activity, but the longer we observe the cells with current techniques, the further degraded these processes become. Betzig summarized this problem by saying the technology used to increase either the clarity of the images and the technology to gather real time data are basically opposed to one another.

Subcellular processes happen very quickly, and to maintain their integrity in conjunction with capturing the quickness at which these processes take place is a problem Betzig’s team tries to address with the new imaging technology.

The method developed by Betzig is not completely new. There are other methods that allow for this 4D analysis, but their practical application is limited because they tend to damage the cellular structures too much to gather valuable data. The research outlined in Betzig’s article published in the journal Science, “Lattice light-sheet microscopy: Imaging molecules to embryos at high spatiotemporal resolution,” gives us the newest technology that allows us to observe subcellular activities while maintaining the integrity of the cellular structures and processes.

Study shows surprising DNA composition in Polynesians Tyler Pitre

Science Editor A genetic study may rewrite history with new findings concerning the migration of Polynesians to South America.

Until recently, the idea that Polynesians contacted South American natives was still doubtful, as any variation in DNA found could have been due to when Europeans enslaved the natives when they arrived. However, a new study published in the journal Current

Biology reveals that the first genetic study done on Polynesians from Easter Island shows that Polynesian DNA has a wide variety of South American DNA from as far back as the year 1500.

The study genotyped and analyzed >650,000 SNP markers for 27 native Rapanui. SNP is an acronym for small nucleotide polymorphism, which are sequences of DNA that vary amongst individuals. Essentially, when your DNA is replicated, small “copying” errors occur every so often, which is referred to as SNPs. These can help scientists determine genetic similarity because your “copying” errors will resemble those of genetically similar specimens, such as siblings. Through genetic analysis, they found that around 76 per cent of that DNA came from Polynesian descent, about 3 per cent came from South America and

16 per cent came from Europeans.

The interesting find was that the South American DNA portion dates back to about 19 to 23 generations ago, long before the “discovery” of the Easter Island made by the Europeans in 1722.

“By considering the distribution of local ancestry tracts of eight unrelated Rapanui, we found statistical support for Native American admixture dating to AD 1280–1495 and European admixture dating to AD 1850–1895,” says the report’s final summary. The statistical evidence shows a correlation but it doesn’t establish the flow of this traveling.

The article does make it clear that Polynesians likely travelled to South America, but without further genetic research, it won’t be clear if South Americans travelled to Polynesia.

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Last week’s answers:

71- English cattle breed; 72- Arp art; Down

Across 1- Old-fashioned exclamation of surprise; 5- Swedish imports; 10- Golden Fleece ship; 14- Brazilian soccer star; 15- Unwarranted; 16- Adolescent; 17- Catchall abbr.; 18- Tempest;

19- City in Western Nevada; 20- Relax; 22- Having a resemblance; 24- Half a fly; 25- Wishing won’t make ___; 26- Deportment; 30- Emo anxiety; 35- Before, of yore; 36- Georgia, once: Abbr.; 37- Burn down; 38- Apprentice; 41- Sigh; 43- Back in; 44- Author Deighton;

45- Cinque follower; 46- Ford flop; 47- Make resentful; 50- Golfer Aoki; 53- Yale student; 54- Plain; 58- Permanent-magnet alloy; 62- Soup with sushi; 63- At attention; 66- Sailors; 67- May honorees; 68- Actress Taylor; 69- Big birds; 70- Away from the wind;

Female Mounties aiming to dominate Movember Women look to take the top bro title from male competitors Dakota Pauley What has now become a popular university and worldwide trend, Movember is an annual awareness campaign in which guys are encouraged to grow out their lip-fuzz for the entire month of November in order to create conversation and awareness about men’s prostate and testicular cancers, as well as various mental health issues. Movember has been growing steadily from year to year within the Mount Allison community.

This year though, Movember is going to take a surprising turn, as the female Mounties are aiming to dominate the campaign. According to one student on campus, “The

female community here at Mount Allison have been waiting for years now to prove that we can grow not only better moustaches than the men here, but also raise more money for the cause.”

The fundraising part, figures to be easy, she says, as most men forget to donate: “Well the guys are usually so focused on getting their ‘stache as greasy as it can get that they don’t even remember to donate, so really it shouldn’t be that hard.”

When asked about how they plan on growing better moustaches than the men on campus, one female student admitted that “women have always been able to grow them out, but we’ve been holding back to make the guys feel better. But now that they’ve had their run we’ve decided that it was time to join in on the fun.”

The female student body is looking to end the stereotype that moustaches are reserved for men. “We have every right to grow them out as the guys do,” the student said. They plan on supporting their own groups through this awareness movement. Some of those include the “Shave the Whales”

campaign and the “No mo’ Mo bros” society.

The women will, however, still have some competition from the men.

When asked for comment, one male student said, “It’s really not in how you grow the moustache, but how you wear it. The women will never be able to come off as a “sir” as the bros can.”

Another added that “Guys were the innovators of the greasy ‘stache, and so we do it best”. The men will continue to support the traditional causes associated with Movember.

With the women joining the growing race, the men of Mt. A have had to get creative. Because of this, there will be some new featured moustache styles this year on campus.

Two of the new and innovative growing styles on campus include ‘The Swan,’ where one side of the moustache is lifted into a handlebar, and also ‘The Strike’, for those who wish to stop growing it out before the end of the month. More will be featured throughout the month. This year’s Movember is looking to be the biggest – and most competitive – that Mt.A has ever seen.

1- Fencing sword; 2- “___ grip!”; 3- Woeful word; 4- Erase; 5- State of mental uncertainty; 6- Aardvark morsel; 7- Hoo-ha; 8- Rupture; 9- Big rigs; 10- Longfellow’s bell town; 11- Film unit; 12- Actress Rowlands; 13- ___ about (approximately); 21- Mex. neighbor; 23- Castle water pits; 25- Discount rack abbr.; 26- Raison ___; 27- Messed up; 28- Deli offerings;

29- Sugary suffix; 31- Queue before Q; 32- Grain to be ground; 33- Rocky debris; 34- His and her; 39- Strong feeling of anger; 40- I swear!; 41- Religious sch.; 42- Not defeated; 44- The fifth sign of the zodiac; 48- Ailing; 49- Colored; 51- Dummy Mortimer; 52- ___ Grows in Brooklyn; 54- Actress Thompson; 55- Six-stringed instrument; 56- Woe ___; 57- Prescribed amount; 59- ___ Camera; 60- Gunk; 61- Greek peak; 64- Ltr. holder; 65- Bus. bigwig.

Do you know your (cut-out) mos?

1. The Classic Stache or, The Lorax 2. The Richard Kent or, The Lumberjack 3.The Shit-I-Forgot-I’m-Not-Supposedto-Shave or, The Hipster 4. The Circus Clown or, The Pranked Bro Mo 5. The Ryan Harley or, The Ron Burgundy 6. The Walrus or, The Ron Swanson 7. The Crustache or, The 8th Grader 8. The Don’t Go There or, Seriously, Don’t 9. El Bandito or, The French Scoundrel 10. The Classic Film Villain or, The Gomez Addams 11. Jolly Old Saint Nick or, The Hobo Answers: 1-F; 2-H; 3-B; 4-E; 5-C; 6-I; 7-D; 8-K; 9-G; 10-A; 11-J.

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