The Campus- October 30th '19

Vol. 75, No.4

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Entertaining Students Since 1944

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Thomas Mulcair Tackles Climate and Cross-Party Politics at Second Donald Lecture of the Year| Page 3 Beyond Mere Pleasure| Page 5 Environmental(ish): A Guide to Imperfect Environmentalism | Page 6

Roses & Thorns - Then & Now| Page 8

Motionball & The Marathon of Sport |Page 10 Cover Page Photo Credits to Stephan Levac Design by Swapandeep Sandhu

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NEWS

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Bishop’s Square Dances to the Success of the First Ever CountryFest Bethany Hill Contributor

Bishop’s University is renowned for exceptional student satisfaction, potentially due to its infamous party weekends. Notable yearly events include Homecoming weekend, Halloweekend and the largely anticipated Winterfest. Bishop’s now has a new event to add to this list following the very successful launch of CountryFest.

Festivities kicked off on Thursday, Oct. 17 with happy hour at the Gait where country music played all night long. The country spirit also led line dancing to take over the dance floor. Gait co-manager Nick Pelkmans noted that the dancing was a “great success” and that it demonstrated the talent of “the BU Dancers in lead up to their showcase on Nov. 22.”

The event continued on Saturday and was divided into a daytime fair and a nighttime hoedown. During the day, the quad was transformed into a fairground. Fair food was available for purchase, with a chip truck and candy apples being among the highlights. The chip truck was run by Sherbrooke firefighters and all proceeds went towards providing Christmas presents for children in need.

A mechanical bull, organized games and a petting zoo rounded out daytime events.

The event was also attended by the greater Lennoxville community, extending the event

to more than just students.

Different Bishop’s clubs also participated in the day by setting up booths to aid individual fundraising efforts. Different stations included apple bobbing, a ring toss, and a bubble soccer competition. Members of Bishop’s Big Buddies also attended the event with the young members, showcasing their country spirit with homemade sheriff badges!

The nighttime concert transformed the quad into a two-step sundown. The opening act brilliantly kicked off the night with a George Strait-esque performance.

Impressively, they were students of our own Bishop’s community. Hats off to Cecil Belanger, Louis Goupil, Bradon Reilly, Taylor Juby, and Dylan Bahl! Next to hit the stage was the headliner Sons of Daughters. They are often described as a modern and country duo. They are best known for their songs “Ain’t Gonna Be Lonely Long” and “Can’t Find Love in a Bar.” The Vancouver-native band put on an electric show, complete with covers of some of the most notable country hits.

Band members Chrystal Leigh and Jimmy Throw fit right into the Bishop’s culture and expressed their love for the beautiful Bishop’s campus and students. Chrystal was even seen sporting a student’s cowboy hat for a few

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songs.

Bishop’s first ever CountryFest was a wide success! If you listen closely, you can still hear the Yee-haws and stomping of cowboy boots. Two Bishop’s students, Emma Gunter and Courtney Loomis, described the event as “the best weekend of their lives.” For now, we’ll hang up our cowboy hats. But one last question: same place next year?

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Students Hit the Polls On and Off Campus for the 2019 Federal Election Sarah Mojsej News Editor

On Sept. 21, Canadians hit the polls to cast their votes for the 2019 federal election. Following a neck-and-neck race with the conservatives, Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party secured a minority government. Although the Liberals lost seats nationwide, Ontario and Québec ultimately kept them in power. The election saw Conservative and Bloq Québécois seat gains with the NDP falling short of Jagmeet Singh’s high expectations.

Bishop’s students made sure their voices were heard by heading to polling stations on campus and in the surrounding areas. With many students living away from home, eligibility to vote in the ComptonStanstead riding is possible by presenting valid government identification and a copy of one’s Québec lease. For students living on campus, a polling station in Centennial Lobby was available. Many students, such as Hannah Swiatkowska, chose to vote locally and not in their hometown riding citing allegiance to a particular party as opposed to individual candidates.

However, on-campus voting was not the only option for most students as many planned ahead and voted in advance while home for the Thanksgiving weekend. Student Emily Boone voted in Toronto in the Eglinton-Lawrence riding, citing the convenient timing. She also felt she could make a “more educated decision on where her vote was going,” having grown up in the community and being familiar with all running candidates.

On the contrary, other students also chose advanced polling but commuted to the Elections Canada office in Sherbrooke. At these special polling stations, one can vote in any riding in Canada with the proof of their residency. For university students, this could be executed through official government identification that contains one’s home address. Student Jenna Wyers exercised this option to

vote for the riding in Whitehorse, her hometown. Jenna explained that “unique needs in the territory of the Yukon urged [her] to vote for the Whitehorse riding[,] especially because the province only gets one seat in parliament.” At these stations, there are no specified ballots for each riding, so voters must write their candidate of choice on a blank piece of paper. It is then sent back by Elections Canada to be counted in the appropriate riding.

Although Justin Trudeau remains prime minister, a lot will change in parliament when it comes to passing legislation. The Liberals will have to work closer with counterparts and Justin Trudeau has already expressed his commitment to working with other leaders for the interests of all Canadians. With no majority government, there is also the possibility of heading to the polls again sooner rather than later.

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Activist Dr. Lisa Guenther Sheds Light on Canadian Prison Conditions On Thursday, Oct. 24, Dr. Lisa Guenther presented at this year’s Tait-Chattopadhyay Lecture in Centennial Theatre. Her message was in accordance with her belief of the need for Canadian prison reform. Dr. Lisa Guenther is a Bishop’s alumnae and a Queens national scholar in Political and Critical Prison studies.

During her lecture, Guenther presented the hypothetical scenario of what it would mean to abolish prisons in Canada. If a prison is thought of as an institution, it leads to question the need and purpose for that institution. Her speech touched on rising incarceration rates in the United States and the history of Canadian prison conditions.

One particularly alarming topic was the history of Kingston’s Prison for Women that was operational from 1934 to 2000. She revealed the dark history of the prison’s former practices, including forcing inmates to choose between electroshock and LSD experiments and extended solitary confinement. Being Canada’s only women’s prison

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at the time, inmates were often very isolated from their families. The prison boasted an extremely high suicide rate and a high Indigenous population. This statistic remains true today with only four per cent of the Canadian population being Indigenous, the latter makes up 23 per cent of current federally incarcerated inmates. This opened the conversation on Canada’s justice system and its troubled history with Indigenous relations.

To finish her lecture, Dr. Guenther encouraged everyone to question what every individual can do to make our society more accepting. For my contribution, I have chosen to write this article to raise awareness about current Canadian incarceration conditions. I thank Dr. Guenther for opening the minds of many of us who attended her lecture and thank everyone who have committed to creating change and raising their voice.

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Thomas Mulcair Tackles Climate and Cross-Party Politics at Second Donald Lecture of the Year Sarah Mojsej News Editor

On Friday, Oct. 25, audience members gathered in Centennial Theatre to listen to The Honourable Thomas Muclair’s take on sustainable development in politics.

Students from Bishop’s, Mount Allison, Acadia, and St. Francis Xavier University were all in attendance, kicking off the annual Maple League weekend. Thomas Muclair is a former Canadian politician who has served as the leader of the opposition for the New Democratic Party.

Mulcair has also served as the Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks under the Liberal Party. Muclair’s talk predominantly focused on the need for Canadian environmental action and the notion of cross-party politics in a time of increasing division.

Mulcair’s lecture focused on three activists, all of whom are known for their environmental efforts. Among them is Greta Thunberg, the renowned 16-year-old climate change activist from Sweden. Tom expressed that recent climate change marches demonstrate the

younger generation’s knowledge that the fight for climate protection “must be taken to the streets.”

Mulcair communicated his vision for sustainable development by arguing that productivity in economies increases when environmental legislation is enforced and regulated. He used the example of hydrogen bomb testing during the Cold War and when nuclear isotopes were deemed detrimental to human health. Although the United States and the Soviet Union were at odds, a treaty was formed between the two counterparts to ban all nuclear testing.

Regarding Canada’s environmental plan, Mulcair pointed out that our nation produces the most fossil fuel emissions out of all G20 countries. However, the latest Climate Transparency Report did not include any plans for Canada to lower emission levels, (even though such plans were previously promised by the Liberal Party).

Moreover, Mulcair described the Conservative Party as “The Resistance” and warned of platforms that frame carbon tax as a way to cut Canadian jobs.

Muclair encouraged the audience to not be partisan and to look beyond barriers associated with each political party. He believes that politics must move towards the “obligation of results” and not solely “bickering about the means.” He expressed his confidence in the younger generation, claiming they are the most “engaged and connected generation in human history.” When asked about the future, Muclair mentioned hope. “There are incredible people working on brilliant solutions,” he assured the audience. During the Q&A following the lecture, Muclair expertly touched on national unity, preparing for the future beyond 2050, and the importance of gender parity in politics.

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Millennial’s Ruining ‘Blank’ is Dead and We Should Kill It. If anyone has read the opinions section in any journal, you have probably read a dreaded article titled something like, “Millennials are Ruining X Business.” An article which is so common right now, being the essence of what is wrong with contemporary journalism, is a perspective that we must change.

The “millennials are ruining X” series is a long-running segment that blames the current generation for the transformation of anything that is different in the current zeitgeist from previous generations. Currently it is mayo and napkins; previously, they wrote of haircuts and disco.

This kind of opinions article, however, is just the long and slow death of journalism. It is a rhetorical ‘style over substance’ attack against the rise of popularity of other forms of entertainment. It is something that is currently seen all over the country, equally toxic as BuzzFeed’s top ten lists and becoming more popular every year instead of pertinent articles that defend society against the rise of alternative facts. There is a society of spectacle right now and we must find a way of incentivizing individuals to deal with facts and figures. The manner in which to deal with this may be spoken of in a future op-ed should individuals be interested, but that is currently beyond

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this article. This is all an echo chamber of traditionalism that appears to have existed as long as history has been recorded. All this style over substance is to promote traditionalism.

There needs to be a stop to the rigid traditionalism that appears to have pervaded since the dawn of time. Go to any point in history and individuals were attempting to stop the change that was happening in their time. In some instances, this could have been beneficial, such as the resistance of fascism by the iron front in Germany. It many sects, however, there is a rigid traditionalism that promotes the imagined past for no other reason than to not have a changed future. In current cases, however, traditionalism is mixing with style over substance to stop much needed change. Using lexicon and syntax debates to block out ideas as “too out there” or “radical.”

This is useless – we instead need to look at the reasoning for their proposals and see if they are worth the time or effort. This phenomenon can be seen in a variety of places in current society, such as the talk around the “Green New Deal’ in the U.S. No matter how you feel about the actual politics of the deal, you must recognize that many individuals are staunchly against their image of an idea, not confronting any of the actual politics. They fear the

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deal will take away their meat (it would not) more than seeing it as being a change to the market before it crashes on itself due to greenhouse gases. Across the aisle, all individuals should want to incentivize keeping our marketplace alive and protecting it from itself. However, in the U.S., many popular news stations are keeping the dream of no change alive. Spinning stories and keeping a narrative so an individual can get into an echo chamber of traditionalism, staying complacent so that there is no danger of change. This cycle of rhetoric used to prevent the material needs of the future from being realized is going to hurt younger generations.

I hope when I get older, I will be able to look at “radical” views of the time and be able to measure them on merit, not attempt to use lexicon such as putting ‘radical’ before things I dislike while disregarding the proposed idea itself. People know the Green New Deal looks at problems of our current time and attempts to solve it.

However, individuals are choosing instead to use verbal abuse, berating millennials, preventing us from solving any current issue and enacting change. I pray the cycle will end, but I see the odds of that being low.

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Last edition I wrote about identity, specifically tattoos and their relation to it. This week, my article is about something closely related. This article is about the effect of our choices on our identity and why it is you should think twice in your decision-making.

We emerge into the world out of a context – the meeting of various intersections. Our socioeconomic status, morality, gender, race, geographical location, place in time, and genetic makeup all serve as examples of those various factors, which, among many others, shape our life experiences. In this way, we are conditioned beings.

We have limited – if not zero – control of that context which we emerge into our embodiment. A large part of our identity and who we are able to become is outside of

our control.

Yet within the context of our lives, we get to be our own stage director. Deciding on how, within that context, we intend to navigate through life. There is an inherent responsibility in the approach you choose towards yourself, the self that questions you when you’re alone at 2 a.m. on a long walk or in the face of your colossal f*** up. While, of course, in many bad decisions, there is harm done to the external, there is also a real danger to yourself.

You are the one who takes up that context and the cumulative decisions you have made within it. And while you can hide from an outside investigator, the most damning and persistent critic is your internal one.

They know who you are when nobody else does, and they will judge you. If you make certain choices in life, you will be haunted by that internal voice. Whether that be for a month, a year, a decade, or a lifetime. Further still, the impact of that voice’s criticism plays out in your interpretation of other people in the world. People often say that cheaters are the ones who become most paranoid about the infidelity of their partners. In Stalin’s political purges, you can see a violent and paranoid reflection of the possibility that someone would carry out what he himself did: taking power through violence. Our choices condition the possibilities we see within our context.

Think twice, but be decisive and realize the enormity of choice’s importance. You will live the outcome forever.

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Extinction Rebellion is Being Suffocated Recently there has been a lot of conversations around the “extinction rebellion” movement. The controversy has been around their tactics of using civil disobedience and are criticized for their actions. They have been criticized from every angle, from their attempts at being apolitical, to their tactics, to using civil disobedience and thus excluding minorities and the poor, even for being a supposed “extremist anarchist group”: (https://www. telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/07/16/treat-extinctionrebellion-extremist-anarchist-group-former/) (Hint: they are not anarchist due to being apolitical; further, they do not speak of anything involved in anarchist ideology). This group has been whipping up controversy everywhere they rise up, so what are they about? I believe in going to the source and looking to the agent for their beliefs, so I went directly to the extinction rebellion website and found three things which they demand: 1) The Government must tell the truth by declaring a climate and ecological emergency, working with other institutions to communicate the urgency for change.

2) The Government must act now to halt biodiversity loss and reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2025.

3) The Government must create and be led by the decisions of a Citizens’ Assembly on climate and ecological justice.

These are all big goals but they are in line with researchers predictions for what is needed to reduce the

Beyond Mere Pleasure I always find myself at a loss when confronted with the choice and need for deliberately banal leisure activities and consumption. The oddity of this tendency may have first struck me when, coming back from university with my first bit of a humanities education, I took note of my parents’ standard evening procedure. Without fail, every day ends with their gathering in front of the TV and watching, well – whatever is available. This is no uncommon occurrence in the daily lives of most people and would have been most innocuous during the reign of cable television and programmatic broadcasting.

But today we have Netflix, among all the other rapidly proliferating streaming services which are available.

Obviously, this gives the viewer the power of choice – any film or show at any time. At first, my parents would take advantage of such autonomy: what have we heard of recently? What piques our interest? Such activity bears at least the shadow of agency.

Netflix’s notoriously bloated and boring library doesn’t sustain such deliberation for long – shortly all interest is run out, and viewership becomes drudgery once more.

Not that this failing is sufficient deterrent to halt use altogether. I couldn’t hope to count how many times my parents have bemoaned how little of what they recently watched was good or of some value.

This sort of phenomenon is a popular subject of cultural criticism, an issue probably as old as industrial society

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effect of climate change and avoid the coming catastrophe (https://climate.nasa.gov/). Why do people hate these protesters? Why are their methods so scrutinized over, say, a president’s policy of opening another pipeline but going to a climate march at the same time?

Well, the easy answer is that they are inconvenient.

Not simply in the Al Gore inconvenient truth sense, but also because of the fact that these protests are using methods despised by those with most to gain from the usual protest methods. These individuals are using civil disobedience and protest in order to gain attention similar to what other movements have done internationally. When it occurs elsewhere it is viewed as positive but, when done at home, individuals view these climate protesters as a danger worthy of scorn. So, I ask myself: why would this be? Why so much dislike for civil disobedience?

I was then reminded, however, that this reaction is the same as it has always been when protest comes around.

They are using tactics that are covered more effectively due to being more disruptive and therefore the media follows it. These are individuals showing their demand for change in the only way that appears possible in a broken system, in which your vote no longer affects change. The difference of classic protest vs. rebellion can be seen in that classic protest, like the climate march, was covered for a week and was then forgotten. The rebellion movement, however, has stayed in the news. These individuals use

tactics such as mass arrests, blocking intersections, while doing this in Montréal individuals sat politely. Yet they still faced scorn and ridicule for their pushing for greater action in the face of the public. One columnist for the Montréal Gazette scorned the participants for blocking the road, speaking of the roadblock as if it were a violent act (https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/ lise-ravary-still-fuming-about-extinction-rebellionsbridge-stunt). Ignoring a necessary desperation in these acts, many attempt to moralize rebels into silence.

The average opinion writer is one of many who attempt to reject the movement by using red herring tactics.

Speaking of the possible dangers that protest could have caused, say in the case an imaginary ambulance has to take an alternative route. All the while speaking to protesters who know hundreds if not thousands of individuals are being hurt, killed, and displaced right now due to the climate crisis causing drought, crops to dry up, water levels to rise and hurricanes to become more powerful. More people have died due to the hurricanes caused by climate change than any of these protest -- the death toll for these protests stays at zero, while the death toll from

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itself. In this vein, I was just earlier reading John Dewey’s Art as Experience. In his book, Dewey makes note of art, which is conspicuously ‘external’ to experience – in contrast with the historical norm, we now see art more and more often as ‘other’ than life. It is a break from (or transcendence of) the properly social, spiritual, human fullness of our lives.

Rather than playing a role in sustaining a form of life, in symbolizing a worldly sympathy, art is more often the mere instrument of attaining some hedonic minimum.

The just-titillating stimulus of ‘entertainment,’ if it can be said to sustain some form of life at all, can only be linked to that of a capitalistic society which seeks to regulate the energies of its workforce so that each day it can be depleted anew. The structural reality of this need can be felt in those of us who, in spite of an understanding, find themselves similarly lost in such habits.

Not to say that we have no control here, and that we can do nothing to preserve the sanctity of our experience. Dignified modes of aesthetic experience are still possible, and we can always steal back time and life from forces of consumerism. I do not fight too violently against my parent’s complicity here, for I recognize that they sacrificed themselves to this system so that I could lead a more prosperous life. In some sense, I think they have earned their innocence and that sharp criticism would be unjust even if there is a tragedy in the unknown

extent of their sacrifice.

I suspect that many of us come from this background and we should all strive to pay tribute to our parents and loved ones who sacrifice the fullness of their humanity to an exploitative system so that we might best it. While media consumption is the example I’ve given here, there are innumerable aesthetic experiences which do not fit neatly into the concept of ‘art’ and should still be engaged with thoughtfully. Consider a night out at The Lion or The Gait: are you a ‘weekend warrior’ going wild this weekend just so you can live through the next week? Meeting that hedonic medium so that you can be exploited again, and to infinity? One could hope for a more authentic mode – the pursuit of ecstatic communion found through dance and passion, which enriches already meaningful relationships. Take some time out of your life and reflect; fight and ensure that your experience is full of the profundity that it deserves.

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Raising Awareness One March at a Time “Whether a survivor, a supporter, a perpetrator, a friend, a sister or a brother, all humans are forced to recognize sexual assault and gender-based violence as an issue.

Unfortunately, night has become a symbol of fear and endlessly terrifying possibilities instead of being the magical realm of wonderful mystery that it should be.

Bishop’s students and the greater Lennoxville community band together to say: it’s not the drinks, it’s not clothes, it’s not because they were “asking for it” – it’s assault and we do not stand for it” (Bishop’s Take Back The Night, 2019).

On the evening of Oct. 24, over 200 Bishop’s students gathered at Optimus Field for the annual Take Back The Night march. Just over a year ago, the event was created by the Bishop’s Social Justice Collective. The annual march is to raise awareness on gender violence and sexual assault. Therefore, the overall mission is to spark discussion around this issue in addition to encouraging people to become active bystanders. Before the march, the organizers created buttons, t-shirts, and long sleeves.

Furthermore, the first 100 people to arrive at the march received free bandanas. On Optimus Field, students united as a community with signs, shirts, megaphones and began to practice chants. An equal number of men and women participated in the rally. At the beginning of the protest, one of the leaders asked people in the crowd

to raise their hands if they had ever been affected by sexual assault or know someone who has been affected.

Every person in the crowd raised their hand. It was a true moment of solidarity in the peaceful protest. Along with the help of police escorts from the Sherbrooke Police Department, the march began to file off Optimus Field and down rue College. Everyone began to chant in unison as the crowd made its way up the street. People driving by waved, honked, and smiled in support of the protesters. During last year’s march, the students walked up rue College and turned around at The Lion before returning to the Bishop’s quad. This year, the march was extended, and protestors walked up rue Connolly, then over to rue Queen, and finally back to Bishop’s. Upon the crowd’s return to the quad, the march’s participants gathered under two large pine trees in front of the library that were decorated with twinkling lights. One of the leaders described the purpose of the glowing pine trees: “if you ever feel alone and powerless because of genderbased violence, come to these trees and you will know that you are not alone at Bishop’s.” The lights on these two pine trees will be left for the remainder of the year as a representation of support for sexual assault survivors.

The leaders of the march also mentioned resources on campus to counteract sexual assault such as the Sexual Assault and Healing meetings, Gaiter Safe Walk, and

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THORNS to parking on campus.

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2019-20 Vol. 75, No 4 ROSES to Christmas creeping up around the corner.

ROSES to midterms being over.

THORNS to gloomy weather.

ROSES to Hallowe’en on the horizon.

ROSES to the beautiful fall colours.

ROSES to Finding Nemo, especially to Crush the surfer turtle and his little babies.

THORNS to never-ending deadlines and exams.

ROSES to having early final exams and getting a looooong Christmas break.

ROSES to spooky season & all the joys it brings.

THORNS to rain, rain and more rain. And to snow in October!

ROSES to the editor bringing us hot chocolate.

THORNS to Mac computers that break down right before the issue has to come out.

You’re lucky to be reading this!

ROSES to curling season starting.

ROSES to The Joy of Going Somewhere Definite and the Drama Department’s hard work.

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Student Representative Counselling. Finally, the march was led into the Gait for dancing and celebrations. Overall, the Take Back The Night march created solidarity in the Bishop’s community against gender violence and sexual assault. This event will continue to become an annual tradition at Bishop’s in support of survivors and to raise awareness.

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What’s your favourite movie to watch during spooky season?

Arts & Culture Section Editor Trinity Merrithew

A1: “Without a doubt I’d have to say The Nightmare Before Christmas.”

A3: “Hocus Beetlejuice.”

A2: “Halloweentown is a classic – reminds me of when I was a kid.”

A4: “I actually really like the Scooby Doo Halloween movie.”

ROSES to better mental health!

THORNS to very messy roommates.

ROSES to teachers who religiously use Moodle.

THORNS to seasonal depression.

ROSES to new found love and friendships!

THORNS to the notorious plague’s return to Bishop’s.

ROSES to Hawaiian-themed Happy Hours at the Gait!

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Four Seasons, Four Viols, One Show

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Nov. 8, 2019 at 8:00 p.m.

Bandeen Hall Original arrangements of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons by Susie Napper & Margaret Little, with readings of the Seasons poems (as originally published by Vivaldi), mixed in with a tasty recipe of popular twentieth-century seasonal songs and a brand new take on the Seasons by Québécois composer Maurice-G Du Berger.

Photo courtesy of https://www.ubishops.ca/event/musique-chez-nous-les-voix-humaines/

Last Year’s Mitre Now Available to All!

Loch Baillie Senior Copy Editor Editor

Good news: the 2019 edition of The Mitre has entered the digital archives! Launched last year by Dr. Claire Grogan and a group of students, The Mitre Archives is a virtual library that houses every issue of Canada’s oldest student literary journal, dating all the way back to 1893.

The latest instalment, Reflections and Echoes, was first published in April and is now the first Mitre to appear digitally in its original PDF format. Enjoy the sleek, modern look of the journal as you scroll through nearly 100 pages of the best poetry, prose, art and photography that our community has to offer.

Travelling from Bishop’s train tracks to an unnamed coffee shop to just outside the Garden of Eden, Reflections and Echoes is a truthful collection about journeys, origins and finding one’s way home.

Access The Mitre Archives for free at www.ubishops.ca/library/old-library/the-mitre-archives/

Unity 1918: A Review

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A spectacle of death, despair, desolation and… wooden dicks? Unity 1918, written

by Kevin Kerr and directed by Mary Harvey, depicts the town of Unity, Saskatchewan as it is struck by the Spanish Influenza towards the end of the First World War. Caught between the duelling threats of a war and the deadliest outbreak in recorded history, relationships are tested and family ties are proven to be only as strong as their immune systems. Despite the severity of the story, humour is very much alive; from the sarcastic remarks of Rose (Léanie Gourdeau) and Doris (Dylan Girard) to the witty back and forth of the ‘boring’ Bea (Aislinn Fisher) and the ‘wicked’ Sissy (María Clavelli), it is hard not to smile – even with a casket two feet away.

That said, there is no lack of tragedy. Romance is frequently cut short as heartwrenching performances from the lonesome gravedigger (Theresa Graham), the grieving widower (Liam Deamond), the infatuated farm boy (Thomas Watson) and the enamoured soon-to-be wife (Èva Perreault-Gagnon) set a sombre tone. For those seeking solace, the “horribly beautiful” Hart (Ben Leinweber) embodies the all too realistic repercussions of war. With black feet and covered eyes, his clumsy demeanour charms characters and audiences alike, lending a sense of relief to the sorrow.

Unity 1918 is a cohesive creation of talent, striking set design, effective periodappropriate costumes and evident dedication to detail. The Bishop’s cast offers a look back on a frequently forgotten moment in Canadian history to remind us that even the deepest sorrow can be overcome when people join together in Unity.

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Jess Lapenna, Features Editor » thecampus.features@gmail.com

Environmental(ish): A Guide to Imperfect Environmentalism Let me just start by saying that I am not a radical environmentalist. Walking into my home would not feel abnormal to the average person: I use toothpaste even though I know baking soda is just as effective and way eco-friendlier, my cupboards contain pre-packaged foods, and only a small portion of my clothing is made of hemp (although a much larger portion of my clothing is thrifted).

I do try to be a better person through my consumption habits – key word, “try.” Most days are still filled with environmental existential dread. But here are some things I do that make me feel like less of an environmentalist failure. Maybe some of them will work for you too.

1. Make a few changes that you know you’ll be able to stick to.

For example, I don’t eat beef. In fact, I am very purposefully beef free (if you don’t know how many resources go into that industry, I recommend you look into it and maybe make some changes). Environmentally speaking, it’s not as effective a lifestyle change as going vegan (even though most days I unintentionally do not consume any animal products), but I know it’s something that I will be able to continue doing and will feel good about.

I use handkerchiefs instead of disposable tissues. As someone with pretty awful allergies, I have noticed a tangible reduction in my quantity of waste produced. Plus, there’s the bonus of getting to feel like a dramatic eighteenth-century widow.

I’ve also decided to not buy any Nestle products because they pollute waterways. I know it’s not changing their business model in any way, but it’s a small thing that I know I am contributing to. Every day I continue to make that choice is a day I feel like at least I’ve done something.

2. Learn basic skills.

This is the most condescending comment I’ll make in this article. I try mostly to be kind and to accept people for who they are and where they’re at in their lives, but I have a 26-year-old friend who recently threw out a perfectly good jacket because they don’t know how to sew on a new button. That

is just unacceptable. There is a very straightforward Wikihow article on just about everything, but among others: mending for beginners.

Find out the ways you can reuse a t-shirt that you were planning on throwing out (use it as a rag to wash your floor, start quilting, or donate it).

There are ways to clean an oven without the use of harsh chemicals. None of it is hard. I don’t feel bad about shaming people for not knowing these things, or at least trying to learn how.

3. When barely inconvenient, make purposeful choices.

In the wise words of Kermit the Frog: “it ain’t easy being green.” I’m not asking you to live outside of your means for the sake of environmentalism.

If you are reading this right now, my guess is that you’re a student, and the stereotypical student is broke. Whether that means not being able to afford the new iPhone or not being able to afford groceries is something we all struggle with.

I personally fall on the “comfortable” end of the broke student spectrum. With that privilege, I make small choices: I buy Québec produce, I buy bread from the bakery up the street from me, and I buy Bishop’s honey. I do this because I know that supporting local producers is better than international shipping. But I can’t currently invest the time necessary into composting when my apartment building doesn’t have the supporting infrastructure. I’m not willing to do it on my own, and for now, I feel all right with that.

4. Don’t beat yourself up.

White guilt doesn’t help with reconciliation.

Consumer guilt doesn’t help with environmentalism. I’m the kind of person who takes much better care of others than I take care of myself. Most days, I have a protein bar for brunch around 2:30: a prepackaged, mass-produced, probably-contains-evilpalm-oil protein bar. If I think about the implications of that, I’ll lose my mind. Me going insane and accidentally intermittent fasting will not do the world any good.

5. Be politically active.

I am fully aware that individual consumption is never going to be the deciding factor in the environmental equation. I could leave the tap running when I brush my teeth every day for the rest of my life and it would not waste as much water as the tar sands go through in one day.

Vote environmentally, sign petitions, go to protests, boycott, and use your privilege of living in Canada to make the noise you’re allowed to make because personal changes will never have the same impact as changes in business models and government policies do. I wouldn’t have to consider what my food is packaged in if all companies were forced to use only compostable packaging.

So that’s my piece – I care. Maybe I don’t care enough, but at least I’m trying to do something. I know that the 2030 point of no return is coming up much quicker than we think it is. I know that I have a duty to do more to change the world because I am privileged enough to have change as an option.

Most days, the weight of that duty paralyzes me, so I choose to ignore it, but I can only do that for so long.

We’re going to have to face it soon because the reality of taking drastic measures to save our planet is coming soon. I hope it doesn’t come to that; make changes now.

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SQDC: High Costs and Wasteful Plastics for a Natural Product Since the legalization of cannabis in Canada on Oct. 17, 2018, the SQDC has opened 21 retail locations across Québec. If you’re an avid weed smoker, the legalization of the devil’s lettuce probably made you very happy. I, personally, had some mixed feelings about the whole ordeal –or maybe that was just my paranoid self believing it’s another way the government is trying to control us. Nonetheless, I had to check out all the hype for myself.

While I tried to give our country the benefit of the doubt, my first trip to the SQDC was not at all up to my expectations. It was nothing but hard plastic containers and overpriced grass. Not to mention, they were sold out of almost everything, leaving me with no options. Upon getting home, I opened the very large prepackaged plastic container, and to my horror, it was 80 per cent air. Now, I know that 3.5 grams of weed doesn’t take up that much space, but what angered me the most was the incredible amount of plastic waste being put out into the environment by packaging a natural product. It didn’t make sense to me. While I was scrolling through Instagram one night, I came across Montreal Blog’s post reading, “The SQDC is Introducing Lower Cannabis Prices and Less Plastic Packaging.” The excitement was quickly followed by more disappointment. As I continued reading the blog post, I learned that it is only the company HEXO, which is one of the SQDC’s many suppliers, that is reducing costs and plastic packaging, but it’s only going to be applied to the one-ounce format. “Original Stash” will retail at $125.70 for one ounce, which equals out to $4.49 per gram, one dollar less per gram than competing suppliers.

This format will also come in a sleek plastic black bag instead of a giant plastic container.

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While the plastic reduction is a great start to reducing the single-use waste, there’s got to be a better way. It’s no wonder that “43% of Canadian males and 40% of Canadian women still go to illicit sources for their weed” (Montreal Blog). In conclusion, the SQDC’s prices are still too high for the low supply they offer. Personally, I’d like to see all supplier companies for the SQDC to follow HEXO’s cost and plastic reductions, and for HEXO to apply these changes to all their products.

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Bean and Brew

Britni Malmay Contributor

Each year, Jay Peak draws in hundreds of thousands of skiers, snowboarders and hobbyists alike for various activities and events across the resort. This year, the Bean and Brew Festival celebrated its ten-year anniversary of featuring local coffee, beer, cider, and smiles all around. Showcasing the most vendors Bean and Brew has ever seen, over 40 breweries from the Northeast made their way into the northernmost pocket of Vermont, while goers enjoyed the sights and sounds of Jay’s fall foliage season.

Upon entry, guests received a commemorative Bean and Brew pint glass and 12 draft tickets to be used for tasting. From St. Albans’s 14th Star Tribute to Burlington’s Switchback, all the way through to Lawson’s Finest in Waitsfield, there was a beer for everyone. Our personal picks were Lawson’s Sip of Sunshine (a Vermont favourite) and Vergennes’s Shacksbury Rose. The Sip of Sunshine is a double IPA that isn’t for the average Budlight/PBR crowd; it hosts a heavy eight per cent alcohol content, but nevertheless is perfect for the ski lifts. Needless to say, we went back for several samplings. The Rose, however, while expensive in stores, sips more as a spritzy wine than a cider – delicious overall and doesn’t host the teeth-shattering sweetness of an Angry Orchard.

Though it was crowded, for the result of an annually sold-out event there were friendly faces all around. Local festival goer Hannah Sourbeer commented on the event saying that, “I was surprised at the turnout because I don’t remember last year being quite as busy, but I couldn’t have had a better time. Jay Peak always turns out legendary events so I’m stoked for the next one.”

While the main focus was, of course, the sampling, Jay Peak also boasted an impressive lineup of live music. Local musician Steve Vance (a.k.a. Punque) led the way with his band Hoopla. Hoopla featured an array of songs all the way from Van Morrison to the Allman Brothers and closing out the show with a rendition that left the Jay cloud blissfully setting behind the 4,000 ft. summit. Beer and coffee lovers from near and far were able to raise a tasting glass to the state’s robust brewing scene and enjoy all that Bean and Brew had to offer.

Overall, the day was full of great food, great friends and great beers (I personally wasn’t interested in the coffee; my tickets were reserved for beer). It was all in all the perfect send-off to summer, leaving everyone even more excited

to shred the mountain in the winter. And just when we thought the day couldn’t get any better, the mountain got a nice coat of snow at the summit which we got to admire. So, if you are a craft beer or coffee enthusiast, then the Bean and Brew Festival at Jay Peak Resort is definitely an event to mark your calendars for next October (for those over the age of 21). Hope to see you there!

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The Indian Student Association May Be On Its Way A group of motivated master’s students are making plans to form a new student association focused on the integration of Indian students and the sharing of culture.

Manmeet Singh and Jasminder Singh have only recently arrived at Bishop’s from India, and already, the two young men – along with their partner Kartik Sakmuja – have decided to create the Indian Student Association (ISA).

In a recent interview, Manmeet and Jasminder explained that part of the ISA’s mission would be to offer additional support to incoming Indian students. They recalled the challenges associated with their own transitions to the university.

Manmeet remembers having to lug all the baggage he had brought overseas on the Sherbrooke bus system after realizing that Uber is not an option in this part of the country. The two men feel that communicating the norms of transportation and housing to newcomers could go a long way in easing transitions. Sharing the best Indian food providers would, of course, also be key.

In reality, the scheming for the ISA was set in motion thanks to an upcoming

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Indian festival by the name of Bhaiya Dooj – the Hindu festival of sibling affection during which, among other festivities, brothers and sisters exchange gifts. This festival is celebrated throughout much of India and, so it seems, at Sherbrooke University. Manmeet would have loved to have an event at Bishop’s, but the timeframe was simply too tight to make that happen. Instead, the ISA will put itself in a position to celebrate Holi in March with food, music, and dancing.

In the meantime, Manmeet and Jasminder hope that the ISA can act as a bridge between the Indian community and campus life. Jasminder, for instance, would have loved to see a larger Indian student turnout at Country Fest and at Gait nights. An Indian song at the Gait, he suggests, may encourage Indian students to join the event while also being a fun form of cultural exchange. It would certainly please Manmeet and Jasminder who both admit to being dancers themselves.

Only time will tell what comes of the ISA and what impact it will have on the campus. Stay tuned for updates!

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Matteo Nobile, Sports Editor » thecampus.sports@gmail.com

Gaiters Lock In their Spot at Nationals The Bishop’s Gaiters golf team has successfully punched their tickets back to the Canadian College/ University Golf Championship this upcoming spring when they secured a third place in the overall 2019 RSEQ Golf standings.

With a great training camp leading up to the beginning of the season, coach Marty Rourke had great expectations for the Gaiters. The Gaiters were hoping to compete against the top teams this year. Training camp took place at Milby, the Gaiters’ home course, where some members of the golf team had previously seen success.

With the bar set high and a great core of players heading into the first tournament of the year, we could see this roster’s potential in the early stages of the RSEQ golf season. As the season progressed, we could see some of the players becoming affected by the rapidly changing temperatures in early fall.

The first tournament of the season took place at Milby and set up the Gaiters golf team for the remainder of the season. Although they still found themselves struggling in the final two tournaments in Le Bic and Val-des-Lacs, the Gaiters still managed a respectable T3 and a third placing finish in both those events, finishing behind only Laval and Montreal in the overall standings.

We first caught up with veteran Anthony Gosselin, who, statistically speaking, had his best RSEQ season so far. Posting scores of -1 (Milby), +8 (Le Bic), and +15 (Vals-des-Lacs). We asked Gosselin to rate his performance this season: “8.5/10” he said, seemingly disappointed. “Hitting someone else’s ball and getting a two-stroke penalty on the 4th hole [at Valdes-Lac] was hard on the mental game.” Gosselin had to stay focused to post a respectable score.

Gosselin had posted six consecutive scores in the ’70s before Friday’s first round at Val-des-Lacs, where Gosselin struggled and posted a score of 80 (+9).

Nevertheless, Gosselin was pleased to have

had the opportunity to compete against some of the better players in Quebec university golf. Gosselin will look to make his second consecutive cut at Nationals, where he found success last year at Firerock GC. We later had a small chat with the 2018 golf team MVP Ben Chasse, who found himself back on track with a solid score of +4 through three rounds of play at Val-des-Lacs. Earlier in the season, Chasse had a hard time finding his game, posting scores of +10 at Milby, and +36 at Le Bic, in Rimouski.

We asked Chasse if anything changed in his game between Rimouski and Val-des-Lacs, to which he responded: “It was just a mental switch. I didn’t really hit the ball any better but I focused on my short game and gained some confidence from there and then continued to dominate around the greens.”

Chasse found himself in a tie for 4th overall, but he was 2nd in “pars” made that week, which lead to his low scores of 73, 72 and 72.

We hope Chasse continues his stellar play, where he will look to repeat his dominating performance of -5 through four rounds at last year’s National Championship, finishing low Quebecker that week.

Next, we caught up with the 2018 Rookie sensation, Ben Lowe who also had his fair share of great play this year, shooting scores of E, +19 and +19 in the three respective RESQ tournaments. Lowe, who like most of the field struggled with the fall winds and changing cold temperatures of the last two tournaments, considers this season a success.

We asked him to tell us his favourite moment from the season so far. He talked about his success at Milby: “I think my best moment was the Milby tournament. I scored really well even though I didn’t have my best ball-striking.” Lowe scored rounds of 73, 72 and 74 where he finished even. He said this was his best tournament ever as an individual.

Be sure to check in on Lowe’s rounds in the upcoming national championship in May when he will look to make the cut as an individual for the first time

Motionball & The Marathon of Sport If you haven’t heard of motionballU Bishop’s and the Marathon of Sport, listen up – you won’t be disappointed! So what is motionball and what is a Marathon of Sport?

Motionball is a national not-for-profit organization that looks to bring awareness to the Special Olympics. Reaching 19 campuses across Canada, motionballU encourages the next generation of donors, such as ourselves, to host events in our community to raise funds and give back to these amazing athletes.

Marathon of Sport is an activity-packed day where teams of university students join Special Olympics athletes to spend the day participating in a variety of sports and games such as soccer, basketball and handball. All Bishop’s students are encouraged to join the event and to sign a team up to participate.

Prior to the event, teams are encouraged to actively participate through an online fundraising page provided by motionball. Teams who raise the most money are announced and rewarded the day of the event for their outstanding commitment and work. The purpose of these events is to bring awareness to the Special Olympics and to promote inclusivity in sports, all while having a great day playing games and making

Jakob Laplante Contributor

since joining the Gaiters last year.

Next, we chatted with Jayson Robillard, a 2019 golf team rookie who studied at Champlain College last year and had his first chance of playing for the Purple and Silver at the Bishop’s Invitational at Milby. Jayson shot rounds of 77, 79 and 77, keeping his total score at +14 for the tournament.

Representing Bishop’s for the first time, even if it was just as an individual, was a great time for Jayson. “The comradery between the guys on the team is amazing,” he says. “As a first-year student, it’s a great head start for me, knowing I have some guys to fall back to if ever I need anything.” Bishop’s is famous for their student satisfaction, and Jayson exemplifies that in this quote. Be sure to keep an eye on Jayson in 2020.

With more determination than ever, and a great golf coach, Jayson has all the potential to find himself on next years’ starting roster.

To conclude, we had a short five-minute chat with the head coach Marty Rourke about the overall performance of the golf team this fall. Coaches Rourke and Ryan Smith had high hopes leading up to this season, wanting Bishop’s to compete not only among the best in Quebec, but among the best in Canada as well.

Goal number one was achieved this season with a top 4 placing that secured Bishop’s a trip to nationals this spring, but Rourke says the team and him are “satisfied, but left hungry for more” as they look to make the cut at nationals as a team for the first time in their history.

Going into nationals in 2020, look for Gosselin, Chasse, Lowe to go low as Rourke will continue building and improving this very talented roster. We wish them a good off-season and some warm weather as soon as possible!

Rachel Bayer, Erika Scott, & Katie Quinn Contributors

memories to last a lifetime! It also aims to end the use of the R-word through their campaign #NoGoodWay.

Despite being organized by a new and young committee, the first ever Bishop’s Marathon of Sport set a record for a school’s first-time event by raising $13.5 million in support of the Special Olympics. The event’s success would not have compared without the unending support of our Bishop’s community.

on March 28, 2020 in the Denver Gymnasium. Stay tuned for registration details and we look forward to seeing you on the day of the event! Please do not hesitate to contact any committee members for questions and registration details. Follow @motionballubishops on Instagram and help us put the fun back into giving!

Our newly selected 2020 committee is excited to grow the amazing inaugural event organized by last year’s motionballU Bishop’s team. We are happy to announce the following Bishop’s students as part of the 2020 motionball committee: Rachel Bayer, Erika Scott, Katie Quinn, Kennedy Fraser, Keagan Hughes, Mehgan Race Widdison, Guillaume Trottier, Rachelle Perras, and Olivia Hamilton. Working alongside the student committee is Clare Webb, an Athletic Department faculty member who has volunteered countless hours for this event.

This year we hope to have new sponsorships and fundraising events leading up to the event to raise even more money than last year. Moreover, we are looking to get as many Bishop’s students involved as possible. We are happy to announce that the 2020 Marathon of Sport will take place at Bishop’s

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Balance Restored

Matteo Nobile Section Editor

The NBA has been restored thanks to the Toronto Raptors’ defeat of the Golden State Warriors in the 2019 championship. Fans are now able to cheer for their teams without having false hope, knowing that the Warriors dynasty would ultimately ruin any chance of another team hoisting the Larry O’Brien Trophy. It was an unfortunate way for the Warriors to go out with stars Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson getting injured, but with the Warriors’ loss, we may have seen the most exciting off-season since 2010-2011 when LeBron James went to Miami.

This off-season brought an end to an era of super-teams and brought in the power of duos. Now star duos can be seen across the league giving role players the chance to step up and become the difference between a playoff team and a championship contender. The highly skilled Lakers duo of Lebron and Anthony Davis seemed to be an early lock as the favourites until the Clippers answered back by acquiring Paul George via trade from Oklahoma City, and signing finals MVP Kawhi Leonard. The West continued the theme of dynamic duos as Houston joined in on the fun trading for Russel Westbrook, giving Houston two of the last three league MVPs. This reunion of Harden and Westbrook prompts many questions as both athletes are now very ball-dependent players, but if they can find chemistry, they would be very tough to beat. Teams like Denver and Portland, who never had a legitimate chance to win the championship, now find themselves in the running. Portland will be looking to stars Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum to lead their team this year while Denver’s fate will lie largely on the shoulders of young stars Nikola Jokic and Jemal Murray. Brooklyn was able to sign both Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant, but as Durant

will be out all season recovering from his torn Achilles tendon, Brooklyn will have to wait until next year to be a threat at winning the championship.

Now the east is still facing criticism for being weak because of the way Lebron James has been able to dominate throughout his career, but as we saw last year, they still have legitimate championship threats and those top teams look to improve this year. The Raptors took a big hit by losing Kawhi in the off-season but still look promising with veteran Kyle Lowery and with Paskal Siakam winning the most improved player of the 20182019 season. The Raptors should still be able to compete for the eastern conference championship, giving them a shot to defend their title. Boston was able to find a replacement quickly for Kyrie by signing Kemba Walker who should fill his scoring role. Gordan Hayward is still looking to return to his all-star status after breaking his leg in his Celtics debut in 2017. Between Kemba, Hayward and all the young talent, Boston is also up as a contender.

Lots of action in Philadelphia this off-season: they had to part ways with Jimmy Butler in a sign and trade deal that sent him to Miami and brought Josh Richardson to the 76ers. The 76ers signed Al Horford and were able to re-sign Tobias Harris. Adding those three to compliment young stars Embiid and Simmions give the 76ers the edge on paper in the east, but only time will tell if those personalities can mesh on the court. Finally, we have the Milwaukee Bucks in the east. The fate of the Bucks relies heavily on reigning MVP Giannis Anteokounmpo. They were favourites last year to win the east, but their lack of off-season moves could leave them left behind in the hunt for the Larry O’Brien Trophy.

Through the Eyes of a Rookie

The wait is finally over and all these question marks will be answered now that the NBA season is back.

Many teams on paper look strong enough to win the championship but the biggest threats come from Los Angeles as the Clippers, led by Kawhi as he looks to continue his dominance after one of the best playoff runs ever seen. Kawhi has to now share the city with the king, Lebron, who looks to come back strong after failing to make the playoffs for the first time since his rookie season.

Can Curry lead Golden State to another championship or will this just be a year to develop as they wait for Klay to return from his torn ACL? Many questions created by this crazy off-season will lead to one of the most exciting NBA seasons since the Warriors dynasty started in 2015.

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Annabelle McIntosh Contributor

I am a rookie on the Bishop’s University women’s rugby team. I am a 17-yearold from Ontario and this is my fifth year playing rugby. I played during all four years of high school and even played for my local club team the Cornwall Claymores.

Training camp for the team began in mid-August. I was eager to finally move to university and to get back into the sport since I was unable to play over the summer due to work. However, I was also quite nervous. The jump from high schoollevel rugby to university-level rugby is big. Especially being the youngest member of the team. During the camp, we would train many hours a day in order to get in shape for the season ahead. The camp also included team dinners, a talk about nutrition, and even an exhibition scrimmage against the University of Toronto in Brockville, ON. At first, it was difficult to get back into rugby as I hadn’t played in months, but with the great coaching and the support from my teammates, I really started improving. The training camp may have been a lot of work but it was definitely worth it. Overall, we really had a great season this year. Getting to see my team win against McGill was truly incredible This win meant a lot to us, as the team hadn’t won in 10 years. I was extremely proud of my team. All the hard work in practice and preseason really paid off.

team meetings/video reviews and extra training sessions. It took me a little while to get used to the rugby schedule along with my school schedule, but I found a good balance. My time management skills certainly improved and have been the key to my success. Even though my schedule was always super busy and left my friends saying, “how do you do it?” I do not regret it one bit. Being on a varsity team is an incredible experience and has had a very positive effect on my life.

I am proud to wear the purple jersey and am looking forward to seeing what the next season has in store.

This year, we were lucky enough to have development scrimmages. These scrimmages gave extra playing time to some newer players (such as myself) and gave some practice time for players who play varsity regularly. This helped to improve our skills and try out new things without all the pressure of a real RSEQ match.

As a student-athlete, time management can sometimes be a challenge. We had a relatively busy schedule with three 7:00 a.m. practices a week, gym workouts, Photo Courtesy of Grant Simeon

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Dream Comes True for Lacrosse Star With the 55th overall pick in the National Lacrosse League, the Buffalo Bandits selected Bishop’s University’s own Taylor Kauffeldt!

Playing in the NLL is a dream come true for Taylor: “Well growing up playing any sport, your dream is to do that sport at the highest level you can, and for me, that sport was lacrosse. Buffalo is one of the original NLL teams and their fanbase is incredible. It’s crazy to imagine that my dream is coming true in such an amazing organization. To say I’m excited to get started would be an understatement!”

Taylor is a fourth-year biology major who grew up in Aurora, ON. He started his lacrosse career at 13-years-old playing out of New Market, ON. He played his first three years of junior lacrosse in New Market for their junior B team then took his talents to the Barrie Lakeshores junior A team. Taylor was named the captain of the Lakeshores going into his senior year of junior. He was later traded to the Brampton Excelsiors as they were looking to improve their team to make a run for the Minto Cup. Taylor’s season was cut short with a very unfortunate seasonending knee injury. Taylor had ACL surgery in early September and was thus unable to play his final season with the Bishop’s Gaiters, being named a CUFLA AllCanadian in 2017. Taylor still remains a leader and captain, mentoring the Gaiters’ young defence.

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The Bandits have a very strong history in the NLL, since being founded in 1991 they have won ten division titles and four championships. One of the division titles came last year as they fell short losing to the Calgary Roughnecks in the championship. Buffalo is one of the top teams in the NLL when it comes to fanbase. They play out of the KeyBank Centre and pack it with a sea of orange fans.

Watch out for Taylor as he works hard to recover from his surgery and makes the Bandits’ roster in the 2020-2021 season.

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Later, Gaiters!

Lindsey Moore Contributor

Upon reflecting on my time as a Gaiter, I look back at all the good and tough moments and realize how much I will miss it all. I will miss my teammates, dancing in the changing room, our long road trips, and preseason. I remember all the girls who have had such an impact on my life and being too proud to call them family. Working with the community is a crucial part of the women’s soccer team. I’ve had the pleasure of working with the community; I loved coaching Jr. Gaiters and doing activities such as the Terry Fox Run, Pumpkin Patrol, motionball and Kick for the Cure, and these are all things I will miss when I am no longer a student-athlete. I can’t say I will miss waking up at 5:30 every morning from August until April, or the stress of balancing it all with only 24 hours in a day, but I wouldn’t change any of my experience of being a student-athlete.

Being a student-athlete has taught me mental toughness. The game pressure and expectations of coaches and my teammates are always difficult, but by being a student-athlete, I’ve learned to work through that and come out at the end thriving. I don’t think that without these learning curves I would be where I am today. Working as a team member and valuing others’ opinions in order to better the team has taught me to put my pride away and work with others to make the team more unified.

Heading into a professional career, the quality that I will take away from my time as a varsity athlete is dedication. I can fully commit to my job or any project I take on. Every student-athlete will agree that with practice, games, school, travelling and trying to balance a social life on top of that, time management becomes one’s strength. Moreover, my abilities to demonstrate leadership and to work under pressure will further help me in my career as a teacher.

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Sometimes life calls you to embrace a deep and rich experience of service in the world beyond tourism. Take a chance…

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Mae Sot Education Project

A unique volunteer opportunity for Bishop’s & Champlain students, working with Burmese refugees and migrants in Mae Sot, Thailand

Application deadline is coming soon!

November 8th, 2019 For application info and forms, go to:

https://maesot.ubishops.ca

or see: Angie Petitclerc in the BU Writing Centre or Murray Johnston in Champlain 334

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and Acknowledgement: We acknowledge the Abenaki people and the Wabanaki Confederacy, the traditional stewards and protectors of the territories upon which we are learning. In performing land acknowledgment, we make what was invisible visible, and invite the land, the First Nations people, and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission into our conversations. This act of naming – of inviting something into language – is an underlying principle of advocacy and lies at the heart of higher education. The etymology of advocacy is ad (to add) + vocare (call or voice): the origin of the word’s meaning is to give voice to something or to call out in order to initiate dialogue. The “ad” prefix makes explicit the importance of multiple voices – and by extension multiple perspectives. In this sense, advocacy compels us to acknowledge a diversity of thoughts and opinions as a starting point rather than as an ideal outcome. In institutions of higher learning, we have a responsibility to honour spaces for emerging and established voices to engage in productive, respectful, and sometimes even uncomfortable conversations where individuals are safe to speak truth to power, explore and challenge dominant ideologies, and call out injustices and inequalities in order to imagine new ways of existing.”

Dr. Jessica Riddell