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The Bishop’s University Newspaper Vol. 74, No. 3
OCTOBER 3, 2018
What’s Inside
Prison Art Exhibition: Center for Justice, Page 6
Enactus: Change begins with Us, page 7
Sounds from Down Under, Page 8
Computers in Liberal Arts Classroom, Page 5
Gaiters in Action for Homecoming weekend, Page 12
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THIS ISSUE’S CONTRIBUTORS MARIELLE CARUTH MORGAN COHEN DUNCAN CRABTREE DARCIE DANESH MARILYN HARDY EMILY LAMPRON PHILLIPP LAPOINTELASSONDE ALEXANDRA MEDALSY QUINSEA MCKENNA CURTIS MCRAE SARAH MOJSEJ SONIA PATENAUDE LILY SMITH ANDREW STEWART MAX TAYLOR ALYA TRABELSI MEGHAN VAN WYC
David Hogg at Donald lecture ALYA TRABELSI Contributor
background checks for ishop’s University’s first every gun purchase. Donald Lecture is about Since March 24, to take place on Tuesday, Oct. following a mass mo2. You won’t want to miss our bilization, David Hogg first lecturer, David Hogg. is very active on social Hogg is only 18 years old and media, often calling is already an activist for gun people to boycott pro-gun control in the United States. organizations One of He is one of the survivors his tweets reads, “power of the Marjory Stoneman doesn’t rely on you having Douglas High School shooting it but realizing you do, no in Parkland, Florida that matter who you are or took place last winter. Said where you come from: shooting left 17 people dead the power is within you and 15 injured and prompted to change the world.” David Hogg, Emma Gonzales, His activism took him Davig Hogg, March for Our Lives co-founder, addresses the movement around the country to Alex Wind, Jaclyn Corin, and in Washinton, D.C., March 24. photo courtesy nationalreview.com Cameron Kasky to found meet victims of other the March for Our Lives mass shootings and to movement. help people realize the On March 24th, Hogg and other survivors held the first importance of their voice. March for Our Lives. It is under #NeverAgain that this group of Although David Hogg has been accepted into the survivors organized the event with the help of Everytown for Gun University of California Irvine, he has decided to take a gap year to Safety, a “movement of Americans fighting for commonsense focus on gun control in view of the upcoming midterm elections. reforms to reduce gun violence.” March for Our Lives has three “Thousands of people have died from gun violence and it’s time to primary demands: for the government to ban assault weapons take a stand,” Hogg says. “The young people will win, but only if we (most used during mass shootings); to restrict the amount of vote.” ammunition in firearms; and, to implement a law requiring
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Update from SRC Vice President External MARILYN HARDY Contributor
Returning for a second year but now in a different and brand new position, I am thrilled to share my spring and summer with you all. I worked on conference preparations a lot, which led to our first conference attendance: the Student Care Stakeholder Meeting. This was followed by the Sexual Violence Symposium which both took place in Montreal. In June, I attended Leaders Hall in Niagara Falls which included many sessions, workshops, and keynote speakers focused on developing our team into better leaders. Throughout the summer, I attended a multitude of Quebec Student Union
(QSU) duties such as the mental health committee in order to create a provincewide mental health survey and the back to school committee to prepare for the provincial elections and more. I attended two caucuses in which the main topics were, research, international students and mental health. I then joined the Student Success Center Committee to develop our spot in the library, the Jarislowsky Advisory Council, as well as the Maple League Committee. Internally, I helped on the revamping of our alcohol policy, the development of the strategic plan, and sat on the hiring committee for the VP Government
Relations and Secretary General. I gave an off-campus information session during orientation week. I then invited all candidates running in the provincial elections from the Saint-Francois riding to BU to have a booth day where students could get informed. I am now planning the November QSU caucus that will take place here. For more information and details feel free to reach out by email at srcexter-nal@ ubishops.ca or simply drop by during my office hours for a chat.
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Update from SRC President ALEXANDRA MEDALSY
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Hey Gaiters, I hope you all enjoyed amazing adventures during the summer and that you’re ready for another great year at BU! While you all had different summer activities, your SRC Executive members have stayed in beautiful Lennoxville getting ready for the year. With any new challenge and team, there is always a learning curve and this is how we spent our summer: learning about the job and getting to know each other. This summer, I worked hand in hand with the Orientation Week coordinators to make this year’s O-Week a welcoming and memorable one. But my daily concerns didn’t stop there; I also focused my efforts on some new initiatives for international students and planned a few activities for ASAP. ASAP is the academic success archway program that is held for four days before the start of school to help students with the transition from high school and CEGEP. I also spent some time on the launch of a new club alongside Jessica Caputo and Sydney Brennen called The Learning Curve club (more details to come soon). Although this latest club is just in its first phases, we hope to get it up and running within the year. I also attended some conferences, such as the Sexual Violence Symposium in Montreal and Leaders Hall in Niagara Falls. The sexual violence symposium was an eye opener and gave me a lot of perspective on certain issues. It made me question further how and what we are doing for policy and prevention as well as the importance of delivering our Policy sooner rather than later. From this
experience, Sydney and I have decided to work together on making some changes around campus, such as a sexual violence policy (which is currently in the works). Leaders Hall in Niagara Falls gave us the opportunity to meet with other student unions and to hear about their projects. We met with schools that have approximately the same number of students to see how we are doing things differently or similarly; to share our processes and guide each other in new projects and answer questions that only people in the same situation as you can answer. Mental health was also at the forefront of our discussions during the conference and brought forward some new ideas. I am excited to bring those new ideas to student services and work together on improving our student accommodations. I have also been involved with the SUB renovations, contributing some input for the architects and the stakeholders involved. Just to list a few more of my summer projects, I sat on the steering committee for the English-Speaking Forum, worked with Student Care on our insurance coverage for the year, participated on the Donald Lecture Series selection committee, worked on an Orientation Week survey, and participated on a hiring committee for the director of communications for the university. I also had the privilege of attending the Bishop’s University’s Board of Governors’ retreat and chaired the Board of Student Representatives retreat. But mainly, I have been lucky to work alongside the amazing executive team and to support all their projects and endeavours. But fear not! My summer wasn’t all work.
Introducing the Director of Communication and Marketing DARCIE DANESH Contributor
Once I was hired in May, I wasted no time. Jessica Goodsell, who held the position from 2016-2018, left me some really awesome tips and tricks to kick off my first few months. A big project was the Agenda. The first 80 or so pages all needed to be updated, and any design aspects I wanted to include also needed to be figured out. It had been a while since I last worked with Indesign so getting used to the application was like learning how to ride a bike after years without practice. I manage, but that was the easy part. The hard part was coordinating with everyone on their summer holidays to send me their information, as well as making the cover. It ended up looking fantastic and when the print editions came (just in time for the Orientation Week Packs!), everyone loved them. They’re currently on sale at Doolittles! For the following months, a lot of time was delegated to Orientation Week, planning social media campaigns, and other fun things. Then Orientation Week hit and it was incredible. It was cool to see all the incoming students and returning students who made up the team of volunteers out and about having fun, enjoying events, and sharing pictures. That was the moment I realized just what I was part of and how even the small things, like handing out frozen treats at the end of Wild Things, impact people and make the Bishop’s experience worth it. During the summer, I also hired my Communications Team. We have an amazing team of people who will work hard to get you all the publications, social media, and pictures you need. I am so excited to work with these incredibly talented students and can’t wait to see where fall semester takes us. In between
those tasks, I was getting adjusted to a new role and learning everything I could. A couple of my big goals I established in these few months to be worked on during my time as Director of Communication and Marketing are transparency and synergy. Transparency refers to showing the Bishop’s community how the SRC works, how we do our jobs and, essentially, where the money comes from and where the money goes. A couple of things I have up my sleeves involve showing what we do when we go on retreat (which is actually a lot of work) and showing a couple of days in the lives of SRC members that one might not get to see otherwise. Synergy refers to the act of making sure the community knows about everything that is happening on this amazing university campus, as well as making sure that all initiatives get the platform and recognition they deserve. I also had an amazing summer vacation. My parents came down all the way to Canada from Dubai, as well as my aunt and uncle (who just moved to Ottawa). It was a great break from the Bishop’s Bubble but I’m happy to be back and working hard to get my goals sorted and represent Bishop’s at the big game.
Because we were a new group of leaders and didn’t know each other, we took a day to learn more about one another and to work on our team bonding. We also did a sunrise hike up the Pinnacle just to realize, once there, that the sun rose on the other side of the mountain. Finally, we also spent some time getting to know the QSU (Quebec student union) and I can truly say that they are an amazing group of people. On that note I wish you all the best of luck with your semester and remember my door is always open to you…if only you tell me a joke!
Tornadoes Tear Through Ottawa-Gatineau Region SARAH MOJSEJ Contributor
Officials have confirmed that a total of six tornadoes ripped through Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec on Friday afternoon. The most powerful of them touched down in the West Ottawa neighbourhood of Dunrobin before propelling into Gatineau. It was classified with an EF3 rating, meaning wind levels ranged between 136 and 165 mph. Power outages affected more than 150,000 homes as a result of an Ottawa hydro station taking a direct hit. Countless homes face severe damage with over 50 being deemed non-salvageable. Over 15 people in Ottawa-Gatineau sought medical treatment with four still remaining in hospital. Destroyed vehicles, fallen hydro poles, and collapsed trees remain in the wake of the strongest storm this region has seen since the ice storm of 1998. Community centres in Ottawa and a support centre in Gatineau offered food, water, and free showers to the public. Many businesses opened up their freezers so the community could store their perishable food. The City of Ottawa temporarily abolished food-truck permits to allow them to serve and feed the city that was very much in the dark. On damaged streets, neighbours came together to help clear driveways where trees had fallen. Most Ottawa and Gatineau schools were closed Monday, Sept. 24, and many commuters were encouraged to stay home due to hundreds of traffic lights not yet working. Great praise has been given to both Hydro Ottawa and Hydro Quebec for their fast recovery of power considering the significant damage that was done. Additional workers were called in from surrounding areas to help with the repairs. Although the communities have demonstrated the ability to come together in times of hardships, many are left suffering extreme physical and emotional loss. Some residents are being told it could be weeks or months until they can return to their homes, whereas some are not able to return at all. Quebec premier Philippe Couillard has donated $1,000,000 to the Red Cross and Ontario premier Doug Ford claims “Ontario will spare no expense” on repair efforts. With re-construction plans commencing and the many questions of insurance coverage, it is clear the damages of the Sept. 21 storm will affect some for months and others for years to come.
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The Great “Float” Down the Massawippi: Let’s Clean Up ALEXANDRE MARCEAU Opinions Editor
For all the new students at Bishop’s, the ambiguous word “float” takes the form of a dream-like concept at the end of orientation week until they find themselves excited at the Ultramar waiting in line to pump air into their Explorers. For returning students, it is a matter of going before or after the traffic jam, so long as we have a beer, a speaker, and enough rope to make a raft with our friends and the inevitable stragglers. “The float,” as we call it, is quite a unique event to Bishop’s because our campus is located where the slow-moving Massawippi and the St-Francis rivers connect. Whenever I casually tell a story pertaining to the float to friends outside of Bishop’s, I am always interrupted by: “Wait – you guys all get boats and float down a lazy river? How many are you? I hope you guys are drunk!” Realizing that most people have never ridden an inflatable Explorer, I say, “Well, yes. We’re probably around 300 students who float down, meet up at ‘Party Island,’ and then float on.” Simply typing that response makes me realize that we have one of the greatest events, but such an event comes with an environmental cost. With wide eyes and psilocybin floating around, I spent a lot of time looking around at the corridor of trees that surrounded me. The sun was beating down on us, the wind slightly brushing the leaves, and there were so many different shades of green that I could not help but think about how beautiful this place was. Did students do this 20 years ago? What about 40 or 50?
“Party Island” photo courtesy deborah burke
The lull of the moment was interrupted when I saw someone toss a beer across the water to one of their friends and missed completely. “That’s a whole beer!” someone shouted. We were approaching “Party Island” when this happened and I did not think much of it until people started leaving and the space started to open itself up. There was trash everywhere – crushed Twisted Tea cans, beer cans, bottles, cigarette packs, plastic bags. I remember being there during the summer and there was not a can to be found anywhere, which means that it was us that day.
When I mentioned that I wanted to write about the trash left behind by floaters to a few classmates, one of them said, “You can’t really expect people to be so conscientious when we’re this black out, it just doesn’t work.” My response, cold and dry, because I knew that it is far too simple to act, was, “Dude, you can’t bring a small bag, leave it in your float, and just drop your cans in it? That seems like the easiest thing to do aside from floating itself.” We finally caught the current parallel to the shore and floated on down beneath the train tracks. At the arches to our left, there was a maul of sardines carrying their floats up the steep dirt path towards an angry woman whose property was the blue bed and breakfast. Why did everyone continue to walk up while she was yelling at them? Is that not enough to continue on down the Massawippi for an extra three minutes to Optimus where there is a much easier way out and no one would be bothered? It seems rather odd that students will still use the excuse of being too drunk and therefore not cognisant as an excuse for littering the river and disrespecting a person. There are fish in the water and there are people who live in Lennoxville year round who aren’t passers during the school months. Yes, indeed, the argument will be, “They live in a university town and should relax – it’s just one day.” They do, but we also live in their town and cannot keep turning a casual blind eye to them. This is their home and this is our environment, so let’s all make a genuine effort to keep it clean so that we can keep floating on water rather than in beer.
Hyper-Specialization in the Ivory Tower CURTIS MCRAE Contributor
At its core, this article calls for a revision. Let us be clear and concise as to what we are reappraising: in an epoch characterized by increased polarization – as seen in politics, in perspectives, and in fields of study, it would serve as a useful cultural tool to reassess the extent to which we exalt hyper-specialization in our universities. I see the movement towards hyper-specialization within specific sub-fields of study as being the product of many phenomena. At the risk of oversimplifying a complex and nuanced situation, I see it, in part, to come out of the “Real Job Mindset.” This concept is defined by practicality, pragmatism, and a pursuit of extrinsic objective rewards, immediate feedback, and quantifiable results. Though most can list a few examples of said “real jobs” off the top of their heads – mechanic, lawyer, banker, accountant, carpenter – the concepts of the unidentified opposition, let us call it the “illusory job,” is harder to elucidate. Regardless of the positions themselves, these “illusory jobs” uphold a certain common characteristic found in the ironic use of the term “ivory tower” when referring to universities; mainly, removal from the facts and realities of the “real world” with the quintessential exemplar most commonly perceived as being academia. To tie both concepts together, I argue that hyperspecialization in universities is partly the product of competition, of the need to find practical and direct applicable use to what is being studied, and of a means of qualifying for a specific job or rigid role. This stems from the same mode of thinking as that which precedes the “Real Job Mindset” and a mode of thinking which
has become antiquated given the nature of our rapidly evolving societal structures, technologies, and the nature of late capitalism. With the seams of society itself ever changing, the way in which we perceive its functions, our roles within it, and the way we evolve must be reassessed, and reevaluated. I recognize that hyper-specialization in any field of study is equally the product of expanded knowledge and the path towards producing experts, a necessity in certain circumstances, though it has come to a place where it is increasingly expected. For those who intend to pursue academia, the system functions to streamline and funnel you into narrower domains the further you progress. The functions of a university are not meant to be one-fold, nor solely to streamline you into progressively narrowing fields with the intentions of molding you to fit a specific position at a certain job – the likes of which resemble something closer to the intentions of trade schools. There should equally be currents pushing you to gather knowledge, to broaden perspectives, to refine modes of thinking, to pursue a higher truth, to listen, to compile, and to allow for ways of thinking such as critical thought and amiable skepticism to develop. Though I realize this paper is fabricated in abstract idealizations without offering a specific solution, let us dive into an objective reference which might lead us in the right direction to grasp this reevaluation of our roles and approaches to specific domains. The Tyee Series, written by Mitchell Anderson, describes how Norway (in contrast to Alberta) made the progressive decision
to incorporate a philosopher to lead the political discussions on how Norway would approach its oil wealth management, successfully producing a $600 billion savings fund. Here we see how a broader, open, multidisciplinary approach has led to an incredible outcome; how a Philosopher – by no means fitting into the characteristics of a “real job” – has been incorporated into political debate, thus breaching the borders of role and job specificity and contributing to the development of how we might structure our societies.
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Ashes to Ashes: An Analysis and Review of Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 11/9 MORGAN COHEN Contributor
When I saw the trailer for the socio-political documentary Fahrenheit 11/9 by Michael Moore, I thought it was just going to be another commentary on Trump’s “amazing personality and his guise within the media.” I didn’t put it on my list of films to see at TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival). I had high hopes for another political “call to action” documentary, but since it was a disappointment, I scrambled to find a replacement film. I “settled” on Fahrenheit 11/9 simply because it worked with my schedule. Within the first few minutes of the film, my inner anarchist was in its happy place and I was exhilarated. The film premiered at TIFF during the first week of September and opened in theatres across North America on Sept. 20. During the opening weekend it made an estimate of $3.2 million, compared to the $23 million his 2004 film Fahrenheit 9/11:The Temperature at Which Freedom Burns made, which criticized the subjective nature of the United States’ response to 9/11. Its counterpart Fahrenheit 11/9 was expected to do just as well, but something went wrong. Despite what many people say and what the name might elude, Fahrenheit 11/9 isn’t about Donald Trump. The name is significant because it’s the day when people stood still with their mouths open in shock when Donald J. Trump was announced President of the United States, but it’s also the day when it began to be clear to many people that the America some people wanted to make great again was never great to begin with.
Michael Moore premises the film by saying that it’s about “how we got into this mess” and examines the disease in which Trump is just one of the many symptoms (the others being the Flint Michigan water crisis, teachers being paid low wages, school shootings, etc.). Throughout the film I kept feeling that there was an underlying message…something Moore was trying to subtlety sneak in. Although Moore was the featured narrator, he was also accompanied by something else – the collated voice of the media. News clips, such as the Democratic primaries to the Flint, Michigan, water crisis, were used to preface Moore’s upcoming topic. Slowly an “ah ha” moment manifested itself in my mind. The divide between the media’s “narratives” and what was actually going on was too immense and substantial to ignore. The media barely covered the hardships of the American people, and I wonder, what else is the public not being informed about? Who tailors the media? I would never stoop so low and declare “fake news” or “untruths,” but I have no problem stating that the media is on the side of money rather than the people. Moore said in an MSNBC interview, “Trump, he’s always lying, but he’s always telling the truth.” The media manipulates the omitted information based on whether it serves their narrative. This has been an issue for decades, but in the present digital age, bias has started to become increasingly prevalent and opinions are becoming “truths.”
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The film is culturally important because it allows for independent thought and critical discussion. However, it isn’t being discussed to its fullest potential because the media’s active representation of the film is watered down, anecdotal, and lacks zeal. There are many theories for why Fahrenheit 9/11 came in at $20 million more than Fahrenheit 11/9. It’s possible that people have lost hope; that people are sick of hearing about “Trumpism,” but it’s also possible that the American people didn’t learn anything from Fahrenheit 9/11. They didn’t learn to think critically about what they’re told by the media and government officials. They haven’t realized that money, power, and influence are synonymous and not democratic --the proof lies in Fahrenheit 11/9.
Computers in the Liberal Arts Classroom ALEXANDRE MARCEAU Contributor
The cockroaches are running up and down the walls again in Nicolls 02 as I try to write my notes. Two seconds of loud chattering and music is heard blaring within the walls from someone’s laptop. The professor hesitates before continuing just as the hand responsible for the sound quickly slaps the mute key and a tense silence lingers in the classroom. The sounds of the keys are quickening their pace and they seem to be getting louder and louder – now more than ever before people are on their computers in liberal arts classrooms, but why? Standing at the front of a classroom today must surely look different than it did 15 years ago. Little white apples and laptop covers stare at you while the students on the other side, hunched over their keyboards, either seems engaged in tasks completely different than note taking (most commonly online shopping and surfing the internet) or click away at the keys in the rhythm of a heavy-footed marching band. Are they taking notes or having a tense conversation with their friend on Facebook? Well, ask the person sitting behind them! The increasing presence of laptop use in higher education classes is being driven by our generation. In a quintessential study from 2003 called, “The Laptop and the Lecture,” it was found that the disconnected (no laptop) half of the class yielded better results on a quiz at the end of the class than the connected half. While it is certain that those typing their lecture notes can write more words than the non-typist, the pen and paper note takers still produced better results when tested on the material. In his article “The Case for Banning Laptops in the Classroom,” Dan Rockmore writes, “the act of typing effectively turns the note
could receive immediate feedback. Clicker-oriented classrooms seem like a great idea if the class is large, students are shy, or the nature of the material is not discussion-driven. However, in a liberal arts classroom, the vast majority of the material and the acquisition of knowledge comes from reading, writing and discussion. Computers in the classroom are also a distraction to other students. In her twopart experiment in 2013, Dr. Sana found that students who were in full view of other students surfing the internet scored 17 per cent lower on a quiz at the end of the class. It may be beneficial, perhaps, in an engineering or hands-on program the distracted students to have the computer software readily photo courtesy studybreaks.com available to them, but in a liberal arts class, the software is the students’ reactions to the texts and discussion. taker into a transcription zombie, while the imperfect After one of my seminar classes of fourteen people, recordings of the pencil pusher reflect and excite a I spoke to my friends rather shyly and told them that process of integration, creating more textured and I repeatedly find myself consciously trying to tune effective modes of recall.” out the clicking of the computer keys. The sound Of course, there are many innovative interactive is completely unavoidable and distracts both the programs that are being created online to reduce the presenters and listeners who are trying to engage in time, space, and physical material needed to complete formal discussions. To my surprise, they agreed! a task. Moodle, one of our platforms, is great because Now, I know it is undeniable that computer use we have access to the digital material presented in class increases every day – we’re in the 21st century and here at home. When I was at McGill, many of my friends had I am writing on a computer. However, it is the use of the to use “clickers,” small devices with different buttons computer in the classroom that I find highly distracting to generate a response when the professor asked a for both the connected and the disconnected students. question. A student could answer via clicker (rather than raising their hand to prompt discussion) and
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Prison Art Exhibition: Center for Justice EMILY LAMPRON Contributor
On Sept. 19, 2018, the Centre for Justice Exchange held a prison art exhibition at Bishop’s University. The Centre for Justice Exchange is a team of students and community members who seek to advance more inclusive understandings and practices of justice. They are a group, outside of our current punitive system, that create opportunities to learn, create, and grow. For two years, Professor Dr. Vicki Chartrand had been collecting pieces of art created by individuals who are incarcerated in provincial and federal institutions across Canada. Prisoners were asked to create artwork representing their understanding of justice. The art ranged from meaningful tattoo designs, to photographs, drawings, and poetry. There was a photograph of raccoons looking into the prison yard through the barbed-wire fence depicting daily struggles, a colorful drawing of an indigenous man performing a sacred ceremony showing the importance of spirituality, and a drawing of a fire resting on top of Jenga blocks marked with different words relating to justice. These are just a few examples. Each piece was also accompanied by a deeply personal description of the meaning behind it, which further brought the exhibition to life. Walking through the maze of artwork allowed students, staff, and community members to reflect on ideas of justice that they may never have considered. The exhibition touched on a wide variety of justice themes including hope, strength, resilience, struggle, spirituality, loss and many more. All the themes brought an awareness to the struggles prisoners face which are largely unknown
to the public. To further this reflection, at the beginning of the evening, Reuben Robertson, a formerly incarcerated Mi’gmaq/Acadian, gave an insightful and inspiring speech about his prison experience. The intimate stories told by Robertson highlighted the inherent power dynamics at play in the Canadian criminal justice system. He also spoke about the privileges, opportunities, and rights that are taken away from people in prison because they are seen as less than human by many figures of authority. Humanity was extremely important to him as his personal experiences have taught him that no matter how terrible a person’s crime is, they nonetheless remain human and deserve to be treated as such. The lesson Robertson wanted to teach through his experiences was that institution workers have a responsibility to help make a change by respecting people’s humanity. Robertson is living proof that, although the criminal justice system is deeply flawed, the individuals within can truly make a difference for themselves and others to improve their life circumstances. As such, he left the room with one wish: no matter where you work and what you do, do not internalize the toxic attitude and mentality that is often adopted in institutions. After speaking, Robertson conversed with attendees and answered any questions about his time in prison. Overall, the event was overwhelmingly successful wth a turnout of approximately eighty people, a total of $375 raised, and nothing but positive responses. The Centre for Justice Exchange surpassed its goal of not only raising money in order to continue the work they do with
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people in prison, but also that of raising awareness on campus about alternative forms of justice and the experience of prisoners. Most people left commenting on how they felt reflective and appreciative for having learned something new about a system that is largely hidden from the public eye and that they knew very little about. The Prison Art Exhibition was an emotional, inspiring, and informative event that pushed people to reconsider their preconceptions about justice and crime while enjoying some stunning artwork.
Orange Shirt Day JESS LAPENNA & HELEN TINTPULVER Features Editor & Editor-in-Chief
Students from Bishop’s University, Champlain College, Bishop’s College School (BCS) and Alexander Galt Regional High School gathered with members of the Odanak community on Sept. 27 to march together for Orange Shirt Day, a day to honour and remember the survivors and victims of residential schools. Joined by many other community members, the marchers began their walk outside McGreer building at Bishop’s University, continuing through the streets of Lennoxville, and finishing at Bishop’s College School. Orange Shirt Day began in 2013 as a nationwide event to promote awareness about the impact of residential school systems on indigenous communities. Usually held on Sept. 30, the symbol of the orange shirt relates to the experience of Phyllis Jack Webstad, from Dog Creek Reserve in British Columbia. She was only six years old when her grandmother purchased her a new bright orange shirt to wear on her first day of school (1973). On the official webpage for Orange Shirt Day (orangeshirtday.org), Webstad tells her story of how the shirt was taken from her and states, “the color orange has always reminded me of that [day] and how my feelings didn’t matter, how no one cared and how I felt like I was nothing.”
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Enactus: Change Begins with Us QUINSEA MCKENNA Contributor
Last October, I heard of a club on campus called Enactus. I didn’t really know what it was but I was eager to learn and get involved. After being a member of Enactus for a full year now, I have discovered two things about the club: first, that Enactus is an awesome club to be a part of; and second, that Enactus is more than just a club. We strive to create positive social change in the Lennoxville community which is something I am very passionate about. Enactus is also an international organization. It helps connect students and business leaders through entrepreneurial-based projects that empower people to transform opportunities into real sustainable progress for themselves and their communities. At Bishop’s University, we currently have two ongoing projects. The first one is called Global Entrepreneurship Week, during which Enactus hosts a week-long event offering entrepreneurial activities to students and locals. We host a mock Dragon’s Den Competition where people can pitch their business ideas in front of guest judges. Participants get feedback on their ideas and the best business pitch wins a cash prize. During the week, we also offer a professional head shot event, a guest speaker night, and an interview/resume-writing workshop. These events are designed to build entrepreneurial interest on campus and inspire people to think about business. If you are interested in attending any of these events, Global Entrepreneurship Week is happening November 12 to 17. Keep an eye out for more information coming in October. Our second project, CLO, is brand new this year. Our Enactus President, Chelsea Clark, has a grandmother with Alzheimer’s, so she had the idea to raise money to help the families that are affected by Alzheimer’s disease. To achieve this goal, we are selling purple beaded bracelets to students, the community, and online, where all of the profits from bracelet sales will be used to sponsor families so that they can have access to resources such as day-time nurses. Not only are we creating an enterprise where we have to figure out finances and marketing, but we are doing it with a mindset of social change. CLO will be branded with the Aster flower: a purple flower that represents patience. Every March, Enactus Bishop’s gets to compete in a regional competition against other local universities. We present our two projects to several judges to demonstrate
the impact we have made over the past year. In May, we will have the opportunity to go to Nationals, where we will compete against universities from all over Canada. I have had the honour of representing Enactus Bishop’s at the 2018 Regionals and Nationals where a team of us presented our project successes. It was quite a special event to be a part of. I was blown away by the great ideas brought forth by students who
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are my age. It was such an amazing experience to network with other schools, watch other presentations, and learn how to further grow Enactus at Bishop’s. If you are looking to join a new club that creates social, economic, and environmental change, Enactus is always open to new members. Check us out on Facebook at Enactus Bishop’s or on Instagram @enactusbishops.
My BEST Summer DUNCAN CRABTREE Contributor
to writing letters marking significant occasions, and even drafting a speech. Writing in the voice of a politician took some practice. Having received essentially no training, I had to figure out what was expected by following examples and listening to feedback. I realized that I had to have a concrete and empirical understanding of the effects of federal government policies on the average person. I also had to keep in mind that many in my target audience would probably not be very interested in politics or have a lot of background knowledge on the topics I was writing about. I did my best to take on this challenge as I had learned that communication is key to the role of an MP. Beyond communications, I got to discover how Marco Mendicino keeps a finger on the pulse of the community that he represents. I helped plan two major events hosted by the MP and also knocked on doors on several occasions to speak to constituents about what currently matters to them in federal politics. I was particularly inspired by Mendicino’s work to reform the Canadian criminal justice system to better serve groups who have historically not had adequate justice in Canada such as Indigenous peoples and victims of sexual assault. His work to institute stricter laws to combat gun violence in Canada is similarly admirable. My B.E.S.T. Project truly helped me to understand what a career in politics looks like by allowing me to take on an active role in a political office and see the magnitude of commitment required in such a field. It was enriching to witness and be part of the photo courtesy duncan crabtree multiple ways that an MP connects with those whom they represent in our democratic system. I learned that those who work in politics generally put in many overtime hours. This summer, with the support of the B.E.S.T. Project fund, I had the opportunity This was not something I expected to do myself before I began my project, but I can now to participate in an immersive political experience in the constituency office of Marco better understand why a role in politics takes this amount of a time commitment. Having the experience of interning in MP Marco Mendicino’s office was challenging Mendicino, a federal Member of Parliament (MP). As a politics student at Bishop’s, I and rewarding. I would recommend this project to any student who is passionate about had an idea of what an MP’s role is in theory, but I had yet to find out what the role is in understanding and taking part in the Canadian political system, who enjoys writing practice (and it was not what I anticipated). about, or discussing, political issues, and who feels comfortable in taking initiatives. A constituency office is the base of all operations that an MP runs within the Overall, there is no better way to learn about any career option than to throw political riding in which they were elected. It serves to connect the MP with constituents yourself right into it and try to experience as much as you can. We are very lucky here through various forms of outreach, provides essential federal government services, and at Bishop’ s to have the B.E.S. T. Project fund to allow students to do just that. I encourage is where much of an MP’s staff team fulfills its daily activities. everyone who wants to have a go at their desired career to look into applying! Mendicino’s liaison officer had recently left to go back to school, so I was tasked with many communication responsibilities right from the beginning. The tasks varied from updating the MP’s website front page and drafting informative political pamphlets
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Maryclare MacIsaac, Arts & Culture Editor » thecampus.ac@gmail.com
Sounds from Down Under
Foreman’s Current Exhibition is Precious Cargo
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The Brisbane Concert Choir will be performing at our very own Centennial Theatre on Oct. 3 at 7:30 p.m. This concert will also feature Bishop’s own vocal octet, Eight Mis-behavin’. The Brisbane Concert Choir is an auditioned adult mixed-voice choir based in the heart of Brisbane on the east coast of Australia. Led by Dr. Debra Shearer-Dirié since 2005, the Choir has established a reputation for excellence in its diverse repertoire. In addition to its regular concerts, the Choir has participated in a range of prestigious events, most recently as the live musical accompaniment in the Brisbane showing of the National Geographic film, Symphony for Our World. The Choir is excited to be in Canada for its fifth overseas tour and to share some Australian pieces among its other musical offerings. Eight Misbehavin’ is a vocal octet comprised of individuals with a long-standing love of a cappella music and its deep roots in the Bishop’s community. It is featured both in the concerts of the Bishop’s University Sing-ers and in a variety of local venues around the Eastern Townships.
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Their repertoire extends from serious music to jazz, pop, gospel, and bluegrass. Tickets for the show are $5 and can be purchased at the Centennial Theatre box office or at the door.
The Foreman Art Gallery presents Cargo Culte: the distillation of a three-phase artists’ residency held between October 2017 and August 2018. As the project’s third component, Cargo Culte takes an opposing tack to the previous two iterations by probing a central question; namely, the body’s adaptability to new environments in a migratory context through a range of disciplines (choreography, film, ceramics, sculptures, writing, sound) and methodologies (immersion workshops, collaboration). Five artists from Québec, Canada and Europe explore issues related to migration and cultural disorientation, touching on notions of anthropology and territory, particularly topography, geology, urbanism and population density. Encounters and workshops create a space for dialogue where participants, all of whom
were new arrivals to Canada, could escape purely political or social concerns to broaden the spectrum of their experience. The various discussions undertaken as part of the project give rise to a collaborative spirit that lets bodies in the process of adapting to new surroundings “speak” though a polyvocal set of narrative constructions. One aspect of Cargo Culte is the presentation of an edition of multiple artworks created by the artists involved. Shown in the gallery, these multiples attest to the relational discourse leading up to the exhibition. The Foreman Art Gallery wishes to thank the artists, the Service d’aide aux Néo-Canadiens, the Center for continuing education at Cégep de Sherbrooke and l’École primaire des Quatre-Vents for their collaboration.
Cool Tunes
New Year, New Talent, New Plays!
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LILY SMITH Contributor
You walk to class no matter if you live on campus, or call Reed Street, Little Forks, or New Connolly your home. For some of us, it’s a one-kilometre trek whereas for others, it’s just a few steps across campus. Recently, I’ve been noticing what I like to call “the walkers.” My unfortunate lack of a car due to my inability to pass a driver’s test has subjected my roommates and me to the all too familiar walk to school. Sometimes we are lucky enough to catch a ride or walk with a friend, but most often we find ourselves walking alone. The dreaded solo stroll is usually paired with something we can’t seem to live without: music. Besides a couple of social strays, the majority of Bishop’s students walk to class listening to lyrics. Interestingly enough, we are still able to express our individuality through our choices of tunes and accessories. Some of us go for the chunky headphone beats while others look cool with their wireless headphones. Call me traditional, but I stay true to earbuds, wires included. During all this observing, I can’t help but wonder: why do we do this?
The annual New Plays Theatre Festival was back once again! Featuring 10 shows and three nights of exciting drama and comedy, this was an event that was hard to miss. The New Plays festival is completely student run, from its writers to coordinators to directors, actors and stage hands. The festival ran from September 25th-30th in Turner Studio Theatre, and many peers came out to show their support. This year, New Plays was proud to boast a plethora of new faces, having a third of participants being first year students. For some, it is their first time stage managing or acting on stage. The playwrights put their hearts and souls into creating these pieces, exploring within them themes and topics that they are passionate about. The shows ranged from dark topics such as murder (Remember This, Burnt Books), to comedies about angels (Guardian), and even being a Bishop’s student (Thin Walls). One of the featured shows, Dreams and Disappointments, was a collective creation. This is a collaboration between the actors and the director to create their own organic performance. Other shows dealt with sensitive topics including sexual and physical violence, mental illness, and commentary on the current political climate. On a lighter note, Cast Member was a show that gave hilarious insight into work life as a customer service agent at Disneyland. This year’s New Plays Festival had something for everyone, and it sure did make us laugh, cry, and want to do it all over again.
The only time we are not listening to our favourite artists is when we are rushing to class or feeling particularly spiritual that day. Typically, we are always listening, singing, or dancing along. But there is one other key to this prominent social behaviour: we don’t listen to music when we are walking with someone. So, maybe our society has hope after all, but we cannot look past this apparent need for musical accompaniment in our lonelier moments. At Faro, for example, students can be seen studying in small groups or listening to music alone. We can’t imagine someone just sitting and sipping their coffee in isolation with no melodies to keep them company. We use music as a way to look busy and important to curious eyes. Songs are our safety blankets that we can’t quite let go of. When we don’t have our faithful buds or headphones, we feel naked and exposed. So, I dare you to fight against social norms and try to walk to class without your trusted tunes.
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A Recap of Homecoming Weekend With another Homecoming Weekend behind the Gaiters, five different teams played host on Coulter Field to showcase their talent to the large crowds filled with alumni. The men’s lacrosse team kicked-off Homecoming Weekend on September 27th playing host to the McGill Redmen. The Gaiters lost 13-7 to move them to 3-4 on the season. The Gaiters next CUFLA game will be against the Redmen, so hopefully they can learn from the loss and be prepared when they rematch in Montreal on October 13th. To start the triple-header Friday, the women’s rugby team played host to the McGill Martlets. The final score of the game was 26-26, thanks to three tries from Erika Scott. This was the second time this season where the women’s rugby team has tied, pushing their record to 0-3-2. Considering the team’s history, this years women’s rugby team should be celebrated for their efforts. The future certainly looks promising. The second game of the triple-header Friday featured the men’s rugby team hosting the McGill Redmen. The Gaiters lost 29-15, as Tyler Murphy and Patrick Currie each had tries in the Gaiters effort. The men’s rugby team now sits 2-1, and will host their last regular season home game on October 5th against Concordia. The Friday triple-header was wrapped-up with women’s soccer hosting the 4th ranked team in the country, the Laval Rouge et Or. The Gaiters lost 3-0, with the Rouge et Or scoring one of their goals in the 90th minute. The Gaiters were tied 0-0 at half, and showed bursts of energy to compete with the ranked Rouge et Or. The loss shifted the Gaiters record to 0-7-1, but the record doesn’t indicate the quality of play being displayed on the field. The Gaiters women’s soccer team are playing quality soccer, and the efforts they put into each game should be highlighted. To wrap-up Homecoming Weekend, the football team hosted the Mount Allison Mounties in AUS action. The Mounties won 18-10, and were able to secure the victory thanks to a field goal late in the game. The Gaiters scored a touchdown on the first drive of the game that lasted more than half of the first quarter. Stephen Casey rushed the ball in to score from 1 yard out. The Gaiters scored their other points on defensive plays that included a safety and a touchback. What changed the momentum of the game was when the touchback was originally ruled a touchdown for the Gaiters, however; the refs
had a lengthy debate that ultimately decided to give the Gaiters 1 point instead of 6. The football team is now 0-5 on the season, and will only have one more home game on Coulter Field on October 10th against St. Francis Xavier. The Gaiters may not have won, but their efforts got the crowd to witness the team’s best point differential. The Gaiters ultimately finished Homecoming Weekend with a 0-41 record. The women’s rugby team and the football team each played competitive games that almost resulted in these teams achieving their first win of the season. Of the sports going on right now, the Gaiters have three teams that are winless. It’s a shame the Gaiters golf team doesn’t get as much attention as they should since their efforts should definitely be celebrated. After the men’s team qualified for Nationals last year, the graphics kate schwartz team is once again competitive this year. Hopefully the Gaiters can put some wins together for the 2019 Homecoming Weekend. In other news, the men’s basketball team started their preseason this weekend with a 76-72 win over Acadia, and a 107-66 loss to the Carlton Ravens who are nationally ranked each season.
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Graham Childs, Sports Editor » thecampus.sports@gmail.com
Major League Baseball: Predicting the AL and NL Most Valuable Player of 2018 GRAHAM CHILDS Sports Editor
With the 162nd game of the regular season all wrapped up, the MLB (Major League Baseball) showcased a variety of predictable and unpredictable stories throughout the 2018 campaign. This has led to many worthy contenders for the prestigious Most Valuable Player award in both the American (AL) and National Leagues (NL). It was easy to predict that the Red Sox, Astros, and Yankees would be playoff bound; much harder to predict that the Athletics and the Braves would be playoff bound after poor seasons in 2017. The NL Wild-Card race was really close, thanks to competitive seasons from the Rockies and the Brewers. This kept the powerhouse teams like the Dodgers and Cubs on their toes. The beauty of baseball is that any player can break out at any time. Players who are relatively new to the league as well as seasoned veterans are always developing into stronger players. This past season, many players in the American League and the National League had MVP calibre seasons. Starting with the American League, it was easy to predict that Mike Trout and Mookie Betts were going to continue to play elite baseball. However, to keep things interesting, J.D. Martinez and Jose Ramirez displayed elite seasons themselves. Mookie Betts of the Boston Red Sox is this year’s front runner for the AL MVP, showcasing powerful numbers in home runs, Doubles, Batting-Average, and stolen bases. Mookie Betts also had a strong WAR statistic giving him the ability to compete with WAR-Stat magician Mike Trout. The Red Sox finished first in the AL East and are playoff bound. Consistent defence is what gives Betts the advantage over his teammate J.D. Martinez since Martinez is the designated hitter for the Red Sox. J.D. Martinez still has a case for AL MVP since he is the first player in a while to flirt with a Triple-Crown (player with most home runs, RBI’s and highest Batting-Average). Posting over 40 home runs over 120 RBI’s and batting
over .320, these stats are definitely MVP-caliber. Martinez and Betts will continue their success throughout the postseason. Jose Ramirez of the Cleveland Indians continues to find success at the plate posting career highs in home runs, RBI’s and stolen bases. Ramirez and teammate Francisco Lindor carried the Indians to the playoffs this
Christian Yelich of the Milwaukee Brewers is the frontrunner for NL MVP this season. Photo courtesy Sporting News
year, and will strive to be competitive in the postseason. Ramirez is lacking a little bit in Batting-Average compared to his competition, however. This season the All-Star has drawn over 100 walks. Even though the Angels won’t be competing yet again this post season, Mike Trout continues to be Mike Trout. Posting another WAR over 10, the centre fielder continues to mash doubles, home runs and bat over .300. Like Ramirez, he has been walked over a hundred times. Stealing over 20 bases yet again, even if Mike Trout doesn’t win this year’s AL MVP, few would argue that he is still the best player in the MLB. AL MVP Honourable Mentions include Khris Davis (Oakland Athletics), Francisco Lindor (Cleveland Indians), and Alex Bregman (Houston Astros). The National League had their fair share of players
who had breakout seasons as well. Players like Christian Yelich, Javier Baez, Nolan Arenado, and Matt Carpenter all made their case to take home NL MVP honours. Christian Yelich of the Milwaukee Brewers is this year’s front runner for NL MVP. This past season was his first season with the Brewers and he did not disappoint since he posted over 30 home runs, 100 RBI’s and batted over .320. He had over 20 stolen bases, and made the Brewers competitive in the 2018 season. Yelich also hit for the cycle – not once, but twice! Javier Baez of the Chicago Cubs is usually overshadowed by teammate Kris Bryant, but after an injury-plagued season, it was Baez’s turn to step up. Baez showcased his best season this year as he had over 35 Doubles, over 30 home runs, over 110 RBI’s, and over 20 stolen bases. Baez also batted above .290, and helped the Cubs stay competitive yet again this season as they made the playoffs. Similar to players like Mookie Betts or Mike Trout, Nolan Arenado of the Colorado Rockies is one of the most consistent players in the game. After posting over 30 home runs, 35 Doubles, and 100 RBI’s yet again, Nolan Arenado always seems to find himself in the MVP conversation. Arenado helped the Rockies stay competitive yet again in the NL West Division. It’s cool to think that Matt Carpenter of the St. Louis Cardinals is relevant once again. After an average season last year, Matt Carpenter turned it around in 2018 to lead the Cardinals to being a contender throughout the year. He posted over 40 Doubles, over 35 home runs and over 140 Hits. Although lacking the Batting-Average threat other NL MVP nominees have, if he can lead the Cardinals to the postseason, he will have developed a nice case for NL MVP. NL MVP Honourable Mentions include Trevor Story (Colorado Rockies), Paul Goldschmidt (Arizona Diamondbacks) and Freddie Freeman (Atlanta Braves).
Making Sundays Great Again ANDREW STEWART Contributor
Tiger Woods captured the Tour Championship this past Sunday at East Lake Golf Course in Atlanta, Georgia, his 80th PGA tour victory! The win meant he could finally end the long wait (1,876 days) for a win. During that time, Tiger played in 37 tournaments and underwent four back surgeries. He has definitely made a remarkable comeback!
$10,000,000 prize. Tiger and Mickelson represent one of, if not the biggest, rivalries in golf. The two have gone head to head on golf’s biggest stages for the last two decades.
Aside from winning the Tour Championship, Tiger came remarkably close to winning the FedEx Cup as he finished in second place. Justin Rose came away with the cup thanks to a clutch birdie on the last hole of the season. Following the victory, Tiger looks poised and ready to roll for team USA at the Ryder Cup.
Tiger Woods doesn’t just move the needle; he is the needle in golf. He alone set television and attendance records this year at various courses throughout the season.
Team USA is looking to win the tournament for the first time on European soil since 1993. The tournament is taking place at Le Golf National in Paris. And while team USA is looking dominant on paper, competing on the road is always a hard obstacle to overcome. Looking forward, Woods is also set to compete in an unconventional event on American Thanksgiving. Tiger and Phil Mickelson (“lefty”) will fight it out for a one match
Tiger has largely had the upper hand sitting with 80 PGA tour victories and 14 majors whereas Mickelson sits at 43 PGA tour victories.
The future is looking very bright for Tiger. One is sure to count on him for some prime time entertainment heading into the next few seasons as he continues his journey towards catching and possibly surpassing Jack Nicklaus’ record of 18 majors, and becoming the greatest golfer of all time.
Tiger Woods won the Tour Championship last week at East Lake Golf Course in Atlanta, Georgia. He will look to continue his success through the Ryder Cup. Photo courtesy DAve’s digital domain
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Men’s Rugby Readies for a Great 35th Season MARIELLE CARUTH Contributor
In their second game of the season, Murphy led the It’s a new season for the Bishop’s University men’s team again managing a try, two penalties and three rugby team. Another year, another group of well-trained conversions for a total of 17 points, enabling the team to and talented student athletes prepared to face another defeat their rivals Sherbrooke Vert et Or 27-15 in RSEQ season. Many returning players have recovered from their University men’s rugby on Coulter Field. Adding to the injuries and we look forward to what they will accomplish Gaiters points were Jack Shaw (Oakville Not./Shawnigan this year, in addition to a great start to the season already. Lake School) and Josh Bray (Lennoxville, Que./Bishop’s The team is off to an impeccable start as the team sits College School) scoring tries leading to the team’s victory. 2-0-0 (nine points) in their league. They started off the season in the nation’s capital, where they played the first ever RSEQ match outside the province of Quebec. Tyler Murphy carried the Gaiters with a try, three conversions, and a successful penalty, leading the Gaiters 29-12 in the season opener in Ottawa. The Ottawa Gee-Gees made the first strike of the match but the Gaiters soon responded with Murphy’s try and first conversion where Bishop’s took a 7-5 lead into halftime. Bishop’s dominated the second half scoring three more tries and Murphy connecting on the penalty and two Carter Filion and Josh Bray are leading the Gaiters Men’s Rugby Team this season. more conversions to make it a 29-5 photo courtesy gaiters.ca lead. The Gee-Gees scored their second try in the ending moments of the game. Bishop’s head Coach Charles Goode commented on Murphy was named Provigo’s Athlete of the Week for his the game saying, “It was an exciting first half against a very stellar performance against Sherbrooke. good-looking Ottawa team. I think our guys played well Leading the team is Carter Filion, previous Bishop’s and fitness was key. We did a good job moving the ball University Athlete of the Year and RSEQ all-star, and around the pitch in the second half. We also stood strong scrum half Josh Bray, also an all-star in 2017. Both serve as defensively. They had the ball four times winside our 22 in powerful captains to take this team in the right direction. the first half and only got the one score.” (gaiters.ca). Filion returns at lock this season fully recovered and
looking good after a shoulder injury in April at the Beast of the East tournament. Labbett also returns this season ready to play after missing last season due to injury. The Bishop’s Gaiters rugby team will be playing McGill and defending champions Concordia which will give them a run for their money. Captain Carter Filion is ready for the season to commence with players fully recovered from their injuries. He is feeling “very, very excited [that he is] … finally fielding a full-strength team and [things are] looking really good heading into the season.” He says that the team has “started very hot and [that it is] going into the next two weeks looking very positive.” Filion is excited about the upcoming season, as he claims that he “100% expects a better year this year, we are hungry and the new recruits we have coming in are fitting in very well and have a spark in their eyes like I have never seen before.” Filion commented how he will lead his team to success this year saying, “it is all a matter of buying into the goal we all have...We want to bring success to this program again, the past 3 years I have been a part of the team we have bowed out in the semi-finals. This year is the 35th anniversary of having the men’s rugby program at Bishop’s and we want to make it special. This school is in need of Victory...” So, the team is in good hands and is filled with healthy and determined athletes prepared for a great 35th season.
The PED Love Affair in Sports MAX TAYLOR Contributor
People love big things… especially athletes. “Big” in sports doesn’t mean tall with six-pack abs. Rather, it means getting to the kind of size that would scare a grandmother into an early grave. This kind of size is commonly associated with PEDs (performance-enhancing drugs). Sports fans know it’s hard not to notice the size of some of the players in certain leagues. So the question is, which leagues fall under the category of “enablers” when it comes to PEDs? To answer that question, one has to explore how the leagues test for the PEDs and who is doing the testing. The USADA (United States Anti-Doping Agency) is considered the gold standard for a drug-testing agency. They have no ties to the revenue of any league, and are completely neutral when it comes to releasing information. They test thoroughly, often, and with little notice before hand. If you want to make sure your players are clean, the USADA are the people to talk to. So which leagues are partnered with the USADA? Just one. The UFC. The NBA, NFL, MLB, and NHL all enforce their own regulations on doping through their individual player organizations. But why? If one was managing a sport at its highest level, wouldn’t they want to engage the USADA to ensure all necessary precautions to keep their athletes safe and the sport clean are in place? A possible reason that this isn’t the case is that the price of the testing is too high (even though the leagues not partnered with USADA generate billions). The NFL’s annual revenue is $12.2 billion, the MLB a whopping $9.4
billion, the NBA $7.4 billion, and the NHL $4.1 billion. They can all afford it thousands of times over so the price of testing isn’t the issue. It seems this is not about spending money, it’s about not making as much. Leagues are worried about losing fans
Joakim Noah of the New York Knicks was guilty of using Performance Enhancing Drugs. photo courtesy elite sports ny
and losing revenue. More specifically, they’re worried that as the size and power of their athletes decrease, so will their ratings. Nobody wants to watch the same type of basketball, football, hockey, or baseball that was played in the 60s. People love gigantic human beings, almost superhero types, going at it in an arena and that’s the kind of athletic prowess viewers are used to now. Let’s take the NBA for example. Since 2010, four players have been suspended for using PEDs: Joakim Noah, OJ
Mayo, Hedo Turkoglu, and Nick Calathes. Odds are if one is a casual fan, they probably haven’t heard of most of these guys, and if they have, they would know they had short-lived primes, lasting a few seasons at most. The curious thing about these players getting caught is they were all tested after their primes had already finished. This can be interpreted in one of two ways: first, these players were desperate to get back to the condition they were in during their prime years so they started taking PEDs as a way to do so, or second, that the league saw their condition declining and figured the players had just enough acclaim to warrant a news report showing the NBA was in fact testing players but not the star status which would lose viewers. If the second theory seems somewhat outlandish, consider the following. When the NBA was under scrutiny for their relaxed drug policies in 2014, they put the wheels in motion on a plan to enforce stricter rules and punishments around PEDs. They decided it would be best to let the players know about this before the 2015 season started. Cooincidentally, LeBron James went through a complete body transformation for the 2015 season which showed slight reductions in all of the traits which can be deemed side effects of top quality human growth hormone (muscle size, hairline reduction, and in-game cramps). Although nothing is for certain, it’s fair to assume that there will never be a serious attempt at a surprise leaguewide drug test in the NBA, NFL, MLB, or NHL.
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UFC Historic Weekend Ahead PHILIPPE LAPOINTE LASSONDE Contributor
UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) 229 is slated to be the biggest event in the company’s history as it will feature the anticipated return of the biggest UFC star ever and the self-anointed Face of the Fight Game, Conor McGregor. The event will be headlined by McGregor’s return as he wastes no time in regaining his lightweight (155 lbs) title after being stripped of it earlier this year. He will immediately challenge undefeated Russian champion Khabib Nurmagomedov for the 155 lb belt on Saturday, Oct. 6. However, the main event is not the only great fight on this card. Keep reading this article for an overview of the preliminaries and the main card as well as predictions of who the victor of each fight will be. Prelims Derrick Lewis v. Alexander Volkov It is thanks to fights like this where the heavyweight division shines brightest. Two absolute killers with no fear of engaging in all-out war going head to head. The winner instantly puts themselves in the title shot conversation to challenge the great Daniel Cormier for the belt (After Brock Lesnar and perhaps Jon Jones). Alexander Volkov is a tall, strong and rangey striker capable of dismantling anyone on their feet. However, he has lost to stronger individuals in the past who were able to win by decision thanks to their wrestling. Derrick Lewis has shown some strong wrestling skills in the past but to classify him as a wrestler would be a mistake. Lewis is famously known as a big fan of “swangin’ and bangin’” as he, much like Volkov, is also capable of knocking anyone out. It will be interesting to see what game plan Lewis picks. If Lewis can take this fight to the ground, he has a very good chance of winning the fight and it would be the smart decision to make. Nonetheless, Volkov is the pick for this fight as his striking is world class and much more technical than Lewis’s. This will not be an easy fight for Volkov and he will need to stay
Conor McGregor will fight Khabib Nurmagomedov for the Lightweight Title on October 6th. PHOTO COURTESY CASINO.ORG
sharp at all times because an overhand right from Lewis could send him to the canvas at any time. Tony Ferguson v. Anthony Pettis Coming off a torn ACL after slipping on a cable during a TV interview, the question is whether or not Ferguson has fully recovered from his injury or not. At 34 years old, it is possible that Ferguson will never be the same which would be a shame since he is one of the more unique and skilled fighters in the world. As a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu expert and a very tricky striker, he is extremely unpredictable. His biggest weakness is his striking defense as he tends to keep his hands low for the majority of the fight and gets hit a ton. To be fair his chin has held up to this point, however, as he has never been knocked out. This tendency to lower the hands will not serve him well against one of the deadliest strikers in the UFC in Anthony Pettis. Although Pettis has had some struggles since losing his title back in 2015, he seems to have regained his confidence and a win here would be a huge statement and would confirm that “Showtime” Pettis is back. Pettis is great at striking from a distance but has shown tremendous struggles against
high-pressure fighters like Rafael Dos Anjos, Eddie Alvarez and Dustin Poirier. Now Ferguson is a very active fighter, but not exactly a grinder like the aforementioned fighters. This should give Pettis the opportunity to attack and use his skill set at its best. Pettis is going to be taking this one by decision. Conor McGregor v. Khabib Nurmagomedov This will most likely be the fight of the night and perhaps the fight of the entire year. As is often the case with McGregor’s fights, a lot of people are questioning whether or not he will have the skill set necessary to beat his opponent. Now perhaps more than ever, Conor will have his hands full. Khabib Nurmagomedov is the most dominant grappler in UFC history with no one else having ever shown the ability to physically dominate his opponents like he has done throughout his whole career. Khabib is 26-0 and has never even lost a round in his career. If he can take McGregor to the ground, odds are McGregor will not be able to get up and that is where the key to this fight lies. If Khabib is capable of scoring takedowns even just once a round, the fight is over. Conor is of no threat to Khabib in any way, shape, or form on the ground. The opposite is also the case when it comes to striking. Khabib is no amateur on his feet but he is a much more inferior striker to the likes of Max Holloway, Jose Aldo, and Eddie Alvarez of whom McGregor got the best in each respective fight. This fight can truly be boiled down to whether or not Khabib will be able to perform takedowns regularly. McGregor’s jabs will need to be perfectly used as well as his footwork be perfected in order to keep Khabib away. Khabib will certainly be taking this one as it’s hard to see McGregor being able to keep Khabib away. It is also hard to see him being able to get back up after he is taken down. McGregor will be submitted or TKO’d on the ground within three rounds.
Gaiters in Action for Homecoming Weekend Bishop’s University’s Homecoming Week kicked off last Thursday night with the men’s lacrosse team falling to the McGill Redmen 13-7. The loss pushed the Gaiters to a 3-4 record while the Redmen now remain undefeated at 6-0. Mathew Paterson scored a hat trick in the game, with teammates Gabriel Chamberlain, Xavier Perron, Joel Wright, and Thomas Bakeeff each scoring goals of their own for the Gaiters. Homecoming Weekend showcased multiple games including Friday’s triple header: women’s rugby and men’s rugby each hosted McGill while the women’s soccer team hosted the Laval Rouge et Or. After the women’s rugby team tied for the first time this season last week in Montreal, they hoped to build enough momentum for another win this weekend but with no avail. In terms of Gaiter Athletics, Homecoming Weekend wrapped up on Saturday with the men’s football team falling to the Mount Allison Mounties.
Following Homecoming Weekend, the Gaiters men’s rugby team will face off against the Concordia Stingers on Friday, Oct. 5 at 7 p.m. on Coulter Field. Women’s rugby will head to Ottawa to battle the Gee-Gees on Monday, Oct. 8 at 4 p.m. The men’s football team will travel to Halifax, Nova Scotia to take on Saint Mary’s on Saturday, Oct. 6 at 2 p.m. The women’s soccer team will travel to Montreal to take on UQAM on Oct. 4 at 6 p.m., and the men’s lacrosse team will have a rematch against McGill on Oct. 13 in Montreal.
bishops faces off against mcgill redmen’s Mcgill. photo courtesy gaiters.ca
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