The Campus - October 17th '18 Issue

The Bishop’s University Newspaper Vol. 74, No. 4

Spring flowers and Degrees since 1944 OCTOBER 17, 2018

Vice President of Academic Affairs Update Page 2

Quebec Election Results and

Environmental Policy Page 3

A Changed Perspective of the Learning Commons

The Home on Wheels: Does Instagram Always Know About It? Page 5

Donald Lecturer David Hogg: Marching towards change Page 9

Fall Effect Page 6

David Hogg : pushing for a safer America Page 7

Notre Dame de Paris : A Must See! Page 8

Centennial Hosts a Canadian Kitchen Party Page 8

Golfin’ Gaiters Secure Nationals Page 10

The QMJHL´s Relation to Sherbrooke

Revisiting the Three “Winners” of NFL Free Agency Page 12

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Cover page design by Mallesh Madapathi.

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THE CAMPUS OCTOBER 17, 2018

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GRAPHICS EDITOR Kate Schwartz thecampus.graphics@gmail.com

THIS ISSUE’S CONTRIBUTORS

SYDNEY BRENNEN JESSICA CAPUTO MARIELLE CARUTH ALEXANDRA TOURIGNY FLEURY BRONWEN HOLDER PHILIPPE LAPOINTE LASSONDE CURTIS MCRAE JOSHUA METCALFE HURST MATTEO NOBILE PAMELA PASCAL VINCENT SCULLY ANDREW STEWART CAROLINE SURRETTE MAX TAYLOR MEGHAN VAN WYCK

Vice President of Academic Affairs Update JESSICA CAPUTO Contributor

Hi everyone! I wanted to take a moment and catch you all up on a few really exciting projects that I worked on over the summer.

Our incredible team and I got the chance to attend a wonderful leadership conference in Niagara Falls. We interacted with many different student council executives from other universities across Canada. It was such an incredible experience to discuss strategies and potential collaboration partnerships that can better help the student body. Upon our return, I started to develop a few other projects.

I have gathered research to propose changing the standard professor evaluation form and developed a crash course review session to be in full swing for midterms and finals. I also took over and revamped the Peer Mentor program and created a Student Success Center committee to help provide resources for the Mentor program. I beta

tested a live platform called “Acad Talks” where students can receive information about academic events, policies, “how to’s,” Snapchat takeovers and motivational talks. I have also worked on orchestrating O-Week Acad workshops and academic fairs such as the Science Fair.

More projects include providing the right resources for students who are trying to write an appeal letter, working with Dobson Legasse to create a networking liaison to provide students with internships and job opportunities, working with key faculty members to provide additional academic events on campus, and collaborating with the StartUp fest and Princeton Review to provide networking opportunities to the students and help build their resumes while attending BU (we’ve already managed to get students jobs!), editing the professor expectation document and providing

resources from The Learning Curve, a team collaboration on a new committee.

Here are some events to look forward to: “A day in the life of…” where I will be hosting an event in the Gait where different professionals will be invited to come and give a brief talk; have wine; cheese; and a casual chat with the students from all departments; the organization of Bishop’s speaks a Failure panel, Academic completion, and Academic Debate, as well as monthly gatherings to give students a chance to bring up academic concerns so that we can work together to enhance the current procedures.

Additionally, we have hosted How to School workshops during Orientation week, planned the wine and cheese events, and provided support for all of my senators and peer mentors on their incredible projects and goals.

Vice President Student Life Update SYDNEY BRENNEN Contributor

Hi Gaiters! I hope that everyone is settling back well into the Bishop’s community! The summer months were comprised of conferences and plans for the academic year ahead, including the annual Studentcare Stakeholder meeting in Montreal, the Canadian Symposium Sexual Violence in Post-Secondary Institutions, and the Leaders Hall conference held in Niagara Falls. The Leaders Hall conference focused on skill building, leadership development, and networking and allowed for the opportunity to meet with student leaders from different institutions of higher learning from across Canada. Further, our team attended a dinner hosted by the Quebec Student Union (UEQ). The UEQ represents 17 universities in Quebec and is partnered with CASA (Canadian Alliance Student Association). The SRC retreat at Jouvence prepared the General Councillors and the named representatives for their roles within the SRC.

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Over the summer, I remained very involved in the preparation and planning which ensured that Orientation Week was an inclusive and well-organized success.

I strive to ensure that Student Life events remain positive and memorable for every member of the Bishop’s community. It is my goal to enhance the student experience for fellow Gaiters. My colleague Darcie Danesh (Director of Communications and Marketing) and I planned and executed a special happy hour at the Gait during the spring semester which included pizza, pop-corn and frozen treats. Last weekend, Bishop’s students travelled to watch the Montreal Alouettes take on the BC Lions in Montreal. This acted as an excellent opportunity for students to travel to Montreal and take part in an activity outside the “BUbble.”

I intend on encouraging, furthering and advocating for dialogue to increase awareness and fostering support as it

concerns mental health and wellness. I am in the process of bringing a campaign called Keep It Social to Quebec. Keep It Social is an alcohol harms reduction campaign which focuses on social and non-social drinking habits. Further, Alex Medalsy, Jessica Caputo and I are working on bringing the Learning Curve Club to Bishop’s. Its main objective will be to foster growth and encompass strength in unity and diversity through open communication among members of the Bishop’s community and to make different resources available in order to do so.

When I wasn’t working, I returned home to the 6ix to spend time with my sister and friends. We made a lot of great memories up North in Muskoka. I even made it to the Boots & Hearts festival and fell in love with Florida Georgia Line all over again with my Bishop’s family by my side!

I hope you are all just as excited as I am for a great fall semester! We have a lot of great things planned!

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Quebec Election Results and Environmental Policy VINCENT SCULLY Contributor

As most of you know, during this year’s Quebec provincial election, the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) was elected to become our next government with 37.4 % of the votes. Our province, that used to be shared between two parties, the Parti Liberal du Québec (PLQ) and the Parti Québécois (PQ), has now broken free of the cycle. As a matter of fact, the PQ will no longer be considered an official political party since it only won nine seats. To be considered an official political party in Quebec, a party must win twelve or more seats.

The most impressive thing that happened during election night was that Québec Solidaire (QS) captured ten seats, which is a lot more than during previous elections.

With the CAQ getting elected, we might wonder what Prime Minister Legault will do to protect our environment. According to Le Devoir, even though the CAQ has an environmental page on their website, it does not mean that they have a solid plan for the environment to fight climate change. The attached caricature captures very well the absence of helpful environmental policies in the new government. The David Suzuki foundation and its Director General, Karel Mayrand, fear that our province will experience a situation similar to the one in Ontario since the CAQ does not have a real environmental plan. According to Annie Chaloux, a politics professor at Sherbrooke University, Prime Minister Legault is contradicting himself by saying that he wants to lower our greenhouse gases, yet at the same time promotes the improvement of our roads, which in turn would lead to increasing and expanding the highway network and the number of gas-powered vehicles on the roads.

Caricature of Prime Minister F. Legault on environmental policies.

Photo Courtesy Green Party of Quebec Facebook.

Director of Finance and Operations Update JOSHUA METCALFE HURST Contributor

Hey everyone! I’m going to take you through my summer so that you all have an idea of what my time was spent on.

Starting in the spring, much of my time was spent understanding my role and sifting through documents and emails to find out what needed to be done for the upcoming year. I looked through a lot of Hunter’s past reports and overviews of events, his budgets and his suggestions for this year which helped me build a strong foundation going forward.

I built a budget for Orientation Week so that our whole team had a financial guideline to follow for our weeklong fiesta in September. This was important in order to keep us all in check throughout the summer, and to have a plan of where we needed to allocate our funds. From there, I started reaching out to sponsors to get support for O-Week.

This consisted of a lot of emails, phone calls and following up to establish which sponsorship options they were looking for. I came up with an official contract template and proposed a new sponsorship option which we will look at for the upcoming years. Much of my time was dedicated to communicating back and forth with sponsors throughout the summer to ensure their needs and ours were met throughout the week.

I also worked quite rigorously with the O-Week coordinators to plan many of the events that we hosted. The two big ones that I worked on were Gaiter Gardens and the concert. I did the booking for the tent, the artists and sound Joshua Metcalfe Hurst, Director of Finance company, and communicated a lot of the information of what we were planning with the Gait managers, as well as and Operations Photo Courtesy busrc.com any stake holders. For big events like these, many people have to be a part of the conversation in order to get the go ahead and to make sure everything runs smoothly.

I also attended the stakeholder meetings for the upcoming SUB renovations. This included everyone who has a say in the renovations, but mostly meetings with the engineers and design team. I personally pushed for a patio at the Gait, as well as better spaces for our clubs. I’m really looking forward to seeing how it all comes together.

Together with Ashton and Gelsey we built an outline in regards to what we want for events, entertainment and themes for this upcoming semester. We planned the two outdoor happy hours that took place this September.

I recently finished the annual budget and presented it at Board of Student Representatives this past Sunday. Overall, I have some great plans for this upcoming year and am looking forward to working closely with the Gait and Doolittle’s managers to bring it all together!

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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.”

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A Changed Perspective of the Learning Commons ALEXANDRE MARCEAU Opinions Editor

It seems like just last week I was sitting in a brown cubicle on a big wooden chair inside the white shipping containers behind the Plex with rows of transferred books surrounding me. There must have only been around one hundred chairs and four green-yellow patterned couches between those walls; four group study rooms, the archives section nestled at the very back, and around 25 computers.

Here’s another email update about the “Learning Commons;” another virtual reality photo of its plan – it’ll surely come together soon.

I don’t think anyone expected to be surrounded by modernity the way it screams at us in the new building, but I can’t say that I dislike it. Every day, I walk inside from the quad (whose grass they seem to cut daily), and I always think to myself, “Since when did people get so interested in studying? Other than midterms and finals, the temporary library was always empty!” The key word is “Commons” – community, communal, communication – an instance of alliteration worth noting.

When my friend asked me the other day, “Do you think the Bishop’s average will go up in the next few

years because of the new library?” I halted at my intuitive response. “No,” I said. “Why would it?”

He has a point; with everyone gathering in a shared space that fosters learning and the acquisition of knowledge, it seems quite obvious that a measurable increase in students studying would positively affect the university’s average. Further, every week I overhear an excited student tell another that it is the first time they have ever gone into the library while at Bishop’s. I can’t imagine a student life without the space, but at least I know I am not the only one.

My appreciation for the library did not manifest itself upon first walking into the building; nor the third, eighth, or twelfth. I couldn’t find any silence at first except for in the designated silent room, which held a hum of computers that I could not read over. Everywhere else in the library was filled with conversation, except in between the rows of books, where unfortunately, no tables stand.

Why don’t we have any cubicles anymore for private study? The library has always been a silent sanctuary for me to do my work; I am there five days a week. As

a regular attendee I know what it is like to have “a spot.”

Since finding my spot in the new learning commons, my perspective has changed drastically from a whimsical “old soul” desire for a cubicle within a silent locale to an appreciation for both the communal and technological assets it has to offer.

Although our building is great, I fear that perhaps the digital age is rapidly changing all our methods of study while our backs ache on the green, black or grey wobbly stools. I remember last spring while working at the back in the archives room watching the Sherbrooke recycling bins get filled with a bunch of books: psychology, sociology, environmental studies, economics, business – many of the subjects we teach. Further, the increasing use of laptops in the classrooms, the technology being added to libraries, everyone plugged in while studying; will there still be any rows of printed books in twentyfive years, or fifty?

Until the sweaty rush of finals fills up the quiet area, I will optimistically look forward to the long hours spent in the communal learning space.

Indigenous Studies: Let’s Mandate it Across all Departments ALEXANDRE MARCEAU Contributor

I’ll admit it, to graduate this year with my honours in English, I had to take the Tuesday night seminar ENG358: “Approaches to Indigenous Literary Cultures in Canada,” which falls under the Literary Theory Category. It’s not that I did not want to take it, but I was indifferent to whether it would be Feminist or PostColonial theory because they both interested me. I did not realize until stepping out of our first class how much I did not know about indigenous literature, and more poignantly, indigenous cultures. I walked home with the interior monologue unremittingly coming back to one fundamental question: “What am I actively doing to not only inform myself of the issues surrounding marginalization, but to build a bridge between “us”? The answer was simple: “Nothing.”

That evening, while looking at the requirements to complete an English major, an obvious point slapped me in the face. The British literary canon is the only one mandated to graduate, save for three weeks spent at the end of ENG215, “North American Literatures,” where we discuss a few indigenous short stories and a novel, representing few pages of their massive, aesthetic, autonomous and self-determinant intellectual canon.

While each seminar consists of four presentations, focusing on one critical essay of indigenous literary criticism, it is strikingly obvious that we are complicit in upholding an unconscious white western narrative that continues to marginalize and “other” indigenous peoples. This is not only Bishop’s, but the vast majority of western universities. I read twenty-five novels, countless essays, and a number of short stories during my year at McGill. In all introductory courses and my chosen elective in Canadian prose and fiction, only two short stories were written by indigenous authors – two!

By continuing to focus on the white British literary canon without breaking the rhythm or critically looking at indigenous criticism from its point of view, much of the Canadian cultural genocide is glossed over.

Literature is rooted in land and culture; if we turn a blind eye to the relationshp between the world of words and real indigenous struggles, we completely ignore the extrinsic and intrinsic value of the indigenous point of view. Further, though we have few post-colonial classes in some departments, Craig Womack argues that they all miss an important point: “How do the indigenous view the indigenous?”

Contrary to popular belief, one must stop thinking that oral stories constitute the “authentic” indigenous culture, while the written represents the “contaminated” culture.

We have forced the English written language into their culture, and as a result, they have initiated this language to write stories which complement, rather than replace, oral stories. We are able to grasp these stories; however, the toolkit of analyses cannot be the same as that of the western tradition because they stem from different experiences. We need an insider’s perspective – an indigenous perspective.

The mimetic function of indigenous written works is undeniable because it invokes as much as it evokes.

I take my seminar of fourteen as evidence. While an oral chant or story can cause physical change in the universe, written language is an invocation that undeniably upsets the balance of naïve, uneducated and western ideological narratives. I do not have the space to continue this argument, but I firmly believe that the education system must mandate at least one indigenous course, accompanied by indigenous-written works, for each program.

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An Unfortunate Demise of the Traditional Story CURTIS MCRAE Contributor

The traditional story – be it oral or written – has seen an unfortunate decline (in practice and in practicality) in a late North American capitalist society. I do not kid myself into thinking that I know the cause of such an ailment, for I imagine it to be a complex anthropological topic which no individual has complete access to. Though compiled experiences and perspectives (or stories) may be the current fashion are we missing a larger cultural understanding created from shared experiences and stories, as the parable of the blind village that encounters the elephant so successfully elucidates.

Technology in the digital age is certainly an axiomatic pillar in the new construction of North American society which has strayed from the power of myth and story. Cultural practices, familial interactions, individual cognitions and values are fabricated within a sociocultural context, and I do not believe the context may be neatly parsed from and examined independent of this context. Our economic structures, the architecture and urban planning of our cities, the chronological timelines we impose upon ourselves, the rapid expansion of technology and its impact on our lives (which seems to move at a faster rate than we may keep up) is a dynamic interplay between phenomena that becomes incredibly difficult to understand from a holistic perspective given its nuanced nature and our deep immersion and

development within it.

Straying from this contextual setting now while simultaneously acknowledging its functions, let’s return to the story and let me begin with a personal anecdote: I come from Irish and Scottish descent, a heritage I have long since been removed from or had any affiliations with. From this removal of culture, I have lost access to the stories and the shared identity, knowledge and wisdom that comes with it. Upon reading stories from and about Irish and Scottish culture, I learned that the function of stories is a highly valued cultural component of their societies. When I went to visit Ireland, I noticed first hand the ontology of this cultural tool as a quintessential aspect of Irish identity. The details they include and their weaving of their history into their stories struck a chord with me. The way science, technology, construction, law and other practical domains and cultural elements are valued in North America; storytelling was equally valued around the tables at which I sat.

Stories are often considered pleasurable indulgences with no real implementations or practicalities. This is a myth that I hope to dispel. To bring this article full circle, I often witness how people perceive studying literature in school as a practice removed from society. But if one only stepped foot into these classrooms, or sat around the tables I sat at, and engaged in these stories, they might see

how sorely mistaken these biases are. To study literature, to read and tell stories, is to learn about and participate in the history from which they emerge; it is simultaneously a philosophical debate, an anthropological study, a historical excavation, and an act of exposure which leads to informed and refreshed opinions and perspectives, as well as understandings and constructions of identity.

The nature of this article validates its premise. One does not need to argue for the practicality of manual labour or science, for instance, because these are acknowledged within our collective cultural conscious.

One would have a much more difficult time attempting to validate the functions of a story, which speaks to our hierarchical value system.

To conclude with a quote echoing these sentiments, indigenous writer Alex Wright once said, “The task of literature is endless. Unless writers can keep up with the demands and rigors of storytelling practices required… the mountain of thoughts being generated throughout the world and not worked through or cared about will break away from our combined humanity more freely, and become random and unmoored, and will prey on whatever scattered idea befall our combined civilizations.”

The Home on Wheels: Does Instagram Always Know About It? ALEXANDRE MARCEAU Opinions Editor

My friend sent me an article three days ago called “#Vanlife, The Bohemian Social-Media Movement”

by Rachel Monroe, published in the New Yorker on April 27, 2017. The title alone told me that a pessimistic correlation – or dare I say causation – would be drawn between social media trends and the recent increase of young people buying vans, quitting their jobs or taking a gap year from school, and hitting the road for a few months.

Two years ago, that’s what I did with a 1989 GMC Vandura I found on Craigslist for $2000. My friend Spencer (every person living in a van has a friend who is a mechanic), helped me fix a few parts in a parking lot. I bought him 24 beers and I was set for the winter.

I lived in the “Tin Can” for a year, travelling up and down the coast through the Yukon and Alaska to rock climb, hike, ski, and read. You could say I am one of those young people breaking off from the “institution” to live a more “authentic and meaningful” life. However, there is a big difference between those who market their lifestyle and those who simply live it.

When I was driving the Zamboni with a guy named John, aged 50, from New Brunswick, he told me about his dark blue Volkswagen he’s always been working on. I had just come back from Whistler and already missed it.

When we finished preparing the day’s stew in the crock pot, steeped tea ready, I asked him if he had ever lived in it: “Never lived in it, but I’ve sure taken it a long ways.

Many of my friends did in the 80s and 90s. You thinking about it?”

The thought was germinating.

Later that week at The Word Bookstore on Milton, a thirty-second walk from my apartment, I read a newspaper clipping to the right of the entrance on how

the shop started – in a yellow van in B.C., selling used books from the side door.

I was exposed to “van life” from someone whose quiet life I didn’t romanticize because it seemed so much simpler, and I am guilty of that desire for simplicity beyond the institution.

But I didn’t want praise and I didn’t want any social media recognition; I wanted to be outside.

I’ve realized that in the 21st century, there is a presumption that all “van lifers” are advertising their great lives online. I’ve met three couples who can afford to live out of their vans from marketing their adventures. That’s it.

Most others, like I did, work. I’ve seen it too, my friends posting multiple pictures in a week of them smiling in national parks by their vans. What social media does not advertise are those dwelling in their vans for the accessibility to the outdoors; those whose lives has been spent in vans for years!

Photo Courtesy of http://wwwhip-hikers.com/vanlife/ Perhaps I’m a hypocrite because I have posted a few pictures of my van Like every other story, I wasn’t only unsatisfied with my in a year with the intentions of informing people what present situation, but I was sad – really sad. Social media I was up to whenever I found the internet, or because I output often negates the aspect of why people choose did take a year off from the “institution.” However, after to hit the road because satisfying one’s self over the many conversations and reading Monroe’s article, it’s received satisfaction of an institution is highly praised obvious that many people crave the infinite beauty of and worthy of romantic congratulations. The thing is, I the outdoors without having to advertise it. After having met a bunch of people from the aforementioned places, slept in -25 Cº and meeting upwards a hundred people and Washington, California, Montana, Ontario, Oregon, in their vans, it seems that social media has painted this Manitoba, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland who were nomadic lifestyle as a romantic trend, when really most just living in their vans because they wanted to, and people do it to simply live happily. that was it. They didn’t have Instagram and they didn’t photograph their lives – they just wanted to be outside.

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Brett Kavanaugh: Respectable or Combative?

CAROLINE SURRETTE Contributor

Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, a professor of psychology at Palo Alto University in California, provided an incredibly negative job reference for Judge Brett Kavanaugh during a senate hearing regarding his nomination for Supreme Court Justice in the United States. Her testimony of the sexual assault she endured more than thirty years ago was compelling and sober – a far cry from the angry tears Kavanaugh shed hours later.

Dr. Ford detailed the most traumatic experience of her life with dexterity, answering questions from senators nitpicking a precise matter-of-factness in her answers.

A particular question sparked the psychologist in her.

When asked by Senator Feinstein about the degree of certainty that Kavanaugh was the attacker, Dr. Ford responded by saying, “the same way that I’m sure I’m talking to you right now. Basic memory functions, and also just the level of norepinephrine and epinephrine in the brain, that sort of, as you know, encodes - that neurotransmitter – encodes memories into the hippocampus, so the trauma-related experience is kind of locked there, whereas other details kind of drift.”

Level-headed while she recounted a horrifying life ordeal, Dr. Ford maintained her poise. Hours later, Judge Brett Kavanaugh sat in the same seat with a significantly

different demeanor. He quickly became hostile and defensive and his behavior was not what one would expect of a high-ranking judge. Kavanaugh was seen shouting, crying and angrily snapping back at senators who ask the hard-hitting questions.

For example, Senator Klobuchar inquired about Kavanaugh’s drinking habits in high school and the possibility of blacking out. Kavanaugh lashed back, “You’re asking about blackout? I don’t know. Have you? I’m curious if you have.”

This angry retort seems more reminiscent of a whiny preteen after being caught skipping school rather than a sitting judge in the American judicial system. Kavanaugh has since released an apology to Senator Klobuchar. Another attempt to remedy his multiple outbursts in the hearing was an opinion piece published in the Washington Post.

These types of combative remarks and inability to maintain composure while being interrogated in a high-stress situation causes one to wonder: how will Judge Kavanaugh fare in the highest court in the United States?

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The Fall Effect MATTEO NOBILE Contributor

Fall is a special time for many. It’s the gateway into winter while still giving us that last bit of summer to hold on to. It’s a time in which we don’t know whether to be excited because the summer heat waves are over, or to be dreading the cold winter snow storms that lay ahead. Either way, we appreciate what we have.

Even though the leaves are dying, the students at Bishop’s are living it up more than ever. With the rush of homecoming stunted by midterms, the anticipation for Halloween is keeping students motivated.

Many students are going into their first exams, and until now they have been coasting through, unaware of what they’re about to be hit with. The first mention of a midterm cuts deep as it solidifies the fact that your summer vacation is over. What was once a calm and collected environment is now a clustered mess full of stressed students trying to cram in all their readings, notes and assignments. The study plans for Thanksgiving were replaced by a long nap following a turkey dinner, and now we’re even more behind on our work than before.

Fall has something about it that manages to bring people together. Maybe it’s the colder weather or watching the leaves change from green to a crumpled brown.

Whatever the cause, Bishop’s proves every year that campus is a wonderful place to be. The month of October is now recognized as Breast Cancer Awareness Month and you can see many people wearing pink to show their support. NFL players even wear

pink on game days. As October ends and leads into Movember, you can find Bishop’s students growing out their moustaches (or trying) to raise awareness of men’s health issues.

This rainy fall is preparing us for winter, but it appears that most of us are more concerned about Halloween. Carved pumpkins can be found on the doorsteps of families up the hill, and images of costume ideas are visible on laptop screens of the students sitting in front of you in class. Finding the perfect balance of costumes for Halloweekend is almost as hard as our midterms. It has to express who you are all while being adaptable to our ever-changing weather conditions. And although that rush of trick-or-treating as kids can never be relived, you learn that the alternative is drinking all night, waking up with a hangover and eating all the candy you bought half-off at Provigo is a close second.

Many people have different feelings about fall ending, some are excited for the snow to come, while others are dreading the thought of waking up without a pumpkin spiced latte. The feeling of shame from that fourth piece of pie you went back for on Thanksgiving is being replaced by the realization that your body will be hidden in cozy sweaters for the next four months, or five. But make sure to enjoy fall while it’s still here, don’t miss out on your opportunity to post your photos of apple picking and lying in the leaves on Instagram!

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Natural Science and Mathematics Wine and Cheese JESS LAPENNA Features Editor

On October 9, students and department chairs gathered at The Gait for the annual These events are also a good way to build connections with people like yourself, or Natural Sciences and Mathematics Department wine and cheese. someone you want to become. Networking is one of the most important skills that you Peer mentors set up the room as professors arrived to discuss departmental issues can learn at university. There is no better time than the present to build your social and possible solutions. This part of the event standing and work towards achieving your was critical as it allowed the students to feel goals and starting a career. The more people heard by their superiors who get a feel for the you know, the better. There is no shame in inner workings of student life from upper year working with your peers and superiors to help students. you get to where you want to be. Bishop’s has More students then began to trickle into so many events like this that allow students the SUB. Free drinks were served to break to mingle and succeed. Take advantage of the ice and the socializing began. Natural these resources because the best part about Science and Mathematics students were not them is that they’re free! the only ones who were allowed to attend, If you missed this event, don’t worry. The however. The event was open to anyone and Gait is hosting another wine and cheese everyone who has an interest in either subject, Tuesday, October 16 at 5:30 p.m. for the or who even just wanted to take a break from Humanities department and another one their homework for the night. A social event on Friday, October 19 at 5:00 p.m. for the over wine and cheese is just what the doctor Education department. Come with a desire ordered to kick off your midterms. Thinking to ask questions and socialize with friends in about switching majors? Events like this are a relaxing atmosphere, drink in hand. the perfect opportunity to talk to professors, department heads, university deans, as well as upper year students who have maybe been in Graphic by Kate Schwartz the same situation as you.

The possibility of a free drink is reason enough for any Bishop’s student to show their support.

However, these events are important as they provide an opportunity for students to interact one-on-one with their professors out of the classroom and on a more social level. Stories about personal lives and careers, along with advice about which courses to take were all subjects discussed in The Gait that night.

David Hogg: pushing for a safer America BRONWEN HOLDER Contributor

Bishop’s University kicked off their Donald Lecture Series with special guest David Hogg, co-founder of March for Our Lives.

Hogg attended Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, when a gunman attacked the school this past February. On Tuesday October 2nd, every seat was quickly filled in The Centennial Theatre with students and staff anxiously waiting to hear the story of a survivor of the largest school shooting in U.S. history. For those who didn’t get a seat, the library featured a live-stream of the lecture to accommodate the overflow of students eager to watch the passionate, moving and informative lecture portrayed that night.

Unlike the usual Donald Lectures, we’re all used to, Hogg started off with: “I hate being lectured to, I like having conversations because when we’re able to listen to each other and ask each other questions, we’re able to learn.” His introduction set the tone for the rest of the lecture and the entire room was at the edge of their seats with open ears. Hogg continued to talk about his last six months and all his life changing events.

He didn’t focus on the shooting itself, but how that experience gave him the drive to get to where he is today. After the shooting, Hogg knew that he wanted to make a difference, and he took the initiative to reach out to the media. He got interviews with news companies and started his journey on spreading awareness across America and beyond.

Hogg explained to the audience why March for Our Lives was so successful. It began with a cross-country tour sharing personal stories. Hogg mentioned that by “explaining personal stories will change people’s minds when you’re able to back it up with facts.” Being able to say that he was a part of the largest school shooting in U.S. history influenced a passion for spreading awareness of gun violence in America.

While many Americans are very pro-guns, he pointed that the objective of March for Our Lives isn’t to make people throw away their guns, but to teach the public that many states don’t even require a background check when purchasing firearms. This was a shocking truth for our audience here at Bishop’s University.

Although the presentation lasted just under an hour, Hogg shared an unforgettable experience and inspired a room full of people. He answered questions and admitted

that his focus is on the younger generations, pressing the importance to vote and being a part of something great.

Hogg will continue to travel and share his experience and goals in hopes to change gun control regulations in America. He has already co-written a novel with his sister, Lauren Hogg, “#NeverAgain” where all proceeds will be donated to charity.

If you’d like more information on regarding March for Our Lives please visit https://marchforourlives.com

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Maryclare MacIsaac, Arts & Culture Editor » thecampus.ac@gmail.com

Centennial Hosts a Canadian Kitchen Party MARYCLARE MACISAAC Arts & Culture Editor

Foreman Art Gallery Invites You to Le Rêve aux Loups ALEXANDRA TOURIGNY FLEURY Foreman Art Gallery Curatorial

Join a select group of talented Township musicians on Saturday, October 20 for an old-style Canadian Kitchen Party. The party is being held to raise funds for Musécole, a nonprofit organization which supports musical endeavours in the Townships’ schools and communities. Since its inception in 2016, Musécole’s concerts have raised $4,600.

The musical menu will feature performances by popular musicians Jonathan MacAulay, Kate Morrison, Matthew McCully, Tim Brink, Kathryne Owen, Ember Gendreau, Sarah Biggs, Bill Jarand, Sheila McManus Courtney and Cordell Drew and the group Soulwood, who will stir it up with Canadian favourites.

The event will take place at 8 p.m. in Centennial Theatre and is sure to be rich with entertainment.

Admission, payable at the door, is $20 for adults and $15 for students and seniors.

The Foreman Art Gallery is rolling out a new exhibit, one which will bring viewers out of their library hibernation and into the wild. The Gallery invites the community to the opening reception of its upcoming exhibition, Le rêve aux loups, on Thursday, October 18 from 5 to 7 p.m.

Le rêve aux loups is a selection of recent works by Vancouver, BC native, Marry Anne Barkhouse, a member of the Nimpkish band, Kwakiutl First Nation. Barkhouse, whose practice is deeply engaged with environmental and Indigenous issues.

She employs a visual iconography in which animals play a central role. In her work, which straddles the man-made and natural worlds, the raven, wolf and coyote symbolize the ability to adapt, persist, regenerate and repair in the face of endless environmental incursions. Le rêve aux loups places these animal inhabitants of the land in settings recalling the flamboyant interiors of the Sun King to reveal the transitory nature of empire, highlighting both the triumphs and betrayals that mark history north of the 49th parallel.

The artist, Marry Anne Barkhouse, and the curator will give a talk at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 18 during the exhibit’s opening. The event is open to all.

The exhibition runs from October 18 until December 15, 2018.

Notre Dame de Paris: A Must See! PAMELA PASCAL Contributor

Notre-Dame de Paris is performed in 9 different languages, and has brought together more than 10 million viewers across the world.

Photo Courtesy of Notre Dame de Paris Facebook page.

September was an exciting month for me. After studying abroad for an entire academic year, I was finally coming back to campus to bleed more purple than ever.

What I hadn’t expected was the opportunity to see the legendary musical Notre Dame de Paris at the Saint -Denis Threatre. I can remember my seven-year-old self singing along to the songs playing on the radio. You can imagine my surprise when I learned that the musical was returning to Montreal after touring the globe!

I used all of my savings to buy myself the best tickets possible… although I would have to wait six months for that magical moment to happen.

On the big day, I put my prettiest dress on and my heart was beating a hundred miles a minute from excitement. It was only once I found myself comfortably sitting in my pretty-close-to-the-stage seat, that I took a look at the stage and started daydreaming while waiting for the magic to happen.

To be honest, I had high hopes for this splendid spectacle. Yet, it was so much more than what I

could have ever expected. From the costumes and songs to the cast and decor, everything was absolutely amazing and completely exceeded my expectations.

I laughed, I cried, I sang and I danced to the sound of the singers’ voices. I never would have thought that it would touch me to the point of going straight to my heart, but it did. It took me back to France, where I left a piece of my heart at the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral only a few days before coming back to Canada.

I wish I could put into words just what an amazing experience Notre-Dame de Paris was for me. I recommend that you see it with your own eyes to gain a sense of the power words can hold, how beautiful a voice can sound, how emotional and vulnerable we can sometimes be, and that it is okay to be this way.

Il est venu le temps des cathédrales, so go admire Esmeralda’s beauty, ring the bells with Quasimodo, see Frollo’s true colors, or simply for a change of pace after the stressful midterm exams.

Believe me, you won’t regret it.

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Donald Lecturer David Hogg: Marching towards change MEGHAN VAN WYCK Contributor

A packed Centennial Theatre filled with audience members of all ages greeted trailblazing gun violence activist David Hogg on Tuesday, October 2. The Marjory Stoneham Douglas shooting survivor outlined his journey in strengthening gun control in America over the past six months since the tragedy, inducing both tears and cheers from the audience.

His relaxed demeanour was refreshing and humanizing. He sat on a brown stool in the middle of the stage, bearing only a bright piece of yellow paper and his inspiring words.

David had always wanted to be a journalist and was heavily involved in the journalism opportunities offered at his school. Never would he have known that he would use these talents under such circumstances. On February 14, 2018, a gunman shot and killed seventeen students and teachers and injured seventeen others at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida – an event that is now known as the deadliest high school shooting in U.S. history. On this day, David was trapped in a classroom with several other students as police, ambulances and SWAT teams arrived at the school. From his hiding place in a classroom closet, David interviewed his peers who hid with him to share their story in the event in case they didn’t survive.

David recounted his chilling perspective of the day, including being reunited with his younger sister, Lauren, who had been present in the freshman building where the shooting took place. Four of Lauren’s friends were killed in the shooting. Lauren’s tears were enough for David to ignite a furious demand for change.

Alongside some of his classmates, including Emma Gonzalez, Hogg started planning a rally that would come to be known as March for Our Lives, hoping to manifest awareness and outrage over what happened.

Joining together young people demanding change from around the globe, David and his classmates initiated the hashtag #NeverAgain. This hashtag would later become the title of the bestselling book that Hogg would write with his sister. One of the driving forces for David’s change in approach in demanding political action

gun violence and just how severe the problem is in American through their narratives. What makes Hogg’s approach different is that he does not want to turn to social media and tell people’s stories; he wants to inspire people to tell their own. David recounted his experience of being in Chicago where gun control is significantly lacking. There, the team orchestrated another march called “March for Peace” right in the city. Hogg recounted the connections that he made with others during the tour, some of whom stayed on for the remainder of the journey.

He wanted to reinforce the importance of sharing experiences and values to create strong bonds to make change.

David Hogg inspires and answers the questions of a full theatre of 550 David’s relaxed demeanour was refreshing members of the Bishop’s community.

Photo Courtesy John dean and humanizing. He sat on a brown stool in the middle of the stage, bearing only a bright was that “children dying [has] not changed anything.” piece of yellow paper and his inspiring words.

David and his classmates hoped to see ninety people Preferring to lead conversations over presentations, participate in the march. What they didn’t expect was a large portion of David’s talk consisted of the Q&A that 1.2 million people would march on March 24, 2018 section. When he was asked how he managed to across the United States and the rest of the globe. persuade such strong-minded people to his side of the This response was overwhelming and sparked a gun law argument and create such a large movement, round of applause from the audience as Hogg recounted David made a point of emphasizing how crucial it is the day. David and his team of 25 people aged 14 to to pair personal stories with hard facts to get people to 20 had started a conversation that could no longer be listen and start acting towards positive change. ignored. Racking up over one million followers on social Hogg emphasized to the audience that although the media and igniting sister marches across the country, majority of us are Canadians who are fortunate enough the march created an unimaginable PR nightmare for not to have to worry about gun violence in our day to day the NRA as it was the largest gun law movement in lives, we must remain involved as voters and advocates history. However, they were not yet finished. Reading to maintain what we appreciate and benefit from in from the timeline he had scribbled down on his yellow our country. Hogg inspired students to make noise in piece of paper to remind him of the small details of the our communities and to represent young people in last six months, Hogg brought the audience along on his the political realm in a culture where we are currently journey. underrepresented.

Wanting to do more and reach all demographics by David received not one, but two standing ovations connecting with and listening to the stories of others, the at the end of his talk. David Hogg left the Bishop’s group of young students started “The Road to Change.” community with a long-lasting message that no matter The Road to Change was a 63-day-long bus tour through how young we are or where we come from, we can all 31 states, split into three legs. While listening to the make a difference if we have a cause. stories of people from all socioeconomic, racial, and religious backgrounds, Hogg learned the most about

The Mitre: Write!

ALEX MARCEAU Opinions Editor

Writers, writers, writers – yes! You with a voice, you with an idea, an opinion, a satirical twist of contemporary news; yes, you in biology, or math, business, sports studies, psychology, yes, you indeed! Have you heard of the school’s literary journal? The collated works of prose, fiction, essays, and poetry of a year – you’re a writer deep down in there, are you not?

I would assume that most students who have done a year at Bishop’s know what The Mitre is. But if not, then I am slightly embarrassed and encourage you to acquaint yourself with it immediately, for the written history of our school has been published in the journal since its birth in 1893!

Over the past eight months I have been digitizing the school’s literary journal and oldest one in the country, The Mitre, with Dr. Claire Grogan to make the 125 editions accessible to all. The physical copies currently sit in the old library collecting dust, but such texts are a great primary source to understand student identity and to follow literary trends throughout the 20th century. The digitization will grant access to all from any internet source, and for the most recent editions, accessibility will be accredited to those with their Bishop’s student number and password.

The purpose of this project is to make all copies available to the public from the war years and for the Symposium marking the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day, held in the newly built Agora in the Learning Commons on Friday, Nov. 9. With interest from previous editors, we’ve traced an editor from the early 1960s through her first published works. We hope that more alumni will approach us with the hopes of not

only finding Bishop’s ancestry, but reading some of the student’s earliest publications, too.

Can you imagine half your mates being off at war right now? In France or England, somewhere on the front, not knowing if they will come back? Imagine walking through the quad or along the Massawippi with them one week, and the next being unsure of their return. There are many letters from both the WWI and WWII volumes that are of specific interest. One student wrote to his mother from the back of a tank and another one to his best friend about his daily routine fixing planes! “Some, you know,” he writes to his friend, “never come back. Some come back with half an engine or a missing wing. Some, luckily, never leave in the morning.”

Our history at Bishop’s is much longer than a short article here in The Campus can articulate, however, much of it can be found in the literature that pertains to it in The Mitre – words that come from students of all faculties.

Why may I be addressing you all? Though I am not this year’s editor (hello, Loch Baillie and Sally Cunningham) many different editorials have slid beneath my glance and I have noticed the common challenge to find contributors quite an archetypal theme. Contrary to my belief, it is not just in the 21st century that editors – I speak here for the Campus too – continually seek out contributors and rely on them to come through with their literary contributions or articles. So if you are a writer deep down in there, why not consider seeing your work in print in The Mitre or the The Campus?

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THE CAMPUS OCTOBER 17, 2018

Graham Childs, Sports Editor » thecampus.sports@gmail.com

Golfin’ Gaiters Secure Nationals MARIELLE CARUTH Contributer

The Bishop’s University golf team attended the RSEQ Championships from Sept. 30 to Oct. 2. Even though they missed all the Homecoming festivities, the team proved its excellence.

The men’s golf team secured nationals once again this season, finishing in third place overall, beating their previous 4th place standing from last season. These results are sending them to the Canadian University Golf Championships tentatively scheduled for May 2019.

The MVP from last season, Ben Chasse, led the team finishing ninth overall in the championships with a score of 71-80-73. Veteran Nicolas Dupuis-Gaudreauh snagged an apprehend with 80-77-78. Rookie Ben Lowe and previous rookie of the 2017-2018 school year, Anthony Gosselin, added their contributions with 81-80-74 and 80-77-83. Male academic student athlete of the year 2017-2018 Mark Fitzpatrick followed close behind with scores of 85-80-81. The men’s team proves teamwork makes the dream work, and they will now await nationals in May where they will represent Bishop’s amongst the top golfers in Canada.

Hayden Richmond represented individual men’s golfers and finished 54th (87-89-84) The individual golfers from the women’s team performed extremely well in their tournament play, too.

Veterans Zoe Whitfield and Meghan Lord represented the team and knocked over their competition which gave an exemplary performance.

Zoe Whitfield and Meghan Lorde competing hard for the gaiters. Photo courtesy of Susan Holcroft

Whitfield finished in 16th place (94-92-88), improving her placement from the previous season. Whitfield’s most successful event as a Bishop’s Gaiter was the first tournament this year. Shooting 86-86-95, she finished in 14th place. Her last tournament was her best finish, though, as she shot +2 in her last nine holes.

Lord finished 27th overall with 118-101-113. Lord felt her personal best as a Gaiter this year at Summerlea Golf Course in Montreal, one of the hardest courses they played this season. Lord says, “Overall I’m not super happy with how this season went for me. Personally I really seemed to struggle this year.”

Extra awards Chasse is a second team all-star; he got his game on for his play. Whitfield was awarded the RSEQ leadership award at the end of the year banquet. Whitfield and Chasse were named Provigo Athletes of the Week following the tournament. Whitfield had the best overall tournament of her university career. Finishing in 16th place while Chasse led the Gaiters men’s team to a 3rd finish overall. The second year business student finished in 7th place overall in the RSEQ tournament.

Golf is not a popular sport for women, but Whitfield and Lord were incredibly present throughout their years at Bishop’s and persisted against all obstacles that came their way. And now, a piece of wisdom for aspiring female golfers from the former BUCS president and veteran golfer, Zoe Whitfield: “My advice for female golfers is that there are so many opportunities to improve your game, whether it be charity tournaments, clubs, sports teams, or provincial/national-level tournaments. So take advantage of all of them to improve your game! When I was you I once told my mom that this one round of golf was “the last time I’m ever golfing in my life.” Clearly, that was not true. The message is, be patient with your game because you will improve and once you start seeing progress you won’t be able to stop. Lastly, golf is an incredibly social game that enables you to not only create greater connections with your friends and family who also golf, but it opens doors for females in the professional world as well.”

Jeremy Lin´s Uphill Battle with Basketball MAX TAYLOR Contributor

Jeremy Lin is a great basketball player. Unfortunately, he often finds himself in situations that prevent him from succeeding: fewer opportunities, a lack of playing time, and injuries have played a large role in his struggle to gain respect and recognition for his skills. As an Asian basketball player, Lin doesn’t fit the stereotype of the all-American basketball player, and perhaps because of this, he is seen by many as a second-class athlete. Looking at a timeline of Lin’s career, one can’t help wondering if another factor is not at play: racism.

As a high school senior, Lin maintained a 4.2 GPA while averaging 15 points, seven assists, six rebounds and five steals per game. He also made first-team all state and won a Division 2 California State Championship. Surprisingly, he wasn’t offered a single athletic scholarship!

Luckily for him and his 1428 SAT score, Harvard was willing to let him play for its basketball team.

During Lin’s senior season at Harvard, he went on to average 16/4/4, leading his team almost every night in most statistical categories. When the NBA draft rolled in, Lin had high hopes for at least a second round pick.

But when the event took place, Lin’s name was left off the list. This is shocking considering Lin’s combine performance, including posting faster times than John Wall (#1 pick in 2010, known specifically for speed).

Fast forward a few months, and eventually Lin would find himself on the Golden State Warriors’ roster, stuck behind Steph Curry and Monta Ellis. He was cut from the team after less than half a season. The Houston Rockets then picked him up (after his stint with the Knicks) on waivers for seemingly no reason. He would be placed last behind a rotation of six other point guards,

Jeremy Lin has been overshadowed in high school, college and the NBA. This upcoming season, Jeremy Lin will take his talents to the Atlanta Hawks where he will try to play his second full season in his career. Source Heightline.

fighting for minutes in practice. Since the Rockets have the largest Chinese fan base in the league, was Lin to be the token Asian basketball player, the poster boy for the team? After constant autograph signings for Chinese fans, yet rarely playing, he was cut again.

When Lin found his way to the Knicks, he would once again ride the bench. Less than a month away from being cut once more, the Knicks happened to be on the end of a back to back stretch of games, giving Lin an opportunity to play big minutes as key players ahead of him were rested.

Linsanity ensued. Media outlets all over the world had daily segments discussing the miraculous string of games that Lin was playing as headline after headline would use his name and heritage as a pun. Linsanity

sparked a formidable career boost for Lin, giving him multiple opportunities to shine on various teams.

Unfortunately, Lin has struggled to stay healthy.

Throughout his entire career, Lin has only played one full season, which might lead one to question why his body keeps breaking down. There are two main types of players who suffer injuries as consistently as Lin. Giants who have knees unable to carry their weight, such as Yao Ming and Greg Oden, and players who constantly play their hardest no matter the game, such as Kobe Bryant and Brandon Roy. Jeremy Lin is the latter. One suspects this commitment to “try hard” , to always give over 100% may result from hs being aware of the fact that as the first Asian-American to play in the NBA, he has something to prove. The fact that a grand total of zero flagrant fouls have been called on him suggests Lin gets shown little love from the free throw line. Slashers like Lin who play similar minutes will average roughly 6+ free throw attempts per game (John Wall, Jimmy Butler, Eric Bledsoe, etc.). Jeremy Lin barely averages 3.7. This may not appear to be a gigantic drop, but for a player who drives as often as Lin, slightly fewer whistles a game can make all the difference. This fact leaves him only with the option to play as though no one will give him the foul call.

Jeremy Lin is the first American of Chinese or Taiwanese descent to play in the NBA and one of the few Asian Americans to play in the league overall. In spite of the challenges and discrimination he has faced, his successful career is a trailblazer for others and perhaps inspire other Asian Americans to play basketball and pursue professional careers in basketball.

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The QMJHL´s Relation to Sherbrooke ANONYMOUS

The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is one of the founders of the Canadian Hockey League – an organization in which amateur hockey players can develop their talent. The CHL is made up of the QMJHL, the OHL (Ontario Hockey League) and WHL (Western Hockey League). The QMJHL is composed of 18 teams spread out across Quebec, as well as a few provinces in the Maritimes.

The QMJHL can be traced back to Sherbrooke as the city is home to the Sherbrooke Phoenixes. The Phoenixes were founded in the 2012-2013 season, and play their home games at the Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet.

The Phoenixes finished tenth in the league last season, after winning 34 of 68 games. This was good enough for them to make the playoffs, where they finished in eighth position. To kick off the 2018-2019 season, the Phoenixes sit 11th in the league after winning only three out of eight games. Samuel Poulin and Edouard St-Laurent have led

the way for the Phoenixes as they have each tallied nine points.

What the Sherbrooke Phoenixes (and other QMJHL teams) work towards each year is making the playoffs, and once the playoffs are set, teams in the QMJHL battle until only one team remains. The same goes for teams in the OHL and WHL. Once winners are declared in the QMJHL, OHL, and WHL, these teams face off in the Mastercard Memorial Cup to determine a national winner for the CHL. The CHL as a whole is composed of 52 teams in Canada and eight teams in the United States. In the 20172018 season, over 9 million fans nationwide attended CHL regular season games, playoffs, and Memorial Cup. When focusing on the QMJHL, notable alumni include: Mario Lemieux, Sidney Crosby, Brad Marchand, Patrice Bergeron, Claude Giroux, and Martin Brodeur.

The Sherbrooke Phoenix compete in the QMJHL which is one of the leagues that compose a very common NHL path, the CHL. Source StickPNG.

Raptors Ready to Roll ANDREW STEWART Contributor

Over the past few years, the Raptors have made it difficult to translate success from the regular season into success in the playoffs. For the third time in three years, the Raptors got routed by Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, going a combined 2-12 against Lebron in the playoffs over that span. In the wake of another wasted opportunity, the Raptors’ President, Masai Ujiri, knew it was time to shake things up if he wanted any realistic chance of winning a championship.

That being said, Masai Ujiri fired head coach Dwayne Casey, and replaced him with the offensively minded assistant Nick Nurse. Nurse was mainly responsible for manufacturing the Raptors’ new and improved offense last year which resulted in a more modern style of play.

Masai Ujiri then made his biggest move of the summer by acquiring Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green from the San Antonio Spurs for Raptors DeMar DeRozan, Jakob Poeltl, and a protected 2019 first round pick. When he’s healthy, Kawhi Leonard is arguably the best two-way player in the league while Danny Green is an

The Raptors traded for 2X Defensive player of the year and Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard this past off season. His abilities as a two-way player should hopefully carry the Raptors further in the playoffs than years past.

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elite defender and three-point shooter.

Both Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green bring to the table what the Raptors lack – successful playoff experience. Danny Green is an NBA Champion, whereas Kawhi Leonard is an NBA Champion and NBA finals MVP. Kawhi Leonard is

also a two time all-star, two time All NBA First Team selection, two time Defensive Player of the Year, and a three time All NBA Defensive First Team selection.

Pairing the two alongside Kyle Lowry, OG Anunoby, and Serge Ibaka will make up one of the strongest and most versatile

Photo Courtesy Sonia Patenaude.

defensive starting lineups across the NBA. Simply speaking, the Raptors took a 59-win team and replaced a top 30 player in Demar Derozan with a top three player in Kawhi Leonard. On top of that, both Danny Green and Kawhi Leonard are much more efficient three-point shooters than Demar Derozan ever was and will fit nicely into our new three-point oriented offense.

Masai Ujiri was also able to replace sophomore center, Jakob Poeltl, with experienced big man Greg Monroe who will bring playoff experience and veteran leadership into the locker room.

With Lebron James moving to the Los Angeles Lakers, the Toronto Raptors will have their best chance yet at reaching the NBA finals. The Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers will be the two teams that stand in their way. Both Boston and Philadelphia are divisional rivals so one can count on seeing some competitive games over the course of the season, and potentially some fierce playoff series come April and May.

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Revisiting the Three “Winners” of NFL Free Agency PHILIPPE LAPOINTE LASSONDE Contributor

An article was published in The Campus after NFL Free Agency in late May when the Los Angeles Rams, Oakland Raiders, and Cleveland Browns were crowned as the winners of Free Agency. These teams were chosen based on various changes made to both the personnel (roster, etc.) and coaching staff of each respective team.

This article will look back on what changes made these teams win during the offseason and how these changes have held up so far in the season.

office will have to make major upgrades to the defense.

Sitting at 1-4, and with division rivals in the Chiefs and Chargers looking like playoffcaliber teams, it seems like this season is already done for the Raiders. If the Front Office had decided to keep Mack and both Penn and Osemele had remained healthy, perhaps this team would be looking at a wild card spot; but as of now, they have little chance of making the playoffs. Better luck next year!

Cleveland Browns

When the May article was published, Los Angeles Rams the section on the Browns started with the Starting with the Rams, they were assertion that they would not win more than a team who began the season with seven games or make the playoffs this year. very high expectations as they had That may still be true but, the Browns chance the ultimate goal of winning the Super at a playoff berth have not looked this good The Cleveland Browns were forced to turn to the quarterback who they drafted Bowl. Adding Aqib Talib, Marcus 1st overall in the 2018 NFL draft, Baker Mayfield. So far the decision has paid since the team returned in 1999.

Peters, Ndamukong Suh, and Brandin off. Source Flipboard.

From the moment Baker Mayfield Cooks to an already talented roster stepped onto the field during his week three made them a threat to beat anyone in debut, he looked like he belonged on an NFL the league. The Rams have yet to lose a game and both field. Although it has not always been pretty, the talent Oakland Raiders their offense and defense rank in the top 10 for points this young man possesses is obvious and abundant.

Poor Raiders fans are never able to catch a Watch Mayfield improve little by little every game as and yards.

However, they have lost one of the most important break. It seems like this team never stood a chance after the season progresses and as he builds better chemistry pieces of their defense to injury in Aqib Talib. It is the departure of Khalil Mack who has found a new home with his offensive weapons. Mayfield has already shown possible that Talib will return during week 13 from in Chicago and has put forth an MVP caliber season a strong connection with Jarvis Landry which can only a very severe ankle sprain, but the contribution they rarely seen by a defensive player. There is no doubt that continue to grow. can expect from him at that point is hard to predict. It this has negatively affected the locker room and team

This is still probably not a playoff team, but will be interesting to see how this defense will hold up chemistry as a whole – especially with the QB and face of they have a chance; especially since Pittsburgh has been over the rest of the season, particularly when they face the franchise Derek Carr openly saying it has been very struggling and no one can ever trust Joe Flacco or Andy elite offenses like that of the Packers, Saints, Chiefs, and hard to see Mack play this way on another team.

Dalton to play quality football for extended periods of

The offense has been very ineffective as it time. The AFC North division is, therefore, wide open.

Eagles. Rams fans should hope that Sean McVay can figure out a way to coach around Talib’s injury and a very ranks sixth in yards but unfortunately only 22nd in However, if the Browns make the playoffs, it will most points. Injuries to star offensive guard Kelechi Osemele likely be as a wild card team and not by leading the thin and unspectacular linebacker corps.

The offense, on the other hand, has been nothing and veteran Left Tackle Donald Penn have completely division. but explosive. Led by Jared Goff and Todd Gurley, derailed offensive line play and have decimated their

Whether or not they make the playoffs makes the offense has played just as well, if not better, than ability to score in the red zone or establish any kind of no difference as the fact remains that this team can expected. Ranked third in points and first in yards, consistent rhythm. compete for a win against anyone. Over are the days There are no positives to pull from the Raiders’ defense when Cleveland would pray for at least one victory or unless the injury bug hits the offense in a terrible way, they should keep on steamrolling over any defense that as they rank 30th in both yards and points allowed. If they even a competitive game. This team has youth and talent are to compete for a Super Bowl in the next few years to on both sides of the ball. The future is bright in Ohio. is put in front of them. come, Head Coach Jon Gruden and the rest of the front