The Campus - February 8th '20

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FEBRUARY 8. 2021

Vol. 76, No. 7

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To what could have been: Winterfest 2021 | Page 3 Juliette Lessard-Tetrault

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A town crierès announcement | Page 9

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Fitness tips to stay healthy during the pandemic | Page 10

Owen Teolis

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COVID-19 testing pool | Page 6

Battle on bay | Page 12

Virginia Rufina Marquez-Pacheco

Sydney Wilson

Winterfest 2021 put on ice

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Published contestants Shayne MacDonald Juliette Lessard-Tetrault Lauren MacPhee Ivy Denham Sydney Wilson Owen Teolis Shelby Page Rhiannon Day Virginia Rufina Marquez- Pacheco Anika Malone Scotia Sharpe Nicholas Masse Emily Whalley Cecilia Alain Darrin Wilson Reece Tomkow Adrien Wilmot Jakob Laplante Alice Badet Sydney Wilson

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Students vote “yes” for a fall reading week

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The SRC held a referendum online on Jan. 25 and 26, 2021, per cent of participants felt that it would improve their mental health concerning Bishop’s students’ interest in the addition of a reading for the rest of the semester. “We hope for the FRW to play a central role week during the fall semester. The results, shared by email on Jan. 27, in promoting and supporting student success in a proactive manner,” revealed that 83.31 per cent of participants voted in favour. added the SRC in its proposal.

SRC President Enzo Evangelisti This poll presented a higher promised in his campaign to attempt to participation rate than past ones on the implement a fall reading week, as he saw same issue. The poll, sent to all Bishop’s a need for it in the community. The SRC’s students via e-mail, engaged 1,270 voters.

Fall Reading Week Proposal document This means that 39.61 per cent of the explains that, “Bishop’s University is the student body voted on the issue. When only Maple League University without the SRC gauged student interest in 2014, a FRW [fall reading week]” and that a only 273 responses were received and, Bishop’s semester is “dense, one of the similarly, there were only 278 answers shortest in the country, during which the in 2015. This last poll, however, led to only break for students is an extra day the adoption of the November study during Thanksgiving weekend and a study day we currently have. This year’s poll day in November.” engagement notes a higher interest in the The SRC’s objectives in implementing issue. this reading week are “improving How would it work? The proposal student mental health, retention and plans to add three more days at the end Graphic by Justine Trempe term academic performance, as well as of the semester and one less class-free increasing student engagement.” day during Orientation Week to balance The addition would indeed give the full week off following Thanksgiving. opportunities for experiential learning, academic activities, and There would still be many details to consider to make sure the break is workshops from student-led groups. It would also allow more time for effective for both students and faculty. future graduate or med school students to work on their applications, The next step will be to bring these results to Senate to decide thus reducing stress factors. In the SRC’s 2014 survey on the subject, 73 whether a fall reading week will take place in the upcoming years.

Dusty dance floors in Lennoxville With the 2021 Winter semester underway at Bishop’s University, the prolonged closures of local bars are sending rippling effects throughout the student community.

The region of Estrie remains a red zone due to the COVID-19 pandemic, meaning local bars such as The Gait and The Lion must remain shut until measures are lifted by the government. For some, these bars represent more than a place to socialize. Students employed by these local establishments previously relied on their operations to support them while they studied.

Pete Dickey, a fourth-year business student, explains the ramifications of the closure after being hired by The Lion just a few months ago. “The closing of The Lion has been a very difficult thing to deal with over the last several months… Financially it has made things a little bit tougher as a student.” With so much of the community being tested in these trying times, Dickey hopes the reopening of The Lion is not so far away.

As evidenced through several events this past academic year, the resilience of Bishop’s never fails to triumph. The Gait has managed to turn their usual Thursday and Saturday bar nights into online events, bringing the entertainment directly to participants in the comfort of their own homes. Games such as trivia or bingo are being utilized to provide some distraction to students during their busy academic schedules. Ryan Maxwell, a student recently appointed Online Event Manager at The Gait, shares what it means to be hosting these online events. “Operating The Gait online has been quite fulfilling. I think that students really need some more social time in their busy schedules… most importantly it gives them time to chat with friends.”

Maxwell highlights a point that is all too true at this moment. The closures of these two local bars coupled with government restrictions make it difficult to socialize like it has been done in the past. The Gait currently provides an outlet for students during a time when outlets are hard to come by.

On Jan. 28, Maxwell hosted Pixar trivia night. Students signed up in teams and tested their knowledge of their beloved childhood movies, the winning team receiving prizes. Participant Mark Cripps talks about his experience competing. “I like the online Gait a lot. It keeps you involved in the Bishop’s community and gives me more to do on Thursday and Saturday nights.” Meanwhile, his competitor

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Andrew Philips endorsed Maxwell as the man for the job. “Ryan did a great job making the questions and hosting the event. He clearly took the time to make sure it was well run and that we could all have a good time.” Be sure to tune in online Thursday and Saturday nights for a chance to win great prizes and hang out with friends.

The community around Lennoxville longs to once again access these two beloved establishments. Not only would it signal a return to normalcy, but a sign that the world is slowly starting to heal.

The manager of The Lion shared what the pub is missing and most looking forward to having again: regular operating hours, returning to maximum capacity, live bands, and dancing. Both students and these two bars that have become a part of the Bishop’s identity hope that positive news regarding the pandemic will one day arrive. Until then, Bishop’s students continue to act how they know best: supportive and resilient.

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Bishop’s Enactus receives mental health grant

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Lauren MacPhee Contributor

On Oct. 28, 2020, Enactus Bishop’s received a grant for their NAW Just Breathe mental political polarization, the general population faces more stressors than ever before. On health initiative. The goal of the project is to promote mental wellbeing throughout the top of this, the student population is subject to novel online schooling and a volatile Bishop’s community by providing students with free access to yoga job market. A systemic review, Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on and meditation classes. The Enactus club believes that mental mental health in the general population, found substantial evidence wellbeing lays a foundation for focus, physical health, and overall of the pandemic’s negative effect on mental health. Among the performance. general population, symptoms relating to several mental illnesses Yoga and meditation can be useful tools in improving mindfulness are relatively high; with 6.33 to 50.9 per cent of people displaying and wellness. Meditation is a practice that focuses on awareness, those of anxiety, 14.6 to 48.3 per cent of depression, 7 to 53.8 per perspective, and living in the present. Some of meditation’s cent of PTSD, 34.43 to 38 per cent of psychological distress, and 8.1 associated benefits include stress management, increased selfto 81.9 per cent of stress. awareness, increased imagination and creativity, increased patience Enactus chapters across the world believe that investing in and tolerance, and reduced negative emotions. As for yoga, it is students who take social entrepreneurial action creates a better known to improve physical fitness, pain relief, heart health, sleep world for us all. In the Bishop’s chapter of Enactus, this message is patterns, energy, mood, and stress management. internalized, and the club leads a series of initiatives with the intent A 2009 study of university students found that meditation can be to better the community. effective in lowering blood pressure and decreasing psychological In response to the universal deterioration of mental health, distress, anxiety, depression, and anger while improving coping Enactus has decided to focus its efforts on student wellbeing. The ability. Similarly, a 2017 study published in Frontiers in Human initiative won the Co-operators Youth Mental Wellness Project Neuroscience followed participants in a three-month yoga and Accelerator award, used to finance a weekly meditation and yoga meditation retreat to analyze the effects of these practices on the class. All are welcome to join these classes and complete the short, brain. Data found a decrease in anxiety and depression for the anonymous feedback survey posted in the Zoom chat. The survey participants who had reported it. It also showed an increase in was created to measure the project’s impact and allow Enactus BDNF, a neuromodulator that is integral to learning, memory, executives to improve classes in accordance with participants’ Sergio leading a meditation class. immunity, mood regulation, stress response, and metabolism. The Photo courtesy of David Mitchell Colin Valle responses. Up to date, 75 community members have enjoyed findings also showed increases in the cortisol awakening response, Enactus’s NAW Just Breathe classes. indicating improved stress resilience. All of this to say, both yoga and meditation can Enactus is dedicated to maximizing their impact so please join the team on Zoom for provide a wide array of mental and physical health benefits. yoga on Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. and meditation on Fridays at 2:00 p.m. The links can be Although psychological safety should always be a priority, this year it is more important found in Enactus’s Instagram bio: @enactusbishops. than ever. With the continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic, lockdowns, and increased

To what could have been: Winterfest 2021 “Winterfest 2021, cancelled.” Those are words that no Bishop’s student wants to hear. A year ago, the idea of that possibility would have been inconceivable, when not even a Massawippi flood could whisk away the threeday tradition of Halloween. Rain, snow, or shine, Bishop’s traditions have continued to live on.

With the cancellation of Homecoming last semester, the hope for Winterfest to play on was surely a reason to remain optimistic in these troubled times. The thought of waking up on a cold Saturday morning to a boozy brunch with your closest friends, and your biggest worry being whether an extra layer was really necessary in this belowfreezing weather is a yearning time. As are the sounds of your favourite song vibrating the walls of your apartment as you get ready to brave the cold, in hopes that your last sip before leaving the pregame will be enough to help you forget about how terrible winter is. There is nothing comparable to Winterfest–a time to relive the ’80s in your most questionable outfits, dancing the day and night away with nothing but smiles and a cold drink to, somehow, get you through the freezing weather.

Unfortunately, for the first time in recent memory, those neon snowsuits and retro colour block jackets will

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have to remain untouched, collecting dust in the back of everyone’s closets. First-years will not experience the excitement of waking up to a giant ski/snowboard rail and concert stage right in their backyard, other students will face the nostalgia of reliving their blurry memories, and alumni will have to go another year without a piece of this purple paradise.

Certainly, this past year has been a struggle for the Bishop’s community. The pandemic has hindered Bishop’s University’s close-knit community and replaced it with a virtual shield. The longing for human interaction outside our bubble of friends continues to grow as the pandemic lingers on; however, the spark of purple still remains close to the hearts of Bishop’s students.

This ripple in our Bishop’s experience will only create fonder memories a year from now. Taking advantage of the friendships and events that this purple community provides for us will be accentuated for years on end.

Though the pain of another cancelled event feels like a fever dream, a year from now the memories of this COVIDBishop’s experience will be even more memorable than any prior experiences. Keep holding on Gaiters, there is a purple light waiting for us at the end of the tunnel!

Editor’s note: though the celebration in the quad that we are used to is cancelled, the SRC and the Gait have invited students to partake in two Winterfest competitions to maintain the tradition despite current circumstances. See their social media pages for more information.

Winterfest rail jam.

Photo courtesy of the Bishop’s Students’ Representative Council

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 acknowledgement, 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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Mourning, but making do Students of all ages and backgrounds come together, from countries all over the globe, to not only receive their education but also to make memories that they will cherish for the rest of their lives.

We cultivate stories to reminisce about at reunions while boisterous laughter fills the air, and lessons to one day teach our children because our growth at university far surpasses just academics.

While all of us are unique, we all share at least one universal love: the love for our purple paradise.

Sadly, none of us expected to share the fact that we all face a common end to our journey here at Bishop’s. Seniors, I am talking to you. All of us remember how we entered, but it is becoming increasingly clear that we will wish to alter the way in which we are leaving.

As students, and university students at that, it is hard to remain humble during a time where it feels like everything is being taken away from us. We knowingly accept the fact that it could be worse and acknowledge that others have lost so much more, but it does not make it any less painful. While the days drag on, each one more repetitive than the last, the year seems to be flying by in a way that leaves

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each of us feeling like our adventure–our of this dark, uncharted tunnel. While we time here–is a little unfinished. While all of grieve the loss of that idea of a traditional us have persevered, this period in our lives first year, or our university experience in is supposed to be a time where we not only general, holding on to positivity is normal learn, but we also get to be kids for what is and necessary; we are all somewhat in probably the last time. control and our experience will be what we

So that make of it. means you are Online school allowed to be sad, is hard, but you are and that it is okay to doing amazing, miss your friends. It sweetie. Loneliness is understandable to is discouraging, but absolutely despise we are all here with an education you, and here for you. provided through The loss of the events a screen. Angry and experiences at the universe? that truly bring our That is okay too. community together, Horrifyingly sick defining who we are and tired of filling as BU students, may your never-ending not be igniting that days with crafts and spark within us as mindless walks that they normally do. lead to nowhere?

However, that spark You are not alone. is not completely

However, gone, because not the most important only will it return one thing to remember Plaque on the arches to the quad at Bishop’s day, but it also lives University. is that there is still within you.

Photo courtesy of Casey Hebert a light at the end Now, despite all

Staying healthy and active as a university student

A student walking along a path in Lennoxville.

Photo courtesy of Casey Hebert

While I cannot speak for all of you, I am struggling right now. Struggling to keep up with school, as well as being healthy and getting fresh air.

Sitting in front of my computer for eight hours straight is draining my energy. By dinnertime, I am too tired to worry about cooking, so I find myself eating something that takes minimal time and effort. Often, this is not exactly the healthiest option. The fact that I rarely leave my apartment due to the cold does not help my productivity either. I truly want to try to be healthier, but it is so difficult to know where to start. I think a lot of people feel that way.

Even though classes–and most of the schoolwork–is being done online and we are all very attached to our computers, it is necessary to take breaks. I know that these days, I am pretty much inseparable from my laptop, but I am starting to realize how hard it is to keep looking at a screen for so long, newly aware of the toll it takes. It is

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that we have missed out on, we can tell our children who we spent COVID-19 with. We can still fill the room with laughter (and perhaps a few tears as well) at reunions, as we look back at the wholly absurd ways we spent our days, waiting for time to pass, together.

Once upon a time, someone extremely smart told me, “While the sadness is valid, the power is in choosing how this is all going to go down.” That person was my mom, and once upon was yesterday when I cried to her about the extension of the curfew here in Lennoxville.

So, you see, you are not alone.

None of us are, because we all have each other–a community of individuals who all share a common love, and thus an admiration and respect, for every other individual who is blessed enough to call themselves a Gaiter.

That is all to say; Gaiters, whether this year is your final hoorah, or if your journey has just started, do not forget to make greatness out of it. You are more than capable of achieving that, and we are all cheering you on. We all remember how we entered, and we should sure as hell be forever proud of how we leave.

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critical, in my opinion, to give your eyes a break, and your brain a bit of time to rest.

All that is to say: it is hard to be healthy right now. As a university student, I have a limited budget for food, and I also struggle to come up with creative and healthy ideas for meals. It would be so useful if Bishop’s University had a blog where students could post recipes or food suggestions, in order to help out other students. This way, students would be able to share ideas with each other, as well as try new things.

Making meals is not the only place where I lack motivation. I find it so difficult to do at-home workouts, and the outside is much too cold. To be quite honest, I would rather stay inside and watch movies.

However, I know that exercise is beneficial and that it is important to stay healthy. I really appreciate that the sportsplex has taken to hosting virtual boot camps and other activities; it is more motivating to work out with others even if we cannot all

be together.

I also believe that it is important to go out for walks with friends, regardless of the weather, in order to get some fresh air and exercise. It is also a great way to catch up with friends, which is so important in this day and age.

As someone who plans everything out, and appreciates routine, I have found it very helpful to make a schedule.

I try to go for a walk outside twice a week between classes so that I can get a break, and then complete a short workout at home three other days during the week.

Finally, I also make an effort to plan some healthy meals for the week, while freezing leftovers for days when I am feeling lazy.

This effort has helped make me feel better and allowed me to become more productive. As a university student during a pandemic, we can only try to do our best to stay active and healthy.

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The position of Governor General in Canada is a good idea, albeit a frustrating one.

The entire purpose of Canada’s viceroy has often eluded me. After all, here is an individual who has no perceivable influence over the government, and whose duties appear to be centred around greeting world leaders in Ottawa or acquiescing to the administrative whims of the prime minister. Why do we need a representative for the Queen in Canada, exactly? I sometimes find myself thinking that the government would operate just fine without this ceremonial figurehead–and I am not the only one.

At the present, Canadians seem to be more dubious than ever regarding the Governor General. Julie Payette, to be honest, might have something to do with that. The outgoing vicereine resigned on Jan. 21, 2021, amid allegations of harassment towards

the employees at Rideau Hall, her former workplace. Following the untimely ousting, many are bemoaning the fact that she will continue to receive a handsome pension and spending allowance, courtesy of Canadian taxpayers.

Citizens across the country are now asking a pertinent question: why should they be paying for such an inane, unelected symbol of British rule? Especially when the last one allegedly spent her time haranguing employees.

From a functional standpoint, this is a fair question. These days, the Governor General is as symbolic a role as one can imagine; most of their position is obeying the prime minister. However, what if the purpose of this role was not functional, but metaphorical?

Canada has a head of government and a head of state. In our constitutional

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monarchy, the head of government–the prime minister–wields the true, decision-making power. Our head of state, on the other hand, is little more than a figurehead; one that is currently residing over 5,000 kilometres away from Ottawa. While the prime minister appoints a stand-in for the British monarch, the power dynamic never really changes.

The point I am trying to make is simple: Canada separates the two roles. Other countries do not. In the United States, for example, both jobs are packaged into the presidency. In Saudi Arabia, the King occupies both positions. In recent years, the power and influence of leaders in such countries have come under scrutiny, combined with the ever-present worry of these positions being taken up by megalomaniacs who fancy themselves the be-all-end-all of the government.

What if that is the reason we even have a Governor General? Sure, we could assign the job of head of state to the prime minister, but that would give them a lot of influence and power. Perhaps too much influence and power. Maybe the Governor

a groundbreaking invention; someone simply added cheese to an alreadyestablished plate of fries and gravy. I mark it low on creativity but high in cholesterol.

Quebec speaks French! I mean, so do the Acadians in the Maritime provinces but, according to some Quebecois, they do not speak “proper French.” This seems rather ironic, considering those Quebecois who say this about the Acadians tend to detest it when the French say it about them.

Now, I am not saying that Quebec is not unique. Of course it is! However, it is not the only group of people with a different culture and language in Canada.

For example, there are around 70 Indigenous languages that are spoken across this country, not to mention the rich cultures that accompany them. Also, different waves of immigration from places like China, India and the Caribbean have established pockets of communities where people speak their native tongue and celebrate their own traditions.

Then you have the Hutterites. If you do not know who the Hutterites are, they are Canada’s west-side Amish population, but more tech-savvy. They are more

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General, though largely powerless, is a reminder to our prime ministers that they are not the sole stars of the show. Countries with a meaningful separation between the head of state and the head of government, such as France, Australia, and Japan, seem less likely to breed tyranny and grandiosity.

Thus, while the role of Governor General is ultimately ceremonial, it does allow power to disperse between more than one person. In this case, a figurehead for the country is still important enough, a figurehead that the prime minister must routinely update and address. I dare say that would humble any leader.

Julie Payette has definitely cast doubt upon the viceroyalty in Canada, and the frustration Canadians feel about the entire position is understandable. Before we do away with the job just yet, however, I think we should consider that the Governor General, as an individual who shares power with the highest-ranked elected leader in this country, might be a worthwhile annoyance.

Is Quebec really a nation within a nation?

Is Quebec really a nation in a nation? No, not really.

In 2006, when Harper announced that Quebec is a nation in a nation, did he really mean that from the bottom of his heart?

Or was he just trying to buy votes in the second most influential province of the country? I have a strong feeling that it is the latter, not the former.

Quebecois are not too different from other Canadians: they are nice and full of resentment. Quebecois are resentful of anglophones, Indigenous peoples are resentful of settlers, and Westerners are resentful of the East. This country runs on clenched awkward smiles and bitterness.

So what makes Quebec so special?

Well, Quebec has maple syrup! Yes, they do. But if CBC’s Heritage Minutes have taught me anything during my childhood, it is that the Indigenous peoples were the ones who discovered maple syrup. Quebec has wine and apples! So does British Columbia. Quebec has poutine! Poutine is great, of course, especially when you need something to absorb the few too many beers swishing around in your stomach at two o’clock in the morning. Yet it is not

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communist than China’s Communist Party; they live in communal dwellings of around 150 people where everyone works for the common good rather than wages. They speak their German dialect of Hutterite and teach their children in their own schools. Men and women keep their traditional roles. Women wear traditional clothing consisting of bonnets and dresses that cover their ankles, which leaves a lot to the imagination, and men drive big pickup trucks in their plaid shirts and suspenders.

They are quite keen business people, too.

You can always catch them at local farmers’ markets selling their produce. I have also heard through the grapevine that they run very lucrative roofing operations. So, if you are ever in the Prairies and find yourself in need of some radishes or a roof, hit ’em up!

As such, is Quebec the only unique group of people in this diverse country that deserves the title of a nation within a nation? No. However, Quebec has a large population, something that other groups do not have.

This province holds 78 seats in Parliament and has much political leverage. From 1993 to 2011, for example, the Bloc

Quebecois was either the second or third largest federal party in Canada. Quite an accomplishment, considering it is a party that only operates in one province.

If Quebec had only four parliamentary seats like PEI or if the Quebecois were scattered across the prairies like the Hutterites, I bet they would just be another overlooked nation.

Map of Quebec.

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Although it can sometimes be quite easy to dismiss American politics and events as just another day of craziness in the south, or in this case, an entire month, January 2021 has been more than just that.

I know that this year especially, it can be more comforting to simply ignore the headlines highlighting this country for the sake of mental health. Yet the headlines from this particular end of an era in the United States are more than just a day’s work; they have been percolating for the past 245 years and will continue to create ripples that will affect the stability of American politics, and consequently global relations, moving forward.

Personally, I was sitting on my couch in Lennoxville when I saw the first rumblings of destruction in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6. Cue to me paralyzed on said couch, scrolling through CNN and the CBC on the TV as well, listening to Wolf Blitzer speak his utter horror at the unfolding events and overwhelming concern to the reporters standing in front of the steps leading to the Capitol.

It was a dark day in American politics, and a dark day for democracy. Having insurgents fuelled by the most powerful man in America, who sits in the Oval Office–located comfortably far from the destruction, yet close enough to watch what his ugly words incited. Destruction and death, all in the name of Donald Trump not being named president for a second term.

A week later, the House ceremoniously delivered articles of impeachment across the Capitol to the Senate. Donald Trump had been impeached again, this time as a result of his role in the attack on the government mere days earlier. He successfully became the only president in history to be impeached for the second time, just weeks before leaving office. *http://ontheworldmap.com/canada/province/quebec/map-of-quebec-with-cities-and-towns.html

Fast forward one more week, to Jan. 20, 2021: the Capitol and the National Mall donned a different look. From the smoke, fire and bullets of weeks ago now rose ceremonial flags, political elites, and a new day for a new administration.

Through a different scene from inauguration days past, Joseph R. Biden became the 46th president of the United States, with Kamala Harris becoming the first female, POC Vice-President beside him. There was as much fanfare and celebration that a recently attacked capital (by both insurgents and a virus) could muster.

Now, we can only hope that the months following January provide peaceful and frankly uneventful news. Nevertheless, this month creates a precedent for global politics moving forward. We have watched the most powerful man in American incite a coup, and thus an incredibly tumultuous transition of power, all in one month. Even so, these events create a lens through which the States can look at their own democracy, as well as other countries around the world.

This January is not an isolated month. Everything that has occurred exposes the instability within democratic regimes that are built upon marginalization and inequality, while also touting the maxim that “all men are created equal” within their own laws.

The events that have unfolded in America this month have clearly shown the amalgamation of privilege that has built up to the point where an attempted coup–by the citizens–occurred just because the outcome of the traditional democratic process did not align with the viewpoint of the privileged.

Moving forward, I ask that every Bishop’s student do as much as possible to keep their governments accountable–whether it be the student government, or at the municipal, provincial, or federal levels. Watch the news, read those headlines, and act.

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COVID-19 pool testing comes to Bishop’s As the new semester rolls in, so does a new COVID testing policy. Saliva Pool Testing is the latest measure taken by the COVID-19 Task Force and the Campus Community Committee. This new form of testing represents an attempt by the University to take preventative action against the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

The decision to conduct pooled saliva tests comes as an alternative to individual testing. In the province, Public Health is the only body that can do clinical testing—the test often seen in images in which health professionals stick a cotton swab in the nose.

Therefore, in order to keep track of the virus in the BU community, the institution has opted for pooled saliva tests.

Students living in residence are asked to spit into phials, which are then compiled in groups of 50, usually by residence building. These samples are then sent to Sirem Labs in Knoxville, Tennessee, where the tests are conducted. If COVID-19 is detected in a sample of 50, then it is broken up into packs of five. When the group of five containing traces of the virus is found, then the university is notified and they, in turn, ask the group of five people to get individual tests. Then, the protocol in place last semester is initiated– contact tracing, self-isolation, etc.

As opposed to individual testing (which one undergoes once symptoms appear), pooled saliva testing is preventative. This means that cases can be identified before a person begins to experience symptoms, if they experience symptoms at all, which is frequent among young people. Of course, the question remains on whether pooled tests are as reliable as individual tests.

According to the Dean of Student Affairs, Dr. Stine Linden-Andersen, research into the reliability of these tests is still ongoing, but so far, the evidence suggests that it is reliable enough to be used on this scale. This procedure is widely used in the United States, she says, where institutions are using it to test their students. There are nevertheless existing limitations, including student participation in the non-mandatory tests. However, Dr. Linden-Andersen has said that only a few students have chosen to opt-out of the testing and that most students are willing to cooperate. Dr. Linden-Andersen would also like to thank the university’s community for its commitment to public health and safety. She acknowledges the sacrifices individuals are making to ensure the BU campus remains safe and would like to remind everyone of the many resources that exist on campus for support.

It is expected that these tests will continue at least through to March break, and there are currently no active cases of COVID-19 reported in the community. Questions still linger as to what the Fall 2021 semester will look like and when the public health and

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safety measures will be lifted. Unfortunately, only time will tell. However, the recent decline in cases and the rollout of vaccines to the more vulnerable show that there are reasons to be hopeful. Nevertheless, it will still be important to proceed with caution.

A reminder of the many on-campus resources available to all students (as described on the Bishop’s website): - COVID-19 Support Group in English and in French - BUnited Peer Support: please contact BUnitedPSC@ubishops.ca - Counselling Services: please contact studentservices@ubishops.ca or call 819-822-9695 - Sexual Assault Support & Healing Support Group - You can also contact Empower Me Mental Health and Wellness Support for 24 hour/7 day per week confidential counselling support at 1-833-628-5589.

Please visit https://www.ubishops.ca/future-current-students/student-campus-life/ student-services/ for more information on these services and for other services provided.

Students that are social distancing in front of Johnson Science Building.

Photo courtesy of Theresa Graham

The Goals of the new Sexual Culture Committee

Anika Malone, Scotia Sharpe, Nicholas Masse Contributors

It’s the duty of all members of society to fight for the values they find important in order to create a community that upholds a positive culture. The Sexual Culture Committee is a group of individuals fighting for respect, communication, and action to be instilled as top priority values at Bishop’s University.

The Sexual Culture Committee was born after a culmination of necessary Take Back the Night events. This committee aims to tackle the good, the bad, and the ugly aspects of sexual culture. Through previous student discussion forums hosted by Take Back the Night, it has been extremely clear that Bishop’s students are not satisfied with the current systems in place regarding sexual violence and sex education. Students have clear demands and ideas on the issues, and the committee is a space that aims to take those ideas and put them into action. School officials have yet to bring the much-needed changes to the Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence policies and Bishop’s: they have not implemented mandatory bystander intervention training, still have a subpar sexual violence prevention policy, and have not made resources clear enough to students.

The committee wants to turn this around.

To address all angles of sexual culture, three sub-committees will run various projects throughout the semester. The Sex Education Sub-Committee, run by Amie Godard, aims to create content that will educate students on a variety of topics such as biology and anatomy, healthy relationships, consent, sexual health and STIs, and much more. The Policy Review Sub-Committee, run by Scotia Sharpe, will be analyzing the current sexual harassment prevention policy in hopes of creating a better functioning system of justice for survivors of sexual violence. The Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Sub- Committee, run by Anika Malone, will be breaking down the services offered at Bishop’s to find ways, with her team, of making these services more accessible, useful, and unified. Training and gaps in faculty knowledge are being analyzed in order to provide staff members with the ability to respond effectively to a disclosure of sexual misconduct.

The goal of the committee is to create a safer sexual culture allowing all BU students to participate in healthy and fun relationships and social events without fear of harassment or assault. We want to emphasize the positive aspects of sexuality while being realistic and prepared for possibilities of toxic sexual culture. It is high time that Bishop’s join together to foster a community that regards all humans with the utmost respect and continually pushes for better services, relationships, and Take Back the Night 2020. procedures.

Courtesy of Theresa Graham To join the committee, contact Scotia Sharpe: ssharpe18@ubishops.ca.

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Equity, diversity, and inclusion at Bishop’s There is a glaring paradox when trying to address and give voice to issues of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI). The process of creating committees and groups that amplify EDI interests combines the voices of all groups who are marginalized within an institution or society; however, the joining of those voices cannot be mistaken as a single unit. They are a collection of different groups with different interests and priorities.

Reconciling this paradox is challenging, but it’s a task that students and faculty have decided to take on this year. An ad hoc consultation committee, co-chaired by SRC members Sufia Langevin and Filder Achan, held open meetings throughout the fall semester to hear from marginalized groups. Their main goal was to create a standing EDI committee that would be formed in the winter with a specific mandate and assigned roles.

The ad-hoc committee worked closely with the university’s Joint Senate & Board Task Force on EDI during the semester. Chaired by Professor Jenn Cianca, with Langevin as a vice-chair and 21 total members (six being students), the Task Force drafted a report that provided recommendations to the Senate and Board of Governors.

The mandate focused on researching what needs to be done at Bishop’s to address and fix issues of EDI. The report was finalized in December.

Nine subgroups with different focuses were formed from the Task Force’s members. Langevin, who is a half-Pakistani, queer woman, sat on the subgroups for minorities and racialized persons, and for EDI training. “We’re very happy with our information pile,” she says, “we’re coming close to something final.” Langevin recognizes, however, the daunting task ahead of pressuring the university to follow through with the recommendations. “Not all minority experiences are the same here or anywhere, so it’s really important that these initiatives are coming out.”

Some of the proposed initiatives include creating a public forum where minority voices are guaranteed to be heard, drafting a curriculum on teaching the potential harm of using certain language and terminology, and the creation of different safe and gathering spaces on campus. Langevin, who says she “embodies intersectionality” through her identity, does not limit herself to just a few initiatives. The final goal that she and her colleagues are reaching for is a complete culture shift in the way that Bishop’s approaches minority issues. Creating a more welcoming and transparent environment is the priority.

Dr. Jenn Cianca says accepting the elected role of chair on the Task Force was an easy decision. Having worked with friends at other institutions, she often ponders over how Bishop’s responds to EDI issues such as the recent Black Lives Matter protests.

Through data collection and surveys, the Task Force concluded that the institution needs to improve its communication with students and minority groups. “There are EDI

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policies that do exist but that people don’t know exist,” says Dr. Cianca, “and we need a central gathering place with an EDI expert who can be a liaison or a communications person, whose office can keep track of everything that’s happening and not happening.”

The report was presented to the Senate and the Board of Governors in December, but Dr. Cianca, like Langevin, says that the important work is to come. This winter, the Task Force expects to accomplish a lot. They have given the university short-term, mediumterm, and long-term recommendations and goals, one of which focuses on cleaning up the language in the university’s policies, which can easily be done. “Language is so important when it comes to respecting EDI voices,” says Dr. Cianca.

Other goals include hiring a permanent EDI Officer and drafting a curriculum on instructing faculty, staff, and students on EDI issues. The process, however, is bureaucratic. All decisions have to be approved by the Senate, and departments have a certain level of academic autonomy. Thus, rather than instating entirely new institutional policies, Dr. Cianca wants to focus on communicating policies that already exist.

The implementation of a standing EDI committee was spearheaded by Principal Goldbloom, who approached faculty with the project, which is receiving funding from the Canada Research Council. Following a massive survey in 2019 on EDI in universities by the federal government, institutions around the country have been creating similar committees to tackle these issues.

“We now have more data than we used to, and there’s more guidance on these issues,” says Dr. Cianca, who is embracing the political movement that is sweeping through Canada. She mentions how there is very little criticism and resistance to this project and process: “people have been elbowing each other out of the way to help. We have a culture that believes in this process.”

Bishop’s has the advantage of being a small institution where accountability is high by virtue of everyone knowing each other. But Dr. Cianca recognizes that EDI issues are still ongoing. “These things do happen, we cannot trivialize them. The student body needs to know that we are a government institution, every single thing that we do affects our relationship with the government and funding bodies. There’s a perception that we’re not doing anything because these things get held in limbo by contractual or legal issues, but there are so many hoops we have to jump through.”

Although the implementation of a committee is a significant step, Dr. Cianca says the work is always ongoing: “the work is infinite. Whatever we’re doing is not enough; there’s always more to do. Whatever we accomplish is a fraction of what we need to accomplish.”

Travelling to Canada during a pandemic as an international student As an international student, my position in Canada has been particularly problematic this past year. Having my life spread across several countries, which is already a challenge in the best of times, posed a number of problems when the pandemic sprang up and complicated the life of any student sharing my situation.

The question of returning home for the holidays was not an easy one to answer; I weighed pros and cons, various options, setbacks and benefits before settling on a final but still uncertain plan. I was fortunate enough that borders to my home country were open and that I could count on a trip home.

Going home was not the difficult part, though. As a citizen, I was guaranteed entry to my country without having to fear being turned down at immigration. I was not required a negative COVID test to fly and could get tested at the airport upon my arrival, my negative result exempting me from the need to quarantine provided I monitored my symptoms. Getting home was no particular challenge.

My return to Canada, however, was more demanding. With no assurance that I would be allowed to return even once I had landed in Canada, I had to make a compelling case for the border patrol agent that I should be let in. In order to do so, I started preparing my return just under a week before I left, combing through guidelines provided by Bishop’s and the Canadian government to ensure that I would have all the necessary documents to justify my return. Passport, visa, CAQ, a Casey Hebert Senior Copy Editor

copy of my lease, a quarantine plan, travel confirmations, proof of a negative test executed within the 72 hours prior to my flight, proof of enrolment at an accepted university, work contracts, and anything else that might tilt the scale in my favour were in my arsenal. From there, my acceptance into the country was at the discretion of the border patrol agent.

But being cleared to return does not place you out of the woods yet, since you still have to make

Immigration line at the Montréal-Trudeau International Airport.

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it through a two-week quarantine. Whether on or off campus, the mandatory 14-day quarantine presents a set of challenges that you have no choice but to deal with. On-campus, students take on the expense of quarantining in NoPo, confined to a single room with meals delivered to them. Off-campus, students have the choice to quarantine either in their own apartments or in a hotel. In either of these cases, you have to figure out how to fend for yourself: feeding yourself, ensuring you have all the supplies you require, finding ways to get them delivered if you don’t…

I will not pretend that my journey was particularly perilous, even considering the challenges I faced. In fact, I was quite lucky. For one thing, the border between my country and Canada is open, significantly simplifying my travel. I also benefit from the privilege of travelling between two major travel hubs, meaning that flights are not overly difficult to come by and that I don’t have to deal with layovers or connecting flights. Not all students flying from Canada to home and back again can boast the same ease.

To say that the pandemic has complicated life as we knew it would be to state the obvious, but it is a truth worth considering nonetheless, especially in contexts that are not our own. In a year where human connection became increasingly difficult to come by, with families being kept apart and interactions being limited, it is crucial to note the hoops people will jump through to make those past connections and find their way back to a foregone comfort. For many, despite the challenges it

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It can be hard to feel inspired these days. From the many young people learning online to the teachers tasked with motivating their students from a distance, the long days spent in front of the computer can make it difficult for all of us to find a creative outlet to express ourselves artistically.

Yet, somehow, we must.

For me, the simple act of journaling–the pairing of image and word on the page, coalescing in a cohesive, unified form–is perfectly suited for the state that we are in. Like a musician forced into performing acoustically in isolation at home, visual journaling strips art down to its essential elements, distilling the essence of one’s creative thinking and expression into its most basic, uncluttered form. It encourages those of us in a creative rut as well as those of us in need of pushing ourselves artistically to engage with the material, using any media we have nearby.

There are three types of journals that I have created with my students: a store-bought journal from Michael’s, a reclaimed journal made from a discarded library book, and a small hand-bound journal I created a few years ago. Depending on your budgetary restrictions and the curricular intentions that you have for these journals, all three of these books could have a place in your classroom. The hand-bound journal, my favourite and the least expensive of the three, offers a cost-effective approach to engaging with various artistic media as students record this unprecedented time in their lives.

By having students illustrate the ideas and emotions that they are wrestling with and record the creative processes they are working through, these young artists are creating a living document that they can return to later. And from these daily sketches and fragments of half-developed concepts, students have the ingredients to create a more fully realized

piece once they return to school. Until that point, though, our greatest challenge as teachers will be to keep our students motivated, inspired, and engaged.

Hopefully, journaling will help.

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Walking Through the Woods: a winter playlist Bridget Boucher Arts & Culture Editor

The snow has fallen, the hot chocolate has brewed, and you’re walking through the wintry woods to clear your head. Plug in your headphones and relax to some chill, acoustic music as you enjoy your time unwinding.

“Bloom - Bonus Track” The Paper Kites “Shiver” Lucy Rose “Youth” Daughter “Between the Bars” The Civil Wars “Fire and the Flood - Acoustic” Vance Joy “Cherry Wine - Live from Spotify SXSW 2014” Hozier “Sweater Weather - Spotify Sessions” The Neighbourhood “Pink Rabbits” The National “Right Where You Left Me” Taylor Swift “Stranger” Honeywater “Left and Leaving” The Weakerthans “American Dream” LCD Soundsystem “Punisher (Copycat Killer Version)” Phoebe Bridgers “Breezeblocks” alt-J “The Devil’s Tears” Angus & Julia Stone “Flaws” Bastille “Skinny Love” Bon Iver “Foresight” Beth O’Reilly “Cigarette Daydreams” Cage the Elephant “White Winter Hymnal” Fleet Foxes “Your Ghost” Greg Laswell “Cinder and Smoke” Iron & Wine “Rose Tint” Lulu & the Lampshades “San Cristobal” Mal Blum “O Children” Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds “Feelings are Fatal” mxmtoon “Peach Pit” Peach Pit “Savannah” Relient K “New Slang” The Shins “Toronto” Tusks “Blackbird” The Beatles “When the Darkness Comes” Colbie Caillat “July” Noah Cyrus

21 ways to celebrate Winterfest 2021

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By some miracle, Winterfest 2020 was untouched by the coronavirus, but this pandemic is a vengeful queen and had to get us back for that weekend of bliss. But hey, pandemic or no pandemic, Gaiters know how to have a good time! If you’re short on ideas here are some lockdown-friendly* activities you can do to keep the Winterfest spirit alive. (*I am by no means a public health expert, so please consult your local COVID-19 guidelines.)

1. Go through your parents’ closet and put on the most outrageous ’80s winter attire you can find. No ’80s wear? No problem! That dusty old (faux) fur coat will do just fine! Bonus points if it has mothballs in the pockets.

2. Go cross-country skiing or snowshoeing at the Old Lennoxville Golf Course. It’s free for BU students!

3. Wear ski goggles everywhere you go all weekend to let people know that you can name at least one winter sport.

4. Lace up the skates you haven’t touched since grade school and hit the local outdoor rink or pond (not recommended if the pond isn’t frozen).

5. Stand outside your front door (or on your balcony) in line with your family/roommates in -26 °C weather for 45 minutes.

6. Hop on Zoom for Fireball shots with the homies.

7. Get some fresh air after dark (but before the curfew) in the dead of winter and have a balcony/back deck party with your roommates/family members.

8. No balcony or backyard? Turn off the heat, open all your windows, and blast an amateur DJ set on YouTube.

9. Pick up that woodworking hobby like you’ve always wanted to and build a shot ski.

10. Build a hill and rails in your backyard.

11. Walk through your house with your boots on.

12. As soon as you wake up on Sunday morning spin around in circles as fast as you can. If the room doesn’t keep spinning when you stop, you’re not doing it right.

13. Pour yourself a beveragino with breakfast.

14. Draw straws to see who’s going to fall asleep on the floor before the night even starts and who’s going to have to figure out a way to get them back to their room.

15. Have a competition to see who can hide the most water bottles in their winter clothing. (Can be done over Zoom or as a great way to teach your younger siblings an important skill.)

16. Make a thermos of hot chocolate, walk to the closest snow-covered hill and go tobogganing! Bonus points if it’s just the snowbank outside your house.

17. Make a pong table out of snow in your backyard.

18. Watch TPAC Film’s video of Winterfest 2020 on Youtube. Bonus points if you shed a tear remembering the good old days.

19. Holler out your window and make friends with a neighbour you’ve never met before, follow each other on Instagram, declare that you are now best friends, then never speak to each other ever again.

20. Pour one out for the homies you can’t get together with this year.

21. Cheers to Winterfest 2022! (Hopefully. Fingers crossed. Knock on wood.)

A town crier’s announcement: the Wyrd Words podcast is out!

Cecilia Alain Contributor

Hear ye, hear ye! Please turn your head, for I have jolly news to spread. I, the Wyrd Apprentice, will show you a work that follows this premise: during the dreadful summer of the 2020 plague, when teachers and theatres alike were clouded in vague, three mighty scholars decided to grab their myriad worries by the collar. The first is our own Dr. Jessica Riddell: while her degree is in English, her words are très belle. The second is Dr. Murray from UPEI; a better conversationalist I dare you to find. The third is UNBC’s Dr. Lisa Dickson, with whom this literary enterprise was begun.

I humbly put my nose into the project’s technicalities, making me the so-called apprentice, if you please.

Dr. Dickson lends voice as a host of first choice, and her thoughts on the future of learning during a pandemic launched queries about the fate of all things academic.

She gathered, through the Internet’s magic channels, her two aforementioned Bard-kin, and they devised a series of panels. Side-by-side, they worked steadfast until they had crafted a powerful podcast: the Wyrd Words it is called, after the Bard’s own forecast.

With this claim, let me reframe the origins of this name: “Wyrd” is not exactly “weird,” although they come from the same beard: Shakespeare uses this word in the Scottish play when Macbeth met three “Wyrd sisters” on the first day.

“Wyrd” means fate, hence the witches’ prophecy, but of late this word means strangeness, you see. Our three professors united before for a course called Shakesperience and they have ever since utilized the “Wyrd sisters” sobriquet with recurrence.

With this adventure, into the unknown future of education they venture. When Dr. Dickson is not accompanied by her colleagues, she welcomes guests from similar leagues: teachers, creators, actors, and practitioners; of a learned demeanour, not fearing icebreakers. These enthusiastic speakers discuss education, theatre’s COVID-reactions, online instruction, student impressions, Hamlet’s isolation, and Paradise Lost’s ramifications. They wish for, in today’s world, the renewal of hope, and their words, I do believe, can help us cope with the tragic and stay aware of the unusual, so we can better appreciate literature and theatre’s magic.

For those who would be inclined to ask, the Wyrd Words Podcast is out at last on all the streaming apps up to the task; verify Spotify, stay attune to iTunes, run fast to Google Podcast. If you can allow, give it a follow, and know that your ears are in for a good show.

Yours truly, the Wyrd Apprentice.

Cécilia Alain

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We were never strangers, not even for a moment Where have I seen you before?

In a dream A thousand years ago Of all the places to meet.

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Fitness tips to stay healthy during the pandemic My time as a Business student-athlete at Bishop’s University has provided me with some of the most valuable experiences and lessons of my life. In my opinion, students’ biggest takeaway from their university experience should be to gradually discover who they are as a person.

Personally, I decided that I would spend my life helping people in relation to their health. Fitness does not provide any value to an individual if they are not also healthy mentally and spiritually. I have interacted with people deemed “fit” who are actually not healthy overall. Whether it is stress, social circles, or substances—ideal concerns for college students—these people may be externally fit, but internally it is a disaster. In my short time as a fitness and health consultant, I have been able to aid dozens of people in their growth as it relates to these aspects of health and fitness. Like any self-employed, entrepreneurial individual, my business has its inconsistencies, but I keep coming back for more every day because it truly is my passion.

What are some practices you can consider during the pandemic to keep your health in check?

“Begin with the end in mind,” as Stephen Covey says.

In other words, begin each day with a clear plan of your activities of the day. This will allow you to take the necessary steps daily to achieve your personal goals.

Keep your water intake high. Roughly a gallon a day is a great place to start. Filtered water, such as Brita or Zero water, is preferable to ensure to drink good quality water. Indeed, tap water can have fluoride and other heavy metals. Therefore, your body must spend more of its resources on filtration. The human body is composed of seventy per cent water, so why not pay a little more attention to your hydration?

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Sleep, without a doubt. I could go on endlessly about its importance, but just know that giving up sleep now will have significant impacts later in your life.

Additionally, we have a lot on our plates as students, and if you want to perform well in school, prioritizing rest is essential. I have had periods of time in my university career on low sleep, and these were the times I was breaking out, stressed, underperforming, and overall just not a pleasant individual to be around! We can all admit we have been there.

To make sleeping more effective and efficient, shut off all electronic devices well over an hour prior to bedtime.

Further, operate in a dark environment, read a book prior to sleep, mitigate light exposure as much as possible, and cut off fluid intake at least one hour prior to sleep. The goal is to rest and rise at the same times daily and stay asleep throughout the duration of the entire night.

Engage in breathwork. I always thought breathwork was trivial, but I was wrong. A good place to start is box breathing. If you’re curious about this breathing method, it is well explained on the internet. I can promise you that incorporating breathwork consistently will significantly reduce stress, create emotional stability, and clarity of the mind.

Get some exercise. Let’s keep things simple, physical activities such as daily walking for twenty to thirty minutes can do wonders for the human body. You can regulate your weight, appetite, and overall metabolism. It will regulate hormones, endorphins, and other neurotransmitters.

Nothing but positives.

Have any questions or inquiries? You can reach out to me on Instagram (@reecet9), via email at reece.tomkow@ gmail.com, or via text message: (778) 960-1099.

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A balanced breakfast.

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Adrien Wilmot Contributor

Sport has been proven to be a source of motivation for many students across the world, Canada, and especially at Bishop’s University; whether you’re a Gaiter on the field or in your heart, sports are a part of BU’s spirit. The university has given students and the Sherbrooke community a lot of resources to practise different types of physical activities within the campus.

Not only does it allow every single sports team of the Cougars and the Gaiters to practise for their respective seasons, it also plays a big role in the path of many students.

Indeed, whether it be for practising sports with a team or only to get some stress out of the semester, every student has the chance to get access to those installations as part of their tuition.

First of all, the expansion of the John. H. Price Sports and Recreation Centre back in 2015 offered a lot of different activities through the basketball court, the ice rink, training rooms and many other facilities. Then, during the freezing winter season we have here in Quebec, people have the chance to do cross-country skiing on the beautiful tracks made on the golf course which crosses the woods that are next to the campus.

As we all know, these past months have been really hard for the mental health of everyone, but even if Lennoxville and Bishop’s University themselves might have temporarily lost a bit of their festive heart, people have relied on every little thing the city and the campus have to offer.

You can do many outdoor activities within close range of BU, such as walks in the Atto Beaver Park, which starts from the other side of the bridge. Also, there is a path for snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, and walking that extends from Lennoxville to North Hatley (on those days you cannot write the paper that is due next week, a long walk can get your ideas flowing).

The good news is that, as of next week, we will be able to practise outside with up to four people. If I had to recommend one activity for a study break with your long-missed Bishop’s friends (or that date the lockdown made you regret you did not ask out before),

it would be to drive ten minutes from Bishop’s to the skating rink at Parc du Domaine Howard. It is illuminated every night and creates an enchanting decor while practising one of the Canadians’ favourite activities.

In conclusion, whatever the season, the Eastern Townships have always been known for offering many outdoor activities. These are beneficial to physical and mental health, which can be rough through these hard times.

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After a blistering start to the 2021 campaign, the Montreal Canadiens find themselves near the top of the NHL. To say this has been a remarkable start to the season is quite an understatement. It has quickly become clear that Quebec’s team will compete for the top spot in the new North Division this year.

With lots of uncertainties surrounding the beginning of the NHL season, it has truly been a blessing to watch our favourite team play. With newcomers such as Josh Anderson and Tyler Toffoli filling in key roles that were once weaknesses for the Habs, Montreal finally ices a team with unlimited upside.

Not to mention the stellar play from our young guns down the middle, led by Nick Suzuki and Jesperi Kotkaniemi, the Canadiens have a rejuvenated look on their 12-man forward core. Suzuki’s line, flanked by Drouin and Anderson, has consistently been in the league’s top 5 lines for expected-goal percentage, one of the most important advanced statistics.

Additionally, seeing an outpour of offence from the onset of the season, Danault’s line, consisting of 11 and 90, has also found itself in the league’s top ten in the same exact stat. This bodes well for the team, considering third line forward Toffoli led the league in goals during the

beginning of the season. The Habs seem to have filled all the missing pieces on offence.

To continue talking about Montreal’s newcomers, defencemen Joel Edmundson and Alexander Romanov have added themselves beautifully to the already impeccable blue line. With Montreal dressing four left-handed D-men every night, Romanov, the Russian youngster, has adapted himself skillfully to the requirement of playing on his offhand.

Veterans Shea Weber and Jeff Petry, the two only righthanded blueliners for the Habs, account for most of the team’s minutes on the back end. Whether it’s on the power play, penalty kill, or 5-on-5 play, the Habs seem impenetrable. Goalies Carey Price and Jake Allen have had it relatively easy to start the season, but it is without a doubt that their contribution to the team’s success has been noticed.

We can ponder and discuss who has had the biggest impact on Montreal’s incredible early season success, but one man stands above all else.

General Manager Marc Bergevin has brilliantly put together a roster while also battling the constant change of COVID-19 regulations. Our GM had a couple of tricks up his sleeve during the off-season, proving once again that

he should be in the conversation as one of the league’s best heads-of-office.

He added five key pieces that could be instrumental in this team’s late-season run, or with any luck, the deep playoff push we all hope to see. Having a successful Montreal hockey team has been a long time coming, and we’ll all be watching, from home, on the edge of our couches.

Photo courtesy of Guilhem Vellut*

COVID- and curfew-friendly outdoor activities near Bishop’s The recent (and honestly, not-so-recent) restrictions on travel and activities have allowed Bishop’s students to explore the Estrie region through outdoor winter activities.

Nowadays, hiking, snowshoeing, skating, skiing, and snowboarding have been a wellreceived break from studying within our homes, apartments, and dorms. Below is a collection of available activities within the region to explore while the days get colder and the homework gets easier to procrastinate.

Hiking is one of the most popular activities within the region, and it’s fairly easy to see why. With the easy accessibility, incredible views, and little to no cost, the Estrie peaks are among the best places to explore. To start, Mount Bellevue is an obvious choice, being 10 minutes from Lennoxville by car. The intricate network of trails dedicated to walking includes a fantastic view of the city of Sherbrooke.

Moving 40 minutes from Lennoxville, Mont Stoke is another incredible view of the region. The Boucle du Mont John Guillemette is one of the most popular trails, an intermediate path of 4.7 km lasting around 3 hours.

The next incredible view can be seen from Mont Mégantic, a 50-minute drive from campus. The Sentier des escarpments trail is 6.4 km, around a 3-to-4-hour hike with great views of the valley of the Ruisseau de la Montagne. The next mountains include Mont Shefford and Mont Ham, both an hour’s drive from Lennoxville. Mont Shefford includes around 5 km trails at an intermediate difficulty with beautiful views of Granby, and Mont Ham contains an 18 km trail network, with 10 trails for all levels. This mountain includes one of the most breathtaking panoramic views at the peak.

Skiing and snowboarding are other popular activities in the area, with ski mountains being close to campus. Mont Bellevue, located within Sherbrooke itself, offers 10 main trails, with a snow park and a quad lift, while only being a 10-minute drive away.

Mont Orford and Owl’s Head are two other mountains relatively close to Sherbrooke, with Orford being a 30-minute drive and Owl’s Head an hour’s drive. Mont Orford, on the day of writing (Jan. 30) has 29 trails open, with four glades and six chair lifts running, and Owl’s Head has 36 trails open, with five lifts running.

Skating, another classic activity, is available locally with more than 30 rinks and ponds prepared and maintained annually within Sherbrooke. They are open every day from 10:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., with the condition of rinks being updated daily. The closest to Lennoxville is Atto-Beaver Park, at around a 15-minute walk from campus. This rink has a

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changing hut and a boarded skating rink with four nets. COVID-19 measures for all rinks include a maximum capacity of 25 people, physical distancing being enforced, and stick and puck being allowed only in specified parks.

Lastly, as a part of the “Let Sherbrooke Shine” initiative, there are six pop-up winter public spaces available around Sherbrooke until March 7. These include Strathcona Square winter garden, Place Well Sud blizzard, Illuminated mural on Wellington Street South, Snowy forest in the Parc du Petit-Canada, King Street East seasonal space, and our very own Square Queen ice floe next to the Familiprix. Each seasonal space and art installation is set up for Sherbrooke residents to enjoy, and a map of each space is available on the Sherbrooke website.

I encourage all Bishop’s students to take a break from their pre-recorded lectures, Teams meetings, essays, and Moodle quizzes to spend some time within Sherbrooke or the surrounding area and appreciate some of the natural wonders around us. The Estrie region has provided a plethora of opportunities for every type of winter activity, now go out and enjoy them!

Photo courtesy of Michel Craig**

*Courtesy of Guilhem Vellut, used under CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/), retrieved from: https://www.flickr.com/photos/o_0/30423749922/in/photolist-NmrEUsqgNJse-7b1sMp-5shfBL-bEHpq1-MCF2ks-7b1tuk-5shjeS-5sd6SZ-rbj3q1-rbj2ZG-MCXrTu-4J35ff-Myj7uX-qW9zGr-qW2rhd-7b5gMq-Myj9qa-rdBoFV-5sd2Ce-8QRdWW-rdsFgn-rbj32Ls3D6Vu-rabPH7-qW2sLW-qgAts9-5scVxx-8Rzj4N-MeJ1Rs-qgAtLL-7uiWAf-5h4vuW-qWbuh2-qW2sE3-qW9yZe-g2qg8z-8QS6fu-g2pfLq-qW2sHE-LRuTFs-7b1sF2-5shiKQ-5shhyN-MeJ8vEMyj7a8-5shogA-5sd1Xr-5shmDu-5scW94, title: Centre Bell @ Montréal, modification: cropped from original. **Courtesy of Michel Craig, used under CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/), retrieved from https://www.flickr.com/photos/mcdemtl/38829078394/in/photolist22acbdS-2kiuEZc-dpeShE-N3Y7VS-FqAmJ-2jNNwdB-2xSJ3n-2xSLuF-2xSPEk-2xX73A-2xX5mq-2xX9Dj-2xSxNM-2xSwRp-2xSsGD-2xWZgU-2xStTM-2xSBwF-3RAhFr-2xSvnF-aDCzWK29jH1oj-aDCJek-5wSF2-p8eMsy-5uPEts-45dZ-aDCNsM-21LyKNE-Lmr4Ck-fMymj-pZoDEW-75oDp6-rxaPtC-83dBPR-dpeSdj-45ds-5rNKwU-scAUg1-vg9YmC-5rJqm2-45dX-srSTKw-45dy45cr-45dV-45dW-45dN-45cA-45dU, title: Mont Orford.

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Canadian study permits dropped 45 per cent since March Canada is ranked as one of the best places to study in the world, before Australia, Germany and Switzerland. The country is famous for its nature, its wide-open spaces and its welcoming population.

Due to the pandemic, there has been a major shrink in the number of international students coming physically to Canada for their studies. As remote learning gives more flexibility, it seems that studying online from abroad is now common practice. In order to attract foreigners–crucial participants to the Canadian economy–the Canadian government decided to create a new work permit a few days ago. The main goal of this new permit is to give students more time to find a job and then, apply for permanent residency after they finish a graduate program.

International students participate actively in the wealth of the country by paying university fees significantly higher than locals do. Indeed, an international student at the undergraduate level at Bishop’s University would spend an average of 24 thousand dollars in tuition fees against 10 thousand dollars for out of province, French citizens and Belgian francophone students, and only three thousand dollars for Quebec residents. The loss of student revenue coming from overseas for higher education institutions should amount to six billion dollars annually.

International students also participate in Canada’s GDP growth by purchasing food and paying for rent on the Canadian territory.

The reported loss related to the current lack of international students on the territory is estimated at approximately 22 billion dollars, says Andrew Schrumm, the senior manager of research at RBC. In the United Kingdoms, 42 per cent of students surveyed answered that they were not interested in studying online. This survey raises the following question: are students deleting their entry to the territory they were supposed to study in due to a lack of options or is it because they prefer to study remotely? Studying remotely seems to be more of a temporary solution that students had to choose for lack of a better option.

Financial stress. Students from all around the world have been hit directly by the financial consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and had to cut down on expenses even if it means

staying at home with the parents. The ones who were counting on their part-time jobs in restaurants, coffee shops, and shopping centres to pay their bills are currently jobless. In Quebec, the Prime Minister announced on Feb. 2 that restaurants would remain closed until Feb. 26 in the Eastern Townships, but on the bright side, as of Feb. 8, the barbers, hair salons and shopping centres will reopen, giving a lot of students their part-time jobs back.

Mental Health. Avoiding to travel abroad during this pandemic may be preserving students’ mental health. Indeed, a survey conducted in the United States reported that 71 per cent of the students interrogated indicated a net increase in stress and anxiety due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Graph Courtesy of Stephanie Hughes of Yahoo Finance Canada.

Source: IRCC, RBC Economics

Battle on Bay 2021: my case competition experience When people think of going to battle, they think of soldiers in armour fighting for their country. Battle on Bay was nothing like that, you can rest assured. The event was filled with students in suits pitching stocks and competing for first place.

I first heard of the Battle on Bay Case Competition, organized by Ryerson University, through the Bishop’s University Finance Society (BUFS) Instagram page. A friend of mine wanted to participate as well so we thought it could be fun to sign up together. At this point, we had no idea what we were getting into. We just thought it would be an interesting opportunity to learn and occupy ourselves over the winter break.

We were given seven days to both analyze a company’s financial portfolio and create a 15-minute PowerPoint recommendation to buy or sell the chosen stock. At first, it did not seem that difficult, but gradually, we realized that it was a very complex and timeconsuming exercise. You spend hours working with your group members collaborating and making the best presentation possible. Initially, 15 minutes seems like a lot of time, but you soon find out that it is not nearly enough time for you to say everything you have to say. You must be concise and emphasize the most important aspects of the recommendation.

Not only are you preparing a presentation to convince people working in finance to buy or sell a specific stock, but you also have to be prepared for any questions from the jury during the Q&A section. All the judges come from the finance industry, so they definitely know more than you and aren’t afraid to test your knowledge by asking you questions. If you do not have a response to a question, you had better come up with something rapidly.

Battle on Bay isn’t just about a case presentation, it is also a four-day networking event.

Workshops were organized to help participants network with each other and develop interpersonal skills. Also, industry professionals shared some insights with us.

Not only did I learn a lot about the world of finance, I also enhanced my teamwork skills. Working within a team on such a huge project takes a lot of cooperation and collaboration. These are skills that I will carry into the future. I also had the opportunity to work with upper-year students and learned a lot from them.

Overall, I strongly suggest all Business students take part in at least one Case Competition over the course of their education at Bishop’s University. It is an excellent

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opportunity to use your business knowledge outside of the classroom, and it allows you to connect with other students as well as people in the industry.

BUFS Team 1 (Patrick Thompson, Max Toguri-Laurin, Vivianne CourteRathwell, Emmett Maher) placed 3rd out of 14 teams.

Photo courtesy of Ryerson University Finance Society