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Mississippi Heat
Blues fans were delighted
with the performance
of this Chicago band at
Georges last Saturday.
ENT., PAGE 18
John Murchie
The Argosy interviewed
the Struts Coordinator
and Sackville icon on the
occasion of his retirement.
ARTS&LIT, PAGE 7
November 24, 2011 Dusting of our crampons since 1875 Vol. 141 Iss. 11
A THE RGOSY
Mount Allisons Independent Student Newspaper
Sackville tradition kicks off holiday season
An event thats
about more than
just shopping
Carly Levy
News Writer
It was madness in the streets
last Friday night as the Christmas
shopping season in Sackville ofcially
began. Te frst evening of the
towns bi-annual holiday tradition,
Midnight Madness is a twenty-two
year old event that encourages holiday
shoppers and storeowners to stay up
late for Christmas themed activities
and great deals at local businesses.
Hosted by the Main Street
Redevelopment Sackville Inc., the
event started over two decades ago
when local businesses were looking for
ways to promote the downtown. Te
event includes vendors selling goods
on the sidewalks, volunteer musicians,
and other organizations ofering
family-friendly activities and creating
a lively and festive atmosphere in the
streets of Sackville.
Most downtown businesses were
open and ofering sales and discounts
to shoppers. Local merchants ofered
Christmas savings throughout the day
and night. From the Cackling Goose,
where the owners gave tours of their
newly renovated store, to Tidewater
Books and Te Crofter, great deals on
unique and local gifts were plentiful.
Fog Forest Gallery held a late
night open house, while the Curiosity
Shop and Joeys also hosted live
entertainment. Tere were also lots of
opportunities for a late evening snack.
Pickles held a barbecue on Main
Street, with all proceeds going to the
Sackville Skate Park, and the World
Bazaar, hosted by Mt. A international
students at the Sackville United
Church, gave locals a chance to taste
favours from around the world
Tere were lots of things to do to
get into the Christmas spirit. A horse-
drawn wagon ride took shoppers
on a tour of the town, and Santa
Claus visited Town Hall where town
councillors and volunteers were serving
hot chocolate, warm apple cider, and
cookies. Tere was a Christmas craft
and baked goods sale inside Bridge
St. Caf, where several regular vendors
LATE-NIGHT, PAGE 6
Cuthbertson to be
vacant in September
Rachel Gardner
News Editor
Cuthbertson House, currently
housing the sustainable residence
community, will remain vacant next
year due to a surplus of beds in the
Mount Allison residences. Residences
were informed on November 5 that
the sustainable residence community
will be moved into Anchorage and
combined with the healthy-living
program, removing the twelve
residence spots that were a part of
Cuthbertson House.
Te move comes as a result of both
a surplus of beds in Mt. A residences,
and as a result of needed renovations
to the Cuthbertson building. Senior
Resident Assistant Lydia Blois
pointed to the single-paned windows
in the residents during an interview
with Te Argosy as proof of the
structural concerns with the building.
Our core reason for existing as a
house is to promote sustainability and
environmental awareness, and while I
love the community feel, I believe we
are not living up to our potential and
our reason for existing if we let being
sustainable take second place to having
a smaller community, expressed Blois.
While there are a number of concerns
regarding the continuance of the
small community feel in the move to
Anchorage, which houses twenty-one
students as opposed to the current
twelve in Cuthbertson, residents have
Sustainable
residence moving
into Anchorage
SUSTAINABLE, PAGE 4
Argosy/Lea Foy
The holiday season in Sackville is kicked off every year with an all-ages event that has kids
activities, live music, and plenty of shopping so the Christmas spirit lasts until late into the night.
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Canadian jazz ensemble, Ingrid Jensen
and Friends, took to the Brunton stage last
Saturday night for the third of seven concerts
in the Performing Arts Series.
Refreshments are served at Victoria
MacIssacs Between Walls opening
reception at the START Gallery on November
18th.
Mountie basketball player Marlon Smith
of Amherst, NS drives by Heather Cusack of
Saint John, NB.
For the rest of this article go online to the
CUP Newswire at www.cupwire.ca
Hipster: counter-culture or
mindless trend?
A look into the true
meaning of this
popular style
Leah Batstone
The Concordian (Concordia
University)
MONTREAL (CUP) What do
you think of when you hear the word
hipster? For hipster haters, it is an
arrogant trend follower, who loves
sarcasm and drinking Pabst Blue Ribbon
while wearing black thick-rimmed
glasses with no lenses. It is clear to see
that it has become an overused word that
has lost its signifcance and impact due to
mainstream popularity.
Dr. Zeynep Arsel, who jokingly calls
herself a hipsterologist, is an assistant
professor in Concordias marketing
department. Her doctoral dissertation
looked at the intersection of indie culture
and mass mediated hipster narrative and
the consumption patterns that emerge as
a result of this co-optation.
She explained how marketers began
pegging people with the term hipster.
Were talking about 90s. Tis was
where indie music was very exotic and
interesting and nothing like anything
out there. Marketers were trying to
understand, and I was looking at, the
media discourse about indie music.
Gradually, journalists and marketers
started to label and categorize people
who are in this indie culture as hipsters.
I dont know what the challenge was
with [labelling] indie, but it was sort
of a production system rather than a
lifestyle," she said. "Using hipster helped
them understand what indie was about.
CUP
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Shale gas companies told to frack off
Mount Allison
students join in
NB protests in
Fredericton
Rachel Gardner
News Editor
With the words frack of sprawled
across red shirts and protest signs
in hand, a team of Mt. A students
bustled onto a bus early Saturday
morning to participate in the
province-wide shale gas protests in
Fredericton, NB. Starting with a
march from the Old Burial grounds
through the streets of Fredericton,
over 600 people gathered for the rally
in front of the provincial legislature
buildings.
Its important to preserve our
provincial resources and I dont
think New Brunswick should
pursue resource extraction that
compromises water, ecosystems, and
land integrity, stated fourth-year
student Abigail McGillivary, who
attended the protests.
Hydrofracking is a controversial
method of capturing natural gas
by injecting a mixture of water,
sand, and chemicals into the
ground, creating cracks in shale
rock formation so that natural gas
can be released. It has been linked
to contamination of water sources
and detrimental health efects
within communitys where shale gas
companies have been present.
Te Environmental Activism
course taught by Dr. Brad Walters
advertised the event to Mt. A
students and organized the bus
transportation to the protests. Ten of
the sixteen students in the class have
organized around the shale gas issue
within NB, making
bumper stickers,
Facebook groups,
and t-shirts with a
self-made logo for
the protest.
Tis is an
example of
p a r t i c i p a t o r y
learning, which
is something the
University often
talks about,
comments Professor
Brad Walters. I
thought this protest would be a good
opportunity for the class to see what
real activism looks like If you look
at the Occupy Wall Street protest,
we see more people getting directly
involved because theyre fed up with
the long decision-making process.
Tird-year student Kory
DEntremont commented on the
importance of protest actions in the
political decision-making process,
particularly around shale gas. Its
easy to complain when youre sitting
at home, but youre harder to ignore
when theres a thousand of us on the
streets, expressed DEntremont.
Te Ministers need to realize that
voters are against this.
Te rally itself lasted for close
to two hours, hearing from
speakers representing aboriginal
communities, Acadians, Atlantic
youth, and the community of
Penobsquis, whose
water supply has
been devastated by
both the Potash
c o r p o r a t i o n
and shale gas
companies. Te
Raging Grannies,
Chris Boudreau,
and a variety of
other Atlantic
Canadian musicians
performed a number
of protest songs,
including one to the
tune of John Lennons Give Peace a
Chance. Te crowed swayed their
protest signs to and fro as they sang,
All we are saying is no shale gas.
One of the most heartfelt speeches
on the efects of shale gas was given
by Chris Bell of Penobsquis, where
sixty homes have lost their natural
well water and springs, there has
been decreased property values, and
a horizontal displacement of land.
Industry changes the landscape
forever... It divides the community,
stated Bell. It changes who you are.
In the past couple of weeks, I have
been told that I am angry and to
let go. Tat is an easy thing to say
to someone who has lived without
water for six years.
Te Conservation Council of New
Brunswicks Freshwater Protection
Coordinator Stephanie Merrill spoke
near the end of the rally, stating that
the organization currently has over
12,000 signatures on its petition
to put a moratorium on shale gas
development within the province.
Te petition has a week left, and will
be presented to the NB Legislature
on Tuesday, November 29.
Tis is one of the largest petition
campaigns weve been a part of, and
weve been around for forty-two
years, commented Merrill. Water
really binds us all together.
Te ceremonies concluded with an
invitation to remain at the legislature
alongside the Maliseet, who set up a
Peace and Friendship Treaty teepee
on the lawn of the Fredericton
legislative buildings and stated that
they would occupy the legislature
until Wednesday.
One of the obligations under the
[Peace and Friendship] Treaty was to
protect the sacredness of the land,
stated Alma Brooks, member of the
Maliseet Grand Council. What
these [shale gas] companies are doing
is in gross violation of the treaties.
Brooks said the Maliseet nation got
involved after hearing about the
struggles in Penobsquis. A water
ceremony was carried out at the Old
Burial Grounds in Fredericton in
July to symbolize the sacredness of
the water and pray for its health and
protection. Tis was the frst time the
Maliseet opened their ceremonies to
the public.
I have to speak out because the
animals and the birds that fy in the
air dont have a voice, said Brooks.
We must speak for them and protect
the sacredness of the Earth.
Over thirty students travelled
to Fredericton, NB on Satur-
day, November 19 to partici-
pate in the shale gas protests.
Upper Left: Students
march down the streets
of Fredericton towards
the provincial legislature.
Upper right: Professor Brad
Walters poses in his protest
shirt designed by students
in his fourth-year Environ-
mental Activism Seminar.
Bottom Left: Mt. A students
pose for a group photo at the
Old Burial Grounds in Fred-
ericton before marching to
the provincial legislature.
Photo Credit: Brad Walters
Its easy to complain
when youre sitting
at home, but youre
harder to ignore when
theres a thousand of
us on the streets.
Kory DEntremont
Third-year Mt. A
student
Hydrofracking and Shale Gas Facts
Gallons of hydrofracking fuid injected
into the ground in the U.S. containing one
of the following carcinogenic chemicals:
benzene, toluene, xylene and ethylbenzene
Percentage of hydrofracking fuid recovered
from shale gas wells
11.4 million
Cubic feet of natural gas between the Sussex
and Elgin areas of New Brunswick
67 trillion
20-90%
4 000 m
3 Amount of water used in one frack-job in a
single well. Wells are fracked fve times.
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November 24, 2011 argosy@mta.ca NEWS
Security Concerns at Mt. A
VP Campus Life Michael Watkins included on his agenda that the
Students Administrative Council (SAC) is partaking in research regarding
security at Mt. A. When ffth-year student Alex MacDonald asked why
the SAC was doing this, Watkins replied that there have been a number of
concerns from students.
Generally some students dont always feel one-hundred per cent safe
and secure on campus, so its just something that were looking into, said
Watkins. Social Science Senator Natalie Brunet asked what measures are
being used to obtain this information, or whether there will be a specifc
meeting that will be held for students to voice their concerns and suggest
solutions to deal with the issues. Watkins is looking at how to efectively
communicate with students and get their feedback on the issue, whether
through a survey or just talking to people, but he said he is open to
suggestions. Watkins concluded that he is looking into the role of security
at Mt. A.
I do hope to have a meeting with the actual security department in the
comings weeks just to talk with them about how they see their job, said
Watkins. Watkins explained that they are trying to understand how safe
students feel, stating that he is still in the preliminary stages of deciding
how to address the concerns.
Expiry Date on Student Cards
In response to a previous Councillor concern that suggested putting a
students year of study on their Mt. A student card, Watkins said that he
is waiting for suggestions from students about what direction to take. He
presented the option of putting an expiry date on student cards, which
would allow students to use their cards at every location.
However, by putting an expiry date on your card, say fve years after
your frst year, the card is then no longer useful after you graduate, stated
Watkins. Whereas the system we have now, places that do accept it will take
your card for years after youve actually graduated as long as you still kind of
look like your picture, commented Watkins.
Councillor Natalie argued in response to the comment that students
should have full use of their card while at school. But the point is you are
supposed to be able to use your student card fully when you are a student,
said Brunet. It was also brought to Councils attention by Emma Young
that students are able go to the Registrar and obtain a slip of paper that
states a students proof of enrolment at Mt. A, and this should be taken into
consideration in the discussion.
Decision on Don Contracts
Edwards Representative Evelyn Wainewright asked if there would be room
for further discussion regarding the dons contracts after Vice-President
International and Student Afairs Ron Byrne has gone through his review
of the contract and fnal revisions. Watkins confrmed that Byrne will
consult with SAC President Pat Joyce and himself before the decision goes
public, and that Byrne wants the decision to be fnal. Of course he wants it
to be a fnal decision, but there is always room for us to state our opinions,
said Watkins.
When Watkins was asked if he had spoken to any of the dons about
the issue, Watkins said that he had not spoken to any dons recently, as it
is his job to advocate for student concerns, not the dons concerns. Te
reason for not speaking to the dons was to avoid any speculation that there
was manipulation around under the table dealings and that kind of thing,
stated Watkins. Obviously, this is a decision that afects the dons. However,
theyre not the ones making the decisions, so therefore they are not the ones
I necessarily need to be talking to.
Bike Co-op
Michael Watkins announced that the Town of Sackville was interested
and willing to provide some funds and infrastructure to the Bike Co-op
program. Watkins wrote in his report that they also ofered to help us fnd
a location in the downtown core that will also function as a rental outpost
in the community.
Watkins said that the launch date for the coop is tentatively set for the
spring of 2012. Tis deadline is very up in the air, depending on funding
and all the infrastructure that we still need to acquire, so hopefully it will
be up before students leave, said Watkins.
Jef Skip Fraser Scholarship
VP Finance and Operations Pat Losier addressed the question as to why
the Jef Skip Fraser Scholarship deadline was pushed back one week. Losier
responded that no applications were received last week, and fve were turned
in on the Monday before the previous deadline.
We made the determination that maybe there was a better way that
we couldve got the word out there, a more active social media push,
said Losier. Based on the number of applicants and their applications, the
committee usually determines the number of scholarships given out and the
amount of money distributed, according to Losier.
SAC looks
into security
measures at
Mount Allison
Vanessa Million
Political Beat Writer
Sustainable residence community to combine with
Anchorage healthy living program
Continued from cover
asserted that is the people that make
the residence, not the building. I
think the RA and President have a
lot of infuence, comments frst-year
student and current Cuthbertson
resident Ian Chew. Lydia Blois and
[House President] Vanessa Million
have been getting people together
in the house. It depends on who
is leading the house and who is
getting us together in the frst place.
More importantly is what kinds
of personalities the house brings
together.
As the sustainable residence
community, Cuthbertson institutes
a number of eco-friendly living
practices. Residents use drying
racks over dryers, have limited
shower times, keep their heat around
ffteen degrees Celsius during the
winter, and can be fned for keeping
the lights on. About half of the
Cuthbertson residents are also
members of EcoAction.
One of the most important
environmental initiatives, according
to Cuthbertson House President
Vanessa Million, is the communal
dinners. Food for the meals is
purchased through a community-
supported agriculture share with
Natures Valley Route Farms and a
bulk order of non-perishables from
the New Brunswick-based Speerville
Farms. Costs are kept down by
ensuring wide participation of the
residents in the communal meals.
Cuthbertson is currently the only
residence to have the meal plan
option of seven meals a week, which
allows the residents to participate
in these communal meals together.
Right now, Anchorage residents are
not ofered the seven meals a week
plan. Only residents of Cuthbertson
are ofered that meal plan, states
Million. I would hope that since
the eco-friendly ideals are being
transferred over to Anchorage house
and hopefully communal meals as
well, that the seven-meal a week
plan would still be open to those
residents. Other Mt. A residences
are currently only ofered the choice
between a fourteen meals a week
plan or an unlimited meal plan.
Te sustainable residence
community began in Carriage
House with seven students in 2005.
Te program was established after
a fve-year long student initiative to
develop an eco-friendly residence
program, with the original concept
being to build a house with straw
bale construction. However, an
existing building was eventually
used instead, with environmentally
friendly living habits and programs
being planned by the house. Te
sustainable residence community
moved to its current location in
Cuthbertson House in 2007.
Te administration has yet to
release a decision on whether the
Cuthbertson building will undergo
renovations, be torn down, or be left
vacant for next year. Tats still in
the decision-making process, stated
Director of Student Life Gayle
Churchill. Nothing happens that
quickly. I cant imagine that decision
has been made yet at all.
Harmonies for Humanity
Habitat
coffeehouse
raises funds
for affordable
housing
Geoff Hutchinson
Argosy Staff
Last Friday nights Habitat for
Humanity fundraising cofeehouse
brought more than a dozen
performers together to showcase
their musical talents and to raise
money for the Mount Allison chapter
of Habitat for Humanity. Te event,
held at Joeys Restaurant, attracted
a crowd of students that flled the
restaurant. Fourth-year student
Graham Wilbur acts as the Secretary
and Communications ofcer for the
Mt. A Habitat for Humanity. Tis
is his second year with the society,
which raises funds towards the
construction of sustainable housing
for low-income families. Students
fundraise for most of the year, then
travel to help build the houses. Mt.
A Habitat for Humanity has already
helped to build a house in Moncton,
and the society will be travelling
to Florida during the independent
study week in February.
Fourth-year student Aleisha
MacLeod attended the event because
she felt that the organizations work
was important in allowing families
to live better lives. [Habitat] is a
good cause because it helps people
help themselves, stated MacLeod.
Its not a hand out, but a hand up!
Tird-year student Josh Daley-
Gilfoy shared a similar view of the
organization, saying that he was
Argosy/Rosanna Hempel
Cuthbertson residents found out on November 5 that the sustain-
able residence program would be moving to Anchorage next fall.
attending the event to help out a
worthy cause that made a diference
locally and globally. To this end,
Habitat has put on a variety of
other fundraising events this year,
including bottle drives and the
Coats for Kids campaign, aimed
at involving both the community
at large and students within the
university community. Tis is
the second year that Habitat has
partnered with Joeys to fundraise
for their charitable work.
Te manager of Joeys stated that
theyre committed to helping Mt. A
as much as they can, and this latest
partnership between the restaurant
and a Mount Allison society
continues this commitment.
Te event brought together artists
showcasing their talents, and drew a
large crowd to support a great cause.
All money raised will go toward
fnancing the societys eforts in
Florida in February 2012.
Te Argosy www.argosy.ca
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NEWS
Town mourns loss
of Amber Kirwan
Investigation
ongoing in the
case of murdered
nineteen-year-
old student
Carly Levy
News Writer
Te body of a young woman who
had been missing since early October
was found recently after weeks of
searching. Amber Kirwan of New
Glasgow, Nova
Scotia was last seen
leaving Doolys
Pool Hall after
a night out with
friends. Kirwan was
allegedly leaving
the bar to meet her
boyfriend, who
reports that she
never showed up.
Te RCMP in
Pictou County
is investigating
the death of the
nineteen-year-old,
which they are now
confrming was a homicide. After
nearly a month of searching, new
information led police back to an area
they had previously searched just one
week after Kirwans disappearance.
Her body was found on the property
in a wooded area on November 5,
approximately thirty kilometres
from where she was last seen.
A private resident of New Glasgow
promised a $15,000 reward on
Facebook for information regarding
Kirwans disappearance on the
morning her body was found. Police
have not said whether the money led
to the discovery of the body, and now
the donor is saying the money will be
made available for anyone providing
information leading to Kirwans
killer.
CBC.ca has reported that police
have found evidence after a week
long search of a residence close to
where the body was found, and has
also seized two vehicles. One of
the vehicles, a 2002 grey Impala,
yielded evidence that will aid in the
investigation, and the other is still
being held and searched. Tere have
been no arrests made thus far in the
investigation.
Friends and family of Kirwan,
who was a student at the Stellarton
campus of the Nova Scotia
Community College, spoke of her as
the nicest person you could ever meet,
and as a beautiful wonderful girl who
will be missed. Her family released
a statement describing Kirwan as
a warm and compassionate girl
who worked hard
and stayed out
of trouble. Te
statement also
said that Kirwans
parents received a
letter, accepting her
into the practical
nursing program
at the NSCC just
two days before her
body was found,
a testament they
said to how much
promise she had.
Words cannot
express our
heartbreak, our sorrow, or our
profound sense of loss, said Kirwans
cousin Tara Costen in a recent CBC
article. Amber was a wonderful
daughter, sister, granddaughter,
niece, cousin, friend, and girlfriend.
Residents of New Glasgow
maintained what they called the
wall of hope, while teams searched
for Kirwan. Now Ambers Wall, a
concrete retaining wall downtown,
is lit by hundreds of candles,
stretching for twenty metres, serving
as a gathering place for grievers. A
memorial service was held in Truro
at Victoria Park on November 8,
where mourners dressed in green,
Kirwans favourite colour. Hundreds
of friends and community members
paid their respects at the funeral in
Stellarton on November 12.
Words cannot express
our heartbreak,
our sorrow, or our
profound sense of
loss. Amber was a
wonderful daughter,
sister, granddaughter,
niece, cousin, friend,
and girlfriend.
Tara Costen
Cousin of Amber
Kirwan
From Eskimo to
Inuit in 40 years
ITK Fourtieth
anniversary
conference
charts history
and future of
Inuit in Canada
Julia McMillan
Arts & Literature Editor
Te frst of November marked
the 40th anniversary of the Inuit
Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), an
national Inuit advocacy organization
founded in 1971 to promote the
interests of Inuit at the national
level. Between November 1-3, Inuit
people gathered at the National
Arts Centre in Ottawa to celebrate
the evolving relationship between
Inuit and Canada, and attempt to
confront current issues facing Inuit
communities in Canadas North.
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, formerly
Inuit Tapirisat of Canada, is the
national voice of the approximate
55,000 Inuit living in ffty-three
communities across Inuit Nunangat,
which includes the Inuvialuit
Settlement Region (Northwest
Territories), Nunavut, Nunavik
(Northern Quebec), and Nunatsiavut
(Northern Labrador).
Te conference title, From
Eskimo to Inuit in 40 Years, refers
to a change in the name the Inuit are
known by in Canada - from Eskimo,
a word from another language
with negative connotations - to an
indigenous word, meaning the
people. It refers even more broadly
to the increasing political role of Inuit
in both Canada and the international
community, with the conference
being comprised of discussions
that focused on topics such as Inuit
presence and representation in the
media, climate change, sovereignty,
and the threatened Inuktitut
language.
President of the ITK Mary
Simon reminded Canadians of
the importance of documenting
and celebrating
the advancement
of Inuit cultures,
asserting the
importance of Inuit
history to Canadas
past, present, and
future.
From the
original meeting of
the minds in 1971
that kick-started the
land claims process, to the series of
Constitutional debates leading to
the inclusion of Aboriginal rights
and freedoms in the Constitution
Act of 1982, and more recently, the
Apology to victims of residential
schools, Inuit history is an important
chapter in the story of Canada, said
Mary Simon in a recent ITK press
release. Inuit history is Canadian
history, and our future as a people
is fundamental to the future of
Canada.
Te conference acted as a spotlight
to illuminate the many pressing
issues surrounding Canadian
Inuit culture. Discussions on the
transformation of education systems,
political determination among Inuit
youth, and the Inuit presence within
Canada and abroad will help chart a
path for the next forty years of Inuit
social and political development.
Nobel Peace Prize nominee,
renowned Inuk activist, and
Mount Allison University Visiting
Professor Sheila Watt-Cloutier was
a panelist on a discussion called
Beyond Our Borders. Te panel
explored the contributions of Inuit to
international issues such as resource
development, climate change, and
trade legislation, as well as what
global pressures Canadian Inuit may
face in the future.
Other notable discussions from
the conference included a speech
entitled Use it or Lose it: Inuit
Language and Education. Led
by ITK President,
Mary Simon, the
discussion examined
the struggling
survival of Inuktitut,
and its importance
to Inuit cultural
identity. Nunavik
language activist
Zebedee Nungak
was a panelist for
the discussion, and
referred to the linguistic genocide
of colonial powers, appealing to the
federal governments responsibility
in ensuring the recognition and
survival of the Inuktitut language.
Currently in Nunatsiavut, which
has more than 4,00 Inuit residents,
only 550 reported Inuktitut as their
mother tongue in the 2001 census.
We cant forget or ignore our
past language, said Nunatsiavuts
Language and Culture Minister
Johannes Lampe. Weve been
assimilated but we have to revitalize
it.
Conference speakers included
Inuit Tapirisat of Canada founding
members Tagak Curley and Meeka
Kilabuk, Nunavut Premier Eva
Aariak, Nunavik Senator Charlie
Watt, Nunavut Senator Dennis
Patterson, Nunavut Languages
Commissioner Alexina Kublu,
Inuvialuit language specialist
Beverly Amos, ICC (Canada)
President Duane Smith, Nunavik
satirist Zebedee Nungak, and CBC
Radio hosts William Tagoona and
Joanna Awa.
Inuit history is
Canadian history, and
our future as a people
is fundamental to the
future of Canada.
Mary Simon
President of the Inuit
Tapiriit Kanatami
Internet Photo/Te Edmonton Journal
Mary Simon is President of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, which represents Canadas 55,000 Inuit. The ITK
recently celebrated their 40th anniversary, holding a national conference on issues facing Inuit culture.
Internet Photo/Journal Pioneer
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November 24, 2011 argosy@mta.ca NEWS
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Egyptian cabinet resigns
Te Egyptian Cabinet submitted
its resignation to the states
military-led government early on
Tuesday. Te resignation comes
in response of mass unrest in the
state that has been raging for fve
days in opposition to the military
regime that replaced President
Hosni Mubarak after he was
ousted nine months ago. Te latest
protests in Egypt, which are being
held primarily in Cairos Tahir
Square, have already claimed the
lives of more than twenty people,
with dozens of others injured.
Egypt is set for parliamentary
elections on November 28.
Col. Gaddafs spy chief
captured
Just one day after the capture of
Colonel Muammar Gaddafs
son Saif al-Islam, the spy chief
of the former Libyan dictator has
also been captured. Abdullah al-
Sanussi, sixty-two, was captured
on Sunday in the south of Libya.
Sanussi, the brother-in-law of the
former dictator, is thought to have
been the right-hand-man of Col.
Gaddaf. He and Saif al-Islam are
wanted for alleged war crimes by
the International Criminal Court.
Sanussi has also been implicated
in the 1996 massacre of more than
one thousand inmates at the Abu
Salim prison in Tripoli.
Pope Wraps up African
tour
Pope Benedict XVI said an open-
air mass in Contonu, Benin on
Sunday to end his three day tour
of the continent. Te mass was
translated into at least ten African
languages and broadcast in St.
Peters Square, Vatican City. Te
Pope toured the country of Benin,
applauding and encouraging the
spread of Catholicism in Africa,
and also spoke out against the
use of witchcraft in Benin. Benin
is in the heartland of the Voodoo
religion.
New sanctions on Iran
Te United States, Canada,
and Britain announced tougher
sanctions on the Islamic Republic
of Iran on Monday in a coordinated
efort to further dissuade the
Middle Eastern state from
attempting to expand its suspected
nuclear weapons program. Te
new sanctions target the countrys
petrochemical industry, as well as
its oil and gas businesses. Tese
sanctions come just days after the
Atomic Energy Agency reported
that it had new concerns about the
possible militarization of Irans
nuclear program.
This Week in
the World
A weekly miscellany
compiled by
Scott Green
The pleasures and perils
of working abroad
Michel Ttu
addresses Mt. A
students
Marc-Alexandre
Chartrand
Science and Technology Writer
On Friday 18, Michel Ttu spoke to
students at Mount Allison about his
experience working abroad as a trade
commissioner for the Government
of Canada. By imparting the story of
his personal experience to the Mt. A
audience, Ttu intended for students
to learn how to make well-informed
decisions and prepare themselves
for working abroad.
Ttu started working for the
Canadian Department of Foreign
Afairs in 1983, and spent over
nine years working abroad. He was
stationed in many diferent places
including Boston, London, Munich,
and Kuwait. Prior to entering
Foreign Afairs, Ttu had never been
out of North America; he explained
that leaving his comfort zone and
travelling abroad was not always
easy.
Stationed in Kuwait in the late
1980s, Ttu witnessed the First
Gulf War frsthand, when Saddam
Husseins army invaded the Kuwait
with personnel carriers, tanks, and
armoured gunships, turning the
city into a war-zone. At this point
the Canadian government ordered
Ttus transfer to Baghdad, where he
remained in confnement for three
months during his most turbulent
times abroad.
It was in Iraq that Ttu lost more
than twenty pounds and discovered
the true meaning of hunger and fear.
Untrained in survival, he explained
that he felt totally helpless and
vulnerable, and though not a
practicing Christian, it was only by
praying that he could get to sleep
each night. After three months Ttu
was released and went on to spend
the next four years of his life in
Germany.
While in Germany, Ttu
witnessed the demise of the
communist presence there. He was
present for the reunifcation of East
and West Germany, a milestone in
the nations history. Ttu regards his
time in Germany from 1989 until
1994 to be the peak of his diplomatic
career.
An outstanding feature of Ttus
story was the humble simplicity with
which he illustrated the trials and
tribulations that can be encountered
while working abroad. His own
experiences illustrated both the highs
and the lows of working abroad, and
demonstrated that one never knows
what lies ahead.
Ttu expressed home that students
interested in working overseas would
be able to learn from his experience.
In the latter half of his presentation
he ofered a few pieces of advice:
When living in another country and
another culture, it is important to
remember that things elsewhere are
done in a diferent manner, which is
no better or worsejust diferent.
He stressed that it is important to
remain culturally sensitive; to respect
the values, beliefs, and lifestyles of
diverse peoples.
Ttu also emphasized the
fact that students interested in
working overseas should set their
expectations before they venture
abroad. When working in foreign
areas it is often challenging to
achieve balance between professional
endeavors and ones personal life.
Ttu warns students that they
should be prepared for hardship,
poverty, misery, stench, and [being]
exposed to disease, but adds that
the experience is very fulflling and
rewarding.
Ttu expressed gratefulness for
having had the opportunity to travel
so extensively, and regarded the
Canadian Department of Foreign
Afairs as a good employer. He noted
that though the agency is currently
facing employment cutbacks, by 2013
there should be new opportunities
ready for university graduates.
Ttu gave straightforward
responses to questions posed by
students without putting forth any
embellished truths or providing
any evasive answers. He reminded
students that working abroad
should never be about the money.
Working abroad wont bring you
fnancial gainsyou get your reward
elsewhere, he said, and added, I
am rich in what I have seen and
experienced abroad.
Ttus inspiring story and
continued work in the feld of
international business currently
shows that the possibilities for
students interested in working
abroad are boundless and that life is
full of surprises.
Late-night holiday shoppers hit the
streets of downtown Sackville
Continued from cover
from the Farmers Market, alongside
a few new vendors, were set up.
Te event also provided an
opportunity for special interest
groups and organizations to
fundraise or raise awareness of their
cause. Many groups take advantage
of this, including local sports teams,
church groups, and clubs from Mt.
A, who set up at picnic tables that
lined the sidewalks downtown.
Groups such as Garnet and Gold,
Eco-Action, and the anti-fracking
group were also set up to provide
information and raise awareness of
their organization.
Argosy/Lea Foy
Argosy/Fiona Cai
ARTS & LIT
Te Argosy www.argosy.ca
Putting Sackville
on the map
Artist profle
on Struts
coordinator
John Murchie
Julia McMillan
Arts and Literature Editor
Sackville is known throughout the
Atlantic region as a town rich with
artist energy and innovation. Tis
is in large part due to the eforts of
John Murchie. Although his name
may be unfamiliar to some Sackville
residents, the fruits of his labour as
the coordinator of Struts Gallery are
certainly not lost on them. Murchie
has made an undeniable contribution
to the towns artistic legacy, and has
helped put Sackville on the national
map as the cultural crossroads of
Maritime Canada and hes not
going to stop there.
John Murchie has worked at as
the coordinator of the local artist
run centre, Struts Gallery and Faucet
Media Arts Centre, since 2003. After
a full and somewhat serendipitous
career, the artist and writer will be
retiring from his role as curator this
year.
For twenty-one years Murchie
and his wife, Gemey Kelly, have
called Sackville home. Hailing from
a small town in New Jersey, United
States, Murchie has had a life full of
chance encounters and opportunities
that have led him to where he
is today. A librarian by training,
Murchie cultivated his passion for
the arts while working at the Nova
Scotia College of Art and Design
(NSCAD), where he began to explore
conceptual art.
Murchies passion for art has been
palpable throughout
his career at Struts
Gallery. He has
played an integral
role in the growth
of Sackville's artistic
community by
developing diverse
p r o g r a m m i n g
and events at the
gallery. Murchie
acknowledges that
Struts has come a
long way since he
has been involved
with it, particularly
by creating an art world outside of
Mount Allison University.
Tere wasnt really an arts
community that was independent
of the university. Struts, when I got
here, was sort of a larger version of
START it was mainly driven by the
university. Tere was a much tighter
connection to the school than there is
now, recalls Murchie.
He maintains that its important
to have some separation between the
university and the community arts
scenes, which is something he has
tried to do as the gallery coordinator.
Its a diferent perspective. [Struts]
is not driven by the same kinds of
concerns as university run art venues.
Te Owens Art Gallery is embedded
in the kind of pedagogical structure
of the University, so naturally a lot
of the things it does has to do with
education. Tats not
particularly what
were about. [Struts]
is about budding
artists and people
who are interested
in what they do, and
what they make.
Te budding
artists to whom
Murchie refers are
the many talented
individuals who
partake in the
gallerys rapidly
developing artist-in-
residence program.
One of my immediate observations
about New Brunswick was that it
didnt look too far artistically, and
that didnt particularly appeal to me.
Tere are a lot of professional artists
in town who have some real stature,
and they realize that they have to go
to Montreal or Toronto to see new
art. But, there is no reason that we
cant use all the resources that we have
around [Sackville] to create new ideas
and new perspectives, and ultimately,
a more renowned art community
right here. So, thats beginning
to happen [through the artist-in
residency program], but theres still a
long way to go.
Indeed, Murchies vision for
Sackvilles place in the larger art
world extends much further. He
hopes to see the town get more
national recognition and funding, so
it can continue to evolve artistically.
Murchies plans for retirement
seem obvious: I want to become
a famous artist and make a lot of
money, so I can retire in the fashion
Im accustomed to, he jokes. In truth,
he does hope to spend more time
in his studio and continue his own
artistic ventures.
He intends on pursuing several
writing projects, including a
Pictionary of artists who have worked
in Atlantic Canada since 1649 that
has been ffteen to sixteen years in the
making and an examination of the
efects of Canadas Council funding
in the region.
Murchie will also help realize his
vision of giving the Maritimes more
national as well as international
recognition by partaking in a joint
exhibition entitled Oh Canada! at
the world renowned Mass MoCa, the
largest centre for contemporary arts
in the United States. Opening in May
27, 2012, MASS MoCA will mount
the largest survey of contemporary
Canadian art ever produced outside
Canada.
John Murchie has worked
hard to give Sackville a more
national presence in the art
world and give budding artists
both from the univeristy and
the community at large, the
opportunity to display their
work. He is retiring from his
position as coordinator of
Struts Gallery after nine years.
There is no reason
that we cant use all
the resources that we
have around [Sackville]
to create new ideas
and new perspectives,
and ultimately, a
more renowned art
community right here.
John Murchie
Struts Coordinator
Internet Photo/Daily Business Buzz
Why aren't you reading Te Remains
of the Day? It may have been released
twenty years ago, but, like any good
book, its concerns are as relevant today
as they were at any point in history.
Te novel, in the words of the author,
Kazuo Ishiguro, is an examination
of the un-lived life, a life uninvolved
with its own fate and its own destiny.
Te paths of politics, history and
unachieved love are mirrored, layered
in delicate juxtaposition. In addition
to being a sublimely-crafted book,
it is among the constellation of rare
novels that makes you (or it least it
made me) ask questions about your
life, the most vital of which is, "What
is important in my life?"
Te book is told as a kind of diary
of Mr. Stevens, a butler who served in
an aristocratic and politically-central
household in England in the years
leading up to the war. Te story is that
of his journey through the English
countryside and, now heading into old
age, mostly follows his recollections
about the consequences and lost
possibilities of his life of service. Te
novel is deeply preoccupied with the
hazards of being uninvolved, with
both your own life and the life of the
The Remains of
the Day
Joel Young
Arts and Literature Writer
political world. Honourable, dignifed
service was the crux of Stevens' life,
a life which he now confronts as
he faces what is left of his future.
Ishiguro's skillful manipulation of
voice is unsurpassed. Te novel is in
many ways heart shattering, Salman
Rushdie described it as beautiful and
cruel. It truly encapsulates the horror
of a life of unfulflled dreams: the only
way to cope with it is to retreat from
responsibility, fee into our hazy day-
to-day existence.
Te Remains of the Day is a novel
that has the ability to expand what we
see in life and what we see in others. I,
at least, found myself wondering how
many people lead un-lived lives, also
wondering why they are forced to do
so. Sad and spectacular, Remains is a
fantastic book for anyone fascinated
by the intricacies of life.
The Mount Allison Third Year Drawing
Class (FINA 3101) will present a series
of small drawings in the Argosy during
the Fall term. This is an assignment for
students to publicly present drawings in
an alternate venue, and to experiment
with disrupting normal images found
in newspapers and print media sources.
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November 24, 2011 argosy@mta.ca
ARTS & LIT
Music lovers are in for a treat on
Friday, November 25, when the
Gryphon Trio returns to Sackville as
part of the 2011-2012 Mount Allison
Performing Arts Series. Tis "must-
see" performance by the renowned
piano trio, winner of the 2011 Juno
award for Classical Album of the
Year, will take place at 8:00 p.m. in
Brunton Auditorium (134 Main
Street).
Te members of the Gryphon
Trio Annalee Patipatanakoon,
violin; Roman Borys, cello; and James
Parker, piano are extraordinary
musicians in their own right.
Together, they form one of Canada's
premier chamber groups, hailed by
one Toronto critic as approaching
"national treasure status." Te trio
is known for performances that
display an unerring sense of style,
wit, and elegance, together with an
unsurpassed sense of ensemble and
balance. BBC Music Magazine
described their playing as "exquisite,"
full of "delicacy and sensuous beauty"
and "breathtaking tonal control."
Te Gryphon Trio is one of our
nation's busiest ensembles, with a
large body of recordings under the
Analekta label and concert tours
Celebrated Gryphon
Trio back to perform
around the globe. Strongly committed
to expanding the piano trio
repertoire, the trio has commissioned
and premiered over 50 works. Te
ensemble has also been involved
in many educational activities,
including masterclasses, workshops,
lecture series, young composer
programs, and the new Listen Up!
project, an ongoing collaboration
between composers, performers,
educators, and community schools.
All three members of the Gryphon
Trio are Artists-in-Residence at the
University of Toronto's Faculty of
Music.
In their Sackville concert, the
Gryphon Trio will perform works
from the classical, romantic, and
contemporary repertoire, including
Piano Trio No. 3 in C Minor, op. 1,
no. 3 (Beethoven), Piano Trio No. 1
in D Minor, op. 32 (Arensky), and
"Solstice Songs" by Atlantic region
composer Andrew Staniland a piece
commissioned by the trio and frst
performed in the spring of 2011.
A piano masterclass, led by
Gryphon Trio member James Parker
and featuring students from Mount
Allison's Department of Music, will
take place in Brunton Auditorium on
the afternoon of Friday, November
25 from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Tis
presentation is free of charge and
members of the public are encouraged
to attend.
Tickets for the Friday evening
concert with the Gryphon Trio are
$28 for adults and $15 for students,
available at the Mount Allison
Bookstore (62 York Street, lower
level) and at the door. A limited
number of complimentary youth
tickets (for ages 4-18) are available
as part of the "Bring a Child Free"
program; concert goers who wish
to take advantage of this ofer are
urged to place their orders as soon
as possible. For information and
ticket inquiries phone 364-2662,
e-mail performarts@mta.ca, or
visit www.mta.ca/departments/
PerformingArts/.
The Facts:
Who
What
Where
When
Violinist Annalee
Patipatanakoon,
cellist Roman
Borys,and pianist
James Parker make up
the Gryphon Trio
The world- class
trio will perform
at Mt. A as part of
the Performing Arts
Series.
The Brunton
Auditorium
November 25 at 8 pm
Internet Photo/GryphonTrio
Don't miss the Gryphon trio tomorrow night at Brunton.
Argosy Photos/Fiona Cai
START Gallery displays the work of Victoria MacIssac
in her exhibit Between Walls. Her opening
reception on November 18 attracted a strong
crowd of student and Sackville resident art lovers.
Creative Writing
Te Arts and Lit Section accepts creative writing pieces each week. If you
are a budding poet, dabble in fction, prose or perhaps are creating your
own literary genre, email argosy@mta.ca to submit your masterpiece
and share your work.
At the quiet, the fronts of walls stood still
all lined up, on each side of the street, just so
their leafets promising trust and what is more
a world of stakes there to be claimed?
or just looked at? and high hope
and blood under the bridge.
Somewhere in public parks bands will play
family friendly music and couples will walk
those content few, the ones that make the lonely run -
up and down howsoever on each side of the street,
where blood drips down the storm drains
before the storm comes and umbrellas open
and tremble.
Tere is no calling card anymore, if ever
by the bar stool next to mine:
there is nothing to be said, now, at the end
just listen!
to that little song a wail away
take another drink, and please
not an eye should pause upon the stains
on the bathrooms linoleum foor, it is
just another little no, resting on the tiles
And if the whole world ran, to a better clime
there would, undoubtedly, be a ruckus at the airport;
and people might walk through walls
then there would be blood, by the checkpoint
and along the stairs.
But no thing will move, no it will not.
No thing or body will slink into the night.
Tere is:
No calling card by the bar stool next to mine
Was that seat ever flled, or just taken?
Tere is nothing to be said
Nothing to be done
Whatever,
Maybe later,
Howsoever

I escape from happiness.
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By Samuel James Wilson
Im at a bar or maybe its a party, either way Im
not having nearly as good a time as I led myself
to believe I would, babbling ridiculously with
familiar faces, who are just as drunk as I pretend
to be. Whats happening between us is far from
discussion, however, the possibility for that has
been killed by the loud atmosphere and by a
polluted sense of human connection. Or maybe
Im just a jerk, who knows.
I cant leave yet, someone is bound to notice if
I do, so I sit and I fancy while my mouth spews
meaningless drunk chat so simple my mind
can wonder. Maybe my problem is that I never
have any input. Dont you ever wish there was
some Troubleshooting program you could run
and it would just tell you if and what was wrong
with you? Ten you wouldnt have to sit around
worrying about it.
Someone once told me a story that was boring
and mostly meaningless, but I remember fnding
the setting very interesting and it popped into
my head as I sit here fapping my mouth. Te
story was set in a distorted reality where physical
connection between people was common but what
people really longed for was intimate conversation,
to feel entwined in another persons thoughts
while they in theirs. People would lie awake at
night imagining all the things that could be said,
fantasizing about what other minds were like. Tey
desired nothing more that the simple and natural
beauty of a boundless mental connection with
another mind.
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I suppose the reason this intrigues me is because I build this very world around myself. I superimpose qualities in other people that
make me believe they are estranged and distant from me.
As always this kind of thinking makes me brooding and melancholy. Te certainty grows in my mind that I wont fnd that sort of
connection, not here, not tonight.
I slink away and decide to go for a walk, imagining what life would be like if I reached out to a random stranger on the street and
told them all my fear and that all I wanted was to connect with them on a deeper level than just a passing nod or a feeting smile.
Maybe I would be surprised to fnd myself in a world more abound with creative and intelligent individuals than I could imagine.
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ARTS & LIT
Winter is fast approaching, and for
many here in blustery eastern Canada
that means wool hats, mitts, and
sweaters are being excavated out of
a closet or a basement after a long
summer hibernation. For some, it
means a chance to bust out the old
needles and yarn, and have a go at
knitting some fun apparel.
Te Owens Art Gallery hosted
a Handmade Study Break last
Wednesday, in which Paula Jean
Cowan gave tutorials on beginner
knitting and needle felting. Cowan
is a local artist and regular instructor
in the Mount Allison Fine Arts
Department. Tis was a great
opportunity for those interested in
knitting and needle felting to hear
some expert advice on all things
related to wool and it's many uses.
Knitting is like mitochondrial
DNA, said Cowan. At frst I
didnt understand; knitting does
look somewhat like what I imagine
mitochondrial DNA to look like,
but surely it also looks like spaghetti
noodles, or carpet.
Cowan continued to explain that
in sexual reproduction, mitochondrial
DNA is inherited from the mother.
Likewise, knitting is a practice that
if often passed down by females from
one generation to the next. I think this
is a great way to understand knitting,
although obviously the gender-
specifc nature of this analogy isnt
absolute knitting is a great activity
for both sweet dudes and rad ladies.
Rather, the analogy emphasized the
importance of passing on traditions.
After going over some basics of
knitting and needle felting, small
groups were formed and Cowan
continued to lead the workshop. Te
Handmade Study Break series is
intended to be an informal artist-led
session that welcomes everyone in the
community. Keep posted with the
Owens Gallery to make sure that you
attend the next Study Break.
Joel Young
Arts and Literature Writer
Crafters gather
at the Owens to
learn from Paula
Jean Cowan
Handmade
Study Break
Te Mount Allison Performance
Arts Series has been a rousing success
this season, featuring high energy
performances from high caliber
musicians. Te most recent instalment
of the series was no exception. Jazz
trumpeter and bandleader Ingrid
Jensen and friends gave an impressive
performance to a packed Brunton
Auditorium, playing a variety of
contemporary jazz pieces.
Raised in Nanaimo, B.C, Ingrid
Jensen is no stranger to the world's
most prominent jazz scenes. Her
performances as a band leader and
featured soloist have taken her around
the world, from Canada to Japan,
Australia, South America, South
Africa, the Caribbean, and to almost
every county in Europe. Te jazz
trumpet virtuoso has been nominated
for several Junos, and has taken home
the prize for "Best Mainstream
Album of 1995" for her album
Vernal Fields. Te same year, Jensen
received the "Best Newcomer Award"
at the Cork Festival in Ireland, and
weeks later won the second annual
Carmine Caruso International Jazz
Solo Trumpet Competition held in
Kalamazoo, Michigan. Last Saturday,
Jensen's travels brought her to
Sackville, much to the delight of a full
house of jazz fans.
Jensen, along with seven other
musicians, including Sackville native
Joel Miller on tenor sax and Jensens
sister, Christine Jensen, on alto and
soprano sax, played two played out
sets that showed of the ensembles
ability to improvise and play intricate
material.
Te performance was very
impressive; every single musician was
wonderfully adept and amazing to
watch and listen to. Te performance
seemed a bit thrown together at
times likely due to the fact that
this was the only show these eight
musicians played together this
season but the groups artistry and
musicianship always shone through
despite some cluttered moments. It
was really great to see a jazz ensemble
play in Brunton.
Te frst half of the program was
fery and intense, consisting of four
pieces that, for the most part, segued
into one another. Te frst piece was a
composition by the ensembles pianist,
Jazz performance highlight
of Performing Arts Series
Ingrid Jensen and
friends bring Jazz
to Brunton
Joel Young
Arts and Literature Writer
Maggi Olin, entitled Madgiea.
Te piece was pretty interesting,
beginning with some sultry piano and
alto interplay. It reminded me a lot of
1970s fusion compositions, although
the instrumentation was much more
orthodox and not dependant on
electronic sounds. Olin kicked of
the solos in this piece with several
wonderfully smooth and tasteful
choruses. She used a lot of block
fourth chords interspersed with fashy
sixteenth note runs, McCoy Tyner
style.
Te program gradually progressed
from fairly traditional jazz
compositions to pieces that were
hyper-contemporary. Jensen played
her trumpet with style and ferocious
virtuosity throughout the evening
her trumpet was constantly the focal
point of the music. She used a few
delay and loop efects to give the
ensemble a thoroughly post-modern
appeal. Te fnal selection of the frst
set was a frantic, aggressive piece
that reminded me more of modern
electronica than contemporary jazz,
albeit jazzy electronica. Te piece
ended with a wild drum solo from
Jensens husband, Jon Wilkan, before
returning to the main theme.
Te second set was more laid-
back; the ensemble seemed to have
caught their stride, playing less fashy,
more sentimental pieces. I feel as
though the second half found the
ensemble playing more openly, and
communicating better as a group
of musicians. My favourite piece of
the evening was an arrangement of
Joni Mitchells Urge for Going.
Tis piece began with an absolutely
amazing sentimental and virtuosic
vocal and bass duo, and built into a
complex piece that featured several
really interesting solos.
Te next instalment of the Mt.
A Performance Series will be the
Gryphon Trio, one of Canadas most
acclaimed and celebrated chamber
ensembles. Te concert is at 8:00 pm
on Friday, November 25 in Brunton
Auditorium.
Argosy Photo/Rosanna Hempel
Argosy Photo/Rosanna Hempel
Argosy Photos/Rosanna Hempel
The Handmade Study Break drew a huge group of knitters
last Wednesday night to de-stress and learn a new craft.
When I meet Death,
I will not be afraid, but instead ask:
Want a cookie?
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I woke up one day, and discovered the world had turned yellow,
like butter melting on toast, an egg yolk beaten in a bowl.
I am worried that I will not be able to fall asleep at night,
the garish light seeping behind my eyelids, leaving me a wrecked and raving monster,
desperate for some shut-eye.
Maybe I can hope for blindness, washing all the colour away and leaving me with
sweet dreams.
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opposites attract,
so where is
my extrovert?
Waiting
FEATURES
November 24, 2011 argosy@mta.ca
Amnesty International campaigner visits campus
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Mt. A students with Craig Benjamin, poster in back of Columbian indigenous leader Kimy Domic.
Discussing
the state of
aboriginal
people
Geoff Campbell
Amnesty International (AI) recently
stated that, globally, Canadas
standing as a reliable human rights
champion has dropped precipitously.
Tis is due to a number of actions that
the Canadian government has taken
to undermine universal human rights
principles, chief among them respect
for the human rights of Aboriginal
Peoples. On November 17, Craig
Benjamin addressed Mount Allison
students, shedding light on this issue.
Indigenous peoples in Canada
have been very successful in bringing
cases before the United Nations (UN)
human rights bodies, and the Inter
American Commission on Human
Rights. Te expert bodies that oversee
state compliance with human rights
treaties like the UN Convention
on Civil and Political Rights have
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repeatedly urged Canada to do more
to recognize and uphold the rights of
Indigenous peoples.
Benjamin represented AI at the
UN in Geneva during the fnal
years of negotiation of the United
Nations Declaration on the Rights
of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).
He continues to work closely with
Indigenous partners as part of a global
campaign to promote the adoption of
the Declaration.
Benjamin has coordinated a wide
range of research and advocacy
projects for Amnesty International
Canada; among these is the Stolen
Sisters campaign on violence against
Indigenous women, and a variety of
land rights campaigns in collaboration
with afected communities. Before
joining AI, Benjamin worked for
a number of Indigenous peoples
organizations active in Latin America
and Asia.
Benjamin spoke publicly at Mt.
A about the UNDRIPs vision
of harmonious and cooperative
relations between the state and
indigenous peoples, based on
principles of justice,
democracy and
human rights. He
also outlined the
urgent need for
protection of the
human rights of
Indigenous peoples
in Canada, and
how the UNDRIP
can and should be
a transformative
instrument in
pressuring the
Canadian government to reform its
policies toward aboriginal people.
Te talk began by discussing the
statistics from an Indian and Northern
Afairs Canada report, which
indicated the following in terms of
educational attainment, labour force
participation, income, and housing:
ninety-six of the 100 lowest ranked
communities in Canada were First
Nations communities; little or no
progress had been made in improving
these standards; and a third of First
Nations and Inuit communities have
experienced a decline in the above
measure.
After discussing these troubling
statistics on Aboriginal people in
Canada, Benjamin discussed how
it has negatively afected Canadas
international reputation. He then
drew attention to the case of the
Lubicon Cree in Northern Alberta,
whose land has been ravaged by
resource extraction.
Benjamin discussed how the plight
of the Lubicon Cree, in light of the
fact that the declaration included
the minimum standards of survival,
dignity, and well being of aboriginal
people everywhere in
the world, must be
addressed.
He continued to
explain why Canada
initially opposed the
declaration, based
on the false pretence
that the wording
of the declaration
was somehow
incompatible with
the Canadian
Constitution and
Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Te presentation proceeded
to discuss how the international
community pressured Canada into
agreeing to the declaration. On
November 12, 2010, the Canadian
government ofcially endorsed
the UNDRIP, reversing four years
of opposition to this new human
rights instrument.
Benjamins speech proved to be a
powerful explanation of the treatment
of aboriginal people in Canada, and
a startling examination of the lengths
to which Canada has gone to defend
this arguably poor treatment.
Ninety-six of the
100 lowest ranked
communities in
Canada were First
Nations communities;
little or no progress
had been made in
improving these
standards.
Sackville-based NGO works toward greener future
Internet Photo/Community Forests International
Planting today,
for tomorrow
Since 2006, the African island of Pemba has fourished
under CFIs infuence, through Community Forests Pemba.
Chris Balcom
Community Forests International
(CFI) is a small but hardworking,
increasingly successful non-
governmental organization (NGO).
Te group has been operating out
of Sackville for the past few years.
Although many Mount Allison
students may be unfamiliar with CFIs
work, the organizations international
profle is on the rise. Currently their
work is focused on Atlantic Canada
and Pemba, Tanzania.
CFI promotes environmentally
sustainable forestry and community
agriculture, and has undertaken a
variety of projects both in Canada and
overseas. Te group runs a successful
summer workshop in New Brunswick
each year, with events ranging from
beekeeping instruction, timber
framing, gardening, and more. CFI
has also recently secured a generous
grant from the European Union,
which will be used to help fnance
their sister organization, Community
Forests Pemba.
Pemba is a small African island
in the Indian Ocean, which is easily
overlooked. Pemba belongs to the
Zanzibar Archipelago, a semi-
autonomous region of Tanzania. Te
island is home to a rural population of
roughly 362,000. CFIs connection to
Pemba began in 2006, while Sackville
native Jef Schnurr was living on the
island.
After mentioning to locals that
he had worked as a tree-planter in
Canada, environmentally minded
members of the community expressed
interest in starting tree-nursery
programs in Pemba. Not long after,
CFI was born, founded by Schnurr
and three fellow tree-planterstwo
of which are Mt. A alumni.
Since the inception of CFI, over
300,000 trees have been planted on
Pemba. Te project has spread to over
fourteen towns that now participate in
community-managed tree-nurseries
and agroforestry; diverse crops are
yielded while the lands quality
remains protected simultaneously.
One of CFIs most important
objectives is to help Pembans
mitigate the efects of climate change:
sustainable forestry is a large part how
this issue is approached. Small islands
like Pemba are particularly vulnerable
to the efects of environmental
problems. Estelle Drisdelle, Mt. A
alumnus and co-founder of CFI,
pointed out that, [Pembans] see the
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efects of climate change faster than
we ever will.
Te already impoverished island
still imports most of its timber and
food from the mainland. Despite
Pembas capacity to grow a variety
of fruits and vegetables, many stick
to growing staple crops like cassava
and mango. By improving Pembas
environment and local interaction
with the land, CFI hopes to
contribute to a sustainable future for
the island while empowering local
communities.
Community Forests work in
Pemba has been successful in
bringing both environmental and
economic benefts to the island. Te
group is expanding remarkably well.
Construction has begun on a new
Rural Training Centre: this is to
ensure that Pemban communities can
continue CFIs work on the island.
Executive Director Schnurr has just
returned from a trip to Pemba, where
he was helping oversee the beginning
of the training centre and other
new projects. He is confdent in the
success of new projects on Pemba,
in particular the training centre,
and explained its enormous value to
Pemban communities:
Were all really excited about the
Rural Training Centre. Sustenance
farmers often want to improve
their methods, but cant take the
risks associated with innovation. By
piloting new farming and forestry
techniques, we can perfect new
techniques and then share our
fndings with rural villagers and their
communities, said Schnurr.
Exciting times are ahead for CFI,
as the training centre and many more
initiatives get underway.
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FEATURES
Through Stained Glass
Rev. John C. Perkin
University Chaplain
I got my new calendar, and this
coming week I will put it on the
wall. Tough it may seem Im early
in doing this, my calendars new year
actually begins on November 27.
Tis coming Sunday marks the frst
Sunday of Advent in the Christian
liturgical calendar. It is the beginning
of the new Christian year, and
Advent marks a time of expectation
and anticipation, linked not as
many suppose to the birth of Jesus,
but linked to the metaphorical in-
breaking of the risen Christ into life.
Advent is the eschatological hope
of a second coming understood
by some in literal, physical terms
at the end of human time, and
understood by others as a metaphor
for the spiritual in-breaking of the
resurrection power into the world
that shapes our understanding,
expectation and anticipation of the
celebration of the frst coming. It
prepares us for Christmas, a season
that in the Christian calendar lasts
twelve days, beginning on December
25.
Advent is, above all, a time of
hope. Shaped through history by the
western European experience of the
coming of longer nights and shorter
days, leading to the winter solstice,
advent is a time flled with candles
and light. It symbolizes hope in the
face of increasing and ingathering
darkness.
Our world needs hope. It is easy
to feel overwhelmed by ingathering
darkness--not only of shorter days,
but of greater awareness of oppression,
violence, harassment, injustice, and
inhumanity. I think I learned this
lesson particularly well one Advent
season when I was a student minister
in Hamilton, and spent Friday nights
riding with the Hamilton City Police.
I saw humanity at its brutal
worst; I met both those who had
committed horrible acts of violence,
and victims and their families. I met
police ofcers who were dedicated to
making a diference, others who just
wanted to get through the night, and
still others who were so jaded that
they hoped that they could pull their
gun out and use it.
It was, for me, an interesting
juxtaposition of Friday night patrols,
Sunday morning Advent celebrations,
and thesis work on a theology of
hope. And yes, they do intersect.
What happened on Sunday mornings
helped me cope with what happened
on Friday nights, and what I learned
in my research helped me shape my
Sunday morning worship.
Te bottom line is hope: it is has to
do with lighting candles in the face of
darkness, with beating back the dark,
insisting that, in the fnal analysis, we
can and will make a diference. It is
in the act of lighting a candle that we
remind ourselves that the darkness
of the world does not have ultimate
power, and that our acts of hope are
like lighting those candles.
Features Editor
Consuming kids
Kids, victims of
the market
Anissa Stsambouli
Te markets wealthiest corporations
brand people from birth onwards.
What a parent may believe is an
innocent pair of baby slippers from
the Gap establishes brand loyalty in
the infant at a young age, resulting
in a more expensive Gap wardrobe
when they reach adulthood. Cinema
Politicas most recent showing,
Consuming Kids: Te
Commercialization
of Childhood,
shocked audiences
by revealing the
blunt, monetary
truth behind
advertisers playing
cards.
So what is the
markets latest
hook?targeting
kids as the prime victims for the
advertising world. If fuke ofers of
happiness in the commercial industry
cant convince adults to shop more,
marketers will prey on the children
who tug their parents wallets. With
the increasing if you dont like it,
change it mentality, children are
eyeing upgraded merchandise at a
faster, more expensive rate than ever
before.
Im terrifed to have a child in a
world like this, frst year student
Melissa Flowers told Te Argosy. After
viewing the documentary, which
portrayed the constant bombardment
of advertising on children throughout
their daily lives, Flowers expressed
extreme discomfort: Im shocked
My thesis work, dealing with
eschatology in the letters of the
apostle Paul, focussed on hope.
Hope, for Paul, was not an abstract
concept--a mere idea or noun to
be puzzled over; for Paul, hope was
a verb--an activity, an engagement
with the world.
Advent is a time when we grasp
this essential truth and recommit
to hope, not just in theory, but in
practice. We prepare for Christmas
and move through the days of
darkness by living lives of hope
and lighting candles in our acts. In
advance of the coming of Jesus in
ministry, John the Baptist preached
this word of hope as action:
whoever has two coats must share
with anyone who has none; and
whoever has food must do likewise.
We act in small ways, and we believe
that the world will change.
Te coming month of darkness
should be seen as a time of
celebration. It is about preparation,
living hope, being hope, and acting
as those who bring hope. To hold
hope is to act: Mother Teresa said,
we can do no great things; we can
do only small things with great love.
May this coming Advent season
be flled with hope, not just for you,
but through you and your small
acts of hope; through you, may this
season be a time of hope for our
world. Happy New Year, from one
who looks at time in hope, through
stained glass.
Sackvilles R.A. Lautenschlager releases eighth album
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Songs for the
Earth, latest
album
Graham May
Have you ever wondered what goes
on inside Mount Allisons oldest
buildingthe little white Presidents
Cottage above Avard-Dixon? At the
top of the creaky wooden staircase
of this unassuming building, tucked
away in a corner is the ofce Dr.
R.A. Lautenschlager. He is the
Executive Director of the Atlantic
Canada Conservation Data Centre
(ACCDC)and one of eastern
Canadas most interesting musicians.
Part environmental scientist, part
singer-songwriter, Sackville artist
Lautenschlager has an unusual story
to share. Twin passions for music
and science have led Lautenschlager
on a quite the journey: from Yale
University and University of Maine,
on stages across Canada and the
United States, and fnally into
the vibrant musical and scientifc
communities of the East Coast and
Mt. A.
Lautenschlager sings and strums
with a multitude of musical infuences.
Before attending university, he lived
and jammed in New York City,
leading the Aberdeen Street Band
and performing with various musical
greats of the city. After marrying
and completing his doctorate,
Lautenschlager again turned his
attention to art, recording eight CDs
since 2002.
His distinct story-songs are
difcult to categorize and cover a
range of topics from lost love to
artifcial insemination and body
piercings. Te Sackville musician
also holds claim to more than half of
Canadas recorded songs on curling:
three, constituting his shortest album.
Peace, family, and environmentalism,
however, remain constant priorities
for Lautenschlager.
In his most recent album Songs
for the Earth, Lautenschlager
presents a raw and passionate plea
for humans to reduce impact on
the environment. With catchy folk-
pop tunes titled Too Much Stuf
and Consumer Demand, the lyrics
address the problems of thoughtless
human consumption, shifting the
blame to you... and me.
In another song with a distinct
blues feel, Lautenschlager sings more
pragmatically about the need to
preserve the earth for our own sake:
Mother Natures not your friend.
You think she is, then think again . . .
Shes good to us, but dont be fooled:
Mother Nature makes the rules.
However, Songs for the Earth
is also an intensely personal
collection. With the bluegrass tone
of the opening song I Love Wild
Tings, Lautenschlager explains
the connection to nature felt by
conservationists around the world,
including his self.
We certainly dont do this for
money, Lautenschlager told Te
Argosy, because theres none to be
had in this business. We do it for love.
In his fnal song, Lautenschlager
sings about his childhood, growing
up hunting in the Sackville area with
his grandfather, and then as an adult
trying to pass the same values he
gained on to his children. Te simple
concluding lyrics of this song best
capture the message of the album and
of Lautenschlager himself: Respect
the Earth, for all youre worth,
forever.
While its great to hear
Lautenschlagers album, his creativity,
energy, and emotion are best caught
in a live performance. Hear him
perform at Bridge Street Cafs open-
mic session each Tursday night.
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by the way that marketers and
advertisers dont care about kids . . .
they view kids as a dollar sign.
According to the flm, there are
ffty-two million children under the
age of twelve in the United States.
Between the purchases of snacks,
clothing, school supplies, bedding,
and more, children are directly
infuencing adults to spend money on
specifc brand names. Adult spending,
resulting from the direct infuence of
children, accumulates to roughly $700
billion annually: this unbelievably
high amount equals the approximate,
economical sum of the worlds 115
poorest countries.
Children are exposed to around
3,000 brand images a day: at bus
stops, in school,
on television,
clothingthe list
is ongoing. Family
purchases are
greatly infuenced
by children, as
the safety and
happiness of kids
are often taken
into consideration,
especially regarding
purchases like family cars or vacations.
Wising up to this, advertisers are
baiting children in hopes of catching
bigger fsh with money to spend.
While children remain naive of
the efects of advertising, they are the
markets greatest tools for accessing
adults money. Flowers commented
that the societal structure and its
relationship with advertising creates
a world that makes it difcult to
shelter children from the marketing
industry: [its] inhumane and unfair
to families who want to raise their
kids diferently. How can parents
compete against commercial giants to
keep their children from falling into
the buy, switch, upgrade mentality?
Adult spending,
resulting from the
direct infuence of
children, accumulates
to roughly $700
billion annually.
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November 24, 2011 argosy@mta.ca FEATURES
Socially Responsible
Investing
Put your money
where your
mouth is
Steven Sutcliffe
Is your invested money supporting
the destruction of the boreal forest
through expansion of the tar sands?
Or creating human rights felonies
with mining in Ecuador? Investors
are often unaware that their
investment portfolio is supporting
corporations not aligned with
their social beliefs. Enter Socially
Responsible Investing (SRI).
SRI is a broad but
powerful idea with a long
history. While it has taken on
a number of diferent titles
such as sustainable, socially
conscious or ethical investing,
the main idea has been the
same. SRI includes social
criteria like environment issues,
social justice, and corporate
responsibility along with
fnancial return into investing.
SRI as a result allows
investors to encourage
corporations to
undertake corporate
social responsibility.
To secure the
investors fnancial
n e e d s
and the
investments
impact on
society, SRI
employs three
s t r a t e g i e s :
social screening
by avoiding
or seeking out
certain investments
for an investment
portfolio, community investing, and
shareholder advocacy.
One of the frst noted examples
of socially responsible investing took
place in the seventeenth century,
when the Quakers refused to invest
or do business
with war-related
activities and slave
trading. Te concept
they invented, the
negative screening
process, is still used
by SRI groups
today. Since that
time, SRI has grown
considerably. In
1990, TIAA-CREF,
the largest private pension fund in
the world, ofered a Social Choice
Fund, a socially screened portfolio.
Furthermore, in 2007 a report on
Socially Responsible Investing
Trends by the Social Investment
Forum found that roughly eleven per
cent of all investment dollars in the
United States were involved in SRI
investing.
While a social investor believes
that their investment decisions can
be used as a means for accomplishing
social objectives, there have been a
number of questions and concerns
raised with SRI: are there enough
social investors to constitute a true
need in the marketplace, and can
SRI provide a reasonable return
comparable with regular investing
strategies?
Tough SRI still appears to be
a marginal investing strategy, it is
showing growth and has the potential
to become a major player in the future.
Te number of social investors seems
to be growing mainly in Canada, the
U.S, and the United Kingdom. Te
Social Investment Organization,
a Canadian trade association for
socially responsible investing, found
that SRI mutual funds total $25.3
billion, which represents around four
per cent of Canadas retail mutual
fund market. While SRI currently
represents a
small portion
of Canadas
investing, it
is has grown and is
now the second largest SRI
market in the world
progressing still.
A popular question
a m o n g
consumers is:
how does SRI
stack up against
my regular
investment funds?
Studies have found
conficting results
that make the answer
to this inquiry unclear.
Diversity of investments
leads to decreased risk, and
so theory would suggest
that by excluding certain
types of investments,
SRI would be at a higher
risk. Supporters of SRI
argue that equity markets
are large enough, so that
social screening is irrelevant
to portfolio performance. Tese
supporters have also admitted
that there is likely to be net
fnancial cost, but a cost that is
balanced by the investors personal
beneft of not compromising their
social views.
Patti Dolan, an investment advisor
specializing in SRI, said, its a
fallacy that organizations would give
up their performance [with SRI].
While some studies
show SRI portfolios
outperforming non-
SRI portfolios, it is
not always the case.
Dr. Richard
Hudson, a Mount
Allison professor
in the commerce
d e p a r t m e n t ,
believes that SRI,
particularly negative
screening, has no afect whatsoever
on companies, and that boycotts
would be more efective in promoting
corporate social responsibility.
While SRI is not a new way of
investing, it is still growing, with
plenty of room to continue its
progress. Tis is making it a more
accessible option for the average
consumer. For those investors who
believe that their spending habits
should refect their social beliefs, SRI
provides an exciting opportunity.
Graphic by Danica Lundy
Argosy Contributor
For those investors
who believe that
their spending habits
should refect their
social beliefs, SRI
provides an exciting
opportunity.
Honouring victims of hate
Transgender Day
of Remembrance
Kyra Jones
Argosy Staff
On October 3, 2002, Gwen Amber
Rose Araujoborn Edward Araujo,
Jr.was brutally strangled and
beaten to death by four men. Tey
discovered that Araujo was a pre-
operative transgender woman. Her
murder is just one of the many
violent crimes committed against
transgender people
every year across the
worldcrimes that
often go unsolved or
unreported. It is for
this reason that the
Transgender Day
of Remembrance
(TDoR) was
created and is now
i n t e r n a t i o n a l l y
marked on
November 20 each
year.
When asked to
comment on TDoR,
Nathaniel Hartley,
a frst year student
at Mount Allison
stated, I do know what Trans Day
of Remembrance is, but it admittedly
wasnt until this year that I knew it
even existed. Tats rather funny, since
I am transsexual myself, and wasnt
aware.
Other students expressed a similar
lack of awareness, many not having
heard of the day before at all: Ive
heard about [TDoR] before and Ive
seen things around, but I dont have
a very comprehensive understanding
[of it], commented third year Caitlyn
Schwaer.
However, the general feeling for
most students is that TDoR is an
important occasion to mark. So
many people have no idea of how
many individuals face violence or
other harassment due to being trans,
commented Hartley. More needs
to be done to prevent trans suicides,
hate-crimes, and harassment. TDoR
helps people realize . . . that trans
people do actually exist around
campus.
Tird-year student Megan
McCammon expressed, Violence
against any group of people is
intolerable. I think its important to
mark [TDoR] on campus since . . . we
should be changing the future for the
better and educating ourselves.
Te Argosy spoke to Josie
Harding, organizer of the Moncton
Transgender Peer Support Group,
about TDoR. Te group, which
provides support for all members of
the trans community and their family
and friends, holds weekly meetings at
the Public Service Alliance ofces in
Dieppe. In reference
to Mt. As ceremony,
Harding stated, I
think its amazing,
that showing
[TDoR] in such
a small campus is
quite powerful.
Harding also
commented that
a large problem in
the area of trans
phobia and violence
is that too many
trans persons are
not openly trans. I
think its great to
allow people from
the community to
see that there are people in Sackville
who are [not openly transgendered].
Who better to start change than
[university students], that will run the
world tomorrow? . . . [Tey] are free
thinkers.
On November 19, a candlelight
vigil was held at the University
Chapel in recognition of the
thirteenth annual International
TDoR. Te event was held in
conjunction with Catalyst, SHARE,
and Reverend Perkin. Attendants
stood in a circle in the front of the
Chapel and listened to speeches
given by Nathaniel Hartley, Josie
Harding, and Amelia Torpe-Gosley.
Tis was followed by the lighting of
candles and a reading of the twenty-
three, transgendered persons deaths,
reported internationally in the past
year.
Reverend Perkin prayed, and a
moment of silence was observed.
Argosy/Lea Foy
Students gathered to light candles, in memory of the
lives lost to hate crimes against transgendered people.
Following the vigil, there was a flm
screening of A Girl Like Me: Te Gwen
Araujo Story. McCammon, who
attended the vigil, commented: the
vigil was very emotional, especially
when the names of those who had
died were read . . . these are young
people who are dying . . . its senseless
and tragic.
However, McCammon found that
the service managed to fnd hope
despite the tragedy. She stated that
she felt the ceremony honoured
those who had died, and gave the
evening a more positive tone.
For more information on the
Moncton Transgender Peer Support
Group, which is free and completely
anonymous, email be_tgmoncton@
live.com.
More needs to be
done to prevent trans
suicides, hate-crimes,
and harassment.
TDoR helps people
realize . . . that trans
people do actually
exist around campus.
Nathaniel Hartley
First-Year Student
Internet Photo/1st Name, Internet
Photo/TransGriot
Araujo (top) and Victoria
Carmen White, a post-
operative transgender person
who was killed in 2010.
Te Argosy www.argosy.ca
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FEATURES
Scarlet Akshon
Its time to discuss that famous red
dot: every girls monthly visitor that
makes sex an unappealing activity
for fve to seven days, period. When
it comes to discussing erotic play,
period sex can be a taboo topic - but
should it be? Tis weeks Sex Bomb
splashes into the question of going
code red in bed.
Whats up with her down
region? To the vagina-less: Te
preconceived notions you may
have regarding Aunt Flo have
probably scared you of of period
sex. But the fact is, when a woman is
menstruating, her lady parts are not
a broken faucet spewing blood like
some zombie horror flm.
Tere are pauses in fow, lighter
days and heavier days, and positions
that reduce the chance of bleeding
mid-sex. Wanting a break from
the sack while a partner is having
her period is okay, but engaging
in intercourse during that time is
not disgusting. As long as both
participants are communicating,
making an efort to understand each
other, and realize that menstruation
is inevitable and natural, frolic
erotically in peace whenever you
likewhether it be mid-stream or
dry season.
Red, shmed: For those that enjoy
red sex, or are curious to try it, here
are some tips to keep things as clean
as possible:
Wait for the days when her fow
is lightershell know when that
is. Tis will decrease the chances of
bleeding during intercourse.
WEAR A CONDOM. Pregnancy
is still a risk despite menstruation.
Most importantly, there is a greater
chance of contracting STIsif a
partner has themwhen a woman
is on her monthly cycle. When the
lining of the uterus is shed during
menstruation, the area provides
direct access for viruses and bacteria
to enter into the circulatory system.
Rubber up!
Place a towel on the bed, just in
case. If she does leak, its no big deal
and certainly nothing for her to feel
embarrassed about. Just douse the
towel in cold water and throw it in
the wash.
Engage in positions that require
the woman to be on her back, which
will lighten her fow.
Get steamy in the shower.
Te water will wash away any
traces of blood if either partner is
uncomfortable with the thought of
fow during intercourse.
Some couples use diaphragms and
cervical caps for red sex. Tis can
be risky for the woman, however,
as the collection of menstrual
blood increases the chances of toxic
shock syndrome, according to Dr.
Alfred Shihata. Discuss the topic
with your partner, family doctor,
and independent research before
applying this method.
Id rather not:
Period sex isnt for everyone.
Often times the woman wont be in
the moodand who can blame her,
between cramps and PMS? Other
times the man wont feel comfortable
engaging in sexual activity, and the
woman should be understanding
of this as well. Red sex is all about
communication and respecting
boundaries, just like any other sexual
activity.
Argosy/Lea Foy
Portrait of a prof: Dr. Counsell
Internet Photo/Flickr
Elise Dolinsky
Distinguished
Mt. A aluma
returns to teach
Born just down the road in
Baie Verte, New Brunswick, Dr.
Marilyn Trenholme Counsell has a
remarkable list of achievements, and
has managed to excel in both the
medical and political feld. A Mount
Allison alumna, she received her
medical degree from the University
of Toronto and then returned to
Sackville to work as a nutritionist and
family physician.
After a whirlwind
of accomplishments,
Counsell has
returned to Mt.
A as an esteemed
professor. Looking
back on her many
accompl i shments,
Counsell thinks
that there is no
question about it
that her two children
are her greatest
accompl i shments.
She also fnds pride in the fact that,
I have been able to maintain my
commitment to others whether it was
in medicine or in public life.
Counsell entered politics in 1987
and was elected to the Legislative
assembly of NB, and also served in
cabinet as Minister of State for the
Family and Minister of State for
Family and Community Services.
From 1997 to 2003 she served as
Lieutenant Governor of NB, and
was then appointed to the Senate
and sat as a member of the Liberal
caucus until she retired in 2008. Now
Counsell has managed to come full
circle and return to Mt. A, where she
has been teaching for the past four
years.
So why return to the familiarity of
Sackville? Counsell is a big proponent
of literacy and learning, which is part
of the reason she chose to teach at
Mt. A. I have been a serious student
all my life; I believe in lifelong
learning, I believe in trying to learn
every day of your life, I believe in
inspiring others to learn, Counsell
shared. She is currently the President
of the Literacy Coalition of NB, and
as a Senator has worked tirelessly to
promote literacy.
Tinking back on her time as a
student, Counsell said, I absolutely
loved it . . . It was
wonderful coming to
Mt. A after going to
school in such a small
village, she recalled.
After coming back
to Mt. A four years
ago, Counsell found
that the school
basically feels the
same. When asked
about what she
thought the biggest
change on campus
was, Counsell commented, Te co-
ed thing is the biggest change because
when we were here, there were such
strict rules you had to sign in and out
of the residences and you had to be
in by nine, or eleven on weekends.
Another diference she found was
that now, the university has a broader
representation of students around
the world . . . and that makes it very
interesting.
When initially asked to teach at
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Mt. A, Counsell thought she would
only spend a semester here, but the
desire to stay longer was simply too
hard to deny. I am very thankful for
the time I have been able to teach
here, she said, I have really enjoyed
it. She feels she was chosen for the
job because, I guess [Mt. A] saw it
as an opportunity for someone who
had lived and walked the political life
to ofer something diferent to the
students.
If you go into politics for any
other reason than to make things
better for people . . . frustration
sets in, Counsell advised for those
interested in following similar,
political footsteps as hers. She added:
In politics people come to you with
such sad stories and difcult situations
. . . things you cant necessarily provide
for them . . . What I really learned in
politics in that respect is that every
councillor, every member of the
legislative assembly, every member of
parliament wants whats best for his
or her constituencies . . . it is always
striking a balance between what is
possible and thinking of the national
good.
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Mt. As Acadian connection
A portrait of
Romo LeBlanc
Internet Photo/Canadian Book Shelf
Griffths book reading took
place at the Owens on Nov. 17.
Elise Dolinsky
According to Dr. Naomi Grifths,
Mount Allison has a unique link
to one of the most accomplished
Acadians in history: Romo LeBlanc.
Grifths performed a reading from
her new book, Te Golden Age of
Liberalism: A Portrait of Romo
LeBlanc, at the Owens Gallery on
November 17.
Mt. A was one of the frst
universities to award LeBlanc an
honorary degree, and he spoke here in
1977a very important time for him
according to Grifths. In the late
seventies LeBlanc was put front and
centre by Trudeau to represent the
French Canadian population, which
gave him a chance to express his own
ideas about Canada.
Te French language was an
important part of Grifths lecture,
and she would occasionally switch to
French to add a very authentic feel to
the talk. She read part of the speech
LeBlanc gave when he received his
honorary degree from Mt. A, which
she found very unique:
It is interesting because honorary
degree speeches dont often include
the dark as well as the light, Grifths
stated, referring to how he described
the struggles of French Canadians,
and criticized Canadian Politics in his
speech. Because of how well LeBlanc
expressed his fundamental ideas upon
accepting his honorary degree from
Mt. A, Grifths commented, I think
it is this speech which is one of the
most important he made.
Grifths herself is also very tied to
Mt. A, having taught here in the past.
She is often asked why she chose to
write about LeBlanc, and the answer
lies in the long friendship the two
shared. LeBlanc had a keen interest in
his peoples history, so after Grifths
gave her oral thesis on Acadia, he
made quite sure that [they] would
meet again.
It was a friendship where we met
not often, where we were almost
always not in the same town, but that
was continued through conversation,
said Grifths. LeBlanc asked her to
write his biography shortly before his
death, and gave her full access to his
records and ensured full cooperation
from his friends and family.
Grifths had a close friendship
with LeBlanc, which is why she
described it as a portrait, not a
biography.
I didnt want it to be a life and
times . . . I wanted it to be a portrait;
this is the experience he had, she
said, and added, I wanted the book
to be accessible and to ensure it didnt
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just disappear into a library.
Putting the book together was no
easy feat, and Grifths spent many
painstaking hours going through
LeBlancs archives. Romo was not
one to keep a diary, she said, his
writing was worse than any of ours, so
deciphering it wasnt easy.
What does Grifths like
most about LeBlanc? Te most
encouraging thing I found was that
he was never cynical about politics,
she said. Grifths described LeBlancs
ideology as the exact opposite of the
idea that the end defnes the means:
instead, he believed very solidly that
individual actions matter.
If you go into politics
for any other reason
than to make things
better for people . . .
frustration sets in.
Dr. Counsell
Former Lieut. Gov. of
New Brunswick
HUMOUR
November 24, 2011 argosy@mta.ca
No, I should come with you. I saw which direction they went in- youll fnd
them faster if Im with you. Fred hoped desperately that they would listen to
his pleas.
Well alright son, but sit in the back and keep your mouth shut unless you see
something said the frst ofcer. Te second ofcer smiled at Fred, and Fred felt
much more at ease. Fred jumped in the back of the car and they sped of into
the night.
After driving around frantically for about ffteen minutes (How far could they
get in Sackville? one ofcer grumbled, Fred suddenly spotted what looked like
the car careening down Bridge Street.
Over there! he screamed, pointing across the drivers face.
Wait, son, dont, I cant see! said the ofcer, and the car began careening out
of control.
Ahh-Wha!-Oh my-Shiiiiii- the ofcers and Fred screamed as the car whipped
around, fying up on two side wheels and barely skimming by the corner building
at the crosswalk. Te car managed to keep on running as they few down Bridge
Street in pursuit.
Are you crazy!? screamed the driver, who despite his lecture wasnt watching
the road. Fred and the second ofcer glanced at each other nervously. Te high
speed chase continued, as the two cars few down Bridge Street. Fred watched
as the Marshlands Inn, the fsh statue, and then the gas station zoomed past. He
began to grow concerned.
Um ofcers
YOU BE QUIET SON, hollered the driving ofcer, his face purple with rage.
But sir I- Fred started again, growing even more anxious.
I TOLD YOU BOY, NOW SHUT UP BEFORE I RIP OFF YOUR
TESTI-
Were gonna DIE! screamed the second ofcer, as the car went suddenly
airborne. Te car had just fown of of the old broken bridge, and Fred and the
ofcers were staring into the abyss.
The Fantastic
Adventure of
Will and Fred:
Part 5
Heather Dawn Baglole
Argosy Correspondent
SHOULD THE CAR:
1. Make it across to the other side OR
2. Fall into the watery abyss below
Catherine Rose:
Its the most wonderful time of the
year everyone! Te gorgeous cast of
Twilight has once again graced our
theatres, and have been sprinkling
their sparkling vampire and werewolf
dust everywhere they go (squeal!!!)
Ive been waiting for this day to come
for years; the fnal chapter to the
Twilight Saga is fnally here! And to
accompany me through the flm was
my supportive (twi-hard in training)
ex-roommate Anna
Now ladies, do not get me wrong. I
am Team Jacob 4EVER, but there is
just something about a man in a tux!
Edward was defnitely giving Jacob
a run for his sexy money. Edward
was every girls dream prince at the
wedding, reminding us why we had
fallen head over our Ugg-heels for
him in the frst flm. Looking perfectly
delicious, his head surrounded by an
angelic halo of fowers at the alter,
he will be sure to make you all giggle
like 12 year old girls. Until Greek-
God Jacob, emerged from the shady
woods dressed in a beautifully ftted
white dress shirt, buttons undone just
enough to see his sculpted chest. Can
you say yummies? Although we cant
deny weve seen Jacob shirtless in
every movie, I am saddened to report
that (**SPOILER ALERT**) he is
only shirtless ONCE in the entire
flm. WTF?! Although they tried
to make up for the lack of Jacob in
steamy sex scenes between Edward
and Bella, it just does not do the
trick. However, Edward was dashing,
romantic and every bit of a gentleman
while we all cried over the fact that
we wont see Jacob naked for the rest
of the flm. Bellas dress was nice and
she looked pretty. Edward and Bellas
honeymoon was a surreal fantasy full
of skinny-dipping, dirty dancing, and
dangerous vampire sex. Tis movie
will defnitely feed every twi-hards
hunger and will leave them wanting
more for the anticipated Breaking
Dawn: Part 2 set to be released
November 16 2012! WEEEE!
Butting Heads:
Wherein there is a slight disagreement as to the merits of
Twilight: Breaking Dawn
Anna Robertson and Catherine Rose
Entertainment Editor and Argosy Contributor
Anna Robertson:
So awful. Just so, so awful. If I didnt
love Catherine so much there is no
way I would have watched this.
Te frst half is SO BORING, basically
just shots of Edward and Bella kissing
or looking intense, and close-ups of
peoples faces with an indie folk song
playing in the background. Bella totes
gets nailed though, which had a lot
of the nine-year olds in the theatre
giggling. Edward goes at it so hard
that he breaks the bed, which I think
is setting said nine-year olds up for a
lot of disappointment in the future.
Course, Bella gets preggers (DIDNT
SEE THAT COMING), Edward
looks really upset and there are many
dramatic glances exchanged between
them. Because of the vampire sperm,
the little sweetheart starts eating its
host from the inside and Bella looks
really shitty for the rest of the movie.
Tey actually decide to keep the
darling demon baby though, which
Edward rips out of Bella with HIS
MOUTH, NBD. Spoiler alert; they
name the kid Renesemee, which is
possibly the most terrible name I
have ever heard, but will no doubt
be the most popular baby name of
2012. Jacob imprints on the little
beb too, which is just a tad disturbing,
everyone else who imprints gets it on
pretty quickly, so I dont think Ill be
seeing the sequel. I dont want to be
arrested.
Basically, I watched a movie about
a skeleton giving birth to a demon
parasite that was chewed out of the
womb by the vampire father, and
perved on by a terrible actor named
Taylor Lautner. And, I cant un-watch
it. Cool, Tanks Catherine.
Do you and your friends just
not agree about certain movies,
music or books? Do you want
to publicly shame them and
show the world just how
wrong they are about the new
Coldplay album?
argosy@mta.ca!
Go to the
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page
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HUMOUR
Teres always that one really creepy person. Tey may be a friend, they may be a family member, they may be
a random guy on the street who follows you everywhere. Either way, they have successfully mastered the art of
creeping. If you want to beat them at their own game, here are the best ways to do so.
1. Always make direct eye contact. Always.
2. Comment on and like everything single thing they do on Facebook. If they dont have Facebook, follow
them on Twitter. If they dont have Twitter, go for MySpace. If they dont have anything, create it for them.
3. Laugh much longer than necessary at all of their jokes. Even the ones that arent jokes. Especially the things
that arent jokes.
4. Legally change your name to match theirs.
5. Learn everything about them and then list of all the fun facts youve discovered: their birthday, favourite
food, the name of their grandmother, where they live, where their grandmother lives...
6. Find a way into their house and never leave: you can be the last thing they see before falling asleep, and the
frst thing they see in the morning.
7. Smell them, discreetly or otherwise.
8. Wear the exact same outft as them every single day. Or, the same outft as the day before. Extra creeper
points if its actually their clothing.
9. Get up close; invade their personal bubble like theres no tomorrow.
10. Refer to them always as either your best friend in the entire world or as your soul mate.
Top 10: Ways to Creep Someone Out
Taylor Losier
Argosy Correspondent
Silly Sudoku!
I want to apologize profusely for the cruel joke
played in last weeks Argosy, wherein readers were
led to believe that the slightly more advanced version
of the sudoku puzzle presented was solvable. I have
been informed that I am very sorry, and as such,
wish to capitulate through the creation of a new
sudoku.. Tis one IS solvable. Promise.
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November 24, 2011 argosy@mta.ca CENTREFOLD
Indigenous groups and various states from around the world gathered in Oaxaca, Mexico from October 10-12 of this year, to participate in the Second
Technical Workshop of Indigenous Peoples and States in the UNFCC; this occurred in preparation for the COP-17 climate change negotiations. Te
conference proceedings culminated in the formation of Te Oaxaca Action Plan of Indigenous Peoples, which focused on the idea of climate change
as a human rights concern. It allows states and indigenous communities working together to formulate a plan of action, where indigenous peoples have a
more direct and essential role in climate negotiations and processes.
We came together with the common understanding that climate change . . . poses an urgent threat to all peoples, Mother Earth, and the natural
world, stated the preamble to the document, We recognize that the Arctic, forests, and other natural ecosystems where indigenous peoples live have an
essential role in maintaining global climate processes on which all humanity depend.
Te Oaxaca Plan outlined seven recommendations, from indigenous peoples, for state representations, including the need for the full participation
of indigenous peoples in all climate change negotiations, the desire for a legally-binding agreement that will assist with climate change mitigation and
decrease human rights violations to indigenous communities, and for the G-77 and other states to engage with indigenous communities through dialogue
and regular meetings; in addition, the plan requests for serious consideration to be given to indigenous peoples concerns and text proposals for inclusion
in the fnal Durban Agreement.
Indigenous communities have also asked for funding to be made available to allow for full participation in the Durban negotiations and for adaptation
and mitigations mechanisms needed to deal with the efects of climate change in their communities. Te Oaxaca Action Plan looks specifcally at the
Green Climate Fund, a multi-billion dollar fund agreed upon in climate negotiations in Cancun last year to assist developing countries in the mitigation
of the efects of climate change. Two of the Oaxaca recommendations include the guarantee of long-term funding for the Green Climate Fund and the
earmarking of certain funds specifcally for indigenous projects.
Te plan further acknowledged the important role of the Arctic Council as a model for cooperation between States and Indigenous Peoples, and hopes
to encourage other states and indigenous groups to implement similar councils to promote dialogue between these actors on issues of climate change.
Te Arctic Council, according to its website, is a high-level intergovernmental forum to promote cooperation, coordination, and interaction among
the Arctic States; it consists of six international organizations representing Arctic Indigenous Peoples and the eight Arctic states: Canada, Denmark,
Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and the US.
Te Arctic Council aims to provide research on climate change that includes input from Arctic states and peoples, and creates a forum for discussion
of issues surrounding environmental resources, living conditions of indigenous peoples, and management issues.
UN-COP17: At the Environmental Crossroads of the World...
What is COP-17?
* The United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change
(UNFCCC) is an international
environmental treaty. Its main
objective is to stabilize greenhouse
gas concentrations in the atmosphere
to prevent dangerous interference
with the climate. Conferences of the
Parties (COP) have occurred since
1995 to evaluate global progress in
climate change. The seventeenth
COPCOP-17, will take place in
Durban, South Africa from November
28 to December 9 this year.
Indigenous Groups stand up for mother earth and
human rights at UNFCCC Climate Negotiations
The Oaxaca Action Plan of Indigenous Peoples to form base of indigenous claims at COP-17
Rachel Gardner
News Editor
Not the Time to COP Out
Sheila Watt-Cloutier, an Inuk climate change advocate and Nobel Peace Prize Nominee, will be
giving a public lecture at Mount Allison University on the human dimensions of climate change.
It will be held on November 29th at 7 PM (Atlantic Time) in Convocation Hall. Entitled "Not
the Time to COP Out", the lecture will mark the second day of the international UN COP-17
climate change negotiations in Durban, South Africa.
As a former international Chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC), Watt-Cloutier has
worked extensively at the UN level to advocate on behalf of Inuit, who are disproportionately
afected by climate change. She was amongst the frst to link climate change within a human
rights framework and as a result was co-nominated with Al Gore for the Nobel Peace Prize in
2007. As a Visiting Scholar at Mount Allison, this is Watt-Cloutier's frst and only public lecture
in New Brunswick, and ofers Maritime communities an unparalleled opportunity to learn more
about global climate change and what it means for local communities. As Northerners, we see
the dramatic impacts climate change is having on our environment and communities, indeed, it
is changing the very nature of our lives, Watt-Cloutier stated. Te changes we see in the Arctic
are now starting to impact others globally and, in this context, it's important for the world to come
together at COP-17 to fnd solutions. It's not the time to COP out."
Te lecture will have global resonance as it comes at the beginning of COP-17 (November 28th -
December 9th, 2011), the seventeenth meeting of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change. Tis is the fnal opportunity for global governments
to agree on a binding international framework to address climate change that will replace the Kyoto
Protocol, which is set to expire in 2012. Te event is organized by the Department of Geography
and Environment's Arctic Environmental Change course, facilitated by Watt-Cloutier and Ian
Mauro, Canada Research Chair in Human Dimensions of Environmental Change. "Sheila's
perspective - as an environmental, cultural, and human rights advocate - will help us all to better
understand climate change, its impacts, and what's at stake if the world fails to mitigate climate
change, Mauro noted. Te students in our class are working tirelessly to help organize this event
and ensure that Sheila's voice reaches local and global audiences at this critical time."
In addition to the local event, Watt-Cloutier's lecture will be live streamed on IsumaTV, an
indigenous-focused multimedia website (www.isuma.tv). All are encouraged to Skype (address:
isumatvwebcaster) in live to Mt. A to pose questions for Watt-Cloutier.
Inuit environmental activist to deliver public lecture at Mount Allison
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CENTREFOLD
When the going got tough, the tough deserted
*For a second period, Russia, Japan, and Canada have refused to leap back onto the Kyoto bandwagon.
The Kyoto Protocol, which calls for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in industrial countries, is
falling in popularity. As economic turmoil shakes the globes most powerful countries, climate change seems
to be left on the back burner unnoticed. As COP-17 nears, the world begins to wonder whether anything
will be accomplished or not.
The reality is, were not going to be able to agree on a global, binding treaty at Durban [COP-17], said
British politician Gregory Barker in an interview at the World Economic Forum in Mumbai.
As developed nations begin to focus on national needs as opposed to global, a gaping hole is forming in
place of the idealized Kyoto promise of climate change.
UN-COP17: At the Environmental Crossroads of the World...
Priorities regarding COP-17
*Governments of developing nations like the Republic of Maldives have taken initiative regarding the
environment, at a time when world leaders like Canada have failed to do so. Realizing the danger of climate
change, underdog nations formed the Climate Vulnerable Forum in 2009; with green-oriented goals, CVF
plans to lead the world by setting an example. These countries, which are most vulnerable to climate
change, have pledged to turn over a new leaf in their societies way of life, hoping to inspire the rest of the
worlds nations in the process.
President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives founded CVF, with the intention of forming a bloc of
nations that plan to move forwardto take action and reduce the impending climate changewhether a
global consensus is reached at COP-17 or not.
What is most admirable about these nations which are most vulnerable to climate change, is that
their commitment stems from the genuine desire to prevent climate change. Though their contribution
to greenhouse gas emissions is minuscule, the members of CVF pledge to adapt to climate change, cut
emissions, and alleviate poverty. Their every bit counts mentality is not intended to prevent climate
change and make a direct difference on the environment, but rather, to inspire larger countries to follow
the same initiative. The world is changing, and such transformation will affect all nations, both big and small.
Governments of
Developed Countries:
Governments of
Developing Countries:
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Mississippi Heat warms up the
night at Georges Roadhouse
Chicago Blues
band does not
fail to please
Ian Malcolm
Argosy Correspondent
When frst arriving at George's
on Saturday night, I was struck
by both the sheer quantity of the
turnout, and the fact that I'd never
before seen that many people in the
fabulous roadhouse sitting down.
Disproving my initial reaction,
however, Mississippi Heat proved to
be anything but a sit-down show.
Contrary to their name,
Mississippi Heat hail from Chicago,
where they're a mainstay act in the
city's famous blues scene. Stepped as
they are in the traditions of famous
1950s bluesmen like Muddy Waters,
Howlin' Wolf, and Jimmy Rogers,
the band's sound never feels mired in
the past. Te personality and novelty
they bring to well-tread twelve-bar
blues standards, ensures nothing less
than an electrifying performance.
Tis isn't news to Sackvllians,
though based on the impressive
turnout, it seems that many locals
have fond memories of the last time
this band rocked the roadhouse, and
showed up eager for more. And the
band sure as hell lived up to their
reputation. Te virtuoso harmonica
licks of bandleader Pierre Lacoque
who, dressed as a Blues Brother,
certainly inhabited the rolehad an
near guitar-like tone that gave their
simplicity and melodic clarity all the
more impact. Te deep sultry voice
of vocal collaborator Inetta Visor got
the whole house dancing, giving new
life to what would've otherwise been
tired lyrical clichs. Needless to say,
the energy of the performance never
once dipped. Each player got their
chance to shine, with soaring guitar
solos, bass improvisations, and some
of the most deft blues drumming I've
ever heard serving to liven up the
night's entertainment.
Mississippi Heat's marathon set
lasting well over three hoursonly
kept the crowd wanting more, and
what started out as a largely sit-down
afair eventually turned into a full-
out dance party. With performers
of this caliber though, it's hard to
imagine anything else being the case.
Given their reputation for bringing
such high-quality performers to the
Sackville stage this year alone, my
only fear is that the Tantramar Blues
Society's shows will start to sell out
in advance.
Photos Argosy/Lea Foy
Blues fans greatly enjoyed three hours of Mississippi Heat at Georges last Saturday.
The crowds were on their feet dancing to the sultry tones of vocalist Inetta Visor.
Not your regular type of blues
Bradleyboy
MacArthur brings
blues-trash music
to Sackville
Acclaimed one-man bluesman
Bradleyboy MacArthur will be
stopping in the Royal Canadian
Legion on November 28 with Elliot
Brood.
MacArthur has been in love
with music since he was young,
learning to play the guitar and
developing an ear that allowed him
to write music for himself. Adept
at playing a wide range of musical
instruments, including suitcase bass
drum, harmonica, mandolin, organ,
piano and guitar, moving to the set-
up of a one man band made sense
for MacArthur. Performing as an
individual rather than as part of a
unit was less restricting, and allowed
for more musical freedom. Without
other members to work around,
Anna Robertson
Entertainment Editor
MacArthur can write a song in the
morning and then play it the same
night at a show.
Te atmosphere of a live show,
for MacArthur, is a huge part of his
music. His latest album, Salt Guns,
was recorded live of the foor, so
as not to lose the feeing of a live
performance. Having written songs in
diferent styles from RNB to country,
MacArthur has seen music go from
unique to whitewash through the
recording process. With the goal of
just flling a track, the essence of the
music can be lost.
Getting back to the basics of
recording meant fnding a room with
great acoustics, and conveniently
enough, MacArthurs home was built
in the 1850s, with vaulted ceilings
and hardwood foors. Micing a room
and playing of the foor allowed
MacArthur to connect the recording
process with the live-show aspect,
in hopes that listeners will be just as
fascinated with the recording as they
are watching him perform live.
Salt Guns is a collision of the past
and present, blending the goodness
of bluegrass with the edge of punk.
Te name of the album itself draws
inspiration from MacArthurs
childhood memories; when he and
friends would trespass through a
neighbours yard to get to the clay
pits and were told to beat it with the
warning shot of a salt gun. Te album
is refective of MacArthurs evolution
as a musician, having started out with
a more acoustic sound and developed
towards the more electronic. sonic
vibes heard today. Like the weapon
that Salt Guns gets its name from,
when the album hits you, its going to
sting.
Operating under the moniker of
blues-trash, MacArthur won the
Toronto Blues Society Talent Search
last August.
Caio Salvagno
Bradleyboy MacArthur is a one-man blues-trash show that started off with acoustic tendencies,
and slowly developed a punk edge. Hell be performing at the Sackville Legion on Nov. 28.
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ENTERTAINMENT
On the bandwagon
Devarrow
At the forefront of Sackvilles music
scene, Graham Ereaux has a solo
album under his belt and, to the
delight of many Sackville fans, an EP
with Bolivia on the way. After the
successful release of his solo album
last April, Te Coast, Te Cottage,
Ereaux is focusing on work with his
band, Bolivia. Te EP with Bolivia
is the main focus, until it comes out.
Were hoping to have it fnished in
time for Stereophonicwere just
doing fve songs. Maybe Ill start
thinking about doing another solo
album in the spring or summer, but
Im even still kind of working on
the last album. I
feel like it was an
experiment. Tere
are still things I
want to do with it.
Bolivia is
comprised of Jake
Bastedo, Zoe
Cadell, Liz Ket,
Luke Trainor, and
Ereaux. Te band
combines an array
of instruments,
including banjo,
piano, accordion,
harmonica, cello,
and the mandolin, to produce a
unique, memorable sound. One
of the most notable facets of their
performance is their complicated
vocal harmony. Ereaux struggled to
name a genre for the groups music: I
feel like in todays day and age theres
just such a huge merge between
genresI guess I
could say a folk-
pop-rock earthy
type genre.
Te band works as a
group to write their
songs. When you
have one person
writing all the
songs, they tend to
become repetitive.
Having input from
lots of people really
adds diversity to the
music.
Ereaux has found
kindred spirits in his band mates, all
of whom share his love of nature and
the outdoors. We write about the
world around us, the beautiful little
things in life, as cheesy as that sounds.
We dont tend to write about love and
relationships, we focus more on day-
to-day things. We all really like the
outdoors, and spending time at my
cottage and hanging out on the beach
with a fre. Tats where were the
happiest in life, and thats the kind of
stuf we write about. My solo album
is called Te Coast, Te Cottage, and
its basically written about how much
I love being outside.
Ereaux stated that Sackville has some
of the best venues around for the
acoustic, organic type of music hes
playing, mentioning the chapel or
the music hall as being his favourites.
Te band is currently working with
Students Administrative Council
Entertainment to put together a show
at Tweedie Hall. We just randomly
went in there one day and start
singing and it has amazing acoustics,
so maybe well do something there.
With a solo album under his belt, Graham Ereaux is now focusing on an upcoming EP with the band Bolivia.
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Taylor Mooney
Entertainment Writer
Interviewing: Graham Ereaux
Website: http://devarrow.bandcamp.com/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bolivia-the-
band/243617965686500
Albums: The Coast, The Cottage (solo)
At Mt. A: Second year BFA
The essentials
I feel like in todays
day and age theres
just such a huge merge
between genresI
guess I could say a
folk-pop-rock earthy
type genre.
Graham Ereaux
Second-Year BFA
Another gem
from Herzog
Light shone on
the mysterious
Chauvet Caves
Ian Moffat
Argosy Correspondent
Tis evening at 7:30 pm at the Vogue
Cinema, the Sackville Film Society
will be screening Cave of Forgotten
Dreams by legendary director Werner
Herzog.
Te Cave of Forgotten Dreams
takes us underground, deep into
the Chauvet Caves of Southern
France, where the worlds oldest cave
paintings were discovered in 1994. In
a cinematic experience like no other,
Herzog brings to us 32,000-year-
old drawings of pristinely preserved
and astonishingly realistic horses,
cattle and lions, which come briefy
to life in the torchlight before being
extinguished.
Werner Herzog is considered by
many to be Europes last Renaissance
man. At the age of seventy, his many
hats include director, producer, actor,
writer, opera composer and musician.
He has been hailed as the most
audacious and maverick member of
the German New Wave a radical
flm movement that lasted from the
late 1960s to early 1980s, which arose
as a reaction to the artistic malaise
and economic stagnation of the
established German cinema.
Te seeds of the German New Wave
were sewn in 1962, when a group
of young flm-makers signed the
Oberhausen Manifesto: a cinematic
call to arms which defantly declared
Der flm ist tot. Wir glauben an
den neuen. (Te old cinema is dead.
We believe in the new cinema.) As
more young and ambitious German
flmmakers came to identify with the
original signatories of the manifesto,
the German New Wave slowly took
shape. Directors such as Werner
Herzog, Volker Schlondorf and
Jean-Marie Straub were committed
to building a new culture of flm and
flmmaking governed not by stifing
corporate demands, but artistic
excellence and sincerity.
Today, it is considered one of the most
successful and infuential movements
in flm that deliberately aligned itself
against an existing flm industry.
Te energy of the movement spurred
German flm to a record level of
international popularity. It provided
some poor and obscure young men
such as Werner Herzog (and, for
the frst time ever in cinema, women
like Helma Sanders-Brahms and
Helke Sander) with an international
audience and increasingly mainstream
critical approval all the while
holding tight to a level of artistic
solidarity that few flmmakers of
international renown can boast of.
Tis unique cinematic background
of Herzogs, his keen eye, and sheer
genius is why he is considered one
of the most prolifc and authoritative
auteurs alive today. As a documentary
and dramatic flmmaker he has
challenged almost all boundaries and
binaries operating in flm. Hes cast
flms with all dwarf actors, hypnotized
his casts, and once cast a rooster as lead
role. Te Cave of Forgotten Dreams is
sure to project all of Herzogs weird
and the wonderful contemplation
onto the big screen tonight.
Tickets are nine-dollars for non-
members, and six for members. For
more information, visit the Sackville
Film Society Facebook page, and to
see Film Societys full line up go to
www.voguecinema.ca
The Cave Of Forgotten Dreams gives the audience a rare glimpse
into the 32,000 year old Chauvet Cave, and the artwork found there.
Its your second chance to work at The Argosy this year!
The Argosy is hiring in Winter Semester for the positions of:
Photo Editor-
Advertising Manager-
-To apply send your resume and cover letter to argosy@mta.ca
-Job descriptions available at www.argosy.ca
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ENTERTAINMENT
Getting involved with CHMA
Behind the
scenes at Mt. As
radio station
CHMA is Mt. As community
radio station, and provides ample
opportunity for students to be
introduced into the world of media
and broadcasting. Te Argosy sat
down to chat with Vanessa Blackier,
CHMAs programming director,
to get the inside scoop on what
volunteering with the station is all
about.
It couldnt be easier to get involved.
Every Tuesday at 4:00 pm, CHMA
staf provides training sessions as
a basic introduction to community
radio. After the training session, youre
ready to volunteer and set up your
own radio show. Te possibilities for
your show are endless, whether youd
like to produce an informative show
about the African economy or play
techno music for an hour. Tere are,
however, some guidelines, as Blackier
explains: We get our rules from the
CRTC (Canadian Radio-television
Telecommunications Commission).
It requires us to play at least thirty-
fve percent Canadian content on all
of our shows, and twenty per cent new
content. It can be a challenge for some
people, but it also really encourages
people to branch out beyond what
theyre comfortable with musically
and discover some new things. Were
also really excited about promoting
local artists at CHMA. One of the
other CRTC guidelines is to try to
keep hits to a minimum. People are
allowed to play them, but just try to
keep it to a minimum. Tat being
said, you can hear any and all types
of music here at CHMA. A lot of our
programs have diverse musical tastes,
and you never really know what to
expect. You can hear something really
underground one minute, and an old
favourite the next. According to
Blackier, commitment can be large
or small, depending on how much
youd like to be involved or how much
planning you want to put into your
show: some people fnd it relatively
easy to just put some songs together,
but others are more meticulous and
like to structure things more. You can
get involved with the Spoken Word
Department, which is responsible for
interviews and reporting on events
in Sackville, or you can get involved
with the Music Department and
share your tastes in music with all of
Sackville.
Work at CHMA is also fraught
with advantages: you get a taste
for journalism, and its a really great
platform to share your thoughts,
music and opinions. Youll meet some
of the greatest people ever here at a
community radio station. If you have
an interest in social justice or youre
passionate about a non-proft group,
you can really make your voice heard
about those opinions here. Were big
supporters of grassroots projects. You
can fnd a really great community
here at CHMA, says Blackier.
CHMA has also helped alumni
go on to do impressive things in the
journalism world, with alum working
at the CBC and on projects like POP
Taylor Mooney
Entertainment Writer
Montreal. Of course, you can see
CHMAs most famous alum on the
CBC Ian Hanomansing.
CHMA also possesses a vastly
impressive music library with music
spanning from being completely
unknown to mainstream. CDs are
sent in from all sorts of record labels
and artists hoping to have their music
promoted by CHMA. Tere is a large
vinyl collection and a few thousand
CDs, with the library receiving, on
average, close to two thousand albums
every year. Te library is open to
everybody, and proves to be a fantastic
way to expand your music collection.
Because most programmers
are students, things slow down
exponentially over the summer. It
becomes sort of a ghost ship of a
radio station. During the school
year, however, things keep busy with
live programming every weekday
and Sunday night. Tere are also
syndicated programs from other
radio stations, such as Democracy
Now, an alternative news show that is
produced in New York.
Getting involved with CHMA
is a fun way to expand your musical
horizons and make your voice heard.
And who knowssomeday you
might be on the CBC.
Check out CHMA's fall
programming schedule at mta.ca/
chma.
Vanessa Blackier
Volunteering at the community radio station, CHMA, gives a taste of journalism and a platform to share your thoughts, ideas, music and passions.
Te steady beat of this made-in-
Mount Allison initiative is back for
another year. Founded by former
Mount Allison students, Drew
Dudley, Marc Carnes and Jonathan
Clark, Conduct Becoming frst
appeared in 2001. It began as a
project dedicated to the memory
of Jason Abraham, another Mount
Allison student who was a victim
to cancer. To raise money for cancer
combatants like Abraham, the CD is
released every year, with the proceeds
from the album sales given to cancer
research. However, over the years
Conduct Becoming has also emerged
as a launching point for artists in the
area- it helps local musicians develop
and gain experience.
Patrick Edmonds has been
working with the
organization for
the past three years.
Im really excited
for this year, as I
know there is some
really great talent
out there from
previous years, and
I cant wait to see
all of the new talent
that has come to
Mt. A. I have been
surprised every year by new artists,
and I encourage frst year students
to audition," remarked Edmonds.
"It is always a hard decision picking
the track list because of how many
amazing artists are out there. Luckily
for us, it always leads to a CD packed
full of great songs and musicians.
Te selection process in itself is quite
simple; auditions are held where the
hopefuls can audition with two songs.
A panel of judges then picks the
track listing for the
album from among
the candidates.
C o n d u c t
Becoming features
many diferent
genres of music:
from hard rock to
folk, any genre of
artist interested in
auditioning for the
project is welcome.
Tr adi t i onal l y,
explains Edmonds Mt. A students
audition for the CD, but we have had
many great members of the Sackville
community contribute to the CD as
well. Troughout the years, the album
has featured the talent of artists such
as Mike Allison, In-Flight Safety, Jon
Epworth, Corey Isenor, and Allison
Lickley. It also showcases the work
of musicians who are current students
at Mt.A, like Bolivia and Odum
Abekah.
It is really a great event to see
how much talent we have here in
Sackville and Mt. A. says Edmonds.
Although it is his fnal year with the
project, he has been very pleased with
the experience. It has been a lot of
work, but I have been really happy
with everything we have been able to
do so far.
With the release of the 2012
CD, sold through the Mt. A Book
Store, the Conduct Becoming group
hopes to raise awareness for the need
and importance of cancer research
fundraising. In addition, they hope to
give the artists who will be featured
on the CD a chance to record an
original song and share it with the
community.
Conduct Be(coming) soon
Auditions to be
held at the end
of the month
Taylor Losier
Argosy Correspondent
It is really a great event
to see how much
talent we have here in
Sackville and Mount
Allison.
Patrick Edmonds
Conduct Becoming
Anyone interested in becoming
a part of Conduct Becoming
should contact Patrick Edmonds at
predmonds@mta.ca by November
28th to book an audition to be on
the 2012 CD. Tey can also fnd out
more by adding Conduct Becoming
on Facebook at www.facebook.com/
conductbecoming.
Auditions will be
happening very
soon!
Get in touch with
Patrick Edmonds:
predmonds@mta.ca
or John Brannen:
jabrannen@mta.com
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ENTERTAINMENT
Nature vs.
nurture
Allison Grogan
Argosy Correspondent
Film tells the tale
of a chimp raised
as a human
Project Nim, this weeks Sackville
Film Society showing, is a
documentary that tests the age-old
nature versus nurture hypothesis
by training a chimpanzee to
communicate with sign language. Te
project took place at the beginning of
the 1970s, and individuals who were
involved in Nims life are interviewed
and provide insight into the project.
From Nims childhood years in a
human-household, to a medical
testing laboratory, this documentary
explores the chimpanzees life and
the efect that humans have on it- but
perhaps more importantly his efect
on their lives.
As the documentary moves
chronologically through Nims life,
the audience is introduced to the
people who worked to raise Nim. By
medium of interview they share of
their experiences with Nim, the good
and bad, and we learn about Nims
infuence on these people as well as
his progress in the experiment. Te
frst step of the process was to raise
Nim in a human home, and care for
him as if they were raising a human
child. Te efort to introduce language
into his day-to-day life proved only
efective with sign language. Te
question that Herbert Terrace, the
scientist in charge of the project,
dismisses is Nims ability to actually
communicate his thoughts versus
Project Nim explores what it means to be human, and documents
the impact that the Chimpanzee Nim had on his human caretakers.
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relaying back motions to get what he
wants. Because Nims life takes him
to various homes with many people,
the flmmakers could have addressed
the fundamental efects that humans
were having on this chimpanzees life.
However, the documentary instead
focuses on how these people were
shaped by Nim. Whether it was
rewarding or scarring, each person
had his or her own tale to tell of the
chimp.
Besides the interviews, this flm
was also made up of actual footage
of Nim and his teachers, as well
as staged reinactments. By having
the footage from Nims childhood
through adulthood, the audience
can see how he changes both in size
and mannerisms. For example, one
scene shows Nim under three years
old holding a cat for comfort, which
contrasts with his more aggressive
behavior as an adult chimpanzee
when he gravely injures one of
his teachers. It also furthers the
exploration of the nature versus
nurture hypothesis, by showing
that though humans raised Nim, he
still has strong animal instincts that
separate him from humans. Te video
footage also shows how Nim picked
up the sign language as well as how
he used it. Te experiment aimed to
teach Nim to express himself with
language, but the results, amazing in
itself, was repeating signs to get what
he desired rather than expressing his
thoughts.
Regardless of the conclusion, Nims
journey from the Upper West Side
of New York City, to a medical lab,
to an animal shelter, walks the fne
line of humanity. It explores how a
creature so close to our own kind can
be thought of as an experiment while
to some he was much more.
New Hunger Games
trailer released
Te new Hunger Games trailer was
released on Monday, November 14,
sparking much debate about the cast
and the upcoming movie.
Te teaser gives insight into the
unique storyline of Suzanne Collins
best selling trilogy, Te Hunger
Games. Collins series revolves around
Panem, a country that was created in
place of America after the country
was destroyed by famine, war and
drought. A futuristic world is created
in which twelve districts fall under
the control of one Capitol. Each year,
one boy and one girl from the ages of
twelve to eighteen are chosen to fght
in Te Hunger Games from each
of the twelve districts. Te Hunger
Games are a form of entertainment
for the Capitol, but also a reminder to
the twelve districts of who is in power.
All the citizens of Panem are required
to watch the games till there is only
one participant out of twenty-four
who remains standing.
Jennifer Lawrence has been
selected to play the role of Katniss
Everdeen, the main character in this
three part series. Te twenty-one
year-old actress is best know for her
work in Winters Bone released in
2010 and one of her more recent flms
she stars in, Like Crazy which came
out this year.
Lawrence won numerous awards
for her role in Winters Bone,
including a Chicago Film Critics
Association Award (2010) and the
Pauline Kael Breakout Award (2010).
Lawrence was nominated for the
Academy Award for Best Actress for
this role in 2011 as well. Te role she
played was a tough and poor teenage
girl, hardened by her upbringing,
similar in some ways to Katniss
Everdeens history in Te Hunger
Games.
Te author of Te Hunger
Games, Suzanne Collins, seems to
be impressed with Lawrence as a
choice for her heroine. "Jennifer's just
an incredible actress So powerful,
vulnerable, beautiful, unforgiving
and brave. I never thought we'd fnd
somebody this perfect for the role.
And I can't wait for everyone to see
her play it," said Collins to MTV.
Te director for the flm, Gary
Ross, also appeared to be pleased
with the lead actress. Im so excited
to work with Jen and see her bring
this character to life. Katniss requires
a young actress with strength, depth,
complexity, tenderness, and power.
Tere are very few people alive who
can bring that to a role. Jen brings
it in spades. Shes going to be an
amazing Katniss, said Ross to MTV.
Josh Hutcherson will play Peeta
Mellark, the boy who will be
fghting alongside Katniss in Te
Hunger Games. Nineteen year-old
Hutcherson has won fve awards and
been nominated for thirteen others in
his career thus far. He is known best
for his role in Te Kids Are All Right.
Te trailer shows a multitude
of clips, depicting the friendship
between Gale and Katniss, the
picking of the tributes for the Hunger
Games, and the training leading up
to the Games. With her brown curly
hair and tough demeanor, Katniss
Everdeen, the main character of the
series, seems to capture the characters
appearance in the book quite well at
frst glance.
Te flms vivid colour scheme and
music sets the tone for a suspenseful
and action-packed movie, very similar
to the mood within the books. Te
Experienced cast
provides positive
outlook for
movie
Vanessa Million
Political Beat Writer
Internet photo/ online movie
trailer begins with the intriguing
scene of Katnisss sister being picked
for the Hunger Games, Katniss
volunteers to take her sisters place
and leaves viewers on the edge of their
seats, with the tributes being sent into
the arena to fght to the death.
Although there has been a recent
trend of teen fction series coming to
life, including Harry Potter, Twilight,
and the upcoming Mortal Instrument
series, there are mostly positive
reviews about Te Hunger Games.
Surely even the most determined
haters felt their pulse quicken in that
fnal countdown, before 24 children
of Panem set of to fght to the death
in front of television cameras," said
Karen Valby from Entertainment
Weekly. Te release date for Te
Hunger Games is set for March 23,
2012.
Internet photo/ online movie
Jennier Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson star in The Hunger
Games, based off of the science-fction novel by Suzanne Collins.
Procrastinating?
Seen any good movies?
Write about them in The Argosy!
argosy@mta.ca
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THE CHARTS
FOR THE WEEK ENDING
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 22, 2011
Firecracker/Cloudglow
31 CANNON BROS.*
(Disintegration)
02 JON MCKIEL Tonka War Cloud (Saved By Vinyl/Youth Club)
26 THE BARR BROTHERS* The Barr Brothers (Secret City)
28 THE WEATHER STATION* All of It Was Mine (Youve Changed)
07 AL TUCK* Under Your Shadow (MapleMusic)
11 DAVID MYLES* Into the Sun (Little Tiny)
01 MARINE DREAMS* Marine Dreams (Youve Changed)
12 JENNIFER CASTLE* Castlemusic (Flemish Eye)
18 STEPHEN MALKMUS AND THE JICKS Mirror Trafc (Matador)
08 DOG DAY* Deformer (Fun Dog)
15 WILCO The Whole Love (Label)
23 BRUCE PENINSULA* Open Flames (Hand Drawn Dracula)
06 THE GERTRUDES* Till the Morning Shows Her Face To Me (Apple Crisp)
30 CUR DE PIRATE* Blonde (Grosse Boite)
24 DEVARROW* The Coast, the Cottage (Self-Released)
21 TASSEOMANCY* Ulalume (Out of This Spark)
19 PENNY BLACKS* Harbour (Self-Released)
27 ELLIOTT BROOD* Days Into Years (Paper Bag)
25 THE SKELETONES FOUR* Gravestone Rock (Label Fantastic)
04 DELORO* Deloro (Ide Fixe)
29 CARLETON STONE* Carleton Stone (Groundswell)
20 DAVID SIMARD* Doorways, Alleys, and Wooded Places (Self-Released)
14 YUKON BLONDE* Fire//Water (Nevado)
17 BAD VIBRATIONS* Black Train (Self-Released)
SANDRO PERRI* 03
Impossible Spaces
(Constellation)
22
Castlemania
THEE OH SEES
(In the Red)
13 TIMBER TIMBRE* Creep On Creepin On (Arts & Crafts)
Parallax
09 ATLAS SOUND
(4AD)
16
Biophilia
BJRK
(Nonesuch)
05 COREY ISENOR* The Hunting Party (Self-Released)
10 FEIST* Metals (Arts & Crafts)
CHARTER #31: CANNON BROS.
Firecracker/Cloudglow
(Disintegration)
The guitar/drums duo of Alannah Walker and
Cole Woods of Winnipeg, Manitoba have just
released this gem of an album on Disintegration
Records. They trade off singing duties and
also switch back and forth between drums and
guitar (both recorded live off the oor for this
record), proving that each can do anything. The
sound of the record is familiar indie rock type
stuff, although seeing them play live is quite a
treat. Cannon Bros. played at SappyFest in
Sackville this past summer, and its great that
these two talented musicians have put out a full
album. Heres hoping theyll play Sackville again
sometime soon.
UPCOMING EVENTS & CONCERTS
ELLIOTT BROOD & BRADLEYBOY
MCARTHUR
NOVEMBER 28
THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION
$20 @ door all ages
8 PM
JON MCKIEL & DAVID SIMARD & COREY
ISENOR
NOVEMBER 26
GEORGES ROADHOUSE
$8 19+
10 PM
COUSINS & KLARKA WEINWURM &
PETER BOHAN
DECEMBER 9
GEORGES ROADHOUSE
Price TBA 19+
10 PM
New Album by Jon McKiel
K.W. Blenkhorn
STAFF REVIEW: TONKA WAR CLOUD
Those of us acquainted with Jon McKiels work
will nd his new album pleasantly familiar. At
the same time in Tonka War Cloud Mckiel
progressed his music as one would hope. The
integration of the electronic element in this album
is done well, creating atmosphere and depth
in the songs. The rst half of the album is lled
with punchy rock songs that are sure to get
people out of their sets and dancing. Songs like
Iceman and First Fight are excellent examples
of this, hard and steady rock giving the sensation
of constantly moving forward.
The second half of the album is compiled with
slower folk songs that are beautiful and haunting
at the same time. Violent Hawaii and Quills
are particularly ominous making your hair stand-
up on your arms. The only negative thing I could
nd about this album is that it seems to drop off
halfway through.
This is not to say the rockier songs are better
than the folk songs, but the momentum of the
albums suffers but having them split into the rst
half rock and the second half folk. I believe that
the album would have been better if the two
were integrated throughout the album. However
other than that Tonka War Cloud is a great
album and its nice to see a fellow Nova Scotian
doing such a great job.
Want the album? Download it at:
http://jonmckiel.bandcamp.com/
DAVID MYLES & BANDED STILTS
DECEMBER 3
VOGUE THEATRE
$20 @ door all ages
7:30 PM
THE IRISH ROVERS
DECEMBER 17
CONVOCATION HALL
$50 @ door all ages
7:30 PM
STEREOPHONIC FESTIVAL
JANUARY 18-21
ALL OVER SACKVILLE
More info to come in the next edition of the
Argosy
The Ships Log
An Argosy run down of coming events in Sackville
Thursday
Monday
An Enemy of the People
November 23-26, 8:00 p.m.
by Henrick Ibsen
Directed by Mary Vingoe
Friday
Saturday
Help support Mosaics follow-up on
our Anti-Racism Awareness Event, by
submitting your own personal story or
thoughts regarding racism on campus
and/or in the Sackville community.
Please submit stories to:
argosy@mta.ca
MOSIAC Mt. A
Gryphon Trio
Mount Allison Performing Arts Series
November 25, 8:00 p.m.
Brunton Auditorium
$28 for adults and $15 for students
Professor Research Panel baked HAM!
November 25, 3:30 p.m.
Centre for International Studies
WMSC 130
The Professor Research Panel allows students and fac-
ulty to hear about what our newest professors do outside
of the classroom, and how academics can become
action.
An Enemy of the People
November 23-26, 8:00 p.m.
by Henrick Ibsen
Directed by Mary Vingoe
Fine Arts Show and Sale
November 25-26, 9:00 a.m.
Tweedie Hall
Mount Allison Elliott Chorale and
Mount Allison Choral Society
November 26, 8:00 p.m.
Gayle h. Martin, director
University Chapel
An Enemy of the People
November 23-26, 8:00 p.m.
by Henrick Ibsen
Directed by Mary Vingoe
Tom Fun Orchestra
November 26, 9:00p.m.
Gracies
5$ for admission
Festival of Lessons and Carols
November 27, 3:00 p.m.
University Chapel
Sunday
PFLAG Meeting
November 28, 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Invited Guest: Laura Gibbon dis-
cussing homophobic harassment in
Sackville.
Tuesday
Public Engagement in the
Arts in the Digital Era
November 29, 10:00 a.m.
Simon Brault , CEO of the
National Theatre School in Mon-
treal & Vice-Chair of the Canada
Council for the Arts
Crabtree Auditorium
Not the Time to Cop Out
November 29, 7:00 p.m.
Public Lecture
Sheila Watt-Cloutier
Convocation Hall
This public lecture coincides with
the UN international climate
change negotiations, COP-17,
which is the fnal opportunity for the
world to ratify a post-Kyoto Protocol
agreement.
November 30th, 7-9pm- WU
Story follows three young Ugan-
dan survivors of the LRA rebel
movement. It is asked that a
donation be made at the door.
Proceeds to CHAT visit www.
chattothefuture.org.
War Dance
Documentary
SCI & TECH
November 24, 2011 argosy@mta.ca
Technology up in the air
Cloud called
into question as
corporate giants
jump onboard
Marc-Alexandre
Chartrand
Science and Technology Writer
Cloud computing services are
now being made available to
consumers by companies such as
Apple, Microsoft, and Google. Te
technical infrastructure behind the
cloud computing concept itself was
originally designed for businesses and
frms, and a lot of technical experts
disagree on its technical feasibility.
"It's become the phrase du jour,"
said technology analyst Ben Pring. Te
problem with cloud computing is that
everyone has a diferent defnition of
what it actually is. Most analysts and
vendors agree that it as an updated
version of a virtual server, allowing
users to download software and use
services that are not on their physical
computer. Others have broadened
that defnition, arguing that anything
an individual makes use of outside
of their frewall is encompassed by
the cloud, including conventional
outsourcing. Cloud computing can
be seen as a marketing term for any
technology that allows users to make
use of a service, program, or storage
Even with giants like Apple and Microsoft investing in
cloud computing, critics are still skeptical of its usefulness.
Internet Photo/Digital Qatar
Twelve hub regions of human
brain identifed
space that they dont necessarily know
the location of.
Traditional business applications
have always been very complicated
and expensive. Te amount and variety
of hardware and software required
to run them are daunting. A whole
team of experts is required to install,
confgure, test, run, secure, and update
them. While big companies are able
to handle the cost and requirements
for this, the small businesses are
lost in the cycle. this is when cloud
computing enters the picture. Te
shared infrastructure means it works
like a utility: you only pay for what
you need, upgrades are automatic, and
scaling up or down is easy.
Businesses are running all kinds
of apps in the cloud, like customer
relationship management, human
resources, accounting, and much
more. Some of the worlds largest
companies moved their applications
to the cloud with salesforce.com after
rigorously testing the security and
reliability of our infrastructure. With
"the cloud" becoming increasingly
popular, there has been a rise in the
skeptics too.
Some think that cloud computing
does not deserve this attention and
regard it merely as a fad. Infoworlds
Matt Prigge has disclosed his dislike
for cloud computing, stating, It didnt
take me long to fgure out that at a
very basic level, cloud infrastructure
isnt new at all. Its the marketing
and spin thats new. He is not
alone in the skepticism about cloud
computing. Richard Stallman, an
American software freedom activist
and computer programmer critiques
cloud computing saying that it is
the least needed, least thought out
and, potentially, the most dangerous
"improvement" in modern computing
history.
With a number of enterprises
moving their IT operations to the
cloud, the cloud has been successfully
stifing its critics. Established vendors
like Salesforce, Amazon, Google, and
other start-up frms provide tools
and services for cloud computing to
continue to increase.
Due to the increasing impact of
cloud computing on businesses, the
United States government has begun
to look at the cloud as a means to
reorganize their IT infrastructure
and decrease their spending budget.
As a result of government ofcials
mandating cloud adoption, many
agencies already have one or two
cloud systems online.
Cloud computing appears to be
feasible, but only to a certain extent.
It does provide a low-cost and no-
commitment way for companies to
get services and capabilities to the
market that entirely circumvents the
IT department.
New information
adds to Human
Connectome
Project
Shawn Seeley
Science and Technology Editor
Martijn van den Heuvel, a professor
at the Rudolf Magnus Institute of
Neuroscience at University Medical
Centre Utrecht and his research team
have identifed twelve hub regions of
the human brain.
Te researchers utilized the brain
scans of twenty-one healthy men and
women, and with the assistance of
difusion imaging, they mapped the
brains large-scale connections. Tese
connections are the transmission
of electrical signals from neuron to
neuron. Neuroscience and cognitive
psychology alike have hypothesized
about the existence of regions within
the brain that are super-connected
for quite some time, however, this
new research provides evidence for
the claim.
Van den Heuvel suggested a
metaphor for his results, stating
that the hubs are like world leaders,
convening at the G8 Summit,
working together for cohesive
functioning. Its a group of highly
infuential regions that keep each
other informed and likely collaborate
on issues that concern whole brain
functioning, he said. Figuring out
what is discussed at this summit
might be an important step in
understanding how our brain works.
Van den Heuvels fndings revealed
twelve areas of neural connectivity
that surpass all others. Tese areas,
located in then precuneus, superior
frontal cortex, superior parietal
cortex, subcortical hippocampus, the
putamen and the thalamus, are key to
higher-order processing, or complex
thinking and problem solving.
With these hubs of the brain
connected signifcantly more than
their neighbours, the implications
are clear. If one of these twelve hubs
were to be damaged, the impact on
functioning and cognition would be
far more profound than if an area
on the periphery of a hub were to be
injured or damaged.
Tink of a road
map, where many
highways lead to an
area of high trafc,
such as a city or a
rotary. Te cities
and rotaries are
areas of important
activity, directing
travellers to their
end destination
and processing
vehicles in and out.
Tese new
fndings regarding
the human brains
connectivity hubs
fts into a greater
body of research
called the Human
C o n n e c t o m e
Project. Like the Human Genome
Project, which unraveled the genetic
code for human life, the Human
Connectome Project aims to map
neural connectivity in a way that has
not previously been attempted. Once
this information has been mapped
visually, the Human Connectome
will provide the opportunity for
researchers to understand human
behaviour and physiology in a way
that has never been grasped before.
It's a fundamental step toward
understanding the brain as a networked
system, Olaf Sporns, a researcher for
the Connectome Project, said of the
newly discovered hubs. Tese regions
are getting all kinds
of highly processed
information, from
virtually all parts of
the brain.
Te importance
of these fndings
is hard to
exaggerate. With
a tangible number
of brain areas
now discovered
as relative
c o mmo n a l i t i e s
amongst all
humans, medicine
and research
p s y c h o l o g y
alike can now
proceed to study
how individual
diferences in these
areas correlate with behavioural
diferences and cognitive defciencies.
For example, researchers may fnd
diferences in the organization of
these central hubs in the brains of
those aficted with schizophrenia,
which may in turn illuminate future
treatment options.
New fndings indicate that twelve regions of the brain are
hubs of neural connectivity, adding to information that allows
for the creation of brain connectivity maps such as this one.
Its a fundamental step
toward understanding
the brain as a
networked system...
These regions are
getting all kinds of
highly processed
information, from
virtually all parts of the
brain.
Olaf Sporns
Human Connectome
Project Internet Photo/Johns Hopkins University
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25
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
A game that
ROCKS! (Sort of).
The Argosy
humour editor
takes on
Rocksmith
Geoff Hutchinson
Humour Editor
Im not a stellar musician. I can sing
(kind of ), and play the piano (kind
of ), and sometimes, if Im lucky, I can
strangle out Sweet Child Of Mine
without making the song completely
and utterly unrecognizable. As my
mother was sweet enough to inform
me, the ruckus that I create on my
drum set counts not as music, but
as cruel and unusual punishment
(as defned by
the Geneva
Convention), so we
wont even get into
that.
I tell you all
this because of my
recent foray with
Rocksmith, the
newest iteration
of the trend in
rhythm and music
based video games.
In a departure from
previous attempts such as Rock Band
and Guitar Hero, you dont play with
a cheap piece of plastic, but with any
actual 6-string guitar, using a USB
adapter. Te use of the adapter is
really quite simple in comparison to
previous games you need only plug
and play. Tis is not only where the
fun starts, however, but also where it
stops.
Te frst issue is the adapter
itself. Considering this is a piece
of equipment which is mandatory
for game play, one would expect
that there would be some kind of
provision made for selling the cord
at or under cost to ensure that the
price of the game as a whole doesnt
become prohibitive. Unfortunately,
this is not the case, as the bundled
game and cord will run you eighty
dollars before taxes. If youve decided
Dont trade in your Guitar Hero and Rock
Band instruments for Rocksmith just yet.
Internet Photo/All the City Lights
Social networks increasingly
targeted by scammers
Part three of a
three-part series
on cybersecurity
Marc-Alexandre
Chartrand
Science and Technology Writer
Criminals and fraudsters on the
internet have learned that the massive
number of connections, applications
and the open sharing of information
on social media platforms such as
Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and
LinkedIn can easily be used to meet
malicious ends.
Traditionally, internet phishing and
scams were performed through older
internet infrastructure such as e-mail.
Although the threat of such scams
still persist (as evidenced even at
Mount Allison, when students and
faculty receive e-mails from fraudsters
posing as Webmail administrators),
the new targets of cyber crooks are
social media platforms.
Alastair MacWillson, director of
the internet security frm Accenture,
explains that since the premise of
social networking sites is to share
personal information more easily
and efciently, users tend to lower
their guard, leaving them open
to the threat of being scammed or
targeted. A large majority of todays
to rent the game, the cord itself is a
mere thirty dollars; rather inexpensive
for such an adaptor, but still a pricey
investment for the entertainment
provided.
Te game itself sufers from a few
issues that, while seemingly minor,
create huge issues within the game
play. First and foremost, the game has
a major issue with timing and lag. Te
nature of the hardware means that
there is a slight time lapse (measurable
in milliseconds), between the act of
playing the guitar, and the notes being
registered and played back on the
screen. Tis is a real issue, especially
when playing with a newer television.
High-defnition cables transmit their
data faster then the guitar adapter
cable, meaning that the timing can
be disrupted to the point that playing
the game becomes frustrating. While
the game includes ways to work
around these issues, the calibration
techniques and
changes to the
wired inputs of
your system are
t i me-consumi ng
and tedious.
Te other, rather
large, issue is that of
content. In order to
access more tracks,
amps, efects, and
generally the ability
to explore the game,
you must show
signifcant knowledge and skill with
the guitar. While this feature is meant
to help you learn to play the guitar
faster and with more skill, it can be a
major roadblock for those who wish
to play the game in their own fashion,
rather than following the preset
learning structure.
Te bottom line is that Rocksmith
is, in theory, a great idea, and although
the game has some really cool features
(such as pedal and amp emulation)
they sufer from less-then-stellar
execution. If you have some extra
cash, its defnitely worth a try just
for the novelty factor, but unless
youre seriously dedicated to learning
the guitar and willing to follow the
rigorously structured advancement
path, go back to playing with a plastic
guitar.
The bottom line is that
Rocksmith is, in theory,
a great idea... but
unless youre seriously
dedicated to learning
the guitar... go back to
playing with a plastic
guitar.
internet users post copious amounts
of information about themselves
either on their Facebook or Twitter
page, which crooks may identify as a
potential.
Websense, an information technology
security frm, recently warned of a
Twitter scam that attempted to lure
users to a fraudulent site which then
captured their login details. Websense
claimed that hundreds of spam tweets
were being posted playing on the
death of Steve Jobs, whose passing
prompted more people to tweet over
a period of several hours than ever
before.Together with the tweet was
a link cut down in length using Bit.
ly, a web-address shortening service.
Bit.ly is a service that abbreviates
links in such a way that it is hard to
distinguish the destination, making it
even more difcult to tell truth from
scam.
Twitter is an open network in which
anybody can direct a public message
to any other user, increasing its
vulnerability to spam. As a result,
users who mention the iPad or iPhone
in a tweet may receive a reply from a
Twitter account of someone they do
not know that includes a shortened
link. Entire networks of rogue Twitter
accounts are then used to retweet
these spam messages, in order to
trick Twitters anti-spam service
into thinking that they are authentic
tweets posted by real people.
For businesses, this could be
especially dangerous because it would
provide a path for viruses to enter into
their internal network from fradulent
websites. According to Te Financial
Times, the bigger security risk posed
by social networks is cyber social
engineering: the art of gathering
information about specifc individuals
in order to fool them into giving away
sensitive corporate details.
Social engineering has always
been easy because people want
to use technology, but do not
understand its complexities, said
Alex Richards, a cybersecurity expert
at PA Consulting. Masquerading
has become increasingly advanced
because of the tools available via social
engineering sites, and criminals have
become more sophisticated. Despite
this, the basics havent changed.
Impersonating someone else to trick
people into giving information is not
a new crime it has just got easier in
cyberspace.
Rapid HIV testing clinics
continue at UBC
Campaign targets
sexually active
heterosexual
women
Spencer Toffoli
The Ubyssey (University of
British Columbia)
VANCOUVER (CUP) Rapid
HIV testing clinics on the University
of British Columbia campus are
making it possible for students to fnd
out their status in just 60 seconds,
dramatically quicker than the one-
to two-day wait usually required for
HIV test results.
Te rapid HIV testing clinics are
part of the Seek and Prevent for
Optimal Treatment (STOP) HIV/
AIDS Project, a joint initiative
from UBC Student Health Service
and Vancouver Coastal Health. It is
meant to encourage sexually active
students or those who have used
IV drugs to be tested annually for
HIV.
According to Dr. Patricia
Mirwaldt, Student Health Services
director, ffty to sixty per cent of
undergraduate students have been
sexually active, and of those, most
have had one and two partners. Yet
only an estimated thirty to thirty-four
per cent of students have ever had an
HIV test.
Te test involves a fnger prick for
blood, which results in a negative or
maybe positive result within sixty
seconds.
Sexually active heterosexual
women are the campaigns targeted
demographic, since a growing
number of HIV diagnoses have been
among heterosexual women, who
arent typically considered at risk.
A lot of people who are not
considered to be at high risk for
contracting HIV are sometimes
of the idea that, because they are
not high risk, they dont need to be
tested and we know thats not the
case, said Zoe Menge, a nurse with
UBC Student Health Services. Te
majority of people who are testing
positive these days are actually not in
the high risk category.
Mirwaldt emphasized the
importance of knowing and managing
your HIV status. About a third of
people who have HIV dont know
they have it. And thats the group
thats actually spreading it, she said.
Encouraging STI testing as
part of regular checkups has been
recommended by the B.C. Centre
for Disease Control, according to
Menge. Even students who are in
a monogamous relationship are
encouraged to get tested once a year,
because life happens, Menge said.
Paige Zhang, an assistant for the
Student Health Services STOP
HIV/AIDS Project, said that the
the Know Your Status campaign is
not just about making people aware
of the risks, but also about educating
and reducing stigma around HIV and
STIs.
Te project is here at UBC
specifcally to raise awareness not
only about HIV testing but also
about other STI testing. At the rapid
HIV testing clinics, [the nurses] will
be providing lab requisitions to get
other tests. [Its] about providing a
sort of sex-positive environment to
promote these issues which are really
important to overall good health,
said Zhang.
So far, thirty-four students have
found out their status via the rapid
HIV testing clinics.
Te Know Your Status campaign
has already hosted one on campus
rapid HIV testing clinic on Oct. 27,
and two more are scheduled in the
upcoming months, on Nov. 17 and
Dec. 1.
Internet Photo/CAT
How much are you assisting
scam operations?
OP/ED
November 24, 2011 argosy@mta.ca
Alex
MacDonald
Op/Ed Editor
Societal frustration has always
existed. Modern social discontent
can be attributed towards how the
world conducts business. Te Occupy
movements main objections to
modern Western economies are the
growing gap between the wealthiest
and poorest members of society as
well as their criticism of corporate
infuence in government.
How can the eforts of a single
social movement that has largely
isolated itself to the fringes of
society hope to change an entire
economy? Positive changes have to
come through avenues that people
can easily accept. Since the Occupy
movement hopes to change the world
so radically it is unlikely that any of
their goals will be met.
I am a cynical of change on this
issue because no matter where one
looks in history they are bound
to fnd hierarchical elements in
throughout all of society. Te reason
there are wealth inequalities in the
modern world is the same reason
there have been wealth inequalities
for thousands of years: people seek to
dominate and exploit each other.
Te idea that this protest or any
social movement for that matter can
change human nature is something
I fnd to be ridiculous: human
conditions can be changed but our
nature will remain a constant.
All considered, I certainly do
support the right for the Occupy
movement to protest free of
government meddling. Tis stands
in stark contrast to the actions of the
City of Halifax in their dealings with
the protesters. A group of protesters
was asked to remove themselves
from the Grand Parade in order for
Remembrance Day ceremonies to
be held there. Tis all seemed quite
reasonable but instead of being direct
with protesters, Mayor Peter Kelley
allowed protesters to set up in a new
encampment then ordered police to
forcibly remove them.
To be fair, the protesters were
violating city by-laws but the mayor
should have been more forthcoming
instead of using plain trickery to evict
the occupiers. Teir ideas may not be
popular with the general population
but the Occupy Nova Scotia
movement deserved better treatment
from the Mayor of Halifax.
John Trafford
Argosy Columnist
Occupation Limited
While Canadian students may
represent a wide diversity of
backgrounds, for the most part
students can be sorted into two
categories: the haves and the have-
not. Te haves are the kids who land
the big scholarships, the kids who
are able to volunteer their summers
in Africa or India. Tey are the kids
who are able to focus on academics
and extra-curricular activities because
they dont need to work part-time jobs
throughout the school year. Tey are
the students who go to conferences
during the year, they go on to law
school or medical school, and many
they become the revered one percent.
Ten there are the have-nots.
We are the students who work ffty
hours a week during the summer.
We are the students who dont get
to travel to Europe on exchanges or
vacations. We are the students who
work jobs throughout the school year
because fnancial aid doesnt quite
pay the bills. We dont get the big
scholarships because our volunteer
work is in Sackville or Amherst, not
in Honduras or Ghana. We have tens
of thousands of dollars of government
debt, with high interest (unless youre
a lucky one from Newfoundland) to
pay of upon graduation. We are the
students who wont go to law school
or medical school, both because of
cost as well as our lack of fashy extra-
curricular activities.
Canadian universities have
potential to be institutions for
social equalization but they have
been failing us. Tey failed to
recognize that students who come
to Mount Allison were born into a
disadvantageous situation that was
not their own making. Mt. A rewards
the have students, using prestigious
scholarships, furthering the social
divide between the haves and have-
nots. Sure a have-not has access to
some bursary money, but the support
is minimal and is nothing more than
a life preserver, whereas the haves are
given yachts.
Mt. A doesnt deserve all of
the blame for suppressing the
development of the have-not student.
Our governments are to blame as well.
Our governments, who underfund
universities, underfund fnancial aid,
and proft of of the debt of the have-
not students. Canadas fnancial aid
system is structured to leave Canadian
have-not students further in debt
than our American counterparts. Is
education really cheaper in Canada
when the net result is that I graduate
with $50,000 owed to the government
at eight percent interest, whereas my
American equivalent owes thousands
less and at a better repayment rates?
How are these injustices going to
change? Is it thoughtful lobbying
by our students unions? Is CASA
going to change it? Te Canadian
Federation of Students? I hope they
can but have little faith. Te students
that are out there representing the
have-nots are many of the same
students that are volunteering in
Africa, the students that are able
to focus more on academics and
extra-curricular activities because
they arent working part-time jobs
throughout the year. Tese are the
students that will be proud to say they
got a government concession on the
importation of textbooks, or increased
the car exemption on student loans,
while at the same time, governments
are gutting Repayment Assistance
Programs or re-instating parental
contribution calculations on loans.
For some of these student leaders its
more about helping themselves than
about helping those most in need.
If students are looking to occupy
something, lets start close to home,
lets occupy our students unions.
The alienated
student class
A growing social
divide among
students
Internet Photo/CTV
The Occupy Halifax Movement has been forcibly removed. Did the city
have the right or is it fying in the face of citizens rights?
Submitted Anonymously
The Op/Ed section of The Argosy is greatly concerned
over the false allegations reported on the Y U No
MTA website that Missed @ Mt. A does not publish all
student Missings.
If The Argosy was so dickish as to do such a thing,
wed know and own up to it. Luckily our personal
opinion of ourselves does not include considering
ourselves dickish, as such. Therefore, anyone who sees
our actions as dickish must be catagorically wrong and
is intentionally attempting to harm The Argosys good
name.
The Argosy is entirely opposed to EVERY STUDENT
AT MOUNT ALLISON checking out Y U No MTA and
similar forms of awesome student expression.
The Argosy defends our right to keep such forms of
student expression private and completely hidden and
will not disclose such URLs as:
http://mtayuno.tumblr.com/
Op-Ed House Advertisement
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OPINIONS & EDITORIALS
Forget that cute guys name at the bar?
Did somebody make your day?
Wanna shout out your meal hall crush?
Send in your missed to missed@mta.ca
To the purple-coated MACF
President,
To love and live beloved is the
souls paradise both here and in
heaven. Help me reach heavens
paradise.
Dear Hippie,
Tank you for accompanying
me to the grasslands. We
climbed that mound like a
couple of champs.
Love always,
Chey-Chey
Dear Dread-locked guy,
Yes youre a special, unique
fower, but those oily limp
strings on your head dont give
you carte blanche to be a raging
douche.
Sincerely,
Cut your hair hippy
Dear Y U No MTA,
Tank you for brightening my
week a little bit.
Keep up the good work!
Dear Y U No MTA,
Your enraged face juxtaposed
by your textual hilarity will be
my next English paper. Keep
inspiring!
To Ton Y Chill and Davy Stew,
My history prof recently
theorized that most of the
despots and dictators of the
past were men that, really, just
needed a good long hug. Im
here, guys. If you even need
it, my warm embrace is only
moments away.
Sincerely,
Free Hugs
Dear C.F.A.
If you let out a few letters
and are who I think you are
then I could read you random
thoughts...all night long.
G@MTA
To my darling featurette,
You will not win the desktop
war.
Hobbes
Over a year ago, a member of the
Administration told me that, if
my friends and I continued to
criticize the plan to demolish the
Memorial Library, it would mean
the end of Fine and Dramatic Arts
at Mount Allison. I thought, at
the time, that he was just using a
colourful turn of phrase to emphasize
his point, but now I am beginning
to think that he really believed what
he said. It is possible that a family of
wealthy benefactors made a promise
of money with certain conditions
attached including a quick and easy
passage.
For months now, my friends and I
have been trying to determine exactly
who is the prime mover behind this
whole project?And why do they want
to demolish the Memorial Library in
order to builda new building on that
particular piece of land? Te answers
given so far by the Administration
have convincedno one but their own
true believers. Te rest of us still do
not know the complete answers, but
some hints have been given in the
fow of e-mails between opponents
and defenders of the plan and it is
nota pretty sight.
If Mount Allison is a family as
many Alumni fondly believe, then
the family tragedy being played
out here reads like a play by Eugene
O'Neill. Perhaps the Teatre
Department could stage one of
O'Neill's family dramas at the grand
opening of their new facility. Long
Day's Journey Into Night perhaps,
or Mourning Becomes Electra.
Or maybe Arthur Miller's All My
Sons would be a better choice
because it has a wartime theme, as
well as a family connection. Tis
might even provide a link with the
Te Memorial Library is being
demolished much to the sadness,
chagrin and anger of many alumni,
professors emeriti, former Regents,
many staf and students and (now
former) friends of the university. Te
well-earned reputation of Mount
Allison is now diminished as had
been predicted by the many letter
writers who have expressed their
concerns.
Who is to blame for this loss of
reputation? Te answer is obvious:
Te members of the Administration
and the members of the Board of
Regents who made the decision to
demolish the building. To attempt
to redirect blame to a distinguished,
credible alumna who has given
extensive service to Mount Allison,
and to blame others, will not 'cut it'
with most interested observers.
Te advertisement placed by
Mount Allison University in the
November 17 Argosy raises more
questions than it answers. Tis
declaration from Mount Allison
past, an echo of remembrance, so to
speak.
But that would probably be
unacceptable to those in power at
Mount Allison because, under the
current Administration, the driving
forces here are not respect for history
or continuity. Te driving forces are
money and power, and cover up is the
name of the game. So we may never
know the answer to the question
Why do they want to do this? But
the answer to the question Who is
the prime mover? will be obvious
on the day that the announcement
is made of the name that will appear
on the new Fine and Dramatic Arts
Building. In the meantime, the total
mismanagement of this afair must
be obvious to everyone, even to the
members of the Board of Regents,
who would prefer not to know.
Ron Boorne
University includes no name. Who
is making these protestations? Why
does the author not sign this statement
of claim? Who is Mount Allison
University in this instance? Within
this advertisement is included a ghost
e-mail contact:yourthoughts@mta.ca.
Who, I ask, would want to share their
thoughts with an unknown person?
What evidence is provided for the
assertions in this paid advertisement?
None appears.
Why would a credible Allisonian
Alumna state to the media that
they would pledge $5 million to
retain a building if there wasn't
some truth to their statement?
TeArgosyof 20 October states that
Ms. Gloria Jollymore, VP in charge of
fundraising for the university, visited
Ms. Joan Carlisle-Irving at her home
and told Ms. Carlisle-Irving that it is
[about] more than the money."So an
ofer must have been presented to Ms.
Jollymore from Ms. Carlisle-Irving.
Ms. Jollymore does act as an agent
of the university; indeed she is the
person that Mt. A has appointed to
be in charge of fundraising.Whatever
the reason the pledge was withdrawn
it seems evident that an ofer was
profered.
Why is Mount Allison University
so determined to categorically declare
that they were not made an ofer of
funds in support of preservation of
Memorial Library?
Why would any VP at Mount
Allison rebuf an ofer of this nature?
Should not even a wif of a gift like
this be carefully considered and the
donor graciously courted?
If it was not about the money
(which was what the Administration
repeatedly stated was the reason
that Memorial Library could not be
retained) what is the "so much more
to which Ms. Jollymore alluded?And
clearly it was not about the money as
Mt. A did not pursue this donation
despite it's substantial size... which we
all need to remember when Mount
Allison University comes looking for
more handouts.
Despite what the Mount Allison
University advertisement states, the
publication of this advertisement just
underlines that good governance and
transparency are lacking at Mount A.
Finally, and most importantly, what
will now be the consequences of this
attempt at blame-shifting by Mount
Allison University?
Many will indeed now have
acontinuing interest in but may not
continue ongoing support for Mt. A.
John Houtsma
Assoc. Professor Emeritus of Economics
In his letter to the editor in the
November 17 issue of the Argosy,
writing about the Memorial Library,
Mr. Dave Rose, president of the
Mount Allison Federated Alumni,
says again the plaques are the
memorials to the 73 Allisonians who
sacrifced their lives in the Great War.
Mr. Rose simply does not get it. He
should read the words of Dr. Marc
Milner, noted Canadian military
historian and director of the Milton
F. Gregg Centre for the Study of War
and Society:
I have maintained all along that
the value of the Memorial Library
lies not simply in the names of the
dead it honours: it is a monument to
a generation who asked the ultimate
sacrifce of their friends and family
and then had to fnd a way to deal with
the grief, the loss and the survivor
guilt. It is not 'simply' a cenotaph,
it is an icon of an age, the physical
expression of that responsibility to
remember. Te names are preserved
in the Book of Remembrance and
will always be. But where to we
record the deep and abiding sadness
of people like my grandmother who
never overcame the death of her
brother (Roy E. Tower a graduate in
commerce of 1910) at Ypres in 1916?
Robert Eaton
The former University Centre/Memorial Library
About two months ago the
Government of Canada hired a
consulting frm to help it fnd ways
to save money at a cost of $90,000 a
day or $19.8 million total. Now, how
this consulting frm manages to give
advice without making a slip of the
tongue and saying something like
"Don't hire over-priced consultants
in the middle of a recession" is beyond
me. But since the government is
clearly looking for advice on how
to run their departments I'll
contribute my two cents (I'll be
nice, I won't even charge).
First, let's look at what
some other states have done.
In 2005 the Government
of Brazil abandoned the Windows
operating system for Linux. Tis
was simply good economic sense.
Windows is expansive in Brazil while
Linux is free (Note: Americans pay
$199.00 USD for Windows while
Brazillians pay about $353.00 USD).
Te Brazilian government estimates
they save $120 million yearly. No
wonder the BRICs (Brazil, Russia,
India and China) have a tendency to
favour Linux over Windows.
But back to Canada now. Canada
has 454,000 civil servants as of 2006.
I would like to tell you how many
of them use computers in their day-
to-day activities but my MP has
repeated failed to reply to my email
inquiries (but I'm not bitter). Let's go
with a conservative estimate that 50%
use a computer in their job of keeping
our fair dominion running. Let's also
consider that Microsoft comes out
with a new operating system every
three years on average and that the
current version is Windows 7. Doing
some quick math switching to Linux
would roughly save Canada $56
million every three years. You can
make similar calculations for
a host of other programs
the government must use
(Word, Powerpoint, Excel)
with the result being that
a government that
ran its computer
network on open-
source, freely
available software
would save
$100 million
(or closer to $200
million if most of the civil service uses
computers).
Tere are also less tangible benefts.
Because the coding for open-source
software is not protected in the
same way by copyright the federal
government would be able to adapt
its programs to ft its needs. Tis
adaptability is why the US Navy's
nuclear submarine feet runs on
Linux. Want your text document to
auto-format to have the page number
and 'Government of Canada' in the
corner? Done. Want a spreadsheet
that adds infation values on the fy?
Doable. Even if we just consider the
savings $100 million would hire a lot
of consultants, eh Mr. Harper.
James Wilson
Arrr-gosy Columnist
Open-Source Savings
SPORTS
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Men take on UNBSJ to optimistic outcome
New coach
delivers where it
counts
Simon Murray
Sports Editor
Mount Allison/Sue Seaborn
Bond broken between teammates
Labarbera
family builds
hope through
wristbands
Robert Murray
Sports Editor
Internet Photo/Yahoo Sports
The Lokomotiv Yaroslavl team has dropped out of the KHL this season due to the tragedy.
Several former NHLers, including Pavol Demitra were on the fight when it crashed.
Mount Allison's Akil Smith from Bermuda, drives by James Cosman of Saint John,NB.
September 7, 2011 was a normal
day in North America. However,
on the other side of the world, the
world was slowly shaking with the
news that a plane, carrying the
members of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl,
had crashed shortly after takeof in
Russia. Te news of the crash shocked
and saddened many hockey fans
throughout the corners of the earth,
but none more so than the Labarbera
family.
Jason Labarbera, goaltender
for the Phoenix Coyotes, was a
teammate of now deceased Slovakian
forward Pavol Demitra with the Los
Angeles Kings in 2005/2006 and the
Vancouver Canucks in 2008/2009. In
a phone interview his wife Kodette
stated, I dont know if its hit him
yet. Because of the bond shared by
the Demitra and Labarbera families,
Kodette started up a fundraising
campaign selling wristbands to assist
the families afected by the disaster.
A pilots error during takeof has
been identifed as the cause of the
crash, but that still doesnt change
how Kodette's family has been
afected by it. She admitted it had
been, overwhelming and could
have happened to any of us.
Te response from players wives
in the Phoenix Coyotes organization
has had strong participation, with
Kodette and Katerina Jokinen,
the wife of Olli Jokinen (a former
member of the Coyotes, now with the
Calgary Flames), leading the eforts.
So far the wives of captains and other
players across the other twenty-nine
NHL teams, including the St. Louis
Blues and Detroit Red Wings, have
started up fundraising eforts in their
respective cities.
Several former prominent hockey
players in addition to Demitra also
lost their lives in September. Josef
Vaek, a Stanley Cup champion with
the Carolina Hurricanes was entering
his fourth season with Lokomotiv.
Stefan Liv, a gold medalist goaltender
at the 2006 Olympics for Sweden
also passed away.
Ruslan Salei, Karel Rachnek, and
Krlis Skrasti, who spent the better
part of the past decade manning the
bluelines of teams across the NHL,
were all lost within a matter of
moments. What makes the situation
more difcult is that Salei and
Skrastin signed during the ofseason
after enjoying successful seasons for
their respective teams in 2010/2011.
Unfortunately, this hasnt been the
frst time entire teams have perished
in the blink of an eye. In 1979, the
entire FC Pakhtakor Tashkent team
from Uzbekistan was killed in a
mid-air collision. In 1980 the entire
United States boxing team was killed
in Poland in a plane crash, and in
1993 the Zambian national soccer
team were all killed over the Atlantic
Ocean of Gabon.
After the unexpected and hasty
departure of Head Coach Bruce
Macmillan, it was uncertain if this
abrupt midseason departure would be
detrimental to the Mountie men on
the foor. However, judging from the
game on Saturday, it appears to be
quite the contrary. Te boys took on
and defeated the UNBSJ Seawolves
97 63 in a refreshing rout, which
is sure to leave good waves on the
bench and in the stands for the new
Head Coach Duane Starratt, who
delivered for the boys, giving them
assertive assistance all game long
from the sidelines. Tis new youthful
approach is sure to give the team a big
boost, and hopes are high amongst its
players for new improvement to the
team.
On the game's result, Coach
Starratt was quoted as saying, I was
impressed. Referring to the play he
saw from his boys in his frst game as
coach, Starratt is stressing, Execution
of ofence and defensive intensity to
his new players. Tis was apparent
in the game on Saturday. Adding,
Teyve been very receptive to what
Im doing.
Te frst timeout of the game
brought the coach's abilities to the
forefront of the players minds, as
well as displaying his leadership
abilities of the draw. We need to
attack two sides of the foor, he
asserted. However, he is not exactly
new, as he was in fact the head coach
of the Mens Basketball Mounties
before Coach MacMillan. Te team
seemed to follow his advice from the
frst timeout. Te UNBSJ Seawolves
showed obvious weakness on ofense
and defnes, and the Mounties
capitalized constantly. Seventeen
of their total twenty turnovers were
attributed to steals by the Mounties.
On defense, the Seawolves left
holes everywhere, often scrambling
to keep the Mounties from walking
in and delivering easy lay-ins. On
ofense, the Seawolves failed to
organize themselves in an efective
ofensive strategy, relying mostly
on fast break opportunities to keep
up with the Mounties. But this
win cannot be attributed to a mere
failure of the Seawolves to organize
themselves efectively on either end.
Te Mounties played an amazing
game with much improved defense.
Overall, their increased speed on
transition allowed the Mounties
to control the tempo of the game;
running hard to make the transition
gave the Mounties the advantage
of a quick set-up which allowed
them to create a set-up where
scoring opportunities were theirs to
lose. Tis rush of ofense made the
Seawolves defense almost null and
void where the Mounties executed
transition properly. It also prevented
the Seawolves fast break scoring
opportunities by getting back on
defense fast enough to prevent the
Seawolves from penetrating the
paint or setting up a shooting play
efectively.
Credit must be given to UNBSJ
player Jason Demerchant for keeping
his team in the game through focus
and tough spirit. He displayed his
enthusiasm all game despite going
into the fourth quarter down by
over twenty points. Cameron
Montford deserves credit as well for
consistent three pointers which he
dropped all game despite a ferocious
Mountie defence. Te full court press
strategy, proven efective in defeating
the Mounties last weekend, was
employed similarly by the Mounties
to disallow fast ofensive movement
by the Seawolves.
Tis strategy gave the Mounties
defence more time to make the
transition and set-up defensive
measures. It also worked against
UNBSJ, as several of the Mounties
seventeen steals were taken from the
inbound. Notable defensive players of
the game were Tim Crouse, Benjamin
Chisholm, and Kevin Monaghan
who each snagged triplets in the steal
department. Te top scorers of the
game were Brandon Malally with
twenty, Ben Chisholm with eighteen,
and Akil Smith with ffteen. Of the
rookie squad, Mack Brown knocked
down nine to put him in the lead
while Ian McShane and Trevor Mann
chipped in fve point eforts.
Te team seems to be pleased with
their new coach. Tim Crouse stated,
Hes great. Rookie Mac Brown
stated that the new coach is creating
a winning atmosphere for the team
while Trevor Mann added, he
expects us to go strong at all times
its a whole new level of discipline."
Teir next game is slated for this
coming Saturday in Truro, as the men
take on the Nova Scotia Agricultural
College. Tip of is at 4pm.
Te Argosy www.argosy.ca
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SPORTS
MacGregor Grant, Men's Swimming
Lisa Riley
Argosy Correspondent
Mount Allison/Janet Robinson
Sean Connors, CA
Senior Wealth Advisor
Tel: 506-867-0705
Sean_connors@scotiamcleod.com
sponsored by:
Making a Splash at Mt. A
Number of years
on both the Cross
Country and
Swimming teams
while at Mt. A
Number of
kilometers biked for
Heartland Tour this
past summer
5
Former Mt. A
coach takes over
after McMillan's
surprise
resignation
Robert Murray
Mount Allison/Sue Seaborn
What you should know about energy drinks
Sports Editor
Jenn MacKenzie
Health Intern
Energy drinks are becoming more
and more popular with the younger
generation. Tey are also many bands,
and are easier to purchase since they
are available almost everywhere. Te
sale of these drinks is not strictly
regulated, and there has been a lot
of controversy surrounding this issue
and their marketing procedures.
Energy drinks are meant to supply
mental and physical stimulation for
a short period of time. Cafeine is a
drug that afects the body
in many ways. Cafeine
can also be dangerous if
too much is consumed.
It stimulates the central
nervous system (CNS)
which increases brain
activity, but it also
increases heart rate and
therefore blood pressure.
Cafeine afects the
fght-or-fight response,
which gets reduced to
panic attacks. It is also
addictive. Cafeine is a
diuretic and can lead to
dehydration. It can also
lead to fatigue because
cafeine fails to tell the body when
to stop and rest. However, cafeine
is not totally bad. Studies have shown
a high correlation between cafeine
and Parkinsons disease. People who
drink more cafeine seem to be less
susceptible to Parkinsons disease
than those who do not drink a lot of
cafeine.
Tere are many experts that think
energy drinks should be referred
to as stimulant drug containing
drinks because of the amount of
cafeine contained in each drink.
Tey also argued that there should be
labels on the drinks that outline the
possible reactions to cafeine, much
like drug labels. It is also
thought by some experts
that energy drinks
should be regulated by
pharmacies the same way
that cafeine tablets are.
Provincial and territorial
authorities determine
how and where health
products, such as energy
drinks, are sold in their
jurisdictions.
Energy drinks were
classifed as natural
health products until
recently and are now
being classifed as
foods. Tis change in categorization
means that energy drinks will
carry labels with their ingredients,
allergens, and nutritious information.
It also means that Health Canada is
allowing a maximum of 100mg of
cafeine per 250ml beverage and an
overall maximum on any single-serve
beverage of cafeine of 180mg. Tey
are also limiting the types and levels
of vitamins and minerals that are
added to the drinks, and requiring
labels on the product saying that they
shouldnt be mixed with alcohol and
are not recommended for children or
pregnant and breastfeeding women.
Energy drinks not only contain a
lot of cafeine, they also contain a lot
of sugar. High levels of refned sugar
are known to lead to weight gain
and diabetes (type II). Most popular
energy drinks contain between 18-
39g of sugar, and will give you a rush
of energy, but this is not long lasting.
If you decide to drink energy
drinks be sure to regulate your intake
of cafeine and carefully read the
labels on the product. Drink them in
moderation, do not consume them
on an empty stomach, do not mix
with alcohol, and make sure you
drink water if you engage in physical
activity or exercise, and not an energy
drink in place of it.
Internet Photo/Bevwire
Monday November 13, the day after a
blowout loss to Mount Saint Vincent
University, long time men's basketball
coach Bruce
McMillan tendered
his resignation,
ending his service
with the team at
ten years. In his
place, Former Mt.
A basketball coach
Duene Starratt,
who served as coach
from 2000-2002,
took over the reigns
almost immediately.
H o w e v e r ,
women's basketball
coach Al Hart and his staf were forced
to pull double duty during games
mid- last week against Crandall (both
victories). At the time of McMillan's
resignation, the Mounties sat near
McGregor Grant, men's captain for
the Mount Allison Mounties Varsity
Swim team, is a 5th year student
from Halifax, Nova Scotia, pursuing a
Bachelor of Commerce with a minor
in Geography. He has been a member
of the varsity swim team through
every year at Mt. A, as well as a cross
country participant for fve years.
Not only is McGregor a two
sport athlete, he is also involved in
the Mount Allison campus life. He
volunteers his time with Mounties
in Motion, the student athlete
volunteer program, where he plays
intramural sports with students at
Sackville's own Marshview Middle
School. Many athletes fnd it hard to
volunteer, but Mounties in Motion
works with the Sackville Memorial
Hospital and Marshview Middle
School to fnd times that work within
athlete's schedules, which is especially
important to someone participating
in two sports. McGregor doesn't have
Coach McMillan and
I would indicate the
exact same thing, that
we have a very good
basketball team.
Pierre Arsenault
Athletic Director
Starratt chosen to lead
mens basketball team
the basement of the ACAA Men's
basketball standings at 1-3, while also
giving up a league high 358 points, or
89.5 points per game
Although Bruce was not available
for comment, Athletic Director
Pierre Arsenault ofered his thoughts
on the quick shake up, saying, "I can't
speak on behalf of Bruce I think
the Bruce genuinely and legitimately
came to work everyday in this position
and gave it all he had."
Starratt was formally introduced
to the team a week ago and has
subsequently led the team back
to .500. Arsenault was quick to
dismiss concerns from various
media outlets that the season should
just be scrapped,
c o m m e n t i n g ,
"Coach McMillan
and I would
indicate the exact
same thing, that we
have a very good
basketball team."
A l t h o u g h
players were
caught of guard
by the immediate
resignation, they
have embraced,
at least initially,
the style of Coach Starratt. Pierre
elaborated on the process for
informing the team about the
resignation, meeting with them
Monday evening to let them know
what had transpired.
Almost immediately there were
questions as to how to move forward
from this. Te team could consider
appointing an interim coach who
might act like more of a bandaid to
the team's challenges, thus harming
the overall vision and short-term
success of the team. Pierre ultimately
thanked Bruce for his years of
dedication to the Mounties basketball
program, as well as the coaching staf
of the women's team, who flled in on
short notice to not only run practices
but coach the games against Crandell.
Coach Starratt and his team will
take their frst road trip this weekend
against the 0-5 side from the Nova
Scotia Agricultural College in a game
that should test the teams ability to
focus and their motivation to play a
full game.
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a lot of free time during the school
year, but participates in the Terry Fox
Run every year, as well as coaching
swimming lessons at the Mount
Allison swimming pool.
He also had the opportunity to
work part time for CMA Canada,
in which he reviewed their entrance
exam for errors and inconsistencies.
During the summer, he was a part of a
new internship program in Saint John
and also rode in the Heartland Tour,
which promotes awareness for healthy
heart living. Te Heartland tour, for
those who don't know, consists of
biking 100 km legs around Nova
Scotia. Tis is one of his favourite
things because of the diferent people
you can meet participating in raising
awareness for a good cause, as well as
getting active.
After Mount Allison, McGregor
would like to pursue a CA (Chartered
Accountant) position, working in
operations or project management.
Eventually, he would like to live in
Halifax or Sackville and coach kids
in triathlons. It's a fantastic sport
that kids know little about and it's
a great way for kids to become and
stay healthy in their daily lives. Now
it seems that all of this doesn't leave
a lot of time for school, but as a
dedicated bi-athlete he makes the
time. It's all about balance! One thing
he really stressed was asking your
professors for help, which is great
advice for incoming students. When
asked if he could give one other piece
of advice to incoming students he
said Get involved any way you can.
You may think that you don't have
time, but just think how much time
you spend on your computer surfng
the internet? If you could cut that in
half interact with real people instead
it will make your Mount Allison
experience that much better. Good
luck to McGregor and the rest of the
swim team as they continue through
their season.
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Mitch Peters
Swimming
Marya Peters
Swimming
Mount Allison swim team continues
to improve after DAL meet
Trio of Peters
siblings lead the
way again
Taylor Losier
Argosy Correspondent
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The Womens relay team consisting of: (L-R) Marya Peters, Casey Losier, Katherine Frise and Emily
Byrne fnished fourth in both the 400m medley and freestyle relays at Dalhousie this past weekend.
From his results at
the Dal Invitational
this past weekend,
Swimming Mounties' all-
star MITCH PETERS has
won University Athlete
of the Week honours
for a second time this
year. In an invitational
AUS meet with eight
teams, including McGill
and the University of
Calgary, Peters won
the 200 Free, and came
second in the 100 Free.
Also leading off for
the Mounties' 4x100
relay team, Peters
helped to set a new
Mount Allison record
for the event.
A second-time Athlete
of the Week winner,
Swimming Mountie
MARYA PETERS made
another big impression
with the AUS at the Dal
Invitational Swim Meet
in Halifax. Swimming
personal bests, Peters
set four Mount Allison
swim standards, which
included breaking
University records in
the 100 Free, 50 Free,
50 Back, and 100 Back.
Also swimming against
teams from McGill
and the University of
Calgary, Peters took a
silver medal in the 100
Free, and reached the
final in her other four
events.
Mount Allison/Sue Seaborn
Mount Allison/Sue Seaborn
Te weekend of November 19, the
University of Dalhousie hosted
the twenty-third annual AUS
Invitational Swim Meet, and the
Mount Allison Varsity Swim Team
was in attendance. In their third
competition of the year, the Mounties
earned seventy-seven points and came
in ffth out of eight teams. Te mens
team fnished ffth and the womens
team fnished fourth. Te hosts of the
meet, Dalhousie University, fnished
in frst place with McGill coming in
a close second.
Te Dalhousie meet once again
brought together teams from
McGill University, University of
Calgary, and Memorial University of
Newfoundland. With these teams in
attendance in addition to the regular
eastern University teams, UPEI,
Acadia, UNB and Dal, the Mounties
faced some additional competition.
Tis was our big meet before
Christmas and our team had strong
races, says rookie Andrew Reeder,
the championship in February
is looking quite promising; were
looking forward to it. Reeder went
two seasons bests and fnished in
ffth place in his 50m backstroke. In
addition, Reeders 50m and 100m
backstroke times were both Mt. A
records.
Marya Peters also earned herself
four Mt. A record times, while also
picking up a silver medal in the 100m
freestyle, fourth place in the 50m
freestyle, and ffth in the 50m and
100 m backstrokes along the way.
Veteran swimmer Mitchell Peters
came in frst in the 200m freestyle
and third in the 100m freestyle, while
Mikhel Peters set a new record time
in the 50m butterfy. Te womens
relay team of Emily Byrne, Casey
Losier, Marya Peters, and Katherine
Frise came in fourth for both the
400m medley relay and the 400m
freestyle relay, while the mens team
of Andrew Reeder, Mitchell Peters,
Kellan DeSilva, and Mikhel Peters
came in ffth for both of the relays.
Te mens time for the 4 X 100m
freestyle relay tied the previous Mt.
A record.
While an increase of swimmers
made it difcult to place, the majority
of the team managed to swim at
least one seasons best time over the
course of the weekend, some under
difcult circumstances. Colin Vale,
while sufering from the fu, took of
a second in his 100m freestyle, for
a fnal time of 55.12. It was Vales
frst of what would be four best
times earned over the course of the
weekend. Katherine Frise also earned
herself some personal bests, despite
having swam a cumulative amount of
600m of butterfy over the course of
the day.
Te team will continue to train
over the Christmas holidays, heading
down to Orlando for a training
camp. Since September weve been
working towards this meet, said
varsity swim coach John Peters Its
one of our two main competitions.
We earned seventy-fve percent [of
the] best times and our quest to
the CIS continues. According to
Peters, in addition to the eight new
records set, the team came close to
several Canadian Inter-university
Sport qualifying times. Tey hope to
earn those times at their next meet
in January. As for the swimmers,
they were pleased with the results of
the weekend. When asked of their
thoughts on the weekend, rookie
Marya Peters and her teammate
Kellan DeSilva stated that they
believed that the team did damn
fne.
National
Basketball
League enjoying
successful frst
season
sponsored by:
Canadian league seeks sustainability
Robert Murray
Sports Editor
Te National Basketball League of
Canada's (NBLC)
inaugural season
is underway with
play in seven cities
across fve provinces,
including New
Brunswick. For
the new league,
franchises were
established in the cities of Saint John
and Moncton.
Tough the season is still early,
both teams stumbled out of the game,
as the St. John Mill Rats sit in sixth
The Millrats currently sit sixth in the new basketball league.
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place in the league at 2-3 while the
Moncton Miracles are still searching
for their frst win, currently sitting at
0-4. In addition to the two teams from
New Brunswick, teams in Halifax,
Summerside, Quebec, London and
Oshawa joined the league.
While Moncton Miracles staf did
not immediately return emails sent
to them, the future sustainability of
the league can be tied to the current
labour dispute in the NBA between
players and owners. With the lack
of a majorly recognized professional
basketball league in North America,
especially in Canada, a nation
increasingly focused
on their hoops
program, the NBLC
strategically seized
the moment to found
their league. By
attempting to provide
an alternative, local
basketball product to
Canadian fans, the NBCL is taking
a huge risk.
Tis league has largely been formed
out of new teams, in addition to those
looking for a new league after leaving
the Professional Basketball League
at the end of the 2010-2011 season.
Tese teams, from St. John, Halifax,
and Quebec City were complimented
by four start up teams.
Being billed as, "the nations's
only professional basketball league,"
they face signifcant challenges in
sustaining operations. Te league
has its headquarters in Toronto,
and promote their mission, which
is to develop the next generation of
Canadian athletes while subsequently
raising the excitement level for
basketball in Canada
However, this isn't the frst time
that Canadian professional basketball
leagues have been created. In 1993
the National Basketball League was
founded with the Saskatoon Slam
winning the only title in the league's
short-lived history. Also, there was
a Canadian National Basketball
League formed in the summer of
2003. It predominately featured
teams in Southern Ontario, ceasing
operations before it even got of the
ground.
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Mounties ice Moncton
Wray Perkin
Sports Writer
Mounties down
CIS ffth place
Aigles-Bleues
Mount Allison/Sue Seaborn
Mount Allison's Jenica Bastarache of Grand-Bay/Westfeld, NB fghts for the puck against Moncton's Marika Lacroix.
Come out to the Tantramar Veterans
Memorial Civic Centre today from
4:00pm to 8:00pm to see the
jersey worn by Paul Henderson
at the 1972 Summit Series!
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After sufering a disappointing
overtime loss on Saturday at UPEI,
some may have wondered if the
Mounties would rebound in time to
take on the ffth ranked U de Moncton
Aigles Bleues. Te Mounties
responded emphatically, with a huge
3-2 win, handing Moncton their frst
loss of the season.
On Saturday, the Mounties started
well, with Lisa Rileys powerplay goal
late in the frst period giving them a
1-0 lead. Megan Cameron and rookie
Emily Van Diepen assisted on the
goal. PEI scored a powerplay goal
of their own early in the second, and
another powerplay goal in overtime
ended the game.
Te Mounties were outshot 14-3
in the second period, and 29-13 in
the game, making things easy for
PEI netminder Bailey Toupin, who
recorded the win. Meghan Corley-
Byrne made twenty-seven saves in
the loss.
Any critics of their play on
Saturday were silenced quickly by
the Mounties, who played some of
their best hockey of the season in
the opening minutes against the
nationally-ranked Aigles.
Lindsay Jamess third goal of the
season came only forty-four seconds
in, with Courtney King drawing her
frst of two assists on the day. Despite
two Moncton goals in the late stages
of the period, one coming on the
powerplay, the Mounties took many
positives from the opening frame and
kept grinding it out against a tough
Moncton squad.
In the second period, the Mounties
outshot Moncton 13-9, and tied the
game up late in the period. On the
powerplay, Jamess shot redirected to
the side of the net, where a charging
Lauren Oickle found the puck and
put it home to knot things up at two's.
Just under seven minutes into the
third, the goal of
the year gave the
Mounties the lead
they needed, and did
not look back from.
Kristen Cooze took
possession of the
puck near her own
blue line before
slicing and dicing
her way through
half the Moncton
team before fring
a close-range shot
past a stunned Jenna Van Belois to
put the Mounties ahead.
Te Mounties hung on from there,
with Corley-Byrne
making some
fantastic saves down
the stretch to keep
the lead intact. Te
fourth-year all-star
stopped all twelve
shots in the third
period, and thirty-
two in total to
record her frst win
of the season.
It was great to
see the girls bounce
back and play a great game against
Moncton, said Head Coach Zach
Ball following the game. Tey really
worked hard and really deserved to
win.
Moncton (8-1-0) had trouble in
the face-of circle all game, with the
Mounties winning 37 of 61 (61%) of
the face-ofs, led by top two centres
King (77%) and Ashlyn Somers
(50%).
Jamess goal and helper on Sunday
gives her a team-leading nine points
(3 goals, 6 assists) in nine games.
Cooze, meanwhile, ranks fourth
among AUS defenders with seven
points (3 goals, 4 assists).
Te Mounties improved to 4-3-2
(10 points), and a share of third place
with UPEI (5-4-0, 10 points). Its no
secret that in hockey one must score
to win, but that is not truer in the
case of the Mounties. In four wins
this season they have scored four and
a half goals per game, compared to
only one goal per game in their fve
total losses.
Mount Allison will look to keep
its ofence rolling this weekend with
a pair of road games at St FX on
Saturday and Saint Marys on Sunday.
Tey return to home ice in the new
year, with the Saint Marys Huskies
coming to town on January 7.
It was great to see
the girls bounce back
and play a great game
against Moncton
Zach Ball
Mounties Hockey
Coach
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