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September 22, 2011 Embracing the fall weather since 1875 Vol. 141 Iss. 4
A THE RGOSY
Mount Allisons Independent Student Newspaper
On a day that could not have been
better for football, the outcome of
Saturdays Homecoming football
game could denitely have been better
for the Mount Allison Mounties.
e Mounties dropped to 0-2 on
the season with a 36-23 loss to the
Bishops Gaiters in the interlock
week between the AUS and Quebec
conference.
Ill-timed penalties and turnovers
spelled the Mounties doom, as six
turnovers coupled with 90 yards in
penalties hindered the Mounties
production.
Quarterback Jake Hotchkiss
passed for 309 yards and his rst
two touchdowns of the season, but
threw three interceptions. 2010
All-Canadian Adam Molnar was
Hotchkisss favourite target hauling
in seven passes for 100 yards and also
collected 156 return yards.
e Mounties felt the week one loss
of linebacker Ben Halpern, out with a
leg injury, as the Gaiters passed for 459
yards on 26 completions, mostly due to
missed tackles by Mountie defenders.
e game started very well for the
Mounties, with halfback Matt Kenny
forcing a fumble on a sack on the
second play from scrimmage, setting
the Mounties up in great eld position.
Alec Curtiss rst career CIS eld goal
from 20 yards out gave the Mounties
an early 3-0 lead.
On Bishops ensuing drive, a missed
eld goal was returned 56 yards
by Molnar, but the Mounties were
unable to muster much oence for
the remainder of the half, fumbling
the ball away twice, throwing an
interception and punting three times
before the break.
One of those punts was a short
one that put the Gaiters in great eld
position, and they would score two
plays later to take a 10-3 lead going
into halftime.
Sue Seaborn
Mounties lose Homecoming game
Men battle for
60 minutes but
come up short
Wray Perkin
Sports Writer
MOUNTIES, PAGE 31
Football Mounties are 0-2 for the season after losing 36-23 to Bishops Gaiters at the Homecoming game on Saturday.
Sackville celebrates Fall Fair
Carly Levy
News Writer
e Town of Sackville celebrated its
annual Fall Fair this past weekend,
featuring many fun activities for
all ages. ere were many old fair
favourites, as well as brand new events,
that kept the residents busy ursday
through Sunday. Now in its eleventh
year, the Fall Fair is a tradition that not
only brings the community together,
but is also a great venue for students to
connect with the citizens of Sackville.
e opening ceremonies on Friday
night included the presentation of the
Sackville Citizen of the Year awards.
e youth citizen
award was presented
to Mt. A. student
Mitch Stewart for
his work with the
Tantramar Regional
High School. It
was awesome to be
recognized for all of
the work that I have
done in the Sackville
community, said
Stewart, who
volunteers his time coaching soccer at
the high school, tutoring for science
classes, and acting as an assistant coach
for their volleyball team. Stewart says
that the award
shows him that
he has made a
positive impact on
individuals, and
that hes made a
real connection with
the community.
Sackville is an
awesome town with
awesome people and
I will certainly miss
it when it is my time
to leave, Stewart said.
is year, the committee added a
few new things that created even more
excitement on the weekend. ere
was a youth talent show at the Bridge
St. tent on Friday night, as well as an
interdenominational church service in
the tent on Sunday morning, and all
day Saturday residents could catch
helicopter rides for an aerial view of
Sackville. A regatta was held at Lillas
Fawcett park, where competitors raced
anything that oats across Silver Lake.
All vessels were homemade and points
were awarded for creativity. Another
new event was held in celebration of
Mount Allisons Year of Science and
FUN, PAGE 3
Sackville is an
awesome town with
awesome people and
I will cetainly miss
it...
Mitch Stewart
Fourth-Year Mt.A
Student
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SASKATOON (CUP) As universities try to balance their budgets in
the face of a sluggish economy, Canadian university students have seen their
tuition go up by eight per cent in the last two years.
A four per cent increase for the 201011 year was followed by another
4.3 per cent hike this year, according to recent Statistics Canada study. e
Canadian average for undergraduate tuition is now $5,366. Ontario students,
who pay $6,640 on average, pay the highest tuition in the country while
Quebec undergrads enjoy the lowest tuition in the nation, paying an average of
$2,519. Students in Newfoundland and Labrador, where tuition fees have been
frozen since 200304, are paying an average of $2,649.
In Alberta, tuition is nominally capped to the Consumer Price Index (CPI),
meaning it increased by about two per cent for the 201112 year. Average fees
for full-time undergrads in that province sit at $5,662.
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The Larry McCray Band drove 2000km to rock the Fall Fair
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Fun events held for young and old
Continued from cover
Discovery. e Chemistry
department put on a chemistry magic
show and demonstration on campus
during the rst night of the fair.
e Fair has several traditions
that have become staple events each
year. One of these events is the
parade, which elaborately showed
o this years fair theme of Blue
Jeans and Country Scenes in the
decorative oats that took to the
streets Saturday afternoon. Also on
Saturday afternoon was the Main
Street Mile, during which people
of all ages ran down Main Street
and through town, where crowds of
people cheered them on ahead of the
parade.
e Fair always brings in a wide
range of musical talent; this year
under the tent was a country/folk
show featuring Breagh Potter and
local favourite, Haunted Hearts. On
Saturday night, the Larry McCray
Band played for blues fans in its
only Maritime show. Other musical
performances included the Sackville
Citizens band and the Spinney
Brothers, who performed at the
Music Barn.
Another noteworthy tradition
is the Farm Field Day, which is
hosted by the Doncaster Farm in
Sackville. Certainly the biggest draw
of the fair, the eld day includes an
antique and modern tractor display,
local entertainment, a blacksmith,
basket making, rug hooking
demonstrations, a chilli cook-o,
and apple pie and chocolate chip
cookie baking contests. e event
also featured old-fashioned games as
well as a corn maze.
The Sackville Fall Fair was held this
past weekend from Friday, Sept.
16 to Sunday, Sept. 18, bringing
together Sackville community
members and Mount Allison
students. Among the events held
was the Sackville Citizen of the
Year Awards, the Sackville Fall
Fair parade, and the Fall Fair
Family Sunday. The Bud Doncaster
Agricultural Field Day was held on
Saturday and featured pony rides,
cow milking, and a corn maze.
Photo Credit: Lea Foy, Rachel Gardner
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September 22, 2011 argosy@mta.ca NEWS
Tragedy at Reno airshow
A crash on Friday at the Reno Air
Races in Nevada has left nine dead
and at least seventeen in either
critical or serious condition. Pilot
Jimmy Leeward, seventy-four,
lost control of his WWII era P-51
Mustang during the races and
crashed directly into the spectator
section of the tarmac. Initial
reports indicate that the crash was
due to the plane losing a piece of its
tail called the trim tab. Leeward,
a veteran racer and Hollywood
stunt pilot, is the twentieth pilot
to perish while participating in
the races since it began forty-seven
years ago. is tragedy marks the
rst time that spectators have died
at the show.
Protesters attacked in
Yemen
Security forces working for the
Yemeni government attacked
protesters in Sanaa, Yemen on
Sunday. As of Sunday evening,
twenty-six protesters were
conrmed dead and hundreds
others injured after security forces
red live bullets and tear gas into
the crowd of protesters who had
been marching from Change
Square outside of Sanaa University.
Reports from the area suggest that
nearly 100 of the injured were in
critical condition. e protesters
were marching for the resignation
of Yemeni president Ali Abdullah
Saleh.
Mass grave found in
Libya
Human Rights Watch, an
international non-governmental
organization, reported on Sunday
that thirty-four bodies have been
exhumed from a mass grave
near the town of al-Qawalish
in western Libya. e bodies,
all male, are reported to be the
victims of a mass-execution
carried out by forces working for
embattled dictator Muammar
Gadda. ese men were allegedly
executed while pro-Gadda forces
were attempting to suppress the
anti-Gadda uprisings that have
resulted in a civil war in Libya.
Many from the area have reported
to Human Rights Watch that they
suered beatings and torture at
the hands of Gaddas forces.
New species of dolphin
recognized
A group of Australian researchers
have discovered a new species of
dolphin. is newly recognized
porpoise, called Tersiops Australis
by doctoral researcher Kate
Charlton-Robb, was discovered
via skull comparison and DNA
verication while being studied
o of Australias southern coast.
Tersiops Australis is only the third
type of dolphin to be recognized as
unique from other known species
since the late 1800s.
This Week in
the World
A weekly miscellany
compiled by
Scott Green
to twenty international families
living in Sackville, according to
Mona Aslam, a committee member
on the board of the association.
e idea behind [MAST] is
to introduce dierent cultures,
languages, and people to the
community of Sackville and
integrate the international people
who are moving here with the people
who are living here, stated Aslam.
Mona Aslam, originally from
Pakistan, moved to Sackville nearly
11 years ago. She related how
overwhelming the experience of
relocating to a new country could
be to the Sackville Tribune Post,
particularly with language and
cultural barriers.
"Two main goals of the association
are supporting international and
internationally-minded people
and promoting dierent cultures
to the community," said Yoshiko
Hosokawa, the president of MAST,
in a recent e-mail interview. e
committee aims to help support and
provide guidance for new families
and individuals, to make them feel
welcome when they rst move to
Sackville. Committee member
Maritza Farina will act as welcome
coordinator for the association.
ere are also plans to provide
further services to international
students coming to Mount Allison.
As the students come to Mt. A.,
we can introduce them to a family
of similar descent and they can
help each other out and settle down
easier, suggested Aslam.
MAST has already had several
potlucks prior to its appearance at
the farmers market, with one of
their rst occurring in October 2010.
e rst potluck saw about sixty
people out, and received a great deal
of positive feedback.
[I]t was very clear to us that this
is something that was very much
needed, commented Aslam after
the October potluck to the Tribune.
People came up to me afterwards
and talked about how much they
appreciate it and said this was what
they had been hoping for. I think
this is something that should have
been initiated years ago.
MAST is currently planning on
organizing an international dance
to be held around October 15. We
International tables spice up Sackville
farmers market
MAST promotes
diverse cultures
at the Sackville
farmers market
Early on Saturday, Sept. 17 during
the Sackville Fall Fair, members of
the Sackville community gathered
at the farmers market to nd ten
additional stations representing the
cultural foods and goods of various
nationalities.
An International Community
Market was set up to include
tables representing the countries
of ailand, Japan, Hong Kong,
Iran, Columbia, Switzerland, India,
China, and Pakistan. ese tables
oered national foods and a number
of items, such as clothing and
jewellery, some of which had been
brought over to Canada from their
home country.
e Multicultural Association of
Sackville and Tantramar (MAST),
formed in September 2010, organized
the International Market day. e
hope was to showcase the dierent
cultures represented by international
families living in Sackville to the
community. ere are at least fteen
Vanessa Million
Political Beat Writer
welcome everybody to bring their
dance and music, stated Aslam.
e event will hopefully be held
at the Sackville Curling Club.
MAST welcomes anyone from the
community to attend the event.
Two students working at the Hong
Kong table expressed their interest
in starting their own international
group that would have a table every
Saturday morning at the market for
people to enjoy. Im really interested
in learning about other cultures
and I enjoy getting people to try
dierent stu, said fourth-year Mt.
A student Flora Chung.
For upcoming events and postings,
you can visit the MAST website at
mast.tantramar.ca
The Multicultural Association of Sackville and Tantramar put on an
International Community Market of ten tables last Saturday.
Lea Foy
On a cross-country march from
Vancouver to Ottawa, protestors
congregated on Parliament Hill on
Monday, Sept. 19 to bring attention
to the missing aboriginal women of
Canada. e group, known as Walk
4 Justice, has added thirty-seven
women since June 21 to the 4,200
cases of missing or murdered women
already on record, with the large
majority of those being of aboriginal
descent.
Concerns are high within
the group that the thirty-seven
additional names represent an
increase to the cases of missing
women. is is telling us that the
violence against women is escalating
in this country and its being socially
accepted. We need to step these acts
of violence, said Gladys Radek, who
co-founded the Walk 4 Justice group
in 2008 after her niece disappeared
from the so-called Highway of
Tears near Prince Rupert, B.C.
e groups protest, which
began in June, was spurred forward by
the failing British Columbia inquiry
into missing women, with various
First Nations groups boycotting
the hearing because of the lack of
nancial and professional resources
to prepare. A ve-year plan, funded
with $10 million, was announced by
the Status of Women Minister Rona
Ambrose last year to help police and
victims-services organizations with
the issue of missing people.
Yet the grant does not
aid aboriginal people specically,
Activists rally for missing women
Protestors say
violence against
aboriginal
women rising
and concerns have arisen over the
eectiveness of the program in
dealing with this specic issue.
Nobody knows what theyre doing
with that money, said Beverley
Jacobs, former president of the Native
Womens Association of Canada, in
a press conference with CTV News.
Its not going to do anything to help
these families.
Walk 4 Justice has
advocated for a public inquiry to
hear the voices of families, funding
for aboriginal wellness centres, and
improved public-safety initiatives
for aboriginal women. ere has
to be answers for these families,
Rachel Gardner
News Editor
commented Jacobs in the CTV
report. Its devastating to have to
go through that kind of trauma on
a daily basis, when youre not getting
answers and no one seems to care.
Ambrose has dismissed the
idea of a national inquiry that would
examine aboriginal female victims
of violence, stating that the federal
government has already reacted
accordingly. Public Safety Minister
Vic Toews commented similarly.
e Government is
committed to ensuring that all
women in Canada, including
aboriginal women, are safe and
secure regardless of the community
in which they live, said Julie
Carmichael, spokeswoman for
Toews, in an e-mail to CBC.
Aboriginal women are particularly
vulnerable to violence and can face
challenges in accessing the justice
system, which should be protecting
them.
According to Statistic
Canada, close to thirteen per cent of
all Aboriginal women aged fteen
and older self-reported having
been violently victimized, and were
almost three times more likely than
non-Aboriginal women to report
having been a victim of a violent
crime. Additional statistics indicate
that close to 70% of violent incidents
are not reported to police
Walk 4 Justice walked from Vancouver, B.C. to Ottawa, Ont. to
raise awareness of violence against aboriginal women.
Internet Photo/ipsmo
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protest.
Second-year student Amy
Mason learned about shale gas in
a geography class last year and was
motivated to come out to the protest.
I think the public is very unaware
of the eects [of hydro-fracking]...
and I just thought it would be a
good way to exercise my democratic
rights, she explained.
Hydro-fracking is the process
used to extract methane gas, a fossil
fuel trapped inside underground
shale rock formations. To remove
the gas, a mixture of water, sand,
and chemicals is injected into the
rock, creating enough pressure to
shatter it and release the gas. While
shale gas companies have assured
communities that there are no proven
risks, and the NB government claims
they will regulate the industry, many
NB residents remain worried over
the lack of independent analyses of
its eects on the environment and
on human health. e process has
shown potential for contamination
of the water and the ground by
chemicals used in the extraction.
e economics, [which] arent
what were being told they are, the
health issues, [and] the danger to
our waters, make hydro-fracking a
concern, described Terri Telasco of
Ban Fracking New Brunswick.
A little over a year ago, a company
named PetroWorth Resources Inc.
approached the Sackville town
council for permission to explore
deposits in the area. Councillors
opposed hydro-fracking within the
town limits from the very beginning,
and there is now an ocial motion
for a moratorium on shale gas.
A majority of council, including
myself, dont want a moratorium
we want a complete ban, expressed
Town Councillor Virgil Hammock.
eres quite a strong feeling in
Sackville because it could really
screw up our industry, screw up our
environment, tourism, all sorts of
things...We are an epicentre, we are
in a very strategic place, and theyre
exploring all around [the town].
Moratoriums on hydro-fracking
have been passed in France, the
state of New York, Nova Scotia, and
Quebec.
Quebec started up a moratorium
on hydro-fracking because there
was no evidence that any of it would
work and there were possibilities of
horrible, horrible consequences,
explained Bernard Soubry, a third-
year English and Anthropology
Shale gas critics take to Moncton
About 600 people from New
Brunswick gathered in Moncton on
Saturday, Sept. 17 to march against
hydraulic fracking, also known
as hydro-fracking. Organized by
twenty-eight groups, including
Ban Fracking New Brunswick,
the Council of Canadians, and the
Tantramar Alliance Against Hydro-
Fracking, there was also a strong
Mikmaq and Maliseet presence.
Mount Allison students were well
represented, with around twenty
students adding their voices to the
NB protestors
march against
hydrofracking
Rebecca Anne Dixon
Argosy Contributor
student. at is a perfect basis for
the same sort of thing in NB because
the exact same conditions exist.
e protest on Saturday left from
the Hal Betts ball eld and went
down Monctons Main Street to City
Hall. Many passing cars honked
their horns in support. At City
Hall, a series of speeches and several
musical performances continued the
Nearly 600 people attended a protest against hydrofracking.
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Debate on hydrofracking
continues in Cape Breton
Inverness chapter of the Council
of Canadians in their recent
press release. ere has been no
consultation with the public and
municipal council did not debate or
approve this. We are calling for the
municipality to pass a resolution
denying PetroWorth access to
municipal water.
Many fear that drilling near Lake
Ainslie will harm the ecology of the
area as well as potentially tainting
the water that many people use from
their wells. ose who are concerned
about fracking in Lake Ainslie have
formed a facebook page devoted to
voicing concerns about potential
e n v i r o n me n t a l
and health risks
associated with
this activity. e
page is a forum
for activists for
the cause, as well
as serving as a
rallying point for
events and protests.
e page currently
has well over a
thousand likes.
Water is a human right and
public resource, stated Council
of Canadians national water
campaigner Meera Karunananthan.
We are particularly concerned
about the use of this water to allow
for drilling in West Lake Ainslie
Inveness, NS
wades into sale
of water
Inverness County, located in Cape
Breton, NS, recently discovered
some unsettling news about their
municipally treated drinking water.
Information released through
an access to information request
reveals that the
countys water
is being sold
to PetroWorth
R e s o u r c e s ,
allowing the
company to carry
out exploratory
drilling near
Lake Ainslie,
with plans to
eventually carry
out hydraulic fracturing, also known
as hydrofracking, in the area. e
decision was made prior to the
County Councils February 2011
resolution to ban hydrofracking in
the area.
is is simply outrageous,
exclaimed om Oommen of the
Emily Robinson
Argosy Contributor
which threatens the ecology of Lake
Ainslie the largest freshwater lake
in Nova Scotia.
e Council of Canadians
states that the water being sold to
PetroWorth Resources will likely
come from the towns of Inverness
and Mabou, transporting up to 40
000 gallons of municipal drinking
water in one day. ese tanker trucks
could further increase the amount of
road trac in the area.
PetroWorth Resources has other
contracts in New Brunswick and
Prince Edward Island that have
been the subject of much debate in
the media. In an online presentation
of its current and future projects,
PetroWorth states that the areas
where they operate in Eastern
Canada are world- class geological
targets and that [h]igh powered
frac stimulation will make onshore
Eastern Canada the new frontier for
oil and gas exploration.
Hydraulic fracturing, also known
as hydrofracking, is a controversial
drilling technique used to uncover
hidden natural resources beneath
the surface of the earth. A mix of
pressurized water and chemicals are
used to create fractures in rock in
order to extract fossil fuels. Many
oppose this technique, with concerns
that it is harmful to the environment
and poses risks to human health.
protest for over an hour more.
Telasco said that the protest was
intended to show our government
that there are a lot of people in
the province that dont want shale
gas here. She is condent that
the government will not be able
to ignore the issue once more
New Brunswickers are aware and
engaged. Philippe Blanchard
Water is a human right
and public resource.
Meera Karunananthan
Council of Canadians
National Water
Campaigner
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6
September 22, 2011 argosy@mta.ca NEWS
Ugandan lawyers offer pro bono services
to government protestors
Webalearaali to the Uganda Daily
Monitor. Webalearaali, who put
forward the initial project idea, is a
senior advocate and a specialist in
human rights.
is past April and May, walk-
to-work demonstrations against the
high cost of living were organized
by the group Activists for Change,
with some of the most economically
vulnerable participating in the
protests. ese protests against
rising costs of food and fuel prices
represent one of many across the
continent for the economically weak
who are struggling to aord these
basic necessities. All of us as leaders
not only in the opposition parties
Lawyers dispute
government
repression of
Spring riots
Lawyers in Uganda are initiating
project Street Law-Uganda,
which oers free legal services to
economically vulnerable protestors
who participated in riots against the
rising costs of living this past spring.
e protestors, seen as ghting for
a greater sense of democracy within
Uganda, have been widely supported
by the legal system.
[R]ecently, a number of people
were arrested during countrywide
demonstrations and we look at
them as people ghting to widen
the democratic space, comments
Kampala city lawyer Solomon
Rachel Gardner
News Editor
but also in the civil society and even
those in the NRM who want to see
reforms carried out for the good of the
country need to be psychologically
prepared for the long haul,
commented formal Major General
Mugisha Muntu, a supporter of the
walk-to-work protests, to the Daily
Monitor in May of 2011. Freedom
and democracy are not issues that
we can negotiate. ey are our right
and we must continue to struggle to
achieve them.
Hundreds of people were brutally
arrested and detained over the
length of the protests, while many
others were left injured and killed
during government repression of
the protests. Webalearaali explained
that most of those arrested lacked
the nancial resources to acquire
legal services, limiting their ability
to apply for bail and have their cases
handled fairly.
Constitutionally, everybody in
Uganda is entitled to equal protection
of the law and equal treatment of the
law, but that situation is hampered
by the fact that not everyone is in a
Ugandan lawyers are offering free legal services to government
protestors who were arrested in riots this past Spring.
Internet Photo/Daily Monitor
position to access legal services of
lawyers, because we do it for a fee,
comments Bruce Kyerere, chairman
of the Uganda Law Society.
For those facing politically related
charges, friends or relatives can
approach the Street Law-Uganda
oces in Kampala to request legal
representation. Street Law-Uganda
also aims to give free legal clinics to
promote human rights and laws in
their communities and sensitize local
people to their own rights. Many
people are arrested, spend longer
hours at the police and are mistreated
because they do not know their
rights, comments Webalearaali.
We hope that awareness will help
them.
e current Ugandan government
under President Museveni has held
power for the past 25 years. e
February elections in 2011 saw about
fty-nine per cent of voters come out
to the polls, with Musevenis party,
the National Resistance Movement,
elected for another ve year term by
about sixty-eight per cent of these
Ugandan voters.
Dixon, a fourth-year International
Relations student. e runner up
was Emily Hogan, with her research
exploring the creation of a grade two
book, which aims to be a resource
for teachers to integrate aspects
of environmental conservation
and sustainability into the school
curriculum. Rebecca Dixon
made a stimulating presentation
on her research into community
engagement in urban development
in Delhi, India, where she spent
three months carrying out eld
research this past summer. With
this experience, Rebecca has found
a subject she is passionate about
and says that it will hold a place in
her future studies. Participatory
development is important outside
of urban development as well. With
urbanization, there is such a range of
things that you can look at that are
happening in cities that I think I will
be doing work with urban issues and
urban governance again.
Christina Free has a similar story.
Her research topic, e Ethics of
Goldman Sachs, inspired by the
works of Adam Smith and Milton
Freedman, is a topic very much
applicable to her future. As a
philosophy student, I am obviously
interested in what role philosophy
plays in society and how we can
apply it to real life situations, said
Free. I really wanted to bring it back
down to earth and see how can it
actually apply in real life situations.
I also have an interest in pursuing
nance and business for my graduate
studies and I really want to work
in the nancial sector. She is now
looking to see if she can submit her
thesis to an undergraduate journal in
business.
Check out the SURF page on the
MTA website for more details on
how to get involved next year: http://
www.mta.ca/clubs/surf/
SURFs up
e Summer Undergraduate
Research Fair (SURF), which took
place this past Friday in the Avard
Dixon building, allowed students to
showcase their summer research to
their peers and professors, oering
an opportunity to give professional
presentations in a friendly, yet
competitive atmosphere. e
presentations are judged by a panel
of faculty members and there are
cash incentives for the lucky winners.
is years SURF was organized by
fourth-year student Sarah omas.
e winner of the poster
presentations was Marisa Smith,
with her presentation on e Next
Generation of Nuclear Reactors.
For the science presentations,
the winners were Fraser Burns
and Cecilia Jennings, with Lee
MacDonald as the runner up.
Fraser Burns presentation, titled
Ionic Liquids as Synthetic Medium,
summarized his personal research on
testing ionic liquids as a replacement
for classic organic solvents, which
have more harsh consequences on
the environment. Cecilia Jennings
presentation,Odes of joy, or sounds
of silence? A dendrochronological
investigation of an old violin,
outlined the process in which she
dated an old, valuable Antonio
Stradivari violin to determine
whether or not it was a fake.
e winners for the Arts
presentations were Christina Free,
a fourth-year Philosophy and
Mathematics student, and Rebecca
Student research
fair showcases
summer projects
Julie Melanson
Argosy Contributor
e NB Court of Appeal has granted
a new trial to a New Brunswick
man, convicted of assault after
spanking his six-year-old son in
2009. In a split decision, the judges
in the highest court of the province
voted 2-1 on September 8 to allow
the appeal. Stating that the trial
Spanking case revisited
Man jailed for
spanking child
gets new trial
Carly Levy
News Writer
The Court of Appeal granted a NB man a new trial after he was
convicted of assult for spanking his six-year-old son in 2009.
Internet Photo/Women Health Tips
judge, unnamed, did not give
due consideration to the fathers
testimony, the Court of Appeal then
criticized the judge for delegating
to an onlooker the determination of
guilt or innocence.
e father, who is unidentied in
the ruling, was arrested in August
2009 after he pulled his six-year-old
son out of the car in Fredericton to
administer a spanking. According to
the father, the family was driving to
a museum in Fredericton when the
he spanked his son for misbehaving.
Reportedly, the boy was
unbuckling his seatbelt, kicking
seats, throwing objects, and yelling
at passing cars. e father told his
son that if he didnt stop, he would be
spanked. When the childs behaviour
continued, the mother pulled into a
parking lot and the father testied
that he calmly removed the child
from his booster seat and struck him
three times on his clothed buttocks.
Such corporal punishment is legal in
Canada on children between two-
and twelve years old, as long as the
force used does not exceed what is
reasonable under the circumstances,
according to the Criminal Code.
At issue is the weight the trial
judge gave to the testimony of two
witnesses compared to that of the
father, as well as the lack of an
explanation for why the totality of
the evidence proved the fathers guilt
beyond a reasonable doubt, despite
inconsistencies in the testimony of
Crown witnesses.
e rst Crown witness, a citizen
who lives near the scene of the
reported incident, called the police
when she heard a child crying, looked
outside, and saw a man slapping a
child while the child yelled, Youre
beating me senseless. Stop. Youre
hurting me. e witness said she
saw the man strike the child at least
ten times. A visitor to her home, the
second crown witness, said he saw at
least eighteen blows.
In the original August 2010
decision, a provincial court
judge ruled the father had used
unreasonable force in disciplining
his son. e Appeal Court found
that the trial judge was being too
subjective in determining the severity
of the spanking and that it was not
clear that unreasonable force was
used. e trial judge originally ruled
the spanking constituted assault,
since no spanking should go on and
on to the point that strangers pick up
the phone and call the police.
Appeal judge Justice B. Richard
Bell wrote in the decision that he was
of the view that the trial judge applied
a subjective standard when she made
this statement by delegating to an
onlooker the determination of guilt
or innocence.
Corporal punishment against
children is illegal in more than
twenty countries including Spain,
New Zealand, and the Scandinavian
countries. Several attempts have
been made over the past decade to
outlaw spanking in Canada.
In 2004, the Canadian Foundation
for Children, Youth, and the Law
brought a case to the Supreme Court
to disallow all corporal punishment
against Canadian children. While
blows to a childs head were ruled
unacceptable by the court, the
112-year-old Criminal Code defence
giving parents and caregivers the
right to spank was ultimately upheld.
e Senate passed an anti-
spanking bill in the summer of 2008,
although Parliament was dissolved
before the bill could be addressed by
the House of Commons.
FEATURES
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Whats your take on Electric Courage?
Send your opinions to the Op/Ed section:
argosy@mta.ca
Electric Courage, the
portable LikeALittle
New app allows
dstunt rtng
vth strungers
Vanessa Million
Political Beat Writer
Lea Foy
Lxpress nterest n others
vthout euvng your bur stoo.
Did you ever connect with someone
just through eye contact, but as soon
as the other person glanced away, the
moment was lost? Have you ever been
too shy to make a move, or maybe
it was just an inappropriate time
to approach a person of romantic
interest? e founders of Electric
Courage, a new apt for smartphones,
believe they can help.
is new applicationcommonly
referred to as appallows
individuals to check in to locations
and become part of a virtual wall.
Anyone who is checked in to the
location can write something on the
Flirt Wall, which is done by clicking
the irt button to post a message.
A irt can be anything from,
@ the girl with blonde hair and red
dress, when you are done chatting
with your friends, come over and I
will buy you a drink, to male with
green eyes and dark blue shirt, I saw
you smile at me, come over and chat
if you have the chance.
e Flirt Wall is streamed live and
publicly accessible to anyone who has
checked in at each respective location.
Once you have posted something
on the Flirt Wall, people are able to
scroll through the messages and see
if anyone is trying to irt with them.
A private message option is also
available. A member, who believes
someone is irting about them, can
select message which gives them the
option to have a private conversation.
Another feature of Electric
Courage is the ability to check out a
Heat Map online. is radar shows
the hottest Flirt Zones where
the most people are checked into a
certain location. Forget barhopping
by: Cleo Toris
Rosanna Hempel
Don't be u hovng neghbour.
To scream or not to scream? at
is the question. When it comes to
having sex, the options for how to
express pleasure are quite extensive:
theres the sensual moan, tense
groan, heavy panting, and screaming
orgasms to name a few.
However, theres a time and
place for everything and that
most denitely includes titillating
bedroom soundtracks. Especially
for those living in dorms or with
roommates, learn how to have fun
without enforcing the experience
on your neighbours.
Studies from Brewer G. and
Hendrie CA. revealed that sexual
vocalization is not a reexive
consequence of orgasm in women.
In fact, a girls volume in the
bedroom is completely under her
control. So why do it? Another
scientic study observed that
certain female primates create noise
when engaging in sexual activity,
as it encourages and guarantees
male ejaculationthus increasing
the chances of conception. When
females made noise, fty-six per
cent of the time the male would
ejaculate. When the female was
silent, the male would only climax
2% of the time.
Most women would agree that
sex is just more fun and satisfying
when their partner nishes. If
letting out yelps and groans helps
them reach their climax, why not
encourage vocally?
Now that the reasons for howling
up a joyous, orgasmic storm have
been established, its time to address
the issue of time and place.
To those who cause such vocal
pandemonium in the sack:
Sex is an enjoyable activity, and
its great that youre enjoying yourself
and liberating those sexual feelings.
However, remember that while you
and your partner are caught up in the
moment of ecstasy, your neighbour
is not. To keep quiet, gently bite
your partners shoulder or accessible
body part or whisper sensual phrases
in their ear to express your sexual
appreciation. Gentle moaning is
okaybanging the wall and shouting
Oh God YES!!! is a bit much. Dont
forget that Sackville is small: if the
neighbour catches sight of you, they
will always identify you as the girl
who cried give it to me! all night
long.
When your neighbour is sexing it
upthe night before an exam:
Frustration is easy to come
by when the couple next door is
thumping away. On the other hand,
the tables could easily turn and you
could be the one with an overnight
guest. Try to be gracious and put on
some headphones. If theyre really
obnoxious, knock on the wall politely.
If theyre out of control, feel free to
rock your bed and make some noise
in return, then shout I want your
babies you sex-machine! and hope
theyre embarrassed.
To the sexiled and sexilers:
Having a roommate is like
walking on thin ice. Dont rock the
boat by exiling your roomie for a
night of hot sex in the dorm. Putting
a sock or neck-tie on the doorknob
when you know your roommate is
out is okay for no longer than one to
two hours at a time. If you want an
overnight adventure, go someplace
else. Be gracious to each other as
opportunities for sex can happen
unexpectedly. Communicate clearly
if you need to show someone your
room, and be sensitive to the fact
that the place is shared and each
roommate should respect the
others right to being at home.
is week, lets make a delicious light
curry that features butternut squash,
lentils, and walnuts. is is a great
meal for autumn, and it doesnt take
that long to make. Be careful and take
Gotta Have:
-1 small butternut squash (about
2 lbs.), peeled, seeded, and
chopped
into inch pieces
-1 medium onion
-1/4 cup olive oil
-2 tsp curry powder
- tsp garam masala
(optional)
-Salt/Pepper
-1 cup chopped walnuts
-4 cups water
-1 cup small French green
lentils, picked over and rinsed (I
used regular brown lentils)
-Juice of 1 lime (or about 2tsp)
Soundtrack: James Brown, Sex
Machine (King 1970) I know -
not exactly an album for autumn,
but my gal-pal and I listened to
Sex Machine on vinyl while we
made this curry and it was perfect!
Vegan fall feast: Part I
Lents, curred
butternut squush,
and walnuts
Joel Young
}oe Young
Arts and Literature Writer
your time cutting the squashit can
be quite an awkward experience.
1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
2. Toss squash with shallots, oil,
curry powder, tsp salt, and tsp
pepper, and spread onto a large baking
sheet. Bake for fteen minutes.
Scatter walnuts over squash and bake
for an additional ten minutes or so,
until squash is tender and walnuts are
toasted.
3. Meanwhile, bring the water to
a boil in a medium saucepan. Add
lentils and 1/2 tsp salt. Lower heat
and simmer, partially covered, until
lentils are tenderabout twenty to
twenty-ve minutes.
Make sure not to over-cook them;
they should not be falling apart.
Drain and rinse lentils. Transfer to a
large bowl.
4. Toss lentils with squash mixture
and limejuice. Salt and pepper to
taste. Serves four people as a main
dish, six as a side dish.
to nd the greatest selection of night
crawlersthe Heat Map can narrow
down options within seconds.
Electric Courage co-founder and
rst year student of Medicine at
McMaster, Holly Smith, elaborates
on the creation of Electric Courage.
When asked how the idea began for
this app she said, One of the guys
in our group [of founders] was at a
conference one day and he swore he
had a connection with a girl across
the room, but it was an inappropriate
time to go up and talk to her. at was
the base for how we came up with the
idea.
Smith believes that the app will
be a positive contribution to city
nightlife. We dont want to replace
face time, its just kind of to break the
ice, and hopefully you will get to meet
the person you are interested in, said
Smith.
A concern was raised about the
privacy of this app and the amount
of personal information being given
to users. Smith assured however, that
a persons prole on Electric Courage
only consists of a picture and a rst
name, making the app more female
friendly.
When asked about Electric
Courage in comparison to the online
site LikeALittle, Smith replied that
Electric Courage has some signicant
advantages. eir [LikeALittle]
website is focused exclusively on
universities while ours can be used
anywhere (including barswhere
most of the irting takes place).
Secondly, the website is anonymous
so the chances of actually making
a connection with someone are
extremely lowit is more focused on
missed connections. Electric Courage
is all about making that real-time rst
connection with someone in your
location.
Electric Courage is on Twitter and
Facebook. On Twitter, the group has
eighty-three followers so far and is
liked by 226 people on Facebook. e
app is free, and currently available for
BlackBerrys and IPhones. Electric
Courage founders are trying to make
the app available for all Smartphones.
Right now we are in the testing
phase. We will be launching in
October or November . . . but the app
is available to download now, said
Smith. e promotions for Electric
Courage will mostly be taking
place in Southern Ontario, British
Columbia, and Alberta. However,
the Electric Courage founders will be
looking for university ambassadors to
take on the roll of promoting the app
at their school of attendance. is will
be a paid position.
We dont expect that every
single user will post frequently, but
we believe that most users will be
interested in checking out the wall,
said Smith.
What will Electric Courage do for
your on-the-town nights?
8
September 22, 2011 argosy@mta.ca FEATURES
bumps. ats probably one of my
favourite parts, Byrne commented.
On October 13th, the night
preceding Relay, Main Street Baptist
Church will be hosting a dinner
for survivors. e venue has 100
conrmed guests already, and is
expecting up to double the amount
due to anticipated guests.
Byrne encourages Mounties to
board the Relay train: CCS is a really
reputable organization. I dont think
anyone could deny its a good cause . .
. helping your own community [is an
incentive to join]. She continued to
explain that all funds raised remain in
New Brunswick, and therefore have a
more direct aect on the community
of Sackville. For those interested,
CCS posts an account for where all
raised money is distributed.
Forming a team is a simple aair
online. Each member pays a ten dollar
fee and does their best to fundraise
through the web, bake sales, casual
dress days at work, and more. is
year Byrne aspires to raise $50,000
for the cause.
Through Stained Glass
Rev. }ohn lerkn
University Chaplain
has been challenged by the realities
of death and illness, and yet for us,
little has changed. Our priorities
remain largely the same: the sense
of faith, commitment to others, and
to community are intact. We meet
the challenges that have come our
way, but we continue to do what
we believe to be fundamentally
important and valuable things.
We recognize, not in an abstract
way, that we have limits and
boundaries and challenges to our
life, and in faith we live in those
limits and rejoice in the presence
of the One who guides us from
beginning to end. And within those
limits we search for those things
that provide meaning and joy and
purpose and satisfaction.
University of Toronto
philosopher Mark Kingwell, in
his book, Better Living, pursuit
of happiness
from Plato to
Prozac, wrote
about the goal of
nding purpose
or satisfaction
what many call
happiness in
life. e happiest,
he notes, are
those who are
fullled, satised,
and engaged in
meaningful things
beyond their
own pleasure;
happiness is found, in essence, in
serving the world and its people.
is month, the results of a study
were released in the Christian
Science Monitor, the New York
Times, and Forbes magazine:
the top ten happiest jobs; those
vocations that gave people the best
sense of happiness or satisfaction.
At the top of the list was clergy. In
the top ten were physical therapists,
teachers, authors, and artists. e
list records the jobs that give people
satisfaction from making sense
of the world, sharing the world,
contributing to the world.
With pleasure I spoke with a
former student at Homecoming,
who has settled into a new career in
a small town, and is looking forward
to making contributions beyond his
profession. He mentioned joining a
church, volunteering, participating
in the life of his town in a way that
matters. I think he will be happy,
and if crises come, perhaps he will
still be happy. If what we are doing
matters, then we keep doing it in
the face of Certainly there is a time
to everything under heaven. ere
is time to celebrate and arm that
life is essentially good, and to give
thanks for that goodness. And even
in times of sorrow and challenge,
when we remember that nothing
is forever, we still give thanks for
goodness. We will still arm our
place in the changing seasons and
the changing world, as the light
changes from its brilliance in
summer to autumn mellowness,
shining through stained glass.
Relay for Life returns to
Mount Allison for October
A nght o un
can save lives
Allie Byrne
lust teums cheer n ceebruton o the Reuy or Le event ut Mount Ason und the Suckve communty.
Anssu Stumbou
Features Editor
On October 14, students and
Sackville residents will stay on their
feet from 7:00 at night until 7:00
the next morning. Relay for Life, a
branch organization of the Canadian
Cancer Society (CCS), is an all-night
walk lled with festivities and spirit.
Join an already established team or
create your own, and raise money
with friends to end cancer.
Come and walk, run or crawl
if you want, Allie Byrne, Chair of
Mount Allison and Sackvilles Relay
for Life Committee encouraged. As
teams rotate members on the track,
the area will include entertainment,
food and beverages in the Chapel
provided by ARAMARK, and more
for individuals involved.
ough currently head of the Relay
movement in town and on campus,
Byrne hadnt had the position in
mind until recently. To be honest it
wasnt intentional; it wasnt my goal
to be Chair, she told the Argosy.
However, after participating in the
Relay last summer on a committee,
Byrne found her calling. I have had
family members aected by cancer so
I really believed in the cause. When
the position for Chair opened up,
Byrne grasped the opportunity.
Unlike most Relay events, this
one brings both Sackville citizens
and Mt. A students together in the
fundraising. Its a really unique event
in that aspect, Byrne remarked.
When working together, Byrne found
that students and locals volunteering
in subcommittees were more eective:
ey can cover more because where
the town people dont really know the
student side of things, the students
can help out and vice versa.
is year Byrne is hoping to
include fty teams in Mt. As Relay.
Organized team types can range
from clubs and societies, to campus
residences, to businesses, to church
groups, and more. So far around
thirty groups have registered for the
Relay. When asked if she thought
the team number would spike and
reach the goal of fty, Byrne said,
Im optimistic. Its reasonable to not
have conrmed teams this early ... a
lot of the student teams dont register
until maybe the week before the
event. I think well have a really good
turnout.
As for the ocial Relay night,
Byrne cant wait. Im excited to
watch the night play out . . . itll be a
chance to relax and have fun. Up until
the night of its sort of scheduling and
planning and you lose track of what
the ultimate goal is. e Survivors
Victory Lap will launch the evening,
followed closely by the luminary
ceremony at ten oclock, and then
continuing through the night with
the Relay walk.
Its extremely fun . . . theres
something about it thats really
inspiring, Byrne shared. e
Survivors Victory Lap includes
all cancer survivors and ghters
in Sackville who will parade
triumphantly through the track
to kick-o the event. Lead by a
bagpiper, Byrne describes the lap as
really powerful.
e luminary ceremony includes
purchased lanternsall proceeds
go to Relay for Lifewhich bear
the names of loved ones who have
passed due to cancer. It gets so quiet
and theres tears . . . it gives me goose
And even in times of
sorrow and challenge,
when we remember
that nothing is forever,
we still give thanks for
goodness.
As the fall fair was in full swing, the
sun was shining and the air felt crisp
and fresh, I realized the changing of
the seasons was with us once more,
and was again reminded of the
Byrds song from the late sixties:
Turn, turn, turn
to everything there is a season
Turn, turn, turn
A familiar song, it appears to
us from time to time somewhere,
notably in the movie Forest Gump.
It was a song of change and yet
suggested there was a deeper stability
in the world, a song for chaotic times
that armed somehow there was an
order to all things;
it was a song
born of a time
being out of joint,
as Shakespeare
suggested, and
yet it proclaimed
or armed that
there was a
rhythm to worlds
time. What many
people dont know
or recognize is
the source of the
song, the Hebrew
wisdom book of
Ecclesiastes of the Bible.
In the Christian Bible,
Ecclesiastes is found in the Old
Testament; the title is based on a
Latin form of a word suggesting
the Hebrew author, Qoheleth, a
word meaning one who gathers
together. e author was in some
ways a preacher, philosopher, and
a professor (who professes or tells
what he believes).
But perhaps the sense of the
preacher, at least to the Protestant
mind, is the most accurate: one
who draws the people together
to share with them some good
news. However when reading
Ecclesiastes, at rst it does not seem
to be good news. e author and the
preacher, has reached the nal years
of his life and is reecting back on
what he has done, accomplished,
achieved, and where he has found
meaning.
As he looks back, he nds
that wealth and its accumulation
have not satised him; his fteen
minutes of fame were not enough;
pleasure was eeting, transient
and ephemeral; wisdom did not
bring the meaning he longed for.
Perhaps he recognized the end of
life looming before him. As with
many people, reections on death
can cause one to rethink life.
Challenges to our existence often
urge people to rethink their lives,
values, and priorities. A sudden
death or illness makes us aware of
our limitations and the preciousness
of life, and the need to spend it
wisely.
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AN EASY COMMUTE
A FISH ON THE LINE
AND A SUN THAT NEVER SETS
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In less than ten minutes, Larry Jacquard can go from serving
as President of the Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce or
meeting with one of his commercial insurance clients to a
paddle on the Lake in his kayak. With up to twenty hours a
day of sun, hell need to wear shades. Larrys move from Nova
Scotia with his wife Andreanne opened up a world of
opportunity in a community that embraces the diversity of
different characters and cultures. One where work and play
achieve perfect balance and where stress takes a back seat
during the 10 minute walk to the office.
Larry is one of a fast-growing group of Maritimers who are
making their mark in the Northwest Territories.
To meet them, visit
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Meet us at Career Fairs!
Come Make Your Mark will be visiting Atlantic Canada in September to
connect you with the opportunities awaiting in the Northwest Territories.
Look out for us at the following three career fairs:
Halifax Career Fair - Sept. 27th Cunard Convention Centre Halifax, NS
Moncton Career Fair - Sept. 28th University of Moncton
UNB Fall Career Fair - Sept. 29th University of New Brunswick
Sights to see in NB
A bucket st or
enoyng the
greut outdoors
Anssu Stumbou
Features Editor
Not quite ready to give up on
summer? Neither is the Argosy. As
the air begins to cool and adopt a
crispy bite, make the most of those
nal sunny days.
For those that need a break from
the go-go pace of their lives, try
visiting scenic spots. Whether by car,
bike, or on foot, New Brunswicks
sights are accessible to all andmost
importantly, absolutely free of charge.
It was refreshing. Its a nice
spot for an evening swim, Mt. A
sophomore Amie MacDonald shared
of her experience at Silver Lake. Its
a good spot to take a break from
studying; it invigorates you and wakes
you back up.
Silver Lakes cool waters are
accessible to swimmers, shers, and
those interested in recreational sports.
e freshwater lake is roughly four
and a half kilometers away from the
Mt. A campus. For those that own,
bring kayaks and canoes along for the
trip and have your own adventure.
First built in 1751, Fort Beausjour
is a short drive from Sackville. e
historical site is reminiscent of
European structures. For fans of the
Scottish Highlands, Fort Beausjour
Right to Play at Mt. A
lckng o shoes
or u cuuse
Lse Donsky
Features Writer
On Wednesday September 14
between 10:00 am and 2:00 pm,
Mount Allisons Right to Play held a
shoeless soccer game in the academic
quad. e game brought together
athletes from various Mt. A sports
teams, all of whom volunteered their
time to raise awareness for the cause.
Right to Play partnered with
Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS)
for this event; both groups are also
behind the Go Shoeless campaign
that took place at the two soccer
games last Sunday. Right to Play is a
relatively new club on campus, having
been here for only three years.
However, Right to Play is a huge
organization worldwide, working in
twenty countries in Africa, Asia, the
Middle East and South America. It
is hailed as the leading international
humanitarian and development
organization that uses sports and
play as tools to create behavioural and
social change. Alexander McKinnon
and Andrew Taylor, the co-presidents
of Mt. As branch of Right to Play,
organized the game on the fourteenth
of September.
Right to Play uses the power of
sport to teach kids, said McKinnon
on Wednesday, Were not here to
develop the next Gretzky or anything,
we want to use sport to develop the
world.
Right To Play targets the most
is the next best thing. Surrounded by
green hills that lower into a view of
the surrounding boroughs, it sets the
mood for those seeking a leisurely
walk.
Before the chill of autumn sets in,
pack up a Sunday brunch with friends
and head to Beech Hill Park for the
morning. With trails extending
through wooded areas, Beech Hill
oers low-key hikes and relaxing
walks. For those that enjoy winter
activities, the park is a prime place
for cross-country skiing. Students can
nd both a summer haven and winter
wonderland here.
e Westcock Marsh is another
great area for light hiking and
gorgeous views. A ten minute drive
away, the marsh is a breathtaking
landmark. e marsh is pretty
spectacular, third year student David
Summerby-Murray said. It looks
out onto the Bay of Fundy and Fort
Beausejour, and back up the river into
Sackville.
For those seeking an extended
jogging or bike trail, the Tantramar
Rail Trail is perfect. is vein connects
Sackville to the Trans Canada Trail-
Sentier New Brunswick Trail. Access
it from Church Street and enjoy the
wildlife along the trail: deer, moose,
fox, and other woodland animals.
Only open until the end of
September, Murray Beach allows
saltwater swimming. Load up a car
of friends with an iPod adapter for
the fty-minute drive and head to
the beaches. For cooler weather bring
blankets, chairs, and a guitar and relax
to the sound of the waves.
Rosanna Hempel
marginalized children, primarily
girls, persons with disabilities, street
children, children aected by HIV
and AIDS, former child combatants,
and refugees. ey then use games
and sports to teach children and
build essential skills that will help
communities overcome problems like
war, poverty, and disease.
McKinnon used mosquito tag as
an example of how the organization
teaches though sport. e game is
similar to normal tag, but when a
player is tagged they have to spin
in a circle or shake until a doctor
comes and frees them. is mimics
the symptoms of malaria, which
include dizziness and shaking, so that
children can become better educated
about the disease.
According to McKinnon, the
thinking behind the barefoot soccer is
that sports equipment is exclusive,
because the more you need, the more
expensive it is, and therefore fewer
people can play. In Canada we are
so lucky because we can aord all
this equipment, said McKinnon,
but all of it is really not necessary. In
third world countries they have little
to no sports equipment and we go
over there and play sports with them
without all that [equipment].
On Sunday, the mens and womens
soccer coaches participated in Right
to Plays Go Shoeless campaign.
Barry Cooper and Roy Chineh both
coached barefoot to raise awareness
for the cause. Chineh very much
believes in Right to Play: its good
how people are being made aware of
the situation in other countries, he
said. He praised the Go Shoeless
campaign, believing it will work
because everyone understands sport
and it brings people together. is
year the Go Shoeless Campaign
at Mt. A has raised $200the
equivalent of putting four children
through the Right to Play program
for an entire year.
Mt. A wasnt alone in this
endeavour; over thirty universities
across Canada took part in the Go
Shoeless campaign last weekend.
Rugby, football, and soccer coaches
across the country took o their shoes
for their games. For this campaign
Right to Play partnered with CIS, the
governing body of university sport
in Canada. CIS is made up of fty-
two member institutions across the
country, including Mt. A.
Right to Plays Canadian National
Director is very happy with this
partnership, believing that, both
Right to Play and CIS share a
common interest in promoting sport
as a tool for development and fair
play. Were proud of this meaningful
campaign that not only supports
every childs right to play, but allows
Canadian athletes to enrich their
educational experience and create a
safer and healthier world through
sport.
Right to Play trains and works
with over 15,000 coaches and
community leaders who implement
their programs for over 700,000
children and youth. eir programs
are supported by more than 350
elite Athlete Ambassadors from
over forty countries. Students are
welcome to join Mt. As Right to Play,
and can visit the Facebook page for
information on future events.
To get involved email righttoplay@
mta.ca, or visit http://www.
righttoplay.com/International/Pages/
Home.aspx for more information.
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26 THE WOODSHED ORCHESTRA* The Woodshed Orchestra (Self-Released)
28 THE LUYAS* Too Beautiful to Work (Ide Fixe)
07 CHAD VANGAALEN* Diaper Island (Flemish Eye)
11 HANDSOME DAN & HIS GALLIMAUFRY* The Best There Was (Self-Released)
01 BABY EAGLE* Dog Weather (Youve Changed)
12 DOG DAY* Deformer (Fun Dog)
18 DELORO* Deloro (Ide Fixe)
08 APOLLO GHOSTS* Money Has No Heart 7-Inch (Geographing)
15 THE JOHN WAYNE COVER BAND* The Flatlands (Self-Released)
23 DUFFY AND THE DOUBTERS* Duffy and the Doubters (Triple Crown)
06 SHOTGUN JIMMIE* Transistor Sister (Youve Changed)
30 SANDRO PERRI* Impossible Spaces (Constellation)
24 THE SKELETONES FOUR* Gravestone Rock (Label Fantastic)
21 BRUCE PENNISULA* The Bruce Trail Fire Sale (Daytrotter)
19 FREDERICK SQUIRE* Sings Shenadoah and Other Popular Hits (Blue Fog)
27 LAURA PEEK* Key (Just Friends)
25 HOODED FANG* Tosta Mista (Daps Records)
04 JON MCKIEL* Condence Lodge (Youth Club)
29 AUSTRA* Feel it Break (Paper Bag)
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05 THE WEATHER STATION* All of It Was Mine (Youve Changed)
10 CONSTRUCTION & DECONSTRUCTION* Mutatis Mutandis (The Quarantine)
LOCAL FAVORITE PAT LEPOIDEVIN BIDS
A (TEMPORARY) FAREWELL AT HIS 100
CHAIRS CONCERT
Local fan favourite Pat LePoidevin wished Sackville a
(temporary) farewell in a concert held September 18th at
the Sackville Music Hall. LePoidevin left Sackville Tuesday to
go on a across-Canada tour before heading for a year-long
stint in Korea. The artist seemed excited to be heading off
on a new adventure but joked at his concert on Sunday that,
Sackville has been good to me these past 6 years, Ill be
back soon enough.
LePoidevin played along with Steve Haley Sunday. Haley
is a Newfoundland native who will soon be relocating
to Sackville. Im excited to be here playing in Sackville
tonight, said Haley to the audience on Sunday, Im sure
there will be more shows in the future.
The 100 Chairs show sold out and was, to quote LePoidevin,
A huge success.
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NEW EP FIRE//WATER NOW AVAILABLE
VANESSA BLACKIER
SPOTLIGHT ON YUKON BLONDE
I love a lot of bands, but Id be lying if I said that
Yukon Blonde wasnt my favourite Canadian
rock group at the moment. Their stage presence is
phenomenal, their harmonies are spot on, and theyre
a pretty handsome bunch of gentlemen to boot. The
group got its start touring with Jon-Rae Fletcher back
when the band was still know as Alphababy, and
theyve been leading a nomadic lifestyle ever since;
touring through North America with more intensity
than anyone else in the Canadian music scene. Their
self-titled album came out in 2008 and was long listed
for the Polaris Prize that year. Somehow in between
tours they managed to nd time to stop in Vancouver
and record a few tracks for a new EP.
FIRE//WATER is available as of September 20th on
Nevado records. These four tracks denitely mark
the experience theyve gained from all their touring.
While they remain true to the foundations of their
indie-rock sound which blends three part harmonies
with americana guitars, they also add a dream-like
quality to these new tracks reminiscent of Seattles
indie sensations Fleet Foxes. The EP will be
released on ery orange and watery blue vinyl and
available just in time for the bands next whirlwind
tour across Canada and the United States. Theyll
be heading across North America in a new van-
the name is still being decided upon, but the top
contenders are Van Mangan and The Wet Vandit.
Theyll be passing through Sackville and stopping at
Georges Fabulous Roadhouse on Tuesday, October
25th with the sweet little indie pop outift Dinosaur
Bones.
Right now you can stream FIRE//WATER on Exclaim.
ca and you can grab the single Fire for free on the
Nevado records website. The only dilemma now is
are you going to pick up a orange or blue copy?
Recommended Tracks: 1 & 4
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ARTS & LIT
e Argosy www.argosy.ca
On September 16th, the Owens
Gallery opened a new show entitled
Paper Doll, curated by
Mount Allisons art history
professor, Anne Koval. It includes
work by eight dierent artists: Barb
Hunt, Ed Pien, Cindy Sherman,
Jeanie ib, Anna Torma, Cyble
Youn, Lynne Yamamoto and world
famous poet, Syliva Plath.
I was immediately impressed by
the highly anticipated exhibited. e
show is laced with themes of
hildhood whimsy,and artist as
playing with their art. I admired the
correlation between Jeanie ibs
long wooden folding screen and
Barb Hunts giant steel dresses. ese
contrasted well with Cybele Youngs
delicate, unbelievably detailed tiny
paper sculptures. I just wanted to
reach into the frames and play with
these knickknacks! I loved wandering
into Ed Piens mylar maze to nd a
projected shadow of a girl ddling
with the web of houses. en, I came
upon Lynne Yamatos wispy rows
of dolls speckled with small holes.
Following Yamatos work was a video
by the famous Cindy Sherman.
ese works were all united by
Sylvia Plaths hand made paper
dolls, outts, and accessories.
Her journal from the time is also
displayed, revealing drawings of
women and their descriptions. Her
Till death do us part
Students art
show opens at
START Gallery
David LeMesurier
Argosy Correspondent
I never thought I would be able
to look at something dead and say
to myself You know, thats pretty
beautiful. After all, the open caskets
at funerals always seem to send chills
up my spine, and even cinematic
representations of death seem to ll
me with a mixture of sadness, distaste,
and apprehension. erefore I was
surprised at how elated I felt when
I stumbled into START Gallery to
nd the paintings of fourth year Fine
Arts students Melissa Meade and
Lauren Tardif scattered across the
walls. e small show, entitled In
Death, contains ve large paintings
of road-kill and three paintings of
dead owls that seems to highlight
the beauty of death, rather than the
negative connotations it can obviously
possess. In exploring their pieces
further, I came to appreciate the
brilliance of life beyond the physical
representation of the live body.
Initially, I was drawn to the three
large owls hanging in a row on the
back wall. e beautiful mosaic of
browns, beige and whites decorating
the wings resonated with me straight
away. e brush strokes on their
backs were beautifully dened and
their eyes seemed to look through
me. I soon discovered these works
were created by Lauren Tardif, and
upon speaking to her, their deeper
signicance became much clearer. I
wanted to paint in memoriam, she
said.It is meant, in a way, to glorify
[the owls] after death, as they were
all killed by humans. I felt the piece
that best communicated her vision
was the centre owl, with his wings
spread wide, almost like Jesus on the
cross. Although he was dead, his eyes
seemed to stare at the
viewer, simultaneously
questioning death and
revealing the beauty
that survives after ones
passing.
Each time I re-imagine
the gallery in retrospect,
a thin yellow line seems
to materialize in the
centre of the oor. is
has to do with Melissa
Meades viscerally painted road
kill. e mued greys, blues and
blacks provide a muted and almost
monochromatic background that
intensies the striking patches of red
blood spilling from the contorted and
sometimes gruesome bodies of the
animals. I was intrigued to discover
that Melissas inspiration came from a
much earlier time in her life. When
I was three years old I walked by a
dead squirrel on the side of the road
[and] it really taught me what death
or mortality is, the artist said with
a smile. [My work] is really about
the physicality of life and how we are
contained. Suddenly the contrast
between the serenity of the animals
faces, and the brutal
dismemberment of
their bodies became
clear. e tranquility
of their faces allows
us to see into the
spirit of life beyond
simply what the
body represents.
A l t h o u g h
Lauren and Melissa
displayed very
dierent pieces of art, the common
thematic thread ties them together
perfectly, allowing the artists to
compliment each others work. For
me, the faces of both the owls and the
road kill confront the audience with
the rough reality of death while also
highlighting the eternal serenity that
death can provide. Maybe next time,
my spine wont be riddled with chills
when I spot an open casket, as I will
able to face this reality with a new
understanding.
work reects art made at an age of
transition, between childhood and
adulthood, where she is creating a
doll and dresses, as well as writing in
her journal about relatable teenage
experiences.
As the show was pieced together in
such a congruent way, I was curious
about the ins and outs of the curation
process. is show was a wonderful
opportunity to bring together some
divergent interests of mine, for
instance an archival collection with
some work by contemporary artists.
Koval tells me. She notes that though
it was challenging to receive a loan
from the University of Indiana,
personally going to see the collection
to study Plaths visual artwork likely
worked in her favour. Dr. Koval
then dwells on how intriguing it was
to study Sylvia Plath, whose work
reveals a lot of darkness. However,
Koval then states, I didnt want it to
be about [darkness] at all. I wanted
to celebrate her life, youth, and the
paper doll culture that is overlooked
in visual culture. I like exploring the
overlooked.
When asked about gathering
artists for the exhibition, Koval
explains that she was familiar with
many of the artists whose work
would compliment the themes of the
show. For example, once she realized
that Anna Torma had a paper doll
theme, Koval decided to seek out
more contemporary artists. She then
included three of Tormas intricate
embroideries of faces, bodies, and
other creatures. I loved the repetitions
of the cut-outs aliated with the
female body. Recurring themes of
costume, craft, and play are evident
throughout the piece. Im really
interested in childrens play and how
immersive it can be, says Koval.
We can lose our sense of play when
we grow up but when I see students
creating art, I see it again. We should
all make more art, be more creative,
and play more!
A new side of Sylvia Plath: Visual poetry at The Owens
Paper Doll
is a reminder
of childhood
playtime
Kiera Foti
Argosy Correspondent
Rebecca Caine
kicks off MTA
Performance Arts
Series with style
Joel Young
Arts and Literature Writer
Caine: Show-
business is Hell!
Rebecca Caine blew the audience
away last ursday night at the rst
instalment of the 2011-2012 Mount
Allison Performing Arts Series.
Her performance, e Old and the
New, featured selections from 20th
century British musical theatre.
A quick look at Rebecca Caines
performance history reveals that this
soprano must have something special
up her sleeve. Caine, a Toronto native,
began her professional career in
Londons West End District at the age
of 19. Caine gained popular notoriety
for her portrayal of Cosette in Les
Miserables, as well as the role of
Christine in the Toronto production
of Phantom of the Opera.
With credentials like this, it is
no surprise to learn that Caine has
amazing operatic skills. Caine wowed
the audience of Brunton auditorium
with her virtuosic vocal ability, but
the real power of her performance
was in the way she interacted with
the crowd. Caines charming persona,
sharp wit, and cute, retro British
accent made the evening entertaining
for both the British musical theatre
enthusiast and the average audience
member.
Act I, e Old, focused on the
history of the leading sopranos in
20th century British musical theatre.
e act began with two Ivor Novello
selections, Glamorous Nights and
Waltz of My Heart. ese hits
from the 1930s showed o Caines
powerful, authoritative, and lush voice.
e beautiful, haunting melodies of
Vivian Ellis Silent Heart revealed
Caines tasteful take on an emotional
ballad.
After performing a piece that
involved belting, a dicult feat for
a light lyric soprano, Caine remarked
that Show-business is hell!, much to
the audiences delight.
Act II, e New, was more
focused on Caines personal
experiences with roles in late 20th
century theatre. e selections from
Les Miserables were particularly well
executed and beautiful, although the
entire act was professional and well
put together.
Rebecca Caine set the standard
very high for this years Performing
Arts Series. Caines voice, self-
awareness, and charm made for a
wonderful evening.
My work
is about the
physicality
of life.
Melissa Mead
Exhibiting Artist
Fiona Cai
Barb Hunts giant steel dresses are on display at Owens Art Gallery
Show attendees take in Lauren Tardifs art work at START Gallery
Fiona Cai
Rebecca Caine kicked off the
Performing Arts Series
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ARTS & LIT
Music moves you. roughout James
Kalyn's faculty performance at the
Brunton Auditorium on September
16, I was not only moved, but tossed,
tumbled, and mostly, run o my feet.
Kalyn performed a selection of
contemporary pieces that showcased
both his technical prociency and
his ability to eortlessly embody a
number of musical characters. His
rst piece by Paul Creston, entitled
Sonata, Op.19 set the tone for
the evening. He owed eortlessly
between the movement's very distinct
styles. He was able to comfortably
transition from the quick urgency
of With Vigour into the romantic,
old jazz feel of With Tranquility
and nally to the lilting melodies
of With Gaiety. Kalyn possesses
an impressive stage presence. He
respects the music and, as noted by
second year clarinetist, Dorian Baker,
he is A very convincing performer.
His instrumental command, obvious
through his use of dynamics,
tonguing, and incredibly quick
nger work immediately captivated
the audience, and did not release
them until the very last note of his
performance - if then.
e second piece was the
world premier of Kevin Morse's
Processional. Kalyn was joined
onstage by percussionist Michel
Deschnes. Processional was
composed in 2011, specically for
Kalyn and Deschnes. e eclectic
piece explores ideas and rituals and
expectations, and is the second work
in Morse's distinctive collection of
compositions, entitled Opening
Music. As an audience member, I
felt honoured to witness the premier
of such a remarkable piece, and hear
the song performed by the exact
performers it was created for. Morse's
piece featured extended Saxophone
techniques, such as utter tonging,
pitch-bending and multiphonics.
ese are dicultly achieved sounds
that the instrument was not intended
to make, but can when pushed. In
fact, it seemed like the entire piece
was pushing limits - in all the right
ways. e unpredictability of the
music, evident through the sporadic
use of cowbell, unexpected silences,
and exaggerated dynamics, left the
audience completely entranced.
e antiphony between Deschnes
and Kalyn was also impressive. e
musicians played o each other
very well, and the contrasting
sounds of their instruments blended
unexpectedly smoothly due to their
connection and attention to each
other.
Music faculty shine at
Brunton Auditorium
FLiNT Improv Co.
sparks laughter
Kalyn closed the rst act with
an unaccompanied performance
of Bernard Rands' Memo 6 for
solo Saxophone and Piet Swerts'
Klonos.
e theme of fast nger work,
escalating melodies, and immediate
character shifts continued throughout
the second half of the performance.
Kalyn performed a chilling
rendition of John Anthony Lennon's
masterpiece Dances Within Me.
e closing piece was a collection of
movements composed by Pierre Max
Dubois. e music transported the
audience to Spain, Russia, France,
and Hungary. Kalyn introduced the
piece by emphasizing the dicultly of
the repertoire and acknowledging the
incredible skill of his accompanist
Lynn Johnson. He ended his address
by saying Onto more notes! It was
an accurate description of the piece.
e music was lled with grace notes,
and swift, intricate rhythms. Indeed,
the challenging interplay between
Kalyn's saxophone and the piano
was evident and appreciated by the
audience.
New improv
company
promises bigger
and better things
Julia McMillan
Arts and Lit Editor
Julia McMillan
Love and remembrancetwo themes
to which we can all relate. ese
themes tie together the music in the
upcoming vocal recital presented by
soprano Helen Pridmore. Entitled
forgetremember, the recital will
be held on Saturday, September 24 at
8 pm in Brunton Auditorium on the
Mount Allison University campus.
Admission is free and all are welcome
to attend.
forgetremember includes vocal
music from a wide variety of styles,
including works by Debussy, Barber
and Charpentier. Pianist David
Rogosin will join Pridmore onstage
for these works, which include
Debussys evocative song cycle
Ariettes oublies, with text by French
poet Paul Verlaine.
In addition, the recital features
works for voice alone by Canadian
composers Helen Hall, Martin
Arnold, Jim OLeary and James
Harley. e Helen Hall work, In
the Stillness of Breathing Stars,
will receive its premiere at this
recital. Martin Arnolds work Janet,
Saxophonist
James Kalyn
stuns audience
commissioned by Pridmore via the
Canada Council for the Arts, evokes
memories of an old English folk song
and employs gated recordings. Both
the OLeary and the Harley works
feature unusual vocal techniques such
as the use of microtones, whispering,
and speaking.
Soprano Helen Pridmore enjoys an
active performing career, in addition
to her teaching work at Mount
Allison. is season she will be the
featured soloist at concerts in Victoria
BC, Sudbury ON and several venues
in the Maritimes. Her rst solo
CD, featuring music by Canadian
composers, will be released this year.
Pianist David Rogosin, also a faculty
member of the Music Department
at Mount Allison, is well-known
for his abilities as both soloist and
collaborative pianist.
For more information please
contact the Music Department at
364-2374 or e-mail music@mta.ca.
Upcoming faculty recital
focuses on familiar themes
Pridmore
to premiere
Canadian
composers work
Arts and Lit Editor
Sometimes poignant, often dramatic,
and always unpredictable and
hilarious, Flint Improv Company
oers entertainment for everyone.
e improvised theatre company
is a new project developed by local
comedic celebrities Scott Lloyd,
Luke Hachey, and Justin Collette.
e groups formation was, in many
ways, a leap of creative faith - and
one that seems to be paying o. Flint
Improv is an evolution of former
short form group, Sushi. is troupe
marked the beginning of what would
soon become a prominent improv
community in Sackville. Now, with
the creation of Flint Improv, the
group is on to bigger and better
things- and a lot more laughs. I
had the opportunity to speak with
founders Lloyd, and Hachey as well as
visiting improv theatre professionals,
Caitlin Curtis (Winnipeg), and Chris
Savell (Chicago) to learn exactly what
the new group has to oer.
Flint Improv is currently the only
professional improv company east of
Montreal. e group aims to develop
the improvised theatre community
in the Maritimes, as well as expand
its own performing horizons. e
groups agenda includes performing
more shows and taking corporate
and private bookings. ey will
also implementing a sort of artist
in residence program, in which
performers from all over North
America, like Curtis, Savell, and Molly
Davis (Toronto), will join the troupe
in Sackville to share their expertise.
e founders and visiting actors will
teach a four tiered workshop system
that runs in seven week cycles. e
classes are open to everyone: you
do not need to be a trained actor to
participate. Chris Savell specializes
in teaching corporate workshops.
Having gained experience in Chicago,
he hopes to share his knowledge with
the Canadian East Coast. Its a great
way to get people to loosen up, and
learn to interact with others. A lot
of people dont know how to speak
to strangers. When everyone in the
room is a stranger, what choice do you
have? It makes being social in real life
a lot easier.
e company performs unscripted,
comedic sketches. Caitlin Curtis
shares that Most of the performance
material is relevant to the audience.
Obviously, everything is spontaneous
onstage, but we really feed o the
audience and what they contribute
to the show. Hachey adds that e
actors onstage also play o each other.
ere is a ebb and ow of dialogue
between whoever is onstage, and it
all originates from the seed sown
by the audience He then wonders
aloud why he speaks in metaphors
during interviews. Curtis reminds
us that when watching an improv
performance, Its really important
to keep an open mind. Its comedy
based, but there can be some very
heart wrenching moments in there.
Savell agrees and states that You cant
push away endearing moments. ats
one of the things that makes improv
interesting: you need to explore every
aspect of the performance. So many
times, well say something that people
will think was only true in their
own lives. Youll hear a collective
oooh yeah! in the audience. It is
those moments that brings everyone
together.
Flint Improv will begin
performances this week at the Pond
on Wednesday and Friday nights.
is Sunday, the group will perform
an improv musical - the concept itself
should be intriguing enough to draw
a crowd. Lloyd states that We want
our shows to inviting to everyone:
they can be somewhere for people
to go post-dinner and before going
out on the weekend.In past years,
improv performances at the Pond
have been hugely successful, drawing
enthusiastic crowds of up to a hundred
people or more. With a gang of new
actors and fresh ideas, the audience
can expect to be treated to more
hilarity than ever. To learn more
about Flint Improv and workshop
times, visit www.intimprov.com.
Doyle Hachey
James Kalyn brilliantly performs Paul Crestons Sonata, Op. 19
Janelle Belyea
Internet Photo/Mount Allison
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ARTS & LIT
e Mount Allison logo isnt the only
thing that is changing on campus
this year. e Music Department,
under the direction of Dr. Elizabeth
Wells, has undergone many major
changes. ese changes include three
new tenure-track positions, new
renovations to Brunton Auditorium,
and two new part time instructors.
ese changes mark a new and
interesting phase for the department.
Incoming students will no doubt
reap their benets, while returning
students and faculty are likely in store
for a readjustment period.
e modernized seating in Brunton
Auditorium can be seen as a stylistic
overhaul. However, while the
comfortable seating was clearly put in
to encourage more people to attend
concerts, the new faculty is hardly
a ploy or a trade o of any kind.
Instead, the opposite is true. e three
new tenure-track professors and two
part-time instructors are proof that
the Mt. A Music Departments rst
concern is providing its students with
the best in terms of experienced and
professional instructors.
James Kalyn, the departments new
teacher of clarinet, saxophone, and
conducting, brings with him over
25 years of international experience
as a conductor, pedagogue, as well
as a solo and orchestral musician.
Linda Pearse is the departments
new brass specialist. She has over
ten years professional experience as
an orchestral and chamber on tenor
and bass trombone, as well as a degree
in Jazz Performance from McGill
University. Several notable projects
include leading a twelve-concert tour
to Beijing, as well as freelancing with
a new music ensemble in Europe.
In addition to the extensive
professional experience of these two
musicians, the Music Department is
also welcoming composer, scholar,
and pedagogue Kevin Morse. Morse,
a Mt. A alumni, is looking forward
to bringing an interdisciplinary
approach to his classes in Music
Composition and Canadian Culture.
It is certainly helpful to music
students to have a fellow Mount
Allison graduate as an instructor and
a role model. Morse studied English
Literature and History at Mount
Allison before switching to a Bachelor
of Music degree. I understand the
kind of student that Mount attracts,
and the kind of community that
Mount A is known for. My classes
tend to be very interactive, Morse
told e Argosy.
Morse has completed two critically
acclaimed operas, and is currently
working on a one-act opera based
on Jonathan Swifts satirical essay
A Modest Proposal. I enjoy
working with dark humour, and
content narrative that is completed
by opposing perspectives or conict.
Morse says the opera is edgy, and it
may make people a bit uncomfortable:
I think thats important in art and
music to stretch peoples ideas, to
challenge them, to try new things.
It can be dicult to adjust to new
faculty (and new furniture), but the
Music Department clearly has the
best interest of music students in
mind in its selection of new tenure-
track instructors. Keep up with the
Argosys Arts and Literature section
this year to follow the activities of the
department of music.
A year of fresh beginnings
New faculty,
new furniture in
the Mt. A Music
Department
Joel Young
Arts and Literature Writer
Fine Arts students
share sketches
The Argosy
showcases
talent of Mount
Allisons third
year Fine Arts
Students
e Mount Allison ird Year
Drawing Class (FINA 3101) will
present a series of small drawings
in the Argosy during the Fall term.
is 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. is weeks drawings are by
Erin Cordukes, Ben Harrison, Xena
LePage, Kate Phillips, and Katerina
Pravdivaia.
e Arts and Lit Section accepts creative writing pieces each week. If you are a
budding poet, dabble in ction, prose or perhaps are creating your own literary
genre, email argosy@mta.ca to submit your masterpiece and share your work.
When we realized that we were not
done ghting, that we werent near
being done ghting, and that we would
probably never be done ghting,
Alice and I went our ways which,
though separate, were nonetheless
connected, like two telephones, by a
long, winding, invisible thread. Alice
went north and established a bakery
that earned its name building castles
for the fabulously rich out of gourmet
breadstus. One of her mansions of
herbed foccacia caused a year-long
rosemary shortage in all the nations
districts and bales of rosemary
had to be own in from Greece.
Everyone learned to grow herbs in
the gardens, that year. I applauded
Alice, Accomplished Alice, Alice-
Who-Once-Was-Mine. I was still
at the jealous stage, stealing loaves
of sourdough fresh from her ovens,
devouring them with the rich cream-
of-tomato soup my latest girlfriend,
Claire, made with tomatoes so plump
and ripe it was as if I could taste
the warmth of the sun in the soup.
Claire was sad and desperate, but in
a sexy way. Alice eventually caught
me with my lthy mechanics hands
in her cupboards, but it didnt matter,
because I had caught her pilfering
photos of me and Claire and from
our dresser one night when I returned
home early from work.
After the separation, I opened a
vehicle-repair shop specializing in
helicopters, which took a while to get
o the ground, but it did, eventually,
and I became applauded in mechanics
circles for the elegance of my repairs.
I took Claire ying out to distant
counties on hot summer evenings,
and we picnicked with wine and made
love on the soft, tall grasses beaten to
the ground by the wind of helicopter
blades. Alice was in the distance,
she and her boyfriend, a tanned,
intelligent, Apollonian statue of a
man, glancing at me and Claire - who
was wearing a dress that had belonged
to Alice, which I had removed from
her wardrobe and doused in her
perfume. ere was a period of time
when whispered rumours implied
that I was slated to receive the Order
of Canada, but more or less accurate
parallel gossiping circling about
my turbulent private life stied any
chance I had at receiving recognition
for my contributions to the eld of
aeronautics repair. (Claire and I had
by now arrived at the yelling-and-
throwing-teacups stage, the burning-
the-stash-of-erotic-letters-penned-
by-Alice-and-susequently-found-
in-my-desk-then-threatening-to-
leave-me stage.) Alice and I met for
coee on a beach in Honolulu. Her
boyfriend was getting his stomach
waxed, and suspected nothing, for not
even the bell-boys saw us dive into a
janitorial closet for brief interlude in
the dark.
After that we agreed that civility
was impossible. Our lawyers drafted
frosty restraining orders. e
harbour fronts were prohibited to
me, to prevent accidental Sunday
encounters. Alice wasnt allowed
above two thousand feet, and the
atmosphere became my vast, lonely,
exclusive domain. Alice and I had
an understanding, in the days after
our separation. When I think about
them it seems to me that we were
both in some ways intoxicated, drunk
vciolence of separation, the distance-
from-each-other. A taint clouded
our every thought and action, even
though we were both painfully
professional, applauded with wreaths
and laurels in every circle of society,
succeeding at life in almost every way
we had ever wanted to succeed.
It was the most terrifying dream
about the stupidest of circumstances.
ats how they usually end up,
right? At least the ones that are
terrifying as opposed to just empty.
Some situation thatin real lifeis
either trivial or impossible takes on
an almost supernatural signicance,
impossible to deny because, hey,
youre right there! Arent you?
I had to get a tattoo. at was
my drive, my motivation; the
background information was
already lled in as soon as I started,
just sort of scribbled about my
perimeter in a way that gave the
illusion of being surrounded, a
facsimile of depth. I was hammered,
and had to get inked. As I walked
along some reconstruction of a
street, I remember feeling the urge
to curl up and die, confused and
asleep, and this feeling my brain
somehow misinterpreted for an
urge to get a tattoo. Some chemicals
playing Twister on the rainbow-
dotted surface of my subconscious.
All the weird Freudian shitink-
as-camouage, needle-as-priapism,
etc.Ill let you guess at yourself.
I felt wronged. at emotion in
particular left vivid pink vapor-
trails far beyond the horizon-line
of whatever cognitive plane I was
occupying. Maybe thats why I was
drunk. In retrospect my motivation
wasnt eshed out, but I knew I
was right in feeling wronged. At
the time, though, the urge to get
a tattoo was no dierent than the
urge to eat or piss or whatever else
normal people do without thinking.
Without thinking is key: if you
think about it, the dening feature
of dreams is that after you wake up,
its still there: at basest emotion is
still oating around in dim, amniotic
headspace, immediately ooded and
erased by other sensations just as
your leg twitches and you feel the
urge to brush your teeth. I like to try
and lie still in my bed after waking,
not quite thinking, but left half-
mired in a feeling that exists wholly
without context, foreign to the
sensations and synapses that govern
my waking life. is is ction, isnt
it?, I like to ask (rhetorically) to
the inert lizard section of my brain,
reeling vestigially in its death-
throes. We have no details to work
with, you and I. is has no context.
is is a lie of course. I had to get
a tattoo. at in itself is crystallized
context, disguised as my situation at
the time. Despite whatever options
my basal limbic system convinced
itself it had, the tattoo was inevitable.
Dreams are one of the few situations
where predestination is already true.
ere was no choice. And therein
lies the problem: I knew I would be
marked forever. I knew this as truth,
but it wasnt true. I had no idea Id
wake up, especially not with a face
tattooed on the inside of my head.
Creative Writing
Bad Dream
Separation
Internet photo/Mount Allison
Sean McDonell
Agrosy Contributor
Ian Malcom
Argosy Correspondent
HUMOUR
September 22, 2011 argosy@mta.ca
IAN:
Is this, like, a loaded question? Is whoever submitted this hoping to catch
me detailing a buncha crimes that I do on my spare time or something?
Like, oh yeah man, I head out around 2 AM most nights and just punt
the swans around until I feel less awful about my dead-end liberal arts
academic career. Or those skateboarding highschoolers in the northside
quad. ey probably deserve to be punted.
JOSH:
While taking it out on the swans is pretty rewarding, nothing is more
satisfying than a quick and casual computer hack. Always felt safe
leaving your laptop unattended on the beige oor? Sure hope your
shit has password protection. Facebook-jacking is much like every
Sackville teens number one pastime of carshopping: touch and go, my
friend. Once youve found the sorry sucker who still has faith in human
compassion youve got a goldmine of tomfoolery ahead of you. Your
victim can look forward to plenty of weird hallway glances for the next
few months. Changing birthdays is a classic too, but if youre feeling
really harsh and need to take the frustration out, cross your ngers that
they left the cookies on for their Webmail. Nothing is better than the
awkward looks theyll get after you email their history prof links to adult
websites and sign the email ~sweet_candy_gurl69~. Hope youre ne
with getting a D in that course.
IAN:
Jesus, how do you sleep at night!? Also, whyd I let you use my laptop
for this again?
If you prefer to distract yourself from schoolwork in a less sadistic way,
you could always go try to nd some sweet, sweet lovin at everyones
favourite Sackville establishment: Sassys! Put on your best 80s
windbreaker, strike a sexy pose near the VLTs at the back, and hope for
the best! Even though youll feel terrible in the morning, at least youve
replaced the pain of your assignment with with one far worse (and far
more itchy).
JOSH:
Now as much as having that unwanted rash sucks, lets look on the
bright side for a minute. You can stop narrowing down who has an STI
on your oorthat one out of twenty people is you! Your curious mind
can nally be at ease.
If you feel the need to overindulge, have one too many and for one
night only, you can be THAT guy/girl at the Pub. Wanna start frosh
week o right? Puke in the line while the Pub is at capacity. Wanna meet
new people? Start crying at the back of the bar. Like really bawl. And
just dont stop. en leave through the re exit, nothing sounds better
than an ongoing alarm from 12 til 2. ese guidelines for being THAT
person are also easily applicable at other MTA hotspots like meal hall,
the red oor at the library, Flemington 116, etc. Your room is the only
place where this is clearly o limits. Share the sorrow like the pain that
was shared with you in the bathroom of Sassys.
Alone again on a Friday night, thought Fred miserably. ough he had ample opportunity to go out partying with his
friends, he simply couldnt fathom the idea of putting o writing his essay for one. More. Night.
FREDDDDDIIIEEE, WAASSUUPPPPPP!!
Oh, brother, Fred thought. His best friend Will was here and already half sloshed till Tuesday.
Dude, what are you DOING!? Its a Friday night! e ladies are waiting, the bartenders are generous and the music
is blaring. Stop writing that damn paper and PARTY ONNN, said Will, his collar freshly popped and hat successfully
twisted backwards. Fred glared at him.
Look, I know you have zero dedication to your studies, but my prof is gonna kill me if I dont get this essay in on
Monday! Fred exclaimed, completely exasperated.
Silent for a moment, Will sat on the edge of Freds desk. e longer Will stayed silent, the more nervous and edgy Fred
became. Will had that devious look about him and Fred could never say no to Will when he had an idea.
Alright, Will began to speak, quietly, his voice clear but resolute. Fred leaned closer. You are going out tonight. Wait!
Will put up his hand as Fred began to protest, Let me nish. We will go out. For two hours. Its nine oclock now so that
gives us until eleven to have a wicked awesome time.
I dont know said Fred, his inner student warring with his need to take a well deserved break. Rolling his eyes, Will
grabbed Freds arms and hauled him out of his chair.
NO more! Were going out and thats that. Wills words spoke with nality, and Fred was left standing speechless as
Will strode out of the room.
Wah- wait for me! said Fred, stumbling after him.
As Fred caught up with Will, his friend presented him with their options.
We can either head to Uncle Larrys, which has a party on tonight, or go to the Campus Pub though I heard Julies
going to be there.
Julie? Freds heart caught in his throat.
Yeah, you know, your bitch of an ex-girlfriend who threatened to cheat on you with the football team if you continued
to study Biology instead of hrm anatomy.
I didnt think she meant the WHOLE football team Fred replied grumpily.
Well, she sure proved you wrong buddy! Will said, slapping Fred on the back. So, what will it be?
1. What is the capital of
Denmark?
2. Which TV show had the
rst scene with a husband
and wife in bed together?
3. How many are in a bakers
dozen?
Trivial Trivia
4. Who wrote the rst actual
dictionary?
5. Who was the Cartesian
plane named after?
6. What famous cartoonist
was scared of mice?
The Fantastic Adventures of
Will and Fred: Part One
By Heather Baglole
Ask a Dude and a Bro
1 . C o p e n h a g e n 2 . e F l i n t s t o n e s 3 . i r t e e n 4 . e B r o t h e r s
G r i m m 5 . R e n D e s c a r t e s 6 . W a l t D i s n e y
Heather Baglole
CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE:
1. Will and Fred head to Uncle Larrys.
2. Will and Fred go to the campus pub.
Argosy Contributor
Argosy Contributors
Q. With all of these readings, tests and essays already due, How am
I supposed blow o steam in this place?
Argosy Contributor
Ian Malcolm and Josh Landry
YOU get to help choose how this story continues! Log onto Facebook and go to the
Argosys page, and look for the poll. Choose which location you want the guys to go to,
and check back next week for the second installment of their epic night!
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HUMOUR
Lets face it, living with someone else can be amazing, or it can suck. ere
are only two variables that aect which outcome you get: Your own personal
little quirks, and the other persons annoying habits and aggravating personal
tendencies that make you want to kick their teeth in. e key to living, and
having the other person not disappear in an extremely suspicious circumstance
involving a Persian rug and a fully grown male lion that you borrowed from
the zoo, is to make sure that you set some boundaries. Here are some ways to get
that alone time that you so desperately require.
Tip #1: If you happen to live in residence, this might start to get tough after
a while. Invest in a good pair of headphones, maybe some drapes, a little bit of
lumber, some nails, and PRESTO! You now have a wall built down the middle.
Near-instant privacy.
Tip #2: Adjust your sleep schedule so that youre always awake when your
roommate is asleep, and vice versa. Instant productivity. Im sure your professors
will understand. You can even begin to refer to yourself as e Bat, or Great
Nocturnal One, if that makes it more appealing.
Tip #3: For those of you lucky enough to live o campus, invest in a sturdy lock.
Install it on your roommates door. When you need some time apart from each
other, simply bolt that sucker into their room like a naughty child. For those of
you who seem to think this isnt how you raise children, you obviously never met
my parents, you bleeding heart liberals.
Tip #4: Build a blanket fort. is doesnt actually have anything to do with
protecting your privacy, but its so much fun that youll forget about that.
Tip #5: Have you ever heard of the LIBRARY?
Tip #6: Explain to your roommate that while you value their friendship and
camaraderie, youre a normal human being who sometimes requires a change
in scenery. Imply heavily that theyre being classied as scenery in this instance.
Make a rude drawing of them as a tree to help illustrate, if necessary. Draw
yourself as a lumberjack.
Tip #7: Encourage them to take that spiritual awareness, self-discovering trip to
Mexico that theyre always talking about. If that doesnt work, knock them out
and send them to Tijuana. eyll thank you later, I promise.
When you were a child there was always something that scared the pants o of you. Even today there is, although most people wont admit it because they dont want to look like a wimp.
However, at the risk of making the entire campus paranoid, I present the reasons why our fears are completely feasible.
1. Spiders and/or other bugs. Have you ever woken up at 3 in the morning with a giant bug crawling up your arm, headed for your mouth? If you have, you know exactly how terrifying
the prospect of having an insect colony in your stomach can be.
2. Heights. I dont think heights are the problem in this case. I think people tend to fear the falling and landing more than they do some random skyscraper.
3. Enclosed spaces. Claustrophobia; its the butt of many jokes. However, dont try to deny that you would become claustrophobic if you were stuck in your room with only a few short
hours to nish some paper.
4. Public Speaking. e voice in your head is right; they are all judging you.
5. Needles. at kindly looking nurse could in fact work for some mad scientist. And if she does, next thing you know youre some guys lab rat.
6. Exams. If you dont do well, the Profs will have proof that you were sleeping in class.
7. Clowns. Have you ever seen a clown? Underneath that makeup is the face of every TV villain from your childhood.
8. Airplanes. is fear relates back to heights; we arent afraid of airplanes, were afraid of what happens if the airplane doesnt work.
9. e Dentist. eres no denying it, that light makes you feel like youre about to be interrogated by the police.
10. Social Interaction. You can never tell whos going to be normal and whos going to be 100% insane.
Mark
Guzik
BY:
TOP 10: ILLOGICAL FEARS THAT ARE COMPLETELY REASONABLE.
Taylor Losier
Fun with Roommates
#3: Privacy
Geoff Hutchinson Humour Editor
Argosy Contributor
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September 22, 2011 argosy@mta.ca CENTREFOLD
Refugee Camp in the
This fall 201 1, Mdecins Sans Frontires / Doctors Without
Borders (MSF ) will bring the Refugee Camp in the Heart of the
City exhibit to Eastern Canada on a four-city tour.
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Food distribution
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Water Supply
Latrine Area
Health Clinic
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the crucial elements for survival in a refugee or IDP crisis.
During the tour, each visitor will learn some of the challenges a refugee or
IDP faces in trying to access food, shelter, water and medical care. The 740
m2 (8,000 square feet) exhibit is designed to accommodate approximately
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America. In 2008 the exhibit attracted close to 30,000 visitors during a
four-city tour of Western Canada and four-city tour of California. In 2010
more than 1 8,000 visitors attended four cities in Ontario and Quebec. For
more about the recent Canadian tours, including photos, please visit www.
refugeecamp.ca or call 1-800-982-7903 ext. 3909.
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Refugee Camp in the Heart of the City
Moncton: Riverfront Park,
September 22 to 25
Date and Location
InternetPhotos/Flickr
A newly
arrived family
of refugees
from Somalia
stand outside
their shelter,
near Dagahaley
refugee camp,
Dadaab, Kenya.
MSFs Refugee
Camp in
the City is
attempting to
show Canadians
the challenges
faced by those
in refugee
camps
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of
refugees
arrive
in the
village of
Kparblee
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September 22, 2011 argosy@mta.ca
Talking with Brent Randall
Subjects include:
the Archies, a
new album,
and bubblegum
bands
Anna Robertson
Entertainment Editor
With an upcoming third album, Ooh,
e Pinecones have hit the road,
touring Eastern Canada to spread
their brand of sixties/ seventies
power-pop rock. Increasingly more
collaborative, the trio formed by
Brent Randall, Paul Linklater
and Marshall Bureau is poised to
send waves of upbeat nostalgia
through to your musical senses
on September 23rd at the Legion.
How would you describe the
transition from Brent Randall and
his Pinecones to e Pinecones?
I guess it started o with me
writing all the songs and e
Pinecones would just be whoever
was around to help me realize those
projects. I always wanted to be in a
band, a lot of my inuences are bands.
So a couple of e Pinecones and me
moved to Toronto a few years ago,
and we just started writing together.
We made an album last year and
it was a lot more collaborative, so
it just made sense for it to be e
Pinecones rather than me and e
Pinecones, because we were all
sharing the writing and the creative
tasks. Even more so now, the lineup
has changed a little bit again, but its
even more collaborative than ever
between myself and Paul Linklater,
who plays guitar. Its slowly become
less of a project that I do on my own,
and become a group project. It was
either just change it to Pinecones,
or start a whole new band. So for
continuitys sake we decided lets
just keep going as e Pinecones, in
hopes that would be less confusing.
In the long run maybe its been more
confusing, but at the same time it
maybe makes for an interesting story.
You were talking about your
inuences, and I noticed that one
of them is e Archies. Did you
mean the band behind the cartoon
characters or the cartoons themselves?
Well, both. I mean, denitely the
writing behind e Archies. e
Archies and a lot of bubblegum
groups were written by various teams
of writers in the sixties, who just wrote
these silly songs, and they got put out
for these dierent groups. I just really
love that style of writing and that style
of song; and I also like the cartoon
band, that idea is also appealing to
me. I think its a funny sort of concept;
I like the concept of a cartoon band.
I like Archie comics too- I always
read them on our long drives, and its
kind of everything about the Archies.
But denitely more the music and
production that the writers did the
for the cartoon band, thats denitely
the main inuential part of that.
So now, I have to ask obviously, whos
your favourite Archie character?
Oh, thats a good question; Ive
never been asked that one before.
Well, I guess it would have to be
in some ways I kind of like Archie,
just because hes Archie. God, theyre
all so loveable, Im also a big Beatles
fan and I like them all equally too.
I like all the characters, but I would
still say Archie. Maybe Betty, people
always think Veronica is the good
one, but Ive always liked Betty.
Well, I guess Veronica was the really
appealing one, but she was kind of evil and
then Betty was just the nice, sweet girl.
Yeah, exactly, everyone I talk to
always shits on Betty. But Veronica
seemed like kind of a bitch. I like
some of the random ones, if you
get some of the old ones from the
sixties they have random characters.
ere was a band called e Mad
House Glads, I always thought they
were cool; I wanted to start a band
called the Mad House Glads. Of
course Jug is loveable too. Im really
indecisive, so I guess it depends on
my day and my mood. I guess an
Archie for every mood, you could say.
e new album Ooh is coming out,
is there a release date for that yet?
Not yet, still trying to work that
out. Im hoping in December or early
next year, we always seem to release
albums in January or February, even
though we dont mean to. It might
be a winter sort of thing. In the
meantime were actually recording
a bunch of new songs, and were
just going to sort of put them out
online, so people can check that out.
Will there be any really dierences
between Ooh and Sage or We Were
Strangers in Paddington Green?
Its denitely a lot more hi-, a lot
more upbeat, a lot more rockin. We
just kind of wrote a bunch of really
catchy singles whereas in the past we
wrote a lot more ballads and weird
stu. is is just straight ahead, kind
of power pop, kind of rocking, lots
of guitar solos. Paul Linklater [and
I have] been co-writing together for
this album, so lots of co-written songs,
he switched from drums to guitar, and
hes a great guitar player, so its a lot
more guitar driven. More rocking,
more upbeat, but still that sixties,
seventies pop feel at the same time.
Vintage but not old-fashined, the Pinecones is a trio dedicated to sixties/ seventies powerpop inspired
music; dont miss them when they come to the Royal Canadian Legion on September 23rd.
Internet Photo/ Pigeon Row
Pat LePoidevin & Steve Haley
Local musician, Pat LePoidevin, and
Newfoundland native, Steve Haley, took
to the Sackville Music Hall on Sunday
night, creating an evening of music and
enchantment for the audience
Lea Foy
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Mel Gibson to
produce biopic
about Juddah
Maccabee
Lets just get straight to the point:
the whole concept of renowned Anti-
Semite, Mel Gibson, producing a
movie about an honoured Jewish
warrior is point-blank absurd. While
seemingly ridiculous, it is nevertheless
true. Judah the Hammer, responsible
for restoring Jewish worship to the
temple in Jerusalem, and giving us the
feast of Hanukkah, would seem to be
the last person that
Mr. Gibson would
draw inspiration
from. Unless it was
inspiration for more
tirades along the
lines of the Jews
are responsible for
all the wars in the
world. Yet, in a
delightfully ironic
twist, Mel Gibson
has announced that
he will be producing
a lm featuring both
Jews and one great
big war. Joe Eszterhas (who fathered
the gem of a lm Showgirls) is the
chosen screenwriter, and while there
have only been whispers of Gibson
helping write the screenplay, he
does have rst choice of the lms
director. Already, the national director
of the ADL (Anti Defamation
League), Abraham Foxman, has
released a statement abhorring
Gibsons involvement in the lm
and Warner Brothers complacency
regarding the projects producer:
We would have hoped that Warner
Bros. could have found someone better
than Mel Gibson to direct or perhaps
even star in a lm on the life of the
Jewish historical icon Judah Maccabee.
As a hero of the Jewish people and
a universal hero in the struggle for
religious liberty, Judah Maccabee
deserves better. It would be a travesty to
have the story of the Maccabees told by
one who has no respect and sensitivity
for other peoples religious views.
Not only has Mel Gibson shown
outward antagonism toward Jews and
Judaism in his public statements and
actions, but his previous attempt to
bring biblical history to life on the screen
was marred by anti-Semitism. Rather
than listen to respected religious leaders,
both Christian and Jewish, who voiced
concerns then about the insensitive
elements of his depiction of the last hours
and crucixion of Jesus, Gibson showed
contempt for those voices and refused to
make changes that might have helped turn
his passion of hate into a passion of love.
While we do not argue with Mel
Gibsons right to make this lm, we
still strongly believe that Warner Bros.
should reconsider Gibsons involvement
in this project.
Whatever Gibsons
purpose for the
making the lm, he
has achieved the feat
of antagonizing the
masses (yet again) and
gathering a storm of
controversy around
himself (yet again).
Some may try to
spin the lm as Mel
Gibsons attempt at
redemption or another
attack on the Jewish
faith by Mel Gibson,
but really its just Mel Gibson doing
what he does best: being crazy. Only a
crazy person would think its socially
and morally acceptable to make a
lm about a religious hero whose
belief system they had guratively
pissed on while calling a police ocer
sugar tits. Foxman is probably right
in that Judah Maccabee deserves
better, and he is most certainly
correct in that Mel Gibson has no
respect and sensitivity for other
peoples religious views. However, in
my mind, there are bigger things for
the ADL to be worrying about than
Mel Gibson. Anyone with a decent
sense of judgment wont take Gibson
seriously in his latest endeavour.
Illustration/Danica Lundy
Coen Brothers Present: Inside
Llewyn Davis
Dave Van Ronk
is the subject of
*VLUZUL^ST
Ian Moffat
Argosy Contributor
Joel and Ethan Coen have had a busy
few years. Between the psycho-horror
of No Country for Old Men, and a
restyling of the western classic True
Grit, the pair have received some
twenty Oscar nominations and four
awards for a cinematic blitz which has
secured their place as the most prolic
and authoritative auteurs alive today.
As we near the end of the rst
Coen-less year in four, any con-
cerns that the two might be slow-
ing down have been quelled by the
announcement that Studio Canal
will be co-nancing the production
of their script, Inside Llewyn Davis.
Rumors around a new Coen lm
have been circulating since early June,
when Joel revealed to an audience
at New Yorks Lincoln Center that
they were working on a movie that
has music in it its pretty much all
performed live single instrument.
Even with funding for the proj-
ect secured, details surrounding In-
side Llewyn Davis remain few and
far between. e picture will be very
loosely based on the memoirs of
Dave van Ronk: giant of the 1960s
Greenwich Village folk scene and
peer (or patriarch, perhaps) of such
era dening artists as Bob Dylan,
Leonard Cohen and Joni Mitchell.
Van Ronks legacy embodies the
sensibilities of 1960s New York
folk culture. e Mayor of Mac-
Dougal Street, as he was nick-
named known for his large per-
sonality, left-leaning politics, keen
musical acumen, and, most of all, a
brazen irreverence for authority
seems an ideal gure through which
the Coens can investigate the social
unrest that had typied the period.
Whats most exciting is the prom-
ise of another music-oriented Coen
lm; which we havent seen since
the release of O Brother Where Art
ou in 2000. As mentioned, one of
the only details about Inside Llweyn
Davis that either of the Coens have
directly addressed is that the mu-
sic will be recorded live and on-set
a quiet gesture to the earthy, un-
rened musical and social tendencies
of the time. e decision also seems
to indicate a subtle shift away from
what is usually a meticulously crafted
and highly formalistic style, towards a
more visceral cinematic experience
one open to imperfection and, hope-
fully, a kind of candid honesty not yet
seen from the Coen brothers. What-
ever the reasoning, if the soundtrack
for Inside Llweyn Davis is anywhere
near as potent as it was for O Brother
Where Art ou, it should be a treat.
e Coens have yet to secure
a distributor, so the release date is
still unknown. However, most on-
line observers have marked next
fall as the soonest we can expect to
see Inside Llweyn Davis in theatres.
Dave Van Ronk, otherwise known as the Mayor of MacDougal
Street, was a celebrated resident of Greenwich village in the 1960s
Internet Photo/e Film Pilgrim
From the vault: Soylent Green
Eerie on many
different levels
Taylor Losier
Argosy Correspondent
Okay vintage movie lovers, its time
to head back to the movies of the
70s! From there we will be catapulted
into the not-so-distant future: 2022!
Welcome to Richard Fleischers
movie Soylent Green, set in an over-
populated and under-nourished New
York City. One of the only sources of
food oered to the citys inhabitants
are various wafer supplements
called Soylent Red, Soylent Yellow
and the newest, Soylent Green,
made from high-energy plankton.
e lm stars Charlton Heston
(Planet of the Apes in 1968 and
narrator of Disneys 1997 movie
Hercules) as orn, an over-worked
New York City Police Ocer who is
investigating the murder of William
R. Simonson ( Joseph Cotton), a
member of the board of directors
for the Soylent Corporation. He is
aided in his endeavour by an aged
researcher, Solomon Sol Roth
(Edward G. Robinson) and Shirl
(Leigh Taylor-Young), the mistress of
the late Mr. Simonson, or furniture
as she is referred to throughout
the movie (feminists take note.)
e movie begins with a happy melody
and a slide of photos from generations
past, where we see farms with an
abundance of food, space, and smiling
faces. is scene abruptly changes as
we enter the one room apartment of
orn and Sol. Over the course of the
movie we see people riot and commit
murder due to lack of food, as they
live in a world where ve share a car
and a single jar of jam costs $150.
While orn investigates the murder
of Simonson (and simultaneously
robs the dead mans house), he begins
to uncover a plot thats bigger then
he initially thought: a web of lies
that has driven men to the brink of
insanity. e movie ends on a chilling
note, just as we nally become privy
to the truth. (Heres a hint: Soylent
Green isnt made from plankton.)
In Fleischers futuristic world
we see a city where people sleep
in huddles on the street, survive
on rations and are lied to by their
government ocials. Add to that the
fact that the entire food epidemic is
caused by an increase in the earths
temperature, and Im getting goose
bumps. Was this director psychic?
Or rather, was Harry Harrison, the
writer of Make Room! Make Room!,
the 1966 sci- novel on which the
movie was based, able to predict
the future? Either way, it takes a
movie from the past to open our
eyes on the troubles of the present.
A mass riot breaks out in the movie Soylent Green, 1973
Internet Photo/ Matt Trailer
While we do not
argue with Mel
Gibsons right to
THRL[OPZST^L
still strongly believe
that Warner Bros.
should reconsider his
involvement in this
project
Abraham Foxman
National Director of
the ADL
Anna
Robertson
Entertainment
Editor
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September 22, 2011 entertainment@argosy.ca ENTERTAINMENT
A cozy evening at the Legion with Julie Doiron
Featuring
Construction and
Destruction and
Moonsocket
Taylor Mooney
Entertainment Writer
e Legion was lled with a blend
of plaid-addicts and war veterans
last ursday night, though there
was a tangible divide between the
thick-rimmed glasses-wearers and
the hardy, navy blue-clad men.
e event drawing spectators to
the Legion on the night in question
was a performance from Juno-
winner Julie Doiron, with opening
performances by Construction
& Destruction and Moonsocket.
Construction & Destruction is an
endearing two-person act, comprising
of Colleen
Collins and David
Trenaman. is
edgy duo proved
themselves to be
procient in many
musical disciplines,
both playing
several dierent
instruments, singing,
and contributing to the song-writing.
e pair both looked and sounded
beautifully mismatched; he with wild,
red hair, a full beard, and a low, gru
voice, and she with a neat bun, ballet
ats, and a sweet, almost child-like
voice. eir dierences work together
to produce a truly unique sound.
is duos music would certainly
be deemed unconventional. Its the
type you really need to take the time
to listen to-it doesnt sit
well in the background.
Fortunately, the relaxed
atmosphere at the
Legion on ursday
made it easy to
simply sit and listen.
Ms. Collins put
forth a powerful sound,
especially when playing
the bass. e instrument looked
entirely too big for her tiny frame.
She and the bass were probably
close to being the same height, but
she handled it like a deadly weapon,
lling the building with a sure,
steady beat. She later took to the
drums, as well as the keys and guitar.
After a performance by
Moonsocket, Julie Doiron took the
stage. Her show was very intimate,
with open conversation between
herself and the crowd. At one point
she made the mistake of mentioning
she was working on a new tune, and
after begging and pleading from the
crowd, she agreed to play it. Still
being unsure of the words, however,
she required someone to hold up her
songbook. A volunteer was quickly
found, and the crowd shared a moment
of triumph with Ms. Doiron as she
struggled and ultimately succeeded
in reading her own handwriting.
e show was simple and beautiful,
comprised of just Ms. Doiron and
her guitar. At one point in the
show Sackvilles own Shotgun
Jimmie joined her onstage, giving
an impromptu drum performance
for the song No More. She
provided explanations for each song,
elaborating on where she was and
what she was feeling when she wrote
it. Many of the songs were written
during the time she spent living in
Sackville. It showed, especially with
lyrics like all of this town seems
drunk tonight. It seems that way
sometimes, doesnt it? (Homecoming,
anybody?) Songs such as Swan
Pond and e Longest Winter
also provided vivid descriptions of
familiar Sackville imagery. Too vivid,
in the case of e Longest Winter.
You know what I mean. Its coming.
Doirons show didnt seem to
involve any set list. People shouted
out requests (respectfully, of course)
and she played the songs everyone
Dan Mangan: more than just a plaid shirt
Folk singers
latest album
set to release
September 27th
Julia McMillan
Arts and Lit Editor
With the upcoming release of
indie-folk crooner Dan Mangans
latest album Oh Fortune, it is
Canadian music enthusiasts
who should feel fortunate.
Mangan stumbled onto the
Canadian music scene in 2003,
and since then has grown from an
unassuming coee shop performer
to one of the countries most beloved
folk singers. With an impressive
musical repertoire under his belt,
including a nationally acclaimed
full length album, Mangans newest
album has music lovers waiting with
bated breath. e Vancouver based
singer-songwriter has toured all over
the world, performing with the likes
of Broken Social Scene, e Strokes
frontman Julian Casablancas, Sarah
Harmer and Holy F*ck. He has graced
the stages of noteworthy festivals
such as the Winnipeg Folk Festival,
Sasquatch Festival, Lollapalooza and
recently, the legendary Glastonbury
Festival in Somerset, England. It
is needless to say, Dan Mangan
is not a name to be overlooked.
Mangan won my heart when I
discovered his sophomore album Nice,
Nice, Very Nice. After the rst listen,
I was hooked. I promptly devoted my
ears exclusively to his music for about
a month afterwards. It was beautiful
relationship. I, like so many others,
was immediately enamoured with his
witty, quirky lyrics and mellow folk
tunes. In a music world crowded with
bearded men wearing plaid shirts,
playing acoustic guitars and singing
about nature and cute girls, Dan
Mangan stands out. He is a skilled
story-teller, who has the ability to
captivate an audience with his
unpretentious charm and distinctly
Canadian sound. He sings with the
soul and experience of a veteran
musician, and his sound hums with
Dan Mangan gets cozy with a not-so friendly feline; fans will hopefully be a bit more enthusiastic
about the Canadian folk-singers newest album, Oh Fortune, scheduled to be released on Sept. 27th.
Internet Photo/ Music Vice
a rare, comforting quality. Unlike
many folk artists, his music is never
repetitive or unoriginal. His poetry
is laced with wisdom, subtle imagery
and a slightly comical disposition
that sets him apart from any other
artist I have ever encountered.
Dan Mangan recently teamed up
with Canadian indie music royalty,
Arts and Crafts record label, to
produce Oh Fortune. is is the
label that introduced the world to
Feist, Stars, Broken Social Scene,
and Timber Timbre. A press release
on the Arts and Crafts website
reveals that the new albums rich,
textured folk explores the genres
boundaries, demonstrating Dans
impressive growth in writing and
arranging. Swoon. Listeners can
also expect to hear Mangans new
supporting cast of musicians,
which will assuredly add depth and
enormity to Dans sound. e album
was produced by Colin Stewart.
e much anticipated release
date for Oh Fortune is September
27. Dan will be returning to the
Maritimes, appearing in Sackville
at Georges Fabulous Roadhouse on
October 21, and Wilmont United
Church in Fredericton on October
22. Be sure to pick up his album
early next week- or if you just cant
wait, pre-order your copy from his
website, www.danmanganmusic.com.
wanted to hear- telling stories in
between about everything imaginable:
from coee to yoga, the boots she
was wearing, and missing her ight
the day before. Doiron was bubbly
and personable throughout the show,
eliciting many laughs from the crowd.
But when she began to sing, the mood
changed completely. Her lyrics are
inherently serious and poetic, and she
had no trouble captivating the group.
Doiron ended the show talking
about her new goal of trying to write
a little every day, rather than just once
each week. Ive gotta start working
on that song writing muscle. I dont
know which one it is. I guess its this
one, she said, pointing to her head.
She abruptly changed her mind.
No, she corrected herself, placing
a hand over her heart. Its this one.

Julie Doiron was a crowd-pleaser at the Legion on Thursday night, playing audience requests and even playing a freshly written piece
Rosanna Hempel
Ive gotta start
working on that
songwriting muscle.
Julie Doiron
Singer and
Songwriter
e Argosy www.argosy.ca
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The Larry McCray experience
Larry McCrays band got up and
started playing their energetic
blues with no ado. Soon after, Mr.
McCrays smooth and powerful
vocals, savage blues-rock guitar,
and the bands spectacular rhythm
had inspired most of the audience
to dance. is gift, brought to us
by the Tantramarsh Blues Society
and the Town of Sackville, quickly
warmed the cold Bridge Street
air with a sultry, funky rhythm.
McCray is being called the
torchbearer of blues and this is
true. His performance was very much
appreciated by all ages- cutting across
the demographic, with both old
and young letting loose. Audience
members I spoke with all had the same
reaction to the show: this is killer.
Even some of the Bishops alumni
turned up to partake in the festivities,
while members of the Blues Society
danced and joked with the band
from beside the stage throughout the
show. ey summed up the evening
tellingly in two words: It rocks.
Attendance was quite low during
the rst half, which was arguably
the gem of the evening. e songs
chosen were particularly energetic.
e moment that oored me the
most was after one of McCrays
soul-bursting guitar solos, when the
quartet switched into three-part vocal
harmony. e sound was heavenly. I
had a visceral reaction; this is blues
music. It throbs with emotion and
relates a sense of wanting to break
free. is was clear with the throng
The torchbearer
of blues burns up
Bridge Street
Matthew Berghuis
Argosy Correspondent
of dancing audience members in
front of the band. Its lucky that the
band played a three-hour gig; the
throng grew up to midnight when the
band played its last and only encore.
e quartets sound is that of rock-
blues and is dened by McCrays
forceful, animated lead vocals and
searing guitar ris. He bends the
strings to nd your soul and make you
dance. Bassist Carries expressiveness
of movement on stage and feeling
with his instrument was extremely
entertaining, while the groove made
feet start to tap. e drummer,
Steve McCray, seemed relaxed as he
produced the beat that held the songs
together, also providing understated
and soulful lead vocals for some of
the songs. Particularly outstanding
were keyboardist Shawn McDonalds
solos, especially when he switched to
Hammond organ on his keyboard.
A slower ballad that saw a
big reaction from the crowd was
Soul Shine, it sounded and was
presented sort of like Bob Marleys
One Love. Carrie, the bassist, got
everyone in the audience swaying
their hands back and forth in unison.
Mr. McCrays presence is an
encouraging follow up to previous
shows on Bridge Street, from the
Arcade Fire to fellow blues musician
Charles Bradley. You know you live in
a pretty cool town when you consider
the fact that the Town of Sackville
funded Saturday nights show.
Larry McCray and his band
travelled almost 2000 km for the
performance, as the tour dates in
New Hampshire and New England
were cancelled because of ooding.
Sackville turned out to be the bands
only stop. From their enthusiasm
after the show it is clear that they
enjoyed playing just as much as the
audience enjoyed listening. When
asked if it was worth the trip, McCray
replied, Hell yeah! e band rocked
Sackville and had a blast doing it.
Tim Chaisson and the Morning Fold
PEI band rocks
out between
Hunton and
Bennet
Taylor Mooney
Entertainment Writer
Mountie spirit was in full swing
this past Saturday with the
Mounties football season open-
er opposing Bishops University.
Homecoming is always a big
day in Sackville, whether youre a
football fan or not. Im not person-
ally a football fan, but I still love
Homecoming. One of the reasons
for this is the pre-game concert.
is year, Mt. A was treated to a
performance from Tim Chaisson
and Morning Fold, a very success-
ful band from Prince Edward Is-
land. Fun fact: Tim and I dont only
share the same native island, but the
same hometown and high school.
Prepare yourselves for an unabash-
edly biased article.
However, in all seriousness, the
concert was fantastic. Morning
Fold has performed at several other
maritime universities through-
out September, and this perfor-
mance proved to everyone that
the bands popularity is warranted.
Its unfortunate that it was so
early, having started at noon, but un-
derstandable considering the game
started at two. Taking place between
Hunton and Bennett, the band was
situated on a low stage, onto which
The Larry Mc-
Cray band served
plenty of sultry
blues to heat up
the audience last
Saturday night
Top: Larry McCray
singing Let Your
Soul Shine
Middle: The bassist
loving the camera
Bottom: The torch-
bearer of blues do-
ing what he does
best
Lea Foy
two extra-enthused fans climbed at
one point for a picture with Tim to-
wards the end of the show. e crowd
was disappointingly sparse at rst, but
thickened as game time approached.
As the crowd became more
populous, mad dancing ensued.
ough the set-list was peppered
with a few slow numbers, most of
the bands songs were catchy, up-
beat, and begging to be danced to.
One of Morning Folds greatest
feats is their ability to produce qual-
ity popular music that appeals to the
masses, while still successfully main-
taining their Celtic and folk roots.
Tim produced his ddle several times
during the concert, to the crowds de-
light. Introducing one long set of d-
dle tunes, he called step dancers up to
the stage for some PEI jigs and reels.
He combined his ddle with his band
mates electric guitar, bass, and drums
for a heart-pounding, high-ener-
gy set of modernized ddle tunes.
Tian Wigmore, the bands bare-
foot guitarist, blew the crowd away
with set piece guitar solos, of-
ten accompanied by Tim Chais-
son on the acoustic guitar or piano.
Along with the bands original
work and some pieces from Tims solo
career, the band performed covers of
songs by Tom Petty and the Trews,
and even incorporated a Joel Plaskett
guitar ri into one of their guitar solos.
e end of the concert prompted
the crowd to chant a plea for one
more song. Sadly, we were informed
by Wigmore that, while they would
love to stay and play a few more,
they had to end the show because the
football game was about to begin. e
show was fun for everyone involved,
with Tim proclaiming that Mt. A
was the best university crowd so far.
Rosanna Hempel
SCI & TECH
September 22, 2011 argosy@mta.ca
Science: promoting the right to save lives
Canada debates
the ban on
homosexual
men donating
blood after UK
removes ban
Shawn Seeley
Science and Technology Editor
eir blood is an abomination. Its
deled with all kinds of infections
and diseases. Its like donating sewer
sludge.
I didnt have to look very far on
the Internet to nd anonymous
commenters (such as this one) on
popular blog websites disagreeing with
the U.K.s recent decision to ease the
ban on homosexuals ability to donate
blood. Males who have sex with males
in the U.K. may now donate blood,
providing they have abstained from
sexual contact with other males for
a full year. is legislature comes out
of a sociopolitical climate in the U.K.
that had seen homosexuals who had
only ever had protected sex with men
banned from donating blood, while
heterosexuals who had unprotected
sex were freely able to donate.
e reasoning given by ministers
responsible for this change was both
increased eciency in the testing
methods for donated blood (in their
detection of HIV, Hepatitis B, etc.) as
well as rapidly changing sociocultural
and legal standards.
Is it okay to allow the homosexual
population in Canada to donate blood?
It is a hot question that that burns
with equally contentious answers in
the hearts of two camps: those who
feel that male homosexuals have been
wronged by a discriminatory attitude,
and those maintain the idea that the
male homosexual community has the
potential to release a global pandemic
of HIV/ AIDS. is conversation
continuously has called politics,
social stigmas, and stereotypes into
question for the past three decades.
Subjectively, everyone has an opinion
on the politics, social stigmas,
and stereotypes surrounding the
issue. Objectively, there is not one
completely healthy and safe answer to
be found for this question using such
subjective reasoning.
With the public health of
Canada at stake, science should be
the trusted tool through which all
decisions are made. Science, when
done properly, allows for the removal
of both discrimination and widely
believed falsehoods to make room
for a public enterprise that makes
itself accountable and veriable to
anyone who wishes to challenge it.
It is through this lens that political
changes regarding the medical
safety of a country must be made.
ere is neither a space nor time
for subjective bickering and non-
quantiable arguments with respect
to human life preservation through
blood donations. e issue at hand
is a biological one - whether or not
the blood coming from a homosexual
males body is dangerous or not - thus,
the conversation must not include
moral and social thoughts about the
act itself of males having sex with
males.
Canadian Blood Services
is currently reconsidering the
permanent ban on males who have
sex with males; a category that also
includes intravenous drug users and
individuals who partake in sex for a
prot. is ban has been in place since
the 1980s across several developed
nations. Although the Canadian
Blood Services currently states that
they are not entirely opposed to a one
(or perhaps ve) year celibacy policy
(like the U.K.), the nal decision
will rest with Health Canada, which
in turn will consult a committee
that will assess the latest Canadian
scientic evidence.
In 2005, 51 percent of the 58,000
people in Canada living with HIV
were males who have sex with males,
while 20 percent were females. ere
are several notes to be made about
gures like this, which are often
presented to the public with no further
extrapolations made. e proportion
of infected males by age group is
important to consider. e current
young generations of males infected
with HIV (aged 15 29) represent
a much smaller fraction of infected
males than their older cohorts.
e second factor that needs to be
considered is increased HIV infection
rates among females. As rates for
males have been dropping, rates for
females have been rising. In Canada
during 2009, for the age group of
15 19 year olds, females accounted
for 28 new cases of HIV, while males
of the same cohort accounted for 21
new cases. Of course, these are just
statistics, and some biological insight
to the root of AIDS through the HIV
virus and how it operates is crucial in
evaluating who should and shouldnt
be able to donate blood.
HIV is a retrovirus, meaning that
is capable of copying its own genetic
material (RNA) into DNA. Once
inside the human body, HIV attaches
to T-cells in the immune system
and is then absorbed into the cells.
Once inside, its envelope and internal
core is removed by cellular enzymes,
liberating the RNA. e viral RNA
is copied into DNA which is then
inserted into the cells own genetic
material, making each infected cell a
factory to produce more viruses. e
devastating eect of the HIV virus is
when it results in AIDS, through the
gradual destruction of -1 and -2
helper T-cells.
HIV enters the human body
through oral, anal, vaginal, and
urethral routes, as well as direct entry
through the bloodstream (cuts). HIV
can be absorbed into the body much
more quickly through mucosal tissues,
which are found in high quantities in
both the vagina and gastrointestinal
regions (rectum, etc.). e recipients
of penetrative sex are the group with
the highest risk of contracting HIV,
placing females and males who have
sex with males at the top of the list for
contracting HIV sexually.
All of this information boils down
to some critical questions: if our
testing methods have improved for
the screening of donated blood, and
if we are now becoming aware of
scientic ndings that dispel some
popularly held beliefs who should
and shouldnt be allowed to donate
blood? If we know mucosal tissues
are particularly receptive to HIV,
shouldnt anyone on the receiving
end of unprotected penetrative sex be
a high-risk group? If our screening
methods have improved, is it really
appropriate to trade discrimination
for quasi-equality and tell homosexual
males they need to have been celibate
for a year, regardless of protection
or the monogamous status of their
relationship?
As Health Canada considers this
question, it is imperative they employ
the use of scientic ndings and
rationale. With a population of people
feeling discriminated against, and
a population of people desperately
seeking a blood transfusion, there is
little space for Canada to allow for
bias. Canada has allowed the gay
community to marry, and this time
we have a larger right to debate. is
is the right to save lives.
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HIV in Canada
58,000
Number of HIV+ individuals in Canada in 2005
51% Males who have sex with males
20% Women
28 Female
21 Male
Number of new HIV cases in 15-19 year olds in 2009
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Marc-Alexandre
Chartrand
Science and Technology Writer
Students and
Technology
Part III: Essay
Writing
e Essay
Along with the test and the group
presentation, the essay ranks pretty
high among the most popular ways
for teachers to evaluate their students
at the University level. Unfortunately,
many students, even after many years
of practice throughout high school
and university, still struggle with essay
writing. e essay also ranks high
among students as one of the most
hated and most feared assignments.
In this article, I will outline a few
approaches to essay writing that
can improve your marks by using
technology to nd sources, generate
citations, ne-tune the aesthetic
aspects of your paper before handing
it in, and otherwise greatly increase
your productivity levels.
Finding Sources
e foundation for any good paper
is a solid research. Your paper is only
as good as the sources you use to
support your argument or standpoint.
If you want to get a good mark on
your paper, it is essential for you to
demonstrate that you have put in the
time to research the topic. Your paper
must reect your understanding of
this material. Going to the library and
checking out a couple books is usually
considered a great place to start, but
this is a very time consuming process
and requires hours of searching for
the right sources, reading them,
picking out the information you want
to use, and nding way to incorporate
it into your paper. e internet can
oer much more ecient way to nd
sources for your paper.
e rst place to start is Google
Books, which has been previously
featured in this series. With over 15
million digitized books that are fully
searchable, it is the best place to nd
sources online. Simply type in the
name of your topic and keywords
related to your topic separated by
a comma and hit search. Within
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Scientists give
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factor for HIV
and track its
distribution by
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Emily Ngo
Argosy Correspondent
Scientists have developed a breed of
green glowing cats that could assist
researchers in developing a cure
for the human immunodeciency
virus (HIV). Cells in the cat body
that are prone to developing feline
AIDS have been modied to resist
and prevent the disease. e study
involved the insertion of monkey
genes that blocked the virus into
the feline eggs before they become
fertilized. In addition to the monkey
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fractions of a second you will have
dozens of sources at your ngertips.
If you were asked to write about
Karl Marxs views on capitalism and
its eects on the human condition,
typing in Karl Marx on capitalism,
alienation, exploitation will bring
you to the exact pages where these
words appear together, such as in
Karl Marxs social and political
thought or e Social Organization
of Work, which would make great
additions to any bibliography. For the
publication information simply click
on About this Book. Before doing
a search, always make sure to click on
advanced search options and check
the box Limited and Full View
Only to ensure that you will have
access to the source you are looking
for.
Another great resource that many
social science students should be
familiar with is JSTOR, an online
database with millions of sources,
most of them from peer-reviewed
academic journals. JSTOR is
particularly valuable for students of
the social sciences, both as a place to
start research, and as a tool that
can be used to evaluate and review
assigned readings. All MTA students
can access JSTOR through the
Mount Allison Library website and
following the link on the Indexes &
Databases page.
Automatic Citations
ese are websites that feature
citation generators that can save
you hours of redundant work and
money wasted on books like the
Citation Guide: MLA 7th Edition,
a required text for many lower
level Arts classes. ese sites oer
computerized systems that generate
awlessly formatted citations for
various formats according to the most
popular style guides of APA, MLA,
and Chicago. Simply select the type
of source you want to cite, enter the
publication details, and voila - your
source has been added to a perfectly
formatted bibliography you can later
copy and paste to the end of your
essay. ere is no restriction on the
amount of sources, and there over
100 source types to choose from
including Speech and Online
Video. Some of the websites have
an Autocite feature where you can
type in the name of the book, an
ISBN number, or a URL, and all the
publication information is retrieved
automatically for you and added to
your bibliography.
Check out these to get started:
BibMe
http://www.bibme.org
CitationMachine
http://www.citationmachine.net
EasyBib (my personal favourite)
http://www.easybib.com
e Writing Process
ere are a few resources that any
essay writer will nd to be useful
additions to his repertoire. esaurus.
com is an online thesaurus that can
generate synonyms for any word, and
is useful for nding adjectives to write
more descriptively in your essay. If you
are ever unsure about the meaning
of a certain word, another useful
trick is to use the dene function
on Google to nd the denition. In
the search bar on Google, type in
dene:[insert word here] (without
the quotations) and click enter for a
series of dierent denitions from a
number of dierent sources.
Got writers block? ere are a
few useful tweaks in Microsoft Word
that can help you add ller space to
your essay without actually writing
anything. If your paper is under the
minimum page requirement there are
more subtle ways to boost your essay
length without changing the font size.
One trick is to adjust the character
spacing from 0 to 0.5, which actually
alters the individual spacing between
each character. e dierence is so
trivial that it cannot be picked up
by the untrained eye. On a 10+ page
paper, this simple technique could
add a signicant amount of empty
space to the full length of your paper.
Another useful technique is to adjust
the page margins by fractions of an
inch, which could add up to a full
page under optimal conditions. Once
you have nished writing, to ensure
a tidy presentation, select the body
text of your essay and click Justify or
hit Control + J in Microsoft Word to
align the text of your essay. is will
make your paper look neat by adding
extra space between words where
necessary.
Please remember that these tips
are presented for purely informative
purposes and can greatly reduce the
academic integrity of an paper if the
professor was to discover their use.
Also keep in mind that there are
an innite number of possibilities
when it comes to the essay; if you are
having trouble meeting the minimum
length requirement, you are doing
something wrong and should change
your strategy. Once you become adept
at essay writing, the issue should not
be how to supercially lengthen your
paper, but how to shorten it. Good
luck, and stay posted for more tips
next week! ecient and eective.
genes, scientists have also inserted
jellysh genes responsible for
bioluminescence, which enable the
cat to produce a green glow. e
resulting green glow makes it easy to
spot which genes have been altered to
prevent feline AIDS. is provides
the unprecedented capability to study
the eects of giving AIDS-protection
genes to an AIDS-vulnerable animal,
said Dr. Eric Poeschla, the leading
scientist of the Mayo Clinic where
the central laboratory for the testing
was done. Dr. Poeschla mentioned
that besides humans, cats and certain
species of chimpanzees are the only
mammals that can be infected by a
virus leading to AIDS, making their
ndings pertinent to humans as well.
Feline immunodeciency virus
(FIV) works just like HIV by killing
T-lymphocytes. T-lymphocytes
belong to a group of white blood
cells and they are essential in killing
virus-infected or tumour cells. FIV
is transmitted to cats through biting
and scratching, and while males
defending their territory transmit it,
it can also be transmitted through
playful fun between cats.
Restriction factors (a type of
protein) found in both humans and
cats that are responsible for ghting
o viral infections. Unfortunately,
these proteins are no match for HIV
and FIV because of the more highly
evolved nature of these viruses.
While cats themselves do not have
an adequate restriction factor to
mute the eect of FIV, the rhesus
monkey has developed a restriction
factor called TRIMCyp that has the
ability to ght FIV. e dicult task
of inserting the TRIMCyp restriction
factor into the eggs of the cats was
accomplished by using a harmless
virus as the carrier that functioned
as the tool to transport it. Following
that procedure, the genes from the
jellysh aided scientists in following
which cells had the TRIMCyp
protein, functioning as a genetic tag.
e method was of great success
as nearly all ospring from the
modied eggs contained the monkey
protein, creating multiple defences
throughout their bodies against FIV.
Furthermore, the team mated two
of the glowing cats, producing eight
ospring containing glowing cells.
is conrmed that the mothers
were still able to reproduce and create
viable ospring.
UNAIDS estimates that 33.3
million people are living with HIV
and AIDS worldwide, and 2.6 million
people were newly infected
with HIV/AIDS in 2009. e
potential success this work has
created for future research projects
in the ght against HIV cannot
be overstated. Not only would this
research draw in scientists who have
devoted their life to curing HIV/
AIDS, but the potential exists to
excite new individuals to join the
ght. After all, who wouldnt want to
work with glow-in-the-dark cats?
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September 22, 2011 scitech@argosy.ca SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Researchers from the University of
California, Irvine, have recently made
discoveries suggesting that women
taking hormonal contraceptive (such
as birth control pills) experience
changes in their memory abilities.
Women taking birth control pills
were shown to exhibit better memory
for the emotional gist of an event,
while women who were not taking
birth control pills reported the details
of an event more accurately.
Half of the studys subjects
were women currently using birth
Birth control and
emotional memory
Birth control
pills increase
emotional
recollection
Shawn Seeley
Science and Technology Editor
Nuclear energy: salvation
or destruction?
John R. McNeill, author of
Something New Under the Sun once
stated, For most of Earths history,
microbes played the leading role of
all life in shaping the atmosphere. In
the twentieth century, humankind
stumbled blindly into this role.
Technology has always played an
essential role in the course of human
progress and advancement. But as we
understand more and more about the
energy that makes up our world, so
grows our power to destroy the very
life which has made any advancement
at all possible. After Einstein
published his groundbreaking treatise
on relativity in 1905, his work was
quickly applied to particle physics.
Less than 30 years later, scientists
in the US used this knowledge to
create an atomic bomb they dropped
on Hiroshima in WWII. By the
1950s, scientists in the US and Soviet
Union had gured out how to create
nuclear weapons based on the process
hydrogen fusion, granting humans
access to the energy at the heart of
the sun - that same energy that has
allowed for any life to exist at all
on this planet. e use of nuclear
weapons in wartime serves as a
portentous warning that our ability
to harness this power could very well
lead to our own destruction. Yet in the
21st century, many still believe that
nuclear technology holds the key to
our salvation.
e main source of the energy that
drives the modern world comes in the
form of fossil fuels. Hydrocarbons
such as petroleum, coal, and natural
gas, are formed through billions of
years of natural seismic activity in
the earths crust. Today, the alarming
increase in carbon emissions has
become a staple concern for the
global community. Scientists
across the world have reached a
consensus on the pressing concern of
anthropogenic climate change, more
commonly known as man-made
Marc-Alexandre
Chartrand
Science and Technology Writer
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Write for Sci-Tech!
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control pills, while the other half
were not using birth control and
were experiencing natural hormonal
cycles. To determine the eects of
contraceptives on memory, subjects
were shown photographs of a scene
depicting a mother and her son at
the scene of a car crash. An auditory
narrative was also presented in tandem
with the photos. In one group, the
women were told the car hit the curb
and the boy was not injured, while the
other group were told that the boy
was critically injured, and had been
hit by the car. All women involved
in the study were given a surprise
test one week later, requesting details
regarding the events they had been
shown. Women who had been using
hormonal contraceptives for even as
briey as a month could remember
more clearly the exact chain of events
than women not using them. Women
who werent taking birth control
remembered precise details more
readily, however, such as a re hydrant
next to the car.
100 million women
worldwidecurrently take oral
contraceptives. is research is
signicant, as it suggests that 100
million people are having their
cognitive processes altered in a way
that was previously not known. It
is important to note, however, that
cognitive abilities are not impaired
by oral contraceptives. It is not that
birth control damages an individuals
ability to remember, but rather causes
a change in the kind of information
which is committed to memory.
ese changes were not entirely
unexpected. Birth control pills
modulate a womans physiology
through their eects on hormones
such as estrogen and progesterone,
thereby preventing pregnancy from
occurring. ese hormones have been
linked to left-brain (or emotional)
memory, which is particularly
prominent in females.
e ndings of this study reach
far beyond revelations about
contraceptives. Since the action
of contraceptives on estrogen was
indicated as the causal root for this
memory dierentiation between
women on birth control and those
not on birth control, we now know
that estrogen plays a signicant role
in how humans remember events.
Given that males and females have
vastly dierent levels of estrogen,
the implications for sex dierences
in memory processing and recall
are large. Research in the future will
now be able to use physiologically
quantiable methods to explain
some of the dierences in behaviour
between the sexes with memory as a
key component and focus point.
global warming. According to IPCC,
rapidly increasing carbon emissions
are elevating natural meteorological
processes to unsustainable levels.
Advocates of nuclear energy assert
that nuclear power is a more
environmentally friendly and reliable
source of energy, and argue that it
is the best way to prevent global
warming. eoretically, this argument
makes good sense.
Nuclear power allows for relatively
insignicant amounts of input to be
transformed into massive amounts
of energy output. A nuclear power
plant would be able to power an
entire urban area with electricity
using only a fraction of the resources
required by conventional generation
plants running on coal or petroleum.
Radioactive chemicals like Plutonium
are concentrated through a process
called enrichment, resulting in
energy-rich nuclear fuels. Despite
the super high eciency and potency
levels of nuclear energy, the idea of
replacing fossil fuels with nuclear
power brings forth myriad problems
with pernicious implications for both
the environment and society writ
large.
e assembly of a modern nuclear
power facility involves years of
research, planning, and organization
before any actual construction begins.
Given there are no delays, the whole
process takes approximately 15 years
to complete. Construction itself
involves the burning of an immensity
of hydrocarbons. e ability to
successfully implement nuclear
energy strategies, build functioning
plants, and operate them
productively, also requires relatively
high levels of investment capital and
conscientious institutional oversight.
In a world marked by wealth disparity
and income inequality, nuclear energy
projects serve only to antagonize
existing trends of stratication. Poor
countries and emerging economies
who lack the nancial capital,
technology, and infrastructure to
even begin considering such costly
endeavours would suer the most.
Furthermore, as nuclear technology
begins to evolve and enriched Uranium
and Plutonium become increasingly
available on world markets, nuclear
proliferation will heighten the risk
of global nuclear war. Just imagine
a world where nuclear technologies
are available to wealthy and powerful
non-state actors, or a future in which
nuclear weaponry is at the disposal
of private corporations and terrorist
groups. Such a debacle would push
civilization towards the brink of (self )
extinction and could very well spell
the fate of mankind.
Since time immemorial, the
tendency for error is a natural and
inescapable part of the human
experience. When combined with the
danger and volatility associated with
the production of nuclear energy, the
consequences of a single human error
could be compounded ad innitum.
Such was the case at the Chernobyl
Nuclear Power Plant in 1986,
where simple miscommunication
and mismanagement resulted in a
disaster of catastrophic proportions.
Explosions from within the nuclear
reactors released large amounts of
toxic radioactive fallout into the
atmosphere, endangering entire
regions of the former Soviet Union
and placing civilian populations at
risk of nuclear radiation from the
fallout.
Recent eorts made by
environmental activists and
progressive scientists oer a glimmer
of hope in a dismal future of fossil
fuel and nuclear destruction. anks
to them, there now exists a panoply of
alternative energy sources including
solar, wind, geo-thermal, and tidal
power, all of which have been under
development
for several years. As innovation and
technology continues to grow at an
exponential rate, we must ensure,
through human agency and action,
that these alternatives displace
nuclear power as viable candidates for
energy production on a continental
scale, and reduce the risk of a nuclear
catastrophe. If humankind is destined
to survive and move forwards into
a future dened by sustainability,
solidarity, and prosperity, we must
unite against nuclear energy and
pursue a more mindful and measured
approach.
Internet Photo /Canadian Nuclear Workers Council
Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station in New Brunswick is the only nuclear reactor in Atlantic
Canada. Shelved plans for another reactor sparked debates on the expansion of nuclear energy in NB
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The potential power of the provinces
Can the NDP
shake things up
in Ontario?
John Trafford
Argosy Contributor
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Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath hopes to build on the momentum of the federal NDP on October 6.
Isnt technology awesome? What
would the world do without the
wonders of advancements like
spell-check? Its great; it removes
human error from everything we
do. Calculators freed us from long
division, cars freed us from walking,
and electing representatives to
government freed us from making
decisions and laws. It did not come
as a surprise to me when I received
and e-mail from the SAC letting me
know that they had made the move
to online voting. Its about time.
Finally I dont have to get up from my
oce to go vote. e thirty seconds
it took me to ll out a ballot was far
too burdensome. Im sure the student
body the SAC consulted before
fundamentally changing our elections
agreed that voting on paper was too
much of a hassle.
I am sure that the SAC looked
at the research that shows a decline
in voter turnout after the novelty
of online voting wears o and
determined that it would be dierent
at Mount Allison. Im sure they
considered that individuals could be
coerced to vote a particular way when
they are not required to vote in the
privacy and security of a voting booth.
I am sure that they deemed the risk
of voter fraud as minimal after
thoroughly examining the overturned
election results from the University
of British Columbia in 2010. I am
sure of all this because the SAC
always claims to operate with the best
interests of students in mind. If only
I was always as nave as this, but alas
the cynic in me emerges when I hear
or read about what student politicians
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 argosy@mta.ca
You with the bright green eyes,
I love the way you lie to me. Every time we get ice cream at the
same time I just want to lick ya up. Lets meet at the bar and
pick up some cougars.
Love,
e Striped Wizard
Dear wizard lover,
Although you have decided to turn the other way, I still dream
about you every night. Lets get naked!
Love,
BO-RAT
Hey shawty,
I think the fact that you dont quite reach 5 feet makes you the
cutest. Please sit beside me in Psych forever.
Love,
Slightly Taller
Dear guy who wont wear earphones,
e library is not the place to watch something on your laptop
without earphones. We are trying to work and many students
come here to get away from distractions.
To the guy in plaid at Bridge Street,
Youre so dreamy as you park your bike outside, grab your
coee and read a book Ive never heard of. Why dont you
stop at my table sometime? We can share more than a pot of
Monks blend tea.
To vote or not to vote
Alex
MacDonald
Op/Ed Editor
Its probably too
much work to
bother
want to do or hope to do.
I have very little faith that the SAC
will engage students by embracing
those students inner sloth by way of
online voting. I have very little faith
in the integrity of online votes.
Elections are as far as many
students engagement with the SAC
goes and a trend is developing that
puts a computer between students
and their representatives on the
SAC. e move to online voting by
the SAC degrades democracy to the
point where I will refuse to engage in
this passive democracy. In my fth
year at Mount Allison, I will for the
rst time refuse to vote in an SAC
election.
Lea Foy
Next veek, votng v be onne or the rst tme n SAC eecton hstory.
Provincial politics are often
overlooked in Canada and not
given the proper attention that they
deserve. Bilingualism in Canada
was not the result of the federal
policies of Pierre Trudeau or John
A. MacDonald, rather it was Louis
Robichauds government in New
Brunswick. e modern day spectacle
of federal elections often lead us to
forget that the decisions that aect us
most take place just down the road in
Fredericton. e provincial election
in Ontario is a prime example of the
importance of provincial politics and
everything that it can change.
e New Democratic Party made
huge advances in this years federal
election, replacing the Liberals as
Her Majestys Loyal Opposition.
Octobers elections will answer the
question of whether the success of
the federal NDP can be translated
into electoral success in the provinces.
If provincial New Democrats can
capitalize on the momentum created
by the federal election they can move
into new territory by becoming one
of the countrys two main political
options.
Either the Liberals or the
Conservatives, both federally and
provincially, have typically dominated
Canadian politics. e election in
Ontario is a test to see if the provincial
New Democrats can mirror the
excellent performance of their federal
counterparts. What people do not
realize is that if the NDP become a
major contender in provincial races
(they already are in some provinces)
then Canada could become almost
unrecognizable in years to come.
I do think that Canada would be
aided by some change, even to the
point that it becomes unrecognizable
and that is not necessarily something
to be alarmed about. Im glad I do
not live in the Canada of 1867; no
public healthcare and very few social
programmes made it a country few of
us would choose to live in. Change
is politically healthy and is needed
if a country and its population are
to prosper and approach their full
potential. Conservatism fails to
understand that humans are never
perfect and that humanity must be
constantly adapting its worldview to
accommodate changes around us.
Sometimes humanity makes
changes that lead them astray but
generally I believe that change is
almost always for the better. It may
seem odd to those who know me,
who know I disagree with the NDP
on many issues, but I want them
to succeed in Ontario and other
provinces and I believe that this would
be very benecial to the country.
e Liberal Party has been
Canadas natural governing party for
far too long. Since Confederation, the
Liberals have governed Canada with
occasional intermissions where the
Tories took power. e Liberals have
done some great things for Canada
(and more than a few bad things) but
it is time for them to go. e election
in Ontario is ultimately a political test
for the NDP; if they succeed they will
have power and responsibility that
a social democratic party never had
before. I am not a social democrat
by any means but I am glad that
the NDP could potentially replace
the Liberal party. Canadas natural
governing party is out-dated and
need to be replaced. On October 6
we will know if the NDP were able to
expand their electoral success and if
true change is coming to Ontario and
the rest of Canada.
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September 22, 2011 argosy@mta.ca
OPINIONS & EDITORIALS
Hello MTA students of all years.
First o, welcome to all new
students to our wonderful university.
We all hope that your rst few weeks
have begun with much happiness
and excitement.
With the fun things that we
all rst experience when arriving
at MTA comes many new, and
maybe not-so-new, situations that
we must deal with as we begin our
lives as young adults. I would like to
remind each and every one of you
that you dont have to do this alone!
Having said that, next time youre
on Moodle checking out course
information and whatnot, take a
gander at BEAUTIFUL MINDS.
We are an anonymous forum
for all MTA students and looking
forward to hearing from you! Our
launch date was Monday, September
19, and there is a team of moderators
ready for your posts, and to guide
you in the direction you may be
seeking or simply commenting on
your interesting MTA anecdotes.
Whats even cooler about
our forum is that it is not only
anonymous (simply sign in with the
username and password provided on
the webpage: mount and Allison1$,
respectively), but it allows all students
to comment on the original post
with their thoughts and ideas and a
moderator will comment with any
information left out a week following
the original post.
Many times, various students
have all contributed their ideas on
the matter, and the original posting
individual is satised; but for those
tougher issues to tackle, moderators
are available to provide advice on the
situation as well as helpful links and
resources where appropriate care can
be taken to help alleviate the matter.
A beautiful concept, isnt it?
Posts in the past have included
(but are not limited to): sexual health
and orientation, academic worries,
personal life stressors and problems,
relationships, homesickness,
roommates, deaths of loved ones,
nances, tness/health, class/teacher
advice, etc. Having said that, we
want each student to know not only
are we here to lend a hand or an
ear, but we also would love to hear
from you concerning any matter,
good or bad; happy or sad; new or
old and anything else under the sun!
See below for a sample post from a
previous year and see how another
peers reply can go a long way.
So all the best in every department
that life has to oer and remember,
when youre feeling sad, neutral or
happy, come visit us and let us know!
Youd be surprised at how relaxing it
is reading others posts and knowing
youre not the only one!
Take care of that beautiful self,
and come share your beautiful mind!
Each year, the Canadian Alliance
of Student Associations (CASA)
makes a submission to the federal
government with recommendations
for their upcoming budget. 2011 is
certainly no dierent, and CASA
created its submission through
recommendations from students it
represents at its twenty-six member
schools. is submission is by no
means an exhaustive list of CASAs
lobbying priorities for 2011-12, but
is a small sample of CASAs advocacy
policies, carefully selected as scally
well-balanced, timely policies which
t the criteria for submissions put
forth by the House of Commons
Finance Committee. e committee
asks advocacy groups like CASA
to submit a maximum of three
proposals, or asks, which must be
limited to expenditures or taxation
for government that is, there can
be no asks for regulatory or legislative
changes unrelated to federal monies.
One of CASAs asks in its 2011
submission that has been called into
question is a proposal to move from
a $5,000 vehicle exemption to a one
vehicle exemption in the Canada
Student Loans Program (CSLP).
Currently, the CSLP expects that
students and their families will sell o
assets to cover the cost of attending
post-secondary, a car being one of
those assets. e program does allow,
however, for an exemption if a vehicle
costs less than $5000. is is despite
gures showing that the median price
of used vehicles in 2010 was $11,410
from a private seller and $20,566
from a dealer.
is policy does imply a need
for some scal restraint on the part
of students and their families a
student on a loan should certainly
not be going out and purchasing a
new Porsche, BMW or Lexus, and
the numbers conrm that this is
generally not the case. According
to numbers from the CSLP, in the
2009-10 loan year, 84% of CSLP
applicants who claimed a car had its
value assessed at less than $10,000.
So why not simply increase the
exemption limit to $10,000 instead
of one vehicle? Well, as any good
economist will tell you, vehicle values
and their associated costs continue to
climb, and as they do, simply setting
a higher arbitrary number means
that this problem would inevitably
persist in future years. Another aw
of the exemptions cap is exemplied
in more statistics from the CSLP:
in the 2009-10 loan year, about 42%
of applicants who claimed a vehicle
above the exemption limit did not
receive a CSLP loan at all.
Ultimately, the purpose of this ask
is to promote accessibility to post-
secondary education from not only
a scal perspective, but a geographic
one as well. At Mount Allison,
students are lucky enough that for
the most part, the only geographic
barrier to getting to campus is the
snow that will soon make its way to
Sackville and seemingly never leave.
Many students, however, depend on
a vehicle to get between their home,
class and jobs every day. In Atlantic
Canada, 31% of students rely on a
vehicle to get to class, and that is the
lowest on the spectrum in British
Columbia, that percentage climbs to
49%. At the end of the day, CASAs
argument is a principled one: students
who need a vehicle to get to campus
shouldnt be penalized because they
dont live right next door.
CASA Board of Directors
Standing proudly on the Mount
Allison campus, its most signicant
heritage building is a War Memorial.
During the First World War,
e Right Honourable Sir Robert
Borden, then Prime Minister of
Canada, declared that a larger
proportion of the students of Mount
Allison had enlisted in the service
of the Empire than from any other
College in Canada.
After the Great War, the most
catastrophic event in Canadian
history, the Alumnae and Alumni
Societies determined to erect a
library as a memorial to the loyalty
and heroism of Mount Allison men
and women in the war to be held
in trust where names placed there
will go down through the years
cherished and revered by successive
generations of grateful students.
is architectural treasure, designed
by one of Canadas great architects,
the celebrated Andrew Randall
Cobb, was remarkably made of the
famed red sandstone cut from the
local Pickard quarry by men of the
Tantramar community. Carved in
stone over the archway it was written
Memorial Library 1914-1918.
Beloved Former President Dr. Ross
Flemington would tell you: is
is a Cenotaph, built to honour the
73 Allisonians who sacriced their
lives in the Great War so that we
can continue to live in a land that is
glorious and free!
Early in the spring of 2010, without
consultation with Alumni, President
Campbell and his administration
resolved that, although entrenched
in the hearts of Allisonians of all
generations, the Memorial Library
was a dispensable commodity and
directed planning for a new Arts
Centre to proceed based on its
destruction. During the following
year, the President travelled the
world meeting with various Alumni
gatherings, conveniently avoiding
mention of his plans for the Memorial
Library and refusing discussion on
the topic.
e Commemorations Committee
of Wellness Culture and Sport
for New Brunswick deemed the
Memorial Library worthy of
designation as a Provincial Heritage
Place. e administration of Mount
Allison objected. DND registered the
Memorial Library in the National
Inventory of Canadian Military
Memorials. e administration of
Mount Allison objected.
If our beloved Memorial Library
is demolished it will be a black mark
for Mount Allison, and alas, Dr
Campbell will go down in the annals
of Mount Allison as the President
who tore down the War Memorial.
Robert Eaton
Lea Foy
1he Memoru Lbrury stunds ut the North-\est corner o cumpus ut Mun St. und Suem St.
Dear Editor,
What an irony is this discussion
about Memorial Hall. Send any one
of the protagonists to Europe and
they will come back euphoric about
their architectural adventure. Yet
the few rare moments of beauty we
have here in Canada such as the now
condemned building, they cannot see.
Cutting o your nose to spite your
face. e real tragedy of the Memorial
Library is not preserving a structurally
compromised edice at extraordinary
cost, it is that we are not, and are
incapable of, replacing it with a thing
of equivalent or greater beauty. e
beggaring of our sensibilities is the
real and true tragedy. Even the dark
Beautiful Minds
ages produced more beauty than we
seem to be able to conceive of today.
e proposed new ne arts building
does not deserve the title, while it is
apparently soberly functional, it is
neither ne nor artful. Form follows
function? Hah! e geniuses of the
Bauhaus were steeped in Europe
and shamelessly inuenced by the
aesthetic. What we have here is very
expensive mediocrity. Shame.
Paul Gilbert 74 ,
Executive Director,
e Robert Bateman Centre
Royal Roads University
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tickled your fancy? Did it make you feel
something special inside? Do you feel an
urgency to share that with the world?
Send your submissions to
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Mounties strive
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lrederck Lunctot-Leroy
is year the Cross-Country team will
be running away from no one. As the
defending champion for both male
and female runners, Mount Allison
has dominated the ACAA (Atlantic
Colleges Athletic Association) league
like no other school has.
is years objective is nothing
less than a championship banner for
both mens and womens. Looking
forward, the head coach, John Peters,
feels condent, is years team
is stronger than it has ever been.
However, the cross-country team may
face very little competition this year.
According to assistant coach, Steve
Scott, is season will be pretty low-
key. Everything last year built up to
our rst appearance in the National
Championships. is year we will
not be competing in it and instead
will focus on the ACAA league
championship. Unfortunately, we
also lost St. omas University, our
Argosy Contributor
main competitor from the past few
years. ey've moved up to the AUS
conference.
Some runners are questioning the
relevance of the ACAA league and
are asking for the varsity title in order
to move up to the bigger AUS league.
Despite this, the cross-country
team is growing larger every year. e
turnouts at practices have been great,
reports Peters. e cross-country
has emerged from the shadows is
receiving some recognition from
students. However, the team is still
looking for new runners. Among
those new recruit is Marya Peters.
Marya is an accomplished swimmer
who runs in her spare time. She
placed second in the 3000m and rst
in the 1500m at the New Brunswick
track and eld championship.
With new runners such as Marya,
the womans team is looking strong.
Emily James, a second year runner
said, In the past, the mens team
has been stronger than the womens,
but this year the girls have the talent
to rival the mens team. e girls
have trained hard over the summer
and are ready to kick some butts.
As the top female runner, Maddy
Crowell is ready to lead the girls
to another victory. I'm hoping for
another Championship victory,
says Crowell.My goal is to have an
undefeated season, but who knows
how many fast rookies might show
up.
As for the men, Parker Vaughan
has dominated the league and lead
the team to three consecutive cross-
country titles, lling in the void for
Alex MacDonald who led the team
to victory the year before. In order
to get back into shape, Mount A
runners will log more than 60 k a
week including speed interval. e
training is hard but it is all worth it
once you cross the nishing line and
claim a victory for Mount Allison,
says Parker. Parker has never lost a
single race in four consecutive years
and is pumped for the new season. I
just hope for a repeat of our last few
years, and for everyone to improve.
Neither teams lost too many big
pieces, and the up-and-comers could
push the veterans further this year he
added.
e team is getting ready for the
ocial start of the season on Saturday,
September 24th. Mount Allisons will
travel to Holland College to compete.
Holland College oers a
challenging course with scenic view
on the sea, explains Coach Peters.
For the rst race of the season, we will
need a strong performance from the
veterans. Expectations are high for
the cross-country team this season.
Mount Allison will host a meet in
October 15th. Come out and cheer
Cross-Country Team looks to get season off on right foot
the runners this season or get involved
yourself. Everyone is welcome to join
practices on Tuesdays and ursdays
at 4:30 on the track.
Trade in your rugby scrum
for a media scrum.
Write for sports!
argosy@mta.ca
Internet Photo/photosot
Mount Allison kicks off 2011-2012 athletic season
Athletics
touted as
crucu purt o
Mt. A life
Robert Murruy
Sports Editor
Last ursday with Homecoming
weekend looming on the horizon,
Mount Allison University ocially
kicked o its 2011-2012 Athletic
Season. A variety of coaches and
athletes were on hand to attend
the function. Coaches Kelly
Jerey (football) and John Peters
(swimming) were in attendance,
accompanied by a few athletes from
their respective teams.
Decked out in new Mount Allison
athletics attire to support the brand
transition were Womens Hockey
Coach Zach Ball, Business Manager
and Intramural head Janet Robinson,
along with Womens Soccer Coach
Barry Cooper, not to mention several
members of Mount Allisons football
coaching sta.
Athletics Director, Pierre Arsenault
started the Kicko, thanking
everyone for attending and sharing
his excitement for the coming athletic
season. He then gave control of the
podium to Ron Byrne, Vice President
of International and Student Aairs.
Speaking eloquently about Mt. A
athletics, he noted the progression of
the second year of Mt. As Strategic
Plan for Athletics and Recreation,
pushing the element of a students
rst mentality. He closed his speech
highlighting the role of athletics in
the experience for any Mount Allison
student.
When asked about the role that
athletics plays in the university
experience Pierre Arsenault was
exuberant in stating, If you
look at the universities strategic
statementone of the things its talks
a lot about is the complete Mount
Allison experienceand I think
that Athletics and recreation plays
a fundamental role in that. I think
it really brings some colour to the
Mount Allison experience to really
support the academic endeavors,
whether you are participating as a
varsity athlete, participant at the club,
intramural or even
spectator level.
He added,
ats kind of in
a lot of ways the
passion behind the
MTA experience
and I think in a way
those are the lasting
memories people
walk away with.
University President Robert
Campbell and his wife, Dr. Crystal
Verduyn was on hand. ey were
the subjects of a short speech by
Swimming Coach John Peters about
their shared passion for swimming.
ey were called
up to the stage
and presented
with ocial Swim
team sweaters by
the captains of
the Swim Team.
However they
werent the only
ones deserving
recognition at the
event.
e Womens soccer team, fresh
o a road win (their rst since
2005) in Moncton was lauded for
their commitment to athletics while
also achieving academic excellence.
irteen of their players achieved
Academic All Canadian status in the
2010-2011 academic year.
Coach Barry Cooper spoke briey
about the Mens and Womens soccer
programs. He noted that they may
not have the size of other schools
within the AUS, or possess the sense
of entitlement that other schools
seem to walk around with but that
they would compete every minute of
every half in every game, which would
truly build the character of their team
over the season.
ere seemed to be a sense of
optimism for the upcoming season
throughout all sports, especially
in lacrosse. Team Captain Wayne
Crossman shared his thoughts on
the upcoming season saying, We
are working a lot harder in practice.
We have a coach who has coached in
Hawaii and all over Canada so thats
a big help.
Coming o a competitive 14-10
loss the previous weekend to SMU,
a usual lacrosse powerhouse he said,
Its more of a relief to know that
the program is going in the right
direction. With the young guys we
can not only build on last season but
this season as well.
With both varsity and club
programs prepared to represent the
Garnet and Gold of Mount Allison
University proudly in the ACAA
and AUS, the atmosphere from the
pitch to the court will be more than
electrifying and prepared to enhance
any experience at Mount Allison
University.
Lnversty lresdent Dr. Robert Cumpbe und Dr. Chrst Verduyn (rght) pose vth ther nev
sveuters, presented by 1eum cuptun MucCregor Crunt (center-et) und Couch }ohn leters (et).
Sue Seaborn
Its more of a relief
to know that the
program is going in
the right direction.
Wayne Crossman
Lucrosse Cuptun
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September 22, 2011 argosy@mta.ca SPORTS
Sexually transmitted infections,
commonly referred to as STIs, are
extremely common around university
communities. We all think that we
are invincible to some extent and
that nothing bad could happen to us.
However, fact is, it can happen and it
will if you are not careful.
Coming in contact with somebody
who has an STI is more common
than you think. STIs can be passed on
by having unprotected sex and even
unprotected oral sex. According to
Health Intern
}enn Muclenze
What you should know about STIs in NB
the Government of New Brunswicks
Health Department, at least one
in every 20 men and one in every
10 women aged 20-24 have had
chlamydia in New Brunswick. is
is a frightening, yet, eye-opening
statistic.
When asked about the statistics
of this infection at MTA, nurse
educator Cindy Crossman said that
chlamydia is everywhere including
Mount Allison, but cannot reveal any
statistics since patient information is
condential. However, she did state
that an infection such as chlamydia
can be cured, and the sooner it is
detected the less likely you are to
experience any long-term eects. It is
also very important to be tested, since
70% of females and 50% of males do
not show any symptoms.
Getting tested for STIs is very
simple and benecial if you have had
unprotected sex. Testing can vary
from blood sampling to check for
HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B and C; urine
sampling to check for chlamydia and
gonorrhoea; or even swabbing of the
cervix (females) or urethra (males).
When you get tested, you should
also be prepared to answer questions
about your sexual history. e test
results themselves tend to be returned
within 3-5 business days.
STI testing is free and getting
tested for STIs is the responsible thing
to do. Not only are you protecting
yourself by getting tested. you are
also protecting your sexual partner. If
you have been responsible enough to
make the choice to have sex, then you
should also be responsible enough
to book an appointment with your
doctor or at a clinic to be tested.
With chlamydia is on the rise in
New Brunswick, the Public Health
region has introduced a Public Health
Chlamydia Awareness Campaign.
With this new campaign they have
committed to providing FREE
antibiotic treatments.
You can always make an
appointment at the Wellness Centre
on the ground oor of the WMCC.
Rugby
Women
roll over
NSAC
Smon Murruy
Sports Writer
Nova Scotia Agricultural College
(NSAC) Rams took the plunge last
Friday against the Women Mounties
much improved play. As always,
NSAC carried an advantage in size,
but they were able to outrun them
and take the Rams to task. Maddy
Wong and Sydney Mann had another
amazing game. e dening story
of this season continues to be the
cash crop of rookies that the Mount
Allison Rugby Club has inherited.
is game displayed their talent
in spades. Of course the vets were
there to do their part, with Bethany
Toczko scoring a try in the rst half.
Lauren Feindel catching a sti-arm
to the jugular like a good Captain
showed her rookies what to do in
that situation: keep moving! Sydney
Mann followed Laurens example and
made huge strides in busting forward
into the Rams' end.
e Mounties kept up good
pressure, hustling up the eld
pouncing on rucks and maintaining
good eld positioning throughout
the rst half. e cold was denitely a
factor, but the girls battled on into the
second half. e Rams scored two tries
in a row to make it 17-12. Just when
it looked like NSAC was making a
comeback, Sydney Mann brought in
her second try to give the girls some
breathing room. She subsequently
made her own conversion, putting the
score at 22-12.
Anne Haley got the call to play
forward for the rst time and seemed
a bit worried. Despite this, she was
able to hold her own, moving up to
the forward position and keeping
the pressure on the Rams, who were
ghting back a Mountie advance
which was inches from their try line.
e Mounties held fast and Katie
Robertson brought it in just at the
whistle. Mann made the conversion
to give a nal of 31-12 for Mount
Allison!
In the huddle, Captain Feindel
expressed her pride for the team:
is game is exactly why I wanted to
play for the team. Although humble,
Feindels leadership conditioned the
team into one that can play strong,
be versatile, and stay concentrated. As
ACAA rugby ocial Paul Arsenault
put it: ey really held their own...
it says a lot for Mount As technical
skills and conditioning.
Afterwards, Ashley Edwards,
who started in her rst game against
NSAC, shared her thoughts on the
game. On starting for the rst time
on Wing, she remarked, I was very
nervousI got surer of myself. Im
really proud of us.
Lets hope the ladies can bring
home a similar result this Friday at
6:00 pm when St. omas University
comes town. Action gets underway at
6:00 pm on Park Street Field!
Four-time ACAA champions took on
the defending Maritime champions
the UNB Ironmen this past Friday
in a game to be surely remembered
as a learning experience for the
Mens Rugby team. Interviewing
the Ironmen before the game they
seemed to be in a dierent state than
the Mounties. Were they walking
around with a sense of entitlement?
False bravado? No. None of these
things were present amongst the
Ironmen they warmed up like they
were ready to take care of business in
any other game or practice, practicing
scissor passes and rucking formations.
e Mount Allison Mens
Rugby Club came in using perhaps
psychological warfare as a means of
skirmish. Bagpiper in front the boys
calmly marched in single le and took
their place on the eld. e Ironmens
ability to expose weaknesses in Mt.
As defence was staggering. Man to
man there isnt one Mountie who
didnt show their heart on that eld.
But the Ironmen was methodical, well
organized and swift in their attack.
e Mounties were watching the
whole time though, learning. e
UNB backs and forwards must be
given respect. eir uidity was so
professional and their formation was
awless. By the end of the rst half
the men were scrambling to keep
up, unprepared for the strength and
speed of UNB they gave up several
trys, mostly due to the explosive
runs made by the Ironmen out of a
ruck. Defense was a big problem for
the Mounties throughout the game.
Backs were simply not able to contain
UNB aggression and let several
players streak past them into the try
zone. e Mounties adjusted in the
2
nd
half. Peter Wellband showed heart
and made the eort.
Sean Robertson must be given
Men lose, gain valuable experience
Men's rugby
oses 50-7 to
UNB
Smon Murruy
Sports Writer
respect for scoring Mount As only
try. As league ocial Paul Arsenault
commented: Mount Allison
showed they could keep up they
just have to string in together for 80
minutes. UNB set a good example
as Maritime champions and overall
excellent players for Mount Allison
to adjust to. ey were hungry and
that seemed to be their normal status
from the interviews I conducted
with them it seems as though they
were condent in all aspects of their
game. It was all there in every minute.
Kicking, rucking, scrums, passing and
teamwork among others. In the same
way Mounties were battle-hardened
vets of their league.
Accounting for the higher skill level
was something that couldve only been
done with play. is was their rst
taste of what they can expect to face
in the coming season. e Mounties
need to revamp their strategy if they
expect to be competitive in the new
league.
Several senior members of the
Mounties were not surprised by the
outcome and seemed to be more
proud that they had reached a level
on competition where they could be
challenged by a team like UNB. Josh
Davies was optimistic saying, In
terms of skill that was a good game
for us. We needed that to work o
on. Luc Boyer commented similarly
saying, Now we know where we are
and where we need to be. Indeed the
mens ability to take on this challenge
and head the lessons they took from
Friday night applying them for the
rest of the season. Co-captain Ben
Lass summed it up saying, We just
dont have the game experience, but
we can play to their level. Up next for
the men on their schedule is a road
date on the Island against UPEI.
oth the men's (bottom) und vomen's (ubove) teum competed lrduy nght.
Rosanna Hempel
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e rst home xture of the year for
the mens soccer Mounties was a game
of tenacity, luck, and skill. Coach Roy
Chineh has done fantastic work with
the team. Despite losing the game
to their counterparts at UPEI, their
improvement was seen on the pitch
today.
e Mounties lost two games
earlier on this season, but started this
game brightly, with Femi Adegbidi
and Connor McCumber coming
together down the left hand side to
produce the Mens rst good chance
of the game. e new coach employed
a 4-2-2-2 formation system,
which combined the Mounties
defensive capabilities with a new
found creativity in attack. Holding
midelders Patt Burt and Marcus
Greenlaw stomped out impending
attacks from the UPEI squad, while
Adrian Crace stepped in numerous
times when the team was played on
the backfoot.
Defensively, the Mount Allison
Soccer Mounties lose doubleheader to UPEI
Men score rst
gou o ther
eury seuson,
vomen get
pummeed
Siddharth Bhatia
Argosy Contributor
Mens Soccer team looked sublime,
restricting their opponents
movement just as planned, as the
teams played out a stalemate all over
the eld entering the half-time break.
But for all their defensive brilliance,
two fatal errors from rookie keeper
Martin resulted in two goals in quick
succession.
e Mounties looked for creativity
somewhere, and it came from an
unlikely source Akira Hirota, a
MASSIE student at the university. He
pounced on a loose pass, dribbled past
a defender and sent in a cross, met by
an equally inspirational header from
midelder Patt Burt. With decit
reduced, the dynamics of the game
had changed. e Mounties pushed
hard and fast on every opportunity, to
set up a nerve-wracking nal minutes
of the game.
With time almost up, and tension
rising, Marcus Greenlaw, Rookie of
the Year 2010-2011, had a fantastical
long-range strike deected o the
crossbar. e game ended 2-1 to
UPEI.
e loss means that now the
soccer Mounties have to look to their
upcoming games against St.FX and
Acadia, to right their wrongs from
this game. On the whole, the new
squad looks more stable, settled and
composed, and can denitely better
their performance from the previous
Veterun orvurd Lyndsey Adums contros the bu ugunst LlLl on Sunduy.
season.
Womens Soccer Mounties slump
to 4-0 defeat
e Mt. A womens soccer team
entered their home xture against
UPEI, having won on the road in
Moncton last Saturday, a feat that
hasnt happened since 2005. A
great accomplishment nonetheless,
they were not able to recreate that
performance on the pitch today at the
MacAulay eld, as they slumped to a
4-0 defeat.
Coach Barry Coppers squad still
look like they need time to settle
into their newly implemented 4-3-
3 formation. An initially valiant
defensive performance was not
David Zhaoyang
enough to keep Mount Allison in the
game. Eight minutes in, the ladies at
UPEI pounced on a loose pass and
capped it o with a fantastic ying
acrobatic nish into the roof of the
net. Our soccer Mounties stepped up
their rhythm in an eort to equalize;
cohesive passing and organized
o-the-ball movement allowed the
Mounties to create some noteworthy
goal attempts.
But the lady Mounties were gutted
and winded when a sweeping move
from the left hand-side exposed their
defence and found its way to the back
of the net, and they went into the
half-time break down by three goals.
e score-line would have been
more one-sided, had it not been for
two key saves from Mountie shot-
stopper Robin Bessemer.
e lady Mounties found
themselves squeezed within their own
half, forced to play long through balls
to a lonesome Caroline Whidden
playing up in front of goal. ey were
unable to play to their strengths and
midway through the second half, the
game looked be over.
A fantastic looped chip from an
absurd angle capped o a great game
for UPEI, but a performance that
demands improvement from the
promising rookies of Mt.A Womens
Soccer team. With a little more time,
the team will be able to nd their
rhythm and compete for a top spot in
the AUS. e team plays twice next
weekend when Xavier and Acadia
come to town.
MARCUS GREENLAW
SOCCER
Soccer Mounties midelder
MARCUS GREENLAW has won
Mount Allison Athlete of the Week
honours for his strong play and solid
performance last Sunday in Sackville,
against the UPEI Panthers. In his
second year with the Soccer Mounties,
Greenlaw, Lundy win
Athletes of the Week
Sue Seaborn
Sports Information Director
(Mount Allison)
Greenlaw had a shot bounce o the
cross bar in their 2-1 loss, and played
tough, physical soccer throughout the
game. He was selected as the Player
of the Game.
e Soccer Mounties' Rookie
of the Year last season, Greenlaw
is a ve-foot-10, centre midelder,
hailing from Halifax, NS, where he
attended Citadel High School. He
is a former member of the Halifax
City team and the 2009 NS Canada
Games team. He is currently enrolled
in International Relations at Mount
Allison, and majors in economics.
e other athlete of the week
nominee was Ben Stehr of the
Football Mounties.
DANICA LUNDY SOCCER
Soccer Mounties DANICA
LUNDY has won Mount Allisons
Female Athlete of the Week honours
for her performance in the game
over the weekend against the UPEI
Panthers. Unable to practice during
the week due to injury, Lundy might
have hoped to spend most of the
game on the bench, instead, in the
early minutes of the UPEI encounter,
an on-eld injury demanded her
appearance, and for 85 minutes, in
a position she was unaccustomed to,
she played with discipline, her usual
energy level, and with a high degree
of intelligence. After having left it all
out on the eld, her committed team
eort left her barely able to walk after
the game.
A third-year midelder with the
squad, Lundy is a resident of Salt
Spring Island, BC, where she was a
player with Gulf Islands Secondary
School. A two-time Academic All-
Canadian, she is currently enrolled in
Fine Arts and majors in painting and
print making at Mount Allison.
Danica Lundy
Soccer
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Marcus Greenlaw
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September 22, 2011 argosy@mta.ca SPORTS
What Homecoming and Mt. A football mean to us
A veterans
and rookies
perspectves
Robert Murruy
Sports Editor
Robert: What does the homecoming
game mean to you?
Chris: Homecoming is always a
special game to play in. Playing in
front of former players and teammates
is a special feeling and a game you
always want to win. Tradition is very
important at MTA and homecoming
is a way to feel like a part of the
tradition and feel a lot of pride in the
school.
Robert: Do you plan on preparing
for the game any dierently than
you would for another regular season
game?
Chris: I think the most important
part of this week is approaching the
game the same way we do all week.
Bishops is a good team and we need a
good week of practice and preparation
to beat them.
Robert: What personal and team goals
do you hope to achieve with the team
this year?
Chris: After making the playos and
hosting a home playo game last year,
this years goal is to win a play o game
and win the AUS (Championship)
and play in the Uteck bowl which is
in Moncton this year.
Robert: What impact does a game like
Homecoming have on setting the tone
for the season and why?
Chris: It is always good to get a win at
homecoming with alumni and a big
crowd to play for. We need to work
hard this week to get our rst win and
hopefully the wins will keep coming
once we get the rst one.
Robert: How do you feel your team
will be able to grow given the players
lost from last year?
Chris: Losing great players are
always hard on a team but are a part
of university football. We lost some
very talented players but have a lot
returning guys. e entire Oensive
line is returning with AUS all-stars
Aaron Harper and Mike Filer. Mario
Basque and Alex Healy are in great
shape and hopefully we will be able to
the lead the team. Jake Hotchkiss has
also looked good during camp and
will have to be a leader for us this year.
We have lots of playmakers on oence
that can score for us. e coaches have
done a great job recruiting in the o-
season to add depth to every position.
Robert: What game/part of the season
are you looking forward to the most
and why?
Chris: e rst game of the year is
always the most exciting, after an o
season its fun to put the pads back on
but after that its important to take
every game one at a time. Every team
on our schedule is talented and it is
important to not look over anyone.
We need to prepare for each game
each week and be focused on that
opponent.
Chrs Munn s u 4th yeur Censve Lnemun or the Mountes
Sue Seaborn
Robert: What would you like to achieve
with the team and personally?
Jacob LeBlanc: When so much of
your life is football, both of those
questions are pretty much the same
thing. I just hope to do my best as a
rookie and keep growing as a player.
I also want to keep my grades high
enough to keep playing.
Robert: What does Homecoming mean
to you?
Jacob: Well, I was up here last year for
Homecoming. I was just watching, of
course, but the town was going crazy
and I can't wait to be a part of that.
I think it will really show how the
rest of Mount Allison and the rest
of Sackville support our team. It will
really help put into perspective the
bigger picture that we help represent.
Robert: How do you plan on preparing
for Homecoming?
Jacob: I'll just do my normal things I
guess, just practice hard and study the
lm. You have to try and not get to get
too caught up in hype and excitement
and try and keep a level head. I just
hope I can manage; this will be the
biggest game for me to date.
Robert: What impact does a game like
Homecoming have on setting the tone
for the teams season and why?
Jacob: Im not really sure on the
impact that it will have, being my
rst homecoming, but I'm sure it will
help keep us motivated throughout
the season. It will help keep our fans
behind us and that expectation will
help keep us going.
Robert: How will the team grow with
the loss of the players from last year?
Jacob: Well obviously miss their
skills on the eld but we have lots of
guys, big players that are returning
for us. ere are also lots of guys that
have been waiting for their chance
}ucob Leunc s u lst yeur 1ucke or the Mountes
Sue Seaborn
to ll their spots. ey are doing
a great job as well as a result of our
large recruitment class that we have
brought in.
Robert: What game/part of the season
are you looking forward to most?
Jacob: Well last week was my rst
university game, which meant a lot
to me, but now I'm really looking
forward to Homecoming. It will be
exciting to be a part of something
so big that the whole school will be
behind.
Jacob Leblanc
Chris Munn
Muro usque (centre) euds the Mountes' ootbu teum us they churge onto the ed.
Sue Seaborn
Homecoming through
the years
Sue Seaborn
To see more pictures from
Homecoming, check out
argosy.mta.ca!
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Points against per game since 2004
Points for per game since 2004
Record at Homecoming since 2004
Field goals made by Jon Szilagyi at the
2010 Homecoming Game
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Robert: Where are you from originally
and what year/program are you in?
Justin: Originally from Moncton,
NB and I'm a 4th year Commerce
student.
Robert: How long have you played on
the Mt. A team and what positions
have you played on the rugby team?
Robert Murruy
Sports Editor
Justin: is is my 3rd year on the
MTA Men's rugby team and I'm
playing fullback for the team this year.
I've played in the centres and on the
wing in past years.
Robert: What other endeavours are
you involved with outside of rugby?
Justin: Other than rugby, I'm involved
with Grad Class executive while
taking on a full course load. I have
been involved with house executive,
orientation, and
helped out at the local re department
in past years.
Robert: How do you balance your
school work during rugby season?
Justin: Balancing school work during
the rugby season isn't an easy task.
Having practice 3-4 days a week
along with administrative duties for
the team takes up a lot of my time.
I think the key is time management
and having an organized agenda for
when things are due.
Robert: What has been the best
experience for you during your time on
the rugby team?
Justin: e best experiences for me
during my time on the rugby team
has denitely been the social aspect
of the club. e men's and women's
rugby teams throw some wild parties
and our pub crawl is one of the most
fun days of the year.
Robert: I've noticed a lot of football
players switch over to rugby in recent
years, what do you think is the cause
for the switch?
Justin: is has been one of the
biggest false rumours surrounding
the rugby team for the past couple
years. We have had a couple players
who made the switch in their rst or
second years, but for the most part
our club consists of guys who came
to MTA to play rugby. Concerning
the cause for the switch, I know being
apart of the football team is a big
commitment and maybe it's too time-
consuming for some students.
Robert: What is your team's plan of
attack in their new league this year
against stier competition?
Justin: We do play in a new NB/PEI
league this year and the competition
is denitely sti. As was shown last
weekend during our game against
UNB, we need to work on the little
things and get back to the basics
against experienced clubs who have
played in this league for a long time.
Robert: What would you like to do
after you graduate from Mt. A? Will
rugby play any role in it?
Justin: I haven't decided what my
plans are after I graduate MTA just
yet. I've always had an interest in
reghting and may choose to pursue
a career related to that. I also may
choose to pursue a career related to
my area of study which is business,
particularly the management aspect of
commerce. I can't see rugby playing a
big role in my career aspirations after
MTA, but I will denitely continue to
play after I graduate.
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St. ugunst the LN lronmen ust lrduy nght .
Justin Vaughan, Mens Rugby
Mountes uce u tough Homecomng oss, 36-23
Contnued rom cover
A six-play, 78 yard scoring drive
opened up the second half for
Bishops, but the Mounties answered
right back. A 32-yard return by
Nick Kukkonen on the kicko set
up a ve-play drive with culminated
in a 28-yard toss by Hotchkiss to
Molnar for the Mounties rst passing
touchdown of the season.
ree minutes later, after another
interception thrown by Hotchkiss,
Bishops receiver Steven Turner, who
spent last year on the injured reserve
for the CFLs Toronto Argonauts,
took a short pass and turned it into
a 65-yard touchdown to restore the
14-point lead.
Mount A would concede a safety
before the third quarter ended, and
early in the fourth it was Alexander
Foxs turn to elude Mountie tacklers
for a long catch-and-run touchdown,
pulling the lead to 33-10.
After Jacob Leblanc recovered a
fumble in Bishops territory, receiver
Ben Stehr made a great diving catch
to put the Mounties in the red zone,
and two plays later rookie Emmanuel
Kongo Musangu scored his rst
career touchdown to narrow the lead.
e ensuing kicko was fumbled
by Turner and recovered by
Montgomery, and on the next play
Hotchkiss found Stehr in the end
zone for another score. e two-point
conversion failed, however, leaving
the score at 33-23.
Following another interception,
Bishops kicked a 30-yard eld goal to
round out the scoring with less than a
minute left.
Hotchkisss fourth career 300-
yard game went for naught as the
Mounties suered their eighth defeat
in a row in interlock games.
Stehr was the second leading
receiver for the Mounties, grabbing
ve passes for 86 yards, while Jarrett
King and Troy Trentham each had
four receptions. Kukkonen was the
games leading rusher with 59 yards
on 13 carries.
ree dierent receivers eclipsed
the 100-yard mark for the Gaiters,
led by Fox with 148.
Defensively, Luke Ekoh led the
Mounties with 6 tackles, while
Downe and Adjei each had 5.5.
Adjei also had an interception, while
Sackville product Justin Richard had
a pair of sacks. Downe, Kenny, and
Leblanc also added sacks.
In the other interlock games,
Saint Marys lost a defensive battle
11-10 to the Universite de Montreal
Carabins, Acadia defeated McGill
38-9, and Concordia spanked the St
FX X-Men 55-9.
e going gets tougher for the
Mounties, who face the Huskies
this Saturday in Moncton as part
of the CFLs Touchdown Atlantic
Weekend. e Mounties relinquished
a 14-5 halftime lead in their week one
meeting, a 54-14 win by the Huskies.
Kicko is 1pm at Rocky Stone Field.
Former Mountie linebacker/
defensive end Akwasi Antwi (2008-
10) returns to the region as a member
of the Calgary Stampeders, and will
play as the guest team against the
Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Sunday
afternoon.
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Argosy General
Meeting
September 22, 5:30
/rgc:y Cffce, WMSC,
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Open Mic
September 22, 7:30 pm
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September 23, 7:00 pm
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Biology Seminar Phytoplankton
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Breath You Take
September 23, 2:30 pm
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Refugee Camp in the Heart of the City
September 22-25
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SepIemLer 27, :45 pm
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