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I n d e p e n d e n t S t u d e n t J o u r n a l o f Mo u n t A l l i s o n U n i v e r s i t y
Sackville-wide events held for day of climate action
Town and students collaborate for 350
Over ve hundred students and community members organized themselves into the shape of a giant number 350 to send a message about climate change to world leaders.
Callan Field
orton ooding chaos
Burst urinal causes damage throughout house
Graeme Bousada
Argosy Contributor
Rebecca Anne Dixon
Argosy Staff
See LEAK page 2 Students did their best to help.
Amanda Bergman
See 350 page 2
Half-time entertainment is always a
memorable part of a university football
game, and this week it was students
who were the entertainers. Over ve
hundred people participated in creat-
ing a human 350 as part of a global
political action for the environment.
e Mount Allison event was one
of 5,248 rallies in 181 countries hop-
ing to send the message of immediate
action on climate change. Instructions
were clear for the thousands of event
organizers around the globe: they had
to coordinate an event that brought
people together to showcase the num-
ber 350. ese photos including Mt.
As - were then photographed and
displayed on the internet, as well as in
Times Square in New York City. e
picture will also be delivered to world
leaders in the climate talks happening
this December in Copenhagen.
e number 350 refers to the 350
parts per million of carbon dioxide that
leading scientists agree is the maxi-
mum level of carbon dioxide that we
can have in our atmosphere in order to
avoid irreparable climate change. e
world is already sitting at 387 parts per
million, and thus many environmental
activists and concerned individuals are
lobbying governments to take climate
change seriously in their policy plan-
ning.
Some people disagree that climate
change is actually occurring, or at least
that human activity is responsible for
the changes observed. However, there
are continual steps being undertaken
on individual, community, national
and global levels toward the establish-
ment of green habits, regulations and
assessment, with the implicit acknowl-
edgment that human activity has
changed the composition of the earths
atmosphere and, as a result, the world
is drastically changing.
Without doubt, climate change is
the most serious, yet dicult public
policy challenge Canadians and the
world face. Remarkably, our own gov-
ernment does not seem to appreciate
this, stated Dr. Brad Walters of the
Geography and Environment Depart-
ment.
e 350 Campaign sends a clear
message to the government to get its
priorities straight.
October 24 witnessed widespread
support and involved an incredible
diversity of planned events. One of
the most notable was the President of
Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed, who
held an ocial cabinet meeting under-
water. An island nation o the coast of
India, Maldives is already feeling the
pressures of rising sea levels induced by
climate change. As the lowest country
in the world, with the highest point
being 2.3 m above sea level and the
average point being only 1.5 m above
sea level, the twenty centimetres of
sea level rise that has already occurred
seriously threatens the citizens of the
nation. President Nasheed has already
announced plans to purchase land in
India in anticipation of continued sea
level rise.
Here in Sackville, the day housed
a urry of events as part of what the
town heralded as Climate Action
Day. Other events included the Sack-
ville Farmers Market featuring local
food, face painting, and a Mt. A Green
Investment Fund booth as well as 350
lunch specials at various restaurants
and a talk about climate change by Dr.
Je Ollerhead. Churches in the com-
munity participated by ringing their
bells thirty-ve times at 3:50 pm.
With the support of a variety of
community members, Mt. As environ-
mental group, EcoAction, organized
the half-time event as one of several
in the town. Erik Fraser, a member of
EcoAction, helped with this process.
It was incredible how, despite the
crummy weather, the turn out was fan-
tastic, he commented.
e enthusiasm and energy that
was there was amazing and you could
see that everyone knew they were part
of something huge.
350 was additionally made into a
residence competition, with the lowest
turn-out earning the largest carbon
footprint which would be essentially
serve as negative house spirit in the
House of the Year competition.
One residences eco-rep explained
that while walking to the event stu-
dents were talking about the compe-
tition, but on the way back, the focus
had changed.
ey were saying hey, guys, maybe
we actually ought to do something,
the rep reported.
e campus World University Ser-
vice of Canada (WUSC) group used
350 as the nal day of their Millen-
nium Development Goals Week, as it
was a perfect t with the goal of envi-
ronmental sustainability.
While most students were doing
homework on Sunday night, ornton
House had to deal with a rather wet
emergency.
At around 8:00 pm, the plug on one
of the urinals on rst oor suddenly
burst o, causing an inch of water to
go through the grating on the door
and spread throughout the hallways.
People tried to stop it, but it was
coming too fast, recalled resident
Jens Holder. He and the others at-
tempted to protect their rooms by cre-
ating dams out of towels and cloth-
ing. ey then did the same with the
rooms of people who were out of the
house at that point. More students as-
sisted, actually bringing winter shovels
to remove the water.
It was like a sinking ship, Holder
said.
Eventually someone found a hose
and was able to divert the water.
e house executive tried contacting
Facilities Maintenance, which wasnt
open on Sunday. ey then called the
Fire Department, who were unable
to help. e nearest plumber was in
Memramcook, so the house had to
deal on its own until that point.
While the damage was worst on the
rst oor, it also leaked into the base-
ment and the kitchens and around
electrical cords, posing a potentially
serious danger. e power was soon
shut o to the rst and basement
oors. Shortly after the ow of water
was stemmed, the re alarm started
sounding and the re ghters arrived.
It continued to go o throughout the
night.
Damages to individual students
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2 OCTOBER 29, 2009 THE ARGOSY NEWS
SACtifying decisions on 21 October
Rebecca Anne Dixon
Argosy Staff
Water leak in basement
Continued from front page
Sue Seaborn
350 events took place around the world
Continued from front page
e SAC meeting opened quickly with
amendments to and approval of the agenda and
the minutes from last week.
Approval of committee appointments
All non-council members present were asked to
wait outside during this session while omas
Woodbury, Appointment and Recruitment
Chair, revealed his recommendations about the
candidates for various SAC committees. Many
students-at-large had chosen to attend, but
despite the speediness of the proceedings to that
point, were not impressed with their rst SAC
meeting calling it disorganized.
Housing and recruitment
VP Campus Life, Patrick Forestell brought an
update to council following last weeks request
for information about pricing of residence rooms
that change in capacity during the year. He
reported that the remaining occupants are given
a choice of upgrading and ensuring the room
will remain a double or paying the triple room
fee with the possibility that a new roommate
could arrive at any point. He also relayed that
the furniture from residence lounges is now
being kept in Campbells storage facilities. e
university is working on a conceptual design
for a new residence, but this will be a long term
project. Forestell moved that a committee be
made to provide input on these plans and the
motion was passed.
Complaint from a member of the union
Katherine Joyce, SAC Ombudsperson, read
a letter of complaint she had received from
thirteen students. e complaint perceived
breaches in the SAC bylaws with councils failure
to appoint a CRO within fourteen days and
with some of the solutions being considered to
resolve the election. It pointed to the Canadian
Charter of Rights and Freedoms and indicated
that the signatories would pursue impeachment
proceedings. Joyce recognized the spirit of the
message and hesitantly seemed to agree about
the bylaws. Other members of council were
aronted by the threatening tone, especially
when the motion deemed illegal had not actually
passed. Council agreed that their discussion
should not be censored by such a complaint and
that, acknowledging the concerns, it was more
pertinent to move to the next issue. Ryan Robski
took ownership of the letter, but all the names
were subsequently made public.
Election decision
ere was a marked dierence in the tone of
the election discussion as compared to last
week. Most councilors relayed that students
were uncomfortable with retroactively changing
the bylaws to allow Chris Durrant to win the
election. Students were intrigued by the idea
of no president, but also willing to go to the polls
again, if necessary. A fth solution was proposed
by VP External Aairs Alex MacDonald,
that would have elections held in January for
next years president and executive, with the
president taking charge immediately and the
executive waiting until the usual beginning.
While all agreed that the bylaws desperately
needed revision, there was disagreement as to
whether another election could proceed before
this had occurred and how long these revisions
might take. Mike Minard mentioned that he
would pursue legal action based on the councils
decision and so each options legality was
discussed, but councilors were quick to point
out that the decision should be made based
on the best interests of the union and not the
potential of a lawsuit. Nathan Walker moved to
have a new election as soon as the new CRO
was appointed and to change the bylaws so that
a second ballot would not require fty per cent
plus one but only a plurality. After a short recess
and much discussion, this was passed by council
with nineteen for, seven against and three
abstentions.
Councilor concerns
MacDonald complained to Forestell about the
window beside him, but as it was in AvDx 111
it fell to VP Academic Sarah Carrigan-Kent.
Davis requested the snacks at the meeting be
eco-friendly. Concerns were expressed about
the lighting at the Park St. parking lot. Forestell
and VP Finance and Operations Ryan Sargent
recently went on a lighting tour of Sackville
and have notied Facilities Maintenance, the
administration and Campus Security.
VP reports
VP Communications Anna MacKinnon went
over the SAC retreat held the previous weekend
and passed along instructions about the weekly
email lists to councilors.
Sargent rst reported, by Robskis previous
request, on the operations undertaken over the
summer, which include giving out the Je Skip
Scholarships as well as honorarium changes
for the Executive and money to cover Interim
President Mike Curries extended term. He
then went over the names and mandates of clubs
looking for approval. ere was discussion as to
whether council members could vote to approve
clubs that they are part of and it was decided to
pass each one individually. All were approved.
MacDonald reported on the Housing Day
held on October 15 and his meetings with the
Environmental Aairs and Social Advocacy
Committees. He spoke about attending the
NBSA meeting on Saturday and the CASA
Annual General Meeting in November. Robski
questioned MacDonald over spending student
funds to go to conferences for a union we do not
belong to, and MacDonald detailed minimal
expenses, and put it to council to decide. No
vote was held.
Question period
Robski asked about problems with Book-
It, which has been unusually slow. Forestell
explained that there is sta turnover and advised
students with diculties to go to the oce
rather than send an email.
e next SAC meeting will be November 4, at
7:00 pm in Avard Dixon 111.
property included water leaking onto textbooks,
a printer and clothing left on the oor.A few days
earlier there had been a problem with one of the
other urinals, and it took Facilities Maintenance
an extended period of time to come and x it.
is precursor to Sundays disaster raises ques-
tions of general residence upkeep.
Revak felt that this was the perfect storm since
no one was available on Sunday to help the resi-
dence.
We couldnt get any help through the school
and some students were really upset about that,
he said. ese situations can happen any day of
the week and I dont know why someone wasnt
there.
Facilities Maintenance does in fact list a phone
number on its website for assistance with prob-
lems during o-hours. Someone is always on
duty at the Heating Plant. However, due to their
attention on the ooding, ornton was unable
to pursue this option.
Edwards also experienced some water problems
as a result of orton cutting o their water. is
caused excess pressure to build up, causing leak-
ing on the other side of the south side quad.
A ood is an unconventional way of building
house spirit, but it could be said to be the positive
side of this whole experience.
Revak appreciated the eort students put in to
minimizing the damage.
Everyone in the house was really helpful.
e eight goals week wouldnt have been nearly
as successful without the hard work of the
numerous student groups who contributed, said
Leah Mighton of WUSC.
e students running EcoAction are very
dedicated and it was great working with them.
Judged by its organizers as a success, the
event demonstrated the collaboration and
teamwork that can happen here in Sackville.
ough spearheaded by EcoAction, the group
had strong support from a range of members
and institutions in the community. Groups that
got involved included WUSC, Mt. A Athletics
and Recreation, Sackville United Church, St.
Pauls Anglican Church, the Town of Sackville,
the Greater Sackville Chamber of Commerce,
Renaissance Sackville, and local artist Kallie
Garcia. e planning and carrying out of the
day was an example of the town and university
communities working together to promote
awareness of a major global issue, spreading a
message of action.
As citizens, we simply cannot tolerate our
countrys continued failure of leadership on this
matter. In a democracy, the voice of the people
can change the direction of government. Lets
hope this voice gets louder and louder in the
lead-up to Copenhagen.
For more information on the day, please check
out: www.350.org
3 OCTOBER 29, 2009 THE ARGOSY NEWS
Susan Rogers
Argosy Staff
Open House draws in prospective students
Recruiting season has only just begun for Mount Allison
is week in the world
A weekly miscellany compiled by Kristina Mansveld
Julie Cruikshank
Prospective students peruse the information received in their packs.
Callan Field
Deadly Baghdad blast
Two synchronized car bombings
severely damaged the Iraqi justice
ministry and provincial court
complexes in Iraq on Sunday. At
least 132 people were killed and 520
wounded in the bombings, which
were the deadliest coordinated
attacks in the city since 2007.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Kamal
al-Maliki, was originally popular
due to his perceived ability to curb
violence and keep the average
Iraqi safe, yet this is sliding as
elections approach. e attacks are
primarily intended to stall the Iraqi
democratic process and destabilize
support for the government.
Swedish green food labeling
Sweden has introduced food labels
that outline the emissions of carbon
dioxide required to produce various
food products. e green labeling
could help Sweden cut its carbon
dioxide emissions by anywhere from
twenty-ve per cent to fty per
cent, if consumers heed suggestions
to eat less red meat, and products
not grown in heated greenhouses.
Swedens main organic certier,
KRAV, will also require farmers to
switch to carbon-reducing growing
techniques in order to remain
certied organic.
Philippine typhoon aftermath
Tens of thousands of people remain
homeless approximately one month
after multiple typhoons battered the
Philippines. e bacterial infection
leptospirosis has aicted more than
2000 people and killed 157. A total
of 35000 people remain in evacuation
centres, half of which have fallen ill
with dengue fever, malaria, diarrhea,
and skin rashes, among other
diseases. In the Philippine capital
of Manila, more than 1.2 million
residents of shantytowns refuse to
leave their communities, although
some remain ooded waist-high
with water.
Ceasere reinstated in Nigeria
e Nigerian government and the
Movement for the Emancipation of the
Niger Delta, the countrys main rebel
group, reinstated a ceasere Sunday
in order to allow for negotiations to
advance. e government fears of
further attacks on Nigerias energy
sector by the rebels, who say they
are ghting for a fairer share of the
oil-rich regions wealth. Nigerian
President Umaru YarAduas recently
oered to allocate ten per cent of
Nigerias oil joint ventures to Niger
Delta residents. Whether the rebels
are satised for the long term remains
to be seen.
Zimbabwe increasingly shaky
Armed government police raided the
home of senior members of Zimbabwes
power sharing party, the Movement
for Democratic Change, on Saturday.
e raid took place less than a week
after the Movement boycotted further
participation in the transitional
government. Police beat the wife and
sister of the houses caretaker before
ransacking the property and making
o with many important documents.
e raid supposedly took place in
order to search for weapons, and has
left many skeptical as to whether the
Movement can possibly cooperate
with the Robert Mugabes governing
party, Zanu-PF. No deal was reached
after talks between the parties.
Serb leader boycotts trial
Radovan Karadzic, former Bosnian
Serb leader accused of committing
crimes against humanity, failed
to appear at the rst day of his
trial at the International Criminal
Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.
Karadzic insists upon his innocence
and has chosen to represent himself
to the court, but says he needs an
additional nine months to prepare a
proper defense. e judge adjourned
court and requested Karadzics
presence the following day.
Despite the rain, sleet and snow that
threatened to dampen the mood, a
new batch of prospective students were
thrilled to arrive at the Mount Allison
last Friday morning.
Open Houses, held twice a year, are
vastly important to Mt. A recruitment
in the Maritimes. Reviews of past
Open Houses have shown that eighty
to ninety per cent of students who at-
tend will later apply to the university.
e number of students visiting
during the Open House this year was
down in comparison to last year, the
size of which may have been related to
the huge entering class this Septem-
ber.
e likely reason behind this is that
the schedule followed by the recruiting
team, which is organized by a regional
body called the Atlantic Association of
Registrars and Recruitment Ocers
diered this year. All of the universi-
ties travel to high schools together, but
the order of the visits changes from
year to year. Whereas last year they
had put in seven weeks of recruiting
in the Maritimes before the Open
House, this year they had only done
three. While Mt. A has already done
several weeks of recruiting outside the
Maritimes this year, this doesnt often
bring students to the Open House.
e nal tally for this autumns
event was 208 prospective students
and eighty-eight parents and guests,
bringing the extra bodies on campus
to 296. Manager of Admissions, Matt
Sheridan Jonah, said that he was happy
with the smaller number of students at
Open House, because it meant that
the visitors had better interaction with
the current students.
As in the past, one of the best parts
of Open House is the opportunity for
prospective students to talk with cur-
rent students. Tours, student club fairs,
and students who help out at the aca-
demic fair, are invaluable to the day, al-
lowing students to ask questions that
a brochure cant answer. Organizers
say that in the future, they would like
to see the student fair take on a more
prominent role in the day.
e quality of the attending stu-
dents was high, the support from the
Mt.A student and academic com-
munity was exceptional and our visi-
tors left campus very, very impressed.
Every year weve made some minor
changes and improvements in our
planning and execution of the event
and Ive been consistently pleased
with the results. I feel that this was our
smoothest event yet, but there are still
areas for improvement, he said Sheri-
dan-Jonah.
Room for updates also exists in
the recruiting strategies. On October
14, a presentation was made to sta
and students by a representative from
DATATEL about a new program
called Active Admissions, which the
administration has been considering
purchasing. If purchased, it would
make parts of the application process,
such as the online application, much
easier. It would also tailor a page to
the students interests, allowing the
university to highlight the events and
programs at Mt. A that would interest
them. e tool, if implemented, would
automate some tasks, ultimately allow-
ing the university more contact with
prospective students.
While the actual number of stu-
dents the university hopes to recruit
for next year hasnt been decided yet,
Sheridan Jonah says it will be fewer
than the class of 2013 brought in. Its
not however, simply a case of accepting
fewer students he says. e university
has models which estimate, based on
the number of students they accept,
how many will wind up attending Mt.
A. Last year was the rst in a long time
that the model didnt work, more stu-
dents accepted Mt. A oers of admis-
sion than they were expecting.
While there is a chance that the
number of Maritime students will de-
crease next year because fewer students
will be graduating from high school,
there is also a chance that if the econ-
omy is still in rough shape more stu-
dents will choose to attend university.
Sheridan Jonah believes that if we re-
cruit students better, we shouldnt see a
signicant decline. e university also
plans to step up recruiting in Ontario,
PEI, the USA, the Middle East, and to
non-traditional groups like Acadians,
and mature and transfer students.
Vice President International and
Student Aairs, Ron Byrne was ex-
tremely pleased with Fridays Open
House.
We had tremendous support from
faculty, students, the SAC and others.
We heard many, many people tell us
that they felt welcomed on campus
[...] and that the energy on campus
was very palpable. is is a classic case,
and I always use the Open House as a
concrete example [...] that recruitment
in an institution-wide activity.
Our visitors left campus
very, very impressed.
Every year weve made
some minor changes and
improvements in our
planning and execution
of the event and Ive been
consistently pleased with
the results. I feel that this
was our smoothest event
yet, but there are still ar-
eas for improvement,
e Mount
Allison Open
House in October
2009 welcomed:
208 students +
88 parents
= 296 attendees
4 OCTOBER 29, 2009 THE ARGOSY NEWS
Rebecca Anne Dixon
Argosy Staff
SAC reopens nominations
Council passes motion for brand new election
Vaccine rolled out and sleeves rolled up
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the boxes all over New Brunswick last
ursday, after receiving Canadian
regulatory approval on Wednesday. e
approval allowed Canadian provinces
to begin their vaccination campaigns,
beginning with those groups deemed
to be most at risk. Other countries,
such as the United States, which de-
clared H1N1 a national emergency
late Friday, have already begun their
vaccination campaigns.
ose considered most at risk
in New Brunswick are health care
workers, First Nations residents, and
school-aged children. Health care
workers began receiving their vaccines
on October 22. Other at-risk groups
began receiving their vaccinations on
Monday.
While pregnant women are also
considered a high risk group, the New
Brunswick Deputy Chief Medical
Health Ocer, Dr. Paul Van Buynder,
has suggested that pregnant women
wait until the unadjuvenated version,
which is likely to be released two
weeks from now. is version of the
vaccine is considered safer for pregnant
women because little research has been
done on the eects of these chemicals
during early pregnancy.
Canada has ordered mainly adjuve-
nated vaccines in order to stretch sup-
plies. A dose of adjuvenated vaccine is
able to protect four people instead of
one an enticing option for the Ca-
nadian government given the short-
age of vaccine globally. Canada is now
facing a surplus supply of the vaccine,
fty million doses for its thirty-three
million people. e United States,
which purchased only unadjuvenated
vaccine, has only 250 million doses for
its over 307 million population.
Despite the availability of the free
vaccine, polls are showing that less
than half the population of Canada are
planning to get the vaccination. e
Public Health Agency of Canada will
be shortly be launching a new series of
ads suggesting that Canadians do so.
Already, there is a large scale campaign
to educate the public on proper hand
Last week the SAC councilors were
assigned the task of probing student
opinion about what to do with the lat-
est election debate.
In general the feedback was consis-
tent: students were not comfortable
with retroactively changing the bylaws,
despite it being the most convenient
option.
In the end, council voted in favour
of passing a motion to begin the elec-
tion process anew. It also changed the
bylaws to eliminate the fty per cent
plus one requirement on the second
ballot and to replace it with a simple
plurality. It included a stipulation that
after the election the complete set of
bylaws be revised.
e rst step was to select a new
Chief Returning Ocer (CRO) to
administer the elections. Interviews
were held over the rst few days of this
week but the appointment was only
conrmed by council on Wednesday,
after the Argosy went to print.
e CRO will be the one to decide
the length of the nomination and cam-
paign period and will set the dates for
voting. e writ to begin the process
may be dropped o as early as today.
I thought that the SAC councilors
decided to be extremely conservative
about the bylaws and thats within
their right, said Chris Durrant, the
leading candidate in the last round of
the elections.
Durrant does not plan to run in the
next round of elections.
Certainly to run [in] an election it
takes up a signicant amount of your
time, and now its diminishing re-
turns. He plans to pursue the issue of
ethical investment, a major portion of
his previous campaign platform, inde-
pendently.
Ryan Robski, the other candidate in
the last round of voting has some res-
ervations about running again.
e past fruitless endeavours have
been very disheartening, he admitted,
but he will try again.
I need to keep my eyes on what I
want to achieve [...] it would be very
disingenuous of me to try and con-
vince myself not to run.
ere are rumours as to the iden-
tities of new candidates in this elec-
tion. However, until nominations are
submitted these cannot be conrmed.
Meanwhile, Board of Regents Rep-
resentative Trevey Davis has resigned
from his position stating he will run
for SAC President.
It was a decision I really had to do
some serious thinking about, he ex-
plained.
e Board of Regents is the high-
est governing body at the univer-
sity and oversees all of its operations,
mainly through dierent committees.
e Board of Regents Representative
gives students a voice and a vote on the
board and the committees, but has no
specic platform.
I dont feel like Im abandoning a
certain set of goals, Davis remarked.
His resignation letter cited an ur-
gent need for a sound steward at the
SAC and also proposed that election
of a new Board of Regents Represen-
tative could be run conveniently and
concurrently.
With nominations and campaign-
ing time, the earliest students could
return to the polls would be two weeks
from today, although it is likely to be
slightly longer.
e number of cases of re-
ported u symptoms has
been low since the begin-
ning of October, and as of
last week, Mt. A still had
not seen any conrmed
cases of H1N1, although
the administration is
working with residences
and individual students
to carefully monitor the
situation.
washing and how to avoid infection.
Examples of this campaign can be
seen on campus, as part of the Mount
Allison Health Centres prevention
mandate.
e H1N1 vaccination program is
the largest in the provinces history.
New Brunswick has had to draw on
the ranks of retired nurses, and upper
year nursing students to take up some
of the slack. Other regular immuniza-
tion programs, like the HPV vaccine
for seventh grade girls, have been
postponed until next school year, and
health fairs and other health promo-
tion activities are being delayed until
January to allow H1N1 protection to
proceed. Even people requesting ser-
vices like HIV testing at Sexual Health
Clinics will be redirected to other lo-
cations during the mass immunization
campaign.
e H1N1 vaccine has been rolled
out in the other Canadian provinces
over the past week, and polls show
that people aged eighteen to thirty-
four are those most opposed to receiv-
ing the vaccination. New Brunswick
has not yet been hard hit by the H1N1
u, which may be why people are not
racing to be vaccinated. e number
of cases of reported u symptoms has
been low since the beginning of Oc-
tober, and as of last week, Mt. A still
had not seen any conrmed cases of
H1N1, although the administration
is working with residences and indi-
vidual students to carefully monitor
the situation.
Nominations for candidates in the new election will open soon.
Julie Cruikshank
THE ARGOSY NEWS 5 OCTOBER 29, 2009 THE ARGOSY NEWS
Speaker presents update on Honduras
Campus group still planning to travel despite political instability
Honduran kids play on a GMB truck bringing volunteers to their area.
Dominique Piche
Rebecca Anne Dixon
Argosy Staff
Mt. A scores highly in Globe and Mail
Report on Canadian universities uses last years data
Mount Allison scored high for the general atmosphere on campus.
Maggie Lee
Mount Allison is known for its out-
standing ranking in MacLeans annual
survey of universities. But there are
other reports on Canadian universi-
ties, such as the annual Globe and
Mail University Report, and our par-
ticipation in these can be an important
way of informing potential Mount-
ies. When the results rolled in, the
numbers were crunched and the data
released, however, Mt. A had a black
spot on its otherwise excellent grades.
On the rst page of statistics, the
Globe and Mail included a note stat-
ing that insucient responses were
received from Quebec University,
Acadia University and Mt. A for their
sampling requirements. As such, they
used last years data in the comparisons
to other universities.
We sent in the right things, but we
needed a minimum survey response
from students, and we didnt have it,
explained Matt Sheridan-Jonah, as-
sociate registrar - recruitment and ad-
missions.
Tony Frost, the universitys director
of marketing and communications ex-
plained that the university is looking
into it to make sure it doesnt happen
again in the future.
However, he doesnt believe that us-
ing last years numbers is greatly mis-
leading.
You obviously want the latest data
because, you know, I think it better re-
ects whats going on in the university;
but that said, if you were to look at the
data comparatively I think it still gives
a good idea of where the university
stands. I dont think that results are go-
ing to change signicantly from year
to year.
e Globe and Mail report assesses
universities by sorting them into four
categories - large, medium, small, and
very small - as well as by their focus
- undergraduate, comprehensive, spe-
cialized, and research-intensive. Natu-
rally, Mt. A qualies as a very small
undergraduate institution. A survey of
about one hundred questions is then
sent out to a sample subset of the stu-
dent population at each university in-
volved. e data is weighted to a 60/40
female to male gender split, to reect
the real demographics of Canadian
universities.
Students rate their university on a
scale of one to ve, and these are later
transferred to equivalent letter grades
from D to A+. e results posted in
the magazine show overall categories,
but you can nd the detailed results of
each subsection of questions.
Mt. As scores are highest in the
predictable areas: campus atmosphere,
academic reputation, class size, stu-
dent-faculty interaction, and quality
of education. We have A level grades
in many other categories as well. Our
lowest scores are B- for aspects such as
course variety, ease of course registra-
tion, and career preparation.
e administration notes that these
scores can indicate areas of the univer-
sity life that need work.
One of the things that we look
for the most is not only to celebrate
the successes of the good results, but
also to highlight the area we need to
work on, explained Frost, although he
counsels readers to take a closer look
into the subcategory questions.
Students often joke about the Sack-
ville bubble, in our cozy, dynamic,
hectic little corner of Canada, at times
we feel out of touch with the rest of
the world. Rights Actions Franois
Guidons presentation on Monday
brought the political situation in Hon-
duras and the issues facing the Maya
indigenous peoples of Guatemala in to
burst the Sackville bubble with a neat
and decisive pop.
Aiming to impress upon Canadi-
ans the need to bring about change in
the two countries discussed, Guidon
explained how the exile and subse-
quent return of Honduran President
Manuel Zelaya has spurned massive
political unrest. e leftist president
called a non-binding opinion poll in
June regarding a possible redrafting
of the countrys constitution, which
was originally put in place under mili-
tary rule in 1982. In doing so Zelaya,
aligned with Hugo Chavez of Venezu-
ela, made himself many enemies in the
Honduras powerful, wealthy oligarchy.
Zelaya was promptly forced onto an
airplane bound for Costa Rica and re-
placed by Roberto Micheletti.
Guidons presentation described
the massive human rights violations,
including torture, intimidation and
assassination, that have ensued in the
country as Zelayas supporters unite,
calling themselves the Resistance,
and the non-democratically elected
Micheletti continues to quell unrest
with rampant brutality and fear. Gui-
don explained that, time doesnt ex-
Kristina Mansveld
Argosy Correspondent
Yet evidently no one knows
what the November elec-
tion date will bring. All
in all, the group plans to
watch the political situa-
tion closely, and if needed
will redirect the trip to
Panama.
ist now in Honduras as the country
holds its breath to see what its general
election will bring on November 29.
Meanwhile, Zelayas government has
said that it will not recognize the re-
sults of an election held under military
rule.
e situation in Honduras is par-
ticularly pertinent for Mount Allison
students because a campus group, the
Global Medical Brigades (GMB),
visits the country every year to run
medical clinics in small villages. e
service group has elected to continue
as planned, despite the current unrest
and fears of safety and mobility.
Gillian Gibson, Co-President of
GMB explained that several success-
ful brigades have been run since the
coup, and that the Mt. A group main-
tains continuous dialogue with people
in Honduras to monitor the situation.
Yet evidently no one knows what the
November election date will bring. All
in all, the group plans to watch the po-
litical situation closely, and if needed
will redirect the trip to Panama.
In eect, one could say that the
political unrest speaks to the need for
outside help and acknowledgment of
the problem, which GMB could pro-
vide. As exec member Pierre Landry
explained, more than ever they need
our help, and were still committed to
our cause.Evidently the Mt. A bubble
is not so isolating at all.
An example of an area that has seen
more eort since the survey came out
last year is career preparation. Student
Aairs has looked at developing a ca-
reer fair on campus, has tried to raise
awareness about the career counseling
oered through the Wellness Centre
and has joined with Service Canada to
promote student employment.
So we would expect next years
marks to be higher in that area, re-
ported Frost.
Some question the importance of
the Globe survey as compared to the
other more popular ones like Ma-
cLeans or the NESC. Still others criti-
cize its methodology.
e Globe and Mail Report is
still relatively new, said Ron Byrne,
VP Student and International Af-
fairs. Just like the others it provides
snapshots and people have to realize
[that].
However, he admits that students
and parents are increasingly looking
at such reports to help them narrow
down their choices for university.
You can argue about the methodol-
ogy of a particular survey[...] but at the
end, students and parents are looking
at these documents and we need to be
sensitive to that.
One of the things that we
look for the most is not only
to celebrate the successes of
the good results, but also to
highlight the area we need
to work on.
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Employers are increasingly demanding post-secondary education.
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Small musicians may have
trouble with nancial support.
Julie Cruikshank
Emma Godmere
CUP Ottawa Bureau Chief
Senate examines post-secondary education
Committee formed to discuss importance and accessibility
Joshua Brown
The Dalhousie Gazette (Dalhousie
University)
Specialized music fund to dry up
Changes to the Canadian Music Fund might damage non-commercial music scene
Madeline Coleman
The Link (Concordia University)
Job market not as bad as it looks
Even after clinging boomers and a disastrous summer, student jobs can be found
OTTAWA (CUP) Post-secondary
education is at the forefront of a new
study launched earlier this month by
the standing senate committee on so-
cial aairs, science and technology.
On October 7, senators held their
rst round of hearings on Parliament
Hill to look into a variety of issues sur-
rounding post-secondary institutions
and students in Canada, including -
nancial support, barriers facing various
ethnic and cultural groups, importance
of research, internationalization of
studies, and the creation of a national
post-secondary education strategy.
Its [been] over ten years since the
senate has looked at post-secondary
education, said Prince Edward Island
Senator Catherine S. Callbeck, a mem-
ber of the committee and the original
sponsor of the Senate study.
Since that time, there have been a
lot of changes . . . theyre telling us that
seventy per cent of those new jobs by
2015 are going to require some post-
secondary education, so its impor-
tant that we get as many Canadians
equipped as possible.
Paul Cappon, President and CEO
of the Canadian Council on Learn-
ing, was the rst of several witnesses
to share some perspective with the
committee, and highlighted the im-
portance of creating a national post-
secondary education strategy.
Because Canada has no genuine
public policy on PSE, beyond a gener-
al support, it will be impossible for our
governments to respond to conten-
tious and important controversies like
that over research, he told the com-
mittee on October 7, according to the
unocial Parliamentary transcript.
Cappon also explained that the ju-
risdictional barriers and other con-
stitutional concerns cannot get in the
way of developing a nationwide post-
secondary education strategy.
Some would argue that it is easier
for Canadians to study in Europe than
it is in the province next door in post
secondary education because they have
systems for transfer credits and prior
learning assessment recognition that
we do not have across the provinces on
a national basis in Canada, he noted.
Paul Davidson, president and CEO
of the Association of Universities and
Colleges of Canada, the second com-
mittee witness, pointed out that while
Canada does enjoy some post-second-
ary successes, there is still work to be
done.
Let us remember that today there
are over 1.5 million students in the
higher education system across Cana-
da, and there has been a forty per cent
increase in the number of spaces avail-
able in the last decade. ose are real
accomplishments, he told the com-
mittee on October 7.
at said, there is more to be done
on accessibility, and particularly with
regard to Aboriginal accessibility.
Callbeck agreed that investigating
accessibility issues is at the top of the
agenda.
What were looking at right now
are the barriers, trying to gure out
exactly what the challenges are, whos
going to university and who isnt, she
said. en were going to look at the
federal programs for students, analyze
those, see which ones are working, and
which arent, and what recommenda-
tions we have to improve them.
Ontario Senator Art Eggleton, chair
of the committee, indicated at the in-
augural meeting that the hearings
were the rst of approximately twenty
that will be held over the next several
months before eventually bringing
recommendations to the government.
MONTREAL (CUP) e latest
youth unemployment numbers from
Statistics Canada paint a picture for
youth thats bleaker than reality, claims
Iris Unger of Youth Employment Ser-
vices Montreal.
e province of Quebec, for in-
stance, has lost a lot of jobs in the
past, said Unger, executive director of
the non-prot organization. I dont
think its that were not gaining jobs.
Its just that were more stable.
StatsCans latest employment num-
bers, released October 9, reported
that although employment increased
nationally for the second consecutive
month with 31,000 jobs created in
September there was little improve-
ment.
Canadas unemployment rate fell
marginally from 8.7 per cent in Au-
gust to 8.4 per cent last month.
e unemployment rate for young
Canadians, however, currently sits at
15.1 per cent. Youth unemployment
continued to increase over the sum-
mer months, with StatsCan report-
ing employment losses of 3.4 per cent
since March. StatsCan denes youth
as people between the ages of fteen
and twenty-four.
Unger said this summers rainy
weather and decreased tourism created
a double whammy that made it dif-
cult to nd seasonal work.
A lot of areas where young people
get jobs were aected, she said.
David Fuller, a professor at Con-
cordia Universitys department of eco-
nomics who specializes in labour eco-
nomics, pointed out that youth tend
to be the hardest hit by a recession.
One simple reason is they tend to
be employed in lower wage entry-level
jobs, which also tend to be the rst
jobs rms cut, he explained.
e only demographic StatsCan cit-
ed as having lost more jobs than young
people were men aged twenty-ve to
fty-four, with 211,000 positions lost
since October 2008.
e impression that baby boomers
would be leaving their jobs and leav-
ing openings for young workers has
shifted, Unger said, pointing out that
older people have become more con-
cerned with holding on to their posi-
tions. ere isnt as much movement
in the job market.
Fuller cited a crowding-out eect,
occurring when older, more experi-
enced workers are unable to nd work
in their chosen elds.
e more skilled workers are un-
employed, the more they tend to ll
lower-wage jobs as the recession per-
sists, he said. is crowds out the
younger group which normally lls
these positions.
Unger nonetheless insisted that
young people will nd jobs if they
remain open-minded about work op-
portunities.
e reality hasnt changed that
much, she claimed. Its just the im-
pression of a bad job market thats
causing anxiety.
HALIFAX (CUP) e Canadian
Music Fund will be infused with
new cash come April 2010, but at the
expense of a specialized program that
supports non-commercial artists in
such genres as jazz, classical and folk.
e restructuring of the fund,
announced in July, will include an
extra $9.85 million a year, bumping the
funds annual budget to $27.6 million
until 2014. But it eliminates funding
to the Canadian Musical Diversity
program, which has helped pay for
the production and distribution of
specialized non-commercial music.
e federal government has said
the changes will protect the nancial
stability and digital shift of Canadas
arts and culture sector.
Eligible recipients of the fund
are Canadian artists, ensembles or
bands, independent record producers,
incorporated record companies and
record distribution companies.
Heritage Canada said the changes
will make more money available to
commercial artists with international
recognition. e money will help
increase the visibility of Canadian
music on the Internet and in
international markets, said James
Moore, minister of Canadian heritage
and ocial languages in July, when he
announced the decision.
e music industry generates
billions of dollars worth of economic
activity every year. Our government
is proud to oer greater stability
in these uncertain economic times
by stabilizing resources dedicated
to Canadian music, while helping
maintain thousands of jobs, Moore
said in a press release.
But some industry leaders are not
condent that the changes will be for
the best.
e council is supposed to take
care of people that are valuable to the
culture, hugely valuable, like classical
and jazz, said Kasia Morrison,
communications director at JazzEast,
the non-prot group that organizes
the Halifax-based Atlantic Jazz
Festival.
By removing money for specialized
records, theyve given up whatsoever
on any kind of way for local musicians
to get their music out.
e axed diversity fund is
probably one of the most important
fundamental programs we have in
Canada for Music, said Ken MacKay,
president of the Atlantic Federation
of Musicians.
If youre a growing band, you go
for anything you can get, and a lot
of those bands could use that money
when theyre trying to make a name
for themselves, said MacKay.
Moore said the changes to the
fund were made in consultation with
musicians and producers.
But Adam Fine, the former
executive director of JazzEast,
said the musicians he knows were
in unanimous opposition of the
program.
I cant imagine any musician
would be in support of that decision,
he said.
Fine doesnt think the cuts will end
any careers but said it will make things
harder for independent musicians.
Budgets are going to be considerably
smaller, Fine said. Youre not going
to see people spending $10,000 on a
record.
Youre going to see musicians
taking more risks on themselves, he
said. Musicians always have ways of
getting projects made.
Halifax musician Paul Cram has
applied for and received money from
the program.
I cant apply any more, he says. I
usually apply to make records.
His group, the Paul Cram Quintet,
made a record in 2001 and played the
Jazz em Agosto Festival in Lisbon,
Portugal. ey also toured Canada.
Without that record that would
have been rather dicult, he says.
at particular program is very
valuable in terms of creating a
Canadian prole abroad.
e Support to Sector Associations
program, which traditionally provides
funding to industry associations, will
also cut in April 2010.
OPINIONS
Despite having the highest tuition in
Canada, despite being in the midst of
an economic rollercoaster, and despite
belonging to one of the poorest
demographics in society, Mount
Allison University students have,
over the course of my four years here,
played host to more fundraisers and
charity drives than I can remember.
It seems that every other day there is
some worthy cause to which I should
be donating my time and money.
is year alone Mt. A pulled o its
most successful Shinerama campaign
ever, it hosted the annual Relay for
Life, the SAC organized a tight-and-
bright Friday to support the Stephen
Lewis foundation, and next Sunday
marks the beginning of Movember.
With so many causes to choose from,
how is a student to pick one over the
other? More importantly, why are we
choosing some over others?
While every one of these
organizations has wonderful goals,
for us to actually help accomplish
them we need to be doing more than
earnestly throwing money or some
equivalent fundraiser at the problem.
Accomplishing the lofty goals of many
of the charities currently in vogue is
going to require more than zealotry
- it will require careful thought and
personal reection. While sedulous
consideration doesnt look as nice on
a resume as President of the Society
for the Elimination of all Human
Suering, it will be the former that
will actually make a dierence.
As a case in point example, consider
the recent Sharing Art, Spreading
Hope event, in support of the
Tantramar Breast Cancer Support
Group. Supporting the ght against
breast cancer is a noble cause and
should be commended; breast cancer
is the cause of tremendous grief and
is responsible for more than 5,000
deaths every year in Canada alone.
Moreover, breast cancer research is, for
me, a particularly worthy cause as it is a
disease that has had profound impacts
on my own family. Nonetheless, its
worth asking why breast cancer
and not another one, or to go even
further, why not make a donation to
the Canadian Cancer Society to ght
against all cancers, regardless of type?
Breast cancer is a very serious
disease, however its less prevalent
than other cancers, such as lung or skin
cancer, and it kills far less people than
some other cancers, such as lung or
colon/rectal cancer (National Cancer
Institute, 2008). My concern here is
not that people are supporting the
ght against breast cancer but rather
why not support the ght against
other less publicized types; non-
Hodgkins lymphoma and pancreatic
cancer are two of the most deadly and
untreatable cancers that exist, however
I question how many people have
even heard of them, let alone held
a fundraiser for them. Ultimately, I
would argue that the best idea would
be to support cancer research generally
and not pick particulars; receiving a
cancer diagnosis is devastating news,
and learning you have a type that is
rarer or less popular for fundraising
shouldnt compound the tragedy.
When it comes to charity and
fundraising, we are often quick to
throw our support behind the causes
that touch us personally or that appeal
to our sense of belonging. Shinerama
is a national student endeavour,
Movember appeals to my competitive
edge and is a challenge to prove my
mo is mightiest, and the Canadian
Breast Cancer Foundations tireless
volunteers have rallied us around their
pink ribbon campaign and actively
draw on the concept of sisterhood to
raise funds and awareness (though it is
important to note that despite all the
pink on their website, men get breast
cancer too and represent one percent
of all fatalities). However, if it takes
an immediate personal connection to
loosen our purse strings, it leads me
to wonder just how deep our charity
really goes. Malaria, tuberculosis, even
an entirely treatable disease like acute
infectious diarrhea (the leading cause
of death in children under the age of
ve worldwide), all cause immense
global suering and tragedy, but I
question why we havent been quicker
to have a walk for those cures.
Ultimately, my point in all of this
is neither to criticize charity nor to
tell anyone to stop volunteering their
time and eort, but rather to raise the
question of why we choose to support
the causes we do. Is it necessary for
us to have a personal connection to
a disease or charitable cause for it
to be such an aront to our sense of
humanity and compassion that were
moved to volunteer and donate money
to ght it? If its altruism were after, I
hope the answer is no.
Charity thats more than skin deep?
When it comes to fundraising, are we giving enough thought to the issues or just following along?
Stephen Middleton
Argosy Staff
Missed@MTA
Cat Whisperer
It was nice watching you play with
the black cat outside of ornton the
other day. You looked so sweet and
happy, and the cat really took to you.
Nobody else even noticed, but you
took note. It made my day.
Wonderful B-Street Patron
Your message set my week right
last ursday. Friendly, awesome
customers (such as yourself!) are often
the only reason us baristas stay sane.
ank you, Bearded, Ball-Capped
Barista
PS - Coee on me next time?
Beloved Photo Tech
Your bearded charm makes me all
giddy and girly. I just love hearing
your deep, husky voice as you swing
your red scarf. I know you are taken,
but I cannot deny my love.
Yours wistfully, xox
Girl in Blue Jacket
We walk by each other all the time.
I always smile, but you always look
really stressed. Hope things calm
down for you soon.
Friend Crush
Weve been friends for a while now
and I think youre super cute when
you wear your glasses (which you
should do more). Id love to see if we
could take things to the next level,
but that smoking thing you do is a
problem
CBC Biker
A couple weeks ago you passed me
on your bike. You almost ran into
me, but your brown CBC bag made
up for it. Maybe we can get together
for some Jian Gomeshi and some
pizza pockets sometime.
Pool Shark
I wanted to talk to you on Saturday,
but you and your friends were
too engrossed in your pool game.
Hopefully next time we can have
a conversation or maybe play some
pool, just the two of us?
Creative Runner
You were running on the treadmill
sideways and I asked you why. You
amused me and I thought you were
creative.
My Neighbour
anks for making me breakfast this
morning. Youre right, chili peppers
in scrambled eggs with cream cheese
is amazing. Not to mention Im really
looking forward to our new writing
career together. Underwear party
and conversation with tea soon!!!
Dear Turtle,
Sometimes I see you being
inconsiderate in the library, give
people a little room to read and quit
heckling peeps when they come in
the door. Next time, you move.
Love, Bookworm
I am writing to relay two messages
to the Mount Allison community
in general. e rst is that Id like to
thank everyone who supported me
in the past SAC election. Having
the support of a large chunk of the
community is a compliment that will
go unrivaled in my life for a long time,
and more so than the actual numbers,
all of the support and time and eort
I received from so many I respect has
meant the most of all.
Secondly, to all of the people who
supported me, I owe you an answer
as to why I am not running in this
subsequent election. My answer is this:
e rst time I ran, I did so because it
was a good way to raise awareness of
the ethical investment issue and that,
had I been elected, I would have been
in a good position to further the cause.
is time around, the situation has
changed. I still have no guarantee of
becoming president if I run. Ive heard
many favourable interpretations of the
results of the last election, but I believe
any sort of analysis is ultimately
only as useful as reading tea leaves.
What is guaranteed however, is that
I would be distracted for two weeks
from research needed to institute a
proper ethical investment campaign
at Mount Allison. is is the ultimate
commitment I have made for my time
at Mount Allison this year.
I have stressed ethical investment in
this letter, but I still believe the other
issues I raised during the campaign
are important. Fortunately, I am far
from the only person able to pursue
these issues. If you believe that career
counseling is an important service the
school should be providing (as do all
the other similarly-sized universities in
the region), tell the candidates in this
election, and demand action from the
SAC and the administration. Do the
same for residence conditions and the
proper expenditure of the green fund.
Even had I been elected president,
these things cant be accomplished
without the proper support of an
engaged student body. e SAC has
To the Mt. A community,
a reputation as being ineectual, but
I believe considering the caliber of
some of its executive members in the
past, this ineectuality may be more
of a reection of the student bodys
willingness to become engaged, than
of anything else.
With all sincerity,
Christopher Durrant
Chris Durrant
8 OCTOBER 29, 2009 THE ARGOSY OPINIONS
Have you ever heard that term street
cred? Street cred is pretty awesome,
actually. We Sackville residents dont
have a whole lot of it, so sometimes we
try to get it by proxy. Maybe we dress
up in baggy jeans, or put on some big
headphones and try to walk around
looking tough and grizzled. If youre
H-Core, you can go all out and wear
your caps sideways. ats the best
indicator of street cred.
But realistically, as rich, privileged,
well-fed university students attending
the best undergraduate school in the
nation, we pretty much fall at on
our dus when we try to show o our
Detroit-style street cred. What youve
really got to do is shoot someone and
maybe do some heroin --- preferably
at the same time because that would
be epic. 50 Cent got shot nine times
and didnt die. Now thats some serious
street cred!
My observation, though, is that
the music that has the street cred ---
like the stu from Ludacris, 50 Cent,
Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Ice T, Dr. Dre,
and their friends and enemies ---
comes with some crappy side eects.
Youve heard of side eects, right?
eyre those nasty add-ons that arent
good for you, kind of like the ones
youd get from the cocaine that 50
Cent says he sold back in the day. e
nasty side eects here are the negative
lyrics, not just in gangsta music, but in
all sorts of popular music. Now, I can
hear you shutting out what Im saying
with some kind of excuse about how
the lyrics dont represent what you
think --- theyre just catchy. Nothing
lights up the dance oor like In Da
Club. Okay, point taken. Who doesnt
want to just bust a move sometimes?
Regardless of what you tell me though,
Im not buying the idea that the lyrics
you hear, day in, day out, on your iPod,
at the house crawls, and when you
crank the ghettoblaster and dance
naked in the shower (you know you
do) --- I dont buy the idea that those
lyrics never aect you.
CBC news recently ran a headline
entitled Explicit lyrics tied to
changes in kids behaviour (Oct 19).
In reference to a study done by the
American Academy of Pediatrics, the
article gave a quick summary of some
correlations between explicit lyrics and
negative social interactions. Analysts
seem to agree that the study doesnt
conrm a cause-and-eect kind of
relationship. e music represents the
culture,some say. Of course, its always
going to be dicult to do anything
more than correlate the explicit lyrics
kids hear with their social interactions,
moods, behaviours, and schoolwork.
Social interactions are complex systems
with multiple inputs --- not the easiest
things to pin down.
But music is one of those inputs
into our social system. According to
surveys, teenagers listen to about two
hours of music a day. Stephen Lewis
didnt even get that much time, and
he doesnt come here every day. Music
is used by religions to communicate
and instill truth and doctrine. Music
is used to create that scary ambience
in your favourite horror lm. Music is
used therapeutically in music therapy
(thus the name, so Im told). Wal-
Mart sells CDs of music for relaxation,
meditation, and hot Valentines Day
dinners. Most of us grow up singing
national anthems. You cant play
Richard Wagners music in the state
of Israel. Finlandia was written as
a protest against Russian censorship.
Bob Dylans Blowin in the Wind was
and is a powerful protest song. Music
matters. Increasingly, thankfully,
people are realizing the positive power
and inuence of art. Apparently even
Stephen Harper likes to let loose
and croon once and a while. But how
much have we looked at how art can
negatively aect us?
eres a book in the library called
e Sexualization of Childhood. Its a
collection of essays, one of which talks
extensively about the commodication
of black women that seems to be
rampant in gangsta culture. It explains,
among other things, that over fty per
cent of black male college students
agree that rap music at least somewhat
accurately represents the reality of
gender relations between black men
and women. e authors arent trying
to slam African-American culture,
theyre trying to make a point about
the lyrics. After all, these lyrics have
apparently become the musical
poems that represent the North
American male. eres a lot of angst,
hatred, and misogyny. eres a huge
amount of cynicism, materialism,
and despair. And amid those chunky
bass ris, theres a lot of disrespect.
e authors thesis is that the violent
and abusive and misogynist lyrics do
more than represent culture, they also
aect it. And my thesis is that we, as
Allisonians, as people who want to
lead the future, need to start thinking
about the negative lyrics we pump into
our brains. Even if they only represent
what some of us think, thats unsettling
enough. Let me give two examples of
what some artists have to say about
women (warning, these lyrics are
explicit):

is is a bitch who did the whole
crew . . .
Shell let you video tape her,
And if you got a gang of niggaz,
e bitchll let you rape her.
-N.W.A.
I like having relations
I punch a bitch in the head for
playing with my patience.
-Juvenile
ese arent the most explicit
examples out there. But even with
those quotes as a start, why are we
okay with N.W.A. promoting gang
rape? Juvenile likes punching a woman
in the head. You cool with that? No,
seriously, is this what were about,
Allisonians? Im not talking about
censoring everything someone deems
Whats on your iPod?
Martin Wightman
Argosy Correspondent
to be oensive, but Im asking why
were voluntarily consuming so much
of this stu. And please understand
that its not the style that Im taking to
task --- you could sing Bust a Nut to
the tune of O Canada if you wanted.
And indeed there are some ethically
decent hip-hop artists out there.
So hopefully none of us are on board
with Juveniles ideas. But if youre not
on board with what he and others
are saying, then please think about
why youre persistently listening to
them --- artists who unapologetically,
explicitly, and infectiously degrade
half of humanity. I know you cant
avoid hearing some crap sometimes,
but you dont need to buy it for your
entertainment. Studies show that
these artists are either representing
you or aecting you. Or both. Does
that bother you?
ink about it. And you dont
get a pass on this one because youre
somehow special. Like 50 Cent says,
its not your birthday.
Question of the Week: What is your favourite activity
or tradition to celebrate Halloween?
Why you might want to consider getting out of da club
David White
Pumpkin carving with real
pumpkins!
Kent Blenkhorn
A midnight graveyard walk.
Will Volkmer
Getting dressed up and
making a fool of myself!
Jean Baker
I bake pumpkin seeds every
year!
Vince Leclair
Carving pumpkins and
eating fruitloops.
Patrick Forestell
Trick or Eat! Register
online at trickoreat.ca.
Internet Photo/MTV
ANNOUNCEMENTS
9 OCTOBER 29, 2009 THE ARGOSY OPINIONS
When we say whether or not a
country is developed or developing,
do we even stop to think about what
that means? I really dont think
we do. I have a somewhat limited
understanding of all the criteria
that goes into determining what a
developed or developing country is, so
bear with me here as I go about this
process of exploring and learning it
myself.
It seems to me that when we look
at a country as being developed, we
are almost always looking from an
economic standpoint. at seems like a
awed approach to me. Economics are
not the only part of a country. ere
are so many other factors culture,
language, education. I know that
economics in a way encompasses all of
these things, but only from a monetary
standpoint. I think that is the wrong
way to look at these things. Countries
are so much more than money. While
the United States or Canada might
have a high GDP, and some countries
in Africa may not, those African
countries may be higher developed
than we are in some ways. (Please note
I am just using Africa as an example.
is could go for South America,
central America, Asia, Oceania, even
northern Canada.) ey may have
a rich community of people that
come together to support and defend
each other, in ways that many people
would say the United States does not
understand, and therefore that many
people in the United States have lost
a feeling of identity and belonging.
While in those countries, these people
may be growing crops together, eating
together as a village, healing each other
with ancient methods, etc., many more
people are wandering around New York
City in their trenchcoats, clutching
their coee mugs, going to jobs they
really dont care about, only to make a
little bit more money in order to have
a huge TV and a nice car, which takes
them away from every day reality. In
my humble opinion, that is a very
alienating way of life. (I will interject
here that I also fall into this way of life
no one is perfect. But - I think we
could learn something from tribes that
still exist around the world.)
So, while we are sitting here on our
comfy couches watching the news, it
is easy for us to say, But, those tribes
in Africa dont have our cushy way of
life! ey dont have TVs! ey dont
have cell phones! How could you live
without those things? Well, they do.
And they have. For millions of years,
and they will continue living without
them. I think in that way, they are
more developed they are closer to
nature and closer to each other.
ere are many groups of people
around the world who live with the
harmonies of nature and the cosmos.
Sometimes they do exist with a modern
world around them, and they are
alienated from that modern world.
But, who says they are alienated? We
do. We are judging these countries and
people by comparing them to our way
of life, and our economy. Because we
believe we are better than they are,
and we are better o. But it all has to
do with perspective. ey may not feel
they are alienated. ey may not have
a problem with living the way they do,
and the way they always have. ey are
perfectly content with their healing
methods, their eating methods, and
their communities. (Granted, there
are problems between people within
these communities, but they have their
ways of working them out.) True, it is
horrible for some of these countries,
such as in South and Central America,
to not have clean drinking water. But
when you think about it, a lot of those
kinds of problems come from us. From
our idea that the world should be
industrial and modernized. is causes
pollution. is gets into the water. Its
a vicious cycle.
Im not saying that we are evil and we
should be blamed for everything. ere
are many wonderful things about our
culture. We have developed beautiful
art, meaningful literature, scientic
discoveries that are fascinating, and
we do have better health care. But, for
example, when it comes to health care,
this is also coming from a modernized
standpoint. ere are still groups who
do not use our modern machines, and
they do just ne. Not to mention their
attitudes about death are dierent than
ours. If someone is sick, there is only so
much one can do, in an undeveloped
country, but also in a developed
country. Once you have done all you
can, you have to sit back and let nature
take its course. is is something many
people in our culture dont understand.
Instead, we hook our loved ones up to
machines, when it is pretty clear that
they will probably not wake up.
I can say for myself that these
inventions and technologies that we
have developed have indeed made
my life easier and given me a more
comfortable way of life. But I do not
think that our way of life is the only
comfortable or good way to live. Im
not suggesting we release ourselves
into the wild and give up everything
we have worked for and towards. I
just think that people should stop
and think when they use the word
underdeveloped. is is coming
from our standpoint, compared to
our way of life, and not taking into
consideration the fact that some of
these underdeveloped countries have
some very rich aspects to their cultures,
perhaps things that our culture has
come to ignore and not appreciate.
Some might argue that we should
spread our methods of becoming
developed to make a better way of
life for others. Well, perhaps other
groups on the planet do not want us
to do this. We should take this into
consideration. We are not a superior
race of people. We are all subject to the
laws of nature. None of us are better, or
worse. We just are.
Developing international awareness
Vivi Reich
Argosy Staff
Right now aboriginal issues are gaining
more attention than ever before with
much of the general public becoming
aware of the fact that aboriginal
concerns are not just an issue because
many were mistreated but that many
are being mistreated or unrecognized.
Now many are choosing to act on
this knowledge, especially those in
the aboriginal community who never
received retribution for previous crimes
against them and their culture.
A direct manifestation of this can be
seen in the new order for a truth and
reconciliation commission that came
as part of a legal settlement from a
lawsuit by previous victims of the
residential schools. e settlement
ordered a sixty million dollar budget
for the commission that has been under
negotiations between former students,
churches, the government of Canada,
and the Assembly of First Nations as
well as other aboriginal organizations
and expects to be nished by the year
2014.
e commission is meant to allow
former students of the aboriginal
residential schools (and those aected
by its legacy) to share their experiences,
both good and bad, in a safe and
culturally appropriate manner. It will
not only create a historical record
for future generations to hear and
promote awareness with, but will also
allow for recognition of the pain and
mourning suered by many Aboriginal
individuals and will hopefully promote
a new era of forgiveness and healing.
An interesting aspect of this
commission is that it is meant to not
determine the guilty from the innocent
but to help people heal, to teach people
and above all to reconcile the splintered
relationship between aboriginals and
non-aboriginal Canadians. Now, in
some ways I can understand this as a
very mature way of handling things;
however, I dont think this is going to
satisfy everybody. After all, the damage
from the residential schools has been
long lasting and many are still aected
by the emotional, physical, and sexual
abuse they suered while attending
them. Its not satisfying; its not
true justice. ats how many feel,
and really I cant say I blame them.
ere are many individuals who have
committed such similar crimes in the
past and weve punished them for it; so
why not those who committed crimes
against aboriginal children?
One could argue that the people who
were in control of those situations
were only doing what they thought
was right at the time, albeit with
heavily misguided intentions. ere
is even the argument that aboriginal
children were punished in the same
way that other children were in normal
schools at the time; but the abuses that
went on in the residential schools
were certainly much more harsh and
detrimental. Not to mention the fact
that the schools separated children
from their own culture and introduced
them to customs for which they were
not prepared. It certainly depends on
the situation, but there are denitely
those who deserve to be put in jail,
especially those teachers who sexually
abused many aboriginal children.
e intentions of this commission
also have to be considered. Couldnt
the government simply be allowing
this commission as a way to rectify,
but not own up to, many of their past
mistakes? Before even that, shouldnt
they rst start treating aboriginal
citizens as equals? Honestly, I cant
help but shake the feeling that the
Canadian government simply wants to
put themselves in a better light more
than anything by doing this. Some
are also claiming this commission is
just a scam or a whitewash which
could cause many to simply boycott
the entire thing. If that happens then
were not really going to get the entire
story are we?
I dont want to simply bash this
commission outright before its had
a chance - after all, it is better than
nothing. e residential schools are an
important part of aboriginal history,
and its important that all facts are
uncovered and truths distinguished
from lies. While not punishing the
guilty wont sit well with some, it may
bring a new way of thinking that seeks
to help the victims rather than punish
the criminal, which in some ways is
really more important. Punishing a
criminal wont change the damage they
caused, but helping a victim can.
e commission is also a very
important opportunity to mend
relationships - which is why it needs to
be done right. ere are concerns that
the commission will not be allowed
its independence, that the current
government may try to manipulate it
in their favour. As well, there is always
the controversy over where the budget
will be spent and on what.
Despite all of these doubts the chair
of the commission, Justice Harry
LaForme, has expressed that he sees it
as the best chance for any signicant
progress in mending the deteriorating
relationship between natives and the
rest of Canada. Personally, I agree. We
have to start somewhere, and before
that we have to trust those that initiate
such quests to progress.
I dont mistrust his judgments, if he
thinks there will be a benet to this
work then there probably will be.
After all, having future generations
learn about this sad history (or really,
any stained history for that matter) has
its benets in what it teaches. History,
after all, tends to repeat itself, so we
have to try anything we can to rectify
past mistakes as well as educate the
future to not make the same ones.
Truth from lies
Jennifer Musgrave
Argosy Staff
ursday, Oct 29
8:00 PM - Live Bait eatre presents
e Adventures of Donna Earla
Live Bait eatre presents e
Adventures of Donna Earla written
and performed by Mary Ellen
MacLean, Premiere Tuesdays-
Sundays, October 29 - November 8,
2009 at 8:00 pm, tickets $22/$25
Matinees, October 31 and November
7, 2009 at 2:00 pm, all seats $10
Join Donna Earla on her wild
midnight truck ride from Aulac, New
Brunswick to Henderson, Tennessee
as she befriends unlikely strays and
unleashes her hidden talents! Donnas
love of Johnny Cash sure comes in
handy, on the trail of an elusive load
of frozen blueberries and a tricky
exotic dancer. Come along for a
comic ride to remember, full of lip-
syncing, pole-dancing, truck-driving
wonder and mayhem.
For tickets or information call 506 536
2248 or email info@livebaittheatre.
com. Tickets available at any Ticket
Pro outlet or at Live Bait eatre, 87
Main St., Sackville, NB.
Sunday November 1
3:00 PM ink!
e Mount Allison Music Department
presents a recital in Brunton
Auditorium with Helen Pridmore.
e recital features Pridmore and her
colleague David Rogosin performing
songs by Schumann, Brahms and
Webern. Also featured will be works
commissioned by Pridmore from
Canadian composers. All are welcome
to attend.
For more information, please contact
the Music Dept. at music@mta.ca or
364-2374. Tickets will be available at
the door; $10 adults/$5 students and
seniors.
Wednesday November 5
8:30 AM Main Lobby of the Owens
Art Gallery
e Mount Allison Classics Society
invites you to a marathon reading
of Homers Odyssey. e epic
poem will be read in its entirety at
8:30 AM until completion. Special
guest performances include Ancient
Greek recitations and musical
accompaniment, as well as readings
by Dr. Lapp, President Campbell, and
many more. Snacks and refreshments
will be provided. Drop in any time
and...Be a Part of Something Epic!
Sponsored by both the Classics and
English Departments.
For more information, contact
serobinson@mta.ca
Friday, Nov. 6
8:00 PM - Brunton Auditorium
Mount Allison Performing Arts
Series presents the Zodiac Trio:
classical chamber music for clarinet,
violin, and piano Friday, November 6,
2009 8:00 pm Brunton Auditorium,
MYB Conservatory of Music, 134
Main Street Tickets: $25 adults; $13
students Series subscriptions: $120
adults, $50 returning students, $25
rst-years Available at the Mount
Allison Bookstore and at the door,
or contact Margaret Ann Craig,
(506) 364-2662 (voice mail only),
performarts@mta.ca
Saturday, Nov. 7
4:30 PM - Sackville United Church
Annual Turkey Supper
e Sackville United Church will
hold its annual turkey supper on
Saturday, November 7, from 4:30 to
6:30 pm. Cost of the supper is $12
for adults and $5 for children under
12. Takeouts will be available and
tickets may be obtained from church
members, at the church oce or at
the door. All are invited.
The Students Administrative
Council
S.A.C. Fact
Upcoming Events & Reminders
Contact Us
Email: sac@mta.ca
Phone: (506)-364-2231
Location: 1st Floor of the Wallace
McCain Student Centre
2IFHKRXUV: 8:30am - 4:30pm week-
days.
SAC Meetings
Council meets every Wednesday at 7pm, in
Avard Dixon, room 111. Everyone is welcome
to attend!
SAC positions
Students at large are still needed for the Off-
Campus committee and the Appointment
and Recruitment committee, check out our
website for descriptions and applications,
www.sac.mta.ca.
Yearbooks
2
nd
, 3
rd
, and 4
th
year students can pick up
their yearbooks at the SAC oIfce
Hart Hall Ghost Hunt
Hosted by the Classics Society, Saturday
October 31, 9:30pm 11:30pm, for more
information contact jmwood@mta.ca
Imagines Poster Sale
Thursday, October 29 from 9:00am to 7:00pm
and Friday, October 30 from 9:00am to
5:00pm, in Tweedie Hall.
Mounties Soccer
Mt.A. vs U de Moncton, Saturday October 31,
Women play at 1:00pm, Men play at 3:15pm,
MacAulay Field
Mounties Volleyball
Mt. A.vs Universite de Ste. Anne, Saturday
October 31 at 4:00pm, McCormack Gym; Mt.a.
vs MSVU, Sunday November 1 at 12:00 noon,
McCormack Gym
Mounties Basketball
Mt.A. vs MSVU, women play at 2:30pm, men
play at 4:30pm, McCormack Gym
Midnight Madness
November 20, if any clubs or societies would
like to participate. please contact sacfnance(
mta.ca or dfullert@nb.sympatico.ca.
Note:
If any club or society would like us to promote
an event on the SAC page or on the SAC
website, please contact the VP Communications,
saccommunications@mta.ca.
1%6$ 8SGDWH a Check our
Website for the NBSA (New
Brunswick Student Alliance)
budget submission to the provincial
government. The submission
outlines provisions the New
Brunswick government should
make addressing post secondary
education in their budget to be
presented in December.
4:45 5:15pm: Show up at the Student Centre for the Kick-off of Trick or Eat, Guest
speaker from the Town of Sackville
5:15 5:30pm: Collect your Town
Map, Grocery Cart, and Meal Exchange
Information. Get into your Teams!
5:30pm Trick or Eat!! Head out through
the town and collect non-perishable food
items for the Sackville Food Bank.
9:30pm Last time for food Drop-Off at
the Student Centre
.
9:30 10:30pm: Get ready for THUD
the Halloween Super Stud Party at the
Student Centre.
10:20pm THUD Doors open at
10:30pm, tickets available at the door.
Tickets: $8 for non-pub members, $5 for
Pub members.
Halloween Happenings!
Schedule of Events for Saturday, October 31, 2009
SAC Entertainment
Presents:
Seth Anderson, aka The Rengade Kid, is a solo acoustic/
electric act who found his musical roots in the backyard/
basement punk rock scene of his native small town, Hartland,
New Brunswick. Drawing much of his inspiration from his
love of the outdoors along side bands such as Face to Face
and Social Distortion, as well as mainstream rockers Joel
Plaskett and Ryan Adams, his sound has evolved into an
energetic misture of punk infuse storytelling folk music.
Playing with The Renegade Kid is Marco Rocca, from
Moncton, New Brunswick. At the age of 15, Marco began
playing guitar in local bands. He currently plays in 3 well
know bands on the atlantic scene: The Monoxides, Hoe and
The Nuclear. Marco performed throught Canada numerous
times and toured as opening act for D.O.A., SNFU, Chixdiggit,
Good Riddance and Big Wig. He also completed the entire
North American leg of Warped Tour 2002 and 2007.
The Renegade Kid & Marco Rocca.
November 4, at the pub, doors open at
10:00pm, $3 with membership or $5
without
SAC Elections
Last week, council made the decision to hold a new election for the 2009-2010 President and
Off-Campus Councilor positions. The stipulation of a 50% + 1 majority for the second ballot
was removes and plurality will be used in the case of a second ballot instead. Nominations
will re-open Thursday, October 29. A new C.R.O. was appointed at Wednesdays council
meeting. The CRO will schedule when campaigning, speeches, and voting will take place.
Please contact your S.A.C. Councilor for more information.
Mike Currie. the S.A.C. Interim President. oIfcially stepped down Monday. October 26.
Until a new president is elected, the Vice-President Academic Affairs, Sarah Carrigan-Kent,
will be acting President. All of the presidential duties will be managed until a new president
is elected.
If you have any questions or concerns for the SAC, please contact Sarah at sacacademic@
mta.ca
Stay Informed!!!
FEATURES
e Sackville Town Council has
nally passed a sustainability plan for
the community. For some the plan
was a longtime coming. It remains to
be seen if this marks a trend for more
environmentally friendly initiatives in
Sackville for the future.
Mount Allison students worked to
raise awareness about the environment
this past Saturday through the 350 day
of action. In these eorts, an important
question is what environmental bylaws
and policies are being developed by
our own town council.
e Town of Sackville has been
looking at instituting a sustainability
plan for quite some time now.
e councils draft Municipal Plan,
published in January 2009, stated
that, It is a policy to develop a long
term sustainable plan to enhance
the environment for residents and
visitors which may include adopting
environmental legislation where the
Municipality has jurisdiction, as has
been previously done by the adoption
of the pesticide by-law.
en, in April, the town approved
a motion to begin the development
of a sustainable community plan. e
council approved its municipal plan in
May.
However, since that time council
had been criticized for its inaction.
Sackville citizen Sabine Dietz
expressed her frustration at a council
meeting saying, I just dont understand
why Sackville continues to drag its feet
on this.
But, most recently, perhaps due to
this strong criticism, the council has
taken action.
In a council meeting on October
13, authorization to develop an
Integrated Community Sustainability
plan was granted to the local planning
commission.
e project, which costs $25 000,
should be completed by early 2010.
A big reason for this push was
available provincial funding for
Sackvilles new town hall building.
Councillor John Higham explained
that a grant of $400,000 would only
be available if the sustainability plan
was in place. He said, At some point,
we have to make a decision or were
indicating to people that were writing
o $400,000.
As the community goes ahead
with the sustainability plan, the
question becomes whether other
environmentally friendly policies will
be enacted.
One of the councils four key
environmental objectives in the
Municipal Plan is to minimize energy
use and move towards the use of more
sustainable forms of energy.
One recent debate on this issue has
surrounded the potential for wind
power in Sackville.
ere is a clear divide in the town
council on the question of wind power
development.
Councillor Merrill Fullerton
pointed out that members of council
already agreed to encourage local wind
power through their support of the
municipal plan.
Others, however, were opposed.
Councillor Bruce Phinney said, I
just dont see where its going to benet
the whole community.
Virgil Hammock agreed with
Phinney stating simply, I do not see a
place for wind farms in the town. And
when Im in doubt of something, Id
rather stick with the status quo.
e council also discussed the
need for bylaws that will regulate the
construction of wind turbines.
Under the existing zoning bylaw,
a wind turbine can be developed
anywhere outside of the service area.
Most councilors agreed in the need
to regulate where wind turbines can be
developed. For now, the zoning bylaw
has been tabled until next month.
is leaves clear specications on
wind energy undecided in Sackville.
Indeed, the ease of wind energy
development is yet to be decided by
the council.
While the approval of the
sustainability plan gives hope for
action on energy as well, this issue may
be a tougher sell. For Mt. A students
concerned with the environment,
this may be a place to work for real
environmental change.
e town council seemed to listen
to concerned citizens on the question
of the sustainability plan. Perhaps a
critical voice can work on the issue of
renewable energy as well.
Fraser Harland
Argosy Staff
On Monday, the Mount Allison
geography department hosted Franois
Guindon, a member activist for a small,
but busy Canadian-based NGO called
Rights Action.
Guindon spoke on his experiences
in Central America, focusing on the
Honduras coup and 100 day protest
that is currently underway. e personal
accounts of protesters there, and the
impassioned calls for Canadians to
respond to alleged human rights
abuses, gave a rare and vivid glimpse
for Mt. A students of a serious issue
facing us today.
e coup occurred this year on June
28, with the Honduran military, under
General Romeo Vasquez, rousing
President Manuel Zelaya out of bed
and placing him on a plane out of the
country.
e move was stated to be a response
to President Zelayas intention to alter
the constitution towards a radical
leftist agenda. e alteration in
question was a planned referendum
to raise the states required minimum
wage; should the referendum have
passed, the Honduran government
would have been required to debate
the potential amendment to the
constitution.
Indeed Zelayas referendum would
have been left-facing, however the
radical left fear that certain national
and industry elites was based more
in the growing relations between
the president and Venezuelas Hugo
Chavez. Guindon argued in his
presentation that while President
Zelaya was somewhat sympathetic to
Chavezs message, he was not showing
extreme moves to the Socialist or
radical left wing cause.
Following the coup, a large group of
protesters came out in deance of the
military and coup coordinators actions.
Guindon showed videos and images of
groups in the streets of Tegucigalpa,
the state capital.
Sometimes only a score, sometimes
thousands, the protesters walk the
streets every day; going district to
district to gain support for their cause
to end the coup.
It has no legal authority,First Lady
Xionara Castro said of the coup. e
daily marches and protests have been
called the 100 days protest. Every day,
Guindon described, protesters move
through the city, eventually being
chased down streets by enormous
groups of military and police.
But the coup itself was not the
reason Rights Action and many other
human rights groups arrived to bear
witness to the protests.
Reports of beatings, vanishing, and
murder of protesters by the military and
police were what brought international
observers arriving in droves. Guindon
shared one account by a woman in the
crowd.
It was July 12, the account of
Concepcion Maradiaga went, we were
marching pacically when the military
shot tear gas into the crowd. As we
dispersed, some of them grabbed me
and dragged me, pulling my hair as
if I was garbage. [ey] hit me and
kicked my genitals. It all lled me
with such rage; hitting women, born
themselves by women... I want them
to be punished for their crimes.
e repression continues against
the population,First Lady Castro said.
Vasquez denies the violence against the
protesters and Zelaya sympathizers,
and states that all members of the
military must hold the constitution
and a list of basic human rights with
them when on duty.
Whether the protesters accounts are
legitimate and whether the troops are
honoring the literature theyre required
to bear, is the job of Guindon and the
many other human rights observers
now in Honduras.
Right now, Guindon says, the next
thing people are waiting for is to see
what will happen on November 29, the
planned presidential election date.
ere is no time in Honduras,
Guindon said, there is only the
election date. No one knows whats
going to happen.
e discussion that followed
the presentation was largely an
acknowledgment to the rich and sad
story of South and Central American
resistance to the imposing forces of
elites and the capitalist West on their
lives and livelihoods.
Regardless of an observers direct
and personal presentation to Mt. A, we
fail to know what is truly happening
nor how to react when hearing about
such infringements on the basic rights
of so many.
As a result, our response as students
and as Canadians will be limited, if
anything at all.
is was part of the message and
mandate of Guindon and Rights
Action. Canadians have a role and
responsibility to address issues such as
this actively and with unity. Guindon
shared a story of Guatemala where
Canadian mining rms are misleading,
disregarding, and exploiting local
residents, in the pursuit of greater
resource rights and access.
If youve ever had a job and paid
taxes on your paycheck, Professor
Hu said at the beginning of the
evening, youve paid into the coers
of those that support and nance these
mining industries... Canadians have a
direct relationship with these events,
and have a serious responsibility.
It could not be better said. ough
some would say further that we have
a direct relationship and responsibility
to global events regardless of whether
we bought into it or not.
Sasha Van Katwyk
Argosy Staff
Frames of reference
Honduras coup, human rights, and Canadian responsibility
Sackville sustainability
Jessica Emin
Internet Source/ Dominique Piche
The Honduran coup, a far too ignored conict, is of Canadian concern, argues human rights groups.
rough Stained Glass
12 THE ARGOSY FEATURES OCTOBER 29, 2009
On June 19, 1990, in the wee small
hours of the morning, my world was
changed forever. It was a good change,
but it had implications which I had
not previously realized. My rst child
was born, and for me, in that moment
the world and the way I see it were
changed forever. Others who are
parents will understand immediately
what I am saying others may
wonder or doubt, but if you become
parents you will also see this shift in
perspective. Suddenly, as never before,
there is a sense of responsibility to
protect and safeguard, and there is a
greater appreciation for other children
and for their needs. It is sometimes
hard, because after a child is born, no
picture or story of a child in the news
is the same again. Sometimes my
heart cries out for the pain and sorrow
that other children, known to me only
in the news, must endure.
In the 1960s, I saw, but did not
always understand, the many images
that the media presented of Afro-
American school children facing
opposition in the southern states, of
Vietnamese children running from
bombs, of Biafran children stick-thin
and dying of hunger. But all these
children, all the children of the world,
I now see in a new and dierent way.
We reected this past week on
the inability of the western world
to achieve its Millennium Goals,
including the eradication of poverty
and hunger, achieve universal primary
education, and reduce child mortality.
At the end of the week I enjoyed a
wonderful meal with marvelous
people, but we took time to remember
Stephen Lewis campaign to eradicate
AIDS in Africa, and to support those
families and communities devastated
by HIV/AIDS. We realized again
how fortunate we are, how much
we are able to give (charity, in the
Elizabethan English of the King
James Bible, means sacricial giving,
unconditional love, giving until it
costs). We talked of many things, and
we talked about children, the rights
of children, and the ways in which
childrens essential trust is often
broken.
As I see news of injustice and
violence, of hunger and hatred around
the world, I see also its eects on the
children of the world. e images I
see have included terried Catholic
schoolgirls in Northern Ireland
whose tearful and terried faces bring
me close to tears, angry children in
Palestine who have never known the
possibility of peace or security of
existence whose anger troubles me
deep within my soul, and uprooted
refugee children in Afghanistan
whose hunger is as much for hope as
it is for food, and whose faces haunt
me when I think of how little of
either they have.
What lessons are our children
learning?
I have travelled little in the world,
but have seen disturbing signs that we
are abandoning our children. In Israel,
several years ago, some Palestinian
boys were kicking a soccer ball in the
street, and the very young (younger?)
Israeli soldiers stopped, and when the
ball was kicked near one, he kicked
it back. Soon this game developed
across the lines of hatred, but was
quickly ended when the soldiers
superiors came by and brought it to
an end. In one section of Jamaica,
children seem to play so happily, but
were so hungry they were glad to
pick up the rinds of fruit that fell to
the ground to eat them; in another
place, children had learned that
crying or calling gained no results,
and so were silent and unresponsive
to our attempts to communicate with
them. In Northern Ireland, children
were taunted and teased and harassed
by adults in the name of religion and
holiness.
e roots of violence and hatred
seem to run, but it seems they are
always only one generation away
from being overtaken by the deeper
streams of hope and justice and love
and community and health.
In 1941, the United States
President, Franklin Roosevelt, spoke
of four freedoms: freedom of speech,
freedom of worship, freedom from
want, and freedom from fear. We
could add to that list for our children,
the children of our world, but we
could do no better than beginning
with removing freedom from want
and freedom from fear, for want and
fear create hatreds and angers that
translate into conict.
e future of the world will one
day be in the hands of those who
are now children including those
who are currently refugee children,
hungry children, abused children,
abandoned children, landless, and
uneducated and angry and hurting
and poor children. Even in North
America our children are exposed to
things that children are not ready for,
bombarded by violence both real and
enacted in television and lm, aware
of the cult of sexuality, encouraged to
become consumers.
We can never go back to the
innocent world of childhood even
when Adam and Eve ate of the
fruit of the knowledge of good and
evil in the story of Genesis, and
were sent from the garden, an angel
with a aming sword was left at the
entrance, presumably to prevent their
return. We cannot back. Perhaps that
is why the innocence of childhood is
so precious, because once it is gone it
cannot be regained.
And childhood should be a time
of innocence. It is vision of how the
world could be, where people play
together; in Japan, my children were
immediately drawn into playground
games with others of their ages,
despite dierences of language, race
and culture. Can we rediscover what
it means to be people together who
simply accept dierences, without
allowing them to dominate? Can we
ever learn to play together?
Let the children come to me, says
Jesus in the gospels, for it is to such as
these that the realm of God belongs.
Perhaps because they have a better
appreciation of what a better world
can be like, at least until we snatch
that innocent vision away. Perhaps
like Jesus, we should let the children
come to us, with all their innocence
and wonder; we need to recapture
that vision of, so we can see the world
as a more beautiful place, as though
through stained glass.
Rev. John Perkin
University Chaplain
During times of war we tend to make
people on the other side of the conict
into dehumanized killing machines.
We turn them into abstract monsters
which we do not see as human.
Deborah Ellis writes the stories of
the children caught in these conicts
to make a connection between them
and the other side, experiences that
are shared by all humans. It may seem
nave or simple but I am sticking to
my stance, Ellis said as she looked
into the audience, I believe that it is
harder to kill someone when we know
them.
Ellis learned while conducting these
interviews that children on either side
of these conicts had never met any
kids from the opposing side. e few
kids who had met kids from the other
side were able to see them as people.
People maybe that they disagreed
with, people they were angry at,
but they were people with whom
they could have a dialog, which is
impossible when you only see each
other as monstrous killing machines.
Ellis writes stories for young adults,
about young adults and children,
trapped in a world of poverty and
despair but with what she says
is needed: the voice of hope and
possibility that things can and will one
day change. Basically I write the same
book over and over. e people may
change, the places may change but the
stories are all the same, she confessed
during her visit.
Ellis insists that every day we make
decisions that allow poor people to
suer. We make decisions that allow
people to live in poverty, allow people
to die from diseases that are completely
curable, and allow people to die in
wars. If we make these decisions now,
it is Elliss hope that these stories that
bring a human voice to children so far
away will help the future generations
make decisions that will not allow
these things to happen anymore.
For women living in Canada, these
may be hard concepts to wrap their
heads around, but as Ellis pointed
out, we do live in an unprecedented
time where women are experiencing
more freedom and guaranteed rights
to make decisions about the direction
of their life. I can do anything I want
to do with my life, Ellis said. Her
books create a dialogue for those who
otherwise do not have those liberties
and freedoms.
When asked what the hardest and
most important interview she has
conducted to date was, as far as the
human condition was concerned,
she told the story of a thirteen-year-
old Afghani girl who was sold into
marriage to a forty-six-year-old man
she had never met. Ellis met this young
girl at her engagement party, where
she was dressed up for the celebration.
She interviewed the young lady the
next day under the supervision of her
uncle, who decided which questions
the young girl was allowed to answer.
What Ellis learned was this girl did
not want to get married. She wanted
to go to school and stay at home with
her family and grow up. at day, she
looked like any other seventh grader.
Rebecca Caissie
Argosy Contributor
Her bride price had earned enough
money for the father so he would be
able to feed the rest of the family for
a year.
Ellis says this girl walked her out to
the gate that day and as she turned to
look at her, she was left knowing there
was nothing she could do to stop this
from happening. She wonders what
kind of world we live in where we
make decisions to allow things like
this to happen. Ellis says she regularly
feels overwhelmed and hopeless, but
as she writes for kids she has to ramp
it up and get to a place where she feels
authentically that we can make things
better.
If we carry stories from our
childhood with us throughout our
lives, Ellis said in conclusion, I hope
that by giving children these stories
,they will carry them with them
throughout their lives into adulthood.
en when the government or military
say to them its time to go to war, they
will make a good decision.
e sins of war, among children
Deborah Ellis shares her stories
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Vivi Reich
Argosy Staff
by Bartney and Shirley Temple
While Halloween may bring out
your wildest costumes, many people
commonly cross-dress at any given
time in the year. Cross-dressing,
the act of dressing as the opposite
gender, tangles, and rearranges
societal principles of femininity and
masculinity. at is not to say that
the act of dressing as the opposite
sex is limited to homosexuals and
transgenders; there are many people
who identify as straight and engage
in this practice temporarily, but note
also, that many people in the queer
community cross-dress as well.
Historically, it has been used when
the opposite gender serves as a means
to an end. Females have used dressing
as men to gain access to military
rights. In the case of Joan of Arc, she
joined the French army against the
English during the Hundred Years
War, but some argue it cost her life.
Or take a more recent example, in
WWI, when Dorothy Lawrence,
an English war-reporter, disguised
herself as a male soldier to see the
front lines. During the Chinese
Cultural Revolution which lasted
from 1966-1976, a biologically male
Peking Opera Singer, Shi Pei Pu
dressed as a woman to get information
from Bernard Boursicot, a French
diplomat. is meeting evolved
into a marriage and relationship of
twenty years. With greater awareness
to gender equality, cross-dressing
today has become more of a personal
lifestyle choice rather than a way to
gain an otherwise unattainable role.
If youre thinking of going to
HALLOQUEEN this Friday, hosted
by Bennett House and Catalyst, or
are still unsure of a costume, dressing
as your opposite gender could just be
your thing. Ladies rst up. Dressing
successfully as a man may involve
stereotypes. How about the tweed
blazer with elbow pads? Gelling
your hair to one side, or going all-out
with a mullet (business in the front,
party in the back, remember) may
just glorify that retro man gure you
always pictured as your high school
teacher. You can also emphasize bushy
eyebrows, draw on mustaches, or
bring out some thick-rimmed, nerdy
glasses to complete this ensemble.
Last but not least gents.
e most typical cross-dressing is
glamourous and full of class. Reach
for the sky with the highest stilettos
you can nd and beehive hair (trick:
two cans of hairspray). Get a facial
and get ready to rock your sparkling
eyes. Fake eyelashes, clip on earrings,
and lots of bling will bring out your
spirit. Most importantly, your dress.
As the centre of attention, take care
with your choice (Sally Anne may
be your BFF here). Dont forget the
cleavage your female companions
may have some helpful hints. In the
nineties movie Now and en, the
characters discover that pudding
in balloons makes a realistic and
aordable comparison to the real
deal.
Dressing as the opposite gender
literally does mean walking a mile
in someone elses shoes. In a society
today dened by rigid gender roles,
this may not be a bad thing after all,
in moving towards a uidity between
genders.
Whats your education made of?
A look at alternative forms of education
Internet Source/ homeschool
Homeschooling. an increasingly popular educational option, may only be the tip of the teaching iceberg.
Students are involved
in individual projects
or studies, but they are
usually only able to
choose from lessons and
activities that are already
available, so students are
required to learn about
every school subject. e
childrens schedules are
not set in stone.
Education has been argued for as
long as any of us can remember. Every
parent wants their child(ren) to learn
the basics and have a direction in
life, and there are many theories on
the best method of education. is
is an exploration and comparison of
education models in Canada that
are alternative to the public school
system.
Montessori Schools Maria
Montessori, according to the
Montessori Society of Canada, was
the rst female doctor in Italy. She
lived from 1870-1952, and left her
medical career at the University of
Rome to study human development,
with an emphasis on observing
children and their learning patterns.
e International Montessori Index
describes the Montessori method as
a method of seeing children as they
really are and of creating environments
which foster the fulllment of their
highest potential - spiritual, emotional,
physical, and intellectual - as members
of a family, the world community and
the Cosmos. It emphasizes the use of
all ve senses. Students are involved in
individual projects or studies, but they
are usually only able to choose from
lessons and activities that are already
available, so students are required
to learn about every school subject.
Except for perhaps lunch time and
recess, the childrens schedules are not
set in stone. Montessori schools start
as early as preschool and sometimes
extend through high school. ere are
Montessori schools in almost every
province.
Waldorf ese schools were
developed by Rudolf Steiner in 1919.
ere is an emphasis on student
creativity, and, as the Association of
Waldorf Schools of North America
indicates, the teachers strive to
transform education into an art that
educates the whole child the heart
and the hands, as well as the head.
Teachers are there to create an inner
enthusiasm for learning within
every student, with an emphasis on
pictorial teaching. ere are set class
schedules, but the topics are geared
towards the childrens ages, and are
age-appropriate, according to Steiner,
who thought this was the method of
encouraging healthy growth. Preschool
and kindergarten students might
engage in storytelling, dance, games,
painting, cooking, and the basics of
foreign languages. In elementary and
middle school, students learn English
based on myths, legends, and literature;
chronological history, science, math,
physical education, and many forms
of art, including woodworking,
knitting, and sewing. High school-
aged children continue the subjects
from their middle school years with
an emphasis on university preparation.
Students create unique lesson books for
themselves and are surrounded by art
and bright colours. ere is also strong
emphasis on interest and concern
in other humans, the environment,
and animals; as well as the students
nding meaning in their lives. ere
are schools nationwide, but have yet
to open in the northern provinces and
territories.
Sudbury In 1968, the Sudbury
Valley School in Framingham,
Massachusetts (not far from Boston)
opened and has been going strong ever
since. Schools worldwide have opened
according to their model, including
three in Canada. e philosophy
encompasses individuality, self-drive,
curiosity, respect, and responsibility.
Sudbury schools believe children
are born with an innate and intense
drive to learn, as well as manage
and understand their environment.
People learn no matter what they are
doing, and much can be learned even
from playing games, reading books,
discussions, classes, etc. Students
conduct their days on a self-initiated
basis, creating classes when they are
interested in a subject, but are not
required to do so. e schools are also
run democratically through a weekly
meeting in which every student
and sta member has an equal vote.
Students can help decide where and
how money is spent and even vote
on sta members for the next year.
A judicial committee is also in place
to uphold the rules of the school,
and students and sta are brought in
front of the committee which serves
as a sort of jury that hears testimony
and charges a guilty party, as well as
creating a sentence to be carried out.
ese meetings naturally encourage
students to feel empowered by
standing up for what they believe. ey
also learn respect for others, knowing
there are consequences to every action.
By leaving students to manage their
time, they learn to be responsible,
as well as taking initiative to achieve
their goals. Sudbury schools could be
found in Alberta, Ontario, and Nova
Scotia, but all three have closed their
doors due to lack of funding and lack
of new enrollment. e supporters of
these schools are currently working on
opening new schools in Canada.
Democratic schools is is a
complex form of schooling. Sudbury
schools, as outlined above, can be
included in this group, and many
other democratic schools that do not
follow the specic Sudbury method
may allow students to initiate their
learning and control their classes to
a certain extent. Many democratic
schools, however, still have structured
lessons and predetermined schedules
in place. Both students and sta work
together to run democratic schools,
through meetings in which students
and sta have equal votes, but this
may not always extend to areas such
as discipline or upholding rules. is
may cause a false sense in students that
they have a say in how their school
operates, when in actuality, they only
inuence a small part of it. Alternative
High School in Calgary mentions an
emphasis on democratic meetings,
with academic mastery and learning
beyond the classroom, indicating
classes take a more traditional form
than in Sudbury schools, for example.
e democratic meetings involve only
parents, however, and the minutes
from their democratic meetings also
indicate that students have no control
over the inner workings of the school.
Exams are also required, whereas
in Sudbury schools, classes may or
may not include exams. e Toronto
District School Board includes semi-
democratic schools, such as West End:
Alternative Secondary School (grades
ten to twelve) and the S.E.E.D. (Shared
Experience Exploration Discovery)
Alternative School (grades eleven
and twelve). S.E.E.D. allows students
to be involved in a school council on
some levels of decision making and
course content. At West End, students
are involved in decision-making
and can participate in weekly school
meetings to express their concerns
and participate in the operation of
the program, according to the schools
prole on the Toronto District School
Boards website.
Homeschooling, a.k.a. home
education or home learning - the
name is fairly self explanatory. When
students are homeschooled, they are
taught by their parents or tutors out
of their homes. Religion is a strong
inuence for parents to homeschool
their children, but another reason is
parents fear of their children facing
bullying, drugs, sexual harassment,
and peer pressure in schools with
other children. Some parents are
interested in having control over
what their children learn, or the
exibility in curriculum. ere are
many homeschooling support groups
in existence, and many students may
learn at home, but are involved in local
sports teams, art classes, music lessons,
etc., where they meet and interact with
other children in their age groups, so
they are not completely cut o from
society as many might assume. In
most provinces, students are required
to complete the same courses they
would in a public or private school,
and must take a provincial exam
when they are ready to graduate in
order to receive an ocial statement
that they have completed all grade
levels. In some provinces, such as New
Brunswick, they are required to enroll
in a high school when they begin
grade nine and nish their secondary
schooling there. Homeschoolers are
found in all provinces in Canada. In
New Brunswick, students may only be
homeschooled in the event of sickness
or other unavoidable cause or in
circumstances considered exceptional
by the New Brunswick Minister of
Education.
14 THE ARGOSY FEATURES OCTOBER 29, 2009
After being on the Strasbourg
exchange last year, I had my fair share
of adventures, homesickness, and
culture shock. e following are my
personal experiences and thoughts
recorded during my exchange in
France last year. Welcome to the
mind and musings of an exchange
student.
ursday, August 28, 2008:
I cant sleep. Sometimes I feel like
ve days from now Im going to just
walk o the face of the earth. Yet
Im so excited to be this whole new
person and take pictures and soak it
all in that it makes up for the scary
whole-new-country-where-people-
dont-really-speak-English-and-
the-beaurocrats-are-renowned-
for-being-exceedingly-unhelpful...
Maybe I go on about it too much,
but really, moving from the bubble
or the Ville of Sack to this huge city
where I wont know a soul until like
seven days later when the rest of the
Mount Allison students on exchange
start to arrive? (Im really not THAT
scared, its just that its 1:15 am here
and Im tired and whats the point of
writing this down if all I say is how
un-scared I am to pick up and go? It
would be so brave and boring)
You know what the worst part is?
I realized last week that I have never
really been anywhere where I was
completely unable to communicate
or be understood. Sure, I was in
Mexico for like a week, but that
was at a resort and really... Spanish
is practically French anyway. But
Im going to Germany on the sixth
after landing in France!!! e couple
Im staying with told me to wait at
the station at the booth that says
Deutsche Bahn - Auskunft so that
they can nd me. For all I know that
could say Donuts!!! Welcome to
Hannover!!!, or Here stands stupid
foreigner, or maybe Douche Ban in
eect - No douchebags allowed. Im
so fricked.
Monday, September 1, 2008
You know how when youre
walking down a hall and someone
you know says, Hey! How are you?,
and then keeps walking without
waiting for the response, because
they know youre just going to
say something like, Not too bad,
how are you?.....? Ive noticed that
when youre preparing for a big trip
that seems to happen a lot. Except
instead of hi-how-are-you its, So,
are you nervous?, and then before I
can even really give my full answer
(which is obviously, Yeah, Im
practically pooping my pants....)
theyre already out with - Oh, youre
going to have sooo much fun, youll
be ne, and then really, what can I
say to that? It just kind of kills the
conversation.
I appreciate the interest, and the
concern, of course! Its just kind
of redundant, you know? Because
obviously I know Ill be ne (because
if I thought I was going to have
a nervous breakdown overseas I
wouldnt go right?) and of course Ill
have fun, because.... well, shit Im
going to France.
Dinnah time! Later gators.
Sarah Visintini
Argosy Contributor
Former President of the United States
of America, George W. Bush arrived
at the Shaw Conference Centre,
downtown Edmonton on Tuesday,
October 23.
More than 200 protesters stood
outside the conference centre
throwing shoes and sticks. He was
met by protesters chanting Bush,
go home and holding dozens of
placards carrying messages such as
war criminal go home, defend the
rights of all, and Afghanistan and
Iraq illegal wars.
ere were also those of the 9/11
controversy guild proclaiming 9/11
Truth, End 9/11 Wars, Fuck Bush,
Bush lied, 1000s died, and Arrest
criminal Bush. Even burning egies
were seen.
e former president was there to
speak at a conference sponsored by
Bedford Biofuels, an Alberta company
that turns plant material into fuel.
President Bush came to promote
his autobiography coming up date
not yet announced and to answer
questions from journalists, who have
seen little of him following his leaving
from the White House.
While protesters of the Edmonton
Coalition against war, racism, and a
free Palestine were demanding that
Bush should be arrested and charged
for war crimes and crimes against
humanity, the president spoke of his
own feelings towards the decisions he
made in oce.
I am condent that I made decisions
based on principle, that I made calls
as best I could, and I did not sell my
soul, Bush told an audience of about
1,000 men and women at the $400-a-
seat steak luncheon.
He was asked questions, like if he
could ever reconsider his decisions.
He brought up his failure to complete
immigration and social security reform
and his handling of the Hurricane
Katrina crisis in 2005.
I spend a lot of time thinking about
Katrina, and whether I could have sent
in the federal troops right away, even
though it was against the law, he said.
Activists, who were in attendance
and inside the conference centre to
watch Bush speak, were widely covered
by the press following the talk. eir
replies remained to address the Bush
legacy more than the speech itself.
Joan Hadrill of the Raging
Grannies said she was on the street
because Bush was an alleged war
criminal for his invasion of Iraq and
Justina Awe
Argosy Contributor
torturing prisoners of war.
Immigration lawyer William Sloan
blamed Bush for cynically causing
a war that is responsible for so many
deaths and so much destruction...
He set back international law into
the 1700s, violating every convention
possible and seeming to revel in it, he
continued.
ere were of course those on the
opposite side of the spectrum who
respected Bushs presidency.
Bill Andrew, Penn West Energy
Trust said, I think the crowd was
positive. I think you respect the man,
and respect that he was President for
years.
Lee Richardson, Calgary MP
commented, is is a principle guy,
I think he in many ways respects like
Reagan, but he wasnt simply able to
communicate like Reagan - but today
he did and was quite remarkable to
me how he express the grasp for the
issues, he was asked questions candid
and straightforward, and he gave
candid and straightforward answers in
a relaxed way.
Tickets to the talk ranged from
$105 to $168, and had sold out quickly.
e Washington Speakers Bureau,
Bushs agent on the speaking circuit, is
reported to have charged $150,000 for
his appearance.
We dont want terrorists in Canada
Ingredients:
- 1 Large english cucumber, cut into
inch thick medallions
- 1 container of spreadable dill avored
cream cheese
- 2 thin llets of smoked salmon
- 1 small bunch of fresh parsley (enough
to place a small leaf of approximately
15 cucumbers)
-fresh ground pepper, to taste
It will only take you a few minutes
to make this fun, fresh party pleaser.
To begin, place a grape sized dollop
of cream cheese on each cucumber
slice and atten it with your nger.
Place a small piece or slice of smoked
salmon on each of these.
e amount of salmon can vary
depending on your taste.
To nish, place one leaf of parsley
on the canapes. Stick the stem into the
cream cheese to secure it.
Dust the top of the cucumbers with
pepper from a mill and drizzle with a
few drops of lemon juice.
Serve these as a precursor to a meal
or bring them to your next potluck or
dinner party.
Serves: 6
Ingredients:
-1 can of cedar smoked oysters
-1 bartlett pear, rm, sliced into thin
wedges
-1 box of long rectangular multigrain
crackers (at least 15)
-1 block of soft or cream havarti, cut
into 1/4 inch bite sized slices
Place the havarti then the pear on
the crackers.
To nish place half an oyster on top
of each of the pears.
e sweet fresh avor of the crisp
pear mixed with the buttery richness
of the cheese and the smokey oyster
makes for a perfect addition to a glass
of pinot noir!
Serves: 6
Cooking with Jess, twice!
Smoked Salmon Cucumber Bites
Smoked Oyster and Pear Amuse Gueule
Jessica Emin
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Behind the scenes of the Blues Society
A look at the beginnings of the Tantramarsh Blues Society and the new blues jam - and its future
Geoffrey Campbell
Argosy Staff
Among the many indie and folk-rock
institutions in Sackville, there exists
the Tantramarsh Blues Society. e
society, led by Mount Allisons own Dr.
Roopen Majithia, is in its ninth year.
On Sunday the Tantramarsh Blues
Society held its rst ever jam session
at Georges Fabulous Roadhouse. e
evening event was a collaborative eort
between up-and-coming musicians
and the practiced house band the
Streamliners (who previously opened
for Garrrett Mason in September).
e Streamliners played soulful blues
to an appreciative and intimate crowd,
also delving into rhythmic drumming
reminiscent of an American Indian
powwow and featuring an assortment
of up-and-coming blues players.
Before the performances, I had a
chance to talk to the versatile Majithia
about the group he leads. In 2001,
Majithia - having lived in Chicago,
the epicenter of an entire style of
blues - decided there was something
missing in Sackvilles live music scene.
rough a joint venture between
CHMA and the management of
Georges Roadhouse and Duckys Pub,
the Tantramarsh Blues Society was
born. In its rst year alone the society
was able to bring top-quality blues
performers including Ray Bonneville
and Guy Davis to Sackville. Over the
years the lineup has been a whos who
of nationally recognized blues greats
including Hot Toddy and Garret
Mason. is tradition shows no sign of
stopping, as this year the society will
be welcoming the Grammy-winning
artist Joe Louis Walker to Sackville.
Majithia notes that the society
was eective in part because of
its connections throughout the
community, including: Sackville native
Peter Manchester who designs event
posters; Georges manager Darren
Wheaton who provides a venue,
sound equipment and refreshments
for events; and CHMA and e Argosy
for event promotion. It is truly a
community eort.
On the question of how a blues band
can be successful in a traditionally
folk-rock-centric area, Majithia spoke
rst of the universality of blues music.
It brings together such a broad range
of people that even a town as small as
Sackville has a large enough audience
to ll Georges to capacity during major
events. He noted that blues events can
be very egalitarian in nature. In fact,
even at some of the smaller gatherings
the performers and audience included
students, teachers and locals. He
mentioned that there are a number of
major, world-renowned musicians (in
addition to regional giants) that are
aordable, allowing the Blues Society
to keep prices low and make it feasible
for students and others to enjoy the
shows. Majithia also spoke about
how Sackville has such a charm that
performers often want to return to play
Georey Campbell
at the pub out by the train station.
Majithia admits that the initial
driving force behind the group was his
own appreciation of the blues. However,
that has been transformed through the
groups continued success and a desire
to keep artists on the road, spreading
their music and keeping blues alive in
regions far removed from its source.
The Tantramarsh Blues Societys Blues Jam, a blend of up-and-coming and experienced blues musicians.
With the ten year anniversary of the
Tantramarsh Blues Societys founding
quickly approaching, theres going
to be some ratcheting up of events.
Yet Majithia says that, as always,
hes committed to keeping prices as
accessible as possible to allow students
access to the root of power and soul
that music is missing these days.
Wednesday night Pub pop delights the crowd
Doug Hoyer, Michael Rault and the Gorgeous Corey Isenor entertain at the Pub.
Neil Bonner
Argosy Staff
What a dierence a week makes.
Whereas last weeks Pub show
fell in the middle of a busy week,
dramatically reducing the number of
attendants, this show was denitely
dierent. Now that the academic hell
week had passed, the Pub was bustling.
Lucky for them, SAC Entertainment
put on one of the strongest shows of
the year so far. Sackvilles own Corey
Isenor opened for Michael Rault and
Doug Hoyer for a night of refreshing
pop music.
e Gorgeous Corey Isenor - not
his ocial moniker, but thats what
the poster said and its pretty catchy,
so well stick with it - opened, with a
set he promised would contain all new
material. Indeed, Isenor (alongside
drummer Luke Patterson and bassist
Matt Watson) played a set of upbeat
alternative rock dierent than
anything hes played on his records to
date. It wasnt entirely new, however
- he included a revamped version of
Oh No from Young Squire, that was
reminiscent of the Weakerthans. It
was classic Isenor in a Gorgeous new
package.
A performer that uses a tambourine
onstage isnt an unusual thing. en
again, most performers dont use
the tambourine the way Michael
Rault does. He took the stage with a
tambourine attached to his left foot,
and stomped furiously along with his
acoustic guitar. Raults style felt deeply
informed by blues music, though its
execution was reminiscent of acoustic
punk bands such as the Violent
Femmes and 1960s garage rock. An
incredibly fun performer, Rault kept
the mood upbeat.
Doug Hoyer had some of the bigger
challenges of the night to overcome;
his drummer was sick and absent,
and a group of obnoxiously loud
pool players caroused in the corner,
oblivious to the fact that there was a
concert happening. Yet Hoyer handled
it all eortlessly; backed by Michael
Rault on bass, Hoyer plays a funny,
conversational style of pop music
reminiscent of Jonathan Richman or
Calvin Johnson. Lyrically, he revisited
those perennial obsessions of youth -
rst crushes, hanging out at abandoned
hospitals, and the like. e tunes were
catchy, played on acoustic guitar and
ukulele; but it was equally fun just
to listen to Hoyer tell stories. One
monologue involving a ghostly police
ocer was incredibly fun. Hoyers
personality was as infectious and fun
as his music.
Doug Hoyer with ukelele: clearly, not a difcult person to reach.
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And those pool players? Hoyer
brought them onstage to accompany
him with maracas for the last song.
It was a classy and funny gesture, one
that was indicative of the concert in
general.

Internet Photo/Flickr
Doug Hoyer, who performed at the Mount Allison Pub on October 21.
In 2001, Majithia -
having lived in Chicago,
the epicenter of an entire
style of blues - decided
there was something
missing in Sackvilles live
music scene.
16 OCTOBER 29, 2009 THE ARGOSY ENTERTAINMENT
Japandroids
Jessica Emin
ere were a few snags with Japandroids set: the concert was running a bit behind schedule which, coupled with their long
set-up time, forced the band to stop playing after some thirty-ve minutes to avoid breaking noise regulations. But if youre
looking for quality over quantity, then Japandroids did not disappoint.
Opening with a medley of Press Corps, the closing track from their rst EP All Lies and e Boys Are Leaving
Town from their rst LP Post-Nothing, Japandroids sounded massive and the fans reacted accordingly. e energy stayed
feverish as the band plowed through Post-Nothing hits and a preview of forthcoming new album. Guitarist Brian King
and drummer David Prowse operate somewhere between lter arena rock spectacle through do-it-yourself punk ethos: for
example, the large industrial fan they brought on stage served both to keep the band cool and blow Kings hair around like
he was in an eighties metal video.
e sheer bare-bones force of the music bloomed in a live setting if you havent heard Young Hearts Spark Fire while
being tossed around a mosh pit, you really havent heard it. Japandroids are the band you always wanted to be when you
practiced the guitar in your basement in high school.
- Neil Bonner
Japandroids perform at the Paragon Theatre on October 24.
Flanked by four glowing letter Xs, and draped in bright blue fabric, YSP! WSD! vocalist Becky Ninkovic was a rock star
in the classic sense. Cooing, jumping, crowd surng, and whooping, Ninkovic was the charismatic face of the Abbotsford
BC bands seductive blend of new wave and post-punk. Her vocals are at once assertive and tender, the perfect t for songs
from the bands new, heart-focused album XXXX.
e rest of the band was no slouch either: Krista Lowens keyboards gave songs a dreamy and ominous edge, well
complimented by Derek Adams slicing guitar lines; while Stephen OSheas basslines and Devon Cliords drums lled
out the low end. Set highlights included the swooning, Twin Peaks-referencing Laura Palmers Prom and the anguished
Lonelys Lunch, while their self-titled song from a 2006 absolutely brought the house down. For the duration of their
set, the crowd treated You Say Party! We Say Die! like they were the biggest band on the planet.
- Neil Bonner
You Say Party! We Say Die!
Jessica Emin
From left to right: Derek Adam, Becky Ninkovic and Krista Loewen of You Say Party! We Say Die!
The Argosy visits the 17th
Halifax Pop Explosion, and...
HALIFAX
GOES
Ive been waiting for years to see Herman Dune, since they collaborated with Julie Doiron on her 2004 album Goodnight
Nobody. ey certainly did not disappoint--David Herman Dne began the show on his own for the rst few songs
(opening with a tune that referenced Tarantino) before Nman Herman Dne joined him on the drums. As much as I
like Herman Dune on record, live they were even better. e highlight of the show for me was I Wish at I Could See
You Soon, which was extended from the album version. If you ever have a chance to see these guys, take it. You will be
blown away. is could very well have been my favourite show of the entire festival.
- Chris Weaver
Herman Dune
Charlottetown band Smothered in Hugs, performing at the Halifax Pop Explosion on October 23.
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Jessica Emin
Japanther and Devil Eyes
Bloody ngertips; pools of sweat; strings and busted bits of guitar scattered around the stage: this was the Seahorse on
Friday night. e show featured Montreal punk trio Devil Eyes and probably the most positive band in music, Japanther
of Brooklyn, NY. In one of the most high energy shows of the festival, the noise was brought.
Devil Eyes blew my mind with the spazzy, chaotic, and downright hardcore dueling of noise and swapped male/
female voices. Strings were broken over the course of the last song, and it closed in true punk rock fashion with a guitar
and a bass being smashed to bits--I was left wondering what they would do for the Pavillion show the next day.
e duo that is Japanther followed in the same vein. Singing into mics made from telephones, thrashing around the
stage, and with a steady, unnatural stream of sweat coming from the drummer and collecting on the stage and the skins,
they nonetheless reminded the crowd with a series of catchphrases, to be yourself .
-Chris Weaver
A sweaty, post-performance Japanther poses for our camera at the Seahorse Tavern, on October 23.
Neil Bonner
Think About Life and Cadence Weapon
ink About Life may have increased their production budget since the grimy, lo- party beats of their rst record, but
in a live setting they still have the live-wire intensity of an illicit basement party. Vocalist Martin Cesar was one of the
festivals most dynamic performers, leading the band (and crowd) in spastic, infectious dance moves like a nerdy James
Brown in a bright yellow hoodie. ere wasnt a frown in sight while the band was onstage.
Cadence Weapon joined ink About Life for their set-ending song Sweet Sixteen and he refused to let the energy
ag during his set. Opening his set with a furious poem from his tenure as Edmontons poet laureate, he dove into a
set of songs from Breaking Kayfabe and Afterparty Babies, and as expected it was a riot. But Cadence Weapon showed
explored more experimental avenues, covering artists such as Wavves, TV on the Radio and Bad Religions 21st Century
Digital Boy (which will appear on his next record). His DJ was also one of the most animated Id ever seen, interplaying
eortlessly with his MC. And aspiring bands, take note: after the hourlong set, both still had enough energy left to DJ
an afterparty down the street.
-Neil Bonner
Cadence Weapon invites a few friends onstage for a nal song at the Paragon Theatre on October 22.
The Argosy visits the 17th
Halifax Pop Explosion, and...
HALIFAX
GOES
On Wednesday night at the Seahorse Tavern, the Argosy had its rst taste of this years Pop Explosion. York Redoubt, of
Halifax by way of Truro, played an ace set, even if it was a little short. Halifax math rock at its nest, reminiscent of the
late great North of America, these kids know what theyre doing. ey opened with a track called I Said Slightly which
you ought to track down--it will blow you away.
e Got to Get Got, led by North of Americas Mark Mullane, followed on the bill. Ive seen the band a few times
before, and though this was a great set, it was not one of their best. Im not sure if this was due to the setlist, or Brad
Laheads cranked guitar amp overpowering the rest of the band--but after a few songs, all this was barely noticeable, and
the band (and multi-instrumentalist Eleanor King) was as adorable as usual.
- Chris Weaver
York Redoubt and The Got to Get Got
Jessica Emin
Charlottetown band Smothered in Hugs, performing at the Halifax Pop Explosion on October 23.
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Zombie walks capture the brains of the masses
is city needs something, and it might just be zombies, says Windsor, Ontario event organizer
Food is something which every human
in every age has in common, and it is
arguable that the things we eat and
our attitudes towards food speak
volumes about where we come from.
In modern western countries food has,
in many instances, become a cheap,
abundant and immediate commodity;
because of this convenience, weve
grown progressively distant from how
it arrives on our plates. Food Inc., a lm
directed over a period of six years by
Robert Kenner, explores the aws in
the system of mass produced food and
how exactly it became the norm.
Whenever the subject of food
politics is being discussed the rst
thing that normally comes to mind is
vegetarianism. If you are quite happily
an omnivore and dont want to listen to
someone telling you what you should
and shouldnt eat youve probably made
up your mind right o the bat that this
lm isnt for you. On the contrary, Food
Inc. isnt preachy, militant or over-the-
top. You wont be encouraged to forego
meat, pack up your belongings, move
to a farm and refuse to eat anything
but raw vegetables. One of the rst
scenes features Michael Pollen, author
of e Omnivores Dilemma, a book
which served as a partial basis for the
lm, eating a hamburger. Truth be told
though, after watching it you might
think twice about eating McDonalds
or boneless supermarket meat of
unknown origins. e point of the
movie is to get people to take a closer
look at how exactly it is our food is so
cheap and in such great abundance. We
spend less money today on food than
at any point in history. e question
Food Inc. asks is: what are the hidden
costs?
As it turns out there are plenty and
some of them are pretty scary. Because
food is so central to our lives, the scale
on which it is produced is enormous
and any aws in the existing system
are magnied. e consequences build
on top of each other, beginning with
a lack of humanity for workers, crops
and animals and ending with a lack of
respect for the consumer.
One of the most interesting things
brought up in the lm in my opinion
is the overabundance of corn in almost
everything we eat. In modern super
markets there is an appearance of
incredible variety but the majority of
our products are made with similar
ingredients. If you take a look at the
back of your standard packaged food
product, chances are there will be a
lot of ingredients you cant pronounce.
Most of these are made from corn.
It should be said that though the
issues brought up in Food Inc. are
unsettling, it is at its core a positive
movie. ere is an attitude in the lm
that there are problems with the system
but they arent permanent or beyond
repair and there are a lot of people,
even big companies who are doing
things the right way. As consumers
the options are growing and we arent
doomed to eat avored variations of
corn for the rest of our lives.
Now, I cant even begin to explain
the ins and outs of the issues Food Inc
brings up. Rest assured, the lm itself
does an excellent job so if youre at all
interested in where most food on the
market comes from and what kinds
of eects it has on our bodies and our
world, Food Inc. is denitely worth
watching.
Playing next week at the Sackville
Film Society: e Beaches of Agnes, an
experimental documentary by lm maker
Agnes Varda and winner of Frances
national lm award, the Cesar Award.
Josh Kolm
The Lance (University of Windsor)
What goes into your food?
Becky Martin
Argosy Contributor
Food Inc. a harrowing documentary about the food business
WINDSOR, Ont. (CUP) After
being submitted to years of coverage in
aint-that-weird trend stories, Zombie
Walks have become a mainstream
event. Not just the goth kids from
your high school, horror lm fans turn
up by the hundreds and have made the
walks a common and expected annual
phenomenon.
Since organizing a walk three
years ago to celebrate his love of all
things zombie, Jake Witalec has
been running them in Windsor, Ont.
annually, acting as main organizer,
although he admits there isnt much
work involved.
I am just the man who shoots
the are. Organizing an event like
this requires very little. All the
work revolves around preparing the
costumes, rallying the troops, and
making sure that every one is in good
spirits and has a good time.
In case you arent aware of the
workings of a Zombie Walk, the
general rules are pretty straightforward.
More outgoing than the photogenic
vampire-loving crowd, participants
meet at a starting point in various
levels of makeup and costumes. en
the horde stumbles in unison from
place to place, groaning, requesting
human esh to feed on and generally
making a spectacle of themselves.
Many people get incredibly
passionate about the Walk, Witalec
notes. Despite the simple rules, people
have been known to show up with a
specic zombie species in mind and
hold to it fairly strictly.
Many use the chance to dress
up as their favourite pop culture
zombies. We have all kinds of zombies
show up. Some really creative people
participate.
e authors of the aforementioned
trend pieces have been known to
stretch the idea of the Zombie
Walks to represent a social protest, as
lmmakers like George A. Romero
have been known to do.
We are just a bunch of fantastic
and strange people having a good
time; there is no deeper meaning,
Witalec responds, although the love
of horror and zombies may be a social
response. e city needs something,
and it might just be zombies.
But expecting a turnout of 150 is
always a chance to do good.
Its an excuse to be silly, but this
year we are collecting donations for
charity, which I think gives our [event]
even a more positive purpose.
One of the earliest zombie walks
was held in Toronto in 2003, drawing
six participants at the behest of local
horror fans. Five years later, a charity
walk in Grand Rapids, MI drew more
than 3,300. Now, many urban centres
around the world have zombie walks,
ranging from a dozen Czech students
limping through Prague to thousands
of zombies being refused entrance to
Chicagos Navy Pier.
Zombie Walks, ash mobs and
similar spectacle-based events are
expected realities, but those involved
dont think theyve become pedestrian
just yet.
Even if people expect it or plan for
it, it seems to make an impression,
Witalec says. A large costumed crowd
can be quite a sight. As zombie walks
become more popular things keep
changing, and it seems people seem to
be moving forward with these social
experiments.
But why would these groups
with roots as small underground
organizations representing an
alternative culture be willing to compel
more and more people to join their
ranks?
Oh right. Zombies. ats what they
do.
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Internet Photo/Seattle Intenational Film Festival
A group of devoted zombie fans get their undead on for a zombie walk, an increasingly popular trend.
An eerie tableau from Robert Kenners documentary Food Inc.
A friendly reminder to
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e question Food Inc.
asks is: what are the
hidden costs?
PROGRAMMER HIGHLIGHT
MUSICAL MISCHIEF AND MAURADING ON HALLOWEEN
Along with trick-or-treating and the general mischief and
maurading of Halloween there are some amazing musical
opportunities that take advantage of on this holiday. Music
venues are busy advertising their Halloween festivities from
local bands playing under freshly picked ghoulish names to
headliners playing themed costume parties. Sackville of
course is no different. From the annual showing of the
classic musical Rocky Horror Picture show at the Vogue
(this Friday at 10) to the Fine Arts Halloween Party on
Saturday, Sackville is nearly ready for another musical
Halloween.
But what would halloween be without amazing costumes?
Just like the rest of us bands can usually be found dressed to
impress on All Hallows' Eve. For some bands costumes are
a staple of every performance, but for other bands who
don't usual suit-up in uniform, Halloween can be a fun way
for bands to mix things up in a performance. The ever
fashionable Rebekah Higgs is playing a show as her
alter-ego Ruby Jean this coming Halloween at the Coconut
Grove in Halifax. When asked about her Halloween
costume plans she reports that she is considering dressing
up as Lady Gaga. Either that or a ghost with a white sheet
and two eye holes, says Rebekah. Her troupe of Thought-
ful Bees are dressing up as well, but not to match. Who
knows. jvo [guitarist Jason Votour] does his own thing so he
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THE GREATEST SHOW UNEARTHED
SUMERIAN RECORDS
In the middle of the black stormy Halloween night of 2007
rose a horror far greater than our world could have
imagined. The release of The Greatest Show Unearthed by
CREATURE FEATURE unleashed a musical maelstrom that
crawled its way unto the shelves of music stores across
America and ripped out the hearts of fans of the phantas-
mal. This two-piece lump together a whimsical whirlpool of
vocals, guitar, sampling and synthesizers that will chill and
thrill even the darkest of souls. The sounds of these scoun-
drels' serenades show their affections towards the Gothic
literature that has been siphoned into their disturbed minds
and especially their love for the horror film genre, which
they add to with their own film company named the Last
Man On Earth Productions. They have even sampled in
audio clips from fiendly films, such as the 1962 classic "The
Brain That Wouldn't Die".
From tales of premature burials, to zombie infestations, to
confessions of murder, Curtis RX and Erik X have experi-
enced it all and will readily narrate it to any boils and
ghouls who will lend them an ear; literally or not. The album
opens with its title track and from there on in your mind will
be the corpse-like captive of a morbid carnival of the
grotesque and unimaginable. The Greatest Show Unearthed
will give you advice on how to avoid body snatching aliens
on the track "Look To The Skies", a great recipe for a
Halloween feast on "How To Serve Man", and instructions
on just what do to to that nosy neighbor you've never liked
on the track "Six Foot Deep". Whatever your supernatural
sufferings, Creature Feature has the answer. These
musicians have shuffled of their mortal coil with glee and
have transcended to a new musical style that encompasses
their love for strife. Their playful and dark lyrics are belted
out by Curtis RX and a whole choir of vocal caricatures,
comparable to the cast of a Tim Burton musical. Their heavy
guitar riffs are perfectly balanced with feathery pop-synth
that will remind you of the background music of the Adams
Family show. In fact, these boils have given away various
artifacts to their devilish devotees over the last two year,
including all three seasons of The Adams Family, to prove
their worth to their spiritual supporters. Creature Feature
know what they love and attract admires of the same type
through their music, lyrics, aesthetics and interactions with
their fans. If you are advocate of the abnormal, an infatuate
of the unexplainable or a member of the malformed, then
Creature Feature is for you. Join the division of deviants that
make up the cult of Creature Feature by opening up your
brain to their sonorous sounds. But beware, once you have
been introduced to The Greatest Show Unearthed, you may
never be the same, or sane, again.
- Maria Brine
www.myspace.com/creaturefeaturemusic
Recommended tracks: 1, 2, 3, 4
Here it now on CHMA 106.9 FM
A WEEKLY RECORD REVIEW
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THE CHMA CHARTS WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 27, 2009
THE CHARTS
RANK ARTIST TITLE (LABEL)
01 DOUG HOYER* Busy, Busy, Busy (Self-Released)
02 ATTACK IN BLACK* Years (By One Thousand Fingertips) (Dine Alone)
03 SNAILHOUSE* Lies On The Prize (Unfamiliar)
04 JULIE DOIRON* I Can Wonder What You Did With Your Day (Endearing)
05 DAN MANGAN* Nice, Nice, Very Nice (File Under: Music)
06 OHBIJOU* Beacons (Last Gang)
07 BRUCE PENINSULA* A Mountain Is A Mouth (Bruce Trail)
08 SHARE* Slumping In Your Murals (Forward Music Group)
09 OLENKA AND THE AUTUMN LOVERS* Papillonette (Self-Released)
10 THE GOT TO GET GOT* Sahalee (Noyes)
11 JAPANDROIDS* Post-Nothing (Unfamiliar)
12 YOU SAY PARTY! WE SAY DIE!* XXXX (Paper Bag)
13 ZEUS* Sounds Like Zeus (Arts & Crafts)
14 WE ARE WOLVES* Invisible Violence (Dare To Care)
15 JULIE FADER* Outside In (Hand-Drawn Dracula)
16 THE SWELL SEASON Strict Joy (Anti-)
17 DO MAKE SAY THINK* Other Truths (Constellation)
18 YORK REDOUBT* York Redoubt (Noyes)
19 TAKEN BY TREES East of Eden (Rough Trade)
20 DANIEL, FRED & JULIE* Daniel, Fred & Julie (You've Changed)
21 CUFF THE DUKE* Way Down Here (Universal)
22 TIMBER TIMBRE* Timber Timbre (Arts & Crafts)
23 JENOCIDE* Bikerides, Barrettes, Bruises ep (Self-Released)
24 BAND OF SKULLS Baby Darling Doll Face Honey (Shangri-La)
25 THE VANISHERS* The Biggest Hand (Self-Released)
26 THE FIRST AID KIT* Still Standing (Self-Released)
27 COUSINS* Out On Town (Youth Club)
28 ROCK PLAZA CENTRAL* At The Moment of Our Most Needing (Paper Bag)
29 AMELIA CURRAN* Hunter, Hunter (Six Shooter)
30 D-SISIVE* Let The Children Die (Urbnet)
31 KILL THE LIGHTS* Fog Area (Independent)
DOUG HOYER
VANESSA BLACKIER
will probably be a dominatrix or something. that boy loves
leather. I will have to ask him. There are plenty of pictures
floating around the internet of other Canadian bands
dressed incognito for this holiday. Last year Hey Rosetta!
dressed up together as senoir citizens on October 31st
and pictures on the Sam Roberts' website show the lead
singer disguised under a gorilla mask and drummer Josh
Trager suited up as one of the Ghost busters for a live
show in Peterborough.
Sackville gets a similar treatment on Halloween. Last year
members of Ghetto Pony dressed up as cave men,
vampires, and robots, and New Royalty as the Fathers of
Confederation all while delighting and entertaining the
drunken masses at the Fine Arts Halloween Party at
George's Fabulous Roadhouse. Octoberman, The Danks,
and Immaculate Machine will be raising hell at George's
Roadhouse this Saturday evening. A great time is the least
you can expect from this evening as George's will be
pacted with concert goers in elaborate costumes ready to
unwind after a hard week of midterms and papers.
The show is 19+, cost is $8 and the music starts at 10pm.
As per usual there are sure to be prizes handed out to the
best costumes.
FIR TREES WITH HOST HEIDI G
WEDNESDAYS 9 - 11 AM
Fir Trees is a show with albums to share. Heidi G is the
host and she has been volunteering at the station since
1999. A Townie and no longer a student Heidi G loves to
bring her unique view of the Tantramar area to the
airwaves. For the past decade, almost every year, Heidi
G has picked a new time slot & theme. Past shows include
Atlantic Time, Patches of Light & Bells on her Toes...
Fir Trees is two hours of music & chatting with her second
son Ferguson. Sometimes an old classic is thrown in to the
mix but the majority of the time you can count on listening
to two new rock albums all the way through. Everyone is
welcome to tune in and enjoy a friendly visit with this
Mother & Son duo.
IMMACULATE MACHINE
FINE ARTS
HALLOWEEN PARTY
IMMACULATE MACHINE
THE DANKS
OCTOBERMAN
SATURDAY OCTOBER 31
GEORGES ROADHOUSE
19+
DEEP DARK WOODS
+ RUTH MINNIKIN
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 14
GEORGES ROADHOUSE
19+
HUMOUR
- Erik Fraser
Erik Fraser
Age 6 e one-eyed donkey
e year my mom made me a donkey
costume happened to coincide with the
year I had to wear an eye patch to help
treat my lazy eye. She felt it was only
necessary to cut one hole.
Age 11 e Incredible Hulk
My ripped t-shirt and shorts and green
painted skin won me third place in the
costume contest. When I got home
to clean o the paint I realized that
it had dyed my skin green. I was the
incredible hulk for the next two days.
Age 12- e Dentist
I had the entire dental scrubs complete
with toothbrush and mask. e only
thing scary about me that year was
my prepubescent skin blemishes and
cracking voice.
Age 13 Conjoined Twins
After squeezing into a large pair of
pants and shirt with my childhood best
friend Jennifer, we waddled to our sixth
house in the hour only to have the old
man at the house say oh, that is the
cutest two headed girl Ive ever seen.
is was the last house I ever trick or
treated at.
Age 15 A Strawberry
I dressed up for a Halloween party as
a strawberry because I heard the girl I
had a crush on was going as a blueberry.
Top Ten Unique-And-
Cheap Halloween
Costumes
Lindsay Laltoo
10. Cover yourself in double-sided
tape and walk into girls. If anyone asks,
youre a Babe Magnet.
9. Put on a fur coat and pour a can of
chunky tomato sauce over your head.
Presto! Instant Road Kill costume!
8. Walk around with a baseball bat and
smack anyone who comes near you in
the face with it. Yep, youre a Hangover.
7. Slather yourself in lotion and
swaddle yourself in Saran Wrap for the
Used Condom look.
6. Have a cross in one hand, and your
favourite kiddie porn rag in the other
to play the Priest.
5. Dress all in pink and stick a piece of
cardboard to your head. en you can
go as that Gum Under e Table you
always brush you knee against.
4. Wrap yourself in a quilt, drench
yourself in the shower and spend
the night complaining to people and
pointing out they should be studying to
be a most awful Wet Blanket.
3. Stick a pillow under your shirt, strike
up conversations and then trail o into
silence to be a Pregnant Pause.
2. Put in your earplugs and throw a
white sheet over your head without any
eyeholes cut out to complete the Ghost
of Helen Keller costume.
1. Dont show up to the party, and be an
Absentee Dad.
My Halloween Costume Curse:
a look back on Some of my failed fashions
Turns out she decided to go as a pirate
wench instead and I was stuck in my
long underwear and red hat for four
hours.
Age 17 Charlie Chaplin
My biggest mistake wasnt the fact that
I ran out of chips early on in the night,
but that I confused Charlie Chaplins
moustache with that of Adolf Hitler.
To say that I received a few jokes and
mildly oended looks that night is an
understatement.

Argosy InAction by Lindsay Laltoo
- Erik Fraser
Rose Migicovsky
Halloween is approaching, as you
probably know, unless youve been
raised by wolves but, anyways, I
thought it might be appropriate to give
some Halloween-related advice on
things not to do, since one of things I
like to do is to tell people what not to
do. And Im sure one of the things you
like to do, since youre reading this, is
hearing how you screw up on a daily
basis. But moving on.
Now, I know Halloween is exciting; its
one of those holidays that never gets
old. When youre a child its great, you
get tons of free candy and when youre
older its just an excuse to get drunk
and dress like a slut. But before you
put on your nest slut attire, dont. No
one wants to see that. Well, actually,
thats probably not true. If youve
thought long and hard, and still, you
can only think of something slutty for
Halloween, at least make it a creative
slutty costume okay? I see enough
slutty nurses in my day-to-day life and
I dont need to see more on Halloween.
Yeah, thats right, my day-to-day life. I
bet you want to hang out with me more
often now.
Also, I have found over the years that
people love to say Halloween is their
favourite holiday. ey just love it. I bet
you love it. Its starting to piss me o.
Why does everyone have to say they
love Halloween? Do you think it makes
you sound badass? Edgy? Liberal?
Yeah, fuck Christmas, my favourite
holiday is Halloween. I just love scaring
little kids and the colour black and
fucking shit up. is is the impression
I get from all you Halloween-lovers.
Do you think if someone asks you what
your favourite holiday is (as Im sure
you get asked this quite often), and
you say, Valentines day you sound
lame? Well you do. Is this why you
say you love Halloween? Either way,
you probably still sound lame. Why
cant people be more creative with
what their favourite holiday is? My
favourite holiday is Passover. ats a
fucking great day. Who doesnt love
celebrating the day that the Hebrews
escaped from Egyptian enslavement?
And who doesnt love Moses? You see
what Im saying? Do you even know
what Passover is? Get some culture.
Anyways, everyone just needs to take
down the excitement one notch. Or
ve. I know you love to love Halloween
but I am sure there are more exciting
things in your life you can spend
time loving instead, like your sh.
So take what Ive said to heart, and
this Halloween I am sure youll have
a fantastic time. But once its over, for
next year, nd a new favourite holiday,
since changing you will make you a
better you and who else do you want
to be but the best you, you can be?
Confused? I know I am.
21 THE ARGOSY HUMOUR OCTOBER 29, 2009
B;!Noah, Sports Editor:
First o, lets just say that you didnt
have a good night unless you resemble
a zombie the next morning. You know
what they say: the better the night,
the drunker you are, and obviously, the
bigger the hangover. Make sure your
roomie isnt rocking a major hangover.
ey can last for days and let me tell
you, those three day hangovers are the
worst. One major sign hes a zombie?
He rejects your oer of another
viewing of Pirates and instead becomes
obsessed with eating human esh. At
that point, I suggest getting a good
shotgun and lots of beer. If you get
eaten alive by zombies, you might as
well get drunk rst.
B;!Stuart, Sci/Tech Editor:
My counterpart is being dangerously
cavalier about this potential threat
to both you, dear questioner, and the
rest of humanity. I assume youve
watched enough zombie movies to be
knowledgeable on the topic (or at least
concerned enough to be writing in
to our august column), but you really
havent provided enough symptoms
for me to positively determine
whether your roommate has turned. I
recommend locking said roommate
into a secure space, and contacting
the CDC (Id do it myself, but theyve
become a bit tired of my so-called
crying wolf ; their words, not mine).
Rvftujo n; Ever
since Halloween, my
roommate has been
acting kind of weird.
I think he may have
turned into a zombie.
What do I do?
Noah & Stuarts
Q+A!
Stressed To Impress by Lindsay Laltoo
.. .
- Emma Kinloch
Benjamin H. Turkel
No, I did not stutter, I said tur-duck-en.
But now Im sure youre asking yourself
and those around you, What could
turducken be? Well, is it:
A) A migratory bird residing in the
waterfowl park
B) A variation of my last name
C) A mythical dinner creature
D)A lesser known goalie for the
Portland Pirates
If you answered any of the
above, then you are correct! However,
today we will be focusing on answer C,
a mythical dinner creature, and maybe
a little bit on answer A. For those of
you not familiar with the turducken,
it is relatively simple to explain. A
turducken is exactly what it sounds
like, nothing more and nothing less. A
regular chicken runs and hides inside
a duck. e duck, now containing one
chicken, is slower than most ducks
and needs the protection of a larger
creature, so it runs and hides inside
a turkey. e turkey, now containing
one duck, which, in turn, contains one
chicken, is now extremely bulky and
has been known to nd shelter within
ovens. Multiple moments after hiding
in an oven, out pops a turducken in all
its holy golden brown glory.
Such edible creations can be traced
back to ancient Rome, where the elite
would meet to eat a feat of meat!
Another such dish, which puts the
turducken to shame, consisted of a
chicken inside a duck, inside a goose,
inside a pig, inside a cow, which was
then cooked to divine perfection.
Needless to say, the meat was
exceptionally tender and moist.
In Sackville, the wild turducken can
be spotted throughout Waterfowl
Park and must be approached with
tremendous caution. Now containing
the incredible powers of three types
of beasts, the turducken is a force to
be reckoned with. e next time you
wander out into the park for a leisurely
stroll or a romantic saunter, remember
to keep a watchful eye for this mythical
dinner creature, the turducken.
Turducken: ree Birds with One Stone
ARTS & LITERATURE
Our (art)istic rea(lit)y
A weekly column by Maria and Vivi
Maria Maute
Argosy Staff
Arts and souls: spotlight on artists
Pay attention to the man behind the T-shirts
Vivi Reich
Argosy Staff
To be a Modern Languages,
Literature and Cultures student.
Other than having to take a deep
breath before uttering the long title
of this program of study, the Modern
Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
(MLLC) program is a comprehensive
interdisciplinary major that is,
unfortunately, not very well known on
campus. For me, MLLC represents
the perfect major: you learn things
you can apply in everyday life; it can
lead to a great variety of dierent
careers; your education is multifaceted,
taking dierent perspectives and
methods of learning; and, its fun!
Let me tell you a little about how
it works. You pick three languages out
of the four dierent languages oered:
French, German, Japanese, and
Spanish. en, you choose the order
of the languages, giving priority to
the ones you would like to learn more
about. For example, I have to complete
33 credits in Spanish, 24 credits in
French and 12 credits in German.
e focus at the beginning is mainly
on learning the language, starting
from zero with simple words such
as Hello and phrases like How are
you. e classes are small and it is
easy to engage in the course material.
ere is also a lab time. Yes, not only
science courses have labs! During
the one hour per week language lab,
one can review the things that were
taught in class and practice speaking
and understanding the language.
e culture courses are very diverse.
For example, I have taken a course on
Latin American culture, Spain, Paris,
Vienna, and I am currently enrolled
in a course entitled Cultural Aspects
of Modern Qubec. ere are also
a variety of lm courses available on
French, German, and Spanish lms.
ese courses are all taught in English.
Linguistics courses are also
part of the major. ese courses
compliment the study of the various
languages by explaining such
things as the origin of language
and the use of language in society.
Finally, after having learned the
language, one can study the literature.
e literature courses combine
both the language and the culture
courses in one. It is such an amazing
experience and achievement to be
able to read a famous literary work in
its original language and the literary
periods of the country and language.
e MLLC program is a great
program because it is so diverse and
fascinating. Im always excited to
travel and speak to locals in their
native tongue, or to understand certain
parts of their culture or history. It
is captivating when you are able to
read a novel in an authors native
language - no more translations!
Its true; it is not always easy
to learn dierent languages or
to switch from one language to
another. You can have a French class,
followed by a German language
lab, and end the day with a Spanish
literature course... Its a challenge!
Unfortunately, many students
have not listed the MLLC program
as their majors. So if youre still not
sure what you want to study or are
thinking about switching majors,
consider languages! As Goethe
once said: Wer fremde Sprachen
nicht kennt, wei nichts von seiner
eigenen - he who knows no foreign
languages knows nothing of his own!
On the corner of Main Street and
Bridge Street, one can nd a memorial
monument entitled Remembering
Harold.e sculpture of a broom and
shovel is dedicated to Sackville citizen
Harold Geddes.
A number of local citizens and
business owners pulled together
in 2005 to organize a fundraising
campaign in order to create a memorial
for Harold Geddes contribution to
the town of Sackville. Geddes was
orphaned in 1917 after the Halifax
Explosion and was adopted by Charles
and Alice Geddes of Sackville. After
retiring from his job as a custodian at
Mount Allison University, he became
the communitys volunteer caretaker
START Gallery:
In commemoration of the 10 year anniversary of the START
Gallery, a competition is being held to design the new START
logo. e entry fee is $10, and the winner will receive half of
the money collected, as well as the prestige of having their logo
represent the START Gallery. Designs are to be submitted
electronically to Gallery Coordinator Erin Canning at eecanning@
mta.ca by November 13, and the fee will be paid on November 20.
7 Mondays:
7 Mondays is Mount Allisons student-run and edited journal
of creative writing and photography. 7 Mondays is currently
accepting submissions of poetry and short prose from all students.
Please submit your work as an attached le to 7mondays@
gmail.com. e deadline for submissions is December 1, 2009.
Call for art submissions and applications
Sackville arts series
Maria Maute
Argosy Staff
Maria Maute
Maggie Lee
Easy to participate: small class sizes in the Languages department.
Sackville is the home to many creative
minds, and Rob Lyon is no exception.
He has been part of the Sackville
community for sixteen years, a time
span that has allowed him to grow and
mature as an artist.
Lyon grew up in southern Ontario,
where he bustedhis knee when he was
fourteen playing hockey. He started
drawing as a result of the injury, and by
the time he was fteen or sixteen years
old, he had decided he wanted to be
a professional artist. When he worked
for a bird watching magazine, he was
sent all over North America, but it was
Sackville that enchanted him. He was
sent here to observe the local birds. It
was love at rst sight he came back
to the Tantramar area with $500 in his
pocket. By the end of his rst day, he
had rented a place in Dorchester, the
servants quarters of a house a few
centuries old, with a pot belly stove. It
was the marshes, history, and lifestyle.
It felt like the right place to be, and
it was easy to get my work around,
says Lyon. He met his wife Katherine,
a former Mount Allison student,
in Sackville. Twelve years ago, they
opened his current studio and shop on
Main Street.
Everything Lyon paints is from
the Tantramar area. Everything has
worked out amazingly well, he says
when talking about his shop, Rob
Lyon Graphics. He calls himself a
blue collar painter, and notes he has
no formal background, but to him,
that is irrelevant. Painting is mine, he
says. When I rst moved here, I just
painted. One bad show and it would
be a pretty meager next six months.
But the business has grown, and not
only does Lyon sell his own paintings,
but he prints t-shirts and self publishes
childrens books. Painting is what I
love to do, but its almost impossible
to live as just a painter these days,
Lyon notes when speaking about his
multi-faceted business. Five years ago,
he started writing childrens books.
He would tell stories to his children,
who would answer, Nice story, Dad.
Where are the pictures? It was easy
for him to add pictures to the stories,
and started with his book Mick of the
Marsh about a muskrat in the marsh
Vivi Reich
Remembering Harold Geddes
through a piece of Sackville art.
A number of local citizens
and business owners
pulled together in 2005
to organize a fundraising
campaign in order to
create a memorial for
Harold Geddes
who wants to y. Starting with twelve
copies, he began selling the books in
his shop. By Christmas, he had sold
250 copies.
e t-shirt printing area of his
business is done in the studio as well.
His biggest customers are the clubs,
residences, and other groups at Mt.
A, who usually come with an idea or
a picture from the internet and request
a similar design. When asked what his
favourite club motto was, he laughs
almost uncomfortably and replies,
I dont know, but I know which one
was the crudest. It was surprisingly
requested by the Palmer Residence
[the all girls residence which closed
2003] and I refused to print it. I
thought, If my daughter ever ended up
wearing that, I would freak out. He
never shared the subject matter during
this interview, which is probably for
the best.
As for his paintings, every painting
he nishes is shown to the public.
ey are never kept private, he claims.
Once a painting is done, I gure out
the business component to provide
a living and generate income, he
comments. He also taught drawing
lessons with young kids. He never told
them how drawing was to be done, but
how to look at things and break them
down into lines and shape. I learn as
much from [local kids] as they learn
from me, he says about his teaching
experience.
For Lyon, the business is a
meaningful part of Sackville that can
generate income for his family, but
also give back to the community. He
says he and his wife go out of their
way to have good products at good
prices. ey donate to the community
and charities that are supported on
campus. People arent buying my
work as an investment, a tax write-
o that they just put in their closets.
It means so much for people to come
in and part with their hard-earned
cash. For Lyon, its humbling, and he
believes that if he couldnt have a good
relationships with his customers, there
would be no point.
e business has caused him to
encounter a lot of unpredictable curves
that he has managed to straighten out
for a successful enterprise. He is asked
often what his best painting is, and to
this he always answers, Hopefully the
next one.

as he kept the downtown centre litter-
free for more than twenty years. He
swept sidewalks and washed windows
daily. Geddes passed away at the age of
90 in September of 2004.
e bronze art work was created
by sculptor Kip Jones. Jones is an
expert in the eld of artistic bronze
casting. Involved in numerous public
art projects, his work can be found in
private collections in both Canada and
Portugal.
23 OCTOBER 29, 2009 THE ARGOSY ARTS & LITERATURE
you will hear is a potpourri of musical
genres: musical theatre, classical,
jazz, and even a dash of vaudeville!
Braverman began his summer
research project, funded by the
Marjorie Young Bell Endowment
Fund, by reading through every
issue of 7 Mondays, which has been
published annually since 1995. He
made a long list of poems he liked,
and at the end of the summer he
had written music to nine of them.
e performances ranged in
dierent musical styles. For example,
the poem Sappy Matinee written
by Tim Jones, featured baritone Eric
Biskupski singing in a funky Broadway
manner, spinning and dancing, and
nally ending the song with the lines:
And trips head rst over a chair,
while actually tripping over a chair on
stage. On the other hand, the poem
China, written by Carolyn Jong, was
sung in a very melancholic and soulful
way by soprano Sarah McKim. On a
similar sad note, Julian Dickinsons
Dangerous Waters speaks of
drowning. e song itself seemed to
drown in silence on the last note. e
last piece performed, a witty poem
by Bess Winter entitled e Kappa
Sigma Ode to Descartes, had all
ve singers on stage with books. e
song speaks of Descartes and how the
student in the poem did not study for
an exam on that same subject. e song
was a catchy, fun little tune, ending
with the ve performers slapping
the books shut on the last note.
Following the musical performances,
student poems and 7 Mondays
submissions were read on stage. ese
readings also ranged greatly in styles
of writing. Graeme Bousada read an
amusing but very true poem about
the life of an orange, while Kory
dEntremonts performance of I Did
Not ink She Smiled So Slowly
was very intense and passionate.
is concert embraced the beautiful
unity of two kinds of wonderful
student art: music and poetry. Not
only was this harmony demonstrated
in Bravermans compositions, but
also by the several artists sharing
their respective art forms on stage.
7 Mondays: A Cabaret of artists
A composer, performers, and poets share the stage in Brunton auditorium
Maria Maute
Argosy Staff
e award winning play Dancing
at Lughnasa (pronounced Loo-na-
sa), promises to deliver an evening
both lively and entertaining. Irish
playwright Brian Friel, known for
his poetic and imaginative use of the
English language, weaves the story of
an illegitimate sons memory of his life
with his mother and aunts. Set just
outside the ctional town of Ballybeg
in County Donegal, the story centres
around ve sisters, as told by one of
their sons through his recollection
of events. e piece includes all the
family drama and fun shenanigans
we would expect. Incorporated into
the piece is an homage to music from
the 1930s, featuring recorded pieces
performed by the original composers
and musicians from that period. It
incorporates Celtic music and timeless
favorites such as the 1936 version of
Dancing in the Dark. e Celtic
music provided is a recording from the
Nova Scotia band Swallows Tale.
Director Linda Moore spent some
time with the Argosy, explaining
the unique aspects of the play. She
describes the play as lush and pastoral
with elements of magic from Celtic
folklore. She adds that the tensions
driving the play are predominantly
twofold. e rst is the tension
between the traditional Catholic
religion and that of Celtic paganism.
e other main tension driving the
play is introduced in the story of ve
young women being told through the
narrative of a young mans memories,
which adds the tension of growing up
and generations. Moore, the current
J.E.A. Crake Fellow, highlights the
visual elements of the play, which
are principally costume pieces and
beautiful designs provided by Paul
Del Motte and Decima Mitchel
with the assistance of the students of
Technical Production 2161. Naturally,
there will be dancing, as the play
takes place just before the big harvest
dance, moving through Lughnasa
and the three weeks thereafter.
e cast includes Breanna Moore
who last year starred as Lizzie Borden/
e Actress when Linda Moore
directed Blood Relation, a suspense
drama set in Fall River, Massachusetts,
in 1902. is year she returns in a very
dierent part as Kate, one of the ve
sisters in this charming and historical
piece. Also appearing is Brett Martin as
Michael, who performed at Live Bait
eater last year as Bat Boy. Another
familiar name is Max Tennessen,
known for his participation in improv
group performances at the Olive
Branch restaurant. Also starring in the
play are three students in Independent
Studies 4011: Francesca Barnette-
Cowan, Robin Monro, and Fraser
Orr-Brown. Some of the challenges
these actors have faced were the direct
address narration, as well as playing the
parts of older characters in a dierent
time. Moore explained her approach
to interpreting a play as director:
she strives to stay true to what the
playwright was after when the piece
was originally written. During this
production, one of Moores challenges
was to allow the actors to interpret
their parts in a formative environment.
As my time with Moore drew to an
end, she walked me to the door and
asked, Would you like to see what
we have done with the set? oering
a sneak peek, and gesturing towards
the wide open doors of the theatre.
ere I stood; we had become almost
childlike in the shared joy of the plot
of Dancing at Lughnasa, and become
co-conspirators intent upon mischief.
I wobbled on the edge of a decision: to
get more than the glimpse I share with
you, or to wait and see all these elements
presented as intended. I decided
on the latter, when all the elements
come together on opening night.
Considering the intimate setting of
Windsor eater, where the audience
is nestled in a close setting, it seems
the appropriate place to unfold a
dialogue between the audience and
the narrator about such a personal
topic: the unease of growing up and
the way things tend to become what
they were never meant to be. is
multifaceted play seeks to capture a
time and a story that embodies both
comedic and tragic elements delivered
through various artistic forms to add
ambiance that will transport you to
another time while exploring our
individual challenges with the reality of
reecting on our childhood memories.
e play opens 8PM Wednesday,
October 28 and runs through until
Saturday, October 31. Tickets are
available at the theatre box oce and
are $5 for students and $10 for General
Admission. ursday is pay what
you can day. For further information
please contact the Windsor eater.
Rebecca Caissie
Argosy Contributor
Dancing at Lughnasa: festive theater
October is upon us once again, and
naturally that means that Halloween
is fast approaching. It wouldnt be
Halloween in Sackville without the
annual Fine Arts Halloween party at
Georges, but for those who have never
been to, or even heard of, the Fine Arts
party (and are over the New Brunswick
legal drinking age of nineteen), nows
your chance to get acquainted with it.
e most incredible thing about the
Fine Arts party is always the costumes.
When you have a party thrown by the
most ridiculous faculty on campus
(and I say this with so much love),
the result is some absolutely mind-
blowing costumes. Memorable getups
from past years have included a two-
person hotdog costume with one
person as a bun and the other as the
dog, a showering woman (complete
with shower-curtain, faucet, and
simulated nudity), boxes of pencils
and crayons, a Mario/Luigi duo, and a
treasure troll. In the celebrity category,
some standout costumes have included
Super Dave Osborne, Kevin Federline,
David Bowie, and elma and Louise.
e party is hosted every year by
Georges Fabulous Roadhouse, and
always includes live music (last years
tunes were provided by Pat LePoidevin
and others): this years lineup of
bands includes Octoberman from
Toronto, e Danks from PEI, and
Immaculate Machine from Vancouver
Island. Party organizer Sandy McKay
calls the event a transnational
aair, adding that he himself will
be the handsome (if portly) fellow
dressed as the girl from Flashdance.
e thing I always like is that
were one of the few departments that
actually parties with our profs, says
Rachel Dawson, who heads up the
Fine Arts Society and who was part
of the planning committee last year.
Fine Arts professors are always in
attendance, and often come wearing
some of the most ridiculous costumes.
In 2006, drawing prof Leah Garnett
made an appearance dressed completely
normally except for a pair of comically
enormous false breasts, which she
spent the evening proering up for
people to squeeze. Since Georges is a
nineteen-plus establishment, the party
will be out of bounds for a lot of this
years frosh (but thats no reason not to
check it out next year). e party also
famously goes until last call, unlike
campus parties (like alloween) that
end at midnight. ere are also prizes
given out around midnight for the
best costumes. Last years rst place
winner was Justin Melanson, who
came dressed in an incredibly ornate
samurai costume. e prizes generally
include candy and free pitchers.
So, if youre over nineteen and
looking for a venue to hit up for
your Halloween reveling, the Fine
Arts Halloween party at Georges
Fabulous Road House is denitely
the place to be. e party gets
started Saturday, October 31 at 10:00
pm. e cost is eight dollars (plus
ID) at the door, a portion of which
goes to the Fine Arts Society. Strap
on your falsies and head on down.
e annual Fine Arts Halloween party
Julie Cruikshank
Argosy Staff
Maria Maute
Various music students perform Bravermans collection of songs.
is year, Landon Braverman took on
an exciting summer project. Using the
poems published in 7 Mondays, Mount
Allisons annual journal of literature
and photography, fourth-year student
Braverman composed music to the
words of aspiring student writers. Last
Wednesday, October 21, a selection of
music students performed Bravermans
pieces in Brunton Auditorium.
e only thing that is unifying hese
[poems], explained Braverman before
the performance, is that they were all
written by Mount Allison students
at one point or another during their
time here. Bravermans goal was to
collectively represent the students Mt.
A experience in his music. I had no
musical agenda going into any song,
added the composer. As a result, what
Internet Photo/Facebook group
Jessica Emin
Theres more where that came from! Expect creative costumes at the
Fine Arts Halloween party on October 31 at 10:00pm.
24 OCTOBER 29, 2009 THE ARGOSY ARTS & LITERATURE
If its just the title that has caught your
Ladies... touch yourselves
Sharing Art, Spreading Hope a sucessful silent arts auction in support of breast cancer research
e Tintamarre theatre troupe takes
over Hessler Hall with their contagious
energy every Monday night. For the
last few weeks, I have been following
the bilingual theatre companys unique
methods and progress. Observing and
participating in their weekly routines
has been an exciting adventure which
is dicult to describe in words.
Dr. Alex Fancy founded Tintamarre
in 1982. Not only does the troupe
function in both of New Brunswicks
ocial languages, English and French,
which by itself already is amazing,
but the entire process of creating and
performing a play is a completely
collaborative eort. Each member of
Tintamarre contributes in their own
way to make the play unique. For
example, every Monday night the
group of twenty-ve students suggests
ideas to Fancy, who then incorporates
them into the script: I try to listen to
the ideas, the scenes, the description
of characters and all the whacky ideas.
Students here are incredibly creative.
is year, student and member of
the troupe, Denis Cormier, will
also help write parts of the script.
Currently the troupe is working
on the script of a play called Bus
36. is piece plays on the dierent
characters that can be found on a
bus. e reoccurring theme of the
play is solitude and silence. e walls
of isolation between the characters
are nally broken by a crisis, which
will be revealed in February 2010.
When I rst walked into Hessler
hall, I had no idea what to expect.
e night started out with assistant
Mary Blakley conducting a warmup
session. e students shouted a wide
range of sounds while making strange
contortions with their bodies. e
energy radiated by these actors took
over the room and made me want to
join their playful exercises. e next
activity consisted of the actors standing
in a circle and singing in unison, each
member adding their own little twist
and tune to it. Suddenly, the circle
exploded and the simple song evolved
into a dance party around Hessler
hall. I was amazed by the condence
and animation portrayed by the group.
Following this crazy warm up session,
the group reforms the circle and reads
the latest additions to the script. Every
week, the students brainstorm and
think about potential characters. Fancy
then takes these ideas and incorporates
them into the script, which he presents
the next week. For example, last
Monday a group of students felt like
there should be a baglady on the bus,
carrying a variety of dierent packages,
and maybe even a birdcage. Fancy
took note of this idea, and at this
weeks meeting introduced a certain
Madame Paquette in the next scene,
who, yes, dragged a birdcage with her.
After this, the actors set up a
mock bus with chairs. ey acted out
the latest scene, trying to practice
the movements of their bodies,
depending on whether the bus makes
a sudden stop, speeds up or drives
over potholes. e students take turn
acting out dierent characters, since
the casting has not yet happened.
e troupes goal is to have the
script nished by November 13. After
this, the casting process will being. is
process, just like everything else with
Tintamarre, is truly unique. e actors
do not have to audition, but rather ll
out a form of which characters they
would like to play and which ones
Tintamarre: writing a script through collaborative sessions
Following Tintamarres weekly meetings
Maria Maute
Argosy Staff
they dont. is makes Tintamarre
an exceptionally welcoming theatre
company, accepting anyone and
everyone, whether they have prior
acting experiences or not, whether they
are bilingual or not. Anyone can join.
Tintamarre is a truly unique
formation of dierent talents and
students, all pulling together to create
this extraordinary and colourful play.
I cant wait to see the nal results of
these funny warmups and whacky
brainstormings. Tintamarre, you are
absolutely superfantasmagorique!
I try to listen to the
ideas, the scenes, the
description of characters
and all the whacky
ideas. Students here are
incredibly creative.
Maria Maute
Maria Maute
Maria Maute
The energetic Tintamarre troupe with playwright Dr Alex Fancy and assistant Mary Blakley.
Brainstorming and discussing possible characters with the group.
The actors playing different characters on a mock bus.
Lauren Sherwood
Sharing Art, Spreading Hope silent art auction in Tweedie Hall.
Cancer Society stated that one in nine
women have breast cancer, which is
a rather startling statistic. However,
Roberge went on to explain that this
statistic was based on an average of
a ninety-ve year lifetime and in
reality, the chances of getting breast
cancer at age thirty is 1 in 5,900, 1 in
450 at age forty, and 1 in 300 at age
fty; not quite as scary as it sounds.
Rachel Dawson, Chair of the Fine
Arts Society, did a reading from
Roberges book, Why Me? Surviving,
Coping, and Living with Breast
Cancer, which was followed by a
moving personal account of surviving
breast cancer by Cathy LeBlanc. e
silent auction then commenced with
refreshments and a relaxed, social
atmosphere. After half an hour, the
bidding was closed and Jennifer
MacKenzie, Vice Chair of the Health
Matters Society, acknowledged all
the artists who provided works.
It was a very successful night. For
Cindy Crossman, one of her favourite
parts was seeing art and science
come together science teaches art
art helps science. It was a showing
of around sixty people, though
Crossman mentions she would have
been happy with twenty-ve. Only
about fteen of these were students
with the remainder being mostly
middle-aged women, some who had
survived breast cancer themselves
such as Jeannette Pierog who is a
three year survivor. It was slightly
discouraging to see so few students,
especially when it was mentioned that
early detection increases the chance
of beating breast cancer. So, ladies,
please touch yourselves! Find out what
your breasts normally feel like so that
you can notice any abnormalities.
Go online to nd out what to look
for at http://breastselfexam.ca and
dont be afraid to get to know your
own body! Granted, you could get
someone else to check it for you, but
thats a topic for another column.
Lauren Sherwood
Argosy Contributor
attention, Im afraid youll have to
read through the whole thing before
you nd what Im talking about.
Sharing Art, Spreading Hope was
a silent auction held last Wednesday,
October 21 in Tweedie Hall, and it
was denitely a night to remember.
e auction consisted of art works
donated by artists from the University
community and included acrylic
on canvas, photographs, earrings,
sculptures, prints, and clothing. e
proceeds went to the Tantramar
Breast Cancer Support Group, a
volunteer organization which supports
individuals with the disease in Sackville.
e night began with an introduction
by the Master of Ceremonies, Cindy
Crossman, registered nurse and
educator, and a welcome by Gayle
Churchill, Director of Student Life.
Valeska Mengert, Chair for Health
Matters Society, was one of the guest
speakers along with Dr. Roger Roberge,
General Surgeon for South-East
Regional Health Authority. Roberge
showed a PowerPoint presentation
about breast cancer including tips
on how to decrease your risk, types
of mastectomy, and various statistics.
One statistic from the American
25 OCTOBER 29, 2009 THE ARGOSY ARTS & LITERATURE
Chinese calligraphy
Wei Wei Zou
Argosy Contributor
Brought to Sackville by a MTA student
In China, Chinese calligraphy is
regarded as a kind of art. e written
form of Chinese characters not only
serves the purpose of conveying
thought, but also expresses idealistic
beauty in a particular visual way.
Chinese characters display a handsome
variety in the shape of their strokes,
and every stroke may contain an
individual variation of form, from
slender to bold.
With a long history, which dates
back to 6,000 years ago in the
Neolithic period, Chinese calligraphy
appeared together with written
characters. Due to the emergence
and evolution of Chinese characters,
Chinese characters are divided into
ancient characters and contemporary
characters. Ancient characters refer to
carving symbols, the Seal Script (also
known as Zhuan-Shu), Clerical Script
(Li-Shu), and Standard Script (Kai-
Shu). Contemporary characters refer
feeling. e core of characters is in the
middle, where the character is glossy
and amiable. Every character, or even
the whole calligraphy work, has not
diered from thickness or thinness.
e horizontal lines are at the same
level and at. e vertical lines are
straight and rigid. e gradient of arc
shapes of the strokes is symmetrical.
All the twists of the strokes are smooth,
not rugged. ere should not be any
interruption or restart while writing
these twists.
I have studied Chinese calligraphy
for almost eight years. My favorite form
of calligraphy is the Seal character,
especially the Jade Ligament Seal
Style. Its writing technique is dierent
from that of daily custom. I write on
Chinese paper, which can absorb ink.
I write from the right side to the left
side of the paper. I always stand when
writing a piece of calligraphy, so I have
a large and free space to move the
brush. It gives me a pleasant sensation.
It is very important to handle the
brush correctly. Because the brush is
made of hair, it is sensitive and pliable
when writing. I stroke chiey with
the tip of the brush. e imperative
factor of brushwork is the tempo of
the stroke. e speed of writing has an
eect on the change of the characters;
every stroke is created by alternation
with quick and slow interchanges, and
this will make the characters more
charming. When writing the turning
curves, it should be done slowly to
make the stroke silky.
With the evolution of time, the
ancient characters, like the Jade
Ligament Seal Style, are no longer in
use in mainstream social, economic, and
cultural lives. In fact, it seems to have
disappeared. But in Chinese culture,
there has always been a spirit that is
to esteem and worship ancient culture;
people pay a lot of attention to the
succession of culture. Although ancient
characters have already faded away
from social life, in some exceptional
circumstances, it still has a signicant
cultural function. For example, in
sacricial activities, the ancient
characters are usually used to show the
solemn nature of a ceremony; in some
ceremonial activities of Taoism, the
adoption and apotheosis of the ancient
characters make the activities more
mysterious and religious. In the art of
calligraphy, the ancient characters have
an archaic and obtuse shape, simple
and unsophisticated brushwork, and
typical and mysterious form; it forms
its own aesthetic system. e beauty
will last forever.
LeeAndra Cianci at START
Jessica Emin
Jessica Emin
At the push of a button, a camera
shutter snaps open. At the push of a
button, a Canadian clown
is rocketed o our planet.
At the push of a button,
twin turbines spin up to y
us home for the holidays.
At the push of a trumpets brass
buttons, we ourselves are touched.
e rst modern button appeared
a century ago on a Kodak camera. e
accompanying advertisement stated:
You push the button, we do the
rest. Since then it is quite clear that
we have become button nuts. Door
bells, ipods, microwaves, the snooze
button, remote controls, radios,
car stereos, ovens, electric razors,
washing machines, calculators, school
bus doors, car horns, laser pointers,
that swier mop that sprays soap,
microphones, watches that light up,
and of course, the emergency stop
button in the factory that makes the
most useless of all buttons: the BBQ
igniter. is article is being typed
right now by the pushing of buttons.
To our society, the only thing more
exciting than really cool buttons
seems to be removing them and
replacing them with a screen that acts
like one large, complicated button.
From all this it is obvious that
we really like our buttons. But why?
What exactly do buttons do for
us? How come every child in an
elevator has an unrelenting desire
to push that button? To understand
our preoccupation with the button,
we need only to look at the result
of all this pad mashing. We see
that the push of a button, in its
essence, is a release of, or a restraint
on, stored energy. e buttons on
an antique trumpet open a valve
and release air pressure at dierent
frequencies. Pressing the snooze
button stops the ow of electricity
to a buzzer, while pressing a doorbell
has the opposite eect. But what
does that tell us about ourselves,
and our obsession? How exactly do
buttons manage to push our buttons?
We have placed in buttons some
of the most profound and impressive
powers imaginable, and for this we
pat ourselves on the back and go
about pushing a few more buttons.
We generate massive amounts
of electricity so that at the
simple push of a button, we
may turn on lights, turn on
stoves, turn a turntable, and
use all that built up force. We put
all the vigor and might of human
accomplishment into an inanimate
object, so that at any moment we
may exercise our profound command
over our material reality. In essence,
buttons put the world at our ngertips.
e United States Armed Forces
has a button to launch a Minuteman
Missile, with a range of 10,000 km
carrying two to three independently
targeted nuclear warheads (all of
which are at least twenty-ve times
more powerful than the Little
Boy dropped on Hiroshima). ey
actually have 450 such buttons. What
energy could be unleashed with no
more human energy then a fall of
a nger, and how proud some are of
this accomplishment.
e local Sackville Hospital has an
X-Ray machine that I was placed in this
summer. With the push of a button, it
could be seen that my right sinus was
severely infected, and as a result I
underwent a mild antibiotic treatment,
and to my great relief, I was cured.
To be sure, I am not the only person
indebted to such medical toggles.
MRIs, Cat-Scans, Ultrasounds, dentist
drills, and even massage
chairs all have a little on/
o button that has increased
At the Push of a Button
Niall Buryk
Argosy Contributor
A corner of creativity
Graphics by Julie Cruikshank
the quality of life for all those lucky
enough to have someone push it
for them. One would be hard-
pressed to renounce the benets of
modern medical button pushing.
So we see that we have good
buttons and bad buttons, big
buttons and small buttons. e
button sits upon its panel, inanimate
and unfeeling, with every hope of
accomplishment beneath it. I look at
my keyboard and see the possibility
for all those buttons to help me craft
an enjoyable read,
and realize that for
all of my button
pushing, it was my
mind that found the
answer, not these
buttons. It was my
ingenuity and my craft that helped
me realize my potential it was my
hard work. Yet many today think that
their life would be so much easier if
only they had a button to take out the
trash, or if only there was a button
that would drop their weight down
eight pounds for bikini season. How
many of us are helpless and desperate
when we lose our cell phone, or
misplace the remote control? We
forget that the button is there to
help us, but only if we help ourselves.
A button cannot teach you the
piano and it cannot read Shakespeare
for you. It cannot listen to e
Beatles. It cannot teach you to swim.
A button cannot go to the bathroom
for you. Simply put, a button cannot
and should not take away the
pains and the joys that dene our
life and make our accomplishments
valuable. With all the buttons being
pushed on ice machines and hot tubes,
jet planes and chainsaws, so many
people have become detached from
the cost and consequences of all this
easy energy. It has become as clear as
a light-up elevator button to me that
in our social quest to put the world at
our ngertips we have pushed away
and devalued the hard work that is
undeniably eye-opening, humbling,
and strengthening; unequivocally
more so than the push of a button.
...in Chinese culture,
there has always been a
spirit that is to esteem and
worship ancient culture.
to Running Script (Xing-Shu) and
Cursive Script (Cao-Shu). e Jade
Ligament Seal Style, which began
2,400 years ago, is one kind of Small
Seal Script (Xiao-Zhuan). It has two
other names: the Jade Muscle Seal
Style or Yu-Jin-Zhuan and Iron Wire
Seal Style, or Tie-Xian-Zhuan. Its
strokes are powerful, round and full.
e lines look like jade chopsticks,
and the structure is well balanced and
smooth like owing water, and that
is why it is called Jade Ligament Seal
Style.
San-Fen Description is a good
representation of the Jade Ligament
Seal Style by Yangbing Li in the Tang
Dynasty (618-907 AD). According
to writing style it is thin and solid.
e lines are vigorous, but also neat.
According to the strokes of characters,
the degree of thickness is identical.
ey are tactful and circuitous. He
used the Centre Tip eory, dened as
holding a brush vertically but not bent
and never letting the hairs collapse.
He made use of the brush uently and
corresponded with the right degree
of brushwork. e drops (dots) and
beelines are static and suggest a ying
Several interships are available for the current academic year for creative
projects involving collaboration with faculty and sta in Fine Arts, Music,
and Drama. Internships are expected to involve an average of four hours
per week and can be held by students of good standing who are enrolled in
ve courses. e internships are for $1000.00, payable in two installments.
Proposals can come from students, faculty, or sta.
Internships may be awarded for curricular or extra-curricular projects, and
applicants are encouraged to propose interdisciplinary projects.
Successful applications have included projects in painting, animation, book
production, musical composition for theatre, and dramaturgy.
Applications:
ese should provide a clear outline of the project and must include the
following: a statement of the objectives for the interns ongoing creative
growth, a statement about the relationship of the project to the students past
and future curricular and extra-curricular activities at Mount Allison, and
a letter of support from the faculty or sta member who will supervise the
project.
Applications are due at 4:00 p.m., Friday, November 6, 2009 and are to be
addressed to Dr. Peter Brown, Department of English.
For more information, contact Peter Brown at pbrown@mta.ca
Crake foundation arts internships
Earn $1000 for creativity
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the future, soon
ranting about windows for
5.74960946 10^-5 millenia
So, dear reader, Windows 7 is out.
You might have heard about it: its
Microsofts answer to Macs Snow
Leopard. In the same way that
Snow Leopard (Mac OS 10.6) is an
incremental update from Leopard
(Mac OS 10.5), Windows 7 is Vista
with some new tricks, both obvious
and under-the-hood.
However, this space is mine in
which to rant, not wax rhapsodical
about the specs of new operating
systems (though without editorial
oversight, I might well try it), and so
instead of talking about how good or
bad it is (in summary, its OK), I think
Ill be poking fun at Microsoft.
Why? More like why this time.
You see, Microsoft is known for
bad ads. From last years surreal
and confusing Vista ads featuring
Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates to this
summers ads featuring the cute but
unbelievable Kylie, a four-year-
old girl who proudly shows us that
Windows is so simple that, well, you
get the picture, the software giant has
always tried its best to t in with the
cool computer companies, like Apple
or, uh, Apple.
However, most of these ads have
been met with head-scratching, eye-
rolling, or even polite chuckles, but
its all par for the course. Ads are
ads, and no matter the star power or
cuteness factor Microsoft recruits for
their products, its still just business.
But now, even I, cynical
pseudopundit of the most ridiculous
corners of the Internet, am
astounded.
Why? Try Googling Windows
7 hosting your party. You might
think youre watching a British
humour special similar to e Oce,
but the smiling, middle-American
cast (replete with a token minority)
appear to be serious: theyre hosting
a Windows 7 launch party.
Yes, you read that right - Microsofts
latest advertising technique is to try
to organize a grassroots movement
of release parties for its new OS,
bribing hosts with free copies of
Windows 7 and a party kit.
e worst part is, people are doing
it. 50,000 households worldwide
(including 6,000 here in Canada)
have already hosted the lamest parties
ever, if the hosting your party video
is anything to go by. ese highly-
paid (and probably highly-medicated)
actors claim to have enthralled guests
with videos showcasing Windows 7s
new features, and drop helpful hints
to get guests to mingle, just like any
good party.
Look carefully, though, and youll
see the smiles die just before the next
shot. I wonder how much money
youd have to get in order to be
forever typecast as that dude in the
back of the Windows 7 house party
commercial.
Grinding your teeth yet? It
gets worse. Slated for a release of
November 8 on Fox, the Family Guy
Presents: Seth & Alexs Almost Live
Comedy Show is basically a variety
hour of comedy from the dawn of
television. And whats the most
notable facet of a variety hour from
the antediluvian age of TV? ats
right; corporate sponsorship.
Starring Family Guy creator
Seth MacFarlane and actress Alex
Borstein, who plays Lois, the show
will air without commercials --
because Microsoft will be integrating
ads for Windows 7 into the actual
humour.
Im sure this could end on a
quiet moment of reection on how
televised advertising has come full
circle in its goal and execution, but
Im just going to cry, eat a tub of
Ben and Jerrys, and watch as much
Family Guy as I can before it reminds
me of a Microsoft ad.
Sike! is nightmare scenario
was very, very close to becoming
a terrifying reality, but luckily for
humour-lovers everywhere, Seth
MacFarlanes brand of humour
apparently didnt play nicely enough
with the bigwigs from Redmond.
Quoth the ocial statement:
after reviewing an early version of the
variety show it became clear that the
content was not a good t with the
Windows brand.
Well, thats a relief. Scared you,
didnt I?
Stuart Townsend
Argosy Staff
Alligators, one of natures least cuddly
animals, receive correspondingly less
attention than, say, kittens or pandas.
Traditionally known for their role in
providing Floridian football teams
with a namesake and serving as
backup antagonists to the late Steve
Irwin, alligators have received recent
scientic attention that might change
your views toward the giant reptiles.
First, to China, where a study from
the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Institute of Hydrobiology has shed
light on an interesting facet of alligator
behaviour: singing. Yes, the Chinese
alligator, once prolic throughout
China but now numbering only 150 in
the wild, sings. It sounds like thunder
and can travel a long distance, said
study co-author Xianyan Wang.
All alligators make noise, but the
particularly vocal alligator sinensis has
been known to burst into loud and
frankly unattractive song. is song
is often taken up by other gators, and
researchers long thought it to be part
of sexual selection.
Wang and his colleagues thought
so, too; specically, they hypothesized
that individual males would sing to
attract females, in the same way that
songbirds sing to attract their mates.
Wang and his colleagues set up
speakers in captive Chinese alligators
pens and played the gators recordings
of both male and female songs,
expecting the lonely lizards of the
opposite sex to investigate the speaker.
However, no matter the sex of the
singer or the audience, the results were
the same -- the captive gators joined
in.
is suggests that the songs arent to
attract mates. But what are they for?
Occurrences of the songs do rise during
mating season, so Wang thinks theyre
a social-networking tool; rather than
broadcasting intent to form mating
groups, the alligators might simply be
advertising their existence so mating
groups can be formed.
e spotlight is not only on the
Chinese alligator, however. e
American alligator, whose larger
silhouette and unarmoured belly
probably come more readily to mind
for the average North American,
has unusual and unexpected sexual
behaviour, too; theyre quite loyal.
In a study headed by Stacy Lance
of the Savannah River Ecology
Laboratory in Georgia, seven out of
the ten studied wild female alligators
were found to have mated with the
same males from 1995 to 2005. Of
course, like other reptiles, alligators
couple with more than one mate per
mating season, but according to Lance,
its pretty surprising to think that the
same two were getting together every
year.
rough blood samples of hatchling
gators and their mothers (the male
gators being too tough to track down),
Lances team was able to determine
just how loyal the females were.
Fifty-one per cent of the mothers
nests contained eggs from multiple
fathers, but eighty-seven per cent of the
nests had an obvious overabundance
of eggs fathered by the females old
ame.
e American researchers have
a theory as to whats going on. is
behaviour in alligators follows a similar
pattern in birds: pick a mate, then
sneak some other he-birds into the
nest when your mates back is turned.
Birds are thought by many scientists
to be the modern genetic heirs to
dinosaurs, while alligators are one of
the most genetically stable creatures
on earth, living (albeit in a giant form)
alongside dinos sixty-ve million years
ago.
Lance says this might shed light on
the ancestry of both modern animals:
If you think about birds really being
modern reptiles in a lot of ways, this
suggests that perhaps that behaviour
we see in birds is more ancient.
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G is for gator
Humble gators get research attention
Stuart Townsend
Argosy Staff
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An American alligator reclines at the North Carolina Zoo, presumably about to burst into song.
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SPORTS & FITNESS
It was a warm Sunday when the rugby
Mounties headed to the pitch to face
o against the St. omas Tommies in
the semi-nal game in a ght for the
chance to receive the ACAA Banner.
e Tommies had recently defeated
UKC 10-5, and the Mounties had just
squeezed a 5-0 win out over the Blue
Devils making the tension was high as
eld fully supported and scored the
rst try of the game. It showed that
Mounties were going to ght hard to
make it to the nals.
Inspired by the season debut of
Mounties captain Megan Wood,
returning after a knee injury that had
sidelined her for the entire regular
season, the Mounties kept the pace of
the game high. Second-year Lauren
Hutch Hutchison received an ooad
from Meghan MacDonald after an
amazing run and scored her rst try
of the season. MacDonald and Jean
T-Rex Baker both scored subsequent
tries. Adding to the scoring, Hilary
Nichols successfully kicked one convert
and the Mounties kept the Tommies
out of their try-zone until late in the
second half, at which point two tries
were scored in the last ve minutes of
the game. Even with the nal scores,
the Mounties still prevailed with a
nal score of 22-10.
e Mounties womens team is
now up against NSAC for the ACAA
Banner for a second year in a row and
mens team is taking on the Tommies
for the championship title. Both games
will be Saturday afternoon.
Rugby Mounties wrestle away a muddy win
Defeat STU to earn another trip to ACAA nals
22
10
the ladies rst took to the pitch.
Within seconds of kick o, Ste
Squeegee Globus-Honeich took the
ball straight into a ruck where it was
immediately passed o to fourth year
player Jean Baker, who ran down the
Amanda Stewart and
Rachel Betuik
Argosy Correspondents
If there was ever any doubt in anyones
mind that the Mount Allison Mounties
were not the best cross-country team
in the ACAA, they would have to look
no further then Clare, Nova Scotia this
past weekend. Despite blustery, wet and
freezing weather, a treacherous course
and injuries, the Mounties overcame
all obstacles to claim rst place overall
in both the mens and womens races.
In the Womens race, Maddy
Crowell and Zoey Frolking nished
their seasons with strong rst and
second place nishes. Anna Travers was
on pace for a third place nish, having
passed both St. omas and Universite
de Sainte Anne in the last 500m
only to miss a crucial turn and ended
up fth. Despite these formidable
nishes, the Lady Mounties would
have nished second overall had it not
been for Rosanna Hempel and some
last minute sprint heroics in the last
100 meters of the course. Rounding
o the Womens race were impressive
performances by Maddy Ballantyne-
Rice and Virginia King.
While the weather was bad for the
Womens race, it only got worse for the
Mountie Men who faced freezing rain
combined with gale force winds. From
the onset of the Mens race, rst and
second place nisher Parker Vaughn
and Mitch Peters established a three-
minute window between themselves
and the third place nisher from STU.
Sixth place nisher Pat Lamrock in
the dying meters of the race showed
some nesse giving the slip to eventual
seventh place nisher from USA. It
was now up to team veteran Duncan
Bowes to bring the banner home for
MTA. With two runners from USA
hot on his heels, Bowes powered in,
nishing eighth and locking up the
championship banner for the Mens
team. Adding to the Mountie Mens
tally were Brian Laidlaw and David
Summerby-Murray.
At the awards ceremony, Parker
Vaughn, Mitch Peters, Zoey Frolking
and Maddy Crowell were all named
to the MVP team. When asked for
comments with respect to the teams
accomplishments this far, coach Steve
Scott said e Mount Allison Mens
and Womens teams, over the last three
years, have really begun to establish
themselves as a team to be reckoned
with. Our success today is a testament
to all the hard work, sweat and laps we
put in during the season. Im looking
forward to the o-season and coming
back next year looking to repeat our
successes here.
e MTA Cross country team
would like to thank Coaches John
Peters and Steve Scott for their time,
encouragement and dedication.
Perfect season
Cross-country Mounties defend title for third straight banner
Duncan Bowes
Argosy Correspondent
October 18
The Womens Rugby Team
travelled to Fredricton to play
against University of New
Brunswick in a rather uncon-
ventional match. Wearing their
prom dresses, the squads played
a rugby matchto raise money for
cancer research. Through their
eorts, $500 was raised and lots
of fun was had.
Steve Scott
Alana Tenwolde
Callan Field
28 THE ARGOSY SPORTS & FITNESS OCTOBER 29, 2009
Soccer Mounties bounce back
In their second to last weekend of
action, the Soccer Mounties had
mixed success against strong AUS
competition. Friday evening saw the
Mounties travel to the Island to take
on the rst place UPEI Panthers with
the Mounties falling 1-0 and 5-1
respectively. Sunday brought Acadia to
Sackville and then to Amherst with the
Lady Mounties grabbing a 4-2 victory
and the men securing a 1-1 tie.
Friday evening, the Mounties
travelled across the bridge to face
o against the nationally ranked
Panthers.
e Lady Mounties kicked o the
action on the cold windy UPEI pitch.
A strong rst half defensively led to
a 0-0 tie at the half. However, the
second half saw the Panthers justify
their number one standing in the AUS
with a well-placed corner kick, giving
UPEI the lead and ultimately, the win,
1-0.
e men followed, hoping to keep
up with the number six team in the
nation. However, the Panthers proved
to be too quick for the Mounties and
by halftime, the game was over with
the Mounties trailing 4-0. While the
Mounties did counter with one goal
by rst year player Junichi Fujimoto,
his rst AUS goal, it was too little to
compete with the Panthers as they
walked all over the Mounties 5-1.
Sunday proved to be a great day for
the Mounties as the Lady Mounties
scored a 4-2 win while the men
worked for a 1-1 tie against strong
Acadia teams.
With MacAulay eld deemed to be
unplayable due to steady rainfall on
Saturday, play was moved to nearby
Amherst. However, the change of
venue did not distract the Lady
Mounties as they played the rst game
against the Axewomen. Behind the
incredible hat trick of rst year striker
Megan Spicer, combined with a score
from third year striker Sara Laking,
the Lady Mounties took control early
in the match and staved o a comeback
attempted by a determined Acadia
squad to pull out a 4-2 victory.
Following the match, Coach
Cooper said, We now have the ability
to compete with every team in the
AUS competition. e knowledge we
have a player who, on this form, is very
dicult for opposition defenders to
contain, is just another bonus.
e mens squad, inspired by the
Lady Mounties triumph, came out
eager to duplicate their success. After
conceding an early goal, the Mounties
bounced back with rst year Chris
Vizenas rst AUS goal. e scoring
chances would dry up after this,
leading the Mounties to a 1-1 tie with
the Axemen.
Afterwards, Assistant Coach Roy
Chineh said, Even before the game
we knew this was about more than the
result, it was about us showing a unity
and team ethic, which we found. Not
the prettiest of performances but one
that stops our sinking condence and
reassures the players hard work does
have it rewards.
e Mounties head into the last
weekend of AUS action with the Lady
Mounties still holding on to playo
hopes. Halloween has Universit
de Moncton visiting the Mounties
followed by a Sunday road trip to
Dalhousie to wrap up the season.
Lady Mounties grab a win; men tie Acadia
Sue Seaborn
Noah Kowalski
Argosy Staff
0
1
Women
1
5
Men
4
2
Women
1
1
Men
Leading Mountie Goal
Scoreers
5
4
e faces of a team may change from
year to year but the mindset often
stays the same. Such is the case for
the Mount Allison mens rugby team.
After an undefeated season that ended
in a dramatic double overtime nal
versus Kings College, the 2009 squad
was faced with an uphill battle at the
beginning of the season. Gone were
many key veterans in both the forwards
and the backs, which lead to a cloud
of uncertainty of what the upcoming
season would hold for the Mounties.
Training camp opened to some
familiar faces, but there was also
an overwhelming amount of new
faces. Head coach Yves Pellerin set
the bar high for the year, expecting
nothing less than a third consecutive
championship. rough hard work
both in practice and o the eld,
the Mounties have thus far met the
expectations put forth by the coaching
sta, heading into this weeks nal with
an undefeated record. However, it is
understood that only a championship
banner will satisfy this team. ough
rugby is a very team orientated game,
the Mounties coaching sta is hoping
for big things from individual players,
veterans and rookies alike. Newcomers
Ben Lass, Sean Robertson, and Conor
Anson-Cartwright have stepped up
to the challenge of replacing former
all star and veteran players at their
respective positions. Scrum-half Luc
Boyer and backs Brandon Strongman
and Keith Walsh have provided sound
leadership and eective attacking skills.
Forwards Conor Meagher and Stew
Miller lead a young Mt. A forward
pack, which has improved with each
week in all facets of the game. Team
captain and two-time All-Star Chris
Clements will certainly be counted
on in leading the Mounties to battle,
combining dazzling runs and eective
tackling to frustrate the opposition.
e same expectations can be made
for Clements partner in crime, last
years league MVP Josh Davies, whose
kicking and attacking prowess will be
key to Mt. As quest for a three-peat.
e Mounties put their fteen game
undefeated streak on the line this
Friday as they host Kings College in a
rematch of last years epic nal, where
the Mounties were able to secure a try
in the dying seconds to clinch victory.
Kicko is slated for 8:30 pm after the
Lady Mounties nal game. e strong
support of spectators has had a major
inuence on the play of the Mounties
all year long and they hope for that
support to continue for the nals. is
will be the last game for numerous
Mountie grads and it is assured that
they will lay it on the line with hopes
that they nish their strong careers as
champions.
Mount Allison RFC to host ACAA Finals
Tag Thomson
Argosy Contributor
Callan Field
Kings Blue Devils roll into town Saturday for Finals
29 THE ARGOSY SPORTS & FITNESS OCTOBER 29, 2009
e Mount Allison Mounties football
team has ocially been eliminated
from the 2009 AUS Playo race, with
the nal nail in the con coming on
Saturday with a tough 28-11 loss to the
Acadia Axemen in sloppy conditions
at MacAulay Field in Sackville.
e game had big playo
implications for both teams; a win
would keep the Mounties alive, needing
another win the following week, while
a loss would eliminate them and clinch
Acadia the third and nal playo seed
in the AUS.
After an inspired rst quarter which
ended with the Mounties leading 9-0,
the Axemen scored twelve unanswered
points in the second quarter, giving
them a lead they would not relinquish.
e game was indicative of the
carousel the Mounties have been
forced to deploy at the quarterback
position, with Jason Bertrand starting
and passing for 138 yards on fteen
completions, including a sixty-three-
yard touchdown pass to veteran Gary
Ross to open the scoring. Fellow rookie
Jake Hotchkiss entered the game late
in the fourth quarter, going two-of-
eight, with an interception to go with
a pair of picks thrown by Bertrand. A
third quarterback, Ewen Coles, saw
playing time in the nal two plays of
the game.
e Axemen scored on a safety in the
opening minutes of the second quarter,
which was followed swiftly by a forty-
four-yard touchdown reception by
Josh Pearsall. A pair of Mike Godfrey
eld goals made the score 15-9 going
into the fourth quarter, but a pair of
touchdowns late in the game sealed
the deal, as the Mounties could only
muster their second conceded safety of
the game in the fourth.
Ross set AUS history in the game,
as on his tenth reception of the game
he surpassed the AUS single-season
record for receptions, with his forty-
ninth of the season. is is the same
record which Ross came within one
catch of tying a year ago, and with one
game still to play in 2009, Mountie
fans can count on Ross extending the
record.
e fourth-year father of three is
now within striking distance of two
career AUS receiving marks, both
of which can easily be accomplished
this coming Friday against St. FX in
the season nale for the Mounties.
Ross needs eight catches to surpass
Grant Davy for the all-time receptions
record, while forty-two yards through
the air will give him the all-time yards
record.
Ross nished with 126 yards on the
ten receptions, and added sixty-one
yards on six punt returns. Jared Collett
was the Mounties second-leading
receiver with twenty-six yards on three
receptions.
In the slop and mud that served
as the game surface, Acadia used a
fairly balanced attack to defeat the
Mounties, with 191 yards on the
ground as well as 180 passing on only
seven completions.
Olivier Eddie continues to outshine
all AUS punters, averaging 37.3 yards
a punt compared to Acadia punter
Will Tanners 29.0 average. Eddie
now averages 38.7 yards a punt on
the season, rst in the conference and
nearly 2 full yards ahead of supposed
perennial all-star Justin Palardy of
Saint Marys. Eddie also perfectly
executed an improvised fake punt
on a seventeen-yard run to give the
Mounties a key rst-down in the third
quarter that could have gotten them
back in the game.
Defensively it was again Ben Mad
Dog Halpern and Akwasi Antwi
leading the way with eight and 7.5
tackles respectively, while Bradley
Daye and Ryan Downe added seven
each. Downe and Peter Nicolajsen
each recorded sacks for the Mounties
defence in what has been a much-
improved pass rush over the last three
games.
Antwi leads the AUS in tackles with
62.5, which ties him for the second
most tackles in AUS single-season
history. Only Callan Exeter has more
in a season with 77.5, which he set
with the Mounties a year ago. Halpern
is second in the AUS this season with
forty-eight tackles, putting him over
the 100-tackle plateau in his career;
the third-year linebacker has 104.5
career tackles.
Downe has emerged seemingly out
of nowhere in the past three games
for Mounties, taking the AUS lead in
sacks with 4.5.
e game was the nal home game
for a few Mounties; Eddie, Ross, and
Jeremy Snider all played in what will
likely be their nal home games, while
Scott Train Brady has been forced
to watch from the sidelines after
suering a season-ending knee injury
in week three.
e nal game of 2009 for the
Mounties will be on Friday night at
St. FX, who have wrapped up second
place in the AUS. e game will likely
be the nal chapter in the career of
Gary Ross, who will go down as one of
the greatest players the AUS has ever
seen behind the likes of Eric Lapointe,
Larry Jusdanis, and Chris Flynn.
Football Mounties lose muddy aair
Loss eliminates them from playo contention
11 28
Joe Chrvala
Wray Perkin
Argosy Staff
e Womens Hockey Mounties faced
their toughest stretch of the season,
playing three games in four days, but
came out winless.
e stretch began at home against
the sixth-ranked Universite de
Moncton Aigles Bleues. While the
Mounties struck rst, they were unable
to hold on en route to a 5-2 score.
Mounties captain Jill Greene scored
on the Mounties rst shot of the game
six minutes in, but Moncton scored on
the powerplay before the end of the
period to tie the game. e Mounties
hung tough in the second period
until a questionable penalty on Andie
Switalski got her ejected from the
game. e Aigles scored the ensuing
powerplay on a two-man advantage to
take the lead.
Two goals early in the third period
got Moncton a three-goal lead,
which was cut to two on a nice goal
by Greene, her second of the game.
However, the Mounties pulled goalie
Megan Corley-Byrne in favour of an
extra skater and Moncton grabbed an
empty-netter, making the nal score
5-2.
Alison Dolan earned her rst career
CIS point in the game, with an assist
on Greenes rst goal. Corley-Byrne
stopped 39 of 43 shots she faced, while
the Mounties put 23 shots on goal.
In game number two, the Mounties
traveled to UPEI to take on the
Panthers, and fell just short, losing 3-2.
Another outstanding game by Corley-
Byrne wasnt enough, as she stopped
45 shots while the Mounties could
only muster 16 shots.
e Mounties showed good
resilience, coming back from a 2-0
decit to tie the game before the end
of the second period. However, the
powerplay again made the dierence,
as UPEI scored on the advantage
e Tommies red 17 shots on goal
in the rst period, but it took them
thirty minutes to solve Corley-Byrne
and take a 1-0 lead. Just under four
minutes after the Tommies took a
two-goal lead, Katelyn Morton took
a great drop pass from Somers and
red a shot past Tommies goaltender
Kristin Wolfe to cut the lead in half.
e momentum was with the
Mounties, however it was very short-
lived, as thirty seconds later the
Tommies struck again, restoring the
two-goal lead.
A short-handed goal by Kate
Ehrhardt three minutes into the third
gave the Mounties life again, but they
would surrender another empty-net
goal to seal the deal.
Corley-Byrne made 40 saves in the
loss, while Wolfe stopped 22, half of
them coming in the rst period.
Even while 0-4, head coach Zach
Ball is pleased with the eort put
forth by the Mounties thus far: e
last three games we lost but they have
all been close; in all three we had our
goalie out in the nal minute to try
and even the score, the rst-year head
coach said. We have a good team with
a solid core of leaders who set a great
example as students, as members of
the community, and as varsity hockey
players.
ey have great support from our
younger girls who are eager to learn
and exciting to coach. Our goal is to
keep getting better every week and to
play our best every game.
e Mounties are recording an
average of 22.5 shots a game, which
is up from the 17.9 they averaged last
season. ey also lead the AUS with
37.5 saves a game.
e Mounties hit the road the next
Hockey Mounties lose three tough games
Eyeing Halloween rematch at Saint Marys
Wray Perkin
Argosy Staff
Our goal is to keep
getting better every
week and to play our
best every game.
halfway through the third to retake
the lead.
Ashlyn Somers and Jenna Briggs
scored for the Mounties. Somers goal
was the rst of her career, while Darla
Frizzell got her rst career assist on
the goal.
Game three of the rough stretch
saw the Mounties at home against the
Saint omas Tommies, who came out
on top by a score of 4-2.
e Mounties killed o all three
powerplay attempts by the Tommies,
but it still wasnt enough to earn a
victory for the 0-4 Mounties.
two weeks, with a rematch at Saint
Marys on Halloween; the season
opener saw the Huskies emerge with
a 4-1 victory, and the Mounties will
look to hit the win column in Halifax.
e following weekend the Mounties
travel to St FX and Dalhousie before
facing the same two teams at home on
November 14 and 15, respectively.
Sue Seaborn
Third year defender Andrea Switalski keeps a STU attacker out.
30 THE ARGOSY SPORTS & FITNESS OCTOBER 29, 2009
Does this sound like just another
gimmick to you? Some may be
sceptical, but research has proven
that when bright light at the level
of 2500 lux or more enters the eyes,
it raises serotonin and perhaps
also dopamine levels. ese are
feel good chemicals in the brain
that make you feel content and
energized. is helps alleviate
depression in some people and
reduces stress in most.
e evolution of the indoor
existence has triggered signs of
light deprivation in the population.
Fluorescent and other forms of
indoor lighting do not even come
close to the 2500 lux required to
raise the feel good chemical levels
as this would increase electricity
consumption dramatically. With
winter just around the corner,
bright light exposure will be further
reduced with the short days. Signs
of light deprivation can include
a depressed mood, low energy,
irritability, diculty concentrating,
carb cravings, social withdrawal,
reduced libido and trouble sleeping.
Although these signs may be
symptoms of other ailments,
litebook therapy may help.
Litebook therapy is actually quite
simple. It involves the regular (usually
daily) exposure to a bright light
source for 30 minutes. Generally
the best time for light therapy is
in the morning, just after waking
up. With crazy schedules and big
workloads, it may be hard to t in
the litebook at this time. However, it
will still be eective no matter what
time it is done at. You can read, do
homework, or whatever you choose
while receiving litebook therapy
as long as you are directly in front
of the light with your eyes open.
ere is no need to worry about the
cancer causing eects of the bright
light because lters take out UV
radiation. Light treatment should
be continued throughout entire low
light season because symptoms will
return quickly after discontinuation.
Improvement usually occurs after
2-4 days of treatment with the full
results present after 2-4 weeks.
If you feel like you may be
suering from light deprivation,
there is actually a litebook on campus
that is free for all students to use. All
you have to do is call Cheryl (506-
364-2163) and tell her when you are
going to come in to use the litebook.
Appointments can be made for that
day. e hours of operation will be
the same as the Wellness Centre.
Light = Happiness?
Samantha Scribner
Argosy Contributor
e CFL continued to be its
unpredictable, exciting self this week.
Teams seem to be battling harder as the
season edges closer to the playos. As
Sackville residents, surely were excited
at the prospect of a regular season game
in Moncton next year. But as always,
folks in London, England are the
most excited about whats happening
in Canadian football, so this report is
going to use cockney rhyming slang to
describe the events of the past week.
You can get CFL scores anywhere, but
only here can you get them in cockney
rhyming slang.
e Montreal Alouettes still stand
toblerone [alone] atop the league,
but they Kate-Mossed [lost] to the
Winnipeg Blue Bombers by a Jude
Law [score] of 41-24. is keeps
Winnipegs playo hopes alive, if not
well. Montreal decided not to start QB
Anthony Calvillo in the game, perhaps
already saving him for the playos.
Winnipeg followed an aggressive
oensive Jackie Chan [plan] which
paid o in the important victory.
Winnipeg sits at 7-9, while Montreal
stands at 13-3.
e Saskatchewan Roughriders
came away with a victory in overtime.
Casey Printers, starting at QB for the
B.C. Lions, got a bit too Sheeld
United [excited] and tossed an
interception on the nal play of the
OT to give the Riders the victory.
Printers says he only had his mince
pies [eyes] on the receiver in one-on-
one coverage and missed the second
man who came up with the pick. e
Riders stand at 9-6-1, while the Lions
drop to 8-8.
e Hamilton Ti-Cats had had a
French Egg [enough --- en oeuf ] of
Tom Cruising [losing] and pulled out
a 26-17 victory over the ailing Toronto
Argonauts. Toronto now drops to 3-13,
while the Ti-Cats stay in the playo
hunt. QB Kevin Glenn showed a lot
of raspberry tart [heart] in the gutsy
win. e Ti-Cats are now tied with
Winnipeg at 7-9.
e Calgary Stampeders trampled
the Eskimos 30-7 in a Friday night
romp. Edmontons squad clearly had a
Cornish pasty [nasty] night, giving up
two-and-outs and missing eld goals.
Edmonton drops to 7-9, while the
Calgary Stampeders stick to the top of
the West along with Saskatchewan at
9-6-1.
is weekend the Argos visit
Edmonton, Saskatchewan is at
Hamilton, Calgarys at B.C., and
Winnipeg travels to Montreal. Its
almost playo time, can you Adam
and Eve it?
Martin Wightman
Argosy Correspondent
With the NHL season almost three
weeks old now would seem a good
time to reect on what has happened
so far. is week will look at the NHLs
Eastern Conference and next week will
examine the teams in the west.
e New York Rangers and
Pittsburgh Penguins both dashed
out of the gate going 7-3, and 9-2
respectively. is is not surprising as
both teams were expected to be strong
this year. e Rangers big o-season
pick up was Marion Gaborik and he
has paid major dividends so far; as long
as he stays healthy expect the Rags
to continue scoring. e Penguins
scoring is led, as one would expect, by
Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin,
but have also been getting excellent
contributions from the blueline.
Defenders Alex Goligoski and Sergei
Gonchar have nine and eight points
respectively.
e Washington Capitals have also
had a great start going 6-2-2. Not
surprising considering Alexander
Ovechkin has nine goals in ten games,
plus eight assists. Defenseman Mike
Green has had a slow start this season
with two goals and eight points so far,
after coming out of almost nowhere
last season to score thirty-one goals,
leading NHL defensemen and earning
himself rst team all-star honours
and a Norris Trophy nomination.
Washingtons goaltending situation
is interesting, with Coach Bruce
Boudreau rotating Jose eodore and
Semyon Varlamov. eodore has the
better Goals Against Average and
Save Percentage, but is just 2-2-2,
while Varlamov is 4-0.
One of the surprising teams in the
east is the Atlanta rashers who
put together a strong opening ve
games going 4-1. Strong play from
Ilya Kovalchuk, Rich Peverly, Nik
Antropov, and Bryan Little have the
rashers as one of the top scoring
teams so far and an exciting team to
watch. However, the rashers recently
went on a slide, losing three straight
games games and dropping to tenth in
the East.
e Ottawa Senators have begun
better than expected. Kovalev showed
up ready to play and has scored three
goals for the Senators so far, while
Daniel Alfredsson leads the team with
twelve points in nine games. However,
a couple of recent loses saw Ottawa
drop out of rst in the east, behind the
6-1-1 Bualo Sabres.
e Boston Bruins defense of their
Presidents Cup title from last season
has not had a great start; the Bruins are
sitting eighth at 5-4-1. Tim omas,
a super hero last season, has looked
surprisingly mortal, with a GAA of
almost three and a save percentage of
just over .900. e loss of Phil Kessel
may be worse than expected as the
Bruins seem to be struggling for a
dedicated goal scorer. Marc Savard, one
of the top play makers in the league,
has no one to pass to. No Bruins player
has more than three goals, except
Savard, who has four.
At the bottom of the Eastern
Conference, Toronto is the only team
that, at the time of writing, remains
winless this season. e Leafs have
suered the worst start in franchise
history going 0-7-1. Much of the
blame has fallen on goaltender Vesa
Toskala; however the Leafs forwards
have shown a total lack of heart and
determination, while their defense is
uncoordinated and penalty-prone. e
Leafs also have a number of players
who were expected to be dierence
makers sidelined with injuries for part
or all of the season thus far, including
Phil Kessel, Viktor Stahlberg, Mike
Van Ryn, and Jonas Gustavsson.
On the bright side, these players are
expected to return to the lineup soon.
Last Saturday the Leafs played the
Vancouver Canucks and easily put in
their best performance of the season,
they carried the play for much of the
game, but were once again hurt by
taking too many penalties ending in
2-1 loss.
NHL Recap
Ryan Esch
Argosy Correspondent
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31 THE ARGOSY SPORTS & FITNESS OCTOBER 29, 2009
Athlete of the Week
Megan Spicer
Sussex, NB resident Megan
Spicer has won Mountie
Athlete of the Week honours
for her outstanding oensive
performance in AUS soccer action
this past week. In a 4-2 victory
over Acadia on October 25,
Megan was an extremely eective
scorer, notching three goals for
the hat trick in the second half.
Pleased with her success, head
coach Barry Cooper said, Megan
brings a rare combination of
talents to the team; natural,
balanced pace, with an excellent
touch; but, above all, she has the
rare ability to make scoring goals
look easy. On Sunday, against
Acadia, all those were on display,
as she tormented the visitors. Her
three goals and performance were a
major factor in the teams 4-2 win.
A 2009 NB Canada Games
player, Megan is a former three-time
soccer MVP and former Athlete
of the Year (2009) from Sussex
Regional High School. She was a
top scorer for four years with her
high school team which was coached
by Ronald Leger, Megan was also
a forward with the Fundy Soccer
Club coached by Kevin Munroe.
She is currently in her rst year
of Arts at Mount Allison University.
Other athlete of the week
nominees were: Bradley Daye
(football), Alex Zschiele (soccer),
Jillian Greene (hockey), and
Laura Chapman (basketball).
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