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NB Power purchased by Hydro Qubec
Consumers and environmentalists pleased but Newfoundland protests
All of New Brunswicks power stations will be run by Hydro Quebec but the name NB Power will remain.
Chrissy Leblanc
Rebecca Anne Dixon
Argosy Staff
New Brunswick residents will now be-
ing paying their power bills to Hydro-
Qubec, as Premiers from both prov-
inces announced the takeover of NB
Power late last week. Tey will also,
however, face Qubecs lower rates and
possible eciency gains. For this rea-
son, most consumers can be pleased.
Hydro-Qubec produces power
more cheaply than we do, explained
Dr. Craig Brett of the Economics De-
partment and Canada Research Chair
in Canadian Public Policy. So it just
makes sense.
Hydro-Qubec will spend $4.7 bil-
lion to buy most of NB Powers assets,
including one nuclear station and sev-
en hydroelectric dams. It will also take
on NB Powers duties to provide to the
eastern United States and Nova Scotia
and $5 billion of the old corporations
debt, the latter a central impetus be-
hind the agreement.
Te elimination of NB Powers
massive debt will help us attain self-
suciency and relieve our children
and grandchildren of this burden,
said New Brunswick Premier Shawn
Graham.
Prices for New Brunswicks residen-
tial areas will be frozen for the next
ve years and afterwards indexed to
the cost of living. However, industrial
rates will be reduced by up to thirty
per cent to match those in Qubec,
with special provisions to prevent
Qubec industries from relocating.
New Brunswicks largest employers
had previously complained that high
power rates were forcing them to lay
o workers.
An additional benet seen by some
is the potential for advances in en-
vironmental issues. Te only assets
Hydro-Qubec showed no interest
in were New Brunswicks three coal
generating plants in Dalhousie, Belle-
dune, and Coleson Cove. Te New
Brunswick government will continue
to operate them and sell the power
to Hydro-Qubec. Meanwhile, with
a years notice Qubec will be able to
choose not to buy power from these
plants, and plans are already in place
for the phasing them out within the
next ve years.
Hydro-Qubec is willing to take
on the debt incurred to build the [coal
stations], but doesnt even want the
physical assets, explained Dr. Frank
Strain of Mount Allisons Economics
Department. Tats a big statement.
He says that it was politically im-
possible for the Graham and the
provinces government have to shut
down the fossil-fuel burning plants
before this, especially after Coleson
Cove went through a $747 million
refurbishment. Now that internal
cross-subsidization is impossible, the
government may be able to escape the
majority of public wrath at the clo-
sures.
Despite these positives, there are
those who are unpleased with the deal.
Newfoundlands Premier, Danny Wil-
liams has voiced his displeasure widely
through a public letter and other me-
dia.
Teyve agreed to sell away their
future, he argued. He claimed that
New Brunswick is giving up its energy
sovereignty and allowing Hydro-Qu-
bec to grow into a monopoly in the
Atlantic Region.
His concerns of monopoly are shared
by others. Hydro-Qubec is in similar
discussions with Prince Edward Island
and is pushing Nova Scotia to also be-
gin negotiations, which would give it
an immense amount of power over the
Atlantic region.
Williams believes that Qubec is
wrongly perceived as a have-not
province while spending billions on its
own monopolization agenda. He has
threatened to take the recent deal to
the federal Competition Bureau.
Strain pointed out that there was
already a monopoly, and that New-
foundland should simply accept it.
Hydro-Qubec is already the most im-
portant source of energy to the United
States, who has been pressuring it for
more coordination and consolidation.
Newfoundlands protests similarly
are linked the American energy mar-
ket. Williams province has come into
diculties with Hydro-Qubec in its
eorts to establish a massive hydro-
electric project in Churchill, Labrador.
Evidently passing through Qubec
would be the simplest alternative, how-
ever, Newfoundland Hydro is looking
at options to bypass the province, in-
cluding an inordinately expensive un-
derwater pipeline. It sees the loss of
New Brunswick as the elimination of
a corridor into the United States.
Graham has defended the deal,
saying that New Brunswick will con-
tinue to set its own energy policy. In-
deed, the Public Utilities Board has
a degree of independence, according
to Brett, and it may be benecial for
them not to have to argue against its
own provincial government.
So far only a memorandum of un-
derstanding has been signed. Graham
hopes to have the turnover formalized
and completed by March 2010.
Students may have to treat themselves on their own at home.
Susan Rogers
Argosy Staff
New Brunswick faces doctor shortages
Canadians visit hospital emergency rooms instead
As Mount Allison students and new
residents of Sackville will have no-
ticed, the chances of nding a doctor
in town are few. Unfortunately, that is
case across the province - and most of
the country as well.
Medical schools all over Canada are
training fewer doctors than are needed
for the population, due to admissions
cuts made in the early 1990s. Tese
cuts were based on a now evidently
false forecast that Canada would be
soon facing a surplus of doctors.
In the face of the actual shortage,
almost all of the provinces in Canada
have required their medical schools to
make at least 90 per cent of each class
students from within the province, in
hopes that they will stay when they
graduate. Te two Atlantic medical
schools are no dierent; both Dal-
housie and Memorial split their class
primarily between the three maritime
provinces. As the schools have dis-
covered, however, this is no guarantee
that the doctors will stick around, only
exacerbating the already large prob-
lem. Dalhousie nds that about one
third of graduates have moved out of
the region where they did their resi-
dency within two years. Memorial has
a slightly higher number of graduates
leaving Newfoundland.
New Brunswick itself doesnt look
too bad on paper. According to the
Canadian Institute of Health Infor-
mation, there were 185 physicians per
100,000 people in New Brunswick
in 2007. Tis is less than the 206 in
Newfoundland and Labrador, and the
228 in Nova Scotia, but slightly higher
than the 176 in Ontario.
And New Brunswick is lucky to
have as many nurses as it does, com-
pared to other provinces. 1,028 nurses
per 100,000 people is slightly less than
Newfoundland and Labrador, but
many more than in Ontario, Qubec,
and British Columbia.
One of the main issues, however,
is the distribution of the population
in NB, where large urban centers like
Toronto and Montreal are simply not
found. Tis spread of people, and even
more so, doctors, presents a problem.
On October 13 of this year, the
emergency room at Cumberland
Memorial Hospital in Cumberland
County was closed for twelve hours
because no doctors were available. Ear-
lier this year, the Sussex Health Centre
was also forced to close its emergency
room, because its sta were needed at
the larger Saint John Regional Hospi-
tal, where they could not nd doctors
to cover the weekend evening shifts.
Another study in 2006 showed that
nine per cent of Canadian doctors are
found in rural areas and small towns,
where 21 per cent of the population
resides. For students and new sta at
Jessica Emin
Mt. A, who are away from their family
doctors, this often means a visit to the
emergency room instead.
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SACtinating discussion on October 28
Julie Stephenson
Argosy Staff
Doctors tend to move from the area they were trained in
Te recent SAC meeting began with the Mat-
ters Arising; a continuance of a discussion from
last weeks meeting about the ad-hoc committee
being formed to evaluate and change the current
SAC Elections Act. While the aim of the discus-
sion was to set out the format and mandate of the
committee, council was repeatedly sidetracked by
confusion over motions and diering opinions.
Satellite Residence Councillor Stephen Spence
attempted to described the process by saying,
by-laws are pieces of crap and will screw us
all over equally
Te nal decision of council left the commit-
tee to be chaired by VP Finance and Operations,
Ryan Sargent, and lled by two council members,
and two students at large. Te committee will re-
turn to council two weeks after appointment to
submit project deadline for councils approval.
A long winded discussion on councils choice of
name for the committee ensued. Science Sena-
tor, Duncan Bowes suggested Justice League,
but it was eventually ruled that the committee be
named Elections Policy, Procedures and By-laws
Ad-hoc Committee.
Te Chair, Stephen Middleton, took a quick
break in the proceedings to educate the council
on the dierent points or questions they could
ask during meetings. Tomas Woodbury, Ap-
pointment and Recruitment Chair, gave a list-
ing of the committees and task forces council
members will sit on during the year. Following
that, the council went in camera to discuss and
approve committees and the positions of Chief
Returning Ocer and Judicial Ombudsperson.
Sue Humphrey, Social Science Senator, began
a discussion of the elected members of the Coun-
cil campaigning for candidates during by-elec-
tions. Humphrey explained that she saw a need
for maturity during the by-elections. Te council
held a lengthy discussion over the subject with
the opinion divided on how to proceed. Te dis-
cussion was nally terminated by a motion from
council without any conclusive statement.
VP Campus Life Patrick Forestells report to
council included an update on changes to the
meal plans, based on the satellite residences de-
sire for a smaller meal plan. He explained the
plan was already in motion, but no changes will
be seen until next year. Forestell also included
Entertainment Director Aly Kellys report to
council, which detailed communication issues
from the beginning of the year and the introduc-
tion of a local opening act to Pub shows.
VP Academic Sarah Carrigan-Kents report to
council highlighted her transitional work as In-
terim President Currie stepped down. Extension
of library hours, student evaluations of teaching,
Senate committees, and work on the exam da-
tabase were all mentioned in Carrigan-Kents
report. It was decided that an allowance of $125
would be used to buy a prize for the Exam Bo-
nanza contest. Carrigan-Kent made sure her use
of senataurs was noted properly in council min-
utes before nishing her report.
Following an earlier suggestion made by the
Chair, council conducted Councillor Concerns
and Question Period together. Several council-
lors brought up concerns of repairs needed in
Barclay, including a leaking ceiling, a puddle in a
light xture, broken tiles, and disturbances during
peak class hours from construction. It was also
brought up that there were several outstanding
work orders for residences. Several members of
council echoed the statement that it was hard to
trust that anything was going to happen. Some-
body brought up the concern that the Residence
Assistants hadnt received proper re training
and are now uncomfortable with re regulations
in the buildings; they had been told not to use the
extinguishers but just to call 911.
Te weekly SAC meetings take place on Wednes-
days room 111 of Avard Dixon at 7 pm. All are
welcome.
Community takes time to remember
Remembrance day commemorated by university, town and legion
Julie Stephenson
Argosy Staff
Each year, the Mount Allison and Sackville com-
munities gather to recognize Veterans Week,
which runs November 5 to 11. While Novem-
ber 11 is the traditionally acknowledged date, the
week as a whole marks a greater recognition of
veterans service and sacrice.
Tere are many dierent things underway in
an eort to raise awareness, remembrance and
support, explains Poppy Campaign Chairman
Bruce Montrose. Te Sackville chapter of the
Royal Canadian Legion has spread the Poppy
Campaign throughout the town and community
for several years. Montrose says there are dona-
tion boxes at various locations including Bridge
Street Caf and the Irving station. Tere are also
a few locations on campus, like the library, where
students can give a small donation and get a pop-
py in return.
[You can] display your remembrance as you
go on about your daily life and take a few mo-
ments to reect on the incredible sacrice made
by veterans, says Montrose. Te poppy was o-
cially recognized in 1921 as a symbol of remem-
brance and as our visual pledge to never forget
all those Canadians who have fallen in war and
military operations.
In addition to the Poppy Campaign, the Le-
gion has also re-launched their poster competi-
tion that they hope will raise awareness among
the younger generation in town. Te competi-
tion is run nationally and open to all Canadian
school children. Te youths that participate in
the contest assist the Legion in one of our pri-
mary goals, explains Montrose, fostering the
tradition of remembrance amongst Canadians.
On November 11 there will a parade from the
Sackville Legion at 9:30 am to Convocation Hall
where a Remembrance Day service will be held.
Te service will be presided over several clergy
from Sackville and Mayor Estabrooks. After the
service has concluded, participants will walk to
the Cenotaph in town for laying of wreaths. Vet-
erans and Legion members will then return to
the Legion for a stand to while Mount Allison
ocials and community members will return to
the Wallace McCain Student Centre for a uni-
versity commemoration at the Memorial Wall in
the Truman Atrium.
Te university is represented at [the] Legion
service by the President, who has no role but is a
guest, explains Rev. John Perkin, who will oer
the Invocation at the Remembrance Day service,
[Te service in the atrium] is an annual obser-
vance and gives the university opportunity to
remember its own war dead, and the signicant
impact of the wars on the university.
Te Legion will also observe on November
8 with Veterans and Legion members attend-
ing services at Main St. Baptist Church and on
November 7 during special services hosted at
the Sackville Hospital and the Drew Nursing
Home.
Te Poppy Campaign is a very worthwhile
endeavour which was created to raise money and
support veterans, explains Montrose, Te do-
nations which are graciously donated each year
go toward supporting veterans from all wars and
their families who are greatly in need of sup-
port.
Te Mount Allison community has been asked
by Montrose to participate in several small ways
including buying and wearing a poppy in remem-
brance, observing two minutes of silence at 11 am
on November 11 to pay respect and to attend the
memorial services organized for the day.
Sackville is not exceptional in this sense. In
2004, 18 per cent of Canadians said that their
most recent emergency room visit was for a prob-
lem that could have been addressed by a family
physician.
A study a year prior also showed that the same
percentage of people in New Brunswick had had
their last contact with a doctor in the emergency
department. Tis number was the second highest
in Canada, surpassed only by the Yukon.
I think its a general problem, I guess thats why
we have the emergency, said Gayle Churchill,
Manager of Student Life. [It] is unfortunate on
a whole lot of things, but its a reality here. And
its not just here, I mean all of New Brunswick.
When I worked in Fredericton I remember go-
ing to the emergency with a student, and it was a
six hour wait. And, yeah, that person got in to see
Signs of remembrance are all over town.
Jessica Emin
the doctor, only to be released again, and I dont
think I was back to my oce before that person
was released.
For the foreseeable future, Mt. A students, par-
ticularly those from out-of-province, will have to
continue to be thankful for the time that Sack-
villes doctors do give, to both the health clinic on
campus and the emergency room.
Continued from front page
THE ARGOSY NEWS 3 NOVEMBER 5, 2009
Tis week in the world
A weekly miscellany compiled by Kristina Mansveld
Julie Cruikshank
Afghan run-o election scrapped
President Hamid Karzai has been
declared the elected President of Af-
ghanistan after ocials decided to
cancel the run-o vote for the posi-
tion. Karzais only political opponent,
Abdullah Abdullah, recently pulled
out of the race, stating that the sec-
ond round of voting would be no less
corrupt than the rst had been. Te
Obama administration has declared
its support for Karzai, although
many senior American ocials con-
sider him corrupt and ineective in
ghting the Taliban insurgency.
US-N. Korea negotiations tense
North Korean authorities continue to
pressure the United States to engage
in bilateral negotiations regarding its
nuclear weapons program in order
to end their hostile relationship.
Te United States (US), however,
states that North Korea must rst
include South Korea, China, Japan,
and Russia at the negotiation table.
Te US has also vowed to continue
to enforce the sanctions imposed on
North Korea by the United Nations.
A North Korean diplomat warned
that if the US did not agree to its de-
mands, North Koreans were ready
to go our own way and presumably
continue nuclear tests.
Kosovo unveils Clinton statue
A three-metre statue of former US
President Bill Clinton was unveiled
in the Kosovar city of Pristina last
Sunday. Kosovos Albanian major-
ity largely credits US intervention for
saving them from ethnic cleansing by
Serbian forces in 1999, when Clinton
launched NATO air strikes. Kosovars
have dedicated a street to Clinton and
another to George W. Bush. Many
have also named their children after
the American leaders. As the statue
was unveiled, Clinton urged Kosovars
to, build a multi-ethnic country with
the minority Serbs who still live in the
contested region after the conict.
Nomads suer from climate change
Persistent droughts in Kenya are ruin-
ing a way of life for the countrys three
million nomads. Residents of Dela in
northern Kenya say that the dry spells
are becoming more frequent and more
severe. As a result, they cannot nd
suitable land for their cows to graze.
Te nomads have been referred to as
climate change canaries due to the
extreme vulnerability of their lifestyle
to minute climate uctuations. Some
have already been forced to sell their
herds and move into settlements, while
the vast majority increasingly rely on
international food aid for survival.
Guantanamo detainees sent to Palau
Te US Justice Department revealed
Saturday that it had sent six ethnic
Uighur Chinese formerly detained in
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the Pacic
island nation of Palau. Te country is
one of only twenty-three countries
that recognize Taiwan over Bejing as
Chinas capital, thus the decision to
send former inmates there is likely to
infuriate the Chinese. Te US Govern-
ment denied Chinas demands that the
Uighur men be sent to Beijing, stating
that they were likely to face persecu-
tion. Te Obama administration must
now ensure resettlement for the 215
detainees left at Guantanamo, as the
January 22 deadline to close the facil-
ity approaches.
Violence continues in Chechnya
Four separate incidents have left elev-
en suspected militants and one police
ocer dead in the volatile southern
Russian provinces of Chechnya and
Dagestan, said ocials on Saturday.
Te deaths occurred after a make-
shift bomb exploded in a car, and a
shootout occurred between police
and militants in Mozdok border
district of Chechnya. Te unstable
Russian region has been plagued by
two separatist wars in the last fteen
years. Both Chechnya and Dagestan
have experienced an increase in sui-
cide bombings and clashes between
police, militants, and criminal gangs
over previous months.
H1N1 ocially on campus
Students told to stay away from class when sick and communicate with professors by email
Tere are now three conrmed cases of
the H1N1 u at Mount Allison Uni-
versity. However, now that less strin-
gent means of identifying cases are
being used, the numbers are expected
to increase.
Students must still inform their pro-
fessors if they are going to miss class
because of being ill. While advised not
to go and make arrangements in per-
son, communication by email is essen-
tial. Te university administration has
informed all departments that they are
to be more lenient with students who
are absent because they are unwell.
Currently, students are unable to get
the H1N1 vaccine in Sackville. Clinics
are being held daily in Moncton, but
only for priority groups. General clin-
ics are planned for Sackville, but there
are no conrmed dates as of yet. In
residence, the Dons and sta are care-
fully monitoring on-campus students
for illness, and can assist with having
meals provided for those who are sick.
O-campus students can self-identify
and ll out a form on the health ser-
vices website.
To obtain a doctors diagnosis, stu-
dents can visit the health centre on
campus or the Sackville Memorial
Hospital, but may face long waits.
Fourth year English major Alix
Robinson is concerned about this sys-
tem.
If youre not feeling well and you
know its the u, youre not going
to want to wait at the hospital for
ten hours, she said. However, she is
concerned about losing participation
marks in some of her classes when the
professors require a note for illness-re-
lated absences.
I understand why people would
want documentation for us not being
there, and I understand always that
there are going to be people who abuse
the system, she acknowledged. Mean-
while, she stayed away from class as
instructed by the university, and visited
the hospital when she was ill, but was
unable to get a note from the doctor,
who was apparently concerned that
others would be requesting them too.
Tere needs to be some leeway for
Rebecca Anne Dixon
Argosy Staff
Students should not attend classes if experiencing u symptoms.
Chrissy Leblanc
those classes [that require written con-
rmation] because were not getting
notes anymore.
It is against university policy for
professors to require a note for ill-
ness-related absences. Students who
are faced with this requirement should
contact the SAC to report this.
One of the Mt. A students who went
home because of H1N1 has not had
the opportunity to be in touch with
professors about assignments, having
missed several. Te student also feels
unprepared for midterms happening
shortly after returning to class and
hopes that adjustments will be made.
Other students are not concerned
about the virus.
It was inevitable, said Emily
Tomas about the outbreak.
If I get sick I get sick. If I dont, I
dont.
Others remain concerned, travel-
ing home to get the vaccine if neces-
sary. Tis is possible for students from
the Maritimes, but more dicult for
those from other parts of Canada and
abroad. At the same time, they would
also face greater challenges if they
came down with H1N1.
If put into quarantine [...] people
who live in Moncton can go home, but
people who live in Ontario cant, said
Robinson.
Te university continues to encour-
age students to observe the recom-
mended health practices including
It is against university
policy for professors to
require a note for illness-
related absences. Stu-
dents who are faced with
this requirement should
contact the SAC to report
this.
hand washing, using hand sanitizer
and coughing into a kleenex or sleeve
to avoid spreading germs. Regular up-
dates will be sent out over the email to
inform students of the progress of the
H1N1 u on campus and of the avail-
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THE ARGOSY NEWS 4 NOVEMBER 5, 2009
Sackville improving its infrastructure
Water and Main St. among areas in Sackville to see repairs and development
Rebecca Anne Dixon
Argosy Staff
Quite a few physical changes should
be seen around Sackville as winter
sets in, and into the upcoming year.
Te town council has approved work
being done on the Waterfowl Park
and on the remaining unpaved roads.
In the Waterfowl Park, a new trail is
being built to replace the one running
by the highway, which is often
ooded. Te Parks and Recreation
Department is putting in oating
boardwalks to allow for rising water
levels. Higher water levels are needed
for the diver duck species to remain in
the park. In recent years their numbers
have decreased as water levels were
lowered due to construction.
Additionally, they are constructing
an access ramp that will enable people
in wheelchairs to enter at the end of
the park near the highway.
Te access ramp is benecial
for two reasons, explained Acting
Director of Parks and Recreation,
Todd Cole.
It allows access for handicapped
people. Te other thing is that were
changing the bylaw so that bicycles
will be allowed on marked trails.
Currently bicycles are not allowed
in the Waterfowl Park and must cross
over the highway, which is a serious
safety concern for both those on bikes
and walking.
I think this is sorely needed, said
Campbell resident James Ehrman.
Te crossing is heavily used by high
school students, runners, bikes, ATVs
and snowmobiles [...] I hope it wont
be a restricted crossing, and open to
all trac.
Although originally planned to go
forward in three phases, the work is
to be completed before Christmas,
allowing some trails to stay open
throughout the year, instead of the
usual winter closures.
Te town only had $50,000
reserved in this years budget for the
project and needed to get $78,000
transferred from their reserve fund.
Cole reports that the department is
also working on improvements to the
soccer and football elds on Lorne
St.
Other work being done by the
town falls to the Engineering and
Public Works Department. Sackville
has several roads that are ocially
designated highways and maintained
by the province. Every year the town
is asked to put forward suggestions
for work to be done on the designated
highways, but there are rarely funds
available. Tis year the provincial
government helped pay for the paving
of a section of Route 490, or Main
Street, and the council has approved
a ve year plan to the provincial
Department of Transportation for
similar road improvements. Tis
will include the section of Route
490 between the highway and Silver
Lake.
Te designated highways are only a
minor part of our works programme,
said George Woodburn, Director
of the Municpal Department for
Engineering and Public Works. He
explained that the rest of their capital
plan for next year will not be approved
until later, after consultation with the
council.
One project that will continue is
the watertower to be built on Hessler
Drive, south of the TransCanada
Highway. It may take a year to build.
Council has talked about reserving
some money in the budget to build
a new sidewalk up Main Street by
Sassys Convenience Store. Tis street
is lined with student housing.
Teres no question that it needs
to be done, agreed Woodburn. It
would help linking not only the
residences but also the [Tantramar]
Civic Centre.
At the moment, pedestrians have to
cross over to the other side, and there
are not crosswalks for the apartments
built there.
Its not very convenient and most
people wont do it, said Woodburn.
As most students move about
Sackville by foot, most would be
Erik Fraser
Argosy Correspondent
Campus Climate Challenge returns
Month-long competition to reduce energy consumption begins in residence
Work is under way to improve the boardwalks condition in the park.
Rebecca Anne Dixon
Te Campus Climate Challenge has
started again on the Mount Allison
campus and will run throughout the
month of November. Te challenge,
organized by Eco-Action and aec-
tionately referred to as C3, is an in-
ter-residence competition to decrease
energy consumption per capita. Now
in its fourth year, the competition
has experienced its fair share of criti-
cism as being an environmental binge,
though the overall success of the event
has prompted organizers to bring back
the highly anticipated event.
Tis year, Eco-Action has intro-
duced two changes to the competition.
First, C3 is welcoming back all other
buildings to the competition. Most
non-academic and academic buildings
will be competing against one another
in a competition separate from resi-
dences.
Te second change has aected the
way in which the winner will be calcu-
lated. For the rst time, Edwards and
Tornton, Bennett and Bigelow, and
Harper and Jennings will all be com-
peting as teams. Tis, Eco-Action ex-
plains, is a result of the shared meter-
ing system between the buildings. All
other houses will still be competing as
individuals.
Troughout the month, residences
are taking a wide range of actions
to help decrease their energy con-
sumption levels. Actions on the more
traditional end include leaving the
lights o in the bathroom, unplug-
ging vending machines, and cutting
back showering time. In recent years,
other strategies have arisen including
unplugging mini-fridges, using dry-
ing racks instead of electric dryers, and
unplugging electronics when not in
use to prevent the eect of phantom
appliances (electronics which consume
the majority of their energy when not
in use: i.e. televisions, stereos, hair
straighteners, computer chargers).
Residences have also come up with
some more creative actions to help
them gain an extra edge over the com-
petition. Executives in some houses
have vowed not to shower for the du-
ration of the competition. Others have
come up with systems to reward those
contributing to the eort. Houses are
even asking to have their house tem-
perature turned down to decrease one
of the largest contributors to a houses
energy consumption.
Many critics of C3 claim that the
competition pits residences against one
another in an environmental binge, so
that the competition becomes more
about winning, and less about the rea-
son behind the competition.
In the past, residences have been
caught sabotaging other residences
by turning on lights, doing laundry
in their basements, and showering in
their bathrooms. Other houses have
been known to encourage their resi-
dents to shower and do laundry in
the student centre and athletic centre.
While these actions appear to have
decreased the energy consumption of
some residences, they do not encour-
age students to decrease their own en-
vironmental impact.
Tere has been, however, some vali-
dation in a few of these actions. Wash-
ing machines in the student centre
are energy star, and thus consume less
energy than those in the basements of
each residence. With the new renova-
tions to residence bathrooms this sum-
mer however, the opposite can be said
about showering. Showers in the ath-
letic centre use a considerably larger
quantity of water per minute than in
your own residence.
Tis year, facilities management
has asked Eco-Action to crack down
on these violations. Te group will be
publicizing a code of ethics for the
competition to ensure residences are
focusing on the true meaning of the
competition: to decrease individual
environmental impacts. Residences
caught violating this code may be dis-
qualied from the competition.
Te winner of the Campus Cli-
mate Challenge will have their name
engraved on the coveted Campus Cli-
mate Challenge trophy. In addition,
the winning house will be awarded a
house pool party and their very own
goat. In addition, to support Mt. As
recently launched Kiva campaign, each
participating residence will have a Kiva
certicate purchased in their name.
Residences have also come up with
some incentives for their housemates.
If Harper wins, President Beth Whit-
eld has promised to paint her hair
green. At Torton and Edwards, the
house which contributes the most ef-
fort will get to throw a pie in the face
of the losing houses eco-rep.
Te campus climate challenge was
started four years ago as an initiative to
help students realize and decrease their
environmental impact. Since then, the
success of the competition has drawn
national attention to the extent that
the competition will be expanding to
other universities in the upcoming
year. In previous years, residence en-
ergy consumption rates have dropped
between 5-25 per cent. Results of this
years competition will be released
early December. Eco-Action wishes
everyone the best of luck in this years
competition and is looking forward to
a clean, and dark, competition.
Eco-Action meets every Tuesday at
6:00 pm in Cuthbertson House.
in support of changes that include
building more sidewalks.
It would be very helpful, said
fourth year International Relations
student Andrew Gwyn. It would
also be very helpful to have a sidewalk
going by the cemetery.
Students are encouraged to give
input on these developments. Tey
can email the respective departments
with suggestions.
Turning the lights out is an easy but important way to participate.
Julie Cruikshank
We d value their input
[...] Students are part of the
group were targeting.
Wed value their input, said Cole.
Students are part of the group were
targeting.
Woodburn also suggests that
students contact the council or mayor
Pat Estabrooks with their ideas about
Sackvilles infrastructure and public
works development.
I think she would really appreciate
that kind of input, and nows the time
to do it.
NATIONAL
Anahid Chujunian
Argosy Contributor
Coyotes kill young Canadian folk singer
Taylor Mitchell dies in Cape Breton after a performance in Sackville
Tsuu Tina is reviving their language to preserve cultural traditions.
Internet Photo/Panoramio
Danielle Webb
CUP Ontario Bureau Chief
Toronto shop busted for copyright infringement
Promoting Open Access would help reduce course material costs
Conor Kerr
The Gateway (University of
Alberta)
Digital language reclamation underway for Tsuu Tina
Project will provide future generations of aboriginals with an audio history of their culture
Te life of Toronto-born singer Tay-
lor Mitchell was tragically taken after
a coyote attack in the Cape Breton
Highlands National Park. Mitchell, a
rising star in the Canadian folk mu-
sic scene, had just released her very
rst album entitled For Your Consider-
ation. Only days prior to the horric
incident, Mitchell performed a set at
Sackvilles Bridge Street Caf as part
of her Maritime tour.
Te attack occurred last week as
Mitchell was hiking solo on one of
the Parks most popular trails. Other
hikers nearby immediately called the
police, who were forced to take action
and shoot at the animals. Mitchells
injuries were severe and she was air-
lifted to Queen Elizabeth II Hospital
in Halifax, where she passed away the
following day.
Her death came as a great blow and
shock to those in Sackville, whether
they had seen her show or not. An
employee at Bridge Street Caf said
that countless costumers came in after
they heard the news, asking questions
about Mitchell and seeming confused
and rattled. Josh Bragg, an admis-
sions counselor at Mount Allison and
his friends had been lucky enough to
spend the evening with Taylor after
her show.
[I]only knew Taylor for a few
hours, he said, but within those
hours we all started a friendship. She
had just such an easygoing nature
about her that she just t with us. We
were all looking forward to her coming
back to town to visit again. It shocked
us all to hear of her passing, [and] our
brief encounter will stay in our memo-
ries forever.
What is especially confusing about
the incident is that coyote attacks
are very rare occurrences, as the ani-
mals are usually extremely timid and
afraid of humans. Te RCMP did kill
one of the coyotes that attacked Tay-
lor, but they have yet to nd the sec-
ond. Many individuals have begun to
express strong opinions in regards to
TORONTO (CUP) A photocopy
store frequented by students at the
University of Toronto has been shut
down by a copyright enforcement and
licensing agency for illegal photo-
copying.
Boxes of course packs and textbooks
were carted out of Quality Control
Copy Centre in downtown Toronto
on October 15. Te stores photocopi-
ers and binding equipment soon fol-
lowed.
We received tips over the past few
years that Quality Control Copy Cen-
tre was reproducing full textbooks and
course packs without permission, says
Savitha Tampi, associate legal coun-
sel with Access Copyright.
But before seizing all the stores as-
sets, Access Copyright issued several
warnings and alternative options for
settling the $132,000 judgment that
had been leveled against them.
We did enter into negotiations
with Quality Control Copy Centre,
and tried dierent ways to settle. In
this case, we did need to go to the
federal court and we did get the order
against [the shop] they were found
to be infringing copyright and even
after the order they continued to in-
fringe on copyright, Tampi says.
Cases like Quality Control Copy
Centre are becoming more and more
numerous across the country, says
Tampi.
Teresa Scassa, a law professor at the
University of Ottawa, believes profes-
sors sometimes contribute to copyright
infringement more than students, a
notion that seems to go against com-
mon sense.
You often see professors who have
been involved in trying to help their
students get around the high costs of
materials, says Scassa.
Te professors will put together
course packs and instead of going
through the license regime that they
have at their own university; theyll
make the course pack available at a
copy centre where they dont have to
pay the fees.
Cost is really the issue, she says.
Professors feel that these materials
are too expensive, the cost of materials
is too high. Students need a break.
While students try to nd a break
wherever they can either by reselling
their books on their own, frequenting
copy shops like Quality Control Copy
Centre, or sharing materials with
friends it is their education that of-
ten suers as they circumvent the law.
My education is denitely aected.
Its very sad and extremely unfortu-
nate when I have to forego buying
textbooks because theyre not in my
budget and I simply cant aord them.
I dont get the readings done and cant
always participate in class discussion,
says Tanya, a UBC student.
But there is a solution, if professors
are willing to use it.
According to Scassa, professors and
academics can take more control over
EDMONTON (CUP) Te idea of
a language becoming extinct is a far-
ung idea to most people, but on the
Tsuu Tina reserve just west of Cal-
gary, it is reality.
With no uent speakers of the
Tstn language under the age of
fty, the language could very likely be
extinct within twenty to thirty years.
Te Tstn Gunaha project aims to
preserve the Tstn language and
eventually spark revitalization of the
language within the community. Lin-
guistic researchers from the University
of Alberta (U of A) are working with
members of the Tsuu Tina commu-
nity to preserve the language.
In an eort to document it in ac-
tion, researchers Dr. Sally Rice and Dr.
Benjamin Tucker in the Department of
Linguistics brought recording equip-
ment to the Tsuu Tina reserve, and set
up recording sessions that captured the
language in normal conversation.
Speaking the language is very dif-
ferent than just reading it, Tucker
added. Tis gives us an opportunity
to record exactly what theyre doing
when speaking it.
To make the language more ac-
cessible, the tapes are being convert-
ed into high-quality recordings on
DVDs, completing the digitization
process. Over 500 hours of recorded
daily conversations and stories from
uent Tstn speakers are now ar-
chived and in the nal steps of being
digitized.
Te digitization adds potential for
interest in the language; younger gen-
erations will even be able to listen to
podcasts in Tstn, Tucker said.
Already, an interest in the Tstn
language revitalization is stirring with-
in the reservation. Members from the
community are coming to U of A to
record Tstn, get training in the
digitization process, or takes courses
based on language revitalization.
When you have economy, politics,
and community acceptance behind the
revitalization it can make all the dier-
ence, Tucker said.
Te Tsuu Tina community is be-
hind the revitalization, providing all
the funding for the digitization of the
language. Tere is a strong movement
in the community to create programs
that will help Tsuu Tina youth in
learning the language. Te Tstn
Gunaha project is one of these. Te
Tstn Gunaha program is putting
on camps that allow children to im-
merse themselves in the culture, lan-
guage, and heritage of their ancestors.
Tese camps provide a great way for
younger generations to learn the lan-
guage in an active and fun way.
On the Tsuu Tina reserve, there is
a language revitalization program run
in the schools. However, those certi-
ed to teach the language arent uent
speakers. Tis presents a huge chal-
lenge to the teachers, who are learning
the language while teaching it.
Te interest in the community is
there, however. With the digitization
in its nal steps, teachers will have ac-
cess to more material to draw from, for
both their learning and the childrens.
In addition, with members of the band
trained in digitization and preserva-
tion, they will be able to continue work
documenting the language after U of
A is no longer involved.
Part of the reason theyre doing the
training is so theyll be able to teach it
themselves, and not just have some ac-
ademic telling them how to do things,
Tucker said.
After U of A is nished involvement,
the projects put in place will continue.
Moreover, with the communities in-
volvement, revitalization could very
well occur. Even if the language does
not come back prominently, Tucker
hinted that the digitization will leave
all necessary aspects for revitalization
their own copyright through venues
like Open Access, an international
movement that encourages the unre-
stricted sharing of academic works.
More and more academics are
looking for Open Access journals
where, as part of the publication, the
work is made available to anyone who
wants to read it, or copy it, or down-
load it. Its licensed for those kind of
reproductions, says Scassa.
Its not all an issue with copyright
law, a large part is academics not think-
ing hard enough about how they want
their work to be disseminated.
Putting restrictions and conditions
on their publications, like allowing it
to be reproduced in course packs at no
extra cost, could go a long way to solv-
ing these issues, she says.
the coyotes of the Highlands National
Park and believe that all of the animals
should be shot and killed, claiming
that the park has become an unsafe
place.
Tis has become even more contro-
versial since Mitchells mother, Em-
ily Mitchell, released a statement to
the Globe and Mail the day after her
daughters death against the extermi-
nation of the coyotes.
I clearly heard Taylors voice say
please dont, this is their space.
Mitchell explained that outside of
Taylors musical interests, her daugh-
ter adored animals and nature and was
a true environmentalist.
She wouldnt have wanted their de-
mise, especially as a result of her own. Mitchell played at Bridge St Cafe.
Internet Photo/Mitchell Ocial Website
THE ARGOSY NEWS 5 NOVEMBER 5, 2009
OPINIONS
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND CLASSIFIEDS
Since the start of the academic year this
past September, there has been a cloud
of confusion and disorder hanging
over the students union, the body of
student voice at Mount Allison. After
the questionable resignation of the
intended president last spring, the
by-election process has been wrought
with indecision by both voters and
ofcials and disarray. Two months
into the process, we are starting over
yet again.
Can we expect the same level of
service from this body of students
that is normally shown each year? We
could expect it, but I doubt it will be
delivered. Tat is not to say that I fnd
this years council any less capable than
previous years. In fact after attending
a few of the weekly meetings, I have
found myself impressed by several of
the councillors. Tat being said, they
are operating on a shortened year and
a lacklustre reputation.
My aim is not to condemn the
council. Instead, it is to suggest that
it is now up to students as a whole
not just their representatives to
raise their voices and to act. Tis year
has brought a multitude of issues to
the table. Te infux of students means
less space in residence, classes, and
in facilities and services such as the
Library, Gym, and Health Centre. Te
need for renovation and improvement
is more noticeable than ever with triple
rooms in residence lounges, leaking
classrooms, and the lack of study space
around campus.
Every year the Mt. A community
comes together on several amazing
causes such as the fghts against
cancer, cystic fbrosis, poverty, and
unacceptable conditions in developing
nations. We have the power to bring
together hundreds of people with the
mere mention of doing something for
a good cause. Te results the university
and the community show have been
amazing through past years and have
even begun to show this year.
What I cannot understand is that we
cant seem to aford the same amount
of action for our own situation. By no
means am I attempting to compare
our situation to that of a developing
country or a person sufering from
an incurable disease. Instead I am
wondering at our ability to complain
about the lack of snow removal on
campus, the need for renovations to
old buildings, and the lengths to which
we wait for promised services. We have
the ability to complain, but seemingly
are lacking the ability to act, such as
we do for causes that are sometimes
another world away.
I have been attending SAC meetings
on and of for just over two years.
Constantly when an issue is brought
up, I hear the same answer from the
executives who deal with it. All they
ask is that students email them with
their grievances. To substantially
approach the administration, they need
evidence that the issue has campus
wide concern. More often than not,
those emails arent sent.
Rob Byrne recently said that the
university hasnt seen a signifcant
strain increase in relation to the
demand for the Health Centre. Hes
right. By the numbers they are seeing
at the Health Centre, there isnt a need
for an increase in services. However,
we all know that statistics arent always
the truest representation of a situation.
Students arent going to the Health
Centre because they know they wont
receive satisfactory service.
Is that then also why students arent
raising their concerns to the university
when it comes to unfavourable living
conditions in residence, a lack of study
space in the library, or frustration with
the slow service of repairs on campus?
Students cant see action coming of
their complaints. In fear of receiving
the standard its being addressed or
there isnt enough money responses,
we are backing down and grumbling
to each other.
We could outright blame the
university for not knowing what
needs to be done or not addressing
every single issue that comes to their
attention. Tough, we would then be
doing ourselves a disservice. If we can
raise thousands of dollars by shining
shoes and cars and raise awareness by
wearing tight and bright clothes, we
should be able to signifcantly make
change with our voices.
In the last few editorials I have
written, I have been repeatedly accused
of stamping my feet about the issues
I choose to talk about. While Im not
about to recommend we have a campus
wide tantrum, I would pose this last
question. Do you think the university
could ignore the sound of 2,200 feet
stomping in concern and protest?
Dear students,
Julie Stephenson
Argosy Staff
Do of the Week...
Fashion at Mt. A
Unfortunately this is not a student from our school. Yes, youre right its Blake
Lively from Gossip Girl. Over the past two weeks I have been completely
uninspired by what youve been wearing (well most of you). Although I dont
think we should all be spending hours on our appearances in the morning if
doesnt hurt to change out of your pajamas, boxer pants or sweat suits. Also,its
not August anymore therefore your daisy dukes and tank tops can be stored
away. You dont need an excuse to wear a suit jacket or high heels. It doesnt
cost much to look nice - we have a Sally Ann. So, step it up Mt. A and give
me a reason to be your admirer and not your fashion police.
Tursday November 5
8:30 AM - Marathon Reading of the
Odyssey
Te Classics Society is hosting a
marathon reading of Homers classic
Te Odyssey. Te public is cordially
welcome to drop in to the Owens Art
Gallery anytime throughout the day,
beginning at 8:30 am (Te reading
in English translation is expected to
take most of the day). Special guest
performances will include short
renditions in Ancient Greek, musical
accompaniment, and readings by
University President and Vice-
Chancellor Dr. Robert Campbell, Dr.
Robert Lapp, and many others.
Refreshments and snacks will be
served at the reading. Tere is no
charge for admission please come
and be a part of something epic!
For more information or a schedule of
performances, please contact Alison
Hart at avhart@mta.ca or (506) 364-
2556.
Friday November 6
10:00 AM - Ten Tousand Villages
Sale
In support of sustainable, fair market,
international economic development.
St. Pauls Anglican Church, 125 Main
St. Sale Times: Friday, November 6 -
10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Saturday,
November 7 - 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Volunteers to assist in setting up and
running the sale would be greatly
appreciated
Contact: Sandra Cant - 536-0452
8:00 PM - Zodiac Trio
Mount Allison Performing Arts
Series - Brunton Auditorium, 134
Main Street. Tis youthful ensemble,
featuring a French violinist, a Russian
clarinetist and a Japanese pianist,
has been winning competitions and
prizes around the globe. Teir concert
will include works by Milhaud, Berg,
Arutiunian, Stravinsky, and Bartk.
Single tickets are $25 for adults
and $13 for students. For additional
information, visit the Performing
Arts Series web site at: www.mta.ca/
departments/PerformingArts
Contact: Margaret Ann Craig, 364-
2662 (voice mail only), performarts@
mta.ca
Sunday November 8
3:00 PM - Sackville Coalition for Social
Justice
Sackville United Church. An umbrella
group building bridges between
various organisations here in Sackville,
the Coalition for Social Justice will
be having their bi-weekly community
meeting, all are welcome.
3:00 PM - Topsy Turvy: A Matinee of
Gilbert & Sullivan
Opera New Brunswick comes to
Sackville for the frst time with an
afternoon of Gilbert & Sullivan
highlights. Te performance at
Brunton Auditorium will feature
soloists including Mount Allison
Professor Peter Groom. Tickets are
available at Tidewater Books or at
the door. Adults: $35 Seniors: $30
Students: $10
Contact: Christopher Lane, 506-672-
4534, ed@operanb.ca
Monday November 9
4:00 PM - Practicing
Dendrogeomorphology and
Dendroglaciology in the Western
Canadian Cordillera
Dr. Dan Smith, from the University
of Victoria, examines what melting
glaciers leave behind, forests that have
been frozen in time for thousands
of years. Tese talks are open to the
public and free of charge and will take
place in the Wu Centre, Dunn.
Contact: Mike Fox, mfox@mta.ca
Tuesday November 10
11:30 AM - Vanishing Glaciers and
Dendroglaciological Discoveries in the
British Columbia Coast Mountains
Dr. Dan Smiths second talk, on what
vanishing glaciers leave behind and
what we can learn from them, will take
place in the Wu Centre, Dunn.
Wednesday November 11
11:00 AM - Remembrance Day
Observance
Chaplains Ofce
Wallace McCain Student Centre --
atrium at the Memorial Wall
November 11, 2009. 11:00 am
Te university observance of November
11th remembers the students of Mount
Allison Academy and University who
lost their lives in the Boer War, World
War I, World War II and Korean War.
Tis observance includes the reading
of the war dead and laying of wreaths
in memory.
Contact: Rev. John C. Perkin, 364-
2227; chapel@mta.ca
Tursday November 12
7:30 PM - Concert: Works by Anthony
Grenge
A concert of works by Nova Scotian
composer Anthony Genge by pianist
Janet Hammock, cellist Danise
Ferguson, and violinist Anne Simons.
Contact: Sara Williamson, 364-2574,
sewilliamson@mta.ca
Friday November 13
8:00 PM - Evening of One-Act Plays
Work & What Are You Trying to Say:
Padraigh MacDonald and Breanna
Moore. Windsor Teatre.
Two one-person plays performed by
4th-year drama students Padraigh
MacDonald and Breanna Moore.
Contact: 506-364-2234, emjewer@
mta.ca
8:00 PM - Concert: Ekletikos
Owens Art Gallery
PEI-based group Eklektikos is an
ensemble dedicated to presenting
contemporary chamber music. Teir
goal is to present a wide variety of
music within a balanced program
that the audience will fnd enjoyable
as well as intellectually and aurally
stimulating.
Contact: Sara Williamson, 364-2574,
sewilliamson@mta.ca
Saturday November 14
6:30 PM - Free Te Children
International Dinner & Dance
Sackville United Church
Come out and enjoy Mount A FTCs
7th annual International Dinner &
Dance! Tis is a night where you get
to eat a wonderful four-course meal
of international food and watch some
talented student performers. Cost:
$20 (regular); $15 (students) Tickets
available at the SAC ofce and the
Cackling Goose Market or through
ftc@mta.ca All proceeds go to Free
Te Children school building projects
in Sri Lanka.
For more information on Free Te
Children go to freethechildren.com
7 NOVEMBER 5, 2009 THE ARGOSY OPINIONS
It certainly is no secret that Mount
Allison University currently enjoys the
highest enrollment numbers and the
highest number of on-campus residents
in its history. Tese high numbers put
additional stress on the residences.
Terefore, one would assume that
the maintenance department would
expedite fx-it requests in these
buildings, particularly in the common
areas, where a problem could go from
bad to worse very quickly due to the
increased number of students living
here.
Unfortunately, this does not seem
to be the case in Campbell, where
I have the pleasure of living my frst
year. Our laundry room has had some
maintenance problems throughout the
year, but for the past month, three of
our six washing machines have been
out of service, and only two of those
machines are for coloured clothing.
One of the coloured machines was
somehow recalibrated to charge $1.75
instead of the standard loonie per
wash. With 209 students living here
this year, nearly all the machinery in
the laundry room runs twenty-four
hours a day, seven days a week to
keep up with our demands for clean
clothing. Tis constant operation puts
a great deal of stress on the machines,
and exacerbates the problem when
even one is out of service.
Despite the repeated requests for
maintenance over the past month by
our don, the people at fx-it have
done nothing except to issue work
orders on [our] behalf, and then act
surprised when those orders are not
fulflled, week after week. I came to Mt
A this fall with the expectation that the
place where I lived would be properly
maintained in a timely manner,
especially because this school is one of
the most expensive in Canada. Sadly,
this does not seem to be the case.
Te maintenance department should
refund Campbell Hall the extra money
from the washer that was recalibrated
to charge $1.75. Assuming that this
machine has been running for twenty-
four hours a day for the past month,
with thirty-eight loads in that twenty-
four hour period, the extra charge to
the house comes to nearly $884. If this
machine had been properly serviced as
requested by our don, the sum would
obviously have been much lower.
It is a shame that the maintenance
department should have to be prodded
so much to execute a basic work order
to fx the Campbell laundry room.
Sincerely,
Ethan Dufany
To the Editor,
Do you fnd the university responds quickly enough to
problems such as repairs and emergencies on campus?
Amanda Bergmann
No, they defnitely do
not, they let Tornton
food for 4 hours and
still didnt do anything.
Brittany Smith
Yes, I know people
whove had problems
and maintenance has
accomodated their
problems within a
reasonable time period.
Ethan Dufany
No they do not, we have
had 3 washing machines
in our laundry
room for 209 people for
the past month.
Sean McGilley
No, because I think
MTA is too cheap and
they like having a surplus
endowment.
Vijay Jeyapalan
Yeah they do considering
they have to juggle swine
fu outbreaks and over
population of enrollment.
Katie Xavier
Yes because when I
thought the broken heater
would result in me dying
of hypothermia, I sought
out help from the lovely
fxit@mta.ca and with the
help of a miracle I was
warm in 2 days!
Internet Photo/westcoastlife
Missed@MTA
Doppler Efect Guy
I saw you at the Hart Hall ghost
hunt when you came to look for your
friends; I just wanted to let you know
again how awesome I think you and
your costume were. I saw you leave,
but I hope you found your friends!
My Amazing Notetaker
Even though I cant pay you and the
school isnt paying you, you go above
and beyond in getting me notes that
I can understand and that make sure
I dont miss anything in class. Do you
know how much this is appreciated?
Tank you - I owe you a beer!
Tuesday Creeper
I see you walking every Tuesday to
class when I am leaving campus. It is
kind of creepy when you stare at me
while I pass by, but then again, it turns
me on? Either way stop it or say hello.
Swine Fevah
Boo hoo hoo, What shall I do? We
were just hitting it of, But you caught
the fu. Call me when youre back from
quarantine.
Cast Cutie
Im really glad you decided not to drop
the class. Youre a bit too old for me,
but you can sit beside me again any
day.
CHMA Lovely
I blew dandelions your way towards
the chma!
Superhero Buddy
You were walking down the road
holding the hand a kid no older than
fve. He was dressed as a superhero,
complete with sword and cape.
Judging by how happy he was, Im
sure you were his superhero.
Shiver me cell phone!
To whoever took my red Tall Ship
Silva jacket from outside the pub, I
would really like it back. It was nice
of you to leave my cell phone, but the
coat is more important.
Damsel in a Dress
Hey Snow White. I saw you at the
pub on Saturday and I must say, you
were the fairest of them all. I couldnt
get to you through the huge group of
princesses around you, but Id love to
get to know your alter ego sometime.
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 Applications are available
for Judicial Ombudsperson. Students at
large are needed for the Elections Act
and Procedures Ad Hoc Committee, Off-
Campus committee and the Appointment
and Recruitment committee, check out
our website or visit the SAC oIfce Ior
descriptions and applications
Clubs and Societies Funding next
application deadline is Wednesday, November
25
th
, 2009, visit our website or the SAC
oIfce Ior applications, Ior more inIormation
contact sacfnance(mta.ca
Academic Enrichment Funding next
application deadline is Monday, November
23
rd
, please contact sacacademic@mta.ca for
more information
Yearbooks 2
nd
, 3
rd
, and 4
th
year students
can pick up their yearbooks at the SAC oIfce
Mt.As Campus Climate Challenge Campus
wide energy conservation challenge presented
by EcoAtion. For the month of November
help the campus reduce electricity and water
consumption!
Marathon Reading of the Odyssey presented
by the Classics Society, Thursday November
5
th
, starts at 8:30am, contact Emily-Jean
Alexander, ealexander@mta.ca, for more
information
Swing Bash presented by the Swing Society,
Friday November 8
th
, Intro Session at 8pm and
swinging from 9 12pm, in Tweedie Hall.
Black Light Dance Party presented by the
Music Society, Saturday November 7
th
, from
10pm 1am, in Tweedie Hall. Tickets on sale in
the Student Centre.
Mounties Basketball Mt.A vs STU, Sunday
November 8
th
, women play at 1:30pm, men
play at 3:30pm, McCormack Gym
FTC International Dinner & Dance Saturday
November 14
th
, 2009, 6:30pm 9:30 pm, at the
Sackville United Church, student tickets $15,
contact ftc@mta.ca
Midnight Madness - November 20
th
, if any
clubs or societies would like a blank, please
contact sacfnance(mta.ca
Did you know that the SAC offers a
confdential Condom Service? Log on to
our website at sac.mta.ca, on the Services
page you will fnd an online order Iorm.
After your order is placed the condoms
will be delivered in an envelope to your
Mount Allison mailbox, to be picked up
at your convenience. (Note: maximum
oI fve per semester per student)
FREE CONDOMS!!
SAC Entertainment Live
Music Wednesdays!
The Danger Bees & Crush Luther November
11
th
at the pub, doors open at 10:00pm, $3 with
membership or $5 without
The Danger Bees hail from Dartmouth, the underdog capital
of Nova Scotia, where they hang out in a basement and try
to avoid looking each other in the eye. Since releasing their
debut LP, Fight Fire With Failure ('13 Tracks that will leave
your heart aching and booty shaking The Coast), theyve
been featured on CBC, Q104, and done will on campus radios
shows across Canada and the U.S. Check out their myspace
at http://www.myspace.com/thedangerbees. Recommended
track? 'Paper Thin.
As Ior Crush Luther, they Iormed in Toronto in 2002
and consist oI Luther Mallory (vocals/guitar), Matt Leitch
(guitars/keys), Ryan Snyder (bass/vocals) and PJ Herrick
(drums). Crush Luther are that band. incredibly diIfcult
to describe musically. A bit oI Rickie Lee Jones here, a dash
oI Lyle Lovett there, and a pinch oI slick pop sensibility
comprises the musical landscape that is Crush Luther. Their
myspace is http://www.myspace.com/crushluther. Check out
'A Light.
Cheap Beers and Poppies! Come on out!
By-Election Information
Nominations
Nominations are open for the positions of President, Board of Regents Representative, and
one Off-Campus Councillor. Job descriptions and nomination forms are available in the
SAC oIfce. Nominations will close on Thursday November 12
th
, at 4pm.
All-Candidates Meeting
There will be a MANDATORY all-candidates meeting Monday, November 9
th
, at 7pm in
the SAC OIfce. Every candidate running Ior a position must attend this meeting, which
will detail the election policies and procedures. For nominations received after this date,
a supplementary will be scheduled by the CRO. A candidate is not permitted to begin
campaigning until they have attended this meeting.
Campaigning & Debates
Campaigning will begin Tuesday, November 10
th
, at 12:01 am. Speeches and debates are
tentatively scheduled for November 15
th
to 17
th
, locations and times TBA.
Voting
Polling will be held on Thursday, November 19
th
, and Friday, November 20
th
. As in
previous elections, an on-campus student polling station will be set up in Jennings Meal
Hall, and oII-campus stations will be set up in the Student Centre and the Library.
Contact Information
Questions may be directed to the CRO, Darren Mercer, at saccro@mta.ca.
Halloween Events Success
Mount Allisons Trick or Eat campaign
brought in $4400.00 worth of food goods
this,more than double what our campaign
brought in last year. This is equivalent to
1759 meals that will be served that wouldnt
have been possible before!
With over $500 in cash donations
made online, and part of the proceeds from
the door at THUD (though a total was not
available at time of printing), the SAC and
Meal Exchange will be making a donation
worth over $5000 to the local Food Bank in
Sackville.
A big Thank You is extended to all of
those who donated, volunteered, and helped
organize this event!!
HUMOUR
Benjamin H. Turkel
Weve all been down this shadowy, twisted,
and perilous road. Each and everyday
we come face to face with, without a
doubt, the hardest possible decision that
our generation could come up against;
chocolate or white milk. Tis singular
choice, this frst foot forward, could bring
immense joy or crippling misery depending
on the action taken. Will it be just? Will it
be virtuous? Will it create the most pleasure
possible not only for yourself but also for
others around you? Tese are all applicable
questions that need to be addressed when
deliberating the decision at hand, for it
will inevitably be in your hands. You must
look deep within yourself, somewhere far
beneath our inhuman human nature, to
the most pure realm of satisfaction and
sensation. Ten, and only then, will you be
able to make the right choice; one that will
bring about the most pleasure and quench
mind, body, and soul. Tis is an issue that
would leave Socrates sulking, Confucius
confound, Mills miserable, and Hobbs
heartbroken. Tis, my dear reader, is the
gargantuan process that goes into deciding
between chocolate and white milk.
Now we must ask ourselves, by what accord
do we then make our decision? We must
deliberate between the chocolatey goodness
of chocolate milk verses the hearty
fulfllment of white milk. Presented here is
a list of possible reasons for each option. I
dare not make negative notes against either
liquid due to their superior nature over not
only myself but also the whole of humanity.
Chocolate milk: For millennia white milk
has been known world-wide, but only in a
relatively recent period of human history
has this delicious product been altered.
Chocolate milk is a hybrid of two of
the tastiest things known to man: milk
and chocolate. One could equate it to
combining a tiger and a lion to create a
liger or a fork and spoon to spork, or even
combining the deliciousness of breakfast
with the awesomeness of dinner to make
brinner. Like adding chocolate to milk,
these innovations have enriched the lives
of billions, if not trillions, of living entities
across the known universe. Not only
consumed by itself, chocolate milk can be
added to many things in your every day
life, something which is often overlooked.
It is nearly impossible to regret bringing
a cool glass of divine darkness up to your
lips, having the auburn liquid rush into
your mouth and down your parched throat.
Like white milk, chocolate milk can be
amalgamated into a number of other
delicious delicacies that enhance the overall
experience. Trying adding a dab to cofee,
place some in your hot chocolate, splash an
amount onto your ice cream or introduce it
to your alcohol. Te possibilities are almost
endless! While I would never condone
the use of chocolate milk, caution should
be administered in the general use of
said product. A slip on eggs, a misguided
splatter into pancakes could lead to
disastrous results or maybe a pleasant
surprise? Due to its tremendous decadence
and luxurious essence chocolate milk is a
formidable commodity by any means.
White milk: Tis product can be found in
almost every kitchen, gas station, variety
Milking it for all its worth
Whether chocolate milk or white milk, this luscious lactate is sure to make your mouth water
story, super market, and hip caf from
Halifax to Vancouver Island. White milk is
a staple in many of the foods we consume
daily, creating an unalterable niche in
our society. Whether combined with a
multitude of products or taken alone, white
milk boosts all that it touches. When
humans frst domesticated animals they
relished at the fact that milk was readily
available to them. When you think about
it, milk is the frst thing humans taste when
they enter the world, which is why it makes
sense that we crave such a tasty delight.
Milks settling properties make it the
prefect elixir for falling asleep. With whole-
proteins, calcium, and vitamin C&D,
white milk makes an ideal drink for the
dedicated athlete or any health-concerned
citizen. While I placed a cautionary word
on chocolate milk, white milk can be used
without hesitation. Trow it in your hot
beverage, toss it on your cereal or oatmeal,
pour it into eggs and baked goods, when
it comes to white milk theres no holding
back. Whether its skim, 1%, 2%, or whole,
its challenging to trump the versatility of
white milk.
Im afraid that instead of making this
decision easier for you, Ive only make
it more strenuous. By opening your eyes
to the uses, applications, and specifc
advantages of each product, you are now
burdened with truth, with our Socrates
dissatisfed. Dont worry, we can bypass
this ethical dilemma merely by going to
the Flying Bean or any food retailer and
placing both benevolent beverages on the
counter. Always remember the G.I. Joe
motto, Knowledge is half the battle! With
your enhanced knowledge on these two
products you are now enabled to consider
the most advantageous choice possible.
No matter which scrumptious drink that
you pick, complete and utter satisfaction
will fow through your body like the liquid
delight from a bottle. Just remember to
check the expiration date.
Erik Fraser
Te lazy eye has gone down in history
as a human characteristic worth ridicule
and humiliation. At the age of four, I
joined the ranks of millions around the
world who have inherited this genetic
condition. Looking back at old family
photos and videos some might call it cute,
or even adorable, to see a four year old
uncontrollably looking in two diferent
directions. I, like many others, realize the
series of unfortunate events which go along
with being deemed lazy-eyed.
At frst, I thought that having a lazy eye
was pretty cool. I thought that just because
I could put my hand in front of my right
eye and not notice a diference meant that
I had x-ray vision. I also occasionally got
excited when the one piece of pizza that my
parents put on my plate would magically
turn into two. However, after a while,
I began to realize that my mother had
noticed something wrong.
Half way through grade one, I went in
for an eye appointment; my optometrist
realized my condition and sentenced me to
nine months with an eye patch. For most,
this may not seem too horrible, but for me,
it stood out as one the defning factors in
shaping who I am today.
At frst the eye patch was cool. It was like a
band-aid for my eye, and came with a sheet
of stickers to decorate the patch with each
day. After about two weeks though, when
the cat and dog stickers dried up leaving
only clowns, and I noticed that I was the
only one in school who had to wear one,
things began to go downhill. Taking of the
eye patch was painful because the adhesive
would sometimes pull out some of my
eyebrow hairs. One time, when my Dad
was in a rush to get the family out the door,
he decided to change it for me. I can still
remember looking down and seeing half
of my eyebrow stuck to the used eye patch
sitting in the palms of my hands.
Having two older siblings also didnt help
in easing my eye patch sensitivity. If it
wasnt bad enough that before they would
pick on my obscenely large head and
occasional heavy breathing, now they had
found another thing to make fun of me for.
It was often a team efort, with my sister
distracting me and trying not to laugh as
my brother made faces or gestures in my
right peripheral.
Tis article is not asking for sympathy. We
ex-lazy-eyed children know the pain and
sufering which comes from being branded
with an eye patch. In fact, there are few
bonds which can be considered as strong
as the connection which forms when two
people realize that they were both forced
to wear an eye patch at some point in their
life. All I ask is that you do your best to
emphasize with what weve been through.
We are more than just eye-patches. We are
just like you, only one of our eyes is taking
a break.
Te trouble with eye patches
Argosy
InAction

by
Lindsay
Laltoo
Question:
Im in a class I hate and
will probably fail, but
Ive missed the drop
deadline. How do I deal
with it?
A: Noah, Sports Editor: Ah yes, the
class you have to go to but you dont want
to because it sucks more than a brunch
with no wafes. Weve all been there.
Boring people would tell you to bring a
computer and just creep on Facebook to
deal with the boredom, but even with the
new Halloween pictures up, Facebook can
get pretty boring. You really have to think
outside the box if youre going to make it
to Christmas. Learn more about your prof.
Maybe they have a catch phrase they like to
repeat over and over in class. Make a tally
of the number of times they say and so
on and then, run to the bathroom and do
a corresponding number of shots. If its a
Friday afternoon class, not only do you get
through a boring class, youve also started
the weekend an hour early. Hello, Drunk
Meal Hall!
A: Stuart, Sci/Tech Editor:
Honestly, Im not entirely sure why you
wouldnt positively jump at the chance
to expand your mind like this. Im sure
youre smart enough to do well in a class
even if you dont quite understand it (and
if youre not, Ive got some pharmaceutical
nootropics in development that Id jump
at the chance to let you test; Facebook me
for the release forms). After all, university
is supposed to be a rainbow bridge (uh, in
the Norse-myth sense, not the steel-worker
sense) between high school and the real
world, and in the real world youll almost
certainly have to do things that you dont
want to do because of a mistake you made
previously (like child-rearing). Revel in it!
Or just grab a computer and vegetate.
10 THE ARGOSY HUMOUR NOVEMBER 5, 2009
Campus
Balderdash!
We fnd the obscure word, and you
supply the meaning. One of these is the
correct defnition, and the rest are made
up by your fellow classmates. Can you
tell which ones right and which ones
are balderdash??
Te Word: Mooncalf
i. a horrible disease of the leg
ii. a tattoo on the lower limb of
exposed buttocks
iii. a calf born with a moon shape on
its bum
iv. that idiot in my astronomy class
Answer: iv. Finally, the perfect word for
that idiot, or fool in your class always
mooning about. Its just an added
bonus if they happen to look slightly
bovine.
Top Ten Ways to
Make H1N1 Fun!
10. Replace all the hand sanitizers
contents with tequila.
9. Turn the Sleeve Sneeze into an
exciting new dance move.
8. Instead of quarantining the infected,
give them giant, sterile hamster balls
to roll around in so they can still be
involved in activities (though not good
during the vomiting stage of illness).
7. Place bets on who will be the frst
on your foor to get sick, with the last
person infected getting a 30 per cent
cut of the winnings.
6. Put on your zombie costume from
Halloween and go out with your
infected roommate to see who can tell
which one is sick.
5. Hold an Ultimate Trow Down
between a Pro-vaccination supporter
and an Anti-vaccination proponent and
watch the blood fy.
4. While standing in line to get
vaccinated, bring your laptop to watch
a feel-good infection flm like 28 Days
Later and get the crowd get excited.
3. Pull together a team infected with
Swine Flu, Mad Cow Disease, and
Avian Flu to form the phlegmiest band
of animal-based, illness-stricken crime
fghters ever, and whose main form of
weaponry involves hacking in peoples
faces.
2. Once you fall ill, roam around
your apartment touching all of your
roommates things you ever coveted.
1. Conjure up a weak cough and watch
how quickly you get excused from any
unsavoury commitments and annoying
midterms you had scheduled for the
rest of term.
- Erik Fraser
Stressed
to
Impress
by
Lindsay
Laltoo
Cereal Bowls by Lindsay Laltoo
Midterm Season
Noah & Stuarts
Q+A!
ENTERTAINMENT
WesFest returns director to the big screen
Mount Allison Film Festival and English Society collaborate to celebrate the lms of Wes Anderson
Geoffrey Campbell
Argosy Staff
Few lmmakers have the immediately
recognizable style and cult appeal
of Wes Anderson. Te director of
such lms as Rushmore and Te Royal
Tenenbaums will be celebrated at the
Vogue Cinema this weekend with
WesFest, a collaboration between the
Mount Allison Film Festival and the
English Society. Fans and curious
newcomers alike will be able to enjoy
Andersons entire lmography from
Bottle Rocket to Te Darjeeling Limited
on the big screen from Friday through
Sunday.
I had the opportunity to sit down
with lead organizers Je Parker and
Grant Hurley to talk about the joint
project. It began with Hurley - the co-
president of the English society - and
his interest in Wes Anderson lms.
He approached fellow fan and Film
Festival president Parker because of
his connections to the Vogue Cinema
and his experience in renting the
theatre space.
Te English Society turned to the
Film Society to create this festival to
as a way for moviegoers to examine
movies critically, in part because
Mount Allison does not oer Film
Studies courses through the English
department, as is the case in many
other universities. Parker noted that
lm is becoming a focus in history
because lm critics look at lm as in
the tradition of characters.
Tey both agreed that it is
Andersons obsession with detail that
creates a seamless quality to his lms.
Specically, Hurley pointed out how
in Te Royal Tenenbaums the devotion
to accuracy is so strong that there
is no visible technology from past
1980. Additionally, there is something
mystically compelling about his
lms and the universe of characters
he creates for them. Parker noted how
both he and Hurley are English majors
interested in lm, which mirrors
how Wes Anderson brings a literary
perspective to lm.
Asked about how he was able to
book the theatre throughout the
weekend with one style of lm, Parker
mentioned how Vogue manager
Je Coates wants to support the
community and the school itself. He
thought it was important for Coates,
as a small-theatre owner, to have
that exibility to connect with the
community. Tey mentioned that this
type of event wouldnt happen with a
large commercial theatre and how this
was something unique to Sackville.
Ten came the obvious question:
what is your favourite Wes Anderson
lm? Parker went back-and-forth
between his standby answer Te Royal
Tenenbaums, and Rushmore due to main
character Maxs asshole persona.
Hurley was more certain when he
answered Te Darjeeling Limited,
because of the Indian landscapes and
nostalgic feelings the lm creates. He
mentioned how you can trace similar
themes in his lms and how Anderson
is a leading example of an auteur, a
lmmaker who ensures that all facets
of his productions reect his personal
vision.
We moved on to discuss the
anticipated turnout for the event.
Both expected lots of people, because
these showings may be the only
chance students and other community
members have a chance to see these
lms on screen. Tey alluded to Wes
cult following and said that from the
reaction so far (publicity through
posters and Facebook as well as
strong word of mouth) there seems
to be a large group of passionate Wes
Anderson fans in and around campus.
We concluded the interview by
talking about future collaborative
lm festivals. While both Parker and
Hurley are graduating in May, their
successors will work together on new
celebrations of lm. For now, WesFest
will oer a chance for experienced and
budding cinephiles to get together.
WesFest screenings will be held this
Friday at 7pm, Saturday at 2pm and
7pm and Sunday at 2pm and 7pm.
Admission is $4 per movie, or $10 for
a festival pass. For more information,
contact gehurley@mta.ca.
Jessica Emin
Go Wes, young men: WesFest organizers Jeff Parker (left) and Grant Hurley (right) hope for a big turnout.
Big scares on a recession-friendly budget
Surprise horror hit Paranormal Activity delivers on massive hype with no frills approach
Aren Bergstrom
The Sheaf
(University of Saskatchewan)
SASKATOON (CUP) Hailed as
this decades Blair Witch Project and
inspiring independent lmmakers
everywhere, Paranormal Activity is an
ultra-low budget, shaky-cam horror
lm chronicling the haunting of an
ordinary American couple.
Paranormal Activity follows Micah
and Katie (Micah Sloat and Katie
Featherston), a couple in their twenties
living together in a two-storey house.
Katie is worried that she is being
haunted by otherworldly beings and
Micah has purchased a high-denition
video camera in order to capture on
lm what exactly is behind it. Tats it,
a very simple framework upon which
director Oren Peli weaves an exquisite
showcase of unbearable tension and
horror.
Te footage in Paranormal Activity
is supposedly that of Micahs video-
documentation of what is happening
to them while they sleep. Every day,
the camera records Katie and him
bickering about how to approach the
latest problem in their relationship
and every night it is positioned in
the corner of their master bedroom,
recording the anomalous activity that
is unsettling their lives.
Te nighttime scenes are what make
the movie. Te horror begins slowly,
with odd yet amusing things occurring
such as the swinging of a door or a
thumping downstairs. Peli eases the
audience into watching exactly what is
occurring on screen; his choice to make
the camera static was brilliant, adding
an unwarranted amount of realism
to the scenes, as well as forcing the
audience into witnessing everything
that unfolds.
Like slowly boiling a frog in a
pot of water, Peli tricks the audience
into accepting every layer of tension
he builds until the emotional strain
becomes almost unbearable. Tere
are no cuts to relieve tension, so when
Katies leg is mysteriously lifted from
the bed and she is dragged kicking
and screaming down the hallway, the
audience is forced to witness the entire
scene.
Tere are no musical swells to alert
the audience of danger, no Bernard
Herrmann strings to emphasize the
thrills or cheap jump-scares to unnerve
the audience; every scare in Paranormal
Activity is earned through ever present
tension, and an expert manipulation of
innate human fears.
Paranormal Activity draws its horror
from the most instinctive of those
fears nighttime, demons, and the
unknown. Peli wisely draws upon
the lms of Val Lewton, making the
source of the disturbance continually
mysterious, allowing the horror to
swell inside the audiences mind,
letting their imaginations run wild and
distort the fear into something more
than it is.
Of course there are some
shortcomings to Paranormal Activity.
Its lmmaking is uneven and it often
shows that it was made for a scant
$15,000; occasionally, it even has poor
dialogue and weak acting. However,
the nighttime scenes are so expertly
crafted, so brilliantly framed, so
inherently scary especially for a low-
budget horror lm that they make
the lms other aws negligible.
Much like comedy, horror is an
extremely subjective genre. Paranormal
Activity might not scare you, but, on
the other hand, it could easily be one
of the most terrifying and exhilarating
experiences at the theatre in years,
and one that comes recommended
to everyone unless you have a weak
heart. See it with a crowd. Dont go
alone.
Internet Photo/Fox News
Tere are no musical
swells to alert the audience
of danger, no Bernard
Herrmann strings to
emphasize the thrills
or cheap jump-scares to
unnerve the audience;
every scare in Paranormal
Activity is earned through
ever present tension, and
an expert manipulation
of innate human fears.
Katie Featherston (left) and Micah Sloat (right) spot something supernatual in Orin Pelis Paranormal
Activity. The lm, which cost approximately $11,000 to produce, has so far made more than $61 million.
12 NOVEMBER 5, 2009 THE ARGOSY ENTERTAINMENT
Dead Can Dance, and so can you
Australian genre-bending ensemble is worth revisiting
Praying for a Release
Whistler jam band disappoints at Pub
Sasha van Katwyk
Argosy Staff
Last Wednesday the Pub hosted jam
band Te Release for their weekly
evening of live entertainment. Knowing
I was going to review them, I checked
out their Myspace in an attempt to
show some sort of journalistic research
commitment. It proved to be my rst
mistake.
Te band, based in Whistler,
studio recordings sounded novice and
underdeveloped. While they attempt
to present themselves as a jam band,
they present four tenuously connected
sets of sounds that dont share a tempo,
key or rhythm, until they simply stop
playing at the same time and call it a
song. It all amounted to little other
than druggy background music; but
studios are rarely the place for jam
bands to shine. I decided to reserve
judgement until the live show.
Unfortunately, this particular live
entertainment night was sparsely
attended. Te shame of this is that our
beloved Pub sta host some fantastic
acts, and any evening that doesnt
include Rihanna being blared across a
sea of Axe and pheromones is a quality
event in my book.
Tis evening turned out to be an
exception to the rule.
It started with an opening set by
Mount Allisons own Graeme Bousada.
While I personally know Graeme and
have respect for him and his work
around campus, his music just didnt
work for me. In no uncertain terms, it
was a rough night of songs about pot
and women he wants. Bousadas vocal
style presented a major hurdle that
seemed all over the place and often
o key. To be absolutely fair, however,
the instrumental side of his music
- based around his guitar and playful
ukulele style - was fun, energetic, and
enjoyable.
Te Release took the stage next.
After slurring out their names, they
began playing a disjointed jam. Ive
been to jam sessions in which the music
builds o itself; one style blends with
another; the musicians feel what the
other has to oer and engages with it
in their own way to make for awesome
entertainment. What happened that
night was nothing of the sort.
Te band seemed incoherent and
burnt-out; by the end of the rst song,
the audience head-count could be done
on one hand. I suppose, given the light
show the Pub sta gave them, and the
nature of their version of groove funk I
might have enjoyed the gig had I been
in a more enhanced state. But I wasnt,
and I didnt. Te Reason came o as
self-indulgent and disconnected with
the audience. It hurt. Tere is no other
way to express it.
Into the Labyrinth (1993)
Dead Can Dance
4AD Records
Dead Can Dance is an ensemble
of images. Made up of numerous
musicians, with only two remaining
constant over their run through the
early eighties to mid nineties, this
ensemble borrows a little of everything
from all around the world. Te vocal
styles stretch from tuneful and folky
to powerful and operatic, from melodic
hum to haunting chant. Inuences
are drawn from the roots of many
cultures, especially Medieval Europe
and the Middle East, using a range
of instruments too broad to list here.
With all this cultural fusion, it might
actually come as a surprise that the
band themselves originally hail from
Australia. Apparently they get around.
You may not have heard of them by
name, but odds are you have at some
point heard their music. With their
rich, emotional blend of traditional
and world music, they are just the
sort to conjure up or enhance images
of struggle, conict, woe, redemption.
Or so those behind movie trailers and
scores seem to think. Whether or not
it is always a worthy use of the music
(Terminator 3?), its obvious to the
lm industry, at least, that listening to
these elaborate tunes puts the mind in
a certain space. Te bands emphasis on
all things exotic plays o the natural
otherworldly feeling such sounds bring
to a North American or European
audience, and the soothing, often
entrancing tones of the vocals atop that
both hypnotize and haunt.
Its hard to label Dead Can
Dance as a single musical style.
Fusion denitely has to be in there
somewhere, and perhaps a hyphen or
slash as well. Into the Labyrinth opens
with Yulunga (Spirit Dancer), a soft,
string-laden chant reminiscent of
Middle Eastern music, then dips into
the somewhat bluesy Te Ubiquitous
Mr. Lovegrove, a track peppered with
little touches by numerous unusual
instruments along with the general
string and bass rhythm. Track three is
an a capella rendition of the Irish tune
Te Wind that Shakes the Barley by
vocalist Lisa Gerrard. Her powerful,
yet relaxed voice is an interesting
accompaniment to occasional guitarist
Brendan Perry, who sings in a slow, low
tone. Where his voice brings to mind
dark, lonely places, Gerrards is more
betting of vast desert or open plains.
Into the Labyrinth is a complex
album, not just in its music but in the
range of emotions and images it can
stir up with its deep, often mournful
sound. It also earns points for variety.
Unlike some other groups of similar
persuasion, one would be hard-pressed
to nd any two tracks on this album,
or indeed their whole discography, that
occupy the same niche, in music and
mood. It gives a feeling of an ongoing,
shifting story on an epic scale. Te actual
lyrics are hardly necessary to know; the
music speaks for itself, crafting some
sort of inner fable that varies for each
listener. Each listen uncovers another
little detail, or turns over another rock
to see what is underneath, so to speak.
Into the Labyrinth is recommended for
any connoisseur of mood music (or
budding lmmaker) looking for a little
variety.
Dylan Cunningham
Argosy Contributor
Spike Jonzes interpretation of the Maurice Sendaks classic book a feast for the eyes and the mind
Neil Bonner
Argosy Staff
A lm adaptation of one of the most
beloved childrens books of all time
might seem like a no-brainer. But its a
miracle that Where Te Wild Tings Are
has reached theatres at all. Originally
lmed in 2006, the production went
through a series of technical diculties,
test screenings that drove children out
of the theatre, ever-shifting release
dates and the threat of a reshoot of the
entire lm. All the while, moviegoers
were tantalized by leaked test footage
and enthusiastic advance reviews. All
of which suggested that this would
be more than your average childrens
lm.
So is it? Well, calling it a childrens
lm would be a bit of a stretch. Where
the Wild Tings Are is a strange beast
indeed, combining the budget of a
blockbuster and the relaxed intimacy
of an art lm to interpret one of the
most immediately recognizable picture
books in history. Director Spike Jonze
(who co-wrote the script with author
Dave Eggers) clearly has lofty goals
in mind, and Im happy to report he
reaches them.
Te lm opens strongly with a brief,
evocative glimpse into the home life
of the precocious Max (Max Records).
Jonze and Eggers present this section
with great empathy and economy,
using carefully chosen moments to
show how kids approach emotions
and concepts that seem impossibly
big. Feeling betrayed by his mothers
attention to her new boyfriend and
sent into an existential tizzy by his
science teachers revelation that the
sun will one day burn out, Max puts on
his iconic wolf costume and sails away
to an island where the wild things are.
Te island is where the lms
stunning technical work comes to the
fore. Shot with equal parts wonder and
grit, the islands rugged coastline juts
up against a vast desert and a wondrous
network of caves. And the wild things,
brought to life with animatronics,
costumes and remarkably convincing
CGI facial expressions, are equal parts
cuddly and imposing. Jonze follows
Pixars example and gives the voice
work to character actors instead of
big stars, and it pays o. Catherine
OHara, Lauren Ambrose, James
Gandolni and many more disappear
into their roles.
Youll notice how I havent described
the plot, because, well, there isnt much
of one. Max establishes himself as king
of the wild things, they have a wild
rumpus, they build a new home and
have a dirt clod ght. But the lms
power comes from the way these
characters interact. Te wild things
represent Maxs worries and desires:
theres the shy, ignored goat-creature;
an aloof sister gure; an impulsive
and emotional father gure; and an
imposing bull-like wild thing that
silently hovers in the background. Lest
you think that the lm gets mired in its
psychological underpinnings, theres a
wonderful streak of humour and some
geniunely touching exchanges.
Where the Wild Tings Are oers
many pleasures, but you really have to
experience them for yourself. Jonzes
magical realist direction and compelling
vision, Eggers empathetic writing and
a terric cast all compliment each
other beautifully. Yet with all the
ambition on display, the simple charm
and basic truths of the source material
are never overwhelmed. Tis is one of
the best lms of the year, for viewers
of any age.
Where the Wild Tings Are is the place to be
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Internet Photo/Not Confused Just Lost
Max (Max Records) hitches a ride on Carol (voice of James Gandolni)
The Release, from Whistler BC, appeared at the Pub on October28.
Internet Photo/Amie St.
Have a CD you want to review? A movie? Just want to rant?
I SUGGEST YOU WRITE FOR ENTERTAINMENT!
13 NOVEMBER 5, 2009 THE ARGOSY ENTERTAINMENT
Becky Martin
Argosy Contributor
If Agnes Varda were a landscape, she
would be a beach. Or at least thats
what this director professes in her
most recent lm and this weeks Film
Society movie. Te Beaches of Agnes,
an experimental documentary which
maps out the intricacies, patterns of
thoughts, and subtle, but important
moments which comprise the directors
human landscape.
Now theres a lot here thats
undened. What exactly is a human
landscape and how do you map it?
To Varda it is everything in a persons
life which comes together to create an
identity, mainly memory and thought.
Te lm is probably the closest you
can come to a direct scan of the human
mind.
Te lm begins with Vardas
childhood and works its way up to the
present. In this way you could think
of it as memoir but its really nowhere
close; Vardas memories are the focus
of the lm, but only because they are
the things comprise her as a human
being. She explores the events of her
life quite self-consciously through her
own tunnel vision which makes for an
incredibly bizarre and interesting lm.
You arent seeing the events of Vardas
life, youre seeing Varda seeing her life.
Tere are gaps in time, embellishments
and no real explanations of how you
arrive where you do. Tere are some
shots which are completely invented,
such as a giant animated talking cat
with a French accent or an oce
environment on a beach in the middle
of a street.
Varda, who refers to herself in
an almost amused way as a little old
lady, has a lot of credibility under her
belt. Her rst lm, directed in 1954,
anticipated the French movement
known as New Wave cinema, and
this makes her an important gure in
lm history. She was associated with
the likes of Jean-Luc Godard and
was married to Umbrellas of Cherbourg
director Jacques Demy. Te lm is
saturated in names like these because
of their personal importance, although
their importance doesnt come across if
you (like me) dont know much about
lm history.
In spite of this, there is a humble
quality about this lm, which is
remarkable when you consider that
Varda has made a movie solely about
herself. She approaches herself like
any other subject to be critically
examined, and there is a gentle kind of
irony in her attitude. Varda made the
lm about herself because she is the
person whose mind she knows best,
but the real beauty of the lm is in her
methods.
Tere is always the potential in this
kind of radical experimentation for
something essential to get lost in the
process; a movie may be interesting
for its new tricks, but unless there is
some kind of heart and soul behind it
will quickly cease to be relevant. Te
Beaches of Agnes is strange, yes, but it
is also a very loving and honest lm. It
is absurd and surreal, but also touching
and very basically human. You get the
Taking a swim at the Beaches of Agnes
Te bewitching experimental documentary by a French New Wave legend comes to the lm society
sense that Varda arrives at her bizarre
product quite naturally. Tere is one
wonderful scene where Varda marches
to the side of a group of protesters with
a little smile and a sign which reads I
feel pain everywhere. Tere is pain
but there is also humor.
If youre a fan of things
straightforward and literal this movie
will probably be pretty far out of your
comfort zone. You may be wondering;
with so much invented and embellished
how can Te Beaches of Agnes even
approach truth? I think that because of
Vardas and the lms idiosyncrasies,
there is a dierent kind of truth to this
lm; one that might be closer to the
real heart of things.
Next week the Film Society is
showing Goodbye Solo, an award
winning new lm by the director of
Chop Shop and Man Push Cart.
Frightening times at Georges Roadhouse
Te annual Fine Arts Halloween Party brings out creative costumes. Photos by Jessica Emin.
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1) Shhhhhh! Youll wake up Greg Pikes special friend. 2) Jessica Emin (left) as Jughead and Joni Fleck-Andrews (right) as Poison Ivy,
presumably before going to get hamburgers and hassle Batman. 3) Maria Brine prepares for the new Iron Man movie by dressing up as
the Black Widow. Tony Stark, beware! 4) Ever wonder what happens in your silverware drawer when youre not at home?Well now you
know. You should try partying with them sometime. 5) Brooke Gallup of Immaculate Machine unleashes his inner Angus Young. Not
pictured: The crowd, being shook all night long. 6) Snow White should probably reconsider taking a bite out of that apple...
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...there is a humble quality
about this lm, which
is remarkable when you
consider that [Agnes]
Varda has made a movie
solely about herself.
1) Shhhhhh! Youll wake up Greg Pikes special friend. 2) Jessica Emin (left) as Jughead and Joni Fleck-Andrews (right) as Poison Ivy,
presumably before going to get hamburgers and hassle Batman. 3) Maria Brine prepares for the new Iron Man movie by dressing up as
the Black Widow. Tony Stark, beware! 4) Ever wonder what happens in your silverware drawer when youre not at home?Well now you
know. You should try partying with them sometime. 5) Brooke Gallup of Immaculate Machine unleashes his inner Angus Young. Not
pictured: The crowd, being shook all night long. 6) Snow White should probably reconsider taking a bite out of that apple...
FEATURES
Te mid-twelfth century brought
new trade to southern Europe, the
Mediterranean, and the Middle East
which facilitated a new lifestyle for
many Europeans. With the onset of
the Crusades, Western merchants were
introduced to the traditional routes
used by the Easterners that supplied
them with novel goods.
Tis new found wealth, however,
was of no immediate benet to the
majority of Europe, as it was still under
the feudal system. Europe was ruled
by those who were fortunate enough
to inherit systemic and familial power;
their rule, in many instances, was
lengthened due to the support of the
Catholic Church, thus perpetuating
the status quo.
With the onset of the Dark and
Middle Ages came prosperity for the
courts of Europe. During this period,
new modes of governance, changing
collective priorities, and a shifting
socio-economic landscape inuenced
many facets of society, including the
manner in which people dressed. An
implicit associated-value between
individuals and their attire cemented
during this period.
Although the coveted clothing
of the day lacked sophistication, it
denoted wealth, and as such, the
growing xation on fashion precluded
the involvement of individuals
relegated to the lower echelons of the
social stratum who continued to sport
crudely woven fabrics sacs.
Te demise of the feudal system
instigated the formation of a dierent
social framework in Europe. As
cities became the hub of both social
and economic activity, the erosion of
aristocratic power accelerated. With
the decline of entrenched authority
and the rise of autonomous interests
came newfound independence for
many groups and individuals.
To reect this spirit, many turned
to clothing and accessories in an
attempt to display both success and
individuality.
Troughout the Renaissance,
increased exploration of concepts of
beauty, new inventions, and increased
trade in the Orient augmented the
exploration of new fashion styles,
accessories, perfumes, and cosmetics,
placing even greater importance
on aesthetics. Tis, of course, had
a tremendous impact on how the
bourgeoisie and artisans of the era
interpreted, beautied and represented
themselves.
Primarily, there was a desire for
dress to display class. To amalgamate
class and clothing, laws were passed
in many countries that prevented
commoners from wearing silk, gold, fur,
leather shoes, and even perfume. Tis
stance is still evident within powerful
families today (although certainly to a
lesser extent), as some gureheads use
ostentatious displays of opulence to
denote inuence, perpetuate positions
of authority, and reinforce reverence.
Because of the interconnection
between wealth and worth, fashion
and fortune, attire and authority, one
might posit that an obsession with
beauty and appearance inhibits the
ideal functioning of individuals in
society, as true value may be veiled.
Many popular fashions of today are
created in an eort to subvert (or at
least snub) conventionality in society,
and instead of displaying wealth or
inuence, many people use fashion to
identify with particular subcultures.
Variance in clothing can signify
personal preferences, and act as an
implicit uniform for specic groups,
strengthening fraught communities,
or giving legitimacy to groups that
have already been absorbed into the
mainstream.
Whether one is in congruence or in
conict with society, fashion has always
been about representing oneself. Just
as it was possible in the Dark Ages, we
may glean insight into a persons social
standing, profession, and lifestyle
through their clothing.
Tis social function of clothing can
act as a tremendous social tool, bringing
people together who may share similar
experiences and interests, but it can
also prove a hindrance to individual
interpretation, as fashion, whether we
explicitly acknowledge it or not, has
the capacity to persuade individuals to
unduly venerate or devalue their peers.
Terefore, it is important to
acknowledge, whether we like it or
not, the vested power something as
seemingly trivial as fashion has on our
lives.
Overall, this article wishes to
illuminate the changing role of
fashion and its continued importance
in modern society. Tis is not a critique
of current fashion trends, nor is it a call
to abolish individual style.
When you adhere to a certain
fashion sense it does not mean you
are robbed of your individuality or
humanity. Indeed, there is certainly
more maneuverability aorded to
individuals today, but fashion still has
the underlying ability to demarcate
individuals (either through choice
or circumstance) and inuence the
interpretation of individuals.
Snap decisions have a tendency to
appear in situations that necessitate
critical thought. Terefore, it is
important to continually acknowledge
the eects of fashion on a personal
level, while scrutinizing the role it plays
in society. Groups such as BODIES
encourage this type self and societal
examination.
While it may seem overly simplistic,
as individuals we want to be identied
based on our actions, thoughts, and
principles, not our outward appearance.
Some of the best people you know may
have the worst fashion sense. Dont
let some neon-colored hair, popped-
collar, unnecessarily-tight jeans, or
funky wardrobe discourage you from
meeting a potentially worthwhile
person. Remember, you dont have to
fall into trends to become a fashion
victim.
Scott Lee
Argosy Contributor
How do I look?
Trough Stained Glass
Te Holy Kiss, a traditional Christian
greeting in the context of worship,
has existed at least since the time of
the apostle Paul. In what is widely
regarded as among the earliest of the
New Testament writings, the rst
letter to the Tessalonians, Paul writes
in summation, Beloved, pray for us.
Greet all the brothers and sisters with
a holy kiss. I solemnly command you
by the Lord that this letter be read to
all of them (1 Tessalonians 525-27).
Reference to the holy kiss appears
four times in the letters of Paul
(Romans 16:16, 1 Corinthians 16:20,
2 Corinthians 13:12, 1 Tessalonians
5:26) and a further reference to the
kiss of love is found in the Catholic
or General Epistles (1 Peter 5:14).
Te Holy Kiss was seen as a
liturgical act, and was not viewed in
the same way as the common kiss in
the ancient world. Certainly greeting
with a kiss was a common practice
among friends in the Roman world,
as well as a typical Jewish greeting.
However, in the Christian church
it was viewed as a holy kiss and
was observed only among members
of the church in its liturgy. At that
time, the practice was that the one
baptizing a convert, as well as the
entire church, greeted those who were
newly baptized with the holy kiss.
Te evidence is clear that the kiss was
uniformly used at both baptism and
communion in the early church, and
it is found in all the ancient liturgies.
Justin Martyr noted that the kiss
of peace should be exchanged by men
only with other men and by women
only with other women, although
Athenagorus, a Christian apologist
of the late second century, simply
gave the warning, If any one kiss
a second time, because it has given
him pleasure, he sins... Terefore the
kiss, or rather the salutation, should
be given with the greatest care, since,
if there be mixed with it the least
delement of thought, it excludes us
from eternal life. While the holy kiss
gradually disappeared from common
use, it continued to be practiced in
special liturgical acts, particularly in
connection with baptism, ordination,
the consecration of bishops, the act of
marriage, and in preparation to receive
the Lords Supper. Te Christian act
of marriage has preserved the holy
kiss through the centuries; the newly
married husband and wife kiss as part
of the liturgy. Tis may be the one
biblical act in many modern marriage
ceremonies.
In the modern world, the holy kiss
is found as a regular part of worship
in many Orthodox, Roman Catholic,
and liturgical Protestant churches,
often as a preparation to receive
the Eucharist or Lords Supper. In
this context, it is intended, as in the
early church, to convey love, respect,
equality, and peace between members
of the Christian community, who
may have come from varied social
backgrounds but who, in the context
of Christian liturgy and community,
are equal and one. Te Dictionary
of Christian Antiquities notes, Te
kiss, the instinctive token of amity
and aection from the earliest times,
found a place in the life and worship
of the Christian church. Te symbol
of peace and love could nowhere
nd a more appropriate home, in its
highest and purest ideal, than in the
religion of peace and love. Referred
to in dierent denominations as
the kiss of peace, or the sharing of
the peace, this ritual act might be a
holy kiss or, much more commonly, a
simple handshake; in either case, the
origins of this act are in the practice
of the early church, as echoed in the
letters of Paul.
Tis simple act, along with the
means by which the Eucharist or Holy
Communion is shared, is coming
under review in many churches in
the face of the threat of the H1N1
u pandemic. While vaccinations
are taking place across Canada, and
preventive hygiene is being preached
from the pulpits of public health
agencies, the church has traditionally
been a place where people gather,
and reecting the early church model
attempt to gather in radically inclusive
communities that give no regard to
social status, gender, wealth, ethnicity,
or other potentially divisive elements.
As a sign of that radical inclusiveness,
of community and of oneness in faith,
the congregation meets together,
often in close quarters, and shares
faith and peace, often with a holy kiss
or handshake to mark the sharing
of peace. Suddenly churches are
questioning their practices, including
the use of a common cup, the act of
intinction (dipping the bread into a
common cup), and the sharing of the
peace through the shaking of hands,
embrace, or a kiss. It makes sense that
in order to show respect or regard for
others, we avoid infecting them with
germs we might be carrying.
But perhaps, in the face of minor
adjustments in worship practice, the
church has the opportunity to play
a key role in a pandemic, should it
aect the nation as forecast. If, in fact,
large numbers are struck by the u
and laid low at home, the community
of the church congregation may be
able to play a vital role in supporting
individuals not only in its own
community, but in the larger towns or
cities where they are located. Church
members might be enlisted to reach
out in acts of compassionate service
in small but signicant ways, such as
ensuring that groceries are brought
in, meals are prepared, or other tasks
are completed for those unable to care
for themselves as the H1N1 u runs
its course. Proper preventive hygiene,
vaccinations, and a community
organized to respond can ensure that
people are cared for, without undue
increase of risk. Church buildings
could be used as emergency drop-
in centres, information centres, or
in other ways to support a larger
community beyond its walls as it
responds to the potential pandemic.
If so, this would be a larger witness
to the sharing of the peace with all
people, beyond what the early church
might have envisioned. Te church,
built on caring, compassion and
service, can not only know peace
within, but share that peace, hope,
and goodwill, beyond stained glass.
Rev. John C. Perkin
University Chaplain
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15 THE ARGOSY FEATURES NOVEMBER 5, 2009
Te beginning of last week saw two
unique protests in Canada, both
calling for immediate action on
climate change. However, despite
this call to action from the public,
the government seems unwilling to
take any action to work towards the
demands of these protesters.
Te rst protest, which took place
across the country, was the day of
action led by grassroots group 350.org
on October 24.
Mount Allison students participated
in the event with hundreds of students
joining together to form a giant 350
with their bodies during halftime at
the football game.
Similar actions happened in over
5,200 places in 181 countries around
the world. According to 350.org, this
makes it the most widespread day of
environmental action in the planets
history.
Te number is important as 350
parts per million (ppm) of carbon
dioxide has been calculated to be the
level of carbon that the biosphere
could sustain. Te current level in the
world is 390 ppm.
A second protest that happened the
next day was not nearly as widespread,
but used more drastic measures. Over
100 protesters took their places in
the visitors gallery in the House of
Commons.
Tey then began chanting slogans
in support of the NDPs proposed bill
C-311.
Chants of I say 311, you say sign
it stopped Jack Layton mid-sentence
in a speech he had been giving on the
oor of the House of Commons.
Protesters continued to chant as
they were forcibly removed from the
gallery and the building.
Some protesters have been ned
and others have been banned from the
Parliament buildings for the next year.
Te bill that these protesters were
there to support calls for Canada to
cut greenhouse gas emissions to 25 per
cent below 1990 levels by 2020 and 80
per cent below 1990 levels by 2050.
Furthermore, it gives the government
the authority to make regulations to
meet the targets including the ability
to penalize contraveners.
Te hope was to have the Bill passed
before the Copenhagen Conference,
which begins on December 7.
Reactions of politicians to this ash
protest were mixed.
Dominic LeBlanc, the Liberal MP
for this riding, said that it was the rst
protest of its kind he has seen in his
nine years as an MP and that people
choose all kinds of ways to express
themselves.
Environment Minister Jim Prentice
referred to the protest as an NDP
stunt.
For her part, the leader of the Green
Party, Elizabeth May, commended
the actions of these protesters. She
went so far as to say, Tose were our
children we threw out of the House
of Commons today. Tose were the
best, the brightest, the most dedicated,
the most responsible young adults in
CanadaTe youth in the galleries
showed more leadership than the MPs
on the oor and that is heartbreaking.
Tat is a sad statement on democracy.
Given these two very dierent, but
powerful forms of protest, the question
is, what will the government do?
For now the answer seems clear:
not much.Indeed, the Conservative
government has said that it will argue
in Copenhagen that Canada deserves
lower targets than Europe because
of its faster growing population and
energy-intensive industrial sector.
Moreover, they have said that within
Canada, certain provinces would have
dierent conditions so as not to punish
high-growth provinces.
In this way industries like the oil
sands in Alberta would be able to
continue expanding.
In Prentices words, Te Canadian
approach has to reect the diversity
of the country and the sheer size of
the country, and the very dierent
economic characteristics and industrial
structure across the country.
On the issue of Copenhagen,
Prentice has said that the best
Canadians should hope for is a
political agreement that will lead to a
treaty being signed on a later date.
He justied this saying, I have to
take a realistic view that, given the
amount of work that remains to be
done, were running out of time.
Ultimately, then, it seems dicult
to be hopeful that the Canadian
government will act domestically to
put strict limits on carbon emissions
or be a leader internationally through
working to create an eective treaty in
Copenhagen this December. However,
as we saw last week, this failure to act
wont be for lack of trying on the part
of protesters and citizens.
Fraser Harland
Argosy Staff
Green protesters halted
by a red light in Ottawa
What links the Sackville Volunteer
Fire Department to Mount Allison
University? Not only do the reghters
respond to the numerous re alarms
going o in residences every year,
fortunately most of them due to burned
popcorn, but they also help train the
RAs in re safety at the beginning of
every academic year. Tey also help out
with special activities such as the mud
sliding event during Orientation. Over
the years, a few students have expanded
their community involvement past
the invisible borders of the university
campus and have joined the Sackville
Volunteer Fire Department. Tis year,
English major Emily Northrup is
Sackvilles only student and female re
ghter.
Northrups involvement with the
department began in the fall of 2007,
when she was in her second year of
university. Even though she was a
student and a woman, she felt very
welcomed by the members of the
department. On the rst day, I walked
up to the department and a little circle
of [current reghters] was standing
there. I was much smaller than they
were and they must have thought I
wanted to sell something, laughs
Northrup recalling the events, they
asked very nicely: Can we help you,
dear? When I said I wanted to join
the re department, they shook my
hand and introduced me. Tey didnt
seem too fazed by it.
Northrups father is the chief of
the Hillsborough Volunteer Fire
Department. Being around him made
me more aware and able to appreciate
the task once I was involved in it, she
explains. However, her father being
a re ghter is not what made her
become one. It had never occurred
to me before, even when I grew up
with it, says Northrup. She stumbled
upon the idea randomly: I was lying
in bed one night and a small voice
told me to check it out. So I did, and I
fell in love with it! Te newly elected
member of the re department enjoys
learning about something practical and
hands-on that could eventually help
someone, while going to university and
study, remember dates, and abstract
theories.
Becoming a re ghter and the
training involved is not always easy.
Each reghter is required to obtain
a Level 1 Fireghter training, which
involves at least a years work and
200 hours of training. Many of
the reghters go on to a Level 2
certication, and all of Sackvilles
volunteers attend bimonthly training
sessions. Northrup notes that it is
not always easy being a woman in the
department: Tere are certain things
that I cant do. Im not the strongest
person there. Its frustrating, but I
have to keep in mind the things that
I can do. Its also challenging being
a full time student and being on call
24/7. Northrup hasnt been called out
of class yet, but she has talked to her
professors about the possibility of her
pager going o during a lecture and
her storming out the door.
Northrup is also member of the
departments fundraiser committee.
Te town budgets includes the
trucks and smaller gear such as their
uniforms, but other tools, such as a
thermal imaging camera for example,
are bought by the department. Teir
biggest annual fundraiser is the
Truck Draw. Tis fundraiser is how
the department has the means to
keep going and function, explains
Northrup. Dierent businesses around
town sell the tickets as well as the re
ghters themselves. Te tickets are $20
and the rst prize is any Dodge vehicle
up to $30,000. Tere are six other
prizes, including and all inclusive trip
to Florida and $750 worth of groceries
at the Save Easy.
It is exciting to see Mt. A students
not limiting their extracurricular
activities to strictly university related
organizations, but are also actively
involved in the Sackville community.
Maria Maute
Argosy Staff
A student to have around
Mt. A student becomes a volunteer reghter
Every fall, the weather cools down
outside and our internal temperatures
seem to rise as we wrestle with papers,
cram for midterms, and feel the
looming pressure of what can feel like
a thousand deadlines. Tis time of year
can ll us with stress and misery, or, we
can turn over new fall leaves by making
positive choices and staying or getting
on track. If you nd yourself struggling
with grades or your workload, there
are many resources on campus to help
restore calm and gain skills to meet
your goals. Sometimes help is closer
than you might think and reaching out
could make a big dierence. Check out
these options for yourself and others:
Fall 2009 Study Skills Series: Tese
talks will be brief (forty-ve minutes)
and the information and skills you learn
should save you time! All talks will
take place at the Crabtree Auditorium
at 6:30 pm. Talks include:
GPA Booster: Study Skills 101 on
November 10 with Catherine Fawcett
and Jannah Tudiver
Librarians to the Research Rescue:
Information Solutions for Stressed
Students on November 17 with
Elizabeth Millar
Enthusiasm, Excitement &
Engagement: Motivation for Learning
on November 24 with Toni Roberts
Academic Mentors: Academic
Mentors are upper-year students who
live in residence and oer academic
support and mentorship to students
on topics including exam prep,
paper writing, note taking, and time
management. Look down your hall to
nd one!
Librarians: At the library, the
Research Help Desk is staed by
helpful professional librarians that can
provide a wealth of information on a
variety of research topics. Individual,
in-depth consultations are also
Jannah Tudiver & Catherine
Fawcett
Student Development Counsellors
Life-saving tips for class stress
available with subject librarians.
Student tutors: Meeting with a
student tutor can be a great way to stay
on top of a specic subject area. Tutors
tend to be upper-year students and
typically charge about $10/hour. A list
of tutors is available at the Wellness
Centre, the Student Life oce, and
through the Academic Mentors.
Writing Resource Centre (WRC):
Tis is an on-campus tutorship
program designed to help students in
any discipline with their paper/essay
writing skills. Sign-up on the door of
the WRC (Library, main oor, room
M13) or drop in during scheduled
hours (Monday through Tursday and
Sundays, from 7-9 pm).
Online Resources: Further resources
on topics such as study skills, time
management and academic stress
are available on Mount Allisons
counseling services website at www.
mta.ca/counselling.
Maria Maute
Internet Source/CBC
A protestor that was evidentially beaten by security following sit in
16 THE ARGOSY FEATURES NOVEMBER 5, 2009
Tere are some things you dont need oral language for. Body language can be sometimes as telling if not
more - as actual words themselves. Te next time youre in a bar, on the dance oor, at a party, or hey, even in the
supermarket, remember these body-language assessment tips.
Initial Contact
If a male hangs a nger o his belt, if he scratches himself down there, or if you notice some jutting of the
pelvis towards you, this is a good indication that hes interested. Females are a bit more subtle; a woman may cross
her legs tightly to indicate that she is o-limits. But, her tight leg muscles could also be appealing to any interested
party, who will have to untangle her legs before nding the hidden gem.
Eye contact is another hint. If the eyes meet for more than just a second, it denitely means that person has
noticed you, and that you have piqued their interest. Tis is not gender-exclusive by any means. Tis eye-lock can
be accompanied by licking of the lips, a tilt of the head (normally for males), a variety of smiles (the half-smile,
the showing-o-the-teeth smile, etc.), or eating slowly. Te combination of of these habits with eye contact likely
means that theres a very good chance of a mutual interest. A gaze longer than ve seconds from either gender,
however, could also be just a seduction technique rather than a means of easing into a nice chat or a rst date.
Men will often turn their chest towards the person they are pursuing. It is said the chest automatically points
towards the thing most important to a man in the room. If that thing is you, you will notice. Even if youre in a
group, if he is facing you directly, you can tell that hes into you more than anyone else.
If you are talking to a woman, she may rub her neck with her hand, showing o her sensual touch,
while also lifting her breast towards whoever she is talking to. She may also stroke the stem of a wine
glass, or another smooth, wet, or round surface believe us, she wants to stroke more than just
glass!
Tese are just some of the rst-sight indications. Tere can also be batting of eyelashes,
nibbling of lips; and dilation of pupils, which occurs when the eye sees something
desirable.
Seriously Serious
A long good-night kiss after a date generally indicates that this person digs your
vibes. A long kiss that turns into tongue-wrestling could most certainly lead to the
bedroom. How far you want to take that is, up to you of course.
When your companion has a rm touch while youre out together, this can mean
that she or he has one thing on his or her mind. On the other hand, stroking the
back of the neck or back can mean a caring, but sensuous, motivation. She or he
might want you to excite her/his senses some more, or is simply in the mood for
some cuddling.
At the same time, if you are on a date with a restless S.O., take this to mean that
his or her mind might be somewhere else and not focused on you. Tis could be a
warning sign that you are not a good match. Likewise, long lulls in conversation
(perhaps meaning a shortage of topics to engage in), looking at others constantly
(this could be pretty painful if you notice she or he looking at others of the gender
they are attracted to more than they look at you), and stiening of the body when
touched.
Hanky (s)panky
Signs of enjoyment in bed are usually quite obvious. For example, if you and
your lover maintain eye contact for a long time, there is denitely an emotional
connection there. In heterosexual relationships, if a male enjoys a female on top, it
means pleasing you is at the front of their minds, as many women do prefer being
on top. On that note, in any relationship, if she or he is open to verbal or physical
suggestions and help, and is willing to ask questions and check in on you, she or he
is a keeper.
On the other hand, when youre done, if she or he turns over right away, that
could mean either the sex was mediocre, or that your partners interest mostly lies
in...you, in bed. Also, it s easy to tell when a male is turned on, but sometimes not so
easy to tell with females, though there are some physical indications. Just like men get
hard, women do, too, namely their nipples. Fast breathing and moaning are also signs of
enjoyment. If she lies limply and seems bored, take a hint: she probably is. To really make the
situation enjoyable for all, check in on your partner to see what kind of physical reaction you are
getting. When they are clearly enjoying something you do, spice it up and see how it goes. Even
if you tweak a few movements, the results may surprise you! Let it be known that a denite way to
tell if a woman is a faker in bed: if there is an object inside, the muscles will clamp around that object
at the point of orgasm. Te heart rate will increase, as will the breathing. If there is fast breathing, but
no clamping, there was likely no orgasm. Better luck...next time?
Blasting through body language
Bartney and Shirley Temple
After beginning my teenage years with dozens of
decade-relevant teen movies that included losing
your virginity to your soul mate, the patronizing jock,
or the sweet nerd, I decided that the day I lost my
v-card, I wouldnt be ascribing to any sappy myths
about losing it to your one and only.
My reason centred around the knowledge that
losing your virginity entailed pain, awkwardness, and
a certain amount of emotional connection that wasnt
always going to be returned. It made more sense to
enter the sexual world with someone I trusted, but
didnt think it would end up that way. Negative?
Perhaps, however it seemed fairly logical from my
teenage point of view.
When I eventually lost that oh-so-sacred item,
I was pleasantly content with the fact that the boy
involved was neither my soul mate nor someone I
planned on having a relationship with. Tough
he wasnt a random one night stand either. After a
summer of dancing around the issue we were co-
workers, and therefore a little wary about getting
involved we nally accepted the sexual tension and
got it on.
So I nally got rid of that nasty v-card that had
been burning a hole in my wallet, but to be honest,
it didnt turn out the way I planned. Ten again, sex
usually never does. Te experience was complicated
by the location his car and his attitude after the
deed. I was leaving for school a week later and gured
the timing was great end with a bang and all that.
Instead, I got bombarded with odd requests to
hang out several times that week and various requests
to talk. If I had been looking for a relationship that
probably would have been a great response. Fact
of the matter is, we had both had several neutral
conversations over the summer by ourselves and
with others that addressed that exact issue. He
had ranted over previous girlfriends betrayals and
clingy nature. I had mentioned on more than one
occasion that I didnt see a point to long distance
relationships and wasnt partial to getting attached
to someone when I would be provinces away from
them. While not a slap in the face, his quick turn
around was far from attering and more along the
lines of frustrating.
It is my belief that having friends with benets
rarely works out. More often than not someone
always gets hurt in this seemingly equal relationship.
While I am not opposed to hooking up from time to
time with someone you feel safe with, it shouldnt be
a regular occurrence. Obviously I am speaking from
my own experiences and I recognize th
is dierent.
My relationship with this guy has n
into a precarious one. I often nd myself
the friendship we had before the sex as
complicated and more fun. I dont regret
with him, but I do regret not clarifying th
the point that relationship experts and f
pushing communication as key. It doe
if youre looking for a monogamous rela
a quick pleasure trip between classes: sa
some drama and just ask.
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stereotypical situation.
Friends with(out) benets
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My mom loves to call when Im getting busy. Its like she knows. It never fails my boyfriend and I will be getting
freaky, the phone will ring, and it will be my mother. Every. Time.
I always answer it, because somehow the idea of my mother leaving a cheery sorry I missed you, dad sends his love,
on our answering machine is more unspeakably horrifying to me than putting a halt to the activities at hand, hastily
cramming myself into whatever clothing is within easy grabbing range, composing myself as best I can, and picking up
the receiver. Te number of half-clothed conversations I have had with my mother is a more embarrassing gure than
I ever wish to fully contemplate.
I have no idea what the underlying cause of this phenomenon is. My boyfriend has suggested that maybe we just
happen to be at our friskiest during peak mom-calling hours. Maybe it has something to do with the time dierence
between Alberta and Ontario. Maybe it s the day of the week or the patterns in the weather, or some bizarre sub clause
in her long-distance plan. My own personal theory is that my mother has some kind of internal radar that lets her know
exactly when her progeny (i.e. me) are about to do the nasty, so that she can swing into full mom-action and put an
immediate and awkward stop to all unwholesome activities perpetrated outside of holy matrimony (I did say my parents
were from Alberta).
Whatever the reason, it shows no sign of stopping anytime soon. As far as I can tell, my mother will be making my
life unsexy for the as long as Bell Canada oers a $22/month unlimited long distance plan.
Tanks, mom.
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Men, it s time to rearm, resupply, and regain our ground in the bedroom. Women are said to have sex with men to make them feel
guilty; to establish dominance or fake subservience for a follow up attack while were o guard; lure us into bed so that she may assault
us in the inevitable post-coital pillow talk; and even use it as an actual weapon through pain.
For the ladies that dont know what Im talking about, its time to take note because the men are outtting for a whole new assault.
Now men, should a woman get that certain look in her eye, you must think about the potential reasoning behind her sudden arousal.
Sun Tzu said--and Im paraphrasing to meet the context--when a woman seems like she wants to jump your bones, fortify and insist
on an evening out with the guys; when she wants alone space and shows no interest, its time throw her to the carpet and ravage
her wildly in twelve dierent positions.
Perhaps her sudden desires relate to the fact that you didnt do the dishes last week, or you blew her o when you didnt
reply to her text at two in the morning. Te motives are plenty, but regardless of what it may be, to just blow her o when
she knows youre into her would clue her in to the fact that youre on to her.
Bring her to the bedroom; fool around a bit; playfully remove her clothes and teasingly deny her the right to undress
you; kiss her passionately and slowly run your lips down her neck, her breasts, her stomach, her inner thigh. Ten, right
as she thinks youre going to be the best boyfriend for the evening, jump back and grab all her clothes and demand to
know what her angle is.
While youre entirely dressed and shes completely vulnerable, legs spread and everything, youll have all the high
ground. Would you rather be buck naked or totally dressed with your shoes on when a burglar breaks in?
Exactly.
Now, in another case, what if youre in the middle of getting rocked like a wild stallion by the sexiest nude cowgirl
youve ever seen and you suddenly realize that you didnt show up to her social event that she asked you to go to at least
forty-eight hours before the event?
Perhaps shes just being cool and it wasnt a big deal to her, and instead she just gured shed vent any possible tension
or need to see you by turning your cock into a pleasure joystick. OR, shes just put you into a body lock and plans to get
you to absolute ecstacy before suddenly dismounting and going o to watch Greys Anatomy.
To prepare for this situation, you have to have foresight. Te wise warrior will prepare for this battle by removing his condom right
before going in. Tis way, shell misjudge when youll be close and youll have nished and gone accid before little Miss Cowgirl will
have gotten to a full gallup. Now whos embarrassed?
Tere are ways to combat this ninja-like foe, men. Remaining wary at all times and employing superior trickery and douchebaggery
will be the greatest tools in your arsenal.
Its time to retake the bedroom, men. Alls fair in both war and top-side-reverse-bowing-dog position.
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18 THE ARGOSY FEATURES NOVEMBER 5, 2009
After being on the Strasbourg
exchange last year, I had my fair share
of adventures, homesickness, and
culture shock. Te following is the
second part of a three part series on
my personal experiences and thoughts
recorded during my exchange in
France last year. Welcome to the mind
and musings of an exchange student.
Monday, September 22, 2008
Ive gotten lost more times than I
can count (and been saved by a sweet
little old lady almost as many times).
Everyone wears scarves here (not the
big woolly Canadian winter kind, the
fabulous bohemian artistic kind) so I
do too to t in.
I had my rst class today and it
was easy as pie, but choosing classes
is going to be a bit of a rats nest.
Teres all this, Oh, choose one two
hour course or two one hour courses,
but they cant be the same as these
courses, one of which HAS to be two
hours, and at a dierent school, and
the other only one hour.... Anyway,
I think I navigated it fairly well...
It doesnt help that the courses we
need to choose are just posted on a
bulletin board where everyone crowds
around because they need to write all
the particulars for each class down
(hellooo internet? or even kick it old
school and hand out photocopies...).
On another note, a list of good
things Ive found about France:
Fresh bread and pain au chocolat
at the local bakery on Saturday
mornings.
Listening to the Cathdrale
tolling for mass on Sundays (fteen
minutes).
Feeling like I play dress up every
morning (How do I make this look
more French?)
Walking everywhere (also a
bad thing, depending on the day/
weather)
3 tarte ambe during happy hour
at the Brasseur
2,90 bottles of Chardonnay
Tursday, October 16, 2008
RUGBY WAS AWESOME!
Went out to practice with the Ilkirch-
Slstat womens Miss Rugby team
tonight and it was great. Everyone was
kind of goong o during touch (non-
contact, mock rugby) which made me
kind of mad (lots of throwing the ball
away pointlessly or making suicide
passes to empty space), but I think
that mostly has to do with the fact that
I hate touch in the rst place, and it
was raining, which is another thing I
dont like.
All the girls were super nice, my
playing level t well with the team,
and apparently the winters here are
mild enough that the season runs into
May (Im dubious about this mildness
business).
At the end of practice I walked into
the change room and girls were just
standing around completely naked.
Tis had been kind of unexpected since
I had thought that they would do their
showering stu and then wrap them
goods up in a towel, being the awkward
North American that I am. I xed my
gaze on my cleats (on rereading this, I
realize at rst glance this looks like the
word teats, but if you make a double
take, you will discover that it is in fact
the word cleats), but was soon pulled
into conversation as one of the girls
just stood there, completely butt naked
in front of me, brushing her hair, and
telling me a joke. Im still mortied to
think what would have happened if
I had glanced down instead of xing
my eyes on her face with desperate
determination.
Tere were denitely no little
cubicle walls in this shower room, it
was the guns-blazing-all-the-way-
because-Im-damn-comfortable-with-
my-body-BIATCH kind.
I even worked up the courage to
go wash o my legs in the shower
even though there were like four girls
showering at the same time in there.
To tell the truth after that initial
Sarah Visintini
Argsoy Contributor
shock I think Im over it. I think Ill
even bring my towel next time and a
change of clothes ha-ha! Good lord.
Ive never been naked in a room full
of people before... (North Americans
are stupid, why would you teach your
kids to be embarrassed about nudity
around the same sex when we all have
the same body parts anyway?
Also, glad I joined this team
because guess where theyre playing
this weekend??? PARIS. For
practically free I am going to see half
of France (I wont get to walk around
and take pictures mind you, but I can
still say that I tasted my own blood
mixed with dirt in Dijon, or that I
pinched some girl real hard in Nice...
worth it!).
Tursday, February 5, 2009
Today I saw Captain Jack Sparrow
strolling down the street. Except he
wasnt really strolling, it was like the
drunken stumble/swaying walk that
Johnny Depp perfected in the Pirates
of the Caribbean movies.
Tis guy was dedicated, I tell ya.
Not only was he dressed completely
the same (his facial hair was real from
what I could tell, and I have no idea
where you get real leather boots like
that) and then just going from A to B
he refused to step out of character (no
pun intended).
He wasnt even with a bunch of
people but on his own, just kind
of swaying along on the sidewalk,
heading to the Pirate Summit at the
Palais Universitaire?
It was so completely random.
I was wishing at the time that
I had my camera so I could run up
to him yelling, Capitaine Jack!
CAPITAINE JACK! Pourrais-je
prendre un photo???. Kind of glad I
didnt now though, because it would
have been disappointing if he didnt
speak English. (French Jack Sparrow
just isnt the same is he?)
Captain Jack Sparrow winters in
Strasbourg when the Caribbean gets
a little too hot.
I got my inspiration for this recipe while
reading one of my boyfriends GQ
magazines which included an article
on the best pizzas in the United States.
I began thinking about how mundane
most of my pizzas in the past months
had been and that perhaps I needed to
garnish out of my comfort zone. I was
most denitely not disappointed with
my choice of potato as a topping. I had
never had potato on a pizza yet it is an
ingredient that, for the most part, is at
hand in the house and just waiting to
be taken out of the dark cupboard. All
of the ingredients needed are cheap,
seasonal and found at our less than
gourmet friendly supermarket.
Preparation and cooking time: 40
minutes
Ingredients:
-1/4 cup onion diced
-4-5 Mini-Bella mushrooms cut
into slices
-6-7 yellow baby stewing potatoes,
par boiled and cut into approximately
1/4 inch slices
-1 envelope of Barnaise sauce,
prepared as directed (usually makes
about 1 1/2 cups and requires butter
and milk for preparation)
-1 large (8 x 10 or larger) at-bread
-a few branches of fresh Rosemary
-5 fresh Basil leaves
-fresh ground pepper to taste
-fresh grated parmesan cheese
How its made: Tis pizza combines
both richness and simplicity with
its unconventional toppings. Te
Barnaise sauce is the perfect base
and gives the pie its creamy, salty taste.
To begin, place the atbread on an
ungreased baking sheet and pre-heat
the oven to 200 degrees. Next, spread
a generous amount of sauce over the
atbread while paying attention that
it is spread to the very edge of the
crust. Te toppings can now be placed
on the pizza. I suggest the mushrooms
and onions rst and the potato on
top. If you desire a creamier pizza
add a few spoonfuls of the remaining
Barnaise over the vegetable toppings.
After the toppings are evenly spread,
rip a generous amount of rosemary
leaves o the branches and sprinkle
them over the pizza. Tear the basil
leaves into small pieces and garnish
the pizza evenly with them. To nish,
cover the pizza with parmesan cheese;
the amount of cheese used depends
on your taste. Cook for 20 minutes or
until the cheese has melted and the
vegetables have softened. Enjoy!
Cooking with Jess
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Argosy Staff
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There are many factors which work together in the making of a
great film: acting, script, cinematography, and (most important to
this article) music. Whether it is an emotive orchestra piece in a film
like Gladiator or a light hearted tune like Twist and Shout in Ferris
Beuller's Day Off, music is what colours the scenes on the silver
screen. Most sountracks to popular films are a mixture of contempo-
rary top 40 songs, but what is exciting about some recent films is
their use of new independent music. Even the biggest of recent box
office hits have set aside familiar songs like The Breeder's
"Cannonball" in leiu of songs of independent musicians.
Drew Barrymore writes "This is my mixed tape to you" in the liner
notes of the soundtrack Whip It. This light hearted drama about
women's roller derby, directed and produced by Barrymore, is set
to a terrific backdrop of songs. It is a refreshing mix of indie rock,
with some unexpected classics from the likes of The Ramones and
Dolly Parton. Some songs to put on repeat are "Pot Kettle Black"
Tilly and the Wall, "Boys Wanna Be Her" Peaches, and "Dead
Sound" The Raveonettes. The entire album alternates between fast
tempo beats and sweet-loving slow songs perfect for Ellen Page's
misfit indie rocker character.
Perhaps the most buzz in the musical world is over Karen O of the
Yeah Yeah Yeahs soundtrack for the movie Where the Wild Things
Are. While music fans may have been lured in by Arcade Fire's
song "Wake Up" featured in the trailer, Karen O fills the film with a
magical soundscape of indie rock inspired by childhood nostalgia.
She is joined by a troupe of delightful musically untrained children
and members of some semi legendary indie rock bands like Dead
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WILCO
WILCO (THE ALBUM)
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I'm of two minds when listening to Wilco's 7th studio
album. First, I can't help but feel like I've heard Wilco play
superior versions of these songs before. The guitar freakout
Bull Black Nova sounds like a shorter version of the even
freakier Spiders (Kidsmoke) off the A Ghost Is Born album
while You Never Know would fit in with the demos for
2002's Yankee Hotel Foxtrot and album closer Everlasting
Everything wouldn't seem out of place on 2007's polariz-
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I can enjoy the album for what it is: an extremely listenable
set of songs by musicians who know exactly what they're
doing.
I honestly do love this album, but as a hardcore, long-time
Wilco fan I do sometimes have a difficult time getting past
the fact that this is Wilco's first album where they aren't
trying to explore new musical territory. However, this just
means that those who are not Wilco fanatics will have a
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There really is something for everyone on this album.
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has received over the last few years is that he has been
toning down how cryptic his lyrics are. I can certainly
sympathize with those people since my favourite Wilco
albums come from the period where half the time I don't
know what Jeff is singing about, but the man has said more
than once that nowadays he's just looking to sing some
simple songs and at the end of the day there's nothing
really wrong with that. Just because the lyrics have gotten
more straightforward does not mean they are any less
moving. There are even times when Tweedy can bridge the
gap between both lyrical styles and write striking verses like
the following from mid-album track Solitaire: Once I
thought without a doubt/I had it all figured out/Universe
with hands unseen/I was cold as gasoline.
At the end of the day Wilco (The Album) is one in a series
of solid Wilco albums. Certainly not their best, but
ultimately an album that Tweedy and co. can be proud of.
- Scott Brown
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Weather, Deerhunter, Queens of the Stone Age and more on the
album. Together these combine to create a magical and whimsical
feel that brings to life Max's wonderful island.
Vampire enthusiasts of the Twilight variety wait with bated breath
for the release of New Moon, but the soundtrack is already
available. With songs from A-list musicians from around the
world, this soundtrack features songs from the likes of Death Cab
For Cutie, Lykke Li, and Grizzly Bear, Bon Iver, and St. Vincent
to name a few. This soundtrack is sure to influence the musical
tastes of a multitude of movie-goers and have 14 year-old girls
everywhere singing along into their hairbrushes. But on a less
enthusiastic note, with a ranking in the Billboard charts, a
cross-America tour featuring many artists on the album, and free
music downloads available with preordered movie tickets, it is
very clear that this soundtrack is part of the Twilight money
making machine. While this is a great opporunity for musicians to
market themselves, soundtracks like these also tend to label artists
with the negative connotation of being "sellouts".
So why are we seeing so many indie songs in the soundtracks of
popular films? Are music directors trying to get the hipster seal of
approval? Or are they trying to incorporate the growing musical
appetite for independent music into Hollywood hits? Whatever the
reason, these songs make for terrific soundtracks. It is unlikely that
the New Moon or Whip It soundtracks will get a nod from the
Academy, but incorporating hits from rising musical talent makes
for an interesting alternative to the familiar opening lines of
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ARTS & LITERATURE
Our (art)istic rea(lit)y
A weekly column by Maria and Vivi
y
Vivi Reich
Argosy Staff
Two very dierent disciplines
Arts and souls: spotlight on artists
Vivi Reich
Argosy Staff
Dale Robinson showing one of his dynamic class assignments.
Vivi Reich
Internet Photo/ Wordpress
For most, it may seem rare to see a
doctor who is also an artist, actively
engaged in the practice of painting
and drawing, let alone studying ne
arts as another degree. Te Argosy
sat down with Dale Robinson, a
neurologist based out of Sackville and
also a part-time ne arts student at
Mount Allison; it seems that while art
and science are perhaps not so much
alike, they actually complement each
other nicely.
Vivi Reich: So, whats your story?
Dale Robinson: Well, I always really
liked the arts, but I had a science
background. I went to Dalhousie
in Halifax, and I didnt get an
undergraduate degree. I went into
medicine instead. Im from the class
of 1985, and then it took several
more years to do neurology. I did
my neurology in Montreal, where it
was just fabulous. I would go and see
everything I could at the Muse des
beaux-arts de Montral. I would try
and [paint], but would never have time.
As funny as it sounds, I signed up in
the end to give myself some deadlines
so I would actually do some stu.
VR: So you moved to Sackville in
order to study at Mt. A, or were you
moving here anyway?
DR: A little of both. I nished
neurology in Montreal, that was 1990-
91, and I had learned French there, so
it made this province, New Brunswick,
a good candidate province to work in.
Im from Nova Scotia originally, so it
was close to home, too. I had worked
probably fteen years in Moncton, and
here at Mt. A. Did you have a lot of
previous work to choose from for your
portfolio?
DR: I did a couple things. With the
help of some family members, I did
an intensive art weekend and got a
couple of projects out of that. [...] I
had, I dont know, half a dozen current
things. But it also caused me to look
back and see how long I had really
been interested, and I could look
back at some neat photographs from
twenty years ago so that I was able to
put together a portfolio. I had some
drawing and some painting, some
photography. One example is a book of
poetry. [Poetry] was something I did a
lot when I was younger. My daughter
would have been about fourteen at
the time, and was really doing a lot of
poetry in school, so we used her current
writing and mine from the same age.
We put them together in a book, tea-
stained the paper, and she had a really
good website that she showed me for
binding a book. It was really good to
do together.
VR: Do you ever see an overlap
between art and medicine? Could
there be one for you?
DR: Oh I do, and there could be, as
much as I want to make of it. Ive
tried not to do everything related to
medicine, or specically neurology, but
I have done some pieces along the way
that are related.
VR: You would think that as a doctor,
you would have a unique view of the
human body.
In no particular order, here are the
reasons I believe anime is awesome:
1. Great music. OK, so its in
Japanese, so you might not be able
to understand it. But if you look on
YouTube, you can nd thousands of
videos that are fan-subbed (meaning, a
fan took the video and added subtitles
so that we can understand what the
heck the song or the anime itself are
about). Dont get me wrong anime
songs have very, very strange lyrics that
seem to make no sense in English. But
maybe they make sense to people who
are familiar with Japanese language
and culture. Te music, however, is
catchy, with experimental beats and
cool sound eects and beautiful voices.
You cant go wrong with it.
2. Te characters. Most
anime characters share the same
characteristics round, big eyes;
small noses, lips that are tiny and thin
when not in motion, but stretching to
mouths almost as big as the faces when
the characters are upset, etc. Tere is
a huge dierence between Disney
characters, for example, and those in
anime. Te characters physical traits
are usually very dierent, from the
faces to even the hands and ngers.
Put a picture of Belle from Disneys
Beauty and the Beast next to a
character from Sailor Moon and
you will instantly see the dierence.
Te big eyes are used because many
Japanese are more attracted to the
European type of eye, which tends
to be big and round. Sometimes, the
bad guys are shown with smaller, more
almond-shaped eyes. Many of the girls
are very disproportionate too big
on top, and very small on the bottom,
and can be likened to the popular
comment that Barbie would be a very
sick person who would constantly fall
over due to the weight of her boobs if
she were real. Sometimes, this image
of women as being ideally busty with
small waists does irritate me. But there
are other representations of women,
and people in general, that are very
beautiful in anime. Take Princess
Mononoke by Miyazaki - I believe
the main character, San, is one of the
most beautiful anime characters that
exists. Tis could be because she is a
more unconventional character, and
a very strong female one at that (she
was raised by wolves in the story,
so she looks rather wild and wears
animal skins and is a erce ghter).
But other animes feature women with
tough attitudes and features (even
their voices!) that wont take crap from
anyone. Tere are also very many sexy
men in animes, too, such as Light in
Death Note (if you like emo kids),
or Yuu Kanda in D.Gray.-man,
who is more badass. Sometimes they
are admittedly somewhat eeminate,
which I do not see as a bad thing, but
that is one opinion. Characters can
also exhibit everything from complex
emotions to scary psychoses and are
denitely not one-dimensional...Well,
okay, once in a while, some are.
3. Te plots. Tere are tons of crazy,
crazy plots out there for books or
movies, but anime seems to take the
cake in my book. Where else would
you nd a story about a kid in high
school who nds a notebook that kills
Princess Mononoke features a strong female protagonist.
I still work in Moncton, but I also lived
there. And then for family and lifestyle
reasons, we moved to Sackville. I had
really considered a change work-wise
anyway; I considered going back to
Halifax and working as a neurologist
there, because I love to teach and
wanted to be more in an academic
environment as far as neurology.
Ten I decided that by the time I was
established there, at least one or maybe
more of my children would be out of
school, so I made the decision family-
wise to come here instead [...] I love
it even more than I thought I would,
[though] Im not actually taking any
studio classes this year.
While art and science are
perhaps not so much alike,
they actually complement
each other nicely.
VR: Studio courses probably take a lot
of time.
DR: Exactly. Im doing [an] art history
and a philosophy course to try and
keep some of the time for caring for
the kids and for working. I moved my
oce here as well; thats new this year.
I started at Mt. A four years ago, and
Ive met some really wonderful people.
VR: Since you were in Halifax, but
didnt get a bachelors, does this mean
youre getting one now?
DR: Tis would be a bachelors of ne
arts. [...] I really do want to do it for
myself. But I did want to do it as the
full degree and not be dabbling in it.
As part time, you can only take two
courses, and thats plenty for me. Its
really a ten-year plan.
VR: I know that it can be hard to
get into the ne arts department
In art, you welcome the
mistake and the problem,
because thats part of
taking it to the next
level. I really like that
dierence. Tats a way
to understand how you
could be better rounded,
or where one helps the
other.
DR: Yeah, probably. [...] One of my
real mentors in medical school was
Jacques Murray at Dalhousie who
went on to be Dean of Medicine there.
He recently sent me a book that he
had been given. Its about physicians
and art, and the general idea that
being involved in another discipline
like art makes you a better doctor
somehow. So whether its working
on your powers of observation, even
just something basic, but specic, it
can really improve dierent aspects.
Tis might be too out there for what
you want, but its interesting that for
so many years as a physician, youre
doing so much problem solving. And
you dont want to make a mistake,
obviously, in medicine. So thats drilled
into you. Well, in art, you welcome the
mistake and the problem, because
thats part of taking it to the next level.
Several professors would gently try to
say and I could see they were trying
to encourage me Dale, you dont
have to work out every step to the
conclusion. Youve got an idea. Start,
see where it goes. [...] I really like that
dierence. Tats a way to understand
how you could be better rounded, or
where one helps the other.
Tere is a huge dierence
between Disney characters,
for example, and those
in anime. Te characters
physical traits are usually
very dierent, from the
faces to even the hands and
ngers.
people when he writes down details
like who will die and when, where,
and how the death will occur? Not
to mention he makes friends with
a demon that only he can see (yes, I
am talking about Death Note, and
I highly recommend the live action
version, too). Or, a computer game
where people literally enter a virtual
reality, but one of the players cannot
log out, creating many problems for
him (called .hack/sign).
4. Te animation. Early animes
still make me feel warm and fuzzy
inside. Te rst anime I ever saw was
a version of Te Little Prince. It was
dubbed into English, the language
I almost never choose for watching
animes these days (I prefer Japanese
with English subtitles), but I was a kid,
so I didnt care. Tese days, computer
animation and classic animation are
often mixed (such as in the anime Sol
Bianca, featuring shiny backgrounds
that are obviously computerized), and
some animes are done completely
by computer. Tere is still a very
high demand for animation actually
physically hand drawn, however. Not
only is the animation skillfully done,
but it is unique. Disney animation also
seems to move more uidly, whereas
anime can sometimes seem jumpy, and
the characters sometimes move in a
stier way.
Anime is unique compared to other
animation methods and traditions.
I recommend any animation fans to
try it out if they havent already. Do
beware though it takes some getting
used to. Te plots are sometimes hard
to follow, and there are sometimes
pretty taboo relationships between
characters. But the animation as an art
form is denitely worth checking out.
21 NOVEMBER 5, 2009 THE ARGOSY ARTS & LITERATURE
Chances are that most of us at Mount
Allison have, at some point in our
academic careers, been exposed to
the Drama Department. Whether
through Windsor Teatre, Black Tie
Productions, Garnet and Gold, or
simply by being friends with drama
students, most of us know about the
incredible talent and dedication of
Mt. As dramatic community. Te
Drama department has been a part
of Mt. As faculty since 1975, when
the Drama Studies program was
rst established. Windsor Teatre,
located in the old Student Centre
While this structure is likely to
remain a part of the Drama Department,
there are some major changes in the
works. Te departure of joint English
and Drama professor Mark Blagrave
earlier this year has left a vacancy in
the department. Te creation of a new
position to ll Dr. Blagraves shoes is
the main change on the way for the
Drama department. Te new faculty
member will be a Drama professor
rst, and an English professor second.
Dr. Blagrave was a member of the
English Department, but also taught
courses in Drama, so the new position
is sort of the other way round.
Pridmore explains, adding, Were
excited at the prospect of having a new
faculty member on board, who can
teach a number of courses in Dramatic
Literature that had to be left out this
year due to Dr. Blagraves departure.
Te foundation of the program,
however, will remain interdisciplinary.
Many Drama students also take
courses in areas such as Classics, Music,
and Modern Languages. Tere are
also a number of lm courses oered
through various departments. One
direction in which the department
will not be heading, however, is
towards, a conservatory-style program.
Tis type of program focuses more
on performance (acting, directing,
production etc.), rather than on theory-
based courses. While we oer courses
in these areas, we are small and better
suited to oering our students a good,
well-rounded education in Drama that
Departmental changes ahead for the drama program
includes both the theory side as well
as the practical side. If students really
want to focus on performance, there
are schools that specialize in that,
such as the National Teatre School.
Often graduates from our program go
on to NTS, or the Ban Centre, for
continued study, says Dr. Pridmore.
Unfortunately, no students currently
involved in the Drama Department
were available for comment.
Another major change on the way
for the Drama Department is the
construction of a new interdisciplinary
arts building where the old Student
Centre building is now. Tis building
already has plans in the works,
and will house the departments of
Drama, Fine Arts, and some Music
facilities in the form of technical,
recording, and performance spaces.
Te project will likely get underway
once funding has been approved.
Te new faculty member is hoped
to join the Drama Department in
July, 2010. Pridmore emphasizes
the crossover nature of the position
bridging the gap between English
and Drama in a way that will be
Julie Cruikshank
Argosy Staff
Sackville author Dan Vyleta read
from his debut novel, Pavel and I, in
front of an enthusiastic audience last
Wednesday evening at the Owens
Art Gallery. Te reading, sponsored
love and whether they can survive a
situation where society is broken into
bits, explained the author during the
reading. Te book follows a handful
of strange characters from various
backgrounds who nd themselves
in Berlin after the war. A murder at
the beginning of the plot ties them
all together and they struggle to
unfold the mystery surrounding the
strange cadaver of a little person.
Vyleta began his reading with the
rst few pages of his book. Opening
a book is a little bit like magic... like
stepping o a cli, he explained, and
began reading from his novel. His
very particular British English with
a hint of a German accent perfectly
accentuated the various voices in his
novel. His characters, a Soviet general,
a British colonel, an American GI
and young German street orphans,
all gathered to create a polyphony
of dierent languages and accents.
After Vyleta read two dierent
parts from his book, the audience was
invited to ask questions. Tere were so
many questions asked by the fascinated
and curious readers that unfortunately
Vyleta did not have time to read from
his new novel Te Quiet Twin. Te
evening ended with the audience
mingling and speaking privately
with the author over a glass of wine.
Mystery and murder
Maria Maute
Argosy Staff
Sackville author Dan Vyleta reads from his rst book
by the Dean of Arts, saw a great
turn out of professors, students and
members of the Sackville community.
Te novel has been published in
thirteen countries and translated into
eight languages. Te story is set right
after the Second World War in one of
the coldest winters on record in Berlin.
Its about a story of friendship and
Its about a story of
friendship and love
and whether they can
survive a situation
where society is broken
into bits.
building on the second oor, was
established ve years earlier in 1970.
Since that time the department has
built up a reputation for presenting
challenging, thought provoking,
and entertaining plays studied and
performed by students who are serious
about their craft. Dr. Helen Pridmore,
the current program director, explains
that it was an increase in interest in
both the academic study as well as the
performance of drama that led to the
development of the program. It has
basically had the same structure all
along, says Pridmore. Drama students
take courses in dramatic literature and
theory, as well as performance-based
courses such as Acting and Directing.
Were excited at the
prospect of having a new
faculty member on board,
who can teach a number
of courses in Dramatic
Literature that had to be
left out this year due to Dr.
Blagraves departure.
Dan Vyleta at the Owens Art Gallery with his debut novel Pavel & I.
Maria Maute
Chrissy LeBlanc
The old SAC ofce converted into the Windsor Theaters box ofce.
New faculty position for the drama department
Art in the Music Gallery
Work by Corey Isenor at the Conserv
y
Photos by Maria Maute
especially useful for both Drama and
English students. Signicantly, the
new faculty member will also serve
as the Director of Drama. Having
Drama attached to English will help
here too, as there will be administrative
sta to assist the director, Dr.
Pridmore elaborates. Right now I
have no secretarial or admin. Help!
In light of all these changes, Windsor
Teatre will remain an important
part of Mt. As Drama community.
Drama students generally take part
in productions put on by Windsor
Teatre, although the auditions are
open to all Mt. A students, as is work
on set design, costumes, lighting etc.
We have a large number of students
who are neither majors nor minors
in drama, who still get involved in
Windsor Teatre productions! says Dr.
Pridmore. Its a lively and engaging
atmosphere in the theatre, and we hope
to keep that going for years to come.
Te addition of a new faculty
member and the construction of a new
building are signicant changes for the
Drama Department. Tese changes
reect a positive and forward-moving
climate for the Dramatic arts at Mt.
A. As Pridmore emphasizes, Tis is
an energetic and committed group of
faculty, sta and students. With the
addition of a new faculty member, I
think the Drama Studies Program
and the Teatre are both looking at
exciting and productive times ahead.
22 NOVEMBER 5, 2009 THE ARGOSY ARTS & LITERATURE
As the play began, the dialogue was
direct and simple promising nothing,
merely laying the foundation for what
was to follow. Te play began from a
place of stillness, and the nervousness
of the rst public showing was
palpable from the players on the stage.
As the play moved through its paces
and the actors relaxed into their parts,
the play began to pick up momentum.
Te synergistic nature of live theatre
began to take over. Te music, which
I had anticipated would be either
focal or back drop to the play, actually
was worked nely into the players
dialogs and highlighted each of their
characters. Te music also became a part
of their personal stories and supported
the emotional climate of each scene.
Te play featured, in no particular
order, actors Breanna Moore, Brett
Martin, Max Tennessen, Francesca
Barnett-Cowan, Robin Monro, Fraser
Orr-Brown, and Emmett Forsythe.
Tere were the inevitable lags in
dialog expected on opening night, but
the improvisation of the independent
actors and the bond amongst the troupe
gave recovery, though noticeable, a
very natural and authentic avour
such that there seemed to be genuine
conversations happening as opposed
to memorized lines. Te costumes
were absolutely delightful as was the
ingenious use of the spaces. At times
there was the abstract and nominal use
A successful rst night
Rebecca Caissie
Argosy Correspondent
Te Arts and Literature section azpologizes for the following:
In the October 22 issue, the photos of Windsor Teatres Heavenly Home Cooking
should have been credited to Paul Del Motte.
In the October 29 issue, Francesca Barnette-Cowan should have been spelled
Francesca Barnett-Cowan. Te Arts and Literature section also apologizes for
not mentioning Emmett Forsythe, who was not mentioned as an actor in the
preview for Dancing at Lughnasa.
Hermngilde Chiasson returns to MtA as an NB icon
Appointed artist in residence: Former Lieutenant Governor, joint project with U de M
Maria Maute
Argosy Staff
Opening night: Dancing at Lughnasa
Poetry review: Never More Inspired
Stephen Rowe debuts collection of poems Never More Tere
Jennifer Musgrave
Argosy Staff
A colourful mural can be found at
the entrance of the Avard-Dixon
building facing Main Street. Tis
tile artwork was created by Lawren
P. Harris in 1970. Harris was a
painter, watercolourist, draughtsman,
printmaker and muralist. With the
outbreak of World War II, Harris
served in a tank regiment, and later as
an ocial war artist. In 1946, he was
appointed Director of the School of
Fine and Applied Arts at Mount Allison
University. His mural, on the outside
walls of Avard-Dixon, was almost
destroyed in 1994 when the building
was re-faced with red sandstone. Te
multi-coloured work of art was saved
by another former head of the Fine
Maria Maute
Jessica Emin
Sackville arts series
Stephen Rowe was born in Hearts
Content, Newfoundland, and now
lives as a poet in Gander. His works
have appeared in many magazines
and journals across Canada including
the Antigonish Review, CV2, Iota,
the Newfoundland Quarterly, the
Panhandler, Paragon 2, Rhythm Poetry
Magazine, the Society 2008, and the
Toronto Quarterly. Rowe was also a
nalist for Newfoundlands Fresh Fish
Award for emerging writers and has
just released his debut collection of
poems entitled Never More Tere.
His poetry altogether is interesting
both in form and in its messages.
Rowe often breaks away from the
traditional metre, sometimes going
into straight prose, truly causing the
reader to reconsider how we normally
dene poetry. He also makes skillful
use of white space, line breaks, and
other literary conventions to enhance
the overall sound and metaphysical
quality of his works. Such aspects give
a certain voice and overall ow to his
poems, giving the impression of expert
editing.
In particular, Rowes poetry is
able to capture the feelings and
physical reactions one has to nature
and sound. He is also quite skilled
in realistically personifying nature
as well as connecting the material
sense of nature to our mental reality.
Moreover, there is an overall sense that
the author is connecting much of the
fragility and evanescence of nature to
the mortality of life. Temes of death
and dealing with loss become even
more prevalent towards the end of the
book. Te author also dips a bit into
the supernatural and mythological
with personal elegies and references.
As well, Rowe subtly explores the
relationship between father and son,
ancestry, and how things change over
time.
Te quality that I nd the most
unique and interesting, however, is
his ability to simultaneously convey
both the beauty and grotesqueness
of sometimes the smallest and most
insignicant details. As well, even
though some poems at rst I thought
to be somewhat drawn out, Rowe is
still able to bring his words together
in such an inspiring and beautiful
way. One such poem is Below Te
Spruce. Although he writes the
entire thing roughly through fourteen
dierent small poems, he was able to
connect each by a thread through just
the short phrase: youll nd me/ below
the Spruce/a bear rooting soil.
Even his titles are quite well chosen.
I can only hazard a guess, but from
what one gathers when reading his
work, it seems that the author is
trying to point out the fact that when
...his ability to
simultaneously convey
both the beauty and
grotesqueness of sometimes
the smallest and most
insignicant details.
I wouldnt say his poetry is at the
same level as such authors as Bronwen
Wallace, but I would denitely call this
debut a good start; hes certainly on his
way there. I look forward to more from
this up and coming poet.
Last week, the former Lieutenant
Governor of New-Brunswick,
Hermngilde Chiasson, was
something is truly gone it is never
more there, or, it will certainly never
come back. However, the feeling of
absence also allows one to truly
know what it is like when it is there,
as in never has it more been there, or,
never have I felt it there more than I
do now when its gone. Seeing as this
poet explores many themes concerning
death, it appears that this would not
be an altogether unlikely possibility
(but surely there are many more
interpretations to be had perhaps a
reference to Poe).
Internet photo/Wordfest
appointed as the joint artist in
residence for Mount Allison University
and Universit de Moncton. Chiasson,
an artist embracing dierent types
and mediums of art, has written
an impressive total of twenty-ve
books, thirty plays, directed over
fteen lms and produced over forty
solo exhibitions as a visual artist. He
also has a very extensive educational
background, counting two Bachelors
(Mt. A and Universit de Moncton),
two Masters (University of Paris
and NY State University) and a
doctorate from the University of Paris.
Chiasson is no stranger to the Mt. A
community, being regularly invited to
attend conferences and events held on
campus or requested as a speaker. He
also received an Honorary Doctor of
Laws from Mt. A in 2004.
Dr. Robert Campbell sees this joint
appointment as a great opportunity to
work with the Universit de Moncton.
He hopes that this will lead to further
shared activities with the other
university, such as sharing speakers
and other collective events. Hopefully
this will be an encouragement for
collaboration with the Universit de
Moncton, says Campbell.
Te Mt. A president is convinced
that Chiasson will be a great addition
to the university. He will be a resource
for the university, explains Campbell,
It all depends on how we want to use
him. Te artist in residence will not
Arts Department, Virgil Hammock,
who was walking by as construction
workers were demolishing the entrance
area. Te remaining mural is now less
than half of the original artwork.
Internet photo/Amazon
have a formal agenda or schedule. It
will be up to the dierent departments
on how they would like to incorporate
Chiasson. Campbell hopes that not
only the Fine Arts department will
make use of having such a remarkable
artist in residence; but that because
of Chiassons vast background many
dierent departments will use this
opportunity as well. Hermngilde
Chiasson will be available to all
students. Students can just go up to
him and make an appointment to have
a chat, maybe go for a coee, hopes
Dr. Robert Campbell sees
this joint appointment
as a great opportunity to
work with the Universit
de Moncton.
Campbell.
Campbell describes the artist as
a provincial icon. Everyone loves
the guy, he adds. After Chiassons
term as Lieutenant Governor was
over, President Campbell together
with Universit de Monctons Rector
Fontaine, agreed that they had to
nd a way the stop the province from
losing such an important man. From
there the partnership evolved and
both universities agreed to appoint
Hermngilde Chiasson as the joint
artist in residence for 2009-2010. We
are starting this o with one year,
explains Campbell, and see where it
goes.
A welcoming party for Hermngilde
will be held together with students,
faculty and sta sometime this month.
of the play such that ones imagination
became engaged in the unfolding
of the play. Troughout the play, the
audience became more invested in
the events unfolding around them
as well as with the characters, and
their emotional responses became
more pronounced as the play evolved.
Opening night at Dancing at
Lughnasa was a roaring success for
director Linda Moore, as by the end
of the play her entire cast had the
audience absolutely entranced. Te
audience was actively interacting with
the storyline and the players exited to a
standing ovation. A night of delightful
music, a charming, bittersweet story,
and fabulous costuming carried out
artfully was all promised and delivered
at Windsor Teatre on opening night.
Argosy Staff
23 NOVEMBER 5, 2009 THE ARGOSY ARTS & LITERATURE
by Chase Foster
Ponderings
At 1:00 AM, small things
become innitely more meaningful
and relevant than they were during
the day. Maybe the time when we
are reaching our limits is when the
things which matter the most become
clearest to our minds and our hearts.
Ponderings
We could learn a lot from
the game of chess. Te King is vital,
but his true importance relies on the
strength and position of the other
pieces, be they the all-movable Queen
or the weak Pawn. Sometimes the
movement of a good friend is all the
strategy you need to win in the game
we call Life.
Corner of poetry
Oh Iliad!
Oh Iliad!
Te great battle tale
Which enchants and plagues my
Sleepless night.
Hail Achilles, swathed in bronze
Holding sway with gods and
Men alike.
Sway me, swift Achilles
Son of a goddess, doomed in life.
Eternally you rage on in song, that
A willing student may understand
Your plight.
Courage to Troy
Great walls do they defend
From armies bent on war and death
All due to fair Helen.
Ocean of my Heart
Ocean of my Heart
Te tides that swell within it
Some waves grow with every emotion
Passing my hearts notice.
Photography students show their prints at START
WINDSOR, Ont. (CUP) Its almost
November, which means aspiring
writers everywhere will ock to coee
shops to knock out 50,000 words
before the months end. National
Novel Writing Month, aectionately
abbreviated to NaNoWriMo, is
upon us again. Writing 50,000 words
in a months time can be intimidating,
but merely trying can get you on the
right track.
Sara Gruen, two-time NaNoWriMo
participant, has had two of her books
come from NaNoWriMo sessions.
One of them, Water For Elephants,
was a New York Times Best Seller for
twelve weeks in 2006. Te paperback
edition hit number one on July 8,
2007. And, she didnt even nish her
50,000 words.
Gruen says that although she did
not ocially win the two years she
participated, coming in around 40,000
words each time, she considers her
word count a win for herself. Tose
were 40,000 words I did not have
before, she says.
Gruen, a Canadian and American
citizen, was born in Vancouver,
grew up in London, Ont. and then
moved to Ottawa to attend Carleton
University for English before settling
in Grayslake, Ill.
She tried NaNoWriMo upon a
friends advice. I needed to start a
book and was suering from a well-
known syndrome somebody needs to
coin a name for this disease that is
characterized by the complete inability
to open ones le, Gruen explains.
Writer Joshilyn Jackson told Gruen
book, Ape House, as well as Water
For Elephants, came in at the long
end of that spectrum since they were
research-intensive for Gruen.
Ape House, Gruens fourth book,
focuses on a family of language
competent apes in a reality TV show
situation. As part of my research I was
able to meet with a family of bonobos
at the Great Ape Trust, she explains.
Having a two-way conversation with
a great ape is a truly life-changing
experience, and Im grateful to have
a job that lets me have opportunities
like this.
Last years NaNoWriMo saw
119,000 participants and 21,720
reported winnersan increase of 33
per cent from 2007. And while no
prizes from NaNoWriMo are handed
out, the satisfaction one receives
from just participating, and especially
completing the daunting task, is
reward enough. Remember, even if
you plan your book to be more than
50,000 words, and even if you dont hit
that magic number, at least you have a
starting point for your project.
Te wonderful thing about
NaNoWriMo is that it gives you
something to edit. Because the only
thing you cant edit is a blank page,
Gruen says. For more information on
NaNoWriMo, go to www.nanowrimo.
org/.
Lindsey Rivait
The Lance (University of Windsor)
NaNoWriMo makes 50,000 the magic number
about another friend, Lani Diane
Rich, who used NaNoWriMo to rid
herself of this terrible disease.
It worked, I think, because misery
loves company, and I knew that
thousands and thousands of other
people were out there beating their
heads on their desks at the same time,
she says.
Gruen found herself wanting to
start another book at the same time
the following year, so she signed up
with NaNoWriMo again.
While she is busy working on revisions
of her new book right now and wont
be participating in NaNoWriMo
this year, Gruen says shes eager to
participate again.
Anytime I need to start a book
around NaNoWriMo you can bet Ill
be signed up. It takes more than thirty
days to complete the entire manuscript,
of course. NaNoWriMo, for many, is
a stepping-stone. It can take Gruen
anywhere from four months to two
years to complete a book. Te new
Every emotion, great and small
Joyful and miserable,
Tose deep and therefore most
Meaningful and true to my
Own person.
by Kory dEntremont
Why are you crying?
Why are you crying?
Why are you crying?
Lacy clothes and silky hair,
A touch of lipstick, red;
smooth mascara. A bit of class,
in how you hold your head;
the way your eyes move.
Why are you crying?
Te way he used to hold your hand in bed,
with his ngers?
You cant hold on forever.
Internet photo/ Terence Bailey
Photos by Jessica Emin
I was [...] suering from
a well-known syndrome
somebody needs to coin
a name for this disease
that is characterized by
the complete inability to
open ones le.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C.
(CUP) When a relative passes away,
the last thing you would expect or want
to see is that person suddenly updating
their Facebook status. Unfortunately,
this was the case for a girl in Nova
Scotia, whose mothers account had
been hijacked on the popular social
networking site.
Tanya Colledge
University of Windsor
Shelby Breimer, a 15-year-old from
Truro, N.S., lost her mother nine
months ago after a long battle with
breast and lung cancer but when
Shelby logged onto Facebook a couple
of weeks ago, she was surprised by an
unsettling message from her mother,
Helen, boasting about a product called
CleanseProX.
Im 8-1/2 pounds lighter thanks to
the FREE trial pack of this new colon
cleanser that I got! Visit PurgeColon.
net to get yours! read the fake
Facebook refuses to remove deceased womans account
Sci/Tech
News Ticker

Yet another study, by UK research frm Ipsos Mori, confrms prolifc music pirates buy more music
Geek Chic
of the Week
Most of the time, Geek Chic of the Week is used to highlight the more ridiculous corners of the gadget world, but
on occasion we here at the Sci/Tech section appreciate a truly awesome gadget. Te Rovio, a wireless-equipped,
mobile two-way webcam system, is one of the latter. At $229USD, its not cheap, but the sheer techie glee gleaned
from robotic, three-wheeled telepresence is almost worth it, wouldnt you say? You wouldnt? Ten why are you
reading this column?
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/electronic/c7b4/
November 5, 2009:
Rovio
Internet Graphic /
TinkGeek
A new study by Dr Daniel Wegner of
Harvard University has revealed that
torturing someone can actually make
them appear guiltier (even if they are
not). Its an interesting concept that has
many implications for the treatment
of suspects and the practice of trying
to ease out falsivity through pain. Te
study was published in the Journal
of Experimental Social Psychology
while the research was supported by
the Canadian Social Sciences and
Humanities Research Council and the
Institute for Humane studies.
For the experiment, all those
who participated were told that the
study was about moral behaviour
and that their job was to listen for a
confession during the torture of a
woman suspected of cheating to win
prize money (this however was only a
Jennifer Musgrave
Argosy Staff
mock torture; she was not actually
physically harmed). Half of the 78
participants were brought in to the
room to meet the woman while the
other half were simply listening to the
entire session via an intercom. For the
actual torture the subject had her
hand immersed in ice cold water while
she was interrogated. It is important
to note, however, that during the
entire experiment the suspect never
actually confessed to any crime, but
only reacted with either indiference
or pain and whimpering in response to
the torture.
Te experiment produced some
interesting results. Tose who only
listened to the entire thing over the
recording found that as the suspect
experienced more pain they saw her
as less guilty where as those who were
actually present in the room during the
torture thought she seemed guiltier
with increased expression of pain.
Te explanation of these fndings is
that in only hearing the interactions,
testimonial. It had been apparently
updated via a Facebook cell phone
application that Shelbys mother never
had.
Similar complaints were made from
Facebook users, whose accounts had
also been hacked and were sending
messages and updating statuses
similar to Helens. Helens friends and
family complained to the company in
question, CleanseProX, who promised
it would remove the ad and post an
apology on Facebook. Not only was
there was no apology, but a new ad
shortly appeared on Helen Breimers
page.
Facebook has not removed the
account, which means that another ad
hijacking is still possible. Facebooks
policy for deceased users states that
accounts are to be memorialized if
a user passes away: only confrmed
friends can see the profle, and the
users wall remains enabled that friends
and family can continue to leave posts
in the users memory.
Social networking sites such as
Facebook and Twitter have been the
recent targets of many hackers and
spammers who have begun to attack
by means other than traditional email
and websites. Te Breimers are now
considering taking legal action against
CleanseProX and Facebook to try
and put an end to such scams that
are not only invasions of privacy, but
potentially devastating to the friends
and family members of the afected
accounts.
one sympathizes and associates the
pain experienced by the person with
innocence. However, when one is
present as a witness, they have to
justify the cruelty by reasoning in their
mind that the person deserves the pain
because they are actually guilty.
Tese results have led Wegners
team to suspect that torture may more
often lead to the perception of guilt
than actually uncovering the truth.
Tis idea is even more startling when
one considers that research has shown
people are more likely to believe the
truth has been found when someone
has been tortured.
Tere is still debate over whether or
not torturing someone actually makes
them more likely to tell the truth and
has sparked much debate over cases
where forms of torture are still practiced.
One such case is in the war on terror
in which the Bush administration
justifed the mistreatment of prisoners
with the fact that they were unlawful
combatants, who are not guaranteed
rights by the Geneva Convention or
U.S. law.
A case of this which sparked a lot
of controversy was the Abu Ghraib
scandal in which prison guards
tortured Iraqi detainees, slowly viewing
them as more and more guilty as time
went on. Some of the acts of torture
that occurred were sexual assault
and degradation, the use of dogs to
frighten detainees, breaking chemical
lights and pouring phosphoric acid on
them or pouring cold water over their
naked bodies, beating prisoners with a
broom handle or chair, and blows to
the head.
An investigation into Abu Ghraib
by the United States Army Criminal
Investigation Command resulted in
many charges against personnel and
the dishonourable discharge of several
soldiers and the commander of Abu
Ghraib. It was estimated later that 90
per cent of the detainees were actually
innocent.
Its quite a serious matter as torture
can have some harsh psychological
and physical efects on people who
endure it. Physical efects can include
scars, broken bones, muscle swelling,
stifness/atrophy, chronic pain,
headaches, deafness, blindness and
loss of teeth. Psychological symptoms
can include a lack of sleep, nightmares,
problems with concentration, anxiety,
depression, irritability, adjustment
disorders, impotence, and feelings of
powerlessness, shame and guilt.
Its important that these studies
are conducted so that we can know
beforehand if such methods are really
efective and be able to weigh them
against the resulting consequences.
Most importantly, however, it says a
lot about our sense of humanity and
how easily our rights can be violated.
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Harvard study: torture afects guilt in torturer, observers
the future, soon
ranting about televizzle for
7.66614594 10^-5 millenia
Stuart Townsend
Argosy Staff
I dont know about you, but I dont
like watching TV.
Now, that isnt to say that I wont
spend hours glued to the boob tube
(would that I had the mental energy
and copious free time to read for
pleasure while attending university),
but its not a television screen Im
staring at. Its my computer.
I cant stand commercials, you see. I
seethe with quiet, impotent fury each
time the music swells and the scene
fades to black as a character looks
on, dramatically. Tat musical swell
portends an attempt by marketing
droids to make me buy their widgit,
and, Ill reiterate, I cant stand it.
Tus, I was pleased to hear that (the
blog AllTingsD.com was convinced
that) Apple is proverbially arriving at
TV networks doors with fowers and
candy. Te computer (and nowadays,
cellphone manufacturing) giants
pitch? A monthly subscription
service of $30 that would allow me,
a lazy university student with a very
good internet connection, to get TV
streamed to my personal comp-u-
tron.
Not to some propriatary device,
like a digital cable box, or Apples
cool but fawed iTV, but a computer.
In opinion, that could seriously
rival cable subscriptions. And in my
case, it would rival Eastlinks basic
cable package (in this case, hit
TV describes not what you get, but
what you do once you fip through
your four good channels and theres
nothing on).
Apples Plan A involves rolling
out the service in early 2010, but
thats if the networks will play ball.
Fears that this would hurt traditional
TVs advertising revenue by splitting
viewership are apparently holding
back even Disney, 2005 early-
adopter of the iTunes Store.
I desperately want this service.
Why? Because right now, my
television serves primarily as a
monitor for a low-powered computer
that, if I so chose, could stream high-
quality copies of television programs
straight from sites like NinjaVideo
directly to my eyeballs. I totally dont
do it, of course.
But if I did, I wouldnt mind
paying for it.
25 THE ARGOSY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY NOVEMBER 5, 2009
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Have you ever asked yourself, Self, why
do women have such long life-spans if
their evolutionarily productive years
of reproducing halt after menopause?
OK, well, you probably have not,
and hopefully those few guys out there
who have didnt then proceed to ask
their girlfriend or wife.
Despite the humorous
introduction of this query, it turns
out that evolutionary scientists and
anthropologists have been searching
seriously for the answer to this
conundrum for quite some time. Now
after a great deal of work, a prominent
theory is taking shape.
Te Grandmother Hypothesis is
focused on the idea that grandmothers
Tyler Valdron
Argosy Contributor
Its true, Mount Allison has seen its
frst H1N1 (heenee) diagnoses.
Incidence in Canada is currently the
third highest of all countries in the
world, falling just behind Mexico and
the United States. While the spread of
the disease is real, maybe its just me,
but it seems like everywhere you look
theres a new myth about this infection.
I thought this week Id attempt to
dispel a few.
Te vaccine is not going to kill you.
Swine fu: how not to be stupid
As with any vaccine, there are
risks. Usually negative reactions are
mild, but the rare patient will have a
severe reaction. Let me stress the rare
part. Te biggest risk from the vaccine
is Guillain-Barr, an auto-immune
disorder that attacks the nervous
system. Odds of getting this from the
vaccine are about one in a million, but
about forty in a million cases of swine
fu will see this. So youre probably
better of with the vaccine. All in all,
the vaccine is a hell of a lot safer than
the disease.
Pandemic black plague.
Yes, the heenee has been dubbed a
pandemic, but this doesnt mean people
will be dropping dead in the streets
middle ages-style. Tis term refers
only to the global spread of the disease,
not its severity. More people have died
from Lyme disease in the last 300 days
than from swine fu. Who even knows
anyone whos had Lyme disease? Tis
number is bound to increase as the fu
season progresses, but its likely that
the mass hysteria seen in too many
homes is a bit of an overreaction.
Home remedies probably wont
work.
For any illness, rumors of home-
cooked cures are bound to spread, but
its usually in your best interest to trust
sources like your doctor and Health
Canada over your grandmothers
herbal tea. Sandra Oh (and that one
Argosy editor) were wrong to think
that vitamins would protect them. I
had a good laugh at the expense of
one girl who thought she was immune
because she doesnt even eat beef.
Heenee is not more deadly than the
regular infuenza.
Okay, nobody really knows for sure
what the 2009 fu will bring, but
stats so far show that more people
will die from the normal seasonal fu
than this piggy variety. Te scariness
stems from who falls within the at-
risk demographic it seems almost as
though the younger you are the more
susceptible you are. Whats more, up to
eighty percent of young people getting
the virus have no underlying condition
leading to death, unlike the ordinary
fu.
We dont know for sure that its going
to get worse.
Although the virus can mutate pretty
easily, nobody can map out the
diseases progression with certainty.
Epidemiologists quiver at the prospect
of swine fu parties where people will
intentionally get the virus in order to
develop immunity for a later, more
deadly strand. Tis is just plain stupid.
Dont.
Wearing a mask will not keep the
virus out.
Even assuming you get a mask with
a small enough flter to keep out the
virus, a mask isnt a very good strategy.
As soon as moisture from your breath
starts to moisten the mask, it becomes
inefective. Plus you look like a total
tool.
Te vaccine is not too expensive.
Its free! Who doesnt like free stuf?
Granted, a jab in the arm isnt as
awesome as some sweet new roller
skates, but, hey, youre a student! Take
whatever handouts you can get.
It could get worse. I
ts sad to say that nobody can be sure
whats going to happen to this strain
of fu. Teres been some speculation
that because killing the host is not in
the germs best interest the death rate
wont increase. Incidences of swine fu
will almost defnitely increase, but as
far as the severity goes, its anyones
guess.
Teres been a lot of silly assumptions
made about this disease. Educate
yourself. Its the best way to keep
healthy. Play safe!
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Argosy Staff
Kissing pigs is a bad idea not because it will give you swine fu; it wont, but you will have kissed a pig.
Internet Graphic
stick around past menopause instead
of dropping dead (or continuing to
reproduce) because they have a genetic
heritage to guard and develop. Teir
children and grandchildren beneft
from their wisdom and experience,
and as a result are more generally
successful in life. Tis in turn results
in better reproductive ftness of the
grandchildren and the continuation of
their genes.
All right, so that makes sense, but that
does not completely justify women not
being able to reproduce in later years,
does it? In fact, part of the mystery is
that the vast majority of species have
females that decline in reproductive
ability with age, instead of stopping
abruptly. Researchers are theorising
that menopause, specifcally, has several
possible causes. First, it is well known
that women nearing the end of their
reproductive years are more likely to
have complications during pregnancy
as well as giving birth to children
with disabilities such as trisomy-based
conditions. Presumably, during early
human evolution, women at some
point did not go through menopause.
Tese women, by giving birth, would
be in increasing mortal risk as they
grew older, both in themselves and
their ofspring. Human children are
notoriously needy on a long term basis,
and so the death of the mother would
signifcantly lower the chances of these
children surviving and passing on
their genes. At some point, it is likely
that a mutation occurred that caused
females to not be able to reproduce
after a certain age. Tese women were
more genetically successful than their
menopause-less counterparts until said
proto-women were extinct entirely.
Te second reason is a bit of a
surprise. A theory has surfaced that
suggests daughters-in-law are the
reason for menopause. Te reasoning
is subtle. It is thought that, unlike in
most animals, human females were the
ones who left their families and became
part of new tribes. In most species, the
males are the ones to leave while the
females stay with their mothers and
the rest of the group. Due to this, older
females who had over time developed
more and more vested interest in their
adopted family as well as valuable life
experience were better of supporting
the new females rear their children; the
new females primary advantage was
fertility, and denied that, she might
just be another mouth to feed. In this
way, both older and younger women
developed distinct roles in ancient
hunter-gatherer societies.
Te advent of elder humans is now
thought to have had a pertinent efect
on the advancement of society. In fact,
a recent study has shown that aged
persons became more common just
before the Stone Age and the rapid
advance of technology and human
culture. Tis is data is perceived to mean
that ancient grandparents, by passing
on their wisdom, slowly but surely lead
to the build up of information and
eventually, technology.
SciTechLink:
Grandma, a hardcore
gamer, and her
protege
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Te grandmother hypothesis
Why dont we die as soon as we have kids?
SPORTS & FITNESS
It is an oft-repeated phrase in the
sporting community that champions
are not truly champions until they
have defended their title. Taking this
anecdote in mind, the Mount Allisons
Womens Rugby team is now the
undisputed Champion of the ACAA
embarrassed by the Mounties during
the regular season, NSAC was more
than prepared to play the role of spoiler
and ruin the Womens undefeated
season. Te Lady Mounties had earned
the right to defend their title at home by
defeating Kings College a week earlier.
Te frst half was a defensive battle
as each side struggled to maintain
possession of the ball for any length
of time given the windy conditions,
though the Mounties did have some
early pressure on a beautiful kick and
chase play between fy-half Michelle
Hutchinson and Cassy Archibald.
However, repeated penalties and a
heavier forward pack allowed the
Rams to keep the ball pinned deep,
though they were unable to break
through the Mounties defensive line.
Rookie Hilary Nichols, playing with a
broken hand, repeatedly alleviated the
pressure from the hard-nosed NSAC
attack by clearing the ball with critical
kicks. Te frst half fnished deadlocked
at zero thanks to the defensive
heroics of the entire side, particularly
Cayliegh Robertson, Liz Speary and
rookie Megan MacDonald, who were
all responsible for forcing a number
of turnovers with their gritty play.
Te second half began much as
the frst half had ended, though as the
game continued, the superior ftness of
the Mounties became more and more
apparent against the rapidly-tiring
Rams. Penalties were once again a
problem for the Mounties, and NSAC
was able to capitalize, putting a kick
through the uprights to take the three-
point lead. Faced with a come from
behind situation for the frst time this
season, the female Mounties responded
with the scrappy determination that
has been the hallmark of the team for
the last four years, and ratcheted up the
defensive pressure. As she has done all
season, team captain Jean Baker came
through in the clutch, scoring a ffty-
yard try to put her side up two with
only minutes remaining. A determined
NSAC attack was rewarded with a
penalty just outside the twenty-two,
and silence descended on the sidelines
as Harpman stepped up. More than a
few spectators turned away as the kick
We are the champions...again
Womens Rugby repeats as ACAA champs
league. In a rematch of last years fnal,
the women took on the NSAC Rams
on typical blustery Sackville afternoon,
where the gusting winds played
havoc with the ofensive strategies of
both teams. Having previously been
was in the air, and a collective sigh of
relief went up as when the kick sailed
wide left. Urged on by the frantic
cheering of the nearly three hundred
supporters in attendance, the forwards
ran a series of crashes to burn last
minutes of the clock. Te Mt. A scrum
was the diference in the end as it had
been throughout the game. Buoyed
by the return of injured veterans
Meaghan Wood and Sam Wolfe and
the striking of Stef Globus-Hoenich,
they were able to steal the ball at the
critical put-in, leaving a number of
the NSAC players crumpled on the
ground as the fnal whistle sounded.
Coach Andrew MacDonald was
impressed with the play of both sides;
I was extremely proud of how the
girls performed on Saturday. NSAC
has a very strong team with some
talented players and a strong coaching
staf. Tey really took the play to us
early in the game, but we were able to
withstand their pressure until we could
get organized. It took us a while to fnd
the end zone, but our forwards winning
the ball cleanly for our backs allowed
us to set up plays to put our centers
through into the NSAC backfeld.
Championship banner in hand,
several individual Mounties were
honoured for their performance this
season. Jean Baker was recognized
with the ACAA Player of the Year
award in addition to being selected to
her second straight all-star team. She
is joined by Hilary Nichols, Cayleigh
Robertson, Victoria MacIsaac,
Marrissa Arsensault and Sam Wolfe,
while Andrew MacDonald and Will
Russell shared the Coach of the
Year award. Troughout the year, the
Womens side has been supported by
a contingent of loyal fans who have
stood in all types of weather to cheer
on the Mt. A side, and a large thank-
you goes out to everyone who helped
to make this season a resounding
success. Most importantly, the thirty-
fve players who made up the Womens
club should be applauded for their
commitment and perseverance, as
each player was instrumental in
ensuring that the Mounties were
once again the ACAA champions.
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Argosy Correspondent
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The Mout Allison RFC also repeated as ACAA champs for the third consecutive year with an 11 to 6 victory over Kings College.
27 THE ARGOSY SPORTS & FITNESS NOVEMBER 5, 2009
Following last seasons ACAA
Championship, the Mount Allison
Volleyball Mounties entered into
the 2009-2010 season seeking their
second straight title. If there was
any doubt in anyones mind, they
quickly erased it with two decisive
wins to open up the season at home.
On Saturday, the Mounties took on
the Universite Saint-Anne Dragons.
Using service errors by the Dragons,
the Mounties ran out to a 3-0 win
with game scores of 25-18, 25-11
and 25-22. Reigning ACAA Rookie
of the Year and second year middle
Caila Henderson was selected as
player of the game for the Mounties
with her nine kills, two aces, and
four digs for the winning side.
On Sunday, the Mounties played
host to the Mount Saint Vincent
Mystics. Te Mystics proved to be a
worthy adversary, but the Mounties
prevailed with a 3-1 win with games
scores of 25-21, 25-20, 24-26, and
25-16. Te Mounties were paced by
second year right side Vanessa Gray
and her eleven kills and fourteen digs.
With the two wins, the Mounties are
on top of the ACAA standings in a frst
place tie with UNBSJ. Tis weekend,
the Mounties travel to Truro on Sunday
for a matchup against the NSAC Rams
and return home on Sunday to take
on the Holland College Hurricanes.
With fles from Sue Seaborn
Volleyball Mounties continue winning ways
Begin title defense with two wins
Saturday
Sunday
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Noah Kowalski
Argosy Staff
It was on a downward note that the
Mount Allison Football Mounties
ended the season in St FX with a
31-18 loss in the frst ever night
game hosted by the X-Men.
Mountie receiver Gary Ross
entered the game needing only eight
receptions and 45 receiving yards
to break the AUS career records in
both categories, and wasted no time
doing so, breaking the yards record
less than six minutes into the game
and setting the receptions record with
his frst reception of the second half.
Rosss career numbers now stand
at 172 receptions for 2582 yards over
his four-year career at Mount Allison,
which may very well have come to an
end on Friday night. Te electrifying
native of Windsor, Ontario also set a
single-season record for receptions over
the course of this season, accumulating
60 receptions and 818 yards, the
latter of which is a team record and
fourth-highest total in AUS history.
With the score 1-0 early in the
second, the pass to Jared Collett
was knocked loose, right into the
hands of Adam Molnar who was in
the right place at the right time to
take it into the endzone, giving the
Mounties the 8-0 lead, despite two
missed feld goals by Olivier Eddie.
Te X-Men would answer quickly,
as on the heels of a 45-yard reception
by Akeem Foster, they were able
to drive the feld and Steve Snyder
plunged in from the one six plays later.
With the score 11-10 for the
Mounties at halftime, St FX came out
fring in the second half. Two quick
play drive by the X-Men in the fourth
quarter would end any hopes of a
victory on the season for the Mounties.
Te Mounties fnish the season
with an 0-8 record, the frst time
since 2005 they have fnished winless.
Ross was once again the star of
the game, with 11 receptions for 156
yards in what could be his fnal outing.
Molnar caught 6 passes for 66 yards and
two touchdowns, while Collett had 3
for 59. Ross fnishes the season leading
the AUS in receptions and yards, and
is undoubtedly a lock for AUS All-
Star as well as All-Canadian, and may
be considered for the conference MVP.
Matt Pickett had a strong game on
the ground, with 94 yards on 19 carries,
while Hotchkiss ran for 30 on 5 carries.
Hotchkiss, a rookie from
Lloydminster, SK, had his frst 300-yard
passing game of his young CIS career,
passing for 308 yards on 22 completions.
He also threw a pair of interceptions
which resulted in 10 X-Men points.
Te young quarterback fnishes
fourth in the AUS in most passing
categories, with 1179 yards and
7 touchdowns on 92 completions
in essentially six games of action.
He showed lots of promise while
splitting time with Jason Bertrand,
and the performance that most may
remember for some time may be
Week Six at Laval. Tere Hotchkiss
completed 12 of 15 passes, going 80
per cent against a defensive secondary
that occupies four of fve Quebec
conference All-Star spots in 2009.
Te week prior, Hotchkiss carried
the ball for 121 yards, which was the
highest output on the ground by an
individual in the AUS this season.
Defensively, Akwasi Antwi had
11 tackles on the game to fnish the
season with a league-leading 73.5
tackles. Matt Kenny had 6.5 tackles
and an interception in his frst start at
free safety, while Ryan Downe had 6
tackles, a forced fumble and a fumble
recovery. Ben Mad Dog Halpern
could be looking at an AUS All-Star
season with 53.5 tackles, second in the
AUS, while collecting 5.5 tackles on
Friday. Downe fnished the season with
4.5 sacks, second in the conference.
Olivier Eddie fnished his fnal
season in a Mountie uniform leading
the AUS in punting, with an average
of 38.7 yards a punt with a long of 68,
averaging nearly 2 yards more than
the next punter. Eddie also punted for
the most yards in the AUS in 2009
by nearly 100 yards, even though
punting ten fewer times than St FX
punter Anthony Alix, and only twice
more than supposed perennial All-
Star Justin Palardy of Saint Marys.
Te CIS football season continues
with playof games starting this past
weekend and continuing until the
Vanier Cup at Laval on November 28.
St FX will host the Acadia Axemen
this coming Saturday in the AUS
Semi-Final with the winner advancing
to the AUS Championship against
Saint Marys the following weekend.
In the Quebec conference, Laval
hosts Concordia and Bishops visits
Montreal in the semi-fnals, while
in Ontario Queens plays McMaster
while Wilfrid Laurier will play the
University of Western Ontario to
determine the two fnalists there.
Due to an ineligible player used in
three games by the Manitoba Bisons,
they have been eliminated from playof
contention due to the forfeiture of two
games and a no contest declared
in the third. Regina now enters the
playofs, and will play provincial
rivals Saskatchewan while in another
provincial battle Alberta visits Calgary.
Football Mounties fnish season with loss at St. FX
Ross sets pair of career AUS records
Wray Perkin
Argosy Staff
touchdowns in the third quarter had
the Mounties down by thirteen, but
quarterback Jake Hotchkiss found
Molnar again for a more conventional
touchdown, his second of the game,
to narrow the lead again; but a ten-
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Gary Ross fnishes the season
leading the AUS in receptions
and yards. He also sets the single
season record for receptions with
sixty. His 818 receiving yards are
the most in Mountie history and
the fourth-highest total in AUS
history.
Photo by Joe Chrvala.
28 THE ARGOSY SPORTS & FITNESS NOVEMBER 5, 2009
Te Mount Allison Soccer Mounties
fnished up their 2009 season
against Universite de Moncton and
Dalhousie. Te womens squad was
able to grab a tie against UdeM 2-2,
but were unable to keep up with the
Tigers, losing 5-0. Te mens side
lost both matchups, losing against
UdeM 6-1 and 2-1 against Dal.
On Saturday, the Mounties
played their fnal home game of
the season against the UdeM
Aigles Bleus with the women
tying 2-2 and the men losing 6-1.
In the womens game, frst year
sensation Megan Spicer gave the Lady
Mounties an early 1-0 lead with a top
corner shot from twenty yards out.
However, U de M would tie it up on a
corner kick fve minutes later. Second
year player Hilary Hamilton put the
Lady Mounties back on top of a
feed from fourth year captain Lauren
Ledwell, but another U de M goal
late in the half tied the game up. Te
second half featured a defensive battle
with third year goalie Elissa McCarron
making several beautiful saves.
Te mens game saw the Aigles
Bleus leading by 4-0 at the half.
Fifth year Curtis Michaelis scored
the Mounties lone goal on a penalty
shot in the fnal minute of play.
Sundays roadtrip to Halifax
had disappointing results for the
Mounties with the Lady Mounties
losing 5-0 and the men losing 2-1.
In the womens game, the Lady
Mounties were unable to get their
ofense moving against the top
ranked Dalhousie Tigers. Boasting an
undefeated home record this season, the
Tigers dashed the slim playof hopes of
the Lady Mounties, routing them 5-0.
In the mens game, the Mounties
played one of their better games
of the season against the second
place Tigers. Rookie Adrian Crace
scored the lone Mountie goal while
third year goalie Travis Sandberg
provided excellent goaltending for
the Mounties. Te late 1-1 tie was
broken in the ninetieth minute when
the Tigers brought their keeper up
to head in a goal of a corner kick.
Soccer Mounties end season
Women narrowly miss playofs; men end with disappointing fnish
Women Men
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Argosy Staff
Te Mount Allison Mounties hit the
hardwood this weekend to kick of the
2009-2010 season hosting the Mount
Saint Vincent Mystics. Both teams
came up short against the Mystics
with the mens team falling 73-50 and
the women losing 53-34.
Te mens game featured a fast paced
match-up with transition basketball
throughout the game. Te frst half
saw the Mounties present excellent
court balance and efcient passing and
ball movement with fourth year point
guard Josh Graham setting the tone.
However, the Mounties were unable
to contain the Mystics in the second
half who were led by Adam Jewkes,
the leading scorer in the game. First
year forward Ben Chisholm was the
leading scorer for the Mounties with
ten points.
Te womens game also featured
a heated battle between the Lady
Mounties and the Mystics. Initial poor
defense enabled the Mystics to jump
out to an early lead, but a large number
of turnovers gave the Lady Mounties
a chance to jump back into the game.
Tird year guard Danielle Trenholm
and second year guard Laura Chapman
were able to move the ball to second
year forward Jennifer Robinson and
create scoring opportunities for the
Lady Mounties. Te second half
featured a large number of fouls by
the Lady Mounties with the Mystics
capitalizing on many of their trips to
the line. Numerous mistakes by the
Lady Mounties combined with the
momentum of the Mystics led to the
53-34 Mystics win.
Both teams now prepare for a Friday
night matchup against Crandall in
Moncton and then return home to
host the St. Tomas Tommies on
Sunday.
With fles from Sue Seaborn
Basketball Mounties drop home openers
Noah Kowalski
Argosy Staff
Men
73
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Women
53
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Both teams now
prepare for a Friday
night matchup against
Crandall in Moncton
and then return home
to host the St. Tomas
Tommies on Sunday.
For the Lady Mounties, they fnish
the season with three wins, three ties,
and seven losses and in eighth place
in the league. Te team scored an
impressive sixteen goals with rookie
Megan Spicer scoring an impressive
fve goals in her frst AUS campaign.
Spicer fnishes in the top seven in the
league for scoring and is a candidate for
the leagues Rookie of the Year. Coaches
Barry Cooper and Kate Crawford
were proud of the improvement
shown by the Lady Mounties over
the year. Both coaches believe that
the key components are now in place
for the young Lady Mounties and
will be able to successfully compete
for a playof position next year.
Te mens team fnishes the season
with two wins, two ties, and eight
losses and in eighth place. Coaches
Barry Cooper and Roy Cineh were
disappointed by the late season play of
the Mounties, but with a number of frst
and second year players, both coaches
have high hopes for the next year of play.
With fles from Sue Seaborn.
For the Lady
Mounties, they fnish
the season with three
wins, three ties, and
seven losses and in
eighth place in the
league.
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Sue Seaborn
Top Left
Laura Chapman drives to the basketball against an MSVU defender.
Top Right
Kylan Estabrooks looks down court as he runs down court on Sunday.
Middle Left
Jenna Briggs fghts off a defender in the Hockey Mounties game on
Sunday. The Mounties lost to Saint Marys 5-3.
Middle Right
A Mountie Lacrosse player faces off against an Acadian centre in
Sundays matchup in Sackville. The Mounties fell 10-8.
Left
A Mountie player stretches for a tackle against Kings during Sundays
fnal. The Mounties repeated as champions with a 11-6 win.
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30 THE ARGOSY SPORTS & FITNESS NOVEMBER 5, 2009
As you all should now be aware,
there have been a few confrmed
cases of H1N1 on campus,
but dont panic! Even though
vaccinations arent available to
all students yet, there is still a lot
you can do to build immunity
and avoid contracting the fu.
H1N1, or human swine infuenza
is a respiratory illness that afects
the nose, throat and lungs. It is
contagious and spreads the same
way as the regular seasonal fu.
Te best ways to avoid contracting
this fu are to wash your hands
often (or use the hand sanitizer
available all over campus); cough
and sneeze into your arm rather
than your hands; and keep common
surfaces, like doorknobs, disinfected.
Tese tips and others are available
on many sites provided by the
government and Mount Allison.
However, there are other things
you can do to fght of the fu. First
and most important: stay calm.
Chronically stressed people often
contract diseases more easily as
their immune systems are suppressed.
One way to ease this stress is to stay
on top of your work, to take breaks,
and relax. You need to hang out with
friends, laugh, and have fun. Tis
will actually help boost your immune
system, helping to ward of sickness.
Another important tip to boosting
your immunity and staying healthy is to
eat right. If your body is not receiving
proper nutrients, you will be more
susceptible to diseases and viruses. Te
best way to eat healthy is to eat plenty
of raw fruits and vegetables which
contain many essential nutrients that
will help boost your immunity. Protein
is also an important part of your diet.
It makes up part of the antibodies
that fght of bacteria and viruses.
Without it, your body wont be able
to fght back as strongly and wont
be able to repair sick cells afterwards.
Another important tip to follow is to
drink plenty of fuids as dehydration
will lower your fu resistance.
Exercise is also important in boosting
your immunity. Maintaining a healthy
weight will help you to maintain a
healthy immune system. However, the
kind of exercise you want to do during
the fu season is moderate, regular
exercise. Intense exercise has been
Know what to do to fght the fu!
Nicole Butler
Argosy Correspondent
found to cause a temporary decrease
in the functioning of the immune
system; it stresses your body and
produces hormones that suppress
the immune system. However,
moderate exercise has been linked to
better functioning immune systems.
Immune system cells circulate
through the body more quickly and
are better able to kill bacteria and
viruses during moderate exercise.
Even after youve fnished exercising,
your immune system continues
to work faster for a couple hours
afterwards. So make sure you exercise
regularly, whether you go on a walk
with friends or have a spontaneous
dance party, as it will relieve stress
and help improve your immunity.
My fnal tip for improving your
immunity is to get some sleep.
Deep sleep is required to stimulate
and reenergize the immune
system. If you dont get enough
sleep, your immune system wont
be working at top capacity and
neither will you, making you more
susceptible to diseases and viruses!
Follow these tips and those posted
by Health Canada and you are well
on your way to improving your
immunity and preventing the fu.
Weve heard about the furry of of-
season activity in the NBA ad nauseum.
Tis summer saw household names
and impact players alike swap teams
more often than I swapped hockey
cards back in my prime (in grade fve,
you could always fnd me in the jungle-
gym, working my ass of, hustling to
get that elusive Joe Sakic card with
the piece of a game-worn jersey- I
eventually orchestrated a package
deal involving an Al Iafrate/Lindross
rookie card combo). Te bottom line
is that the rich got richer, efectively
widening the already gaping the gap
between the elite and the insignifcant.
Te Spurs are absolutely loaded once
again with the additions of Richard
Jeferson, rookie monster (hes
legitimately not a human- the man has
no ACLs) Dajuan Blair, and the return
of a healthy Manu. Te Celtics got
Rasheed Wallace, making the pairing
of Sheed and Kevin Garnett the single
most intimidating, foul-mouthed front
court combo in the whole league. Te
Magic traded an overrated Turkish
dude and Rafer Alstons corpse for
Vince Carter. Te Cavs got Anthony
Parker, in the most underrated move
of the summer. Shaq is considered a
non-factor, as far as Im concerned.
Te Blazers, Tunder, and Bulls are
all one year older. Te Nuggets stole
Ty Lawson in the draft, and the
Lakers stupidly replaced Trevor Ariza
with Ron Artests infamous fragile
emotional state (a mistake, but they
still have Kobe/Gasol so). What
this comes down to is that this season
will play out an awful lot like last
year in terms of the standings: some
combination of Boston, Cleveland, or
Orlando will face one of the Spurs or
Lakers in what will be an epic fnals.
Oh, and Lebron will block your shot
into the twelfth row and then dunk on
you. It wont count, because the ball
went out of bounds, but it will still
damage you on a deeper emotional level.
So in lieu of discussing the
consequence of of-season player
transactions and the predicting of
awards, lets take a look at some of
the REAL stories of the of-season:
- Right of the bat, possibly my
favourite NBA story of all-time: Cavs
guard Delonte West was arrested a
few days before the start of training
camp for making an illegal turn
on his motorcycle. When the cops
pulled him over, it was revealed that
Delonte had three fully-loaded guns
on him - two pistols, one on each
side, and a shotgun in a guitar-case
slung over his back. Read that again.
Te Desperado-inspired move proves
that not only is Delonte West a fan
of mediocre-to-sub-par Quentin
Tarrantino flms, but he also may
take the title of Craziest Player of
the Year - impressive in a league that
features Ron Artest and Chris Kaman.
-Te Minnesota Timberwolves cost the
league Ricky Rubio, the most exciting
guard to enter the draft since some guy
named Dwayne, by shrewdly acquiring
the Wizards frst round pick, choosing
Rubio and then taking ANOTHER
POINT GUARD ( Jonny Flynn) with
the next pick. Flynn will be good, but
if youre TWolves GM David Kahn
you know that Rubio, a Spaniard,
isnt thrilled about the whole horrifc
Minnesota winters thing to begin
with, so you have to threaten his job
security right of that bat? Rubio
decided to go back to Europe, and will
not be seen in the NBA until 2011 at
the earliest. Tanks Kahn. Preciate it.
-Former NBA All-Star Antoine
Walker, one-time earner of $110
million over the course of his career,
is being pursued by creditors and
fnancial institutions to whom
he owes millions. Says a former
teammate, I know Antoine has
enjoyed himself he knows how
to have a good time. Evidently.
- And the rest: Spurs forward Richard
Jeferson called of his wedding
two hours before the ceremony was
scheduled, citing suspicion as to
his fancees intentions in marrying
him Chris Bosh won a lawsuit that
awarded him the rights to the internet
domain names of over 300 athletes
and celebrities (including chrisbosh.
com, carmeloanthony.com, favourfav.
com, and more) and will be returning
each domain to their rightful owner
free of charge Rookies Blake Grifn
and Steph Curry are going to take the
Western Conference by storm and in
other news the Raptors overhauled their
roster, but will see the same results, the
Pistons blew all their cap-space on two
non-starters, Charlie Villanueva and
Ben Gordon, and the Bucks give up.
Im sure theres a lot that I missed,
but thats all I could come up with
from the top of my head, so with
that, happy basketball everyone,
well speak again next week!
DCZ for three
Weekly musings on the NBA
David Charles Zarum
Argosy Correspondent
Jessica Emin
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Athlete of the Week
Sponsored by Joeys Pizza and Pasta
Caila Henderson
Brookfeld, NS resident Caila
Henderson has won Mountie
Athlete of the Week honours for
her steady performance in ACAA
volleyball action this past week.
Playing at a new position this year,
the Mounties versatile middle
blocker led her team to a pair of
victories against Universit Sainte-
Anne (USA) and Mount Saint
Vincent University (MSVU). In
their home opener, the Mounties
downed USA 3-0 (25-18, 25-11,
25-22) and rallied past MSVU
the next day by a 3-1 score
(25-21, 25-20, 24-26, 25-16).
Caila was selected as player
of the match on Saturday as she
compiled nine kills, two aces,
four digs, and one stuf block. On
Sunday she tallied up eleven kills,
one ace, twenty-one digs, and one
stufed block against the Mystics.
Last year Caila was the
Universitys most outstanding
frst-year female athlete, as well as
the conference Rookie of the Year
for the Atlantic Colleges Athletic
Association (ACAA). Also a
second-team all-star in 2008-09,
Caila played a large role in her
Mounties championship title victory.
A former Athlete of the Year
from South Colchester Academy
(SCA), in Brookfeld, NS, Caila
also previously played provincial
championship volleyball with the
Central Nova Team from 2004-
08. A past 2007 MVP with the
SCA volleyball squad and coached
by former Mountie Teri Kennedy,
Caila won Rookie of the Year
honours (05), the Sportsmanship
Award (06), Athlete of the
Year (08), and was selected as
Valedictorian for her class in 2008.
Caila was also a member of this
years ACAA championship cross-
country team at Mount Allison
and is taking second-year science.
Other athlete of the week
nominees were: Curtis Michaelis
(soccer), Trissa Dunham
(soccer), Darla Frizzell (hockey),
Jennifer Robinson (basketball),
Brandon Malally (basketball),
and Gary Ross (football).
Sometimes you need to protect your
own, so they say. Assiniboine Park
Zoo in Winnipeg houses some big
cats, but apparently the biggest lion
in the city is the Blue Bombers head
coach Mike Kelly. In his quasi-apology
for using foul language in a radio
interview, he noted that I will defend
my players like a lion defending its
pride. He had become agitated when
it was suggested that his players had
given up during their game against
Montreal. His choice of words cost
him $2000 in the form of a league fne.
However, despite this hiccup and some
characteristic smart commentary from
the Calgary Stampeders, the league
behaved itself admirably this week.
Winnipeg is on tricky footing after
a loss to the Montreal Alouettes.
Anthony Calvillo returned to
action to lead the Als. Montreals
dominance continues with the 48-13
steamrolling; they now stand at 14-
3. Tey head to Toronto to face the
Argos next week in the fnal regular
season game. Winnipeg teeters at 7-
10, and must win next week against
the Hamilton Ti-Cats to place second
in the East and make the playofs.
Hamilton successfully kept their
playof hopes alive with a victory
over the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
Te Roughriders gave a particularly
poor efort although a victory could
have guaranteed them a home playof
game. Hamilton forced four turnovers,
served up six sacks, and held the
Riders to just six points. Te Riders
didnt manage even a frst down in the
frst quarter of football. Hamilton is
attempting to make the playofs for the
frst time since 2004. To sum things
up, Riders head coach Ken Miller
commented: We got our fannies
beat by a team that was well prepared
and executed well. Now Hamilton
(8-9) faces Winnipeg in a crucial
playof battle, while Saskatchewan
(9-7-1) hosts Calgary on Saturday.
One of my pet peeves which Im
sure shows up occasionally is my strong
dislike of arrogance in football. Its
the main reason I dont like the NFL.
Calgary quarterback Henry Burris
called the Stampeders 28-26 victory
over the B.C. Lions just another day
at the ofce. Tanks, Henry, but you
only won by 2 points. Te Stamps
have good reason to be pleased,
though, as they now stand alone atop
the Western division at 10-6-1. Te
Lions fall to third in the West at 8-9.
Toronto, despite being Canadas
largest city, still manages to be terrible
at all things sports-related. Te Argos,
already in the bottom of the league,
lost their seventh straight to the
Edmonton Eskimos by a margin of
36-10. Te Eskimos (8-9) keep their
playof hopes alive as they take on the
B.C. Lions next week, while Toronto
(3-14) hosts the Alouettes. With
nothing to lose, the Argos may fnd a
victory is a nice way to end the season.
Te pride of lions
Martin Wightman
Argosy Correspondent
Mounties Sports Weekend
Friday November 6
Lacrosse @ Acadia; TBA
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Basketball @ Crandall; 6:00, 8:00 PM
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Saturday November 7
Hockey @ St. FX; 2:00 PM
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Sunday November 8
Volleyball vs. NSAC; 2:00 PM
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Basketball vs. STU; 1:30, 3:30 PM
vs
Hockey @ Dal; 2:00 PM
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