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Andrew Meade / The BrunswickanUNBSU Presidential hopefuls Jon O’Kane and Matt Abbott debated last Friday in the SUB cafeteria. See inside for in-depth election coverage.

brunswickannews2 • Feb 18, 2009 • Issue 21 • Volume 142

Jack Layton woos Wu Centre crowd

Jack Layton discussed the NDP’s thoughts on last month’s Conservative budget on Monday before taking questions from his Fredericton audience for close to an hour.

Andrew Meade / The Brunswickan

Josh o’KaneThe BrunswicKan

Federal NDP leader Jack Layton charmed an above-capacity crowd at UNB’s Wu Centre on Monday with various quips and tales, but had one resounding message: he and his party are not happy with January’s federal budget.

His presentation, he said, was part of a cross-country consultation with Canadians on how to deal with the present economic crisis facing the country. While lobbyists do have a major presence on Parliament Hill, Layton said that “I have found that the average citizen doesn’t have many paid lobbyists on the hill.”

The party leader reflected on the federal budget in light of the economic crisis. While many jobs could be created by the government, he says the government is not working in the right direction. Middle class jobs in workplaces such as factories continue to be lost in light of dwindling product sales, Layton says. The jobs being created are low-income, often part-time jobs, he says, at places such as Tim Hortons.

“But if you lay off enough of the middle class, they don’t go to Tim Hortons for coffee – they make it at home.”

Layton also compared Harper’s request to the Governor General to prorogue parliament to “asking a professor for an extension, even if the excuse is questionable.”

Abundant flaws riddle the new budget, he said, including its proposal to revoke the ability of federal civil servants to use the human rights commission for pay equity complaints, instead redirecting them to the court system.

“(Harper) knows the economic crisis will shadow the issue,” Layton warned. The NDP will move to remove the item from the budget, he said.

He also said that the party also opposes the budget’s take on student loans, as it will allow collection agencies in charge of loans to obtain as much information on borrowers and their families as they feel necessary.

“We think this is wrong. This is the opposite of what should go on,” he said.

Layton also went into detail about three important tests he believes the budget fails.

“Does it protect the vulnerable from the economic crisis? Does it safeguard jobs today? And does it pave the way to have more jobs tomorrow?”

The budget failed all three tests, said the party leader.

Closed sawmills that sold lumber to the U.S. before the end of its housing boom could be reopened in order to produce supplies to build affordable housing for students or seniors, or persons affected by the harsh economic times. Thus, he said, jobs could be created while lessening the economic crisis’ strain on other citizens.

Layton also suggested a program, currently implemented in Germany and some Canadian cities, to refurbish buildings across the country to be more energy efficient.

“The first thing I do when I walk

into a building is look up to see the light bulbs it’s got. I look up here and I see incandescent bulbs, which are, um, ridiculous,” he said of the Wu Centre’s Kent Auditorium.

Energy efficiency projects aren’t the only thing Layton envies in Germany.

“They have this thing in Germany – I don’t know if you’ve heard of it – it’s called a coalition government.”

He ended his talk with a reminder of North America’s two most recent major elections.

“In the U.S., 53 per cent of people voted for change, and they got it. In Canada, 62 per cent voted for change, and we got the same old.”

Layton spent close to an hour after his presentation fielding numerous questions from the crowd, regarding

everything from poverty to electoral reform to post-secondary education.

Of the electoral reform question, Layton commented that there must have been numerous political science students in the room.

“That, or there’s something very good in the air that isn’t legal yet.” Check out next week’s Brunswickan for a one-on-one interview with Jack Layton.

brunswickannews Feb. 18, 2009 • Issue 21 • Volume 142• 3

SU Presidential candidate disqualified

GSA elects president

Hilary Paige SmitHtHe BrunSwickan

Strax protests Armed Forces

Student-based activist group Strax stands against the militarization of campus. At last week’s career fair, members protested beside the Armed Forces booth.

Andrew Meade / The Brunswickan

The UNB Graduate Students Association elected their newest President on Monday.

Only one candidate for president was the subject of a vote by the GSA’s council. Current VP Finance Jason Ainslie was nominated by a GSA member and spoke in front of close to 40 council members and visitors.

Ainslie spoke before the council about his current term as VP Finance and what he has accomplished thus far in his term. Ainslie currently sits on a budget committee that concerns graduate students in both Fredericton and Saint John. As VP Finance he also deals with all budget issues surrounding the association itself, as well as their Grad House.

Ainslie also covered for outgoing GSA President Carson Butts while he was on a recent leave of absence.

Following a short speech, the floor opened up for councillors and visitors to question Ainslie. One of the English representatives asked Ainslie what his plans were for expanding the breadth of council and executive members.

Ainslie noted that after Monday’s meeting, the executive will have only three members.

“Once we get the executive going,

we will be getting you guys to come out and getting more people out,” said Ainslie.

One of the reasons the GSA has met difficulty finding executive members is the loss of their VP Clubs and Societies. It is that person’s job to engage students in the GSA and aid in promotion.

Ainslie said that the remaining executive members are “stretched to their limits” and are dealing with “full plates” because of the lack of candidates for executive positions.

The GSA holds staggered elections for its executive so as to maintain continuity, though in recent months they have not been able to maintain a full nine-member executive.

Another topic raised during the open question period was the Grad House. The Grad House caters to graduate students and includes a bar, as well as lounge and study areas. Grad students can pay a fee and book it out for private parties.

Discussion involved opening the house to undergrads to increase revenue.

Ainslie was firm in the Grad House being strictly for graduate students and that they must push for more students to attend events and increase profits.

However, he suggested that though the Grad House should remain exclusively for graduate students on a day-to-day basis, there is a possibility that undergraduate students may be allowed to rent it for private events. No formal proposals have been made.

Ainslie will remain interim VP Finance until the next of the staggered elections takes place in March.

There were over 30 booths set up at last week’s career fair, but it was the Canadian Forces booth that attracted the most attention. Bearing pamphlets and signs, several STRAX members showed up to peacefully protest the presence of state security agencies like the Canadian Forces.

The career fair took place on Feb. 12 in the SUB Ballroom.

STRAX members stood beside the Canadian Forces booth and handed out pamphlets. The pamphlets detailed allegations of corruption and human rights violations in the RCMP, the Canadian Armed Forces, and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS). CSIS was not present at the job fair, but the RCMP and the Canadian Armed Forces were. The pamphlets were meant to discourage enlistment.

“Allowing these state security agencies to recruit on campus is a major step backwards,” reads the pamphlet. “Universities (especially ones like St. Thomas) have long been institutions cherished for their promotion of a liberal academic mindset. They are places where diverse opinions are shared and ideas developed on how to oppose and dismantle oppressive systems of governance.”

STRAX is a social activist group with members from UNB, STU, and Fredericton High School. It is their belief that state security agencies should not be recruiting on campus.

The group recently caused some

controversy when they played a role in the cancellation of a Lockheed Martin recruitment session that was scheduled to take place last month.

At the career fair, STRAX once again protested, this time against military recruitment agencies on campus. STRAX declined to do an interview elaborating on their involvement at the career fair, and a request for a written statement was not submitted.

Representatives from the Canadian Forces had little problem with STRAX presence beside their booth.

“I didn’t really notice it as a protest,” said Sergeant Scott Smith, from behind the Canadian Forces booth. “I saw it as people with an opinion of a political nature, and certainly they’re welcome to express it.”

Sgt. Smith was part of the Canadian Forces Recruitment Center. He was there to advise students on the opportunities

available to graduates.“We have a variety of jobs available

for people with a university degree,” he said. “Some people are even eligible for a $40,000 signing bonus.”

Smith also said that he thought STRAX presence had little effect on their recruitment.

“I didn’t see it as being contrary to any activities of the military or our job in recruiting at the job fair,” he said.

Smith spent some time talking to STRAX members. He said that he realizes not everyone will see eye to eye on every issue, but as a member of the Canadian Armed Forces it is his responsibility to ensure that groups like STRAX have the opportunities to voice their opinion.

“It’s my duty to defend their right to do that,” he said. “And certainly I encourage them to do that and I wish them the best of luck in doing so.”

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David Rabinovitch, one of the three original candidates for the position of UNBSU President, has been disqualified from the race.

Chief Returning Officer (CRO) Andrea DuPlessis discovered on Wednesday, Feb. 11 that Rabinovitch failed to pay his Student Union fees. Thus, he was not an ordinary member of the Union at the time he was running for president.

As a result, the CRO found Rabinovitch to be ineligible for candidacy.

The Appeals Board met on Friday, Feb. 13 to hear Rabinovitch’s appeal and make a decision as to whether or not he should be able to run.

Rabinovitch was not present at the hearing.

The Student Union Bylaws state that candidates must be members of the union by having paid their fees, the Board followed the ruling under Bylaw 1, Section 14(g) and Bylaw 2, Section 9(a) and held with the ruling of the CRO.

Rabinovitch remains disqualified, and Chris Samuel, Chief Appeals Officer, stated in an e-mail that “this ruling is final and binding.”

“I did not know I didn’t pay the Student Union fees,” Rabinovitch says. “I went to pay tuition at the Royal Bank like I do every year, and apparently they opted me out of the Student Union Fee.”

Rabinovitch, under the impression that he had paid the Student Union fee, proceeded to spend “a lot of money” on

his campaign, only to be told he could no longer run.

“It’s a ridiculous decision. If you’re going to ban someone, do it on a reasonable level. Forty-five dollars is not a reason to ban me. They’re making it sound like I’m this horrible man who’s been withholding taxes,” he says.

Rabinovtch believes he would have been a good candidate for President. He says he has been planning to run for years.

“People should be able to vote for who they want to vote for, despite a technicality,” he says.

“I’m going to give it a while; if nobody says I can run I’m pulling out of the Board of Governors. There’s no use for me to stay at school.”

The decision of the Appeals Board, however, is final.

“It’s very unfortunate. And it all happened on Friday the 13th!” Rabinovitch says laughingly. “It was the worst day of my life, honestly. Next time Friday the 13th comes around I’m not scheduling anything—I’m staying home under the blankets.”

The ex-candidate says that all he can do now is wish the other two potential Presidents luck in their campaigns.

David Rabinovitch was one of the three candidates in the running for the position of President of the UNBSU, but was disqualified from the race last Friday due to the fact that he did not pay his Student Union fees.

Andrew Meade / The Brunswickan

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brunswickannews4 • Feb 18, 2009 • Issue 21 • Volume 142

Falling ice wreaks havoc at UNB

When Mary Cherrington tried to walk out of Tilley Hall last Monday evening, she was shocked at what she saw.

“I went to the Monday night movie at Tilley Hall,” she recounted. “The movie went from about 8 to 10 p.m. and when we came out there was about two feet of snow blocking the door.”

After digging out through the door, Cherrington went searching for her car.

“We found the cars and they were just about completely buried. So we started digging them out and found that my windshield was completely shattered,” she said.

Along with Cherrington, vehicles owned by Paul Morrissy and Rosemary Clews also suffered damage due to falling ice.

The area in question is the quadrant between Carleton, Tilley, and Singer Hall. Patrons of the Monday Night Film Series often park in that parking lot and then cut

through to Tilley 102. Large icicles are often seen hanging

from UNB buildings, and they can be dangerous when they fall. UNB security marks some of the more troublesome areas with signs that warn of falling ice, but not every area is marked.

The area in question was marked; there is a sign in the parking lot that says “Beware of falling ice.”

“There were signs that said beware of ice, but I was thinking that ice would be icicles. I wasn’t thinking that ice would mean an avalanche,” Cherrington said.

A bucket truck is used to remove snow and ice from the roofs of campus buildings on warmer days, when snow begins to melt.

“Unfortunately, there are some buildings that are unreachable by the bucket truck and the weather sometimes changes very quickly, so people are encouraged to use caution on campus in the wintertime,” said the university in a statement to the Daily Gleaner.

Cherrington’s insurance does not cover this type of claim, and as of right now she will have to pay the full cost of getting her car fixed. She believes that the university should be held at least partly responsible.

“Maybe they should have been aware and either blocked those spots off or put something along the roof to stop that,” she suggested.

The three have attempted to contact the university, but to no avail.

“We phoned security and they were like ‘well, you shouldn’t have parked there.’ But particularly, disabled people have a right to park there and that’s where they are expected to park,” said Cherrington.

Both Morrissey and Clews have stickers on their vehicles that allow them to park in disabled parking spots. According to Cherrington, their cars were parked in the lot’s only available disabled spots when the snow came tumbling down.

The trio is looking into possible legal action to help recoup some of their damages. Estimates for Morrissy’s car were $2,700, and even though it is covered by his insurance, both he and Clews will have to pay a deductible.

The safety of students and visitors has Cherrington the most worried.

“It would have killed somebody and that’s what really concerns me,” she concluded.

Cameron mitChellthe BrunswiCkan

Engineering expo invites all

Josh o’kanethe BrunswiCkan

Despite recent protest demonstrations against certain employers visiting campus, the UNB Engineering Undergraduate Society is inviting everyone – including demonstrators – to visit their upcoming Engineering Expo job fair to talk to employers.

The Expo, planned for Feb. 24 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the SUB, is expected to host 20 to 30 prospective employers for UNB engineering students looking for Co-op jobs or employment after graduation.

“At the beginning of the academic year, there were about 20 to 25 companies interested, but some decided not to come,” says Hirok Deb, VP External of the EUS, who is running the Expo in conjunction with the UNB Co-op office.

Seventeen companies have been confirmed, and Deb hopes to reach close to 30 as the EUS and co-op office continue to send companies invitations.

Deb says there has been some speculation regarding why employers have dropped out, but because employers do not need to give a reason for dropping out, there is no confirmable reason.

“It’s just speculation. When companies pull out, we don’t ask why. It’s their choice. There will always be speculation – was it [previous] protesting? The recession? It’s all just guesses and rumours.”

John Hasson, Co-op officer for the Science & Engineering faculties, echoes Deb’s comments.

“We put the invitation out to companies, and they respond whether

they will come or not,” says Hasson. “The actual reasons why or why not is not something we pursue.”

Lockheed Martin was scheduled to recruit at UNB last month, but student activist group STRAX contacted the UNB administration prior to the company’s arrival that they would “do any and all hard work necessary to prevent our university from becoming a friendly place for war profiteers.”

Lockheed Martin cancelled the session, but will be returning Monday, Feb. 23 at 5 p.m.

STRAX also demonstrated at last week’s career fair in the SUB ballroom, handing out literature and holding up a sign saying “Canada out of Haiti and Afghanistan” next to recruiters from the Canadian Armed Forces.

“We’re inviting people who are against [some recruiters at] the career fair to ask questions of companies directly,” says Deb. “The companies would be more than happy to give answers.

“I would like to see the same students attend the career fairs or information sessions and directly speak to and question the employers, instead of creating a potentially hostile environment for the entire student body.”

He also suggests that groups like STRAX should organize their own discussion sessions to emphasize the importance of their messages.

In harsh economic times, students need jobs, says Deb, so he hopes that opportunities for students are not eliminated.

“Do anything peaceful you want, but please do not destroy our job opportunities. Our students need jobs.”

He says he wants to see all students happy, and for students to work together to find a solutions-based, logical approach to issues facing the world.

“Together, we can make our standards better than yesterday.”

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Animal cruelty legislation needs amendment: CFHS

Sarah ratchfordthe BrunSwickan

Bill C-230 has been brought to Parliament by Ontario Liberal MP Mark Holland. So far the bill has passed its first reading. The bill considers cruelty to animals, calling for punishment for those who neglect, injure, or kill animals.

Josh O’Kane / The Brunswickan

Animal lovers throughout the province are reacting to a recent court case in which a New Brunswick man was acquitted of animal cruelty after killing five of his own dogs with a hammer.

Keith Barton killed the dogs in April of 2008 when the SPCA went to his kennel to remove his 13 dogs.

“It’s rather shocking,” says Shelaugh MacDonald, Program Director of the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies (CFHS). “People are outraged at the sentence.”

The CFHS acts as a national voice of humane societies and SPCAs. The organization promotes awareness and action against animal cruelty, as well as standing behind effective legislation to end such cruelty.

While Barton was not charged under animal cruelty legislation, Judge Patricia Cumming did find him guilty of injuring a dog, the CBC has reported.

During the trial, evidence showed that the dogs became unconscious once struck with the hammer. Thus, reasoned the judge, they did not suffer.

It was found that Barton failed to provide his 13 Pomeranians with

sufficient water, and he was fined the minimum of approximately $120 for each case.

He said he was willing to pay the total fine of $550 immediately, says the CBC.

The case was settled on Tuesday, Feb. 3 at the provincial court in Burton.

Joy Bacon, president of the New Brunswick SPCA, says legislation needs to be changed.

“It is unfortunate that it takes a horrific incident to draw attention to the weak animal cruelty legislation and relatively insignificant penalties in this country,” says Bacon in a recent press release. “But the anger and dismay many people are feeling needs to translate into action if there are to be any changes to the law.”

MacDonald agrees. “Unfortunately it’s things like these that draw attention,” she says. “The judge says he didn’t mean for the animals to die … obviously that’s not appropriate.”

Current animal cruelty legislation was written in 1892, she points out. “There is a section on cattle. It is not appropriate.” The language of the bill, she says, is archaic.

She says that all animals need to be protected under new legislation “because they can all suffer. Today the criminal code does not protect wild and stray animals.”

MacDonald says a number of bills have been brought to the table in the past nine years, including the one brought forth by Ontario MP Mark Holland.

Thus far, the bill has passed its first reading.

Contained in Bill C-230, which can be found at www.parl.gc.ca under the heading “Bills”, are a number of points regarding animal cruelty. Anyone who kills an animal without lawful excuse or “causes or, being the owner, permits to be caused unnecessary pain, suffering or injury to an animal,” is committing an offense under the bill.

One of the most common ways in which animals are abused is by neglect, another subject that Holland covers in Bill C-230.

Although MacDonald says “the public thinks it is absolutely wrong for a person to take their hammer to a dog’s head and kill it,” there has been a certain amount of protest to Holland’s bill.

“Probably the biggest lobby group that has stood in the way of good legislation is anglers and hunters,” says MacDonald. Because the bill sets out rights for wild animals as well as domestic ones, some hunters are afraid that they will be hindered by the law if it is passed.

“With due respect to the individuals it is absurd,” expostulates MacDonald.

She believes that Canada needs a bill like Holland’s in order to bring this country “into the 21st century.”

“In my view, the public, politicians, anybody who cares about animal welfare should call on the prime Minister and Conservative government.

“The good thing is this case, as horrible as it is, has made the public outraged, and politicians as well. That’s a really good thing,” says MacDonald.

Barton is not permitted to own a dog or any other pet for the next 12 months.

check out bruns story meetings, wednesdays at 12:30 p.m. in SUB room 35.

brunswickannews6 • Feb 18, 2009 • Issue 21 • Volume 142

St. FX election draws 60.4 per cent voter turnout

Kate ClarKthe Xaverian WeeKly

ANTIGONISH (CUP) – The St. Francis Xavier University campus was rife with anticipation Feb. 9 and 10 during the students’ union election – not only to find out who won, but to learn how many had voted.

As the election results were announced in the campus pub Tuesday evening, Students’ Union VP Communications Sarah Furey announced the voter turnout first.

“Here’s the big one,” she said, before screaming out the result.

A whopping 60.4 per cent – or 2,929 – students at the Nova Scotia university cast ballots, exceeding last year’s record by 10 per cent.

The Students’ Union set a goal for 60 per cent voter turnout at the beginning of the campaign, but two

weeks before the election, it seemed doubtful it would be reached.

With the exception of the three slates in the presidential/vice presidential race, there was little interest in running for office, and several positions ran on a yes-or-no ballot.

Then, with two weeks remaining in the campaign, the chief returning officer resigned her position, saying the process was too disorganized.

Although Furey cites a detailed list of posters, polling stations, and webcasts of the two candidates’ debates as a large part of the campaign to get students to the polls, it was perhaps the on-air challenge of Nick Taylor-Vaisey, University of Ottawa Elections Bureau radio host, that his school would “stick it to St.FX” in voter turnout that kicked the campaign into high gear.

Post-It notes telling students to vote were stuck on every door in residences, and a group of students wearing T-shirts bearing that message performed a series of seemingly impromptu dance routines several times in various locations across

campus. On the voting days, campus was

dotted with cardboard signs and banners, and polling stations were set up in the Students’ Union building and main lecture halls.

Although many claimed that it was the candidates who piqued their interest in the election, other students claimed that they had no choice but to vote.

“They were always in my face,” said third-year business student Natasha Flannigan. “Every time I walked by, they’d ask if I’d voted, and they had a laptop set up and everything.”

Some worried that the focus on voter turnout took away from the platforms of the candidates.

“It kind of bugs me that people seem more concerned about voter turnout than the actual issues on campus,” said fourth-year arts student Chris LeBlanc.

Flannigan agreed. “They don’t care about the election; they care about voter turnout. It’s all about reputation.”

“The power and strength of any Students’ Union is based on the support and involvement of its students,” Furey said. “At St.FX, the continual high voter turnout gives the [university] a respect and authority that demands attention at the university, in the community, in the province, and in the country.”

“There is always room for improvement,” she added. “I am confident that the 2010 team will see more students running as well as another exceptional voter turnout.”

UNB finds potential President

FROM PRESIDENT PAGE 1

Corey to be investigated

Abbott and Pitts put forth their own names for membership on the committee, and Abbott suggested the participation of both Hogan and Tudor.

Langille’s name was put forth by Business Representative Chris Gunter.

The report of the committee is due to Council within three weeks.

“We do not have any confidence in your ability to act as Science Representative. If you are not truly in the wrong there is nothing to worry about,” said Keow after the petition was read.

“Everyone has personal views,” said Corey. “We bring them forward and then we vote. To pretend people can have no personal views is impossible.”

In accordance with the bylaws of the SU, a vote was held to determine whether or not Corey’s rights and privileges as a councillor should be temporarily suspended.

All councillors voted against that motion except Gunter, who abstained.

“I don’t see how this committee to investigate me will bring up anything worthwhile,” said Corey. “I fail to see what this can possibly turn up.”

“This (issue) has to include a specific committee to investigate Councillor Corey,” responded council chair Chris Samuel, addressing Council.

Nursing Representative Elizabeth Stirling stated that Corey’s outside affiliations should have nothing to do with his position as Councillor.

Corey then said that Keow, as well as other students who attended the meeting, were members of the UNB/STU Young Conservatives group. He said he had reason to believe such, and that their presence was the reaction of another student group on campus.

Each of the students addressed Council to state that they had no such affiliation.

The decisions of the SU were finalized after a discussion lasting approximately two hours. Many ideas were suggested, including the possibility that a committee be struck with the intention of examining the effectiveness of all councillors.

Toward the end of the meeting, Keow said that “there has been much interpretation over my proposition. I’m still here. Really, stop interpreting. What I want is accountability. I am sincerely sick and tired of sitting back with no voice except for once a year.

“So please figure out what the answers are rather than dancing around the question.”

Despite his opinions on the subject,

Keow said that his bringing the petition to the table is not a personal issue. He said he merely had to bring the “grumblings of discord” to the table.

“The main thing is that people are not happy with the motions brought forward lately,” said Langille after the meeting .

Of the conduct of the SU and his own reaction to it, Keow said, “Nothing is getting done. People are gallivanting off on their own horses, and I felt the need to splash water in their faces.”

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“I’ve always heard really good things about UNB. In fact, it has a stellar reputation across the country and so I was more than willing to take a look, so I put forward my CV,” says Campbell.

Campbell is a mathematician by trade. He has two degrees from MUN and received his Ph. D. from the University of Toronto.

His experience in administrative positions includes a four-year stint as Vice President Academic at MUN, as well as 21 years experience at Queen’s University. There he held the positions of Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science, as well as Professor and Head of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. He was also elected President of the Canadian Mathematical Society in 2004 and has served on numerous boards pertaining to math, science and engineering.

Campbell’s experience is a factor in the committee’s selection, particularly given that MUN is a multi-campus institution similar to UNB.

The acting president laughs as he mentions the summation of what the committee views as his “attractive qualities.” He says he would like to think that he is the right person for the position at this particular time, and will work well

with all of the institution’s stakeholders. Now is a time of change for New

Brunswick universities. The Post Secondary Education Action Plan proposed by the government last year set a goal of becoming the best system of post-secondary education in the country, says the presidential candidate.

“This is a very exciting prospect,” he says.

Campbell will be meeting with various administrative, faculty and student groups while he visits the campus this week. He says he will be asking members of the UNB community about their goals and aspirations for the university, as well as any concerns or needs they may have.

He will be evaluated by the community members he meets, and their feedback will be considered by the committee. Meetings will be held by the committee, as well as the academic senates and Board of Governors to vote for Campbell’s suitability as the next President.

The nomination will also need approval by the Lieutenant-Governor.

Campbell noted, on a personal level, that he is excited to be visiting UNB because of its terrific reputation. He included that people with experiences at the university have approached him and shown happiness for his potential place here.

“That’s been a very positive experience from my point of view, that its reputation precedes it.”

Campbell will meet faculty, staff and students at an open meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 18 at 4 p.m. in Tilley 102.

UNBSU VOTES 2009

Hi, I’m Tom Cheney. I’m a joint honours student in Political Science and History. As a student of political philosophy, I have developed a fair and democratic vision of what society and our university community ought to look like. For that reason, I’ve joined with other students to form United For Change. We want to create a stronger, more inclusive UNB community.

If elected my primary responsibility will be to my constituents, Arts students. I will fight hard to represent their interests, especially by lobbying to reduce tuition, advocating green policies and increasing student services. For more information visit: www.unitedforchange.ca.

My name is Kelly Flinn and I am a 2nd year student entering into the Honours Historyprogram. I am currently serving as a representative of the Arts Faculty in the 2008-2009 Student Union. I have greatly enjoyed my experiences on council as well as the Social Issues Committee and Board of the Women’s Centre. I wish to use my strong convictions to student, and more broadly, social issues to affect positive change in the UNB community. I have joined with other committed students in United For Change to begin the dialogue with all UNB students.

Tom Cheney(ArTs rep)

Kelly Flinn(ArTs rep)

I am running for Arts Representative because I want to have a positive influence on the Faculty of Arts. I want to know what issues are important to arts students and work hard to give them a voice on council. I have a strong background in advocacy, organizing, fundraising and social activism. This year I have been involved with EWB and V-Day UNB among other campus groups. I am ready to put my experience, passion and drive to work for you. If you want an enthusiastic and approachable person representing your needs, please vote for me.

KArlie hAnosKi

(ArTs rep)

Jordan House is a 3rd year Political Science and Sociology student. He is a Dean’s List student and Arts 100 Peer Mentor. He has been actively involved in a number of social justice projects in Fredericton, including the Underground Café and the Knowledge is Power Collective. Jordan currently works as the Music Director at CHSR. Jordan sees education as a basic human right and wants to see a student union that will fight for tuition freezes and rollbacks. He also disagrees with double-tuition requirements for international students. Please consider voting for Jordan and the United for Change team!

As Arts Representative, I would represent Arts Students, creatively, energetically, with an open mind and with integrity. I am very approachable and easy going. I know I can keep going with great catchy adjectives but I will stop there.

Things I feel that are important to bring to the SU are as follows: Keep the Tuition Freeze, More representation for Off-Campus Students, an Inclusive and Diverse Student Union, Addressing Student Mobility/Accessibility needs and an overview of our Environment Policy. These points are always open to change and evolution.

For more Info check me out on Facebook under groups.

JordAn house(ArTs rep)

Cody JACK(ArTs rep)

Voting begins on sunday, February 22 in your unb

e-serVices.

check back next week For more election

coVerage, including interViews with

the candidates For President

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As representative for the Business faculty on the Student Union council, I will concentrate on representing the interests of the students in the Business faculty. There has been a lot of talk recently on the role of the Student Union and I believe it is to represent the will of the students of this university and deal with issues that are relevant to the students. There are a lot of issues facing students and I will take the issues that students have and work with the executive and council to solve them. Make the Student Union work for you.

Jordan Thompson

(Business adminisTraTion rep)

As CS Representative, I will concentrate my efforts on representing my constituents and students all around campus. I will work with the SU Council to get things accomplished, but also hold the Executive responsible to students. I oppose the “United for Change” monoculture trying to bully its way onto the SU Council. I support the use of Open Source Software and commit to promoting its use on campus. I will fight for students, any way I can. Educate yourselves, and vote!

erin rumBolT(Business adminisTraTion rep)

ash Furrow(CompuTer sCienCe rep)

My name is Erin MacLean and I am in my fourth year at UNB. I am in the BABEd program and am currently running in SU General Election as the Education representative candidate.

As the current SU council secretary, I have attended and reported on all council meetings. This position has offered me the opportunity to develop a deeper understand of the SU operations, mission, and vision. I am eager to become involved with the SU on a more intimate level. I am a very dedicated, enthusiastic, and motivated individual so from February 22-27, please vote for me as your 2009-10 Education representative!

erin mClean(eduCaTion rep)

Julia Coleman(engineering rep)

John Thompson o’neill

(engineering rep)

Hello!Before we start talking too seriously, good luck to everyone

in exam period. My 3rd year advice is that you balance eat-ing, exercise and sleep carefully. If you’ve worked hard, no worries mate!

Aside from being such a good advice-giving guy, I’m also an experienced and hard working member of your Student Union. As Engineering Rep I have been representing you for the last 3 months. Whenever there is an important issue at stake, I put my opinions aside and represent us. In the controversial motion concerning Lockheed Martin, I took the stance of supporting individuals being able to make their own decisions about employers.

I believe that all engineers, even those who disagree with Lockheed’s creed, would support the individual’s right to make choices on their own (ergo, my decision).

I hope I will have the honor of again representing Engineers as your Engineering Rep for 2009-2010.

No platform submitted by deadline.

No platform submitted by deadline.

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No platform submitted by deadline.

AliciA chAisson

(Kineseology Rep)

I am second-year law student. I’m running on the United For Change (www.unitedforchange.ca) slate because I think it presents a unique opportunity to transform our Student Union into an effective organization that can actually provide meaningful services to students.

I will be a strong advocate for the unique interests of law students at the Student Union. As law students, we pay some of the highest program fees at the university. This is a serious impediment to the accessibility of education and I think a Student Union should be actively engage in the struggle to make education more accessible. Vote Dave!

DAviD steele(lAw Rep)

elizAbeth stiRling

(nuRsing Rep)

No platform submitted by deadline.

sAm peARlmutteR

(RenAissAnce college Rep)

Hey all you International students out there! My name is Marion Fernandes and I am running for the International Representative position for the Student Union. I’m currently a full time student in my 3rd year.

As an International Student myself, I’ve had the privilage of interacting with international students in various events like pubcrawls, culture nights, etc. My mission as International Rep, will be to voice your concerns regarding international affairs to the Student Union, organize events that will facilitate multicultural awareness and take necessary action to improve the international student life.

Vote for me through your e-services from Feb 22-27

mARion FeRnAnDes

(inteRnAtionAl Rep)NOTE:

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fillED by acclimaTiON.

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No platform submitted by deadline.

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My name is Andrew Baird and I am a 3rd year Biology-Chemistry Honours student. As a current member of the Biology Undergraduate Society and Townhouse executive committees, as well as an orientation week red shirt, I have a sound understanding of the issues affecting undergraduate students. As Science Representative, I know I can provide an effective voice on the student council, and bring any issues science students may have to the forefront. I am prepared to voice the concerns of science students, so if you want someone to stand up for science, vote Andrew Baird for Science Representative.

Science students were not as well represented as they should have been this past year. Many of you are upset with this, as am I. I assure you this will not happen next year. I will send out occasional emails to which you may reply and let me know where you, science students, stand regarding these issues. I will also organize discussion sessions where you would all be able to voice your opinions.

I assure you, I will not let you down! Science students will have a strong voice this coming year! Thank you all for your support.

Andrew BAird(Science rep)

MArc cote(Science rep)

No platform submitted by deadline.

AShley wile(Science rep)

Knowledge = OpportunityI am running for both VP Academic and Senate. In the

UNBSU 2008 election you elected me to a one year senate term. I have spent this past year advocating for you on issues regarding scholarship regulations, bookstore policies, and next year’s academic calendar. It is important that the VP Academic sits on senate to ensure that undergraduate students have organized and engaged involvement. As VP Academic I will represent you on senate and organize students to represent you on the senate committees. My experience and my knowledge means greater opportunity for you!

ShAnnon cArMont

(2-yeAr SenAte)

No platform submitted by deadline.

eArl denver MontAnez

(2-yeAr SenAte)

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aNd will bE cONTEsTEd iN a

byElEcTiON iN OcTObEr:

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I understand that when running for a position like this, it may look as though I would be doing it to boost my resume or make my ego bigger, but it really isn’t. I would feel so honoured to be your Valedictorian for the 2009 Graduate class.

I believe that because of the many opportunities that UNB has given me whether it be athletics, academics or volunteer positions, it has given me the experience to be able to say an inclusive speech at the graduation ceremony.

For more information about myself, please visit my Facebook page “Brian Beaudette for Valedictorian”.

Brian Beaudette

(Valedictorian a)

I am a fourth year History Honours student that has eaten, slept and breathed UNB. I have been heavily involved in my residence and volunteering with the Student Union since my second year. In my third year I was honoured to be your VP Student Services. I am currently the student rep for the Alumni Association and a waitress at the best pub around, The Cellar! Through the years, you- my peers have inspired me to soar. Now I’d like to return the favour as we prepare to enter the world as university graduates! Please make your vote matter!

Keely Wallace

(Valedictorian B)

Valedictorian should be someone who is confi-dent, unconventional, unique, humble, flexible and overall someone who can truly represent a multicultural student body. I can be your right choice for your class valedictorian. Currently, I am serving as the VP-Fundraising for Graduat-ing Class’09 and VP-External for EUS. I am also involved in assisting and organizing career fairs at UNB campus. I find great satisfaction in using my abilities and time for the greater benefit of my fellow students as well the UNB community at large.

As your Valedictorian I will be open to your input to reflect your experience at UNB.

HiroK deB

(Valedictorian c)

My name is Ryan Drost and I am running for Valedictorian for Ceremony A. Here at UNB, I have participated in a number of extra-curricular activities: I was Captain Condom, I did a stand-up comedy routine in the 58th Red and Black review, and co-hosted the 60th; I also hosted the Student Union Awards last year. Last year I served as the fundraising chair for UNB/STU’s habitat for humanity. Participating in these extra-curricular activities has helped me develop a sense of ease in front of an audience and for this reason, I believe I would serve as an excellent Valedictorian.

ryan drost

(Valedictorian a)

I have had a wonderful experience attending UNB over the past three years. I have studied at the HIL, worked out at the UNB gym, eaten at the Cellar, and drank at the Social Club. I have met a lot of interesting students from throughout the university. Regardless of the different faculties that we are a part of, we will all be leaving this May as graduates of UNB. As a law student, I have both writing and public speaking experience. I would be so proud to speak on behalf of all graduates in Ceremony C.

Katie roeBotHan

(Valedictorian c)

Hi, I’m Tom Cheney. I’m a joint honours student in Political Science and History. As a student of political philosophy, I have developed a fair and democratic vision of what society and our university community ought to look like. For that reason, I’ve joined with other students to form United For Change. We want to create a stronger, more inclusive UNB community.

If elected my primary responsibility will be to my constituents, Arts students. I will fight hard to represent their interests, especially by lobbying to reduce tuition, advocating green policies and increasing student services. For more information visit: www.unitedforchange.ca.

racHel saVidge

(Valedictorian c)

My name is Melissa MacMaster and I am running for valedictorian in ceremony A. I’m a 4th year business student graduating with an honors major in Human Resources and Marketing. During the past two years I have been actively involved in the UNB Shinerama campaign and the UNB Marketing Student Association. From February 22-27 please vote for me for valedictorian (cermony A).

Meslissa McMaster

(Valedictorian a)

I’ve spent the last four years embracing the fantastic sense of community that UNBF brings, and I want to give back to this community by being your Ceremony B Valedictorian.

I’ve spent these four years alongside you, reporting the issues that matter most to you, the students of UNB, as a reporter and editor for the Brunswickan. I’ve also been a hall proctor in two UNB residences, fostering the growth and sense of community that UNB brings to two generations of students.

I believe my active involvement in our community will make me a great representative of our graduating class.

JosH o’Kane

(Valedictorian B)

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Nick Howard

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I understand that a winning president and a failing economy make for a glut of easy front page stories, but what happened to Canadian politics? After the anti-climatic resolution of the threatened libocratic coalition (with a “liberalized” budget from the conservatives), Canadian politicians have slunk back to their dark corners. The recess back into blandness isn’t entirely their fault. The media is in part to blame for the excess of Obama praise and economic doom and gloom.

A useful indication of what is being discussed in the wider Canadian community can be found in the form of lead articles in our national newspapers. In an effort to offer something in between total opinion and hard facts I did a little research. Looking at the lead cover stories in the National Post and Globe and Mail from February 4th until today, I discovered one story related to Canadian Federal politics in the National Post: “Tories set to defend oil sands to Obama”.

The article doesn’t even focus on Canadian policies; instead, it focuses on Obama’s environmental policies. Obviously the future of our country isn’t a concern. So what is? Taken from the National Post and the Globe and Mail, the following is a list of lead story topics in chronological order starting on February 4th: figure skating, Obama, Gilles Duceppe, Obama, Wall Street, peanut butter and jam sandwiches, Australian fires, Grammys, Californian octuplets, Olympics, Israeli elections, mothers, Obama, Obama, Obama and excessive numbers of satellites in space.

I know I don’t have to tell you how ridiculous some of these are. PB and J? Five stories about Obama? While the editors of our best newspapers are burying stories of Canadian politics on page 15, we are stuck reading about peanut butter sandwiches.

There are sections for such topics: the Globe has the life section and the Post has the arts and life section. As for Obama, why is he making the front page of our papers so often? Unless we have been annexed by the U.S and it just hasn’t made it onto the front page, I believe foreign leaders belong in the world section.

We complain (or at least I do) that people aren’t engaged in Canadian democracy. Yet, how can we expect anyone to be engaged when the best story a Canadian national newspaper can come up with is about Californian octuplets. There are important things happening on Parliament Hill, like massive stimulus packages, new liberal leaders and new foreign policy decisions (not to mention the old ones which are failing miserably). So why the hell are we worried about what will happen to the furniture in the Prime Minister’s Office when Obama visits?

This is not about national pride, it is about national awareness. The relationship between the public and its media is an interdependent one. We tell the media what to write about, but we also take cues from the media so we know what to care about. Perhaps I’m misreading the entire situation. Perhaps we care more about Obama’s dog than the Canadian federal budget. If so, then we have given up our right to complain when the government does something stupid or obnoxious. But I don’t believe

we are disinterested, we just haven’t made it interesting yet.

The coalition’s threat to bring down the Conservative minority government was exciting. There was a lead story every day telling us what was going on. We were offered opinions and choice; we wrote to the newspapers and told our fellow Canadians what we thought.

But we can’t wait for our politicians to make things exciting, because, quite frankly, Canadian politicians are very boring people. The interesting choices we were offered a month ago (think Ignatieff) are still there, we just have to ask for them. If you want to read about peanut butter sandwiches, be my guest; it isn’t much of an effort to find the front page of the life section. The news about the future of our country however, should not have to be sought after, it should be readily available. We understand that our economy is failing and that Obama is a great guy, but what else is happening? Nick Howard can be contacted at nphoward@live.com.

Federal NDP Leader Jack Layton, who spoke on Monday at UNB, might have appeared more often in popular media this past month if last Fall’s proposed Liberal-NDP coalition went forward.

Andrew Meade / The Brunswickan

What happened to Canadian politics in the media?

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SU election from business standpointChris Gunter

submitted to the brunswiCkan

Since the early weeks of the election I have been gathering thoughts from students, primarily in the Business department. Many business students have displayed a wide magnitude of responses and opinions towards many of the candidates running for a executive positions. The purpose of this column is to consolidate their concerns and views and to briefly examine where the students of Business Administration seem to be leaning towards.

VP Student Services candidates are: Stephanie Lord, Shane Martinez, and Earl Denver Montanez. Stephanie appears to have the upper hand wielding proven experience. This year’s Winter Carnival event was a huge success, and that thought is still fresh in many students’ minds. I myself have received many wonderful comments and feedback from Stephanie’s performance and an overwhelming thanks to the SU for bringing back events like Sue Johanson, and continuing to offer great services.

I have also received much criticism, which would direct favor towards Earl and Shane. There has been much discord over the loss of the once popular Canada Post outlet. This was a service valued by students. Shane has proposed to bring back the Canada Post outlet and this has brought some minor applaud. Most business students, however, know the numbers and acknowledge how unfeasible it was to keep the outlet due to its increasing deficit.

I have not heard many opinions or dissuade from candidate Montanez. This may be due to his lack of a platform submission in the Brunswickan, or the lack of posters.

Overall, opinion from the business

students I’ve heard feedback from and consulted have been in favor for Stephanie as VP Services.

Secondly, the VP Academic list is comprised of Shannon Carmont and Mallory Driscoll. Both candidates have relatively popular platforms. It was hard receiving some opinions concerning both candidates since their posters were not initially up as quick as other candidates were. Shannon was a little more known then Mallory, since she frequents Tilley Hall for classes. Her stance on increased opportunities for employment has really targeted many business students and hit the core of their concerns. Core concerns for many business students are opportunity for employment, and that involves many more visiting recruiters from diverse industries. Networking is important. Mallory’s platform is her promotion on wellness and increased food choices on campus. Although these are great ideas, they appear to fall on deaf ears to business students as a priority.

What is the verdict? Employment equals business students, and thus Shannon is your gal.

Thirdly, the contest regarding VP Finance will go to either Alex Corey or Lisa Solte. From the beginning, I have gotten emails and have been consulted about this competition.

First of all, Lisa has clear advantage over Alex. Her posters have been up and visible; she has also done the job before and is widely known in the Business faculty as well as the associated groups. Alex, however, is not well known. The most common response from most business students I’ve received was “Who is Alex Corey?”

Alex is a science student and Lisa is a business student. Many business students I’ve talked to seem to have made their decision because Lisa has the proven skills

and appropriate academic background that Alex lacks.

I think this one will be a non-contest competition for Lisa.

Fourthly, VP External candidates are Ryan Brideau and Andrew Mercier. Both candidates are seemingly lacking a complete picture. I have yet to see any of Andrew’s pictures, and this may have led to some students not knowing who he is. Ryan has many posters, but his missing platform [in the Brunswickan] has hurt him, since many people have asked me what he actually stands for, and what his platform is.

In general, both candidates are widely known. The majority of business students have given me positive responses to both for their stances. The biggest difference appears to be their stances on a tuition freezes. This difference on this issue that both candidates have taken has certainly helped business students find their appropriate camp. So far, most upper year students are in favor for the tuition freeze, since a long-term solution no longer would benefit them. First year students prefer the latter. This is a close call, and the business students seem generally divided on both camps.

Finally, the campaigning President candidates are: Matt Abbott and Jon O’Kane.

Surprisingly, this is the competition for which I have received the least amount of feedback and discussion. Matt Abbott’s defaced posters have certainly brought up much concern and publicity for business students. Jon O’Kane’s stances appear to be the most popular from a business student perspective, and have attracted a few followers.

Overall, however, business students seem unsure of their choice for president. Chris Gunter is an outgoing UNBSU councillor representing the Business faculty.

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the brunswickanChange: Should we be united for this type?

UNB 1983 ‘Up the Hill’ Yearbook, page 102 / UNB Student Union

John Bosnitch and the ‘Student Party’ rose to prominence in the early 1980s and stirred up a hostile atmosphere be-tween the UNB student body and the administration.

If you are a student who normally does not care about ‘student politics’ and has chosen UNB to pursue career goals, you should vote in the upcoming Student Union (SU) election, as your right to indifference stands to be trampled by the United for Change (UfC) Team.

It appears to be a generational trend at UNB that individuals rise up and challenge the status quo via an antagonistic, confrontational manner. They play on emotional wedge issues, resulting in a fracturing of the university community. This eventually pits the UNB administration and student body in a zero-sum game with each other. In other words, no one can ‘win’ without the other losing.

While the student activist group STRAX is not UfC, several individuals running for executive positions of the SU are also involved with STRAX or have actively participated in their events, and thus the distinction becomes merely an issue of semantics.

The academic term of 2008-09 is not the same as 1968-69 when STRAX’s namesake, Professor Norman Strax, and his followers crippled library services at UNB to protest the implementation of photo ID cards. It was Strax’s opinion that the use of photo identification in order to borrow library books infringed upon student’s rights, and was part of a greater ploy by the UNB President and the Irving family to control the people of New Brunswick.

According to Dr. Peter Kent in his essay ‘Conflicting Conceptions of Rights in UNB’s Strax Affair, 1968-69’, Strax considered that “rights were inherent in free individuals and that any institutional structure only imposed illegitimate limitations on the free exercise of these rights.” Furthermore, Kent summarized that, “by definition, institutional authority could never be exercised benevolently.” Forty years later, what does this mean? It means that STRAX, by contesting the current elections is ideologically incompatible

with its historical inspiration. Roughly 15 years later, the 1980s

brought John Bosnitch and his nearly-fascist ‘Student Party’ to power within the SU. This decade resulted in an extreme hostile atmosphere between the student body and the administration. President Bosnitch tried to take over control of both the Brunswickan and CHSR; the SU went bankrupt, and students lost ownership of the SUB.

I am now a graduate student at Carleton and this affords me perspective into what is occurring at UNB. The Carleton SU’s dominant story this year was a motion removing SU participation in charitable fundraising for cystic fibrosis because the disease was not ‘inclusive enough’ as it only affected “white people, and primarily men”. It is this type of activist politics encouraged by the Canadian Federation of Students that is of concern and should not be brought to UNB. If history is any guide, I am concerned that UfC, if elected, will eventually engage in a confrontational protest against UNB’s administration that will ultimately disadvantage students.

There are many UfC policy issues I disagree with. However, most disturbing is VP candidate Shane Martinez’s

attempt to limit the right of his fellow students to criticize his campaign by threatening them with lawsuits. First, Martinez and STRAX deny the rights of students to assemble in a university-sanctioned event by indirectly preventing them from attending a Lockheed Martin recruitment session. Last year, STRAX protested a STU career fair involving the police forces, CSIS, and the Canadian Forces because those agencies are “perpetrators of state violence and repression.”

Now Martinez has sent emails threatening legal action against individuals who posted links to videos of him involved in a violent protest. Curiously, Martinez’s campaign material promotes “More accountability within the Student Union and democratization of participation!”

Mr. Martinez, you certainly have a right to sue. However, is it politically wise to litigate those individuals who may vote for you? These types of actions must concern the average student; they represent an intrusive interference into the private decisions of students and, moreover, they repudiate Prof. Strax’s ideals.

I do not denounce Councillors Abbott and Corey bringing forward

motions that they feel are important. Debate is certainly welcome at the SU council. What all students should be worried about is that no one on the UfC team has publicly denounced the actions of their colleagues on STRAX for what is, in my opinion, displays of juvenile hooliganism.

My time involved in the corporate governance of both UNB and the UNBSU has taught me that there are more mature ways to achieve success. Diplomacy and incrementalism allowed Student Senators to eventually convince the administration to give students the privilege to vote on academic appeals committees because the Student Senators demonstrated that the student body has sufficient maturity to rule on serious matters. These progressions could be taken away if there is in increase in STRAX-style activism on campus. What other privileges and rights might then follow?

My fellow students, the type of activism supported by UfC is change we should be united against. Lyle Skinner is a graduate of UNB and a former Senator, Student Union Representative, and President of SUBS Inc and can be contacted at Lyle.Skinner@unb.ca.

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UNB should aim higher than status quo for Woodlotkerri krawec

Submitted to the brunSwickan

At a recent open house hosted by Trinity Development Group, the message was clear: concern surrounding development of the UNB Woodlot is not abating. Approximately 50 people attended the public meeting held at the Fredericton Inn on Thursday, Feb. 12 to ask questions and share their concerns about the development of the Woodlot.

The most recent controversy is related to Costco’s bid to develop a retail store and gas bar on ecologically sensitive land, and the subsequent need to re-zone UNB Endowment Conservation land to allow it.

Concerns expressed at the open house included the proposed location of the development, identification and monitoring of environmental impacts, and the perceived inflexibility of the corporate retailer to modify their proposed design.

Heated discussion centered on the encroachment of the 30 metre buffer protecting Corbett Brook, as Costco’s parcel boundary impinges on the buffer in three areas. This is a far cry from the 80m buffers that UNB had promised, in a conciliatory

gesture aimed at appeasing those who were concerned about the sensitive waterways and wetlands. A tangential issue has to do with the monitoring of streams and wetlands to assess the impact on water quality and aquatic life. At the meeting, Trinity Development Group was unable to say who would pay for the monitoring – UNB or Costco.

The inability of UNB, as the property owner, to set and adhere to the rules of development, sets a disconcerting precedent of development-at-any-cost. It leaves one with the impression that nothing is sacred if Endowment Conservation Land is being lost to development so early in the game. This decision does not bode well for the remaining 50% of land that is currently designated for conservation. Does this mean that exceptions will be made for every developer that needs a bit of the “off-limits” land?

This leads to the question of how much should be expected of a developer in meeting the needs of the host community. The suggestion was brought forward at the open house that Costco scale down its proposed 662 parking spaces, thereby reducing the area of paved surface and respecting the 30m buffer zone. The amount of parking currently in the design proposal is hardly warranted; I have my doubts that 662 residents will be hungry for bulk savings at the same time.

As for location, it was revealed at the open house that Costco had previously assessed the viability of an alternate site, adjacent to Kent on Bishop Drive. Though it was not made clear whether developing at an alternate location would mitigate environmental impacts, the very possibility that another location could meet the needs of Costco is promising. Constructing in a location other than the UNB Woodlot would likely diffuse the controversy of building a gas bar on a wetland. The problem of a gas bar situated on a wetland is the latent risk of leakage, which would compromise water quality and has the potential to affect Fredericton’s aquifer.

The most frustrating aspect of the open house was the lack of stakeholder participation. Although several professors were in attendance to express their concerns, the University of New Brunswick administration did not send a single representative. What this says to me is that “public consultation” is just a catchphrase to UNB, but does not actually mean much. Granted, UNB did not host the event, but I find it hard to believe that they were not invited by the very company they have hired to guide development. This arms-length approach does little to reassure me that effective communication is taking place amongst various stakeholders.

The information session was less than informative due to the lack of coordinated participation. The absence of the representatives from UNB, the Department of Environment, and City Council meant that numerous questions were left unanswered. Are you familiar with the phrase “passing the buck”? It pretty much sums up the impression I got from Trinity Development Group. A coordinated information session that represents the full range of decision-making bodies and regulatory agencies could adequately address questions; without a coordinated meeting, a person could go around in circles ad infinitum, without getting an answer. But maybe that’s exactly what is intended. It’s a brilliant strategy that has been employed countless times: make it so difficult and time-consuming to get information that eventually people give up.

I cannot emphasize this point enough: I expect more from the University of New Brunswick. This is their development project; they are in charge. To date, development reflects poorly on UNB’s ability to find innovative solutions that address both the need for revenue generation and capitalize on research and teaching. To UNB: Aim higher than the status quo.

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letters to the editor.It’s your turn to make the SU work the way it’s supposed to

Campaign questions silenced on some Facebook groups

We have the right to choose the organizations we want to work for

Dear Editor:

I have been keenly following the development of banning of a prospective employer from recruiting from UNB based on ethical objections. I am sure we can hold a meaningful debate about ethical dilemmas of working for world’s largest weapons manufacturer, and I can see how this could be deal breaker for many. I am failing to understand what is it that the student body is expecting from for-profit organizations? In an ideal world we will have Wall Street

Dear Editor:

I’d like to take this opportunity to talk a little bit about my brief experience with Strax and the United for Change campaign (UfC). I had created a Facebook group to raise awareness of what I consider an attempted takeover of the SU Council, but needed to remove it due to pending legal action. I was active on some of the UfC’ers’ Facebook groups. Was. Past tense. Meaning the following: When I posted comments and questions in a respectful manner on these groups, they were deleted. I was subsequently blocked from their groups and, after other students raised similar concerns, they eventually disabled their walls altogether.

Let’s think about that for a moment. I had intelligent questions concerning their campaign, and when presented with these questions, members of UfC decided to silence me, then threaten criminal charges. Imagine that: a group campaigning on openness and accountability actively engaged in silencing students who asked them questions in a public forum. Imagine what they’ll do next year if elected.

Look at Strax’s disbelief that students would be angry with them after forcing Lockheed Martin off campus. Look at the Matt Abbott posters in Head Hall. Look at the audacity someone must have to post campaign posters targeting a group they’ve performed a major disservice to. I’ve had dozens of CS students and Engineering students express concerns about this to me. If Strax wasn’t expecting this reaction to their actions, they must be severely out of touch with students. If Matt Abbott wants the votes of students in Head Hall, he should make clear where he stands on corporate influences on campus to us and why what he did makes him worthy of our support.

Diversified for continued excellence, Ash Furrow

Dear Editor:

I have recently completed a Mechanical Engineering degree at UNB, and I would like to give my take on the Lockheed Martin issue.

From what I understand, many of my former colleagues are fairly disappointed about the influence this entire debacle has had on their job prospects with Lockheed Martin. It seems as though an activist group has recently exercised its right to demonstrate their opinions, and I’m sure a lot of the students are now exercising their right to feel pretty angry about it. However, before anybody begins the witch-hunt that I’m sure is being planned, I encourage people to ask themselves the following question. Before this happened, did you really care about student politics?

In saying the words “care about student politics,” I’m not referring to organizing and/or attending pub crawls. I’m talking about knowing the relevant issues surrounding student politics, or being even remotely concerned with what the Student Union does. Based on five years of witnessing a culture of apathy toward the Student Union, I’m guessing that many people answered “no” to my earlier question. At least that was my answer.

For the record, I’m in no way supportive of what these activists vouch for. All I’m trying to illustrate is that apathy toward the Student Union is dangerous. By ignoring this element of student life we’re opening the door for people to misuse it, whether it be social activists or bored people who get good at Photoshop once a year. To exemplify the ignorance I speak of, I challenge people to think of any other SU motion and whether you were consulted regarding it.

I’ll be the first to admit it. I was never consulted and I didn’t really care.

In short, it’s time for this attitude to change. Getting involved in a proactive manner is what I think this situation calls for, so maybe everybody should cancel those plans for revenge. After all, did these activists actually break any rules, or are they just the only ones who figured out what the rules were?

I’ll conclude by encouraging all of you to find out about the SU and its capabilities, and to make the Student Union work the way it’s supposed to. In hindsight, I regret not doing this while I was still a student.

Sincerely,

Alex Gamble

without scandals, oil production without pollution and possibly zero need for weapons. Organizations exist to make profit: some do so by selling weapons and some by selling food, and by virtue of the society we live in we have the right to choose the organization that we want to seek employment with.

I am concerned as to who we are going to ban next? Is it the oil or mining corporation or is it going to be corporation with poor labour rights record? We can argue the conduct of these corporations but are we going to also object to their presence on campus? I strongly feel change comes from within; if we understand what corporate social responsibility is and maybe strike a balance between profit and ethics we might just have chance of being a part of and changing how these corporations operate.

I want to conclude by pointing out that our own university is conducting research for Lockheed Martin at UNB’s planetary and space science centre. Also for the record, I don’t intend to seek employment with Lockheed Martin.

Regards,

Zaheer Abbas Year V Mechanical Engineering

Dear Editor:

Although it is clear that Strax is an organization hoping assert their opinions, their shared facts and motives are heavily biased. They fail to judge companies and situations objectively, instead relying on pasting together occasionally unrelated and misleading facts. If Strax believes Lockheed Martin is inherently evil, then it’s safe to assume that companies such as Boeing and General Electric are also “bad people”. Into more specifics, the claim by Strax that Lockheed Martin is the largest producer, developer, and exporter of arms is only true if you count by revenue. This factors in pretty well when you consider that they deal in fighter aircraft and their subsequent armaments. The reason they make so much money? Developing weapons of less destruction. With new generations of missiles, navigation systems become increasingly sophisticated with the ability of pinpoint accuracy over miles. This will inevitably skyrocket the selling point of their products. They do produce limited amounts of weapons of mass destruction such as Trident nuclear missiles outfitted on 12 U.S submarines. Lockheed Martin is certainly not without fault, but the all-out condemnation of them by Strax is unacceptable and foolish.

Let’s look at the hypothetical situation where Lockheed Martin (and other aerospace contractors) does not exist. Nations have nowhere to buy missiles, so they procure tanks, making those companies the new war profiteers. Eliminate those companies. Nations now purchase small arms and another war profiteer is created. With sequential elimination of the most expensive and advanced technology, the human cost of battle, military and civilian, increases dramatically. A world without conflict and the need for weapons won’t exist until the world is so small from technology that everyone are neighbors; where nations, religions, and language barriers are a thing of the past and humans are tagged as citizens of earth and as equals (an impossibility as no two people are equal).

I will touch briefly on the Gaza issue (as it connects to Lockheed). Lockheed provided Israel with F16’s which were used in the bombing of Gaza. Although the tactics and results of the Israeli bombardment leave much to be desired (largely due to Hamas tactics of militarizing civilian buildings), there can be no argument made against the necessity of some action being carried out to defend against the Hamas rocket attacks and bombings that have been made into Israel in recent years.

The ultimate goal to see a world without unjust war is legitimate. But I completely oppose their methods, non-objective literature and thinking, and their labeling of Lockheed Martin as an unjust purveyor of death.

Respectfully,

Sean Legassie

What about reality?

To the editor:

Recently there has been some online discussion about the United for Change campaign. This discussion has spanned a wide range of topics, including platform

Candidates prefer face-to-face interactions with students

policies, candidates’ backgrounds, and so on. United for Change candidates produced Facebook groups to network with voters and provide them with important updates about the campaign. Unfortunately, a persistent group of individuals chose to post defamatory and libelous material* – some of it from racist websites – on the walls of these Facebook groups, attacking United for Change candidates. As a result, United for Change made the difficult decision to close the walls on these Facebook groups (although the groups still operate).

While we acknowledge the potential benefits that can be had with online discussion boards such as the Facebook wall, due to campaign and academic commitments we are unable to commit the requisite time to monitor Facebook and do justice those discussions. Our campaign is being run on the ground, where we rely heavily on face-to-face discussions with students. Although we realize that the closure of Facebook walls is controversial for some, we have seen that Facebook walls have essentially become forums for debates between voters themselves, instead of serving to inform people about the United for Change platform. In face-to-face interaction, we feel that we are more accountable as candidates. We really enjoy it when students approach us around campus to talk about the issues that are important to them, and we encourage everyone to take a moment and ask us questions when you see us out and about.

We are saddened that the United for Change campaign has been repeatedly attacked by people using neo-Nazi propaganda – both online and around campus. Libelous hate material defaming our candidates has been unsuccessfully used by some students in an attempt to discredit the United for Change campaign. In addition, swastikas have been drawn on United for Change campaign posters in a clearly bigoted attempt to intimidate our candidates. Thankfully, these actions only represent the beliefs of a small number of individuals, and do not reflect the true nature of our diverse and multicultural student body. We are confident that students will appreciate how we’ve run our campaigns, and we look forward to speaking with everyone during the upcoming presidential candidates’ debate in the SUB cafeteria, as well as around campus during the lead-up to the Feb. 22 -27 voting period.

United for Changewww.unitedforchange.ca

*[Editor’s note: Allegations of defamation and libel have not been proven in court.]

Are healthcare’s inefficiencies what PSE needs?

Dear Editor:

Rhetoric can be a wonderful tool to have. In fact, rhetoric, combined with a sharp mind and a well-founded understanding of human behaviour, is a combination that can serve a party quite well while they are campaigning. This has been rather apparent in this election so far, with such slogans as “grants, not loans!” and “education is a right!” having been practically burned into our minds. But what should we really make of these carefully crafted statements – or any other form of rhetoric for that matter?

For somebody such as myself, who has been trained empirically via Physics and Economics, I’ve become accustomed to ripping apart problems and searching for all forms of bias in them. If somebody tells me that education should be offered free of charge on the basis of it being a basic human right, I like to dig a little deeper and start to question what that actually means, both from an ideological point of view, and from a long-term, logistical point of view.

Let’s first take a look at a public system we are all familiar with: healthcare. Canada offers free healthcare to its people, and has for some time now. The system is far from perfect, but for free, I’m willing to deal with those imperfections. When it comes

down to it, the issue with healthcare is one of efficiency vs. equality: people have equal access to the healthcare system, but inefficiencies crop-up in the form of long waiting times, and over-worked and underpaid doctors, among others.

While it seems we can afford these inefficiencies in healthcare as long as the sick are still being tended to, are we willing to make these sacrifices in a competitive field such as Post-Secondary Education? Both health and education are critically important to any country’s prosperity, but given that great research is often spawned by healthy competition, would we be giving up a competitive edge by shifting to a publicly funded model? How much further behind would it put us compared to the private institutions to the South? Or, alternatively, should we take our own path and act as an alternative to the private education systems elsewhere, for those looking to get an affordable education?

Before we take step a forward, these questions need to be answered. I would like to hear your thoughts.

Ryan Brideau,UNBSU VP External Candidatewww.RyanForVPEx.blogspot.com

Dear Editor:

I am writing this letter in response to a story published in the February 4th issue of the Brunswickan entitled “Aquinian removed from office to ‘reflect’”.

The story concerned the decision of Kim Norris, director of the Student Union Building, to temporarily remove the Aquinian, of which I am Managing Editor, from our office for a period of two months due to what he deemed “a lack of respect” for the facility. In it the story, Norris made several statements, which I and most Aquinian staff do not refute. No, the office was not kept as clean as it should have been; yes, there were leftover pizza boxes lying out that should have been properly disposed of; and yes, Mr. Norris does have the right to restrict access to Student Union Building offices if he believes they are not being properly maintained by the tenants. That said, Mr. Norris also made several statements that were untrue and that is the reason I am writing.

First off, he claimed that the Aquinian was repeatedly warned that the state of our office was unacceptable, saying “I left messages for callbacks, so they would be aware that this is not appropriate, but they would never call back.” This is not true, Mr. Norris. I know it and you know it. The first contact Mr. Norris made with us was to arrange a meeting with our Editor-in-Chief Bailey White, at which he announced our temporary banishment from the building. There were no messages left on our office phone and there were no emails sent to any off our staff, even though our respective addresses can be easily found inside every edition of the Aquinian.

Next he claims that our staff had “consistent parties” and that the office was not used for work purposes. Aside from being inappropriate and unnecessary mud-slinging unbecoming of a university official, these comments are also untrue. Layout of our paper, an all-day (and night) process, was conducted at the office each Sunday and all staff members held office hours at the facility. As for the “partying,” I would like to know why complaints weren’t lodged sooner if we were really hosting “consistent parties.”

I want to make it abundantly clear that this letter isn’t a backhanded attempt to leverage Mr. Norris into letting us back into our office, nor is it an official statement from the Aquinian on this issue.

This letter is simply an attempt to straighten the record – something which, knowing the real facts, I felt obligated to do.

Sincerely,

Chris FoxManaging Editor, the Aquinian

Aquinian editor wishes to straighten the record

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Question: Do you care about Student Union politics? Why or why not?Viewpoint

the brunswickan.

“Definitely, because they are controversial and make a difference.”

Colin Bradley

“No, I don’t pay attention.”Arron McFadgen

“I don’t care. I like V-cards.”Andrew Fairweather

“No, I don’t know what they do.”Hanna Hamilton

“Somewhat. We need more parking.”Jermey Blom

“Not really. I don’t care much about it.”Krista Demolitor

“I feel like we pay for them, but I don’t know what they do.”

Megan Stairs

“Not really. I don’t really know about it.”

Mike Freeze

“Not really. I don’t know much about it.”

Patrick Davis

“No, it doesn’t really matter.”Taylor Seely

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Winter Carnival warms hearts campus-wide

Simon Leslie / The Brunswickan

Events at the UNBSU 2009 Winter Carnival spanned across a wide variety of interests, drawing quite a crowd. Pictured above is the Bridges House Polar Dip, part of the festivities that were held on Saturday, Feb. 7.

This year’s UNBSU Winter Carnival went off with a splash, even if it was a cold, icy one.

Between the Bridges House an-nual Polar Dip, a Varsity Reds hockey game, a ski trip to Crabbe Mountain and a performance by Crash Paral-lel, the carnival drew out impressive numbers for most of the events on the schedule.

VP Student Services Stephanie Lord explains that plans for the car-nival have been in the works for quite some time.

“We began planning for the carni-val back in May of last year. I sent out a survey before assuming my position in office that asked students for their input on a number of events, and a lot of them wanted to see more events on campus.”

Despite some scheduling conflicts with other major winter events (the NFL Superbowl for one), The Real 60th Red n’ Black Revue brought out over 250 students and local residents to the Fredericton Playhouse. The Revue was comprised of individual and group acts prepared by UNB stu-dents, with over 50 people involved in the cast and crew.

UNB Winter Formal drew out 170 attendees to the Student Union Building and featured free admission,

with student fees covering the entire cost of the event.

Despite the cancellation of a regu-lar bus service to Crabbe Mountain on Wednesdays, the UNBSU still managed to arrange buses for 74 stu-dents who took part in Ski Night on Wednesday, Feb. 4. Participants were further rewarded with coupons for free chili at the Cellar upon their re-turn, all of which proved to be largely successful.

Crash Parallel appeared on Fri-day, Feb. 6 at the SUB as a venue for

concert-goers to take part in the car-nival. However, the performance was largely overshadowed by the ECMA kickoff held by the UNBSU last year, something that Lord says was ex-pected.

“We really didn’t see as much suc-cess with that event, unfortunately. We kind of questioned the promin-ence of Crash Parallel. A lot of people are familiar with the songs, but not confident enough to really see them.”

Saturday, Feb. 7 brought the Win-

ter Carnival back up to a positive note.

Bridges House, which in 2007-08 contained only a fraction of the residents that it houses this year due to renovations elsewhere on cam-pus, managed to raise a substantially increased amount of money for its Polar Dip this year, chalking up over $6,600 for the IWK across the fifty-odd participants.

That evening, UNB’s Varsity Reds took to the ice in front of a large crowd of supporters.

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“Over the course of the week, through the various events, we hand-ed out tickets to the game. By Satur-day, we had passed out 350 tickets,” says Lord.

The SU executive dropped the puck for the game, with a special ap-pearance by the UNB Ice Cats syn-chronized skating team taking place at the first intermission. Bridges House president Sarah Jardine also spoke alongside a 1968 Polar Dip participant about their success earlier in the day.

Consumers are giving vinyl a second spinMatthEw haDlEy

thE Brock PrEss

ST. CATHARINES (CUP) – In fash-ion, generations steal from the genera-tions that came prior. With the rise in sales of vinyl records in recent years, this is also happening in music.

In the late ’80s, records quickly began their downward spiral toward near-ob-solescence with cassette tapes and CDs taking prominence. When MP3 file-sharing joined CDs as primary means of music consumption, shipments of 3.4 million LPs and EPs in 1998 shifted to just over 900,000 in 2006, according to the Recording Industry Association of America.

But now, vinyl records, which seemed like a severely antiquated format only a few short years ago, have began rising in sales, selling more in 2008 (1.88 mil-lion) than any other year since the Neil-son Sound Scan began tracking sales in America in 1991.

There are numerous suggested con-clusions for why this trend has occurred. Among those pointed out by Bill “Dol-lar Bill” Gibbs, owner of Atomix Rec-

ords in St. Catharines, Ontario are col-lector’s purposes and superior sound quality.

“The reason it would be a collector’s item is that it’s pretty much built in that it’s a limited edition,” he said. “It’s something that you can’t just replicate in 15 seconds in a CD burner or by trans-ferring a file. So it becomes it something where it’s a whole package.”

“People treat [records] as property, whether they own the music or not. When they hold onto an album, it’s their album,” he added.

The superior sound quality, often credited as being warmer and closer to how it would sound to be in the room with the performers, extends even to new releases, though they lack the same quality of analog records.

Analog records, those that were re-corded to tape as opposed to digital, retain an aspect of the music that Gibbs calls “human.”

“Generally, the digital process does take away [from the quality],” he said. “There are ways around it, of course there’s ways to emulate that analog sound, but once again, it’s just that – an imitation . . . it can be a very good imita-tion, it can still be pleasing to the ears, but it’s still an imitation.”

Re-issues are seeing similar handling

as new releases, often receiving new treatment in packaging and a re-mas-tering of the recordings, creating an in-ferior quality recording to the original.

“It’s wonderful that everyone is get-ting into vinyl again; it’s wonderful that there’s all these re-issues coming out,” said Gibbs. “But at the same time, [the record industry is] not treating it the same way that they did.”

“They’re only interested in vinyl again because they realize they’re not selling anything any other way,” he added. “They’re still compressing the heck out of the signal and it sounds completely different than the original recording.”

Two of every three records are pur-chased at an independent music store, according to Sound Scan, with the three highest selling records being Radio-head’s In Rainbows (26,000 units), the Beatles’ re-issue of Abbey Road (16,500), and Guns ‘N Roses’ Chinese Democracy (13,600).

Matt Wishnow, the founder of In-sound, an online music and merchan-dise company, explained in an August interview with the New York Times that, in the last two years, vinyl sales have expanded from less than 20 per cent of the company’s business to about 50 per cent.

Wishnow also pointed towards an-

other trend – the age of vinyl consumers. The median age of Insound’s customers is 25, far younger than would be ex-pected of a medium that most were too young to appreciate before its decline.

Gibbs, who has had a great deal of experience with vinyl by working in and owning record stores and DJing at a time when vinyl was the only option, gave his view on this trend in the rec-ord’s demographic.

“I think for some people, especially

younger people, it was a bit of a novelty item at first,” said Gibbs.

“It allowed them to have something different than their friends. And when they started listening to it, they did hear some differences. But it’s the whole ex-perience – it forces you to be engaged in the music. As opposed to a CD or MP3 or radio just on in the background while you’re cooking dinner or doing your homework, when you listen to an album, you’re forced to listen to it.”

Building on tradition, the UNBSU’s plans for winter entertainment proved successful

Vinyl is seeing a prominent comeback as a tangible way to own music.Submitted

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The Auto-Tune hate-on

Indie rock sensation Death Cab for Cutie, an extremely successful quartet fronted by Postal Service heartthrob Ben Gibbard, showed up at the Gram-my awards wearing blue ribbons.

These ribbons weren’t against the support of a war happening overseas or for the fight against cancer – they were worn in opposition of Auto-Tune, a propriety audio processing software developed by Antares Audio Technolo-gies.

It might be one of the first times that a popular piece of studio software has ever been formally protested.

If you aren’t sure what Auto-Tune is, all you need to do is bust out the latest Fall Out Boy album or a track by the Jonas Brothers. Some earth-shattering news, as if you didn’t already know, is that most of these artists can’t actually hit some of the notes on the track when they’re singing in the shower or at a friend’s birthday party.

That’s where Auto-Tune comes in. Its software component is used, in most cases, to correct the pitch of both vocal and instrumental recordings.

Antares also produces a rack-mount-ed hardware component designed for live processing.

Some artists make deliberate use of

Auto-Tune to produce a desired techno-logical effect in their music. The practice rose to popularity in 1998 pending the release of Cher’s single “Believe”, which dominated pop charts around the globe. More recently, the software has been put to use to create this effect on the entirety of Kanye West’s 808s & Heartbreak. Events such as his digitally manipulated rebuttal to a fan that assaulted him on stage during a live performance have drawn increasing attention to the audio processing technology.

So what? Death Cab may just be a bit sore

that Radiohead’s In Rainbows ousted their 2008 release, Narrow Stairs, for Alternative Music Album of the Year at this year’s Grammys. But it’s possible that they really think that eliminating a piece of popular sound processing tech-nology will shine well upon albums of the future.

Naturally, the tubes are clogged with people ranting and raving over this issue. One user from PunkDisasters.com claims that “every kid on the Disney channel now has a solo album thanks to the Auto-Tune generation.”

The disgruntled four-piece is right on the money when they claim that Auto-Tune technology allows otherwise less-talented individuals access to their claim to fame, but banning it is simply ridiculous.

Dear Death Cab: really, how hard is

it to simply ignore the whole thing? If you don’t like how something sounds, don’t listen to it. And if you’re worried about Auto-Tune beefing up your com-petition (provided that you consider the music industry to be that competitive), then you’ve already lost.Doug Estey is Arts Editor of the Bruns-wickan. He can be reached at arts@the-bruns.ca.

Doug Estey

From The Tubes

Ben Gibbard fronts Death Cab for Cutie, who are in protest of Auto-Tune.

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Death Cab isn’t being so cute about voice manipulation

this week in brunswickanarts

Dance & punk for all ages The historic Charlotte St. Arts Centre will play home to an early evening show on Satur-day, Feb. 21 at 6 p.m. Saint John punk favourite Hospital Grade will appear alongside VKNGS of Halifax and Fredericton’s one-man dance party, A/V. Locals Two Piece Empire will also appear. The show is all-ages and $7 at the door. The Playhouse becomes The Vinyl Cafe Stuart McLean & The Vinyl Cafe will be entertaining Frederic-ton’s wonderful Playhouse on Tuesday, Feb. 24 and Wednesday, Feb. 25. Also appearing are Meaghan Smith and Matt An-dersen. Tickets are only $27 for students, and the show starts at 7 p.m. both nights.

Sculpture competition at the Beaverbrook A sculpting competition, hosted and judged by the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, is now open to all N.B. resident artists who wish to apply. Proposals for the com-petition are due on or before Monday, Mar. 2. The winner will be commissioned to create a sculpture garden at the gallery. The boys are back in town The Sleepless Nights and The Slate Pacific, hot off their European tour, are slated for a performance at the Capital on Saturday, Feb. 21. The show starts at 10:30 p.m.

Photo: The Sleepless Nights per-form at Fredericton’s Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival. (Doug Estey / The Brunswickan)

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Beer Goggles: A quadruple CD review

Acres of Lions - CloserOur indie senses are tingling. Not only

is the album art SO indie and cute, the media player is not even picking up the name of the CD or any of the track titles. Looks like we just got back the scene points that we lost thanks to Sammy.

This album is freaking beautiful compared to the previous one. Then again, we are feeling more intoxicated and starting to reminisce uncontrollably about high school.

Overall, we are neutral to this album.Target demographic: Grade 10– but only during first semester. Granted, the sound is a bit scattered. Maybe

All-American Rejects - Gives You Hell

We feel as though we have been regressing throughout the night. First we were middle-aged hicks, then high-school lover wannabes. Now we are in middle school, or whenever it is when kids are hanging out at the mall, playing DDR and harassing workers and the elderly.

We don’t really give a shit about this album, thanks to the fact that we are drunk and the All-American Rejects had already been pushed on the poor ears of our generation far too much when It Ends Tonight was popular.Target demographic: Scene-agers. Danceability: Only when this just happens to come on the radio while you are playing DDR. LOLfactor: More like failfactor. Scene points: In your dreams. Besides, if you’re counting them you’re automatically at zero.

Architects - Hollow Crown By this point, we are far too drunk to

take angry music seriously. Sorry, Arts Editor. You can keep this one. Target demographic: Anybody sober and slightly miffed. Danceability: Moshpit. We would break our necks if we tried to dance to this. LOLfactor: Probably nil. Broken necks aren’t funny. Scene points: A lot, although fans of this band would never admit to being scene.

Sammy Hagar - Cosmic Universal FashionEarly in track one, Hagar throws in the words “trash poetry.” Was he referring to the environment? The CD case only contained three per cent pre-consumer content and failed to include a booklet with artist or song information. That’s ecological sustainability at its finest. Regardless, as we progress through the CD and our drinks, we realize that “trash poetry” is simply foreshadowing for terrible lyrics to come.

Midway through the album, Hagar grows tired of being overenthused about his own shitty tunes and throws in a brutal

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remake of another awful song (we aren’t telling you which one. You don’t want to know, anyways). The drinks are going down much more easily due to stress caused by songs that should only ever be heard on a Chevrolet commercial.

Unfortunately, consuming alcohol does nothing for our disdain for Sammy. We end up skipping through all of the tracks until the final one – a live recording – during which point it actually becomes physically impossible to stop the music from playing. I guess since we can’t skip through live music IRL, we do not reserve the right to skip through it on a CD. If all musicians did this with their live tracks, we as listeners would be pooched.Target demographic: 45-year-old singles who can’t count (he seriously starts belting out “two-four-three-six-five” during the album. Seriously. It’s even the name of the bloody song) and who are stuck in the past. Danceability: at a hoedown, maybe. LOLfactor: through the roof. Scene Points: -24

they’re trying to break away from high school? They fail though, and one needs to pass to graduate. Danceability: with your highschool sweetheart. LOLfactor: minimal at best. Scene points: +58

Sometimes all a few CD reviews need are a couple of beer tossed into the mix – at least, according to these writers.Doug Estey / The Brunswickan

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Reds volleyball come up short in final

Brandon MacneilThe Brunswickan

The Varsity Reds have received a first round bye in the AUS playoffs for a third consecutive year.

The Reds continued their march towards the national championships over the weekend with two victories to finish the regular season.

“It was a great weekend for us,” said head coach Gardiner MacDougall. “We had a good week of practice and it showed in both games.”

Friday night, UNB comfortably defeated the UPEI Panthers. Kyle Bailey, Kevin Henderson and Justin DaCosta all scored in the opening frame, as the Reds controlled the play early. Bailey notched another in the second period, before UPEI responded with two to open the third period. With only seven seconds remaining in the game, Bailey completed the hat trick on an empty net goal. John Scott Dickson recorded assists on all three of Bailey’s markers.

“Bailey’s line had an outstanding game against PEI,” said MacDougall. “Along with Dickson and Lynes, they were a dominant offensive force.”

UNB goaltender Derek Yeomans recorded the win for the V-Reds, who outshot their opponents 36-21.

The Reds travelled to Moncton last Saturday for the final game of the season. Bailey picked up exactly where he left off the night before, registering the game’s first goal only five minutes in. One minute later, Reds captain Dustin Friesen put UNB up by two, and they

didn’t look back from there. In the second period, Dave Bowman,

Bretton Stamler, and Jimmy Cuddihy all tallied goals. After an early UdeM goal to open the final period, Justin DaCosta instantly replied with a goal of his own. Moncton scored another late goal, however the Reds easily took the match 6-2.

Cuddihy added two assists to finish the night with three points. Rookie Luke Lynes’ presence continues to be felt, as he added three assists on the night.

After the weekend’s games, UNB’s

top two scorers on the season, Hunter Tremblay and Kevin Henderson, each finished the season with an astounding 50 points.

“Our top line continues to be spectacular,” said MacDougall. “Cuddihy had an incredible game on Saturday, and Henderson and Tremblay have played unbelievable all season.”

Saturday’s win went to rookie goaltender Travis Fullerton, as he continues to play strong between the pipes, leaving MacDougall with a tough decision on who to start come playoffs.

“It’s a decision we’re going to have

to make down the road,” he said, when asked who will get the nod. “They’ve both proven they’re able to be our man in the playoffs. We have over a week to make our decision, so we’ll see how things go until then.”

The Reds will have an extended break now, as they await the winners of the quarterfinal match-ups.

“We’ve been through this preparation week before”, said MacDougall. “It’s an excellent opportunity to work on the fundamentals of our game. We’ll use this time off wisely and hopefully it can pay off.”

The quarter final match-ups, beginning tonight, will see third-place UdeM face sixth-place UPEI, while fourth-ranked St. FX will battle fifth-place Acadia. The lowest ranked team to advance will face UNB, and the other will challenge Saint Mary’s.

“There is always some interest in what’s going on,” said MacDougall, when asked how closely he’ll watch the quarterfinals. “Our main focus, however, is on bettering our team and being prepared for whoever we meet.”

The semifinal series games are set to begin Wednesday, Feb. 25.

After defeating both UPEI and UdeM on the road during the last two regular season games, the UNB Varsity Reds, who finished atop the AUS standings, earned a first round bye in the playoffs. They will await their opponents and kick off the semi-final series on Wednesday, Feb. 25.

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After finishing second at the AUS championships, the Reds will now turn their focus to the CIS championships, which will be hosted at the Aitken Centre, Feb. 26-28.

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This past weekend, the women’s volleyball team traveled to Acadia University to com-pete in the AUS championships. Riding high after clinching a first round bye the previous weekend, the ladies were looking to continue their winning ways.

After defeating SMU in the semi-finals, the women’s volleyball team were set to face UdeM in the finals. In their previous meeting, UNB took down the top-seeded UdeM 3-1, marking the first time that UdeM had lost to an AUS opponent.

With the banner on the line, it was UNB jumping all over UdeM in the opening set. They carried their momentum to a 25-10 opening set victory, thanks to the play of AUS first-team all-Star Jill Blanchard, lead-ing the attack with six kills for the Reds.

In second set, it was UdeM jumping out to early leads of 17-13, and 22-17, only to have UNB battle back to 23-22. Two critical errors on the behalf of the Reds - one on a serve to make it 24-22, and then a hitting error late in the set - finished off a heart-breaking loss for the Reds as they dropped the second set by a score of 25-23.

In the crucial third set, both teams fought hard. In the end, it came down to

another Reds error off of a service. The error proved costly as UNB dropped the third set, 25-23.

Trailing 2-1 on entering the fourth set, UNB was finding it tough to get back into the winning mentality. It showed as UdeM jumped out to an early lead and finished strong, defeating the Reds and claiming the AUS banner with a 25-19 set victory.

Again it was Paulin having another strong offensive match for the Reds, as she finished with 13 kills. Fifth-year setter Melanie Doucette racked up an impressive 53 assists, while rookie libero Monica Jones had another tremendous game, coming up with 20 digs, while passing a very high percentage. For their efforts throughout the tournament, Doucette and Tanya Pau-lin were named to the tournament all-star team.

“After being down early in that second game to fight back only to make a couple of real costly errors late might have been the turning point in the match,” said coach John Richard in regards to the match. “If we steal that game out to go 2-0, I like our chances. Despite that we had a chance in the third but again came out on the wrong side of 25-23, so switching sides after the third game being down 2-1 after playing pretty well up to that point was difficult emotionally.”

“In the end I’m real proud of the term we put together and despite the loss we are

playing consistently at a high level. We’ll now take some time off to get re-energized for the CIS Nationals.”

In their semi-final match against SMU, UNB jumped out to an early 20-16 lead, and an eventual 25-23 first set win. SMU jumped out to an early 15-9 lead in the second set. That was until Doucette took things into her own hands. During a

four-point stretch, Doucette had three big blocks to cut the lead and get a momen-tum swing in favour of UNB.

In the third set, UNB pulled out to leads of as much as six, but SMU wasn’t about to roll over and let UNB go to the finals. They crept back into the set, but UNB put the finishing touches on a 25-21 straight set victory.

With Doucette leading a block party as well as tallying 38 assists, UNB was able to come from behind to win the second set. Leading the offence for the Reds was Christina Ross with 11 kills, and Paulin with 10 kills.

Up next, the Reds will host the CIS women’s volleyball championships at the Aitken Centre, Feb. 26-28.

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Thursday, February 19th

Swimming

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hoCkey

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UnB - 1Dal - 3

men’S BaSketBall

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No hope for football

Tony von

Richter

View from the Sidelines

With the Super Bowl taking place over a week ago, signalling the end of major football until the CFL starts up in the summer, it means it’s time for the annual “UNB needs a football team” edition of View from the Sidelines.

I’ve stated many times in the past why I think UNB would benefit from a team, so this year, rather than me wishing and hoping that we’d somehow get a team, I decided to go straight to the source and see how realistic of a possibility a team is.

“I wouldn’t even know how to go there,” says Kevin Dickie, UNB Athletic Director. “We went through some difficult changes last year in athletics. I don’t want this to sound the wrong way, but when it came to budgeting on Jan. 23, we realized we were ahead of the curve. We really could not have ran a balanced budget in ‘09-10 if we didn’t make the necessary changes.”

“We just made changes to reduce the size of our varsity program, so really, I don’t even think about anything else right now, whether it be football or any

sport. There are a lot of great CIS sports out there. Football is definitely one of them, but for us right now I’d rather just get through the decision we made from last year.”

Recently, some people were excited by talk of an Atlantic Football League, specifically with comments by league creator Barry Ogden that the AFL would be comprised of teams in Fredericton, Saint John, and Moncton, and that the two former teams would carry the UNB name – although the team members wouldn’t have to be enrolled at either institution to play.

The UNB Saint John Athletic Director stated that the campus already had a football club that isn’t funded by the university and that wouldn’t be changing for the coming year. Dickie says that Ogden has never spoken to him about reviving the Red Bombers.

“I honestly don’t know anything about it. Obviously being the Director of Athletics, I’m in the middle of a lot of conversations and I’ve never had a phone call or an email related to football that I haven’t returned.”

While putting a UNB team in the AFL doesn’t appear likely, what about forming a proper club team?

“We have talked about club football going back to last year at about this time and we really had some significant conversations about that would be a good step to have happen. I think that how it’s unfolded is a little bit different than the university taking ownership of it. When you talk about club programming here, it’s for university students, not for university students and then X number of percent from outside. So I really don’t know what that [AFL]

group is working on right now.” Aside from monetary issues, Dickie

indicated that there would be logistical and staffing issues with adding another team, as well as the issue of gender equity.

CIS rules state that member schools must have an equal number of men’s and women’s teams competing in CIS athletics. This means that if UNB were to add a varsity football squad to the current eight team line-up, the Reds would also have to add another women’s varsity sport.

Despite the large obstacles preventing a UNB football team, Dickie admits that he is a football fan and ideally the school would have a squad of their own.

“I don’t miss any Saskatchewan Roughriders games when I’m back home and I’ve been to two universities where there was football and it was a big part of my life when growing up. In a perfect world, it would be great, but everyone knows that universities across Canada right now aren’t living in a perfect world.”

Like Dickie said, in a perfect world, UNB would have a football team and the Red Bombers would ride again. But at the current time, there’s no feasible way, short of a large influx of cash or cutting a great number of teams and personnel, to make it happen.

So will UNB have a football team anytime soon? No.

Should they someday when it’s more feasible? Yes. Tony von Richter is a former Sports Editor of The Brunswickan and is the current Sports Bureau Chief for Canadian University Press. Feel free to contact him at managing@thebruns.ca.

Athletes of the week

Kyle BaileyHockey BBA, 2nd Year Ponoka, AB.

UNB Media Services

Melanie DoucetteVolleyballBBA, 5th Year Fredericton, N.B.

UNB Media Services

Friday, February 20th

Swimming

12:00 p.m. @ CiS ChampionShipS

UniverSity of BritiSh ColUmBia

women’S BaSketBall

Upei @ UnB6:00 p.m. @ l.B. gym

men’S BaSketBall

Upei @ UnB8:00 p.m. @ l.B. gym

Swimming

12:00 p.m. @ CiS ChampionShipS

UniverSity of BritiSh ColUmBia

Saturday, February 21th

Sunday, February 22nd

women’S BaSketBall

UnB @ SmU1:00 p.m.

men’S BaSketBall

UnB @ SmU3:00 p.m.Despite the demand for a revival of the UNB football program, there looks as there is no chance of a return in the near

future. UNB last fielded a team during the 1980-81 school year.

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this week in brunswickansports

There was no love on Valentine’s Day weekend for the UNB Varsity Reds basketball teams. Both teams will finish up their AUS regular season next weekend.

UNB couldn’t hold off DAL as they claimed their 23rd straight AUS championship.

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Rough weekend for hoops action In men’s basketball action this past weekend, the Varsity Reds hosted the St. FX X-Men and X-Women.

On the women’s side, Friday night’s first game was a close contest for the Lady V-Reds. UNB led at halftime, but a fourth quarter meltdown allowed St. FX to come away with the win.

The V-Reds shot a dismal 33 per cent in the second half and scored only seven points in the final 15 minutes.

UNB center Amanda Sharpe scored 22 points on 8-14 shooting, while playing 32 minutes and receiving player of the game honours. Jessica Steed also inflated the stat sheet by scoring 16 points in 34 minutes, a strong performance after leaving last weekend’s contest with a lower leg injury.

On Saturday night, the Lady Reds couldn’t bring out the same effort and lost 85-51. In the loss the team shot 32 per cent from the floor and totaled a mere 16 points in the third, their highest scoring quarter.

In men’s action on Friday night, the Reds were blown out 107-68 to the X-Men. UNB’s Colton Wilson scored 19 points while playing 32 minutes and shooting 9-13. He also took home player of the game honours in the loss. The team shot 40.9 percent in the prime time match-up.

Saturday’s game was more of the same result for the men’s Reds basketball. A final score of 99-74 in favour of St. FX was the result, another loss for Brent Baker and the ailing Reds. Alex DesRoches scored 13 points on 5-13 shooting and Dustin Anthony put up 20 in 32 minutes of floor time for the Reds.

Both teams will be back in action next weekend in their final games of the season.(Alex Wickwire / The Brunswickan)

Tigers still on top AUS men’s volleyballThe men’s volleyball team were unable to break Dalhousie’s long standing AUS championship streak this past weekend as UNB dropped the second match of the best-of-three series to the Tigers on Sunday. With the victory, the Tigers claimed their 23rd straight AUS championship banner in men’s volleyball.

UNB, who finished second in regular season standings, were able to claim one set against the Tigers in Halifax on Friday evening, dropping a 3-1 decision. But Dalhousie proved to be too much on Sunday, routing the Reds to a 3-0 sweep (25-18, 25-20, 25-15) to claim the series.

Fredericton native Kyle VanGenne led the way for UNB with 10 kills, followed by third-year right side Tyler Veenhuis, who had seven. Both VanGenne and Veenhuis were named league all-stars prior to the beginning of the series. It was the first time Veenhuis has been named a conference all-star. VanGenne was named a second-team all-star in the 2006-07 season.

Dalhousie’s Devon Parkinson and Sander Ratsep each contributed nine kills a piece for the AUS champions. Ratsep picked up the leagues most valuable player honour prior to the beginning of the series for his exceptional play during the regular season. Dan Murray, who notched eight kills for the Tigers, was selected as most valuable player of the playoff series.

Due to the AUS receiving the wildcard entry to the CIS championships this season, the Varsity Reds have qualified for the nationals, despite the weekend loss. The championships will take place Feb. 27 - Mar. 1 at the University of Alberta. (Mitchell Bernard / The Brunswickan)

Wrestling qualify for CIS championshipsEight men and seven women from UNB will be heading to the CIS wrestling championships at the end of the month after placing in the top two in the respective weight classes. The CIS qualifying tournament was held at the L.B. Gym this past Saturday. Teams from Concordia, Memorial, McGill, and UNB all participated in the tournament.

On the men’s side, Vince Cormier (57 kg) and Eric Feunekes (82 kg) finished in first-place in their respective categories for UNB. Other members to qualify include Devon Sampson (54 kg), Eric Lewis (61 kg), Shawn Daye-Finlay (65 kg), Darcy McKinney (76 kg), Greg Huskilson (90 kg), and C.J. Thoms (130 kg).

Four members on the women’s side finished atop their respective weight classes. UNB’s Krista Betts (48 kg), Emilie Guitard (51 kg), Josianne Bourque (59 kg), and Rachel Pinet (72 kg) all claimed first place. Meanwhile, joining them as CIS qualifiers include Sarah MacDonald (55 kg), Ruth Porier (67 kg), and Sandy Ware (82 kg).

The CIS championships take place Feb. 28 - Mar. 1 in Calgary, A.B. (Mitchell Bernard / The Brunswickan)

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