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CHANGES TO YOUR STUDENT UNION

CUTS TO FACULTY REPRESENTATION A RESULT OF SU’S VOTE TO RESTRUSCTURE

BY ALEX CORBETT | PAGE 3

CHECK OUT WHAT’S IN STORE FOR THE V-REDS IN 2016

BY ROB TRITES

| PAGE 12-13

THE BEAVERBROOK IS ABOUT TO CLOSE FOR RENOVATIONS

BY NATHAN DELONG | PAGE 8

Cover Photo Credit: Brad Parker

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Last Sunday the UNBSU passed two ammendments to restructure their council.The ammendments will come into effect at this year’s UNBSU general elections.

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UNBSU votes to restructure Alex Corbett News Editor

The UNBSU voted to restructure its council last Sunday. The restructuring comes in in two amendments to the current voting council.

The first amendment, which passed unanimously, replaced the two current at-large representatives with two inclusion reps. The inclusion reps will join the existing minority reps in order to speak for anyone who might not otherwise have voice in council meetings.

The second amendment drew controversy, as is often the case, because it proposed cutting the number of faculty reps down to one per faculty. Previous-

ly, the larger faculties, such as arts and sciences, had multiple representatives.

The extra faculty representatives were cut to one per faculty in a vote of 22-6.

Arts rep and student senator Kevin Collins was the most vocal critique of the faculty reps cuts since they were first proposed by UNBSU vice-president internal Jesse Reid.

“I am opposed to cuts to faculty representative positions on UNBSU council because I feel that students are better served by having more representatives around the council table, rather than less” he said.

Collins added that he voted against the cuts because he believed that they represented a move away from the

representation by population system.

Representation by population aims to balance the say of differently sized groups within a political system, much like how the larger provinces have more seats in parliament than the smaller ones.

UNBSU president Katie Davey says that the restructuring will make for more streamlined meetings and build accountability in the council. Each faculty rep would have a clear idea of their personal responsibilities.

Debate around the amendment centred mainly on whether the issue should be put to referendum, a university wide vote to determine the outcome.

“I feel that such questions regarding

fundamental changes to the structure of UNBSU council ought to be decided directly by UNBSU members,” Collins said.

The council voted several times whether to take the cuts to a referendum, but was shut down each time. It was widely believed in council that a referendum would likely end in change weary students, especially those in the larger faculties, prematurely voting the amendment down.

An awareness campaign was deemed impractical because it would lengthen an already long referendum process.

For the amendments to be useful they would need to be in place before spring elections for the 2016-2017 student

council.

Nominations for the spring elections open Feb. 4, and will include the new inclusion reps and only one representative per faculty.

The UNBSU council has also heard and passed the first reading of an amendment to Bylaw 2, which would better define referendums and plebiscites, the latter being a non-binding referendum.

Davey believes that by clarifying the referendum policy, and by introducing plebiscites, that council will have the tools and policy to address new amendments more smoothly.

UNB Board, senate members concerned about legal spending Camila Vergara Staff Reporter UNB Board of Governors members and senators have shown concerns after the rise of UNB’s legal expenditures over the last years.

Kevin Collins, a member of the board and a senator is particularly concer ned about U N B’s lega l expenditures on access to information requests.

UNB vice-president administration and f inance Karen Cun-

ningham revealed to the U N B Fredericton Senate on Nov. 25 that approximately $60,000 are spent on legal expenses specif ically from information requests in 2014-2015.

This is part of the $1,022,998 that the university spent in legal issues in the last academic year.

“If t he U N B administ rat ion and the Board of Governors operated in a more transparent manner, they would undoubtedly be able to decrease the expenditures

they spend on processing access to informat ion requests,” Collins said.

Pa r t of t he money t hat wa s spent on legal fees went to the law firm Stewart McKelvey, which UNB uses instead of the lawyers it has in its law department.

Nat a sha A sh f ield , t he communication off icer from U NB, says t hat facu lt y members a re hired for teaching, research and service to their faculties.

“It important to allow them

to have the freedom to pursue these,” she says.

On the question of a potential conf lict of interest between legal i s sue s f rom U N B a nd fac u lt y member s, it wa s requested to consult an expert on that matter.

Ashf ield said that Stewart McKelvey provides UNB with qualit y ser v ice a nd t hat t hey have experienced lawyers in a variety of f ields.

That is why the law f irm was paid nearly a million dollars for

their legal services in 2014-2015.

The UNB communications department said that legal expenses are unpredictable and depend on circumstances.

“However, U N B cont inua lly seeks to reduce expenses, including legal costs,” Ashf ield sad.

The information on legal expenses has been provided to the Fredericton senate. Members of t he u n iversit y com mu n it y ca n contact the senate secretar y to view these documents.

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Federal finance minister meets with student leaders Alex Corbett News Editor Federal finance minister Bill Morneau held a Google Hangout, a live video conference, with the UNBSU and other student organizations across the country last Wednesday. The goal of the conference was to consult students about what might be done for the upcoming 2016 federal budget.

The Liberals have recently scaled back their promise to run only a $10 million deficit. The budget present a serious challenge for the young government.

Wednesday’s video conference was meant to be live streamed to viewers across the country, but technical difficulties lead to many online viewers seeing empty black screens. The full video has since been posted to the Finance Canada Youtube channel.

Technical difficulties weren’t the only issue, however. Student representatives had questions prepared for the minister about the budget, while Morneau was under the impression that he’d be receiving suggestions and input about student priorities for the budget.

UNBSU president Katie Davey was the first to be able to pose questions to the finance minister.

“New Brunswick students face the highest average debt for students with debt in Canada, $35,200. With 60 per cent of the student loans being federally contributed, what will the federal government do to reduce the financial burden on students?” asked Davey.

Morneau thanked Davey for the question, and in what would become a repeating theme for the conference, explained that he was not able to answer questions but that he was eager for student input.

UNB was also represented by the economics department. Dr. Weiqiu Yu and her fourth year economics students were in attendance and were able to add some of the input Morneau was looking for. They suggested encouraging investment in education and innovation would benefit the overall economy.

Fredericton area Liberal MP Matt Decourcey, who was in attendance for the consultation, said that part of the reason for the miscommunication between students and the finance minister was that in previous governments there was less room for dialogue.

“If you truly want to engage people and consult people in a meaningful way I think it is important to not just deliver political messages but actually get information from people about how they view the issues,” Decourcey said.

Decourcey will be meeting with UNBSU at town hall style meetings in the upcoming weeks. He said the meetings will be used to gauge people’s primary interests and to inform the public on the situation of the economy and the government finances.

Morneau was also a part of a Facebook live conference Monday hosted

by Dalhousie University and will be doing another this Friday.

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UNB was one of a few universities across the country chosen to hold a student budget consultation meeting with federal finance minister Bill Morneau.

Alex Corbett / The Brunswickan

UNB, Fredericton yet to establish plan for welcoming refugees Stephanie Sirois Staff Reporter Fredericton is preparing to greet t he ne we s t b atc he s of Sy r ia n ref ugees and the Universit y of New Br u ns w ick is f i nd i ng it s place in the effort.

Fredericton’s effort are part of the national commitment made by the Liberals to accept 25,000 ref ugees. The original goal was to have this done before the end of 2015, but t he gover n ment has eased its time restraints in response to the size of the task.

The f irst Syrian refugees coming to stay in Fredericton arrived on Dec. 19. The origina l plan was for 300 refugees to arrive in Fredericton by Christmas. Moving people and resources proved compl ic ated however a nd t he newest project ions of est imate 250 government sponsored refugees by Februar y.

Pr ivately spon sored ref ugee families, such as those taken in by the Faith Baptist Church have already been living in Fredericton for weeks.

Cindy Brown works with the

U N B’s G reg g C ent re for t he Study of War and Societ y. She sa id U N B is st i l l i n t he “d iscover y pha se” of t he projec t , and would require more time to determine what was needed for the incoming ref ugees. “ We cont i nue to l ia ise w it h those who are leading the way in Fredericton, namely MCA F, (Mu lt ic u lt u r a l A s so c iat ion of Fredericton) so we support their efforts to the best of our ability,” said Brown.

The Multicultural Association of Fredericton did not respond to i nter v iew request s before deadline.

Brow n s a id welcome event s were being planned for the incoming families to expose them to t he F r e d e r ic to n c o m mu n it y, especially within the U NB campus.

“We hope to hold these events on a reg u la r ba sis so fa m i l ies don’t b ecome i s olate d i n t he long w inter mont hs when it is not easy for them to get out,” said Brown.

A mong some of t he ser v ices cu r rent ly bei ng orga n ized

t h r ou g h U N B’s hel p i nc lude translators and interpreters, tutors, a community buddy system called “f irst friends,” and donat ions of money, f u rn it u re a nd clothing.

“The tota l natu re of U N B’s response has not yet been decided but we are committed to doi ng a l l we ca n to keep t he c o m m u n i t y i n f o r m e d ,” s a i d Brown.

Sou rces va r y on t he tota l number of ref ugees expected by the end of the current programs.

The MCA F reports at least 500 ref ugees will be coming to the cit y while Fredericton cit y off icials hint that the f igure will be closer to 700.

The Gregg Centre is holding a town hall meeting on Jan. 26 at t he Wu C on ference C ent re at 7 p. m. to d i s c u s s c u lt u r a l awareness and raise communit y support.

For more infomation on how to donate either time or goods, go to ht t p://w w w.u nb.ca/i nit iat ives/refugees/

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Star Wars, Hunger Games theatre ads to build UNB brand awareness Shawn Goff The Brunswickan You may have gone to theatres to see hit films like Star Wars The Force Awakens last Christmas. If you live in New Brunswick or Nova Scotia you may have also seen advertisements for both UNB and STU. Both UNB and STU had advertisements during films like Star Wars, Daddy’s Home, and The Hunger Games. UNB’s theatre effort ran from Nov. 21 to Jan. 7, while STU’s ran from Dec. 18 to Jan. 7.

The cost? UNB wouldn’t give us the exact numbers, just that it was part of the overall cost of the Why UNB? marketing campaign, whose budget currently sits at $5 million. Not enough to build a new Death Star, but not exactly loose change either.

For example, STU add placement cost was 15 per cent of their overall marketing budget.

UNB did not comment on how much of the marketing budget the theatre ads represented.

Was it worth it? Saint John resident Adrian Goguen isn’t a student yet, but he said he doesn’t really remember the content of the UNB or STU ads.

“I don’t really remember them to be honest, I was thinking about Star Wars the whole time,” Goguen said.

Not to worry though, UNB says that its ads were played on 142 screens in 21 theatres across New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The average Saint John Cineplex viewing room holds 264 people, with new Ultra AVX theatres holding 284.

That’s a lot of people per screen, but

On top pf the ad in theatres, UNB T-shirts now use Star Wars branding.

Shawn Goff/ The Brunswickan

with ads only being shown in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia for both universities, it’s obvious that their theatre ads are specifically for those looking for a school that is close to home. This in spite of efforts to build UNB brand recognition in urban centres outside the Maritimes.

UNB Fredericton student Benjie Jardine said he liked the UNB ads, but thought the ad about video game courses (not played in theatres) was misleading.

“We do have courses for video games and about making them, but it makes it seem like we have a whole degree on it when we don’t,” Jardine said.

The courses in question are offered as part of the computer science program, as well as media arts and culture.

Matt Baxter, another UNB student said he liked the commercials, but they focused too much on sciences.

“It would be great if they showed more of the history and political science parts,” Baxter said.

“I liked it, but it always follows the Interac ‘Debt’ commercial, so I just find that incredibly funny.”

The theatre ads are not the example of UNB using the Star Wars brand. The UNB bookstore sells shirts that say “You underestimate the power of UNB” and feature Darth Vader.

Jeffrey Carleton, communications director at STU, said that their university wouldn’t associate with specific brands.

“I think we’re [St. Thomas] a little more about questioning popular culture and the effects of popular culture,” Carleton said. “That’s not a path we would go down.”

Textbooks present students profits, costs Stephanie Sirois Staff Reporter The winter term has begun and the biannual scramble to find or get rid of textbooks has started up again.

Students are limited when it comes to where they can find textbooks. There’s the University of New Brunswick bookstore, Facebook groups and the fall and winter Book Buy and Sell event run by the UNBSU. However, attempting to sell old textbooks for spare change can be harder than finding the textbook in the first place.

Jesse Reid, vice-president internal for the UNBSU, took lead on the recent winter book buy and sell. The book buy and sell has been running for over four years now.

“The first year I volunteered, I got all my books for the year for $67,” said Reid.

Reid said that as a computer science major, most of the upper year textbooks are harder to find at the book buy and sell.

“The main group that benefits, I would say, are first years and second years,” said Reid.

Second year students can sell all their first year books easily to incoming first years, who are able to purchase most if not all of their books at the event for much lower prices. When books are brought in, the student is charged two dollars for overhead, and another dollar which goes to Shinerama.

The buy and sell operates more in the

fall when students buy or bring back their books, so the winter isn’t as busy.

Reid currently sits on the student senate’s textbook advisory board to the UNB Bookstore. This group meets twice a year to offer advice and feedback to the bookstore.

The most recent program offered by the bookstore is price matching, which was introduced in the fall.

Shelley Nowlan is the general manager at the UNB Bookstore. She explained that if a book is in stock, the bookstore compares it to other Canadian vendors.

“The difference gets loaded onto a gift card for the student. It’s been hugely successful,” said Nowlan.

The bookstore also offers the option of renting textbooks. Digital formats are offered for some textbooks, and used books can be bought at cheaper prices than new textbooks.

Nowlan explained that the buyback process for when students bring in textbooks, is a supply and demand model. If the bookstore already has copies of the textbook, and limited space, they don’t accept the textbook.

“If an instructor has requested that particular book for an upcoming term, it creates demand in our system, we’re able to buy it back,” said Nowlan. “It is bought back at half the shelf price, in the current condition, whether that’s new or used.”

The bookstore isn’t the first place students go to sell their unneeded textbooks, according to Reid.

The University Bookstore buyback program may not be the most profitable option for students.

Justin Collett / The Brunswickan

“I’ve never sold any books to the bookstore, so I don’t have that experience,” said Reid. He’s also never used the Facebook groups for buying and selling textbooks.

Reid said he thinks there is a gap in

ways for students to buy or sell textbooks in between the start of new terms that needs to be filled.

“There’s the bookstore, which isn’t the most profitable for students, and to

fill that gap you just have the Facebook group,” said Reid.

The UNB Bookstore’s buyback program operates all year long.

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THE BRUNS OPINION editor@thebruns.ca

An apology Dear readers of the Brunswickan, It has come to my attent ion that, last term, the Brunswickan published plagiarized content in our Nov. 4 issue. In our stor y “UNBriefs: P-Sac, treaty rights,” t he sect ion “U N B prof named G e r m a n A c a d e m i c E xc h a n g e Service A mbassador” was taken ent irely from t he U N B Newsroom blog post under the same t it le. The sect ion “’Peace a nd Friendship Treaty Days’ speech

by Stephen Kakfwi” had sections copied from U NB’s conference webpage under t he post t it led “Stephen Kakfwi.”

We at t he Br u nsw icka n ta ke

these types of incidents seriously and want to assure our readers that proper disciplinary procedures were followed; the person responsible is no longer a member of our staff. We take full responsibility for this breach of ethics and apologize for undermining the trust of our readership. We are committed to ensuring that this will not be repeated in the future.

Sincerely, Emma McPhee Editor in Chief, The Brunswickan

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Isolationism and Canada’s role in the Syrian refugee crisis POLITICAL CHATTER

Mark Mancini As of late, critics, political commentators and the Trudeau government alike have been preoccupied with one issue: the worldwide refugee crisis in Syria, and the admission into Canada of those same Syrian refugees. Two of Trudeau’s recent pronouncements are particularly relevant on the matter. At the same time, they are wholly incongruous with one another. What are these pronouncements, you might ask?

The first promise, undoubtedly popular among the Canadian electorate (considering it was one of Trudeau’s campaign promises) was a full-out withdrawal of Canadian jets from the coalition air strike effort against ISIS. Though it appears that this promise has not yet been fulfilled, we have heard nothing from the government suggesting that it has rejigged its expectations for this goal.

The second promise, also heralded in the election campaign, was a commitment to bring in 25,000 refugees by the end of the 2015. The government, wisely, reconsidered this goal, and decided it would only be able to bring in 10,000. However, the government also failed to achieve this goal. It

seems as if, sometime this month, the 10,000 goal will be reached.

How are these two promises at all inconsistent with one another? One might argue that they aren’t. They are both a decisive pull away from militarism; a focus on peace-keeping in Canada’s historic tradition; and a bent towards military isolationism which has obviously struck a chord with the Canadian electorate. Yet, to accept this inconsistency is to accept an impoverished view of Canada’s role in the world.

First things first: these refugees exist as refugees because of Islamic terrorism and inf ighting in the Middle East, particularly in Syria.

These people have been displaced not only by corrupt governments, but by terrorism. The international community has decided, in its wisdom, to fight against ISIS because of what it represents. Not only does it represent a bastardization of the Islamic faith and an existential threat to people the world over, but it represents a real humanitarian crisis. ISIS cannot be ignored. We have seen branches of this deeprooted tree rear their ugly heads in Paris, California, Philadelphia and south-east Asia. The international community is attempting to up its game by responding with force to ISIS. At some point, countries the world over decided that enough was enough.

Yet, Trudeau has not. Drunk on the tempting liquor of isolationism, Trudeau indicated to US President Barack Obama that Canada would not contribute to air strikes against ISIS. ISIS itself, insofar as it is a consistent group, has acknowledged the damage that these air strikes have done and can do on its

infrastructure. Yet, our country is not a part of this worldwide effort.

We have implicitly said that ISIS, Syria and the Middle East is not our concern. We have focused on the comforting, but flawed, thought that it is enough to provide safe refuge to those who have suffered under ISIS. Of course, that comfort is a necessary condition, and in fact, Canada should be doing more (though, f irst, Trudeau should probably achieve our outstanding promises to the international world). We have the capacity to accept even over the promised number. And, as a Western world with means, it is our responsibility to welcome refugees into our nation with open and tolerant arms. But to live in splendid isolation and believe that we are tolerant and “doing our part” is a fool’s thought. Foreign affairs cannot be separated into neat boxes—we cannot say we are compassionate if we are not doing our full part to address the root cause of the refugee crisis.

Prime Minister Trudeau needs to consider the fact that the world is far more complex than simply “doves” and “hawks.” Sometimes, in response to a robust threat, the world needs to respond in a robust way. If we do not do our part to stop ISIS now, as an international community, Trudeau should make contingency plans to accept Syrian refugees ad nauseum.

That is, if we can settle the first 10,000 people sooner rather than later, in a way that fulfills our solemn promises to the international world.

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on What’s YOUR eek? w s i h t d min

What do you do with old textbooks?

Michaela Whynot

Tyler Orr

Cecile, Hardeep, Imane

Eldon Finck

Paolo Garritano

“Take them to the book buy and sell, or post them on the facebook page.”

“I like to keep them, I’m a collector.”

“Sell them back to students or to Amazon.”

“I don’t really buy the in the first place.”

“Two uses: TV stand and potential income.”

Josh Okorie

Chenshan and Jiawei

Chevelle Malcom

Troy Wilson

Dr. Richard Langley

“Give them to friends, or keep them.”

“I give my textbooks and notes to him.”

“I don’t know if it’s hoarding, but I keep them. Or give them to someone who asks.”

“I keep them, they can be usefully in later classes.”

“Keep them all, I never throw out anything.”

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The Beaverbrook Art Gallery will be closing for renovations at the end of January. The gallery hopes to be back open in May. Justin Collett/ The Brunswickan

Beaverbrook prepares for final event before renovations Nathan DeLong Staff Reporter Freder icton’s Beaverbrook A r t Gallery will soon be closed for a few months so work can continue on expanding and renovating the space.

However, the gallery plans to send the building off in style with a BR B: Beaverbrook Renovation Blowout event on Saturday, Jan. 23.

“We wanted to celebrate the renovation and the building itsel f a nd sha re ou r excitement with people,” said Jeremy ElderJubelin, the gallery’s communications and visitor services manager.

Elder-Jubelin, along with galler y d i rec tor Ter r y G ra f f a nd t he development a ssociate for membership and events, Kathryn Dimock, sat down with the Brunswickan last week to discuss the expansion, closure and upcoming celebration.

Graff said the gallery is not going to be open to the public from Jan. 18 until some time in May due to renovations inside the building’s main entrance. The f loor will be raised to make it level with the surrounding galleries, and the

foyer will be redesigned.

Site work is well underway outside the gallery, and a new wheelchair ramp is nearing completion.

“We’re going to be much more user-friendly and accessible,” said Graff.

The gallery’s new wing will start coming together in the spring after concerns about f looding in the nearby Saint John R iver dissipate.

The expansion project is largely b e i ng f u nde d by a n ongo i ng $25 -m i l l ion f u nd ra isi ng ca mpaign, the goal of which Graff said was increased to $28 million to help the gallery maintain its enlarged facility.

The gallery has received $5 million from the provincial government for its endowment, while the federal government has contributed $1.5 million. The City of Fredericton has provided $500,000 for the project.

Private donations towards the project have surpassed $8 million.

“In the last year, we’ve received more than 1,000 works of art from collectors across the country,” said Graff. “We need to show more of our collection and what we have, so it’s time for us to expand and provide more amenities for our visitors.”

Graff said fundraising for the expansion hasn’t always been easy, but he likes that there are people in the community who see the value of the gallery.

“It shows that there are people who want this and it’s important for the community and society.”

Graff said the expanded gallery will include a designated area for work done by young people, a special space for a folk art collection, a learning centre as well as multi-purpose rooms for use by non-prof it groups and an artistsin-residence studio and café.

Elder-Jubelin said something else visitors to the new and improved gallery can expect is more windows.

“What this affords us – because it’s all engagement space that’s not necessarily art space-- is the opportunity to put in all kinds of windows and brighten up the building and the experience,” he said.

A s for t he blowout event , Dimock explained that the hope is for the gallery to celebrate the expansion project with its members while trying to attract new ones.

“If people are curious about what they see at the gallery and

what goes on here, it would be a good time to visit,” she said.

There will be an afternoon portion for families where there won’t be an admission fee, but the main event runs from 7 to 10 p.m. and is for adults aged 19 and up. Tickets cost $35 for the evening activities.

There will be a cash bar and snacks, and DJ Nasty Naz will be performing.

Attendees will also be able to recreate major works, such as the Mona Lisa, out of gumballs, and mural paper will be spread around the gallery walls to draw and leave messages. Gra f f it i a r t ist Jason Wilcox will be present to help with the mural.

All the gallery’s collection artwork will be placed in storage in preparation for the festivities.

“We wanted to celebrate the renovation and the building itself and share our excitement with people.”

-Jeremy Elder-Jubelin

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UNB students have high hopes for class project Sebastian Maynard Arts Editor While most students probably work on a term project with the simple hope of getting a good mark and passing their respective class, the Film 4000 class at UNB has high hopes for their upcoming short film, Knots and Prods.

“The running joke in the class is that we want to get into Cannes,” explained the film’s director, Ashley Phinney. “Personally, I say, ‘why couldn’t we?’”

Phinney, along with seven other students, have been working on Knots and Prods as part of their full-year class. Film 4000 is an advanced film production course that is mandatory for Phinney, who is in her fourth year of her Media Arts and Culture major.

“Once the class had decided on the Knots and Prods script, we were all in charge of pitching ourselves to the class for a role that we wanted on the crew,” she said.

“I really enjoyed the script; I had a clear picture of what I would want it to look like on screen from my first read through of it.”

The film follows two cousins who grew up spending time with their grandmother together but become estranged after her death. Eventually they meet up one night for drinks.

“Over the course of a bar fight, and a surreal experience waiting for a ride, the boys confront whether or not the memory of Grandma is enough to keep them together. Though they

don’t want to let go of their past, maybe their relationship is better off if they are apart,” said Phinney.

Although the film is part of a required class, there are still costs involved with the production that have led the crew to start a crowdfunding campaign using Indiegogo.

“In order to be able to produce a professional looking film, with all of the elements that I want to be able to include, it will cost a few thousand dollars,” explained Phinney.

The money they are hoping to raise will help with renting locations and equipment, feeding the crew and buying props and costumes.

Phinney does not want to give too much away when it comes to what people can expect from the film, but said, “I am a huge fan of Guillermo Del Toro’s style [Pan’s Labyrinth, Pacific Rim]. The colours and lighting are always fantastic in his films. I am really inspired by his works, and so I want to take aspects of his style and incorporate it into Knots and Prods.”

The director hopes that the film will be ready to premier at the next Silver Wave Film Festival, which happens annually in Fredericton.

“The big goal for this is to have the film screened on Air Canada flights,” said Phinney.

For now, though, Phinney said that the crew is focused on finding extras and raising funds for the project.

“Since we are all poor students, crowdfunding is essential; we can’t make this film without help.”

The Film 4000 class at UNB is currently in the production stage of their film, Knots and Prods.

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Slowcoaster rock Fredericton for back-to-back nights Chris Brooks Staff Reporter

Nova Scotia’s Slowcoaster performed at the Capital on Jan. 8 & 9.

Liam Guitard/ The Brunswickan

Cape Breton band Slowcoaster played back to back shows this weekend at the Capital Complex. Both Friday and Saturday’s shows sold out. This is the first time since the summer the band has played in Fredericton.

“There were definitely a lot of different faces between the two nights, that’s for sure,” said guitarist Steven MacDougall.

“Friday night was a little crazier than Saturday night too. Saturday night was probably at capacity, but Friday was definitely overflowing.”

Slowcoaster has played shows in Fredericton off and on for about a decade, and the Capital is one of the first bars in the city they played at. Accordingly, the band always has a good time when they’re invited back.

Fredericton native Stephen Lewis opened for the band on Friday night, playing his signature style funk music which involves making and playing loops of his own music as he performs to create some pretty cool beats. On Saturday, the opening act was Keegan Dobbelsteyn.

Dobbelsteyn, also from Fredericton, got the full house singing along to pop/rock originals before Slowcoaster took the stage at around midnight.

Slowcoaster went on without a definitive plan, but read the crowd in order to

best play to their audience.

“We were just playing what we like and new songs that we enjoy playing and the crowd enjoys hearing,” said MacDougall.

On Saturday before their second show they hung out at a rehearsal studio in town to spend some time writing.

“We like to have fun while writing songs. We always figure if we’re laughing, if we’re grooving as we’re writing the song, that will have a similar effect on our listeners,” said MacDougall.

The band made their way back to Nova Scotia on Sunday in order to hang out for a bit before hitting the road again. They will play shows around the Maritimes before going to Alberta for a couple of days and then waiting out the rest of the winter.

According to them, they’ve got a decent following in Alberta mostly due to the number of east-coasters out there for work.

They played in Grand Prairie, Alberta on New Year’s Eve and are looking forward to heading back.

“We always have a good time when we’re out in Alberta, the guys out there from the Maritimes look forward to seeing a band they’ve gone to see before when they were back east so we get a pretty good reaction,” said MacDougall.

Slowcoaster plans on slowly releasing some singles for a bit and then possibly working on a couple EPs, but mostly they just want to focus on playing whatever they enjoy at the time.

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Slippadvisor: Naru

Brock Slipp The Brunswickan Dining options in Fredericton can often be disappointing due to the lack of diversity in our restaurant scene. It’s easy to find your typical tavern or more traditional American/Canadian cuisine; however, good internat iona l choices a re hard to come by. That is until the recent opening of Naru Japanese Cuisine.

Located downtown on Queen Street, Naru is a small but vibrant sushi restaurant specializing in

Japanese cuisine. When the restaurant f irst opened, I was skeptical of how long it would be able to stay in business, as Fredericton has a weird knack for disowning new restaurants that differ from t he nor m. S i nce t he op en i ng though, the restaurant has f lourished in the diff icult market that is Fredericton and is one of my favourite restaurants in the city.

T he menu con si st s of ma ny authentic Japanese dishes including a wide array of delicious sushi rol ls a nd tempu ras. Each d ish is prepared thoughtfully and is

made w it h qua l it y i ngred ients that account for a true Japanese experience. Not on ly does t he food taste good here but the presentation of the dishes is second to none. Naru creates an atmosphere that takes me back to eating in a larger city, which is a nice change from many of the Fredericton restaurants that can often be boring or less energetic in nature.

Having eaten here a few times I can say the service for me has always been on par, though some days have been slower due to the high volume of customers and

limited staff members. Despite t h is, t he food is wel l wor t h a relatively short wait. Naru offers a great dinner menu but I highly recommend going in for lunch.

Their lunch menu consists of a number of set lunch specials that i nclude fou r or f ive d i f ferent menu items combined with a price of normally no more than $14.

Nar u a lso of fers some rea lly good desserts like the Tempura Banana with your choice of ice cream (made in the restaurant).

Some menu items at Naru may seem slightly pricey for Frederic-

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ton but, in reality, I f ind Naru to be very affordable, especially if the quality of food and service lives up to my expectations. If you love sushi or are willing to try something different then Naru should be at the top of your go-to restaurant list.

Food- 9/10 Service- 8/10 Atmosphere- 9/10

THURSDAY, JAN. 7 January Colouring Nights Corked Wine Bar, 4:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m., $11.30

Sebastian Maynard Arts Editor

FRIDAY, JAN. 8 Frost Week Student Union Building, Jan. 11-15

Kanye West - “Real Friends (featuring Ty Dolla $ign)”

Wintersleep – “Amerika”

Back in 2004, Kanye West closed out his debut album, College Dropout, with a song focused on his family. “Act like everything fine and if it isn’t/ we ain’t letting everybody in our family business,” he states. Though the album artwork of his latest single, “Real Friends,” would lead you to think otherwise, times have changed for Mr. West. “I’m a deadbeat cousin, I hate family reunions,” he raps. “When was the last time I remembered a birthday? When was the last time I wasn’t in a hurry?” Despite his outlook on things changing, Kanye stays true to form and delivers a thoughtful track that gives production credits to Toronto’s Boi-1da. With new music and the promise of an album coming out in February, it seems that Yeezy season is here.

Though Wintersleep hail from Halifax, Nova Scotia, the band has used famous American writer, Walt Whitman, as the inspiration for their upcoming sixth album, The Great Detachment. “The enthusiasm and hope Whitman had for America as a place and an idea really struck me,” explained the bands lead singer, Paul Murphy, in an interview with the Wall Street Journal. It is no surprise, then, that the lead single off their new record is titled, “Amerika,” which Murphy said “attempts to connect to the sort of hope in the concept that Whitman is conjuring.” The song is catchy and no matter what the title is, next time Wintersleep come through Fredericton “Amerika” is sure to be one that people are singing along to.

Sawmill Creek & Bleu The Capital, 10:30 p.m., $6

SATURDAY, JAN. 9 Burning Coast, The Snorkels & Monteith Brothers The Capital, 10:30 p.m., $6

MONDAY, JAN. 11 Monday Night Film Series: Macbeth Tilley Hall, 7:30 p.m., $7

MONDAY, JAN. 11 Kendrick Lamar – “Untitled 2”

Photography Industry Meet and Greet Wilser’s Room, 8:00 p.m.

Instead of opting to perform a song off his critically acclaimed 2015 record, To Pimp a Butterfly, when Kendrick Lamar appeared on the The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon he elected to play a track people hadn’t heard before. For five minutes on live television the Compton rapper juxtaposes the need, want and effects that money can have. He closes out the song repeating the lines “you ain’t gotta tell me I’m the one,” and with eleven Grammy nominations coming his way for To Pimp a Butterfly, it might be hard to argue against otherwise.

The Brunswickan’s Food & Liquor: Hot chocolate

Sebastian Maynard

Mélanie Michaud

Tim Hortons While I often find Tim Hortons hot chocolate too sweet and watery to completely finish, doing a half and half combination of coffee and hot chocolate provides comfort as well as a little pick-me up. The slight chocolate aftertaste masks some of the bitterness that comes with coffee, and the overall feeling you get is far more relaxed than the normal caffeine kick of a Tim’s coffee. Though it still doesn’t live up to some of the better tasting, more expensive options in the café market, the sheer convenience, nostalgia, and opportunity to combine different flavours allows for Tim Horton’s hot chocolates to rightfully remain a staple from hockey rinks to student cafeterias.

Second Cup One of the best things about cold weather are the drinks that warm you up. With a variety of different hot drinks at Second Cup it can be hard to chose, but I say it’s always good to stay with a classic. A twist on a cold weather staple, a white hot chocolate is delicious and a fun change. The one from Second Cup is unreal; it tastes like vanilla ice cream in a mug. However, it’s pretty sweet, so I wouldn’t get it in a larger size. Best to forgo the whipped cream on top too.

Mathieu Wong

Brad Parker

Coffee and Friends The Chocolate Monkey at Coffee and Friends downtown is a very special and tasty twist on your typical hot chocolate. Along with the rich chocolate and milk, they add a strong banana flavour that makes this an excellent drink to have when it’s cold and snowing outside. If you are interested in exploring different kinds of variations of the well-known drink, this is definitely one to experience.

What makes it even more enticing is that Coffee and Friends has a plethora of other specialty drinks with ingredients such as Nutella, cinnamon, and caramel, among many others, proving that no matter what mood you are in, there is always something for everyone.

Homemade Don’t want to spend $5 on hot chocolate? Can’t be bothered to go outside in the cold for a warm beverage? That’s why I choose homemade hot chocolate. My preferred method for making hot chocolate is to shovel four heaping spoonfuls of hot chocolate mix into my half-litre mug. While the water is boiling, pour in a little milk (or Baileys), stir it up, and throw in two jumbo marshmallows. Pour the hot water slowly onto the marshmallows, and enjoy easy, tasty, creamy hot chocolate in the comfort of your own home.

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The V-Reds dominated in their first AUS action of 2016, dispatching Dalhousie 4-0 and StFX 6-2.

Kyle Lamkin / The Brunswickan

Reds run rampant over Dalhousie, StFX Nathan DeLong Staff Reporter The UNB V-Reds hockey team is tied for second place in the Atlantic University Sport conference after downing the St. Francis Xavier X-Men and Dalhousie Tigers at home over the weekend.

It was a pena lt y-f illed af fa ir with playoff implications at stake on Saturday night at the Aitken Centre as UNB (12-3-2) beat St. FX (12-3-2) 6-2 to tie the X-Men for the No. 2 spot.

That performance followed a 4-0 win over the Tigers on Friday night, when Dylan Willick potted his f irst hat trick since his major midget days a nd A lex Dubeau blocked 23 shots for the shutout.

“We know we had a good opponent ton ight,” V-Reds head coach Gardiner MacDougall said after Saturday’s matchup. “There’s a good rivalry between the teams, and St. FX had an outstanding f irst half of the season.”

Chris Caissy struck f irst on a man advantage four minutes into Saturday’s game while M ichael Clarke of the X-Men served an interference penalty.

Tyler Carroll knocked a shot p a s t S t . F X ne t m i nd e r D r e w Owsley more than four minutes later to add to the V-Reds’ early onslaught.

Stephen Anderson tipped Matt Petgrave’s shot from the point into the net at 11:21 to put UNB up 3-0 before Caissy beat Owsley one-on-one for his second goal of the game just past the 16-minute

mark.

“Chris is focused a nd had a big weekend for us, and Frankie [Beauvillier] and Rob [Mignardi] too,” said MacDougall.

The second period was little more than two minutes old when C ol i n Suel lent rop’s shot f rom halfway inside the X-Men’s zone was def lected by Mignardi past Owsley to increase UNB’s cushion to f ive goals.

Clarke beat U NB goaltender Etienne Marcoux in the slot at 14:26 to ruin his shutout bid, but Philippe Halley answered for U NB two minutes later with a shorthanded goal while Beauvillier was off for crosschecking.

Holden Cook f l icked a shot past Marcoux at 6:45 in the third frame to bring the X-Men within four, but it was as close as they would come.

“We started out strong and had a good f irst period, then in the second, we were able to separate ourselves from them,” MacDougall said on Saturday. “The third p er io d wa sn’t a s muc h ab out hockey, but we had to f ind a way to f inish it off.”

Willick opened the scoring for U NB Friday against Dalhousie a lmost seven minutes into t he opening frame. In period t wo, Mignardi f licked a backhand shot past Tigers starter Corbin Boes to make it 2-0.

“Our start could have been better,” said MacDougall. “We found a way to get up a goal, and it was good to have the lead.”

A lmost a minute later, a shot

from the point by Willick gave the V-Reds a three-goal cushion.

More than seven minutes into the middle stanza, Willick and Mignardi passed back and forth as they headed in towards the Dalhousie net on a two-man breakaway, but Willick took the shot that beat Boes and completed the hat trick with a shorthanded goal. “ We m ad e s o me n ic e pl ay s around the net in the second per-

iod and even hit a few posts, but I thought we were really strong,” said MacDougall.

Boes was yanked after allowing the fourth UNB goal on 18 shots.

Tigers backup Wendell Vye denied all 18 shots he faced in the relief effort.

W h i le t he t h i rd per iod wa s scoreless, it was a lso t he most chippy time of the game. UNB and Dalhousie had to kill 20 and

18 total penalty minutes in the closing frame, respectively.

“Our PK was strong in the third period,” said MacDougall.

The V-R eds a nd Tigers w i l l rematch on Friday at the Halifax Forum. Puck drop is at 7 p.m.

UNB and St. FX will also meet again Saturday at 7 p.m. in Antigonish.

Coach Gardiner MacDougall has some new lines to play around with in the year with the addition of three key players.

Kyle Lamkin / The Brunswickan

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SECOND HALF WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Record: 5-3 AUS Rank: 4th CIS Rank: Unranked It’s an exciting semester for the women’s basketball team as they will host the 2016 Arcelormittal Defasco CIS Final 8 in March and will see the return of Chelsey Collette and Kaitlyn Mangold who are both coming off knee surgery.

The team is currently fourth in the AUS with twelve points and will look to improve on that with a bolstered squad.

Going to into last weekend’s play, Acadia was leading the conference with an undefeated 7-0 record.

“We want to keep getting better every week. It’s a long season and we have already improved a lot. But I don’t want us to focus on the end result, I want us to keep focusing on getting better every week,” said head coach Jeff Speedy.

“When we play well, we play with poise and make good decisions with the ball. When we are careless with the ball, our turnovers often lead to our downfall,” said Speedy on what his team needs to do to insure consistency.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Record: 4-4 AUS Rank: 5th CIS Rank: Unranked

Despite being the second highest scoring team in the Atlantic Conference through their first eight games, UNB has won only half of them.

The team has lost more than just games however, as they have had to deal with multiple injuries including one to starter Nikola Mandic, who was an distinct interior presence for the Reds.

Head coach Brent Baker added 6’8” Ravaughn Gayle to the roster over the break to try to plug the hole left by the Mandic Injury.

“We would really like to improve our interior, defense and rebounding,” said Baker on the teams goals for the second term. “Making the playoffs is goal number one.”

Veteran guards Matt Daley (16.1 points per game) and Javon Masters (24.0 points per game) will look to lead their team back to the AUS championships in March.

MEN’S HOCKEY

Record: 11-3-2 AUS Rank: 3rd CIS Rank: 7th Head coach Gardiner MacDougall and the rest of the staff on the men’s hockey team stayed busy over the break as they added three forwards to their roster. Chris Clapperton, Cam Braes and Mike Thomas will all dawn the red and black in the second semester, Braes and Thomas will do so for the second times in their careers.

“Chris Clapperton was a nice Christmas present,” said MacDougall, who knew for a while the team would be getting back Braes and Thomas. “I think there’s good dimensions in all three to help our group be better.”

The team now has a dynamic group of forwards that will be tough for any team in the CIS to contain.

“I think you’re going to like the group,” said MacDougall “People like faster and faster hockey, we’re going to start fast and we’re going to finish faster.”

There are three spots available for AUS teams at this year’s CIS University Cup being hosted by SMU, who gets automatic entry in the national tournament.

The V-Reds entered the break in third place in the AUS two points behind StFX and three points back of first place Acadia.

MEN’S VOLLEYBALL

Record: 4-4 AUS Rank: 2nd CIS Rank: Unranked

For those that don’t know, AUS men’s volleyball consists of only three teams, Memorial, Dalhousie and UNB, making every conference match a rivalry one.

Memorial is yet to win a game however, UNB and Dalhousie are extremely competitive and always produce exciting matches.

The two teams have yet to play this season and will do so for the first time over the weekend as the Reds travel to Halifax to take on their conference rivals.

UNB will then host an AUS-RSEQ interlock event that will see them play against such teams as Laval, Montreal, and Sherbrooke.

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Record: 3-6 AUS Rank: 3rd CIS Rank: Unranked

The 3-6 record is not indicative of how the women’s volleyball team has played this year, as they have only lost one game in conference play, so far.

The AUS plays many out of conference matches against OUA and RSEQ teams who have much higher budgets and more staff that help with recruiting, making it hard for smaller schools like UNB to compete.

“Attack efficiency will be the big one for us in the second half,” said head coach Jilliane Portelli on what the team can improve on going forward.

UNB will play the majority of their conference games in the New Year, making every match a crucial one in a tightly packed playoff race.

Paige Nelmes, a veteran Libero for the team, is the only graduating player this year and will be recognized at senior night on Feb. 19.

The goal for the team is to make the playoffs and to bring home the AUS banner at the end of the season.

SWIMMING

AUS Championships: February 12-14 CIS Championships: February 26-28

The swim team has one more invitational meet before the AUS championships in February.

So far, Charli Leblanc from the women’s team, is the only UNB swimmer to qualify for the CIS championships.

“The women’s team is aiming to get a medal in every event at the AUS championships,” said head coach Robin Ferdinand. “The men’s team is hoping to bump up to third or fourth at the AUS Championships, get some podium finishes and have one CIS qualifier.”

Ferdinand believes there is room for improvement and is hoping more athletes from the women’s team will be able to qualify for CIS. “We need to work on skills, be the fastest off the blocks, fastest turns and be strong underwater.”

TRACK AND FIELD

AUS Championships: February 27-28 CIS Championships: March 10-12 “The team needs to find another gear and another performance level. If we are going to challenge our AUS competitors for conference victories we need to find a way to dig a little deeper, race a little faster, jump a little higher, and throw [and] jump farther,” said head coach Jason Reindl about his track team that will compete against AUS competition for the first time this season on January 16 at the Moncton Open.

The annual McGill team challenge that takes place on January 28-29 will be a major test for the V-Reds as they get the opportunity to race against some of the country’s best athletes.

“Last year our men’s team was second at the AUS championships and women were third. We sent three athletes to the CIS national championships and we won 21 medals. Our focus is to build on these achievements,” said Reindl.

Veterans Daniel Brown, Jonathan Bunn and Grace Annear will look to lead a group of talented athletes onto the podium this season.

Look out for rookies Liam Turgeon, who already ranks third in shot put and second in weight throw, as well as Victoria Leblanc who has already medaled at the national level.

Visit www.atlanticuniversitysport.com/ landing/index for complete AUS event listings.

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V-Reds take three of four games on Nova Scotia roadie Anne Ugabi The Brunswickan Lady V-Reds split away games It was a packed weekend for the both the men’s and women’s UNB Varsity Red basketball teams as they each played two away games.

The first round of games saw the Varsity Reds take on the Cape Breton Capers on Friday and the second saw the team’s head to Antigonish on Saturday where they faced StFX. The women’s team split the weekend with a win over the Capers and a loss at StFX. They started the second half of their season with a close but crucial win over the Capers with a final score of 73-69.

“We were happy about our performance and the outcome on Friday, but we were disappointed in the result on Saturday at StFX,” said third year guard Laura Kaye. “We weren’t hitting our shots and that let us down in the end.”

Kaye was the top scoring player that night with 20 points to her name, with Kiley Delong and Grace Wade making noticeable impacts with 12 rebounds and six assists respectively.

The women’s team fell short the following day, however, to the X-Women by a score of 68-61, in what was a fiercely

contested game the whole way through.

The leaders for Saturday’s game for UNB were Grace Wade with 14 points and Kiley Delong with eight rebounds.

Masters and Reds roll into New Year The men’s team opened up the second half of their season with a great start, winning both of their games.

They held on 84-83 for their first win of the weekend against the CBU Capers who made a comeback in the third quarter.

Fifth year guard Matt Daley locked up the win for the team with the final basket.

Daley was also the game leader that night with a game high 29 points, third year guard Javon Masters followed with 24 points and eight rebounds.

The following game against the X-Men saw the Varsity Reds trounce the X-Men by a 100-83 score.

The high scoring game saw the XMen take the lead after the first quarter however, the Varsity Reds found their rhythm in the second quarter and never let up with Javon Masters dropping an incredible 42 points.

Mark Matheson and Matt Daley were also game leaders, collecting eleven rebounds and eleven assists respectively.

Team captain Matt Daley said that it

Third year forward Dylan Baker takes on a CBU defender in hard fought win.

Brad Parker / The Brunswickan

was a “very good team weekend; we had our toughest road trip and the entire team stepped up and played together. Everybody did what they had to do in order

to get the win. We faced a lot of adversity but we stood together and have a lot to build on moving forward in the season”.

Both teams take on the Dalhousie

Tigers in a double header at the Currie Centre in what will be their first home game of the New Year this weekend.

Reds notebook: AUS announces partnership with Bell Let’s Talk Rob Trites Sports Editor

place at t he A it ken Un iversit y Centre on Jan. 27 at 7 p.m.

The Atlantic University Conference has confirmed its partnership with Bell Let’s Talk and its plans to host several events in coordination with the annual Let’s Talk Day sponsored by Bell.

“Bel l L et’s Ta l k is reach i ng student-athletes all across Atlantic Canada to encourage conversations about mental health,” said Bell Senior Vice President Dan McKeen in an AUS press release about the partnership.

T here a re fou r AUS hockey games that will host Bell Let’s Talk events one of which taking

V-Reds Athletes of the week Grace Wade from the women’s basketball team and Dylan Willick from the men’s hockey team were honored as this week’s Domino’s V-Reds athletes of the week.

Wade had a st rong weekend for her team as they played two away games and came away with one win.

“She was aggressive on offense, attacking the basket and defensively not just getting steals, but getting pass def lect ions as well,” said head

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coach Jeff Speedy to a UNB Athletics reporter. “She is improving every week and [is] a big part of our success.”

Willick was instrumental in the two dominating victories earned by the Reds over the weekend and managed to score three of the four UNB goals in the f irst game over Dalhousie on Friday.

“He is excellent on the penalty kill and is now using his speed to create offensive opportunities, as evident from his f irst career AUS hat-trick,” said head coach Gardiner MacDougall in an interview with a UNB Athletics reporter.

Javon drops 42 The AUS named Javon Masters one of its Subway Athletes of the Week i n Decemeber a nd t hey might be forced to do so again after another stellar weekend on the court.

He scored a combined 66 points in t wo games highlighted by a 42 point performance in a win against the StFX X-Men. “I was just trying to be aggressive and take what the defense gave me,” sa id Masters on h is ridiculous output. “Matt Daley as well put me in posit ions to score easily and the offence was f lowing.”

Critchlow honored with Rod Pike award U NB hockey’s team captain, Ca m Cr itch low wa s g iven t he distinct honor of receiving the Rod Pike award.

The Rod Pike award is given to a U N B hockey at h lete t hat maintains a GPA above 3.0 while demonstrating spectacular hockey ability.

“Based on recent World Junior results, do you believe other countries have finally caught up to Hockey Canada in terms of player development?”

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The all-Canadian, beer drinking, maple syrup answer would be, “Hell no! Never!”

Realistically, the answer is yes. Other countries have done a fantastic job at improving their player development and this is great for international hockey, albeit very stressful as a Canadian. Watch for extremely competitive tournaments going forward!

Masters is in a tight race for AUS M V P w it h U PE I’s Tyler Scott at the moment and we will see the two go head-to-head when their two teams play Jan. 22 in Charlottetown.

No. More and more of Canada’s best junior players are sticking in the NHL, which makes them unavailable for the WJC. Canada nearly beat gold medal winning Finland in the quarterfinals without McDavid, Ekblad, Bennett, Fabbri, etc. The world is catching up – but they have a ways to go.

It isn’t just WJC. This year, Canada’s percentage of players in the NHL is under 50 per cent. 1980, we were 90 per cent. The game has grown to eight to ten countries that can produce professional caliber players. USA is the real buster on the block.

They are a full 24 per cent of the NHL’s players this year. Still our game, but they are coming.

Nathan DeLong Staff Reporter

Team Canada just wasn’t good enough to medal this year. Canada isn’t always number one, and maybe it shouldn’t be where the WJC showcases the world’s best hockey talent. Other countries do look to have caught up to Canada over the years, though, which can only make the game better.

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BRUNS UPPER DECKERS V-REDS EVENTS

MARCUS LEES #6 “I’ve grown a lot as an individual, every year I’ve grown a little in my athletics, my academics, my maturity as well. I’ve learned a lot about myself and a lot about the Fredericton community.” Lees on his time with the V-Reds.

FRIDAY, JAN. 8 Women’s Basketball Dalhousie @ UNB, 6 p.m. Currie Center Men’s Hockey UNB @ Dalhousie, 7 p.m. Halifax, N.S. Women’s Volleyball UNB @ Acadia, 7 p.m. Wolfville, N.S. Men’s Basketball Dalhousie @ UNB, 8 p.m. Currie Center Men’s Volleyball UNB @ Dalhousie, 8 p.m. Wolfville, N.S.

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MARCUS LEES

Although Marcus is in his third year of eligibility, he is graduating in the spring of 2016. He plans on using his last two years of eligibility but is not yet sure of his post graduate academic path. Marcus has medaled twice while with the Reds, earning silver at the 2015 CIS Nationals in York and bronze at the 2013 CIS Nationals at the BMO centre in Fredericton. Lees is a fast paced player who has a knack of creating goals by crossing in balls from the left wing.

Background: Marcus has been playing soccer since the age of five and has been a part of many different teams. He attributes his success to being a part of three prestigious teams; Team Ontario when he was 14, Fluminense FC (an academy out of Brazil) when he was 16 and then Toronto FC academy when he was 17. He then took a year break from competitive soccer before he got recruited to UNB by head coach Miles Pinsent.

Favorite part of being a V-Red: All of the opportunities given to him through the community of Fredericton to do things like volunteer with youth and network with professionals.

Victory celebration: Tackling the goalie with the rest of the team as congratulations for keeping the balls out of the net. Marcus will also call his dad after a game to get his feedback about how he saw the game.

MEN’S SOCCER Height: 5’ 11” Position: Attacking Midfielder Year: 3 Studying: Bachelor of Recreation and Sports Studies, Wellness stream From: Greater Toronto Area, Ontario

PAIGE VINCENT #10

SATURDAY, JAN. 9

“My goal is to win an AUS championship and be the best player I can be for the team.”

Women’s Volleyball UNB @ Acadia, 2 p.m. Wolfville, N.S.

Paige and the women’s soccer team have had a recent wave of unprecedented success, partly due to the recruitment tactics and training from head coach Jon Crossland and his staff. Paige earned rookie of the year in her first season as a Red back in 2013, a year the team finished five points out of a playoff spot. One year later, Vincent helped the team go 10-1-2 on route to a 32 point first place finish. The women finished fourth in 2015 and were eliminated from the playoffs in heart breaking fashion in the quarter finals.

Men’s Volleyball UNB @ Dalhousie, 4 p.m. Wolfville, N.S. Women’s Basketball Dalhousie @ UNB, 6 p.m. Currie Center Men’s Hockey UNB @ Dalhousie, 7 p.m. Halifax, N.S.

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Men’s Basketball Dalhousie @ UNB, 8 p.m. Currie Center

PAIGE VINCENT

Background: Paige has played for team Nova Scotia and the Canada Games squad. She joined the Reds after she came with a group of friends to visit UNB and decided it was the school for her after she saw the campus and met her future team mates.

Favorite part of being a V-Red: All of the memories that have come from being on a team with 26 other girls that Vincent says are supportive, funny and caring.

Victory Celebration: Going out as a team after a successful six point weekend.

WOMEN’S SOCCER Height: 5’2” Position: Central Midfielder Year: 3 Studying: Civil Engineering From: Dartmouth, N.S.

CONGRATULATIONS

Bingqin Luo MBA CANDIDATE

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Awarded on November 26, 2015 at our 28th Annual Business Awards Dinner. Above: Kevin Chase, VP Finance and CFO, Day & Ross, presenting the McCain Scholar’s Prize to Bingqin Luo, MBA Candidate.

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