The Brunswickan, Issue 3, Vol. 154

VOLUME 154, ISSUE 3, NOVEMNBER 2020

Holiday Travel Plans in a Pandemic Students consider what is important this holiday season

The Bruns Interview: Dad Patrol

One of New Brunswick’s rising stars in the music scene.

Canada's Oldest Official Student Publication

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Correction: A line in last months Letter From the Editor misidentified the Legislation of Transgender Rights to Bill C-279. The line now reads “2017: Bill-C16 is passed, ensuring human rights protection to transgender people in Canada.”

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Front Cover Zachary Pelletier from the band Dad Patrol.

Photo by Lisa Metz.

Staff Reporters Andrew McCullough Ibukun Keyamo Morgan Bell David Bunce Creative Team Josh Vandenborre Jules Keenan Social Media Manager Emma Warwick

Editorial Board Editor-in-Chief Ally Buchanan Business Manager Cameron Wiseman Ceative Director Jules Keenan News Editor Taylor Chalker Arts & Lifestyle Editor Marlowe Evans Ad Manager Curtis Brewster Multimedia Editor Josh Vandenborre Copy Editor Jack Sparks

Editor Letter from the

Words by Ally Buchanan Illustration by Jules Keenan

Content warning: This letter includes mention of sexual assault and gender-based violence.

Dear UNB Administration, Over the last few weeks, dozens of stories have come out from students, past and present, recounting sexual assaults that took place on the UNB campus and were committed by UNB students, faculty, or staff. You have released four statements over five days in response to this ongoing discourse.

You have said nothing. You have done nothing.

On Tuesday, November 17, you “learned” that Dr. Bhargava had been suspended by the College of Physicians and Surgeons in New Brunswick. Why did you have to be informed of that? Why had you not taken action yourselves?

Also in a statement on November 17, you claim that your “silence is not inaction.” What is it then?

Stories dating back almost a decade have surfaced of survivors stating that members of the faculty and administration have discouraged them in seeking action against their abusers and have silenced them in trying to speak out and access support.

You can no longer claim that services implemented five years ago are “comprehensive” viable support options, especially when you have been continuously reducing the scope and funding of those services.

Especially when those services housed a known abuser for years.

The President’s email, also sent on November 17, promises to “raise greater awareness” and “inform students, staff and faculty” on the issues of sexual violence. We are aware and informed. Now we need accountability and action.

Bhargava needs to be fired. He needs to be barred from practicing psychiatry for the rest of his life.

The survivors need support, accommodation, and justice. But this is bigger than Bhargava. This is the Rape Trail. This is S-Club and the Cellar. This is professors and TAs. This is residence buildings and proctors.

It’s the entire institution.

You are educating young people who will one day become Dr. Bhargava. Who you are training to be placed in positions of power where they abuse and assault the women they work with or those who are vulnerable to them. Allowing a young rapist to continue through your university without repercussions is directly aiding in the creation of a rapist lawyer, doctor, teacher, engineer, or psychiatrist.

Your students are not safe on your campus. They are telling you that and have been for years. Anything less than concrete, enforceable action in removing the perpetrators of this violence and eradicating the culture that allows it to continue is unacceptable and indefensible.

You say that “sexual violence of any kind is not tolerated at UNB.” Prove it. Because you haven’t so far.

Signed, Ally The Brunswickan stands in solidarity and support with all survivors of sexual assault, violence, or harrassment of any kind. We hear you, we believe you, we stand with you.

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE THE BRUNSWICKAN | VOL. 154, ISSUE 1

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News Briefs Taylor Chalker

On the Town

Morgan Bell

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Holiday Travel Plans in a Pandemic Taylor Chalker

Avoid Amazon and Shop Local Andrew McCullough

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Capsule: NBCCD’s Photographic Exhibiton Ibukun Keyamo

Defining Misogyny Vol III:

Jules Keenan

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Home: Stories From Our Staff

Inequality in the Climate Crisis Morgan Bell

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Joe Forestell: Campus’ Favourite DJ Ibukun Keyamo

The Brunswickan Interview: Dad Patrol

Marlowe Evans

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Colouring Contest Winners

Dear Sharkie Sharkie

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New Brunswick Relaxes Travel Restrictions On November 13, New Brunswick announced that they would be relaxing restrictions on travel for families at the international border. Many view this as a controversial decision, but most are overjoyed with the thought of seeing their family members again after a long period of separation.

Words by Taylor Chalker Illustration by Jules Keenan

Green Caucus calling for rent control On November 5, Fredericton South MLA David Coon called for the Higgs administration to establish rent controls to protect vulnerable Fredericton citizens from unreasonable rent hikes.

Coon claims that the Residential Tenancies Act is weaker than similar acts of other provinces and puts New Brunswickers at a disadvantage. In New Brunswick, landlords must give two to three months notice of a rent increase, but there is no limit as to how much rent can be increased.

In recent years, Coon had called for rent controls, but the bill was tabled by Coon as rental property developers felt the pressure and called for the government to vote against it. Now, two years after tabling the initial bill, he is once again calling on the New Brunswick government to take action.

Megan Mitton, MLA for Memramcook-Tantramar and Green critic for Service New Brunswick, is working with Coon to call Mary Wilson, Service New Brunswick Minister, to introduce legislation that will help establish rent controls. “Housing is a human right. Large, unjustifiable increases in rent will have negative consequences such as increasing homelessness and deepening poverty,� stated Mitton in the Green Caucus press release.

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This decision comes in time for the holiday season and will give New Brunswickers an opportunity to spend that season with their loved ones. It is a more relaxed protocol than that of the federal government, which is still restricting travel within Canada.

At the beginning of the pandemic, all travel between the US and Canada at the land border was restricted, with a change being made in June to allow immediate family members to cross the border. The changes announced on November 13 will extend travel allowances to include significant others, grandparents, grandchildren, siblings, and children over the age of 18.

Individuals travelling to, or from, Canada will still have to undertake the mandatory two-week isolation period to ensure safe re-entry into the country.

Coronavirus in New Brunswick On November 15, the province announced three new cases of the virus, following the announcement of six new cases the day before, which was the largest single day increase since last month. This brings the number of active cases in the province to 22, and the total number of cases to 367. Thus far, the province has seen six deaths from coronavirus.

The recent cases were located in Moncton, Fredericton, and Saint John, and all individuals are self-isolating. The Moncton area cases came after the announcement of potential exposure at a gym and shoe store, and other cases are travel related or under investigation.

Words by Morgan Bell Illustration by Jules Keenan

Hanukkah Storytime When: December 5, 6:30 p.m.

Where: Fredericton Public Library With Chanukah treats provided by the Sisterhood of the Sgoolai Israel Synagogue, this event invites all families to enjoy live music, oral presentations, games, and art in honour of the festival of lights.

Christmas Night Market When: November 26 & December 3, 4 - 9 p.m.

Where: Picaroons Brewing Company With Christmas around the corner, holiday shopping has begun. Picaroons brewery is hosting a festive evening filled with shopping for all ages, local art, food, and drinks. The brewery will be filled with local creators and artists.

NBCCD Open Mic Night When: December 3, 6 - 8 p.m.

Where: Charlotte Street Arts Centre NBCCD Student Life will be hosting an open mic for all in the Fredericton area. Musicians, comedians, dancers, drag performers, and poets are encouraged to come out. To sign up and to book a table, email jerry-faye.flatt@gnb.ca. Entrance is by donation, and all of the proceeds will go to the Charlotte Street Arts Centre.

Christmas in the Village When: December 5 & 6, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Where: Kings Landing The Kings Landing village will be coming alive for Christmas and celebrating the holiday season with warm fires, wagon rides, Victorian décor, and caroling. 14 shops and homes will be open in the village during this time. A schedule of events and details of the weekend will be coming shortly to the Kings Landing Facebook page.

Christmas Afternoon Tea in Maxwell’s When: December 5, 12 - 2:30 p.m.

Where: Crowne Plaza Fredericton – Lord Beaverbrook Food at the Crowne Downtown will be hosting a Christmas-themed afternoon tea in Maxwell’s with Christmas baking, treats, and juice. This is a wonderful opportunity to enjoy the ambience of Maxwell’s and a lovely Christmas teatime with friends or family.

Santa Claus Photo Opportunity When: November 28, 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

November 29, 11:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

December 6, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Where: Delta Hotel Fredericton With the news of Santa not being able to make it to Regent Mall this Christmas, the Delta Hotel has decided to invite him to their venue. Photos per group will cost $18. Santa is only making this trip on select days, but this is a great opportunity for any young Frederictonians to be able to tell Santa what they want for Christmas this year.

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Holiday travel plans in a pandemic Words by Taylor Chalker Graphic by Josh Vandenborre

December will see individuals from outside of the Atlantic Bubble travelling home to be with their families for the holidays. This presents a risk to students, as well as other travellers, and requires consideration to be taken to ensure that there is not a substantial outbreak due to holiday travel.

In past years, the holiday season would see students travelling home to spend time with their loved ones. This year, students must consider what is more important, seeing their loved ones or risking exposure to the coronavirus.

UNB students are particularly vulnerable, as many airlines out of the only airport in Fredericton have limited flights, increasing the number of stopovers that travellers have on their journeys home. This increases the potential for exposure as the stopovers can be in airports that are not located in the Atlantic Bubble.

Isabella Gallant, a fourth-year Psychology student in the Faculty of Science, is from Summerside, PEI and often travels home to see her family. She is retaining her plans to travel home during the holidays, as PEI is within the Atlantic Bubble, and she is able to maintain social distancing guidelines by driving with her roommate who is also from Summerside.

“I am very fortunate and privileged that I regularly only travel places within the Atlantic bubble, and I was able to travel freely due to having proper documentation in both provinces that I reside in,” explained Gallant.

She and her family have discussed the possibility of restrictions changing, and her being unable to return home. While this would put a damper on her holiday plans, Gallant believes that she would try to make the best of any scenario.

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Those in the Atlantic bubble fear what will result from individuals from outside the bubble returning home. Halifax Stanfield International Airport is the stopover location for many flights coming into the Atlantic Bubble, a concerning location as Nova Scotia is currently experiencing higher numbers of cases in what is being called the second wave.

“I want you to be able to look back at the pandemic and say that you contributed, that you got it right and did your part,” said Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s Chief Medical Officer, as he encouraged the public to mask up and fight community spread of the virus in a news conference on November 14.

“We need to up our game.”

Khanh Do, a third-year Business and Political Science student at St. Thomas University, is originally from Vietnam. Due to the cost of international flights, she has not travelled home in the three years since she arrived in Canada.

In the past, Do would travel to the United States to visit family members for the holidays, or she and her friends would plan a trip to a bigger city, like Toronto or Montreal. This year, she and her friends plan to travel to Halifax.

“I made sure that our destination is within the Atlantic Bubble so we don’t have to quarantine for two weeks,” Do explained, grateful for the presence of family at this time. “My mom is in town, so it’s not as bad as the previous years.”

UNB students travelling outside the Atlantic bubble must ensure that they quarantine when they return to New Brunswick and, if they have in-person classes in the winter, they must allow adequate time to do so.

The winter term start date has been adjusted to accommodate those who are quarantining, with classes resuming on January 11. Additionally, all classes, whether online or in-person, will be online for the first week of the semester to ensure attendance.

Reid Hall, a fourth-year Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering student at UNB, is from Renfrew, Ontario. Normally he would fly home for the holidays after his last exam, spending the holidays with his family and returning to UNB before the start of the winter semester.

This year, Hall doesn’t see travelling home as a feasible option due to the mandatory two-week quarantine that he will have to complete when returning to New Brunswick.

“It was a lot easier to self isolate in the summer, as I was able to return a little bit earlier before all of my roommates were back, but I won’t have that option this time,” Hall said, explaining that he will likely be staying in New Brunswick this year. “It looks like I will be spending it here with my friends, and hopefully we get a nice bit of snow to get some laps in at Crabbe Mountain and enjoy some beverages.”

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Words by Andrew McCullough Graphic by Jules Keenan

Amazon claims to have earned approximately $87 billion last Christmas season in the final quarter of the year. The user-friendly interface, seamless payment integration, and rapid shipping output make it easy to see Amazon’s appeal to shoppers, yet many are choosing to boycott the corporation and shop locally this year.

Amazon exploits workers worldwide, including in warehouses in England. In China, it was discovered that factory workers were not provided with proper safety equipment and were subject to abuse from supervisors.

Amazon is not green, and it is one of the biggest contributors to packaging waste. In total, online stores use $20 billion in cardboard per year.

Amazon is greedy and is benefiting from billions in American Taxpayer money, yet contributed only $162 million in federal income tax. Even though we are Canadian, we should remain conscious of the economic practices of the world’s biggest companies, whose commodity production influences labour practices and economic health worldwide.

Amazon is a threat to small businesses. As long as the money circulates back to large companies like Amazon, it is not circling in communities. When you choose to use Amazon for your purchases, you are the flow of money heading in Amazon’s direction.

The convenience of Amazon’s shopping service has led to more customers shopping online, and fewer customers for locally-run businesses.

Fredericton is home to a dynamic art scene.

The walls of downtown restaurants are covered in paintings, and craft stores and farmer’s markets are filled with fine craft and jewellery.

Gallery on Queen is home to some of the most beautiful and thought-provoking art that Fredericton has to offer, and they are committed to supporting emerging artists. Gallery 78 also features many notable Fredericton artists with a wide range of prices on pottery, painting, and more.

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To find fine crafts, check out Botanicals, a downtown location that is filled to the brim with local pottery, jewellery, metal arts, and more. Additionally, Artful Persuasion and Whimsy feature locally made soaps, gifts, and boutique items.

This year, many emerging artists are struggling financially, with many relying on Christmas sales to keep their small businesses afloat. By supporting them directly, rather than through a shop, the artist gets a larger portion of the profit.

This year, the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design is adapting their annual Christmas Craft Sale to a virtual format. This sale, featuring local fine crafts from emerging artists, launches on November 27 and runs until December 1.

Considering the impact that holiday consumerism has on the environment, labour conditions, and wealth inequality, it may be that the best thing to do this holiday season is to just not do it at all. Even when shopping locally, the majority of items purchased contribute to the exploitation of workers, the environment, and local economies.

This year’s abundant lockdowns, shut-ins, shutdowns, and breakdowns have proved that human connection is essential for us to thrive.

Fredericton is home to many unique, quirky shops that can cater to all your holiday shopping needs.

The Brunswickan has compiled a list of local shops to fill all your shopping needs this holiday season.

For Toys and Games: Endeavours and Thinkplay [Ideal Gifts for Artists] 412 Queen Street Endeavours Art is surely familiar to any local creatives. Its small space is filled to the brim with supplies for painting, sketching, and crafts. Thinkplay, located in the back of the store, focuses on games and toys, for kids and adults alike. Whether you have a family member that needs a new sketchbook, or you want to get someone a new expansion for Settlers of Catan, make sure to stop into Endeavours and Thinkplay. They are offering Black-Friday-Month sales in the lead up to the holiday season.

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For Clothing: Urban Threadz [Ideal Gifts for Trendy Dressers] 103 Church Street Urban Threadz is a local clothing and fashion store specializing in feminine clothing and offering gifts such as spa gifts, jewellery, shoes, and more.

They are offering many specials and events in the coming weeks, so check out their Facebook page for the latest offers.

Bellwether [Ideal Gifts for Lovers of Oddities and Arts] 384 Queen Street Specializing in items with a vintage aesthetic, Bellwether is a consignment shop offering clothing, art, and jewellery. The shop offers a colourful collage of handmade and local products. Pick up cute calendars, cards, and nick-nacks to stuff stockings this year.

Honorable Mention: Eloise For Home Décor and Kitchen Things: Room2Remember [Ideal Gifts for Bakers and Chefs] 100 York Street Room2Remember is filled with useful kitchen tools, bakeware, and tons of home decoration items and small appliances. They offer a wide price range, so you can find small stocking stuffers of kitchen goodies or purchase someone that espresso machine they’ve been dying to get.

Honourable Mention: Urban Almanac

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NBCCD’s Photographic Exhibition Words by Ibukun Keyamo Cover image by Liam Endresen

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The Capsule Exhibition was planned by Drew Gilbert, head of the New Brunsiwck College of Craft and Design’s Photo Department, for the second-year Digital Output class.

“The name Capsule was pitched by my fellow classmate, Liam Endresen, and it was the name we all thought was fitting. Capsule is meant to represent a time capsule, or encapsulating a moment in time,” explained Jules Keenan, a self-labelled, “people shooter,” and one of the artists whose pieces were displayed.

KC Parlee was more interested in nature, saying, “Autumn is my favourite season. It’s so full of warm colours and is the perfect excuse to wear cozy sweaters and flannels. For my images in the Capsule Exhibition, I simply wanted viewers to reflect on the autumn season and what it means to them.”

The first virtual exhibition held at the Red Brick Gallery, Capsule displayed mostly images the artists made post-Covid. However, they didn’t all focus their pieces specifically on the pandemic; all had different stories they tried to pass across through their work.

Holly Noël said she enjoys taking images in, “ways that [make] it look completely different than what it actually is.”

“My piece in the Capsule Exhibition is called ‘Fairy Lights’, and I was hoping to show that even though we’re limited in where we can go and what we can do because of COVID-19, there are still ways to work creatively, and that there are still lots of beautiful and interesting things in the world just waiting to be captured through art,” said Noël.

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“The two images I have in the show are part of a larger series I made over the summer with my friend and model Chelsey Bruce. The series was inspired by the poem ‘The Lady of the Lake’ by Sir Walter Scott,

written in the early 1800s in the highlands of Scotland… there are six cantos (or chapters) in the poem, and we took inspiration from each, trying to capture the narrative or theme of each,” said Keenan.

Doing an exhibition during a pandemic is an extremely delicate affair and has to be handled with the utmost care, which NBCCD did.

“I think the school has been doing a fantastic job overall with handling the pandemic situation. The exhibition is on display until January 8, 2021, so there’s plenty of time to check it out! It doesn’t create a rush for people to have to go see it at the same time,” explained Parlee.

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Stylized portraitist Lisa Metz thought the exhibition turned out well despite the challenges of the situation and hoped that there will be another exhibition in the spring.

For anybody looking for a chance to see the pieces in person, the exhibition will be on display at the Red Brick Gallery until January 8.

“It has a variety of work so unique to each individual photographer,” she said.

Jules Keenan also remarked on the challenges that a global pandemic puts on the table but took a different perspective.

“I feel that doing an exhibition during a pandemic is an interesting experience. Of course it’s disappointing that we can’t have in-person openings, which are always so social (and great networking events), but it simply is what it is – and something us art students and the rest of the art community are going to have to adapt to. There are always positives to each situation though, and with putting more content online about our shows, in theory, allows morepeople to see our work.”

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Defining Misogyny Vol. III: Jules Keenan Words and Illustration by Jules Keenan

Defining Misogyny is a series dedicated to sharing stories of how misogyny and gender-based discrimination have affected women and gender nonconforming people in our community. If you have a story you’d like to share, send it to arts@thebruns.ca.

threatened if he wasn’t the smartest one in the room.

I don’t know what it is about women that seems to make the world think that we are begging to be diminished, for I know my experiences being talked down to are not isolated.

I recently had a telephone conversation with my grandmother, talking about this very article that I had been struggling to write. I have been a writer for over half of my life, and I could not understand why the words would not come.

“I will never buy another car ever again,” my grandmother told me, after an experience 20 years ago where she was made to feel dumb. “When a woman walks into a car dealership, they treat you differently.

They treat you like you know nothing at all.”

“You’re too young,” she said, as I expressed my frustration. “You probably haven’t had enough experiences. You’re one of the lucky ones.”

I was in a car accident when I was 17 years old, driving on a one-way street in my hometown. A man had side-swiped me, making it impossible to open the driver’s side door.

I do feel lucky, for it is truly luck that has exempted me from the cruel and painful degradations that those who are not as fortunate have had to endure.

Though I have not been touched in a way I did not ask for, I have been made to feel like I was owned, less than, beneath the intellect of those who do not share the same gender as me. I have wondered where the ditzy blonde stereotype had come from, and now I know it was probably a man who felt

“Shit happens, eh? Life happens,” he told me, before promptly driving away, as if I was supposed to agree, climb back into my car, and be happy.

I have struggled with my self-worth, repeating to myself, “You are not a dumb girl. You are not a dumb girl.” It’s hard to believe most days because it is not untrue. The world perceives me that way, and that’s the same world that will criticize me, grant me jobs, sell me cars.

It is hard to combat the perceptions people hold of you in their head, especially when these perceptions taint an entire gender. I was born a woman and have learned to deal with the repercussions of that, but I should not have to fight for my worth in a conversation held on intellectual common grounds, just for the fact that I lack a penis. I should not have to prove my worth to share a seat at the table with my male counterparts, whose intelligence is just expected, a default, factory setting. No longer do we live in those days where men were believed to hold all of the positive attributes in the world, and women were just stewards of gentle kindness.

Women have always been the equals of those men.

The reason we are here on this earth is because we were born of a woman, carried and nurtured inside her body. To be a person who hates that very woman, and all women – that is more unintelligent, at least to me.

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Home: Stories From Our Staff Illustration by Marlowe Evans

Marlowe Evans - Maple Ridge, BC Few places are more beautiful than the woods in British Columbia, and I was afforded the unique privilege of growing up there. I remember a single night where I snuck out with my friends; we wandered into a clearing, the campground sound asleep. No sounds but our footsteps disturbed the night-talk of the meadow. We crossed, climbed down a cliff to the edge of the lake. They taught me to skip stones, and I was bad, too transfixed by the way the mountains melted into the lake to take note of the lesson. There is nothing about my hometown more beautiful than that night – witching hour in a meadow and ankle-deep in dark water.

Taylor Chalker - Avondale, NL I grew up with the ocean as my backyard, and I can’t recall a single childhood memory that doesn’t involve her. She was always there to keep my paddle boat afloat, deliver a treasure to the rocky beaches that I combed incessantly, or to lull me to sleep with the sound of her crashing waves. I still long for her sharp, salty scent when I find myself homesick, and gratefully inhale that nostalgic familiarity when I find myself sitting on her uneven shores once again.

Jules Keenan - Blackville, NB Having a twin brother and a sister in a three-bedroom home meant I was left with nothing that was truly my own. So I took the trees as my sanctuary. I remember walking alone through the forests in the quiet, quiet heart of winter, using the weighed-down pine trees as houses to explore and live in.

I have made many pillows out of carefully piled fresh snow. I still seek out stark, cold air to clear my clouded head and lungs, and I blame this addiction to these stress-free moments in childhood.

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Jack Sparks - Vojens, Denmark I was headed home to a place I’d never known, a place I wouldn’t recognize. Three hours on a train from Copenhagen to Vojens, back to where I was born, back to where my dad played hockey in Denmark. Hindbærvej 2K, the duplex unit that was my first home, was empty and unlocked, and I walked right in. I looked around and was satisfied. Later, I ordered a pizza for the train back to Copenhagen at a small restaurant on Vestergade Street, and a worker asked me where I was from.

“Canada. But I’m originally from here,” I said. “I just left a lifetime ago.”

Ibukun Keyamo - Ibadan, Nigeria Despite being the largest city in West Africa, Ibadan still somehow manages to maintain small-town charm. I have spent all 16 years of my life there, and there are still times I marvel at the simple beauty of the place. From the sea of rust-coated roofs you see when you are at any high-point of the city, to the people with their big hearts and thick Yoruba accents. The best moments are at night, when calm washes over the city and you take a drive out, passing by the numerous barbeque stands, up one of the hills, and find a place to look out over the city. Streetlights highlight the roofs; it is a vision of red and yellow.

Andrew McCullough - St. Andrews, NB One can’t think of my hometown, St. Andrews, New Brunswick without thinking of the churning tide, salt-water smell, and aquaculture. For a few years I lived in a small cottage right against the water that would creak as the turbulent winds beat on the old wooden slats. The weather dominated the narrative in St. Andrews. One of my earliest memories is of waiting in the car, my father returning a VHS tape to the Video Shoppe. It is nighttime, and it is downpouring, and I can’t see more than a few feet ahead of the car. Millions of tiny raindrops come together to form a cacophonous storm. As the rain pounds the roof of the vehicle, idling on Water Street, I’m suddenly aware of how small I was – just a tiny raindrop in a much bigger world.

Ally Buchanan - Hampton, NB Hampton takes Canada Day very seriously. And I’ve never been crazy about the patriotic colonial holiday, but for the last four years I have worked the town-sponsored events, through my job at the pool. The fireworks are the best part. It’s 10:30 p.m., and the entire town is gathered on the hill near where they begin, the best vantagepoint. I am sunburnt, chlorine soaked, and exhausted, lying on my back in the grass. Kids run around, my coworkers are dividing leftover cake, and families are struggling to find seats. A boom sounds, everyone goes quiet, and the sky is filled with colour.

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Words by Morgan Bell Graphic by Josh Vandenborre

Friends of the Earth (FOE) Canada, a member of Friends of the Earth International, has spent the last two decades focusing on sustainability and the climate crisis.

They work with colleges around the world to protect environmental and human rights, and they have recently teamed up with the National Association of Women and the Law (NAWL) to intervene in a court case involving carbon pricing.

This case illuminated the presence of gender inequality in climate change, as women are negatively impacted by the crisis more than men.

“The impact climate change has had on people is becoming more and more apparent. It’s very clear over the last little while that the extreme weather incidents are caused by climate change. Those have a direct impact on people and, in particular, women who already have the limitation of earning less and are more vulnerable in many situations,” explained Olivastri.

“The impact on women is more severe than on men because women are already at a disadvantage to start with. With an average lower income and being more likely to already be living in poverty. Carbon pricing would be an example of how they are affected,”

“The impact on women is more severe than on men because women are already at a disadvantage to start with. With an average lower income and being more likely to already be living in poverty.

Carbon pricing would be an example of how they are affected,” said Beatrice Olivastri, The Chief Executive Officer of FOE Canada.

Anne Levesque is the co-chair of NAWL and appeared in the Supreme Court with her co-counsel, Nathalie Chalifeur.

A national poll was done in September by FOE Canada after they intervened in the case, which supported their claim that women feel the effects of the climate crisis more than men.

“It was very interesting to see that a higher number of women responded in support of the need for regulation [with respect to the climate crisis],” said Olivastri.

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Olivastri and Levesque recently wrote a piece titled, “A Real Climate Emergency Plan Must Address Equality”, which indicates that the plans for recovery and climate action must address equality for women.

She feels governments should be analyzing gender-based impacts as important pieces of legislation are being developed.

“[The government] have to take into account women, who are more likely to be the heads of households and those who are at the poverty line. They may want to benefit and participate in the things we need to do for climate,” she explained.

Experiencing the recovery of COVID-19 has been an eye opener for Olivastri on how the government can handle crises.

“This has given us the experience of the art of the possible. Having to respond quickly to COVID means surely an equivalent global catastrophe of climate change could be responded to more quickly,” she said.

“We’ve seen an amazing way a collaborative approach among governments can work and does work and has to continue to work. If we could get to that place on climate, that is what we need.”

Joe Forestell: Campus’ Favourite DJ

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Words by Ibukun Keyamo Photos by Jules Keenan

Joe Forestell is a Forestry major in his fourth year at UNB. When he’s not learning all about trees, he is UNB’s in-house DJ. “Music in general is such a weird concept. The fact that sound and vibrations can make you feel emotions and create an impact on someone’s life is really cool; I think that’s why I’m drawn to it,” Forestell said.

Influenced by Martin Garrix, Forestell became a DJ when he first got to UNB in 2017 and has loved it ever since.

“The best part of it is when you are able to create a special night out for lots of people. Seeing the reactions of a crowd when you choose the right song for the moment is priceless.”

When he first started out in the field, the main challenge was getting into clubs and getting his name out there. Now, his challenges have shifted to the music production side of things.

"If I want to take DJing to the next level, I have to have original music that is getting played and added to playlists,” he explained.

For most artists, originality is preceded by a phase of learning from and emulating others. Forestell described his development as an artist and transition towards his own voice.

“Copying or emulating can be a great tool at first to learn how music is created and the fundamentals of the style you wish to make. Creating your own style is much harder but is necessary to stand out in a world where there are so many people making music. I started making music in high school as a hobby, but once I got to university and started DJing, I saw the potential in making your own music. I’ve been working ever since to create my own style. Copying was a big part of learning the basics, and now I’m experimenting and continuing to learn.”

For some time now, Forestell has played weekly shows at S-Club, and has opened for big names including Grand Theft, Jazz Cartier, 88glam, and DJ Nina Las Vegas. However, the pandemic has had its effect on the entertainment industry, and business has been slow for him.

“Since the pandemic began last school year, I haven’t had a gig,” he said. “It was especially weird coming back to UNB and not having a gig during orientation week; it is usually a big time of the year for me. The UNBSU has done a lot of work to create events and concerts that I have been lucky enough to be invited to play at. Between those gigs and weekly Thursdays at S-Club, the pandemic has definitely taken a toll on the amount of available shows.”

However, he hasn’t been doing nothing.

“The lack of gigs has allowed me to focus more of my time on music producing rather than playing music live. I’m lucky to have that outlet for my creative side, and I’m really excited about the type of music I have been creating recently,” he said.

In the winter, he thinks things will stay pretty similar to now and has put thought into trying out the increasingly popular live stream sets, but he hopes that there will be some opportunities for live events come January.

Art can be a purpose in its own right, but it can also directly feed back into everyday life, take on a social and political role, and lead to more engagement.

Forestell talked about his approach to being an artist.

“I want my music to create emotion. At the end of the day, music can be someone’s escape or someone’s happy place, and if my art can someday be that for someone then I’ll be very happy.”

Art and the concept of art, especially music, changes every day. What is considered good music today will most likely change tomorrow, especially with the help of apps like TikTok. “TikTok is such a big app right now and has already started to impact big playlists on Spotify and Apple Music. It is creating new music trends daily, and I don’t think that’s going to slow down.”

A Spotify playlist put together by Forestell for The Bruns with some of his favourite songs, as well as songs he would currently be playing live if there were still shows, is available via the Spotify code below.

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DAD The Brunswickan Interview:

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PATROL Words by Marlowe Evans Photos by Jules Keenan and Lisa Metz

Dad Patrol is one of New Brunswick’s rising stars in the music scene. The band’s members have diverse and ranging talents – Zachary Pelletier does both guitar and bass, Gregor Dobson not only handles vocals, but also takes on some guitar and bass, and Jonathan Marino is their drummer.

They have everything a low-key indie punk group should – the punchy vocals, the soft interludes. In reality the group’s strength is in their orchestration and its natural cohesion, but what gives them that talent? Where does the inspiration come from?

What creates that unique sound? Sitting down with the band, The Brunswickan gets a Rolling Stone-style insight into what drives Dad Patrol to make music, and the thoughts behind their latest album, Yellow Phase.

What brought you together as a band?

Being friends was really the biggest thing that connected us as a band. We started playing music more or less as just something fun to do and really that is still all it is. Something fun we do with our friends.

What influenced the sound of the album?

(Yellow Phase) There’s definitely a pretty broad selection of bands that influenced this album. It’s funny because we’ll write like 20 songs that are all inspired by one band, but the next minute we’ll become heavily influenced by another and do the same thing again. Just some of the bands that inspired us during the writing process for this album would be Peach Pit, Surf Dads, and The Backseat Lovers.

Did any of your real life experiences affect songs on Yellow Phase?

Absolutely, as songwriters I think all of our songs are affected by our lives in some way, whether it’s just how we were feeling while writing a song or writing about a specific thing that was happening during the writing process. There’s even some songs that are about things that happened years ago that have really stuck with us.

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What are your favourite songs on the album?

The one the three of us agree on the most is “Backseat”, but “Old Bones” and “Turning Blue” are definitely up there too. But it’s hard to pick favourite songs, it’s like picking your favourite child…

What did you learn from making this album?

I think we learned a lot during the recording process. We’re definitely getting better at taking the energy of the songs when we play them live and figuring out the best ways to translate that energy into the recording. It’s something we’re still continuously getting better at right now but this album was definitely a turning point for us in terms of making songs that sound full and polished.

How do you want people to feel listening to the album?

I feel like I want everyone to have their own experience while listening to the album. We hope there’ll be people who feel like they can relate what we’re saying in our songs to their own lives, and the music itself is able to compliment those emotions. And if they listen to a song and it makes them feel happy then that’s amazing, but maybe someone else will feel really lethargic or sad while listening to the same song, and that’s okay too. We just want people to enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed listening to it.

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Presenting the winners of The Brunswickan’s first ever colouring contest!

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Congratulations to the winners!

Thank you to everyone who participated

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1. Who is the protagonist of Hamlet?

2. What year was John F. Kennedy shot?

3. A New Brunswick town named after a common herb and a favourite candy.

4. Who painted the Mona Lisa?

5. The name of Abraham Lincoln’s most famous horse.

6. Author of Black Beauty.

7. Director of Inglorious Basterds.

8. Who won the World Series this year?

9. The hometown of editor Taylor Chalker.

10. The type of granite on which Grover’s Corners rests.

11. Name our creative director.

12. Where is Canada’s coolest dinosaur museum?

13. Ferb’s brother.

14. The year Apollo 11 landed on the moon.

15. Synonym for sick.

16. Ireland’s current president (hint: he looks like Dobby).

17. What song held number one on the Billboard charts for the most consecutive weeks?

18. They wrote “A Horse with No Name”.

19. The thing on the end of a shoelace.

20. A type of algae often found on trees.

21. The basin in which Fredericton is situated.

22. A long snakelike fish.