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GREEK COUNCIL LEFT OUT IN THE COLD FRATERNITIES, SORORITIES PROTEST “ARCHAIC” UNIVERSITY BYLAW

BY TESS ALLEN | PAGE 3

COULD UNB SEE ITS OWN DAL DENTISTRY SCANDAL?

BY MARC GAGNON | PAGE 2

BOARD GAME CAFE SET TO OPEN IN DOWNTOWN FREDERICTON

BY MARC GAGNON | PAGE 6

MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM SPLITS WEEKEND GAMES

BY JAMIE TOZER | PAGE 10

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Dal dentistry scandal strengthens concerns over UNB’s lack of sexual assault policy Marc Gagnon Staff Reporter The recent incident surrounding Dalhousie University’s dentistry program has again brought campus sexual assault policies to light — and UNB’s ongoing lack of a comprehensive policy to deal with such an occasion.

Kathleen Pye, mental health strategist and counselling therapist, hopes to have a policy in place soon should the need arise.

“I’ve been working with UNB to develop [a gender-based violence policy] over the past year and hope it can be implemented as soon as possible,” she said. “The policy will help provide ways to best handle a situation like this if, despite our best efforts, it were to occur.”

Dalhousie has been heavily criticized for its reaction to the incident revealed last month when a private Facebook group entitled “Class of DDS 2015 Gentlemen” was shown to contain graphic, sexually abusive comments regarding female dentistry students.

While the male students accused have now been suspended from clinical activities and put into separate classes, the affected female students have come out against the administration’s suggestion of restorative justice.

Pye also said that the incident at Dalhousie was deplorable.

“As both an advocate and a woman I am upset over the actions taken in response to what has been brought forward,” she said.

“This situation really speaks to how

rampant rape culture is on university campuses — and how crucial it is that each and every one of us do what we can to make sure this never happens here or anywhere in our community.”

Samantha Irma Sapi, a UNB student, said that the behavior of the Dentistry students is unacceptable, especially considering their trusted position as medical professionals.

“These men have worked hard to become dentists, but they are clearly not emotionally mature enough to work in a professional field,” she said.

“The ethics of these nameless men are questionable, yet they would still be allowed to work with female patients in a setting with asymmetrical power dynamics. As a woman, I have the right to know who my doctors are so I can make the decision regarding whether or not I wish to become a patient of theirs.”

Pye explained that UNB takes incidents of sexual violence extremely seriously, and gender-based violence will be dealt with quickly and appropriately. But in order to prevent such incidents, everyone at UNB must help address and fight against the culture of sexual harassment.

“The best thing we all can do is be good bystanders, “she explained. “If you hear a rape joke, sexist comment, or see something of a sexist nature — speak up and call it out.”

“If you see a friend acting in an inappropriate way, talk to them or, if it’s unsafe, tell someone. Make sure those around you are safe. Rape culture can only exist if we allow it to.”

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Members of Fredericton’s sororities and fraternities protested a ban by UNB from participating in the UNBSU’s Clubs and Societies Fair on Friday.

Adam Travis / The Brunswickan

Greek life banned from recruiting, promoting on campus Tess Allen Editor-in-Chief It might not have seemed like your typical party crashing, but these aren’t your typical frat guys and sorority girls — at least, that’s what the members of Fredericton’s newlyformed Greek Council are trying to prove.

Kaley Etheridge, vice-president of Fredericton’s Psi Lambda Phi fraternity and secretary of the Greek Council, showed up to Friday’s Clubs and Societies Fair in the Student Union Building atrium despite a refusal from university administration to let them participate.

Etheridge handed out fliers detailing the “big five myths about fraternities and sororities” and a letter to the student body that informed about an “archaic” university bylaw that prohibits them from promoting or recruiting on campus.

“As it currently stands the UNBSU has us recognized as a society ... [but] earlier this

week, the University of New Brunswick came forward and said they have a bylaw on the books that states ... we could not be here,” said Etheridge, adding that this news came after the organization had already been invited to participate by the UNB Student Union.

“We are presuming it’s based on the common depiction of fraternities and sororities, that Greek letter organizations have a bit of a bad reputation as being drinking clubs where questionable activity happens and hazing is common, but most of that simply isn’t true.”

Etheridge said that while such negative practices may have been common in Greek life organizations of the past, all four of Fredericton’s fraternities and sororities — three of which are members of the Greek Council — have “very strict anti-hazing policies, very strict sexual assault policies and very strict inclusivity policies.”

The formation of a Greek Council, partly

motivated by the UNBSU’s refusal to ratify individual Greek life groups based on their gender requirements, has provided added oversight to such potential problems, added Etheridge.

“Greek life is starting to grow to a level where there needs to be some kind of oversight and instead of working with us to create a safe Greek system for the university, the university would rather dig into its archives and find a rule that says we can’t be here,” said Etheridge.

In an emailed statement, UNB defended the decision not to allow Greek life organizations to promote or recruit on campus.

“UNB does not currently allocate resources towards fraternities or sororities on its campuses. This means that university resources and facilities cannot be used to support or promote these groups,” said Kelsey Seymour of UNB communications, adding that this decision was recently reaffirmed by

the University Management Committee.

“The university’s decision is based on a substantive body of research in higher education that identifies significant negative impacts associated with Greek Life on university communities.”

Seymour added that while the university supports groups “formed around the principles of camaraderie, philanthropy and community” and recognizes the capacity of Greek Life traditions to evolve over time, it has chosen not to allocate university resources to support these groups.

But Etheridge and his fellow Greek Council members feel university administration simply isn’t giving them the chance they deserve, an effort that spread to the outside of the Student Union Building on Friday afternoon, where member organizations donned their letters and waved banners.

“Fraternities and sororities are social groups, but they are also academic groups

and charitable groups. Periodically we get together as a group and we party [because] we’re students and it’s what we do, but the idea that Greek life is all about partying is an unsubstantiated myth,” said Etheridge.

“Between the three [organizations] we’ve raised thousands of dollars for charity, provided likely thousands of hours of manpower for charitable organizations and guided hundreds of students through university ... we feel those are the sorts of things our organization should be known for and not the things the university is under the impression that we do.”

Will MacMackin, vice-president of finance and operations for the UNBSU, said it’s an issue he feels should be re-examined.

“I just think it’s general perception. When you look at movies such as Animal House, the paradigms are there,” said MacMackin.

“I just think it’s time for the conversation to be opened again.”

UNB’s Professional and Technical Staff Union also negotiating first contract Emma McPhee News Editor The strike vote of the St. Thomas University Support and Administrative Staff Union (STUSAU) has recalled for many the memory of the strike at UNB just one year ago. But closer to home, UNB’s Professional and Technical Staff Union (PTSU) is also in the process of negotiating their first contract.

The PTSU represents about 400 staff members at UNB. Like the STUSAU, its members come from administrative, professional and technical sectors. But the similarities between the unions don’t stop there.

Since its certification in March 2013, the PTSU has been negotiating its first collective agreement with UNB. “We’re sort of not as far along as we would like to be. We’ve been certified for two years and we expected to be further down the road,” said John Hayden, president of the PTSU. “[The negotiations] are very slow. We expected it to be moving along a bit faster than it has.”

The STUSAU has been negotiating their first contract with STU for four years. On Dec. 19, STU gave the union a final offer. Last Wednesday evening, the STUSAU voted on that final offer. Because a

majority voted “no,” it was counted as a strike vote.

The STUSAU want a negotiated f inal contract that includes 12 articles that were left out of the final offer.

“Obviously I believe both sides don’t want to go to strike action and so we’ll wait to hear from the employer on whether or not they’re coming back to the table before we make any decision,” said Jennifer Burry, president of the STUSAU. “We believe both parties do want to negotiate a collective agreement and that we are happy to do that and go back to the table with the

employer.”

To Hayden, the situation at STU is familiar, if not more progressed.

“We certainly sympathise with them. I don’t think there’s any doubting that they should have a contract. Four years is a long time to be putting into something like that and I think at times the administration hasn’t been very flexible in terms of coming to the table,” Hayden said.

Hayden said that the first contract is important to founding the relationship between the union and the employer.

“Everybody wants to negotiate a

first contract. You want to sit down [at the bargaining table]. That’s the whole process: to move forward and negotiate. And then both sides at the end of that feel that you build a relationships,” he said.

Hayden said he does not see the STU strike vote having any effect on the PTSU’s negotiations with UNB. “We’re hoping that when they do reach an agreement,” he said. “I have no doubts that they will reach an agreement. They may have to go out on strike for a bit but everybody hopes not. I mean strikes don’t serve anyone very well but you have to have the power to do that.”

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UNB strike: One year later Emma McPhee News Editor Tuesday marked the one-year anniversary of the beginning of the strike at UNB. One year later, the impact of the labour dispute between the Association of University of New Brunswick Teachers (AUNBT) and the UNB administrations is still being felt.

Lasting for three weeks, the strike that began on Jan. 13, 2014 was the result of the disagreement between the university and its full-time faculty over a collective agreement.

On Jan. 14, 2014, the university responded to the strike by locking out all full-time faculty. This was followed by two weeks without any negotiations between the AUNBT and UNB. The New Brunswick government intervened by ordering both parties back to the table and appointed a mediator. The AUNBT and the university administration reached an agreement on Jan. 30, effectively ending the strike.

Outstanding issues were settled through arbitrations and on Sept. 29, 2014, results of arbitration stipulated a 12.5 per cent total salary increase to UNB’s full-time faculty.

However, tensions remain between the AUNBT and the university administration.

“I would say that the relationship is more strained than it has been in decades.

Not because of the strike, but because the problems that led to the strike are still largely unresolved,” said Miriam Jones, president of the AUNBT. “What’s new is that people are aware of what is going on, they are talking about it, and they are determined to work to change things. I don’t think that is because of the strike; I think the strike happened as a natural outgrowth of people’s growing alarm about what is happening around them.

And that momentum has continued.”

Students have noticed this as well.

“I know that behind the scenes the profs have definitely taken a lot more interest in the goings on within the administration,”

said UNBSU president Greg Bailey.

“There’s been a lot of opposition to everything the administration has done this year and they’ve definitely emerged as an interested group in what happens in the old arts building.”

Although the tensions persist, UNB president Eddy Campbell said that the university is geared for change.

“The atmosphere is changing. I have heard from colleagues at other universities who have been through labour disruptions that it starts to get better after about a year has passed. I’m seeing that here,” said UNB president Eddy Campbell.

“There is no doubt that the rebuilding is continuing. It will take time. But we are moving forward.”

For some students, this road to moving forward has been a difficult one. Because the strike lasted for three weeks, the 2014 winter term was compressed to make up for lost time. This left many students pressed to fit everything in.

Nursing students in particular felt the effects of the compressed term. With clinical hours necessary to their degree, students in the faculty of nursing had more than just their classes to worry about.

“It ended up being the most stressful and demanding semester I’ve ever had in every sense — physically, emotionally and mentally,” said Ashley Stuart, a fourth-year nursing student.

“It was completely draining. Losing clinical time during the semester also resulted in us having a more condensed intersession practicum, which was almost worse than the semester itself.”

The compressed term also raised the concern of how the added stress of making up time would affect grades.

“As a last-year student, I was very anxious about how the strike would affect my plans for after graduation, and how the compressed class times would affect my GPA,” said Mitra Radmanesh.

“I think the campus life did change after

strike, but not in a good way. Students were a lot more nervous and stressed out throughout the semester, and the changes in schedules did not help that feeling.”

Ultimately for many students, the strike changed their opinion of UNB. “I’ve heard my opinion echoed by multiple other fourth-year nursing students — I used to feel very passionately for the university as a whole, but the strike really reminded me how fundamentally, this is just a business,” Stuart said.

“Money is what makes the world go round. I guess I would say that it decreased my overall trust and confidence in the overall mission of UNB.” Although to many it may seem otherwise, Bailey said that the strike did have one positive outcome for students, who had protested that the AUNBT and UNB return to the negotiating table during the strike. “[The strike] showed me that the Student Union has the ability to make big changes on campus … We managed to get students’ voices heard, get attention to the fact that students were the ones suffering,” he said.

Ben Whitney, former president of the UNBSU, remembers stressful days and nights during the strike. But he too sees the strike as evidence that the university is poised for change.

“In my time here at UNB, and especially in my past year, I have seen everything. But the thing that sticks out to me the most is this: there is without question an incredible passion that exists within the members of this institution. A passion I know I feel, and a passion that has become evident many of us share,” Whitney said.

“At this point in our history, we are faced with some of our greatest challenges, but we face them with an incredibly passionate community. If we can truly work together, and overcome our differences, we have the opportunity now more than ever to make UNB all that it can be.”

UNB pioneers remembered Benjamin Crouse News Reporter UNB recently lost two pioneers within the field of engineering.

Robert “Bob” Scott and Robert “Bob” McLaughlin are currently being remembered by the UNB community after their passing in late December.

Born in Saint John, New Brunswick, Bob Scott would go on to become a visionary in biomedical research. He taught electrical engineering at UNB for 34 years and founded the Biomedical Institute of Engineering, which marks its 50th anniversary this year.

“He founded the first research institute at UNB. He was a pioneer and a visionary in the field. He basically invented the field of powered upperlimb prosthetics,” said Kevin Englehart, director of the Institute.

In total, 202 graduate-level students have passed through the institute.

But Scott’s contribution to his field lies far beyond what he accomplished at UNB. He spearheaded studies in the control of prosthetics with residual

muscles.

“He created a whole research institute that simply never would have existed.

There were no artificial limbs at all for people with amputations that would do anything until he came up with the idea of controlling them with residual muscles,” Englehart said.

Outside of campus, Scott was a lively man.

“He enjoyed camping, boating, building boats, photography, music.

Quite an extensive list,” said Joan Scott, Scott’s wife.

Joan Scott said that she is most proud of him for founding the bioengineering institute.

Bob McLaughlin was a prominent engineering professor at UNB. McLaughlin faced several struggles early on in life. Orphaned at the age of four, higher education wasn’t a promised pathway for McLaughlin. However, he became a recipient of the Lord Beaverbrook Entrance Scholarship, which allowed him to begin attending UNB in 1939.

After earning his degree in engineering and serving during World War II,

McLaughlin returned to UNB campus as a civil engineering professor. He and three other colleagues formed the heart of the department, and later created ADI Limited, an esteemed engineering firm.

“He made a big difference at UNB both within the engineering faculty but also beyond. He was a very successful professor and helped to build the civil engineering program at UNB,” said Bob Skillen, vice-president of advancement at UNB. McLaughlin made an effort to give back to the community which gave him so much. He established the R.H.B. McLaughlin Trust, a fund for the Beaverbrook Scholars Award.

Like Scott, McLaughlin was also very active off and on campus. During his university years, McLaughlin excelled in several sports including boxing, rugby and track and field. After graduation, he continued to be active.

“He curled, he golfed, he did a lot of things — a very active man,” said Gail McLaughlin, McLaughlin’s wife.

But most of all, Gail McLaughlin said she is most proud of him for being an excellent husband and father.

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Much to be understood, respected about transgender students on campus THE RIGHT NOTE

Barbara Roberts Th is week, we’re ta l k ing w it h Stephanie, who is transgender and works for a non-profit organization on campus. She is a musician of over 30 years as well as a Star Wars fan. I asked Stephanie about her experience of transitioning, and she generously shared some insights.

BR: W hat do you wish people understood about transitioning?

S: The journey is not linear.

There are many trajectories along the path; individuals make changes at their own pace, and the hope is that friends and family would be patient. My gender expression has been different at different points along the way. It can change radically in a short period of time.

There are lots of paths to choose from [through transition].

Pop culture sets out a certain image or expectation of what you will look like. It’s anticipated that if you go from male to female, you will end up looking like a female supermodel. But people are naturally variable and we all turn out different.

A nd a lt houg h we may seem different, we are ordinary people who want to be accepted for who we are and have the same experiences that other people do—love, success, etc.

BR: What kinds of things could

Greek Council treatment is unfair Historically speaking, fraternities and sororities have not been breeding grounds for well-adjusted, morally sound individuals who make safe, smart decisions.

Breeding grounds for all kinds of nasty things like hazing, exclusivity, sexual assault and alcohol poisoning (and probably more than a few syphilis outbreaks)? Bingo.

R ega rd less of what k inds of fundamental and critical changes they’ve made in recent years, no one is denying that Greek life organizations have, historically, had

an unsafe and unpleasant taint.

But you know what else has, historically, had an unsafe and unpleasant taint? Guns. And not only was UNB’s Marksman Club recently ratified by the UNB Student Union, but they were invited to participate in Friday’s Clubs and Societies Fair in the Student Union Building atrium with no trouble from the university.

T he newly-fou nded G reek Council, on the other hand? Not the case.

I draw this comparison to high-

light that if UNB’s decision not to allow the Greek Council to promote or recruit on campus is taken strictly from a student safety perspective and not an image control perspective, then the administration either needs to give them a chance to prove that they aren’t the slimy fraternities and sororities of yesteryear or they need to reevaluate who they invite to their parties.

Tess Allen is the Editor-in-Chief of the Brunswickan.

GOT AN OPINION YOU CAN’T HOLD IN? Letters must be submitted by e-mail to editor@thebruns.ca including your name, as letters with pseudonymns will not be printed. Letters must be 500 words at maximum. Deadline for letters is Friday at 5 p.m. before each issue. others do that would be most helpful to someone experiencing transition?

S: The pronoun thing. Use the desired pronouns and name preferences as a matter of respect. [Generally, use the pronoun the person is transitioning toward, to honour their goal and journey.]

Be an ally—march with me in the rain; that’s huge. It makes such a big difference. Show your support in whatever way you can.

Be w illing to ask quest ions, research things so you have better understanding of the life and issues. Use the Internet, e.g. how to be an ally to trans people. Be open to exploring and learning about trans lives and issues.

BR: What’s unhelpful, insulting, or rude that you wish people would not do?

S: M is-gendering after being told that person’s preferences. If you are unsure which pronoun to

use, you might use gender-neutral pronouns, until you can ask for the person’s preference if necessary.

If I’ve shared my story with you, and you still refer to me in the past gender, that can be hurtful and is disrespectful.

Use respectful language, not derogator y terms. If you don’t know them, look them up. And don’t rely on stereotyped images of trans people; we aren’t like that.

BR: How can people who want to learn more about what it’s like to live in our UNB community as a trans person ask questions, to seek understanding and knowledge?

S: Trans people are as different from one another as ever yone, so the answer to this varies, as it would with anyone. I welcome authentic attempts to learn and understand. Others might feel differently. Inquire with respect, and respect the reply.

BR: What has been hard?

S: Losing friends and struggling for acceptance with family. The process of becom i ng someone else has had psychological effects.

Transit ioning has been a great confidence-builder, that someday I will be myself, but struggling with your identity, for now it’s difficult… Looking into the mirror and recognizing somebody new.

BR: What myths would you bust?

S: The myth that everyone wants surgery—no, they don’t. Lots of people are OK with their bodies as they are, or you can make whichever changes suit. There are lots of variations between male and female, lots of grey area.

Trans people just want to be able to use the bathroom of their choice, where they feel comfortable, without being viewed with suspicion.

Dal dentistry should hold students to standards of profession AN OPINION

Micah O’Donnell-Gillies When it comes to the 13 boys in Dalhousie’s dentistry program, every party concerned should wonder how they made it to their fourth year thinking it was okay to discuss on Facebook who you would like to hate-fuck (ugh, that term).

I don’t mean to say that their eighth century Facebook group was spewing bigoted filth for their entire four years.

The curiosity is how the hell they were never taught, in the early years of their education, that lightheartedly discussing chloroforming women is wrong.

Even more putrid is how the Can-

adian university at large is not innocent of similar incidents. I’ve heard the songs drunkenly sung by students on the last bus downtown at night. I’ve heard the offhand jokes that male students make about women belonging in the kitchen.

I’ve been around students who have derided a professor by referring to their gender.

I am unable to say I am removed from the culture that perpetuates these actions and calls the Dalhousie kids’ actions a “mistake.” While I’ve never surfed Facebook hoping for a men’s rights group to join, I am a male who grew up in malecentric society. At one time, I thought there were concrete gender roles, that men were best at work and women at home. Through education, I learned to be conscious of my privilege, of a society that prioritizes my sex. I discovered that my beliefs were harmful.

I found my deeply instilled views confronted and ultimately transformed by my peers and professors during the first years of my bachelor. It was difficult to reconceive my notions on patriarchy and gender dynamics. It was also difficult

to get out of bed for an 8:30 a.m. class.

Something being difficult is not even a shadow of an excuse to not do it. Vital to a satisfying and inclusive life is perpetually developing your embedded notions of people, society.

Plenty of irrelevant voices have written and spoken on how these 13 juveniles at Dalhousie made a mistake and don’t deserve to have their careers ruined. It was just words. What an outright cowardly way to avoid a difficult situation. For god’s sake, it was a group of guys who were so obsessed with chloroforming women, hate-fucking, and gender binaries that they had to start a Facebook group about it.

Am I brainwashed by bike-riding pinkos? I have a liberal arts degree in English. Prime ground for some oldfashioned commie propaganda. I gave up being ashamed about my left-leanings around the same time that I started realizing that women, too, have a right to equal wages and employment.

If it takes being an indoctrinated leftist to realize that the Dalhousie Dudes did something not only idiotic, but outright

wrong, then I’m in.

The question still stands: what’s the punishment? At the very least, expel them from the program for a set period of time. I don’t want this out of some sympathetic form of vengeance. It’s far simpler than that. My conviction is that a professional program should hold its students to the same standards as that profession in practice.

Let’s see those standards, taken from the Nova Scotia Dental Association’s code of ethics: “Maintain a safe and healthy practice for patients and staff,” “Refuse to participate in or support practices that violate basic human rights.”

The last tenant really hits home. The Dal Dudes’ Facebook group was secret, closed off from the public. These 13 schoolboys got together and talked about degrading and violent things concerning women, both specifically and generally.

If dentists can lose their license in Nova Scotia over degrading women, the Dal Dudes should lose their chance at getting one. It was just some jokes on Facebook? Bullshit.

When Rehtaeh Parsons finally told her parents about being gang-raped by 4 boys at a party, they went to the police. The family said that the police did not question the boys upon being informed, did not search their phones, that they dealt with the situation as a matter of rumour.

Throughout the reporting of the Rehtaeh Parsons tragedy, there was an implication that because the only evidence of her gang-rape was photos on the internet it was somehow less credible.

As we know, the RCMP eventually reopened the case once they got “credible” evidence. Eventually, after much pain, there were convictions. But not until a large group of individuals spoke out for what was right.

The issue at hand in both situations is male privilege. This is what it creates.

It’s real and we need to drop it like we dropped this semester’s stats course. So, do we make an example of the Dal 13?

To expel them isn’t to make an example.

It’s to hold them to the standards of not only their profession, but the standards of being a decent human being.

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Over 200 games as well as food and drink will be featured at Unplugged, which is set to open later on in 2015.

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Fredericton to get its own board game cafe Marc Gagnon The Brunswickan

During the winter, it can be hard to f ind indoor activities that go beyond bowling or movies. However, if your idea of a good time is a night of trading sheep in Settlers of Catan, you’ll soon be in luck.

A nnounced in early Januar y, Fredericton will soon be home to Unplugged, its f irst devoted board games café. The news has already proven popular on Facebook, where Unplugged’s page has accrued more than 2000 likes and dozens of positive comments.

Aiming to provide Fredericton-

ians with an alternative entertainment venue, Unplugged promises to be just that — a place where personal electronics are verboten in favour of face-to-face contact.

Over 200 games will be present, from Checkers to Cards Against Humanity, as well as snacks and b e ver age s of t he a lcohol ic & non-alcoholic variety. A $5 cover charge allows players to stay and game to their hearts’ content.

Unplugged is the brainchild of Jeremy Ames and brothers Travis & Adam Grant. Travis, a Fredericton native, f ilmmaker and selfproclaimed geek, decided to open the café after hearing about board

ga me ca fes i n Onta r io, where more than a dozen have sprouted up over the past f ive years. To them, Fredericton’s large student population makes it an ideal location for a niche-appeal establishment like Unplugged to thrive.

“Students have a lot of free time on their hands, and a lot of disposable income that they might like to use,” said Grant. “There’s not a lot of places to be entertained in Fredericton, and we thought this’d be a great place for everyone to get together and have some fun and make a few memories.”

While the name may indicate that they’re not fans of digital

devices, Grant said that it’s more about emphasizing human contact.

“It’s always nice to take an hour or two, put [the phone] down, and talk to some people face to face — that’s where the name Unplugged came from.”

In a FAQ posted to Facebook, they explain the rule came about “because [they] think board games are fun and because we think that hanging out with your friends is fun too. We’ve got nothing against it, but we think that people should get together to hang out in person sometimes.”

While the process of opening

the café has been taking longer than expected, their game library and menu are almost complete, and Grant hopes Unplugged will be opening before spring. Ultimately, their hope is to unite people over a shared love of simply getting together and throwing some dice around.

“If more people played board games, the world would be a better place,” says their Facebook page.

“Bring your most hated, sworn enemy to Unplugged for a night of games. We guarantee that after that evening of games, you’ll be best friends (unless you’re playing Diplomacy).”

The Capital launches Arts and Crafts Wednesdays Kevin Lemieux Arts Reporter

For t he re s t of Ja nu a r y, T he C el la r i s goi ng to have some compet it ion for its Wednesday crowds, with the launch of A rts and Crafts Wednesdays at The Capital.

The project is a new one for this winter, says co-founder of FeelsGood and a bartender at the Capital, Paul McA llister.

“For the past nine summers, we have had Reggae Night on Wed nesdays a nd t hat’s hugely succe s sf u l. I n t he w i nter, we didn’t really have anything going on. We used to have a band play

for a month then switch it out but that didn’t work and attendance was low. So we got the idea to try this for the winter.”

T h e c o ve r f o r t h e n ig ht i s “pay what you can” and features Mumble n Merle, who are half of Gordon Gets Lost. Their acoustic, jazzy sounds will accompany the evening’s projects.

“We have a ton of board games for people to play, but people are br i ng i ng i n t hei r ow n t h i ngs.

T here’s a k n it t i ng c i rc le a nd someone was talking about f lytying.”

For the Capital, this is something completely new and their f irst week was a hit.

“By 9 p.m. the bar was f illed to the brim with crafters of all kinds.

We had people teaching knitting, how to play crib, their was drawing lessons, painting, and the hot drinks were a huge hit.”

Paul has also been given the task to work on and create warm and cozy drinks for the night.

“I’m working on these warm drinks, not Christmas drinks. So mulled wine and mulled cider.

A nd I’ve been working on this hot buttered rum that’s amazing.”

“I had made enough hot buttered rum mix for what I thought would last 3 weeks, but I ran out by 11:30.”

This month, Mumble n Merle will be performing every Wednesday at The Capital.

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The Big Lebowski is more than a cult classic Sebastian Maynard Arts Editor W hen the Cohen brothers’ Big Lebowski was first released in 1998, the reviews of the film were somewhat mixed. While some critics praised the movie, others called the film a “tired idea” and “infuriating.”

The film comes across as a stoner comedy, following around a couple of anti-heroes who would always rather be bowling, but the deeper political meanings and references have allowed the film to grow in popularity over the years, so much so that there is now an annual Lebowski Fest, which happens in Louisville, Kentucky.

The Big Lebowski follows the story of The D ude, who is m i s takenly t houg ht to be m i l l iona i re Jef f L ebowksi. From having his rug u r i nated on to gett i ng i nvolved in trying to save a trophy wife, a cast of characters t hat includes Jeff B r id ge s , J o h n Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi and even Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, all become a part of a comedy that deals with serious issues.

References to war are thrown throughout the film, such as the Gulf War (Goodman’s character, Walter predicts it will be a “piece of cake”) and the Cold War, and just as George Bush states that “aggression will not stand” on a television in the opening sequence, the whole film is centred around Walter’s idea that you have to stand up for what is right, even if that gets translated to what you should do when your property gets damaged.

While the political commentary in

the film is essential to understanding the Cohen brothers’ message, it is in the character of Walter that the issue of war and trauma is most apparent.

Though it is never come out and said, Walter clearly suffers from posttraumatic stress disorder. As David Haglund of Slate Magazine wrote, “…Walter is essential to understanding what the Cohen brothers are up to in this movie, which is slyer, more political, and more prescient than many of its fans have recognized.”

To go along with the awesome cast and story is a soundtrack that was produced by T-Bone Burnett.

Burnett has worked with the Cohen brothers in films like O Brother, Where Art Thou? and Inside Llewyn Davis as well as with musicians such as Elvis Costello, B.B. King and Robert Pla nt . T he sou ndt r ack itself features music by Bob Dylan, Duke Ellington and the Gipsy Kings, and of ten times sees the songs take a central role in the scene they are in; case in point is when The Dude declares, “I’ve had a rough night and I hate the fucking Eagles.”

H i m a nd a cabby get in an argument and The Dude ends up having to walk home.

The Big Lebowski’s loyal fan base has turned the film into what people call a cult classic. Though it didn’t make much money at the box office, the National Film Registry in the United States added the film to its selection in 2014. Though it took some time, critics and viewers have realized that the opening lines of the film may hold to be true. “Sometimes there’s a man ... I won’t say a hero, ‘cause, what’s a hero?’ But sometimes, there’s a man. And I’m talkin’ about The Dude here. Sometimes, there’s a man, well, he’s the man for his time and place.”

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Pride the latest feature of Monday Night Film Series Kevin Lemieux Arts Reporter Watching a movie in Fredericton doesn’t end at Netflix or going to the Cineplex, as there are other cinema options, such as Tilley Hall at UNB, and the Monday Night Film Series.

On Jan. 12, the NB Film Coop showed the second movie in their winter series entitled Pride.

The movie takes place 1980s England during Margaret Thatcher’s political reign over the country.

Welsh coal miners and London gay and lesbian activists come together, as they were both battling the country’s leader.

Tony Merzetti is the executive director at the NB Filmmakers’ Co-operative. He says that this is an exciting film for the series.

“Movies that are based on true life incidents are always great.

LGBTQ issue films have also been a growing trend, so this is a great film for us to show. It’s also a perfect fit for the society.”

The film series is something that Merzetti is excited to work on. The Filmmakers’ Co-operative gets to work closely with Film Circuit, a group that works with the Toronto Film Festival.

“They send us a list. I check trailers online and look at reviews

on Rotten Tomatoes to see if it fits with what the people around here like. People often get mad if I pick too many dark and serious films, so we try to have some variety.”

With a recently installed digital projector, attendance for the series has had about 200 people per film.

While the attendance may be high, Merzetti wishes for more diversity in the crowds.

“It’s hard trying to get students to come out. It’s hard to find young

people who aren’t into the mass market, mainstream films that they would play at Cineplex. The students that do come, however, love it and wonder why there aren’t more young people attending.”

The rest of the films of the series are of different genres and come from countries all over. Many of the films are on the radar for the Academy Awa rds nominat ions.

Films take place every Monday at 7:30 p.m.

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on What’s YOUR eek? w s i h t mind

How are you staying warm this winter?

Chris Cormier

Babar Faridi

Jacob Hambrook

Justin Zuccon

Patrick Losier

“Dousing my body in tanning oil and walking outside in hopes I can make it feel like summer.”

“Cuddles with your Aitken bros.”

“Sleeping bag.”

“Wool socks and cuddly cats.”

“Copious amounts of really expensive heating.”

Melissa Leblanc “Snuggie and Netflix.”

Jon Parkman

Marc Manuel

Courtney Busson

Emelie Daigle

“Very carefully.”

“I don’t.”

“Cuddling with Emelie.”

“Cuddling with Courtney.”

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Songs of the week Sebastian Maynard Arts Editor

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WEDNESDAY, JAN. 14 Action Bronson – “Actin’ Crazy” Action Bronson’s Mr. Wonderful is set for release in late March, and one of the songs set to be on the record is the newly premiered “Actin’ Crazy.”

On the track, Bronson gets help from Drake’s go-to producer, 40, who creates a minimal beat with wavy synths and drum machine that allows Bronson to comfortably serve lines like: “I’m in a robe dancing salsa on the top floor” and “all I do is eat oysters/and speak six languages in three voices.” These lines, along with the song’s artwork (which you will notice features a shark flying in space, Bronson riding atop said shark, with lasers, planets and missiles also making an appearance), give you a good sense of the type of artist that Bronson is. The guy is doing exactly what he wants to do, and he seems to be having the time of his life doing it.

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THURSDAY, JAN. 15 Dallas Smith Capital Exhibition Centre, 8 p.m., $42.50 B.A. Johnston, Sam Salmon & The Floogs The Capital, 9:30 p.m., $5

FRIDAY, JAN. 16 Dan Mangan + Blacksmith – “Offred” Throughout his discography, Dan Mangan has danced between simple folk songs and more complex arrangements that feature an array of string, brass and vocal harmonies. While both sounds suited him, his newest record, Club Meds, is where he truly finds his voice, and that often means letting the instruments take over. This idea is best exemplified on the albums opening track, “Offred,” which begins with a hip hop sounding introduction before segueing into angsty confessional, with Mangan claiming to no longer have the fight in him. With his backing band, Blacksmith, getting their first credits on an album with Mangan, it seems that, despite what he says, Mangan’s fight is just beginning.

Bon Débarras The Playhouse, 7:30 p.m., $24

SATURDAY, JAN. 17 Cross Country Ski Picture Challenge Mactaquac Provincial Park Lodge, noon to 4 p.m. or 6 to 8 p.m., Free

MONDAY, JAN. 19 Monday Night Film Series: Whiplash Tilley Hall, 7:30 p.m., $7 BADBADNOTGOOD & Ghostface Killah – “Ray Gun (feat. DOOM)” One of the more exciting collaborations set to take place in 2015 is Sour Soul, which will be an album made by Toronto jazz trio, BADBADNOTGOOD and Wu-Tang Clan’s Ghostface Killah. On “Ray Gun,” BADBADNOTGOOD construct a positive sounding instrumental with surf-rock guitars and soul-inspired keyboards. While it still takes some time to get used to Ghostface rhyming over a song of this sound, DOOM, who is featured in the track, is far more at home and works with the instruments, as opposed to trying to rap over them. Sour Soul is due out on Feb. 24, and will also feature appearances by Danny Brown, Elzhi and Tree.

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Javon Masters had 37 points in UNB’s Friday night loss to SMU. Adam Travis / The Brunswickan

Reds split set with SMU

Jamie Tozer Sports Editor

After losing back-to-back games to end the first half, the UNB Varsity Reds got back on track this past weekend.

Playing their first Atlantic University Sport games of 2015, the V-Reds fell 95-92 to the Saint Mary’s Huskies on Friday at the Richard J. Currie Center but rebounded with a big 107-76 victory over SMU on Saturday afternoon.

“My biggest disappointment in [Friday’s] game was our lack in intensity and lack of effort to start the game,” said Varsity Reds head coach Brent Baker following Saturday’s match.

In Friday’s game, UNB led 17-16 at the end of the first quarter but trailed 40-39 at halftime thanks to a Marcus Clayton free throw. The score remained close in the third with UNB leading 61-60. The Varsity Reds led for much of the fourth quarter and were up by three with 58 seconds remaining. But a Clayton jump shot and a free throw from Achuil Lual sent the game into overtime tied at 81-81.

In overtime, the Huskies jumped out to a quick lead and were ahead by seven points with less than three minutes to go. But the Varsity Reds fought back and Javon Masters tied it up at 92-92 with 42 seconds remain-

ing. That would be UNB’s final basket of the game though as the Huskies went on to win 95-92.

Masters was masterful in the game, posting a season high 37 points. Will McFee chipped in with 19 points and five rebounds. Clayton led the Huskies with 23 points.

It was different story on Saturday as Nikola Mandic registered 30 points and Masters 27 in a huge 107-76 win for UNB. The victory ended the Varsity Reds’ three-game losing skid.

Baker was impressed with several players on Saturday.

“Jordan Irvine, Nikola Mandic and Dylan Baker, who had all been M.I.A.

for a bit, they showed up and played really, really well. They started to do the simple, fundamental things just to get themselves going again. Before, they were living and dying on threepoint shots and you can’t play that way.

They got back to some fundamentals and we got back to some defence. Our rebounding in the first half really set the tone so that was really a big win for us to get going again.”

After a back-and-forth first quarter, Saint Mary’s led 20-18 heading into the second. The Varsity Reds slowly started to pull away in the second by hitting some jump shots and free throws consistently. At halftime, UNB

was up 43-35.

UNB really started rolling in the third as Masters and Baker threw down slams, electrifying the Currie Center crowd. The Reds led by 10 heading into the fourth and then put up 33 points in the final 10 minutes of the game to win 107-76.

The offensive output was just shy of UNB’s season high. The Reds had 108 points in a win at Saint Mary’s in November.

Up next for the Varsity Reds is a Saturday night matchup against the Dalhousie Tigers. Game time is 8 p.m. at the Currie Center.

V-Reds women fall to unbeaten Huskies Jamie Tozer Sports Editor The Saint Mary’s Huskies women’s basketball team left Fredericton the same they entered — undefeated.

The Huskies improved to a perfect 8-0 on the season and have now defeated the Varsity Reds four times this season — twice at home and twice on the road — following back-to-back wins this past weekend. Their latest victories over UNB came on Friday and Saturday at the Richard J. Currie Center by scores of 58-52 and 58-54, respectively.

Saint Mary’s went 20-0 last season and hasn’t lost a conference game in nearly two years. Although UNB narrowly lost both games, head coach Jeff Speedy said it’s time for his team get over the hump.

“Don’t want to be the bridesmaid forever — we got to win some of these games sometimes,” the coach said following Saturday’s contest.

On Saturday, the Varsity Reds had a strong first quarter, posting 22 points and earning a nine-point lead.

But things drastically changed in the second quarter as UNB managed to score just three points. Fortunately

for the Reds, their big first quarter lead made up for their ice cold second quarter shooting and they trailed just 30-25 at halftime.

“We panicked. We rushed. I think we had seven turnovers in that quarter and missed five wide open layups,” said Speedy about his team’s second quarter performance. “You’re giving away 10 points on the missed layups and then you’re giving the ball away seven times, so it doesn’t take long to get your point total in single digits doing those two kinds of things.”

UNB regrouped at halftime and had a strong third quarter, outscor-

ing SMU 22-17 and headed into the fourth quarter tied at 47-47. The Huskies scored a few key baskets late in the fourth, edging the V-Reds by a final of 58-54.

“It’s disappointing. We had an undefeated, 7-0 first-place team in our league and they gave us every opportunity to win the game. I thought the girls showed quite a bit of composure, fighting after blowing the first quarter lead and scoring three points in the second quarter. I think we could have easily folded our tents so I was definitely pleased with how they fought. But we’ve got to play a little better. We just

made too many mistakes.”

On Friday, the Varsity Reds came extremely close to handing the Huskies their first loss of the season. The game was tied 26-26 at halftime but a big third quarter from UNB put the home side up 42-34 heading into the final frame. Saint Mary’s slowly chipped away at the Reds’ lead in the fourth and finally tied things at 52-52.

The Huskies ended up scoring the final 19 points of the match to win 58-52.

The women’s squad plays just one game next weekend, hosting the Dalhousie Tigers on Saturday at 6 p.m. in a four-point game.

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Park sprinting and striking with Varsity Reds

Sarah Rouse Sports Reporter

As a natural athlete, Kalen Park has juggled numerous sports for as long as he can remember.

Growing up, the Calgary native played baseball, hockey and soccer. By the time he reached high school, he decided to focus completely on soccer.

His father, however, had other plans.

“My dad was a big track person, so he really encouraged me to take up the sport in high school. I didn’t really take to it at first, because I was so dedicated to soccer at the time,” explained Park.

“Soccer became such a big part of my life, and it’s what brought me to UNB. I knew it was a good balance between getting a good education and also playing for a competitive soccer team.”

Park arrived in Fredericton in the fall of 2013 following training in Germany, where he had been a guest player with the FC Energie Cottbus under-23 team.

Over the past two seasons, the fullback

has started 19 of 26 games, and contributed to the team’s third place finish at the 2013 CIS nationals. He was also solid during the 2014 campaign, in which the Varsity Reds placed fifth nationally.

While he has excelled on the soccer field, Park eventually heeded his father’s advice, thus becoming one of the few multi-sport varsity athletes at UNB. “At the end of the soccer season, my dad was encouraging me to try out for the track team,” said Park. “I thought I would fit into the team well and could succeed at the sport, so I decided to give it a try and I really enjoy it so far.”

While Park admits that soccer will forever be his favourite sport, he is eager to compete in the AUS track and field circuit.

“I’ve played soccer since I was three years old, and it’s just something I’ve always done and succeeded at. Track, however, is a completely different environment. I haven’t really had the chance to adjust yet, but I enjoy the competitive aspect of both.”

Park intends to compete in the shorter distances, such as the 300-metre and

600-metre dash.

“If I’m quick enough to qualify for the relay team, I’d love to do that as well,” he added.

The second-year business student is eager to improve at both sports during his remaining years of eligibility at UNB. “Looking towards next season with the soccer team, I want to contribute as much as possible. As a team, we want to build on our success from last season, and hopefully win a few more medals at the CIS championships during my remaining time at UNB,” said Park.

“As for track, I’m just going to start this year with few expectations. Hopefully I can qualify for the AUS championships.

“It’s a slow process, but you have to start somewhere, and I’m excited to be able to represent the University of New Brunswick on another level.”

Park and the rest of UNB’s track and field team will be taking part in the New Brunswick Indoor Championship on Feb. 7 in Gagetown.

Kalen Park is a multi-sport varsity athlete at UNB. Adam Travis / The Brunswickan

Learn to be a knight with UNB fencing Sarah Rouse Sports Reporter For those interested in joining a new and exciting sports club at UNB, look no further.

UNB’s fencing club was formed in 1966, and is recognized as one of the longest running clubs of its kind in Canada.

Now in its 49th year, the club is introducing new programs along with events designed to bring in new participants.

Melodie Piercey has been involved with the club for the past nine years. While she first joined on a whim during her time as a UNB student, the sport quickly captured her attention and she remains with the team as the coach and equipment manager, focusing on the foil and epee weapons.

“Fencing is a great sport because it’s very technical, and people can really focus on their own individual achievements. For those who don’t really enjoy team sports, that may be something that they’re interested in,” said Piercey.

Along with the numerous health benefits — many members develop increased

cardiovascular endurance and muscle development — fencing also helps bring together individuals with similar interests.

“We really concentrate on the social aspect of the club. We have many students come in who aren’t necessarily the best athletes, but they’re ready to try something different and become more active.

“The common goal really is to create a great social atmosphere and we have seen many lifelong friendships develop as a result of this team.”

The club is offering a number of different programs this year.

“The first is a beginners program, which does not require any fencing experience,” explained Piercey. “We cover the basics and go through all three weapons — foil, epee and sabre.”

Following formal training, each participant can then choose which weapon they’d like to practice. At this point, the individual may join the intermediate/advanced program, where they will be introduced to more advanced techniques.

“We focus on the skills necessary to fence

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competitively. We let the members decide if they’d like to stay recreational, which means competing within the club, or if they’d like to become competitive. If they choose [the competitive] path, we introduce them to the New Brunswick competitive circuit, as well as some tournaments in Nova Scotia and Quebec as well.”

This year, UNB’s fencing club introduced a youth program that focuses primarily on the sabre weapon. The program is aimed at younger fencers who are considering the high-performance route, and allows them to work closely with an experienced coach.

“This allows athletes to really hone in on their skills at a young age in order to develop into strong competitors, specifically at the national and international level.”

The club also offered an open house this Monday to kick off the winter semester.

Students were invited to try out the equipment and ask any questions they may have for the coaches and current team members.

The club’s doors are always open, though.

“Anyone can drop into any practice,” said Piercey. “We’re happy to show them the basics and it allows them to see what our advanced groups are doing. We have plenty of coaches on hand who can help get them started and ready to join the beginners group.”

Regular practices are held every Monday and Wednesday evening, with the begin-

Compared to other televised hockey tournaments, why do you think the world juniors are such a big deal in Canada?

Jamie Tozer

Jonathan Copeland

Devin Patterson

Sports Editor

Sports Fan

Multimedia Editor

A lot of it has to do with the timing of the event and TSN’s elaborate broadcasts, but I also think it has to do with prospects.

This is a tournament showcasing the best hockey prospects on the planet. Sports fans are obsessed with the “next one” tags and following every step of a player’s journey to stardom in the professional ranks. Sure, the Ivan Hlinka tourney and the under-17s feature great prospects, but most of those guys are a year or more away from the NHL.

ners group going from 8 to 9 p.m. and advanced/intermediates practicing from 9 to 10:30 p.m. The group also frequently holds free fencing on Saturdays, which allows individuals to gain more experience against other members. The youth program is also held on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Further details can be found the club’s Facebook page.

Tradition. I think the world juniors hold such prominence in Canada because it falls over the Christmas season. It’s an emblem of the holidays that I think is a family tradition for many across our nation. I know at my home, Boxing Day revolves around the first Canadian game of the tournament. The New Year’s Eve game against the Americans (if the pools align) has become a staple in recent years as well. As the tournament progresses, it’s something you follow intently with not only family, but also friends. Year in, year out.

It’s about the timing of the tournament, the quality of the games and the rivalries. People over the holidays are looking for things to do together, and what better way to enjoy times with friends and family than watching hockey. The games are fast-paced with few stoppages for the most part, and it’s all of the future NHL stars coming together that make it exciting. Also, there are few rivalries like Canada-Russia and Canada-USA at the juniors to keep things interesting.

John Robb

cellarpub.ca

V-Reds Fan

Lotsoffactors.Timingfirstoff.Holidaysmeantradition and family and for the lucky ones, time off. What’s a more Canadian tradition than watching the boys play theirgutsout?Secondisallthememoriesofthosepast teams and tournaments like the Punch-up in Piestany, the heartbreak in North Dakota or “the shootout.”

Third and most importantly are the stories that you follow every year that keep you watching — like the underdog story this year with Denmark and Slovakia.

There is always something that you don’t expect and that keeps us watching.

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Hockey team wins sixth straight Jamie Tozer Sports Editor

Make it six straight wins for the UNB Varsity Reds men’s hockey team.

The Varsity Reds defeated the UPEI Panthers 3-1 on Friday night at the Aitken Centre and then traveled to Moncton on Sunday to down the Aigles Bleus 5-0.

The wins improved UNB’s Atlantic University Sport record to 14-2-2, putting them one-point ahead the Acadia Axemen for first place.

Dana Fraser, Tyler Carroll and Philippe Maillet all scored for the Varsity Reds on Friday night while David Sh-

antz made 18 saves in net. Maillet and Philippe Halley also added two assists.

“I thought it was a good, hardfought battle which you expect. We had a great opponent,” said Varsity Reds head coach Gardiner MacDougall. “They play hard and I thought we had some good opportunities. We got the lead which I think is a real key and we had chances to extend it. We had to wait until the end to get the extension but I thought overall [it was] a pretty solid effort against a real good opponent.”

Chris Desousa scored UPEI’s lone goal. Mavric Parks was excellent in net, making 32 saves and keeping the

game close.

“It was a tight game of the scoreboard but they definitely out chanced us,” Panthers head coach Forbes MacPherson said. “The best player on the ice was our goalie and that’s why it was a tight game.”

Fraser, making his Varsity Reds debut against his former team, opened the scoring at 11:46 of the first. The Panthers, despite being outshot 12-6 in the opening frame, had a few good scoring chances that they couldn’t quite finish.

UNB made it 2-0 on a power play at 16:21 of the second as Carroll tipped a Jordan Murray shot. The Panthers

quickly got back within one though with Desousa netting a power play marker at 18:31. Shots were 15-6 in favour on UNB in the second.

Both goaltenders were sharp in the third period and neither team could capitalize on power play opportunities.

Maillet’s empty netter with 22 seconds left sealed the deal for the Varsity Reds. Final shots were 35-19 UNB. On Sunday, Cam Braes opened the scoring just 1:36 into the game.

A shorthanded goal from Halley at 11:14 gave the Varsity Reds a 2-0 lead after one. Despite scoring twice, UNB was outshot 20-12 by U de M in the opening frame.

In the second, Alex Wall connected at 8:15 to make it 3-0. Then at 13:27, Francis Beauvillier scored UNB’s second shorthanded goal of the game to give the Reds a commanding 4-0 advantage after 40 minutes. Shots in the second stanza were 20-3 in favour of the visitors.

In the third, Cam Critchlow scored at 14:53 to make it a 5-0 final. Shots were 42-32 in favour of UNB overall.

Chris Carrozzi got a rare start in net and made 32 saves for the shutout.

This coming week is a big one for the Varsity Reds. After taking on the St. Thomas Tommies at the Grant Harvey Centre on Wednesday, the Reds host the StFX X-Men on Friday and Saint Mary’s Huskies on Saturday.

All games start at 7 p.m.