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UNB SOCCER SETTLES FOR SILVER MEN’S TEAM LOSES TO YORK 2-0 IN CIS FINAL

BY JAMIE TOZER | PAGE 9

TRUDEAU AND THE FLQ TO HIT THE STAGE AT STU’S BLACK BOX THEATRE

BY CAMILA VERGARA | PAGE 7

CUT CABLE CAUSED OUTAGE OF UNB ONLINE SERVICES

BY BRAD PARKER | PAGE 2 Cover Photo Credit: VReds submitted

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Power outage disabled all UNB online services Brad Parker Photo Editor

On Thursday, Nov. 5 around 3 p.m. UNB’s main data centre, located in Head Hall, experienced an unexpected outage affecting nearly all of UNB’s online services, including on-campus Wi-Fi, eSer vices, email, Desire2L earn and even the Unb.ca website.

The outage was caused by cutting an unlabeled cable during a minor construction project. This cable, according to vice-president of Information Technology Services, Terry Nikkel, was designed to switch the servers to backup power in case the main grid went off line.

Normally if a server went off line a backup server would automatically start up, either in Head Hall or the Wu Centre. Due to the ongoing renovations, however, these backup systems were unavailable, leading to this “unexpected and u n foreseeable occ u r rence,” a s Nikkel called it.

Since the outage happened during the work day, ITS was able to respond quickly.

“Everyone was here, everyone was focused; we have a really good protocol in place and a disaster recovery plan in place that is tested and up to date,” Nikkel said.

Unfortunately, this also meant it also had the greatest impact on staff and students.

The effects were immediately felt by fourth-year computer science student Carly Smith, who

was studying for a midterm on campus when the network went d a rk . “ It ’s h a rd to s t ud y for midterms when all your labs, assignments and lecture slides are on D2L and you have no way to access them.”

R ichard Eastwood, a third-year history major, was unable to access information for a paper that he had due later that day and was left feeling “helpless.”

Some students had to get extensions to work around this outage.

Elliot Coy, a f ifth-year computer science student, was in a lab when services went down.

“We couldn’t access the questions; eventually the lab instructor put the questions on the board after 10 or 20 minutes, but then we still couldn’t submit our work [to the online Dropbox],” said Coy. The professor eventually extended the lab to give students more t i me to work on it but Coy believes UNB should have a policy in place mandating extensions after a lengthy D2L outage.

“I’m in seven courses now. I was fortunate enough to have started early [otherwise] I don’t think I would have f inished, as I was very busy the next day.”

A st atement g iven by U N B explains that there is currently no policy, and a university-wide decision to extend deadlines during a major outage would have to be made by the vice-president academic, in consultat ion with

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Online services went down when an unlabeled cable connected to the emergency backup was cut.

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others such as ITS and the registrar’s off ice.

T i m D a le y, a n i n for m at ion systems st udent, t h in ks t hat a policy to respond to these outages makes sense. “I think the onus is on the student to be prepared for situations like this, but there is a reasonable argument for having a policy. We’re in an age now where everything is on the cloud, so it is a reasonable expectation to not

have everything downloaded.”

Some professors felt that the outage was brief enough to not move deadlines. Natalie Webber, a senior teaching associate with the faculty of computer science said, “We didn’t extend since D2L was back up by the time they needed it. If it had been down longer we would have had to extend it.”

When asked if she thought the university should have a policy

she replied that there would have to be a discussion before any sort of formal rules were put in place.

A lthough the outage was disruptive, Nikkel says that since he began working with ITS six years ago the environment has become more reliable. “As we’ve seen,” he chuckled. “Just about anything can and will happen.”

Loss for student paper

Chris Brooks Staff Reporter

As of this year the Aquinian, St. Thomas’ student newspaper, no longer has a formal faculty adviser to their paper. Mark Tunney is a journalism professor at STU and for years he sat in at Aquinian story meetings and acted as an adviser to the paper, but that is no longer the case.

Philip Lee is the Acting Chair of the journalism program and accord i ng to h i m, t he adv i ser position was more specif ic than simply advising the Aquinian; the position was there to help STU students who were editors at both the Aquinian or the Brunswickan receive academic credit for their work through an independent study available to them.

“In the past we’ve offered St. Thomas students who are editors at either the Aquinian or the Brunswickan the ability to get credit through an independent study, and

Mark Tunney was there to help with that, we’re just working on changing how we go about dealing with that.” Said Lee. He said that editors can still get academic credit for their work at either paper this year, but they’re in the process of changing how they go about that.

“We’re in the process of rethinking how to assist in the experiential learning of our students, and it’s possible that could mean a formal journalism course to help students who are publishing stories in the Aquinan, the Brunswickan and/ or some other outlet.”

Lee says that this course could be available as soon as next fall, but work still has to be done before it comes to fruition. He also says insists that any student, including Aquinian or Brunswickan staff, looking for advice on their stories whether for class or not should contact one of their journalism professors for help.

In the US the removal of faculty

advisers to student newspapers seems to have become a trend according to an article published by the Atlantic at the end of September and also an article by the Columbia Journalism Review in June.

The Columbia Journalism Review quotes Frank LoMonte, the current executive director of the Student Press Law Center, who says that the financial stresses of universities along with more interest by the universities in their public image have created a perfect environment for these cuts.

Lee would not go into details about Tunney’s contract and made no mention of university public image as a deciding factor, but it might look good for the Aquinian.

“I think the Aquinian is a very important independent student voice and I think it’s important that they aren’t seen as supervised by the faculty,” said Lee. UNB students do not receive credit for working at their student paper.

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UNB law student Ben Lord has worked as STU’s welcome week leader for four years.

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UNB law student caught in ST. Thomas Students’ Union hiring issues Stephanie Sirois Staff Reporter

A UNB student has been a source of questions involving policies and hiring practices at the STU student union recently.

Ben Lord, 22, is currently attending his first year of law school at UNB. Lord is also the activities coordinator for STUSU. He has been working with the Students’ Union since he applied to the job ad in 2012, when he was attending STU for his BA. “I was told last year by several council members when I announced that I was returning that they were relieved and grateful,” Lord said in an email.

Lord has renewed his contract every year with STUSU to continue his em-

ployment. In September of 2016, he said he will step aside so a new activities coordinator can take over.

“The continuity that I bring to the role is important … this will provide time to wrap up projects and assist in the training of my successor,” said Lord.

Megan Thomson, STUSU president, said that since Lord was a student at STU when he first applied in 2012, a contract renewal was all that was required to keep the position. If he had applied for a different position on the STUSU, it would have been a different story.

“If anyone, including internal employees, are applying for a position that they do not hold already, we do have an application and interview process,” said Thomson.

Preference is given to students or

employees already working within the student union. Returning employees can also expect a greater salary that comes with their seniority.

Thomson said there could be a more qualified candidate for any of the STUSU positions, but since only STU students are considered, it reduces the pool of candidates significantly.

“That’s a flaw of the system as a whole, and not specific to STUSU,” said Thomson.

Hiring an internal member can cut down on a job learning curve, as well as reduce the risk of any unknown person disturbing the work atmosphere.

However, internal members can also be at a disadvantage, because the hiring committee will also be aware of any weaknesses firsthand.

According to “How to Conduct an Internal interview” in the Harvard Business Review by Amy Gallo, the cheaper and more practical method is to hire internally. Gallo’s article said that if the candidate is someone who already works for the organization, more questions should be asked to discover new information. This can mean that returning employees are held to a higher standard than outside applicants.

In UNB’s Student Union policies and bylaws, last updated in March of 2013, there are seven requirements before someone can become a councilor.

These requirements include being either a fulltime, part time or graduate student.

The representative must also be over 18 years old, with a good academic standing.

The president of the union cannot

Bhavish Ramlochun Staff Reporter 15th annual Silver Wave Film Festival celebrated at UNB An open f ilm screening event wa s orga n i z ed by t he U N B’s facult y of arts and department of English on Friday, Nov. 13.

The aim of this screening was to showcase UNB’s award-winning contributions in this year’s Silver Wave Film Festival, which was held Nov. 5 to 8. The comedy film “My Cat Broke up with Me” by Mitchell Nash, a UNB media arts and cultures student, was the f irst f ilm screened on that day. It was

followed by “Choke Hold,” a f ilm

by Robert Gray, a UNB professor in t he depa r t ment of Eng l ish.

O t her f i l m s t hat were played include: “a list” by Matt Rogers, UNB education alumnus; “Coed” by Gordon Mihan, a UNB bu si ness st udent , a nd Br it a ny Sparrow, UNB alumna; “Referent” by Gordon Mihan and Lance Blakney, production assistant and UNB alumnus; and “Withdrawn” by another UNB alumnus Brock Jorgensen and current media arts student Eric Iverson.

It’s never too late to learn to skate

A Learn to Skate event was organized by UNB’s International Student Advisor’s Off ice on Friday, Nov. 13 at the Aitken centre.

The aim of the event was to teach U NB students who have never skated before the different techniques of skating. Students were able to use skates and helmets that were donated to the ISAO for that event. A BBQ sponsored by t he I nter n at ion a l St udent A ssociat ion was a lso prov ided on that day outside the A itken Centre. According to the ISAO there was a huge student turnout and the event was a success. The ISAO also organized a “hockey

night” on Nov. 4 where students gathered at the A itken centre to watch the hockey game between UNB and STU. UNB named one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers for 2016 UNB has been recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers by Med iaCor p Ca nada Inc. The 2016 winners were announced in the Globe and Mail ea rl ieU N f i na ncia l a nd fa m i ly benef its, vacation and time-off, employee communications, performance management, training and skills development and community involvement.

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run for a third term in office. Any vicepresidents of the Student Union aren’t eligible for a fourth term. If any councilors are removed from their position because they don’t meet the baseline requirements, they can’t apply again until five years have passed.

Thomson said even though she’s never heard of anyone being fired, she feels that STUSU doesn’t renew anyone’s contract who hasn’t proven themselves. She said the candidates all deserve to be there.

“Every single one of our employees this year is an incredibly competent employee who I would hire over and over again,” said Thomson.

Lord may not be renewing his contract this year with the STUSU, but he said it isn’t because of time management or study problems.

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When the ‘other’ becomes the ‘us’

It’s easy to ignore something when it’s not happening to us.

Last Friday, something horrific happened in Paris. A group of terrorists stole the lives of 127 people in a most horrific way. The western world rallied to express both outrage and a heartening show of support. Hashtags about praying for Paris and profile pictures displaying solidarity cropped up all over social media. The flag of France was projected on other nations’ important monuments. The world stood with Paris.

Last Thursday, just one day before the Paris attack, a double suicide attack on Beirut, Lebanon killed 43 people.

Like Paris, this act of terrorism was also orchestrated by the Islamic State; but no one took to social media nor did it receive live stream coverage by major news organizations. The Lebanese flag did not appear anywhere.

In like fashion, no one #prayedforkenya last April when 147 people were killed in an assault on Garissa University by the terrorist group al-

Shabeb. In the past four and a half years, we have let the deaths of over 250,000 Syrians slip past our notice.

In fact, we didn’t pay much notice at all until refugees, desperate to escape the hell that has become their homeland, came knocking on our doorsteps. And still then did we care?

These are but a few examples.

Empathy only seems to stretch as far as the colour of our skin, our socioeconomic position and our political and religious beliefs. When terrorism happens in a non-western country, we see it as happening to “someone else,” as an event that does not apply to us.

We do not rage against the atrocities committed against fellow humans.

But when it happens in the west, suddenly it becomes our problem too.

You see, fear and pain are universal.

Peace isn’t. But it’s something that we take for granted.

Emma McPhee is the Editor-inChief of the Brunswickan

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UNBSU shouldn’t cut minority reps Dear Editor On November 1st, I partook in t he U N BSU Cou ncil restructuring program discussion forum as a non-voting member of council. The subject matter was essentially shrinking council and eliminating all the minorit y representatives to have a representat ive for each facu lt y a nd t wo i nclu sion represent at ives.

To f urther explain this restructuring, council intends to have one rep for each facult y and t wo inclusion reps which means for instance, both the engineering and renaissance college program are ent it led to one representat ive despite t he huge disparit y between the numbers of students in both faculties.

Q u ite f r a n k l y, I a m not i n support of t his decision. I believe the student union may be mak ing a terrible decision even more so now that they have ref used to allow this issue to go to a referendum for the students who have voted them in power to decide, but that’s a discussion for another day.

My ma i n reason for w r it i ng is rega rd i ng t he com ment s of

a pa r t icu la r councillor in h is/ her support for the restructuring. In voicing his/her opinion du r i ng cou nci l, t h is person u s ed a word t hat b ot her s me i n de scr ibi ng m i nor it ie s. T he word “coloured.” I am sure that t h i s cou nc i l lor d id not me a n to be d iscr i m i nator y by usi ng t h i s wo rd a nd pr ob abl y do e s not remember or reca l l u si ng it, but people shou ld come to terms w it h t he fact t hat using t h is word is a rcha ic a nd most certainly wrong.

A s a minorit y myself and most i mpor ta nt ly a n A f r ica n, usi ng this word does not only make me inferior, but it also strips me of my identit y as a black male, generalizes, and def ines me among all other races simply because I am a non-white individual.

Technically speak ing, we are a l l colou red con sider i ng t hat ever y human has a sk in colour.

However t h is pa r t ic u la r word ha rkens back to t he t i me of segregation where black people in particular were kept separate from white people with respect to va r ious aspects of ever yday life. It a lso implies t hat being

white is normal but in modern times where freedom reigns and one can be proud of their sk in a nd he r it a g e , it c a n b e c o nsidered a n ext remely of fensive word which reminds people who a re not wh ite of a t i me when casual racism was a normal order of the day.

S o w h i le it i s ne ce s s a r y to keep in mind that one may be unconsciously of fend ing ot her people by u si ng t h is word, it is important to recognise t hat this is a mere article to advise people. Additionally it also relates to why I strongly believe t hat it is per t i nent t hat t he student union maintains all of these minorit y representat ives, i.e. international student representat ive, women’s representat ive, abor ig i na l representat ive and the LGBTQ representatives, so that their voices may be heard and issues such as these may be ra ised at cou nci l meet i ngs to promote a co-ex ist i ng societ y for all human beings at the Universit y of New Brunswick.

Regards, Herbert Bempah

Opinon from the council sidelines The U N BSU has decided to move a long w it h it s p o s it ion cut s w it hout a referendu m.

From sitting in on a number of their meetings, it seems to me that the main reason for this is boredom. Ma ny of t he cou ncilors seem outright bored with discussion, to the point that it seems representatives are voting for whatever gets them out the door sooner.

A number of student council members have shown a clear lack of professiona l ism t h roughout the entire restructuring process so fa r. From comments say ing st udent s “ ju st don’t c a re” to

usi ng a nt iquated racia l labels, to youtubing puppy videos and s n a p c h at t i ng du r i ng deb ate s , more than a few councilors seem to t a ke t he i r r e s p o n s ib i l it ie s prett y casually.

The idea of running a referendum seems to be a tedious chore for the student representatives.

C ou nci lors compla i n st udent s won’t be i n for med enoug h to make a smart decision, but aren’t interested in heading any kind of awareness campaign.

I’m admitting my bias when I say I believe the proposed cuts should have gone to a referendum. I’ll also say that turning

student at large posit ions into inclusion reps is a clumsy handling of the sensitive issue of cutting minorit y representatives. I can understand the desire to cut facult y rep positions; especially f rom t he sma l ler fac u lt y reps perspectives, but to avoid a referendum for convenience sake is irresponsible.

There may need to be cuts to student council, I just hope that t he po sit ion s t hat do rema i n a r e f i l l e d w it h m o r e m a t u r e candidates.

Alex Corbett , News Editor of The Brunswickan

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W E I V OINT P

on What’s YOUR eek? w s i h t mind

If you could change anything about UNB, what would it be?

Trevor Stewart

Jessica Theriault

Godwin Adeyemi

Jamie Ward

Robbie Tree

“Get rid of the hill.”

“I wouldn’t change anything.”

“Less hill.”

“Track on campus for track and field.”

“What Jamie said!”

Nathalie Cecire

Priya Bhutani

Carson Matchett

Devan Walton

Bryce Habraken

“How people park, have you seen the SUB lot in winter!?”

“More parking for residence students.”

“More space in the Cellar. ”

“More options for class times, to make it easier to fit into your schedule. ”

“A functional competition track on campus.”

UNB ONE OF ATLANTIC CANADA’S TOP 50 EMPLOYERS …

REALLY? • Lockout of full-time faculty in January 2013 after first day on the picket line in AUNBT’s history!

• Professional and Technical Staff Union certified on 20 March 2013 still without first Collective Agreement!

• Union of Graduate Student Workers without second Collective Agreement since 1 May 2013!

• New retirement policy claws back severance pay of Administrative, Professional, and Technical staff working over age 65!

SHAME!!!

Professional and Technical Staff Union—PSAC 60551

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Happening between Nov. 6 and Dec. 18, One Moment: An Homage to The Family of Man will be shown at the UNB Arts Centre.

Travis Piercy/ The Brunswickan

UNB Arts Centre teams up with SilverFish Photography Collective Chris Brooks Staff Reporter T he U N B A r t s C ent re, a long w it h t he Freder icton-based S i l ve r F i s h P h o t o g r a p h y C o l lective, is currently featuring an exhibition called One Moment: A n Homage to The Fa m i ly of Man. The exhibit contains more than 100 photographs carefully selected by curator and director of the UNB A rts Centre, Marie Maltais.

“The idea for the exhibit came from the SilverFish Photography Collective; they were looking to celebrate their 10th anniversary and as a way to celebrate they were look i ng at a n ex h ibit ion which also celebrated its anniversa r y, its 65t h a n n iversa r y,” said Maltais.

The exhibit is inspired by the 1955 photog r a phy s how T he Fa m i ly of M a n wh ich wa s on display at the Museum of Modern A rt in New York City before touring the world for eight years.

It fo c u s ed on hu ma n i sm a nd the similarities of people from around the globe.

According to Maltais the A rt Centre’s exhibit took over a year to prepare, and the photographs which were chosen from more t h a n 10 0 0 s ubm it t e d r e f l e c t themes such as birth, death and the stages in between.

“ W hat we d id wa s t a ke t he quote from Tennessee Williams, ‘Death is one moment, life is so many of them,’ and tried to show a timeline of life and show some of those moments that these guys have captured.”

A ll of t he photographs were taken by SilverFish, a collective consist i ng of 12 loca l ly based photographers who all graduated from the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design. It’s an exclusive group that work together to critique each other’s work and put on shows. All but one of them work in the area, and two of them even work at UNB. Ma lta is bel ieves it’s impor tant that students check out the exhibit because of the quality of the art present and the fact that it’s so accessible.

“It really provides something for people who maybe don’t know much about art,” said Maltais.

“Photography is a much more accessible a r t form, a nd t here are some really interesting images that are quite resonant with ever ybody no matter what age you’re at or how much you know about art.”

T he ex h ib it ion debute d on N o v. 6 a n d r u n s u n t i l D e c .

18. It is held at the UNB A rts Cent re, wh ich is located on 9 Bailey Drive, and is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on

The exhibition contains more than 100 photographs taken by local artists.

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weekdays. Admission is free. The exhibit is split between two galleries on either side of the building, so be sure to explore both.

Fol low i ng t he One Moment e x h i b it , i n Ja nu a r y t h e A r t s Centre will celebrate its 75th anniversary. The whole year will be

dedicated to looking at different aspects of the history of the A rts Centre and the artistic history of Fredericton and the university.

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Theatre St. Thomas takes on Trudeaumania Camila Vergara The Brunswickan Theatre St. Thomas is set to perform M ichael Hol l i ngswor t h’s Trudeau and the FLQ, a political satire which ref lects on the politics of 1963 to 1970 in a grotesque, over-the-top way.

Trudeau and the FLQ will take place in STU’s Black Box Theatre from Nov. 18 to Nov. 21, playing each night at 7:30 p.m., with a Saturday matinée at 2:00 p.m.

Directed by the current artistic producer for TST, Robin Whitt a ker, t he play fol low s P ier re Tru-deau from his time as a young professor at t he Un iversit y of Montreal to becoming Canada’s prime minister and going through the October Crisis of 1970.

In 93 scenes averaging a minute long, the play shows the rise of two different ideologies in Canadian history, the liberal Pierre Elliott Trudeau and the nationa list/terrorist orga n izat ion L e Front de Libération du Québec.

“The costumes are colourf ul and vibrant which ref lect the hippie times but are also fun to look at, and help us create satirical and fun characters,” said Whittaker.

When it came to choosing the play, W hittaker reached out to the political science, communicat ions, English a nd h istor y departments from STU and UNB to f ind out what students would

want to see.

“This play is smart, funny, engaging and timely because of the election. A lot of the ideas and ways that Justin Trudeau is going to handle politics in the next four years can be ref lected in the show,” Whittaker said.

“Theatre has always been a way to educate as well as entertain, you can come and see a show and learn about something outside of books – that is what we do here,” he said.

There are 68 characters played by 18 actors a nd 85 d i f ferent costumes. With over 370 lighting cues and 127 sound cues, Whittaker and his cast have a big week ahead of them.

For Whittaker, one of the challenges when directing the play was to be able to conjure the feel-ing of each historical personality and to make them recognizable in a very short amount of time.

“The actors have to f ind the essence of the character quickly, we need to get a sense of the ways they spoke and how they thought and to get in their heads a bit.”

Sharisse LeBrun, president of TST, plays Maggie Trudeau, the Queen of England and Premier of Quebec Robert Bourassa, along with other smaller roles.

She says that it is a challenging show w ith crazy costumes and cha nge s i n phy sic a l it y a nd i n character.

Trudeau and the FLQ is a timely production put on by Theatre St. Thomas. The play will be running from Nov. 18 to 21.

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“ T here i s pre s su re to ma ke characters recognizable, but there is always room to have fun in this type of show. They are caricatures so you have permission to make them bigger and sillier than what

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Wolastoq Wharf Brock Slipp The Brunswickan If you haven’t been to the north side of Freder icton i n a wh i le then I have the perfect excuse for you to make the f ive-minute trip.

The Wolastoq W harf is a small f ine dining restaurant that offers the best seafood in Fredericton.

I have d ined at t he restau ra nt over fou r t i me s now a nd not once have I been disappointed.

Thoug h sma l l a nd i nt i mate, the restaurant itself is very nicely la id out w it h a design pattern that isn’t overly pretentious but does a l low for a n upper-sca le experience. A glass waterfall is the centerpiece of the restaurant creating a relaxing vibe that carries on throughout.

From t he moment you wa l k i nto t he Wola stoq W ha r f you feel wel l ta ken ca re of by t he

service team that is both friendly and eff icient. Ever y meal at the W harf starts off with traditional bread baked in house served with molasses that is to die for. The menu consists of a good blend of seafood dishes along with a steak option and a chicken dish; there are also a small number of Vegan and gluten free dishes to choose from.

T h e Wo l a s t o q W h a r f p r o vides customers with simple but fresh food that delivers on f lavour, I don’t think there is any other seafood restaurant in New Brunswick where one can order a dish packed with fresh lobster, scallops and mussels for under thirt y dollars and still receive a dish that is high quality and well presented.

The dishes I have tried at the W harf are the Seafood Fettuccini, Seafood R isotto, Chicken

and the Halibut. Each dish was absolutely fantast ic, large portions with an abundance of seafood in both the fettucine and risotto. It is no surprise that this restaurant is now one of the best in Fredericton.

The W harf is a great example o f a r e s t a u r a nt k e e p i ng t o a simple yet ref ined way of cooking while delivering on ser vice and a good atmosphere. If you love seafood then the Wolastoq W ha r f is a mu st v isit , but do arrive hungr y as you won’t be disappointed.

Verdict Ser vice- 10/10 Food- 9/10 Atmosphere- 8/10

they are in real life.”

Though this political satire is a style of play that has not been seen before in New Brunswick, Whittaker is conf ident that it will be artistically inspirational.

“It is li ke watch ing a com ic book come to life,” he said. “We have a show, the actors have done such great work and all of us can’t wait to show it to everyone.”

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Songs of the week

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Connan Mockasin & Devonté Hynes – “Feelin’ Lovely” After working together last March at the Marpha Myths festival, Blood Orange’s Dev Hynes and Connan Mockasin have released the product of their collaboration, a three-track offering titled Marpha Myths 001 EP. An easy standout off the EP is “Feelin’ Lovely,” a song which perfectly combines the psychedelic side of Mockasin’s music with the great production and song writing skills of Hynes.

The end result is a smooth track with muffled vocals, a guitar and keyboard that weave in and out of each other and a feel good chorus that leads you to hope there will be more than just the 001 EP.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 18 Michael Miller: “How I Compose” Memorial Hall, 12 p.m.

Theatre St. Thomas Presents: Trudeau and the FLQ Black Box Theatre, Nov. 18-21, $5 (Student)

THURSDAY, NOV. 19 Christmas at the Market Craft Show Boyce Farmers Market, Nov. 19-20

FRIDAY, NOV. 20 Lemon Bucket Orkestra The Playhouse, 7:30 p.m., $26

SATURDAY, NOV. 21 SPCA Pet Expo Capital Exhibit Centre, Nov. 21-22

SUNDAY, NOV. 22

LUH – “Lost Under Heaven” While Manchester’s WU LYF left the music world far too early, the former members of the band have remained busy, and frontman Ellery James Roberts recently shared a few new songs under the name of LUH, a project between him and Ebony Hoorn. The duo released “Angels Sing” and “Lost Under Heaven” along with remixes, alternate versions, a slideshow, photos and a note from the band stating their purpose. “LUH stands with all those that work for beauty, against the defeated cynicism of dead culture, all those that commit to the possibility of a better future in our life time, an idea that seems to have been long forgotten as this dystopian present has been culturally normalized.” So yeah, I guess check them out if you’re into that stuff.

Atlantic Sinfonia: “Classical Gas” Memorial Hall, 2 p.m., $10 (Student)

MONDAY, NOV. 23 Monday Night Film Series: Testament to Youth Tilley Hall, 7:30 p.m., $7

TUESDAY, NOV. 24 Darlene Love: The Christmas Special The Playhouse, 7:30 p.m., $48

Pusha T – “Untouchable” It’s been a busy week for Pusha T. First, it was revealed that the Virginia rapper had been named the new president of G.O.O.D. Music, Kanye West’s Def Jam imprint, and following that he began giving details of his upcoming album, King Push. Along with promising songs with A$AP Rocky, Kanye and Future, Pusha also released the albums first single. “Untouchable” centres itself around a sample of The Notorious B.I.G, similar to Pusha’s 2012 track “Exodus 23:1.” “Lyrically I’m untouchable, uncrushable,” boasts Biggy before Pusha comes in, addressing everything from Donald Trump to Netflix’s Narcos.

A Tribe Called Quest – “Can I Kick It? (J. Cole Remix)” A few weeks ago I wrote about the Pharrell remix of A Tribe Called Quest’s “Bonita Applebum,” which is part of the 25th anniversary re-issue of the legendary rap group’s debut album, People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm. J. Cole is also a part of the deluxe album as he has remixed one of the groups classic’s, “Can I Kick It?” In the remix Cole takes away the Lou Reed “Walk on the Wild Side” bass riff and replaces it with a modern, synthy beat that is almost just as groovy as the original. The verses stay the same from Q-Tip and Phife Dawg, but with the new sounds behind their vocals the lines have a rejuvenated meaning, and at the end of the day how could you change lines like “wipe your feet really good on the rhythm rug?”

The Brunswickan’s Food & Liquor: The Capital Winter Cocktails This week the Food & Liquor pannel sampled the Captial’s upcoming winter drink menu.

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UNB put up a good fight in the CIS gold medal game but were edged by the defending champions York 2-0.

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Gold Medal Recap Jamie Tozer Sports Editor Emeritus All over the York University campus are signs promoting the 2015 CIS Men’s Soccer Championship with the word Dzdefenddz written on them. And defend they did.

The York Lions won their second straight national championship with a 2-0 victory over the UNB Varsity Reds in Sunday’s gold medal game at York Stadium. Michael Cox opened the scoring in the 25th minute and Dena Iezady added an insurance goal in stoppage time of the second half to secure a win for the home side.

“We just couldn’t get ourselves back into it,” said UNB’s Marcus Lees, whose team allowed the first

goal in all three games they played in at nationals. “After that second goal we just kind of dropped our heads. We couldn’t really restart the fire to get it back. Motivation was really low.”

UNB’s George Lawton had a great chance early, sending a header just wide. AfterCox opened the scoring, the V-Reds had a difficult time generating offense and breaking through the stingy Lions defense.

V-Reds keeper Brandon Eagle suffered a leg injury in the 70th minute and had to leave the game. UNB pressed hard in the final 20 minutes but simply couldn’t get many shots towards the goal. A loud York Stadium erupted when Iezady scored in

stoppage time, beating Adam Grant in close, to seal the deal.

In a quiet dressing room after the game, Varsity Reds head coach Miles Pinsent said he was proud of how his team performed.

“I thought they went out there and they did what they needed to do – especially in the second half,” said Pinsent. “I thought we had the majority of the play and we were really pressing for that equalizer.”

Pinsent added that he was happy with the determination his team showed during the tournament following two dramatic, come-frombehind victories that earned them a berth in the gold medal game for the first time since 1980. In Thursday’s quarterf inal against the Victoria

Vikes, UNB was down 2-1 entering the final five minutes of regulation time only to have Ben Gorringe tie it and Ken Van Aarle win it with goals less than three minutes apart.

In Saturday’s semifinal against the UQAM Citadins, the Varsity Reds found themselves down 2-0 in the first half. Oliver Jones and Diego Padilha tied the match before the half was over and Robbie Park scored in overtime to send UNB to the final.

While the tournament didn’t end the way the Reds would have liked, those wins proved that UNB could compete with the nation’s best.

“It’s satisfying,” said Lees. “We’ve done a lot for the AUS. It’s hard for the AUS to come out and compete

when you have teams like York that are so close to so muchtalent. A lot of teams in the AUS have to pull from different places –we’ve got a bunch of boys from the UK. So it’s hard.

“But we still came out and we battled. Getting second place is good. I’m very proud of the boys.

There aren’t many teams that can go down 2-0 and comeback and make it 3-2.d” This was UNB’s best finish since winning gold in 1980. Although they’ve appeared in four straight national tournaments, there best finish was a bronze in 2013.

Meanwhile, the UBC Thunderbirds won this year’s bronze by beating the Citadins 2-0.

Reds notebook: Reds fall to 3-4 Rob Trites Sports Editor Women’s Volleyball team drops to 3-4 after loss to Saint Mary’s The V-Reds were taken down three sets to one by the Saint Mary’s Huskies on Saturday, dropping them one game below .500 on the season.

The loss was however, UNB’s first inter-conference loss of the season, with the other three losses coming during interlock events.

Both Volleyball teams have busy weeks upcoming as the women play U de M in Moncton at 2 p.m. Saturday

and the men travel to Quebec to play in an interlock event in which they will see action against Sherbrooke, Laval and Montreal respectively.

Jones Named AUS Athlete of the week After a great performance at the AUS championships, Oliver Jones of the men’s soccer team was awarded the AUS male athlete of the week honours.

Jones was clinical all weekend and continued this trend in the CIS tournament.

StFX takes Loney Bowl

New Brunswick’s only AUS football team, the Mount Allison Mounties, were defeated in the AUS championship by the StFX X-men by a score of 14-12.

X kicker, Jonathan Heidebrecht, won the game for his team with a late 41-yard field goal. Heidebrecht would go on to be named player of the game.

The X-men will go on to host UBC in the Uteck bowl and attempt to be the first AUS team to qualify for the Vanier Cup since Saint Mary’s did in 2007.

The game is this Saturday at 5 p.m.

Sportsnet will be broadcasting the event nationally.

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Ironmen defend Maritime championship in 26-15 victory Nathan DeLong Staff Reporter The University of New Brunswick Ironmen rugby squad defended the Maritime championship Saturday at College Field.

UNB downed the St. Francis Xavier University X-men 26-15.

“Winning the Maritime finals just goes to show us how our hard work, dedication and determination throughout the season has paid off,” third-year inside centre Matt Blain said. “It is a proud day to be an Ironman, and the season was a fantastic experience with the best possible outcome.”

The championship came on the heels of a successful season for the Ironmen.

They defeated the St. Thomas University Tommies 53-16 for the New Brunswick championship on Saturday, Nov. 7.

“Every game is important,” said Blain.

“But it means a lot anytime you have a chance to play in a championship game with a title on the line, and we were lucky enough to win.”

Blain acknowledged the rivalry between the Ironmen and Tommies, and he said it was nice for UNB to beat their arch-

rivals on a scale like the provincial finals.

“Although the rivalry is fierce, people at the two schools are often good friends, living together and being a part of the same social circles,” he said. “However, it’s always nice to have the bragging rights for your school’s triumph over the rivals of the hill in your back pocket ready to use in conversation.”

The Ironmen went undefeated in three matches during the 2015 regular season.

They outscored their opponents by a margin of 178 points to 12.

Blain said UNB’s perfect record is like a double-edged sword.

“It’s great for team morale and proves your dedication to the season,” he said.

“But there is always that stigma of a loss coming on the biggest stage.”

While offense may not have been hard to come by, Blain said, chemistry was another highlight of the Ironmen’s season.

“As a group, the team played impressively the whole season, consistently working each week in practice on improving fundamentals and new skills,” he said.

“The team worked hard to be in position to receive offloads or ruck over teammates

as well as defensively supporting the tacklers and helping to bring down the ball carrier when needed.”

Blain said that was in spite of having several new players on the team, including himself.

“The senior and returning players did an excellent job of bringing everyone up to speed,” he said. “I’m proud to have played alongside my teammates this season, as the team’s depth has been unbelievable.”

Blain said that, due to the rough nature of the game, injuries are inevitable. However, he said UNB had players stepping up and performing well in the absence of key players who were battling injuries.

“Anytime you are a part of a team where you have trust in the guys on either side of you, you’re bound to play at a higher level collectively,” he said.

One particular player with whom Blain was impressed this year was Brandon White, who scored six tries in one game.

“The guy went beast mode and was unstoppable,” he said. “Another memorable event was Noah Morton’s savage stiff arm, which had the entire team amped up and jumping around.”

Men’s rugby “B” team hoists the championship trophy after their win.

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UNB women take ACAA title from STU Nathan DeLong Staff Reporter

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The UNB Ironmaidens women’s rugby team won an ACAA championship in their first season back in the league.

UNB downed the St. Thomas University Tommies 14-5 in the ACAA championship on Nov. 2.

“That was incredibly exciting for us,” Ironmaidens’ assistant coach Kieran Miller said. “For the past several years, we played in a club league and struggled with numbers and a team vision, so joining the ACAA gave the team legitimacy and direction.”

Miller said UNB’s only regular season losses came against STU, so the Ironmaidens knew the Tommies were the team to beat.

The Ironmaidens finished second in the ACAA with a 6-2-0 record, while STU placed first. The Tommies’ regular season

record was 7-0-1.

As for the Ironmaidens’ return to the ACAA, Miller said it also helped the team recruit solid players.

“There was only a small group of returning players, so we knew recruitment would be important this year,” she said.

“Working with what was basically a brand new team and a new league were big challenges and, as coaches, we weren’t sure how we were going to do it.”

Therefore, Miller said, it was a huge achievement for UNB just to make the final.

“Winning the match was beyond thrilling,” she said.

Miller said UNB accomplished this as a young team, where an estimated twothirds of the roster consisted of recruits.

“There was a lot of pressure on our rookies to step up both on and off the field,” she said. “They were outstanding.”

“With goals becoming harder and harder to come by in the NHL, should there be changes made to the rules such as shrinking goalie pads or making the nets bigger?”

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This “issue” should be played out a little longer to see how the scorers adjust and raise their game to compete with the skilled defenses and goaltending. If it’s still an issue in a couple years shrink the goalie pads, but never increase the size of the net!

However, Miller only took credit for the coaches’ duties of running practices and overseeing the team’s administration.

“The players are the ones taking hits on the field, balancing practice and school work and paying team costs,” she said.

“UNB should be incredibly proud of their performance on and off the field this season.”

Miller praised Kirby Morrill, Fran MacWilliam, Gina O’Rourke and Taylor Morgan in particular for being recognized by the ACAA and named to the all-star team.

“Two other players that stood out this season were Julija Rans and Maria Muse,” she said. “Julija was responsible for all of our convert and penalty kicks this season and played a key role in the back line.”

“Maria came to us as a back, but we moved her to flank, and she excelled in the new position.”

In all honesty, I don’t think it’s too big of an issue. I think players are still finding the back of the net with enough frequency to make any major adjustments to the game.

If it does become a big problem than yes, maybe make the nets a bit bigger or the goalie pads a bit smaller.

Yes. Maybe both. I think the goalie “gear,” not pads, could get smaller. The goalies in the 80s and 90s weren’t looking like the Pillsbury Dough Boy. Give NHL-ers some net to shoot at and they will hit it. If safety is a concern, then I think you skinny the posts. Make them one inch thick, then all the posts and crossbars would be goals.

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Systematic change to gameplay is required to score more goals in the NHL on a consistent basis. The game will catch up to gimmicks like shrinking pads and making the nets bigger, it always has. Maybe the answer is putting a height restriction on goalies.

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CIS Soccer Championship Notebook: V-Reds road to the final

Jamie Tozer Sports Editor Emeritus To say the UNB Varsity Reds made it to the gold medal game of the 2015 CIS Men’s Soccer Championship in dramatic fashion would be a massive understatement.

Last year, the Varsity Reds tied their tournament opener with a goal in stoppage time but ultimately lost in penalty kicks. This year when taking on the Victoria Vikes UNB had yet another dramatic opener but were on the winning side.

With less than five minutes to play in regulation, Ben Gorringe tied it.

A few minutes later, Ken Van Aarle scored to give UNB a 3-2 lead – their first lead of the match.

“I’ll remember this moment for the rest of my life for sure,” said Gorringe, who was named UNB’s player of game. “We’ve been working all year for this and it’s good that it’s finally coming together.”

In Saturday’s semifinal against the UQAM Citadins, the Varsity Reds went down 2-0 in the 33rd minute.

Oliver Jones gave UNB some life with a goal a couple minutes later and then Diego Padilha tied it in the 45th. Robbie Park scored the winner in overtime.

“You don’t want to go down 2-0 in any game, especially in the national semifinal,” said UNB head coach Miles Pinsent.

“There was still a lot of time on

the clock and I just felt that if we got that first goal that would allow the boys to feel like they were back into it and that definitely happened.

The boys just stuck to what we’ve been trying to do all year and I’m not willing to count these guys out until that final whistle.”

What a performance Veteran keeper Brandon Eagle had one of his best games as a Varsity Red in Saturday’s semifinal, making seven saves in 120 minutes of action.

He made several huge stops in the second half to keep the game tied and eventually allow UNB to take the lead in overtime.

“He was fantastic today,” said Pinsent, noting the windy conditions the teams had to play in.

“UQAM was a big team. There’s a lot of balls that get played in there that the keeper has to make a real quick decision on, whether he’s coming to get it or whether he’s staying, and Brandon was spot on today with each and every one of those decisions.”

Holy wind, Batman Just how windy was it on Thursday for the opening games of the tournament? In the first game between McMaster and UQAM, players and officials had a hard time keeping the ball from rolling away as each player lined up to take their penalty kick.

Prior to the start of the UNB/

V ictoria match, which was t he second game of the day, tournament organizers took down all the promotional tents. Even the tent covering the official’s table between the player benches was taken down.

On the opposite sidelines, weights had to be put on the bottom of the advertising signage to keep them from blowing away.

Lees named All-Canadian At CIS A ll-Canadian Gala on Wednesday, UNB’s Marcus Lees was named a second team All-Canadian.

The third year midfielder had two goals and three helpers in 11 regular season games.

Victoria’s Cam Hundal, who was held pointless and had just two shots on goal at nationals, was named this year’s CIS player of year.

Quick hits There was a moment of silence held before the UNB-UQAM semifinal game to honour the victims of Friday’s terrorist attacks in Paris…

Sportsnet’s Jamie Campbell, the brother of Varsity Reds communications manager Andy Campbell, was in attendance for the Victoria-UNB game on Thursday… the other AUS team at the tournament, the Cape Breton Capers, finished sixth with a 1-2 record… next year’s men’s soccer championship will be held at the University of Guelph from Nov. 10-13.

Hockey team dealt first regulation loss of year Nathan DeLong Staff Reporter The UNB Varsity Reds hockey team suffered their first regulation loss and second defeat in overtime last weekend.

The V-Reds were doubled 4-2 by the Saint Mary’s Huskies (6-4-1) Saturday in Halifax after falling 4-3 in overtime against the Acadia Axemen (8-2-1) Friday in Wolfville.

UNB (8-2-1) is now tied with the St. Francis Xavier X-Men (8-1-2) for first place in the AUS. St. FX downed the Université de Moncton Aigles Bleues (6-4-1) 4-1 Saturday after winning 4-1 Friday over the St. Thomas Tommies (0-10-1).

“It was a game of extremes,” UNB coach Gardiner MacDougall said Saturday night. “We had all kinds of chances, but didn’t finish.”

Acadia’s Anthony Repaci went forehand backhand to beat V-Reds netminder Etienne Marcoux high on his glove side almost 17 minutes into the opening frame and put SMU up 1-0.

UNB captain Cam Critchlow received a delay of game penalty with less than a minute to go in the first stanza. SMU’s Taylor Burke capitalized on the man advantage with seven seconds left to put the Huskies up 2-0.

The V-Reds were given a five-onthree power play more than halfway through the second as Gerrad Grant

received a holding minor at 12:59 after Alex Cord got a slashing penalty a minute earlier.

UNB cut SMU’s lead in half 35 seconds after Grant’s penalty with a Jordan Murray slapshot from the point to beat Huskies goaltender Cole Cheveldave at 13:34.

V-Reds forward Philippe Halley tied the contest 1:45 into period three.

The Huskies responded roughly 13 minutes later when Austyn Hardie potted his first AUS goal to put SMU up by a goal.

Justin Weller put the final nail in the coffin with two minutes to go after UNB’s Alex Wall was sent to the penalty box for high-sticking less than 30 seconds earlier.

The V-Reds called a time-out with just under a minute and a half remaining, and UNB made a late push after pulling Marcoux to use an extra attacker, but it wasn’t enough.

The last minute of the contest ended up being five-on-four with UNB’s Matt Boudens serving an unsportsmanlike conduct bench minor at 19:18 after a disallowed line change.

Weller was penalized for roughing and unsportsmanlike conduct with nine seconds left, and Marcoux went back to the bench, but it was too little too late for the V-Reds, who were Canada’s top-ranked squad last week.

In Friday’s game against Acadia, the Axemen struck first on a power

play five minutes in when Boston Leier popped a loose puck past VReds starter Alex Dubeau after Matt Petgrave was penalized for tripping more than a minute earlier.

UNB made it even seven minutes later with a goal from Murray that beat Acadia starting gaoling Brandon Glover off a weak wrist shot through a screen.

The V-Reds pulled ahead with 2:59 left of the period when Mignardi tucked in a loose puck on a man advantage after several nice scoring chances.

That was the first power play goal of the season allowed by the Axemen.

Alex Wall then roofed home a one-timed wrist shot to make Mike Cazzola pay for a tripping penalty almost seven minutes into the middle frame to put UNB up 3-1.

Acadia’s Dan Pettersson cut the lead to 3-2 almost eight minutes later, shooting beneath the crossbar to beat Dubeau.

The Axemen evened the score 11 minutes into the third when Leier beat a scrambling Dubeau for his second marker of the night.

Acadia’s Kyle Farrell was the overtime hero three and a half minutes in, poking a puck past Dubeau after he made a nice pad save but couldn’t clear it.

UNB’s next games are Friday, Nov. 20 against St. FX and Saturday, Nov. 21, when they face the Dalhousie Tigers (3-6-2).

Men’s team celebrates their comeback win over UQAM in the CIS semi-final.

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Men’s ball team earns first win Rob Trites Sports Editor A f ter d ropping t heir f irst t wo games of the season, the men’s basketball team toppled the Cape Breton Capers 104-66 at home in an important four-point game.

UNB got up early in the f irst quarter and never looked back.

The Reds played solid on both ends of the f loor putting up their highest scoring game of the season while holding their opponents under 70 points.

“We just had a lot of energy and we executed a lot better I thought,” said third-year guard Javon Masters about the improved performance. “The energy from the crowd helped as well.”

Fou r t h yea r for wa rd Ma rk Matheson, who is f illing injured Nikola Mandic’s starting role, put up a monster game against CBU. Matheson dropped 34 points and collected seven rebounds on 1220 shooting including f ive three pointers.

“He’s been play i ng wel l for us,” said Masters on Matheson’s performance. “We just got him in positions to score and make good

decisions and he capitalizes on his chances.”

Masters had another good game for t he V-Reds, putt ing up 21 points and dropping four assists.

The men, who are now 1-2 on the season, will look to continue their upward trend this weekend when t hey face t he Memor ia l Seahawks in a two game series in St. John’s, NFLD. The women’s team, who will also travel to St. John’s this weekend, d ropped a 63- 62 contest in their home opener versus the Capers.

Laura Kaye had a good game for the V-Reds, putting up twelve points, four rebounds, four assists and two steals in the losing effort.

“Ou r defence was def i n itely what kept us in the game,” said Kaye on the loss. “I don’t think we executed as well as we should have on offence.”

Like the men, the women are now 1-2 on the season but will look to improve their standing against a struggling Sea-Hawks team who has failed to register a win in four games so far this season.

Mark Matheson, pictured above, had an enormous game for the V-Reds, scoring 34 points and collecting seven rebounds.

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BRUNS UPPER DECKERS V-REDS EVENTS JAVON MASTERS #23

FRIDAY, NOV. 20

“My ultimate goal is to win an AUS Championship.”

Men’s Hockey UNB @ StFX, 7 p.m. Antigonish, NS Men’s Volleyball UNB @ Sherbrooke, 8:30 p.m. Sherbrooke, QUE

SATURDAY, NOV. 21 Men’s Volleyball UNB @ Laval, 12 p.m. Sherbrooke, QUE Women’s Volleyball UNB @ Moncton, 2 p.m. Moncton, NB Women’s Basketball UNB @ Memorial, 5:30 p.m. St. John’s, NFLD

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Height: 6’0” Position: Guard Year: 3rd From: Kitchener, Ontario

PAIGE NELMES #5 “I’ve played volleyball since I could walk.”

Men’s Hockey UNB @ Dalhousie, 7 p.m. Halifax, NS Men’s Basketball UNB @ Memorial, 7:30 p.m. St. John’s, NFLD

SUNDAY, NOV. 22

Men’s Basketball UNB @ Memorial, 12:30 p.m. St. John’s, NFLD

MEN’S BASKETBALL

JAVON MASTERS

Men’s Volleyball UNB @ Montreal, 6:30 p.m. Sherbrooke, QUE

Women’s Basketball UNB @ Memorial, 10:30 a.m. St. John’s, NFLD

Masters is in his third year playing for the V-Reds. He averaged 26.25 points his first two years and will look to make his second straight CIS First team All-star appearance. He was the runner-up for the 2014/15 CIS MVP and won the AUS MVP award that year, he was also CIS and AUS Rookie of the Year in 2013/14.

Background: Masters played rep level basketball with the Waterloo Wild Hawks until he graduated and was recruited by head coach Brent Baker, who was good friends with Masters Trainer, Kyle Julius.

Career Highlight as a V-Red: Finishing first in the AUS regular season for the first time since 1967.

Pump up music: Drake.

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Nelmes is in her fourth and final year playing for the VReds. She is the in-court Captain of her team this year and will look to lead the team to an AUS championship, which they fell short of in 2014/15. Paige played for the England National team from the age of 13 until age 18, when she decided to go to school in Canada and play for UNB. Background: Nelmes trained with boys until the age of 14 when she finally found enough girls to put together an actual team.

She played club level volleyball at several ages and was recruited to UNB by her former coach, who she trained alongside in the summer of 2011 with the Great Britain National team.

Career Highlight as a V-Red: Winning UNB female rookie athlete of the year and playing with a bunch of great girls each season.

Pump up music: None, Paige likes five minutes of peace and quiet before matches to gather her thoughts.

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL Height: 5’ 8” Position: Libero Year: 4th From: Poole, United Kingdom