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V-REDS BACK ON TRACK MEN’S HOCKEY TAKES WIN AT HOME AFTER ROUGH GO ON THE ROAD

BY ROB TRITES | PAGE 11

MUSIC NB ASSESSES IMPACT OF MUSIC INDUSTRY IN THE PROVINCE

BY CHRIS BROOKS | PAGE 7

BREAKDOWN OF UNB’S LEGAL SPENDING: HIGHEST OF NB UNIVERSITIES

BY CAMILA VERGARA| PAGE 3 Cover Photo Credit: Kristopher Wilmot

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UNB prepares to welcome Syrian refugees Camila Vergara Staff Reporter Eddy Campbell called upon the university community to start working on ways UNB can support Syrian refugees.

Campbell said the university will provide full support to Base Gagetown once refugees arrive.

New Brunswick will be hosting at least 1,500 Syrian refugees before the end of February. Many will be sent to urban centres in Moncton, Saint John and Fredericton. At least 300 people will be arriving before Christmas.

Mayor Brad Woodside told CBC last week that Fredericton might expect at least 700 refugees by March.

The specific plan UNB is going to implement to help refugees will be announced once total numbers and dates of arrival are confirmed by the government.

As for now, the Gregg Centre for the study of War and Society is working along with the Fredericton multi-cultural association to address concerns of the public.

Cindy Brown, the communications manager and program coordination for the Gregg Centre said the information session will take place in the Town Hall.

According to Campbell’s plan of support, Residential Life will also be investigating possible housing options for refugees.

“We have not received any requests

to house Syrian refugees on campus.

This is certainly a possibility but no formal requests have been made,” said Dean Martin, director of residential life at UNB. Martin said that once they receive a formal request, they will do what they can to support the integration of refugees to the community.

“We will keep in mind that our priority is serving the UNB student population,” Martin said.

Grassroots donation drives have popped up across Fredericton and New Brunswick to further welcome the new arrivals.

Natasha Ashfield, communications officer for UNB, said there has been recruitment of faculty, staff and students who may be able to help with integration and translation for refugees. There is high demand for those who can speak Arabic or Kurdish in order to assist any new Syrian student that may be attending UNB. Some universities and private colleges have offered prospective Syrian refugees full academic scholarships. UNB has yet to commit to financial aid for refugees, but Ashfield said that it’s something the university has been considering.

“If there were refugees interested in attending university once they arrived, we would certainly investigate ways to support them financially,” Ashfield said.

Women’s rights activists publish local magazine Stephanie Sirois Staff Reporter L oca l women’s act iv ist group, Reproductive Justice New Brunswick (RJNB), has just released a small monthly magazine, known as a zine, to the Fredericton area.

Hannah Grey has been involved with Reproductive Justice New Brunswick since the beginning.

She said that the zine currently offered by RJNB focuses primarily on abortion issues.

“The access to abortion in New Brunswick is so much worse than it is in the rest of the countr y except for PEI.” said Grey.

G rey sa id t hat t he prog res s made so fa r isn’t enough, a nd more awareness brought to the issue will help. That’s where the zines come in.

“They’re not doing their job a nd prov id ing us access,” sa id Grey.

Jessi Taylor is a University of New Brunswick graduate student who is also involved in RJNB. She thinks that the recently released zine will help educate people on com mon m isconcept ion about abortion.

Zines are commonly used by grassroots organizations because it’s a cheap, easy way to get information out to the public fast. She said RJNB is working on a fancier

magazine style zine currently.

“This one was made to be a quick, easy, inexpensive resource t hat is ea s y to d ist r ibute, because we have a huge problem with misinformation, even from peoples’ health care providers,” said Taylor.

Taylor s a id t hat t here were compla i nt s about some hea lt h care providers who gave out incorrect information because they weren’t sure of the information themselves. There have also been repor ts of pu r posef u l ly w rong informat ion being d ist ributed.

Taylor said these incidents could be countered by better educating the public.

“This way, information is directly in the hands of people trying to f ind it,” said Taylor.

The information in the zines will be available online, as well as in an easy download on Facebook, and Twitter by searching Reproductive Justice NB. RJNB was formed in 2014 after the Morgentaler clinic in Fredericton shut down due to lack of funds. The clinic was then crowdfunded by RJNB in order to have a clinic available for reproductive health concerns. These concerns also include birth control and STI testing. The clinic is now known as Clinic 554.

Fredericton will welcome hundreds of Syrian refugees in the coming months.

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Student start-up offers cheap, accessible local food Maria J. Burgos The Brunswickan A group of student entrepreneurs in Fredericton want to create a “farmer’s market on wheels” that will distribute locally grown food such a s vegetables, f r u it s a nd bread to locations around the city.

Only f ive percent of the food con su med i n Ne w Br u n s w ic k is loca lly grow n because most people don’t have access to local food. But with the food truck start up, this will soon change.

K el sey Hoga n, a t h i rd yea r leadership student at UNB’s Renaissance College, is the founder of this start-up.

“One of the ideas that we’ve had is to include a story about the local farmers with each of the purchases. So if you are buying your carrots, for example, you have a story about the farmer who grew those carrots,” she says.

Hogan believes this will create a connection between people and the food they are buying. They will be more aware of where their food is coming from and the story behind it.

The mobile market will target rural communities such as Marysville, hospitals and senior homes that usually don’t have access to farm fresh produce.

T he idea wa s proposed t wo weeks ago at the Start-Up Weekend in Fredericton. Hogan says she hopes it will be ready to operate in May.

The ent repreneurs are negot iat i ng cont ract s w it h fa rmers interested in selling their produce to the food truck. While students u sua l ly tend to go for what ’s cheaper, which most of the time means Wal-Mart, Hogan insists that the prices from farmers are only $1 or $2 more than WalMart’s.

“To gain some customer validation before proceeding with our business model, we made a survey and we got over 160 respondents and we found that 95 per cent of people said that if locally grown food was more accessible to them they would be more likely to buy it,” he said.

In order to test the viability of their business model they sent out a survey, of 160 respondents 95 percent said they would be

more likely to buy locally grown food if it were more readily available. Eighty nine per cent of the people who answered the survey said they would use this service.

The team felt motivated that their start up would be well received in the community.

Leslie Morell, the Boyce Farmer’s Market coordinator, agrees t hat t he food t r uck w i l l open more people up to locally grown food.

“There are people in the rural part of the city that don’t have any way to get into the city so therefore it’s taking the healthy food to them and they can make that choice whether to buy it or not when it gets there. But it gives them the opportunity to do it,” Morell said.

Good luck on exams!

The Bruns will be back in the new year.

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UNB spends more on legal fees than any other New Brunswick university.

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UNB legal fees exceed spending of other NB universities Camila Vergara Staff Reporter

The UNB legal fees analysis for 2014-2015 shows that the university spent $1,022,998 in legal issues in the last academic year. UNB’s 20132014 legal expenses were more than all other New Brunswick universities combined that year. The 2014-2015 analysis shows a UNB’s legal fees dropped just over 5 per cent since 2013-2014.

The Federation of New Brunswick Faculty Associations filed a Right to Information request for University of New Brunswick, St. Thomas University, Mount Allison University and the University of Moncton for legal fees and salaries of faculty and

administration.

“They have to get used to the fact that they have to publish these figures … the machine has to start,” said Elisabeth Hans, the executive director of FNBFA. The information returned to the FNBFA does not contain the 20142015 legal fees of Mount Allison or the University of Moncton.

The analysis shows UNB has had many of the highest legal expenses of any university since 2004. According to an RTI filed by Senator Nicole O’Byrne, legal expense decreased only 5.47 per cent from the 20132014 year’s total of $1,082,195.

Allan Reid, president of AUNBT said that these figures do not take into account the additional expenses

of the two lawyers working human resources for the university.

“There are reasons for keeping those separate, but there is an awful amount of money spent in lawyers and legal fees,” Reid said.

UNB spent 24 per cent more money in legal fees in 2013-2014 than Mt. Allison University, the second highest spender.

In total, UNB spent $250,562 more than the other universities combined in 2013-2014.

The expenses were divided into categories such as human rights, research, labour and employment, property, student issues and “other.”

The other category includes the UNB Act, and the costs to file RTIs and Privacy Acts.

The specif ics of each category remain unclear, and the President’s Office could not provide an answer in time for publication.

Nearly a million dollars is paid to the law firm Stewart McKelvey. This law firm is very involved in universities in the Maritimes.

Their partners are part of the board of governors in Dalhousie, Acadia University, NSCAD University and Mount St.Vincent.

Many of these expenses went through Frederick McElman, a lawyer partnered with Stewart McKelvey who conducted the UNB Act changes last year that failed to go through.

Hans said that since UNB has a faculty of law and lawyers, they should have been contacted f irst

instead of sending it to expensive lawyers. She said that partners in Stewart McKelvey charged rates of 500$ per hour.

“People fail to see that it is all paid by tax payers, it is not a company.

UNB is a public institution, it is a very odd thing to see they are so strong here,” said Hans The money UNB spent in legal fees in 2014-2015 is equivalent to 143 full scholarships for students, and the money paid to Stewart McKelvey is equivalent to 130 full scholarships.

“It is public money, and it should have been invested in education, and research and not in law firms because they are already rich enough,” said Hans.

Provincial strategy review suggests potential changes to UNB funding Alex Corbett News Editor The provincial government released an economic strategy review that hints at serious changes to how universities are funded and operated.

The review comes in preparation for the upcoming 2016 budget that the Gallant Liberals will put forward in the spring. The Liberals committed themselves to finding $600 million in savings and revenue.

The strategic review looks at possible cuts and changes to a

number of departments including health, civil services and all levels of education.

While the review does not explicitly mention cuts to university funding, it shows that the Liberals are looking to save anywhere from 15 to 45 million dollars in postsecondary education costs.

UNB president Eddy Campbell has stated several times this year that he expects funding cuts to range 5 to even 15 per cent of the current levels.

The province may also implement a new performance-based funding formula. Graduation rates

may determine how much funding universities receive. UNB’s current graduation rate sits at around 76 per cent between students enrolled in 2003 until 2010.

Campbell was not available for comment on what these changes might mean for the university before publication.

Priority might also be given to those schools that produce graduates in f ields that are economic priorities to the government. Just what those priorities are were not made clear in the document.

Finally, the government is consider i ng passi ng leg islat ion to

change the way by which universit ies are governed. They want to tighten the ties between the government and the university.

The province says this will ensure accountabilit y and ensure t hat government policies are being followed.

St. Thomas and Mt. Allison University both currently ignore the provincial cap on tuition increases.

V ictor Boud reau, t he hea lt h minister responsible for the review, said that the province must make difficult decisions to avoid spiraling into further economic failure.

“Without action, our province

faces mounting debt.” Boudreau said.

“If we keep going down the same path, our credit rating could be downgraded and our interest costs could go up. The less money we spend on paying interest on debt, the more we have to invest in health and education.”

The review also proposes other cont rover sia l cha nges such a s cutting local hospitals, teaching positions and raising HST and corporate taxes.

The province will be releasing its budget in the upcoming spring.

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THE BRUNS OPINION editor@thebruns.ca

We won’t stop Last week, the university secretary asked me to divulge who had leaked the Board of Governors’ “Why UNB?” documents to the Brunswickan.

I said no.

Obviously.

Apparently the university administration is trying to get to the bottom of the people who are trying to hold the university accountable. This is because the basic rule of the Board of Governors is what happens at UNB BoG meetings stays at UNB BoG meetings. The university administration does not want the majority of the UNB community to know what [questionable] decisions they make, even though these decisions affect everyone.

As the campus press, our job is to keep the university informed about what the people in charge are up to. If the Board of Governors approved $5 million to go towards the “Why UNB?” marketing campaign, and has looked at documents

that show the marketing initiative could result in an expenditure of $30 million in eight years, we are going to be loud about it.

But we, too, can play the secrecy game.

We will never give up our sources. That is not how journalism works, and the UNB admin would do well to learn that.

What it comes down to is that our secrets are different than the Board’s secrets because ours do not act out of self-interest.

And if the UNB admin are so concerned about finding out who leaked this information instead of facing the dissatisfaction of their faculty, staff and students head-on, they might want to get their priorities straight.

They just might.

Because the Brunswickan isn’t going anywhere.

Emma McPhee is the Editor-in-Chief of the Brunswickan

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Refugee debate masks the real villain POLITICAL CHATTER

Mark Mancini To anyone that has been paying attention, the Paris attacks have shocked the conscience of the world over. But we are now left in the familiar position: what to do?

The issue is complex. There is no easy answer. In fact, the only consensus established thus far seems to be that we don’t know what to do.

Part of the job of our leaders is to survey the population and gauge the appetite for action. If Justin Trudeau is paying attention, he must be utterly confused.

The commentary in the newspapers, online and in conversations across Canada has conflated the threat of ISIS with the refugee crisis. A small but vocal group is arguing that the mass migration of Syrian refugees to Canadian soil makes us more vulnerable to terrorist threats. In response, a fairly large-sized online commentary argues that this other group is really pursuing a thinly veiled prejudicial agenda against people of a certain religion or skin colour.

This is where the debate is mired, and this sort of exchange does no one any good. It masks the real villains—hint: it’s not the refugees.

There is no doubt that ISIS and the refugee diaspora are intricately linked. It seems, on balance, that t he ref ugees a re f leei ng ISIS. By now it has been thoroughly analyzed: we can accept refugees without posing grave threats to our security. The Prime Minister, to this end, has delayed his goal of accepting 25 000 refugees by year end. That is a smart move.

But a m id t he accusat ions of prejudice and racism is a more insidious problem. We still have a terrorist group that is amassing st rengt h, t hreatening t he lives of innocent people and claiming control of a vast area in the Middle East. There has been no seriousness of purpose in developing a real strategy to do something about ISIS and, whenever the issue has been raised, it has become a debate about the merits of the Islamic religion. In other words, the big point of debate has focused on whether or not the core of the Islamic faith is inherently violent or not.

Without a doubt, the existence of ISIS, their radical ideology, and the way they express that ideology, will undoubtedly raise issues that implicate the particular religion on which the group relies. And there will be those who debate this issue, whether or not Islam is violent, until they are blue in the face.

But this abstract philosophical debate really does nothing. We know that this group relies, at the very least, on a radical interpretation of Islam. We know that they believe in an oppressive ideology t hat ca l ls for t he slaug hter of women, LGBT people, or really

anyone who practices another faith.

They enslave and target the very people they claim to represent.

These are the facts. It really matters not whether, as a matter of ideology, Islam is violent or not.

What matters is how these brutal people are using what is a peaceful religion to millions to in turn enslave thousands.

If we accept that premise, we have to accept that no matter how many refugees we allow into Canada, the problem won’t be solved.

We have to get down to brass tacks about what it really takes, as an international community, to stamp out ISIS. We have the tools, both militar y and diplomatic, to do so. There is a great international consensus that this group, with its form of bastardized Islam, is a grave threat to peace and security in the Western world. So we should get serious about this.

I am not a militar y or international affairs expert, but I do have a basic sense of morality. And as a Canadian citizen, it sickens me that, in the 21st century, a group of barbarians can plant a flag in the Middle East and terrorize the world over. We should not stand for this and we should demand our leaders not stand for it.

So, let’s accept as many refugees as we can. Let’s open our arms to the world. But at the same time, let’s not forget that the refugees are not the problem. ISIS is the problem. And until we turn our minds to that threat, we can accept every refugee on the planet, and it won’t matter. Safety and security will still hang in the balance.

quired). The university’s decision not to support its libraries seems to reflect its negligent attitude toward academic scholarship. No wonder that UNB has fallen to sixth place from fourth in the Maclean’s University Ranking. Regardless of its merit, the Maclean’s Ranking has a PR impact.

The failure to renew the WoS implies that a decision was made not to support science scholarship.

However, the administration of UNB has recommended $5 million in funding to the “Why UNB?” as a recruiting program based on “poor assumption”(Brunswickan, Nov. 4, 2015) and managed to get an approval from the Board of Governors in a rather unscrupulous manner, violating the Board’s procedural rules (Brunswickan, Nov. 4, 2015). Though repeatedly denied by UNB’s administration, t here seems to be a round $30 million in recruiting funds for “Why UNB?’” projected for the next eight years. For the past several years the reputation of UNB has been tarnished by a series of

events – UNB’s first faculty strike, an appointment fiasco of the Dean of Law and by a sluggish response in formulating campus sexual assault policy (in spite of the ever increasing administrative hierarchy built by president Eddy Campbell).

These unfortunate events point to a failure of leadership at UNB and are likely to have negative effects on potential students, thus rendering “Why UNB?” a multimillion dollar futile and wasteful project.

W it h a f u nd of $5 m i l l ion, UNB could award 1,000 first year students a scholarship of $5,000 each, or with a portion of the $5 million UNB can renew subscription to WoS and let the Faculty members stay competitive in their respective fields. Is this not a better way to spend the money than the proposed “Why UNB?”? I appeal to President Campbell to put the money where it really counts.

Letters to the editor Students need more information on UNB sexual assault programs My na me i s A nd rea s M a rqu i s and I am f ifth year mechanical engineering student at UNB. This is my f irst time writing to the Brunswickan.

I’ve noticed the attention you have given this year to how sexual assault is handled on campus. It’s been fantastic to see awareness on the rise but I couldn’t help but feel there was a very bleak image of the situation being painted.

I’ve heard ment ioned t hat it ha sn’t at a l l been t he Br u n sw ickan’s intent to come of f so negatively. For myself, I wanted to know more about what was being done and actually spoke with the senior director of Health and Wellness/Counselling Ser vices,

R ice Fuller. I was surprised to learn about all of the efforts currently under way and even more so at the fact that most didn’t exist four years ago.

A s a ma le student, I seldom hear of any of the options available for victims of sexual assault or preventative programs run by UNB student services. In speaking with R ice, I got the impression that there was some kind of disconnect between what was being done and what students were actually aware of.

I think the Brunswickan does a fantastic job at spreading information on campus and I’ve always enjoyed your publishing. It’s an organization that makes me proud to say I study at UNB. I guess I’ll wrap up by simply saying that many students like myself would benef it from hearing strait from R ice Fuller about what services and programs are available/in the works. I strongly believe the Brunswickan to be the ideal platform for spreading this information.

UNB should put its money where it counts When recruiting students, nothing works better than the timehonoured criteria – the reputation of academic excellence of an institution, winning athletic programs a nd generous schola rships a nd financial aids.

Many positions in the academic a nd tech n ica l suppor t depa r tment s of U N B have rema i ned understaffed and unf illed for a few decades. Now the Library has informed the university community that our subscription to Web of Science (WoS) will expire at the end of this year. However, they cannot renew the WoS subscription, simply because they cannot afford the renewal cost ($100,000 per year with a three year subscription re-

Bong Y. Yoo, Professor(retired)

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on What’s YOUR s week? i h t d n i m

What is the worst Christmas gift you have ever received?

Stew For

Brandon Belyea

Jacob Cormier

“A regifted watch.”

“Expired movie coupons.”

“A NickelBack CD .”

“A single sock and a banana.”

Caleb Reath

Cleo Harper

Sarah Purcell

Emily Blight

Dylan Renouf

“An underwear suitcase, yes a suitcase made of underwear.”

“A bright pink, ruffled prayer shawl.”

“A jeweler box.”

“When I was 8 I got underwear and cried for 5 minutes. ”

“Last Christmas George gave me his heart?”

Hannah Fournier

Ryan Dickson

“Dunkaroos. ”

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!!!

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On Sunday, Dec. 6 the UNB Arts Centre will be hosting the Christmas Choice Craft Sale for the 40th year in a row.

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Memorial Hall to host annual holiday art sale Chris Brooks Staff Reporter

Locally-made crafts will be up for grabs on Sunday at the UNB Arts Centre for the Christmas Choice Craft Sale. The craft sale, organized by Brigitte Clavette and Kristen Bishop of the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design, will mark its 40th anniversary at the Arts Centre this year.

This sale is different than other holiday craft fairs because it takes place in one afternoon and features only 20 of the best crafters in the area. Clavette thinks its brevity and selectiveness adds

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to its charm.

“It’s like a little gem before Christmas,” said Clavette. “It’s just a shimmer and then it’s gone.”

At the sale there will be hot apple cider, treats and artwork for sale by jewelers, textile artists, ceramics artists, woodworkers, photographers and more.

Live music will also be performed by classical guitarist Stephen Peacock.

While it is a social event for the crafters to catch up with each other before the holiday season takes off, according to Clavette, many of the same customers have returned for years so it’s a great way for crafters to connect with their

customers.

“Every year I look forward to seeing a lot of the same faces, and it’s great to interact with those people, but it’s just as exciting to see new faces, especially when they find the perfect gift for somebody on their list,” she said.

Clavette also said that although the vendors are some of the best in the province, struggling students should not be deterred because there’s sure to be items that fit everyone’s budget.

Besides organizing the event, Clavette will also be selling her jewelry on Sunday, and she said she’s had to put into mind what her clients want while preparing

her work. She has noticed that in years when people have less money to spend at Christmas time they tend to spend it on numerous small items for others instead of purchasing one large item, so she’s prepared accordingly.

Clavette thinks that, although this sale is much shorter and more exclusive than others, something about it just works better. Before the sale was held at the Arts Centre, it was known as the Christmas Choice Exhibition and it lasted for weeks instead of just one afternoon. It also focused mainly on paintings. In the late 1970s crafts producers were invited and it morphed into what it is now.

Jacqueline Bourque is a weaver and has been involved with the craft sale for about 12 years. She said that it’s her favorite sale of the year. She makes hand-woven scarves and some of them are even made from hand-dyed and hand-spun yarn.

“Some people find other craft sales too overwhelming due to their size, but this event is very intimate and allows us to really connect with our customers,” said Bourque.

The Christmas Choice Craft Sale takes place on Sunday, Dec. 6 from 12 to 4 p.m. in the auditorium of Memorial Hall on campus.

Films from the stacks

Depending on where you are in your life, Christmas is either a time to celebrate with your friends and family or to fight off the anxiety of being home. Be it Christmas cheer or blues, there are a variety of films that capture the joy and cynicism of the holidays. You’ll see films like Elf, It’s A Wonderful Life, A Christmas Story and The Santa Clause repeated ad nauseam over the holiday break, and rightfully so, but there are a host of other Christmas tinged films waiting for their annual viewing. With that in mind, here are four alternative

Christmas films to watch over the break.

Unlike my regular article, these are not necessarily available at the HIL but by now you know how find things legally.

Bad Santa (2003) Dir: Terry Zigoff With Elf and Bad Santa, 2003 had a knockout year for crowning perennial holiday staples. While I enjoy Elf, I lean toward the darkness of the latter. Billy Bob Thornton is indisputably perfect as Willie, a crude alcoholic criminal who moonlights as a mall Santa with his sidekick, Marcus (Tony Cox), ripping off malls. One day Willie begrudgingly drives an oblivious kid home to find out his house is empty aside from his grand-

mother who is living with dementia.

This starts a relationship that may or may not change the Willie’s ways, but it makes him re-examine how black his heart really is. If you are tired of lazy and repetitive cursing, you need to witness the magic that spews out of Thornton’s gloriously filthy mouth. Amid all the chaos there is no denying the sweetness found in this tale of an old drunk, proving there is still good in the world.

Mixed Nuts (1994) Dir: Nora Ephron Since no doubt you’ve all experienced the joys of National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation I raise you the

barely-remembered Mixed Nuts. This is a shaggy dog of a film that is all over the place but irresistibly likeable. Starring the likes of Steve Martin, Madeline Kahn and a young Adam Sandler, a number of contrived events brings a group of strangers together one night over the holidays. Gun shots, broken hearts and corpses, what other kind of Christmas would you want?

on Christmas eve. Cusack plans on running off with the owner of a strip club (Connie Nielsen), but she has plans of her own. Oh, and the mob wants their money back. A black and bleak comedy set in the frigid temperatures of Kansas, this is a cold comedic drama that is the right ingredient if you need to shake some Christmas joy. A hidden gem in the late director Ramis’ career.

The Ice Harvest (2005) Dir: Harold Ramis A shady lawyer (John Cusack) and his unsavory associate (Christmas favorite Billy Bob Thornton) have embezzled $2 million from the local Kansas mob

Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) Dir: Charles E. Sellier Jr. A crazed psychopath dresses up like Santa Clause and goes on a brutal killing spree. Some call it trash, I say, Merry Christmas!

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Theatre UNB presents its take on the classic play and film, Orphans Katie Kim The Brunswickan

While it is always interesting to see a wellknown play turned into a blockbuster film, seeing the play in person offers intimacy and interaction with those on stage that are lost with movies. One such case is Orphans, a production by Theatre UNB that will run from December 2-5 at Memorial Hall located on the UNB campus.

Written by American playwright Lyle Kessler, Orphans has been performed on stage and on the big screen since its premiere in 1983. While the play has been interpreted as many times as it has been performed, this production by Theatre UNB “stays true to the author’s original version,” according to the play’s director, Denise Richard.

In a word, the play is “dysfunctional.”

Orphans tells the story of two grown orphaned brothers and the events that follow when one of the brothers kidnaps a mysterious man for ransom. Since the suspense, humour and emotions all had to be conveyed in the play, Richard said the difficulty lay in the analysis of the script.

“It is then up to the actors to find those emotions within themselves.”

The production stars three actors, John Ball, Kevin Belyea and James Lamey. Although the three actors are from different

backgrounds and have different experience, Richard said that the cast members were able to find the relationships they have with each other on stage. “They go from being afraid of one another and even finding the ability to be volatile and aggressive in one scene, to being forgiving and comforting with each other in the next.”

The play is especially meaningful to Richard. In fact, she describes the innovative style and the perception of intimacy that was present in The Living Room Theatre’s version of the play as “one of the most memorable theatre experiences I have ever had.” Although quite different from the version that impressed Richard, this production will also be very visually compelling, “drawing the audience into the time and place of the story.” For instance, Act 2 features one of the paintings from Richard’s mother from the mid-eighties.

Richard said the audience should look forward to “a great script and a great performance.” Orphans is a dramatic play, ranging from funny to violent. “All this woven together will work to captivate the audience as they witness three dysfunctional men, fighting to make a connection and receive a little encouragement from each other.”

Taken from last year’s performance of Les Belles-Soeurs. TUNB will be back at Memorial Hall from Dec. 2-5 with Orphans.

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The impact of the music industry Chris Brooks Staff Reporter

Music/ Musique N B publ ished the results of a study this month show i ng t he econom ic i mpact that the music industr y has on the province, and the results show mixed trends such as a spike in in industr y revenues, but also the need for infrastructure growth.

MNB is a non-prof it that provides a support network for musicians and music businesses in the province. They also lobby for the provincial music industry at local and national levels.

Jean Surette is the executive director of Music NB and she said the study was commissioned in order “to see roughly how many

people work in the industry, what are they doing, where are they, and what impact they have on the larger industry.”

“It helps us plan for the future,” she continued.

T he econom ic i mpact st udy was completed by a private consulting f irm known as Nordicity which has worked with a variety of groups, from the CBC to the S out h A f r ica n Depa r t ment of Communicat ions. The study is the f irst of its kind since 2004 a nd its scope covers t he “core music industry,” which includes musicians, music businesses, and music organizations; and also the “wider music industry” which includes radio broadcasting, music retail, and musical instruments

and equipment.

It highlights a number of positives such as a 284 per cent increase in revenues over the past decade, but it also concludes that there is clear lack of infrastructure for music in the province and that currently opportunities for up and coming artists are low.

Johnny Cullen is a member of Rosewood Groove, a young band in Fredericton. Contrary to what the study says, his band has had an easier time than expected.

“Everyone has been really supportive, so that’s helped us get off the ground for sure. Our friends have been great by helping us organize gigs and coming out to watch our shows,” said Cullen.

He also said that since their f irst

gig just months ago, businesses have already started to come to them looking to see if they can play. Currently their show schedule is full, but they are looking forward to pick up more gigs from new places in the future.

Surette said that in order to have the greatest chance at success up and coming artists should “learn what the known and new revenue streams that exists are and pursue them. Reach out to the provincial, regional and national organizations that can help bring your career further.”

Nord icit y used a nu mber of methods to gather data for the study including literature review, online surveys and focus groups.

One of the main growth op-

portunities according to the study is a l i n kage bet ween Acad ia n, Quebec and European markets.

It also mentions that the industry has opportunity for growth if Music NB plays a greater role in the design and administration of public funding.

Ultimately, the main problem put forward by the study is the shortage of music businesses. It states that, “the activities least well served by New Brunswick’s industry infrastructure are sales, publishing, equipment, label and professional ser vices.” In order to grow the music economy even more and keep musicians from leaving, more of those businesses need to open up.

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Elliot Brood brings stomping good time to Capital Camila Vergara Staff Reporter S at u rd ay, Nov. 2 8 s aw E l l iot Brood come through the Capital Complex in support of their latest album, Work and Love, which was nominated for the Roots Traditional A lbum of the Year at this year’s Juno Awards.

The ba nd, wh ich has been no m i n at e d f o r f o u r Ju no s i n total, was formed in Toronto in 2002 by Mark Sasso (lead singer, h a r mon ic a a nd ba njo), C a s e y

Laforet (guitar and bass pedals), and Stephen Pitkin (percussion).

Elliot Brood is known for their rock, country and “revival music.”

As the band has described, Work and Love is their “most personal a lbum to date, t he sound of a grown-up band searching their hea r ts for a l l t hey’ve lost a nd gained.”

The show started when Casey Laforet took his shoes off and began playing with the pedals to the sound of the guitar. Immediately the drum kicked in and Mark

Sasso began singing.

The crowd started dancing and enjoy ing t he music from t heir place.

“It is good to be back in the New York of New Brunswick,” the band said before going into their next song, “Nothing Left.”

With this song, the audience ga ined conf idence a nd sta r ted singing and raising their hands to the music.

Later on, t he most expected s ong of t he e ven i ng, “J ig s aw Heart,” was performed and fol-

l o w e d b y “ N o r t h e r n A i r,” a sing-a-long song that got people jumping to the lyrics.

The banjo and harmonica that followed t he next set of songs played by Mark Sasso was a welcome addition and gave a slight country mood to the concert.

Though the instruments were often too loud and their voices could sometimes be hard to hear, t hat d id not stop people from singing along with the group.

While there were also breakup

Songs of the week Sebastian Maynard Arts Editor Erykah Badu – “Hello (featuring André 300)”

After teasing the music world with a remix of Drake’s “Hotline Bling,” at the end of November Ms. Erykah Badu dropped an eleven song mixtape, But You Caint Use My Phone. The mixtapes closing track, “Hello,” is an easy standout as it sees Badu and André 3000 team up for the first time since Outkast’s 2000 album, Stankonia. On “Hello,” Badu and 3000 intertwine their vocals in a playful way but it is ultimately André’s verse that is most impressive. The wordplay and delivery is insane and proves that while Billboard’s recent Greatest Rappers of All Time list made some controversy, they didn’t screw up with André, putting him at number six. Badu and 3000 had a child together in 1997, and though they haven’t been a couple for some time, “Hello” proves that when two creative minds get together, great things can happen.

songs performed by Elliot Brood, they did not seem to bring the crowd down, and hand clapping and foot stomping kind of songs were introduced leading peo-ple in the crowd to dance, clap and swirl around.

The Capital Complex hosted 150 people making it a sold out show once again. The band only has two more shows in 2015 but will be back on the road in western Canada in February.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 2 Theatre UNB presents Orphans Memorial Hall, Dec. 2-5, $8 (Students) David Myles The Playhouse, 7:30 p.m., $42

THURSDAY, DEC. 3

J. Cole & Kendrick Lamar – “Black Friday” While most people in America were eating Thanksgiving leftovers or trying to not be trampled at a Black Friday sale, J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar celebrated the day by releasing remixes of each other’s songs. J. Cole took on Kendrick’s “Alright” while Kendrick created an alternate version of Cole’s “A Tale of 2 Citiez.” The two hip hop artists have long been promising a collaborative album together but up until now the idea has mostly just been talk. Cole addresses this in his song, questioning whether people could handle it and teasing that something will be released in February. Along with their collaboration talks, Kendrick endorses Kanye West for president and addresses the aforementioned Greatest Rappers of All Time list. The two songs were a gift for fans, and hopefully there are more to come.

Andrew Johnston & Camilo Grimross Brewing Co., 7:30 p.m., $10

FRIDAY, DEC. 4 Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony Legislative Assembly & City Hall, 7 p.m.

SATURDAY, DEC. 5 Little You, Little Me & Torture & Laps The Capital, 10:30 p.m., $6

SUNDAY, DEC. 6 Christmas Choice Craft Sale Memorial Hall, 12-4 p.m.

Shop Our Closets Fredericton Planet Hatch, 2-4 p.m.

The Snails – “Snails Christmas (I Want a New Shell)”

MONDAY, DEC. 7

If you have seen Future Islands perform, whether in person or online in a video like their David Letterman performance, it is easy to see that the guys are pretty passionate about music, they are a little weird and they like to have fun. With their offshoot, The Snails, they prove the point again as they have released a Christmas themed track titled “Snails Christmas (I Want a New Shell).” The new song is fast paced and a nice change from the usual holiday staples. “I don’t want a spacesuit, or a new car. I just want a cool shell, and a guitar,” sings the band’s lead singer, Samuel T. Herring. Don’t we all Sam, don’t we all.

Motherhood & Catriona Sturton & Pierre Von Biscuit ReNeu Boutique, 8 p.m., $8

TUESDAY, DEC. 8 Comics for Christmas Mama’s Pub, 8:30 p.m., $7.50

The Brunswickan’s Food & Liquor: Holiday treats

Emma McPhee

Sebastian Maynard

Advent Calendar Chocolate You always know that Christmas is coming when you crack open the first cardboard window of your Advent Calendar. Advent calendars are a Christmas staple (after all, what goes better together than Christmas and chocolate?) and I never go a year without one.

This year, I got to get into mine a little early. The chocolate itself tasted plasticy – not something I’d usually go for but the nostalgia takes away the gross factor. Besides – I always found the flavour grew on me as Christmas got nearer. In the end, I don’t mind a bit having to eat these for the next 23 days – life couldn’t be sweeter.

Whisky Hot Toddy Whether you have just come in from building a snowman or are about to settle down for a long winter’ss night, a hot toddy should always be an accompaniment.

Half hot water, half whisky (honey whisky, like the one made by Jack Daniels works really well), a lemon slice, a little honey and a cinnamon stick and you are golden. A drink like this will warm you up and can be a welcome change from all the eggnog and heavy food that comes with the holidays.

Adam Travis

Brianna

Breton Brittle You might not be familiar with the concept of Breton Brittle, but this sweet and salty combination of crackers, caramel, chocolate and almonds is nothing short of addictive. The treat has been a holiday staple in my family for as long as I can remember, and with good reason. It’s as simple to make as melting some chocolate, butter and sugar, but the end result is like no other.

If you’re looking to win some hearts and minds at a holiday potluck, this is your ticket.

Candy Cane Hot Chocolate There’s no drink that brings back childhood holiday memories quite like a candy cane hot chocolate- it’s a warm, creamy chocolate drink with whipped cream and candy cane sprinkles on top that can be found practically anywhere that sells hot beverages. While their coffee quality is questionable, Tim Hortons is always my go-to for this creamy goodness, and hey, if Christmas shopping is stressing you out, throw some Baileys in there.

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Simmons Mattress Gallery donated new mattresses to house fire victims.

Brad Parker / The Brunswickan

V-Red athletes displaced by house fire Nathan DeLong Staff Reporter It’s been a long week or so for four members of the UNB Varsity Reds men’s basketball team.

Three of them – forwards Alex Caskey, Dylan Baker and Kaleefah Henry – were in St. John’s, N.L. for the first of two back-to-back road games against the Memorial University Seahawks on Nov. 21 when their apartment on Windsor Street was gutted by a fire.

The other one, redshirt Spencer Dawson, was home to discover the blaze after his power went out.

“I was walking around confused, and suddenly, I could smell smoke,” he said.

“I opened my door and looked up and could see smoke coming from the windows and flames, so we all just got out.”

A third-year business student who

transferred from the University of Prince Edward Island, Dawson was shocked to realize he could lose most of his belongings.

“It’s not something you think will ever happen to you,” he said.

Meanwhile, in St. John’s, the V-Reds were preparing for their matchup that night against the Seahawks.

“One of our players, [guard Matt Daley], was watching the women’s game and had his phone in the bleachers and he approached me and said he saw [news about the fire] on Twitter,” men’s basketball coach Brent Baker said. “I had already gotten a phone call from Spencer saying the house was on fire.”

Baker said he tried to get the details from Dawson before the game.

“At that point, he was inside a police cruiser trying to run a three-way conversation with me about the fire,” he said.

Baker said he told Daley to tell the other players in the locker room about the fire after the game, which Memorial won 95-84, while he explained the situation to Caskey, Baker and Henry in the hallway.

“We didn’t even talk about the game as this was a reality issue and not a basketball issue,” said Baker. “There was nothing we could do about anything that happened back in Fredericton until we got there.”

Baker said Caskey began the apartment search when the team returned to its hotel following the game.

“We tried to get updates from Spencer on whose room was damaged the worst,” he said. “We wanted to get an idea of what we were dealing with.”

Baker said it was 2 a.m. Monday, Nov. 23 before the team landed back in Fredericton. He said the victims were assessing the damage with insurance officials and hunting for apartments within hours of

getting home.

“A bunch of guys stayed at Matt Daley’s apartment,” said Baker. “Some guys stayed at my place in New Maryland for a few nights, too.”

As Simmons Mattress Gallery delivered four new beds to the victims’ new Albert Street apartment last Thursday, Nov. 26, Caskey said support began pouring in not long after they returned four days earlier.

“Me and the other four guys on the top floor of the [old] apartment pretty much lost everything,” he said. “Our clothes, shoes, bedding, books, textbooks and school class notes were pretty much all toast.”

Caskey said the coach and fire victims heard from many people in the community who offered accommodations and furniture and asked how they could help.

“It’s been wonderful just to see the

support we have from the community,” he said.

Caskey said the university has given the victims bursaries and helped them replace some of their things.

“That was huge because there’s no way we could afford to replace those things,” he said.

Caskey said he and the victims have also gotten some slack from professors as the term winds down and exams draw near.

“That’s been huge knowing that there’s some wiggle room with deadlines and stuff.”

Simmons Mattress Gallery owner Brian Lewis, a V-Reds swim coach and former UNB swimmer, said he could relate to the victims’ situation.

“I wanted to take that stress out of their lives and get them back on the court working hard,” he said.

MacMillan’s Minute: Are NFL refferees out of bounds with penalty calls?

Iain MacMillan If you’ve watched even just a single NFL game this season, I am sure you have noticed the same thing that I have: flying

pieces of yellow fabric being thrown all over the field. Penalties have taken over the sport of professional football, and it has gotten out of hand. Penalties should be given out when an athlete clearly and blatantly plays outside of the rules put in place, but in today’s game it seems like a flag is thrown if a players baby toe accidently twitches in a way that doesn’t comply with the subsection of rule #1382.

The NFL is well on its way to having the most penalized season in its history, with the league on pace to have 3,718 accepted penalties worth 31,849 yards, according to nflpenalties.com. This is an increase of 192 penalties and 2,299 yards from last season’s totals. These numbers have been steadily

increasing over the years, in 2009 the league had a staggering 551 fewer penalties than they are on pace for this season. Why are these numbers steadily increasing? There are a few potential explanations to this yellow flag phenomenon.

The first and most obvious explanation is the increase in player safety that we’ve seen in recent years. With all the recent studies that detail the serious health issues arising from the head trauma that professional football players receive on a weekly basis, the league has implemented new rules to attempt to cut back on these injuries. This has resulted in flags being thrown for plays that wouldn’t have been penalized in the

past, like hitting a defenseless receiver.

The second possibility is that the referees are simply getting better at their job. Just like the players have been getting exponentially better in recent years, is it completely out of the question that the refs are too? Perhaps the increase in penalties is a sign of the referees seeing fouls that they did not see in the past.

Put your tin foil hats on for this third theory because it’s extremely unlikely. We’ve seen it in the past in other sports like the NBA so it has to be considered. Maybe the NFL referees realize the power they have in changing the momentum of the game, and the increase in flags is a sign that they

are utilizing their power to give teams that drive the market a slight edge. Once again, completely unlikely but unfortunately, still possible.

No matter what the cause of this flag throwing madness is, I think we can all agree that it needs to stop. Constant commercial breaks are already doing a fantastic job at ruining the flow of the game, so the result of many plays becoming null and void because of a power hungry referee isn’t needed. I don’t know if the answer is to loosen up on the calls and let more penalties go, or to change the rulebook not to be so strict, but at the end of the day, they need to let the boys play.

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Huskies are upset by lady Reds on NBA all-star tour night Nathan DeLong Staff Reporter The UNB Varsity Reds women’s basketball team split their weekend home contests against the Saint Mary’s University Huskies.

The V-Reds handed the Huskies their first loss of the season by edging them 54-51 on Saturday after falling to SMU 61-50 Friday night at the Richard J. Currie Centre.

“It’s a nice way to cap off the first half [of the season],” said V-Reds head coach Jeff Speedy. “There’s not too many teams, when they give up the lead with four minutes left in the game to the No. 2 team in the country, that are going to come back and win the basketball game, and that proved how resilient we are.”

The Huskies (5-1) were second in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport’s top 10 rankings on Nov. 24.

Saturday’s loss dropped SMU to third in the AUS, while UNB (4-3) improved to fourth place in the eight-team conference with the win Saturday night.

The Acadia Axewomen (6-0) are now on top of the AUS, while the Cape Breton University Capers (5-2) are second in the conference but have a game in hand.

Throughout Saturday’s contest, the scoreboard showed that the game could have gone either way. The V-Reds led 16-8 after the first quarter but only scored three more points than the Huskies in the second to end the first half leading 30-25.

SMU came close to tying the match in the second half, scoring 15 points over UNB’s 14 in the third and 11 points compared to the V-Reds’ 10 in the fourth, but the Huskies didn’t end up being able to close the gap.

UNB’s Nicole Lafleur and Grace Wade each scored 11 points, while Laura Kaye and Rachel Cleary had nine apiece.

Rachelle Coward and Kennisha-Shanice Luberisse paced SMU with 11 points each, while Shanieka Wood chipped in with 10.

In Friday’s contest, the V-Reds stayed within five points in the opening quarter, but they trailed 38-17 at halftime.

SMU then recorded 16 points over UNB’s 11 in the third and edged the VReds 17 points to 16 in the fourth.

Kaye led UNB with 15 points, while Hannah Currie had 12 points. Cleary netted 10 points for the V-Reds.

“Some of our kids off the bench did some good things for us today, especially Hannah Currie,” said Speedy. “So

The women’s basketball team took on an undeafeted SMU team on Saturday and handed them their first loss.

Anne Ugabi / The Brunswickan

it’s things like that we’ll look at and be happy with.”

Luberisse led the way for the Huskies with 15 points, while Coward added 12.

Wood and Laura Langille recorded 10 points apiece for SMU.

“We just played the No. 2 team in the country and held them to 61 points, so I’m not worried about bouncing back,” said Speedy.

Saturday’s game was the last for both UNB and SMU before the exam period

and holiday break.

The V-Reds will face Cape Breton on Friday, Jan. 8 at 6 p.m. on the road. Then they head to Antigonish to take on the struggling St. Francis Xavier University X-Women (1-5) Saturday, Jan. 9 at 6 p.m.

Men split two game series against Saint Mary’s

Rob Trites Sports Editor

The men’s basketball team played their f inal games of 2015 over the weekend and came out with a 102-97-overtime win and an 86-80 loss both against the SMU Huskies.

The Huskies started Saturday’s game on a big run, outscoring the V-Reds 28-17 in the first quarter.

UNB answered back in the second frame with a run of their own, capped off by a flagrant foul committed by SMU which resulted in three made free throws for Javon Masters.

The Reds would enter the half down only two to the Huskies.

Halftime at the Currie Center was spectacle to the NBA All-Star tour,

a promotional event for the 2016 NBA All-Star game being hosted in Toronto.

The event included a skills and dunk competition as well as a threepoint shooting contest.

Retired NBA legend Ron Harper, who won five NBA championship rings including three with Michael Jordan’s Bulls, made an appearance at the event and got a chance to address the UNB teams.

UNB took their first lead of the game soon after the second half started but would go on to see SMU regain the advantage after a double digit run, the Reds called timeout when the score hit 58-48.

Out of the timeout, Alex Caskey hit a jump shot from the baseline to

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kick off a run that would leave UNB trailing 65-60 at the end of the third.

The Reds managed to get the game tied up at 72’s with just over four minutes remaining.

The two teams traded buckets until UNB committed an offensive foul that gave SMU an extra possession on which they scored to give the Huskies a four point lead with not much time left.

Dylan Baker made the game close with a made basket plus a free throw that cut the SMU lead to two. However, UNB could not get a stop on the defensive end and the clock ran out with the Huskies in the lead.

Masters scored 31 of UNB’s 80 points in the loss and is once again in the running for AUS MVP as he is

averaging 24.0 points a game.

Saturday nights loss marked just the second win for the Huskies this season while UNB would have gotten over the .500 bump for the first time this season if they had won.

The weekend’s games came on the heels of a house fire that left four of the teams players temporarily homeless.

“I’m so proud of coaching this group, they know what they’ve got to do, they battle for everything,” said UNB head coach Brent Baker.

Friday night’s contest saw the VReds even their record at 3-3 with a thrilling over-time-win over the SMU Huskies.

Second yea r for wa rd Osma n Barrie was 16-16 from the floor for

“Will this years Golden State Warriors team break the 95’-96’ Chicago Bulls NBA record of going 72-10 in a season?”

Tyler Belyea

Rob Trites

John Robb

Former Mediocre Athlete

Sports Editor

V-Reds Fan

The Bulls had Pippen, Rodman, and MJ who was also staring in Space Jam that year.

Warriors don’t have a chance.

the Huskies and put up a 36-point double-double to lead the game in scoring.

Javon Masters was once again the leading scorer for the V-Reds as he dropped 28 points to go along with four rebounds, four assists and four steals.

Masters became the all-time AUS leader in free throws made on Friday.

He did this in only his third year of eligibility and has two more seasons to add to his total of 422 made free throws.

The V-Reds will now start their Holiday break and won’t play again until Jan. 8. When they travel to Cape Breton to take on the Capers in a four-point game.

Despite their “small-ball” strategy, Golden State is head and shoulders above the rest of the league right now. They boast the best backcourt tandem in the NBA and have surrounded Curry and Thompson with talented role players who commit to defense. Combine the on-court talent with the coaching skills of Steve Kerr and you have a lethal concoction. I predict the Warriors finish the year with 68-70 wins, coming up just short of the record.

So much to discuss! Steve Kerr was on the “Un-Stop-a-Bulls” so his ego may come into play. Ego is really going to decide it.

Does Steph Curry want to play every night?

Is beating this record more important than Back-to-Back Championships? In my opinion, rings rule. Back to back ‘ships is way bigger than 73 wins.

Nathan DeLong Staff Reporter

The Warriors have started strong, to say the least. However, an 82-game schedule makes for a long season, so I won’t say that Golden State will win every game or surpass the Chicago Bulls’ 72-10 record. There are many other talented teams, and what matters isn’t your start, but your finish. I expect the Warriors to do well in the postseason, but the regular season and playoffs depend on which teams get hot and when.

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Reds resurgence: UNB returns home to capacity crowd and wins Rob Trites Sports Editor The V-Reds ended a gruelling road trip on Friday when they played in front of their hometown fans for the first time in three weeks.

UNB has performed much better at home this season and justifiably so as Friday brought in a crowd of over 3000.

“It’s always uplifting when you’ve got anybody cheering that loudly,” said Reds’ forward Dylan Willick. “You feed off that energy, I mean, that’s probably why we started off as strong as we did.”

UNB saw their CIS ranking slide to #5 after four losses in five attempts capped off by a 7-4 beat down in Moncton to the UdeM Aigles-Bleus.

This loss ended a 13 game winning streak over Moncton.

Friday night saw UNB right the ship and end 2015 on a positive note as they dispatched the very team that piled on seven goals only two nights before, by a score of 4-1.

The V-Reds seemed as though they were proving a point as they fired over 50 shots at the Moncton goalie Alex Lemay, beating him four times in the win.

UNB goals were scored by usual suspects Dylan Willick, Cam Brace, Rob Mignardi and Francis Beauvillier.

The first goal however, didn’t come until UNB’s 26th shot on net. Willick was able to break the dead-heat with one of his nine shots on the night.

Brace’s goal, as well as giving him the

lead in AUS scoring, was the eventual game winner for the Reds. He now has 13 goals and 11 assists in 15 games played.

“It’s nice,” said Brace. “ If the points are coming and were winning, that’s all that matters.”

UNB has been playing with a short bench lately and had only four defensemen available on Friday night.

“You learn to play smart with it,” said Jordan Murray, one of the four defensemen who played Friday. “You cant be taking long shifts and taking chances and everything. I don’t know how many games I could do it, that’s for sure.”

A CIS rule that only allows a team to roster a certain amount of player’s means that a team cannot keep reserves that they can call on when regulars go down.

Starting goalie Ettiene Marcoux played solid for the home side, stopping 22 of 23 Aigles-Bleus shots to earn his eighth win in nine starts in his rookie season.

Marcoux remains the AUS leader for goals against with a 2.28 per game average.

UNB will now get a chance to rest up, as they will not play another conference match until Jan. 8. When they host the second last place Dalhousie Tigers at the Aitken Centre.

UNB veterans, Cam Braes and Mike Thomas will be available for this game and should give the Reds the boost they need heading into AUS playoffs.

Moncton goalie is beaten on the blocker side for one of UNB’s four goals of the night. The Reds head into the holiday break third place in the AUS. Brad Parker / The Brunswickan

Track Team out of the blocks Anne Ugabi The Brunswickan Saturday saw the UNB track team get their f irst action of the season as they had their annual meet in Oromocto.

UNB was the only team to compete in the meet as it is used as a warm-up to set bench marks.

Head coach Jason Reindl talked to t he Br u nsw icka n about t he upcoming season and broke down each team.

Women’s Team “[The] goal is to improve on the results from last year where the [women’s] team f inished third at the AUS championships with 56 points behind Dalhousie and StFX. We won two gold, two silver, and four bronze medals.”

“Second year Sydney MacDonald who was our Rookie of the Year last year will be looking to build off of her achievements last year.”

“First year Victoria LeBlanc who won four NBIA A gold medals at last years high school provincials in the long jump, 100m hurdles, and 400m hurdles will be looking to make an immediate impact.”

Reindl went on to say despite the effect he hopes his young athletes will have, the team will rely on veterans such as Nathalie Cecire and Tess McDonald.

The UNB track team had their first action of the season in annual Oromocto meet.

Anne Ugabi / The Brunswickan

Men’s Team Reindl has similar expectations of the men’s team. “[To] i mprove on la st yea rs second place f inish with 96 points and continue to chase an AUS championship.” “[Last year] we won two gold,

seven si lver, a nd fou r bron z e medals.”

“Fou r t h yea r Da n iel Brow n who was last years MVP for the team after winning AUS gold in the 300m and silver in the 600m will be looking to lower his school records in those events.”

“1st year Braden Harrison who

won 2 NBIA A medals last year will be looked to improve our sprint and relay events.”

The men’s team will be lead by captains Troy Wilson and Evan Grant.

The AUS conference has grown the last couple of years and so has t he U N B Track a nd Field

program.

“Our athletes work extremely hard to pursue both their individual but also the team goals,” said Reindl.

UNB’s next warm-up meet will take place over the holiday break on December 19.

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Reds Notebook: Men’s soccer team honored at hockey game Rob Trites Sports Editor The Silver medal winning UNB men’s soccer team was recognized at the Aitken Centre Friday night during Elementary school night.

Team captain George Lawton dropped the puck at the ceremonial faceoff before UNB’s game versus Moncton.

There was a large crowd in attendance at the game as elementary school kids were invited to attend the game.

Some students were invited to meet the players and get autographs after the game.

Displaced athletes receive donated mattresses Former Varsity Red, Brian Lewis, donated mattresses on behalf of Simmons Mattress Gallery to the athletes who were displaced by the house fire on Windsor Street last week.

The athletes have also been given bursaries to help replace belongings that were lost in the blaze.

Athletes of the month, week Charli LeBlanc of women’s swimming was named female athlete of the month for the UNB Varsity and Reds and Marcus Lees was names male athlete of the month.

Charli qualified for several CIS events in UNB’s first meet of the season and will look to add to that list after the new-year.

Marcus was part of the CIS silver medal winning soccer team and was instrumental in getting the Reds in position to play in the championship game.

Laura Kaye of women’s basketball and Elvin Anderson of men’s volleyball were named athletes of the week for the V-Reds.

UBC takes Vanier Cup The University of British Columbia Thunder Birds won the CIS football championship as they took down the defending champion Montreal Carabins in the Vanier Cup. UBC took a 13-point lead in the 3rd quarter that ended up being enough to win.

Montreal tried to come back but fell a field goal short as they lost 26-23.

UNB men’s soccer silver medal winners were honoured at Friday night’s hockey game.

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BRUNS UPPER DECKERS CHARLI LEBLANC “My goal this season is getting up on the podium at CIS.” Charli LeBlanc is only in her second year swimming for the V-Reds but has already had quite a bit of success. In the 2014-15 season she attended the CIS Nationals at UBC and will be returning this season as she has already qualified for the 50 meter backstroke and freestyle as well as the 100 meter backstroke.

Background: Before her time at UNB, LeBlanc swam in Yarmouth for the Whitecaps swimming club for 13 years and swam for the Windsor Bluefins before that. She was recruited to UNB by head coach Robin Ferdinand who had already coached her sister, Jessica LeBlanc.

Career Highlight as a V-Red: Getting to swim in a relay with her sister.

CHARLI LEBLANC

Pre-race Ritual: Visualizing the race at least once before she gets on the blocks.

WOMEN’S SWIMMING Events: Assorted Year: 2 Studying: Bachelor of Arts, Multi Media From: Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

ELLIOTT ALLISON #14 “Life as a Varsity Red is filled with opportunities and experiences that I wouldn’t have experienced else where.”

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Allison is in his third year playing Volleyball for UNB. The team has had some success recruiting lately and Allison feels they will compete for the AUS banner and make an impact at CIS nationals this season and next.

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ELLIOTT ALLISON

Background: Allison only played Volleyball for two years before coming to UNB. He played with two club teams in England and trained at the National Volleyball Academy. Paige Nelmes, who trained alongside Allison at the National Academy, introduced him to UNB volleyball.

Career Highlight as a V-Red: Travelling the country and experiencing the cultural diversity of Canada while gaining an education.

Pregame Ritual: Showing up to the gym an hour and a half before a match with the team.

MEN’S VOLLEYBALL Height: 6’9” Position: Middle Hitter Year: 3 Studying: Bachelor of Arts, hoping to major in Psychology From: London, United Kingdom