Issue 2, Vol. 149. The Brunswickan

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Volume 149 ·September 16 2015 · Issue 2

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FRESH FACES AT UPCOMING BARGAINING TABLE AUNBT’S NEW PRESIDENT AND UNB’S NEW VP ADMIN & FINANCE CONSIDER FUTURE CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS

BY ALEX CORBETT | PAGE 3

V-REDS ATHLETICS DIRECTOR TALKS UPCOMING SEASON

BY NATHAN DELONG| PAGE 9

HARVEST JAZZ AND BLUES FESTIVAL INTRODUCES NEW FEATURES FOR 25TH YEAR

BY MÉLANIE MICHAUD | PAGE 8

BRUNSWICKANNEWS

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Voting campaign wants students’ voice heard Mélanie Michaud Staff Reporter The federal election season is in full swing and the UNBSU has a few tricks up their sleeves to get students to get out and vote.

The UNBSU has partnered up with a non-partisan federal campaign, Get Out the Vote, which aims to encourage students to vote and participate in the upcoming federal election. The campaign is taking place on over 20 different universit y campuses across the

country. “[Get Out the Vote] is initiated by our federal lobbying body, Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA). Our main goal is to get students to the polls no matter what. I don’t care who you’re voting for, I just want to make sure you have the ability to go and vote,” said Travis Daley, UNBSU vicepresident external.

While the campaign is executed by the UNBSU, it would not be possible without the support of

CORRECTION A photo on page 2 of the Brunswickan’s Sept. 10 issue was misattributed. The photo of the burning couch was taken by Matt MacGillivary from Flicker CC.

CASA. “It is enacted by us, and some of the tools are given to us by the CASA,” Daley said. “Since the last federal election, [CASA] has been putting money aside every year in order to be able to buy the software, run it and help smaller schools hire a coordinator for it.”

The UNBSU will be hosting events from now until Election Day, Oct. 19. Each event is designed to attract a certain group of students in order to reach as many students as possible.

The f irst event is coming up shortly on Sept. 22, with a coffee house featuring local musicians playing under the Get Out the Vote banner in the SUB. On Oct. 6, there will be a Q&A with the Fredericton riding candidate happening at St. Thomas. The candidates will come, and the students can mingle with them and ask questions.

There will also be a Cellar event called Rock the Vote on Oct. 15, where local musicians will play music. On Oct. 19, once voting is complete, there will be an after party at SClub to wrap everything up. “ W hat we’ve done is we’ve strategically built these events,” Daley said.

UNBSU vice-president external Travis Daley hopes campaign will get students to vote.

Brad Parker / The Brunswickan

“Where the candidates’ event will pull out certain students, Rock the Vote will pull out certain students.

This pulls out a certain demographic, but if you’re 18, you can’t get into the Cellar. So a coffee house will do that, and pull out those students.”

An opportunity of this sort does not come around very often. As Daley explained, it is important to have student voices heard on a federal level.

“I think students have a unique perspective on politics, and whether that be they’re truly involved in it, or completely removed from it, or

somewhere in between, they have a voice, and that voice matters,” Daley said.

“Without the opportunity to vote, or be engaged in any sort with the federal election, or any election for that matter, it could be lost if they don’t enact in it. Because students have this unique perspective, it can easily be dismissed if their opinions and voices aren’t heard.”

If you wish to pledge to vote by cellphone, you can text “YES” to 1-506-802-8642 or pledge on their website as well.

Health Minister meets with Trans Health Network Shawn Goff The Brunswickan The New Brunswick Transgender Health Network met with Health M i n ister V ictor Boud reau last Thursday to discuss transgender surgeries and health issues in a meeting of “collaboration, validity and sincerity.”

Michelle Leard, a founder of t he net work, sa id t he meet ing was long overdue, but that it was positive and constructive.

“I’m glad we waited like we d id,” L ea rd sa id. “Boud reau’s staff did their research.”

“Boudreau mentioned that he did not want New Brunswick to be the only province that didn’t c o v e r t r a n s g e n d e r s u r g e r y,” L eard said, adding t hat Boudreau discussed looking at other prov i ncia l hea lt hca re s ystems, including British Columbia.

The NB Transgender Health Network isn’t the only organization with an eye on the health minister. Reid Lodge, a TransAct ion N B fou nder a nd cochair of the Fredericton Gender

Minorities group, still isn’t convinced that Boudreau can make the changes necessar y for New Brunswick.

L odge believes that previous com ment s made by Boud reau h i nt at t he d i f f ic u lt ies t ra n sgender people might st ill face.

Lodge worries that doctors may be able to deny gender reassignment surgeries based on their religious beliefs, which will hinder access to those who need it.

“It’s hard enough to f ind a family doctor in New Brunswick when you’re not t ra nsgender,” Lodge said. “As a trans person, encountering uninformed doctor s a nd do c tor s who oppose you r ex i s tence i n gener a l for ‘mora l rea sons’ ma kes it even more diff icult to access appropriate healthcare.”

A fter the meeting on Thursday, he thinks things may soon change.

“Based on [Thursday’s] meeting I am hopeful that NB will eventually implement coverage, but I feel more could be done

to move the process along more quickly,” Lodge said.

The Transgender Health Network acknowledges that change won’t come overnight, but Leard believes that it’s coming.

“It’s a life-saving issue … this is an emergency surgery in a lot of ways.”

Boudreau said he would like to have another meeting in the coming months, but no act ion can be taken yet on his part due to t he gover n ment ’s ongoi ng strategic program review. Boudreau is also responsible for this program review, which aims to f ind upwards of $600 million in savings or revenues to tackle the province’s f iscal woes.

Leard remains conf ident that change is possible, but says that it takes time for it to happen.

“For t hose people who a re st ill afraid, who are convinced that they have nowhere to turn, change is coming,” Leard said.

“It is slow but it is coming.”

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Allan Reid is the new president of the AUNBT and Karen Cunningham is UNB’s new vice-present admistration and finance.

Brad Parker / The Brunswickan

Admin, AUNBT prepare for bargaining, face UNB’s financial pressures Alex Corbett News Editor The current employment agreement between the UNB administration and the Association of Un iversit y of New Br u n s w ick Teachers union (AUNBT) expires on June 30, 2016.

The ex ist i ng ag reement was reached less than two years ago after a three-week strike by the AU N BT t hat a lmost ca ncelled UNB’s second semester.

Both sides will be preparing this year for a new round of negotiations to begin sometime late this, or early next, academic year.

Both sides will also have new faces on their bargaining teams.

K a ren Cu n n i ng ha m is t he universit y’s new vice-president ad m i n a nd f i na nce cha i r ma n.

She off icially took over the roll in August af ter f illing for t he former vice-president, Dan Murray, who retired a year ago. Cunningham started working at UNB as a comptroller over three years ago. She’s had experience in the public sector as an accountant for two decades.

A llan Reid, a culture and language studies professor, became the president of the AUNBT last May, taking over from the outgoing president M iriam Jones.

He’s been active within the union for four years, which means he worked under Jones’ leadership through the last round of bar-

gaining as well as the strike.

Reid said the AU NBT’s goal for now is to prepare for the bargaining table by meeting with its various members over the next few months to assess their priorities as a group.

“We have to consult and pool our members, we won’t have any objectives until February,” Reid said.

The u n ion w i l l t hen meet w it h t h e U N B’s a d m i n i s t r a tion to agree on a collection of data sets. This will insure that parties are looking at the same numbers when it comes time for bargaining.

“We have to come to an agreement on the data. That includes agenda, salary mass, what UNB is spending on and what other schools are spending on,” said Reid.

It w ill be Cunningham’s responsibility to collect this data and present it to the union and the rest of the UNB administration.

“I have not been involved in t he barga ining process before, so it is a bit new to me. There obviously needs to be agreement on everyone looking at the same information ... so I’ll be involved in that from a f inancial perspective,” Cunningham said.

“Everyone I’ve spoken to is passionate about the university, but everyone has a slightly different

angle or goal or interest.”

He r d e p a r t m e n t h e a d s t h e school’s f inancing and f inancial services, human resources, information and tech services, capitol planning, as well as assisting the academ ic ad m i n i st rator s w it h f inancial assessments.

“A big part of my goal, honestly, is about communication, transparency and helping everyone understand what the situation is here so we can come together for a common solution,” she said.

A longside negot iat ions w it h the AUNBT, next year’s budget will be another serious issue for Cunningham. She said that her main goal for UNB this year is f inancial survival.

Much of the income the school brings in now might not be there next yea r. Prov incia l subsid ies ma ke up sixt y per cent of t he UNB’s income and Cunningham is concerned that the government w i l l i mplement c ut s to t ho s e subsidies.

Paired with lower enrolment rates, the fact that tuition making up thirty per cent of the total income means UNB could have signif icantly less money to suppor t t he upcoming 2016 -2017 budget. W it h operat i ng cost s s t ay i ng s te ad y, i f not r i s i ng , UNB is facing serious f inancial pressures.

Cunningham expects that any government cuts to the subsidies

would be announced this fall; but until then, the school is taking precautions to ensure things run smoothly. She sees her off ice not at a bean counting position, but as a role that has to make tough decisions, or provide the information to make tough decisions.

“I wou ld say it is a suppor t role. The ultimate mission of the university is to have the best academic programming that we can possibly have, within obviously our means. The role of this off ice as I see it is to help that happen and to help make sure that the students get what they pay for,” Cunningham said.

Cunningham said that UNB’s vision as one of Canada’s most

entrepreneurial schools offers an opportunity to grow in diff icult f i na ncia l t imes. The ent repreneurial focus will inf luence the academic experience at UNB to give students an opportunity to pursue self-employment options.

On his side, Reid is concerned about the school’s spending priorities in diff icult f inancial times.

T he f i na ncia l pressu re on t he school means that the administration will likely have less room for f lexibility in negotiations.

Despite this, he believes that t h i s up com i ng rou nd of b a r gaining will go more smoothly than the last.

“There is reason to be optimistic that it won’t be so diff icult as last time.”

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Get to know your Student Health Centre A STUDENT’S DIGEST

Bribery is for children, not voters It’s easy to become a bit disgruntled during an election season. When else but during elections are politicians constantly in our faces? They battle it out in political ads on our TVs and their grinning faces loom from the roadsides during our commutes to and from work and school. For other demographics, these are the only reminders needed to hit the polls by Oct. 19. For students, we get even more incentive through the Get Out the Vote campaign.

In case you missed our story on page 2, the Get Out the Vote campaign is a non-partisan initiative with the goal to get students pumped up about voting. Instigated by the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations and implemented by the UNBSU here at UNBF, it’s sort of like a weeks-long pep rally with loud music and enthusiastic leaders.

Don’t get me wrong—the Get Out the Vote campaign is a great initiative and I applaud the UNBSU for all their work in organizing it on our campus. In a time when youth engagement in the polls is so low—Elections Canada has it at 38.8 per cent for 18-24 year-olds in the 2011 federal election—any method of getting students out to vote is important. The issue with this

campaign, however, is the reality at its foundation: students just don’t want to vote and we need to resort to bribery to get them to do it.

In the next few weeks, the UNBSU has arranged events like a coffee house and a Rock the Vote concert at the Cellar. Heck, we even get an after-election-party at SClub when the polls close. It’s like we’re toddlers again and Mom and Dad are holding out the promise of extra dessert tomorrow if we would just take a freakin’ bath. C’mon people, is voting really that painful?

We shouldn’t need extra incentives to vote. The act of voting itself, the ability to voice our opinion at the polls, should be enough. But until we take the privilege of voting seriously, we are viewed as the metaphorical stubborn horse whose owner must stick a carrot in front of its face to get it moving. We receive the right to vote when we turn 18 because we are considered adults under law. Maybe we should take the responsibility of voting seriously for once and start acting like it.

Emma McPhee is the Editor-inChief of the Brunswickan

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Stacey Taylor University can be one of the best experiences of your life, but it can be challenging and stressful at times. As a student it is critical to find that seemingly elusive balance between working hard to achieve academic success and still making time to exercise with a regular schedule, energize with good nutrition, revitalize with enough sleep and socialize for fun and enjoyment.

While living a balanced lifestyle can support personal wellness, it is not a foolproof plan. So what happens if you do get sick? What if you simply want to be proactive and take charge of your own health (great move, by the way!)?

Maybe you are due to have a PAP test, need a prescription for a new medication or a prescription refill for a medication you are already using for an illness like depression or thyroid disease. What if you have a bad cough, a rash, feel really tired or feel generally crappy but cannot figure out why? Where would you go for help?

Did you know that UNB has a Student Health Centre (the SHC) located very conveniently right here on campus? On site are two full-time and three part-time physicians, a nurse practitioner (that’s me!), a team of registered nurses, a registered dietitian and medical administrative staff — all committed to providing qual-

ity primary health care services to the full time students of UNB and STU. We even have a dedicated psychiatrist and orthopedic surgeon who will see our students at the SHC by referral— that means you need to see one of us first for assessment in order to determine if specialist care is required in your situation.

You also need to know that if you see me or one of our physicians and we decide you need to have non-urgent bloodwork collected, you can book an appointment at the SHC and one of our experienced registered nurses can draw your blood sample. Appointments for bloodwork are booked each morning (Monday through Friday) to make life easier for you, our students.

I mentioned that we have the services of a registered dietitian at the SHC: you can make an appointment to see our dietician without a referral and for free.

No student wants something as basic as food to interfere with their academic success here at UNB. Our dietician helps students assess their nutrition intake and find simple, practical strategies to fill gaps while meeting their health and nutrition goals. If you want to maintain a healthy weight, increase your energy, feel healthier and boost your immune system or begin to practice healthy eating for long-term health, consider booking an appointment to learn how.

A few other things about the SHC that may surprise you … The clinic is open year round, even in the summer.

If you decide to opt out of the university student health insurance plan, you can still access medical care at the SHC. It is important to bring a valid student ID and a valid Canadian or International health card with you every time you come to the SHC for an appointment (i.e.

Medicare, MSI, OHIP, Cowen, Great

West Life, etc.).

In addition to clinic appointments, the SHC offers educational outreach programs. This includes guest lectures and more informal talks with student groups in residences and on sports teams, as well as those involved with various clubs and organizations on campus.

Program topics include personal health and wellness, sexual health, nutrition, mental health and many more. We can even design a presentation to meet your specific needs.

Are you still not sure why you would choose to go to the Student Health Centre? Think of it this way: if you would call your family doctor’s office to book an appointment for a specific healthrelated concern, you can come to us.

Our services are completely confidential and non-judgmental; we want you to feel comfortable coming to see us about any concerns you have that could impact your health and well-being.

To book a same day or next day appointment, just phone the SHC or drop in. Calling or coming in earlier in the day increases your chances of getting an appointment with one of us before our schedules fill up for that day. When we are full, we do book into the next workday or refer students to an appropriate community resource, if needed.

At the SHC, we truly understand the importance of wellness to academic success. Our goal is to help you, our students, minimize interruptions to your studies by preventing and treating illness in a timely manner. For more information and medical resources check out our web site at go.unb.ca/healthcentre, or contact us at shc@unb.ca or (506)4534837.)

Stacey Taylor, MN/NP

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

New academic year means new opportunities Brett Anningson Columnist I know that the New Year is a different time for different people, but for me it has always been September.

The hazards I suppose of spending too much time in school or around people in school or walking around campus.

New Year, new expectations, new worries, new hope, new pain: it is all wrapped up in there somewhere — whether you are starting something completely new, like being a freshman away from home in the big city for the first time, or whether you find yourself coming back to something for yet another year and wondering if this time things will be different.

See, here is a secret that I wish I had thought of sooner in my life: we get to start over. Constantly, forever, for whatever reason, we get to start over. I have friends and acquaintances who tell me that they are stuck. There are those who say that life has passed them by. Some even find themselves doing something they never imagined nor wanted to do but just cannot seem to stop. For some reason, when I point out to these people that they can just start again and do it differently, they tell me that they can’t.

So what do you think? Here you are, on a big campus, with lots of new people, perhaps even in a new city; how do you want to reinvent yourself?

Because you can; because you should;

because life is more than you imagine when you set something in stone.

I work as a chaplain, and that usually means no one will talk to me at parties. They have this conception that I must be, I don’t know, holier than they are … that I would never swear, that I would never drink, smoke, gamble, tell jokes, or whatever … people have preconceived notions of what they believe I am. Often, this is even truer if you are religious … you expect someone who works for the church to be something better … somehow freer of sin than the rest of us.

I left the church to work as a writer because I wanted a little time off from this. Trust me, no one thinks a writer is better than them. It was an

amazing experience to be able to be something different for a little while.

I love that side of my life.

But the thing is, I believe in making life better not only for myself, but for other people as well. That is why I find myself on a university campus doing something religion-y again, but it does not mean I fit into the boxes other people create for me to inhabit. I choose to reinvent myself with each and every New Year I find myself encountering — and I think that is what life is all about.

Buddha, Jesus, Mohammed, Confucius, even Albert Einstein and Russell Brand … the religious philosophers and prophets of every worldview have always felt this to be true.

They knew we could change. They

encouraged us to change. Whether it was saying something simple like “go and sin no more” or whether they were talking about spending years of contemplation in the search for inner peace, people have always known that one can simply decide to try again.

So take this time as an opportunity, give it some thought and ask yourself what you would like to do differently this year. How could you be more authentically yourself? What is it that you wish you could be — because you can!

Happy New Year!

Brett Anningson is the chaplain on campus as well as a freelance writer/ editor and columnist. He is always thinking about the bigger picture.

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BRUNSWICKAN BIOS Hey UNB! I’m Emma­— the Editor-inChief (EIC) of the Bruns or, as I like to say, the Emma-in-Charge. After three years of involvement in this paper, I am thrilled to take the helm for what I am sure will be a fantastic year. Aside from living and breathing campus news, I am also a fourth-year arts student pursuing a joint honours in archaeology and classics.

Emma McPhee

Adam Travis

Editor-in-Chief

Business Manager

Hey there! I’m one of the few newbies to the Bruns this year, stepping into the role of copy editor for the first time. I’m a third-year English honours student and a huge grammar nerd, as well as a Netflix marathon champion. When I asked for suggestions for this bio my boyfriend said that I “complain about the computer” and “sometimes make breakfast.”

Jadrien Hong

Sports Editor

Born in Freddy and raised in Moncton, I’m entering my fourth year of journalism at St. Thomas. I love meeting new people and exploring new places. I’m a true jack-of-all-trades with an interest in politics, camping and storytelling.

I’m a proud founder of the UNB-STU Dungeons & Dragons society, The Adventurer’s Guild.

I am a former recreation-turned-business student and am a sports fan who practices journalism as a hobby. My adventure into sports journalism began last year when I was an intern for the Varsity Reds communications department. I wrote live sport recaps and stories for them. This experience gave me the confidence to submit an article to Bruns sports section; it got published the next week and I never Bradley Parker looked back.

Photo Editor

Staff Reporter

Hey UNB! My name is Bess Teague and I grew up in Woodstock, NB. I am in my third year of the BRSS program in the Sports Management stream. This year I will be responsible for selling ads for this great paper. Outside of the office, I can be found around the UNBSU council table as the international student rep or, when the snow flies, skiing at Crabbe.

Bess Teague

News Editor

Hello! My name is Mélanie Michaud. I’m from Fredericton and I’m in my third year of medicinal chemistry. I started out at the Bruns last year as a volunteer and I have loved every bit of it so far! When I’m not at the library or doing Bruns stuff, I like to go running on the trails, going to yoga classes and spending time with my family and friends.

Mélanie Michaud

Sebastian Maynard

Advertising

Hi UNB! I’m an information systems student but my real love is photography; from the time I got my first camera in 2013 I’ve spent thousands of dollars, hundreds of hours, and dozens of favours from my friends in the pursuit of the perfect photo. When I’m not taking pictures for the Bruns, for my own company, or just for fun, I like playing D&D, fixing my friends’ computers and making wine.

My name is Nathan DeLong and I hail from Woodstock, NB. I’m a third-year STU student pursuing a double-major in journalism, communications and public policy. I’ve spent three summers as an intern reporter for the Bugle-Observer newspaper and I’ve also written for The Aquinian, but don’t hold that against me.

Nathan Delong Staff Reporter

Average height male of medium build with blonde hair, a beer in hand and a smile that will make you feel like you just saw Anchorman for the first time. If found, ask him how he’s doing and return to the Bruns office!

Hi, everyone! My name is Andrew Spindler and I’m a third-year Bio-Chemistry student from Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia. This will be my second year as the Art Director here at The Brunswickan and I hope to continue keeping the paper looking great for all of you to see.

Andrew Spindler Art Director

That’s right, I’m back! Along with going into my fourth year at STU, this will be my second year as the Arts Editor of the Brunswickan. Last year we covered a lot of great bands, art exhibits, restaurants, theatrical performances and events, but the hope is to do even more cool things this time around.

If that sounds like something you might be into, give me a shout at: arts@thebruns.ca.

Arts Editor

Alex Corbett

Copy Editor

Rob Trites

My name is Adam Travis and I’m the managing editor at the Brunswickan.

This is my second year on the ed. board, following my service as Photo Editor last year. My job is to make sure the bills get paid and the papers hit the shelves to keep you all informed about your campus and city. We’ve got a great team and I’m so excited to see what they bring to the Bruns this year!

Johnny Cullen Videographer

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W T VIEO N I P

on What’s YOUR s week? i h t d n i m

If you could have your own music festival in Fredericton, which artist would you want to perform?

Anne Ugabi

Naliah Jones

Bobby Kilpatrick

Kenneth Cowie

Brandon Drake

“J-Cole.”

“Future.”

“Billy Tallent … again.’”

“Eric Church.”

“Garth Brooks.”

Elizabeth Germain

Byron Legros

Alex McKenzie

Jill Crandall

Sarah Tranquilla

“Arkells or Frontbottoms.”

“Billy Talent.”

“Foo Fighters.”

“Luke Brian.”

“Keith Urban.”

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ARTS arts@thebruns.ca

J.E. Sheehy, aka Beard Springsteen, released Broken English on Aug. 24.

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STU alumnus releases debut EP Nathan Delong Staff Reporter

A 2015 St. Thomas University journalism graduate has amped up his love of music to a whole new level.

Using the name Beard Springsteen, Jean-Étienne (J.E.) Sheehy released his debut extended play, Broken English, on Aug. 24.

“Beard Springsteen is a play on the legendary Bruce Springsteen,” Sheehy said. “I was a big fan of The Boss seven years ago, so when I slowly started envisioning playing punk music again, I felt Beard Springsteen was a perfect f it for what I was trying to do. Plus, I find naming my projects is the worst part

of them.”

A native of Fredericton who has lived all over Canada, from Nova Scotia to northern Ontario, Sheehy said he has always loved music.

“There’s always been music in my family,” he said. “In 2000, when I was in Grade 7, when people started to play in bands, I got a bass since no one wanted to play bass and haven’t stopped playing since then.”

Sheehy describes himself as a freelance music journalist, general music nerd, radio host and rotisserie chicken critic.

He studied journalism at STU from 2012 to 2015 after starting his degree in 2006, when he said things didn’t work out for him.

“I had a job offer in Fredericton, and I worked for a few years until I answered my passion of music,” he said. “I had a great time at STU, but I wasn’t involved in school life that much since I was older than most students.”

S he ehy s a id he t horou g h l y enjoyed most of his classes at STU, but Beard Springsteen resulted from what he chose to take from academia in the end, rather than wait for opportunities to be handed to him.

“I’ve kind of had the idea for a punk project in the back of my head throughout the last few years and finally had a bit of time in front of me to put the project together,” he

said. “Beard Springsteen can, and will, take many different forms for recordings and live shows.”

Sheehy not only hopes to work on songs by himself, but also play as a two-piece band or in some other way.

He sa id Bea rd Spr i ngsteen’s music ranges from punk rock to 1990s alternative rock with pop hooks.

“I’ve been writing these songs for a long time,” said Sheehy. “I like to call it ‘downer punk’ because, while they are fun songs musically, the lyrics are one of the first times I include myself in my music.”

Sheehy said he absorbs many different things from various musical

works, which is reflected in his own projects.

“Beard Springsteen is similar to my other projects, as it’s based on the do-it-yourself mindset,” he said.

“I wrote, produced and promoted the whole thing by myself.”

Sheehy said he didn’t wait for any opportunities or permission from anyone else to record the songs on his first extended play.

“No one owes you anything,” he said. “It’s all about f iguring out what you want out of school, music, life or work. Releasing the first Beard Springsteen EP is like that. No one expected it; and bam, here it is.”

The Brunswickan’s guide to back to school shopping Sebastian Maynard Arts Editor In elementary school, back to school shopping meant getting some new pens and a pair of shoes. In university, back to school not only means getting the regular stationary supplies and text books, but also potentially moving into a new room or house. Here is the Brunswickan’s guide to help you furnish your new home.

Kitchen Value Village: 371 Bishop Drive Though the Fredericton Value Village has less in the way of furniture

and more in the way of Halloween costumes, there is a decent selection of kitchen glasses, dinnerware or pots and pans. While you are there you can also contemplate getting an inspirational poster, an old VHS tape that reminds you of your childhood or a second hand puzzle that may or may not have all the pieces.

Living Room Kijiji: Online This website could arguably be the first stop you make for any of these categories (I’d recommend excluding the bathroom), but it is an especially great place to find furniture, tables or

electronics. Because the living room is usually a shared common space, the amount you spend on things can be divided between you and all of your roommates. This may mean you can get a couch with no holes in it or a table that comes with four legs.

Bathroom Dollar stores: Multiple Locations Dollar stores like Dollarama or the Great Canadian Dollar have a surprising amount of house supplies that you may not expect to find there. From Kleenex and paper towels to light bulbs, sink stoppers and scissors, the cheap chain store

might be worth checking out before you go to a more expensive option.

Bedroom Backstreet Records: 384 Queen Street Whether you need posters for your wall, socks to fill your drawers, DVDs to watch before you get your cable and internet set up or CDs to listen to, Backstreet has both new and used options. If you want some wall decorations that will last longer, walk down the street to Second Spin where they have mounted posters that won’t rip as easily.

We look at some of the options that will get your new place feeling like yours.

Adam Travis / The Brunswickan

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Mélanie Michaud Staff Reporter

Harvest prepares for 25th anniversary

The Harvest Jazz and Blues festival is celebrating its 25th anniversary in Fredericton this year. The festival will once again take over the streets, pubs and parks of downtown Fredericton, but this time it has more in store than just music for everyone.

Running from Sept. 15 through the 20, Harvest will not only feature talented musicians coming from all over the world, but will also put a spotlight on the fine crafts made in New Brunswick.

Between Friday, Sept. 18 and Saturday,

Sept. 19, the NB Sports Hall of Fame on Queen Street will be playing host to a popup craft festival that is being called Crafted

by Human Hands. There will be a wide range of different crafts that will be on sale, along with interesting demonstrations on all kinds of media.

This is the first year the event will be occurring at Harvest. It should definitely shake things up a little and, most of all, add an extra sense of community to the festival by bringing local artisans in to the mix.

Adding local artisans to the lineup is not the only change festival goers will notice.

This year’s festival will also have a bit

more structure in terms of concert show times and publish the set times for the performers. This has never been done before.

Also, due to the feedback received from previous Harvest goers, they have also moved their headliners to earlier performance times. If you’re catching a show, expect to see the night’s headliner near 10 p.m.

“To be honest, it’s a bit of an experiment,” said festival chair, Mike Comeau, in a press release. “We want to provide patrons with more information on when their favourite artists are playing. It will help people, particularly the lucky ones

who purchased one of our passes, to plan better.”

Harvest has options for everyone in terms of music style preference, venue and budget. If standing or dancing in a tent is not your scene, there are concerts at the Playhouse or in a variety of bars downtown. There are also many free concerts at a few of the different stages in town.

As usual, people should expect Queen Street to be closed down for buskers and food trucks between the performance tents. Even if you don’t choose to go to a show, the ambiance of downtown Fredericton during this time is inspiring.

Songs of the week Sebastian Maynard Arts Editor

The Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival runs from Sept.15-20.

Brad Parker / The Brunswickan

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 16 Wintersleep, Paper Beat Scissors Bell Aliant Mojo Tent, 9 p.m., $17.69

THURSDAY, SEPT. 17 Matt Mays, Kill Chicago, Keith Hallett Stingray Music Barracks Tent, 8 p.m., $19.50 (Student)

Ben Caplan: “I Got Me A Woman”

The Dead Weather: “Cop and Go”

The latest offering from Halifax singer/songwriter Ben Caplan, Birds with Broken Wings, features over thirty musicians and was produced by a man known more for hip hop and world music. Though his recipe for making an album may have been a little different, Caplan’s new record is a fun listen and one that needs to be heard live to fully enjoy. “I don’t exactly make dance music, but it’s music that people dance to,” Caplan said in a statement. Though he has an extensive tour planned this fall there are no shows planned in the Fredericton area. However, if you are in Halifax on Nov. 20 or 21, Caplan will perform two special shows alongside Symphony Nova Scotia.

The Dead Weather, a side project of Alison Mosshart, Jack White, Jack Lawrence and Dan Fertita, are getting ready to release their third album together on Sept. 25. In advertising their upcoming album, the band has moved outside typical promotional avenues by releasing a drum lesson video by Jack White, as well as performing live new songs and now a new single, “Cop and Go.” The heavy hitting rock song has Mosshart on vocals, where she goes from sounding menacing to innocent at the will of her voice, with the band behind her creating a fast paced head banger.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 18 Pop-Up Crafts Festival NB Sports Hall of Fame, Sept. 18-19

SATURDAY, SEPT. 19 Yukon Blonde, Motherhood, Rah Rah Stingray Music Barracks Tent, 8 p.m., $14.

50 (Student)

SUNDAY, SEPT. 20 Tilleul September Pop-Up 514 Queen Street, Sept. 19-20

MONDAY, SEPT. 21 Jay Rock: “Vice City (feat. Black Hippy)”

Kurt Vile: “I’m An Outlaw”

While his fellow Black Hippy members have been releasing a steady stream of new music, Jay Rock has been somewhat quiet compared to Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul and Schoolboy Q. It hadn’t been since 2011’s Follow Me Home that Jay has put out an album, but on Sept. 11 he released 90059. One of the record’s standout tracks is the Black Hippy-assisted “Vice City.” Women, money, success, drugs and other vices are all topics of discussion for the four rappers, but as usual they are able to find a different way of doing it. From Kendrick’s choppy delivery of the chorus to the wordplay of Ab-Soul, Black Hippy continues to impress.

When Kurt Vile was working on his upcoming studio album, b’lieve i’m goin down…, he spoke about how he wanted the record to be a perfect square. “You got the folk songs and you got the rock songs, then you got the ethereal banjo-type of songs and piano songs,” he explained. The perfect example of what he was talking about is the second track on the album, “I’m An Outlaw,” which contains Vile’s half spoken/half sung voice, a plucking banjo, strumming guitar and steady drum beat. Out on Sept. 25, Vile’s sixth solo album will be one to check out.

Monday Night Film Series: Far From The Madding Crowd Tilley Hall, 7:30 p.m., $7.00

The Brunswickan’s Food & Liquor: Campus coffee Sodexo If university teaches you anything, it’s that life isn’t always fair. Sometimes you don’t have milk in the fridge to make coffee at home. Sometimes the lineup at Tim Hortons is too long and you have to make it to class. Sometimes you have to settle, concede defeat and drink Sodexo coffee.

May those times be few and far between.

Adam Travis

Sebastian Maynard

Devin Patterson

Java Moose Looking for a bolder coffee experience on campus? Java Moose is the pick me up you’re looking for. Brewed in Saint John, it’s practically local and is full of flavour. I went with the Navigator blend for this review—a rich dark roast with a smooth finish. Although I prefer a bit of cream and sugar in mine, this blend has enough power to be a good black coffee. Perfect for long study sessions at the HIL, reenergizing after a class or two, or just starting your day with a bang.

Mélanie Michaud

Homemade Coffee My campus coffee of choice is taking the do-it-yourself route. While there’s a pile of ways to make a cup yourself, I’m a big advocate of the French press: it is simple, yet still makes coffee strong enough to get you through any late-night study session. Besides making coffee available 24/7, homemade coffee is also way cheaper than most chains, as well as easier on the environment —especially when you use a reusable travel mug. That said, there’re some mornings when cleaning a coffee maker is the last thing on my mind, and the instant gratification of picking a cup at the library trumps any of the benefits of home-brew.

Tim Hortons To be honest, I’m not much of a coffee drinker—or of real coffee, that is. My favourite cup of joe is actually just half coffee, half hot chocolate from Tim Hortons. It’s kind of like a wimpy person’s coffee, but it’s delicious!

There’s a Tim’s in the SUB that’s almost always open, so its super convenient for early mornings or late night study sessions. It’s also only $2 for a large, so I can’t complain.

There’s obviously not a huge amount of caffeine in this drink, but it works for me.

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The men’s UNB Varsity Reds soccer team is hoping to improve on last season.

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Richard talks V-Reds Nathan DeLong Staff Reporter

With the University of New Brunswick Varsity Reds’ 2015-2016 season quickly approaching, UNB athletics director John Richard chatted with the Brunswickan about the program’s upcoming campaign.

Richard is entering the fifth year of his second stint as athletics director, a role he held on an interim basis during the 2004-2005 season while coaching women’s volleyball at UNB. The Brunswickan: What are your thoughts on the upcoming athletic season at UNB? Richard: “It’s a busy, but exciting, time. Soccer is up and going. On Friday, Sept. 11, our winter sports teams are finally allowed to start practicing in a team environment. We hope to build on what went on last year with every one of our teams—for the first time in probably a long time—qualifying for the Atlantic University Sport regional championships. A lot of them had success at that level, if not at the [Canadian Interuniversity Sport] level.”

The Brunswickan: One of the first things that comes to mind when one thinks of success and UNB athletics is the men’s hockey team. It has been elite over the last several years and seems to excel nationally, so what do you think?

Richard: “There’s no question about that. Taking nothing away from that, something people may miss is that our men’s soccer team lost one game all season last year. They spent a lot of time ranked No. 2 in the country. Our men’s hockey team has been and is outstand-

ing, and expectations are as high as it comes, but we don’t want to lose sight of the fact that many of our other teams are knocking on that same door and have had success. Some are looking to blaze the same trail the men’s hockey team has in the past.”

The Brunswickan: On that note about the men’s hockey team, head coach Gardiner MacDougall was recognized with the Jean-Marie De Koninck Coaching Excellence Award at the CIS annual meeting in Ottawa in June. What does that kind of exposure for UNB and the men’s hockey program mean?

Richard: “It was pretty neat. That award isn’t even specific to hockey. It’s a coaching excellence award, and when you look at the list of who has won it across Canada from various sports, it’s the who’s who of coaching. In a lot of situations, but not all of them, it’s coaches who have put in 25 or 30 years and have retired. I think there are three or four now, including Gardiner, who are active coaches. To win and be recognized with that award and still be an active coach is even more impressive.

It shows where Coach MacDougall is at and the quality coach we have in our men’s hockey program.”

The Brunswickan: Since 2011, close to seven UNB teams have won AUS titles, and appeared in CIS tournaments. What does it mean to you to have that kind of success?

Richard: “To win, the stars must line up, and things must go your way. The best strategy for that is to always be in the conversation. What we stress in our program is to be competitive and in the conversation to win a regional cham-

pionship and qualify for nationals every year. If you’re in that conversation, then every so often, your stars align, things work out and you’ll get to the level you want to reach. That’s where a lot of our programs are now. They’re knocking on the door and constantly in the equation. With soccer, both the men’s and women’s teams finished first in their 10-team AUS leagues last year.

Anytime you finish first, especially in a league that has nine other member schools, you’re doing a lot of things right and staying in the conversation for a banner. We lost in the AUS final on the women’s side and won in the AUS final on the men’s side, which speaks to my point that the stars must line up.”

The Brunswickan: Speaking of teams that have had success in recent years, another one is the men’s soccer program with consecutive AUS titles and CIS tournament appearances.

What does that mean?

Richard: “[Head coach Miles Pinsent] has done a good job of building the program to be nationally competitive. I don’t expect that to change. Last week, they were ranked third in Canada, and now they’re fourth, so they’re near the top starting out again. It’s not easy to compete constantly at that level, but he’s emphasized structure and brought in many quality student athletes that have won and tasted success at the AUS level and been close to it at the CIS level. They know what it takes to get it done.”

The Brunswickan: The final arguments were heard Wednesday, Sept.

9 in the New Brunswick Labour and Employment Board hearing regarding the UNB women’s hockey

team downgrade from a varsity to club team in 2008. Do you expect anything to come out of that?

Richard: “It’s something I can’t comment on in terms of where that’s at or our perception of that. We’re respecting the process and have respected the process since it’s gone through the Labour and Employment Board and the Human Rights Commission. I can’t really comment any further on that.”

The Brunswickan: So all of UNB’s sports teams have tasted success in some way or another in recent years.

Can you pinpoint any particular team that stands out to you heading into this year?

Richard: “There are many good stories, so I don’t want to single out one story. Many of our student athletes understand what it takes to compete at this level. We have great people, and I see that in the number of CIS Academic All-Canadians we announce every year.

Percentage wise, we’re one of the top in Canada in terms of how many Academic All-Canadians we have. We’re entrenched in the community and have many good stories in the community and in terms of success in the field of play.”

The Brunswickan: University sports teams seem to live and die by their recruitment, and many teams have several new recruits this year.

What does that mean to you?

Richard: “At this level, you need to recruit, and it’s a 365-day job. Often times at this level, everyone knows what they’re doing, so it comes down to your student athletes’ sports and the quality of student athletes. Recruiting

is one of the most important things we do, and we have some good coaches on our campus who are good recruiters and recruit internationally. A lot of our coaches understand that, if you stand still, you’ll get passed by somebody.

As good as one team may be, they’re always trying to get better.”

The Brunswickan: The women’s soccer team will celebrate its 20th year during this weekend’s UNB Homecoming 2015 festivities. What does that mean to you?

Richard: “It’s special. Look at what [head coach Jonathan Crossland] has done in a short time with that team. We had never finished first in the league, so finishing first in the league last year was a milestone. Being in the conversation to win a banner is a milestone, as is appearing in the CIS Top 10. Hopefully, winning a national championship this year will be another milestone. A lot of that has to do with the people you have and those who came before you, which is why our teams celebrate with their alumni.”

The Brunswickan: As athletics director, what does it mean to you to have witnessed the varying degrees of success seen by UNB’s sports teams over the years?

Richard: “It’s a neat job, and I’ve been around for a long time where I’ve coached women’s volleyball and I was a student athlete. I have a lot of respect for what coaches do and the weekly grind of being successful, so I have a good appreciation of what it takes to win an AUS championship and how hard you have to work to compete at the CIS level, and what our coaches and student athletes do.”

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Former UNB student making waves in amateur MMA scene James Woods Sports Columnist

For those that don’t know, MMA stands for M ixed Martial A rts, a sport in which competitors are allowed to use various styles and methods of fighting to battle their opponents. The sport is still fairly new but is expanding aggressively.

New fight gyms are popping everywhere, and some top-level athletes are being produced close to home.

I caught up with an up-and-coming fighter named Justus Copeland.

Copeland is a former UNB Arts student who is trying to make it as an MMA fighter and has seen some significant success, recently winning the Cage Rage amateur 155lbs lightweight title.

Cage Rage 15: Unfinished Business, which saw Copeland defeat h i s opponent v ia a g u i l lot i ne submission in the second round of the night’s co-main event, was held at the Moncton Lions club on Aug. 29.

The card also featured Cope-

land’s brother, Jerico CopelandMacPhee, who won the Cage Rage amateur feather weight title via arm bar submission in the fourth round.

Copeland studied at UNB for two years; however, his passion for Mixed Martial Arts was too strong to deny and forced him to give up school and take a shot at the fight game.

Since ded icat ing his t ime to MMA, Copeland has accumulated an amateur record of three wins and only one loss.

Copeland’s story begins in 2010 where he began training in wrestling and kickboxing. According to Copeland, he began taking his training seriously when he started studying at UNB. He started training at Synergy BJJ, a local martial arts g ym in Fredericton. Since then, he has been training hard and competing in local amateur bouts in the Maritimes.

“Firstly, I fight for myself and for my love of the sport,” said

Copeland. “I also fight for my fiancé Sarah, my son Asher and my mother Paula, who passed away in 2012.”

I had the chance to ask him if he had received any support from the UNB community. Copeland said the following, “I’ve made some lifelong friends while at UNB, and even though I’m no longer there, they continue to support me in my MMA career. These are some of the best friends I’ve ever had, and if it weren’t for my time at UNB I wouldn’t have met so many likeminded individuals.”

Copeland hopes to one day, after he has gained enough experience in the amateur ranks, move up in competition and fight professionally. We look forward to seeing an extended member of the UNB fa m i ly rea l ize h is d rea ms a nd pursue his passion of competing professionally in MMA.

Synergy BJJ is a local martial arts gym in Fredericton.

Adam Travis / The Brunswickan

Red Bombers, McCullough ready for 2015 Iain Macmillan The Brunswickan

This year the Red Bombers are looking to get back in form this season.

Adam Travis / The Brunswickan

PANEL

THEY KNOW WHAT’S UP

Nathan Delong Staff Reporter

The Toronto Blue Jays going from pretender to apparent contender has been the biggest surprise to me. Then again, there are other skilled teams besides the Jays, and the standings remain close. It’s hard to say if they’ll be for real in the postseason, and that’s if they reach it.

Last year, the UNB Red Bombers football team limped into the playoffs with a 2-5 record and were ousted in the first round by the eventual winners, Holland College.

This year, the Bombers will look to get back into form and compete for the Atlantic Football League title. The Bombers are bolstered by a revamped team, led by first year head coach Dan McCullough.

Also joining the squad this season is former Mount Allison WR Josh Blanchard, who was an integral part of the back-to-back AUS titles the Mounties won in 2013 and 2014.

Coach McCullough is one of many who are pleased to have Blanchard on the roster.

“He brings instant credibility and

leadership to our team and he is a highly talented weapon we can use in many different ways,” said head coach McCullough.

Two defensive players to watch this year are Alex White and Charlie Dee, who have both had impressive off-seasons where they each worked on many aspects of their game. White has the potential to create a big play, in the form of a turnover, at any point in the game while Dee will be all over the field, using his athleticism and toughness to rack up tackles.

One of the reasons for the Bomber’s disappointing 2014 campaign was the offensive line’s inability to give their quarter-back time to throw the ball, and their struggle to create lanes for their running-backs.

Coach McCullough said that the offensive line is much improved this year and, as a unit, has had a very

With the final month of MLB regular season underway, what story has been the biggest surprise so far?

Rob Trites Josh Daniels Sports Editor

Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos trading for big name talent such as Troy Tolowitzki (now injured and possibly out for the season) and David Price at the deadline, propelling his team to a 23-6 record in the month of August has to be the best story for me. If I was a betting man, he would be my favorite to win executive of the year.

Sports Reporter

The Nationals’ lacklustre season has been a huge surprise. With one of the best rotations in baseball, they were pegged as the favourite to win the World Series. Other than Bryce Harper, who is having a truly remarkable MVP-worthy campaign, this season has been a huge disappointment for Washington.

strong training camp. He believes that they will play an important role in winning games this upcoming season.

One of coach McCullough’s goals for this year and beyond will be to reignite the passion within his club and fan base.

“The team is looking great,” said McCullough. “We have a very solid group of dedicated and talented individuals who are buying into what we are trying to accomplish with this team, which is to improve the overall culture of the program.”

The Red Bombers begin their season this Saturday versus their cross province rivals, the UNB Saint John Sea Wolves. The game will kick off at 8 p.m. The Bombers play hosts to the Dalhousie Tigers in their homecoming game Saturday, Sept. 26 at 1 p.m.

John Robb V-Reds Fan

The Washington Nationals underachieving so amazingly. Talented, wellfunded and just not living up to any of the expectations they had set for them by their ownership, management and fans. Bryce Harper, who should be the hands down MVP, may lose out to Cespedes! The mighty have fallen.

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Reds Notebook: Men’s and women’s soccer teams look to rebound at home Rob Trites Sports Editor

Both men’s and women’s soccer teams went winless in their f irst games of the 2015 season. The men lost 5-1 to the CBU Capers, while the women were able to grab one point in a 1-1 draw with the Capers.

The soccer teams then travelled to Antigonish to take on St. FX. The women gave up a 1-0 lead late in the second half of their match and would go on take another 1-1 full-time result. The men would take their second loss of the season, dropping a 4-0 result to St. FX. The men’s side is dealing with injuries to some key players and will look to get back in form when they play their home opener on Saturday, Sept. 19 versus the Dalhousie Tigers.

The women will also open their home schedule versus the Dalhousie Tigers on Saturday.

Women’s rugby moves up in competition: The Women’s Rugby team will join the Atlantic Collegiate Athlet ic A ssociat ion a f ter play i ng several years in the club league.

The move up in competition has allowed the team to double its coaching roster and to have access to an athletic therapist, provided by the university.

“The decision to make the jump, to step up our game and join the ACA A, was player-driven,” said

assistant coach K ieran Miller. “As coaches, we run the practices and handle the administrative side of things, but it’s the players who have to do all the hard work. They knew there would be challenges in joining the league, both physical and f inancial, and [the players] took them on with grace, strength and pride.”

There has been extensive recruiting done to insure the team is able to compete at the ACA A level, and approximately two thirds of the team is brand new.

Cross country opens season UNB Cross Country travelled to Halifax for its first meet of the season over the weekend.

“The team got its f irst taste of t he 2015 XC sea son,” sa id Jason Reindl, head coach of the cross country and track and field teams. “We know our men’s team has some work to do and we look forward to having a full women’s team racing at St. FX.” On ly t wo members of t he women’s team were able to travel and compete in Halifax.

Annual UNB hockey golf tournament: UNB men’s hockey will host its 6th annual alumni golf tournament on Sept. 24. The team will be revealing its 2015 - 2016 roster at this event.

Red Blazers hockey tryouts: T he U N B wo me n’s ho c ke y

Looking for a Church in Fredericton?

Saint Andrew’s Presbyterian Church 512 Charlotte Street (Between Regent and York).

Sunday services at 11AM. Open, Student-friendly congregation. Active college and career programs. Website: SAPC.ca. Office: (506) 455-8220. Email: saintandrewsyam@gmail. com

Kayla Painter runs the ball down field.

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team will hold open tryouts at the Aitken Centre for their upcoming season starting next week. The schedule is as follows: Sept. 22, 8-9 p.m.; Sept. 24, 8:30-9:30p.m.; Sept. 28, 8:30-9:30 p.m.; Sept. 29, 8-9 p.m.; Oct. 1, 8:30-9:30 p.m.; Oct. 5, 8:30-9:30 p.m.

With the $60 tryout fee, you are guaranteed all six ice times. Those trying out are reminded they must bring their Medicare cards in order to participate.

Help Wanted: The Brunswickan Sports Section is looking for a volunteer to write

a column about act ive/healthy living or recreation. If you enjoy writing and have a passion for active/healthy living or recreation, send an email introducing yourself and what exactly you would like to write about to sports@thebruns.ca.

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