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Leaving it blank

Some studensts spoiled their ballots because they didn’t like any of their candidates.

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Cameron Raynor The Dagligtale (CUP) When politicians don’t engage students, some become apathetic and don’t vote.

However, across the country, there is a group of students who feel disenfranchised by the political system and don’t feel represented by the major parties, but still want their voices heard.

For some of them, the answer is to spoil their ballots.

When Tim Faltin, a University of Alberta student, went to vote at the advance polls, he didn’t choose any of the candidates. He didn’t feel confident voting for any of his local candidates, but he said he still felt it was important “to show up at the polls and to say, ‘Yes, I’m a voting member of society. I care about these issues; I’m involved.’”

Student advocacy groups like the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) support Faltin’s choice, seeing it as a better alternative than apathy and inaction.

“Spoiling your ballot is a valid

democratic option when an elector feels that they cannot support any candidate,” said Bilan Arte, national chairperson of CFS. “But the most important thing is to cast your ballot.”

But there are limits to the effectiveness of spoiling a ballot.

Jérôme Melançon, a lecturer in political studies at the University of Alberta said, “Voting or not voting often comes down to your own relationship with yourself, your relationship with your own conscience and what happens.”

Ballots that are spoilt deliberately and ballots that are spoilt accidentally are counted together and there is no way to differential between the two in the vote count.

“I don’t think people will look at spoilt votes as protest ballots—not politicians anyways,” said Melançon.

Faltin felt conflicted choosing between a strong candidate and a party he doesn’t support or a weak candidate and a party he supports.

His biggest concern was weak local representation if he voted for a relatively

weak candidate. “Do I vote for [other] policies that have zero to no competent representation?” said Faltin.

Melançon says in most cases candidates have little influence on how the party votes. He said voters are selecting between “packages” of policies that most closely represent their views.

“In the vast majority of cases, the party platforms and policies are not decided by candidates, they’re not decided by members of Parliament and not even by most ministers,” said Melançon.

Faltin said voting based on party platform alone seems risky. He said it’s important voters don’t elect a representative “you don’t really know and you aren’t confident in.”

By spoiling their ballot, students who don’t wish to support any party or candidate can still be counted as voters.

Arte said, “It’s no secret that parties prioritize the interests of people who vote. I urge all eligible students to vote on Oct. 19, even if you do not support any of your local candidates and want to spoil the ballot.”

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Matt DeCourcey won the Fredericton riding with over 9,000 votes early on during election night.

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Trudeau’s Liberals take majority, DeCourcey wins Fredericton Alex Corbett News Editor Just in Trudeau and the Liberals won a majority government Monday, ma k i ng Tr udeau t he 23rd Prime Minister in Canadian history.

Fredericton’s Liberal candidate, Matt DeCourcey, won the riding with over 9,000 votes. His win was part of a Liberal sweep that took every riding in the Atlantic Provinces.

Trudeau addressed supporters Monday night saying, “I didn’t make history tonight, it was you. “ Having started the campaign in third place, the Liberals now hold

a majority government. Trudeau said his party’s focus on positive politics was the key to his success.

“This is what a positive, hopeful vision, a team and platform together can make happen. Canadians have sent a message to Ottawa asking for change,” Trudeau said.

The L ibera ls success sta r ted early in the night, winning all 32 seats available in Atlantic Canada.

Newfoundland and Labrador saw over 70 per cent of their votes go Liberal.

The UNB Get Out The Vote campaign collected 1600 student voter pledges that the UNBSU

will soon be presenting to Ottawa.

“It wa s a complete succes s, we’ve shattered the myth of the apat het ic st udent voter,” sa id Travis Daley, coordinator of the campaign.

Trudeau and the Liberals will be transitioning into power over the next few weeks. Trudeau will be selecting new cabinet ministers and moving into his new off ice in the upcoming weeks.

The NDP lost seats across the country, holding on to just over 30 of the 103 seats they’d won in 2011 under Jack Layton. Thomas Mulcair made no reference in his concession as to whether he would

stepping down as leader as leader of the NDP. The NDP have lost their position as the off icial opposition to the government.

That title now goes to the Conservatives.

Stephen Harper and the Conservatives won just 99 seats, down more than 60 seats from the majority they won in the last election.

Harper will be leaving both the Prime Minister’s off ice, as well as the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada. Harper addressed supporters in his Calgary riding.

He thanked his family and friends, then quickly addressed his party’s loss.

Advanced student polls see optimistic results

Emma McPhee Editor-in-Chief About 1,600 voters turned up at the special polling stations on the UNB and NBCC Fredericton c a m pu s e s . T he y we r e a m o ng 70, 0 0 0 s t udent voter s ac ro s s Canada.

UNB Fredericton was one of 39 campuses across Canada to have a specia l pol l i ng st at ion in a pilot program by Elections C a nad a. T he prog ra m, wh ich ran from Oct. 5-8, was started as a way to achieve more youth engagement in the polls.

“I think it’s just incredible that so many students got out to vote in those four days,” said K atie

Davey, president of the UNBSU. “It’s just really encouraging seei ng so ma ny st udent s act ua l ly gett ing out to vote a nd being engaged in the conversation.”

T he specia l pol l i ng stat ions granted students the opportunity to register and vote in any riding i n C a n ad a — eit her t he r id i ng where the university was located or the student’s home riding.

At UNB, over half of the voters cast their ballot in a riding outside Fredericton. For ma ny voters, it came down to a question of where their vote would be most effective.

“I think it is in students’ best i nterest to vote i n t he r id i ng

t hat t hey feel w i l l a l low t hei r vote to have the greatest impact in making their voices heard in parliament,” said UNB student Kevin Collins.

“I have been watching the poll numbers quite closely in order to deter m i ne i n wh ich r id i ng my vote will be most effective in achieving my goal of increasing t he nu mber of representat ives from a party that represents my interests and political beliefs.”

Sadie Molland, a student from Acadia Universit y, is vot ing in her home r id i ng for st rateg ic reasons.

“It seems doubt f u l t hat my school riding will yield anything

but Liberal, and since I wanted to vote for one of the progressive pa r t ies I f ig u red I’d vote in a region where those parties need a little bit more help,” she said.

Other students voted for their u n iversit y’s r id i ng. Davey was f irst in l ine when t he pol ls opened to do just that.

“I voted for t he Fredericton riding. Well, I’ve now lived here for f ive years. It’s the riding I go to school in; it’s the riding I live in; it’s the riding I work in, so I think it just made sense to vote in this riding,” she said.

E m i ly Br auen , a st udent at D a l h o u s i e Un i ve r s i t y, w h i c h also had campus polls, voted in

“The disappointment you feel is mine, and mine alone.” Harper said.

T h e C o n s e r v a t i ve s w i l l b e choosing a new leader in the upcoming months.

Elizabeth May recaptured her seat i n BC , but made no new breakthroughs. The Green’s voting numbers are down nationally, but May says the impact of strategic voting won’t be so strongly in favour of the Liberals in the next election.

The Bloc Quebecois won 10 seats, up 6 since the last election.

Ha lifax for similar reasons. “I voted in my school riding rather than home, mostly for personal reasons … Halifax is the riding I’ve mostly consistently lived in for the past few years.”

Many students found that the convenient locations made voting more appealing.

“I actually voted on the Dalh o u s i e c a m p u s , a n d I ’m e xtremely grateful that they set up booths there. It made the whole proces s a lot fa ster a nd more convenient for me, and I think a lot of students felt the same way,” Brauen said.

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Wear Your Label wins recognition for mental health, entrepreneurial efforts Shawn Goff The Brunswickan Un iver sit y of New Br u n s w ick R ena i s sa nce C ol lege prog ra m graduates Kayley Reed and Kyle MacNevin a re w inning awa rds and recognition for their start-up clothing brand, Wear Your Label.

Wea r You r L abel is a clot hing company focused on mental health, with the idea that customers want a brand that means something more than what they see at face value. Their products feature phrases such as “anxious but courageous” and “stigma is over.” They produce much of their clothing here Fredericton.

So far, Wear Your Label has b een fe at u red a l l a rou nd t he web a nd h a s b e e n i nv ite d to several fashion shows including New York Fashion Week. They have also been awarded an east coast regional award with Startup Canada.

Reed said that taking the Renaissance College program at UNB inspired her, but also because she felt schools hadn’t shown enough support for mental health issues.

“U N B has def initely led the way in bringing menta l hea lt h issues to light—specif ically with ca mpa igns l i ke #MyDef in it ion

and the mental health awareness weeks,” Reed said. “But when I started universit y, there wasn’t any of that.”

Reed said that she received lots of support from the community and that she and MacNevin were always certain they could start a fashion label in New Brunswick. “ T he st a r t up com mu n it y i s really small and everyone is really great and wants to see each other succeed,” Reed sa id. “So even though the odds were—and still are—against us, we were conf ident in the idea and knew that it could be something.”

Reed and MacNevin attribute t hei r succe s s to T he Su m mer Institute at UNB. The Summer Institute helped Wear Your Label get f u nded a nd t hey prov ided design mentorship for the t wo entrepreneurs.

“From there, we both thought ‘if we don’t do this now, we might never see it through,’ so we both put off our plans at grad school to pursue W Y L full time,” Reed said.

“It was pretty scary because neither of us really had any money.

We were t wo k ids fresh out of university. We didn’t have business backgrounds or experience.

We just knew that we had to go

Wear Your Label is a Fredericton-based company focussed on mental health.

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all-in.”

Reed a lmost accepted on a n opportunity to go to school in New York.

“I had been accepted to do my M A in Fashion at Parsons New S c ho ol i n Ne w York a nd wa s basically gearing up to do that

when I started Wear Your Label with Kyle.”

Reed and MacNevin have come a long way with Wear Your Label from t heir humble begin n ings at UNB, and Reed says clothing isn’t the end for Wear Your Label.

“There’s a million things we

could do and are expanding into,” Reed said. “We’ve built a lot of cool relat ionships the past few months that will hopefully turn into some interesting collaborations going beyond clothing.”

UNBSU by-election sees low voter turnout

Only 137 UNB students took part in the recent UNBSU by-election.

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Nathan DeLong Staff Reporter Only 137 students cast ballots in the UNBSU by-election, putting this year’s voter turnout down to around three per cent of total student population.

“We recognize that this number is low, but many measures were taken to promote voter t u rnout,” U N BSU president K atie Davey said.

Regard less of voter turnout, Davey said, students still voted for who they felt would best rep-

resent them. UNBSU ratif ied the election results at their council meeting Oct. 18. However, not all students feel this is the case. “ I don’t t h i n k t he y shou ld cou nt it i f t hey on ly got 137 votes,” said R achel Mcquade, a f irst year science student.

Students may be participating less in student politics, but Davey said the UNBSU would continue to focus on promoting its elections by informing students and collecting feedback.

T he U N B SU adver t ised t he campaign and elections in The Brunswickan and promoted them through all of its social media channels. The voting period ran from Oct. 5 to 8.

“The UNBSU also reached out to each faculty that was missing a represent at ive to encou rage candidates to run,” said Davey.

The by-election ran alongside the Get Out The Vote campaign.

St udent leaders at U N B, ST U and others across Canada have worked t h roug hout t he federa l elect ion ca mpa ig n, wh ich wrapped up Monday, Oct. 19, to get more students to cast federal ba l lots. The focus on federa l polit ics may have been part of the reason UNBSU’s by-election participation was so low.

“It is pos sible t hat t he G et O ut T he Vote c a mp a ig n m ay have distracted from our efforts around the UNBSU byelection,” said Davey. “However, we have a l ready seen a n i ncred ible i ncrease in student turnout at the federal level.”

Davey said that the Get Out The Vote campaign has provided the U NBSU with is lessons to

a p p l y t o it s f u t u r e e l e c t i o n s i n terms of encou rag i ng more students to vote for their representatives.

UNBSU by-election results Student Senator: Jeremy Nason 76 votes Aboriginal Representative: Darlan Leigh Brown 107 votes Accessibility Representative: David Thibodeau 112 votes Science Faculty Representative: Amar Bhardwaj 16 votes Education Faculty Representative: Katlyn Jardine 1 vote Computer Science Faculty Representative: Brandon Crowther 6 votes

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THE BRUNS OPINION editor@thebruns.ca

After the vote

The elections are over; Canada awoke Tuesday morning to a Liberal government. In the Atlantic Provinces, the map was painted red. Soon the nation will begin transitioning into its new government.

Soon the candidate’s signs will be gone from the roadsides. We will no longer be bombarded by political attack ads on television.

Maybe people will finally shut up about Justin Trudeau’s hair.

Gone will be the annoying Facebook posts from your friends telling you who to vote for. The notion of student voter apathy will fade to the background. Life will go on.

But just because the election season has ended doesn’t mean we can stop thinking about politics.

Although all the votes have been tallied and the winners announced, everything is really just beginning.

Our civic duty doesn’t end at the ballot box. It’s up to us to hold our government accountable. The Liberals, like all the other parties,

made many promises during the 78-days election campaign and we need to show them that we expect them to hold up on their side of the bargain.

For students, while the Election Day numbers didn’t come in by time of print, 70,000 of us showed up at special advanced campus polls. 1600 alone of these came from UNBF. We need to keep up this momentum and show the government that we are politically engaged on every other day of the year.

It’s easy to care about Canadian politics during the election season, with its heated debates, bright signs and campaign slogans. It’s not so easy however to keep caring once the fanfare is over.

But Canadians politics isn’t a one-night stand; this country is looking for commitment.

Emma McPhee is the Editor-inChief of the Brunswickan

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Political Health Advisory FranÇAY What?

Alec Boudreau Have your friends been act ing dif ferent lately? A re t hey irritable? Opinionated? Do they simmer with rage at lawn signs and television advertisements? Spew verba l assau lt s upon st ra ngers whom they have never met? Have t hey been recr u it i ng ever yone around them to join an exclusive, card-carrying club?

You r fr iends may have come down with Partisanship Fever, an illness that is highly contagious among f irst-time voters.

The fever is contracted during one’s initial contact with politics and rapidly spreads within social

groups through peer pressure and loosely checked facts. Particularly v ulnerable populat ions include t hose w it h f ut u re pol it ica l or bureaucratic ambitions, members of the student government, and Renaissance College students.

Symptoms include an inf lamed sense of ent it lement , genera lized a nger, compu lsive na med roppi ng, i nvolu nt a r y sel f ies, restless door knocking, sensitivity to criticism and obsessive rallyattendance.

This is not a condition to be taken lightly. If left untreated it can rapidly escalate, leading to a lifetime of blind allegiance.

Outbreaks are reported at intervals of roughly four years. Recent evidence suggests that hereditary factors may increase the risk of transmission during outbreaks, t houg h env i ron ment a l fac tor s remain a large source of concern.

Ot her symptoms include t he drawing of imaginary lines, social withdrawal and, in some cases, the inability to carry on a conversation without talking about “Matt.”

Despite legislation suggesting that a cure be fully implemented

within 36 days of an outbreak, the current wave of the fever has reportedly been raging for nearly 80 days. Thankfully, the rollout of the cure was scheduled for Oct. 19 and should reach full distribution by the time of publication.

Recover y symptoms are varia ble , a nd m ay i nc lu d e mo o d swings, anxiety, tiredness, variable enthusiasm, “I-told-you-soing,” a persisting sense of entitlement or uncontrollable sobbing.

In the event of future outbreaks the public is encouraged to take the following precautions: -Stay grounded: diversify your sources of information.

- D o n’t e n a b l e t h e i n fected: refuse to sign anything you are uncomfortable with.

-Keep healthy: take your dailyrecommended dose of political satire.

-Avoid contact with the contagion: stay indoors until the election is over.

-Wash your hands regularly.

T hose who a re i m mu ne a re nonetheless encouraged to keep their distance from infected persons, as they remain a persistent danger to your mental health.

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What is meant by a ‘new Canada’?

POLITICAL CHATTER

Mark Mancini At the time of writing, the results of Monday’s battle royale election are unknown. At the current moment, the Liberals are leading in the polls by a fairly consistent margin. By the time this article is published, we will know if the polls were accurate.

On Tuesday, and for the remainder of the week, the predictable will happen: the pundits and pollsters will ruminate and debate the elec-

tion results, picking out significance where none exists, justifying why their favourites did or didn’t win, and, if need be, saying good bye and good riddance to Stephen Harper’s Conservatives.

I have written in this space before about the illogical and misguided extremism that makes up much of the opposition to Stephen Harper.

If the polls end up holding true, I expect to see much self-congratulation, wholesale statements of a “rejection” of Stephen Harper’s 10-years in power, and talk of a “new day” in Canada. This is the way politics works, and I expect the Liberal commentariat will have a heyday with it presuming that Mr. Harper goes down to defeat on Monday.

Looking at this phenomenon from a non-partisan point of view, it seems kind of silly, but it’s only

a natural follow-up from a Liberal campaign that doesn’t stand for anything except for being antiHarper.

The predictable grand comments of a “new Canada” are suspect when put under the light of rational analysis. We have a situation in this country where, for the last 10 years, all possible indicators show a nation on the move; this includes both economically and socially, where poverty is at a low. In terms of national unity, Quebec separatism is on its death bed. This is a good situation for our country.

Now, I do not propose to defend, in a wholesale fashion, the Conservative record. In 10 years in power, we can certainly point to situations that indicate incompetence, malice, secrecy—and the list goes on. This is an inevitable part of power, unfortunately. The Liberals should be

quick to recall this, themselves; they regularly abused their power in the 13 years they last held power.

It must be because the fundamentals are so strong in Canada that the Liberals, for the most part, propose to only tweak the edges of the Conservative agenda. They are not going to reverse the historic tax breaks for Canadian families; they are not going to undo the TFSA initiative; they are not going to repeal Bill C-51 (in full); they are not going to fundamentally change the tact that Canada has taken in the world over the last 10 years; I could go on, but I need not.

The Liberals have a certain attraction about them because after 10 years, every party loses their lustre, but when push comes to shove they are not much different than the Conservatives on a fair comparison. This begs the ques-

tion: who are the Liberals, and what do they stand for?

Justin Trudeau was supposed to solve this problem for the Liberals.

He was supposed to bring clarity to a party that became known only for its lust for power. The Liberals, as Canada’s naturally governing party, needed a real agenda, and Trudeau was going to bring it to them.

The only discernible thing I can say about Trudeau is that he doesn’t like Harper. I can’t encapsulate, beyond buzz words, what the Liberals actually believe as a party. This is concerning for any party that may form government.

We will all know by the time this article reaches print if we have anything to be worried about. Let’s hope, if the Liberals win, they find who they are before declaring that there’s a new day in Canada.

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W E I V OINT P

on What’s YOUR eek? w s i h t d min

What is something you would like to see the new government do?

Jacob Cooke

Alex Peppard

Mike Whitcomb

Lucia Martinez

Andrea Lopez

“Abolish tuition.”

“Work to keep more jobs in NB.”

“Focus on student financial wellbeing, both during and after university.”

“Control tuition.”

“More jobs in NB so friends don’t have to go leave.”

Katie Cripps

Kristen Oram

Rachel Halferty

Drew Brittain & Justin Cosman

“Fix tuition so people can get an education without crippling debt.”

“Tuition eliminated or capped.”

“Change the way government loans work for students.”

“We think that the new government should seriously consider the benefits of legalizing marijuana ”

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Music on the Hill’s latest performance will be by Bogdan Dulu at Memorial Hall on Oct. 21.

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Music on the Hill combines classical with contemporary Katie Kim The Brunswickan Autumn is a time for the appreciation of art and music. UNB’s Music on the Hill performance series presents various performances by talented musicians, and on Oct. 21 R oma n ia n pia n ist Bogdan Dulu is performing a solo concert.

Ranging from Haydn, Chopin and Enesco, the concert will be a mixture of classical and contemporary music.

“In order to ref lect the change and the progression to the audience members, I combi ne t he

classical and contemporary music,” said Dulu.

A collection of rarely performed études by Marc-A ndré Hamelin will also be performed. An étude is a short diff icult musical composition.

“I recall the description that the études are ‘beyond the reach of most human f ingers.’ I think it summarizes the études. They are very diff icult on the technical level,” explained Dulu.

Despite the complexity, Dulu believes the audience will f ind the études highly entertaining.

“I t h i n k t hey a re ext remely engaging for the audience—they

are extremely witty, have a lot of humour and you don’t need any previous musical training as an audience member to enjoy it.”

D u lu’s p e r f o r m a nc e of t he études will be made more special by the fact that his doctoral dissertation was written on them.

Combined with research, as well as the guidance of the composer, Dulu said he knows the études inside and out.

“I spent a lot of time on research, so I know [the études] very well. I think it will lead to a good performance.” He added that knowing a piece is very important to determine how you will

perform it.

“Thoughtful” is the word Dulu used to describe his style of performance. “There are other things, like ‘energetic,’ but overall, my training, what I know about the pieces and the preparation of the program are all very thoughtful.”

Dulu believes that the appeal of piano over other instruments is that its physical appearance is an advantage. “It takes up a lot of space on stage; it looks very impressive.” He added that the piano is an impressive instrument in different regards as well.

“The nature of the instrument allows you to play a much more di-

verse range of music than you can do with other instruments. Piano is a harmonic instrument, and it’s the nature of the music making that makes piano so different.”

For every performer, there are criteria he or she uses to determine the success of the performance.

Dulu’s criteria involve the reaction of the audience.

“I play for t he aud ience. A s a performer, when I look at the audience at the end and if they are smiling or, hopefully, I get a standing ovation, I know it was a good concert.”

PrePop celebrates its fifth year Sebastian Maynard Arts Editor Since 1993, October in Halifax has meant a series of musicians c o m i n g t o t h e c it y a n d p e r forming as part of the Halifax Pop Explosion. A lt hough New Br u n s w ic k do e sn’t l i ke to b e k now n a s t he d r ive-t h roug h province, when it came to musicia ns ma k ing t heir way to t he fest iva l, Freder icton has of ten proved to be a logical stop.

“We were always having bands that were coming through,” ex-

plained Zach Atkinson, who does programming and marketing for The Capital, the bar downtown that will be hosting the f ifth annual PrePop Festival.

Instead of continuing to have a series of random shows, the bar began creating a mini festival of their own. Billed as a “festival of travelling acts,” tickets are $21 for f ive days of music, going from Oct. 22-25.

“We decided to package it and make it a ‘thing,’ ” said Atkinson. W hile it is possible to get individual t ickets, t he price of

the festival bracelet is aimed at gett ing people out to as many shows as they can.

“We’ve got a lot of music going on, and we want people to be able to come out and enjoy it, but we understand that, obviously, it gets pricy.” Atkinson attributes the survival of the festival as well as the price of tickets to Picaroons, who has been sponsoring the event since it f irst began. “ O u r big ge s t t h i ng i s t h at when we do these performances or concer ts we get new blood coming in to see the shows,” he

said. “We really encourage people to come down even if they don’t know the artists or if they’re not familiar with the area.”

In terms of the musicians that are a part of this year’s festival, Atkinson goes through a list of lo c a l a nd out- of-tow n t a lent .

Walrus, he says, are one of his all time favourites while he will be seeing a band like Dear Rouge for the f irst time.

Whether it is David in the Dark, L a ng u a g e A r t s , L e s Ho t e s s e D’ H i l a i re or Pe ter K at z , t he lineup is full of differing sounds

and genres.

A long w it h t he bu s y week ahead, The Capital is preparing for Perish, a Halloween festival put on by the Flourish Festival.

Shows will be happening between Oct. 29 and 31 around the city, but mainly at The Capital.

“W hen you recap ever ything that’s going on in the next two weeks, it’s insane,” said Atkinson.

“These two weeks are the best to come out and get acquainted with the tannery and the downtown of Fredericton.”

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Brock Slipp The Brunswickan

SlippAdvisor: Isaac’s Way

Comfort food is something we all can appreciate. Whether it’s a classic macaroni and cheese or bowl of fresh soup, not all of us are great at making our own favourites.

In Fredericton the one place that advertises comfort food is Isaacs’s Way. The restaurant itself is quite nice, from the paint on the walls to the slick bar top and modern yet rustic tables. The restaurant has a positive aura from the moment you walk in. Isaac’s Way promotes farm to table dishes and takes pride in the community, as there is a numerous amount of local art-

work around the restaurant that customers can purchase and admire. That being said, hats off to Isaacs’s Way for promoting local talent and giving customers a relaxing vibe.

Though the restaurant is nicely designed and the concept seems on the money, the food hasn’t lived up to my expectations. I have given this restaurant three chances to impress me and though I really do want to like it, I just don’t enjoy the food that comes out of the kitchen. My most recent visit consisted of ordering the Bacon Artichoke Dip followed by the Picaroons Braised Beef Melt. Both dishes sound amazing but left much to be desired.

The Bacon Artichoke Dip came on a

plate with three pieces of bread that were simply massacred by the grill, and by massacred I mean burnt. With the burnt bread came some clumsy looking vegetables cut larger than needed for my dipping pleasure.

The dip itself tasted quite nice but was very chunky on its own. The idea of dipping vegetables into an already chunky dip was just too much to bear. I would have greatly preferred some warm pitta bread instead.

Next came the Beef Melt that to my surprise was presented nicely with some grilled vegetables and a baked potato. The vegetables and the potato did taste fresh, which is expected here, however the Beef Melt was not as pleasant. The cheese on the

top was melted a bit too long and therefore had become crusty and dry in spots while the bread itself was simply too oily to enjoy.

The braised beef on its own tasted great but the combination of crusted cheese and oily bread made for a greasy melt.

The service has always been great at Isaacs’s Way but on my recent visit my dining companion requested the Chicken Burger but asked if she could have it without the breading that goes on the chicken.

Seeing as Isaac’s Way promotes farm fresh food it would seem appropriate that they could grill a fresh piece of chicken rather than bread it, though the server said this was not possible. If everything really is made

Songs of the week Sebastian Maynard Arts Editor

A Tribe Called Quest - “Bonita Applebum (Pharrell Remix)”

Half Moon Run - “Devil May Care”

A Tribe Called Quest are getting set to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their debut album, People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm, and to mark the milestone the hip hop group is releasing deluxe edition.

Along with the original track list will be some remixes, one of which comes courtesy of Pharrell. While the original song was a laid back, oldschool-sounding track, Pharrell brings the track to 2015, adding in synths and wailing vocal samples in the background. The re-release is due out at the end of November, and for anyone who hasn’t given A Tribe Called Quest a listen, this is as good an excuse as any.

When I saw Half Moon Run perform this summer in Toronto, instead of playing a lot of the hits from their debut album Dark Eyes, they elected to perform new songs that fans may not have been familiar with but were still excited to hear. One of the memorable new tunes was a song that saw singers Devon and Conner sit on stools and perform a folky ballad complete with a harmonica and harmonies on the chorus. The song (I’m pretty sure at least) was called “Devil May Care” and it turns out to be one of the best on their new record, Sun Leads Me On. While the Montreal band has an extensive tour planned from now until April, they unfortunately do not have any dates set for the east coast. If you get a chance to see them though, it is definitely worth it.

from scratch, then having to grill a piece of chicken shouldn’t be an issue, right?

Isaac’s Way is a nice restaurant to relax and have a drink at but for me eating here won’t be on my mind anytime soon. The restaurant gets some great reviews online so maybe I haven’t been ordering the right items on the menu. However as I mentioned I have visited the restaurant three times and unfortunately the third time was not a charm.

Verdict Service- 7/10 Atmosphere- 9/10 Food- 4/10

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 21 Walking Tour with Kim Vose Jones and Ann Manuel UNB Arts Centre, 12 p.m.

Bogdan Dulu Memorial Hall, 7:30 p.m., $10 (Student)

THURSDAY, OCT. 22 Vigil TNB Studio Theatre, Oct. 22 - Nov. 1, $30

FRIDAY, OCT. 23 Silver Wave Film Festival Charlotte Street Arts Centre, 12 p.m. 2 p.m.

Monster Mayhem Charlotte Street Arts Centre, Oct. 23 - 31

SATURDAY, OCT. 24 Fredericton Cider Festival Brewbakers, 1 - 4 p.m, $56.50

Zeus - “Okay Blue Jays” Whether are not you are already a Blue Jays fan, Toronto band Zeus have a song to get you in the spirit of October baseball, as they recently released a cover of the 1983 Blue Jays anthem. In the song, the boys run you through some of the basics, in case you aren’t exactly sure what are the rules of baseball are, and then they get specific in focusing on their hometown team. “Okay Blue Jays, lets play ball!” Hopefully there will be many more opportunities to sing this song.

Oktoberfest Fredericton The New Brunswick Provincial Exhibition, 2 p.m., $10 Cancer Bats The Cellar, 10 p.m., $20 (Door)

SUNDAY, OCT. 25 Dear Rouge, The Fast Romantics, David in the Dark The Capital, 8 p.m., $15

TUESDAY, OCT. 27 O Vertigo The Playhouse, 7:30 p.m., $26

The Brunswickan’s Food & Liquor: Post election drinks

Mathieu Wong

Devin Patterson

Mojito (Green) Mojitos are clean and green, refreshing while never being too sweet or strong. The drink is made of muddled mint leaves, sugar and lime juice, with splashes of rum and soda. It is the perfect drink to enjoy in warm weather.

Even in cold days like now it’s still really enjoyable since mint is something that can never disappoint. If you enjoy citrus with some sweet mint then this is definitely the drink for you.

Orange Flames (Orange) For this review I had to do some digging online for a good orange drink. Seeing as the NDP loves Orange Crush pop, I figured that was a good starting point—and so I came across the Orange Flames drink, which combines the pop with Fireball. It seems like an unlikely combination of flavours, but it works really well together. So good in fact that after a few sips of mine, all my friends had to have one of their own. Yes, it’s that good. The orange is the first thing that hits you. It doesn’t quite overwhelm the Fireball as you get a taste of cinnamon at the end, and the cinnamon just sits in your mouth afterwards. Toast one of these puppies to the memory of Jack Layton if you so wish.

Adam Travis

Mélanie Michaud

The Irish Redhead (Red) The Irish Redhead is a sleeper of a cocktail: sweet, bubbly and packs a punch. Made of up Irish whiskey, grenadine, Sprite and lime juice, it’s a simple cocktail to mix, while still being bit of a step up from ubiquitous “liquor and pop” cocktails.

The ingredients are simple and easy to track down, and the reward is a light and bubbly red-pink cocktail that tastes ten times better than a store bought-cooler. Just like many coolers though, this drink will get the best of you if you’re not careful with its sweet taste.

The Pornstar (Blue) The Pornstar mixed drink has been a favourite of mine ever since I’ve tried it. It’s refreshing, sweet and my go to drink to order at the bars. The drink contains Blue Curacao liqueur, Raspberry Sourpuss liqueur and 7Up. The sweetness of it can be a little much at times, so it’s best to not have too many of these. Making this drink yourself is evidently cheaper than ordering it at the bar.

But since it’s such a sweet drink, I’m not sure it’s really worth the investment of buying two liqueur bottles for the occasional drink.

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Andy Campbell is the newest member of the Varsity Reds athletic program.

Bradley Parker / The Brunswickan

Q & A with Andy Campbell Rob Trites Sports Editor

The Brunswickan Sports sat down w it h newly h ired Va rsit y Reds Communications Manager, Andy Campbell, to discuss his plans for the program.

The Bruns: What is your vision for the Varsity Reds athletic program?

Campbell: The Varsity Reds have established quite a reputation and quite a legacy, specif ically with hockey. Gardiner MacDougall has taken that program and made it one of, perennially, the top hockey programs in the country. I don’t think I’m coming in to help build by any means; if anything, I’m coming in to take what has been done and really see what I can do to enhance the reputation that is already there, to push some of the stories that may hang on the periphery at times. Obviously hockey gets a lot of attention, not that it won’t under my watch, [but] there are a couple hundred student athletes here so there’s probably three or four stories attached to each one of them. Along with communicating the daily goings-on, once I get my feet under me I want to explore some of those interesting stories and find ways to project them,

especially on social media.

The Bruns: You’ve been in Fredericton for [13 years] as a journalist, were you a V-Reds fan before getting this job?

Campbell: Yeah, a big V-Reds fan.

I’m not UNB alum, so it’s kind of different that way but there are a ton of UNB alum in my family - my sister-in-law played volleyball here.

I’ve had three or four of my in-laws that are all attached to UNB. They would spend days and nights in the [Lady Beaverbrook Gym] and now they spend days and nights in the Currie Centre. We would come regularly to UNB hockey games specifically, but now my kids are getting older and they’re involved in different sports. I’m going to be seeing some of these sports for the very first time at the UNB level, but by no means am I a stranger to the facilities here or the teams.

The Bruns: What’s the coolest thing you’ve seen as a V-Reds fan?

Campbell: I hate always going back to hockey [so] I’ll give you two.

Being in the Aitken Centre when they won the National Championship a couple years ago. Winning a National championship, or any championship, is incredible, but to do it here with everyone who has supported you … you do it on the

road, there’s a few supporters there, but you do it here and it’s the guy that buys the ticket every Friday and Saturday night that’s there to see it.

That’s the reason the program exists.

The other is, I have a 13-year-old daughter who plays basketball, and she has been involved in the Junior Varsity Reds program. To see her at the Currie Centre with the UNB jersey on and knowing that she’s watching Jeff [Speedy’s] team and Baker’s team, to see that potential in my family, to potentially be playing for UNB one day? That’s pretty cool.

The Bruns: We’re going to be hosting the Women’s Basketball National CIS tournament this year, is that exciting or intimidating?

Campbell: Week one it’s intimidating, for sure. There are a couple of weeks before I have to start focusing on that [but] obviously I have my eye on it and I’m asking a ton of questions. [It is also] hugely exciting, bringing that talent and that event here. I think this is a basketball-rich city, so I think that it’s going to get eaten up here in a big way.

The Bruns: At the same time, the men’s basketball team could be at UBC and the men’s hockey team could be in Halifax for their respective CIS tournaments.

Campbell: It’s going to be a huge

juggling act, I’m not sure there will be a whole lot of sleep that weekend.

I’ll do some sleeping over Christmas and that will have to do me!

The Bruns: How are you planning on promoting the V-Reds to students on campus?

Campbell: That’s the captive audience right? It’s the number one audience, that’s why all those programs exist, to give student-athletes [the opportunity] to be athletes and students at the same time and then, in part, it’s what helps generate spirit here. [I have] a couple of ideas; obviously social media is big because someone in their late forties, like me … I have that mobile device in my hand now, but I didn’t always.

You guys are growing up with it, so I think a greater social media presence is a part of that. The other end of it, because I haven’t spent a lot of time on campus here, I’m going to have to figure out the best way to get to students outside of social media—that’s a work in progress.

The Bruns: Where did your passion for sports and sports communication come from?

Campbell: I wanted to play hockey, but it became clear that my talent wasn’t going to take me anywhere.

I kind of kicked around a few ideas and then in my early twenties found

that if I was telling stories of athletes then I could be closer to what I had hoped to do earlier. I started in the news business, that’s where I gained my experience early on, and pushed my way into being a sports reporter with CBC Sports. It allowed me to cover a whole bunch of sports at whole bunch of different levels: CIS, NHL, NBA, major, pro, minor— everything. First and foremost, I’m a sports fan, and it’s allowed me to make a living and spend my days in sports. After 13 years in news, I’m really happy and excited to be back [in sports].

The Bruns: Why should students and other Fredericton residents, attend Varsity Reds games?

Campbell: It’s a quality product.

It’s exciting! These young men and women are exercising their brain during the day but then they’re committed to their craft, their passion, and that alone is worthy of attention. The abilities—the excitement that it generates—I wonder why, [while] sitting in the Currie Center sometimes, there aren’t more people here. Maybe we can find an answer to that. Maybe some of the work I’ll do, with the help of everybody else that’s in the athletic department, we can hopefully put a few more butts in seats.

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UNB curling program expects to be competitive in AUS Nathan DeLong Staff Reporter The University of New Brunswick’s curling program is preparing for its third season of Atlantic University Sport action.

The upcoming campaign marks the third since curling returned to UNB after a 25-year hiatus.

Katelyn Kelly, the team’s president, said the deadline to register for both the men’s and women’s UNB competitive curling team’s selection tournament was 12 a.m.

Sunday, Oct. 18.

“The ice is now in at the Fredericton Capital Winter Club,” she said. “Several competitive curlers have taken advantage of the summer curling league at the Moncton Beausejour Curling Club.”

So in some ways, Kelly said, the curling season is well underway, but the selection tournament runs well into November so everyone can get on the ice before the selection games begin.

“It’s too early at this stage to determine the full level of interest, as registrations are still coming in,” she said.

In 2013, UNB hosted the AUS curling championships at the Fredericton Capital

Winter Club. Team Jennifer Armstrong went on to represent UNB at the Canadian Interuniversity Sport tournament in Regina, Sask.

Last year, Team Josh Barry represented UNB at the CIS curling nationals in Waterloo, ON. This year’s AUS Curling Championships will be hosted by St. Francis Xavier University at the Highlander Curling Club near Antigonish, N.S. from Feb. 19 to 21, 2016.

“Registration information will be sent out later this fall to the UNB teams advancing to the AUS,” said Kelly. “The top two men’s and women’s teams from the AUS will advance to the CIS Championship in Kelowna, B.C. from March 20 to 23, 2016.”

Kelly, a third-year UNB sciences student, said the expectations for UNB’s curling program this year are that both teams will be competitive.

“The AUS is typically strong competition as well,” she said. “For the two teams heading to the CIS, you can expect junior nationals level completion, as many of the teams have full university support and

teams that are returning and have been together for one or more years.”

Kelly said that, while it’s important to compete at the highest level of the sport, it’s also crucial to carry UNB’s colours and honours at the AUS championships and, hopefully, the CIS tournament.

“The regional and national stage is important recognition for our university,” she said. “It is an exceptional honour on behalf of your university, I know for the competing students, just to be there.”

Kelly said that, as president of UNB Competitive Curling, she’s proud to see such a popular sport return to UNB. She thanked UREC program manager James Cress for his support and for allowing the curling program to be part of the UREC Sport Club program.

Kelly said UNB curling teams have also enjoyed alumni support for the introduction and continuation of competitive curling from two notable former UNB curlers, World Curling Association competitions director Keith Wendorf and Fredericton solicitor Charles Kingston, who was a member of the 2015 World Senior Men Curling Championship team.

Last years AUS winning squad

“Both have contributed financially and inspirationally to the UNB curling teams for each of the last three years,” she said.

“This support has been both monumental

and special from these two notable and accomplished curlers who have been recognized at the highest level of the sport.”

UNB Woodsmen collect Loyalist Rugby Club holds grand opening hardware in home competition after renovations to fields, clubhouse Bess Teague The Brunswickan

This past Saturday, the UNB Woodsmen’s team hosted their 50th annual Woodsmen competition. Braving the cold and rain, teams from all over eastern Canada and the United States showed off their lumberjack and lumberjill skills.

UNB had three teams competing, a women’s team, a men’s A team and a men’s B team. It was a full day of sawing and chopping limber topped off with the Kettle Boil in which competitors raced to build a fire to make a can of soapy water boil over. This was certainly a crowd favourite event.

Each woodsman competes in a number of events; however, George Williams declared the Single Buck as his favourite, “It takes a lot of skill, strength and time to perfect the

technique in order to do well,” said Williams, who won the event by three seconds with a time of 10.93 seconds.

Williams is ranked second in the Sthil Timbersports under-25 rookie division for this event.

“The competition was so much fun to watch, I want to join the team next year and actually compete,” said Chelsey McCarthy, a student volunteer who helped run the event.

The atmosphere of the competition made it very interesting for those watching. Teams supported each other all day long, cheering and yelling tips to their team members as they competed. The crowd was supportive and involved the entire event, despite the cold wet weather.

UNB’s teams walked away with six gold, four silver and seven bronze medals in total.

PANEL

THEY KNOW WHAT’S UP

Stephanie Sirois The Brunswickan

The Fredericton Loyalist Rugby Club hosted a grand opening of their new facilities and fields last Thursday night, the event was open to contributors and supporters.

Chris Good, president of the Loyalist Rugby Club, is excited for members to start taking advantage of the benefits of the renovations, especially the newest wing. The extension was named after J. McKay, who passed away in 2010. “[McKay] was a founding member and one of the people that really made the clubhouse come together, and he was part of the reason why we have the clubhouse,” said Good.

“He was really well-liked in the community so it was really fitting to be able to name that after him.”

The renovation had three major parts. Firstly, a field was leveled out for better gameplay; secondly, a water closet was added to field three for spectators and lastly, an extension was built and named after McKay. The extension has two dressing rooms, showers, a referee room, a storage room, accessible and unisex bathrooms and an administrative room that can be converted into a physiotherapy room.

“We’re really lucky to have the volunteer group that we do,” said Good.

The renovations were originally motivated by a set of bleachers that were needed for one of the fields two years ago. Grants were looked into to fund the bleachers, and the club won a $25,000 grant from the Craft Celebration Tour. The club then applied for a $50,000 grant

Should activities such as video games and poker be considered sports?

Nathan DeLong

Rob Trites

John Robb

Staff Reporter

Sports Editor

V-Reds Fan

I’m the first to admit that I see playing NHL video games as an enjoyable pastime. There seems to be more video games and poker tournaments being held with prizes at stake, so if there’s an element of fun competition to win a prize, then I don’t see why not.

from the province of New Brunswick, and received another $15,000 grant from the City of Fredericton.

Alison Aiton, the former president of the Loyalist Rugby Club, said the entire project cost roughly $120,000.

“The sweat equity that went into it probably makes it even more,” said Aiton.

Since renovations have drawn to a close a not-so-new project has taken over the club. This project is expected to cost $20,000.

“Now we’re actually trying to do some fundraising internally among our members, and supporters, to try and actually get those bleachers done,” said Aiton.

While the new facilities are only open to members and spectators, new members are always welcome.

As an avid poker and video game enthusiast, I find it difficult to justify calling either one of these a sport. The dictionary.com definition of sport is “an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess.” There is little to zero athletic endeavour which would put these activities into the sport category.

Yes! E-sports is an up and coming new pro level sport, and poker is long established. Both require endurance, ability to make split second decisions, the ability to manipulate others into your best interest and high stakes pressure. Both also draw large audiences and generate big revenue for sponsors.

Iain MacMillan Sports Columnist

I don’t understand the recent trend of competitions and games trying to classify themselves as sports, when they clearly do not fall under the definition of one. What’s wrong with the word “game” or “competition”? Poker and video games do not require physical exertion, which is required to be defined a sport.

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V-Reds win an overtime thriller at the Aitken Center Friday night Josh Daniels The Brunswickan The UNB Varsity Reds men’s hockey team continued their early success this season as they defeated both St. Francis Xavier and the Dalhousie Tigers at the Aitken Centre over the weekend.

The Varsity Reds have rattled off three straight wins to start the season.

The game on Friday versus the X-Men was a much closer game than their opener against the UPEI Panthers. The CIS 10th-ranked X-Men took charge of the game early and looked like the sharper team.

St. FX tested UNB goalie Etienne Marcoux but he was able to survive the early pressure to keep the game scoreless.

Veteran goalie Drew Owsley for the XMen was also sharp early as he was able to rob Philippe Halley on the doorstep as he attempted to finish off a great tictac-toe play.

The fast paced game went without a whistle for over seven minutes at one point in the first. Both teams traded chances and odd man rushes, however St. FX continued to get the better of the scoring chances.

With the first period winding down, UNB forward Chris Caissy was penalized for a hit to the head and the X-Men capitalized early on the power play. A shot off the faceoff ricocheted off the glass behind the net and fell to Eric Locke’s stick. He made no mistakes as he tapped it in the net past Marcoux to put the XMen ahead 1-0.

“I thought we didn’t have our greatest start, we’re well known for our starts,” said UNB coach Gardiner MacDougall on the team sluggish start. “We were

like a couple of those pitchers in baseball, Stroman and DeGrom, we probably didn’t have the best start. We gave up a couple of leads but I thought we found a way to get better.”

Early into the second frame Philippe Maillet passed the puck up the ice to a streaking Francis Beauvillier, who was able to get a great chance on net which he cashed in with a backhand snipe that found its way to the roof of the net to tie the game at one a piece.

The V-Reds played physical all night but it cost them. They allowed St. FX to go back on the power play on which Blake Gal fired a wrist shot from the blue-line that beat a screened Marcoux as the X-Men once again regained their lead.

In the final few minutes of the period, UNB began to take control of the game with a goal from second year forward Cameron Brace that put the game on level grounds again. The game remained tied at two as the buzzer sounded to end the second period despite UNB’s late pressure as they searched for their first lead of the game.

Early in the third, the X-Men got their third lead of the game off the stick of Craig Duininck. Marcoux made an initial save but could not control the rebound, which Duininck jumped all over to put St. FX back on top once again.

Owsley looked good all night as he made save after save to keep the X-Men in the lead however, a high-sticking penalty fourteen minutes into the period proved costly for X. Seven seconds into the powerplay Rob Mignardi spun off the blue-line, while managing to keep the puck from crossing the line, and wired a slap-shot towards Owsley. He kept the puck low and it

UNB hockey is off to a 3-0 start after 4-3 and 3-2 victories over the weekend.

Travis Piercy / The Brunswickan

whistled over Owsley’s right leg. The game was tied once again.

The final five minutes solved nothing and the game went to overtime.

In the overtime period the V-Reds dominated, outshooting the X-men 12-3.

With 2:14 remaining in the extra frame Gazzola fired a slapshot that beat Owsley to give UNB the two points and the victory.

“I knew we had to get a lot [of shots] to beat Owsley, he’s one of the best goalies in the league and there’s a reason why,” said Gazzola. “They have a good team

Reds Notebook: Men’s soccer team holds strong on home-stand, earns two victories versus MUN Rob Trites Sports Editor T he men a nd women’s soccer teams were in action again last we e ke nd a s t he y e ac h pl aye d Memorial twice. The men earned t wo victories over the weekend while the women saw their unbeaten streak come to an end.

Men’s team surging The men pushed their unbeaten streak to seven in a row over the weekend as they dispatched The Sea-Hawks with 6-2 and 6-1 victories at home.

Ever y t h i ng wa s cl ick i ng for t he men t h is weekend as t hey piled shots on net and racked up 12 goals in just two games. Jacob Goudy led all scorers for U NB this weekend with three goals.

Goudy scored a l l t h ree i n t he f irst game versus the Sea-Hawks.

Oliver Jones, Robert Park and Kenneth Van Aarle all had t wo goals each over the weekend.

The men will see action again when t hey play n i nt h place Moncton, on Friday Oct. 23.

Women’s streak is over A f ter n i ne st ra ig ht ga mes w it hout d ropping a game, t he women’s team was topped 1-0

by Memoria l. The women had tied the previous game with the Sea-Hawks a day earlier 0-0.

The women have had trouble scor i ng goa ls a l l season, even with the best goals against record in the AUS, they sit f ifth in the standings, six points out of f irst.

They will play next on Friday Oct. 23 as they take on the last place A igles-Bleu in Moncton.

Women’s basketball team goes 2-1 on preseason road trip A s a f inal tune-up for the VReds, they traveled to Ontario to take on some out of conference competition.

T hey were able to beat To ronto a nd Waterloo, by scores of 59-58 and 68-57 respectively.

The Reds were a handed 72-61 lo s s by We ster n on t hei r la st game of the road trip.

The women will play one more preseason game as they take on W i nd sor t h i s S at u rd ay at t he Currie Center. The game starts at 3 p.m. and will be followed by t he men’s f i n a l pre s e a s on

game as they match up against Crandall.

U NB s wimmer qualifies for CIS in first meet of season Charli LeBlanc, who competed in t he CIS championsh ips last year, has qualif ied once again in the 50 m backstroke.

L ebla nc recorded a t i me of 29.75 in a time-trial at the A mby L egere invitational meet hosted

by U NB. The CIS championships, which will be held in Februar y, will be hosted by Laval in Quebec Cit y.

CCBA championship will be held at Royals Field this weekend U NB will host the Canadian Collegiate Baseball A ssociation national championship this coming weekend at Royals Field.

The Cougars f irst round-robin ga me i s T hu r s d ay O c t . 22 at 6:30. Their next t wo games will take place Friday and Saturday, both games start at 7 p.m.

For more informat ion please refer to t he CCBA website http://ccba-abcc.ca/.

over there, for us we knew we just had to keep the pressure and something like that would happen and we would come out on top.”

UNB outshot the X-Men 43-27 in the victory.

X-Men coach Brad Peddle knows coming to the Aitken Centre and winning isn’t easy but he wasn’t satisfied with getting just one point.

“Tough one to let get away,” said Peddle.

“I think for three periods for sure it was certainly back and forth, obviously two teams that will hopefully continue that

for the rest of the year.”

Another close game the following night saw UNB top the Dalhousie Tigers 3-2.

The Tigers played a very physical game, which allowed them to slow down the V-Reds skilled players and keep the game close. Alex Dubeau made his V-Reds debut in net. He made 13 saves in the victory.

The Reds next game will take place at the Grant Harvey Centre as they take on their cross campus rivals St. Thomas on Wednesday, Oct. 21.

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