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THE ARG OSY

NEWS Women’s rugby team, vicims of robbery (Pg. 2)

ARTS & CULTURE Culture days return!(Pg. 6)

Putting it off ‘til the next generation since 1872

OPINIONS New column: UK to MTA (Pg. 12)

CREATIVE “I always Dreamt About You” (Pg. 14)

Mount Allison’s Independent Student Newspaper

COVER:BRE DARLISON, SUCH IS LIFE, MIXED MEDIA, 2019. October 3, 2019 Vol. 149, Iss. 4

02 NEWS

EDITOR: AMELIA MACDOUGALL FLEMING & EMMA CONRAD | OCTOBER 3. 2019 | ARGOSY@MTA.CA

SPORTS

Mt. A homecoming brings home first win for Mounties football

Football team successful against St. FX in first home game of the season THURSDAY, OCT. 3 Lunch & Learn: Networking 101 11:30 to 1 p.m. Wallace McCain Student Centre 125 WGST Pro-Choice Poster Making 4 to 6 p.m. Wallace McCain Student Centre 125

FRIDAY, OCT. 4 LinkedIn Help & Headshots 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Wallace McCain Student Centre 125 Pre-Concert Talk: How do We Listen? 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Brunton Auditorium

SATURDAY, OCT. 5 Tick-Proofing Workshop 1 to 3:30 p.m. President’s Cottage MOUNT ALLISON’S FOOTBALL TEAM WON WITH A FINAL SCORE OF 36-11 AGAINST ST. FX LAST SATURDAY . AUDE GAZZANO/ ARGOSY Ways to Cope with Climate Stress 3 to 5 p.m. Fort Folly Band Office

SUNDAY, OCT. 6 Japan Studies Association of Canada Conference 8:00 a.m. to 9 p.m. Windsor Hall Grand Room

MONDAY, OCT. 7 Lunchtime Skate 12-1:30 p.m. Civic Centre President’s Speakers Series: Chef Michael Smith 7 to 8:30 p.m. Brunton Auditorium

NATASHA GOSSELIN News Reporter Mount Allison got its first win of the football season at last weekend’s exciting Homecoming game against St. Francis Xavier. At the homecoming brunch, Mt. A president Jean-Paul Boudreau expressed his thanks to the “outstanding commitment to our student athletes, parents, alumni and friends.” The football game opened with a land acknowledgment ceremony and song, followed by the national anthem. This was the second home game this year for the Mounties, who have been travelling for the past two weeks. “The energy was electric during the game,” said Ben Campbell, firstyear political science major and

defensive halfback. “Running out and listening to the crowd cheer as the flag is planted onto the field is a really incredible feeling.” The first quarter saw a 32-yard kick by James Parker, second-year psychology major and kicker, giving the Mounties a 3-0 lead over St. FX. Following this, Lucas Cormier, first-year defensive back, caught an interception followed by another field goal by Parker, allowing Mt. A to finish the opening quarter with a 6-0 lead. St. FX fought back in the second quarter, gaining two points from a conceded safety after a third field goal from Parker, beginning the quarter at 9-2 for the Mounties. A rare opportunity appeared as Daniel Bell (first-year defensive back), Jake Spence (fourth-year defensive

back) and Cormier each received interceptions in the quarter, giving the Mounties four total in the first half of the game. Jack Estabrooks, secondyear linebacker, ended the first half of the game with a touchdown, giving Mt. A a 16-2 lead over St. FX. The second half of the game saw a touchdown by Robbie Walker, third-year psychology major and receiver, upping the score 23-2 for Mt. A. St. FX earned two more points as they gained a safety early in the fourth quarter. With nine minutes left of playing time, St. FX scored a touchdown, bringing their score up to 11 points against Mt. A’s 23. Damian Halstead, sixth-year sociology major and linebacker, scored the final touchdown for the Mounties. This was followed by Parker contributing to a final total of five field goals for

the Mounties. The game ended with a score of 3611. Estabrooks was given the Subway Player of the Game award. “It was cold and windy, but worth the chill,” said Katharine Champaigne, an out-of-town fan visiting from Sudbury, Ont. “I went to high school with a few people playing on the team, and it was great seeing them on a new level, with an awesome team.” Later on Campbell added, “Celebrating with team alumni after the game around Sackville was a great experience. Games like this make me look forward to the upcoming years I have with the team.” The Mounties’ next game will be Oct. 4 at Saint Mary’s. The next home game will be on Oct. 19 against Bishop’s University.

TUESDAY, OCT. 8 JET Information Session 1 to 5 p.m. Wallace McCain Student Centre 288 Argosy Contributors Meeting 6 to 7 p.m. Wallace McCain Student Centre 386

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 9 Owens After Dark 7 to 9:30 p.m. Owens Art Gallery

STUDENTS CAME TO SHOW THEIR SUPPORT AND MOUNTIE PRIDE. AUDE GAZZANO/ARGOSY

ALUMNI TRAVELLED TO SACKVILLE TO WATCH THE HOMECOMING GAME. AUDE GAZZANO/ARGOSY

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POLITICS

Mt.A hosts MP candidate debate

An inside look at the federal party platforms for the October election

ZOE HUNTER News Reporter This Wednesday, three of the six candidates running for MP in the Beauséjour riding gathered at Convocation Hall for a debate. The federal election this October will determine who becomes the next MP. The candidates in attendance were Vincent Cormier from the Conservative Party of Canada, Laura Reinsborough from the Green Party of Canada and Jean-Marc Bélanger from the New Democratic Party (NDP). Dominic Leblanc, the current MP from the Liberal Party of Canada could not attend due to health reasons. Dr. Mario Levesque, from the political science department, acted as the moderator. He asked questions that were submitted by students in advance in addition to questions collected from the audience during the debate. The candidates were asked what their top four priorities would be if elected as MP. Bélanger said his top four priorities would be pharmacare, dental care, climate change and the opioid crisis. “I really like what the NDP platform is trying to achieve with the pharmacare program and the dental program,” he said, referencing the NDP plan to make pharmacare and dental care free. The NDP website says that millions of people are putting their lives at risk because they cannot afford the medication that they need. They would like to change that. “If you have a dental plan or pharmacare, that is worth a lot more than whatever amount you would be paying [in taxes].” Cormier said that his top four priorities would be “the economy, seniors, climate change and students.” In regards to students, he said that the government has to make sure that they encourage programs that cost less money. “We need to look at programs that will offer and encourage students not to graduate with such a heavy debt load that

CANDIDATES FOR BEAUSEJOUR RIDING DISCUSSED CLIMATE CHANGE, ECONOMY, STUDENT DEBT AND HEALTHCARE. SUBMITTED they feel tied and can’t address the opportunities before them.” He also mentioned that employing youth was very important: “They need to have a job; that is our responsibility.” Lastly, Reinsborough said that her four main priorities would be climate, health care, green economy and a social safety net. Reinsborough said it was important “to make sure that we can all have access to good education so that students can have free tuition” and that with the Green Party in power there would be “opportunities to actually make these positive changes that will benefit us all.” Another question was about each candidate’s plan regarding climate change. Bélanger was the first to speak: “We have a target in place to be able to reduce the emissions by 2030.” He said that one of the ways the NDP plans to do this is by “taxing the corporations that are the big polluters.”

“Climate change is a global problem,” Cormier said. However, he claimed that Canada is not the main problem and needs to hold other countries accountable. “We need to have all the countries on board. I’m

“WE FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT A PUBLIC THAT IS INFORMED, SKILLED AND WELL EDUCATED IS SOMETHING THAT BENEFITS US ALL”

no expert on the matter, but I do know this: Canada is creating less than two per cent [of global emissions]. The culprits, two countries that account for 50 per cent, are China and India.” Cormier also mentioned that he did not agree with the carbon tax that the

Liberal government has in place: “To tax Canadians on a global problem with the current carbon tax I find very challenging.” Reinsborough started her response with what her party plans to achieve: “[The Green Party] sets a target to achieve 60 per cent greenhouse gas reductions from the baseline of our 2005 emissions by 2030 and to be net zero by 2050.” She said that the Green Party plans on making sure that this green transition does not affect the economy in a negative way: “A green economy is a caring economy. It is one where we can be prosperous, where we can be socially just.” Last was a question posed by the audience regarding student debt. Cormier does not believe that university tuition should be free: “I don’t believe in free tuition. Everything that is given for free is not respected.” However he does believe that “interest-free loans should be in

place, student rebates should be in place, and that [students that] remain in this area [after graduating] should get a rebate.” In contrast to Cormier’s response, Reinsborough said that the Green Party plans on making tuition free: “We firmly believe that a public that is informed, skilled and well educated is something that benefits us all.” Bélanger said that the NDP would like to eventually eliminate student loans. “The plan is to start working on having access to post-secondary education with no tuition fees,” he said. The plan is long-term, but they “would immediately eliminate the interest on student loans.” The federal election will take place on Oct. 21. Students aged 18 or over have the choice to vote either in this riding or in the riding of their hometown. To learn more about voting in the upcoming election, go to the Elections Canada website.

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CRIME

Women’s rugby team victims of robbery Sports equipment and personal items stolen from locked Lansdowne Field shed late Friday AMELIA MACDOUGALL FLEMING News Editor The Mount Allison rugby shed was broken into on the night of Sept. 20, some time between 2 and 6 a.m. About $8,000 worth of personal items and equipment were stolen from the team. According to Tristen Haley, president and captain of the women’s rugby team, the team had just returned from a game against Saint Thomas and left their belongings in the shed while they went out to celebrate. “We had an away game in Fredericton on Friday night and we did not get back to Sackville until some time between 11:30 and midnight,” she said. “At that time, a few of us wanted to hit up the nightlife in Sackville.… After we got off our bus, we went to the shed and put away all our balls where they are always stored and a few people left their rugby bags in the shed so they didn’t have to go all the way home before going elsewhere. We put our stuff in the shed, locked it up and went on our way.” Victoria Sim, a fundraising chair on the rugby executive, was one of the first on the scene the following morning. “The thing that attached the lock was all bent,” said Sim. “You could tell they were trying to pull the lock off, but the lock was still intact so they physically tore the door off the shed and grabbed multiple items.” The stolen items included all of the team’s jerseys, some cleats, jewellery and an asthma inhaler. Statements were given to the police around 10 a.m. the next morning on Sept. 21.

Although there is no answer yet as to what happened, some team members think the robbery involved a car due to the large quantity of stolen goods. “They stole 10 to 15 duffel bags’ worth of stuff, plus the shields, which aren’t small, and the bag of jerseys which is pretty big and heavy,” said Sim. “Essentially, we don’t think it was some drunk person walking by,” said Haley. Team members felt let down that their items were not safe on campus, even behind a locked door. “I felt disappointment,” said Shaelyn Carroll, a fundraising chair on the executive. “We thought that this would be a perfect place to toss it in and carry on and get it in the morning.” “This is a situation where we have been storing our rugby equipment in the shed forever and it has always had a lock on it,” said Sim. However, members of the team also expressed that they are thankful for the community that has rallied around them after the robbery. “The school gave us a link to donate directly to the rugby team through the alumni donation process,” said Sim. “On top of that, the school is loaning us old jerseys from past teams that we can use in the meantime,” added Haley. “And they had quite a stock of old cleats as well.” “[There’s a] sense of relief that we’ve had so many people contact us and say, ‘How can I help?’ ” said Carroll. “That has taken a lot of the stress off our backs. We’ve had the school support us, the Sackville community,

FACILITIES MANAGEMENT REPLACED THE DOOR AND LOCK IMMEDIATELY THE NEXT DAY. SHAELYN CARROLL/SUBMITTED the rugby community … so that’s been a big help as well.” Olivia Tower, a rookie on the team, is confident that the team will be

able to get past this hurdle. “We’re just a bunch of girls wanting to play rugby and have fun,” she said. “The executive has done a really good job to

stay cool and handle things well. They haven’t jumped to any conclusions and things have been handled really well. I know we’ll figure it out.”

FUNDRAISING

Mt.A holds annual Terry Fox run

Community members take part in Mount Allison’s mini Marathon of Hope ZOE HUNTER News Reporter

RUNNERS STARTED THEIR LOOP ON CAMPUS AT THE WALLACE MCCAIN STUDENT CENTRE. PENGYI HUANG/ARGOSY.

The morning of Sunday, Sept. 22, members of the Mount Allison community came together at the Wallace McCain Student Centre to participate in the University’s 37th annual Terry Fox Run. As they arrived, participants who had not already pledged online pledged a donation of at least two dollars to the cause. Participants could run, walk or bike a five- or 10-kilometre route around Sackville, followed by music and refreshments. The morning started off with a warm-up activity run by Maggie Ivimey, a third-year student and the Health Care Outreach treasurer. “It’s a fun way to start the event,” said Ivimey. “Runners come separately; it brings everyone together.” Students all had a variety of goals coming into the event. “I’m running to challenge myself, just like I do every day at university,” said Nick Beers, a first-year student and experienced runner who has done a

few 10-kilometre runs in the past. “It’s a good way to start the day, going for a good run. And it helps me study later,” said Corey Brideau, a third-year student who is another experienced runner. Brideau also said that he likes “to show support for the event. I always like to see a good turnout.”

“IT IS SUCH A REWARDING FEELING, AND KNOWING PEOPLE ARE HAVING A GOOD TIME AT THE RUN MAKES IT SO ENJOYABLE!” “The run is very important as cancer is so prevalent today. It is very important as we raise awareness and funds for cancer research to support the national Terry Fox Foundation.”

said Abby Kelson, a second-year student who co-organized this year’s event. “The best part of organizing this whole event is knowing it’s all going to a great cause! It is such a rewarding feeling, and knowing people are having a good time at the run makes it so enjoyable!” Running for the cause was a common theme among students. Sam Pickett, a second-year student and first-time runner, said that he was running because “It is a personal goal of mine, and I’m also very fond of Terry Fox and raising money for cancer.” Terry Fox, whose right leg was amputated due to cancer, became a household name when he ran his Marathon of Hope in 1980. His goal was for every Canadian to donate one dollar towards cancer research. He reached his goal and raised over $20 million before his death in 1981. Mt. A’s run was organized by Health Care Outreach, which hosts health initiatives throughout the year, including their upcoming Movember event.

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FUNDING

RBC donates to Mt.A experiential learning $440,400 gift gives Mt. A students hands-on work opportunities to develop employable skills

RBC REPRESENTATIVES CAME TO MOUNT ALLISON TO PRESENT THEIR DONATION. THE MONEY WILL HELP STUDENTS PREPARE FOR THE 21ST CENTURY WORKFORCE. AUDE GAZZANO/ARGOSY

EMMA CONRAD News Editor Last Thursday, Mount Allison University administration announced the $440,000 donation that the Royal Bank of Canada made in order to fund opportunities for students to get involved with experiential learning. Royal Bank of Canada representatives came to Mt. A to host the RBC Future Launch event. “[This event is] to celebrate RBC and the funding that they’re giving to Mount Allison,” said Shannon Robinson, a post-graduate intern who works with Mt. A’s office of experiential learning and career development. “It’s to fund the internships and experiences that are made possible on campus.” Experiential learning (also known as applied learning or hands-on learning) is a core part of Mt. A’s learning experience. Students get the

opportunity to participate in real-life experiences and activities in their fields of interest, such as field trips, entrepreneurships, conferences, research and fieldwork. “Mount Allison is a place for big ideas,” said Mt. A President Jean-Paul Boudreau. “We want to change the world and make it a better place. We want to help advance our students for the 21st century.” Returning students can apply for summer internships through the experiential learning program. They can either intern with an organization or create their own experiential learning project. Mt. A has partnered with a variety of organizations to give their students the chance to gain important skills for work upon graduating. Some organizations include the Atlantic Wildlife Institute, Bagtown Brewery, the Canada Revenue Agency and Invicta Health. To look for more organizations check

THE EVENT WAS FOLLOWED BY A RECEPTION IN TWEEDIE HALL. AUDE GAZZANO/ARGOSY

out mta.ca/careers. The experiential learning program also offers summer research grants from May to August for any student in their final year of study who plans to graduate that year. This gives students the opportunity to conduct their own research study or creative project. The Elevate program, something new that the experiential learning office is introducing this year, gives students the chance to work on career development by participating in offcampus job shadowing or service learning. “It gives the chance to do oneon-one resume-building workshops, and there’s also a conference on Nov. 1 and 2, [which] will [have] breakout sessions, guest speakers and talks about skills you need to have to go into the workplace,” said Robinson. “It’s designed to be as compact as possible and deliver to students

everything that our office has.” The program consists of 10 hour per term. Briann Scovil, a fourth-year Mt. A student and RBC student ambassador, discussed opportunities that RBC is offering to Mt. A students who may be interested in working with the bank. “We are hiring any student. Whether you come from a science, arts or commerce background, you can submit your resume,” said Scovil. “RBC is hiring for all departments, so if you’re interested in global markets, investing or more of the commercial banking side, RBC is hiring students, especially those in second or third year.” As a part of Career Week, RBC employees, including Scovil, will be available for a casual meet-and-greet on Thursday, Oct. 3 in Tweedie Hall. Students will be able to network, get resume feedback and learn about job opportunities at RBC.

Kirk Muise, RBC vice president of commercial financial services for eastern New Brunswick was also in attendance. “I’m really impressed with the unique program that [Mt. A] offers,” he said. “Today we are at a time of unprecedented economic, social and technological change. The future and prosperity depends on our young people and their ability to lead us forward.” Muise also discussed how unprepared students can feel going into the workforce once they graduate. “[Students] can’t do it alone. They need to have partners,” he said. “Through our RBC Future Launch we’re helping today’s young people prepare for jobs. We’re working with organizations to provide you with 21st-century skills, mentors, networks and practical work experience.”

MT. A COMMUNITY MEMBERS INTERACTED WITH RBC REPRESENTATIVES. AUDE GAZZANO/ARGOSY

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DRAMA

Places, please!

MFT season launch promises season with inclusion, community at the centre

HANNAH TUCK Arts & Culture Reporter Walking into the Motyer-Fancy Theatre on the evening of Sept. 16, there’s a buzz of voices in the air. When taking your seat, you’re greeted by friends and faculty alike, all of whom are chatting about their days or commenting on the slideshow that is going in the background. This slideshow is a collection of pictures from the 2018-19 season of the Motyer-Fancy Theatre. It’s a fitting look back at the year gone by, and it’s now time to discuss the season to come. Motyer-Fancy’s season launch event, which happens at the start of every school year, showcases the upcoming year’s productions and lets incoming students get familiar with the faculty members that they’ll be interacting with on a day-to-day basis. First up was Dr. Sarah Fanning, a professor in the English department and the newly appointed director of drama. Fanning gave thanks to everyone for their patience with the recent shakeups in the department, on behalf of herself, the other faculty members and the interim dean of arts Dr. Andrew Nurse, who was absent. Thankfully, key players in the department from years past have stepped in to help make things as seamless as possible. Fanning pointed out that Dr. Glen Nichols, former director and current program advisor, has stepped in to teach even though he was supposed to be on sabbatical this year. Also stepping back into the instructor chair is Alex Fancy, professor emeritus and director of the bilingual theatre troupe Tintamarre,

who is also teaching a new course offering this term: Performing Comedy. Following Fanning’s introductions, the season’s directors came up to speak about the shows they are doing this season. Paul Del Motte, Motyer-Fancy’s production manager, is directing Godspell this fall. The show does have many religious elements, but Del Motte noted that “The show deals with community-building, hearing the word and then sharing the word.” His show is the only one in the fall term, running from Oct. 30 to Nov. 2. This is a sparse fall term for the department – in 2018, there were four productions in each term. Community was a theme that ran throughout the rest of the night, as Alex Fancy spoke about Tintamarre’s annual show and how to get involved. This year’s show is about what happens when a mysterious person shows up one day in a small Maritime village and “how we are all tourists in an ever-changing world.” Fancy emphasized that you do not have to speak French in order to be a part of the show, and that there are many ways to be a part of Tintamarre besides acting, such as contributing to production and the actual writing process of the show’s script. Nichols will stage 12 Angry Jurors in March, a play that focuses on 12 jurors from the same community deciding on whether or not to deal a guilty verdict as well as a death penalty. “They’re fully fleshed characters with different political views and personality conflicts,” said Nichols. “They interact for an hour and a half to reach this decision. It starts one way and during the play it ends up the other way.”

THE FIRST SHOW OF THE YEAR FROM THE DRAMA DEPARTMENT WILL BE ‘GODSPELL’ THIS FALL. MARA IRETA GORDON/ARGOSY Finally, there was Paul Brisk Jr., a well-known student actor. His show is the only student production this year, another rarity for the department as both terms usually end with student-directed shows. His show is happening the last week of March, though the show is not yet decided. “I want to do something that matters,” said Brisk. “Mostly to myself, but as something that will

get people interested and also allow people to be included into something. I want to pick something that absolutely anybody can audition for.” The benefit of a small department like drama studies is that everyone in the room knows each other. Chatting with Fanning after the event, it was clear she was already enthusiastic about the year to come and has been welcomed with open arms to her new

position. “My main field of expertise is in adaptations, specifically in film and television, which really lends itself to this line of work,” Fanning said. “I was still jet-lagged when I had my first meeting with Vicki [St. Pierre, former director of drama] about the position, and by then students were already trickling in. It’s been a rapid few weeks, but I’m very excited.”

LOCAL CULTURE

Review: Great Lake Swimmers with Colleen Brown

Favourite indie folk band returns to Sackville for sold-out show MAGGIE PITMAN Arts & Culture Reporter Every corner of Thunder and Lightning Ltd. (T&L) was packed with people on Sunday as Sackville welcomed back a familiar town favourite. Great Lake Swimmers, a Toronto-based indie folk band, occupied the stage in an unforgettable, and very warm, Sunday Session. The dimly lit bar, which has become a sort of institution for new music in New Brunswick, filled early as people scrambled for seats. The sold-out show had people begging to be let in with hopes of catching even a brief moment of the set. I could tell right away that I was lucky to have a spot at the venue. The show began with the ethereal vocals of Canadian singer-songwriter Colleen Brown. She started her set with a breakup song and captivated the audience through the whole heart-wrenching performance.

Sunday Sessions at T&L are often social events with light chatter; friends catching up over beers can often be seen. However, once Brown began her set, not a word was spoken throughout the establishment. Brown’s unpolished performance was casual, yet enjoyable. Seemingly unprepared, Brown explained that she had been having so much fun playing with Great Lake Swimmers that she was forgetting how to play her own music. There were noticeable mistakes, yes, but the way she owned them made the audience feel like they were part of the process. She made a public event feel like a casual jam in your living room. Brown owned the corner of the bar with her silky vocals. After a brief break, Brown joined Great Lake Swimmers for a set featuring a range of songs from each of their records. On lead vocals was Tony Dekker, his voice conveying great amounts of self-reflection and deep thinking. Great Lake Swimmers

write music meant to be felt. The hearts of each audience member were captured through his meaningful lyrics and the noticeable chemistry between listener and performer. Guitar, banjo, vocals, string bass and drums filled the living-roomsized bar to the brim. Something I really appreciated was the string base boldly played by Brett Higgins. If you listened closely enough, the lugubrious strings vibrated beneath the melody as if to sneak up on the ear. A venue like T&L doesn’t always need the sound amplification that it provides, especially for a naturalistic sound like those of Colleen Brown or Great Lake Swimmers. I think Great Lake Swimmers could do well with a more acoustic venue. Near the end of the evening, the band was stripped down to simple guitar and vocals for a more minimalist portion of the show. Although a noticeably less energetic

GREAT LAKE SWIMMERS AND COLLEEN BROWN ENTERTAINED A PACKED HOUSE AT THUNDER AND LIGHTNING ON SUNDAY. MADELEINE HANSEN/ARGOSY version of the band, the vibe somehow became more invigorating. Without Dekker’s fellow Swimmers, the lyrics gained more clarity. Local musical colour is something that T&L welcomes each week, and

that’s huge for a small town like this. The band’s international accolades are well deserved; they’re worth a listen. So download their music. It’s good for the soul.

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LOCAL CULTURE

Culture Days celebration comes to Sackville

Commerce students host events downtown to promote art and culture

DOWNTOWN SACKVILLE HOSTED LIVE MUSIC, POETRY READING AND GAMES LAST FRIDAY AS PART OF A NATIONAL CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS. PENGYI HUANG/ARGOSY

JULIANNA RUTLEDGE Arts & Culture Reporter Last Friday afternoon I found myself sitting downtown outside Tidewater Books, listening to Dr. Robert Lapp, an English professor, recite poetry to the street. This was just one of 10 events that the arts and culture marketing class hosted as part of the nationwide Culture Days celebration. Since its creation in 2010, Culture Days has been an annual celebration of arts and culture, with events taking place all across Canada on the last weekend of September. This year’s theme was creativity, the arts and well-being. One of Dr. Rosemary Polegato’s third-year commerce

classes organizes these events in Sackville each year. “Culture Days is an opportunity for local artists to be spotlighted throughout town and [to] help people realize that there is more art and culture in their community than they might have noticed,” said Ben Peres, a fourth-year commerce student and the media coordinator for Polegato’s class. Alyson Mackay, a third-year exchange student from Scotland, was in charge of the Golden Memory Wall, an activity designed to promote well-being by sharing happy memories. “It’s really great that this event is run completely by students and that’s it’s a not-for-profit,” said

Mackay. “It’s something that the community is completely backing and it’s wonderful to see Mount Allison and Sackville come together to support it.” Ten local businesses supported the event in Sackville. Local musicians Jack Forrest, Kaleb Robinson and Duncan Hall were showcased at various locations, as well as music students from Salem Elementary who stopped by Johnstone Park to sing. Kiara Bubar, a third-year psychology major, was invited to present the Red Dress Project at one of the Culture Days stations. “The Red Dress Project uses the hanging of red dresses to honour missing and murdered Indigenous women and

girls,” she explained. “It’s been really great to show the town of Sackville what efforts are being made in Indigenous communities.” At the Scotiabank on Bridge Street, MASSIE students ran a game called fukuwarai, where participants had to match facial features to a blank face while blindfolded. Speaking from

experience, it’s not the easiest game to play. Jordan Allain, a third-year commerce student, was running the Big Duck event, an eco-sculpture located in front of the Salvation Army. Passersby were encouraged to add to the sculpture by writing on recycled cans and attaching them to the duck. “[Culture Days] is [a] great experience just to learn how marketing for the arts is much different than marketing for products,” said Allain. Inside the Canada Post were Bernice McMaster and Heather Patterson, founders of the Sackville chapter of Project Linus. Their members, nicknamed “Blanketeers,” create handmade blankets and quilts to be given to children in need. Polegato invited them to participate in the Culture Days events. Amy Walker, a fourth-year French major in Polegato’s class, enjoyed the experience of organizing Culture Days with her fellow students. “[My] experience with my classmates has [created] something for the whole entire town [and] for the students,” she said. “It’s a great way to bring art together with business,” said Lapp. “We usually think of those separately but … there’s a way in which art can be incorporated into daily life.… I’ve always admired [Culture Days] but I’d never been part of it before.” “We’ve put a lot of work into it, the whole team,” said Tim Baljet, fourth-year commerce student and a member of the class. “It feels good to finally see that work come to fruition.”

Attic Broadcasting Co. Ltd. is seeking an interim full-time Station Manager for CHMA 106.9 FM to start immediately. CHMA is a community-based radio station in Sackville, N.B.,on the campus of Mount Allison University. The position is for 90 days from start date, 30 hours per week. The deadline for application is noon on Sept. 30, 2019. TIM BALJET, FOURTH YEAR COMMERCE STUDENT PRAISED THE EVENT FOR ITS ABILITY TO “INSPIRE PEOPLE TO DO ART AND JUST SEE WHAT ELSE IS OUT THERE IN THE WORLD.” PENGYI HUANG/ARGOSY

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Sackville community comes together for climate strike and discusses how we can make an immediate change EMMA CONRAD News Editor “Building economic systems where natural resources are commodified and profit is prioritized over human well-being is not sustainable,” said Helen Yao, a representative of Zero Hour, which is a youth-led global climate justice movement. “Committing genocide on Indigenous peoples and erasing their climate activism is not sustainable. Ignoring the part fossil-fuel companies play in our political systems and our education institutions is not sustainable.” Last Friday, the Sackville community members came together with students from Salem Elementary School, Marshview Middle School, Tantramar Regional High School and Mount Allison University to fight for climate justice and show that making a difference can begin right now. The day began with students from Tantramar, Marshview, and Salem leaving school to join the march. They joined Mt. A students in Gracie’s Cafe on the University campus to make signs to carry during the march. Students gathered at the academic quad for a rally before the march began. Community members and students marched through campus, down York Street and onto Main Street. The speeches and demands were delivered at Bill Johnstone Memorial Park. Here, anyone who wanted to discuss climate change was invited up to the microphone to talk about what they felt was important. “I am here today for the same reasons that you are all here – to ensure we have a sustainable future and a habitable planet,” began Yao. “I speak on [Zero Hour’s] behalf because I want you to walk away from today’s march understanding that the climate crisis is not an independent issue. “When we are talking about a just transition to a sustainable way of living, we must address the real

roots of climate change,” said Yao. “We understand the mechanisms, but the human conditions that enabled it are more complex yet just as essential. I am talking about patriarchy, racism, colonialism, capitalism, and all the ways we have chosen to systematically exploit the land and the people. “Moreover, our institutions of power have ensured that marginalized communities are disproportionately affected by the effects of climate change,” said Yao. “Racialized communities are often located near areas most susceptible to the damaging effects of climate change. Indigenous communities, many of whom are deliberately isolated by the Canadian government, face rising costs of energy.”

“WE ARE NOT GOING TO STAND FOR ANY MORE FALSE PROMISES” “We talk a lot about Greta Thunberg, but how many of you are aware of all of the Indigenous water protectors serving around Canada and even speaking to the UN?” said Rowan White, a firstyear Mt. A student and Indigenous water protector. “If we’re going to take any sort of action to fix the climate we need to start with the protectors of the land. This is not acceptable and you need to hold the government accountable for everything they’re saying. We are not going to stand for any more false promises.” White also specifically addressed Mt. A about their acknowledgments of the Indigenous land we are on. “Mt. A loves to say it’s a liberal college, that we value and include everyone,” they said. “But your land acknowledgment means nothing if you’re not going to take any direct action. Anyone can say they support their Indigenous

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students, but putting all of your money into fossil fuel doesn’t match your words.” “I love the Earth,” said a younger student who took part in the strike. “Or at least how I think of it, when I think of the Earth. I think of the grass, the trees, the fall when everything turns orange and red. The things that I don’t think about is the climate change, the people who are denying it. And it’s amazing that in Sackville, this many people from this tiny place are here supporting all of these things.” “Every generation has a struggle,” said Graeme Stevens, a third-year Mt. A student. “[For] our grandparents, it was the Second World War, our parents it was nuclear weapons and for us it is climate change. This is a crisis. This is something that we have to address. We must. It is coming.” “I wanted to start off by thanking all the youth who are here, especially everyone who’s in middle school and high school. It is really, really inspiring to see,” said Adele Marsland, a third-year Mt. A student. Marsland also encouraged those eligible to vote in the Oct. 21 federal election to do so. “It’s also really important that we talk to our families, we talk to our neighbours, and we talk to our friends about this issue,” said Marsland. “I know sometimes [we don’t want to] talk about politics to our friends, but we have to.” Marsland ended with talking about how we can make differences in our everyday lives to help mitigate climate change.“It’s not [with] 100 people or 1,000 people where the change starts. The change starts at home with one person recycling, and one person thinking about reusable sources. Where are your recyclables going? What are you using for transportation?” Ian Soutar, the Canadian Young Greens coordinator was visiting Sackville, came out to the strike to talk about voting in the election. “There’s a whole lot of statistics out there about young people [showing] that we are the most

active in every measurable way, whether that’s signing petitions, going to rallies, getting up and speaking in places where your government is at,” he said. “The only places where we fall short [are] voting. Even if you can’t vote, you can convince 200 other people to go out and vote. Every vote matters. Get out to the polls, tell your parents, tell your family, tell your friends.” Soutar also spoke about ways youth can vote even if they are not from this riding: “If you’re from somewhere outside this riding you’re actually allowed to vote here if this is the place where you’re spending your time. “Do not miss this opportunity,” Soutar said. “We are running out of time. This may be our last election to do something serious.” “Humans are a race of great intelligence,” said Jane Coates, a 14-year-old Tantramar High School student who came out to the strike. “We have problemsolving skills that no other animal possesses. We’ve created machines designed to carry us to great

“WE NEED TO STOP LISTENING TO THEM WHEN THEY SAY THAT WE ARE THE NEXT GENERATION, BECAUSE THAT’S NOT TRUE. WE ARE THIS GENERATION.”

distances and great speeds.… [Our greatest trait] is our ability to adapt [to] what life throws at us. We’ve learned to adapt to this small world where plastic dwells in our oceans instead of fish, and in some parts of the world clean water becomes a privilege not a right.” Coates also presented some statistics about the state of the planet: “Plastic pollutes our oceans

1.5 million times every hour. We chop down 27 soccer fields’ worth of forest every minute.” Derrick Dixon, who runs the clothing store Hounds of Vintage, shared his thoughts about how the fashion industry affects the planet. “The fashion industry is the second most toxic industry to our planet,” he said. “For every pair of jeans, [it takes] 7,500 litres of water. It takes three years of one person’s drinking water to make one T-shirt.… There is a desert of microplastics on the bottom of the ocean, and do you know where those microplastics come from? Your polyester clothing.” He then encouraged other businesses to start their own tree-planting initiatives in collaboration with Canadian Forestry International, like he has in Sackville. “All the trees are going into land locally, [and] that is protected from industrial logging,” he said. “There’s 292 native trees going in the ground right now, thanks to you guys, in the Tantramar region.” Kaelan Ruddick, a recent Mt. A graduate who works in the experiential learning office, discussed our generation’s role in climate change and in the upcoming election. “[What] I’ve been hearing and seeing and reading a lot this campaign season is we, 18 to 25 year olds are being called the next generation, or the future generation,” she said. “I think that’s super misleading. Because we are this generation. This is our time to vote, this is our time to take action. What we do now is going to predict how the climate catastrophe unfolds.” Ruddick ended her speech by saying, “If we don’t vote, if we don’t use this chance, we might miss our window for action. We need to vote like we’re this generation. We need to stop listening to them when they say that we are the next generation, because that’s not true. We are this generation.”

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Just clowning around Clowning workshop brings sense of play and imagination to Mt. A

his mind during the early stages of rehearsal: “Doing a show which had its base in clown work, I felt it was important for my actors to have a bit of experience in that area,” he said. Vanier pointed out that mainstream clowning is very different than the techniques used for theatre. “Clowning for theatre is more of a technique,” he said. “It’s not making balloons and throwing pies. That was built out of clown performances that were found in the circus, but [clowning in theatre] is a different way to access yourself and your humanity, whether that’s onstage or in life.” Jack Forrest, a first-year student who will be portraying Judas in Godspell, attended the full-day workshop. He and others that participated went through the whole process, from “blobbing” (taking different forms and then moving them through space and time) to creating a fully fleshed-out character based on his interpretation of a single colour. “You can quickly use [the colour exercise] as a point of reference to get back to an emotional state, flush yourself out of a character or bring yourself back into one,” said Forrest. “My imagination was able to run wild off of a colour, a few basic instincts and trust in myself while in a relaxed state.” As those who attended discovered, clowning is not just making people laugh and being funny – it’s about channeling a character through how they see the world and by believing in their reality, no matter how absurd it might be.

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HANNAH TUCK Arts & Culture Reporter “Clowns are not mimes, because mimes are liars.” This was one of the many pearls of wisdom dropped on Sunday, Sept. 29, when award-winning director, playwright and actor JB Vanier took over the Motyer-Fancy Theatre and adjacent rehearsal space for the day. Vanier works with Hubcity Theatre in Moncton as the artistic director and program director for the School of Atlantic Ballet. The workshop he led was funded by the J.E.A. Crake Foundation. It was meant to be a brief, one-day introduction to the world of clowning as it pertains to acting – that is, the physicality of it, as well as the listening and visualization skills necessary to create memorable and unique characters. “Our goal in the drama program is to give our students the best experience while studying here,” said Paul Del Motte, production manager of the Motyer-Fancy. “Anything

we can do to bring in someone from outside that will enhance their education, we try to do.” The morning started with a few icebreaker games, most notably a game promoting the use of eye contact and listening in the space through a lens of play. Laughter abounded during the first few hours in the theatre. This sense of play only built throughout the rest of the day. “When I was in university, there was a teacher doing a clowning class. I couldn’t take it because I had other classes at that time, and my friends were all raving about it like crazy,” Vanier said when asked about his initial interest in clowning. “A fair amount of my friends went to this place called the ‘Clown Farm’ on Manitoulin Island. I found it to be a really unique form of theatre. I enjoyed commedia [dell’arte] and physical theatre quite a lot, but I was looking for something that allowed me to dig into that a little deeper.” Del Motte is directing Godspell this fall at the Motyer-Fancy Theatre, and the clowning style of acting came to

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Broadcasting the Indigenous next wave

Student outlines Indigenous radio show project for the upcoming academic year MAGGIE PITMAN Arts & Culture Reporter The CHMA lineup, a diverse and ever-changing rotation of Mount Allison students’ culture and musical taste, is seeing a few new additions to its roster this year. Bryenton Innes hopes to start a radio show through CHMA 106.9 FM centred around Canadian and American Indigenous music. Innes grew up in Lakelands, N.S., and his family is of the Anishinaabe tribe of White Fish, Ont. He grew up surrounded by the sounds and teaching of Indigenous music and drew inspiration from artists like Buffy Sainte-Marie and Derek Miller. “It never crossed my mind that [Miller] was cool because he’s Indigenous,” said Innes. For him, it was just something he heard every day and enjoyed. He has fond memories of travelling to a gas station with his father and listening to these artists. Now in his fifth year at Mt. A, Innes is hoping to start an Indigenous music radio show featuring the works of Indigenous artists from Canada and the United States. The show is a personal project for him, as he hopes to outline his streams of thought on popular Indigenous art by sharing genres of Indigenous music. He wants to focus on how genres are connected through political and symbolic messages. “The focus of the show will mainly be on the music, but I also plan on throwing in some stories and bits of culture as well,” said Innes. He says that his show will be similar in style to that of Reclaimed with Jarrett Martineau on CBC Radio. Through this radio show, Innes intends to get the word out about the Indigenous next wave, a surge of artists reclaiming and sharing their cultures with the world. “I

really like an empowered sense of normalization of Indigenous culture and people,” said Innes. “I love that we have Indigenous artists winning Juno Awards and Polaris Prizes and things, but I look forward to getting to the point where these artists are in the same running as anyone else.” Innes also wants his radio show to reach anyone who is looking to spruce up their Friday-night playlist. Sackville is a great place for this kind of project as the town celebrates new music from every direction. “If they’re looking for something new to incorporate into the regular shuffle and if they’re interested in being an Indigenous ally, then I hope they tune in,” he said. In addition to Innes’ radio show, the journey towards truth and reconciliation at Mt. A. is progressing. On Friday, the geography and environment department hosted the opening ceremony for the Indigenous gardens on campus. In November, the Mount Allison Performing Arts Series will welcome award-winning Indigenous artist Jeremy Dutcher. The culture and diversity in terms of music within Sackville seems to grow annually, and Innes’ radio show is just one of many platforms for education and reconciliation at Mt. A. Mt. A’s own campus radio station broadcasts a variety of programming from students and community members. Self-described as “the Voice of the Marshes,” it has something for everyone. The schedule includes both open-format and specialty music shows, and even programs centred around academics. If you’re also interested in hosting a radio show through CHMA, it’s easy to get involved by emailing chma_pro@mta.ca. Be sure to keep an eye out for Innes’ show on the CHMA schedule.

ACTORS TO HAVE A BIT OF EXPERIENCE IN THAT AREA” “Having clowning on a resume shows a lot of people that an actor is willing to play a lot and find new things to experiment with.… No matter who they are, they’re willing to go in 100 per cent,” Vanier explained at the end of the day. “Clowning isn’t something you just toss away. If you’re doing a clown performance, it takes all your energy and heart. You really have to leave nothing behind. It shows dedication and willingness to experiment.”

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Upper-year music students share summer research Talks cover women in the field of live coding and female Russian composers

JULIANNA RUTLEDGE Arts & Culture Reporter A small crowd of music students and professors gathered in Brunton Auditorium on Friday Sept. 20th to hear from two fourth-year music students who spent their summers researching two very different subjects. Emily Leavitt examined women live coders and their experiences in the workplace. Hanna Wilson looked at two female Russian composers and how their work, while often overlooked, impacted the music world. The two talks, while very different in nature, were both very interesting and well done. Both students received four-month research grants to do their work through the J.E. Crake Foundation and the Ellis Grant. “I would just like to emphasize how important this work is,” said Dr. Kevin Morse, a professor of composition. “The summer research that both Emily and Hannah undertook … is work that doesn’t exist anywhere else. It’s truly original research. It’s important for future study and future scholarship.” Hacking Into Her Narrative:

Women and Live Coding Music in the 21st Century was the title of Leavitt’s presentation. When starting her research, Leavitt asked herself, “In live coding music environments, how are the performative experiences of women live coders shaped by their lived gendered experiences? In other words, how does musical embodiment reflect gender and can musical expression exist as an entity separate from gender identity?” “At its core, live coding involves a focus on the process of constructing an algorithm through improvised interaction,” explained Leavitt. Live coding is on-the-spot creation of sounds using a computer. The field is interdisciplinary, and is “a genre that brings together many rules at once: performer, machine and audience.” Often visuals accompany the music. Leavitt contacted seven women who work in the field of live coding and conducted interviews with the five that responded. Through her interviews she discovered three main points: “Four out of five women reported being treated differently based on their gender identity; they all see visuals as an element of their set that elevates the overall experience, and view collaboration and

communication as key to an effective set.” When she analyzed their music, she found that “Technology, code and graphics were at the forefront of the set.” Wilson’s research was titled Restoring Spiritual Connections: Mysticism in the Music of Galina Ustvolskaya and Sofia Gubaidulina. “I wanted to learn about Soviet women who were oppressed in their society for reasons other than their gender,” she explained. “I wanted to understand how they expressed themselves in this extraordinary socio-political and cultural context. I focused on the lives and works of two drastically different women.” What Wilson found was that they both explored the idea of mysticism in their music. Wilson then examined different pieces of music from both composers and compared them. “Although it is difficult to pinpoint specific musical elements that indicate mysticism, it is clear that Ustvolskaya and Gubaidulina both used … rhythm and symbolism to indicate mysticism in their music,” she explained. She showed excerpts of sheet music and played sections of songs to demonstrate her findings.

“ONE OF THE ‘CROWN JEWELS’ OF THE MOUNT ALLISON STUDENT EXPERIENCE IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO UNDERTAKE INDEPENDENT RESEARCH,” SAID DR. KEVIN MORSE. MARA IRETA GORDON/ARGOSY “For these women, the process of creating music is naturally linked to their connection to God,” said Wilson. “[For them] the end goal of writing music is not to affect others, but to the benefit of this divine connection.” “I love that there are opportunities for students at Mt. A to do their own research and create their own projects because it allows them to explore their discipline a little more on their

own,” said Amy Ward, a fourth-year philosophy major who attended the talk. “I don’t know if I’ve ever had two students who were as dedicated to coming in … and spending the entire day, every day, doing the work that they were committed to,” said Morse, regarding Wilson and Leavitt. “[They were] really asking important questions that [are] new areas of research.”

LOCAL CULTURE

Sackville Festival of Early Music celebrates 15th season Many familiar musicians perform in annual weekend of early music at Mt. A

“EVERY PERFORMANCE WAS INTERESTING AND ENGAGING IN ITS OWN UNIQUE WAY.” EMILY SHAW/ARGOSY

ISAIAH YANKECH Contributor This past weekend, the Mount Allison department of music welcomed guest musicians for the 15th annual Festival of Early Music in Sackville. The performers, many of whom performed on periodbased instruments, included several ensembles who were returning to the Sackville Festival of Early Music scene. The weekend opened on Friday with Les Boréades, featuring guest

soprano Suzie LeBlanc, all of whom have participated in the festival in previous years. Their wealth of experience and expertise performing their repertoire was immediately evident as they executed their performance with skill. One of the major works in the first half of Friday’s performance was Nicolas Clérambault’s Cantata Orphée, a setting of the tragic story of Orpheus. LeBlanc sang and conveyed the story well, with clear facial expressions, as well as crisp final consonants signifying various

moods. The transitions and shifts in emotions between the changing musical sections were effective during the numerous recitatives and airs. The second half of their performance was all Scottish airs, which explored different combinations of the instruments accompanying LeBlanc. For example, in Francesco Barsanti’s Three Scottish Airs for transverse flute, violin and continuo, the violoncello and harpsichord were beautifully paired in their duets with each other. LeBlanc beautifully sang throughout the various airs in the second half, although her text was much more clear in the first half. “I thought Les Boréades and Suzie LeBlanc were technically very good but they also seemed very disengaged from the audience,” said Christina Acton, a second-year voice student. The following night was completely different, with another two ensembles that have performed in the festival before collaborating together: Constantinople and Ensemble Caprice. The combination of the setar, kanun, oud, percussion, recorders, vielle and voices was immediately striking. The concert, titled Près du Soleil (Near the Sun) was structured into eight segments. There were four segments in each half of the performance, with seamless transitions between each set of works as the percussionist lightly struck a small gong to indicate the beginning

of a new segment. The way that the two groups were positioned had Constantinople on one side of the stage and Ensemble Caprice on the other, which I found worked perfectly in terms of how each group contributed to the collective sound. I found that Ensemble Caprice provided a more melodic role to the texture, whereas the Constantinople was more percussive in nature. Many of the works on Saturday evening were pattern-based and featured lots of repetition of musical motifs. Varying instrumentation amongst the abundance of instruments kept the performance engaging both to watch and listen to. The second half was particularly exciting, highlighted by a thrilling tambourin solo in the final piece, Dança amoroso / Trotto from the 14th century. “All of the original pieces in Saturday evening’s concert were amazingly arranged, with the transitions between Persian and western music so fluid and smooth,” said Rowan White, a first-year voice student. The final concert on Sunday afternoon was equally enjoyable, featuring David Greenberg on the baroque violin and David McGuinness as the keyboardist. Their performance added a twist to the usual conception of early music grouped in “classical music”: normally listeners expect works

from the Middles Ages, Renaissance and baroque era in an early music performance. This concert featured a wide range of works from a wide span of centuries of influence stemming from the Baroque era. Some J.S. Bach was indeed included, although it was uniquely paired with more recent works, as well as strathspeys, reels and jigs. The virtuosic nature of the works made this concert fun. Greenberg and McGuinness performed many of their high-energy pieces from memory and clearly showcased the baroque violinist in the spotlight. McGuinness made things even more engaging for the audience by stepping away from the harpsichord and piano and pulling out a melodica for Ellun sotiisi by Arto Jarvela, which he used to serenade audience members in the aisles with its fun and spirited sound. Every performance was interesting and engaging in its own unique way. At Friday night’s and Sunday afternoon’s concerts, the performers took turns speaking about the works they performed. In the Saturday evening performance, Constantinople and Ensemble Caprice opted not to speak at all, which allowed for the music to speak for itself, giving lots of open interpretation from an audience perspective. “Saturday evening’s concert was so much fun, and you could tell that the performers were having fun too,” said Acton.

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Trip to Hopewell Rocks for international students International mentorship program provides opportunities for students to explore the region

HAMISH HALLET Contributor The sea air had filled the lungs of international and Canadian students. The first trip for the mentorship program started off with flying colours. This program is about pairing up first-year international students with upper-year international students to do fun activities together across the academic semester or year. Muddy and sandy ocean floors covered the soles of trainers and boots, while the sea crashed onto the seaweed-covered rocks. While this was happening, the flourishing New Brunswick forest filled the landscape at the back of the beach. This was Hopewell Rocks on Sept 22, 2019.

I, for one, enjoyed this trip within New Brunswick to the seaside. A great escape away from the lecture theatres, midterms, assignments, Jennings and all you could think of about Sackville or Mount Allison. Not everything here is terrible. As an exchange student from the University of Kent in Canterbury, I will take every opportunity to explore what the East Coast of Canada has to offer. Hopewell Rocks delivered in its expectations, despite the swampy mud attacking my white Converses. A mistake on my part. A few other students and I explored the whole beach, and it was unquestionably well worth the trip. Even though there was one stage where the tide could have stranded us, as we did not know where the stairs were, we

luckily found them. After we escaped the potential waves, we had enjoyed a graceful walk through the forest and towards the cafe. The food was also fantastic. I was not the only one to enjoy the trip to Hopewell Rocks; a few mentors and a few mentees did as well. Let us take the enthusiastic and marvellous Linnea Bidder: she is doing her first year as a upper-year mentor, and she is in second year studying psychology and sociology. Linnea unconditionally loved the trip to Hopewell Rocks and was ecstatic to meet new people in the fantastic weather we had over that weekend. She felt the same way that I did, in terms of getting away from academics and learning about New Brunswick. One of the people Linnea met on this trip was her wondrous mentee, Antonia Neumann. She is an exchange student from Germany and is here just for the semester. Antonia treasured her time in getting to know her mentor Linnea, while at the same time almost getting lost between the rocks. Linnea and Antonia will hopefully meet on more amazing occasions across the academic semester! Another individual who adored the trip to the rocks was Anish NK, a first-year student from Tokyo. One of the things he enjoyed was the big cove and how he was fascinated by the Mi’kmaq legends and their history. Again, he thought the trip was astounding. He hopes to go on

HOPEWELL ROCKS IS JUST AN HOUR’S DRIVE FROM MT. A! HAMISH HALLET/ SUBMITTED more trips soon! Calling out to all international students: If you are considering going on these trips, go for it. You will have a phenomenal time!

More trips are to come for the internationals, and I hope to cover them all! Stay tuned for more from the British exchange student.

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Degrees of separation: feeling removed from cyber harassment

JILLANE BURYN Columnist As young people, we experience so much of our lives through social media. In certain ways, it can make us feel more connected. We have more access to the people around us and more access to the world. However,

in other ways, it can make us feel more removed. The interactions that we have through social media always happen with at least one degree of separation; these interactions are literally mediated through our electronic devices. We get to choose how to access others but have little control over how others choose to

access us. This ultimately leaves us in a strange position in our digital space; we are easily able to stay in contact with other people, but it can often seem like there is little we can do to stop unwanted online contact. Online harassment is a serious problem and, according to Statistics Canada, people from the ages of 15 to

24 years old are the demographic most likely to experience cyberstalking. The severity of the problem is often minimized because it is always mediated through technology, and yet the ease of access created by social media means that online harassment can feel even worse than in-person harassment because there are almost no ways to leave our online spaces. This means that cyber harassment can invade all of our spaces, and yet somehow be made to seem normal. The harm that we experience due to online harassment can be erased or minimized. This can also, therefore, distort how we perceive the online harassment caused by or experienced by others. It can seem unimportant, and our impulse can be to ignore it because it might seem like it will pass on its own. However, this isn’t true. The harm caused by cyber harassment is real, and no one should be made to feel like their experiences are invalid simply because they occur online. We need to support each other in our online spaces and not limit the principles of being an active bystander to our in-person interactions. When we see someone experience harassment

online, we need to support them, and we need to foster a culture where we do not accept or write off these kinds of behaviours. We need to respect the boundaries established by others online and need to speak up when we see others’ boundaries being violated. Fighting online harassment means realizing how close it can come to us, and refusing to let it be normal. Social media has the potential to bring us closer to others in new and innovative ways. If we want to be able to explore all of the potential of our technology, though, we have to use it to keep each other safe rather than ignoring all of the ways that it cause us harm. Report online harassment when it happens, reach out to those who are targeted with it, and have conversations with the people around you about supportive and healthy online behaviour. We are not as separated from each other online as we might seem, and we need to use our connections to strengthen our networks. Online harassment is unacceptable, and we deserve better in the spaces that we occupy.

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What exactly is a hangover, anyway?

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RACHEL MCDOUGALL Columnist According to Wikipedia, a hangover is “a 2009 American comedy film” – oh wait, wrong page. Sorry, one sec. A hangover is the “experience of various unpleasant physiological and psychological effects following the consumption of alcohol.” If you have had the good fortune to never experience a hangover, typical symptoms include headache, dizziness, fatigue, gastrointestinal distress, nausea, irritability and dry mouth. But you may ask, how is it that the vodka-cran Blackflies I crushed last night are making my head hurt like this? To you I say, the answer is multifaceted; factors including acetaldehyde accumulation, dehydration, metabolic acidosis and changes in the immune system and glucose metabolism all play a role in

the Sunday scaries. As much as my biochemistryminded brain would love to take a deep dive into all these complicated underlying metabolic and chemical processes, I will not subject you to my incessant nerd-talk. However, I thought it might be fun to investigate some so-called “hangover cures” in a Mythbusters-esque manner. Although popular, drinking more alcohol the morning after, known as “hair of the dog,” is an ineffective hangover cure. It may make you feel better temporarily simply because alcohol dulls your senses. However, in the long run, you’re just prolonging your agony as now your body has to process not only the toxins you consumed last night but the new ones you’ve added on top. Another popular “cure” for hangovers is to drink juice or coffee. The thought here is that drinking these beverages will speed up your

metabolism so you can process the alcohol remaining in your system. Although juice is a sugary drink, it does not contain enough sugar to kick-start your metabolism, and some studies even show that drinking juice slows down the breakdown of alcohol. Similarly, drinking coffee will only cause you to suffer from both your hangover and a caffeine overload. It’s better just to stay clear altogether. Taking painkillers is also not the best idea. Drugs such as aspirin and acetaminophen, like any other chemical compound entering your body, rely on your liver to metabolize them. But, your liver is already overloaded trying to break down the alcohol in your system, so taking painkillers while hungover is especially hard on your body and not the smartest. So what does work? The only legitimate way to reduce your

hangover symptoms is to drink water. Yes, really. A good rule of thumb is, after one alcoholic drink, have a glass of water, then go back to alcohol if you’re choosing to consume. This way, you’re moderating your alcohol intake and also keeping yourself hydrated. Another good tip is to make sure that you’re eating if you’re drinking, so that your body starts the digestion and metabolism processes which will help clear the alcohol out of your system. If you want to learn more about harm reduction strategies for consuming alcohol, feel free to email me at healthintern@mta. ca. Also, make sure to follow @ mtahealthintern on Instagram for updates on Wellness Centre services and events as well as some daily positive vibes! Have a happy and healthy week!

PRODUCTION staff PRODUCTION MANAGER | Kiara Mazerolle PHOTO EDITOR | Gill Hill PHOTOGRAPHERS | Aude Gazzano and Pengyi Huang ILLUSTRATIONS EDITOR | Ashli Green

REPORTING staff NEWS REPORTERS | Laura Skinner, Natasha Gosselin and Zoe Hunter ARTS & CULTURE REPORTERS | Maggie Pitman, Hannah Tuck and Julianna Rutledge

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EDITOR: MATTHEW CANN | OCTOBER 3, 2019 | ARGOSY@MTA.CA

Double Double

KAITLYN KELEHER Contributor

I have learned to take your love (with two sugars). It is like pouring your favourite tea into your favourite mug on a

Sunday morning (The one with a blue rim and mountains on it that your uncle got you on his hiking trip) And having it scald your tongue and the roof of your mouth

UNTITLED, NORA LIVESEY

The clouds were shaped like us on the day we met

KAITLYN KELEHER Contributor

The night that you came back I looked in the mirror with comfort as I know

That a passing phase was all it would take For you to give me the fragments back So I could make a mosaic of us on the summer grass where we

met Holding hands in silent unity as two children in feverish love.

UNTITLED, NORA LIVESEY

I always Dreamt About You KAITLYN KELEHER Contributor

I have not written about the gentle abuse if you’re wondering. Your wrongoings have been safe between my lips and legs since you committed treasonous love to somebody else UNTITLED, NORA LIVESEY

while coming home at night to lay in my arms. Tell me, When you listened to me sleep, Did you ever wish that I wouldn’t wake so that your charade could play out in silence without the menace of my breathing?

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EDITOR: WILL TRAVES | OCTOBER 3, 2019 | ARGOSY@MTA.CA

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Across 1. Measured in Celsius, Fahrenheit or Kelvin 9. Local organisms 13. Pants requiring over 3,000 litres of water to produce 14. My ___ can never beat Matt! 15. Nutritional unit equal to 1 gram of breast milk 16. Search engine that plants trees with ad revenue

18. Real big truck 20. Earth’s force field 22. Branch of Canadian government that hears appeals on immigrationrelated matters 23. Medieval Russian state 24. Sea nymph 25. Young climate activist 29. Rare tumour occurring in children 30. Outkast’s best song: Hey __ 31. Compressed file that requires

extraction… for a price 32. Supple 34. Movement against sexual harassment and assault 36. As a Mt. A student, I’ve caught this at least twice 37. Evolved variation 39. Where you might take your friend if #36 across was hitting them really badly 40. DC-based non-profit media org known for producing This American Life 42. Genus of fruticose lichens 43. Stay behind 44. Utter dread 45. That guy 46. The Progressive lady 49. Stem of a grass 52. What the world is becoming 54. Ancient Greek expression of approval 56. What you call an eye with photoreceptors in front of the nerve cells 58. Much ___ About Nothing 60. Ocean zone at depths of 3,000 to 6,000 metres 63. To choose by vote 64. Egyptian king 65. The former name of the Knights

Who Say Ecky-ecky-ecky-eckypikang-zoom-boing-mumblemumble 66. Beanie Babies 67. Pond fish 68. Curious events 71. USSR society that tried to fight anti-Semitism and was uniquely neutral towards Zionism 72. Austrian mime depicted by Egon Schiele 73. Daughter of Chaos 74. The end of all 75. Fail to use Down 1. Written agreement between groups 2. Ruler of China with a strange obsession with mangoes 3. The eldest son of Jesse (and thus King David’s older brother) 4. Library visitor 5. A school club that might make you set up the O Canada broadcast in the mornings 6. Carol opener 7. Candidate for rehab 8. Carbon monoxide from an engine 9. Worldwide sum of all ecosystems 10. Italian commune north of Milan 11. Doctrine or belief 12. Prayer closer

17. American petroleum corporation 19. 12th letter of the Greek alphabet 21. Fan-made magazine 26. Hawaiian lei made of fresh flowers 27. Zodiac animal 28. Gas that contributes to the warming of the climate 32. “__ and behold” 33. To catch fire 35. Irving is trying to pacify us by planting this 36. Lacking distinguishing characteristics 37. Effort to lessen the impact of disasters 38. Peat, sod 41. Concept in economics that depends on supply and demand 47. Line connecting ancient sites 48. Atmospheric conditions 49. Animator’s sheet 50. College near Lake Superior 51. Escapes from melting permafrost 52. Clever way to share your weed in a confined space 53. Fuel transporter 55. Bank thought “too big to fail” before the financial crisis of 2008 57. Nix 61. Flora and fauna of an area 62. Strong base used in soap

Local bachelors seeking university students 13 Worst Places to Wake SATIRE AND COMICS EMILY SHAW Contributor Sackville Tinder getting you down? Stop increasing your match radius - there are plenty of local singles in your area and they’re closer to campus than you think. Ralph Pickard Bell Library: He’s quiet, intellectual and looking for something serious. The Lib is also very claustrophobic and he wants you to settle down and spend all your time with him. He’s very insistent on the fact that he has many levels to his personality. Jennings Dining Hall: He’s convenient, a little greasy and available most hours of the day (especially late nights, baby). Wallace McCain Student Centre: a.k.a. the Stud. Formerly known as Truman House, he boasts about his younger days but is quick to point out how he’s matured. Goes a little overboard when he drinks; refers to himself as the “Super Stud.” Barclay: You have a lot of

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chemistry, but after failing Biochem 1 you realize he’s just not the one for you. Flemington: He is inaccessible with a weird thing for birds. Don’t ask him about the swans. Purdy Crawford Centre for the Arts: He’s quiet, mysterious and artsy. Despite his outside allure, he’s nearly empty and slightly toxic on the inside. He hangs around a certain type of crowd and never seems to sleep. You’re concerned about him and his omnificent presence makes you nervous. Marjorie Young Bell Conservatory of Music: He often keeps to himself and, like the Purdy, hangs around a certain crowd. He is also known as the “guitar guy” at parties and won’t let anyone else touch the aux cord. Hart Hall: The oldest contender on campus; he’s kind of sweaty, falling apart and you know he definitely has a loafer collection. Also has a weird personality considering the ghosts that haunt him. Crabtree: He likes to boast that

he has the biggest lecture theatre on campus. He has a bromance with the Lib and enjoys acting cultured despite only taking intro French in first year. The rats in his basement are kind of a turn-off. Literally Any Residence: Young, annoying, thinks huffing a Juul is a personality trait. James Dunn Building: You’ve definitely had some of your worst experiences back at his place, a.k.a. the Wu (the wooo, he proclaims flirtily). You want to be nice and laugh but then you remember that he’s majoring in math or physics or something. Oh god, why did you do this to yourself!!! Athletic Centre: He thinks he’s exclusive and really only has one type. His favourite holiday is Homecoming. You liked the idea of him in first year but turns out he’s a total commitment and has a dungeon?? Ummmm… Avard-Dixon: I wanted to make a joke about this but the fact that it’s the commerce building is the joke itself.

Up After Homecoming TRILL WAVES Humour Editor

1. ON TOP OF THE LIB 2. IN THE DUCKY’S BATHROOM 3. SACKVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, 20 YEARS IN THE FUTURE (ALSO KNOWN AS A “HOCOMA”) 4. DR. BOUDREAU’S HOUSE 5. AN AIR MATTRESS FLOATING IN THE MIDDLE OF SWAN POND 6. YOUR PARENTS’ HOUSE 7. BEHIND THE WHEEL OF AN RCMP CAR WITH THE OFFICERS LOCKED IN THE BACK SEAT 8. THE END OF YOUR FIRST CLASS ON MONDAY 9. THE DREW NURSING HOME 10. FALLING OUT OF A “SHARED” TWIN XL MATTRESS IN RES 11. THE ARGOSY OFFICE 12. OFFICE HOURS WITH YOUR TOUGHEST PROF 13. MARSHVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL