The Campus January 13, 2016

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Billowing Smoke or Tobacco Free

School Spirit or just a Bunch of Animals?

Investigating smoking on campus

Animal house becoming hot topic in Sherbrooke community

ASHA-MARIA BOST Features Editor

GUENEVERE MACDONALD Staff Writer

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ishop’s has long been known as a party school. Across Quebec it has been referred to as “the Country Club,” a university for well to do students to party out their post-secondary education without taking their studies too seriously. Partying students have been frequently referenced by other universities and were recently featured on the McGill website, and not in a good way.

While the parties may be epic, they are not necessarily synonymous with school spirit.

School spirit is often used as a reason to excuse away behaviour that would be

frowned on in civil society. At Bishop’s, it has become an acceptable defence for an endless list of infractions and less than exemplary behavior. It should be noted that at no other point in life do large groups of prospective business, education, or science professionals (to name a few) get together on a regular basis to drink endlessly while destroying property, disturbing the public, and otherwise making complete fools of themselves in the name of the company or industry in which they work.

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moking is not difficult to find on campus. At any given moment there is a group of people in front of the library chatting about an exam or taking a smoke break. The amount of smoke can be annoying for those who detest the smell and dangerous for those students with asthma.

Smokers may be unaware of the smoking regulations at the school and the hefty fines for violating the smoking policy. Currently the Non-smoking policy states that smoking is not allowed in all buildings including residences, and smokers must keep a 9m (30 ft) radius between them and a door of any campus building. People who do not heed these regulations face fines.

This is a palpable threat as people have

been fined for smoking near campus doors.

Recently, the University’s Joint Health and Safety Committee sent out a survey to Bishop’s and Champlain students, faculty, and community members about smoking on campus to poll their reactions to the possibility of creating designated smoking areas or moving towards a smoke-free campus.

Vice-President of Student Affairs, Heather Barlow, compiled the most common responses to each of the surveyed situations. The committee is looking at these results to see how students, faculty, and community members feel about the current smoking policy and potential changes to the policy.

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NEWS The Campus Editors, 2015-2016

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF:

Nicole Gauvreau

COPY EDITOR:

Kristy Bockus

LAYOUT AND ONLINE EDITORS:

Natasha Paikin & Ryan Millar

FEATURES EDITOR:

Asha-Maria Bost

NEWS EDITOR:

Philip Rich

ARTS AND ASSOCIATE EDITOR:

Katie Manners

OPINIONS EDITOR:

Haley Lewis

SPORTS EDITOR:

Dan Gilbert

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Changes in SRC Exec Structure SCOTT POTTER News Writer

Matthew Robinson has spent three months figuring out what is wrong with the SRC. At the last SRC General Assembly (GA) meeting of 2015, President Matthew Robinson presented the report of the ad hoc Internal Review Committee, which had been given a broad mandate to investigate what the SRC is and what it can be.

The report recommended that the Vice President (VP) Social and Student affairs positions be merged into a new VP Student Life who would be elected and would oversee the work of the Social and Student Affairs Departments.

Robinson’s report noted that representation of students is an issue; notably it raised concerns about the election of Senators by academic division and of some Student Affairs Representatives (SARs) and Student Events Co-ordinators (SECs) by only on-campus students. The report also raised concerns about Senators, SARs and SECs being elected by the student body, then working below the Executive Committee.

The report recommended that all elected SRC GA members should be equal, and that although Senators, SECs and SARs would still have office hours, instead of them working for various Vice Presidents, the Execs would hire employees to see to day-to-day operations.

These would include a new Clubs Manager, who would be hired perhaps

from among the club heads to train and to coordinate the work of club heads; so too would there be hired events coordinators, probably one Student Life, one Academic and one Philanthropic and perhaps special coordinators for particular large events.

The Committee’s report recommended that SARs be re-allocated so that rather than having 2 On-Campus and 2 Off-Campus SARs there be 2 incoming student, 1 residence, 1 athletics (varsity only), 1 international, and 4 at large SARs. This would presumably mean that the average Bishop’s first-year would vote for 3 SARs, while between the next 3 years of students would only be 4 SARs, and international, varsity (and any students still living in residence, along with the first years) would get their own apportioned SAR, as well as voting for those at-large.

Next the GA will have to submit and twice approve, by a vote of at least 12 of the 16 members, changes to the Constitution for the VPs. The first of these votes happened the evening of Jan. 10.

Some GA members expressed concerns over the timing of the changes; Student John Dillman said that the change happening now looks like the GA is trying to “stack the deck in their favour,” warning that it would create a “public relations nightmare.”

14 members supported the changes; fearing that it was too close to the upcoming elections, VP Academic Chelsea McLellan and SECs Sawyer Brock and

Josh Metcalf-Hurst voted against them.

The next vote is to take place at the SRC GA meeting to be held at 6pm on Jan. 17 in McGreer 100.

Amusingly, this limbo has left the SRC in the constitutionally questionable position of seeking nominations both for the VPs Social and Student Affairs that they are in the process of axing, and of the VP Student Life position whose constitutional amendment had not even been officially submitted when the positions were posted.

The Committee was approved to continue in its work, to decide whether the SRC should be considered a union, an association, a federation, or what else, to look into how the new Department of Communications and Marketing is working, to see if representative positions should be created special to mature, graduate and/or part-time students and to consider whether the SRC should have something like a VP External Affairs to talk to other universities’ student governments.

Although not mentioned by Robinson in the Committee’s report, some voices close to the Exec have also suggested that the Committee in the coming semester will consider changes to make important SRC decisions subject to vote by all students, to at least allow some formal means of directly encouraging and hearing student voices at GA meetings or to perhaps require that in the future changes to the Constitution also be approved by direct vote of the students.

Club Spotlight: Indigenous Cultural A chance to learn about First Nations cultures Alliance and bring awareness to Indigenous communities Note: As a new feature this year, The Campus will be spotlighting a different Bishop’s club every issue with the hopes of introducing students to the various school clubs. If interested, students are encouraged to contact those in charge of the club with the information provided at the end of each article.

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nterested in learning about Canada’s First Nations peoples outside of the classroom? Always wanted to make a dreamcatcher but have never had the opportunity? The Indigenous Cultural Alliance (ICA) is a group that gives Bishop’s students the chance to do both of these things and much more.

The ICA was created as a safe space in which both Indigenous and NonIndigenous students could interact and learn about the various First Nation cultures in Canada on campus. The

club currently has 20 registered members; all students are welcome. It meets every second week in the International Centre for anywhere between 15 and 45 minutes.

Potential activities for the winter semester include a dreamcatcher seminar and a traditional-language learning event in which a member of the Mi’kmaq reserve will teach different phrases to those who attend.

Haley Lewis, a club executive, describes the main values of the ICA: acceptance, community building, and open-mindedness. According to Lewis, “[for] indigenous peoples, it is important to surround themselves with others [those who understand their values]; as a club, we believe creating this space on campus is essential.”

The ultimate goal of the ICA is to establish an official Indigenous center right here on campus. Bishop’s is one of the few universities in Canada that does not have an Indigenous center, which Lewis points out is “key for growing an indigenous population at a specific university and to foster a safe and healthy transition for those Indigenous students who have only lived on reserves in the past.”

For those who are interested in joining the ICA, contact Haley Lewis at hlewis12@ubishops.ca for more information.

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Story continues from front page An extreme example of such behaviour is the infamous Animal House. The apartment complex has become a hot topic in Sherbrooke. Featured in two separate articles in the Tribune in September, the residence and its occupants (past and present) are famous for causing endless disturbances and frequent destruction of property. An informal survey of area residents indicates that the complex is considered by many in the community to be the eye sore of the neighbourhood.

Students have tagged the building with graffiti; its lawn is frequently littered with hundreds of empty alcohol containers, while the bins overflow with trash on a daily basis.

Animal House, in direct contrast to the well-kept apartment units across the street in the student village, has been seen as a very large and evident smudge on the reputation of Bishop’s University and its students by many in the local community.

Animal House is subject to this negative attention due to its continuous noise complaints. It is also located on College Street, just doors down from the campus and in full view of prospective students and their families visiting Bishop’s.

The city of Sherbrooke doubled the fines for noise disturbances in September as a direct result of students partying behaviour and pointed the finger directly at Bishop’s University, Animal House residents, and their guests. The Lennoxville community has also filed complaints with the city, the university, and the owner of the property citing endless parties and repeated calls to police for noise violations caused by students.

When the Tribune published their articles on Animal House in September, the community had hoped that it would be a catalyst for change in the student village and with students in the Lennoxville community as a whole.

While an increase in fines has reduced the number of parties overall, the number of noise complaints being reported to the city and the police department has not decreased.

Normally, co-relation does not mean causation. However, in this particular case, it is exactly that. Animal House and other student “party” residences throughout the Lennoxville have rendered the following reaction from the community: 1) Doubling of fines for noise violations; 2) Angered local residents who have filed an extensive number of formal complaints to police, city and university officials; 3) Increased rental rates while decreasing the number of rental units available to students;

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4) Forced some landlords to request security deposits to cover excessive property damage; 5) Damaged the reputation of Bishop’s University and its student body; 6) Disrupted local traffic to and from the community and its business’s; 7) Angered business owners in close proximity to the campus.

Every year, students complain that there is a lack of affordable housing, and each year it gets worse; yet, the co-relation appears to have for the most part gone unnoticed.

No one will argue that university is a spectacular time in a young person’s life that should be enjoyed and made the most of. No one will argue that partying is not a good release of stress or tension brought on by endless labs, reports, projects, and exams. No one will argue that school spirit is important to community and an overall sense of belonging for students.

However, there is a point where students need to realize that outside of university, there is a world that exists that does not appreciate endless party nights, destruction of property, and noise. This same world is where students will eventually need to find careers and be taken seriously as responsible adults, so let’s keep this in consideration.

Syrian Refugees in Quebec What are the Townships doing?

NICOLE GAUVREAU Editor-in-Chief

A UNIQUE JOB. AN ICONIC LOCATION. AN UNFORGETTABLE SUMMER.

Become a PARLIAMENTARY GUIDE Applications due January 15, 2016 This summer, be part of the action at the Parliament of Canada.

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n the past months, certainly since the election of the Liberal government, Canadian media has been filled with stories of refugees and the people and groups sponsoring and aiding them in their arrival to Canada.

Quebec is accepting a large number of the 25000 refugees set to arrive by the end of February. The Bishop’s-Champlain-Lennoxville community is also taking part in this sponsorship and aid.

Perhaps, the most significant effort is being led by BU and Champlain’s own Rev. Heather Thomson. She is the local representative for the Quebec led project “25000 tuques”, which aims to make a tuque for every Syrian refugee coming to Canada.

As of Dec. 18, 163 tuques had been collected from the local community, including a number made by students of Lennoxville Elementary.

The tuques were then given to the Red Cross, which brought them to Montreal to distribute to refugees at the airport.

Also in the BU-Champlain community, the Refugee Sponsorship Committee brought a new student to BU, and hopes to bring a student to Champlain by the fall.

The new student arrived on a chartered flight on Dec. 28 and received a winter coat and boots from the Red Cross. This was a new experience for the Refugee Sponsorship Committee, as the

previous students have all arrived on commercial flights and had their coats and boots provided by the Committee.

This was a great relief for the Committee, as it is generally a significant expense; instead, the money can go towards sponsoring another student or providing for other needs.

This has also been the first time that more than two students were sponsored in an academic year, thanks to donations from the BU and CRC foundations.

In the larger Lennoxville community, former BU professor Dr. Steven Sheeran once again partook in a polar bear swim. The event raised money to benefit multiple projects that aim to help refugees in their journey to the Eastern Townships.

In addition to this, the St. Francis Deanery Refugee Project, largely funded by St. Georges of Lennoxville and St. Barnabas of North Hatley, had, as of Jan. 1, raised $46000 towards sponsoring Syrian Orthodox refugees, as part of a relationship with the local Syrian Orthodox church. Many are coming to Sherbrooke to join the existing Syrian Orthodox community here in Sherbrooke. So far, one family has been sponsored, and the Deanery is well on its way to sponsoring another.

Overall, it is estimated that more that 150 Syrian refugees will come to Sherbrooke by year’s end.

Find out more and apply online at

parl.gc.ca/guides

Activists march in support of bringing more Syrian refugees to Cansda

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Green is the New Purple

BU recognized with prestigious environmental award PHILIP RICH News Editor

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very purple campus has been getting a whole lot greener, and individuals outside of Lennoxville are beginning to take notice.

Bishop’s University’s push for a greener campus has finally been recognized by an outside institution. The school received the “Pilier d’Or” award from the Association des Gestionnaires des Parcs Immobiliers Institutionnels (AGPI) for its $8 million energy efficiency project that was submitted as part of the “Innovation and Technical” category, as stated

by a school press release.

The annual award is given to the institution whose project is the most successful of those that are submitted in this category. The project was a joint effort on the part of the Bishop’s Buildings and Grounds department and an external firm, funding was provided by an investment grant from the Quebec Ministry of Education through the Plan Quinquennal des Investissements Universitaires (PQI).

According to the press release, the project is expected to provide energy savings of 40,656 gigajoules (GJ), which

would result in annual savings of approximately $472,000.

The press release goes on to state that savings of this extent are equivalent to reducing CO2 emissions by 2,364 tons annually, heating approximately 350 dwellings of 2000 sq. ft., or planting roughly 13,906 trees.

In addition to this distinction, Michel Caron, retired director of Buildings and Grounds, received an award during the same ceremony recognizing his contributions as an institutional property manager.

Bishop’s is considered a leader among Quebec universities when it comes to environmental achievements and creating a sustainable campus. Other projects include banning the sale of single-use water bottles on campus, a “green fee” taken out of students’ fees to promote sustainability projects, and the implementation of the Gaiters Gears bike sharing program.

Students’ Representative Council

Open Education Resources

What are Open Education Resources (OERs) OERs are any type of educational materials that are in the public domain or are created with an open license. The nature of these open materials means that anyone can legally and freely copy, use, adjust and re-distribute them. OERs can range from textbooks, syllabi, lecture notes, assignments, tests, projects, audio, video, etc. The governments of BC, Alberta, and Saskatchewan signed a Memorandum of Understanding in 2014 so that the 3 provinces can share resources and best practices when it comes to OERs. The movement is gaining momentum across Canada, so now let’s bring it to Bishop’s and Quebec!

What is the SRC’s Open Education Resource (OER) project and campaign?

This campaign is designed to advocate for reducing the financial cost of post-secondary education for our students.

This campaign will recognizes and will work towards short-term and long-term goals. The short-term goals being increase adoption and use of E-TEXTBOOKS. Our professors have the opportunity to select material that has an offered e-version, which can save students between 4050%. Additionally, to encourage faculty to utilize LIBRARY RESERVES – permitting the library to stock copies of course materials.

What is the long-term goal though? To raise awareness surrounding OERs and encourage

professors to use OERs in the classroom. This initiative takes time and money – to write these materials, to introduce the benefits to faculty and train and support them on the material. Interested in some examples? One of the most popular OERs are provided through OpenStax Commons (https://openstaxcollege.org/faculty) -- some of the most widely used are the books for sociology and physics.

How are we going to do this?

1) Raise awareness – Many people don’t know about OERs and the first step is education 2) Mobilize our Students’ Association (you guys!) – Give our students to opportunity and knowledge to speak to their peers and professors about OERs. We’re committed to passing a resolution through the SRC to support this program 3) Build faculty support – Professors choose the material that is used in the class, so their support is vital to the success of this program!

4) Win administrative support – Ultimately, we want this to be a university recognized initiative.

This Day in History:

In 1910 the first Public Radio Broadcast aired from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City

Fun with Words:

Blatherskite-n-a person who talks at great length without making much sense.

Q: A dad and his son were riding their bikes and crashed. Two ambulances came and took them to different hospitals. The man’s son was in the operating room and the doctor said, “I can’t operate on you. You’re my son.”

How is that possible?

A: The doctor is his mom!

The Problem If you have ever paid for a textbook amounting to more than $100 and even $200 you can support the idea that textbook prices are out of hand at times. University can be a burdening expense as is and when the cost of textbooks have risen 82% between 2002 and 2012, we begin to see higher education becoming increasingly inaccessible. Not to mention that the price of course materials sometimes force students to compromise their educational experience. In one recent survey conducted by Student PIRGs found that 65% of students, at one time or another, decided not to purchase an assigned textbook because the price was too high.

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The Drama Department presents TheatreActiv KATIE MANNERS Ar ts and Culture Editor

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ere days into TheatreActiv rehearsal and festival coordinators Chris Rae and Charlotte Peters have accepted the Turner Studio Theatre lobby as their home for the month.

Rae retreats into his sleeping bag while Peters reveals the stores of food and clothes that surrounds them.

From the first day of classes until opening night on Jan. 26, the administrative duo will spend seven hours of each weekday at the theatre, devoting even more of their weekends to the cause.

“[TheatreActiv] is a great way to get a taste of what the Drama Department does,” says Peters. “Everything is packed into one month, and then you get your life back at the end of January”.

Though the limited preparation timeline might seem daunting, Rae and Peters are drama majors passionate about experiencing all that the theatre has to offer.

“I want to [experience] every aspect of Drama that I can—from onstage, backstage, front of stage, and front of house,” says Rae from his sleeping bag. “[Coordinating] is just another angle of theatre.”

Though the two coordinators are only in their second year at Bishop’s University, they have been involved in

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multiple productions. Both acted in last semester’s student festival, New Plays, and have also worked behind the scenes as stage managers and stagehands.

Peters describes last semester’s New Plays as “hugely successful” and wants to “keep the ball rolling” with the second semester of student theatre. Like New Plays, TheatreActiv boasts student actors and directors, but unlike New Plays, scripts are written by non-student playwrights. This year TheatreActiv will also feature student-designed lighting with the help of the Lighting Design class.

Rae and Peters believe that TheatreActiv is an important vessel for making connections with not only Drama students, but students from across all disciplines. Approximately 40 students are involved in Theatre Active, and many, like Rae and Peters, are enrolled full-time. As coordinators, this creates, what Peters believes to be, the biggest challenge associated with her job.

“The hardest part [of coordinating] is trying to get 40 different schedules to line up”, says Peters, “There are a lot of charts”.

Though Rae agrees with Peters, he laughs. “Her biggest challenge is actually me.”

Peters scolds Rae before he continues, “I’ve always struggled with

keeping a tight schedule and making sure my thoughts are coherent, but she [Peters] is really good at that. I’m really good at dealing with things on the spot—panic moments. That’s my specialty”.

Rae and Peters hope their “yin and yang” method of coordinating will allow them to present a successful and diverse student festival of one-act plays presented over six days.

The TheatreActiv lineup includes English and French performances of comedies, dramas, and “abstract choral pieces”, as well as a premiere play titled Bathsheba.

“It’s no Fringe Festival, but there is still some damn good theatre”, says Rae proudly.

TheatreActiv will be presented by the Drama Department at Turner Studio Theatre from Jan. 26 to 31.

PHOTO COURTESY CHARLOTTE PETERS AND CHRIS RAE

Turner Studio marquee awaits TheatreActiv

Fans treated to Sherlock Christmas special KRISTY BOCKUS AND AIDAN STRANGE Copy Editor and Contributor

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herlock, the BBC and Hartswood Films’ modern adaption of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous detective stories first hit screens in Britain in 2010. Since then, it has gone on to define “Event Television” and is one of the BBC’s top drama series.

The 2016 New Year ’s Day special, “The Abominable Bride”, was shown in cinemas across Britain and later in select cinemas across the world. In Britain, it was the most viewed programme of the festive season, with a total audience of 8.4 million (10% of the population).

The episode, written by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, was a feature length special set in the Victorian era. This provided an excellent opportunity for the writers to pay tribute to famous moments from the original Holmes novels intertwined with references to the modern series.

It remakes the first meeting of the detective and his assistant, Dr. Watson, a

scene that runs almost word for word with the modern adaption. In some cases, it is difficult to tell where Doyle ends and Moffat and Gatiss begin.

Sherlock has become well known for the short length of its seasons (three episodes per season) with long gaps between them. This is due to the schedule of its two lead stars, Benedict Cumberbatch playing Sherlock and Martin Freeman as Dr. Watson. The producers play up the long waiting time between seasons by ending each one with dramatic cliff-hangers.

This episode was no different, dealing with the fallout from the third season that aired in 2014 and setting up the fourth season, which is expected to air in 2017.

The series has become known for its lush visuals and the mannered performance of its lead characters. Given that this was a Victorian era set piece, the vis-

ual aspect of the episode was stunning.

Most of the recurring cast made an appearance, and while the performance level was high, the standout actor in this episode was Martin Freeman. He played a definitive Dr. Watson with all the genre tropes, but he never strayed from the reality of a character uncomfortable with himself and the changing times.

Cumberbatch is a stellar actor, but his stylised performance in the regular episodes becomes the base which Freeman surpasses.

Amanda Abbington and Una Stubbs both shine in their respective roles as Mary Morstan and Mrs. Hudson, especially within a story that deals with feminist criticism.

The plot, at times, feels like a thinly veiled attempt at responding to critics suggestions that Sherlock is not a feminist show. Despite the necessity of having two male leads, the Christmas special

goes out of its way to make a powerful statement on where it lies on the subject of gender equality. However, apart from a slightly rushed summing up of the plot, this is fundamentally a detective romp with a number of twists and turns that keep the audience guessing.

The Sherlock Christmas special is an excellent piece of event television that provides almost two hours of entertainment and makes an effort to normalise gender politics as a progressive method of storytelling. It is funny, and, at times, sad, while always remaining thrilling in the extreme. And yes, there is a cliffhanger.

2017 never felt further away; Sherlock fans across the globe are already counting down the days.

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A Very Syrian Holiday

St. George’s Anglican Church and UdeS host the Syrian Community NICOLE GAUVREAU Editor-in-Chief

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t was one of the liveliest New Year’s Eve parties around, and certainly the liveliest in Lennoxville. Dec. 31 to the early hours of Jan. 1 saw hundreds of members of the Sherbrooke Syrian Orthodox community gather at St. George’s Church on Queen Street to ring in the New Year with hours of traditional food, song, and dance.

The New Year’s Eve party brought together both long-standing and new members of the local Syrian Orthodox community, who forged bonds across the generations based on a shared culture now spread across continents and the ability to identify with the struggles of being a refugee.

The hours of energetic dance came only a week after a group of Université de Sherbrooke students organized a Christmas party on Dec. 23 for new Syr-

ian refugees. At the request of the Syrian Orthodox community the Christmas party was also held at St. George’s, due to the Deanery of St. Francis’ relationship with St. Ephrem’s Syrian Orthodox Church is Sherbrooke.

The Christmas party saw over 200 attendees, some of who were newly arrived from refugee camps in Lebanon.

Even Santa Claus was present, much to the delight of the children, who were being granted not only the chance to see a nearly universal figure of Christmas for children, but also the opportunity to act like children having finally reached safety.

Syrian children are greeted by Santa Clause in Lennoxville

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Making Fun of Growing Up

Mortified: Dear Diary is now taking submissions.

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rama Department representatives Patrick Grogan and Chris Bowe are putting together another Mortified: Dear Diary event, an open-mic type of night where students share anecdotes that occurred to them growing up or texts they wrote at a younger age.

It can be a passage from an old secret diary, a school paper from the second grade, an essay or funny stories taking place during their adolescence; the possibilities are endless.

The organizers are currently taking submissions from anyone who is interested in participating. They’re also looking for a few people willing to give them their diary to read and create a unique, flowing act. Participants can register on location the night of the

event.

The objective of this event, that became popular after the 2013 documentary Mortified Nation, is to realize how personal issues are ephemeral.

“The things that people worried over back then seemed like the whole world, and now you see that they really weren’t,” explains Grogan, “and it helps with dealing with our problems today.

It might seem like the world, but there’s always a tomorrow.”

The debut Mortified night took place last Orientation Week at Turner Studio, however this semester Grogan and Bowe hope to host the event during Happy Hour at The Gait. Keep an eye on The Campus or social media for the exact date, location, and further details.

Syrian children are greeted by Santa Clause in Lennoxville

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Trundle of Joy Joy film review KATHARINE MCKENNEY Contributor

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oignancy trumps reality in David O. Russell’s drama-bio that spotlights rags-to-riches infomercial queen, Joy Mangano, in the 2015 film, Joy.

The titular character is a child protégée turned single mother who cares for her two children, depressed mother, aging grandmother, and inept father—all responsibilities that are further complicated by her ex-husband liv-

ing in the basement. Her family is vindictive and petty, and generally incapable of functioning without Joy. Her grandmother, Mimi, is the only person whom Joy can rely on, although Mimi also has moments where she criticizes Joy’s efforts to make ends meet.

Jennifer Lawrence, who plays Joy, gives a consistent and believable performance. The supporting characters, however, are almost too ridiculous to effectively support convincing plot points. Joy’s family, played by Robert de

Niro, Isabella Rossellini, Virginia Madsen, Diane Ladd, and Elisabeth Röhm, are cruel to the point of disbelief. The cast does not appear to work particularly well together; many of the actors come from differing eras of filmmaking and, while still excellent performers, do not mesh well with Lawrence’s more contemporary acting style.

Although labourious at times, Joy is refreshing in its gendered representation. The film passes the Bechdel test, wherein at least two female charac-

ters must talk to each other about something other than a man. The film also boasts a not-so-fairy-tale ending, but in no way connotes a tragedy.

Although the pathos is nearly comical, the plot remains strong throughout. Joy’s struggle as a single mother and the recognition of her talent is inspiring.

Happy Hour at The Gait. Keep an eye on The Campus or social media for the exact date, location, and further details.

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All I want for Christmas is Who

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Doctor Who Christmas special spoilers MARIAN NEESER-CARAZO Contributor

This Christmas, Santa (aka Doctor Who writer Steven Moffat) left something a little special under the tree for Doctor Who fans:

A River.

Fans of the long-running BBC television show were graced by character River Song, played by Alex Kingston, who held a recurring role in the show’s past seasons. She returns in the 2015 Christmas special: “The Husbands of River Song”, alongside current incarnation of The Doctor, played by Peter Capaldi.

River is one of the most enjoyable characters created for Doctor Who. Her questionable morals and tendency to flirt also make her an excellent partner for Capaldi's Doctor, whom she has not interacted with until now.

The Christmas special opens with the Doctor, who is mistaken for a physician and is tasked to save the evil King Hydroflax—a cyborg with a robotic body and a human head—from a diamond that has become lodged in his skull. After a series of comedic blunders and a good helping of slapstick humour, River and the Doctor end up with Hydroflax's angry head in a bag on a spaceship orbiting Darillium.

The moment of crisis occurs when River sells the diamond, which is lodged inside the still-cursing head of Hydroflax, to a group of aliens who are then revealed to worship the aforementioned king, and thus, are not too pleased.

This is where the episode shifts from light-hearted humour to melo-

drama.

During an interrogation concerning King Hydroflax’s head, River declares that although she loves the Doctor, she believes him incapable of loving someone as simple as her.

The vulnerability in River's formidable character is heartbreaking and reveals another side of her that has not been seen in previous episodes. River, too, often hides her insecurities. She buries her fear of being unloved under layers of flirtatious bravado, but Moffat decides to shed her skin and leave her exposed.

Exposed as she may be, the chemistry between Capaldi and Kingston is excellent. They both balance the emotional and comedic aspects of the episode perfectly. It is a shame that, con-

sidering the pivotal moment at the end of the episode, River Song’s timeline with the Doctor seems to have finally come to an end. It is quite possible that the episode will be the last time River appears on the show.

The balance the episode brings by opening with slapstick humour and ending with touching makes it a far superior episode to Moffat's previous Christmas specials that, although entertaining, were mediocre and easily forgotten. It is this combination of comedy and drama that makes this by far the most enjoyable Christmas special since the tenth Doctor and bodes well for future seasons.

Do you love The Campus? Will you be a Bishop’s student for all of 2016-2017? Do you have journalistic expericence (writing for us, a CEGEP, taking the journalism classes)? Are you interested in the layout and design, online, or business sides of The Campus?If you said yes to at least three of these questions, The Campus wants YOU to apply to be on the editorial team for the next school year.

Applications for Editor-in-Chief are due Jan. 17 Applications for section editors, copy editor, business manager, layout editor, and online editor are due February 24 Please contact campus@ubishops.ca for specific application guidelines for each position Donald Lecture Series: Naomi Klein January 27 @ 7:00 pm

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From the Fields of South America A history of the tobacco industry ASHA-MARIA BOST Features Editor

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t is dark on the cold Lennoxville streets, only a street lamp illuminates the alley beside Mullies. A man wearing a leather jacket with his hair slicked back blowing smoke rings out of his cigarette. He seems effortlessly cool, able to dangle the cigarette between his fingers and bounce a basketball with his other hand. He is the guy you wanted to be in high school. Maybe, some of you would still like to be him now.

This could be a scene in any Hollywood movie (except for the scene occurring outside of Mullies, of course).

For many years, smoking has been associated with coolness and Hollywood glamour. Constant advertising from tobacco companies played a large role in the tobacco epidemic. It has only been in recent generations that we have recognized the dangerous effects of smoking.

Still, these harmful images of smoking persist in the movies teens and adults watch. According to the University of California’s Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, 6 in 10 PG-13 movies in 2014 showed smoking incidents. Movies rated G had no tobacco use, while movies rated R depicted more tobacco use in 2014 than in previous years.

These images shown on screen do af-

fect how children grow up, increasing exposure and the chances that these children will become smokers later on in their lives. People who form the habit of smoking earlier in life often have difficulty kicking the habit later in life.

How did tobacco become an important cultural force in North America? To answer this question, we must understand the history of tobacco and the role tobacco companies play in tobacco’s pervasiveness.

Tobacco is a plant that contains nicotine, the active addictive ingredient in cigarettes. Tobacco is native to South America, specifically the region surrounding the Andes Mountains. Indigenous populations have used tobacco for ceremonies, rituals, and prayer; the commercialization of tobacco is sometimes viewed as disrespectful to the traditional uses of the plant.

After spreading throughout the Western Hemisphere, tobacco was brought to Europe by Christopher Columbus.

Later, tobacco became one of the main exports that helped grow the economies of the Western Hemisphere, as markets in Europe were increasingly demanding tobacco products. Tobacco was soon manufactured and commercialized for distribution around the world.

Initially, tobacco was touted as an important medicinal plant by the majority of health professionals until the 1950s

when the first evidence of the causal relations between cigarette smoking and cancer was observed. Nicotine is not what causes cancer, but rather the tar and arsenic that is responsible for the high incidence rate of cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in chronic smokers.

Tobacco companies faced with growing concern of the health impacts of cigarette smoking in the 1950s created cigarettes with filters that seemed to make smoking seem safer. This bolstered their revenue, while simultaneously providing inconclusive evidence that the new cigarettes were actually safer.

Once conclusive evidence of the causal relationship between smoking and cancer became clear in the 1960s there was a drop in revenue for the tobacco companies, so they launched counterattacks to muzzle outside scientists to limit public panic.

Additionally, tobacco companies began to use Hollywood as a tool to spread the idea of smoking to wider audiences.

As the scientific evidence against smoking grew and anti-smoking activists fought for and won increasing legal restrictions on tobacco sales and advertising, the tobacco companies changed their target demographic from adults to teenagers and people in developing countries. In developing countries, the

requirements for truthful advertising are more lax and it is easier to sell the product to more people.

There is still a lot of work to be done towards changing the tobacco industry and changing the social climate around smoking. The act of smoking is still pervasive here in Canada despite all of the economic costs, and negative environmental and health effects of smoking.

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uitting smoking is not easy. According to the Iquitnow campaign, it is normal for people to relapse and have to try multiple times to quit. The important thing is to recognize what went wrong each time and to put measures in place to help stop you from making the same mistakes.

If you decide to seek help from a health professional or a school counsellor there will be options available to help increase the chances of successfully quitting smoking such as counselling or physiological interventions.

In this article I will focus on Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) and who is best suited for this type of therapy. I used information from a smoking cessation course run by CAMH (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health), TEACH (Tobacco Enhancement in Applied Canadian Counselling and Health), CEPD (Continuing Education and Professional Development), and Smoke Free Ontario.

NRT is a method that provides the body small doses of nicotine, the active addictive a in cigarettes, in order to help with the quitting cess. It is not for everyone and is only effectiv people that smoke ten or more cigarettes daily therapy is less addictive than smoking becau the lower doses used. Moreover, NRT has not associated with increased risk of cardiac di and stroke unlike smoking. The therapy curr has not been proven effective for younger ad quitting cold turkey with counselling migh more effective for those smokers.

There are many different types of NRT. The of NRT and dosage used takes into accoun amount of cigarettes smoked daily.

Nicotine Patch: provides 24-hour doses of tine which has doses of 7, 12, 14 mg dependin the amount of cigarettes per day smoked.

Nicotine Gum: provides nicotine for 20-30

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-SMOKING WEEK New Year, New You Tips for quitting smoking

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ith the snow piling in front of our front doors and the first week of classes passing quickly by, now is the time to start working towards our New Year’s resolutions. For some people, one of those resolutions might be to stop smoking. This may not be an easy task, but it is definitely a worthwhile one.

Every year Health Canada organizes the National Non-Smoking Week as an effort to raise awareness of the dangers of smoking and provide smokers with tools to quit. This year’s National Non-Smoking Week will be held from Jan. 17 to 23. The campaign aims to empower smokers to quit one day at a time. Often the

thought of giving up smoking for a week or a lifetime can be daunting, but tackling the process one day at a time can help make the process a bit easier.

For starters, creating a detailed plan of action and having the support of friends and family can help the process. However, the decision is a personal one, and the individual who wishes to quit must have the intrinsic motivation to stick with his goals. This is much easier said than done, of course. The following are a few short steps to help someone successfully quit smoking:

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Understand the reason why a person smokes and what triggers smoking-related behaviours; this will help a person handle withdrawal symptoms and/or cravings.

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Create a detailed plan of how and when the individual will stop smoking and how to avoid triggers.

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Decide which smoking cessation method to use. Will the individual smoking completely on the first day of quitting or gradually decrease their dosage of nicotine, sometimes with help of nicotine patches? Another article in this section will help ex-

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plain which of these smoking strategies might work best for a variety of people and circumstances.

Additionally, it is important to familiarize one’s self with available resources.

Our Health Services Clinic located in the Sports Centre provides support to those struggling with substance abuse and can help outline the various treatment options available. The school psychologists also have experience treating addictions; they can help provide encouragement and support.

If these options seem a bit nerve-wracking, try calling the iQuitnow hotline at 1-866-527-7383. This hotline is an initiative started by the Quebec Council on Tobacco and Health.

As part of the iQuitnow campaign there are also designated ‘quit smoking’ centers all over Quebec.

These centers provide individual or group meetings with professionals, who are trained in the topic of smoking cessation. The ‘quit smoking’ center in the Estrie region is at 1200 Rue King Est; the secretary can be contact to set-up an appointment at 819-780-2220.

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Nicotine Inhaler: it is used to replicate the puffing action of cigars for those who miss the ritualistic aspect of smoking. It provides 10 mg of nicotine and 1 mg of methanol in each cartridge and can last for 80-400 puffs.

Other drugs aim to increase a person’s chance of quitting smoking by reducing some of the negative symptoms of smoking withdrawal. Smokers might feel anxiety, anger, restlessness, cravings, and frustration in the first couple of hours or days. Later withdrawal symptoms can include nausea, diarrhea, dizziness, weight gain, and headaches. These symptoms are normally temporary and the health benefits of quitting smoking greatly outweigh the withdrawal effects.

Zyban: works to minimize weight gain that sometimes happens after quitting smoking. By mini-

mizing weight gain, the drug helps to increase the chance that the attempt to quit smoking will be successful.

Vareniciline: is a tablet that reduces the pleasurable effects of smoking and reduces cravings. According to the FDA the drug may change a person’s reaction to alcohol and cause hostility and depressive feelings in certain people.

One thing to be wary about when looking at these various options is to remember that it is important to talk to a health professional/psychologist before starting any smoking cessation initiative using drugs. These professionals are better equipped to lead you along the correct path towards smoking cessation than trying to use these drugs on your own. Although nicotine patches are sold freely in drug stores, it is important to consult with a health professional to make sure the patches do not interfere with any other medication.

... If the university decided to keep the rules the same, respondents emphasized that there should be more receptacles for cigarette butts and more should be done to educate smokers about how to properly dispose of cigarettes. Some respondents also emphasized that the smoking areas may be too close to the buildings and that they should, perhaps, be moved further away from the doorways. One suggestion was for strategies targeted at decreasing the amount of smoking done near the library and Dewies.

If the university were to create designated smoking areas, some survey participants suggested that the Quad be one of the designated smoking areas.

Others described the Quad, as well as the library and Dewies, as problem areas where smoking should be reduced.

If a smoke-free campus initiative is started, respondents emphasized that a smoke-free campus should be introduced gradually.

There has not been a decision about what strategy the University Joint Health and Safety Committee will use in its current review and upgrade to the Non-smoking policy on campus.

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Haley Lewis, Opinion Editor » thecampus.opinion@gmail.com

How to Get People to Pee on Your Paper

A week spent at Canada’s leading undergraduate journalism conference HALEY LEWIS Opinions Editor

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fter hours spent toiling in numerous conference rooms in Toronto’s downtown Sheraton hotel listening to fellow student journalists debate on the best ways to run a campus newspaper, the only significant contribution I could muster up the energy to utter was a nervous guttural laugh.

Other campus newspapers faced issues from students writing angry comments on their sub-Reddit to trying to avoid having people rip up and pee on controversial articles, while here at The Campus we are struggling to get at least ten students to pick up a copy and would welcome student “peeing-level-outrage”.

That being said, please do not pick up a copy of The Campus solely to pee on it.

I would love to have someone other than Professor Newman notice the

amount of work I and my writers put into every issue – shout-out to Professor Newman though, it keeps us all going!

Will anyone other than the editors, writers, and select number of staff pick up a copy of The Campus? Ever?

CAN ANYONE HEAR ME OUT THERE? Who knows, but what a dream world it would be if that were the case. I would no longer be writing for myself, but people would actually be reading what I wrote – and liking it.

This week has given me a flood of ideas about what can be done with The Campus and how great it can become.

But why bother make the paper great if no one will ever read it?

It’s a good question, one I’m not sure I have the answer to.

For starters, the overall visual appeal has much to be desired and I do not particularly like the font much either. Dur-

ing the conference, I was able to catch a glimpse at how other universities designed their front covers and overall look for their papers.

Newspapers like The Capilano Courier are innovative. They have front covers that draw in the reader, and the layout throughout is quite beautiful.

We can be beautiful Bishop’s, we really can!

On-line is a whole other bag of worms, and all I can say for now is – for shame.

With our current day and age where almost 100% of anything is done on a computer, smartphone, or tablet our website is embarrassing. Articles are posted in willy-nilly order and are completely inaccessible. Oh, and did I mention - it’s ugly! You have probably never been on it, because to be honest, I do not like going on it much either.

Of course, that is not all. There is a lot

to improve upon.

What do you think The Campus needs?

What are your thoughts on having a rant-it-out piece? Or staff writers having their own columns? Should there be more humour pieces? What about web exclusives that are Buzzfeed-style? A gossip column? An advice panel made up of fourth-year students?

Let me know.

If you read this article and have any suggestions as to what you think can be done with The Campus to make it more appealing to the Bishop’s population, please let me know! I appreciate your feedback and hope that one day we will have a readership that is strong enough to induce a “peeing-level” response.

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Getting a job that happens to pay well and look good on a resume HALEY LEWIS Opinions Editor

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anuary has hit and with it comes the start of a new semester; your mind is filled with thoughts of the readings you’ll have to do and the assignments you’ll have to complete – summer is but a distant dream.

In reality, however, this is the time you should be thinking about summer.

Where do you want to live? Do you want to work? The answer to the second question should be an obvious yes, so now is the time to start planning.

Many of us have already slummed it through a summer at Tim Horton’s and have been left feeling lifeless after spending countless hours folding Original Straight denim at American Eagle.

This is why now is the best time to start applying to high-quality experience-building summer jobs that will look

good on your resume and be generous to your wallet.

As students, the job market is our oyster. Stop making a bad name for Generation Y by complaining about the awful job market; get out there and do something about it.

I am about to open your eyes to a world of job possibilities. The first comes from the Young Canada Works program that offers you a plethora of work opportunities from all across Canada; they range from working in both official languages in Montreal to directing a camp in Saskatoon.

The YCW’s program is designed to give students a variety of experiences and to orchestrate scenarios in which they can challenge themselves.

As a YCW student, I worked for Parks Canada on the Rideau Canal; I was tasked with visitor’s services, drafting proposals that were sent to the Deputy

Home Away from Home Leaving Bishop’s for the holiday season ASHLEA POTTER-POWELL Contributor

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inals have come and gone, the carpools page has settled down, and Facebook check-ins have begun popping up with greater frequency; the Lennoxville exodus has completed itself: you are home.

For some, this is great – a queen sized bed all to yourself – while others cringe at the mostly-repressed memories of their Great Aunt or Uncle’s drunken rants.

Just like everything else, there is both good and bad that comes with being home. The following are a few recognizable high and low points with regards to staying home for the holidays.

If there’s one thing I love about the holidays, it’s eating a copious amount

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of mouth-watering delicious food, the lingering scent of turkey dinner wafting through the house, and the inevitable food coma that follows.

If you are lucky – like I was – you would have gotten two or three of these depending on how many holiday dinners you attended. Alas, a person can only have so much stuffing and cranberry sauce before their body completely shuts down. This is where ethnic food comes in.

Sure, Lennoxville has stepped its game up with Rima and Chongo Burrito this past semester, but being home allowed me to eat a different cuisine almost every day – pure heaven.

It was nice to get my fill of variety from sushi to kimbap, samosas to pho, and tapas to kibbeh before returning to our beloved Dewies.

Minister to encourage youth participation in our nation’s parks as well as helping to write the Xplorers Program for the Rideau Canal. The YCW has a ton of Parks Canada jobs, and if you work for them once, you are more than likely going to be hired again.

The second opportunity comes from the Federal Work Experience Program, which offers even more job opportunities not just all across Canada but internationally as well. You can work anywhere from the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission to Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada to Veterans Affairs Canada as a student guide at Vimy Ridge in France.

As an FSWEP student, I have worked for the Canadian Revenue Agency as their training and learning student where I orchestrated and corrected French language training exercises. I have also worked for Heritage Canada

where I worked alongside 20 other students; our job was to provide visitors services to the public in Ottawa, whether that be sharing the best spots to eat or learning about the history of the National War Memorial.

These jobs have provided me with a multitude of experiences and have helped bulk up my resume. Did I mention they pay well? I have earned up to $17.50 an hour, in certain cases, and you work from May 1 until Labour Day weekend. I’ll let you do the math.

So why should you apply now? Referrals for interviews start coming in as early as January and job offers as early as March, so you want to make sure you apply and get hired before all the good jobs are gone.

Good luck.

It was nice to get my fill of variety from sushi to kimbap, samosas to pho, and tapas to kibbeh before returning to our beloved Dewies. While ethnic food may have been the light at the end of the tunnel, I still had to get through the tunnel in question.

A downside to being home? When it came to visiting family over the holidays, there were unbearable car rides to various corners of the province that required a trek through a slew of blizzards. All of these factors make for a less than desirable trip when mixed with motion sickness, listening to sixth repeat, and a lack of feeling in your feet from being forced to sit in the back seat of your dad’s Toyota. Living on campus has certainly spoiled me in terms of long distance traveling.

On the topic of travel, most of my friends from Bishop’s flew home for the holidays, jetting off in all directions from Dubai to Brazil. Now, I am not complaining that they went home – I did the

exact same after all – but the time zone differences were never in my favour. It would have also been nice to have met with them without the looming stress of assignments and exams cutting our activities short, but distance makes that impossible.

On the bright side, though, I have managed to stay in contact with friend’s back home that I knew from High School and CEGEP. It was fantastic to catch up with each other, and you can bet I felt all of the schadenfreude of having finished my exams almost two weeks before they all did.

Amongst all of that, there’s also genuine quality time that you get to spend with your family, hearing your dad’s dad-est Dad Jokes, getting up to shenanigans with siblings and cousins, your mom’s cooking, and who can forget seeing your cherished pets again.

I am glad I got to go home, but I am also happy to be back home in Lennoxville.

within our residents and how they make Dewies their own”.

Some student recipes are as simple as adding cream cheese to pasta for a creamier taste or chicken to a gyro for added flavour. Some recipes, however, are a little more complicated such as jalapeno grilled cheese or the ever extravagant peanut butter and jam panini.

Going to Dewies on a regular basis has allowed me to see how students have adapted to the dining hall lifestyle and how they are able to make each meal a personal creation.

This semester, residents are urged to submit their own creations by email to Campus Dining so they can be made available for other residents to try. All

submissions will then be entered into a draw for 25 Gaiter dollars!

Submitted recipes will be developed and available for residents to pick up during the event to try for themselves.

DIY Dewies will be held on Jan. 20 and 21, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in Dewhurst dining hall. It is a new tradition at Bishop’s University that is an exciting and interesting event for all residents.

DIY Dewies is only one of several events that the Campus Dining Committee provides every semester in order to make dining more interesting for residents. They will also be hosting an event for upcoming Super Bowl Sunday, with VIP seating and a possible bar. Keep your eyes and ears pealed.

Creativity at Dewies HAYLEY WINCH Staff Writer

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ewhurst Dining Hall has been a part of the Bishop’s University campus since 1966 and has remained the staple eatery for students living in residence ever since.

Since then, students who live on campus have found ways to turn the already abundant offerings available into even more delicious and ingenious recipes.

The Campus Dining Committee has decided to turn these innovative recipes into an event that allows all residents to try new things – it’s do-it-yourself (DIY) Dewies.

DIY Dewies is a semi-annual event that the Campus Dining Committee puts

on each semester to encourage culinary creativity in residents allowing them to switch up their eating experience.

This event allows students to make up and try recipes that they might never have thought of on their own. Residents create masterpieces, which would make even the most critical foodies proud.

They do this by using the permanent stations at Dewies like the grill or the pasta station to put a personal spin on favourite recipes.

This event was created so that the Campus Dining Committee could “better understand what residents do to enhance their dining experience” says Aidan Peck, head of Campus Dining, “I am ecstatic to see the creativity that resides

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Lifelong Friends

Preparing to say goodbye to Bishop’s AISLINN MAY Contributor

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still remember the moment I first realized that my Bishop’s journey was going to be a once in a lifetime experience.

It was during my first frosh week that I met, and became friends with the wildest, most hilarious group of girls.

Every first year student is nervous and it is to be expected; it is the first time you are away from the comfort of your hometown, and away from your parents and high school friends. Frosh week can be intimidating with all the frosh leaders and judges parading around yelling and screaming as they try to get the shy “froshies” to join in.

Meeting a group of girls and experiencing frosh week together only solidified our close-knit group, which grew even larger afterwards. We experienced all the firsts together at Bishop’s. The first sweaty Gait night, the first horrific hangover in Dewies, and so many laughter filled movie nights.

Being in fourth year, and my final se-

mester, I am able to look back at all the amazing moments that I have experienced with my group of friends. For me, and I’m sure many others as well, these people will be the highlight of the Bishop’s experience.

Bishop’s is conducive for making these amazing friends because we are constantly together. You have to feel totally comfortable with them because these friends will see you at your very best and very worst.

I think it is crucial to have this tight knit friend group; it is all part of the package that comes with going to Bishop’s University. Your friends are the ones you create group costumes with for Halloween, the ones you share your bottle of wine with at Happy Hour, and most importantly, the ones you lean on when life momentarily kicks you down.

Similar to most other fourth years, I am preparing for graduation with the knowledge that we will all be a little

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heartbroken come convocation. However, I take comfort in knowing that any Bishop’s alumni I meet in the future will share something very special with me.

As for the friends I have made here at the university, I know they will be lifelong friends. We might go off in different directions – some off to Asia to teach, others pursuing graduate studies across the country – but I like to believe that we

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will remain close friends.

When we meet again, there will be an abundance of inside jokes, embarrassing stories, and moments that we can look back on. I have made some mistakes throughout my Bishop’s career, but one thing I will not regret will be spending my four years with the quirkiest group of people I have ever met.

Morning Study Hall flops while Evening Study Hall continues to draw NICOLE GAUVREAU Editor-in-Chief

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ast semester the SRC decided to implement a new early morning study hall, in addition to the classic two hours of study hall in the evening that moves the library’s closing hour to 2:00 a.m.

While the library pays for evening study hall, morning study hall was sponsored and paid for by the SRC in response to previous student requests for a morning or 24-hour study hall.

However, while evening study hall generally draws around 30 students at the beginning of the night and gradually tapers off, the morning study hall had only two days when the number of attendees even came close: Saturday, Dec.

5 and Sunday, Dec. 6. On both of these days, however, study hall commenced at 8 a.m., rather than the obnoxiously early 6 a.m.

Additionally, morning study hall only permitted students to be in the reference room, where as during evening study hall the reference room, periodicals lounge, and computer lab are all open.

The lack of attendance combined with a lack of available facilities, need for volunteers (difficult to find at 6:00 a.m.), paid member of Student Safety Services, and the necessity of pulling Security from doing their rounds in order to provide the Student Safety member with a radio to let them into the library, makes

one wonder if it was worth the time, energy, and money that went towards opening an early morning study hall.

VP Academic Chelsea McLellan still views morning study hall as a valuable addition to the exam season, and stated that the SRC will likely keep morning study hall this semester, though the start time may be moved to 6:30 a.m. on weekdays.

However, given the apparent lack of interest on the part of most students to go to the library in the wee hours of the morning, it seems as though this may be a folly and the idea of daily morning study hall ought to be revisited.

Weekend morning study hall seems to have been the only valuable addi-

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tion. The later start time combined with weekend exams likely generated this increased turnout.

With only 6 or 7 people attending each day, I can say that weekday morning study hall was not of great value, and perhaps consideration should be made towards extending evening study hall until 3:00 or 4:00am, with the second half paid for by the SRC rather than the library opening its doors at 6:00am.

This acknowledges the fact that university students seem more likely to stay up late than wake up early and at no point in the last semester did evening study hall end early, with at least a handful of students present until the end when the staff had to ask them to leave.

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e are now well into January, so it is time to bring on 2016! The celebration of the New Year was a couple of weeks ago, a time when many people made resolutions such as to travel more, get fit, finish a project, or some other personal wish for improvement or fulfillment.

I, however, am not one of those people who view the New Year as a clean slate or the best way of marking the start of a new goal.

A New Year is simply the continuation of the previous year – something most people do not seem to want to believe.

Nothing is that different for the average Canadian, the calendar moves forward a day and that’s all. This past November, however, Canada elected its new Prime Minister, and while Prime Minister Trudeau will be doing more in 2016 than he did in 2015 that is only because he will be farther along in being Prime Minster.

It simply does not boil down to the fact that a New Year has started.

Jan. 1 does not even mark the changing of seasons it simply marks the “New Year” decided centuries ago by those who created the Gregorian calendar.

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So, if the New Year is not a clean slate, why is the New Year the most common time to make resolutions? Why do people need to wait until Jan. 1? What about birth-

days? After all, birthdays are a time when one can more accurately mark full years of life.

Sometimes people will think of something they need or want to do, but instead of beginning to plan for it then, they say they will just make it one of their resolutions in the New Year. This can be a way of putting something off to a later date instead of tackling it headon.

Everyone procrastinates, but New Year’s resolutions can easily slip into the realm of culturally-enforced mass procrastination.

If you have wanted to do something, the New Year might only work as a reminder that you have not done it yet.

But waiting until the New Year to say you will do something is just an excuse. Even if it is not, why should it be the only time you can work towards achieving a goal?

If the New Year is considered a clean slate, even though it really is not, then nothing is stopping you from using any other moment in the same way.

Justin & Justin: Canada’s Public Relations Sweethearts Trudeau and Bieber in 2015 MEGAN JOHNSTON Contributor

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hese two huge Canadian figures closed out 2015 with huge comebacks and victories: Justin Trudeau was elected as the new Prime Minister of Canada in October, and Ontario-native Justin Bieber released his 4th studio album titled Purpose in November, which debuted at number-one on the Billboard 200 and has received astounding critical and public acclaim ever since.

I realize that at first glance it seems outlandish to compare these two men, but just how different are they really?

I’m not talking about the obvious similarities like the name or the infamous hairstyles.

What propelled their 2015 success stories forward? The power of the media (more centrally, social media) is imperative in creating a public persona that the masses will respect, sympathize with, and will ultimately either adore or loathe.

The undeniable thread and absolute similarity between both Bieber and Trudeau is their public relations teams’ ability to capitalize on the malleability of public perception.

2015 was proof that for both men no hurdle is too high, no scandal too great, and no situation too unmanageable for Canada’s favourite Justins to fight their way into Canadians’ good graces.

Whether it was urinating into a bucket in a restaurant, illegally drag racing Ferraris, or hosting infamous marijuana and alcohol fuelled ragers, Bieber never

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faltered on his road of reckless deterioration.

While faithful ‘Beliebers’ never left Justin’s side, there is no doubt that the public began to doubt the young Stratford superstar. Tearing down and commenting on the mishaps of once beloved child-stars is a common (and unfortunately favourite) media phenomenon.

(See: Macaulay Culkin, Lindsey Lohan, Miley Cyrus, etc.)

The only thing the world enjoyed more than watching Justin Biebers badboy antics and initial slip into a fall from grace was watching his remarkable comeback this past year.

Through properly timed breaks, opportune public appearances, and the release of a more mature and profound album Bieber caught much of the music scene by surprise. Luckily for the Beibs, pockets like his allow for the orchestration of a strong team to manage his

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every public move.

He won back the hearts of the public and actually expanded his fan base exponentially through his new record. Purpose is an apologetic account of many of his personal ups and downs and was his way of making right with the public for several of his shenanigans.

Justin Trudeau completely swayed public opinion and overcame obstacles set fourth by Harpers conservative campaign. He silenced the voice that rang aggressively for months in Canadian ears telling us “he’s just not ready”. How did he do it?

Public opinion was completely in the control of his PR team who clearly worked tirelessly behind the scenes this year to ‘create’ a persona that the Canadian public would favour and identify with. Justin and his team ensured that enough Canadians would believe (whether true or not is still to be deter-

mined) that he is ready.

There is no doubt that Trudeau delivers a masterful presentation when it comes to his addresses to the public.

He is yet to miss a public opportunity to showcase his humility, desire to lend a helping hand, or to show off those pearly whites and that coif to eager photographers. The perfect family man with masterfully rehearsed and articulated public addresses is yet to falter, but we can bet the heat will be on in 2016.

Much to the chagrin of many Canadians, he has made waves around the world for his public persona, and in fact, his newfound fame has in many cases overshadowed his political agendas.

Cherished Canadian icons, or two of the most hated men in Canada? Kings of selfies, masters of photo opportunities, and seamless public appearances, these two demand public interest wherever they go. There is no doubt that these two will be all over the headlines in 2016.

Love them or hate them, the Justins are here to stay!

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he 2015-16 NBA season has been nothing short of exciting since the league’s opening tip. Packed with unforgettable moments and surprises, it’s safe to say that if what we’ve seen so far is just a taste of what can be expected in the second half, then basketball fans are in for a treat. Since it’s never too early to discuss which players are most deserving of league hardware, here are my predictions as to who the recipients of the NBA’s highest honours will be:

Coach of the Year: Luke Walton (Golden State Warriors) Remember when Steve Kerr served as bench boss for the champion Golden State Warriors last year? That feels like a distant memory now. As a result of nagging health issues, Walton was called upon to replace Kerr as interim head coach back in October; it can be argued that he’s done just as good of a job, if not better, in his absence. On Dec. 1, the NBA declared that any interim head coach is indeed eligible to be recognized with league coaching honours. After leading his team to the best start in NBA history (24-0), and only losing two games since, Walton is the easy choice for coach of the year.

Rookie of the Year: Karl-Anthony Towns (Minnesota Timberwolves) The Wolves were originally torn on who to select with the #1 overall pick in the draft this past summer. In hindsight, not only did they make the right choice, they hit a home run. A former Kentucky product, Towns averages 16 points, 9 rebounds, and close to 2 blocks for a Minnesota team that is now just four victories away from matching the total amount of wins that they amassed last year. Perhaps, what jumps off the page more than anything else is KAT’s efficiency from the charity stripe. In a time when big men have become synonymous with deplorable free throw shooting, Towns has managed to shoot above 80% from the line this season. Fortunately, his efficiency and ability to harness a complete game suggest that the future in The North Star State is bright.

Defensive Player of the Year: Kawhi Leonard (San Antonio Spurs) As if anyone needed a reminder, leonard is a stud. In fact, there may not be a better two-way player in the game right now, and that’s saying something. Sure, the presence of LaMarcus Aldridge has given the Spurs the boost they needed to contend for the title this year, but Leonard has undoubtedly been the biggest difference maker for the team. This is largely due to his defensive prowess. As

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p until Week 16 of the NFL season, there was little doubt in anyone’s mind that Cam Newton was going to win league MVP honours. After a surprising loss to the Atlanta Falcons, the perception has changed; people are aware that Newton and his Carolina Panthers are human. This piece will aim to make a case for the top three candidates in the league.

Cam Newton: Why not start with the guy who many have expected to win the award for the past month? Newton’s accomplishments this season are remarkable if you consider that most pundits expected the Panthers to be nothing more than a .500 ball club entering the

season. After losing stud receiver Kelvin Benjamin to a torn ACL this past summer, the Superman moniker became quite fitting as Newton was able to defy the odds and lead his team to a 14-0 start. During that span, he’s combined for over 40 touchdowns (passing and rushing); he became the only quarterback in NFL history to throw for over 300 yards, rush for over 100 yards, and throw five passing touchdowns in a single game. Furthermore, Newton had the second-lowest percentage of passing yards gained after the catch among NFL quarterbacks; 40 of Carolina’s 49 touchdowns this season were either thrown or run by Newton. He may have one loss on his record, but it would probably be difficult for voters to side with any other player given the impact he’s had to date.

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it stands, leonard is limiting his opponents to a mere 42% shooting while defending the rim, which places him fourth best in the entire league, or first among the same group of players that average at least one steal per game. From day one, Leonard has been faced with the daunting task of guarding the league’s top players. For the most part, he’s gotten the better of his opponents in those individual match-ups. Expect him to be named Defensive Player of the Year for a second straight season.

Most Improved Player: C.J. McCollum (Portland Trail Blazers) When the likes of LaMarcus Aldridge, Nicolas Batum, Robin Lopez, and Wesley Matthews left Portland in the same offseason, many figured McCollum would be able to take his game to the next level, and he did just that. Between last year and now, McCollum’s scoring average soared from under 7 points to 21. He is also averaging career high marks in rebounds, assists, and steals while shooting the ball at a high clip. This kind of improvement is a testament to the work he’s put in since being drafted by Portland a few short years ago. McCollum. is a lock for MIP. Sixth Man of the Year: Will Barton (Denver Nuggets) Speaking of career highs across the

Carson Palmer: All things considered, Palmer has put together an exceptional season. He ranks fourth in total passing yards and third in passing touchdowns.

He also owns the second highest passer rating as well as the league’s best QBR by a significant margin. More importantly, he’s led the Arizona Cardinals to a 13-2 record and is, perhaps, playing with more confidence than any other quarterback under center right now. As it stands, the red birds are looking like the most dangerous team in the league and that’s largely due to Palmer’s play.

Few would be surprised if he ended up claiming this year’s MVP award.

Tom Brady: At the half-way mark of the season, it didn’t seem like anybody was going to out-do Tom Terrific. At that point in time, the New England Pa-

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hings seemed to be going well for women’s hockey in the United States: 2015 marked the start of the first season with a professional women’s league, after lacking one since the original NWHL folded in 2007.

The new NWHL also saw more publicity than it’s predecessor, leading up to an exhibition game on Dec. 31 at

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board, Barton is another player who has managed to make a name for himself this season: the only difference is that nobody saw it coming. Once an afterthought in a trade that sent him to Denver in exchange for Arron Afflalo, Barton is now averaging 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 assists off the bench. Among other things, his efficient shooting and energy have been a blessing for a Nuggets team that is desperately trying to stay afloat in the western conference playoff race.

Most Valuable Player: Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors) Just when you thought he couldn’t get any better, Curry has once again found a way to surpass expectations. For years, LeBron James was universally recognized as the best basketball player on the planet. Now, a legitimate argument could be made that Curry is that guy.

Averaging over 30 points, 6 assists, and 5 rebounds while shooting over 50% from the field, the dynamic point guard, now in his seventh season, is taking the league by storm. He led his team to the best start in NBA history, and it does not appear as though anyone is going to be capable of slowing him down. On pace to have the highest player efficiency rating ever recorded, Curry is unquestionably the runaway MVP.

triots were undefeated and Brady had a significant edge over the competition in just about every measurable statistic. Since then, however, things haven’t exactly gone his way. With a depleted receiving corps and a banged up offensive line, Brady’s production has been limited ever since a loss to the Denver Broncos. Through it all, he’s managed to keep games close and even come out on top with what can only be described as a below average supporting cast. Surprisingly, Brady still has the best record in his conference with more passing touchdowns and passing yards than any other quarterback so far. If he can cap off the regular season on a high note, he may be able to win back the voters that have recently written him off.

boards and was removed on a stretcher. It was one of her first games in the NWHL. On Jan. 8, Laing’s family announced she had suffered “severe spinal injury” as a result of the incident, leading to “limited movement of her arms and no feeling in her legs.”

Since the incident, the NWHL, NHL, Canadiens, Bruins, Pride, the NFL’s New England Patriots, and US Women’s university level hockey teams have all expressed their sympathy and hope for Laing.

Gillette Stadium, where the Bruins and Canadiens were to face off the next day.

In keeping with teams from the same cites, the CWHL Canadiennes and NWHL Pride were invited to play, despite Boston having a more established women’s hockLaing’s long-term prognosis is not yet clear, though the ey team in the CWHL. incident certainly marks a bleak moment in the inaugural It was on Dec. 31 that the fortunes of the NWHL season of the new NWHL, who hope to eventually become a changed: forward Denna Laing, a practice player for the major player in the pro sports market down the road.

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tied for the lead with 14 majors. It may be Seattle’s offence, as opposed to their defence in years past, that has teams frightened.

2. Carolina Panthers (15-1), NFC 1st Seed Carolina finished with the best record in the regular season since the Green Bay Packers went 15-1 in 2011. Cam Newton, the leading candidate for MVP, took his team's offense to the next level this year, as they were the highest scoring team in the NFL, with exactly 500 points over the 16-game schedule. Like Seattle, the Panthers will have their top running back returning for the playoffs, and they’ll need Jonathan Stewart to continue his consistent production pre-foot injury late in the seaPHOTO COURTESY NFLPLAYOFFSBRACKET.COM son. Carolina’s defense has been really good 12 teams will compete for the Vince Lombardi Trophy, but only one can all year too, with one of the top contenders stand tall. for the Defensive Player of the Year award in Josh Norman at cornerback. The Panthers are clearly t’s that wonderful time of year again! The NFL Play- a favourite to make a deep playoff run, the only reason offs are underway! Classic matchups, heroic per- they’re not in the top slot is that they’ve lost their #2 formances, controversy, and excitement lie ahead for corner, Charles Tillman for the season, weakening one the next month or so. Then, it all culminates at Super side of their secondary.

Bowl 50 on Feb. 7, where hopefully we’ll be witness to a classic game that once again crowns a deserving cham3. Arizona Cardinals (13-3), NFC 2nd Seed pion. Every season there are legitimate contenders, Many people would have the Cardinals in the top slot and there are wannabe pretenders. Below are the top as a favourite to win Super Bowl 50, they have a great five threats to hoist the Lombardi trophy at the conclu- coach, a quarterback on the top of his game, exciting sion of the 2015 NFL season. players at almost every position, and the bandwagon in Arizona is full to the brim. They’re a great team, and 1. Seattle Seahawks: (10-6), NFC 6th Seed it’s really close between these top three teams who all The Seahawks have a lot going for them right now. happen to be from the NFC. The Cards should be conThey’ve been one of the hottest teams down the stretch sidered the third most dangerous team, however, bein 2015, and have tons of playoff experience. They cause the Seahawks crushed them in the final week of should also be motivated by their loss in last year’s the season, which may have exposed a few weaknesses Super Bowl, and are getting Marshawn Lynch back for in their game. Having said that, it wouldn’t surprise me the post-season. This is a team that's been hitting on all if any of the three teams listed thus far represented cylinders recently, led by Russell Wilson, who held the their conference in the Super Bowl, as each of them is highest passer rating in the league this season at 110.1, of championship caliber. and Doug Baldwin, who caught 3 touchdowns through the first 10 games of the season, but by years end was

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aking a moment to discuss the annual NFL Honors is more apropos than ever now that another thrilling regular season has come to a close.

Based on the numbers available to us, it would appear that some races are fairly tight, whereas others belong to a player by a landslide. That said, only one athlete can win in each category. Here are my predictions as to who will come out on top with their respective awards: Offensive Rookie of the Year: Jameis Winston (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) As of the moment he was drafted, Jameis Winston managed to put all distractions behind him and put together a fine season for a 22-year-old rookie under center. Over the years, there have undoubtedly been a sizable number of quarterbacks that failed to live up to the hype as franchise players. But this wasn't the case with the former Florida State product. Those that saw Winston play this year got the sense that they were watching a true quarterback, or more

specifically someone who inspires confidence in the huddle and possesses the ability to make those around him better. That's exactly what he did with the Bucs, who went from a miserable 2-14 record last season to a respectable 6-10 this time around. Sure, Marcus Mariota deserves some consideration since he was the more efficient passer, but Winston threw for more passing yards and passing touchdowns. The fact that he was able to lead his team to a superior record when compared with Mariota's Titans gives him the edge.

Offensive Player of the Year: Antonio Brown (Pittsburgh Steelers) Despite not having Ben Roethlisberger by his side for four full games, Brown caught a league best 136 passes for 1,834 yards this past season. Only Atlanta Falcons wideout Julio Jones finished with more receiving yards, but it's also worth noting that Jones had three fumbles to Brown's one, and more importantly, Brown's production actually led to wins, enough wins to make the postseason.

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4. Pittsburgh Steelers (10-6), AFC 6th Seed The Steelers are red hot after having won six of their last eight games, and seem like a formidable playoff threat despite a disappointing loss to Baltimore in Week 16. Their offense looks nearly unstoppable with a receiving corps that includes arguably the best wideout in pro football, Antonio Brown, and a reliable #2 in Martavis Bryant. This is the team that everyone says, “no one wants to go up against” in the playoffs, as they can put up a boatload of points against seemingly anyone. That said, the Steelers do have their flaws, especially in the secondary, so that might prevent them from getting to the promise land. However, in a wideopen conference, and with a first round opponent that happens to be missing its starting quarterback in the Bengals, the Steelers are primed to make a big push.

5. Denver Broncos (12-4), AFC 1st Seed The big news this week has been that Peyton Manning will be under-center in Denver for their upcoming playoff game. In order to have success, Peyton will need to get his offense to play it did when he took over for Brock Osweiler in Week 17, leading his team to victory from behind and into the #1 seed in the playoffs. Don’t look past the Broncos’ defense either, as they were the #1 unit in terms of yards allowed, and fourth overall in points allowed this season. Having a first round bye also really helps their chances, as Peyton can be even closer to 100%. Of course it also wouldn’t be completely shocking if Denver was ousted early, but that’s probably true for most teams in the AFC right now. Manning's return may be enough to propel this team into a lengthy campaign towards the Super Bowl.

Overall, the AFC is probably the widest open that it has been in years; as the top seeded teams have a lot of questions, while both wildcard teams are on a hot streak. Conversely, the NFC seems to have three very strong contenders, while the other three teams would need to pull off some massive upsets to make it far. It is anyone’s guess which two teams will be to represent their respective conferences in the biggest game of the year, Super Bowl 50 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.

all 16 games, Brown would have easily cracked 2,000 receiving yards, and this so-called race wouldn't be as close as it's currently made out to be. Conclusion: Brown is most deserving of this honor based on the circumstances.

Defensive Player of the Year: J.J. Watt (Houston Texans) Another year came with more stellar performances from the game's best defensive end. Simply put, Watt can do it all. Although his sack numbers were slightly down from last season, he still managed to lead the league in sacks for a second straight time. After following up an all-time great campaign with 17½ sacks, 8 pass deflections and 3 forced fumbles, it's safe to say that Watt is in a league of his own among the game's pass rushers. In fact, it might even be time for the league to consider naming this award after him.

Coach of the Year: Ron Rivera (Carolina Panthers) Considering the Panthers were a below .500 football team last year, this

one's a no-brainer. Rivera finished his campaign one win shy of a perfect season. Nobody else in the league topped 15-1, which happens to be a franchise best for Carolina. Needless to say, Rivera is a leader of men deserving all the praise now that his group is firing on all cylinders.

Most Valuable Player: Cam Newton (Carolina Panthers) For a while, it seemed like this race was too close to call between Newton and Brady, who were both undefeated by mid-season. The period that followed is what allowed Newton to separate himself from the competition. Passing and rushing combined, Cam scored more touchdowns than any other quarterback this season and was unquestionably the most prominent contributor on a team that finished with the best record in the league. Did I mention that he was able to do all of his damage without his #1 receiver Kelvin Benjamin all year? Yeah, that too. The MVP trophy rightfully belongs on your shelf, Superman.