The Campus. March 15, 2017

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MARCH 15, 2017

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hile Bishop’s is normally a tightknit, respectful community, an act of vandalism occurred in the Student Union Building on the evening of March 9.

Someone went into the men’s washroom below the Gait and ripped away one of the sinks.

“Currently, we believe the sink was intentionally ripped off of the wall that it was secured to. The damage caused a major pipe to burst and a lot of water damage to occur.

The area had to be immediately shut down, the entire water supply to the Gait had to be cut off and emergency plumbers called in,” said Director of Finance and Operations Andrew Morton in a statement he made on behalf of the SRC. “Damages such as these come with a great price, the estimated cost of damages currently stands at minimum $2,000 and depending on the investigation it could be more. These costs must be paid and the funds unfortunately come out of student programming,” he continued. “This means there will be $2,000 less being spent on bettering student life experience here at Bishop’s. We are extremely disappointed that a few people’s actions will have such a great impact on the entire student population.”

At this time, no one has come forward about the vandalism. Morton finished his statement with a comment about respecting the common space.

“We would like to kindly remind all students that the Gait is a space that deserves to be respected. Incidents like these are unacceptable and jeopardize the safety of our students and clients. Please respect the space if you want the Gait to remain open.”

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Bishop’s considers joining Quebec Student Union RACHEL NEWCOMBE News Editor

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tudents will have one more decision to make in the upcoming general election. There is a referendum on the table, set to decide whether or not Bishop’s University will join the Quebec Student Union (QSU).

The Campus met with QSU president Nicolas Lavallée to talk about what the QSU is, and what joining would do for the Bishop’s community.

“It’s a very new national student association,” Lavallée explained, indicating it was just over a year old. Its main purpose is to provide a speaking platform

for its members at a variety of government levels.

The need for an organization like this originated in 2012, according to Lavallée. This was when many students were striking over tuition hikes. “There were tensions… at the end of the strike,” Lavallée explained. At the time, the Fédération étudiante universitaire du Québec (FEUQ) was the main source of representation, but dissolved after the conflict.

Now the QSU is presenting itself as a new vehicle for student advocacy, and so far represent 75,000 students from seven universities.

Lavallée stressed the importance of

having a conduit to political parties. “[The] SRC could have a political voice at the provincial and federal level,” he explained. According to QSU it has been over ten years since the SRC has had any government representation.

Voting yes to joining QSU could “put Bishop’s University students on the political agenda,” Lavallée assured.

QSU is currently advocating for funding at the regional level, increasing awareness of sexual harassment and consent in universities, and overall improvement on loans and bursaries programs.

One concern that can arise when people hear the term “union” is that if

Representatives of the Quebec Student Union were on campus to talk to students about the upcoming decision that they will have to make.

everyone else goes on strike, does that mean Bishop’s students would to?

Lavallée said this would not be the case. The students would advise the SRC on their decision, and the SRC would notify the QSU. “If other associations are on strike… it doesn’t have to affect the SRC,” he explained.

Striking is “not our business. You are advocating for what you want,” Lavallée said. “We don’t dictate.”

QSU representatives will be on campus answering questions about the referendum until a couple days before the vote. So far, according to Lavallée, the questions have been thoughtful and the response to QSU very positive.

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BEST Project fund creates best experiences SAMUEL LAZANIS Opinions Editor

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n 2010, an anonymous philanthropic graduate made a gift commitment to establish the BEST Project fund. Since then the fund has committed itself to providing resources for ambitious students and has become the premier experiential learning opportunity at Bishop’s.

The funds are awarded to the students who have the potential to create a significant impact and to help them determine their career paths and realize their ambitions.

This year presented a number of winners with a wide range of interests that demonstrated Bishop’s unique community; from refugee sheltering to cardiovascular disease treatment to providing

free legal treatment to inmates.

Winners include Daniella Aguinaga, Briar Bennett-Flammer, Junru Bian, William Bryson, Alexa Ehlebracht, Jake (Dennis) Gerlofs, William HebertVendramini, Vanessa Oliveira, Charles Rumsby, Abdel Sendhadji, and Simon Stankovich-Hamel.

The Campus sat down with Briar Bennett-Flammer to discuss the BEST Project. Bennett-Flammer is a third year student from Ottawa studying classical studies and neuroscience. This summer, she will take part in a volunteer excavation of the Vindola historic site in Northumberland, England—a Roman fortress from the first century CE. Like most people, Briar was not always sure what she wanted to do. She eventually enrolled in Bishop’s Univer-

sity’s neuroscience program since it came closest to covering her interests in psychology, biology, and history.

As her interest in history grew stronger, she began to minor in classics. “I had already been taking classics courses for my electives” she said, so the change was almost a matter of course.

Even at a young age she was immersed in classical texts, her parents preferred to read from Virgil over some children’s novel. Meanwhile Hollywood provided the seeds for archeology; Briar remembered being inspired by the exciting exploits of archeologists in The Mummy.

Then when she was fifteen, she visited the Vindola historic site with her family.

Although she didn’t know it then, she would end up excavating the site years later, it almost seems like fate—aided by

the BEST Project.

Briar is happy to get the opportunity to explore the archeological side of classics and was quite impressed by the ease of the process. The BEST proposal was easy for a dedicated and passionate fan of Roman society and the interview that followed was friendly and open.

Now all that remains is looking forward to digging up lost treasures.

The BEST Project is another program offered by Bishop’s that makes our school so unique. It gives the students an outlet and resources for their creativity, ambition, and imagination.

If you’re a student interested in being on the future list of recipients for a project of your own, visit the Bishop’s webpage to share your great ideas with the rest of the community.

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New event proposes a smoother transition for grads RACHEL NEWCOMBE News Editor

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he Bishop’s University Advancement Office and the Alumni Association are organizing a brand new event for the 2017 graduating class.

The event, called the Grad Send-Off, will give new grads opportunities to mingle with alumni and faculty.

Lauren Straw, a 2016 graduate, explained that the event was contrived to help with the transition between school and everything else.

“We were kind of missing this transition from student to alumni,” she explained. The event will ideally have a two-fold goal; make students feel like they are a part of something beyond Bishop’s, and give graduates the impression of what it is like to be alumni.

The Grad Send-Off, taking place in April, will be formatted like a cocktail party, with new graduates able to mingle with alumni, most of who, according to Straw, will be from the Eastern Townships and Montreal area.

“We’re choosing strategic individuals to come back,” Straw explained, indicating that this meant alumni from all disciplines and backgrounds.

“As a recent grad, I quickly learned that Bish-

op’s is not just a degree—once graduating you are instantly a part of a family that spreads across the world. You will constantly run into Bishop’s alumni and no matter how many years later, you will always have this instant connection because you went to BU,” Straw said.

Part of that is meeting people who were once in the same position as the 2017 graduating class.

Whether students have plans or not, Straw said that someone will have experienced the same feeling. “It’s okay to not know what you’re doing,” she assured, indicating that it was her hope that talking with alumni would ease worry about the future.

Students are required to RSVP to the event, and so far the response has been overwhelmingly positive.

“We’ve gotten over 100 [RSVPs] already,” Straw said, with more still on the way.

Straw was confident that this event would quickly become a grad-favourite. “They’re in a room full of people that are welcoming them,” she said. “This is something that is going to become a tradition.”

And if there is one thing that is well known about Bishop’s, it’s that there is a strong sense of family and tradition.

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Brescia preliminary program creates automatic Gaiters RACHEL NEWCOMBE News Editor

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tudents at Brescia University College (London, Ont.) will be able to don purple without too much fuss. An agreement has been finalized between BUC and Bishop’s University that enables students who complete the Preliminary Year Program to qualify for automatic admission into a Bishop’s undergraduate program.

“We are delighted to partner with Bishop’s in providing this new and effective pathway for our students,” said Brescia’s Vice-Principal Students Marianne Simm. “Beyond their existing pathways

at Western and our affiliate partners, Brescia’s Preliminary Year students, who are predominantly international, will now have the opportunity to pursue their post-secondary education within a similar and intimate, supportive liberal arts environment.”

Brescia is an all-female university college, and with male students needing other post-secondary options, the agreement gives all students an opportunity to experience this type of education, according to Dan Seneker, Director of Enrolment Management.

“We look forward to welcoming these students and have them join the Bishop’s community,” Seneker said.

Following the North Star American refugees flee to Canada DAVID MARRACK Contributor

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anada has suddenly found an issue it isn’t particularly used to: refugees coming, not direct from the Middle East or via Europe, but from across our border to the south. With the sudden effect of President Trump’s executive orders, many ethnic minorities in the United States, particularly Muslims, are concerned with the sudden change in American policy.

These refugees worry about the ramifications it may have for their continued livelihood, and in some cases, their very freedom.

However, Canada isn’t exactly the best place to flee to this winter, not the least because of the cold, but also our political parties seem to be gearing up for a populist show-off, similar to that which has been bouncing around Europe for the past two years. Kellie Leitch, one of the likely Conservative leadership candidates, is pushing for a “views test” that would filter possible immigrants based on their views, per CBC News.

In addition to that, Canada is reprioritizing its immigration plans for the next year, and doesn’t plan on many refugees. In fact, the liberal government plans on accepting some 15,000 fewer refugees and Protected Persons than in 2016. They’ll be focusing on economic applicants, as always, and bringing in more family members of already settled immigrants, in the area of 4,000.

These changes would mean that the refugee section of the 300,000 planned immigrants goes down from a sixth to just over one tenth, and that there is no increase in the total number of immigrants, despite the ongoing conflict in Syria and Iraq, and that millions of refugees still lack homes.

Canada has plenty of room, and more than enough applicants, we just need to be willing hosts. The idea that “views tests” will help protect the country is absurd, and lacks the foresight that is needed here; it is simply a populist political gesture.

What the Conservative leadership candidates should be pushing for, and what Prime Minister Trudeau should be implementing, is a clear distinction within the question.

Make space for refugees, but with the identification that they are here as temporary guests, not permanent residents. Daesh, or the Islamic State, will be defeated, at which time skilled men and women will be needed to rebuild Syria and Iraq.

Immigrants, on the other hand, should be invited with open arms, families that are not fleeing a wartorn home, but instead are looking to create a better future. Canada is, after all, a country of immigrants, as much as the United States. We should try to do our cousins to the south one better; if that means taking in their weary and frostbitten, then we will do what we can.

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Dude, where’s my weed?

An open letter to Prime Minister Trudeau structure, helping refugees, eliminating poverty, and fighting terrorism.

What about the drug pins profiteering off of these r. Trudeau, it has been over a year since your gov- sales before legalization? The truth of the matter is: ernment has been in power and few campaign small drug users suffer most at the hands of Johnny law promises, other than bourgeois tax cuts, have been before those profiteering from drug sales. fulfilled. Now after this recent electoral fiasco, I’m inHow can Justin Trudeau arrest so many Canadians clined to ask, where the hell is my weed? for using marijuana when he has openly admitted to The government has hardly moved towards decrim- doing so himself? Does he consider himself above the inalization, let alone legallaw? Is this the reward for a ization.

“How can Justin Trudeau arrest so good name?

Meanwhile, cannabis enWell unfortunately as a thusiasts have continued many Canadians for using marijuana plebe, I’m not gifted with to be arrested across this when he has openly admitted to doing such a name so I’m stuck great nation. Recently, Jodie so himself? Does he consider himself working a shitty job and and Marc Emery were ar- above the law? “ studying my ass off. rested and their stores I have to deal with numerwere raided. A number ous angry rude people who of stores were closed in a large-scale drug bust that don’t appreciate what I do for them during the small left three other high profile cannabis enthusiasts in amount of free time I have. prison.

Is it too much to have some legal weed in local disWhy are we continuing this ridiculous war on drugs pensaries for myself and like-minded comrades to when it is supposed to be legalized soon? relax? Am I truly hurting anyone when I take a big hit Clearly this is a better use of taxpayer money than from Rosa Luxembong? education, hospitals, repairing our crumbling infraWhen I’m purchasing cannabis from a legal dispensCOMRADE MJ KATZ Contributor

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ary, I know it is regulated and quality assured; I know that I am not getting a mouldy product laced with fertilizer due to improper and rushed drying or curing techniques.

When I was a young teen, I was able to walk to the park to meet an old man that would sell me some weed without any questions. At least with legal dispensaries, we would reduce the risk of such situations.

With the legal tax benefits, we could even fund the policing of illegal drug dealers that might sell to children.

In 2015 Colorado tallied up to nearly a billion dollars in cannabis sales, which brought in 129 million dollars in tax revenue. Forty billion has gone into the state BEST fund, which has provided much needed aid to rural schools. California, which legalized marijuana last year, is projecting one billion dollars worth of tax revenue once it starts sales in 2018.

There is a great deal of untapped potential in cannabis-loving Canada. Now let’s hurry up and get this legalized so we can start funnelling money into education, health services, infrastructure, and finding a way to scientifically combine maple syrup, poutine, bacon, timbits, and weed.

Pineapple does go on pizza In defence of my favourite pizza topping

ometimes, with all the negative things going on in the world, you have to write about something silly to keep you sane.

Last month, Icelandic President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson claimed in jest that if he could do so, he would ban pineapple as a pizza topping.

He probably wasn’t aware of how much that statement would blow up. The Internet has been abuzz with one of the biggest questions since “the dress” (which will always be white and gold to me): does pineapple belong on pizza?

This declaration sparked a debate toward all corners of the Internet, with people for and agains pineapple on pizza. Even our own Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declared himself #TeamPineapple, praising the madein-Canada pizza invention.

Spanning across social media sites including Facebook, Twitter, and Reddit, memes and postings about pineapple on pizza took over the Internet, making the great debate impossible to ignore.

I’m here to make the case that yes, pineapple does go on pizza, and it is delicious. As much as I love having my integrity as a human being questioned when I eat pineapple on pizza, let me stand proud here: pineapple is the superior topping, and I am not ashamed of my love for it.

The most popular method of consuming pineapple on pizza is in the form of “Hawaiian pizza,” usually topped with ham and pineapple. The story goes that

pineapple on pizza was a Canadian invention, said to have started with chef Sam Panopoulos creating the Hawaiian pizza and it becoming a local hit, allowing it to spread to other pizzerias.

I’m a fan of Hawaiian pizza, but let’s be honest: it could be a lot better. Ham and pineapple is a good combination, but its basic to say the least. It could use a little more excitement.

One of the greatest flavour combinations cannot be ignored when it comes to pineapple on pizza: sweet and spicy. Pineapple and jalapeno? Hell yeah. Pineapple and hot banana peppers? Yes, please. Sweet and spicy have always worked well together, and these pairings on pizza are excellent.

Something else to improve your pineapple on pizza experience could be changing the meat.

I prefer Italian sausage and bacon to ham, and these meats paired with pineapple still go quite well. It’s worth trying combinations with foods you love, rather than writing it off entirely.

Hawaiian pizza might not be for everyone. Pineapple as a topping adds fun and

diversity to your pizzas, and in my humble opinion, pairs excellently with fatty meats like bacon and spicy veggies like hot peppers.

It’s a matter of finding the ways that you love pineapple the most, and pairing it with food that you like.

Don’t force yourself to love pineapple on pizza if you don’t, but I think pineapple can be useful outside of the simple Hawaiian pizza.

So to you, pineapple on pizza haters, I urge you to try it just one more time. Make it a flavour combination you’re excited to try. Replace the ham with bacon if you like. Get excited for the experience; don’t dread it.

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ST. PATRICK’S DAY

Taryn Buskard, Features Editor » thecampus.features@gmail.com

Bleed… green?

TARYN BUSKARD Features Editor

United States, with the holiday finding its roots in the east, and moving across the nation.

St. Patrick’s Day is still the most ishop’s pride is often announced by at home in the Maritimes, but most the profound attachment to the colour communities across Canada have purple. Come St. Patrick’s Day, purple is some form of celebration.

If there is abandoned in favour of the holiday’s sigone thing that Lennoxvillans know nature green colour. how to do, it’s celebrating St. PatThe modern story of St. Patrick’s Day rick’s Day. (while celebratory) erases much of the The Lion is best known for live holiday’s Irish origins. While the incentive music and copious amounts of is different, the way we celebrate is not as green beer and Guinness. It is often distant as we may expect. where you will run into locals who Over 50% of Canadians claim to partake are celebrating their Irish heritin some form of St. Patrick’s Day festivities. age.

According to public health, the holiday has This year, St. Patrick’s Day falls the highest rate of alcohol purchasing and on a Friday, meaning that Lenconsumption in North America. noxville is about to come alive Now known for leprechauns, drinking, with explosions of green. Many and the colour green, the holiday finds its people invite their friends into roots in the Christian celebration of the town to celebrate. passing of St. Patrick.

Even Doolittle’s plays into the fun by “There is no denying that the Bishadding green to their op’s community loves any chance to purple clad storefront. dress up and celebrate. St. Patrick’s There is no denyDay is no exception.” ing that the Bishop’s community loves any chance to dress up Celebrated by several denominations, and celebrate.

St. Patrick’s Day St. Patrick’s Day has many different hisis no exception. torical connotations.

People have partied on lawns St. Patrick’s Day was commonly referred in spite of flooding. When St. to as a feast day when it was first instilled.

Patrick’s Day falls on a Tuesday The holiday symbolized the ability to cave students can still be found celeto gluttony for a single day, during the seabrating.

Occasionally, someone son of lent. turns up in a leprechaun costume, This meant that the drinking restricadding to the festivities. tions of lent were momentarily abolished, Bishop’s knows how to throw a so the Irish would celebrate accordingly. party and make the most of things. So St. Patrick’s Day also announced the ardress in your best green, buy a Guinness, rival of Christianity in Ireland, and later and join in. marked the arrival of Irish immigrants Be sure to drink responsibly, atinternationally. tend your classes, and reThough the roots of the holiday are inmember that with the herently religious that does not mean the holiday falling on a way people celebrate has changed very weekend: you’re much.

The modern means of celebration hy- in it for the long perbolize the existing drinking culture run.

Your break in North America. Over-consumption defrom lent fined traditional celebration, and drinking may be a litis now synonymous with the holiday. tle bit longer What brought this Irish holiday, and its than the tradassociated gluttony to Canada?

Irish When the Irish settlers immigrated, itional c e l e b r a t ions, their celebrations and traditions came but don’t let the with them. Newfoundland and Labrador weather keep you were dense with Irish identity, and are the from embracing your home of the holiday’s Canadian roots. inner green.

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ur school is so well known for its intense partying that the Montreal St. Patrick’s Day Parade will be featuring a Bishop’s University float to bring the party to the city this year.

Sure, our party culture may be one of the deciding factors for many people when choosing to come study at Bishop’s, but is that really what we want to be known for after all that research has found in relation to excessive alcohol consumption?

With St. Patrick’s Day around the corner, I am left to reflect on the behavior that occurs each year on campus around this festively green holiday.

Last year, several of my professors were disappointed to see that countless students decided to skip their classes to celebrate instead.

After a weekend full of drinking green beer, Lennoxville was trashed and disrespected.

Countless students laughed at

stories of drunken behavior that would otherwise be labeled as irresponsible if alcohol had not been in the mix.

Each year, thousands of university students die from alcohol related medical complications around the world. This leads to a rather complicated question: why are students drinking so much alcohol that they are put into potentially life threatening situations?

The Canadian government defines binge drinking as five or more drinks for males and four or more for females over a span of two hours. (It should be noted that the differences in amount based on sex are due to weight and body fat percentage differences.)

I don’t know about you, but having four to five drinks in less than two hours sounds like a typical pre-drink at Bishop’s on top of what happens when you get to the main event.

What happens to your body when you binge drink? If you avoid the odds of not getting yourself into any legal trouble, you are still damaging your body in potentially permanent ways.

Hangovers often wait on the other side of a night of heavy partying, as well as the potential for experiencing severe emotional reactions while intoxicated. You may even suffer from alcohol poisoning.

Alcohol poisoning is more common than many people believe. Signs include confusion, passing

out, slowed breathing and heart rate, cold/clammy skin, and vomiting.

Does this sound like your typical Saturday night?

It may be time to make an appointment at the counseling center to discuss the dangers of these drinking habits.

Repeated experiences of binge drinking increase one’s risk of developing a plethora of mental problems including a physical addiction to alcohol, damage to the stomach, fattening of the liver, irreversible memory problems, and in the worst cases death.

Many warning signs can develop after only a few months, and most don’t even know what these signs are.

In addition, mixing excessive alcohol use with social situations leads to the inability to consent. This is something that many people disregard when looking for a drunken hook-up. According to the law, a person cannot consent to sexual acts when intoxicated.

This St. Patrick’s Day, I urge students to reflect on the reasons why they feel they must binge drink and party without regards for their surroundings.

Alcohol is a social lubricant, meaning it can be a great way to let loose and bond with friends, but there is a big difference between having a few drinks and getting wasted.

Remember the implications of your actions, and act in a way that is congruent with respecting yourself and those around you.

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he phrase “it’s not alcoholism until you graduate” causes many students to turn their heads and laugh. With the active drinking culture at Bishop’s, it is easy to feel like binge drinking is a normal habit.

The reality is that no one talks about alcoholism in this environment.

Our culture portrays alcoholics as angry old men and moms who pour wine into their coffee cups. There is no denying that this form of alcoholism exists, but university students also fall victim to alcoholic tendencies.

It is okay to enjoy drinking, and to enjoy being drunk, but there is a difference between being a big drinker and having an alcoholic state of mind. Like anything else, it is importance to find the separation between the two.

Because so few people in the typical university age group discuss alcoholism personally, it can feel like the resources don’t exist.

Health news outlet Active Beat published an interactive article summarizing many of the symptoms that accompany alcoholism. These symptoms and habits are further fleshed out on the Alcoholics Anonymous website, which provides

literature, a chat room, and information on local meetings.

The list is broken down into several common symptoms: • Blacking out very early in the night (after 1-2 drinks), or becoming a very different person when you are drunk • Using alcohol to cope, feel better, or escape reality and in turn experiencing extreme emotional variations • Anxiety, insomnia, and/or nausea when you stop drinking • Once you start drinking you can’t stop or you’ve tried to give up drinking and can’t • Not being able to be around people who are drinking without participating • Drinking more than you intended to because it’s there, and only being able to stop if there isn’t alcohol available • Physical effects on your body (including broken capillaries, muscle pain, shaking hands, and bad sleeping patterns) • Interference in relationships and work habits • Feeling like you need to drink when you first wake up, or not recognizing when it is inappropriate to drink There is no inherent issue with drinking, but like anything else, it is important to have the complicated conversation surrounding the subject as well as having the fun.

Because we stigmatize alcoholism, it is hard to discuss the negative side of drinking culture. Exploiting the signs may allow you to care for yourself or someone dear in your life.

There’s been lots of talk around the beneficial effects of colouring for stress relief. Sharpen your crayons, grab the front page of this issue of The Campus, and take some time for yourself.

PAYTON BERNETT Contributor

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Weeklong BU Art Festival celebrates multi-disciplined artistic visions DARCIE DANESH AND FROY CHOI Contributor

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ishop’s tight-knit community is home to several great artists, from visual arts, performance arts, film, music, and literature. To present the diversity our school has to offer, BU Arts Club has developed a weeklong celebration titled the Bishop’s University Art Festival (BUAF). The official dates for the festival will be from March 20-25.

On top of showcasing efforts from students of all disciplines, local artists will also be in attendance.

The event will celebrate the whole spectrum of the creative arts—uniting and bringing all forms forward in the Bishop’s community and the Eastern Townships.

The BUAF team will have a table posted in the sub from Monday to Thursday handing out passports for the festival, as well as selling merchandise by local artists. The team will also be available to answer any questions and give more information about the festival events.

On Monday, March 20 the festival will kick off with screenings of past BU Film Festival films in the Gait from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., as well as a showing of trailers for the new films set to premier at this year’s BUFF on April 1.

On Tuesday, the Bishop’s University Arts Festival is proud to support the Opening Night of the Graduate Art Show.

March 22 has been coined “Workshop Wednesday”. The festival will feature two workshops, both wildly different and extremely entertaining to watch, learn, and do. The first will be held by Professor Regine Newman of the Fine Arts Department. Newman will host a bookbinding workshop using recycled material showing the versatilely of material and the beauty of self-made books.

The second is a watercolor workshop, hosted by Froy Choi, a coordinator for the festival and student artist in the Arts Lab. Froy will go through the motions and show participants the beauty of this temperamental medium of paint.

On Thursday, March 23, BUAF will be taking over Happy Hour at the Gait from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Artistic Happy Hour will feature Jazz Combo performances, improvised drama pieces, and an acoustic performance by the band Virginie B. On Friday, BUAF is honoured to celebrate the 11th annual Culture Show hosted by the Caribbean and African Student Association with this year’s instalment titled “Out of Africa”.

On the last day of the festival, Saturday, March 25, Novecento: The Legend of 1900 will have a one night showing at 7 p.m. in Bandeen Hall. The play chronicles the story of Novecento, a pianist that spent his whole life on the ocean and never set foot on land. This contemporary outlook will feature live performances of his musical pieces by lead actor Casey Fulton. The play was written and fully conceived by Amelie Primaeau Bureau, a drama and arts administration student at Bishop’s University.

The after party for the festival and play will take place on Saturday evening at the Golden Lion Pub and Brewery, featuring live band performances from local bands. The first band is Lithium Bridge, a student group that plays alt. soft psych. rock sounds. The second band is Hoodooed. These are some members from Mojo Wizard that have been making huge noise in Sherbrooke and round the townships with their hard psychedelic sounds and punk edge.

Cover is $2 after 10:00 p.m.; people arriving from 10:00 p.m. to 11:15 p.m. are able to grab a beer at the bar courtesy of BUAF.

The drama department presents...

The Memorandum

A new, artificial language of bureaucratic gobbledygook is introduced into the mysterious “Agency”. The only problem is, no one can understand it, least of all the managing director…

An absurdist satire where humanist values butt up against a paranoia-producing system of tedium, pettiness, and what’s for lunch today? $10 for Students $12 for Adults March 22 to 26, 8 p.m.

Turner Studio Theatre Directed by Mary Harvey

PHOTO COURTESY MICHAEL SINNOTT

Creative team takes A Midsummer Night’s Dream back to the future DOMINIQUE DAVIDSON Arts & Culture Editor

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he efforts placed into the creation of a drama production are endless, particularly for a work as intricate as the Shakespearean play A Midsummer Night’s Dream, which was performed last weekend on the Centennial stage.

The production group has had only a month to create the entire show. This not only includes the performance element, such as character development, memorization, blocking, and interactions, but the creation of a set, thirty-plus costumes, sound and lighting design and technical elements such as programs, photography, and posters (hand painted and all from scratch).

This semester’s production was inspired by the most recent Star Wars movie. Actors Charlotte Peters and Julian Dawson describe the play as “psychedelic-art-nouveau-in-space future— with a dash of Steampunk in Shakespearian language” — which only adds to the complexity of the creation.

Each actor plays a multiplicity of characters, which has challenged costume designer Candice Herring to create at least two costumes per actor that are malleable enough to allow quick changes while maintaining the Star Wars inspiration.

Moreover, this year the production has had the addition of a Bishop’s University alumni, Michael Sinnott to their production committee to introduce the students to elements of scene painting.

It’s provided the opportunity for stu-

dents of Production II and Intermediate Tech to learn the art of scene painting through workshops which is an opportunity never before offered.

“The play divides into three sections,” states Jesse Mclean, director, “there’s the lovers, the mechanics and the fairies— so it’s almost been a creation of three smaller plays and finally combined into a larger performance.”

The majority of the time, the performance was developed out of order due to availabilities, and everything only comes together just before the performance when individual worlds can be combined into the larger context. “It’s almost like a theatre festival that eventually gets strung together,” said Peters.

When discussing difficulties on Shakespearean language, the actors described the understanding of language as a process: “It reads like gibberish at first,” said Pierre-Luc Pepin, performing the role of Oberon, “and a lot of people are intimidated by Shakespeare’s work.” Pepin elaborates to discuss the varying divisions of Shakespeare’s language, “While the lovers speak in verse, the mechanics often speak in prose, and the fairies in iambic septameter.”

“I’m simultaneously taking a course on modern [theatre] and finding Shakespeare text far easier to work with,” said Peters, who acts in the role of Helena. “Shakespearean language makes sense. At least for my role as a lover, I speak entirely in verse, which is far easier to memorize. Every idea connects, and that’s why [his] work has lasted.”

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In a Shakespearean galaxy, far, far away…

A Midsummer Night’s Dream review DOMINIQUE DAVIDSON Arts & Culture Editor

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Midsummer Night’s Dream, directed by Jesse MacLean, is the most unusual rendition of a Shakespearean play ever performed at Bishop’s University. With inspiration drawn from the most recent Star Wars movie, but the use of the original text, MacLean has somehow managed to successfully incorporate this futureworld with old Shakespearian language.

Centennial’s stage was absolutely transformed: with the floor resembling a collision of a Roman coliseum and a space shuttle, the set design included movable stations to make quick scene adjustments. An appreciated element was the easy access to the seating in the auditorium. This allowed the actors to achieve a new level of playfulness as they ran up and down the rafters, chasing each other or incorporating direct discussion towards the individual members.

However, with the flexibility of the set design arose a frustrating new challenge for the actors: with every movement, footsteps echoed around stage.

At times it became difficult to hear the actors speaking simultaneously to their movements. Other times, it was voices or cluttering noises backstage

that extracted the audience from the dream world.

This could be quickly ignored however because of the new dimensions of the characters. Praise should be offered to Lysander (played by Gordon Barnett) and Helena (played by Charlotte Peters), as both of these characters tied the setting with the language outstandingly—which was certainly not an easy interpretation due to the spectrum distances.

The interpretation of Lysander’s character offered the most original personification of a Shakespearian character. With moments of overdramatization and over-reactions, the interpretation created a multi-dimensional character that anyone would love to befriend. Helena carried the most hilarious monologues, and can almost always be found chasing Demetrius in the most chaotic way.

Though the original language was maintained, the cast made sense of the text through the acting. Admittedly, Shakespeare is a very difficult author to perform to a crowd due to its poesy. I appreciated the work the actors put into the performance element, thus if the play was performed in silence, the audience would still have absolute understanding of the plotline. Only for short moments did I express confusion in development.

For example, the introduction of the mechanics had me wishing that I had recently re-read the original script. Due to the absurdist attire and gestures, I was initially unsure of their roles, and had assumed that they had been created by MacLean to insert modern structure to the play. Of course, with the association of the characters with their respected roles in the play within the play, they became recognizable as the actors and were quite entertaining. But, the addition of a toilet plunger, a metal detector and a butterfly net caused more uncertainty than anything else.

It was quite refreshing to experience an interpretation of Shakespeare where the actors are not shouting in incomprehensible American-to-British-accents in Elizabethan dress in a setting as old as time.

Though without acknowledgement that this performance is more so an adaptation than traditional Shakespeare, I would have left the auditorium in an awe of strangeness and likely would not have appreciated it as much as I eventually did. Overall, the show was quite enjoyable and made a rather lengthy play feel light and fluid.

The numerous hours of work certainly reflected in conclusion and the entire production team should feel proud of their result.

CASA presents...

Out Of Africa!

DOMINIQUE DAVIDSON Arts & Culture Editor

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The three distinct stories were cleary visible from the costumes.

PHOTOS COURTESY MICHAEL SINNOTT

he Caribbean African Student Association presents the 11th annual Culture Show, Out of Africa!

CASA represents the voices of students of African and Caribbean decent on campus to promote cultures as well as increase awareness on the importance of the historical, political, social, and economic issues of these cultures.

CASA fundamentally strives to strengthen and promote an African presence at Bishop’s University and beyond. The Culture Show is an event to celebrate multiculturalism in the school and provide students with a more diversified Bishop’s experience. The show celebrates the talents and skills of the students while raising funds for important charities.

This year, all proceeds go to Light-

ing Africa, an initiative to bring solar panels to rural areas of Africa: as a result of this initiative, a number of households, villages, community houses, schools and health centers have been connected to electricity for the first time ever. Local jobs, primarily for young people, have also been created in these communities, whether for installation of equipment or for maintenance.

The Culture Show will also include fashion lines from student, local, and international designers, with a number of students modeling for each line. Some clothing will be available for purchase prior to the performances.

CASA invites you to join in the celebration in your best attire beginning at 7 p.m. in the Gait on the March 24.

An after party at the Gait will follow the show at 10:00 p.m.

Tickets are available at Doolittle’s for $10 or $12 at the door.

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THE CAMPUS MARCH 15, 2017 Maddie Hession, Sports Editor » thecampus.sports@gmail.com

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Lady Gaiters battle against Concordia in season finals, lose 61-53 ABDULLAH SIDDIQI Contributor

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he Gaiters women’s basketball team played in front of their home crowd against the Concordia Stingers on Wednesday, Feb. 22. Unfortunately, the night did not go as planned for the Gaiter girls. The final game of the season slipped away by eight points with a final score of 61-53 for the Stingers.

A strong start by Concordia gave them a 15-5 lead after the first quarter. The Gaiters, with a slower start, could not keep up with the Stingers high pace. Gaiters Edith Noblecilla was fouled on a breakaway to earn the first free throw for Bishop’s; she saw one of the two make it to the net. The Gaiters first three-pointer was scored by Noemie HamelPetit. Concordia’s Jazlin Barker was fouled and earned one of two free throw points to end the second with a score of 29-20 for the Stingers.

The second half began the same way it concluded with Concordia sinking two of the free throws to bring the score to 31-20. The first

points for the Gaiters in the second half came from Maude Archambault. Gaiter Ashley Milhomme was fouled and received two free throws. She also sunk a three pointer to close the gap to 31-28, but Stinger Tamara PinardDevoa built an additional five-point lead.

Marchizotti tied the game with another two points at 33-33 followed by Archambault with another two taking the lead for the first time with 35-33 for Bishop’s. Enjoying the lead for only a short time, Concordia returned to regain the lead, finishing off the quarter at 46-47.

The fourth quarter showed a lack confidence from the Gaiters. Concordia led 58-50 with five minutes remaining on the clock and both teams missed the net repeatedly. The game concluded with a score of 61-53 for the Stingers.

Richelle Gregoire was the leading scorer for Concordia finishing with 24 points. On the Gaiters’ side, Ashley Milhomme came out on top with 12 points. The loss wraps up the home season for the Gaiters who will miss the RSEQ playoffs for the fifth straight year.

Gaiters close off the season with a 61-53 loss.

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Gaiters bow out of season at the Citadins’ doorstep KYLE DONNELLY Alumnus Contributor

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tired Gaiters squad stumbled into the east side of downtown Montreal on Saturday, Feb. 25. Playing their third game in eight nights, and their second in four nights, the Gaiters’ senior end-ofseason pride was on full display.

Abdul Kamane scored 17 points and Jona Bermillo added 13 in his final CIS showdown, but it wasn’t enough as the UQAM Citadins’ beat the Bishop’s Gaiters 78-69. Joany CastorThadal scored 11 to round out the Gaiters in double figures. Leading the way for UQAM was Yassin Debache, who scored 21 points and grabbed 12 rebounds.

Bishop’s trailed early but rallied to grab a one-point lead heading into the final frame before UQAM completed the comeback. Rod Gilpin, completing his first full season as Gaiters head coach, outlined the grind of the Gaiters’ schedule as it played a major role in BU’s misfortunes. “It was a two point game with less than two minutes to go and we just ran out of gas. Wednesday night took a lot out of us and our guys were playing on fumes in the second half. They did a great job hanging in, but UQAM was fresher and their size wore us down.”

The Citadins, cognisant of the Gaiters’ weariness following a tightly contested 79-76 loss to the Concordia Stingers on Wednesday night, came out looking to break the Gaiters down both offensively and defensively, where they entered the contest well below league average.

Bishop’s weathered the storm and responded to tie the game at 19 after the first frame.

UQAM outscored Bishop’s 18-14 in the second stanza for a 37-33 lead at the break. Bishop’s fought back and won the third quarter 21-16 but was unable to hold onto the lead. The host Citadins netted 25 fourth quarter points compared to the Gaiters’ 15 to complete the comeback.

Kamane’s 17 points came on a 6-17 shooting performance in 37 minutes of court time.

Bermillo ended his university career with 13 points and adding three assists in 28 minutes.

Debache scored 21 points on 8-14 shooting and grabbed 10 rebounds including six at the offensive end for the Citadins.

UQAM as a team out-rebound Bishop’s 49-30 and had 22 offensive boards PHOTO COURTESY GAITERS.CA leading to 17 Abdul Kamane scored 17 points against UQAM.

second chance points.

Debache’s size proved a menace for the Gaiters all night, particularly in the second half when he posted five offensive rebounds compared to the Gaiters’ seven. Greishe Clerjuste scored 16 and Misi Boye Jeanneau added 14 to round out the Citadins in double figures.

Gilpin in his weekly blog noticed changes amongst, not just his squad, but throughout the entire league on this year’s quest through the CIS schedule.

“CIS basketball is now a major 12 month a year commitment for athletes. Attrition is much higher than it was even eight to ten years ago and you have to love it if you are going to make that commitment. Due to education, technology, and increased expectations, athletes are better trained, coaches are better prepared and the game may even be played at a higher level, but a lot of what made the experience of being a CIS student-athlete special has disappeared unfortunately... for better or for worse.”

The Gaiters 2016-2017 campaign comes to a close with their tenth consecutive loss as they finish the year at 2-14 in the RSEQ (6-20 overall). The win leveled UQAM’s RSEQ record at 8-8 and leaves them in third place in the conference.

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Canadian standing in Major League Soccer JONATHAN FRYDMAN Contributor

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Shea McClellin, linebacker, New England Patriots, hurdled over the Baltimore Ravens’ line, blocking Kicker Justin Tucker’s field goal attempt, his only missed field goal of the year.

Justin Tucker’s 2016:

The greatest kicking season in NFL history GERRIT COULTER Contributor

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he National Football League was full of spectacular performances last year, and everyone was talking about them. There was Matt Ryan, who won the league’s Most Valuable Player award after an amazing statistical season. We saw Aaron Rodgers lead the Packers on an unprecedented run where they won the last six games of the season en route to a playoff birth. One cannot forget the MVP-caliber play of Julio Jones, and the two rookies in Dallas, Ezekiel Elliott, and Dak Prescott.

There was also Tom Brady, who set the NFL record for touchdown-to-interception ratio (28-2) after being suspended for the first four games of the year. He proceeded to lead his team to a Lombardi Trophy in the greatest comeback in Super Bowl (maybe even NFL) history, and won the Super Bowl MVP in the process.

All of these performances have been written and talked about to no end, but there is one player who had the greatest season in his position’s history who does not seem to be getting much publicity: Justin Tucker. Kicker for the Baltimore Ravens, Tucker broke, tied, or came close to so many NFL records, it is ridiculous.

Tucker only missed one field goal attempt, which came without even being off-target. How is that possible? Well, that single miss came when the Ravens played the Patriots, and Linebacker Shea McClellin blocked Tucker’s kick.

In some circumstances, the kicker can receive some of the blame for a blocked kick, for example, if his kick trajectory was too low, and it was blocked at the line. However in this case, Shea McClellin jumped over the Raven’s long snapper and blocked the kick with his entire torso from two yards away.

There was no way for Tucker to kick the ball past McClellin, there was noth-

ing he could have done differently.

Therefore, I would put Tucker in the same category as the seven other kickers who had perfect field goal percentages in a single season. Of these seven, only two kicked more than 20 field goals; Mike Vanderjagt in 2003, who kicked 37 for the Colts, and Gary Anderson in 1998, who kicked 35 for the Vikings.

Tucker successfully made 38 kicks for the Ravens in 2016. Of the seven with perfect field goal percentages, the most field goals made from over 50 yards was two, while Tucker kicked an astonishing 10 field goals from that distance, which tied an NFL record. He also completed more field goals from between 40-49 than any of those seven kickers as well.

Additionally, Tucker does not play in a dome, and both Anderson and Vanderjagt played at least half of their games’ domes during their perfect seasons.

Clearly, overall, the average level of difficulty on Tucker’s kicks was far beyond that of any previous kicker who had a 100% field goal percentage.

In comparison to other kickers in 2016, Tucker made three more field goals than the next best kicker. His official field goal percentage, for those who had over 20 attempts was 5% better than the next best. He also made three more field goals from 50 or more yards than the second most made by any player, and tied for most field goals from 40-49 yards, although the kicker he tied with had 17 attempts from that distance and only made 14, while Tucker was a perfect 14 for 14.

With his amazing performance this season, Tucker became the kicker with the highest career field goal percentage in NFL history with an incredible mark of 89.84%. Tucker has only been in the league for five seasons, and may already be considered one of, if not the best place kicker of all time. Barring serious injury or a complete mental collapse, Tucker is on his way to becoming a Hall of Fame caliber player.

he MLS is the fastest growing soccer league in the world. As any sports fan, its success story is interesting, as it has managed to amass a huge following in a few years.

Last year, in the final of the MLS Cup, the Seattle Sounders beat Toronto FC, the home team, in a heartbreaking penalty shoot-out. This left Toronto with a chip on its shoulder coming into the 2017-2018 season.

This off-season, Toronto sought out a missing piece: a creative midfielder; he came in the form of Victor Vazquez, an ex-Barcelona player.

This addition leaves the team feeling hopeful for the upcoming season.

The biggest obstacle this team will face is how they manage to deal with added pressure both from fans and opposing teams. Will they manage to make another fantastic Cup run, or will they flop as seen in seasons past?

Moving further east to Montreal, the Impact team holds a promising position in this preseason. After a long off-season, they have managed to hold on to their most important player, Ignacio Piatti. They must now

take an honest look at themselves and learn from their mistakes.

Losing to Toronto in the conference finals was an incredible defeat for the team and the fans. They must now find a way to move on, as they have proven capable of making it deep into the playoffs with the current coach and roster. However, if the season does not go as planned, they may have to reset the roster and try again.

The Vancouver Whitecaps, who have struggled greatly as of late, are also hitting the reset button. Two years ago, the Whitecaps managed to make it to the Western Conference finals. However, the following year, they failed to capitalize and experienced one of the worst seasons since the expansion.

They have replaced their captain with a new proven goal scorer, Freddy Montero. The return of Mauro Rosales adds quality in midfield, but at 36 the Argentine’s influence can only be a short-term remedy. While it is not impossible to see Vancouver be successful this year, they must start off strong and maintain a level of positivity. Without this, the season does not look too promising.

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Giovinco, Toronto FC’s best player celebrates after scoring against Orlando in the 2017 preseason.

Ignacio Piatti was a valuable player for Montreal last season.

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Panels took place in the Cleghorn Lounge, the Old Library, and McGreer 100.

QUEUC returns for eighth year OLIVER RIND Contributor

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he Quebec Universities English Undergraduate Conference (QUEUC) returned once again for the eighth year this past weekend on March 10 and 11.

The conference brings together students from all across Canada and even the United States to congregate at Bishop’s to present essays in a professional environment. Schools such as Concordia, McGill, Western, Queen’s, and even Simon Fraser, located in British Columbia, attended the conference.

Founded by English department chair, Dr. Jessica Riddell eight years ago, QUEUC was created to give participants a chance to experience academia as it is meant to be—a place of ideas, shared among eager peers who hold the same passion for humanities studies. Originally starting “out of the garage”, the tradition quickly expanded and reached across the continent, becoming the largest student conference across Canada.

QUEUC is for those who wish to learn, who wish to build new connections, friends, who wish to share originality, and walk away with a newfound pride for their field of study.

The weekend was filled with panels that discussed a wide variety of topics—everything from Shakespeare, to the epic poem, to film studies, indigenous culture, and even… poop! (You read that right.)

It is an experience for all students, not just those in the humanities to get involved. Many participants in many majors and minors of interests whose papers touched on many critical analyses of contemporary problems, from LGBTQ, and the everlasting strife of language culture in Quebec presented research papers on these subjects.

But even within its professionalism, nothing creates new friendships like sharing a pint (or several) over at the Gait while playing Literary Cranium, where knowledge is pitted against all the universities and all the peers who longed to prove just who among them could serenade the perfect sonnet to our professors.

On Saturday, QUEUC was pleased to have a guest speaker brought in from McGill University. Dr. Peter Sabor, an expert on Jane Austen gave his lecture on misinterpretation on the portrait image in Austen’s novel as a celebration of her 200th “death-aversary” in Bandeen Hall.

The event was followed by a wine and cheese where students and faculty could mingle and discuss the lecture with Dr. Sabor as well as build further relations with one another.

Another successful year for QUEUC and its attendees, many of which will go home with a newfound respect for certain fields of humanities and a developed sense of critical thought. Yet it cannot happen without the help of arts faculty as well as from Bishop’s University funding that this event is made possible yearly.

With the enthusiasm from the students who partake in the planning and process of making QUEUC possible, it is able to help students strive in academic endeavours.