The Campus October 15, 2014

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Can news survive its biggest threat?

KRISTY BOCKUS News Editor

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very day new technology is released to the public. Curiosity entices people to deviate towards the latest gadget. This is especially true for print media.

Journalism continues to grow with society: the public wants to know what is happening around the world, thus reporters will always be needed to provide this information.

However, how that knowledge is delivered is the real challenge faced by journalists. In order to keep audiences engaged, journalism must appeal to the technological era, and many reporters and publishers have voiced concern regarding the survival of the print media.

Newspapers have had to adjust traditional ways of reporting in order to keep up with the evolving generation.

However, publications need to find ways to set them apart from competitors.

Websites allow newspapers to reach the younger generations who are less likely to pick up a hard copy. This mirrors journalism’s adjustment to the invention of television with broadcast reporting.

News is expected to be instantaneous and always moving forward: television stations such as CNN and online newspapers make this a reality.

Our technological society makes it possible for people to get news whenever they want, wherever they are, and about topics that interests their unique personalities.

One of the main concerns is that the individualistic view of Western society makes journalism lose its roots in bringing communities together

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through news.

There are already new attempts by journalists to regain that sense of social interaction.

The Guardian decided to take an experimental leap and open a coffee shop.

This space is specifically associated with news and gives the public a chance to be actively involved in the process.

Journalism’s future is filled with endless possibilities, as new technologies continue to change how we view every day life.

There is even an episode in the popular television show Doctor Who, which entertains the idea of a future in which news is directly delivered to a person by a Bluetooth headset.

Although, this seems unlikely to happen – the future is uncertain. The one thing that remains true is that journalism will evolve alongside any changes.

SAM LAZANIS Contributor

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any people have been inspired by the recent pictures from Hong Kong, which show thousands of protesters gathered in the streets. Protesters who face pepper spray and tear gas from the police.

Umbrellas, used as protection, are a common sight in these pictures, so it’s no wonder that the protests are often referred to as the umbrella revolution.

On September 22, student lead protest groups started a weeklong class boycott. The Umbrella Man stands guard in the financial district of Hong Kong.

They were protesting Beijing’s decision to reject an supportive of this pro-dem- under a principle of “one open nomination for the ocracy movement. Groups country, two systems.” This 2017 elections. such as the Silent Majority means that Hong Kong has Police first used tear gas for Hong Kong have emerged a high degree of autonomy on the student protesters on and are criticizing the pro- and is able to have its own September 29; the simple tests. These groups favour legal and economic systems boycott grew into a citywide stability and are worried and rights. It also means protest. The Occupy Central about the economic conse- that Hong Kong is supposed group, a key player in the quences that the protests to have the right to vote for pro-democracy movement, will have.

A l t h o u g h their leader, the chief execuquickly got involved. authenticity has been ques- tive.

The protestors that have tioned, pro-government To the people of Hong Kong occupied the streets of Hong movements are not usually that meant that they would Kong are unlike most other popular in Hong Kong. There have an open ballot and free protestors. They have been are reports that some of elections. In a decision on clean, polite, and foster a these protestors were paid August 31st, Beijing decided good relationship with the to attend. against this and wants candipolice. They give out food The current protests in dates preselected by a nomand water, as well as clean Hong Kong are over the way inating committee. up and recycle plastic water the 2017 elections will be Critics of this plan say that bottles; even going so far as handled. Before Hong Kong it will not be real democracy, to apologize for a vandalized was handed back to China because, in theory, Beijing police vehicle after a violent in 1997, Britain and China could rule out candidates it clash the night before. made agreements that Hong disapproves.

Not all of Hong Kong is Kong would be governed China has received inter-

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national pressure for this decision, but they don’t seem to be swayed, due to possible internal consequences. Many Chinese officials are afraid of the precedent that free elections will have; Beijing is worried that discussion on the matter will be viewed as weak, spurring similar protests on the mainland.

The protests are starting to dwindle and talks with the government are still uncertain. Many of the movement’s leaders didn’t expect to sway Beijing’s decision with a few protests. While this may only be the beginning of a long journey to full democracy, it is a strong start that shows support does exists for the pro-democracy movement.

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Liberal Education like never before GUENEVERE MACDONALD Contributor

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ishop’s University is introducing a new 100-level liberal arts class in the 2015 fall semester. The new course will encompass teachings from all departments of Bishop’s.

This will allow first year students to get a taste of what each department has to offer. It will also expose them to various professors in each department.

Since Bishop’s offers a liberal educa-

tion that requires each student to select a small variety of electives outside their declared majors, this is the perfect opportunity to explore many interests. It will also showcase the various teaching styles and expertise of many talented professors.

It is hoped that by exposing students to all that Bishop’s has to offer, students will be excited to step outside their comfort zones (and majors); perhaps even encourage students to take electives in subjects that they might not have con-

sidered previously.

This course will be run and organized by a course coordinator who will bring in guest speakers (other BU professors) throughout the semester.

Senior seminar students will have the opportunity to participate by overseeing smaller group seminars every two to three weeks. The course will count as a liberal arts elective that can accompany all majors.

Although this is primarily a first year course, since it is being offered in Bish-

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op’s William Hall, second year students will have the opportunity to register if additional room is available.

Bishop’s has never offered a course like this before, and it’s causing quite the buzz among faculty and students as excitement rises. Dr. Michele Murray, Dean of Arts and Science, has stated it will be “an intellectual adventure for students.”

The course coordinator will be announced soon.

Make way for the new dino in town!

TYLER KOLODY Contributor

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yrannosaurus rex may be the best known and loved dinosaur, and even considered the pinnacle of reptilian evolution by some outside the scientific community, but there may be a new king around, with the unearthing of a Spinosaurus (aegyptiacus) skeleton in the Sahara Desert.

The Spinosaurus has been known to science for more than a hundred years when it was first discovered by German paleontologist, Ernst Freiherr Stromer, in 1912. However, previous research and specimens were lost during World War II. What paleontologists Nizar Ibrahim and Paul Sereno recently discovered has led to interesting new theories and discoveries about this strange behemoth.

Its most striking feature, the Spinosaurus is 15.2 meters (50 feet) in length, making it the largest predatory dinosaur ever discovered. The largest Trex recorded only reached 12.2 meters (40 feet) in length.

Spinosaurus had an extremely long,

crocodile like jaw, and crane-like, elongated neck. Its frame was extremely narrow and compact with an unusual “barrel-shaped” torso. These characteristics further lend to the look of a hunter.

Topping it off, a massive dorsal spine extended down its back, giving the animal its name.

Once the skeleton was analyzed further, more oddities were found, such as the “whale-like” hips, and feet that evidence suggests were webbed.

In addition, the predator was found in an area called the “Delta of Danger,” and dated to the cretaceous period, approximately 95-100 million years ago, meaning it would have shared its then-swampy home with many other large predators; they could not all have survived on a diet of small animals alone.

Instead, it was concluded that the Spinosaurus must have been semiaquatic and would have fed off of marine dwelling creatures such as crocodiles, fish, and sharks. Not only is this the largest predatory dinosaur ever discovered, but the first proven to be able to

Pluto’s Comeback NICOLE GAUVREAU Copy Editor

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luto couldn’t even complete a full orbit of the Sun in the time it was discovered, confirmed, classified as a planet, and reclassified as a dwarf planet.

On September 18, during a debate followed by a vote from the audience at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA), the question of what defines a planet was reopened.

At the debate Dr. Owen Gingerich, a science historian, and Dimitar Sasselov, the director of Harvard’s Origins of Life Initiative, presented in favour of reinstating Pluto as a planet. Dr. Gareth Williams, associate director of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) Minor Planet Centre, argued against.

Williams’ argument centered on the fact that Pluto rests in the Kuiper Belt, along with a number of other objects of roughly the same size and shape. Were Pluto to be considered a planet, the other objects would have to be as well, along with Eris, which is in the Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter. He also

The ultimate predator.

swim.

All together, this dinosaur is incredibly specialized: there are aspects of other animals present, but they come together to form a highly unique profile.

Once again, nature has proven more creative and bizarre than fiction could hope

argued that Pluto is only the tenth largest body in our solar system, Eris is the ninth.

Gingerich argued that, “a planet is a culturally defined word that changes over time.” In these terms, Pluto is a planet based on present public and cultural belief.

Finally, Sasselov argued that astronomers are constantly finding new exo-planets (planets outside our solar system), many of which baffle the current definition. In fact, no exo-planet is a planet since IAU’s current definition only applies to planets in our solar system.

A digitally rendered image of Pluto’s surface.

Sasselov also stated the definition of a planet should be revised. Currently a Pluto was first discovered in 1909, alplanet is defined as a celestial body in though the discovery was not confirmed orbit around the Sun; is round or nearly and recognised until 1930. Astronround; and has “cleared the neighbour- omers thought Pluto to be roughly the hood” around its orbit. However, Sas- size of Earth—far larger than its actual selov believes the better definition is size of 18% of Earth’s diameter. “the smallest spherical lump of matter In 2006, the IAU held a vote among that formed around stars or stellar rem- 400 astronomers. As Pluto did not meet nants.” This means that Pluto, along with the criteria to be a planet, they decided many other objects, would be a planet. to reclassify Pluto as a dwarf planet,

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to be.

The partial Spinosaurus skeleton will be on display at the National Geographic Museum in Washington, DC until April 12th 2015.

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which are not considered planets at all.

Presently, Pluto is still classified as a dwarf planet. The debate remains controversial and the New Horizons spacecraft is scheduled to approach Pluto in July 2015. It will begin imaging in late-April 2015. Pluto may someday be reclassified either as a planet or an unknown type of celestial body.

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Gun Violence Rocks St. Louis DENIS ASHBY Contributor

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n October 9th, the second shooting in Missouri within the past three months made headlines: an off-duty officer of the St. Louis Police Department shot and killed 18 year-old, Vonderrit Deondre Myers. The young man reacted first, firing three bullets. In response, he was shot at 17 times.

The unidentified officer was patrolling Shaw district on Wednesday at 7:30PM local time; he was wearing a uniform for a private security company. The report states that he saw a group of three men.

When the officer turned his car around, all three individuals ran so the officer chased them first in his car then on foot.

The officer got in a physical confrontation with one of these individuals. At some point during this altercation, the man revealed a gun and opened fire.

Police confirmed that he was shot, primarily in the limbs, seven or eight times.

A shot to the back of the head proved

fatal. People in Missouri, particularly minority groups, are saying they no longer trust the police. Protests have been taking place for several nights.

On Thursday, October 10th, eight people were arrested during a protest.

Arrests were made on charges of unlawful assembly, property damage, and marijuana possession.

According to the police reports, one officer received minor injuries and two patrol cars were damaged. There were also claims that protesters burned an American flag.

There are mixed reactions from the community about whether or not the officer used excessive force. Activist, Akbar Muhammad, stated, “it’s a clear case of this young man being gunned down by an insensitive white officer who was off-duty.” However, Neil Bruntrager, a lawyer for the St. Louis Police Officers’ Association, dismissed the accusations of excessive force by saying that “when [an officer] uses deadly force, he uses deadly force until the threat is gone.”

Protests form to speak out against the recent shootings in Missouri.

Many people have compared the incident to the Ferguson shooting in August when police gunned down another 18 year-old, Michael Brown. It led to months of conflict within the Ferguson

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community.

More protests are expected to occur in the coming week.

BUFF: Bishop’s University Film Festival KRISTY BOCKUS News Editor

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ave you ever dreamed of winning an Academy Award? It might not be the Oscars, but this year’s film festival is sure to be an unforgettable event.

The first ever Bishop’s University Film Festival (BUFF) launched earlier this week with the creation of its official website and Facebook page.

Students from any department are encouraged to submit a short film to the competition. This open entry format means that there will be a variety of films to satisfy any taste.

The only enrollment requirement is the registered director of the short film must be a Bishop’s student. However, the cast and crew of the film are not limited by this restriction.

There are two categories for short films: Open & BUFF Challenge. In either

ISIL: Update JEREMY ANDREWS Contributor

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n October 7th, the Canadian House of Commons passed a motion to take action against the terrorist organization known as Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL; also known as ISIS or IS). It passed by a narrow margin of 154 yeas to 122 nays, with most of the opposition opposed. The motion states that Canada will (a) provide air strike support for up to six months, and (b) not deploy troops on the ground.

Later news reports noted that Canada’s specific plan would be to deploy six CF-18 fighter-bombers, two CP-140 surveillance planes, one aerial tanker,

category, at least one scene must be shot on campus.

The BUFF Challenge category has several regulations, but promises to be a unique experience. Filmmakers are given a character, prop, and line at random and must incorporate these into their short films.

All submissions will be screened at the end of March at a red carpet Gala. At this ceremony, a panel of judges will review the films. Awards will be given in a variety of categories with prizes for the winners.

Participants also have the opportunity to have their short films screened at other festivals such as Le Festival Cinéma du Monde de Sherbrooke and Montreal’s Festival du Nouveau Cinéma.

Steven Woodward, professor in the English department, has worked hard to ensure the success of this event; a team of passionate students has helped with

and 600 personnel. The move comes after Canada was criticized for not taking any decisive action in the conflict.

Justice Minister, Peter MacKay, commented: “I think this is absolutely the right thing to do, and the right time to do it.” Opposition Leader, Tom Mulcair, countered that the actions were “plunging Canada into a prolonged war without a credible plan to help victims of ISIL terror.”

The following day, a CBC report cited unnamed sources in claiming that it would take up to three weeks before any Canadian military jets take to the sky.

Military must first make a plan, determine specific targets, and establish legal justification for any bombings.

every aspect of the competition from marketing, sponsors, submission guidelines, web design, Gala organization, etc.

Committee member Benjamin Tracy says that he hopes the festival “brings together people with an interest in cinema to build a collaborative environment where filmmakers can continue to grow and produce quality films.”

The goal is to have BUFF become an annual tradition. It could not have come at a better time, as a new Digital Filmmaking class will be offered in the 2015 Winter semester. A course on Screenwriting is already offered in the English PHOTO COURTESY BENJAMIN TRACY department.

BU’s annual film festival is now The BUFF committee continues to accepting submissions. search for students who are interested in volunteering their time and skill to For more information on BUFF the festival. There are a variety of tasks and how to get involved, please visit associated with such a large event that ubishops.ca/buff. Any questions should is sure to cater to any individual’s inter- be directed to buff@ubishops.ca. est.

Most planes will come from the military base in Cold Lake, Alta.; a few others will come from Ontario and Nova Scotia. Canadian forces will join other allies at a base in Kuwait before engaging in the mission.

Outside of Canada, various countries, particularly the United States, have been pressuring on Turkey to join the fight; they see Turkey as a strategic position from which to launch troops into Syria.

The Turkish government has thus far deployed troops to defend their own borders, but has not attempted to cross into Syria.

U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, suggested a possible reason for Turkey’s hesitation. ISIL held several Turkish dip-

lomats hostage.

As of October 6th, that situation was resolved after Turkey swapped jihadists it had been holding as prisoners in exchange for the hostages. Turkey is also under pressure from its own people to take action, particularly the Kurds, an ethnic group that spans Turkey, Syria, and Iraq.

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WILLIAM’S SCHOOL OF BUSINESS NEWS

Bishop’s University Commerce Society Partners with The Campus JULIA HAYES BUCS President

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he Bishop’s University Commerce Society (BUCS) is a student organization within the Williams School of Business (WSB) at Bishop’s University that seeks to add value to undergraduate business education at Bishop’s and represents the interests of 550 business students. In order to best cater to the needs of WSB students, BUCS has started a period of growth and strives to improve in order to better fulfill our mandate.

BUCS is thrilled to announce our new partnership with The Campus. We strongly believe that this is the best way to inform the Bishop’s community of what we have in the works, as well as what is happening in the ever-changing world of business; this is just one of the

new things on the agenda for BUCS this year.

You may have also noticed more faces are part of the BUCS team this year: developing a new organizational structure is one of the things we hope will allow us to move forward. We have some ambitious goals, but we are confident in our ability to succeed through this transition period. Accomplishing these goals and providing higher-quality events and other offerings won’t happen overnight, but this year’s team is dedicated and passionate.

A main pillar of BUCS’ goals is to add more professional and academic value; this translates to providing more networking and professional development opportunities to students. Those who attended the WSB Fall Wine and Cheese will have noticed that we invited some

Canadian Currency MATTHEW WARBURTON Contributor

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he Canadian Dollar is a currency under siege. A number of different macroeconomic events are responsible for its steady downward trend during the past few months; various social and political events transpiring on the world stage are being felt within Canada’s borders.

It’s not exactly a secret that there are substantial shocks resounding through the foreign exchange market as events on the global stage generate a number of negative externalities. Already, international trade is taking a backseat for the day-to-day transactions that revolve around general business. Imports are being hampered as the Ebola virus begins to expand beyond the African continent; additional screenings of travelers and shipping containers for infection will no doubt continue to place a strong barrier on the mobility of economic factors. A fierce debate among World Health Organization officials continues over the possibility of travel or trade bans for West Africa.

The intensification of the ongoing conflict with ISIS in the Middle East will also yield issues related to foreign investment, rationality, and exports in the long run. The United States, France, and the U.K. are once again heavily involving themselves in expensive combat and relief activities that will clearly add to the stress of annual deficits and possibly

growth in their overall amount of public debt, which could lead to reduced trade and investment in Canada. Yet, these nations seem to be following a decisive tactical principle in attempting to stabilize Iraq. The loss of Mosul, Iraq to ISIS saw oil refineries that produced almost 2,000,000 barrels per day lost to western economies. This inevitably will lead to a number of fluctuations in the value of the petro-dollar generating effects on the Canadian Dollar itself.

However, there remains a fair share of influences that will probably keep the financial health of the North American continent steady. The effects of the recession following the 2008 Crisis are continually being shrugged off as Canada, which remained fairly stable at during the financial crisis, and the United States manage to gradually lower unemployment. Both of these nations have achieved their goal of creating close to 130,000 new jobs in the last month alone, which has translated itself into unemployment rates that hover between 6% and 7% in each country; the Canadian economy is enjoying strong support from various arms of government to provide different spheres of employment related to public service.

Canada’s currency has lowered almost nine points on the U.S. Dollar since last year; the value will most likely stay where it is currently unless the major shocks worsen. There is yet a steady push on the home front as the inter-

guests from local businesses (the Lennoxville branch of RBC and Bombardier Recreational Products) in order to add another dimension to an event that has historically been very successful.

The largest thing BUCS is adding to its arsenal is a case competition program!

The first thing we will do to accomplish this will be to run a WSB Case Competition at Bishop’s at the end of January 2015, though exact dates are still being finalized. So stay tuned for more information! We know that this type of event, where students work in teams to apply what they have learned in the classroom and through work experience to a reallife or fictional business situation, is something fantastic to put on a CV, as well as to discuss in a job interview; it is also generally a fantastic experience, and I hope you will consider participat-

linked economies of Canada and the United States make significant progress towards providing capable employment.

Yet, if the negative externalities of the socio-political happenings on the global level continue, the projections of the Canadian Dollar will definitely be more conservative.

ing!

Another new BUCS initiative worth mentioning is our efforts in securing guest speakers who have varying experience and advice related to business.

We think that adding this aspect to some existing events, such as the BUCS formal dinner in the spring, will be very interesting for students and expose them to a variety of interesting topics, and allow them to meet new people and expand their networks.

These are just a few of the new events and initiatives we are pushing to develop for this year. BUCS is aiming to add more to what we do and in general perform better. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to come and visit us in Hamilton 310, 10am-4:30pm Monday to Thursday, or visit our website, bucsonline.ca

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The Ebola outbreak in Africa and the selective attention of the Western Media TYLER KOLODY Contibutor

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ecently, the first Ebola fatality on American soil occurred, sparking fear and panic throughout the media.

Some seemed to think that the CDCs statements that Ebola was not a risk in a country with America’s infrastructure and health care resources has been proven wrong, and that Ebola was about to break out across North America, leading to an epidemic reminiscent of the Spanish Flu of 1918. This kind of fear mongering and blatant misinterpretation of the facts is irresponsible on a journalistic and moral level.

Currently there have been over 3,800 deaths from Ebola; only one the United States’ soil. As was recently pointed out in a comedian by André Carrilho, the news has judged the one of “ours” to mean more than the thousands of “others”, by mainly covering the man’s death in the United States, although each life lost in Africa should mean just

as much as the one lost in America.

The media assumes that we will only care about a problem close to home. This may be the case to a certain extent, but the scale of the devastation that Ebola has wrought in Africa deserves coverage, and if the media made more of an effort to show us what was happening, it would be easier for us to relate and sympathize. The news has been centralized to a Western perspective so that only the events that happen close to home are reported on, thus making us feel separate and ambivalent from the suffering of others across the globe, whose stories are never the subject of honest news coverage. Additionally, some members of the media industry rely heavily on emotional appeals, and sometimes a bit of misinformation; as a result, the coverage of the Ebola crisis introduced unnecessary fear in the population.

Ebola is a terrible disease, with a disturbingly high mortality rate, and it is a genuine threat to the existence of the developing nations it is ravaging. But

an epidemic is inevitable in developed countries are scientifically unsubstantiated and journalistically irresponsible.

The media wields great power, and as such can have a major impact, positive or negative, in society. When PHOTO COURTESY ANDRÉ CARRILHO the standard of journalism Andre Carrilho’s comic illustrating the media’s preferential focus is raised to the point that on the one Ebola victim in the U.S. fact checking is a priority and news is meant to the media equates mortality with level inform, perhaps we’ll see some of that of danger, and then extrapolates one power used to raise awareness of the death in a developed country to the pos- plight of people far away, and motivsibility of thousands more, even though, ate the public to help those who really due to our higher levels of sanitation, need it. Coverage of the Ebola crisis has the virus is less of a threat. The Ebola directed us towards self-preservation, virus can only be passed through bod- when in reality, we are the lucky few ily fluids, and the lower levels of sanita- who are safe. In its coverage of the Ebola tion and health agencies in developing crisis the media putting the wrong kind countries leads to a higher transmission of attention on the wrong places, when rate of the disease. Developed countries real disaster is unfolding elsewhere. are blessed with better health care systems and crisis plans, so the claims that

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Death of Michael Brown: from the protests in Ferguson to social questions ROSE NANGA Contibutor

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n August 9th 2014, Michael Brown, an unarmed 18 year-old black American, was shot at least six times by the white police officer Darren Wilson.

The little community of Ferguson, near St-Louis, became the center media of attention for nearly two weeks, when people from around the country and abroad joined in on marches, peacefully advocating for justice for Brown’s death. Anger and despair boiling within some members caused them to vandalize, loot, even burn two businesses. Officers in full riot gear met both peaceful protesters and violent burglars, some of who now face charges of assault, burglary, and theft.

The police actions n regard to the demonstrations has been heavily criticized, as phrases like: “Bring it, you fucking animals! Bring it,” or “Go home or face arrest” were addressed to protestors and shown on national television. While the crowd shouted, “Don’t shoot” with their hands raised, the police responded by attacking the crowd with smoke bombs, flash grenades, rubber bullets,

and other riot suppressing devices. Of those arrested between August 10 and 13, some have filed civil suits, arguing that their arrests were not justified, and only happened because the police wanted to discourage others from protesting.

The protestors have recently earned validation as a federal judge ruled that a provision that required protestors to be in constant motion while protesting was ruled unconstitutional. Daily protests still are continuing as of October 9th, even after a declaration of a state of emergency in the town.

Apart from the actual events in Ferguson, many discussions have been opened or re-opened by the tragic death of Michael Brown. Some police officers racially target black people, treating them with excessive force and indignity.

Brown’s death was only weeks after Eric Garner’s death from a chokehold of an NYPD officer, adding to the number of other young, unarmed black men killed by police officers, including Kimani Gray, Victor Steen, and too many others.

Additionally the media has had a long history of misrepresenting black victims. The movement #IfTheyGunnedMeDown asks: If I were killed by the police, which picture would the media choose?

Would they choose the one where I look

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Citizen’s of Ferguson demand justice for Michael Brown’s death holding signs that say Hands Up Don’t Shoot.

like a criminal or my graduation photo?

The fact is that black victims are often represented by their ties with the police rather than the community. In comparison, a white mass-murderer was described as a “brilliant science student”.

This treatment of victims by the media is revolting, just as it is to have a police officer who shot a man down, still free and paid.

Lastly, the unrest in Ferguson is not solely about protesting against the racism of the police force; it is also about a toxic social context that still promotes the ideal of the American dream whilst not giving people the tools to move out of poverty. Many teens are trapped

in a circle of drugs, gangs, and early pregnancies with only low paying jobs, when they can find them. This vicious cycle keeps the families at, or below, the poverty line. These teens are angry, and rightfully so. Two-thirds of Ferguson’s population is black, but 94% of the police is white. While we cannot forget the race issue at play here as the catalyzer of the protests, many similar protests could occur in many other areas where the police forces do not understand the challenges faced by the populations they are serving, regardless of their race, thus perpetuating vicious cycles of poverty and imprisonment.

Avoiding Racisim and Cultural Sensitivity in Halloween Costumes ASHA-MARIA BOST Opinions Editor

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he Halloween season is an amazing time at Bishop’s, with many members of the school community dressing up and celebrating over the course of several days.

However, special care should be taken when choosing costumes. Often we choose costumes to be sexy, frightening, or hilarious and do not think about which groups of people our choice of attire might be affecting. Wearing a costume from another culture for laughs or to be sexy is unacceptable, as these groups of people are stereotyped and misunderstood and don’t appreciate others taking aspects of their culture for their own enjoyment and laughter.

In order to avoid insensitive costumes you need to ask yourself a few simple questions, as described by Kat Lazo from the Everyday Feminism website. Is your costume culturally based?

If yes, it is probably racist and should not be worn. Are you part of the culture? If no, you

should definitely not wear it, but if yes you should make sure that your costume is not perpetuating stereotypes. Are you wearing the costume to be funny or sexy at the expense of a marginalized group of people? You should definitely not wear the costume.

For example, wearing a geisha costume or dressing up as a Sexy Indian Lady perpetuates sexism and the idea of these women as exotic sexual beings.

If you wear feathers on your hat and pretend to be a “savage Indian” you are perpetuating the same racism that contributed and contributes to the genocide of aboriginal people and culture in Canada.

Putting on blackface is deplorable and extremely racist as it dehumanizes black people, who face continued racism and inequalities in our culture. Wearing a ghetto fan wig or a ghetto hat are equally as racist, as you are making fun of the struggles black women face just in order to be able to wear their hair naturally in a professional setting. The people from these cultures

can’t take these attributes off like you can, and by wearing these costumes you are making a mockery of the challenges they may be facing.

This Halloween try to find an original costume that is hilarious but does not perpetuate negative stereotypes of religious or ethnic groups; there are plenty of ways you could make your costumes tailored to each party environment.

For example you could dress up as your favorite monsters from Harry Potter or a pun or an inside joke that is genuinely funny, and not funny at the expense of a certain group of people.

Putting a little more thought and effort into your costumes while making sure you do not stereotype religious, ethnic and other minority groups will probably get you a lot of originality points and enthusiastic high-fives from your fellow party-goers. So ask yourself this Halloween if you really need to wear racist or stereotyping costumes, and remember that your actions do affect people and are not harmless.

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A young woman holds up a picture of women dressed in blackface, an antiblack racist costume that is definitely not funny.

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Indigenious Rights, and Stephen Harper’s Ignorance HALEY LEWIS Contibutor

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ith respect to indigenous rights in Canada, we have Third World issues in a First World country. To say the least, I’m disgusted.

Matthew Coon Come, Grand Chief of the Grand Council of the Crees, in a recent CBC article, stated in regards to the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples (WCIP): “We went to celebrate indigenous peoples’ human rights and new and renewed commitments by UN member states in international law. Unfortunately, Canada’s prime minister did not attend. Nor did any minister from Stephen Harper’s government. Since its election in 2006, the government has refused to acknowledge within Canada that indigenous peoples’ collective rights are

human rights.”

Harper’s refusal to acknowledge indigenous people’s human rights is extremely disappointing, as Canada has a large indigenous population, who deserve support from the government and acknowledgement of their human rights.

This past month, Canada singled itself out as the only country to raise objections over a landmark United Nations document re-establishing the protection of the rights of indigenous peoples.

The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples calls on UN member states to take appropriate measures at the national level—including legislative, policy, and administrative measures—to achieve the declaration’s goals, such as improving individual and collective rights of indigenous people.

To justify Canada’s objection to the ruling, Canada claimed it couldn’t accept the following wording: “free, prior and informed consent,” a provision which is widely accepted in international law, and would obligate the government to inform and consult with aboriginal groups before making decisions that might affect them.

As a Canadian and indigenous person, I am disappointed in our country’s lack of responsibility for indigenous rights.

“Canada was viewed always as a country that upheld human rights,” said Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations Chief Perry Bellegarde. “For Canada to be the only nation state to get up to make a caveat on the vote – that’s very telling.”

The UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, in their

report that came out in July 2014, painted a portrait of the dismal state of affairs for aboriginal people in Canada, describing that “the well-being gap between aboriginal and non-aboriginal people in Canada has not narrowed over the past several years; treaty and aboriginal claims remain persistently unresolved; indigenous women and girls remain vulnerable to abuse.” The initiatives that the Harper government introduced are not enough to address and rectify the problems faced by indigenous people.

The fact that indigenous rights are being ignored in our country is outrageous. During the next Federal election, vote wisely as aboriginal rights are not something to be ignored like Harper seems to be believe.

Leonardo DiCaprio vs. The Alberta Tar Sands TINA GOLAB Contibutor

In late August, actor and environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio made a visit to the Alberta Oil Sands to do research for his documentary entitled Carbon. The documentary focuses on the environmental impact large oil companies, like the Alberta Tar Sands, have on the environment, and its connection to climate change. DiCaprio critiques the oil companies, accusing them of drilling and extracting oil purely for monetary interests with little concern towards their impact on the environment.

The oil industry claims to be managing the extraction and production of the fossil fuels responsibly, and emphasizes that the Tar Sands provide a multitude of jobs for locals. Additionally, the Alberta Energy Minister, Diana McQueen, said that the taxes generated from oil

sands production provide Canada the funding it needs to maintain our standard of living.

Despite the oil industry’s insistence, the fact remains that the oil sands pose a threat to the health of the environment. Canada holds the second largest bitumen oil reserve in the world, right after Saudi Arabia. However, the bitumen in the oil sands has to be extracted then processed into crude oil in order to be useful, producing 3.2 to 4.5 times more greenhouse gas emissions than from conventional oil production. In 2002, Canada signed the Kyoto Protocol, promising to reduce its greenhouse gas emission by 6%, but has since backed down from the protocol, sending the message that Harper’s government does not take climate change seriously.

Additionally, mining for the oil requires up to four barrels of fresh water per barrel of oil. Once used, the water

Two Systems Means Choice NICOLE GAUVREAU Copy Editor

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n 1997 the United Kingdom’s 99-year lease of the New Territories, namely Hong Kong, expired and Hong Kong became part of the People’s Republic of China (China). Prior to the expiry of the UK’s lease and Chinese reunification an agreement was reached allowing Hong Kong to maintain—with a high degree of autonomy as a Special Administrative Region (SAR)—its capitalist and democratic systems for 50 years, instead of immediately adopting China’s communist system of government and economy.

It’s not yet 2047, but Mainland China is already looking to limit Hong Kong’s democracy, despite the promise of democracy being stipulated the Hong Kong Basic Law. As the people of Hong Kong have been

promised democracy for another 33 years, they have every right to protest China encroaching upon their right to free democracy. China’s communist government has introduced a new mandate that requires Beijing’s approval of all candidates for Hong Kong’s next chief executive, the highest-ranking official of the Hong Kong SAR, who is to be elected in 2017.

This new mandate could severely limit Hong Kong’s democratic freedoms, as not every potential candidate who wants to represent the interests of the electorate could stand for election, as it is unlikely that those who do not sympathize with Beijing will be approved as candidates.

Sadly, as of the 9th of October, the protests have come to nought, as talks between the Hong Kong government and the protesters to address the concerns

cannot be returned to the river system, as it is toxic. The impact of drilling for oil affects not only the aquatic systems, but the forests as well. Reclaiming the boreal forestlands once the industry no longer requires the land proves to be difficult.

As a result, the boreal ecosystem will never be completely restored.

Moreover, at Fort Chipewyan, pollution from the oil sands have been linked to the large increase in cancer rates seen in the town. Fish and various other animals, which are consumed in a traditional diet, were found contaminated with concentrations of carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, arsenic, mercury, cadmium and selenium at levels high enough to be a danger to children.

Although oil companies complain that celebrities such as DiCaprio, as well as Neil Young, James Cameron, Daryl Hannah and various other celebrities have

of the protestors have been cancelled, because the protestors demanded the chief executive be impeached for accepting money from an Australian company.

No one was sure if the talks between the government and the protestors, mainly students, would have succeeded, as the city’s current chief executive supports having all candidates for election in 2017 vetted and approved by Beijing.

Renewed civil disobedience and protests have been promised as a response to the cancelled talks, after the numbers of protestors had dwindled since the fifth of October. No one is yet sure what renewed protests and civil disobedience will entail, but it can only be considered in the best interests of upholding the system promised to Hong Kong for the next three decades, and the potential for future self determination for the island.

no right to be criticizing their methods, it is essential that the public be aware of the impact that large oil companies such as these have on our planet. The entire world is connected, and if our basic needs for survival, such as fresh water, clean air and the animals that we consume on a regular basis become affected, the health of our species is also affected.

The world is so interconnected that pollution, if left unchecked, will be like a domino effect, destroying the world’s ecosystems until nothing remains. Celebrities such as Leonardo DiCaprio play an important role in bringing these serious issues to light, and must continue to do so, as we all must, to keep the need for oil in balance with the needs of the environment and ensure a healthy planet for future generations.

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The Future of Divinity House: Reasons for Reincarnation

Professors Dr. David Seale and Dr. Harvey White argue against the destruction of the 123-yearold building.

DR. HARVEY WHITE Depar tment of Religion

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he future of Divinity House has been an on and off concern for the past twenty years or so, at least. Throughout those years there have been “definite” plans to resolve those worries. One of those definite plans from an architect who was hired included colour sketches of a “renovated” and expanded Divinity House: a modern glass and aluminum structure would be inserted between the traditional brick front and back– lots of glass so the sunlight could shine through from one side to another, classrooms that could seat 50 students would be added, and there would be an elevator on the outside. I don’t recall how much that idea cost, but at the time it didn’t seem to matter (despite the fact that we were being told that the University was once again on the verge of bankruptcy – like Div. House, that’s part of the tradition). But that’s just one of many episodic answers to the quandary.

After years of “Something has to be done about Divinity House”, it became a cliché that no one took seriously.

But recently a new worry was injected – the fire marshal! Not that one ever came around, but it seemed to be universally agreed that if one ever did, the building would suffer immediate condemnation. That meant we, the in-

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ear Editor, I was pleased to see student concern about “The Death of Divinity” in a recent issue of The Campus. I can assure you that a number of faculty have already contacted me with equal concern.

I do not know what the community can be thinking of in contemplating the destruction of Divinity, with all its history and tradition. There is also a particular concern about the Preston Room, which was not mentioned in your previous article: it was dedicated to the memory of Dr. Tony Preston, whose contribution to the Bishop’s education from the time he joined the faculty in 1928 to his appointment as Principal in 1969 was legendary. In any case, there should be no need to bring up his place in the history of Bishop’s; it is simply unacceptable for the university to reallocate or get rid of dedicated space. And what do we say to all the alumni that he taught over a period of forty years, or to Dr. Preston’s family? The administration should be the steward of Bishop’s traditions, and the architecture of the campus must respect the past just as much as the demands of contemporary development.

Yours sincerely, David Seale, Professor of Classical studies

habitants, should move out ASAP. We did. The pestilence that was growing out of the porous moist basement walls, and the related fact that parts of those walls were crumbling, were noted by the architects and engineers who were hired to inspect the building. Finally, if there were a fire, one might want to think twice before climbing down the fire escapes. Maybe something really had to be done – something more than a lot of committee talk or just drawing up another set of expensive plans.

Let’s face it, even apart from structural worries, Divinity House aesthetically is not in the same class as St. Paul’s in London. Div is a three-story brick cube with a veranda, windows and an oratory sticking out. The interior looks like it started out well, but then someone decided to throw in a bunch of staircases here and there (and who knows what lies behind the interior walls?). To get from the front half to the back half of the second floor you must walk down some stairs, through a confluence of three staircases, and then up some stairs to get back to the same level at which you began. Div leaks heat in the winter, and stores heat in the summer (especially on the third floor).

Everyone agreed that the building was in dire need of renovation. The idea was that the exterior would be preserved

even as the building was made more structurally sound. New windows would reproduce the appearance of the old ones. While weaknesses in the exterior brick would be repaired, the crumbling basement support walls would need extensive work – requiring that the building be raised up on jacks.

The interior features a grand staircase from the first to the second floor. Unfortunately, were there a fire, it would turn into a grand chimney, accelerating flames upwards to the higher floors.

That had to go. Electrical wiring, plumbing, and heating needed expensive attention, with interior walls needing to be opened to facilitate repairs and upgrading. The fire escapes had to be made actually escapable. Etc. It could all be done: renovation. The space it coccupies on the campus would still be filled by the building that exemplifies the story of the University. Originating as an actual divinity house, when Bishop’s was run by bishops, an oratory was added with stained glass windows, pews, an altar and an organ for the divines to worship. That was BU at the turn of the 20th century – soooo Anglican. Throughout the century Div mirrored the gradual secularization of the university. The de-consecration of the oratory in 1970, and opening the building to undergraduates of all kinds

and genders. Div’s conversion to an administration building in 1988 would have been the last step in the process of de-religionization were it not for the fact that the Religion Department (along with Philosophy and others) took over Div from the administration occupants a few years later.

But by then the earlier “Faculty of Divinity” had been replaced by the “Religion Dept.”. In tandem with the evolution of Divinity house, a non-clerical (though Anglican) professor joined the Religion Department, and then a non-Anglican was added, followed by the addition of Religion profs who were, if not atheists, at least agnostics.

All this is stored in various written sources scattered throughout the campus and the Internet, and in the memories of students who once were housed in Div. or took classes there, who met with profs and each other there. Div house is an embodiment of this history.

Many of us believe that Div. should remain – renovated to be sure (its history is a story of renovations). But it’s no secret that people will expend more to restore valued objects than they would to make a reproduction.

Basically, it is the physical embodiment of the story of the University.

Divinity House, built in 1891.

The Oratory, built in 1907.

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100 Years, 100 Works.

OLIVER RIND Contibutor

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n the late 19th century, a few decades before the First Word War, Germany and France founded and introduced the rest of the western world to Impressionist and Expressionist art. From poetry to painting, this new movement gave birth to an array of new styles. With their bright colours and quick brush strokes, Impressionists and Expressionists are now celebrated and revered across the world through their masterpieces.

Now, one hundred years after the outbreak of World War One, a collective and collaborative exhibition of works from Vincent Van Gogh to Wassily Kandinsky is available to Canadians from October 11th. The show, co-organized by the Kunsthaus Zurich and the Los Angeles County Museum and in collaboration with the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, will feature art works ranging from the late 19th century until 1914.

The show, which is scheduled to run until January 25th of 2015 at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, will present over a hundred works: paintings, prints, drawings and sculptures will all be displayed within the museum. These great works will be there to represent the early, pre-war artistic revelations of the influential French and German artists.

Works displayed include those of Gauguin, Matisse, Cézanne, Kandinsky, Van Gogh, and many others of the most prominent artists of Modern Art in history.

The exhibition is not free, however.

A charge of $22.50 will apply to those ages 31 and up, while those 13 to 30 will be charged $14.50. With the purchase of these tickets for the show, the ticket holders will have access too more than the art: the museum will also provide a collection of two hundred photographs, postcards, magazines, stereographic images, and newspapers that focus on the time period. Moreover, for scholars and enthusiasts, a broad historical background of the creative process of the art movements, and a chronicling of the First World War will be provided.

Modern Art has changed in the last century, but the forefathers of Modern Art are still remembered to this day, through collections such as the one that opened in Montreal on Saturday. The public will have three months to view them, and in return will be granted with awe and inspiration.

Van Gogh’s self portrait.

Doctor Who Hits Lennoxville MARIANNE PARÉ Contributor

Who would have believed that Doctor Who and Lennoxville, Québec, would someday be included in the same sentence?

Believe it or not, Lennoxville is the proud host of its very own Doctor Who Society!

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o matter the context, everyone has heard his name at least once in his or her life. No need to introduce this famous character anymore: I called the Doctor! Doctor who? Exactly.

This science-fiction, British TV show, which has been airing for over fifty

years, is about a very special scientist, called the Doctor, who is also a Time Lord, or alien time-traveler in other words. He travels through time and space into a machine he calls a Tardis, which actually appears to be a blue police box, to fight against different threats hovering over the galaxy. Like all Time Lords on the planet Gallifrey, he can regenerate by changing his form. Thus, many actors personified this character over the years, such as John Pertwee (the third), David Tennant (the tenth), and Matt Smith (the eleventh).

For the lovers of this show, you will all be glad to learn, if you were not already aware, that there is a Doctor Who

society existing in our little town. Father Edward Simonton has run the Society, since its 2012 conception, in St-George’s Anglican Church on Queen Street. This society is all about exploring every part of the various incarnations of the famous character. As there are twelve of these (and twelve different actors), the specific approach to the Doctor that each of them has, as they must maintain consistency, is certainly interesting to observe; this can be done while having fun watching each episode.

Complete stories will be shown every week during term time. This semester it is on Tuesday evenings at 7:15 pm in StGeorge’s Anglican Church. Next evening

Foreman Art Gallery October Film Nights KATHARINE MCKENNEY Ar ts Editor

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n the last issue of The Campus, the Foreman Art Gallery was featured in an article surrounding their newest exhibition entitled Bande à part (Kids These Days). The exhibition, featuring prominent and rising artists from across Canada, explores themes of youth and

subsequent growth through a variety of mediums.

In order to further explore the themes expressed so poignantly in the exhibition, the Gallery is pleased to present Film Nights that compliment the exhibition. The films come from a variety of contemporary time periods, all deal with themes familiar to many Bishop’s students – growth, development, and

change – and are an excellent compliment to the youth culture embodied in Bande à part. On the eighth, the Gallery presented a documentary film entitled Teenage (2013), directed by Matt Wolf.

The next film is Nicolas Ray’s Rebel Without A Cause (1955), the iconic American classic that features James Dean in what many consider to be his crowning achievement; the film plays

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episode is scheduled for October 21st.

The story watched will be Attack of the Cybermen, from 1985, with the sixth Doctor, Colin Baker.

Pizza and tea are provided.

If you are interested in any additional information, feel free to take a look at Lennoxville Doctor Who Society Facebook page: www.facebook.com/LennoxvilleDoctorWhoSociety.

on Wednesday, October 15th, at 7 PM sharp. The following Wednesday, October 22nd, the Gallery will be playing Todd Solonz’ Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995), which explores the awkward ‘coming-of-age’ period of 12-yearold Dawn Wiener. The upcoming Film Nights are sure to be enjoyable and provide yet another dimension to the themes of Kids These Days.

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Upcoming Centennial Theatre Events FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17TH, 8PM:

A musical performance that promises a taste of new and old, Tempi Con Variazioni, ensemble leader Helmut Lipsky offers an unusual show that will appeal to music lovers of any generation. Featuring soprano Suzie Leblanc, double bassist Jean-François Martel, pianist Stefan King, and accordionist Tobias Morgenstern, the ensemble features original compositions that have drawn on a variety of cultures and eras, resulting in a highly unique sound with many familiar pieces. Student tickets priced at $17. For more information visit www.helmutlipsky.com.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19TH, 3 PM:

This overseas musical ensemble has drawn their influence from a variety of unlikely and highly unique sources: founded in Galilea by Elam Rotem, the quintet in based in Switzerland and specializes in Italian Baroque music, performing 16th and 17th century composer Salomone Rossi, a Jewish-Italian instrumentalist of antiquity who they felt an immediate connection with. The ensemble performs in Hebrew, with the aim of creating a vivid performance to engage and connect with the audience. Their current tour of North America will ultimately take them to the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. Student tickets are currently priced at $20. For more information, visit www.quintaprofeti.com.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23RD, 8 PM:

In another musical performance, multi-talented and multi-instrumentalist Marianne Trudel will perform at the end of October. The adventurous performer has performed in both large and small ensembles, and is known for her broad range of sound and musical techniques. She performed concerts across North America, France, and Germany. Joining Marianne Trudel is the world-renowned Ingrid Jensen, accompanying on trumpet. Tickets begin at $17 for students. For more information, please visit www.mariannetrudel.com.

Poetry Spotlight The Campus Poetry Spotlight is comprised of student-submitted poetry and short prose to highlight the talent here at Bishop’s. To be featured in the Poetry Spotlight, email submissions of 500 words or less to thecampus.ac@gmail.com.

La Bella Musa KUNA ZERO Contributor

She meditates upon a rock, Hidden deep in the Boreal forest, Her hair flowing from her crown, A crown of wisdom and luminance.

How did the greats feed off of this?

With Petrarch and Laura, And Dante and Beatrice, Nothing but imagination.

I’ve heard of Muses, How they sing great tales To think poor slave-poets, But also how they are idealized.

Once upon a time, Bella/Belle/Fabrication, Entered my mind through delusion, And clarity does not banish her.

She is poetry, Each bone a stanza, Every hair a line And every cell a word.

Her name is Bella, Or something like that.

I haven’t decided Whether she is more than Beauty.

Her meditation fumbles As she is forced to part with self, A photograph turned to illustration, A person turned to paper.

Is it not dangerous To fabricate this world of ours?

Is it not easy To get lost in fictions?

Imagination is necessary For one to live Life, So I keep my Muse, But cannot pledge myself to her alone.

She picks a rose along the way.

I wave as she leave my sight, A friendly goodbye, So this wanderer may wander again.

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A Soundtrack for any Spooky Soiree TABITHA BRASSO-ERNST Contributor

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think it is safe to say that Halloween is my favourite holiday of the year. The crisp, autumn air, paired with the dazzling colours of the leaves, makes this a season of comfort and joy (and pumpkin spice lattes). Whether you’re planning to go out on the town for Halloweekend 2014, or stay in and curl up with a good book, here are a selection of Halloween themed songs that are not necessarily the most traditional: 6.) “Witchy Woman” by Eagles The spellbinding, sultry tone of this Eagles tune really matches well with the guitar riffs. Also, do I even have to mention the killer vocals with that added rasp?

5.) “I Put a Spell on You” by Bette Midler I will admit, this song was one of my top choices on my Halloween playlist last year, but I wanted to give the others a fair chance. Bette Midler will always be an idol to me, and she absolutely kills it in the movie Hocus Pocus when she performs this song as the evil witch Winifred.

4.) “Black Magic Woman” by Santana The legendary guitarist Carlos Santana truly shows off his talents in this hit. With an air of mystery and lyrics like “I got a black magic woman/ Got me so blind I can’t see/That she’s a black magic woman/She’s tryin’ to make a devil out of me,” this song is sure to get any Halloween party started!

3.) “Superstition” by Stevie Wonder One of the catchiest songs on this list, “Superstition” is definitely my favourites by Stevie Wonder.

His powerful pipes alone make this song extremely easy on the ears, so it is no surprise that this is so high up on my list.

2.) “Thriller” by Michael Jackson This jam brings back memories of making cringe-worthy dance videos featuring my sister and me, complete with the entire “Thriller” choreography.

1.) “Ghostbusters” by Ray Parker Jr. Almost every October I will listen to this song on repeat until all the Halloween festivities are over, and then wish it was still Halloween. There are not many songs that I will not get sick of eventually, but this one has not lost its effect on me. I just need to ask one question though...WHO YOU GONNA’ CALL?

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The Best Book You Will Never Read KATIE WARRINER Contributor

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f a book is written and no one alive today can read it, does it really have an impact?

Scottish conceptual artist Kate Paterson and beloved Canadian science fiction author Margaret Atwood both passionately believe that it will. Together, the two are launching the Future Library Project, a 100-year artwork that they hope will confront us about our own ignorance and negligence today, as well as carry a piece of our broken society into tomorrow.

The premise is simple: each year, one writer will be selected by a committee to contribute a text to an anthology that will remain unpublished until the year 2114. The first text has already been selected: Ms. Atwood’s next work, which will be seen by her eyes only for the next century. Finally, the preparation is already in place: Ms. Paterson has planted 1000 trees in a forest just outside Oslo, Norway, which will all be cut down in 100 years, to provide the paper for the anthology to be published on.

For Ms. Paterson, this physical reality plays a key role in her conception of the project. As she describes, this piece of art has “the environment at its core”, and is meant to compel us to contemplate the “interconnectedness of things” and question the present tendency of “making decisions only for us living now.”

As she envisions it, the physical real-

ity of this new forest will force us to consider the means of production, as we think about both the time and resources required to produce these books.

In an age when we find ourselves so easily able to tune out warnings of climate change, with our keyboards at our fingertips, this project is meant to reengage us with our material reality, one that may only remain for only a few more decades.

In Ms. Paterson’s view, no assumptions can be made about which of our technologies will endure; to that end, not only has the paper been provided, but a printing press has been procured for the project as well.

These materials are but two of the things the Future Library Project will use inform future readers about our current society. One can see each text as a time capsule, one which makes each author confront a static question with an ever-changing answer: what do we want to tell future readers about our own time? To that end, how will we tell them? What language will we use? For we cannot forget that the language we find so current and catchy today could seem as old as Shakespeare by the time these stories are read.

Ultimately, the biggest question this project presents is that of time: how long, exactly, is 100 years? In a historical, geological sense, a century is barely a blip, the tiniest section on the timeline of our planet. In an individual, human sense, though,

A World Diverse KATHARINE MCKENNEY Ar ts Editor

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lthough he was here to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his graduation from Bishop’s, David Edmond managed to spare a few minutes of time on campus during Homecoming Weekend to talk to us about his book of poetry, A World Diverse.

Published in December 2013, A World Diverse is divided into three sections: Faith, Friendship, and Feelings. “Every poem is intended to be food for thought,” Edmond says of his work. The three themes are interwoven throughout the book to give readers time to reflect.

Born in Scotland, Edmond immigrated to Canada in 1957 and attended Sherbrooke High School before coming to Bishop’s to study math and physics. After a lengthy career in military recruitment, he settled in Granby, Que. with his third wife, Kathryn Harrington.

He traces his interest in poetry to his second wife, who died of Parkinson’s disease. As her caregiver, he began to question and examine his own feelings about life, death, and love. “We’re here on earth, but

it is just short enough to not feel abstract. We can conceive of it, imagine it occurring, and even begin to reach for it as a possibility within our own lifetimes. The reality, however, is that it is unlikely any of us reading this today will ever read Ms. Atwood’s contribution to the project, nor that of any other author. Children being born today may, our own future children probably will; you and I, though, have to accept that even this tangible, comprehendible amount of time is likely too much for us.

why?” he asks. “What are we doing?” This question is arguably at the core of A World Diverse.

In honour of his late wife, Edmond has donated all the proceeds from his poetry collections to various charities, including the Parkinson’s Foundation, Children’s Wish, and various cancer research initiatives.

He hopes his words help and inspire those who read them.

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Calvillo’s Jersey Number Retired at Thanksgiving Game DYLAN KONENCY Spor ts Editor

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his holiday weekend saw the retirement of one of the jersey number of onr of greatest quarterbacks to ever play. One of the highest honours a player can receive from an organization is to be remembered with the retirement of a jersey number, cementing their status as a player who rose above the standards for any player and had a significant impact on the team for years to come.

Calvillo retired as a five-time CFL AllStar, three-time Grey Cup Champion, and the holder of several records including most passing yards (79,816) and touchdowns (455). The product of Utah State University wasn’t without hardship, despite all of these accolades and records. After being passed over by the NFL, Calvillo started his CFL Career in 1994 with the Las Vegas Posse. After the team folded, the QB was be picked up by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the dispersal draft, where he served as a quality backup for three years before signing as a free-agent with the Montreal Allouettes.

As a member of the Allouettes Calvillo

was able to lead the team to the Grey Cup in 2002, their first in 25 years, and it wouldn’t be his last either. The Allouettes were able to build a dynasty around Anthony Calvillo, the likes of which the CFL had never seen before, appearing in a total of eight Grey Cup games in his 16 years with the Alouettes. Calvillo has to be considered one of, if not the, greatest CFL quarterbacks in the history of the game.

Although small in stature for a QB (6’1, 200 lbs), he was able to control games with his rocket arm and precision passing, effectively moving the ball down the field. Creating a chess match with other defences where ultimately they could not keep pace with the puppet master that was at the helm of the Montreal offence.

Calvillo battled just as hard off the field as he did on the field. In 2008 Calvillo took an indefinite leave of absence to be with his family while his wife battled cancer. In 2010, following his 3rd Grey Cup victory, Calvillo revealed that he had to deal with his diagnosis of thyroid cancer during the season. Calvillo was forced to re-evaluate his life after sur-

Calvillo jersey retirement.

gery saved his life by removing a large tumor from his thyroid. Following the success of the surgery, Calvillo wouldn’t miss any football this time around, and would play on for another three years in the league. It just speaks to his character and shows his love for the game.

Calvillo will go down in history as a

terrific football player and family man.

He will always hold a special place in the hearts of Allouettes fans for years on as the legend of Number 13 moves on to the stadium wall.

Arguably the toughest division in the league, the battle for the top spot will be a close one; the St. Louis Blues, Colorado Avalanche, Chicago Blackhawks, and Dallas Stars all made major acquisitions in the offseason. St. Louis, Chicago, and Dallas brought in veteran centers to play second line minutes, while Colorado locked down former all-stars Jerome Iginla and Daniel Briere to add experience to their young team. The Nashville Predators added scoring power with James Neal, however it won’t be enough to surpass the previously mentioned teams.

Jose Sharks. Unfortunately, the Sharks did not have an ideal off-season, and had to remove the captaincies for a second time in recent years. If, however, the team is able to keep the past behind them, they should prove to be a strong contender for the Stanley Cup. The struggles in Western Canada might not be over. Vancouver is making the best case for a playoff team, by signing star goaltender Ryan Miller, putting an end to their long goaltending controversies. The Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers also added a number one goaltenders in Jonas Hiller (Calgary) and Victor Fasth (Edmonton), though Fasth will have to earn the number one spot over hometown native Ben Scrivens.

NHL Predictions for Your Consideration ALEX MANOUK Contributor

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he preseason has come to an end, and after a busy off-season, the NHL began its regular season on the 8th.

Most teams have new faces and ambitions for the new season; I am sure many of you have made your own prediction for the regular season and the race for Lord Stanley in the playoffs. Here’s how I think the 2014-2015 season will play out.

Predictions

Atlantic Division The Boston Bruins have consistently finished near the top of their division for nearly the past decade. With their solid defensive core and veteran leadership, the Bruins should be able to maintain the top spot in the division. Both the Montreal Canadiens and the Tampa Bay Lighting have major adjustments to make, despite last year’s success for both teams. The Habs moved two of their veteran leaders in order to give more responsibility to the rising stars, while the Lightning have a young star of their own to work with: Jonathan Drouin. The Ottawa Senators made a lot of moves towards rebuilding, and it is for that reason I predict them finishing at the bottom of the division.

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Tampa Bay Detroit Florida Toronto Buffalo Ottawa

Metropolitan Division The Eastern Conference champions the New York Rangers welcomed the arrival of Martin St. Louis with a strong playoff run. Using the off-season to learn and grow from last year’s efforts, I believe the Rangers will be the dominant team in the division. The Philadelphia Flyers had a tough start to the last season, but were able to improve their play and make an appearance in the post-season; if they can fix those mistakes from last fall, they should finish near the top of the division. Look out for the Columbus Blue Jackets to surprise many this season—that is if contract negotiations work out between the organization and their number one center Ryan Johansen.

New York Rangers Philadelphia Pittsburg Columbus Washington New York Islanders New Jersey Carolina Central Division

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St. Louis Chicago Colorado Dallas Minnesota Nashville Winnipeg

Pacific Division Finally, the Pacific Division, home of the Stanley cup winners the Los Angeles Kings. The Anaheim Ducks had an incredible regular season last year, with the help of captain Ryan Getzlaf’s Hart Trophy nomination worthy performance. The addition of Ryan Kessler, from the Vancouver Canucks, makes for one of the best offenses in the league. Another team holding the status of an offensive powerhouse would be the San

Anaheim Los Angeles San Jose Vancouver Arizona Edmonton Calgary

Even taking all this under consideration, predicting the Stanley Cup winner is no easy feat. Therefore, with a great lack of confidence, I predict the Chicago Blackhawks to win a 3rd Stanley Cup in 5 years.

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Gatiers Grab Rare Road Win JARED PERLMUTTER Editor-in-Chief

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he Bishop’s Gaiters took to Percival Molson Stadium on October 9th to take on the McGill Redmen. Both with records of 0-4 going into the game, the contest promised to be a shootout between RSEQ football basement dwellers.

Leading up to the game, the Gaiters had suffered hard fought loses to Laval, U de M, Concordia and Mount Alison.

After a year in which their aerial attack wowed fans nationwide, the Gaiters appeared to simply not have found their rhythm thus far in the season.

After struggling in his first four appearances, 5th-year QB Shane McDonald was relegated to the bench in favour of true freshman Travis Eman. McDonald would however, along with sophomore Alex Bouffard, see some action as QB later in the tilt.

The first quarter clarified for fans just how evenly matched these two teams are, as they combined for a 0-0 score line and seven punts. The Gaiters managed to pull head before halftime however, as an Eman scamper led to a touchdown and a 7-3 lead. Going into the half,

the Gaiters appeared to be in the perfect position to ensure their first victory of the season.

The lead was short-lived however, as McGill tailback Raphael Casey, after gashing the Gaiters all night, would score a touchdown to give the Redmen their only lead of the game. With 4:10 remaining in the 3rd stanza however, Gaiters kicker Vincent Dube would tie things up from 30 yards out.

After a strong defensive stand, the Gaiters were put back into scoring position nearing the end of the quarter. It would be Eman again, who chugged his way into the end zone from a yard out, giving the Gaiters another touchdown and extending their lead to 17-10. While McGill would chip away at the lead with another field goal, the Gaiter’s hung on for the 17-13 lead.

Despite a poor game through the air, the Gaiters emerged with the win.

Eman, McDonald and Bouffard threw for a combined 53 yards, with two interceptions and no touchdowns. Bouffard however, looked very mobile in his debut, running for 40 yards in a short amount of game time.

Vincent Davignon, filling in for the in-

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jured Ronlee King-Fileen, looked equally impressive, rushing for a solid 81 yards to lead the Gaiters. Leading the aerial attack for BU was East-West bowl veteran Nyjill Wilson, grabbing three passes for 20 yards.

On the defensive side of the ball, the Gaiter’s had a very solid game. The defensive line combination of Theo

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Thompson and Steve McCollum led the way for BU. McCollum, a 5th-year defensive end, led the way with ten tackles and a sack. Thompson, a 4th-year tackle, was not far behind with nine tackles and a sack.

NFL Season Off to Crazy Start ANDREW SZASZ Contributor

The NFL season is a third of the way complete, and who would have predicted Cleveland winning more than one game.

It’s not just the Browns that have shocked; the Dallas Cowboys have also surprised the football world.

Teams synonymous with words like choke, overrated, and downright awful have somehow managed to prove critics wrong. This past weekend showed why the NFL is the most entertaining prosports league in North America.

Unlike the MLB, NHL or NBA, where teams like the Blue Jays or Maple Leafs are able to be basement dwellers for twenty plus years, the NFL’s high level of competition and competitiveness creates an unpredictable season, each season, where any team with hope can succeed.

The Cleveland Browns are the epitome of this. Confined to ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown’s wall of shame and NFL primetime blackout schedule, the Browns have somehow emerged as a real contender this year.

Each season, the Browns draft a new, promising quarterback. Then, he gets injured and the whole process starts over again. This year is different. QB Brian Hoyer has shut critics down with his explosive arm. In five games, Hoyer has thrown for 7 touchdowns and 1 interception – tied for fewest in the

league with Aaron Rogers of the Green Bay Packers.

His numbers may not be flashy like the Colts’ Andrew Luck, but that’s not what the Browns are looking for.

For Hoyer and the Browns—a teamed cursed and bullied over the years—a slow, steady offence is all they need. The Browns rank top five in the league for rushing, so Hoyer’s job remains easy.

Throw the ball on short yardage plays and let RB Brandon Tate do the rest.

If Hoyer and the Browns can keep up their Cinderella-like play, they may see themselves playing football in January.

This year the Browns are lucky, their division, the AFC North, is not as strong as it used to be and the injury bug has not hit them, yet.

As long as the offence keeps producing and the fans keep cheering, the Browns may not finish last in the NFL this year.

Then, there’s the Dallas Cowboys; throw everything you know about them out the window. QB Tony Romo is playing the best football of his career. Romo and the Cowboys have won five straight and, like the Browns, the Cowboys are putting an end to their infamous reputation for losing.

This weekend, the Cowboys stunned the Seattle Seahawks in a thrilling game; it was the first time this season where the Cowboys beat a playoff-contending team.

Running Back Demarco Murray rushed for his sixth consecutive 100+ yard game – can you smell MVP? It’s

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not just that the Cowboys are winning games, but it’s the style. A balanced offense and a manhandling defence have changed the balance of power in the NFC. The Cowboys and the Browns both would lose games by themselves. Silly mistakes and turnovers were their crutch. Now both teams are causing their opponents to do the same.

The Cowboys have a tough road ahead of them. Out of the remaining ten games, five of the teams hold a winning record and the majority of the games are within the division the NFC East.

Perhaps this is the year for the Cowboys or the Browns?

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Royals Becoming the Story of the MLB Playoffs DYLAN KONENCY Spor ts Editor

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oing back to the final night of September, on a chilly evening in Missouri, the Kansas City Royals were deeply locked in the game that would determine the success of their grueling 162 game season. The Royals were going head-to-head at home for the final spot in the American League Playoffs against the Oakland Athletics. The wildcard game would prove to be one of the most intense and proud moments for the franchise, fighting their way into the wee hours of the night, spurred on by over 37,000 rowdy fans in the madhouse known as Kauffman Stadium. After both the Royals and Athletics had exhausted their bullpens, with a new pitcher coming in, it seems almost every new extra inning turned the batters aside left and right. Oakland managed to take a onerun lead going into the bottom of the 12th, however Kansas City would tie up the game, and it looked as though a 13th inning was all but guaranteed. The Royals were spurred on by their home fans, and the game finished in excellent fashion, with a final score of 9-8 on a walkoff single by Salvador Perez. The building went nuts, and rightly so, the Royals had not made a playoff appearance since

they defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1985 World Series. Kansas City has to be proud of their team never giving up and battling their way through to keep their championship dream alive.

However the story doesn’t stop there.

The Royals found themselves in a fivegame series versus the top team in the American League, the 98 win Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, where they would tightly contest the first two games, both of which went into extra innings with wins. Game three would prove to be far from a contest, as the Royals spanked the Angels 8-3 to complete the sweep.

Angels star-pitcher Clayton Kershaw was all but helpless against the Royals in the series, with the Angels bullpen giving up runs at the worst possible moments, including a two run homer in the 11th inning of game two; a huge turning point in the series. The Angels simply couldn’t keep pace with the Royals and burned out.

The Royals are nowe facing off with the mighty Baltimore Orioles, who had just as easily dispatched the Detroit Tigers in a series-sweep of their own.

Two games into the series, and the Royals now find themselves in the middle of the American League Championship Series with a two-game lead on the Baltimore Oriole,s after winning both

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games in the Orioles home park, silencing the 47,000 fans multiple times. The series may not be over yet but returning to Kauffman stadium in Missouri with a two-game lead puts the Royals in the ideal position for an upset, having to win only two of a possible five remaining games with three of those being on their home field.

Despite not having made the playoffs in 29 seasons, the Royals are playing like

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the perennial contenders of the National League Championship Series (Giants and Cardinals). Should they move on from the Orioles, it will make for a very entertaining World Series. The Royals have taken a liking to their role as David versus the Goliaths of Baseball as they seek the World Series title.

Opening Night: Battle of the Rivals Leafs and Habs Open NHL Season in a Classic Thriller MIKE STANLEY Spor ts Writer

On Wednesday the 8th of October, the NHL officially kicked off its season. Amongst some of the games being played that night, was the recent-years’ opening night tradition between the Montreal Canadiens and the Toronto Maple Leafs. The storied rivalry has always made for great matches.

The puck dropped at 7:15, and the game got off in a hurry. Right away we could feel the intensity between both teams by the energy each play displayed.

Although the Maple Leafs started off with an 8 shots to 0 lead and most of the puck control, it was the Canadiens and Max Pacioretty who scored first, after a nifty dangle leaving Leafs captain and defensemen, Dion Phaneuf, sprawling on the ice.

There’s been much scrutiny towards the Leafs’ decision to move Phaneuf to the left side of the ice, as he has spent his entire career on the right, but playing a total of 23:31 of ice time didn’t seem to affect him too much, as he still managed to block two shots and deliver a few hits.

Most of the game was a back-andforth attack, with each team taking the lead at different points in the game. It was a great game on both sides and I’m sure each team’s fans were pleased at seeing new additions performing well

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Opening Night.

when it mattered. For the Canadiens P-A Parenteau, Malholtra, Sekaj and Gilbert all played in their roles quite well, while on Toronto’s side it was their young core getting the job done with Kozun, Kadri, Bozak and Reilly showing the new Leaf

style of fast paced hockey.

All in all, it was a great game to watch as a fan of either team; I’m sure you were held breathless throughout it all, watching it unfold. Although it was just the first game of the season, the game

featuring a heated rivalry gave hope to both teams as things are looking up!

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