The Campus - September 27th '17 Issue

The Bishop’s University Newspaper Vol. 73, No. 3

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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Maddie Hession thecampus.editor@gmail.com

BUSINESS MANAGER Dylan Guignion thecampus.business@gmail.com

COPY EDITOR Rose Seitz-Lavoie thecampus.copyeditor@gmail.com LAYOUT EDITOR Steven Poulin thecampus.layout@gmail.com NEWS EDITOR Karyn Konstantonis thecampus.news@gmail.com

ARTS AND CULTURE EDITOR Maryclare MacIsaac thecampus.ac@gmail.com

FEATURES EDITOR David Marrack thecampus.features@gmail.com SPORTS EDITOR Helen Tintpulver thecampus.sports@gmail.com

OPINIONS EDITOR Katharine Mussellam thecampus.opinions@gmail.com GRAPHICS EDITOR Zhihua Huang thecampus.graphics@gmail.com

This issue’s contributors Hunter Gong Olivia Friedland S. Leacock Briar Bennett-Flammer Loch Baillie Matthew Malkin Marielle Caruth Graham Childs

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CIBC $200,000 contribution to BU’s “Lead the Way” Campaign KARYN KONSTANTONIS News Editor

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ast week, Bishop’s University’s Leading The Way campaign received a large donation from the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, or CIBC, officially creating the CIBC Business Bursary program. The campaign’s main purpose is to provide scholarships and bursaries to students in need of financial assistance, made possible through fundraising and donations.

The $200,000 contribution from CIBC will be distributed over the course of the next four years, aimed at business students in need of financial support to continue their educations.

“CIBC is very pleased to support Bishop’s University, a highly respected institution with shared values of advancing student opportunity and investing in our leaders of tomorrow. This donation supports our commitment to helping students achieve their academic and career goals, and we wish the first recipients the greatest of success,” said Sylvain Vinet, Senior Vice President and Region Head, Eastern Canada.

The donation will also benefit those pursuing opportunities through the cooperative education program, which allows students to combine terms of full-time work and academic studies to gain relevant work experience in their desired field. This past summer, 40 stu-

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CIBC donates $200,000 to establish the new bursary program

dents from the Business and Computer Science departments participated in the program.

“We are thrilled to receive this donation from CIBC,” said Francine Turmel, Dean of the Williams School of Business. “The co-operative program is added value for the students who participate because they are well equipped for success in the workforce when they graduate.”

Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Michael Goldbloom, was equally appre-

ciative of the generous donation. “This gift will have a significant impact on the students at the Williams School of Business. We are deeply committed to ensuring that all students who would like to come to Bishop’s – and who have the intellectual capacity and determination to do so – are able to join our community regardless of their financial circumstances. We are very grateful to CIBC for this important investment in our students.”

An update from SRC’s Finance and Operations HUNTER GONG Contributor

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espite the rainy days, this year’s orientation week was extremely successful.

Financially, the surplus of the week is significantly more than our initial projections. Although we are still finalizing some numbers, I’m proud to say that there will be a fair amount of extra funds that will be available to put towards student initiatives.

The charity events were also very popular this year. We have made around $1,200 for both charities, so that is $600 for each charity!

Last year there was a big change in the budget format which is now very accessible and transparent to the students who have no prior accounting knowledge. Although this is a great format, I have found some imperfections that need to

be addressed.

This year, the new budget is more organized and reflects realistically how much the SRC actually has in cash. The Green Levy fund account was part of the operation budget last year which is not an accurate representation of our funds, since it cannot be used for SRC operations.

Now, this will be categorized under a restricted asset account which will have the budget more accurately reflect the real cash that SRC has on hand. I have also decided to group the operations’ (Gait, Doolittle’s, and Orientation Week) revenues and expenses together on the budget. Therefore, it will be more clear to the students how much money each operation contributes to the SRC after all the expenses. More details will be discussed in the upcoming budget report.

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NDP leadership election turning up the heat KARYN KONSTANTONIS News Editor

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he search for a fresh face to lead the New Democratic Party has captured the attention of Canadians across the country following incumbent Tom Mulcair’s failure to reach a majority percentage in a leadership review vote in April, 2016.

52% of NDP members were in favor of holding a new leadership election, effectively ousting Mulcair once a new leader has been elected.

Mulcair’s approval ratings within the party had decreased tremendously following the 2015 federal election, during which opinion polls had at one point established him as a clear favourite, although his momentum eventually slowed, falling behind both the Liberal and Conservative candidates. That, coupled with the NDP losing its Official Opposition title, had been motivating factors in the decision to hold a review vote for Mulcair’s status as leader of the NDP. The four major candidates that emerged in the wake of the vote have proven resilient over the course of the election, each solidifying their own core base of supporters and strong policy platforms that have appealed to many.

Jagmeet Singh, the Ontario MPP for Bramalea—Gore—Malton, has been a notable force within the race, with a platform based around electoral reform, reconciliation with indigenous peoples, inequality, and climate change. For those seeking true reform within the party, as well as a path back to national relevance, Singh has served as a beacon for change. If elected, he would serve as the first visible minority of a federal party, a term defined by the government as a “person, other than aboriginal peoples, who is non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour.” Singh is currently endorsed by 11 members of parliament.

Charlie Angus has served as the MP for Timmins—James Bay since 2004 and was elected as Caucus Chair for the NDP in 2016. Angus has been viewed by some as a favourite to win the election due to his lengthy political career and his expansive policy platform. Angus has come out in support of issues such as the fight for affordable housing, a strong working class, democratic reform, and social justice. Angus is endorsed by two members of parliament, but has also seen quite a bit of attention from labor unions.

Niki Ashton, the youngest candidate and sole female in the race, has been an MP since 2008. She previously ran in the 2012 NDP leadership race, coming in seventh.

Ashton has come out in support of a variety of issues, including corporate corruption, climate change, and racial and social justice. Ashton is also recognized for her commitment to providing tuition-free post-secondary education, and is currently endorsed by five members of parliament.

The final candidate, Guy Caron, is a Quebec native and has served as an MP since 2011. Caron has displayed an interesting platform, including advocating for the establishment of universal basic income, which he hopes will help resolve the income inequality issues around the country. Much like others in the race, Caron has also come out as a strong climate change candidate. Currently supported by eight members of parliament, Caron serves as another strong potential winner in the election.

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Final candidates for the NDP Leadership Election

Bishop’s to host Orange Shirt Day event KARYN KONSTANTONIS News Editor

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n Thursday, September 28, Bishop’s University will be hosting the Orange Shirt Day event. This ceremony, held in a partnership with Mélissa Poirier and the Indigenous Cultural Alliance, Champlain Regional College, and Bishop’s College School, seeks to honor the survivors of the Canadian residential school system.

The network of boarding schools came into effect following the Indian Act of 1876, which sought to assimilate First Nations children into society by removing them from their communities and placing them in schools operated by Christian churches, with funding provided by Canada’s Department of Indian Affairs.

This process, now recognized as a morally and ethically bankrupt system, lasted until 1996, when the final residential school was closed. Since then, efforts have been made by the Canadian government to publicly apologize to and reconcile with the those impacted by residential school system. In addition to honoring victims and survivors, Orange Shirt Day aims to raise cultural awareness and move forward toward a more unified reconciliation.

The ceremony will be taking place at 12:30pm in front of the McGreer building, with a variety of local speakers, as well as Abenaki spokespeople. Free orange tshirts will be distributed in the Student Union Building prior to the event. Those expected to attend include the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Ms. Jacqueline Belleau, local and national news outlets, as well as the general public.

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Participants at a previous Orange Shirt Day event

Everything you need to know about the upcoming SRC Elections OLIVIA FRIEDLAND Contributor

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he first round of SRC elections at Bishop’s University will be taking place September 25 and 26. As expected, the voting will take place online, giving students the opportunity to elect their peers to five new positions.

The positions open for nomination are General Councilor, First Year Representative, On-Campus Representative, Hu-

manities Academic Senator, and Natural Sciences Academic Senator. Students are only permitted to vote for an academic senator if they are currently studying within that particular department.

In addition to electing representatives for the academic year, students will partake in a referendum to accredit the SRC, which allows the university to officially recognize the student union as a “legal representation of the students within

their university.” Although the accreditation process is new to BU, the SRC will continue functioning in the same way.

Jessica Goodsell, Director of Communications and Marketing at the SRC, provided more context on the decision to hold the referendum.

“The reason we have to vote on the SRC’s accreditation is that Quebec only introduced the process in the 1980s, where we were founded in the 1890s, so

it never occurred to past SRC members to go through with the process.”

Students will be provided with a link to the online voting booth through their student Webmail accounts, which will open at midnight on the 25, until 11:59pm on the 26. The upcoming election cycle exemplifies a proud campus tradition of fair, open elections to represent the student body of BU, allowing all to make their voices heard.

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OPINIONS NEWS

SRC to open law office?

KATHARINE MUSSELLAM Opinions Editor

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Time to address Islamophobia KATHARINE MUSSELLAM Opinions Editor

t has been revealed by the president that the SRC wants to become accredited to be the legal representatives of us, the students. In fact, they have been operating as if they were accredited already.

Yet why did I not know anything about this?

I knew that the SRC was essentially the student government for Bishop’s, working behind the scenes to organize events and services for Bishop’s students. But legal representation is never something that occurred to me as something that would be included under their duties.

A quick browse of the pages on the SRC website does not offer any other indication of this kind of representation provided by the SRC. In her message, the president states that this accreditation requires us to pay a membership fee, not so surprisingly, which helps the SRC to provide things like the Peer Mentorship program.

I fail to see the implied connection between those programs and the ability to legally represent the students. More clarification on how the SRC does this is required.

We need information not only about how this is funded, but also about what it entails. The president’s message gives no precise description of how the SRC can legally represent us.

Do they help students who need a lawyer but can’t afford one? Can they represent us in a legal battle against the university itself if the students deem a wrong has been committed against us? How high in the court system does this representation reach?

These are all unanswered questions that I had reading the update on this matter.

I always thought of the SRC as the student government, not the student law firm, but perhaps this is an aspect about which we could be informed in more detail.

If they really can represent us legally, we should be informed about what opportunities this makes available to us, not something that is mentioned almost in passing, in a small paragraph in an update.

Until I am informed more, I have my reservations about this idea. I am concerned it will lead to money being spread too thinly across other SRC programs that students need more immediately. I also have doubts that this is an aspect of the SRC that will be used often enough to warrant the financial commitment.

But I’m prepared to be proven wrong on all of this. There might be legal elements to various SRC activities of which I am not aware.

If this is the case, then the SRC should make those things clear so that we know what our money is helping to support and how it will serve us.

Questions should be asked during the vote on this issue. If it is approved by the students, the SRC must be sure to make things clear for all of the students at Bishop’s.

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n Canada, we tend to think that we are more open to diverse cultures than our neighbours to the south in the United States. This notion is supported by our welcoming of thousands of Syrian refugees into the country standing in stark contrast to U.S. president Donald Trump’s desire to bar refugees from several Muslim countries from entering the United States.

However, this does not mean that there are an absence of problems we have to face in regard to Islamophobia. We must still be vigilant for discrimination and be sure it is not tolerated. A reminder of this came last week.

Jagmeet Singh, one of the hopefuls for leadership of the NDP, was holding a meet and greet event when far-right activist Jennifer Bush stood in front of him, pointing at him and shouting practically in his face. Her comments included accusations that Singh supports Sharia law and is “in bed” with the Muslim Brotherhood. Her comments in that moment and in the subsequent news interviews suggest she equates Singh’s support for the antiIslamophobia motion known as M-103 with supporting Sharia law, though that wording is not actually in the motion.

While Bush also mentioned in an interview after the event that she knew Singh is actually Sikh and not Muslim, her comments still prove that there is work to be done when it comes to educating people about Islam and Islamophobia in this country.

At the heart of Bush’s argument is a misunderstanding of what anti-Islamophobia means.

Supporting the idea that Muslims should not be discriminated against for the religion they practice does not mean that one believes Sharia law should become Canadian law. Mainly, Sharia is simply guidance, based on the Quran, on how to practice Islam, such as when to pray and how to fast during Ramadan.

Bush, like other Canadians, is uneducated. It is ignorance and misinformation that fuels her anger.

Bush’s statements should be taken as a call to action for everyone to stand up against Islamophobia when they see it and to educate themselves and others about what Islam is really about so that those who make incorrect assumptions, like Bush, do not continue to spread them.

And even if you do not understand everything about Islam because it is not your religion, at least do not unthinkingly believe everything you hear people say, because it could be wrong. It is the misunderstanding of what Muslim people believe in, or generalizations that all Muslims believe in exactly the same things, that result in the hostility that people like Bush represent. When it is not challenged, that hostility breeds more hostility.

Singh himself stated that, as a man with brown skin who has a beard and wears a turban, he has frequently faced comments like those of Bush, but if we continue to challenge Islamophobia, then we can work towards building a world where people no longer have that experience.

What’s in a name?

ROSE SEITZ-LAVOIE Copy Editor

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et me give you a little background story for this, some context if you will. My first name, given to me at birth, is Tamra. And I’ve had this name for 18 years.

And for the first 18 years of my life, I learned to hate my name. People couldn’t pronounce it, despite the Tam-Ra. Not Ta-Ma-Ra. Or Ta-Ra. Tamra.

There was a girl who was named Tamara in my school growing up. She was more popular than I was, so when we shared teachers, they called me by her name.

I don’t know about you guys, but my name is mine.

It’s pronounced the way I pronounce it. You don’t see famous people with hard names like Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michelle Pfieffer, or Cara Delevingne getting misspelled or said wrong often. You know these names, and you say them properly. And spell them properly, too.

Growing up I always had to correct people, who I may have known for years. That is a huge confidencekiller.

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As a man who wears a turban, NDP leadership hopeful Jagmeet Singh has often been the target of Islamophobic comments.

I understand saying it wrong the first time, but if I have told you how to say it, shown you the spelling, and tried to help you understand, and yet you still mess up? It hurts.

For example, having watched ‘Supergirl’ on Netflix I really related to one of the characters. Kara constantly tries to correct her boss about how to say her name.

This is a way to show that her boss doesn’t truly care about her, by calling her Kira, Kiera, Care-Ah, but never Kara.

It truly upsets me when people don’t put the effort into remembering my name. Personally, I hate not remembering names or saying them wrong. So when people mess up my name constantly, it shows me that

they don’t care.

Names are important. It’s one of the things I’ve learned during my English degree here at Bishop’s.

Shakespeare. Milton. Chaucer. Hawthorne.

We put our names on sports jerseys and sweaters, because they are our names and we are proud of them.

It truly saddens me to say that I hate putting my first name on things. I’d rather use my middle name, Rose.

Easy to remember and easy to spell.

Maybe one day I will eventually go back to using my first name, and I look forward to then. But for now, during my time here, I’ll use this instead.

So hello world, my name is Rose.

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The Prime Minister needs a break S. LEACOCH Contributor

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he news has been released that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s family vacation to the Aga Khan’s island in the Bahamas cost over $200,000. Presumably, everyone is shocked and amazed by the size of this figure.

But to be fair, what were we expecting? This is the Prime Minister we’re talking about, after all. The only person we might expect to have a more expensive vacation is Drake. I mean, Drake would be spending his own money because he’s not funded by taxpayers – but the point still stands.

And also like Drake, although this is presumptuous because I know neither of these men personally, Justin Trudeau works very hard. He has been travelling around to places all over Canada to be sure the people of his country know what he’s about and that he cares about everything Canadians do. No event is too small for him to risk not showing up!

To be fair, he’s been going lots of places strictly for work, too. The G20 summit, the APEC summit, the list goes on. And that’s not to mention the other world leaders he’s met with over the past year alone. He’s met with the Queen, Angela Merkel, and of course Donald Trump.

With all those moments, both pleasant and unpleasant, constantly being captured on camera, is it a wonder he needed to get away from it all? All that handshaking and selfie-taking really takes a toll after a while. Or so I gather.

So the Prime Minister needed some down time with the family, to remember the important things in life. As we all do.

But, of course, it’s never going to be quite so simple when you’re the big PM. No, when you’re the Prime Minister of Canada, you can never be too careful. So, like those before him, Trudeau had an RCMP security detail with him on this vacation to make sure nothing happened to our nation’s leader.

This is all fine and good, but who knew that the RCMP were so demanding?

Originally set at around $72,000, the final cost of the security detail is now re-

corded at $153,504, driving up the overall cost for the trip. Most of us would be mad if we went on a trip and paid for insurance at a certain price, only to find out once we were on the trip that we had to fork out more money.

But Trudeau did not complain. Instead he said he “wasn’t going to question” the costs. I guess he never learned to be a smart traveller.

Oh well, some might say that’s not why we elected him.

Still, I think the Prime Minister should have taken a stand for his rights as a traveller not to be overcharged. I mean, no harm came to him on the trip, so the RCMP were doing their job, but this is more than he bargained for – although since he’s not questioning the charge, maybe he didn’t bargain.

It could also be he’s still just too tired to sweat those kinds of details anymore and wanted to save himself for the many other problems he’s dealing with right now.

But in doing so, he is taking all the blame for something that, it seems, was not entirely his fault.

If he’s doing that now, what will happen if he’s blamed for something on an even larger scale?

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Time to tear off designer “corporation” BRIAR BENNETT-FLAMMER Contributor

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Prime Minister Trudeau meeting the Aga Khan in 2016.

ho among us doesn’t appreciate a nice pair of Jimmy Choo shoes, a Rolex watch, or a silky Burberry scarf? Well, let me tell you about a label that will earn you something much better than social envy, one that gives you a tax break.

At least it will do until the Liberals implement the new tax changes. Sorry “Corporation” shoppers, you are going to have to start paying the same amount as the rest of us.

Currently, we have a two-tier system for small businesses, with the categorizing factor being whether or not your business has the brand label “corporation” sewn on.

So, identical companies with the same profits can end up with significantly different tax rates simply because one of them operates as a corporation.

Small businesses in Canada are given tax breaks, but these perks are supposed to support the growth of your business, not add heft to your personal wallet.

The Liberals are trying to reform current tax laws by eliminating three loopholes specific to corporations, which they can use when filing their taxes to take a large chunk out of what they have to pay.

1) Income Sprinkling. Once the corporate tax has been paid off, a corporation owner can divide their remaining profits among their family members, which will then count as each member’s income tax. The taxes paid on each individual “income” can amount to much less than the original sum. So, when a corporation owner and a non-incorporated business owner have the same size family and make, say, $200,000 in profits, the corporation owner can bring home $38,000 more than their nonincorporated competitor.

2) Passive Income. This is when part of a corporation’s profits is invested under the umbrella of the business, but not directly into things like equipment for immediate use. For example, buying real estate. This means that because the new-bought property has that designer label “corporation investment,” it gets all the high status perks – mainly, a low corporate tax rate.

3) Capital Gains. This is the process of moving money around through your corporations until, instead of profit, it qualifies as “capital gain”, which just happens to have a lower tax rate.

The Conservatives, dutifully fulfilling their role as the opposition, object to the tax reformation. First, they were outraged that Trudeau would insinuate v that Canadians are “tax cheats”. Then it was “Why are we picking on small businesses?” They cried, “Small business is the backbone of the economy!”

Well, take a look at the small businesses affected by these laws. The loudest outcry has been coming from doctors, lawyers, and accountants, not exactly the professionals one pictures struggling to make ends meet. In fact, these changes should only affect people with an annual income of over $150,000.

Prominent Canadian economists have said that these changes will have the effect the Liberals want – to decrease income inequality and make taxes fairer for everyone.

This is not about tax increases; it’s about ensuring that everyone is being held to the same standards, and that haphazard loopholes aren’t being used to abuse the tax system.

So let’s dismantle this arbitrary two-tier system because ultimately, the amount you pay in taxes should not be determined by how creative your accountant can be.

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ishop’s saw another successful Homecoming this past weekend. Homecoming is more than a big football game, though that shouldn’t be overlooked. Homecoming gives us an opportunity to see what life is like now, for the alumni who have passed through Bishop’s before, and for what it was like, chatting with student from five, ten or twenty years before.

The camaraderie and sense of belonging that are part and parcel of homecoming are critical to maintaining the traditions that are such a part of a school like Bishop’s; and tailgate parties are fun, no matter what year you graduated.

A big part of homecoming is learning from the people that came before you, and getting a chance to network with them-they may be your key into the workforce, or at the very least, a reliable reference letter. The chance to meet with people who have gone before you also show what myriad ways you can move forwards-there may be more opportunities in what you study then you could ever imagine. Meeting with alumni displays how people can go into the world with a set of expectations, but you may end up in a job you did not plan on taking, or walking a career path that hadn’t been visible to you. The trick is to learn the easy way-many of the people that walked across campus this weekDAVID MARRACK Features Editor

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end made the same choices as you, and can spare you some of the frustration that comes from learning the hard way.

The fact that alumni have gone before you may also mean that they are able to help you with a job recommendation, or an offer, or simply a hint that their company is looking for a new hire. Networking can get you a long ways.

The other part of meeting with alumni is propagating tradition. A university that opened its doors in 1843, Bishop’s is steeped in tradition, and those stories can only really be passed down from student to student. Whether it may be the story of Kevin, the ghost in Kuehner, or how the library burnt down time and again, or the tradition of floats on the Massawippi, bits of collective knowledge make the school what it is, and add so much to the experience of Bishop’s.

As a student, you have a responsibility to maintain that knowledge, and pass it on to later students when it comes your turn to visit the school in September, share stories, and watch a game. Keeping that spirit of sharing alive is vital to the identity of the school, and it falls to the students to support and share those traditions, long after graduation. This weekend, many former students will come back to their home for a time, to raise a toast to Bishop’s University, on the mighty Massawippi shores; after all, we are destined to this fate, aren’t we.

Superfoods on a budget M DANIEL LAPERRIERE Contributor

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ost of us have this idea that eating healthy is quite expensive. Especially for students living on a budget, seeing the unaffordable prices in the health food aisle can be daunting, forcing us to stray away and pick up cheaper, but less healthy foods. However, there are several fantastic, nutrient-dense foods that are cheap and common, just not well known as healthier foods. Some of the cheaper foods are also the easiest to prepare, and fit well in a student’s diet of preparing food the weekend before, and then warm leftovers during the week.

First, the delicious, nutritious, mighty sweet potato. Probably my favourite ingredient out there, the sweet potato is versatile, delicious, and a reliable source of many important nutrients. While admittedly slightly more expensive than regular potatoes, the improved taste and nutritional benefits outweigh the slight increase in price. The “normal” potato has been regarded as less then perfect, due to its low vitamin content, while sweet potatoes are considered quite the opposite. The sweet potato is a major source of vitamins A, B6, C and E, is loaded with carbs and fibre, and has calcium and iron, among other minerals. All for only around 100 calories with a bit of protein as well. For around 2 dollars a potato, I would get 4 or 5 of these a week, cooking them with carrots as a side dish, roasting them for a snack, or making a salad with onion, garlic and ginger.

Next, let’s look at lentils as an alternative to rice. This legume is very cheap, faster to prepare than beans, and is loaded with nutrients. Lentils are very high in fibre, which helps keep cholesterol and blood sugar levels down, while also helping maintain digestive health. These are all important benefits for students, as a high cholesterol, blood pressure and sugar levels can contribute to higher stress levels, which tend to lead to difficult sleeping and concentrating. A poor diet can make you feel bad both physically and mentally, so making healthy decisions like lentils can help in ways that affect your schoolwork, mental health and physical health. All this, and lentils will give you a steady source of energy by maintaining blood sugar levels and replenishing your iron. So, making stir-fries with lentils instead of rice can really give a kick-start to your week, and keep things going smooth.

To maintain the theme of healthy sources of high energy, nutrient dense food, while not technically food, but a remarkable source of nutrients nonetheless, chia

seeds can be sprinkled throughout your diet whenever you get the chance, providing a nutrient boost. Sugar and caffeine can give a quick pick me up, but that burst of energy will be followed by a crash; on the other hand, chia seeds have a perfect ratio of protein, fibre and fats that provide steady energy throughout the day instead of a quick rush. Chia seeds can cost between 5 and 15$ a bag, depending on quality, but this superfood is worth it. Adding them to juices or smoothies, mixing them into oatmeal or throwing them onto a salad are just a few ideas.

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A tasty treat that goes with the fall colours and, easy as cake.

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Summer is ending; now is the time

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A reminder that winter is just around the corner, take some time outside while the weather is still bearable.

ummer has ended, and fall is upon us; with homecoming now over, the leaves will begin to change colour and once again winter will begin to show icy tendrils creeping towards the campus. With the heady days of O-week behind us, now is the best time to set right our habits and set to for the academic year ahead of us. The first papers and assignments aren’t far off; beware the dates in the calendar-they are

closer then they appear. Now is a valuable time to choose a healthy diet, and you should begin to feel at home. With the traditions that make Bishop’s university what it is, make the best of the fleeting days of sun and warmth-explore, go outside, eat ice cream, because it will be cold and cloudy soon, and your Prof. will be asking for that paper you had “trouble printing”.

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Bisop’s University - When our friends come home to campus, a party is sure to follow.

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‘Frosh King’ Matthew Malkin reflects on how Orientation week allowed him to settle into his new home as a transfer student.

MATTHEW MALKIN eing a part of Orientation-Week was amazing and I enjoyed Contributor every second of it. I got to meet an absurd amount of people that were all friendly and just as nervous to be at a new school just like myself. My entire team (Get Shreked), were all simply fuelled from the Bishop’s University atmosphere that surrounded us.

This helped us do some pretty incredible things that led our team to O-Week victory. Although I may have shed not only my hair but my eyebrows as well, I was incredibly happy with my team based at Animal House as all members of the team were all equally as determined to win and have fun; this helped unify us.

I loved the experience and I hope that any new students coming to Bishop’s be them new students from high school or transfer students that will participate in Orientation Week so that they feel as at home as I did.

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mbrine Hady is a first year student who arrived in Lennoxville this fall all the way from Egypt. Born in Lille, France, she moved LOCH BAILIE to Cairo in 2010. She has now made another big move to study Contributor Business Administration at Bishop’s. On a sunny Tuesday morning this September, I had the chance to interview Ambrine and learn about her experience so far as an international student.

Have you been to Canada before?

No, it’s my first time.

Okay, so it’s your first time—what was your first impression of the country?

Well, I first landed in Montréal, and I felt it was like my hometown in France. It was likeFrance itself, the weather and everything was similar to my hometown, and I really liked it. In France, you have the cities in the south which are sunny and have great weather like in Egypt.

So, some things are similar here in Canada, but they’re very different in Sherbrooke.

Yes, very different.

What made you choose Bishop’s?

I applied to many different universities, and I saw that [Bishop’s] is really concerned with Student Relations. I had a lot of trouble applying from Egypt, and then I sent an email to the Director of Recruitment and he directly replied to me within a day. At Concordia, it was not like that at all. It took them two months to reply to my email.

Sometimes I directly speak in French. Other times I’m not really conscious of the fact that I am using English. But it certainly is a barrier at first.

Speaking of languages, how many do you speak?

I speak four languages. My first language is French, my second first language is Arabic, my third language is English, and my fourth one is German.

That’s great! You must travel a lot. What’s your favourite place you’ve ever visited?

I haven’t travelled for a long time, but my favourite place was in Egypt. You know Sinai (Dahab)? It is on the border with Saudi Arabia, and it’s a really great city.

There are lots of foreigners. I love the culture there. They kind of adjusted their culture to ours and ours to theirs. I was there for two weeks.

Where’s somewhere you want to go in the future?

I’d really like to go to Michigan. I’d really like to explore the US borders. I’m going to Florida next winter because my uncle is there. And I would like to go back to my hometown in France.

Okay, last question: using a different adjective in the four languages that you speak, can you describe your experience at Bishop’s so far?

So... it’s wunderschon (German for wonderful), in French I’d say…euh, j’sais pas... super! In Arabic, I’d say Tofa (excellent). And in English, I’d say cool.

You mentioned a few differences between Lennoxville and Cairo… do you have any specific examples?

Oh yes, it is very different because Cairo is a big city, it’s really crowded and there are no trees like here where you see them in every town. Here there’s more space.

And in the culture itself? I have to talk about women there. So, if you’re a foreigner going to Egypt—if you’re going with your girlfriend or your mother or sister—you have to take care of the fact that people there have that thing were it is Egyptians first, but were inspired by other countries like Saudi Arabia, which is really conservative. So now, for example, as a girl I cannot walk in the streets in shorts and a tee-shirt. You know, you have to beware. And that is the big difference here. That was my cultural shock because people here live in a more free as a society than there. Another difference for example is alcohol consumption and stuff like that.

People party less and drink less [in Egypt], but there are still some people that do it too. Because they brought this [Western] culture there.

So, we are in a particularly snow-prone part of Canada. Will this be your first time seeing snow?

Yes! Are you interested in trying any skiing, snowboarding, or ice skating?

Yeah, I want to try snowboarding.

Cool. What kinds of things have you done as an international student to meet people and make friends? Does language play a part in this process?

Well, when you arrive, language is kind of a barrier. You do not really muster it.

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Ambrine Hardy, pictured in the Quad on a sunny morning in her new home of Lennoxville.

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Let’s Talk Equity MARYCLARE MACISAAC Arts & Culture Editor

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ishop’s University is entering a new era. With the largest incoming class to date and a student body representing fifty-two countries worldwide, equality among students is a crucial aspect of maintaining a healthy student culture. That is where Chadia Kikondjo comes in.

Chadia is a third year Drama major from Ottawa. She is the 2017-2018 Students’ Representative Council (SRC) equity representative. I sat down with Chadia and spoke about the ins and outs of her role on the SRC, and how she plans on furthering equity in the bubble.

How did you originally find out about the role of the SRC equity representative?

The former Equity Rep is my friend!

No way! So she graduated then?

Yeah She did. She asked me if I would be interested in doing it, and I said yes. So I ran!

So this is an elected position.

Oh, yeah!

What kind of thing are you doing with the role this year?

Well what I really wanted to do is to give a voice to a lot of the people who do not necessarily have a voice here at Bishop’s. So, I’m working with a lot of the clubs like BUPA, CASA, I’m really interested in working with the indigenous club that we have here. There are certain events that I want to have at Bishop’s that are not necessarily here. So, like equity week. We had that last year, but it wasn’t promoted as much and not a lot of people knew about it. So I want to have equity week each semester.

What would equity week entail?

During equity week we would talk about different topics that are going on around

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the world. So we would talk about racism, homophobia, transphobia, we would talk about the inequality of the indigenous people that we have here in Canada. But it’s also a celebration of marginalized groups, right? Of giving them a voice and a platform to discuss how they are feeling and what is going on in their communities that a lot of people may not know about.

So last year I guess, before you ran for the Equity rep position, was there anything that you noticed on campus to make you want to run and make a difference?

A lot of things yeah. I’m a drama major, and in our studios, we don’t have an accessible place there for people who aren’t able to go around campus. So like, we don’t have elevators, we don’t have anything for anyone who is not able to participate within some of the festivals that we have to take some of the courses because there are stairs. So that really made me second guess what’s going on. That was one of the main things that made me realize, “that’s not fair”.

And students are encouraged to come to you if they have issues?

Yes. If there is anything going on on campus - if there is an issue that they have experienced or something that isn’t being solved, they can talk to me about it and I will do something about it.

How can they get in touch with you?

Right now I’m in the process of getting an office. Right now the equity representative does not have an office, and every other sort of representative within the SRC do, so I am in the process of getting an office so that people can come during my office hours to talk to me. If not, they can come and reach me at my Bishop’s email.

Students who are in need of the services of the SRC Equity Representative can reach Chadia by email at: ckikondjo16@ubishops.ca.

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Chadia Kikondjo, SRC Equity Representative.

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A how-to-exercise swapping MADDIE HESSION Editor-in-Chief

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hen heading to the gym for your workout, how do you know that you are going to maximize your time in order to achieve the results you are aiming for? Many people spend countless hours pounding away at their workout to find results are lacking and they simply do not see much improvement. To avoid or redirect such frustrations, it is important to learn and focus on key exercises so at the end of the day, you are always moving forward.

Swap lateral raises for shoulder press.

Put the lateral raises on the back burner and give the

shoulder press a try. The shoulder press targets all the main shoulder muscles and also activates the biceps and triceps for additional strength.

Swap hip raises for lunges.

Many people, women in particular, get into the habit of preforming hip raises with the intention of engaging their glutes to firm their backside.

Sorry to disappoint ladies, but a few hip raises do not activate enough muscle fibres to truly achieve much improvement.

Give lunges a shot instead.

Lunges activate the targeted glute muscle and also activates the hamstrings, quads and core. You will see more results in a shorter period of time by switching to lunges.

Swap bicep curls for assisted chin ups.

Although a harder exercise to perform, chin ups are one of the most effective exercises you can do to work your upper body. Chin ups are often overlooked because the exercise is associated with “weight oriented” exercises, but the use of assisted pull up bands can help to perform the exercise correctly without completely fatiguing your muscles, if that is not your intention. Chin ups target the biceps as well as the lateral muscles, helping you to build a stronger back.

If you wish to add intensity to the exercise, hold the chin up at the top for a few seconds.

This increases time under ten-

sion, fatiguing the muscles to a maximum state. You can also add weight to your core for increased intensity.

Swap crunches for prone ball roll ins.

Looking at your abdominal workout, where you may feel the “burn” from crunches, at the end of the day they are giving you very little to help you achieve the results you want.

A few tips while performing the prone ball roll ins are to keep your abs squeezed and engaged throughout the exercise and keep hips elevated so as not to sink down during the stretched position. Keeping hips in line with your spine will help prevent injury to your back. This exercise should not

be rushed. Be sure to constantly control the ball inwards and outwards.

Swap leg extensions for step ups.

Swapping up leg extensions for some step ups will not only engage the glutes, quads, hamstrings and core as the lunges do, you get a full lower body workout as well. This means you will burn a higher total amount of calories throughout the entire workout session while also improving your body’s explosive movements.

By changing up some simple exercises in the gym, you are creating the greatest metabolic response for your body getting you closer to a lean toned

A sneak peek at the Fall Classic JORDAN HIER Alumnus Contributor

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s the leaves begin to change colours and the air starts to get a little crisp, it can only mean one thing. Baseball playoffs! After six months of the boys of summer playing nearly day in and day out, it is almost time for post-season play to begin.

This post-season will look quite similar to the playoffs from a year ago, as five of the six division winners from last year look to defend their division champions. Repeat division title holders already include: Cleveland Indians, Washington Nationals, and the Los Angeles Dodgers. While Boston is trying to stave off the New York Yankees, the Chicago Cubs are looking to fend off Milwaukee.

If all that stays to form, Houston will be the only new division champion. However, as it pertains to the Wild Card races we will have four fresh faces, as none of the teams competing for a spot were in the playoffs a year ago (as long as the Red Sox & Cubs retain their division crowns).

So, who will be raising the Commissioner’s Trophy come the end of October? Let’s start off with the National League where the Los Angeles Dodgers will be the number one overall seed, followed by the Washington Nationals, then the Central Division champs the Chicago Cubs or the Milwaukee Brewers.

As for the Wild Card picture, while still a bit out of focus, the Arizona Diamondbacks will host the single elimination game against the team that fills out the final seed. Possible opponents are: The Colorado Rockies, and runner up in the Central Division, the Brewers or Cubs. I predict Arizona will win the Wild Card game regardless of who their opponent is, and will move on to play their West Division rival the L.A Dodgers. In the best of five series I see the Diamondbacks edging out the Dodgers in five games as pitching duels are the theme of the series.

In the other NLDS matchup, I project the Nationals will heavily dominate their Central Division opponent, whether it be the Cubs or Brewers. With Washington winning the series in three games. In the NLCS, the Nationals will charm the Diamondbacks and advance to the World Series, as Washington wins the series in six games.

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World Series 2017 Postseason

The American League playoff seeding is still a bit foggy too, but we do know the majority of the participants, the Cleveland Indians and Houston Astros have already won their respective divisions and will be the top two seeds, the order is yet to be decided. The Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees will both play in the postseason. One of the teams will be there as East Division champs, while the other will be a Wild Card team. The second Wild Card team will be the Minnesota Twins or the Los Angeles Angels. After the dust settles, I predict the Indians and Astros battle it out for the right to play in the World Series. I see the Indians marching past the Astros in six games, as they earn the right to

play the Nationals for the Commissioner’s Trophy.

In the 113th edition of the Fall Classic I believe the Washington Nationals will square off against the Cleveland Indians, in what will be an extremely competitive series. I foresee around Halloween the Indians exorcising their demons from a year ago, as they lost to the Cubs in heart breaking fashion, after leading the series three games to one, and losing game seven in extra innings at home. With added motivation the Indians will claim the World Series in six games.

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Helen Tintpulver, Sports Editor » thecampus.sports@gmail.com

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t is that time of year again, sports have been sporting and the preseason blues have been washed away for the NHL. The only thing is, this season is different than before. A brand new team is entering the league: The Vegas Golden Knights.

All eyes are on this team. Not only are they a brand new team entering the league, they have also not been together very long. Many were sceptical with how successful the team would be as very few high-scoring players were available in the NHL Expansion Draft and free agency. Well, according to the outcome of their first two games, maybe the Knights do not have to worry much after all.

Perhaps it was the adrenaline rush surging through the new teams’ fans or the Elvis Presley impersonator serenading them in between whistles, regardless, in their NHL debut, the Golden Knights managed to score nine goals against the Vancouver Canucks. NINE. Tyler Wong took the claim to fame in scoring the very first goal for the Knights followed by two more later in the game. A Hattrick sure ain’t a bad way to start off leading your team to victory!

The Vegas Golden Knights showed no remorse scoring four of their nine goals in the 3rd period taking advantage of the Canucks consistent 3rd period lack of stamina. Yet, their excessive scoring put them on the right skates before gliding into game two of the preseason.

Game two of the preseason against the Colorado Avalanche, the Knights displayed nothing less than a beautiful game of hockey. For a team that was recently

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Vegas Golden Knights’ Marc-Andre Fleury, left, speaks alongside fellow players Deryk Engelland, Brayden McNabb, and Jason Garrison.

scrambled together and has only been training together a few months, the Knights displayed beautiful chemistry on the ice. They managed to whip out four goals against the Avalanche while only allowing one to slide in against them.

Despite the many sceptics, like myself, who questioned the skill of this team, the Knights have shown

their worth in the beginning of this preseason. The question is, can they continue the success, will they gamble their way to victory, or was it all just a nice dream.

GRAHAM CHILDS Contributor

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017 was a notable year in the men’s tennis world. Canadians had a look at a promising future, and men’s veterans Raphael Nadal and Roger Federer spilt the four Major tournaments.

Spectators were able to see the talent in a new light this year as the floor was opened up for new champions like never before. This was because of injuries to four of the top 10 players in the world, Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic, Stan Wawrinka and Kei Nishikori.

Veterans Roger Federer and Raphael Nadal took exception to this rarity by equally splitting the major tournaments, gaining plenty of ATP tennis points to put themselves back at number one and two in the world. Roger Federer won the Australian Open and Wimbledon. Raphael Nadal won the French Open as well as the U.S. Open.

This past year also put a smile on Canadians faces. Seeing young star, Dennis Shapovalov on the big stage. His numerous 2017 performances have all tennis fans excited for the upcoming tennis season, to see how he’s going to take his game to the next level. His notable season includes an exit at the U.S. Open Quarter-Final and a victory against world number one Raphael Nadal.

Dennis Shapovalov is now ranked 51st in the world according to the ATP International Tennis Rankings.

An amazing accomplishment for the young Canadian.

2017 was also the year of the resurgence of Juan Martin del Potro. Juan Martin del Potro was a former Top 3 player in the world who had to put tennis on the back burner for quite some time after having two suc-

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Dennis Shapovalov, ranked 51st in the world.

cessful wrist surgeries. The tennis world missed the intensity del Potro brought to the sport, and he has not disappointed since his return.

Juan Martin del Potro lost in the finals at this year’s U.S. Open to Raphael Nadal, and was awarded the silver medal in a match against Andy Murray during last year’s Olympic Games in Brazil. Since his return to the

court, he has been chasing his former top three ranking in the world. His performances have been elite, and it’s clear that he still has game.

Next year’s tennis season is surely going to be more competitive, but the players as well as the fans, couldn’t be more excited about the increase of popularity surrounding the sport.

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Intramurals Fall 2017

Monday CO-ED Basketball 8-10pm *8 Team Limit* Wednesday CO-ED Indoor Soccer 7-10pm *12 Team Limit* Thursday Open Court Badminton/Pickleball Friday CO-ED Volleyball 8-10pm *8 Team Limit*

“Land Acknowledgement: We acknowledge the Abenaki people and the Wabanaki Confederacy, the traditional stewards and protectors of the territories upon which we are learning. In performing land acknowledgment, we make what was invisible visible, and invite the land, the First Nations people, and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission into our conversations. This act of naming – of inviting something into language – is an underlying principle of advocacy and lies at the heart of higher education. The etymology of advocacy is ad (to add) + vocare (call or voice): the origin of the word’s meaning is to give voice to something or to call out in order to initiate dialogue.

The “ad” prefix makes explicit the importance of multiple voices – and by extension multiple perspectives. In this sense, advocacy compels us to acknowledge a diversity of thoughts and opinions as a starting point rather than as an ideal outcome. In institutions of higher learning, we have a responsibility to honour spaces for emerging and established voices to engage in productive, respectful, and sometimes even uncomfortable conversations where individuals are safe to speak truth to power, explore and challenge dominant ideologies, and call out injustices and inequalities in order to imagine new ways of existing.”

Dr. Jessical Riddell