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in this issue “This is what I call hockey. Pure and untainted by financial gains and media presence.”

Features, p. 7

“I knew the moment Tay-Tay released her hit single ‘Love Story’ that I hated her and would never, ever, ever, be getting over it.”

Opinions, p. 5

“Seeming like a cousin to the aerobicsmeets-dance class jazzercize, TheatreActiv is actually a student-run theatre festival.”

Arts & Culture, p.13

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THE CAMPUS

Vol. 68 No. 8

January 16, 2013

Wishin’ and Hopin’ Since 1944

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Cash we don’t have

SRC prepares for cuts to student services following PQ Gov’t education cuts

By Adam T. Young Editor-in-Chief

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ith the university reeling with a budget cut of five percent from the Quebec government, the administration has estimated underfunding to the tune of approximately $1.7 million, with austerity measures anticipated.

As reported previously in The Campus, the university initially projected a $500 000 deficit after proposed tuition increases were struck down by the new PQ government in September. With a new five percent cut to education in December, the university has added another $1.2 million deficit to this figure.

The loss is expected to affect a wide range of student services at the university, including Student Services, the library, ITS, and ancillary services such as the Sportsplex and conference services. In Student Services, the job posting for an inaugural director for the academic advisors and disabilities has been cancelled, with $100 000 of allocated funds for that salary returned to the university’s larger budget, reports SRC President Adam Peabody.

Roughly $50 000 is to be saved in cuts to the library include student requests to the library’s general collections, excluding textbooks and course materials, with other cuts to be determined by financial reviews to cut down the deficit.

The move from the gov-

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Students attend the SRC’s town hall meeting to address budget cut concerns. ernment comes just as planning for a provincial education summit nears completion. In February, Peabody will attend the summit as the student representative alongside Principal Michael Goldbloom.

A projected $540 000 in cuts will happen this year to offset extra costs, SRC With the schedule released for a meeting with government representatives later this week, Peabody still has his concerns. “The agenda does not give a lot of opportunity to speak,” explained the SRC President.

Peabody will spend Thursday evening listening to consultations in Sherbrooke with deputy ministers, post-secondary experts, and economists to provide a better idea of what to expect at the February summit,

Another concern for him is the government’s current plans to bring cuts through for the next few years, and reinvest in universities for 20182019. “There has been uncertainty for where the funding will come from,” explains the President.

“It’s easy to reduce now and say in the future and say ‘we’ll get you guys back’ … but just the lack of details brings a degree of skepticism.”

Peabody agrees that the new government had a mandate to cut the tuition hikes, but disagrees with the sudden post-secondary cuts right before the education summit. Says the SRC President, “I want to arrive at the summit with a perspective from our students at how they see these different topics.”

The SRC passed a resolution over an hour-long discussion during their executive meeting last

Sunday, announcing that low student contributions is the major impediment to education funding.

Peabody cited statistics that Quebec has the second-highest government contribution in education, but Quebec students make the secondlowest contribution.

Student Reaction The SRC decided to take two approaches for feedback on the issue through both a town hall talk on Tuesday, January 15, and through an online survey.

As of press time, over a hundred students responded to the online survey online to provide the SRC with feedback.

Roughly 30 students showed up for the town hall event. Peabody began with an opening address on the numbers, followed by taking questions from the audience.

A number of concerns with the issue were raised in the process. A mature student opened by explaining that while Quebec has some of the highest taxes in the country, education is a “value” and therefore paying into having lower tuition is worth the extra taxes on others.

Another student questioned why the SRC had not addressed the student body during the tuition protests last year. Peabody said that while they were discussed during their executive meetings, the SRC was hesitant to act, claiming that the situation was “fluid.”

Peabody conceded that more could have been done the spring before, “I know we have been criticized by some students for not bringing out enough information at the time,” he commented in regards to last year’s decisions.

Solutions were raised in the process as well, including more revenue through advertising and higher admission of outof-province students, who pay more tuition which is distributed to all the universities in Quebec.

Finally, questions asked about mismanagement of money and who is to blame.

Peabody discussed high “overtures” paid at other universities to deans or principals that break contract, but commented that Quebec’s deans and rectors currently have some of the lowest salaries in Canada. New distribution of funds and accountability were other suggestions.

On the cover of this issue...

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e have -quite literally- the whole world in our hands this issue, as we look to 2013 and resolutions. From quitting smoking to fighting for indigenous rights, the optimism for positive change in the New Year is enough to make us less pessimistic and glad to have survived December 2012 among the apocolapyse predictions. Maybe the Mayans just needed a new calendar after all...

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Bill C-45 and Idle No More: outlining the connections

By Kevin Menz The Sheaf (University of Saskatchewan)

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ASKATOON (CUP) — The grassroots movement Idle No More is rapidly gaining indigenous and non-indigenous support as First Nations, Métis and Inuit people fight against what they perceive to be threats to their sovereignty in Canada.

While many of the movement’s supporters don’t want to restrict Idle No More’s message to Canadian lands, the bulk of the dissent is centered upon the federal government’s omnibus Bill C-45.

Critics of C-45 argue that it does not honour the treaties and it drastically eliminates protection of many lakes and rivers. However, as Jeff Denis wrote in the Toronto Star Dec. 20, “one could feel the movement brewing for years.”

Denis highlights actions Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government has taken during its time in power that have pushed Canada’s aboriginal community to revolt.

“Since 2008, the Harper government has cut aboriginal health funding, gutted environmental review processes, ignored the more than 600 missing and murdered Indigenous women across Canada, withheld residential school documents from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, abandoned land claim negotiations, and tried to defend its underfunding of First Nations schools and child welfare agencies.”

Harper was also criticized by many Canadians and federal opposition parties last year for his handling of a housing crisis in Attawapiskat, Ont. Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence, who has emerged as an icon for Idle No More, made headlines last year when she declared a state of emergency in the northern Ontario town located along James Bay. Spence, along with other community leaders, cited inadequate housing and a lack of electricity and running water as major problems that needed to

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The grassroots indigenous rights movment Idle No More comes as tensions mount between recent government budget actions and the land rights of First Nations. be addressed before winter hit that year.

Harper removed Attawapiskat’s finances from the local government’s control and placed the town under third-party management. Federal opposition parties as well as Spence criticized this move and many opposition leaders urged Harper to visit the town, which he declined to do.

Now Spence has joined the Idle No More movement and has been on a hunger strike since Dec. 11, urging Harper and the Governor General to meet with her and other First Nations leaders. The strike, which Spence began one day after the movement’s National Day of Action, helped bring widespread media attention to Idle No More.

Idle No More was founded by four Saskatchewan women — Nina Wilson, Sylvia McAdam, Jessica Gordon and Sheelah McLean — and the movement held its first event on Nov. 10 at Station 20 West in Saskatoon. This first event was a small discussion — especially compared to the larger rallies held more recently — on Bill C-45.

The next week, events were held across the province in Regina, Prince Albert and North Battleford as well as in Winnipeg.

The movement picked up a lot of its steam on Dec. 10 with the National Day of Action. The day of action, which occurred one week after First Nations chiefs were denied entrance into the House of Commons following an attempt to express their frustrations with C-45, saw protests held in Toronto, Vancouver, Saskatoon, Whitehorse and several other Canadian cities.

These cities, along with an increasing number of Canadian communities, have hosted numerous other rallies since Dec. 10.

The movement has now spread into the U.S. and Europe as people all across the world use social media to express their solidarity with Idle No More.

Idle No More first crossed the border Dec. 21 when rallies were held in front of the Canadian consulates in Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Bill C-45

Senate passed Bill C-45 in the House of Commons Dec. 14. It will become law once the Governor General signs it.

The Idle No More movement and several other First Nations refuse to honour the bill. They claim that C-45 violates the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples because it does not honour the treaties or indigenous sovereignty and because the federal government did not adequately consult with First Nations before instituting the legislation.

Idle No More spokesperson Eriel Deranger told Global News that changes to the Indian Act will make it easier for the federal government to remove land from the First Nations. She said that not only can the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs now call a referendum for land removal but also that the referendum’s results will stand no matter how few members of a First Nation attend — previously, a referendum had to include all members of a First Nation.

She also said that changes to the Navigable Waters Protection Act, Fisheries Act and Environmental Assessment Act will weaken Canada’s environmental laws. The 130-year-old Act will see a slight name change along with thousands of Canadian lakes and rivers removed from federal protection. The government argues that the new act makes it easier to begin necessary infrastructure projects along waterways but Idle No More supporters believe the amendment too highly prioritizes industrial development over the environment.

C-45 critics also argue that changes to the Fisheries Act, which previously required companies to build new lakes or streams when one of their projects damaged waterways, will allow companies to opt out of these environmental commitments. They also argue that changes in the Environmental Assessment Act will too significantly relax the environmental review process.

Survey says SRC to extend bar hours and entertainment based on student feedback

by Meagan Roulet News Editor

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t the end of the Fall 2012 semester, the Bishop’s Student Representative Council (SRC) conducted a student satisfaction survey to determine how they may improve upon their services. Going into

2013, the SRC has presented many new ideas for the upcoming year.

Adam Peabody, SRC President, expressed enthusiasm at the participation of the study body in the satisfaction survey. By having a table in the library during exam period, and allowing students to fill out the survey online, the SRC received response from about 15% of the student body.

At the end of the fall semester the SRC began to look at potential ideas for the future of the on-campus bar, The Gait. The end of 2012 saw the introduction of a more “pub-style” atmosphere to the bar. This transition will continue into the new semester.

One major change the SRC plans to include is a different variety of entertainment at the weekly Happy Hours. This past week the SRC showcased a variety of TED talk videos, and will continue on this trend with a Little Stella concert as a part of Winterfest 2013.

The bar will undergo other major changes with the introduction of new bar hours. Beginning this semester, The Gait will remain open between the Thursday happy hour, and regular 11 PM – 3 AM opening hours. Furthermore, The Gait will start opening on Friday evenings. This decision was made in response to the results of the student satisfaction survey. Contrary to the SRC’s prior belief, a number

of students expressed interest in going out on Friday evenings. Adam Peabody, SRC president, expressed great confidence that the bar would be able to accommodate these new hours.

One thing the SRC seeks to improve upon in the new semester is their communication with the student body in general. They hope to share a greater amount of information concerning their operations. In the past week, the SRC have added a message board to the wall outside the Student Affairs office in hopes to keep students more up-to-date on their operations.

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Right back @ you, Pontifex The Pope moves to Twitter

By Lauren Humphreys Opinions Editor

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ecember 12, 2012 was seemingly just like any other day in the Twittersphere, until I noticed that listed under “Who to Follow” among Brody Jenner and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was Pope Benedict XVI. Even now as I type it sounds like a weird and creepy joke; it’s hard to wrap my head around the idea of the Bishop of Rome taking to social networks in order to connect with the masses. Is the traditional Sunday Service and hymns not cutting it in the technological 21st century? I can’t help but feel that up there on Vatican Hill, Saint Peter is rolling over in his grave.

Like other super busy and important celebrities such as the GrumpyCat, Lord Voldemort, and Darth Vader, who have extensive PR teams to man their online

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Does the iPad match the shoes, the shawl, or the shorts? profiles, I don’t imagine the Pope actually updates his own Twitter on a regular basis.

However, I like to imagine the 60 billion year old man bent over his iPad screen,

casually scrolling through his Twitter feed -do they have wireless in Vatican City?thinking up clever 140 character ways to help spread the doctrines of Christianity.

Once I realized that this was not a joke, and the @Pontifex Twitter handle actually was the head of the Catholic Church and not a parody account, I began thinking about why. It appears that the most powerful institution hell bent on tradition is being forced to adapt in order to remain relevant in this modern era.

Gone are the stone-age days of Bibles only printed in Latin. In the 21st century scripture and verse are available to everyone and can be mass produced and circulated rapidly. I wonder if the @Pontifex can DM me a link to a Bible Ebook? #loljk I myself am more and more inclined to send my hopes and prayers to Zeus and the polytheistic pantheon of Immortals on Olympus. Though Zeus and his gang can’t seem to find the time in their busy days to trifle with mere mortal affairs such as Twitter, as far as religion propagated through social networking goes, I believe @rickygervais says it best: “I don’t believe in God, but despite all the terrible things good and bad people have done in his name, I still believe in us. Humanity rules.” #amen

More “then” a feeling Horrific homophones

By Bethan Chalke Contributor

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mong many concerns that surround the development of modern technologies and the age at which children begin to use these modes of communication − texting − is the degradation of the English language.

While I try not to resist development of language as a whole, I must say that the amount of people who use incorrect homophones is utterly disturbing. Every time someone comments on a Facebook picture “your beautiful”, I desperately want to write “your beautiful what?” but I encounter the problem that the people to whom I am speaking -since they made the error in the first place- will have the joke go way over their heads.

Granted, being an English major, it is safe to assume that grammatical mistakes

bother me slightly more than the average person. However the sheer quantity of the misuse of “your” instead of “you’re” and interchanging “then” and “than” should worry the rest of the school as well.

We are university students, people seeking higher education, those with a high school degree; it should not be so difficult to figure out. If you’re a little confused, “you’re” is a contraction of “you are”, where as “your” is a possessive. For example: “you’re beautiful!” and “your hair is beautiful.” See? Not too complicated.

What is more, “they’re” and “their” follow the same rule – one is a contraction and the other is a possessive. But to add further confusion for the grammatically challenged of society, “there” (another homophone for “they’re” and “their”) is indicative; for instance, “my beer is over there” or “there are too many Champlain kids at this party.”

However, “than” and “then” are a little

trickier. “Then” indicates a time. For example, “I need to take an Advil, then I can go to class.” “Than” facilitates a comparison. For instance, “My grammar is better than yours.”

Get it right.

What horrifies me more than anything is the complete inability of the majority of students to grasp these (apparently) groundbreaking concepts despite their simplicity. Mostly what I want to illuminate is that the misuse of these words is not endearing, nor does it portray an image of nonchalance. It makes you look stupid.

Now call me a nerd or a dork if it makes you feel better about looking ignorant, but I am not the only person who feels this way. The people who will hire you for your Political Science, Psychology, Business, or whatever degree you may have, are not going to tolerate this kind of grammatical immaturity from their employees.

To help bring attention to the issue, a

twitter account “@YourInAmerica” was created. The creators simply scroll through Twitter and find people who tweet in anger (mostly towards immigrants) and are foolish enough to misuse these homophones.

For instance @tcassa99 tweeted, “If you cant speak english when your in america dont get mad that i dont speak your language”, which @YourInAmerica retweeted and replied simply, “Spelling optional? It’s ‘you’re’.” I have to give @tcassa99 some credit, he did manage to get the second use of “your” correct, but I have a feeling that was more a coincidence than anything else.

All in all, these are not complicated rules. Yes, they sound the same so that makes them hard to tell apart. However as educated individuals, I hope we can battle through this adversity of ignorance to a more enlightened, grammatically correct society in which we can compliment and insult each other in a more intellectual fashion.

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Hey there, sister wife?

By Danielle White Contributor

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ike many of you, when I go home for the holidays, I go home with the intention of taking full advantage of the luxuries my parents can afford (unlike myself).

More specifically, unlimited food, being lazy, and watching endless TV – plus it’s like totally merited because I just finished exams, right?

In saying this, there is always that one channel you can rely on for having a ridiculously long marathon of one show. It’s like a deathtrap of laziness, and TLC has perfected it. On one particular day, Sisterwives happened to spark my interest and I decided to give it some attention.

In a nutshell, Sisterwives gives viewers some insight into the lives of a polygamist family currently residing in Las Vegas, but originally from Utah (obviously). The husband has four wives, and like 18 kids across them. The women live in four separate houses with their kids, and the husband essentially divides his time equally four ways to satisfy his multiple women.

When I turned this show on initially, I was (and still am) pretty cynical, but I honestly can’t figure out if I’m infatuated with

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It’s a full-time kind of gig, with some serious shift work. the way they choose to live their lives, or if I’m disgusted by the things I see. I like to think I’m a pretty open minded person, so there is a big part of me that feels like I shouldn’t care how these people choose to live their lives so long as they are happy.

Yet at the same time, when I take the

time to reflect on what I’m watching and actually think about the way the husband interacts with his wives, I think saying these women are completely delusional and are willing to be completely submissive to their husband is a huge understatement. As far as I can see, the women are

essentially financially responsible for his well-being, and are expected to have babies on command. His dialect towards the women seems to be very condescending and without regard to the wives’ thoughts and feelings on any given matter despite their sacrifices for their “family”.

Not to mention those women cry so damn much I’m not sure why they are even trying to convince the audience they “love being a sisterwife”. Sharing your husband with three other women, being given allotted time with him, and expected to pop out babies left and right? Sweet, sounds like a total blast in a glass. Not. As I previously mentioned, I’m cynical on this matter, likely because I’ve been raised in a nation where polygamy is illegal, not to mention morally frowned upon. As much as I want to say “if you’re happy, keep doing it”, I just cannot fathom how these women are remotely happy – although I’m sure that somewhere out there, there are in fact polygamist families living very happily indeed. Or maybe the real fact of the matter is that I spent way too much time watching this show, and simply need to find a hobby rather than reflecting on the life of a TLC family, but that’s debatable.

Taylor Trash

A tale of Swift romances (and serious misuse of Shakespeare)

By Lauren Humphreys Opinions Editor

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veryone with access to social media or other humans knew approximately 18.7 seconds after it happened: Taylor Swift had broken up with her super serious boyfriend who she was so totally in love with and planning on spending the rest of her life with yet again.

I knew the moment Tay-Tay released her hit single “Love Story” that I hated her and would never, ever, ever, be getting over it.

As an individual with an almost almighty appreciation and respect for the Shakespeare canon, I was morally obligated to despise Taylor Swift following her horrible and blasphemous misinterpretation of scripture.

Anyone familiar with the story of starcross’d lovers Rom and Jules (or at least Clare Danes and Leo DeCarprio) can tell you that Romeo and Juliet is NOT a love story... it is the complete and direct opposite. Besides the works of Euripides, I’m

pretty sure if you Google “greatest tragedies of all time” Romeo and Juliet is at the top of the list. I mean, the play LITERALLY ends with a declaration of how tragic the story was: “For never was there a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo”.

Clearly Swift was too busy writing songs about her crush Drew in grade eleven English to grasp the fundamental theme of Shakespeare’s work. The teardrops on her guitar should have been for Romeo and Juliet.

A lot of similarities exist between Romeo + Juliet and Tay-Tay + her laundry list of suitors. Like most of the men in Taylor’s songs, Romeo is interested in another woman the day he meets his soulmate Jules, and as a Capulet, Juliet knew the Montague son Romeo was trouble before he walked in. In their respective narratives, Juliet/Taylor ends up luring the dreamy Romeo/Joe Jonas/John Mayer/Taylor Lautner/Cory Monteith/Jake Gyllenhaal/ Conor Kennedy/Harry Styles into her web of love. Most importantly, like Juliet who

would literally rather die than be without her beloved Romeo, Taylor is willing to behave rashly in order to secure her man.

Most recently bat-shit crazy Taylor looked to acquire a house in immediate proximity to her beloved Harry after only knowing each other for a few short days.

It reasons to follow that Taylor’s idea of the ultimate love story is a boy and a girl taking their own lives in a final declaration of their undying (pun) love – can’t you see, you belong with me?!

The 70th Golden Globe Awards, which took place on January 13, were a final public declaration of how sucky Taylor Trash is. Not only losing Best Original Song to Adele, Taylor was publically shamed for her habit of running through men by the actually cool and hilarious Tina Fey and Amy Poehler.

Juliet at least had the class and common sense not to crash a Kennedy Montague wedding, then cheat on Romeo with his cousin Benvolio. photo courtesy getty images

From “they grow up so fast” to “yesterday’s trash.”

Point of order? Thoroughly unpleased? Send an email to thecampus.opinions@gmail.com

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New Year’s resolutions Tricks to make them stick

By Caleigh Cross Features Editor

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s your list of New Year’s resolutions longer than your holiday shopping list was? Is 2013 the year you’re going to pull it all together, get a job if you don’t have one, quit smoking, get better marks, and learn to run a seven-minute mile?

Good for you. Those are all valid goals, and we at The Campus wish you luck.

Personally, though, I know I’m going to need more than luck if I’m going to introduce some positive change into my life.

Yet there always is a certain point in our lives where we feel all the excitement of change and taking control with a sense of dread chasing close on its heels: what if I can’t do it? What if I quit, and next year on January 1, I’m resolving to do this again?

That feeling of dread convinces us not to

even bother trying.

It really all comes down to inertia, and you’ll notice that once you “get moving”, so to speak, it’s not hard to continue; in fact, it’s more natural to do so than to rest. By this point, accomplishing things will have become a habit.

So how do you get there?

The American Psychological Association held an online discussion on this very topic, and their first suggestion was to start small. Do you want to quit smoking?

It’s probably not a good idea to quit cold turkey, the APA suggests, unless you’re really sure you can do that. If you set unattainable goals and fail to attain them, you begin to internalize failure until you stop trying. Nobody wants to feel like a failure.

The key part is this: the principle works the other way around. Success begets more success. If you decide to cut back your habit to a pack a week, for instance, or you

Recipe Column

Bacon-wrapped Chicken

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Two chicken breasts Cheese of your choice; this recipe works well with mozzarella or stilton cheese Various salad, if you want Olive oil 4 - 6 rashers of smoked bacon

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Pre-heat oven to 180-200°C. Slice each chicken breast to make a “pouch”.

Stuff the chicken breast with sliced mozzarella or sliced stilton cheese.

so that you only go twice that week, that’s okay too. You went twice more than you could have. Be forgiving and gentle with yourself.

It’s important to make changes because you love yourself enough to do it, not because you hate yourself and wish you were different. Go to the gym and quit smoking because you’re a good person who deserves to be healthy and happy, not because you hate your body and you wish you could drop some weight. Get better marks because you know you can, not because you think you might be stupid.

Finally, spread the word out: The APA suggests telling a few select people what you’ve resolved.

Overheard at Bishop’s

By Emily Pariseau Contributor “I’m already so drunk! I drank a beer in the shower... again!”

verything’s better with bacon. This recipe is not only delicious in the winter when the weather calls for a nice hot meal, but rumour has it that it makes a pretty good hangover cure after a heavy night partying, BU-style.

Ingredients

switch to an e-cigarette, you’ve made some positive change, and that will feel good.

You’ll feel physically healthier and mentally capable, and you’re going to want to keep decreasing the amount you smoke until finally you don’t smoke at all In the same vein, you should only change one behaviour at a time. The New Year has a way of making people panic, thinking they should reassess their entire lives, which is counterproductive. If you resolve to get better marks and stop spending so much time on the Internet, for instance, start with one or the other, and concentrate on that until you feel you have it under control.

Lastly, don’t beat yourself up, and don’t be afraid to ask for help. If you’re trying to get to the gym three days a week and today just feels like a lazy day, try calling a friend to see if they want to go with you. If not, and you end up sitting around reading

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Securely wrap 2 or 3 rashers of smoked bacon firmly around each breast. Make sure to join the ends of each strip together on top of the chicken breast, to stop it from coming apart.

Place in a glass pyrex dish and cover with foil.

Bake in the oven for 25 -

35 minutes, making sure both meats are cooked all the way through before serving. French or home fries go well as a side dish.

To whoever stole the table from Dewies: “Wow. You have impressed me with your talents.”

“She’s on my list. If I ever get a girlfriend, I’m allowed to cheat on her with Katy Perry..”

“Dude, I think I just lost a tooth.” * “Don’t roll and shove it!” *Colliding with walls has this effect on people.

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Duckies on parade An inside look at QUEUC 2013 with Dr. Jessica Riddell

By Courtney Tracey Contributor

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he new year is shaping up to be an exciting time at Bishop’s! With so many events taking place, one that will certainly not disappoint is the 4th annual Quebec University English Undergraduate Conference. As the organizers become increasingly busy pulling this event together, Dr. Jessica Riddell takes some time to offer a bit of insight into the conference’s origins, and what we can look forward to in March.

The Campus: “What encouraged you to start up QUEUC?” Jessica Riddell: “I founded QUEUC in 2009 because I saw an amazing opportunity for undergraduate students to experience early professionalization at an academic conference. I realized that there are so many universities in a relatively short radius that it was a shame if we didn’t organize something to encourage collaboration! I also had the chance to attend an Atlantic Canadian undergraduate conference when I was doing my BA and loved the experience, so I wanted to make sure BU students also had that kind of exposure.”

C: “What aspect of QUEUC has evolved most from the first conference in compari-

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The annual undergraduate English conference features speakers and networking. son to the most recent one?”

JR: “In the first year of QUEUC, we accepted pretty much everyone who submitted a paper. In the subsequent years, the number of submissions has risen and we’ve actually accepted fewer and fewer papers to ensure that the quality of the papers is really high. Our vetting committee is now very rigorous about the process of accepting papers, and we continue to work hard to ensure that QUEUC features the brightest and best undergraduates from across Canada.”

C: “Is there anything new this year for us to look forward to?”

JR: “This year we are hosting an Englishthemed Cranium night, which will be hilarious and fun and – no doubt – awfully competitive! We’re also hosting our wine and cheese at the Foreman Art Gallery and we’ll have one of the artists form the “Decolonize Me” exhibition talk to delegates about the installation. And then our final evening activity will be a reception where delegates get to dress up as their favourite literary characters. So lots of fun activities to complement the more academic panels on Friday and Saturday.”

C: “What do you hope to see more of at this year’s conference?”

JR: “I couldn’t ask for anything more from the delegates! QUEUC is one of the most rewarding things I do in my professional life. Perhaps the only thing I’d like to see is even more first and second year BU students attend as delegates; they might not be ready to present papers yet, but the experience of attending the conference is so much fun!”

C: “What has been your favourite part of hosting it over the years?”

JR: “I love every aspect of QUEUC; I love hearing students’ papers and listening to the engaging question period after each panel, I love meeting students from across Canada, I love seeing my students shine both in the conference panels and as hosts, and I love showing off our amazing campus to visiting professors and students from British Columbia to Nova Scotia. It makes me very proud to be a Gaiter!”

C: “What do you anticipate for the future of QUEUC?” JR: “QUEUC just keeps getting better and better. The creativity and innovation of my organizing committee never ceases to amaze me. I can’t wait to see what we come up with next!”

Be sure to mark your calendars, Gaiters! The weekend of March 15-17 promises exciting social events, entertainment and learning, all taking place at Bishop’s 4th and best QUEUC yet. Whether you’re presenting your work, or simply looking to sit back, absorb some food for thought, and engage in colourful discussion, QUEUC has something to offer for everyone.

A tribute to the hockey kids

By Brian MacIver Sports Editor

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he opponents line up at center ice and touch gloves before the battle begins.

The bell rings.

They go at each other, and within a minute, one of the warriors falls down.

I’m sitting in the stands with my aunt and uncle, watching my eight-year old cousin Cameron play in a regular season MHL(Mississauga Hockey League) game.

The play is currently stopped because a kid is laying on the ice, clutching at his shoulder after taking a small spill, as if he had dislocated it and torn a labrum.

In the previous game, a player who had lightly crashed into the boards lay crumpled in the fetal position with an apparent knee injury that seemingly required reconstructive surgery. He was able to get up, and went on to score on his next shift.

This is what I call hockey. Pure and untainted by financial gains and media presence, these kids play because they love the game and they want to be like their heroes.

The drama isn’t created by the media, who try to make rivalries more than what they really are. These weekend warriors create their own drama by reproducing

what they see on TV. They know that a star player going down to injury creates tension. They also know that the star player who comes back from injury and scores a goal is one of the coolest things that can happen, so they simply try to reproduce this drama, and it works.

My cousin hits the ice – playing on the second line – and gets into his position at right wing. We’re three minutes into the game, and the Coyotes, for whom Cameron plays, are wreaking havoc in their opponent’s zone. There’s a scramble in the crease, and #91 MacIver is on the side of the net when the puck comes to him. In the confusion, he one-times it.

My aunt is yelling next to me, my uncle on the other side of her is ringing his cowbell. Cameron had just scored the first goal of the game.

First thing he does is turn around, looks at the stands, finds us, and points directly at me. “That one is for you, big guy.”

That’s when I really get into it. I don’t know whose yelling louder from this point on, me or Cameron’s mom.

The Coyotes take a 2-0 lead, then fall 3-2 with five minutes left in the final period.

In the excitement, you forget about the shaky ankles, the players who are corkscrewing themselves into the ground, the

awkward stances, and the fact that every time someone takes a shot they immediately lose their balance, which usually results in a fall.

With five minutes left, the Coyotes tie the game. My uncle, who is the clown of the family, calls out like a coyote (the imitation is eerily accurate).

Then tragedy strikes as the opposing team scores within the final two minutes.

The crowd cannot believe it.

In a desperate move, the Coyote coach decides to pull the goalie in the final minute. Cameron is on the bench, watching just like me as the sixth man takes the puck in his zone and skates up ice into the opposing zone, which in reality takes about 23 seconds, but it feels like he is flying up ice at 100 miles per hour. He shoots the puck, the goalie stops it, but the puck rebounds into the slot, and a frenzy ensues.

Confusion and panic surge through the crowd as everyone gets to their feet, then the referee points to the back of the net. The Coyotes had tied it at 4-4 with 28

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The author’s cousin, Cameron, looks on as his Missisauga Hockey League teammates take to the ice. seconds left in the game, and that’s how it would end.

After the game, all the parents stood outside the locker rooms, talking about the game.

“Did you see how close Emma came to scoring three times?”

“Connor played a really good game today, he’s been working especially hard in practice.” And there’s me, proclaiming to anyone who is listening that my cousin scored the first goal of the game.

Cameron’s dad goes to fetch his son from the locker room. Once Cameron comes out, we immediately high-five each other.

Both of us have the biggest grins on our face. Playing the reporter, I ask him how he felt after scoring that first goal.

“I was happy,” he answers before eating a chip.

That was the simplest and most honest answer anyone has ever given me.

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Maghen eisan, editor • thecampus.ac@gmail.com

Far from folk art

New Foreman exhibition focuses on Aboriginal opppression

By Cécilia Bracmort Photo & Graphics Editor

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n March 9 the Foreman Art Gallery opened its new exhibition, Decolonize Me. For this special day, about a hundred people came to discover six contemporary Aboriginal artists’ works.

For those who imagined seeing traditional or handmade art, Decolonize Me did not suit their expectations but went beyond. Indeed, Decolonize Me questions the notion of identity and the undying presence of colonial thought today.

Eight multimedia artworks including video, photography and installation are presented. Through these works, the artists show that they exist in the contemporary, rather than in an imaginary past. For example, with his video Assimilate this!, Bear Witness has hypnotized and captivated visitors. Mixing Pow Wow and electronic music with images from American tele-

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vision and movies, he plays with stereotypes of the “Indian” in Hollywood films in order to denounce limited representations and display his own experience as an Aboriginal Canadian person and artist.

History is not forgotten though. It is present like filigree, and stresses the need to examine a past too often hiden or muted. Sonny Assu’s work Chief Speaker is a perfect example. It shows an extract of a speech made by Prime Minister Steven Harper at the infamous G8 summit in Toronto, in which he denies the existence of colonization in Canada. Behind these sentences, the words “First Nations” and “Aboriginal” appear discreetly. The aching contrast of the red quote on the blue background certainly expresses the pain that this kind of negation could provoke.

Heather Igloliorte, curator of Decolonize Me, explains her vision of the exhibition: “It is an invitation to begin to consider this hidden history of Canada…There is a sys-

temic, institutionalized ignorance around the way this country came into being.

“I’ve met many people who have a lot of misconceptions about Canada’s relationship with Aboriginal peoples, and I think a big part of that is because that there isn’t much education about Aboriginal peoples in school before university, so people only know the stereotypes, or see how the media portrays Aboriginal people.”

Igloliore explained that “The exhibition is about finding ways to communicate between Indigenous peoples and non-natives about this history we all share, to think about it critically and find ways to move forward because until you know history you cannot move beyond it.”

The exhibition opened at the Ottawa Art Gallery last year and is on tour in Canada through 2015. Following political news, it coincidentally is on display just as the Idle No More movement for Aboriginal peoples is taking place.

A change of mentality is possible through education, at any age or moment in life.

Igloliorte confirms, “The exhibition is not about pointing fingers at perpetrators and victims, it’s about recognizing that we share a very dark past together and that Indigenous people today still have to deal with the legacies of that colonization in their daily lives. This isn’t ancient history, it’s happening now, it’s been happening for decades.”

As a multicultural country – because of the different origins of its population – Canada has often been in the process of thinking about its identity. Since the opening, many people have already visited this young exhibition to think and discuss these colonial and neocolonial issues. It proves that Decolonize Me touches a current feature, which affects many of us and shows the need for a dialogue that has been too long avoided.

BU Drama Department Preview

What is TheatreActiv?

by Mel MacCoubrey Contributor

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t’s cold and you’re walking from campus to Dewies for dinner. You pass that strange theatre marquee hanging from

Turner Studio Theatre for the hundredth time, never understanding its jargon.

Seeming like a cousin to the aerobicsmeets-dance class Jazzercize, TheatreActiv is actually a student-run theatre festival of professionally written plays put on over the course of six nights. This year’s

playbill consists of nine brief, but complex plays which will be performed . rom Tuesday, January 29th to Sunday, February 3rd of, at the Turner Studio Theatre.

Tickets for a night at the show come at a low price of $6.00 for students, or $15.00 for the whole nine-play-package, and may

be purchased at the door! Kick back, relax with a beer and support your fellow thespian classmates at the end of the month.

TheatreActive funs from Tuesday, January 29th to Sunday, February 3rd of, at the Turner Studio Theatre.

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The Golden Globes were actually good this year Who would’ve guessed?

By Katherine Warriner Contributor

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he Golden Globes are supposed to suck. They are supposed to be frivolous and meaningless, and right out ridiculous. However, this year the Golden Globes wowed and amazed crowds with winner, one-liners and surprises, making the night a memorable one full of entertainment.

Power duo Tina Fey and Amy Poehler co-hosted the 70th annual Golden Globe Awards live Sunday on NBC from the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Golden Globe winners were recognized for their excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign. Audience expectations were high in anticipation of a comedic perform-

ance. Though, the co-hosts may not have reached the heights that some may have anticipated, but the duo still managed to turn a traditional ceremony into a memorable one. Their opening monologue, while sadly traditional in style, was still hilarious in content. Commentary on the list of attendees was of typical fashion. However, Fey and Poehler were ballsy enough to make a few jabs at actors throughout the night. The most notable jab was aimed towards Kathryn Bigelow’s Zero Dark Thirty, when Poehler wittily stated “when it comes to torture I trust the lady who spent three years married to James Cameron”. Poehler and Fey may not have redefined the traditional hosting role but the duo was able to produce a memorable night of laughs.

One of the biggest surprises of the night didn’t come from the hosts, but from the list of winners. Modern Family’s reign fell flat as Girls’ Lena Dunham walked away

with the Globe for Individual Achievement in Comedy, as well as the overall award for Best Comedy Series. “Les Miserables” had the most wins, scoring awards for Best Comedy or Musical; Hugh Jackman for Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical; and Anne Hathaway as Best Supporting Actress.

Daniel Day-Lewis won Best Actor in a Drama for “Lincoln,” while Jessica Chastain won Best Actress for “Zero Dark Thirty.” Ben Affleck also walked away with a few wins for Best Director and Best Picture, Drama for “Argo.” And who could forget the beautiful and talented Jennifer Lawrence who won Best Actress in a Comedy or Music for “Silver Linings Playbook”.

Last but not least to just name a few of the winners was the highly anticipated Tarnation film “Django Unchained” who not only celebrated their success with white cake but picked up wins in Best Screenplay for Quentin Tarantino and Best Supporting Actor for Christoph Waltz.

New people at Bishop’s

Lena Dunham dedicated her award to “every woman who’s ever felt like there wasn’t a space for her”, and Jessica Chastain used her time on stage to honor Kathryn Bigelow. However, an unspoken question hung in air: why are there so few women nominated in the first place?— directors, screenwriters, producers.

When Jodie Foster took the stage for her stirring acceptance of the Cecil B. DeMille Award, further questions of equality surfaced, as she declared herself “single”, but still refused to describe herself as homosexual. By treating her sexual orientation as a secret, it seemed as though it was something she had to be ashamed of.

While the winners may have been surprised, the lack of social progress was not. Nonetheless, this year’s 2013 Golden Globes was a night to remember with witty banter and a number of gems of both television and film.

BU STYLE WATCH

Stephanie Nadeau: Instigator of participative art

By Laura Yaternick and Cecilia Bracmort Online Editor & Graphics Editor

By Cécilia Bracmort Photo & Graphics Editor

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ince last October the Foreman Art Gallery’s has introduced a new member to their team – Stephanie Nadeau. With her teenager style we could easily mistake her for a Bishop’s student. However, Stephanie Nadeau is the new curator at the community Art Lab, the experimental and educational facility created by the Foreman Gallery.

Originally from Montreal, Stephanie Nadeau has quite an unusual curator background. After receiving a B.A. in Psychology at the University of Western Ontario, she completely changed the direction of her study.

She explains: “After choosing a studio class as an elective, I figured out that Art was really my language.” From there Nadeau continued her education at the OCADU (Ontario college of Art & Design University), and later went on to achieve her MFA in Fine Art at the Institute of Chicago.

Nadeau has developed a vision of art as a shared and collaborative experience. For her, art should not be limited and overprotected behind museum’s wall.

Art is a form of communication and helps open debate and reflexion between individuals. She adds, “There is always more than a right answer in Art, the way to understand a work could change in function of people’s experience and life.”

After an exciting nomadic life, coming at Bishop’s and working for the Foreman Art Gallery was the perfect opportunity to return to the province and get a job doing something she loves. During her first couple months at Bishop’s Nadeau quickly noticed the energy that defines our university. She says: “People at Bishop’s are very enthusiastic and have an honest engagement. People want to be part of something and that is very encouraging.”

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Enthusiastic Stephanie Nadeau, new member of The Foreman Art Gallery since last October.

For the Art lab, Nadeau plans to continue the work of her predecessor Yaël Filipovic. This includes the youth program and by organising Art Camps and workshops with school groups that tie in Foreman Art Gallery exhibitions. Nevertheless, she plans on collaborating with other associations in hopes of designing new interdisciplinary projects.

In spite of her recent arrival, Nadeau has already organized successful events such as the Free Yoga Session in collaboration with Rebecca Harries from the Drama Department.

Setting up opportunities such as Yoga sessions help bring together people from different backgrounds – her way of sharing art. Nadeau stated that “I really see my role as an instigator more than a curator....”

This year Nadeau will have provide many opportunities for the Bishop’s community to share and debate art. One of Nadeau’s largest projects at the moment is the current exhibition Decolonize Me, which she anticipates will help her achieve her goals in spreading the love of art.

his issue, we’re featuring Tafari Steele, a fifth year Liberal Arts student.

Tafari’s ideal spots are surplus stores, Winners, The Bay, and online stores. He’s a brand aficionado, and prefers Levi’s and Polo. His favourite stores are those with unique pieces that the masses might avoid – this is one way that he ensures that his style will stay original.

If Tafari had to trade his closet with anyone, he’s divided between switching things up with a punk rocker or a nomad. Why? “The first reason being that I wish I was content enough to accept what I have and not want more. The second reason is that I like to make new clothing out of my old clothing.”

Tafari’s favourite items include his overalls, cargos, and original snapbacks from the 90’s.

His self-described style is conservative grunge with an emphasis on self-expression.

“I don’t want to emulate or resemble anybody except for the person I’m most comfortable around: me,” says Tafari.

The goal of self-expression influences his style choices every day, depending on his

mood.

He says, “one day, I am in camo cargo, the next day I’m in chinos with a button up.

The only aspect that stays constant day to day is my kick game, jays on deck for #life”.

In the quest for ever-evolving self-expression, Tafari is successful. We salute this honourable pursuit of original style.

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Mitchell Gymnasium gets a drink from the fountain of youth New renovations to the gym get athletes and community excited

By Brian MacIver Sports Editor

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s this winter semester starts, Mitchell Gymnasium, home to the Gaiters basketball teams, reopens its doors to show off its new look after being closed for over a month during the Christmas break.

And the reactions have all been positive, both from the Gaiter athletes and the community.

“It really adds some style to an already very nice gym,” says Marie-Michèle R. Paquin, a second year Sports Studies major

from the Lady Gaiters, “especially changing that old yellow curtain.”

Indeed, part of the renovations included changing the dividing curtain between the two separate parts of the gymnasium, which went from being yellow and full of holes, to silver and pristine. But that is far from being the major improvement.

In addition to the curtain, the entire bleachers have been removed and has been replaced with purple resin seats, with the letters B and U on each side of the gym.

Not only that, but the bleachers are now completely electric (something that the Plex staff is extremely happy about).

Finally, the lighting system, which was the most expensive component to the renovations, was entirely changed. Mitchell Gymnasium now boasts the same lighting system as the one at the newly renovated Palais des Sports in Sherbrooke, home of the Sherbrooke Phoenix QJMHL hockey team.

This last part of the overhaul, which was also the one which began this whole project, was required to comply with the demands for the Canada Games, which the city of Sherbrooke will be hosting this coming summer.

“I am extremely happy with our new

and improved Mitchell Gymnasium,” said Athletic Manager Joey Sabo, with Athletic Director Brian Breckles adding that “[feedback] from the local community and our players and students has been ‘Wow the gymnasium looks refreshed and new again’.”

The costs for the renovations to the gymnasium are estimated to be around $310,000. In addition to this year’s transformations, this estimate also includes last year’s floor renovation.

NFL playoffs in review

By Marcus Lam-Peters Sports Writer

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or those who may have missed the last couple weekends of NFL action and have been away from any and all human contact, here’s a quick wrap-up of the NFL playoffs up to now: Wildcard Weekend Cincinnati Bengals 13 @ Houston Texans 19 In a rematch from last year’s opening playoff game, the Bengals travelled to face the Texans. Cincinnati’s defense has definitely improved from last year but quarterback Andy Dalton was not ready to face the number seven defense in the league. Running back Arian Foster carried the Texans to victory and into the divisional round.

Minnesota Vikings 10 @ Green Bay Packers 24 The key to victory against the Vikings is simple: stop Adrian Peterson. Learning from their loss to the Vikings a week earlier, the Packers committed to stopping the run at home. Consistently stacking the box and penetrating into the backfield, the best rusher in the NFL was held to under 100 yards. Plug in a backup quarterback who was originally drafted by the Vikings to play receiver and you get an easy win for Green Bay. Indianapolis Colts 9 @ Baltimore

Ravens 24 The Colts (formerly of Baltimore) visited Maryland, led by head coach Chuck Pagano who had been battling cancer all season. On the other side of the ball Ravens legend Ray Lewis was playing his last home game before retirement. Pagano had coached Lewis earlier in their careers.

Great story, boring game. Wisdom easily outplayed youth as the veteran Ravens defense proved to be too much for the Colts offensive line.

Seattle Seahawks 24 @ Washington Redskins 14 This game featured two rookie quarterback sensations, two of the top three rushers in the NFL this season and both teams had won their last six games. The Redskins jumped to an early lead but the Seahawks responded easily with 24 unanswered points. RG3 reinjured his knee in the loss and had to have surgery on his ACL and LCL. Divisional Round Baltimore Ravens 38 @ Denver Broncos 35 This game was a great start to the divisional round. The Broncos were expected to win but despite two record setting special team touchdowns by the Broncos, an emotionally charged Ravens team would not let themselves be beaten. The Ravens got a solid game out of Ray Rice who rushed for 131 and a score. The defense was very

active, sacking Peyton Manning on three occasions and forcing him to turn over the ball as many times. However the big story of the game was Joe Flacco’s exposure of future Hall of Famer Champ Bailey. Flacco is in a contract year has been performing at a high level; he has played a big part in getting his team back to the AFC Championship. The Ravens have a long term solution at quarterback. Pay da man!

Green Bay Packers 31 @ San Francisco 49ers 45 Colin Kaepernick was the story of this game. The second year 49ers player threw for 263 yards as well as setting a quarterback playoff record with 181 on the ground and four total touchdowns. All critics of this guy must be sucking lemons after seeing how easily he was able to tear up the Packers defense. He received a lot of help from the underappreciated Frank Gore who ran for another 119 yards, and from Michael Crabtree who gained the same number of yards receiving. The Packers put up a good fight but they were clearly unprepared for the explosiveness of Kaepernick. It seems that the 49ers can go as far as their young quarterback will take them.

Seattle Seahawks 28 @ Atlanta Falcons 30 This game was looking like a blowout at half time with the Falcons up 20-0. The Seahawks came out in third quarter and battled back to take the lead but could not stop the Falcons from driving on their

final possession and a late field goal ended their season. Matt Ryan finally got his first playoff win with help from all his usual weapons. Michael Turner even made an impact, which was surprising considering the Falcons lacking run game this season. Even more surprising was Marshawn Lynch’s disappearing act, being held to just 43 yards on the ground. The Falcons have passed a major obstacle on the road to the Super Bowl by taking out a team who became very hot at the end of the season.

Houston Texans 28 @ New England Patriots 41 For most of the season the Texans were considered to be football’s best team. The Patriots laugh at that thought. The New England offense is clicking on all cylinders and Tom Brady is as good as ever. With this win he is now first all-time in post season victories for a quarterback with seventeen.

Texans fans may feel disappointed after such an unimpressive performance from their team, but they should take comfort in the fact that their team continues to improve. They will be in contention for years to come, but they need to learn how to consistently compete with elite teams such as the Patriots.

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www.thebucampus.ca Basketball midseason report

A tale of two teams: Gaiters state their case for national recognition

By Geoff Coventry Sports Writer

Lady Gaiters look to improve in second half stretch

Men 13-4; 10-3 vs. CIS

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t Christmas Break it was hard to believe at first. Standing at 3-1 in league play, sitting pretty, coming off an upset of CIS nationally ranked McGill, then #3. But as I say to all the doubters and naysayers – believe the hype! The Gaiters men’s basketball team is for real this year.

Coming off 3 wins at the Classique Citadins over the Christmas break against a senior men’s squad, Memorial and Waterloo, the Gaiters used those games as a tune up for another impressive run in the second half of the year.

Led by a core group of 4th and 5th year leaders such as Tim Hunter, Onnex Blackwood, Jeremy Leonard-Smith, and Scott Ring, the team’s impressive run has now pushed their wins to an impressive 5-1, with victories against UQAM and Laval this week in conference play and 10-3 against all CIS competition. Coach Gilpin believes that this veteran group has allowed them to come out on top in close games.

With such a record, one would suppose that they would have cracked the CIS national top 10 by now. However, media and voters say otherwise, choosing to put Ottawa U at the #10 spot over the break rather than our upstart Gaiters team.

Coach Gilpin believes his team has a legitimate case for a top 10 ranking, due to the simple fact that his team has beaten #10 Ottawa U twice this year. He states “If we can be in the top 10 by the end of the year it will just prove that we have the opportunity to secure a playoff spot, a home playoff game and a trip to nationals in Ottawa.

With continued consistent play everything will right itself.”

At the midpoint of the season Gilpin was quick to praise many of his bench players who come in to provide valuable minutes for the team. The first being the now sixth man, “Big” Mike Andrews. Initially moved to the bench at the beginning of the year – mostly to avoid foul trouble, allow him to get healthy, and also to allow Matt Maclean a chance to start – this move by Gilpin has actually proved to be just the right fit for the big man. He is not your typical sixth man standing at 6’10, but he fills a need

coming off the bench with hard post play on both the offensive and defensive ends of the court.

Other key players helping the cause have been rookie guard Jonah Bermillo, a point guard/shooting guard who comes in and provides consistent decision making for a rookie.

Ryan Foster, another rookie SG has been a nice surprise, finding his shooting touch at key moments.

Last but certainly not least there is the Gilpin-proclaimed emotional leader, Patrick Kabongo, who provides key baskets and stops, and also provides a spark off the bench with his up-tempo style of play.

The bench may be providing valuable minutes but as previously stated, if not for the veteran 4 starters the team would most likely not be in serious contention this year. When asked about the guard play Coach Gilpin had nothing but praise.

“Scott Ring has been consistent all year. Given the opportunity to start he has shown that he is ready to play at this level and is arguably the best player of the season so far.” He also noted that Onnex Blackwood has been “more than consistent as well. His much improved defensive play has not only elevated his game on a personal level, but has helped the team immensely.”

And there are of course 4th and 5th year swingmen Jeremy Leonard-Smith and Tim Hunter, who both bring their A-game night in and night out. “We have had many players stepping up and scoring buckets such as Leonard-Smith, which allows Tim to not have to shoulder the load of scoring every night as he did in previous years.”

Indeed, the offensive attack is much more balanced this year as opposed to previous seasons, as six different players have scored 18 points or more in an individual game.

With all the positives however, there are always things that can improve. Gilpin is quick to note that fine tuning their play is the biggest issue, whether it’s better offensive execution in key moments (i.e. finishing games), or being more disciplined and not taking bad fouls in important situa-

It has been a tough go this year for Coach Alex Perno and his Lady Gaiters.

Losing two of the best players from last year – Jesse Roy and Annick Stephanie Charles – to graduation is inevitable, but the young squad led by Gab Chamberland has yet to find their stride.

Coach Perno believes that the solution the team needs is to find their identity.

There have been a lot of ups and downs this season with injuries to key players such as Catherine BélangerPaquette, which has given the chance for younger players to step up and find their place on the team.

It’s obvious that this year is a transition year for the Lady Gaiters program due to the fact that the young crew is solid in most performances but does not dominate.

Perno states: “They work hard every minute but have yet to step up into the elite level, with the exception of our guard Gab Chamberland.”

Chamberland has been one of the only bright spots in the Gaiters’ play.

She has made the full time transition to Point Guard and Perno says that “she has responded very well, and helps the team score more points”. This is obvious when looking at the stat line as she averages 14.7 points per game while averaging 31 minutes a game.

While Coach Perno was quick to praise Chamberland for her consistent play, he defines this young Lady Gaiters team as one with no true superstars.

“It is a team concept, the rotation has every girl playing different minutes every game…If they have a good day or good week of practice they will play more on game day. It is all part of the identity finding process”. The rotation he speaks of in fact has 9 ladies earning 10 minutes or more a night and only 4 tions.

Expectations remain high with a strong finish in sight with 10 games remaining to league play. Coach Gilpin and his team seem poised for a home playoff game and a chance at a conference championship.

Yet he is quick to note, “We will take it one game at a time and treat each individual

play over 20 minutes a game.

The 3 players that earn the most time seem to be Riley Shkimba, Catherine Rondeau, and Gab Chamberland, meaning their play has been more consistent throughout the season in the eyes of their coach. This trio of 30 minutes-per-game-players has helped the girls win their first game of the year over the Christmas break; at the UQAM Holiday Tournament the Lady Gaiters went 1-2 and notched their first win over the Ryerson Rams 73-66. “It was good to go out there and see that we in fact can win, again the move of Chamberland to PG helped out a lot, but realistically it was a good game for our mindset,” said Perno.

Despite the praise, the head coach quickly moderated his comments, saying that “while the win was nice, there is still work to do to improve our defence. We are not overly athletic or tall as a whole so we rely on team defence with the use of communication, rotation and boxing out.”

He also wants to see the girls stick to the team concept and see other ladies step up and join what he considers the elite ranks of women’s basketball players, many of whom he believes are capable but have yet to show their full potential.

As of right now, the Lady Gaiters playoff hopes seem very dim, and this season can be seen as a chance to rebuild and get healthy again. This next stretch of games will continue to see lots of different faces get different minutes and will help improve their game not only strategically but also fitness wise.

That being said, Perno is heavy on the recruiting trail and is looking to upgrade in almost every position in order to add depth. He says about the crop of high school and CEGEP grads that there is not a lot of dominating players in this year’s class. And even without reputation that certain other big name schools have, Perno states that recruiting-wise “we are always in the mix, being that whoever [we try to] recruit will have us in their top three schools.” game as the most important one…In this conference, the night you don’t show up to play, you’re going to lose.”

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From hero to villain, the fall of a sports god Lance Armstrong reportedly to confess of doping

By Kofi Oduro Sports Writer

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nce held as a highly regarded hero, a celebrity, a role model who kids could to look up to, things changed quickly for Lance Armstrong in the latter part of 2012 entering 2013.

We all know about his accolades: seven Tours de France titles starting from 1999, and the launch of the now easily associated “Livestrong” brand. Yet as we see time and time again, no matter how high one may be esteemed, the allegations of doping are harder to shake off in the public eye.

Many say that it has yet to be proven, and that until then it shouldn’t really change how people see athletes confronted with such allegations. Simply ask Jose Canseco, Barry Bonds, Roger Clemons, and Marion Jones if it tarnished their reputations. In a culture that prides itself on second chan-

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Lance: how the Mighty have fallen. ces, and on determining punishments of different events separately, it seems doping is the worst thing an athlete can do.

Mike Tyson once bit Evander Holyfield’s ear off during a fight. Ray Lewis, in 1999, was accused of playing a role in a double homicide outside a club. Both Kobe Bryant and Ben Roethlisberger had sexual assault

charges held against them, not to forget plenty of athletes who have been involved in hit and runs which either severely injured (or in some cases killed) someone, or those who have been charged with weapon violations.

One may argue that the reason why these instances are different than doping is because none of them are cheating. None of them did anything that couldn’t happen to any other human being, and redemption is given if they are sincere in their apologies, with the burden carried in their heart and mind lifted just like that.

Yet like in school, once you are labelled a cheater, your reputation among your peers is diminished and people begin looking at you differently.

Is it possible that at times we put too much pressure on these role models – who are human after all? When they slip, do they expect to be forgiven yet are not?

Similar to the baseball scandals of the 90’s and 2000’s, it took one cyclist, an American by the name of Floyd Landis, to propel the investigation amongst other high ranking athletes. It is a game of “he says, she says”, for us as fans. We who supported the “natural ability of athletes” are left with a feeling of unease as to whether

Provigo Players of the Week week of January 14 Onnex Blackwood, Men’s Basketball Bishop’s Gaiters Guard Onnex Blackwood, who has the coolest name on campus, has been named Provigo’s Athlete of the Week. Blackwood has been instrumental in the Gaiters success this season, and in the last three games, the sociology student has scored a total of 44 points, added 17 rebounds, and averaged 34 minutes of play in

Gabrielle Chamberland, Women’s basketball

the Gaiters last three three victories (two versus UQAM, one against Laval). Those wins brought the men’s squad up to 5-1 and extended their winning streak to five games.

Sherbrooke native Gabrielle Chamberland of the women’s basketball squad has been named this week’s Provigo Athlete of the Week.

Chamberland has been hands down the best player on her team. Recently moved to the Point Guard position, Chamberland had a very good outing over the break

despite the Lady Gaiters dropping their last three regular season games. The Business major scored 47 points in those three games and averaged 32 minutes of play.

While we were away... november 26 Sabrina Asselin, Women’s basketball

Scott Ring, Men’s Basketball (also December 3rd)

December 3 Hannah Rowe, Women’s Hockey

we are being deceived or not, hoping the truth comes out at some point.

In most cases, the truth never does come to light. But supposedly, in 2013, Lance Armstrong will admit to doping in on-air interviews. He is already pulling out his name from affiliation with the Livestrong brand to help keep the integrity of the name.

With newer methods of testing for drug use, some of which can be used on previous blood samples, it is possible that some more of the Lance Armstrongs of our time will go down as cheaters. There is no real way to stop drug use in sports, since you will always have cheaters.

Harvey Dent said, “You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain”, and this is how things are in sports as well. With athletes having their bodies used for scientific research, and toxicology becoming more and more advanced, even post-mortem results can turn a reasonably good lifetime into an infamous afterlife. Until then a hero remains a hero, as long as evidence can’t be found against him, because let’s face it: is there such thing as a person who’s never taken a shortcut in life?