The Campus April 4th '18 Issue

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Bianca Martin and Joshua Komangapik of the Indigenous Cultural Alliance.

Hear What Student Joshua Komangapik has to Say About Indigenous Culture at Bishop’s

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n Monday, March 26, the Ministère des Transports announced funding for improved crosswalk safety at the College Street crosswalk between Little Forks and Reed Street. We are incredibly excited about this, but tempering our excitement with practical concerns. The next step is to ensure that the project is completed in a timely manner, ideally within a year, and to advocate that it constitute a substantial change, such as a stoplight or traffic light.

In the meantime, we are keeping busy with the review of the Sexual Violence Policy. At this point, it is under revision by the university’s lawyer. Thereafter, it will come to students for consultation.

Given that this timeline might align with exams and summer holidays, we are working to determine the best way to carry out consultations; for example, online feedback paired with focus groups in the fall. Stay tuned for more information!

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n the wake of the deadly shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, students and those disaffected by the political response to gun violence in America took an opportunity to be heard. Perhaps the most compelling are the survivors-turned-activists of Stoneman Douglas, who have rallied against negligent gun regulations and the broken bureaucratic system that has allowed such tragedies to take place.

On March 24, the student activists came together for March for Our Lives, a demonstration in support of stricter gun control in Washington, D.C. with a turnout in the hundreds of thousands.

In solidarity, sibling marches were held not only across the country, but around the world. Bishop’s University students made sure it came close to home.

Over 50 students and community members came together in a show of support for the D.C demonstration. The

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event, led by Camille Cournoyer, began with a speech on campus and ended with a march through Lennoxville. In a statement to the Sherbrooke Record, Cournoyer remarked on the need for camaraderie. “It’s important to let them know that they are supported by other students.”

The BU community at large was quick to reflect on the Stoneman Douglas tragedy, with Principal Goldbloom releasing a statement addressing the academic tumult some of the young demonstrators are facing.

“If you are considering Bishop’s, we want to make it clear that we are inspired by you and stand with you: Admissions offers will not be adversely affected by suspensions or other disciplinary actions at your high school in support of your positive and constructive engagement in pursuit of your values and convictions. Be a Change Maker. Be Purple. BU.”

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BU Takes On Model UN KARYN KONSTANTONIS News Editor

In late March, Bishop’s University sent a team of 18 students to New York to participate in this year’s National Model United Nations. David Belanger and Danaka Robertson served

as the head delegates, with Dr. Sarah-Myriam,Martin-Brûlé leading the group.

The five day stretch ended on a high note for the gaiters, who represented Jordan in the competition, with an Outstanding Delegation Award. Individuals

in the delegation were also recognized for their work, achieving several Best Paper and Outstanding Delegate awards.

National Model United Nations, or NMUN, is a global network of student participants from over 100 countries,

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wards season is in full swing with faculty awards, a variety of student awards, staff acknowledgement, and it is proving to me once again why it is my favourite time of year. I am sitting on several different selection committees in the my final three weeks at Bishop’s to pick out some shining stars, and I cannot wait to be awed and proud of how fantastic everyone around campus has been throughout their time at Bishop’s.

On top of this, Jessica Caputo and I are releasing a survey.

This Academic Survey will be geared towards collecting student feedback on both potential

initiatives for next year as well as some recent changes around campus. Some sections to be included are Bookstore services, the Academic Calendar, and student jobs in the academic sphere (be it research, notetaking, or TA positions). We are hoping to get lots of responses, especially ones with wellconsidered comments that we can turn into projects to better serve you wonderful lot.

If any of you have passed by my office in the past two weeks, you will know that my treasured white board has been has turned into a living calendar full of deadlines and meetings, but also leaving room for many celebrations. If you are looking for some good vibes and just a

touch of distraction for the end of the semester, stop by the Boq on Friday April 6 to taste the product of the Brewing Science certificate’s labours, go see the BU Singers’ 50th Anniversary Pop Concert, support a struggling artist at their grad exhibits!

Thank you so much for sharing such a chaotic and beautiful year with me. I brought in a lot of change – sometimes faster than the university was prepared to handle – learned so much, and best of all, had the chance to represent my favourite group of people (you) to my second favourite group of people (professors and administrators). It has been an honour and a privilege!

corner. That said, I have been working alongside a very dedicated committee to ensure grad formal is as good as it gets. That means a four course meal, an awesome location, good music,

and a great time with people you cherish. In addition, I have been preparing transition documents for our incoming VP Student Life, Sydney Brennen.

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s the weather gets warmer and the snow begins to melt, for many, that means graduation is right around the

with additional conferences in Washington, D.C., China, Germany, and the Galapagos.

Bishop’s has a long history of participation in NMUN, dating back to the late 90’s with the formation of the United Nations Practicum, an experien-

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tial learning program offered by the university. Since then, Bishop’s delegations have been well known for their strength in competitions, making this year’s award roundup a nobrainer.

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tiple award committees, including the SRC Awards, The Purple Letter, The Joan & Alex Paterson Award, and promoting Forces Avenir on our campus. I am amazed by the dedication and involvement of our community after receiving hundreds of

nominations in the past weeks.

Cheers to all of you for representing our school and as always, feel free to contact me if you have questions, concerns, or anything at all.

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A Conversation with Joshua Komangapik KATHARINE MUSSELLAM Opinions Editor

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oshua Komangapik is a 3rd year Bishop’s student working towards his Honours in Geography. He is an Inuk from Iqaluit and is a co-lead of the Indigenous Cultural Alliance alongside Bianca Martin. This week, I sat down with Joshua to discuss the proposed plans of turning Divinity House into an Indigenous resource centre.

For those who don’t know, what does the Indigenous Cultural Alliance do?

The point of the ICA is to promote the on-campus community within Bishop’s and to form a resource centre. These centres exist in almost every other English university across Canada including many CEGEPs. In other places I have been, they really help the students and make them feel welcome.

What do you know about the plans for the resource centre?

The ICA has been advocating for it for six years. Last year, we had a lunch with the principal where he told us it was our responsibility to gather every single Indigenous person at this university and make a list before he makes the centre.

I find that completely insulting. First off,

we are students. Second, we are volunteers. And third, maybe the reason there is not a larger Indigenous population at this school is because there is nothing to make them feel welcome.

If you want more Indigenous students, you have to take the steps to make them feel welcome here. If I knew what I know now I probably would have chosen somewhere different. I felt really alienated here, from the beginning, as an Indigenous person. Someone who is coming from a very small community – because a lot of people come from isolated communities of a couple hundred people – they do not know where to ask for help. It can be really hard and a lot of people who come from these communities end up dropping out. This centre should have been there in the first place to promote more people coming to Bishop’s. The fact that there is such a small Indigenous population is a little embarrassing, compared to other institutions.

Thankfully, I have found our small community and we have solidarity together as Indigenous people.

Is there anything in this process that you think is important not to be overlooked?

The Turtle Island intern, whoever it

is at the time, should be involved in the process and included in the meetings.

Whoever is in charge of the ICA should also be included in the process. Otherwise, it’s kind of promoting this colonial idea of “How are we going to take care of all the Native people?”, that doesn’t involve us.

What we need is to see how other universities run their centres as well. Looking at Champlain as an example, they have a pretty good run of things over there.

What do you hope this will accomplish in addition to what the ICA already does?

I hope it will promote more Indigenous people coming here, but also promote less racism, since there are still people publicly being racist. I also hope it will promote awareness of the realities of Indigenous people because a lot of people live in third-world conditions.

The first thing people ask me is “Oh, do you pay taxes?” My name is Josh, first off. They obviously have no knowledge about how land claims work, or the dynamic realities of Indigenous people in Canada.

Do you think the centre could be an opportunity for non-Indigenous

Should Teenagers Be Able to Vote?

KATHARINE MUSSELLAM Opinions Editor

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s we slowly approach the 2019 federal election, Stéphane Perrault, who is the acting chief electoral officer in Canada, stated that it is “worth considering” lowering the voting age from 18 to 16.

Perrault said that lowering the voting age would make it possible to reach out to young voters while they are still in school. He also said it would help them become lifelong voters because “Canadians who vote early in their lifetime will continue to vote, and those who do not vote in the first few elections will tend not to vote later on.”

Statistics also show that the turnout of young voters, ages 18 to 24, increased from 38.8 percent in 2011 to 57.1 percent in 2015, though it is still lower than the overall turnout, which was 68.3 percent.

While I think it would be helpful to reach out to high school students before they start voting, I cannot help

but feel hesitant about lowering the voting age to 16.

Not all teenagers mature at the same rate, and while many follow politics, can form opinions and think critically, others cannot be bothered. Even in grade 12, when many of my friends and I voted in a provincial election for the first time, some people we knew were not interested in voting and brushed off our attempts to convince them.

One proposal that has been put forward is, I think, a good way to help young voters stay engaged, and that is part of Bill C-33 that suggests a Register of Future Electors. This would make it possible for people to be preregistered to vote at age 14 so that they will not have to register when they turn 18.

In this digital age where convenience is becoming increasingly important, this could make the voting process easier and simpler, which would help prevent a “couldn’t be bothered” attitude. Something else that still has yet to be implemented which would make vot-

students to learn more so that those comments happen less often?

A lot of these centres promote things like friendship and collaboration. People who are interested can come and will not be pushed away. If you want to learn about our culture in a respectful way and ask questions, that’s a good way to do it instead of asking accusatory questions to us. That would be a good thing, to me. It promotes not only the Indigenous students but also other people in a learning atmosphere.

Whenever people ask certain questions, you can always tell the kind of intention behind it. We run events and people have asked questions, mostly because they don’t know. I think a centre would promote having a place to come to for stuff like that.

How can students help with this process?

I think the way students can help is by taking away prejudices they have maybe grown up with, like “all Natives are drunks, alcoholics, poor, vandals and criminals”, because that is honestly the general consensus towards us. Or, to have sensitivity towards people who do not necessarily understand the culture here yet.

ing easier is the option to vote online. Some municipalities in Canada, not so dissimilar to the SRC here at Bishop’s, have online voting for their elections. If security issues can be ruled out, then online voting will make it much more convenient for people who often seek out online shopping, and that is not even necessarily limited to youth.

The proposal of lowering the voting age still needs to be debated as there are valid arguments to both sides of it. Despite my concerns, the mistrust of youth voters should be taken with a grain of salt. Adults are capable of making irresponsible decisions too.

Even so, it is the responsible teenagers who will likely be the most interested in voting. The rest may or may not catch up later. Perhaps the teenagers who do want to vote will feel less disenfranchised if their views are taken seriously by the adults who are elected to govern them.

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Make America Democratic Again TAMARRA WALLACE Contributor

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lection nights are often a suspenseful and shocking time. Few had predicted that Republican Donald Trump would defeat Democrat Hillary Clinton in the United States presidential election held on November 8, 2016. This sense of surprise was not applicable to the news on March 18th that Vladimir Putin secured another political victory in his third election as President of Russia. He has been in power since 1999.

Relations have been tense between Russian and the western world, especially since Russia annexed Crimea in 2014. The former Director of the FBI Robert Mueller is in charge of determining the level of Russian interference in the 2016 election and whether or not there was collusion with the Trump camp.

Despite these power plays, Trump is more than eager to flatter Putin. Trump congratulated Putin for his re-election over the phone despite being advised against it. The previous president Barrack Obama performed the same action when Putin was elected President of Russia in 2012. The difference is that Obama balanced diplo-

macy with advocacy for human rights. Trump apparently did not even bring up the potential meddling in the election with Putin.

Trump’s reaction to Chinese president Xi Jinping declaring himself “president for life” on March 17th was even more worrisome. Trump praised Xi’s autocratic action and jokingly suggested that “Maybe we’ll want to give that a shot someday.”

America was founded on a fear of tyranny. The residents of the formerly British colonies forged their own sense of national identity and rebelled against taxes lobbied by the British monarchy. Their bicameral legislature and Electoral College were designed to check the power of the president.

America has perpetuated its own form of colonialism in its stated efforts to spread democracy across the globe, especially in its battles against communism. Former Republican president Ronald Reagan would be rolling in his grave right now if he knew his efforts to end the Cold War had come to Trump courting Putin.

Trump was elected on the basis of distrust towards establishment politicians. He often decries the charge that the

mainstream media has a liberal bias with the term “fake news”.

He has also called the media an “enemy of the American People”. Mainstream outlets such as CNN and The New York Times have previously been banned from non-televised briefings.

Freedom of speech is a key component of democracy. The ability to publicly critique the current leadership—especially through the media—is necessary for the government of the day to keep in touch with the concerns of the people whom they serve.

The fundamental democratic right is the ability to choose a leader that is representative of the people’s desires. This necessitates term limits so that a turnover of leadership can take place. Leaders like Putin and Xi have removed this choice and thus the basis of democracy. It is no coincidence that they have very little freedom of the press in their respective countries.

Obama kept reinforcing the importance of the peaceful transfer of power when he vacated the presidential post for Trump’s inauguration. Democracy was prioritized over having a competent and dignified leader. It is only hopeful that Trump will be able to continue

keeping a pair of shoes clean is a tenuous affair at the very least, an added stress in this time of exams. The positive side, however, is that winter coats are mostly a concern of the past; more than one t-shirted or bare chested jogger has run through the arches already.

The presence of these daring athletes must mean more than just another false spring; while hobbit jokes about second and third winter are fun, the fact of the matter is that the last remains of winter are an unpleasant reminder of the fun we had during winter.

Fortunately, parties come more often than winter, but be prudent with the parties; exams beckon from the weeks past Easter, and dates in the calendar are closer than they appear.

There is no real solution to the problem of Quebec’s roads, unless you happen to repair suspensions or sell ATVs. The fact of the matter is that the freeze and thaw cycle tears

great lumps from our roads each year, and this year has been a bad example of that happening. Our famous bridge is in dire need of repairs; closed during the March break, the bridge once again has developed a serious case of potholes, making it ever more difficult to drive to school.

Not only does this present an annoyance to drivers, but the holes are also a danger to drivers, who could lose control of their cars. The issue of potholes is a famous one in Quebec, from which the joke of two seasons, winter and road repairs, comes to play but the issue is a serious one. Potholes represent an economic and security risk, especially when on a bridge.

The rapid repair of the streets in Lennoxville should be of high concern, not just for the safety of students, but for the variety of traffic that passes through our less than sleepy borough.

The Roads of Lennoxville: Spring Edition CARL GEE Contributor

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pring is officially here, with the emphasis there being on “officially”, rather than “here”.

While there is still snow in the air, and the temperature just does not seem to be what we would like it to be, the days have gotten significantly longer, and a jacket is not strictly necessary. Warm weather is in our future, and so is the wonderful time of the year when the mud flows freely, the last hurrah of a melting snowbank. Russians have a word for this time of year, rasputitsa, which directly translates to “time of bad roads,” is all the time in Quebec, but rasputitsa refers to the period in spring during which mud makes everything worse. Unfortunately, while the mud may end, the roads will be bad forever; it is an inconvenient truth here.

Concerning the muddy conditions, the only real solution is to buy a pair of rubber boots;

this American tradition rather than emulate his anti-democratic rivals.

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Mud, dust and sand are part of spring in Quebec. Careful on your bikes!

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Dr. Amal Alh’jooj: Change Maker, Activist, & Inspiration LOCH BAILLIE Contributor

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n the evening of March 20, students and faculty gathered in Bandeen Hall to hear from the fifth and final Donald Lecturer of the 2017-18 academic year, Dr. Amal Alh’jooj.

As an ardent community organizer and women’s rights activist, Dr. Alh’jooj shared her incredibly moving life story, answered thought provoking questions from the audience, and left the Bishop’s community with a sense of empowerment much needed in the political climate of today.

Raised in Lagia, a Bedouin suburb in Beersheba, Israel, Alh’jooj suffered from the social restrictions of a patriarchal society from the time she was a young girl. Born into a family of four other daughters, her parents named her Amal the Arabic word for hope, because they hoped that after her they would only have sons. “It worked,” Alh’jooj told the audience with a smile; after she was born, her mother bore five boys.

Alh’jooj explained that once she was of school age, her mother sent her to work outside because there were already too many cooks in the kitchen. During this time she juggled school and her first job as a community organizer herding sheep in the fields. “At the end of the day, they

are the same,” said Alh’jooj, comparing humans and sheep. She discussed how the job gave her perspective, and soon turned her into “a wild girl who [believed she] owned the world.” While her mother disapproved of this conviction, Alh’jooj said that her grandmother was a feminist who inspired resilience in her.

She took her grandmother’s advice and at fourteen years old, Alh’jooj began teaching local women how to read and write in Arabic. She then went on to studying social work at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and soon caught the attention of the media.

To her father’s horror, a local newspaper named Alh’jooj the “First Bedouin Feminist,” and ignorant to the intentions of such an ideology, men in her community became extremely weary of this “radicalism.” However, Alh’jooj continued to fight for what she believed in; eventually the effort she put in fighting the odds resulted in success.

In hearing of her activism, a representative from McGill University offered Alh’jooj a scholarship to study in Canada and earn a Master’s degree. In just two years she completed the program, and her career as a human rights activist became more than just a passion.

Since completing her degree, Alh’jooj has founded AJEEC (the Arab Jewish Center for Equality, Empowerment and

Cooperation) and an initiative called Desert Embroidery that “generate[s] income for Bedouin women and [helps] preserve traditional handcrafts,”. She also organized a catering program in the Negev that employs single mothers who cook 8,000 meals a day for schools.

Finally, in 2005 she was honoured with a nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize.

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to impress, and Alh’jooj’s talk was no exception. It was inspiring to hear from such an influential woman and to take part in such a diverse and global discussion. Whether you could make it or not to the lecture, know that the work Alh’jooj does is something that benefits and betters us all.

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As family, friends and the Bishop’s community mourns the loss of fellow classmate and beloved friend Ben Houtman, The Campus team is putting together a compilation of stories and photos to honour his memory.

If anyone would like to share stories or memories of Ben, please contact Maddie Hession, Editor-in-Chief thecampus.editor@gmail.com

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Bishop’s March for Our Lives DANIEL LAPERRIERE Contributor

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ast Saturday, March 24, Bishop’s students organized a contribution to the March for Our Lives movement, acting in solidarity with marches that occurred across the United States, Canada, and the rest of the world.

Millions of students, as well people of all ages, marched on Saturday, including hundreds of thousands in sight of the White House in Washington D.C. Prompted by the student-activists of Parkland High School, and the shooting that killed 17 students and teachers, the young activists have been calling for several gun control reforms, most notably raising the legal minimum age to buy firearms to 21 and a permanent ban on the sale of semi-automatic “assault rifle style” firearms to citizens.

The March for Our Lives was the latest and by far the largest demonstration by individuals and groups tired of seeing mass shootings, groups that are fighting to enact gun control legislation to prevent these massacres.

The movement started by the survivors of the shooting has generated increasing debate on the subject, and has inspired many others to join the new wave of student activists to speak out on gun violence.

One of those students is Camille Cournoyer, who organized the march here at Bishop’s. Cournoyer, a firstyear International Studies student, showed great initiative in bringing together local students and community members to show support for the movement across the border and here at Bishop’s.

“I decided to organize the march hoping to show American students that their voices are heard internationally, that there are people all around the world who support their initiative to end gun violence,” said Cournoyer, who also wished to thank

SRC President Morgan Gagnon and Vince Scully for helping her organize the event. Gathering on campus at 10 am, the students took up homemade signs and began their march through town, and by the end had assembled a column of approximately 50 people.

The event was covered and promoted by an article in the Sherbrooke Record and an interview with Cournoyer on Radio-Canada. Cournoyer considered the event a great success.

Since the shooting and the start of activist campaigns, incremental progress has been made in the spectacularly tough battle that lies ahead to enact sensible gun control. In Florida, the state in which the Parkland shooting, as well as one of the worst shooting in U.S history, at Pulse Night Club in 2016, a bill has been passed raising the minimum age for buying firearms to 21, as well as extending waiting periods. On the federal stage, President Donald Trump succumbed to mounting pressure, and introduced a bill to ban the sale of bump stocks, and to strengthen the system of background checks for firearm purchases.

Many large corporations have also shown support by cutting endorsement arrangements and discount deals with the National Rifle Association (NRA), whose support of unlimited access to guns has made them an adversary in the struggle for gun control.

The hope is that this latest round of protesting across the globe increases pressure on American legislators’ push for greater progress and maintain gains that have been made. The end goal is that America comes closer to seeing the end of mass shootings in schools and elsewhere; the students of Bishop’s University stand strong with them.

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More Than Just a Party DAVID MARRACK Features Editor

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ishop’s University is special for many reasons; among them is the reputation for student satisfaction, but unfortunately, academic excellence isn’t always the top attraction at our university. The idea that we are somewhat lacking in academics, however, is unfair, and in many ways blatantly wrong; for a small school we offer a huge range of activities. With all sorts of study trips and opportunities to present papers, as well as crowning jewels such as our participation in the National Model United Nations (NMUN) in New York and the Network of International Business Schools Case Competition (NIBS), Bishop’s offers a varied experience only available at a smaller university. At home, we offer a variety of activities, which happened to include a soiree of traditional Quebecois music March 22, presented at the Gait by the Trio des Cantons.

Bishop’s may not have the student body of the University of Toronto or Montreal to draw on, but we make up for it by having a concentrated power of will that trumps most other universities. Our delegations find success wherever we go, whether that may be in New York with NMUN, or in Guatemala with NIBS. The delegation to New York for NMUN was a resounding success; Bishop’s was awarded outstanding delegation, the top honour warded to delegations by the National Collegiate Conference Association (NCCA). While the delegation to NIBS in Guatemala saw less success than the NMUN delegation, Bishop’s did place second, against a competitor with nearly ten times the student body. For a small school such as ours, we have an impressive international standing, one that is reflected on campus with our

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diverse student body; few schools in Canada can claim such international diversity.

Our activities at home draw less attention, but contribute to student development even more than competitions attended by a handful of students. A fine example of this is the week of events arranged to celebrate La Journée internationale de la Francophonie; from music to movies, Quebec’s unique culture was celebrated in the Bishop’s way. While the day itself is celebrated each year on March 20, which fell on Tuesday this year, the highlight of the week was Thursday and Happy Hour. The Gait was filled with students and professors, so much so that a class could very well have been taught with better than normal attendance. The band, who are locals of the Eastern Townships, played a variety of traditional Quebec music, ensuring exposure to part of that unique Quebec culture that is so much part of the Canadian identity.

As well as being a cultural interface, the evening provided a valuable opportunity for the many students who come from out of province; one of the best ways to practice a new language is through listening to music, of which an excellent source was provided.

Bishop’s is an excellent example of how you shouldn’t judge a book by the cover; what may appear to be a small party school is really a center for excellence. Bishop’s makes a difference, because the students who have purple flowing through their veins do not simply attend our university; they make it a part of their very personality, and maybe part of their genetic makeup, which would explain why so many students had parents who came here.

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Washington saw its streets crowded with citizens wanting change.

Thousands united for better gun control.

Many religious groups join in the message.

A catchy slogan created by a survivor of the Florida Tragedy.

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SASH: Learning the Art of Healing ANN-CATHERINE LAMONDE Contributor

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ASH (Sexual Assault Support & Healing) is a support group led by peers, residence life coordinators, and special guests from our community. The group has been around since 2016 and continues to meet every other week at the Art Lab. Meetings are open to individuals who self-identify as survivors or who wish to support survivors of sexual assault, sexual abuse, and any other forms of sexualized or genderbased violence. The main purpose of the group is to create a safe space that explores empowerment, self-care, and compassion. From Forum Theatre to Feminist Art Therapy, the sessions use the arts to engender meaningful discussions that focus on healing.

SASH was created by Ann-Catherine Lemonde and Kristin Robinson as best friends, fellow psychology students, survivors, and now colleagues at Bishop’s University. Their inspiration came from their passion for feminism, community building, the arts, and psychology. Ann-Catherine’s honours thesis work on sexual assault further motivated her to advocate for this support group. The way they have created and continue to maintain the support group mirrors the values in which they engage with during sessions. They understand that the work would not be possible without the support of many people. They have had an active group of facilitators that range from students, counsellors, psychologists, clinical psychologists, art therapists, teachers, residence life coordinators, resident assistants, and the sexual health coordinator.

Taking place in Centennial, SASH has featured a dynamic rotation in activities. Last semester, SASH welcomed Rachel Garber in facilitating an emotive

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RUBBER DUCKY GOLF TOURNAMENT Break out the golf clubs and polos because it’s time for action! Build a Better Purple (BABP) is proud to bring you the 5th Annual Rubber Ducky Golf Tournament!

To celebrate the 5th anniversary of one of the most highly anticipated events of the year, we’re going BIGGER and BETTER than ever. That’s right, we’re bringing the fun to the Bishop’s campus and this year we’ve got an awesome line-up of sponsors and prizes to be won!

Entry Fee: $15/person ($60/foursome) - $10 of your ticket will count as your donation towards the Class of 2018 fund with $5 getting you pizza and a drink in the event!

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art therapy activity. In the winter semester, as a special Valentine’s session, SASH greeted Ms. Katherine HébertMetthé, the Sexual Health Coordinator, who guided an activity on healthy boundary-setting with others. Shortly after, Dr. Veronique Taylor, a psychology professor here at BU, led a smiling meditation that left all in giggles. Dr. Sofia Marques Manata, a psychologist on campus, held a creative writing session in March. She invited the group to connect with their inner poetic selves with the potential of re-writing their story.

This April, Ms. Jordi Hepburn, a counsellor here at Bishop’s, will facilitate a session on Forum Theatre, a session that challenges oppressive situations in a safe environment. In addition to this, they have been working to foster a relationship with SEXed from Champlain College. Champlain is big part of this community and their work at times overlaps. Their goal is to make SASH more inclusive to students that attend Champlain College.

As you can see, the group is run by a multitude of people who come from all areas of the campus. However, there needs to be a minimum of two individuals who are considered the main facilitators and coordinators of SASH. Some of their work includes: organizing meetings with the facilitators to plan out the year, making the schedule, preparing their own session when there isn’t a special guest, preparing tea and setting up the space for sessions, advertising for the various sessions (posters, emails, & social media), updating the Facebook page, and maintaining the SASH emails. Ann-Catherine, Kristin, and Payton Burnette (who has been a key peer facilitator this year) are all leaving the Bishop’s community after this year.

SASH is currently looking for people who would be interested in becoming the main facilitators and coordinators for SASH. If interested in taking up this position, please email SASH@ubishops. ca and they will schedule an interview to get to know you.

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A screen print created by Ann-Catherine Lamond, representing the type of community that SASH has created.

end of the semester?! For this semester’s event, we will be attending the Bishop’s Arches night at Boquebiere in downtown Sherbrooke. This year’s brewing students will have 13 of their creations on tap for the night. The event begins at 5pm on Friday, April 6th. Unfortunately it isn’t within walking distance of campus but there is a bus stop near the bar, or a taxi is only about $12 if a couple of you want to split one!

CLASS OF 2018 GRAD SEND-OFF It’s that time of the year again! The Bishop’s University Alumni Association invites the Class of 2018 to the second annual Grad Send-Off event!

Come together with classmates, faculty, alumni & friends for a night of networking, giveaways and more! Let’s Raise a Toast and celebrate all that the Class of 2018 has accomplished!

The schedule for the night is as follows:

The Bishop’s University Singers Celebrate 50 Years of Music SONIA PATENAUDE Contributor

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he Bishop’s University Singers are getting ready for a spectacular show to celebrate their 50th anniversary. Following a sold-out performance of Bach’s B-minor Mass at the Abbey of Saint-Benoit-du-lac last November, the choir is making a stylistic 360 spin and will be presenting its “Pop” show extravaganza on April 6th and 7th, at 8:00 p.m., in Centennial Theatre.

A choir concert at Bishop’s may not be what you imagine. The performance will feature hits from the likes of David Bowie, Bob Dylan, Daniel Caesar, The Eagles, Jain, Lake Street, Dive, Madonna, Agnes Obel, The Rolling Stones, The Staves, James Taylor, Yes, and many more. For many years, the Singers have been joined by some of the best musicians in the Townships: Alex Cattaneo (guitar, mandolin, pedal steel guitar), Dominique Massicotte (guitar and keyboard), Mathieu Tarlo (bass) and Sebastien Hinse (drums).

“Bach to Rock - I think Howard Brown would be proud of what this choir is able to do” says Dr. Jack Eby, professor of Music at Bishop’s. “And kudos to choir Director Fannie Gaudette and assistant Melinda Enns for all the work they have put into this show”.

Tickets are available for purchase at Centennial box office, by telephone (819-8229692), or in person from Monday to Friday, from noon until 4:00 p.m. Tickets can also be purchased one hour before the shows.

Online ticket purchases can be made on the Ovation site. Please note that there is a small surcharge for phone and online purchases.

Ticket prices: $25 – Adults | $22 – Seniors | $15 – Students | $10 partially obstructed view seats.

4:30 P.M. - Doors open at Centennial for the Class of 2018 5:00 P.M. - “Throwback to Frosh,” serenade the Principal, speeches & more!

5:30 P.M. - Alumni arrive in the Gait 5:45 P.M. - Class of 2018 makes their way from Centennial to the Gait 6:00 P.M. - Networking, drinks, food, music & more!

7:00 P.M. - Giveaway draw for the Class of 2018!

SPRING CLEANING CLOTHING EXCHANGE! To participate in the clothing exchange, you must bring a minimum donation of $2 (proceeds will go to Bishop’s Bees) and at least three clothing items. Please don’t bring clothes that are stained/ripped/damaged! After donating, you can check out other donations, and take home up to 3 new items! Hats, belts, etc). Please check our facebook page for accepted/unwanted items.

If you do not donate 3 items of clothing, you can donate $5 to participate.

Any leftover clothing will be donated to Estrie Aide.

We will also have our Bishop’s Bees honey available to taste and to purchase.

Hope to see everybody there!

CONGRESS OF SPORTS STUDIES #Ubishops students will share their last findings in Centennial Lobby, including: - Efficacy of different training methods - Injury recovery - Sports nutrition - And more!

Dr. Joe Baker (Professor and Head of the Lifespan Health and Performance Laboratory in the School of Kinesiology and Health Science - York University) will be the keynote speaker for the event.

RSVP by email: SportsCongress@ubishops.ca

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Lights, Camera, BUFF! LOCH BAILLIE Contributor

Did you know that the Mandarin word for paparazzi literally translates to puppy squad? Okay, now that I have got your attention and you have a mental image of puppies swarming celebrities, let me tell you all about the flashing lights and stellar films at this year’s BUFF gala.

On Saturday, March 24, members of the community filled Bandeen Hall for the 4th Annual Bishop’s University Film Festival. If you have never heard of BUFF, it is a wonderful opportunity for students to create short films and have them screened in front of an audience. The event doubles as an award show, and each year a panel of judges bestow film makers with trophies for a number of different categories.

This year, the BUFF committee invited Bishop’s alumna

Ariane Fecteau ‘16 to return as a guest judge, kicking the day off at 2 p.m. with a keynote by Fecteau in Cleghorn. The current short film market and programming assistant discussed her experience in the film industry and life after Bishop’s, offering invaluable insight and career advice to film students and community members alike.

As the social media coordinator for the event, I was responsible for posting content on the BUFF Instagram and Facebook platforms leading up to the gala.

On the evening of the event, I had the chance to run a Snapchat takeover on the official Bishop’s University account to document everything from the MC’s banter to the award ceremony at the end. The takeover, as well as all 22 films submitted to BUFF this year will soon be available to watch on YouTube.

Of the 22 films, 15 were chosen for presentation during a pre-

screening.

The gala screening opened with Baptiste Martin’s Suzy (winner for Best Technique), a noir-inspired narrative filled with sensuality and suspense.

The quality of the screening ahead Martin’s first shot of a silhouetted Micaela Mareque smoking a cigarette against a vibrant red backdrop. This artistic aptitude was incredibly consistent throughout the screening, and I enjoyed the variety of genres, filmic techniques, and editing choices used. Other highlights included Charlie Murphy’s acting in his

and Jake Gerlofs’ film, I Don’t Want to Die Alone (winner of the Audience Choice award), the social commentary raised

by Myrtille Bernard-Guilmette and Julien Gregoire Peloquin’s film, HIM, and the camera work and graphics used to create Sebastien Leblanc’s mini-documentary, Small but Important (winner for Best Research Film).

I had a great time planning BUFF with the rest of the committee, and an even better time documenting it all. I would like

to extend a special thank you to Ariane Fecteau, Steven Woodward, and our sponsors for making the gala so successful.

Thank you and congratulations to everyone who was involved in making this year’s films. See you again next year!

All the links to this year’s films, as well as the photos from the gala will soon be posted on BUFF’s social media accounts.

Be sure to follow @bufilmfest and “like” “Bishop’s University Film Festival – BUFF” on Facebook to stay updated.

March 28th, and coincided with the launch of this year’s The Mitre.

Exploring the exhibit is an up-close and personal look into the lives and motivations of others. The various mediums are a reminder that every Bishop’s student has a unique university experience and that everyone comes from a different background.

For artists Mara Marchizotti and Louise Vallières, motive stems from origin, where they come from and how that has shaped them. Machizotti’s multimedia piece The ciclo du vita explores relationships and identities through a series of gold leafed picture frames, each arresting a moment in time.

Family photographs are paired with colourful renditions of

architecture on canvas, and the interplay of these two mediums provide observers with a glimpse into several different lives simultaneously.

Vallières’s piece, Self Portrait with Louise Vallières and Louise Vallières as a Child, also explores identity, but on a much more singular level. Self Portrait is made up of two canvases, one displaying Vallières as a toddler, and the other displaying Vallières as an adult.

The same pastel toned acrylics used for both portraits remind the observer that even though the artist has aged, she still remains the same person she has always been at heart; an artist.

In asking Vallières what motive means to her, especially in regard to Self Portrait, she expressed that the act of creat-

ing has always motivated her.

“I’ve always had something in my hands,” Vallières went on to say at the exhibition’s opening, “whether that be paint, pencils, or clay.”

The Mitre also explores the idea of motive through its theme, “finding our footing”— a concept that head editor Rosemin Nathoo hopes “can capture the fluidity of our individual and collective journeys… with all the diversity and confusion that entails.”

The exhibition’s unveil fin-

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We are looking for: → A head editor to coordinate the project, formulate a theme, lead the design of the magazine, and edit pieces (submit your CV and one piece you have edited) → A graphic designer with some experience with the Adobe Creative Suite (submit your CV and one graphic illustration: a poster/book/album cover/page layout/etc)

→ An assistant editor to perfect prose and/or poetry submissions and work with contributors (CV and one edited piece) The positions are part of an experiential learning course in English (Creative Writing and Journalism). Students from all disciplines are encouraged to apply.

Capturing Time Through Art LOCH BAILLIE Contributor

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hat does motive mean to you? For some, it is the drive that pushes us towards a goal: a certain grade, a part in the school play, a desired career. For others, it is just another way to say motif; an art term that refers to a ‘recurring form or shape [that serves] as the constituent element of a background pattern.’ However you define motive, the word itself signifies a kind of necessity that is so prevalent in every person’s life.

This spring, five graduating Fine Arts students are celebrating the ubiquity of motive with their exhibition, Motif/Motive.

The Foreman Art Gallery’s final installation of the 2017-2018 school year was unveiled on

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Bishop’s University music professor, Dr. Ross Osmun.

ished with some readings from the literary journal; a wonderful way to end the evening and to introduce the audience to some of The Mitre’s best works, such as Caleigh Cross’s poem, “The Onion” and Janan Chan’s prose excerpt, “Home.”

Don’t miss Motif/Motive, on display until April 7th, 2018, and be sure to pick up your copy of The Mitre at the Bishop’s bookstore today.

The Mitre 2018-2019: Call for Editors ROSEMIN NATHOO Contributor

Did you know that Bishop’s University is the home of North America’s longest running literary magazine? The Mitre is an annual, student-run publication in its 125th year, which accepts all forms of written and visual creative expression. The Mitre is calling for editors and designers to create the next edition of The Mitre in 2018-2019.

Please send your applications to bu.mitre@gmail.com by March 30, 2018.

The Mitre on Facebook: www. facebook.com/mitre.bu

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Various past publications of The Mitre, which is now in its 125th year.

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Nationals Close the Season for Women’s Hockey Team MARIELLE CARUTH Contributor

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he Bishop’s University Women’s hockey team ended their 2017-2018 season at the American Collegiate Hockey Association D2 National Championships in Columbus, Ohio, this past March 14th-17th.

Since this is the team’s first year being in the league (ACHA), it is a huge accomplishment for them to have qualified for Nationals their first eligible year.

According to Coach Brent Bailey everyone was “excited about nationals and a little nervous.”

Some of the teams Bishop’s faced were familiar to them, but some matches they went into blind, having never seen them play before.

Their first game began as a close battle, tied 1-1 at the end of the first period. Eating their Wheaties in the first intermission, the Gaiters returned to the ice and acquainted themselves with the back of the net to win the game 4-1 against The Adrian College Bulldogs.

Their second game against the Assiniboine Community College Cougars served to be a greater challenge for the team.

Going into the second period with a 1 goal lead, the Cougars quickly tied it midway through the second. On another power play Jessica Belanger scored the winning goal - leading the team to a 2-1 victory.

Game three the Gaiters won effortlessly. Scoring 3 goals in 10 minutes in the final period, adding to their 2 goal lead, they won 5-0. Goalie Veronica Todd got a shutout adding to the successful win.

Heading to the semi-finals, players were enthusiastic and eager to face Lakehead University. Arianne Charette scored seconds into the first period, amping up the players hopes

for the game. Lakehead fired back, tying the game before taking the lead 3-1. Right before the second intermission, Charette exposed her talents scoring back to back goals, taking a hat trick.

It all came down to the third period - it was anyone’s game. If Bishop’s won they would move on to finals, if they lost they would be going home. When the women went back onto the ice, they experienced a tough and tenacious battle which would only end in disappointment. With 8 minutes left the Thunderwolves managed to take the lead, inevitably ending the season for the Gaiters.

For her outstanding performance in the tournament, Arianne Charette was named to the American Collegiate Hockey Association’s Women’s Division II Second Team All-Tournament.

Charette scored two goals and two assists in her three games

of pool play, and led the team with a hat trick against the Lakehead University Thunderwolves in the semi-finals.

Despite the team’s loss against the Thunderwolves, these women can hold their heads high and be proud of their performance at the Nationals and throughout this season. The team has evolved immensely throughout the years and their success is directly reflective of the work and efforts everyone contributed.

Laura Underhill, who is a graduating player with 4 seasons under her belt with the team, shared her experience of nationals and witnessing the evolution of the women’s hockey program at Bishop’s University.

“The difference between my first year here and my fourth year is incredible. Every year since I’ve been here we’ve had a strong, skilled group of

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Charette hustling for hat tricks.

girls— it’s just that there are so many critical factors that need to go right to develop a cohesive and successful program. As the years went by and we became more recognized as a serious team that can compete, we were provided with the tools we needed to really excel. Having our coach (Brent Bailey) commit to the team was probably the biggest turning point, with him our performance level skyrocketed. He also taught us what kind of attitude and personality is required to be a disciplined and committed athlete, and that—I think—is where our greatest improvement is.

If all those tools were there four years ago, who knows how successful we would have been—I just know that our hard work and the hard work of all the people that came before

us is finally paying off.”

She has only good things to say about Nationals: “Going to nationals was insane. All the girls were so excited to go! Honestly, we’d been talking about it for months. It really felt like the culmination of what we had been working for—it was the reason why we get up at 5:30 in the morning. We had spent almost the entire year before preparing to make sure that our first time joining the ACHA would be successful and leave a good impression and this felt like validation that we did.”

It appears things can only go up from here for the team, with promising new recruits on the horizon.

“All the girls coming are so ridiculously good. Being on the ice with them at training camp this past semester was really promising for the future of the program. There wasn’t a single girl out there who stood out as being sub-par, and they all seem competitive with lots of experience playing on competitive teams. They’ll mesh well with the girls who are on the team already— both on and off the ice.

I think that if the girls keep the momentum we already have and continue to work as hard as they have been, the program will continue to be competitive and successful. We’re on an upward swing right now, we just need to make sure to keep improving so we can keep going up.”

A phenomenal season for the records of the Bishop’s university women’s hockey team only promotes the notion of further success from these athletes.

Keep a close eye on them as these ladies set a precedent for Women’s Sports at Bishop’s University.

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Canada Conquers the World JORDAN HIER Alumnus Contributor

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fter a very disappointing performance for Canadian women’s curling at the Olympics in Pyeongchang, where Rachel Homan and her team finished with a losing record and failed to qualify for the playoff round, Canada has redeemed itself just one month later and claimed its place atop the podium at the 2018 World Curling Championship. However, none of the members of the Canadian Olympic team were a part of this gold medal winning squad. This team was led by Jennifer Jones, who won an Olympic gold medal at the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, is a six time Scotties Tournament of Hearts winner, and now a two-time world champion. The other members of the team are Kaitlyn Lawes, who just won the inaugural mixed doubles curling event in Pyeongchang, Jill Officer, Dawn McEwen, and Shannon Birchard.

Team Canada qualified for the World Curling Championship by winning the 2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, and by no means was that an easy task.

The Jones-led team, which represented Manitoba at the Scotties, played many quality opponents in pool play and had a couple of nail biters in the playoff round.

Ultimately, they outlasted the best Canadian curling had to offer and earned the right to represent Canada at the Worlds.

The 2018 World Women’s Curling

Championship was held in North Bay, Ontario making it the 15th time the women’s championship was held on Canadian soil. Furthermore, the tournament had a total attendance of 69,391 for the nine-day event, which was a Canadian record for a world championship.

Canada hosted the best curling teams on the planet, including the defending Olympic gold medallists, Sweden’s Anna Hasselborg and her team. Nevertheless, Team Canada went through the round robin portion of the tournament with ease, finishing first, compiling an undefeated 12-0 record, and a +48 point deferential. However, the Canadians encountered some difficulty in the playoff round. After their bye to the semi-finals, Canada played the United States and the American’s were no easy out. Canada got by the Americans 9-7. However, the United States outscored Canada during the second half of the match. Moreover, entering the 10th end the score was tied.

Canada then scored two, putting an end to the Americans’ gold medal aspirations. The Americans were consigned to the bronze medal match where they played Russia. Russia scored two in the 10th end to edge out the United States 6-5.

In the gold medal match, Canada was pitted against the defending Olympic champions, and the number two overall seed in the playoff round, Sweden. In what was truly a seesaw match that saw

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The Women’s World Championship winners, Team Canada.

the lead change hands multiple times, Canada required an extra end to claim gold in what was a classic finish. Sweden needed to make a couple of clutch shots at the end of the 10th to force the extra end. In the 11th end neither skip was on point, as both Jones and Hasselborg had trouble reading the ice and missed shots they wish they could get back. Hasselborg missed her last shot only barely, leaving Canada with shot rock and the gold medal, as Canada won 7-6. This was the 17th time Canada has won the World

Women’s Curling Championship and its second in a row.

This was an extra special victory for one of the members of Team Canada, as the 2018 World Curling Championship was the last international competition for Jill Officer. Officer said her retirement is bittersweet as she has curled with this current team for eight years. It’s very fitting that she went out a champion, on home ice in Canada, and to a rousing standing ovation.

who should start day one and make multiple Pro Bowl appearances.

4. S Minkah Fitzpatrick – Alabama Versatility is a major asset in today’s NFL as defenses are always looking for players who can play multiple positions against offenses that continually try to exploit mismatches. In this year’s draft, defensive back Minkah Fitzpatrick is the Swiss Army Knife teams crave. During his three years at Alabama, the New Jersey native compiled over 170 tackles and nearly 10 interceptions and 25 pass deflections that resulted in him being a 2x consensus All-American (2016-2017) and Chuck Bednarik (defensive player of the year) and Jim Thorpe (best defensive back) award winner. Scouts project Fitzpatrick to be an early selection and think he’ll make an impact similar to Tyrann

Mathieu in the pros.

5. CB Denzel Ward – Ohio State Having a premier cover corner is imperative with the way the NFL has become more offensive-driven in the past decade. As quality secondary play is hard to come by, teams without a lockdown player on the perimeter have their sights set on Ohio State’s Denzel Ward.

During his three years in Columbus, opponents often shied away from throwing to his side of the field, but the Ohio native still managed to have two interceptions and nearly 25 pass deflections that earned him consensus All-American honours (2017). Ward’s elite footwork and coverage skills as well as his competitiveness will help him thrive in the slot or on an island in the pros. mediate starter.

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he NFL draft is the biggest offseason event in pro football. From the Senior Bowl to the Scouting Combine to Pro Days, the draft is an opportunity for teams to get better by adding the best eligible players college football has to offer.

With the draft only one month away, let’s look at the top five prospects considered by draft analysts to be the best among this year’s crop of talent.

1. RB Saquon Barkley – Penn State Saquon Barkley is one of the best allaround running backs to enter the draft in recent memory. He can do it all: run, catch, block, and return. During his three years at Penn State, the New York native has over 5,000 yards from scrimmage and 50 touchdowns to go along with being a consensus All-American (2017) and 2x Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year (2016-2017). Scouts consider Barkley a better prospect than Ezekiel Elliott when he came into the league and believe he’ll be selected in the top five.

Whichever team lands the Nittany Lions product is getting an instant-impact player, who has the potential to become a perennial Pro Bowler and top NFL running back early in his career.

2. OG Quenton Nelson – Notre Dame Being an offensive lineman isn’t flashy, but it is vital to team success. That’s why guard Quenton Nelson is coveted by almost every team in the top half of the draft. The New Jersey native is regarded as the safest pick this year due to his nasty demeanor and excellent combination of size and skills. Last season, Nelson was the best player on a Notre Dame offensive line who spearheaded the nation’s seventh-best rushing offense. His outstanding play earned him unanimous All-American honours. The Fighting Irish product is projected to be chosen in the top 10 and be a mainstay up front for years to come.

3. DE Bradley Chubb – NC State In a pass-happy league, pass rushers who can disrupt the timing and rhythm of an offensive attack are at a premium.

For teams picking in the top 10, defensive end Bradley Chubb is that player.

During his three years at NC State, the Georgia native amassed 25 sacks and nearly 55 tackles for loss on top of being a unanimous All-American (2017), ACC Defensive Player of the Year (2017), and Ted Hendricks (best defensive end) and Bronko Nagurski (best defender) award winner. Scouts view Chubb as a double-digit sack artist in the league,

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End of Regular-Season Analysis for Each Canadian NHL Team GRAHAM CHILDS Contributor

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ith the NHL Playoffs looming, only two Canadian teams have found their way to the postseason compared to five the season before. The Toronto Maple Leafs and the Winnipeg Jets will be the only Canadian teams competing for the Stanley Cup this spring, an improbable scenario that few thought would happen.

Teams like the Ottawa Senators and the Edmonton Oilers specifically took steps back from their successful 2017 seasons by not making the playoffs. The Ottawa Senators made it to the Eastern Conference Finals last year where they lost to the Penguins, while Edmonton lost in the Western Conference Semi Finals to Anaheim.

This was how far Canadian Teams got in the 2017 playoffs, and it will be interesting seeing how far a Canadian Team can go this year.

When examining each Canadian NHL team, roster changes, untimely injuries, or unexpected contribution paved the way for the kind of season these teams had.

This will be the second year in a row where the Toronto Maple Leafs make the playoffs. Credit is due to goalie Frederik Andersen; he is one of the main reasons why the Maple Leafs broke franchise records in Home and Total Wins this sea-

son. Other causes of playoff-bound success include James van Riemsdyk having a career year, consistent outings from Marner, Nylander and Matthews, and a strong Power Play where Toronto ranks 3rd in the league. They will be a team to keep an eye on come playoff time.

There isn’t a whole lot to say regarding the Montreal Canadiens, as they currently rank 26th in a 31-team league.

Injuries to goaltender Carey Price were costly in terms of the team not winning a single game while he was out. The offseason acquisition Shea Weber failed to make the impact he was hoping for because of a lingering injury from the first game of the season. The Habs also got Jonathon Drouin in a trade for Habs prospect Mikhail Sergachev. Drouin only has 12 goals this season and has not been the player the Montreal front office was hoping for. What they’re going to do this upcoming offseason remains a question mark.

Even less can be said about the Ottawa Senators. After nearly going to the Stanley Cup Final in 2017, the Ottawa Senators have found themselves near the bottom of the league. They traded away Kyle Turris to get Matt Duchene, who had a slow start with the new team but has recently picked it up. Goaltending was a concern all year, but what made this season one to forget was the stretch after their games in Sweden where they

lost 12 of 13 games.

The Winnipeg Jets have proved themselves as one of the elite teams of the NHL this season, being one of the first teams in the league to clinch a playoff spot. Their goalie Connor Hellebuyck has reached the rare 40-win mark which is one of the reasons for their success.

Players like Patrik Laine, Mark Scheifele and Blake Wheeler have contributed each and every game to ensure this team goes to the playoffs. By adding Paul Stastny at the deadline, this team has the potential to make a deep playoff run.

The fans of the Edmonton Oilers are hurting after failing to make the postseason. Captain Connor McDavid led his team to the second round of the playoffs last year, which is something Oilers fans haven’t seen in a while. McDavid finished this season with over 100 points again, however struggles from goalie Cam Talbot and limited contribution from the rest of the team has resulted in this team not making the playoffs.

The other Alberta team known as the Calgary Flames was one of the closer Canadian teams to make the playoffs as they weren’t that far from a wild-card spot. They had some good games and some bad games, but what was consistent throughout their season was good performances from forwards Sean Monahan and Johnny Gaudreau, as well as from defenceman Dougie Hamilton.

They acquired goalie Mike Smith before the season started who was tremendous before getting hurt. Once he got hurt, the Flames began their decline.

The Vancouver Canucks showed promise for a good future with stud Brock Boeser leading the team in scoring before getting hurt late in the season.

However, this was close to the highlight of the season for the Canucks as they are heading for the draft lottery yet again.

They have the young assets to be good in the future, however the question is how far into the future before they’re ready?

As Canadians, we can only hope for an exciting off-season to make playoff hockey coast to coast in 2019 more competitive.

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Adam’s Honky Tonk

Thursday Nights with Sammy

Screensounds The Evening Shuffle

Workin’ Progress

7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm

Off Air for Broadcast Journalism

Deep T

11pm

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The Huddle (& Sat 3 pm) 88.9 fm