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In the 2013-14 academic year, it seemed that when students were asked about Plessis, a residence located on StFX’s lower campus, reactions were a few questions: “What’s that, where’s that, who’s that?” However, reactions so far this year are quite different: everyone is talking about “the Penthouse”. This year, Plessis frosh have been bringing energy and spirit since day one. Not only has the existence of the Bishops residence become known, but the house has won the highly coveted 201415 Frosh Cup. So how have the Panthers gone from “Who?” to winning the prestigious frosh cup? The energetic frosh paired with dedicated House President Kyla MacDougall and Vice President Scotty Sampson are seemingly responsible for turning the Penthouse into a powerhouse. For those of you who have not yet heard about the residence situated on the fourth floor of Bishops Hall, the Plessis Panthers have been known to be less than rowdy. In past

years, Plessis has had a quiet reputation, known for watching movies on a Friday night while the rest of campus takes part in the party scene. Although this stereotype is not necessarily a bad thing, it has made Plessis somewhat forget-

his pride for the new Panthers. How did they do it? The revamped reputation was largely due to the goals Kyla and Scotty set in place before the week had even begun. “Before frosh week, we knew we wanted to change the stereotype around

table in contrast to other residences. Now, with Plessis’ frosh week debut, students are beginning to see Plessis as a force to be reckoned with. “Usually Plessis is not known to be a pumped up res, but we got everybody going, we prepared for cheers. This year [Plessis is] noticeable,” says Vice President Scotty on

Plessis, like yeah we want to enjoy some down time, but we like to have fun too. But at the end of the day, we’re like a family, and I think we really just captured that,” says Kyla about Plessis’ new-found reputation. During frosh week Plessis conquered the events, capturing numerous house points and bringing energy to every

event. Plessis’ cheers could be heard all week long, especially during the cheer off. During the talent show, the Panthers both worked hard on their memorable dance and on-stage synchronized swimming act, impressing the crowd with their originality and spunk. The House President and Vice President couldn’t be more proud of how well Plessis performed this frosh week. With all their hard work and preparation put in, the frosh are reciprocating with appreciation and dedication to the Panther’s new status. “I’m mind blown. Of course, this is what we wanted, but it was just awesome to see our goals for the frosh set in motion,” Kyla adds. Plessis, the Penthouse, the Panthers: however you know them, their presence on campus is undeniable this year. What’s next for this year’s Frosh Cup winners? If they continue with this energy and admiration for one another, a House Cup win could very well be in Plessis’ future.

EV-D68 Spreads to Canada After watching the disease develop rapidly south of the border, Canadian hospitals are reporting a spike in the admittance of young children due to suspected cases of Enterovirus D68. Enterovirus D68 is a virus targeting the youngest members of our population. The virus causes flulike symptoms that worsen into more advanced respiratory problems over time. Although most children are able to fight off the flu-like symptoms associated with EV-D68, the unpredictability of the virus adds an element of concern for many Canadian physicians. The virus is rare, and there is currently no vaccine to prevent and/or combat symptoms. The disease is not new, with cases of EV-D68 dating as far back as 1962, but the rarity of the disease has caused media attention. As the disease primarily targets children under five, university level students are not at the highest risk. However, much like any other respiratory virus, Canadians young and old alike are encouraged to wash hands often to help prevent spread of the disease.

Yes or No? The day keeping both residents of the United Kingdom and abroad on their toes has officially arrived. Today, September 18th, members of the Scottish population age 16+ will have the opportunity to cast a vote in the so-called “Independence Referendum”. A day that came for Canadians nearly 50 years ago could be in the works for some members of the United Kingdom. Although not the first referendum on Scottish independence, preliminary polls regarding today’s “Yes or No” vote are divided much differently than in the past. For the first time in history, “yes to independence” voters have been relatively equal to supporters of the “no” side of things, at times even surpassing the “no” voters some polls suggest. British Prime Minister David Cameron is especially concerned with the vote, pleading “If you don’t like me, I won’t be here forever…”, reminding Scots that their decision will be “forever” if they vote to separate. Voting closes Thursday evening at 10 pm local time with a 51% majority required to determine the final decision.

News at a glance JULIA O’HANLEY | News Editor

New Kid on the Block Although Dr Sean Riley has ended his term as President of StFX University, his 18 year term as president has been immortalized with the addition of nine letters to “New Res B”. Riley Hall stands proudly next to sister residence, O’Regan Hall. The start of the 2014-2015 academic year marks the beginning of student habitance under the new title of the suitestyle residence, although named on June 14th.. StFX’s President Dr Kent MacDonald took to Twitter following the announcement, stating “So pleased to hear that @stfxuniversity will name the new residence “Riley Hall”. Very appropriate after 18 years transforming StFX”. President of the StFX National Alumni Association Andrew Howlett described Riley as a “Xaverian legend” during the 2014 President’s Gala, finding it fitting to officially brand the nameless residence just weeks before Riley’s term of presidency concluded.

No Fracking Way Nova Scotia Minister of Energy Andrew Younger announced the Nova Scotia government’s plan on the always controversial topic of hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as “fracking”. The ban comes after recommendations from a panel chaired by Cape Breton University president David Wheeler. The panel recommended that the Nova Scotia government seek more research before making a definite plan for the future. Younger’s plan is deemed temporary, planning to allow for further debate on the issue in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly which is set to open on September 25th. Response to Younger’s decision is mixed. While members of Wheeler’s panel feel satisfied with the decision, some members of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers feel left out of the decision making process. As an issue with both environmental and economic implications, fracking will no doubt be a controversial debate this fall.

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Homophobic incident shocks StFX Get Real student society takes aim at homophobic language on campus following viral ‘Spotted’ post SEAN MCEVOY | Editor-in-Chief

On September 14, an incident of homophobia took the StFX community by storm after an account of the event was posted on the popular Facebook page Spotted at StFX. The post detailed how a male student was physically threatened by other males who threatened to attack him based on the assumption he was gay. The student who was threatened went on to thank another male student, a resident of MacIsaac Hall, for standing up to the would be attackers. The post concluded by saying, "I am worried because I thought we as a university were beyond the point of being homophobic and it got me thinking this is probably not an isolated situation. Lastly I have no hard feelings towards you guys. I just hope you realize that being gay is not a reason to harm someone." The post has at the time of publication received over 1800 likes and numerous comments condemning the homophobic actions. Some of the leading voices condemning the incident were founding members of the Get Real society at StFX, twin sisters Meaghan and Marie Wright, and Kiera VanRaay-Vesnaver. The goal of the society is to educate students about homophobia and work towards the elimination of homophobic language. "As soon as it posted we were like what the hell, freaking out, it's crazy. It was kind of motivating. This is why we are doing this", said Meaghan. "It was really surprising to see, but it was also really good of whoever posted", Van-

Raay-Vesnaver remarked. "Good for them because as much as we want to think that we're really accepting and our whole campus is great, there are still people who are homophobic out there. This probably isn't the first time its happened, it's just one of the first times a student has actually spoke out about it. It's unfortunate it happened to that student but good for them for speaking up and sharing it with the rest of us." Marie Wright, who came out as gay during her first year at StFX, says she was disappointed after reading of the incident. "Him posting it was amazing and a lot of positive aspects came out of it, but it's disappointing to see that it actually happened. Coming out in my first year, I felt like it was the most accepting place ever. I had the best group of friends, everyone was okay with it, I got no negative feedback whatsoever and I'm shocked. It's the first month of school and there's already been a homophobic attack." Adds VanRaay-Vesnaver, " I came out after first year too and to be one hundred percent honest, I don't know if it's a huge problem but it's still in people's minds. Even on my floor there was a ton of homophobic comments and language being thrown out. I had some pretty mean nicknames thrown my way." The women expressed that homophobic language is also spoken unintentionally on campus, and that a major goal of the Get Real movement is to eliminate common expressions such as 'that's so gay' and 'you're a fag' from every day vernacular. They have

also experienced instances of homophobic attitudes on campus in their own personal lives. "I have a girlfriend that goes to StFX and we hold hands on campus", said Marie. "Usually I don't do it because I feel like we get stared at. You get a lot of stares and it's annoying that it's still like that, but it's not to the extent where people are going to beat each other up over it." The group plans to begin major launch events on campus, as well as at high schools and middle schools in the Antigonish and Halifax area during the upcoming weeks and months in an effort to educate students, including an event at StFX campus bar, The Golden X Inn later in September. "Our goal is to definitely talk to all the frosh here with all that's going on with Spotted at StFX", Marie expressed. "It's a thousand new students coming from high school's so they're not as maybe open minded as second, third year, fourth year students are. " After receiving an unprecedented 200+ signatures at StFX Society Night, the amount of support the group has received from students both gay and straight has been encouraging. "Everyone was just loving it", said Meaghan. "People are just so interested to be involved. You can help out with events and also videos. This allows us to not be biased and just get out friends in the videos, it allows the whole StFX body to be involved." Known for their distinctive pink hats and other merchandise, The Get Real

movement, a non-profit organization, originated at Western University. The trio were inspired to create a group of their own at StFX after seeing the group in action in person and through videos. "I think the reason I individually wanted to bring this to StFX is because I did come out first year at StFX, and I knew StFX was very open minded and people were approachable about anything so that's why I came out in general", said Marie. "I wanted to bring this here so people could share the same feeling that I had." The group has already received support from StFX administration after a successful meeting with Shannon Travers, Manger of Student Life this week. The group are looking towards organizing a formal presentation regarding homophobic language to the incoming class of 2014, either in individual residences on campus or as one large group. The group leaders have also had discussions with Paige Chisholm, VP Communications of the StFX Students' Union, while union President and Vice President Brandon Hamilton and Alicia Silliker have each signed up to be a member of the group. The women would also like to collaborate with X-Pride in the future, but stressed the importance of establishing themselves as a separate organization to start off the year. " We're definitely going to collaborate, for sure", said Meaghan. "We want to just make sure people know what this is. We definitely want to stay distinct in the beginning but collaborate later on."

‘I was not surprised at all’

X-Pride reacts to Spotted at StFX post, shares stories of homophobic behaviour on campus SEAN MCEVOY | Editor-in-Chief

“I wasn't really all that surprised to be quite honest." That was the reaction from X-Pride Vice President Nathaniel Pelley in response to the recent homophobic incident that caused outrage on the StFX campus after details of the incident were posted on the popular Facebook page, Spotted at StFX. The post in question, detailed how a male student was threatened to be physically attacked by other males on the assumption that he was gay. The attack was avoided when another male student ,from MacIsaac Hall came to the defence of the other. After being posted, the story quickly went viral, gaining over 1800 'likes' over the course of three days with numerous students expressing outrage. "I'm 21, I've lived in Antigonish for 21 years. My honest opinion is everyone thinks StFX is and LGBTQ friendly school, but every time I hear that it's usually someone who is not part of the LGBTQ community saying StFX is so accepting, it's so great, but it's the opinion of someone who doesn't experience the oppression in the LGBTQ community", said Pelley. Cassie Allison, X-Pride Frosh Rep, echoed Pelley's sentiments. " I was not surprised at all. Last year when we had a campaign about having more safe space in the commu-

nity and everyone was saying that X is so welcoming, I was thinking, no, because you don't know. It was mostly straight people who were not aware of the oppression of others." Allison adds that she and her girlfriend have been the victims of homophobic language on the StFX campus. "Personally I am pretty feminine, so if you look at me stereotypically you don't know I'm gay. But I think it's different when you're actually in a relationship on campus. My girlfriend is very masculine and when we're together that's when we get a lot of stares on and off campus. We've been called dykes before and it's just I don't find the campus or the community at all very safe space or welcoming." "I don't feel like I'm open to be myself and I've never been physically attacked but if someone's calling me a dyke I feel like that's being attacked as well", she continued. "I can't be myself and I'm kind of afraid to be who I am." Pelley confirms that he also has experienced homophobic language as a student at the university. "I'm not in a relationship so I don't experience that end of it. But just walking around campus I hear people say gay under their breath or faggot or homo, and I've been experiencing that since my first day walking

through those welcome day doors at StFX. Even before that, being from the town I've experienced it as well." Pelley says that the acts of homophobia he has witnessed and experienced are both subtle and blatant. It's a mixture of both. You'll have people who will say it under their breath but you'll also have people actually go to your face and confront you about it. Especially when I go to the bar. I don't go to the bar (Golden X Inn and Piper's Pub) anymore because of my interactions with people. I'll be shoved, and they'll be plenty of room. Some people have gawked, and some people will say things under their breath.” Pelley fears that the one incident that was posted on Spotted at StFX may just represent a fraction of the actual number of homophobic incidents that happen on campus. "I look at what happened outside that window over there (referencing the Spotted incident), and that's only one incident that's been reported, how many have actually happened that nobody has said anything about. That is my worry because I fear somebody is going to get beat up. It doesn't have to be someone beat up, it could be anything, but just the fact that it happened once I think that's a red flag."

"There's a lot of people up in arms about this. I've never seen a post on Spotted at StFX with that many likes. It's good, it's creating discussion it's creating questions and hopefully they're getting answers. This is something we can have a dialogue about and hopefully educate the StFX community as well as the external community of Antigonish", he continued Pelley hopes that the StFX Students' Union will come to acknowledge the event in some manner for the benefit of the student involved and student body in general. "I feel that maybe if the Students' Union addressed what happened, maybe acknowledge it , and it doesn't have to be a big thing. But just address the situation that happened because there's a student now, we don't know what kind of baggage they have, we don't know how that interaction could have effected them." Allison hopes that the incident will lead to increased discussions regarding homophobia year round. "It's something that needs to be talked more about other than just one week a year. That's the only time it's ever talked about is Pride Week. Other than that people sweep it under the rug, and it's not enough. X needs to do a lot more to actually make it a safe space."

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‘Fuck Safe Space’

Carleton University students protest frosh week rules with controversial shirts ANGELA MACKENZIE | Senior Reporter

Frosh week is full of excitement and opportunity with new students flocking from across Canada and the world to participate in orientation events. Student leaders help to make newcomers feel welcome by keeping their minds occupied, and setting a solid example for how to act both on and off campus. But what happens when student leaders become oblivious to their status around campus and start promoting negativity? An outrage occurred at Carleton University this frosh week regarding this very question. A few of the orientation leaders at Carleton University began posting pictures of themselves sporting what students have been calling “inappropriate” t-shirts on social media this frosh week. The tshirts are black, with “Fuck Safe Space” written in bold neon yellow lettering across the front. . A handful of students have

been seen wearing these shirts around campus and throughout the surrounding community in Ottawa, Ontario. The majority of the students seen wearing the shirts were well known leaders throughout campus, l e a d i n g many Ottawa residents and students on campus to believe the shirts and the students wearing them are promoting rape culture at the university. Many students not involved in the “Fuck Safe Space” campaign were in outrage, with many, such as Luke Bradley taking to Twitter. “Those “fuck safe space”

shirts have no business at my school”, Bradley posted to his Twitter account on September 7th, including the hashtag “FuckSafeSpace”. Generally speaking, the

message on these shirts has been getting a negative response, but although the shirts are seemingly promoting rape culture, students wearing the

shirts claim they are simply protesting rules set during the university’s orientation week. During orientation week, the Carleton University Students’ association have strict rules that allow first years a safe a fun experience. These rules promote respectful dialogue: no swearing is permitted in any circumstance including the cheers and rudeness of any kind is not allowed by any of the student leaders. There is also a zero alcohol consumption rule in place at Carleton; all events are “dry”, and none of the first years or student leaders are allowed to consume alcohol at this time. In fact, one

student from Carleton University informed me that they were not even allowed to talk about drinking or share drinking stories during this time. “The main thing that they were protesting was part of the frosh facilitator’s contract that prohibited drinking/talking about drinking/swearing etc.” states a second year student at Carleton (who wishes to remain anonymous), disagreeing with the rules put in place for frosh week. “We don’t really need to coddle first years as they’re going to be exposed to that sooner or later at the university.” This particular student disagreed with the rules put in place by the facilitor, but he/ she also has a strong disagreement towards the shirts that were made in the protest. “Where I can understand the want to protest their particular response is unnecessary and doesn’t really help their own cause of getting rid of rape culture.”

Nova Scotia Artist Wins Major Music Award Chester, Nova Scotia resident Dean Brody adds to collection of Country Music Awards LINDSAY JOHNSTONE | Staff Writer

Country musician Dean Brody walked away from the 2014 Canadian Country Music Awards in Edmonton on Sept 7 with the award for Country Album of the Year for his recording Crop Circles. While it isn’t every day that a Nova Scotia based musician takes home such a prestigious award, Brody’s website points out that he is getting to be a veteran award winner. Brody has previously won the Canadian Country Album of the Year twice: in 2011 for his album Trail in Life, and in 2012 for the album Dirt. He has also taken home a Juno award for Country Album of the Year for Crop Circles this past March. Brody is an unusual musician. First of all, there is his music – not only has he pleased thousands of fans with his energetic, crisp country style, but he has done much more. Readers might be surprised to learn that the singer holds claim to the Dean Brody Foundation, a non-profit organization created to reach out to other parts of the world to assist young women threatened by child abuse and sexual

exploitation. The charity presently has a number of active projects in poverty stricken areas of Brazil. Brody is as passionate about his charity as he is about his music. His website explains the Dean Brody Foundation has many related goals: “[It] helps cultivate a new sense of self-worth in girls through dance and art therapies, and educational programs. Empowering them to change their own lives, believe in their own ability and to give them the life skills to live with confidence and without fear.” Professor Terry O’Mahoney of the StFX music department suggests that music is not all about winning a prestigious award, although that does open doors; rather, it is about wanting to create the best possible music a musician can produce. Professor O’Mahoney sees the awards as a recognition of what the musician has accomplished. While Brody believes that he should use his celebrity status to help others, he has committed himself to making music his career. He started out working part time for

Walmart Canada and went out on a limb to send some of his early songs off to record labels – a move that has found himself quite an impressive array of awards over the years.

Having a Nova Scotia based musician win Country album of the year is certainly something to celebrate. When a musician wins a national award, quite often that recognition spreads to the musi-

cian’s home roots. Dean Brody’s Nova Scotia roots might even inspire other up and coming artists to think, “Hey, if Brody can achieve this, then maybe I can too,” suggests Professor O’Mahoney.

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OPINIONS Protecting your online privacy Questioning how secure are our private photo’s following celebrity pics leak EMILY MACGREGOR | Opinions Editor

If you’re living, breathing, Internettrolling human being, you have most likely stumbled across the news that nude photos of celebrities have been leaked. The flawless JLaw, Lea Michele, Rihanna, and Kirsten Dunst are only four of the various celebrities whose private photos are now only a mouse-click away. The photos were posted anonymously on 4chan, a website notorious for its explicit content. And of course, as images of naked celebrities tend to, these photos took off like wildfire and invaded every corner of the Internet. Millions of people have seen these images, even after websites like perezhilton.com took the images down with an apology for the violation of privacy. As a result of the easy access, millions across the world have viewed these photos. While I cannot personally vouch for the content of these images, and I do not plan on typing “naked Jennifer Lawrence” into my search bar anytime soon,

this whole debacle has got me thinking: how secure are our privacy settings? If it is possible for a hacker to access private images on Jennifer Lawrence’s iPhone without leaving his mother’s basement, then surely all of my Snapchat screenshots are at risk. We live in a world where it is the exception, and unfortunately not the rule, that the “Terms and Conditions” are read. I cannot remember the last time I took the effort to read through the legal jargon of a software update. But every time I check the box saying I’ve read over the Term and Conditions, I think about what I’ve just signed away. Maybe I could have won a trip to the Mediterranean! Or perhaps I’ve signed away 5 years of my life to assemble iPads in a factory in China. Regardless, I’ve agreed to something I haven’t read, simply because I’m too lazy to read it through. I belong to a generation that grew up in front of electronic screens. Board games became computer games; hockey sticks were replaced by Xbox controllers;

and instead of learning how to ride a bicycle, children take electronic strolls in the park without leaving their room. We hold very little in our hands. Credit cards, for example, have limited the exchange of actual, physical money. Social media is less face-to-face interaction, because who needs that when Tinder and Snapchat have chat functions? As direct result of the leaked nude photos, we have now begun to question how secure electronic devices are in the face of an increasingly intangible world. The security risk raised by the leaked celebrity nudes is that so much of our lives, from banking information to videos of our cat, are stored electronically. The perpetrator of the leaked nude photos is an Apple program called iCloud, a program that allows Apple products to be synched and share information effortlessly; documents, personal information, and yes, photos, can be transferred from your laptop to your iPhone in the blink of an eye. If it were possible to find the correct username-

password combination, or even if the system glitches, our most personal information is there for the taking. How does “the Cloud” work exactly? How do we decide what information is transferred and what remains under lock and key? Just the other day I overheard my roommate’s mother, five-feet-oneinches of pure paranoia, yell through the computer screen, “Be careful of that Cloud!” We could unwittingly be consenting to our information being shared between devices, all because we’re too lazy to read the “Terms and Conditions.” We simply agree, because what bad could possibly happen? This recent scandal has made me think about my own security. Maybe password-protection isn’t enough to protect my information anymore. After all this, I should pay more attention to where I store information, and how a 40 year-old momma’s-boy hacker could access my information. One thing is for sure: there will be no Cloud infiltrating the secret photo collection on this girl’s iPhone.

Expectation, reality On the psychological necessity of overreaching in our goals and aspirations COLTAN THOMPSON | Psychology Columnist

There's a joke about summer expectations. On one side is the word “Expectations” and a variety of depictions of summer fun, that project you've been waiting to work on, or that instrument or language you've filed away to learn when you have time. Adjacent is the word “reality” with pictures of the slaving work you really did all summer, the sun you didn't see enough of—in short, all the good intentions unfulfilled. Everything that made you so eager for summer doesn't quite materialize the way you intended, and even if your expectations are objectively comparable to reality, it rarely feels that way. And isn't that always the way? You'd think we would learn to reign-in our expectations and settle for what is manageable and realistic—and I don't just have busy-bodies in mind. Those who planned on vegetating all summer can just as easily be disappointed with the quality and length of said vegetating. Even the objective fulfilment of expectations, even if you actually did get to do everything you intended to do over the summer, you probably find some part of yourself irritated at the thought of things you meant to do but didn't. In other words, our imaginations seem curiously wired to be insatiable and overreaching. We usually enter activities expecting a certain amount of pleasure payoff; some people tend to be underwhelmed, others are quite satiable. In fact, people with negative thought patterns tend to underestimate the amount of plea-

sure they will derive from activities (a cognitive distortion), and may therefore decide that many activities just “aren't worth it.” What always does seem to be the case, and the point I'd like to offer up for meditation, is the irritating retreat of satisfaction, either because we expect more of ourselves than can realistically be achieved, or because we expect more pleasure than can reasonably be experienced. As soon as one goal is met we set another more ambitious one, one that is even more more promising (so we think) than the first. They say the past is the best predictor of the future—tell that to your partyobsessed student neighbour who thinks he's right around the corner from a degree in neuroendocrinology. I read wise words once that went something like this: “nothing is more insufferable than a succession of good days.” This ironic platitude gets it right. Without strife as a contrast, there is no pleasure. Pleasure and pain cannot be conceptualized independently, only in relation to one another. But this saying is also true because too much satisfaction is a real ambition killer. Strife is not only necessary to pleasure, but also to initiative, desire to improve self and surrounding. To lack every kind of ambition is very nearly inhuman. Imagine a completely contented, perpetual state of bliss...the deceptive image appears wonderful because it is temporary; to be sure, perpetual bliss is a state of vegetation and psychological decay. And that, friends, is why heaven

is a shitty place. What is it they say? “Variety is the spice of life.” Yes, and overreaching imagination is a critical ingredient. Humans thrive on contention, on strife, on stress, and the healthy mind needs stress to function like the immune system needs pathogens. A moderate amount of stress, according to research on undergraduates, is stimulating, promotes thought, and improves performance. Too little stress results in complacency; too much and people can “freeze up” (as in some exam environments) or experience negative physical symptoms. Bottom line? Feed on the stress of University life or perish. My introductory English teacher put it best: “University is a race you never win.” The same is true in all domains of life. So, overreaching imagination has the benefit of being stimulating; overestimating rewards provide a surge in ambition. It's especially interesting to see people put meaning and effort into inconsequential, perhaps trivial, things. Perhaps the topic of one's fascination is not so important...the imagined outcome, the effort, and the actual outcome do not revolve around any 'real world' activity or product—at root, doesn't all initiative, interest, and ambition serve to occupy human consciousness and promote healthy psychology? I fear that in pursuing this topic I have already either bored, confused, or “gone too far,” but consider: what is pure interest if not consciousness occupying it-

self? What drives fanaticism and vendettas if not a fundamental drive, funnelled into an impulse, to create meaning from the absurdity and uncertainty of the state of consciousness (those of you who join me weekly will find existentialism a running theme). What consolation do we have then, knowing that our ambitions and dreams are overreaching, yet simultaneously necessary to healthy consciousness?...that without them we would have no mental life at all and could not distinguish pleasure from pain?...that perhaps the interests we hold so dear are irrelevant in the grander scheme? Presumptuous as it is to expect consolation, anyone having read this far deserves something for their effort. I offer this: we are bad predictors of the future. We do not know if we will reach our goals or see our aspirations fulfilled, and it is therefore rewarding just to see things unfold. Plenty of cliches speak to the importance of journey over destination, I don't need to present them. Moreover, we often underestimate the rewards of activities or underestimate our own abilities; planning for the future provides a chance to test ourselves, to improve, to revise, to recreate those “perfect moments” (how much of our lives is spent in the subtle orchestration of such moments!). Unrealistic expectations and the disappointment they can cause are a necessary evil, natural to meaning-making, progress, health, and hope.

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CULTURE DreamCatchers Deli: Catching Hearts Becoming part of the StFX community through student friendly events and food CASSIA TREMBLAY | Staff Writer

DreamCatchers Deli and Main Street Pub is a “mom and pop” kind of place – mom and pop included. Roseanne MacEachern and Mike Knocton, owners and operators, welcome students with open arms, lots to say, and free muffins. This little gem of a restaurant is located on Main Street just west of Church Street. Marked by an unassuming green and yellow sign, DreamCatchers has a lot more to offer than meets the eye. After showering me and Xaverian Weekly photographer Lindsay Hatt in free muffins and coffee, Mike made sure we were settled down at a classic diner-style table and then proceeded to genuinely and happily ask the next student customers how their year had started and how they were doing. It’s obvious that the care these owners have for their customers, they also have for their food. I sampled the chocolate chip banana muffin and was blown away by how they had perfected the classic. The coffee was spot on too. I think it’s safe to say that I have found a new pit stop for study snacks. You’re probably wondering about the free muffins and coffee - that’s right, I meant free. Just for stopping in to say hello, DreamCatchers will reward students with their choice of a drip coffee and homemade muffin. The offer extends until Sept 30, so I recommend getting down there and making it quick. By coordinating with

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Student Union President Brandon Hamilton, the deli was able to get flyers into this year’s frosh kits detailing the ‘muffin deal’ along with another great offer - all year long students receive 15% off the price of any meal or treat, excluding alcohol. Recently moving from their mall location to storefront Main Street, Mike and Roseanne want to connect with the students they see walking past the shop everyday- and they’ve got some cool ideas about how to do it. By partnering with music professor Kevin Brunkhorst, DreamCatchers plans to integrate student talent into their biweekly Friday Pub Nights. These nights will be underage friendly and the perfect venue for a casual night out with a few friends and a few drinks. Yet another student connection is being forged with CFXU The Fox, as the deli is looking into hosting student album releases. Could this be a music student’s dream come true? Chatting With Roseanne Xaverian: Tell me about DreamCatchers and the food here. Roseanne: We’re all about healthy food choices, homemade foods, and good reasonable pricing. Xav: What are the DreamCatchers’ plans for

student music? R: I wanted to start employing students and look at what can we do for our benefit, and students’ benefit, to create some excitement. We want to provide comfortable, casual evenings out by proudly supporting student musicians - so if you’re a musician, come see us! At this point in the interview, Roseanne stopped

talking for a second to knock on the window and wave at students walking by. I’m telling you – they are so friendly. Xav: What menu item do you recommend for students? R: Our wraps! We have really nice, filling wraps the Crispy Chicken is the most popular. Our fresh

fruit smoothies and an awesome breakfast sandwich, made on homemade bread, make for a quick breakfast. This quaint little place manages to embody the Antigonish spirit within its walls. All around, DreamCatchers Deli and Main Street Pub is student-friendly, studentpriced, and student-approved.

$16.49 + tax

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Matt Mays: Here to Rock Juno Winner Matt Mays talks about music and life on the East Coast

DEVON GREENE | Culture Editor

Award winning musician Matt Mays may have been born in Hamilton Ontario, but growing up and playing music on the East Coast has made him a true Maritimer. The Xaverian sat down with Mays to ask what life was like for a wandering musician from Nova Scotia. For years, Mays has been travelling all over North America to play and record music, but despite all the travel and time away, the East Coast is still home. “I think any Maritimer will agree that the Maritimes is such a homey place. You can leave as much as you want but it always feels like home and that never wavers. I always consider myself a Nova Scotian,” says Mays. Balancing life on the road and time at home can be difficult for any Musician. Canada is a far cry from a small country. In the summer of 2014, Mays toured everywhere from Prince Edward Island to British Colombia and even the Northwest Territories. Mays and his band know the importance of home and love to spend time in Nova Scotia. “I always try to plan my tours so that I have a lot of time home in the summertime, ‘cause I hate being away from Nova Scotia in the summertime,” he says, “[The tour] has been great. We’ve gotten to see a lot of Canada and play festivals east to west but spent a lot of time home too.” This fall, being at home didn’t necessarily mean playing in front of a hometown crowd. Mays played the 2014 StFX “Life ‘Round Here” Frosh Week concert at the Millennium Centre on Sept 6. The audience consisted of students from across Canada as well as international students. As a veteran performer, Mays was excited by the unique audience. “Every show is different. You never know what to expect at any show. I learned that a long time ago. You go into shows with expectations and it’s always way different. That’s what’s fun about it. You never know what the crowd is going to be like. But we’ve played here lots of times before this time of year and it’s always a good time. You get the excitement of all the students coming back to school and they have a pretty good excitement level going.” Mays says there is no real way to judge what an audience is going to be like until you are on the stage. The location doesn’t always give a good indication of what the crowd will be like. “I’ve gone home to Halifax and thought ‘… they’re going to really like it’ and then it was sort of a lukewarm crowd. And then on the same tour we played in Regina and they were going bananas. People were like ripping their shirts off and throwing shoes… we did not expect that. You never really know.” Frosh concerts do not always have booming attendance, but Mays drew a relatively decent crowd. The audience size dwindled as the night went on, though numbers were strong for the opening act.

“The opening band Adam Baldwin, he’s like my best bud and his band are all close friends… It’s like two bands are both like one big band so it’s going to be a good hang too.” Adam Baldwin has been playing with Mays for years and continues to do so even after launching a solo career, something Mays was thrilled to see happen. “I think he and I have our own individual sounds and I like having his in my band, but his is so big that he can have his own thing. He’s putting out records now and that makes me happy because I’ve known him since he was like eighteen or something. Watching him go from just sort of playing keyboard in a band years ago to fronting his own band is awesome. Now having him in my band, hearing his sound more refined is really cool. It’s nice to have a guy in your band that has his own band; it’s kind of neat. He brings that whole new sound to my sound. I’m feeling pretty grateful.” A few years ago, after his rock group Matt Mays and el Torpedo disbanded, Mays embarked on his solo career, which was met with great success. In the spring of 2014, Mays won a Juno award for Rock Album of the Year for his album Coyote. It was Mays’ first time back to the event since his nominations for New Artist of the year in 2005. “The Juno’s were awesome. The last time I had gone to them was nine years ago. That was when my first album came out. It was nice, ten years later, to go back to the Juno’s and win a Juno. It was nice to have an opportunity to thank people who needed to be thanked that are behind the curtain.” Since the release of Coyote in 2012, Mays has continued to write and is working on a new project. With two years since his last album, Mays has let his sound naturally evolve, but claims that he has not actively pursued a different style. “[My sound] has changed a bit. It’s always interesting because you can’t really put your finger on why. Maybe it’s the music I was listening to is different or what I’m going through is different than what it was, but it’s definitely different. I have a record almost done and it’s kind of interesting listening to it in comparison to Coyote. It’s a continuation of it, but it’s definitely different. I can’t really define why. It’s just different, and I’m excited that it is.” Influences can come from anywhere, but Mays attributes some of his inspiration to the music he is currently listening to. “I’m listening to a lot of stuff that’s not North American. I’m trying to listen to some African music and Cuban music and stuff that’s different rhythms and trying to learn form that. I just find it much more interesting. There’s a guy named Bombino and he has this record called Nomad that just came out. I would recommend that everybody should get that record. That’s what I’m listening to, and that’s it. I’m not listening to any-

thing else. It’s so good, it’s just over and over… Collectively I think all the music you listen to and hear - I think maybe I’ll play something that I heard from him ten years from now that stuck in my heard. I think it works that way. I don’t think [inspiration] is a rock solid, black and white thing. That’s what’s kind of neat about music, it kind of flows in and out in mysterious ways.” Mays hopes to release his new album within a year, however there are no solid plans at this time. With a Juno award for his last album, the bar is set pretty high. Mays does not have an action plan to try to top what he did with Coyote but hopes the natural evolution of his music will propel his career forward. “I just play as hard as I can and make sure the record is as good as it can be and the record that I want and hear in my head. I don’t really worry about accolades too much when I’m in the creative process. They don’t really change anything. I just want to make sure the record is as good as possible and our live

show is super to the edge of what our abilities are. I think as long as I do that, I’m happy. Whatever comes from it is whatever comes from it.” After taking four years to finish Coyote, Mays is happy to say that his new album is coming together fairly quickly. “I got, like, 18, songs done over the course of the winter, fully tracked. It really happened fast which was lucky because that’s not always the case.” It sounds like we will be seeing some new material from Mays fairly soon, so keep you eyes open! It was clear from sitting down with Matt Mays that world travel, fame, and a Juno award have not gone to his head. In true Martimer fashion, he is still a laid back guy with a passion for music and just wants to share his music with anyone who will listen. Glamour and drama aside, he just cares about the music. Mays’ said it best when he introduced himself at the beginning of the interview, simple and to the point: “My name is Matt Mays and I’m here to play some rock and roll.”

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Featured Artist: Tyler Lecours Bringing StFX artists into the foreground DEVON GREENE | Culture Editor

Featured Image: “Untitled” 11x14” acrylic painted foam relief, mixed media

The art department at StFX may be small but it is full of talent. Although there is a growing arts community in Antigonish, you really have to know where to look to find the good stuff. The Xaverian and the StFX art department feel that it is time to turn the spotlight to the deserving artists of Antigonish, especially those attending StFX. This issue’s featured artist is Tyler Lecours. Lecours is currently enrolled in ART200, Painting 1 with instructor Andy MacLean. In this featured piece, Lecours expresses his views on the world through acrylic painted foam, showcasing his raw style and edgey subect matter. The combination of nature and industry challenges the audience to see the beauty of man made creations that are traditionally viewed as unpleasing to the eye. The smoke form industrial buildings intertwining with the sky above highlights the connection between between mankind’s world and the natual world. Although both sections of the image are aesthetically pleasing, there is something dark and ominous about the industry below. It leaves the audience wondering of the dark clouds of humanity are swollowing up the natural sunlight, or if the sun is able to over power the dark clouds. Artist’s statement: “To say what art is, is very difficult. Yes, it’s a physical rendition of an artist’s point of view over an

object or scene, but to just say that would be incorrect. Art is much more than a glob of paint or a few lines scratched onto a piece of paper. Art is emotion; a form of expression that allows for both the artists and the viewer to create something within their imagination. A form of gateway that allows your mind to run free within the borders of a canvas. “My art reflects how I want to see the world. A place of raw natural existence with a connection to industrial and manbuilt beauty. The thing that I feel is most important to pass on as an artist is the concept that nature is the original art. Sculpted and formed into everything, from magnificent landscapes to common fields that can turn our minds astray and into a world of imagination. People seem to have forgotten what the world can provide us and inspire in us and I hope with my art that it may cause a viewer to go outside and gaze upon the stars and appreciate the constant beauty that surrounds us. “If I was ever to thank someone for introducing me to the mind grasping World of Art it would be my former art teacher and life mentor, Roger Bisaillon. His work and teaching truly inspired me to constantly follow a path related to art. With his aid I was able to fully develop my own personal views and techniques, helping me expand my knowledge in art – and in life.” –Tyler Lecours

Inside the StFX Art Gallery Combining arts, culture and community since the 1970s ANGELA MACKENZIE | Senior Reporter

StFX and the surrounding Antigonish community has more art per capita than almost anyone else in Nova Scotia. The StFX University Art Gallery is just one of the many organizations that contributes to the vast amount of art culture in our community. Bruce Campbell, manager of the gallery, states that it has always had a good relationship with the arts and culture community. They have always done their best to involve both the university community and the local community with the gallery itself. “As the art department has grown, so has the art gallery. The combination of art gal-

lery and art department has played a major role in developing creative arts in Antigonish,” Campbell says. The StFX Art Gallery has been around since the 1970s. Now located on the first floor of the Bloomfield Center, it has seen many artists pass through its doors. The location has the perfect layout for an Art Gallery. Before the 70s it used to be a bank. As you walk in you may notice a safe in the corner, and a place where the tellers used to be. It has since been upgraded so that the walls can hold the paintings and the lighting and show them off just right. On Sept 11 the first art ex-

hibition of the new semester had its opening night. This show is a prime example of incorporating the university into the art community. The showcase that has been set up will show the talent of the Fine Arts Faculty of our university. The show will include the works of Janette Fecteau, Kate Brown Georgallas, Murray Gibson, Sharon Jan, Michael MacFarlane, Andy MacLean, Fenn Martin, Margaret Nicholson, William Rogers, Anna Syperek, Odile Têtu, and Ruth Young. Bruce Campbell states that the Art Gallery opening continues a tradition. Every year the opening show includes

the work of the Faculty. The final show in April gathers student art work to display because, according to Campbell, “It’s a great way to tie the year together.” Aside from the Faculty and Student shows, Campbell organizes many other exhibitions throughout the school year. An artist by the name of Jay Oulet will be making an appearance. There will also be a show involving fabric artists and there will be a show in December highlighting the latest and brightest pieces of artwork. There will also be other fine art events being held there over the course of the school year. In the past,

book launches, poetry readings, spoken word, and small concerts are held at the art gallery. Students who are interested are welcome to speak with Bruce Campbell to organize an arts-related event at any point during the year. The Art Gallery has had the pleasure of displaying hundreds of art pieces over the years. They have displayed a variety of artists ranging from locals to those who are internationally known. Through displaying fine arts, the gallery keeps the culture at StFX alive and will continue to do so for years to come.

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Spotted’s Say: Frosh Week Memories The week everyone had been waiting for has unfortunately come to an end. Frosh week 2014 is over but the memories will forever live on, which can be good, and for some, bad. Maybe your frosh week hookup is in one of your classes, or your phone is in the bottom of a toilet. But no matter what crazy shenanigans went on, you will always remember walking through the O-Crew cheer line, screaming & cheering at every waking moment, going down the Jell-O slide, and meeting some friends for life. On the first night of frosh week, the page had already received, “S/O to the extremely drunk guy near Mac tonight who asked me if I'll come to the funeral tomorrow. I asked awkwardly, "what funeral?" And he said, "my virginity’s funeral." Other posts included guys trying to pick up girls with the help of their kitten, along with a hungry drunk girl who just needed some chicken and did whatever it took to get to it.

DO end every night with pizza. No matter if it is Kenny’s, The Wheel, or Snappy’s, pizza will always make the night, and next morning, better. DON’T fall asleep in public places (for example, rez lounges) because all other drunk students turn into vultures upon seeing

Needless to say, the frosh had an unbelievable week. I mean, have you ever heard of anyone who has said, “frosh week sucked?” I didn’t think so, at least not at X.

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food, and while you sleep, they will feast. DO try out garlic sauce instead of donair for garlic fingers. For Maritimers, it is a pleasant change, and for all the other Canadians who hate donair sauce, it is a saving grace.

The Do’s and Don’ts of “After Drinking” Eating DON’T devour your food too fast…otherwise you’re going to find it on the floor soon enough. DO walk through the McDonald’s drive-thru at least once during your time here. It is a very liberating, and hilarious experience. DON’T be the last in line when they are about to close, because there is a strong chance you won’t get food.

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DO partake in the “Kenny’s Pizza Trio”. It’s not advertised but a combo involving pizza, chips, and pop is always a good choice. DON’T share…ever. Drunken minds do not understand portion control.

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SPORTS & HEALTH Making the unhealthy healthy We all love our staple university foods - and now you can eat them guilt-free LAURA ALOISIO | Columnist

We all know that a diet consisting of red wine and pepperoni pizza is not what Canada’s food guide had in mind when recommending that we eat a balanced diet of fruit, protein, diary and carbohydrates. For university students, eating healthy has the added challenge of stress that comes from a hectic schedule, social commitments, late nights and limited access to home cooked food. Unfortunately there is no single food that provides us with all our nutritional requirements and even if there was, we would all get bored having the same thing at every meal. Also, every individual’s taste and dietary restrictions make it difficult to define the perfect meal plan. In reality, any food can be part of a healthy diet and with some practical modification to university diet staples, you can eat the food you love and stay healthy. Here are four changes to your favorite university meals. Ramen noodles: Eating dry ramen noodles in class is considered by many as their defining moment as a university student. Wet or dry, ramen is a source of calcium, iron and protein. And of course, there’s the cost and “optional” expiry date that gives us confidence that employment at minimum wage is a realistic long-term option. The real drawback of ramen is the high sodium content for the limited amount of protein. To counter this, after making wet Ramen, pour out half the broth and replace it with hot water. This will reduce the sodium and fat derived from the powdered concentrate.

Then, jazz up you meal by adding some precooked chicken slices or leafy vegetables like kale or spinach. Mac and Cheese: One determinant of on-campus socioeconomic status is the brand of mac and cheese you have in your room. At the top of the pyramid is Kraft, usually reserved for the financially independent, food connoisseurs and first year students who have not discovered that Kraft does not hold the patent on powdered dry milk cultures and pasta. The middle tier is held by the generic brands that include ingredients that can actually be pronounced by students who have not taken third year chemistry. At the bottom are the no name brands, which have forgone annatto, a natural food colour derived from achiote seeds, for yellow dye #4. Their motto is “Did you expect 15 year aged cheddar at 10 cents a box?” To help fortify this meal, try adding broccoli, a can of tuna or a chopped tomato. Added slices of low salt ham or turkey can also turn this into a high protean meal without significantly raising the fat count. Pizza: For many students pizza is a perfect food that cannot be improved on. Available at any hour, cold or hot, the variations of toppings are endless. Pizza is a great source of calcium and protein, but the challenge is the elevated fat content, especially when we add meat toppings such as pepperoni or donair. Obviously, a veggie or plain pizza has a lower fat content and would be a better choice but a steak or chicken pizza raises the protein and flavour level without all the fat. If you be-

Via Wikimedia Commons lieve eating a pizza without pepperoni, sausage or donair is sacrilegious, ask for a light topping of your favorite topping and with a napkin, blot the top of the pizza to absorb some of the fat before devouring the first slice. And please remember that donair or cheese sauce is a condiment for light dipping. Snacks: Let’s get real. Chips, cookies, and candy are not snacks, but a food group. Back at home, these were used as a supplement to tide us over to dinner or breakfast, not as a meal replacement plan. That being said, here at university, snacks provide a source of energ y and comfort followed by a sugar crash and a lowering sense of self-worth by realizing that finishing the whole bag or box of our favorite snack at 2AM was not the great accomplishment you had in mind. The main ingredients in snacks are sugar, salt and fat, with little

to no nutritional value. In order to make snacking a more acceptable alternative there are two options that could be considered. The first is adding healthy ingredients to your snacks. This does not mean that chocolate covered broccoli and spinach cookies are your only alternatives. Try a trail mix that contains dried fruits and nuts. If you can’t find one that appeals to your taste, a walk down the bulk food isle lets you customize your own blend and can even include some carob chips that easily pass as chocolate when consumed alongside dried berries and fruits. The second alternative is buying the smaller bag of chips and cookies. I realize that for math and business majors, this appears idiotic as a simple ratio analysis reveals that you can increase the serving size by 80% while achieving an economical increase in marginal cost of 25%. However, think of all

the money you will save by having the energ y to walk home from the store as opposed to calling a cab. All the ideas above are aimed at making relatively small modifications in order to increase the nutritional value to the foods that have become staples of the university diet. The freshman fifteen has become a rite of passage for many students. However, keep in mind that according to Connie Diekman, MEd, RD, the vast majority of students return their pre-freshman weight by senior year. The reason she states is that over time, students learn to adapt to their new environment and adopt healthier eating habits. So this weekend, try swapping a peperoni pizza for one with mushrooms and broccoli. If anyone asks why you changed, tell them no matter how hard you try, this learning thing just keeps happening.

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Two teams on the rise StFX men’s football and women’s rugby varsity teams look to improve on last year AARON THORNELL | Sports & Health Editor

The trouble with university sports is that the makeup of teams never stays the same. Official rules limit athletes to five years of eligibility, regardless of the number of years they spend at the institution. This places a hurdle all coaches must face here at StFX, as well as across the country, as they must be constantly on the hunt for new recruits, be they graduates of Canadian high schools, older students, or players from abroad. To make matters more difficult, this task becomes part of a complex bidding war, as other postsecondary schools attempt to snatch them up. What’s more, even if these promising young athletes do come to StFX, they will soon encounter a fairly steep athletic learning curve. As a member of the men’s soccer team practice squad in my first year at StFX, I must say the level of university ball is much higher than anything I had played before. Opponents, and teammates for that matter, were bigger, stronger, faster, and more skilled than any many of us first-years had encountered before. It is for this reason that most players in their first season of eligibility, especially if they are straight out of high school, will see very little in-game time. That is, if there are other players to

take the field. It is fair to say that last year’s seasons for the X-Men football team X-Women rugby team, fell short of expectations of players, coaches, and supporters. A large part of this was the significant turnover that occurred following the 2012-13 season. Last year’s squads both contained a significant number of first year students, as well as upper year students playing in their rookie season of university soccer or football. It was what coaches often call a ‘rebuilding year’, a term many sports enthusiast (especially Edmonton Oilers fans) as they hope to develop young players and create a dominant team with oodles of chemistry. Despite posting a 7-1 record last year and winning the AUS championship for the 16th straight season, the women’s rugby team and their coach, Mike Cavanagh, know that they can do better. “Last year was sort of a rebuilding year for us. Having graduated 12 of our 15 starters from the year before, we were a very young team last year and I was very proud of the way players stepped up and won the AUS championship.” Cavanagh, who has coached the team since its inception in 1998, knows he has a tradition of winning to uphold,

Unlocking ‘The Dungeon’ New policies in place for the little-known basement gym DUNCAN ROWAT | Contributor

Over the summer there were some big changes to the athletic facilities at our little university. The High Performance Weight Room, more commonly referred to as “The Dungeon” by students has now been available to the entirety of the student body. That’s right, it is no longer the intimidating place where varsity athletes blast loud music and lift heavy weights, but a place where average people like you and I can workout out and pretend like we know what we’re doing. This is not to say that athletic teams won’t be booking the dungeon from now on, but it won’t be available for booking during peak workout times during the day. These times are called “blackout periods”, but don’t worry they are more frequent than the other blackouts that take place Friday, Saturday, and the odd Thursday night. The decision to open the dungeon to the rest of the students, and to create these blackout periods, was to allow students to use the facility during peak times and to reduce the traffic in the Wellness Center during the busy times of the day. Currently, The High Performance Weight Room is undergoing a bit of a renovation. The idea is to freshen it up a little by painting the walls a beautiful StFX blue, and acquire

some new weights. The recreation staff are also looking at potentially installing TVs too. There are a couple of other policies that new students must be aware of before venturing to the dungeon. The most important policy is that a “buddy system” will be mandatory for all students - in other words, students will not be allowed to enter the dungeon alone. There is no recreation staff down there, so this system will help to reduce the risk of injury while exercising. Apart from that policy, all the others are fairly similar to the ones for the Wellness Center. Some of these include: only clothing and footwear allowed is for fitness related activities (i.e. no jeans, sandals, ripped t-shirts, flip flops etc). Additionally, photographic devices are prohibited in the dungeon to maintain the user’s privacy, plus you don’t want to be a huge creep. Apart from all that, this is a fantastic opportunity for a number of students here. So whether you’re looking to exercise in a quieter, more secluded spot, or potentially getting into more intense high performance weight lifting, go and check it out! Even if you’re just curious as to what it looks like, why not saunter down there - you might find that you enjoy it down there more.

Football Head Coach Gary Waterman

and despite the team’s fifth place finish at last year’s CIS Championships in Québec City, he is optimistic about the upcoming season. “Our goal every year is to win a national championship. I think with the talent and depth this year and if we play to our potential, we will definitely be in the hunt.” Fortunately for Cavanagh, sixteen winning seasons in the AUS and three national championships in the past decade makes his job of recruiting much easier. “The success of our program has to do with us attracting excellent student athletes from across the country,” says Cavanagh. “With X’s reputation for excellence in academics and athletics it is an easy school to recruit for. Success breeds success and there isn’t a shortage of rugby players who want to come to X.” Gary Waterman, head coach of the X-Men football team, might have more trouble with recruiting than his colleague. Arguably the pride of the school and town of Antigonish, the X-Men have struggled over the past few seasons, failing to claim more than three wins in each of the past four seasons. Last year’s 3-5 record was a disappointment, especially after winning their first two games of the season. During the offseason, however, the team made some changes to their coaching staff that Coach Waterman believes will help the X-Men move towards the top half of the AUS division. Steve Snyder, who

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Rugby Head Coach Mike Cavanagh was named to the Canada Cup national team coaching staff, joins the StFX squad as offensive coordinator. “He is an energetic young coach who is innovative and hungry,” said Waterman of Snyder. “He will add a lot to our football program.” The StFX football has known great success in another sense, as their program has produced a number of players who have been drafted to the CFL, and even one, Henoc Muamba, who signed with the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts. This, Waterman believes, can be a great motivator for current X-Men, as well as something which aids in the recruitment of high school players. Both the X-Women rugby team and the X-Men football team began their 2014 campaigns with wins over teams from St. Mary’s University. The former easily handled the Huskies by a score of 96-0, while the latter earned a 31-7 victory in a stellar defensive effort. The second week of action was not as triumphant. While the X-Women marched to a 71-0 win against the UPEI Panthers, the football team fell 27-25 in a heartbreaking home-opener against the Mount Alison Mounties. The X-Men had a twelve point lead entering the final two minutes of play, only to be undone by two Mountie touchdowns on either side of a successful on-side kick by the visitors. The X-Women rugby and X-Men football teams will both travel to Wolfville, NS, to face Acadia University. For the X-Women, this is a big test, as the Axewomen handed STFX their only AUS loss last season.

THis Week At STFX You can also follow all StFX away games on goxgo.ca. Keep an eye on the women’s rugby game, as the X-Women take on the Acadia Axewomen, the only team to beat the X-Women last year, and their only true competition in the AUS division.

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