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Trayless meal halls receive mixed reactions

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Emma McPhee News Reporter Meal hall has been getting a lot of feedback lately.

In a bid to waste less food and water, UNB meal halls went trayless on Sept.

28 and so far the switch has been met with mixed opinions.

Marc Gauvin, UNB Student Union vice-president of finance and operations, said although some concerns have been raised, on his end the transition has gone fairly well. Not all students share his opinion.

“Ideally we would have liked to start this at the very start of the year but having said that, based on the fact that we started this partway through the year, I think it has gone over pretty smoothly,” Gauvin said. “The feedback and the concerns were all things that I was anticipating.”

One of the biggest of those concerns, according to resident diners, is cleanliness.

“The tables are left in a very disgusting state,” said UNB student Sam Forestell.

“It seems to be creating more mess in the end then it was supposed to,” said David Milley, another student.

“I understand the idea behind it but it’s like they’re taking away something that’s practical.”

Gauvin said the issue was brought forward to Sodexo, but in the end the cleanliness factor is not solely their responsibility. He said students have to step up too.

“If this were your house would you leave food around? Would you leave spills? No, you wouldn’t,” Gauvin said.

“Just trying to be a little more proactive for the residence students is a way we’re addressing it.”

Gauvin also said Sodexo is looking

into hiring more part-time staff to keep up with the extra cleaning.

It’s not only the tables, though. According to some students, a lot more food is ending up on the floor as diners attempt to balance their various dishes. “[Going trayless] is making a lot of confusion in the meal halls which is resulting in people dropping their stuff more and more often,” Milley said.

“Isn’t that considered waste?”

To some students, this was a detail that was overlooked.

“They still have to account for the spilled food and drinks from overzealous university students trying to carry everything at once,” said student Liam Houlahan.

Another issue was the food drop-off area. Until they can get a new system running, Sodexo is still using trays to transport the dirty dishes to the cleaning area.

“They’re still using trays; they’re just putting them at the end of the process,” Milley said. “How is that any different from before?”

“It just doesn’t seem to me like it helps the environment much, but it does seem like it creates an inconvenience for the students who spend a lot of hard-earned money on these meal plans,” Houlahan said.

Gauvin said Sodexo is aware of this problem and that the issue is being addressed. “[The drop-off station] is going to take a little bit longer to address. It will be a lot of reconstruction,” he said.

For the time being Gauvin said they will try to make small tweaks to the system to make it better for students and that students will just have to adjust.

Eventually the money from the food and water saved will go right back to the students. Gauvin said Sodexo is aiming toward serving better quality

Some students think trayless meal halls are doing more harm than good. Karsten Saunders/ The Brunswickan food.

“People are saying that there’s still trays and they still have to wash trays and that’s true,” Gauvin said.

“The main point I want to get across

is that the more everyone gets on board with this, the better food we’re going to see in meal hall. It’s not going to be something they’re going to see tomorrow, it’s not something they’ll see next

month. It’s just something that over time is going to get progressively better as we work towards this goal.”

Cultural Café aims to bring Canadian and international students together Brandon Ramey The Brunswickan Coffee, Culture and Charisma : That’s exactly what you’ll find when you make your way to the Cultural Café.

Once known as the “English Corner Café,” the Cultural Café is the result of a re-branding technique by the UNB Student Union to that show both Canadian and international students are welcome.

Jenn Connolly, vice-president internal of the UNBSU, is one of the key organizers in charge of the re-branding being done to the café.

“The cultural café is aimed at all international students, as well as

Canadian students, and the goal is to create conversation about each other’s cultures,” Connolly said.

For Cassandra Parsons, café organizer, the change has been nothing but positive. The first two events have gathered as many as 26 students each time.

“The ‘English Corner Café’ was geared towards international students learning English,” Parsons said. “This year as the Cultural Café, the focus is more towards having fun, making friends and playing games.”

In the two events since the rebranding of the café, the number of Canadian students has been on the rise.

Parsons and Connolly have both noticed the increase of Canadian students,

but still encourage more to attend.

“I think a lot of people think that the Cultural Café is just for international students to come out and learn English. But it’s so much more than that,” Parsons said. “Its a place for students to share stories, meet people who aren’t from here and make new friends.”

Besides the free snacks and beverages provided at the event, there are plenty of other reasons for students to attend the Cultural Café. The Café is in Room 103 of the Student Union Building every second Wednesday night from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The next one takes place on Oct. 30.

“The most important thing for the students to take away from the Cultural

Café is to listen and learn from other students who have had different experiences than them,” Connolly said.

First-year Colombian student Juanita Duqué is one student who’s expressed interest in attending the Cultural Café.

“I do like the idea. I would definitely go since it’s a way to learn more cultures and languages other than the one you already know,” Duqué said.

Connolly said the café is important because it helps bring cultural awareness and welcomes the international students to Canada.

“I think it’s important to have the Cultural Café because we need to have more programs out there that are reaching out to international students,”

Connolly said. “When they come to Canada they can feel isolated, so it’s important that they know we are here to help them and make them feel at home.”

The Café has been going strong this semester and the organizers hope to see this as a consistent trend. The recent re-branding of the café has been a success for both the organizers and students alike.

“I hope to create a place where international students can come practice their English, hangout, and mingle with Canadian students,” Connolly said.

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4 • October 17, 2013 • Issue 07 • Volume 147 Andrew Martel Business Manager Feeling stressed? Don’t worry – you’re not alone, and some nursing students want to help.

Third-year nursing students are hosting a Self-Care Drop-In Clinic. The clinic is aimed to give students and other visitors means to relax and de-stress.

“We live in a very high stress and pressure society. The self-care clinics are a place to get away from it all and have a breather,” said Catherine Moar, one of the nursing students involved. “Self-care means to treat yourself as kindly as you treat others, and many students neglect their own well-being during the busy school year.”

These clinics have been happening for a few years now, and nursing students are hoping to continue to draw more and more students.

“A group of nursing students started the clinic a few years ago, and each year a new group of students has taken over with new ideas and activities,” Moar said.

The goal of these clinics are to allow for participation, while allowing everyone to support each other. With midterm season upon students, and exams just around the corner, the organizers are suggesting students take a bit of time off and just relax.

“So many students on campus are

feeling the pressure of school, and just the everyday stressors of life, and could really benefit from coming to this clinic,” said Kendra Craig, another third-year nursing student involved in the clinics. “It is important to take the time out of your day to unwind, and forget about all of the difficult situations in your life, even just for a little while. Not only is it relaxing, it’s a lot of fun too.”

With a diversity of coping methods and de-stressors, Moar and the other organizers are hoping that these clinics become a good positive outlet for stress.

“Students are often guilty of not taking care of themselves or putting themselves first. The self-care clinic is an easy way to put yourself first. We have activities such as hand massages, Lego to play with, you can colour, get your hair or nails done, or listen to relaxing music,” she said.

“While self-care may not sound that important, it is crucial to mental wellbeing. Students need ways to cope with how difficult life can be while in university. It is a supportive and judgement-free zone. Students can come just to enjoy our activities, or they can vent about what’s bothering them.”

The Self-Care Drop-In Clinics will be happening on Fridays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the CC Jones Building, room 024.

Nursing students hosting self-care clinic

The Self-Care drop-in clinics will be held on Fridays in CC Jones. Alex Walsh / The Brunswickan

StudentsNS hopes to build relationship with new provincial government Cherise Letson News Editor FR EDER ICTON (CUP) – StudentsNS is looking forward to working with the province’s new Liberal government says executive director Jonathan Williams.

On Wednesday the Liberals ousted the NDP government in the provincial election. Winning 33 of 51 seats in the legislature, Stephen McNeil is the new premier of the province.

“We’re looking forward to working with the new government,” said Jonathan Williams, executive director of the student advocacy group. “There were a couple commitments that they made in the context of the election that are going to have a significant value for students.”

These commitments include investing $3.7 million in graduate scholarships and eliminating interest on student loans.

“Those two policies, if they’re done this year, will be a really good start to our relationship with the new government,” Williams said.

StudentsNS did an evaluation of the party platforms before the election and gave the NDP the edge over the Liberals. Williams said the organization had a good working relationship with the previous government.

“We had built a really strong relationship by the end in terms of collaboration with, in particular, improving the student assistance program,” he said. “They almost doubled the funding to the Nova Scotia student assistance program in three years in ways that would have impacted the student debt levels in Nova Scotia.”

However, Williams said StudentsNS wasn’t with the NDP allowing tuition to continue to increase faster than inflation. That aside, he said he hopes the organization can build that collaborative relationship with the new Liberal government, including work-

Nova Scotia Liberal leader Stephen McNeil was elected the province’s new premier in a provincial election last week. Submitted. ing towards raising minimum wage.

“We are very hopeful that with the new government, we’ll be able to build that collaboration quickly and basically pick-up where we left off with the previous government in terms of designing programs and policies to improve the situations for students and young people in Nova Scotia together,” he said.

While students in Nova Scotia just finished a provincial election, New Brunswick students are preparing for one. The province will have its 38th general election next fall, and the New Brunswick Student Alliance (NBSA) is already planning on how to make postsecondary education a priority.

“Everything is still in the works and being debated by our board,” said Pat Joyce, executive director of the NBSA. “But we’re looking at directing a lot of our efforts towards making sure that students are out there to vote, making sure students are participating in events throughout the campus campaign and making sure post-secondary become a broad topic of discussion.”

Joyce said the NBSA plans to speak with Nova Scotia student leaders for suggestions and ideas and plans to

focus on getting students engaged in the election.

“When it comes to an election, parties are watching closely and looking at who is going to be showing up to the polls and who’s support is going to be crucial for winning the election,” Joyce said. “We want to be communicating the value that students have when it comes to winning an election. Showing that this is a significant block of voters that if you’re make commitments that are beneficial and benefit their postsecondary education then you have an opportunity to win based on the student vote.”

He said one of the challenges they face when trying to bring post-secondary to the forefront is showing how it’s an issue that affects everyone.

“Students understand very intrinsically the value of post-secondary and the value of making post-secondary affordable and accessible because they are going through the system,” Joyce said.

“But it also requires making sure that folks understand that post-secondary also saves costs on health care and also reduces crime rate and engages citizens more and that post-secondary stimulates a more productive economy.”

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UNB technology blasts off – into space!

UNB’s Dr. Richard Langley helped design a GPS instrument that’s helping collect data about Earth’s atmosphere. Submitted.

Emma McPhee News Reporter A satellite project involving UNB that spanned the country was recently launched into space.

A GPS instrument designed in part

by UNB’s Dr. Richard Langley, a professor in the department of geodesy and geomatics engineering, is playing a key role in a Canadian satellite mission that will collect data about Earth’s ionosphere.

The satellite was launched into space from California’s Vandenberg Air Force base aboard the rocket Space X Falcon 9 on Sept. 29.

The instrument is called GAP, which stands for GPS, Attitude, Positioning and Profiling. Its function is to measure the satellite’s position, velocity and

Cherise Letson News Editor A recent off-campus break-in has UNB Campus Security reminding students to keep an eye on their electronics.

Early this month, two students came to campus police saying an intruder stole electronics from their Windsor Street residence. They went to campus police to let them know of a possible thief. on campus.

“They were away from their residence for about an hour Friday night and somebody actually went up the stairs and into their room and took their e-reader and laptops and stuff,” said Bruce Rogerson, director of UNB Security & Traffic.

Rogerson said the perpetrator likely knew what the students had in their apartment and saw the window of opportunity.

“The issue is, people should be reminded to lock their windows and doors,” he said.

Rogerson said it was the first report of an electronic theft to campus secur-

orientation in space, and to determine precise time for the satellite. It will also be used to profile the density of electrons in the Earth’s upper atmosphere – the ionosphere.

“GAP is probably the most multiuser device because it’s providing all kinds of data,” Langley said. “The GPS is going to determine the position accurately of the satellite and its velocity, from which we can get an accurate orbit.”

“For the future science of the mission, knowing exactly where the satellite is at any time will be helpful.”

GAP is only one instrument on the satellite called the Cascade Smallsat and Ionospheric Polar Explorer (CASSIOPE). It will work with seven other instruments on CASSIOPE, which make up the Enhanced Polar Out-

flow Probe (e-POP), all of which will be collecting data about the planet’s ionosphere. “[Part of the satellite] is a communications technology and half is called e-POP – that’s the ionosphere science part of the CASSIOPE satellite and that’s what I’m involved in,” Langley said.

The information gathered from the CASSIOPE mission will be used to help monitor space weather, which is a non-technical term for any phenomena that occur in the upper atmosphere due to the interaction of the Sun’s particle and radio emissions, the atmosphere, and the Earth’s magnetic field such as the aurora.

The launch didn’t mark the end of UNB’s involvement in the mission. The university’s team will be analyzing data

and putting it into a format researchers can use.

“The raw data is in a special binary format and not that convenient for users so we’ll be providing the data in more useful formats,” Langley said.

Langley said that the satellite took about ten years to develop.

“It took a number of years to develop the hardware and the software and then to do the testing out. We did a lot of testing here at UNB to see how the receiver would perform in space,” he said.

“It was more or less all put together at least three or four years ago. It would have been ready to go then but we had to wait for a launch.”

The independent company Space X was eventually chosen by the Canadian Space Agency to provide the launch rocket. Even then, the launch was post-

poned to insure optimal conditions.

“Space X was very careful. They postponed the launch several times.

They wanted to be really sure that the launch would be successful,” Langley said.

On Sept. 29 the rocket was clear for takeoff.

“We had our fingers crossed but everything went well,” Langley said.

“It could’ve ended up in the Pacific Ocean but luckily it did not. We were excited that after all these years it was successfully launched.”

So far the satellite is still in the testing stages but Langley said that things are off to a good start.

“All the instruments seem to be working very well in all the test data that has come back so far,” he said.

Students reminded to watch electronics ity this year, but said electronics still go missing and this time of year is a prime time for thefts.

“We are very close to the city, people do look like students, all they need is a backpack and they just wait for somebody to get up and leave for seconds,” he said. “It’s a pretty open campus. They realize students are unsuspecting.”

To prevent thefts, Rogerson suggests that whether you live on or off campus, let others you may live with know when you leave and that no one should be allowed in your room, and lock your windows and doors. When studying on campus and you need to leave for whatever reason, get someone you trust to watch your belongings. He also suggests always locking car doors.

Another way to prevent thefts is the Frontdoor Software Protection package, a free antitheft program available to both UNB and St. Thomas University students. It’s available for both PC and Mac is good for up to four years.

To download the free program, go to Frontdoorsoftware.com/unb/.

UNB Security says students are often unsuspecting victims of electronic thefts.

Karsten Saunders / The Brunswickan

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Sexual abuse is not just physical

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RE: Sodexo critique

In last week’s opinion piece by Richard Kemick on Sodexo and food services, I was disappointed by the claim that there have been no significant changes in the new food contract with Sodexo. In fact, there are many new initiatives in food service; the full-service Tim Hortons is now up and running, based on a Student Union survey last October, which indicated that of over 700 respondents, 85 per cent wanted that expansion. Similarly, construction for a Booster Juice is underway in the SUB Blue Room based on responses in the same survey which indicated 85 per cent wished for that additional retail food service.

In McConnell Hall, a new kitchen and pantry is under construction which will give students the option to cook for themselves, with ingredients they order through a “shopping list” posted there—which Sodexo will provide. The Library Commons Café has a new and expanded menu which includes locally sourced and ground Java Moose coffee—and the Library will soon also have expanded seating for food service. The contract provides that 30 per cent of food be locally sourced—and it establishes a Healthy Food Services Incubator at UNB, under the leadership of Dr. Mary McKenna, who teaches nutrition in Kinesiology here.

James Brown Executive Director, RLCCS

Richard Kemick Opinions Columnist Last week, waiting for the bus, my friend Katherine was joined at the bus stop by two perverts wearing overalls who made sexually aggressive comments about her clothing. Now you’re probably thinking two things: 1) Isn’t “perverts wearing overalls” a bit redundant? 2) It is unfair that I use this platform, in a university-funded publication, to air my personal grievances. If you are indeed thinking these things, you’re right on both accounts.

I could have just said “two people wearing overalls” and you would have put two and two together. It is also immature of me to use this column as just a soapbox upon which to host my own bitch-parade. I only wish, however, that this problem was only limited to myself and Katherine. One of the first things my partner and I noticed when we moved here was the amount of yokels yelling things at her from cars. And we used to live in East Vancouver, for the love of all that is holy!

Fredericton has the third-highest rate of sexual assault in the country.

Fredericton has the third-highest rate of sexual assault in the country. No, repeating that sentence wasn’t an editorial mistake; it is so important that I thought it needed to be written twice.

If the editorial board would allow it, I’d just write that sentence for the rest of this article. According to Maclean’s magazine, this city’s sexual assault rate is 88 per cent higher than the national average. Even more so, the national average, sitting at about 65 assaults per 100,000 people, is nothing to write home about to begin with. Fredericton has the third-highest rate of sexual assault in the country.

The only two cities that are above Fredericton are our neighbours in Saint John in first place and Belleville, Ont., in second place. This report was conducted by Maclean’s near the begin-

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Verbally abusing someone can be just as hurtful.

Alex Walsh / The Brunswickan ning of 2012. Furthermore, according to the 2011 Fredericton Police Force Statistical Crime Report, the sexual assault rate had increased by 11.5 per cent from 2010.

By no means am I confusing verbal assault with sexual assault. The two, however, are closely intertwined. Katherine told the overalled men to F-off, and later on she told me that she was embarrassed that she had yelled on the bus. I can see where she was coming from, and to me, that is the worst part of the story. That at the end of it all, it was not the two knuckle-draggers that were made to feel like the mouthbreathers they are but rather that the victim felt poorly.

When an individual is publicly objectified and nobody else in the vicinity says anything, we are enabling a culture where pejorative sexual statements are not condemned. Even worse than that, that silence fosters a culture where sexual aggression is accepted as the norm.

Fredericton has the third-highest rate of sexual assault in the country.

That fact sure puts our famous maritime hospitality in a new light.

When somebody says something

sexually aggressive towards another individual, two things take place: 1) the person at whom the comment is directed is the subject of an unsolicited attack on their self-worth, and 2) the exchange reflects the levels of sexual aggression our society perceives as acceptable. Yes––it is our society as a whole that is reflected. Don’t give me any of that “don’t judge a basket of bad apples by the cover of their books,” or whatever the hell that saying is. It is our entire society that is reflected because when we as bystanders do not say anything, we become complicit in the insult; we become the studio audience. Haven’t we all read The Three Musketeers by now? Truth be told, I still haven’t read the book either but we should all be familiar with the “all for one and one for all” concept by now.

Fredericton has the third-highest rate of sexual assault in the country.

You’d think with a church on every other block we’d at least get the “keep your hands to yourself” rule correct.

The last time I yelled “Nice ass!” to someone, it was in Southern Alberta at some guy who was walking his horse in the passing lane of a highway. I make

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no apologies for that because it was a hilarious pun and what he was doing was (I’m pretty sure) illegal. It was a form of vigilante comedy, if you will.

But unless there is livestock involved, keep your comments to yourself. It doesn’t matter what she’s wearing just like it doesn’t matter that you’re wearing overalls. And if somebody yells a sexually offensive comment at another individual, it is all of our responsibility to tell that troglodyte to go make some toast in a bathtub.

Fredericton has the third-highest rate of sexual assault in the country.

The province lags decades behind the country in literacy, but THIS is where we choose to make up for it.

In order to force a downward curve in the appalling rate of sexual assaults in this city and province, we need to adopt a culture of zero-tolerance for sexual harassment as a whole––whether that harassment is verbal or physical.

Fredericton has the third-highest rate of sexual assault in the country.

The Fredericton Sexual Assault Crisis Line is open 24/7, at 506-454-0437

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on What’s YOUR eek? w s i h t d min

What is your favourite part of a turkey dinner?

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Nicole Deyarmond

David Flynn

Kurtis Layden

Emilie Chiasson

“Stuffing.”

“I do love the stuffing.”

“The maple frosting on cake.”

“Cranberry sauce.”

“Apple crisp.”

Jacquieline Richard

Devin Williams

Alex Cook

Kyle MacAskill

Gordon Mihan

“Pumpkin pie.”

“Stuffing.”

“Family.”

“I love stuffing.”

“Giblets.”

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Cursees Connect: not just another indie band

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Tess Allen Arts Reporter There was a chill in the air the last time Cursees Connect played a show at the Capital, but the members of the Fredericton indie rock band couldn’t feel it.

“We basically drip sweat even if we only play 45 minutes since we try to be as energized as possible.

We’re not playing death metal . . . but we’re playing our hearts out,” said Cursees Connect vocalist and guitarist Mathieu Emond.

“At our last show [on Sept. 27] we had just gotten off the stage and went outside and you could see the steam coming off us,” added bassist Bryan Harn.

It’s a characteristic the group plans on bringing back to the Capital on Oct. 17, when they will play alongside Moncton indie rock group Danger Cat and Toronto alternative rock band The Archives.

“We want to have fun with the audience and make sure they have fun with us,” said Emond, who compares Cursees Connect’s genreblending sound to “a mixture of Arcade Fire, Franz Ferdinand, Radiohead and maybe a little Coldplay.”

He added that Cursees Connect’s presence in the region and beyond is growing.

“The shows keep on piling up and we want to play as much as we can and try to reach as many people as we can.”

Dear

Ari.

If you have a question for Dear Ari, email Arts@thebruns.ca with the subject line “Dear Ari”, or tweet her @AskDearAri

This is a dream Emond has fostered since before the group’s foundation late last year, when he reached out to the Fredericton music scene via Kijiji.

“I moved to Fredericton from Moncton three years ago and I was always in different bands and writing songs by myself for a couple years and then I started trying to find someone to play with, so I put an ad on Kijiji and [that’s how I met] Bryan,” said Emond.

“Because any good band starts with answering a personal ad,” said Harn, laughing.

“Bands advertise that way all the time but it’s always just, ‘Oh I’m just starting up’ or ‘I want to be the 50,000th cover band in Fredericton.’ [Emond] had links to a couple of demos and I really liked what I heard and I wanted to be a part of it,” he said.

Over the course of the following months, both Emond and Harn roped musical friends into the mix, and Cursees Connect was officially founded this January, composed of Emond (vocals, guitar and bass), Harn (bass and backing vocals), Curtis Smith (keyboard) and Kahler Legacy (drums).

It wasn’t long after the group’s formation that they decided to record their first EP, which is set for release some time in the coming months.

“We recorded six of what we think are our best songs . . . and right now the EP is in the mixing

Cursees Connect will be performing their genre-bending tunes at the Capital on Thursday. Submitted stage. We’re pretty excited to get it out there,” said Emond, adding that the group’s upcoming single, “Locked Lips, Loose Spell” will be available on iTunes on Oct. 29. All their other tunes can be found online at SoundCloud.

“We are aiming for the end of October [for the release of the EP] but by the time it’s out on distribution it will be the end of November.

We want to get it out as fast as we can but we’re more into making sure that when it gets out, it’s as close to perfect as we can get.”

Harn said listeners can expect

“accessible rock music that doesn’t really sound like anything being put out in Fredericton or the Maritimes right now.”

“I’ve had people from classic rockers to those more into the top 40 stuff [enjoy our music]. Because of the genre blending, there ends up being a little something for everybody,” he said.

As for their upcoming performance at the Capital – and the many that will follow it in the coming months – Harn said audiences can expect “a really tight, professional show.”

“We’re really excited to be opening for some well-established bands [Danger Cat and The Archives] and sharing audiences and building each other up,” he said.

“Just the energy of working hard and loving our craft will make a huge [impact] on the sound of the night,” added Emond. “ We all have really dif ferent sounds but we’re all indie bands and we’re all pushing hard to make a living out of it.”

Doors will open at 10 p.m. Thursday at the Capital with $7 cover.

Dear Ari – I’m dating this guy who I think is really great, but he has a history of cheating. How do I stop myself from feeling paranoid every time he talks to another girl?

Sincerely, Jilted Jenny

in an ideal significant other. It’s completely fair to ask him what he thinks about cheating and to ask him why he cheated in the past.

It’s also important to define “cheating” together. For some people, a simple sext is a no-no.

For others, all can be forgiven but a horizontal bop. Clearly define your limits, but be open to his too if you’re looking to keep him around.

Affectionately, Ari

Dear Sleepless, Protip: Don’t be confrontational. Being oppositional will create further tension that will put you at a disadvantage should you and your neighbour encounter more conflict in the future.

Instead, try either knocking at their door next time they’re Skyping late, and politely ask them if they wouldn’t mind putting headphones in to cut back on some of the noise. If they don’t have headphones, be a dear and lend them some. If they’re extra kind, they may consider moving to a lounge instead.

If none of that works, mention the p.m. chats to your proctor, and invest in some handy-dandy ear plugs.

Sweet dreams!

Affectionately, Ari

Dear JiltedIf you’re serious about pursuing a relationship with this guy, you need to learn to treat your relationship as individual and isolated from his past — his dating past is discrete and not continuous. Trust is crucial to a strong relationship, and he’ll be able to sense if you don’t trust him.

Think about yourself talking to guys. Would you want your boo to be bitching every time you’re talking to someone? At the same time, I definitely think you need to have a talk about what values and deal breakers you look for

Dear Ari My next door neighbour is always Skyping at obscene times, leaving me awake in the wee hours. Please help!

Sincerely, Sleepless Sophie

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There are many myths surrounding male homosexual relationships; time to bust ‘em!

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Man-on-man | Mythbusting

Billy Mann The Brunswickan Up until now, I’ve been writing about sex from a heterosexual perspective.

However, it’s time to be true to myself.

Man-on-man sexual relations have a very rocky history as far as understanding and acceptance go. I’ve experienced ignorance from others toward the subject, which is understandable, because it’s hard to understand something that you’ve never been exposed to.

But ignorance and stereotypes are a dangerous combination with any topic.

With all of the conflict occurring in Russia with regards to homosexuality, there is no better time than now to educate and diffuse any stereotypes that have been brought to your attention.

Stereotype #1: All gay men are flamboyant and feminine.

I come from a miniscule farming community, and if you had told me this four years ago, I would have agreed with you completely. However, after living in Fredericton for four years, I know just how false that statement is.

I have met so many men at STU and UNB who I would never have guessed

were gay.

The media plays a huge role in spreading this stereotype because most iconic gay men on television have a tendency to be flamboyant. Cam and Mitchell from Modern Family, anyone?

Look at Wentworth Miller from Prison Break. He recently admitted he struggled with admitting his homosexuality, and it came as a shock to a lot of people when he revealed his true self to the world.

Stereotype #2: You are either a top or a bottom.

Ah, if only it were that simple. The reality is, a lot of men are versatile.

Versatility in the gay world means that you are comfortable with being both a “giver” and a “taker.”

Think about it: in heterosexual sex, you have a vagina and a penis, which are more compatible than chocolate and peanut butter. With man-on-man sex, you have two penises and two anuses.

We have the option to either ride it or provide it.

Let’s say we have Billy and One Direction – I can’t pick just one. Billy just happens to have sex with Niall today, but both men are more comfortable

Songs of the week.

David Bowie - Love is Lost (Hello Steve Reich Mix by James Murphy) Starting off with the sound of applause, James Murphy turns the claps into a rhythm, and from there spends the next ten minutes remixing David Bowie’s “Love is Lost.” The song is set to appear on a deluxe edition of Bowie’s previously released record, The Next Day. While the original version of the song featured an accordion, distorted electric guitar and drum kit, Murphy gives a more electric feel to the track, adding synths and drum machines to it, all with the clapping in the distant background. The song ends up with a totally different feel, but stays true to Bowie’s style.

CJ Fly - Sup Preme (feat. Joey Bada$$) It’s a great thing to see in hip hop: rap collectives are making a comeback. California has Black Hippy and Odd Future while New York has A$AP Mob and Pro Era. The young rappers have hip hop fans debating who is the best, and Pro Era’s CJ Fly adds more material to the discussion with his mixtape, The Way Eye See It. One of the standout tracks on the mixtape is “Sup Preme,” featuring the biggest name out of Pro Era: Joey Bada$$.

The track continues the theme of the group by using a ‘90s New York inspired beat, and has the two MCs rapping quickly over the laid-back production.

Caspian - (Hymn For) The Greatest Generation This is the perfect track to listen to while studying for your midterms or writing your papers. The melodic song begins with an acoustic guitar before giving way to a restrained electric guitar and drum pairing that continue the melody. Over the seven minutes of the song there are no vocals, but that does not mean it isn’t catchy or interesting. Halfway through, when the instruments begin to build up and threaten that the entire mood could change, it is an orchestra that adds a beautiful high point to the song. The song is the first one to be released by the band since the death of their bass player, Chris Friedrich, and it is a fitting tribute.

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with penetrating rather than being penetrated.

A compromise must be made, so in order to be fair, Niall is on top this time, and then the next time they have sex, Billy is on top. Some men are equally comfortable with doing both.

Stereotype #3: Gay sex is dangerous.

Let’s just start off by saying that we have anal sex, wh ich a lot of women also partake in. If you think about it, all types of sex are dangerous when not taking proper precautions.

The answer is simple to this one: wear a condom.

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The LGBTQ community has this thing about sex. Sexuality, sexual identity, sexual orientation, sexual promiscuity, gay sex, lesbian sex, gender and sex, safe sex, sexual expression, kinky sex, vanilla sex, sex sex sex sex sex all day err day.

But what about people who don’t want sex?

That’s right cats and kittens, today we’re talking about asexuality!

(pause for cheers and applause) Asexuality is when a person does not feel sexual attraction. Asexuality is not the same as celibacy, where one wants to have sex but abstains for religious, cultural, or personal reasons. Asexual people may still experience sexual arousal, but simply not feel the desire to have partnered sex. Some asexual people may, however, engage in partnered sex for various reasons – maybe they want kids, or as part of an agreement with romantic partners.

Yes, people who identify as asexual may still experience attraction and desire romantic relationships. Romantic relationships are also found on a spectrum, ranging from non-romantic/ aromantic to polyromantic, including homoromatic, heteroromantic, biromantic, panromantic, et cetera.

All of these romantic identities have sexual counterparts, but the two aren’t necessarily coordinated. Just because someone identifies as one sexual identity, doesn’t mean they identify as the same romantic inclination. So, for instance, a person may be asexual and homoromantic, in which case they may choose to identify as asexual, gay, queer, or some other identity.

Yes, it’s complicated. But so is everything else is life – I mean, have you ever tried putting something together from IKEA? It’s important to talk about asexuality because it’s often an overlooked sexual identity, and acephobia – discrimination against asexual people – is experienced by many asexual people.

Much like how people who have a lot

of sex are judged, people do not want to have sex are often misunderstood, abused or treated as lesser.

Just like with other sexual orientations, people do not “choose” to be asexual, it’s not the result of some childhood trauma, and it’s not a medical condition. (Also, even if it was any of those things, is it any of your beeswax?)

It’s particularly important that the LGBTQ community recognizes asexuality as a real and valid sexual orientation, because that community is supposed to be a form of support for all identities on the spectrum.

It’s unpleasant to be discriminated against or ignored by anyone, but it’s particularly hurtful when it comes from a group that claims to be based upon acceptance.

The best way to reduce acephobia and sexual normativity is, as always, to be aware of your own assumptions.

Do not assume that every romantic relationship, or every person, is sexually engaged or sexually inclined.

Recognize that asexuality is no better or worse than any other sexual orientation, and try to reflect that recognition in your everyday language. Remember that other people’s sexual lives are none of your business, no matter how well-intentioned you may be. Most importantly, remember that people are people, and deserve to be treated with respect no matter where they fall on the sexual or romantic spectrums.

It might be tricky to put together that cursed chair from IKEA, but it’s so comfortable when you finally do.

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PEERING INTO PRIVATE LIVES

THURSDAY, OCT 17 The Brunswickan is out a day late this week, but YAY it’s finally here!

Opening night of Private Lives, 7:30 p.m. at the Playhouse.

Check out the full story by Tess Allen in this week’s issue!

Student tickets are $10.

Cursees Connect, Archives and Danger Cat at the Capital, 10:30 p.m. Check out a profile on Cursees Connect in this issue! $7 cover

FRIDAY, OCT 18 Private Lives at the Playhouse, 7:30 p.m.

Cinema Politica screening: Salmon Confidential. 7 p.m. at the Conserver House

SATURDAY, OCT 19 Boyce Farmer’s Market 6 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Private Lives at the Playhouse, 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Scientists of Sound and KDZ 10:30 p.m. at the Capital.

Tickets are $15 at the door.

SUNDAY, OCT 20 Flea Market at King’s Place, 10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Celebration! family concert by Nadia Francavilla and Simon Docking. 1 p.m. at Memorial Hall

MONDAY, OCT 21 B.A. Johnson and David R. Elliott, 10:00 p.m. at the Capital. Tickets are $7 at the door.

Celebration! 7:30 p.m. at Memorial Hall

TUESDAY, OCT 22 Symphony NB season premiere, Masterworks, 7:30 p.m. at the Playhouse. Tickets are $10 for students!

Poor Young Things, Rah Rah, and Sexghost, 10 p.m. at the Capital,ticket are $14 at the door

WEDNESDAY, OCT 23 The Brunswickan will be out on Wednesday as per usual this week! Pick one up!

A Brush of Hope fundraiser The Darcys and Still Life Still, 10 p.m. at the Capital. Tickets are $12 at the foor.

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Tess Allen Arts Reporter Imagine Seinfeld set in the 1930s; this is the image artistic producer and director Caleb Marshall summons when describing Theatre New Brunswick’s (TNB) upcoming production of Private Lives.

“A lot of those plays in the 1920s and the 1930s invented the sitcoms that started coming out in the 1950s. [Private Lives] was the birth of situational comedy,” said Marshall of the classic 1930 comedy by Noël Coward, set to take over The Playhouse stage Oct. 17-19.

But the parallels don’t stop there.

“They are catty, self-absorbed, judgemental people who kind of deserve each other. They’re a little bit spoiled and they have too much time on their hands and that’s what gets people into trouble,” he said.

The people Marshall refers to are Elyot and Amanda, a divorced couple who discover while honeymooning with their new spouses that they are staying in the same hotel – in adjacent rooms.

“It’s like a honeymoon from hell,” said Marshall, adding that one defining characteristic of plays written during that time period is their hysterical humour.

“There’s no question it’s a comedy; comedy comes from pa in and awkwardness, but most great comedies have a few moving moments because they come from real feeling.”

The combination of side-splitting laughs and heartfelt moments was what attracted Saint John native

Leni Parker to the character of Amanda, a role that has been on her bucket list since her days as a theatre student at Concordia University in Montreal.

“It’s romantic, it’s daring, it’s very exciting and it’s extremely witty – but it’s got this huge heart and it’s so truthful sometimes it kind of chokes me up. It’s also extremely [difficult] for an actor,” said Parker, pointing to such challenges as the substantial body language in the show and the quick changes in her character’s temperament.

“It’s non-stop.

W e ’ r e work ing pretty quickly through it and you have to be sharp.

It has moments of beautiful silence and romance but you really have to stay on top of it. You just have to be thinking on your feet constantly.”

Parker is one of four New Brunswickers in the five-person Private Lives cast. She believes the show’s modern-day relevance will appeal to a vast array of theatre lovers.

“I just thought it was an amazing relationship that still stands true to these times. It’s appealing because the subject matter never changes; it’s love, and we all want to fall in love.

[Everybody] is still hoping they can

meet somebody across a crowded room,” she said.

Marshall couldn’t agree more.

“The message of Private Lives is as relevant today as it ever was; that the moment we think a relationship is bad, we start looking for someone completely opposite, when in reality it wasn’t even necessarily a bad relationship – we were just so overly in love that we allowed jealousy and fear and panic to ruin it,” said Marshall, who calls the s h o w ’s s e t and costumes “stunningly beautiful.”

“It’s a nice challenge to stay true to [the original production], so the audience can really feel they’re stepping back in time, but the message that hits home is that people haven’t changed. People don’t really change. Human beings are human beings.”

Private Lives runs Oct. 17 to 19 at The Playhouse, showing every night at 7:30 p.m. with a Saturday matinee at 2 p.m. Adult admission is $40, but McCain’s Student tickets are $10. Tickets can be purchased The Playhouse Box Office or online at Tnb.nb.ca.

“There’s no question it’s a comedy; comedy comes from pain and awkwardness, but most great comedies have a few moving moments because they come from real feeling.”

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Eyad Albassiouny swam 0.20 seconds below the record time for the African Games. He is in his first year with the UNB Varsity Reds swim team. Submitted / The Brunswickan Bronté James Sports Editor If he didn’t learn to swim, he could have drowned in one of Egypt’s seas.

At least that’s what Varsity Red swimmer Eyad Albassiouny’s parents thought when he was young.

“We used to travel a lot and Egypt has a lot of resorts and beaches,” he said.

“So we were travelling six or seven times a year, and I was getting older and just can’t swim, and my parents were so afraid so they took the step.”

One day, the Egyptian national swimming team’s coach saw Albassiouny doing laps in the pool and convinced his parents he belonged in the water.

“The coach of the national team

saw me, and he said ‘this guy would be a good swimmer. Just let him into any team.’ ” Albassiouny was nine years old.

At 11 he competed in his first meet, and by 14 years old he was chosen for the junior national team.

From there he went on play swim with Heliopolis – a club team in Cairo who called themselves the white sharks – where Albassiouny says he had his “peak in swimming.”

Next was the African Games where he recorded 0.20 seconds away from the record time – though he could not physically go to the games due to the revolution in Egypt. The national cuts sent his record and the Federation of Egypt awarded him first for his near record-breaking time.

“This was the best part of my swim-

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ming life,” he said.

Housing the Varsity Reds program, notorious for its balance of athletics and academics and the facilities available, the University of New Brunswick was his first choice for university.

“So far it’s good, just worried about t he weather in winter,” he joked.

“But everything else is perfect.”

The 200-metre butterfly specialist has been swimming for more than 10 years. The 19-year-old already has his

eyes set on the 2016 Olympics.

But competing at an international level is not the only enticing thing about swimming for this V-Red. “It’s a driving force; you just don’t know it,” he said.

He says it’s not only the body of water divi d e d i nto i nd iv idua l lanes that has influenced his talents and experiences.

“It’s not only about swimming – swimming is the same anywhere in the world – it’s just the atmosphere you live

“It’s not only about swimming – swimming is the same anywhere in the world – it’s just the atmosphere you live in,”

in,” he said.

The atmosphere, in this case, Fredericton’s campus, houses everything within a five-minute walk. Compared to travelling across Cairo for school and practice, Albassiouny sees this as helping his balance of school and athletics – not to mention convenience.

“Back home you have to get to a practice in 30 minutes, you live away from practice, your school is in the other side, so it wasn’t really organized,” he said.

“This is what makes the difference here.”

Albassiouny will compete in his first UNB Varsity Reds meet from Oct. 1820 in the Amby Legere tournament.

What is the stupidest rule to be in a game? cellarpub.ca

Bronté James Sports Editor

As a former soccer goalie, I think the stupidest rule is a penalty shot if there’s an illegal move - usually tackle - in the 18. I mean, come on . . . we didn’t do it - well, most of the time so why should we have to stand 1 on 1 and get shot at? It’s a cheap way to get a goal, and the odds really aren’t in the goalie’s favour.

Nick Murray Editor-in-Chief

Oh wow, so many! Aside from the obvious trapezoid rule in the NHL, others include: the single point in Canadian football, the designated hitter (Big Papi is an able 1st baseman), instigating with a visor (SO anti-Iginla), and finally *drumroll* the 22-man roster cap in AUS hockey.

Give your head a shake, Phil Currie.

Andrew Martel Business Manager

The icing rule in hockey - the NHL seems to slowly be looking at a safer route, but it’s been too long and too many injuries along the way. Fighting to get to an iced puck has never made a hockey game. It has done more harm than good, and I certainly hope to see the no-touch icing come into play.

Alex Walsh Sports Guru

You can’t play naked. ‘Nuff said.

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One step at a time | the uphill battle Scott Hems The Brunswickan Windsor Street, what a pain in the ass!

There’ve been so many times I’ve gone for a run feeling like I just conquered the world, only to walk up that death mountain wishing someday I could conquer it.

Well, running is a lot like life. Think about it – just put one foot in front of the other. Master the uphill battles, and you will eventually take on the hard ones. But above all else, don’t ever, ever stop moving forward.

Windsor is a mountain waiting to be climbed, just as adversity is something waiting to be overcome.

Even while training for the marathon, I only made it up Windsor once

– I credit my friend Shane who refused to let me stop even though I collapsed at the top and cried a little.

Life has these uphill battles – not every path in life is flat and not every run is going to be easy. Sometimes things are downhill, or seem like you have forever to go, a mountain to climb, or just plain impossible.

Yes, running uphill sucks, but if you spent your life going downhill what mountain would you stand on top of?

I used to think, “What kind of idiot runs all the way up Windsor?”

The best moments are spontaneous and don’t make sense, because that’s who you really are. For no reason one day, I said “[screw] it,” and kept running up Windsor.

Covered in sweat, and out of breath,

I recalled encouraging movie quotes, “If you know what you’re worth, go out and get what you’re worth.” “You have more in you than that.” “Give me your best, your very best.” “Negotiate with your body to find more strength but don’t give up.” “You were born to do this.” I kept putting one foot in front of the other.

Windsor . . . it wants to win, and throws everything it has at me. But somehow I come out on top. It’s not a battle against the hill, it’s against myself. Most nights I take the long way home, just to come up Windsor.

It sucks every single time, more than anything. But for some reason, I love it.

Believe it or not, at some point the uphill battle becomes addictive because you know you’re going to win when

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you start wanting it badly enough.

I promise you – I’ve been on both ends of the spectrum.

The lesson here – take the uphill battles.

Whether it’s losing weight or just dealing with life, it makes you who you are. The greater the adversity, the greater the victory. It doesn’t matter how harsh the hill is, the view from the top is amazing knowing what you’ve

gone through to get there. Make that hill yours. Think of the fear and doubt at the bottom when you stand at the top looking down.

“I believe there’s an inner power that makes winners and losers. And the winners are the ones who really listen to the truth of their hearts.” –Sylvester Stallone

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A joint recovery|varsity athletes and injuries Bronté James Sports Editor All it takes is one injury to ruin an athlete’s career.

One tackle gone badly, a check into the boards, or a knee-on-knee can inevitably lead to the end of playing sports. Some are lucky enough to suffer a minor injury, go through rehabilitation and come back.

“Recovery time” is a phrase all-toofamiliar to Amir Razak, mid-fielder for the Varsity Reds men’s soccer team.

“Sometimes a close person to you doesn’t believe you will be able to come back,” said Razak. “But if you believe it yourself, and you’re 100 per cent sure, then you will be able to come back – that’s the thing that pushed me harder.”

Razak suffered from his first injury his senior year of high school after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) – one of the four major ligaments of the knee. It wasn’t until almost two months later he realized it was his ACL. “I think it was the hardest to just understand ‘you have an injury, and you have to deal with it,” he said.

After more than six months of recovery time he made his way back to soccer to play for the University of New Brunswick Varsity Reds. In his second year he suffered another injury tearing the same ACL – more physiotherapy.

He had a third, less severe, surgery,just a clean up to his knee, and he only needed four to six weeks of recovery. But things took a turn for the worse in his third year. In a game against Memorial University he suffered his fourth injury to his knee and tore his meniscus cruciate ligament (MCL).

“I was doubting if I’d be back or not.”

Razak, and other varsity athletes suffering from sport-related injuries use physiotherapy and athletic therapy to help in recovery.

With the joint effort of his athletic therapist Geoff Mabey, he was able to learn the proper way to warm up, stretch and exercise his knee to help in the recovery. All varsity athletes who seek athletic therapy learn the proper exercises, depending on their individual ailment.

“I t h i n k he’s been doing amazing and that’s the biggest part,” said Razak.

“Prett y much t he struggle you have is you don’t know what’s your limit and what to do … you have to push it h a rd but push it smartly.

So he tells

you exactly what’s your limit and how hard you can push yourself.”

Mabey sees injuries ranging from ankle injuries to knee injuries to overused injuries and more. He also works with six or seven athletes each day.

The type of injury directly effects the recovery and rehabilitation time, and on average he says, “You’re probably looking at between two and four weeks [of recovery time].”

“Sometimes we’ll know a ligament sprain or anything like that, like an ankle sprain, is going to be about two to four weeks of rehab,” said Mabey.

“And then sometimes there’s minor

“ I was

doubting if I’d be back or not.”

injuries that are day to day that we say ‘we’ll just monitor each day to see how you’re doing.”

Some athletes come to the clinic at the beginning of each week and are assessed to see if they are able to play the following weekend.

There are many ways they can help get back to the field, court or rink and the main way is through their rehabilitation exercises.

“Some of them do a pre-game activation–type warm up that’s prescribed through [strength and conditioning coach] Ken Morison,” Mabey said.

“And then we also have some athletes come into the clinic that had injuries and we give them stuff to do that’s kind of pre-habilitation exercises. Kind of keep them from injuring it again.”

In Razak’s case – a specific injury focused on improving his knee’s strength – they work on manual therapy, exercises, and prescribed exercises he can work on at the gym.

He also has strengthening exercise, stability exercises and some “short specific type things.”

Razak says each recovery time postinjury – in his case five separate recovery times – takes anywhere from six to nine months.

His last injury – the tear to his MCL – took him eight months before he could get back on the turf.

“I thought it would be quicker,” he said.

“The first recovery to get the flexibility –

the motion of it – you took one to two months just to get the motion completely, and then from that doing weights, and the hardest part is actually coming back to soccer.”

Wearing a knee brace he finds turns out to be one of his biggest struggles. He had to work on the basics before he could get back into the game – straight passing, no turns.

“That’s what I found the most frustrated time because you are back but not back, and also you lose all the speed,” said Razak. “You have to push yourself and then sometimes you will feel some pain in your knee and freak out because ‘is it the injury, is it not?’ ” Part of his recovery – like many other varsity athlete s s u f fer i ng from injuries, no matter the sport – is stretching and icing. Razak has to do everything twice as much as his teammates.

Instead of icing one knee, he ices both. While his teammates take 15 minutes to stretch, he takes 30.

He also suffers from minor injuries resulting from his main, serious injury.

Razak is coming back from a quad injury that came from his original MCL injury.

“That’s why you need to stay strong,” he said. “If you hurt something else, stay positive. I guess that’s what I’ve been doing.”

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One-of-a-kind recruiting experience

Nick Murray Editor-in-Chief Lauren Cubbon was one of seven rookies to put on the Varsity Reds jersey for the women’s soccer team this season, but the Saskatoon native went through a recruiting experience neither of the other six did.

When the men’s hockey team went to Saskatoon for the CIS men’s hockey championships in March, women’s soccer head coach Jon Crossland saw it as a perfect opportunity to recruit from a distance.

“I got a call from Dax MacLean in student recruitment and he asked me about her and I said I was trying to get her here too,” Crossland said. “From there it snowballed.”

Indeed, along with MacLean on the trip was athletic director John Richard, vice-president academic Tony Secco, the dean of kinesiology Wayne Albert, and University of New Brunswick (UNB)president Eddy Campbell.

Crossland said it was a “perfect storm” and since he couldn’t go out himself, the V-Reds family put on the full-court press to land the 17-year-old striker. Each of them sat down with her for breakfast one morning, and from there she was all but sold on UNB. “It was kind of like a shock to the system a little bit, meeting all those high-up people. It was just a lot different,” Cubbon said on her experience.

“It played a part in me coming here, just how interested they were in my life and soccer, and all the sports and everything on campus.”

While she isn’t here to play hockey, seeing the support the V-Reds got in their University Cup title run helped sway her.

“It showed me that there’s more than just soccer to the school,” Cubbon said. “There are all kinds of sports here, especially hockey.”

The V-Reds (3-4-2) are coming off a 2-0 shutout over Mount Allison before the Thanksgiving break, and will look to keep the ball rolling this weekend as they take on undefeated Cape Breton Saturday before University of Prince

Lauren Cubbon is one of the seven rookies on the Varsity Reds women’s soccer team. Submitted / The Brunswickan Edward Island on Sunday. Both games are 1 p.m. kickoffs at the BMO Centre.

After a disappointing finish last season, Crossland said one of the areas they needed to improve on was up front — and that’s one of the things making Cubbon so appealing.

“Just the fact that she was a striker and she had a goal-scoring record,” said Crossland. “That’s what we needed to improve, so from there it was a no brainer.”

Cubbon played on the Saskatchewan Canada Games team this summer and finished eighth, but last year her under-18 East Side Vortex team won the 2012 National Club Championship. It was the first time a team from Saskatchewan won the title.

While Atlantic University Sport is far from club soccer, Cubbon said it’s been pretty easy adjusting to Crossland’s systems. “[Jon] used to play with my former

HEADS UP WITH THE REDS October 18 Women’s basketball @ Alberta / 11 p.m. (Atlantic time) Men’s basketball @ UPEI vs. Saskatchewan / 4 p.m.

Women’s volleyball @ TBA / 7 p.m.

Men’s volleyball @ Queen’s vs. Queen’s / 9 p.m.

Men’s hockey – home opener vs. StFX / 7 p.m. Aitken Centre Swimming – home meet – Think Pink / Amby Legere meet October 19 Women’s basketball @ UBC / 5 p.m. (Atlantic time) Men’s basketball @ UPEI vs. Laval / 4 p.m.

Women’s volleyball @ TBA / 7 p.m.

Men’s volleyball @ Queen’s vs. Montreal / 4 p.m.

Women’s soccer vs. Cape Breton / 1 p.m. BMO Centre Men’s soccer vs. Cape Breton / 3:15 p.m. BMO Centre Men’s hockey vs. SMU / 7 p.m. Aitken Centre Swimming – home meet - Think Pink / Amby Legere meet October 20 Women’s basketball @ Regina / 2 p.m. (Atlantic time) Men’s basketball @UPEI / 1 p.m.

Men’s volleyball @ Queen’s vs. Manitoba / 2 p.m.

Women’s soccer vs. UPEI / 1 p.m. BMO Centre Men’s soccer vs. UPEI / 3:15 p.m. BMO Centre Swimming – home meet - Think Pink / Amby Legere meet

coach back in Saskatchewan, and they have similar ideas,” she said. “He gets the point across really well and I really like his coaching perspective.”

Cubbon also debated going to the University of Saskatchewan and Cumberland University in Tennessee, but chose UNB partly because of the school opportunities – she wants to do a kinesiology degree and then do some physiotherapy – and Fredericton reminded her of Saskatoon. It was also a chance for her to grow as a person.

“Just not having someone to go home to every day, cook my own meal or coming to get my own food, finding my own way to practice, stuff like that,” she said. “I like the fact that it’s making me grow up a lot faster. I like it here.”

After this weekend the V-Reds finish out the season on the road against Dalhousie and Saint Mary’s.

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