May 21, 2009 Still believin’ since 1875 Vol. 139 Iss. 1

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I n d e p e n d e n t S t u d e n t J o u r n a l o f M o u n t A l l i s o n U n i v e r s i t y

By-election planned for fall after SAC President steps downJulie StephensonArgosy Sta!

SAC President-elect Paul Rasbach’s abrubt departure from the 2009/10 SAC executive has left many students wondering about the real reason for his abscence. As of the time this issue went to print, Rasbach had not yet commented on why he resigned from the SAC.

Vivi Reich

We’ve taken measures to try and reduce the likelihood of someone being asked to leave the school by the university.

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It was a surprising and confusing time this past April as rumours flew across campus concerning the position of SAC President. Following a particularly close race for the position in February, Paul Rasbach was voted in for the 2009/10 term. Toward the end of winter session, rumours began to circulate on campus and it seemed as though Rasbach would not be filling the position after all.

Suspicions were confirmed at the end of April as the new SAC executive sent out an email informing students current president Mike Currie would be filling the position during the summer as Interim President. At the time no reason was given for the change except that it was Rasbach’s “[decision] not to return…in the Fall”.

When approached after the student body had been informed that he would not being returning as SAC President or to Mount Allison, Rasbach initially agreed to comment and give his own explanations. Stating he would “enjoy the opportunity,” Rasbach also admitted regret for “not being able to be straightforward with !e Argosy before [the] last issue of the Academic Term.” No comments were available by the time this issue went to print.

"e incoming and now current SAC executive was informed that Rasbach would not be returning the week of April 20. After discussing the change and exploring what options were available, the executive approached Currie about filling the position of Interim President for the duration of the summer. "e appointment was made possible by the recent introduction of by-laws in the SAC constitution. "e new by-laws were prompted by the resignation of VP Academic Brian Crouse this past fall.

"e by-laws address the possible resignation of a SAC President or any of the Vice Presidents during the summer. "ey allow for the executive at that time to appoint a member of the students’ union for the summer in an interim capacity. Currie says that the by-laws were created to allow for a smoother transition during unstable times. He also pointed out that the wording makes it possible for former members of the executive to be appointed if they are available; this makes it possible for the executive to function during an important period of time.

Currie eventually followed the first formal email a few weeks later with one that acknowledged the confusion and explained that a by-election would be taking place in the fall to elect a new SAC President. “I think in general this was an unfortunate

circumstance,” explains Currie.Perhaps most surprising is the new

sets of rules and regulations being attached to the SAC. According to Currie, a code of conduct for its members, which was originally pitched this past year by a student at the SAC’s regular meetings, is an important move forward. “If there’s

an individual in the future who’s involved in activities that might involve him or her getting expelled from school, at least there was that informal awareness from the SAC of them signing a document saying that they shouldn’t be doing such behaviours.”

"e SAC has also implemented an academic requirement for the positions. “[It’s] just in case in the future, there might be someone who’s on probation or who might be not performing well academically. In every residence, it appears that to be a [Residence Assistant] or house president, it requires a minimum academic standing. So we were surprised that the SAC didn’t have anything of that sort as well.”

Currie is sure that SAC is doing

everything they can to prevent situations similar to the current one from taking place. “We’ve taken measures to try and reduce the likelihood of someone being asked to leave the school by the university.” However, Currie remains adamant that certain things are out of their control, “For personal reasons, [the choice of running for SAC positions] is something that is out of the hands of the SAC and up to the individual mainly.”

Currently the by-election will be happening alongside the elections for House Representatives and O!-Campus Councillors. "e elections will be open to everyone, including both new and returning students. "e two candidates who ran against Rasbach in the February election were Ryan Robski and Shehzad Dhanani. "e election went to a second vote between Robski and Rasbach which revealed a close race for President.

When asked about running in the fall by-election, Robski admits he hasn’t made up his mind as of yet. “Circumstances are obviously very di!erent than they were in February when we ran our original election,” explains Robski. He is adament that his passion for student representation and the SAC haven’t lessened despite his initial loss or the time that has passed. While he remains uncertain, Robski admits he is thinking about it. “I’m […] more interested in what other people think about me running for this position again […] if there was a reason I didn’t win the first time,

I’m kind of curious to know if there is something I can improve upon.”

Firmly rejectsing the idea of running, Dhanani revealed that he believes there should not be a by-election in the fall. He is concerned that it will be di#cult for someone new to “come in the fall and take charge”. “It takes time for any individual to build any sort of relationship and in an organization like SAC where an individual is working with 2000 plus people, one needs to put in some time to build that relationship with their co workers,” explains Dhanani. Following this line of thought, Dhanani explained that he did not think it would be wise for him to run in the fall by-election.

"e current SAC executive has asked Currie not to run again in the fall, a decision that he agrees with. “It

would be a bit undemocratic to have somebody be appointed and then end up running in the election,” explains Currie. "e by-election will operate the same as normal with nominations, campaigning, and speeches. Currie is currently planning to extend his original end of the year report – as required of him when he leaves the position – to cover the summer months. It is the hope of the SAC executive to make the transition in the fall as easily as possible.

"e SAC would like to thank all the students for their support and understanding during this time. “"is is unprecedented,” explains Currie, “We’ve never had a president resign before, so we are doing our best to make the transition and process as legitimate as possible.”

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2 MAY 21, 2009 THE ARGOSY • NEWS

Almost 17 months after his arrival at Mount Allison, it seems as though Ron Byrne has finally found his place. When he first arrived at Mt. A, Byrne was hired under the title of Vice President Student A!airs. After recent but long coming changes, Byrne’s new title is Vice President International and Student A!airs. While not so di!erent from the original, Byrne says the job has evolved as he’s been here.

Byrne’s duties and areas of management range far across the university. “You’re looking at Residences, Chaplaincy, Disability Services, Sexual Harassment Advising, the Registar’s O#ce, including Admissions and Recruitment, the Meighen Centre, Athletics and Recreation, Student Life, overall enrolment management, Leadership Mount A, and of course International,” explains Byrne.

Widely visible on campus as both an administrative figure and a participant in campus functions, Byrne’s actual role is a little less well known. Byrne acknowledges that his job does not primarily deal with the day to day issues of students. “"e idea behind my position is more to keep things at a strategic level so that we bring a level of coherence and consistency across the entire umbrella of Student A!airs.”

Byrne explains that for him the job has not changed to much as his understanding of his role in the community. “What I’ve learned over the past year is that my position is not the Manager of Student A!airs, it’s not the Director of Student A!airs, and it’s not the Dean of Students.” Byrne explains that for a time beginning last July and continuing almost to the end of this past October, he e!ectively was the Dean of Students. While partaking in the role allowed his increased visibility and student interaction on campus, it did heavily involved Byrne in the day to day of student life.

Crediting this time and his work throughout the various factions of Student A!airs, Byrne says that it has allowed him to better understand and appreciate his own role. “While I still continue to have a lot of student contact, it is very much student contact aimed at moving [the university] to a di!erent place,” explains Byrne. He admits that the day to day issues are still present within his own schedule. However, the involvement in more responsive rather than immediate.

Byrne says that the biggest changes in the last year and a half are in the initiatives that the department was able to actualize; ideas that were being envisioned as Byrne came into the university. "e International Centre marks an accomplishment for Byrne and Student A!airs. Explaining the need for one and the lack of the resources for students, Byrne says that the actualization of the centre represents the core of his job; being able to actualize the ideas move the school forward.

With several months of experience now behind him, Byrne says the more advanced components of his job are plausible. “I’m in a position,” he explains, “of being very intentional about creating a strategic vision and mission for Student A!airs within the Mount Allison strategic vision and mission.” "e months he spent immersed in the community were, according to Byrne, integral for him to come to this point. “I’m at that executive table, with the President’s Executive group, to advise on student issues, to advocate for student concerns, and to be able to be there when decisions are being made.”

As his job has become more centred on the strategic operation and implication, Byrne says that he always remembers how important his first hand interaction with students is. “You

can’t be so strategic that you’re completely separated, and everything that you’re receiving is coming to you through the people who report to you,” answers Byrne, “I’m at an incredible amount of events and I still […] try to get to some element of sporting event, I try to get to a number of plays and productions, [and] I try to get to a number of residence functions.” Despite wanting to be as involved as possible, Byrne admits that there is a limit.

“In order for me to be able to focus on the strategic, I can’t be mired in the day to day kinds of details, which I was when I was Dean of Students.” Byrne, however, isn’t worried

about the change in his involvement. “In almost every area that I’m being more strategic in, we have [...] student representatives.” "ere appears to be a sort of constant circulation of ideas, conversations, and meetings for Byrne. Balancing university o#cials, academics, and students, he sees the interaction as more beneficial.

Byrne says that accessibility and career counselling and advising have become key issues for students. “"ey are making it very, very clear, that they are concerned,” explains Byrne. He is firm that Student A!airs recognizes the concerns of students when it comes to the accessibility to post-secondary education, and the need to be able to fund it. He also explains that he also sees the need for counselling for become more well rounded and exploratory.

“Students are always interested in finding new ways for […] activities to take place,” explains Byrne, “[So it is our job] to continue to try to be creative, and supportive, and to facilitate students moving forward.” Byrne cites the recently released Academic Renewal Plan as a medium for the university to support students further. "e options being presented, according to Byrne, o!er students the creativity that has been asked for in the past and acknowledges the awareness and concern students have over their

Where he is nowLooking back over the past seventeen months with Ron ByrneJulie StephensonArgosy Staff

degrees and time at Mt. A.Addressing issues that came up repeatedly in

and from the SAC, such as snow removal and security, Byrne remarks that they aren’t budgetary issues. “"ey are more operational issues,” stresses Byrne, “We are certainly aware of those and are committed to continuing to looking at how our operations run and what happens.” "e issues, although relevant to students and their concerns, require a di!erent sort of evaluation than do academic and curricular areas.

Along with the more immediate issues on campus and with students, Byrne says his department has begun focusing on the increasing student desire to study abroad. A large impediment to those plans are the financial assistance most student require. Byrne explains that financial assistance is a large area of concern, not only in terms of studying abroad but also to facilitate studying at Mt. A.

“Despite downturns in our endowments, significant downturns - we lost roughly about $ 300, 000 from our endowment pool – we’ve utilized other existing funds but we’ve also made sure that we had no decreased our o!ers of scholarships and bursaries,” explains Byrne. He acknowledges that they had an advantage of unclaimed funds from previous years, but still emphasizes that the increase in funds is more of an overall expansion and more useful move towards students.

Always looking forward, Byrne explains his hope to soon compose a Student A!airs Advisory committee. It is another avenue in which Byrne hopes to receive student feedback. Byrne sees the potential of regularly updating students, explaining that certainly seems a good way to have students’ voice concerns and make change based on those concerns. “To be a pipeline,” says Byrne, “to broad representation of Student A!airs.”

Following his concerns about properly representing the students of Mt. A and propelling the university forward as an institution, Byrne says he has yet to stop being amazed by the action and force of the students on campus. “I am a firm, firm believer that there is not a single student who gets admitted to Mount Allison who cannot make it here.” Byrne explains that he has increasingly enjoyed the amount of students who have come to him in the hopes of putting their own ideas into action. “Anybody can come up with ten great ideas,” says Byrne, “but it takes that one person willing to make something happen.”

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Despite the strategic nature of his job, Ron Bryne tries to attend as many student and university-run functions as he possible over the year, such as shown above.

Byrne says he has yet to stop being amazed by the action and force of the students on campus. “I am a firm, firm believer that there is not a single student who gets admitted to Mount Allison who cannot make it here.

3MAY 21, 2009 THE ARGOSY • NEWS

Earlier this May, the first phase of the Academic Renewal Process came to an end.

Over the past 15 months, those in the Mount Allison and Sackville communities were given the opportunity to express their views on a number of academic topics at the university. Working groups were established to examine five main areas: credit, course/program delivery, distribution, graduate studies, and outcomes and literacies. After public meetings and discussion, each group submitted a report.

“I’ve been really pleased with the level of engagement by faculty and students,” said Stephen McClatchie, Provost and VP Academic and Research.

"e culmination of this work is Changing to preserve: An academic renewal plan for Mount Allison

Action 8: Beginning immediately, the Provost will make additional funds for student assistants available for the Deans for Departments that develop and implement written plans to incorporate meaningful small-group experiences in first and second year courses.

Action 9: By 2011-2012, all first-year courses with an enrolment over 35 students will normally include some type of tutorial or laboratory component.

Action 10: By the end of the 2010-11 academic year, the current system of distribution requirements will be dismantled and replaced.

Action 17: "e Provost will provide a stipend for the 2010-11 academic year to a Faculty interested in piloting a [first year] seminar.

Academic Renewal Plan releasedJustine GalbraithArgosy Staff

University 2009-2016, written by McClatchie. A draft of this plan was circulated at the end of April and will be finalized and distributed in early June.

"e Academic Renewal plan contains 46 actions to be taken by the university in the coming years, has responses to the recommendations of the working groups, and includes a list of the essential outcomes and literacies for a Mt. A student.

One purpose of the plan is to assign responsibility and a timeline to the actions, explained McClatchie, and a challenge will be in “maintaining momentum during implementation”. Some actions will take place immediately, while others will come through development, consultation and recommendation.

Distribution requirements have been a hot topic during the process, and will see a gradual change.

“We have a clear consensus [these requirements] need to be changed,” said McClatchie, “but not a clear

[solution].” McClatchie hopes to have a

working group in place next year, and anticipates the discussions will result in a recommendation on the topic. Action 10 of the Renewal Plan outlines the process to be carried out.

Still, many of the actions will be implemented in the upcoming year. "e university is participating in the development of a provincial transfer credit system. Funding has been set aside for small group experiences in first and second year courses. And each of the deans has been assigned university-wide responsibilities, to begin June 1.

McClatchie appreciates the “willingness of faculty and sta! and students to try and articulate a vision for where Mount Allison is going in terms of the academic programs that we’ve got.” While he admits that the plan probably contains things that not everyone will agree with, a “remarkable level of consensus on a lot of the elements” has been achieved.

Possible action arising from the Academic Renewal Plan:

One of the most high-profile elements of the Year of the Environment at Mount Allison has been the speaker series, which has brought environmentalists like Lester Brown and Andrew Weaver to campus. Speakers however, are just talk. Students wishing to access what action took place this year now have a clear target in the recently released university carbon emission reduction policy.

"e document, released on April 28, states that “the current state of the climate crisis demands that the university build on [its tradition of leadership on environmental issues] to reduce its carbon footprint.” To accomplish this goal, the document sets out three priority areas where reductions could be made. "e areas are heating, electricity and transportation, the sources of most of the university’s carbon emissions.

When asked whether he was satisfied with the document and the areas it targets, Brad Walters, a

geography professor and the chair of the university’s Environmental A!airs committee said that the document was “a pretty good start.” He mentioned that there had been discussion on whether travel to and from Mount Allison by students

and emissions associated with imported food should be included in calculations. Instead, Walters said the university chose to focus on “what it can act on immediately and has a clear responsibility for.”

While the document commits to emission reductions, exactly how much emissions will be reduced by is yet to be decided. "e document specifies that the exact reduction targets for 2012, 2015 and beyond will be determined by December 31, 2010. "e university will determine exactly how much carbon it emits in a year (the carbon baseline) by April 30, 2010. When these numbers are decided Walters commented, people will know how much “ambition [the policy] will have, and the teeth it will have.”

Determining exactly what the baseline is challenging for the university’s Financial Services’ department. Walters for instance, says that it’s ideal to have four or five years worth of data to help create the baseline. For areas like heating and utilities the university has numbers from years past. Other areas however, are requiring some new accounting procedures. For transportation on campus for example, the university has already recorded the mileage on all its vehicles as of April 30, so that in a year it will be possible to determine emissions produced.

Measuring university-sponsored o!-campus travel is even more complicated. "e university has never kept track of the amount of o#cial university travel that takes place. For this reason, in addition their expense claims, sta! will now fill out a forms stating their trip plan, which will allow Financial Services to calculate the emissions their trip generated. Rob Inglis, the university Controller who’ll be overseeing this data collection, is undeterred by this new kind of accounting. He explained its importance, saying “if [the university] doesn’t collect the data, we won’t be able to understand it, and won’t be able to make informed decisions” even

though he doubted that the university would be able to manage the faculty and administration travel in the near future.

While he was quick to praise Inglis’ enthusiastic participation in the new procedures the policy has created, Brad Walters also mentioned President Campbell’s support for an o#cial carbon emissions policy to be put in place by the end of the school year. "e bulk of Walters’ praise however, went to the students in one of his fourth year seminar classes. Walters said that the work they did in preparing a carbon emissions strategy for the school “provided the solid intellectual push for the whole initiative” and that while he’d been doing similar projects with students for years, he had “never seen one that so clearly led into something, and resulted in real change.”

One of the significant changes the policy marks is that information on

Chris DurrantArgosy Staff

Carbon emission reduction policy releasedChanges may not be as radical as once thought

emissions the school is producing, the cause of those emissions and the cost of those emissions, will all be delivered to the university’s Board of Regents. For Brad Walter’s this change is key. “I think when decision-makers realize how much money we actually spend on heating and electricity, and how much money can be saved, by cutting back on that, and by making strategic investments, there and elsewhere, that’s how you get buy-in from these people...whose ultimate responsibility to the university is financial viability of the institution.”

Having an o#cial carbon policy places Mount Allison among a very small group of universities in North America, and for Walters represents a victory. However, Inglis stressed that the policy may be less of a radical change than it appears. For Inglis, the practices the carbon policy will require are very much things Mount Allison has been doing since the

In February, Brad Walter’s seminar class presented a carbon emission reduction plan as part of their course work and the university lecture series. The plan was intended to promote enviromental ways.

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We’ve been doing energy e!ciency for years,” Inglis said, adding “ it [has] only recently come to people’s attention because people are talking in terms of carbon and carbon footprint.

early 1990s, and the kind of practices commerce students learn about in a cost accounting course. “We’ve been doing energy e#ciency for years,” he said, adding “it [has] only recently come to people’s attention because people are talking in terms of carbon and carbon footprint.” Inglis recalled that when he attended the university, students used to wear jackets in the Avard-Dixion building during the winter because of the poor windows, and the school’s underground tunnels used to give o! enough heat to melt the snow. Even with such deficiencies corrected, when asked about whether the carbon policy will require the school to make hard choices, he responded that currently the university has a large number of projects that would recoup their costs fairly quickly. It appears that making the environmentally correct choice is sometimes also an easy one.

OPINIONS

Before coming to Mount Allison, I was a firm believer that school spirit had been left back in the fifties with pep rallies and cheerleaders. I either forgot spirit days in high school or actively chose not to participate. !ere seems to be a battle between trying to get people involved while still aiming for genuine spirit rather than manufactured enthusiasm.

Coming to Mt. A was a bit of a shock in terms of school spirit. I was undeniably swept up in the spirit presented to me early on through Frosh activities and school functions. Two years after the fact, I still enjoy getting dressed up in both house and school colours, cheering on friends at games, events, or functions, and I think the camaraderie that exists at Mt. A is more familial than friendly.

Despite my love and spirit for Mt. A and it’s community, I have recently found myself questioning the extent and intent of some people’s conceptions of spirit.

Early on I was introduced to the rivalries that exist between the ten houses set up on the North and South sides of campus. I happily joined in

and to this day still believe that Harper is the best house on campus. I moved from an excited frosh ready to war paint myself in black and yellow to a Residence Assistant who encouraged and joined the new Frosh in cheering on fellow Harperites.

Despite my love for Harper, I have prided myself on never losing sight of the fact that I am still a Mountie and Allisonian. I will join in cheers at Meal Hall against the other houses, but I will also willingly and gladly stand beside any Mt. A student, faculty, or sta" member at a sports game, school event, or function.

!ere is a danger in the house rivalries that was approached by Erin Jemczyk in her recent article Why do we follow the leader? It is definitely easy to be swept away in the house spirit and easy to forget that there are still 2200 other people on your side. It’s important to question why we value beating the other houses and proclaiming ourselves the victor. At what point do we wonder what we’re fighting for.

My own perception is that we are in competition mainly to inspire familial atmospheres and spirits at the beginning of a rough transition. !e people you meet in residence are the people who will help you become

a part of the Mt. A experience. !e house rivalry really shouldn’t persuade students to verbally attack other’s based on the houses they were assigned to by administration. It shouldn’t inspire spirited cheers to turn into crude and unfeeling battle cries during charity events and school functions.

On the other side of the spirit game, I am hard pressed to see the relevance of the blatant use of kitsch and gimmick that have begun to appear on campus. !is year marks the introduction of a fight song and an accompanying Pep Band. !e fight song supposedly stands as an “ambassador of school spirit and tradition at Mount Allison”. No matter how many times I hear the fight song, I still cannot connect the view of Mt. A it presents with the university I currently attend. At least not the university I have grown to know and love over the past two years.

!e song would have indeed suited the university 50 or 60 years ago. It is a nicely composed piece of music and lyrics, but I just can not picture it along side the vast majority of the school’s current students. While it does suit the “Ivy League” image that sometimes appears in the advertising campaigns and the reoccurring students that appear in those campaigns, I am hard pressed to see it as a current and

Being responsibly spiritedJulie StephensonArgosy Staff

relevant addition to the school. A vast majority of the students at

this university have innovative ideas and perceptions of what they and their peers enjoy, engage in and excel at. Mt. A does have an amazing history and reputation for engaging its students in such processes as admissions and spirit. However, in my own view, the school seems to be trying a little too hard with its new initiatives on spirit and completely missing where the spirit lies.

Ultimately, I am firmly in support

of Mt. A when it comes to spirit. I may not always agree with all of the choices and initiatives put forth, but the atmosphere that is perpetuated here allows for questioning and discussion. It is important to remember that we as Mounties and Allisonians are indefinitely diverse, immensely innovative, and tremendously spirited. I would think it is possible to move forward without losing our traditions but also without reverting back to kitschy songs and gimmicks.

Alanna KhattarIs there a limit to spirit? How far should we go to show our pride?

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I am a bit of a masochist, I must be. !at is the only explanation for my having seen the following movies: He’s Just Not !at Into You, My Best Friend’s Girl, Bride Wars, !e Last Kiss, Knocked Up... unfortunately, the list goes on.

It’s not just that these movies are terrible. !ere are lots of terrible movies out there, from Transformers 2 to Fast and Furious 4 (or is it 5 now? Whatever.) But the aforementioned movies are truly awful in a way that makes me angrier than any extended car chase scene ever could.

What’s so bad about these romantic comedies? Not the lazy writing or the sterile acting, but the hackneyed cliches about relations between the sexes, that by all rights should o"end both men and women.

!ese movies are o"ensive in varying ways. He’s Just Not !at Into You (and by the looks of it, !e Ugly Truth, which is coming soon) might be the worst of the bunch. !eir aim, apparently, is to “tell it like it is.” Both films feature men explaining to women how to have successful relationships. !e men are realistic and honest, if slightly crude. !e women are naive

and clinging to childish fantasies about love and marriage. To become attractive to men, they need to forgo what they expect, and be, in the words of Gerard Butler’s character in !e Ugly Truth, “the librarian and the stripper” (note that this librarian would still be of the sexy variety). Butler’s character instructs Katherine Heigl’s character to seductively eat a hot dog and to laugh at men’s jokes even when they aren’t funny, because “for men, self-improvement ends at toilet training.” Really?

Bride Wars, on the other hand, relegates its one-dimensional male characters to the background, devoting most of movie to having Kate Hudson (a bad rom-com staple) and Anne Hathaway’s characters act out every sexist cliche in the book. !ese so-called best friends instantly turn on each other when their girlish dream weddings are threatened, caring more about the perfect dress and venue than each other. !e men, who basically act as props, occasionally make disparaging comments about their girlfriends, and really, you can’t blame them. Of course, the girls make up in the end, but still...

!ough of superior quality in terms of film making, Knocked Up (and Judd Apatow’s other recent hits) might be the most insidious. Seth Rogen, an

overweight but charming man-child becomes entangled with high-strung, demanding Katherine Heigl. You root for them, and they get together in the end, but all against the back-drop of another relationship, with an even more immature guy, and even more tightly wound, bitchy wife.

!ough they di"er in the specifics, the common element among these movies is that all the characters appear to be of sub-par intelligence. I don’t know any woman as clueless or childish as those in He’s Just Not !at Into You. I don’t know any men who would want a woman to pretend to laugh at their jokes, or find mimicking fellatio on a hot dog enticing. !ese people must exist somewhere though, or there would be no audience for these films, which there clearly is; the movies listed here rank as some of the highest-grossing of the genre in the past few years. Ultimately, what makes me so uncomfortable about these movies is the low expectations they seem to have for people for men and women, reducing both to a small set of characteristics that are all pretty unappealing.

!ese movies do serve a purpose though: they make me feel better about myself, and they give me something to complain about.

My Best Friend’s Girl: "e best way to make me throw up a little

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HUMOURLike a balloon...and something bad happens.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Well friends, the summer is upon us, which means barbecues, beach parties and – most of all – a sea of music festivals. But fear not! Here’s a short list of the summer’s biggest Canadian festivals to guide you through the summer. Godspeed, and good listening.

Sled Island – CalgaryJune 24-27Calgary’s third foray into festival territory is heavy on rock, whether its from LA-based noise punkers

HEALTH, unsung Canadian metal heroes Anvil or glam-metal deity/noted party enthusiast/motivational speaker Andrew W.K. But for those not about to rock, Sled Island has you covered, with sets from Final Fantasy, Woodhands and !e Rural Alberta Advantage, as well as comedy shows and film screenings. You might want to saddle up and avoid the stampede. For you see, those are things associated with Calgary.

Virgin Festival 2009 – HalifaxJuly 4 Halifax is one of five Canadian cities hosting a Virgin festival this summer, and once again the East Coast receives the short end of the musical stick.

Heavy Metal, sand buckets, and grizzly bearsNeil BonnerArgosy Staff

While fellow Virgineer Montreal will host not only the unparalleled lyrical science of the Black Eyed Peas, but the cutting-edge funk of New Kids on the Block and the raw punk fury of Hedley and Simple Plan. Meanwhile, us poor Maritimers will just have to make do with !e Tragically Hip, Metric, Plants and Animals, Dinosaur Jr., and Hey Rosetta! Just promise to think of us during “Boom Boom Pow”. Maybe it’ll make the pain go away.

Cisco Ottawa BluesfestJuly 8-19Stretching the definition of “blues” to its breaking point, the Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest o"ers a head-spinningly widespread selection of acts. It’s not

often you get to see Ornette Coleman, Styx, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Je" Beck, Ludacris and KISS in the same place – let alone the same sentence – so enjoy it while you can. For added fun, try and find the most bizarre juxtapositions on the schedules’ daily lineups. For me, it’s the mind-melting placement of Ice Cube before Our Lady Peace, followed closely by Holy Fuck warming up the crowd for Steve Earle.

Dawson City Music FestivalJuly 17-19Once primarily associated with grizzled, fortune-hunting prospectors, Dawson City is now attracting droves of music fans to one of the most highly regarded festivals anywhere. !is year’s

lineup includes Chad VanGaalen, Sunset Rubdown, Luke Doucet and !e Acorn, along with many others yet to be announced.

SappyFest – SackvilleJuly 31 – August 2And what list would be complete without our beloved SappyFest? !e lineup for the fourth installment is still under wraps, but a recent Exclaim magazine article confirms Sappy vet (and current Julie Doiron/Fred Squires collaborator) Mt. Eerie is in. !e rest is anyone’s guess, but a look back at past years schedules (Eric’s Trip! Constantines! !ink About Life! *swoon*) promises great things to come.

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Brunton moved by Motion

On May 9 at Brunton auditorium the innovative music talents of “Motion Ensemble” once again entranced Sackville residents.

“Motion Ensemble” is a professional chamber music group that plays a wide range of post classical and experimental music. By incorporating both electronics and visual elements into their work they are able to create a unique and brilliantly creative sound. Since the group was founded in 1998 they have had over 50 works written for them by many of Canada’s top composers. !ey had their US debut in 2003, and have already had concerts at locations all over Canada including at !e Music Gallery (Toronto), Kitchener’s NUMUS, Ensemble Contemporain de Montreal, Scotia Festival, !e Ottawa Chamber music festival, New Works Calgary and Sound Symposium in St. Johns. !ey have also been heard on CBC radio and television and have recorded works by Veronika Krausas (self-produced) and John Cage (Mode Records).

Motion’s members consist of Helen Pridmore (vocals), Richard Hornsby (clarinet), Karin Aurell (flute), Andrew Miller (Contrabrass), D’Arcy Philip Gray (vibraphone/drums) and

Nadia Francavilla (violin). Originally in this show they were to premiere three pieces which were written for them by Sabrina Schroeder (Toronto), Tim Bowlby (Illinois), and Allison Cameron (Toronto). However, in the week prior Nadia was injured in a car accident. !e group was left to come up with a completely di"erent program without a violinist. It was clear after the performance that the group was well prepared to deal with any sort of setbacks.

!eir first piece of the night was “Swell Piece no.3” by James Tenney with all the members participating. !is work was taken from a set of seven entitled “postal pieces” (written from 1967-71) which all happen to fit in a single postcard. !e piece itself could best be described as experimental minimalism with a lot of repetition of similar tones from all the instruments. However, the way in which they were able to put together the di"erent timing of each set of notes created a euphoric and trance-like state for the audience.

Perhaps the most surprising piece of the night was “Sanitas no.151” by Tomas Schmit, a well known fluxus artist. In the 1960s he was one of the pioneers of the fluxus movement which emphasizes the concept of anti-art, often taking jabs at the seriousness of modern art. !e main component of this concept is to use

minimal performances to highlight the perceived connections one has with everyday objects and art. !ese pieces are often presented in events with minimal instructions, leaving the door open for accidents and possible unintended e"ects.

D’Arcy Gray had one instruction – hit 250 nails. With no introduction what so ever, that is exactly what he did. At first this seemingly random event startled the audience with its intensity, however, a kind of pattern to the way in which he hit the nails projected a lot of emotion which the audience both felt and enjoyed.

!ere were many more pieces of interest incorporating various apparatus including Kurtag’s “Schatten” (or “shadows”) performed on the contrabass using a metal mute.

A “metal” mute however does not exist so performer Andrew Miller evidently had to build his own. Another piece which included such innovations was “From Easter,” composed by Veronika Krausas, which uses wine glasses for sound e"ects. Rather than the traditional way of using wine glasses for music however, they were actually used for the sound of breaking glass but also for the sound produced from being hit gently like a xylophone. !is particular work was also written in memorium for Bengt Hambraeus who Krausas had studied with at McGill. “From Easter” was originally commissioned by Motion in 2000 and the text in the music is from a play by Andre Alexis in which there is a fictitious town in Ontario that sacrifices children.

!e final piece of the evening

(and possibly one of the best) was W.L. Altman’s “I love.” !is song was originally written for them with the violin however he decided to make an alternate version using the fuzz box. “I love” also uses extended vocal techniques in which Pridmore began singing with a scratching, croaking sort of voice that was startling for the audience to hear coming from what was supposed to be “music.” However, as the piece went on the audience was lulled into a mood that made it all the more shocking when the singing all of a sudden became perfect, clear and beautiful. !e Contrabass was hooked up to an electric system which morphed the sound into classic rock style. In all it was a wonderful piece to end with as it, like the motion ensemble’s concert, ended abruptly on a beautiful note.

Local group proves di"erence is not only good but entertaining

Jennifer MusgraveArgosy Staff

Jennifer Musgrave

Summer concert preview

7MAY 21, 2009 THE ARGOSY • ARTS & LITERATURE

I’m used to guitarists holding their guitars so low it looks impossible to play. I’ve also seen musicians hold their guitars high on the stomachs to strum better. What I was not quite prepared for, was the height at which Josh Byrne, bassist of Smothered in Hugs, held his bass throughout the show where the band opened alongside Evening Architects for Hey Rosetta!.

!roughout their entire set, Smothered in Hugs was upbeat, energized and danced along to their own songs. Byrne almost never let his

bass drop from where it was strapped to his chest. At times I was scared it might fly up over his head. In hind sight, the height of the guitar – besides being natural to the tall musician – seemed a cautionary measure when viewed alongside the massive set up on the tiny stage at George’s Roadhouse.

Opening the night, Evening Architects, comprised of locals Kellen Barrett, Shawn Bostick, Evan ‘Fox’ Clarke, and Sara-Beth Harrison, was a quiet contrast to the other two bands of the night. !e music was typical of Barrett – breathy ballads with the alternative rock tempos and contemplative lyrics. !e surprise of the ensemble was definitely the

Field Museum, Pat LePoidevin and Olenka and the Autumn Lovers

How high is your guitar?Evening Architects, Smothered in Hugs, and Hey Rosetta! take George’s

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George’s Fabulous Roadhouse felt like home last Friday night. !is might be because two of the three acts, Field Museum and Pat LePoidevin hail from Sackville, and their home-grown fan base (or what remains of it in mid-May) was out in full force. Maybe, after four years in Sackville I’ve been to enough shows at George’s that it feels little di"erent from my living room. Either way, all three bands, including headliners Olenka and the Autumn Lovers, seemed equally comfortable on stage, playing to a very enthusiastic audience.

Field Museum took the stage first, playing to a small crowd of early arrivals. For anyone familiar with Field Museum, or the band’s previous incarnation !e Chorus Leaves, the addition of vocalist Ben Peck cleans up the band’s sound significantly, and makes for an easier listening experience. !e band played a mix of covers and original material, and was described by one fan as sounding like Dashboard Confessional. !ey wore ball caps, a nod to their collective baseball obsession.

!is year Pat LePoidevin has

become a Sackville staple. However, despite repeat performances, he always manages to draw a crowd, and Friday’s show was no exception. Pat’s music ranges from melancholy, looper-pedal heavy songs, to cute, light-hearted numbers (how else to describe George the Polar Bear?) and he played the range at this last show. It’s hard to write about Pat’s music objectively at this point (it’s only fair to disclose that I his roommate) but this isn’t a bad thing – I’ve heard him play all year, but still look forward to seeing him in my hometown this summer. Pat has been playing a number of shows around the Maritimes recently, and is soon to be heading West on a cross-Canada tour. If you would like to hear him in Sackville one last time, or if you’ve yet to go to one of his shows, be sure to catch the Grad Showcase at Gracie’s Cafe, Sunday May 24.

Olenka and the Autumn Lovers, an indie-folk band based in London, Ontario, have grown in size since their last visit to Sackville; Friday’s show saw an upright bassist and violinist accompany the drums, guitars and cello. I like this band a lot, and they put in a solid performance. Front-woman Olenka’s deep, powerful voice is the perfect vehicle for the band’s moody, Eastern-European inspired music. !e origins of their musical style are

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often reflected in the lyrics of the songs – Soldier’s Waltz, Warsaw Girl and Forty-Five all drawing on recent European history for inspiration. !ese are their best songs and are what set this band apart. !e highlight of the night for me was Warsaw Girl,

a kind of ode to Communist Poland, where Olenka grew up. Despite the less than upbeat tone of their music, the band has a very open and engaging stage presence and Olenka repeatedly and genuinely proclaimed her love for Sackville. Pressured by the audience

into a double encore, the band finished with a very sexy rendition of Happiness is a Warm Gun, by !e Beatles.

All in all, a night of solid music and good times at one of Canada’s finest live music venues.

jazzier tones that came with Harrison’s piano. !e group’s music was easy to sit through and provided a warm but downplayed opener to the other acts.

!e three bands that played were seemingly very di"erent in pace and genre, but oddly fit together in a good transition of music for the evening. Smothered in Hugs provided an energetic change with their more club like rhythms. !e crowd was undeniably more pumped up after their performance. More inclined to get up and dance, the band’s upbeat attitude was invariably infectious. While not all their songs were crowd winners, Smothered in Hugs presented a set worth dancing to.

Despite already performing in Sackville multiple times this year alone, Hey Rosetta! didn’t seem any less excited to be playing. Although my right ear was su#ciently blown out by my nearness to one speaker, the quality of Hey Rosetta’s set was obvious. Although they could have played a mild show after the energy of Smothered in Hugs, the band kept the bar moving. Perhaps for the first time I was watched the house lights go up at the end of the show and the band not slow down. While I am sure it is a regular occurrence at George’s, it was still nice to see Hey Rosetta! come back out to play an encore to a clearly pleased crowd.

While Sackville is no stranger to the incorporation of multiple and di"erent instruments in concerts, Hey Rosetta!’s use of Erin Aurich on the violin and Romesh !avanathan on cello rounded out the band’s sound nicely. !eir set was a mix of heavy instrumentally mixed songs with slower but still powerful anthems. !e group has a talent for harmonies in both melodies and rhythms.

From the memorable moments of people attempting to crowd surf (a valiant suggestion in the small spaces of the Roadhouse) to the random encounters of the bands through the crowd, it was a prime concert to start o" the summer.

Zoe Williams

Communist Poland and Sackville on stage

Jessica Emin

8 MAY 21, 2009THE ARGOSY • ARTS & LITERATURE

Graduation is at hand, and if you’re going to enjoy it properly, you need a soundtrack. Preferably one that doesn’t include Pachelbel’s Canon or Vitamin C’s “Graduation (Friends Forever)”, because just thinking about those songs reduces me to a puddle of tears that will undoubtedly short out my keyboard. Instead, enjoy this hand-picked batch of songs that sum up this crazy thing called university better than any Vitamin ever could.

Old Man Luedecke – “Big Group Breakfast”Meals are the most rejuvenating time of the day, for reasons that have very little to do with the food at hand. Countless friendships are often forged over good food and better conversation. Perhaps no meal is as unifying as breakfast, as bleary-eyed undergrads regroup after a long night over bacon and sweet, syrupy carbs. Here’s a song that captures that feeling, but with a banjo.

Ladyhawk – “S.T.H.D.”Remember how great it felt to finish a hellish week of papers and midterms, then celebrate your victory over drinks at Ducky’s/George’s/!e Pub/etc? !is song, with its anguished lyrics and triumphant, boozy rock, captures that feeling nicely.

Julie Doiron – “When Brakes Get Wet”Any Julie Doiron song could go here,

but this brief, lovely song about rolling with the punches encapsulates the uncertainty and joy that characterizes university living.

Rush – “Closer to the Heart”Because there is never a bad time for Rush.

Japandroids – “!e Boys are Leaving Town”!e ideal song for a final, aimless cruise around the back roads of Sackville. !e guitar obliterates anything and everything in its path, the drum track feels like one big solo, and the lyrics just beg to be shouted at the top of your lungs. Play it loud and play it often.Journey – “Don’t Stop Believin’”!ere are two kinds of people in this world: those who love this song and those who really love this song. When “Don’t Stop Believin’” is played – and believe me, it will be played at some point this week – the room melts into a big, sloppy sing-along, the kind with arms around shoulders, the kind where everyone belts out the lyrics – or a reasonable approximation thereof – with eyes closed and fists aloft. For a moment, however brief, the pure feelayayayayin’ of this song smoothes over any grudges, any awkwardness, any worries you might have. !e world is a better place while “Don’t Stop Believin’” plays. My point, dear graduate, is this: no matter what happens, don’t lose this feeling. And on your journey through life, never ever stop believin’. *Guitar solo*.

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Star Trek is arguably the most beloved and fiercely guarded pop culture phenomenon. JJ Abrams, the mind behind TV sensation Lost, is risking severe and vengeful nerd wrath with his reboot of the star trek universe. Following the successful lead of James Bond and Batman franchise re-beginnings, Star Trek sets the clock at zero and casts newcomers as the USS Enterprise crew.

!is reinvention is precisely what the franchise needed, after experiencing diminishing returns in the new millennium. !e last Star Trek feature film, 2002’s Nemesis featuring !e Next Generation cast, was a critical and box o#ce bomb. !e last Star Trek TV series, Enterprise, limped o" the air after four seasons in 2005. Star Trek reinvigorates a franchise that had become stale and cliché in dramatic fashion.

Despite stepping into well worn shoes, the new cast does an excellent job of paying homage and making the roles their own. Chris Pine does an admirable job as the reckless and rebellious Kirk, far beyond the limits of previous roles like Just my Luck opposite Lindsay Lohan. Simon Pegg is absolutely delightful as engineer Scott, giving the film a little comedic lightness. Anton Yelchin, best known for Charlie Bartlett (2007), plays up a

ridiculously thick Russian accent as Chekov.

A time travelling story plot gives the film’s creators the liberty to completely reinvent the franchise, freeing Kirk et al. from the rigid confines of Star Trek’s timelines and events. Although time travel is definitely not a new concept to the franchise – two motion pictures, Star Trek IV: !e Voyage Home (1986) and Star Trek: First Contact (1996) as well as numerous episodes in the various series feature it predominately – but never before has the timeline been irreparably altered.

Despite the film’s intention to welcome neophytes to the venerable franchise, it nevertheless acknowledges and pays homage to the original source material. !e tongue in cheek tradition of the ‘red shirt’, a nameless security o#cer (always wearing a red shirt) who accompanies main characters on missions and usually meets a gruesome end, is continued in the new adaptation. An Easter egg of sorts for Trek fans is included with Kirk’s attempt to cheat at the Kobayashi Maru test, which is also featured in Star Trek II: !e Wrath

of Khan (1982). However, the greatest nod to the 1960s series is Leonard Nimoy’s reprisal as aged Spock.

!e film progresses at a breakneck pace, but the central conflict, with the time travelling Romulan Nero, is shunted to the backburner. !e emphasis on exposition and reintroducing characters leaves the climatic showdown with the villainous Romulan a little rushed in my opinion. !e final and only showdown between the Enterprise and Nero’s ship from the future is limited to the last ten minutes and is wrapped up quickly and with little di#culty by the Enterprise’s crew.

Rumor has it that another film will be made with this cast, probably due to the strong showing at the box-o#ce. However, the film struck a fine balance that was conspicuously missing from previous adaptations. While the previous ten films appealed to Star Trek’s existing fan base, this film reaches out to a far broader audience. Finally, you’re not a pariah for liking Star Trek.

Satisfactorily going where others have gone beforeStar Trek is revived in latest releaseWill GregoryArgosy Staff

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Sackville festivals guarantee fun times

!e summer of 2009 guarantees thrills, chills, and exceptional artistic talent. !is description seems to best suit, say, Montreal or some other glamourous metropolis. Yet, lucky for us, Sackville has all the excitement you can handle.

For the past few years Struts Gallery + Faucet Media Arts Centre and Sappy Records have teamed up to bring the art and music to Sackville, where it truly belongs. OK.Quoi?! Contemporary Arts Festival and Sappy Fest, for those of you unfamiliar, began as a modest night of video art and local music. It was founded five years ago by Amanda MacDonald - Mount Allison alum and former Struts employee. (You should know that MacDonald also founded the Naked Post: Mail Art Show that is currently hanging in Struts Gallery (7 Lorne St) from now until May 31st).

Jon Claytor, co-founder of Sappy Records, proposed the first Sappy Fest in 2006. Partnered with OK.Quoi?! and a community of talented musicians, the music festival was a fast success. OK.Quoi?! and Sappy Fest are now represented in Sackville by Festival Coordinator and Faucet Media Arts

Centre Manager, Paul Henderson. Beyond featuring local, national,

and international artists, OK.Quoi?! will be supporting young musical talent in Kids Corner Power Jam. !e workshop invites children and youth to create their own instruments, music, posters, and t-shirts culminating in a performance and recording session. !e event has been so popular in past years that it will expand to include older age groups. “!ey were lined up down the street and around the corner,” said Henderson, describing the throngs of enthusiastic children in 2008.

!is year will see the introduction of Artificial Sweetener, a project curated by Peter Flemming and Rita McKeough (2009’s recipient of the Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts). Artificial Sweetener will feature five artists creating “...works that activate public space, the outdoors and alternative environments outside the gallery walls.”

Additional programming includes the Opening Night Cabaret, screenings from festival artist-in-residence Linda Rae Dornan, and work from artists Kenny Doren, Chad Van Gaalen, Elisabeth Belliveau, and Ryan Driver, among others. OK.Quoi?! will run from July 27th to August 2nd.

Since its inception, Sappy Fest has

grown enormously. Last year saw the main stage move to a larger venue on Bridge Street and ticket sales swell. !is year Henderson hopes to include more of the Sackville community, more specifically the under 19 crowd. “We hope everything but the bar shows are all ages – it’s one of our priorities.”

With acts as exciting as Destroyer, Ladyhawk, and festival favorites Mt. Eerie and Calvin Johnson, its no wonder why anyone and everyone should attend. !is year, from July 27th to August 3rd, Sappy Fest will likely

draw 1000+ visitors, excluding the many artists and musicians involved.

OK.Quoi?! and Sappy Fest are as much about the Sackville community as they are about the artists, and that is no accident. Visibility and local participation are vital to the success of the festival. “Many of the returning artists are alumni of Mount Allison and the Struts Artist-in-Residence program,” said Struts Coordinator John Murchie. !is year’s zine and book fair, organized by Condundrum Press (Montreal) and !e Anchor

Archive (Halifax), coincides with the release of a children’s book by Sackville artist Lesley Johnson, !e Banana Story of Agony.

From personal experience, I can say these festivals guarantee great music and important art work surrounded by a dedicated and friendly audience. If you are around or can make the trip, I highly recommend checking it out.

Contact faucet@strutsgallery.ca or visit strutsgallery.ca/okquoi or sappyrecords.com for more information.

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“We’re not trying to be sales people,” explains Matt Sheridan-Jonah, Manager of Admissions, “for the right student, it’s the perfect fit.” While he admits that they are looking for new students, Sheridan-Jonah, in line with his previous statement, admits that Mt. A isn’t right for everyone, and that’s okay.

Following traditional means of recruitment at Mt.A, Sheridan-Joan says that the main goal of going across Canada and abroad to talk with students is to provide them with the information necessary to begin to consider Mt.A. “Recruiting is building a relationship with students […] and helping to highlight what makes Mount A unique.”

Because of the university’s small size and unique atmosphere, the admissions department has moved away from the wide scale Fairs such as the one held annually at the Convention Centre in Toronto. While they still approach such venues, Sheridan-Jonah recognizes that the experience has more to do with getting in touch with the students and not bombarding them with information.

“Between September and December, there are 48 weeks where there are four admissions counsellors on the road and travelling internationally to meet

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with students,” explains Sheridan Jonah. From January to May is when the process changes from recruitment to admissions. Sheridan-Jonah also points out that this is the time when the relationship with the students becomes more integral. !e short hand written notes that appear on admissions letter, a staple of Mt.A, provide a connection for prospective students.

Keeping up with the current interests of students, Sheridan-Jonah explains that the admissions department has begun to use Facebook, blogs, and videos to connect with students in a more relevant way. Several student are employed and volunteer for the admissions department to maintain Facebook groups, write weekly or bi-weekly blogs, and produce videos. Several of the student and administration-made videos are available on YouTube.

Mt. A received over 2,100 applicants during the admissions period this year. Sheridan-Jonah admits that the number is “higher than in previous years, but not significantly higher.” Per year, Mt. A accepts 700 students into its freshman class. Sheridan-Jonah explains that the number is usually a little bit larger based on space and resources. !e number changes from year to year as the university strives for an optimal student number, which rounds out at a little over 2000 students. Due to low recruitment a few years ago, the university is still working its

way back up to that number, although it continues to be altered by retention rates.

“Our goal for this coming September is 750 students. Although to be cautious for the economy and all those things, we’ve only budgeted for 730.” Sheridan-Jonah explains that their o"cial target is 730, but they are aiming for 750. “I feel confident that we’ll reach that goal, and we’ll probably even surpass it.”

Despite the current economic crisis, Sheridan-Jonah says that there is no need for concern. “Universities typically do better in times of economic downturn,” he explains, “More students are choosing to go to [school] in order to better their skills during a time when they have less of a chance of getting work, so that when the market goes up, they have the skills to get the job they want.” However, Sheridan-Jonah isn’t completely confident that Mt. A will experience the rise in admissions as much as other universities.

“Generally we’re a more expensive university, so people are being more cost conscious.” Sheridan-Jonah acknowledges that since Mt. A is doing well during the current economic situation, despite the obstacles of cost and location, it is a good sign overall. However, Sheridan-Jonah also notes that certain hesitations in students’ decisions to come to Mt. A might be a good thing.

“[!e students] should be interested

in the community, they should be interested in the extra-curricular, and they should be interested in the academics.” !e community is an area that the admissions department has recently begun to advertise alongside the academics and social aspects of the university. “We didn’t realize how important living in Sackville was to [the students’] experience at Mt.A,” explains Sheridan-Jonah, “We’ve put a lot more focus on the region and on Sackville and promoting Sackville as a great place to be because of its sense of community, its cultural vibrancy, the safety, and the location.”

Following Mt. A’s recent topping of the Maclean’s survey, Sheridan-Jonah admits he is more proud of the school for downplaying the results of the survey than to advertise as heavily as some of the competing schools do. “St. FX is really brutal for this and they’re not even ranked number one anyone. Yet, if you go on their website, they say that they’re number one.” Mt. A has been putting more weight into surveys such as the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) which takes results directly from students all over North American based on their primary engagements with their schools. “It’s the relationship building that I think makes them become students, and it’s the Maclean’s that gets them [interested].”

Sheridan-Jonah acknowledges the faults of the Maclean’s survey and

explains that the NSSE results are based on a balance of academic and social engagements, not just the comparative ratio “of books in the library compared to students on campus”. !e results for Mt. A from the NSSE survey were “o# the charts” according to Sheridan-Jonah. !e surveys have become about how schools like Mt. A can improve and fulfill student needs they haven’t before.

VP of Student A#airs Ron Byrne agrees with Sheridan-Jonah. On the issue of retention, Byrne explains that if a student leaves Mt. A to go to another institution, they haven’t lost that student, they’ve helped them. “We’ve prepared a student to be ready to enter into another [possibly competitive entry] program and they’ve been accepted. I don’t see that as a downside.” Byrne is more concerned with the students that leave Mt. A because of something that the school could have provided them with and didn’t.

Currently the admissions department is in communication with students in preparation for the fall term. !ey are also launching a new ad campaign that will appear in high school classrooms. !e newest tagline of the campaign is “An Institution of Individuals”. Sheridan-Jonah admits he is still excited about his job, “!is is part of why I love doing my job, and why we’re good at our jobs. We have a lot of positive things to talk about.”

“What do you have in mind for this, Chris?” Dominic Leblanc asks me as we sit down at a table at the Olive Branch restaurant. I say I just want to check up on him, and he replies “!at sounds kind of ominous” and then laughs. Indeed, things could have been a little awkward, because I’m not sure how often it happens that a sitting MP gets interviewed by one of the candidates he defeated in the last election. However, it never is awkward. LeBlanc is friendly and enthusiastic. He’s happy to go outside and have his picture taken by the Argosy for the interview, and he pulls me into a picture taken by a local Liberal. I wonder a little if I’m going to appear in some Liberal newsletter smiling next to him.

We go back inside and we begin the interview. I tell him quickly about a presentation on Canadian mining corporation Goldcorp that is apparently responsible for leaking toxic amounts of arsenic in the drinking water in villages in Guatemala. I then ask him if he is in favour of legislation that would allow federal courts to hold Canadian corporations accountable for human rights and environmental violations committed abroad? He responds emphatically that he agrees with the idea, and that he recently voted for Bill C-300, a Liberal private members bill that would put into law some of the recommendations of from a report released by the National Roundtables on Corporate Social Responsibility. He mentions that the bill passed only by four votes, because all of the Conservative MPs and a

Checking up on Dominic LeblancDurrant sits down with former foeChris DurrantArgosy Staff

Liberal MP voted against it. He then very eloquently sums up his position by saying “I think if Canada wants to have internationally a position of some moral authority when we talk to some of these other countries about human rights, whether its Colombia or China or Honduras, then we shouldn’t have Canadian companies going abroad and doing things they wouldn’t be allowed to do under Canadian law in Canada.”

I then ask him if he thinks there is a moral imperative for the three opposition parties to form a coalition solely to address that issue. He answers that there is more than one moral imperative to get rid of Harper, and the environment is one of them. He adds that he has never been opposed intellectually to the idea of coalition. He then clarifies that the coalition at the end of last year did not include the Bloc Quebecois, but that they only signed an accord to support the Liberal-NDP coalition. He’s very precise with his words on the issue of coalition, not surprisingly as, in his own words “Mr. Harper was so successful in confusing that in the public imagination, that the Bloc Quebecois were serving in the cabinet, which they weren’t.”

I follow up my question by asking if Harper has been doing such a poor job on the environment and its moral impetrative, whether he was disappointed Ignatie# didn’t continue with the coalition after the end of the Parliamentary prorogue. He takes a moment to think about his answer, and then explains that he understands why Michael Ignatie# came to the conclusion, primarily because the agreement was defined in a way that made it look like the Bloc Quebecois had more of a role than

they did, and that the Liberal party at the time didn’t have a permanent leader or a great election showing. He clarifies that “After the next election, if there’s not a majority government, I personally, speaking for myself, have no discomfort with, if we could find common ground with the NDP, an accord or a coalition government if that’s what Mr. Ignatei# decided.”

Next I ask him about what issues have been occupying him since his reelection. He divides his answer in three. He mentions the two months he spent on his leadership race, from which he ultimately withdrew to allow Ignatei# to become leader. Economic deterioration has been the issue taking up most of his time. He also mentions industries in the riding of Beasejour being e#ected by the downturn, he doesn’t mention exactly how this occupies his time. LeBlanc’s third answer is that as the Liberal justice critic, he’s very busy in the House of Commons justice committee. He and the NDP and Bloc critics form the majority, and have a lot of legislation to review because “Mr. Harper is continually pushing a series of criminal law amendments that satisfy a certain constituency that he wants to placate” and while he is unable act on the economy and climate change, “he loves to take pictures in front of jails and police o"cers to announce criminal code changes, and he focuses, I think wrongly, on the punishment of o#enders.”

I had not planned on mentioning the leadership race, but because Leblanc has brought it up, and because I’d been watching the Conservative attack ads earlier that day, I ask whether he ever feels regret for dropping out of the

leadership race. He responds that “in the last five months working closely with him as leader, I have been more convinced then ever that I made the right decision in December. He’s a very impressive guy to work with everyday.” On the Conservative attack ads he says they won’t work quoting Lord Beaverbrook’s saying that “you should never try to repeat a success” and that Canadians won’t be impressed by the Conservatives spending their time digging up quotes. I interrupt him however, because I want to know what he thinks about Ignaie# ’s past writings about the acceptability of torture and violating rights. LeBlanc responds that he’s heard Ignatie# speak on the issue since, and that he’s firmly committed to human rights and that those quotes from Ignatei# were from “a particular moment in history… if you ask him about his view now … I think you’ll find he’s very progressive.”

Taking a break from the questions, we started in on some nachos, eventually our conversation rolled around to a question I’d wanted to

ask him, so I turned back on my voice recorder, and we touched again on the topic of another election. I asked him if the rumours were true and if the Liberals would force an election over Employment Insurance. He replied that the opposition parties had been very clear that with the hundreds of thousands of people in trouble because of the economy, eligibility requirements nationally had to be lowered. He then stated that it was his personal opinion that “if Mr. Harper is unwilling to move on unemployment insurance, then Parliament shouldn’t be afraid to vote non-confidence” but that Ignatei# would make the final decision. For the residents of Beausejour, it remains unclear if Leblanc will soon be gracing their newspapers in another election run.

After a few other questions, LeBlanc’s friend urged him to head o# to their next event, and so after a quick handshake and wishing me the best, Dominic and the bill for the nachos were o#.

Jessica Emin

10 THE ARGOSY • FEATURES MAY 21, 2009

Taking over before they move out!e Fine Arts Grad Show debuts at the Owens during May, displaying

talent, creativity, and a little bit of eccentricity.All photos of grad artwork taken by Jessica Emin

Tete-a-teteAnna M. Williams

Hot and Cold I and Hot and Cold IISarah Mayberry

A day in the LifeErica Laycock

Self-Portrait, GraduatingSara Williamson

11THE ARGOSY • FEATURESMAY 21, 2009

Taking over before they move out!e Fine Arts Grad Show debuts at the Owens during May, displaying

talent, creativity, and a little bit of eccentricity.

Evan Rensch

All photos of grad artwork taken by Jessica Emin

Control Top (video)Claire Halpine

Tree #1Savanna Junjek

Untitled Carolyn Jung

12 THE ARGOSY • FEATURES MAY 21, 2009

!e happiest ‘click’ you`ll hear Wayne SmithArgosy Contributor

Carol Richard at the Jennings Hall dinng hall swipe station shows off

her collection of pens. To date, Carol has collected over 100 pens.

Carol Richards talks about the pen collection that keeps growing

If you’re ever curious about the history of that ink-filled operator-surface interface device your chewing on at exam and course-paper time, you could wikipedia ‘pen.’ To see that same humble technology transformed into a spirit-lifting device all you would have to do is to look for the Jennings “Pen Lady.”

Carol Richard, a dining hall fixture for 32 years, began collecting novelty pens about eight years ago when a Mt. A student from Montreal gave her a bright purple pen with a fuzzy ball on top. She told Carol how much she appreciated being greeted with a cheery “Good Morning” and ‘See you later!”

Soon, other students began giving her interesting and colourful pens from all over the world. !e pens (she has collected 108, at last count) each not only write information but bear stories. Some, like the one from Mt. A

student, Katie, are bittersweet.Katie went home to see her mother

who was sick and brought back a colourful and cheery pen to brighten Carol’s day, as well the sign-in desk. It so happened that Katie had to return to her home in Germany to care for her mother, who was sick at the time. Subsequently, Katie’s mother died. !e pen which she left to Carol is a clown pen.

“Everytime I look at that pen, it makes me a little sad.”

!ere are lots of fun pens, too. For example, there is the bright one that is almost the same shade of blue as the Caribbean waters of the home of the Mt. A student who gave it to her.

And Jennings patrons know it`s Friday when the `Friday Pen`comes out.

Carol displays special pens for Hallowe`en, Christmas, Easter, Valentine`s Day. She designed the foam-covered pen and the one for St. Patrick`s Day herself.

How did the pens even find their way to Carol`s morning post? Before

the swipe took over human interaction, there was a day when Carol had to make a `check mark`` beside the names of diners with – wait for it – a pen. (She, with her co-workers at the kiosk were called ‘Checkers.”)

!e pens she displays in the mornings reflect Carol`s joy at greeting everyone at mealtimes. For Carol, her pens underscore her point for preaching positivity. In her words: ``It is so wonderful to be able to brighten their day with a di#erent funky pen each day. !ey come to meal hall to nourish their bodies; why not feed their spirits too?. If someone gets a chuckle...that makes my day!”

Carol’s pens seem to know how we feel! On that last dining day in April, diners were greeted with a fuzzy pen that was the same colour as her shirt – the colour to match the end-of-year blues.

Not to despair. Next fall, considering all the cold data-user interface clicking we endure, it`s nice to know that we can start our days again with a caring `click` from the Jennings Pen Lady.

Wayne Smith

Check out the pens at the swipe counter such as the two below:Fibre Optic Purple - A student gave this to Carol to brighten up her cloudy days. (I`m guessing it was a science major.)

Blue-Eyed Purple – Carol calls this one her Purple People-Eater. !is monster is four inches tall. She got it for Christmas from a group of students. (Ask your grandma or grandpa about the hit song by that name from the last millenium.)

With the exception of those living in particular parts of Ontario or Quebec in recent years, protests unruly enough to actually a#ect daily life – blocked highways for example – are a rare experience for most Canadians. !is is no longer the case for many Torontonians; over the past months, a war raging half a world away has made itself felt on Toronto’s streets. Tamils (an ethnic minority of Sri Lanka) living in Toronto have staged a number of protests, the largest of which had tens of thousands of men, women and children blocking the Gardiner Expressway, one of Toronto’s busiest thoroughfares. !e response of non-Tamil Canadians to these protests has been varied, with many expressing anger over what they see as a lack of respect for Canada, and an overly accommodative response by the governments of Toronto and the province.

!e Sri Lankan ConflictSri Lanka has been a$icted by

ethnic conflict and civil war since the early 1980s between the ruling majority Sinhalese and minority Tamils. !e latter have been fighting for an independent homeland in the North-East of the country –Tamil Eelam, based on Tamil claims that they have been discriminated against by the Sinhalese-run state since independence in 1948. A cease-fire was declared in 2002, but hostilities resumed in 2005. !e defeat of the Tamils was declared by both parties on

May 18 of this year. !e Tamil’s primary fighting force

has been the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), commonly known as the Tamil Tigers. !e group has been labelled a terrorist organization by Canada due to their tactics, which include suicide bombings. !e LTTE has also been condemned by international human rights groups for their use of child soldiers. !e LTTE is a secular group, but has come into conflict with Sri Lankan Muslims, as well as Sinhalese Buddhists.

!e Sri Lankan army has also been condemned for killing civilians, as well as bombing civilian targets such as hospitals and schools. Many Sri Lankans, both Sinhalese and Tamil, have been caught in the cross-fire during the past quarter century of violence.

!e Tamil Diaspora According to Statistics Canada,

in 2006, over 130,000 Tamils were living in Canada, with most residing in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). A number of Tamil-Canadian organizations exist, including the Canadian Tamil Congress, which have been active in the recent protests.

!e Protests!e first protest in support of the Sri

Lankan Tamils took place in January, in front of the Sri Lankan consulate in Toronto. Since then, protesters numbering in the thousands have formed human chains and blockaded major roads in Toronto and other Canadian cities, and protested at Queens Park. !e aim of the protests have been to draw attention to what the Tamils claim amounts to genocide in

Sri Lanka, and pressure the Canadian and US governments to take action to end hostilities. Having declared the LTTE a terrorist organization, there is little the Canadian government seems willing or able to do, in their support and as the defeat of the LTTE has now been proclaimed, the protests have failed to achieve their goals.

What the protests have illuminated however, are the challenges faced by an increasingly multicultural society such as Canada. !e protests have been extensively covered by Canadian newspapers such as !e Toronto Star and !e National Post. !e online additions of these papers allow readers to post comments and reactions to articles. A quick survey of these message boards, though hardly exhaustive or scientific, provides an interesting look at the popular reaction to the protests. Very few readers seem to have much sympathy for the protesters. Many simply express annoyance at the inconvenience caused by the protests. Others however state their concern that Tamil immigrants’ loyalty to and respect for Canada is superseded by their loyalty to the idea of Tamil Eelam. Many posters condemn what they see as a weak response by various levels of the Canadian government and the police in the face of protests that may be illegal.

Without commenting on the legitimacy of the Tamils’ cause, or the grievances of Torontonians, the underlying issues raised by these protests must not be ignored.

Multiculturalism?Many of the online commentators

insist that, as immigrants to Canada,

the Tamils must save their ultimate loyalty for their adopted country. By protesting, and making demands on the Canadian government on behalf of relatives in Sri Lanka, they are taking advantage of the rights a#orded to them by our liberal democracy. However, with family members and

friends caught in a war zone, it is not surprising that these people are moved to try anything they can, from half a world away, to help.

To expect immigrants to divorce themselves totally from their country of origin seems unreasonable. A knee-jerk insistence on this will not force integration, but may cause increased alienation. !is is a challenge that many Western European countries, as well as North America, are now facing, with varying levels of success.

We can be glad that here in Canada, we have not faced the kind of violence that erupted in France in 2006 primarily among immigrant youth. We also have not faced the same kind of home-grown Islamic extremist

New country, old conflictsSinhalese Tamil conflict comes to the streets of TorontoZoe WilliamsArgosy Staff

To expect immigrants to divorce themselves totally from their country of origin seems unreasonable. A knee-jerk insistence on this will not force integration, but may cause increased alienation.

groups as appear to exist in Britain, or the far-right anti-immigration political parties such as those in Switzerland and Austria.

Canada may be a relatively accommodating country, but we are also not as adept at welcoming immigrants as we may think. A report cited in !e Toronto Star on May 14 has found that, the darker your skin, the less comfortable you feel in Canada. !e article quotes the main author of the study, who says that, while Canadians have embraced diversity in a superficial sense, integration remains a problem, even for second generation minorities.

Like most things, the Tamil protests in Toronto are more nuanced than is portrayed in the media. !e ethnic conflict at the root of the violence stems, in part, from a colonial past in which two separate nations were made one. !at the English, the Tamils, the Sinhalese, and now Canadians have been brought together in various times and places, is part of the larger trend of globalization.

Tamil immigrants alone are not to blame for not becoming totally “Canadian.” Canadian society, like all societies, is still fraught with prejudice and racism and we may not be as welcoming as we think. Regardless, all projections see Canada becoming more “multicultural” not less. At the very least, we will see more incidences like the Tamil protests in the future. How Canadians choose to deal with these issues will only become more important as the world becomes more globalized.

CONVOCATION 2009

To the graduating members of !e Argosy sta!

Chris DurrantJustine Galbraith

Will GregoryErin Jemczyk

Jocelyn MacLellanFrances McGinnis

Louisa StrainZoe Williams

"ank you and

Congratulations!

Friday, May 22 3:00 PM - 10:00 PM “Now or Never Activities” for grads.- May include tunnel tours, astronomy, mud sliding, pool party & much more. Saturday, May 23

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM President’s Meet & GreetCranewood, 113 Main Street 4:00 PMOpening Reception, Fine Arts Graduating Students’ ExhibitionOwens Art Gallery 8:30 PM - 12:30 AM Garnet & Gold GalaWallace McCain Student Centre & Patio Reception 8:30 PM - 9:30 PMDance 9:30 PM - 12:30 AM Sunday, May 24 11:00 AM Service for Alumni, Graduating Students and FriendsUniversity Chapel 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM BrunchJennings Hall 2:00 PMConvocation Weekend RecitalBrunton Auditorium 5:00 PM - 6:45 PM Pre-Baccalaureate Supper for graduates and familiesJennings Hall

Greetings from President Campbell at 6:00 PM

BACCALAUREATE SERVICEMarjorie Young Bell Convocation Hall 7:00 PM Regents, Members of Senate, Faculty and Graduating Class will meet in the basement of Convocation Hall to form the Procession. 7:30 PM Baccalaureate Service Reception to followTweedie Hall, Wallace McCain Student Centre 9:00 PM - 11:00 PMReception/Grad Show Case/Parents Night Wallace McCain Student Centre Café Reception 9:00 - 9:30 PMShow Case 9:30 PM - 11:00 PM CONVOCATIONSMarjorie Young Bell Convocation Hall

Monday, May 25

Morning Ceremony:

8:45 AM "e Academic Procession including Regents, Senators, Faculty and Guests will form at Tweedie Hall.Students’ Procession will form at the Athletic Centre. 9:30 AMConvocation : For Science and Commerce Graduates.Reception to followLower Level, Wallace McCain Student Centre

Afternoon Ceremony:1:45 PM "e Academic Procession including Regents, Senators, Faculty and Guests will form at Tweedie Hall.Students’ Procession will form at the Athletic Centre. 2:30 PM Convocation: For Arts, Fine Arts and Music Graduates. Reception to followLower Level, Wallace McCain Student Centre

Picture Taking - During Convocation Ceremonies it is requested that picture taking be confined to members of the Press.

Convocation Schedule

Speakers: Arthur J. Hanson (left), Suzie LeBlanc (centre), and Sally Armstrong (right).

Chosen by Mount Allison’s senate from nominations made by the broader university community, honorary degree recipients are chosen for reasons such as being exemplars in the chosen field, for their service to the wider community, or for service to the university. In the past Mount Allison has honored such names such as: Stephen Lewis, Peter Mansbridge, Elisabeth May, John Ralston Saul, and Desmond M. Tutu. On this year’s honorary degree recipients, Mount Allison President and Vice Chancellor says, “our honorary degree recipients are all shining examples of public service and citizenship, and culture and creativity – key ideals we work to instill in our students who go on to become leaders in their community.”

Sally Armstrong is a documentary filmmaker, author, human rights activist and contributing editor to Maclean’s magazine. She is a member of the Order of Canada and has received the Amnesty International Media Award in 2000 and 2002. Her documentary works include !ey Fell From the Sky, and !e Daughters of Afghanistan. Her books cover both international and local issues. She has written Veiled !reat: !e Hidden Power of the Women of Afghanistan and more recently as Bitter Roots, Tender Shoots: !e Uncertain Fate of Afghanistan’s Women as well as the book !e Nine Lives of Charlotte Taylor: the First Woman Settler of the Miramichi. Having traveled to Bosnia, Somalia, Rwanda and Afghanistan, she has written numerous eyewitness reports, and has received both the Gold Award from the National Magazine Awards Foundation, and the Author’s Award from the Foundation for the Advancement of Canadian letters.

John Christodoulou currently serves as the Chair and Chief Executive O#cer of Guardian Capital Group Ltd, and has been on the Board of Directors at the company since 1981. He has also served on the Board of Directors of Home Capital Group Inc, and has served as the President of SwissRe Management Ltd. He is also currently a professor at the Graduate Schools of Business Administration at Queen’s University and York University.

Dr. Arthur J. Hanson is international expert on the subject of climate change, and has initiated a number of major programs involving environment and development in North American and Southeast Asia. He is a Distinguished Fellow at the International Institute for Sustainable Development. In 2003, Dr. Hanson was appointed to as an O#cer of the Order of Canada, and in 2000 he was named Canada’s Oceans Ambassador. Board member of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development, an Advisor to the Volvo Environment Prize, a member of the Selection Committee for the North American Fund for Environmental Cooperation and serves on numerous Canadian and international environment and development committees. From 1978 to 1991 he was Professor of Environmental Studies at Dalhousie University.

Suzie LeBlanc is a Acadian-born soprano and early music specialist, who has enjoyed an active international career performing in concerts throughout Europe, North America and Japan, in repertory ranging from lute songs to chamber music to oratorio and early opera. Her passion and research into Acadian traditional music has resulted in two recordings: La Mer Jolie and Tout passe. She was the subject of a documentary called Suzie LeBlanc: A musical quest directed by Donald Winkler. She is the artistic director of Le nouvel Opéra, an organization committed to the performance and education of Early Opera and teaches baroque singing at the Faculty of Music of the University of Montreal. She played the lead role in the feature film Lost song which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in 2008.

Also speaking during Convocations weekendSpeaking at the Baccalaureate Service will be Ellen Bernstein,

author of !e Splendor of Creation and Ecology and the Jewish Spirit: Where Nature and the Sacred Meet. Claire Kelly, a Victoria BC native and member of the class of 2009 will deliver the 2009 Valedictory Address.

Honorary degree recipients

14 THE ARGOSY • CONVOCATION MAY 21, 2009

MAY 2009 GRADUATES

MASTER OF SCIENCE

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE WITH FIRST CLASS HONOURS

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE WITH HONOURS

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

BACHELOR OF COMMERCE WITH HONOURS

Coulthard, Miriam Elizabeth (Biology) with Distinction deNiverville, Patrick (Physics, Minor Mathematics)with Distinction Galbraith, Justine Barbara Ellen (Physics & Mathematics)with DistinctionGallant, Michelle Amy (Psychology, Minor Biology)with Distinction Geier, Michael James (Chemistry)with Distinction Gordon, April Dawn (Chemistry, Minor Mathematics)with Distinction Grant, Jessica Michelle (Biology)with Distinction

Hamilton, Nathan Seth (Chemistry, Minor Biology)with Distinction Hunter, Nicole Marie (Chemistry) with Distinction MacDonald, Elizabeth Catherine (Biology)with DistinctionMacDonald, Hannah Catherine (Environmental Science, Minor Biology)with DistinctionMayes, Mallory Veronica (Psychology)with Distinction McClelland, Christine Rose (Biochemistry)with DistinctionMcQuaid, Mary Elizabeth (Biochemistry)with DistinctionNguyen, Tania (Biology)with Distinction

Pickard, Felicia Dawn (Biology, Minor Geography)with Distinction Poirier, Kathryn Florence (Psychology, Minor Biology)with DistinctionSchurman, Jonathan Scott (Biology)with Distinction Smith, Rosie (Environmental Science, Minors Biology, Physics) with DistinctionWoods, Rory Michael (Physics, Minors Computer Science, Mathematics)with Distinction

Bissell, Mary Beth (Biology)Ginn, Matthew Garfield (Biology)

Moniz, Monica (Biology)Nishimura, Peter Hiroshi (Environmental Science)

Wheaton, Susan Lynn Howatt (Chemistry)

Charette, Nicholle Jeanine (Biochemistry, Minor Psychology) with DistinctionBethune, Je!rey (Biology)Bird, Ellen Bailey (Biology, Minor Environmental Science)Bolivar, Jacklyn Patricia (Chemistry)Chandra, Kavish Prateek (Biology)

Dobson, Esther Mary Melanie (Biology)Edwards, Charlotte Jane Mary (Environmental Science)Edwards, Ian Christopher (Chemistry)Fisher, Megan Joan (Psychology, Minor Biology)Guenzel, Kore Marie (Biology)Lescord, Gretchen Lynne(Biology)

MacEwan, Scott J. (Physics, Minors Computer Science, Mathematics)MacKenzie, Amanda Beatrice (Biology)Nguyen, Ha "anh (Mathematics)"ebeau, Katherine Suzanne (Biology, Minor Mathematics)Trevors, Gregory John (Psychology)

Adsett, Amy Joanna (Major Mathematics, Minors Music, Physics) with DistinctionCerasani, Lia Deborah (Majors Biology, Psychology)with DistinctionCrouse, Brian Charles (Major Physics, Minors Computer Science, Geography, Mathematics)with Distinction Douglas, Brenna (Major Mathematics, Minors Computer Science, Physics) with DistinctionHempel, Karsten (Major Mathematics, Minors Computer Science, Philosophy, Physics)with Distinction Morehouse, Brittany Elizabeth (Major Psychology, Minor Biology)with DistinctionRobichaud, Celia Suzanne (Major Biology, Minors Anthropology, Mathematics)with DistinctionTaylor, Becky-Anne (Major Physics, Minors Chemistry, Mathematics)with DistinctionAbrams, Sarah Marie (Major Chemistry, Minor Commerce)Adams, Melanie Marie-Cora (Major Psychology, Minor Chemistry)Allain, Shaun Ryan (Major Biology, Minor Geography)Arsenault, Chantal Vicki (Major Biology, Minor Geography)Barnes, Jamie Alice (Major Biology, Minor Chemistry)Bartlett, Nicholas Jon (Major Biology, Minor Psychology)Beal, Nicholas Robert (Major Chemistry, Minor Physics)Byatt, Justin (Major Psychology, Minors Biology, English)Campbell, Hannah Laurel (Major Biology, Minor Physics) Carlton, Allison Jean (Major Psychology, Minor Biology)Christensen, Lica Linying MacNearney (Major Biochemistry,

Minor Psychology)Cox, Catherine Mary Jean (Major Biology, Minor Psychology)Daigle, Nathalie Lilianne (Major Biology, Minor History)Das Gupta, Anannya (Major Psychology, Minors English, Applied Physics)d’Entremont, Nicole Marie (Major Physics, Minors Environmental Studies, Geography, Mathematics) Dinan, Randal Blake(Major Psychology, Minor Biology)Dobrowolski, Eugenie Marie (Major Environmental Science, Minor Geography)Dunn, Marsha Kathleen (Major Environmental Science, Minor Biology) Fletcher, Jeanna Lynn (Major Biology, Minor Chemistry)Francis, Michael David (Major Computer Science, Minors Mathematics, Music)Gaudet, Barbara-Lynn (Major Biology, Minor Chemistry)Heaslip, Jenna Lauren (Major Psychology, Minor Biology)Henwood, Katherine Dianne (Major Biology, Minor Psychology) Herui, Mekdem Tesfaye (Major Biochemistry, Minor Applied Physics)Kennedy, Tara Lynn (Major Biology, Minor Psychology)Knowles, Nakita Bernadette (Major Biology, Minor Religious Studies)LaFrance, Manon (Major Biology, Minor French)Lawless, James Clarence Bernard (Major Biology, Minor Psychology)Lee, Scott Du#e (Major Biochemistry, Minor Psychology)MacDonald, Gina Marie (Majors Biology, Psychology)

Mather, Laura Amy (Major Biology, Minor English)Matheson, Sarah (Major Computer Science, Minors Mathematics, Physics) McMurtrie, Carisa (Major Biology, Minor Psychology)Milton, Scott Alexander (Major Chemistry, Minor Biology)Mulk, Zeeshan (Major Physics, Minor Mathematics)Murray, Alyson Cindy-Jean (Major Psychology, Minor History) Orser, Rachel Linda (Major Biology, Minors Environmental Science, Psychology)Pinco-Hartman, Quinn A. (Major Biology, Minor Psychology) Place, Alison Jayne (Major Biology, Minor French)Sarty, Matthew (Major Mathematics, Minor Computer Science) Skitch, Adrienne Katrina (Major Biology, Minor Environmental Science)Sperry, Geraldine Elizabeth (Major Biology, Minor Classics)Stansfield, Apryll Eileen (Major Psychology, Minor Music)Stewart, Margaret Ann (Major Biology, Minor Psychology)Sutherland, Sarah Elizabeth (Major Biology, Minor Psychology) Taylor, Murdoch Evan David (Majors Biology, Environmental Science)Walker, Michael Jarrett (Major Biology, Minor Chemistry)Walsh, Nicholas Roy (Major Biology, Minor Environmental Science)Wilson, Erica Laine (Major Biology, Minor History)Wofsy, Leah Tucker (Major Biology, Minor Mathematics)Wood, Andrew James (Major Computer Science, Minor Physics)

Kelly, Ian Francis (Economics, Minor Mathematics) Strain, Mary Louisa (Economics)

MAY 21, 2009 THE ARGOSY • CONVOCATION 17

HONOURS CERTIFICATE

BACHELOR OF ARTS WITH FIRST CLASS HONOURS

BACHELOR OF ARTS WITH HONOURS

BACHELOR OF ARTS

certificate of bilingualismLaFrance, Manon

Harris, Kami Dawn Mary (Biology)

Banzen, Yana (Psychology)with Distinction Beauregard, Esther Louise (Anthropology)with Distinction Bowes, Jena Lee-Anne (Psychology, Minor Anthropology)with DistinctionCampbell, Tristan Brock (Religious Studies, Major History) with DistinctionCarlton, Laurel C.(International Relations, Minor French)with DistinctionDurrant, Christopher Gavin (International Relations)with DistinctionEllsworth, Belinda Mary (Political Science, Minor History)with Distinction Flynn, Sarah (International Relations) with DistinctionGertler, Isabel Ann (Anthropology, Minor Fine Arts)with

DistinctionGerum, Natalie "eresa Elizabeth (Geography, Minor Sociology)with DistinctionGosselin, Natasha Eve (Psychology)with DistinctionHaley, Allyson Jan (Psychology, Minor Biology)with Distinction Harding, Evan H. (Music, Minor French)with Distinction Hempel, Karsten (Philosophy) with DistinctionJohnson, Erik A. (Economics, Minor Mathematics)with Dis-tinctionLavoie- Evans, Emma (International Relations, Minor Hispanic Studies)with DistinctionMilner, Cameron Alexander (Classics)with DistinctionPark, Matthew (Political Science, Major Psychology)with Distinction

Sherrard, Heather Louise (English, Minor French)with Distinc-tionSmith-Eivemark, Sarah Eugenie (English, Minor Religious Studies)with DistinctionSperl, Aldous Joseph Paul (International Relations, Minor Political Science)with Distinction Williams, Zoe Phillips (International Relations, Minor Political Science)with DistinctionBower, Megan Alyssa (Anthropology, Minor Biology)Lebans, Ryan Peter William (Classics, Minors Political Science, History)Roback, Halina Flanagan (Sociology, Minor Psychology) Ross, Jillian Michelle (Psychology)

Barrett, Kellen Davis (English, Minor Philosophy)Brister, Mark Christopher (Political Science)Burton, Emily Isobel (Anthropology) Fry, Christina M. L. (Classics, Minor Religious Studies) Gautreau, Ginette Léa (International Relations, Minors French, Hispanic Studies) Greene, Marianne Margaret (Canadian Studies, Major English) Hadfield, Evan James (English, Minor Japanese Studies)

Hicklin, Emma (English, Minor History)King, Chelsea Devin (French)Lewis, Sarah (Political Science, Major Psychology)MacLean, Douglas Charles (English, Minors American Studies, History)MacPherson, Allison Jane (History, Minor Political Science) Magee, Lindsey Barbara (English)Morgan, Andrea Elizabeth (Anthropology, Minor English)

Morgan, Tammy Diane (History, Minor English)Mowbray, Christine Margaret (Music, Minor History)Palmer, Jessica Caroline (International Relations, Minor French) Parker, Graham John (Political Science, Minor History)Stephenson, Laura Elizabeth (Psychology)Versteegh, Alicia Cristina (English, Minor Psychology)

Bowles, Michael Politano (Major Religious Studies, Minor Psychology) with DistinctionCampbell, Donald Roscoe (General, Minors Anthropology, Commerce, History, International Economics & Business) with DistinctionCraven, Delaney Leigh (Major Classics, Minor Drama) with DistinctionDube, Nicholas Ian (General, Minors Biology, Classics, Ger-man) with DistinctionHeisler, Claire Ann (Major English, Minor Fine Arts)with DistinctionHolmen, Martha Louise (Majors English, History)with Dis-tinctionMacAulay, Patricia Lynn (General, Minors Chemistry, Japanese Studies, Religious Studies)with Distinction McCabe, Allison Elizabeth (Major International Relations, Minor French)with DistinctionMorgan, April Lacey (Majors History, Psychology) with Dis-tinctionSamp, Caroline Pagon (Majors Drama, English)with Distinc-tionSwitzer, Kailea Maureen (Major Psychology, Minor Music)with DistinctionTemprano, Victor Gerard (Majors History, Religious Studies)with Distinction Alex, Brijith Canti (Major Environmental Studies, Minors Economics, Geography)

Allanach, Erica Amy (Major Fine Arts, Minors Drama, Eng-lish)Al-Marhubi, Fatma (Major Psychology, Minor English)Amyot, Nicole Arielle (Major English, Minor Psychology)Bertossi, Stephanie (Major Psychology, Minor French) Black, Tricia Marie (General, Minors Drama, History, Music) Blackmore, Christopher James Borden (Major International Relations, Minor Religious Studies) Blakley, Mary Jean (Major Drama, Minor English)Boone, Michael David (Major Political Science, Minors History, Religious Studies)Brown, Leah (Major English, Minor Music)Carr, Joel Ross (Major Philosophy, Minor Fine Arts)Casey, Meghan Christine (Major English, Minor Philosophy) Chamberlain, Scott Oswald (General, Minors Anthropology, Geography, History) Charters, Jasmin Ruhiyyih Elizabeth (Major Art History, Minor Classics)Charters, Olivia Leigh (Major Geography, Minor English) Clarke, Evan Robert Victor (Majors Music, Political Science) Clarke, Jason Henry Hartley (Major History, Minor Political Science)Coish, Jennifer Ruth (Majors Psychology, Sociology)Cole, Shea (Major Fine Arts, Minor Classics)Collinson, Erin Elizabeth (Major Geography, Minor Classics)Comeau, Jessica-Lynn (Major Classics, Minor Art History) Conboy, Eileen Kathryn (Major Psychology, Minor Classics)

Cornford, Emily May (Majors Psychology, Sociology)Curwin, Ryan Paul (Major History, Minor Commerce)Davidson, Janet Christine (Major Psychology, Minor Philoso-phy)Davis, Robertson Charles (Major Japanese Studies, Minors Biology, Philosophy, Political Science) Dorn, Dorian George (Major Sociology, Minor English) Duivenvoorden, James Job Frederick Louis (Major Geography, Minor Environmental Studies)Dunlap-Smith, Nathaniel Gordon (General, Minors Classics, History, Japanese Studies) Dykeman, Alison Monica (Major Geography, Minor Canadian Studies) Eddy, Kathleen Maude Elizabeth (Major History, Minor An-thropology)Ellison, Kathryn Jane (Major English, Minor Classics)ElSouri, Rania Omer (Major Psychology, Minor Hispanic Stud-ies)Fisher, Michael Ross (Major Geography, Minor Environmental Studies)Fraser, Rory Bruce (Major International Relations, Minor His-tory)Frenette, Jessica Marie (Majors Psychology, Sociology)Frontain, Emily Lara (Majors Drama, English, Minor Classics) Gaudon, Nikki Beth (Majors Canadian Studies, Political Sci-ence)Gaudreault, Steve C. (Major International Relations, Minor

Brown, Mary Alice Blanche Glaves, with DistinctionFisher, Mary James Renwood (Minor Biology)with Distinction Taylor, Steven Ellis with DistinctionAzhar, Zack A. (Minor Economics) Burns, Jared Michael (Minor Economics) Couturier, Andrew Paul Cromlish, Bryan A. Daly, Jason MichaelDavidson, Laura Marren (Minor International Economics & Business)Duncan, Adam (Minor Economics)

Dunn, Jaime Margaret (Minor Economics)Elkin, Jennifer Leigh (Minor Psychology)Ellis, Amy Lynn (Minor International Economic & Business) Ellis, Brody WarrenEngland, Allyson Rebecca (Minor Psychology) Forshner, Devon MichaelFraser, Gillian Louise Gaunce, Barrett Joseph (Minor Economics) Hachey, Andrea Gail (Minor Psychology)Hamilton, Joshua Mark (Minor Psychology) Li, Shuai (Minor Economics)

Lundy, Justin (Minor Geography) conomics)MacDonald, Skiba, MacCormick, David Graham (Minor Economics)MacDonald, Amanda J. (Minor Political Science)MacIntyre, Niel (Minor Economics)MacLellan, Joselyn Maryanne (Minor Anthropology)Ng, Sally Chiat (Minors International & Economic Business, Psychology)Owens, Natalie Alison (Minor English)Paterson, Stephanie Michelle (Minor Psychology)Skiba, Charlotte Elizabeth (Minor Psychology)Wiebe, Sean (Minor Japanese Studies)

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BACHELOR OF MUSIC

HONOURS CERTIFICATE

BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS

Fine Arts)George, Amanda Elizabeth (Major Religious Studies, Minor English)Goldberg, Benjamin Earle (Major Commerce, Minors Environ-mental Studies, Geography) Grady, James G. (Majors History, Political Science)Graham, Gillian Elspeth Murray (Major Geography, Minor History) Hachey, Brittany Kristen (General, Minors Biology, Economics, Geography)Hamilton, Heather Carol (Major English, Minors French Stud-ies, Political Science) Hovey, Sabrina A. (Major Psychology, Minors Classics, Art History)Johnson, Katie Sue (Major History, Minor Canadian Studies) Journal, Nicole Evelyn (Major Philosophy, Minor English) Keagan, Heather Louise (Majors English, German)Kelly, Claire Elizabeth (Major Psychology, Minor English) Killam, Melissa Lise (Major Psychology, Minor English) Killoran, Sandenn Patrick (Major History, Minor English) Landry, Christine A. (Major Psychology, Minor Sociology) Landry, Stephanie Marie (Major Psychology, Minor Religious Studies) Lazaro-Lopez, Tatiana Carmen (Major Psychology, Minor Sociology)Le Huquet, Katherine Elise (Major Psychology, Minor Art History) Leighton, Sally Elizabeth (Major French, Minor English) LePoidevin, Patrick Hunter (Majors Classics, History)Lewis, Kyle Marc (Majors Philosophy, Sociology)Lightle, Sherri Lee (Major Psychology, Minor Classics)Logan, Janet Faye (Major Psychology, Minor English)London, Crystal Dawn (Major Psychology, Minor Philosophy) MacCormack, Robert Michel (Major English, Minor Drama) Mackay, Madeleine Amelia(Major Geography, Minors Environ-mental Studies, Psychology)Mackay, William A. (Major International Relations, Minor Biology)MacKenzie, Jessica Ann (Majors Psychology, Sociology)Massicotte, Solange Catherine (Major Classics, Minors Music, Psychology)Maxner, Adam Charles (Major Environmental Studies, Minor Anthropology)McCourt, Meghan Sarah (Major Psychology, Minor History) McGinnis, Frances Emma (Major Art History, Minor History) McKay, Benedict Mersereau (Major Commerce, Minor Interna-

tional Development)Melanson, Kathleen Heather (Majors English, Psychology) Michaelis, Curtis Alan (Majors Geography, Sociology)Milne, Heather Lee (Major History, Minor Geography)Mitchell, Victoria Louise Catherine (Majors Religious Studies, Sociology)Morgan, Heather Claire (Major History, Minor Canadian Stud-ies)Mozessohn, Kerri (Major English, Minor Psychology)Mulligan, Katie June Ann (Major History, Minor English) Munce, Matthew Robert Patrick (Majors Philosophy, Religious Studies)Murphy, "omas Edward (Major English, Minors Philosophy, Religious Studies)Nartey, Cathy Korkor (Major Psychology, Minor Commerce) Neilson, Elaine A. (Major Psychology, Minor English)Nemecek, Niall Graeme (Major Classics, Minor Art History) Nicholson, Jennifer Grace (Majors Art History, Psychology) O’Donnell, Andrew Neil (Major Drama, Minor Canadian Studies)O’Hanley, Kyra Lynn (Major International Relations, Minor Economics)Okano, Sanae (Major International Relations, Minor Hispanic Studies)Oswald, Diedra Lynn (Major French, Minor Psychology) Patterson, Sarah Emilie (Major Sociology, Minor Anthropol-ogy)Patton, Walker Alexander Bertram (Major Commerce, Minor Psychology) Payne, Michelle Elaine (Major Religious Studies, Minor Clas-sics) Peace, Claire Anne (Major Psychology, Minor Geography) Potter, Emily Louise (Major Art History, Minor History) Roberts, Owen Michael Pawo (Major International Relations, Minor Religious Studies)Rowe, Ashley Kara (Major Psychology, Minor Biology)Sampson, Emma Frances Ramsay (Major History, Minors Latin, Classics) Saundercook, Jennifer Lauren (Major Sociology, Minor Cana-dian Studies) Schelske, Derrick Alexander (Major History, Minor Religious Studies)Scott, Heather Victoria (Majors English, Psychology, Minor History)Spencer, Whitney Frances (Major Religious Studies, Minor History)

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Moore, Rebecca Louise , with Distinction"ibodeau, Michael Anthony (Minor English), with Distinction Ayling, Anita Doris (Minor English) King, Alison Jane Lutes, Craig Jonathan (Minor English)

Jong, Carolyn Khin F. (Minor English) with Distinction Ramsay, Erin Faith, with Distinction Corscadden, Sean FraserFoster, Kathleen Patricia Fudge, Alice Clair Gaudin, Maria Gina

Groves, Rebecca Anne Halpine, Clare Judith Junjek, Savanna Alexis Kitchen, Amy-Lynn ElizabethLaycock, Erica Anne Hilary

Mayberry, Sarah AnnePraught, Jared VincentRobinson, Julia KatherineWilliamson, Sara Elizabeth Wilson, Dustin Andrew

Adsett, Amy Joanna (Minor Physics)with Distinction Bowers, Caitlin Jane, with DistinctionGoguen, Jeremy, with Distinction Lane, Matthew Charles , with DistinctionMcLean, Laura Marie (Minor German), with Distinction

MacDonald, Sarah Marie (Minor English) Patterson, Luke Smith, Jody Kristine (Minor French)

Lavoie- Evans, Emma

Buis, James Albert (Religious Studies)

MAY 21, 2009 THE ARGOSY • CONVOCATION 17

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Azzam, André Alexandre (Major Biology, Minor History, with Distinction)

Bishop, Amber-Lee V (Major Biology, Minor Chemistry)

BACHELOR OF COMMERCE with first class honours Günther, Moritz Philipp (Minor Economics, with Distinction)

BACHELOR OF COMMERCEBleasdale, Erin Elizabeth (Minor Chemistry) Ji, Wan Jun

Steeves, Trevor Douglas (Minor History)

BACHELOR OF ARTS WITH HONOURS

Skabar, Elizabeth Lindsay (English, Minor History)

Chen, Henry Hao Cai (Major Geography, Minor East Asian Studies, with Distinction)Kolla, Stephanie Carmen (Major Art History, Minor Com-merce, with Distinction) Aramaki, Keiichi (Major Philosophy, Minor Mathematics) Bohan, Peter Joseph (Major English, Minor Philosophy) Dillman, Chad Adam R (Majors Psychology, Sociology, Minor Classics)

BACHELOR OF ARTS

Everill, Krista Lynn (Major Psychology, Minor Biology)Frost, John Richard (Major International Relations, Minor Religious Studies)Larade, Mary Charlotte (Major History, Minor English) MacKay, Timothy Cody (Major English, Minor Philosophy) MacLean, Douglas Charles (Major English, Minors American Studies, History)Mahmud, Anver (Major Psychology, Minor History)

Martin, Paula Jane (Major Psychology, Minor Sociology) Prévost, Jacqueline Burke (Major History, Minor Canadian Studies) Smith, Lydia Hope (Major English, Minor Religious Studies) Upham, James Stuart (Major History, Minor Classics)Wang, Mu (General, Minors Japanese Studies, Political Science, Religious Studies)Watt, Matthew J. (Majors History, Political Science)

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OCTOBER 2008 GRADUATES

Chang, Stephen Gregory (Biology)Ferrell, Jillian Fay (Biology)

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SPORTS & FITNESS

Many people believe the Mount Allison Mounties football squad is not far away from returning to their glory days last lived during the Eric Lapointe era in the mid-1990s. A look at the happenings in the ongoing o!-season should help feed that sentiment.

At the Mounties’ Spring Camp at Rocky Stone Field on Moncton, the standouts were noticeable, as were the other up-and-comers who should step into prominent roles in the fall season.

Gary Ross and Adam Molnar, both AUS All-Star receivers in 2008, were as good as expected, while Jared Collett and Jarrett King also looked great, with Collett catching a couple of long passes during the final day’s scrimmage.

"e o!ensive line, anchored by Aaron Harper, will be much improved with the strength of guard Mike Filer as well as Chris Munn.

"e running back position is one that should be interesting throughout the season, as Matt Pickett, Scott Brady and Nick Cuda all showed flashes of excellence in spring camp. Pickett will be the returning starter in 2009, but with both him and Brady standing under 5’9”, the 6’1” Cuda will also likely get substantial playing time in 2009.

As quarterback, the 2008 team and AUS MVP, Hec Creighton nominee and Mount A Male Athlete of the Year Kelly Hughes was absent from spring camp, but is taking care of his business and academics at his home in Brampton, and will return for his senior year in 2009. Jake Maxwell and Karim Shawwa split the reps in spring

Mounties Football gears up for 2009 seasonUpcoming season looks promisingWray PerkinArgosy Staff

camp, but both threw interceptions in the scrimmage.

Defensively, the Mounties will have to step up with some big, sizeable recruits on the D-Line to stop the run. Etienne Dupont, a recruit from Quebec who arrived at Christmas, showed good smarts at defensive tackle while Taylor Pritchard will be the go-to guy at the defensive end to create pressure on opposing quarterbacks.

Akwasi Antwi was the most impressive linebacker in the scrimmage, and fans should see him step his game up in 2009. Ben Halpern, Davy Robinson, and Kyle Ouellette are other linebackers who should battle for a starting spot.

Considering there were many fresh converts coming over from the o!ensive side of the ball, the defensive secondary looked sharp, anchored by 2008 First-team All-Canadian free safety Callan Exeter. Cornerback Bradley Daye, who had knee surgery in January to repair a blown ACL, ran sprints and jogged laps around the field throughout camp, a very promising sign he will be back in 2009.

Je!rey, who had the interim tag removed in December after leading the Mounties to the playo!s in 2008, was very pleased with the overall camp, and mentioned that the defensive front seven looked “"e best it’s been since I’ve been here.” "e o!ensive and special teams mastermind is one of the many pieces that arrived at Mount A prior to the 2006 season which many people identify as the turnaround season in Mounties’ recent history.

Ross, Hughes, Daye, and Jermaine Oram are some of the other pieces who arrived in 2006 and turned the team around, however this fearsome foursome all enter their fourth year in

2009, and it is unclear at this point in time how many of them will be back for a fifth year, so Je!rey, assistant coach and defensive coordinator Peter Estabrooks, along with many other recruiters across the country, have been hard at work since November to try and bring the best talent possible to Mount A to improve the football

"e 2008-2009 season was another banner year for Mountie Sports. Four teams, the men’s and women’s rugby squads and the volleyball and badminton teams, will have new championship banners to raise to the rafters in the fall of 2009. Other teams continued to assemble the pieces need to continue deep into postseason play. A promotion for former o!ensive coordinator Kelly Je!rey put him at the helm of the Mountie Football program and he responded by guiding the Mounties to a playo! berth. Mount A played host to the AUS soccer championships and both the men’s and women’s squads played hard against strong AUS opponents. "e men’s and women’s rugby teams stormed to the ACAA titles without any serious opposition.

"e winter proved to be just as bountiful for the Mountie sports teams. "e volleyball team upset top-ranked St. "omas to power their

With the retirement of Jack Drover and the departure of Coach Sherri Gallant, three openings were created in the Mount Allison Athletics Department. Two of the three positions, head coach of the women’s hockey and soccer teams have been filled with promotions from within the department while the third, athletic director, is down to the final two candidates.

Zach Ball has been hired as the Women’s Hockey Head Coach. "e Mount Allison alumnus has been an assistant coach with the team over the past four seasons, and is now a resident of Sackville. Ball becomes the second coach ever of the Women’s Hockey Mounties, replacing outgoing coach and athletic director Jack Drover.

"e Mounties will look to build o! of momentum gained this past season, when they narrowly missed out on a playo! spot. Ball has a young team at his disposal, with many key returners entering either second or third year, and

Mounties.Following the conclusion of spring

camp and the subsequent departures of most of the players to their respective hometowns, six Mounties departed with great opportunities awaiting them this summer.

"ree Mounties recently represented the team at the annual East-West

Bowl in London, ON, a game which brings together some of the best talent from across the country in a showcase for players eligible for the 2010 CFL Canadian Draft.

O!ensive tackle Aaron Harper, defensive halfback Luke Ekoh and defensive end Taylor Pritchard took the trip to London to participate in the showcase. Jermaine Oram was originally selected, but an injury su!ered in spring camp forced him to back out, and Pritchard was named as the replacement. "ey represented the Mounties well, as the West defeated the East 16-7.

"ree freshmen Mounties will have tryouts in June for the Canadian team of the World Junior Football Challenge, which will take place in Canton, Ohio, home of the Pro Football Hall of Fame on the July 4 weekend.

O!ensive guard Mike Filer of Brantford, ON, defensive end Ryan Downe and defensive back Elliott Hicks, both of Fredericton, all had impressive rookie seasons in the CIS with the Mounties. Filer earned himself a starting job on the O-Line, Downe got significant playing time at end and Hicks was the replacement corner when Bradley Daye went down to injury at Homecoming.

Congratulations are due for the three representatives at East-West, while good luck and best wishes are deserved by the three freshmen who have a shot at representing the Mounties on a global stage in July.

"e Mounties resume team training on August 29 with the commencement of the fall training camp, and kicko! will be September 12 at Acadia with Homecoming falling seven days later on the 19.

New faces at the reigns for Mountie AthleticsBall and Cooper given new titles while search for new AD continuesWray Perkin and Noah KowalskiArgosy Staff

the Mounties should improve on their four wins from 2008-09. “In 2008-09 I gave him added responsibilities and the response from the girls was excellent” stated outgoing coach Jack Drover. “I retire knowing that Mountie hockey is in good hands under the leadership of Zach.”

Barry Cooper has been named the Women’s Soccer Head Coach. In his past two years as the Men’s Soccer Head Coach, Cooper has reenergized the program, focusing on expanding the team’s visibility both on and o! the campus through fundraisers, community service, and last February,

2008-2009 season in reviewMounties cap o! strong season with four championshipsNoah KowalskiArgosy Staff

way to the ACAA championship and a berth in the national tournament. "e top-ranked Badminton Mounties wrapped up the ACAA championship on their home court and also sent four players, Brent and Justin Barkhouse and Carrie and Heather Murray to the national tournament along with coach Janet Robinson. "e men and women’s basketball teams also played host to the ACAA championships and both squads went deep against their tough ACAA rivals. In Jack Drover’s last season coaching the women’s hockey team, the Lady Mounties narrowly missed the playo!s. While the Swimming Mounties had a disappointing showing at the AUS Championships, rookie Mitchell Peters set a pair of university records in the 50 butterfly and 200 freestyle events.

In addition to the various teams’ achievements, 21 Mounties were honoured with individual recognition. With a strong nucleus of young talent on all of the Mountie squads, the 2009-2010 should bring even more success and hopefully more championship banners back to Sackville.

It is unfortunate head coach Sheri Gallant decided to step away from the program, Barry’s knowledge of the game and technical expertise are exactly the kind of resources we need.

a trip to Bermuda. “While it is unfortunate 4 year head coach Sheri Gallant decided to step away from the program, Barry’s knowledge of the game and technical expertise are exactly the kind of resources we need,” according to women’s Captain Lauren Ledwell, “His presence last year alongside Sheri was favourable and his successes with the Men’s program are highly commendable.”

“Barry Cooper is an excellent coach and we are fortunate to have him coaching both teams this fall,” adds Drover. “Both the men’s and women’s teams are very ecitied. We have a practice plan in place that can work this fall.” Drover noted that Universite de Moncton and another Canadian university out West both employ a similar structure and have been successful.

"e search for a new Athletic Director still continues with the two finalists, Mr. Pierre Arsenault and Mr. Tom Huisman, being interviewed in early May. Both Arsenault and Huisman are outside candidates, but both bring experience with athletics at the amateur or university level.

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A new type of influenza A virus has recently found its way into 34 countries, infecting over 7,500 individuals. As the Center for Disease Control discovered in April, the virus is a mashup of four di"erent flu viruses; two found in humans, one found in birds and one found in pigs. Its name? By the end of April, the World Health Organization had settled on “influenza A(H1N1)”, but you might know it as “swine flu”.

!is “swine flu”, not normally found in humans, is a respiratory condition which causes symptoms similar to those of the regular human seasonal influenza. Not yet preventable by vaccine, influenza A(H1N1) has been found to respond to some antiviral drugs, namely oseltemivir and zanamivir, which can be used for prevention and early treatment.

Further information is needed in order to determine precisely how this virus is transmitted; nevertheless, precautionary measures used to prevent any other infection should still be taken. Such measures include hand washing, coughing into your arm, keeping common areas disinfected, etc.

As always, the media has not failed to respond to this outbreak. With “by the minute” internet updates and overwhelming numbers of television reports, we are repeatedly exposed to this issue. While we may feel that such an exposure is valuable, it might also cause us to be susceptible to a sort of cultural infection – the way in which our culture collectively pays

H1N1: a cultural infection?Pam HudsonArgosy Contributor

Astrophysicist Dr. Robert Hawkes studies grains of sand, but not normal grains of sand on the beach, of course — these fly through space at over one kilometre per second. Determining the size of these grains of sand by how much light they give o" is a big part of

Star light, meteorite bright - as seen from Mt A

Zoe WilliamsArgosy Staff

Dr. Hawkes’s work. Most of these “shooting stars” that

Dr. Hawkes studies are particles that come from comets. Others are “for the most part, meteorites that come from the surface of asteroids, which are minor planets between Mars and Jupiter and from other planets, as well as from Mars, the Moon and possibly from others, although those are the only places that have been proven,”

explains Dr. Hawkes. !ese particles flying through

space are small enough to seem inconsequential. Says Dr. Hawkes, “Even something that you would see with your eye, that you think is really bright and impressive, was produced by something about the size of a pea.”

!ough they might be small, these particles have the potential to wreak havoc. “!e reason to study

attention to events risks distorting our perceptions of them. With the media as a significant component of today’s culture, and considering its ability to communicate in such a compelling and convincing way, we are surely influenced by its activity, whether it be in a beneficially or detrimentally.

As already mentioned, influenza A(H1N1) has infected many people and caused numerous deaths, which made headlines across the globe. However, other uncured illnesses have taken, and continue to take, lives every day, and rarely do they see media attention comparable to that seen by the swine flu. For instance, an estimated 36.1 million people are currently living with HIV/AIDS, 1.4 million of whom are under the age of 15 years. !is epidemic is also suspected to kill 3,600 adults and 1,400 children daily. Knowing this, it is alarming that greater attention is not paid by the media to issues such as this.

However, it is also important to note that extreme awareness and precaution may be exactly what prevents a threat from becoming a catastrophe. Perhaps this attention is just what is needed to ensure that influenza A(H1N1) remains under control.

In order to determine whether the media is exposing us to a cultural infection of unneeded alarm, or whether the media’s attention to this issue is simply necessary, it is important to take in information objectively, and to listen to the facts. As printed in an influenza pamphlet distributed to travellers entering Canada: Knowledge is your best defence.

this is to help evaluate the hazard these objects pose to operations like the International Space Station,” explains Dr. Hawkes. “!e Space Station is fairly well protected; it could withstand an impact from an object, if it’s going slowly, of up to a centimetre. Anything bigger than that could be catastrophic.”

Not all satellites are so well protected. According to Dr. Hawkes, in 1993, “what was then the most expensive communications satellite, Olympus, was hit by something the size of a grain of sand you’d see on Parlee Beach. !at $300-million mission was ultimately terminated because of that single impact by this tiny little meteor.”

!rough stories like this, the importance of Dr. Hawkes’s work becomes clear. But how can physicists sitting in a lab ascertain the potential impact of these tiny meteors?

“We are able to figure out how many di"erent objects of varying sizes would impact a certain area over a certain time, based largely on how much light the meteors emit,” explains Dr. Hawkes. Recreating the conditions of outer space in the lab is di#cult, and the work Dr. Hawkes and his students do in the lab is often highly theoretical.

Despite the di#culty of doing so, one aspect of their work is recreating events in space right in the lab. ““We use cameras and spectrometers to look

at light produced by the vaporized meteorite material in the lab, and compare that to light from real meteors in the atmosphere. Since we know how much mass is vaporized in the lab, it will help us estimate the mass of meteors we see in the atmosphere.” explains Dr. Hawkes.

!is may be beyond the comprehension of most of us, but Dr. Hawkes has a number of Mount A students who work in the lab and the Mount Allison Gemini Observatory along with him, including fourth-year student Rory Woods, who is creating a model to study the impact of meteoroids hitting the nucleus of comets.

!e work of Dr. Hawkes and his students is funded by the National Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC). According to Dr. Hawkes, his work “doesn’t have a lot of immediate commercial value, and there are not currently industrial partners, so the funding from NSERC is critical to our research.”

Whether there is a lot of money to be had from this research or not, there is a lot to get excited about. After all, as Dr. Hawkes explains, the meteors that he studies “come from comets that are among the best-preserved remnants of the cloud from which our solar system was formed 4.6 billion years ago!”

Alasdair Dunlap-Smith

Dr. Robert Hawkes, working late at Mount Allison’s own Gemini Observatory

Sci/Tech Quick Facts

!e British government has concluded a meta-review of 44 research studies on closed-circut camera use in UK cities. !e results illustrate the failings of the £500 million spent on the UK’s CCTV infrastructure over the past decade, revealing the cameras don’t really cut back on street crime, but do increase the reporting of assault and other violent crimes.

!e report found cameras did discourage vehicle crime in car parks, and encouraged their use there. !e report’s authors noted that the impressive sums of money put towards CCTV deployment in recent times would, at one point, have gone toward street lighting or neighbourhood crime prevention initiatives.

!e study concludes with the assertion that the successful CCTV schemes current deployment is based on have perhaps been less than rigourously evaluated.

by: Stuart TownsendArgosy Staff